LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SUPPLEMENT-SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1881.
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SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 24, 1881.
-TUK OLOIUUCS SONO OF OLU."
Tt cuiue upon the midnight clear.
Tlint glorious bong of old.
rrem uugelb binding near the eattli
Te touch their hai p3 e! geld ;
" Pence en the eailh, geed-will te inen.
Frem Heaven' all-gricieus King ;'
Hie weild in solemn silence lay
Te licur the angels sing.
Still thieughthe clevea skies they come
Willi pcacelul wings unruricd ;
And still their heavenly music float
O'er iilLthe weary weild:
Above lta sad and lowly plums
They bend en iievciln;; wing.
Ami ever o'er its Uabel sounds
The blct-scd anjjcls blng.
B.it with the wocsel sin and f-tiife
The weild has suffered long ;
Beneath the angel strain have 10II0.I
Twe thousand ycats of wieug;
And man, at war with man, hears net
The lovc-senjt which they bring ;
Oh. hush thy nei'-e, ye men of sti He,
And hear the angels sing !
Ami ye, beneath lilc'e crushing lead
Whose forms aie bending low.
Who tell along the climbing way
Willi painful steps and slew.
Loek new ! for glad and golden heuia
Come swiftly en the wing;
O'.i, rest beside the wcaiy toad.
And hear Hie angels sing :
Fer 10: the days are hastening en.
By prophet-bards foieteld,
When with the ever eliding yeuii.
Cemes round the age of geld ;
When peace shall ever all the earth
Its ancient splendors lUng,
Anil the whole veild send back thu song
Which new the angels sing.
CHRISTMAS.
SIXTY YEAES AGO.
fir-.TUNISCKNUKSOF ITS CKI.EIJKATION
Dr.
Ilulli'.eu'ii Comparisons of tlie Old lime
ciiriHiiiiiis.
Fer the Christmas Istellkhclr.
" Te cvei v one il mu-t be clear.
That Christmas comes but once a year."
Christinas day is net new what it was
sixty j'cars age or perhaps that is net the
most proper way te state it I should have
Eaid, that popular festival sixty years age
was net what it is te-day ; and by saying
this, I de net menu that it was less sincere,
less expressive and less significant than
its mere magnificent, mere expensive and
mere pronounced successor of the. present
period. .Sixty years age a verj' considerable
portion of the Christian community of the
American States practically manifested no
special recognition of Christmas day, as
a Christian festival; and this was especi
ally se in the Eastern States, whatever re
gard they may have entertained for it from
the standpoint of piety. Possibly the pres
ent generation may be tee sensational, tee
ostentatious and tee elaborate in its mani
festations of display; but even this might
lie looked upon with commendable indul
gence, se long as wc felt sure that the
whole w.ib net merely "a tinkling cymbal
and sounding brass."
But, whether as an external out-birth, or
an internal affection, it cannot be denied
that the whole Christian world at this day,
is influenced by an almost' irresistible im
pulse (unaccountable te the many) as seen
as the Rubicon of Thanksgiving day is
passed, which impels their thoughts
Christmas-ward. They may have accorded
thanks te a Beneficent Providence for the
bounties and blessings of the year ; they
may have acknowledged His gifts accord.
ing te their respective conception of their
value; and new their desires, intents ana
purposes are turned towards that time-honored
period which furnishes an occasion
te bestow or confer these gifts upon each
ether. AVhcrcvcr civilization and Christ
ianity arc dominant, almost every human
being, whether Christian or Gentile, and
also te semccxtcnijcwsand Pagans, seems
te be moved by a simultaneous impulse te
give or receive some token of affection,
ceed-will or personal rcgard.as the Advent
anniversary approaches. Ne matter hew
peer, hew selfish, hew penurious, or hew
churlish the individual may be, he is net
quite satisfied with himself until he has
bowed before the Glft-shrinc or, until the
holidays arc numbered with the past, anil
no longer rebuke him for his want of prac
tical sympathy with a custom that is se
universal Gift-making or gift-taking may
be perverted or abused. With that I have
nothing te de: The value and the motive
are clearly within the ability of the giver
and the searcher of hearts, and avc have a
right te infer that they arc the representa
tives of ' Peace en earth, and geed will to
ward man." It, however, cannot be the
result of mere caprice, or selfish impulse,
that the entire Christian world is thus sim
ultaneously exercised when the "great an
niversary" approaches, whatever may be
its faith in the advent which it essays te
celebrate.
The very air we breathe as the period
ncars seems te be mere and mere charged
with a peculiar aura, which affects almost
every ene as they are affected at no ether
period and en no ether occasion throughout
the entire year; and, under the impending
stimulant te general goodness, they may
find themselves mentally, if net audibly,
ejaculating, "Glory te Ged in the high
est," even though they may profess te have
no very definite perception of who or what
Ged is, or whether, perhaps, there be any
Ged at all; and this is all because Ged ex
ists, without regard te human recognition.
That there is a misapprehension, and
hence an abuse of the Christmas f rstival,
which seems te travel side by side with a
mere enlightened conception and a mere
devotional use of it, does net militate
against its real significance in the catagery
of fact. At the advent of the first Christ
mas en earth, the illiterate but godly
minded shepherds who were watching their
flecks in or near " Bethlehem of Judea,"
felt the same influx (because proceeding
from the same source) that mankind does
te-day, and that the manifestations was the
mere perfect or pronounced, was because
the medium of communication was mere
obedient and mere pure. Te sincerely be be
lieve that Jehovah "bewcid the heavens
and came down," and became the Emanuci
" Ged with us " would have a marvel
ous influence in forming that cenjunctinn
between Ged and man, through which the
anniversary of the Christ-child would be
mere properly celebrated and redeemed
from cant, hypocrisy and abuse.
Of course, the outward manifestation of
llin nhrisrmsis festivjil lifts lienn nrjidiinl !
seems te be enlarging the sphere of its 'en
orations; but no one new Jiving in a Chris
tian country, perhaps, can leek back te the
period in his life's experience when there
was net some illustration of this festival,
however insignificant and humble it may
have been. Many of its customs and also
gross superstitions were doubtless derived
from paganism, eliminated and adapted te
the new use. This, however, is net neces
sarily disparaging, because some remnants
of the ceed and the true have existed
among all people en earth, from the earliest
dawning of human "society down te the
latest. This part el the subject wc waive, ! play mauc te caicr ler me " Uhnstmas
because, if the reader turns te the files of trade " if such a trade at all existed,
the newspapers of one or two years age, ' Appropriate church services wherever
he will find allusions te Christmas, its eri- church societies or church structures ex
gins, its festivals, and its order of ebserv- isled were held, but the pregramme of
ance among many Christian nations, mere ' herviccs differed very little from ordi erdi ordi
numcreus than poetical effusions en " The nary days of worship, except, perhaps,
Beautiful Snow." I therefore, also, need I the specially of the subject,
net say anything en the Christmas of new, Frem thqpc day6, however, down te the
but shall endeavor te recall an episode or
se of sixty years age.
If Luther's famous Christmas tree was
a type of the Christmas trees of Lancaster
county, or of the state of Pennsylvania,
sixty years age, then I had never seen one,
nor heard of one even twelve years later,
if such a tree had been erected in a place
se large as the city 01 Philadelphia, me
knewlege of it must have been confined te
the very few, or had net entered into the
domestic gossip of the town.
There are phantoms of humble little
Christmas trees dancing through my mind
that belong te periods from one te five
years anterior te sixty years age, and one
or two 01 them were the subjects 01 records
made some years age, hence no further al
lusion will be made te them here.
During the winter of 1822 and 1823 1 was
a member of a farmer's family in the
township of Denegal, and then first par
ticipated in the erection of a Christmas
tree after the "county fashion" of that
period se far at least as that locality
was concerned. Christmas occurs during
the shortest days of the whole year, and
people in the country lived somewhat far
ther apart than thev de new, hence visits
could net readily be made te see hew the
people kept the day, therefore families
mainly kept it within themselves, and
when the day was gene, it was gene for
another year; for the morrow brought its
usual duties.
The tree en this occasion was a low ce
dar bush which "we boys" had "spotted"
when we were out walnuting as early as
the beginning of the previous November.
The head of the family was of Irish de
scent but had married into a family of
'Pennsylvania Dutch," and had accommo
dated .himself te their peculiar ways, and
when necessary spoke their peculiar lan
guage. Only one of the elder boys, the
housemaid and myself, in addition te the
"Old Felks, participated in the preparatieu
of the tree. All the ethers were the vic
tims of the harmless little ruse which pa
tents saw lit te resort te once a year, in
order te furnish an agreeable surprise and
pleasure te their little ones, whose boxes,
hats, caps and stockings occupied different
nooks and corners te receive the gifts of
lhe"Bclls-Nickcl" te geed little boys and
girls, and somehow all claimed te be geed
oil that occasion at least. But when the
Bells-Nickel appeared in his proper person
en Christmns eve, with his hideous visage,
his bag of nuts, and his long whip, jingling
his bells withal, and speaking in a dialect
that seemed te have been brought from the
confusion of Babel, the chiildrcn were net
quite se sure of their goodness, if they did
net fly in terror from liis presence and hide
themselves under the remotest corner of
their beds. The name of Santa Claus, se
far as I Gin remember, had then no cur-rc:u-jr
in the rural districts of our county.
It was the Bells-Nickel that rewarded geed
children and punished bad ones, and it was
he who filled the stocking legs, the hats,
caps and boxes en Christmas night. These
gifts te children, and indeed all gifts pass
ing between the j'enng and the old were
scvcially tcrmeJ a i"Christ-kindly," but as
little was heard and known of Kriss-Kin-glc
as of Santa Claus.
Christmas-gifting, in pfopertian te the
population, was just as common as it is
new, but it was net se extensive, nor se
expensive, nor yet se artificial as new at
least net in the country. People generally
gave what they made or produced with
their own hands, but whatever it was, it
was designated as a Christ-kindly. Nene
or at least very few would have thought
of purchasing :i gift te bestow upon an
other. Indeed, except a book of some kind,
or a piece of jewelry, there was very little
specially provided for the Christmas trade,
and that was confined te the larger towns.
In the country there was an annual butch
ering just before Christmas, and many gitts
were in the form of "puddings and sau
sages." Our Christmas tree en this occasion may
have been four feet high (about the height
of a boy of ten years old) and every avail
able branch contained an article of some
kind, and its base was garnished by Hie
Christ-kindlies of the children, which con
sisted of c" henshing," or mittens, stock
ings, car-warmers, shoes usually d" Mon
roes " satchels, scissors and thimbles, for
the girls ; cakes, nuts, raisins, apples,
pears, and such like articles, all of domes
tic use. The tree was decorated with gin
ger bread cut in various grotesque forms,
remote approximations te men, women,
horses, dogs, deer, roosters, fishes, stars,
hearts, sheep, goats, cows and even the
' bad man " diamonds, houses, rings, etc.
and these were embellished with a mixture
of starch and sugar, which gave them a
frightful, if net a comic leek. These with
apples., here and there a bunch of raisins,
or a c" matzebaum," obtained from a town
shop and brightly colercd"roscttcs," com
posed of scarlet, yellow and green flannel,
made up the tout ensemble of the decora
tions et the Christmas tree of the country,
and even this was by no means universal,
for then, ns perhaps new," there were
large religious communities that never
made any demonstration of this kind at all.
They may have baked a special batch of
sweet-cakes for their children, but neth
ing mere except, pernaps, me usual relig
ious service.
The custom, however, was mere com
mon in the towns, and there, tee, being
mere accessible te the stores, ether deco
rations were improvised, such as glass
beads, oranges or lemons, mint-drops
like tows of red and white buttons en
slips of paper toys and candies, accord
ing te the pecuniary circumstances of the
host; but most of the toys, even, were
home-made. Where pine, cedar or juniper
could net be obtained, laurel was substi
tuted for the tree. Denning the '' woolsy weolsy woelsy
lindsy " winter Sunday suit for the first
time was often put off te Christmas day,
and greatly added te the anticipated pleas
ures of the occasion. But no matter hew
little the tree was. or hew scauty its em
bellishments, it did net in the least dimin
ish the general happiness of tlic festival.
There, en a side table, tee, steed the great
mug of cider, with its accompanying
glasses, Hanked by dishes efpplcsand
cakes, with baskets of walnnts, hickory
nuts and chestnuts for all who came and
the busy ' chops " of the participants were
actively exercised from early morn until
late at night.
Although " us boys " by our participa
tion in erecting and " trimming " the
Christmas tree, were enabled te sec "clear
through " the deccptieu of the Bells Nick
el, and knew he was a sham, yet when his
personater visited the house which he us
ually did early en Christmas eve we were
terribly afraid of him, and with some
reason tee, for he could make himself pain
fully tangible if he chose.
The superstition that at twelve o'clock
en Christmas night the cattle in their stalls
nil kncpl ilnwn nnrt nnv " no i... i,j
-- - - Uw..u ....u jr.uj, UO UUfO llilll
concocted a scheme te test, but wlieu the
lw,n. ..;,.n,i . i.n.i .. i 1 .
hour arrived wc had net the moral or phy-
sicai courage ie uissipaic me charmed il
lusion ; and, instead thereof, we hurried
off te bed.
Of course, sixty years age there was no
confectioneries, ice cream saloons or toy
shops as they exist at the present period,
nor any that made the remotest approxima
tion te them except, perhaps, in such
places as New Yerk, Philadelphia or Balti
more. Limited stocks of this species of
merchandise were Kept Dy dry goods and
grocery stores, by drug stores and cakc-and-
beer-shops, but there was no special dis-
present time, the Christmas demonstrations
have net gene backward, but have been
gradually increasing, and are likely te con
tinue ee, and any attempt te inculcate a
sentiment abrogating them would excite
as much indignation as Paul's preaching
did among the image'makers of Athena.
And there is no reason why they should
net continue, se far as they are legitimate.
Repudiate or abrogate' the 4th of July and
the dissipation of America's liberty is likely
te fellow. Obliterate Christmas and Chris
tianity is likely te become weakened or
dissipated, for it would be the beginning
of the obliteration of Deity. It is the
" nlane and continent" of Ged's manifes
tatien of Himself te men, which is the only
medium of conjunction with Him who,
"out of Christ is a consuming fire." This
spiritual fermentation moved the human
mind sixty years age, has moved it, annu
ally at least, ever since, and with increas
ing intensity moves it te-day.
Grantelltjs.
a. Thi? let in. in the country, was usually
pronounced " Bell-Snlckel," and by way of
Anglicism was tortured into Hell Nicholas, nil
el which was in allusion te St. Nicholas, the
patron saint of boys.ne doubt. It was once
common in Germany, and. perhaps, is se still,
for the children ei the family te assemble en
the eve et St. Nicholas (Dec. fi) when nuts and
sw etmeats would be Uistributcd.aniengtlieni,
but IT any naugntv children were present, in
stead el a present they would get a whack of
thcKIaubaut. This custom, in this country,
somehow, was transferred te, and became a
part et our Christmas sports.
b This tci in was pronounced "Krisht Kind
ly " and it, with Kiiss Kringlc, are doubtless
cei millions of Christ Kindchen, or "Christ
child." I had been disposed te regard Krlss
Kringlc as a mongrel translation ef-Chrlst-Kindchcn
into English, but Dr. Brccncr
quotes it as a Dutch (Ilellaudbh) term.
c. "Henshing" is a corruption of Hand
scliu. or handshee. and these were et two
klmN, mainly mittens and gloves, called
"F.iu-jlitheiishlng ";and "FliiKer-benshlng,"
or first-gloves and finger-gloves. In later days
mittens was abbreviated te mitts, but the
"mitts" et that day was applied te a sort of
liandceveiiug worn by women, in which only
the wrist and part of the band was covered, all
the lingers ami part et the thumb being ex
posed. These mitts sometimes extended te
the elbows, and they were known by that
name many years atterwaids, and perhaps it
still obtains.
d. James Monre.; was then president et the
United States, and this paiticular footgear was
named alter him. " Us boys " had heard of
Menree and knew he was picsldent, but wc
had no very distinct idea et Ills relation te the
country or te us. If wc should have happened
te have seen him, and net found him about
ten led high and six inches bet ween the eyes,
we pel haps would net have entertained any
nieie regard ler him than ler any ether man.
e. ' Matzebaum" this is a corruption of
Mai tzipanc, a Venitiau sweetmeat or sweet
biead. otherwise " Bread-of-Marcus." In Her
man dictionaries the word is spelled Marlzipan
(pronounced Mar-tsec-paw 11). anil is rendered
111 English Maichpanc. "Ged save me apiece
et Maichpane'' is leund In Shakspeare, se that
it must nae been known in England before
his time. These pseudo confections were at
onetime extensively manufactured in Lan
easicr, and a patent was obtained as late as
1S7I. ler a uiaeliine te make lliein. Tiicy wcie
made el white dough, and et at least two
kinds; one containing sweetening and tue
ether none; and they wen: cither baked or
diied. They weie embellished with animals,
liei-s bird, flowers, bushes. men, women and
children, pic-sed 111 a son et "bold relief
upon the one side, and they were gaudily
piinU-d with ted, yellow, green, blue, Ac. ;
and when the youngsters commenced suck
ing tiiein, ter the small quantity of sugar they
contained, their hands and their laces from
their mouths te thelrcycs and ears presented
a hr.lHreus aspect of commingled daubcry.
. " Uescttcs." or " cockades," as some call
ed ihcm, occupied a very conspicuous part of
the decorations of aCIuistmas tree sixty years
age. t.er, excepting a moiety of highly colored
gias be.uK which weic netalways nor every
where obtainable, they constituted mainly
the coloring et the adornments. Disks of red
white, blue, green, yellow, brawn and black
flannel or cleih. with scolleped edges and of
ditTereut sizes, were tacked together
in the centre, the largest disk form
ing the base ami the smallest the
ape., piedticing a son of aster-shaped
Hetter. These weie liem one te three inches
in di.imelcr, and were Listened te thebranches
el the tiee with t heir faces outward, and could
be kept Irem one Christmas te another with
out spoiling.
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"OCCASION EXTMOBDHAIM"
Se the French people put it, and the great stores " The Leuvre " and " Ben Marche " every few weeks have a reusing sale or
" occasion." We don't like the system, but try te make every day equally geed for buyers te come te us. Yet new and again
there are special reasons that warrant stepping out from our usual course.
Such a time has come te Oak Hall, and we have te announce
A GRAND "OCCASION."
1881, se far, has been the largest year's business OAK HALL HAS EVER DONE.
Mr. Jehn Wanamaker has this season watched ever personally and supervised the old house in a -measure like in old times
AND NOW
desires te say he has determined te put the annual sales far beyond anything ever reached before in the annals of the Retail Cloth
ing business in the United States.
There is net a day te lese, as the season is passing. We have therefore prepared all the inducements we can eiler and they
GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
Years age we were overloaded with goods, and we frankly said se. Wc have no secrets about our business. We take the people
into our confidence and ask for a return of confidence, AND GET IT, because the people find out exactly what can be depended en.
We sold out long age all our surplus stock. Five furniture cars would carry all the old stock new in our double six-sterv
building, and while we de se large a business and size3 break up se rapidly as they de, we always expect te have just as much as
wc have te-day.
STOW THEJST, THIS is te say
That this " Occasion " is based en the cleanest, newest, best stock we can possibly get together.
NEW GOODS OF SPLENDID CHARACTER,
And made for the purpose of driving up and along the sales te far outdo the best endeavors of former years.
SUMMING UP THE INDUCEMENTS, THEY AEE
1. A stock of goods, most of it " iust born." clean and beautiful, arriving dailv from our workrooms.
2. A "right smart " deduction from usual prices, " something that can be seen."
3. Opportunity given te take a purchase away, compare it, bring it back and get money returned.
4. Wanamaker & Brown's stamp en the quality ana make of the goods as the guarantee of value. Of course
THERE ARE SOME BETTER BARGAHS THM OTHERS,
Ner is all our stock marked down, but
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
Cut out the lists and walk
Men's Overcoats.
Fancy Cassimero Clicstci field', made te sell
at$18.0i, reduced te $M.0J.
Blue and Black Fur Beaver Ovcrsacks, made
te sell at $10.00, reduced te $S.50.
Brown Chinchilla Oversacks, made te sell at
115.00, reduced te $12.00.
Gray mixed, fancy back Diagonal, Skeleton
Ovcrsacks ana Chesterfields, made te sell at
$1C.OO, reduced te $13.75.
Gray striped, iancy back, Skeleton Ovcr
sacks, made te sell at $lti.re, reduced te $13.0".
Very heavy, wool-lined, detible-brcastcd.Fiir
Beaver Ulsters, made te sell at $11.00, minced
te $10.00.
Mixed Frieze, all wool Ovcrsacks, inailu te
sell at $9.0?, reduced te $7.50.
Finest Imported "Eskimo" Beaver Over
sacks, made te sell at $.00, reduced te $20 00.
Finest Imported " butrell " Beaver Ovcr
sacks made te sell at $23.00, reduced te $20.00.
Finest Imported "Caster" Beaver Over
sacks, made te sell at $28.00, reduced te $20.00.
It would be very easy for any one te mark up prices at the beginning of a season and then go down te what wetdd be en paper
large reductions, but it must be borne in mind our system of business, taking back goods and returning money when our customer
can come back in ten minutes and receive the money back after being at another store, or week's after purchase, keeps us en our
guard te have our prices the very lowest.
THIS REDUCTION,
Therefore, must be manifest te these who will. think a moment, or leek the goods ever and compare elsewhere. We have the
(perhaps) pardonable pride in our business te push it beyond anything ever done before, and take this method te de it. Let all
our friends in city and county give
Wide and Full Netice of this " Great Occasion."
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL,
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AMERICA,
Seuth-East Cerner Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia.
MEDICAL.
READ THIS
Lancaster, Pa., April 28, 1SS1.
Xhb Kidhxtcuba Mr'e Compact.
Gents It Rives me much pleasure te Kay
that after using one pack el KIDNEYCU11A
I have been entirely cured el a severe pain in
my back and aide, of long standing, and that,
tee, alter trying various known remedies. 1
have every confidence in your medicine,
cheerfully recommend it, and knew thatmany
of my irlends who have usWI it have been
benefited. PETER BAKER,
m261yd Foreman Examiner and Express.
T OCUEK'S
- Renowned Cough Syrup.
A pleasant, Bate, speedy and sure remedy ler
Colds. Coughs, Hoarseness, Asthma, Influen
za. Soreness et the Threat and Chest, Bron
chitis, Whooping Cough, Spitting of Bleed, In
flammation el the Langs and all Diseases of
the Chest and Air Passages.
This valuable preparation combines all the
medicinal virtues of these articles which long
experience has proved te possess the most
safe and efficient qualities ler the cure of all
kinds et lung diseases.
PRICE, 85 Cents. Prepared onlyandseldby
OHAS. A. LO0HER,
WHOLESALE XXD EETAIL DBUGGIST,
Ne. 9 East Kiig Street, Lancaster.
WASAMAKER fc
into OAK HALL and have a leek.
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Men's Dress Suits.
11-2 Deuble-Ureastcil Fieck Ceat Suits et
Schnabe's Finest Blueand Black Crepe Caster,
made te sell at $30, reduced te $-25.
181 Deuble-Breasted Freck Ceat Suits el very
fine Black Cleth-Faced Diagonal, made te sell
at iftll, 1 educed te $211.
Alse, 253 Stills el bami: goods, Willi Sac'c or
Walking Coats, at same price. '
Men's Business. Suits.
If. Fancy Casaimcie Suits, made te sell at $10,
reduced te $9.
178 Very Slieng, All-Weel, Blue Cheviot
Suits, fast colors, made te sell at $13, lcduccd
te $10.
30 Fancy Casslmeru Suits, made te sell at $12,
reduced te $10.
113 Fancy Diagonal Cheviot Suits, made te
sell at $15, reduced te $12.
37 Fancy Cassimcrc Suits, made te eellatjl),
reduced te $12.
20 Fancy Cassimeic Suits, made te scllat$li,
reduce te $14.
59 Fancy Cassimeic Suits, made te sell at
$20, reduced te $15.
23 Fancy Black Cassimero Suits, with Skele
ton Ceat, made te sell at $;e. lcduccd te
$10.50.
l'OSnpcib "Hariis" Cashmere Suits, made
te sell at f22, reduced te $15.
rA.fItHANOLUS, &e.
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UK L1NU OP
WALL PAPERS,
Is the lai'Kcst u c ever had in stock for this
reason of year, cmbnuins Fine C511U for
Parlors. Halls, &c. Lew-priced goods in end
less variety te select from. There arc some
choice patterns in the market for the Fall and
Spring trade, which cannot fail te please you.
FANGYDADO WINDOW SHADES,
j PLA1X SHADING, by the yard, in all colors
! and widths.
I Scotch Hollands. Tin and Weed Sprinc Rell
ers. Cord Fixtures. Rings, Tassels,
Leeps, Fringes, Picture Wire
and Cord, Bands,
hooks. &c.
Paper Curtains te Dealers at
Lewest Prices.
EXTENSION" CORNICES, the cheapest and
best. Curtain Poles in assortment.
3-Orders taken for FINE MIRRORS.
PHAGES W. FRY,
NO. 57 NORTH QUEEN ST.
BHOWX, OAK H4ZX.
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l.iSupctb " Keck" Casslmeie Suits, made
te sell at $2,100, teduccd te $18.00.
'.) Superb "Heckanaiu Cassimeic Suits,
made le sell at $25.00, reduced te $19.00.
Youths' Business Suits.
31 Fancy Cassinietc Suits, made te sell at
$9.(0, lcduccd te $3.0 .
5S Fancy Cassimcrc Suits, made te sell at
$19.00, reduced te $15.(0.
30 Fancy " Kmplic " Cassimeie Suits, made
tesell at $19.09, icdiiced te $15.00.
29 Fancy "Harris " Casslmere SulU, made
te sell at $20.00, reduced te $15.0it.
'25 Fancy "Beck" Cassimeic suits, made te
sell at $20.00, teduccd te $10.50.
25 Fancy "Eddy" Cassimcrc Suits, made te
sell at $22.00. ledum! te $15.00.
33 Fancy " Eddy" Cassimcrc Suits made le
sell at $22.00, icdiiced te $18.09.
HI Very strong, all-wool, Blue Cheviot Suits,
last colors, made te sell at $12.0), lcduccd te
$9.00.
MEDICAL.
rpHK UltKAT CUKATIVE AGKNTS.
GALVANISM AND ELECTRICITY.
DR. HALL'S
(iiilMO Electric Plasters.
A GALVANIC BATTERY is Imbedded In
this Medicated Plaster, which, when applied
te the body produces a constant but mild cur
rent et Electricity, w hichls most exhilarating.
It is a positive and speedy cure for tne follow
ing complaints, viz :
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, sick Headache,
Weak and Inflamed Eyes, all Affections of the
Brain. Spinal Complaints, Kinney and Liver
Complaints, Sciatica, Paralysis, Asthma and
Lung Diseases, Diseases el the Heart, Nervous
Prostrations, Ac.
PKICK ONLY SI .00.
THE BELE MANN CO., Prep ts,
812 Broadway, Cor. 13th St., New Yerk.
AGEXTS WAXTED.
Send stamp for circulars. Fer sale by all
ruggicts. Mention thU paper. Sent by mall. !
oct7-3mcedS6twcow '
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Small Beys' Suits.
Fancy C.issiiucrc Blouse Suits, $1.50 te $3.75.
Fancy Casslmere BIeusu Suits, $5.00 te $1.50.
Fancy Casslmere Blouse Suits, $5.50 te tl.OO.
Fancy Cassimcrc Kleusc Suits. $5.50 te $1.50.
Fancy Casslmere Blensc Suits. $.50 te S.i0.
Fancy Cassimcrc Blouse Suits, $7.50 te $..
Fancy Caaslmcre Kleusc Suits, $8.00 te $t;.V.
Fancy Casslmere Blouse Suits, $8.50 te $7.01 1.
Small Beys' Overcoats.
Mixed Friec Ovcrsacks, $5.00 te $!.).
Mixed Frieze Oversacks, $C.50 te $5,011.
Mixed Frieze Oversacks, $7.00 te $0.00.
Mixed Frieze Ovcrsacks, $9.00 te $7.50.
Mixed Frieze Oversacks $8.00 te $7.00.
Beys' Suits.
Fancy Cassimcrc, $7.00 te $0.M).
Fancy Cassimcrc, $7 5e te f.ii
Fancy Casslmere, $7.50 te tti.Ct
Fancy Casslmere, $9.00 te $7.en.
Fancy Cassimcrc $10.00 te $8.50.
Fancy Casslmere, $11.00 te $8.50.
Fancy Casslmere, $12.00 te $10.00.
Fancy Cassimcrc, $13.50 te $11.50.
Fancy Cassimere, $15.00 te $10.(,e.
Fancy Casslmere, $14.00 te $12.00.
Fancv Casslmere, $17.00 te $14.(0.
Very Fine Brown Pique, $17.00 te $l5.0i.
Beys' Overcoats. -
Fancv C:issimcre, $7.50 te $G..'0.
Fur Beavers, Black, Blue and Gray. $10 In f3.5e.
Fancv Back Skeleton, $12.00 te $10.0').
Fancy Back Fur Beaver, $15.00 te $12.00.
Fancv Casslmere. $8.00 te $0.00.
Blue Cheviot, $8.00 te $7.00.
veamj.
B.
B. HABTIH,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In all kinds el
LUMBER AND COAL.
J"faril: Ne. 420 North Water and Prince
streets above Lemen Lancaster. n3-lyd
COHO & WILEY,
JSO ti'OBTM WATMK ST., Lancaster, ra.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
LUMBER AND GOAL.
Connection With the Telephonic Exchange.
Branch Office : Ne. 20 CENTRE SQUARE.
tebS-Iyd
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RELLLY & KELLER
GOOD, CIEiSFAMILY COAL,
Alse, Hay and Straw by the bale or ten.
Farmers and ethers In want et Superiei
Manure will And it te their advantage te call
Yard, Harrisburg Pike.
Office. 2QK East Chestnut street. 1 agl7-lt
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