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anh aught, the - Indian deacon i - who of 01,1
Tiweiti - poor but blanielms, whom ttis
• mg Cape,
lltretebeii its shnink arm out to all the winds
And the relentless smiting of the-waver,
Awoke one morning from a pleasant dream
agood angel dropping in his hand
fair, broad .g(ild-piece, in the name of God.
lie rose and wont forth with the early day
Far inland; Where•the voices of the waves
Mellowed and mingled with the whispering
leaves,
An, through the tangle of the low, thick
woods,
e=:, lie searched. his traps. Therein nor beast nor
bird
Mis found; though n meanwhile in the reedy
pools
The otter plashed; and underneath the pines
V',4 be partridge drummed ; and as his thoughts
went back
the sick wife and little child at home,
1 !.!
!What marvel that the poor man felt his faith
(4 o weak to hear its burden,—like a rope
That, strand by strand uncoiling, breaks above
The band that grasps it. " - Even now, 0
Lord !
:!Meitd me," he prayed ' " the angel of my
dream !
Manhaught is very poor; he cannot wait."
144
„ ‘i ~ e rn as he snake, he heard at his bare feet
l" -1.* ': low metallic clink, and, looking down,
4 ,
e saw a dainty purse with disks of gold
~ ' rowding'7 its silken net. Awhile he held
* * the treasure up before his eyes, alone
z,: - With his great need, feeling the wondrous
,•, • coins
r',: Slide through his eager fingers, one by one.
.t - ' Se then the dream was true. The angel
brought . •
4F , 4 :,•Oue broad: piece only ; should he take all
,V
, 4 , these ?
X•• Who would be wiser, in the blind, dumb
'.''*" woods?
' The loser, doubtless rich, would scarcely miss
: This dropped crumb from atable always full.
'.O Still, while he mused, he seemed to hear the
cry
Of a starved child; the sick face of his wife
Tempted him. Heart and flesh in fierce re
volt
llrged the wild license of his savage youth
Against his later scruples. Bitter toil'.
Prayer, fasting, dread of blame, and pitiless
eyes
To watch his halting,—had he lost for these
The freedom of the woods ;—the hunting
grounds
Of happy spirit's for a walled-in heaven
Of everlasting psalms? One healed the sick
Very far orr thousands of moons ago ;
Had he pot prayed him night and day to come
And cure his bed-bound wife ? Was there a
hell?
Were all his fathers' people writhing there—
Like the poor shell-fish set to boil alive—
Forever, vying never ? If he kept
This gold, so needed, would the dreadful God
Torment him like a Mohawk's captive stuck
With slow-consuming splinters? Up iu
heaven .
4 Would the g ood brother deacen grown so rich
ley selling rum to Indiaus laugh to see him
' ktturn like a pitch-pine torch? His Christian
garb • .
Bsmed falling from him ; with 'the fear and
shame
Of Adam naked at the cool of day,
' Be gazed around. _ A black snake lay in coil
On the hot sand; a crow with sidelong eve
Watched from a dead bough. All his Indian
, lore
Of evil blending with a convert's faith '
In the supernal terrors of the Book,
Be saw the Tempter in the coiling snake
And ominous, black-winged bird ; and all the
while
, The IoW rebuking of the distant waves
Stole in upon him like the voice of God
Among the'trees of Eden. Girding tip
Eis soul's loins with a resolute hand, he thrust
The base thought from him : " r
Nauhaught '
he a man f'
Starve, if need be , but, while you live, look
opt
Froth nest eyes on all men, unashamed.
God help me! lam deacon of the church,
A baptized, praying Indian : Should Ido •
'This secret meanness, even the harken knots
Of the old trees would turn to eyes to see it, •
.The birds would tell of it, and all the leaves
Whisper above me: ' Nauhaught is a thief!'
The sun would know it, and the stars that
hide
Behind his light would watch me, and at night
Follow me with their sharp, accusing eyes.
l'ea, thou, ( ;cl, seest Inc :' Then Nauhaught
drew
. 4
ek)ser his belt of leather, drilling thus
The pain of hunger, and wal!ted bravely back
To the brown fishing-hainlet by the sea;
And, pausing at the inn -door, cheerily asked:
‘• Who hath leSt aught to -clay?"
I," said a voice ;
Ten golden pieces. in a silken purse,
_My daughter's handiwork." He looked,, and
lo!
One stood before him in a coat of frieze,
Awl the glazed hat of a seafaring man,
Shrewd-faced. broad-shouldcred,with no trace
of wings.
:Marveling, he dropped within the stranger's
hand
Te silken web, and trailed to go his way.
Bnt the man said: "A tithe at least is yours;
Take it in God's name as an honest man."
And as the deacon's dusky ringers closed
Over the golden gift. "'Yea, in God's name
7 take it, with a poor man's thanks," he said.
So down the street that, like a river of sand,
Ran, white in sunshine, to the summer sea,
13e sought his home, singing and praising
God :
And when his neighlsars in their careless way
spoke of the owner of the silken purse
A Welltleet skipper, known in every- port
That the Cape opens in its sandy wall—
Re.answered, with a wise smile, to himself:
"I saw the angel whet•e they see a man."
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This is a thrilling narrative of a noble North
American Indian.
It is also the simple story of a woman's love.
And it is a touching illustration of the power
of paternal affection.
As well as a tale of bitter and terrible re
venge..
It is also first-class in every respect, and war
ranted to keep - one year in any climate; and - it
is a number of other things, which I won't
mention, because I don't want to tell the anec
dote before I _et to it. For I once knew a
man who undertook to write a preface to his
book, and when he got through he couldn't
tell whether to make a book of the preface, or
a preface of the book, and he lost his reason,
and became a straw-halted lunatic trying tni
decide.
Out in the prairie dwelt an Indian chief
named Fiery Nose and Fiery Nose lad a
a daughter, over whose head sixteen Indian
summers might have passed.
Now it will be necessary, you perceive, that
this copper-compleeted young maiden should
have a lover, in order to give this story . the
proper degree of interest. So she had one,aud
his name was Buffalo Bull, and lie was an aged
brave, some years her senior, and he wore
knock knees and goggles, and was related to a
red-haired tribe of Indians who ate the bread of
idleness, excepting when they were compelled
to work for a living. Buffalo. Bull was a, fine
old !nave, and he always hit directly from the
shoulder, and considered it no disgrace to drink
nine fingeli of fire-water at one time, and wear
crape on his hat when his first wife died.
• Ile also had a cow-lick in his hair'.
The old aborigine, Fiery Nose, hadn't the
slightest idea in the world that such a venerable
old savage as B. 8., sprung in the knees and
spavined as he was, ever thought to marry his
daughter. But, strange! to say, that, was the
very identical thing upon which Buffalo had
set his heart.
So he called one evening at the family man
sioncOf Fiery Npse, with the intention of mur
dering him in a peaceable and friendly manner,
and teen eloping with his daughter, the fair
Prairie Flower,
On that very night. Fiery Nose sat in his
library with his war paint on, trying to balance
his scalp account, which was one scalp short,
and the Prairie Flower also wore paint, and
sat reading Tupper's inspiring poems under the
chandelier in the front parlor.
When Buffalo Bull came in, he went hack
into the library, and entered into conversation
with the old man, for he had rare conversa
tional powers, and spoke his native tongue
with a facility that was at once admirable and
remarkable,
" Will you take a pipe :"? asked the hos
pitable Fiery Nose ;" do take one," handing
him a coil of gas pipe. "I have some tobacco
that has a stamp on it, and it consequently
must be good. It was grown In Paducha."
"Why don't you use the 'Mud Turtle'
brand ? . 7 observed Buffalo Bull. " Every paper
you buy has a million dollar bill • in it, and you
can get it for five cents. 'lris an excellent in
vestment for your surplus earnings. Let me
advise you to get some."
"Ali, I will," said Fiery Nose. " Pray
haire," said lie to his child, "'go around and
buy me two papers of Mud Turtle tobacco.
You'd better ride. Get a quarter's worth of
tickets, and•you.may buy yellow jack' with
the change."
The lair Prairie Flower kissed her aged
parent until his colors began to run, and then
she went out on her errand with a small hat
over her eves.
"Nice girl, ain't she said Fiery Nose ;
"I've had a great deal of trouble bringing her
up, but I am amply repaid, and I attribute all
to the fact that I raised her with yeast powders.
1 got the best, and they did the business."
"By the way, old boy," ejaculated Buffalo
Bull, speaking of yore• daughter, she's a
reg,itlar straight-out, gamboge-skinned, abo
riginal angel, with no discount on her. She's
a Lobby bit of calico; and; while I think of it,
I understand young Grizzly Bear, the festive
brave of the Algolumins,.has viewed her with
a critic's eye and passed her imperfections by,
and ethichnied to go for her. How sayest
thou I"'
<<lle has, has he? Well, permit me to re
mark that lie biLs probably shinned up the in
correct tree. Ulm ? why I'd just as leave
meat ry her to some wooden-headed cigar-store
Indian, I would, upon my -sacred word of
honor as a gelitletnaM"
She's too good Mr hint, peradi•euture," ob
served Buffalo Bull, sententiously.
"Venture your whole pile on that, me boy.
She wears low-down bonnets, and has her
linen embroidered ; besides she chews gum,
and has a fonr-ounce ring through her nose,
No girl like that's a going to fling herself away,
is she ? Well, I should think not. Not while
bet lia eau dabble h,is bands itrgore, at any
rate, I reckon."
"But, my friend," obsen'ed Bull, with a
trembling voice, " how untelkthese ebullitions
of youthful affection remind the of me child
hood's days. look at me while I weep;
listen to these bon° ,11(1e tears as they patter in
t h e s pitt o on, 0 where, where are the friends
of me youth? 0 where are the loved ones
gone?"
•• 1 , iye it up," said Fiery Nose, after a few
moinents calm awl patient thought•. ,
-DOn't you recoiled how we used to no mit
011 the trail and capture little Children and
gouge their eyes Out, and chop '),un into bits,
uul then come home and learn Our catechisms
and knife our next dom. neighbor, and then
pray to the (treat MaLitoti before we went to
THE DAILY EVENING BIEILLET!!1-
Gifts for the Artistic.
THE, DEATH OF FIERY NOSE.
An Utterly:Absurd Indian Tale
By_.roliN
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_ were iapir4 ,
ate Were liihtrions litto !Mints, *eren't• wtt.i
Pitt now' all these': things are tuMgled
tins irievocxble past, yen can bet:,they ;an." •
t
You dr lin k '
•ai y asked Aelery
Nose, "yntere.tallting driveh Where de you,
• get your lire-water ?"
To this Bullido Bull 'deigned no reply, but
pretending to see something on the .top • knot
of Fiery Nose, he asked him to, stoop down a
minute whilethe picked it oft. Ile" then. clan',
destinely joked out his scalinng-knife and
lifted his hair, after which , jabbed the
knife into his :vitals, and throw on the
grate to' die/
Jtist,, then Prairie Flower returned with
the tobacco, and perceiving at a glance thot
her parent vas reduced to •a cinder, she oh- .
served to Binlido Bull that it seemed to be
pretty well up with the old roan:
"llnt-in, yes," Said ; "but a thought
strikes you be mine?"
"Well; I. don't know ;•let. me see -what was
your. income fin• last year?" -:
"I paid tax on two lame-blankets, a.l3,trlow
knife, anti thirty-seven scalps. Besides I love
yon to distraction. Come to this loving heart;
rest on my, bosom, rest. Say, will you?"
" I am ever thine own," said Prairie:FloWer,
as.she nestled closely against his hunting shirk"
And . on herlover'S arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold ;
He said " I do not care a cent,"
She said " bet he finds he's sold."
Thus were these two aboriginal savages made
happy in the fullness of each other's love. She
grew old and ugly in time and he, in the depth
of his unspeakable affection, used to sit day
after day smoking on the front doorstepS,While
she hoed corn and wheeled home potatoes in a
push-eart: Until at last she was called home
to the happy bunting-groml, and he imme
diately put fresh crape on his Sunday hat, and
began browsing around for another girl.
But does not this teach us all a lesson, that
—that—teach us, I say, a lesson that we—that
we, I say, may—Let that pass, however, doubt if
less it does teach a lesson, but it's of no con
sequence.
TUE TIMES ARE OUT OP JOIN I.
Fanny Fern writes as follows to the New
York
Here I sit in my rocking-chair, 'just; home
from a lecture, the proceeds of which were to
he devoted to a charitable instklition for wo
men.
Now here was a man willing to do this for the
particular women's charity to be benefited by
it, but he - couldn't do it, without stepping out
of his way to sneer at female sulll 4 age and kin
dred movements which are advocated and en
gieeered by pure, intelligent, cultivated, earn
est women, or fixing his seal of approbation on
this particular branch of philanthropy, as the
only remedy for all the ills that come of an
empty purse and a grieved heart.
And just here is'the tly in all these philan- .
lanthropie ointments: your medicines in
thy shop, or they will turn out poisons. That
is the spirit. Now I siOn't believe that one
society, or one memor one woman, is the pivot
on which this universe turns ; and wishing
Well, as 1 do every progressive humanitarian
movement, I deplore that its leaders will not
keep this fact in mind. I don't say that I wish
sconsm, would keep it in mind, for 'I am a
gent reader ofnewspapess,and I see men every
slay ignoring this broad foundation of ciVilizt
l ion. I see them snaking . mouths
at each other over a political bone or a
religious fence ; or I hear naughty names
called, because one smin grabbed a bit of
Laws for Isis paper, and scampered off with it
to II As dear public before Isis editorial neighbor
got scent of it. Oh, women don't do all the
gossip . and slander and backbiting in the world.
They don't make all the silly or stupid speeches
chiles.. Nor do they "rush. into print" any
oftener than certain unquiet Male spirits,
" thhsting for notoriety," as the phease goes,
who think they know when a colt is a horse,
and eke rcrea, better than any other mast, be
muse they studied Greek at Oxford. "Humbug
is not always a female, but when humbug is a
female she genes-ally hails from the top round
of the ladder ! I am - happy to say that,thsiugh
I may be potting. a stone into the hands of
mine adversary by the admission!
Human nature might be improved, even in
the year 18G9. How glad the pop-gun clergy
man of a small parish is, when sonic clerical
big-gum is supposed to make a, false move on
the sacerdotal chequer-:board! How he rushes
publicly to " deplore" that hiS " dear brother in
Christ should lay himself open to the world's
censure in this manner"! His" dear brother's"
popularity and big salary were not the animus
of that criticism—oh, no! Now, I'm not one
of those who believe that a "minister" is cer
tainly a saint, above his fellows ; or that Chris
tianity is benefited by refusing to admit the
shortcomings of church-members. I once heard
Rev. Dr. Hall preach a sermon on this subject,
every word of which was pure gold, and ought
to be printed in pamphlet form and placed in
the pews of all our churches.
"Mix your medicines in my shop, or they
will be poisons!" How sick lam of it. There
is so much elbow room in. the world, why
fight only for one corner? But men set us
"weak women" such a terrible example, fight
ing and squabbling about straws, and whining
when they are defeated. Now if instead of
wasting their time this way, or idling it away
as fashionable loungers—l speak after the
manner of the 'New York Times to women—
it instead of belonging to useless up-town
clubs, where with the heads of their (slims ill
their mouths, they sit in the day-time, me eau--
ing passing female ankles, or drinking and
talking male scandal, or betting—if in
stead they would—each butterfly son
of them—take some good interest
ing book, and finding some tenement
house, sit down of au evening and amuse some
laboring-man. who would else flee from the
discomforts of such a place to the nearest grog
shop, how noble would this male butterfly of
Filth avenue then appear! In fact, this par
tieular form of benevolence
that
itself.
to use as the only one that, eould rescue
him from the butterfly existence of up-town
clubs.
A thought strikes the ! 4s the New York
Tin u cB remaahs, when advertising women to
teach sewing to poor girls, " but perlitys these
female butterflies of Fifth avenue don't know
themselves how to sew." Alas! should these
male butterflies of the -Fifth-avenue club
houses not know how to read, when they get
to the tenement house of their poor brothers!
Now, to conclude, I sect nothing antagonistic
tO a sewing-machine in a woman's vote, but
the editor of the New Y,ork always
throwing - a blanket over a woman's head, for
fear she will see a ballot-box. You may make
soup, my dear, gradottsly says lie, for poor
worno tor flannel shirts for velllittle paupers,
if you'll promise not; telMirt - your lingers in
politics. That neyer'll do, my dear! It is Rot
coarse forymi to (...ramble at a matinee for
seats, and elbow and jostle, and push' men's
hats awry—oh, no! that's legitimate—but to
subject yourself to this kind of thing at the
ballot-box would be to forfeit man's love, and
soil - both your bonnet and your reputatiott.
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anefiil and acceptable
Presents for Gentlemen,
' COMPRISLNG
CARDIGAN JACKETS,
GLOVES IN GREAT VARTETY,
PRINCE TECK SCARES,
LORD STANLEY SCARFS.
SOLARI: CRAVATS AND MUFFLERS.
A splendid assortment of
Wrappers tOxll Breakfast Coats,
WITH
Patent Shohlder Seam Shirts.
And (Mao. St , qllo GOON at Poiillor Price
tklZ, 0,12 N.§
/101.11).AY GOoDS.
I$3 l L Emiablitothed
5 0c?,,,119 NEXIITACiIEM;
GOLD EYE lIII.OSES,
SILVEIft•• SPECTACLES,
STEEL SPECTACLES,
11i/ EVERY VARIETY.
OPERA_ OL.ASSE'S,
A TINE ASSORTMENT. IN
Pearl, Ivory and !Morocco.
FOB SALE BY •,
E. BORHEK & SON
Opticians.
N 0.1230 CHESTNUT Street.
d.,22_2trp- '
Closing Out at Reduced' Prices,
rnmvxous TO
'Making Alteraiions in Our. Store.
Watches, Diamonds. Jewahl.t .
Silver-Ware, Musical Boxes,
. Fancy Clocks and Bronze Ornaments.
WILSON & STELLWAGEN,
N 0.1028 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
.Ift. In lb 12t , . .
Christmas 1: " . resents.
The ]lest
gabli r eselt° a
Friend orheeerinnrreloltur
"J. &Welch's" First Premium Flour,
And bag or half barrel
"Sterling's Mountain" Buokwheat Meal,
which we warrant SUPERIOR to any other . In the U. S.
All goode warranted as represented, and delivered free.
- GEO. F ZEHNDER,
FIo i V i V,TH AND VINE STREETS
BONBONS DE PARIS.
Paris Confections of 'Every Variety.
The recent enlargement of the Store and an increased
number of experienced hands will insure customers
being waited on with despatch.
C. PEN AS
830 Walnut Street, Philadelphia; '' -
A magnificent assortment of
Paris Fancy Sexes and Christmas Tree
Ornaments.
de62Btre§
A.tarnore's Mince Meat!
CHRISTMAS PIES!!
THE VERY BEST!! !
THE VERY CHEAPEST I
iielri Gt§
OPERA GLASSES
For Christmas Presents,
At JAMES W. QUEEN & CO.'S,
OPTIC lANS,
No. 924 CHESTNET STREET.
rp
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CHARLES , RUMPP,
PORTE MONNAIE, POCKET BOOK
AND SATCHEL MANUFACTORY,
47 N. Sixth Street, below Arch,
PHILADELPHIA
Port Folios,
Dressing Cases,
Cigar Casea,
Cabal,
WHOLESALE
no29lmrps
WRIGHT'S
"NE PLUS ULTRA"
AIINCED MEAT DEPOT
WILL BE OPEN
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK,
S.W. cor. Spring Garden & Franklin.Sts
de2o 6trp
THE VATICAN,
1010 Chestnut Street,
STATUARY,
BRONZES,
AND VASES,
CHOICE GEMS OF ART
A:CD
ARTICLES OF TASTE
FOR TRH AFORN.MENT OF
mrrrrrayln77..rwml.7Tir,,T7.lTmimi
' AND If
Bridal and Christmas Gifts.
Articles at all prices, from one dollar to ono hundred
each. Spacious show rooms up stairs.
de4 ISt§
1107. 1107.
CONRAD BROS.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
COURVOISIER'S LADIES' KID GLOVES.
MEN'S
ALEXANDER'S LADIES' "
• , " • MEN'S
SHIRTS TO ORDER.
SCARFS, ' • PARTY FANS,
STUDS, 0 PERA,GLASSES,
CUFIe BUTTONS, DnitsslNG CASES,
DRESSING GOWNS, ODOR BOXES,
HANDKERCHIEFS, PORTEMONNAIES,
MUFFLERS, CIGAR CASES,
SUSPE'NDERS, MILK UMBRELLAS,
PULSE WARMERS, CANES,
PERFUMERY
EVerytbing beautiful in cur line is repmented end for
sale cheap ut
coNRA.I)
1107 CHESTNUT STREET,
(Girard Row.)
(l 4j Btry
JETS OF • ;HARDWARE.
G
Table Cutlery, with ivory, ivoryldo, rubber and
other handles, and plated blades ; Children Knives and
Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors in sets, Rostra, tiny
Pocket Knives, Scissors, Razors, Hatchets, Pincers, &c.,
for watch charms; Boxes and Chests of Tools, from 81
to $7O ; Patent Tool Handles (twenty miniature tools
them); Boys', Ladies . .and Gents' Skates ; Clothes
Wringers ( they'll save their cost In clothing and time);
Carpet Sweepers, Furniture Lifters, sets of Parlor and
Field Croquet, miniature garden Tools, Carpet Stretch
ers,, Plated Spoons, Forks and Nut Picks, Spice and
(Cake Boxes, Tea Bells and Spring Call - Bolls. Nut
Crackers, Tea Trays and Waiters,Patent Ash Sifters
ny far
(114ntre'n'liv„V's Walnut
Paters and Cherry Stoning' Machines, Patent Nut
meg Craters, and a general variety of useful Housekeep
ing Hardware. Cutlery, Tools, &e., ut T RUM AN '
SHAW'S, No. lets (Eight Thirty-live) Market street, be
low Ninth, l'biliolebnbia:
Money Belts,
Work Boxte,
Bankers' Carr,
Purse*, dcr..
AND RETAIL
001.1 DAY
6 - IFTS!
WATCHES.
A FULL Auf3URTALENx
IMPORTED 'Bl. AMERICAN. WATCHES
Of reliable and 7iorranterrqn , ality for nolo go ; 44":'
REDUCED PRICES,
FARR, AD, 'BROTHER,
IMP.6IeI'ERS,
No. 324 Chestnut Street, below Fourth.
dr2o•m to th rft3t
Bridal, Birthday and Holiday Presents:
AU BON MARC HE,
The,One Dollar Department contalnd a large atteortnientr
Of Fine French Goods,
Embracing Make, Work, Glove, llarlker.citief and
Preening Boxeit,in great variety. Dolls. blechanical
Toya and Tree Trimminga, tiilic Fang, Leatinz
Pocket Hooke, China Varies Mid oranntente,,kc.,
FROM +ll 00 to
Call and oxamine our Part, Geode. Party on evening
drepaen made otol Trimmed from French and Enolleit
Faahion Plates: ; • ; •
Vabcreostuwe for 74firii) 111Tailfl, Dant), 3/C.,,,Y/VidU to
order in Forty-eight Moira' Notice, at
MRS. M. A. BINDER'S
Ladles' Dress Trlmm law%
Paper Pattern, Drees and Cloak Making;
Eatablislament,
N. W. Cor. ELEVENTH and CHESTNUT titreete.
0 l'E N IN TILE EVENING.
my2z-tt rp
USEF UL ARTICLES FOR.
110LIDAY (UFTS, varle! livortment.
MASON & Cr) ,
901 Chentnut stre.A.
DESKS, RUSSIA AND-
R osmoor)
TIJBKEY WRITING CAAti and PORTFOLIOS,
foreign and domentic
'IASON &
PU7 Ctostutit.
GOLD PENS AND GOLD, IVORY,
'RUBBER and EBONY PENCILS and PEN imam RA,
MASON h CO.,
TT Chentuut treet•.
KNIVES AND SCIS-
FINE. POCKET
PAS, Bogtrs'el, Iyusteuhuliu.V* and other beat EngliAh
makers.
BRONZE ANDCARVELriNKWkNOS,
PAPER' KNIVES. BOOKAIAIIKS, MATCH' and.
STAMP BOXES, dtc,'
MASON & CO..
907 Chestnut strqet,
VIENNA, FRENCH AND • ENGLISH:
Pocket Bunke, Can!, Let tet and Citnir Caaes in Ittilhia.
Turkey and Calf.
HASOINT 60.,
dtvl 18t Cleetnn 4 t
street.
gajTOR GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY,
foney Pen-wipers, Boxes of Initial Paper, ke., Mono.
grams, Wedding . and Visiting Cards, elegantly
grvred,
B. B. Onr patrons wilt obll ao us by giving their orders.
for engraving intended for holiday presents at an early
date. . .
fief 18t r
WATCHES, JEWELRY , & C.
j i E I CALDWELL &CO*
JEWELERS ••?,
902 CHESTNUT STREET,
ARE OPIENILITO
European Novelties,
BRIDAL SILVER WARES, .
DIAMONDS,
CHOICE GEMS OF ART IN BRONZE.
A large selection• of Finest Wares, all of Ncwatt
Designs and Latest Production.
oc2l th • to tfrps
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S
PRESENTS. •
Bentz dettruanetl to reduce our very largo etock at
WATCHES,
JEWELRY,
DIAMONDS,
AND SILVERWARE,
Vl'r will 11.41 all articles in oar lino niuch below the
usual price. 00r ',tack of
SILIEET E BUTTONS,
is very large. PLAIN RINGS in great variety.
WATCHES 01 all kinds. Some very tine
L &MVP WATCHES,
heavy (*Reef+. Pureinigers will find it to their uilventage
by giving oil R call.
LEWIS LADOMUS & CO.,
802 Chestnut Street.
.40),HENRY HARPER,
520 ARCH STREET, "'
Has a well selected stoch, of
Wotan*, Fine Jewelry, Silver• Ware awl •
Silver-Plated Ware,
SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY and BRIDAL PRESENTS
deI lump§
FURNITURE, &.
GEO. J. HFANKELS;
CABINET MAKER,
1301 and 1303• CHESTNUT STREETT.
ESTABLISHED 1544.-
good rurnituro at the lowest posaltble•
price.
_nol6.3mrps
FURNITURE.
T. & j. A. HENKELS,
AT =BIB'
NEW STORE, 1002 ARCH STREET,
Are now selling their ELEGANT` OJRNITURE nt von
reduced prices. ,
0e25
• h • . R'LlrlDH'S. IMPROVED HARD
• -•
Rubber Truss never mete, breaks or SAS.,
need imbathlng , i,Snilacirteriii Elastic Bolts,
Stocking'', alt kinds of qrtieses and Braces..
Ladies attended to by AIRS. LRWU 1230 Chestnut, sec
ond story. ly rp§
. .
lOTTON.-157 BALES, COTTON, LAND
j t o g fr o m steamer Tonawainla, for sale by e
BAN. RUSSELL & CO., II) ci i , H t m o 8
11 I
MAHON k
ellestnot et reel,
'MASON it CO.,
9.37 Chestnut. street
viTy'nutLETAN.
. .
„ .
ellltiB7l4Ao A.,0 'IT it#44 4, -61E4IffpirAkt Aft IT
. • Its.--=-Tliativelive hien age - eirprogreita may be;
readily ascertained by drawing comparitie i
,with the present an?! ..the'. Nati ' These Of b r f
i a
. reader'S *lto have passed the Meridian of li fe:
can very well appreciate this fact. In days or
fift,,,yeara agoJhere,was just as niucli atutietyi
'among- the :little 'folks on: the r'ettird of qt!
6. merry, Christnias- l and. a riapp,rkay
. dip' Year
as therelS at fhe present time. In those days;;
i niCilar city,. a 'horse-cake, . embellished . with a I
sprinkling of gilt nailer, was ti, Source 'or gieat '
joy, to,the rising generation. A little sheep,
with cotton for fleece and a piece, of blue rib -I
' bon' arottud the nepk, was, coMddered'a vid-:
' liable' memento of the return' of the great:
Christina festivity: . A Small drum for a boy
was the height of ' his ambition ;,while half•
.a doien of soldieracon horseback, arranged. on
cross sticks, niacin him wish that ' Chriatmas '
111601 d come every week. A doll-baby,' with
out even joints to its .artus , or „pedal extremi
ties, was a source of great pleasure. In those
days a *ex doll was a great rarity . .. Doll-babies
weregenerally made of wood, with paint
enough on their cheeks to represent the riming
moon on a sultry suininer eve. There wore
plenty of toys. such an they; were, but they all
dwindle into insignificance when compared
will thoae of the Present day. The most strik
ing feature that then appeared in " candy
shops" were red and white mint drops on
strips of payer, sold at a cent apiece. These
" drops' were considered a great Christmas
institution; but they have long 'since been
. nutabered with the things that were, . , '
Bid UOW how changed
,the scenes, llow
itstoniehing, indeed, is the progress that 'has
been made in the last half a century. Instead
of cotton-fleeced sheep,we have entire drovem,
some of them in,. In to ' bah.".. Instead of dolls 1
without knees or elbows, we have them to say
"papa" or "inamma.;" and more than this,
some of, them to walk across the parlor floor.
Instead of horse-cakes, and tinsel, -we have
pound-cakes, artistically iced,to suit the times.
Instead of sugar plums put up in email paper
cases at six and a (pull-ter cents each, and mint
thong at a cent a strip, we have the .greatest
assortment of mixtures .handsomely done up
in beautiful boxes. Confectionery, it may be
said, haft reached perfection in this city, as our
stores hilly attest upon Inspection. Young
America, now-a-days, wants something that is
consistent with the . progress of -the age .in
which we live. flind watches art& exquhdte
jewelry are the demand at the present time ;
handsome dresses for the little girls and roast
turkey for .Christmas dinnent are considered
just at par.
What Christinas times will be 'fifty years
hems. trust
he left to future historians; but if
the increase in the preliminaries to the enjoy-
Illellt of such an era in the world's history has
an equal , ratio wit,.lt that of the past half cen
tury, it Will:indeed, take Amore able pen than
ours to describe.
Let its act, however for the living present,
and, keeping paCe with the times as we fi nd , '
them, do all that We can, a- a real Christian•
duty, to Make the hearts of all, both old and
young,..happy on the return of , Christ pas day. i
,it,
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TUE OLD YEAR Our ANI! THE NEW YEAR
N.---The Methodists have, from time imme
moti.il, more than ,any other: religious kW,
etdahlished What they call ,watc%-nleetings
the last night of the year and this izeotitlng tit
the hzew "one." This is right. becalm It IA liaseAd
upon the worship of the tireitt Creator,before
w limo all mankind must appear sooner or
later. Apart from this religious ceremony
thereliS anOtherwlS;ln which the sime , period
of time is Telebrated. It is incident to the
liermans. We well remember attending one
of these oceatrlons ot,,,Egzjiarbor City, N.. 1.,
a Year or two ago,and were forcibly impteased
with the scenes. The dying . of the old sear was
rolor4elst - 4,d b.y ,,, Tjeur.," with his kotirglassand
sevtln, whieh dropped alctlie hoar of twelve
vibrated upon the air. The altar tires were
extinguished. and, at the same.monient and in
all i t tant,n calci ant light--tho -rising ; of the
stin--"aitnottneedtlie dawil of the new
year. The display war; ex.ceedingly etlisdive,
and we have no doubt that should any of our
theatres imp igurnte such a display it would 1,.
Obit of the happiest events of the' tinteSi ;If
such caimot bc: done in our eitN it would be no
loss of time to visit Egg Harbor city on
Friday, the :fist inst., and witness ‘v hat we
4;ow.ider a great and very happy novelty in the
celebration of time going pat and coming in.
'-''.: I: s i 10)N STE.l3l:•llll',.—Me.S.siS W. Crilltlp
& Son, have now nearly finished, at their
'bhip-bnilding establishmont, at Kensington, a
tine large iron liteumship, .trailed Teunesse,
The veS64l IS for the coasting trade, and be
longs to Mr. Thomas Clyde, of this city. Her
length is 2 feet; breadth of beam, 3:1 feet;
depth of hold, 12 feet; between decks, S feet 1;
inches. On the npper deck is a splendid cabin,
built by W.T. AN aples, capable of accommo
dating one hundred first-chins passen,„oers. The
hull is built of three-fourth inch iron front
ken to main deck, arid one-half inch to sa
loon deck, double riveted throughout. to
.heavy angle iron frames. Her engines are of
great power, cylinder silt inches in diame
ter, and ten feet stroke. pier tOrMagf! is about
2,00 tons, and she willcarry 3,'X) bales of
cotton. Messrs. Harlan, Hollingsworth &
Co., of Wilmington, DeL arc al.so building
for - .7%1r. Clyde a vessel Amilarin everk respect
and to be known as South Carolina. These
two powerful iron oteanuthipo will be a very
creditable addition to the commercial marine
of the city. , _ _..._._ ..-
ANOTHP.P. Vic—The arrest or William
Emerron, alias Dr.Samitel Hawley,for writing
bogus autographs of Washington, and writing
letters signed "kr to England, and upon
which several remittances were obtained, will
be remembered by our readers. , Among the
letters captured at the ' Post-ofnce by Special
Agent Petheridge was one containing a draft
for CO,.the name of the writer not being
given. This morning „Chief 31tdholland re
eeived a lettei from I'llontai Herbert, of the
County of Kerry, Ireland, stating that hp bad
observed in, a - Cork 'newspaper - an recount of
the doings of IliourSon or Hawley ; that, he'
Fetal ied a let ter signed '' F..,' ptirektiled at the
(dike Of the Bank oflreland - it'.C2o draft dated
October It, Dititt. on London, ln favor of
Samuel Hawley, 31. Ti., And Mailed it to that
person at Elkton,. Mt 1.. ,
- COmmENcr.ItEN-The - annual commence
ment exerOses of the American Coreservatory
of Music, in the city of Philadelphiatcame on*
last evening, at the Academy of Music. The
house was crowded in every part. The exer
cises comprised overtures. I.)y the Professors
anti pupils of the Orchestral Departnient;
and singing and inStrumental solos by the
pupils of the Preparatory Department, the
Academic Department and the Collegiate De
partment. The affair passed otrrery.sticcesS
fully,and showed that the pupils are receiving
thoroogb musical education ftOnt the able
and:actomplished teachers of the institution.
.LARCEN V OF InoN.—John Maguire was ar
rested, last night, at Broad and Race streets,
for the larceny of a large piece of railroad
iron. He was taken before Alderman Jones
anti was held in $BOO bail to answer at COurL
A Hanna DAY FOR. TUE Burnrts.—The
dismal weather; yesterday, cast a most Un
pleasant " wet blanket" over shoppers and
shop-keepers. and the holiday-decked stores
presented comparatively scanty arrays of pm--
ohasers. -But, to-day, we have just the good,
honest, clear 'winter weather that brightens
up both hovers and sellers, loosens the purse
strings and tills the Christmas boxes.
Ainong the attractions of Chestnut street,
the book store of Messrs. T. B. Peterson SI
Brothers holds a prominent position. Every
variety of holiday literature is spread out
upon their capacious counters, so arranged as
to make the examination of its various de
partments easy and interesting. Handsomely
illustrated works of standard quality; an
almost endless assortment of new juveniles, re
plentietit w itl bright - bindings - - and tilled
with attractive reading ; a great array of
pretty toy-books for still younger-children;
men's books; women's books; boys',.boOks;
books; children's books ; infants' books;
everybody's books; low-priced books; ex
pensive books ; all cheap books ; prose.
poetry; history; romance; instructive books;,
books of nonsense ; amusing books ; enter ,
taining, books;-in a word, all the kinds of
books that are wanted to make people happy
in giving and receiving Christmas gifts.
The stores on Chestnut street and the other
principal thoroughfares have all , laid them
selves out to presentextraordinary . attractions,
both in variety and. price, to Christmas buyr
ers, this year, and amonr , them the literary
bazar ofthe Messrs. Pettrson is one' of the
foremost in its special provisions for the holi
day warts of all classes of the people.
Tex GREAT POULTRY SHOW.—NOt one of our
citizens should fail to see this very remarkal
btu tellection, which comprises all the known
varieties of domestic fowls, Pigeons, Song
Birds, &c.;
also, pet animals of various kinds,
includintt the great LEAIMED DOG &VET.
tritkr#AlLl .
N. P. & TAlttOlg, o. North Ilinthi
strcet, bave,nono coil extopd t4ororputa-'
tides' oaf bur Ott. • Pet }y third ; o oeatury4h.is
house has oectinted a first.olassnosition: Their
Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, Qologno Water, etc.,
have never_ been sumassed. The house is
,lieruirlible,t liberal OK , eriterOrlsibt ?
have received many medals—one at the
World's Fair, London, 1.851--several from the
Franklin InStittftlirtble itoty; 'R P. & O.R.
TaylerVniannfaeturea are feu' bale at retail 'at
all the Drug fitores la the oity,and everywhere
throughout the country. The house sells only
at iirholesale.L' This 'Lithe season foi Peesents,
and we advise our friends who may desire to
,die _Abe handsome thing for .one another ;,to
,gve a box of this celebrated Perfumery or a
x.of Fancy Soaps, .EveryWdy lo the land
*mild be pleased. With aneh presenV
Tnif "AmEnicAx" 'St/ITEM—This evening
the proprietors of the AilleriaanHoteltendcr,
through' their Superintendent, Charles Mac-
Shane, magnificent entertainment tc! their
guests and pattong. It will coinprise all, the
luxuries and delicaoies of , the season, includ
ing salads, boned tnrkeys, and oysters,in va
rious forms, tk..efi and as Mr. Mat:Shane is
an fait in' sficliqtrattenc, it can be safely said
that the entertainment win indeed be first
class.
, CIIIRESTALAS .EXEIteiNICES.-7The ebriBtMaS ex
ercises of the Lincoln Girls' .Grammar School,
at Twentieth and Coates streets, will take place
this afternoon; and will consist of songs; re
citations, addresses • and dialogues. In the
evening there will be similar exereiffesin the
Boys' GrammarSehnoL , - - ••„ • •
TH TICEROY'S PARTY.
The Egyptian Viceregal Dail and Brit
, liant Scenes at Ismailia.'
A correspondent who attended the opening
of the Suez canal sends to the' Herald a very
enthusiastic description of the ball given by
the Viceroy. We make the following ex
tract :
We--I mean the guetits—had to make a wide
detour in order to get into the avenue apd be
fore the_palace gates, which were tiatiked by
'regular Egyptian troops at arms. Once fairly
out of the press of sightseers, whose ,homo
geneity was most
.remarka.ble, we were re
received by the troops with military honors,
and marched up long lines of them up to the
front portico, which was curtainediby striped
crimson arras, where tall footmen, hal
ited in gorgeous Scarlet and gold livery, stood
waiting to receive us, and where an officer of
the Khedive's houSehold stood to examine our
tickets. Our overcoats, hats and sticlos were
taken in charge by obsequious attendant 4, and
there we were in the great hall, dazzled by the
Icrilliant lights which burned in silver cressets
and enormous crystal cha,ndelleris. •Our first
expression as we mixed inane crowd was,
" What a crush of peeple!" and yet we were
early, for it was but nine o'clock, and the ball
would not commence until half-past ten.
The entire front of the building, which, it
must be 'reinembered, was 250 feet long, was
divided into a great hall, and two large ;vomit
on each side of it. For the convenience of
the guests there were arranged around three
of them silken divans whereon angeis might
not disdain to rest, silken and gilt arm-chairs,
soft and luxurious enough tor climens, and ca
pacious enough, to‘fit the mammoth wentan of
,Itarntfin.t: The fouttliteloth a; the:extreme end
of the Ind !di rib bad been prepared fcir the ha 11,
and had an ,;cinahestra - railed off ;from the
dancers:: The great:entrance wart fitted
up, to the very height, of Egyptiau art, .and
'tave one an it ea of how lavish nature - is . in
hese tropical climates. For in great lengthy
boxes tilled witlr earth on each side. of %the
room grew and bloomed the various exotics
aft: gypt, while water Showered noon them n
n plenty from-fountains cunningly eoncealed
its and in stone walls. At ohcaVeereseeu
...weven_ in tegether by ,the exuberance-of
nature the . tlawees and products :of
Xubla and: Egypt.. The tufted • palmers,
NV ith _ its '. witiespwcading feathery ffrieds,
towered nbrive lot its in ficliV•erS; idly resting
their leares and tietals . en - the 'surfaCe of the
water : tall water. reeds Snot lip luxuriantly
and rank among . the . foll4lge of young rLune
:old cypress tree: , and mere Were plants,
terns anti mosses of various kinds, aloes. lme
ruses, lxilsains and acacias thriving gloriously
in defiance of all form • alai arrangement, in
wild grace and beauty. the pure green of
which strongly Contra:4Ni With the light pa
pered waits. • .
To rnovethrilugh the crowds that surged anti
swayed in all directions was a most difficult
task. and yet half of the guests had not arrived.
In presence of this all made up their minds
that there. would be no dancing, but each i.ee
consoled him or herself with the thought that
at least the banquet wciald suflice for rill. • 'We
moved through from the entrance hall to the
other rooms, elbowed by Russian officers,
jostled by British middies, pushed by a short
sighted German savant, hustled by a fat
Dutch naval captain, fingered nervously
by an ellin Freuchman in faultless symmetry
of costume, begged to pardon an intrusive
Spaniard bestared by a tit led liri ton, tugged at
by sonic • persevering friend who must
needs attract our attention to something we •
have not seen, affably commanded to let a lady
floating amid waves of muslin and gauze to
pa SS by, crowded on unceremoniously by a
horde of ball-costumed human beings. and
such was our experience which every minute
got rougher and more serious. At the south
ern end of the building were erandily-dressed
Arab chieftains and 'Turkish officers, re
splendent in garb, dignified in aspect, glorying
in snowy silken turbans and• flowing kalfans,
lounging on arm chairs. - and on divans,
mononolizing every seat iii the room, who, in
their own language, passed comments ittnin
the scene so new and strange to them.
Back into the entrance hall again, through
newer crowds, with the same rough expe
rience, where officers and civil representa
tives of all nations had wedged themselves into
two masses to await the arrival of the Em- ,
press of the French. the Emperor of Austria,
the Crown Prince of l'russia, Prince- and •
Princess Henry of the Netherlanth, Prince
Louis of Verse, the British- '
Russian, Greek, •
Italian and' Spanish ••Ainhassitcicirs. All men
great in modern politics, literature, science
mid arts seem to be met there. and those_ not
there were momentanlv expected to fcdlow in
the wake of the crewhed heads and princes.
lialf-past.ten i -and whispers were beard that
"the Empress was Cotniug!" An instant of
expectancy. during sivhich a thousand necks
were stretched, and the _Empress eanie, lean
ing on the arm of the Emperor of Austria, a
right royal lady, loyally dressed and bearing
herself as if she understood but too :Well that
the eyes oferiticaleonnoisseurs were upon her.
But what dress she wore I could not toll von,
IlOr face, her bearing,her coronet of cliamonds,
and her eyes; which sparkled like the precious
stones upon her head, attracted my attention.
It was a noble procession that followed the Em
press, but I must say that very little respect or
attention was paid to those who were in it,
for after the pa sage of the Empress or Em
peror with two or three princes the two
masses of people became one, and commons
mingled with ambassadors and nobles and
nameless civilians crowded before awl around
oilicera,of high grade. The Duchess of Alba
was forced by a crowd many paces to the
rear, and Mlle. Marion seemed unable to con
tain her indignation at the disrespect shown
the favorite of the Empress. A fat lady
whom I noticed during the day in the
basket carriage was pushed against
an American correspondent who gal
lantly supported her •on her feet ;
another " roug;e" faced young laity was vio- .
lently hustled back from her companion. The
Duke of Tetuan was seen with his lady work,
ing his way laboriously to the ball room. The
British Ambassador lost his temper; while'
General Ignatieff and Count Beust, laehig dip
lonians of -the tirst.- rank, kept_ their patience -
and dignity untarnished by unseemly frailty
or outbreak of passion. Theophite Gautier,
being not over tall, was soon hidden by tall
heads and shoulders,„overhung with golden
and silver epaulettes ; Gustave Dore, the:
famous painter of Paris, was, to use a
Westernism " just nowhere," and the
most celebr ated correspondents of Paris were
swung far into the background by the rush of
would-be dancers and curious sightseers.
Gustave Reuillard, President of the. Swiss
Commission; who, with his stately lion front
and eye-and long grey hair, would have corns
manded-respect anywhere,was separated from
the disting,utshed Swiss gentleman who ac
companied "him. in an instant. August de
Davey, the great silk merchant, of Basle,
though a portly man, seemed to he but a mere
waif in that maelstrom .of humanity..- The
literatii of Spain and Italy—many members of
whom I saw_, such Mata, of the Madrid
Academy. of Sciences ; Eduardo- Saavedra,
historian; -• ilitutSetabuisch, .the
cist • and orator; Sauz . Rio,
painter ; Don Gia'bert,'engineet ; , Ltifaiq
d. '
el Valle, general; • Gomez Arteche,
~[~~LE'~l,~'—~-p~~I~A~~~P a
geographer; Coelho and Mopes, the great
'inerelfenta; who oirn the Ilavana and Viidiz
line Of steamers, were Neparat(i4 f: , each
other post reuniting. The britioh 'd to
have Intorno at itk derniekit i 'yet still f • (ate
, through the great halls, Hewed into the spa
,elous corridors, inundated, all the. Spacious
ballsizt the place, It was .rldieltious tot sup
-
rosefor one moment that many could daneu
the small ball-room, which AQO , fest
on by 50 deep. The crowned headstand
their suites *otild alone have idled it, yet the
excited tout brilliant, asteniblage surged' to
liiirdsit recklessly;
,0 1 $411PARY- • -
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The:fllght
Hop.' 141 i Stafford BortheOte.
Should the European telegram received - this
morning be correct in all its anticipations; the
Conservative party in England has 'lost at a
comparatively early ae and in 1118.fullvowei,
one of its most useful members, Sir Seafrord
Henry Northcoto. • •
The deceased baronet was a 'Londoner by
birth. And barely past fifty years of age. He
was an Oxford man bY 'education :and in his
year wen for Balliol Collette a high place in
the university honor lists, taking first-class in
classics and third in mathematics. - ;He
studied for the bar, and was called in.
1847. Coming of a' wealthy family, he
was early destined for a legislative
career, and, iu order to obtain the highest
training for the public' service, he became
Mr Gltuistone's private secretary when ..that
gentleman held the position of President - of
the Board of Traih'. In 1851 he was one of
the secretaries of the 'Exhibition Committee,
and for his services was made aC. B. His
parhatnentary career-has been interrupted at
least once since his election for Dudley in 1850,
by his defeat when seeking the favors of the
electors of North Devon in 1857.
Since then he has received the suffrages
of that. body. lie - has always held a high
position on his side of the House. He had
the reputation of being an able financier, and
the most skilful Conservative criticisms of Mr.
Gladstone's Budget statements not unfre
quenay came from him. After a compara
tively short parliamentary training, ho was
made Financial Secretary of the Treasury in
18.59. Lord 'Derby made him President of
the Board of Trade in 1866, -and some months
later he was appointed Secretary of
State for India. Had the deceased Baronet
lived it is almost certain that on the return of
the Conservatives to power he would' be ap - -
pointed to the Exchequer. His most impor
tant , publieagon has been " TWetiO Years of
Financial Policy, , 1841-'61." is. Parlia
mentary opponents, no less than his friends,
regret the ;untimely', eath of a prudent legis
lator, :Aid his party, amongst whom brains
are proverbially scarce. have reason to
miss him from their ranks,-7-World.
THE COURTS.
NTSI rnius--Jcistice Williams.--Powell vs.
The Pennsylvania Railroad CoMpany. - Before
reported. Verdict for defendant. •
.fames Ttictlvec and wife t's. The West
Chester and Philadelphia Railroad Company.
Au action to recover damages. for the loss of
plaintiffs son; Mark. whO was killed on the
railroad in February last. The dece.ued was
in eharze of a coal cart, and in crossing the
'track there was a collision with pie train, Mid
the young Man was"killed." On trial.'
QuAl rEI SEASIO Ns—Judge Paxson.—A
number of pleas of guilty were entered this
nickrning. . ,
Alex. Mullen pleaded guilty to as charge of
stealing a quantity of dry goods. The defen
dant was formerly in the employ of-the Penn ?
sylvania Railroad Company as brakesman.
Goods:were .missed , froru the train, and an in
vestigation resulted in the discovery of false
'ter,' the riosSefision of - the . defertdant[he
having used these to open the.cars. A quan
tity of the stolen goods Was'aLso found in his
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establishment as genuine, and our prices will be found
much lower than those who humbug the people by sell•
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crown Siberian Squirrel. These goods are all of our
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