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SHE WHISPERED WITH DIFFICULTY HOW

as ii had worn year ago, but wistful.
yearning smile as of one who would
fain bear the glad tidings to others" !"
"She looks just like the Christmas An
gel on that big card in the store win
dow" whispered one little Harris boy
to another when she had left her wraps
in their tiny bedroom and came forth
to greet them cordially and take her
place by the open Franklin stove which
was their Christmas hearth.
And indeed, as she stood there, in a
dress of soft white wool with white
chrysanthemums upon her breast and
the sunlight from the window touch
ing her wavy blonde hair and the fire
light fickering across her delicate
features and dancing in her deep blue
eyes, the artist of a Christmas An
gel" might have chosen a much worse
model than Sunshine Saxton.
At dinner the talk drifted naturally
and safely back TO the old school days.
and Nellie and her brother exchanged
glanees of satisfaction as Amy's laugh
rang out now and again with an old
time heartiness which the cottage walls
had not echoed for many day.
"oh! l had almost forgotten to tell
you,' said Amy. as they fingered over
the dessert in the mid-afternoon; you
remember Carrie Cramer?"
"Yes, very well. A brilliant girl. She
die not finish her course. l have often
wondered what became of her"
"Oh, she married like the rest of us.
Her husband was a poor artist with
consumption. He died two years ago
and left her with three children, no
money, and-his disease"
How sad That girl ought 10 have
had brilliant career. Where is she
now?"
"She lives only few doors away. !
only discovered her a few weeks ago,
and then by chance. She had hemor-
rhage and the children, who were alone
with her, became frightened and ran
over here foe help"
"You say her husband left no in
come. Hew, then, do they live?'
Upon the little she earns with her
pen. She was our best composition
writer. YOU remember. But it is q
meager and uncertain income. Besides,
it is fastening her death. The doctor
says she cannot possibly live until sum-
mer. She sits indoors and writes and
coughs when she ought 10 be in the open
air and sunshine"
"Why did you not send me word
Certainly she needs a friend-friends
rather-I know you have done all in
your power, but l must do my share
Poor woman! Poor Carrie! Who could
have imagined such life for her."
Il thought of you, aud meant to tell
YOU sometime, but your own trouble
was so great"
The street door. which opened direct
ly into the sittingrOOm, which on this
occasion served as dining-roOm, was
pushed suddenly open and delicate
girl Of seven OF eight years, with wide
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say ita Amy win count this among her

say it2 Amy viii count this among hei
very happiest Christmases. You see.i
she said, with sudden frankness quite
unusual with her, t'since my brother
has been out of work so much. Amy has
a pretty hard time, and sometimes Il
seems to her as though her old friends
forgot her. She says the past is al
slipping away from her and the future
looks dark. Forgive me for telling you
/ Mrs. Saxton. She was not thinking
Of you so much-for she knows you
have had trouble of your own-but
Amy has been a good sister to me and
it hurts me TO see her getting so dis
eouraged.n
Il thank you for telling me, Nellie
Good night, and Merry Christmas to
yonl"
II was getting to be a coward" she
said to herself, sadly, as the door closed
upon the smiling girl. 81 was thinking
that mine was the only trouble in the
world"
Nellie's sister-in-1aw had been class
mate of Mrs. Saxton's in the seminary
and one of her many admiring friends.
The fact that she had married me-
chanic and Mrs. Saxton a wealthy man
had not interrupted their friendship,
and when the young sister-in-law had
asked to be taken as one of Mrs. Sax
tons servants, she had been cordially
welcomed and given a place of friend
as well as servant. But during these
months of terrible bereavement she
had shut herself away as far as possible
from all past associates.
From little remarks that Nellie let
drop occasionally, Mrs. Saxton had half
suspected the state of mind into which
her old friend Amy Harris was lapsing;
and the thought that had come to her.
when she sat in the twilight trying to
reconstruct her plans, was that her own
deep sorrow might in a way minister
to Amy, might remind her that, in spite
of financial hardships, she still had the
best that life could give, her husband
and her children; while she-Sunshine
Saxton-as she had always been called
in spite of wealth, had nothing.
When Sunshine Saxton made up her
mind to give. she gave unstintedly and
without grudging. Having resolved to
give herself that Christmas day, she de-
termined to be no specter at anyone's
feast. Therefore, alone in her bedcham-
Der on that beautiful Christmas morn
ing, she fell upon her knees and opened
her heart to the ever-new, Divine mes
rage of peace and good will TO men,
And when she came out dressed for din
ner, it was with a smile upon her face
not a glad, joyous smile, perhaps, such
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Colored Porter Learns the Com
bination to His Employers Safe
and Now Sorry of 1t.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROAIcLEO,
The Fayetteville Foundry Destroyed by
Fire-A St. Louis business Man SPEAKS
Good Word for Arkansas s-Mother
and Two Children Burned 10 Death.
Had the Combination to the safe.


Fred L. Lewis, colored, was caught
in the act of rohbng the safe of Lit
tie Rock commission firm, and as a con-
sequence will eat his Christmas dinner
at the state penitentiary. Lewis had
been employed as porter by the firm
firm for about six month. In some way
he learned the combination to the safe,
and had been in the habit of slipping
in at night and helping himself to what
cash it contained An officer was
stationed in the building to solve the
mysterious manner in which the firm
was being worked and caught Lewis
red-handed. Lewis was sentenced to 10
years in the penitentiary.
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yi,stery Solved,

The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Mrs Burton from her home
at Mount Vernon, Faulkner county,
about ten months ago, has been solved.
Her remains were discovered in the
woods few miles from the above town
several days ago, and after an investiga-
ton the coroner's jury decided that she
met death by foul means at the hands
hands OF unknown parties.
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uh.r. rhnx Era At. :.

In the distribution of committee mem
berships in the lower house OF congress-
the Arkansas delegation Jared as FOL
lows: McGulloch-Rivers and haroorsi
nrivate land claims. Little-Postotficea
and post roads; Indian affairs; pubic
buildings and grounds. McRae-Ap.
propriations. Terry - Judiciary; civil
service reform: expenditures in the
treasury department. Dinsmore-for'
eien affairs; accounts. Brundldge-
Public lands.
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~,urprised His Friends.

DR.. Lucien Kennedy, who was re-
ported to have been drowned in White
river about a year ago by breaking
through the ice, turned up at Para
gould, his old home, the other day.
Kennedy stated that he had been in
Kentucky ever since his reported death,
and had not taken the trouble to in
form his relatives where he was.
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To Consider Claims.

A bill has been introduced in the SEN
ite authorizing the secretary of the IN
terror to examine claims of persons who
owned or occupied buildings on the
Hot Springs reservation which had
been condemned by the Hot Springs
commission and afterwards burned,
and to fix a reasonable value thereof.
The bill carries an appropriation for
the payment of said claims.
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The Poultryman.

The State Poultry Association, at its
annual meeting in Fort Smith, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: w. H. Westbrook, Pine Bluff,
president; A. G. Russell, Little Rock,
secretary; W. R. Gannaway, Fort Smith,
vice. president.
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BRIEF MENTION.

DR.. Meyers, of Black Rock, has sold
s., 900 worth of pearls.
The Arkadelphia Lumber Company
suffered 900 loss from fire.
The residence of ex-Chief of Police
Walsh, at Hot Springs, was destroyed
by fire.
Sam Gaddis, charged with illicit dis
tilling, escaped from the Garland coun-
ty jail.
Scipio Parker, while hunting near
Conway, accidentally shot and killed
himself.
Everything is reported quiet at the
coal mines at Jenny Lind, Huntington
and Bonanza
Hon. j. +. Wood, of Lee county, has
announced his withdrawal as candi-
date for governor
The annual meeting of the State Bar
Association will be held in Little Rock
January I'd and 3d.
j. a. Temple, logger for mill near
Warren, was cru3hed to death by log
rolling over him.
The skeleton of an unknown man
was found the other day near Marked
Tree, Poinsett county.
j. L. Deloney has been appointed
assessor of Little River county, vice j.
P. Williamson, deceased.
Work on the annex to the army and
navy hospital at Hot Springs will begin
by the first OF the year.
A franchise to pipe the city. for
natural gas has been granted by the
Fort Smith city council.
The state Grand Lodge. Knights of
Honor, will meet in biennial session in
Little Rock February 81, 1900.
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of a public at Pine Bluff.
The postoffices of Geary, Lincoln
county, and Toronto, jefferson county.
will be discontinued the first of Janu-
ary.
The postoffices of Ell Dorado and
Nashville will be advanced from the
fourth to the third class the first OF the
year.
Mrs. Susan I. Carpenter, of Van
Buren,, has sued the Iron Mountain Tor
sl5, 900 damages for the death OF her
husband, switchman.
The currency bill passed the lower
house OF congress by vote of 100 to
$50. The entire Arkansas delegation
voted against the bill.
Fire destroyed the residence of Chas.
Voss at Pine Pluff. The fire originated
from an electric light wire. Loss. 81. 900.
with 81, 900 insurance.
The Little Rock city council has in.
structed the chief of police to enforce
the ordinance compelling property
owners to build sidewalks.
The brick store of Henry Lawren. at
Helena, with contents, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. Loss on building and
stock, s2l 900; insurance, $40, 500.
Walter French, colored. who brutallv
murdered hiss wife in Mississippi county
last lsummer, was convicted last week
by jury at Osceola of murder in the
first degree.
Judge G. w. Drewry, who was the
Oldest postmaster in the state, died n,
Witt Springs few days ago. He had
been postmaster at Witt Springs since
1878
George Beebe and George Evans.
Poinsett county farmers, engaged in
fight when the latter drew a dirk and
fatally stabbed the former.
In row over a game of cards, Oscar
and Emmett West, brothers, were killed
by man named Blanchard al a linn.
Der camp near West Point, White
county.
1t is reported that a number OF Ital.
ian laborers sent TO work on the grade
ofthe Pittsburg & Gulf at Jansen. Poll,
county were made to leave by citizens
of the above place.
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Charter Granted a Railroad.

The Arkansas Western Railroad Com
dany has been granted charter by the
state board Of railroad incorporation
and filed its articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. The COM
pany proposes to build railroad from
Howe, l. T., to Waldron, an estimated
distance of SO miles.
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Delegates to Live stock Convention.

Gov. Jones has appointed the follow
ing delegates to represent Arkansas at
the annual meeting of the National
Live Stock Association, which will be
held at Fort Worth, Tex, January 16,
1900: Abner Gaines, Lake Village; J.
w. Williamson, Cushmap, and &. T..
Martin, Little Rock.
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What a SirAnear SAW.

Mr. R. l. Bartlette, ST. Louis insur-
ince man, who recently completed a
tour of this state, is quoted as follows
by a St. Louis daily: Arkansas is
really booming, and every interest in
the state seems to be in good, healthy
tate of improvement"
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Mr. Honeymoon somewhat hest
tatingly)-My dear. what queer taste
to this turkey. What do you suppose
ails IL?
Mrs. Honeymoon (boo-hooing)-Why,
darling. you don't blame me, do you,
ifit isn't Just right? took all the pains
in the world with il, even to the stufing
with cranberries. which mamma told
me always go with roast turkey.
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Escaped Convict Recaptured.

Butler Greenfield, an escaped con-
vict, was reeaptured the other day near
Little Rock Greenfield was convicted
in 1894 in Pulaski circuit court of bur-
glary and sentenced to II years in the
penitentiary. He made his escape from
the camp at England last October
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ark,p,s,, Fin, Railroad.

The first steel rail laid at Arkansas,
SAYS tie Little Rock Democrat, was
laid at Madison. on the old Little Rock
& Memphis road, by Major G. =. c.
Rumbough. The work on the road was
commenced in 1857.
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Mother and Two Children Cremated.

Mother and Two chiiafeh
The residence of George Roberts, neal
brier, Faulkner county, was de-
stroved and his wife and two children
cremased therein. Roberts was away
from homewhen the house burned and II
is not known how it caught. Mis-, koo-
erts was sick, and it is supposed was
asleep. The children were too small to
realize their danger or help themselves.
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To Investigate Charges.

A Washington dispatch says a special
inspector has been sent to Arkansas to
make full investigation of the charges
against G. R. French, supervisor of the
Fifth district, removed. Should the
charges be not sustained it is likely
Mr.. French will be reappointed.
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Rnhhad His Pannle.

Vim. Samuels, smooth negro with
numerous aliases, is in Jail at Little
Rock and will have to answer to the
charge of swindling the more ignorant
of his race by representing himself as
pension agent. He will be tiled in fed
eral court.
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Murdered and Robbed.

VIM. Sullivan was found dead in his
room at Texarkana with an ugly wound
inst above the right temple. He had
large sum Of money when he retired
which could not be found, showing
that he was murdered for the purpose
VI robbery.
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supt. Little's Report.

Supt. Little, of the Hot Springs reser-
sation, reports that the total number
of baths given during the year was
500, ,945. OF this number 7,712 were
at the governments free bath house
The aggregate amount received by
lessees of bath houses was sl12, ,594.50
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Count, R..rd Namsa.

GOV Jones has declared smull-pox
'pidcnic in Lee county and approved
The following county board of health,
appointed by the state board: DIR. W.
Il. Haynie, Drs. Robinson & Son, w.
". Nerser, J. II. Street, J. A. Draper.
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NIre Al Fnrett.rIIIe.

The Fayetteville foundry was de-
itroyed by FIRE. Loss, 81, 900; no iusur-
Ance. The FIRE is supposed to have orig
mated in the moulding room, where
worllmen had left pile of hot castings
The evening before.
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The ChrIstmas Goose.

Hoiacll-"I often see the Christmas
goose mentioned in Christmas stories.
What is the Christmas goose?" Ten
dik-'The Christmas goose is the man
who spends more money for presents
han he can afford. Judge
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bow IL Happened.

Mamma wonder who originated
the idea OF Santa Claus?
Papa man who couldn't supply
the children's demand for TOYS and
wanted 10 shift the responsibility
Puck.
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4 Chri.tma. Episode.

Tom-Marie jumped six feet when
told her she was standing under the
mlstletoe.
Jack-Then you didn't kiss her?
"oh. yes; she jumped in my diree-
tion. brooklyn Life.
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Chinese Freernaxous

HOughton county. Mich, has lodge
Of Chinese free nasOns.
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Most sincerely and affectionateiy,
rs. w. FoKDyCE'
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OYSTER INTERESTS

The shell fish commission on Tuesday
heard Messrs Talmadge and Lyon, oys-
ter growers, as to why they should not
be prosecuted for buoying up about 125
acres of natural oyster beds off Fairfield.
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THOMPSONVILLES SENSATION.

Thompsonville, July PA wedding
ceremony which was to have been per-
formed in st. MichaeFs chapel this
morning was announced to have been
Indefinitely postponed, much to the per-
plexity of numerous guests who had al
ready assembled.
Eight O'Clock was the hour set for
the marriage of Miss Florine Peouip-
ney of this village to DR.. James J..
| Mccarthy of Meriden. Invited guests
| TO the number of fifty were present and
many others had gathered to witness
the ceremony.
After some delay Rev, Father T. J.
Preston, who was to have officiated, an
nounced from the altar that the we'd
ding had been Indefinitely postponed.
The guests departed and much specula-
ton was INDUCED in.
Later investigation was practically
fruitless in its efforts to determine the
reasons for the change of plans. II
was learned that DR.. Mccarthy was in
town; that he had secured his license.
and that he had left the village during
the forenoon Inquiry at the home Of
the young woman elected only the in
formation that the wedding had been
postponed indefinitely, and no reasons
were to be given.
Miss Pequigney is the daughter of a
well known widow. A brother is en-
ployed in a signal tower of the New
York New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road company at Hartford and sister
is telegraph operator here. For eleven
years Miss Pequigney herself was tel
egraph operator
Last evenings Meriden Journal says:
From a reliable source it was learned
that DR.. Mccarthy had experienced
financial difficulties of late, and some
Of his friends seemed to think this was
the real cause of the wedding not taking
place.
Cornelius Doherty, clerk at the Meri-
den house drug store, was to have been
best man at the wedding. He went to
on the $40 train last
evening and returned on the 1888 ex-
press this afternoon. When seen by a |
Journal man Mr.. Doherty said:
THE marriage was postponed by mu-
tual consent of both parties. DR.. Nc !
Carthy was in Thompsonvil'e this morn
ing and saw the bride at her home They |
had an understanding and neither went |
to the church l left on the next train
for Springfield and came home on the
noon. express"
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DEATH OF PURSER NYE.

Robert =. Nye, purser on the steamer
Middletown of the Hartford line, dice
Monday night at his home in North
Falmouth, Mass. Mr.. Nye had not been
we'll for a year past, but did not give
up his place until a month ago. He
had been connected with the river boats
for over thirty years, beginning when
W. H. Goodspeed was manager of the
Hartford and New York boats. Among
the boats on which he has run was the
old City of Springfield, the Granite
State, the State Of New York and the
recent boats. AT one time Mr.. Nye and
his family lived in Middletown on Col
lege street, and Mrs. Nye, who is a sis
ter of Town Clerk VIC. Howard of that
city, sang in the North and South
church choirs. He then removed to Els
sex, retaining his home in North Fail
mouth, when the boats were not run
ming. He was about fifty years of age,
and leaves wife and one son. The fun
eral will be held Thursday afternoon
and the interment will be in North Fall
mouth.
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The schooner General $. Il. MerWin of
this port was In collision in Vineyard
Sound recently, but fortunately was not Sc
rlously injured. She struck the relief light
ship when borne down by the tide.
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are spending short time at SCOTS
| Ivanhoe Inn, Cheshire.
| Miss Florence James of Seymour spent
Sunday in Oxford with her friend,
Mrs. Sherman Sanford who has been
| quite i'll for about a week from an at
tack of dysentery. She is now much
| better.
! Percy Palmer r. C. Burchard and e.
A. Palmer of Montville have chartered
the cutter Amelia and they will cruise
with the New Haven Yacht club next
| week.
| DIR. e. F. Sanford, who is practicing
| with Veterinary Bland in Waterbury,
was with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
p. Sanford, in oxford over the Fourth,
and returned to Waterbury on Mon
| day.
The relatives of Miss Leonora Mitchell
of Athens, Ga, who is summering in
Plainvlle, recently celebrated her birth
day by a New England clambake" at
White Oak. Every member of Mr..
Harris family was present except H. B.
Mitchell the father of the young wo-
man, who was at his home in the
south.
w. II. S. Barnes, clerk in the employ
of Hurlburt, the Chapel street grocer
and provision dealer, is enjoying one of
his two weeks vacation with his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Barnes, in
Oxford Center.
Cottagers already in the grove at Will
limantic camp ground include Mrs M
G. Dolbeare and son Louis of Norwich,
Mrs. A. Fl. Gates and Mrs. w. T. Gran
r. nf inh Nv, Nd NJ,r 1,
Reed and Miss Rose Williams of West
Medford, Mass. Mrs. Adams of Mystic
Mrs L. M. Keabes of Mantle and Mrs
Chaffee and two daughters of Bridge
port.
EX-Congressman Washington +. Will
cox Of Chester, who has many friends
in New Haven, where his daughters at
tended the Misses Bangs school, has
gone with his family to his Westbrook
cottage to spend the season.
William Jackson of Waterbury, who
is member of the board of editors of
the Yale Law Journal, is spending a few
days in Norfolk
Fenwick has number of equestrians
this summer and the five horses sent
down there on Saturday by the Capitol
Riding academy, Hartford, under the
charge of Franz Prand, Mr.. Nyegaard'si
assistant We're In great demand Mon
day The horses We're taken down ON
the boat Saturday night and they rested
over Sunday Among the patrons of
this branch of the riding school are the
families of Ex-Governor Morgan G.
Buckley, ex-Mayor Leverett Brainard
President William B. Clark of the Aetna
Insurance company and James 3.
Moore of Hartford.
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DECLINED TO TALK

OF His Sons Marriage to Mrs New
hall.
New York, July 12.-Ambrose Leonard
whose son, Frederick Morton Leonard
a Yale graduate is believed to have
married Mrs. George 7. Newhall with
whom he boarded at New Haven, was al
his home, 1893 Gates avenue, Brooklyn
when a reporter called there last night
He declined to speak of his sons mar
rage and said: II do not see why any
one should be interested in a matter that
grieves me so deeply"
Mr.. Leonard was asked if he knew
that his son was married, and he re-
piled: Il prefer to say nothing of the
matter"