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oANADA,s POSTAL sERVIoEs.
Expenses Have Been Reduced and the REEVE.
nues Are Increasing. So

Expenses Have Been Reduced and the Rese.
nues Are Increasing. So
OTTAWA, Doc. Tho Dominion Postmaster
General is patting himself on the back at the
success which has rewarded him during the past
year in his efforts to economize and to expand
the postal revenue. When he took Office he cut
down the expenditures by $500 o per annum
and estimated an increase in the Post Office
revenues. His prediction has been verified, as
the postal revenue is increasing at an UMPIRE
cedented rate. Mr.. Mulock saidltoday:
Tho revenue of the Post Office Department
from. July i to Nov. ! shows an increase Of
$242 600 over the corresponding four months Of
last year. The revenue OF these four months is
also 800, 900 greater than the average increase
OF any year in the past During October we had
q revenue increase OF SOL 900 over the same
month last year. We may expect this year a
total increase of nearly 81. 000, 900. / accept
this as one OF the most conclusive proofs thar
we are beginning to have better times
The has also developed a
postal card scheme. He proposes to abolish tho
restriction OF addresses only" on tho lace OF the
card, and to permit the printing of any such de-
signs or advertising devices as may leave space
enough for the address. He believes that mu-
inequalities, boards of trade. rail comp niles.
hotels, and business men generally will avail
themselves OF this permission to print maps or
scenes or other designs on the cards. to serve as
an advertisement. and by this new departure he
expects to reap q substantial profit to the Post
Office Department.
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DONNIE VIOLATED GAME LAWS.
Tho Charge Made Against the Rev. ,. Howard
Hand or RiyerheAd.

Tho Charge Made Against the Rev. J. Howard
Hand OF Riverhead.
R~IvERHEAD. l.. l.. Dec. 7.-The Rev. J. Howard
Hand. the pastor of the Methodist church of
this village. WAS arrested a few days ago for
violating the game laws by cunning upon prop.
erty that was properly protected by posted no.
tices. The arrest was made by Morgan Jack.
son. special State game protector. the man who
some time ago arrested Justice Ingram of Long
Island City for cunning on Sunday. The dom.
inic. who Is q great lover Of cunning. was out in
and a Brooklyn friend. #. Cook. They Were
much surprised when Jackson came up and told
them they were under arrest.
They were not locked up. howeyer md mt
even arraigned before q magistrate. jackson
reported the case to headquarters in Albany.
Hand says he had no intention OF VIOLATING any
law. He supposed he had q perfect right 10
cross the land IN question. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
COURTNEY JEWELS REcovERED.
David Cassidy. the Supposed THIEF. Held Tor
the Grand Jury.

David Candy, the Supposed Thief. Held for
the Grand Jury.
David Cassidy and John Wagner, who were
arrested on Monday on suspicion of having
stolen jewelry valued at s.. 500 from the house
of Mrs. William ]. Courtney. a daughter Of ex-
Register Hugh Mclaughlin, at 1875 Washington
Park. Brooklyn, on Nov. %, were arraigned in
the Myrtle Avenue Court yesterday. Cassidy,
who has been identified as the man who pawned
some of the stolen jewels. waived examination
and was held for the Grand Jury. Wagner de.
MED all knowledge OF tho robbery. but he was
held as o vagrant.
An ingot OF gold Weighing about three penny
weights, which Is supposed to have been part
of the stolen property, was found In his posses
sion. Ono OF the stolen jewels. n harvest moon In
diamonds and other precious stones, valued at
81 900, was found in a New York pawn shop tho
day after the robbery. The thieves got only
1928 on IT.. With the exception of three pieces,
all the jewels have been reco cred in pawn ST. ops.
The total amount loaned on them was only $3i5.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
THr THEY OPPOSE AHNrxArioS.
Hawaiian Women Fear They Will lose saciaI
Equality with the Whites.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Rcpresentatiyo Taw-
ney OF Minnesota, who has just returned from u
visit to Hawaii with other Congressman, and
who is one Of tho most enthusiastic annexation
lists in Congress. makes the interesting state
mcnt that practically all OF the opposition to m.
n~exation Hnong the citizens Of the Islands comes
from the native women. The Hawaiian women,
he says, fear hat their social status will he low
cred should Hawaii become n part OF The United
~ ha :, incy nie now teeoGnlSen as tne eguals
"a, Al heart. however. tho white women believe
that tho native women should be Clsssed with
the negroes. and the natives believe that annex
alton VIII Increase the number Of white women
~ the Islands 80 largely that they Will o. entu.
women are therefore doing every thing in their
power, which however, amounts TO little, to de.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
CRAZED At A REVIVAL.
The Conversion or y Retired CHIEF Gunner 4,
the Navy Followed by insanity.

WESTMINSTER. Md. Dec. IA retired chief
gunner in the United States Navy named Yew.
eli has been taken from Westminster to Mount
Hope Retreat, violently insane. He was retired
ABOUT six years ago on account of disability,
and while travelling for his health In New Mex.
ico had 2 sunstroke, which affected his mind.
ABOUT three weeks ago he arrived In West.
He was a religious fanatic. and during the re-.
vivaIs last week at the Dunkard Church was al.
ways present; Last night he was baptized and
cOhhrmod. Before. the meeting closed he be.
came violent, and had to be carried out OF tho
church. He was taken to his home, and it took
six men to hold him. "'A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
UNCLE SAM PREPAREs TO BID.

Gets His Check for $780, 900 Certified to
Qualify for the Kansas Pacific sale.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Treasurer Roberts for.
warded TO the National City Bank of New York
to-day n check for $500. 900 for certifcation.
This check will DO delivered to the master of the
court having Jurisdiction in the case Of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad hvo days before tho
sale of that property, which will take place
ers the check Nil probably be the agent Of OF tbe
Government In bidding Tor the road. 1t Is be-
lieved by the Treasury officials that the action
of the Government In qualifying as n bidder
will have the effect anticipated When the step
was decided upon. though tho Acknowledgment
The Reorganization Committee OF the Union
Pacific.
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MORE TIME TO EQUIP CARS.
The Interstate Commi,sIon Grants
naliroada, A~ppeaIs-Sinle ApplIcaIIona.

The Interstate Commission Grants
nai'roada' A~ppeaIs-state Applications.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Tho Interstate Com
merce Commission to-day granted an extension
of two years to the railroads which are com.
PEELED. under the act Of March Q. 1893, to equip
their cars with safety appliances. This decision
follows the hearing granted the railroads last
week in the matter OF the application of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad and other carriers,
albany, Dec, Under the provisions OF
car within the State should be equipped With
nutomatic conplers before Jan. / next. Tho
this law 10 extend for any period within Ave
years the time for the completion OF the work OF
equipment. About two:thirds OF the freight
cars IN the State have been supplied with tho
couplers. hut several roads have applied TO Inc
commission for additional time 10 complete such
equipment. The commission will give a hearing
on these applications at $50 Il. NJ. on Dec, II.
The Interstate Commerce Commission IL now
state roads.
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Suppose you tailor:made men
compromise with a suit from the
very best custom tailor and an
overcoat from us 2
Splendid chance for compari-
son.
We don't make to order, but
we make to fit.
You come here for perfect fit
ting clothes, why not for under.
wear2
$3.50 will do it--even ifyou're
short and stout.
For cold feet, cork.sole Shoes.
For wet feet, cork:sole shoes.
Ours are guaranteed all
through, 81: 90
There's more and more a com.
nonsense leaning toward the
giving of useful gifts-no end of
dainty and useful things in our
Boys D~epartment-for boys as
young as 3.
ROGERS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty. second and Broadway. &
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
4 KLoNDIKE TRIP POSTPONED.

Mira. Kutshera Furnishes the Man WHIT Tried
to Get Her Husband TO Go to Alaska.
Since tho Klondike gold discoveries Paul
Metiak. who with his wife and one child shares
two rooms with Michael Kutshera and his
wife and four children at 1876 Third;avenue, has
been endeavoring to persuade Kutshera to run
away and go 10 Alaska with him.. Mrs. Kutshera
overheard Metiak when he urged her husband to
desert her last night, and threw a dinner plate
at him: The plato cut Metiak's cheek and
knocked out two of his teeth. He was sent to
Bellevue Hospital.
Mrs. kutshera, with her six weeks old baby
tied around her waist, was locked up in the
Union Markot police station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
HOTEL TO REPLACE Il CHURCH..
A TweIve.story Building to He Erected in Rnst
Thirty-rourth Street.

The old Fourth Presbyterian Church building
that has stood as o landmark for more than
forty years at 116 West Thirty.fnurth street is
now being torn down by'a large force of work.
men. This church was better known as the
Scotch Presbyterian of Thirtv-fourth Street.
Tho congregation originally moved from Grand
years ago. In 1894 the Thirty. fourth street
property was sold, and q new church was erected
at West End avenue and Ninety-irst street.
There have been various rumors rs to what
disposition would DO made Of the Thlrty.fourth
stricted property Tho heirs of the original
owners being all dead, the new owners, the
Knicker5ockcr Realty Improvement Company,
has determined to proceed with improvements
regardless of restrictions, and 1t was announced
yesterday that a twelve.story hotel would be
erected,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
HOUSE COMMITTEES nUsrlIyc,
These In Military ANA Naval AGairs ana The
judiciary block OIt Their Work,

WARRINGTON, Dec, 7.-IIouse committees are
getting under way rapidly. Those on military
and naval affairs and on the judiciary met TO.
day and blocked out tho work Immediately be.
fore them. Chairman Hull of The Military Com.
mittee hopes to have a bill making appropria.
uons for q military academy ready before tho
holdsys Tho Committec on the judiciary re.
9 subcommittee consisting OF Chairman lien.
dsroon, Ray OF New York, Brodcrlck OF Kansas.
Terry Of ATkAnSA1, and Lanham of Texas.
b Pension Appropriation bill. as agreed
9pon by the subcommittoo of the Committee on
S:SS ss .6SSE Z is ss'i 6: q b. saSsi si e $40 &:
koaaIO4t proper.
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Mu.,n't Em In Chicago. Lake front.

CHICAGO, Dec, Tin Its fight for the right to
MI In the submerged land along tho lake front
the Illinois Central Railway Company has been
defeated. Judge Freeman to-day handel down
an opinion In which he says that the Illinois
Central has the right to build piers and work to
improve the beach only for the purpose OF nayi.
submerged land for the purpose OF building a
round house on 1t or constructing anything else
not IN the interest Ut navigation,
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representative nalden Mach Better.

WAsnISGToS. Dec. THE condition OF James
J. Bclden OF Syracuse. who was injured by u
fall at the Capitol yesterday, was much i'm
proved this morning. Despite tho pain Of tho
wound on his forehead caused by striking his
head on the marble stairway. he slept at intor-
walls after midnight. His condition 10 so much
improved this morning that he expects to 20 to
tho week. Mr.. Belden himself tclegraphed to
Mrs. Belden last night that IL was not necessary
for hor TO come to Washington on account Of
the accident,
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TORONTO, Doc. flames Allison, the l7.year.
old lad sentenced last week 10 be hanged for the
murder OF RS. Orr. for whose husband ma
worked; has confessed. He says she repulsed
anu hred A. her; She fell and he dubbed her To-
aelth with the butt of the gun and buried the
BODY In a corn patch. NV
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For More Time for the Mexican Boundary
Commission.

WASHINGTON. Dec. The President to-day
sent 10 the Senate a treaty with The republic o;
Mexico extending for ono year the timo within
which the boundary line between that country
the international Commission appointed for the
purpose.
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Charles burgess Killed at Auburn for IN,
Murder OF Henry AHhiIIaeL.

AUBURN. N. y. Dec. Tin the execution
chamber Oh the prison in this city Charles
Burgess was put 10 death NV olac,r,o,y - 800
SSlock thls m9rning for the murder OF Ham,
Mhitlock OF North Victory, Cayues eountv ~
the night OF Aug. IA. 1906. 0ounty' on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
flint'S Fine Furniture
IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
FACTORY PRICES.
as West 23d St.
EMPLOYING THE UNEMPLOYED.

What tho New Hork Association for mnrox,,,
tho Condition OF the Poor L. poinG.
The FREQ labor bureau. one of the most active
and efficient departments of the Association for
Improving the Condition OF tho Poor. In an
appeal for funds. which has Just boon issued.
states that during tho last twelve months
' S;p0Ha men AYE been placed in permanent stu.
maDf ~ sSa tnet, IN conjunction with the Depart.
WIN temporary employment. The appeal says:
torhaps you can spare a dollar, perhaps two,
SURE hat X will help some man worthy Of held
NJ tne o., right way. Not merely to buy him 4
9llts the association is always ready and willing
70 give 70 the deserving-but to set him on his
swdI o = ss1 mGfs; TO turn him into q wage.earner
TSneSks shonld be sent to Warner Van Norden,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

The purse became empty and the meals
scanty, and the rent due; and after the
first month the furnace sent up little heat
and the landlady's GOOD morning" was
frigid. They wore shabbier clothes, and
their steps grew heavier as their faces
grew less hopeful. One night the hus-
band came home without his cuff buttons,
and next morning wore a pair Of his
wife's, but there was steak and coffee for
supper. In a few days he left his watch
downtown and wore an old-fashioned sill
yer n that had been his fathers; and
then they decided they could get along
without that, too. And there was moth
ing more to pawn. The man several years
before had helped q lawyer out of a tight
place, loaning him small sums several
times. He dropped in to see him and
asked him for a dollar or two. The law
yer stepped out to get the money and
forgot to come back.
The wife had packed two pieces Of rare
French bric-a-brac in her trunk, and IL
she could sell them-in a great city there
were always people who were glad to ret
hold Of artio6c cuTtos, e you could lind,
the right people.
The pieces Of china were worth from
$50 to 800. but husband mud wife agreed
to part with them for $25 il a purchaser
could be found. A curio dealer downtown
offered her $50. The wife next started
to visit houses on q fashionable boulevard:
! aud was either denied admittance BY a
naughty servant or a supercilious dame
refused even to look at the pteces-the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

When he had finished his ~ecstasies I ex-
planned the lady wished to sell it. He
was aghast. To sell such a treasure for
$25 was rank robbery. Why, don't you
know they are priceless?' he exclaimed.
Il never saw'anything get the. better Of
papa's business judgment before. He
asked how she came to want to part with
them, and she told u.s., oh, the most pitiful
story! Her husband was out of employ
ment and they had suffered everything
for monthsCidn't have enough to eat, /
suppose. I never knew that kind of re-
fined people could get 80 poor. Papa
bought the china for part Of my Christ
maj gift. And George gave her an adj
dress and told her to have her husband
call at. the Office in the morning. I never
was so happy in my life. After the men
and the little woman were gone I had a
good cry. I was in the midst Of It when
DR.. D. called, and, Of course, I had
to tell him why I was crying and every
thing. He was 10 interested and he had q
curious look on his face, and said: Thy
ways are not our ways. Mrs. R, your
father 10 the best man I ever knew And
you know papa. isn't a church member at
all; hardly cver goes to church.
Hes a very able man, the little won,-
ans husband, George snys. They nut
him into the ONCE Of the company and
think Of making him manager after the
first Of the year. He told George that his
| wife 10 all that saved him in his trouble.
and she secs good in It all and says their
trials made them near to each other.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
Decorations.

The use of holly and mistletoe, the
plants sacred to Christmas, is now very
general. and us they are abundant in our
markets. as well as cheap, every house
hold may be made bright with them. In
parlors and sitting rooms, wreaths,
crowns and ~festoons be arranged over
mahtels and windows. as we'll as hung
from lamps and over pictures.
For the Christmas dinner table, a large
bowl of holly leaves, with the scarlet and
white berries, makes Il beautiful center
piece: while tiny punches of holly laid at
each plate brighten the table wonderfully.
Cakes may be ornamentcd with candy de-
signs of holly, while ices may be nodded
and colored in the same style. If in re-
mote localities it is not possible to obtain
holly and mistlctoe, green of some other
variety should be procured. All-over
greens. such as pine and cedar, can be
utilized. and bittersweet and Indian ar
row berries arranged with these can be
made into beautiful decorations. When
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

be used with good effect. In an account
of a German Christmas tree, written by
3. I. C%oleridge, it is said that the gseat
yew bough was fastened to the we'll,
adorned with candles, and when the can
dies had burned down and the needles Of
the yew began to sputter and burn the
delight of the children was unbounded. 1t
was apparently the intention that the
bough should burn as u elimination of the
enjoyment. But that is not desirable
now. so every precaution should be taken
to avoid it. A pan Of water should stand
near, and at least two tall persons should
be provided with n pair of torgs, upon
the ends of which wet sponges IRE Sc
curely fastened. A small blaze can in this
manner be Immediately a%uenched."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

like Of which could not be found outside
an art museum. She never bought from
peddlers, she explained. Then q long,
weary walk home, and only bread and tea
for supper.
For two or three Sunday nights they
had attended Rev. DIR. DS's church.
Besides being a most learned and eloquent
preacher, DIR. D. appeared to them q
man Of large heart, kindly impulse and in
tense sympathies, whose whole person
ality beamed with love and kindness.
The little woman hopefully decided to go
to this minister and ask his assistance;
surely in so large and wealthy n church
the pastor would know of some philan-
thropically inclined parishioner who would
be glad to help a struggling fellow crca-
ture, as we'll as to acquire the beautiful
objects of art.
She called at the residence of DR.. D.
In a few words she told him her story.
He stood, glasses in hand, impatient for
her to finish. not asking her to sit. Then
he replied: II am sorry, but I can do moth
ing" and opening the door, almost pushed
her out.
The little woman came to me. 1 could
not buy, but I gave her ONE names of
WOAuCA vi lily NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WIN i SAOu6AS
could help her. Among them was Mrs.
r.. a frivolous, newly married woman
who had never been suspected of ever hav-
ing u sober, serious impulse, but who was
w%arm-hearted and lovable, and happened
to be first OH my list. With this l dis
missed the matter for a time from my
mind. I CHANGED to call on Mrs. R
some time after, and saw in the drawing
room an antique empire cabinet sur
mounted by a bust of Napoleon and inside
the identical Sevres.
l curbed my curiosity until the other
visitors were gone md then, over a cozy
cup Of tea, asked and heard the story.
ut was day last week." said Mrs.
R. George was home to luncheon
and brought papa with him, and then they
were going to a directors meeting-do
have a rose leaf; Fred sent them from
New York-of some new company they
have just organized. Papa is president
and there's ever so much capital behind
it. Don't you like the flowers? Try u
nougat. OF course, they were talking
business, and when some n came 1 was
glad to get out and let them finish alone.
Here was this pitiful little woman,
quite handsome at II time, 1 should say,
but faded and out Of style. Why, l knew
she was in trouble before she spoke. Yes,
and when she showed me that china-I
told her I didn't need any dishes, but if
there was anything else I coud do.
Just then papa came in, and in a minute
he was wild; he didn't see the lady or any
thing else, but just those dishes. why,
it's Royal Sevres! A hundred years DID,
he cried, and he examined the printing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
$50 for a pound of coffee. Other things

$40 for 81 pound of coffee. Other things
were equally high.
Some of the citizens had plenty of Con-
fcierate money and they were able to pay
ANY price for what they needed, but there
were hundreds of families whose fathers
and husbands were in the army, %and'thesc
would have starved but for the Thought
full kindness of their more fortunate neigh
bors. Perhaps II few starved or froze to
death. Nobody knows. There were no
newspaper reporters in those days taking
notes in that metropolis of smoking ruins.
Christmas Day dawned with a blood
red sun glaring through the hazy atmos-
pherc. 1t was a dreary holiday for the
little ones. There We're no toys, no candy
and fruit, and very few presents were
made. If a family succeeded in keeping
up IL good fire all day it was considered
Il piece of good fortune. A baked hen
for dinner was a luxury, but there was
not IL turkey within fifteen miles.
The children made the best Of it with
their outdoor games, and u small supply
Of corn whisky enabled some Of the citi-
gems to get through the day with n show
of festive cheer. The wounded and sick
soldiers were thought Of and provided for
first. The Southern people never forgot
their boys in gray, and 1t was n point of
honor with every man, m and child
to divide their last dollar or their last
crust with the men who followed Lee and
Johnston.
The streets. or rather, the pathways,
between the ash heaps, were filed with
men and boys who put IN the appearance
of iollity. but the old men who laughed
and joked the loudest were wondering
how their sons Jared that day in their
camps in far-off Virginia.
Was there ever such n Christmas Day
on this continent? 1t may be a blessed
thing that men forget such dark chapters
in their history. There are to-day wealthy
and happy people in Atlanta, living in
fine mansions, who shivered in rags e
& Few embers in little huts made Of scraps
of old tin roofing on that never-to-be-for-
gotten Christmas just after the siege.