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A Leap Year christmas.

Frederick Charles Bunting had been
Amanda Dusenberry S shadow for three
years, to the exclusion of other young
men who would have been attracted by
the maden's charms had Frederick
Charles unremitting attentions left
them any opportunity. lie was at the
Dusenberry home two or three even
1ngs week and all of Sunday after
noon. This being the case, it was no
wonder that he had the field to him
self and that other young men thought
1T useless to look in that direction.
But the two were not engaged.
There was nothing in the way of it ey-
cept Frederick Charles inability to ask
Amanda to marry him. lie was not a
coward in other respects, but he
dreaded to put the question, and
Amanda showed no indication of help
ing him. Her idea was that if girl
was not worth proposing to she was
not worth having.
When the present year of grace ar
rived, being leap year. the diffident
young man cherished the hope that his
charmer would exercise a woman's
prerogative, which comes every quad
renium, and propose to him. But nm
to the date of the incident about to be
narrated, the hopes of Frederick
Charles had been disappointed.
The two were sitting before the fire
in the Dusenberry parlor one Thurs
day night in the middle of December.
when the girl remarked: ''How rapidly
time is flying! 1t will soon be Christ
mas"
Yes" he replied, ''and it will be
leap year Christmas, too. BY the way,
leap year will soon be gone'
$50 it WILL" replied the girl. de-
murely.
What would you like me to give
you this leap year Christmas?" asked
the young man.
"Why, Fred, I'd like you to give
me-
Speak out Amanda! Don't be
afraid" replied Bunting, who began
to get courageous with the idea that
at last he had about brought her to
the point of asking that he give him.
self as Christmas gift.
Ill hardly like to-"
And the girl hung her head.
Don't be afraid! I'll give you any,
thing you ask for" he declared in a
great burst of generosity.
We'll, then. Fred, wish you would
give me-
''Out with it. Don't be backward. ;"
he said, impatiently. "Give you what.
my dear?''
''Give me a chance to see sometbinp
of some other young men besides your.
SELF
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] lHOuriShing.

Pete was in his high humor. He
had "bucked the tiger successfully to-
night, and had quite enough ahead to
work his claim in Corkscrew Gulch.
True, he had not done his assessment
work this year. and by law anybody
could Jump the Lone STAR that
very day at midnight. But Pete was
not the man to be fooled with, as he
already had two graves to his credit in
Doc. Turner's ranch (the name applied
to the cemetery in honor of Il local doc
tori. which contained the bodies of two
''tenderfeet" who had differed with
him and were accidentally shot. So
the inhabitants of Galensville con-
cluded that he was safe man to let
alone, and he laughed at the idea that
any body would be SO foolish as to ''com-
nit suicide" as he termed it, by at
tempting to jump his claim
The old year had but few minutes
to live when Hank tied up his horse
among the tall, snow-laden pine trees
near the Lone STAR" and, loosening
the thongs which fastened pick to
his horses saddle, and transferring a
couple of sticks of dynamite and
some candles from his saddle-bag to
his pockets, shouldered the pick and
slowly mounted the tortuous trail.
He had long awaited this moment.
Four years ago he had owned the
Lone Star himself, but sickness came
and he could not work his assessment.
and when he had returned to the pros
pect and found Pete, armed to
the teeth. in possession, he had
accepted his hard luck with
good grace, but had ''laid' for Pete
yer since. But now at last his oppor-
tunity had come, and he determined to
regain his property and defend it at the
risk of his life if necessary
The tunnel was soon reached. and the
moonlight. streaming against its black
mouth, easily disclosed to his ewes
Pete's location stake
He looked at his watch. 1t marked
exactly midnight.
Reaching down, he fiercely wrenched
the stake from the ground and flung it
far from him down the mountain.
He then lit candle and, finding a
board, quickly sharpened one end of it,
and. smoothing off the broad end. wrote
his location notice on it-rechristenipg
the claim the Bright Hopes''-and
planted the stake firmly in the ground.
Thinking he would go into the tun-
mel and ''see how she looked, = he took
up his candle and pick and started in.
just as he did SO he thought he
heard whistle. He stopped and lis
tened; some one was coming up the
trail whistling softly. Quickly dousing
the light, he crouched behind a big
boulder just at the mouth of the tun-
mel and drew his revolver
A few minutes later Pete stepped in
view, with weeks supplies a sack
slung over his shoulder
Before he could put his burden down
Hank suddenly rose up before him with
the muzzle of his pistol almost touch
ing the others face.
Hands upr' he cried, 1--WE got the |
drop on yer now"
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Pete, seeing the other fellow had a
full hand, promptly threw up his,
while Hank deftly relieved him of his
firearms.
'''Taint worth fighting about, any
how" said Pete, carelessly. There
amt pound of ore in the hull claim. -
''Oh, come off, said Hank ''How
about all that ore you shipped last
summer?'
That was out of pocket l struck
which petered out mighty quick; but if
you don't believe me I'll go in the hole
and show you," and, taking a candle,
Pete started in the tunnel, Hank fol-
lowing, but keeping his hand within
easy reach of his gun.
The breast of the tunnel was soon
reached and Pete, holding his candle
up before it, said: There now, what
did | tell yer? It's nuthin' but dead
rock"
Hank took his candle and carefully
examined the breast, roof and sides,
but not trace of mineral could be
seen.
You're welcome to her." said Pete;
''Ive blown in all the money | want
to: you can have a blast at her now, il
you want to-
Hank did not reply, but appeared to
be lost in thought. Finally he said;
Hold my candle minute, Pete" and,
taking up his pick in both hands, he
struck the breast heavy blow, and
the rock and mud with which Pete had
plastered it to fool curious and unwel-
come visitors fell away, exposing q
vein of glittering white metal.
Almost at the same instant there
was deafening report, and Hank fell
to the ground with bullet through
his heart
Pete, with smoking revolver in his
hand, which he had snatched from
Hanks belt as he struck the blow
stood over him with a grim smile as
he muttered Another accident.'
But retribution was close at hand.
The reverberations of the shot had
hardly died away among the neighbor.
ing peaks when "a rock, which had long
been loose, started by the sudden
shock, fell from the roof. bringing
tons of earth with it, and Pete and his
third victim were crushed into shape
less mass.
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HAWAIIANS EXCITED.
CAUSED BY SECRETARY GRES-
HAMS LETTER.
Big Mass Meeting Held and Resolutions
Adopted Appealing to Congress-Act-
i've Preparation Made for Resisting
Restoration of the Queen.

HONOLULU, Dec. 4 (via Victoria, B.
c., Dec. 14.-Since the arrival of the
steamer Warrimoo, on the cath,
political events have followed each
other with startling rapidity.
When the Warrimoo arrived with
Cleveland's ultimatum the Royalists
were jubilant and the Annexationists
at once began to carry out the previous
plans for forcible resistance in case
the steamer China, which arrived three
days later, brought instructions to
Minister Willis for the restoration of
the monarchy with the aid of the
United States troops from the Adams
and Philadelphia.
Within twenty-four hours after the
news brought by the Warrimoo was
received, 1.6oO determined Annexa-
tionists had assembled on short notice
at the drill shed of the barracks be-
hind the executive building. The
meeting was short, but wildly en-
thusiastic.
Following are the resolutions
adopted by the mass meeting of Sat
urday evening, November 25:
Resolved. That we have read with surprise
and regret the recommendation of the secreta
ry of state OF the United States to the presi-
dent to restore the monarchy lately eXistin /,
in Hawaii
Resolved. That we condemn the assump-
ton OF the secretary that the ri yht of the pro-
visional government TO exist was terminated
by his refusal to resubmit to the senate the
treaty of union pending between the two coun-
tries, and also his assumption that the proviS-
ional government had. at that very time, sub
mitted the question of its continued existence
TO the arbitration Of the president or any other
power.
Resolved. That we support TO the best of
our ability the provisional government in re
SiSting any attack upon it which may be con-
trary to the usage OF nations
The adoption of the resolutions was
preceded by speeches by many leading
citizens
After the undecided character of the
news received By the steamer China,
the opinion prevailed until the arrival
of the Australia that instructions
would be received by the latter vessel
for the immediate restoration
Pending the Australia's coming sew
eral important cabinet and council
meetings were held, and it was de-
termined to meet the proposed restor-
alton of the monarchy by the combin-
ed forces of the government, the
American league, the Annexation
club and Citizens reserve guard, whose
joint strength is about 2,0J0 men on
this island and within Honolulu
Orders were at once given to those
governments having, or to have here
after, warships in Honolulu harbor,
that no nation would be allowed to
land troops without the written con-
sent of the provisional government
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Paying or Ml.sourrs Debt.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. lG.-State
Auditor j. NJ Seibert has drawn his
warrant on the treasury in the sum OF
s133, O7o to pay the semi-annual inter
est of the State due January /, 1894.
The auditor also drew his warrant for
$214, 200 to take up outstanding bonds
of that amount called for redemption
December 80, 1893. This lot of bonds,
together with what has already been
paid, will equal the constitutional re-
quirement of S250,O60 of the State
debt paid this wear
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The mother entered and quickly
barred the door. Husband, husband,
think what has happened. On the
edge of the holy forest / met little
man with snowy beard who told me
where to gather the best cones. l went
to find them, but the farther / went
the faster the cones fell from the frs.
They came about my head as thick as
snow flakes in midwinter: yet the trees
shook not. l was afraid and did not
stop to pick mp one; but some fell in my
basket, and here they are
''Hist, wife! Look, look thou! They
are pure silver. It's the Gubich thou
hast met"
Down the basket droppel. Around
it grouped the mother and children.
True, there lay the cones, silver every
one, cleaning in the freight as had
the beard of the little man in the gold
en- glow of the sun.
The morrow's sun had tipped the
graceful frs with gold, when again
the mother stood at the edge of the
forest. In moment the Gubich was
before her. "Good-morrow, good soul!
Founds't thou not beautiful cones
yester-eve?" And a laugh rang through
the forest. The mother struggled to
speak. Keep thy thanks Il wish them
not" continued the Gubich BE thou
only faithful to thy husbands words,
and each cold December give to me
and my dear frs a loving thought to
keep our hearts warm. Now HE thee
home.''
Not more quickly speeds TIE wind
than the mother home again; not more
happy are the birds than were the
hearts in the miners home that day.
BY night, nowhere a hungry soul on
the beautiful Hirchbichenstein."
Dear Santa ClauS-ever since, thy
boards been white as snow!
Dear Christmas joy-ever since, ,madly
the HarZ maidenS dance round the
graceful frs.
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IDtercedinp for Howard

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Dec. I6.-Gov-
ernor Stone is in receipt of petition
from residents of Kentucky
asking that the death sentence
imposed upon Wills Howard
be commuted to life imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. Howard is
under sentence to be executed in La
ciede county on the Goth for the MUIR
der of deaf mute. He is charged
with more than score of murders
and numerous other crimes, and has
now cost this state some $1,000. The
petitioners are not known here, and
there is scarcely doubt but what the
governor will let the law take it's
cOurS0
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
DR.. Amick Gives Advice as to a Change
of Climate.

Dr' annex Gives Advice as to q Change
of Climate.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1s.-At a meeting
of physicians presenting the Amick
cure for consumption called to discuss
with the discoverer, at his home here.
his published assertion that change of
climate is unnecessary, DR.. Amick said
to-day: "a warm, dry climate is bene-
fetal if the patient stays in it perma-
nently, bnt harm always results from
a stay of few weeks or months, when
the patient returns to colder tenn
perature or lower altitude. Unless
patients desiring my treatment he
said, .'can go away to remain until
May. advise them to take the medi-
cine in the comfort of their own homes
but before they definitely abandon any
proposed trip, depending absolutely on
my discovery to cure them, / urge each
to first try the treatment free of ex-
pense and then decide for themselves.
j therefore furnish free test medicines
for all having any lung trouble to en-
able both physician and patient to
judge by result
The grain warehouse of Porter &
Logan at Houstonia, Mo-, was de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire on Mon
uay night.
large buyer of grain in the terri
tory of the Burlington & Missouri;
River road says that Omaha is not a
competitor in the grain trade with
Kansas City.
The Industrial Council at Kansas
City on Monday condemned the plan
OF having the proposed water works
saPply plant constructed by local cap
italists. and again declared in favor
of paying for municipal improvements
in scrip.
Attorney Olney has received the res
ignations of Fremont Wood, United
States attorney, Idaho: John w. Her
ron, United States attorney. Southern
district, Ohio, and David K. Watson.
of Ohio. special assistant attorney em-
p'oyed in connection with suits against
certain of the Pacific railroads.
Some time since John WeItrarsb.
supposed to be crank. issued a call
for 10000 men to meet him on the
lake front in Chicago Tuesday. and
move against the city with a de.
mand for work and bread The army
did not materialize, and the 500 no.
lieemeh held in reserve to quefi an
outbreak were allowed to break ranks
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MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 90
a Fl. hit with Death.

Thousands of | eor lie have gone Z,
their deaths with Bright Disease I,
the kidneys and Diabetes withou;
suspecting the nature of their troub ,
until within a month or two of tn
grave. 1t is now declared by one
the most reputable Drug Association
in the country that these ki6ne
troubles are the result of Uraem:,
poisoning and that a certain cure ha
been discovered The majority O,
people who find health and strength
gradually failing either have no sus-
picion of the nature of the trouble or
having always been told that Bright
Disease could never be cured have
shrunk from the knowledge that they
were victims of it. Now that cure
has been discovered however there
need be no hesitation in learning what
indicates the disease and each case can
be tested at home by the one interested
without either expense or incon-
venience. Progressive physicians are
now agreed that for the several months
sefore childbirth all women are
especially subject to kidney troubles
and that tests should be made during
this time to determine whether sugar
or albumen indicate kidney disease.
The many cases of Ureamic convulsions
occasioning death at, or proceeding,
childbirth are due to this cause which
is too often overlooked and unsuspect-
ed. From all this it would seem a
plain duty to take advantage of the
offer of The American Drug Associa-
ton whose address is Cochnower Bldg.
Cincinnati, Ohio. The offer is that to
each person sending their address a
test outfit including full directions and
apparatus for the most accurate test
for Bright's Disease and Diabetes will
be sent securely packed in wood case
free of cost. The Association is well
known to us and can be depended upon
to do just what they say.
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have no purse of gold, my dear,
With which to buy you dainty things:
The purse is empty, and the gold
Has flown away as if on wings:
So, sweetest wife in all the world
Tho you possess the greater part.
I'll give to you on Christmas day
Another fraction of my heart.
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TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
The Four Men Who Held Up the Inter-
national Run Down and I'm Ian

national Run Down and In Jail.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dee. IA special
from Austin says four men named
Dalton, Wallace, Brunson, alias
"Broncho BILL" and Lewis Sheldon
were yesterday arrested as the robbers
of the International and Great North
ern train neaf Duval, Monday morn
ing. Brunson resisted arrest and was
fatally shot.
Broncho Bill, after the capture, con-
fessed, duplicating the other three
Money and some watches were recov-
cred. The prisoners were carousing
and squandering the plumber in Austin.
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The New Year Book.

Now is the time to be glad and bright,
And kind as we can from morn till night
Be quick to smile and to frown be slow,
And try to learn what is good to know;
For oh, let us think how the days will
look
While we write them down in our New
Year book.
If all would be good and kind and true,
And do the work that is theirs to do;
If from hate and pride our hearts were
free,
What glad New Year the world would
see
And then know we should love to look
On each bright page of the New Year
book.
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UNION PACIFIC FIGURES.

Heavy Decrease In Gross and Net Re-
ceipts for October and the Year.
BosToN, Dec. 16 The October state
ment of the Union Pacific railroad
issued to-day shows a gross decrease
in receipts of 81, O6e, 735; net decrease,
S555, 11G. The net decrease for ten
months was 50, 956,947.
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Delicate considerattor.

Ct'OoIO ~<OIISIUtFdtIOn,
Mother Gust before Christmas)-Wbv
did you jump and run when your ia
ther came in?
Daughter had a lap full of Christ
mas presents
Mothcr-But they are not for him.
Daughter-No. but / wanted him tn
have the pleasure of thinking they
were
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Nicaragua Canal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The house
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce, after listening to argu-
ments by Senators Morgan of Ala
bama, and Frye of Maine, reported
favorab.y the joint resolution OF Rep
resentative Doolittle CT Washington
for the appointment of joint COM
mission, consisting of three senators
and six members, TO investigate the
present status of the Nicaragua canal
proiect
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-20

Il hope it SHOWS Christmas eve.
said Harry, because if it don't Santa
Claus may have to come in balloon,
and II it busted. all the toys would get
broken"
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n n q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 30.
VI Lis Os Regular Communications, first
end third Monday evenings in each month.
MRS. FRANCIS ELLIS, W. NJ.
MAMIE V o. BRYAN, Sec.
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Ewing Herbert sues for Libel.

HIAwATHA, Kan. Dec. 15-Decem-
Der 13, Ewing Herbert. through his
attorney, G. b. Daughters. sued the
st. Louis Republic in the United States
court for 5000 He alleges that an
Osawatomie correspondent of the Re-
public grossly libeled and misrepre-
Lanfad him
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SOCIETIES.

QUALITY TEMPLE, No. ~, Pythian Sisters.
" meet regular every 2nd Hnd 4th Thursday
evenings. All members requested to attend.
Mrs. MAMIE o BRYAN, NJ. Z. &.
Mrs. A. d. CREWS, NJ. Il. audC G.
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n A. +. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. =.
IN Regular communications, first and
X ~ third Saturday evenings in each
NV month. All uiiliatinR and non-aIlili.
Iting masons in good standing, cordially in.
gited to attend H. A. BURNETT, w. NJ.
/. W. STOUT. Secretary.
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ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. 69, /. O OF
Meets first and third Friday of each IN on
Visiting Patriarchs cordially invited to tend
8. l.. ALLEN. II. y. G. X. HARRIS, e. z.
w. Il. ROUSE, 5. w. &c. WALSTAD, 5.
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DELPHIA LODGE, No. lao, X of p, meets ON
Monday evening of each week, ut the X. of p
hall. Visiting Knights In good standing invi
led 10 attend. RoBT. MoUNsEY, G. e.
+, W. LoNG, X. of X. g. ).
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Who has dined upon cucumbers,
Followed by q dish of cream
Tell him not of peaceful slumbers.
Life is but q horrid dream.
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NEw *
Year,! i!
Hymn OF the New Year.

Hymn OF the New Year.
New life and light! new rapture and new
joys!
New hopes, though all these fail, to light
Oh, take my hearts delight in these thy
gifts;
My thanks and praise, o Lord. my
thanks and praise!
Dusty the way has been, and long and
dark;
Even now scarce can hope, for hope be-
trays.
faithless heart, to him who cares for
thee,
Give now thy thanks and praise! thy
thanks and praise
Surely the sun will shine throughout the
land;
Surely her miracles will work the spring
Life stands revealed where all seemed
drear and dead
heart. my heart! thou mayst give
thanks and sing.
Sing and rejoice Ever give thanks and
sing
Life rules. Death is not, though it
seem to be-
Love sleeps not God is an eternal king
His thought shall reach even to my
heart and me
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CYPRUS CHAPTER No. SO, X. A. NJ, mcets
in Masonic Hell every I'd and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER |. LONG, ri. p.
4. b. PECK, Scc'y
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one of the Durham Dukes FaIIs.

RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. IA -B. l..
Duke. member of the firm of Duke,
Sons & Co. of Durham, made an indi-
vidual assignment to-day to J. B.
Wiley and v. Ballard of Durham. His
assets are estimated at $4,000 and
liabilities at $500. 900.