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Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20

assigned to fill his place. Whenheap.
peared in the pulpit to conduct the
services almost the entire congrega-
tion arose and left the church. Less
than q score of the members remained
seated and Prof. Wilson delivered his
sermon without comment. The trou-
BILE is the outgrowth OF therecent here
sy trouble OF which, Prof. Wilson was
the prosecutor. Among the eight
young ministers suspended for hereti-
cal utterances was Rev. J. Milligan.
His congregation stood by him, how
ever, and when the attempt was made
to fill the pulpit with his prosecutor
the members quietly and without APP
parently concerted action withdrew.
Another OF the suspended divines, Rev.
o. B. Milligan, has decided to connect
himself with the Presbyterian church,
and has accepted a call from the Sc
cond Presbyterian church OF Oil City.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
A DAYS NEWS.
Ihe New Orleans Lynchlng Merely an
Assertion Of Justice Against
Legal Chicanery.
strong Utterances in Support Of the
LJnching...Provenzano's Very Cute
Story Of the Malta.
Big0try Rebuked...A Miscarriage Of
Justice...Stabbed With Pair
of Scissors. -

g The latest advices from Rome and
other points in Italy state that the
Italian newspapers comment in strong
language on the massacre of Italians
in America. Various suggestions are
made as tc obtaining satisfaction,
nearly all uniting, however, in the as
sertion that unless satisfaction is CIV
en- the angovernment should have
nothing to do with the Chicago exhibi-
tion, and should withdraw the sup
port promised already. 1t is insisted
that the italian government shall
spare no effort to have the murderers
brought to justice, whoever they may
be, and one paper significantly adds
that this ls necessary IN order to make
Italy a safe country for Americans to
visit. Popular feeling on the subject
!, is even stronger than on Sunday, and
% -.,oev nothing else is talked of in the
streets. At Palermo, Sicily, it would
be dangerous for an American to be
recognized as such and the few there
have already departed for Southern
France or places in Italy where their
nationality is not known.
The Italian embassy in London has
been besieged with callers and messen-.
gers urgi ing action on the part OF Italy
to obtain satisfaction, and one excit-
ed person was heard to propose an
immediate declaration of war and q
raid by Italy's fleet on American COM
merce.
The Captain Fracassa, OF Rome,
says: "The weak in America are at
the mercy of q ferocious, bloody pop
ulace, and are tortured and murdered
in daylight"
The Don Chisciotte Della Mancia re-
marks that "Italy ought to demand
that instant measures be taken to
protect the italian colony in New Or
1eans," adding, however, cit is just al
so to recognize the fact that similar
incidents Would not occurif the towns
on the Atlantic littoral were not in
tested with the ex-galley slaves of Eu-
rope"
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
Bigotry Rebuked.

In the absence from the city OF Pitts.
burg, Pa, on the 10th inst, OF Rev.
j. R. Milllgan, the regular pastor OF
the Allegheny Reformed Presbyterian
church, Prof. d, B. Wilson, OF the AL.
lsgheney Theological seminary, was
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
FROM THE LIMB OF A TREE


his body was suspended, although life
was already gone. just as soon as
the bloody work was done Mr.. Parker
son addressed the crowd and asked
them to dispelse.
This they consented to do with a
ringing shout, but first they made a
rush tor Parkerson, and, lifting him
bodily, supported him on their should
ers while they marched up the street.
The avengers came back III a body to
the Clay statue and then departed.
Immense crowds rushed from all
directions to the neighborhood of
the tragedy, while the streets in front
OF the newspaper Offices were blocked
with people anxious to see the latest
bulletins. There was intense suppress
ed excitement from one end ofthe city
to the other. The action OF the citi-
zens was applauded. O'Malley, the
detective, who would have shared the
fate OF the assassins if he had been
caught, has disappeared and is not
expected to return, and members of
the jury are i'll hiding. The atmos-
phere has been considerably purged,
and though there was q big crowd on
Canal street, the trouble was all over.
The Italian consul declined to saw
what action, ii any, he will take.
The prison was surrounded until
dark with motley multitude, but
the police found no difficulty in main
tanning good order.
The bodies of some OF the slain were
removed in the evening. Caruso was
married but leaves no children. Ro-
nero has q wife and children and
Macheca q wife and family. Cometez
leaves wife.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20

crowd had entered. Hall carried,
half dragged, he was taken to the COR
ner. A rope was provided and tied
around his neck, and the people pulled
him up to the cross bars. Not salts
fed that he was dead, score OF men
took aim and poured q voley OF shot
into his body, and for several hours
the body was left dangling in the air.
Bagnetto was caught in the first
rush up stairs, and the first volley of
bullets pierced his brain. He was
pulled out by q number OF stalwart
men through the main entrance to the
prison, and
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
ARMED HIS DEPUTIES

and then started on hunt for May
or Shakespeare. The Italian consul
and Attorney General Rogers Joined
in the pursuit, but his honor does not
reach his office till noon and he was
not to be found at any OF his regular
haunts. The governor had not heard
OF the uprising and had no time to
act. The police force was too small
to offer much resistance to the army
OF avengers.
Supt. Caster had ordered an extra
detail OF officers to be sent to the Jail,
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
FARM HOMES CAN BE MADE BEST HOMES.

FARM HOMES CAN BE MADE BEST THOMIS.
What a field of study and informa-
ton opens before the intelligent farm.
er; he is hand to hand with nature
sirJohn Lubbock spent years in watch
ing and studying the habits OF ants
and wrote an interesting and instruc-
tive book about them. The great
Darwin gave a year to the study OF
the common angle or fish worm, and
he says IN the book on the subject
that these little moving things that
boys think are only good for fish bait
are the most potent factor in making
the soil OF Engla suitable for agri.
culture. Our own Downing Spent
many q useful year among fruits
and berries, as Audubon did
among the birds. a mere list
of those who have found profit and
pleasure in fields and woods and prov
ed themselves public benefactors can
be extended bey ond the limits of an
ordinary paper. THERE'S many way
to make country home life so attrac-
tive that the boys and girls will prefer
remaining on the farm to be drudges
in city stores and shops. No city ta-
BILE can be furnished with the sweet
fresh butter, cream and milk, good
meats and vegetables that the farm
gives at first hands. Very few farm
ers give their farms credit for furnish
ing home rent free and hundred
other necessaries and often luxuries
which would have to be paid for in
cash in the city.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
GOOD MARKET FOR FLAX FIBER.

1t is not improbable that the ordi.
nary tow from the threshlng can, with
a little preparation, be spun into
twine. IL is, however, quite certain
that the preparation of flax fiber for
the linen mills will yield bountiful re.
suits. 1t always finds ready mar
ket. We are told by those who are
putting up linen mills in Minneapolis
that they will take all the fiber that
the farmers of Minnesota and the Da-
kotas can produce. The hand scutch.
ed flax is much better than that pre-
pared by machine. We have it
from Eugene Bosse, of St. Paul
Park, that he realized $3.50
from six acres OF fax in q
single season, without interference
with other farm work. The gentle
man has promised to attend this
meeting, and With q fax break and
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-20
HIS DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS.

There was no blood from the wound,
and when the body was picked up the
ear was swollen so as to hide the
wound. Scoffedi, one OF the most vii
famous OF the assassins, dropped like
log when bullet hit him in the eye.
Old man Marchesi was the only man
who was not killed outright. He was
struck in the top OF the head while he
stood beside Macheca, and, though
he was mortally wounded, he fingered
all the evening.
Pollize, the crazy man, was locked
up in a cell upstairs, The door was
flung open and one OF the avengers,
taking aim, shot him through the
body. He was not killed outright,
and, in order to satisfy the people on
the outside, who were crazy to know
what was going on within, he was
dragged down the stairs and brought
through the doorway by which the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25

We always like best what the other
boy got.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-25
SEASONABLE SCRAPS.

And why do they spell it Xmas, pap"
because, my son, it has so many ten
der recollections. Weekly.
Christmas is the only holiday of the
year that brings the whole human fami-
ly into common commandments
Dickens.
"A mans pocketbOok after Christ
mas does not resemble a cloud. The
cloud has a silver lining, you know
Yonllers Statesman.
1t is worth remembering that the
value of a Christmas present isn't de-
termined by what it costs. but by what
it typifies.-New Bedford Journal
MANY at the Christmas tableP"
Eight of us. Father, mother and the
five children" That's only seven"
''Yes, but the turkey was ate. "-Phila-
delphia Times.
"A Nice Present.-''That's a fine
wallet you have, Henry ''Yes. Ny
wife gave it to me for Christmas" I'm
deed. Anything in it?" Yes; the bill
for the w1llet."
About Christmas time a little girl
was told that ''she was naughty. and
Santa Claus might not bring her pres
emit" WELL" said she, you need not
say it so near the chimney. Youths
COMPANION
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but, for wonder, Jane spoke no word
of blame or criticism.
They went together into the L-room
where the two little girls were asleep.
but were scarcely over the threshold
when they stopped short, for, by the
light of small lamp on the mantel,
they saw sight which moved them
both deeply. Under the mantel hung
two gray hand-knit stockings packed
full.
Miss Jane did not venture to look at
her brother as she went forward and
emptied the stockings. From Prue's
she took an old case knife, an anti
quated bead pin cushion, an almanac, Il
china dog-which belonged to the
spare room mantle-a lamp mat and a
toilet bottle. From Rebeccas, a match
safe, shell box, photograph frame,
hair brush, a broken ink bottle, and a
battered silver cup that was a relic of
Miss James babyhood.
well. l never in all my born days
she calculated under her breath.
Reuben, look here"
But Reuben, finding his emotion not
to be controlled by an occasional smooth
cred cough. had gone back to the
kitchen. Miss Jane found him there ten
minutes later sitting by the stove with
his hands over his face. He looked up
as she entered.
EFF he'd to get them presents over
ag'in," he said, slowly, Il wouldn't rest
till I'd bought the hull store out. The
poor little creeturs.''
I've got enough, dear knows re-
joined Miss Jane, pretending to search
in the corner cupboard for something
which could not be found. They'll be
as pleased in the mornin' as two
crickets."
The establishment and delight of the
two little girls when they walked in the
morning and found their gifts can better
be imagined than described; and there
were no happier children in the old
district schoolhouse the following Mon
day than the two whose pretended
Christmas had become a wonderful
reality.-B. Hollowell, in Christian
| Union.
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Jane, in a tone of vexation. az can't
keep track o. 'em. / sent 'em out to the
well much as an hour ago, N they amt
come back yet"
II wish ye'd let me show we where
they be, Jane"
An odd tremulousness in her brothers
voice struck Miss Jane, and she turned
sharply around.
"What dye mean, Reuben? Nothin's
happened to 'em. hope?"
NO. nothin' amt happened to 'em.
But they're out in the old henhouse,
Jane. n"
The old henhouse." interrupted Miss
Jane. "What under the canopy be they
a-doin' there?"
'They're-they'rc havin' Christmas
tree" answered her brother, IN | want
you to see EN-. Jane. The poor little
things! They've got n little hemlOck,
a-settin' in a wash-tub o ashes, n it's
covered all over with candle ends, n
there's a gourd a-hang;n' on it, n a
stone. n the parlor buster, m that tidy
Priscilla NewcOme knit, n the clancy
cup that belonged to mother, 'n'-it's
Jest pitiful to see EN-. Jane"
Miss Jane didn't answer. She was
very busy stirring the potatoes. But
presently she pushed the pan to the
back of the stove, and taking her shawl
and hood down from a peg on the
kitchen door. said in n muffled voice,
as she tied the strings of the hood under
her chin:
II s'pose l might as well go ont n
see for myself what they're up to. Why
couldn't they have their tree in the
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Unexpected Munificence.

''Jane," said Mr.. Skinnphlint, a soft
ened light shining in his eyes, Il think
| have never given you anything for a
Christmas present, have -"
''No, William" answered Mrs. Skim
phlint. "You never have"
This Christmas, Jane" said Mr..
Skinnphlint, in a voice trembling from
unwonted feeling, shall be different
one from any we have ever had. What
would you say to n present of some use
full article for the house?"
Il would like it very much, William"
something, for instance, that would
be both useful and ornamental? Some
thing that you could select yourself?
How would that do?"
st would please me above all things"
"Then, Jane" said Mr.. Skinnphlint,
with an effort to retain his composure,
1--WE need a new bootjack. Here is
twenty-five cents to buy it with. If it
costs less, Jane" he added, in broken
voice, you can keep the change. Chi
cago Tribune.
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house eff they was SO set on havin' one.
They'll take their death o cold out'n
that draughty place"
Reuben followed her out, and n mo-
ment later they stood side by side at
the door of the hen-house. The pres
ents had all been taken from the tree,
and Rebecca was talking eagerly.
''Now, you see what splendid plan
it was, Prue. I'm so glad | happened
to think of it. Now, on Monday we can
say we had Christmas tree. n you can
say you got tidy, n a book. n beau
tiful stone that you mean to use for n
paper weight; and will tell all l got.
An it'll all be true, Prue-that's the
best of it. An nobody'n ever know in
this wide world that we only pretended
Christmas"
Prue sighed as her cheerful little sis
ter stopped talking. Older by a year
and a half than Rebecca, she, neverthe-
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as soon as the children were out OF
hearing. 1T does seem SO pitiful TO
have 'em a-doin' this way"
Il amt got nothin' agin their havin'
Christmas, eff you choose ter pay for
it." answered Miss Jane. her voice soft
err than usual. II amt as mean
as some folks d like to make out.
The only reason didn't give 'em Christ
mas long before this was because |
didn't think you had money to pay out
for such foolishness."
II amt noways rich, as everybody
knows, 'thout bein' told" rejoined
Reuben. but l guess l amt so poor |
can't spend bit once a year for the
poor little creeturs. I'll go down to the
store soon's supper's over, n see what
| en- do
Prude and Rebecca wondered what
made their uncle and aunt so silent dur
ing supper. and why Aunt James voice
was so much kinder than usual, but
not for moment did they suspect that
there had been witnesses to that pre-
tended Christmas in the old henhouse.
When Reuben got back from the viii
lage at nine o'clock, and, after putting
his horse in the stable. came into the
warm, well-lighted kitchen, where
Jane was sewing by the center-table,
his arms were full of bundles. There
was little bedstead, two china dolls, a
tea-set, small kitchen, a dolls car
riage, bag of candy, and half dozen
big oranges. He looked a little anxious
as Jane unwrapped one thing after the
other, for he half expected to be called
to account for such wild extravaganza;
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Meanwhile the BELLS for miles around, start
ringing altogetherl
With shouts of merriest laughter and with
sounds of merriest singing,
(Be sure, whate'er you do, to keep the joyful
bells a-ringing)
And Christmas trees enough to fill forest,
decked with berries,
Some creamy white and some as red as sum
mer's ripest cherries,
And stockings of all sizes and all hues set
gently swinging
From chimney shelves. (And, mind. don't let
the gladstone bells stop ringing
And OF mince pies, plum buildings, turkeys,
chickens, yes, and any
Good things you find take plenty, for you can
not have too many.
Then Santa Claus get hold OF when his rein
deer steeds are springlng
From roof to roof (cling clang, cling-clang
still have the bells a-ringing).
And help yourself to sweets and toys for some
poor little dweller
Some pretty, thinfaced boy or girl-in garnet
or in cellar
To whose pale cheek the sight OF them will
flush of JOY be bringing
Geuder and faster let the bells, the festive
bells, be ringing.
Then gather lots OF greetings warm and untold
stores of kisses,
And friendly wishes, happy smiles-in fact, all
kinds of blisses,
With hip hurrah.' for Prince New Year his
way toward US winging
land NOR their us'y fastest must the wild, wild
bells be rnging),
And at tho last mix we'll with rhymes, and
you'll have-don't know 'em?
] should for I've thousand read--a reg lar
Christmas poem.
Margaret Eytinge, in Detroit Free Press.
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bordered path. Their aunt stood waiting
for them, and when they were within
reach pushed them before her into the
kitchen
There's no need to idle round jest
because school amt keepin' this week, -"
she said. There's plenty to do. dear
knows! It's all foolishness havin' a
vacation. i don't believe in it.
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odd-looking little creatures, for their
dark wooden dresses came down below
their ankles, and on their heads were
thick worsted hoods, while each was
wrapped in big blanket shawl, tied at
the back.
They were used to the cold. and they
didn't mind it in the least, and just now
they forgot all about it in their absorb
ing interest in some subject they were
discussing.
'Well be awful 'shamed to say we
didn't get anything, Rebecca," said the
elder girl, land they'll be sure to ask a
lot of questions"
well, We'll just have to stand it
that's ALL reioined little Rebecca,
Stnrdily '''Tain't our fault we don't
have any Christmas"
But don't you suppose, if we spoke
to Aunt Jane, she'd"
Mo- interrupted Rebecca- 1T
wouldn't do mite o. good. She'd say
she didn't believe in Christmas. You
know she would, Prue."
I've good mind to ask her, anyway.
/ don't want to GO to school next Mon
day n tell EN- we didn't have the first
thing They'd think Aunt Jane n
Uncle Reuben awful mean to us. We've
lived here five years, and we amt never
had any Christmas yet"
Rebecca was about to reply, but
what she would have said will never be
known, for at that moment a tall,
angular woman, with a thin face, and
iron-gray hair drawn tightly back from
her temples, came around the side OF
the house.
How many times have got to tell
you girls not to swing on that there
gate?" she cried, in thin, rasping voice.
You'll have it off the hinges yet. You
don't pretend to pay attention to thing
say"
Prudence and Rebecca, with scared
faces, jumped down from the gate, and
walked quickly up the narrow, box
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Daddy he tells nanny at it won't be long
afOre
He fms anudder job at sumpin' at II pay him
more;
An Bess an me s a-hopn at he II git it soon,
accuse
It's putty nearly bout the time to look fur
Sanity Klaws.
m mos eight years old, an Bess is littler
an me,
An nanny $ been apromisln' at we could
have tree
Big as what the Dolans had las year on Chrisa
mus,
An there IS seven little DoIans. an there IS
on'y two of us.
But nanny now is worried bout the rent o.
comm on.
An we don't drink no more coffee, an the bag
o. -four gone;
An the coal at S in the closet 5 a-gittin' down
so fast
IL last
So it don't much look as if tree S goin' to be
had,
An We we stopped a-askin' nanny cause it
on'y makes her mad,
An we both have made it up to stop a-plaguin'
daddy, too,
Fur centses to buy candy with, JUS like we
But we keep a-hopin to oursers it won't be
alus so,
An a-prayin' an a-prayin', though we don't let
nanny know.
If there job to spare at daddy IL git it
Sumpin' at IL bring him more an fifty cents a
day!
Malcolm Douglas, in ST. Nicholas.
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less, let the latter take the lead in all
things.
'It's better'n nothin', s'pose," she
said, drearily, IAN l guess the girls
won't ask us to bring our presents to
school. But we'd better go in now,
'Becca- 1t must be most supper time,
n Aunt Jane will be wondering where
we are"
Reuben drew his sister quickly to
one side Just as the door of the hem
house opened and the two little girls
came out
''Can't-can't we give 'em some sort
o. Christmas, Jane?" he asked, timidly,
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There is a CLEAN of comfort for a
man even when the Christmas present
season is in full blast; his wife does not
want an Easter bonnet now.-Philadel-
phia Times.
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Johnnie-Say, pa, is this what Santa
Claus brought you?
Mr.. Scantlox-Yes, my boy. What
do you think of it?
{ohnnie-Well, 1 think that Santa
made a mistake, as you always part
your hair with towel.
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."yeu Robbie said his father

well, Bobbie," said his father, the
other day after Christmas, aren't you
sorry Christmas comes only once a
year?" ''Oh, d. know! If DIR. Squills
has got to come the day after Christmas
every time. I'm rather glad of it.
Golden DAYS
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-04-16
No, THE ARGUS CAN'T SEE THE
DIFFEREsCE."

This 4s the way the ErG replies
to our editorials. a short time since
we got the boys into close quarters
about the tarilf on sugar.
They had been Dragging to the good
people about how much money they
would save hereafter, owing to tho
reduction Of two cents per pound
and tho tariff Cor tax being taken
OF sugar. We wanted to know if
Che people hadn't been paying that
extra amount heretofore, and il it
was not a tax pure and simpler