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Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
PICKING 'Em OFF.
Continued from page l.)

fornians. who fought with the poys
who attacked Paco chucrch. are on Tue
list of returns. The wounded are uoihs
we'll No deaths on the trin are re-
ported.
The following number Of men from
each regiment are reported on poaru'
3rd Artillery. 4; North Dakota ~
Montana. 4: Idaho. S: 9th Artillery. =
Nebraska. a; Pennsylvania. .: Mime
sofa. 6; Oregon, 10: Washington, IL
Kansas. .; Dakota. 8: Hospital Corps
.. lIth Infantry. "a: 18th Infantry s.,
29rd Infantry. -: Colorado, ~.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

\ large delegation of prominent citi-
zens Of New orleans headed by Sena-
tor Caffery and Representative Meyer
ana Davey called at the White House,
today. and invited the President 10
visit New Orleans on the occasion Of
the peace jubilee. May s. The Presi-
dent informed the committee that it
would be impossible to accept their in
vitation owing to press of public bust
ness. The committee then proposed to
postnone the Jubilee until fall If the
President could then be present hut he
said he could not give a promise but
would take the matter under consid-
Grafton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
DUST TO DUST.
Continued from page ID

al ensign on the staff there and at tn.
Lee Mansion We're run down to hale
mast. AZ soon rs the religious seryicao
had been concluded nanking detach.
ments Of the 4th and 9Th Artillery Gred
three volleys. ana III he solemn hush
that followed the salute, the buela
sounded taps"
The last religious ana military ritas
10 the dead heroes We're over and the
Presidential party ana the military de-.
parted leaving the work Of actual IN.
terment 10 follow. As each Of the cas-
k@ts weighs almost 800 pounds and re-
quircs eight men to handle X. Il viii
be two or three days before all tho
bodies are In their graves.
In order 10 permit all government
employees To attend the services. this
afternoon. all the departments and the
federal courts were closed by an Ex-
ecutive order from the President and
all the flags in the city were half
masted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
THE RALEIGH
Will Probably Be Brought to Kittey Navy
Yard for S25O.OOO Repairs.

Washington. April G.-Whle no positive
decision has vet been reached in the mat
ter, Sec. Long says it is probable that the
Raleigh. now on her way home from Ma
nila will be sent eventually 10 Kittcry.
Me. to unuergo extensive alterations now
being planned by the board Of naval bu-
reau chiefs. Some additions to the steel
working plant at Kittery will be neces-
Sary if the work is to he done there. and
the result may be that the yard will he
modcrnzed from Il wooden ShipbuildinG
plant into Il steel shipbuiluing yard.
\ rough estimate Of the amount Of
money to he expended on the alterations
Of the Raleigh places the total at $3.50, 900
though the exact figure cannot be stated
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

Acting Secretary Meiklejohn stated
today. that owing to numerous stories
Of destitution and suffering in Alaska
which ere being received at the denart-
ment orders have been issued to Capt
Ahercrombie. commanding the Copper
River expedition, to hurry his depart
ure as much as nossihle. A Telegram,
received. TODAY. from that ofricar indi-
Gates that this expedition will leave
Seattle. on the 18th inst
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. April 6.-The following
pension changes in Maine are an
nounced:
Original. William F. Maher, Soldiers
Home. Kennebec, Sc. Increase, Edward
l.. Higgins. Denmark, Sc to $S: Charles
A. Heald. Bangor. IS to so; Henry d.
Savage. Milo. IS to 81; Levi w. Nye.
NrWburg. $9 to $l2
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
WITH BEST WISHES.
Editor Cooke Of Boston Herald. Given a
Farewell Banquet on Leaving City.

Boston. April 6.--In recognition of a
quarter of century of faithful service in
tins city and with best wishes for success
in a new field Of journalism. Willard ).
Cooke. formerly day editor of the Boston
Herald and now proprietor of the Dover,
n H. Republican, was rendered com
banquet, tonight. by his for
mer Herald associates. Nearly the entire
Herald staff was represented and Ml.
Cooke was given an enthusiastic sendoff
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
OMOURMaN ABANDONED.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis Drives Out The
AngIoEgyptian Troops.

London, April The Cairo correspon-
dent of the Daily Telegraph says: "Atl
the Anglo E2yptian troops have been re-
moved from Omdurmdn owing to the per-
sistence Of the disease Of Cerebro-sp!nal
meningitis. due to the former unsanitary
condition Of the town. II is intended to
allow Omdurman to become waste
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
Secretary AIqer at Ponce, p. R.

Ponce. Porto Rico. April 6.-The United
States transport Ingalls, having on poaru
of war. and his party arrived here, AZ :
O'Clock last night. from Kingston, ia. N!I
are wei on board the transport: Inr
secretary ana his party Will visit me
rnv.u ihiS morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
New Canadian Mining Laws.

ottawa. April 6.-An order in council
has been passed preventing any person
employed by the government in any capa-
city from stalking out or recording mining
claims on Dominion lands Of any kind in
the Yukon territory. IL was also decided
to exempt from the royalty tax the gross
output Of any mine up to the amount Of
&5nnu
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
For Appointment OF Officials TO Iryes,ioate
Conditions in Samoa.

Berlin, April 6.-An agreement has been
feached between the three powers on two
propositions, namely, the appoini men+
ny each power of a high official to invcs-
uEate and regulate the conditions nre-
waning ut Samoa. ANA the making or
uhahiinity necessary in all decisions ar
'hese nigh officials The newspapers hal,
the result OF the negotiations with satis-
faction.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

Catherine Stowell. aged 60, widow of
John Stowell was burned to death,
Thursday night. at her home on At
kinson street. Newburyport. Mass. 1t
is supposed that she attempted To light
Il lamp which exploded and the flames
communicated 10 her clothing. She is
survived by six children.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

The state department has been in
formed that the Haytien government
have laid a sur-tax Of p per cent. on
all importations. the proceeds to be ap-
piled To the gradual withdrawal of the
paper money now in circulation in
Hayti.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

John G. McKeon, Il retired grocer. 90
years old. was fatally burned at his homo
at Manchester, y. H. Thursday evening.
Mr. McKeon was seated in an easy chair
reading when gas lamp was tipped
over. The lamp sci fire To the chair and
the unfortunate man was horribly
burned
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07

Accidents come with distressing fire.
puency on the farm. Cuts. bruises, siinss
spralus. Dr. Thomas f,clectric OH re-
iieves The pain Instantly. Never safe
without ii.
mon. wed, fri&Wky,tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-07
WAR NOTES..

The captured Spanish gunboats sanlo-
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
The Season of HaDniness

Christmas is the season of happiness.
and it seems that it can be attributed
to but one thing-and that is, everyone
is thinking how he shall make some one
else happy. Little thought is given to
self, and certainly the beauty of giving
is detracted from when the thought of
Il must give because I will receive" or
i will not give because I will get moth
ing in return is harbored. 1t is time
which must not be sacrificed to selfish
ness. There are but few homes in
which the members of the family can
not do some sweet service for each oth-
er or give some gift, be it ever so
trifling; but love should surmount all.
Christmas is a season which should not
be ignored. A life devoid of all senti-
ment is indeed dreary one, and as uni.
versal happiness is something which
mortals may never know, any thing ap-
preaching it should be encouraged.
Let each one do his little toward maxi
ing another happy, and it will be re-
turned two-foh to ohim.-Prairie Farm
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

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 I have been trying to
induce him to take up more serious line
of reading. The Josephus ought to help
him in the study Of his Sunday school les
sons. We were pleased to observe that he
read 1t for about an hour this morning.
when you were out here last fall did
Genevieve tell you that she was collecting
silk for 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 I 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.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

Mrs. saxton stepped quickly forward,
looking more than ever like Christ
mas angel as she gathered the three
children suddenly in her arms.
''They shall be mine,'' she said. "God
has given them to me--a Christmas gift
to fill my empty home"
The dying mother half raised herself.
Joy struggling with doubt shone in her
face.
'Yours, Sunshine? All three? Not
|-separated-?'
eyes, mine-all of them-if you will
give them to me. I have money and
nothing else in the world. Iwant them
See" she continued, bending to kiss her
dying friend, "you go to join your hus.
band; your little ones shall comfort me
for mine."
When Sunshine Saxton stole into the
hastily prepared nursery for a last look
at the three sleeping children late that
Christmas night, her face had look o1
deep content which promised we'll fol-
her future and for that of her new.
found treasures.
1T is always so," she whispered
Give and it shall be given to you =
~ good measure. It was so little
tried to give this morning, and see what
has been measured back to mel"
She pressed a kiss upon each tear.
stained face and went out with Christ
mas peace in her heart.-Ella Beecher
Cuttings, in Chicago Advance.
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open, fri tened eyes, rushed lnto tho.

open, frii lhtened eyes rushe INTO ths
room claiming
% Mrs. Harris, please come quick!
Mother has anoth her :
sou will excuse me- q said B Amy,
|springing to her feet and turning to
her guest. TT is Carries little girl.
Her mother is i'll again. 7 feared it.
She was. working so hard this morning
to make a merry Christmas for the
children. She said }" lowering her voice,
''that it would likely be the last they
would spend together ::5 := s. =.
! II will go with you," cried Mrs. Sax
ton, rising also. =.sss. :....
They found their friend lying on the
lounge, fainting from loss Of blood and
scarcely able to speak. Yet she gave a
smile of recognition as Mrs. Saxton took
herhand. She knew who was to be guest
at the cottage. Mrs. Harris had prom
ised to bring Sunshine to see her after
dinner. In one corner of the room
| stood a tiny Christmas tree which she
had been helping the children decorate
when the hemorrhage came. Under it's
branches sat three-year-old baby Car
lie crying quietly, with her present for
mamma, a little pen-wiper made by her
own hands guided by her sister, clasped
close to her breast. The eldest child,
nine-year-old Ralph, had gone for the
doctor.
The pathos, nay, the bitter agony of
it, struck home to Mrs. Saxton's heart
so sharply that for brief moment her
own trouble seemed an insignificant
thing.
"Have they no one when their
mother goes? No relatives to look after
them?" she whispered to Mrs. Harris.
She shook her head sadly.
absolutely no one, she tells me. To
leave them to public charity-the
thought of their separation from each
; ', other-that is what makes dying so
hard for her. All! here comes the doc
tor
He bent over his patient tenderly,
counting the Pickering pulse. She
looked into his face beseechingly.
'"Tell me,'' she whispered, with diff.
fculty, show long
He did not answer at once, but at
last her look compelled him.
San Neutrality-suspicious."
Then the three children gathered
| close about her now. Her eyes rested
upon them with look of unutterable
anguish.
"Don't, mother!" cried the boy,
sharply, placing one arm about each
sister. II will take care Of them. They
shall not separate US. God will help
me.'
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

as it had worn year ago, but a 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 Pickering across her delicate
features and dancing in her deep blue
eyes, the artist of "Christmas An
gei'' might have chosen 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
glances 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! had almost forgotten to tell
you," said Amy, as they fingered over
the dessert in the mid-afternoon: ''you
remember Carrie Cramer?"
eyes, very well. A brilliant girl. She
did not finish her course. have often
wondered what became Of her" H.
ooh, she married like the rest of us
Her husband was poor artist with
consumption. He died two years ago
and left her with three children, nc
money, and-his disease r.5Hz =e I
"How sad! That girl ought to have
had brilliant career. Where is she
now?" @s5:.y<%s. l. zss zse s ! 4 s. .., a
''She lives only a few doors away. ]
only discovered her few weeks ago
and then by chance. She had a hemor.
rhage and the children, who were alone
with her, became frightened and ran
over here for help
..You say her husband left no in.
come. How, then, do they live?''
Upon the little she earns with her
pen. She was our best composition
writer, you rememher But it is a
meager and uncertain income. Besides,
it is Fastening her death The doctor
says she cannot possibly live until sum.
mer. She sits indoors and write and
coughs when she ought to be IN the open
air and sunshine. q s::=
hy did y;ou not send me word 9
ICertainly she needs q friend friends
EratherI know j on have done all in
Your power, but 4 must do my share,
Poor woman! Poor Carrie! Tho conld
have imagined such 9 ifezfor her 80
aI thoug ght of yon, and meant tel
you sometime, but our own trouble
was 50 grea
The street door, 0 0hich opened direct
Ely into the sitting groom, hich On this
|soccasions served 40 dinin ng-room, was
pushed sud- denly pen and delicate
girl lzof seven 81 AZ years, with wide
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
salesgfrl looked at him wonder.

AAS AU0A Gd As8ulAI@SVOUueI.
ingly
low, then, wan I a love story ,'''ssaid
Mr.. Payson. 4 have q maiden sister
who is president Of q Browning club
and writes essays about Ibsen. ! want
Ito give her a book that tells about a
girl named Mabel who is loved BY Sir
Ronald Something OF her. Give me
a book that is. full Of hugs and kisses
and heaying bosoms and all that sort
Of rot. Get just as far away from Ibsen
and Howells and Henry James as you
can possibly get" g.. ,.. ..:.z -
Here is a 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 want" said Mr.. Payson, showing
his teeth at the young woman with a
devilish glee. ''You say the girls here
in the store like it?''
Eyes; Miss Simmons, in the hand
kerchief-box department, says it's just
grand
"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. II don't suppose he's been on
the ice in 25 years. He wears a 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,
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. L want one with lots of yellow and
red and green in it. l 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, I think she'd die
rather than wear one of those things
so 1 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
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

won man and not "a the club prssid dent. ~
cause lam interested IN q serious literary
movement 1t need not follow that I want
my whole life to be beovershadowed by the
giants Of the literary kingdom. Although
= would not dare confess it to Mrs, Peabody
= like to spend an afternoon with an old
fashioned love story. :S,:.5 ..... =.
You are a bachelor, Sidney, and have
Rong 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. II we chose to be perfectly candid
with each other, I 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. 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
message from you. Is it not really con-
fession, Sidney?
You have made me very happy, dear
DfOtnef. feel more closely drawn to YOU
than at any time since we were all to-
gether at Christmas, at the old home on
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.
l 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 did
not follow the styles and could not be
trusted to select anything for a woman
but 1t Is libel. base libel. for the scarf
which you sent is quite the most beautiful
thing l have received this Christmas
have it 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. 1t was perfectly
sweet Of you to remember me, and call II
nothing less than stroke of genius tc
think of anything SO appropriate and ye,
SO much out Of the ordinary.
"John asks me to thank you-but must
tell you the story. One evening last week
we had a little chafing dish party after
prayer meeting, and I asked John to oper
bottle Of olives for me. Well, he broke
the small blade Of his knife trying to gel
the cork out. He said: If live to gel
downtown again I'm going to buy cork
screw Fortunately, he had neglected tc
| buy one, and SO your gift seemed to come
straight from Providence. John is yer,
much pleased. Already he has found use
for it, as it happened that he wanted t.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

my viii count tl,ls among ller
very happiest Chris tina ses. gu see,,''''
she said, ,ayitll i sud d en- frankness quite
unusual with her, since my brother
has been out Of vorlls1 So 1nuc Amy has
a pretty hard time, and some etimes it
seems to her as though her old friends
forgot her. She says the past is all
slipping away from her and the future
looks dark. Forgive me for ling 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
couraged." + ss3. 'Ss.,.:s. e. 81 +. Z
st thank you for telling me, Nellie.
Good night, and a Merry Christmas to
you!" ~ - @2.., =. :. *ss ..ss # s..
II was getting to be coward she
said to herself, sadly, as the door closed
upon the smiling girl. II was thinking
that mine was the only trouble in the
world" !.
Nellie's sister-in-law 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
toms servants, she had been cordially
welcomed and given place of friend
as we'll 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 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-
ber 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 smile upon her face
not a glad, joyous smile, perhaps, such
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
FittinEly Rebuked.

The colored regulars in the Philip
pines appear to be as quick at repartee
as they are prompt to obey orders. A
black sergeant who was hailed by a
breezy western volunteer: "Wel, mig,
what are you going to do here?" re-
piled: We're going to take up the
white mans burden, I suppose, and
the conversation drifted into other
channels. sSz.s e
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

Mrs. Goodman-It was very lovely OF
Aunt Laura to send you such nice and
expensive present. A house jacket is
just what you needed. I
Mr. Goodman-That's all right, per-
haps; but it makes me feel like a cheap
affair when I remember sent her only
measly box of toilet soap. -.' -. +.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
The Christmas Gnn.>

Hojack-I often see the Christmas
goose mentioned in Christmas stories:
What is the Christmas goose ?'' Ten
dix dik--''The Christmas goose is the man
who spends more money for presents
than he can afford. = Judge. ..z
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

Mr.. Honeymoon somewhat hest.
5tatingl My dear, what a queer taste
to this turkey. What do you suppose
sails it?
q. Mrs. Honeymoon (boo-h ooing) ny,
darling you don't blame me, do you,
IS i isn't just right !? i took all the pains
5inSt the world with i, !, even to the stuffinR
with =cranberries, Which mamma told
a me always 90 with roast turkey. 80