VOL. XXX.
THE RETURNS COMPLETE!
Bntler County Ooe* Solid for
JOHN BIGEEL, The Shoe MaD.
Deaoermta tod R«poblic»n« endorse bis actions. The people** Partji and
Probibitioniats join bands witb tbem and frankly admit that be bas
SCORED A GREAT VICTORY,
ud Is without doubt tho Leading Shoe Man in Butler County on account of
the great cut in prices on footwear.
FRAME ARE THE PRICES, READ THEM.
LMUM' fine don. button shoes, tip or plain, $1 and $1 25
- •• grain button shoes, 90c, $1 end $1 25.
'• winter shoes, warm lined. $1 and $1 25.
M serge gaiters, lor or plain, 50 and 60c
«• everyday slipper, lace or gon, 50c
" bruasel slippers, sizes 4to 8, 25c
" velvet slippers, fine 50c.
waterproof shoes, 75c, $1 and $1 25.
MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S PRICE LIST.
Mia***' good grain bntton shoes 90c and sl.
Children's calf and oil grain shoes, high cat, sl.
« grain shoes, heel or spring. 60 and 75c
" don ballon shoes. 50c, 75c and tl
lofaQ'a' fioe shoes, 25c, 35c and 50c.
A GKKAT SURPRISE FOR MEN AND BOYS.
One lot of men'a boots that 1 will close at $1.50.
•• " ei.ra bigb boots for $2
" fioe calf boots for $2.
•< •• hand-pegged boots for $2.50
" boys' stoga boots, 4 and 5, $1 25.
stoga boots, up sole, $1.50
SEE LINE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' FINE SHOES.
Men's fine shoes, in button, lace or congress, $1 25, to $1 50 $175 and
$2. Boys'and youths'high cut school shoes, in button or lace, sl, $1.25
and $1.50.
When You Want School Shoes Try Bickal's.
For boys and girls our Hue of school sboee was never better. The
children must have good waterproof shoes for school and we have them in
great variety. Look them over before you buy.
We Challenge the World on Rubbers
Men's rubber boots, Ist quality, $2 25. Robber boots of some kind are
not cheap at $2 25, but when you can get the Boston, Lycoming, Candee or
Wooosocketat $2 25 witb a pair of slippers thrown in they are very cheap
8e« that tbe name of one of tbe above mentiooed makes are stamped on
bottom and pat tbem at $2 25 with slippers and you are all right. Dt»o't
buy Sd quality boots; tboy are dear at any price Tbey are made of old
rubbers and coal tar.
Ladies' rubber boots, Ist quality, $1 20.
Misses' " " I 00.
Boys' " " 1 50.
Youths' " " 1 10
All kinds of robber goods reduced Felt boots with overs $2 See our
felt boots; tber are tbe best made, with good heavy overs. Price only $2.
Boots and Shoes Made to Order.
Repairing Done Same Day Received
Leather and Findings, Blacksmith's aprons, etc.
JOHN BICKEL.
No. 128 South Main Street Butler, Pa.
PRICES THE
FAIREST
YOU HAVE
EVER KNOWN V^/
AT
Vogeley & Bancroft's,
IN
Ladies', Gentleman's and Children's Shoes.
See Our Elegant Line Of
Holiday Goods.
No Question about our goods Pleasing.
Mo Question about prices being Satisfactory.
NONE CAN SELL CHEAPER.
ALL GOODS WARR'NTED.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Slippers, Rubbers and Overshoes, etc.
YOGELEY
AND
BANCROFT.
347 South Main St., Butler, Pa.,
Opp. "Wilmrd Hotel.
Select Your Holiday Presents from this List:
, RINGS,
Diamonds J™™,
'STUDS,
(GENTS GOLD,
X\7 "S LADIKS ttOLD,
YY HlCJltfc (tthNTS SILVER.
LADIES CIIATLAJN,
T/iTnrnlmr (Gold Pin», Kar-ringH,
•J y ) Ringn Chain*, Bracelet", Etc,
{Tea eetfl. castors, butter dishes
aDd everything that can be
found in a first claws store
BOOKS Ills. <lO !
E. GRIEB,
THE JEWELER
No. 188, North Main Bt, BUTLEB, PA.,
THE SUTLER CITIZEN.
Mr. Herman Hick*
Of Rochester. N. Y.
Deaf for a Year
Canse<l by
Catarrh in the Head
Catarrh is a CONSTITUTIONAX. disease,
and requires a CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY
like Hood's Sarsaparilla to cure it. Read :
"Three years a.go, as a result of catarrh, I
entirely lost my hearing and was deaf for mor«
than a year. I tried various things to cure it,
and had several physicians attempt it, but no
Improvement was apparent. I raaM alisiia
fsiik Maad. I was intending putting
myself UDder tiie care of a specialist when
some one suggested that possibly Hood's Bar
saparflla would do me some good. I began
it without the expectation of any lasting
help. To my mmrfrimr nmd irtsl )»r I found
when I had taken three bottles that my tear.
ia| ffii rrturaiag. I kept on till 1 had
taken three more. It Is now over a year and I
can bear perfectly well. lam troubled but
Tery little with the catarrh. I consider this a
reaurk.blr cue, and cordially recommend
Hood's Sarsaparilla
to an who hare catarrh." HKRMA.V HICKS, 30
Carter Street, Rochester, N. Y.
HOOD'S PILLS are purely ragetable, and da
■at purge, pain or gripe, bold by all drvggUU.
Salt River Sale
As I bave been elected to go up
"Balt River" it will be necespary for
me to close oat my stock before leav
ing as I do not suppose there will be
any use in my taking it aloug. 1
bave laid in a verv large stock of
clothing for men, boys and tbildreD
consisty of o'coati". suits, pauts.o'allr,
sbirts of every description, bats, caps,
gloves, collars, cufls. ties, handker
chiefs, mufflers, hosiery, brushes,
combs, pocket and bill books, um
brellas, and an immense stock of
jewelry,ladies and gents (fold and sil
verwatches. chains and charms, spec,
tacles, collars and cuff's, buttons, lace
and scarf pins and over 1000 plain
and set rings, each and every article
suitable for a Christmas gift.
Well, tbe country is safe in spite
of election.
Tbanksgiviug dinners and tbe cold
snap that's sure to follow hecaus>
Heck in on Deck wirh Ibe largest
line of Holiday's goods to select lrom.
Oar customers will find that the good
old days are once more here in effect
if not in deed. All can now be
bappy by dealing at tbe old reliable
bouse of D. A. Heck.
Now kind friends while some
businessmen are offering 50 and 100
per cent discounts, we can not do it
we try to be just uh well us gem rous,
we sell our gooas so low tbey cannot
be sold any lower, that is why we
bave not got rich, bat as is our usual
custom we are prepared to i/i»« to
every enstomer during ibe Holiday
a beautiful souvenir. Bhow u* tbe
mao wbo said*h<re is always root,
at tbe top Leading the trade, stand
mg high above all competition, we
find tbe crowd is still witb os Yet
we cry for more,our stock is immense,
oar bargains untouched, we will
please you once in quantity, twice it
quality and three times in price
(/ome everybody and for once in
your life see what quality quantity
and style really mean
Wishing you a Merry Chrifctma
and a Happy New Year.
I remain as ever yoor bumble servant,
D. -A. HECK,
Champion Clothier, Hotter and Kurnisher,
121 N. Main St., Butler.
pin onus ii ion
I PRICES is the motto at our
J, store.
If you are sick and need medicine
you want tb« BEST. This you can
always depend upon getting from us,
as we use nothing but strictly Pure
Drags in our Prescription Depart
rneiit. You can get the best of every
thing in tbe drug line from us
Our store is also headquarters for
PAINTS OILS, VARNISHES,
Kalsomine, Alabastine k,
Get our prices before you boy
Paints, and »et> what we bave t?
offer. We can save you dollars on
your paint bill
Uespectfullv
J. C. REDICK,
Main St., next to Hotel I^iwry,
BUTLER, PA.
-o:o - IT IS A
PLEASURE TO
WEAR GA R
MENTS THAT
ARE CORRECT
LY DESIGNED
AND PERFECT
FITTING. -o:o-
THIS SAT I SI-AC
TION YOU CAN
DEPEND ON
SHOULD YOU
HOOK YOUR
ORDER AT
Aland's.
Handsome Fabrics for
FALL AND WINTER.
BTTTLER, PA.,FRIDAY. DECEMIiER *2:}.
\=n: i$M« —
■■- * """* •wsY^tf 1 ? «v
TWO CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
fMAN was found ,
murdered in the |
freds. Of coarse
Alfreds had no
A business in the
community,and
/ this of itself
I partook of the
"jwf Inatureof a
crime; but,
aside from this, evidence of serious im
port was not wanting-. Here is the case
briefly set forth. Alfreds and a man
named Jenkins were seen together one
evening walking along the road, and
the next morning Jenkins was found,
with his head crushed in, lying in a
patch of briars. At the preliminary
trial before a justice of the peace Al- j
freds declared that he and Jenkins had
parted company near the briar patch
where the body had been found, but as j
this declaration was not admitted as
evidence Alfreds was handed over to
the grand jury and wai, as everyone j
expected, indicted for murder and im- I
prisoned to await the action of the cir- j
cuit court.
The jailer in an obscure village is
often a leader in society, and the jail
er's daughter is naturally a person of
much moment. Old hias (Springer had,
during many years, been jailer in Nor
ton, and his daughter iluth had de
clined several good offers of marriage.
She was exceedingly bright of coun
tenance and it was the mysterious
»KK I'RETKNDKD TO POUT.
boast of the neighborhood that she
could parse anything. I say mysteri
ous, for parsing was a vague mystery to
many people who were glib in repeat
ing this bit of commendable brag.
Rnth, from the first moment of Alfreds'
imp> munment, showed a sympathetic
Intel est in him. lie had dreamy eyes,
waving chestnut hair, and was there
fore innocent. In the afternoon, when
the jail corridor was lighted by the sun,
she often placed her rocking chair near
the door of Alfreds' cell, and sitting
there sewed and talked to him.
"Would you let me out if you could
get the key?" he asked, one day.
She pretended to pout. "Why should
I? You'd run away and then I'd not
have anybody to talk to."
"Uut if I stay here to talk to you I
shall be hanged."
"Yes, but a woman would rather talk
to a mail, even if he is to be hanged for
it, than not to talk at all."
"What an odd little creature you are,
Miss Ruth."
"Oh, you think I'm odd, do you? That
isn't very kind of you. I was in hopes
that I was something besides odd.
Anybody can be odd."
"Hut anybody can't have your sort of
oddity."
"Oh, then, I've got the oddest sort of
oddity. I don t know whether to like
that or not. l»o you know that, y >*i are
the only mail I ever met tl..i*. didii't try
to 11 :i * i me?
"I didn't know It, but if 1 am, why, I
must be thankful for the distinction."
"Oh, you must, must you, Mr. Sar
casm? Why don't you tell me something
about yourself?" she asked, after a
moment's pause.
"I hare—l have told you that I am
innocent."
"Oh, that isn't anything. Anybody
can be innocent. Where do your people
liver
"I haven't any people."
"Well, where do you come from?"
"I have come from a place where
there was no happiness to a place where
nothing but misery and disgraee can be
expee.ted."
You make me sad when you talk
that way, Mr. Alfreds."
"And would you expect me to insplru
gayety. Miss Ituth?"
"No, I don't think I ought to expect
that. But you are not without friends,
Mr. Alfreds. Most all the ladies in tbia
town are interested in you."
"Women are ever interested in a man
who is about to be hanged," he replied.
"Oh, don't talk about being hanged.
I don't see how they can hang you, you
are so nice." He laughed. "I don't; I
really don't. Now if you were some ugly,
good-for-nothing thing, it would be dif
ferent. You follow my advice: When
you are taken into court look just aa
pleasant as you can."
"Unfortunately, Miss Ituth, the jury
will not be composed of women."
"Well, don't you fear. I think It will
Hi j4L ri ß b i:"
j But did it come out all right? Thf
court met three days later, and after a
very short trial Alfreds was sentenced to
be hanged. It was no surprise to him. |
He was to meet death sixty days later,
j on the day after Christmas. It was j
dark when he was taken back to his j
cell, and he clung to a hope that Ruth j
might come to console him; but the
weary hours passed and loud-mouthed
dogs bayed the turn of night. Morning,
and still no sympathetic face, no voice
of soft encouragement. Weeks passed.
Ruth was away on a visit. Christmas
morning. The day was bright. A man
came in with the prisoner's breakfast.
"Do you think the weather is likely ,
to change between now and to-morrow
morning?" Alfreds asked.
"Why so?"
"Because if it should cloud to-day
will give me my last glimpse of the sun.
Has the young lady returned?"
"No, not yet."
"When do you expect her?"
"Don't know. I'm hired to chop wood
and work about the place and not to
listen to the news of the family."
"Will the hanging be public?"
"As public as out of doors can make
; it.-
"Do you think there'll be many peo
ple present?"
'Oh, cc-rtainly. People look for amuse
ment during the holidays."
: "I must say that you are cold-blooded."
"And why shouldn't I : be; why
shouldn't I hate every man that's un
fortunate?"
"Why should you is the question?"
"Because I served a term in the pen
itentiary."
"What had you done?"
"Told the truth."
"What, they sent you to the peniten
tiary for telling the truth?"
"Yes, they asked me if I committed
the forgery and I said that I did."
"Oh, you are a satirist."
"Well, I must go and split a piece of
knotty wood. Pires must go even ii
Christinas do come. I suppose you can
take care of yourself to-day, ami as foi
to-morrow, why, the sheriff will have
to take care of you."
He passed out and a merry voice was
heard. The prisoner's blootl leaped.
Kuth had returned. All smiles and airi
of gayety, she entered the corridor; and
she was not alone; the sheriff and thf
jailer were with her.
"Mr. Alfreds," she cried, "I have
brought you aChristinas present. Here
is your pardon."
"Open the door," said the sheriff. Be
fore Alfreds' swimming eyes the Iron
bars were shadow lace work.
"Come on into the sitting-room," sai<;
the girl; and she led him out.
lie sat tn a rocking-chair. A long
time pa-sed before he :.aid anything.
"And have they discovered my inno
cence?" he asked.
"No," she answered. "Let me tell
you what I did. I made all the jury
men and the prosecuting attorney and
the judge and hundreds of other people
sign a petition asking for your pardon,
and then I went all the way to Nash
ville and made the governor sign your
pardon. Don't you think I'm smart?"
"I think you are an angel."
"No you don't —you think I'm a hap
hazard rattle-trap. I told the gov
ernor about your hair —think of talking
about a man's hair —and I said: "Gov
ernor, he's got the loveliest eyes you
ever saw,' but I must not talk this way,
for you ain't in prison now." '
He got up and stood with his face
turned toward the door. "I must go,"
he said.
"Are you going very far away?"
"No."
"How far?"
"I am going to stay here until I prove
to you that your mercy—"
"Excuse ine," interrupted the jailer,
stepping into the doorway, "but you
are no longer shut up."
"But he can stay to dinner, can't
he, papa?"
"No, he'd better go."
Alfreds did not leave the neighbor
hood. He was shunned by men and
frowned upon by women, now that h«
had the disgrace of murder without I he
romance of hanging. Ho did not at
tempt to see Ruth, and had sent her
'~t A N
word not to attempt to see him. A de- 1
tective came from a distan e and after j
J a time an arrest was made. A man was
brought to trial, aud the proof was so
strong that ho was convicted; und,
given to frankness and the truth, he
I acknowledged that he had committed
the murder. Shortly after sentence had
been passed upon him he turned to A 1
freds, who stood uear him. and said:
i "I thought you suspected me when I
brought your breakfast to you last
Christmas morning, nearly a year ago."
I It was another Christmas morning
j *a4lh'- d».v btiu* l 1
"May I come in?" Alfreds stood in the
door.
"Oh, surely, if you are not afraid of
me."
He sprang toward her and caught her
hand. "I bring yon a present now," he
said, "the present of my soul."
The jailer stepped into- the doorway
and said: "Come on uow, you young
folks. Dinner is ready."
OPIE HEAD.
CHICKEN REASON IN DAKKEYVILLE.
"Great Scott! I've done lost my Chria'-
mus dinner." —Judge.
Sflfldhueia.
She (of Chicago)—l don't think I could
ever marry an eastern man!
He (also of Chicago)—l dare say not. !
But why?
She—They nearly always refuse to
supply their wives with grounds for a
divorce! —Truth.
Mutual roncMatona.
Manning—Were your differences ho®-
orably and amicably settled?
Banning—Yes.
Manning—Who conducted the nego
tiations?
Banning—l did.
Manning—And what was the settle
ment?
Banning—! agreed to retract my re
marks and he agreed not to horse-whip
me.—Puck.
Proof of Affection.
Rich Merchant (to his (laughter)—l
say, Emma, I think that young man
who calls on you so much really mean*
business.
Emma—What makes you think so?
Merchant —Nothing, except he called
at the commercial agency last week tc
find out how much I was really worth.
—Texas Siftings.
Too Good an Ear.
Visitor (admiring the new piano)—
Yes, it's very pretty, dear. And yoq
play it already, do you? Can you play
by note?
Little Girl—O, dear, nol But papa
can, I 'spect. I heard him tell ma he
was going to pay for it by note. —Chica-
go Tribune.
Mktil Church-Going.
Little Boy—l'm glad I'm goln* tc '
church to-morrow.
Good Minister —I am delighted to heal
that. You lovo to go to church, don'f
you?
Little Boy—Yes, Indeed 1 always gel
so hungry that dinner tastes twice at
good.—Good News
flood C'auite for Prtda.
Butler-Say, John, what tnaken yoc
look so jolly to-day? Have you «oc j
tliu biff prize in the lottery?
Cab Driver (whose Steed Is very nn j
cient) —No, but I was fined five doilart
this morning for driving too fast.—
European Exchange.
An limlHtirn Cilveu.
Teacher —Does heat always expand
and cold always contract?
Tommy Taddle* —Cold expands soiue :
times.
"Indeed? What docs cold expand 7* |
"Coal bills."- Detroit Free Press.
Ali'i Compliment'.
"I wish those horrid mosquitoes woulc
let mn alone," said mamma
"I don't blame "em, mamma." ro .
turned Abner. "You're pretty sweet."
—Harper's Young People.
HAD ULTLODK I-OH A I HIT HI N Dlff-
Deacon Watson Doan' yo' t'ink 11
crule ter keep dat dog chained u| at
de time?
Partner Smithcrs Oh. 1 let him IdtiM
at night!- Puck.
A L.ueky Hog.
"Johnnie, what are you saying U
that dog?" asked a Harlem motln i oj
her little l»>y
"I was just talking to liim I jusl
told liitu: 'You have a good time of it
You don't have to wash your face oi
comb your hair and you don't cv<-£
have to go to school."' —Texas Sift
iaga.
He l.aa Too l.ate.
"What do you want?" a >!: ed llltto
bum]>er of a man lie found in his bed
room at two o'clock In the morning
"I want your money."
"Oh, you arc too late. I have Just re
turned from an extended stay at Sara
toga."—Judge. '
AT CHAMPION CITY.
HiUriuujif lirbtma« Itlowont lalhr
I agle Theater.
HERE w er«* -T
- I er. . ni<ine fea
l t \jf •
* Ir W serration one
*3'M/nf Yia*. Christmas ere
-59T"' *li t at ' *P' m ° B
] City during the
tffi Jl time that I so
editing the
f ill? Clarion there.
4fe - ' aod. 1 may and.
t •fCffl cnttinir hair in
/ vfl the then pre
• 'Z-S
kx dea in|? m hide#
£ .VY® pe!ts, Icad
- Jfc ing the choir.
se' ,: ng land,
pulling teeth with ties; > and dis
patch. and otherv i M . making myself
useful as well as or mental.
The Christmas tree ws»s erected in
the Spread Eagle theater. .tic: there the
pride and ehivalry of the settlement as
sembled at even-tide, and ' bright the
lamps shone o'er fair women and brave
men," as I so appropriately remarked
in the succeeding is-,ue of the i iarion.
At the conclusion of the rejrular pro
gramme. which was interspersed with
impromptu fits by lii-kety Wa<lkins.the
presents were distributed. 1 do not
now remember the character of any of
the gifts except those in whi -h I was
personally interested. I di tinctiy re
call, however, that Col. !'■-rkriirht. a
gentleman of the old school, who had
taken exception to one of my editorial
utU ranees, hung a neatly writn-r invi
tation on the tree for me to cali at his
office any time during the wee .
have my nose pulled. I forgot to uc
eept. and three days later the colonel
called on me and made his wont good.
Some eight months before, three san
guine souis in a neighboring U wn had
formed a copartnership for the purpose !
of conquering the world anew with
liver pills. They purchased a don bit
column of advertising space in the
Clarion for six months, paying therefoi
in advance and pills.
While their peculiar talents might j
have won them renown in the days ol
Alexander the Great, they were not ap
predated in the degenerate present. 1
and the pill syndicate collaps -d in fire I
weeks, leaving me with several bushel» j
of beautiful pills on han 1. As they
were homeopathic pills and had nerei !
been medicated, I won the trratitnde ol
my subscribers without taking an; j
CHRISTMAS KVE AT CIIAIIPIOS «TTT.
risks when I made each a Christina* i
gift of a box of pills.
The entertainment concluded witt j
the partial hanging of parulyti - Johr |
I.an Us by I)r. Slade. The physicuu' ;
had but just learned of the div very bv i
a Kansas City scientist <»f the efficacy
of partial liatiiring a a remedial atf-en' I
in the treatment of locomotor ntaxiu !
and paralysis. II«- trecogniaed that th 4
Christmas eve entertainment o(Ter>-d an 1
excellent opportunity f >r familiarizing
the pul>lle with this m--th<Hl of treat j
merit and at the same time providing
them with a thrilling speeta ie. Ac I
conlingly, a temp>rary gall«>w» was (
erected on the stage, and upoo tills p>»t
Lanks was duly hanged while the |
lights were turned down to a yellow
haze.
So realistic was this bit of acting
that even the little children sh >ote«i
their approbation. The experiment
was a signal success in every p..rtictilai
except that it seemed to exercise In ;
beneficial effect whatever upon Mr. !
Lanks. •
Then we all went our several ways
feeling, as I also appropriately re
marked in the Clarion, "it had in
indeed been good to be there "
TOM F. MOM AM.
A I'KOVr.KII rilß THE HAY.
"A bird in the hand is worth two
dollars."
He 111.1 UII 11.
Miss Sweetser Will you come up te
the Christmas gathering to night? I
shall be there.
JaeU Iteddy - With pleasnn Ain I
expected to bring anything?
Miss Sweetser No; but you might
fetch u spray of mistletoe. I'uck.
He Hail Nothing I.eft.
First Footpad—l here is no use ta< k
ling thai fellow.
Second F<s>dpa<l -Why?
First F<x>tpa<l- lie's liecii buying
Christmit-. pre- eiita all ilav —Judge.
l'n<le»laM«.
"Ah, my son, when are you going U;
aettle down? Keuiemlier that a roll
Ing stone gtitlu-rs no moss."
"No; but it gets a tremendous polish."
llar|wr's Ila/.ar.
t'seri 1., IN r sur IIKNAMI XTAL
\ \ '// '
j
w
"I>ey ain't mueh for beauty, but dey
save> ine from totin" a sun I'lnbrt li'."-
Lippinc.lt's Ma; a/ine.
' L Jr^
rN M ao«•h ere »a
, .... I _ earth with ao
V r ! ' If "l g»r.-i*l a 3at»e
W \j - a* ia the illa-
H n i n a t i«a ml
one'a own fireside; bat th *re H a Hue
, < ■lopeoKation for atxwn • ?r rah. hm
on thU bri|fhte»t »r..i hesl at aauirmm
rie* in fimiinff oneaeif in the atrawtA
London na the eve t»( C hrwtmaa. a
tAtor and a part .>( the irrrat t "tnKout
tide of expectant, happy. *mi ha
manity flnwiny in coanter •arrent*
through Bond «treet. Holhora. the
Strand. And eddyinj And yMr'hij
aronnd i haring Crwis. and when, with
heart irarnaed with toe (low reAtctr 1 j
from thousand* of »parklin|r face*, tr
sec thin city of a million home* an*', a .
thousand chntvhe* Maze forth with
Christmas lights from ha«eneut to roof,
from chant-el to belfry, the myatir apeil
of the anniversary hcroaes woodrun.
overwhelming, complete.
tint when Christmas lawan. dim
»hoald le-jve the bewildering maze o|
this r»st city for s«>me old eii
!: re where the beauty and traditions of
th.- Jay posaeaa a came»like unity and
relief; and the farther thia shrine is re
moved from the rush and roar of the
nineteenth century the sweeter will be
the flaror of the anniversary and the
more redolent of its oid-tixue inceaae. ,
The village green, battreaned by tha 1
ivied church ami manse at one end. and
the old hostelry and ami thy forge at
the other, the noble hAll half risible in
its park, and ancient farmh-ronrs
neighboring near, make up a m<t en
fen* for a charming Christmas that
cannot be surpassed- Watching thr m
sembHng worshipers iecking park and
green, ton follow on. panse in teid'« t
Acre for a look at th© old yew tree*
and the billowy sod where the rod* j
forefathers of the hamlet sleep, aad
enter thr rough stone temple to whoa* .
plain interior tender and sympathetic '
hands have lent a grace and freahßeo* 1
with clusters and festoons of holly
mistletoe, and where 4*hristmas hat ;
been sacredly celebrated for centnrie*
save when Cromwell's soldiers pat '
d »wn the "papistical" worship or dw t
ing the pitiable War of thr Roue*. Y.im
mind dwells mainly in the misty paat .
during the service, for Celts. Britons .
•Saxons. Danes and Nornant ltavr knelt
bef< ■re yon on this spot, many of then i
under this same roof, and do not th* i
symbols gathered from the remnants of
old Dmidical grorea blend the rrrJu ef
the Christina with the worship of Beii ;
As the day declines and you havt ;
yonr choice between thr hospitality of
Norman hall aad the festivities at aunts j
old farmhouse where, the Saxon dwells, j
hie then to the lattrr. for Christiana is j
but a play under the patronizing smile* j
of rank and fa*hk>n. while la the soil .
imbedded of the descendant of !
Celt or Saxon yoa shall aee the greatest ■
of Christian anniversaries celebrating
at the same hearth with th: first of
pagan festivals las yoa saw them coaa
memorated at the same morning altar)
and each claiming the day in honor of
its nativity. In thr midst of the tot*
where hospitality reigns wftfc gladness
the carols are heard with.ait aad th*
door swings wideoprn fur the singers.
In they trnop, and as they chant of a
Saviour born this day in thr car# of
Ilrthlehem, and of peace on earth, gwd
will t<> man. the biasing ynle log of
the sun worshiper* illumines the ttrnt !
with tidings of scarce less import, trl!
ing that on this day the source of al I
light and life has emerged froia th*
grave of the winter solstice to tweak '
the icy hands of death and rest«we t» j
man the fructifying spring, thr ripea j
ing summer aad golden aufuata I
I have chosen England for thr "e*» .if my
Christmas scenes, for there "*» It
brought into cloarr sympathy with th«
spirit and tradition® of this great dual
anniversary than ia oar inodera
Ami : lea.
Centuries before the thephr" h
waU hed their Ou>-ks oa the Syriaa hi!l*
in the dawn of the Christian era tha
Egyptian priests had traced the tuatia*
In the heavrna and blaatmad the JMI
of iHs-emher as the day of the deliver
ance of the sun from the darkneaa aad
bamis of the winter solstice, aad fua
centuries before the light of Christiaaity
burst forth from the gr»»tto of Hrthle
hem thr lire altars of the Orient, tha
sun wheels of Germany and the yal*
logs of Britain celebrate,! this day a*
the resurrertioa of nature from death
unto life. Tknrs it drtrart from th*
beauty and splendor of the • hriatlaa
holiday that all nature Joins ia its
h«Kanrtahs to that inttnlte aad braige
l*r<»vi«len<e which heedeth the tpar
row's fall aixi the san ia its ."oursa
with thr same care aad solid lode that
proclaimed from thr angelic ahiea of
Bethlrhrm: "I'ran i« earth. g«iod will
t<» man'' * llao. W Va* Hot**
.til FrttlM re*.
Clara (arranging the Christmas praa
entsi We'll pat mamma s pearl aeck
lace here.
Itora - And Mable a diamond rarrings
herr.
Clara - And 'leorge'sgold watch hrre.
Ik>ra And Edith's diamond bracelet*
—what shall we do with them*
Clara Lay them on the plan.• ai.ieg
side of papa's Christmas . art! S T.
Weekly.
Italy Tea VtUllaa
llenerous Six-Year-Old - Papa, therV*
a poor tittle cripple next door that
hasn't any use of his arme Td like tc
give him for a Christmas praatnt soaaa
of the things I got last year.
Papa i with tears of parental pride ia '
his eyesj Ho you shall, my hoy so yoe
shall! I>ive him that little dram
Aunt Mary sent you. -Chicago Trl he as
TK* Htrrk of |-r»«raaa
"ln days gone by the buaitiraa mat
used to take hla pea in haad." l»rga«
SiKnijwr.
"And nowadays he takes hie type i
writer in his arms," added Skidaaore.— I
Jurr.
I.lfn'l Ithayyr Features.
Eye—M# surroundings are not otrt of
sight by any means, and no! withst aad- |
ing I get plenty of the dnst, I alwaps
know that the lash is hanging over I
and likely to descend at any ruinate
Nose - Well if yoa think iny lot's
snee/y one you ouirbt lue-ie at- j
• jtiainted with thr hard Idows I get. j
Lip Either of yon are better attested j
than I niu, for there's never a time bnt t
1 feci I'm simply hanging oa by the 1
the skin of the teeth.
chin Oh, you kickers don't know
when you're well off. None of yoa |
have tlie ups and downa I do. Life
N#w In III* lltialnPM
Mrs. Tavistock Yes, I think [
Nuskool is dei-idedly clever. He •tired I
<dd Mrs. Hmlleigh after every r*li-r ,
physician ha<i declared she must die
l>r Ifruggem—Very onprofrsaioaial of
him. vary. Where wm hla code ««*
ethics?- N. Y. Herald.
Another ll«elM«.
Little IH. k- That airing I and concert
las* night waa a reg lar fraud.
Little Hot t>tdn't they pi%y «a
strings?
Little IMrb—Ko, they played oa tol- »
dies aa' liiiuira.—i'wd >'cwa
XO. 7
cnmrrf mv
ar* w> ta*»- ®r "I—l*
to- * '"t ■■»— atesat aet «a to*oet
tv m «f wcm« #.^e
•wi 'm r%te ■■■< ) saaam mm
V .1 oarfc a jay aa m*r«
IVt «a» the Saw at»11 oiry SBe
AM baMittae aa Ward,
W&im aafcttar* ,-wm the Sai4 at MrOfc.
Aa.' Su»:lr flacrs ar» fjrfaC
WW' .3 t»- aura a~—a ax» «aa mta
Th. r- i*»ni r r ht- w Its
A ««ti
Wt-i w* .a at!
Aul »-f" )o Ml HI Hl»
B .♦. | t* rrM* ee . <• :»aam *«•*—
Ba rikf'S sawec* the f«> m tiea*
Wiihtpinlai miarM
O true of «e clra | a<m naar
TV atrxuii at fleecy flaw*.
TV" for i fcva *!» M> aartuma*
T».Uj w Brachae Cfcrtst ta Kin*
AbJ r-iMa »h* i-sr-s B» fruaaa
~A «(M IMW.
Sfra. nnkfriy—Tit hoy k* j«t
coma with that lowaty ChrMaw pariie
«at I (otfrr yoa to-day. tar. R» to
waiting in thr hall now
Hoar kM (Mae. am*
thoughtful of jam, dear. < Kiaa. Ida)
lan )tK irsiHT to aw * hat it a 11»
patiently | Why doat yoa hare the bmf
Vrta( it up '
Mrs. Ptnkerly cmHwrvaaMedt—TSa
{act i»—ar—taring. It haa O Ok
—UJe
T«(U IBf W*Jt AW Wft.
Clerk—l ta my aooy, talw avail
oat of mi- J.-twe.
Mia* Kimaaia Paar aw' iaa t -km
aaything to taka it» plaV
Clerk Veil, madam that I |-ti
upon the ata-Paak.
"What are yoa g»«B# «a g»*e
Clau ft* t hri iniae*" aafced aaatte
"I gueeh I'll giw turn aay ■*" hia^-
wtw«r«l May.
"Why. Santa Clmaa deeam't <aw Mr
that." »on'i» rs-toi a*iL
"WoU." saw! Way. 'thea ha caw Hi
it and give It tawh ta mm. " - - Haipaa'e
TtMnur
in mu«r«t» rn a naacm
"tt's mA Ikt right aeet «tf toeiuagt.
perhaps. hat at itfWaa I dtoe ta gvee
)aat aa rateable yttaaata aa I laaal m.~
■•*r> do I. My wth la jutf ta gtea
aad I Aaa f >tng h® gtee ktr a H u hii
dollar cheek to pay tor H." Lito.
CHM*T«as trt-tt II I
Chnraa—What araa dat? Mta't yaw
h«ar natoV-Ult
"»t»»«»tr Ta. w nm
Jag-way - Hon to yma toal eeerCtortot>
Trattn *• >ry pnarly I toal Imm
•bilged. w> a matter of aeetaatfy. ta
[ii« ar < »»«B>i»t a * hrWaw t:aaar
iadg*.
"If yna wan*ed to 'n'Ah with a |tr
yaa '*•! heen pay lav Att+ntkm taAa
auanr Uaw. what «n«M y**a toT"
"Seal hrr a bo* ■># .-at •
<narw> Chirac 1 * X«pw» »*«'■"**
rmM t M>tllawal Ma Waaa I) » «■*
She iu' n( talha»l f'>r aa t»uar>—Taa
ataat thtnh I aib **ry ftxwt >' tha atw
of mjr owa »•••■ «■
H>— Y.>« ml |«a iMn»«k. —to*
tkMi »jWI*P ww-awa-. ww—.
» i«ii»< m>iinipfcy»
Hr
»4*-to
-iltfif H« UmmiHL
-Why A.b t yoa taka ynar b>ha ap <m
Um» whrra tha ""iiato M*
har«|-r
"That » «»hf Tha ruato* ara »at
hla mail hanl la*y hart." —Jary
tlw tali oa| i■ t-
Stayatt ll.Jiaw-Wtt yoar »*padi
ttoa tmwafiil?
Arc«*. ttpiortf- fas •• l« >"h
ftok
r»i Ni try M«»rta
Mother rat a haUt—An yoa vajnyto*
yonrv f. dear?
Ihtffab-r S«. t • aoC.
"What w tha atattarT*
-I re rrf t«e-| t.eofga atx toMtt toto
rmiunf. ta>l h.- Awnl ana toMnfek
• tot--* I. Wa**.