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Philadelphia Cattle Market, Aug. 22, 1884.
Beef cattle unsettled and lowrr-Ir ,a7at &C.
Sheep dull and lower-2a1c. Lambs, ~
aSc.
Hogs in demand at 81 .a9Ilc.
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Philadelphia Grain Market, Aug. ~, 1884.
Wheat unsettled. No. / Pennsylvania
red. 9Sr. No. > Delaware, S9c.
Corn-GjCI 6Ic.
oats unsettled 42c. new, :i3tt4lc.
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hey climbed down the grape-arbor, and
when they reached the ground one of them
took him up In his arms and nan of toward
the woods as fast as he could
When he got tired another took him, and
so they took turns until they got him so far
away that there was not houso to be seen
anywhere.
They entered another woods, In the mid
die Of which was large cave filed with
long tables covered with ples-apple pies,
mince pies, pumpkin pies and every sort Of
pies that you could think of. 'See here"
said the leader of the little men, pointing
TO the pies, 'sthese are for little boys who
can not wait until tomorrow; so sit down
and help yourself" But Eddie was too
frightened. Hes bashful,D said one of the
men laughing; "let us help him, Here,
Jack" he continued ''ltft him upon the
table and hold his hands,"
So Eddie was lifted 10 the table and his
hands held tightly behind him.
The leader cut pie In small pieces and
forced them into Eddie's mouth.
Eddie tried TO keep his mouth closed, but
they held his nose as mammas do when they
want little boys to take bad medicines, and
every time he opened his mouth to breathe
the leader would put a piece of pie right into
IL.
By and by Eddie got so full that he
thought he couldn't stand it. but the men
would not stop. They kept laughing at
him and giving him more pie, and when the
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are helpless II Is Tn such q contingency
that the boasted wisdom Of man seems most
useless and ironicaL IL all becomes plain
enough few days afterwards, but Il is too
late then 10 correct mistakes; q Christmas.
present once made becomes an open con-
fession, and that's the end OF IL
There are articles OF utility and value In
abundance that we might properly select
for gift purposes, II we would, In preference
to wasting our money on things OF no con-
sequence We will not, or we do not how
ever, come across such articles at this season
OF the year. BY force Of some occllt and
confusing sentiment we Insist upon going
to the counters where the goods are Of the
sort that we would not think Of buying un-
der other circumstances at any price. 1t Is
partly our fault and partly our fate-partly
want Of education, and party q rule Of
being. There Is touch Of vanity In 1t too,
perhaps. We dislike to be thought over
practical In matter that has 10 do with the
emotions mainly, and there Is always the
fear that our generosity may be mlscon-
strued II we give something handy to have
In the house. We would much rath 4
squander our money on tire merely gaudy
and tr ashy than have our friend think us
capable for moment of suggesting that
they are not able or not disposed to buy fol
themselves all they need in the way Of arti.
cles of daily use and value-and 1t must be
allowed that our friends are often quick te
take view of that kind.
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THE NEW YEAR.

A New Years greeting: Happiness to all!
How sweet the words that fall upon the
eur,
Like birds notes when among the blooms
they call
Each other in the spring-tim of the year!
The words of friends, and others still more
Fall on the heart this morn as summers
dew,
And, freshening it, new blossomings appear
Within Affections bower, we never knew
Until this loving greeting brought them into
view.
= Another New Year comes to all this day,
And every bosom with emotion swelis,
And on the face the smile that, Like ray
OF sunlight beams. or quiet gladness, tells
OF that rare peace which in the pure heart
dwells,
And crowns its being with bliss supreme.
oh, JOY! how full thy yet unfathomed wells
How sweet the draught! how bright thy
waters CLEAN!
How like Heavens living springs they to
lifes vision seemi
Another New Year! While its moments fly,
BE 1t our aim to live each passing day
Upright and pure, thrusting all evil by,
And walking firmly in the holy way.
For strength from God let us unceasing pray,
That so, in all we're called to do, no fear
May rise to turn our trusting hearts astray
From that bright cline, whose splendors
shall appear
When we have entered Lifes unending, glad
New Year!
Golden Rule.
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THE HABIT OF GIVING.

1t Is Encouraged and strengthened by the
Practice of Christmas Present. Making
Money Devoted to Such Gifts, However
Intrinslcally valueless, Not Thrown
Away.
The wholesome influences of Christmas
are many and varied. but in no single re-
spect, perhaps, is it SO servicable as in that
of promoting the habit of giving. A person
must be a churl and a skinfint, indeed, who
does not feel moved to present somebody
with something at season when the very
atmosphere is filled with kindness and lib
erality One may keep his purse-strings
frightened all the rest Of the year, but they
are bound to relax little when Christmas
comes. There is such thing as being en-
ticed to goodness; the temptations are not
all in the other direction. Weare creatures
of habit, the best equipped and most indie
pendent of us, as well as the frivolous and
unresisting; and giving is very considerably
matter OF habit, a thing to be caught as
we catch great many other tendencies Of
feeling and action good, bad and indiffer-
ent. When we see our neighbors buying
presents and preparing to make themselves
and others glad--fo giving is twice blessed
in the fact that it insures spleasure to both
par5ies-we are led almost without know
ing it to put our hands in our pockets and
do likewise.
That we spend much money foolishly in
these cheerful Christmas times is unques-
tionably true, in the sense that we might
often make better selections of presents
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for three or four days. and then all 10 once
they'd snatch ye bald-headed. You must
kinder consider these things In buying
present"
."What shall I gitp Pm thinking OF q
pair of shears, OF q wash-basket or q silver
thimble, or some such thing"
"Don't you git nuthin' Of the sort
You'd feel purity fiat to go and pay dollar
for work-basket and then have her cuff you
up to peak jist the day before Christmas,
wouldn't you'll That's the trouble, you see,
you've got to purtect yourself and give q
present at the same time"
"How do you do?"
81 never buy nuthin'. but you go and get
pound of candy. Give me four sticks and
hide the rest under the house. II she keeps
good up TO Christmas you kin put it in her
stocking and she'll be sure to give you back
half of it. II she goes to knocking things
around you've got sunthin' that you kin
realize ON. You amt stuck on a basket OF
hardware or sunthin' that's no good to boy.
Candy Is allus worth its face value, and
what you can't eat you kin use in hiring the
big boys not to lick ye."
/ guess I'll do it."
"Of course you win. Tell We, jim
there's npthin' like plannin' little. Every
Christmas l give my father six hard-biled
eggs, and as he hates 'em like pizen, he
pats me on the head for my goodness and
hands me back every blessed oner'-De-
trott Free Press.
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EDDIE AND THE CHRISTMAS PIE.

Story Of Greedy Little Boy Who Could
Not Wait Until Tomorrow.
On the day before Christmas Rosa was
very busy making pies and puddings for the
Christmas dinner.
Her little brother Eddie sat watching her,
This mouth watering at the sight of so many
good things.
When he saw a large mince pie taken
from the oven and laid upon the window to
cool he began plaguing mamma to get a
piece.
OF course, mamma would not cut it, as
Annie and May were coming to dinner on
Christmas, and she wanted everything to
look nice.
Although Eddie was not bad boy, yet,
like many little boys, he liked to have his
own way, and when he saw mamma would
give him none, he made up his mind to get
some even though he had to take it without
permission. That evening, when mamma
put him to bed, he made believe to 60
asleep, but he did not go asleep one bit.
When everything was still he stole down to
the pantry, cut big slice out of the pie
and ate it.
When he had finished he put the pie
back upon the shelf and crept back to bed
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long to getthe little
girls warm sympathies enlisted in favor Of
the shivering creature and those two wee
children she saidshe had at home.
A basket containing many good things,
both to eat and wear, was soon prepared,
with which Mrs. Finn, for such was the
wolnan's name, went on her way rejoicing,
and that very evening Eva and her mother
drove to the house designated by Mrs. Finn
as her home. It Is dismal and tumble
down. while the room into which they are
ushered is devoid of a fire and cold and
he3rless The hearty welcome they re-
ceive, however, more than makes up for the
character Of the surroundings. Two little
girls, Of about Eva's age, approach and
greet her warmly, praising her generosity
with tears in their eyes. Eva is little dis
concerted, for she does not feel deserving of
the compliments showered upon her. The
Finn girls were, as has been said, nearly OF
the same age as their young benefactress,
but they are pinched and wan, and much
smaller.
It was a happy Christmas for the Firms,
and as for Eva, she vowed that night, as
she tumbled into her warm. bed, that she
just felt too jolly for any thing, and this
was the very best Christmas she had ever
spent.
'And do you know why" asked her
mother, bending over her.
"No, mamma; whyp' said the little girl.
Because you have to-day discovered the
source of true happiness; namely, doing
good"
And her mother was right, for while Eva
knew well the transient pleasure Of receiy-
ing, she had never before experienced the
true, the lasting pleasure of giving. Ne,cs-
boys' Appeal
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in the woods and forests; holly was the
Only plant that kept Its brightness and
beauty in the desolate winter, so they
brought the boughs into their homes, ''that
the sylvan spirits might repair thither and
remain unnipped by frost and cold winds
until milder season renewed the foliage on
their darling abodes." I think, after this
pretty reason for decorating you will always
fancy dainty summer fairy is peeping at
you from behind the holly branches. and very
likely is laughing at you when you pull
long face about chilblains or lessons. A real
fairy, Of course, can not feel pain, so she
would not understand your comical looks.
As the holly held such a power over the
minds of the Romans, the Christians adopted
the custom Of using it at Christmas and
thus avoided shocking the prejudices of
newly-made converts. There were some
people once who held a curious theory
about our winter evergreen; they assert
ed that the sun never caused this tree to
throw a shadow, and, having it thus asso-
ciated with extreme brightness and light,
they sprinkled the face of newly-born
children with water impregnated with
holly.
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Providing for Contingencies.

A boy about ten years old, with boot
blacks kit on his arm, yesterday winkcd
to a lad about three years older to come into
the alley behind the post-ofiice, and when
he had him there he said:
"I want you to give me little advice"
"That's me- What is itp''
"Pm thinking Of buying mother a
Christmas present"
81 see. What kind Of mother is sheT'
"Oh, purity fair"
"Ever lick YEP"
Once in a while; but guess needed
It."
Ever sneak up and 60 through your
pockets after ye git to bedr'
"N0."
"Jaw around when she has to find your
hat or bootsp
F" Not much.s
"Well, now, you look a-here. Pm old
erin yon are, and have had three mothers to
your one. They can't allus be depended
on. I've known 'em to be as slick as grease
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- Now, they won't hold another thing"
Said Santa Claus, with pride.
A twinkle came In mouse's eyes,
But humbly he replied:
"~ It's not polite to contradict
Your pardon implore-
But in the fullest stocking there
Icould put one thing more"
'"~ Oh, hol" laughed Santa; "Silly mouseI
Don't know how to pack?
By filing stockings all these years,
should have learned the knack."
And then he took the stocking down
From where 1t hung so high,
And said: Nov put in one thing more;
give you leave to try"
The mousie chuckled to himself,
And then he softly stole
Right to the stockings crowded toe
And gnawed little hole!
90 Now, If you please good Santa Claus,
I've put in one thing more:
For you will own that little hole
Was not in there before"
How Santa Claus did laugh and laugh!
And then he gayly spoke:
~~ Well! you shall have a Christmas cheese
For that nice little jokei"
Wide AtDdIe.
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rude and simple thing to make the Holy
Ghost bring knick-knacks down the Chin
ney, and SO by degrees altered the old idea,
making 1t genial, secular fancy in the per-
son of a benevolent and jolly old man, such
as the Germans and others have welcomed
for many generations, and we in this have
generally recognized of late years. This
statement supported as 1t is by the early
Christian traditions cllnging round the pres
ent holiday season of the year, will com
mend itself, perhaps, to the critics Of old
customs and old languages.
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dwelling Of good Christians on the eve 3
his Anniversary and brought with him gifn
and blessing Tor the children This bezuk
full tradition Is still 10 be found lingering y
Germany, though Santa Claus does nq
seem to be specially connected win 10y
name The truth Of the original BELIEF
plainly enough indicated BY the wos
aClaus,n which In the Gothic OF ancien
German, means achild" and son" san.
Claus formerly meant THE Holy Child
1t is not very difficult to seehow the changs
of mems religious belief. 800 or 400 yean
ago, changed the character OF the legend
Those who had put away Catholic sentiment
IN England and wished TO have their own o.
more dignifed character, thought if 700
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UubbOlio hCW Oii Aiio
jacket they only
laughed the louder.
He got so very full
gradually that he
could not breathe
at all, but gave one
scream for mamma
and Rosa and fell
back dead.
At least he
thought so, but
when mamma, who
had found him ly-
ing pale and tremDl-
ing in his bed, had
sent for the doctor,
the doctor said he
had eaten too much
and had had bad
dreams.
1t was not until
the next day that
mamma really
found out what
was the matter, but
he was so very sick
from the fright that
she could not scold
him.
Eddie found out,
though, that mann
ma knew best, and
now when mamma
says ''no" he does
not ask again.-M.
Y. Tribune.
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But after all, the principal thing is the
learning to give The making of Christmas
presents is transient matter, and soon
over with; but the opportunities of giving
we have with us all the year round. There
is danger of mistake just the same, also, in
other months as in December, If we trust
to our notions and impulses. 1t is not
every scheme of charity that is deserving;
not every beggar who comes to your door
is man who ought to be helped. There
is an indiscriminate kind of giving that
probably does more harm than good. The
danger Of drifting into that sort of liberal
ity is not difficult to avoid, however. The
excellent people who in every community
make it their business to know all about
local charities can easily tell you how to
place your benefactions where they will do
the best service. They can make judicious
giving as easy for you as need be desired.
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EvA's BEST CHRISTMAS.
How . Dlscontentsd Little Girl Discov
cred tho Source of True Happines..

How . Dlscontented Little Girl Dlscov-
cred tho source Of True Happiness.
"oh, dear" sighed Eva Phelps, as she
leaned against her mothers chair, and
gazed disconsolateIy out Of the window at
the flying snowhakes, am tired Of play
ing, and don't know what TO do. Mamma
what can dos i have tried most every
thing"
"Why, my daughter" responded the pa
tent mother. shat Is a strange question to
ask. surely. Haven't you any number Of
toys, books and games with which to amuse
yourselfs Where Is the doll your uncle
gave you? the one that opens and shuts Its
eyes, you know"
"rve played with that an one eyes
stuck, an Il won't cry, an'-an'-"
"'An'' whatr said the mother, smiling
at her little daughters woe-begone face.
"An'-Oh, don't know"
swell, know one thing, Eva, and thai
is you have great habit Of saying 'an'
for and and dom for 'don't;' can YOU
not correct yourself, my dear?''
mamma, you are dttDays telling me
about things, an'-and, mean, 1t is so hard
to remember them all,' said the little girl,
looking up at the kind face above her with
laugh and whine.
'Do not whine, my love, leave that to
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SANTA CLAUS.

The German Significance of the Name an d
How the English Modii ed It.
Santa Claus was one Of the oltest ideas,
says writer on the subject Of the Celtic
West in pagan times, as he was Of the pagan
East before. In Christian times he was
stiIi regarded with religious reverence, sit
ting as he had for ages in Egypt and else
where In the arms Of his mother. Santa
Claus was, in fact the Child Jesus IL the
middle ages, and throughout that period the
festive creed Of Germany and all Celtic
Europe was that he visited every family
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putting piece Of Christmas tree under his
head to make him dream Of Santa Claus.
a little while after the window was opened
and crowd of little men in gray suits and
long boards crept into the room.
Where is he?" whispered one. 'sThere
! mo is," said another, pointing to Eddies
xsrih.
Poor Eddie he was SO frightened that he
could not speak The men gathered about
the crib, took Eddie out and carried him to
&he window
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THE HOLLY.

The Origin of the
Use of the Shrub
for Religious Fes-
tivalA
The use of holly
for religious festi-
walls probably began
with the intrOduc-
tiOn of Christianity
into England. 1t
had been adopted by
the early Christians
at Rome, for the in
habitants of that
city held the tree in
great veneration,
and this is hardly
to be wondered at,
as Pliny says there
was growing in his
time a famous hol-
ly near the Vul-
can; upon it was a
glass plate bearing
an inscription re-
cording its age.
This tree was old
er than Rome itself,
and had stood there
800 years. Many
branches must it
have given for the
festivals that were
held in honor of the
god Saturn, for the
people considered
it an emblem of
peace and friend
ship. The decora-
tion of houses with
holly is also a Gus
tom that was orig
inally copied from
the Romans, al
though we had not
such a pretty rea-
son for it as. they
had. They believ-
ed (as you have
probably learned)
| i'm gods who lived
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Bundles seem to be the order Of things
al present big bundles little bundles,
square, round, Of every size and shape inn
aginabie. And how happy the faces beam
ing above the bundles, that contain so
many love tokens for the dear ones at homo.
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oLAus,AND THE MOUSE.

One Christmas Rve. when Santa Olaus
Came 10 q certhin house.
To all the children'e stockings there
He found little mouse.
IA merry Christmas, little friend"
Said Santa, good and kind;
- The same TO you, SIR" said the mouse.
al thought YOU wouldn't mind
- II should stay awake tonight
Aud watch you for awhile"
q You're very welcome, little mouse"
Said Santa. with smile.
And then he filed the stockings up
Before the mouse could wink
From toe TO top, from top to toe.
There wasn't left q chink.
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face above her with
love, leave that to
Carlo. Why do you
not go in to see
the tree l am sure
you did not half
look at itthis morn
ing. Just think;
that little tree
came all the way
from Maine, just
to hold your pres
ents for you, and
: now you never
give it a look.
What do you sup
pose the poor ever
green would say,
If 1t could speak, Of
the cold welcome
you gave itp
"0h, now you're
plaguing me, NAM
ma-a-a," drawled
the little girl,
sprawling out sus-
pended by one
arm from the arm
Of her mothers
chair, and squirting
with one eye at the
line made by the
curtain against the
outside light.
"Plaguing you?
How is that?"
you're always
telling me that
trees and posts and
things are looking
at me, and talking
about me to each
other, and laugh
ing at me in their
sleeves, when they
can't talk or see or
anything. at all;
can they, mammal"
"No, my child" "
ded her
mother, absently.
She felt neglec-
ted, did this little
girl with every
thing that wealth
could bring at her
command. Neg
lected, was 1t? No,
that was hardly it.
What could it
have been, then,
that caused her to
wander about in
this aimless, dis
contented fashion.
The truth was Eva,
like a good many
children, was a
little spoiled; she
had never been de-
priyed of anything,
consequently she
did not know how to
ENJOY her blessings.
"Ifye plaze, mum,
there a poor woman
as is down below,
an shure she's Bit
ter cold, an I let
her warm herself
a Bit" said Kate,
entering the room.
" cry well, Kate;
I will 20 down. /
have some clothes
for her, If she is
worthy" said Mrs.
Phelps.
" Mamma, may
I go down, toop'
said Eva, now inter-
ested. OF course her
mother consented.
1t did not take
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She should resolve to
keep her husbands
brush and comb away
from the general toilet
paraphernalia.
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sEAsoNABLE RESOLUTIONS.

A Good Way to Secure Some Comfort and
Happiness In the House.
WHAT HUsBANDlwHATA A WIFE SHOULD
SHOULD RESOLVE. RESOLVE.
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She should resolve 10
have hot, strong coffee
for. breakfast, II she
has to get up herself
and make 1t.