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their hatred of him At any rate, it
would be satire on a silly tradition,
and, thank goodness, it wouldn't be con-
ventional.
Mr.. Sidney Payson went into the first
department store and found himself at
the book counter.
''Have you any work which would be
appropriate for an elderly gentleman
of studious habits and deep religious
convictions?' he asked.
1--WE have here the works of Flavius
Josephus in two Volumes replied, the
young woman.
"All right: I'll take them" he said.
II want them for my nephew Fred. He
likes Indian stories"
The salesgirl looked at him wonder
ingly.
Now, then, want a love story" said
Mr.. Payson. II have a maiden sister
who is president of a Browning club
and writes essays about Ibsen. 1 want
to give her a book that tells about a
girl named Mabel who is loved by Sir
Ronald Something-or-Other Give me
a book that is full of hugs and kisses
and heaving bosoms and all that sort
of rot. Get just as far away from Ibsen
and Howells and Henry James as you
can possibly get
Here is book that all the girls in
the store say is very good" replied the
young woman. 1t is called 'Virgie's
Betrothal; or, the Stranger at Birch
wood Manor It's by Imogene Sybil
Beauclerc."
''If it's what it sounds to be it's just
what l want" said Mr.. Payson, showing
his teeth at the young woman with a
devilish glee. 5''You say the girls here
in the store like it?''
"Yes; Miss Simmons, in the hand
kerchief-boX department, says it's just
granL."
"All right. I'll take it,
He felt his happiness rising as he
went out of the store. His joy shone in
his face as he stood at the skate. coun-
ter.
II have brother who is 46 years old
and rather fat" he said to the sales
man. Il don't suppose he's been on
the ice in 25 years. He wears No. 9
shoe. Give me pair of skates for him. -
A few minutes later he stood at the
silk counter.
What are those things?" he asked,
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ABANDONED THE PURSUIT.
Maj. March, after Weary Search
for Aguinaldo, Returns with
His Men to Bagnen.
,EBEL LEADER HEADED FOR THE SOUTH
Two Soldiers, Evidently for Bayombong,
Where He May Encounter the Amer
icans-Gen. Conception, Now Prisoner.
Says Aguinaldo Will Not Be Captured.

Manila, Dec. 17.-Maj. Payton C.
,farch, of the Thirty-third infantry,
mas abandoned his pursuit of Aguin-
aldo, and has reached Bagnen, in the
heart of the grand Cordillera, where
the range is 10000 feet high and
where food is scarce and travel almost
impossible.
From native couriers and Spanish
prisoners it was learned that Agu:n-
aldo left Bontoc, in the province of
same name, with three women and two
soldiers, three days ago, and headed
southwark, evidently for Bayombong,
in the province of New Vizcaya, where
it is thought he may encounter the
Americans. Maj. March's command
was depleted 20 per cent. by the two
days march from Ceramics to Bag
nen, so he returned to Cervantes De-
cember 10.
Scattered bands of Macabebes,
which have been operating in the
north, are being collected with the
intention of sending them back to
Manila, as there is much sickness
among them and they are unfit for
further mountain work.
Lieut.. Chadwick and a correspond
ent of the Associated press, the lat
ter commanding 80 Macabebes, have
visited the mountain town of Pam
posa and received the surrender of a
company of insurgents, including
three officers, with their arms and
ammunition.
Gen. Conception and other Filipino
officers who have surrendered have
been taken to Vigan. Conception,
who is cheerful, insists that the in
surgent organization will be main
tanned, even in the districts where the
Americans are operating, also claim
ing that the Filipino leaders can use
their troops whenever they desire. lie
suggests that the only method of
terminating the war is the capture
ofrAguinaldo and the obtaining of an
order from him for the troops to sur
render their arms. But, Conception
believes, Aguinaldo will never be cap
tured.
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IT is FOR FEDERAL COURTS.
Judge Adams Establishes an Important
Precedent Regarding Accretions of
Land Along Navigable Rivers

st. Louis, Dec. 17.-Judge E. B.
ADAMS has handed down an opinion
from the bench of the United States
circuit court in which he establishes
the important precedent that ques-
tons involving the ownership of ac-
"Tetlons to property along navigable
rivers are matters for the federal
courts to consider. Judge Adams
says: Il have found many cases an
nouncing the general doctrine that To-
cal laws must determine the riparian
rights OF owners, but subject in all
cases to the primary right of the
United States in nayigable waters for
the purposes of commerce.
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THE RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN.
committeeman Payne Makes . Statement .
Regarding His Contemplated Action
ON Convention Reapportionment.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE members
If the republican national committee
we're received by President Mckinley
1t the white house. There was no
Ipeech-making, the members of the
committee simply passing through
.he room and shaking hands with
The president. After the reception
ihe committeeman were grouped in
ront of the white house and photo
yraphed. Shortly after the meeting
vas called to order Mr.. Payne made
lis statement as follows:
Il ask the committee to honor me
With it's attention for few minutes
or a statement somewhat perso 1al in
is nature. 1t is well known by mem
oers of the committee both from the
public press and correspondence with
Them, that I have intended TO offer
and advocate the addition by the
committee of a resolution recon-
nending TO the next natioaa! republi-
IAN convention change i'll the basis
of representation in subs -,GueIt con-
sentions. I sometime since gave TO
The press for publication and discus
sion the resolution which l had pre-
pared to present to the committee
upon the subject.
Briefly stated, it proposed to make
the national convention, which nom
mates republican tickets aud form,i-
ates republican platforms, fairly rep
resentative of those who vote for re-
publican platforms and republic prin-
ciples. The proposition has received
the support of almost the entire re-
publican press of the country and I
have reason to believe that upon it's
merits, as well as upon grounds of ex-
pediency, it has the support of large
number of this committee.
Il have not in the slightest .1cgree
hanged my conviction rs to it's JUS
ice nor have 1 the slightest doubt as
% it's expediency. Within a day or
iwo it has encountered opposition
which I had no reason to anticipate,
including that of the chairman of this
committee. 1t is sufficient for me to
.ay that out of my regard for this
opinion and the opinions and wishes
If others high in the councils of the
,arty, to which as a loyal republican
] feel bound to defer, I am con-
strained not to offer the resolution" j"
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You have made me very happy, dear
brother. I feel more closely drawn to you
than at any time since we were all to-
gether at Christmas, at the old home or
the North side. Come and see me. Your
loving sister,
GERTRUDE"
Chicago, Ill, Dec. 25-Dear Brother.
Greetings to you from the happiest house.
hold in Chicago, thanks to a generous
Santa Claus in the guise of Uncle Sidney.
1 must begin by thanking you on my own
account. How in the world did you ever
learn that Roman colors had come in
again? I have always heard that men aid
not follow the styles and could not he
trusted to select anything for a woman.
but it is a libel, base libel, for the sea rf
which you sent is quite the most beautiful
thing have received this Christmas.
have 1t draped over the large picture in the
parlor, and it is the envy of every one who
has been in to-day. A thousand, thousand
thanks, dear Sidney. It was perfectly
sweet Of you to remember me, and call il
nothing less than a stroke of genius to
think Of anything so appropriate and yet
so much out of the ordinary
John asks me to thank you-but must
tell you the story. One evening last week
we had little chafing dish party after
prayer meeting, and I asked John to open
bottle of olives for me. Well, he broke
the small blade Of his knife trying to get
downtown again I'm going to buy cork
screw Fortunately. he had neglected to
buy one. and so your gift seemed to come
straight from Providence. John is very
much pleased Already he has found use
for it, as it happened that he wanted to
open bottle of household ammonia the
very first thing this morning.
LAS for Fred's lovely books, thank good
ness you didn't send him any more story
books. John and / have been trying to
induce him to take up a more serious line
of reading. The Josephus ought to helm
him in the study of his Sunday school les
sons. We were pleased to observe that he
read it for about an hour this morning
When you were out here last fall did
Genevieve tell you that she was collecting
silk for a doll quilt? She insists that she
did not, but she must have done so, for how
could you have guessed that she wants
pieces of silk above anything else in the
whole world? The perfectly lovely cravats
which you sent will more than complete
the quilt, and / think that mamma will
get some Of the extra pieces for herself
Fred and Genevieve send love and kisses.
John insists that you come out to dinner
some Sunday very soon-next Sunday If
you can. After we received your presents
we were quite ashamed of the box we had
sent over to your hotel. but we will try
to make up the difference in heartfelt
gratitude. Don't forget, any Sunday
Your loving sister.
KATHERINE
It would be needless to tell what Mr..
Sidney Payson thought of himself after
he received these letters.-George Ade,
in Chicago Daily Record.
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pointing to some gayly colored silks

pointing to some gayly colored silks
folded in boxes.
"Those are scarfs."
"Well, if you've got one that has all
the colors of the rainbow in it I'll take
it. want one with lots of yellow and
red and green in it. want something
that you can hear across the street.
You see, have sister who prides her
self on her quiet taste. Her costumes
are marked by what you call 'unobtru-
sive elegance Well, think she'd die
rather than wear one of those things,
so want the biggest and noisiest one
in the whole lot"
The girl didn't know what to make
Of Mr.. Payson's strange remarks, but
she was too busy to be kept wondering.
Mr.. Payson's sisters husband is the
president of a church temperance so
ciety, so Mr.. Payson bought him buck
horn corkscrew.
There was one more present to buy.
LET me see" said Mr.. Payson. ''What
is there that could be of no earthly use
to a girl six years old?"
Even as he spoke his eye fell on a
sign: Bargain sale of neckwear."
81 don't believe she would care for
cravatss" he said. 81 think I'll buy some
for her"
He saw box of large cravats marked
''25 cents each"
why are these so cheap?" he asked.
We'll, to tell the truth, they're out
of style"
That's good. 1 want eight of them
oh, any eight will do. / want them
for small niece of mine-a little girl
about six years DID,
Without indicating the least surprise
the salesman wrapped up the cravats.
LETTERS RECEIVED BY MR.. SID
NEY PAYSON IN NACKNOwLEDGME
OF HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
Chicago, Ill, Dec. H.-Dear Brother:
PARDON me for not having acknowledged
the receipt of your Christmas present. The
fact is that since the skates came I have
been devoting so much OF my time to the
reacquiring of one Of my early accomplish
ments that have not had much time for
writing l wish could express to you the
delight felt when opened the box and
saw that you had sent me pair of skates.
1t was just as If you had said to me: swil,
my boy, some people may think that you
are getting on in years. but know that
you're just the same as ever suddenly
remembered that the presents which had
been receiving for several Christmases
were intended for an old man. have re-
ceived easy-chairs. slippers. mufiers,
smoking jackets and the like. When re-
ceived the pair Of skates from you felt
that 20 years had been lifted on OF my
shoulders How In the world did you ever
happen to think OF them7 Did you really
believe that my skating days were not
over? Teh. they're not went to tn
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Getting as the Core.

Among the resolutions adopted by
the National Grange at the Spring.
field meeting were two which have
direct bearing upon proposed legis-
lation before congress this session
and which are stated in a way to
challenge the serious thought of all
try. The resolutions as adopted de-
manded the enactment by congress
of such laws as will protect the peo-
pie against all combinations of men
and capital inimical to public policy.
Whenever monopolies are
based upon the acquisition of nearly
the entire supply of natural treasures
of any sort, or upon exclusive own
ership of raw material of any kind,
government ownership of the source
of supply is called for"
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he Once Ran Ae.inst Bryan.

New York, Dec. 17.-John Il. Med
din, of Lincoln, Neb., was committed
to Bellevue hospital for examination.
Mr.. Meddin several years. ago ran for
congress against VIM. J. Bryan and
was defeated. Mr.. Meddin has the
hallucination that score of men are
following him to kill him and secure
possession of his property.
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Iabor.s ObiectIon Unbeeded.

Kansas City, No., Dec. 17.-Gov.
Stephens has commissioned Fred. w.
Fleming colonel and Cusil Lechtman
heutenant-colonel of the Third regi-
ment, Missouri national guard. Organ
lied labor made fight on these two
men because of their attitude toward
the union printers in the present
strike
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Homicide, Without Intent.

St. Louis, Dec. IA verdict Of
aomicide, without intent, was found
oy the coroner's jury which has been
investigating the death of Henry H.
Neise, who was killed Thursday night
n bout with Fred Bellerson, known
IS the utah Champion a. the Four
;eenth street theater. The cause of
Niese's death, as reported to the COR
,ner, was concussion of the brain.
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THE BROOKLYN AGAIN.
Great Batileship Won Over the New Or.
leans In the Race from the United
States to Manila.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE BROOKLYN
arrived at Manila Saturday, winning
easily the long race from this country
which she has been running with the
New Orleans. The New Orleans sail
ed from Singapore to-day for Manila,
SO that she is about four days behind
the Brooklyn
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Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 1.-THE
Methodist judicial council acquitted
Rev. c. c. Cline, of Portland, Ore, who
was accused of false representations
in the sale of a Pacific coast fruit
farm. Mr.. Cline had been expelled
from the Oregon conference on these
charges. The jury composed of 10
Methodist clergymen voted 16 for
complete yindication,
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He suspects HI. CounciImen.

Toledo, O., Dec. 17.-Mayor Jones, at
lis personal expense, it is alleged, has
Employed six Pinkerton detectives to
.hadow. members of the city council.
de is satisfied that bribery has been
escorted to by applicants for munich.
,al fayors.
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Perry, Okla, Dec. 17.-Hon. Matt
Williams, county attorney of Pawnee
county, and a noted populist politi-
clan, fell dead while speaaing to .
jury in the district court here.
The Broadway national bank, Of
Boston, has failed. It's liabilities az.
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seasouabIe.

Teacher Tin Sunday school class)-
Now, boys, see if you can remember
what / taught you last time. What
does B. c. stand for2
Before Christmas!" Judge.
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Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 17.-Bumps,
he fastest roadster in the world. the
property of C. x. G.. Billings, of Chi
ago, died here of lung fever. Bill
ngs paid $1,000 for him about a year
lgo, and held him above the purchass
price,
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"A self-feeder has been invented
which will throw coal into the fire.
boxes of steam boilers and it is said
VIII displace firemen as effectually
as the self-feeder displaced the band-
cutter and feeder ON threshing ma
chimes. It will be put to work in
the near future on eastern lines. &
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-12-20

You can hardly step into a store
and ask the price of.any article now
adays, without finding that it is going
up. The trusts are getting in their
work in great shape in taxing the
people on the necessaries of life. But
those who voted the trusts ticket
in 1896 and expect to again in 1900
have no reason to complain.-Kansas
Populist.
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Chicago, Ill, Dec. 2s.-Dear Brother:
The secret is out! suspected it all the
time. 1t is needless for you to offer denial.
Sometimes when you have acted the cynic
I have almost believed that you were sin
cere until 1 have observed in you some
thing which told me that underneath your
assumed indifference there was genial
current of the romantic sentiment Of the
youth and the lover. How can I be in
doubt after receiving your little book-a
love story?
81 knew, Sidrey dear. that you would re-
member me at Christmas. You have al
ways been the soul Of thoughtfulness, es-
pecially to those of us who understood you.
must confess, however, that expected
you to do the deadly conventional thing
and send me something heavy and serious.
knew it would be book. All of my
friends send me books. That comes Of
being president of a literary club. But
you are the only one, Sidney, who had the
rare and kindly judgment to appeal to the
woman and not to the club president. Be-
cause 1 am interested in a serious literary
movement it need not follow that want
my whole life to be overshadowed by the
giants of the literary kingdom. Although
1 would not dare confess 1t to Mrs. Peabody
or Mrs. Hutchens, there are times when
/ like to spend an afternoon with an old
fashioned love story.
You are bachelor, Sidney, and have
long since ceased to flush at the casual
mention of old maid It was not for us
to know the bitter-sweet experiences of
courtship and marriage, and you will re-
member that we have sometimes pitied the
infatuation of sweethearts and have felt
rather superior in our freedom. And yet
Sidney. If we chose to be perfectly candid
with each other, dare say that both of
US would confess to having known some
thing about that which men call love.
We might confess that we had felt its
subtle influence. We might even admit
that sometimes we pause in our lonely
lives and wonder what might have been
and whether it would not have been better
after all. l am afraid that am writing
like sentimental schoolgirl, but you must
know that have been reading your charm
ing little book, and it has come to me as a
message from you. Is 1t not really con-
fession, Sidney?
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MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 30 Isss

pond in Washington park on Christmas
day anc had more fun for two hours than
I've had in six months. Ny ankles we5s
rather weak and fell down twice, FORUM
ately without any serious damage to my
self or the ice. but managed to get around
and before left skated with a smashing
pretty girl. Well, Sid, have you to thank.
I never would have ventured on skates
again If 1t had not been for the beautiful
pair which you sent me. / was a little
stiff yesterday, but this morning / went
out again and had a dandy time. owe the
renewal of my youth to you. Thank you
many times, and believe me to be, as ever,
your affectionate brother,
WILLIAM"
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you have made me very happy. dear
brother. 1 feel more closely drawn to YOU
than at any time since we We're all TO-
gether at Christmas, at the old home OF
the North side. Come and see me. Your
loving sister,
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S not enough to fill
the day W | I h
feasting,
With merry laugh
ter and W ! t h
happy song.
Unto this blessed
day some deed
OF kindness
Al 1l -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
The organ Of defamation, the organ Of

lyingT
oh. my friends, employ the tongue
which God 90 wonderfully created as the
organ Of taste, the organ Of deglutition,
the organ of articulation to make others
happy and In the service Of God! II you
whisper, whisper good-encouragement
to the fallen and hope to the lost. All,
my friends, the time will soon come when
we will all whisper! The voice will be
enfeebled In the last sickness, and,
though that voice could laugh and shout
and sing and halloo until the forest
echoes answered, 1t will be so feeble then
we can only whisper consolation to those
whom we leave behind and only whisper
our hope of heaven.
While l speak this very moment there
are hundreds whispering their last utter
ances. Oh, when that solemn hour comes
to you and to me, as come soon it will,
may 1t be found that We did our best to
serve Christ, and to cheer our comrades
in the earthly struggle, and that we con-
secrated not only our hand, but our
tongue, to God. So that the shadows
that fall around our dying pillow shall
not be the evening twilight of gather
Ing night, but the morning twilight of an
everlasting day.
This morning at half past o'clock
looked out of my window, and the stars
were very dim. looked out few mo-
ments after, and the stars were almost
invisible. l looked out an hour or two
afterward. Not star was to be seen.
What was tho matter with the stars
Had they melted into darkness? No
They had melted into the glorious light
Of 4 Sabbath morn.