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There is d WlnSome daughter OF the
southland in town whose every fiber
vibrates with superstition. She's a dear,
lOyable creature, devoutly believing in
BLACK Mammys" current prognosti-
cations The rhyme and reason for it
all are so delightfully."- told by the coy
unreasoner that her words become
persuasive eloquence." resulting in
many converts; hence the Yule log
makes its initial bow to polite society
in the erstwhile kingdom of fragrant
fagots. The little agitator contends
the Christmas love, spirit and good
cheer abide within but through its
burning.
Mere mention of this prophetic senti-
mel provokes a smile, maybe of in
credulity or perhaps pleasant memo
ries. None of US who have ever spent
the last days of December at our Aiken
houses can fail to recall Ebony Sam"
the woodchopper, and his varicolored
helpers welding their axes 10 the tune
Of GLORY, Glory, Halleluiah," or Crap
by Dan. de Spo'tin Man. as the spirit
moved them So I've come to be a real
believer, and. barring the musical din
which precedes the Christmas wood
chopping at Pinevale, we are going
to live up to the tradition.
Place the Yule log fat against the
chimney. Pile high with good oak sticks
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list reach over and get EN- 10 pass you
a ship" placing the price in my palm.
He loves 'em so. and l was 'fraii
they'd all be gone. It's all he'll git for
Christmas. The grave lot for his moth
er cost morn'n 1 counted on" was anx-
iously explained.
During the bundle wrapping process
I talked with the good man. Tim was
his boys name. He was then that
very day. Tim had neither mother nor
days watching the coal cars emptying.
made straight and his legs useful.
This piteous fragment OF home his
tory told in crowded department store
strengthened every good impulse. and
before the day was done I had clam
bered up the rickety stairs and held
converse with Mike Malone's Tim.
There stands an old house on West
street. a story and a half high. directly
opposite dock for transatlantic
steamers. Seated in front of a dormer
window. with face closely pressed
against the pane you may see any day
the oval face of a cherub. This one is
dimpled and shadowy. with velvety
blue eyes. circled by a tangled mass OF
shipped brown curIs. caressing brow
and cheek.
The faint finger marks of acute suf-
fering are perceptible. The throaty
sound of the few words spoken tell the
tale OF dwarfed intellect and crippled
body.
When It grows dusk. Mike comes
home This day it was the same a
more than kindly light shone in his
honest gray eyes. despite the curious
setting coal dust had etched for them
as he listened 20 the pleased gurgle OF
his idol over his rev found friend and
toy. Only a vain tale only an incident
of every day. But what little happiness
we'd know without contrast, For me
the acquaintance Of Nike Malone and
his boy Tim is a blessing in disguise.
an object lesson in conteutment. Such
incidents are truly Christmas joys.
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foot Of the village FOR his return. sud
denly We heard the sound OF pipes and
saw the marriage procession streaming
from the summit Of a neighboring bin
and then lose itself among the trees.
few minutes later IL issued from the
avenue near US and assembled a slope
toward the bridegroom's house. First
came the pipers. then the bride. niuffied
up In veil. riding mule led by her
lover. A well az I could judge. she
was very young. almost child Then
came a bgvy % gorEeously dressed
damsels. sparkling with silver orna-
ments. followed by a crowd ~ her
friends and Kabyie Dick and Harry.
In front Of the brideEroon's house
the procession stopped. the girls friends
lined both sides u the pathway and
crowded about the door. The pipars
marched or on one side. while The
bridegroom lifted the girl from the mule
and held her in his arms. The girls
friends thereup0n threw earth az him
when he hurried forward and carried
her over the threshold through the
door. beating him All the time Eith
olive branches amid much Laughter.
This throwing q earth. this mock op-
position and good uatured EcouFEing
appear 20 BE- a syrnbolizef relic - mar
rage by capture and living enplana-
ton OF the ancient Roman custom q
carrying the bride over the threshoid
% her lovers house.
In the evening on aurh occasions the
piperH and dT1Gmrnars are called in. ard
the women dance. two az a time. fac
INK each other. Nor does couple d.
sist until. painting ard exhausted. they
step aside 20 make room Tor another.
The dance has great energy - move
rnent. though the steps are small -
leaves futter before the gale 80 o. they
vibrate 20 the ngsic-they shake. they
shiyer. they trembie. They also 1erlde
the men BY ciaVping their hands and
singing verses
In sornsillznS Tor seven faFs ara
nights before e marriage - Celebrated
bride an1 groom are together shgt
closely h ar ali but airtiaot mat hut
The hut is two Tcoroef. ard the Inner
room ls sacred but fn fh~ outer fhs
young couple hold a daily reception.
Which 81 wonderfuifV Hei5 affrneed. -
every ore 81 the Tribe may come. zrc
ainsoat every oue DOS &ef only may
any enc ard every ors visit thr incsr-
cerafed bridegroom aa8 his brt6e. buf
each visitor nsF saT suythinz ape sV-
@~yfhlrg that - or sne chersara. IT,
gok@n ard ths glbsE. Ire criticisms ara
the adv.ce. hur'ed a. the lsc kiess tEaif
are unfhiukab.s- Bat fteT nassf ~
c-rf al aiIeufiT ard Uifh apparent cis-
eidlty. Fresunashiv Etfie leTsaas kirs
goes o. within TIE uupftai mat hgfs.
fsr The heat ~ i1EgTsTatis sv~n freFo
so1nan r.olnf = view. ard fhs TO Af-
fis rooms are kept frusriy cio1eesi 18th
tn r-aek- e sfrnnx iacrnse. Constantly
rising from metal br4zlsTH ca "a
greuns
In Ervp; there srs many prnfessiosal
-brlfesr tireaor@eu. who make Terv
hzudzorse incomes Az11nz tn Egys,-
fisns ne :lrlnz q ne brsef - fvnr-
ts1r. - evea zssre issporfsncs ard csss-
rsouT fhan IS enc n1utlal r.fs l,sslf.
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Wooipss apd
Weddings In
Many LaDds.

Among most OF the many and very
different races domiciled in Algeria IL
is customary to carry the bride over
the threshold OF her husbands dwell
ing Indeed we find this peculiar mar
riage custom all over the world and re-
corded at all times. In old Rome. from
whose pagan rites so many Of all civil
liZatlOu's marriage customs come. the
bride was carried home with process
si0nal. with song OF voice and song o.
flute. and when home cher husband
home) was reached she was lifted over
its threshold. and not even the hem
OF her garment was allowed 20 iiutter
against the Intel Of the door. IN some
isolated parts OF Japan and in vast dis
tricts OF China this custom prevails. We
find Il also IN Persia and Syria. in Tur-
key. in Austria and IN several other
corners Of Europe. We find IL in Abys-
sinia and among the Indians OF this
continent
or the very many explanations given
Of the origin o. this custom three seem
the most reasonable. The first Of these
explanations and the most generally
accepted is that IL is purely a survival
OF actual marriage by capture. when
the bride had 20 Be carried in by fore.
The second explanation teaches that
the bride Is lifted into her new house
lest she stumble al lie threshold. which
would be. o. at least look. a very bad
omen and which she. being shy and
embarrassed. might lack the ready vii
Of William the CouqueroT % diEaliow-
The third explanaticu-and II seems
the most reasonable ard is voted for
BY Brand IN ms very carefully written
Popular Antiquities % Great Britain"
lis that the Romans thought 81. % the
Chinese and many other peoples think
today. coarse and unmsaldenly. for the
newly made vTife 10 appear wiling 10
enter her husbands house. and hence
the necessity Of Hitting the reluctant
maiden over the important threshold.
We find A very strange custom n Tis-
MS and other parts q Algeria. The
bride walks into her new home. fol-
lowing her husband. who GOES 81 back
ward. holding out 20 her a sharp knife
upor the blade % whlch she rests her
fingers as she and ne move across THE
threshold TIE best repute1 authorize
upon The sociology % North Africa note
this custom. but refrain from explain
inE IT, II probably means that the wife
zho presunes 70 approach her lsr1
more nearly than he allows ~ % folr
I0v him with any uncertain footf4ll
ziii cut her anzers-
The Kabyle Eorss1 % north Africa
ara very handsoru@ aaf are handsoueiT
treated TIE Kabyies are roon1caEnists
ss well in practice a. Ia theory. n his
very readable .-Ngurfzsn Life u siz@-
80 -
vivid and Authentic descraptian - q
Kabyie Te9Slng-
The uri6eEr11s1 hst @cn~ - fetch
his b-lde ard Eziis1 =ith many 9th
ers besi1s a stream thai rowec AZ ne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-22
DAISY NAY CHATS
CHRISTMAS TOPICS.
FROM Superstition to Society-The Sad Story
of Little Tirp-Gertrude Atberto1's Stup-
ping 0oWps-Tbe Opera Season.

health. happiness and luck for the fam
lily. Woe unto the household wherein
the Yule log on that last eventful night
fails to flicker, A saddened lot viii be
the watchers. for it is written in the
Book Of HoodoO," vouched for by the
same authority, "direst calamity will
surely befall."
Fashionable hostelries and shops take
on a welcoming attitude the first weeks
OF the month. so that visitors or stra g
Cling wayfaFers are given a continuous
performance of fantastic festooning in
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stores. she would have them made up
BY persons out q work thus ben@fting
two sets q needy pe0pie 10 the extent
o. $ sp9 yearly
81 count Telstol's thrse daughters.
fhs youngest IS only - years old Tas
Oldest. shoss name Is T2t5ana- Is sad
20 have S5o=n considerable tziezt r.
painting
Queen vE!he.sa.nz G. EsIzsd u .
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CHRISTMAS TAILOR MADE COSTUMES

The sturdy brass andirons- Light the
fire on Christmas day Replenish often.
SO that consistent glow may be main
tanned throughout the nighttime. Do
this daily. keepvigu until winding sheet
surrounds our old friend OF yesterday
and the Ginning bells do honor TO the
glad New Year % 1893.
II all gees wei. the great guard log
suddenly crackles. blazas for a brief
moment. then breaks asunder. Accord
ing to BLACK Nanny this prophesies
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holly. cedar and cotton snow. TO the
melody OF the street urchin's trumpet
and the small household gods drum.
All this bssets rejoicing.
Christmas. ISeS. IS 10 be one grand fes-
tival season for the unfortunates Of this
great busy metropolis. There's more
kind heartedneSs and benevolence 10
the square inch in Manhattan borough
than exist elsewhere on the face OF the
globe. There are 10 be on this day no
supperless lads. no unfed men and wo-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-22

the launching Of the rev English bat
tI=ship Irresistible The American flag
wi-I Goat alongsi6e the union 5ack- a.
vas the case IN the launching O the
Formidable.
AIrle. Carnot's generosity vas a. cd
as e was vid=sprsz1- Previous 70 N@w
Years day she would get FROM The mag
istrarzs q LIST q the deserving poor
Thsn. instead q buying gifts n the
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tsry II the American legation IN Mad
rid IN ISIS wrote that the tune q Van
kee Doodle" is practically derived from
an ancient sword dance of BIscay- Thus
this country is Indebted 10 spain not
only for its discovery. but Tor national
ar
The Duchess OF Marlborough. who
was Miss ConsGelo Vanderbilt. has been
chosen. il Is announced. 70 o1cIaIs At
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was i'll prepared 10 be gracious 70 the
unkempt man jerking al my coattails-
When / turned about. 5rawny fellow
sided close, tugSed nervousiy a. his
greasy wooden cap BY way OF apology
and said: It's me, leidy- who hash.
mint 10 spare. You're next Won't you
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shere Z, was Esf-ai-shss. aai a surgeon
erfrarfea g.
TEs E-rsacses q wales r.ossrsz=s faf
zafrzeass - ths Fa11e - Gizssa. Al
xs-sf furTssr 81 ehzrs~1 STA tAs 1slY
uf aFrrnzastnE farss T-@TioetrsiiV. nn4
grs4r care Rae 60 - tzksa e. E-rg tan
free frera -1gtas
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arna heileve- IN and stout supporter
. the szIFzfio1 AIRY. Sc and ksT
mother regularly sad zsosTuss eass-<s
g. fhe arzanlzafion q further fnr werk
il Holland ard ir ~ cekaries-
E-.rra Rsftrnan - Q1lsa@y. Izia EEzl-
Iauea a needle "a ysars age aza -
fhese years g hzs Travelled aross9 ln
her b-sdy. A. times xv11g heT ssF@re
ran. aecsatly kAs l0cat<1 = q sLzcs
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WOVEN AND THEIR WAYS.

The endless chain started by Miss Ma
tall ScheRck Of Babylon. y. \. is not
yet done unwinding. About 200 letters
q day are stiB being received. many of
them containing no money because the
corner % the envelope has been torn Of
and the coin stolen The chain was
started last July for the purpose Of
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raising S1000. and the amount so Tar
received and accounted for is S2o,3oo.
Women students at the University OF
Berlin are not allowed TO wear their
hair in braids down the back Two girl
students who persisted in doing this
were expelled
Buckingham Smith. who was secre-
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There are so many jolly house parties
projected for out OF town that New
York i practically without q hostess.
Nobody this week remained for 80 much
as day, save tue children and their
BONES
Surely the Pied Piper Of Hanelin =
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II II
New York.


At Bayville. y. Y. short while ago
William Cornell. aged "a. arose 10 the
morning 2 handsoms young bachelor.
and that night retired = atgrand-
father. with z daughter older than him
SELF sud q graE1dauzhter with q child
old enough % make remarks about him
Hz had married the widow Overton.
ged s.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY.
President Sends Message OF Con-
doIence to the widow of Thomas
y. Baynrd.

Washington, Sept. 80. - President
Mckinley sent the following telegram
of coincidence TO the widow of exSec-
rotary Of State Bayard Thursday:
Executive Mansion, Washington. Sept.
-. lSeS. To Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard. Will
mington, Del With sincere sorrow learn
express to you my heartfelt sympathy.
Mr.. Bayards high attachments and ster-
ling qualities endeared him to all who knew
him, while his distinguished services TO his
country add his name to the roll OF Illus
trious Americans. ..
"(signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Dedham, Mass, Sept. 80. The town
has gone into mourning out of respect
for the late Thomas +. Bayard, the
flags on the town hall and the court
house being placed at half-must. Al
ready many messages of coincidence
have come to the family from all parts
of the country. During Mr.. Bayard's
illness many messages of sympathy
were received from all parts of the
United States and from foreign coun-
tries. On September 0 Queen Vic
toria cabled her expressions of solicit
tude as to the health of Mr.. Bayard
with a hope for his ultimate recovery.
Others came from ex-President Cleve-
land and from associates in public life
at Washington and abroad.
Ex-President Cleveland has tele-
graphed from his Buzzard's Bay home
that he will act as one of the honorary
pallbearers at the funeral.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05

nominated on the second. In the democrat
ic convention of 1884 at which Mr.. Cleve-
land was nominated, Mr.. Bayard received
the next largest vote to the successful
candidate on the two ballots which were
taken.
AS soon as the result of the national
election of 1884 was positively known, Mr..
Bayard was the first democratic statesman
invited to consult with President-Elect
Cleveland, and It was generally under
stood that he was the first man offered a
place in the new cabinet-and the leading
place at that. This he finally accepted,
although 1t is said he was strongly ad-
vised by leading democrats not to enter the
cabinet at all, as his departure from the
senate would tend to weaken the strength
of the party in that body
At the close of Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration Mr.. Bayard returned to private
life and to his legal profession.
In March, 1893, Mr.. Bayard was appointed
ambassador TO the court of St James, and
served during Mr.. Clevelands second term.
Mr.. Bayards first wife died during the
first year of his term as secretary of state.
Four years later he was married to Miss
Mary w Clymer of Washington. Who
survives him. Seven of the children are
living, as follows: Mrs Samuel d. War
rem. of Boston, Miss Annie d. Bayard, Miss
Florence Bayard, Countess Lauenhaupt,
formerly Miss Nellie Bayard; James A.
Bayard, Thomas F. Bayard, Jr, and Philip
Francis Bayard.l
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
THOMAS F. BAYARD DEAD.
Famous Delaware Statesman Passes
Away at Dedhsm, Mass.-sketch
of His Career.

Dedham. Mass, Sept. 2o.-Thomas
+. Bayarddied at half-past four O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at Karlstein, the
summer residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Samuel ID. Warren, after an i'll
ness of six weeks. His death was with
out pain. His wife, his two daughters
Mrs. Warrenand Miss Florence Bay
ard-and his son, Thomas F., Jr., saw
him draw his last breath, and his ii.ird
daughter, Countess Lauenhaupt, was
on her way TO Dedham.
THOMAS Francis Bayard was born in
Wilmington, Del, October 20. 1928. and was
a younger son. In his thirteenth year he
entered school at Flushing, l.. !. Here he
remained two years At the expiration OF
that period being intended by his father
for mercantile pursuits. clerkship was
obtained for him in the establishment OF
Mr. Bayard's brother-in-law, August Van
Cortlandt Schermerhorn. Here he received
an excellent business training.
In 1s4S his elder brother died. whereupon,
at the request of his parents, he returned
to Wilmington. Having a liking for his
fathers profession, that of law, he became
a student with that end in view, and was
admitted TO the bar In 1851. He Immediate
Nv began the practice of his profession with
his father, and was successful from the
beginning. his local fame spreading rap
idly. In 1853 he was appointed United
States district attorney for Delaware, but
resigned in the following year
Meanwhile Mr.. Bayard's popularity In
his native state kept growing rapidly, and
In 1865 he was elected to succeed his father
In the United States senate. and was sub
seuuently twice reelected. II Is note
worthy that on the day he was elected to
the senate for the full term, his father
(who had resigned was also reelected a
senator from Delaware TO serve the unex-
pred part of his original term. This Is the
only case of a father and son being voted
for by the same legislature to fill the sena-
torlal offices.
Almost at the outset of his senatorial
career Mr.. Bayard took leading position
on the democratic side.
In October, 1856, Senator Bayard was
married to Louisa, daughter OF Joshua
Lee a Baltimore banker. Twelve children
were the result of the union. In 1877 SEN
ator Bayard received the honorary degree
of LII. D., from Harvard college.
When the democratic national convention
was held In 1880 his friends rallied in force
to secure his nomination for the presi-
dency, and such was their strength and the
popular feeling for him that on the first
ballot he stood next to Hancock. who was
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
THE EAST,

In Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Col. The
odore b. Roosevelt was nominated for
governor by the republican state con
vention.
At the Cramps yards in Philadelphia
the American Mail Steamship com
pany's steamer Admiral Sampson wa:
launched.
The president IS urged by the Cuban
American league in New York to pre-
vent the remains of Christopher Co
lumbus being taken to Spain.
At the age of 20 years Thomas F.
Bayard, former ambassador to Eng
land. secretary of state in Mr. Cleve-
lands first cabinet, and eX-United
States senator from Delaware, died at
the home of his daughter near Ded-
ham, Mass. He leaves a widow and
seven children.
In convention at Trenton New Jer-
sey democrats nominated Elvin w.
Crane, of Newark, for governor, on a
platform that contains no reference
to the money question.
The colored republicans in conven-
ton in Saratoga Springs, n. V. in
dorsed the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for governor.
In North Weymouth, Mass, the fac
tory buildings of the Bradley fertiliz-
ing works were burned, the loss being
100000
New York democrats in conven-
tion at Syracuse nominated Augustus
Van Wyck. of New York, for governor.
Funeral services over Fanny Daven-
port were held in Trinity church, Bos-
ton, and interment was in Forest Hill
cemetery.
In Boston ten of the national banks
will be consolidated into one bank
with a capital of s5,0O0.O0O.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-05
WEST AND SOUTH.

Thousands of veterans attended the
Illinois state fair at Springfield, max
ing "old soldiers day a great sue
cess.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Farmers bank in Flora, Ind. and es-
capped with over $13, 900 after seriously
wounding W. II. Lemon, the proprietor
The republicans in the Fifth Ohio
district nominated Z. NJ. Wilcox for
congress and the democrats named
Samuel Meekison.
In the Ninth district of Michigan r.
P. Bishop was renominated for con-
gress by the republicans.
In the Yukon valley in Alaska the
long arctic winter has begun.
Fire wiped out the village of Clare
mont. Ind.
Del Norte, the guideless PAGER, re-
duced the worlds mile record of 2:04A
to 2:04H at Salem, Ore.
In sporting goods house in St.
Louis an explosion caused the death of
Pauline Bruder and the injury of 20
other persons.
mere was continuous cndln OF
forest fires from New Mexico to the
south of the Wyoming line.
Near New Whatcom, Wash. an en-
plosion of dynamite killed three per-
sons and four horses.
To quell an uprising of Indians
troops were ordered to Leach Lake,
MINI.
Near Lafayette, Ind, a locomotive
boiler exploded, killing Engineer Os-
car johnson and Fireman Jerry Re-
gan.
In the streets of Pana, ILL.,, two bat
ties between negro miners and union
men were fought, and two deputies
and many colored men were wounded.
On the Lake Shore road a train was
held up by four men near Amherst.
o., and 25 passengers were robbed.
In Louisville, KY, the worlds rec
ord for three-year-old PAGERS was
broken. Klatawa going mile in 2:05h.
At Ell Paso, Tex, a well-organized
and successful gang of counterfeiters
has been rounded up.
Gov. Tanner in response 10 an APP
peal from Sheriff Coburn, of Pana, H.,
ordered troops 10 the coal mines at
hat point tn protect life and prop
'rty