Lo e ie » ol a © 6) ° ® o Elizabeth. Ruggles) long, the told hap- smiling Avignon time when things legends the NCE upon a long ago, wonderful of in pened, country of in jPrance was not beautiful as f£ is now. No white cottages and green’ vineyards adorned the hillside. Only a shepherd's hut was to be seen Here lived Eudes, his wife and two ohildren. One cold, stormy Christmas night, as Eudes was plodding homeward after sheltering his flock, he was a prey to the most melancholy reflec. tions. He thought of his hard lot, his poverty, and felt that the future held nothing in store for him. AS he neared his home the north wind redoubled its fury, and he heard the chimes of the nearest church ringing omit through the frosty alr. “Christmas chimes!” he thought *“Christmas for happy and rich people, no! poor shepherds like me.” His dark humor did not escape the notice of his wife when he entered his lowly hut. She sent®he children to amuse him, and soon gaw him smile as he listened to their prattle As the evening wore on the increased, seated before the fire biazing in the chimney, Eudes forgot hig discontent, happy at being shel tered from the raging tempest. When the family about to sit down to their evening meal they heard a loud knock. and a voice outside cried “Open the door, my good man, fo the love of the living God, whose birth we selebrate this night!” “Who are you?’ asked Eudes ‘{ am an old man who has traveled many 8 weary mile in this eold. 1 am at the end of my strength and can go no further. Open the door, il thou hast any kindness in thy heart!” Now, Eudes had a great deal of kindness In his heart, so he opened the door at once On the threshold #toed a stately old man, beautiful to behold with luxuriant white beard and clear, bine eyes. There was nothing sordid in his dress. He car ried a heavy cane, upon which he leaned with dignity and grace. “Welcome, old man,” said the shep- herd, cordially. “1 thank three, my son. My bless fags be upon thy house” The vis itor spoke slowly, and his voice was ¥ke soothing music. May I ask you to share our frugal meal?’ asked Budes, “i thank thee again. Thy repast will be indeed welcome, and on lis tening to thy words of welcome my heart is already cheered” Going up to the cradles where the children were sleeping, he paused, and contemplated them, “The cherubs! How peacefully they sleep, and how sweet their dreams must be! On this Christmas night visions of the Child Jesus doubtless smile upon them.” Fudes and his wife felt themselves moved in a mysterious way as they listened to the sweet volce: “Long ago the Tledeemer was born in a faraway land, where the air Is Hght and pure, and where lilies grow on the mountainside. The skies were not overcast on that night, and the stars sang together” Boon after they sat down to the tumble meal. The guest praised the order and cleanliness which he saw everywhere. On hearing this Eudes began to lament because of his pov. erty and his laborious life He spoke of his discouragement and failure, and referred to the future with utter tiopelessnoess. But the old man consoled him, He spoke of the charm of a life so full of liberty “The Rhona, dreaming on the RL ia for storm buat were terrible not an unfortunate “Think of those It is in these people die of Those wh mountainside, is being,” he said. are pent up in palaces. splendid abodes that weariness and disease thy imagination pictures and happy are often infinitely happy and unfortunate.” As he spoke his head was rounded an aureole and a his entire person sur- light He by continued: “Happy the humble man who, like } thee, PBudes, walks peacefully along the pathway of life. I have wandered far over this world, and have seen many strange things [| have lived in splendid palaces of marble and in the cottages of the poor, and 1 have found the greatest happiness under humble roofs.” As he ceased speaking the was suddenly flooded with light poor shepherds recognized thelr vine gz and pre in prayer “Have no room The di- jest fear,” sald the “1 am He who brings Live in happiness and thy children shall bring thee will take t of thy heart iso, the desir for what thou not have. And I will adorn thy rith flowers and fruits so that shalt My name every day.” Fiude i and ig « Wore with awe, and when their divine Eueat all contentment peace to and OF i &EnyYyY ou canst land praise spees recovered guest had they themselves inished They forgot His words, how contentment and under thelr lowly foreot that the jot heen called blesned that stormy Christ. never aver, and peace redznoed after nev had on ever They f the humile the lord mas night The legend runs Avignon hlossomed ery Year after ‘pworth Herald rool or hy that the like the rose eventful night land of ov. that In | i In America alizost all children hang up their stockings on Christmas | eve, to be filled by kind old Santa | Claus, In Germany they make more | of Christmas than we do in Amerl ¢a. Everywhere the Christmas-itree is used, If a family whole tree, a single branch only stand in a conspicuous place, swith the few simple gifts, A week before Ohristmas St. Nich olas visits the children, to find out | who have been good enough to re | celve the gifts the Christ-child wil) bring them on Christmas eve It Is a very usual thing to see German Christmas-tree, way up in the very topmost branch, an image or representing the Christ-child, while below are sometimes placed other images representing angels with outspread wings After the tree is lighted the family gather round 4t, and sing a Christmas hymn In France ally seen rep ger in which figures of child Jesus, is too poor to have a will hung doll may be almost univers rgental yf the man “Christ born, with Mary, Joseph and the and cattle feedi nea“ by. Often these representations are decorated with flowers, and lighted candles burn softly before them In Norway the have a lightful custom on roof of the vard, a large birds, who Christmas feast, In England almo can do has ‘hristmas Ions « was ng de. the people of putting or on a pole in the wheat the ate thelr barn, sheal of fully for appre who on join ME very one 50 family party Young and old many of which bel Christmas Um ave in the games, ally to From the rooms a large hung. If standing catches he her rosy Holland eiling of if the bunch of mistletoe 8 any little mald ht under it the r has a right Hps the olden one « CRug who (ea Kiss one to as little shoe In gifts, just hangs In eyv-place ready for little American girl over the of the the all eve s]0O id on day of lord is Everywhere Christ wes are ringing out the mes angels brought to Beth le "Peace earth, good-will to ympanion me Way the December Christ And so in irth of our Jesus the gage the her a men'—Youth's C on A CHRISTMAS LITANY. ALICE CRARY. By *3 ine, ! Oh Christ and living As Christmas garlands we entwine, us each heart's In a true Adorn for shrine; We pray Theo, Holy Jessy world the Light, . of all this Ag Christmas tapers we nray Thee, Holy Jesu Christ, through every path the Ww @ Cross Oh Thy shines rough the Star today, frad on We day; Jessy perfect Holy h alr hab ts and dis- instantly and uncon to tell te presence injurio agents until the pray Thee, of fre almost able and Peonins cernment sciously are of deleterious 118 CLIMES. Christmas Is always a season of good wishes and loving kindness, sign of warning to the senses. On this account an Indian has an ane ani sinus of svpremioy na closed room. COMMERCIAL Weekly Review of Trade and Market Reports. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: “The near advent of the holidays and the close of the year naturally curinils operations in most primary mrakets, though retail trade is cor- respondingly augmented and every indication points to a very large distribution of merchandise, “The difficulty experienced by the steel mills in making prompt delly- eries is the cause for some abate- ment in the demand for finished products, while the luli in plg- iron buying is becoming more pro- nounced, production rapidly overtak. ing consumptive requirements, Cotton goods are steadier, and larger pur- chases of gray goods have been made on. contract, The Fall River wage schedules have been continued on a basis of 8 per cent. above normal and the wage agreement will be con- tinued for another six months. Job- bers are buying in a very limited way and are taking their semianouai inventories." Bradstreet's says: “Colder weather and the nearer ap- proach of the holidays have stimu- lated trade quite generally through- out the North and West, and even helped Southern trade, especially in the western part of the cotton States, As the week advanced there seemel to be evidence that the railroad strike was losing its Ror iveD one as a trade deterrent, though the statis tics of flour output at large North- western cities show those centers have been sharply affected jusiness fallures in the States for the ending cember 9 were week, 298 in the 284 in 19507, 220 in 1905 Wholesale Markets. New York.——Wheat No. 2 red, 126«¢ slevator; No. 2 f. o. b. afloat; luth, 1.20% nomi: { No. 2 hard winter, 1.2 £. 0. b. aloat. Corn—8pot firm; vator domestic, 72% delivered and 66% I. o. b. afloat all nominal. Op- tion market was without transa tions, closing unchanged to %e. net higher. December closed 69 7%¢c May closed 70%. Qats-—8Spot Brm; Ibs. nominal; 32 lbs, 45% € 10 United with De- iinst 230 last 190 Woe x 209, a of and like week in 19306 220 Spot firm; domenlic nominas rec, NO, 1+ Dori a 1 ELE No. 2, ele oo wl mixed, 26 fr 29 ral white, 26@ 32 clipped white, S442 lbs, 46 1% @b1. Option market was without transactions, closing unchanged. May closed 47 "RC Butter ~ packages Creamery 34%¢c.: do. extras, 33% Eggs——Irregular; cases. State, Pennsylvania and near. by gathered, white, 2@40; do. hennery, brown and mixed fancy, 38 4 40: do., gathered brown, 30@ 37; tern extra first, 44; first, 286 31; seconds, 26@ Firm; receipts, 3,480 specials, receipts, 6.175 11 : “5 hy OF - <5 Wheat Dex ber, Philadelphia, contract grade, 1i8c¢ Lorn ein December pr 63% Firm; er December, ary, 614 63% Oats-——Firm, 3% 2 white, natural, 49 Butter Steady: creamery, 34 a6 Eggs a 64c.. @ 1c. higher; ir 49% exira nearby Western ye.; do prints, yivania and cases, J2¢ receipts, in mark; West. at mark, cases, Steady: Pen: iearby firsts, free do., current returnable cases, J0, at ern firsts, free cases, do. current receipts, @ 30, at mark Cheese Firm, York full creams. do., fair to good, Live Poultry chickens lower cther at mark: free 26 LA choice, 163% G17, Dull; fowls and Fowls, 12% @ 14c¢.; old roosters, 103%: chickens, 12% @ 14; ducks, 14@ 15; turkeys, 18 @ 18; 2913. es ON Ioat: -No. 2 red, 114% for No. 8 red, 1.1115 for steamer No. £ red, 1.07% for steam- er No. 3 red, No."4 red and stock rejected, and 1.03% for “can’t use” rejected. Bmall bag lots, by sample, gold at 106 @112¢. per bush, as to quality and condition, Corn Western opened firmer; spot, 63% @64%e.: year 63% @ 64% : February, 63% @ 64 '% ; March, 64% @ 64%. Steady demand corn in ail positions, moderate. Sales 5.000 January, 64c.: 25,000 March, 64%: 10,000 January, 64%: five cars new spot, 64%: car new spot, 64%; 5.000 vear, 64; 10,000 January, 64%; 5.000 year, 64%. Oats—White, No, 2, as to weight, 47% @ 48¢c.; do., No. 3, as to weight, 4660 47%; do, No. 4, as to weight, 4660 45%. Mixed, No 2, 46% @ 4Ge.; do, No, 3, 440044 % Hay--We quote, per ton: No. 1 timothy. large bales, $17.50@ 18; do., small blocks, $17.50@ 18; No. 2 timothy, as to location, $16.50@ 17; No. 3 timothy, $14.50 15.50; choice clover mized, $17@17.50; No. 1 clover mixed, $16.50@17. Butter — Creamery fancy, 34@ 24%: creamery choice, 32@ 33; creamery good, 30@ 31: creamery fmitation, 22@ 25; croamery prints 344 36. Eggs — Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby firsts, 230c,; Western firsts, 30: West Virginia firsts, 30; Southern firsts, 29; guinea eggs, 16 @ 16, higher; New 17%c¢.; EoeRe, Live Stock. Pittshurg~Cattle— Supply light: $6506 6.75, Shoop -- Supply light; Prime wethers, 3 10 as 25; culls and common, 2.60; lambs, $5. Jems, 26; veal 303% $0@ 10. pts heavy; active Pa hea on, $8.604P 8.05; medi ums, $8500 382 %t heavy Yorkers, 8.45 $50; ions Voight wine, 41 strong 45: Die, hdd de ddedide bdrird Jno. F. Gray & Son wecdssors y sh RA HOOVER Control Sixteen of the Largest Fire and Life Insurance Companies in the World, few THE BEST IS THE CHBAPEST . . . Ne Mutuals Ne Aucsments Before {neuring - r life see the contract of HE HOME which in ease of death between the tenth and twentieth years re- turns ail premiums paid in ed. dition to the face of the policy. to Loan om FViret Mortgage Office in Crider's Stone Bul BELLEFONTE, PA. Telephone Connection Money 80 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE Tnape Marrs Oersicne CoryricoHTSs &c, Anvone sendlug nn shpieh pod Aoserintiog gulckly ssceriats our op frog wheter HITONLION 18 RrOle 1 tions stroll y confi "” it {rea fridest ap stents Laxen throg Fates 1 without clisrgs, ‘4 Lhe “Scientific flinerican, A hand Asm ~iy lla trate sy sent Ay ouiatio f rs, 83 8 yanr Tour IMONIDA, Fin newsteslers, MUNN & Co, 2c 1ermsesr. =. New York + Rranch Offes A425 A wenily " 5 ia by aii Close Calculation. It is within the memory middle-aged people that the custom of school teachers “boarding around” was the usual thing in country dis. tricts. Although a custom which teachers seldom liked, it is doubtful if many of them had as hard a time as 2 young schoolmaster who described his experience in the New England Galaxy for 1817. The article was written by Leonard Apthorp, then an undergraduate of Bowdoin College. The young schoolmaster was to re- ceive $15 a month and his board. From the first day 1 perceived that i was at board on speculation, and at the mercy of a close he writes One day the whole sonsisted of a single dum; they called a pudding and five sau~ sages, which king shrunk to the size of pi There five of us at table A of many calculation, dinner in coo pestems were few days allerward, on my turn from school, my lighted the sight of an animal had never before seen which the had killed and brousgt? triumph. When ski to be one entire masse of fat, a re. dee eve were 4 by Ts il was § coon, Young than, t hor nned he seemed ud of a 1 was over- and went to bed early to most delicate whiteness Joved, dream of delicious steaks which the would bring. Long before darlight 1 family stirring, and t quick footsteps and repeated opening and shutting of doors all gave assurance of the coming holiday I was soon ready for breakfast, and when seated at table I observed that the place of Jonathan was vacant “Where is Jonathan?" I asked, “Gone to market,” said they, “Market! What market, pray? 1 » vy nor: yw t} ioe of heard he alacrity a the in these parts.” “Oh, yes.” they said, £0 cin “And what has called him up so early to go to market?” “He is gone,” ! KIPPY. I thought it might interest you to Father brought her home to me for an Easter present. When we turned down the cover of the box there was the fluffest, downiest little chicken I ever saw. The man had given father some food for her, and we gave her some of it. When she had gotten used to our house we let her out and put her in a larger box, with netting over the front. Every morning, when she would hear my voice, she would pick and pick at the netting until we let her out. Then she would hope on my finger, run up on my arm, on to my shoulder and cuddle up in my curls. As she grew larger the box got too gemall for her, and as we had a large space under the back porch we put her in there, We put a broomstick up for a perch, Sometimes it would fall down, and then she would coma to the kitehen window and tap for the girl to put it up again. We were going away the next sum. mer, and as she was getting trouble some we gave her to a man who kept chickens. The last I heard of her she had grown spurs and they had to kill her.-Leontine Northrup, in the New York Tribune. Ib ms ‘A BAFE OFFSET. “Luck’s against me.” J'Bure of that, are you?" “ am.” “Then you ought to increase your Soutier-Jourtal, ty ae mi TORNEYS, wr D. FP. VORTUEY ATTORNEBY-AT-LAW BELLEFONTE, 74 Ofos North of Cours House YJ, NASRISON WALKER : ATTORNEY-AT-LAW BELLEFONTR Pa Fo. 19 W. High Street. Al Protmmional busines pomp sttended 49 id TESTER W. D. Zzkay an ——— Fo T— 8. D. Garne ATTORNEYSAT-LAW EsoLz Broox BELLEFONTE, Phy CLEMENT DALE ATTORY EY -AT-LAW BELLEFONTE, Pa. Ofioe NX. W. corner Diamoud, two doors from First Nations] Bank. r= ——— Ww G RUNKLE ATTORNEY AT LAW BELLEFONTE Pa. All rinds of legal business sttepded to prompuly fpecial stlention given Ww coliections. Ofoo, MW Boor Crider's Exchange es H B. SFANGLER ATTORNEY -AT-LAW BELLEFORTR. VA Fractioss in sil the courts. Copsuilstion is English snd German, Office, Orider's Excbangy Busting ire Oid Fort Hote EDWARD EOYER, Proprietor Loostion : One mile Bouth of Centre Hall Acsommodations first-class. Good bar. Partie wishing to enjoy an evening given speoial attention. Meals for such oocssions Pip pared on short notice. Always prepare for the transient trade. an 1 $1.00 PER DAY. [he hla Hotel MILLEEIM, PA PD A SHAWYER Prop The ebotoest liquors at the bar. Stabile se sommodations for boress Is the best 40 be Bad Bus osnd from all trains en the lewibarg and Tyrone Raliroad, st Cobar LIVERY « Special Effort made to Accommodate Com. mercial Travelers... D. A. BOOZER Centre Hall, Pa. Penna RO Ry Peac’s Valley Banking Company CENTRE HALL, Pa W. B. MINGLE, Cashie Recelves Deposits . . Discounts Notes . . . H. GQ. STRCHIIEIER, « . PEM Manufaoturer of and Dealer in HIGH GRADE ... MONUMENTAL WORK in ail kinds of Marble aw Granite, Doe" 50 wes my prion “-- LHgency CENTRE COUNTY H. E..FENLON ‘Agent Bellefonte, Penn’a. T—————— Ss
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