Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1889, Page 9

S. P, MORSE & CO. | S. P. MORSE & CO. We expect to move early in the spring to our new store, corner I6th and Farnam streets, and we shall institute a series of sales in our differ- ent departments, beginning Monday, at prices to close out the bulk of our stock now on hand. The importance of our doing this must be suf- ficient evidence of our genuine reductions. good faith in making S. P. MORSE & CO.* ALL WOOL - DRESS GOODS, =5cC. 20 pieces Fancy Dress Goods, 40 inches wide, all pure wool, at 25¢ a yard, worth 50c. ALL WOOL - French Serges, S50cC. All good colors, 40 inches wide, pure wool, reduced from 75c—about 60 pieces at 50c a yard. ' Dress Goods 75C. Mixed black and white neat checks, plaids, stripes, &c., 40 inches wide, regular goods, 75c. S. P. MORSE & CO. | S. P. MORSE & CO. SUNDAY MORNI S. P. MORSE & CO. BLACK VELVETS, $2.50. 27 INCHES WIDE, A spocial bar Suitable dresses or trimming: worth $4.50, sule Monday. for On FANCY SILK Dress Patterns, $21.50. ANOTHER STYLE, VERY RICH, $23.50. AND ANOTHER, HANDSOME, - $25.560. All three of the above are rich Paris ccmbinations; only one dress of a style. They are stylish, rich and 1easonable in price. Mail orders fllled. Samples sent, Express charges prepaid. 8. P. MORSE & CO. VELUITINA, 8¢ YARD. 20 pieces Colored Veluitina o Myr- tle, Garnet, Brown, Olive, &c., worth 50c; 18 a yard. EVENING SILKS. Gauzes, Nets, Soutache, Embroideries ete., of which we are the only direet im- porters in the city. Some choice styles just received from Lyons, France. S. P. MORSE & CO, A Live -Bird Shoot of a Dozen Years Ago. THE STILLWATER STOCK FARM. Griffin Again Comes to Gricf—New Year's Shooting Tournament— Flashes From the Diamond and Miscellaneous Gossip. A Memorable Contest. Ope of the most memorable trap shooting contests that ever took place in this vicinity, was the double bird match shot way back in 1876 at Council Biuffs, between the noted wing shots, Fred Erb of 8t. Louis and 5. A, Tucker of Meriden, Conn,, on one side and George Mills and Al Patrick of this city on the other. Inthe early days of trap shoot- ing here Messrs. Mills and Patrick were among the top-notchers, especially Mills, whe was considered the equal of any man 1 the country on double birds, Patrick, too, was & very handy man at doubles, and in the fleld, ur.surpassed. Originally Erb and John Petty were to shoot, but E2rb was afraid of Petty, and de- chlreltvl that Patrick was his mutton, and after considerable discussion a team match was arranged as mentioned in the outset of this article, The match was ten pair of live birds to eaoh man, twenty-one yards rise, 100 yards boundary, for $50 & corner. The birds ‘wero @ hara lot of fiyers, but nevertheless sowe magnificent shooting was the result, as the attests: 1011 10 11 11 11 11 11 1L 1120 11 11 01 01 11 11 10 11 11 1016 [TRTRU i 016 10 11 11 11 11 11 01 11 11 11—18 > d F ki h ation to Erb and Tucker, who shoot laboring under the idea that they had cinch, Considerable money changed nds on the side, and for wonths the event was the cae theme of conversation in shoot- 1ng circies. MceCol lck's Stock Farm, Charlie McCormick’s Sullwater farm up pear Calhoun is deserving of more than casual mention. Just now Mr, McCormick is devoting all his energies toward the proauc- tion of an Axtell or a Sunol. His farm com- arises 800 wcres, @& large area of which 18 the finest Kentucky blue gruss, so famous for stock raising. Toere is running water on the farm und plenty of luxuriant shade trees, in fact it is @ model stock ranch, There 1s one barn of elghty feet h{ fifty, This barn is built in a vasture field, He has another, the finest and best fimshed barn in the state 220x40 fget. with thirty box stalls, »Ar%}ln\l the barn 18 an eight Viteen-foot track enclosed, making about ten laps to tha wmile, and where colts can be worked in all kinds of weatber. On the out- side 18 found @ wesh rack, manure bins and a barn 10x35 feet, in which were two nice :u.\ln, 123¢x16, where the two stullions are ont. At the hodd of this cosy place is Chitwood 5,215, record at three years. 4 sived by Nutwood 600, 2:18°7; first dawm Maggie Wilkes (dam of Willieswood, 9: ew- comb, timed scparately in @ race, 2:25); second daw Priucess Clay by American Clay 84; third gam Carrie Prince by Black Prince; fourth dam Old Gyp by Abdallab 1; Aifth dam by Potomac; sixth dam by ini- B:md Huzzard; seventh dam by imported lomed. Chitwood is sixteen hands bigh, & ark chestnut, weight 1,175 pounds, with al.oo« nformution for speed and the best of legs and feet. Hero isone among a_thousand. He is expected to trot in 2:25 or better the coming season, He was given the first pre- mium at the Omaha fair last fall 1 the ring for standard-bred stallions, and just before going into winter quarters Marve Bearasiey, trainer at the farm, drove him an casy milo in 2:84, the last quarter in thirty-six seconds. Oolong 7308, foaled 1586, by Ben McGregor 20655, by Robert McGregor, 2:171¢; first aam Minnie Wilkes by Young Wilkes 951, record :253¢, 18 a remarkably good looker, 1615 hanis high, weighing 1,200 pounds, with not a whito hair on him; dark bay, and tail that drogs the ground. Osiris 3115, a dapple gray stallion, sired by Boua Fido 720, by Humbletonian ' 10; first dam Olney by Princeps b36; second dam Dawn by Belmont 64; third dam Midnight by Pilot Jr. 12; fourth dam Twilight by Lex- incton. ‘Luis horse is good in every particu- lar and bred-about right. Among the brood mares are the following: Minnie k¢, trotung, 2:19; pacing, 2:1035: with running mate, She heads them all, as a combined record, and is in foal to Ed Rosewater (pacer), tio-year-old record, Lorene. pacing, 2:15% ; trotting, 2:301{; by Colonel West 2 dam Fancy Downiug by Joe Downing 710. Bred to Oolong, Fayette, by Egbert 1186, dam Afin by Nor- man Mambrino; second dam Crickev by Al- calde 108, Mollie Caffrey, by Charles Caffrey 1043, gm‘.i Filly by Keutucky Whip (thorough- red). Lightfoot, sired by Saturn 2005, dam Thyrza by John Sherman 5385, Sunset by Darknight 2858, _three-year-old record 9:381(; first_dam by ' Brown Wilkes 20403 second dam by Kentucky Clay; third dam by Independence. - & Merry Traveler, by Happy Traveler 892, dam Pearlie Rothschila; second dam by Mambrino Patchen 58, Claire, sired by Red Wilkes 1749, dam by .‘!nn Hooker, jr.; second dam by Delmonico 1 0. Margie, sired by Star of the West 666, dam said to b by Swigert. Miss McGregor, by Robert McGregor, {, asm Lizzie W. by Abdallah Mambrino ll[v)ewml dam Fanny Mills by Joo Down- io McGregor, by Ben McGregor 2035, dam Jessie Logan by Wineman's Logan 521. Edna B., by Rob Roy 2034, dam same as Bessie McGregor, Maud B., by Red Wilkes 1749, dam _Sister Wilkes, 2:4214, by George Wilkes, 2:23, Jessio_Logan, by Wineman's Logan 533, record .2:98, dain Bessie H, 2403, by Obio e Black's Hambletoni artha, by Black's Hambletonian 506,dam aaid o be b3 Hikkowond Ir., 880, 2:991¢" Anna N, by Altorf 063 dam Dolly New- tand by Colonel Ellaworih (thorougubred) ; second dam Jennie by Tom Hal, Sophis Lakeman, by Fayette Wilkes 2036, gn“;‘n Lizzie Abdallah, dam of Kiog William, Pomona, by Altorf 002, dam Prairie Belle by Sample, second dam Belle Redmon by Abdallah 15. A half-mile track has just been finished, and is much better than some in the western country, where they ask you to trov for woney, and next year it should be second to none. Turfmen will certainly hear from the Stillwater farm in the stakes next season, Mr. McCormick is rather a believer in the pacing cross, but you will notice that he has quite & little thoroughbred distributed through his mares. Jummy Grattin's Hard Luck. Jimmy Griffin, knocked out in & couple ot winutes by Jimmy Lindsay before tho local athletic club, some six weeks ago, fiaally suc- ceeded in getting ou & go in Califoros 1 was @ finish fight before the Goldaen club, with George Mulholland, the antipo- jean, and Griffin lost the battle. I Blanche, the Marine, was th e referee, au he was soundly b by the spectators for awarding the fight to Mulbollund, Just wby he was bissed, however, the newsna- per reports fail to state, yet they all agreed that Mulholland was the best man and bad the fight. Following is the Examiner's ac- count of the last round: The twelfth round, which was a bloody one, both men fightin, 80 fast that they were weak, Grifiin’ being the more distressed. Two more such rounds would bave settled him, as he got all the force of bus clever opponent's counters, but the majority of the spectators, whose sympa- thies are generally with the inferior pugi- list, hiased and hooted La Blanch for decid- ing Mulholland the winner. A Six-Day Cycle Race. There will be a six-day bicycle race at the Coiiseum, bezinning Monday evening, Feb- ruary 10, four hours a night, for the thirty- four championship of America. Manager Prince says that 1t will be the fiinest six-day race ever run on wheels 11 America, as the Coliseum track is the fastest indoor track tho world, and many of the best riders will take part. far, he has received the fol- lowing entr Fred T, Merrill, champion of Portland, Oregon; William Keunedy, champion of Colorado; Senator Morgan, champion of England; W. ., Knapp, one of the fastest riders in the country; Robert Gerwin of Denver, Charlie Asbinger of Ok- lahoma, Frank Dingley of Minneapo! Frank Shill of Omaha, and Ned Reading, the soldier byker, and others not yet reported. Local Wheel Gossip. Frank Sceill and Bob Gerwin both rode a mile at the Coliseum yestorday in 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Manager Prince, while takiog his daily spin on the Coliseum track Friday took a header and rolled half way around the course before ho could be stapped. The cause of his fall was a loose rubber on the front wheel and although vadly bruised the old time champion did not complain much, ‘There will be gold medals offered for an amateur wheel cnase at the Coliseum this winter, and & number of the Lincoln and Piattsmouth boys have signified their inten- tion of enering. At arough guess there are in the neighbor- hood of seven hundred bicycle riders in this city, cluding a number of ladies, Ned Reading says he can beat Senator Morgan sny distance—f{rgm a yard to the Rocky mountains, There will be a dark horse entered in the coming six day race who will make all the old champions hustle to get away from him, A number of the club boys have taken aaily advautage of the recent pleasant weather for & quiet run Into the country. A New Yecar's 8hoot. Gwin & Dunmire have made extensive pre- parations for a big trap shooting tournament to be held on their grounds across tho river New Year's Day. They have secared 600 or 800 Live pigeons, and there will be several special bird races. In addition to those sets of blue rock traps will be running all day and there will be 1o lack of opportunities for all those wishing to try their skill to From the Diamond, signed Billy Kennedy, who- ever Billy Kennedy s, George Shock, Milwaukee's captain, s wintering in Washington City. Jack Sneed, oue of the old Union Pacifics, bas again sighed with Toledo, J. B. Freeman, Dromlblu‘f young twirler, is suili in the cith disengaged. George Washington Bradley is an appli- cant for a Western ussociation umpireship, Outfielder George Proeser, who can also piteh in emergencies, 18 1 Ciocinnati dis- engaged, Sioux City has at last secured splendid new grounds ana expect to double their re- ceipts next season, Joe Visner, of the Brooklyns, formerly of the Union Pacifics of this city, is runniog a cafe in Rochester. Outfielder Burns, of the Kansas City club, olaims to bave three offers from Players' alt. , With the sin- gle exceplion of another catebor. The Sporting Life's flop from the support of theold National league to tne piratical brotherhood maka de monk sick, First Baseman Cartwright, late of St. Joseph, is likely to be found at the Cleveland League club’s Hirst base next season, Mike Hines, who will play centre field for SuNDAY BEE Ay S. P. MORSE & CO. HOSERY —~AND— | 20, 18%0~SIXTEEN PAGES. S. P. MORSE & CO. SPEGIAL \DERWEAR [INEN SA BARGAINS! FOR THIS WEEK. Commencing to-morrow, we shall offer some exceptional bargains in every de- partment preparatory to taking inven- tory of our stock February Lst. LADIES’ Merino Underwear, 29¢. To-morrow we shall offer 1 case of Vests and Drawors, a regular 50c qual- ity We have all sizes, 20, ALL WOOL Jersey Vests, 39¢ Wo have 10 dozen very fine Cashm Jersey Vests—colors: Pink, Blue, Car dinal’and white—u quality we have al- wayssold at §1.75, veduced for this salo to 89c. ODD LOT CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR, We have o fow dozon of odd sizes in Children’s Vests and Drawers, sold from 50c to 8sc, we offer them 1n one lot at 15¢ & garment,. S. P. MORSE & CO. —FOR— NONDAY AND TUESDAY. At a cleaning up sale in New York, a few days ago, we secured two lots of Cream and Bleached Satin Damas fully 25 per cent under regular p We give you the benefit to-morrow and next day, Cream Satin Damask, | 50c. - 25 pieces, 64 inches wido, Cream Satin Damask, a regular a yard. 7o quality, only s0c Bleached Satin Damask, 65cC. 20 pieces, 64 inches wide, Bleached Satin Damask; choice patterns; a qual- ity never sold under $1, only Crochet Bed - Spreads, $1.25. To-morrow we offer 1 ecase 11-4 Crochet Bed Spreads, Marseilles pat- terns, at $1.25; worth $2.00. S. P. MORSE & CO. Omaha, ought to ada-greatly to the batting strength of that team.~—Sporting Times. Manager Selee of Boston has signed Pit- cher John Taber of New: Bedfoad, 'Tabor has a fine record, and ‘will be way up next season. Orator Shafer, who has been posing in a Baltimore dime museum as the oldest man in the world, is waiting for the brotherhood to swoop down and kidhap him, Billy Klusman will be first baseman on the Cleveland league team next year, It's dollars to doughnuts that he will bat twice as hard as did Jay (1) Faatz last scason. Long Jim Duryea demands the modest salary of $5,000 from Cincinnati next season, He'il never get. He's about a class “C" pitcher—a minor league man—nothing more, The Milwaukee club is waking the poorest showing of any of the Western association teams in the matter of signing players. So far they have signed-but one of last season’s players. 1f Jupiter Pluvius gets in his work in the i the brotherhood will wish 1t was If the first month’s salary necessities doesn’t break their bank, it will leave it badly bent, anyway. Davy Force, another relic of the Old French and Indian war, has quit playimg ball and is working in an elevator factory. After a fow years’ quiet he will emerge from his obscurity as a young blood probably, Jack Crooks,within tho past four weeks'has demonstrated that he is as good'a catcher as there is in the country. In last Sunday's game at Waco, Tex., he had 16 put-outs, 4 as- sists, 2 runs and a three-bagger to his credit, . Manager Cushman of the Milwaukees has signed Peter Flanagan, the crack twirler of Sioux City last season. Flanagan opened the season with Cleveland and then was sold o Sioux City. He struck out 200 batsman with only seven errors, Frank Pears, Kunsas City’s new and fresh young pitcher, says he will prove a regular cyclone in the Western association the com- ing season, It 18 about four to one that Pears will be peaches before a single month of the season goes by. It the rest of the Western association teams make it hot for Omaha in the race next season patrons will realize that last year's standard of playing has not deterio- ated. Omaba hus secured a corking good team, Some of the minor league managers are considerably disgruntled over the efforts of the league to sign all the young players throughout the country, They claim the contract Nick Young brm out holds the players, but does nov bind the magnates, Stuft. - The MlnnelFolln team 18 now practically completed. The last soguisition was Harry O'Day of San Francisco, made up thusly Hud-‘n ell, pitchers; Dugdale ern; Ryn, first base; le, second base; Miller, sho) O'Day, ' third base; Carroll, right fleld: Foster, céfler, and . Minnehan, left fleld. Quite an ‘egation, s it noti The National league last season embraced the following Western association grad- uates: Teboau, McAleer, Beckloy. Staloy, Sowders, Quinn, Hoy, Hutchinson, Wilmot, and others who did not play a whole season here. In the Amer association there was Shannon, Buros, Lovett, Swartzel, Sowders, Pickett, Maoning, Stearns, Hoover, Gunson, Conway, Long, Duryea, Holuday, Earle, Reynolds, McCarthy, Jounson, Crooks and Riley. e Miscellaneouns Local Sports, There will be anether grand carvival of dog, man and chicken scraps at the Island this afternoon, Police] Dealers report that more quail huve been kilied in this state during the present season than in the past half dozen seasous put to- getber. P, J. Fallon has mted tho Gate City Athletic club with @ large full length photo- graph of Jim Lindsay, the champion light- weighu of the west, ‘The game of polo put up by the Continent- als Friday night was the fiuest exhibition of skilled gl-_vlnu that has been seeu thus far in the chawpionship race Albert Shock anvounces that he intends to start on June 1,'vext, from New York City to San Francisco, a-wheel. He will make The team will bs Dnde and Mitch- Chrisman, catch- the trip in the intesest of a bicycle manufac- turing company and a New York newspaper. Shock has the nerve and will come pretty nearly doing what he says. Questions and Answers Will you please stated who Vacquelin is, who 18 booked to fight Jake Kilrain at New Orleansi What is his ring recordi—Ante, city. Answer,.—Felix Vacquelin is New Orleans’ pet heavy weight. Ho is a Mexican and comparatively an amature. His fighting record is the fact that he knocked out Lem McGregor, the St. Joe Kid, in four rounds, a week or 80 ago, Wiil you kindly -inform me through the query columns of your most valuable Sun- day edition how it is that the dreadful dis- ease sometimes called kleptomanis invaria- bly hovers around our so-called most highly respectable and sealskin-clad ladies of so- cieuy, while the disease was never known to exist among aund oftimes more honorable ladies of the middle and poorer classesi Is the disease contagious, throngh the handling of money, or otherwise, like the Russian influenzai—Fair Play, City. Ans,—It is just @as common among the middle and poorer classes, only it goes by a differont name, and that is, thieving. e A Dowagor Countess Sells Kittens. Year by year fancy fairs in London have grown more aristocratic until, during the past season, it was the ex- ception to find a commoner holding a stall, unless *it was some much-sought- after American beauty. Perhaps the smartest of the many fairs held this year, and probably the most successful, was thas at the old Irish market place pin, with the object of promot- ish cottage industrizs, most of the articles for sale having been made by Irish pensants. Here Lady Salisbury and Mrs. Glad- stone, attired ina gown and shawl of Irish manufacture, sold side by side, while H, R. H. the duchess of Teck, with her son and daughter, found pur- chasers for innumerable baskets of strawberries, The countess of Kil- morey and the dowager countess of Muyo did a thriving trade in fans and kitvens, a strange combination, while Mrs, “Tay Pay” O’Connor, Mrs, Oscar Wilde and Miss Justin McCarthy made no end of money at the ‘‘*home rule” stall by the sale of exquisite lace hand- kerchiefs, carved bog-oak ‘“‘dhudeens’” and photographs of Mr. Parnell and other Irish patriots. A Bit of Pathos Chrl There is a little girl of 6 years of age, belonging to a family on Sixth street, says the Detroit Free Press, who has proved herself one of the ministering children not in name ouly. A few weeks n{:u the baby of the family died, The children, as well as the mother, had looked forward to hanging up the baby’s stocking at Christmas with a great deal of pleasure, But the loss of the baby brought such anguish to the mother that she decided to have no Christmas celebration of any kind, Last Sunday evening, as the family sat in partial darkness, recounting ‘their loss with all its sad circumstances, a tender little voice pierced the gloom: “Mamma, isn’t there any Christmas in heaven?” *Yes, darling,” answered the weep- ing mother; ‘it is always Christmas there,” “Then why don’t you keep it here?” persisted the little” girl, *‘Jus’ make blieve baby isn’t dead, an’ hang up her little utackln" mamma, an’ le's all have Ch’is'mas jus’ the same, an’ be happy, like she is.” The child’s wisdom prevailed against the unreasoning sorrow of the mother, and the little ones are happy and bus filling the stocking of the baby who will keep Christwas io heaven, Corset Dept. D FAST BLACK Sateen CORSETS - 81.00 Tomorrow we place on sale a genuine fast black corset, war- ranted not to erock or discolor the clothing Price for this sale $1 FRENCH Woven - Corsets, 15¢. This isa bargain worthy of your attention, we have sold them al- ways at $1.28, Price for this French Woven Sanitary Corsets $1.50. Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wed- nesday, we shall offer 50 dozen finest French Woven Sanitary Corsets, spoon busk; a regular 2.80 quality. Price for this sale $1.50. ODD LOTS Ladies” Corsets, 50¢. We have a number of odd sizes and makes of corsets, such as we have sold for $t to $1.25; to clear the lot we offer them all at Oc. S. P. MORSE & CO. S. P. MORSE & CO. PAGES 916, 3 NUMBER 191 S. P. MORSE & CO, (0dd Window Shades 3§c, 8¢, 38c Odd patterns in Dado S| slightly mussed and soiled of the perfect goods was $ these have been shown as will be closed out for 88¢ e ades, s0me The price and £1.50, mples uuli che SCOTCH . HOLLAND Window Shades 50¢. Ready to hang up at the window, fop 50c cach. Sole agents for Butt patterns, 's paper January patterns now in S. P. MORSE & CO. SHORT LENGTH CARPETS, The season left on our hands nus merous short lengths of Wiltons, Br sels, Ingrains, Mognette and other pets suitable for Medium Sized Rocms, That we shall offer very bring the measure of your can save you money. GINGHAMS. 90, Dress styles only, Monday a case of new plaid Ginghams se yard; worth 100, S. P. MORSE & CO. sheap: try to ‘coms and we WAYS OF MEPHISTOPHELES. How the Arch-Fiend Regards Christmas and Its Presents. CHARITABLE ONLY AT TIMES. What His Flameship Thinks of the Sunday Newspapers and the Part He Took In the Last Campaiga. A Supernatural Visitor, 1 had been dozing in my chair after a day's work. Midway on the journey to dreamland, I became conscious of @ presence in the room, an indescribible presence that I felt rather than saw. The fire in the grate bad burned low, the light was turned down, leaving the room in a fit condition to be peo- pled by an active imagination. By an effort 1 partly aroused myself and turned in my chairto find mpself facing the Rrotesque figure made familiar in the sketches of the grand aversrry of man, My visitor was the devil. He was leaning against a bookcase in a dark corner of the room surveying his surroundings and greeting me with that samo sardonic smile with which ne is always pictured. His long, lithe limbs were apparently encased in close fitting garments of the hose variety and sombre colored, while a bright red cloak was thrown over his shoulders, His head was covered with @ cowl, through which there was visivle a chilling suggestion of horns, As Iturned to face the arch-flend I was greeted by him with @ pleasant “Ab, good evening.” “Too surprised to think of anything else, T sprung the reportorial *‘What do you know!” av Vy Visitor, *Very little, very little indeed,” replied his satanic majesty. ‘I um just making a littlo teip in the intérest of my holiday trade and of course could not neglect a city of the im- portauce of Omahu.” “How is business with you, anyway?" I esked, not with an 1dea of being facctious av all, but simply for want of anything better 0 offer. *0, very fair,” replied the arch-fiend, sit- ting bimself on the eage of the bed and al- lowing his tail to hang over. ‘*We have had .8 very open winter and business has draggod a littlo, but I really expect things to pick up during the holidays.” *'How cun you expect 1 reap a haryest,” I asked, ‘duriog Christmas season when the spirit of good wili 1ules the world, the season of @ving, of home coming and joy 1" *'Ah, ‘my young wan you are sadly inex- perienced 'if "you do not sce my work in a reat deal of these festivities,” replied tue prince of darkness. “Your work,” 1 asked in astonishment, “How{" “'The selfish element,” he replied, “in all giving in inspired by me, Your city is full of young men who look with fear and tremb- ling upon Christwas. Ihey are young under- paid clerks in banks and stores Who are re- quired to make presents to their lady friends that are far beyond their means, I have means of covvincing them that nothing short of expensive gifLs of jewelry will satisfy the longings of their lovea ones, The love of display, one of my most effective agents, has in the weanume so filled the mind of the object of the young man's affection that noth- iog short of a magnificent 'fi"’ will please ber, and the youn dropued to bim that his account and bring bim to ruin and dis- grace all on account of showing the proper spirit of giving on Christmas,” 1 didn't feel like differing on any material point from wy visitor, and 80 admitted that there might be something in bis position, but said: “You certainly can’t find that element of selfishness in the gifts of the veople who contribute to Christwas charities,’ The devil laughed, one of those cold grat- ivg laughs peculiar 0 villains and welo- dramas, and said: “Wrong ugam, young man, you see, I get my work in again there. lam glad to sce the little fellows treated well, and don’t care to commence on them yet; but I've a hold on a good many of the dozors to those funds. Youwsee, I let them go along all yeur grinding down the poor peoplo’ with whom they deal, —cheatng each other, neglecting suffering and want all around them: ani then, along about Christmas, when theip consclence begins to trounle them a little, I send around a subscription o somo Christe mas fund for the poor. T hey contribute a few dollars and check it up agninst a year's cusseduess and inagine the page bulances. But Pl have a hand in squaring that aceount myself, They are not the kind of people I have trouble with. It'sthe man who goes along duriug the yenr and gives as much to the needy poor in July as ho doos in Docems ver that I am afraid of. These fellows who ease their couscience but once a year are on my list all right.’” “Ihe churches making a special figd against you at this time of the ;Zmr‘ loo“')?hl‘ observed, , “Yes,"” he roplied, and much to my dis. comfort, he rang in that laugh on me again f‘And,” h(; continued, ‘‘they seem to be mau ing o special fight against cach other, I two church pastors are having a contros on oreeds, whilo anothor ization of young men are disputing 8 best, mothod of ovangelizing tho weorit They waste their time and eucrgies in this sort of warefaro while my agents Vice and Crime, are handled by them with gloves, The poor aro unrelieved and the sick are une attended. I protit by such dissensions.” Sm?:x'::} mioistors ¥, making war on the ewspapers,” I ventured 1 ] “Yes, and I hopo thov will suceeeq succeed,’" ros Ig)}:xuud the Devil, with a fiendish uxp‘l'enlonr:f 1 somewhat nervously inquired why hj Satanic Majesty desired” the A the Sunday newspapor. s “'Because,” he explained, com ls":ml:ngimun who hav ako the Sunday newspapers away f people of Owaha, giving me an (;..uffl".‘y.%"; then with the miniaters, and Tl find somey :.’k.\;,u‘gn{‘t:z tho neople Lo do that will prospor cause more than tha re; 5 By oaes i o reading of the Sup- “Were you around during the recent “Were 3 el },m‘n 1 asked by way of changing the -fi: “Wall, rather,” he rep)led, and ass confidential air and attitude tht wan wess thing but comfortuble to me. “You soe, 1§ was this way, I had had things coming iy way prewty well and had laid some wagers with some of tho boys that _my plans woul carry again. This was carly it the fighs. § got feft and retaliated in great shape® when the real fight was on, It was W very sens's bie stoke for me, howevar, us I"am “not on K00d terms now with my f £0ac tertma 1. y former friends on A thought occurred to me and T asked him s “Can you give we & tip us to 1 chances to bo made fo the oy of .51 e There was un explosive *Bah,” a rush of ‘k‘l?s’(‘ll airand I was alone. Tho deyi had ) oy pastor und an orguns 'my chiof sug. @ nothing to do, S English Deer Dying of Acute Rabies, Allow me to call the attention of the Suffolk county authorities to the scans dalous state of things prevailing at Jeke worth park, the marquis of Bristol’s property. For eome time past tne deep in this park have been suffering from a disense which wus supposed to be ans thrax, but which now appears, on the authority of the British Medical Joups nal, t0 be acute rabies, says Labous chere in London Truth, Over foup hundred and fifty animals out of u herd of less than seven hundred have actue ally died of this disease, which bas been raging for a month. Ickworth park, [ understand, is open to the public, and & parish church is situated within it, Yet no steps of any kind have been taken to protect the neighborhood against this terrible danger, ‘*‘Sleepy Suffolk,” indeed,