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Connecticut western news., 1895-11-21
Condemned.

"Here is a cigar, said the dealer, "that I would like you to give trial ?
 "Alf right" said Watts. "Hand it over''
 It was handed over.
 "What do you think of it?" asked the dealer. "It doesn't deserve a trial,, said Watts. "It ought to be lynched. "-In- dianapolis Journal
Connecticut western news., 1895-11-21
The Subject Suited.

visitor-Bnt this portrait of Mir. Bulger is a good deal more than life size?
 Artist-I know it. That is the size he thinks he is.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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dressed like rats and mice. Their cos
tunes may be made of gray flannel. with
long tails, and a few touches with burnt
cork on the face will do wonders toward
producing whiskers and the proper ex-
preston. They must tease and annoy him
in every possible way. He must show I'M
patience and anger. flourish a knife at
them and finally determine that he will
remedy the evil by getting wife.
ACT II.
Close the doors. or drop the curtain.
whichever it is. and prepare the stage
for act Ii, which must take place in
London drawing-room. A fresh rug.
little sofa. some chairs, cushions. a vase
of flowers. almost any decorations, in
fact. will do for this.
Have a little table with teacups and
cake OF biscuits in one corner. and place
three young ladies and their mother in
various attitudes on the stage before the
doors open. The mother might be knitting
and the young ladies apparently listless
and fatigued. Dress them in narrow dresses
with short waists. in the true ofd-fash-
Toned style. one carrying a fan, another
wearing mitts. and the third with a work
bag hanging on her arm by a long ribbon.
Any old pictures or fashion plates of the
last century will give YOU hints. and an
old box OF rubbish in the garnet furnishes
delightful results. The mother must wear
kerciief and n cap. and spectaclcs, If
you like. Let one OF the girls look out OF
a supposed window. and, after standing
there a little while. pretend she sees q
visitor coming. and let her can her. sis
tcrs. who suddenly become animated and
joyful.
Then let them assume their dignified
company manners rs the young bache-
Tor enters with his thrcc-cornered hat and
walking stick in his hand. They all greet
lin, each Siri trying to attract him to
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Pretty Pantomimes
for Christmas
How Boys and Girls Can Give
Good Entertainments.



There Is q colony OF children who live
in Chelsea, a suburb of London, and who
are among the cleverest and happest in
the world. They are proud enough to call
themselves the grandchildren OF the ia
nous Charles Dickens. Their father, Henry
Fielding Dickens, is a noted barrister, and
through their mother they are also de-
scendants Of the great composer, Mem
delssohn. They have a number of dis
tinguished relatives and all OF the children
get together and amuse themselves in
many brilliant ways, that are worth imi-
tation.
The following is n hint or how Il simple
performance may be mapped out and exc
cuted without the aid OF the older heads
and fingers. Silesia, cambria, carleton and
tissue paper Of coed shades are every bit
as good as silk and satin: plenty OF paste
board, god and silver, and fancy papers
for ruff collars and cuffs answer many a
purpose; and ornaments FOR Christmas trees
do for jewels. Threads of tinsel can be
loosely sewn in tarleton for glittcring cos
tunes and plenty of raw cotton, tissue
paper and rugs Will be sufficient for decora-
tive purposes.
Let everybody be dressed before the
entertainment, so there Will be no con-
fusion or delay. Remember that pose,
expression of the face and good color
for clothes are all that are necessary,
and have as few colors on your stage
as possible. for these detract from the
characters.
FURNISHING THE STAGE.
Put a good rug on the raise, plat
form If you are fortunate enough 10
have this. If not, leave quite space
between the stage and the front row
OF chairs. Instead of rug you can
M mi, nf dark haiZp
cambria or even an old sheet, neatly
tackled down viii answer. Folding doors
do away with the necessity OF curtain,
but a piece of white net, such as one covers
pictures with in summer, tackled tightly
over the square opening behind the doors,
gives n softness to the pictures.
Footliehts are not necessary, but plenty
OF lamps placed at the two sides of the
stage and hidden from vie W OF the
audience give a good glow when the
audience room is darkened.
A PRETTY RHYME.
Suppose we select for Il pantnmme the
story of When | Was IL Eachclor.' We
Will arrange for three acts, the first in the
bachelors ho;Ise. 1t doesn't matter how
the stage Is arranged. but you must not
have any cushions or decorations Suggestive
OF feminine hands. The dismal room must
be bare. There must be a table. one chair
and "A cupboard. or shelves, Containing a
plate with some cheese upon 1t. half a
loaf of bread. and one cup and one saucer.
Dress the bachelor in the style or the las
century with knickcrbocScrs, slippers,
with full bows, or silver buckles, and a
coat OF any color you like with rufflcs at
the wrists. Let him enter and act in panto.
mime. He must set his table with snowy
cloth. get down the bread and cheese, and
begin to eat his lonely meal. AT this me.
nent let as many children as you like enter
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ANACOSTIA NEWS.

Charles Phillips of Oxon Hill is lying at
the home OF his brother, William Phillips,
on Monroe street, with his arm broken and
suffering from internal injuries received in
a runaway accident, which occurred yeSter-
day morning Just beyond Congress Heights
on the Wheeler road. Phillips was driving
a double team down Wallah's Hill, when
the horses, taking fright, ran away. Phil
lips attempted to get out. but the lines
hung in his feet and he was violently thrown
into the road. The horses were caught by
a colored farm hand.
1t is understood that there is fair pros
pect for favorable action in Congress on a
bill for reciprocal transfers. Since the pre-
limiDary meeting several weeks ago held
at Mr.. IL. A. Lingers there have been sew
eral private conferences, and Mr.. Van Hoy.
who has charge of the efforts, has been in
formed by Senator Mcmillan that a day for
an Interview will be accorded the ADacos-
tianS very soon. II is the intention OF the
local advocates to present their request for
a reciprocal arrangement for the District.
John A. Logan Post, G. A. R., met last
night and elected the following Officers:
Commander, Adolph Gertman: senior vice
comman der. Alexander Van Gueder; junior
vice commander, ID. F. Lee; surgeon, E. H.
Granl; cnapiain, A. Davidson; Quarter
master, j. II. DoDy: officer of the day, j.
T Harshman: officer of the guard, II: w.
Emo: representatives, G. F. Watson, L. j.
Putnam; aiternates, H. W. Emo and A. b.
FTisbie.
There will be grand Installation of Off
GERS tonight at the MasonicHa all of thenewly-
elected officers of Anacostia Lodge, F. A.
and A. NJ. The ceremony will be under the
slDeryision of Past Master j. H. Mills. and
Dodge, worshipflil master: j. E. Minnix.
senior warden; w. F. GUIDE, Junior warden:
John H. King, secretary: c. B. Smith, treas
urer; j. Z. Moreland, grand tiler.
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THE ENCHANTED PUMPKIN.
1t Must Il. stuffed with Toys b
Home Fairies.

M HEN your little brother or sister has a
birthdayparty and you wanta novelty
as a centcrpiece for the tea table try the
enchanted pumpkin and see what fun
it will make for the guests.
1t ought to be prize pumpkin, and Il
big one. Scoop out all the inside. That
will do well enough to make pies out of
for grown-up people on days that are not
birthdays. Then stuff it full Of toys tied
up in Notwithstanding bundles.
To each package tie bright ribbon.
letting the loose ends fall out over the
sides OF the pumpkin. Then carefully re
place the cap or stem part, which you cut off,
so that 1t will look as If i! were still whole.
and place it on your tea table. Surround
by ferns and cOlored autumn leaves, and
decorated with the dropping ends of the
ribbons it Will make a very Pretty center
piece.
When The feast is over set the children
to guessing no W many seeds are in the pump
kin. When all have guessed tell each to
take hold of one OF the ribbons, and when
you say ''Thrce!' they must pull on the
ribbons and i'll that way they will see how
many seeds are in the pumpkin.
OF course, each little guest secures a
pretty gift.
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her ow n charms. The mother must receive
him delightfully."-, and they can drink tea
and appear TO enjoy themselves. At
length he must, after win eyed them each
in turn while engaged in the dumb show
Of conversation and tea drinking, kneel
before one. with his hand on his heart
and offer his arm. She takes it. and they
walk off. The two rema aiming girls assume
positions OF distress and disa ppoint ment.
and the mother may advance TO the front.
hold her skirts gracefully. and dance a
little Jig to express her joy. ,Curtain.)
ACT III.
Remove everything from the stage and
place in front wheeibarrow. Let the
bride and groom enter. She must wear
huge bonnet and cape. he the same costume
adorned with some extra ribbons and some
flowers on his shoulder. The bride gaZes
in his face and looks at the ring on her hand
which she must hold SO that the audience
may see ii. too, and he must beam and
smile upon her.
He places her in the wheelba ROW and the
mother and the two sisters bring la ndboxes
and boxes, large and small, packing them
around her. TO the dismay of the bachelor.
One runs away and brings back forgotten
basket, the other does the same. and returns
with bundle: the mother goes away and
hurries back with a bird ca ge: one sister runs
ava yand returns witha muff the other sister
brings a kitten. and all OF these articles are
piled around her and she holds the kitten
in her lap. and the mother md sister kiss her
goodbye and shake hands with the ba chelor
who, taking the handles of the barrow
wheels the bride away.
The mother and girls wave handkerchiefs,
and throw after the bridal pair a slipper
for luck, and. as the curtain falls or the
doors close, let the bride and everything else
fall on the stage.
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CHRISTMAS CHAT.

hUEEN Victoria. far from affecting fin
u de steele disregard for Christmas, is
each year more DESTROYS that il should he
celebrated with due regard for traditional
custom. and enters with Zest into every
detail Of preparation. Her majesty not
only personally selects presents for each re-
lation at home and Il broad hut for her court
and its encourage, and possesses the mar
vicious faculty Of discovering just what each
recipient would most appreciate. In this
arduous task. the queen Is much helped by
Princess Beatrice, whose clear Judgment
and capacity Tor attention to detail ina ke
her invaluable in small as in wcighty mat
tiers. Her royal high ness not only inspects
the large roomful OF articles de luxe. Jew
elry, toys and useful souvenirs sent up to
the castle. but spends days III the London
shops. unreeognized, searching for knick-
knacks, which may give pleasure TO others.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

THERE are only about ten Christmas tree
men in this country. They supply the
whole OF the United States. The Christ
mas tree industry with them is as impor-
tant and almost as lucrative as the gold
mine to African kings
Christmas trees come principally from
Maine. Here there are farmers and wood =
men who make n business of raising The
pines. They have large woods filled with
the trees These woods they keep clear OF
noxious woods and thistles- They clear
paths through for walking, and they visit
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ChristnaSttde.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
"A merry Christmas!" How the old words
waken
A thrill and throb for many Christmas
fled,
For hopes fulfilled not, that the years have
taken
Into their keeping, like the tears ye shed.
"A merry Christmas!'' Let the happy
chorus
Bring a new thrill, new freedom, new de-
light;
Past pain makes present Joy but sweeter
for us,
Zen as the wn of morning after night.
"A merry Christmas!' Be ye thankful
ever
For friendship that is left, warm, sure
and strong,
For love that fills your hearts with high
endeavor.
Live life anew. Ye do the past no wrong
"a merry Christmas!'' Life has halting-
places
Where ye may pause in all the busy
strife
To comfort those whose sorrow-stricken
faces
Tell their own story in the book OF life.
"a merry Christmas Raise on high the
holly,
With spirits leaping at the sound of
nlirth,
Far nobler than ali sorrow is your folly
That sheds good wilr' and Gladness Ger
the earth.
HARRIET KENDALL
.
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ognizc womans right to preach, but ad
hered to the doctrine Of st. Paul. This is
said to bc the first time that the question
has been brought up in conference. and the
ruling is the subject of much discussion i'll
Mississippi.
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She Con Id nj Helm 1t.

Susie-And so you are an old maid auntie;
a real old maid?
Aunt Ethel-Yes, Susie, dear; 1 am a real
old maid.
Susie (wishing to he nice and comforting)
Well, never mind, poor, dear auntie. l
am sure il isn't your fault.
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HANDKERCHIEF BARGAINS

Mems fine white, hemstitched Handser-
chiefs. with any initial, l2c.
Mems fine white, hemstitched Silk Hand
kerchiefs, with any initial, 25c: well worth
SOC.
Ladies' fine, Swiss-embroidered Handker-
chiefs. 12c each; well worth CSC
Ladies' fine white, bemstitched Silk Hand
kerchiefs, with any initial, 19c each; three
for 25c.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

THE wife Of Mr.. Philip stanhope, N. P,
L is said to Possess the finest pearl neck
lace fIr Great Britain.
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MRS MARGARET BRATMAN, of Hoo.
A'A sick Falls, N. Y, commemorative one
hundrcdth birthday 10y placing a bag CON
tanning 90 new cents in the Sunda y-schooi
collection plate.
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The First Christmas.


And Joseph also up from Galiee out of W5EES
the city of Nazareth, into Judea unto the city of E9y
David, which is called Bethlehem because he W.
of the house and lineage of David) W
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great
with child.
And it that while they there, the days
accomplished that she should be delivered
And she brought forth her rstborn and wrapped him
in swaddlng clothes, and laid him in manger because
there for them in the inn.
And there the country shepherds abiding
the field keeping watch their flock by night
And 10, the angel of the Lord upon the and the
glory them and they afraid
And the angel said Them Fear not for behold bring
you good dngs of great joy which shall be to all people
For you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
d And this shall be sign unto Ye shall find the babe
E9M wrapped in swadding clothes lying in manger.
300 And suddenly there with the angel multitude
@6gaM of the heavenly host prasng God, and saying
ENE1EafArJ Glory to God in the highest and earth
@GlN ~ peace, good will toward
.y0DEll
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N Russia women, before they can ap-
pear on cycle in the streets, have to OBJ
tain permit from the police.
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For Women Only.

ONE OF the most enthusiastic women
" horticuIturists is Miss Alice Rothschild,
whose collection OF roses alone is said to be
worth $50, 600. The Archduke of Austria
owns flowers to the value of $500, 900, and
Sir Trevor Lawrence's collection at Dorking
is worth over S25O,0
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

SPECIAL NECkwEAR BARGA AIMS.
Mems fine imported Silk Neckwear, put
up one in fancy box, 4sc; equal to the 81
quality.
Our Fifty departments are stocked withall
kinds OF goods suitable for Christmas pres
ents, at our popular low prices.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

MRS MARTHA SWAN. of Lee. Mass
u will Celebrate her 1890 birthday this
week. She Is blind, but in excellent health.
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them frequently during the year to be sure
no blight has touched the trees and that
the sun is reaching down to all alike.
The art in raising Christmas tree Is to
make it grow evenly. A crooked Christmas
tree cannot be given away; and the men
who have forests OF these trees are Obliged
to give each enough space to let IL grow
properly. Trees naturally look upward
toward the light. Therefore they must be
packed together to keep their tops always
reaching up, yet far enough apart not to
be dwarfed. This is the Christmas tree art
In nutshell.
In Holland st. Nicholas is a reality, but
L he comes driving white horse, and not
reindeer. The children are taught to be
thoughtful for the welfare of the white
steed and on Christmas Eve each pair OF
little shoes is carefully cleaned. and, being
filled with oats and hay, they are placed on
the hearth. The hay and oats are for the
good saints white horse. In the morning
the hay and cast are gone and in their place
are found toys and sweetineats for the good
children and rods for the bad ones
THE favorite plants for Christmas dec
4 Grafton in England have always been
holly bay, rosemary and laurel To these ivy
Is now added bat for many generations it
was excluded in consequence of its asso-
citation with bacchanalian reyeis. Mistle-
toe has ever been excluded from the
church, for no. other reason. apparently.
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MO CHRISTMAS Is complete in which
~ charity does not play a part.

DR!NCESs BEATRICE. whose musical
1 talent Is well known and whose com
positions have occasionally been. published,
is now reported TO be Engaged on work
Of a much more ambitious nature.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

1>HE new tablet to the memory OF Mary
L Queen of Scots recently raised in Peter
borough was paid for entirely by contribl
tons from English women named Mary
II cost about 200.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

THE order of Kings Daughters, organ
L lied nine years ago in New York City
by ten women, now has membership of
400, 900.
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Reliable Watches from So

And up to 200, Every one sold with guar
intee. Ladies' Solid Gold Watches, sl2 Mar
Iuiss Rings. $3.50 up SPIER. 80 9th street;
opposite Perry's
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MARY STUART was one of the most fas-
N cinating widows who everlived. Shehad
abundant experience in the condition of
widowhood and thoroughly understood the
moods OF all sorts and conditions OF men.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

IT HE most remarkable woman In politics
in japan is Nine. Hatoyama. When her
husband, leader of the Progressionist
party, ran for Parliament she took the
stump and made speeches In his interest-a
very extraordinary thing for a japanese
lady to do. She is now a teacher in the
academy of which her husband is principal.
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THE new woman has been officially ruled.
i out Of the Methodist ministry in Mis-
sissippi. At the Methodist conference in
Yazoo City the other day, Bishop Duncan
ruled that the Methodist church did not rec
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-24

Candies for the millions at Buckngham's,
23i Pa. ave. So. 20 cents per pound:
pounds. 81.
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Mrs. Thomas F. Miller and children re-
lrned today from visit to her family in
,-urgia ana IL Visit 10 the Atlanta exposition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-09
MORTGAGE Sale.

Whereas, default has been made In the payment
Of the money secured by a mortgage dated the
18th day of June, A.. ID 1889, executed by Gilbert
county of Lake, in the then territory of Dakota,
to The Farmland Mortgage and Debenture Com.
pany. which mortgage was recorded in the Office
Of the register Of deeds of the said county of
Lake, in book 1 OF mortgages, on page /, ON the
Sd day of July, 1883, at 1890 o'clock a. M. and,
whereas, no action or proceedings at law OF
otherwise have been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part there
of; and, whereas, the amount claimed to be due
upon said mortgage, at the date of this notice, lie
the sum of five hundred ninety-six dollars and
seventy nine cents ($596. 79) 10 wit: $500 princi.
pal and $g6.19 interest, besides the sum of forty.
seven dollars and seventy-fve cents ($47. 75l for
taxes necessarily paid by said mortgagee, and in
terest, and ten dollars attorneys fees allowed by
law. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue OF the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and duly recorded as aforesaid, and in
pursuance of the statutes in such cases made and
provided, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale of the mortgaged premises therein de
scribed, at public auction, at the front door of the
court house In the city of Madison and county of
Lake and state of South Dakota, on the eth day
of February, 1895, at ten o'clock In the forenoon
of that day. The mortgaged premises are situa-
ted in the county of Lake, In the state of South
Dakota, and are described as follows, to wit:
The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
and the northwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter and the west half of the northeast quarter Of
section twentythree (2sl,. in township one hun
S %sst and N ts sig A. flosf NORTH range ffty-one l'i)
Dated az sioux Falls, South Dakota, this sth
day of January, A. ID. 1895.
THE FARMLAND MORTGAGE AND DEBEN-
TURE COMPANY.
Mortgage.
Attorneys for Mortgage.
Sheriff of Lake County, ). p.