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cHILDREN's CHRISTIANS CLUB.
The Dinner of 1890 a Great Success

Tho annuai dinner OF the Children's
Christmas Club came off at City Hall at D.
m, Saturday, and was great success The
arrangements for the dinner:did not differ
from those of former years. There were So
tables, accommodating 100 guests, or 20 at a
table. Each table had its squad Of walters
from the club. Every child was provided
with turkey, cold meat. rolls, pie, cake, and
oranges. Before the children marched into
tne nall under the marshalship of Mr.. G. j.
Bailey, the boys were taken charge of by
Mr. Cook, and the girls by Mrs. Hawley, and
their coats and cloaks taken care Of. The
shades OF the hall were drawn and the cleo
tric lights turned on. The galleries were
filled with bright faces eagerly looking on at
the pleasant spectacle.
Before paItaking of the dinner, President
Charles Benson made an address, speaking
OF the eight years in which the Christmas
Club had annually furnished dinner, and
of the good the work accomplished among
the donors as well as the recipients, and the
lessons it taught. He extended thanks to all
who had contributed to this festival. Then
Mayor Melcher made a brief address, in
which he urged them to assume the motto,
pass 1t on" and Rev. Dwight M. Pratt, of
Williston church. offered the blessing. Then
the children fell to with will, and enjoyed
their feast The Deering orchestra, COM
posed of Messrs. G. w. and A. c. Doten, E.
w. Berry. 7. d. and c. w. Coleman and F.
D. Barbour. furnished excellent music.
Following the dinner the following pro-
gramme was carried out:
Banjo SOLO. Master Glynn
Song: Miss Morrison
slack wire performance. Mr. King
Iurnvereln. 1900. .Messrs. King and Berry
Banjo S0io. Master Glynn
Duet..................M Misses Morrison and Pierce
The two fairies, Clifford Stevens and Flor
ence Lawson, rode on the stage on veloci-
pedes and presented Christmas letter to
Santa Claus, which was read and caused
great applause, Mr.. George A. Thomas, as
usual, personated Santa Claus and sang for
the children. One of the particular features
was the presentation to each child of a
small wooden rolling pin, filled with candy.
Eight hundred of these were sent in by
Cloudy & Kent and were a great source of
delight to the children.
These are the ladies' and gentlemen's
committees who helped make the dinner of
1890 such success: Mrs. James Fallon, d.
rector; Mrs. F. o. Bailey, chairman dinner
committee; Mrs. Henry Taylor, refresh
ments; Misses Clark and Sparrow, invita-
lions; Mrs. G. o. Bailey. printing; Mrs. A.
K Merrill. music; Mrs. G. A. Weston,
Misses Foster and McGregor, entertain
ments; Mrs. g. NJ. Moore. Christmas tree !;
Mrs. Fl. W. Colby, candy; Mr.. G. j. Bailey,
marshal; Mr.. Pooler, carving department
and Mr.. John Pierce, floor manager.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK,

VsHE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
be held at their Banking ro"ms, on TUESDAY,
the thirteenth day OF January, 1891. at 10 O'Clock
a. m. for the choice of Directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction OF any other business
that may legally come before them.
JAS. e. WENGREN, Cashier.
Portland, Me-, Dec. IL, 1890 decl3dIm
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MInlsters' Meeting.

Cardinal Newman" will be the subject of
DR.. Dalton's opening remarks at the Minis
ters' Meeting at the Y. M. @. A. today at II
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The interest is due January LIST on $127, 200
Arson 6's, and on $4,000 Norridgewock 8
per cents.
These dividends are payable in January
Name. DIV. Amount
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CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

TINE annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Il Canal National Bank, of Portland. for The
election Of seven directors, and for the transac
ton OF any other business that may legally come
before them, will be held at their banking house
on TUESDAY, the thirteenth day Of January,
1891, at IL O'Clock a. m.
Dec. IL. 1890. decl 2eOdtd
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The Death Rate.


The whole number of deaths in the city for
last week was IA, from the following
causes:
~-WARDS---
Diseases. "a = TotaJ
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ANNUAL mEETING NOTICE.

TIME Proprietors Of Union Wharf Corporation
j are hereby notified that their Annual Meeting
will be held at the ONCE of the wharfnger on
TUESDAY, the sixth day Of January, 1891, at 2
o'clUck In the afternoon, to act on the following
articles, viz: 1st.-To choose a President. 2nd.-
To choose o Clerk and other officers Tor the
ensuing year. 3rd.- To act on any other business
that may legally come before them
NATHAN ID. ROBERTS. Clerk.
Portland, Dec. %, 1890. dec23dI3t
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MRS. wInsIow's SOOTHING svrup.

II old people are forgetful, they always remem.
Der to use Jonnson's Anodyne Linlment,
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THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.

The Maine Central ferry steamer has dis.
ing direct to Sullivan from Bar Harbor.
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Chairman Donovan, of the Democratic
State committee, has issued his call to mem
bers of the new committee to meet in Ban,
gor January Sth for organization. Taken
altogether it promises to be quite a notable
gathering of the Democracy on that date.
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Cumberland National Bank.

UyHE annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
i Cumberland National Bank, of Portland.
will be held at their banking room on TUESDAY,
the thirteenth day Of January, 1891 at ten o'clock
a. M, for the choice Of directors for the ensuing
year and the transaction of any other business
that may legally come before them.
W. II. SUULE. Cashier.
Portland, Dec. IL, 1890.
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Cumberland County Agricultural and
Horticultural Society.
TINE annual meeting OF the Cumberland
u County Agricultural and horticultural Society
will be held At Hardi1g's Hall Gorham, on the
First TUESDAY In January. 1891, at 10 O'Clock
a.. m, for election OF officers for tle ensuing
year, and to transact any other business that NAV
legally come before said meeting
Per Order, =. +. WHITTIER,
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
The National Traders Bank.

THE shareholders OF the National Traders
i Bank, OF Portland. are hereby notified that
their annual meeting will be held at their banking
room on TUESDAY, the 18th day OF January
next, at eleven O'Clock a. m, to choose five al
rrct0rs for the ensuing year, and to act on any
other business that may legally come before the
meeting.
Dec 10. 1890 dec1 2dtd
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YORK COuNTY.

Henry Sharpless. a native OF England,
who went from Biddeford to st. John, n. B.,
few months ago, committed suicide In the
latter city Tuesday evening.
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MARK DOWN..

About a dozen fine Plush Wraps
and Fancy Garments, new, stylish,
some of them Partisan novelties,
marked down as follows
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fee the town afforded. Herbert said
that he didn't care to stand up and be
beaten, even in play. He swe!led HIM
self out and strutted and staggered
considerably over his own fancied inn
portance.
The Flemings were prominent people
in Springfield, and when Herbert's ia
Their learned that his son wished to play
the part of General Greene in the sham
battle he sent word to the teachers of
the academy that Herbert's wish must
be granted or he would no longer pat
ronize the school,
Barry Cartwright had been in an &c
stacy of delight when he realized that
he was to lead the American army on to
victory. He had fancied himself riding
his fathers horse into battle, and had
imagined that staid old animal trans
formed into a gallant charger, seething
with foam. and prancing to martial mu-
sic! He had fancied himself, with sword
at his side, shouting his commands in
warrior-like fashion. He was poor
boy. His father had lost an arm while
fighting for his country, and had to
work hard to support and educate his
family. Barry had been obliged to wear
a suit of clothes that had been awkward
~ remodeled from his fathers old uni
form. Herbert Fleming had once ridi-
culed the cut of these garments, and
Barry had been stcng by the ridicule. l
am afraid that he had cherished
grudge against Herbert ever since.
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about him and praised him until he was
overwhelmed by his sudden popularity.
The teachers called him a hero, and
that confused him all the more Then
Mr.. Fleming thanked him so fervently
that he scarcely knew the proud man in
his sudden humility.
The battle was never finished. The
Baron knyphausen couldn't fight. and
there wasn't soldier in Springfield
who would have been willing to stand
up against him. even in play.
Herbert went home with Barry. and
staid with him all the rest of the day.
Barry he said. "I've felt like thief,
for stole Sour generalship! I've been
awfully miserable about it. saw how
mean had been, and knew you must
despise me. And you saved my life.
You'll never want me near you. and vet
I'd be proud if you could only let ne be
your friend"
Barry held out both of his hands and
smiled. THE war is over. he said. land
we won't have any more hard fee ling.
think We will like each other better aft
er this"
And peace was declared.--Frances b
Curri e, in n. Y. Observer.
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TURNER'S RESOLVE.

The Bund Has Something to Say on Poll
itics-Aiilwaukee Chosen For Next Years
Fest.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The Turner's
National convention adopted a resolu-
ton signifying its disapproval of any
change in the present immigration laws
and pledging it's members not to support
any Congressional candidate who should
not so think.
The next bund's funniest will be held
at Milwaukee in 1898. and the next con-
vention at Washington in 1892. The
headquarters of the executive commit
tee will be continued at ST. Louis. as
heretofore.
Resolutions were adopted looking to
the adoption of the Australian reform
system and the election of the Presi-
dent by the popular vote instead of by
the Electors, as at present
A proposition to establish life in
surance company among the memb ers.
of the Turner's bund was rejected A
resolution expressing the sympathy of
the bund with all measures to better
work;ngmen was adopted, after which
General Siegel addressed the conven-
tiop
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always repent. and the moment they
repent they die. Repentance on the
stage seems to be one of the most
dangerous things man can be taken
with. Our advice to stage wicked
people would undoubtedly be, Never
repent. If you value your life, don't
repent. 1t always means sudden death.'
To give an idea of how the comic
lovers WOO. we. perhaps, can not do bet
ter than subjoin the following brief ex-
ample:
Scene: Main thoroughfare in populous
district of London. Time: Noon. Not a
soul to be seen any where.
Enter comic loveress R., walking IN
the middle of the road
Enter comic lover L., also walking in
the middle of the road.
They neither see the other one until
they bump against each other in the
center.
He-Why, Jane! Who'd thought O.
meeting you here!
She-You evidently didn't-stoopid!
He-Helloa! got out of bed the wrong
side again. I say, Jane, if you go on
like that. you'll never get man to
marry you.
She-So thought, when 1 engaged
myself TO you.
He-Oh, Jane, don't be hard.
She-Well, one of US must be hard
You're soft enough.
He-Yes, l shouldn't want to marry
you if / weren't. Ha, he! ha!
She-Oh, you givvering idiot (said
archly).
He-So glad 1 am. We shall make
capital match (attempts to kiss herr.
She Slipping awayl-Yes, and you'll
find I'm match that can strike
(fetches him violent blow over the
side of the head).
He-(holding his jaw-in a literal
sense, We mean)-I can't help feeling
smitten by her.
She-Yes. I'm . bit Of spanker,
amt I?
He-Spanker! call you regular
sumner. You've nearly made mo
silly.
She Laughing playfully)-No, nat
ure did that for you, Joe, long ago.
He-Ah, we'll, you've made me
smart enough nov. You bosseyed old
COW, you!
She Cow! am 1? All, 1 suppose
that's what makes me so fond Of - calf!
You German sausage on legs! You =
He-Go along. Your mother brought
you up on sour milk.
She-Yah. They weaned you on
thistles, didn't they?
And SO on, with such like baGinage do
they hang about in the middle of .nat
road, showering 3erision and contumely
upon each other for full ten minutes,
when, with one eliminating hurst Of
mutual abuse. they go off together fight
ing, and the street is left once more de.
serted.
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While his grandsons, before they we're out OF
bibs,
Were ashamed-grest Scott'-to fire OF squibs.
And so each Independence morn
Grandfather Watts took his powder horn.
And the flint lock shotgun kis father had
When he fought undr Schuyler a country lad.
And Grandfather Watts would start and tramp
Ten miles to the woods at Beaver Camp:
For Grandfather Watts used to say-and
scowl-
That decent chipmunk or woodchuck or owl
Was better company. friendly or shy.
Than folks who didn't keep Fourth Of July.
And so he would pull his hat down on his
brow
And march for the woods. sou'east by SOU.
BC. once-ah. long, long years ago;
For grandfather gone where good men 60
One hot, hot Fourth, by ways Of our own,
Such shortcuts as boys have always known,
We hurried and followed the dear old man
Beyond where the wilderness began,
To the deep black wooks at the foot of the
Hump,
And there was a clearing and a stump
A stump in the heart of great wide wood;
And there that stump our grandfather
stood,
Talking and shouting out there in the sun,
And firing that funny old flint lock gun
Once in minute, his head all bare.
Having his Fourth of July out there
The Fourth of July he used to know
Back in elghteen-and-twenty or SO.
First, with his face to the heavens blue,
He read the Declaration" through;
And then with gestures to the left and right,
He made an Grafton erudite,
Full of words six syllables long:
And then our grandfather broke into song
And soaring the squirrels In the trees,
Gave Hail, Columbian" to the breeze.
And tell you, the old man never heard
When we joined in the chorus, word for wordi
But he sang out strong to the bright blue sky.
Aud II vvicco joined in his Fourth of July
He heard them as echoes from days gone by
And when he had done, we all slipped back,
AS still as we came, on our twisting track;
While words more clear than the f1int-lock
shots
Rang in our ears.
And Grandfather Wattsl
He shouldered the gun his father bore.
And marched of home. nor'west by nor.
H. c. Bunner, in Harper's Young People.
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servitude. on his wedding morn. he
escapes, for period, from danger that
might we'll appa1l a less fortunate BRIDE
groom.
Sometimes the stage heroine has .
brother. He is sure to be mistaken for
. lover. We never come across a
brother and sister in real life who ever
gave the most suspicious person any
grounds for installing them for lovers.
but the stage brother and sister are so
affectionate that tn error is excusable.
And when the mistake does occur,
and the husband comes in suddenly and
finds them kissing and raves, She
doesnt'turn ROUND and say: why, you
silly cuckoo. its only my brother"
That would be simple and sensible,
and would not suit the stage heroine
it all. No, she does all in aer power to
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make every body believe it Il true. %
that she can suffer in silence
She does so love to suffer.
He follows the hero all over the world.
This Is rough on the hero.
What makes him so gone on the hero
is that when they were boys together
the hero used to knock him down and
kick him. The comic man remembers
this with glow of pride when he is
grown up. and it makes him love the
hero and determine to devote his life to
him.
He is man of human station-the
comic man. The village blacksmith or
. peddler. You never see a rich or
aristocratic comic man on the stage.
You can have your choice on the stage;
you can be funny and of lowly origin,
or you can be well-to-do and without
any sense of humor. Peers and police
men are the people most utterly devoid
Of humOr on the stage.
The chief duty Of the comic mans
life is to make love to servant girls, and
they slap his face; but it does not dis
courage him, he seems to be more smit-
ten by them than ever.
The comic man is happy under any
fate, and he says funny things at funer-
ais, and when the bailiffs are in the
house. or the hero is waiting to be
hanged. This sort Of man is rather
trying in real life. In real life such a
man would probably be slaughtered to
death, and buried at an early period OF
his career. but upon the stage they put
up with him.
She sits on the table and smokes a
cigarette. A cigarette on the stage is
always the badge Of infamy.
In real life the cigarette is usually
the hallmark of the particularly mild
and harmless individual. 1t is the dis
sipation of the Y. NJ. C. A.; the inno-
cent joy of the pure-hearted boy, long
ere the demoralizing influence of our
Wanted civilization has dragged him
down to the depths of the short clay.
But behind the cigarette, on the stage,
turks every black-hearted villany and
abandoned womanhood.
The adventures is generally of for
e;gn extraction. They do not make bad
women in England, the article is en-
tirely of continental manufacture, and
has to be imported.
All bad characters die quickly on the
stage. Good characters take long
time over it and have sofa down in
the drawing-room to do it on, and have
sobbing relatives and good old doctors
fooling around them, and can smile and
forgive every body. Bad stage char
acters have to do the whole job, dying,
speech and all, in about ten seconds,
do it with all their clothes on into the
bargain, which must make it most I'M
comfortable. 1t is repentance that
kills off the bad people in plays. They
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tors to gaze upon them. There had
been no professions in the town for six
months. and they determined that on
the Fourth of July they would have
one.
As it is a Revolutionary town. Spring
field is all alive whenever the Fourth
of July arrives. 1t hangs a flag from
the spire of a church and rings the vii
lage bells. The town folk talk of their
independence" and spend money for
fireworks. On the Fourth" of which
I write it was decided that the day
should have an unusual celebration. and.
to their delight, the boys in the military
academy were to be the principal actors
in the affair. They were to have
sham battle on the Revolutionary bat
tle-ground, and to beat the English over
again. Half of their number were to
dress as the American soldiers dressed,
one hundred years ago. and half were
to wear such uniforms rs were worn by
the Hessian yagers of that period.
In the year 1850 the American army
at Springfield was commanded BY Gen
eral Greene. and the British army by
Hessian General named Baron
Knyphausen. 1t was decided that two
boys on horseback should impersonate
these great officers.
OF course all of the boys wanted to be
American soldiers, and not one was
willing to put on red coat and call
himself Hessian. 1t became necessary
to call the teachers in to settle this
difficulty. and they wrote the words
american" and British" upon a great
many slips of paper, turned them face
downward in box aud invited each
boy to draw one. Every one who drew an
american" ticket went into the Jersey
regiment and every one who drew a
''British" ticket joined the Hessians.
Then the teachers decided that Barry
Cartwright and Herbert Fleming should
act as Generals. Both boys could ride,
and they knew more of military
maneuvers than any other boys in the
academy. Each of these two boys was
fourteen years old, and it was astonishing
how much information they had obtained
about artillery, cavalry, infantry, gum
merry, etc. They seemed to know Just
hew to attack an enemy. how to rout
him and all about it. Barry had drawn
an American" ticket and Herbert
British" one; therefore Barry was en-
tilted to represent General Greene and
Herbert was expected to impersonate
the Baron Knyphausen. Unfortunately
for the days pleasure. Herbert declined
70 act as British General. and declared
that he wanted to command the Ameri.
cans. He said that Barry had only lived
in Springfield for one year and was
therefore no: entitled to the highest Of
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TrOutlnan's Call.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 26.-DelegaEes
are being elected all over the State 60
attend the mass temperance convention
on July IS. Rice County alone will send
delegation of over one hundred. Tel
egrams have been received rom
Hutchinson, asking for rates on a spe-
cial train of six coaches from Hutehin-
son and Reno Counties Chairman
Troutman. of the State Temperance
Union. estimates that nearly 5000 dele
gates will be in attendance and that
every county in the State will be repre-
sented
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Sarah's Great Love

NEW York. June 26-S.rah Bern
hardt according to London special
printed here. has fallen platonically in
love with Henry NJ Stanley. Being
questioned as TO her infatuatiOn she at
once confessed to the feeling. II feel
apurcly artistic. though intense, passion
for the hero OF Africa" she said. II
think him the greatest of men. l adore
him and have every photograph Of him
that has been published in every possi-
BILE attitude would jump at the
chance to accompany him to the heart
Of Africa. and if he would only ask mo
l would gladly go through all he has
suffered. If he goes go also"
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''MERCY me! what is that noise?,
cried Old Mrs. Bensel, as huge cracker
exploded beneath her window. Il don't
know" said the innocent son and heir,
who was responsible for the explosion,
unless it was sister Mary's bang you
Aeard. Bazaar.
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THE SHAM BATTLE.
A Fourth of July Hero Who Won
One Victory at Least.

HE boys in the
Springfield Mil
itary Academy
were fond of
process IS ms.
Their teachers
d &c l AIRED that
they would run
a mile to see
three men walk
behind a fife and
a drum. All
they wanted to
make them hap
nv was a hand
of music, a broad
street to march
through. and a
line of Specta-
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OUR fathers fought bled and died. and
it's pity If the boys can't have some
OF the same privileges on the dsy that
celebrates their work.
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GRANDFATHER'S FOURTH.

RAN D FA + II E r
WATTS used to
tell US boys
z b o t Q Fourth
want Q Fourth
it'll out any
noise.
He would say, with
a thump Of his
hickory stick,
That it made an
American right
down sick
10 see MS sons on
tho Nations day
Sit round in a sort
of q listless way.
w it b no Grafton
and no train.
band,
No fre-work show
and no roOt-beer
stand.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-10-03
Personal PIppeItJ Sale.

Notice is hereby given. that in pur'
suance Of an order Of the County
Court Of the County Of Fall River
State OF South Dakota, made on the
first day Of October, 1890. in the mat.
ter OF the estate at Thomas Bell, de.
ceased, the undersigned, John NJ. Hen.
ton, administrator Of said deceased,
will sell at public auction, to the high.
est bidder, on
Saturday, the 18th day Of October, 1890,
at l o'clock p. M, at the
CoRRALL OF PRrrs Bios,
in the town Of Hot Springs, in said
Fall River County, the following per.
sonal property, towit:
Two three-year. old Geldiugs.
One thre-year-old, one five.year-old
aud one six-year-old mares.
Three two-year.old mares.
One one-year-old gelding.
Four mares with colts.
TERMs:-Six months time, with
hankable paper drawing ten per cent
interest. Ten per cent discount to,
cash.
Dated the LIST day of October, A. D
1890.
JOHN NJ. HENTON.
Administrator Of said Estate.