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-OW.-C usaa i TWENTY-NINTH Y i: a i > > . LAMm:irr\ ii.u:, x. ,j„ Wednesday, decemiiei; n>, moo. WIIOEE NO. 1,408 <>n:\- r.VKiiV evkmms until rmusrMAs. FACTS AND FIGURES i'OV rilRlMT.W.iM Etl'YKKM! SOME THINGS YOU CAN BUY HERE AND THE TRICES: BOYS’ CLOTHES REDUCED two piece double breast td '-nil-' tor £o. Si/i> 7 to It] years $•» 00 two-piece nil-wool Suits at £:] oO £b iO \ r.-i Suits lor >5.00. Si/* s 1 to 16* I'm e.ui'e the mak* r 1»>• ii»_I«t up ends <*| pieces of clotii. 1 he 1‘lu vi ». is good am] soft am] in :: • ! patterns. ScvimmI Imiulml suits (‘(iultln't have done this i i the season. w'r,« i r'* a'C * Wr» t’S earlier 11 a vi’ von m on i Itt-in » i;n■» , I'hovio! ;iiii| Woi-tcii; I liliol' ill | laiils ami olitvks; plain hlarl;, liliie, ami (lie popular i xl'onl iniwil. Ovrrcoals kor-aw, oxflird fYiey.i*, nmltnn :n<l invert. You ain't nlVo'd to pa- tliis More il von want useful liolidav oifts lor Hit’ll and li.ns. /tOt/s, (>' ’ <.'//• / 7- ? if ?'</.■ f In <‘ili f /.. / v //// «7 • /'(ti'flt, tfi- t< /. • t f n^lflrs y<nt In (( jn < Ht tit ( l,nmil.!:s, II ATT I! US, IIUNISI11'.US T RFNTON, N. J Science or Luck? I ti ..1 in -in many canci \vln-r<‘ i»1 In-i invc luiletl is not luck. flick ..Is SOMETIMES, (»> N I s : OMKI IMK.S) mill then l>v accident niilv. True Science Suc'vimIs Always, where success is attainable. SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATIONS OF THE EYES BY EXPERT SPECIALISTS ASSURED BY St N OPTICAL 311 CO., 1N, <ii'"- r .1 /’/•/..i y/r. i, / /:.i m/\(,\ I'l l shl'-nl. ,SV . ’ll Hurt Ti't’ftn. Cor. State and Warren Sts.. Trenton, N. J. i'll CUE I MIVIII N I'll I! •• A Mi II IK) II" a„,| EX PER I K\'( E. m i n i limns, •> ,i m t» / r m A IjliKUT h ANIH'.IWiU, A i rm:s i: »■ ai I,aw, Kill |! II .IK A .Ml M T I; II IN (lIVNIiliV on; ■ V rri.U.i i. —.Vr—— -iU»N-- I I'lHiliinin V -I yy ai i r.u r n.wm Rsr ( ill \ I l.l. I H! A I I. MV, Horn-imii ami M.wTr.K in Ciiwmhy, A Ml N.iTAUV Pi til II . (»»t1. i ... ' ' \ >i ill I'ni.in ti* « I I.AMhl'i: l \ II II N I FIU > BCI i«)H - < • * i l < i I l.l'MIVJTON MONI'Ai r|^ii!.*> i*.ai.i>!:h- ion. i>. n s I.AMBRHTVII I I - N J r ii binouch’s 01.1 St:ii:*l Mhi. Ii 1?f, H--i I OflN MU.V, ' t A i ro«Ni:v am* Soi.n i rnr, M v -ti.i! ami r.x wii m »: in Chan* f.iiv, Si i kkmi: Corm CYi\l MISSION Kit, Ani< Nutahv Pi hi.u . Ofti.’i* HS Bri*lj?«* •‘iimet lir i t!<»• *i I,uinl>**rtviII*• Ib'iii. I. AM I'l.liTN III I N .1 p W I. \ K P >N I*11 V ill IAN AMI SriillKHN, I'uH -FK Map.' \ 1> .II I H HHi. s , rilU In. I.uirur.ii ii N -I t It* M A M I»;• ll in-■ K* i.i : 1’ M ( i. to H I’ M I FLl.l'HONi; niNM'i TIUN wlmli snu.v be u-oil from m.;, i .*1' tin- riiy -r If**m neighboring tov.ni wh* r- th** I**!•• i’!»»»nr* lim* j j!i. i II AIM. K II FALLON, 1>i:miht, S i f.iH 1'NH.N a-I. * I KVI II Si- M I umh I '■•rimily Ur lb-mi in <•'* oM i m i I.4MRRK1 VIM K. N. J. SWU- •: i. II V n . 11 M r.-. i (H f> 1 .• (Jrr!• r H-.nit* • ' w I: i.-v T m«» r or All l.iHi. lit-s "f I»> nti-n \ ext>fHti*d in all in-i- t-* -Hit Jli** II i nn.u;i,\N’i>, P I.IVKRV ann no.vnniN'fi STAW.KS. COAL VAUH, FEED <>S AM, KINDS, i'okkkr Main and Cni itcii Stuf.f.ts, i.ambkrivim.k, n. .t. H.iri ■ .if.* f .r tli-1 in >'t limi'l people In <lriv<i Mur 1"*. ■w-ly W. HOUGHTON i> Stoam Dyeing and Scouring Establishment, 33 Swan Sr., I,ambkrtvim.r, N. .T. Ladies’ and (Jentlenieivs Wearing A|>|*ar**l of ery description , from a Kid OMe toau Om at,cleaned or dyed, and <* an anted to jite a*t faction. A1-1 iI 7, l«£« THIS HUPEI E35E Newspaper / .Ir.rUfilng Bureau (10 Spruce Bt-I.wbcroail. UFIll VADV NEW YUKK KYK SPECIALISTS. fil l \ • • Specialist# uf I Ilf Diamond Optical Co. mi nf yunr service. NY* te-t tin i scientifically un i <■«i• fully, ami furnish tin* hM)ie*t unnU* nf glasses at tli»- ni"*t inoi|»*rnti- price* If you an* nedimr anything in niir lint*, yi»ii utiul'l tin wi ll t*i r m* us a call Our stock in cutirely in \v ami • vi ryfliinr -tri-th ii|»-t*»-«l«f•• DIAMOND OFTICAL CO., <>!■ i n■ \i. srin \i.ists. 11 E. State St . Trenton, N. J. JllidKFN 1,1 -S* i Ar, IIMTI J V 111 II M I I • .Inn. ’ll. l'.mii CAUCHY'S PARKLR’S HAIR BALSAM rn«*»r*i • and LHHit.fie-a ti «• hi PruNiutea » lumriant jrr..ui(i Never Falla to liealore Or Hair to its Youthful < Cuf.» •'* P '1.i ItA.r tHi.iB »' i.,'1 t! «'&» l'"'.'», SENT FREE to housekeepers Liebig Company’s Extract of Beef COOK HOOK— telling how to prepare nmiiv <i«-11 cale iiiirl ileliciona (IImIips, V.l.lreso, l I'll IJ..X 4TW. Sea fork rONSl LTATION FRKK. H» •! hi - Pr«-v it I •*«!. itfht K.-t«>ri<l WILSON rUTTKIt, EYE SPECIALIST RemovedN£;!*; ZZr™ s‘ TRE1TTOIT, XT. J IlF.l’AIUINI, A HI'ITUI/rY. OFFN’K HOURS: 9 A. M t.. *. P. M. PLENTY OF MONEY '•axil*' made in grain anil stock speculation* Quotations^ furnished to out of town cus tomer- ^ Correspondents wanted in ever s' town. Write us for full particulars and v\. "ill mail our stock and code book to you free SAMUEL JAGCARD A CO., It inkers and lliokem, ft Ureiel It iillttlnjf. I'hitaili lplilw, I’a. Tito Lnnibcrtville Kccor.t: t'URUSBED EVERY WEDNESDAY. 19' IE RMS, $1.50 PER YEA II. CLARK PIERSON, riMTOIl AM* PCBI.ISlIF.It. ADVERTISING RATES. 1 Square (about 1) inches), 1 time, til t “ “ “ “ 3 times, *.?.» A <1111111)18116(1 ratio for large ail verllsoiuont? and for those running for long periods. ‘ -*tT i> r ■"■■T1 ^r.ol'T tin* Kiily Christmas prnc Zk I to- whirl) UifM' easlerinTs seem ^ ) < 11:) \«* in common with the WjJKM , l wist.ru Uurope uiiil "■ »' ' 1 .1 !l<i‘ . lining ami l.inn ing of thcYule log. s.i\ tin- Chicago Trib une. They rany tin* thing milch fur tlirr, however, rvrn today, iliati tl.r Sax • mis, tin* famous lovers of good t ’In i>tmas cheer. ever .Ini. In thr lllack mountain there is a "great log lot Christinas," ntnl lhr11* an* smaller logs for each mriiihrr of tin* family. Tin* Yuli* bg iiiru is traced to tin* fire worshipers. The wood must In* rut be foio sum i-r Christmas morning Tin* load .it tin* house, folluwed hy his fam ily, goes i.* ..me standing stump and • nts it down, ilr tin ii takes off Ids rap t<* tin* l<< . nuns toward tin* east, crosses himself in I oil. is up a prayer, “<!ivr to in. and t" <hn-l mas abundantly, t M hid." If a log falls the wrong way, anotln-r niu t he rut, iiulr-s the family wishes to I*.* unliu kx for a year. Smaller logs arr then rut tor tin* members of the family. The wood is drawn to the house and lean ed against the wall, with tin* ml ends up perniKst. If otn* hy mistake is reversed, the whole thing tints! he done over again or rise misfortune will mine. When tin* lire is lighted, there is great joy in tin* household, hut no one on any arroinit must speak of witches after the great log is put on the fireplace, for they are supposed to he flying around on Christinas night as "plentiful as sparks." There is a legend, and in fart a belief, in the lilark mountain, of which rear a tv 11 shows no trace elsewhere. llver.v lire place lias hanging in it, directly over th blaze, a great kettle chain. When a lii is started, it takes hut a few moments for this chain to become highly heated. ' I'liii-tni.'is night, however, no matter how briskly Inn n the great logs, the iron chain remains cool and pleasant to the touch. There is no Montenegro peasant I.ut will tell you that this is a fact, and he knows it to he so, for he has made a test of it on many succeeding Christmas nights. The coolness of the chain is n«%- ( counted for hy the statement that a situ ilur chain hung over the lire Imilt on the Hoor of flu- t a hie iu Bet hlehem, and that at the birth ..r Christ the Virgin Moth.-i grasped it for support. It hecume «...< at her touch h i it burn the saintly hand and from that day to this there is no In. hot enough to heat the fireplace chain ou Phe !:!*.* H lighted |.\ Ule.ins of kindM";* , .r> Di' iT™«\**1*A* • fib cat Ii nu mb. of the family. i lit* M« tli'it i» 1*11*1*1 Ion l*ln> I.niiii 11 inTi' t!w Imly night I lie* M« w'm (■! * ■ 11; 11 i - (III his ( '111 KtlllilH Sill Si ill. I i -I ( uinc jIh- n hi'iirsnls for the "Pas!ores,” >ihi linn ••allfil "Tin* Mi \ican I'a ion |'lay.” Thr “ I ’iisioivs” follow, night ftfvr night, liaising into tin* climax of tlii* solemn midnight muss of tin* eat In* dial Thr "Posadas” mvt elaims tin atti'i.tioii of tin' people a lioim* oliserv nni i- a!.in io the t’hristjnas (mo of tin1 tjejn.an people Ami then oolites tin u> iof worldly nil jot lorn t tin* revelry in th • • hr as. thr tin*-\«-it contests ovei f lit* g-'iiiing l: i' •' i - ami tin luutal spoil." • lay and ii t" t in tin* hlomlv little arena! whiii' valiant gniniMorhs me pitted against otie another with galls and t-III; In s. ( litliliiiim Di'inratIona. 1'i.rts mention rosemary. buy, holly, laurel ami mistletoe us the priimipal uidr to t in. tm is d-.orations. Where then is a great deal of family plate and plenty of opportunity for the display of tin same the high decoration can he entirely disp'n rd with. In its pluee arrange : iinn* <! lintily made garlands of moss in a w«ll dr maid pattern on the eloth, tie it wherever it is necessary with a crimson how of fairly wide ribbon and pluee van oils pieros of plate in tin* loops of tin- de sign. Anyibing fanciful in the way ol dainty glm Venetian or Ibihemiati, i> welcome "ii such occasions. provided that its - olots do not elusli with the prevailing shade, and those who are forluuntv enough to pn"C"S old china will in* doubt be able to produce some fine specimens i f di‘lo*s suitable for dessert. < 1* r 1 «t run* Menu. Oysters on the Half Stu-ll. • li-ar fuiiiuriiiiie. lioak-d I’.hiefiah. ( u> unihi rs. < .i. kin l.kom with MuhIii<> .rrs It .man Punch. lJj.it>! wilt. Apple Same < aulifluvn-r. < hleory ami Kseaiole. Froii'li Drawing Plum -Pudding. Neapolitan be f'n Fruit. Chnie. Coffei-. The Kolendu In l(um.l». In Kussin, the Christmas eve celebra tion is long and curious, beginning in tin* j early afternoon with groups of pcimauts j sin.ing carols in front of noblemen's lii*ti"• . where they eagerly gather the coin i Tirown ut them from the windows, i Thi is culled the Kolenda, and always pii ' i d. s the masquerade, when the peas ants of all ages dress themselves to rep re . nt different animals, in memory ol the Saviour having been born in a stable. Wh n the evening star rises, the colatzia or supper is served, and among those who can afford it there art* Christmas t r• i r* splendent, us in Cerrnahy, with lights, ornoiin nta, goodies and presents. 'lilt* Cbriat iiiBM Tuttle. TIkip is no place where bad taste be* tray- it . If ho quid iy us in the arrangc nient of n tuble. It is usually evident, when it *Ai-ls in flu* ornaments. Ill ns sorted nosegays nud bouquets of nrtiti < ial tlowei m- dearly out of place. Hut family plav. whether carved, cbused or plain, is always proper on a table on any oeeusioii. Iti il<iseit service, rich, bauds Iy designed ent ;.d:iss is appro I : ». !«•. l oliage and mo.'.-, in which fruit ii t-oinctiims imbedded, huve a pleasing appearance to the diners. White damask of rich d»-sign and fine quality is a Into* I lately necessary at tt pretentious dinner i paity. Christman. Now thrice wrPor.ie, Christmas, Which bring* ua good cheer, Mince pies and pi urn porridge, (jarnl ah- and strung beer, With holly arid Ivy, .No green and so gay, V. - ij, k up our houses A* fresh hi the day. —Old Carol. below w o give a series of notices of places in our oily w here holiday pres outs may he obtained. There is no ust* of going out of town to buy when sueh excellent opportunities are to be had at home, and at price* below those in the big cities : —Mackintoshes that are peddled , from door to door and olYered at ‘‘any j old price’* are good for nothing. Pay ; a fair price anil get an excellent art icle, a mnehintosh that will give long and satisfactory service, such as sold by Samuel Morse, agent for I.ambertville Tell you what would make a nice gift to a relative or friend at the ap preaching Christmas a rubber stamp with your name or some one else’s name thereon. It will last a long time and enable the person receiving it to neatli mark his or her clothing. Other stamps, key lings, Ac., made to order 1»\ \\\ I*. Thornton, IP buttonwood St lor a photograph that will provt* pleasing, visit at Park's Photo(Jallery, North I'uintt street. Prompt attention given to orders for the holidays. Pic turcs framed !*• order. We still make tin* baronials at (50 cents per dozen. I’legant bottled perfumery of iril kinds at Sliamalia’s l>rug store, on bridge St. Set* his beautiful window*. lit>usew i\ es ai e now busying them selves in preparing for the holidays, and tin* happiest of them all are the ones who buy then groceries, fruits, I Ilnur, >.pices, fanned goods, turkeys, chickens, geeso. ducks. A.- , of Kerr A barcrolt, I'nion and buttonwood Sts Christinas time is here again Most |o\ fill of 1 he * tun bet’s eat and dr ink, ami add good finer by smoking the bri.xinifinr. Manufactured hv II I, Sehadel. Masonic building. bridge St Ollier elioiee bramls on liaml. Christmas specialties for smokers. bid \ on know that ( b'oi go Yeikes had removed hi- store totheohl “City Market.” on Main street, |iist abovt* Coryell Well, be Inis, and don't for get that lie is read v to supply you w ith elioiee turkeys, ehiekeus, geese, ducks, roasts of beef, mutton, Ae., not forget ting to mention the best sausage, scrapple, souse and pork to be found anywhere m this section The good tilings of lift* are looked after during the holidays, if at no other time. And there is no use look ing farther than at Culver's, North Cliioii street, wlieie, if you choose, vmi may least to your heart'-* content. Oysters in any style ier\cd at short notice. Pies, cake, eoufeetloner\, to baeeo, cigars, A Orders will icceive prompt attention. I o enjoy h smoke, <*ii 11 ;tt .1 oiihm h ci«ur i < * It ii i <*l i street. Here may also In* fniiii11 n lim* ol' Hi cent novels. \ purchaser of a hovel for III cents limy exchange ill any lime h\ paving hii additinnal » cents. An* von aware of 11n* fad 11ml An«l\ Beillv lias opened an oyster lav aiol fruit ami vegetable nun I;«• t at No. 1 North Union Htr«‘«*t? Ami In* now has the place tilled 1m overflow in*' w itli ami tin* prices am al tin* liotioni notrli. I • main* a respectable appearance, . • | •« fiiillv 11 n rin;' 111 n 11 ol i 11 ay m , a 11 mi * n, ol* I an < I von n all In*, will patroni/e the I»hrI»«• r. Non will make no mistake if s on \ isit tin* pail'ii of Horan* ('an*, coiinT of I11n ami Union streets. \ *!»eIo 11IIN Ho, <i| I’lM'l V street, makes shoes to order at ♦•1.00 ami lip ward. Mens Molin:- ami lm*lin^l (JO ets ; sewed, N.'» Hh, ; hcelin^r, ,*0 ets, ; ladies’ slums, lu ets. ; <*1111«11«• 11*m, 10 Hh. \ I! lira llrlirH of dent i str v in i • j.j i w n careful and personal attention I»\ l)r. Charles II. Ballon, dentist. at hisoftiee southeast corner of Union ami Coryell Ntrnits iMocoml tlooii, for in m I v l>r. Heading’s old stand (I Hi <•«* hours, m to IV. l.:io to .'..on, ; to Lambert A Ken having purchased tlu* old establishtMl coal and wood surd of Larisoi) A Maijainm, an* now pre pared lo supply tin* public with tin* heat grades of roal. Will also roll tmm* tlu* Loral I'.xpress and oyster business (Mlirr, cor. of I'.Ini and Clin ton streets. Orders will hr received ul T It. Naylor's slatioliery store, cor iu*i- Bridge and I nion stred —A clean sliavc is a treat, and von will not enjoy your holidays unless you treat yourself to such a sham, at the pallor of II S. Henderson, .'5U Bridge street. The tools used lire sterili/eil, usiiitr ant ivephie wash. Cup, eomhand hrush rlram* t for every man. Nowhere in town can you find a prettier stock of holidav j'onds than at C W. Bit leu lion u'h, corner of Inioii and Coryell streets. Kverytliin^ to make happy the hearts of re hit i vi *■ and friends. An inspection of our stock is a pleasure To hii^hten ami make happy tlu* home there is nothing to npial musie, and there is no music to c<pial that produced l*y a Mathushek piano, ('all and sei* them at (> II Holcombe's, No. .‘M North I nion St. Terms easy. A prettier display of jewelry was never before made than that now at .1, M. Lewis' old established store. No. ‘I? N. Union street. Here you ** ill find watches, silverware. Hiatus, knives, buttons, studs, spectacle -, eve glasses, Ac., in j'reat variety, and all warrant ed as represented. — If you intend preventing a relative or friend with a pair of shoes or slip pers, now is the time to make your selection from the elegant assortment at Bow’s, corner of Union ami Church St. Lamest stock and lowest price* .lames O. Beilis is prepared f,, his friends at his dining rooms, No. (JH North Main treet. and serve them with oysters fried, viewed, raw or in other st vie —baked beans, A c. () ywters supplied to families and orders de livered. — If11vr* your lionm order not only for Chistmas, I*ut for tin* approaching | cold weather. Charles l> ('ox, warn ! tary plumber and heating engineer, i Church street, is prepared to attend to all matters in thin line, ami an order given liini will receive immediate, at tention . The heat of everything in gro eeries, fresh meats and poultry can he found at .1. I» Shdfer'a eush grocery, southeast eorner Main and Coryell streets. The holiday trade is now in progress. A sensible holiday gift cun he j selected from the handsome line of heaters and range at J. Heins’, No M Coryell street. None prettier, none better, were ever offered for sale in Ij&mhertville. Among other useful holiday gifts are nickel tea kettles, No. H, UOetfl.; nickel coffee pots, live pint, j 70 cts.; nickel tea pots, four pint, 07 eta.; Mrs. Potts’ sad irons, Ho cts.;; carving knives and forks, 90 cts. up. I You certainly should In* abb* 1 *> make your (Christmas select ions out of the thousand and one articles at the It, • >aud 10 cent store in Varlee’s old stand. No. r*J North Main at root. In making aolootions for the holi da vs, vou oan do no bettor than by ••ailing at (1. ,1. ITslier I’o.'s, ooruor lr nion and lorry stroots. Mrv goods, notions, lamps, novelties, Ac' A full lino of groceries, provisions, meatsand poultry. — Novor boforo havo tho display w in dow s at T. B. Naylor's, oornor Bridge and l nion stroots, presented such a pretty (Miristmas aoono. <>n tho aholvos and oountors aro goods and floods, and you will indooil bo hard to ploaso it you do not find hero what you want for (Miristmas Tho woll - known confectionery store of M. Botti. No. :: North Union street, shows as bright as now. Tho linost line of eonfootions, fruits and nuts that the market oan produee at tho lowest priees. It will make your mouth water to look at tho largo dis play wimlow. It is impossible to enumerate tho articles now on sale at (loo. \Y. I ran gei s, eorner Main and (Novell streets. t*f one tilings you may rest assured, almost anything you want may bo found at Trangor’s. (hereoats. Suits and l isters to "arm and eomfort men, boys and little gouts, in groat variety. Under "ear. Shirts, (Hovos, Noekwear, II os iei \ . knit duckets, Sweaters, make sensible (Miristmas prosoiits. ,1. B IT ou in A (’o. ib course, nm will want oysters foi Ninas \ ud ice eream. too < »f eoni «•. you wilI place your orders with \ 1 Wilson, 11 (Munch SI. All goods delivered with promptness. Ilavealso a line lint* of confectiouery. \ year's subscription to the “Mem oeiatie Wage Workot would be a sensible holiday gill and a welcome " ook I \ visitor lo an absent relative or fi lend On! \ Si per \ ear. Not only at (Miristmas time, but at any time, nm will do woll to Ini \ I'lour (roller ground), rye and buckwheat Ilnur, mill feed, bran, plaster and him bei of I’. I' l.ear, the Lower Mill. The (Miristmas cake will be improved when the Hour used is from this well known mill When purchasing a made to order sun \oii want the style* and lit. This is a hime guarantee every time you place an order with INiul Vetter, the well known merchant tailor, No. :is N. I nion street. He is also agent for the New I Lniie Sew in" Machine, a suitable holiday gift. BABY’S POitTHAI f. fSKH* In ii %>y In t mother. J A lilt!<• hi ,i.I ( 11.11• • -1 v tin M. Two huliy V\v% Hi I I li«ht I lll.llj, A i la inly little i • . Twii little chirk 4 Hu i mi: ,j»nl fair. N itli iinv dimples liiiliiii; >■ • «• I ike «lt S\ ill n|H ill a rose A Hi I le rie iit h ■ It i i n I, A liny dimpling » ’.:11 . u. o. Ami lint ii j it l i: .iile (■) l i Two i Miming «‘iiiH i-ai h in ii* | !«i p, A l»ul.> loreheai! l will gut* \\ I nine pint' t .iph id i ! 'i\lif .M.'i. li .. iii'I ... Alt'! I llllliiliu II I I Ml * A * n-:ti* I t y mi 1 me Kivprt 1’iiiiy wavs; mm. •■mi m->* Tli pMi Halt i f fttir In I'i at m /> s Weekly. TAKING IN Mil. MOODY. Ilou III*. Confidence Wnw VImimc.I In tin* NiiIIii'm of ll«* I It liny W in ii I* I Moody went to llcthany during lie* travels in .In* uisf, lit* was very soft heat ted over nil the multi- > tmil* of beggars there, not only because tin* j11;• < t- i- a nmiMinl. hut beejtti .* lie was moved bv ils I m ■:» lit if ill (1’il (lit Ions. Ih* j'M \ •• <( ti;i n I It lew of "backsheesh” nml ili'ii :i -k«*il If nny of tin- children lint I tin* names of Mery nml Martha. Yes. I licit i«l, tiny hail. Anil Hint open- j i*.l Ills piokets again. 'I lit- news ot liK generosity spread through the village. nml now claim* nuts onino entil lii- v isit seemed likely ( to rosult lit n light for existence. The j onso was gelling desperate, ami In* told tin* dragoman to ' til for Hllcneo while ho inntlo an athlress. Then he j said: *1 havo ooim* tl.not) milos to see tills little village of llothuny. It wns a plaoo my Master loved to visit, and 1 have ooim- t(, see It hooatl.o In* hivetl it. I am very glad to moot you all, hut now I want to be ah me. 1 have no more hat I.shoos, and I hid you good by." A fine looking hoy of IS roplioil to flu* midi oss. lie ‘poke fluently anti with tin* grime of nn orator. Mr. Moody wns delighted with tin* beginning of his oration, hut not w ith ils conclusion. “We an* glad to son the gentleman ami his fi lends w ho have ooim.* so far, hut. flu* gentleman must not think that his notions me equal to the Importance of his visit. .Six thousand miles Is a long way to come, and tin* gentleman must have saerillcod mucli to make the visit In eon oqm mo It Is natural for us to expect that lie would he niunlll eent in backsheesh. This he Inis not boon, and we now expect that In* will give ns a gn at deal more." Mr. Moody wns so dl.vgu.stcd that ho alandomd the situation entirely and hurried away with Ids friends. ‘ I did think," said ho, "that hoy had ii soul above backsheesh." "Anti did you think, too, that Homo of the oidldron were named Martha and Mary 7" he was asked. ' < Vi minis. Why not 7" Nothing; only they won* all hoys."— Youth’s < ompanlon A ni.'iti win* ri mu'-li nfruld »• r drafts li i a fi*nt. * i* v.is|h-i»<1«*«I from tin cell ing l»y a li^lit silk* n thread. Should tin f»:i11ht move- in the slightest de In dxsn’t n't ••• until ho lifrN out where tin- draft romes from. I l.< r.*■:i • I> nil Natal rivers, the Tn t'4,;» 1 rot n i \ l^ablf. and a bar of sand s b •■loin s Uf I os-* its moil t f i. fy often a v.-.:rnir»4 that the liver Is torpid or ir.:j< liv«*. More serious *:ot-o’. ; follow, for a prompt. $iootl’& Pills f > • i,.nw Ihn llvi*r rewtnri 7. they roii. •• the liver, restore full, n yiilar in Lion of the bowels, they do not j;ri/*<• or pain, do not IrritnO' or Inflame the Internal organs, but have a positive tonlr effect. 25c. at all driiKl'i^tH or by mail of C. i. Hood & Co., Lowell, Maas. Iloadache emel ■: llwr • if lb-ada< lx* and all take ’EM CHRISTMAS AS OK OLD Christmas. 11K«• ii i . .1 t,« I! That's tl.i- l.iml w. n'.i ■ I i>itlt'ti mo. Kith end Kin n m t.«i till m-ar Joining in tli«- t In ist 11i.i . . Ii.ti t»li, the laughing *.1 irIm .pi,I Inns' Oh. tho feasting .in,! thr jo>n{ '\ mililn l it l.o ul t,. .>< • < hiisitnaft like it ut I to lip C In i m.is like* it m .1 to I ip Snow a hooding hush au.l tree. Holla a jingling ilovvn tho latio; t ousltts .lolni au.l .Inn au.l .Ian, . Sue anil K.ito au.l all tin- i. i |lri’?st'il up in tlicit Sunday lust, t "tiling ti> t lot w oi I.I of >•!«•»* t III i d111.is lik - it lls. 1 t.. |, t In i-tm.is, lik.- it i . ,1 to |>, , lloon a long. lorn* timo Mtue wo " isho.l (\\h n Santa Claus shoiil.l . me) 1 on ii .!..!! an,I I a .h in. . ^ -M a I.It au.l I a sled Strong an I swift an.I paint, .I roil; l*h. that day ,-t jii’mI. . ‘ Chiistiiias like it u- .1 to ho Christmas iiko It u> ,1 t . ho It is Mill us #1.1.1 an.I (roo Ami na fair ami full of ttilth To the dialci eyes of youth, t .nil.l wo gladly #1 imps.- it tluou^h r.voa mir .million's dul.li.-n do, In tlioir joy time wo would .. Christinas Iiko it usoil to ho Nixon Waterman in 1 lli. ti • Ma- a im* UK 1 I h'lnUotnu* I '■-! Wi'IV li'linirtl; ft Iso I ln»y w civ ethical. They Koniot lines contributed t o tin* forensic* periodicals and tin* pa terfamilias enjoyed I lie pleasure of seeing Ida articles in print. Willi Mrs 11 iorniioltiua and her spec tacled young daughter labor >vas usually its own re "aid. l*roIV a*r llieronoiuus explained tin* rejection of their contributions to current wisdom by Haying that they were above the heads of tin* editors, which may have been true. There was no denying that the llhron mouses were in tin.* vanguard of thought. At least all of them wore save* one. Air rc bus llieronoiuus, aged 7. and Known to disrespectful playmates as A lire, was m*t ethical nor advanced nor learned. The paths of learning were* tangled jun ghs to Aure, and Ids imagination Infest ed them with wild beasts. lie avoided Knowledge and circumvented it with a disci el ion which was no doubt the better part of valor, lie- was a rosy boy, with eyes that Were Wistful ill spite of his glowing health ami with manm-i which wore not as franK as a boy'.*, maimers ought to be, by which an a hit. person might have inferred that Ann', iudixid uality was not nfTcctmnutely eulli\tiled It is true that his father, mothe r tmd sister attended t} i«> psychological cun gress and that they talKed about mid wrote* on child study nay, liny employed Aure as a model for their observations. Ihit till Aure did not feel him* dl' nuclei stood, lie c leaned him . If rupuloii ly before entering the pic*.cnee of his pm c ut ami sat in reaped fill silence while the y talked. It is tin aphorism that a boy of 7 who attends to bis linger nail i i t happy. The depths of A lire’s incl n• a v be 11e•; '''.!tJv‘ Mi.*'''Ip..V.7.c i.,' cured. It was (•> be observed, too, t 1 tl household bed another member W liot advanced. This was llulda I th< K it elieii ma id. There* were* night win n tin* c ciiixersation in the drawing room was scientific to the last degree, when llulda and Ann* sal by tin* mm li scoured kite lien table playing cassiiio and laughing together with the most income cpiciitial happim . The xxi-tfulm i i f \lire's eyes reached its minimum mi the e oeeasloiiH, and it was to In* noticed that I certain dimple s, whic h did not ordinarily show thelilHrlvcH in llulda'. cheek**, liiinn into charming play when tin* little ho.v snuggle d up to In r and lu gged In i to tell a I ale of old Sw . don. Now llulda Knew nine. I in. om* in the new world, and she told her dreams ami In-r troubles to Ann*, who sympathized with them ftud who told his in tuin. Without exactly Knowing why llulda was snrry for Aure. “Where* you have your t'liristmas tree?" asked tin* girl of Aure h i tin* holy clay drew nearer. I do nut have ('hrbtimis tree-;,” Sure* answered quietly . “.Mothe r docs not he Ile x e ill < 'III isl lulls t ree* ." ‘ I I <» w sin* not believe V" "Hlie say s il lias no sense.M ‘ You bang up your sloe King. then, hi de A m e V” ‘Oh, no! Si - ter says it it silly to hax« things put in your storking when they look mile It be lte r laid out on the table." IIK NVONbKKI.Ii WHY 1IK NY A. OT IIAII'IKK “lint Kiih(a flans, In? if ii who putj# fill* gifts 111 I 111- s-1 < >» 1- ill:' Ill’ll |i:i tiff l»y tin* < h i in in y opening.” intu I l.nis i . a h<"i i lu ll 111> ili. father nay 8. We llJlVe 111* N 4 * I’ plfleilded u 1*0111 Sa lit:» < Iimih." IIhMu’h blue eyes r*»11* d Innvenward, ami for some na on w hi< h lie heiself <*«*«! I« I not ll.iVf Will e\ pla ilied hill- Mill I I'll ' 'I tin- lift I• hoy to In r bie.r I ami Im-.-.o <1 him rlosi-. When Aon- was m-|. ased, he NviiH ufiaid In- had |n-i n • lying jn l a liny hit, ami In- n\ as ho fearful that Mtihht n\ on Id notiee it Ihiil In* inn away a? fast as In- noiild. If. oonldn’l miiki- out why he had cried. Something in-ode of him M-cmed lo hurt. IT.* wont into the parlor, intending to drop a remark about tin* |»n < nt In* would like for t'hn .lma , hut hi? found n lot of people there drinking ten with hia mother and sinter, and tln-y turned when A lire intei.d and looked at him im if he were a enrious kind of hug not yet classified. and he hurried away a fa-I us he could to when? llulda was making eoffer? cake, with a rare aroma of linking einnninon. llulda wn- smiling wln-n he entered, though she v. a <|iiife alum-. “Aure/' said le-, 4 I t’iuk you do not know it i I NN’IlO NN ill ha N e a trie. Will you come to my tree?” The cinnamon e»*rtainly made a deli cious smell, and Iliilda’H eyes were won derfully hi lie, These or fuels rtf some oili er nature mude AmeV heart dance light l.v in hU t lions littlo hosotu. "WltoroV «rii »l In*, with milch mom vooiiVt m : ion Ih.-u was consistvnt >\ it It l lu» l.iws of |M‘rfo» t h.nmom as umlnistood Mrs, Mihj rinkorton Ilieroiioinus, “In m\ o\\ u I• room in tin* oor imr. 1 no out tonight to lutv my tivu. N on oomo too?” Amo s:it down to think ovor tin* lattor imitation, llo was not ullowod to go c THKY ( AMI'. \M> PRKKKH IN Till' WW'ili. oul after dark, mill In* surely would nev < i In* able in • ivim- permit-it»n i.» go fur “llulilii," *ii.| In* . j 111 x . ‘I would never In* Iilluw 1.1 i.i go llulda «liil not ncoiii n * unit'll disappointed ns In* had e.\peeled nIii* would. She Kept right on smiling nud urged him no more. That evening "as n mccrahle one, for Allle could Hex* • c • mime in nil in llie pnrlor, and, though Mnldu had left I lie kitchen Harm and bright for him, with a pan of corn to pop and (he popper handy, yet he had heart for nothing and went to bed early, to dream o| llulda, with her him* eye*, walking down miles upon miles of light ed i’lirislmas trees, with the great Mur shilling at the end of the avenue, for A ui .■ knew w hat ought to he lie had led looked at other people’s ('luistlliaS trees through the windows for nothing, lteslil* , he had done some reading. Oth ers might n.d think it of him, hut it was the truth. Iliree days and three nights passed, and llulda was not as Hoeiahle as for nieilv. She went around Hiniling ami Miyiug next to nothing, and idle had no confidences to make to Allle about what the had done. Moreover, alio kept the door of her bedroom rlosed fast. A lire win too proud and loo well informed ns to property rights to think of trying the doul klloh, hilt lie w as <|lllte Mil e (lie room was locked against all intrusion. t’hristmns was a Mutely day. In the morning his fatlur read aloud to his mother on subjects which Allle could make nothing of, and there were a num her of (.’•'ill lellleli at dinner plofeSHOlS H"* e..||. j e, iiit'ti w ho had small hope of A lire . M'hohiHtic achievements and afterward there was discussion. Ante slipped into a coiner to look at the illustrated nnliimI history which his I'm tlier had given him and to whirl al o i glut., whiili hi ,i.i had preMei I t.. him, i mo a >• gkda* ■ ... .|l>» > . '"“J*'. IUI i>> A..,. 111! • .11 1 ii 1,1.,', ur.,.|» nil.I 11.1.- Il . n 11 M inly Mini nr in ..|.l.. I.. ui,.- I. Il" . I him: Am. lit,.t.till H' . i os1*pI''r, Perhaps it was heeiiiim* lie was a naughty child. Strange words lloaled to his ears from that purl of the room where the discus sioii w a goiter on "The M.xlli of I »ioii ysiii i," ‘ Tin Naiixilv,” "Slaiirolati y.” “Ju iinius .Mailyi" and a humlied more pc■ 111i i names and plira < . which meant notion l all to Allle. Iml which seemed foi i i v l.•nous i eii ii to a lie f. him disagreeably, e pt-eial.v as the men were eio- . with each olliei. lie thought lie heard young I’rofe; ..i llahcuek mention lug his i \lire’ i name a couple of limes, Iml 111: i ( could hardly have been pos i I > I < ■ The little children over the WII V ill till* Hal I • 11 i I • I i 11:: wen* lia \ ing a < ’In i im:i tree, ami Moon as ever the dusk began (o collie Allle eiiiihl fee the mother lighting the tapers I’rotii the way she shook her head cxery now and then ami seemed to l<e c alling out to some- one h < o.ild i. *1 bee it was exiilent that her children v. civ Impatient to get in A ure crept up ini ■ the window nut and darkened tin* pane with the < uid a in <> that In <, mid . . tut 1<i lie hardly hrealhed while waited for the iiiolher to finish In r work and Opel! (lie door. That Would lie llo- g|o| i nils moment when the door xx a opened and the ehildien came rushing in l-iil jllst lis it xva ahollt to happen Koine one touched him on lie arm. II* turned up preheii* i \ i dx I’m hahly hie I t,: i I. d come to Jo11iid him even to I.. I at a I III i t mas I | ee. I'eil ll p|o\ • d not to he In • f a' I I w a ; II ulda, and In i ex w ere lining and i In* had holly in Ins while cap and holly in tin- h.h of hi t lug rutiled ap.oii With her Id..' I< fi oel; and gohh ii h ai ls and III i:* lit I line e_\ I ■ lie made the e| e t, I. inde i human pa I ui. A m e had . • e Keen, and somehow all tin a« lie of h throat went away a if by mage 11. tool, her hand and flipped Ihsii the loom with In i She tiptoed along the pis a.e as it In* \.<ie approaching Koine m>-s lei v, and A ure did the f.atiie. Tin ; tip toed llnough the dining room and thr tigli tin* |.il< In n and pa l the waiter who had conn* in to help for the day and who look'd nt them curiously and on i" llui 'l lie door ■ lood open, and as they xxs nt along tin little hallway that led to it a beautiful glow mine out of it, and a mo Hu nt moi• tin two : loo.| h< fore a si. n der t’hii t.nias tree with a star highest among the brain In and tapers iuirniug C V e r ,\ w 11 e i e is III1 liioiy of the I. i g i 11 of tin* World and : *x little f.* l-.ous of gilt tel in I ! in I . Hn* la a i1 lie* IiiV . terlou- I*, the child’ ex. llulda and the « 111!'! !«#<*•» Mini mm* - I Mini I•»«iK• «1 III M Ki b-lit, imii ions wny, I’t i Imps lin y wen* giving lli'1 s:m m >1 > iiihola a eliam-e In lift I In-in up from tin* i , 11..»-| i. #11 «.f tlmir lonely I i \ * •. A ml linn, after a linn*, 11111 < I: i begun lu ini: a • ong about I In* < ’In i I. 11 wn i in In i' own langunge, l"it. it was nonn Him h* • impressive l<» Ann* Im'M/iir <■ of that, ii was a bountiful song, ami il coaxed Him colored waiters out < tin* Kill In n there won* I wo of llnm Mini they i'ii ini' a ml peeked ill Him ilool' ami 'Uiib'il ami < Inn b I * ■« I. ami w Inn 111«I ila was t Innily11 l In .' I••'iriiii to sina in big. i i'li vi.i* i s “Hoar I *• m Hi ll a Itingin" ami a number of oilier songs, all with unexpected haruioiiios ami in M minor turns nf tIn* \nice. 11 tilt lu bail homo gifts on tho troo, tin. ami slu* I’niiml one for tin* waiters, ami rim ami tin* eolored boys iiimb* inuib i f Auim, ami i.in- of them talked to biiu about tin* 'lav, ‘ • that it seemed ilif I'm I'm n t t*» him from wiiat it lunl when In* lion id tin* |m;i nil'll iiimii quarreling abofit it in tin* drawing room. Ann* woinb*i'i*il if tin* profi-ssoi •; Wni'hl Moiisiilor tin* wait In the mid I of all this ;i t all came for Aiiim from the* drawing room an imper ative iall. Tho boy lookod up, appro lion si vo of something more than ordinary I rebuke, lie eouhl hear steps coining in the direction of the room, and a moment more his father was upon thorn and stood gazing at tho frightened llulda beside her shining live ami at tho big, blue!; waiters peering in at the door and at ! Aiiiv, bright eyed, with liis hands full of I sweets and littlo silly toys. hat would happen now? he wonder* Wli if happened was decidedly tho un | expected. "* here, I >r. Patterson! I say, tiould, rulin' here! Itring the rest with you." Tin y all came trooping out of the draw ing room Vlire's mother mid the guests ! and the sister with the spectacles, an l j they looked and laughed. *' Hull's how the symbols defeat ns." j uunth Professor lfieronotnus. “ I hnt’s how human joy disannuls us." said young Professor Haheoek softly, and , he kissed A lire. Hut that wasn’t half so o.hl ns the fact that A tire’s sister went up to lluldu and j kissed her. That was the oddest thing that pvei did happen. It seemed a shame t.< the colored hoys not to sing, considering the circumstances, so they began all over again and sang their Christmas •oiigs. They had never heard of any of the things the learned men had been talking about, so there was no rea son why they ,‘hould not sing. Chicago Tribune. CONCERNING SANTA CLAUS. Where lie Urlu iiiuteil ami \\ li > renenled it* no old .Him. Santa Claus is of Ceiniun origin. This Is true if only because that is the Dutch mime for St. Nicholas. That he is an old man is because in the undent pagan feasts in celebration of the decay of the old year and the birth of the new an old until pla.\ »-d the principal part. Among the Creeks and Ibuiinus it was Saturn, the father of all the gods, and among the Cei mans it was Thor, who was long bo nded ami white haired. The tradition “l hoary a:,o is appropriate, foi repre Mutation oi the dying year was too ■ Iron:; to he driven away by the new tig lire of the early church observances. That the saint is St. Nicholas is duo to the fad that that venerable personage's feast d. i v was celebrated at about that period. St. Nicholas was a bishop of Myra who nourished early in the fourth •cntiiiy ll< is the patron saint of chil dren and schoolboy#, and hence it was ii it hi d that he should he a part of a eel* '•biaiiou when the children received gifts and when they were allowed to lie ‘‘heard as w»'ll ns seen." The practice of making presents on that tin> undoubtedly owes its origin to a general idea to carry into practice the Itibliml mandate. "Peace on earth; good will to men.” At first the great lords made pi> cut ; to their retainers, and the M ason was marked by universal charity. P.v degree the practice oi Christman giv inj spread until now every body gives hi- friends pit outs. New York Mail and * Iii-InCn III rl li iiluee. Ae.ordin:: to an article by Paul Cams in The Open Court, Chicago, tin* apoc ryphal gospds tell a somewhat different •toi\ oi child's birth from the canon leal hooks. According to the former, Christ was horn in a cave and thence transferred to a stable, where the ox and ass worshiped him, while, according to the canonical gospels, the Nativity takes place iii a ..table. The npocr.vphul legends pro\ed so strong that, in spite of the canonical version of the story, a cave near lb-1 hlcheiii came to be linally re i the place of the Nativity, and » "ll was elected oil tile spot to • • iterate the event ami .till stands • sting monument of this belief. 4*tv t*Imf ii> ‘ ."Yiiiik n. “ ” " iTailfr ! IS, hiKlit'H <11141 l<K H n IllOtlt . iii ilriiwin# ffititiit? 'I • • ii pliiyei draws a head ni the top of his atrip of pnpiT, folds it down and tin next player Hilda tlm lioily without lumiiK wen the head. The lliiid player adds the lejjs, mill I lie ef|V< I <|| I In* whole Until e when opened out i very ipiuinf, reeallliiK the IT.vpIinn liieieylyphies. She who coin* llienei d III- ;i el iolia Wolilllll has lilt* hods <>f u hud and tin lejja of a hallet darnel, while (In soldier s head, with H helmet, eml- III ll hltjeeoal hoy’s emit iltlli a lady’s skitt. 4 Ii Sm t oui s 'tee ON In I.'iiu ii ml, < hi i tin • 11 e. . were mil.n .w n in Mn^ land \- Ih I* i eir'n ol i n N’ieioria. ’I'll •• hi ll v\ a ol Iillllli 11 • d I'V I *l illt’e Mhei I I ; I' i ; lire « ll'# III <1 I lie p! ilieeSM ro\ al and tin* lh im e of Wah w in. wi re Id Id n n of d a nd I year oil a i that i line. ’Mm* •:i*un * l tielslo:. . loaner. I oi e. nt ii. ! In o' i hodnx Saxon * 'll I i I III a -> d 'i v. a a \ 11 1. .: is head. , ai ni• hi'd with hoi's I'm yen theein I" i or oi i ;■ i , . .. . i.i ii.,, m \ h im ia a hoar* i" i I i *lii*l i i i ' i mi yo° UIU ever see a snow Storm in Summer? 'XV novit did; but we have . n tl.c clothing ut tills time of tin- year so covered with dandruff lliat it looked as if it had been out in a regular snow storm. No need of this snowstorm. As the summer sun would melt the falling snow so will Ayer’s Mr Vigor melt these flakes of dandruff in tile scalp. It goes further than this : it prevents their formation. It has still other properties: it will restore color to gray hair in just ten times out of every ten cases. And it does even more: it feeds and nourishes the roots of the hair. Thin hair becomes thick hair; and short hair be comes long hair. We have a book on the Hair Hid Scalp. It is yours, for the isking If you do nut obtain all tin* benefits m exnoctotl from the use of the Vigor. iite the tloetoi about it. 1‘robubly wro Is some difficulty with your gen al system which may bo easily re lovedL Address, » it *« DK. J. C. AYElt, Lowell, Muss.