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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
Thirteenth Annual Meeting
OF THE
Hawaiian Jockey Club
JUNE IL, 1897.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM.
Races will Commence at 10 a. m.
sharp on the 18th.
Races will commence at 1 p. IN. on
the 18th.
FRIDAY, JUNE IL.
FIRST-BICYCLE RACE.

FlRST-BICYCLE RACE.
Half mile dash. Prize: Trophy, valu-
ed at $50.
SECOND-BICYCLE RACE.
One mile handicap. Prize: Trophy
valued at $50.
THIRD-HONOLULU PURSE, $3.50
Running race; half-mile dash. Free
for all.
RTH-MERCHANTS' PURSE.
Trotting and Pacing to Harness.
Best in 3; 2:35 class. Purse, $3.50.
FIFTH-IRWIN CUP. RUNNING.
One mile dash; for Hawaiian bred
Horses; to be IN twice by members
of the Jockey Club. $3.50 added.
SIXTH-MULE RACE.
One mile dash. Purse, $50.
S E V f n T H - KAPIOLANI PARK
PURSE.
Trotting and Pacing to Harness;
best in 3; $3.50 class. Purse, $3.50.
EIGHTH-OCEANIC S. S. CO.'S CUP.
$3.50 ADDED.
Running Race; three-fourths mile
dash. Hawaiian bred.
NINTH-PRESIDENT WIDEMANN's
CUP.
One and a quarter miles; free for
all, $50 added; to be won twice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
UnitedStateS OfAmeriCa
4th of JULY.

The Committee for the celebration
of the anniversary of the 1ndepend-
ence of the United States, appointed
June 20, 1896, are requested to meet
at the Arlington Hotel on WEDNES-
DAY, June o, 1897, at 1880 p. IN.
GEORGE w. SMITH,
f. c. SMITH, Chairman,
Secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
REMOVAL NOTICE.

Lum Hoy, formerly of Kwong Sing
Company, can be found at store of
Kwong Wing Fat Company, on King
street, near bridge, where any orders
for contracting or furniture may be
left. Money due him must be paid at
same place.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
NOTICE.

During the temporary absence of
our Mr.. w. G. Irwin from these isl
ands, Mr.. E. I. Spalding will act under
Power of Attorney for the Bank of
Claus Spreckels e. Co.
CLAUS SPRECKELS & co.
Honolulu, June 2, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
VICTORIA DIAMOND JUBILEE.

1t being impossible for the Treas
urers to reach all intending subscrib-
ers to the Permanent Memorial or the
Days Celebration, subscriptions will
be received at the offices of
+. NJ. SWANZY,
IN. DOWSETT,
ROBT. CATION,
Honolulu, May 81, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
FOR RENT.

Suit of Four Rooms over the
Golden Rule Bazaar on Fort St.
Well lighted. Room with bath.
Suitable for Dressmaking Par
IOrs, Architects or Lawyers
Office. Location the best i'm the
city. Rent reasonable. Key at
my office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
FIREWOOD

Constantly on hand. Algeroba wood,
cut and split at 81 per cord, in four
foot length length at SO per cord, de-
livered free to any part of the city.
Full measure guaranteed.
RING UP TELEPHONE No. IS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09

General admission, ..........5o Cents
Grand Stand (extra) so Cents and 81
Carriages Gnside Course) each. $3.50
Quarter Stretch Badges ...........$ IS
Per Order Committee,
S. G. WILDER,
Secretary Hawaiian Jockey GsS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09

All entries are to be made with the
Secretary before 2 o'clock Tuesday,
June s, 1897 Entrance fees to be 10
per cent of purse, unless otherwise
specified.
All Races to be run or trotted under
the Rules of the National Trotting
Association and Blood Horse Associa-
ton.
All Horses are expected to start, I'M
less withdrawn by 0 o'clock q. m. on
June 10, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
Class Groups of
Graduating Classes.

We don't believe there1l be single
member of any graduating class who
will be dissatisfied with the photo if
we take the class group. We haven't
superior in posing and grouping.
We've done so much college work that
we know just what kind of photos
please the graduates.
Williams Art Studio.
Fort Street, Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09

THE HONOLULU SANITARIUM.
1882 King Street.
A quiet, homeli,Ie place, where
traine- nurses, massage, Swedish
movements" baths, electricity and
physical training may be obtained.
p. S. KELLOGG, M. D.
Superintendent.
Telepl one, 500.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
NOTICE.

During my absence from the Ha-
waiian islands Mr.. w. NJ. Giffard will
act for me under full Power of Attor-
ney. VIM. G. IRWIN.
Honolulu, June 1, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
TO RENT.

The Al fireproof two story
brick building IN lower Fort street
known as the Union Ice Company's
Building. Apply to
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 12,

Nos. and 2, same as June II.
THIRD-HAWAIIAN JOCKEY CLUB
PURSE.
Five-eighths of a mile dash for Ha-
waiian breds. Purse, $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures BREWING
COMPANY'S PURSE.
Pacing and Trotting; free for all;
best in 5. Purse. $3.50, with $50
added
FIFTH-ROSITA CHALLENGE CUP.
5000 ADDED.
Running Race; one mile dash.
SIXTH-MAIDEN RACE.
Half mile dash. For Horses that
have not previously started. Purse,
500.
SEVENTH-SPECIAL RACE.
Pacing and Trotting; handicap; free
for all beaten horses. Purse, $3.50.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-09
REMOVAL NOTICE.

On and after Tune End, DIR. C. B.
High will attend to the practice of
DR.. II. Anderson, on Hotel street, dur
his absence from the Republic.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthing-
ton, Ind, "Sun," writes: "Yeu
have valuable prescription in
Electric Bitters, and l can cheer
fully recommend it for constipa-
ton and sick headache, and as a
general system tonic it has no
equal Mrs. Annie Stehle, o625
Cottage Grove Ave-, Chica go,
was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had backache
which never left her and felt tired
and weary, but six bottles of
Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength.
Prices 80 cents and 81. Get a
bottle at drug store. f. G.. Al
worth & Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
SHERIFFS SALE.

0Y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS
p sued out of the circuit court of the fifth ju-
dicial circuit of the state of Florida in and for
Marion county Of date June 9Th. 1897 in favor of
Charles ). Brown against Thomas ]. Steele jr
have levied upon and will expose to sale at pub
lie outcry the south door of the court house in
DC la, Marion county, Florida on
august 2, 1897.
betwesn the hours of II a. m, and p. m, the fol-
lowing described lands in said county: lot of
sec 81 Sec % except those portions, of said sec
ton CON- at point 2655 chs. n. from point
43 IS chs. W. of se of said section, thence
chs. W. II 62 chs. chs. II 62 chs and com. at
point z6.4s chs. n, of point &C chs. w. of Sc.
cor. Of said section, thence W. IS chs. n. chs
Lots SO, 10 and IL of section "a; NV. quarter of
ne quarter, except acres in square in Sc. corner
of section 20; NV: quarter, ex. 50 chains Forth
and south by 40 chs. east and west on north side
of section az W. hiatt of W. half Of gu after. ex
cept 3 acres in sw. corner and lot of block OF
Steeles plat of Citra. section Is; all in tp IL,
r. 7ze. Terms cash.
B.DUPRE HODGE,
Sheriff Marion county, Fla.
X. McCoNA1HY,
Attorney for plaintiff.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

The Champion house is one
of the most popular boarding
houses in the city, especially so
for railroad men. Try it. A
goo1 square meal for rs cents.
Pleasant rooms. Cheap weekly
board. One block south of the
Methodist church.
Buy your groceries and garden
seeds from j. B. Sutton, IS Elk
position street. Prices lowest.
Goods the best.
Ladies' bicycle shoes, the lat
est TO Ocala, at G.. Rheinauer's
Full line OF cold drinks and
melons on ice at % Exposition
street.
Fish lines, 1c.; fish hooks, 10
for 1c.-The Racket.
-Children's sailor hats at Mas
tiers.
Vanilla ice cream today at the
Post Office drug store.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Fricrson,
son Willie and Miss Nicely Frier-
son and Mr.. Frost and sister,
Miss Lille left yesterday after
noon for ST. Petersburg where
they have rented a cottage and
will spend a month. DIR. and
Mrs. Frederick and d. E.. David
son and wife expect to join them
during the week.
The festivities of the Fourth
made Ocala look again like the
capital of the phosphate province.
Citizen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
Bucklen'S Arnica SalYe.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rhcum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect sat-
isfaction or money refunded
Price Csc. per box. For sale by
+. G.. Alworth & &c.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

Sea salt for the bath at the
Autobiography drug store.
-Negligee shirts at Masters,
all prices and styles.
-Cascarets stimulate liver,
kidneys and bowels. Never SICK
en-, weaken or grippe. 10c.
Pure Grape Juice, the acme
of beverage popularity, on
draught at Troxler's soda foun-
tain.
The Racket. - Unlaundried
shirts Csc, four in hand ties 15c,
fine silk scarfs Csc, celluloid col
ars 10c.
For SALE-A first class pay
ing boarding house business,
centrally located, large airy
rooms and all .conveniences; two
story house; yards and lots and
three cows of good stock with
young calves; tool chest and set
of good tools Reason for selling,
desire to move South. Address
Mrs. w. B. Terrell, Sc South
Main street. If.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

70 - DAILY from Gainesville, Live Oak
$50 m WaycroSs. savannah. 40 .tgomery
sno ola pin's n1rt.i. esss and west. also from
Ja<sso willie ard Pzlzika.
No 81 ID Nv from Pr. Tampa. Tanlra.
f:SO Asa Lakeland. Punta Gorda- Barr~w,
FuzgIald- -eSburg ard II TO nis Sou-h This
tain carries through slee e. from Port Tampa
TO New Y"ik via Ocala.
= no 7S Daily ( ON Lse<busg. Fifzg-ra'i.
f:l5 FroCksSi.le. Tnlby. 4 rpon Sp- nys.
LL-srw.tef. -. Peiers2lrF, 1 akrl nd, famra
md ~ amp. and daily ex eft Sur day fro.p
tustss, Umsii' a and as.nr nd Barlow. furtz
Corda and intermediate stations.
40. - Daily except sunday from Horo-
9f5 a NJ sass, Cry stsi ard I1tei mediate points
No IS Dsils fron, Juiietie. Newoerry Ar
s:2S 3 ~ cher and al paints north. east and
wet, and Ironl istachaita, Fora Civ, Inverness
and al pUiats sYutn-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

Hotels, halls, churches, lodges, etc. srecia
rates.
9th. 1t is further understood and agreed by and
between both parties hereto that this contract
may be assumed and shall be binding upon their
successors and assigns.
9TH. This contract shall not be final and bind
Chairman of its Local Companies Committee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. said City has caused
this agreement to be executed in Its behalf by It's
Mayor and atteStea by Its Clerk. and its Corpo-
rate Seal be thereto affis ed; and said Company
has Caused these Iresents TO be signed by tn
Manager IF it< Atlanta Office, thereunto DULY
authorized by the said Company, the day and
year first above written.
Executed in dup icate.
oy'''''.'' .'..'...-.-.'..', -
Mayor.
Attest:
City Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
Manager AtIaLt. Office.
Approved by:
Local Companies Committee.
By. Chairman.
w. s. BULLOCK,
Mayor Of the City of Ocala
tttest:
X. G. BLAKE,
Clerk of the City Of Oesla.
SEAL.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

Rev. j. p. Hilburn left yester-
day for Inverness to assist in con-
Quoting a revival at the Meth
odist church, he will be absent a
week.
A. E. Burnett, the jeweler re-
turned today from a business trip
to Leesburg.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
LEA NE.

No 70 Dailv. fo- Leeslurg, Fitzgerald
2:fO Pm Tr lby. Lskelsn6, TaLpa and .h in
ne'tsfe items
No. IS Ia w for Gainesville Lake City.
EOS rM Live Ga ,a,annah .ni "a 'ointS
norm. = a.d ve>t. o snecfinn Z oche Ie
ter ls;ka. JAG slvi:e and ali in ,rn.ediate
It tions.
No 81 Daily 'or q e<vi'le, i've Olk.
$50 = ~ Wsyc-os>. Dtg"merv. Sa.annah.
III les "a. II rssin -o'th ea,. ami west
o his ira n car ies through See er fem Pa:t
TamTa TO New NoIk. va q ala, GaineseiI e. SA-
vann4h and Char lesion.
No. - Daily for Tu'is'te anil al ststi.ns
1905 noon Iih % High Spnr Is and south
10 TTlby.
No. IS Daily except SUNDAY fo- Cr-stal end
Z 20 p ~ Hcmcssssa. Con ecfS at Jplief,a with
fast mail FIR Tampa and the south
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

Ocala Lodge No. 10 K. of p. convenes
every Monday evening at o'clock in
Castle Hail..
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Take *: PLANT SYSTEM FG F,, Al
SCHEDULE EFFECT JUNE 6,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS AT OCALA

No. IS leaving Ocala solid train
Waycross with Pullman sleeping follows Waycross
Louis via Montgomery and & r; Waycross to Nashville
Macon Atlanta and Waycross New York
Charleston Atlantic
Nashville
through the Evansville Route Also at Louisville
and Cincinnati for Chicago Train No
VIA Gainesville and High Springs, carries Pullman sleeping
to New DIRK without change Richmond Washington
and PHILADELPHIA connecting at Washington with the Old
Colonial Boston without
at through sleeper Nashville
without Change. Direct
New Orleans at Birmingham for Memphis,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
NOTICE OF CO-PARTNER
SHIP DISSOLUTION

Al Office IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the co-partnership heretofore existing IN
DIR the firm Dame of Shady Grove Grocery,
PhelI S and Black managers, has been dissolved by
mutual consent, L. 5. Black retiring from the
firm and J. II. Phelps continuing the business
under the name of Shady Grove Grocery and
said Phelps will ay all bills contracted by said
firm and will collect all accounts due same.
Done this aSth day of June, 1897.
JOHN II. PHELPS,
L. s. BLACK.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
MASTERS SALE

VIRTUE OF A DECREE F DATE
of the fifth judica. ii cult of the state Of Florida
in and fer Ma ion coun sitting i, chanoery. in
the cause of w. K Z wadsE sgunst Tobias
Moore ct II will ext pose to sale at public outcry
10 the highest bidd.- for cash at the south dor of
the court house N DC la, Marion county, Florid :
ca
august ,, 1897
betwee, thu hours of II a. IT.. and T. m, the
following described prop erty: Let s, blu 5,
SCotts survey OF the town OF Gcala. Mar on
county Fl Iida, liz f, by 10; IT., more artcu ally
desc ibed as pant of the southeast CO of lot 5
If the Sc-tt survey in the city Of Oca a, begin
ming ct said southeast corner md running north
liz feer, thence west I65 feet, therce SOU h Ia
feet thence east los feet to peint of begi ming in
Marion County, Florida or so much there IS
may be requi ed to realize the amount Ct said de-
crsa. RICHARD MCCONATHY.
EDWIN SPENCER, Master in Chancefy,
Attorney for Complainant.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13
SECRET LODGES.

Ocala Lodge No. 10 K. of p. convenes
every Monday evening at o'clock in
Castle Hail..
r B BULLOCK, c.. C.
j r DEVANE, K. OF R. & s.
Tulula Lodge No. %. l. o. O. F.. meets
every Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in Ma
sonic Hall. All visiting brothers are
DE MOVER, N. G.
WI CnAILLE, Secretary.
JOIN F,DlInn Lodge No. SO. F. & A. NJ.
Regular communications first and third
Sundays of every month at 8 p. m.
G S SCOTT, w. III.
LA HENDoN, Secretary.
Marion Lodge No. 10, F. A. NJ.
Regular communications second and
fourth Thursdays OF every month at
= p. m. E TURBEvILLE, w. NJ.
w w CLYATT, Secretary,
Marion Lodge No. 1918, X. of H.,
meets first and third Thursdays.
N / GoTTLIEB, Dictator.
Ell DozIER, Reporter.
Ocala Chapter No. IS. r. A. NJ Regu-
lar convocation first Monday in each
month at 8 p. m.
j III WHITFIELD, II. p.
l. A HENDON, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-13

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30
MONROE COUNTY CHARITY HUNT
Nearly Three Thousand Rabbits Ship
ped to the Needy of st. Louis.

PARIS, Mo-, Dec. 22.-The charity
rabbit hunt was held in Monroe COM
ty yesterday, and all day game has
been coming for shipment to st. Louis.
The rabbits were consigned to the
Provident Association for distribution
among the destitute of st. Louis for
Christmas dinners. Up to noon to-
day nearly 500 ribbits had been re-
ceived at Paris, 400 at Madison, 250 at
Holiday, a large number at Stouts-
vile and Monroe City reported $50.
ALI reports indicate that by tonight
very near :, 900 rabbits will be ready
for shipment from the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas stations in Monroe coun-
ty. They are 80 plentiful in this vicin-
ity that in one acre brush field Gus
Simeon, farmer, killed 81 in one day.
Leon Stone and L. d. Smizer brought
in ia. The rabbits are very destruct-
i've to the young orchards, and the
farmers and sportsmen expect to hold
another big hunt during the winter in
order to rid the country of the de-
structive pest, and at the same time
furnish food for the needy of St.
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30
RABBITS FOOT GARTERS.
A Late Novelty That Is Having a Big
Run-All the Rage in
New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Among the
most striking of Christmas novelties
this year are rabbits feet and garters.
In combination they form very
piquant holiday gift and are much
sought by the young men of the
metropolis. One house that made a
speciality of this combination sold
several thousand pairs of the garters
in one day. The rabbits foot, as a
rule, ia 30 arranged as to form part
of the buckle, but they may be hung
on the elastic or used in dozen ways
as an incidental ornament.
Some of the jewellers offer the rabbit
foot garters for sale with silver
mountings, but the plain rabbits foot
is more popular, and where jewelry is
called for the purchaser more often
than not will call for diamond buckle
or some other combination that will
leave thu value of the purchase in the
buckle.
These dainty elastics are all the rage
here this year and are offered to the
public by nearly every novelty dealer
in the city, For those who fancy the
rabbit foot, but who have conscien.
tious scruples about giving garters,
other novelties are provided, such az
necklaces and bracelets and very
small rabbits feet may be used fol
hat pins, etc. These quaint little
tokens of good luck have totally dis.
placed the old-fashicned horseshoe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30
ANOTHER SUIT.
Instituted Against the Wabash Fol
Damages-Chas. 81. Chase Wants
$4,000 For Broken Leg.

Joseph Chase, as next friend to his
son, Chas. H., has instituted suit
against the Wabash Railroad COM
pany for $4,000 damages. In the petit
ton it is stated that Chas. FL. Chase,
aged over IA years, was section hand
employed by the Wabash prior to and
on August IA, 1897. On thai day, it is
alleged, the young man was ordered
by the section foreman to assist sew
eral white men to load some 80 foot
steel rails on a fat car. He did as he
was ordered and while 30 engaged was
struck by steel rail thrown from the
other side of the car. He sustained
two breakages of one leg. The petit
tion claims that while he was working
as ordered the foreman ordered a
number OF raw, reckless, inexper-
fenced and drunken negroes, also in
the employ of the Wabash, to load
the other side of the car with rails.
He claims that the negroes carelessly
and negligently threw rail over the
car and seriously injured him, besides
breaking his leg in two places. He
claims that the leg is permanently
injured and that he ia rendered incap-
able to perform ordinary labor in the
future. Two thousand dollars Is asked
for as damages. E. S. Cant repre-
ssDts the plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30
Mexico, Thursday
IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
One Little Girls Newspaper Query
and the Reassuring Reply
From the Editor.
From the New York Sun

"Dear Editor: I am years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you
see it in the Sun it's so.' Please tell
me the truth, is there Santa Claus?
Virginia o. Hanlon, 115 West Ninety
fifth Street."
Virginia, your. little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe unless they see.
They think that nothing can be which
is not comprehensive by their little
minds. All minds, Virginia, VIII ether
they are mems or children's, are little.
In this great universe of ours man Is a
mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as
compared with the boundIess world
about him, as measured by the intelIi-
gence capable of grasping the whole
truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia,
there is Santa Claus. He exists as
certainly as love and generosity and
devotion exist, and you know that
they abound and give to your life its
highest beauty and joy. Alas! how
dreary would be the world If there
was no Santa Claus. 1t would be as
dreary as if there were no Virginias.
There would be no childlike faith
then, no poetry, no romance, to make
tolerable this existence. We should
have no enjoyment except in sense
and sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world would
be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Clause! You
might as well not believe in fairiesl
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but
even if they did not see Santa Claus
coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is
no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things in the world are
those that neither children or men
can see. Did you ever see fairies
dancing on the lawn? Of course not;
but that ia no proof that they are not
there. Nobody can conceive or
imagine all the wonders there are
unseen or unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise inside,
but there is veil covering the unseen
world which not the strongest man or
even the united strength of all the
strongest men that ever lived, could
tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,
love, romance can push aside that
curtain and view the and picture the
supernatural beauty and glory beyond.
Is it all real? All, Virginia, in all this
world there is nothing else real and
abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God, he
exists, and he lives forever. A thous-
and years from now, Virginia, nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now, he will continue to make glad
the hearts of childhood.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-12-30
Gov. Stephens on Fusion.


Gov. Lon V. Stephens has given to
the public at great length, but in Ian
guage pointed and emphatic, his views
concerning fusion between the DEM
ocratic and Populist parties in this
State. There is no mistaking the
Governors views on this question.
He is opposed to anything like organic
fusion with any party. In this the
Constitution joins hands with the Gov
ernor. The Democratic party of Mis-
souri,, victorious in the campaign of
1896, under the leadership of suck
Democrats as Bland, Stone, Stephens
and others, and with its 351, 900 voters
round about it's standard, challenges
the support of every honest American
voter who believes in the imperish-
able principles of the Chicago plat
form. Those free silver Republicans
and Populists who voted with us last
year know that only through the
Democratic organization can the prin-
clples they advocate be engrafted
upon the organic law of the land.
They are with us now and they will
remain with us, for they have no 9TH
er place of refuge.