The Evening Kansan from Newton, Kansas • Page 4

THE NEWTON EVENING XANSAN, MONDAT, DECEMBER 26. 1898. BLOCK SIGNALS. OLD-TIME CHRISTMASES. FOREIGN GOSSIP.

V. Almost Here! 9 1 th HRISTMAS is almost here and you must make haste to make your final gift selections. Let us suggest that you can do no better for the men to whom you intend giving presents than to select some article of apparel or furnishings. Our stock is the largest and most carefully selected in town, and we can give you both style and serviceability at extremely moderate prices. Here is a short list of things that ought to please you Smoking Jackets $5 00 up to $10 00 Neckties (Puffs, Tecks, Bows, 25 up 76 Mufflers 25 up to 3 00 Suspended 10 up to 1 60 Handkerchiefs 05 up to 100 Gloves 25 up to 2 00 Dress Shirts 45 up to 2 00 Fancy 10 up to 50 In fact any useful article for man or boy is here- and you can rest assured if it's from the Star it's right in price and up-to-date.

Our Jewelry case attracts quite a good deal of attention at present. Have you seen the Nobby Cuff Buttons from 25c to $1.00 Shirt Studs 25c to $1.50, and a thousand other small articles which we invite you to call and see. Star Clothiers. I 4 Leaders of Low Prices. 507 Main Street JDsFDon't forget that we enlarge your picture when you deal with us to the amount of five ($5.00) dollars.

Pictures will be like samples in our windows. 500 people in this city want to know what to get their friends for Christinas presents EDWARDS SCHUHACHER HAVE THE LARGEST LINE OF a e. rockers, sideboards. tables, carpets, mattings, pictures and frames. -Our prices are right for tnmla jy HEADQUARTERS for HOLIDAY QOODS.

OPERA HOUSE BLOCK Conrads'. II IS fl 1 n.ivi.vvaii 1 UCUONIUGI Sale. Big Discount On Clothing Some merchants wait until spring before they will put a low price on winter goods. We do not want to carry over any Winter Suits, Overcoats or Ulsters, so we will commence now to put the knife in the profits. Commencing Tuesday morning, Nov.

29th, we will give you a discount of from 10 to 20 on every Man's, Youth's or Child's Suit in the House and on every Man's, Youth's or Child's Overcoat or Ulster in the house. If you want bargains in winter clothing you cannot afford to miss this sale. JUST RECEIVED 25 Dozen Men's Outing Flannel Night Shirts from 60c to $1. 60 Dozen Men's Heavy Fleece Lined Underwear at S7c a garment. An Immense Line of Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Muffler, Neckwear, the Holiday trade.

Don't forget this December Sale. Leave lour uraenor i CHRISTMAS EVERQREENS with j. sanner, Fine Nuts and Candles in Stock. The China Emporium is the "All Year Ro.nd" Crockery and Toy House. Up-to-date in Variety Quality and Price.

Does That Mean Anything to You? tW. I. PLUMB Proprletoa 613 Main St. Pentecost-Schneider. Abilene Refl ctor.

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 20., at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs. J. J. Schneider of Detroit, were wedded Miss Lena S.

Schneider and Mr. James C. Pentecost.qf New- ton, Rev. J. H.

Fiedler of Enterprise officiating. Miss Lydia ftathert played the wedding march and George Bristline and Miss Mary Schneider were attendants. The bride wore ash of roses silk, trimmed with turquoise blue silk, white chif fon, brown satin ribbon and carried White chrysanthemums. Following the ceremony came congratulations and a delectable supper which was thoroughly enjoyed by the. com pany of guests.

The presents show- ered upon the happy couple were numerous and costly and expressed the esteem of the givers. Tfce guests from out of town were Pente cost, mother of the groom, and Mr, and Mrs. H. A. Snyder of Newton The bride is one of Dickinson coun ty's fairest daughters and has hosts of friends who hope for bet an an olouded future.

She has grown to womanhood in Detroit and has won the admiration of all by hr sweet, womanly nature. The groom be longs to the construction department of the Santa Fe, having a fine posit- Ion in line of promotion. He ranks among tne most respected young teen in Newton and is worthy the prise he has won. The Reflector ex- tends its best wishes. and Mrs.

Pentecost has gone to Newton which will be their home Step Into Sanitary Inspector Dr. West's office over Brtcb store, Wift Main ana get disin- fectant can for your home Safe guard against all contagion and in- fectlous diseases, smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc. Large cane will be furnished for school rooms. Buy Quick's mixed feed! If you 1 don't say it is the best, return the sack and get your money. See us for tin estimates roofing and spouting.

We will money at Lehman's. sbve you Amer'can and Imported watches at Conrad'. Sterling silver novelties at Conrads' .1 ILast Call! a to it. of Only a few of the repair yard gang were off today. Gaj le Reynolds drew a toilet set Saturday night George Puett was at Walter Fid- ler's desk today.

Bob Gracey has gone to Strong City for a few days. Sunday hours were observed in the telegraph office today. Harry Johnston is away from his duties at the freight house. Claud Ragsdale has gone to break ing. This makes Frank Prultt a caller permanently.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dunlap are the proud parents of a ten pound girl, born this morning.

M. D. Krapfl has been assigned to regular run out of Newton, and Tom Downey will take the M. M. branch.

A railroad man who has counted them says that a locomotive traveling 60 miles in an hour gives out 800 puffs. The birds had charge of the back shop today. That is, they made the most noise. A baker's half dozen of the boys were at work. The blacksmith shop force ended their labors Saturday night by decorating the anvils and machines in the shop with evergreen.

Charlie Mott was struck in the forehead Saturday night by a rod, which was being pushed through a cab window. He was not badly hurt. Santa Claus visited the superin tendent's office, but left only one of the presents asked for, and that went one of the force that did not want Harry Benfer went out last night for Ira Small, who was under the weather. George McQuiddy had to quit Saturday night on account of sickness. The oddest theft comes to light to day.

Some one took the manger out J. C. Ely's barn last night. It was probably some boy who wanted to make a sled. Florence Bulletin: George Ely, the pump engineer, put two ten dol lar bills into a letter last Thursday evening, and dropped the letter into the mail box at the depot.

The let ter was for his wife, but it was lost or stolen. We are done making jokes about Miles Tuttle. Last evening he was married to Miss Idella I. Matthews, at the home of the bride's parents Elder Scrivner officiating. The con tracting parties are both well known and their many friends in the city will wish them well on their voyage through life.

Christmas items: A family re union was held at the Grochowsky home last night there was a Christ mas tree and a good time for all Jake Mayberry entertained his brother and family from Darlington township yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Robert Edwards of Topeka spent the day with their daughter, Mrs. Chas Kinsey. Fen Cooper and family were in Nickerson today.

Syl Lay man is being visited by his brother J. from Sego, Kansas, for three days. Robert Collins and gang were in today to spend Christmas. Fred Spudig was oif duty yesterday. S.

Green of Nickerson ate turkey witn his cousin, Eugeue. Ira Post will go to Emporia tonight. Mrs. A. Chamberlain is spending a few days with relatives and friends at Strong City.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Quick will have a big Christmas din ner tomorrow.

J. K. Merrifleld and wife of St. Louis, are the guests Of their son, Walter; Mr. Merrifleld, Sr.

is a mo. conductor ifom "way back." Elwood Finch was in Sede wick Saturday night. Conductor Wm. A. Hyde and wife were Burrton yesterday.

Ben Thomas came in from Coolidge today. A Newton Lectorer. Ifoundrldge Journal. Prof. H.

O. Kruse of Newton had been secured for the occasion and made a very pleasing address on "Mind and Matter." Before begin ning the lecture the professor direct ed some interesting remarks to the younger folks of the audience. The lecture proper had been carefully prepared and contained much food for reflection. He very vividly de picted the wonderful forces of nat ure as manifested in the gyrating monster the cyclone, the thundering cataract, and the fascinating yet mighty Influences of the wide ex panse of level prairies with the In finite heaven above. Against these he set the mind in all its majestic grandeur.

The. mind, the character the soul, is above all. It is the pearl gS th chant sold all that he had, that he might buy it. Glorious News. Comes from Dr.

B. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cared Mrs.

Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for yeass. Terrible sores would break oat on her head and face, and the best doc tors could give no help; but her cure is comple and her health is excel lent." This shows what thousands have proved, that Electrio Bitters Is the best blood purifier known. It' the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver. kidneys and bowles, expels poisons helps digestion, builds up the strength.

Only 60 cents. Sold by B. Dickey, Druggist. Guaranteed. Genuine Welsbach Lights, best on the market, at $1.26 at Lehman's.

New designs In rings at Conrads', of of the Wonderful Change. That Hi Been Wrought Daring (he l.ni Half Cenrnrjv The Christmas of 1847 was a simple and tender affair, consisting mainly of Santa Claua and well-filled stockings. The presents were home-made, with a few added sweetmeats and toys. Think the changes! An orange was a sight more rare than custard-apples are now. banana I do not remember having seen before 1850.

Farmers used old flint-locks to shoot the squirrels for a Christmas pie or what we used to call tba "Queen's arms." These were British muskets, captured during the revolution. The first breech-loader was patented In 1830; but they were not common use. We went in thick stoga DOOt 8 because rubbers were barely known; and 1 do not think a rubber boot was in existence. What we bad were a sort of Indian moccasin imported from Brazil, capable of wearing for ten years. The first Goodyear putent was taken out in 1835.

About the same time the first machine was put in operation for making pins, while for pens we used goose-quills or even hen-quills. It was, however, peculiarly inventive period. All the knick-knacks that are most familiar to us were then novelties and costly. A bunch of pins in Christmas stocking was not despised. If a box of matches could have been had it would have been welcome gift from Santa Clans.

The stockings were hung up by the uge old fireplace, where great logs burned and coals were covered up at ight. In rural sections we had never seen a scuttle 01 coal, and bad only heard of it as an effort to burn black stones. Whale-oil lamps marked the advanced line of progress in lighting streets and houses. There was no dream of ennned fruits and cocoa and chocolate, although we had plenty of tea and coffee. It was impossible to prlve sewing machine or a photograph.

Daguerreotypes were not devised until 1839; and the first were taken in Amer ica at least a year later. 1 remember when Avery, who took the first sun pic ture west of Albany, carried it up and down the streets, flushed with his first success; and ran into bouse after house to exhibit it It was a ghostly affair, to be squinted at and guessed out; but after all it was the beginning of a great art. The presents were fuller of affection because homemade. The whole family had been et work for weeks planning and executing little gifts. The boys made boxes and toys, and hand sleds.

The women made stockings and mufflers and dainty caps, while the girls made slippers, and the fathers made shoes. A home was a word that meant yreat things in those days; for both the omen and the men bad trades, as well as a knack and a knowledge of land cul lure. It is interesting to note that some of our best observers and social students prophesy a large reaction from our present fast and uneasy age to the quiet und calm of those earlier days of the century. Of course we shall not give up our inventions; but with them we may lose our boyish excitement, and react ta. another, period of reeor.Mdern tion.

This has been the history of the past, Kras of reatlt'KS nggrcKsion have been followed by periods of rvllcetion We could do all lh.it is necessary for a happy social stnte with less of wear and less of nerve friction Will elec tricitv help us in this direction' VY. believe it will The ir.osl delightful part of thesi old-time holidays was the siiorts. pure and free from every guile Our even Injrs were nlwnys at home; ami in 1 1n one great family room, which mis tin dining-room and trie kitchen in one. gathered before the huge lire of log and had that sort of unadulterated fun which can be had only where Ihe hole family is united. We parched our home grown corn, and made our candy of molasses, and played simple games, in which no one joined more heartily than the father and the mother.

The evenings lasted from candle lighting until nine o'clock. No child was ever per n'tted to absent himself from the uouschold after dark without the di rection of his parents. But after nine o'clock no one ever thought of being absent. 1 hen we were nil in our beds If we react to these or to simpler meth ods of living it will be bv a resurrection of more home life. Let us see to it that the farm home is- more of a home, and the farmhouse family more self-con tained.

P. Powell, in X. Y. Indenen- dent For the Plraanrr at Others. It Is the desire and effort to con tribute to the happiness of others that makes Christmas the most delightful of ail our Holidays.

Children, nt first, per haps, think most of the gifts that they may receive, but every wise parent teaches the child to be a giver as well as a receiver, and to find the deeper joy of the Christinas time in doing some thing for the pleasure for some one else. The maxim: "It Is more blessed to give than to receive." is one of those beautiful Statements that it is easy to approve, but one never knows how true it 1b until he finds it verified in expert ence. Then a new fountain of joy opens In the heart und a new way of life is disclosed. We often make the mistake of thinking that "giving" con sists in the bi-Ktowal of some material thing. Hut it really consists In devo tion to anothrr of what we have; it may be money or time or skill or thoughtfulnt or patience.

There is no one so poor that he cannot give something. Thnt is the real joy of Christmas lime. If we carried the Christmas spirit into all the days of the year we should make life Infinitely sweeter and happier. Boston Watch' man. Christmas Catastrophe.

Whv It It. when we'r loaded Down with bundles smilt and frset, Th one we drop Is alwajrs An expensive chins plstaf -Chicago Record-Is your child inny and peev ish? Does it nave convulsions? If so, it has worms. White's Cream Vermifuge is the only safe cure. Every bottle ia guaranteed to bring worms. E-13.

Conrad. Try one sack of Quick's mixed feeds, 65u per hundred. Guatanteed, China, enameled and wedgewood clock at Conrads. Carving sets from 79 cents up, at Lehman's. Fine carving aeU at Conrads.

Mexico continues to furinsh the United States with more than half iU supply of mahogany. On the last day of 1897 the population of Belgium was 6,586,593, of whom 3,285.541 were men and 3,310,050 women. The population of the Swiss canton of Geneva includes 46,000 foreigners, 33,050 of whom are French, 7,216 Italians, 4,037 Germans. In a recent lecture the German anthropologist Eollmann declared that careful investigations have shown that the preponderance of the blond type in southern Europe antedated the appearance of the Germans and Romans in history. Soldiers are despised in China.

They belong chiefly to the coolie classes. The German officers employed some time ago by the Chinese government found that their most Important task was to overcome the soldiers' own feel ings that they were a lower order of beings than other Chinamen. In some of the less accessible parts of Norway visited by tourists there are no inns in the villages. The gov ernment has now decided to grant in such cases a certain annual sum to the owner of a spacious house in each vil lage, pledging him, In return, to take in four or more guests, if called upon Visitors to the London Zoo cannot fall to remark that the newest nr rival, a sloth with its white, dark brown and gray color, is extraordinarily like a lichen-covered excrescence qf a branch. The color is believed to be a case of protective mimicry, calculated to deceive the sloth's enemy, the Jaguar.

Utrecht now has an electric tramway which passes right through 1 cathedral, to the indignation of ortho dox Hollanders. The cathedral was built in the thirteenth century. In 1674 lightning struck the big building, demolishing a portion of it, and dividing the tower from the rest of the building. It is through this dividing space that the electric cars pass. George Albert Nicholson Dead.

Death entered the family of David Nicholson, 407 Walnut street in this city, on Christmas morning and George Albert Nicholson was called to the home "beyond the river." He was born at Portland Mills Parke county, Indiana, Sept. 21, 1874 and was 24 years, 3 months and 4 days old at death. George, as he was familiarly known, came with his parents to Kansas in 1883, and with the exception of a few years' residence in Stafford county, has lived near and in Newton since that time His last sickness was of short dura tion. On Monday, the 19th, he was taken with a severe chill, but was not considered dangerous until Sat urday evening. On Friday there were evidences of erysipelas on the face but the disease apparently yielded to treatment and he con.

tinued to improve until Saturday evening about 5 o'clock when the in sidious disease attacked the mem branes of the brain, causing a very high fever, which made him deliri ous. Loving care and the best of medical skill could not stay its fatal progress, and he died at 9 :20 a. m. on Christmas morning. He did not hear the glad Christmas chimes on earth but he answered a call to listen to sweeter Christmas music in that clime where there is no discordant note and where peace flows like a river.

He was a member ef the United Presbyterian church in this city and consistent, unostentatious man. He was a great reader, very quiet and reserved in his manuers, with few intimate acqualntancas, but having the respect and esteem of all who knew him. The father and mother and all of the brothers and sisters of the deceased live in the city, except Mrs. Belle Brownlee of Sylvia, Stafford county, who came in today. The funeral was held this after noon at 2:30 p.

the residence of his father, David Nicholson, 407 Walnut street. The services were conducted by the Bev. W. L. Garges, his pastor.

Coming Local Events. All Master Masons and their fam ilies are cordially invited to the T. reception this evening at 8 o'clock at Masonlo Temple. There will be initiation in the Eastern Star Chapter tomorrow ev ening. The meeting will open promptly at 7:30 o'clock.

Judson'Kllpatrick Post No. 88, A. is requested to meet at the hall tomorrow at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of Comrade Allendorf M. T. Hedges, Adjt.

The members of the Eastern Star, Newton Chapter No. 6, will meet at Masonic hall tomorrow at 1:80 to at tend the funeral of Bro. Allendorf. By order of Worthy Matron, Mrs. M.

Toevs. Members of Magnolia Lodge, No, 231. A. F. A.

and all other Master Masons of the city are re quested to meet at Masonic Temple tomorrow afternoon at 1 :80 to attend the funeral of Christian Allendorf. Holiday Bates. On account of Christmas and New Tears holidays, the Missouri Pacific By. will sell round trip to alTpbluU on the lines of this system within a distance of 200 miles at one fare rates, with minimum of 60 cents, Tickets on sale Dee. 24, 25, 28, 81 and January 1st.

Final limit on all tick, ets sold as above will be January 4th T. W. Randall, agent J. I. Eatley, of the Arcade barber hops is arranging for a big cake walk in a week or so.

He is in cor respondence with the swell cake walker of Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita, and expects to put on the bhrtrest tbinsr of the kind ever known in this part of the country Holiday goods price, McManus'. AY of angel song and angol gladness, day of peace to men who are inclined to peace, day of redemption for those who accept the tidings; the Christ day, heralded by the entire angelic choir and signalized by the Hethlehem star that guided the wise men to 'the place where the Jnfant lay. Day of memories of bright days in the sunshine of unclouded youth, when the plastic heart was molded to enduring alTection because of the tl.nnshtiul love of the loved. Day of home- Catherine, of unselfish regard for others, of 1 i. -f llfillJ tlri.

prcseni-iuueu iicl-o, ui nc-tweu tables groaning beneath their burdens of toothsome edibles, of tender expressions, song and laughter and mirth and inno cent games. Where in all the world may there he found such another anniversary, one so laden with the fragrance of love, 01 0 abounding in thought that ennobles? Here we have a Christ-child in the stabU Bethlehem, a scene that appeals to the sympathy and regard of the young; and the mother holding the Babe to her nurturing breast, a warming heart-touch to every mother loved the world over; and the angel nromise: "He Bhall save His people from their sins;" a thought that lifts the soul to the heights of the Infinite. What care we whether lie came in tne day named and commemorated by the church, when the air of Judah was chilled by the snowy brcatus ot iicrnion; or in tne springtime, as many teach, when the birds trilled heavenly music and the valleys were Cecked with myriad flowers, whose perfume ere as incense from the upper temple ot God? The Christ-work is universal and th Christ-day belongs to all the people of th whole world. Here the Christmas day dawns upon scenes of ice and snow; then upon a wealth of tropical foliage; but everywhere it is a day of heart warming, and gift hearing, and slad carols of praise for Him who first opened His eyes in a manger and whose love has given a new name and loftier purpose to advancing civilization. The time of the event counts as nothing be fore the majesty of the glory of the event itself.

Bethlehem was an insignificant village clinging to the outer skirt of majestic Jeru salem: vet greatest of all the cities of tne world did it become in that it was the birth place of the Christ. Here the King of Kings ppeared in the helplessness ot initial intan- watched and nursed, os other helpless children of all ages, by His youthful and adoring mother, honored above all women who have lived or who shall live. Joseph and Mary had their home in a wretched village of despised ualilee; yet the name ot Nazareth shines as the brightness of the sura and shall be as enduring as the irma ment. Christmas day, the first Christinas, was the beginning of a promise old as the fall of man; the Christmas of to-day shows tne fulfillment in large degree of the prophetic assurance of man's redemption. The light of the Star of Jacob has spread until its rays have reached the darkest corners of the earth, and where they have penetrated they have blessed alwars.

Christ in the heart, Christ in the life, Christ in the home, Christ in the world that is to be; such the influence of Him whom the Magi worshiped in the manger and of whom the angels sang in their song to the shepherds on the plains. Gladdest of the festal days, indissolubly linked with Good Friday and Resurrection day and Ascension, it is an ever-present les son of the sureness of all the promises of Ood. As the first Christmas day told of the hope of Israel, so each succeeding one declared the development of the Uod thought in the incarnate God, until the cli max of Divine goodness was reached on Cal vary. And afterward, as the Uospel spread over the earth, its peaceful fruits, the de velopment of the Christ spirit in man, fore shadowed and do foreshadow in steadily in' creasing strength ami beauty the final cul mination when the liabe of Bethlehem shall be in all and all in all among the children oi men. Ihen shall every day be full of the gladness that makes Christmas day the brightest, cheeriest and happiest of all the days of the year.

WILLIAM ROSSER COBBE. OX CHRISTMAS EVENING. He But why didn't you hang up tome ulistletoe? 6he It's such a superfluity Book, Merry Christmas, Deaeomt "Mornin1," said the deacon. "Did ye ask me what got? Wa-al, now, I kin tell ye That got an awful lot Marthy got neuralgy, Georgia got th' rheumaUs, Busan got a back-crick, Ad' th' brlndle cow got frls. Borne thlet got th' turkey.

An' th' family's feeltn' bluet I'm off t' git th' doctor Huh? 'Umph! yeah, same fy.1 David H. Talmadge, In Judge. The Trump's Rebuke. Enervated Easy I shed think, ma'am, dl dis sacred Christmas time would keep yow nearer to Scrinture it does. Mrs.

Turner Away Nearer to Scriptoref Enervated Easy Dat's wot I said. I ait for bread, an' you give me a snow shovel! Tows Trai- Do Ton Know the Virtues Of the waters and climate of Eureka Springs, Do you want to know? We have a booklet on the subject which is voura for the asking: it is free. Address B. L. WincheU, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Frisco Line.

St. Louis. That dark brown taste and horrid breath you have in the morning is caused by an inactive liver. Some medicines relieve for awhile; others for a few days, but Heroine cures E. E.

Conrad. Every pair of our Star Shears war ranted. Buf 00 other, at Lehman H. Co's. Buy feed at Quick's Feed Store 718 Main street, Phone 161.

A full line of sterling silver table' ware at Conrads'. Bound or Square Washers at (2.60 at Lehman a. of A in a a Closing Out Sale at Becker's Goes Regardless of Price. GROCERIES, HARDWARE. SHOES AND For Example, Those $13.50 Dinner All $1.35 to $1.50 Shoes at 98c All $1.35 to $1.75 Pants at Q8C Also 160 Acre Farm, 5 miles east, and 2 city residences for sale.

Sale begins tomorrow at 9 o'clock. P. BECKER SON. 625 and 627 flain Street. TINWARE.

QUEEN SWA RE DRY GOODS. Sets Must Go at $6.98 5ee and Hear OUR FINE LINE OF Pianos and Organs Get our prices and terms and you will not buy elsewhere. Everything In the email goods line at prices that will astonish you. 1 I i Jr Newton Music House. J.

A. McQAUtiHEY, 508 Main Street. Chenille and Tapestry Portieres 12.50 to $10 a Pair Compare these goods with the self styled "Cheap Stnrps W. C. POWERS 512 and 514 flain Street The Bound Oak is still the best heater on earth it Is being demon Btrated every dav saves you fuel, and last years longer than others, at Lehman H.

Co's. 0fiuln Conrads'. m-rlcan cut glas II One line Rubber Stamps lfto For each additional line 6eJ Hutchinson Stamp Hutcblnsudt Kansas..