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The State of Dade News.
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CO TO SLEEP, LITTLE FELLOWS!
WHEN tho Christmas
skies nro snowing,
or tho Christmas
stars are bright,
_ Go tosleep, little fel
/'’ v\\ low,— go to sleep!
For Santa Claus is
- fC' JV $ coming down the
chimney in tho
night,
A With a heavy sack of
/ toys, and a frosty
y3r--yj Vv_f beard and white,—
—■—• G° to sleep, iittle fel
lows—go to sleep!
Wton (ho Christmas winds are singing
round tho chimney with delight,
Go to sleep, little follows—go to sleep!
if you wake and watch tho chimney—Oh,
you know it isn’t tight!—
You will never see old Santa coining down
it iu tho night,—
Go to sleep, little fellows—go to sleep!
Once, two wakeful little follows, on a
snowy Christmas eve,
(Go to sleep, little fellows—go to sleep!)
Sept their heads beneath the cover—but
’twus only make-believe—
Ini Santa Claus forgot ’em—and he left
’em both to grieve,—
Go to sieop, little fellows—go to sleep!
For Santa Clau3 is funny, and is easy
scared away—
Go to sleep, iittie fellows, go to sleep!
Just kiss good night to mother when she’s
heard the prayers you say,
Vnd you’ll find your stockings brimmiug
when yon wake at break o’ day,—
Go to sleep, littlo fellows—go to sleepl
Aunt Doborah’s Surprise.
t . AY,girls, have you heard
the uews? It’s too
ft nny for anything!”
Grace .Derby came
',A- f 'Cs?2^’ 1 'yv running up to the little
group around the school—
house steps, with her
face full of laughter and mystery.
“What’s the news?”
“Tell us about it!”
“Go on, Grace!” The girls crowded
around her eagerly.
“Why, Aunt Deborah Thorpe is go
ing to give a Christmas party.”
“You’re fooling!” cried half a dozen
voices.
“Oh,but she is,truly,” cried Grace.
“I’ve got my invitation, and she
wanted me to ask the rest of you—
here’s the list.” Sho waved a paper
a’oft and then began to read the names
upon it. Every girl there was invited,
t-ud a buzz of pleased comment went
around as soon as the reading was fin
ished.
“But I haven’t told you the fun
niest part of it,” began Grace again.
“We’re each one of us to bring her a
Christmas present. Did you ever
hear of such a thing? Fancy her not
leaving that for us to decide!”
J They all laughed at this, but tho
laugh was a good-natured one. Every
body respected Aunt Deborah. They
joked about her peculiarities and her
“lightness,” but, for all that, the
farmers aud villagers of tho thrifty
New England commuuity admired
those qualities which had produced
oue of the finest farms in the whole
county, and its owner was known to
be kind-hearted, as well as to possess
pieuty of good, sound,practical sense,
which appealed to all; while not a man
in the neighborhood was better posted
in tho affairs of tho country at large.
| The girls went on discussing the
party with eager comments, talking
over the presents which were to be
bought aud wondering what other odd
freak would bo developed before the
eventful night. It was Thursday now,
and Monday was Christmas.
“Maybe she’ll change her mind,”
suggested Daisy; “though I guess
sho isn’t given to that.”
“No,” said a sweet-looking girl,
"ho had not spoken before. “Aunt
Deborah always doos as she agrees.”
“That’s so, Molly,” cried Grace,
while there were several exclamations
of assent. “When she onakes up her
mind it stay3 made up for good aud
all. But how iu the world did you
get so well acquainted with her? I’m
always a little afraid of her. ” Molly
smiled wistfully.
“I don’t know,” she said. “It just
seemed natural, that’s all.”
The tears came into her eyes, and
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" SHE TOOK UP TUP CARD.”
she turned and went in hurriedly.
Her father had died only a few months
before, and she could scarcely remem
ber her mother at all; eo Auntjje-
boran’s interest in her bad been com
forting. The girls were quiet for a
minute; then Daisy said, in a low
voice:
“I don’t see bow Molly Andrews
can get her anything, and she’ll never
go a step if she can’t.” There were
sympathetic murmurs all around, for
Molly was a favorite,
“I wish we could help her,” said
Dorothy, voicing the general thought.
‘‘But we can’t,”., sighed Maude.
“You know how proud she is. She’d
rather stay away than havo us do any
thing about it.”
“Well, Mrs. Barton won’t give her
a cent to buy a present with—we all
know that,” said Grace.
“Oh, don’t you remember Molly
earned $2 getting names for that mag
azine?” put in Maude. “She told me
she was going to save it toward music
lessons—her heart is just set on music,
you know—and, with all her talent, it
is a shame she can’t do anything about
it. But it’s just like her to go and
spend every cent of that money on a
present for Aunt Deborah.”
“That’s so.’’
“It’s too bad!”
“Well, I think Molly Andrews is
the bravest girl I ever knew,” said
Grace. “How many of us would work
for our board and go to school and
wear out old clothes and everything,
as she does?”
“But you never think of the clothes,”
said Daisy,
“No, but she does,” said Maude.
Nothing but the party was talked
about for the remainder of the week,
and on Saturday t-wenty boys and
girls were busy selectiug gifts for
Aunt Deborah.
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ception of Molly Andrews, belonged
to well-to-do families. Molly’s father
had been one of the wealthiest men in
the village until a year before, when
he had failed iu business aud taken
every cent of his property to pay his
debts. Since his death Molly had
been living with Mrs. Barton, working
for her board and going to school, and
her life was not very comfortable.
Her dearest dream had always been
to cultivate her musical talent, but
that dream seemed hopeless enough
non'.
She bought a pretty silver souvenir
spoon for Aunt Deborah, and it took
every cent that she had been saving
toward the music lessons, but she
never said a word about it, and none
of the girls dared mention it to her.
Christmas night was beautiful and
clear, with a great full moon and
Sharp, healthful air, and ths party of
boys and girls that came trooping up
to the door of the big farmhouse were
rosy-cheeked aud bright-eyed aud as
merry as need be. Aunt Deborah
welcomed them cordially and they
soon felt quite at home.
In the sitting room a table had been
spread out for the reception of the
gifts, which Grace and Maud arranged
tastefully. Then Aunt Deborah ex
amined them with great care, noting
critically each name and giving atten
tion to each piece as though she were
one of the judges at a county fair, as,
indeed, she often had been. But
when she came to the souvenir spoon
some of the girls thought she made up
the little sneeze which gave her an ex
cuse for using her handkerchief. Any
way, she took tho spoon np again the
last of all and held it in her hand while
she cleared her throat twice before
she tried to speak.
“My young friends,” said Aunt
Deborah, slowly, “I am well awaro
that you think I have done a rather
strange thing in asking you to bring
these presents, but L had an object in
it which I am not goiug to explain to
any one. I am very much pleased
with the gifts, however, and I thank
yon for them Now if you will step
across the lin'd with mo yon will find
your o\\n presents waiting for you.
and a little surprise besides, which, I
think, will you all.”
They had noticed the dosed door of
roofflf" hot had JtfwMhUA
TRENTON, GA., DECEMBER 2!, 1899.
ouly ono of Aunt Deborah’s peculiar,
ities. They trooped after her, won
dering and excited, with little whis
pered guesses and queries which no
one could answer, and when they had
srossed the threshold they all stopped
for a moment with exclamations of
delight.
“Who would have believed it?”
whispered Grace.
“It’s just like fairyland,” Maude
whispered back.
It was very pretty, indeed. The
parlor was decorated with holly end
mistletoe and branches of evergreen,
and iu one corner was a great Christ
mas tree, sparkling with candles and
loaded with presents. In the op
posite corner stood a haudsome new
piano. They stood and stared until
Aunt Deborah’s voice called them for
ward, and then they surged over to
the tree to huut up their gifts.
The tree was soon cleared, and
every one in the room, with a single
exception, had found a present. Molly
stood on the edge of the crowd with a
pale face and lips that quivered iu
spite of her efforts at self-control,
while Frank was beside her, looking
indignant and unhappy. Everybody
noticed, and sympathetic glances went
around. But all at once Aunt De
borah spoke again.
“If you will raise the lid of the
piano, Molly, you will find your name
there.”
The girl’s hands trembled so that
Frank bad to help her. She took up
the card and read it, her face flushing
and paling, and looked around help
lessly at the surprised and delighted
faces. Then she turned and threw
her arms arouud Aunt Deborah’s
neck without a word. After a little
appreciative bush they all crowded
around her with eager congratula
tions, but Aunt Deborah waved them
back.
“Wait a minute,” sho said, laugh
ing, although there was a tremble iu
her voice, “Molly doesn’t know it
herself, but I am sure she is coming
to live with me. I’ve decided that I
need her, and I want to hear that
piano. She shall take lessons, and
you will all be welcome to come and
enjoy the music whenever yon like.”
How they cheered!
The rest of the evening was as
merry as merry could be, and the
feast was a triumph of New England
skill.
Happy Cliristinaetide.
Holly berries rod and bright,
Wealth of candles flick’riug light,
Christmas in the air'
Childish faces all aglow,
Outside sleigh bells in the snow,
Banished is dull care.
Older wiseheads for the time
Join in sport und song and rhyme,
Happy Cbristmastide!
Metn’ry brings back golden youth,
Eyes then seeing only truth
Ever at its side.
Joy to-night is crowned the queen
Of the festive Christmas scene,
May her rule be longl
None can claim a rebel heart
With her foll’wers forms a part,
Theirs a gladsome song!
—Gertrude Eioise Boaler.
A Trap For St. Nick.
Young Mechanic—“Yer see, it’s r
trap. It jes’ tits our chitnbly, an
Santa Claus kiu git down all right
but when ho climbs back ho can’t gsl
i out, 1 gits all his paidt.**
I'EMOCUATIC.
GEN. LAWTON KILLED
The Daring Leader Fell at the
Front.
TARGET FOR SHARP-SHOOTERS.
Laughed When Warned of Danger-
The Next Moment He Fell Dead into
The Amis of an Officer.
Manila, by Cable. —Major General
Eawton has been shot and killed, at
San Mateo. He was standing in front
of his troops, was shot in the breast
and died immediately.
General Lawton left here Monday
night, having returned from his north
ern operations Saturday to lead an ex
pedition through Mariquina Valley,
which has- been an insurgent strong
hold throughout the war. The valley
has several times been invaded, but
never held by the Americans. General
Geronimo was supposed to have there
the largest organized force north of
Manila, and General Otis wished to
garrison Mariquini. The night was one j
of the worst of the season, A terrific !
rain had begun and is still continuing.
Accompanied by his staff and Troop TANARUS,
Fourth Cavalry, General Lawton set
out. at 9 o’clock, in advance of the
main force, consisting of the Eleventh
Cavalry and one battalion each of the
Twentieth and Twenty-seventh Infan
try, which started from La Loma at
midnight. With a small escort he led
the way through an almost pathless
country, a distance of fifteen miles
over hills and through cane brake and
deep mud, the horses climbing rocks
and sliding down the hills. Before
daybreak the command had reached
the head of the valley, San Mateo wa;
attacked at 8 o’clock, and a three
hours’ fight ensued. This resulted in
but few casualties on the American
side, apart from the death of General
Lawton, but the attack was difficult
because of the natural defenses of the
town. General Lawton was walking
along the firing line within three hun-*
dred yards of small sharp-shooters’
trench, conspicuous in the big white
helmet he wore, and a light yellow rain
coat. He was also easily distinguish
able, because of his commanding stat
ure.
The sharp-shooters, directed several
shots, which clipped the grass near.
His staff officers called General Law
ton’s attention to the danger he was
in, but he only laughed with his usual
contempt for bullets.
Suddenly he exclaimed. “I am shot!”
clenched his hands In a desperate effort
to stand erect, and fell into the arms
of a staff officer.
Orderlies rushed across the fiekt for
surgeons, who dashed up imme
diately, but their efforts were use
less. The body was taken to a dump
of bushes and laid upon a stretcher,
the familiar white helmet covering
the face of the dead general. Almost
at this moment the cheers o£ the
American troops rushing into San
Mateo were mingling with the rifle
volleys. Aifter the fight, six stalwart
ca/valrymen forded the river to the
town, carrying the litter on their
shoulders, the staff preceding with
the colors, and a cavalry escort fol
lowing. The troops filed bareheaded
through the building, where the body
was laid, and many a tear fell from
the eyes of men who had long fol
lowed the intrepid Lawton. The en
tire was stricken with grief,
as though each man had suffered a
personal loss.
Washington, D. C.. Special.—The
War Department received the follow
ing official confirmation of The killing
of General Lawton near San Mateo,
Luzon: ‘‘Manila —General Lawton,
engaged in driving insurgents from
San Mateo section of country north
east of Manila, was killed instantly at
9:30 Monday morning. A great loss
to us and his country. OTIS.”
Big Fire in Florence,
Columbia, S. C., Special.—Florence,
S. C., sustained a heavy loss by fire
early Tuesday morning. The blaze
started in the Florence Hotel This
building, with the Bank of Florence,
the opera house and the city hall,
was totally destroyed. The Florence
fire department was aided by the
Darlington firemen. The five wa?
checked at 6 a. m.. after the principal
business houses in the heart cf Lie
city were destroyed.
Bandits in a Pullman.
Kansas City, Mo., Special.—A num
ber of the passengers on the Missouri
Pacific's Omaha and Nebraska City
passenger train, which left here at
9:15 Tuesday night, were robbed by
two masked men who boarded the
train in Kansas City. Kan. They
levied their forced contribution after
the train started, holding up the pas
sengers in the Pullman and seen lug
five gold watches and SIOO in money.
The conductor was among the per
sons robbed. At Xearman, Kan., six
miles out of the city, the train slowed
up for the station, and the irnii 3
dropped off and disappeared. So shofc
were fired and no one was injured.
UEUT. BRUMBY DEAD.
Dies of Typhoid Fever After a Long
Illness.
Washington, D. C., Special.—Lieut.
Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant
to Admiral Dewey during the Manila
campaign, who has been ill with ty
phoid fever for several weeks, died at
Garfield hospital shortly after six o’-
clock Sunday evening.
The death of Liefct. Brumby, while
not unexpected, was a great shock to
Admiral Dewey. The relations of the
two men for several years past have
been very intimate and a strong friend
ship had grown up between them. Lt.
Brumby went out to the Asiatic sta
tion with the admiral and had been
there with him until they both returned
to the United States several months
ago. In his capacity as flag lieutenant
to the admiral, Lieutenant Brumby
was thrown with his chief practically
all the time and acted as his personal
representative in many matters of de
tail delegated to him by the command
ing officer. He was regarded by Ad
miral Dewey as a bright, energetic and
capable assistant, while the devotion of
the 'latter to the admiral was some
thing marvelous. The burden of his
thoughts during the latter days of his
illness when his mind was racked with
delirium seemed to be regarding his
work for the admiral.
The lieutenant’s present illness dated
from about the 27th of November, the
first symptom being nothing more than
a cold, which, however, failed to yield
to treatment, and soon afterwards he
went to the Garfield hospital where he
died. Admiral Dewey was unremitting
in his attentions to him until his con
dition became precarious aud visitors
were not allowed to see him. Some days
ago Mrs. W. I. Hayward, of Marietta,
Ga., a sister, was summoned, and
Thursday she was joined by her hus
band, both remaining with the lieuten
ant until ho died. The lieutenant's
aged mother is still living in Marietta, :
Ga. The father, who is dead. wa3 a j
colonel of the Fourteenth Georgia regi- j
ment in the Confederate army.
Lieut. Brumby was 41 years of agi I
and unmarried. He w%s appointed a
naval cadet from Georgia, entering the \
sendee on the 29th of November, 1573, i
and his present commission dates from
the 2-lth of August, 1892. Practically 1
all theriime during the last two years •
lie has been with Admiral Dewey-
In his report of the battle of Manila
Admiral Dewey spoke in very compli
mentary terms of the services and gal
lantry of his flag lieutenant and rec
ommended that he be advanced < ome
numbers on the list of lieutenants. His
recommendation wa3 adopted by the
navy department and the name sent to
the Senate, but together with a num
ber of other promotions made by the
; department failed to be acted upon.
The promotion recommended placed
him about 13 on the list of lieutenants
and had it been confirmed he would in
less than a year from now have reached
the grade of lieutenant commander.
The lieutenant’s death is the third of
those who were closely associated with
Dewey at the battle of Manila who
have died since that time, namely,
Capt. Gridley, Commander Wood, and
Lieut. Brumby.
Lieut. Brumby was presented a
sword by the legislature of Georgia on
the 26th of October. He remained in
Georgia some days after that and re
turned to Washington about the mid
dle of November.
Roberts Supplants Buller.
London, by Cable. —Shortly before
midnight Sunday the following notice
was posted at the War Office: “As the
campaign in Natal, in the opinion of
Her Majesty’s government, is likely to
require the presence and undivided at
tention of Gen. Sir Redvers Buller, it
has been decided to send Baron Rob
erts of Kandahar and Waterford as
commander-in-chief in South Africa,
with L-ord Kitchener as chief of staff.”
Telegraphic Briefs.
Disappointed in love, Howard Tut
tle, 27 years old, drowned himself at
San Francisco, Cal.
Rear Admiral Norman H. Furquhar
sailed from New York on the New
York on his Southern cruise.
The Dominion Liner New England
arrived at Boston, Mas?., on Thursday
night, from Europe, with 2034 sacks of
mail.
Mrs. Mark Hanna, wife of the Ohio
Senator, was robbed of five finger rings
valued at S6OOO at Hot Springs, Va.
John W. Oliver, aged 85 years, a
newspaper man. was married to Mrs-
Marie Dubois, aged 52 years, at New
York.
Sentence was suspended in the case
of William Reno, charged with grand
larceny, in order that he might spend
Christmas out of jail for the first time
in 25 years.
Charles E. Maerum, late United
i states Consul at Pretoria will leave for
New York soon. Mr. W. Stanley Hol
j ij Si the United States Consul at Lou
j repzo Maroues wTI assume the dut'es
o’ Mr Macram’s office until the arriva
! of 'the latter’s successor.
THE CURRENCY BILL
Passed the House by a Good Ma
jority.
HOW THE VOTE STOOD ON THE BILL
Republicans Voted Solidly For It.
" bile Dem oertswere Divided on
it.
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Washington, D. c„ Special.—Thei
currency bill, which was debated all.
last week, was passed Monday by tha
House, by a vote of 190 to 150. It had
the united support of every Republican
in the House, and of eleven Democrats.
Messrs. Clayton. Driggs. Fitzgerald.
Levy. Ruppert, Scudder, Underhill and
Wilson, of New York, McAleer, of
Pennsylvania, Denny, of Maryland,
and Thayer, of Massachusetts. All the
other Democrats voted against the
measure, or were paired on it, except,
Mr. John Walter Smith, Governor
elect from Missouri; Mr. Stallings, of
Alabama, and General Joseph Wheeler
of Alabama. Mr. Stallings has not
been present in the House this session,
owing to illness, and one of his col
leagues announced that if present ho
would have voted In the negative.
General Wihecier is serving in tho
1 Philippines. Mr. Smith is, therefore,
the only member of the House who did
not go on record upon the bill today.
When the Speaker announced the re
sult of the vote the Republicans cheer
ed lustily. That was the only demon
stration in connection with the vote.
Mr. Bartlett, of Pennsylvania, who sus
tained a severe accident some time ago
was also present on crutches. Neither
a motion to recommit, nor an o&er of
a substitute, was in ordeT by the terms
of the special rules under which the
House was operating. Mr. Gaines, of
Tennessee, asked if it was in order to
recommit with instructions to report
back a free coinage bill?
“It is not,” replied the speaker. The
bill was then read a third time and
placed upon its final passage.
“I demand the yeas and nays,” said
Mr. Overstreet, of Indiana, in charge of
the bill. Members rose on both sies en
masse to second the demand. “Evi
dently a sufficient number,” said the
Speaker. “The clerk will call the
roll.”
The roll call was followed with
great interest. There were no de
monstrations when the Democrats
who broke away from the majority of
their party voted in the affirmative.
The clerk called the names of the
Democrats, who declined to respond,
twice on each roll call. Every Repub
lican voted for the bill. Messrs. Cach
ings, of Mississippi; Campbell, of Mon
tana; Broussard, of Louisiana; Robert
son, of Louisiana, and Davey, of Lou
isiana, were paired against the bill.
After the vote the speaker rather un
expectedly announced the committee
selections and the reading of the lists
was followed with intense eagerness
by the members whose opportunities
for distinction depend so largely upon
their committee assignments. The on
ly incident in connection with the
reading of the lists was Mr. Bailey 8
interrogatory of the speaker as to
whether General Wheeler’s name had
been placed upon the committee on
ways and means. Speaker Henderson
responded in the negative. A vacancy
has been left on this committee for
General Wheeler.
The announcement of the death of
the late Representative Bland, of 'Mis
souri. which occurred last summer,
was made by Mr. DeArmond, of Mis
souri, and the House, out of respect
to his memory, adjourned.
Wall Street in a Panic.
New York, Special.— Panic condi
tions developed on tihe stock ex
change Monday afternoon w'ith the
imperative need of money developed
by the violent contraction in values.
Stocks were being thrown over with
out the slightest regard to the price
they would bring, and at distressing
sacrifice values.
Wrongly Informed.
Washington. D. C., Special.—General
Otis cables as follows:
“Manila, Dec. IC.
“Ono the Bth inst.. General Smith, at
Negros, reports that early in December
a number o’ inhabitants of four coast
towns entered the mountains, believing
the statements of Pan ay and Luzon
agents that the Americans had been
overwhelmingly defeated in those is
lands. that Aguinaldo was about to
dictate terms of peace and the Ameri
can Congress to confer independence
when the established civil government
of the island would be overthrown.
They also were told that all Negros
*as about to rise end drive out the
*-nevicaos. No and apredat ons were
''remitted and no co n ?e<!uences of im
a.rtance are apprehended."
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