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a ,fInl,er IN Rubbor.

In front of a small, dingy basement
in Brooklyn is a little board sign which
reads: Rubber repaired. After en-
tering the shop-door at the foot Of q
long, steep fight Of steps a reporter
found himself in n dark cellar in which
were piled up on every hand rubber
goods, patent fre-escapes, models Of ele-
Vators, and q thousand and one things
that have nothing to do with rubber at
ALL Peering about he saw a little old
man, who proved to be the proprietor.
"Can | mend itg' no remarked,
smiling, as he took the torn rubber air
cushion Of a foot ball which the visitor
handed him. ''Of course can, and
make it stronger than when, il was new
To put patch OH the inside I ilso a thin
rubber cloth, on one side of which put
a coat OF cement, and then Acarcsaily
place it inside the cushion and smooth
the torn edges of the rubber over IT,
When this is done ! blow up the Cilsh-
ion, and the air serves as an excellent
brace to keep the patch in place. IT is
then an easy matter TO put a patch on
the outside, and the thing is done /.
can mend anything that is made Of rub
Der y
As the -mender was talking an
pairs of old rubber oyershOes. He threw
them down. with the question, "HoW
mucha1' twenty five CENTS 0.said the
storekeener This price the Italian
gladly aciepted. THAT is another
branch OF my business, said the old
man. 81 buy all the old rubbers the
Italians bring here, and turn them into
almost new ones. All OF these shoes,
he said, pointing to long lines of them
around the room, were picked np out
of ash-barrels by Italians and brought
here. / began this business about
year and a half ago, and / End that not
ono in a thousand knows that rubbers
can be repaired In addition to fixing
rubbers | can mend fine leather shoes in
this way SO that the patch cannot be
seen three feet away; and often put
rubber solei and heels on leather boots
and shoes -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-01
Little Harry and the widow.

Aunt Marian PnllaQelDhia call.
Little Harry was real good little boy,
and his brothers, Tom and George, were
also good boys, only they were very
thoughtless. One day, while passing the
cottage of a poor widow, Tom and George
began throwing stones at her cat Little
Harry reminded them that this was very
very wrong, and they stopped throwing
stones at the cat and went home
Then little Harry went into tie poor
widows cottage to ask if there was any
thing he could do for her The poor
widow was very much pleased to see such
a nice little boy, and told him he looked
like her little brother in Chicago. Then
Harry looked out the back door, and
seeing big pile of wood he asked her if
he should not cut it for her. She said
Yes, and Harry got a saw and sawed il
all up. The widow thanked him kindly
and said she hoped he would get his stock
ings full of nice things on Christmas
She said she always hung up her stockings
on Christmas but no one put anything in
it any more.
When Harry went home he told bis
mamma all about it. and his mamma said
he was good little boy and his two
brothers, who did not try to Go any good
in the world, were very naughty This
made Tom and George feel very Dad, and
they determined. that they would be gooS
little boys, too. So they went TO the Chi.
cago widow and asked her to please hang
her stocking on the outside Of the houEe
on Christmas Eve She promised she
would, and when Christmas Eve came
Tom and George went around like good
little boys and shoveled a ton of coal
into it
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Christmas at Beth1ehem.


Not the Bethlehem of Judea. but its
modern namesake, founded by the
Moravians in the beautiful Lehigh valley
of Pennsylvania. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of Dec. o. the smallest
children assemble in the church for a
"Love Feast, which is chiefly service
of song. During its progress buns and
mugs of coffee are served to the little
folks. Near the close of the meeting
lighted wax tapers are given to them,
to represent the light which came
into the world with the birth of
Christ During this part of the ceremony
the congregation sings. The ladies of the
choir wear bewitching little caps instead
of bennets, and look very charming as
they sing to the accompaniment OF the
organ and the II ombones-alternatin
English and German hymns.
The service over, she children disperse
to their homes, where Santa Claus has
been busy giving finishing touches to the
@Putz, which designation is applied to
the whole Christmas decorations.
1t is not tree xlone which these IA
vored ones have, but there is given in these
homes a whole landscape formed of rocks
and MOSES, making hills and valleys
where all the animals out Of Noah's ark
wander.
There is always a stable which shelters
the holy family, AMI the adoring shepherds
may be seen approaching it from distant
hills. There is also fish-pond with real
or toy fish sporting in it. Sometimes a
fountain plays in the midst of the scene,
but the pipes which conduct the water are
apt to leak in the most prosaic manner
and stain the housewives carpets, so this
crowning glory israrely seen.
The Eutz remains for weeks, a con-
tinued delight to the children, who ar
range ard alter it 20 suit their own fancy,
till all It's beauty and freshness are gone
At o'clock Christmas Eve, the distri-
button of presents being over, the older
children repair to the church, where an
other service is held similar to that of the
afternoon, with the omission of the buns
and coffee. At its conclusion the taper
bearers wend their way through the vii
lage streets with picturesque effect.
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Savior Faire, Not Cheek.


Many years ago was sent to report SER
mon in DIR. Adams church. was late, and
so were several other newspaper men, SER
vices having been begun earlier than the
ADVERTISED hour. While the other boys were
debating what they would do 1 took off my
hat and walked down the centre aisle, the
church being crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, and found ON the very front bench,
or pews 1 believe they call them, three
excellent seats. Oneof my associates subse-
quently said to me he never saw such ''cheekn
in his life, whereupon gently re5uked him
and told him that, young as 1 was, expe-
rience had taught me that down toward the
front of almost every audience, congrega-
ton or assemblage of any kind there was
always several unoccupied seats, and
that, if utilizing experience in the
interest of the paper which paid me
and my work could be called
."cheek," then 1 was quite content to rest
under the imputation OF being cheeky. Elk
perience in this line is just as valuable, so
far as the line goes, as in any other lines Of
life and occupation. If it is desirable to get
good place and you know, by previous OBJ
servation, that there probably are places
toward the 'front.' isn't it rather savoir faire,
than cheek, to so direct to the place you
desire2 1t seems to me So
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A Chinese Cartoon Paper.

Upon one sheet is depicted a Chinese
fort (at TamsuD, with gunbo5,ts on the
river, soldiers at drill, ETC., and on
second is shown a conflict with the
French, in which the latter are falling
and fleeing in all directions. The scene
of the third is in Tonquin; Chinese sol
diers issue from defile and charge the
French, who fee helter-skelter toward
the river, their commander gazing
through field glass, as he speeds on, in
order to see how many Chinese are com
ing. The Chinese commander mounted
on fiery steed, wields two swords in q
manner suggestive of a couple Of buzz
saws, while an infantryman in front of
him demolishes the hindmost Gaul. No
Chinaman fallo in either engagement.
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Said the Shade of Christmas, with a
world of tenderness in his voice, and a
suspicious damp spot in the corner of one
eye: "Poor babiesl Why are things so
unequal? Why is it some of them get
everything they want and more than they
ought to have, while these little half-clad,
sad-eyed creatures never in their lives get
a thing that is bright and wholesome and
glad? If could only have my own way
once-juSt once-I'd see that their puny
bodies were warm inside and out, with
turkey and plumpudding for lining,
and books and toys, and games
and all sorts of things from Fairyland to
make them glad for whole year. 1t
takes so little to make poor boy or girl
happy, and there are so many thousands
and thousands of them-and there are so
few people to help me
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An Electric Girl

The editors of The Progres Medical
has had an electric girl under observa-
ton for the last three years, and calls
attention to some of the more intenss
manifestations of her condition. Hel
fingers, for instance, attract all sorts OF
light bodies, such as ribbons and frag-
ments of paper, and slight friction ap.
piled to the hair will cause the filaments
to separate III remarkable man
ner. A pass Of her hand vii
cause a napkin to adhere strongly to
a piece of furniture, and any one who
attempts to remove the cloth will receive
a half-inch spark from it. When por.
tions of the girls garments happen tc
come in sudden and close contact with
her skin, bright and cracking sparks
are perceived and the material clings
lightly to her Intense emotion greatly
heightens tie electrical effect, andwhen-
ever she hears an affecting piece OF
music, the eracklines of the electric
sparks are heard all over her body.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-01
DUNCAN'S COUGH BALSAM.
THE ONLY INFALIBLE
THE ONLY POSITIVE CURE.

This great remedy, now widely known
and extensively used, stands without an
equal and its steriiGg merits so well estab-
lished "a to mead no praise tc those who
have used it or known of its remarkable
cures Thousands of sufferers who found no
relief from any other source are willing wit
Desses TO the great Medicinal virtue and re
markable curative power of this Medicine.
psessions of gratitude for benefit received
reach US from all sections. II is not claimed
that the Balsam will cure consumption in its
last stages, but that will effcctualiy check
this terrible disease in its iueipiency and pal
can be no doubt; and for all forms of
Coughs arising from colds and bronchial af-
feetioUs, throat trouble, it is witt out par
sllel. A positive and rapid cure .or Group,
which 20 often resists all medical treatment.
The msdic;ne is pleasant and does not sieken
the patient. For sale by oil druggists. so
cents per box.
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SD Franelsso -


Living just above the foothills and in
the midst Of the virgin pine forests Of
the Sierras are class of industrious
people little known to the world They
live an isolated, happy life far from the
busy world, of which they know little
and care less. These are the "shake-
makers" 1t.ey exist usually in couples.
and make thtir home for the time being
where the finest sugar pine grows, and
whence the products OF their labors car
be conve aiently hauled away They are
jolly, happy lot, these 'shakemalIers" Ot
the Sierris They work at will, and by
way Of recreation divide their leisure
time between deer and bear hunting and
the nearest country store.
The mode of making shakes OF clap
boards is simple The tree felled p
sawed into suitable lengths, and then b
split into thin boards or shakes by
means of a froe and Inallet. Tbs
shakes sell here in the mountains at "a
to 81. 80 per j, Geo, and are always IN
demand A shakemakers' camp Is one
of the most picturesque scenes TO ne
found on the coast, and tho voluntary
recluses who spend yoar after year ~
these mountain solitrces arc the Johies'
lot of bachelors on earth. a majority
of this almost unknown race 3t men are
old miners and young men from lhe
foot hill farms Wild, bravei nneaa-
Gated and kind hearted, they nciudr
within their numbers hume eds oI 1lt
best frontiersmen and tho no0lest types
of manhood.
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Something for Fox Hunters to Do.
Detroit Free Press.I


1t is difficult to realize that in densely
Europe there are places in
which human life is more endange-e j
by ferocious beasts thanin any place OF
the United States. Yet in Russia and
Hungary pursuit of wolves is almost
fatal. The story telegraphed the other
day of the destruction of father and
child by wolves and the subsequent
death of the mother while out riding
could not be truly told of any locality in
this country. An occasional wildcat,
satamount, or bear is the only savage
animal which anyone needs to fear
within the boundaries of the United
States It would seem as if the fierce
fox hunters of England, who spend so
much of their time in chasing little
harmless beast up and down hill ani
across lots, would have much more ex-
citing sport, and do some good, by clear
ing out the wolf haunts of Europe. The
Empress Augusta is a daring horse
woman and very fond of hunting. She
might win the gratitude of her Hungar-
ian subjects by instituting general
crusade against the wolves
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-01

There was time when resented as
hotly as most other Americans the idea
that any scenery could surpass our own;
l knew that the Alps were higher than
the Alleghenies, but, beyond that,
thought that where there are mountains,
valleys, lake, waterfall, there must
of necessity be view of the utmost
beauty, without regard to degree. 1t
would be as rational to maintain that a
human being is necessarily beautiful be-
cause possessed of eyes, nose and chin;
almost everything depends upon the
outline of the relative proportion and
disposition of the features. The Italian
landscape has a classic form and profile;
its glowing complexion is due to the
light-that heavenly effulgence which
can transfgure any scene.
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Silent Christn, .ses.

lHezelliah Butterworth in Hlde Awalzel
The first "Still Christmas" in Eng
and occurred in 1925 Henry VIII
was king. and he had not yet forfeited the
respect of his subjects; but great political
events were at hand
In December the king was sick The
nation was filed with anxiety 1t was
decided that the Christmas should be a
silent one; there was 70 carols, bells or
merry -makings
Silent Christmases were proclaimed in
the protectorate of Cromwell. The fes-
tival was altogether abolished, and the
display of the emblems Of the Nativity
was held to be seditious The change was
most notable in London. There was ST
lesce on the Strand. The church bells
We're still St. Paul lifted its white roofs
over the Thames, and Westminster abbey
its towers, but the tides of happy people
in holiday attire no more poured in and
oss of those ancient fanes. The holly and
ivy no more appeared in the windows Of
the rich and the poor The Yule fires
were not kindled nor the carols sung.
Bells indeed rung out on the frosty air.
bat how different from the chimes Of oIdl
They were the hand bells of The heralds in
simple garb passing from street to street
and shifting the air and crying out:
No Christmasl No Christmasi"
Heads filled the windows and figures the
doors. Crowds stopped on the corners of
the streets and in the squares. Tho cry
went on:
No Christmasl No Christmasl"
1t smote the hearts of those who loved
the old ways and customs.
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Distilled Water for Drinking.
Tparis Letter

A note on distilled water used for
drinking purposes was recently read be-
fore the Paris academy by NJ. A. Bureau
de Villeneuve, in which the author
argues the importance of the use of dis
Tiled water, and that the price might be
greatly reduced by obtaining it from
steam engines at work in mills. He con-
siders it is neither unpalatable nor diff
cult to digest, that it generally contains
a sufficient quantity Of air, and that the
absence of calcareolls salts is rather an
advantage than a drawback.
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Thou hast my heart, sweet one, or elss
I'd put it ia your stocking
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Refore Christmns.

= Young ladies who have quarrelled wit
their young men VIII try to make up.
The young men mentally hope they won I
succeed in their endeavors
Even bank cashiers and plumbers anxiously
examine their finances to see if they can
ste1b the holidays.
!. Society young men dream of receiving
watch pockets, neckties, slippers, and 80
forth, from their girls.
While they are expected to give in return,
rings, jewel cases, toilet sets and brass
mounted photograph albums.
The Sunday-schools all show greatly in
creased attendance.
The women worry themselves sick in try
ing to keep secret the fact that they are
making dressing gown, smoking cap or
hat mark for some one.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY ]. 1854
Christmas.
Mrs Henlans.7


Christmasi welcome to thy hapEy reign,
And all the social virtues in thy trairi
The Cambrian harper halls thy festal time.
With sportive melody and artless rhyme;
Unlike the baris who sung in days of old,
Andan the legends of tradition told
In Gothic castles dscked with banners gay,
At solemn festivals they poured the-lay;
Their poor descendant wanders through the
wales,
And gains welcome by his artless tales;
He finds seat in every humble cot
And hospitality in every spot;
lis now he bids the sprightly harp re-
sound,
To bless the hours with genial plenty
crowned.
And now the gay domestic joys we prove,
The smiles of peace, festivity and love.
o Clristmasl welcome TO thy EalIcwed
reign,
And all the social virtues in thy train;
Compassion listening to the tale of grief,
Vino seeks the child Of sorrow with relief,
And every muse with animating glse,
Congenial mirth and cordial sympathy.
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The Puritan,s penuncIation.


In the Puritan view these festivities of
Christmas had become wholly pagan, or,
what was worse, popish, and it was in the
tide of such fervid fanaticism as that of
Prynne and Stubbes that the innocent
gayeties as well as the excesses of the time
were swept away, and swept away so com
pleiely that it was centuries before many
descendants of the Puritans could look
upon any celebration of Christmas as
otherwise than sinful.
Into what stupendous height of more
than pagan impiety, exclaims PrynDe.
whose rhetoric is his only amusing point,
@have we not now degeneratedi" We
can not sanctify Lords day, observe a
5th of November, or any other day of
publicke thanksgiving to our gracious
God, or yet celebrate an Easter, Pente-
cost, or such like solemn feasts (much less
IL Christmas, as we phrase it) in plausible
pious sort (as too many paganizing Chris
tians now conceit) without drinking, roar
ing, healthing, dicing. carding, dancing.
mosques, and stage-plays. How doe
we Christians spend or celebrate for the
most part the Nativity of our Saviour but
with such heathenish sports as these,
which Turkes and Infidels would abhor
to practiceg"
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why They ouarrened.
Texas Strings. ]


The Pattersons and the Hopkins, two
San Antonio families, do not speak as
they pass by. Various rumors are
afloat as to the cause of the break, but a
mistake made by Mrs. Patterson while
she was visiting at the Hopkins mansion,
IS supposed to be the real cause. While
the two ladies were talking, there was a
sound of a piano playing in the adjoin-
ing room.
''How beautifully your daughter
plays, said Mrs. Patterson.
The music ceased at that moment.
The door opened, and a German pro-
fessor said:
''Pefore finishes tuning dot piano 1
wants mine tollar and halaf"
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roast beef
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China's Newspapers.

With three exceptions, all of China
very limited newspaper list is published
at four of The twenty ports open to for
fifteen; Ningpo, Foo-Chow and Annoy
are answerable for the others. Of the
three exceptions, two are published a.
Hankow, roo miles from the mouth O.
the great river Yang-tse- -Kiang n
waterway, which, by opening commun-
ication with the seaports, has perhaps
ature. Even Canton $50 near the Brit
ish colony of Hongkong, where emanei-
pated Cinnamon attain so many en-
larged IDEAS and which publishes ten
English ard four Chinese papers,, with
its population of ], 800, 900, has not one
publication Of any sort
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@And what does Oracle darling expect
to find in her stocking after Santa Claus
comesgn asked fond mother Of her little
girl.
The baby face looked grave and then
wise, cunning little smile curved the red
lips and dimpled the sweet cheeks, as she
said plaintively:
Il know, mamma-holesl"
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old 5hristmas is come ior to keep open
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Beal Ballots in Massachusetts.

Nice people, who don't know a great
deal, sometimes laugh because the gen
eral court of Massachusetts, early G64@
ordered that for the, yearly choosing OF
assistants the foremen shall use Indian
corn and beans, the Indian corn to mani
fest election, the beans contrary" The
custom is kept up to this day in the
Massachusetts historical society. Now,
in all the popular states of antiquity the
election and election of magistrates
were signified by beans. The maxim OF
PythagOras, "Abstain from the bean,
signihed keep out of politics, as any
Greek scholar will tell you.
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Christmas and the Lonely OId Bachelor.
[CincInnah Enquircr.l


1t is business custom at this time Of
the year to post up the books of tie yunfss
business and strike 9 balance and the cns-
tom extends to other things than trade
70 an old bachelor who posts the books of
his experience while he drinks his lone
some coffee the exhibit win be distressing.
One by one the boon companions have
been won away from the large Trivileg
Of the worlds citizenship and found con-
ientment in the lieutenancies of little
narrow worlds. governed by sweet, fond
women and growing babies. One by one
the golden opportunities tempfinQly
near, have faded into unattainabie dis.
tance. Dozen by dozen, habit has driven
away the go')d resolves of this time q year
ago. One 10y one the silver hairs have
come. one by one the years have gone
What but smoke could blur the recofdY
And there he viii sit, one hand resting
on the coffee tray, the other holding
lightly the cigar from which he will draw
great clouds Of smoke that viii dissipate
into thin air, like all the croWding castles
he erected years ago. There viii be no
one to talk to but others quite as misera-
bic as himself They win rend the papero
of their native land, and think themselves
back home again. Let them read without
interruption, poor fellows; for when they
raise their eyes again they win find they
are indeed out of the world. How biz
and empty the world is at Christmas
Even the stable Of the inn, with love to
bless it, is happier far than the gilded
parlor and no cOmpanionship.
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The reputed site of the Garden of Eden,
at the JUNCTION of the Tigris and Eu
pirates (Which united become the Chat
FL Arab, is now occupied by sterile
tract, where the only life consists of a
clump of date trees, near a very small
and dirty village called Gurna, at which
the Turks maintain a small garrison and
a telegraph Office. The inhabitants
point out to strangers the Tree of Knowl-
edge-a most attenuated specimen, bear
ing a small green berry, which would
cause well-fed goat to turn away i'll
DISGUST.