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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-25

ie chimney place or 90 not put gooo
stamps on them. ] will see to this, but
come; let us 90 up stairs to Margaret.
And" she added, leaning over to kiss him
before she rose 'let us have mighty hope
and faith for the result of the consulta-
tionr'
The room which they entered was an ex-
quisite setting for the jewel it held, the
most precious one in the wealthy mer-
chants possession-his only child. She
! lay like flower among the rose colored
! hangings and furnishings, but no reflec-
ton of their hue could bring color into the
pale face lighted by large brown eyes and
short gold curls.
Three of her ten years had been spent in
| pain, which instead of making her selfish
had done the very opposite, and she was
eager and loving with the little services
she could render, especially to the poor
whom her mother helped.
Mamma" she called, as the parents
entered, "are all the things ordered for
Christmas9"
eyes, darling"
"How long is it till Christmas, mammai"
the little voice continued.
"a week, Margaret"
"Im so glad it's near" she said, with
happy sigh.
Here is a new person to help" the
mother said, thinking to divert her. She
read Joe Worrell's letter.
Margaret was at once deeply interested,
and began to plan what they should send
to Gunnison alley.
'I'm so glad 1 can play Santa Clans,
mamma" she said happily. Don't you
remember l used to think we were some
relation to him? wish some more letters
would come"
After she had decided what to send Joe
and Kitty, her thoughts reverted TO the
letter.
Papa, can't 1 have the doctor that the
boy told aboutw she asked suddenly.
"Why do you want himW the father
asked. 1.-THE fellow didn't say that he was
doctor. l wouldn't think Of it now,
dear"
"Yes, yes" she persisted. 81 want him.
VIII you ask him to come" And he, to
Soothe the child promised
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Child in Germany on Christmas, and like
it better than Santa Claus"
Well, iDr Good, !" as Margaret chose to
call him, though he wasn't doctor and
his name was plain Mr.. Goodsell, went to
Gunrison alley aud made favorable re-
port of Kitty's case also. And SO touched
was he by Marxaret's reqnest that he did
not forget to tell his new patient about her
and the story of the Christ-child-
After he had gone another knock sur
prised the Worrells. This time colored
man came with Mr.. Santa Claus compli-
ments, and he wasn't feelin able to get
round to Gunnison alley, but would they
accept these, with his best wishes and his
particular love to Miss Kitty"
''These" proved to be more things than
can be described. Edibles, of course.
some wonderful toys for Kitty. soft
afghan and down pillows for her bed and
another purse, not at all like that the
strange gentleman had given her, but
quite as well filed.
The spirit of Christmas was lowering in
the air that night, for in the midst of joy
Gus gift making in richer homes, the ring
ing of Christmas bells in towers and
steeples and the remembrance for child
nOOu tuIOuSCOub lllC NOI1Ny SOIAlc SOOu
angel found time TO bring a dream to
weary, happy Kitty. She saw-not Santa
Claus-but a beautiful child, who held out
hands full to OVERLOOKING with gifts and
blessings, saying, "The Christ-child sends
them.''
A year passed. II was Christmas eve
again. and there was an air of expectancy
noticeable in Mary and Joe Worrell as
they moved about their humble home
Kitty was too eugrossed in picture book
to see it. She sat in a reclining chair-Mr
Claus and his wife had spared no pains to
make her comfortable-and was so interest
ed that she never heard the rattle of wheels
Joe left the room and went down to help
if needed. There was a sound Of people
climbing the stairs; vision of loneliness
with golden hair framed in the soft white
of floating feathers and downy furs; then
a rosy faced maid placed q child before the
door and stepped to one side. Joe leaned
from the other and gave a sounding knock.
1t was part of the plan that when it opened
Kitty should see no one but Margaret, her
friend and benefa& cor, who had grown able
TO go out and was come to see her for the
first time.
Mary threw the door wide open, and,
smiling, Margaret stepped forward, her
hands full of packages. The figure in the
chair looked up. and never noticing the
slight limp and bent back, results of the
disease which time would cure, gave
glad cry.
at is my dream, my. Christmas DREAM"
she said. "It is the Christ-child."
- l. A.
gently, with tears in her eyes.
81 saw it just as plain" Kitty went on,
sand l never forgot how it looked. Are
you sure this is Margaretf"
A merry laugh from the child herself
settled the question, and the two little
friends went straight to work to get better
acquainted over the contents Of sundry
Christmas packages.
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gihgnam hood, ana wnen sne was rnisne6
and put in a box, which was addressed
Emily Lum, Wstsessing, n. j., in popped
another girl, who as quickly disappeared
i with the instructions TO put it IN the New
Jersey bin.
The old lady was always in excellent
spirits. and appeared to take as much
genuine delight in making presents for the
poor and rich alike as many persons find in
bestowing gifts entirely upon the wealthy,
and when she had dispatched the little girl
with the doll to be put in the New Jersey
bin she called for her books, and when they
were brought she adjusted her glasses and
said:
"We have got to hurry as much as pos
sible or we shall neglect some OF our little
friends. Russia has not been touched yet
and the state of New York is in the same
condition, with the exception of Callicoon
and Painted Post. am very sorry we are
SO far behind. and the summer almost
gone too. Come, come, don't stand around
looking at each other, but hurry, hurry,
hurryr'
As the two little girls were moving away,
she continued;
Dolls, dolls, dolls, hurry, hurry, hurry
BRING up n1nety-nine cheap dolls and one
expensive one, as there is but one wealthy
girl TO ninety poor ones"
Ando popped the little girls in great
haste, and ne sooner were they gone than
back they came skipping with clothes
basket brimful of dolls between them. The
old lady smiled pleasantly when the bas-
ketful of dolls was deposited at her feet.
and lost no time in commencing The opera
ton of adjusting the dresses, OF which she
had a great variety in every bureau drawer.
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bell, and small girl entered with a boz
Into this boz she put the doll carefully on
its back in such way a. not 70 muss or
rumple her beautiful pink dress Then
she put on the cover and fastened IL IL
place with a stout bit Of twine and wrote
on Il:
Iva Williams, Santa Barbara, CAlifo--
MIA, at the same time saying 20 the girl,
"Put that IN the southern California
stall
The girl disappeared with the doll unce-
her arm, and no sooner WAS she out OF
sight than another girl popped n at the
opposite eud @ TIE room and banded the
old lady another doll
This, she said, a. she looked Z over.
as dol; for . poor child IL j. saae Of
common chins-that j., the had AID bust
are. and the rest OF her IS linen aud saw
dust. Bat it vii probably make the poor
SRI quite as hsppy as the handsome wsx
coll VIII the daughter q the rich mar
Ihan Aha 6rEAzsG liza dol In s-op-a~.A
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S. CLAUS LETTER.
copyright, 1891. All rights reserved.l
BY ANNIE ISABEL WILLIS.

his blue eyes Presently he reused him
Telf and began opening pile of letters
that lay near. They were variously adj
dressed: Simon Claus, Esq" "Mr. Simon
Claus" Hon. Simon Claus, and so forth.
Finally be took up one which bore in a
boyish hand the words "Nr. S. Claus,
ESQ and the name of the city.
The letter ran thus:
DEER Mr.. :. CLAUs-Kitty is awfie bad.
this is to tell you so you wood bring her good
ChrismusS. II you Guild bring something that
wood make her well Id like it if not bring
something she kin play with TO forgit laying
still. There's a man kin cure her. He cures
Epinel people. A boy told me. he lives on
ward st. I'm going 10 earn enuf to pay him.
Yures truley,
JOE WoRRELL, Gunnison alley.
Mr.. Simon Claus preoccupation was
only slightly interrupted by the quaint
letter, decidedly unusual in his business
mail. 'Ili see what the little woman says
about II" was his passing thought. Then
be straightway forgot it, as he had the rest
Of his mail.
just then ''the little woman" came softly
In. She was complete contrast TO her
big, fair haired, blue eyed Saxon husband,
being petite and graceful with a head that
sat like lily on her slender neck, and ten
der brown eyes that were, like her hus-
bands, full Of sorrow, She placed herself
on the arm Of his chair while his eyes
sought hers with an unspoken question.
''The doctors have gone" she said.
''They will be back this afternoon"
"How is shei" the man asked.
Just the same. WANTED you to know.
She is very i'll, Simon. believe they have
little hope"
Il was cowsrdly TO come off here" he
said huskily, ''but could not bear it. On,
my babyl Ny only childi II money could
make you well.''
eve cannot depend on money now, said
me wife very sweetly and solemnly. There
S but one place TO look for help"
There was a short silence, and then the
lady's wandering eyes caught sight Of the
roiled paper lying in front of her husband.
She took it up and read it mechanically.
That's n singular letter." he said, as re
law her reading. Il don't understand it."
Her woman's wit did.
He was writing to the children's patron
saint of Christmas, don't you see," she
said-"Santa Claus? Iwonder. now think
of it, that you have never before had let
tiers intended for him. Probably because
H. 6esrs who write hem thrcZv2h-.., ---i-N
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An aged Frenchwonan who died re-
Gently at Toulon was known as Madame
Miss because Of her love for every
thing English. IN her viii she be-
ouea;hed 5000, 90 francs 10 the explorer
vino would penetrate the wiIds Of Africa
further than any explorer has hitherto
done. He may take with him COM
pauv Of 800 men. but must bring half Ct
,ais nurnler hack 20 civilization
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Commodore Perry's Elarbls statue in
Cleveland. having acquired sE1ch heavy
costing Of smoke sac SCOT as 20 render il
yus.gi.tiy, gsas recently scrubbed, BIT
WITH lno effect Of making u look wozss
tisan ever T3s black came OF the high
li.nts. and the snudG- = deepenzd IA
tire shadows and, tAOugh the brave old
sailor never did mean tGIng ~ his life.
they BOW TAX q giving rim > coat Of
v1.tswaaA- --&s.nc.Lsss 1anes-S,zE.
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noon; the stove needec ClacEIng ala so1ffn5
ashes had fallen out over the hearth. The
principal article of the scanty furniture
was the bedstead on which Kitty had lain
for two years.
Kitty couldn't remember a time when
they had not been poor at the best, but
since they had been orphans. they had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-25
The Truth About 1t,

The Truth About 1t,
When Uncle Sam was hut boy,
One Christmas eve he hung
His stocking by the old fireplace,
And then this song he sung:
"Oh, Santa Claus! Oh. Santa Claus,
Give me some potent charm,
That pretty girls, when I'm man,
May grow upon my farm"
And that is why old Santa Claus
Today is SO admired;
Because he gave our Uncle Sam
The thing he most desired.
Tom LANSING.
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THE OLD DOLL MILLINER

copyright, 1891. All rights reserved-1
She sat in a great room near large bay
window busily engaged in the occupation
of dressing a handsome wax doll whose
emile was lost in the roses OF her cheeks
When the old lady had trimmed the dress
and made it set just as she thought it
should, she held the doll of at arms length
and looked it over critically. When she
was quite well satisfied with it, she touched
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When on thy bed OF pain thoa layest Tow.
Daily we saw thy body fade away,
Nor could the love wherewith we loved thee
stay
The one dear hour the flesh borne down By
woe.
But as the mortal sank with what white glow
Planned thy eternal spirit, night aud day
Untouched, unwasted. though the c-umhling
clay
Lay wrecked and ruinedl Al, Is IL not 80,
Dear poet comrade, who from sight hast gone
Is il not 50 that spirit hath life
Death may not conquer? But. o daunFless onei
Still must we sorrow. Heavy IS the strife
And thou nos with us-thou OF tho old race
That with Jehovah parleyed. face 20 face.
Richard Watson Glider.
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Head of Firm-You had better give tn
Office boy couple of dollars, Mr.. Pen
wiper, for Christmas.
Mr.. Penwiper tine bookkeeper)-I think
we had better make il New Years gift,
sir. have just sent him out with tele-
gram, and l don't think he will get back
BY Christmas.
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Dashaway-Well, Uncle Jasper, how are
you getting on with your Christmas din
ner?
Uncle Jasper-Fust rate, sab. Colonel
Winterblossom done guv me present of a
fine fat turkey, sab.
Dashsway-That's strange. I Just left
the colonel, and he didn't say anything
about it.
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. He's got to
count dem turkeys fust.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
Board of Trade.

The Board of Trade met on Thurs
day night at P. NJ. at the Office of H.
G. Budd and formally organized under
its charter as an incorporated body.
The following officers were elected :
A. E. Jardine, President; Jas. Q. Rob-
inson, Vice President; E. NJ. Fowler,
Secretary; VIM. FAIRIES, Treasurer.
The above named and the following
were chosen as an executive commit
tee +: J. w. Denney, W. E. Hall, w.
NJ. Bell, Jno. G. StOckly, E. H. Beck,
E. G. Walls, W. w. Tschudy, G. Pret-
lyman, Samuel Taylor, TnO. H. HOf-
fecker, H. B. Grieves, Jas. w. Spru-
ance, A. L. Hudson. The general rOu-
tine of organization was carried out.
The next meeting, which is the regu-
lar monthly one, will be held at the
office of H. G. Budd on Wednesday,
April 1st, at z Pm.
The certificates for the "lOan" will be
ready and the money will be called
for this week. Messrs. Better and
Leusher propose moving here next
week and will probably be in active
operation before May 1st.
1t is hoped that there will be full
attendance at this meeting tonight and
that me nbers who are in arrears for
membership, fees and dues, will come
prepared to pay, as the secretary has
considerable work and has not the
time to call on each individual. The
money is needed to push the work
now in hand and this is the right sea.
son for so doing. The ice plant is as
sured and we have a number of appli-
cations for sites for industries, and all
that is needed now to advance our
business and town interests is a strong
cooperation on the part of all pro-
gressive citizens.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01

from FELTON, to Sudlersville. Now the
congregation at Sudlersville wanted
MIR. HAYNES back as badly as FELTON,
wanted MI. .MacniehOl, and the claim
is made that the presiding elder for
some peculiar reason of his own de-
termined that neither congregation
should have what they wanted. The
congregation at FELTON, say emphat-
ically that they will have Macnichol
or no one. At any rate Mr.. Macnichol
filed his pulpit there as usual, Sunday.
Then down in St. Jones' neck the
st. Jones' Church has its door locked,
it is said, to stay locked until they are
changed back to the Camden circuit.
This church the presiding elder has
taken from Camden circuit and
added to the Dover Circuit. The
members of st. Jones own an interest
in the Camden parsonage and are
warmly attached to the Rev. P. H.
Rawlins, who preached for them twice
month, and they say they will be
replaced where they were taken from,
or the doors of the church shall remain
locked for year.
The people of Harrington NJ. E.
Church are indignant at the cutting of
from them of Willis's and Masten's
chapels, and they send up united
protest.
Altogether it looks as though the
work of the presiding elder at the
late conference had stirred things up
in the wrong direction down there,
and that old Satan would have a sort
of field year unless somebody backs
down
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01

nearest to the seat of power. In this,
as in most all cases of the kind, those
who suffer the most, the pastors, had the
least to do in bringing the thing about.
AS no advantage could come to the
Elder in question he could not be ac-
cused of being actuated by selfish mo-
tives, but if his object was the ultimate
strengthening of the churches of that
part of his diocese, it was unwise to
put single will against a collective
multitde under the assumption that
they didn't know what was best for
them.
In the opinion of many ministers
and laymen of the Wilmington Confer
ence,the "high PRESSURE" principle has
been carried to the ultimate limit il
can bear. Circuits have been divided
and subdivided to make new charges
giving fewer members to each while al
the time they are urged to more liberal
salaries, and especially to larger mis-
siOnary and benevolent collections.
This would be all right if it come out
of the rich and stingy, but it does not
and the others are finding it a heavy
load to carry. Under this "high pres
sure" as set in vogue by the dOmina-
ting mind in the Conference, his col
lections rather than pulpit ability has
become the test of minister's success,
and failing in a time of great financial
embarrassment to make everything
meet out to the new rule of division
and multiplication, a presiding elder
and more than one pastor has fallen
under the ponderOus wheel. And, re-
membering, they sigh for the days
when they went to their stations and
circuits with peaceful and serene
minds for two and at most three years
for pastor and people to dwell together
in forbearance in the gospel of peace
and good will.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
Parannal.

Rev. Alfred Smith will move to the
District parsonage tomorrow from
Middletown. The ladies of the w. c.
T. o., having asked for the privilege
of receiving him, will have the carpets
down and furniture arranged. warm
supper prepared for the family and
meet them at the depot.
Miss Sallie COsgriH gave a party to a
number of friends Monday evening.
An enjoyable evening followed includ-
ing music and refreshments.
The following persons were home
for the Easter holiday: Estelle Waters,
Mary Budd, Julia Griffith, Emory Mar
vel, Jr., r. d. Hoffecker, Jr. James w.
Lattomus.
Miss Mary E. Turner, of Chester,
was the guest of the Misses Yocum
several days last week.
DR.. Janney, a prominent physician
and surgeon of Philadelphia was in
Smyrna yesterday in consultation with
DR.. Dwight in the serious case of little
Clifford HOffecker.
Mrs. DIR. J. W. McCausland is on a
two weeks visit "hOme."
Mrs. John Cosgrif went to Philadel-
phia to-day to attend the funeral OF
VIM. NJ. Deakyne, a former resident OF
Thoroughfare Neck.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Ann Wood, near
town next week.
John P. Hudson, who has been spen-
ding a week in Smyrna, returned to
RoanOake, Va, to-day.
J. F. Clement, of Philadelphia. spent
yesterday and Monday in Smyrna.
Walter O. Hoffecker, having the
need of additional help in the clerical
work of his business, has engaged the
services of Miss Sallie Pratt, for type
writing etc.
Miss Mabel Thompson is on two or
three weeks visit to friends in Will
mington.
The following persons have visited
Smyrna during the past week: Chas.
Allen, Howard GOotee and wife, Miss
Clara Brackett, Edgar Wright, E Lin
wood SiscO, Geo. Barnes, Walter
Grieves, of Philadelphia. Howard
Taylor, Camden, N. j., Mrs. o. D.
Robinson, Georgetown, Miss Addie
Davis, Summit Bridge.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Hamilton
wife of 1. D. Hamilton was attended
last week by Miss Annie DOughtOn,
Mrs. ]. w. Denney, Mrs. ThOs. James
and VIM. II. Start. The interment
was at Odessa, Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
Easter Dav.

Sunday dawned on us after two tenn
pestuOus days of almost blizzard pro.
portions of wind, snow, rain and hail,
with its golden rays of a glorious sun
casting the mellOwness over the white
mantel of snow that had been CONCEALED
to the hOusetops and spread over the
landscape, but which was dissipated in
a few hours by the rising temperature.
Such a morning would have been vel.
coined at any time this season when
sunshine is the exception, but dOubly
so on an Easter morning. There had
been nothing suggestive of resurrec-
ton of nature in budding and bloom
ing flowers in the previous weather,
but as commemorative of the greatest
fact In the redemption of mankind, the
day is hallowed and remembered, what
ever may be its surrounding.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
Kent County Jurors.


List of Grand, Petit and Special iur.
ors drawn for the April term of Court
in and for Kent County.
Grand Jury-Duck Oreek-Chas.
Wheatman, Presley Spruance, John G.
StOckley.
KentOu-Wm. R. Davis, VIM. R.
Smith, J. W. Attix.
Little Creek-JOshua McGOnigal
Robert Green.
West DOver-Wm. R. Webb, Benz
G. Cubbage.
East DOver-JOhn w. Casson, Caleb
S. Pennewell.
N. Murderkill-Ezekiel Cole. Luther
NJ, Dill, Edward ]. Carter,
5. Murderkill-phos. H. Ross, w. T.
Case, Jehu NJ. Reed, W
MispilliOn - Isaac D. Alexander
Hschariah Johnson, Elijah Sapp.
MilfoFd-James A. Marten. VIM. O.
Herring, VIM. P. Beswick.
Petit Jury-Duck Creek-Henrv s.
Anthony, Samuel Taylor, Robert H.
Hill, Nathaniel Pratt.
KentOa-Edward Streets, David
Knots, Frank w. Downs.
Little Creek-Elisha VoshelI, John
T. Denney,
West Dover-James Oarsons, J.
Frazier.
East Dover-Wm. L. Hevern, Thos
Slaughter, Edward r. Knots, II. D.
Learned.
n. Murderkill-James Montague
John W. DOwnham, VIM. NJ. Evans.
S. Murderkill-Samuel L. Harring.
ton, John w. Evans, James F. Cubbage
ArmOr Quillen.
Mispillion-Wm. W. Hardesty, VIM,
Graham, James Cain, Geo. w. Collins
Jr.
MilfOrd-Geo. W. Holmes, Thomas
2. Watson, Jacob Harrington ST., Will
liam r. Morris.
Special list-Duck Creek-Jos. G.
goldsbOrough, John W. Ford, William
Fell, Jr.
KentOp-IsaaC P. HurlOck, James A.
r., Little Creek-Wm, Il. Moore, John
W. FennimOFe, Jr.
W. DOver-Patersop Bradley, Thos,
HOrsey.
q. DOver-Alfred NJ. DanneF, Daniel
>. GildersleeVe, Jesse ii. HellIngs,
N. Murderkill-JOhn g. Cooper. John
w. +. Cooper, John B. CleaVer.
s. Murderkill-ThOs. G.. Emory.
Charles Warren, James G. Smith.
MispilliOn-ROyal S. Burdick, Jr..
Curtis Morris, Thomas Morris.
MilfOrd-David Cheasman, Nathan.
lei French, David p. dreenly.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01

REV. DIR. HEBER NEWTON, a prom
inent Episcopal clergyman, of New
York has astonished not few of his
punctilious brethren with the facility
he has manifested in getting out of
well laid ruts. On good Friday he as
tOnished DIR. Dix and other rectors of
the stricter sort by inviting clergymen
to his pulpit who have not been or
dained in accordance with Apostolic
succession. There were gathered in
side the chancel of the church repre-
sentatives of every evangelical denom-
inatiOn which worships in New York.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer, that lib
eral and eloquent preacher of the Uni
tartan faith, was there, and there are a
good many pnlpits of other than Epis-
copal denomination to which no Uni
tartan would be invited. A writer in
noting the unusual event says:
This may have been all wrong and it
unquestiOnably has shocked EpiscO-
palian rectOrs of the stricter sort. Yet
if it is to he judged by its effect upon
those who were cOngregated together,
it surely must have had the benedic-
tion of Heaven. Each Of those preach
ers spoke briefly and the remarks of
of all of them, taken together, were
solemn commentaries upon the seven
last words of Christ upon the cross.
The service was most impressive and
the congregation was apparently in
spired by the solemn and pious influ-
ences of the occasion.