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The prospect of a; Christmas dinner
has its forecast in the breakfast. Gen‘
eral Miles was twitted about “ravens”
anc “manna in the wilderness,” and
while it was not said, it was thought
he was a poor sort of Moses.

The day wore on, and there was a.
midday meal of ,bacon and beans.
Baldwin again took copious draughts
of parched-corn coffee.

Supper call was sounded. At head-
quarters they sat down to the usual
repast—beans and bacon. Just as Cap-
tain Baldwin was about to quaff a
second quart of parched-corn coffee—
an apparition appeared in the tent
door, substantial, savory. It was a
turkey, plucked of its feathers, pa-
raded on a tin platter, done to a. turn,
smoking hot and redolently odorous.
It was held aloft by an Eighth cavalry
trooper. The astonishing spectacle
was immediately duplicated—another
trooper bearing a similar tray ladened
with a smoking saddle of venison.
Another trooper——a dish of vegetables.
Another trooper—-a camp kettle full of
fragrant coffee, strong enough to float
an iron wedge.

‘The Christmas dinner to which Gen-
eral Miles had invited his staff, 2-1
hours before, had materialized.

It was the gift, Christmas present
of the Eighth cavalry. They had been
reveling as hunters over in the Palo
‘Duro. Soon learning, after going into
camp, of the starvation rations at
headquarters, they sent (if their larder,
a‘ feast. But while this “manna in the
wilderness” was being consumed, a
hospital attache of the Eighth cavalry
appeared.

Promptly at 9 o’clock the officers at
headquarters were the guests of the
Eighth cavalry officers at Dr. Collins’
tent; except General Miles, who had
business to detain him in his quarters.
Without any reflection on the general,
it can be said his absence was not re-
garded as an unmitigated aflront.
Had he attended, his presence as com-
manding officer might have marred
the interpretation put upon Dr. Col-
lins’ “how.” An army officer can no
more take a drink without ejaculating
“how” than he can draw hispay with-
out signing a pay account.

“How” was ladled out Of a great
iron pot, half the size of a country
wife’s soap kettle, with quart cups.
And it was a punch with the most pe-
culiar taste and startling eflects that
ever a well-seasoned man tackled.
Everybody tackled it, however, unre-
mittingly. The queries were many:
What is it? And as stoup after stoup
was fearlessly taken, the doctor being
at hand, the recipe, or'make-up of this
“Christmas prairie punch” was dis-
closed. An iron pot had been used.
for nothing less strong could possibly
hold the mixture. The body of the
fluid was tea, boiled tothe consistency
of lye—and in alkali water, too-and
into this had been dumped a couple of
pounds of crisp, burnt brown sugar,
for the sake of a color. Next a quart
can Of portable lemon sugar had been
added to give it flavor, and then two
gallons of alcohol—taken from the
veterinary surgeon’s chest—had been
poured in. When the mixture was
steaming, or on the point of explosion,
a two-pound lump of butter, or “axle-
grease,” as the rancid fat was called
in the army, was dropped in.

Concluded to Help Providence.

A little girl told a friend who was
visiting her father that her brothers
set traps to catch the birds. He asked
her what she did. She replied: “I

prayed that the traps might not catch
the birds.” “Anything else?” “Yes,” she
said, “I then prayed that God would
prevent the birds getting into the trap,”
and, as if to illustrate the doctrine of
faith and works, “I went and kicked
the traps all to pieces.”

 

0n the night before Christmas will likely ap-
pear

A miniature sleigh with electrical gear,

And the man at the motor, so lively and
quick,

You’ll know in a moment for jolly St. Nick,

To the top of the porch,to the‘ top of the wall,

You’d think that air riding was nothing at
all!

And up on the housetops the arc lamp's bright
hue

-Is shed on the toys and St. Nicholas, tool

"The dynamo works,” he cries with great
glee, -

“For the first time in ages the chimney I see!”

And, placing his handsin the shape of a. cube,

He shoots down the“ giftSv—through a. pneu-
matic tube! ‘

It takes scarce a minute, they are filled with
a jerk. -

Those stockings which formerly gave so
much work. .

The saint grabs the meter and Whisks out of 3
sight. ,

With “Merry Christmas to ali. and to all a
good night!"

 

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A Conducto: of a Freight Thrown
From His Train by Them.

TWO OTHERS WERE HELD UP

Five of the “Dusty Rhodes” Clan Clean
Out a Train and Then Coolly Disam-
bark—Plncky Fight of the Con-
ductor Who Was Tumbled 03.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J ., Dec. 8.—Detect-

'ive Allen of this city and a posse are mak-

ing every effort possible to capture the
tramps who held up two. freight trains on
the Pennsylvania. railroad. He was on
their trail for awhile, but lost them be-
cause of the meager description he had Of
them. There are so many tramps along
the line of the railroad that it is doubtful
whether itpwill be possible to pick out the
miscreants if the drag net is stretched.

Lawlessness on the part of the tramps
has become frequent of late, and the rail-
road company has determined to put an
end to it, if possible. The offenders will be
summarily dealt with.

A. L. Smith, the conductor of extra
freight train 1493, who lives at 4032
Eaglefield street, Philadelphia, today told
the first accurate story of the manner in
which five tramps attacked him and two
others, and finally threw him off the train
while it was running 25 miles an hour.
He said that his train stopped at the coal
shoots near Millham, and as there are al-
ways a large number of trampsthere wait-
ing to catch a. ride to New York or Phila-
delphia he has no doubt that the five men
who did the holding up got on there. The
train was running into Lawrence station,
which is two miles west Of Princeton Junc-
tion, when Conductor Smith started to
walk over his train toward the engine. As
he jumped on a gondola car two men
rose up from the bottom of the car, and,
placing revolvers at his head, ordered him
to turn over what valuables he had.

Both of the men had revolvers, and they
pointed them straight at him. He struck
out with his right arm and knocked one of
the fellows down about the same time that
he pulled the trigger. The other tramp
fired, too, but neither of the bullets took
effect.

More Tramps on Board.

Smith then rushed up the side of the
next car and ran over the top of it in or-
der to call the train hands and notify the
engineer. When he jumped down into an
empty coal car, he encountered three more
tramps. They attacked him, carried him
to the side of the car and threw him to the
side of the track. He straightened himself
out as he jumped, and this saved him se-
rious injury. His right leg was badly out
and sprained, and he was bruised by con-
tact with the. ties and ballast. Having dis-
posed of Smith, the five tramps attacked a.
man of the name of Lewis Barrison of 462
Amsterdam avenue, New York. They
took his gold watch and $28 in money.
When he feigned insensibility from the
beating, they left him in the bottom of
the car. Next they turned their attention
to an old Irishman of the name of Patrick
Lee and stole what little he had.

The tramps waited until Princeton
Junction was reached, knowing that the
train would slow down there. When the
train slowed down, they jumped off and
made for the woods. Lewis Barrison ran
ahead on the moving train and told En-
gineer Heald that his conductor had been
killed. The train was stopped, and word
was telegraphed to New" Brunswick for
physicians. ‘

Smith managed to limp along until he
reached another east bound freight near
Princeton Junction, and this carried him
to his own train. Drs. Baldwin and Clark
attended him here.

Smith and Harrison think they could
identify the tramps. Three of the robbers
had revolvers, and the woodwork of the
refrigerator car showed four bullets.

The same gang robbed two travelers on
a west bound freight train about 10 o’clock,
about an hour before the second hold up.
They were beaten off by train hands, who
made no attempt to capture them.

An Old Trick.
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 8.—Freight Train
Dispatcher Waite, whose office is in the
depot here, said that he had received a re-
port of the afi‘air.

“There are hundreds of tramps along
the line of the road,” he said, “and some
of them are reckless fellows. East New
Brunswick is a. kind of rendezvous for
them. It is an old trick of theirs to get on
freights and rob the other tramps whom
they may find stealing rides. They fre-
quently take their clothes or make them
change clothes with them. They seldom
attack the trainmen. I suppose they took
Conductor Smith for one of their kind, as
he was not carrying a lantern, and fell
upon him. Every effort is being made to
catch the men. We have to continually

keep having them arrested to keep the.

trains clear of them. ”

Serving Two Years Instead of One.

PATERSON, Dec. 8. —-Wi11iam Jenkins of
this city, who was sentenced at the present
term of the Passaic county court of com-
mon pleas to one year in the state prison
for receiving a. stolen Watch from his 10-
year-old boy, has written to his counsel
that a clerical error has been made in his
commitment, and that according to that
instrument he is serving two years instead
of one, the time for which he was sentenced.

 

 

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WASHINGTON NEWS.

It may seem very early to be getting

ready for the inauguration Of Presi- .

dent McKinley, but the preparations

are on foot, and the records show that‘
it has been customary to set about ..
planning the ceremonies for March 4 ‘

quite as early. It might be supposed
that the frequent recurrence of the
function'would diminish local interest
in it. On ‘the contrary, with- each in-
auguration the anxiety on the, part of
crowds of men to be made prominent
in connection with the ceremonies in~
creases, and as the eventful day draws
nearer there are some squabblings and
jealousies and rivalries that betray a
desire to be noticed by the Adminis-
tration and the people as willing to be
identified intimately with the indom-
ing Chief Magistrate.

The making Of arrangements is usu-
ally confided by the Chairman of the
National Committee of the winning
party to some prominent member of
that party living in Washington; he in
turn selects a. committee Of fifty or
thereabout, and this committee names
lesser committees which distribute the
work to be done in order to have the
parade, the decorations, the lodging of
visiting origanizations, the -ball,- arm
ranged for in advance and lodketl
after on the day of inauguration. The
Committee of Arrangements is not
made up alone of members of the vic-
torious party. Once a man has been
elected, “'ashington Democrats and
Republicans do not worry much about
the politics of the man; they just turn
in and do the best they can together
to assure his successful introduction
to the White House. Next spring the
Committee of Arrangements will have
a Republican for Chairman, just as in
1892 a Democrat was the Chairman.
There will be much for the committee
to do. It will have to raise a subscrip-
tion with which to carry out a pro-
gramme that will .call for liberal ex-
penditure of money. Then arrange-
ments must be made by the committee
for engaging lodgings for military and
civic Organizations proposing to join
the escort of McKinley to and from
the Capitol, to have a proper hall
hired and decorated for the ball, to
have tickets printed and badges pre-
pared, to carry on much correspond-
ence, and to Obtain the co-operation of
the police to maintain an Open way for
the parade from ,the White House to
the Capitol and back.

The'last three inaugurations have
been seen by larger crowds than came
to look at any former installations.
Now it is promised that the inaugura-
tion of next spring will be witnessed
by a great many more persons than
the throngs that saw Harrison and
Cleveland make the trip twice to-
gether. A committee will be named
to put the paraders in place and to see
that they are not obliged to sleep out
of doors if they remain over night. A1-
1'eady speculators are engaging win-
dows on the avenue, to be relet “on the
day” at fabulous prices. A medal
must be provided as a souvenir, copies
of it to be given to the retiring Presi-
dent and the President who will sue-
ceed him. The copies for Mr. Cleve-
land and Mr. McKinley will be of gold,
those for the committees, to be paid
for by the wearers, of silver, and
bronze copies will be sold on the
streets to all who care to have them.
Then the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing must be put at work prepar—
ing the plate from which the ball tick-
ets are to be printed. They are always
elaborate, and-since the bureau has
become artistic as well as skillful, the
ticket for the inauguration ball of 1897
may be expected to be quite as good
as the new currency.

The participation of men of all par-
ties will not be unusual, but next
March there will be more Democratic
enthusiasm than there was at either
the inauguration of 1889 or of 1881.
The date of Mr. Cleveland’s first inau-
guration does not seem to be so very
far away, but a glance at the list of
prominent men who composed the
Committee of Arrangements will re-
mind one Of the flight of time and the
mortality of man. Among those who
then served were Senator J. S. Bar-
bour of Virginia, W. \V. Corcoran,
Gen. Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Ad-
mireil Rodgers, Gen.‘ Meigs, Prof.
Baird, George Bancroft and Dr. J. M.
Toner, all dead; President Arthur,
who gracefully welcomed the incom~
ing President, and Vice-President Hen-
dricks: two of the most popular figures
in the throng 'of "prominent men seen
together in the then incomplete Pen-
sion Building, used for a. ballroom,
have slept through two Administra
tions since that day. ' SENATOR.

A Terror to Scolds.

Once upon a time in a castle in the
old country, the writer saw the duck-
ing stool in which the scold of ancient
days had her temper cooled. lt con-
sisted of a clumsy chair on the end of
a beam. which rested on a bar that
made a sort of see-saw. “into this she
was tightly tied, often with, as a quaint
old record tells us, “her ungentle ton-
gue still a’clacking madly.” Then into
the water she went, being soused com-
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,cied she had beencowed into gentle-
ness. If it was in the winter, and the ’

ice had to be broken to allow her im-
mersion, so much the better, and if

. this was of no availlcame a later tor-

ture called the “brank,” or the scold’s
bridle—a gag inside of a small cage
which fitted-the head. With this the

' anfortunaté was adorned and led _,
through the town for public gaze. This, - '
strange to relate, was in use early in '

this century in some out-of-the—way

zorners of the British Kingdom. Tne .

sight of such forms of punishment
sends a thrill of horror through a wo-

man of the present age; Of‘pity. even

f the victim was a‘ scold.

 

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