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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

Certainly. I am especially anxious
to have reliable information concern
ing the nature OF the disease. The
outbreak OF an epidemic would be ex-
tremely inconvenient Just now. When
do you expect to be backf"
In three hours, II necessary. But I
had Intended to ask leave OF absence
until evening on account of another
matter, which I should like to attend
to at the same time"
"Of course. II you WISH" said Bur-
ney. absently. only send me some
good news"
THE best In my power. At any rate,
there is no time to lose. l will go ut
once"
The colonel nodded assent, and the
other officers now Joined in the con-
versation. The subject was discussed
In all its bearings. II these cases were
really the first in an impending cpl
demic. the matter was very serious.
At last Maxwell took his leave; but.
In the act OF going. approached his
friend, who was standing silently at
the window.
do you still persist in your re-
solver" he asked, under his breath.
Certainly. As soon as I get my
leave | shall ride over"
And perhaps be shot on the way
Good luck to you!"
Thanks for the kind WISH" said
William, angrily. Perhaps It will lie
fulfilled"
Hardly. Men who, like you, are
forever butting their heads against a
wall. generally have uncommonly good
fortune. Where the rest of us crack
our skulls, they push the stone apart.
Farewell, Will"
He left the room. Doctor Maxwell
did not spoil his friend by pretty
speeches; that was evident. He took
leave of the young officer who might
perhaps be shot on the way" as care
lessly as IL there was nothing In pros.
pect save an ordinary ride. William
scarcely needed It; his mind was filed
with other thoughts, and he availed
himself of the first pause in the con-
versation to approach the colonel and
request a brief private interview.
Burney opened the door of a small
room adjoining, and the two men en-
tered.
well. Lieutenant Roland, have yoL
anything important to ask?" said the
colonel, when they were alone.
81 merely wished to request a short
leave Of Absence" replied the young
man, with apparent calmness. "There
is a family matter to be arranged
which is of the utmost Importance to
me-"
And which you can arrange while
on tbo .iiarch?"
AT least I hope 30. I intend to visit
relatives who live on a plantation only
a few miles from here. have Just
learned that I was in their immediate
neighborhood."
The request was not singular, and
was easily granted, yet something in
the young mans face attracted the
colonel's attention. and he inquired:
What is the name of the plantation
you desire to visit?"
William hesitated a moment, then
slowly answered:
springfield"
Burney started.
Springfield? That is beyond our
outposts. Are you not aware that 1t Is
in the enemy's country"
IL know it."
"And yet you wish to go there? II
won't do. l cannot permit It."
II took a similar and far more dan
gerous ride a week ago on stan duty"
replied William.
THAT was in the service; duty re-
Quired It: but this is a private affair,
and / cannot permit one of my officers
to risk his life for such a matter. No,
Lieutenant Roland"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
PICKING Plum PUDDINGS.

PICKING PLUM PUDDINGS.
lions OF dear children, and-a secret
Santa Claus Is In as much OF a hurry
for Christmas w as you are.
The plum pudding orchard had hun
dreds and thousands OF trees In It. The
way the trees came to bear plum pud-
dings was this: They were grated.
The bread-fruit trees furnished gratis
for plum pudding dough. and gratis
from rasin grape vines. citron trees
and current bushes supplied other
"fxings." The birds brought oak and
holly leaves and Christmas berries for
decorations. The sun Drowned the
buildings just right and the leaves on
the plum pudding trees turned snowy
white Just In time to furnish plum pud-
ding bags--one for every pudding and
not one to spare. The stems grew into
pudding bag strings. The trees bent
low with their weight OF buildings. The
air smelled as sweet rs a thousand
Christmas dinners all In one!
When Santa Claus had pulled all the
buildings from the trees new ones
sprouted-for birthdays and next
Thanksgiving.
Jingle, Jingle, tinkle, tinkle! Santa
Claus reindeer stamped their little feet
until all the bells on their harnesses
jingled and tinkled again, while walt
ing for Santa Claus and the thousand
fairies who helped him to load the
buildings into his sleigh to carry them
to the Boy Proof Pantry of Ten Thou
sand Shelves. Some fairies, when the
first sleigh load was on It's way to the
pantry, gathered the small piles Of
buildings into one great heap. Then
along came the bad boy fairy. tied two
dozen buildings together by the pud-
ding bag strings and fastened them to
his kite, which drew the long string Of
buildings away up into the sky.
One fairy. leaning backward to watch
the kite, lost his balance and fell
against the small mountain OF pud-
dings. They began to roll and roll,
and chased each other and chased u.s.,
but they were not hurt one bit. Santa,
Claus laughed louder than ever when
he came back and saw the fun and he
winked one eye at the bad boy fairy
and shook one finger at him. as he
saw the boy stick In his thumb and
pull out a plum.
When Goldilocks and I stopped run
ming We were outside of Fairyland. but
We could still hear the buildings roll
Ing softly about and Santa Claus
laughing while still upward few IN
kite. skyward. with its plum puddp
tail. 49,
No word is III snoken Id M be nnNYI1z
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
A Brand New Christmas

grown people heard! Pretty soon they
came rushing In, one after the other.
Then such an untying OF strings and
tearing of OF wrapping papers as there
was!
"Auntie! Auntie!" they shouted.
These are your presents! You are
the Christmas postnanl"
Auntie's gifts were not e be mis-
taken. She made them nearly always.
Joe's was an envelope album for
scraps. Joe liked to cut all sorts u
things out Of newspapers and maya
zines. The sc%rap-album was made Of
twenty-six big brown envelopes, tied
together by cords. In n pasteboard
cover. They could be taken out when
filled and new one put In.
Georges great big package was a
wooden box made into a nice little
store. II had shelves and counters.
and a set OF scales besides.
Grace's gift was n fancy work bag,
with pockets holding embroidery silks.
II had some crochet needles and a pair
of embroidery hoops. and some pretty
doilies ready to begin work on.
Winnie's gift was an afghan, pillow
and strap for her doll carriage. The
afghan was made out OF pink and
white worsted knitted In stripes. The
pillow was OF pink silk, over which
was a cover OF Swiss with a lace ruff
ae. The strap was a piece Of white
ribbon with little pink flowers painted
on IL.
As the children were exclaiming
over these gifts. they were startled by
n loud noise at the door that led into
the dining Don from the hall. Bang!
Bang! The boys ran to open the door.
Their stood their father. He had
slipped away while they were upstairs,
and they had not missed him. lie
had a trunk, covered with cotton and
trimmed with evergreen, on his shout
der.
Express from Santa Claus" he
cried.
"Ho. no! Express from Santa Claus!"
the children shouted, dancing around
the room.
1t was a regular Christmas trunk,
when opened. MERRY Christmas"
was printed in green letters on a white
ground inside the lid, and everything
In the trunk was done up In white
paper. tied with green cord. In each
was stuck a sprig Of evergreen. In
the trunk were all the presents from
papa and m to the children. and
from tho three grown folks TO each
other. Most OF the gifts were home
made. and not costly. but all were re-
ceived with delight. There never was
such a jolly Christmas trunk!
why. we haven't given our presents
to each other!" cried Winnie at last.
Each OF the four children always had
some trihing gift Cor the other three.
I'll tell you a nice way to give
them!" exclaimed auntie. "All mark
your presents with the first names OF
those they are for, and bring them to
me. Then well go to the sitting
DON and play hunt the thimble" with
each bundle. The one whose name Is
on 1t must go out while we hide IT,"
And of they trooped to collect their
bundles and to spend a merry morning
hunting for them.-Annie Willis Nc
Cullough In Youths Companion.
Conformity to the teachings Of
Christ will restore the prestige OF the
church. Freedom to worship God Is
t-aIG..IIa n-., VI n...LA
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

No word is III spoken II It be no
taken.-Proverb.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31
CRIME OF CAIN.
John Robinson Kills His Brother
at CrOftOn.
Held For Murder and Now In jail
Awaiting Examining
Trial.

George Robinson, a well known
colored school teacher at Crofton,
was shot and Instantly killed Fri
day by his brother John Robinson.
They were in a corn field together
and there were no witnesses to the
killing.
Coroner Allensworth held an in
quest and found verdict of murder
VIM. Dickerson testified that he
heard John Robinson say in Sep
TENDER that he intended to kill
George Robinson. He told George
of the threats. ''
Bluford Clark testified that he
saw from the tracks made by George
that he was going from John when
killed, ten steps distant. Johns
tracks showed that he was sitting
behind a stump. He knew his
tracks as he had a crooked foot.
Hannah Robinson, mother of the
men, testified that they were full
brothers. John is SO and George
was %. She said she heard John
say about Oct. that he was going
to have his corn partnership crop)
or kill somebody. George told John
to stay until Christmas and they
would divide it equally. George
told John the day before not to move
the corn off the place. John again
said half an hour before the killing
that he was going to have his corn
or kill somebody. George did not
hear this. Soon afterwards George
went out of doors without his hat,
In few minutes l heard the report
of the gun. 1t was about daylight.
/ saw John coming and asked him
if he had killed his brother and he
said he didn't know. went on and
found George dead. then went to.
the lot and told John he had killed
his brother and he said he didn't
care if he had. Johns sister also
testified that John had threatened
Georges life.
Harris Laffoon stated that John
came to his,house the night before
and left an old gun and took the:
shotgun used in the killing.
The jury held John Robinson
guilty Of cold blooded murder and
he is now inSjail to await the action
of the next grand jury.
1t looks very much like hanging
case.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31
SECTION MAN HURT.
Hand Car Hit by a Train and
|. Dumped. ...'

The hand car in charge of Bob
Hewlett, section foreman at Man
nington, was struck by a freight
train Friday and knocked from the
track. Several section men were
on. the car at the time of the accident
and it is reported that one of them
whose name could not be learned,
was pretty badly hurt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31

1 =
or Republication, of white rule or
Of the domination OF. the city by men
elected by the negro vote, rises
the great moral questions of law
and order, Of decency and sobriety,
of Sabbath observance and social
purity.
For nine years the people of
Hopkinsville have trusted the Dem
ocratic party with power. They
have seen the city prosper even in
times of panic. They have never
been called upon to witness spirit
of unchecked lawnessness. The
people know what sort of rule to
expect from Democrats. They know
that there will be tolerated no open
saloons on Sunday, no selling of
liquor to minors or inebriates.
They know that fearless Judge,
who can neither be bought nor
bullied, will enforce to the very
letter the laws he has sworn to
uphold.
The people know that there will
be no open gambling houses per-
mitted to exist. If such houses are
here now they are not open. If any
man knows of their existence he
has only to notify the officials and
they will be- suppressed. Even
private gambling games are no
longer heard of, because the court
records show that they are broken
up and the parties fined without
fear or favor. No city in Kentucky
is freer from the gambling evil than
Hopkinsville, and the Democratic
party is entitledfto all the credit,
because the Democrats have been
in power, for years.
The good people of the city know,
that houses of prostitution will not
be allowed under Democratic con-
troll. There perhaps no other city
as large as Hopkinsviue in all, Ken
lucky, where such evils are abso-
lutely unknown. No man can point
to such house that is known to
the public. =. s
The Democrats do not have to
deal in promises that may or may
not be kept The people know that
the laws have been enforced, are
now being enforced and will he en-
forced in the future.
Can we say as much for the other
side? To begin with, no party can
be held responsible for the proper
conduct OF council, the members
of which would be without party
allegiance. The mixed ticket is
made up of men who have no sort of
affiliation with the Democratic
party. They are appealing to Re-
publicans for support while pro-
testing to Democrats that they are
not Republicans. If they should
get into office and prove themselves
unfit to govern the city, the Repub-
licans who will furnish them nine
tenths of their votes would be the
first to disown them. If on the
other hand they SHOULD turn the
city over to the Republicans, we
should hear no more of their Demo-
cratic pretensions. Indeed it is
even whispered now that the ring
leader of the gang, whose mania
for Office is without parallel, is
liable to blossom out as candidate |
for Mayor, for county clerk or for
any other Office that Republicans
could be induced to aid him in Sc
curing. 1t is safe to conclude that
the people would be doing very
risky business to put into office this
that is made up in
part at least of those who have been
weighed in their own device and set
aside by the Democrats of their res
pectiye wards for better men.
If they we're Republicans we
might reasonably infer that they
we're running upon the Rspsblican
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31
Goebel Will be at EIkton Next
Friday.
Other Speeches To be rlade in This
Section For the Demo-
cratic Party.


Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 81.
Springfield, Tuesday, Oct. 81,
night.
Munfordsville, Wednesday, Nov.
1.
Edmonton, Thursday, Nov. 2.
Elkton, Friday, Nov. 8.
Marion, Saturday, Nov. 4.
His speech at Elkton Friday will
be his first visit to Todd county
and it will undoubtedly do much
good.
Hon. Henry d. Allen will speak
this week in Union and Henderson
counties.
La Vega Clements is speaking in
Hancock county. He has done ex-
cellent service in the campaign now
nearing a close.
Hon. Benz. J. Shiveley, ofIndiana,
will speak at Greensboro to-day and
Hawesville tomorrow and will fill
three other appointments at Bran
denburg, LAGRANGE and George
town.
Judge ]. P. Tarwin will be at
Murray Thursday, Dawson Friday
and Beaver Dam Saturday.
Hon. J. r. Williams, of Illinois,
will be in Henderson to-day, Hop
kins tomorrow and will finish out
the week in Caldwell, Hickman and
~s > =,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
aRYANT POND.

Mrs. BENZ. York passed away Jsu. %
Funeral services were held at the Bsp-
tist church the Sunday following, Rev.
Mr.. Roberts Of Paris Hill officiating.
Mrs. York WAS q member OF Franklin
Grange, and number Of the members
attended In body.
Elbridgc Croker, who was poisoned
recently by Ivy, Is improving very
slowly.
We are pleased to report the safe
arrival home Of Capt. Chss. Adams.
Mrs. Emma Estes has gone to Portland
to visit her sister, Mrs. Nellie Ford.
Mr.. T.. A. Libby OF Poland arrived In
town Jan. 81, stopping at Albert Mount
forts until Monday morning.
Sumner Long and Thomas Barnes,
commercial travellers, were In town this
week.
Miss Lena Meader went to West Paris
TO attend the UnIversslist entertainment
to be held there Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bowker went TO
South Woodstock Wednesday Of this
week to stop few days NJ Mrs. Bow
ker's childhood home, with Daniel Henry
Curtis.
The town officers are settling their
annual accounts, meeting ut the Office
at the Town Hall for thxt purpose.
The lyceums held at the Chase school
house are very interesting and popular,
people coming from distance TO attend
them. The next one will be held Feb. 10
Mrs. Elvirs Preble still continues In
very poor health and suffers much pain
In the head.
Otis Curtis reports his bruised hand
doing well, although quite sore At the
present time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
ALBANY.

Howard Charles. OF Lowell was 10
town, Wednesday, In pursuit OF stock,
He bought one creature Of A. @. Bean.
Rev. +. 8. Perry and wife were at the
Corner, one day last week, calling on
friends, who were TO put things lightly
happily surprised and pleased by the
visit.
Tuesday, although severely cold
morning, several from here attended the
Sunday School convention 1t North
Waterford, and report very interesting
meeting.
Cows seem TO change homes often.
Fl. o. Wilbur has just bought two more,
and A. G. Bean one. Mr.. Bean says that
somehow he docs not succeed In keeping
stock or hogs, this winter. They 20
away ~ fast a. he can get them home.
Monday he bought one COW and three
hogs.
Earl Barker will finish his pine job,
this week.
Fred skinner has taken job Of Sum-
ner @. Bean, cutting cord wood
Mrs. Dexter A. Cummings, whom the
doctors pronounced ~ . hopeless case,
Is trying to beat them ell. She 10 gain
Ing each day.
Thsrsday, Mrs. Abel Andrews enter
tsined the Ladies' Sewing Circle ct the
vestry, afternoon and evening.
W. b. Cummings has sold . horse 10
Arthur Grover Of North Waterford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07

n W0cx OF UoIV Wt880ofs
Ardon Tiltoa of Auburn was h town
over Sunday. 18Th, the guest Of his
father, @. Tilton.
There WAS no preaching service ct the
Bxpllst church, Sunday, 10Th.
". W. futile and Mrs. VIM. Record,
who lives at Mr. Tuttle's, have been
quite III. bat are better now.
Villa Il. Pike Of Rumf0rd Falls Was
In The place Tuesday.
Capt. Lewis Bishee and wife, both Of
whom arc past 50, Arc quite Ill and
possibly, owing 70 their extreme age
may not recover.
Ars. Ellen Thomea has been confined
70 her room for several weeks.
The village schools-winter term
closed Friday.
Dea. Alfred Shaw Il quito III again.
Geo. W. Haskell Of South Paris 10 In
town this week.
Tue remains Of Mrs. Martha Bicknell
Hall, who died In Quincy, Mass, this
week werc brought here for burial at
East Buck6eld cemetery, Wednesday,
accompanied by her daughter and SON.
in-law. Mrs. Hall was the widow Of
Andrew Hall formerly Of East Buck6eld,
living on the farm now occupied BY
Moses Brown. She WAS sister OF the
late william Bickneil. Familiarity known
TO the readers Of the Democrat = dozen
years ago, under the cognomen OF "Hart-
ford" She was the last survivor Of .
family OF aeven children, living to the
ripe age Of 80 years within few days.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
MASON.


Mrs. A. G. Lovejoy has been cooking
At A. $. Beans hotel for the past week.
Neil McLsin's teams have got through
hauling and gone home.
Charlie Durham Il hauling poplar TO
IVES; Bethel for :. o. Grover.
Dana Morrill, Is hauling for Ernest
Morrill, from his lot he took OF A. ;.
Bean.
Frank Ruler has = new man working
for him.
Arthur Morrill, Is the man for getting
out wood. He has nearly 500 cords out
and still hauling. He has only two OK
teams. Who has beat thst with their
horses.
Mrs. Elwood sawyer has got throu1 h
keeping house for 2. |. Bean, and gone
TO keeping house on the Fist. Mr..
SAWYER IL working for Joe McPhee SAW
ing spruce at the meadow bridge.
There have been quite number OF
sick ones the past week but they are Oh
the gain ST present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
WEST BETHEL

Mr.. Isaac c. Heath died very suddenly
last week of heart failure. Mr.. Heath
had been In poor health for . number OF
years but vent TO bed quite comfortable
and died the next morning.
Leon Tyler, who has been very sick
with the grippe, IL 90 as to be out again.
There are many new cases OF the
grippe but We think II Is on the decrease
"a whole.
Roy Bracket Is down with the grippe
hut IL rather gaining now.
Flora Wheeler, who IL teaching 10
jefferson, n. H., writes that her school
IL closed indefinitely on account OF the
grippe.
+. G. Wheeler Is having n partial res
pite from his asthma 1t present but IL
liable to relapse NJ any hour.
IL Is said the case OF OrdwAy VS.. Horn
will come before the next term OF court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
LOWELL.


Mr.. James Evans died 1t Centre Lowell
Tuesday, Jan. 81, aged very nearly so
years. The funeral services were held
II his late residence on Thursday after
noon, attended by Rev. J. W. Grindle.
Mr.. Evans has resided many years In
this town, . worthy and respected man.
His son, George, and daughter, Mrs. Put
nam, who have lived with him, are both
sick.
Mr.. Warren Charles seems to be fall
log, bat the most Of the sick ones are
improving.
A petition IL In circulation for the
appointment Of James II. Walker ~
postmaster ct the village 10 place OF J.
r. Fsrrineton, deceased.
Mr.. &c. Hamblen and wife Who have
been 10 poor health have gone TO Port
land to spend the winter with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clara Freeman.
On Sunday afternoon fre caught In
the loft OF ID. II. wiley's stable, over the
stove. With the help Of men and plenty
OF water It was soon put out.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
ne FAcEp oREAT DANCER.
Nat. sot Kns~in. u. Ne s.e.seA =


nat. sot Knowtsw q. He Gseape1 -.
Ins cssssder~d Brave.
al noticed a compile IT "reminiscences
az to my old branch Of service said
an cx-naval official 10 the writer,
(which reminded me Of an incident in
ny own career. / was IN assistant en-
r;necr on a cruiser bound from Norfolk
{, south American ports. and our ship
was telling of "a or 10 knots nm hour
uns day. when crank pin came out.
End the next instant the crank was
thraahing around in q most recklessly
nnsystematic fashion. Everybody In the
engine room and there were some men
Of considerable rank there inst then. as
II happened made dash for the deck.
Meanwhile I quietly took four or five
steps and shut oil the steam. OF course
the engines stopped. and then followed
the delay caused by making the neces-
sary repairs
at didn { occur 70 me that ! had per-
formed any act Of nm especial character
until the chief engineer informed me
that ! was q COMPOUNDED fool Don't
you know your place under such cir
cumstances, siri' he asked. and when ]
answered that I thought had taken
my proper position he continued: mo.
sir: your duty was TO make your way
AZ soon a. possible to the deck. With
that piece Of steel whirling and crash
ing about il was one chance in thou
sand that single soul would escape an
instantaneous cooking. because II that
thing had carried away the steam con-
nections your life would have ended
right then.
".well. ! took the chance. ] an
swercd.
".Yes, sir. You did. but you didn't
know IL, therefore it Is not at all to
your credit, was the chiefs answer,
and il was 40 absolutely true that
conldn Z for the life Of me make any re-
ply. - Detroit Free Press
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-02-07
HIRAM.

On Thursday evening the young gen.
tlemen Of the Congregs tional church en-
tertsined the Circle at Pythisn Hall with
a Conundrum Supper and other exercis-
es.
II has been suggested that the Con-
gregstionalist, Methodist and Universal
ist churches hold one union religious
meeting each month In Pythlan Hall.
Mr.. Stephen Hartman, who has
boarded In Hiram for several months,
has returned TO Lawrence, Mass.
Mr.. James II. Ridlon ls recovering
from his severe illness.
Mr.. Norris Stanley Of Porter visited
In town, this week.
DR.. Wilson reports much sickness In
town.
Mr.. Lemuel Cotton has an order for
$50 dozen ax-handles, and employs six
men Ia his factory.