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The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Reuben thought he could detect the
conflicting emotions of the woman in
the struggle between womanly pride
and motherly love. He saw her tighten
her hold on the hand of the boy and
turn slightly away.
Slipping forward and politely doff-
ing his hat, he addressed the woman:
Madam. beg your pardon, but you
see | have taken notion to that boy
of yours, and MS ! am far away from
my own little ones tthis was runk du-
plicity, for Reuben had neither wife
no. children, near or far), ana as this
is Christmas day, | am feeling little
lonesome. You, being parent your
self, can appreciate my feeling. for
doubtless were you away from your
boy you would naturally be interested
in any child which reminded you of
your own. Now beg you to permit
your little boy TO be my guest and eat
his Christmas dinner with me-"
The woman lifted her downcast eyes
TO the honest face of the stranger, then
blushing slightly, without either for
bidding or consenting, replied diplomat
ically: Tommy is afraid of strangers. !"
However noncommital this answer
was, il was equivalent to full consent
when made to II knight of the grip, and
either owing to the hypnotic power
of Reuben Bullwinkle or the cravings
Of appetite, no difficulty was expert
enced in winning the child's consent
to any arrangement which had for its
ultimate object the eating OF din
ner.
Hungry children are not very fastid-
ious, and however unappetising the
viands of that forlorn lunch counter
would seem to you and me us we sit
down to our Christmas turkey at our
own table, to the little hungry boy they
were fit for king. and if everyone
throughout the land enjoyed his Christ
mas dinner as little Tommy did in tha,
dingy old station, it was indeed merry
Christmas.
However, it came to pass that the boy
was finally satisfied. He had stuffed
himself to his full capacity. and with a
sigh OF supreme satisfaction prepared to
slide off the high stool, ignoring all OBJ.
| legations and without word of excuse
or thanks TO his genial host. 1t was
very probable that with the purely
natural selfishness which we are all
heirs to, but which is more plainly evi.
dent in children owing to their inno-
cence, the boy who did not think that
his poor mother was still fasting, bu,
with the sublime faith Of childhood in
the omnipotence Of parents. he rested
in the conviction that she was old
enough to look out for herself. IL indeed
he gave the matter any consideration
which is not Mt all probable.
But Reuben had not forgotten, and
had made up his mind that the woman's
fast should be broken.
wait minute, Tommy" said he
seeing the boy was about to escape.
Don't you want something more ?"
"No, ! don't want NO more" an
swered the polite Tommy.
wouldn't you like nice big apple
&c put in your pocket?-or hold on, I've
an iden. It's Christmas. you know, bu,
you didn't know that was old Santu
Claus. The reason you didn't know me
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

the exhibits from Illinois at the Paris
exposition will be n magnific ficent picture
made entirely of corn and 4Ox6O feet in
dimensions. The central figure will be
two huge American flags ovcrshadow-
ing large American eagle. Below, in
the left-hand corner. will be repre-
scntatiou of Il large cannon in the
midst of field of corn, belching forth
hundreds of ears of corn, which are
represented as falling gently on a scene
in the right-hand corner, which is a
map of Europe. The idea is to secure
a larger market for American corn in
Europe.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
Tree. Root In n Tomb.

Meehan's Monthly has recorded trees
growing from the mortar Of stone
walls and on church steeples. 1t ia
said that horse chestnut several
years old is still growing from n
tomb inside an old church at Kempscy,
near Worcester, England. The monu-
ment built in the church is to the mem-
ory Of Sir Edmund Wyldc. who died in
1920. The tree is now several years old,
having sprouted in the crevice of the
mortar on the back Of the tomb. spreads
toward the light and forms lcafy can
opy over the stone form Of the old
knight A. cut ON the surface.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able 70 cure IN
all It's stages, and that is Catarrh. HALLS
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires .
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work. The
propretors have SO much faith in its cuRs-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to euro
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Is the presence of Mayor Malstor
and other representative citizens of
Baltimore, Md, a practical test of the
possibilities of the submarine boat, the
Argonnut. designed by simon Lake. of
that city. for the purpose Of locating
sunken vessels, removing their cargo
and raising them. was made the other
day. The trial trip was in every way
satisfactory, and was pronounced n
success by all who went down with
the vessel.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24


Trees ain, fash'able these days:
Asst him why. an pa says ea'
Don't b'lieve In Santa CIaus!
Says he hates the noise and fuss.
Makes him aggrayaie an cuss'
Don't see why ma keeps him. he
Amt no use at can see
IF me was him an him was me.
Bet I'd have a Chris mus tree:
Ma list smiles an says: too bad'
AT list makes me awful mad.
Other little boys has pas
What believes In Santa Claus.
Hate mean pas-IIl tell him so
list as soon as ! can srow.
WIsht ma lock him out tonight
When he comes. Is, serve him right;
Make him stay out there. an then
Gobullus an bogie men
Ketch him fore the mornin' come
Bet you then Id have a drum.
An whistle AT 10 blow.
Whether he don't Ike er no.
Wisht-why. heres pa, an ] see
That he's bought a CEris'mus tree,
Says he thought he'd fool the kid
AXIS 'ist what mn 5 hIsban' did,
baltimore Eew.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
Eject 4. D.nrer

It is predicted that the vessels Of the
whaling IN fleet; most OF whose % underwl,tels 1t =
the ice and some may not last through the
siege. Danger also threatens those who neg
lect what are called "trifing" ailments, for
.hey may not last through the crisis. Re
sort to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at once
for incipient rheumatism, malaria, consti-
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

SpEAKixG of the bill for national
divorce law drafted by the National
Bar association. the St. Louis Christian
Advocate says: ''rhe divorce evil has
become so general in this country that
some general legislation, looking to
the suppression of the worst features,
10 urgently demanded. The general
history OF Legislation has been that no
law can be made to apply to all cases, so,
unquestionably, defects in the proposed
measure will subsequently be found.
but that some remedial step should be
taken is imperative, and us Begin
ming the proposed measure is probably
~ good as any,"
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE mint of Philadelphia is almost
constantly engaged in turning out
cents made of copper with slight al.
10y of zinc and tin. The state of Penn
sylvania alone absorbed II, 900, 900 last
year and New York 1900, 900. There
is much curiosity about the final fate
of these cents Nobody is able to tell
what has become of the hundreds of
millions of cents issued by the mint
since it began operations. 1t is rather
n profitable business for the govern
copper costing ten cents pound into
n form in which it is worth So or more
u pound.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

GERMAN archmnlogists have recently
made and reported some valuable dis
covcries in Asia Minor, opposite the is
land OF Samos. On the site of the
ancient city of Pricnc they are un-
covering the most complete ancient
Greek citv thue far l,uown.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
Tommy, is because the blizzard blew

Tommy, is because the blizzard blew
NV beard clean or Yet all the same
I'm going to fill your stocking, and II
can't get 1t your stocking I'll fill some
thing else for you. Here. young lady,
let's have one of those big paper bags.
Now, Tommy. we'll call this il stocking.
Let's Ill it up. What'n you have? Ap-
pies. of course. and doughnuts and some
of those delicious sandwiches and pie
like your mother makes and | guess
that exbausts the bill of fare. Now hold
the eud of the bag tight and don't spill
out the vicuals: and. Tommy. your
mother wants you"
The refreshed travellers had all set
tied themselves in their seats and the
train was jogging along again as best 1t
could through the snow. Passing
through the car Reuben looked careful
ly about for the woman and child. as he
was deeply interested in the success of
his maneuyers. There is no great dif-
ficulty in locating anyone on train Of
cars. and as n matter of course Reuben
soon found the objects of his search.
His business with them wns very brief;
indeed it was completed with passing
glance, and completed to his intense
satisfaction, for that glance wns suf-
ficient to show him that the hungry
woman was enjoying his bounty with n
relish which none can appreciate. un
less he has had corresponding ex-
perienccs. He was not noticed as he hur-
ried by the little group. He did not
want to be recognized, for with fine
delicacy which always accompanies
true generosity he felt that the less the
woman saw of him the more comfortable
she would be. Reuben Bmllwinklc
wanted no recognition or thanks; in
deed the idea that he was entitled to
thanks never entered his head for n
moment. Neither did he make any
mental calculation as to the value of an
act of friendlncss put down to his
credit account on the recording angels
book. nor did he look for any special
blessing which the Lord might owe him
for his net of charity. Indeed the little
thought which he gave the matter had
its relation entirely to the objects of his
sympathy. and if his heart was light
and his soul joyous, it was because he
had unconsciously wandered near the
threshold OF Heaven and heard the echo
of angel voices singing: Peace on earth
and good will TO men."-Frank Beard.
in Rams Horn.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE Children's Aid Society of New
York states that in 1867 there We're
2,ol6 girls between the ages of a and
90 held for trial in the great city,
while in 1896 there were but 6ls In
view of the increaGe in population of
the city the number, in case conditions
had not improved, would have been
over 1000. This improvement seems
almost incredible. Increase of facili-
ties for education and the formation of
girls clubs are credited as among the
chief means contributing to the re-
suit. In the same period there has
been an increase in the number OF boys
arrested.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
Ready for Him.

"Did you tell that western customer Of
ours that you would draw on him if he didn't
pay?"
YES. and he wrote back that if thought
l could draw any quicker than he could just
to come out there with my shooting tackle
and make a settlement. Detroit Free
Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

POLICE JuDGE WISFEY, of Eva e.
vile, Ind, has established n logging
post in the city Jail with tough strap
for lash for young offenders. A bad
boys father is allowed his choice of
giving his son il sound whipping be-
fore municipal representative, pay
ing a fine and costs or letting the lad
n i1il
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

contributions last year Of Congrcga-
tional churches in the United States
for home expenses and benevolent pur-
poses were 50, 900, 5sl. which was sli, 63
per member. The contributions of the
Presbyterian church for like purposes
were SlS, 29s, ,l5l, almost sl3 per mem
har
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

A PREACHER in Cleveland county,
Ok. miscalculatcd time the other week
and when Sunday morning arrived his
congregation waited in vain for him to
appear. Later in the day he was found
hard at work huskiug corn, thinking
the dnY was turdaE.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Is Berlin 80 divorces are granted for
every 1000 marriages. After Berlin
comes hamburg with 81, while Paris is
far behind with only 81.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE movement to have all Canadian
trade unions sccede from the American
Federation of Labor and establish an
independent organization has failed OF
accomplishment
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE beet sugar factory near Rome,
n. y, which cost s453 900 and began
work October l with 100 men, will turn
out this year II, 900 barrels Of granu
lated sugar.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

LEWIS GEORGE CLARK, So years old,
the original George Harris Of Harriet
Beecher Stoves famous novel, Uncle
Toms Cabin" died at Lexington, Ky,
few days ago.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE new mayor of Baltimore, Md,
recently had 5000 applications for 5Oy
positions.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE ministers of Lincoln, Neb., are
up in arms against Sunday funerals
and have taken action looking to their
encouragement.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
A Simple Prnxrnmme.

The Missionary-My friend, what would
you do il you expected the end of the world
in ten days?
The Tramp-Wait for it.-Puck.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE number of homicides in South
Carolina the past year was 200, or
double that of the previous year.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

THE total foreign exports Of the
United States for the Ii months OF
1897 reached 1914, 600, 600
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

PENNSYLVANIA spent last year co.
600. 600 on her public schools. and over
1000, 600 pupils were enrolled.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
when Formally Ip.,,,,,,.

The celebration of Christina. i, .,;a T.,
the church historians to have been forro, n, ~
instituted by Pope Telesphorus, who died
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
win M. ~, 49,.

Mrs. Benham-Henry, what shall -.
you for Christmas! se'
Misunderstanding; I've got to econo
mizs this year.-Chicago Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

We presume there are many women with
pretty necks unexposed.-Washingt Dem.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24
Dest Way 70 Tell.

The bsst way to tell whether present /,
Z eoesp one = 70 observe whether the pries
has bssa rubbed e6.-N. Y. Truth,
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

bumped and bent. Lame back did il.
Straight and sound. St. Jacobs Oil did it.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Experience is hard block to whittle, but
every shaving is of priceless value to the
Y independent.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

To Cure = Cold in Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

He who knows the weakness of his own
wings is. sure of successful fight.-N. Y.
Independent.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Law is dry study, but pretty woman's
tears often have the desired effect on the
jury.-Chicago News.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Black, deep bruises cured by St. Jacobs
Oil. 1t wipes them out.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

Age makes some people wise and othess
only stubborn.-Chicago News.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-24

No mistake. Thousands have been cured
Promptly Of neuralgia by St. Jacobs Oil.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
HOTELS IN CHINA.
stew Made of a Black Cat Is Rather
Expensive.

The hotels are usually grouped with
In square or two of one another.
Each one seeks to attract guests by
high-sounding titles, says Lippincctt's.
For example, in Canton are hotels
which fiaunt the signs of -'eFhe For
tunate Star" The Golden Profits" (an
unusually frank confession for land
lord TO make), THE Rank-Conferring'
and "The Happiness" The food is not
so bad, but the traveller who goes to
one of these houses to sleep will wish
that he had gone to another. The bed
rooms are small, thin-walled boxes in
which you may hear the breathing of
your next neighbor or be kept awake
half the night by the conversation of
people at the other end of the hall, or,
worse still, be almost stifed by the
smoke from an opium pipe which is be-
ing INDUCED in by the man across the
passageway.
The tea saloons furnish employment
10 singers and ventriloquists or elocu-
tionists, who are hired by the proprie-
tor to entertain the men who gather
there to drink tea and gossip. Upon
small tables are placed trays holding n
variety of cakes and preserves, which
are served with each cup Of delicious,
freshly made tea.
One house of entertainment peculiar
TO China is the dog-andcat-meat res
taurant This does not mean that
household pets are there brought TO be
fed, but that Tabby and Fido are served
up in stews. According to prices
charged for other food, these stews are
rather expensive-especially if the cat
or dog CHANGED to be black and there
fore more nutritious, according to pop
ular notion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

Jud Cox of St. Johns was in town
Friday visiting friends.
Jesse Saben and Nelson Long have
returned from Wisconsin.
Albert Morton made business trip
to Ithaca on Saturday last.
A Mr.. Cupe has been the guest of Rev.
J. Allen for the past week.
Inez Oliver of Grand Rapids is back
III Elm Hall on short visit.
b. .. Johnson of Niles has been visit
ing friends III town for few days.
The shingle mill department of the
Riverside Milling Co. has resumed oper-
auons.
Quite number of our village sports
attended the bail game at Nestaburg
Sunday
Mrs. Markham is i'll Grayling taking
care of her sister who is very low with
consumption.
Miss Anna Hughes, after few days
Nlslt with friends here, returned 10 her
home Ill Edmore.
Kelly Searles of Ithaca was in town
Tuesday transacting some legal business
for Monroe Copps.
Miss Grace Sly leaves Saturday for
Grand Rapids where she will spend the
remainder OF her summer vacation.
Mabel Hlldreth is the proud possessor
of new Cleveland wheel Howard
Moss is also TO be added TO the list OF
new wheeImen III our village.
The Free Methodist society held their
quarterly meeting on Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday of last week. Their pastor,
the Rev. Mr. Allen, preached his farewell
sermon Sunday evening
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
FRIDAY, AUG. 8, 1897.

Events of late have been full OF dis
couragement for the advocates of free
coinage at the ratio of l6 10 /. Condi-
tons seem, indeed, to have entered into
a conspiracy similar TO that which made
possible "the great crime of 1873
The argument of the silverites based on
the assumption of scarcity of gold did
yeoman service in the last campaign, but
the discoveries in the Klondyke fields,
promising a considerable addition TO
the worlds stock of its standard none
tary metal, seems likely to relegate that
argument TO the class of spent ammu-
milton. Much was made also by the
silverites of the relation between silver
and wheat prices, but unfortunately Tor
them, while the price of wheat has gone
up over twenty cents bushel since last
year, the price of silver has gone down
about ten cents an ounce, and Ill week,
in which we are able 10 record evidences
of "A distinct revival of the long promised
advancing movements for the fail, sill
yer has touched the lowest point record
ed in the American market Brad
streets, July 81, -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
WE'D EARLY IN LIFE.
Ages at which Marriages May he Con-
tracted in Europe.

tracted in Europe.
In Austria "man" and a woman"
are supposed 10 be capable of conduct
ing a home of their own from the age
of IA. In Germany the man must be at
least IS years of age. In France the
man must be IS and the woman Is; in
Belgium the same. In Spain the in
tended husband must have passed his
fourteenth year and the woman her
twelfth. In Hungary, for Roman
Catholics, the man must be IA years old
and the woman 12; for Protestants, the
man must be 1s and the woman Is. In
Greece the man must have seen at least
Ia summers, and the woman ~. In
Portugal a boy of Ia is considered mar
riageable and a woman of 10. In Rus
STA and Saxony they are a little more
sensible, and youth must refrain from
entering into matrimony till he can
count Is years, and the woman till she
can count ~. In Switzerland the men
froSn the age of IA and the women from
the age of 10 are allowed to marry. In
Turkey any youth and maiden who can
walk properly, and can understand the
necessary religious service, are allowed
to be united for life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

The recent increased gold develop
ments, not alone in Alaska, but i'll the
increased prodution of mines every
where, is hard blow to the l6-to-l
theorists, and. when coupled with the
fact that the prices of farm products have
advanced, that crops are plentiful and
that farmers are paying off their mort
cages, must prove very depressing to
those who have insisted that prosperity
could alone come through the adoption
of free silver.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06

President Mckinley evidently knew
John Sherman a good deal better than
those croakers who have been trying to
make the people believe that Mr.. Sher-
man had reached the end of his career
of usefulness The Secretary of State
is showing himself still possessed Of
those faculties and methods which have
made him so useful and successful man
IN his service in the Senate and i'll a
former cabinet His ringing letter to
Ambassador Hay on the Behring Sea
question has just been supplemented by
a series of vigorous and frank interviews
in the New York newspapers which
show that the hea of the State Depart
ment is all that any citizen of the United
States need expect or desire for an
occupant of that position and that his
views on international questions are
such that no American need feel any
anxiety about him or them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-06
SINCE VICTORIA WAS CROWNED.
There Have Been Great Social Re-
forms and Wonderful Inventions.

Great social reforms belong to Queen
Victoria's reign, writes William George
Jordan In Ladies Home Journal, mar
rating the progress of the world since
Queen Victoria assembled the throne
GO years ago. The degrading practice
of flogging has been abolished in the
armies and navies of America and Eng
land. Children are no longer permitted
to work In the mines of Britain. Press
gangs no longer force men into the
service of the queens navy. The Red
has softened the horror of war. The
transportation of criminals, with its
many evils, has been suppressed. Ex-
ecutions are no longer conducted In
public. The treatment of criminals has
become humane. Factory laws and
building acts make life easier for the
poor.
Inventive science has made marvellous
progress in every department during
Nictoria's 60 years as queen. Cantilever
bridges have surprised the world.
Travel has been wonderfully quickened
by street cars, cabs, trolleys, cable cars,
elevated roads and other triumphs of
invention. In 1887 there were no type
writer's, no passenger elevators, no mod
ern bicycles, no soda-water fountains,
no horseless carriages, no chemical fire
eXtinguishers, no ironclads, no perfect
ing presses. Fully chronicling the in
ventive progress of the last six decades
would make it seem as if nothing of
real consequence TO mans comfort had
been done before 1897.