jhe Somerset Herald. Tonlls of Publication . vi .-- ry Wiilnesday monitn; at 1 VJ' if i ti.l in advance, otherwise , IK ii wili If iliseontinu.il until jr paid "i1- lVstmastcrs no s wlicll subsrrilf r do not inner wiSS bo he-Ul rwimusiblts ,, ..ul-.'ripu""- , r .;,il(vina front one poRlotlitn? to " " " , . ,,v., ..he name of the form- " ,;, -,seiit ofliiv. Address v'(! n "'' 1 ' t:ir T)it SOXItuSKT 1II.KALD, SoMEKSKT, 11 ,Ti,::Ni:vs-Al-LAW, SollUTH-t, 1VU .'.;rl House. 'It: ! ' 1 . " .ill ittsburg, I "a. T A" ' ' i iitwNEV-AT-LAW, 0 Somerset Fa. r-. book store. , C- ". i'TV M I'.EF.IvLEY, J.- Somerset, I .i r-.nk. A- l- 11 .,,;.K KY-AT-I.AW, Somerset, I 'a. .. J ;:H.n.'. ;1- .;. mti.I', M !..1;.KV-aT-I.AW, Somerset, Fa. G i v. i;H1X'KKII, V1' ' a: i. i;nkv-.u-iv, Somerset, Fa. . ih.af II-tw, i iiu Court J. I' 1 . I '.N E Y-A T-LA W, Somerset, Fa. 1". j KtHi.KI!. AiteitNKV-AT-LAW, Somerset, Fa. IvB.K'vMV- J. U.eXiLE. -v I p- i'' : n. nlion to busin.sis cn . ill NHIHTK'I aii.taljuu:ii "',;'.'.. in Frn.i House iUi, Mit ,..irl If - A Aliw.r.l-AT-bAW, Somerset, Fa. : I ; . -1 i I ".state. W'iii attt inl to '-u-St-d to uiM'un.' witti roini- 7 II. I'ML, J A11":.EY-AT-KAV, v .-TT.-n 1 to ui! t.u-iiu-Sfi u M 'ii'' aav.imiil tin colkt- A''. " J tHS O. KIMMKL, Ai li'i.ti-AT-UV, Soiut r i, :u ; ' t. : '. s l'U.-in flitruti to liis "".,i'u -r-t - 1 1 1 1 a.ijoiiiinstM!iilf. Willi ' .ii ti4i.-nt. tllMvm Main Lros ; uti't wnnvf' Muc. vmi i.. rriiii. ATi'):.Nfc-Y-AT-I.AW, S.;u rst t, V:i. i M,:iiin.ith I'.I.N-k, up Miiirx. Kn . .. .. ti.uii ro i-int i. i'ollv1ioiii ",. 1 1 i- i . f.tlf-xa:iiintit, ami all , 'u- u a.lil'l'-i to Willi iToiiii'tlns.s J A. J. f. .i.ll. UX. I C. CULUUltX. c AT1'"UN L -A l-l.A , Niwrrsi t. Ia. K ; ! :n- n'.ni-t.l ' our i-aiv w ill I ' ::. a:ul t:iiihtuil i. i :!!. .1 to. C..1I.V '...:. uiiu.-1 a So:u.-i. u J--dior.i ami u.tjoiii .'j'i:iti. Mir-yins and iouvyanoiii; auu rvsiMrtiai'f t-riii. JI. L. V..WM. Ai lii;Xi:Y-AT-I.AV, S".iii r-t, Pa. .r.,. iiit i:i Soi.wix-t and ailjoining a !l iu -in uiru.tt-J to iiuu w ill i r..i..'i attvlltlotl. V U. i lM."i ll. W. II. KL'PI'EU A I I t'U.Vht -A 1 -LA W , Sonifpu-t, P:U A.: !::i . -iitnn-ti-d to th. ir oaiv will be v.ii l iui::lually all.lKt J lo. IMli.f M.i'.u Cr- f'.iwl, ilitf ManuiiotU J. Y. t A!:iTIIK!, M. !.. Soiacrwt. Pa, "St3 !'..tri-1 stiw-t, nr I'- V- station. D l V. l .-HAFFKi:. I'in-i. 1AX ami UKwI.OX. s rtiursi t, i'a. T t. : .!;. j r .f. -.i.:i:i! .-rvUv to the citi-I-.:-'.;::.. - I alii VM-illilv. i.llliee Ilt-Xt t'Tin oii.iu. n ia: iioli. T'l J. M. I.H TiIKK, l iiV-ii 1A. ASU.-rR'JE'iX, . :: M w:r-'-t. r-ar jf lmij; itorc. JjiL II. s. KIMMKLL, :'. ('rttfr' i-niri! Sv-r" t t!? oit i t ; nii'i vir:i:iiy. I nios rt- on Ma... i.. h-it I lialiir:uL 1)IL J. M, MII.I.KX, J 'ti !i:..;.- ia iKniis.rr.) i, v. -j;,;;, v.-ntnn to the pr.'S.TXation ' ' : "ii. Ar:ui. ial s -t inm-rt.-d. n.'...:.. i.,!:,.,;,., s.iti5iei..ry. .;Jii-e - ':i- n.,;. ,.-.,.r j Jiavis A- l n's store, ' M "-;- and l-at.ioi tnt-ts. ( . H. ( ir"I"K')Tl, Funeral Director. v -I:.i!) Cr.ws Su Patriot St. Iitili'!i'v, 'NI.V MAKI'II. '" ' : ' : tin jturtiorvt r i: . .1 '. a I i Ii ! t?? tic. qilicK i-VO " ' ! J" l Jti!t! I. T:tv;.Lt?i v : i - rii. -it jnol U:u liu't wiMi w "": " " : ' u i.- n i r .t ha e .:,. r t ;.,i,,v. Au-!rt-s J 'UN I- TAVMAV. Oils! Oils! ) Winning & Lubricating Oils XapMlia & Gasoline, P'oluct of Petroleum !- .V,-J :.li ;,. myt unilormly Satisfactory Oils -in thk American AFarket, 'T Tr.rli-f,,r SoiiMTSot anj vietlii- !.1 -il j:i-d l.y ' "K A I1KKKITH and H:ka.ka KoosKIL tSHm r.-t, r. WI8T1C JOB PRIUHKG A SPECIALTY. HiRKV M. BESSI10FF, lmCTURlKG STATIOKER A XI fiLAXK BOOK MAKER. HAJfJfAM JILOCIC. Joimstown, pa. VOL. XLIII. XO. -THE- Firs! National Bank Somerset, Pcnn'a. o Capital, S50.00G. Surplus, 816,000. DCfOSITS RECEIVED IN LARSE AN DSN ALL AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS. FARMERS. STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED -DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIUECTOItS. i.AiirK m. hicks, ;k. it. s ri.u JAM KS U l"l till, V. II. Miu.r.it, JUHX It. MtTT, Ktl!T. S. SCULL, VUKl V. I.IhKCKEIL KHVAH1 S ULU : : I'KnsiUKXT. VALKXTIXK HAY. : VICK PKKSIM-.XT. HARVEY M. HKKKLEY, : CAsHIKIl. The funJii nn.1 wvurith"! of this lwnk are SP- ourvly rotwtsI In a n,li-lni:'l Corliss I!i u (. lak 1'iiooK iSAKK. The only uft- made at-so-lutoly bur:lar-lrHif. & ImA Wy NatiODsl OF SOMERSET, PA. x. 0r(in!zed u t National, 1890 Established. 1877. CAPITAL, $50,000 SURPLUS AND UN- DIVIDED FROFITS lb.UUU. Chas. J. Harrison, Tres't. Wm. H. Koontz, Vrice Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier, i :: j Directors: ! SAMUFL SXYHKIU Jik-IAH SPKCIIT, JoHX II. SXYI'KIL JSKPH It. IA IS. WM. F.XISI.KY. JON AS M. OX.K, I J(IIX STUFIT. i NOAH S. MlI.LKIt, j HAKIMS. X sXYI'Ktt. JKK MK STUKFT, sam. n. hai:kiox. Cntom. rs .f thit'.uik w '.li rrr-civothemit IiInthI ir-aiiiiente.m-.it nt with rut.-iunkiii. ; Parti- wiliinjr to M-nd mom y tn: or w-.-t i -;ni le aeconuiiod'tted by .tn-fl for aity ; ninoiiiit. j loiiev and valuables wen red by one of I:- ; ljirs 'e!elr:.ttl sat-s, w ith mo-t impnived ! time . k. ! Clki-iii.ii made In all part of the Uni tut j Slate. haiv-o moderate. I Atinuiits and deiK.it Mnk-lttil. 121 & 12 Fourth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. Undivided Profits f 250,000. AcU at Exif-utor, Cuar.lian, Assigm-o j aihl IU.-vi iv.-r. i Will riifive.1 for ami lul-l fn-e of i t-hurue. I Lllusin;-s of ni.lfiii-- and iioii-rii'iit" carx-fullv att' ii K-.! to. JOHN r. JACKSOX, Pnvi.Liit. ! JAMI-5 J. DOXXF.LI V. Presi.l.-nt. FItAXKLIX DKOWX, - Kintarj-. JAS. C. CHAri.IX', - Trt-is;irr. ere s your pLACE! WOOL ! WOOL ! WANTED! 25 cents per pound paid for Tul-wa.-Iiod ; ot.e-lhird let .s for L n tva.liod, in cx.-'iangc for good at JAMES 8, r i MDf C It'.Krg, Gent-Furfmhlrg 1 Ci-pt Store, 425 Main St., - SOMERSET, PA. Men, Hoys' ami ( hi! .Ireir I'n.paii l i-Iie-ip Suits r.'i-i a larse Jine f ennats Tor Men, Hoy Chililreti. I'mlerw ear, t'ver Shirts Iuttntrinl SliirM, Night Siiiris. v r.-.Us la"ts Hieiy. :l..vi-s. Mittens. S i-m tillers, Ui-.t.-t-s, Currs Col lars. el-.. Hats i;'S MiiIIIts nii'l Ilaiul kerehie:', et-.. w ill wu i iln-c- all C o.ls that have U-c-n ia ni-li over ne yr. Am e!.-in; ot:t n:v entire line ..f lUx.ts Sb.KS.CarjK t.-.A Oil Cl -tlis r.t liMlm e;! Priees. I buy for Cash: sell for CusU r Ap i.rove l Nut's al short tim; n'l cpietuly .n aif-rl Small Profits. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, nd t-vtrj tulns Prtaln!ug to funcr.a. furn-fhed. SOMERSET - Pa. 27. Sir. A. J, Vavenjtort Impure Blood Ccusod Uzs Roll. wnj face mmd arck.' I was told to tak Kood'i KArsaparilla faiUiful- Mood's Scrsa- & wt, parilla ly, and after csl:i 3 littles was frc from u erupiions. i am I rf Icrtlr cured and tn ex- ccllent health. A. J. DATpjtroaT. Mltton, N. J. Hood's PlHs are pwcry Tfgal)! and ! sot purse, pain or Ertpa. Try a box. ISc. i LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS. The warm sjn-II will .stifrvx-st thw cuiiifortaMo aal more than ev.r Iluhir piniiiiit. We !ave all kinds in tlio Star Make, The K-st ma.i'-, with I'lifr riait.-l ami S1IIKLI KKC:;TS, turn down anil staiiiling ull:trs, ia n;a torials sui-h as l'EItU'ALES, MADRAS, ZKI'IIYU AND oxford cloth. All siz-s, o2uito4i Pnini't attt iitioTi w ill be Riven to Mail Orders. H0RNE 5c VARD, 41 FIFTH AVEXri! Jacob D. Swank, ! Watchmaker and Jsweler, i ! Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset. - Pa. fa fJoW r'f.:nvI to fiipply the puhlie with ("IiK-ks Wat.-lt't, ntiil Jiw olrv 'f ail il.-s.-ri it ions, as Cheap as the Che;tr-t. IlELUIUINtJ A SPECIALTV. All work ruar:in'-.vl. Lk at my ht.N-k U-fore making your purchases. J. D. SWANK. ART AMATEUR. Best and Largest Practical Art Magazine. (The only Art rriirt!.-al rded a Mediil at the World a Kir. Iailm-ifM to nl K.'.n "-.'', V, m-itr th, ir t'rini hi nrl (.I . lKitT IV If tW H.-rfl rUfl lUCt wei:l;nioanyone '10, ceaiU iiii e thin iiuw.eitn.n a rii- men rory. nn wipert. n'or fviait!. i,.rn)i,i'nr or IrHTKlIlt and Mlt'ple m.-nury pac vl doiign? reisulJ friee a-). tir r-rjrj OC we will send lo "Painting rUn OC. fjrBej1nner"(WiM. MONTAGUE MARKS, 23 Union Square, New York. HERMAN BANTLY, !3i Clinton Street, JOHNSTOWN. - - PA. MCAl.KK IN Builders' and Other Hardware, QlsASS, f AINTS, Oils, VAR NISHES, ETC. See Our Larjje St. k of Slcishs. Bob Slcos. Sleigh Bells, Robes, House Blankets, Etc. PRICES to suit the times. SOfEIiSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1801. THE FIEST CHEISTSIAS EVE. Stir up thy might, o Iird, and rome. The world t niek for thm-. S.n-nnr and sin have r.-aehed their sum. Tic night poes m'Airiiy. For every Oesarut hl. wine Are invri id slave.! uii.lnn:-; L!i;ht of the woi-M, aris- a:nl shino From the eyes of Mary' win! St!r up thy n.!'li:, IxrJ, nn-1 mine! O I.rd, make no d'-lay! For Faith i f.tlnt.and l!o;e U dii:ii!, And Ijvo hath lost his way. O Earth, put forth the S:i lo'ir uiti k! lou.l. mla the holy one! Uojcor th" world, ariaeau 1 ;eak With th lips of M ivy's son. Come, mine am! Have the lowly, lir.t. For whom no joy remains. Thy poor. !!:, mvaci-d by th- sw r.l r done tod.-aih in ehxins. Th-c bildiiij; mother pitum... The fa 1 ehild l:f -U-irnii O liol l.ve, nun-love, fe-. for us Iu the h -art of Mary's son! i:ne, jus. :i , coin-, aa.l with tin- brhu Or r.voiii.:-nst- or disim. I.o. founliinv in th d- s.-rt spring. The wild. rneses II.m:iiT Thy fo -scrou. h down with banners fai led, Th.m diw.iest :i:i;lit Is done -Sight of this world an.l . vtry world, The malduii Mary' ton! 2lnttm TWO XMAS TURKEYS Oh, it was glorious Ciiristtii.is weath er sii'ishine an-.J blue ski.-s an.l n nip jiiii;; friR-ty air that hi-kvl alHiut, tweaking noses ami filliplnj; eh.vks until they MikhikiI like peonies! Church vas out, urn! a stream of p,i ple MNire.l alou the streets hnhe iner riest humor iitutinable, for, iih-ss u.s all, it was Christ :rM-- day, and th"ir hearts were al,- with the spirit of p-afv on earth and rood will toward men. The yn'tiijr-ters went htirryhiy: 1i.-i:ie-ward with skates shin;; over their shoulders of the new and viitterin pat teru i-5'XH-ially d !i;:iited in by Santa Clans, for fine a- the Iv was the rinr iiisr of the no.:itiile U-Us had e:.lled up visions of turkey and sititliii, pltini puddiut; and mince pie which no mor tal l;y could ri-ii(. As for the lii'.ie trirls in the new hool4a:id mitte!!-: and muds they had found in the clii::i'i"y place tl:at iiinri: intr, bi-twivn vr.ii'.ty ;:nd appetite they stMMl irresolute at tin ir own.froiit spates such happy, r-y, chubby cr.-tittsres that everyShnly smiled involuntarily at siirht of them. The policemen ott the corners slaj !il titi irarins alHiut like windmills to keep themselves warm, -;rin;iii! from ear to ear just Itccause it was Christmas day. And over t.U jm ;i1ciI the joyous mtisie of the li ils in card that 1. in I an echo on every lip. Even the houses wore u jrala air. Wreaths of everirr'vns liiintr iatiiltiie' window.' Iiijrli and l i-.v, and the market on t!te corner was a thitiirof b;-autyatnl a joy forever, with j'iles of crimson cranVrries, p:bk':i ptiiipkins, stiv.-r turnips, vlery, tipples, p-ars and nuts h-.t;i-d picturcsijtiely b.-hind its fr.Kt eteiied panes of glass, and the whole frainul iu graceful festoons of d-i.-k and chickens. It was a trimiiph if art. X"i wonder t!ie passers stopp il in spite of their hurry t gaze up.ui il f.r tlie thou- s;i in ll't time and fall to sccitliiting :ls to what had lKi-otne of its crowning glories the biir; st turkey on rec rd and the smalli-t which had hutltx tiien- side by side for a week p.ist in :t e :itr;.t at once the joke and telmlra- tioii ..fall lcho!d:-rs. 1'opular belief It. 1.1 that the mo'isu-r, 111! T!") plunder, had been jiun h.-ml by old ElvtieziT (irven, the rieii t-nd crusty bachelor who lived by lr.niM.lf iu a btL hotisL- :i the outskirts of th.? town, for lie wis the only p Ts ui wiio e iill 1 have adorded to buv it in such hard times. I5.it the little on-,-: Tii.re w.is hardly more meat on its tiny carcass than on a spring chicken. Who had a family small enough to g.-t a Ch.'i-.t:ii:ts din ner out of that ? l-:iieiie.er( ireeti had been asking him. self the Very .plestion as he sat by the lire thi nnun, now watchiut; the liaiihs leap up the chi:ii:iey, n w turning to gl.iiif.'j tit the w.nii 1:1 who presided over tlie h usekvping layiit.; tiie table for hi holiday fea-t a f.-a-t, alas, of solitary splendor ! He had been struck all at ouce at the absurdity of setting such a gigantic bird b fore a singh? person, and when he saw a platter half as large as the table taken down fr.m the cl.iset where his mother's blue and white Canton china was stored he fell i:ito a silent fit of laughter. The woman nod led grin:!y, with a .piick appreciation f the situation. "'Tis funny, I .'..flare," she said pres ently, pausing as sh. reached the do ir with the great platter in hv.rar:ns, but the funnie-t part of it all is that the little feller is cokiu' this minute next di Kir where they've pit six month, to fill beside their own 'Tis, honest In jun Y' 'X'ext dix.r?" ElK tiezer gUneod up iii'juirlngly. "Yes, in the cottage on the enst side.' "Why, it's tumbling to pieces. 'Tisn't fit for snyldy to live in.' "Well, f.lks movnl in a month or so ago, respti-talde lo:king, but I gues they are aiout as ktoras cati Ik". He's out of work, and he helps ab.iut the house handy as a woman, and she takes in sewing. There's a p tr.vl of children audi don't believe they ever have a gxds uareme.il among m. Think of 'em setting d wn to-day to that mite of a turkey !" And Ellen chuekled at the picture. "How do you know they have that turkey?" demanded the old gentle man, more impressed than he would have like.' to own by the curious coin cidence which had kept the two fowls still near n. ighlxirs. 'The ! tld me that 'untight ours last night. It seems he chores for the market sometimes, and they gave him the little turkey when they found there wasn't any prosjvet of its lieing ltight. Hut, land's sake ! I smell sum-thing burning." Jhe hurried otf in a ilutter of anxiety. A Christmas dinner of all dinners to le spoiled ! II r niater rose and slowly crossed the hall. He had been a handsome man in his day, and though his hair had whitened and his shoulders bawed under the burden of years he was still an imposing figure. He had few ae ipjaintanees in the town and was re garded with awe, principally on ac count of his wealth, which was reput ESTA.BLISIIED 1827. ed ti lie fabulous, but not a little lie cause of a somewhat reserved and haughty air. He made his way deliberately toward the sitting room, a spacious, comforta I'ly furnished apartment, with win dows linking out up:!i the shabby, weather beaten cottage in which the other turkey was to end its mortal can.fr. Sure enough, there were un mistakable signs of occupation about it. Tiie neglif ted garden had Ih-cii put in order, the broken gate repaired and renting, and a general air of in-tttness gave a new interi-st and attraction to the liltle ho-.tso long empty ami im ttoti.vd. The shad.s were drawn high to let in all the warmth of .sunshine of the happy holiday, and ElieiK-zertirecii could see what was going on in the r.xini as well as if he had Uvn one of the busy people ia p. 15 i-y they were, for the table was spr.-ad with a clean white cloth, and the father, with a troop of excited chil dren to help, was at that instant cn- gagtil iu the thrilling occupation of taking up the children's dinner. The mother, pale, thin and sweet faced, was evidently the guest of honor, ensconced in the one comfortable chair, with a cushion at her back and watch ing the procee dings with a charming half amused, half melancholy. The eldest hoy, a tall lad of 12, who did chores at the market, filled the glasses with water fresh drawn from the well. Two gleeful little girls danced in with dishes of potato and turnip, and a brace of chubby youniMers in mm-h patched trousers trotted after with the bread and butter, proud to as.-i.-t in the serving of such a fea-t. And last of all the father iipjK-arcd in the doorway envclicl in a big white apron, to If greeted by an iij roari.ws shout of delight. For he Ix.rc on a platter oh, me, such a tiny plat ter! the crowning spl-ndorof the .lay, the turkey, done to a turn and. smelling .more il. Ii. ious than cvera turkey smell cd ls-fore, as . the whole family unanimously ngrn-d. There was gravy, too, iu a funny china pot with a large handle, and who brought that in. feel ing the tmiioriaiice of the occasi hi to the litim-!, but the i-u!y, toddling along as gravely as a judge, deep anx iety in h.-r blue eyes. And elder! A whole .iimrt in tiie big white pitcher extravagance which could only If justified by the recollection that it was Christinas day. And now the father laid aside the apron. The c;xk vanished ; the head of the house appeared. He led the pale mother tenderly to the table, and the children followed, prancing to their iiiaces around the large table which nolixly thought ''are cr poorly set forth. There came a pause for a mo mentthe little heads, brown, black and flaxen, were lcnt silently over the p'.iites while the father a.-k.il a blessing and ticiiik.il tiod for his goodn-ss ill k.i ping them till together and giving them so many comforts. And then he t-xik tip tiie carving knife as he gazed t'tixiotj-ly at the turkey. The revel was almut to begin. Elviieer Orecn turned away, with a sigh. Tiie liell had sound.-.! iu his own dining-roiim, and standing on the threshold of the apartment he U-nt a fixed stare lijion tiie table, where there were flowers and silver and cut glass, and on the side table, smnkirg l.otaud browned till he crackled all ov.-r, l.H-m-ed the mighty outlines of the prize turkey. For otic man ! All at once the odd'-st idea pipped into the head of that one man. If he had stopped to think alwuit it nothing would have happened, and the prize Jurkey newr would have played apart in a story. I5ji, for once in his life, the old man acted upon the spur of the m . uncut. He hurried na; into the hall, put on his oat au lh.it, open. 1 the d r, slipjfd back into tiie li:iin.'-ro i-.n and took up the platter from the tabic. Oil. but that w.is a moiistrou' bird ! Tiiir;y piunds? Fifty! Old EU-nezer fairly staggered under its weight as he cautiously picked his way over the iee and snow toward the cottage door, and h- couldn't even spare a hand to knock. The toe of his Unit managed to make a giiod, smart rapping, however a sound so unwonted that the father ran henilyout, with tiie children trooping iu his train. "i i khI d.iy," gasped the visitor, quite out of breath after his herculean efforts. ( io il day, and wish you merry Christ mu! You don't know me, but I'm your next d sr neigh!. r, Ebeticzer i hveti. I've got the prize turkey, bit I want you to help me eat it, for I'm very lonely over there all by myself. 'an I come in ?'' Come iu ? Well, the father sitw in a trice how it was, and he opened wide t let in the turkey and its bearer, n it to speak of a ru-h of crisp, chill air. The spirit of g.Kid will stirred in his heart, ami forgetting the disparity of wealth and poverty bctvce:i tiiem he felt only a warm throb of sympathy for the solitary old man The mother st. pp.il ferward, kindly gentle in a simple courtesy which would have Ik. cjtnea palace. "You need Hot have brought your dinner with you, sir," she said smiling. "You are .juite welcome to share of ours on Christmas day. Jimmy, put a plate for the entletnan, and John," turning to her husband, "do not let him hold that heavy platter. Oh what a turkey ! He must have been raised iu a land of giants." S- once again it chanced that the big turkey and the little one were side by side. Tiie cottage was very nm a scene of riotous enjoyment, for ICtie nezer's spirits rose at a Wind, and he felt like a hoy agaiiL He sent J immy back with a note to his housckeej r, who thought he had suddenly In-come mad when she found not only him hut tiie turkey gone. Over went the flowers, and the nuts and raisins, the apples and jn-ars ami grapes, the mince pics and the plum pudding from the great house to the small, and the children, who had not had a good square meal for weeks, sat down to a board fairly groaning under the weight of the goid things on it Tiie little Uys ate till they could bare ly sec. The little girls were nearly distracted between admiration of the pink rosea nodding in the tall vase on the festal biard and astonishment M the pudding when Mr. (Jreen set it to- blazing in burning brandy. And the father and mother wonder ed how their neighbor had ever got his reputation of Ifing stilt and proud. Never had so delightful a guest de scended into their lno.le.-t household If fore. They all put iu and washed up the dinner dishes afterward. The father waslml and Elnnczer Orcen wiicd wishing the directors of the bank could see him, and the young feet tripjicd briskly to ami fro until everything was in its place, clean as clean could If. It was a real frolic. Then they lre.-se;l up around the fire. The big logs had gone from MrsOrcc n's cellar not many minutes before Jimmy had worn a path through the snow to the house next dimr. It was story tell ing time, and in the chfry glow on thchearth the father puired out his soul and told how he had li n thrown out of work by the closing of a factory ; how hard he had tried to find another pla.f, but to no avail, ami how all they had to live Uion was the sum his dear wife earned by sewing and Jimmy's pittance from the market. And the wife, in her turn, told how brave and patient he had lieen, with, a loving glance that made him blush with pleasure. And Mr. Orecn promised that he should have something to do by Xew Year's day and gave his word upm it, fifling for the first time how much hap piness a rich man has the incwr to create. Then it was his turn. The children gathered at his knee to drink in breath lessly his tales of travel by land and Sea, of strang" countries he had seen and iK-opU? he had known iin.fr ijuihit jieople in far off pla.vs, whose custom and history sounded like the most entrancing of fairy tales. The baby d.'cw near, rand nearer and final ly climifd ujion his kn.f , listening with h.T great blue eyes wide op n. When it was her liedtim. , she laid her cheek tii'iti his in a soft caress. ":hc h.ves you," she said, and in a bur-t of laughter was led away not far, fT the house w:.s very tiny. H-r childish voh-c could lie heard prattling on while the eld r sister made li r ready f'-r In-1, and then the group out side fell into silence, while the little out; knelt In-side her crib and murmur ed the di-.ir familiar words . flier "Now I lay me down to sleep." Oh, that was a happy Christmas day! As it drew toward its close F.lienezcr (irn-n lingered in his sitting room, bare and empty after th:! he had left so full of love and cheerful content. The fire leaped and flared and threw its rich light i:i the shadows round his chair. He felt the baby arms still round his neck, the dimpled baby cheek pressed close to nis own, wriuki-. d and scr.mod with the cares of the world, and when the chimes rang out at midnight soft and clear the old man b-'wcl his head, and for the first time in many a year he breathed a little prayer. inj'n'o A M'. The Joy of Christmastile. This is the jy of Christinast'idc : It brings afresh to our remembrance the glorious truths that Cod is love; tiiat Ii-? is our Father and we are his c'.ii'. dreti, and that, being hi-c'aildr. n v.e are his heirs, heirs of Cod an.l joint heirs witii Christ to an inh ritame more glorious than m r..il eye hath seen or heart conceived. And this idea that Cod is our Father is imparted to us by CmI himself. We ourselves could never have found it out by any study or searching of our own. It ha 1 t) be revealed to us. Ami this i- the anniversary seas i:i of its rev elation, the reeogiii '.ed anniversary .f that time when in the manger at ikth-lch-em Christ entered into the expe riences of human life that he might r.-vea! to man the spirit which ani mates the heart of O id, the spirit of paternal love and fellowship. In coming to Cfcl now, my friends, we come no more vita M.-s by the way of the wilderness and of that mount which buniitl with fire, b it we come by the way of the Ikthlchetn manger to the peaceful and inspiring heights of Zion. Happy Christmas ! Day of a If tter covenant than Moses knew! Day of glad tidings which shall If to all peo ple! Day of the revelation ofCxlin Chri-t as the Father of all and the Saviour of all ! May its yearly coming find the world lit ire and more in har mony with O od until in till the earth men shall know and worship and re joice in him as tiieir nearest, dearest, truest, tctidercst friend. Viiritfinn A1 wafr. Saacs For Rjastei Pij If a roast pig graces your Christmas table, a very pretty way to serve the necessary apple sauce is as follows: Select a iiumV-r of s:n oth, rosy, well flavored i5aldwin pippins. Polish them to the last stage of ruddiness, eat a slice off" the top and sciop out tlie in side, leaving a wall of perhaps half an inch, en ugh t keep the apple in shape. Make a niv apple sauce sea soning, flavoring it appetizingly, and till the hoilow apples with it. Insert the stem of an apple or any bit of twig by way of the stem and serve one to each person on a pretty dish, or like a sorift on a doily laid o:ii pretty plate. Very finely minced orange rind is a de lightful flavoring for apple sauce. Kreh'tnj-: Ciristaiii Fotpjorri. The mi-tlet eand the Inliy are not contending for the honor of Uing chosen as the national llowvr, but are content with knowing that at present, whatever other blossom is odicially favored, they U tween them own the land. llnHitnori- . n ri'fni. If asU.-a wh-n. e eo:n oar .".ivoritp. The nole reply shall be, 11 hails froiii tar on" fairyland. And his name is Santa C. AT I n . f it;i Journ il It is a matter of very grave consider ation whether those lilf ral folk who make gifts so plentifully to kindred and friends as customary tokens of ad'ection and friendship at this season would do U-tier by making fewer or lesser personal gifts and make more to the poor, who nuni'ier is s great. Vhilnbihia Lf dy r. rlerald. CarBtma? In Paris. In many of the churches quaint and artless carols, with no I.sss artless ac companiments coming from another age less fickle than our own are brought into the service of the midnight iii.-iss. After the mass is over the rtvcillon is still held, even by those who no longer go to ticLss. This reveillon the good old custom of the after midnight sup per following the midnight mass at Christmas eve dies out with difficulty from any Frenchman's imagination. Its material signs are blood sausage, truffled turkey ami pate de foie eras. Its moral sign is a temporary thawing of the iv of religious in-glect, even when the fete is held by wild young im-n in restaurants. InthecarlyCiirist niiLs morning when the. lawn is not yet creeping up you will If roused ami roused again by the rattle of carriage wheels and snatches. if Christmas song at the hour when 1'aris is usally the quietest. Xo matter who the singer is, the song of Christmas day is there. J'ii'i"li Ijth'nt ''. Christmas In War Times. iM'.S'i, ls-ij, after the iiattleof Fredericksburg, the troops had come back to the Falmouth side of the river. I was in command of the Tenth Xew Hampshire regiment. It was a mcni'H rable Christmas. We were in tiiesouth, and we did as the southerns did en tertained right royally fora week nil the ofl'uvrs of thedifl'ercnt Xew Ham shire regime uts. We had a tine cook and an old Dutch oven. With this combination many and delicious were the canvas'inck (caught near by in the Chesajs-ake river) tiiruiied out and titeti with a relish. Ami then .-uch a week as it was ! Among other tiling- there was a grand pig hunt. The pigs were run ning wild on the d.-.-rte I plantation. The men caught one of the wild fel lows ami gave him a good coat of grease He was set biose in a large open cotton ti.-lltdl' d with stubbb-s. Twenty-five or thirty men gave chase. The man who caught him was to have him. Such running and rolling as there were for awhile ! After a long time tiie wily, wriggling pig was caj t ii red. The chase ended, and the pig was cooked. Cent ral M. T. Doiioh.f. Selecting" Christmas Gifts. "Why don't you get him a silver f n holilerV" This Wits from the young woman iu brown. "I pave him one last year," disoiii solately answered the young woman in green. "Weil a a scarfpin ?" hazarded the adviser. "He has aWit 70," waild the other. "Then give him one of those bjg sil ver mounted seals over there." Jr.ice IVrkins ! As if h-e ever would take tiie trouble to tis-e it !'' "Well, lheil," said Craee IVrkins impatiently, "I don't see what you's g ling to get him." A gla 1 light If gin to beam upon the other's countenance. Evidently she ha i If en struck with a bright, original il-a. "I think," siie said slowly. "I'll go d m il to Scrooge's and buy him a neck tie a real pretty one." tlxrhmij-, ALi'Jiiorth? Hi3:!jt3. Shakespeare certainly knew of the mi-tletoe legends, for he sjfaks em phatically of '-baleful misth-tif ," as do other writers of his day. Among the many legends told this has no tragic feature. A prince is the hero, and he got separated from his friends while hunting. He wandered a!ut for a long periol and finally discovered a humble cottage. Here lie tNk shelter f.r a tint and fell in love with the oc cupant' lovely daughter. His identi ty was not suspected, and owing to his shabby apjfarane-e resulting from his long wandering he was regarded as an undesirable suitor and was summarily ejected, llroketi hearted, he again re sulted his apparently endless journey and tit night slept under an o.iktree. There a good fairy told him that a twig ofmistle:;)' w o il I rec i.ieile the irate pireat to the in itch, but it must be gathered from a hollow oak tne grow ing by the side of a stream opposite p.-culiarly dwarf.sl weeping willow. In the m irning he was preparing to s are'.i for the tree, but found, lo his de light, that it was evidently the one he had been sleeping under. Climbing to the toptii'i-t branch, he found the mi. tlet'V, tore it otf and descended the tree in triumph. He found the cottage without didiculty, piwnt.nl his pea. v oha-ring and was promptly given the young lady, with whom he returned to tiie palace, where he lived the remain der of his days in the usual legendary condition of tiliss. Tiie story is told iu other ways, but the power of the mUile bf is enlarged upKl, and tiie ending is always happy. St. LmU i t!f:-Lkj.if c-..-f. Heard Santa Clac3.. At breakfast Christmas morning Hamilton p. -re was ju-t a trifle leaden eyed, and Mrs. II. had a su-picion of haughtiness and reserve alut her. Tiie juvenile stin-kings had ia lined out well, and Jimmie and Toiu were loquacious. "We heard Santa Claus, papa," said Jimmie. Papa started, and mamma smiled a smile with a whole lot of meaning and traces of sarcasm in it. "He made an awful noise and tum bled on the stairs," contii.ucd Jimmie. Tiie maternal smile widened. "Ouess it niu.it have lfen the I-md he carried," chim.nl iu Touimie. And neither of them un.lcrsto.od their mother's inscrutable smile, which had breadth, length, depth and thiekucss. .Vti Fmni-imit Ermtiiner. Christmas is almost in sight, and stockingt are much longer than they were last year. Ibtfhi AYrv. A praiseworthy Christmasdecoration lining the pockets of the jioor w ith gold and silver. A" tr York Jn:irunl. Christina.-; comes lmt once a year, and when it does it sneaks upon every o.ie unawares. Chitxiyt lU'-ord. WHOLE XO. 2201. FATHERS CHRISTMAS PRES ENTS. Taey Were Useful ti the Family, and He Saw LitUe of Thim. We were talking aWit Christmas presents, th? girls and mother a. i l I, when father came iu. Th.-n we changinl the subject ju.-t a little bit, lie cause it was father's presents we were discussing. Father sat down by the stove and rublr-d his hands he had just bn-n out at the barn and a queer expression si wly settled uxiii his feat u res. "Say mother, and Xe 1 and girls," he said, "I don't want any of you to get me any pn-sents. 'Taint no use, you know." "Whj' father," said L".ia in an ag grieved voice, "we always get you use ful presents, don't we? I don't my-clf If licve iu things that are not useful." Father's eyes twinkled. "Yes," he said, "but I sometimes think they are a little too Useful, you know." X. ll shrugged her shoulders impa tiently, but mother said: "Let father have his little joke. What is it this time, father."' The old gentleman, having warmed his hands, settled himself back com fortably in his big chair, and his eyes twinkled more than ever. "Well, let's siv," he went on in a ruiuiua'ing manner. "Im you remem Ivr the dozen hemstitched Lau' ker chiefs t hut you gave me last Ciirist tii'ts, Lvny? I g less I us.il one on Yin just once. S ime way or other," with a genial, impartial glamvat the compa ny, "I.eiiy and Xell have been Usin of 'cm, and I've bn-n usin of Letiy and X. U's old torn ones. He, he! I don't know jest how it was, but it's a fact. Th.-n, Xed, do you rcmem'x-r the com pass you got in" for a birthday present last June'. It w.n a nice little compass, and I guess a feller abvit your siz thought so, to, for he's Ws-is iisiu of it ever iime. Then, let's sn, there was the silk haii'k-Tcliief that m tIcT give m ' at birthday, and I put it aw.iy choiee like, and the f-.i-t tiling I km-.v I.--nv was a-wearin' of it inside h -rju-k.-t. Yes my presents are all usef.i!. a lectle bit too us f ti, m.-blf. S -e the p lint, don't you?" Father's next p.Vseiits h i 1 his name written on each of them, and none of us ever agiin t!i ughtle-dy use 1 the d -;;ro! 1 ui Hi's things. .1. ,! 1 1 .j-ri'-'t'fiti-i'. A Bit of Patios at Christmastide. There is a little girl of j w ho has proved herself one of the ministering children not iu name only. A few weeks ago the Us by of the family died. The children as well as the mother had looked forward to hanging up the babv's H. m-king at Christmas with a great deal of pleasure. lut tiie loss of the tiaby brought sitcli angui-li to tne mother that she din ide.1 to have no Christinas celebration of any kind. Iist Sunday evening, as the family sat in partial darkness, recounting their loss with all its sad circumstances, a tend r little voice pierced the gloom : "M imui i, i-n't there any Christmas in heaven ?"' "Yes, darling," an-wcr. il the weep ing mother. "It is always Christmas th. re." "Then why don't you k n-p it here?'' p -r-istcd the little girl. "Jus make b'lieve baby Isn't dead, an hang up her little st'fk'.n, n. annua, an le's all have Christmas jus' the same an If happy, like she I-." The child's w isdom prevail.il against the unreasoning s.rriw of the mother, and the little ones are happy and Lu-y liHing tiie stocking of the baby wiio will keep Christmas i:i heaven. Wiy CiilirenHanj Tieir S:x'kiaj3. The c.sto:a of iianging st.s kings on Christmas eve, like that of preparing the Christmas tr.n -, is derived from the ;erm:ilis, wh- have a fable that while the st.f kings .f go.nl children ure tillnl with toys and sweetmeats !iy Khris Kingle acomiption of Christ Kindlin, or Clirist Child tleise of bad ones re ceive nothing but a small rodorsw itch, which is placed ill them by another fr sonage, kn.-wn as IVIsniejioI, literally Xiciiolas w ith fur, meaning St. Xicho lis dressed in fur. It is a rare sight on Christmas morning in a Jerman house hold to see the expres-ioii of abject mis ery an.l broken hearted ucss on the face of soi ii.- ior little wight who, having lieen disolfdiciit or otherwise naughty on Christmas eve, liu D in his stocking only a small birch rod, while the hos iery of his brothers ami sist-.-rs is filled with botilxins and playthings. The dread of getting the rwl from old IVlsnichol on Christmas keeps many a C- rmatt child in order throughout the entire year. Orini of Xmas Green i. T.u custom of dec. 'rating churches and houses' w ith evergreens, branches and flow ers is of very early .Lite. The Jews us.nl them at their feast of talf r nacles aud the heathens in several of their ivrenioni.s-, and they were adopt ed by the Christians, Christ jf rmit ted branches to If used as a token of rejoicing upi;i his triumphal entry in to J. rusalcui. It was natural, there fore, that at Christmas time, when his birth was celcbrat.nl, this symltol of r.-joicing should If r-,irted to. Sot.ie of the early councils, however, ion.-id-ering that the practi.-e somewhat savored of paganism, endeavored to abolish it, and at one time it was en acted that it was not lawful to If girt or adorn house with laurel or green Wlghs. The fir-t Christmas carol, as Milton and Jeremy Taylor have said, was sung by tiie angels on the plains of 15,-thIe-hci.i. This cUsto.ii !i:H prevailed in most Christian c n.itrie and is jK-r-jk-tuaU-d in K i ilx.i I a i I on tiie con tinent. Culabrian minstrels still leave their iiio'.iutains during the Isst days preciiling Christmas for Naples or U ime, saluting with their w ild music the shrines of the Virgin Mother, to cheer her until the birth hour of the infant Jesus, now near at hand. The tir-l Christ mas carols were hymns in honor of the nativity. They afterw ard assumed a more secular character, i man v of them If ing songs of revelry accompanying, the festivities of the ; seasou. Kit What It Usd To Be. Two small lioys were standing in a doorway with their hands in their KM-kcts as the n-pirt.-r waited for a car and ovcrleurd them talking as follows: "Say, Jimmy, I got trun down pr t fy li.-ud - iiothink but a little red I to x of bum candy ami a picture lunik as ain't fit fur m little si-t.-r to cut dolls outer. Dat's ail I got fur six weeks' a-hiistiin true me bn-kfus every Sun flay skulc at Forty -seventh strm-t and den hiirryin tru me dinner to get to t'other one up by Sixtieth. Tin IT ain't wot dey wuz. I tis.il t-r get-' "Is dat all ycr got?" bnke in tl.. other, with a chuckle. "I went to t'ni , and ivry on.- uv Vm gimme a big If x o' j.sl guiiidro.s and si.-ii things and a Uik. Dat's t'r.-e boiks and t'rtn- bixm, audi only l-n to one o' them sktiUs. four w.n-ks, and dat skulc done the I test gimme a Iniok all alut fightin, wid ril covers." "Jis' my luck. Where did you g' t Ym?1' "Over to dat place ncx' P.rady's on 'Ls-vciith avciii.i in le mortiiu ami cl.-sr down ter Thirty-fir stm-t in ! aftertiifi:i, and I b:ul t-r Ii;nit, I kin tell ycr, fur one us was open eveniiis', but a f.-llcr iu sku!c tole o' one wheru t!i.-y d"-s things slick uji iii ile s. ven-tii-s, and I tride it fur four w.n ks, and leys..- l-' ones gimtiie de IfKik alsmt liglitiii." "I-t's yo.i and me w.'.rk pards nex' year, eh? We kin work t'r.f or four f.Mir each and divvy." "I guess, if de ting's worked right u.Te's a gMMl deal in it. I" Ilut here the car came along. Eri33 KrLajie Ia Germany- Tiiroughotit the (o-rman fatherland prevails the U-li.-f in the Kri.-t Kind lein, or Ciirisi child, w ho rewards with gifts the faithful children who love their parents ami In li.-ve in C.mI. On Christmas tve each household assem bles at dinner, and when the caudles are lit the fiith.-r of the family watches the shadows n the wall, for if any on--should have his or In-r shadow l.cu red by that of another object that is to If unlucky. If the children sit down in odd numlfrs, that is also unlucky, and it will not do to till up th" uumU-r with either strangers or near relatives. Din ner King over, the children retire into a dark room and guess at the presents they are to receive. S io.i the jmrents open the d..r and ay. "The Christ child hits vi-ij.il you," upm wiiich the childi-en come forth to gaze upon their gift d-cked Chri-t ma-tr.-e. A'"' Ytrh i r. ;. Joe alar GLi- It will increase th-joy and jollity of Christmas morning exceedingly if tii.f children find that their elders have en tered into the spirit of the tine- to such a degree th it stockings of all t-imviva-ele siz--s and sha;-s bulge wit ii strange i-onti nis over the firejilai-e. Tile more amu-iiig tic gift tuck. I away in t;e and lm l tlie in re upr lario is w ill Is.' the mirth h. .'ore br.-akfa-t. The obi trick of wr.'!4i:.i r a pair of catr buttons ia multitudinous, pup rs until they form :i bun-lie as big as a potato w ill never fail to excite interest an 1 enthusiasm. A jack in the box p itting in the stin k ing of a staid father of a family has Uvn known t cause reminiscent chuckles of glee through a whole day, and the most amusing tiling that Mark Twain ever sai I would pale in cifect If for; the amusement caused by the mother's drawing a cream w hip from h-r stock ing. AY.--A !;. UsespecteJ. Miniceii;e. "Jane," said Mr. Skiiinphliiit, a softened light shitting in his eyes, "I think I have never given you anything for a Christmas present, have I"."' "N, William," answered Mrs, Skintiphiiiit. "You never have." "This Christmas, Jane," said Mr. Skintiphiiiit, in a voice trembling; from unwont'ii feeling, "shall If a different one ;'- mi any we have ever had. What would you - iv to a pn eut of son. u-eful article for th." I II M l H ?" "I would like it very much, Wil liam." "Something. for histanm, that would be K'tii useful and ornamental? S imeth'ng tiiai yo:i could fleet your self? How would that do?" "It would please m altove all thing-." "Then. Jane," s;.id Mr. Skinti phiiiit, with an e.T.-rt to retain bis cnip .sure, "we n.n-d a new Umtjack. Here is twenty-live cents to buy it with. If it cists k-s, Jane," he ad ded, in a broken v.ii.i-, "you can k.n-p t ie change." ' .- ' 7". .'"ft . There are two sweet tilings in hu man life to Is- happy oneself and t make anotht r so. When the first is gone, the next, thank Cod, is always left. Dnt lo-k yourself i. i your rount too sovi, t often or tt I .i r. Dasli away tlie tears. Piay the waltzes for the children. Put away voir crape. Wear a w hite dress and a high mien a:i 1 th ' s.uile of t!i wit conquer the sehi-hn.'.i of pii:i on Ciiristmas day. The be.-r friends of the tempted, of the young, of the erring and tiie ovcrl:oked are those who have known the sore-d anguish and have achieved the sweetest p ace. S leh, t are the m i-t sacnl flow ers of ou." festivals and the dearest an gels f o.ir happy hi.ti-s. A"'i'ciVr i .'(...' '.,: It is w. II as the year el os es, especial ly if we are di.-p i-ii t murmur at our ot, lo think of what might have Uvii. Those who have had disapp linttiie.its, losses an I sorrows might hive had m ire, and perh-ip heavier ones. Tii.ts.' wlo are rejoicing in .r.sp -rity might have b.s.-ti plunged in depths of wtf. How many through Divine help have been victorious ov.-r temptation ! And other wh h ive k:i nv.i great trials would have sunk u.id -r them if tiio "t io.1 of all c i.ii;'ort,' h i I fail ! to give tliem s.ipp .rt. A Israel of old ex claimed : "If it had not been the I. ir 1 wiio was on our sid ," s we in iv well think of v. h a biigh: have !k-cii if His fatherly care an I I ive were not exer cised in our beh alf. ' ViU''M cnV. v. Although th - q i ni ha in her owa preserves more ph.-asauts than she knows w liat to with, it is "the thing" for the Prince of whales to send lit r few at Christmas from Saiidt-ingham, for the royal lady says the flavor of his birds is f.ir finer than Iters. And the royal dinner on Christmas day is t feast imlin-iL There are oysters and li-h and r.ieist Un-f and turkeys, snijf, lark, w.Ksi.iN-k, plum puddings mince pit s and all sorts of creams and jellies. The crown embroidered cloth Is not re moved fT the ek-sert, and then enim- the childish pleasure of "cracker pull ing" an.l motto reading, iu which the queen heartily joins, pulling a e-racker w ith every one at the table in turn. Healths are drunk in an informal and simple way, and smoking is allowed iu the royal dinner rami for "this night only." t'hiiyt'jit l&rttfd.
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