The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-24

ION Christmas eve the bells are ruug.
On Christmas eve the prayers are sung;
Power lays his rod Of rule aside,
And ceremony dolls his pride.
1.-THE heir. with roses in his shoes,
That night may village partner choosc,
That TO the cottage rs the crown
Brought Ildipgs OF salvation down.
"'rwas Christmas breach Il the mightIest ale
Twas Christmas told the merrlest tale
A Christmas Pam6ol Oft would cheer
A poor man s heart through half the year."
-lOld Song.
Christmas, which comes but once n
year, will be here tomorrow. a few
minutes after II o'clock tonight, it is
expected old Santa Claus will arrive
with his sleigh load OF pretty things and
good things for the little folks. Tonight
the little stockings will be hung up ut
nearly every iiTeslde for the generous
and jolly old Mr.. Claus to nil, and sad
will be the childish faces and sorrowful
the children's hearts tomorrow morn
ing il daylight comes and finds those
stockings empty. II our readers want
to be sure that Santa Claus will not for
get to como down their chimneys to-
night, they must 20 round the city TO.
day and visit the places and people TO
wi we pay our respects Ia this col
umn. Amid the general call TO happi'
ness, the hustle ofthe spirits and stir OF
the affections which prevail at this Pc
Rod, what bosom can remain insensi'
ble? 1t is tho season or reGeneratcd
feeling-!he season for kiudling not
merely the fire OF hospitality in the hall,
but the general flame OF charity In the
heart. 1t is the season for making pres
ents of love aud friendship. Gifts are
welcome tokens of affection. at is
more blessed to give than TO receive"
Let us remember this while We keep up
the good old fashion.
In observance of the season mud OF
our annual custom, we pay our re-
spec;s this morning TO those OF our ad-
vertisius patrons engaged in the holt
day trade, and advise our readers where
we think they can make their Christ
mas purchases to the best advantage.
JEWE..RY.
If you want to buy the finest and
mos. beautiful articles OF jewelry or
vertu, you can fad them at SCoTr &
HE&SEGEN's. in Merchants block.
They keep the most elegant gold and
silver watches, diamond and palmer
jewelry of every description, magnifi-
cent sets OF plated and solid silverware,
Parian marble statues, vases, bronzas,
fine gilt ard bronze clocks, music boxes.
etc, etc, furnishing choice selection
from which 20 select holiday presents,
adapted 10 almost any taste or purse.
ONToBY IL DUFFIELD, just across the
street, while they do not put on so
much style AZ their more snowy neigh
bors, keep everything in the regular
jewelry line, and coed many things
besides. They have gold watches and
chains, gold pens, gold pencils, gold
thinbles, gold rings, pins, jewelry sets,
aud great many other things too nu-
merous to mention, even down to sew
ing machines, every one OF which is
warranted to be ''jeweI" though not
exactly jewelry. Their speciality Is
SPectacles, and people who "can't see
- In any other way, have no difficult
tyat all after they have got pair OF
Oxtoby IL Dunield's spectacIes.
Then there is JOHNNY LASH, on Main
St, just few doors South OF the Grant
House. lie is one of the cleverest fell
lows in town, and keeps an elegant lot
OF things in his line fit to set before a
king. His gold and silver watch de-
partment is especially attractive. He
has the Wnltham watch of every price
and pattern, besides Swiss and English
watches OF new designs; rings, pins, sets,
bracelets, seals, chains-all equal to the
best and US cheap as the cheapest.
ROCKS AND FANCY GOODS
CAMPBELL K McDERMoT north side
of Main street. between Monroe and
Union, have one of the most attractive
book and stationery houses in the city.
They keep all the newest publications
in choicest bindings, suitable for pre-
sents, books for old people, books for
little folks, illustrated books, funny
books, serious books, novels, rOmanCes,
histories, elegantly bound bibles and
hymn books, of every style and price.
Their tables are also spread with fancy
articles such as ladies' writing desks,
albums, work boxes, portfolios, gold
pens and pencils, games of different
kinds besides many other things that
can't be mentioned here, but can be
had there for the asking. a feature
with this house is its large and varied
assortment of diaries.
A.W. PAULL,t Co., in the Merchants
Block, who used to have the Coot
Vent" have now the grand depot for
holiday goods. They claim 10 have
the finest and largest stock OF books
and miscellaneous goods ever brought
to the city. We find upon their tables
a special attraction, II being nearly all
the standard poets in the rarest and
most elegant binding, worth n walk of
hnlf dozen squares just TO sec. They
have the newest books, costly books,
fancy and toy, finely bound bibles,
hymn and prayer books, albums, writ
ing desks, chiIdren's blocks. gold pens
and pencils, pen knives. portfolios and
all the newest games such as Patcheesi,
Cribbage, Roll bowl, Squalls,
etc. etc, Planchette. The Pendulum.
Oracle. They don't guile give these
Ihings away, but make you think SO
they sell SO cheap.
JOSEPH GRAVES. at the old stand No.
80 Monroe street. between Market and
Main, is not behind his neighbors. Go
to No. 80 and Mr.. Graves will show