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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-12-14
Beyond Comparison

Are the good qualities possessed by
Hoods sarsaparilla. Above all i
purities the blood, thus Strengthening
the nerves, it regulates the digestive
organs invigorates the kidneys and
liver, tones and builds up the eptire
system cures sctofula, Dyspepsia.
oatarrh and Rheumatism. Get Hood,
and only Hoods, 'i'''
hoods Pills cures all liver ills, bill.
business iaundicc, indigestion, sick
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

3aun!y cap set on fair hair. and his fat
vent into the pnrk with his sled for n
yomp. He ran and shouted and prnnced
antii his eyes glowed like stars and his
cheeks shown like apples. and everybody
hands protected by fur-trimmed gloves he
who saw him said: what a handsome
boyw
Jack. Of course, was looking forward
TO Christmas, just rs every boy and girl
pho reads this is looking forward to that
DAY Of all days. He expected to have all
xorts Of fine things In his stocking. and
With very good reason. for Santa Claus
had never neglected him. Jacks father
was rich. Grnndmamma. who was rich
u, was coming 10 spend the holidays.
md Santa Claus had been telephoned on
the subject of skates. drums, swords,
guns, and sweetmcats, and there was cv.
cry prospect that when he called at
JACKIE home his sleigh would be very full
Indeed.
Jack was like all boys who have no
brothers and sisters. triae selfish. But
he was a manly. kind.hearted little chap
Tor all that. and so, when he was through
with his play and was dragging his sled
nomeward and came upon a scene on a
etreet-corner which aroused his sympa-
thy, he paused to find out what Il meant.
A crowd Of rough boys were torment.
Ing q poorly clad little girl. whose wan.
haggard face spoke too plainly Of misery
end poverty. She was frightened and
Almost crying as Jack came up.
Here. now" said Jack. with sturdy de-
termination. ''you stop that or I'll call Q
t'liceman."
Fortunately, at that moment, q blue
coated officer came In sight. and the
hoodlums fed with one wild departing
yell.
"Thank you," said the little girl. timid.
y, 'those boys allus IRE picking on me-"
whats your name!" asked Jack.
"eusie Greene"
'Well, Susie" said Jack. with an air Of
business. ''you look cold and sick"
II amt very strong"
"And hungry" continued Jack.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
A Train Carried on.

One Of the llvellest places in East
Buffalo nowadays IL In the north yard
Of the New York Central, where The
old cars IRE broken up, says the Buifa.
10 Express. The road weeds out its old
cars periodically, and, instead OF taking
the trouble Of breaking up the cars and
burning the wood, the cars are placed
on side tracks ana the Poles In the
neighbOrhOOd are invited to help them.
selves to the wood. with the provision
that none Of the iron shall be taken.
Yesterday morning nearly 100 cars
We're placed on the tracks, and by
evening there was left u mass of trucks
ana iron that will 60 back to the shop
for use In other cars. People Of all
sizes, sex and conditions were busy
through the day with saws, hammers
ana axes laying away firewOod for the
winter. Much of the timber was cart
ed away In wagons and wheelbarrOws,
while those not fortunate enough TO
own Il conveyance carried 1t on their
backs. When darkness fell upon the
scene last evening there was hardly
enough timber left of the cars to make
u fair-siZed bonfire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
hung II on hook, and then coming down
put his hnnds ON his hins and aurYeyel

hung II on hook, and then coming down
put his hands on his hips and surveyed
his work with great satisfaction.
That's what call good job" he said.
Now, hurry up, you folk, and get your
presents In there before St. Nicholas gets
along"
Then fairy AFTER fairy climbed the lad
der, and put In his presents. There was
a fat brownie, who brought a basket of
nuts from the woods.
II have worked all day." no said,
"looking under hedges and dead leaves to
gather these nuts for the boy who was
kind to Susie"
A quaint little fairy In curious foreign
gown and cap approached. IL have come
clear from the borders of the Black For
est In Germany" she said, Ito bring this
music-box for the boy who was not
ashamed to look after poor little girl"
There was quite stir as a remark
able fairy approached. He was copper
tinted and had feather stuck in his
black hair and he bore on his shoulder a
beautiful bow and arrow.
From the lands of the setting sun
have come" said he. IL am a Puck
wudjie, an Indian fairy, but wanted to
bring an Offering to the young paleface
who has n good heart"
A merry little man In green climbed the
ladder, hauling up Deauti .ul toy sword
which he had brought from England for
Jack. Then there followed one of the
good people" of Ireland with drum
which he had brought from the Emerald
Isle. "Shure it's hurryin' l must be after
doin'," he cried, ito be back before day.
break"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
A New Ycar's Evc Adventure.

Ten years ago. writes a correspondent,
I went with my friend, Ned Provost, into
the mountains Of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania to hunt. 1t was December 30, and
tho region being wild, we found that We
must spend our Now Years day In the
woods. At a Deserted lumber camp we
came to q log shanty thSt was half full Of
meadow hay, and here We determined to
spend the night. 1t took us but n short
time to get the place into a comfortable
condition. and We were soon sitting
around the fire that we had built. enjoy
ing our pipes and talking, while the three
dogs lay on the floor beside us. 1t was
about 10 o'clock when We heard noise
outside. 1t was a low howl, and in
stinctively We knew that we were about
to receive visit from timber wolves,
than which, when many of them are to-
gether, there In no more dangerous foe
Jumping up and glancing out of the one
window In the shanty we could see away
In the distance--for II was clear moon
light night-an immense pack of animals
approaching. The dogs, too, heard the
sound, and before we could prevent 1t
two of them escaped, but the other one
we caught just as he was about to crawl
out.
III u very "o''VS
reached the shanty, and the dogs which
had gone out to fight them were dead al
most before we knew 1t. Taking my gun,
| stationed myself at the window and
awaited Developments During the day
we had killed n fox, and its body now lay
outside of the shanty on the ground.
Soon one big fellow made dash for the
body of reynard and got q load of buck
shot that finished him at once. Another
tried It and had his back broken by a rifle
bullet. The rest left for the timber, thir-
ty yards away, and howled dismally.
We now resolved to stand guard by
turpA, a. we could not believe that the
vicious brutes would storm the shanty;
so / lay down after building up the fire.
How long / slept cannot say, hut was
awakened by the bowling of the dog and
Provost crying out;
Look out! There's wolf ID the
shanty"
Sure enough, our dog had caught him
crawling through the hole and was fight
ing brave,y. We could not shoot; the dog
was getting the worst Of it, and more.
In the scrimmage a bunch of hay was
kicked in the fire and the place was
ablaze. Fortunately Provost got hold of
| the hand-ax, and, just in time TO save our
| dog, split the VOLTS head open, but from
snap from the brute he mad the little
finger OF his left hand taken of / had
succeeded In putting out the fire and
co'ld look around. Abe dog was moan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
RICH, GUT STOLE A SAUSAGE.
A Queer Case of Kicptomania Recent.
a.. A.. IL. L.

A Queer Case Of Klcptomania Recent.
~ Brought to Light In Paris.
We all have heard in our lives Of
kleptomania. but do not think that
any one ever really believed in 1t. says
the Philadelphia Telegraph. We know
vaguely that q man who steals whole
railroads and dies millionaire Is n
great financier. and we also know that
man who steals q loaf of bread to
save his family from starvation Is a
thief and goes to jail, but It Is hard to
realize that there are people who steal
trihcs simply from a species of in
sanity. Yet a shining example of this
has just come to light In Paris. Tho
lady. whose name for obvious reasons
1t is as well not to mention, Is a we'll
known figure In Paris society.
She is extremely handsome and
dresses superbly. but is never seen in
public alone. Some member of her
family always accompanies her and
never leaves her side for an instant,
although a married woman over thirty
does not usually require such minute
chapcronage. She Is a very charming
woman and very brilliant converse.
tionnlist and Is most dcscrvcdly pop
ular here. The horror of her friends
may be guessed when she was arrest.
ed yesterday on the Faubourg Mont.
martre for stealing n sausage, valued
ut 8 cents, from the front of u grocery.
The grocer promptly had her arrested.
and on searching her they found some
potatoes. some eggs, an opera glass. a
photograph of Carnot coffee cup and
saucer and a spoon, and also. unhap.
PLY, her card case. giving her full
name and addresses. the only thing that
was legally her property, as the other
articles were claimed by their rightful
owners. from whom she had annexed
them. The family were sent for. and
by paying for the stolen objects were
able to release their poor relative.
who sat weeping bitterly. 1t seems
that this irresistible impulse to ap.
propriatc other peoples goods Is peri.
odic. She IL perfectly sane In other re.
spccts, but one never knows when this
mania will seize her. and that IL the
reason of her being constantly wached.
This Is the first time she has ever been
taken into custody. and the family feel
the disgrace so kecnly that society bids
fair to be deprived of tho poor cul.
prit's presence this winter. as they
mean to take her into the country un.
til the whole affair has blown over.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
A slight Misunderstanding,

A well-known brilliant entertainer,
who has just returned from a five
years tour In South Pacific seas, says
the Melbourne Argus, has many anus.
ing tales to tell, among which is the
following:
~ was ordering my advertisement in
a Melbourne daily newspaper office
ore day" said the narrator, "when q
tall, lanky cOuntryman walked in AMI
said he wanted an In memOrium' no.
tice In the obituary column of the pa.
per.
"'My ole gunner died a year ago. he
explained, and l should like bit O.
poetry In the paper about him.
"'All right answered the clerk.
Have you brought 1t with you?'
"'No,' said the rustic. Cant you fix
me up bitT
"'Ccrtainly,' replied the clerk. Our
charge for "in memoriam" notices Is 4
shillings an inch
"A look of intense amazement passed
over the countryman's face.
"'Good gracious! he cried as he
made for the door, Il can't afford that
my gunner was q feet high"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
They Had a Fine Dinner.

Mrs. Annie Thackcray Richie writes
Of the visit Of herself. her father and
Others Of the family to Rome:
About luncheon time my father sent
us down to the pastry cooks shop,
where we rcveled among cream tarts
and petits fours, ana then we ordered
our dinner, as people did then. from a
trattoria near Mt hand. Then We went
out again. still In our raptures, and
when dinner time came, just about sun.
set. excitement had given us good appe.
tiles, Notwithstanding the tarts.
We were ready, but dinner delayed.
We waited more and more impatiently
rs the evening advanced. but still no
dinner appeared. Then the English ser.
want, Charles. was called and dis.
patched to the cooks shop to make In.
quiry. He came back much agitated,
saying the dinner had been scnt--that
they had assured him that It had been
sent. 1t had apparently vanished on
its way up the old palace stairs. go
back" said my father, "and tell them
there Is some mistake, and that We IRE
very hungry and waiting STILL"
The man left the room, then returned
again, with doubtful look. "rhere
was a sort Of n box came an hour ago."
he said. II have not opened II, sir"
With rush my sister flew into the
hall, and there, sure enough, stood a
square, solid iron box with hinged
top. 1t certainly looked very unlike
dinper, but we raised It with some
faint hopes, which were not disap.
pointed. Inside, ana smoking still up.
on the hot plates, was spread a meal like
something In fairy tnle-roast birds
and dressed meat, loaf of brown
bread and cOmpOtes of fruit, and a
salad and bottle Of wine, to which
good fare We Immediately sat down in
cheerful eXcitement-our first Roman
family meal together.-St. Louis Re.
nuhliC
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
Susie burst into tears.
That was enough for Jack.

Susie burst into tears.
That was enough for Jack.
Get right on my sled" said he, de-
terminedly, "and III take you down to
my house, and you'll have something to
eat"
Susie obeyed, and the officer saw with
grim pleasure the young heir to Mr. New
tons millions dragging off the little waif
to his home, a block away.
HE DO be a foine chap, he do be" re-
marked Policeman Mulyaney.
Jack took Susie into the kitchen, and
gave orders she should be fed forthwith.
Then he hurried up TO his mothers room.
6he was there with his grandmother, and
In q few words he told them about the lit
tie girl he had rescued.
"She's poor and hungry, and she's got
no decent clothes. Mamma, can't you fix
her upT
His mother looked at him moment,
then asked, quietly: Jack, would You
rather have this little girl made comfort
able or have big Christmas yoursclfF'
Jack hesitated. lie thought OF all
those presents he was expecting; then he
thought of Susie's thin dress and burst
Ing shoes.
"You can take the money you were go
Ing 10 spend on my Christmas and fix her
up" he brayely said. Then his grand
mamma, a stately old lady, in black satin
and white lace cap. called him 10 her and
kissed him, with tears IN her eyes.
Jack sat bolt upright in bed, and rub
bed his eyes very hard. No, he was not
Asloep. There was the open fire there
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

his clothes on the chair, there the door
into his mothers room.
1t was Christmas Eve. Jack had not
hung up his stocking, for he did not ex-
pect any presents. Susie had been
warmly clothed and her wretched home
had been frightened by the visit of Jack
and his mother. The boy was satisfied.
He had made his choice, and expected to
abide by II.
But. marvellous to relate. as he looked
toward the fire, he saw crowd of tiny
people hurrying and fussing about on the
fur rug before the fire. Three or four
had miniature ladder which they were
putting up against the side of the fire.
place. Several others had hold of one Of
Jacks long stockings. When the ladder
was in place. little man. with elfish eyes
and spider-likc legs. climbed the ladder,
dragging Jacks stocking after him, and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
There Is worship In the woods. though The
paths be yet untrod,
When all the world goes joying at the
birthday Of Its God.
Eve II. BrodliQue.

They're going to have him and mo In
cuses," replied the bear leader, land to
give Us twelve rubies mine dollars) q
night. Not bad, eh?"
"And by what name are you two going
to appear In the bills?" asked a dandi6ed
young fellow In smart now fur cap.
you'll be The Renowned Bear Broth.
ers.' suppose"
That's It, my lad" said the beast
tanner; land az bears generally have q
monkey to perform along with them,
hadn't you better como and join usf"
The laugh was now turned against the
Jester, who, irritated by tho retort, took
off his fur cap, and began to tease the
bear by dipping him In the face with II.
you'd better stop Mt that game, my
fine fellow" said the bears guardian,
warningly. "Meesha's a good-natured
creature enough In his way, but he don't
understand being joked with by strang.
ers, though he doesn't mind It from me.
He's got teeth of his own, can tell you;
and II hc makes one bite at you, rather
fancy you'll find your sum comes out
wrong the next time you try to count on
your fingers"
But the d,sle was not to be warned,
either by the words of the man or the
low growls Of the beast. and was contin.
uing to plague the bear, when all ut once
the shaggy head was thrust forward, and
the huge jaws opened and shut with q
snap like the falling of steel trap The
joker drew back his hand just In time to
save 1t, but at the same moment he saw
his fine new fur cap (which had cost him
seven dollars vanish like pill into the
bears capacious mouth, amid roar of
laughter from the crowd.
"Serves you right, young fellow" said
the bear tanner, with stern satisfaction.
"You've made him nice Christmas pres.
ent, anyhow; and there's no fear of your
brains catching cold for want Of 1t, for
Won don't seem to have any,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

iss VIA big wound n the throat, Pro.
vost swearing, and was amazed at the
size Of the wolf. He was quite as large
rs Newfoundland dog, with teeth three
inches long. 1t was evident that we were
fairly besieged. and from the window
could see at least a dozen brutes that
were excited by the smell Of the blood.
killed two and Provost one. while we
must have wounded FIVE more. It was n
long. weary night. The wolves never left
the shanty, but hung around It or skunk
into the woods near by. Just before day
light rush was made from the outside,
and killed the leader with his head and
front legs inside the cabin. When day
broke, with one long howl they left.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
A BEARS CHRISTMAS GIFT,

The Dude Was Not Warned by Word
of Man or Growls of Beast.
1t was Christmas Eve in Moscow, and
every one was busily preparing for the
great festival of the next day, when a
tall man. 80 muffled In thick sheepskin
frock that he might almost have been
mistaken for woolsack, came trampipg
over the crisp snow past the red, many
turreted wall of the Kremlin, leading af.
ter him by n chain n huge brown bear,
which plodded graveiy at his heels with.
out tnking any notice Of the admiring
stares and pointing fingers of tho count.
less groups that eddied carelessly to and
fro through the "Krasnaya Ploshtchad"
QRed Plain).
Hello. brother" cried n stout, red.
faced, blue-frocked izvoshtchik (hack.
NAM. who was driving slowly past in
search of fare. "Whcre are you going
with Meeshaf" q. e.. Michael, the Rus.
sian nickname for bear.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
TO THE OLD YEAR.

Qcod.ty. Old Year!
While others ring
The New Year In. and loudly sing
OF what delight and peace twill bring,
Ere the last tolling OF the bell
TO the world soundeth thy death.kneli
] bid thee now q fond farewell
Cocd.by, Old Year.
0ood.by. Old Year.
While others raise
TO thy successor hymns OF praise,
Ill thank thee for the by.goue daya
Many Q blessing hast thou brought.
Many a sacred truth hast taught:
Fruitful changes have been wrought
By thee. Old Year.
Cood.by. Old Year!
Should I alone
Remember thee when thou art gone,
Ill thank thee for the good thou'st done
The world forgets the absent friend;
To each newcomer doth It bend,
And casts II of when near the end,
Like thee. Old Year.
0ood.by. Old Yearl
Dost thou forget
How men witlS JOY thy advent mcts
That praise the New Year hath: but vet
When once again its reign Is DER,
The world Il may be. as before.
Will leave me TO sag once more,
Good-by. Old Year!
-Sdarper's Young People.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
Satisfying Him.

~ have called" said the captious critic,
'to find out what reason you can give for
representing the new year as nude small
boy" That Is DONE" responded the art
editor, because the year does not get its
close till he3lst of December" Then the
captious critic went out and Broke his
nice new pledge.-Indianapolis journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

himself. Jack knew him directly from
his pictures. He examined the stocking
attentively.
$50 they've been here ahead of met
he observed. That's Q great idea! I
never was left before. Well. no matter!
There are a few things they've forgotten.
Here are the skates, the games, the box
of caramels. the books" and rs he talked
he piled the packages up on table near
the fireplace
Jack eyes were 40 heavy he couldn't
hold them open. lie shut them for an in.
slant. and when he opened them again II
was Christmas morning.
He sprang from his bed and rushed to
the fireplace. Yes, there hung his stock.
ing full and running over. and the table
near by was loaded with gifts. .
And, IL you were 10 argue forever, you
could never make Jack believe that there
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

~ don't see any mistletoe in your
Christmas decorations, Miss Marjorie"
said young Blifkins. "No; we went ev-
erywhere and couldn't find any, but" she
added, brightly, II told mamma that you
wouldn't need any" He dida't
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

10 no Santa Claus or such things as
fairies.
II know batter" he says, with a de-
cided shake OF his curly head, II know
better. for I've seen thcm."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
CHRISTMAS FAIRIES.

ACK was the dear
est. roundest. rosi.
ctcst little lad mag
Unable. He was a
picture of happy
boyhood that after.
noon, three days be-
fore CHI ristm a 3,
when.. In his smart
coat. trimmed In the
most delightful mill.
tary fashion with
bands of Persian
lamb and blac K
I.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22
A Merry Time,

Tomdik-"Did you have merry Christ
mas, Hojack?" HoJack--"Yes, indeed.
Johnny killed the cat and smashed the
parlor mirror before he had his new air
gun an our."-Harpcr's Bazaar
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

head and jingllng of bells and a voice
down the chimney cried, whoa" very
loudly,
At this every fairy vanished abruptly.
But the stocking was left hanging there,
ana presently, with a scramble and rush,
down the chimney came the good Saint
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

OF course this is not pleasant, but
New York is experiencing snow
storm. Sweat Is better than snow.
balls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-22

Play Natures Allelulia In . multitude Of
keys.
And bird and beast they wake alike to
Join common note
And sweh the reverent carol which wells
up from Natures throat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18

United States survey boat Gedney In
lying in the bay off the coal bunkers-
Schooner Caroline left yesterday after
noon for the haiibut fishing grounds.
ship Columbia will sail today for San
Francisco with 1850 tons of Black Dia-
mond coal.
Ship Germania, which viii load coal at
the bunkers. was reported in the Straits
yesterday afternoon.
Steamer Rosalie took 400 sheep to Vic
toria last night besides . large quantity OF
general merchandise.
Steamer City Of Topeka was at the
buaksrs yesterday taking on fuel prepara-
tory to returning TO Alaska
ship Spartan reported ss the bunkers
Yesterday TO load Z, 800 tons of Black Dia-
mond coal for san Francisco.
Steamer Lydia Thompson finished re-
pairing and left City dock on her regular
run TO San Juan Islands yesterday morn
Ing.
Steamer City Of Topeka will leave for
Alaska on Wednesday morning, and on
her return will lay up for general over
hauling. The steamer Mexico will make
her run temporarily. leaving here on oc-
tober 10 and continuing until the Topeka
Is repaired.
The steamer Vista Walia sailed from
San Francisco yesterday with the follow
ing list Of passengers: Fer Seattle--T
Ro,hchlld, 1. V. Nelson, +, J. Hammer
aud vile. I. A. Origin. A. let's. Thomas
Creighton. Mrs Garcia. MISS L. Il. Cook,
Miss NJ. Barker. T. III. serley and wife.
For Port Townsend--sam Newman. For
Taeoma-A. J. Wilson. J. II. MeLaiierty
ana wife. Mrs. A. Danisls, T. Daniels. C.
u. Haven, A RichiinE. Miss :. III. Taylor,
samuel Nelson. Miss Ewe8l, Mrs. w. A
Parxhurss, Miss |. Nichols. For Victoria
IT. 4. Beckett, X 3. Rothsenild, c. Z.
II. Allyn. Mr.. German, Mrs. :. Ltnsky.
4. Pasinxge, ]. 4. praytoa ana wife, ].
Kidaer and wife. Miss speers. ~ L. sad
lsr- Mrs. - v. Fraser.