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AT ST. MARY,s CHURCH

Services at O'Clock, s and II
O'Clock, Christmas morning. Mil
lard's mass in F will be rendered b,
choir OF twenty voices. Mr.. Miller
first violin; Miss Colletta Moelier
second violin. The personnel of the
choir is as follows:
Sopranos-SIrs. Z. Schenk. Mrs
Lindstrum, Misses Bertha Kennedy
Anna Ewers, Pauline Stahl. Mary
Winkler, Grace Kennedy, Marie Noel
Ter.
Altos-Misses Mildred Powers. Cor
della Lorig. Esther Yocklin.
Tenors-Messrs Carl Schmig. Jos.
Moeller. Albert Lorig, Joseph Schmig,
Arnold schmig.
Basso-Messrs. Herman Hemmy
Geo. Kraft, Geo. Stahl, Frank Moeller.
VIM. Herbner.
Following is the program:
Holy Night Choir.
Kysie-Millard- Choir.
Gloria-Et In Lerra Pax-Mr. A.
Lorig, Mrs. Moelier.
Gratis-Miss Mildred Powers.
Qui Tolis-Misses Anna Egers.
Cordula Lorig.
Out Sedet-aiiss Grace Kennedy.
Cuds-Et Incarnatus-Mr. Carl
Schmeig.
Crueifxus-Nr. Herman Kenny.
Ohertory-Aye Marie-Cherubini-
Miss Bertha Kennedy.
Sanctus-Choir.
Benedictus Bollman- Messrs. Jos.
and Frank Moeller.
Agnus Dei-Mrs. Lindstrum.
Adeste Fideles-Mrs. E. schenk
Miss Mildred Powers, Mr.. VIM. Herb
ner.
organiste and director-Mrs. Jos.
Moeller.
Swedish Methodist Episcopal church
corner Twelfth and Concert street.
\. Pearson. pastor. Sunday morning
there will be early service at $50 a.
m The choir will sing. The Sunday
school will give Christmas program
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VETERINARIAN.

Registered in Iowa and Illinois. sps.
cial attention TO surgery.
S;e Bloadeau st. kcokuk, Iowa
Iowa Phone 294 Red. Hub. Phone 1881
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Gratias AgiInus Tibi Propter--S So
prano solo.
Out Tillis Peccata Mundi-- Bass solt
!, and chorus.
Quiniam T'u Solus Sanctus- Chorus
i Credo in Unum Deuin--C Chorus.
Visibilium OminIm Tenor solo.
i Et lncarnatus EST Soprano solo
and chorus.
! Et in Spiritum Sanctum Don,inunl-
Bass solo.
Vitam Ventura Saeculf-Chorus.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus--Chorus.
From Eduard Marcos Mass.
Communion, Adeste Fidelis Choir
Agnus Del Bass, tenor and soprano
solos and chorus.
offertory--O Salutaris Hostia-By
Wiegnnd- Soprano and bass duet.
The choir is composed of the fol-
lowing voices:
Soprano-Misses A. Burke A..
Welsh, j, Reidy. L. Weldon, c. Dickey.
G. Agnew, A. Connolly, G. Crotty, c.
Fallon, NJ. Welsh, ]. Connolly, M.
Brassill.
Alto-Nisses X. Rogerson, R. Grow
ley, G. Reidy, R. Welsh, NJ. Brerton.
Tenor-Jno. Welsh, Jas. Welsh,
Sherman Mills. DR.. R. H. Fegers.
Bass-Tnomas Rogerson, F. Wester.
hoff, L. Skyles, H. G.. Auwerda E.
Welsh, Jno. Reidy, ". Doyle, Leo
Tigue.
organiste-Miss Leonora Dickey.
The Sunday school Christmas fes- /
tiFal at the Swedish EVANGELICAL /
Lutheran church will be held on Mon
day evening, Dec. 90, at 500 o'clock.
There will be general Christmas !
program, with Rotations by the chill
dren.
at the Swedish Evangelical Luther
an church. corner Twelfth and Morg-
an, there will be services Christmas
day at 1880.
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United Presbyterian church. Ninth
and Blondeau streets. Rev. Harry %.
Foster, pastor. Preaching service at
lo:45 a. m. Sermon theme. THE
Governmtnt Shall Be Upon His Shout
ders." In connection with this SER
vice there will be baptism of chill
dren, and reception of new members.
Preaching at Sumnitville at D. m.
Christian Union $50. Sabbath
school at $3.50 Christmas entertain
ment Monday evening at $50.
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Pilgrims Rest Church, Fourteenth
and Exchange. Entertainment for
the holidays: Christmas garden Dec.
"a; preaching Sunday morning at IL
o'clock and 5 in the evening by the
pastor, ]. H. Helm
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at 1880 p. NJ; the collection will. be
! for the orphans. All are cordially In.
tied and made welcome.
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Christmas Musical Program.
Professional, Hark the Herald An
gels Sing-Mendelssohn.
Venite. Key of A. 0 Come Let Us
Sing-Buck.
Gloria in Excelsis, Key Of D-Buck
Te Deum fFestivaD Key OF D.
Buck.
Jubilate, Key of b fat 0 Be joyful
In the Lord-Nevin.
Hymn, Shout the Glad Tidings-
Avison.
Offertory. Key of D, Glory to God in
the Highest--Cooke.
Recessional. o Little Town OF Beth.
lehem-B arnby.
Bethel A. NJ. E. church, corner of
Morgan and Seventh streets. Brice
Y. Taylor, pastor. Service at 10. AZ
a. m. and 7.45 p. m. Holy Commun
Ion day. Rev. L. ]. Phillips. p. r..
will preside both morning and oven.
ing. Sunday school at 2.30 d m
The Allen Fndeavor at 700 O'Clock.
a cordial welcome to all.
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s.. Johns Episcopal church. Christ
mas Evensong at $50 p. m. A carol
service for the Sunday school, fol
lowed by supper at p. m. After
supper the Christmas tree. 1t is to
hoped that parents will be present
They are all invited.
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Baptist Musical Program.

AT the First Baptist church ths
following program OF Christmas
music will be given morning AMI
evening by a chorus choir. Mrs, w
J. Hubert, soloist.
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s.. PauI's German Evangelical
church. corner Eleventh and Ex-
change streets, Rev. J. Nuesch, pas.
tor. Sunday school at 9 a. m, preach
ing service at 1870 m, on the sub
1ect, The Christmas Message: Unto
You is Born TODAY the Savior, which
is Christ the Lord The choir has
prepared special anthems for this
service: there will be no evening ser.
vice. Teachers training class Wednes-
day evening al 1870 j. m. The Christ.
mas celebration around the Christ
mas tree will be held this evening
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3 THE SHOT THAT MISSED. (


take 4 malicious pleasure in exas-
perating his passion.
The director Of the Alcazar d'Au-
tonne had observed this, and had
said:
Take care, nademoiselle. That
man holds each night in his hands
your life"
Arabelle laughingly replied, as she
raised those beautiful shoulders:
"He kill me? No. He gets too
much gold from my head to ever
think of spelling it,
Each night she stood before the
pistols muzzle with the same calm
tranquility, her soft glances calming
the revolt of her lover as the eye of
the master subdues the rage Of the
animal
One evening, scarcely eight days
after the arrival of Ventura at Paris,
gentleman Of elegant appearance
entered the green room and went
toward Arabelle, who, with a slight
cry of mingled surprise and pleasure,
seized the extended hand and kissed
it passionately. Guido Ventura, who
had been conversing with the direc-
tor, turned about upon the entrance
Of the stranger and witnessed this
tender reception. His face assumed
deathlike pallor, and his eyes
flashed with fearful rage,
The new arrival was a rich Amer
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Dante rs q Sorcerer.

A correspondent Of the Times sends
curiously interesting paper on
Dante as sorcerer." based on the
recently published documentary rec
ords Of the processes instituted at
Avignon by Pope John XXI. against
Matteo Visconti and his son Galeazzo
of Milan. The Visconti were charged
with having resorted to witchcraft
in order to injure the Pope, and Bar
tolomeo Canholati, the chief witness
against them, declared that in an in
terview with Galeazzo the latter stated
that he had conferred with Dante.
The evidence, which is in Latin,
makes no definite charge against
Dante. All that Canholati alleges is
that Galeazzo had caused Dante to
come to him on this business; and the
general impression of his evidence is
that Dante had an uncanny reputa-
ton for some people, and that Gale
ago may have hoped that he would
consent to exert his maleficient pow
ers against a man whom he (Gale-
azzo) hated" The particular method
resorted to in this case was the Sub
fumigation" of an image, so that as
the image was consumed with heat
SO would the person be consumed
against" whom the image was made;
and we have Dante's own testimony
in the "Purgatorio" (XXV. 23) that
he believed in the efficacy OF that
form of witchcraft. ft.--London Spec
tator.
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Coal-Mine Safety Devices
Br GEORGE II. WALSH.

In the effort to eliminate so far as
possible the dangers OF coal-mining,
the fuel division of the Geological
Survey has been for some time con-
ducting experiments with number
Of devices intended to save the lives
of miners. Gas and coal-dust explo-
sions in mines exact a heavy toll of
lives nearly every year. England and
Belgium have had few casualties
from this source, owing to extreme
precautions, although Belgian mines
are notorious for the presence of fire.
damp. As result Of experiments in
England, there are number or per-
missible explosives" used, and no
others, and there is also a limit
charge" which must not be exceeded
by the miners or mine-owneTs under
pain of severe penalty,
One of the devices used tn Euro
pean mines which will probably be
used here In the future is an appara-
tus worn by the members of rescue
party Immediately after an accident.
This enables them to enter the mine
charged with gas and coal-dPst va
pors. Statistics of mine disasters in
this country show that many terrible
deaths from suffocation follow an eH-
plosion in mine. If Immediately
after such an accident rescuers could
enter the mine to help the miners,
fully fifty per cent. Of the fatalities
could be averted. The apparatus
which is used in European coal
mines Is capable OF sustaining life
where there is fire-damp or the poi
II lows vapors that follow explosions.
The device consists of canvas jacket
equipped with cylinders of COM
pressed oxygen, connected with the
operators mouth by flexible rup-
ber-lined metallic tube. The use Of
thci oxygen is regulated by pressure
gauge The exhalation of the opera
tor is passed through small Jumps of
potassium hydroxide. The carbon di-
oxide is thus absorbed and the re-
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naming product, with added oxygen,
is available.
With this apparatus a man couid
enter a mine Immediately after the
explosion and begin rescue work. The
flre-damp and poisonous vapors do
not Immediately suffocate, and il the
the miners could be brought to the
surface at once they would be saved.
Besides having these devices ready
at the mouths of the mines for the
use Of miners, the Belgian authori-
ties require that mine-owreTs carry
a sufficient supply OF them in deep
underground work. A rescutng party
could thus penetrate deep tunnels,
and atfix an apparatus to the head OF
a suffocating miner so that he would
not die while being carried to fresh
air.
Mine explosions have been reduced
in number and seriousness in Belgium
by the compulsory use of standard
miners lamps which are tested by
government experts. Many of the So
called safety lamps used by miners
have been found inadequate. Under
severe tests in the government eXper-
iment stations they have leaked suf-
ficiently to ignite fire-damp and coal
dust. Another point which the eX-
perimental tests have developed is
that more explosions are due to coal
dust than to fire-damp. The care
less use of explosives by the miners
themselves is a common cause Of e2-
plosions and cave-in accidents. The
men in their hurry or carelessness use
too heavy charges and cause under
propping of the supports or produce
an explosion through the concussion
The ventilation of the mines is an
other great advance made in recent
years, which will soon be improved
much further. With the invention o1
electric fans and suction air-pumpf
SO enclosed that they are air-tight
the deepest tunnel can be kept frest
and practically free from dangerous
fire-damp and poisonous gases. These
air-pumps and ventilators can be op
Grated night and day, and it is possi
ble to keep a mine as fresh as the
upper air.-Harper's Weekly.
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"THE NEXT HOUSE"

When it comes to matters OF speedy
adjustment. the House of Representa-
tives has no equal, Six weeks ego, it
looked as if we would be we'll on into the
dog davs. before the Speaker would sound
his gavel for final adjournment of the
sixty-frst Congress. BY some method
known only to those on the inside, oil
was poured on the troubled waters, and
the beginning of the end hove in sight
More was accomplished in the last four
weeks of the Session than had actually
been done, in point of real, legislation
during the whole of the Session, up until
that time. All of this goes to show that
heat and broken down political fences at
home, will do more to bring about speedy
legislation than all Of the parliamentary
usages and the Committee on Rules
thrown in.
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ican, whose attentions to Arabelle
had caused some slight 2andal dur
ing the time which they lid remained
in New York. 1t wos to avoid this
MAI that Ventura had cancelled his
engagement there and had come to
Paris. And now behold him here!
Who but Arabelle could have in
formed him of their destination?
That night, upon their return to
the hotel, a violent quarrel took place
between Ventura and his companion.
But the most terrible scene Of all
occurred eight days later. During
that week the American was lavish
Of his gifts and attentions to Arabelle,
Ventura endeavored to induce the di-
rector to refuse the American en-
trance behind the scenes. But to no
purpose.
On the evening in question, as Ara
belle was preparing her stage Co.'S
tune, Guido saw a note fall from the
corsage Of her dress. He picked it
up unobserved, and perused it eager
| ly. 1t was from the American. filled
with expressions Of endearment, and
| proposing flight on the morrow.
Five minutes later the call boy an
nounced their turn. On their way to
the stage, Ventura beheld the Amer
ican leaning negligently against a
scene. Ventura glared at him and
hesitated, but at that moment Ara
belle, who had made the entrance in
advance of him, stood prepared, the
arms crossed, the glass ball in posi-.
ton on her head. With bitter oath
but half-suppressed, Ventura turned
and strobe upon the stage.
Ventura was In position, the muz'
zle of his pistol covered the mark, G
stiffness as OF death reigned In thai
dense mass Of human beings in front
Arabelle smiled. On whom wa:
she smiling? On whom save the mai
who rivaled him in her love? She
could smile on a man who dared tt
make such proposal! Heavens! sht
would perhaps assent to IL!
The silence was terrible, but it wa
soon broken; a quick, sharp repor
rang out. Arabelle tottered and fel
heavily to the stage; the bullet hat
pierced the centre of her forehead.
4 When the arms of Ventura wer,
loosened from the corpse which h
held with an iron firmness to hi
breast, he was raving mad!
Crime? Accident? One knew no
how to decide. At Paris sensation
pass quickly, and after the first ez
element had subsided the character
of this tragedy were soon forgotten.
Since that time he has passed mos
Of his days Of confinement here, be
fore his plaster mask. Once and ono
only his aim failed, and the head wa
shattered. For eight days thereafte
he was violent, but otherwise he ha
been harmless and inoffensive as yo
see.
We returned to the pavilion, an
found Ventura cleaning his weapon.
"You have not missed, to-day, Ven
: tura," said the doctor, pleasantly.
The man raised his head, and
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The Art of Disguise.

The disguise that really serves its
purpose instead of only betraying it's
wearer is a difficult art. 1t Is an art
that enters more effectually into real
life--its romance and tragedy-than
most people would be disposed to be-
lieye
In the case OF men, the beard is I'M
doubtedly the greatest aid to dis
guise. But great care has to be
taken, for if too striking an appear
ance were given to the subject the
whole purpose Of the scheme would
be defeated In our art the whole
secret of success lies in not attempt
ing too much. There is no particular
kind of beard. AS rule, it has to be
thin. and is usually of lighter hue
than the hair.
Besides altering the complexion,
the use of slightly smoked glasses
often helps greatly toward good dis
guise. Alterations can also be made
in the arch and color of the eye
brows; and, talking of eyebrows, you
would be surprised if you only knew
how often we have to paint out black
eyes.
OF course, with certain persons it
is useless for us to attempt disguise
solely by working on the face. Atten-
ton has to be paid to the contour of
the back and shoulders; while some-
times the use of towel or two over
the latter inside of the coat works a
great change. The use of high heel
and low one is often successful in al
tering the gait, but in this matter a
good deal depends upon the person
himself. Strand.
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NEWSPAPER ENGLISH.
Veteran Reporter Takes Occasion to
Roast Some Ordinary Specimens.

Veteran Reporter Takes occasion Go
Roast Some Ordinary Specimens.
Albert L. Blair, veteran news
paper man of Brooklyn, recently en-
tertained the Business Mems Associa-
of Bridgeport, Conn, with descrip-
ton of the inside workings of the
newspaper. During his talk he dis
cussed different phases Of the profess
sion, which he declared is one Of high
calling and second only to the minis
try and pedagogy. Fhe reporter, he
said, is necessary nuisance. and is
the man who really makes the paper.
Many specimens of newspaper Eng
lish came in for a grilling. Among
them was the word "gutted," which,
he said happened to every house
which had caught fire. He said this
word had no place in a clean and up
to-date newspaper. He also asked
why it was that there were SO few
fires" in newspapers, why they were
always "conflagrations" He wished
that some reporter would say that a
criminal broke sideways" or any
other than down" when he con-
fessed. He always breaks down" "
said the speaker. Again, man never
'says" thing nowadays, he declared.
He makes a statement" he states. "
The bride always comes in on the
arm" Of her father or somebody else.
consider that great feat, ne de-
clared, "to be able to carry woman
on ones arm. 1t is second only to
the feat OF Byron, who said he stood
on the Bridge of Signs in Venice with
a palace ON one hand and prison
on the other. Byron was poet and
an athlete, so I believe he did what he
said" Another one is the "inclem-
ency' of the weather. At a banquet
there is always a "bounteous repast
to which full justice was done"
Whenever read anything like that L
hear a lot of people in nall gobbling
up food. All after-dinner speeches
are of course "post-prandial. From
the Editor and Publisher
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Just now, conjecture is being freely
made, as to the organization of the next
House and how it will be accomplished
1t is fair to suppose that the Insurgents
will make their wants known and yet 60
a step further and insist that their de-
mads be needed. 1t has been broadly
hinted, that the regulars will be con-
ceded the Clerk of the House, while the
insurgents will claim the right to the
Doorkeeper. Then the regulars will be
conceded the Sergeant-at-A Arms and the
insurgents insist on taking the Postmas'
ter of the House. This, of course, will
only leave the Chaplain and there will be
no trouble in getting together on his
election. This would seem an equitable
adjustment of the matter when not
viewed from the inside or when looked
at by the laity. But upon closer analy'
sis, when it is remembered that all OF
the patronage that amounts to anything
will be in the hands of the DOorEeeper ii
can be readily seen the advantage the in
surgents would derive from such divi'
sion.
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HOME MADE.

do not yenrn for terrapin or salmon
steak or trout
Or venison or quail or canvasback
Or lobster Ia Newburgh or dish Of dey'
illed crab
Or mushrooms or trufies rich and black,
But my hearts go barking backward DER
the beaten path Of years
To places where once was wont to roam.
And again [ see before me ON china
platter piled
Tho shortcakes that they used to bake at
home,
They went into the oven, just dozen to
the pan,
Like little balls of light and fluffy snow,
And they issued forth like cobblestones or
prehistoric flint,
Or any substance far removed from dough-
But / think of them with longing and [
wish for them once more
When { go to fish for tarpon in the foam,
For I'd like to take one with me for a
sinker on my line,
The shortcake that they used to make at
home
--Minna Irving, in the New York Sun.
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Free Operation.

"Dr. Doyen fought duel with a
Belgian while was on the Riviera "
said a Chicago surgeon. You've
heard of Doyen? His latest is a
serum that, increasing tenfold the en-
ergy of our white blood corpuscles,
wards of old age,
"Wel, we gave him, we sawbones,
a supper at the Cergie de la Mediter-
rance in Nice after his duel. He won
the duel, you know. And in his az
ter-dinner speech he told us how he
had said to the Belgian, as he ran
him through;
"'You lucky dog! I'd charge any
other nan $4,000 francs for an abb
domlnal incision like this, And yet'
by jove, you don't look over
pleased detroit Free Press.
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The President and the Magazines

Talking with more than one visitor,
the President expressed himself very
freely on the 7ubject of the attitude
of the magazines and newspapers.
Mr.. Taft does not accept this criticism
as sincerely made. He attributes the
antagonism of the magazine writer's
chiefly to the demand for muck-rake
copy. He feels it the more keenly
because the magazines are the re-
cipients of what he calls subsidy
from the Postoffice Department 1t
appears to him gross ingratitude for
the periodical press to attack the
Government, which annually con-
tributes millions of dollars to Its sup
port. Conscious of the rectitude of
his purposes, he finds it impossible to
understand how persons so we'll in
formed as are the political writer's for
the magazines and the correspondents
of the daily papers can impugn his
motives or give to political news the
representations which he reads in the
press.--William Bayard Hale, in
Worlds Work for June.