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Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

"A founding, Katryne! Who cumbers my stoop with founding? The watch night"
 Father, stay thee! Lookl" and she pointed at the picture on the wall. 'It's like the Christ-child. Wouldst thou turn Him away this eve of the blessed festival of the Nativity? No, no; keep him till get back, anyway, I pray thee" Katryne was very nimble. Hans was very slow. Ere he was fully aware of it she was under her crimson hood and 1t was slipping out of the door.
 'I keep it only until thy return" he called, but a stout door of oak was already between her and Hans He was in dilemma. The child cried when 1t was moved to bed.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

Atfrst Hans fumed. Then he gradually be- came quiet. At last he did what Dutchmen have been charged with fondness in doing he went to sleep, the beaver cradle still in his arms. He had not ventured to drop it., for what if the baby cried again and the neighbors heard it? The baby had found a protector, knew 1t would not be separated and had gone to sleep. Hans followed. In his sleep he heard voice.
 Hans, thou hast the Holy Babe in thy arms, the Christ-child, who comes this night to every home. Wilt thou turn Him away" He opened his eyes, and there was Katryne. All over the crimson were white doves from the sea.
 Thou wilt keep him, fatherY He could but nod his head. She went away, quickly
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

returned, and a woman followed her who knelt beside Katryne at his side and said:
 "Father"
 My childl" m E
 Thou wilt forgive mel"
 "And thou wilt forgive thy fathers"
 That was all. No, not all. Hans reached out his hands and rested one on the head of Katryne and one on the head of Lysbet. The babe stirred now in its furry cradle, only to look up and smile. And somehow it seemed as if the picture on the wall had got out into the room, and the love and peace in that group of the Holy Family came down like wings, and the air of June had made summer and song that Christmas eve under the roof of Hans Van Schenkel.-Ed- ward A. Rand, in N. r. Observer.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

port him to Herr Stuyvesant. He will beat him with his wooden leg"
 "Oh-oh, fatheri"
 "Yust, my child, was only testing, and to show that thy father will care for thee"
 T thank thee" After this pleasant and domestic episode there was silence. Hans sat before the broad open fireplace with it's frolicking flames and smoking his long, stemmed pipe, while Katryne made her spinning wheel fly merrily round. In one of the pauses of her wheel she said:
 "I heard a voice, father"
 Tt is nothing. The wind, my child, blow ing straight from East river and Helle Cat" Burr-r-r-r went the wheel, and then came another pause.
 T do hear something, father"
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

]! |!!i ,: ; ] <; < $ 5 !; < i| $ }! @ by the blue water
 that rippled around Manhattan Island. Ding-ding- -ding-ding
 It was Christmas eve, and did not St. Nikolaas' bell have right to swing mer- rily? It seemed to say: Christmas com ing, coming, coming" and in its joyful tones one might have caught the echo of that ju- bilant proclamation: "For unto us Child IS born, unto us Son is given, and the gov ernment shall be upon His shoulders, and His name shall be called Wonderful, Coun- selor, the mighty God, the everlasting Fa- ther, the Prince of Peace"
 Swing and ring, O bell! Christmas was coming. Ring away, o iron bell! To Gov. Peter Stuyvesant stamping around the little Holland town on his wooden leg, to the townsfolks in baggy brooches or quilted petticoat8 to the weary sailors in the lighters.that had pushed up the canal divid- ing De Heeren Graft (to-day' Broad street), or the seamen in the craft moored by the shore, the thought of Christmas brought new joy.
 Hans Van Schenkel stood on the stoop of the shop where he sold beaver akin and oth- CT furs, but the ringing of the bell brought no special satisfaction. What is that bell ringing for" he asked, turning to his daughter Katryne. "It is ringing for Christmas, think, fla ther, and that is good news."~ "Verily, daughter, there is something bet ter than Christmas, and that is that snow is coming, and thou hast home with thy father"
 T pity those without-a-home-" Then she stopped and her blue eyes so filled with tears that they were like sapphires floating in fountains of crystal.
 "Come, come, child, thou hast good home. What is the matter with thee?"
 Thou knowest, father"
 "Humph!" growled Hans. Then he broke out: T know what ails thee. Thou art signing for that sister of thine, and is 1t any fault of mine because she would, yes, would, in spite of all could say, marry that English sailor, that Jack Lang? warned her. When, then, she went into the wilderness was it my faultw
 Katryne turned away to hide the pearls that fell so freely from her blue eyes. She thought of the day when Jack Lang and Lysbet Van Schenkel stole through gate way in the wall of the palisades running where Wall street now Is and giving name to it. The lovers disappeared there, and not for long day was Lysbet seen, but Jack never. It was said that they were married by an English clergyman, somewhere, at
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
"The snow sliding down the roof, my

The snow sliding down the roof, my child"
 ''It is something at the door,"
 'Let me go, Katryne. The watch Is up to trick, dare say" He went to the door, opened it, and there upon the stoop what did he spy?
 "A roll of beaver skin!" exclaimed the fat Hans, stopping and grunting. Ugh! Christmas gift of beaver for Hans Van Schenkel." What luck! He hustled back to the fireplace, opened the beaver skin, and here to his amazement was a sweetfaced childl It opened its eyes, cried once, stared at Hans, and then, as if it had found a pro- tector, shut its eyes again.
 "Oh-oh-father! A poor little babel Let me have itl I will take it to my bed"
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
THE NEW YEAR.
Ne Should Meet It's Trials and Temptations Nith .
 Stronr Faith in God. st

Stronr Faith in God. ss The return of New Years day invites many people to the most somber refiec. tions. Undoubtedly most of us can find abundant occasion for these, but there is such thing as pushing self-examination and self-condemnation to the point of discour- agement. The best temper with which we can enter upon the new year is that of faith, faith in God and faith in ourselves through His help. It is about as certain as any thing can be that the new year will bring us new experiences. Our courage, our ca- pacity for endurance, our steadiness of char acter and power of resistance is to be tested. At the end of the year we are going to be nobler men and women than we are to- day, or we shall have deteriorated morally, and forever afterward there will be narrow ing opportunities. While we think of the latter alternative it is well to strengthen our hearts by the former. Let us believe that we are not going to fail and we have taken long step towards success When another New Years day comes around we are going to be able to reckon solid gains in character won through the trials and temptations and emergencies of the years experimentation Watchman.
 &e
 f Al.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

WANN>&A NV The bells are ring HnkMNSU ing, sweet and To welcome in the birthday morn Of One in lowliest manager born, Who died for men, and reigns King, All hearts take up the theme and sing As angels sang, OCT Bethlehem's hill. Be peace on Earth; to Men good will,
 When Christmas comes.
 When Christmas comes, And holly hangs upon the wall Of lowly home and stately hall, Then men put by, for one brief day, The cares that frighten peace away, All thoughts that vex; and festal cheer Comes in this best day of the year. To gladden. hearts and homes, and make Man better for his brothers sake.
 When Christmas comes.
 When Christmas comes, We someway feel the whole world kin. Then friendships fires are kindled in Cold hearts, whose doors have long been
 shut "Come in!" rings out from hall and hut Come in, come in this Christmas day. Put all old differences away. Join hands and hearts as all men should, In universal brotherhood,
 When Christmas comes"
 When Christmas comes, Let us remember, generously, The poor of earth, where'er they be, And share with them our Christmas cheer, As Christ would do, if He were here. And what we do for His dear sake Love will fitting tribute make To Him who came to earth in love. So may each heart It's fealty prove
 When Christmas comes. -Eben F. Rexford, in Chicago Advance.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

The night before Christmas is one of the rare occasions on which the small boy is threatened with insomnia.-Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

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The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
CYCLONE IN IOWA.

Rock Rapids, Iowa.-A severe storm
OF c,clonic nature passed over Rock
Ra. ids LIST night about o'cl' ok. About
six miles northeast OF town. it dipped
,down to the earth. tearing up trees aud
iei ces, uemolishing the ourbuildings.
Half a mile further Oh, house occu-
pied by Adolph Juergensen and family
seven in was turned upside down
and entirely demo ished. The family
was at supper when the storm struck
and had no warning. A heavy rain ac-
companied the storm and helped to ex-
tinguish the FIRE that started from the
stove The family miraculously escap-
ed with only few painful bruises.
8. 9. Lewis and wife leave tomorrow
for Montrose.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
MIGHTY RIVERS.
Waters of Grand and Gunnison
Rivers Could Create an In
land Sea-Some Inter-
esting Figures.

The report of photographer A. L. Eel
lows has been received in which he
states that he found by measurement on
May 18th, 1899, flowing in the Grand
river %, 1853 cubic feet OF water per sec
ond Of time, and that on the same date
there was flowing in the Gunnison a.,
$50 cubic feet Of water per second Of
time. Mr.. Fellows is noted as a careful,
painstaking officer of the government
and without doubt his soundings are
correct.
From these reports David r. Crosby
has deducted the following facts and
figures which will be of interest to any
who entertain fears that the Grand val
ley will experience, in the future, a
shortage of water for irrigation purposes
The statement is made in gallons and
barrels, for the benefit 4 th So VII "
dsrstand those terms better Than feet
and inches when applied to the measure
ment Of water:
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
HEAT PRosTRATIoNs.

Chicago-The most intense heat for
this time of the year for many years
prevailed in the central states today.
The thermometers registered from 80 to
96 degrees and two prastrations resulted
Milwaukee reported 80 degrees with two
prostrations resulted. Milwaukee re-
portsd 80 degrees with proetrations.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
ION, COLORADO. MONDAY. JUNE 5. 1899
MY ABSENT BABES.
BY DIR. z. F. ELDRIDGE.

o the days are long and the nights are
drear,
Since my babies left my side,
And wander about in search Of them,
And try my grief to hide,
But find it hard to be content
With my darlings far away,
For long to hear their childish glee
AS they shout in their merry play.
The days are long and the weeks drag by,
And they seem to have no end,
For the time comes not to my aching
heart
When used to romp with them.
But see their faces in my dreams.
And l hear their childish glee,
For in my sleep can clasp their forms
My babes, are again with me.
This world would be most sad indeed,
Its music would fade away
II the children hid from our anxious
gaze,
Fen but for single day:
And il life was robbed of their winning
smile
1t would all our pleasures kill
For love would die of broken heart,
Like a rose from winters chill.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
NEEDS A CENSOR.

Santiago de Cuba-In view OF the con-
tinued publication of inhamatory editor-
ials in tho local press, Governor General
Brooke has issued an order directing the
appointment of press censor for Santi-
ago. The editors are indignant but the
public is pleased.
The ssditious articles have not been
in any sense an expression Of the general
opinion
Several anonymous letters have been
received by the United States military
officers here, threatening an uprising at
an early date unless certain concessions
are granted.
One of these communications names
Juno 10th as tho date fixed for tie out
break.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
superintendent Elected.

Last Saturday night the board Of
school control Of school district No. l
met in special session to elect superin-
tendent to succeed Prof. Frank Smith.
Among host Of applicants the name
of Prof w. 81. Miller OF Ell Dorado
Springs Mo-, was selected to fill the
important position. The Endorsements
OF Prof. Miller were such that the board
could not but recognize them. He is an
educator who has made name for him-
self in this state years ago. He has
taught at Ell Dorado Springs for nine
years and has always been classed as
one of the foremost educators Of the
state.
For the past four or five years he has
been con iucting normal institutes in
this state with great success ard it is
through this fact that his eminent ser
vic es were secured through the recon-
m ,ndation OF some Of the best known
educators in Colorado.
Prof. Miller will leave the city at once
for Denver, where under Superintend-
ent Dick Of Arapahoe county be will
conduct normal institute. He goes
from there to Colorado Springs for three
weeks and then to Palmer Lake to teach
at the great .ummer school which has
been inaugurated there. His whole
time will be occupied up until the term
opens in this city.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
Frank Berger is in the city.

Frank Berger is in the city.
Ed Fist the Pueblo liquor man is in
the city.
G. D. Barnes and wife Of Denver Wis
tied the city yesterday.
T. 8. Witherspoon, wife and son were
Brunswick guests yesterday.
Harvey Day, in advance Of the Geor-
Ria Minstrels il Brunswick guest.
E.G. Coray, Of Colorado Springs Wis
tied the city yesterday.
st, Matthews Guild will meet next
Thursday with Mrs. A. r. Sampliner.
There will be no session OF the lodge
Of Knights Of Pythias tonight.
The June term OF the county court
opened this morning.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05
ABOUT THE WEATHER,

From Observer Stewart.
An area Of high barometer attended
by light rain and cooler weather has ap-
peared along the north Pacific coast.
A trough Of low pressure extends from
the Gulf OF California to Assiuiboia
causing rain over Montana, Wyoming,
Utah and Colorado. Hesvy rain has
fallen In Oklahoma, the rainfall at Okla
homa city during the past twenty-fouI
hours was 216 inches. UnseasOnably
high temperature with light rain prevail
along the upper lakes.
The following temperatures were re-
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05

= no k0kA0 kAv0t WOoAA RAOk0Aty AAAA-
.ssts LES $50 scrss; ard TIE Gapaisog
| IW6, ,7U6 acres
The flow Of the two rivers would cover
the entire surface Of the Grand valley,
counting its extent at 100000 acres, ono
inch deep in three hours or 70 feet deep
in 80 days, and in the irrigation season
Of seven months, 154 feet deep.
Could the flow of water from these
two streams be piled upon one square
mile of the surface OF the valley for one
day, the water would be I16 feet high.
and in an irrigation season OF seven
months, "a, 800 feet or over four and one
half miles high.
1t is matter of fact, beyond question
that the Grand valley is better supplied
with irrigation water than any other ter
Yitory of like extent in the irrigated
world
In distributing water over the surface
OF land, one-half inch OF water per Sec
ond Of time represents:
78-1OO Gu. IT ft................Pe Per minute
33,690 Gu. It ft................ " month
5oo gal. ................ hour
1896 gal ............... day
The surface on an acre OF ground un-
der u one-half inch water right would,
less seepage and evaporation, become
covered wi water nine inches deep in
month and in the irrigation season Of
seven months, there would be- a depth
OF over five feet.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-05

M. l. Roberts is homo from q fishing
trip to lola on the Gunnison river. He
says the waters are muddy and high and
fishipg will not be good for several days.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05

ton will be published jointly by the
Fish Commission and the Museum Of
Comparative Zoology.
In a recent letter Professor Agassiz
refers to his explorations In the Ba-
hamas, the Bermudas, Cuba, Florida,
the Fiji Islands, the Australian Great
Barrier Reef, the Hawaiian Islands, the
Bay of Panama, the Galapagos Archi-
pelagO and the Gulf of California, and
then says:
THE expedition now proposed l con-
slider the most important one ! have
undertaken since the cruise OF the
Blake, 1S77-S0. 1t covers an area OF
the Pacific which has not as yet been
touched, as nothing Is known OF the
line from San Francisco to Tahiti, Ia
hiti to Fiji, ElHce and Jaliet and Mar
shall Islands to Honolulu; and most
important results should be obtained
with vessel so admirably fitted i2r
the work as the Albatross. In addition
to the deep-sea work We expect to visit
many OF the atolls and elevations
Astounding along our track, and hope
10 throw additional light upon the de-
batable theory Of coral reefs, The pro-
posed Albatross expedition ~ one
which, with fair success, Is sure 10 he
creditablo to this country Since the
great exploring expedition Of wilkes
this Government has done but little In
the greater field of oceanic explora'
tion as u whole, though the minor eS'
petitions undertaken IN connection
with the work OF the Coast Survey and
the Fish Commission have been among
the most satisfactory explorations al
Limited areas ~ our coast"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
NOT THE WISEST WAY,

II is not always best to wait until II
is needed before buying bottle Of
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera aud Dlar-
rhoea Remedy, Quite frequently the
remedy II required In the very busiest
season or In the night and much ino0n-
yenienoe and suffering must be borne
before Il can be obtained, IL costs but
a tribe as oompaed with It's real worth
and every family can Well AFFORD "a
keep II IN their home, II N every
where acknowledged 90 be the most
successful medicine IN the world f0g
bowel complaints, For sale by benson,
smlth n %. Id. whol. sale agents for
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
Dr.. Maxwell Hon0red.

At a recent meeting OF the National
Geographical Society of America, held
in Washington, ID. c., DIR. Walter Max
well, OF Honolulu, was made cores
ponding member. This distinction Is
accorded to DR.. Maxwell on account OF
the prominence he has given to Hawaii
by his scientific studies and publ
cations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
hQnbUTQ Bremen Fire Insurance Co

The undersigned having been APP
pointed agents of the above company
are prepared to insure risks against
fire on Stone and Brick Buildings and
on Merchandise stored therein on the
most favorable terms. For particulars
apply at the Office of
+. A. SCHAEFER & CO.. Agts.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
General Insurance Co. for Sea.
River and Land Transport
of Dresden.

Having established an agency at
Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands,
the undersigned general agents are au-
thorized to take risks against the dan
gers of the sea at the most reasonable
rates and on the most favorable terms.
+. A. SCHAEFER L. CO.,
Agents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-05
German Lloyd Marine Insur'ce Co
OF BERLIN.
Fortuna General Insurance Co
OF BERLIN.

The above Insurance Companies
have established general agency here,
and the undersigned. general agents,
are authorized to take risks against
the dangers of the sea at the most rea-
sonable rates and on the most favor
able terms.
+. A. SCHAEFER 4 CO.,
General Agents.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-06

There was a lively foot bail match near Glasgow recently in which the spectators took part. with the result that nineteen policemen had to be taken, to the hospital.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-06
GERMANY WARNS FRANCE.
An ENpostulatory Note on the Dreyfus
 Agitation.

London, May 5.-M. Ernest Vizetelly has sent to the Westminster Gazette an important communication on the Dreyfus case, of which the following is the gist: M. Vizetelly says he under stands that the German government recently addressed an expostulatcry note to France dealing largely with the evidence taken by the court of cas- sation as reported in the Paris Figaro. It intimates that much of the evidence has caused surprise and pain, and sug- gest.5 in forcible terms the desirability of bringing the agitation to a speedy conclusion in the interests of both countries. France is also made to un- derstand that in certain eventualities it will be impossible for Germany to refrain from publishing her own de- tailed version of the facts.
 One effect of the note, M. Vizetelly says, has been that Premier Dupuy has impressed upon M Mazeau, first presi- dent of the court of cessation, the ad- visibility of expedition. M Vizetelly learns from private sources that fevis- ion counts eighteen declared partisans among the judges of the court and that fifteen are openly and resolutely opposed to it. The probability, how ever. point to a majority of eight in favor of revision.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-06
POWDER MILL BLOWN UP.
Five Killed in an Explosion at Car
 ney's Point. N. J.

Wilmington, Del. May 5.-Oue Of the press mills of the Dupont Smoke less Powder works at Carney's Point, N. J., blew up this afternoon and kLIIed five men. One was fatally in jured The killed were Captain Sid ney Stewart, 45 years old, government powder inspector; George Yearger. p years old Penn's Grove; Amos Nor ris, IT years old, Penn's Grove; Will liam Freint, 2S years old, Penns Grove; Harry Smith, 52 years old, Pena's Grove.
 The explosion occurred shortly after ? o'clock The mill was running at the time, and, as usual, no one inside of it. Yearger, Frefnt and Smith had just come out of the mill and were short distance away when an eXplo- sion shook the earth. The one-story sheet-iron mill was Tilted from it's foundation and carried into the ad- joining fields in the shape of kindling wood and scrap iron. The powder presses were entirely destroyed, and not a trace of them could be found.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-06

their suspicious. Until a few months the discontented Uitlanders, but as they only talked the danger was re- gaTded as comparatively trif1ing and remote.
 Mir Chamberlain, colonial secretary, told the house of commons the other day that it was quite true that the garrisons in South Africa have been strengthened without requests from the colonial governments. He might have gone further and stated that re- Inducements have been sent from time to time during the last six months, composed Of men carefully picked for their narkmanship, and that the ordinary drill in the South African garrisons has given place to an almost incessant practice in rifle shooting. All these cold5locded preparations are due to the beIief that President Kruger has not long to live, and that his death will be fol- lowed by events which will give this country as Transvaars suzerain am pie justification for armed interven- tion.
 The British governments plans have nothing to do with the designs of Cecil Rhodes. His prestige is trif1e damaged just now, owing to his elec- toral losses in the Cape Colony His agents in the Transvaal have also been having a bad time, so much so that Rhodes has felt compelled to es- tablish a new daily paper in Johan neSburg.