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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
A GIFT CAUSED GRIEF.
The Girl for Whom the Queen's Pres.
lent Was Intended Never Got
Sight of IL.

Perhaps no queen has been the re-
cipient of more amusing letters than
Margherita of Italy, nor can any MEM
Der of royalty better appreciate joke
than her majesty. A little note which
found its way into the royal correspond
ence recently has gone the rounds of the
court. 1t appears that while taking a
promenade the queens attention was at
tracted by a chubby little girl. She
called her to her side and inquired what
she could do in the way of needlework,
says the Pittsburgh News.
II can knit stockings. signora," came
the confident reply.
"Do you know who amp"
"Yes, signora; you are the queen" ,
swell, then, make me a pair of stock
ings and send them to the palace"
The stockings arrived, and the queen
sent the girl by way of reward a pair
OF rose-colored stockings, one contain
ing bonbons, the other money. The
next evening brought this letter from
the little knitter:
"Signora: Your gift has caused me
tears. My father collared the money,
my elder brother the sweets, and my
mother put the stockings on herself"
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year, by counting the slips of paper and be-
ing thankful all over again." She was

year, by counting the slips of paper and be-
ing thankful all over again." She was
-fraid her thankfulness was little better than
Aunt Marcia's, after all.
Eve have drifted right into it," laughed
Nell as they stood together in the impromptu
ante-room of the hall. They were busy put
ting on dainty white caps and aprons to
match. Il did not want to wait on the
table to-day" and the laugh faded into some
thing like discomfort on the pretty face. rs
II should think not" Lena was absently
running a snowy apron string through her
fingers and pouting little. II don't know
what ails the day." jerking the string for
emphasis. II meant to be SO glad and thank
full and-I am total failure! Everything
jars on me so discordantly; guess am all
out of tune. I wish l had"
Z Had what, dear?"
But Lena was peeping through the half
open door, her eyes resting on handsome
Ben Waite, while her heart found chord
which was sweet harmony itself. Nell
waltzed around a little, trying hard to
dodge discordant notes in the days psalm,
while her friend was reckoning to herself
in this wise: Il must count my mercies
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I ENA turned back to the dresser where
Ill Aunt MARGIN was deep in the sweet
LIZ mysteries of fruit cake. Cant .
person be thankful in any other way than
to pile up wonderful dishes until the very
tables groan, auntie! 1t just looks to me
like an offering to appetite"
7 Child" exclaimed Mrs Marcia Steven
son. psusing with one foury hand half way
in the currant bag. who could have q
Thanksgiving without q fine dinner! Be-
sides, there's the sermoni" and she looked
rather Quixxically at her progressive niece.
frontispiece."
che girls reply, which augured anything but
ease of conscience for the insincere.
The foury hand was slowly withdrawn
from the fruit bag, overlooking with the
sueary contents. and q half puzzled look
crossed the face of the cake baker. but no
response was forthcoming.
In the silence which followed Lena went
softly upstairs. the spicy appetzing odors
of Thanksgiving preparations following her.
as il to sanction her convictions.
. Il don't care; believe l am right" she
said, experimenting the conversation of the
kitchen to suit herself. Now, there's Aunt
Marcia, for instance" and she waved her
hand toward the stairway a. if to call the
attention OF invisible auditors, "she always
makes such q great parade of her dainties
100, Thanksgiving and never mentions the
sermon unless it be, indeed, to hope the
minister will get through before the turkey
Is overdone.' And then" giving knowing
nod to. the face in the mirror opposite,
there's her annual jar of extra favored
mincemeat expressly for Thanksgiving pies"
remembering the blue jar on the back Of
the dresser
There's no devotion in that, of course
not; but I notice that every matron
in the neighborhood in made aware of the
delicious fact in a way which would kill
q Thanksgiving spirit stone dead. Every
lady in Orne is familiar with even the label,
Ny Thanksgiving Jar but never heard
her say she was thankful to one of them"
Then her tone changed to one of loving
caress. and she took from the mantel beau.
lfiful blue china rose jar and peeped into it
Nth glad, beaming eyes II don't know how
kany slips of paper have in il" meditative-
but do know that on each one noted
me blessing received this year for which
am very thankful. Aunt Marcia would
! you trash poking one tapering index
wn among the slips; Out am going to
unit you all out next Thursday and b
ankful all over again"
Thanksgiving at Orne was 10 be celebrated
the usual sermon in the little brown
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church and a sumptuous dinner in the town
hall. And If anybody desired to finish up
> ths overflow of thankfulness by tripping the
feet to rhythm of Uncle Jake's violin, whyi
the tables would be cleared in season and
preparations made.
In due time the day set apart by the pres
ident Of the United States and the people
Of Orne arrived. The conventional 'sift Of
snow" was punctually on hand. Nature had
doubled on her former efforts and the merry
Ungling Of sleighbelb gave IAN extra" to
the occasion.
Everybody was hilariously glad: even
Aunt Marcia smiled religiously and hummed
'.Praise God, from Whom all blessings How."
a. she ambled from pantry to kitchen and
from kitchen to dining-room overseeing the
pAeking Of baskets and diahes destined for
Ire hall.
shes humming the doxology," comment
ed Lena TO her usual invisible audience. II
would not be surprised If she went 10 sesv.
ices"
But Aunt Marcia did not go to church.
''Thiugs had to be looked after at the hall
and she'd just az lief do it a. not"
= Its all right" she said to Lena. ''I'n
keep an eye on the victuals. meant to 60
70 services, but one can't get hold of the
worship part when the worry part has hold
of them, can they! And can't bear hypoc-
sisy. But" she added. con6dentially, you
see il Mrs. Marion has . new bonnet, and
whether the Allison girls wear their new
gray silks. They probably won't be At the
hall, for they have home dinner"
Having charged her niece thus. she moved
away on festivities intent. Lena shut the
hall door with little more than usual vigor.
her thoughts about evenly divided between
I the one hundred and third Palm and Aunt
Marcis's devotion.
After services, and just as Lena had fin
Sshed making Q mental note of the fact that
.Mrs. Allison wore her old bonnet, but that
the Allison girls were arrayed 10 the afore-
said new silks. Nell Worden pulled her
sleeve.
How do yon like the new phase of Ones
Thanksgiving!" she asked, al animation.
what new phase?" and Lena tried to be
interested.
why" rejoined Nell, brushing snow.
cake or two from her wrap. you zee. Dea-
CON Amnesty said it would give the occasion
o genuine, thankful turn to have an expert
ence meeting, and everybody enumerate all
the blessings they could recall for the year
that made them distinctly thankful. Didn't
you hear the pastor mention the new TEA
fure' of the sfter-dinaer programmed?
NO." confessed Lena. u guess ] was
taken up with the Allison esls' gray silk"
laughing and coloring LITTLE.
.Oh, Lena" cried Nell. "you are provok-
WELL" said Lena, II confess feel Just
chat wsyinside of me. Butt shall remember
my mercies.' dear, 90 don't get offended"
Il
Sweetly across the provoking current, and
Lena fslt coodemnatiop Or not having BE-
IN ths DAY = ~ bad meant 70 - -
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Their Thanksgiving comes In tbs sweet
honeymoon.
Together Life's pathway they'll roam.
They merrily wish at their dainty love-
feast,
With spirits light a. the foam.
But their wishes are blended with hope and
fears.
As to which one shall rule their homei
-Up-to-Date.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
English Deceptions.

Everybody knows that suicide is un-
inown in England 1t exists without
existing. as it were, says Bordeaux La
France. When on the other side OF
the channel a person is found asphyxi
lated by charcoal fumes. or lying in a
pool of blood with his arteries opened,
or strung up to the branch of a tree,
an inquiry is held, and it is solemnly
laid down that the deceased succumbed
to fit of temporary insanity; for it
would be immoral for an Englishman
to commit suicide. and shocking to re-
late the fact
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30

Gobbler-Oh. youfeel tickled over Thanks.
giving coming. don't you!
Boy-Yes, and when il gets here you'll
fsel.vsry mnch cut up over tn. =. Hsf.
ID ~
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
SECTIONAL FEELING.
The Old Man Wouldn't Ride In the
Same Car with Such q Fell
lows Funeral Wreath.

The other day an east-bound car was
Just turning on to Erie street when a
natty young colored man climbed
aboard, bearing proudly before him a
wreath of red and white roses. 1t was a
beautiful thing and huge in its dimen-
sions, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He laid it tenderly down across the
front seats and sat beside it, facing the
other people in the car. An old gentle
man sitting one seat back, who had
been watching the performance with
much interest, suddenly leaned for
ward.
"That wreath from Blank's?" he
questioned.
"Umph."
Thought SO. Funeral?"
"Umph."
"Ye're mighty proud of 1t. amt
YEP"
The colored man looked trifie sur
prised, but admitted that he was.
Which admission seemed to rouse the
old gentleman to wrath.
81 know where that wreath's goin',"
he announced to the other passengers;
''it's goin' up to John Dash's, and he
ought to be ashamed of himself, too,
gettin' flowers from a downtown for
list. We've got plenty of good florists's
out n East Cleveland. He amt any
more respectable dead n he was alive,
John Dash amt and 1 won't even ride to
the car with his funeral WREATH"
With which remark the protector Of
East end merchants actually climbed
laboriously out of the car, leaving the
other passengers in a high state Of
glee, and the colored boy so astonished
he couldn't get his mouth properly shut
for four whole blocks.
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where II HIT 'EA,

where IL HIT 'Ea.
Thanksgiving day has come and gone
With Fortunes smile and frown,
The turkeys got II In the neck"
The small boy lower down.
IL A. w. Bulletin.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30

ButchereA 10 Make . Holiday.
The gobbler's life Il full Of woes.
Thanksgiving now on deck.
He's feeling blue because he knows
He'll get II ip the neck.
-I,,d1e
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30

Rankin-Well. are you ready for Thanks
giving! r.
Fylel guess %. I've paid out a weeks
salary for turkey, and cranberries, and
oysters, and pumpkins. and mincemeat, and
celery, and nuts, and raisins, and all the 9th.
er things. Oh. yes. darn It. I'm ready for,
Theakagivins! Let e come.-Chicago Trib.
VD6, !;
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-11-30
NOTICE.

All persons having claims against the estate
of the late Mrs. A. b. Walker will file them
properly verified, with me or W. I. Williams,
attorney, Lancaster, KY, on or before Dec. LIST,
1882 il. Walker. Admir- of
Mrs. A. b. Walker.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30

hospital refer TO the fact that the old
barnlike structure, erected twenty-eight
years ago, is a sure entrance-nouse to the
cemetery; no more will sanitary experts
formulate reports that the sewerage con-
ditions are such that IL is a miracle that
San Francisco's death rate is not the
highest In the world; no longer will May
or Phelan he forced 10 admit that the
schools Of this city compare unfavorably
with those Of Oakland. Such unhappy
conditions will no longer furnish argu-
ment for pessimists. for although some
years may elapse before all the PROPOSE
tions decided upon become realities. the
money has been voted for their "acQuisi-
ton, construction and completion" and
not one cent can by any subterfuge be di-
verted from the purpose for which 1t was
raised.
Among the men upon whom has fallen
much of the hard work Of the campaign is
Gustave Schpee, president of the sunny
side improvement Club and secretary OF
the Public improvements Central Club OF
all civic organizations.
my pleasure at the overwhelming sue
cess of the two elections is unbOunded. -
said Mr.. Schnee. THE improvements
voted for by the people are of enormous
benefit and Importance 10 every individ-
ual and could not have been acquired in
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30
ARTILLERY FIGHTING IN
VICINITY OF KIMBERLEY

KIMBERLEY. Friday. Dec %. via Mod
der River. Dec. 27.-Before dawn to-day a
detachment of the mounted forces with
artillery and light infantry moved out in
a westerly direction. Boer artillery from
Kamperdam opened fire at Otto's Kopje.
Kimberley Fort replying with twenty
shells.
The British force reconnoitered outposts
along the Lazaretta ridge. the Boer pa
trolls retiring. Having accomplished this
and having discovered Boer reinforce
ments approaching from Wimbledon ridge.
Colonel Chamier, with the Royal Artillery.
exchanged a dozen shells as soon as the
guns could be limbered up. Some 500 Beers
poured in a heavy fire from their earth
works, the British finally retiring with
the loss of one horse.
The movement showed that the Beers
were still keeping their guns in the vicin-
ity of Kimberley and are able TO sum-
mon reinforcements rapidly. II also
showed their proneness TO vacate a posi-
tion Immediately when weaker than the
opposition force.
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limited space and constant bombardment
must affect both the health and morale
OF the troops. Enteric fever is increasing.
and enteric fever next to cholera is the
most terrifying Of diseases. Its move
ments cannot be foreseen.
Every day longer that General Whites
force Is oooped up must impair its eff
cheney. The list Of casualties, which is
increasing day by day. shows that the
Boer gunners have improved and have
more guns brought 10 bear on Ladysmith
than at any previous period in the siege.
The Tugela has risen and Is still rising
thus doing the first part of General Bull
ler's task Of clearing the enemy from out
Of Inhawe. on the southern bank of the
river. for him. At the same time II leaves
Butler with a swollen river before him.
There is good reason 10 expect that as.
soon as the Tugela drops again. whether
I'm three days or In ten. General Butler will
make a great effort for the relief Of Lady
smith.
IL is not likely that any early movement
will take place on Modder River unless
Kimberley's condition should become very
critical. nor can General Gatacre at pres
ent do much. though there is a rumor Of
heavy firing heard from Cradock in the
direction OF Stromberg.
Mafeking. unless Colonel Plumer is able
70 come 20 it's aid, must look after itself
for a while.
An incident that has caused those who
have been accusing the Beers Of violating
the rules Of war and humanity to think
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falling off of nearly 5000 from the vote of
last Wednesday, but the vote OF yester-
dav was not much less than that OF the
charter election. The decisive victories
of this week leave no doubt of the great
desire of the citizens 10 progress along
the only lines that can make San Fran
cisco a world-renowned city. The whole
souled way in which this has been dem
onstrated will also at once materially
raise the status of California's metropolis
i'm comparison with other cities. At the
great Paris Exposition the fact Will be
generously exploited that San Francisco
has decided TO spend Sll 900 900 in improy-
ing her attractions, perfecting her sani-
tary arrangements and making her edu-
cational facilities complete. These her
aids of new and progressive life In this
city. following so closely upon the world
wide interest that has recently centered
in the State University, Will OF them
selves prove such a favorable advertise
ment of this city that permanent results
from this source cannot help but follow.
In no district was there any but the
one sentimental desire TO get out OF the
beaten rut of the past and to start out
along a new track that offered almost IN
finite possibilities. The election was rec
ognized as a great opportunity 10 make
a grand record and the record was made.
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LONDON sromC
by dispatches Beers o anko
that swollen
aysnrl probably with the
bomba
urp)-Cn
i yaescet.
The men
wounded killed missed
house compelling removal OF o. ano epont
in andof the
are very reuccn
and rd
PRETORIA ? by wayof
sonNIo
Maekng attacked dtrna
o
loss 5 a fft-fve"
in the
'ru"e were well prepared
fighting the burgheS captured the Kaf and fwo
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30
TWO SEVEN-ST0RY
BUILDINGS BURNED
New York Firemen Narrowly Escape
Death While Fighting Con-
fiagration.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-The two seven
story buildings at 425 to 4S5 East Twenty
fourth street. occupied principally by the
wallpaper factory of William Campbell
e. Co. were destroyed by fire tonight.
The loss is fully 100000.
The plant of the New York Hygienic
Ice Company, which occupied the base
ment of 425. and that of the Manhattan
Electric Light Company, on the first and
second floors of the same building, were
totally destroyed. large portion of the
East Side gets it's lights from that COM
pany, and because of the fire was cast
into complete darkness. The Campbell
Company employed 400 persons, who will
be thrown out of work by the fire.
The properties OF all three firms are de-
stroyed beyond the hope of saving a dol
lars worth. The losses are partially COW
cred by insurance.
Three hook and ladder men. Andrew De-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30

differently occurred at the surrender of
Lieutenant Colonel Bullock and a small
party Of soldiers after the retirement of
the guns at the battle Of Colenso. 1t has
been stated by a number of correspond
en's that this party took refuge in a
donga. and that the Beers, having crossed
the river in some force. sent forward
three men with n flag of truce. presum-
ably 10 demand their surrender; that the
British soldiers thereupon fired on the
white flag. killing two out of three men.
and that the Beers thereupon came upon
the donga in considerable force and de-
manded their surrender
The position Of the men being absolutely
hopeless, the Beers could easily have
killed all had they wished to. II the
British soldiers fired deliberately on the
white flag. and the Beers accepted their
surrender without any retaliation for the
act. IL shows the Beers in a much better
light than has been indicated in most of
the dispatches from British sources
In later dispatch Mr.. Churchill con-
firms this impression by stating that there
need be no anxiety as to the treatment of
British prisoners by the Beers, who arc.
he says. not bloodthirsty, but anxious TO
be deserving of the respect of European
nations by a correct observance of he
rules of war
Post summarizes IL as follows: "A de-
cisive victory on the Tugela would put
different face on the war. Yet-with So
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30
THOMAS DIES FROM THE
EFFECT or HIS WOUNDS
Woman Who Shot Him Rearrested
and Again Released on
Heavy Bonds.

MERGED. Dec. 29.-Charles Thomas.
who was shot Tuesday afternoon by the
girl he had wronged and 20 whom he
claimed 10 be married. died shortly after
O'Clock tonight. His relatives. who
live in Mondamin Iowa. have been no.
titled OF the awful tragedy and asked
what disposition shall be made OF the re-
mains.
Soon after he died his slayer. who had
been released from custody on a 5000
bail, was again arrested and arraigned
before Justice OF Peace Crocker. who ad-
mitted her To a $4,000 bail. which she fur
nished. and she is now at the home OF her
parents.
Thomas was "a years OF age and a na-
tive OF Iowa. He came 20 Merced about
four years ago and worked in the local
newspaper offices and taught music on
Tuesday next the Coroners jury will Tsa-
der its verdict.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30

II ONDON. Dec. 3o.-Tn the absence of
important news from the front,
Winston ChurchilTs dispatch giving
his views on the situation. with the
- insight acquired by several weeks
residence in Pretoria as a prisoner
of the Beers. forms the principal topic of
comment The terms ~ peace which he
says the Beers arc proposing 10 grant
have ~ such thing were possible.
strengthened the feeling that Great Brit
ain must 20 on until the Beers are COM
nletoly vanquished. As 10 the military
problem. MI Churchin's suggestion tLat
England should either provide an army of
men ~ mobile and expert with the rife
as the Beers and fight them after their
own methods. OF should place IN the field
an immensely superior force. receives gem
eral Endorsement
II must be observed that one of the
greatest difficulties On such a country as
Cape Colony or Natal. ill provided with
roads and with only a single line Of mar
rev gauge railway. is the provision Of
supplies. which would initiate against the
successful employment OF a great army
such as he suggests.
Since ighting the battle at Tugela Cen
eral Butler has received reinforcements Of
5000 men and eighteen guns. and the next
move viii probably be taken by that col
umn.
Lsdysmith dispatches state that the
garrison can hold out six weeks or .vo
months longer, but confinement within q
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30
WAR MATERIALS
SMUGGLED TO BOERS

LONDON, Dec 30-The Times has a
dispatch from Lourenzo Marquee dated
December 2S. which says:
''The suspicion that the Boer Intelli-
gence Department is in close touch with a
foreign consulate in Pretoria is confirmed
by the fact that the news of the appoint
me1t of Lord Roberts as commander in
chief in South Africa was generally
known in Pretoria on December 20. indi-
rectly reaching Delagoa Bay from the
Transvaal two days later Suspicion
rests upon Consul who is notorious for
his Boer sympathy. There is reason 10
believe that Pretoria is kept well informed
with regard to British military move
ments.
with reference to the rumors of snug
Cling contraband II is significant that Ma
jor Erasmus of the Free State artillery is
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-30

n EW San Francisco's municipal pro-
NI gramme was up 10 a certain point
vi completed yesterday. The voters
have decided that I'm addition to "A
perfect park and boulevard sys-
tenn, the city must also have ade-
quate schools, modern City and County
Hospital and a sewer system that shall
preserve the health of its residents
Out of over %. 900 voters who went TO
the polls yesterday not 800 could be found
who were opposed TO any Of the three
propositions that were placed on the bal
lot II is gratifying testimony 10 the
humaneness Of the community that the
smallest number Of anti-bond votes were
cast against the proposed hospital.
The result was surprising even TO the
most sanguine OF the advocates of pro-
gress. II was expected that not less than
10 per cent of the total vote would be
against the bonds. but the returns showed
that the opponents Of civic advancement
comprise much less than per cent Of all
those whose vote went TO the polls. On
the strength of the oft-repeated assertion
that a kicker will always vote his kick il
can be assumed that the non-progressive
in the entire community do not comprise
more than ! per cent OF the voters. The
names Of all those who are opposed TO
bonds for public necessities in this great
city could be printed in one column of
this paper and some Of those who were
interested in the returns at the Regis
trars Office expressed regret that such an
interesting piece Of news is made impos-
sible because of the secret ballot.
The returns of the two bonds elections
prove that the judgment of the campaign
committee was correct, in that it decided
10 give special attention TO park eXten-
sions. trusting to the very clear neces-
sity for those Things voted for yester-
day TO carry them through. Owing largely
To the unpleasant weather there was