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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22

Queen Holda gave 10 each one pres
emit gifts from rhe Wishing Tree. and
Then she said impresSively: I'VE have
one more gift. krfss has given him
self. He is TO go out into the world and
carry the blessings OF our Revels. 3"
Then she called her Snow Children and.
speaking 10 them in her snow language
which none but herself and her little
people can understand, or even hear-so
low, 50 soft. SO melodious II is-bade
them prepare Christopher for his long
journey.
First they murmured into his ear I'M
Til he grew drowsy and fell asleep. and
when he slumbered they folded around
him rich. red robes and mantle Dor
dered with ermine, and placing on his
head a tail peaked cap. bound around
ii wreath OF holly. They powdered
his long hair with snow. they fastened
long. white beard TO his chin and
above his lips a gently curling mus
tache. Cutting a ripe. rosy apple in
half, they rubbed its glow upon ms
cheeks, and added a roguish twinkle in
his eye and hid laughter in the corners
of his merry mouth. Then they called
the Wind and other Snow Children. and
they each added a crystal here and an
icicle there. drift Of fakes here and a
dash of powder there, and when all the
little people Of the Moss. and Flower
and Rocks. and Streams had assembled
they took hands and danced. and sung
and hailed him '-Old Kriss Krngle
Father Christmas
Awaking ait the merry peals of laugh
ter and jollity, Christopher stood
amazed.
Queen Holda explained IL. Father
Christmas" she said. you have slept
a hundred years in my enchanted wood
You came into my forest hard and
selfish youth. You have seen our Rev
els and our gifts each 10 each. and
you gave yourself to us. While you
slept my Snow Children robed you. and
now / send You as my representative
subject out into the world where I can
not go for | must ever dwell within the
limits and haunts OF Elfiland. You shall
travel far and wide at the happy season
OF the year. Your Wishing Tree shall
never fail when you carry ChrIstsnas
greetings to the children with the mes
sage of Peace on earth, good VIII 20
men"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22
VI.

Intense excitement prevailed. All the
Trees peered and bent themselves 10 see
which of their acquaintance had been
selected by Holda for the honor Of be-
ing the Wishing Tree.
What a vision il was. glitterng with
stars and shields. and hearts. and toys
of all kinds for the Snow Children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22
Birth of Christmas.

Cleveland Leader: Young Christie
home. He was an imaginative lad. en-
tirely out of tune with his surroundings.
He lived in a little wooden cottage.
curiously carved, that gave him some
delight when the shadows of night deep
ened and drew: dark forms and shapes
under the long roof which sloped nearly
to the ground
1t was not pleasant TO return from a
land Of dreams TO the hard facts of life,
and TO plait and weave the long, green
willow-wands into baskets at his uncle S
command and TO hear the scolding
tongue OF his aunt busy with her house
hold duties. Yet she always had time
for f1inging sharp word or blow at
Kriss, as he was called, and he, taking
them with indifference, criticised her
silently. AT such times swish the broom
would fly past his ear, or a coarse red
hand would ruffle roughly his hair and
a strident voice demand, What are you
doing with your wool-gathering wits?'
And KriSS would be told to mind his
work, or in the next world he would find
himself in the choice company of
thieves and murderers. How could he
Nv HOA I"Hcu eAic vas 81 N4icic W
the gentle ladies in the PARKWAY
dreams?
Finally he determined that he would
run away and seek life for himself
but the day never came until he had
completed his fifteenth birthday. which
was uncelebrated. 1t was upon a
Christmas eve that he decided to break
away. His aunt had been unusually i'll
tempered, and as his mind was sure
the proper time had arrived for his step
into the world, not even the cold of ap-
preaching night discouraged him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22

Krfss was not altoge Their free of blame
for he had been a discordant note in
the household. He was neither cheerful
nor amiable, nor unselfsh, but then he
had never fbeensshown the way towards
a loving grateful disposition. He had
become sullen and hardened through
no fault of his own, and he cared for
nothing now but to find. if possible, hap
piness for himself and to realize the Wis
ions of beauty chat had so often grown
in his mind, apparently without seed.
AS he crept stealthily into the street,
the twilight was throwing her gray
draperies around the little German viii
iage with its masses of low red roofs
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
a poctor,s uncollected Zee.

Several years ago was under DIR.
Smithers of Galesburg, Ills One day he
was called to treat patient who had
been seized with severe attack of collie.
The patient was one of the richest bust
ness men in Galesburg, and was noted
as being very penurious. DR.. Snlithers
found his patient hardly able 20 talk,
but between his groans he managed to
say to the physician, ooh, doctor, ]
don think you can do anything for me,
but if You can save my life / viii give
you 5000 DR.. Smithers smiled and
started to administer relief. In a few
minutes the patient remarked to the
doctor that he did not think it was any
use, but if he was cured he would owe
him his life. Six months later Dr..
Smithers sued him for small fee of 90
Tor one visit.-Kansas City Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
low MANY WIVES ARE TAusl
The Many virtues She should Have to
Best Please Her Husband.

The Many virtues She should Have TO
Best Please Her Husband.
The good wife is always good. Moth
ing puts her out. She may have neural
gia, a tipsy cook and twins who always
cry at the same time, but she never
looks cross or speaks hastily, and she al
ways sees that dinner is ready at the
proper moment The children may have
mumps, chicken pox and measles, and
the plumbers may have stopped the Gro
ton water because they are fixing the
main pipe; the baker, butcher and milk
man may present their little bills with
exasperating frequency and with re-
proachful remarks appended, and the
iceman may have "struck, . but when
husband comes she always smiles beau
tifully and has something nice, and cool
all ready in the refrigerator.
She never mentions disagreeable bills
TO the partner Of her soul and never
asks for money, but she is always nicely
dressed in cool, fiuted muslins, or good,
rich cashmere, or something like that
No dowdy calico wrappers on her. She
makes everything herself-out of moth
ing-elegantly.
She is charming All the men envy
him, but she never fiirts. She is always
SO glad to have his ma live with them,
and to take her advice in everything
But, most of all, when he comes home
at o'clock in the morning, walking
very feebly and with exceedingly weak
knees, she never casts "a doubt upon his
statement that they've been taking
stock down at our place, whatever may
be the season of the year, and she al
ways pities him for having to work so
hard. philadelphia Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
Castles In the Air.

Build castle in the air and live in it
occasionally. 1t is a delightful bit Of
unreal estate, free from every discom-
fort, from a mortgage to gas meter.
Practical people will condemn your
folly. but what of that? When the caves
of your cottage seem to press ON your
brain, or your flat shrinks to a 10 by IL
Enclosure, move ont, take possession of
your castle and revel i'll it, if only for 20
minutes The brief respite will help you
wonderfully, and even if your airy dwell
ing does come down with crash you
will crawl out Of the ruins better pre-
pared to grapple with mundane cares. -
New Orleans Times Democrat
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
unsxoslled for Inflammation.

Rev. J. j. Hall, former pastor of the
Raleigh Baptist tabernacle, and now of
Park Avenue Baptist church. Norfolk, Va,
is among the hundreds of prominent citi-
zens of Norfolk, Richmond and other cities
where Quratol has been introduced, who
are l~ld in their praise of its wonderful
curative powers. DR.. Hall has tried 1t, and
In an interview with "a reporter he said 1t
was great remedy, unexcelled in allay-
ing Inflammation. Quratol will speedily
cure sprains, wounds, cuts, swellings,
burns, scalds and all skin diseases. A so
cent bottle, to be had at any drug store,
will cure any case.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
Has worked Wonders.

Mr.. L. G. Hackworth. the well known
mechanic living at Buena Vista, Va,
writes that be has been unable to do any
work for three years, owing to bad swell
ing in the feet, together with an old sore.
He has used many salves and blood RENE
dies without effect. and was eventually
persuaded to use Quratol concentrated.
He has found more relief from Quratol
than anything he ever used. This is his
opinion in few words: II believe Qura-
toll to be a good medicine, and will do all
that is claimed for il. IL has worked Won
ders with me-" Druggists sell 1t at 30
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07

Thursday, August 18th, the Royal
Blue Line viii repeat it's excursion to
Niagara Falls, Watkins Glen, Mauch
Chunk, Glen Onoko. Rochester and
Geneva. A special express with Pull.
man Parlor Cars attached in charge OF
an experienced tourist agent, viii leave
b. s. o. station, Washington. $40 a. M,
Baltimore sos a. NJ. arriving at the
falls HOO p. m.
The route is via the famous Lehigh
Valley. giving tourists a daylight ride
through the .sSwitzerland of America
Round trip tickets good ten days, $1,000
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07

NY sweetest love. what time the night
Hnshes the roaring OF the street.
And Dian shows her silvery light
Ny SWEET
SIT me down and take 3 sheet
OF paper. and try 20 write
A dainty love song. trim and neat.
try until the dawn Is bright.
BUs still the verse is incomplete
Love can't he told in black and white.
Ny sweet
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07

The cold of Canada seems TO diminish
with an increase of population. Between
1928 and 1887 Hudson's bay was closed
al average of 1874 days every year; now
its ice lasts 179 days.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07
AIittIe Ton Much.

First Humorist-Row many jokes can
you write day!
Second Humorist with dignity)-Do
you mean the sort print or the sort you
print?
They do not speak now. New York
Weekly.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-07

Algiers is so called from the Arabic
words Al -Jezair. meaning "a peninsu-
"a.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of real estate were filed yesterday
for record as follows:
James A TAFT to Marion c. TAFT. part
of original lot 8. square 7S7, SO, subject
10 trust for $4,000 Frank V. TIford
and wife to Joseph Auerbach. lots % and
"a. square 70. SO, subject to membranes
of $40 ,000. Charles A. Eccleston 20 Louis
A Adams. lot II, square 271. 5000 Ed
ward S Morgan and wife 10 Anna NJ
Reinmuth. lot 10, block 4, West Brook
land Park, SO, 300 Thomas L. johnson
TO Evander French. part of original lot IT !,
square G95, $100. Chas. w. Botsch and wife
TO William G. Botsch, undivided half in
terest in lets 2S and 90. subdivision of
part of Pleasant Plains, known as Bellevue.
SO. George I. Thompson TO Frances f.
Dennis, lot 90, square 1851, 81 800 Mar
tin L. Gottwals and wife TO Zeno B. Bah
bitt, lot 50, in subdivision of lots in block
i, Trinidad, SO. Jacob Jones and Olivia
r.. Jones TO Wesley r. Davis, sublot 40
square 727, 500. Thomas I. Waggaman,
trustee, to James b. Nicholson, sublots
20 to IA. inclusive. square 104, SO
Elizabeth Moore to Peter Latterner. part
of original lot /. square 461, S26 800.
Emma s. Mccoy and husband to Ella Nc
Coy, part of lot %. of original lot 1, square
S13, $40. Joseph r. Edison and Charles
B. Bailey to Michael Rafferty,. lot 33,
square 49S. $4,000
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
NEGROES WERE ADMITTED.
Georgia Woman's Press Club Will With
draw from the General Federation.

Atlanta, Ga, March 14.-The Georgia
WOman's Press Club will withdraw its
membership from the General Federation
of Woman's Clubs for the reason that the
Federation has just admitted into its mem
bership three clubs made up OF negro women
The club when it was organized was
asked TO join this Federation, which il
did. 1t was one of the first of the Southern
woman's clubs to take this action, and il
viii be the first TO withdraw from il
The withdrawal was caused by the ad-
mission within the last few weeks of three
negro woman's press clubs from the States
of Indiana and illinois,
Miss Beck, the president, opened up cor
respondence with the officers of the FEEDER
alton She maintained that the members
of the Georgia Woman's Press Club We're
not yet ready to belong TO a club that ad
mitted negro women as their social equals
The Northern women maintained that il
was not admitting them as social equals,
but only as fellow-w workers
spirited correspondence has followed
between the two sections, the Southern
women claiming, while they were glad to see
negroes advancing, they could not afford
to associate with them and admit them
as equals III the same clubs.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
SWINDLING OLD PENSIONERS.
Pennsylvania Offering Fruitful Field
For Number OF Sharpers.

Pennsylvania Offering Fruitful Field
For Number of Sharpers.
The pension bureau has been greatly an
noyed for several months past by impostors,
persons representing themselves to be spe-
Cial examiners connected with the bureau.
who have been operating in the State of
Pennsylvania and Fleeing unsuspecting
pensioners.
A few weeks ago Special Examiner Mar
tin, Of Harrisburg, Pa. caused the arrest
Of Joe .Greener. alias Joseph Green, alias
'Buckskin joe" notorious criminal and
expert in this line, who has already served
three terms in the pcnitentiary for similar
offenses. and the court again sent him TO
the penitentiaryfor year and six months.
The bureau was yesterday advised by
Special Examiner Jere Connolly, who also
is located in Harrisburg, that he has Sc
cured the arrest Of Barney Kemper, alias
Joseph Dolan, alias William Dolan, at Nc
Sherrystown, Adams county Pa. Dolan
is alleged to have been calling upon pen
sioners in Southeastern Pennsylvania,
representing To them that he had been sent
out by the Pension Office to examine them
and TO see that the board of examining sur
geOns has done them justice
He is also alleged to have represented
tndI ne nau power 10 increase pensions or
reduce them as he found them. and it is
charged that Alternating some memoranda
in reference TO the pensioners case he would
demand a fee of 81 so to have the matter
put on record. Many old soldiers, it is said,
have paid the small amount demanded,
and the impostor has reaped rich har-
vest
Felony is the crime with which he is
charged, and the maximum penalty is three
years imprisonment or 81 600 fine or
both, in the discretion OF the court.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
NEW UNION OFFICERS.

Nominations Made at a Meeting of the
Street Railway Protective Association.
The Protective Street Railway Union
held a meeting at 80 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon in Costello's Hail, corner OF Sixth
and G streets northwest, for the purpose of
nominating officers for the ensuing year.
President Harry T. sturgis was in the
chair, and about forty members of the union
were present.
After some minor business had been trans
acted the nominations We're opened, and
Mr.. Sturgis was named for reelection.
III short speech he thanked the union for
the honor it haH conferred upon him, and
declined to run. Mr.. Sturgis stated that
on account of the hunrs he was on the road
being inopportuDe he felt that he could not
do his duty TO the company and at the same
time give the necessary attention to the
business of the organization. He there
fore regretted his inability to accept the
nomination The name of Mr.. f NJ Dent
was then offered as q successor To Mr..
Sturgis and was fayeTably acted upon.
Mr.. w. NJ. Hawkins was unanimously
chosen as the nominee for vice president.
Mr.. Hawkins was chairman of the meeting
during the strike through which the union
recently passed, and by his many valuable
services to the organization has become
very popular with his associates. His
nomination for vice president was hailed
with great enthusiasm by the men, He
sexpnessed his thanks for tlfe nomination,
and in the course ofa few remarks asked
the members of the union TO be loyal to
their employers. and to act toward them
with honesty and uprghtness, adding that
unless this was the line OF conduct followed
by them they need not expect his support
Mr.. T. Gwinn was named for and accepted
the nomination for recording secretary. and
Mr.. Michael Casey was chosen to run for
financial secretary.
The election VIII be held in Costello's
Hall from o'clock a. m to 0 O'Clock
N m npyt Thursday
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Stole a ParIor Organ.

Detective Proctor, of police headquar-
ters, and Precinct Detective McGlue, of
the Third, yesterday recovered a parlor
organ, which, it is alleged, was stolen by
William Magett, a colored man. recently
from North Carolina The organ is the
property of John H. Brody, the colored
furniture dealer, at No. 929 Twentieth
street northwest. 1t is said Magett stole
the instrument from Brody's store and
sold it to Pennsylvania avenue music
dealer Magett has not yet been arrested.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
GRAND JURY ACTION.
Charges Against Policeman Green and
John Shea Are Ignored.

The grand jury yesterday returned
true bills as follows:
Carnal knowledge, John B. Ashton;
mayhem, Sandy Lewis; perjury, Sarah
Johnson; setting up gaming table, John
Burke, Charles Wood and Charles Har-
ris; larceny, Samuel Hutchinson, Edward
j. Brady, Antonio Barkht; second offense,
petit larceny, William, alias Monk Rob
inson, Robert Harris, William Wooden;
Jas. H. Rudd. alias Cotton Rudd, larceny
from person: Thomas Brennan. Lindsay
Pitts and Charles Tillman, Garfield Ac
tive, James Clark, William Schaffer and
Char les Hlgley. alias Smith; house :
breaking, Patrick Scanlon, alias Joseph
Scanlon and william Kendrick and Dan
lei Kendrick, Albert Madison, William
Taylor and Walter Brown, Patrick Shan
ley, alias Joseph Scanlon, and Edward
Garner.
They ignored charges as follows:
A. w. Green, murder of Reuben Foster:
John Shea. Eugene Mercer and Lawrence
Brown, violation of internal revenue law
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
HARRINoToN's TRIAL TO-DAY.
Furniture Dealer Notes Is Confident lie
Can Prove His Charges.

FURNITURE DCalGT sNOtGS IL 1OulluGHt iS
Can Prove His Charges
Chase b. Harrington was arrested on F
street about 3 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
by Detectives Boardman and Rhodes and
taken to police headquarters. Later he
was removed TO the First precinct station
house, where he occupied a witness room
all night. The report that he had been ar
rested Tuesday night grew out of the fact
that a prisoner with a similar name was
locked up at one of the police stations.
In the police court to morrow morning Mr..
Harrington win be charged with false pre-
lenses by Marcus Notes, the furniture
dealer at Second and G streets northwest.
II is alleged by Notes that Harrington
sold him has outfit of furniture in house No.
621 + street northwest for $500; that he
paid Harrington $50 cash on account and
TO his store nearly two loads of the house
hold goods, the -dlance of the money TO be
paid when the remainder OF the goods were
taken possession Of by Notes.
Mr.. Notes said he then instituted an in
yeStigation and discovered that Mr. Har-
ringtOn had mortEaged his property with
Mr.. MCNulta, sand to be of the Washing
ton Loan and Mortgage Company, for
$l05. Notes then called upon Harrington,
SO he says, and gave him twentyfoar
hours in which to make good the $50 he
had paid him, and also went to the bank
and stopped payment on the SO check
Upon Mr.. Harrington's failure to settle
the matter at the expiration of the time
given, Notes had a warrant issued for
HarTington's arrest. The furniture dealer
SAYS he Will prove in court that
Harrington informed him that there was
no incumbrance on his furniture
On the other hand, the friends of Mr..
Harrington say that ne viii show that Mr.
Notes agreed TO pay the $500, and in
addition go TO the mortgage company and
raise the moatgage. They claim that it
was a regular and correct business trans
action, and viii be shown TO have been
such wnen the matter comes before the
court. In reply 10 this Mr.. Notes said lie
has documentary proof that Mr.. Harring-
ton claimed that his property was unin-
Ctlmbared
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
ANNA ON THE EVE OF GOING.
Police Officials VIII Start Her for Col
gary, Canada, This Morning.

Police Officials VIII Start Her for COL
gary, Canada, This Morning.
Inspector H Hollinberger has arranged
to have little Anna SterZinger sent to her
far-away home in British Columbia, and
at O'Clock this morning, accompanied
by Detective Maurice Quinlan, she will
embark on a through train for New York
city.
From the metropolis She will be for
warded, without change, in charge OF
the railroad conductors, TO Montreal,
where she will be met by sister of Mr..
Cayen, of this city, who will see that
she is safely started for Colgary, where
the little German girl win again be re-
united with her family.
After reaching Colgary Anna will still
have to travel 2 300 miles.
Itissaid p Prof. Campbell. NJ D., from whom
she was so cleyerly captured by the de-
tectiyes, has left Washington.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Arrested for Embezzlement.

Concord, Mass, March 14.-Charles W.
Sanford, eX-taX collector Of this place,
was arrested to-day for embezZlement.
Sanford disappeared some time ago and on
investigation one of the principal books
was missing, and it was found he was a de-
faulter TO the amount of S15, 900. Some
time afterward Sanford was located in
New York, from which place he sent the
missing book. His Wife, however, re-
funded the money and Sanford returned to
his home
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Chanqes of Thea,er Rills

Mr.. Sol Smith Russell and his company
played the Heir at Law" to large au-
dience last night at the New National
Theater. a Poor Relation" VIII be given
tonight, tomorrow night, and tomorrow
afternoon.
At Aliens Grand Opera House Lillian
Russell VIII sing The Grand Duchess"
tonight, Saturday night, and at the Satur-
day matinee.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Ysaye Again Coming.

The great Belgian violinist, Ysaye,
who created such a sensation when here
last month, returns for recital at Metzer-
oft Music Hall, on Tuesday evening, March
10. Ysaye is without question the musi-
cal wonder of the season, and those who
failed to hear him when h ere before should
embrace this opportunity. 1t is promised
that upon this occasion he will play a
number of his own compositions. Seats
are now on sale at Metz erott's.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
Who STRUCK the First Blow2

The question WHO hit first?' played
an important part in an assault case in
Judge Miller's police court yesterday.
Jonathan Watson, the feed dealer, was
charged with striking Edward H. Trun-
die, the flour dealer, Of Tenth and streets
northwest. 1t was shown that both men
were struck A fine of 81 was imposed
upon Mr.. Watson.
The Washington times., 1895-03-15
PREPARING FOR WORK.
Officers and Directors of the Washington
and Marlboro Electric Road Organize.

a meeting of the board of directors of
the Washington and Marlboro Electric
Railroad was held in the board rooms of
the National Metropolitan Bank yester-
day afternoon. President A. Melay i,
Vice President Thompson, Hon. Charles
E. Coffin, Robert V Hall, James T. Per-
kins, John V. Belt and Secretary Steuart
Were present.
The provisions of the bill passed at
the last session of Congress, allowing the
road to enter the District, and the cost
of construction We're discussed. EXecu-
tive and financial committees were ap-
pointed to make immediate arrangements
for the preparation and opening of books
for the subscription of stock.
1t is the desire ofthe board 10 commence
active work ON the road as soon as pos
sibIe