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NUW YEAR'S EVE. lilt $ flit. IM Ml. to t lio w 111 dky, Tlw I -n;elouil, tho frmtty llrflitj 'Ili-jrtir Isdj hk In ft onlgliti ltk( it, w IM IkIK nml let Mm tlio. nJiw wit tiw ulil, r.-ttr In the iky Jtlnr. I'M'PV U'lta. wnw ttwwtoirl 'II JTr h (tnloj. In Mm go; Uhlg Dill the false, i luij In tJw true. 4U I, mso out Tim oi.d-iu.vo m tiik new. RIliS "Ht tlio Rrlef tlint nap the mlml 1'or tlioso tlint hero i boo no innrc; King out tlio fetid of rich ntul poor, King In rcdrrM to ull mankind. Kins In tlio vnllntit man nml frrp, The larger heart, tlio Idnilller hand; UI113 out the ilnrknctts of tlio land, niiig In tlio Christ tlint Is to lie. Alfivd TentiyBon. EGBKItTS NEW DEAR'S. 1IY OMVK lIAIU'RIb This tiny I'liort had lieen down to tbo very end of tlio garden, to tlio llttlo house Hint flood by tlio edgo of tlio uootli on their neihbor'a kind, nnd lio looked with childish ctnloslty through tho palltifjs, to whero ho heard voice. A hoy of about hH own ago, ft poorly dresfed and not very pretty hoy, rtood with a woo boono look wlillo n sweet faced woman bound upn cut finder, and then when it was dono nho paused her plump arm nround tho child's neck and draw tho curly brown IkvhI to her brand, nnd w 1th tho other ilio patted Ids check, and then cureshed his curlini; hair, and llunlly kissed him two or thrco tinica very tenderly. Buddcnly Egbert's heart swelled nnd his throat wiincd with tlio cITort to keep back tho team. No ouo K ! him like that "Mother," said tho lioy on tho other side of tho fence, "mother, it doesn't hurt n bit now. Shall I go on chopping!" "Yes, dear, but Ik) a littlo nioro carefuL I don't want to lind you in a hospital Now Ycnr'ii day. "Don't you bo scared. You best littlo mother In the wholo world." So tho "best littlo mother'' went Into tho cottago, giving her boy ono moro beaming glanco of lovo as sho entered tbo door, and tho lioy returned to his job of splitting kb dlings. iMvlA. V. S k , Skjnfcz&ir- &i&SXF i&FMm Ift&flKf-.SS''' 'S-kiii -., 3?&i r-' -c -a &&! rTJ--' .c&zr ,. : KO ONE LOVED ItlU LIKK THAT. Egbert stood ft llttlo whllo and then went llowly toward tho house, lih brain filled with thoughti mid hh heart with n vaguo senso of Cricf and almost nngcr. IIo wanted n mother. ITo lmdnono; no ono ( to lovo mm in mat precious fashion tiiat 110 bad Just beheld. ' . Ills nurso had always been good to hlln, his father moro than good, but w hy had ho no mother? ' "Whcro was tho, or bad ho novcr had ono! Ills father gavo him everything that money could buy or affection dovisoj 'but ho bad novcr known n mother, novcr heard tho namo oven, nt least as applied to himself, but now ho suddenly fell hat ho had 'needed n mother nlways mid ho had novcr had ono. What was tho reason? Did overybody havo mothers, or only tlio poor, for hu realized that theso jicoplo wcro poorer than others, and yet as ho remem bered that Mvcct comforting simlo and that tender carc-n ho felt wronged nnd defrauded. "I will havo n uiothor, too," said ho, "oven If I havo to livo in ft cottago and wear old clothes and havo no pluj things llko that boy; I'll in.k father right away." Lghort Fallor. would lx 10 years old on Now Year'o day nnd ho hod never known any other licio tlinn this, which was in n suburb of Now York and closed against intrusion. IIo saw no children, except when ho rodo n his pony Iwsido his father In their excur sions, nnd 110 isltors camo there, nor did Mr, Fallon vhsit any person. Tlio u-rvants wcro tho camo tlint had como thcro when ho did, mid no ono of themovor aid 11 woi-d that could glvo this littlo fellow tho idea tint hfo had over hold any other tlea for him than thesoho now had. Kglwrt lu'.uriicd to (ho housn slowly nnd thought fully and went to tho btudy, wlu.ro ho expected to 11. nl his father; but ho found 110 one, mid w 1 o went on up stairs, butthoro ho dldnotiliiilli.iu eithir;M almost mechani cally ho went ou until ho reached' tho garret, whcro hi' went over to tlm east window 'mid looked out toward tho lit.lo cottno, all tho vriiilo with l.ta heart full of thli now longing. Alter n httlo ho be.;nn to look nhoutnud notleo tlio ipuiint old hro!'cn furnuuru Hint ns rtuivd huro, and lliiui'y hiu glaiico fell upon 11 (mfrpr, old fushiouud httlo hair trunk bound with iron lunuUi, btuducd with brass liailx IIo thoickt what a pretty placo this would be to itcui JiJj cnialler playluur.-s in, and kuowinslliarbvcrylliili.'t tht 0 would will ingly bo riven to l.mi, ho triod to o.m'i it and st-o what it would lnok l.'..o on tho u..x.U Tho trunk va looked, but ho soon found means to 0:.-11 It, utid ho found it llll'xl with wnuiiiii'diiolhra, UotOkiiHl tlieniout lmpaticntl,nud tnen ys. .. f if vs A Idi T YVS 11)1)41 II TTj uimmmi SfcWC4iifotf. "? u ra vvj ' .S-f I 1 1 1 i 1 LI.1 U.4 st tlio very liottom of Itio trtu.w bo tottml jortfoHd full of jutter. Among them was ft Mtenwlod nnd nd dressed to hi father, and a ivlettire pnlntnu rri porcelrtln of a lijvoly wonmi. itlmwmo Iww lookfe! fnn.niar to win, l.ii. i:o know he IktiI never N3ti I . r, y t. ho lo . cd 1 t r, and Ik put Hie plf-liiro i i i. f '' ' r d tlc tipUit oM jtortfolio nnd . ' I .ic'. iK .it stalw. Ho tunny) v knew vVr. ln wm about or what ho was thinking of, hihI his llttlo brain W(u til confuted mhIiIs heart wim full, HecnUrod thotiiiy nnd found his father lliero talkluit with tlioiiupte, who t.euiel to hlik KoinethiiiK unh r U'r npron. Ilicrt wnJltl n lltllii coutcmpUtnuftly nt ho nt ouco understood that it had someililng to do with New Yonr's omo now gift, "Father," wild he, "wi-rn J on thinking of giving mo anything to-morrow f "Why, yes. It is Now Year's, and your hiithilny. Is t hero anything jou would liVo loliavori.iulnrlyr Iliert hemtattsl ninl grow in I, "Fiither, 1 don't know as I muld, but If I could havo "IK', I khoitld llko to havo n mother." If ii knlfo had pierced tlint father's heart, ho could not havo grown moro jxilo than did Mr. Fallon when his loy stnimnorod out that pathotlo recpiest, IIo groatuHl In agony ns ho ttaggcrcd for ward and Hrutchod liU nrms ncrow tho tnblo, nnd hid his face upon tin in, whllo ho trotuolrd In every limit. Egbert cnnio rloso to his father- won dor Ingly, but ho could nut understand this sud den display of emotion, and ho laid tho port folio down on tlio lablo with tho picture, nnd llunlly Hoeing that lilt father scorned so grieved, ho put out his hand instinctively, and tried to cure's hl3 father's hair, as ho had .en that joor woman do. This light touili brought Mr. Fallon's mind back to his child, and ho (.lowly lifted hit faco from tho tnl le, and then drew tho lioy to his knee, a very unusual demonstration for him toiuiika " What inado you nslthat ipiestlon, Kgkcrt 1 Who has been talking to joul" "No one, fat he-, only I taw thnt poor children had iiiotl.rt-s, and today 1 somehow felt that if I hud a mother of my cry own, I should feel u ciijilonted and hnpjiy, nnd I fell, too, that I hail always wanted one, only I timer knew it until today, and I thought you could get mo one, ;itrhiipi, instead of any play toys. I am tired of all kinds of toys, uudwheii I saw that Ixij's mother lovo him so tenderly, I mado up my mind to ask you. I blmiild lovo J uii just tho samo. Father, why is it I havo no mother, or don't rich iwopte havo thcini'' "My boy, I hiivo tried to keep this sorrow from J ou, nnd to so (111 a mother's placo that you would nover mlsi her, but it ii useless. Nuturo has bKkcii. You had a mother ouco, but you havo nono now. You can never havo another." "Hut whero Is die, father! Is tho (leadl" "Yes, child, doad to tw nil." "Hut when did Miodior' "Klght years no, njjbcrt. Now, my boy, listen. You must not s;eak of her ngnlri, novcr, nover. I cannot bear It, to mo nor to any ono ebo. You must think no. moro nbout It, nnd lx) iih happy as you can with mo. Am I notgooil to you I" "Oh, jes, nnd 1 will try," said tho boy, try ing to htrugglo ngalnst tho tears; and then ho roso nnd went out of tho btudy nnd up to his room, w hero ho wont to bed to think and try to understand thft llnt borrow and first j mystery of lu.i young lffo. Mr. Fallon ivniniiicl In his study n prey to I violent emotion. I This child, whom ho bad surrounded with such tendorncw, and -who hndyil that was I left of hr-brol?eii'-lifftrtf7-fouhdlhr.t not ! enough, and his innocent nature cried out for mother lovo, not 'vcn knowing what it wai. -i And that inother, weak, unworthy, sinful and nbaudonekwhat dldshocaro if tho littlo 1 heart broko for want of a mother's tender carol Hot tears forted themselves through his eyelid, nnd bobs ' racked his breast as ho , thought It all over. " IIo had taken his young brido to his heart 1 and homo, with prido and lovo, deep and true, nnd In two short yours sho had proved unworthy of his namo. Even whilo her first born lay upon hor ' breast sho wa3 a guilty wretch, and then, wlion his cousin had discovered nil tho wrong, and had proved it to him, sho dared deny it I and so malio it ull tho deeper. I Then ho had driven her forth, torn from hor f also nrmi tho pretty, baby, apd sho had ' gono out of hM homo and llfo forovcr, leav ' ing tho blight of her sin upon them both. I Then ho lnd mado ft ittiuso of biiasulf for tho bako of ills child, nnd had tried to so fill this llttlo heart that it should nover nuxl an 1 other lovo, nnd yet thnt llttlo heart missel 1 Eomothlilg. Ah, w ell, ho would havo to know ' Itsomo dny. rciliupsitwasbefittlint ho learn It now, whilo too young to understand. )xno tiweci, iiniuceiib iucu 111111. suu iiiuii Ildw could guilt havo lodged In thnt heart? IIow could sho huvo Eacrilleod husband, child, good name, all? Yet sho did. Tho proofs wcro too strong I for doubt. ' yThoso letters, their touch withered his heart nnd Hfo at onro, eight years ago when Amy was driven forth a wanderer and mi outcast, weeping nnd declaring her innoconco to tho last, In spito of thu proofs in his ios i mssion. I Then sho had taken her shattered Hfo homo to her parents, nnd they had sheltered her. I Thoy bclloved in her innoconco. Well, sho was their child, nnd thoy ought to bo liovo her. "Oh, Amy, llttlo Amy, I loved you sol" ho murmured. "I could lovo you now, Qoa help mo! Ibollovol do yet, In spito of all, and I forgivo you, for you were so youngl" fj, . v , "KATHCn, WHY 13 IT I IIAVK hO MOTHER?" At this moment his oyes fell ujkjii tho port folio lying upon tho table, and uiccimnlcally ho opcnetl it, only to btnrt, hold his breath nnd Gtniin bis eyes to tho utmost ns ho ox imined 0110 by 0110 tho papers wjiich proved (iIKin their faco that tho jioor wife, so wrong fully nccusod, had been driven away, tho In-siK-fit victim of Ids cousin. It did not need tho letter which sho hat. I . rV, rrlUen on her dylna lxd to him, eonfomtns hor crime- nnd Iwgfglng forglxwiofw, to pravo thnt Amy was iii puiv n an nngsl; and now ho sprung lo his foot, with now llfo In hli rotui, now hopo In hh hearty now light III I1L1 eyo For rIx Iouk ymrn that loiter nnd tho port folio, with tho rnugu coplmof tho fnlso let lorn which had condemned an limoeent woman, had lain nlmt undr Ids hand nnd ho had never know 11 it. When Lydlii died her llttlo trunk had lieon sent to him, but ho nover looked Uyond tho top, ntul ho nover know that her hopeless loo for him had been tho inottvu for thli crltna IIo closed tho (Kirtfollo, naylngi "Sho liilwul now; I will forgivo her when Amy forgives 1110." And as ho moved tho hook tho picture lay oxpoiod. He grasped II, nnd Ihrotinh lillnil Ing tears ho klsed tho faco of his jioor wifo, ntul then ho roso with n now energy, Kiylugt "I will btnrt thli hour, mid If they will lei 1110 sco her I will pi-.iy her forgiveness on my kneed. My poor, icrsccutrd w Ifo." IS fl$$L iiTrI eJi I v ;1 1 'L-JA V. iJwWr t5 Q v- uotiiei; .M ciiit.t) wtni: itr kach OTitnn's AUUR. A soft rustlo of garments, n breath of pep fumo swrot as ft clover Hold, then n low, ten der volro whispered: "Clnrenco, fihohai longngo forgiven you, and has lovwl you always." "Amy, oh, my wifol" After awhile, when thoy could talk, Amy told him tlint her longing to behold her child had boon bo great, that sho had r.tolen thoro llko n thief, nnd had mnnnncd to gain en trance, mid then sho had hidden behind tho curinlu as her husband camo in, and so had been a Mlcnt spectator of all. Morning dawned and EglicrJ. lnwr.nl nnd wont downstairs, fooling ns if something un usual was about to hapjcii. Tho remembrance of tho conversation with his fnthcr weighed upon his young heart, nnd checked tho curiosity an to his exxx.ird proa nts. Tho door oponed and his father camo In loading tho lady of tho iwrtrait. Ono look nt that faco was enough, nnd mother and child wcro In onch other's arms. Tho littlo heart lmd nothing left to long for, ho had hi mother, and yut two ioarly lourn swam In his eyes, and his Hi) ipilvorod, but It wns vith pure joy. GIVING NEW YEAR'S GIFT8. Tho giving of Now Year's gifU is n custom that hxi loag liceti practically oLsolrio, but In tho oldon days gift giving on New Year's wns na strictly observed as on Christmas. Llko uinny of thu Christmas customs, it was derived from tho lloinnns, nmong whom, ut 0110 time, tho lny posK'swd tho proud distinc tion of being tlio only ono In tho wholo your 011 which gifts could lo legally demanded. Among common Now Year's gifts in tho early days of England's history wcro ornnges ituck with cloves ornngoi nnd cloves wcro great rarities then -glovei nnd pins to tho Indies, etc Tho common gift from 11 tenant 1 to his Inudloid wns n cajioii, and C'owloy, mi ' early English poet, recognized this custom j when ho wrto tho lines: When with low lejrs nnd In an humMo gulso Ho offered up n capon snrri(ico I Unto hu worship ut tho Now Year's tldo. Among tl o characters in lieu Jouson's "Mavpio of Christmas" Is "Now Year's Gift In n bluo cont, bcrvlng man llko, with an ornngo, and 11 sprig of rosemary on lib head, his hat full of brooches, with a collar of gingerbread, his torch beaver, carrying n ' tnarchpano with n botllo of wine ou cither ' arm." Sometimes in tho placo of gloves or pins, dearer then to tho fomlnlno heart, oven, than now, for thoy were costly nnd used only by tho licit, sums of monoy wcro given; honco tho terms, btill in common uso, of "glovo money" nnd "pin money " Tho bribing of judges was not nt all uncommon In tlioso days, ami money paid to tho administrators of tho law was often concealed in handsomo gloves presented ns pohto offering of friend ship. Onco when a lady of tlio namo of Croaker sent a vdrof gloves to Sir Thomas Moro lined with forty goldon Foverclgns that judge returned tho gold with a note in which, "hlneo It were ng'jinst good mnnners to re fuse," her Now Year's gift wns accepted, "but ns for tho lining," ho went 011, "I ut terly refuse it.'' It was tho custom then to mnko New Year's gifts in profusion to tho reigning sovereign, nnd lists of such gifts uro still religiously preserved. 1 Queen Kh.abcth received moro Now Year's gifts than any provlous ruler of England, and among thu urtlclm named on her HsU wcro necklaces, iettleonts, looking glasses, bracelets, silk stocking, eta It is liolioval : that tho famous bilk stockings givon to this 1 queen by Mrs. Montnguo wcro. Now- Year's I gifts, and It Is recorded tHntrEJIrhbetfiJikcd them mightily, nnd tnohcoforth sho ltevcr , woro cloth hoso any moro The gtvfng of Now Year's nreiJonta to nujxjriors win n cus tom generally "observed, nnd, -of courso, be camu n ciaik for illl soils of jobliery. .y-ThftJJaliquet of .Tests, published In 10.11, ,1 tolls ntalo qt a Now Year's rift mado by uiiu 01 wiu nooiciiiou oi 1110 1 ei-n 01 King Charles I to tha' court jester, which it term a "pleasant story," Itbcomsthnt tho Jester was not snTfaled-wlth tho number of pieces . of money Jie had received, so ho shook tho 1 coins discontentedly in his Imnd, whereat I tho noblen'iau bogged tho return of them for moment, "and1 by tho wny," lib added, 'there is ono of tlicui which woidd be loath to part with." Thu coins were returned nnd, tho jofcr waited patiently for a larger gift, But the nobleman pocketed tho rash, ro- tnarklng with great brilliancy: f "I onco gavo my money Into tho hniids of a fool, who had not tho wit to keep JjJrf Tho fact that this story has liven pn-scrved from oblivion for moro than '.'(X) years by meant f coustaut republications in England, nnd thnt nil the wits of that islaud havo doubtless Ian lied heartily at It, lufly per '"ipsbo roi.sidored sulllclent oxeasu tor IU iiisi-r ion here. . .Pl"3, Thcro is n father with twice six sons; tljcsu sons have thirty daughters npioco, pnrtl) coloml, having ono cheek whit and tho other black, who never too each otherVfiee nor livo iiIkho twenty-four bourn CUauibcri. Ukof Days. " 5 I Miitlirin-ln.f.iur ns Itiejr Air, t was joiiti-t nno't inysolf mid I think, tike iu ii'A I wm Mtinrt as the U-st of Vm tlit'iil I l;imwO'l o lilaiio' iiuioli that I'm cl id I'to fer I Kt And ntn'i rlekullret Itnxalnl Hut ns smart ns I wns-and I'm ivrtnln of ttint- I w as iii rr s Hiunrt that folks saw Any lirntiM iiiniitln'iip tliruiMh tlio lop of my I lint j When I IniiKlusI nt the liiotlicr-lndnwl Tho iiiiitliiT In law wns n woman-hut wo Dulii t .-i'lint tlint, ntul iii'llhtrdo)ou One hml 11 ) ihiiik daildlitei-1 list to ;o see, And pla 1 lio lUHMiillim to; Hill that n itlo old wniiiaii, halt kIooiii nnd half kI.ii.'. Tlini itiniM ni'ltlicr freero solid, n'er llisw, Knomsl hal li was doln' nnd why sho sot tlvio, And 'ml not Ik' iiiv inotlivr-lli law I lilio wns H.niinl, like tlio most of 'em Is, nnd she iii"Hnt Jent n Im in' full Jest leper notio: Andrtsfri ns litis liiothfr-tn-lnw fimllsluiif went, Hlie rvm ml) red lui' unit lit r nnotio I n'liietlilk-r, inM'f. Uin' Ktniuk lluilawny At n (; il ii.-rl 11' iiiio'I, tluro I wiw, My wife wceplii' over the oIihIs mid the tiay At tlii-KrmiMif lit r ittnthcr-lii-lAwt J&iiirs lilleoiuli Hlley In Texas Hirtlngs. Mm I tit it ,n "OIT" i:o. They nivtellliiK Iii one vlivlo of fitshlonnblo smiely it utory of a Jolly young mllllouiilra w Idow Ait nihnlrcr nt 11 ball, after purrllng himself over the twinklu of ono of her eyes, wlillo Us unite was demurely oxpitwilonless, asked for 1111 explnuatloii of tho pht'iiouietiou "And which eye do you nilinlrof" she said. "H-hhnnl to tell," tin htniuiiit'itid. "Tho 0110 w-w-with tlioilemuronem sot t of iiinshto a fellow 1 d-d-don't you know, and tlm ono with thi' t winkle wtH li-h-hlin iiblnr" with Itn llnnhes It's it choice N'twixttwo- two in might r ,;"d thiiiKs, ytm know." "On the wholo which one do you preferf "Wn "it well, I think tho ili'inniv turn." "I inn n glnd, Dolphy, to hl-ar you Ray that," nnd the widow lionmcd rapturously Into lih face, "IteealiKo thoe)t Is a glawono, mid I urn Mimftlmcrtiifnild It illsilgurtvi me." Tills 1 I'M Intlon lost hor 11 lover. Hut sho will lint.lty inks him from the gang, and she ccrtnlnU had fun with Itlmwlilleho lastod.--Now Vm l Him. Hail Iwlro its Alnrli Vv fur Her Nllppois. Two Indies, who wero evidently very old friends, ni"t in n Sixth iieuuitbliisMom tho other nfleriiooii. "Aro you bii Ing a pair of those l.ni'ly now llranl green sliistt tlintnro nil tlm i! ' nuked 0110. "No," replied tho ether, "I'm Just getting 0 pair of Kllppors for tho liouso." "What, ho soon," sho asked. "Why, I ro iiiciuIn r ipilto well that wo loth lxmKht h1I jiers tlie saiiio tlinn only a llttlo while ngo, ami mine are only half worn out." "Yis-, I reiitoinlicr It, too, my dear," tho other replied, as bho Mulled rather nrehly, "but j mi should not think 1110 extravagant. You 1 nist Uiko Into consideration tho fact that ui have only ouo llttlo child while I liuvoi'Mtis to punish." Now York Evening Kun. Ono tteiisiin Why. Wlfo (who prides herself on lielng Homitblc) .John, tlo jou notleo how easy fitting my nowslmosnre? Husband Y. Wife Well, tlo you know why I got my shoes so largo? lliisli.iiiil (just a trillo nonphiRRctl) Er no, my tlenr, unless it is In'onuso you havo largo fct. Philadelphia l'ress. Itiiw It lluppi'iieil. Flrjjt Drummer Saw a man run over on a southern railroad, eh? Second Dnimmer Yos, ho was walking or tho tniek. "That's ipieer, very rpicor. Ho wasn't try ing very lmnl to keep ahead of tho engine, was lieT' "Ho was walking towonl tho englno." "0hl"-0maha World. A Ni-ut Wny Out of It. IIo (Just Introduced) Wlint n very homely limn tlmt cfiilluiiifin ni'iir tlio iiliino In, Mm. llobBon. Jim. Holisoii Isn't liol Tiiat Is Mr. Hob noil. Ho (oqiml to tlio occnulon) Oil, Indeed! now tnio it is, Mrs. Holisou, tlmt tlio homely moil olwnys got tho lirottluHt wivis. Now York Hun. llrnniililiii; 11 Hunk. President to Ciuthlcr Ih nil tlio capital fctock vild in yi'l, Mr. TilliliiKt'rf Cashier IIo, kir; but it will bo noxt Vedncsdiiy. Presidents-Very well; jurt linvo tho tlmo on tlioso tlekctx to Canada extended ten days. Washington Critic. HUtitr (,'lnrii Wimi't Tluirn. Tlio childron nro oiiterttiluing .Mr. Konthor ly until M!sn Clara comen tlnwu. Llttlo Malwl I gottcd two of my toofs jnillotl out today. Ithurtcilawfull Sister Clara can takonll of her toofn out nt onco, an' (iut 'em back lior sclf, mi' it don't hurt her u mite. Boston lluicoii. A Willing Mi'ssongttr Iluy. Stranger (to Iwy in tlnig ston) Hoy, can you tflll 1110 hero Mrs. Hendricks' Ixjarding liouso 1st I'm looking for n room. Hoy YcKser, I'm goln' to dollverii pack ago of IVrHlau (Miwdcr thcro In 'ttout flvo inlnutctJ, 1111' I'll show you whero it Ii Tho Lpoch. An i:xpliinntl(iii DefiTrcil. "Pray don't let mo disturb jou," said n six foot Toxnn, iw hu droiijutl Into a chair In tho .editorial room of Tlio Daily Ilulldozor, and oolly leveled nn army revolver at tho hontl of tho editor. "I merely calldl to ask an ox (ilaiuitlon of tho (tcrsonal mrngraih ruforrlng to Col. Kilgoro, In tho last llullilowr." "You nrt' not disturbing mo nt nil, sir," re plied tho editor, calmly, as ho removed nn oxchnngo from tho table, mid disclosed n doublo lwrrelod shotgun, loailiil with slugs, (wlntod directly nt tho colonel's manly bosom. 'You hoc," continued tho editor, playing a tattoo with UH jeweled lingers upon tho triggers, "wo nro so overrun with obltiinrloiAliut wo havo very littlo tlmo to In veUigato" &L 'Li nL i&&i Tllltilin l-nlntlpl Inn! .licnniwvirit.1 mill IliA sllonco of tho hant'tuin was ProKoii only by thosoundof bOiiioi'iiufiilll.ind.'ii lltoktecp nntl clotfmy ktnirttny. nnd hrnnjlng up BSidiirt tho ktxt door.Tid Uit. m .ra t-.y.": . r5?w. . --. Siw .-,.r - - A .IzJ I ---. r BOOKS, THREE Tlm fijllimlnu liirnks srn .iililUliid In nMt hsninhltt I'liiilUlifil lit nnI hsninhkt istiihiin;ly lllititrslM Tlur ri'r mill msiur of llmin it in in,ni iintiiiiiiiiipiv iiiuiir,!,.! t.i inno.i in nnr inn llUrslnm 1 tlm lit ti ins 1'iini litnilrr, nl llin l ntlil. Nlftiklr itn tl.n,,. t Uli.i .l.ilpll.iin dk.i llluitrallitnt nl is, in.,.) wnn.Utlnl "H"I ilni n I Inm fif lnlrrllnc n I liifltiu'llit nnilrrsiir IbnHril. A AtrtU lion nf Is, inliy nnl,r tnlt lnll!nl Ihlnif Sum I ,1 i itnnl M l t. ,n. llli tnM Hlu.lrRllM.1 , "A I'lmxirK r.rrllniiH Mini llllirr NLrlrhra, nr "Jihiiii tilMI Wir." A fullfrlhin i.l Ir.r.l.illl, (,!,,, Ikit St, hf Hi, .null p. .iit,i l.nmrtrnti, wrllti llh, Ur 'I hi. iiiiI Kr,lHh l'iiir,, I I'l m, Alwtiiri, tnllwr I " Hi, II ill, ISii nt.ionl. A mi.,1 ll.ll, nlnuilf iinn t.mk -Inxtrr ,,ii,lln ttl.l.i llr.h.ll 'hrtlfmi, Nitirtrs.tr I'M.Rirs IMriK,, rnuiM , nlimlwr i.l Hi, l-i.Mlrli,lntln( ( liti.tmit, li il rt will lilt t.j llnr,i,.i ni,rlM..,.rli...l sn, inpnmii.it lliiiniil Ihn I'lriilnir Lninii. A l.ii "Hloil.. ,iitt,i,t. iiIm,ii I ,,m ,, l.,r ii inn, V U. ,l l,.nt l'oMt1nr iln llnllntis nnil IMnl(iirs, tiiimnrfitii, ilmm, lloait I ..ll,.ll. , In, Ih.iIhi ,1111. Iilni Ui m, ri,.. .nul,r I lieTlr.niii.lr Mm i,r Minli mi lino. IVnUlm r lulu an 1 1 1 1 1, i.a f lamnii, t.lf maj, Anxlliatii, (,m h, lima i, f r.iiklln , IS, fl,a.i,l Iniiillliir Oniitnllniia. IVslalnlni Ilia mltn an.l anlSar Mpol mini ihtaarl li-p.tillr m.l lni,a,lln in I cnialia Ihn A valnalU wolh nt rr,tnr,. Low l.ir.i In .Nn, ,,rk. A tliif Hill .n rlflni" tlni lh, ,l,i all, ,f n,lnlS,i,alrlr IllotlrnUtl 'I lip llnnl ii Mini III, Nl an a.li.lll.lnj tlirnltr, Inl a llinrnull, (.tafllral sraili, ,lnimi nul war l,r r.lilrttll mar tai, tiinii, aaall,, ra lllr aid t,tiillr, Unr) llnn.lfp.l 1'iipiilnr Nung,, ., nllm.nl. I, i. all. lie anl ntnilr.tnilii.llnn nmal nl Ilia la. .tlta, n-w an I nil Mr.N.iir, Help, A No..) It, II. a ll.r An-ia fi Mi,ii A lliirlrrv.t Lifts A Nmal II) ll.a,.., liiai tan. An 111,1 .Mini', Mncririrr, A S.l v, ti.a ,, It. STVnr.,, i"i"li!!L '2l'Vi,"J,r' "."! I!!F",,h ,"""' '."" '''' Itopltt n iMittunlir lo fiirn lliV.i '?i'LVi.l.i '' '""U'lni'i "PHiM In nr ntln-r tti tlions uttti nniVt otili ent ntsny 1 st wlilflt Ihcy r Iimd mroicl i:eli ono U cuiiiirlii lit Kuril ... CJ-Wo will arn.l siif imn.fliin a.imo .ixiVa,y niailonU ,,i I ntn r e.T Onla laiivliiYnrii Hi-lor ftm oiil,, ill,, nn.r. I,,t i lilinK.katlorl.'I t; wiiiiriiini,.r. inratl.lll, tidoi.ii,. ur.nir.tl.ii-r,.!, IfflrilrllnMlJU trilnf'pilit Mithtu -Atii.ir.l no tofrr In mi noxanahpr ,iil,lilr I reiiirniuall Aidliraa nil loiters f M i i-1 ii - Sii H' M.wMHMMii. KVH-inrsiiiiimnaiwii f W '?l J" magazine Mm W ii M flllllavv''''v'T'Krtf,'fr''r''" - Jrsliycs its renders litcr.nturc of lasting intciv l-fJcst nad value, it is fully nnd beautifully Co; VfX'i'-'iyL'-i uiusrrnrcci anu than national circulation exceeding" 123.000 Cojics monthly, ri. K-PR1CE 25 CENTS 'A NUMBER' $3 A YEAR Charlc5 5cribncr Jons to offer' 5CR1BNEFVS MAGAZINE with the Vtt3- COURIER For $4.00 a Year. BLOOD POISON. Illtl tlfml ftv-lli rnnlnlii 1 tlio ililliti'Mtii(ii lf lilinni tKtl-IMIl 11 nil 1 1111 pmuimv t, Kllallllll! IIMtllf I'M Itvtll nt miry until nml Ihi licnllliy? Ttirou Iwl'i nrtt tlmil, titriTitlial, null itliliv lrriiciilly raii-o n rillil fnrn. slmiilil ivrlnlnly Ihi I'Xltnclcil niMln'iilniial tillli lirxht, lirtlfH Inl trrlli tti n never nclip. Caii tnrttriirl cil wltlitiiit palu. Noliuin. I ling. New Years I'roclnmntinn. .. In."rl'.'r tlmtcrrjr on - h nblo lo n il wrVry tlmtikfiilly, itn will put up nrllflclitl iwllt nt Ilio fof. IttK low ritlos until th'j id f limnry: Wll mlnctniiTuvtli, Jl; HI1.I17V i.h, til iitiini tliuf n7.,J',,''.'n '"''ilii. nu-rylliiit ftrlldo, 7IV) ikt ft ; lilto'is Pitt MTiftli, wlili til tins of ilimlt'o itrriiKtli, wenr wlili n s'rwmal k1UIi, (il t wuli illw, lirlilKu work, elr nt Hid nimt riin'iiuit 1I0 '!, . '""'." N" .I0' '- l) '""'Ii IMMrtlii lire llluck. Unculii. Nell. ' Disoatod Qiims. Thn tectli turn Murk n'nl die, tlio (funis hlectl At thu nllt-liltiit tmidi, 11I1 1 rule, tlio tct'ili lnooeii uml fall out, thu lireutli Is horrible. DR. A. P. BURRUS, J 20(1 O Stroot, On tlieltAplil Triiilt, tinc up tllonsocd (rums, make tho llnust U"l,l Ami pl.'illiiiiin lllll" mikoi tlio Uncut Ut'tli tlmt tuuuccu will nut tumUh. WONDERFUL SUCCESS. kcono.iiv is Avi:.vini. All tho I'ATTKllNB vim wloli to u.u iliirliu: tlio ' ) enr. fur nothing, (u luiviug of from f.').(X) to l.W), by aiiiurcriuiiii; tor THE CAPITOL CITY COURIER AMD )emo rest's mt-d VVIthTwolve Order for Cut Piper Patterns of your own selection and of any ilxe, BOTH PUBLICATIONS, ONE YEAR, fon- $3.25 (THREE TWENTY-FIVE), D EMOREST'S THE BES OP nil tlio riiccav-.lncH. ContaininoBtories. Porno ASIIOTIIKII I.itciurt ATTllAfTlOKS. tl'MllltlSil AltTUTIO, UCIBN Tint', AMt Hoi 0MIOI.II MATTr.lll. Jlltiitratril with Original tMrrl Kngrnv. tnt, J'ltotoiiriirurr, tut J'lrturm unit fine Womleulii, imilitii'j it lite .Vuirf Jtuua. die of .Imrrlni. 1',1,'h Mnraclmt rnulalnsB coupon cnlir entitling; I'm holder I nt' r" hci'oii of any pattirii lllimtralid 61 tho fsalilon 1' iartmcnt In that nunilr, ami In liy of Hi ri.f imtiufafttirr I, muklni; jiatttma (irtnir tlif jti.rof tho villi,, if ntcrtlinv iltillont. IIKMtillK-s'rH .MIIM'III.Y t Jtiotly inillkil tlio IVnrl 1 M.mIi'I Mncar.lne. Tliu l.st'eol In Knnn. tho ji".'i'-l in I'irriiliitloii, and tho l-n TWO Dollar Kiniiiv Mitsazlno loatioil PAS will ') ilii-Tw filly. f - li ti'ar nf llsaniliriioii, ami Ii oimiils at tho In i .if family IVrloJIrals It rniiinlno 72 IaKt'. luru'it iiuirlo. HxlHj Indicn, ilivaully iirlnti-tl nnd fullv llluotrutiil. Puhllohcd Ly V. Jeunlut;s Ilfni irct, New York And by Special Agreement Com- blncd with tho Capitol City Courier at S3.25 Per Year. m2 '.; a ' H. W. BROWN, Dealer In Drugs and Medicines . PAJXTS.OII.S, GLASS Books, Stationery, etc. 127 s- Klcvcutli nt. CENTS EACH! fnrr ulnlr.l frm ifisul rutihMa Itr nn tmi nt itllhiml fciiini tlm rlifsnou linnVs Tr rule fnrr r n 'I ho I nrrrlllnl llnlilf. A Mural, fr II T Cilhnaa 'I ho III, llnLrnl hral. A Kuril hr nil nana Coaa, Jr. 'I tin I'rnrl nrl,nll,rlin, A Natal, tl r Cull Al'oiara. Ilnllittr Aali II nil. A Mural. 11 lliaaiaar I1l. Iftt.lr,(r,l I'llirn lloiian, A Knl.l, tlf fttl W, riaar,. I'n.lrr 11,0 l.llxra, A Moral, Itr lU anllior of "frr. Tin,!",.'1 'I Im IMniHmiil llrnrtlrl. A Moral. Itr Hit. Ilaaar- IVnnl), llHirrNt.,!, 'I Im l.mrrrr'aHr'frrl. A Moral, ItrMl.alf H.nsiMHiir. 'I Im Mrnniio I'narnr lr. Jrtjll mi.l Mr. Ilrilo. A Norrl llrll T, Mstan, , Wlclrillllll. A Snral, fr Mlal Crril. Ilir, . I mlf iilnurtli, lllniiiniiila. A Moral, lit "T lifpsaaa ' tlrlnrin Trrti Ulna. A Karri, tl Ilio anltiar ol " fp. lltntna ' iMifporr.l nn iii. , iirnri, Dnrla'a I'l.tllini'. A A l.ntr Miirrlnnr. . 'I to iiiillir Hirer. 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Dr T Citho. roro'pi of nnl 111 rental itlui for ilili.HikarrorolVrrl ll.i not r.l tut Lninlrmitaii oflL. ii rnoiaiP tistnii tnkoii r..frranTioiiaornii,llaf A l.iimr r.lu' llllf, V 0,iili i lutvm , . t n Ciinnii till A"fii' Ipo, AM or.tr-ra llltfxl l.f - iiniiaiii'i'a .mi llll llin l nv lllri'rl, ,ri i iit-M nas already jrj-nincu a morp st . A . s a. a. a, Uwiih Messrs. the Publishers enable U3 PEEEL15SS Steam Laundry 1117 P Street. Still In tho front unit absolutely loading nil iiiHitltinx Tliornii;lily eillpied for the .iittit workIPtlviiig to ineli I'listoiner 1111 un 'iinltlltl giiiirniitiii for nil workdiinn. All of unr work tloiif with iieiitiieris nml ilLsimtcli. Wo Nilirlt oitlein for mlml bun v lllngi and irluhlKiiing towns, iwyliig tlio ex ii ess on all inltim nun wny. ltem-tflllly, C. J. PRATT. S. M. BUHNHAM, BROKER. ton.r loMied nn lont; or aliort time at lowee it r. Oftlcri In KlrlianU' lllock, room a. 'Me eluraUir on Kleu'iitli strret nitraooa. .Nookan's Place. Havlnj; nrrnncd my unmplc rotmi for the convenience of tlio public and blocked It with the bent liriuuU of Wines, Jdpors & Cigars. ' w uhl r ully Rollclt n wlinre of tnib- tro MjjootU nrc all very fine p ic ncht mnkcr, nntl I will take 1 .t filling all orders for t MILY SUPPLIES. 1 11 connection with mv sample room 1 -oudiict a first class LUNCH COUNTER. wncre nt any time n nliort order lunch mnY X" had nl reiisoiiahlc prices. Call and sce nic. No. 10 15 O Street. 3ASH0EMAKER.M.D. HomtBopatliist Pliysician, Telephone No (Ss. 163 South nth Street, I.incoxm Nk Crystal SieamLinndry Wllli-nll for, nml promptly dtdlwr nil it or I'litniMixl to them, nnd llnUh muno In l.itt-.t nnd Uint inminor. NEW MCHINERY, nnd Ims.1 fin 11111114 in tho city, for dolus strict, ly Itrst-s'litiM work. Our now locations aro LAUNDRY, Corner 24th and 0 Sis. CITY OFFICE; 119 H. 12th Street. TELEI'HONB No. 478. UfA trial will ivnvincM you thnt thtr CiMUil .lu tin. u-t luuiivln work in th r tiiii 'WEBSTER & BRISCOE, Boots and Shoes, j Fine Shoes and Dancing Pumps A SPECIALTY. Prlccn n low n reliable find clasp gor i can ho rold for. nnd nil honorable cor . p e ' It Ion fairly met iii. 3 O Street. h
