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Fifty-TwO Christmas Gifts a Year.

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assured that one, at least, of your Christ
mas gifts will be thoroughly appreciated
many times. 1t will be Christmas once q
week to the fortunate recipient.
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who scrubs and washes and does all the
village chores.
Sweet Grass was the boy. AS soon as he
opened his eyes on the pleasant world he
began to discover that life a fight.
This conviction deepened he grew
older; and the village outcast always grows
old fast. His years OutStretched his stat
ure: III fourteen he was small but hard as
nails: fighting for existence did not tend to
soften him.
AT fourteen ne said to the nokum: Moth
er. I am now a warrior. ! have not even a
name A. ] lie on my buffalo skin at night
the wild whispers to me through the grass
and the purple moose flowers and asks me
what Is my name What can l answer,
mother?
81 answer that am the nokum's child:
and tho wind laughs and sweeps away, and
the pack dogs howl and my heart grows
black with anger. II / were a maiden the
water would triCkle from my eyes. my
heart grows SO sad But 1 am warrior
mother. u brave: and my heart beats hard
and fast against my ribs, and l know that
1t Is knocking that it may grow-grOw big
and strong ana fierce like Black Woif's.
Yesterday big black eagle flew over the
snow mount aims, and his shadow swept like
a cloud across the grass that is like the yell
low gold. He flew toward the sun, mother
south toward the land of the Blackfoot.
and he called TO me. 1 looked up and
saw his Ryes-they were bright and fierce,
just like Black VOLTS.
"But he was looking at me, mother. and
W
great spirit called me to follow.
Tonight l am going, mother. In five
nights if / do not return ii will not matter.
for / have no name. j will bring name if
come back"
The nOkum's eyes were old and blurred,
the pupil was glazed with BLUSH cast
and the whites were streaked yellow and
rcd, 50 not much expression could creep
into them. They did not tell what she
thought-they were like badly colored
beads. Her tongue did not know how to
give expression to sentiment; her poor old
heart tusSed and strained at its lashings
and hurt her, but she was used to pain.
It never occurred to her to complain be-
cause of pain.
So the boy looked IN the poor gnarled eyes
and saw nothing. The white withered lips
told him nothing, and he thought 1.-The
pokum Is glad-she would like her boy to
have a name"
He took bis bow and his knife and his
tenderiy fe1thered arrows and held them
in his arms as lover fondles the roses
he takes to his lady love. 1t was a mans
bow. for the boys arms were like steel
got o; the fighting with the dogs and every
thing else in the camp.
Cheap little bits of finery he logged him.
self out with: trifles OF brass tied in his
long black shining hair; a little remnant
of bead work, blue and yellow and black
that his mother had saved from the deer
skin shirt Of his worthless father he fast
ened about his neck.
When he was ready to start the nokum
made his young heart bound with delight
when she handed him . pair Of deIicatsly
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silvered wolf willow; the long, purple-tipped
wild pea caught at his legs and caressed
them gently. The gaillardies and the dali
sizes stared sleepily at him as he passed
like gray shadow.
When the light began to steal up in tie
east he crawled down into coulee and hid
himself like a coyote and slept.
That night he Travelled again. Across the
shallow Battle river" and the shallower
Nose creek" before morning he knew
that he was close to Soudirg lake, and
closer still to the Blackfoot encampment he
had been travelling toward.
In "a little bluff of white poplar he hid and
waited for the coming of day-the day that
was to give him name or see his scalp
hang drying in the tepee of some Blackfoot.
Close to where he crOuched the Indians
ponies were herding. How his heart throb-
bed with exultation he watched them
passing in and out among each other as
they fed.
AS the gray light began to turn the dark
brown of the earth to orange his eyes
singled out the leader of the herd, a heavy
quartered chestnut. Beyond the horses, a
quarter of mile away, were the Blackfoot
tepees. cutting the bright horizon like the
Jagged teeth of saw
Like a general he waited, and strung his
bow taut, as a musician keys up his harp.
They will come to the horses" he
thought. some OIL them, for 1 must have
scalps as well as ponies"
His heart grew warm as he thought of
what 1t meant for the nokum. With a
maine ds brave ne would take part In
the hunt and a share of the buffalo would
fall to the lot of his mother She would
always have plenty to eat
Something gorgeous caught his eye. IT
was medicine man in all the grandeur
or his barbarfc splendor Eagle feathers
paint. bead work and charms seemed TO
have been poured upon his tall figure like
fruit from a cornucopia.
He was coming straight toward the boy
coming to commune with the Great Spirit
in what was evidently his private prayer
ground.
On gray willow bush forty yards from
where the boy crouched three pieces OF
light. 1t was one of the medicine man
propitiatory offerings.
Behind the medicine man stalked a
brave.
He is coming to round up the horses, u
thought the boy.
He took an arrow from his quiver, held
1t up toward the east and let the sunlight
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tiles as one shudders to relate. Inflated as
he believed this site of Navidad to be. Co.
lumbus retrsced his route to the north
coast or Santo Domingo, and there founded
the town OF Isabella. in December, 14a3.
which was the second European settle
ment In America.
Previous TO leaving the site OF Navidad.
however. Columbus instituted a rigid search
Ior the missing soldiers and also for King
Guacanagari. The former were found only
In the shape Of swollen corpses in the
streams, and for long time the latter kept
out of the Spaniards' way. When at last
discovered and induced to go on board one
OF the vessels. he was found to be severely
wounded, and, according to his story, he
and his people had been fighting with the
fierce Carib. Caonabo, who had descended
upon them from the mountains and also
massacred the Spaniards. Having no proof
to the contrary. Columbus was bound to
believe the cacique, and especially as his
previous conduct had been so exemplary,
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sat down on the stallion and rode with
judgment-eased him up a little.
All that day and all the next night he
rode. resting hts band OF horses after he
ing.
At daybreak on the second day he sighted
his own camp.
The appearance of So many horses In the
distance excited the Crees; they thought
their enemy, the Blackfoot, had swooped
down upon them
When the boy rode into the camp at the
head of his footsore troop Of ponies the
warriors swarmed about him
Modestly he told his story, for the long
ride had quieted down his spirits.
He showed them the sealps and his band
of loot.
The braves pressed about him closely.
and felt his arms and his legs to see where
the strength had come from
Suddenly there was little commotion
An opening was made in the crowd, and
the nokum pressed forward to the feet of
the tribes idol.
my boy. my boy" she stopped short
her eyes caught sight Of the blood on his
breast.
"Are you wounded?" She thrust her
hand In at the opening of his deerskin
snirt and drew 1t back, clutching a mass
of blood-stained grass.
NO" replied the boy; that's Blackfoot
blood, nokum."
TITS sweet grass" she cried, exuptinsly,
ioiuihs tie "eii-hHoWn grass aloft In her
hand.
Contaglously the others took up the cry,
Sweet grass! Sweet grassw
AS by inspiration the tribe medicine man
stepped forward and said: He Is brave
now. He must have name. Let his name
be Sweet-Grass."
Thus was the naming Of the great "Chief
SWeet-GrasS."
The Ruling of svveet-Grass.
That was the beginning. sweet-Grass
had graduated from his dogs life. The
braves that had been before were as moth.
ing to what Sweet-Grass became.
Black Wolf, who had been his model. was
soon outclassed by the pupil. Brains and
pluck and muscles Of steel made the little
man the greatest among all Crees.
He was an ideal pagan; no glinting of a
light that Illuminated the wrong-doin9 side
Of horse stealing and killing shot across
the narrow pathway Of his pagan mind.
II there were any commandments in
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But little later his smoldering suspi-
ctons were again aroused. and all on ac-
count or some women. When his vessels
had stopped at the Island of Borinquen-
now the American possession of Puerto
Rico-for wood and water in the beautiful
bay OF Aguadilla, Columbus had rescued
from Carib captivity ten very handsome
women, natives either OF that island or If
Haiti. These women were allowed the free
dom of the vessel. and the king saw and
conversed with them freely, as he spoke
their language. He was. in fact. more at
tracted by them than the Spaniards sup
posed, for, with the most beautiful. a prin-
cess OF Borinquen, named Catalina, who
was of SURPRISING beauty and haughty car
rage, he arranged a clandestine meeting.
Escape of the Women.
The next night, just before the vessels
were about to sail, and when lying all Of
three miles from the shore, al the Indian
women made bolt for the rail and leaped
overheard. They swan so swiftly that they
reached the shore ahead of the boats sent
in pursuit. and six of them escaped in the
darkness, four being recaptured and taken
back to the ship. The next day search for
Evening star., 1898-12-24
A Doubtful Indorsemept-

From Tit-Bits
Patent Medicine Mani don't know
whether to publish this testimony OF not u
His Partner-"What is it?'
Patent Medicine Man (reads)-'Your
cough syrup has been used with wonderful
success on my boy9 aged ten. He confesses
that he wouldrather go to school any time
than take your preparation"
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soSs AN AN y >tAA -
over, the frail cara
vels of Columbus ap-
preached their first
American landfall, off
the coast of an is
land in the Bahamas.
Four hundred and
six years have inter-
vened between the
coming of Columbus
with his crews of
Spaniards and the
danartIlro of tho Loot
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Copyright, 1898, Life Publishing Cempany.)

# my you wanttgorR read the want columns
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On the Reef.

The Nina, smallest vessel of the little fleet,
came to the assistance of the Santa Maria,
and lay by TIL daylight, when 1t was dis
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CENTURIES
IL ago and Six wears
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Returning the Compliment.


AS Guacanagari had feasted the Span
iards on Christmas day. in truth every day
of their sojourn with him, Columbus re-
turned the compliment by inviting the
cacique to a banquet. which took place,
according to some accounts, on New Years.
three days before the time set for his de-
parture. And, as the Indian had surprised
the strangers with some palatable prepara-
tions for the table, so Columbus had a lit
tie surprise for Guacanagar. In short, he
sent aboard ship for a gunner and a Moor
iSh archer, who gave such astonishing eX-
hibitions of their skill with the lombard
and cross-bow that the natives. were
amazed. II Is reported, in fact, that at the
first discharge of the cannon. with its Gre
and smoke, they all fell fiat on their faces
and were paralyzed with fear.
A few days later, on the 4th of January,
l493, the single caravel set sail from Guar
leo. leaving the simple natives staring after
them, and in the fort the forty Spaniards
Who were to await their return. Coasting
the shore, the nina" came up with the
Pinta" few days later, and together
these frail vessels made the home voyage.
At the mouth of the Yaqui river near
Monte Cristi, the sailors were disturbed at
sight OF manatee, which Columbus de-
clared to be mermaid. He had been told
or manatee or mermaid which was kept
by cacique of Haiti in a small lake. 1t
was called "Matooru,' and when its name
was pronounced would crawl out of the
water TO the nut or the cac1Que. 1t fre-
quently swan about with several children
on its back and was very tame. And this
story. doubtless, gave rise to the reports
and engravings in the books of this voyage
subsequently published, in which great sea
monsters were represented as tanned by the
holy men sent out from Spain and SWIM
ming about from place to place with them
on their backs.
A Sad Chapter.
The sequel to this first Christmas and
first New Year ever spent by Europeans
In the new world constitutes the saddest
chapter in the annals Of our country. Re-
turning within the time agreed upon, Co
lumbus found the garrison massacred and
the fort OF Navidad destroyed. The SOL
diers had committed such deeds Of violence
that even those mild people amongst whom
they had settled were goaded to fury, and
had risen against and destroyed them. Not
many years after all the Indians had been
exterminated. following upon such atroc-
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der which it is operating. In conse-
quence of this, the company has de-
efded to APPEAR on Saturday, May Ii,
only, and then at the exposition audi
forum in Indianapolis.
This will undoubtedly be a great dis
appointment to many people who were
counting much on having one night Of
grand opera at the Metropolitan. How
ever. perhaps the very high prices
which would have been maintained in
such an event would have been
much greater barrier than the trip On
the interurban
70 further facilitate the attendance
OF st. Paul people, a service Of special
cars has been arranged for to carry
patrons directly to and from the expo
sftton building without change after
boarding the car here.
Inc opera to be presented in Mime
apolls will be the famous "Traviata."
which is great favorite Of the famous
Melba. In 1t both Media and Cam
panar1 appear to great advantage,
Inc opera will be given in full, COM
pletely costumed and staged. The COM
pany carries it's own scenery, and the
exposition stage Is: being particularly
arranged for it.
Inc orchestra, whichsis a most i'm
portant part Of thelcompany, has been
with 1T all season. It sWill be remem
bered that when the Damrosch com
pany visited here and, presented Ger
man opera, its orchestra evoked as
much popular comment as did the sim
gers themselves,
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race during bout Is worn a fine-mesh
wire mask e71'
= ne FENCING Jacket may be marked
OH IN imaginary quarters, the two up-
per halves being called the high lines
M,. 'He Two lower ones the low lines.
ms Is done In order to indicate ac-
eurateiy the place where the point Of
tne fclI arrives or Is intended to ar
rive. The upper right-hand quarter Of
the BODY. or the right breast. is the
nrst or sixte line. and a thrust at this
posltlon OF the body is called a thrust
OF iunge In sixte, while the parry ia
called parry of sixte or fierce. The
second high line is the left breast and
10 those VINO understand fencing Is
knoWn as the line of quartz. The first
OF the low lines Is directly below the
aisht breast. and the octave or sec
Ohue. according to the position of the
hand. while the opposite side below the
ielt breast is known as the line of thu
haif-circle or prime.
Inc favorite system of fencing now
practiced by the society woman "a az
the French school. which, as is well
known. was founded on the old sword
play or Spain, which the Spanish Bour-
Dons introduced into France and later
into Italy. While the italian nasters
nave kept to this day the long foil
with It's bell shaped guard, the direct
descendant OF the old Spanish rapler.
the FRENCH have modernized the Wea-
pom, and the fencing foil of TODAY IA
the result. Scientific fencing. as prac-
ticeo today, dates from the sixteenth
century. and was originally the snort
OF kings and the nobility From the
year 1875 fencing has fallen somewhet
into disuse. but now 1t seems II Is TO he
revived with additional vigor bv tha
athletic society girl.
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era at Berlin, and a very important
functionary, has recently died. She was
the Instructor of the ballet, and was
seventy years old at the time Of her
death. Charlotte Brown was her name,
and since 1888 she had been associated
with the theater, and for the past year
she was ballet teacher. The entire
fierce Of the ballet, including men and
women, were trained by her. She Is
of the madrigals Of the sixteenth CEN
fury. A concert has already been
given, with satisfactory results. The
art Of our forefathers, 1t seems, still
has its adherents, even in advanced"
Germany.
NJ. Paderewsl1i will play Sir A. c.
'Mackenzie's Scottish Fantasia" at the
Lower Rhenish festival, which will take
place at Cologne in May.
The Saint Cecilia Society of Copen-
hagen is reviving old Italian church
music with success which ought to
lead choral societies in other countries
to follow its example. "Jephtha," an
oratorio by Carissini, has been found as
interesting as any modern work, and
several of Pedestrians works have de-
lighted the audiences.
A madrigal society has been found in
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FLAG OVER HAWAII.
Arrangement Made Before Dole Left
This Country.

NEW YORK. April 30.-A special from
washington says: When President Dole of
HaWan. LETT this country recently after his
Visit TO aid in the annexation proceedings
before congress. he carried with him the
draft OF bill which promises to make his
Iory. Is for passage by the Hawaiian
congress, and provides in the event of a war
IN which the United States may need the
Hawaiian Islands for a base OF supplies. that
tne Islands shall be put under the protection
or the American flag
II was prepared with the knowledge OF NM
pers OF the senate committee on foreign
Ielations ana had the approval OF the admin
Ton was that 1t should not be submitted to
me hawaiian congress unless there was a
war. when President Dole left this country
war with Spain had not been declared but
was deemed probable.
NO conditions are to be imposed upon the
United States should the American flag be
raised over the islands II q Consideration
CURED. which would need congress action.
ana PROBABLY cause complications.
majority in the senate and house ara IN
IaVor or the annexation of Hawaii and the
project has failed so far only through lack OF
body. upper
In en- emergency, the president OF the
United States can exercise what Is known as
the war power" He can accept the prIyi-
reyes granted by the Hawaiian government
Tor base OF supplies in the Pacific ocean,
ana to guard the Islands completely, the flag
or the United States would be raised as a
barrier against which foreign meddling would
INFORMED national legislators to hear by ths
next steamer from Honolulu either a con-
hrmation or strong indication OF the fulfill
tnent OF this important news
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piece Of steel, becomes enlarged at the
calf and smaller at the ankle. a result
that every girl should regard as desir-
able. OF the advantage to the arms
little need be said. The exercise that
fencing gives the right arm Is obvious.
while the left arm. which Is kept raised
In a curve at the left Of the head, to
assist in preserving the balance, re-
ceives some benefit from this move
ment.
The costume of the woman fencer Is
graceful and picturesque. She is Dress
ed in short jacket that is padded and
quilted down the front. A short skirt,
reaching to the knees. is worn, the con-
tinuation being stockings or high boots
at the option of the fair fencer. Rub
Der sOled shoes are worn to prevent
the fencer from slipping, and the right
hand Is gauntleted for protection from
the rough button of the foil. On the
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DIES TO SET WIFE FREE.
Second Husband Suicides Because
of an Enoch Arden's Return.

CHICAGO. April S0.-Special to the ChrcnI-
Gle IRON Anderson. Ind: Charles Connors
COMMITTED suicide last night to free his wife
OF all honor stains IN a most extraordinary
Enoch Arden affair. Ten years ago she buried
a man whom she supposed was her first hus-
oand. Two years ago she married COnnOrs
and their matrimonial life has been most
happy. This week the dead" came to life,
as husband No. appeared upon the scene
and claimed his wife.
Connors made an effort to keep the matter
from the public. When he found that hus-
band No. did not so WILL and after he had
vainly attempted all kinds OF settlements
which would not leave any bigamous stains
upon the honor Of his wife. he took poison.
In letter which he left he told her why hs
took this desperate step. She Is Frustrated
and is In a serious condition. She will prob
ably never return TO her first husband
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MUSICnL,
MELhNGE. l.
IIIE@!IIMFzI!l EEiglIIzllIIEIiI|N .

Ann Arbor'S annual festival will be-
gin the 18th inst. with Verdis Man
zoni Requiem" and will close the even
ing of the 14th with Wagner's Flying
Dutchman." The five concerts include
the brightest stars in the musical
armament. Among them are Nine Jo-
hanna Gadski, Baron Berthold, David
Bispham. Giuseppe del Puente and Elsa
Won Grave. The Boston Festival or
chestra and the choral union of SOC
voices will support the soloists.
From all appearance there will be a
veritable army of pianists at work in
America next season. If present iu-
tentions are carried out, the list Of
those who will play will include Joseffy,
Rosenthal, Josef Hermann. D'Albert,
Siloti, Godowsky, Liebling, Pugno, Aus
der Ohe, Seveking, Burmeister, Schar-
wenka, Rive-King, Bloomfield Zeisler
and possibly Otto Hegner, who is now
twenty-one and who will renew as
mature pianist the competition he, as
prodigy, held with Josef Hofmann ten
Years ago.
Those who remember the little boy
ten years old. the childish grace of
whose walk and stage conduct were so
captivating, Will no doubt feel some
what disappointed at the somewhat
awkward lad who will step upon the
platform at the Peoples church next
Wednesday evening, swinging toward
the piano with unnatural strides, as if
seat In front of it were essential to
his comfort; but once he is in the
company of the keys. the easy and
pretty familiarity return says Mr.
Krehbiel, land one can observe how
much of the old expression still fingers
in his face, albeit modified by a seri-
BUSINESS Which tells of a recognition Of
mission the magnitude and earnest
ness of which had not even begun to
dawn upon him when with his feats he
first astounded the knowing and made
the Historically sentimental delirious
with delight"
At the piano Hoffman, loses all self
consciousness and becomes Thoroughly
imbued with the spirit Of the master
whom he is interpreting. In the ten
years intervening between his last visit
and the present Hofmann has gained
many things which are OF the highest
usefulness to him who aspires to be q
Virtuoso in the modern sense He has
acquired greater musical strength and
With 1T a knowledge that power is best
expended in the production of a sonor-
1ty Which shall remain musical no mat
ter to what extent it is carried
Hofmann'S left hand is adorable
as Paderewski first showed us his TO be-
in the ballade in Z major, by Chopin.
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are privileged to hear this season. but
as compared with what we have been
privileged to hear in the past"
Private letters have come to several
citizens of st. Paul during the past
week, saying: You must not fail to
hear Holman; he Is very great, and,
although so much younger than most
of the pianists who have been heard in
New York this winter, he is easily the
favorite."
Josef Hoffman, will APPEAR at the
Peoples church next Wednesday even
ing. May 4. in a programme which will
be of much interest, not only to music
students. but to the general public.
The oldest member of the royal op-