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Evening star., 1896-12-12
CH R IST NJ AS JANE,
A HOLIDAY SKETCH.
BY FRANK r. STOCKTON.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Before bright fire. n cold December
evening. sat David and Martha Rowley.
They were a middle-aged couple, genial in
spirits prosperous in circumstances, and
their home was bright, warm and cheerful
David" said Mrs. Rowley, this Is GO
ing to be the quietest Christmas we have
ever spent together; none of your nephews,
none OF my nieces: just us two for the
Christmas dinner and all that comes be-
fcre and after it. 1t seems to me that it
is scarcely worth while for us to have a
home Christmas. OF course, can go to
church, but as to
mo, no, no, Martha, that will never do
interrupted David. I'VE are not going TO
give up any of the joys of our lives simply
because there are no young people. or any
kind of people, to enjoy them with us.
Well keep Christmas just as We have al
ways kept it.
And hang up our stockings, / suppose?"
remarked Martha.
David turned quickly toward her, his
eyes Frightening ''Of course, We will do
that said he. Ever since we have lived
in this house there have been stockings
hung up in IL on Christmas eve. and they
shall be hung up this year just the same
And you think Santa Claus will fill
them, do your asked his wife.
Think said David. Il am sure of it.
Anyway will try him..
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He sat down and listened. Several times
ne look his lantern and looked at the clock
IL seemed to him 1t took a long time for the
hands to move to a quarter of T.
BEFORE the minute hand touched o, Mr.
howiey rose and went into the hall. Very
quietly he drew back the bolt to the front
door, unfastened the chain, and unlocked
the door. ready to be opened. Then he
listened intently-
Very soon he heard feet ascending the
stone steps. He gently opened the door and
admitted two noseless figures. They were
women. Without word, Mr. Rowley con-
Quoted them into the library and shut the
door.
After some minutes of whispered CONVEX
sation, the three came into the hail. One
woman held the lantern. so as to light the
stairs, and the other, with Mr.. Rowley
quietly ascended. She carried a bundle
and when they reached the chamber door
they stopped and listened. Finding that
Mrs. Rowley was still asleep, they entered
and approached the right-hand side of the
fireplace. The woman gazed at the great
stocking which hung there. and as she did
so her mouth widened and her eyes spar
kled, but she made no sound. Then she
turned to Mr.. ROwley and shook her head
as If she said: This will not do" He
gazed back at her and raised his eyebrows
as IL he would ask: why will it not doo
What Is the matter with IT." She shook
her head again and stood for a moment,
thinking. She looked about ner and see
ing cushion on lounge. she motioned to
Mr.. Rowley to put 1t on the floor. When
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Impressions.
G6Y1S in

Under 2OOO. $3.50 per hundred.
I'm spite of the strict discipline en-
forced during working hours, we were al
lowed considerable freedom In moving
about the city, being supplied with a pass
except when it was necessary to punish one
of us for some delinquency.
Stealing Notes.
"One form Of laxness which cost the con-
federacy, a large amount of their paper
notes was their careIessness in handling
the unsigned notes in the Offices The
printers were allowed to take these notes In
any quantities they liked while at work,
and one of the men got into the habit of
carrying OF five or ten sheets of ten, twerl-
ty or fifty-dollar notes every day. OF
course 1t was necessary for him to commit
forgery In signing them, but there were SO
many different signatures on the notes that
1t was not easy to detect a spurious one
and this enterprising individual had taken
some 100000 Of notes before he was found
out. Then he was promptly sentenced to be
shot, but this was in 1866, when Sherman
was close at hand and the sentence was
never executed. After that, however, de-
tectites were set to watch the men while
at work, and a strict accounting was kept.
when the confederacy began to get into
desperate financial straits, it adopted a
curious shift to pay the printers and in
stead of giving them its own notes 1t al
lowed them to print notes bearing their
own name, and redeemable in confederate
bills, and the extent to which these private
notes might be printed was practically left
to the firm itself. But down to the very
day when Sherman's men marched into
Columbia the workmen who had been
brought from England were paid in gold, as
their contracts called for, and in the last
days they We're almost the only persons in
the employ of the confederacy who did re-
ceive their pay IN gold, so that on every
pay day they were beseged by brokers'
who offered them appalling premiums for
1t.
I'm April, 1865, when the confederacy was
in its death throes, the whole output of
presses, which had turned out nearly a
billion dollars, at that time would little
establishments. Then I got pass from
Gen. Lowell putting me beyond the con-
federate lines, and made the best of my
way to New York to make money more
slowly but in more durable form"
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cried. and with this che bounced out. OF
bed Almost In the same second David
was on the 1oor and had touched the but
ton Of the electric light.
At first Mrs. Rowley stopped astonfghed
not seeing her stocking hanging where she
had put 1t. Then perceiving it on the
cushion. apparently stuffed very full. she
Immediately imagined that 1t was so heavy
that 1t had dropped, and stopped to pick It
up. AS she did 30. however, she drew back
With a cry.
TT moves" she exclaimed. ut is some
thing alive!'
Il hope So" said Mr.. Rowley, who was
now crouching bv her. II should have
been terribly shocked If It had died"
Mrs. Rowley looked at him in stupsfac-
tion. Before she could speak, however,
there was convuisive movement Of the
stocking. very little fist was t 'ust from
1t and the upper part Of one of Its severed
scream. 1T is a baby"' she cried.
Yes aid her husband. that is what
it is. Santa Claus must have thought it
would be useful. especially in holiday
times. and then again Che mentioned this
to me In .conf1dence) he could not think of
anything else which would so well At that
stocking!'
Mrs. Rowley did not answer. She stoop-
ed and gently took up the baby. She sat
on the floor and held 1t in her lap. 1t fixed
its round eyes upon her and feebly smiled.
David Rowiey." said she. where did
this come from?"
You must ask Santa Claus about that
said he. "At least, you can ask two OF
his assistants who are down stairs. Good
women both-and they will assure you
that everything is all right"
The two women were kept waiting long
time, down stairs. but at last Mrs. Rowley.
who was now sitting in a chair with the
baby In her arms told her husband that
he might go down and ask them to come
up.
But before I CO." said he, II want you
to know that l have named it. l have
named 1t Jane Rowley, after my mother" !"
why didn't you name 1t after me?" she
asked quickly.
mo, indeed. madame" said he. There's
never to be but one Martha Rowley in this
world for me. That is the reason I was
SO quick about it,
Now Mrs. Rowley greatly dislikad the
name of Jane, but, Of course, under the
circumstances, she could not say so.
would you mind" she asked, III We
call 1t Christmas Jane?"
II wouldn't mind 1t a hit," said he.
Chrissy is growing up to be a fine girl.
and considering the manner of her intro
duction into the Rowley family. 1t is not
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81 HAVE NAMED IT JANE BowLEY..

this had been done she gently laid her bun
ole on the cushion. Now she approached
MIR. Rowley and whispered in his ear the
word, Scissors" He looked at her in sur
prise, but soon produced pair from a work
table. Then she took down the great stock
ing, and. before the amazed eyes of Mr..
Rowley. she ruthlessly cut 1t from the top
all the way TO the heel, so that it could be
laid open.
In reply to Mr. Rowley's look Of hor-
ror, she whispered:
Cant be helped; no other way. 1t can
be sewed up again"
kneelng down by the side of the sofa
cushion she opened the stocking to ITS
utmost width. She laid 1t over the bundle,
entirely covering 1t, and tucking it around
the sides so that il looked as if it We're
stocking filled to its greatest capacity. Then
she rose, gaZed at her arrangements with
a smile and left the room.
Mr.. Rowley slipped off his coat and drew
Evening star., 1896-12-12
"WHAT A STOCKING"

his feet out of his slippers; then. as gently
as was possible for him. he got into bed
and covered himself up to his chin. He
was trembling with pleasurable excite
ment.
IF 1t squeals." he said to himself. 'it
Will be the same as the alarm clock at
7. but / must not wait for either of them"
Turning toward his wife he gave her q
little push.
Martha" said he. '-it's time to get up,''
She opened her eyes and looked at him.
sleepily.
rs It o'clock?" she asked.
Not quite" said he: but II u Christ
mas morning. Merry Christmas. my deari
You ought to get up and see what 10 in
your stocking!'
In q moment she was wide awake. "On.
yes. let US look at our stockings! she
Evening star., 1896-12-12

Cable Slots n Part of the Highway.
From Harper's Weekly.
New York bicyclists may congratulate
themselves on the decision of the appel
late division of the supreme court for their
city that the slot of the cable roads is part
of the highway, and that persons riding
bicycles on 1t are not expected to have
eyes in the backs of their heads. The
case was that Of James H. Rocks, minor,
who testified that while riding on the cable
slot he was thrown of Of his bicycle by
car which came up behind without sound
ing its gong or giving other warning. Rid
ers on cable slots are apt to have their
attention engrossed in keeping their bicy-
cles upright and looking out for obstacles
Evening star., 1896-12-12

ahead, and all the more so If they suspect
there is car somewhere In their rear
1t Will add to their sense Of security in an
exercise which Is perilous enough at hest
to know that they cannot lawfully be run
down from behind. except after warning
duly given. Nothing. in this decision
should encourage bicyclists, and minors es-
preserve.
Evening star., 1896-12-12
Narrative Of One Of the Survivors
Of the English Lithographers.
UHVRlrrEN CHAPTER NfHEGVnWAR 1l
Experience in the Workshops
Where the Money Was Made.
PAY OF THE RINTE RS
Written for The Evening Star.

NE OF THE Sc
rious problems to
which the confeder-
ate government had
to turn It's attention
early in the course
of its struggle was
that of supplying a
currency. There were
but two means Of
meeting this need.
One was to levy on
the resources of the
southern states and
the other was to set
Evening star., 1896-12-12
Msmorissd.
From Life.

From Life.
Catterson-'T suppose you are pretty IA.
miliar with the country from New York
out to your suburban homer
Hatterson-"Yes. I know every inch Of
the advertisements"
Evening star., 1896-12-12

MoSBY'S RANGERS; Record of the opera lions
OF the 43d Battalion. Virginia Cavalry. rrom
Its Organization To the Surr-al.y ", lau,s ]
Williamson of & 'mpany 4. New York Ralph
~ Kenyon Nashil gtun: l.. 4. Grant, 1915
IL street southwest.
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likely that she will ever fail to hang up
her stocking on Christmas eve.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

SIAKESPEARE'S HEROES ON THE STAGE. By
thas. T.. l.. Wingate, author uf ''Shak-syear,' :
Book. etc. With llnst ra ions from photo
graphs ard rare prints. New York .rhos. Y.
Crowell a 20.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

THE BLACK TOE: A Tale Of the R.eu ~ James
l. by George MsnNillc Fem. author Of The
Young Castellan. "A New Mistress ''DIa.
mond Dyke. ''ne,on Bows" eto. With eight
illustr ati"ns by W :. Stacey. liiadr.phis
]. b. Lippincoit Go.
Evening star., 1896-12-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ON TIE TRAIL OF DoN QCINoIE: Being Rec
ord OF Ramtes in the Ancen: Province Of
La Mancha- BY August J. Jaccaci. Illust ted
by Daniel vierge. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons. Washington: Brertanos.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

The Nu-cnis Of tarri~,,nna. The lnrom-
plete AtNenturer Lady lnuni"'s ENp.ri-
ment. etc. New York: Dtdd. Mead n Co.
Washington: Brentanos.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

SOME WoMEN'S MAYS Eight short STORIES BY
Mary Angela Dickens. author Of Prisoners Of
Silence "A Valiant Ignoanrr'' A Mcr. "
pher, 'dr"sS tumm"uis" New York. u &
F"nno 90. Washington: Woodward L.
throp.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

CLUB MEN or NEW YORK. iSa5 ~: T!eil Cllls
College Alumni Associations. occupations and
Business and Home Addresses with Historical
Sketches OF many prominent New York
ganizations Naw York: Tn, Republic Press
Evening star., 1896-12-12

when we heard this announcement we
youngsters. the confederate officers and
most Of the crew dropped quickly over the
ships side into the two boats and rowed
away. but the captain stuck doggedly to
his post. The stars and stripes had soon
taken the place Of the palmetto flag on
the Seabrookslbut we were out Of sight by
that time. anf were trying to make our
way through mixture of mud and water.
boats ahead of US.
I'VE were twenty-five miles from Charles.
ton, lost In wilderness OF swamps, and
we spent two days toiling through the mud
getting out alive. During that time we
heartily wished ourselves back In old Eng
land. but at the end Of the second day we
came upon q small encampment Of confed.
Evening star., 1896-12-12

MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE. By
Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrenne, his pri.
vatc secretary, to which added an account
Of the important events Of the Hundred Days
OF Napoleons surrender to the English and OF
his residence and death at st. Helena; with
anecdotes and illustrative extracts from all the
most authentic sources. Edited By r. W.
PhiDps, colonel, late Royal Artillery. New and
revised edition, in two volumes with illustra-
tions. New York: Thos. Y. Crowen & o.
NEIL HAFFENDEN; A STRICTLY ooNyEN.
TIONAL STORY. By Tgbe Hopkins, author Of
Evening star., 1896-12-12

LITTLE GIRL IN OLD NEW YORK BY
Amanda NJ. Douglas, author of Los, In 4 Great
City, ''Sherhune Books" In Wild Rose
Time etc. New York: Dcdd, Mead a 90.
Washington: Brentano's
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
4 ROMANCE OF ,49.
Reunion of Miner aud His Wife, Sep
arated ~ Years.

Reunion of Miner aud His Wife, Sep-'
arated ~ Years.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July BIN Is49,
when the California GOLD fever was at its
height. John F. Robinson of Illopolis, q
village ten miles east of here, left his wife
ana young son and went to the coast to
make his fortune. After three years abb
sence indefinite rumors came to Mrs. Rob-
inson that he had been killed in fight
with Indians. To be on the safe side she
secured divorce on the ground of deser-
tion, and was subsequently married to a
man named Berry, who died about two
years ago.
Some time ago Robinson, who was still
in his California home, heard of John
Robinson in Decatur and wondered If it
might not be his son. He addressed a
letter to the Decatur man, and was in
formed by the latter that he was another
Robinson and that the old mans son was
dead. He was further told by the Decatur,
correspondent that Mrs. Berry, Robinson's s
form er wife, was still living.
A spondence was begun with her,
and the result is that the old man arrived
here from California on Sunday, had a
Joyous meeting with Mrs. Berry, secured a
marriage license and will marry her the
second time tomorrow. Robinson says
he wrote several letters home after he went
to California, but receiving no response to
them he supposed his wife and her son
were both dead.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
Statesmen Criticized in Regard
to Establishing a Court
of Arbitration.
wINsToNE CAUSES A BREEZE.
Adoption Of Resolutions Favoring Abo.
lition of Standing Armies and
Against Secret Treaties.

LONDON, ENGLAND, July 31.-The In
tern ational Socialists Congress to-day
decided upon the creation of q per-
manent International committee with
headquarters in London.
In a speech on the arbitration resolu-
ton LUcien Sanian of New York called
in question the sincerity of so-called
statesmen who are negotiating for the
establishment of a court of arbitration,
and said that unless it was Tor the advan-
tage of the middle class arbitration was
never resorted to.
Mr.. Winstone of New York insisted
upon being allowed to speak, snd, mount
ing chair, shouted that the people of
America were not unanimous on the ar
bitration question by long ways.
Amid the din which arose other dele
gates were heard yelling: "Who sent
Winstone to the congress?, The attitude
assumed by his opponents became so
menacing that Mr.. Winstone left the
meeting, and the trouble thus ended.
Resolutions favoring the abolition of
standing armies, against secret treaties
and ih favor of socializ alton of industry
were adopted
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
sACRAM ENTo WHEELMEN.
Hot Races at the Indoor BtHe- Ribbon
IicneLe Meet,

4ftCNcte 4neeCs
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 31.-Some of
the races of the indoor blue-ribbon author
ICED bicycle meet tonight were hot ones,
but in the main the local talent were not
killing themselves. %. Osen, o. c., went
against time and smashed three of the
world S records--at least, he smashed two
and claims the third. The first record he
lowered was the fourth of mile, flying
start. unpaced, held by Z. E. Ianguetin,
B. G. W., % seconds. Osen rode in :2S 2-5.
He rode the half mile, flying start IN
:01 1-5, and claims the half mile unpaced
standing start, which he rode in :05. But
the real winner of honors tonight was six
year-old Willie Mcdonald, who rode an
eighth of a mile in "a 1-5, using a 43 gear.
Captain Readrnan, G. G. W.. established
word s record for three-fourths of mile,
riding in LAO. Following is the summary:
Quarter mile, scratch, amateur-First heat
won by Walter Leach, c. c. W.; time, :345<
Second heat won by Harry Tenbosh G. G. W.;
time, :35. Third heat won by Jacob Hirsh,
c. c: w; time, "a %. Final won by ].
Hirsh; time, :35.
Half-mile handicap. amateur-First heat
won by L. A. Payen, G. G. w, so yards time,
l :03. Second heat won by L. A. Young, c. c.
W., ID yards; time. :05. Third heat won by
Jacob Hirsh, scratch time, :O6. Final won
by J. Hirsh; time, l :02 3-5.
One-mile handicap, amateur-First heat won
by L. A. Young, G. {. W., 25 yards; time. 2: :39
Second heat won by L. Payen, g. G. w., 65
yards; time, 1922. Third heat won by r.
Welch so yards; time, 2:1S 3-5. Final won
by L. Payen; time, 2:20.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

paign. at would show that the crisis at
hand is SO serious that men will abandon
party ties in order 10 save the Nation
from ruin. Such organizations would
also have the effect OF demonstrating to
our people how grave the situation is and
increase their vigilance. / believe steps
will be taken in that direction in short
time."
A telegram was received to-day from
Mr.. Hanna, stating that he would be in
Chicago Monday. Other members OF the
National Republican executive commit
tee will be here, and it is thought meet
ing will be held.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
AlR-PROPELLED srREEroARs.
Satisfactory Test of n Coach Driren b,
Co,nnTessed Atnosphere

Satisfactory Test of Coach Driren by
Compressed Atmosphere
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 31.-One of
the new air-motor cars recently received
by the Third-avenue Railroad Company
in this city, which, it was promised, would
reyolutionize surface traction, was pri-
vateiy tested yesterday with the most
satisfactory results.
The car was run twice over the One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street road
from the North River to the Harlem
River. 1t was run ar the will of the
motorman at speed of from four to ff-
teen miles an hour, and the Mcpherson
brake, with which it is fitted, acted with
great promptness and efficiency.
Each car is supplied with a sandbox
which dumps a quantity of sand on the
track when an emergency requires that
the car be stopped With more than usual
-quickness. The sandbox was tried when
the car was moving at the rate of twelve
miles an hour. and the car was stopped in
g little more than its length.
The eompressed-air reservoir had a
pressure Of 1000 pounds to the square inch
when the car started on the trip. The
pressure was reduced half when the car
had completed its journey of eight miles.
1t is estimated that the reservoir will hold
enough air to propel the car distance of
fifteen miles.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
sWANBERG Waiting.
His Game IL Doubtful IN Chicago q,
Also In Sacramento.

His Game Is Doubtful In Chicago and
Also In Sacramento.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 31.-C. L. Swan
berg, who was arrested yesterday by the
Central Police Station police, charged
with being fugitive from justice and
wanted at San Francisco on charge of
perjury, was arraiened in Justice Rich
ardson's court to-day. ~
The case was set for hearing August s,
by which time it is expected that all the
necessary papers to take him back to Cali
fornia will be ready. Swanberg was a
wealthy merchant in San Francisco,
where he lived for many years, being
president of the California Cold-Storage
Company and an extensive land owner in
Sweden.
John C. King took the case before Judge
Gibbons later in the morning on a writ of
habeas corpus asking release from the
custody OF the Police Department.
The defendant told Judge Gibbons
that he was not guilty of any crime
or of any offense TO his knowledge,
and explained that he was on his way to
Sweden, where he has farming interests,
when he was arrested. City Prosecutor
Tatge said he was holding Swanberg on a
fugitive warrant issued on receipt of the
telegram. The hearing was continued
until Monday.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 31.-Gov-
ernor Budd did not hear arguments to-
night against the application for requi-
sition for the return of Charles o. Swan
burg from Chicago. The parties arrived
here on late train, and the Governor
postponed the matter till tomorrow morn
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
Democrats Scent Defeat.

BOSTON, MASS, July S1.-Euclid Martin
of Omaha, chairman of the gold Demo-
cratic State Committee of Nebraska, passed
through this city to-day on his way to
New York.
"I think Mckinley will be elected next
fall, )" be said, "if the Republicans carry on
the fight where and as they ought to. By
this condition 1 mean the great contest
will be in West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Nebraska and some of the States
near these. / believe most if not all of
them are certain to 60 for Mckinley if the
Republicans carry on the right sort of a
campaign"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
To Cntf Upon Mr.. Hanna.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July Si.-Frank
Wetherbee of Port Henry, member of the
State committee, waited upon I. G. Platt
to-day, bearing letter from Chairman
Hanna. The letter contained an invita-
tion for Mr.. PIatt from Mr.. Hanna, re-
questing the former to call upon the
National chairman at his convenience.
Mr.. Platt replied at once, accepting the
invitation and suggested that Mr..
Hackett, chairman of the New York State
Committee, and Mr.. Lauterbach. chair
man of the County Committee, should
bear him company when he went to pay
his respects to Mr.. Hanna. The National
chairman sent an answer saying that it
would afford him pleasure to see Mr..
Hackett and Mr.. Lauterbach along with
Mr.. Platt. 1t was said this evening that
they were preparing to call on Mr.. Hanna
at the National headquarters tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
what Se,cau Has to Sav.

BATH, Me-, July 3l.-Mr. Sewall said
to-day: 1.-THE silver ranks are growing
daily stronger in Maine. The only issue
of this campaign is silver. The Republi-
cans have orders to force the tariff to the
front, but cannot. 1t is a secondary issue
that the people are not talking about. The
trouble is not there. They want prosper
ity, which is having every man at work
and all wheels moving. They want to get
rid of paralysis of business. They have
tried a high and low tariff, and matters
have been continually growing worse. The
Democratic party has decided that the
trouble lies in the financial system, and
that the remedy is reconciliation of si.-
yer -