M&B&S&SSMIIIV ;W' . '" s&rv v. -v 'TflI . -. ftgl!!i335V ""W TO ra T. "ifl "".:v5" .?- j-s " l v,VwaW7!f iiiS .v. 'u- i7--ft V T V e' xxui jjauaextjK WJjJCiJVJjy JJVI-KIjIjICHSEEK, JbUUDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1880. en. g f7. $$, M? &. pfypw.! Bt w: m BELLS1ND BLADES. tttmiHHtmi VAHTT A Hit JM iteaa AitrmKtUMKK. ffcwe Kind. ArreM Ilia Heew and the sua KJTVtts ul Helug Ititiitlmlnl Happlnrn The I'eetry nl M. teaand IhaKmolleii t'miwit l7 IM esmtden HteppKO. i &Utgii wltli the bell, Human lwllc. fwerld of Merriment their melody feic- nv thn Inflrrin vntfm tnlnatn ' in uia ity iwr ill niKnu TMI It Is right hard te (India ' Mitrrln Ifttiah Irmn mntnl itnnii . ... ....... . ... vK;.hAr';..v.i i.5 rr;'ivB'" tf "f A long utiy attr J'ee. ($A' astd night, full tnoen unci r vast pre- 1 01 flying clouds that roll and revcal IgMrj. BU Inches of snow packed hard It We of Ice, and the gay j-eimk blade and bellea must, gather for a sleighing i of many kinds with belli of ninny i double teams with double leads, all IMd repass the rendezvous while walt- f tot the last sleighs. Celd, very cold ! but r of het bricks te rest the feet en, and , fur caps and inulllers make nil feel dj for the drlve and bright enough te lifhat the dullest Joke. i'assern-by think Of a fleck of uecse as they listen te the rattle ,' clatter et tongues, but each talker only tblnks of theso around him : hew brlnht jf.'tney nil leek, and hew musical the voices :: .eund as they fall through the clear, cold air. g:Xwy voice Is heard ngnmst n background p T taugaler, nude by the mingled happy cvekwa. ,-?The first Rlelchluc tnutv of the aoaaeit. and Pmt horses are wild te be oil'. ,. !'r01d nags, that would bring a smile by tlay- ; light, go prancing about with their b.'ads ii'weuup, anu tne nre ei younger nir in their r.iWA The Bloek coach liejriT.u Hlmna and fejiret, and champ thelFblts, and thoskelelou v-ajTO.iii ''B, 'j"m go wild iei me iray ve ve ve BSInloeutrol. and are kent a'splnntni: luck E'Mil forth until the word Is given " lleadr !" eiAkjiit wsv thnv im fir In thn Ifi.-lil. ivhllil the i Zr " "j v ew ....... .--.., - - ., Sgotber sleighs are swinging in place, ..e Coiude; ' TIIC JOISV OHOW.VwU' The noisy crowd se scatijit. -p.-. fr line becomes less neisv. fftnred in a lone thlu K,quieL Between the viied then by contrast afc?--"- " -."" ... 2t. elnea of our hlelph- ctofawKiuudVlLe-vwhsRnd the uitugllug mu i sloertbootlior slelKhs. Sudden, strung and jlficlear, comelhorlngiugnotosora bugle, ris !i Ins. fallinir. te uather strenuth and rHe atraln 14 in 010 long UubI blait, se piercing clear It P'ifsi Memeu me very stars iuiri uau an txua feMK . , ,. ., aets1 UU 1 Wllllrt t ttlHM 1 WUiin iiir.u till nii'ii, O;? the line, as the drivers strain and tug at the Ji -rllit wllli the snuml of the Iillcle. As no IsS' clearlhotenorahlllBtatnrluKlwce we hee f&y,that our bays are rapidly overtaking a cutter x insiaueau. , , , Ef, The driver has all no can no te new im Fn aeat, and for an instant lumgi ioek uauger- eus, but the bays are swung quickly te the Bfy leir, IUO sieigu plunges auer un oue runner, and leaning, rights iLeir In the Retter snow as we rusn pest the cutter with n cheer. ..11.11 .!.. ...til. .inn.. ..Ir.ll.... U (. t fl .. .. i 1 g.r VIIIUJU UU H14 ViViJi uiuuuii) nnm nun gj-. steady, the parties in the larger sleighs all S" leviueir nappy leennps uiu in ung. .iuh-, f& geed and bad, all welcomes jokes the peer- TSSgf osLsureofn reward of laughter, for the lad Bf f or lass who don't feel cheerful en a night llke fer . this. In such n jelly party, had butler pre- teuu te leei se juhi jur iiie umtw vi iuiiit The memory of ether sleighing parties warns us te save our voice, and afterthe tlrst mile the horses settle te mero steady gait, the yells atjtrt cheers, and thundering cherues glvoplace te bright though rpilet conver?.v tlen, with songs and quaint old carols, sung te the low accompaniment of trails and mn filed hoof beats. Packed clreeand warm In the sleiehs, with the cold air in your face. mid the faces of all around you transfigured Vr-ibs- nscsultaht and happr thoughts, the Cllcctlsmore than exhilarating, it is Intoxi cating. These peeple are all mere or less drunk with pleasure, and show it in different ways, according te dillerences of character, Just as they would under the unnatural stimulus d champagne. Seme are bolterons ami g-jy, bin ihe greater number sit placidly, smiling at nothing but their own ple.vaut feelings. TIipv seem te be listening te the conversation, but hear the neie, net the thoughts ; the cemUmed musical chime et bells, and voices of the whole precession, lirnknn tietv Mini thmi liv IIih Hiwirtlntr nf KiC'4iers-s, tlie ciark ei a whip, end a hearty 3p grull, "nitupV er. . .. . . .. TUB TBAQEDV OT A I'L Tll.lt. A silent pair in a cutter watch the broken clouds, drilling In strange shares and mystic convolutions, llke the wraths of great souls doing reverence in the pure moonlight te an almighty power beyond the stars. The slelgu is gliding den it an easy hill ; tnosil-ver-crested clouds are dying towards the moon net iar apart ; they will join and reach it together. 'et a word is spoken, but thoughts are passlug. Nearer, nearer, ocllpse ! sudden, complete, horrible! a quick lurch of the sleigh, which had beeu traveling wher ever the horse chose te take it, had thrown it ever en ene side, and planted the cloud ER7rs in a snow drift with a shnwer of robes and het bricks. The horse trots ell te the Joetofthehlll and then step-t and laughs as horses de, a hearty, aggravating, sarcastic neigh. The blade and beile get up en end, with thoughts luiywhoie but in the clouds. I-'ornfew seconds they try te get the snow out et their oyes aud ears , theu they find that small avalanches are sliding den u their necks. Tableau ! The clouds have p.ised lhainoeii and are sailing far apart A man from the sleigh ahead has caught the heiee, and its they ceme trudging towards him, heavy laden with robes, the blade is eloquently, but net lu cidly, explaining hew it happened ; and the belle is kindly and cheerlully Hurliii; him that It did net matter a bit The seugscame again with their old volume as the crowd went racing through the sir. ets nf the village, and when they all alighted and crowded into the hotel, and clese areuud the lire place of the parlor, the cackling and chattering of the starting were net related, but while thau leg the racing gentlemen com pared uetes and Incidents, ami all talked to gether quietly aud cheerlully. AVell warmed, they found that they were as hdDgry asa pack or wehes ; mid called te the dining room, they made havoc among the wallles, passed teatts and speeches, and again te dancing In the ptrler, mere Hinging and the sleighs ler home. Tin: iiennsini. un. The horses kuew that they are bound ler the stable, and need no bugle peal te awaken thelr spirits. The grooms can hardly held ihem as they paw aud snort, and then go down the village streetnt a rattling gait, straining te reach the serreis just ahead ami eager ler n race. On a gentle slope we have room te pass, "Whip 'em up !" no need of whip ; away go thn four horses llke tiie wind, sorrel ahead, neck and neck, bays nhead! The hill grows Bteeper, the read narrows en one side, mid wltli all his weight en the lines Iho driver pulls our horses back. At a turn of the read there Is room te pass en the ether slde, but thehlllis steep. The driver has conildcnee m nnnseii anil herses j lie lets them go," and they dogel Thoserrols, taken by uur uur prUe, are passed with eae, but with the gathered momentum we go Hashing down the sleopinclliie llke a great toboggan. Sud denly the driver shouts : " Open that gate !" Horrer I the tollgateat the feet of the hill tscloaed, net a hundred yards away. The men shout togethor with all their might a iliHl! "".?. t0 y. KM0 ; wl'l ie get it open in ,inL?ih.6i U,.lver la. 1lng uat can be dene with the horses, but they cannot sum fhO struggling formsef ineu and herses hl.le the gate, we are ready for the crash : the sleigh comes te a dead step btween the eim gates ! We find out hew te breathe ouce mere, and use the tlrst breath te i.nt ,.. &". nSKlJft. . n.z. i ".. """ maue in lerty m n Smf,Hf V ls,r.K0 BlelB,,8 b,1. 'raiigely tlmeUoUn,tb8rer.11 cuWw" twlce & I oX"emr ml tt1Wip UhWn te "ZVW ( Hear the sIeIkcs with the bells. $?i,i . . 'I'ver bulls, ' i ii I'" iiiwrnnenv mcir lnuicdy lern A I'AKAOOX. A paradox ft sseins, 1 knew, Uut 'IU a truth sublime A uiaamiygetdeirn very low, Vet have a high old time, TH ItTlmi AVTHKKK. itnmantlcCArraral Alice ().lr. cllcd Weman Who tViulfl (liMtliinlllr, rrank rctni)ln;ilin rittsburR Ulapalch. When In Washington in O.neber, ISNi, I was attracled ene ovenlng by the miund nl music proceeding Irem an open doorway en Teuth street Strolling in 1 feuud mysnlt In eun of these low dives In which our National capital abound. At nun end of a long, low celllnged apartment was a small stagrt and at the ether a bar. Past, dlslptted-loek-Ing men were sitting en wooden chairs ar ranged In Irregular rows, pit taking freely of drinks which wero served throughout the auditorium by colored waiters, (.lancing at at tlie rrogratnme of the ovenlng's entertain ment which had been thrust Inte my hand by nil Ill-looking lellew at thn deer, I saw upon It in large letters the name of Alice Oates billed te appear in a burle-que which was te conclude the lerfermance, a special feat ure being made or her singing nf thn lamlllar ballad, "Ooed-hyts Seet-hearl, (joml-bye." 1 was surprised beyond ex. presslen. Could It lvothe xtmoAUce O.ites who had ouce been ene of the most success fill and popular el einira betitTe artists? Could it be the same one who had appeared afowyears belore in all the principal thoa thea thoa ters ei the country te audiences that crowded them in overy part? Could It be the same ene who had elteu aroused such assemblages te the utmost enthusiasm bv her rendition of nation's charming song 1 waited im patiently through a round et tough song-and-dance men, antique negre farces and queer sorlecomlc ler the burlesque. The badly daubed cuttalu rese upon it at length, and the woman billed as Alice Oitei appeared. Fer it moment I deubted the evidence of my senses. Hut no, 1 could net be mistaken. In the bleated, haggard face ami the limbs and bust swollen out or all proportion 1 could distinctly trace the once lovely, piquant feature and the statuesque form that years age had been se irresistibly charm Iiik in " lia mile de Madame Ancet" " I- .Tolle I'arfeumouse" nnd "The 1'rlncess ej Tiebiende." IS 11 KR tn.en. The orchestra playeil the sj'mpheuy of "tijodbye, Sweetheart" and as Alice Oats slopped down te the footlights te sins 1 could net but contrast her surroundings amljiinst. u...w.. ..... ...in. mcj un "WAp,, - w.i- IhteiUHl te her renditieu J . iii when I last It was at the .Vn'u"ll! "i1,)! the same ballad. Ithln lltt, Tltk l1Wi' StreAt fheTra lhiW.lMl. Alt I... me fall of l7ft. She had just re- .ined from a tour of the Pacllic coast, which had been one continued ovation. She was then at the height of her success as the most nenular et all American artists In opera bouU'e. Her drawing power was equal te that et any attraction in this country. Sue was young, beautiful and admired. Mr?. Jehn Drew's tine old temple of the drama was parked that ntghl te its utmost capacity. W htu Alkt) Oats catue down te the foot lights te sing -M, xxl bye, Sweetheart" the great audience was completely stilled In Its eager desire te cateh every note, aud at the linish et the seug they gate the singer a double enroie and presented her with many rn-h ilnral designs uud several sinclng birds liiKiaes. New hew ditlerent! With her youth, beauty, inqmlarity and reputatieu all gene, she was'siuging in a dive te au au dience el depraed wretches, who clinked their beer and whisky glasses and laughed and talked louder thau ever while she was singing, though It must be confessed that with every Mired of melody tern from the last remnant of her voice there was uethlng in her rendition of the song te excite anything but ridicule or pity. As t left the due with a heavy heart I realued even mere forcibly thau ever that no woman whoever trod the American stage has had a sad, mero romantic history than Alice Oates, who Is new daily expecting the summons of the grim call-boy Death for the iat act in the drama t lite. She was born in Cincitmat 1 about 11, her real name being Merrit, aul she went upon the stage in childhood. When a very young and beautiful girl she married James A. Oates. This was a purely love match. Oatta seemed te have a jiewer ever her which no ene else was ever able te acquire, and with firm hand lie controlled the wayward, head head strengspirlt which slier his deith ruled its pretty mistress completely aud made her al ways turn a deaf ear te goal advice nnd wie -ceiin'W. lie was just the man te fascinate such a woman and enforce her respect and obedience. Itlg, bold, and learleis, with a blull, outspekon manner, he made every one who cune into hts presence feel that It would net lie advisable te tritle with him. He is well remembered in Philadelphia in the days of the old volunteer fire depart ment as one el the hardiest aud most daring of the lire laddies. hlle he lited the star of his wife's success and fortune was mnsuntly in the ascendant. She tlrst attracted attontieii and became a pular star during a summer season at Mble's gardsn, New Yerk, in lxi'.i, when she appeared m a siieclaiular production et the rauilliar burlesque, " The lield of the Cleth of ijuld." Perhaps it was te the character of her surroundings quite as much as te any Intrinsic merit of her own that the creat hit she then made was due. William II. Crane, since se widely known In his connection with Stuart Kobsen, made his Ilrt great sue cees at the same time as the principal come dian of her company, and her remaining 6up,ert was equtlly clever. At length Oates sickened and died. On his death bed he summoned te his side bis besom triend and business manager, Tracv Titus, new dying of consumption in Chicago. Placing the hand of his wife iu that of Titus, he exacted from the latter a solemn premise that he would always watch ever her wel fare, and expressed a wish that ir it should prove agreeable te the feeliugs el both they would marry when he wa.s yeue. That wish was complied with and Alice odes became the wife of Tracy Titus. Their happiness was c l very short duration. Clouds seen be gan te arise. The wayward spirit which Oates had controlled se well, could net be curbed by his successor. As usual In all such cases, there was some blame en both sides. Mutual charges el inhdellly were made, The Iriends of each give a ery dif dif faient account of the trouble. Titus Is said te have abused Ids wire, and en one occasion te have pointed a pistol at her, but his friends claim that if ever guilty of such au act he hail greater provocation te it than any man could brook. lie that as it may, his wife sought and obtained a dlveice. O.N Till! down en.iK. I p te that time her reputati in and popu larity with the public had steadily Increased, as they continued te de fir a short time alter ward, but she had in her company as principal tenor a young Hnglishman named Henry Laurent, and scandal seen began te oeuplober name unpleasantly with his. Then her star commenced te wane. The tickle public showed symptoms or wearying of her. Her voice, which though always sweet and pleasant, had never been remarkable for strength or brilliancy, began te lad. In the autumn or 1S70, as the Itev. James Neill, a prominent coal dealer and u local preacher of the Methedlstchurch, was sitting in the parlor of ids residence at Is-, Wallace streer, Philadelphia, lie received a call from a lady and gentleman, who inquired it he had any scuqilts against marrjuig dnorvel iiersens. He replied that he had nut, pro pre Uded they had been legally divorced. The lady btaled that she had been divorced from a former husband, and was desirous of being wedded te her oemptmon, whereupon Mr. Nelll pnx-MMt'd te make them man and wila hen asked tueir names thev Kavu them as Alice Oates aud Samuel P. Watkina. Tne latter was a will known non-prefesno-al et Philadelphia, and in the ensiiinu nil he un dertoek te manajje au opera company, et nuu'u ins wee was ai me iieau. nils ven ture proved a most disastrous one, and Irem mat lime the professional career of Alice eates was steadily downward, till It cul initiated In n Washington dive. One ether sad stoe- conuecteJ with her career is tuaiEei .aiat (rjtoardeu, a brilliant young Irishman, who possessed considera ble talent as a musician and song wrlter, lie lug the author or ' My Dreim et hove is O'er," .Marriage Ilells" ami ethr ballads which enjoyed great popularity in their day. He was the Jincnter of what he called the tumblnronlceu, which consisted or ordinary drinking glasses et various slz-s filled te ditlerent helghtH with water, ami 1miu which, by striking them with a small stick held in his right hand, he played operalii; and isipii. Iar airs very prittily, while at the same time lilstt-U iiand placed au accompaniment en the piano, l'er a lime he was a member of Alice Oates' company, and he lell desperately in love with iier. Fancying tint the lady en en en couraged him, he proposed nwrlage and met with a scornful rejection. Completely broken inspirit lie aniiKritlerK6tf illness iu the Mow Mew ing bowl. He dled a destitute, hopeless drunkunl in a chanty hospital In St. li-mls 111 the tall uUv.1. CHltfeTM.tSj TllOt'lllll'S A II you that In Hits houae be here, llvmcinber Christ that ler u dld, Ana epenfl away with inoilest cheer, Jn lovlDEseuthWChrhtraaituio. And, whereas plenty Ucl has sent, Olve frankly te your trlenc. n leve The bounteous nitnd Is Ireely bent. And never will a nl;gira prove. DRIFT. 1 weTi:n hew many kmics eldlllerent odltleus aud styles of Shakespeare aiu iu the market te-day T New ones are coming out by the dozen nery year, Irem lolie fae slmlles et thn tlrst rdlllen, mete curious thau comlerlabln, te Utile et-iecket el uus seeinlngly published In the Interest tif the oculist alene. The tiiimter and variety of them ts only lw wenderlul than the scarcity, In spltoerit all, et editions that shall ls last ingly satisfactory te the great bulkef rivulets. This fact striu-k me very forcibly in looking ever the leaded shelve., of our book stoics during the present holiday season, t saw a nutnlwr of teauttlul sets that would have sulteil me lit nearly every respect ; but their price was much tee high. 1 saw still moie whose price was low enough ; but their style of make-op was miserable, print abom abem tuable, piper aNunlnaMer, binding aUiuiin ablest ' I'EltltAfs you thtnk that bookseller was right who told me 1 was tee particular for my poeketltook ' 1 don't think 1 am. In fact, 1 knew 1 am net, because 1 have suc ceeded in getting pretty nearly what 1 wanted as legards both style and pi Ice. Oi i-eutse when 1 want really te s'.udy Shakespeare. 1 de as theologians de when they study the llible. It makes little dllfer dllfer euce then, seated at Ihe library table, how hew bulky aud unhandy the book ts- ji.-e doesn't enter mte account. 1 want the most critic ally accurate text first of all. Then 1 want the most thnreuith and critical commentary en it In fact 1 must have mere than eue, White, I'lirness as many as 1 can get : but at all events mero than ene. Thus equipped I am ready te get dewu te the work. Hi i when 1 don't want te work, but sim ply te be eddied and te enjoy myself, w hlch is the sole aud sumcient purpose of ninety nine out et every liundrtM,,!.,. .- sKearelhcait -- -leauerset Miako Miake ,v I Su me style or the tsK becomes el the utmost importance. It must net be a bulkv volume net larger thau a duodecimo, and fess thau an inch iu thickness well pre portioned, " handy," se that 1 can easily held It in ene hand, ler any length el tune, without discomfort and in any position I mav cheese, sitting, staudim;. or reclining at my ease. At the same tune, however, the tys) must 13 large and clearly printed en ceed, opaque luper, se that my eyes may net be strained or in any way ever-exerted. That Is just where eue of the chief dilhculties usually comes in : small volumes aud geed, clear t'vpeaeidem are lemed together. The binding, moreover, ought te be plain aud neat aud atMVe all durable, of Reed, honest workmanship, tinally, 1 don't want the pces eucumticred. arid the attention dis tracted, by notes and comments. Fer enjoy enjey inent and edlilcatieu eue wants only Shake speare, pure and simple : lust as for thesauie purixjee one Lakes tke plain tet of the llible w itlieut nole or comment These are ter tne study, net ler. the easy-chair ; thev are for the student net ter the ordinary reader. Tiiei.k are pleuty such edition te be had, 1 knew ; but they are te be had only by the wealthy. The editions are very vans?, In deed, tllat have all the qualities desired, and at the same time are ettered at se low a price as te be within reach of tbe average Ameri can's pock-etbook. I knew of one such that is being issued by Jehn It Alden, of New New Yerk, the same publisher who recently brought out that wonderfully low-priced edi tion of Irving's works, which 1 talked ateut some tune age. His Shakespeare, which he calls the " Ideal Kdltieu," Is published in twelve duodecimo volumes, printed from new- Ien;: primer type, en geed heavy paper, with generous margins, and Is bound either In cloth, gilt top, at the price el fe, or in half moreew, marbled edges, at 7. M for the set with large discounts en early order. It Is Just such an edition as uiuety-nine out of a hundred readers want and at the same time can afford te get doed werkmausbip and exceedingly low price are happily j iued to gether, for while low-pri.-ed, there is really nothing cheap about the books. Am. atter all, It is the ninety and nine of the public whom by every ties-ible means we ought te encourage, help aud beguile Inte becoming readers of the " myriad minded bard," by furnishing him te them in the most pleasing shape and at the cheapest price. They are tne eues who need him meat Indeed 1 almost agree with the late Kiisba Mulford, who " i:,il te expres the wish,'' according te Mr. Hora'-e S'udder, " that the missionaries might translate Shakespeare into the Cbtnuse tongue ; he thought the people of 'hina needed nothing seiiiucIl" Only 1 don't think the Chinee need him any mere than de multitude In our own country. And te reach them we need net translate the language, but enl v put him into such b form as may invite and charm them te take him up, handle, read and eojey him. They don't want critical editions, with bulky commentaries atta hed, as little as does that ether class, Urge and se dilbised through soviet v, ' le quote the language of Ilicbard (iraut hue, ' that It cannot tie rightly callnd aclas, who de net knew that ttere are Oerinan critics, nbe liavn little acquaintance with any criticism, te whom Schlegel is unrevealcd and Cole Cele Cole rldge is but a name, and who yet read and uuderstand aud love and delight in hhake hhake speare, aud who would quietly smile at the notion that ' a', last ' we understand Shake Shake speare because some learned sx)ple have said very profound sayings about his revela tions of the ' inner lile.' " ten all classes Shakespeare is a pentile and peteut factor In their edueitien and cul ture, aud he has been and eier shall be in the civilization of the rae. More than any ether author I knew, he is an intellectual and moral inspiration. 1 mean he doesn't only Influence us iu anyone or two or three directions, as de most et the great writers of the world, se that we learn te think, or leei, or even express ourselves as they de ; but s imehew or ether he has the ellect ei bringing out much of the best that U iu us. Just how hew it is dene I am unable te tell. Hut I know knew that it is deue, ler 1 have seen it in mero than one young man for whom Snakespeare did mero than ail ether inlluences put together. Defee has made sailors out of mero than one liey : Cooper has led them Inte the forest as hunters aud trappers; Addison, Irving, Hawthorne have reused literary ambition and presented a literary model ler scores of young men ; butShakespeate, while moving lew or none te emulate anyone of his charac ters, and certainly none te Imitate his liter ary stvle, has helped te make men, and women, t n, or mere young persons than any ether master el theugnt in the whole realm el letters Of ceurse this uuconscieusly educating aud relinlng lnlluence is net equally strong, nor equally beneficial, en all readers. Ills partially conditioned by the predisposition of each person, and proiiertloned te the degree el intelligence, thoroughness anil earneatneB which the reader brings te bear uimn the treat dramatist's works. As the lamented IMwin P. Whipple says, in the first of his lectures en Stjakestieare, primed in the vol ume en " Literature et the Age of Kliittieth," lectures which every student el Shako Shake Shako Sware ought carefully read" .Slukeepoare, It Is plain, can only convey te us what we are capable or taking lu ; the mind that rwr rwr cUves reduces greatness te its own mental stature ; and persons, ac-erdlni! te their taste, culture, experience, height et intelli gence, capacity et approaching siiakesiieare himself, obtain dillereut Impressions vary ing in depth aud breadth, of each nf hisereat Plays." At the same time, lieweitr, "We knew that he grows in mental stature as our minds enlarge, and as we increase n our knewledge el him." And we knew, tee, that by nothing is our mental growth stimu lated and Increased mero than by the earnest and insistent emloaver te reach up te at least an approximate comprehension of him. Tub Indebtedness or men engaged in the higher literary pursuits te this great master Is se fully recognized and freely confessed, that lew denials have yet been heard of Kus kin's unqualified assertion that " the Intel livtiial measure el every man since born iu the domains of criative thought, may be as. Mimed te him, according te the degree In which liu has been taught by -Shakespeare." Kwix if some uiight cinsi lr llilsouuef Htiskin's characteristic exaggerations, the tact remains that, next te the ISible Itself, there Is no ether book In oxlstenco which, wlillodellghtlngtho humblest and me't Ig norant is mere persistently studied and mere enthusiastically admired, by the pro pre pro feuudest thinkers and most thorough scnol scnel ars lu thn world than Shakospeare, He Is next te lllackhteun and k ent in the hearts of our lawyers ; and it will gonerally be found that the better the lawyer, the mere el a Hhakespeirlati student he is. There are lew physicians, who de uofcheow Shakespeare as their loved companion whm loin they Item! many an hour stolen friws.dclr anat omies and physiolegies j and It Is a fact that among the leading physicians of the country arosevemlor the most devoted students of Hbakcwiioare t (K) l0ml M1,Where. Tlioo Tlieo Tlioe loghvna are known iloietees or the great poet lhere ate few works en thoelocv which de net gli e ei Idonce el the fact There are low or the gloat preacher or the laud who can can net quote from Shakestswte almost as tlucnlly and abundantly as from the llihle. And thn catalogue or Shke-earMn lltcra turti alum-that among the profoundest stu ilctiLs et this mailer, and most acute and clear critics, who have been editors and com mentators of his works, the names el seieral learned, devout aud honored clergy men stand in the very front rauk, ami ate follow fellow ed by a multltude el atuateuts Irem thClr own profession. 1 1 may indeed be said that ne.ul vail the gteatest minds of Ihe world aiespecial leicis el Shakespeare ; they seeinlngly flu 1 li m ir net the meat necessary yet the most cos ces genial of all the thinkers, iwt, ttispirers who have lived In the world of thought. Again te quote the true and graceful language of Mr. hippie, "The greatest and most in terpretative minds which haie made htm their study, though they univ have com niPticcU with wielding the red, seen found themselves seduces! into taking seats eh the benches, anxious te learn lnstead of impatient te teach . and have been compelled te admit thai the poet who Is the delight or the rudest urchin in the play-house. Is also the jvet whose works dely the highest faculties of the philosopher thoroughly te comprehend.'' IU i ll 1 weie le Bayall 1 should tike te say ou Shakespeare, or only te show hew he Is one et the most fundamental essentials el atl true culture, 1 could go en for a week. Seaklngel him eue ueier gets fe a place which Is a real stepping place. One has te no ou forever, or else break ett-like this. MltkMlLl!tfS KKC.iriU 1. VI HN let the lNTlLLMtSCES. tlehliut the honors of a life tie that Ills obliga tions, vn.l ihe Future holds Intrust l"i u the l'i ent s "lplauatlens ; Se life were always uiedtecie if ti ali had i heretere, te uiuiutane If at first the thought con'..', siways see the therefore. One tl'.k tny mother railed, and then nllh t'est el teod Intontlens he tiled agBlii, butonleg te eitianteul Intel entlens i-be almost failed Ihe luue I an. 1 ell 1 ve weu- ered whether My little life paid mother ferhci inieanit Ius aud feather And nbcti 1 asRed her once, eue chilly auliimii even, Shi bushed me 'neath her kindly winu-uiv lile -i lemembered heai eu. As an irterRronthen our family tree, ux een let the next generation, 1 llied taau&se that wis wholly my own, in a nou-cenlcuiporaneoug staileu Without caate, 1 lived In the common srd, and was beset around by the candr r While 1 took tny chance at feed with thnd.ii.is, te a turkey's heart asl&ndn. Aud when the snow came, soil and while, 1 ut cold ' my Koedness I very, 1 thought I'd freeie en the old rocs' liee. It a seantul airy. I- cept two hens and a gebl'ler. al' my tuikey folks bad vanished ; M uh these three 1 lived in a kind el a way. hail welcomed aud hall banished. The always seemed te resard me as some what of a feathered negation, Net tern with certain tnatlenal'le tuhl a .oil el peer relation. ll hen the spring-time came tny legs weie long and I tramped the tarin all evei. Ne feeding then with ths gourmand decks 1 lived In fields et clever Hew the world, se cold In winter, get se warm In summer, I wonder T 1 spent all day a-panlln ;, an J au nihi a i ikuii; thunder. The patient hens were settler nes, with hoi. lnlatuatlen Ged blesses mothers when He lets theui help lllm at creation. And makes advances while the work U still this side completion, for fear the beart grew weary 'n the long wait for fruition. Twos flnlshed;-such adreie ei hltsel dewu, se pretty, peeping, plenty A sUter of the houte came out and runted elght-and-twenty. The brother, then, was called te leek ; with hu " I'm Bess " expression lletatne, aslf he thought sui h lemiuui things tee much et a digression. t dropped my wlngt and spread my UU and strutted round before them . Seme little ones were lu my path and te I nut walked o'er them : The sister cried out "Shoe there- while the brother swore, the slnnei ' T! at "that feel gebbler'll kill em li-wl tare htm Christmas dlnuer. The wea ones grew ai wee ones will, and fol lowed us all ever The fields and '.meadows, tea Un,; nn grasshop pers in the clever. then canin ths fall, with ilfwnKl grain, and In-uiigbt such chilly westher, ll'e found most comfort en ths reed bv sitting cloe together. They picked out four otuseue day, the Urru bands did, and c&rrlfd I in a shed, and talked about ' the Ilou & glt- tiir married." Ih'.y gave ill all but freedom Itfe must eer have some denying : We'd lets te eat and didn't make Useur byeir sighing liut enu day opened was out d jut and we all out were tilted, 'the mansald " Oues the I!e3, was left, leeks like a man that's Jilted 'Twaj deuced tough te use hlui se, slmeall his work an' lutein', A ii' all the folks Invited, tee -ue wonder he la ciissln'." ... Ihe ether day they penned u, un, the whole big fleck together. And I, lecalllng what was psat, my runner pen nlng, wondered whether The family all was being wed, a. history was repotting Its self, for feed was lavished en us and we all were eating, vallng, eating, hut some few days age the men came In and all but me eat carried. While wondering, fearing, doubling hcie I ever since have tarried They treat me nicely-all I'd eat Is rucmptly still provided, But what the future holds lui me, te me Is net confided. Uncertainty's unhapplness I leel a pieuienl- tlen That something's going te hippen that wen t better my condition. Te-morrow's Christmas f.l is home, and with him has a cousin ; I heard Iho lie.s .ay she la nice ( he's said that of a dozen). Mark ' In the heuse the t.isUr Hall u of the Christinas tinging I I hear the words "Goodwill and peace that Christ te us Is bringing ' ' Hut I'll te roost-te live a life It uuie, iar mere than seeming Te think will drlve me mad ! I'll find some rest alleaalln dreaxnlng. H'iM '. McSparran. AIIVKNTUKISi Of AN '. All." An "Ad " when tlrst looked at, Is scarce seen at all, And again en Iho sight unnoticed may fall ; The third tlmn It slips lu Its own proper place. And the fourth tlme appears wltha strangely sweet face; 'the filth lime, when scen, we unconsciously read It: The sixth tlme we mutter IVe'ie sure we don't need Itj" The seventh, the "Ad. Is a souice et aeimi pain: At the eighth we blurt out "There's that old 'Ad.'againl" Tbe ninth time we read It In less than a minute; Tbe tenth tlme we wonder II there's anything In It; At the eleventh we ssy : " We will ask 'cress the way," should It turn up a twelfth time "Hew cm such things pay T" Thlrteen limes make ui thtnk It may be a geed thing; While the fourteenth perusal a longing will bring t fifteen limes having read It, we Imaglne we'll try it; Our wife, en tbe alxlcentn, suggeats lint we buy It; On the seventeenth, new 'tit the talk or the home ; On the eighteenth we're reminded that pay-day has ceme ; The nineteenth rolls round; It Is ordered nnd paid for O, twentieth reader, that's what "Advers. are in ado ler , Utnry timylhc, V. I). CHRISTMAS GREENS. Hll.tr l'Uf.r AUB ASH UllKUK JJIKOIir.ll.VM) rmr The lraltlc In Tier.. Mem, ftimleiit, l.amel, Unity, mid .MlKllrlnu liuiesliia-.viial Was teamed t. m ItepiiitM lllei Talked llllli the llcalri. in Ontie siini. l-ei almost two wisiks, and especially ler it low days past Centie Sqiiatu has presented a K.iutliul appeiiratice w Itli Us large stock of Christmas trees eiergreens, Aa. The sup ply lias Uhii as large this year us ever, and ihe dealers report that the demand Is icty great People who Ihe In this city and go once a year te Centre Sq unto te purchase trees, A j., have llllle idea whete the goods come from or what amount el trouble the dealers nre put In In securing them. The men who deal In Christmas goods of this kind are among the most enterprising in the community, and all of them deserve te suc ceed. This week there have leen at least twenty live dcaleis busily engaged In the square, and as the time te Christinas diaws closer the trade grows brisker. Most el the men who have goods for sale reside In this city, w hlle thete are a few- w he ceme lu Irem the country te dispose of their wares, no seu ei II MlNDKIls. Year alter year the same men can be seen eilerlng trees, Ac, for sale. These lsiple begtn te gather mess, crew feet, Ac, ss early as Thanksgiving, for lu case of a he.it y fall of snow It Is Impossible te secure this kliid of goods. 'Iho ieretis who go te the country ler their stock are usually well jested as te the location or trees, Ac, that they aiu In search of, but they usually have te work very hard, and often ndtjr?- JliarivlisDisJiL'if.i.i Ji'Yi..7-i?fa'r thev want The man w he Knows where there Is a geed bunch ou'edara, a tine tied or mess, or n nice clump el laurel usually keeps lhat ract a secret te himself, and gees te procure It as seen as the season opens. Trees, laurel, holly, mistletoe, Ac, cam be cotton at any tlme. Tbe ment of the trees come rretn the loner part of the county, lu Providence, Martlc aud Prumore town ship. Jiauy or them are cut along the river hills in the neighborhood el Tucquan. Some are also brought from the Welsh uioun uieun talus. Crowfeet Is a vine which grows along the ground, aud Is usually very scarce. It grows In the weeds and is gonerally le le found ameui; blackberry aud ether bushes, where It is most ditiu-ult te gather. l:xlen sive dealers heie bring crowfeet from Vir ginia. The mess which is brought te our mar ket ts of the handsomest kiud. A great deal of it is also gathered along the river hlll, and al times with the greatest ditll.-uliy. WHUKl: Till: Me-vs e.Ml.H tneu. Some of the mess ceme, in very small pieces aud is sold In baskets. It Is very diffi cult te secure It lu large pieces, se that which comes hore In that state Is very val uable. A reporter of the Imtkli.iehmeu, In looking oier the market ene day this week, came across a man who bad a tremen dous box el uiens, which was In very large pieces, and presented a beautiful appearance. The uiau pointed with pride te the contents el the box, nnd seeuifxl as proud of it as he would beet a new house. He had plenty of cause fjr belug lu a geed humor, as he had gsne te an Immcnse amount of trouble lese, cure the mess and for It he found a ready s!. There are many ditlerent kinds of mess, and seme of It can only be gathered when the sun is shining brightly upon It ; at ether times this kind can scarcely t seen. Seme of the dealers make a specialty et trees, which are mostly of cedar. One or two nurserymen tiring ether kind, which are mero expensive, te town. The cottars range in price freui JO cents te .'I each. The high-priced ones are usually very large, but ttne trees can be had at from tl le 2. Crow Crow eeot Is sold at fiem 10 le l." cents per yard, while laurel brings 10 cents per yard or fj cents per bunch. Crowfeet is often made Inte rings, cresses, Ac, which are sold at ditlerent prices. Helly and ether kinds of greens are also sold by the bunch. Besides the trees there nre large quantities of spruce, Ac , which nre sold In linibH at dlllerunt prices, IN IN lltAStl) IllslNE-sS. Tbe business in greens has increased won derfully durlug the past ten years, aud It Is new a trade which compares favorably with ethers of the Christmas season. The num ber of people who put up Christmas trees In creases each year, and there nre many fami lies lu this city whose children are grown te men and womanhood that still observo the custom of erecting trees. The churches of the city use all kinds of greens in tremen dous quantities te decorate for the holidays, and their trade is worth a great deal. The men who sell the goods geuerally knew their customers and their wants very well, and every year sell b the same parties. Many of the dealers are very peer men who are out if work and take advantage et this business te make some money. Their goods cost them but little besides the labor attend ant iien procuring them. They usually sell out their entlre stork and realtzi consid erable muney, which they well deserve. itihvunr.ni. r iwif Hei, tltey Were Curbed in Ihe i;.rlj Part el the I're.ent Century. " Heys w 111 le boys," Is an old saying, and it Is dally demonstrated that it is a true one. There are always in every community a number of ieepIe who are chronic growlers, and take every cession te complain te the authorities about boys playing ball en the streets, coasting en the side walk, throwing suew balls and a hundred ether matters, that te them are serious offenses. It Is very proper that boys should be kept within bounds, and as long as they transgress no law, police eflicers should net disturb them. Thore are occasions when boys should be disciplined by the law, as for Instance, curs ing and swearing en the streets aud for cor ner leatlng. A glance at the flles of the In. tki.i.I(ii;nci:ii as far back as the beginning of the present century shows that complaints as te boys were as regular as the seasons, The practice then was net te go te the near est magistrate's olliceand make complaint against twenty or thirty boys, have tliem ar rested, taken before the burgess or Justice and reprimanded, and the cases dismissed with county for costs. The columns of the paper were open te all communications for the general geed of the community. In the Issue of the iNrr.i-i.ieiiNCKi; of June 20, lbOl, there appears the following communication : The police must be a little deficient in their duty, when every stranger that arrlves iu the borough cannot help taking notlceof the conduct et some of tbe young men and lads of this place What must strangers think of our burgess and the justices of the poace te permit under their very noses, groups or these young men and lads meeting around the court house in almost overy epeaies or vice, cursing, swearing and rioting, te the great annovauceof the poace and happlness of the geed citizens of tills borough. There is net a Sabbath day pastes ever our heads that theso young inen and lads de net meet regularly In the market house, from morn ing until night, te play ball nml riot, In the same manner, let the corporation call a meeting aud take Inte consideration all these complaints, and call utien our Justlces of the isiace te give thorn their aid and assistance te put the law in ferce and put a atop te the great evll se much complained or. There is net an inhabitant or a master or a family that will net cheerfully aid and assist In the exe cution or the law. The constables et this place might be ordered te take thelr rounds and te glve information te the jiisrces, who should issue thelr warrants le line and bind ever all such transgressors, A few such ex amples would llnally put a step te theso complaint. A little oxertlenol the authority is eiily necessary. A Frikmii of Geed OnnitR. In the Issue of the following week ncor ncer ncor resKndent who signs hlms?lf "A Dutchman or the Corporation," takes exception te tbe above communication ami argues that it is net the business or the chief burgess te go nosing around te find out the names et the boy-H who misbehave ou the public streets, but that it is the duty et all geed cltUeiiH te prevent any further disorder by having the oflendora arrested, even If the party has te nay the tee necessary te have warrants issued. (In theso days the parties applying for a warrant had te pay the expenses of the Hull.) The communication cleses with the recommendation that the geed cltlz9ns of the town teach their sons, (which are the princi pal offenders; te resect the laws and muni clpil oflicers by word nnd their own exam-pie. ntt.LtAM wHMimn, V J.sWTWsrw. Uirjm '73' w -n III. tl I..IUCI Who I. Kesile.. In III. Cnnn. It'. L'au.e. The BtrestofJehn Dillen, William O'Urlen, W. Redmond and ether ngltateis in Iho antl tcut campaign In Ireland, is creating nnicli dlstlitb.ince among the Irish sympathlrers, both hore and abroad. The summons served en Mr, William O'llrleu Is ene te appear be fore tlie Dublin police court and answer a general charge et conspiracy. Mr. O'ltrlen Is appareully about thirty-eight or lerty years or age, lather dellcate, or ralr complexion aud slight build. He was Imprisoned by "Iluck. shot" I-ureter. In KS1, wllh tiiany olliera. IIS !s i!i.;'Jt'l!!j v.510 el the most popular iutn of Ireland at Iho present day, 'but was de tested by Kussell, the I'lilen candidate, at a tivent election, but his detent was mainly placed aud entirely due totheovotvontldenco of his supporters. William O'ltrlen has rep resented Seuth Tyrene lu the Heuse of Com Cem Com eons, In Parliament, and Is the able editor el the Parnelllte organ, termed I m'eil Irt a '. He is one of Parnell'a most misled lieutenants, and says that he will continue lu the struggle with landlerdism and IU Tery government allies as lung as Helland re fuses te grant home rule te Ireland. Mr. O'Hrlen's recent visit te America, In the sum. met of last's te the Chicago convention, where he was se warmly received and supisirted In his views, was sarcastically commented upon by tiie English press, particularly the Iliad Iliad steniau 'mry Sews, which was much In clined te Jeer at the proceedings of the whole Chicago convention. Mr. O'Hrlen says that he will meet fearlessly this new storm of co ce co ercieu and eviction, and as he Is a leader who has never tlluched lu the hour of dan ger nor bragged In the hour of victory, It is universally hoped his arrest may lead te ue serious troubles. IIII.LIAH J. MIlEtLKIt Uul. I'ilci lte.lilvnt ul tlie Cuuutfy ndNew Near te Death. Kx- ice President William A. Wheeler's days are numbered, his physicians state that he may net survive the whiter, and tils death will be no unexpected event William A. Whoelor, M.. I)., was born en June 31), lSlti, lu Malene, Kranklin County, N. Y. He en tered the University of erment and after ward commenced the study of law with Cel. Asa ilascall. He was made district attorney for Franklin ceuuty, ami was Its superin tendent of schools. In the years of lSO and PmI Mr. Wheeler represented that county lu the New Yerk Heuse el Assembly, and was a monitor of the Senate el New Yerk lu Kfi and ls.'i9, and president pre tern, of that body. He was a member and the prosldeut el the New Yerk constitutional convention in se7 and f&, and was elected a Kepubllcau In Congress, te the Thlrty-seventh, Kerty-tlrst Forty second, Forty -third and Forty-fourth Congresses, and in June was unanimously nominated ter the vice presidency of the I'nlted StaKs by the Republican national convention at Cincinnati. He was ene of the organizers of the Bank or Malene, and held the position of cashier and chief managing director. He was trustee or the Northern New Yerk Hallway company. In the polit ical complications which arose in Louisiana during the session of the Forty-third Con gress, Mr. Wheeler was conspicuous, behav ing been chairman et the special committee oltheUeusoof llepresoutattves that visited Louisiana and llnally adjusted the dllllcul tles existing there en the basis of what is known as tbe " Wheeler compromise" He was elected te the vice presidency et the United States en March J, 1S77. Mr. Wheeler is a man of dlKnllled, commanding presence ; his manners are cordial aud his conversation Is unusually luteresttng, as that or a man who has seen and thought much, and who takes pleasure in sharing bis views with his fellow-men. Hew lie Prepared Ills Sermon, fum the UuiTale Courier. A well known churchman said last night: "Our rector has a peculiar way of preparing his sermons. He takes the morning train te some ene of the surrounding towns,; then starts te walk back te Buflale. He delivers his thoughts te the trees, fences and the road read sido, and by the time he has reached the city he has his sermon ready te dellier ou ihe next Sunday." " Men must work and women weep he runs the weild away "' Hut they need net weep se much If they use Dr. l'lerce's ravorlte Prescription," which cures all the painful maladies peculiar te women, told by druggists. W,w A Valuable Slrdlral Treatise 1 he edition for 1837 of the Sterling Medical An nual, known as llestetter's Almanac, Is new ready, and may be obtained, fiee of cost, of druggists and general country denlerj In all parts of the United States, Mexico, and Indeed Inevery civilized portion or the Western Hem isphere. The Almanac has been Issued regu larly at the commencement of every year for ever onellflh of a century. It combines, with the seundest practical advice ler tbe preserva tion and restoration or health, a large amount nf Interesting and amusing light reading, nnd thn calendar, astronomical calculations, hio hie hio neloglcal Items, Au, are prepared with great care, and will be found cntliely accurate 'J he Issue el lloitctter'a Almanae for lsi7 will preb ably be the largest edition of a medical weik ever published in any country. The proprie tors, tlessis. llestetter A I e , 1'ItUburg. I'a., en receipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mall te any person who cannot procure ene lu his neighborhood. dil-lyecdiw Diseases el Children. The only line of Komedles for Children Is Da. IUme's, Celic, Chafing, Physic, Werm, Dfar rhcua, Cough and Croup, Tonle and Teething Letien, With each a book en Care ana Diseases of Childhood. S3 cents. rorsalebyll. II. Ccchran, Druglst Ne.lI7 and ia North Queen street, Lancaster, l'a. decl-lradiw The National Credit Is Ne Mera solidly founded than the reputation of Bensen's Capclne Plasters. They are known, appreciated aud used everywhere lu AiueilcaIU hospitals nnd Its homes. Physicians, pharmacists and druggists afflrin that let promptness of action, certainty and range of cumtlve qualities they are beyond comparison. Unco u.ed their un equalled excellence recommends them, The publle are again cautioned against the cheap, worthless and sbsiueless Imitations orrered bv mendacious parties under the guise of altnllar sounding names, ;euch a"i'aplclii,"" tsp': cmn'VCadpucIn," "oapslclne."ete. Ask.fer Jlensen's. buy of respectable druggists only and make Te erenal examination. T he genuine has the "Three Seals" trade-mark and I the werd M.Oapctne " cut in the.ceulre. aecaM,Y,s aT 'v-'.nsssss&s iHW.;v!i EHk.aIiH rrnMr swEmk S ' . ..:MSZ W 1-V ;5 .-? :-' MMVtVAU glMMONH 1,1 VKU KKtIUlsATOIt. MALARIA. "If people could only knew what a splendid medicine Mimiuen. I.tver Itegnlater Is Hist would be many a physician wllheula patient and many an luterniliiaMe doctor bill saved. I con.tder ll Infallible In malarial Infection, I had fur many years been a perfect physical wieck from a combination of complaints, all Iho outgrowth el malaria In my system, and even under thn skillful hand of lr. J. P. .lone, et this city, I had despaired of ever being a well woman again Simmons l.lver Itegulater waa lccontniehded le inn. 1 tiled It) It helped me, and it It the only thing that ever did inn any goad. 1 perseteied In tla use and am new In perfect health. 1 knew the tiled loins cmd inn, and 1 always keep It as a lellabte' standby Mn in y family " !le.eetfulty, MltH. MABT HAT, JI,W,r,w Camden, Ala, jruriuna. F: )UKII,K MUFK1.K1W UO Te BRIBMAN'B. piOK CUJA 11 CASKS EIUBMAN'S. F IOH FINK NKCKTIKS HIUBMAN'S. TjlOK COLI.A1LS AND CUFFN no te- HKIBMAN'B, 17 West King Btroet. DALAUK OK KAHH10N. Merry Christmas ! AST RICH'S Palace of Fashion, NO. 13 EAST KING ST., LA.NCA8TKK, I' I. PRICES AWAY DOWU Illtl.SU THE Enormous Crowds Which ntled our Stele for tbe last few dajs. IVe advlse you te CALL EARLY AND AVOID THE RDSH. Here al en lew sugne.llonnaste what Pieaents you can buy al our Elero and al what Prices Plaited breastpins from UV. te 13(0 apiece. Stiver Hairpins, lie le 13 OJ apiece. Cashmere uteves, black and Colored, lie, 'J'e , :5c. and upwards. ladles' Mitts, black and Culeied, He, J"c and Child's Jl UU, 10c , lie., 3ic and ;. Children's (lleves. 10c Ladles' Colored Helder llnndkercblels, 3c , 4c , 10c, t:(c te TJc Ladles' White Kmhieldered Haodkeiehlets, 9c , 10c, 12V(c , 2ix te 73c l.iulles' w htte All Linen Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs, 10c, lie, ISc. "Sbe. Ladles' Hemstitched, Itaw Silk Handkeichlels, He., S7c ,3ne., iOc. and 7Sc, Colored Bilk Handkerchiefs, Ihe, 'He , 'Se., 37e , Ms, "3c and ll.te. Gent's Colored bordered Handkerchiefs, e. Uent'a Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, all Inen, warranted, 7cer I ferSSc Gent's White All -Linen Handkerchiefs, Hemmed, 10c, 15a, See and Ste. (J-nt's Hemstitched, All-Linen Handkerchiefs, --, JOc., 37c, 0c and Mc. Gent's Hemstitched, Colored lleidered Hand ikerchlefs, l?Xe., 15a, c, We., 37c., SOc. All 811k brocaded ilu tilers. Cieam and White, Extru Larue, 11.00, l.a, ll.Mi, 11.73, ri.00, ti.V, l.'.M aud 13.(0. Linen Towels, Vc., lie , Ufa , ISa, 16a, soe.. Ma, 2&e.,30a, SSe , 37a te ll.:, a pali. tamped Linen Tewele, 10c., lsc, Ue., inc., 370., SOc. and 730 Stamped Linen Splashers, 11a, le., a, 37e 60a, 73c. and 11.00, Blauipcd Linen Eldobenrd Cevers, loe., 30)., C3c.,73a,0c.,it.O0and 11.23. Ladles' ltlack Hulls.eM. te 11.60. Ladles' Denver Muffs, 11.73 te r 01. Ladles' rancy MufTs, 11.30 and I3.ru Children's Satchels from 21c, up. I Allies' f atchels, 2Tc., 37c, 6ftc.,75a llundieds of ether Nice and Useful Articles tee numerous le mention here, but which can Le seen ut our stei. at any time, and which ale old at positively the LOWEST PRICES. IN OUR Cleak Department WE HAVE MADE Sweeping Reductions. Kveiy Uaricent has been milked down te such a LOW PRICE That It Is bound te sell at once. We advise all who wish te buy A Big Sargain TO CALL AB KAItLr A8 POSilUbE ANU LOOK ATOUfl COATS AID CLOAKS And Their Prices. SEFUL PRESENTS fcXIfe Sw"J !' jiu5.ir5w iiLft. Hu.Cfcsa'tf;1; '-2trya.-,'sss-r -.- ,.'.-, .f'Jh-itJi..1 . --..;
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