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CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.

CAPTAIN JOHN \. CURTIS: DEAR
NstR.-Be,ieyiug that 10 Is important that kich-
mouI .houid have member Of her delegation IN
tae next Lcgi.ialcrc who Is wcll posted about her
commerce. aud deeply Interested Ia X, We c1l
,,n1n Won "a rerml, the use Of your name for the
noaitiop Knowing what an active and Jealous
tricnd YOU have been to the Improvement OF James
river and ali that concerns our conn ere We pro-
comea candidate. MANY MERCHANTS.
r.lf
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

are you d sturbed At nigst and broken Of your
rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain
of cutting tecthy If so. send at onceand get bot
tie Of MRS. WINsLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
for children tcching. Its value Is !ncalculabe. 1t
viii relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there Is no mistake about
IL. II cures dyscntery and diarrhea, regulates the
stomach and bowels. and cures wind-colic, softcns
the gums, reduces in ANIMATION and gives tone
and energy 10 the whole system MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP for children teeth
ing is pleasant 10 the taste. and IS the prescription
Of one Of tie oldest and best female physicians
and nurses IN the United states. and &, for sale by
all druggists throughout the world. Price. 20 cents
a bottle. sc lI-eOhiW
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pasfOraICalI.

Rev. DIR. Preston, Of the First Presbyte-
rian church. Tenth and Capitol streets, has
received unanimous call from the Presby-
terrain church In Lexington-his old home.
The Doctor Is great faysrite with his
congregation, and with our people gene
rally. II he decides to accept, as be may
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Fall Overcoats at 81, sS, so, Sl2, SIS,
and SlS just opened at
THE ONE-PRICE CLOTHING PALACE.
corner Thirteenth and Main streets,
A. STRAUs & son.
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Parents Seem rOTRiuk

That the Suits that they get for their boys
at the One-Price Clothing Palace, 1901
Nam street, are much better and cheaper
than Suits they get anywhere else.
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Barbara Miller Hung Yesterday for the Mur-
der OF Daniel Miller Midnight Mourning
In the Condemned Cell; Pcnitenual Prnr-
ers and Curious Chants-The Death Dress
and Appearance OF the Criminal-Larre
Crowd aud Curious Colored PeopIc-Barba-
ra's Confession and Last Moments-scenes
and Incidents.
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We have Just opened the handsomest and
cheapest line OF Fall and Winter Suits for
so, S12. and SIS that can be found in
America.
THE ONE-PRICE CLOTHING PALACE,
1901 Main street,
A. STRAUs Il SON.
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"witnessed: j. ". SoutAward
THE CROWD.

Curiosity was rampant about the hang
inc. Hundreds Of people witnessed it..
Among them many women and some chill
dren. one colored woman named Della
Ouarles fell in swOon at the instant the
trap fell. An officer OF the police force
caught her up and had her cared for
promptly. The heat was very oppressive,
and the squeeze and rush of the crowd for
admittance terrible. The police had hard
work in keeping back the thousands who
clamored at the outer and inner gates for
admission,
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YIRGINTAs.
ssHasDD -
LEADERS.

Earned runs-Leadcrs. l. Two-baSe hts-Shay
and Forsyth. Three-hase hits-Nash. /. Left on
Dugan. T.. Allen and Gibson. struck out-Iir-
ginias. - Leaders. 3. Bases on bllls-Virginias.
3: Leaders. !. Passed balls-Qunn, 3 Dugan,
". 2. Wild pitches-fergusOn, /.
Time Of gamc-l hour and 80 minutes. Um-
prev. A. Graves Scorer-lI. c. Johnston.
The game this afternoon and hereafter
until further notice will be called at
O'clock.
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Henrico Democratic Convention.

Magisteral district meetings OF the Dem
ocratic voters OF the county OF Ilenrico
were held yesterday evening to elect dele
rates to the Convention which will assem-
BILE al the courthouse to-day at II O'Clock
10 nominate a candidate for the House OF
Delegates. In Fairfield the following dele
gates were elected and authorized to APP
point their own alternateS: X. B. Allen,
Thomas j. French, A. VI. BraXton, John
VI. Voegler, II. c. Hechler, c. L. Miller.
By a resolution they were instructed to
vote for William III. Brauer.
Brookland elected the following dele
gates: For Hungary precinct, j. c. Black
burn and John l.. Broadus; for Keller's-
Store precinct, II. o: b. Moore and Robert
j. Throckmorton for Jones's-Store pre-
cinct, Conway Sands and John \. Moore.
Mr.. Martin W. lakewood was the men,
Der in the last House. and was elected over
Mr.. Broadus (DemocraD by majority OF
232. lie got .jOS votes and Broadus l.276
total, 2,7s4-out Of voting population OF
near about 1000.
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Diagonal and Corkscrew Worsted Suits
Just opened at
THE ONE-PRIcE CLOTHING PALACE,
Corner Thirteenth and Main,
A. STRAUs & SON.
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no NOT STORM THE SYSTEM

WITH VIOLENT CATHARTiCS THAT RACK,
AND TEAR. AND WEAKEN THE UNFORTU-
NATE INVALID. GUT TONE THE STOMACH.
RELIEVE THE BOWELS. REGULATE THE
LIVER. AND REFRESH THE NERVES WITH
TARRANT'S TFFERNESCENT SELTZER
APERIENT WHEN TIE FIRST SYMPTOMS
OF ILLNESS APPEAR. \ MORE DELIGHT
FUL EFFERNESCENT DRAUGHT Is NOT TO
BE FOUND. AND A MORE POTENT REMEDY
FOR DYSPEPSIA. BILIOUSNESS, CONSTlPA-
TION. NERVOUS HEADACHE, collie, AND
GENERAL DEBILITY DOES NOT EXIST.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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COALITION MEEuNG.-The Readjusters
OF Clay Ward met at Westham Hall rues-
day night ard perfected IN organization.
Mr.. N. }. Smith, chairman at the last meet
ing OF the ReRdjuster City Central Com
mittee. called the meeting TO order at 81 p.
NJ. and Mr.. +. T.. Tholl was unanimously
elected secretary. Five members TO repre-
sent the ward on the City Central Commit
tee were elected-namely, Wesley N.
Smith, w. A. sutton, l.. Tucker, j. +.
Blunt. and DR.. z. ii. Noble. The former
superintendent OF the ward was reelected.
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Don't fail to see the game this evening
between the Leaders, Of Kingston, and the
Nirginias.
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xera Seu1On

gives his last two performances to-day. At
the matinee this afternoon children will be
admitted for ljc. adults. 2jc.
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Don't fail TO see the game this evening
between the Leaders, OF Kingston, and the
Xirginias.
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\ PECULIARLY HAPPY EFFECT or QUINiNE
Is shown in the use ofJ. & f.. ATKINSoN's Quinine
Tooth Powder. sure means of preserving the
teeth and purifying the breath.
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The Original Lfmc-Ade

made by George SchGn, and drawn from
the coolest OF fountains, has a tremendous
rim Try IL
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possibly do for the benefit OF his health,
there will be great regret that his services
are TO be lost to this community.
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SAVE MONEY by having your printing done az
the DISPATCH PRlNTING-HOusE. Good work.
low prices. and satisfaction guaranteed.
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LOOK AT OUR PRICES:

LOOk At OF Z PKItt
$3.50 FOR An ALL-WOOL ONERCOAT;
~ FOR \ SPLENDID FALL OVERCOAT;
$3.50 FOR AN ENGLISH WORsTED FALL
OVEkCOAT;
:I5 FOR AN ENGLISH KERsEY oyERCOAT
IN THREE SHADES.
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Purchase your Coal and Wood from PAGE.
1903 Cary street.
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r,o TUF yOTERS OF RICHMOND:

/ Iaei that owe Il 90 the many citizens OF Rich
mond who have urged me 70 serve them Ia the
next HOUSE OF DELEGATES 20 say that II they
think can be u,eihl 10 them nv strsioes Me a. =.
their command. or course my name Il subject to
the decision Of The Democratic primary election,
Sc 1t.td- Respectfully, 1IfOMAsJ j. EVANS.
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AntOnf's Original .Lime-Ade

Is made from fresh lines. II is the best
and the coolest. Try no other.
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cWIFT's SPECIFIC HAS BEEN TIE
MEANS OF
BRINGING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO
THOUSANDS WHO WERE
PRONOUNCED ISCURABLE OF BLoon-
AND SkIN-DIsEASES.
HEAR THE WITNESSES.

SAVED FROM A HORRIBLE DEATH
Up 90 May last lad spcn, 40 least hfe hundrct
dollars fpr treatment by many of the best inedicat
men without any benefit. I suffered eNcruclaiinS-
ly. and all my best friends advised uc nat VIC ity
:. \ :. like drowning man a. straw Aitct
taxing two bottles | could fee; change Tor ne
better. The sore began a. asch,f;e my AMI
the rheumatism 10 absic. When | hsi taken s!N
battles every sore had healed, ani nv KIN began
81 assume natural appearance. ! persisted nlli.
Ind taken twelve hotf e., large SIZE. aud THERE
IL MOTT A SYMPTOM OF TiiE DISEASE RE-
NAMING. and feet ss well A. ever did. have
gained twcnty-oue pounds IN resh, and my friends
wonder Al my improved sondinon. nave aecon. ,i,,.
eo,auieie success Ibeiiecst thai s. s. 5. has saeed
c. II. sNILEy, Qalncy, III.
Write fer a copy OF the little hook -FREE.
THE SWifr SPECIFIC COMPANY,
seli-lw Drawer 3, Atlanta, "a
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WILL EXHIBIT AT RICHMOND
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER l7Tu.
PLUME TOPPED TIDAL WAVE OF
sPLENDOR,
ECLIPslNG THE BOLDEST EFFORTS OF
ALL OTHER MANAGERS.
SELLS BROTHERS
ENORMOUS RAILROAD SHOWS,
NOW ALL UNITED IN ONE VAST AND
COLOSSAL EXHIBITION.
IT TOWERS LIKE THE PYRAMIDS ABOVE
IT'S FELLOWS.
ATWO-MILLION-DOL CONsULlDATlON
1T HAS \ TWO-HUNDRED-THOU
DOLLAR HERD OF ELEPHANTS.
IT HAS THE ONLY WOOLLY ELtPiANT
EVER KNOWN TO EXIST
1T HAS TIE ONLY PAIR OF LIVING HIP
POPOTAMUs EVER EXHIBITED
A GIGANTIC MALE HPPOPOTAMUs AMI
\ HUGE FEMALE HIPPOPOTAMUs,
dwelling togcthcr n harmony In their enormous
water home.
PLEIAD OF Performing STALLIONS.
\ FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR ARCTIC
AQUARIUM.
PROFESSOR WHITES ALL-sTAR DOG
CIRCUS,
CLINT. WILLIAMs's TROUPE OF PERFORM
ING BEARS,
4 GIGANTIC LION.sLAYER. .
AHERD OF LIVING GIRAFFEs.
\ 5-ToN TWO-HoRNED PHiNoCEROs,
100 UNEQUALLED CIRCUS CELEBRITIES.
TTHAs MORE BAREBACK Riders,
IT HAS MORE LEAPERs
1T HAS MORE AERIALisTs.
than any other show.
THE WONDERFUL STIRK FAMILY OF Gl-
CYCLE-RfDERs;
THE CARON & WASHINGTON TROUPE,
Just from Berlin;
ORRlN HOLLIS.
THE GREATEST RIDER Of EARTH;
VIOLA RIVERS.
THE PEBBLES QUEEN OF THE ARENA;
20 GREAT CLOWNS,
6 BANDS or MUSIC.
AN ONWAHD AVALANCHE OF WONDERS.
THE GREATEST STREET-PARADE ENLE
SEEN ~ ANY AMERICAN CITY.
THOUSANDS OF WONDERS NOT HERE
ENUMERATED.
IT i THE GREATEST snow
THE BIGGEST SHOW.
THE BEST SllOWi
EXHIBITS ALL IT ADVERrlSE>.
Admission. 70 cents. Children under 10 year
! 80 cents.
| This Great show viii exhibit In Virginia at th'
/ following places onlV: NAAklSDSBl 10. MN
DAY september 10Th: STAlNTOh. TUESDAY
| September I'm: CHARLOTTESVILLE WE'D
! NESD NY, september 18th; DANNlLLhTtlLRt'
| DAY, september 18Th: LYNCHBURG, FRIDAY
| Ilflfs I.fNIN(,iflN. NAIi. silAN
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MEETINGS.

AND LEAGUE MONTHLY MEET
LlNG.-The regular monthly meeting Of RICH
MoND BRANCH, No. so, VIII be held nj Cathe-
lral Hall SEPTEMBER 18th at 3 =. VI. Mem
pers VIII please take notice and attend.
by order Of the President.
SO l4-2i p KEENAN, Secrctary
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MTSFIT STORE.

MEMS, YOUTHS, AND BOYS CLOTHING,
and we say without fear of contradiction that
for style, make, and material ;hey can't BE- eN-
celled.
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This Great show viii exhibit In Virginia at the
following places onlv; llARklSDNBlEG. MN
DAY, september 9TH: II Ai'NrON. TUESDAY
NESD ~. september 18th; DANVILLkTilLRf-
DAY, september 18Th: LlNGllBURG,tk ~,
september I4ih; LtNINGTON. SATURDAY.
Sep.omuer 18Th; PETER sBtRG. TUESDAY
September l-th; SUFFOLK. THURSDAY. sep
tenbcr 10Th; MOUTH, FRIDAY septem-
ber 21.t: NORFOLK. SATURDAY. N,piemhcr
22d. se2i.j.O.S S9ll'l2.l3'l4'l0,lO
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS. ,e7.eodom
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NEW AND BEAUTIFULr@aI
" ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, ID. .kSa<~--&x-
C.rtd Old Point Comfort, Va.
REMARKABLY LOW RITES
FARE ONE WAY, -; ROUND TRIP. $500
Excursion parties OF twenty-five or over, only
s2jr FOR ,le round irlD.
Fare 20 Ola Point or Norfolk. only ~.
VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT COMfANl'S BEAU
TIFULLY REBUILT STEAMER
ARIEL
Leaves picfmo TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and
SATURDAY at \. VI.
SALT AIR. 40 DUST.
l. Il. TATi-M. Superintendent.
% % IIC0 eas: Main street.
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$3.50 FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH Ss;
$3.50 FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH 40;
s6 FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH $40;
~ FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH sl2
IS FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH sl3
20 FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH slf;
$40 FOR BOYS SUIT WORTH slb.
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TXCURSIONS. PaC-NICS. &c.

ENttk>toNS- PAt-NttS. &c.
rVO TIE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND
/ OUR FRIENDS IN PARTICULAR.
THE Picnic OF HE YOUNG GUAHD.-
which W.. 10 have ken place on Thursday, sep
tember -. was POSTPONED. Of which due no.
ticc was givou m the Nt0fe Of the l2tn instant.
Tho Committee now announce that the postponed
picnic Will take place az
ASHLAND PARK on TC CEsDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18TH.
and the Association and Company hope 10 see all
their friends. old and new more the merrler.
Come one. come all. and help the bows along Ia
raising funds f0r the benefit Of Tie Company.
Sc l4-3tt By order Of TIE COMMITTEE.
EXCURSION TO WEST POINT MON
II DAY, SEPTEMBER / 7TH. 1SS3.-Fare FOR the
round trip only Doe. Geutemen and ladies'. We
thank YOU for yOur past patronage, and hope to
Won ali again next Monday. Fish, Oysters. aud
crabs In Abundance Train leaves York River de-
pot at 1870 \. ". sharp. Returning. leayes the
Point az 5.4GP. VI. ADAMS K PERDIE.
81 l3-4tt Managers.
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER.

ICHNOND BAZAAR, 10 A. NJ, horses, mules
and vehicles.
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6
REASONS
FoR USING
HoRSFoRD'S
BREAD
DREPARArIoN.
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Isc s-Sa,Tu&Th2wl
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SELLS BROTHERS
ENORMOUS RAILROAD SHOWS,
NOW ALL UNITED IN ONE VAST AND
COLOSSAL EXHIBITION.
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IT TOWERS LIKE THE PYRAMIDS ABOVE
IT'S FELLOWS.
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ALL TIE
DRUGGISTS SELL 1T.
I,C 4-Tu.ThGS GSatOcll
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19
The Jones' Skeleton.

Peace, like white-winged dove, has
lately brooded over the Jones family,
but one day last week the demon of dis
cord entered most Unexpectedly. Jones
was getting ready to go down town in
the morning, and in looking for a hand
kerchief in the family bureau found a
drawer that resisted HMM fact it was
locked, most unheard of thing in that
family. At first it only made Jones
mad, because the resistance threw him
across the room, and bounced him up
aga:nst a chi:fonier on the other side,
but when he regained consciousness he
called Maria and asked her, with white,
calm lips, Where the key was. : She
SAID it was in her pocket. He demand
| ed it. She refused to give it to him; and
then ensued one of those painful do.
mestic silences which are so much moro
narrowing than words or blows. Jones
went out and came in for three days,
and sulkcd during the whole time, for
al awful suspicion had taken possession
OF him. He remembered that Maria
had been distraught and mysterious
lately, with q CLASSY look in her eyes
He recalled the fact that several time.
the door bell had rung in the evening
and she had evadsd his inquiry as t
who was there. He knew the evil ten
dency Of the age and shuadered at thu
idea that Maria had met a handsome
man than he. Green-eyed jealousy tool
possession OF his soul and ate and at
into his heart like canker!
| But all things come to an end. ON
night Mrs. Jones went out, and as sh
tripped past the parlor door she locke,
in and said: ''Jeptha, if you hear til,
baby gurgle l wish you'd look at him.
That was his opportunity-now o.
never He crcpt softly up stairs an,
entered the peaceful room where the:
child was sleeping and turned the ga
down to the merest glimmer; then h
stealthily produced a key and fitted
into the lock of. that drawer and pulle,
it silently open, and there lay befor
| him-the picture of that other man
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19
CID Traditions.

There is an old tradition that Christ
was born about midnight. From thiss
bells are rung at midnight in England
aud on the Continent. In Roman CATH
Ole countries it has long been customs
ary TO inaugurate Christmas with the
celebration of a midnight mass, which
is followed by one at dawn, and anoth-.
er in the morning. 1t was an old En-.
glish superstition that on Christmas eve
the oxen were always to lie found on
their knees at midnight; that the cocks
crew; that the cabbage seeded, etc..
The devotion of the oxen was derived
from an old story that an OK and ass;
which were in the stable at the birth
of Christ, fell on their knees in sup.
plant position, and that cock crew..
The custom of singing carols at Christ
mas, which has passed into oblivion, is
said to have sprung from the songs OF
shepherds and others at the birth OF
Christ. The common custom OF dec
Grating houses and churches with ever
greens is derived from common be-
lief t1at sylvan spirits would flock to
those evergrcens and remain there until
the coming in of milder season. Hol-
" and ivy are the evergrecns chiefly
used in England; these are also worn
about the head, and the phrases, to
kiss under the rose and to whisper
under the mistletoe,' have reference to
this practice.
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~ ~, h,,, . mir Of slippers embroid.-

Oh no! but . pair Of slippers embroid-
cred in red, green and yellow with a.
te NV, Gotta j. j." in q wreath of eglan--
tine t on each toe and a "Merry Christ
mas card tackled to the pair. Poor
.Jones! this was even worse than he ex-
nected. It is enough to break up any
p man to thrust pair of embroidered
sinners upon him, and as he stood and
looked. and shivered, and realized that
the t thirg - we're four inches too short.
and hai soft heels. he saw a paper Stuck
inc NJ ca1iously on one side. 1t was
adore. Sod in "a mans handwriting to
Mrs. :ones. Ha! ha! this, them was a
It 4.s: it was the bill from the man
who Acl..d the shoes, and 1t included
one s,r the velvet and another Tor the
emb-uidery, and Jonc; was t trying rs; TO-
foc1 rus matter up to his satisfaction,
WIEN :. tremendous blow fell upon his
h..d snd fearful howl rent the air as
E51dgat shrieked:
.ttw, yc m'zza5le. Uneven, maraud-
w. h!aggard, I'll tache We to stale into
taccnt peoples houses on, howly
si,sss! it's the master himself, bad cess
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19
A ChriStmaS-B0X.

It wasn't a pretty box all trimmed
with paper-lace and embossed pictures
and filled with bon-bons.
1t was made Of wood, and once upon
a time it came to Mr.. Daley 5 store 1"il
of soap. 1t was under Mr.. Daleys
counter that very afternoon before
Christmas, when Dakie Lane came to
buv ten cents worth of raisins and
pound of sugar and pound of crackers
and very little spice. -, :,
ssGoing to have a puddingP asked
Mr.. Daleys boy, weighing out the
sugar. ~
Eyes" said Dakie. "And want a
stick of candy, too, if you please, to put
in the baby's stocking. There's
cent?
1t was very large cent, and it shone
as if Dakie had polished it.
"That's worth two sticks said the
grocer-boy. 1--WE don't often see such
shiny one. ''What're you gong to
have N you' stocking?"
Nothing, ! guess, said Dakle; ~ m
too old. I'm going to be the baby's
Santa Claus
"Oh,' said the groccr-boy, wrapping
up the two sticks OF candy; and Dakie
didn't see him pay for one of them out
of his own pocket. chats it.
A lady-customer at tho other end OF
the counter was giving Mr.. Daley a
good many orders, but she had ears Tor
the conversation going on between
Dakie and the groccr-boy, and she
| 1,I 81 Noi- a
out of the storc-door.
Perhaps that would have been the end
of it, if, on her way home in her car,
rage g little later, she had not passed
Dakie again with one arm full OF his
small parcels. just at that minute q
big dog bounced up against him, and
down went Dakie on the sidewalk; ano
the paper of sugar burst open, and tho
ra;sins were scattered about, and moro
than half of the crackers went into The
gutter.
ooh, dear mel" said Dakie, as he be
gan manfully to repair as much OF thu
mischief as he could.
''No pudding now.'' thought tn
lady; and in minute more she wa
being driven back to Mr. Daley store
There the soap-box was pulled on
from under the counter, and into
o went all sorts OF nice things: raisns ant
l. currants and figs and nuts and candies
l. until it was quite full. Then the cove
C was nailed on, and Mr.. Daley's ma
d was hurried away with it to Dakie'
r home, where it arrived almost as 500
r. as Dakie himself"
"Why, why, who sent it?' erie
Dakie.
. 81 don't KNOW said MIR. Daley
man.
But Dakie knew the moment he reat
in big letters on the cover: "For til
baby Santa Claus =.
1T was the lady" cried he. "Ol
isn't she beautiful
''Bu'ful!' echoed the baby Youth
I'On1Dd7liOn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-19
Christmas and New Years Items.
Rejoice. our Savior He was born

Rejoice. our Savior He was born
On Christmas day in the morning.
old Christmas Carol in "Sketch Book"
The best Christmas presents are
those that will beautify home for
lifetime.
AT Christmas be merry and thankful wltha,
And feast thy poor neighbors, the great with
tho small Thomas Tusser
How to present Christmas pres
emf to children-sock it to 'em.-Lo,C-
ell Courier.
Without the door let sorrow lie,
And il for cold it hap to die,
Wen bury I in Il Christmas pie,
And evermOre be merry. -NHher.
in England barrel of oysters is
very common Christmas present to q
country friend.
The night that erst no name had worn,
To it happy name is given;
For in than stable lay, newborn,
The peaceful Prince OF Earth ana heaven
Alfred Uomnett.
Christmas comes but once a year;
but then it makes its presents felt
N. o. Pic0yune.
christmas! Hear the JOY bells ring!
Gladly in the churches sing
Of His mercy. of His power,
And the gifts the angels shower.
MIRIAM Lester.
i have always thought of Christmas
time as good time; kind, forgiving,
charitable, pleasant time.--Dickens.
AS fits the holy Christmas-birth.
Be this, good friends, our carol still
Be peace on earth, be peace on earth,
10 men of gentle will. -Iadckerdy.
Devise liberal things for the poor
that they may, by your gifts, be re-
minded of the coming OF the Christ
child