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The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
LITTLE BELLIES CHRISTMAS.
Thrilling Reunion of Father and Chi
nn the Eve off the Coming Halliday

Thrilling Reunion of Father and Child
the Eve of the Coming Holiday.
Every one who knew Little Texas
agreed that she was the most amiable anc
altogether the sweetest and most lovable
child to be found anywhere.
A pretty child, too, was 'Little Texas,
with her wealth of golden curls, blue eyes
and sunny features.
She was child of the people.
No one ever seemed to know who hel
parents were, nor what was her real name
nor how or where she lived. That she was
poor was evident, as she earned daily pit
tance by selling flowers, mostly to the
occupants of one of the large Office build
ings on lower Broadway
She had n smile and a good word fol
everybody, but was very reticent as to hel
antecedents. Belle, she said, was hel
name, and she lived, SO she stated, with ar
aunt somewhere under the big bridge
But whether it was Belle Smith or Belle
Jones the child would never say.
my aunt does not wish me to tell my
name," she would answer when ques
toned on the subject.
Little Belle then-she was only ten years
old-visited the various Offices in the big
Broadway building each morning, and the
kind hearted men bought her little punches
of yiolets and roses, often paying many
times what they were worth, for little
Belle had such u sweet smile of thanks for
those who purchased her wares.
From day to day the child sold her flow
ers, and, although daily questioned, she
would never reveal her full name nor say
where she lived 1t was finally accepted
as a matter of course. Little Belle was q
mystery.
In one of the large offices of the great
building one morning last week middle
aged man, with a full brown beard and
slouch hat, careless and easy in his man
ners, but well dressed withal, sat discuss
ing general topics with party of gentle
men there assembled.
"Yes," said the stranger, "Christmas
comes but once year, as you say, but that
is Just once too often for me-" At this
there was general exclamation of sur
prise on the part of his auditors. The
stranger continued;
st is sad story and one that had its
beginning on Christmas day six years ago.
had one of the prettiest homes down In
Texas then you ever saw. My wife, she's
dead now" he said with sigh, land the
sweetest child a little girl with golden
brown hair and blue eyes. Little Belle
was her name.
"We had such happy home too. And
that Christmas day. All, how well l re-
member it now. The child had nurse
whom she used to call Auntie. Somehow
/ never trusted that woman much. Well
there's no use in going into particulars
Little Belle and her nurse went out for a
walk on that Christmas morning. Neither
the woman nor the child has been seen
since. My poor wife died-it broke heI
heart. And l. we'll I''--
"Want any flowers today, sirsT came
from the voice of little child who had just
entered the office.
my Godl Whose child is thatP What's
your name, girls Who are youf came
from the Texan in excited tones
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
IN RAIN and MUD.
The Nags Ran at Gntten-
berg-First Home.

The club war and the storm combined
did not stop the crowd from attending
the races at Gutenberg yesterday. Ball
larat and War Duke proved excellent
mud horses, although despised in thepet-
ting. They went to the post at 10 to
against them. The results:-
First race. five fnrlongs, for beaten
horses-Ballarat, L; Lillian. Q; Lallah, 8.
Time, 1.04.
Second race. six furlongs, selling allow
ances-Prince Havard, l; Graduate, 2;
Glenmound, 8. Time, 1.19%.
Third race. one mile, selling-War
Duke, l; GlInter. l.; Hour, 8. Time. 4S.
Fourth race, five furlongs. handicap
Peruvian, 1; Rancocas. 2; Badger, 3. Bid
ding, Rancocas, to and out: Peruvian,
8 and to 2; Badger. 4 and 8 to 5.
Fifth race, six furlongs for two-year-
olds, selling -Quartermaster. l. Merry
Duke, 2; Brooklyn. 3. Time. 1881.
Sixth race, one mile. selliug-Florimer.
|; Mabel Pomeroy. Q; John Hickey, 8.
Time | 20
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
why She wanted to Know.

Here is one of Marshall P. Wilder's
storjes:-Every time I've started out on
one of my reading tours lately I've had a
hard time to get to the ticket window of
the railway station. There are always q
lot of people there who are asking ques-
tions. They remind me of an old woman
whom heard of in London who went TO
station u little way out of the city, and
asked when the next train would 60 TO
London.
"Twelve-flfteen." said the agent. It
was then nine a. m
Shortly afterward the woman came
again and asked the same question. Same
reply.
AT ten O'Clock, same question, same
answer. and SO on at intervals of thirty
minutes until half past eleven. Then the
agent was vexed.
Madame" said he, mo train will pass
this station-express, freight, goods or
accommodation, to London or from Lon.
don-until quarter past twelve"
"Oh," responded the old lady. much re-
lieved, then I'll venture TO cross the
tracks,"
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
IN THE CYCLING FIELD.
What the Hudson Wheelmen and Their
Friends Are Doing.

What the Hudson Wheelmen and Their
Friends Are Doing.
Wheelmen living within a radius of
fifty miles of New York are looking for
ward with great interest to the reception
of the Columbia Cycling Club which is
to be held at the Vienna. January IA.
The Hudson County Wneelmen aud the
wheeling division of the Jersey City Ath-
letic CluU will be we'll represented.
The new Progressive Cycle Association
is rapidly increasing in membership and
will be of great benefit to all wheelmen.
doc" Benedict or the Hudson County
Wheelmen is just as popular as ever with
his organization, Notwithstanding the
fact that he has stopped taking an active
part in wheeling. DOC" is always ar
ranging details for future events of inter-
est.
The wheeling division of the Brighton
Athletic Club is making great progress in
popularity. There are number of hard
and fast riders in it.
IL is the Intention of the members of the
wheeling division of The Jersey City Atm
letic Club to hold runs next month.
The Hudson County Wheelmen are do
ing all they can to make it pleasant for
unattached wheelmen.
The Hudson County boys enjoved them
selves immensely Christmas Day. The
clu bhouse was crowded nearly all day
and the card rooms and pool tables were
well patronizad. Many of the boys ex-
changed pr seuts. The boys are making
elaborate arrangements for "big time "
on New Years
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

A theatrical manager who had limited
purse and consequently limited COM
pany, occasionally compelled some of the
actors to ''double'-that is, play two or
more parts in the same piece.
Lancaster" he said one morning adj
dressing very servlceabIe utility man,
you will have to enact three parts in
The Silent Foe tonight = Henderson,
Uncle Bill and the crusher."
Cant do it." replied Lancaster; inn
possible-can'r be done."
"You can't do IL? you won't do itf
WhyP
Because it is impossible" returned the
indignant actor. mo human being can
play those three parts at the same time
In the first scene of the third act two of
them have fight, and the third fellow
rushes in and stops them. ."-Detroft Free
Prpee
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
A Sensible Arrangement.

An Englshman who. after grumblfng
about his native country for more than
half lifetime, at last made ND his mind
to emigrate to New Zealand, was asked
why he chose that far-away part of the
world for place residence.
why" said he, "it is because nature
has made a much better arrangement of
the seasons there than 1t has here"
"What do you meau?
"What do l mean? Why. it's great
mistake OF nature. as anyone must see,
to have the cold weather come in the
winter md hot weather in the summer.
How delicious it must be to have it hot
in Dece lber. now. which is the cold,
freezing season, and what blessing to
get bracing cold in July when everybody
needs i'll Now, that's the way they have
it in New Zealand, and that's what call
u sensible arrangement of the seasonsp'--
Youths Companion.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
An Editorial Pet.

There is a man in our town and he is
wondrous wise; WIENER he writes the
printer man he dotteth all his is. And
when he dotteth all of them. with great
sangfroid and ease. he punctuates each
paragraph, and crosseth all his It's. Upon
one side alone he writes, and never rolls
his leaves; and from the man of ink Il
smile, and mark "insert" receives. And
when question he doth ask Caught
wisely has he been). he doth the good
penny stamp, for postage back, put in
.SloitchMan'S Journal
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
Ill. n gTOE.
Enough of 1t G...,.-.-.. in This Country
for All Festal Purposes.

Enough of 1t G.",.-.-. in This Country
for All Festal Purposes.
There is mistletoe growing in our own
country quite good enough to answer all
the festal purposes of the mistletoe de-
scended from that which the old Druids
in their white robes cut with golden
sickle just after the new of the moon,
and distributed for charms against all
evil to their believing tribes, says a
writer in Harper's Bazaar. 1t is not, in
deed, the true and ancient mistletoe, but
it takes botanist, and a good one, to
tell you why not; and it is quite as in
teresting in its appearance, with the
long, olivelike leaves and the singular
translucent berry with CLEAN of green
in its whiteness, something between a
moonstone and pale cats eye quartz in
tint. 1t grows anywhere in the Virginia
latitudes, abounds upon the mesquite in
Texas, and is usually to be found in the
Washington flower market through the
Christmas holidays.
The plant is certainly beautiful and
curious; but except for it's parasitical
origin and growth, which gave it sort
of mystery to the unlearned and prim-
itive mind, it is difficult to see why it
ever attained such eminence as it had,
although it is true that the Druids gave
it veneration only when found growing
on the oak, which was sacred to the sun
the Druidical worship and that of the
old Persians having much in common;
but it held with them, for whatever
reason, an important part in the great
rites of the winter solstice, corresponding
to our Christmas festivities. One of the
old northern myths makes the dart which
killed the beautiful Balder out of the
mistletoe, which alone of all nature had
not been bound to do him harm, possibly
as showing that there is nothing in the
universe without significance, and with
Him there is no great nor small"
Nowadays the strange plant is found
less often on the oak than on the apple
tree, where it kills out whole orchards
being all but indestructible itself, and
living just as long as there is any sap in
the tree it has chosen; in some regions it
has indeed become more profitable to
raise and sell than the apples would be-
In England and in the wild state it is
most often sown by the misselthrush;
but it is raised artidcially by crushing
the berries on a bough, to which their
glutinous matter adheres and where
they generate; others make slit with
penknife on the underside of branch,
SO that it may not be observed by the
birds and there insert the seed, and
something Of weird and mysterious
character is seen in a species of intelli-
gence manifested by it, since, in what
ever direction the seed is pointed, the
radical will turn toward the surface and
fasten itself in such manner as to draw
the most nutriment it can, and it has
even been successfully grated upon
another mistletoe. That it should still
have part in our Christmas keeping is
owing to the fact that we always have
tenderness toward the customs of our an
cestors.-Boston Herald.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
Rules in Drowning Gases.

A man while fishing suddenly fell into
the water. A fellow fisherman Of bene-
VIOLENT aspect promptly helped him out,
laid him on his back. and then began TO
scratch his head in puzzled manner.
What's the matterr asked the by
ISLANDERS. ''Why don't you revive himw
'Thcre are sixteen rules to revive
drowned persons" said the benevolent
man, land know 'em all; bur I can't
call to mind which comes first"
AT this point the rescued man opened
his eyes and said taintly:-"Is there any
thing about giving brandy in the rulesf"
yes"
"Then never mind the other fifteen. ~
London FigarO.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
"Do YOU KNOW SANTA cLAusi"

say am not able to see any one today" T"
The little girl backed out of the room, and
then the old lady smiled pleasant SMILE
while working away with renewed energy
Even when she came to n Japanese doll,
which she did occasionally, she dressed it
with as much skill as a Jap could have
done. She never paused in her work upo,.
the day when she reflected that it was late
in August, with Russia untouched and
New York in the same condition, with the
exception of the towns of Callicoon and
Painted Post, until an expressman called
with large load of dry goods to be con-
verted into dolls dresses-
Then she paused long enough to examine
the goods contained in the package, and
she smiled as only woman can smile
while examining silks and satins, or even
gingham.
'Of course I am the leader of the fash
ions in dolls clothing," she soliloquized
with great pride, land 1 must keep the
dolls in such charming gowns that they
will command the admiration of all lovers
of dress from Paris, France, to Paris, KY.
I never grow tired Of dressing dolls, and I
often feel thankful that l have nothing
else to do and that nothing can interfere
with it's progress"
Just then it began to rain.
Susie" shouted the old lady, ''run and
look at all the stalls, and see that none of
the dolls get their hats or dresses wet. Run
quickr'
.They are all covered with oil silkp re-
piled the little girl.
"Are you sure that Spain and Wisconsin,
next the door, are protected?"
The little girl replied in the affirmative.
'Then get me another pot of tea. lam way
behind now, and August is almost over.
with Russia untouched and New York in
the same condition, with the exception of
Callicoon and Painted Post. Come, hurry
with the pot of green tea, for must catch
up if l have to work all night"
Often she will arise at 4 in the morning
and go at her work and keep it up some
times until after midnight One day
little waif came to ask for something to
eat, and when she saw the old lady dress
ing the dolls she uttered an exclamation
Of joy. II have often seen them in shop
windows, but never had one in my hands
BEFORE" said the little waif And when
the old lady gave her doll all her hunger
left her, she was so happy. And then she
spoke of the great number lying around.
81 do nothing but dress dolls all day."
said the old lady pleasantly.
You must have very large family"
remarked the girl innocently.
''In one sense have" said the old lady,
"and 1 am working day and night for it's
little members. You know sometimes on
Christmas Santa Claus never calls at some
houses"
"He never called at mine yet," MUIR
pured the waif.
SsWell," explained the old lady, working
4 Il fba, ,,,I icip tha child
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
Rudyard KiplinC, the Man.

As Mr. kipling has so often bee n de-
scribed as young man of aggressive
manner afflicted with "big head" tho
following extract from Boston woman's
report of meeting with him Is agreea-
bie;-"Mr. Kipling's manner in conver-
saton reminds one strongly of his style
in writing-there is certain indescriba-
Bile terseness aud humor in all that he
says. Best of all. however, is the entire
freedom from conceit aud egotism. lt is
of Rudyard Kipling the man. not of Ru-
dyard kipling the author, of whom you
think as you talk with him.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

Walter, a boy of five. we'll known to the
writer. was kept in kits until he was
nearly six years old. When ne was final
ly advanced to the dignity of his first pair
of little trousers his satisfaction was so
unbounded that his mother saitI:-
'Why are you so glad to get rid OF your
pretty little kilts?"
With pompous and comical strut and
toss of his fiaxeu head he said;-
"Oh. was SO sick and tired of being a
childr'- Wide-A11ake.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

"Just think how unhappy the little sav
ages must be,' said Sunday school
tacher. trying to point a moral. '"Ehey
have no Christmas at all. Can any of you
tell me whyY"
''It's because they haven't any stockings
to wear" Clipped in little Johnny.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

Bibbs-"How de do. Bob' Where's
sisH'
Bob (sis's husbanG)-"Gone shopping"
"What did she wantW
Nothing.
"Then why did she go shopping~
'"To see if she could find anything that
would make her want something'-Neav
York Weekly
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
Football

The Gaelic Football Club failed to put
in an appearance at the st. Georges
Cricket Grounds on Christmas Day to
meet the Farley-Emmetts in a match
game. The game was given to the latter
club by default,
An attempt will again be made this
week to organize football league by the
local Gaelic clubs. The Farley -Emmets
will practice today at Commun!paw.
The Shamrocks will practice at Monitor
Park They will leave their rooms, No.
220 Erie street at one O'Clock.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
for Infants and Children.

E. Schaffer, fourth. The club will hold
special meeting next Thursday evening
! at its rooms.
The Keating A. A. held brief meeting
on Friday afternoon. A feast was pro-
vided by the Standard Bearer. After
dinner there was sparring. wrestling and
club swinging by the members.
The Wavne Athletic Club will hold
meeting tomorrow evening.
Wayne's stag next Thursday evening.
Two special bouts are on the programme.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
The Singing Lesson.

There is story told OF an Irish gentle
mau who wanted to learn of an eminent
singing master, so he inquired the terms.
'Two guineas for the first lesson" said
the maestro, "and for as many as you
please afterward a guinea EACH" s'Oh.
bother the first lessou," said the inquirer,
'let us commence with the second. -
Temple Baf.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

'Idon't believe in the custom Of giving
engagement rings; do you?"
mo. l would good deal rather have
the money spent on candy and theatre
tickets-you can't be exnected to give
them back, you Know."-LUe,
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

is bnttoned in the back, has turned over
points. and the collar is reversed and
woIn with the points in the back, leaving
n straight band effect in the front.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

The Wayne Athletic Club held cross
rooms to Greenville and return. Harry
Halstead finished first. William Clossey,
second, j. Duncan third G. Bowman
fourth and T. G. Hall fifth. A dinner
was served to the boys after the run. The
members held reception at the rooms in
the evening.
The Hoboken A. G. held a cross-country
run on Christmas Day to Kings Woods.
They started from their rooms at one
O'Clock. John O'Brien was first home:
j. Smith. second; ]. PluDkest, third;
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

Head of Firm-You had better give the
office boy couple of dollars, Mr.. Pen
wiper, for Christmas.
Mr.. Pepwiper (the bookkeeper)-I think
we had better make it New Years gift,
sir. have just sent him out with tele-
gram, and don't think he will get back
by Christmas.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-04

that "Uncle Will" has "struck il
rich" As we'll 10 the rest Of that
noble little band who, Tor years, have
worked with such persistency aud en-.
ergy in the face of such adverse
circumstances.
At Houston the general impression
is that work will SION be resumed on
the Copper. though at present, owing
probably TO gross Encouragement,
the affairs If the Copper Co. seem TO
he III an inc x,ricable confus,on.
Houston Is not dead by any means
though the suspension Of the mine.
has cause.i temporary dullness. An
excellent school has ju.t started th-re
With Mis- AIDA Rippey as teaon-r-
the young lady who. in Territorial
DAYS, was the best Superintendent: Of
schools Custer county ever had. A
new schoolhouse has just been CON-
plet.d at Alder Or. Elk aud . fine
school IL now maintained there with
MISS Saiie Parsons. bright aud
chsrning young lady, lat. ly from
h an >ns, as teacher.
Your correspondent will forb~ar
masking more extended mention OF
the ,uerits Of these ladies' ~ the coll
unns OF newspaper are not the
place for Thoughts More appropriately
expressed under the Mistl-toe buux rs.
| News items are very scarce just
now and times seem rather dull; the
long expected boon is still in the dis
t~nce, but uni. IS all signs fail thus
sect,on will soon be adj. to Rive .
ood account Of itself. J. u NJ.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-04
A Good Opening.

There IS a splendid opening at Sho.
shone for lodging house. TIL.
boarding houses there are filled to their
utmost capacity, the only hotel in the
town is always ovrrcrow ded, and
there is a positive, continual and ex>
asperatirg lack Of accommodations.
The hot. is of the kind known as q
"psp.r" house, and every word sroken
IN 'h- hnrroom is heard IN fully one
half Of the he'd rooms.
A qui't cosy odginp>house- I
need not be elegant but should be
clean and fresh-would undonh,pdl,
monopoliz- the family trade, and get
much Of the better, more gentlemanlJ
custom.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-04
A MAGNIFICENT EVENT.
Two Worid.Fnm"us singers Will Head
the June Festival.

the June Festival.
The Salt Lake Choral Sncietv,
headed by Mr.. Evan Stephens, has
made q move winch has xstonished
the whole Western musical world.
This is the engagement OF the famous
>l.g-rs, Emma q Thur.hv, Of New
York, anh My ron W. Whitney, Of
Boston, who will come across thu
continent to head the society = {. silva
which occurs in Salt Lake June 5.t
aud 9th. The large Tabernacle hn.
heen secured, ana its great urga,:, til.
400 voices in the sor,.t,. the ..i-,,
"rche-tra, pn k-d from salt Lake ;,
b. st musicians, and the fifteen O,
twenty vocal sol,ists fan Gus ~ Sal,
Lake. add 1t to tire two great >ta,,
that head the program, will make III,
+ stvaI the like OF which has nev-,
ice" approached in any CITY If the
W-st, tot excepting Denver, Omaha
or San Francisco.
Popular prices, from SOC. to 81,
will prevail. and AS all railroads hnv-
gwen half rates there will douh, less
he Il large attendance from this dis.
trict.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-04
THE SCHOOL LAW.
How Latah County Will Escape Its
PerniciOns Ell, cts.

The commissioners Of I.atah have
given their fellow officials a hlnt
which they will avail themselves Of,
it they wish to act for the best inter.
est of all concerned. In order to off
set the rank injustice of the school
law they have made the levy for the
general school fund as low as possible
only % cents on the 500, we be
lieve-thus leaving the various dis
tricts at liberty to tax themselves as
little or as much as they please BY
voting special taxes.
In this way the obnoxious school
law is overcome, aud the schools will
not suffer, because the public spirited
citizens Of Idaho can be trusted to
keep the schools open.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-04
AT Hume:
II e n d ri Ok
the
Jeweler.
Call.
An Energetic Ramch~r.

S. G. Humphrey was in from Camaa
Prairie Yesterday. He says that
the vrasshoppers seem to b- thicker
than ever il the hills, but be hop. 8
that they will fly away as soon as they
get their wings.
Be that rs it may, he could no.,
spend year after year in idI+ne>s; so
las, fall he plo"ed 50 acres and this
Spring 80 acres and seed. TIE whole
to grain. He also put in 10 acres Of
garden truck. He now has 100 acres
under cultivation. If the gras>hop-
pprs do not destroy his crop, he will
realize enough to reimburse him for
his losses Of the past three years; and
If they do destroy 1t he will lave the
satisfaction of having tried his best,
anyway.
Mr.. Humphrey is of the kind Of
men who are hound to prosper.