WS QUAY MADE
HIS LATH MOVE.
'Thwarting a Political Conspiracy
Such as Has Never Been
Equaled in Politics.
THE DICE WERE LOADED.
Remarkable Proceedings That
Were Stayed by the Su
preme Court.
POLITICIANS SEEK REVENGE
An Arraignment of Prlnotpul Oppo
nents of tli» Senior .Senator Which
Just Ices Green uuil W 111 lams Prompt -
ly Considered in Taking Up a Re
markable Case From the Courts of
the Quaker City.
The fact that those in the conspiracy
against United Slates Senator Quay
still expect to use the proceedings
against him in the courts as a mean 3
of manufacturing sentiment against
him in their desperate efforts to defeat
him for re-election, is well known.
Though the machinations of the AVan
amaker-Gordon-Graham political syn
dicate have thus far signally failed to
smirch the character of the senior sen
ator or to give his friends any occasion
tor serious concern about his re-election
by the legislature next month, it is be
lieved that within the few remaining
days of the political canvass for the
senatorship sensational' plays to the
galleries may be anticipated from this
source. There is no doubt, however,
that the people have now become thor
oughly acquainted with the despicable
and monstrous tactics that have been
resorted to in this light against Senator
Quay, which had its inception in the
campaign waged against the election
of Colonel William A. Stone lo the
governorship. While the methods now
resorted to are more daring and con
temptible, they are quite in line with
the policy inaugurated in the contest
tor the governorship, which was realllv
the skirmish struggle for the great
prize which both Wanamaker and Gra
ham have had in view for years. Wan
amalcer's many defeats in his asplra
tions for public office, notably the sen
atorship, which went to Penrose, and
the governorship, to which the Repub
lican convention thought Colonel Stone
more entitled, have all been charged
up against Senator Quay. Graham s
admirers have held Colonel Quay re
sponsible for his failure to get the
supreme court judgeship, which was
bestowed upon Judge Fell, for his sev
eral defeats togo as a delegate to Re
publican national conventions and for
blocking his aspirations for the gov
ernorship and for the United States
senatorship, and more recently for his
humiliating turn down In his effort to
succeed himself in the district attor
ney's office. Gordon's supporters, as is
well known, charge Senator Quay with
influencing Democratic leaders to de
feat him for the nomination for gover
nor at Allentown.
These facts are all familiar to Pennsyl
vanians, and it is for these reasons
that the persecution of Senator Quay
is generally looked upon as part of the
most desperate game of politics that
has ever been played in this or any
other state in the Union.
That Senator Quay should make the
appeal he did to the supreme court was
to be expected. The peculiar nature of
the testimony that was put forth by
Graham, curiously kept private memo
randa books, from which an expert
could draw any deductions that the
prosecution might desire: with the
i ashier of the bank, with whom it is
claimed the alleged conspiracy took
place., cold in his prrave: with the re
ceiver of the bank, Thomas W. Barlow,
Graham's chief assistant district at
torney; with the only known person to
inake the information in the case, a
man named Myers, employed in the
district attorney's office; with the pre
liminary hearing in the case conducted
by Magistrate Jermon, for many years
a clerk in Craham's oflko; with Judge
Gordon sitting on the bench on the
opening day in court: with Judge Fin
letter, father of an assistant to Gra
ham. who joined in the argument, on
(he bench when the demurrers to the
indictments wen: presented: with these
demurrers rejected by Judge Finletter
and with a former assistant to District
Attorney Graham, Judge Bregy, likely
to subsequently sit in the case, and
with every indication that if the case
proceeded under existing condition?
Senator Quay would b<> in the position
of playing a game in which his future
and that of his family was involved,
with the dice loaded against him, the
justification for appealing to the su
preme court can be recognized by
fair minded citizens.
When the case was presented to thfl
supreme court Justices Henry W. Will
iams and Henry Green promptly gav.
a rule upon the commonwealth to show
"•ause why a writ of certiorari should
not be granted to bring the case up tc
the supreme court and that proceed
ings be stayed in'the court of which the
complaint was made.
THE APPEAL FOK JUSTICE.
In the petition filed by Senator Quay,
Ills son rtirhard and B. J. Haywood,
and upon which this writ was granted,
they, among other things, said:
Your petitioners respectfully pray
your honorable court to issue Its writ
of certiorari to said court of quarter
sessions to bring up said indictments
in order that your honorable court may
deal with the same in such a way as
will enable them to secure what it is
impossible for them to secure in the
present position of affairs in the courts
In which said indictments are pending—
namely, justice and a fair and impar
tial trial which is guaranteed to them
by the constitution and laws of this
commonwealtH, and, in support of their
said prayer, aver as follows:
That these prosecutions were insti
gated and Inspired chielly by one James
Gay Gordon, late a Judge of the court
of common pleas No. 3, of Philadelphia
county, acting in concert with other
open and avowed political enemies of
said Matthew S. Quay. That upou the
frilurc of the People's bank, about the
."4th day of March, IS9S. the said James
Gay Gordon, although at that time a
'utlge of said court, acted as counsel lor
one James MeManes, president of the
.■ai 1 People's bank, and thus obtained
.Mssesalon of certain letters written by
vonr petitioner relating solely to their
nvn private business transactions and
of certain private memoranda alleged
to have been made by one John S.
lloplcins, now deceased, formerly cash
:"r of said bank.
VOU POLITICAL PURPOSES.
That the said James Gay Gordon had
raid letter and memoranda copied for
the purpose of using them thereafter
for political purposes, he.the said
James Gay Gordon, being then a candi
date for the nomination of the Demo
. -ratio party for the ofiiee of governor
of said commonwealth at the election
•told on the second Tuesday of Novem
ber, IH9B. Thai although the said James
Gay Gordon had possession of the in
formation contained in said letters and
memoranda from about the 21th day of
March list, and although said informa
tion was from said date also in the pos
session and knowledge of one Thomas
W. Harlow, as receiver of said People's
bank, and as special first assistant dis
trict attorney of said county, yet no
complaint of any kind whatever was
made against your petitioners until
about tile 3d day of October last, when
an affidavit was made upon information
and belief by one Meyers, alleged to be
:i. detective in the office of the district
attorney of this county (but who failed
to appear upon the hearing of said
charges), upon which warrants were is
sued charging your petitioners with the
offenses aforesaid. That said warrant:!
were issued shortly before the recent
state election, which involved the elec
tion not only of a governor, but of mem
bers of the legislature, who will be call
ed upon at their next session to vote for
t'nited States senator to succeed th-'
present incumbent, the said Matthew S.
Quay, it being then well known tha>
said Matthew S. Quay would be a can
didate for re-election to said office. In
instigating and procuring the issuing of
said warrants said James (Jay Gordon
was inspired by express and personal
malice against the said Matthew S.
Quay, as is evidenced by the fact that
the said .Tames Gay Gordon publicly
charged said Matthew S. Quay with
having been largely instrumental In pre
venting the nomination of him, the said
James Gay Gordon, for the office of
governor at the Democratic state con
vention held at Altoona prior to thesaid
election. That on or about the 23d day
of November, IS9S, the said James flay
Gordon resigned from his office as
judge.
ini: KG IT, Aii PROOF: EDINGS.
That while said indictments were
being considered by the grand jury of
said county an application was made
by the district attorney for attach
ments against the cashier of a national
bank of Allegheny county and against
the cashier of a bank in Beaver, Pa., on
the ground that said persons, acting
under the advice of the regular counsel
of said banks respectively, declined to
bring- the books of said banks to the
city «>f Philadelphia for examination.
Said application was not made to the
judge who had been regularly assigned
to hold, and who was then and there
holding the regular court of quarter
sessions which then and there had sole
jurisdiction over said grand jury and
of all questions relating to the busi
ness mid proceedings of said grand
jury, hut was improperly and irregu
larly made to the said James Gay Gor
don, who was on that day holding a
special session of the court of quarter
sessions for tiie trial of bail oases only.
Nevertheless, said James Gay Gordon
irregularly and improperly heard said
application and peremptorily ordered
said witnesses to appear before said
grand jury under penalty of an attach
ment for contempt. That a few days
later, on Wednesday, the 23d day of
November, IS9S. your petitioners were
notified to appear in court No. 646 be
fore the said James Gay Gordon for the
purpose oi pleading or demurring to
the bills of indictment which had been
theretofore found against them, al
though the said James Gay Gordon had
not been regularly assigned to hold said
court, but by reason of his resignation
and retirement from the bench on the
day named for the appearance of de
fendants ur- aforesaid, said court was
without a ivgualrly assigned judge to
hear pending cases.
GOl'.DON'ii PECUL.IAH ACTIONS.
That on th\- said 23d day of Novem
ber, IS9!>, the Hon. Thomas K. Flnletter,
president Judge of the court of common
pleas No. tof which court the said
James Gay Gordon had been thereto
fore a member), appeared in said court
of quarter sessions and proceeded to
preside over said court, although he
was not tiie judge who had been dulv
and regularly assigned to hold said
court. That one Thomas K. Finletter,
a son of the saul Hon. Thomas K. Fin
letter, wes at that time, and had been
theretofore, an assistant district at
torney of this county, and had been as
signed to the duty of taking profession
al charge of the above indictments in
conjunction with the district attorney.
That on ill.- day last mentioned your
petitioners presented to the said court
their demurrers to the bills of indict
ment No?. :: :o and o.'ll (copies
of which are hereto attached), which
demurrers were subsequently overruled
by the said Hon. Thomas K. Flnletter,
who rendered in connection therewith
the opinion hereto attached. That saic,
opinion was largely based upon the er
roneous legal proposition that a person
< harged with a supposed criminal of
fense has no right, under the constitu
tion and laws of this commonwealth,
to question the sufficiency of an indict
ment found against him. but must be
subjected to the disgrace, expense, in
convenience and peril of a trial before
a jury, because after conviction he may
possibly be able to successfully raise
the question as to the sufficiency of
such an indictment upon a motion in
arrest of judgment.
That in said opinion overruling said
demurrers said judge in commenting
upon and condemning the action of
your petitioners and filing said demur
rers used language which was wholly
uncalled for, and which would natur
ally be interpreted by the community
as an expression of the belief, on the
part of said Judge, in the KUilt of your
petitioners, and which necessarly tend
ed to excite undue prejudice against
them in the minds of the people in the
community and thereby to prevent
their obtaining; a fair and impartial
trial. That with the said demurrers.
your petitioner, Benjamin A. Haywood,
presented a motion to quash said In
dictment X". .".32 (a copy of which la
heret i attached). That the said Hon.
Thomas K. Pinletter. in his said opin
ion. decided thai the facts urged in the
support of the motion to quash could
her after he presented in arrest of
judgment, and tiiis. notwithstanding
the fact that the act of assembly es
pecially provides that all such motions
must be made prior to pi a pleaded.
I.'NDUK 11 ASTK OHAROED.
That immediately after the rendering
of said opinion, to wit, on Thursday,
Dec. l, application was made by the
district attorney to said judge to fix
the earlist possible day for a trial of
said defendants, and, although said de
fendants, through their counsel, asked
for a reasonable time in which to have
an opportunity to have the books and
papers of said People's bank examined
by experts, and although, as your peti
tioners are informed and believe, about
two months were required by the ex
perts employed by the district attorney
to examine the books and papers in so
far as they related to said transactions
referred to in said indictments, said
judge peremptorily ordered that the
trial of your petitioners should proceed
on the Tuesday following, to wit, the
lith day of December, thereby allowing
but three working days for an exam
ination of said books and papers; and
said, judge thereupon then and there
publicly stated. In effect, that your
petitioners would have all the time to
which they were entitled for such ex
amination of said books and papers
upon their being produced in court up
on the trial of said case. Said order
was, however, subsequently modified
by said judge extending the time until
Monday, Dec. 12, on account of tin- en
gagement of one of petitioners' counsel
in the United States court, thereby al
lowing your petitioners for said ex
amination of said books and papers
but nine working days: notwithstand
ing the fact, as lias been previously
averred, that nearly two months were
required by the commonwealth's ex
perts for such examination. While
making such examination of said books
and papers the exports employed by
your petitioners discovered that a large
number of checks, notes, bills, papers
and memoranda forming part of the
records of said People's bank were
missing and were locked up in the of
llee of the district attorney, and that
without an inspection of said papers
it was absolutely impossible for them
to understand certain entries jii the
books of said bank relating thereto.
Your petitioners, through their coun
sel, requested an opportunity to exam
ine said papers in the district attorney's
oltlce and were peremptorily refused
such permission. Your petitioners aver
that the said refusal by the court to
allow them proper time for an investi
gation and examination of said books
and papers and the said refusal by the
said district attorney to permit them
to examine said papers in his custody
constitute an absolute denial of justice
to them.
PREJUDICE CUKATKD.
Your petitioners aver that by reason
of the said action of the said James
Gay Gordon, while he was a judge, and
by reason of the said action and deci
sion of the Hon. Thomas K. Finletter,
whose affiliation with the said Janice
Gay Gordon is well known, such preju
dice has naturally been created in the
body of the community against your pe
titioners that it will be Impossible for
the 111 to obtain a fair and impartial
trial at this time In the said court of
quarter sessions for the county of
Philadelphia.
That it is not and never has been
pretended by anyl>od.v that either the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania or said
People's bank or any other person ever
lost, or could have lost, one penny by
reason of any transaction referred to
in said indictments, and that in none
of said indictments are the defendants,
or either of them, charged with any
Intent to defraud the said common
wealth or said People's bank or any
other person in any manner whatso
ever. Nor were said prosecutions in
stituted or inspired by any person or
persons on behalf of the commonwealth
or said People's bank or of any person
claiming to have been injured in any
way by reason ol any said supposed
transactions referred to in said indict
ments.
On the contrary, said prosecution was
instigated solely by said James Gay
Gordon, then a judge as aforesaid, and
by other open and avowed political en
emies of said Matthew S. Quay, and for
the sole purpose of unduly Influencing
and prejudicing the voters of this
commonwealth through such abuse of
the processes of the courts of Justice at
the general election, held in November,
IS9S, for the election of governor and
members of the general assembly.
QUAY'S POLITICAL ENEMIES.
That the further prosecution of said
Indictment is now being unduly pressed
not in the Interest of justice, but by a
conspiracy of the political enemies of
said Matthew S. Quay, for, the sole pur
pose of unduly influencing, prejudicing
and intimidating the members of the
general assembly in their choice of a
successor to said Matthew S. Quay in
the senate of the I'nited States; and
that to said end said conspirators are
causing to appear almost daily in the
various newspapers of this county li
belous. defamatory and malicious com
ments t.pon said case for the purpose of
making it Impossible for your petition
ers to obtain a fair and impartial trial,
and are endeavoring by various unlaw
ful means to secure a disagreement of
the Jury before which said cases will be
tried, if they fail to secure a convic
tion, so that it is at this time impossi
ble for your petitioners to secure t',at
fair and impartial trial which Is guar
anteed to them and all other citizens by
the constitution and laws of this com
monwealth.
That by reason of the premises, and
for the further reason that your peti
tioner, Matthew S. Quay, is a candidate
for the United States senate at the com
ing session of the general assembly of
the state of Pennsylvania, tho newspa
pers of the city of Philadelphia, with
jjossibly one exception, have been dally
publishing such inflammatory, scandal
ous, false and defamatory statements
relative to your petitioners and to the
said charges that such undue prejudice
has fceen excited in the public mind that
it is Impossible for them at this time to
secure a fair nnd impartial trial upon
said charges.
Senator Quay is anxious thai the case
be disposed of promptly, and with an
impartial court has no concern about
Ills prompt acquittal.
ALL LOYAL TO
BEftiBLICANISM
Slalwart Sentiments Expressed by
Members of the Leg
islature.
TRUE TO THEIR PARTY.
YVniiumnkci* Agents In the Interest of
Alliances With the Democracy Fall
to Itreak Through the Mill's of the
4V en nil Old Party.
(Special correspondence.)
Philadelphia, Dec. 20.—With the as
sembling of tiif legislature but a few
days off, the Republican members ot
both the senate and the house realize
that they will shortly be called upon to
show their party colors and assert their
Republicanism in assuming control of
both branches of the general assembly,
in the name of their party. That this
will lie done and that both senate and
house will be organized on straigh:
Republican lines, and that the
Republican caucus will name the
next United Stales senator from
Pennsylvania is apparent to all
who have come in touch with Re
publican senators and representatives
within the last week. The spectacle of
Democratic dissensions presented at
Harrisburg the other day. when the
Gordonites and the Guffeyitcs were at
each other's throats, and when John
H. row's fusion conference was given
u chilling frost by the action of Guf
fey and his lieutenants in keeping
Democrats away from the meeting, has
impressed Republicans everywhere. The
latter realize that this is a year when
it is important that there shall be Re
publiean harmony. No better evidence
if this fact could be given than the dis
mal failure the Wanamaker agents
have made in their attempts to get
Republicans to declare that they will
not go Into the Republican caucus, and
that thev will not support Senator
Quay for re-election. Of course, tin
few anti-Quay men who were elected
avowedly against the senior senator art;
not expected to vote for him. With but
few exceptions, scarcely half a dozen,
however, they will go into the Republi
can caucus. I.'p to dat • the Wanama
ker agents have not gotten a single
Republican senator or representative to
declare against Senator Quay who hail
not been classed as opposed to him.
With the purpose of creating the im
pression that there is a great sentiment
against Senator Quay, the Wanamaker
literary bureau is flooding the state
with articles containing interviews with
men like Jefferies of Chester, Sexton of
Montgomery and Stable of Ulair, not
une of whom was on the Republican
ticket, but all of them were elected by
combinations of the Swallow and Dem
ocratic vote. To these they have added
one Republican state senator, Henry, of
Philadelphia, and only four straighout
Republican members of the house —
Coray pf Luzerne, Mac-key of Lacka
wanna, Allen and Daubach 01' Philadel
phia, the latter being an employe in the
shoe department of Wanamaker's store.
These were all elected as anti-Quay
men and are not included in the esti
mates which give Senator Quay a bi«?
majority in the Republican caucus. Dr.
Mackey has announced that he wiil
vote for John it. Parr, ..t Lackawanna,
the harmony candidate for speaker, as
will others who are outspoken anti-
Quay men. Followers of both Martin
and Magce have been importuned by
the Wanamaker emissaries to declare
against Quay, or, at least, decline to
go into the Republican caucus, but they
have steadfastly refused to do any
thing of the kind.
A number of leading Republican
members of both the senate and the
house have been In this city during the
last few days, and they have all ex
pressed themselves in the most emphat
ic terms as to the sentiment in the Re
publican party on this question. Sena
tor James G. Mitchell, of Jefferson
county, than whom there is probably
no closer friend of Governor-elect Stone
in the state senate, spoke freely when
asked his views on this matter.
A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY.
The motives that prompt the perse
cution of Senator Quay by those behind
this so-called conspiracy case." said he,
"are understood by the people in my
section of the state. They realize that
this is but part and parcel of the polit
ical campaign which has been waged
by the retainers of Wanamakerism dur
ing the last three years. Republicans
everywhere recognize that Senator
Quay is charged with responsibility
for blocking the political ambitions of
s. coterie of politicians, whose disap
pointments and resentments are given
vent to In these proceedings. It is ri
diculous to assume that any consider
able number of men can be influenced
by the actions of these disgruntled in
dividuals, and it is quite absurd to
imagine that members of the legisla
ture will for a moment think of depart
ing from the time honored practices
and customs of the Republican party
in the organization of the general as
sembly. The party spirit in my district
is so strong that if any man elected
upon the Republican ticket should go
to Harrlsburg and fail to participate in
and übide by the action of the regular
Republican party caucus he would re
turn home to his constituents at his
peril."
Another influential member of tho
senate and a formidable candidate for
president pro tein. of that body, Sen
ator William I'. Snyder, of Chester
county, was quite as emphatic in dis
cussing the same subject.
"I do not see," he declared, "how any
member of either branch of the legisla
ture who was elected upon the Repub
lican ticket can consistently or honor
ably abstain from participating in a
caucus of Republicans, either upon the
organization of the house or senate,
the selection of a Republican candi
date for the I'nlted States senate, or
the consideration of any other question
in which vital matters of party policy
are involved. Every Republican sena
tor or representative sent to Harrlsburg
is commissioned by his party to act for
and represent the Republican voters of
his district for the advancement of tho
interests of the Republican party. Any
man so delegated who fails to co-oper
.ite with his Republican colleagues, and
who is not willing to abide by the ac
tion of a majority of regularly chosen
and aceiedited Uepub'lean members or
senators becomes a guerrilla, and can
no longer be considered nor treated aS
a Republican. He Is recreant to hi#
party's irust and disloyal to the Repub
lican < rgantzation, wfilch honored him
r. Ith his nomination and contided In his
integrity anu loyalty to the principles
of Republicanism. There Is not a par
ticle of doubt that both houses will be
organized without the slightest dif
llculty upon Republican lines, and that
Colonel Quay will bo re-elected to the
ITnited States senate."
Among those prominently mentioned
for the speakership of the house is
Representative William C. Kreps, of
Franklin. Mr. Kreps is recognized as
a Republican of the dyed in the wool
brand, and despite the fact that in for
mer years Franklin has been inclined
to favor independents, Kreps ran ahead
of his ticket this year, and the county
i?ave the whole Republican ticket mag
nificent support.
I'X)R STALWART REPUBLICANISM.
"I am a stalwart Republican," said
Representative Kreps, "and I believe
that the house will be organized ir:
strict accordance with stalwart Re
publicanism. My name has been men
tioned in connection with the speaker
ship and I appreciate the compliment
that has been paid me by the kind
tilings that have been said in the news
papers and by my colleagues. Of
course 1 shall abide by the action of
the caucus, and if I shall fail to re
ceive the votes of a majority I shall
gracefully support the successful can
didate. I am satisiled from Inquiry 1
have made In connection with my can
didacy that there can not possibly be
more than half a dozen so-called Re
publican members of the house who
have any sympathy with or are se
riously considering the question of fu
sion with the Democrats. I am sure
that when the time arrives for action
even these few disgruntled members
will be found supporting the caucus
nominee for speaker."
"This will be my first session in the
legislature," remarked Representative
Horace J. Thompson. "I come from
that rock ribbed center of Republican-
Ism, Indiana county, i know that If I
failed to take part In any Republican
caucus that might be called during my
term I could not expect any further
honors at the hands of Republicans of
my county, where the Republican ma
jority is larger than the Democratic
vote. 1 have talked with a number of
members of the house from different
sections of the state, many of whom I
have conversed with during my visits
to this city. 1 have not met a single
Republican member that has not sahl
he proposes to participate In the Re
publican caucuses on both the speaker
ship and the United States scnatorshlp
and abide by the action of the major
ity. There can be no mistaking the
sentiment of the Republicans of Penn
sylvania. as expressed at the last gen
eral election. They were determined
that the Republican party and its prin
ciples should triumph, as was evidenced
by the splendid vote cast for the Re
publican nominee for governor. Colonel
William A. Stone, and by the large
Republican majority in both the senate
and the house. They look for us to
stand by true and stalwart Republi
canism."
Heiuintlcr of nit Old CUNIOIII.
Hundreds of old country people, es
pecially of Irish birth, will remember
the Christmas candle which is lighted
and placed in the window at midnight
of Christmas even aud allowed to burn
there on the successive nights until it
is all consumed. It is one of the most
interestingof all tue customs associated
with the religious celebration of the
Christian festival. It is symbolic, of
course, of the "Light of the World," but
some hold that with the mistletoe, the
holly and the festive practices of the
season it goes back to Druid or pagan
origin and is derived from some olden
symbolism of the returning warmth of
the sun. However this may be, it is
not generally known that the custom
has been preserved in Canada to this
day by a few old country people, com
paratively speaking, to whom Christ
mas would not bca/ its holy message
without the tall wax candle shining in
their window.
t'lirlntiuaa lionfM.
The Meteor rose is the favorite flow
er togo with holly, as Its red Is of
much the same tint as that of the holly
berry. Many person, however, do not
stop to consider harmony of color and
will combine orchids or any other flow
ers which they in: y fancy with the
Christmas greens, tfut the latter al
ways predominates in Christmas decor
ations, because these are intended to
last throughout the entire week. Flow
ers, of course, would fade, but the in
expensive greens remain fresh.
Girls Limited to Doll*.
Girls are not ambitious in the matter
of toys. Dolls.and all thai go with them
constitute almost the only class of toys
especially for girls. With all the other
toys, excepting perhaps the animals,
the Idea of a boy is indelibly associated.
And, while everything else in the line
of toys has advanced, dolls have re
mained stationary. They are more
elaborately dressed, of course, but they
could roll and open and shut their eyes,
and even say "Papa" and "Mama"
years ago.
Most of the dolls, particularly the
fine ones, arc of foreign make—that is.
In the flesh. When it comes to dress
ing them France and Germany stand
aside for America. Over here we want
our doll to appear neither clumsy, as
the Germans dress her, nor flashy, as
the French will have her.
MlNtlctoi' nmi Holly.
Mistletoe is tho most expensive of the
decorations identified with Christmas,
for the best mistletoe comes from Eng
land and France and has to be imported
at considerable expense. The best hol
ly comes {rom Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, and goes under the name oi
Virginia holly. Most of the Christina.*
trees come from the Oerkshlros anr!
Maine. ______
THE HOLLY SONO.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so un!:!nd
As man's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not bo keen,
Because thou art-not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heijjh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the
gieen holly:
Most ft icndships is feigning, most lov
ing mere folly;
Then heigh-ho! the holly!
Tills 11 fo is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou hitter sky.
Thou dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot;
Though thou the waters warp.
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the
green holly;
Most friendships is feigning, most lov
ing mere folly:
Then heigh-bo! the holly!
This life is most jolly.
In Wimlilimfon'M Time.
George VVn3hingtcn ate his first Pres
idential Christmas dinner in the house
whit it stood at Pearl and Cherry
streets, F v anklin square, in New York
city, and then were present, besides
the r.r. Mrs. Washington, ids
grandcliili'ii m and lew invited guests
Six yars befoie t'.', time he had laid
dov. n his office a i (" jmmander-in-Chief
af the Army. Ho v.- little lie expected
tiie he nors tha; we;e in store for him
is evidenced by a letter which he wrote
to Baron Steuben, on December 2".
ITS-'!. "This is the last letter 1 shall
write," lie says,"in the service of my
country. The hour o!' my resignation is
fixed at 12 to-day, after which i shall
become a private e : :izen on the banks
of the Potomac."
It is interesting to recall the fact that
he reached Mount Vernon, after having
resigned, on Christinas Eve, and was
there snotf-and-ice bound by weather
so severe that lie -.as unable to visit
even his aged mn: her, who lived in
Fredericksburg. The scene of his
resignation in the Christmas season Is
worth retailing.
Gen. Washington appeared in the
hull of Congress c!:'d in a dark brown
cloth suit, which is oistinctly said to
have been of American manufac
ture. His sword was steel liiited, his
stockings were of white silk, and a
plain pair of silver buckles adorned his
shoes. His hair was, of course, pow
dered and in bag and solitaire." The
members of Congress sat with their
hats on, as they st.il do in Paliament.
uen. Washington, conducted by the sec
retary of Congress, formally made his
resignation to tiie President, conclud
ing:
"I consider it au indispensable duty
to close this last solemn act of my of
ficial life by eomn' r nding the int'erest
of our dearest country to the protec
tion of Almighty God; and those who
have superintendence of them to His
holy keeping." Scarcely less graceful
was the reply of tiie President, whose
prophetic words were: "You return
from the theatre of action with the
blessings of your fellow-citizens, but
the glory of your virtues will not ter
minate with your military commands,
but it will ootidnue to animate re
motest ages."
XVlull Canned Ills Joy.
Hennypeck—Last Christmas was ttie
happiest day of my life.
Askins —How was that?
Hennypeck—A burglar broke into
the house on the previous night and
stole the handsomely lithographed box
of Royal Cabbaga Leafa cigars that my
wife had bought for a present for me.
Clirlrttiuu* in Porto llico.
J&m* \ arlfi
Tin- IJny He fort- C'lii-IhCuim*.
There silence in the house to-day.
The children do not want to play;
They hang around, their movements
slow,
Their voices are subdued and low;
Each face shows earnest thought, be
cause
To-nighfs the night for Santa Claus
Anticipation running high,
They waited as the days dragged by.
And almost hourly on parade
The largest stockings they've surveyed
From early morning light, because
To-night s the night for Santa Claus.
Papa down at the office sits
And all day long his eyebrow knits:
He's almost tired enough to drop;
But on he tolls: he cannot stop;
He's had no time to loaf, because
To-night's the night for Santa Claus.
Hp Ih ltlicht Up to Onto.
"Up to date?' said Santa Claus.
"Well rather!"
He rang tip his polar stables.
"Hello, hello!" he shouted. "Run out
that new reindeerless motor sleigh.
Olaf; the children are waiting, lip to
date? Just watch me while I mote!"
An I'niilenNant tlift.
.\skins—l presume you were uot es
pecially delighted with Professor Poke
smith's peculiar Christmas present of
a snake preserved in alcohol?
Luihington—No, I did not appreciate
cither the gift or the spirit in which it
was tendored.