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Bertha took a book and began look

Bertha took a book and began look
ing at some pictures.
Bertha! Bcrtha.." said Jack, putting
himself out in his efforts to make his
voice 'growly;' don't you think you
better go be helpin' your mother std O
lookin' at foolish pictures? When l
was a boy there was always somethin'
useful to be did by children"
Mamma doesn't want me-" whined
Bertha.
"Nhy don't you sit up straight?'
again quoted little Jack; you'll get the
round shoulders the first thing you
know; when I was a boy it was the
fashion to sit up propily, not in that
crooky style"
Bertha giggled at Jacks voice and
''crooky" expression.
"You laugh at me, miss he cried,
dropping his growly voice for a little
scream of pretended anger. "Why,
never did see such disrespec', in all my
life, never! When l was a boy my
mother'd a took my head off my Shout
ers il l laughed in anybody's face; but,
there! chil'ren isn't what they used to
been!'
Bertha giggled again.
"Tain't fair to keep laughing" com
planned Jack.
"Well, you do talk so 'xactly like
grandpa" said Bertha, land act like
him, too; but I'll try not to- laugh any
more"
She put down the book and began
looking at Jack, swinging n foot as
she sat in the great library chair.
lis it Necessary for you to keep that
foot a-wagglin'?" asked Jack. "Taint
mannerly for a child to sit a-swingin
her foot right before my eyes. When
Twas n boy foots were made to walk
on, not to swing about"
please, l never was a boy" sale
Bertha.
jacks face grew awful with sudder
wrath.
Ibid | hear my own ears" he ex
claimed: 81 shall go imegitly to YOU
mother and ask her does she low yor
to speak sarsy to me? When I was &
boy, anyone who spoke that way tx
a grandfather got put to bed and KEEP
| there for a week."
Jack started on a prodigious stride
toward the door, but had taken but
step or two, when he tripped on the
long dressing gown and fell headlong.
At this. both broke into a loud laugh
but Grandpa Wyman, behind the eur
tain, made never a sign. When Jacl
got up he threw aside the dressing
gown, but the spectacles, to his rea
distress, had lost one of the glasses.
'Oh, dear me-! here's one o'the glasse:
out O. the specs" he walled; ''wha
ever shall do?"
Never mind" said Bertha, cheerily
"tell grandpa the truth about it-that!
all"
ooh, but he'll scold until my headl
ache said little Jack. II say, Bertha.
he added. soberly, what do you sup
pose makes grandpa SO crosse
Il guess grandpas always are re
turned Bertha.
No they amt" said Jack. 'Harr,
Swans got q grandpa that lives will
him, and he says he's just elegant; tell
him stories and takes him to walk, an,
'xplains things beautifully as they ge
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never touched anythin' b'longin' to their
grandfathers; now you see!" with which
knowing observation Jack marched out
of the library, followed by Bertha.
But after supper something remarka-
BILE happened; oh, something very re-
markable indeed! Jack, like the manly
little fellow he was, went up to Grand
pa Wyman and said:
"Grandpa, I'm very sorry, but Bertha
and | took your spectacles to play with
this afternoon, and | broke one of the
glasses out. l think papa IL have it
mended if | ask him to"
Grandpa Wyman swallowed hard,
then said, comfortingly:
Never mind, my little dear, acct
dents will happen. l remember doing
much the same thing c when was
a little boy; SO no matter, CRANE pa
doesn't care at all"
Jacks look of utter wonder almost
made grandpa forget himself, and ask
the child what on earth he was staring
at, but he checked the impulse in time,
and the next moment Jacks hearty, re-
lieved: ''Oh, thank you, grandpa
made him feel very comfortable.
That night Grandpa Wyman laid
awake a long time making resolves,
and there came a day before the win
ter was over when, on passing the
nursery door, he overheard a few re
marks, which made him feel very
thankful he had made the resolves for
the new year., and had kept them, too.
Jack was talking. and, just as grandpa
was opposite the door, he caught these
words:
"Ho! / really love Grandpa Wyman
now; / hope he'll live forever! but !
didn't use to wish So"
Il wonder what changed him SOP
came in Bertha's voice ''he seems like
a new grandpa, What a nice little story
that was he told US last night about the
way they coasted when he was a boy"
Its jolly to hear bout when he was
a little boy nowadays" said Jack. Then
he repeated Bertha's remark: II won
der what changed grandpa SO" Il
think" he added, in his droll, little way,
that the old Grandpa Wyman run Q u
the door when the new year cam in,
and a new Grandpa Wyman run in!'
Out in the hall the new Grandpa Wy
man said softly to himself:
That's just about 1t, my w little
Jack! You and Bertha made the old
grandpa SO ashamed of himself that he
did bid himself good-by as the old year
went out, and when the new year came
in l really believe a new Grandpa Wy
man came with it-one who has sense
enough to remember that when he was
a little boy he was very much the same
as little boys are nowadays"
And Grandpa Wyman deserves a com
pliment, for it is very wise old maj
who learns SO well a plain, simple les
son.-Mrs. Harriet A. Cheever, in Chris
tian at Work.
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One little girl in an uptown fam
lily anxiously inquired of her mother
Christmas eve if she thought Santa
Claus would go in the dining-room, as
she had told him in her letter she
wanted a dolly and she was afraid Santa
would see her old one and think she did
not need one. She finally hid her doll
in a basket and covered it up, and was
sure she had fooled old Santa when a
new dolly was found in her stocking
Christmas morning Utica Observer
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burning bright;
See my strands of popcorn white,
see the presents, row on row,
swinging, swaying, to and fro.
On, the strange and motley fruit
That | bear from branch to rootl
In the forest dim and vast,
Where my early days were passed,
Never dreamed l such estate
Fer would be my happy fate.
but they came, and blow on blow,
Inc strong choppers laid me low.
Wanted me tor Christmas; SO
Here am, and l can see,
Ihat there really could not be
Much of q Christmas without me.
Ding dong! Ding dong,
oh, the music sweet and strong!
In the steeple bell 1 swing,
And ring and ring and ring;
For | am the Christmas bell.
And my glad notes surge and swell.
And better than aught beside I tell
Vi Loves dear birth, of peace On earth,
Good Will to men. Now what, 1 pray,
Would be the merry Christmas Day,
Without the clang and surge and swell
OF Ae, the Happy Christmas Bell:
And now I pray, just look at M,
Mr.. Christmas Bell Mr.. Christmas Tree,
In Boosting just be pleased to pause,
For l, you can see, Claus!
And neither of you arc, I'll be bound,
OF much account when I'm around.
High and low and rich and poor,
leone with gifts to every door.
If ever the time should come about,
When the over-wise ones vote me out,
And | should g , with my deer and sledge,
Over obliyion'S outmost edge
Out Of the dear world s sight and ken,
What would become of Christmas then?
So, Christmas bell, and Christmas tree,
Be a little more modest, and look at-ME,
Oh, no oh. no what's all this fuss?
Better keep still and look at-Us.
Now tell US true. old pine-wood tree,
II we weren't here where would you be?
Would you ring out SO jolly clear,
Old steeple bell. if We weren't here?
And you, old Sanity, where'd you go,
If it weren't for rs, I'd like to know?
For in spite Of all you can sing or say.
We boys and girls make Christmas Day.
-Carlotta Perry, in N. Y. Independent
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But mamma and papa, of course, couldn't sleep
Without stealing down and first taking o peep
The great joy of Christmas-the sweetest That's
known
Upon their glad faces is faithfully shown.
And, while they are playing "St. Nick in the
dark,
A word to JUS old folks we wish to remark.
0, don't you remember with thrills Of delight,
The waiting and watching for Santa Claus
night,
How, eyes all a-sparkle and cheeks all a-fame,
You eagerly counted the days till it came.
And then, how you hung by the chimney with
care
The biggest long stockings that mamma could
spare,
And marched with your brothers and sisters to
bed,
Where visions of sugar plums danced through
your head.
0, never a night was so long as that seemed;
You couldn't get sleepy, you tossed till you
dreamed;
At last camc the morn when you quickly arose
Almost too excited to button your clothes.
Then downstairs you rushed to the parlor's
closed door,
Then paused, hardly daring to further explore
Lest naught might be there. Then-Hurrahf
what q shout
You gave when you found Santa Claus was
about.
That moment supreme you can never forget,
Its ever good influence clings to you yet;
IT'S sweet to look back on and live through
again,
The JOY Of your lifetime twill always remain.
So give to your children that memory bright,
OF childhood's most wonderful Christmas de-
light,
And hang-not one stocling-but two for each
chick,
For nothing's too good or too much for st. Nick
H. c. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun
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The future gives no secret out.
What is to be she guards full well
And leaves the searcher still in doubt-
But as / know not, therefore, I
Will act as tho this year should be
The last beneath the sunny sky
That e'er kind Heaven shall give to me.
With sympathy my heart shall beat
For every creature God has made,
And love to man. divinely sweet,
Each moment shall my breast pervade-
Revenge or hatred shall not find
Within m being room to hide;
And malice, poison Of the mind,
Condemned with serpents to abide
Each day shall see some duty done.
Some act Of pure unselfshness;
And everywhere my feet shall run
To help a brother in distress.
Tho many years may come to me.
Like those now numbered with the past
A priceless pearl this one shall be
AS tho, indeed, it were my last.
CIV. Crofts, in Inter Ocean,
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No, | WON'T
said Jack; all I'll
think bout by
that time II be
h w grandp a
scolded bout his
old glasses, and
said when he was
a boy chil're u
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HE stockings we're
b u by o
chimney W nth
care"
st. Nick with his
reindeers right
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19
FLEECED BY A FAIR FAKIR.
Miss GOrham, Of New York, Leaves Her
Charlotte Creditors in the Lurch.
BEING DESTROYED BY DIPHTHERIA.
Two Of Mrs. GIennan's Children Dead and
Others DyiDg-Meeting OF the state
Board OF Agriculture.

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. June 1s.-lSpeciall-A
highly sensational affair isengaging theinterest
of society here at present. young woman
by the name Of Miss Gorham. Of New YORK,
who,was vocal teacher mt the Female lnstI-
tuie the past winter, skipped tho town several
hundred dollars in debt. No one suspected
tho high-handed game Of fleeing she was
playing. as she was to all appearance q lady,
and had been entertained by the best people
of the city
She was petite brunette with bright, at
troctive face. she received attention from
vonnp men % the city. among them prOuil-
1ent MUSICIAN. whom she stuck 70 the
on.ount of :75. She was the lie ding soprano
i'm the, choir Of the First Presbyterian cnurch,
one of the most aristOcratc IN the city.
The merchants whom she so ,klltully
robbed got wind of her little game the even
ING before she eft for Morehead City and
called and demanded payment. She met them
with defiant smile. and boldly looking one
Of them in the face informed him she did
not know him. He threatened TO have
her behind the bars If she
did not make some redress, so
she returned some OF the goods taken and
paid him a small sum. Her trunks were levied
upon at the station and are now held 10y. one
of her creditors. She stopped at Moorehead
but a day and left Immediately for New York,
her home.
The affair has been n thunderbolt in society
here. as she was highly esteemed and came
here highly recommended by teachers bu-
reau of New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19
PETERSBURG.
Street Appropriations-Infan Found Clicked
to Death-COurt News.

to Death-COurt News.
PETERsBURG. VA. June 1S-lSpecial J.
The City Council will meet on the 25th inst
for the purpose Of agreeing on appropriations
for the several departments of the city for the
next fiscal year, which begins on the lst Of
July.
This morning the body of white infant
was found IN Dlnwlddie county, Just outside
of the corporate limits, lying on the side of
the road with rag strung around the neck,
with which II had been chOked to death The
authorities OF the county have been notified
and the case is TO be investigated.
The Hastings Court OF Petersburg, Judge
d. NJ. Bernard presiding, opened this morn
ing at IL o'clock when the grand jury were
called and sent o tneir room 10 consider such
business rs might lie sent before them by the
court. hey found true bills asai nst william
CuykendIl white and Lean der Bland
colored) for felop, Tie grand iuryindicted
+. r.. Pcvn4u m0 Lewis c. Wright
for misc .meauni Tho Indictment against
these utriies who are ell-known
drugg 9t. ~ ..i- ctF. - i0r violation Of the
pharmaceut-cai law, IT he State IN allowing
unregsteIea arue got. L. compound prescrip-
u ons II the ease %. u. =. Bowman, charged
with the same 0fcnse. the lury returned not
true bill. Cuykendal was charged with the
cutting and wounQlng Of Mr.. Charles Badger
few weeks ago The jury found him guilty
and hxod his punis I'M mt at four mont II
the city jail and imposed fine Of one cent.
An early morning marriage took place
to-day at 6'3l O'clock at the residence
Of Mr. James =. Banks on Washington street
The contracting parties we're Mr. Edward
Rogers and Miss Otis Alice Harrison. formerly
OF Surry county but who for some time past
has resided IN Petersburg. Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher
othclated. The groom IL president of the
Surry, Sussex and Southampton railroad.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19
HIMPDEN-SfDNEf.
Annual Celebration OF Union Society-hov'
JB shearer and Professor Winston.

j. II. shearer and Professor Winston.
HAupprx-S1DNEY. June ls.-lSpecial.l-
Last night the Union Society held It's annual
celebration with the following programme,
S. T. Barnett. Of Georgia, presiding.
Freshman declaimers medal delivered 70
II. H. Sweets. Kentucky, through the pre-
siding officer.
Junior Orator-Louis F. Harper, Maryland.
Subject The Dream of a Golden Age
Jnnior debater's medal delivered to Nj. q.
Woodwork, West Virginia, through n. j..
Campbell, West Virginia
Junior OratOr-Fred Wallace, West Nr-
ginia. Subject. 1.-The Age Calls and the Hero
Comes
Senior orators medal delivered to George
II. Denny. Jr.. Virginia, through W. III. Vena-
Senior Orator-James w. Shelley, Virginia.
Subject. THE Fate Of Nations"
Marshas-G b. Morton. Missouri ana ~.
"F Tbis morning Rev. J. B. Shearer, d. D.,
addressed the literary societies. lis subject
was literature" especially the literature OF
the Bible. 10 which all other literature should
bow lie said the Bible was
1st A book of irrefutable facts.
ID a book full of general prlnciples-
which themselves were facts-and need no
further elucdatiOn.
I'd This universal book solves all the
problems of the ages. The Bible Is the text
book for the whole race of man.
Professor Winston's subject was The
Growth and Influence Of Science The age
is pre-emnently scientific one. He dis
tineushed and illustrated the distinction be
tween science and invention. He referred TO
and gave illustrations of photography, the
spectroscope. electricity and evolution. lie
said scientific methods of investigation were
more and more used
/. As 10 their controlling spirit and ann.
q AS more peculiarly inductlve than other
methods. It analyses and compares facts.
3 II specially considers the smallest things.
The molecuIe an instance.
T. As TO its skepticsm. 1t requires proof
for everything.
5. 1t draws closely the line between the
known. the probable, the unknown and the
unknowable.
The scientific method he said, affects other
subjects, and he spoke of its application 70
theology and the study Of the Bible.
Dangers arise from the use of this method:
!. BY giving too much attention to things
material
2. BY looking too exclusively at some par
ticular aspect of the subject.
3. By illogical attempts to apply this
method to things with which 1t has nothing
TO do.
Then let us learn to avoid the dangers, not
by ignoring or fighting science, utby making
terms with it.
Mr.. G. II. Denny, Jr.. graduate of this
year. has been made fellow and instructor
in Latin. Greek and mathematics
Tonight the Philanthropic Society held its
annual celebration.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19

A Whole Family Being Destroyed-Board OF
Agriculture Meet.

RALEIGH. n. c.. June 18.--lSpecial ION
last Saturday Mrs. S. II. Glennan. wife OF
Surgeon Arthur Glennan, of the United States
navy. arrived here from Washington city with
her four children on her way 30 Ashevlle, TO
visit relations When she reached here her
five-vear- old daughter, Rosebud, was seized
with diphtheria OF the most malgnantty type ana
died Monday evening She had scarcely been
buried before another younger daughter,
Pansy was also seized with the dreaded dis
ease. and despite all aid of medical skill she
too died this evening Both Of the other two
children. two boys. aged six and eight years.
have also been seized and one now lies at
deaths door.
Ii now appears that the whole family Of
the unfortunate lady, whose husband Is sta
toned on the Pacific coast, will be swept away
Mrs. Glennan is well known here, and Is the
daughter of the late Hon. Kenneth Raynor, OF
this city.
The State Board Of Agriculture held meet
ing ere to-day and reelected John Robinson
Commissioner of Agriculture. and L. n.
Bruuer Secretary of the Department Of Aeri-
culture. All the other incumbents III the de-
partment were also reelected.
The board If trustees of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College Of which the mem
bers of the Board Of Agriculture are eX-offclo
members. also held Il meeting to-day and
made appropriations TO make extensive en-
largements in college building. construct
dormitoies and more thoroughly equip the
mechanical department.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19
CHIRIOTTESVIIIE.
Gas Works Struck by LightnIng-K Killed on
X. and A.-PIedmOnt Female Seminary.

Gas works struck by LiEhtnlng-htlled on
X. and A.-PIedmont Female Seminary.
CHARLoTTEsvILLE,V Va. June 1S-ISpeciaj. !
During severe Iain-storm last night lightning
struck the main building at the city gas works.
tearing away part of the roof, doing consider
able damage. Rain fell in torrents for about
half an hour,
Mr.. james Lane, engineer, who was killed
in an accident on the Richmond and Ale
ghany railroad yesterday. is a son of Mr..
James Lane at Alton and brother-in-law of
MIR. Dan. G. Grady, of this place.
The repairs 10 the Methodist church have
been completed, ana the congregation will
occupy the auditorium next Sunday for the
first time since the church has been closed for
repairs, about two months ago. Bishop A. w.
Wilson, of Baltimore. will preach at the morn
Ing service. The building Is now considered
safer than before the accident.
Miss Nette Dull, who has been on lengthy
visit 10 her mother and brother in Atlanta,
Ga. has returned to Charlottesville
Mr. Samuel HaSLer, of GOochland county,
is in the city, where he expects to locate
An appreclatiye audience assembled in the
large hall of the Piedmont Female Institute
last night TO witness the final concert of this
school The programme was made up of
vocal and instrumental music and tho num-
bers were rendered in "a very creditaOle
manner
The following young ladies of the Char
lottesvllle Female Seminary were dlstin-
guished on all their studies and attained the
highest average Misses Mary n. Lyons,
Helen NJ. Dnwlddie and Ida w. Lipscomb
The scholarship medal was delivered TO Miss
Mary N. Lyons by Professor A. H. futile of
the University Of Virginia, and the distnc-
tons were awarded by Professor William NJ.
Thornton, Of the same institution.
The last two baseball games Of the season
will take place on the Athletics grounds of
the University between the club of that insti-
tuition and the Athletics of Columbia College
Washington, ID. c.. on June 22d and 2Sd
The Varsity" will have on all its old and
best players.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-19
UYTUETILLE.
Wedding Bells-Two Happy Pair on the Same
Day United.


Day United.
WYTHEvILE Va, June 17.-ISpecial The
marriage Of Miss Jane Byrd Pendleton to Mr.
John Williamson McGayock at the Episcopal
church at $50 O'Clock this evening attracted n
large audience. The bride in costume Of
white faille entered the church on the arm Of
her brother, Mr.. Edmund PendletOn. who
gave her away She was preceded by the
ushers. Messrs. Mann Pendleton. G. G. Lewis,
Harold Hun and r. Peyton Nelson, and i'm
mediately by the maid of honor, Miss Julia
PendletOn She was met at the altar by the
groom and his best man. Mr. W. i. Fulton
The decorations we're fresh and tasteful, and
the music rendered by Miss Ella Goodin
sweet and appropriate.
After the ceremony the bridal party drove
to the house of the bride to receive the con-
gratulatOns Of their friends and don travel
ing attire They will be absent from the
county about month and will visit Niagara
Saratoga and other points of interest North
before Their return.
A half hour later Mr.. Allen p. Walker and
Miss Maude Foote were united III marriage
at the Methodist church, which was very
deliberately decorated with evergreen and
floral arches and masses OF vines and flowers
The best man was Mr.. Randolph EtZhugh.
of New Orleans The usheIs as follows:
Messrs. c. NJ Caldwell and J. Mont Juukn.
of Radford Ollie Jordan and William J. Kent,
of Pulaski county Norman Hanger. of
Waynesboro, and Will Trinkle, Clarence
Trinkle, John Barrett. William Crockett and
Alexander White, of Wythville. They entered
in couples, followed by the flower girls and
they 10y the bride on the arm of her father.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Mr. Somers, and the music rendered by Mr..
William G.. St Clair. Mr. and Mrs. Walker
will also take the o'clock east-bound train
for short trip.
third couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore (nee
Miss Suit will take the same train on their
bridal tour at this depot