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WIVES. MOTHERS! DAUGHTERS!

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A lady who was for years a great
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weaknesses. so common to her sex.
and despaired of being cured, finally
found remedies which completely
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Any lady can use the remedies and
cure herself, without being subject
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directions, sealed. Address with
stamp), MRs. W. c. HOLMES, Cos
Broadway. n. Y. Name pGper.)
March %, 1SS6-IY.
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NE YOUNG LAnIEs.
The Wrong Sort.

Boy called a man with a
clothes-wringer under his arm, as
he looked over the gate, will that
dog bite:"
Yes, he'll 60 for some folks like
smoke"
Il guess he won't bite me, for l
am a collector"
Say, don't You dare come in here.
If you was an agent you'd he all
right, but he's been taught to down
a collector on sight
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Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit, can be
Cured by administering DR.. Ilaines'
Golden SnerItlc

1t can be given in a cup of coffee
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person taking it, effecting speedy
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tient is moderate drinker or an al
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The Wrorg Book.

A bit of a boy who had bank
book in his hand seemed greatly
worried as he had seat ON win
dow-sill in the postofiice corridor
yesterday, and gentleman made in
quiry:
Are you trying to figure up the
interest, sonny?"
NO, sir. What worries ne is
that l must have brought down the
wrong book. This is the Que Istar-
ted with ten cents, and nam altered
the fggers to $4,000 to show the
neighbors.
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Working Glasses s,s,s Asss%iss sss e1,p.sss

with cmpluyment al home. the whole OF the
time or for their spare moments. business
now, light and profitable. Persons oi either
sex easily earn from 20 cents to s. perevening.
and a proportional sum by deyeting all their
time TO the business. Roys and girls can earn
MAY send their address. and test the business
we srnd this offer. To such as are not well
satisiicd we will send one dollar 10 pay for the
trouble of writing. Full particulars and outfit
land, Maine. dec, say.
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He Last A Customer,

A man who yesterday stood ga
zing at an undertaken Office was
asked by a pedestrian if he was
looking for any particular number
on the street.
"0h, no; | am right at home on
this street. he replied Il just left
that undertaker's, and / was making
vow never to enter that place
again.
Didn't he treat you well:'
Not by long shot. | left him
500 order, and he didn't even ask
me to call again.
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.CATARRH CURE

Mr. and Mrs, Blimber, loaded
with good things for the stockings
of the two little Blimbers, paused on
the threshold of the bedehamber to
reconciter the ground. Itwas quite
still, and their bosoms swelled with
the emotions peculiar to Santa Claus
on such happy occasions. ''rhe
darlings are asleep" said Mr.. Blim-
ber, land we can go in But they
had not advanced three steps before
there was cracking of the bed, a
rustling of clothes, and the half
smothered accents of Il small boy s
voice, saying: .Wake up, Jimmy
it's almost time for dad to be com
ing down the chimney"
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LEGAL NOTICE.

NTiI.L!AI GORD, whose place of resi-
W dcpce and I0st-Ofiicr address Is Custer
Caster county, Nebraska: Mary +. Dollman
whose place OC residence and past-nt,icc al
dress IA Dailisc0, Wool county IVES. Virginia
and danc CrUmh, William Cooley, Samuel
Cooley, Margaret CoalCy. Charles Cooley. Iy-
man COolcT and la'nsS Cooley, whose places
of residence are unknown, hat when .GSi heard
from resided ut or near p3i!isoa, Wond coun-
ty, West Virginia. VIII take no.ice; that oI'
the 18th day Of November, lSSj. Joseph r..
Ma1cheti. as Administrator Of the estate oi
Lyman Ford, deceased. filed his petition iniht
Probate Court of Monroe coanty, nGi0,againSt
YOU and the widow and other heirs of said V
man Ford, deceased, alleging tGat The personal
estate of deceased was insufficient to pay his
de5tS and costs Of admins! ration ana asking
FOR an order 10 sell .he real estate OF said de-
celcnt 10 pay said debts ana cosiS, which said
real estate iS described rs follows; T.ntS nUm-
bcrS thirteen, fourteen anl f0r;y-four IN thC
town OF Malaga. Monroe colDty. Ohio.
Unless you answer said petition ol or before
;hc I'd day OF January !SN7, the same win be
taken Is true ana an criC. granted IN accord
ancc with. the PRAYER of said n.tii'o';.
JOSEPH 3. MATCHETT,
Admir- Of the estate Of LYMAN Ford, JecUa>td
nov2i. 'sjt3. b. ". f. MALLoRY, his Atty.
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The other Sort.

She had purchased two boxes Of
matches few minutes before, and
as she returned the grocer asked:
did you forget something's"
Its about the matches, sir" she
replied. Il see You have given me
two boxes of parlor matches
'.Well, isn't that all right"
NO, sir. I've got to use some in
the kitchen as well You may trade
one box for kitchen matches
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ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

NOTICE is harel V given that the UNDER
n signed has been appointed and qualified,
by the Probate Cour; of Monroe CuuNtS,Ohn.
as Assignee of the estate of Henry Miller, in
trust for the benefit of the creditors of said
Henry Miller.
Creditors are required to present theif claims
accounting to law.
Dated at Beallsvil,e, Ohio. this a)th day of
December 1886. DAVID MCNAY,
dec2l, l,'S6. Assignee.
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IONN NECriONs.-Ioledo Win all lines enter
Ing he city.
NNECrIcNs.--Fremont. Z. +. & w. R.R.;
Clyde, /. b. { {. r. IL; Bellevue. y. Y. G. I
-. J.. Il. r.; MSnrocviile. b. & O. X. r.: Well
lingion. c. (. c. d l. II. r.: Crcston, \. Y. p.
& o.; Orr lille, 7. & W. Il. r.; Massillon. p.
". X {. Il. Il. and 9. l.. & ". r. r.: VALLEY
junction, Valley Il. L.: Canal Dover, c. < =,
Il. y. ard {. l.. 4 W. K. r.; New Conlcrstown
I. G. * -. L. L. Il; Cambridge, B. & q. H. r.
Point Pleasant. c. ". & y. Y. L. H.: Marietta,
l. W. ,S b. L. K.
". =. NCCLoY, Acting Gen. Pass. Agent.
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at y cents. Plain, ai!-wool, double width and
fancy weaV1S.
All-wopl mixtures, camel'S hair. = inches
wide. ;slc: fiity-inch all-wool mixtures in
stripes. S'c-ii.tY inches wide. LG:.,. offerings
OF French Dress foods at iss,--eaytv sna~n.i'>
price 1@- and 81. New HeliotT0pc and r.Hlia
shades in Dress Goods. New E,uadc.asrS.
Bargains in English, scotch ana American
suitingS. - and >; inches wide.
CLOAK AND FUR pEPARTNiFNT-Se
Garments and buckets, FUr-tTlnmr! Wraps.
Gents Seal Caps ana IUrhans. Gents seal
and Beaver Gloves. Ladies NHt.S and Ha;iS
Ladies' Sea! Hats, Fur Trimmings. ali widths
and fEe qualities. Goat ard B,aS carriage
Robes. All above n prices mat VIII interest
yOu.
Thousands o! dozens SIX and Linen Hand
kerchiefS, silk and Cashmere MuiticrS. Gents
initial HandkcrhiCfS, Eemsiitchcd in Linen
and japanese silks. Ladies' and chilurcR'S
Handkerc2icfs. choices! goods and loves!
prices row shown.
ART DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.. or
Fancy Holiday Goods, now open and tiaiiy az
rivals added thereto. 4 visit Of Inspection
solicited. Gcuts' japanese smoking Jackets,
plain and embroidered, II low prices Winter
Underwear, Gloves and Hosiery. .FlaGp..S and
Blankets, Elder Down Comforts. Prizes that
will interest yor.
Write Ia our Mail Order department foT
samples of above mentioned bargains.
Goods sent 10 anv G,idres>-l0,yCst prices
best values and satisfaction 1tlarl lGtepi.
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scribner's Magazine.
JANUARY NUMBER. 10. !, Vol. I.
Nor PeG3y
CONTENTS,

: L
Gambeit3 Prcclaimny Tie Re7uhlia Of
France. frontispicce. Drawn hy Howard
Pyle. Engraved by Frank French
"Reminiscences of the siege ana Commune Of
Paris. First Papar-Thc Downfall OF the
Empire. by T. +. WasnbuTae, cx-2iiu!ster
10 France. With illustrations from portraits
and documents in Mr. Washburae' : ruSScS-
siGn.Gnd from drawings by Thulstrup Meek
cr, Reich and others.
Seth's Brothers wiic.-Chapters I.-V. Har-
old Frederic.
The Story OF a New York HouSe.-I.-H c.
runner. Illustrated by y. Il. Frost, +. Hop
kinson Smith and q. W. Edwards
Sonnets in Shadow. Ario Bates.
Our DefenSeiess Coasts. +. V. Greene. Can't.
L. :. Engineers. With maps. sketches and
diagrams.
In a copy OF the Lyrical Poems OF Robert
Herrick. Austin Dobsun.
In Mexico. 4 Story. Thomas \. Jauiver.
The BabyIonia Seals. William Hayes Ward.
With illustrations irOmscals III the authc RS
collection, and after De CleTcq, PiCchCs and
Others.
Giiimpscs It the Diaries of GouvcrEeur Nor
ris. Social life. and character ia III. Paris OF
the Revolution. First Paper. Annie Cary
Morris. With por;raj, engraved 10y -. krti-
ell from the painting of Old M0yFisaiia.
Socialism. Francis y. Walker.
The New Year. Naybury Fleming.
\ Violin Oohgato. Il Story. Margaret Cros-
by.
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sSHVf VITO he made. Cut this out and re<prn
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Those vito are anibnioG, and cn,erpfisirg
VIII nct delay. Grand cuttit free. Addrcs
TRCE * Co, Augusta, Maine.-siec7. Soy.
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BOGGS S&BUHI,
Ii5, III, I19 4 f21 Federal Street,
-Ahegh hSny. Pa.
i.lNG Ny
LEGAL NOTICE.
Court Of Common Peas. Noble County, Ohio.

Court OF Common Pleas, Noble County. Ohio.
Chris Mckee plaintiff
against
The BcllHirS, X:incS- Civil action.
Vilic and Cincinnati
Railway Company Il
Others. defendants.
I : pursuance Of an order uf said Cart, no.
1 ticc is hereby given Ia all tbs creditors o:
the Bcilairc. GAINESVILLE "ad C!nciGnGt; Rail-
WAY Company, that the above entitled action
is now pending in said Court wherein .hc said
plaintiff sues ON his own behalf ard for the
equal benefit Of all the creditors Of the said
railway company, which lie alleges is IN in
solvent corporation. The said plaintiff seeks
iii said action to subject TIE stockholders OF
said railway company to the statutory iahil-
ty, imposed upon them as such stockholders,
in order 10 pay the debts nf said corporation
All the creditors OF the said railway COM
pany, who desire TO share in the fund 20 be
raised by the assessment of the stockholders
of said corporation are required 10 answer
herein. or present their claims iO the under
signed. on or before saturday, February Il, 4.
ID. ISS7. J. N. MCGINNiS.
dec2l, ,S6t7. Special Master Commissioner.
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EDUCATIONAL.

80 dear dead voice pf the silSer
whose magical 'noieS are DER,
Our hearts are true 20 the mGsic
= That echoes foTeyermore.
. poet thy runes are sSmbolled
BY thy grave plots sacred fiow'rs,
o Death, where Is thy conquest?
His immortal songs are ours
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PILES. PILEsn pILEs.,.

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Piles One box lGS cured the worst eases ~
~ years standing, No one need suffer fv
minutes after using Williams Indian Pile
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only for Piles, itching Of the private parts.
nothing else. Sold by druggists ana mailed ON
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TO YOUNG LADIES.
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WILLlAMSM MFG CO., Props, Cleveland, q
February g. lSS6-lY.
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Sclseted for tsie SHIRT.
JOHN GREEyLEAF WHITTIER.


selected for fse Si.fRTT.
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
This name should bring before
the eye a tall. somewhat spare man,
with face tspeiing toward the point
Of the chin in manner that indi-
Gates something else than eating
and drinking as the leading thought |
IN life; and the brow, rising in we'll |
rounded symmetry, by its classic |
mould 50 engages you that you would |
see nothing else, we're it not that a
dark eye fulIof Kindness wins your
attention and touches your heart.
The whele expression reminds one
Of such pictures of ST Paul as are
yet preserved. ana the bust would
not be dishonoaed beside that of
any of the hest of the ancient Greek
poets The hair and beard are free
from ali tie afFectation of slovenly
neeiect which IS sometimes regarded
as the true mark OF the poet. Though
stsnding like an old tree from whose
side others haze fallen away, still,
judged BY his more recent words
and thoughts, his leaf is yet green,
but in his TTth year he is near
enough TO the end to allow of one
speaking Of his lifework as net in
prospect, but as done.
From whencecame he to the abun-
dant laurels which this age so will
ingly twines upon his brow, and to
the endeared memory which the peo-
pie who speak the English language
viii cherish Of him for yet many
generations
In the northeast corner of Mass
aehusetis, about thirty miles from
Boston. is a town Of some thousands,
banned Haverhill, and not far away,
three- quarters Of a century ago,
sfood q fafqnhnlise--tbec cnmfortshle
Some Of prosperous. contented and
happy family. Here Whittier was
born, and here he spent he first
eighteen years ofhis life, which pass
ed unmarked BY any circumstances
worthy of note. Sometimes he work
ed as a shoemaker. In the summer
be iabored on the farm, and in win
cr be made the most of the swiftly
'ying days Studying in the public
Fchool. His life was jnst the same
ss that through which thousands OF
ountry boys who viii read this pa.
,cr are now passing. At eighteen
le went into town and spent two
GERS at the academy. His literary
astes developed early and rapidly,
md during this period at school his
,eh began to furnish readible arti.
les to the newspapers: but these
ne not necessary TO account for his
lame and influence but are only
rorthr OF mention because OF thei1
fleet IN determinining his mind to
be profession Of journalism. Soon
Ter leaving the academy. and when
bout twenty-one years Of age. he
eSaale editor of.a paper published
j Boston called the ameracan Maa.
Jacfafes, the aim Of which was tt
efend a protective tariff. In per
prmins the dnsies of a position Sc
ncongenial. and certainly most un
oetic, his influence was widely felt
nd he soon built up a reputation a,
journalist that pointed him out al
,eominp man. After a couple O
ears he took the control ofthe Neu
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REDEMPTION NOTICE.

To T. kindeI6erger or trlopi man concern:
Notice is hereby given that =. W. Jones per
], Wilson has paid into the county Treasury
n sum sufficient Ia redeem acres, part OF the
west part Of the south half Of the southeast
quarter of range four. township two, section
fifteen, sold al Il delinquent tax sale by John
Ruegseggcr, Treasurer of Monroe county.
Ohio, january ~, lSS6, in the name of :. W.
Jones to +. Kindelberger.
II. r. MUHLEMAN,
Auditor Monroe County. Ohio.
dcc2l, ,'Sew3.
EsS
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.-EE IOSL.
PITTSBuRGh. PA.

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Better not delay. Costs you nothinr to send
US your address and md out; II You arc wise
Portland, Maine. dcc-.'S6y.
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REDEMPTION NOTICE.

To +. kiRdelbeTgcr, or Whom il may concern:
Notice is hereby given that Ira Hall has
paid into the County Treasury sum sufii-
cicnt to redeem lots No. - and y in Cochrans-
vile, jackson tow township, sold at a dein-
uuent tax sale by John Ruegseggcr, Treasurer
of Monroe County. Ohio, January -, lSS6, in
the name of ira Hall to r. Eindelberscr.
II. II. MUHLEMAN,
dec2I, ,'Siwa. Auditor Monroe Co. q.
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P0IITiC .Af--Always DSnsocrs,ts sc. rsvinra
cordial and candid support to t;ic National
Administration.
LTrERARY.--Iilas:ratc iases. sketches.
choice miscellany, biography and poetry.
WAsHINGToN.-A and reiiahlc cor
responpence, maiisand tcicgmrhc; Consrcs-
sional prOceeJlinss.
N ARlISTS.-Carcfal reports of the Pitts
bursh, Foreign and other markets; live stock
quotations.; the wool growers Interests. mon
oy aud stock markets at home and abroad.
CORRESPONDENCE. = Interesting and
sprightly letters fron s2eciai Correspondents
in Paris, New York, Washington, the South
and the Wes;. a
In shori, in the l2pages and 81 columns of
THE WEEKLy Posi- viii ae feunl that careful
variety of reading that Interests the man nf
business, the farmer. the politician. the stu
dent and pre-eniinently the family asil houS:
hold circle. Address
TTE ToST
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strains stop on signal only. Passing points
are indicated by full-accd figures.
/. II. DURGOON,
Receiver and Gen. Manager.
]. NJ. MILLER.
Acting Gen. Pass Agent.
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3. & =.
CHRISTMAS!

THIS DECEMBER OFFERING or USEFUL AND
ORNAMENTAL HOLIDAY PRESENTS
AND BARGk AIMS S,-RPASS AL
FORTEE SEASONS.
Notice few special bargains In the useful:
b0 pieces Elieriown or striped JcI'>"y Fian-
ncis. - cents. Largo lut striped -ilA vclvctS
- 9ccntS-ha!t price. Nich striped SIX Velvet,
- goods. Al = -. Plain silk Nelv,t>. -. and
81: all the choice shades. Fine costume silk
NelNC;s black and col0-S. Snk PlcShe>. all
co2orS -, Sl.25 and ND to S,i.sI. Fiuc s-inch
stccl piuShc. for MrnnS
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Black aud COl0red Silks.
DrssS Coos e

Black and colorcJ Faille Franchises. Even
ing shades in Faille Franchises and RhaUamcs
All the above at prices that show an import
ant saving.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-12-25
caR.sruAs ON SATURDAY.
II Indicates Nreadfui Winter
which Shall Siay Both Man and

II Indicates a Nreadful winner
which Shall Siay Both Man and
Feast.
There has been tendency in human
nature from the earliest date to discover a
connection between festivals falling on GER
tain days of the week and the meteorologl-
cal character of the ensuing season; anu
this supposed relation of cause and erect
has come in time to be regarded with the
veneration due to tradition, and, i'll fact,
in many rural sections is lnsenslDly re-
spected almost as system OF weather
probabilities, says the Philadelphia Star.
The present generation may have less OF
this feeling than past ones; still the feeling
fingers. and it lives in literature. 1t Will be
of interest to know that there is an early
poem preserved in the Harleian collection
of manuscripts which assumes to foretell
what will befall mankind according to the
dav of the week on which Christmas hap
pens to fall.
Thus. if Christmas falls on Sunday there
will be a fine and fair summer, and the
child born on that day will be great lord.
If it falls on Monday the year will be
stormy and the cattle will die in large num-
bers. If on Tuesday, women will die. SHIPS
will be wrecked and kings and lords be
slain. If on Wednesday, there will be a
hard winter, with ''hydeus windes," and
merry summer, much rain and many deaths
of the young. If on Friday, there will be
hard winter and an early spring, good
summer, and whoever is born on that day
will live long, but perhaps not exactly after
the Commandments. If on Saturday, the
winter is to be dreaded, for ''it shall slay
both man and beaste." The Thursday pre-
dictions are thus given in verse:
Yf Christmas Day on Therusday be
A wonder wynter ye should see,
OF wyndes and of weders wicke,
Tempestes exc many and thicke.
The somer shabe strong and drye,
Corne and beestes shall multiplye.
There'where the land is good of tilth;
But kinges and lordes shell dye by filth.
What chylde that day eborne bee,
He shall no doubt right weel ethee,
OF deeds that ben good and stable,
of speeche full wyse and reasonabylle,
But if sykness that day thee felle
Hit may not long with thee dwelie.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-12-25
CHRIsTMAs CHEsTNuTs.

The dude, as usual, hung up his watch.
Christmas is a hollow pay to many poor
wretch.
Christmas is the only real holly-day in the
whole year.
It's far pleasanter to stand under the mis-
tletoe than over the gout toe.
The Christmas tree is very polite-it is full
of boughs and is usually spruce.
A Christmas bill of fare in the South is
'possum and tater, peach and honey.
Christmas eggnOg is an egg cellent drink
when it is made eggs-actly right.
Under the mistletoe at Christmas is like
Gloucester harbor-a great place for smacks.
Charity covers multitude of sins, but it
cannot cover all that are committed in the
name of Christmas.
'Why is it written Xmas -? asked one
little Oil City boy of another. 81 guess it's
because it takes an Y TO buy mas present. "
After man has been out all night and has
a head about twice the natural size, it seems
a mockery to wish him merry Christmas.
Christmas at every hearts door knocks,
With gentle, tender knockings;
IT turns stock kings away from stocks
To give thought to stockings.
man may wreste with an antique chicken
of the Christmas dinner table, but he does
not take kindly to the task of having TO
wrestle with one under the Christmas misle-
toe.
Now hail TO glutton Christmas! Fill the bowl,
And carve the hapless turkeys steaming
meat,
A Savior good may turn to save the soul
OF him who lives to laugh and drink and
eat.
old Christmas is come for to keep open house.
he scorns TO be guilty of starving a mouse;
Tban come. bows, and welcome for diet the
chief,
Plum pudding, goose, capon, minced pies and
roast beef.
No. nv dear children; you do not always
find stockings on the limbs OF CHRISTMAS
trees.
Fashion note: This is the season of the year
when every one is looking for something new
in stockings.
stockings did not become fashionable until
the time of Queen Elizabeth. Christmas did
not cost so much in those days.
twill he the fashion for Chicago girls to
hang up their gloves instead OF their stock
ipgs. This might prevent numerous FAILURES
in the City.
The store clerk who gets 81 week, and
snends $40 for Christmas present for his
girl. should be classed among "Chrlstmas
green's.
nair of Christmas slippers should never
he scorned. If they are TOO small tney Will
come in for ear muffs, and if too large may
he sent to the girls orphan home in chicago.
A Turkoman went to market
To buy him a Christmas turk,
And turkey man sold him bird that Adam
Drove in harness at work.