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Hudson river. where he was born. His
little cottage with the tall lilacs in
front, and the kitchen garden in the
rear, was a very dear place to him. His
pleasant-faced, sunny-hearted wife kept
the home always bright and tidy, and
the three rosy children filled it with
glee and laughter. Margaret, the old
est, was a sweet, loving girl; Dick was
sturdy, manly little fellow, and Rob-
bic was the darling of the house.
Mr.. Oakley was a skillful mechanic
and an industrious, God-fearing man;
but times were dull for him in Smith
vile Center. There was little going on
in the way of new building, and he
often had to be absent from home for
weeks together, while employed at some
remote place.
After many earnest talks with his
wife they decided to remove to the west,
where new villages and cities were rap
idly growing up. So they found pur-
chaser for the little cottage, and had an
auction sale of the COW and horse and
all the furniture except some heir
looms and few articles which they
would not part with. Then, after bid
ding their neighbors good-by, they en-
tered the cars and were whirled away
to new home in a fourishing town in
Illinois.
1t was early in spring. The red-bud
bushes were bright in the thickets, and
a thousand flowers, new and strange to
the immigrants, painted the prairies.
An air of busting activity pervaded the
town. Buildings were going up on
every side, and Mr.. Oakley soon found
employment at better wages than he
had ever received in his old home
For time everything went well with
him and his family. His work was in
constant demand, and if his thoughts
ever turned with tender regret to the
green hills which surrounded his former
home, he had only to look at his rosy
children and picture to himself the
career which seemed open for them in
the vigorous growing west.
Spring wore away into summer, and
under the long and rainless heat the
river which flowed past the town
shrunk into It's bed, leaving great
stretches of Shiny ooze fostering in the
11C1SO AuUuLuu ClIu6 al
length, with soft south winds laden
with germs of disease. Robbie, the pet
of the house, was stricken with a
malarial fever. For long days and
nights he lay in his crib, tossing and
moaning, with flushed cheeks and
heavy eyes. At length the crisis was
passed, but recovery was slow; and
while Robbie was still the mere shadow
of the ruddy-cheeked little boy he had
been, the fever seized upon his father.
There were sorrowful times now in the
little household. Mrs. Oakley watched
day and night beside her husband and
little boy, and helpful Margaret proved
herself treasure.
When the first brief, wintry days
came Robbie was once more playing
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Then up, up up in the merry day,
With hearts and faces happy and gay,
And voices OF ringing cheer"
II meant to try if I couldn't keep
My eyes from shutting and going to sleep,
So as to get little peep
At Santa Claus, flying. flying
Out in the frosty Christmas night,
When the moon and stars wero shining bright
And all the snow was white, white. white.
They said it was no use trying,
For straight the boys and girls all go
TO the land Of dreams before they know.
But it was making great mistake
TO say that couldn't stay awake.
How long it was never could tell;
Twas hours and hours, know very we'll,
When heard silvery, tinllng bell
Out in the moonlight stealing.
On it came-a ting-a-ling-ling
And lingely, jingely. ]ingely, jung
You never heard such u ring ring, ring
OF dear little sleigh bells pealing.
II held my breath, for at once knew
Twas Santa Claus and his reindeer too.
OF course it would never never do
To let them know 1 was weeping
He might have carried the books and toys
To some other little girls and boys,
II had made speclI of a noise
And he thought wasn't sleeping.
Ting ling, ling, and ring a ring, ring
How it kept sounding!
! surely heard the crack Of the whip
And the queer little reindeers bounding.
Then-there was noise about the house.
stepping, stirring and humming.
held myself rs still as mouse;
Somebody, sure. was coming.
up, up up for the merry day.
Christmas night has passed away.
Up. my little ones, ALL
The bells were ringing and ringing on
But all the night and the dark was gone
And mammals own CHEEKY call
Came along with the other din
just as the sun was shining in.
Sydney Dayre, in Christian Union.
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the things in the hall, he hur-
rieds out to his wagon and drove
away, leaving Mrs. Oakley greatly
puzzled. Surely there must be
some mistake, she thought. But no; the
packages were all plainly marked:
James Oakley, No. sc East Fourth
street," and on the Sled was neatly
painted: 'Dick Oakley" In the paper
box was French doll with real hair
and eyes that closed when she was laid
down. A little card attached to it was
marked: Margaret There was also
ball marked Robbie and such lots
of candy and pretty things for all. The
stockings were soon filled to the very
tops, and the other things laid out on a
table, where the children found them
the next morning
There was a joyful meeting around
the breakfast table, but Mrs. Oakley's
face wore puzzled expression. Finally
she asked: ''Where could all those
things have come from?'
why, mamma said Margaret,
"Santa Claus sent them. l know he
did, cause l wrote to him."
''You wrote to him?'' said her mother.
eyes, Wrote and told him where we
lived"
This made the matter clear enough to
the children, but only deepened the
mystery for the father and mother.
In the afternoon, when full Justice
had been done to the turkey, Margaret
sat holding her beautiful new doll,
Dick was out drawing his sled through
the streets, and Robbie was asleep, a
summons came from the front door.
AS Mrs. Oakley went to answer it she
found there a tall, bearded man, who
inquired for Mr.. Oakley. She led him
to the little sitting-room where her hus-
band sat propped up with pillows in
his armchair. The caller went
straight to him, seized his thin hand
and asked: Games, don't you know
your old friend Tom Raymond?' It
was indeed the friend and playmate of
his early days.
'But how did you find me?" inquired
Mr.. Oakley.
ooh, I had it from Santa Claus, /"
laughingly replied his friend, and then
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tracted,' as the good doctor himself as
serted, though he looked as if he en-
joyed it as well as the youngest among
the merry group that surrounded him,
none of whom ever thought it neces sary
to put on long countenance because
"father had Gomez Indeed, this was
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always the signal
for mere ase d
mirth and happi-
ness.
The hol id ay S
were approaching,
and the doctors
four daug h t e RS
were all discuss
ing the important
subject of Christ
mas and New
Year gifts, and
comparing notes
as to the beauti-
full articles they
had seen in the
shop windows.
We said all, and
yet there was one,
a fair, sweet-look-
ing girl, sitting a
little apart from
the rest, who did
not join in this
animated CONVEX
sation, though ev-
identity from no
unfri e ndly m O.
tives.
This as DIR.
Byrne's oldest and
bestowed daugh-
ter, and he noticed
her quiet mood.
"And what does
Helen want for
her New Year
gift?" ...
The doctor re-
GREETED the ques.
ton as soon as il
passed his lips.
Helen's quickly
averted eyes filled
with tears, her lips
quivered, and, af-
ter silently strug-
Cling for a few
MON e MT S w i t h
her feelings, she
arose and left the
room.
AS soon as the
doctor could do so
unobser v e d, h e
+ ollo w e d h e r,
going directly to
h er ch am b e r,
where he found
Hele n sob in g
with an abandon
ment of grief that
alarmed him.
my daughter,
he said, in a tone
of tender re-
proach, "do not
give way to your
sorrow thus
Helen lifted her
head from her ia
theirs Shout d e r,
with a smile that
was sadder even
than tears.
ngrateful it must
ave so MANY bless
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will go further than longer creeds. For
if a man is not kind to his fellow, whom
he has seen, how shall he be to his God
whom he has not seen?-Harkley Hark-
er, in N. Y. Weekly
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SdIeC , 1lCCic lcL-
ter he laughed
and showed it to
Il h o m as Ra y
mond, anot h er
clerk who was
busily engaged at
anot h er lie.
NJ I. r a y m o n d
read it through.
The name Oakley
attracted his at
tention. "W h at
if it should be
James Oakley, the
friend of my boy
hood?' he asked
himself.
Christm as eve
came, and Mar
garet, Dick and
Robbie, with the
unwavering faith
of childhood, hung
up their stockings,
said their prayers
around their mo-
theirs knee, and
We're soon tucked
away in their lit
tie beds, dream
ing of Christmas
and Santa Claus.
Mr.. Oakley, too
feeble to sit up
more than a few
hours at a time,
had already re-
tired. Mrs. Oak
ley sat thinking
sadly of the disap-
pointment which
seemed awaiting
the children for
the first time in
their lives. Sud-
denly the doorben
rang, and as Mrs.
Oakley opene d
the door, there
stood an express
man and in the
street a loaded
wagon. From it's
depths he drew
out a big fat tur-
key, a hand-sled
and a heavy paper
box wrapped up
in thick paper.
Having deposited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
A Chapter Of Accidents.

[Specialto THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. ]
PIrTsBURG, July IA series of acct
dents happened at Rankin station neal
Braddock, Pa, within the past twenty
four hours whereby five persons living in
the same house were either killed or fatally
injured. Yesterday morning David Bell
aged go years, employed at the Carriage
furnace, and a boarder at the house OF
Charles McGrattin, left for his work. He
did not return for supper, and at O'Clock
last evening his naked body was found
floating In tue Monongahela river. He had
been drinking hard OF late, and IL is not
known whether be was accidentally
drowned while swimming or committed
suicide.
Two hours later lamp exploded in Nc
Grattin's dwelling. and two of his children,
Robert and Charles, aged and III years
respectively, who were sleeping at the
time, were burned up with the house.
This morning about daylight Harry
Rowe and Peter Knee, who boarded with
the McGrattins, went to the ruins TO look
for some of their effects. While searching
in the debris brick chimney fell on them,
almost instantly killing Rowe and fatally
iniuring Knee. The men were about thirty
years OF age and single.
Another casualty may result DIR. Cope.
who was called to dress the wounds of
Peter Knee, was driving home this morning
when his horse ran away and wrecked
the vehicle. The doctor was thrown out
and injured so badly that he may die. Peter
Knee died at 10 o'clock this morning, max
ing five deaths so far. The accident has
created intense excitement in the vicinity,
and large crowd surrounds the ruins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
The Sioux Commissioners Work.

RUsHvILLE, Neb., July 17.-[Special tele
gram to THE HERALD. THE Sioux com
mission appointed by the government to
investigate the circumstances in connec
ton with the recent Indian outbreak and
the condition of the Sioux tribal relations,
completed its work yesterday at Pine
Ridge. The members started at once for
this place. Arriving here it was discovered
that all the records of the six weeks had
mysteriously disappeared. The valise con-
tanning the papers had been placed in the
rear of the carriage; the commission ers
had not left their seats during the trip and
the disappearance of the papers is mex
plicable. 1t is believed, however. that as a
number of the Indians, not understanding
the meaning of the investigation, and fear
ing that it meant cutting down of eatings,
had some of their number steal the valise
from the buggy enroute. The records can
scarcely be duplicated as many of the wit
nesses who testified have since changed
their minds and look with suspicion upon
the commissioners work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
LOGAN DEMOCRATS.
They Turn Out i'm Honor OF
Distinguished Visitors.
Addresses by Aquilla Nebeker, John 7. Game,
T. II. Dyer and Others-A Grand Pro-
cession-The Enthusiasm.

LOGAN, Utah, July 17.-[Special telegram
to The HERALD. Logan has again out
done iherself for democracy. In honor of
the visitors Hon. John T. Game, F. h.
Dyer and others, procession, composed of
three bands, fifty young ladies and hun
dreds of young Utah and Cache county's
prominent men, put in the shade all former
efforts. The bands from Logan, Wells
vile and Hyde Park were so far apart in
the long procession as not to interfere with
each others music. The fifty young ladies
were dressed in white, white crusher caps
and rosette streamers and are led by the
elaborate silk banner made by two of their
number for the Jefferson club. The meet
ing, consisting of some 700 or 500 people,
was addressed by Aquilla Nebeker, Demo-
cratic nominee for Rich county for the
Mr.. Schroeder, F. II. Dyer and
Hon. John T. Game. Mr.. Dyer mad never
seen such a procession in all his political
Mr.. Gaines speech was a
mastery effort that kept his large audience
enthusiastic until 11:30. And the Demo-
cratic cause gathers strength that will
carry victory in August.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
The French Cabinet Sustained.

PARIS, July 17.-Refore the vote of conf
dence Minister of Foreign Affairs Ribot
declared the government had not received
a single complaint from any commercial
house as to the alleged restrictions on their
travellers.
Deroulde asserted that months ago he
apprised the government, the inhabitants
OF Alsace were making complaints regard
ing the passport regulations. Deroulde
also accused the government of standing
before England without weapons in their
hands and with allowing France to be
builied by Germany. Many deputies
warmly protested against the accusations
against the government A terrible up
roar followed, bundled Deputies talking
at once. Finally the presiding officer man
aged TO calm the angry passions of the leg
islotors and Ribot asked for a vote of con-
fidence in the government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
A Chinese Leper in New York.

New YoRL, July IA Chinese leper
has been discovered in an East side laun-
dry. He is Chin Hop Sing, and when a
representative CT the health authorities
paid him q professional visit he was in
dustriously ironing shirt. He has been q
leper eight months. and seven months Of
that time he has spent in washing the
linen of Eastsiders. The health officials
after an examination, decided it was a
genuine case Of leprosy, but say they can
not take the man in charge because they
have no place to take him. He came here
a year and half ago from San Francisco.
There, it is said, he had lived
with leprous friend until the
authorities removed the ieper. Then Hop
Sings countrymen Stunned him. After a
while they raised q fund of 500 co take
him back to China. He took the money
but instead of going to China came to New
ark, N j., where ne went into partnership
in laundry with Chung, also a leper.
They had trouble after q while, and Hop
Sing came to New York. BY this time he
was in an awful condition. His head had
begun to swell; his ears were assuming
enormous proportions; his nose had
reached q remarkable size, and his hair
was dropping out He went to the laundry
of his cousin, Ching Hop Sin, to sleep until
morning. When Ching awoke aud saw
how Ching Hop Sing looked he was terror
stricken. He would not stay in the place,
believing it infected already with the fear
full disease. He sold out to the leper for
IS. Hop Sing took possession of the shop
Immediately and went right on with the
work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
BLOWN TO PIECES
Two Men Killed by a Powder Ex-
plosion at Rock Springs.
THE SIOUX COMMISSIONERS
Their Work CompIeted and the Records Stolen
No Trace OF Them-The Sale OF Poca-
tello Town Lots

Rock SPRINGS, Wyo., July T.-tSpecial
telegram to The HERALD. AT half past
D. IN. Rock Springs was shaken as IL an
earthquake had taken place in the centre
of the town. Those who saw the vast
volume of black smoke were at loss to
know the cause. II was soon apparent that
the large magazine belonging to the Union
Pacific coal department had exploded and
two men were blown into eternity who
were near the spot. The windows OF the
business houses on the main street mile
and half from the scene are nearly total
wreck. 1t is rumered that the men were
coming past the powder house and shot at
the door, which was the ceuse OF the ter
rible affair. Nearly every house at No. {
is total wreck. The roofs are caved In
and they are shattered beyond the posi-
bilisy of repair. Six cars belonging to the
company are burned. The bodies OF the
unfortunate men were found in fragments
several hundred yards from the magazine,
which contained 25G kegs of powder. One
little boy was badly cut about the face by
falling timbers. Also lady was injured,
but not severely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
An Attempt to Assasinate Kentucky Police

LOUISVILLE, July IA desperate at
tempt was made to assasinate the Middles-
borough police force yesterday afternoon.
lot of disreputable characters who fire.
tquent Gum Springs, low drinking and
gambling dive just outside the city limits,
concocted q plot to murder the officers.
They accordingly stationed fifteen of their
gang in ambush along the Louisville and
Nashville road. Two OF their number
went ;iust within the city limits ana COM
menced firing their Winchesters. These
two were ellis Johnson and Frank Rossi-
mus Chief Naples with u posse of officers
went in pursuit of the pair and they were
led into ambush. Over a hundred shots
were exchanged. The police were forced
TO retire after two of their number were
shot posse of about one hundred citi-
zers organized and armed. They came up
with johnson and Rossimus whom they
captured after severe hight Johnson was
taken TO the county Jail at Pineville, while
Rossimus was put in the city jail here
About this morning q crowd OF masked
men entered the Jail and took Rossimus
out They led him to the bridge and shot
him several times and then placed rope
about MS neck
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18

crack California FLY Yo Tanbien win the
Lake view handicap, three quarters OF a
mile, ir the fastest time made in the west
this year. Yo Tambien is half sister to
famous FL Rio Rey. The weather was
cloudy, with signs of rain. The track was
fast.
Mile-Laurs Davidson won, Upman sec
ond, Rudolph third. Time-1:421s.
Mile and sixteenth-Linlithgow won,
Flowdelles second, Reveal third. Time
AS.
Lake view handicap, value g 500, three
quarters of miIe-rhe California filly ~
Tam5ien won, Lake Breeze second, Chief
Justice third. Time-l :1il4.
Mile and seventy yards-Nina Archer
won, Eli second, Neva c. third. Time
:461S.
Mile and quarter-Homer won, Guide
second, Allen Bane third Time :O9S-
Mile and seventy yards-Rival nrst,
Rodgers second, Nather third. Time
1:i7
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
A Grsnd international Horse-r,ce.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch I
New YORK, July 1.-THE World is agi-
tatipg a proposition to hold an international
horse race. 1t suggests to the four great
jockey clubs in this city that there be
announced a grand international sweep
stakes for all, ages, weights and distance,
to be agreed upon by committee to be
selected from the jockey clubs of the vari-
Gus countries sending horses, and that the
prize be piece of plate known as the
American cup and xl00,000 added money.
With proper management this race would
be contested by the very pick of the horses
now in training in England, France, Ger
many, Australia and America. The Argen-
tine republic, which has of late imported
g number of valuable thoroughbreds, would
probably compete and some one of the
other countries in Europe, Austria posi-
bly,, might send forth some favorite. The
value of the stake could be greatly in
creased if it were thought desirable by
fixing the entrance at 81 900. AS there
would probably be twenty or twenty five
entries, the purse would be the highest
ever offered. The distance would doubt
less either be q mile and q quarter or q
mile and Q half. The World thinks the
gaze money would more than pay the ex-
penses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
The Pocotello Town Lots Sale.

PoCoTELLo, Idaho, July Il. Especial
telegram to THE HERALD. Owing TO the
spreading of rails engine No. GA and three
coal cars left the track to-day one mile
west of this city. The engineer and fire.
man narrowly escaped with their lives.
The engine and cars were badly wrecked.
More interest was manifested to-day in
the town lots sale than at any time since
the sale commenced over q, 500 being col
lected from lots sold. The cause Of the
unusual interest is foreign real estate men
who seem to want the earth to the exclu-
sion Of the old citizens. 1t is feared
trouble may occur at any time, and an ex-
ira police force will be put on. Some valu-
able property will be sold to morrow. To-
night the streets are crowded with men
talking about the sale. Several alterca-
tons have taken place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
LomaI' Answer TO Finley.

OMAHA, Neb., July 17.-TSpecial telegram
to The HERALD. l-Passenger Agent Lo-
max, of the Union Pacific, defiant answer
to Chairman Finley, Of the Western
Passenger association on the question of
the Alton boycott is regarded among
western railroad men as significant of a
Gould scheme TO secure western traffic at
the expense of the roads in the boycott.
The tickets complained of which allow
the use of the Alton by passengers, it is
asserted by local railway men, have been
pushed forward on every opportunity of
late and it is believed that an understand
ing exists by which Gould's interests in
the east and west. are assisting the Alton
secretly in return for diversion of
traffic. An investigation is expected to be
ordered by the Western Traffic association.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
To Test the Cushinr's Engines.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. /
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE engines of
the torpedo boat Gushing have never been
given a horsepower trial, and as the data
to be obtained from such trial would be of
the utmost value to the bureau Of steam
engineering in designing the machinery Of
similar boats as well as fast torpedo cruis-
ers, a trial has been ordered and will take
place in the lower Potomac next Monday,
IS the vessel goes down the river on her
way out of the capes to go to New York.
The boat will not be pushed to her full
speed, but the fastest run will be at about
twenty-five knots an hour; the next run
will be at about nineteen knots; the next
about sixteen, and the last hours run will
be about twelve or thirteen knots. The
speed will be taken by bearings on light
houses and other recognized marks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
Choir ExcursInn 70 Provo.

Provo, July 17.-[Special telegram to
THE HERAI D. The tabernacle choir ex-
cursion to Provo and Utah lake was a most
brilliant affair. About three hundred came
down and at once repaired to the lake re-
sort, where they were joined with numer-
Gus friends from our cts and participated
IN a variety of pleasures. An impromptu
programme was carried out at the Taber-
nacle in the evening, which went with re-
markable vim The vocal soloists were
Miss Viola Pratt, Miss Lizzie Thomas Ed
wards and Miss Rose Gushing. H. E. ellis
played piano solo and Ed Olson a cornet
solo, The anthems were beautifully
rendered by the Salt Lake chcristers.
Marshal Dyer came TO Provo to-day and
arrested j. c. Glove, editor of the Enquirer,
on the charge of fornicatiou.