Daily evening bulletin. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1856-1870, December 23, 1868, Image 2

v` ' B ic h the children that there 1„6a 1 -,ITAISIO Mingle.,
"'And they ought to b'.i . 34ogbt,;' said 'gm:
ildr o v• . ,_, li ,- i.••• , -•.... , ,
' • ~• --" to-morrow night you Just ltinglip their:
," - ,<Ct.„lidocitings by the mantd.pteeqankiet teem sleep;
I.,•!•:''• '
in this room, and FP, dress „np, sfid come down:-
she chimney, into tke fire plaint - with a bag fullbf
"IL IP
•
''Capital," oak' Mrs. Phippe,langbing and clap
ping her .handr.t.
"And if„Tors esittnanage-to get old Miss Strag-,
eosin when it happens, I'll give her such a scare
: that pet/slenteeth will ration:sr a week.":
1 l'orertiber.ltillt light, 'too," said Mrs: Phipps.'
"An4l4r she says much about it, I'll poison that
cat of shors,,and feed it to her poodle.. - I'm sick
.
of tilifooalerWauling and bowling anyhow "•
"I'ma sick., \,, it myself ," said Mrs. Phipps.
SW 1110 lie\ night—Christmas eve--the seven
little Phipps-- - three shillings and sixpence, as
Old Phipps call them—were put to bed in the
Ie:MOM, with di% r'stockings hung around the
at Are•place, an. their.eyes wide open, on the
kout for the tomingvfliriss Single.
''' Ind Phipps bad stuffed them with stories during
the 'day, and eald - positively that the good Saint
- *Mild come that very night. Bob and Tom were
open set:lifers: The little ones trembled and
• tamped.'
Old Phipps was out in the , hall. He put on a
buffalo robe, a fur tippet belonging-to Mrs.
Phipps, slur , cap and muffler, porked his face,
downed a false •beatd, shouldered his bundle of
toys and went up to the trap in the roof.
Itwas a bitter eold - nightrand- 118 - the -first
draughtpt air blew upon'him,he felt like backing
tont. But It was too late now. As his head
emerged, rho saw - lillas Straggles's pet cat,with its
spine bent double, snaking - its tail around, yowl
lag and spitting and snatching lists full of hair
out of another (Ist which WAS 'conducting Itself in
precisely the some manner. They shied pver on
to the next roof as Phipps - Crawled out.
flops got to the chimney. He peeped down.
It looked black and ugly, and smelt ,of smoke.
Then. he thought he would' back ont-again. But
no, if lie didn'tgo down that chimney that night; t
Bob and Tom and all the children ; 'down to the '
wrtyy baby, would be more incredulous than ever,
end.would have the laugh on him for the balance
tetf his We: . ' ..
the put• one leg over, then the other. Then he
let himself down by the hands. Bracing his
&zees against the sides, he found the descent
easy enough, although the falling soot blinded
tldm. Be' hung tho bundle of toys , around his
'Down, down, down he went, until he saw a
light shining on - the . bearth - beneath hitch - Now
for the gland coup.''qt should be done"dramatlc
-411y. 'Slowly, slowly he proceeded, until be
reached the top of the arch over -the fireplace.
:Taking a good long breath, he. - jrimped to the
hearth, and sprang out into the room yelling
'llk an Arrapahoe Indian with the dehrium tre
.
, ^24,671 8.
There was an answering yell!
Great Heavens !
He bad come down the wrong flue!
There stood ' Aurelia - Straggles, dressed in a
complete snit of duplex elliptic hoops, with her
wig, her false teeth, and the balance of her back
bair, lying on the bureau, amid pearl, powders,
complexion washes, rouge, and a general collec
tion of wirework, soap, cologne water, hair
tonic,,and so forth.
Aurelia Straggleesereamed. '
Phipps was petrified.
"Murder! murder! fire! thieves! murder!
fire Ere !I fire !! !" yelled thejragmentary Au
relia, with one cheek pale and th,e other red.
"Madam !" exclaimed Phipps, scared half to
death.
"Murder-r-r-r ! Help I help ! !
help !! ! murder-r-r-r !" cried Miss Straggles,
with a most vigorous effort from a woman who
was in piecemeal, so to speak.
"One word," said Phipps. "Permit me to ex
plain —"
"Help ! help I help!" shrieked Aurelia,
throw
ing a shawl around her, replacing her teeth, and
running to open the door to clamorous crowd
without.
In rushed landlady, landlord, boarders, male
and female, chambermaids, cooks, Mrs. Phipps,
Bob Phipps, and all the little Phipp's.
The landlady flew at Phippsmith-a dust-brush;
the chambermaid tackled Min with a broom; the
cook endangered him with a poker; the landlord
soused a bucket of water-on him. ' one of the male
boarders snapped six caps at him with a re
volver; the women all screamed; Miss Strag
gles's dog grabbed him by the leg and bit a chop
out of his calf; while one of the boarders called
in two yoolicemen, and all before Mrs. Phipps
had a chance to explain that it was nobody bat
poor old Phipps himself after all.
The male boarders laughed
The female boarders giggled.
The cook snickered.
The chambermaids smiled.
Miss Straggles fainted dead away.
The landlord got mad and said it was out
rageous.
The landladyrsaid she "wasn't agoin' to have
Bich carrying on-in her house."
Bob Phipps put his thumb to his nose and
wiggled his fingers. All the little Phippses did like
wise, and the baby tried its level best to imitate
them.
Miss Straggles revived and gave notice that she
would look for another boarding-house next day.
Old Phipps looked cut up and sad; but he
promised to stand champagne for the whole
house at dinner next day, and then turning
savagely to his wife, ho said :
"Wby don't you put those, children to bed,Mrs
Phipps ? We've had enough of this tomfoolery."
"I think we have," said Mrs. Phipps, filing off
with the Phipps brigade, of which Bob formed
the rear, grinning like a demon.
Bob is still incredulous about Krieg Kingle, and
Phipps says he don't care a cent; it's the ten
dency of the age, and there's no use of ins fight
ing against it.
MRS. BOODLE'S CHRISTMAS BALL
11Y FRANCIS WELLS
T'was Lockhart who sung ns the song of thb
Cid
Tuld tu3 all that he did'nt, and all that he did;
And Marryatt wrote ne the travels of Mid-
Bhipman Easy, who ne'er obeyed what he was
bid.
Old Rogers has mpg of that famous oak lid,
'Neath.which poot Ginevra so snugly was hid
That her luckless young bridegroom was turned
to a wid-
Ower, ore of his bridal array he was rid.
And then we must mention, of coarse, Mr. Tidd,
Whose I.Practice" Uriah extolled to David
Coppertield, when so meekly and softly he slid
Into Mr. Heep's sanctum:—and then there is
Giid-
Don ' who made his abode In the Great Pyramid,
tindbro6gLi; home that mummy that puzzled the
quid
*lanes, who made, you remember, so many In
speeches, for which they were properly
chid.
BM the Practice of Tidd, and the Cid, and the
?did
, IY4th David, end Glid, and the famous oak lid,
Arc ontvied by the tale of the charming fastid
ious, elegant. Eglantine Arthur Whyte Kidde.
Itwas the might, of Mrs. Boodles Ball,
That Chih3tmas Ball, that made so great a
stir,
• ThaLgained for Oars. Boodle many a call
.From those.dear friends "who bate the sight of
A .ter,"
But who would direst penance undergo,
, Bather than lailssate:.• Ball and all its splendor.
-1 1lbe'smot easetlydn our set, you lmow.
But i t would nsuer do, my dear, to offend
leadea.of the ton was Mrs. Boodle,
40isklioodle madelilagold in cheese and but
ter,)
Mad any one, who is mat...pito a noodle,
Can welllmagine what a wondrous flutter
.CatatirlVer the world, when first the rumor
spread,
'Whispered from bean to belle, with deepest
pleasure,
4 Thatildrq:'Boodle bad It .in her head
To tive ajilall that should all balls outmeasure.
,h,,ew ladies embed their choicest salutations,
As Mrs. Boodle's carriage robed along;
.w beaus thelrbeavers doffed with now gyre
, L i rations _
oea c er eye ; amid the pawing throng;
gow ladks praised her "darling of a bonnet "
• Jl„mlyvontlered at Coat "miracle of Lace ; "
MEOW Gpecjalle. in a newly published sonnet,
Aztollgd the .hams of Mrs. B--- 4 ,3 face;
Agow,al,l tb o wtirid lu ;tort becaule•excited,
.K be r i It WO iu2Uwn MAL elle had filled her
;
Uow marked tile lucky 01:108 who were invited,
• Bow glum were they whose cards "had some
how, missed." ,
conrec trityte Kidd° received an invitation,_-
`'- bail without him would not be a
. I.le wan a bean of such a reputation,
reign beau, reigning over aIL
tti*y-
ilk find come, yteOidde beam*
None bat alzaind artistiveould conceive ft.
DeseriptiontsAlnest itoticid would brit'apoll
And to Imaginatiofi we nnet leave It. ~,
The-noise,4tholights, enowY-vested waiters;
w. Red drawn w- crowd 'ttrotted 7 :-"the
Hall;
And, as_ Whyte 'litilde alights, the rude epee ,.
tators
Withjears e3tolairn, '`Qh,erlicee! :what a shawl !"
S carte could the snowy-vested's broad grimaces
From him, the object of their mirth, be hid,
As ushered through the rows of shining faces,
Their chief cried, "Mr. Eglantine Whyte
Kidder'
He entered, as some conqueror might enter
His royal halls, where none his sway dispute;
And; as he came, each lovely damsel , bent her
Admiring gaze upon his matchless boot.
Elegravely glided throngli the mazy dances,
(To smile, svhen dancing, would be voted loWl)
Forgets his partner' as '' with fondest glances,
He contemplates his sten Jgather toe.
With well-gloved handhis well-brushed hat he
twiddled;
And, leaning graceful on the marble mantel,
He criticised the belles who round him diddled,
, Scome most antique, and others most infantile.
'He never held ten minutes' conversation,
'Twos such a •'wretched baw," ho could` not
---hide it,
•Itmay'have been the fault' of education,
-But he could not talk sense, and never tried it.
The clock struck tweive—and at. ; the opening
portal • --
Stan(is Dorsey,.King of the Ten Thousand
Upper; -
With gentle grace, to every hungry mortal
He waves his hand, and asks thenfin to supper.
,
Mrs, Boodle's suppers, on. every hand,
Were freely acknowledged alone to stand,
For nobody gave such suppers:
Such salads, such ices, such fruits, such wines,
Could not be sung in. Ten Thousand Lines,
By twice n thousand Tuppers.
v
Thereere he ps of silver, and mines of gold,
China and gla a of price untold,
And forest of .rarest flowers;
Confectioners, fl orists and myriad cooks, k
With a library f Miss Leslie's Books,
Had lavished their utmost powers.
A jingle of silver spoons and forks,
A popping of lively Champagne corks,
- And the supper was under way:
Ladles and gentlemen drank and ate
As if they were paid at so much a plate,
And they wore in want of pay.
Now Wbyte Kidde bad, like most of his race,
In his brain a, decidedly weakish place,
' 'Twas the organ of voracity:
He could Stand at a table for huff a , night,
Demolishing viands from left to right,
With an ostrieh's capacity.
The truth is out, and we blush to own
That Whyte Kidde went to a Ball, alone
For his palate's satisfaction:
A card was accepted er declined
Just as, from Dorsey, he chanced to find
The amount of the chief attraction.
Did you ever wait, till the fairer sex
Had left the table—a heap of wrecks?
Of course, if a man, you did.
Then was the time when waiters flow,
Replenishing dishes and plates anew,
For Eglantine Arthur Whyte Kidde
All that he'd eaten and drunk before,
Counted for naught, as he "called for more,"
Like Madame Twist's son Oliver;
Liquids and solids - Of every kind
Went, in a way that left behind
The wildest story of Gulliver.
Lobster or salad, fruit or game,
Oysters or Ices, were all the 'same,
He came, he saw, he eat them !
Sherry, Madeira; Sparkling Hock,
Cordials, of Bitters; or•old Medoc,
He drank when'er he met them.
'Twos two o'clock, , --the Ball was o'er,
And Whyte Kidd° from the Boodle's door
Looked out upon the night:
He shuddered with a queer grimace,
And, as the blast swept in his face,
He wrapped his tartan tight.
'Twas said by some, that Whyte Kidde's gait
Was—what we might anticipate,
From one whose head was light;
We will not for the slander vouch,
Bat leave him, buried in his conch;
Snoring away the night.
But what thereafter him befell,
WhTteKtdde shall in his own words tell,
They were Queen Mab's wild freaks;
So full of mischief and of spite
That Whyte Kidde, o'er that wondrous night
Still chatters when he speaks.
"'Twos the night after Christmas, when all
through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse,
When I laid on my back, in the midst of my bed,
And a soft, downy pillow supported my head,
The moonlight shone brigntly upon the white
6130 W,
And the fire shed out but a glimmering glow;
The moon had caught cold, and crept under a
cloud,
When the old clock struck three, with a tone
clear and loud.
In an instant a strange light stole over the room,
And a sound, such as you have ne'er heard, I
presume,
Set my teeth on a chatter, my bones on a quiver
And chilled all the blood iu my veins with a
shiver.
'Twas the roar of a tiger,—the snarl of cat,—
The scream of a vulture,—the squeal of a rat,—
The quack of a duck and a bear's angry growl,—
The 1:11E13 of a serpent,—the hoot of an owl,—
The bray of an ass,—And the yelp of a dog,—
The neigh of a horse, and the grunt of a hog,—
A bittern's harp cry,—a bull-frog's deep tone,—
A maniac's laugh, and a bagpipe's harsh crone,—
Lite bay of a wolf, and the wail of a child
All mingled in concert, discordant and wild.
Then louder. and wilder, and nearer it grew,—
The window-panes rattled,—the doors open flew,
And by chimney and window and through the
wide door
Came a troop such as mortal no'er witnessed be
fore.
There were beasts from the forest, and birds from
the air, •
And hideous monsters, and reptiles were there,
Distorted in color, and feature, and shape,
From a centipede boar to a one-legged ape.
They hustled and crowded, and swarmed round
my bed,
And a grim, headless turkey perched over my
head.
A lion, in spectacles, chose for his seat
The foot et my bed, where be tickled my feet;
And .a groat owl, with hoofs, gave a hideous
leer,
As a moid, slimy serpent crept into my ear.
I screamed for relief, and a .batewinged giraffe
Took .his place on my breast with a terrible
laugh ;
A ,featherless hawk clutched my throat in his
grip ,
Atade spider dropped down from the wall on my
lip.
Whoa, with terror, I struggled and shouted and
i pree t
Am elephan cackled,—a scorpionaelgited,—
A turkey cock grunted,—a hamming-bird
growled,—
'A cat gave a whistle,—a grasshopper howled.
Jilv brain was on Ire, and /leaped on the floor,
The old lan clock struck—and NY moirrmatur
yeas o'er!"
MORAL.
A thousand Wbyte Kiddes claim its be
Thelower of good society;
But no enan's claim is valid
Who goes to Boodle'e, like a snob,
To drink Ler wino, and eat her
Bier, terrapin and salad.
And ladies dear, who think the while
That men are feasting on your smile,
Of Whyte Kidde's race beware!
They dote upon the fair, 'tie true,
Eat then, lierhaps, It la not you—
It isthe Bill of Fare.
ON SOME CHRIBTIIIAS BELLS
"On ail dire aux cloches toui cc gzeon veut."
Yon remember the story of the widow,
told by Rabelais. The original version is in
a Latin sermon on widowhood by-Jeau Rau
lin, a monk of Cluny, of the fifteenth century.
Mr. Kelly repeats it in his Proverbs of all
Nations. A widow consulted her parish
pratdt'abb§tt marrying again.,- ,, She sto
heed Of a helpmate, she said; , her jortmaymiin
'understood the trade of herlatr3husband , wall;
andsheliad taken a fancy "hp him. 4Vary
well," said the priest, "you had betteimafry
:him:" "And yet," rejoined tie wide*,
am afraid • to do it; for wile knows but I may
find my servant become my Master?" "Well,
then," said the priest, "don't have him." "But
what shall I - do?fl'ilaitirthe widow; "the busi
ness le ft : me by my poor, dear,, departed
husband is more than I can martage -by my- ,
self." "Marry him, then," said the priest.
"Ali, but suppose he turns out a scamp," said
the, widowp might get bold , , of ,
property and run ,through it ail." . "Don't
have him," said the priest. Thus the
dialogue went on, the priest arways agree
ing• in the last opinion expressed by , :;the .
widow, until at length, seeing that her: mind '
was actually made up to;marry the journey
man, he told her to'consult the church bells,
and they would advise her best what to do.'
The bells were rung accordingly,. and the
widow heard them gay most distinctly, "Do
take your man, do take , your matt." So she
went home and married him at Mice. In a
short time the 'fellow showed her that he
really had become, her master with, a ven
geance, qualifying 'himself for the whipping
which Mr. Dlllwyn would fain administer to
all husbands who beat their wives. Madame
went back to the priest full of rage and bit
terness, cursing the hour when she had been
credulous enough to listen to his advice.
"GOod Woman "said the priest, "I am afraid
yon did not rightly .imderstand -the bells." .
Accordingly he had them rung again, and the
poor•woman heard clearly, but too'late,these
warning words: "Do not take lihn w do not
take him.'
From "yon ivy -mantled tower" how joy
candy they ring, "the merry, merry beds o
Yule !" How merrily, how :pensively, how
plaintively, •how gaily, how dolorously, how
mirthfully, how joyously! . :how sad; how
moiuning,how com Plaining, how weird; how
glad ! 'Rippling out into the starlight with a
melancholy wail; now tripping over the
frozen lake with a pleasant, gleefuli clatter.
now riding on the chill bosom of. the wind,
and then nestling in the nooks and corners of
the old hall bard - byi - and - making • - glad the'
hearts of all those young people whose shad-'
owe you see flitting hither and thither on the
blinds. They keep Christmas in good old
fashioned style at Marberry Hall, in that fa
mous western county _ of, the Midlands.
"Merry Christmas, merry Christmas!" the
bells say distinctly enough to those fair dam
sels, who will be kissed by and by under
the mistletop-boUghc and that troop of
young fellows' giving their • hats and
overcoats to stout' old" John in the
vestibule, the belis have the same joy
ful song for them. Happy youth that
knoweth not of the Christmases to come !
Sir John and Lady Marberry have heard the
bells for many and mliny a year. There was
a time they rung out their most joyous
thoughts—when the belle fairly rollicked for
them in happy, lively, vivacious, sportive
messages. Then there came a Christmas eve
when the bells gave forth nothing but dole
ful, woe-begone, heart-struck wails and-sighs
and sobs and moans. But time is a good
physician; he healed my lord and lady of their
, melancholy, and again they came to hear the
bells ring out quiet, pleasant, hopeful har
monies. The ~mirthful--tones were softened
and lowered and made tender, as an artist
makes his far-off distances, his blue and gray
and purple hills, that carry the eye and mind
far away until they reach the evening sky.
The heir to Marberry Hall—he who changed
the music of the bells and ,made them "jan
gle out of tune"—what do they say to him on
this Christmas eve ? He hears them not per
chance. Certainly not those same bells
which are oscillating in,that great gray ivy
grown tower whence that streak of
light comes struggling through tan
gled stalks and stems and leaves of the dark
green parasite. Does he listen to the memory
prompted music on some foreign shore, or
trace faint echoes of it in the swelling thun -
dere of the wind roaring through Canadian
forests? who knows? None at 3larberry
Hall. Will he come again on some freezing
night, at Christmas tide, and claim forgive
ness on his knees, and be taken back ,to hearts
that bled for him and now are healed?
Heaven grant he may ! Then shall the bells
ring out again, perchance, some faint resem
blance to the rollicking mirth and sjoy of
former years. And she who shared his shame,
have the bells brought back to her the
memory of Marberry Hall, and the gray old
church, and the Christmas meetings at which
she had been present—pure, and innocent and
radiant? We think of her as Paul Gray, in
the love story, thought of• Bessie Martin. Had
any good angel dropped a tear of pity over
her sad lot ? Did she languish in illness, on
this holy eve ?—languish with the bell-nitisic
in her ear and the thorn in her hear(?—or
had she ended her unhappy life in the great
' Loudon river? Had an unknown body
been picked up at ebb-tide, and laid
in a pauper grave, without a name?
—and was the forlorn one the belle of that.
long past Christmas eve at Marberry Hall ?
Was that story of a woman leaping from
Waterloo bridge, when the stars were shin
ing on the sullen tide, the story of Ellen Ver
non ? Some good angel had surely kept her
from such an end as this ! The woman in
Hood's heart- piercing ballad had been a child
once, happy and innocent. Those poor
fallen creatures trailing their gaudy garments
'neath the London gaslights have all been
dandled on paternal .knees; some of them,
perhaps, have been belles of County balls in
days gone by—who knows ? -Had they died
in infancy, they would have been, angels
now, joining in heavenly chants on this holy
day}, in sunny courts above. What do the
bells say to them ? Nothing. It is a jang
ling,,noisy, blatant peal, no doubt . ; but to
Ellen Vernon, the pride of that proud father,
the Marberry rector,—what say they to her ?
0! these social dramas of life, with their sor
rowing figures, of deserted women standing
alone,—battling With the world, or crouli
out of sight:like Ellen 'Vernon ! Who h
interpret the music of Christmas-bells to t
actors in life's.great play 2
.Hundreds of changes may be rung even
upon a small peal of bells, but thought and
fancy andmemory accompanying them, ring
thousands of changes that are not to be set
down in - the "triple bobs" and "bob majors"
of which the ringers boast. What tender
feeling Moore has awakened in the hearts of
millions .by .his ; poetle accompaniment to
"those evening bells," and his allusion to the
"other bards" that should sing their praises in
the future . ! But a few year!) ago Willis, in
his Peneillinpe bb the Way, was goasipping
to American and English people about the
bard, and how he looked, what he said and
did:.
"Those pleasant hours have pass'd away,
.And many a heart that then was gay
Within the tomb now darkly dwells,
And hears no more those evening bells."
Cowper's bells "in cadence &twee! opening
the gates of memoxy; Scott'a midnight bell,
echoing amidst Northumbrian rocks; Poe's
clanging, jangling, golden, silvern, brazen
bells; Tennyson's Christmas bells answering
each other in the midat,• andDlekena's chimes
with their clear, loud, lusty-sounding voices;
what glorious changes these have added to
individual translations of the language from
the steeples! Who tins not traveled with the
tintinnabulary variations to - Gray's church—
yard, imaged many , a moss-grown village
into that which Moore had in his mind, and
listened to Cowper's g9ntleinelodies?
has not stood on Cheviot Pell and seen thi
stag spread his broad nostril to the wind, or
listened to Lamb discourse of "the music nigh -
est bordering heaven?" Where is the man
with soul so dead, who has not thrilled with
strange delight ind fear at the clang and
DICCEMBER, 1858
IVEDNESDAY. DEcgmitivi
'eniiii fir, ~ otti. ,e 8 ~ ' ..
It rsii) 1"0 ' Aka ''‘larrii'i44 ;
startling Iso 1 (.1f idgtiVaiidfilppealinglo tiw
Mercy ay. &fire?' Wko Us 00t listekeot - ,'
with po 'l l iotty Vec*.-,i tome climes tk'ptt,"
1.
; dashed , upon hiS.,elutaberiV And Who lute
not' ald illouiV"Arnen." r tep. t - hil4ittltetirth'4o,
rolling, pealing line: '
"Ring in the valiant man and free,
Tho larger heart and kindlier hand;
- - - - Ring7ont the darkness of , theland,-
Bing In the C hrist that is to be?"
. tnii . ~
How nhbettei'we are for these words and
thoughts which have been put to the bell.mu
sic! It is easy to:be good on 45,000 a yeaF,
•as Becky Sharptitinnarked; but It wbuld'be
much harder than <ever-to be good , on 'nom--
paratively nothing , without those aids to
an interpretation of the hingnagebf the bells
' which have been given us by men whole
thoughts breathe, whose - words burn. Dick
enshas thrown a halo , about the social-char
acter of homes in all the corners of the earth,
and in many a distant nook thoughts of Tiny
Tim.will make the Christmas bells preach
tender sermons of forbearance and love and
gentle humility. People who spend Christ
=lain light houses, on islands out in the sea,
away inoolonial ranches, in ships on the big
waters, fancy the Carol and', the Chimes in
their hands for the first time—English men
and women making a first acquaintance with
Tinily Veck.and his:daughter, with Scrooge
and Bob Cratchett and Tiny Tim! The most
delicious tears that ever were shed have fallen
upon the pages in which-- Tiny Tim has
moved about with his tiny crutch,or sat very.
close to his father's-side,- upon-his little stool.
O'er all the land the bells ring out the glo
rious Christian message. Though the strains
may come to us blurred and blotted with sad '
memories and associations, the bells have a
mirthful, joyoud sound:Which is cheerful and
hopeful. It is mostly our own fault if we
misinterpret their language:''. Let us .not rely
upon'our vanity or our selfishness - to prompt
tbezwords; but try' to let out better nature,our
kindly Christmas 'Tide feelings, influence
their melody. Thelvidow in the story would
not be influenced byler judgment'or experi
ence; she was determined to marry her jour
neyman whatever the bells might say. It Is
unhandsome •to blame the bells when we hive
made them say what we wish. "Turn again,
Whittington, thrice. Lord Mayor of London!"
was the prophetic prompting of a spirited and
enterprising nature, bent on deserving fame
and winning it too. Shadows , will step
between our twat resolutions, and ghosts flit
across our path to tempt us aside lut e melan
choly; but if we arc resolved that the Christ
mas bells shiztt ring Merrily and joyously, so
they will. There is a quiet, sober joy which
none tut those who have suffered feel. It is
the sweetest of all sensations. He who has
never been sick does not understand half the
zest and delight Of full and rosy health. Com
mend we to you the calm and settled happi
ness of him who knoweth how to "suffer and
be strong." May the bells have happy mes
sages for us all this year, even for tntse two
wanderers who once could look upon that
gleam of light from karberry Tower without
a §igb ' find without a tear! "And so," -as
Tiny Tim observed, "Clod bless us every
one!"
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
In the north of Germany "Der alte Niko.
lam" is the name given to a personage, who
dressed up as an old mane with •a long white
beard, "a sack on .
.hid': back, and 'a rod his \
hand, knockil at the door, and , in a gruff hol
low voice inquireti whether•.there are any
children within, and if they are good or
naughty. Thereupon he enters, and extort
ing promises from the culprits "not to do it
again," untblds his , sack, and distributes a
quantity of gingerbread, apples and nuts
amongst the juveniles. Then,saying that the
"Christ-kinaleiewili-tome presantlY,he tale=
his leave, generally to the satisfaction of the
children, who never quite get 'over the terri
ble rod in his hand. In the meantime, the
`Christ-baum,' Christmas-tree, has been got
in readiness, and the children are led to it by
their parents, and satin forget "Knecht Ru
.prechet" at the sight of the tree glittering with
lights and gold and silver, and the presents
laid on the table at the base, among which
the rod never fails, which is thus given form
ally to the child,so that it is optional with him
whether it is to be used or not. Sometimes
the rod of the year previous has never been
used. It is then a virgin rod, and is again
used for the next year, the date of the past
one being affixed to it by a string binding it
up. I have seen such a remarkable curiosity
as a virgin rod seven years of age; but such a
relic is a "rai a avis" indeed.
But the most characteristic feature of the
German Christmas is the Christmas-tree. The
pines and firs of Germany seemed to have
exercised a singular influence on the develop
ment of the national character. The pointed
picturesque form, shooting uy straight from
the earth below and rearing itself towards the
heavens, has been ,petrified into the Gothic
form of architecture, and in its sempiternal
verdure has become a sign of the everlasting
endurance of Christianity, and has become a
symbol of refreshment, even to being adopted
by the wayside inn for a sign and a mark de -
noting the place of rest and refreshment
within. When I was a schoolboy at Kielhau,
an incipient youth fresh from the traditions of
snap-dragon, toast-beet; and plum-pudding, I
reverently determined to keep up my first
Christ Mas abroad in good old style,
and to that end wrote for a receipt
for a plum-pudding and mince-pies: I
took some of the Teuton youth into my con
fidence anl imparted to them my secret
plans, but my surprise aud annoyance they
could not see it. Diegtisted at their insensi
bility, I half determinedto•give my cherished
plan up, but tindiug one solitary exception
to the general opinion, I • persevered, and the
result was a well-iihaped,ppper-minded pud
ding, a complete' success , in all, culinary re
spects. But to tell the troth, it was , a failure.
The novelties, of the German Christmas en
tirely swallowed up my 'traditional ideas of
the festive season. And this is how I• spent
rey,firet Christmas in Mahan:
About six weeks before Christmas, the
German master of our •class, instead of dis
tributing our exercises and theme books which
he had utkea in the lastiesson to correct, took
out:his pocket-hook, , axid fixing his eye upon
me, said--
"Nun Kleckftr, was willst du zum 'Weih
nachten? (Now, Blotter, what di you want
for Christmas?) Kieckser, Blotter, was my
euphonious nickname, given to me in conse
quence of a certain juvenile propensity to, blot
whatever I put pen to; and the question, so
different to the remarks I generally met with
froth Herr Bembuarist Frank,a conceited dolt
of a heavy German, such as Niummerejunge,'
'Feel,' and:such like ilerogatory appellations,
took me quite by surprise. ,neighbor,,
however, 'quickly explaining that whatever I
wished for I should have at Christmas, im
mediately suggested a host of things,amongst
which I chose a small hand-sledge, a pair ef
skates, a couple of hooka and a crOss-bow.
Herr Seminarist Frank noted all these down
in; hie pecket4ooki charitably sayjag
wished might get them, and went on to the
next boy. The various wishes.were all soon
tzhen down, and Christmas was now the end
and goal of all our thoughts and speculations
as to' whether our wishes would all be granted,'
or which of them. For Barop., our director,
always was Obliged to convoke a solemn
council of all the masters, when they deter
' mined'in secret confidence whether ,any and
which at' our wishes were to bb'cancelled.
' Time slipped by to within a week of Christ
mas Eve. It was on a Tuesday, and : I :. was ,
fast construing a quaint, old-fashioned ode
qur Latin master had raked ~up somewhere,
when Burop entered.
Having accomplished my task • pretty
fairly, Barop said,
18OktIRIPLE:S..
! , ow, who witlit.e*pom
to 40 the trees and Windies- r istivatilb
Yo don't care atibut it do goof
Y o t.;would soonUr i 'co : lustrue tin with Hd
8.
•*: 1 ". .y ~e ` U
7"" Would I thought", '‘' . l eirellffixted;Ajustifi
me In • 1.--err-,
"Well then,co t ie of you (we were
the first class), e your hatchets and ropes
-with you.'!, - ,
Full of glee and delight, we threw our books
pell- moll into the desks and'started off The
snow wasa foot deep on the ground,but hard
and glittering, so most'of - us took our hand
. sledges and started off up the mountain sides
Into the dark-greenlorests, with >their plire, ,
glittering canopies of dazzling anc4.',„ Here
we - set' to work. ' Twelve bdantifully-grown
pines, each 1(f. feet in height, were chosen
for the. Christmas trees and
• narefudy carried
down into the village. I, with some others,
was engaged. in cuffing branches of "Weiss-
Winne," white pine ' for the garlands and
bowers with which the grand saloon was to
be`embellished. ' When each had collected as
large a bundle as he could, conveniently trans
port, it was laid upon' the sledge, and 'the
owner, mounting on the top, started off down
the mountain's side, guiding ft with his'feet,
and gliding among the trees, over ruts and
stones, with many a jolt and, upset, till the
road becoming clear we went off at the rate
of about forty miles an hour, -
The whole` yard was strewn with the
branches,and we,the favored autocrats of the
first class, were ohd3en to make the garlands,
of which we required no less than-380 -feet.
Thus, what with winding garlands, cutting
fresh branches, and collecting bright-green
Moss to lay round the base of the trees, and
to entwine with the garlands. four or five
days quickly passed, during which time we
were no slight (Meets of envy to the younger,
or stupider, part of the community that were
not included among the "First.' But the
evenings brought a pleasure and a rioting
amusement that was shared by all alike, For
gradually the boxes and Chests of Christmas
presents, sent by fond mammas
and papas, began to arrive in the
post-town, Rudolstadt, -whence they
had to be fetched
_by Barop's own man,.
andirorii time: immemorial; .it, had been ,the
custom in Keilhaw for the boys to assemble
st the door : and endeavor to gain possession
of, their boies„ which of course were opened
and put`in the places devoted to each in the
grancl - saloon where the' 'Bescheerung" took
place. As soon as the cry" Friedrich kommt!"
Frederick is coming (Barop's coachnian),was
heard.re-echoing through the house, one and
all rushed. to the door, which was already de
fended by Barop and Schaffner, one of the
masters, and eon-in-law of. Barop's,- each
armed with a tremendous birch-broom, which
they bad to Wield , with Unflagging energy'and
adroitness on the backs and shoulders of the
attacking party. Great wag the glee and
deafening,the, uproar when two, or three of
of the strongest fell over an unusually large
chest and gained a temporary possession of it.
But it was a very temporary one indeed, for
Barop, a Alan 6 feet 6 inches in- height, and
proportionately inuscular,soon rained down a
shower of birch on the devoted backs like a
hail-storm, and quickly raised the Beige.
Alter the boxes had once been brought
in, the grand saloon was - forbidden
ground to any one except the , old masters
and one or two of the begs' who.were old
Keilhauers, and were required to assist in ar
ranging the presents and writing the names
of the various recipients on strips of
paper, which were then laid in each respec
tive place.
Christmas Eve arrived. Contrary to the
usual custom throughout - Germany. - ofhaving
the "Bescheerung, ' lighting-up the tree and,
making the present on the 24th, we in Keilhau
bad it on the Christmas morn at • 7 o'clock.
But on ' the_ preceding evening we
were regaled with the national
dish for that day, to wit,
herring salad, consisting of —pickled
herring, potatoes sliced thin like cucumber,
endive and onions,all mixed up together with
the due proportions of oil, vinegar, popper,
and salt.
After supper we went up to our desks and
cupboards, and took whatever presents we
intended to make our comrades or masters to
Barop and Schaffner, for them today in their
respective places,and then with joyful antici
pations of the morrow, "off and to bed," as
honest Pepys hath it.
Long beloro the first grey streak .of morn
ing appeared in the cold eastern sky we were
awake and awaiting the signal for rising,
which was given by Barop and Schaffner
singing a kind of carol, accompanied by the
guitar, on which Schaffner was an accom
plished virtuoso :
"Aut, auf. ihr &awn
Was sehlaft ihr so lang?
Die Nacbt tst voriiber,
Der Morgen brieht an
Auf, ant and singt,
Frohlocket dem Herrn
Dae Christtrindlein bringt,
Each was atm beseheeren."
No lingering in bed, and cats, pawing the
frozen water on Christmas morning. In half
the time ordinarily spent in getting ready we
finished our tollet,and assembling in the hall;
were marshalled two and two in procession.
Then the doors of the saloon were thrown
open, unfolding a scene to the eye, compared
to which the "vista del Paradise" in the Six
tine Chapel at Rome is a miserable failure.
Twelve large trees were ranged round the
room, reaching from the tables, to the ceiling,
and two bowers, devoted to Barop's and
FrObers families on each side, all ablaze with
tapers andglittering with rosy-cheeked ap
ples, gilt walnuts and all kinds of bright
colored ornaments. The windows - Were cov
ered in with transparencies painted by a
celebrated painter;once a pupil of the insti
tution, and, though dimmed by the black of
the countless tapers,, flooded the whole scene
when morning dawned with a rich varied
color, as in some Gothic cathedral. And as
we entered the saloon' a Chfistnaas hymn
arose hem the choir, which was concealed
behind an artificial shrubbery of pinea and
juniper bushes,and walking slowly round the
room till we formed a circle, the, chaplain
took his place in the midst and offered up the
morning prayers with an extra oration spe
cially improvised for`the occasion, to which
however, lam bound to say, our attention
was not much directed. As soon as the
much-wished-for Amen was pronounced, the
"Gratulation"began, the Christmas congratu
lations, and" every one, from the oldest , to the
youngest, hurried to find-his place and see
what the Christkindlein had brought him.
Each soon found out his especial nook, and
long before the first flush of excitement was
over the pale morning grey began to steal in,
changed by the transparencies
,from its cold,
cheerless appearance into a rich flood of
golden light, becoming still more light and
joyous when further illuminated by the
cheerful, gladsome faces of the delighted ju
veniles. It was a scene enough to have
converted any misanthrope and pessimist that
ever lived: not even excepting old Schopen
hatter. , The dark-green pines, the gar
lands and bowers, the snowy cloths, the glit
tering presents, the bushels upon bushels of
apples, nuts and peara, and above all, the
joyous assemblage of youthful faces, all tem
pered by the dim, mystic light, exercise- an
influence upon the wind none can resist.
Such is Christmas in Germany, the land of
pines, the land where the ,monklet, Lathe;
assembled his childrqp around'thellrat Christ
mas tree, whose lights shed a purer and a
truer'doctrine throughout the wide lands - of
the earth than ever Since the first days after
Calvary.—London Society. -
--Our best wishes to out. thousands of frlends e ,
for many a Merry. Christmas and many a Happy
New Year.
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OffRISTMAS CAROL.
'
I.
the hdlg:are Whiteihis chill December morn - , -
4he.tealloaelreetilheir bare arms lift on big
ThtougWericiwyf - qtist, dry sedge and stalks
corn s £r
Bend to the blast beinath a sullen sky:
Fields, lately claclwith gorgeousatituran.drc• •
Lie stripped and shivering in the winter air,
And streams sieap,,lee b9iti4,!Ftpath' thq-e,
Or lash theirjagged batiks in dull despair. , ,
Only the cedar and the - clustering vine
In fadeless verdure; rise nOett our
Of blissful imixtortality'the'sign;
Amidst the'deattrwhosepalt - brda.y , and
Enshrouds the dreary earth. ~The starving cr•
Flies' to his friendlYtMeher—tho poor
Seeking In vain forlood beneath the snow;.•
Runs to his doom for leavings of the flail.
111.
The sleigh bells jingle, and the smoking steed
tiles on his rapid waywith vigorous stride?'
His muffled burthen thrilling at nis speed.
• His waster glowing with a generous pride;
Well housed and cared for at their jounte •
NOr •horse nor man need shun their coun
fare:
Tbe bin well filled, good cheer, a loving friend,
And hearty, welcome manifest God's care.
The cold without makes warmth mom
within.
And fires grow brighter on the cheerful he
Praise God, all ye who have such! For our silt
His son endured_the miseries of .carth,.--L--
"The poorye r- haveralways with yon"—so he sal
Remember it today--'tis His birthday.
Wbo had not where to lay His sacred tread,
'The inn was full-Christ In a manger lay.
Poorest of poor! Say, prondlings, do yon hear
You, who profess the Christian's holy name,
Who roll in wealth while poverty Is near;
Who Arrogate yourselves and bring to sham
The teachings of that meek and lowly One
Who sought. the bottom that be might lift up
Born on the road—a wandering Virgin's Boni
Commencing then to drhak Ills bitkir cup.
You do not know Him, and He knows not you
- Though you may celebrate irt temples - grand;;
A' A sort 01 worship in Hia name; if true— •
It must be gayerned by His great command:
"Do unto others as yon would that they
Should do to you"..--a just and sacred law,
The poorest man yon look upon toilay.
Will hearer than yioureelves to aeatts'dia.W..'
r
Ave, Poverty, take bestir The proud mania ..
Was wrapped in swaddling clothe.lL--a child o I
Your rags are claltukupop.him, for he trod -
The earth to plead your cause, and to proclaim
The universal brotherhood of manf
One Father over ail, whose law is love!
"In Ibis sign conquer!" Pride is 'neatli the ban
Of Him whose will the mild world_doth move.
VIII. ' -
Shout, then, ye Poor! your leader Is on high,:
Though hounded to. His death when here be
low
By haughty priests - , who Him die crucify,
Fearing the-power tits — words began shciw.
The humble fishermen of Galilee
Became his followers, and learned forsooth,
Of all vile things to hate hypocrisy;
Of all good things to eau unto the truth.
The true, then, are ace greatest and the best,
No matter for their garb, or sex. or hue;
The God who made us also made the teat
Whereby to tett his own—the good and tniti.
The haughty stumble and the false are mean;
Their hearts are cankered with a worldly rest;
While Truth sits smiling in s soul serene
And rests on God with an unfaltering tru it.—
(Written for the Philadelphia Evening t
A STORY FOR THE Larne ONES.--
CIIIMSIIIIAIr EVE ON CHESTNIM
bTDEET; 011; ---- 610VANNI
LEOMODA. •
By Frunciii rustlacit.
Miring a very inclement night - a, numberof
years ago, a family. consisting of an old man, a
bright boy of eight, and a little dark-haired girl
of six years. old, landed from the Rialto, a large
ship, at one of the wharves in the great city of
New York.
It was plainly to be seen from the features and
general appearance of the three, that they came
from the sunny land of Italy. The old man with
keen eyes anxiously watched the faces of the by
standers as if in fear, and held the boy and girl
firmly to his side. Be quickly wended his way
through a 'crowd such as usually block up the
piers at the arrival of a large foreign vessel.
Leaving the crowd and wending his way
through many a narrow and crooked street,
though in such a direct manner that illy con
trasted with the Idea that he was a stranger, be
finally stopped In front of a miserable rickety
building, whose flaming light at the front door,
struck the passer-by at once that it was a tavern-
Speaking a few words, partly in Italian, and
partly lu English, toir squalid woman in attend
ance, she soon procured for them a coarse meat;
after which he took the children by the hand, led
them up a flight of emirs and into a small dirty
room provided with a bed and two chairs. and
bade them "go to eleep and dream of Italy."
Being Urea and weary with thelong walk,after
their close confinement on ship-board, they soon
sank Into a (inlet slumber.
• In a. few days afterwards the old Italian brought
the children to , thiladelphia, and took lodging
with another Italian in the lower part of the city.
GiI:MU:MI and Lconora,tho boy and girl,were then
provided with a violin and tambourine, and were
forced to spend the day, and ,oftentimes until ton.
o'clock at night, playing music before the large
stores and hotels. ' and creeping back oiled hun
gry, and always tired and weary to. their rude
bed; and eftentimes, when they did not bring) as
large amount, ,of mono , home as the old man
thought they should, they were either whipped
or sent tolted without supper. • • • r
The olkman, owned a hand organ and used. to
play it aFthe corners of the streets. pretending
he was blind, and made a good deal of money,
which he Seldom, spent„ but kept it In a big bag ;
under his bed.'
'One day the policemen arrested little Giovanni.
and Leonora as vagrants, and tr, was with great
difficulty that the old man'had them released..
After they were liberated and winter'came, he
made a stand out of some old wood, •painted it
green, aed having Supplied it with a ft:trance,.
pan and Chestnuts,placed it every morning at the
corner of 0110 of the large streets, and made Gio
vanni and Lenora stand there all day and sell * the
chestnuts.
Now the boy and -girl called the old man 'their
father, but they did not resemble him in any par
ticular. Their faces were so innocent and hOnOst,
they looked any-one-who spoke them right square:'
i n t o the face while the old Italian alwoye bort)
downcast look, which seemed' to say he was'U
bad man. . •
•
1k sides, Giovanni was an honest boy. Ho'and
his little sister' bad often been hungry and cold.,'
even when he bad a whole handful of pennies in
his pockets, the proceeds of their sales,. bar
m
mo& not spend a cent of it fora cake or' bowl`
of coffee.
Christmas , eve eamej and - Oh, it was 'dreadful
cold! The snow had begun to fall abeitt2 o'clock
in the afternbon, and when the 'great bell: away
up in the Btate.House,_, rang out the hour of Amt. -
thesnow bad risen almost knee deeo: Tim wind,
whistled around the, corners 'of the - streets and,
drove the snow flakes in every direction:Bein
Christmas eve, however, the streets rang' withg
the merry shouts and songs of the people laden
with huge bundles of Christens toys, - and ( Abe
`shop windows were brilliantly lighted and,
crowded with anxious fathers'and mothere,seek
ing those toys: which would most ,please their
loved ones at home.- . •
But the hearts' of little Olovanni and Leonora
were sad. They had no kind father or mother to
buy thenitOys- - -no •sweetmeats or mince pie for
Christians dinner—not even, a little, Christmas-,
tree in the corner of the roomitt which they
lived.. No, they would even . have been glad to,
have bad a piece of bread, or a bowl of warm'ciif
fee to warm their little bodies. , ,
Shivering with cold, for her feet woreiv'et 'and
her shoes almost worn out,Lonora at last satd,in.,
an imploring tone, "Ole," for tharwatt what she
called hlm for " short,"
• "Glo, w.on't•you take,
two or three cents but of the bag andget bur
selves a bowl of coffee? Let& its so cOld-l"'-
Be took off hie jacket, tied it around her shout.
['Continued on the Eldoenth Page.]
VIT tiliibpentib,-,
Bee Eighth Page for additional, Locals and Orr
Ten ALI,•.IIAPOUTANT QUESTION.—The groat
. cation of the Seaton is not one of , politics, ma
.lt is el I h
lity or social economy; mp y--zo at s halt
bay ? , And 'although half the pepulation of this
ty are busily engaged in answering the cow:m
1n according to their oWn theories . of proprl
y, everybody feels only about hslesitlieled with
eir • purchases, and wishes their purse had been
lager, or their opportunities for choosing more
tended. To all shoppers in distress, to all
• ekeresfter Christmas presente, to• all
.. tasteful
eople, and people With much cash end those
its little cash, lire say visit the establishment of
:rs. Warner, Miskey & Merrill, No. 718
heatnut street These gentlemen have an es
• rtment of usethl, fancy and ornamental artielen
. their peculiar that is not surpassed - ,ln
I. a city. Their collcitlon of bronzes is very
rge, pert of it having come from theirowe fee
• ry; and pert having been selected with utmost
are and taste in the best European Markets,
rem which their recent importations have been
unspally large., These bronzes include articles
4'l,every 'conceielible kind and — description:
tatues in all varieties of figurer, suitable either
or pe.rlorornamente or for newel posts—in which.
Ater case they support lights; candelabras of
.very poseible pattern; candlesticks from the
pleat - uph- the niostelegant and ornate;
ases of anciencein - modern styles; statuettes of
storical, tnythologlcal,and fictitious personages'
ith a multitude of others representing fanciful
.gures—greteserte. unique and beautiftd. And
en there ere match-safes; inkstands-of alt kinds
.f odd and pretty patterns; cigar -Tame ash-re
pteries, end an inconceivable variety of knick
necks, au pf which are good enough - and hand
nine enough•to glve to anybody on Christmas.
lint belittle* these,' Milers. Warner,' Ddiskey &
Merrill devote much of their space in their age
gent store to more useful things. Their chande
liers are famous the world over for excellence of
workmanship and beauty of design. Of these
they have avast variety, from which every taste
can be suited.,, The assortment of flexible drop
lights and, stands is very large, and comprises
many novel and exquisite patterns. In the way
of porcelain lanterns, with colored and raised
figures, also, they can challeng,e comparison with
any store in the country, and their display of stir
called "milk shades" isthe finest we have ever
seen. This is surely the place from which to se
lect presents for the holiday season, and buyers, ,
wfilks visiting theltere,'May learo, also, that this
firm engages to do es - fitting -- with - fixtures, &c.
as well. as quickly and as cheap es any estab
lishment in the land.
Cormuntaluovau—The rapid manner in
which subscriptions ere being made to /es Coterie
Carnival must be vetygratifying to the Directors,
Messrs. Peter E. Abel and Barry C. Risley. It
not only admires them that Weir efforts to get up
a magnificent entertainmentsre slaty appre
ciated, but also shows that th ere will be r. large
sesenablsge: The carnival will take place at the
Ataultrey of Music on - Monde": evening„ January
1889. It le scarcely necessary to say what may
be eipected by those who intend to participate.
For several years past the same geaalemenhave
very success,fully managed similar Gal rnanues,
annd the character of theft feetivittes for
brilliancy, handsome and costly costumes &c.,
is well known. These balls have never been
*minimal by any of the kith ewer given in the
city. Mos coming carnival Will bola"' lotsal to
those of the past. The tickets (sotavenirer, pro
granames, Jo., have been prepared with -s - view
to please the fancy of those who obtain'them,and
without regard to cos t t• and, in fact, everything
connected with the affair has" been gotten up In
the most elaborate manner. Major Charles W.
Smith wlil be floor manager, es nand, and Adolph
Prothener, the well known caterer, will have
charge of the supper rooms.
Subecriptions are received by P. E. Abel, No.
306 Chestnut street, and at Covert's news depot,
Continental Hotel.
Tan Nem Oas Mast.—The great new gas main
from Milian street, Southwark, up Ninth to
Cheettiut,-hati been hid, and workmen are noir
engaged in laying the extension of it down
Chestnut street. This main is designed to supply
the Delaware front of the city, which, being all
very low 'ground. has hitherto had a very poor
supply of gas. This mein is sixteen inches in
diameter and will transport northward from the
Point-Bretzeworke three millions'of cubic , feet of
gas every twenty-four horns, in (=junction with
the old main, tweety_hiches in diameter. This
will not more than supply the deficiency for the
river Wards, where the consumption is very great
, consequence of the immense number of
buniers in factories,`hotels; public buildings,
atorvs.llo.o. die. The valves ha the great twenty
inch - math running northwardly have to' be shut
off at night to force a supply through it into the
Market street. Spring Garden, Penn district, and
West Philadelphia holders. It does not seem to
be generelly known that during the del y the
valves aro completely shut off from tae city at
the Market street works, and that no gas flosses
therefrom during that time except to the en
virons.
DISTIMBANCE AND 81104:i1136.—ThIs morning,
about 3'o'clock, a disturbance occurred at the
New York Hotel, a house of doubtful reputation,
located at 947 Warnock street, in the Twentieth
Ward. Previous to that time there had been a
quarrel among some men about a woman who
resides in the house. At i o'clock a pistol was
fired, and was quickly followed by two other
shots. This created considerable excitement
• among the residents of the street, and windows
were raised to ascertain the cause of the firing.
Then a crowd of men appeared in front of the
• house mentioned, and commenced to throw
stones through the windows. Three more shots
were fired, and the uproar continued for some
time. A young man named Thomas Orrell, was
wounded in the heal', but his injuries an not
serious, ,He was taken to his home on l'oplar
street: .Some of the Twentletif Ward policemen
afterwards made a descent upon the house, and
*nested William Wiser, William Cowell, Catha
rine 'Messer, Ellen Rardale, Mary E. Matthews,
Anna Ransley, Mary Smith. and Johanna Steven
' son. The prisoners were all taken before Alder
man. Hood, and were held to bail.
BwrismArto BT Boons Crixcxs.—Yesterday a
man called at the establishment of E. M 'Bruce,
on north Seventh street, gave his: name, as R.
Whitmore and stated that he was one of a com
mittee which had been appointed to purchase an
organ for a church in Lancaster. He selected an
instrument, valu e d, at 8200, and directed that It
be sent to the Pennsylvania 'Railroad depot. In
payment he presented a check on the )mmon
wealthEank, purporting to be signed by ir. Cot
terell, Paymaster of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
This check bore a stamp of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, which gave it the appearance
of being genuine. Subsequently, a piano, valued
at *B5O was obtained Irom J. E. Gould, and a sew
ing machine worth $lOO from Correll & Ewing,
*genii for Willcox & Gibbs, and similar checks
were given in payment. The checks were found
to be bogus. All the articles obtained upon
them were recovered at a pawnbroker's establish
ment at Fllteenth Mid Market streets..
DOUBLE CHEI3TMAB CELEBRATION AT wits
NORTHERN HOME FOA rIIIHNDLEIHI CHILDREN.—
.
In•accordance with long established usage, the
little Inmates of the.Northern:Homo and of the
Soldiers' and Sailors', Orphans Home, at Twenty
third and Brown streetsmill be treated to a royal
dinner on Christmas day, preylous to which the
day will be eelrbrated with exercises in the Hall
of the new building, commencing at 2 o'clock
Srecisely; and continuing one hour. At three the
oldiers' and „Sailors' Orphans will commence
their celebratton in the large school-roomcon
nected,with the - Home. , Vocal and instrumental
music, dialogues and recitations ,Will comprise
the Mainjeaturo of the, entertainment. Those
whadesire to spend a pleasant hour after
partaking of nor Christmas turkeys, will attain
their object beattending _theie _interesting celo
brations: The , ; Union k t aisenger ears run di
rectly, to the door of the Rothe. - ' • • -, •
Holum' .ROBEOLUX.—Teaterilay - afternoon, -the
.dwelling of ?dr. Joseph Thornton,' . No. 1622 North
'Tenth street, was entered through - the attielivin.
dow, "Which was reached' bi , ,itssitig.throtigh an
unfinished house' — adjoining. Frotn:,the ~third
atory,r,oomA
MAN Ploaritc.—Willlata n•
• a
•
rested yesterday"apd taken before Aid. „ , New
upon the charge of having attacked and 'badly
•
beaten William <Worthington at a house 'in
"Dutch Row," Frankford road -and the Reading
railroad. Ho was - held In $BOO ball for trial.
TM: POULTRY EXIUDLTION. —The National
Exhibition of Poultry continues to attract nu.
nierotta vikitora to Horticultural Hall. Thu dia.
play of turkeys, ducks, chickens, pigeons, &c., ie
•
very fine. An excellent band of music is oin at
tendance. The exhibition will remain open un
1118aturdiy.
THE p4f4y: , Eytillklo j3u.diAni-7711-uLAnsairp,"
' A Vrinarowriost.-ridr. 9.. .d Trutnpler, No. -
926 Chestnut; requeste'tts tnitay that he diScialms
any reaponsibility,,whatever- for, the fraud by
Which a number of Men were induced to vlsif
store Yesterday morning, In , search of eniploy
ment. The advertlsement in response- to which
the crowd collected was Inserted by -an agent of
Mrs depttgaiddons; without .her. consent,
much to - her regret. .As Mr: 'l'rampler% name
was used, he isolearly entitled to this vindication
from all blame in 14e matter. . .
,
&multi° Tunkar s.—Aleir. Flinr was arrested
yeaterdex for stealing turkeys front a ear in front
of the - freight depnt of the Pennsylvania , Rail
road Company at Thirteenth and Market streets.
So was followed to hin house in the neighbor
hood of Thirteenth and Wood streets, where ho
was captured. 41d. Elodhcin held t h e scowled in
$6OO bail to answer.
IF zoo weary first-class chocolate confections
and chocolate prepaiations, you will, of coarse,
go to Whitman's, No.; 1210,Market street.
VBARGED VVITII symnetso.—desse Mitchell,
colored, was arrestedyesterday , upon the charge
°flawing been Implicated In the cutting
Jordan, colored, at Seventh and Lombard streets
a tew slights ago, Ha was couttnitted by. Alder
'
A Man, aged twenty-eight, can -Insure his life
for one thousand dollars, in taiga, of his:wife or ,
child, at the trifling coat, f thirty cents per week,
eaual to less than slitecri dollani a year, uptin
applying to E. W. Clark & Co., Bankerst No. 85
South Third street; second story, general ,agents
of the National 1.1f.e Insurance Company of- 11.
Coustutureti Idonzy - i—Albert Piaterutart was
arrested yesterday for nestling counterfeit twentr
five cent notes at an eating-stand at Beccind and
Brown streets. He was held in $l,OOO bail by
Aldermen Wand.
EMPLOYEES cannot reward their faithful em
.
ploy6s More kindly or - at' - less inepense, - thszt by a
Christmas gift of a. policy of. Insurance in tho Na
thmal Life Insurance Co U.S. A., which, for the
0,6. would cost - only 114 60 per
age of year, for one
thousand dollars.
No more acceptable Christmits 'or - Novi Year's
Gift to a wife or child, or to a faithful employe, can
be made. than a policy of inaluance in the National
Life Insurance Company of IL 8. A., which, for the
age of 80. - would : coat - hut sl4llss=per - annum - for a
thousand dollars.
mzur Joust asrArritas.
Houneir Vecianox.—The Board of Education
of Camden, In secOrdance with the usualctuclem,
have decided to give the endows schoobt ageneral
vacation during the holidays ' commencing on
the 25th and extending to Monday, the 4th of
Janus _ This is for Atte purpose of allowing
the children and all concerned to join and parti
cipate In those enjoyments and reunions which
contribute so nisch towards eementing the bonds
of friendship and affectionate regard.
Onnornes.—Christmes in Camden will be
generally, observed by all classes and denomina
tions of nrefessing Christians. The churches are
being handsomely decorated with evergreens, and
places of buaineati present a fine display of fancy
articles while the social gatherings will give a
deep inierest to the holiday observances.
Irenatrenesort.—The near = approach of the
holidays appears to increase intempaance in
Cani dere. -- A night or two since the officers found
two men inn helpless state of intoxication, who
had fallen In the street, where they would have
perished hadnot assistance been rendered them,
Tux - Hoax Numence.—lt would be conferring
a blessing upon the community if the Mayor of
Camden would authorize the prince officers to
.abate the nuisance of horn-blowhig in the streets.
The Practice has become exceedingly - annoying, -
especially to those who are sick.
TniToort.—The recent cold snap hes again
crested considerable Bettering among the Poo!,
and the benevolent societies are active in their
exertions to render them assistance. The City
Council are also engaged , in the good work.
THAT.IIIYBTE9IOIIS MISSION.
Hon. Caleb Cushing on tie way tor
Bogota-Speculation as to His ittoelcort.
rezusuL, Monday, Dee. 14, 1868.—She most
notable event of the rust week on this Isthmus
has been the arrival of Eon. Caleb Cushing, on
the way to Bogota,the capital of the Repnbile,on
a mission from the State Department .at Wash
ington. The advent of an ordkiiitY - Eitin on a
speclarmtssion to this Republic from the Govern
meat at Washington, would have attracted no par
ticular attesition. But the general isentiment,both
atllolls3 natives and foreigners is, that a tnan -of
such high character 'and, of 'such distinguished
ability as Gen. Cushing,ald be sent , on only, a
most Important errand. So tha people have been
engaged in guessing what that can. be. It la not
to be supposed that be has gone simply on the
Darien Canalscheme; though some argue that
the gift of the right to cut a canal across the
Isthmus is equivalent to the cession to the
United States of the whole State of Panama.
The canal might not be over 200 feet wide,
but it must be fed from many streams on both
sides of it, and from large lakes or '
bodies of water located at a great distance from
either shore. We will say, thed, that the land
for at least thirty miles on each side of the canal
must be completely under the control of the
United States; for it would not do at all to leave
the canal and its d,spendencies in the hands of the
native Government. So, with the Panama Rail
road on the one side an d Darien Canal on the
other in the hands of the United States, the whole
State would be virtually out of the hands of this
Republic, and it might as well be so legally.
General Cushing, on his arrival at Aspinwall,
finding no steamer advertised to sail for Cariha
gena before the 25th lustr the United States Con
sul at that port requested the Commander of the
United States gunboat Yard() to furnish
him and his Secretary with transporta
tion, and that vessel left with the party on board
on the llth inst. The trip toMogiattiwill be made
from Aspinwall in about seventeen days, if the
Magdalena River is found unobstructed by revo
intiOnists.—N. Y. Times.
POriliirgfti and Spain•
Portugal has according to the Opinone Nation
ale, been indicating what sort of an answer she
would be disposed to give to a proposal for amal
gamating her with Spain,by enthusiastically cele
brating the anniversary of Portuguese independ
ence. dTe Deum has been sung in almost every
church, public buildings have been illuminated,
and such "an explosion of patriotism" has over
been peen before on the occasion.
3E'VES. litc.
FURS ! FUELS !
A; K. & F. K. WOMILITH
No. 121.2 ,Ohootnut ,Eltroet- •
(Late stand 417 MICR Street).
RE SELLING
Children's Sets of tofu as 35.
Ludieisi SiberlattSquirrelSets,SS spwa,rde
46 Mink Sable - 46 310' 66
44 Gernian Fiteljk , ' • 4 6 315 ,64
46 Stone glartett 320 6 b •
46 Royal Ernallue 66 ' , 66
66 nuciscon Bay sable 44 350 . 6
64 Russian Sable -"
SU* "
MUSH RIDING BOAS, EMIG MUM, &r FUR GLOill,
FOOT NUR LAP BLANKET&
A great varjety of '
Carriage and Sleigh Thibes.
g. & F. K. WOMBirril l ,
No 1212 Chestnut St et,
imIII4OELPIIi4-
FYJR's
At 30 peg oentoless - than involoelPrioes
- No. 825 Arab. Street.
(Half way between Etirlit( and iiintb, north aide,) '
.11.11111) R 34 ARCH &Wit EBIP,
HAS RE'EUCED II IS BPLENDID iirFOCK OF FURS Se
PER CENT. LESEPPEeAbI INVOICE PRIORS.
Ur The Goode have been imported and manufaetttred
by himeelf, and tiro Warranted to be ao reproaouted.
409190m:4
EttOAN
LIFE _INSURANOE COMPANY.
Chigstuias
NeW'Yeairss Gifts.
Dinky arraSeat of a Life Iniouraince
Policy to 'gone WAIF% in tnis'oadan4
woil oinisblishod. Company.
Teets Xrearieg In Dezember will participate in the
ALM VIIILLDIN, treaded. JOU &WlLlON,Secretary.
bffice-=-S. E. our. Fourth end Walnut
IPAILADEIAPIEIVU
delE-12trdS
WADDING, I I VI AT 0 s wp • rAE
V deg* asc, Now 'tyke. MASON as CO..
gaffe§ - 907 Chestnut street.
t,te PS r 1`• . ' • t
Newest and beet manner. LOUIS DEEKA,_ Bta;
timer slid Enxraver. 1023 Chestnut - street.. febsktt
`FOREY-4;1108001.Z.--On:the 22d but., at the red.'
derma of the be dee parents, by the Rev: J A. Belch MD..:
Brevet Major Uohn V. Furey. LT. A.. to Georide,ldalltll-,
ter of Louie Grceholz. En?, of this - city.: No civic
RYAN—DEACQN.--On thertUOlideg °lithe 92.2 feat at'
St. Andrew's Church, Wilmington, DeL, by Bishop Lee,
William Ryan. of rbiladelphle. to Sadly N.. daughter of
B:T.-Descon. At Cheater noun = •
_ 13112.180N—LEL AND—On tbo evening of Monday. the
Met Inst., at St. Paul's Church, Dedham, Mao., by the
Rev. J. B. Babcock. Edward litunson to Charlotte, daugh
ter of the late Charles Leland. of ktfladelphta.
IFFOLLINGBWORTH.--Ori the nioinhu of the Md, inst.
Willie. eon -'of Thomas 0. and • Mary F..-lioUingsworill.
used 9 yaws.
The relatives and male friends of the family are invited
to attend the fus.eral, from his lather , ' residence. No. 212
South Tenth street, on Thursday. at 2 o'clock Pi M. •
KEYBKR.--At Washington. D. 11. on the morning nf
the lgth ,iturt. of eatummytion. Benjamin F. Keyser. of
this city. aged 28 yearn. 4
- _ 'Blessed are the dead who die lathe Lord!' ••••
481igonsettota .4 ord. o gate a.CO.,
in the marintseture of ' Toilet flospe. have attained s
nation 4 o,,jhOtr munehouseoldi word.—
Philadelphia MaAo Nome Journal. da t f '
MELODECN COVERfiId a ke RB MAGNLETCHNT PLAN
REDUCED IN PRICE FOR THE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
EYRE, &, LANDELL.
Or/SUL&I.7-1314Uvrilliardis. -
t e r PETROLEUM VJAPDY
TIRE
ACADEMY OP MUSIC. .
WEDNEoDAy sUNL
DECEMBER 1 868 :
TICKETS ON S
TRALE AT ADADratY. AND
AT MER*B.
StirBiIFEMINGITcoN SOD
Pgrg"
of a meeting of the Centit
Kensington SOUP Society, he
named gentlemen were e
earning year:
George Steckhara,
Charles hi:Lnkezus.
Thomas V Stites.
11 , Pricker.- -- • -
George W. bates,
David Dickerson.
Dom John I , obbins,
Henry Hessler.
Andrew Zane
Wilihun W. TAXI&
David Doman.
James S. Barnard. .
Dr J. e
- . .
Contribution' , in money in aid of the Society, or Scan
meat or vegetableamillbe thankfully reeelveit-by any of
the SI meager.. Mr. Daniel B. fdickle,Shaekamaxon street.
above Richmond. le the duly authorized agent a the
tioniviy forsolleiting and receiving eenttibntiena. -
By orders ! the Maz agent. _
DEA /ROE STOCKILAM. President.
CHARLES M. LUKENS. Secretary. , de23.201e
MERCANTILE LIBRARY.— A CHRISTMAS
serPt next that will never lose its value, and will con.
Hunan) , recall the kindness of the giver—a Snare in the
Library at 810. or, better, a Life .; ; Membership at $4O.
Such a present will aiso si t in completing the new Li.
brary Building.
To be bad at thelibrary.
IerWAMLENRRSNTR-LEENM A IN N E C O CM OUR N T Y H.
kJ:inane:amis. December 241868.
NOTICE.—The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
this Company for the election of thirteen Trustees to
se roe the ensuing .year. will be h id nt the office on MON
DAY. dasituill 4. 1869. between 10 A. M. and 12 , Wax*.
110013. B. W 11.130.
12tr96 JOHN
Secretary.
THE EICZNIX INSURANCE COSIVANY OF
IarriIiLIiDELPIEUA. •
WV. DEMMER 22d.1@68.
The annual election for five Directors to serve for three
years will be held at the °Mee of the Caravany No. Mi
Walnut street, on MONDAY. the 4th day or 'Januar/
stmt. st 11 o'clock A. bL
SAMUEL WILCOX.
de2tia4s • • flocretaryT
allir L OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD COMPANY OF CALIFORNUL 54 WIL.
LIAM Street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8,1888.
The Coupons of the First Mortgage 131 x Per Cent. Sonde
of the Central reel& nalkoad Company, due January L ,
IfaB will be paid in full in GOLD COIN on presentation
thereafter at banking house of Messrs. FISK ds HATCH.
No. 5 NA mitt Street. New York city.
Schedules of 20 or more Coupons w Mist. received for
examination. Atc.. on and after the DW
C. P. HUNTIWITON.
Vice President C. P.R. R. Co.
dal 9tOrP
gsgin.. THE PHILADELPHIA AND BALITMORE
CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPAN.
Doe Y ember 21.1868.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Pone.
delphia and Baltimore Central Railroad Company will be
held on MONDAY: January 11th. 1889, in the Hall of the
Borough of Oxford. Mester county, Pa.. cetween the
hours of 11 A. 88. and 2 P M., for the purpose of electing
a President and twelve Directors. and for such other
business as may legally come before said meeting.
JOSEPH IiUDDICLL„
Secretary.
deM4 Jail§
SerCHRISTMAS DINNER TO THE POOR.—THE
Teachers of the Schools and Managers of the Bed
ford Street Mimion will give a Dinner on Christmas Day
to the scholars of their Day and Sabbath Schools, at the
Mission House* No. 619 Bedford street. Dinner on the
table at 12 o'clock. The friends of the Mission and all
who feel an interest in the poor of that degraded section
of our city, are cordially invited to be ' , resent. Singing
by the scholars in the Chapel previous to the &line,.
Contributions of money,
the poultry. provisions. coal and
clothinthankfully received bythe undersigned Mana
gers of Mission for distribution among the sick and
suffett i ts: rnund S. Yard. W9iipract street; Jacob B.
Blud 1191 Chestnut street; m. A. Smethurst,? Bank
street; as. L. Bispham.South Second street; E.
A. Johns, N. E. corner Fourth and Arch streets; George
Milliken, 828 Arch street; Rev. J. D. Long. 619 Bedford
street. del.9.6trpo
ser CITE OF Cl i t A V l T ves EN)f livri PA..
CPA, Dec. 12th 1868.
ALLEGHENY CITY COMPEOAIISE HONDA WANT
ED.- Persons holding Compromise Bond, of the CtAy of
Allegheny Pa.. are hereby notified that the Sinking Fund
for Mirth be invested in said Sonde at the lowest ratea
offered. Proposals will be received by .the underaigned
until FRIDAY, January let, IBM
D. DSACFEBSO N
dell-12irti Treaaurer of the City of Allegheny. ra.
OFFICE PHIbADELFBIA.. AND TRENTON
BAUM JAD COMPANY. • •
• Pnrciantrzurts, Dee. 23 IKE.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders and an election
for twelve Directors for the ensuing_year, wilt be held at
the Company , . Dice, No. 224 South Delaware Avenue. on
MONDAY. the 11th day of January.. 18ill at 1 o'clock.
P.. M. J. zio RELL. - -
de2Mojatil Secretary.
oar. THE YOUNG' MEN'S HOME OP PHILADEEO
PHIA.
Petters willing to.contribute to the Building Fund of
this Society will please send their d9nationa to either
Real:BA/RD esrAutt President, '
• 400 Walnut street:
WILLIAM PORVES, Treasurer,
306 Walnut street:
WILLIAM O. ATWOOD, decretary,
delfitalrp 619" Chestnut street.,
ger CITY oF ALLEGHENY,Tusasuarx' S Dec. 12,1868.
Nate° in beret?' given to the holders of -the-SIX
PER GENT. Bill futPai BONDS of the city of /Ole
thorLY. that the Coupons on said Bolide coming due Janu
ary 14.1.869, will be paid on said - day (loss the State tax).
at the Bank of Pittsburgh. in the city of Pittsburgh. Pa.
.I.IACteERRON ) :
delB:l2trp* Treasurer of the City of AlleghenY. ra• •
-
THE ANNUAL 'MEETING' OF Tarl3 rocK -
1 1 6 F"holdera of the CLARION AND ALLEGGEN
RIVER OIL. COMPANY, , for the' purpose of 'electing
E lire Directors. and'for transacting such other business as
may culla before ,it, will, ho held in the Fader, of the
Merthants' Hotel, "on the Second TUErIDAY of January
next (121 h prom.). at 10 o'clock A. M.
de23 29 Jail fitl , . .IAOOII RIDGWAY. Sec`y.
UNION
MUTUALr g P I Ngi ar E RMIR29oI 4eetetlet,eNi
DlrlfiElDoafter twoyears
Soliciwr! wanted ,
de23,8t4 • D., S. GLLMINGEIt, Agent.
,1111-60.__PmT,/mIELPHIA ORTILOP/EDIC 1105
s T r L o. ,ll% , V a poutti
ii arkth atreet.--Cluktbot, Sty :Om
cio l k an &dal/ Deform/tied treated • Aripty,
uotnat.tett
dal's , oi
8 AND ~ 1 1a)
Stir L i difil i r l dTs ) trne l t °B D P itifer A k .. N itgr i gment.-9 1 edl ,
cal treatment and medicine pm:Milieu- gratuitously to
the peer. • ,
THE HOLID AY S
• WEBTAURATEUSANO CATERER.
At the old•eetabllshod stand, -
201 S. Twelfth Street, below walnut,
Is now re4ivins ht hoildaYottora. •
OISTEIIB in cc - cry etyle . • •
0110QuerrEs:
, •
CUICKEN SALAD;
• • • DRESSED TERM &PINBL-dso..
will bo served neatly and promptly to Eartleo ondlftsit
lies as borotoforo. • del% alrli
•
r P ROUSE, NO. 247 ALLEN
strum. December 10.1868.
linters to the support of the
14 this evening, the following
d Managers to serve the
Edward W. Gorges,
A. IL McFelten.
Joseph Lippincott.
George-W.-Vaughan.
Joseph B. Allen.
Thomas M. Montgomery.
George J. Hamilton.
Samuel Mecatcheon.
-FM Garrieon.
Jacob Jones,
Robert hi; Coleman.
Andrew Zane. Jr..
10111:11G.
dal 3M41
nospiT,
ilkfto.EsPAYl.pc..s4M4o, -
MMMEEM
TO
,PHYSICIA3B.
NW!" Yogic,- "twist 16th. MEM
Allow moo to can ;our attention to my PREPARLT/ON
OF cons:wimp ExTRAur SUOMI. The =meta
parts are BIICHIVLoicaLzA.v. - arßkl3B. JUNIPER
MODS OY E I ZEPAILILTIOXe , RaChp. TaCUA Juniper,
Itentes.' by distillatlia.- to fain: -a fine gin.- - -Cubobi ex—
tracted by displacement by liquor obtained from Juniper
Berries. contathingvetry aimall proportion of
sPirit. more .pata table than - any now in use. The
active properties are by this mode extracted..
iluOlut. as prepared by "'mallets amendiy. is of a dark
color. -- It is a plant that emits its fragrance ; the action of
a time destroys this (its fictive leaving &dirk
and glutinous decoction. Mine le tie cola of ingredients.
The Botha in my Preparation predominates; the smallest
quantity of the other ingredients are- added. o prevent
fermentation; upon inspection. it will be foind not to be
Tincture. as made in Ilmrmaeopces. non is it • SYrUir—
and therefore can be'need in eases where lever or Milani
melon exists. in this. You _brie the Imivriedie of the
ingredients and the mode of preparation.
Hoping that you will favor it with a triatand that upo
inspection it MlDl:met with your 'approbation.
With s feeling of confidence.
I am. very rearaattullY.
IL T. 121.13LMBOtD.
Chemist and Druggist of 16 Years' Experience in
Philadelphia. and now located at his Drug: sad
Chemical Warehouse. 691 Broadway. New
York.
(From the largest Manufacturing Chemists in the World.
"I am acquainted with Mr. H. T. Holmbold: heoeeu
pied the Drag Store omits my residence. and was no*
eessird in conductlai the business wince others hadnot
biln mildly so before biro: . I have boen lawirabbp
pressed with ids character and enterprise.
WILLIAM WEIGELTM/iN.
Plan of Powers &-Welahtman. Manufacturing
Chemlnc, Ninth and Brown etreeta. Phi!Adel-
s • AO: 1 68 . :4 8..:
miring from Midecretion. 7he =lntuited powers of
Nature which we accompanied by so many alarming
zymptoms. among which will he found Indisposition to
Exertion. Lose of Memory. Wakefoinnee. Horror of
Vinare. or Forebodings of Evil. in fact, 'Universal Land-
tnde, Prostration, and inability to ant& into the enjoy
matte of society
The Constitution. once affected with Ontanie Weak.
nese. requires the aid of Medicine to strengthen and in.
vigorate the system. which 13ELMEICLE,'R EXTRACT ,
MOT U invariably does' `lf no treatment is aubmitied
to. Consumption or Insanity ensues
33=20101.1 0 8 FLUID ErnaOT Einem. in affections Pa
culler to Females., is unequaled by any other Preparation.
as In Chloroals, or Retention. Painfulness, or SupPresaion
of Customary Evacuations. Ulcerated or Schirrus State of
the Utertmand all complaints Incident to the sex.whethe
arising from habits of dissipation, imprudence in, or the
decline or change of life.
HELIdEBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT BUMS AND IMPILOVIID
ROBE WABII will radically eabsnniaste from the system
diseases seeing from habits of disdpation, at little em
pease, little or no change in diet, no inconvenience or ex
posure; completely superseding those unpleasant and
dangerous remedies, Cody& and Mercury, In all these
Use HmareOLD's FLUID Emmet , Bunnsr in atl diseases
of theme organs, whether existing in the male or female;
from whatever came originating, and no matter of how
long standing. It is vieasant in taste and odor, "immo.
&ate' in action, and more strengthening than any of the
preparptiono of Bark or Iron.
Thooolatering fromokowdowix or dolie.ate onatt
tuition!. procure the remedy at once.
The reader motto aware' that, howaver alight may
be the attack of the above diseases, it is certain to affect
, .
the bodily health and niesitta Power& •
A,ll the above diseases require the aid ef a Dinretle.
lIELBIBOLVI3 EXTRA? BUCHU Is the great Diuretic.
Bold by Druggists everywhere. Pnioz—sl 26 per bottle.
or 6 bottles for $6 60. Delivered to any address. Describe
iqmptoras in all communications.
Address H. T. ORTMROLD. Drug and Chemical Ware•
home. 59f Broqlway, N. Y.
„ .
None are genuine unieea done up in eteetengraved
wrapper, with fac.elmile of my Chemical Warehomse.
sadaigned
de2 Ns , f 51m
lIIINIME
;:..~ -;>
U. T. FiVILDIBOLI,
,1868. -TRIPLE 'SHEET.
UOIADAIit GOODS.
aa)aulvw
MIM
HOLIDAY
..c-p:::xv:-E.p.'.:T.T. , -:.' . 0.:A . s.
NOW READY.
The largest and most varied stoch.of
itAAJELE AND NEW
CONFECTIONS
01? TUE FINEST` QI7ALITIt.
Bon-Bow, BriWant,
Bon-Bona, Contact&
ons-Bona,_Viatorzas s
Crystalized and Glnoed Fruits. •
White Nougat, ,
Pistaohe and Orgeat Paste.
Chestnuts and Choeolate,
Crystalline Alztionds,
Glaeed Chestnuts.
CHOCOLATE DEPAUTAIENT.
Chocolatena,--;Bti - —Nicholasi-r-Pistach,e —Chocolate,
Am.aracenes, Chocolate f illed with Jelly, Por
tuguese Chocolate, Pralines,Jim Crow
Chocolate, Chocolate ' Nougat, Choccr
date •Beans, Chocolate iturnt Al
monds, Chocolate Walnuts, - -
Chocolate Paste,Chocolate
Jfedallions,C hocolate
Rolls,Segarsotc. •
RICH CREAM CHOCOLATE.
FLAVORS AS FOLLOWS:
VanMa, Orange, Strawberry. Raspberry,Letnon,
Cocoanut., Orange Flower, reach and Celery._
- Superfine Checolnte Cof
A Specialty with this House
Also. a large variety of
RICH FANCY BOXES,
TOGETHER
Making a splendid assortment to select from- for
choice
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
SiSPIIEN F. WHITMAN,
m a , 1O Maxket, Street.
:(...MUSICAL:S'OXES. ~'
The finest assortment in the city.. A fresh Invoice jut
received arid finin Genova, with beautiful Bell sworn
eldmann.
Our selections comprise the clic.cest Operatic and H0D3.43
Melodies.
FARR & BROTHER,
IMPORTERS,
No. 324 Chestnut Street, below Fourth.
del4 1618 .11 2arPB
•
THE
AMERICAN
BUTTON HOLE
SEWING MACHINE
FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
S. W. Cor. Eleventh and Chestnut Ste.
del9-titni
Christmas Cakes.
G. BY..RON MORSE, ,
reach Confectioner,
902 and 904 Alva Street;
Still continues to make and cell
HIS CAKES
At the following prices: • '
Fancy Cakee, 75c. ; Black Fruit Cake. 65e; Pound,LadY
Citron, White Mountain French Cocoanut, &c., 50c.
Liberal itintkut to Faire and Sunday Sphno
dell!. 9=4
-GRIST '
. . MAS
-
A FOR THE , •
I v
4 "! - -7-7-* CHILDREN
- . ei-Eur-au , s
t ruvENILE OARI4.A.GE WORKS
214 Dook Street, above 211
Children's
Children's Velooipedes. ,
Children.'s Carriages.
Obildreti'lB
Children's Wheel barrows..
.."' C4ildretes- Wagcins,-415,0.
The that iatortsnent the city., at- moat ream:feeble
n ar,yee. and RE TAH.”,„ ,
IRIMESENPS ! 2
]Rodgers' and Woidenhalusla racket ,
antres, glazers and scissors..
LADIES' El OlEBOttft IN OASES.
GRNT6 4 DRESSING CASE& he. •
MADEIRA'S,
115 Tenth Street, ~below Chestnut.
PRESENTS—FOR DFIAP F !NERD aro the STEM
MENTE3 to sada , the 'MUM EIADDIReId,
Z1111441004919ir dt1741G4
uoi,ivisir stoops.
,
CORNELIUS,- - &:
. ,
••
• iiiintaturere' of
GAR FIXTURESO,
•
LAP!.iL
.;7
8AQ.N . 7,4g0::::..i:14NeTAA.N.,k i. :44 .
Store, No. 710 Chestnut Street:
manufactory, Na 821 Cherry Streit,.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS..,
opera, GriartigKelg.
A terse and elegant wiort:meilt.
MAGIC LANTERNS,
GOLD SPECTACLE%
lalfrescoPethlitireeileOPeg au Stertairegt*
Views, 6lobes,i lialeidotrodft Alethe
matted histramente;ft.,
Ands vsrlety of useful and Orinunentel:
CHRISTMAS PRESW,
wm, Y. muunizzg,
No. 728 CHESTNUT STQEE rm
-dolt lot
4(
b'ik CHRISTMAS"
- caprirast
- uocsirrra DOUSES, -
- MORINO HORSES,
VELOCIPEDES,SLEDS,
WiIEELBARROWS,.
TOY OROS,
CHILDRZWS CARRIADID4 --
TOYS dr. PASCIE- 000016.1
'C)S7C'S
House-Thm:Lishing
arm
CHILDREN'S CARRIAGE BAZAAR;
(Late 214Dockatreet) • • -
,
Removed to ltTo. 121' N, Ninth-St.
The Assortment, which is of our own tettittitatitere;hr
sugg 2 i
l o i r u t p o c any. in the city. caul au). prices ai
moderstr-
CONESERIE FB.A.NOME:
OBRISTMAB, 1868 :
C. _ PEN MS,
No. 130-Walnut-Street. - g- -
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY. PARIS FANCY ROKBEIi,
AND CHRISTbLit3 TREE ORNANENTS. •
Box.:LIDA - wir
R,
& _G; A. WRIGHT' "
_.62*.Chestunt Street,.
Have luet received a large *worth:Len of clew alutelegiugi,
BORMAN CLASNYABIB AND 101111 MADMAN UM(
INDEDWAVII AND VISCOS PIPES,
,
Together with a great variety of 'FANCY ARTICLES.
specially adapted for HOLIDAY PREBENTS.whicti they
offer for gale at VERY REDUCED_ *wow,.
de3 MUDS
Christina,s -Grifitsh,
BOXER QF FINE STATIONERY. ' S
INKSTANDS, a large assortment' "V"
WHITING DESKS, CARD CABER. FL
POCKET BOOKS. SCOTCH GOODS*.
FINE ENGLISH PLAYING CARDS. • , ,
ENGLISH KNlcuro4mprB..:7A4
STATIONER AND CARD ENCIRATER,
No. 1033 CHESTNUT STREET;
12tarp
UMBRELLAS
OF THE LATEST
London. and
Paris Styl'es: 4 '
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENT&
FOB SALE BY
WM. A. DROWN & Ct
240 Mairket St.
de9.l4t-rp
1311Ari n ALPtie& AND DING 'UIS/BRELp
iaq for oltday rreuento. joßrxii FUSEL
de2l,Btrv4 a and 4 North Fourth street. '
UMBRELLAS or-TWILLED 011.11. 'Mar
and other fancy handlee.
J:_IEP/I PUSEIELIa,I
de -8 2 and 4 North Fourth streak ,
IN STONE.-100 CARER SUPERIOR PRESORVED.
.1. Vino Apples. Quinces, Pears, Citron, Raspberries awl
trliwberrres, in pint and quart glass jars. Alm. choice,
fresh Tomatoes, linen Gages; Sugar Cons. Green Peen.
in cans. Very superior Fruit Jellies. in tumblers ante
pint and hall pint jars. Nixed and plain gloated. Chow
chow, Ficeallities. Pepper Hash, &0., warranted equal to
the beet imported. For sale by the case,hry E. HATidlt.U-'
&RON, 12U Lombard street. delV.l2tro
ENIIINE FARINA , COLOGNIt .
%X FIN war ' , ROM EXTR&OTS FOR Tan/lAN/ 6
POMMPoreIES, RICHLY SCENTED SOAPS,
11A1B EP ARATIONB, dtc.. in.greut variotr.'
JAIYIES T. gEfINN •
Broad and , BOrace sta. P h lltda.
de:4f PO-
REAL ESTATE SALES.
TRIISTRitI6 , BALE.--TROMAS BONS. 'Alit.h
tioneere.—Pursuant to A decree obtaleed- in the Sur r
preme Court for the Embalm Metric', :4 Poonaelysk.,;,.
nia. in eerrity, against the Philadelphia and, Colcirtulsi,,
bold Mining co., there will be sold by public auction:at"
the Merchanb , Exchange in the city of Pnitadolohia. to% •
tho highest and best bidder. on 'Pander, the 26th day. of
January. 1269, at 12 o'clock, the following claims 'and; premiees in Nevada Mining Dietrich county Ottpisla
and territory of Colorado, viz:
All that certain parcel of land and property known' eel;
the Phenols Quartz Mill. the same having been formerly
11
known as the Chicago Gold , uters*All 1. •
Also. All that certain quarter lode claim. numlierektfir..
teen, wok, on tbe Gardiner loda. -- -----.,---,-- 7-
elao. The cast seventy.tive feet of claim number
(6); oast of Discovery ou Flack lode • -
Also. Ore hundred feet of quarter.lode claim number
eix (6), east of Discovery on Flack, lode, or number ;tong
weal from DleeoVVry on the Mercer county lode. •
Also. All that certain quarter-lode elainwmunher sisve4l,"
(7), mud from Diecovery, on the piacg rade; . •-• ,
Also. All that Diecovery elsim, and clainsa •inunhnre.
one (I) and two (2), east from DLlcovery,' on the Atttbel
oleo. All the claim of Dhscovery on Mint Quetta toderk• '
Also. Ali that certain quartz Jade 0 1,11 4 P4iI#POF ,
(1) East Mint.
Also. All that certain claim and claims on. the Ge
ner lode, being numbered ten and eleven, east of D •••,
Alto. All that certain fractional cleim, being twat:ate
feet on the Flack lode, between claims numbered live auk
eve east of Discovers , . , • ,
oleo. All that certain chitin on, the Dmith tedith hetet-.
numbered two oast Of DiecoverY. ' •
Also.' All that certain claim on the Shaffer lean, being
numbered dvo west or Discovery. • ..• • • •
Alen All that certain claim on the Moirecasatal
" being number t , o weldor' Oleo
And that - m.lJan% Mahn on tho'bfint!lniel.'
being ?number one west of , Discovery. • • :
oleo: All the iniprovementa, fornacee,fixtures,ouginee.,..
rorrehinery appendages and epplutellsiliteet to the Bela
Thu terms 61 este will he as followe: Flvd hundred del.
tare in cash When the bid heaccepted, and the balance et
the purchase money to be paid In ca ns 01011141iivr, at.
the deed to the purehaser. • • " •
• LIANSON .110111N.TON, Trades.
Philadelphia. I)ecember 22, 1866. ,
At 'r 140 M As sosEl,'Aitottoneettr.
• No. 149 Ap.d 141 U. t'orttik stoat,
ditSo IQ 1104110Milic
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