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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11
D0R0THY'S DIAMONDS.
BY HFLEN FORREST GRAVES.

BY HFLEN FORREST GRAVES.
"You can't be in earnest, Dotty 7" said
Ralph In'ray.
"But l am in earnest" protested
Dorothy, his wife. .'Why shouldn't 1
be in earnest2"
Mr.. Imray laid down the pen with
which he had been following a long
column of figures. He was bank ac-
countant, and sometimes eked out his
small salary by bringing home the
books of neighboring firms to post after
his regular days work was over.
= lie looked lntently at Dorothy. Nor
was she by any means disagreeable
object to behold, as she sat by the
shaded lamp, stitching away at piece
OF yellow China silk which emphasized
her purple black masses of silky hair and
the jetty light of her long-lashed eyes.
Some people, to judge by appearances,
are born kitchen-m maids; others are
prinoesses. And Dorothy Imray, albeit
her father was master carpenter and
her husband q bank clerk, was one of
natures aristocrats-slim, taper-fi fingered
and swan throated, with delicate com
plexion and profile that reminded one
of Roman cameo.
"Why shouldn't you be in earnest?"
repeated Ralph. ''Because, Dottv.
there's fitness in all things. A poor
mans wife has no business to wear
diamonds"
"Mrs. Clifford wears them!" petulant-
rGtnpfpd hnrnthrr IT r
ford doesn't get any higher salary than
you do"
''But her father is man of means,
Dotty."
''Ahd Luella Dixon has the loveliest
lace-bar She showed it to me yester-
day."
"Dixon and differ materially in our
financial ideas, observed Imray, shrug-
ging his shoulders. eff man owes
money, |, for one, don't regard it as
very smart thing for his wife to be
Haunting around in costly jewels. Come,
Dot, give up the idea. Twenty wears
from now l may be able to give you
diamonds"
Dorothy pouted. She sewed away
with little, swift jerks of the needle.
"Twenty years from now shall be an
old woman" she uttered.
Mr.. Imray laughed.
'I'llr risk that" said he. ssNo, Dotty.
If my wife were to come out in pair of
diamond earrings, my employers would
be quite justified in scrutinizing my ac-
counts. The topaz ornaments 1 gave
you at our wedding were good enough
for you then. Why can't you be con.
tented with them now?"
Dorothy answered not word. The
needle seemed like a scimetar in the
lamplight; the rose-red lips were tightly
compressed; and Ralph resumed his pen,
with sigh.
Dotty had "got into society" lately,
and the little home had never recovered
its pleasant old-time aspect since.
Mrs. Job Clifford aud Luella Dixon
were her models now, instead of kind
Aunt Rhoda and the rector's pretty
young wife.
The next day Mrs. Dixon called,
dressed in fantastic combination suit,
with French hat, and real lace scarf
twisted loosely around her neck.
swell, Dorothy" began she, "What
did he say9" Mrs. Imray's pretty face
gloomed over.
"Just what I expected" said she.
"Of course he won't give me the dia.
monds. might have known that be-
forehand."
Don't be discouraged, DEAR" said
Mrs. Dixon, with a furtive glance. 81
can suggest plan. Are we quite
alone2"
Dorothy looked surprised.
r "Yes," said she. bridget has gone
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

NO. 8.
CHORES.

Jed Dorcum always used to say
When we asked him to come and play
With us boys down to Harry More's,
"Pve gotter stay and do the chores"
No recreation would he take
For all his wealth in jelly cake;
No glad fun in or out of doors,
He had to stay and do the chores.
We drove woodchuck in the wall
But Jed he paid no heed at all;
A circus passed through Lower Town
But busy Jed, he couldn't go down.
The elephant went tramping by
And shook the earth and touched the sky:
The tiger howls, the lion roars,
Jed stays at home and dees the chores.
Much like Jed Dorkum are we all
Who long for great things and do small,
We moil among the trivial sods
Within the gardens of the gods,
While the dark clusters hang above
Rich with the juice of life and love.
We cannot reach and pull them down,
These fair pomegranates of renown;
Whose juice life's early hope restores,
For we must work and do the chores.
Above us sternly loom forever
The mighty Mountain of Endeavor,
And whose on their summit stands
Looks on the sun-kissed table lands.
We grasp our mountain staff to climb
Their sky-enshrouded peaks sublime,
Up where the crystal torrent pours-
And then we pause to do our chores.
We start with courage in the heart
To try the endlessness of art,
In hope that we may speak some day
The word the Spirit bids us say,
But ere we speak the word Alright
The shadows come and it is night
Put out the light and close the doors,
For good or i'll we've done our chores.
Sam Walter Foss, in Yankee Blade
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

One of the greatest modern industries,
asserts the San Francisco Chronicle, is
the product on of beet sugar Its crea-
tion has given employment to vast
number of persons, and has so cheapened
sugar that it is within the reach of the
loweSt-waged workman.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

The.civilized nations of the earth have
agreedsto cooperate in taking photo
graphic chart OF the heavens. Some
twenty telescopes are to work four years,
and will result in mapping proba-
bly, twenty-five millions OF stars; with
longer'exposu.e probably two thousand
millionstcould be photographed.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Cast iron-Quoits.
Men with well knit figures are seldom
worsted in fight. "-Pjttsburyh Dispatch.
The girl who has had faithless lover
should be sharper the next timc--she is
a cutlass. .-Lo,oeU Courier.
" Financial embarrassment" is the
only kind that ever troubles young
America.-Boston Courier.
A ring around the moon is a sign of
rain, and ring around the eye is sign
of blow.-7ecas SJiftings.
The crank with theory is like dog
chasing his tail-its nothing new when
he grasps it.-Colunabus Post.
"Ah, yes. said Aunt Sary, "Jennie's
a great singer some day she'll be reg
lar belladonna !"-C Columbus Post.
The ocean wearily exclaimed,
necessarily GO;
/ wonder that don't get corns
Upon my undertow.
If the world, as it is, owes everybody
living, the world. ought to get mort
gage on itself to pay its debts.-Teras
Sutings.
If men were half as wise in their ac-
tions as they are in their minds, the
word "fool' would be out of use.-
Atchison Globe.
The peacock may not be inclined to
gossip, but he loves to spread highly
colored tail about the neighborhood. -
ElnairG Gazette.
T, looL;ro. for oo,so, tbo l;t+Io a.
under our nose is hardest to see. Just
try to cast your eye on the centre of your
own moustache. Puck.
"Why is it so much easier to contract
debts than to pay thema" Because we
run into debt, but usually have to crawl
out. ."-Neo York Herald.
Facetious Tourists-sIs it true that
your canton is full of idiots?" Merry
Swiss Peasant-"Yes, sir. in summer.
But they don't stop long"
Carruthers-'Of what use is family
tree, anyhow9" Waite e-'Why, to cast
ones ,cighbor's into the shade, of
course. "-New York Herald.
Ethel-.I am sure now that George
thinks me an angel" "Maud-"What
makes you so positivea" Ethel-"He
asked me to fly with him. ."-Ne,o York.
Herald.
"Why do they ring the bell in that
railroad station IN that stylel It sounds
like it was tolling." "Probably it is
for the passing of the dividend. ."-Balti-
more american.
"Mrs. Garrill fell down stairs and bit
her tongue in two." "Poor Garrill! If
that woman has two tongues, heaven
knows what will become of him ~
Harper's Bazar.
Mrs. Blacklot--"Yes,m my boys doin'
we'll to Harvard. He's studyin' fer
doctor now." Mrs. Nextdore-"D
me! Can't the doctor do his own study
in'Y-Boston Post
Bride lin anticipation)-"I should
like to give my intended little surprise
before our marriage. What would you
advise?" Female Fricnd--"H pre-
sent him with your certificate of birth"
Fliegende Blaetter.
"Can you help mef" said the tramp,
addressing the doctor, who was riding
past. "Perhaps / can," said the doctor
humorously. "I'm physician. What's
your troubled" ~ think, sir, l need a
little change most" He got it.-Neao
York Press.
Joachim, the musician, was having his
hair cut, and strenuously insisted that it
should no. be very short. "Well, sir"
said the barber, losing patience, ''if you,
as gentleman, don't mind being
taken for foreign musician, I'm sure l
don't care. - Christian Union
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

The British Government proposes to
build very extensive barracks at Hall
fax, which, in case of war, would be oc-
cupied by troops on their way to India
by way of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The site for these barracks has already
been selected.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

The farm products of Vermont this
season will realize $50, 900, 900, which,
declares the New York Consm@cia, Id
0ertiser, is the best years showing for
the Green Mountain State farmers since
the war. Improved methods of culture
are largely credited with the prosperity.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11
VOL. x.
The population of Greece is increasing
at greater ratio than that of any other
European country.

Lunacy appears to have increased in
Scotland to startling extent. In 1858
there were 1924 lunatics on the register
of the Lunacy Commissioners, but now
there are 1885.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

A Western man says this is slough
world, !" and it is his opinion that very
few who are in it now will ever get out
of it alive. - pharmaceutical Era.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-11

Upside down--The moustachs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
Robbed while Tieeing from Eram

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Fire broke out
at s o'clock in the morning in the Lo-
rena, an eight story apartment house,
at Third avenue and Twenty-seventh
street, occupied by twenty-eight fam
lilies, several of whom were theatrical
people. The tenants on the four lower
stories were able to escape by the main
stairway, but those above were obliged
TO seek refuge by the fire escapes. Mr..
Fish, who discovered the FIRE, was
Obliged to abandon everything, and
had only time to save his wife and
child. The other tenants were also
obliged to abandon everything, and
many of them who had not yet risen
when the fire broke out were forced to
fly in their night clothes. During the
excitement thieves entered the building,
and Mrs. Avery, one of the tenants, had
pocketbook containing $53G stolen,
while Mr.. Hutchings and Mr.. Appleton,
also tenants, each lost a gold watch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The dead
body of Nellie Winters was found in the
store room Of Albert Dokenwaddle's
broom factory. A trail of blood led to
a nearby stable, and it was conjectured
that she had been murdered there and
the body carried to the store room, the
window of which was open. A possible
motive lies in the fact that the girl was
about to become mother, and It is be-
lieved her lover is the murderer. Four
men are under arrest. They are John
d. Hanney, 90 years old, George Hart
mock, aged Al, Thomas J. Hillerman,
aged ~, and Frederick Dockenwaddle,
aged 30. Hanney is accused Of the muir
der, and the other three are suspected
of being accessories. Hanney is milk
man, and it is alleged that he was re-
sponsible for the girls condition.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
VICTORIOUS BRITISH FORCES.
Desperate Battle with Indian Rebels, In
which Seventy Are Killed.

CALCUTTA, Dec. p9.--News has just
been received here from Gilgit, the most
northern outpost of the British In India,
to the effect thas Lieutenant Manners
Smith, at the head Of body Of Kash-
mfrs In the British service, has scaled
precipice opposite Fort Nilt, recently 80
gallantly taken by Captain Ayemer and
his command, and that the lieutenant,
after desperate fight with the Hunzah-
Magyar rebels, drove them from behind
the stone breastworks they had erected
at the precipice, killing seventy of the
enemy and wounding many others. The
British force was about 100 men. Only
four of the British force were wounded.
A later dispatch says that the khan
Of Magyar, utterly discouraged by this
defeat, has submitted to the British
military authorities, and that he will be
taken under escort to Simla. This en-
gagement is the result of instructions
sent to Lieutenant Colonel Durand
shortly after the capture of Fort Nilt.
The officer referred to was ordered to
teach the chieftains of Hunza and Ma
gar lesson they would not soon forget.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

CHICAGO, Dec. 2a.-Hounded by the
threats Of criminals whose enmity he
has incurred in the line of duty, Assist
ant States Attorney William s. Elliott,
Jr., lies at his home suffering from
nervous prostration. Within the last
two weeks deep laid plot to take his
life was revealed by a prisoner in the
county Jail, and although every pre-
caution has been taken it is feared that
the danger is not yet past. Mr.. Elliott
his life has frequently been threatened
by criminals, and he was once assaulted
and dangerously hurt by a prisoner
whom he had convicted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
silas Cheney Still Missing.

AsBURY PARK, Dec. 20. No word ha.
as yet been received as to the where
abouts Of Silas Cheney, the eccentric
old brother-in-law of the late Horace
Greely. Cheney disappeared four week.
ago, and since then nothing has been
heard from him. He had been boardel
al John Rowlands, in West Asbur,
Park, whose stepdaughtet, Miss Mamie
Bishop, died under peculiar circum-
stances on Thanksgiving night after be-
ing i'll but a few hours. Mr.. Cheney il
quite wealthy, and owns considerable
property at Litchfield and at this place
He is also a stockholdet in the New
York Tribune. II Is the general belize
that the old man knows something OF
Miss Bishops death, and is away, no
wishing to get his name mixed in tht
affair,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 29.-Gailipolis,
O., is very much excited over fearful
tragedy that occurred there yesterday
afternoon. Harry Bayes and John
Eadds, neither ont of his teens, quar-
relied over a girl, Miss Little, TO whom
the former had presented ring, and the
latter was wearing it. In the scuffle
Bayes drew knife and slashed Eadds
about the limbs and body. Eadds used
hammer with telling effect upon his
adversary's head. The knife proved too
much for Eadds, and he fell fainting. A
physician pronounced his wounds mortal
and he will hardly survive. Bayes es-
capped across the river, but officers cap
tured him after dark and he is in jail.
1t is feared his skull is fractured and he
Is in serious condition, ale=
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
The Majority Favor Revision

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 29.-Rev. w. d.
Moore, secretary of the committee for
the revision of faith of the Presbyterian
church, which meets in New York,
Jan. 12, has received the following re-
ports from 200 presbyteries: Twenty
seven approve without asking for any
change; ia approve with amendments
proposed; fifteen ask that the work of
revision be discontinued; thirty-five ask
for new formula of doctrine under
various designations and for various
uses no report has been received from
forty-four presbyteries, and three dis
approve entirely. Those not answering
are, as rule, foreign presbyteries, and
will be entitled to vote when the gen
eral assembly convenes at Portland,
Ore, the latter part of next May.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
Cnrtis. Counsel coulldent.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 29.--The
lawyers defending NJ. b. Curtis the
actor, charged with killing Policeman
Grant, declare that Curtis will be ae-
quilted on his trial and that another
man will be proved to be the murderer.
"tro make this exposure more complete" !"
they say, 1--WE shall prove that the police
department have known all along per-
fectly well the man who did the shoot
ing, but for reasons of their own did not
care to bring him to justice. We shall
show that they have raked up every bit
of evidence that would tell against Cur
tis, as they were bound to make him the
scapegoat."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.-In addition to
those injured in Sundays wreck on the
Santa Fe railroad near Nevcombe are
Mrs. Deforest, of Great Bend, Kan,
who was hurt internally, and J. G.
Bohn, of Seryia, Kan, who had an arm
broken. A. W. Brown, commercial
traveller OF New York, was a passenger
in one of the sleeping cars. He says
that when tho, cars left the track they
turned completely over, and the front
chair Car, in which were the people in
jured, left its trucks and alightea right
side up at the bottom of the embank-
ment Mr. Brown escaped through the
window of the car and was one of the
first to be extricated from the wreck.
From what he could learn the accident
was probably caused by the spreading
of the rails
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

PrTTsBuRe. Dee. 30. = The Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
under the auspices OF the advisory coun-
Gil, held an open meeting in Carnegie
hall, Allegheny, last night. The meet
ing, which is preliminary to series of
meetings to be held throughout the
country, was in support of measures
tending to restrict undesirable immi-
grants. A bill for this purpose has been
drafted by the advisory council and will
be presented in congress at an early
date. Addresses We're made by Hon.
William A. Stone, John NJ. Thompson
and others.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
DEATH OF A DIPLOMAT.
Cir Arthur White, British Ambassador to
Turkey, Yields to Influenza.

Vurkey, Yields TO Innnenza.
BERLIN, Dec. 29.--The Right Hon.
Sir William Arthur White, the British
Ambassador to Turkey, died from in
fuenza in this city yesterday.
Sir William left Constantinople few
days ago and passed through Sofia.
When he reached this city his condition
made it inexpedient for him to continue
his journey.
Sir William Whites family were in
Berlin and he met them here. II was
his intention TO spend the Christmas
holidays with his family, and then to re-
turn to his post at Constantinople.
Sir William was son Of the late
Arthur White, ESQ.,, and was born in
1924. He entered the diplomatic service
in 1857 as clerk to the British consulate
general at Warsaw In 1851 he was ap-
pointed vice consul at Warsaw, consul
at Dantzig in 1854 and in 1875 British
agent and consul general in Servia. In
1880 he was appointed envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary at
Bucharest, and in 1887 was promoted to
the ambassadorship to Turkey. He was
o member Of the privy council q knight
grand cross of the order Of the Bath
and a knight commander of the order of
st. Michael and st. George. During
the war between France and Germany
in 1670-71 Sir William represented
Frenchinterests at Dantzig while British
consul there In 1885 he conducted in
most able manner the conference called
to settle the difficulty between Servia
and Bulgaria.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
ALABAMA ouTLAwRY.
The Brother Of Bob Sims Threatens to
Revenge the Lynching.

Revenge the Lynching.
MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 20.-Terribie scenes
are being enacted in Choctaw county.
The citizens are wrought up to such
pitch of excitement that a war of ex.
termination is being waged against the
family and followers of the lately
lynched outlaw, Bob Sims.
A special to The Register from Shu-
buta tells of the lynching Of John Sims.
brother of Bob Sims. and Moseley
Sims, Bob's nephew. According to the
last report received the crowd was in
full pursuit Of negro who is reported
to have taken part in the Mcmillan mas
sacre of Dec. 90. When caught he will
be strung up.
The most alarming thing about the
situation is that Neal Sims, the brother
Of Bob, and who rescued Bob from the
deputy marshal at Bladon Springs, in
Choctaw county, Aug. 90 last, is still at
large and determined to avenge Bobs
death on the slayers of his brothers.
Neal is desperate man, He firmly be-
lieves that his brother was prophet
from God and had divine sanction to kill
off the devils agents, namely, the Off
GERS of the law. Neal has collected
forty of the Simites, and sent word that
he intended to assault and burn the town
of Womack Hill, though at last reports
he had not made the attempt, as the
place is heavily guarded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. Pa half
dozen cowboys took possession of the
southbound passenger train on the In
ternational and Great Northern road
forty miles north of here. They boarded
the train at Buda Station, and their
first act was to force Chicago drum
mer off the moving train because he
wore red crayat and high silk hat
They then continued their depredations
by ina1ting number of young ladies in
the Pullman car sing for them. They
enforced all their demands with drawn
pistols. They ruled the train for twenty
miles, when they stepped off at way
station,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
TEE oHADoU1Nn AFFAIR.
It Leads to Heated Discussion and a
prospective Duel.

AZ 1SsluS 10 d r1HatoU 4JihcuSStOu ana u
Prospective Duel.
LONDON, Dec. 30. - The Chadouine
affair, otherwise the expulsion of a
French journalist, M. Chadouine, from
Bulgaria and the severance by France
of all diplomatic relations with that
country, was the cause of an animated
debate in the chamber of deputies. M.
Ribot. the minister of foreign affairs, in
answer to question put to him on this
subject by NJ. Millvoye, said that Greece,
Italy and Germany also complain of
the manner in which the Bulgarian gov
ernment had answered the French gov
ernment's representatives. France, NJ.
Ribot continued, must obtain satisfac-
tion for the insult, but she must not act
hastily.
The debate finally led to a violent
quarrel between NM. Devouville- Maille-
Feu and Millyoye. The result was that
these gentlemen have selected seconds,
and the latter are making the arrange
ments necessary for a hostile meeting
between their principals.
At matter Of fact the Chadouine in
cident is assuming grave proportions,
though in reality there seems to have
been but little occasion for the present
friction between great power like
France and a petty principality like
Bulgaria
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
Died Nesie eeted and Alone.

MAHANoY PLA NE, Pa, Dec. 29.-The
partly decomposdd body of JohnC Creamer,
q miner, was found lying on bed at
his bachelor quarters near here. He
was 55 years of s|ge, and for some time
past has been iii poor health. When
Dreamer was last seen he was tottering
homeward fromthe drug store, where
he had purchased some medicine. Since
then he had not been seen about, and
the cause Of this was not not made
known until his dead body was foun d.
Just how long he lay there no one
seems able to say, but by the condition
of the body he must have been dead four
or five days. En- lived alone in small
frame dwelling house.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-29
Mecalla RESTORED to nuty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The president
has signed remission of the unexecuted
portion of the sentence of Suspension i'm
posed by court martial upon Commander
Bowman McCalla, who was tried for
cruelty to his subordinates during a
cruise of the United States steamer En-
terprise, of which he was in command.
The court sentenced him to suspension
for three years, and to stand still in his
grade in the meantime. Nine officers
in Commander McCalla's grade have
passed him during his suspension, and it
is thought that this ineapacitates him
from retiring with the rank of eommo-
dore. 1t is not known what duty he
will be assigned to.