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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1905)
mm rittnhasa ir ,.tltiTWiWIWdaK'MtftlWli..-WmLgit,.-.-...M...... .y MaJ. am ii 1 1 " hMiiiTiJliissass mstn pi mill mi iwimmi iwi wiiiimimiWb 1 I A &)ead PastI Dy MRS. LOVCTT CAMERON $ OODDIE'O CHniOTMAO PRAYER. "Rod b'ss ill the family drtrt Red b'ei iiiammi, is, (oo Rod h'rsa Iltli sister r'an- An' Mine m itri), nice mi' ntt "Red b'est nil the rhll'ren poor, Alt' mikn nil the nick folks wfll Am' dear Rod, p'casc tlon't forget To send a pony, bit Nil' anrll, "II x bt gractou In your lambs, An' keep lit out of itiy life, CHAPTHIt XV. In the month of December, when the days were short nml Jnrlt, ami a black frost and biting east wind made winter bard to the young and unbearable to the old, Sir Much Grantlcy shuttled oil this mortal coll and was burled In tho family rault In Frlerly churchyard by the side of all the Sir Hush and Sir Johns and 81r (Irrgorys who had preceded him. He died as he had tired, unbred and un regretted. Ills selfishness stood him la ' good stead up to the last. He was burled with all becoming pomp and ceremony, and Hoy, his son, reigned la his stead. lint poor Hoy' reign was but a short and troubled one In the house of his lathers. Sir Hush's affairs were found to be In greatest confusion. Ihe property was hearily mortgaged, the farms had depreciated In value, the rents had been left orerdue. Poverty stared the young heir In the face. Margaret, who had partly guessed at tho state of things, stood by him, with her strong tnlnd and good common sense, to help him through his calamities. "There Is nothlHg for it but In let the hoBc. You cannot afford to lire In It," she said to him. Let Frlerly! Oh. Margaret!" "It It tho only thing to be done. Hoy; face It like a man. If you let It well. you will Ih able to tire comfortably as a bachelor In London, and when you marry, you must marry well, and then you will be able to come back to your own again, pay oft mortgaged, put the farms In repair, and start fresh again. You see how Important a good marriage It for yju." "You mean a rkh wife. I am afraid that I am not at all likely to restore the fallen fortunes of ray family In that way. The only woman whom I could ever hare married Is lost to me." "You arc not, I suppose, going to re main a bachelor for erer because of a married woman!" cried Margaret, with real irritation. She could not Mlere It possible that he was still mourning orer Kitten I.ayhourne there are women to whom a steadfast falthfulnes appears In the light of absolute stupidity. Was net Kitten married ami safely got out of the way? What oa earth possessed the boy to be thinking about her still? "Hat. Roy, you are the last the rerr last- It is your duty to marry. The baronetcy will become extinct If you do not:' cried .Margaret In desNilr. "Somebody must be last, I supiiose. Juit as somebody 4e must be first You arc a wonderful woman at counting your chickens, Margaret; but. to begin with, where Is the rich wife?" "There Is Felicia." "I am not wicked enough for her," said Roy, with a little smile to himself oTer sundry speeches of hit cousin' which still lingers In his memory. Marfgaret looked Indignant and serere. "I really do not pretend to understand the character and manners of the young ladles of the present day. I am afraid that Felicia It becoming rather reckless in her conversation since her father hat left her so much alone." "Exactly, and I could not marry a per son who was reckless, eren for her money," laughed the young man. "Well, there are plenty of rich girls to be picked up In London, and if we must let the Hall, we will go up to town and lire there. My own money will en able me to take a small bouse; and you, of ceurne, will lire with me. You will be aWe then to lire comfortably and suluwiy upon the remnant that can be aared out of the fire., together with the rent of the house. You can hare your horse and your brougham, and do every thing that is fitting to your position. As to your food, that need nerer cost you a farthing. Whatever la mine la yours." They went np to London, and Mar garet Installed herself and her household goods In a small house In Connaught Square. Here, too, Roy had hit own rooms awl bit own belongings, and he stayed at home as much at he liked, and went away also as much as he felt Inclin ed. Nobody, either, could bare said of Kir Roy Urantley that he llred the life of a woe-begone and despairing biver. He had plenty of friend, and lib friends took euro to make but life pleasant to him. One afternoon, in the month of May, Itoy found himself in a certain tiny drawing room In Mayfalr, where. In these days, he was always sure of n cordial welcome. The house altogether waa of the most minute dimensions, and was as thoroughly dirty and dingy as "bijou" residences within a stone's throw of l'ark Lane hare c habit of being. The vrtf door, as it was opened by the tall foot man, teemed narrower and lower than other people's front doors, and the foot man himself, as he preceded the rlsltor up the narrow wooden staircase, looked too large for the bouse. One end of the room was filled com pletely with a wide, low sofa, across which Eastern embroideries and piece of Italian brocade all rather dirty were flung in careless confusion. At one end of this sofa Invariably reclined a black poodle, at the other was his nils trees. Iiy Mrs. Talbot's side was a email table, upon which were arranged a hand looking glass t In silver, sev eral bottles of perfumes of diffcrcntf kinds, the poodles silk bag or French sweetmeats, and the photographs of her pet admirers. To those latter Itoy had been lately added In a resplendent new frame of crimson plush. Gertrude. In her white muslin drap eries, lay back among her embroidered cushions aud sniffed at her waits bot tle. Felicia, who had found herself a amall, low seat on the other side of the little table, had seized upon a Japanese fan and was agitating It violently. Itoy, upon n footstool between the two ladles, was made much of by both of them, and seemed to be enjoying himself amazingly. "Nothing makes one so hot as a fan," said Gcrtrudo. "Do keep that thing Atlll. Felicia i you net all my nerves on edge." "It I dellclously cool and breezy out of door," aald Felicia. "You ought to go out, Gertrude. I wish I could drive you, but I hare promised to call for papa," l am going out this very minute In a hansom," said ttcrtrudc, jumping up. "Sir Roy, will you go with me? I am going to pay a call. I am going to see a charming, lovely, delightful little woman. Somebody quite young, quite unsophisti cated; better than all, quite new." "I wouldn't go with her If 1 were you, Roy," sakl Felicia, when the door had coed upon the.r hostess. "Why not will It create a scandal If I go in a hansom wltn the beautiful Ger trude?" "Don't you know cannot you guess, Roy, who It Is she wants you to call upon? It is Mrs. Desmond." "Kitten " A pause. Felicia would not hare lifted her eyes for the world; htr glore buttons seemed to glTe her an Infinity of trouble. "How does she know her?" Roy asked presently, and she could hear that his voice was altered. "Oh, It Is very simple. Gertrude met Mr. Desmond In the park two days ago. I was with her. aud he Introduced us to his wife, and asked as to call en her. I I would net go If I were you, Roy." "Did she look happy?" he asked. "Oh, yev I suppose so; she was rery well dressed. You hare not got orer It, I am afraid." Mr. Talbot came back gay and gush ing; the hansom was summoned, and Fe licia was drlren away In her brougham. "I I don't think I'll come with you to-day," said the young man hesitating ly when he had helped Gertrude into the hansom. "Uh, Roy" She dropped the "Sir" when they were nloue "you promised; oh, do come. "Well, I will go a little way. then," and he got into the cab. "You can drop me, you knew." "To Lowades square," said Mrs. Tal bot. She bad no mind to drop Ruy any where. And Roy went with her. "I can't help myself," he said to hintsoif; but It was the old story of the moth aud the candle. had forsaken, hut to whom her faithful heart hud clung, through all absence and time, he stood before her at last! She reached nut her hsuds to lilni; she felt the strong grip of his ns he grasped thrill, one in each of his. He only spoke her name honestly ami huskily i "Rosamond. And she she It was who spoke first who found the words, poor, weak, trem bling words that shook with the great ness of her Joy. "Yes; it Is I Rosamond come back to you at List my llrlan my only love my heart's delight nerer, nerer to be 'parted from you again. For I am free, and I am yours for erer." Oh, why why then did he not clasp her In his arms? Why dM he not draw her to his heart, and rain such kisses upon her eager lips ss she h.vd dreamed of and thirsted for so long? Why did he stand so, and look itwn her with that awful look of deepening horror aud woe In his eyes? Why did his cold hands slacken thus their eager hold, and fall away at last, uerreless and helpless from out of hers? "Rrlan! Rrlant" she cried, with the sharp ring of a nameless terror; "do you net hear me? Do you not understand? I am free!" "You are free?" he repeated slowly and painfully, bringing nut each word separately with a sort of labor, as though each oe hurt him tit utter. "Your -husband Is he dead?" "Yes, yes do you not see my clothes? I am a widow. Heaven forgive ttic if I am too glad, but how can I help my Joy, when, from the day that he died. I knew that 1 might lure you once more? I did my duty. I was a good wife to him, but, oh, how I suffered! Rut now It Is all over and I have ewne back to you, ami llrlan! Rrian!" she broke out wildly, for still he stood there blanched to the very lips, and stared at her with Red b'rss sll tur Ittle frlru JoXM rAUV 1 1 J90S3a I "VSiN "-- I Ml i ll . .Ill , - .. ! 'i.,;. ii Rrian, on leaving hU wife to go oat sltHie. Intended to wend his way to hU dab. Had be gone there straight from his own door, be would have received a certain note which bad been waiting for him there all day, three bourn earlier, and so little does It take sometimes to alter the whole history of a man's life had he done so, It U probable that most of the events which ensued would have so far been changed or modified that they would not have been fraught with cer tain Important circumstances to himself and to others. Rut as he was strolling Idly along he met an old college friend, who hailed him Joyfully and linked his arm within his. So that it was Just 7 o'clock when he turned lelsurrly up the steps of his own club. The hall porter gave him a letter as he entered. He stood with It in his hand without looking at It for several minute, talking to an acquaintance whom he met In the ball. Then Rrian looked down at his letter, turning It round as he did so. And suddenly he recognized the band writing! It was years since be bad seen It. A whole century of new thoughts and feelings seemed to divide him like a yawning gulf from that other far away life, in which those even rounded char acters had played so important a part. It was like an electric shock to Rrian Desmond to see It once more to hold a letter from her once again in hi hands. A letter from Rosamond! An unstamp ed letter, too sent not by pott, but by hand. What could it mean? He had thought of her vaguely, dimly, as a some thing dear, yet dangerous to his peace of mind, that was on the other side of the world. She bad been to blni but a dis tant memory of a past which was orer forerer, a something which be bad hoped and prayed might nerer again -cros the new life he had built up fur himself. Often he had thought of her thus. In mUty dreams, thinking that he and she had drifted apart forerer, and would meet no more, tare in that other world where thoe who bare loved and deajHtir ed shall meet again under other condi tion, and f perchance at last happy! And lo! she was here at bis very doora In Iondofl alive, and writing to him! He tore open the letter and read: "I have come home, and am longing to see you. I arrived late last night, ami am at the Langbam Hotel. Come to Un as soon as you receive this. I shall not leave the house until I hear from you or see you. ROSAMOND." He glanced quickly up at th clock. It was tne minutes past seven. He tore upstairs three steps at a time Into the writing room, and wrote two lines to ids wife. "Do not wait dinner for me. I shall not be back." This be gave to a club messenger to take to Iwndes Square, and springing into a hansom, drove rapidly away to the Langham Hotel. He had given him self no time to think or reflect. He did not consider whether It was a wise or an unwise thing he was doing. A wild joy possessed him. Rosamond was back, and he was going to see ber! He could think of nothing else. After all the long, black, empty year they were to meet again. She was very tired of tho desolate hotel sitting room by this time tired and weary. She had almost given him up by now, "He cannot be In town!" she said to bcrsolf, In despair. "I wish, now, that I had written before from Alexandria. Dooa he have hi lettors forwarded, I wonder and will he get my note In the course of time? How can I And out?" All at onco her quick ears caught tho sound of approaching footsteps along the corridor. She sprang to her feet; her hands, womanlike, went Instinctively up to smooth her ruffled hair; her eyes shone, her lips parted and her heart beat. How wildly her heart beat! For he had come at lastl Through a mist she seemed to see him, a mitt of her own glad tears. The lore of ber life, whom the bad lovod and those horror-stricken eye. "Are you not glad? ifcteak to me, for heaven's sake! What Is It? Vtby do you look at me so?" "When dM he die?" was all he saM, In a number, dreary voice. "Eight months ago." Aud then be flung hp both arms wildly, with an exceeding bitter cry of anguish "Ah, It was my wedding day!" and fell prostrate before ber upm his knees, burying his face in his outstretched arms. Rosamond spoke never a wonl. She stood erect and stiff, cold as Ice. and mntionles as marble; not a word brake the stillnes of her agony, save those awful choked sobs from the bowed form at her feet. Afterward she could not recall what she had felt ami thought in those first moments only that in some vagae fashion Fate was revenged upon jg S, I kar Him Inni? am be hail ruined this Kti T.. 1 1. -,,-. fl..!i.l,..nn JXI .... -.... . .. .. - - - ., iaiai, , - V "1w, JHJ An' p ease Uuu t forurt Ofe "An' Uml ti'rsi i.le Hants Clsus, He Is irh a pretHlltl msu' An' tell hi hi not tortrt To brlag s gHH. tH. If he rsn, "An' s hot ef merhlrs. ten. Ah' s lot ef plrtitrr bok An' t ICMtJehrst rail nf imIs, Ulf tacks, nails, screws, w' htkt. "An' Orsr Dixl. mm, ether rises To Oil In coraert tslf. yaa knew, Ulagrr eakrs ta' nuts sa nt An' s lot ef rsady, ttm. "An" I wmjMa't mlinl some skates. tl'H rl'e my ele l imt fries') Aa' I rerkosi ills Is all 8 deed night, dear Hod. amen " -Detroit free Press man's life, and how now it was he who ruined bers! (To be continued.) thriv Can You Kolvo Thl7 How much crvater tlmn fourths Is four-fourths? At llrst alght It seems an easy ques tion, tiut put It to your arithmetical friends and you will probably Ami that It will divide them Into two pnrtli. one contending thnt the answer In one fourth and the other ns positively af firming, thnt It Is onMlilnl, while Ixitli will be ready to prove the accuracy of their respective solutions. The party of the first part (to use a legal phras) mny argue their point In tills way: Five shillings Is the fourth part of a pound. If you have 1." shillings, or three-fourth of n pound, nnd Home body gives you niiother fourth part you Jmve a sovereign ergo, your four fourths Is one-fourth greater than threo-fourths. Rut Uils will not suit the other party at all, ami they will proceed acorufully v&smm&ai Talbot's Christmas f HV IKA.NIH IIAKT. jV? 'it&&ssk JAMES." said Gerry Talbot sudden ly, looking up from the letter he bad Just receive.), "you needn't mind about the rest. The dinner will not come off, after all." The decorated end of the big, sumptu ous studio looked oddly distasteful to Grrry Talbot sluce the rending of Mitt Wakefield's telegram, which had shat tered hi enthusiastic plan. He had In vited ber aud ber brother and hi wife to a Christmas studio dinner which be meant to make aa festive as wislli!e. Of course, her rejection at the last hour had been a gentle Invention prepared to avert a greater disappointment, for he had lot her know unmistakably how It was with him, and be had been so hoM-. fill nf success that he had selected a ring for her Chrttmas gift a little gold en circlet set with n clear white soli The streets were thronged with bust- table, tne like of which nnnt of .hat humble parly had ever looked upon. Hut It was a kindly madness that possessed the host of that bountiful dinner, for his stories wero of Din pleasatitett and his watchful care was uullngkiiig. His guest rewarded his efforts by a spouta neons enjoyment of all llmt was set be fore (hem. It was good tu see Ihem wait upon blind Joints, who could not help himself, and upon lams Hetty, whose crippled hands made dlllli'ult the use of ktilfo and fork. Talbot rose to replenish a half einplled plate as tho hall bell thrilled merrily. There was a pause; then James' quiet, well-trained voice said' "Yea, madam; he Is at illnnrr In thn stuilln." The door swung Inward. Tiilhot knew that he waa not dreaming when aim came loitard him with uulatrelrlied hands and a ripple of riplnnalinii of which he heard not one word. Indeed,1 to him one Isolated fact lilted the world i tlnit she wa smiling up at him with a great promise In her eyes. "A little friend of mine wauled to give her friends a Christmas dinner, and I persuaded her to let mo share It," be explained Jauntily. "It has been a great treat to me." Miss WakeNeld read the whole Iruth for herself as she looked Into the gml, homely face that rellccted their host's (raises In every glance. She said noth ing but herejes told what Talbot Himld I ave given all he Mwsesed to hear from her liis. Then Mr. Wakefield and his wife ventured In. and Talbot bethnMcht himself to ask If they had dined, which they had not. Lou and Tallmt made room fur three plates here and there, and as then was a plenty of crullers and turkey and icet cream, all went well lo the ftf end of the function, when the eleven originally invited Klllesls rose and made their adieus with glad hearts sad InstmlNg faces, Miss Wakefield stood liefure the grate while her brother and his wife ctamlacd a row of pictures half hidden behind the holly wreath. ' "I was so sorry ta disappoint yntt yes terday," she said, "but poor Ted' tele gram was so urgent that we were afrakl he was worse, aud hadn't the heart to refuse htm. When I discovers! that we could take an early train hiosie I mad Hp my mind In run In and wMi yo a Merry Christmas, anyway, and we came, ymi see." Tallmt thought nf the rlag. He bad taken it (row Us hMIng place. "Tec a long while I have wanted to ask ywa la a crept this ami what furs with It," b aid simply, holdlNg the glittering baaMo toward her. A red glow crept Into ber face. She made no audible answer, bat when the young couple at the other end of the room sauntered toward them they were smiling. THCWECKLY Jil5T0RIAl1 NNe-WirfeiNrfNrfi l'.M 1 111) t.VfcK y,'i niw- 1713 to point out thnt the arjctunent is nil "w Christmas shopper, glad of heart, wrong, alnce . ,f you have 1, JUZ ami aomebody Is p-m-ruus enough to lut ml ,,,,yinK( Talbot nojlei two lit- add R shillings to It the donor la only giving you one-third of the amount you already possess (" times :t equals 1,'), therefore your sovereign la only one third more than your IS shilling. It In n pretty problem, and expert accountants Imve been known to wran gle over It for hours. Loudon An awera. CountlniC the Iliittona. "Yos," aald the tailor, "Councilman Crooklt ordered n four-button cutaway, but he changed It to a three-button." "la tlie tlireo-liuttou more atyllsli?" asked the other. "Oh, no. Rut a he wna K'dns out lie mw aomo children on my dooralep playing that old Kunie, 'Rfcli man, ;or man, beggnrman, thief.' " Philadel phia Press. l.oulcul Deduction. "All, my friend," aald the pasaenger with the uubarberml hair, "what can be more delicious, titan clour, cold wa ter In the early morn, fresh from tho pump." "Water," rejoined the hanlwnre clrummor, "la certainly n ood tiling. Iiy the way, are you In the milk busi ness?" Ciiitloo. Rill Why didn't the author of the piece romo out nnd ahow himself when the audience culled for lilm? Jill Well, you see, he'd Just been Kittlni; mnrrled, nnd lie's got light eye. If be went home with black eyoa, lie wna afraid Ills wife wouldn't know lilm. YonkiTH Htutoxumu. One Woman's Wlmloin, 'AIna!" Krnunial the dlaeouniKCtl hus band, ' "I nm tumble to find work, nnd there Isn't a tiling In the house to eut. What are we to do?" "Oh, I know!" exclaimed his wife, who had a abort-order Inspiration. "We'll take In boardera," Caxe of Hi-lf-Love, "Woo Jh mo!" allied tho CKOtlatlcnl youth who bad been handed tho Icy mitt. "Tliere'a no ono to love me," "Sir," rejoined the heartlea.? mnld, "you acorn to forKet youraelf." Ills Kent Love. Eva Tho count Is Kod"lf to marry tho Montana hulreaa. Edna (In surprise) For tho lovg of goodness! Bra No, for tho love of money. tie girls gazing wistfully Into a confec tioner window. "Yes, Mln, I would. I'd do It fast thing," said the taller of the two. "Oh, my, wouldn't It be nice tu be rich an' Invite all your friend to a big turkey an' Ice cream dinner!" They were rery poorly clad, thin featured aud ill-nourished, hut not un pleasant to look at. Talbot was con-M-lous, sll at once, nf an Inexplicable Impulse to gratify the child' wish. "So you would really like to glre your friend a Christmas dinner!" said he, smiling down at her astonished eyes. "I hare a great mind to let you have your wish." "Oh, dear me, Mln!" gasped Lou. "I can't hardly believe It, can )oii? It sounds Just like a make-ladleve thing. Won't Mis' I'osey he s'prlsedl An' Jonas an' Meg an' Tom. Oh, won't they be Jest too pleased!" "How many shall you Invite?" Talbot naked gravely, taking out his notebook. "Well, there's Aunt Katie an Uncle Tim an' the baby. Mis' I'osey. Jonas Roggs, Meg nn' I'at Fooley Mln, can you think of anyone else?" "Lame Relay an' Moll." "How ninny's that?" asked Lou. "Twelve, counting us three," "Don't you think It would be ulen to hnvo a little present beside each plato?" asked Talbot. Roth girls gasped, but looked Immense ly pleased. "Suppose you two go round with inn ami pick out what you consider suitable lor each of your guests, because I should not know what to select." When Lou appeared at the studio on the following morning she was a very different looking girl, and any one would have known by the pure joy of her voice that some great and festive event was at hand. Talbot had finished tho decorations which had been so harshly Interrupted by Miss Wakefield's mes sage, and the result was extremely grat ifying, especially after Lou'a rapturous acclamations. At precisely 1- o'clock the bell rang for the first time to announce tho nr rival of Aunt Katie and Tim and thu baby, all polished and prinked to the verge of painfulmws. Next ciiufe Mis' i'osey, n little, faded, bowed, undent woman in rusty black, -with long gold loops In her wrinkled ear. Lnmii Iteity thumped in on her crutches, closely fol lowed Iiy Moll, In borrowed finery, of va rious sizes. Mug brought blind Jonas, and a merry little wraith of u man called Tom Doom. Talbot shook hands all around with a "Merry Chrlstmasl" after which they all took their places at the beautiful CHRISTMAS TREE FIRCO. Ilnw Hie Hunurr of I'urlor CoiHsura (Ions .tiny II Mlnlnilrril. Severs! a it-id en Is on Carioln eve ami day nsrh )er res-all the fart, appar ent only on that day. that the Christ ma tree I quite a ilanaeron as It is pretty, and that the proud father per sonating Santa Clans should tike lb precaution to equip himself with asbes tos whiskers. About the nsaal Number of fire are recorded In the country each year as a result of the Inilainmable na ture of the Christina tree nnd It dec oration ami tbelr careless handling. Thl warning alway follows Christ ma Just a the ontery sgimt ley pis. tol I raise. I after the Fourth of July. Of course mi rose Is fr. from tburaa, and a pia rent ly no holiday can lie ob serve.! In the ronventlonal fashion with out rnk of acrtdcM to the merrymakers. Sputtering eandU on a Christina tree are a very real danger, and the name may I said of the tret, themselves, tks wreath of etergeeen aud the mMletoe. After a day or two they bes-omc dry ami InmtwntahJe to a high degress, and In the Joy of the lelebratkou risk are run ami precaution neglected. A tree thus Uxid mi down with prewM and decoration may become in an Instant a torch capa ble of starting a dimstroa Hre, as many cltle discovered the other day. to their great cost and to the serloiM dlscomfurl of their fire dciHirtmenta. Ry taking preventive measure thou sands of dollar will be waved every year. Tree should be Itought late and kept out doora until used. In the ease of First regular E'lsiish I'arlUuimt asseiiililed at Oxford IVrkln Warbeik. pretender ta Ih throne of EiikIsh I, executed tt T) burn -l'riN'tsmallou lMd by lleary VIII. declaring Tboniaa llsekst not a taint, -First 'rMb)triau meeting heats In ICnrland ard. IIKI-The Utile ship I'ortMH from Kaaiau.l arrives! at l'1mauik, Mas. Irtll llettry MeMabone eiettlled at Tyburn fnr conspiring IHah mat. aaere. I lltW Treaty of Lieban signed hy Charles N. ami the Great ICIeeter. Treaty of alliance signed hetwrn I'eler of Itnssia and Augustus II. of Poland. Dael between Dale nf Hamilton ami Unl .Mun Roth killed 1787Oaeen Caroline of England died I7TS Tare hundred chests of let throw n overboard at lloaton I eisHwe nf tks duty luiptittd by ICn gland. 17T7 Artirle of Confederation of Ik Cnlted Male agnt to. Ansrr Iran Courre recalled HI Us Dean from Fart tnd appointed John Adnt. . l'Mge of the Anitr Iran fort on Delaware river by the Itrltlob. Frt Lee, N J , m the llndsnn. oppo.li npwr New York City, rantnrrsl by the Rrll lib. 17ST.Xlr llavM Willie. ICagiWh ptlat- er. bora; dM IHII I7MI North Carolina ratlsVd the Co til HI Ion of the t'nltasl Klste. I71l-Catberlne II. (lb Great), rm- he of Itnls. died at St. IV teestmrg; bum TA. I7H7 Tbnriow Wl born. 1NWV llrltWi ami KiUu force lJ in Naples. ISfa, Nspolr-.H Issued a deerea declar ing Ike IIHtlsh Isle In a state nf blockade, IHII (Ireat rtota at Nottingham, Hag land. .. .Jnhn llrlght. great ling Hsh statesman, bom. 181.1 Rattle of l.el..W-. IK1.1 Second I'eaee of Paris. IHIIt-llells of Notre Dame, Paris, bap tised. 18.11 Melbourne ministry dissolved. lKltl Crarow auncied to Austria. IKIKAsssiMlnailisn of Count Rossi, first minister to i'iut IX. at Roma. IHIO Hteamrr lmUUna ciplodcd at New Orleans. Nearly Ha) killed. IHKt lw.hu Man4s difficulty between failed Hairs ami Peru settle.!. 1M17 Relief of Lweknow lWRi-deo. Sumner demanded surren der of FrsNlerkktbnrg. Va IfMil Treaty nf peace between Den mark, Prml ami Austria rati fied.... lien. Skrrmaii began bit march tn the ia. ISO) First (1. A. It. post Instituted at DrcalHr, III. 1870 Duka of Aosla elas-ted King of Spain. tresti. green trees the rl.K will I mln- LS7.1 IWyclical letter lHed by Plu Imlted. (uinlle should not be too che I X. against Old Calhnll,. together aud should lie eonstaatly watch-'tkH,, u, .,....., .i. .i.. . u... !. At, .11. m I.i...vm . ,. . IHM-Slsmlanl time adupte.1 In State be at hand, also a toiige on a mI lung enough to reach any point of the trros or celling. So, at least, say the fire fighter, who fxtry year have tbelr own Christmas spoiled by Ihe neglect of these very obvious precautions. Old Idea. About Christina. Uvea as late as lTo!! there was svmt doubt as tn the exact date of Christmas, Ihe old count bringing it tu the fith of January, the new count giving us the liTitli of llecember, which I "Ihe day wn celebrate." in Devonshire, HngMnd, It I believed that If the sun shines at noon on Christina day a plentiful crop may be looked fur In (he following year. Tho Thoughtful Giraffe, The absurd and lung legiieil giraffe Hatd: "Here Is h thought makes inr langh If we giraffe nlmuld Wear sKm-Miius, linw enuM Old Hants tiau elen till Imlfr OROCKCI) oi r. FSf 1 east nt Ihe Rocky mountains. Four standard adjusted to be au hour aHirl and lo differ by exact hours from (ireenwleh wert adopted. Thn division are east ern time, central time, Rock) mountain lime ami Pacific time, being respectively "fi degree, t degrees, Ilk" degree and IVO de grees wt of (ireenwleh, lhi! Chester Alan Arthur, twenty-first President of the I'lilted States, died In New York City, bom lfCKk IKKS Rear Admiral Charles II. Raid- win, Union naval veteran, died In New York City, horn Ihrra IK".'J. 1801 Hx-KIng Milan of Servla re nwiuced all rights to thn throne. IN Town of Kuchan, province nf Khorattart, Persia, destroyed by au earthquake; over P.'.OOO peo ple killed. I8!U .lose Salvador, anarchist who threw bomb In Rnrceloua thea ter and killed many persona, gar ruled. 181)7 President McKlnley signed the treaty adopted by the Universal Postal Congress, ...Ruv, (leorge Hendricks Houghton, rector of the Church of tho Trnustlguratlon (Ihe Llttla Church Around Ilia Corner), died In New York, aged 77. 181)8 Michigan Slate Supreme C'oun 18WI 11)01- 1003- n deelarml boycotting Illegal. L- Admiral Dowry transferred to rl his wife thu Washington lnniaoktZ given him by the American people warren .. iigimrl, Vice Pre. Idimt of the Dulled Stales, died. -James J. Jeffrie defeated Out Ruhllii in a battle for the world's pugilistic championship nt San Friindsco, -A canal treaty with the new re public of Panama signed at Washington, The nh v.-- v,..i. i . 1001-Klng hdward VII. of lflngland ar- nl.nl Uar-Uu 've to more, rived In Portugal on a vltlt ta on, old man. King Carlos,