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q" ALL CHARGES PAID !"

the face. Those habits which have led
to failure or a retrograde existence
should be reformed. The man whose
extravaganza has embarrassed his
financial success should adopt the les
son of economy. The man who has neg
lected business for pleasure should
grid up his loins and move forward to
his proper place in the rapid race of
life. The drunkard, a sad disappoint-
ment to himself and his friends, should
bravely put the tempter behind him
and not only abandon his besetting sin
but do works meet for repentance. The
debauchee should live more closely to
the laws of health and decency. The
young man who is wasting his time
should devote himself to mental, moral,
physical and financial improvement.
Aside from adherence to pure and hon
est convictions nothing can do more to
make life pleasant and successful than
good books and good associations.
Stick to your New Years resolutions.
Time past is irrevocable and your one
hope lies in the proper Improvement of
opportunities as they present them
selves. Have the courage of your con-
victions and stick to your resolutions
| Detroit Free Press.
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pie, the children being in bed, they
heard the lodger let himself in with his
latch key, but instead of going to his
own room as usual, he came directly
down the hall to their sitting-room and
ushered in Mary Jane, whom he intro
duced as his wife.
''We were engaged two years age"
he said, ''but trifle parted us, and
somehow the very sniff of that dressing
brought her to mind, and seemed exact
ly like message begging to me to
come back to her."
"And," isped Mary Jane, Il was
thinking how hith mother taught me to
make drething when l stuffed that
turkey, or l shouldn't have done it
without consulting Mrs. Whitman.
She and her sister-in-law Elizabeth
both said it was awful questionable to
be married in such a hurry, but l told
her we had been engaged fifteen yeath,
and didn't call that a hurry at all"
at seems good while to me-" said
the ledger, "when 1 think of the four
teen sage-seasoned turkeys I've missed!'
Mrs. Annie S. Preston, in Christian at
| Work
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The Heaths had a ledger, a somewhat
peculiar middle-aged man, who for a
long time had rented their furnished
front room from week to week, and
who very sedulously minded his own
business.
The night before, however, after the
children were in bed he passed in a
large bundle labeled: For the best be-
haved little people | ever KNEW" there
by quite winning the gentle mothers
heart.
On this eventful morning, Mrs. Heath
said to her husband: Leonard, l want
you to keep watch now, and if that
ledger shifts, as he passes through the
hall, in a way as if he smelled some
thing agreeable, and as if he was
brought up where he had a grand
mother and friends, and turkey on
days that brought the family together,
will invite him to dinner, for every
family ought to'entertain some one at
Christmas"
"All right" said Mr.. Heath, who was
one of those agreeable men who always
said ''all right" to anything his sensible
wife suggested, and he forthwith
stretched himself out on lounge near
the open doorway of the narrow little
hall to watch for the appearance of the
ledger.
He came presently. They heard his
football on the stairs, and Mrs. Heath
ran to the lounge and seating herself
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beside her husband began to look for
fray on the cuff of his Sunday coat.
She glanced up at the lonely man,
quite accidentally of course, just in time
to see his nose wrinkle, and a pleasant,
surprised expression steal over his usu-
ally grave face.
A vigorous sniff, sniff, sniff followed,
and, looking up and seeing the amiable
couple, he called out, heartily:
"Good day, good day. A merry
Christmas to you. The turkey in your
oven is giving notice that you are New
England people. I always thought the
smell especially of sage-seasoned dress
ing was very good part OF turkey
dinner
Thanks for the children's gifts and
the invitation to dinner followed
promptly, and was as promptly ac-
cepted; but Mrs. Heath, being a con-
scientious woman, could not appropriate
the eXtravagant praises of her dressing.
They were on such good terms with
the lodger by this time that she did
not hesitate to relate the history of the
turkey, and in the laugh that followed
Mary James card was produced and dis
played.
$50 you see, SIR" went on Mrs.
Heath, while her guest studied the
name beneath the blue forget-me-nots,
chat, although l cooked the fine fell
low and Drowned it to a turn (and if l
do say it the browning is half in cook
ing turkey, the dressing is none of
mine"
''Mary Jane Titus" repeated the
stranger. Mrs. Heath fancied his voice
trembled, and, glancing at him, was
sure his face was flushed.
"Goodness!" she thought, II hope
Mary James sage dressing isn't giving
him apoplexy," and as he went on:
Glow old is she? How does she
looll?" she decided that the dinner had
warmed him up and drawn out his
sociability wonderfully, and she re-
piled:
"a nice, plump, rosy, curly-headed
little body of five-and-thirty, with a
friendly, sociable way, and the dearest
little lisp when she talks, that some
how makes anyone take to her right
away"
''And where do you say she lives?"
down at Greenville Center. Not
very far out, you know"
Eyes, yes, l know" said the ledger,
finishing his dessert, ''but l have bust
ness, very important business to see to
at once, and you will have to excuse
me-" and before any of the family had
collected their wits enough to express
regrets, he was up and away.
Late in the evening as Mr.. and Mrs.
Heath were finishing up the day with
| walnuts and apples and slice of mince
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-17
Christmas Aphorisms.

Christmas has gradually evolved out
of its theology and has come to stand
for a festival of love. Therefore all men
love it, for throughout the universe
love is born of love and is worshiped for
its own sake.
No conscientious person can enjoy
his Christmas dinner if he knows any
body else within reach to be hungry.
The consciousness that we have given
food to the needy provides us with the
finest appetite
OF late years Christmas has become
far more domestic and merrymaking
holiday than religious one. But it is
religious in the best sense, since it is a
day of peace and rest, and opens the
heart to human needs and human
sympathies.
The most satisfactory way to observe
to some of our fellows.
Christmas was formed, in the era of
theology, from Christ and mass In
these practical and luxurious days it
might signify that we should try to
initiate Christ in dealing with the mass
of mankind, who are usually more or
less unfortunate. By SO dealing with
them we should make all days Christ
mas days.
Christmas is always associated with
the good Jesus, who, whether regarded
as God or man, was the purest, kindest.
nobelest being that has walked the
earth. He has inspired love in saint
and sinner, in devotee and skeptic alike.
Men may wrangle about creeds; but
about Jesus and His beautiful life there
can hardly be any difference of opinion,
i, for He pitied all who suffered and strove
to heal every aching heart.-Mail and
EXPRESS.
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fore Christmas, docs my nose serve me
Alright? Can it be possible that you
have put sage in the dressing of that
turkey, and Jarvis brother John and
his wife, from Boston, coming to help
eat it?"
"Why, yethem," isped the cheerful
efficient, middle-aged maid of all work,
nearly dropping the wide, white tray
on which rested in state the corpulent
yellow gobbler. What should l theson
the drething of turkey with, l should
like to know?"
'Sage, in this day and generation!'
calculated the discounted housekeeper,
dropping into chair and tanning her
self with her stiff, white muslin apron,
for the kitchen was warm and Mrs.
Whitman was very stout.
"Now, Mary Jane she went on
solemnly, ''look here! l want you to
go to the barn and tell Sam to knock
over another turkey, the largest of the
fock-although that one was the big
gest of them all-and you'll have to
pick and dress it all yourself, Mary
Jane. Before you go pat pinch of
coffee and pinch of sugar on the stove
to smoke out the smell of the sage. l
should be mortified enough to have any
one come in and find that old-fashioned
sagey smell hanging about the house
on Christmas week. And dear me! l
must get that fowl out of the way as
soon as possible, or all your fumigating
will do no good. What can l do with
it? o, will tell you, Mary Jane. l
will send it to the city to Mr..
Whitman's cousin, Mrs. Heath.
She was out here one day in
strawberry time, with her whole
brood, you know-pretty children, too.
/ remember how she went on about her
grandmother's herb bed here in the gar
den. l wasn't over cordial to her, and
didn't ask her to stay over night or come
again. She is good woman, only poor
and plain, and my conscience has
pricked me ever since. This will make
amends, somewhat, l hope. l don't
want to snub anybody, but can't have
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New MEAs, 1882

But Abner could not help smiling to
himself at the uneasiness the children
evidently felt. Once BERTHE even went
so far as to ask Sammy in loud whis-
per if he supposed Santa had their let
ter yet; and the father had to turn his
back to hide laugh, as Sammy pinched
the little fellow and whispered ener-
getically:
''Hush up, quick! Next thing papa
III hear you"
But the children were sent to bed
promptly at half-past eight, and the
packages arrived soon after. Abner re-
ceived them himself, and then noiseless-
ly entered the boys bedroom, and dis
posed about the chamber the articles he
had purchased.
When Mr.. Withers went to bed, he
said to himself:
81 do hope I'll wake in time to hear
them get their presents"
But there was no danger of his not
hearing them, for their cries of delight
at daybreak would have awakened Rip
Van Wrinkle himself.
He tiptoed to the door, however, and
peeped through the key-hole. Sammy
was mounted on his bicycle, and leaned
against the wall for support while he
tried to put on his skates.
"Ain't they just boss?" the boy ex-
claimed.
"Oh-h-h amt dey dust boss?"
squealed BERTHE, watching his choo-choo
cars careering over the floor. Then his
great blue eyes filed with satisfaction
as he murmured:
'Santa Tlaus mus "a dot our letter,
bruvver Don't 90 s'pose he did?'
"You bet he did' And over Sammy's
face spread a look of tender retrospect
| "a look as we see on the chubby faces
of RaphaePs cherubs-as he added:
''You bet he got it! 1 put it in one of
his own envelopes purpose. civilian
Henry Siviter, in Puck.
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TOMMY TO SANTA CLAUS.

Each Christmas you come at midnight
Across the pillows of snow
To fill to the brim my stocking
With candies that richly glow.
You know how prize the presents
You hang on my Christmas tree,
For you once were little fellow,
And of playthings fond like me.
You woke up long before daylight,
And greeted the Christmas morn
By pounding your red drum madly
And blowing upon your horn
You sat on the bed delighted,
To play with each pretty toy.
But who was it filed your stocking
When you were little boy?
r.. K Munkittrick, in Harper's Young People
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Keen Your Resolutions.

New Years day has long been the
one on which men have resolved to turn
over a new leaf. 1t is day that natur-
ally stands out as milestone in life. 1t
is vantage point from which to review
the past and look the future squarely in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-17
The Truth About 1t.

Stuffer-What do you think? Jones
has actually invited me to dine with
him on Christmas day at his boarding
house.
Dashaway-Ha!h a! Did you ask him
if he had a grudge against you?
Stuffer-Yes. He said no; that he
had grudge against the landlady.-N.
Y. Mail and Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-17

Mrs. Bingo (who has invited the Slim
son family around to Christmas dinner)
There, Mrs. Slimson, does this pump
kin pie remind you of the pumpkin pie
your mother used to make?
Little Willie Slimson - Grand
mother didn't make pumpkin pies.
Mrs. Bingo-Indeed. Why, Willie?
What did she do?
Willie-She took in washing.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
IT is supposed that Charles Dickens
wrote "Hard Times directly after
christmas Stories."-Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-17

Charlie Ito EtheD-Now you want to
act as if you really believe in Santa
Claus, if you want to make mamma and
papa enjoy Christmas
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Express.

Freddie-Mamma, when are we 60
ing to see the Indians? 1 would really
like to see wild man once
Mamma-You would like to see a
wild man? Well, wait few minutes
until your papa comes in and sees these
bills for Christmas presents.-Demorest.
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Peer out, like pictures, rich in tint,
Somber, or bright with sunny CLINT;
Brief visions of past joys and woes
They call me at the old years close
Call me once more to turn and dwell
On days gone by. The sad farewell
Comes slowly from my aching heart
And silently the tear drops start.
A picture here of merry times
When life rang out its golden chimes,
When friends and welcome, home and power,
Filled with delight each passing hour
Succeeding this in swift array
The dawn of sorrows fearful day
Breaks through the ullen shade, and lol
A vision Of distress and woe:
The home forsaken, friends untrue,
Old treasures swept from longing view,
Parted the hearts that loved so well,
While anguish tolls each solemn knelL
Joy and distress, delight and pain,
Come surging DER my heart again;
Back through the moments bright and drear
live again the vanished year.
One fleeting year-and yet dread
To name the griefs-to count the dead;
On joys alone my thoughts would dwell
Thy joys are past-Old Year, farewell!
-Lurana w. Sheldon, in Springfield Mass
Republican.
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11a}4 GeeaaEk
&C.,! 1AE:
EGfFXM HOUGH the "old
lMXS5yEIMnNM folks" talk of
RIzA>AlI1MIs4&I y the good old
NAAk N%FfNENmIll When land was
NLEMU y /,WNTNNINh plenty and
EwHI ~1II XTHIQINNfU cares were so
kMA III nHW'NNl few;
MNkA, ~>I.M S\ NH Yet the "young
i4A&@@NWS M folks listen
| N\\\ \\'I with doubtful
WV w smiles,
Convinced they were not as good as the new.
Those were gay sleigh rides, grandpapa, know;
While lasse ne'er danced 1.-THE as dear
''grandma'r:"
But some things could be said bout modern
beau,
And c0Zy 1aunt IN palace car.
Those we're wonderful loaves dear 'grandma'r'
made,
And she broidered your socks with wondrous
darn;
Yet she wondered sometimes I'm sure, if it
paid,
would have left had she dared for promenade
And enjoyed to have spun little street yarn.)
No doubt her papa, great-grandpa, you know.
I,,vI,0 xcI,n cn6 hnry rnd.
ding dress,
And sighed as he wished for the "good old times,
When bonnets were cheaper and dresses took
less.
While his greatgrandpa, I've heard it said,
Wouldn't spare the wool for his daughter to
weave;
But sighed for the fashions Of Paradise,
And longed for the fig leaves OF Mother Eve
Soon forgotten is pain, when pleasures are er,
Distance enchants u.s." the poet was right
Who wanders his memory back to deplore,
The collar too high or the boots all too tight?
The maiden who fingers DER past hours OF bliss,
Forgets as she day-dreams of heroes and
rings,
How her hair wouldn't crmp and her gloves
wouldn't fit:
For "deeply depraved are inanimate things"
There are bountiful times in these good new
days;
There are lives as beautiful, pure and true,
AS any who moved to the simpler ways;
And il may be o. trife better, too;-
Since God with infinite, loving design,
Is raising the nations nearer to Him;
And the steady sweep Of the centuries,
Ever chants progressive, happier hymn.
Then glad New Year, this my earnest wish,
send in hopeful, jubilant tone;
That the coming year, rich-freighted with love,
May prove the best that you ever have known
Elizabeth b. Harbert, in Chicago Saturday
evening Herald.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19

He 10 Charging on the President with PetS.
tIon and Rem ons trance.

He 10 Charging on the President with Petit
tion and RESPONSIVENESS.
The disturbance among the Republicans
over the removal OF John E Milholland as
chief immigration inspector on Ellis Island is
spreading. r. v. Powderly Of the knights Of
Labor sent special messenger from his
home in Scranton to New York to ascertain
the facts in the case AS q result
Mr.. Powderly is now on his way to
Washington. where no will submit for
tho Presidents consideration a petition
protesting against Mr. Milholland's removal.
It is expected that Mr. Powderly will arrive in
Washington to-day. Mr.. Powderly declares
in his communications to Mr.. Milholland's
friends that he will speak to the President in
the name OF 100000 laboring men. and will
present to him q petition signed by repre-
scntativrs, Of organized labor in New York
sSp The SSeten ssgs
Mr.. Mlholland:
nqs m Of
said position II the nssrsn. Of A%er,enn home labor
w.
' % s n. blow 3:
q .asm And ns sT WHIT BY the ns %
earnestly recommend his immediate reinstatement to
S 81 AL R.pSS
PENDENT II potea mas.rs and the ' removal Of this
gentleman. who We feel has done SO much for our
cause will be bound to seriously affect the success Of
the Republican party in this state In the coming fall
election.
The petition goes on to commend to the Pros
dents attention the contrast between the
shown to other Federal otlicers who were ac-
tive In Eleventh district Republican politics.
Excluding immigrant contract laborers was
Mr. Powderly will also hand tho President
letter from ex-Prssident Brennan OF Typo
lands success In adjusting the differences be-
tween No. @ md the Tribune after several emf
nent Republicans had failed at it. Mr.. Bren-
nan says to President Harrison:
Isay canddly that the treatment accorded to M
Milholland has caused great deal OF resentment In
our ranks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
THE WIFE SHOOTS THIS TIME

Undertaker james E. Horrigaa OF Brook.
Ign Dangerously Wounded.
Undertaken James E. Horrigan was shot by
his wife. Mary Horrigan. yesterday afternoon.
during q quarrel In their apartments in tho
rear OF his store. 68G Fifth avenue. Brooklyn.
Horrigan had been drinking hard for more
than week. and during that time he and his
wife have had frequent Quarrels. The couple
have three children. the youngest being q
baby. It is alleged that on Saturday Horrgan
dragged the latter from its mott hers arms and
attempted to throw 1t from a window.
Horrig8n remained comparatively sober on
Sunday but yesterday morning he went out.
and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon returned
home drunk and quarrelsome: Anew minutes
after he got back the report OF pistol brought
several neighbors to the store.
Horrigan Was found lying in the rear room
with a bullet wound in his left chest and his
wife leaning over him with O revolver In her
hand. An ambulance was summoned and the
injured man taken to the Seney Hospital.
Up to a late hour the bullet had not been
definitely located. but the doctors think that
It has not reached any vital point and that the
man will recover. Mrs. Horrigan was arrested.
She says her husband began to upbraid her
as soon as he returned home and that pick
leg up n baseball bat he attempted to strike
her. and that she feared that her own life as
we'll rs that Of the children was In danger when
she fired tho shot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19

The advent OF 80 renowned singer as Nine.
Joachim. who has enjoyed for many years IN
enviable reputation In Germany and England.
is a very important musical occasion. She has
position In the world OF nrt not only inher-
tied from her marriage to tho Rreat violinist.
but won by her own merits aud achievements.
That the briliancy ofJoachim's name has ma
terially facilitated and smoothed her career
can hardly be denied. No singer could
have q better master than Joachim. nor
q more beautiful model for her singing
than his violin playing. Nine. Joachim pos
preston. the spirited treatment. and benuti.
psyns Sc ,oE Is 5nal eG BY
certain serious ,earnestness and sincerity Of
e ss:s g. cr as ssS SGT
81 her Sisposition also inslines her toward
hsr lsbors, Nine. JoacSims talent does not
known. and finally holds them speilbolnd.
ss s r.cn sa az Ss
ssues wa" sn. hf ''fs q se txsas
whse s esceps w Rs eSsn sgSet
sSsS ss s:ss; vocal AID dss sss
In expression. and above all for purity and
finish In method that are peculiarly strong in
the few who conduct their listeners beyond tho
portals os tho tcmple Of art into the inner
sanctuary: Everything she does seems to be
performed with the most conscientious and
reverential epirit, while self-aggrandizemen
plays very small and secondary, role. Nine.
JoAchim's audience was un exceedingly atten-
tive and appreciative one. Mise Villa White
sang two duets with her teacher. showing q
voice OF much fulness and OF sympatheti
quality. An admirable neatness and repose
were also visible in her renderings.
The second recital will take place Saturday
BY Schumann. Brahms Wagner. Dvorak. and
ofhera
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
Forming ll,m Clubs In Connecticut,

NoosUP. Conn.,. April 18.-On Saturday even
ing David b. Hill club was organized in this
town. Several weeks ago the Cleveland men
organized. and have been claiming the earth
ever since. A bitter fight Is expected at the
primary on Saturday evening to elect club
delegates to tho State Convention. elus
Sullivan has been elected President OF tho Hill
Club. and John A..Alen OF Moosup Hotel. Sec
rotary. Ono hundred and seventeen members
We're enrolled, all taxpayers. The delegates
vote for and without doubt elect are: j. Homer
Bliss. Cornelius u. Sullivan. John \. Doyle.
nnG i Christopher shinnerf The choice Of The
trict Ia Mayor Crandall Of Norwich. Frank H.
Rafferty, md several other, prominent Will
mantle Democrats are talking OF forming q
Hill club. One is also being started in Jewott
City, and It is thought that Norwich and Now
London will also organize. Col. John Murphy
Of Norwich is out for Hill.