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T» vr|~v ~l--.-|nln); ( nrs hm..â€" Ln...“ (u Con-umptlon. It Don-u Hur >Lt-r \ nrlety‘ [Ln- “can! Y r», molv thu Ireml} Cured S S‘USRPRI’HIQ. sU 73:." Hood's. 1 SLOLzId : some: men’: wt» News. 9d of dk‘he‘ Inn] of Dec :l-Z «v H, A. Marquctte ‘5 mi!- 8 “mad, ’ {Head LIL'L {83' :«s. not ”term! 1.‘ inke- i the wn‘z'uus 'ixvu: . {June}. .1 ”mes .h :we!) The Al has tI‘QDB‘ yw: spend mse‘ .ILL'CS .met- the S are» have l ) H01 ub- the xmy ,\ 1y mnt Lde for Les. 1nd X3! nu ‘ep l8! 29 I‘nxo weary autumn‘s signing, VVhHe those we love are dying Every year. The days have less of gladness. Every year: The nights more weight of sadneu Every yrar: Fair springs no longsr charm us. The winds and math” harm us. The threuzs of death alarm us, Every year. To the past go more dead faces, Every year; As the loved leave vacant places. Every year: Everywhere the sad eyes meet us. In the evening's disk they greet us, And to come to them entreat us, Every year. There come MW cares and sorrow, -. EVEFY y:ear Dark davs and darker morrows, I" vary year: The ghosts of dead loves haunt us, ’I‘ha ghosts of changed friends‘taunt ua. And disappointments daunt us, Ever.» war. {a cannot help lmin‘ someb'dy 91%, con 13'? Tha‘ll live :0 rue it. aw tell thee; an‘ so will that hupsrur: 1hn’s seet thy heart orbâ€"mind thzn." The girl thus addressed blushed faint- ly. but (lid not hang- lwr head. Rather, she lifted it \xith a proud 100k which, despite her walking shawl. plain black hat and somewhat pany-white com- plexionwthe common heritage of mill girlsâ€"lent something queenly to her whole appearance. "You are growing old,” they tell us Every year: “You are more alone. " they tell us. Eben year: "You can win no new affection, You have only reconecuon, Deeper sorrow and dejection, Every year." Too tr'xe. 'â€"â€"Li€e' 5 sh ores are shifting. Ev ery year: And we are Sraward drifting Every year: Old plfll"‘<. (‘hanz'ra fret us, The living morvs mrge' us. Thz-ru are fuwer so regret us, Every *"ar. Had you seer. Rnwhel Suaun on Sun. day. as she “ulhed \xith her Bible and hymn book to the Methodist Sunday school to teach her class‘ you would acarcelyhaveknown her. Dressed in the latest styleâ€"or the latest man had per- colated to the provincesâ€"from the “tips" in her hat and the “fall“ “hich expressed rather than hid her delicate features. to her neat little shoes, she lookedâ€"what she wasâ€"a lady. And had you seen her at the chapel door after evening service. without'ado or even greeting. beyond a mutual look of satisfaction. meet a pleasant-faced young man and walk away by his side, you would have been in possession of the set-retano secret nowâ€"that James Sumner. assistant cashier at Messrs. Peel‘s mill. and Rachel Swarm were “keeping company." _.- ‘ 1r Jim Sumner had started life as a half- timer and liitle-piecer, but, naturally an intelligent ind and a great favorite with the schoolmaster. he had. in spite of the great disability of beginning to earn his living at ten, made such good use of. his opportunities that he was early taken into the “office" and was now quite “looked up to" by Eight- thinking folk as a man who “could ad- dle (earn) his brass ‘bout tukkin hi: cooat off." Moreover, he was junior “chapel steward" at the, Methodist chnpel, and aitogciher a man any girl ,, .2 A- u!:_,\_ cunpc A, uuu “Hug.“ .. in that p‘ace might be proud to “ktéep company “11h That Rachel “as proud of her lover everybody knew. They hm! only “made 11- up" a short rim:- ugo and had walked in public less than a fortnight when the above com e:'>a{ion took place. The man. for sun‘: he considered himself, who threatened to “nmk‘ }::1‘ me“ was considerably U'uh‘!‘ than herseff and an “overlookvr” ‘1‘ $126 mil“ In “hioh Xhey all workufi. Mn 1 ‘entions upon RM. him no encouragemeux, 1111;] not abs.»- ‘31m:gfm‘vm!Li> ut- n~1.\.'nn. \xlxiiugiving Every yra: â€"A1ber: like, m Washington Post. p/HA‘LL lhe to rue K 1'“ , "Well. aw cannot I go again‘ my feel- / ~ . :1 m 5. AW cannot h e 1p? not lovin' thee." “.\'a\\'. an‘ tba’ ln‘ someb‘dy else, con :0 rue it. aw tell time; hunsrur:1hn’s seet thy IFE ls a count of losses, Every year: For me weak are heavier crosses, Every year; Lost springs with sobs replying lmws n igher‘ was proud of her lover ' They had only “made LmH ago and had walked than a fortnight when ration took place. The he considered himself, l to “mnk‘ l::r me“ was .lrr than herself and an ‘ mlll In “hioll Xhey r crumbs higher. nws slighter, an lighter, :ax brighter, lutely \repulsed him until she heard that he did a little private bookmaking among the youths and young men in the 'great mill. Until then she had re- garded him as a decen’t fellow and shrank from hurting his feelings, hop- ing he would desist in time and give it up as a badjob. She did not know Jabez Smethuu‘t. He was the sort of man whose love can tur’h to bitter hate, and now. both against the girl and the man be deemed his supplanter.his rage “burnt fiercely. “Why, how’s that, my lass? Aw thought tha’;wur all reet now. an' gradely set up wi' four looms‘ an’ av- eragin’ nineteen an' six 8. wik”â€"for, fit-hough Jim was an assistant cashier, rhe dropped, like his lady lm‘e, into his “Aw‘m fak' miserable at my work, Jim. now," said Rachel, as she walked with her lover from his mother's cm- tage along the embankment of the great reserv.olr * native Doric “an‘ 1113' tov grained 0\\'( now.”. "Ay, aw was fain. enuf, Jim. butâ€"- Eh, lad aw can hardly tell yo‘, aw ’ve kept it to mysel’ for days but aw cun- ,uot bear it no longerâ€"th’ overlooker‘ s ta‘ en one o’ my looms off me 311' says he’ll tnk’ another if aw don t mend my work." “Dost mean Jabe Smethurst‘? Aw'll see that reetâ€"â€"-ne‘er heed, Rachael," and as they had passed the railw'ay station which stood atzthe upper end of the res- ervoir, and wer'e in a somewhat sechxded place. he put his arm around her waist, drew her to him\ and kissed her fondly. “Say’ nowt, Jim. It‘ll do no good. Gaflerthinksweelo'Jabe. Hehearkens to him as if Jabe knew everythin‘ zux’ him nqwt. An‘ it does look as if my work was bad. fog)“: gives me such bad ‘soarts’ ’at aw con on‘y do half what t’others con, an’ my aunt says whoo'll g'ie me th’ key 0’ th’ street if aw cannot addle more than a little wench. It; piece work. tha‘ knows." ‘ “Ay~well. ne‘er heed, my lass. Kis- mas'll soon be here. an’ we‘H get wed as soon as th’ Neerr comes in. Aw'm ,gcttin‘ two pounds a week now. an’ 1 a\\'m promised a rise wi‘ th‘ Xew Yer." A month had passed. Poor Jim! All i his fair hopes seemed blighted. Brima ley Brothers, 3 firmin the neighborhood . with whom Messrs. Peel occasionally did business, in checking their bank hook. found themfielvesrindebted with an amount paid by check to Peel 85 Co. for which they could find nolcorre-r sponding item in i’eel’s account. and, on making inquiry from them. found that there was no account of its re- ceipt in their cash book, nor did such an account appear to have been paid in the usual way to their credit at. the bank. Evidently a check had been drawn and ; paid of which the books of neither firm had any record.i"'It was a. sum under. ten pounds, but as the youth whol, iran between the mill and the bank in . the adjoining town of Blackbrook ap- peared too unsophisticated to trans. act such a fraud, and as Jim Sumner was immediately responsible for the curreh‘t‘cash, of the firm, he was held to be'morally responsible, ifn'ot actually ; criminal, and, acccording to_ the imme- moria1;custom of the firm. “had to go." Poor‘Jiml He did not wait to meet his chapel folks and intimates. He just kissed his widowed mother. who would' not have believed "owt again‘ Jim" on l the testimony of an archangel, and ' went out into the frosty air, straight to l the station, andnway to a town‘llo miles ' distant. to make a fresh start. 1125 sweetheart was still in the mill. He ought, of course, to'lrure \\ nited for her. fund told her. But he didn't. He would iwrite. She wmlld learn soon enough. lThe village would buzz with the news. Imus though the new "homer" hail pro- ‘claimed it, by nightfall. And it did. i uric on all familiar occasionsâ€"â€" towd me that even th) cross- mxd aunt could speyk civil HE PICKED HER UP‘ There were girls who‘seemed’ to be glad to tell Rachael. and when she flared up and said: “Yo’ know as well as aw do ’at Jim ne'er did it," they only replied: “Well, he's ta’eu his hook at any rate. Yo’r Ann-t Bet seed him goo, and says ‘good. riddance 'to bad rubbidge.’ She doesn’t seem to think as weel 0' Jimmy as her niece does." 'tht could Rachael say? ‘She‘ went home with rage in her heart against her aunt, and something like resentment against her lover for basting away without a word to the girl who could have died for him. Ah, ‘little did she thinkâ€"yet even now a ‘ dead miseMad taken hold of her. “Well. Miss Proudie, an’ how’s thy-fine gentleman naa?" (Aunt Bet’Spyvn lad had had hopes of the “office" o'xibe, but had turned out 0' wastrelâ€"heme her bitternéss.) “Aw thout wot it ’ud be. Sonic fowk can’t stand gettin’ up i" th' \VO rate." persnapper's come g cropper at Ol‘iy In tongue warfare Rathael was‘ '- where; besides, Aunt Bet wasn’t W0 11 answering. Then, that very day t e overlooker had threatened to reduce h r to two looms, and had humbled her iso tcgribly before the ‘ot-her weavers, thir'lt all the spirit seemed clean gone out got her. She went to bed. but not to sleep. The "knocker up” had an easy taFk next morning. That day was the blaqkâ€" est of man) black ones during the pdst few w,eeks and now no lover a comfort zmaited her. E\erything went wro g The stuff wouldn’t weave. Her loo}; seemed bewitched. The yoverlOu er overlooked with a vengeance. i “Yo‘ll smrt on hm looms lo- mOrn.’] he said;"1hink on that' X“ \e lots 11’ “em-hes 0‘ 14 at “cave bener nor thee, an do moor “ark on {“0 looms t'an tha‘ con 0’ three." 1 1’1 was the last straw. She dare pol face Aunt Betâ€"and her sneers. ' “0h, Jim, Jim," was the cry of her heart, “why couldn’t you say-a wbrd to me?" F0r_wheu her heart spoke it cried for Jim and not for looms. Cdm- ing out of the hot mill it was bimer cold. Next week was Christmas weiek. Merry Christmas! She drew her shanl over her head and hurried away. Not :‘n Hm "lace she called “home.” She to the place she called “home.” She scarcely knew where she went. Ah e- less despair weighed on her sensi ive spirit. Tears unchecked and unheeaed dropped as she walked. “Anywhere, anywhere, out of the world!” would have been her exclamation could khe have expressed her deepest wish.‘ Stud- denly she found» herself oh the lop of the reservoir embankment. The mbou ins shining updn the water, which sparkied and shone with a crystalline brilliance. i ‘ “ith his foot and, finding it safe.“ alked §Every professor has, however; the right a (hstance 0“ the mhrgin. to admit or 03101111312 women from bin 1 "“h‘" 5 ”‘3‘” GWd 31ea1ens"'_ He gaudiences, and the number of'women Ihad stumbled oven the prostrate form of: stndving in Bvrlin increases every year. 1:“on1unlying a fe“ feet from the (-111- g It has 110“ rem. hod the highest figure ihunkmcnt. The ice “assmrred 111 egu r\ I)“ anuinedml 3‘; direction “he1el1erhead had snudk it ~~~ < 7 "Poor “em-111' He turned her ioxerl â€"-Thcxe. me nimus 3500.000 peoplo and the moon‘ 5 light fell upon a faée he’ on the seas o! th‘e world. “Theres nowt left to live for ah'I w'out live!" and casting her shpwl from her she threw herself from ythe embankment There was a sharp, ring- ing sound. The moon shone 011.8116 all was still. “Now 11“ Wonder what’s come 'out about this money?” thought Jim Sum- ner‘ as he struck the reservoir bnnk on his way from the station hdme “Folks are min to stay in to meet. aw reckon. A“’ m glad nob'3 "11 see me “(ill aw ‘\e cieared 1113' se1'â€"-if ciearin itiisâ€"' and “hat can 111‘ mas‘ters 1111' taken th‘ trouble to get my address fro‘ mother â€"for nob (13 else knew itâ€"nn’ tele- graph me to come instantly, if ii’ 5 hot? M3! but 111' frost has bin keen éthis two da3s. Aw'll bet 111' lodge’ll bear. " So sa3ing he ran down and iria‘d It “31h his foot and,flndingitsafe.uz1hked a distance on the mhrgin. Pride‘ll hev a fa’, an’ (by whip‘b lo the mill. The lights still burned in Ethe office. The masters “ere seated by the fire, find in- the background sat the fmessenger and Jabez Smethurst. 5 “How d'ye do, Jamesâ€"you got our wire 1’" f “I did, sir“. thank you." é “de, tell us again what you told this i Emorning." Whereupon the penitent lad. {with fearful looks at Jabez, told how the overlooker had terrorized him about ismall betting debts; how. at [his insxi- igation, he had obtained a blank check Efromjheoffim lad at Bromley's; how Jaâ€" Ebez had filled it in, copying the writing ‘3 from another of Bromley’s checks; how he had presented it with the resi at the bank and got the cash. The sequel was known. and did not need recount- ing. Jabez (swore it was a parcel of lies. but the boy’s evidentsincerity, rerâ€" elatlons oi. Jabelz‘ hookinaking trans- actions, and. later, Rachel’s account of her rejection of his suit and his subse- quent threats and persecution. Corn 1 vineed the masters of Smethurst's guilt. They simply discharged him and eased their consciousness offlim's over- hnsty dismissal by raising his salary to £150 a year. 2 had geceis‘ed the blow that made the 'lood flow from that marble bro“. How 0 :3 she was! But she breathed. He icktd her up and carried her, he knew at how up the bank and mm) till he taggered into his mother‘ s cottage. tad often kissed. He reeled as 1hough 'CZTnd she be in better hands? sun xnconscious, but with signs of return- ng animation. he left her'and hastened The folks who cheered a happy pair on New Year‘s day and peltea them with rice did not see a scar on (hebrow of the bride. for it has covered by her bridal vei1.â€"â€"â€"â€"London Tit-Bits. “Ring Out the (”minus in the New." Although church bells at all times speak to the heartaud interpret its moods, sad or joyful. perhaps none sp’eak as {Ol'cilxlyvas the midnight chimes which usher in‘ the glad New Year. The reason of this may be ac- counted for in u measure by the fact that at such an hour people‘stop to medâ€" itate, and they allow the sentiment of the season to take possession of thrlr thoughts. * * * L But of all bells in all climes from {hose with silvery notes, w hich‘ in the far’orient, float outjrom airy minarets on the soft and languid air, to those which are harsh and unmusical, none have so forcible mlangllage, or perhaps, speak so directly to the beam as the New Year chimes. As midnight draws near, and' we '1 watch with bated breath the last 1110- 3 mu! merits of the dying year which pass so 1. 1‘38} slowly and so solemnly, how full is the i 0‘15 heart of the listener, and how with I; 10 I each stroke of the bell the experiences ; 000‘ of the departing year come thronging i “153 to the mitud. I huv l..- The jms which the year has brought". to some the sorrous which it. has 1 brought to others; the “eary burdens w-hith haxe been carried in some. org the help in the carry, ing of them “hich 1 has come to others; the gladness over I the birth of a dear child or the bitter sorrow experienced in layiug'one away E in the grave; the prosperity “hich haw ; come to one, the adversit) which ha. ox ertaken another; the Opportunities for good which have been imprm ed and 3 have brought blessing to many during the year just closing‘ and the oppor» tunities unimproved. and now gone for:- everâ€"all these and more come through‘ ing to the minds of thousands claiming their thought in the last hour of the idepartiug year. It- is not strang'fg i therefore, that {IS the stroke of 12 ring! out. on the midnight air unusual feel- ings of solemnity should possess us and [dispel every triuial thought. Charles Lamb. in one of his charming essays,1ms expressed, in these words,his sentiments on the New Year bells: “Of all sounds of all bells~bells~the music highest bordering upon heaven â€"â€"xnost solemn and touching is the pea] which rings out the Old Year. I never hear it without a gathering up of my mind tnaconcentrationof all the images that have been diffused over the past 12 months; all I have done and suffered, performed or neglected, in that re- gretted time. I begin to know its worth as when a person dies. It takes a per- sonal color.” It is indeed a. relief to the tense nerve. to hear directly after this solemn pea! the cheerful New Year chimes with their voices of hope and encouragement, stimulating to new endeavor and 1m spirin-g high hopes of what we may pos- sess and do and give in. ihe year jufit These bells thrill our hearts with joy and help us echo the lines of Tenn3son. “hen he sang: " Rlng out the old. ring in the new. Ring, happy bellman-035 the ‘snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false. ring in the true." ~Chicago Standard. r)" “'omen nt the'Btrnn UIIYCI'IIC‘!\ Women are not yet admitted to {hm examinations at the Berlin university, nor is there a general permission for women students to attend lectures. THE NEW YEAR CHIMES Proceeding)" nil; [he Speelll Sen-Io. from hp: 10 Day. ' x Springfield ML, Dec. 23.â€"!n thé lent" yiasterdny the ho e b n appropriating m.- 000 additional [or he soldiers' and sailorl' home :1 Quincy I passed, and the sen;- torial apportion t. mu wu advnnced to ,third reading. ' ,uu .. V...‘ .__ Springfield. 11].. c. 24.â€"The aerate yesâ€" terday passed n iresolutlon for ndjournâ€" m'fint from to-day; Qntn Tuesday. January 1, without the "do par‘ clause. Senator Dunlap offered a: revolution, which was adopted, index-Bind the movament for corn exposition! In th prlnelptl cities of thffi Ind otherj count es. und‘recommendinx that congress ap’ropriate 8106.“ for the expense thereof. 4‘ .‘ , Springfield. illulDec. 25.â€"Senator Littler called the senate: to order Friday atrteh o'clock. Chaplain Goodspeed offered prayer and invoked the leasing upon the solitary senator present he] upon those members AL- A....-u-l 'g Springfield, m} senate appropr the house yeste day: Dec. ‘23.â€"-The renewing Non bins were passed by Appropriatlnz $35,- 300 m pay salari s of members and officer: at the genera! atsembly for the enru sel- sion: $35,000 tormcidental expenses and 37.- V m of employes. The Me- 000 for“ the pay Inez-y bm taxinggga names was {aver-a was lntroducedklo require p; pay taxes on 3! Mon. A resolut ment from F‘ri of néxt was ad property in led. { s and electric light com- bly reported and a bill nbrokers m heir posses- n providing for adjourn- y of this week to Tuesday leuauu ynrzcnu .alv -yv“ "”7, , at home. After the reading of the joumul a message fromfthe house was receivc; notifyingdhe men to: of the passage oY the senatorial ($130 tonment blll, together with a bill appr prlating $7,000 to engage special counsel t aid in defending the in- heritance tax 1 w. Senator Littler. the only member p sent. then declared the senate! adjourne until Tuesday. January 4. at ten o‘clock . m.. in pursuance of the jolnt resolution édopted Thursday. ~ gflonuc. Springfield, m.’ Dec. 23.â€"-The muomng ”mam annronruition bins were passed by u: A“... "â€" Springfield, HE, Dec. 24.â€"Amid scenes of wild excltemen: the senatorial appropria- non bill was pa sad In the house yesterday by a vote of T9 tp 54. , The bill appropriating $7,000 for the employment of special cou’mel to aid the attorneyâ€"general. In'defendmg the Inheritance tax case now pending In the United Staées supreme court was also passed, The se ale resoluxion for adjournâ€" ment from [0-day 13 JanAuary 4 was adopted. Spring L d; 111., Dec. 25.-â€"Only nine mem- bers of the house were in their sens when that body wasfcaued to o'rder by Speaker Curfls Friday morning. They were Selby. Merriam, Hammers, Booth, White,‘ wu- Xiams and thlstedt. republicans.‘ and Harnsberger ahd Rhodes, democrats. The journal was r‘ d in full. Then the house adjourned l0 anuary 4. . New York Official: Arc Hundlcnpped , in “tutu-fine Cases. .- lbany. N. BL, Dec. 233.-â€"'l'he state den nartment‘of ‘griculture, the attorney- Bnlu \v nu~- ....,, This woufid mean endless iifigation, without mueh prospect of result. Some time ago the Armour people sought. to make an agreement with the~state au- thorities whereby. if the suits were dropped, they 'would agree to pay a cer- tain amount and»promise not to deliver any more'linmarked oieoinurgarine in the state. The proposition has been submitted to the governor, and while he believes gthat the prosecution should go on if there is any (hance to convict, us a lawyer he is Enclined to the idea. that the aceeptance of the proposi‘tiOn will be. in ghe end. moreladvautageous to the state. CHA§ED A MURDERER. ~__â€" ARMOURS LIKELY ILLINOIS I bbnvcr Iii-her “'edl Daughter of “but. “'ho Saved Hl- Lite. St. Louifi. Dec. 29. â€" A romance that had its beginning at the xime of the civil «var r sulted in the marriage Tuesâ€" day of 'f‘redergck \Yalsen, ear-510:2 treasurer of Colorado. millionaire bank- er of Defit'er. to Miss Emma Siorck, aged 25. of this city. â€"cr ~ , Mr.’ Wolsen. who is a union veteran. returned to this c‘ny after the war, broken in'henhh and pocket. He was mnxccd bark 10‘ health by Mrs. Gustave Slorck. mbther of the bride. He “eut west. grained prominencc'and a fur- tune. Heflost his first wife se‘cral years ago. 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