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Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15

t'ui4' y 'btls NbVOO 1o,SJV
., New York. Sept. 14.-Wheat Receipts,
$4,000; exports, 2l9,0o0; spot l4d15c and op-
ungraded red, sla9o} &C.; No. 5 red, SIC
on, on canal and atoat si24c in elevator; No
SIZE f. .. b.; No. red, Ole; No. = red Octob-
Der, closing at S1Slc
Corn-Spot steady and only moderately
active; options shade lower less So, active.
ports. $4,000 ungradcd 50t95llac;
No 2, soc in elevator, 5l@jl14c afloat, Octo-
Der closing at j0S4c.
204 600; exports, 1000; mixed western, 1880
4Gc; white western, 355d4Oc.
Petroleum--Steady; Crude closed at G3iEc.
Eggs-Fnmer, good demand; western,
Pork.Firm and moderately active; old
mess, Sll.00; new mess, $500.
Lard-Opened 2@pj points higher, closed
lower; western steam spot is quoted at S7.35
Butter-Firn and in fair demand; western,
1928 &c.
Cheese-Firmer but quiet.
cash, 7ee; octobet 76gle; November, 7S55c.
oats,.Weak;; No. 3, @5l4e.
RyeScarce; No. ], 81 &c.
Barley-Highcr; No. >, 5Sc.
Provisions Firm.
Pork-Oct0ber. 5000.
Cincinnati. Sept. 4.-Wheat-Hcavy;
NO. iSu ~.
Corn-bull- No. 2 mixed, A}5c,
Oats-Firm: No 2 mixed, 21lc.
Rye-Dull; No. 2, bic.
PorlS-Firm at Sll.25.
Lard-Neglected at 500.
Whislly-Active at Sl.i0
Minneapolis, Sept. 14.--Whcat steady,
fair business; No. hard, 74c; cash, 154c;
October, 7d9(c; No. northern, re. cash, 72l+c;
September I3c; October, 7415c; No. north
ern. zoe; cash, 70}ac: October, re,
Flour-Steady, moderate order trade; pat
ents, 81. 30tq4:45; bakers, S3.30@3 50.
Receipts-Wheat, 10000 bushels.
hipments-W heat, 10000 bushels; flour,
$4,000 bblS.
st. Louis, Sept --Whea;-Weak and
7GTe.' 1GEc. NJ ''u' ''"' '''4o' ''
= corn-Lawer; No. . mixed, cash, SIC;
Oats-Firm; No.2 mixed, cash, 25@251sc;
October, 254lc.
Rye-Weak at 4S(0iSl5c.
Whisky-Sl.10.
Pork-Steady at Sll.S5.
Lard--Firm at sc. 49,
Butter-Quiet but firm; creamery, 2o@25c:
dairy, 10Gu2Oc.
AFTERNOON BOARD - Wheat - About
steady. Corn - sc higher. Oats - I'm
changed.
New Orleans, Sept 14.--Corn-Quiet and
weak: mixed: 4sc; white 49c; yellow, sic.
Oats-Steady at 33l4 4Gu34c.
Hog Products-Strong and higher.
Fork-S11.75.
Lard-Refned tierce. S7.25
Bulk Meats-Shoulders, S6.55; long clear
and clear ribs, S7.l2l9.
Kansas City. Sept. 4.-Wheat-Quiet;
No; 2, cash, Csc bid; October G4]9c bid; Nov
embeT, 65c bid.
COrn-Quiet; No. cash, 31J5c bid; Octo-
Der, SIC bid; November, 3i2Sc
Oats-Nominal; cash, 2414c bid.
Liverpool, Sept. -Wheat--New No. .
winter: dull at 6s Cd; new No. spring, dull
ut 6s Cd.
Flour--In poor demand and dull at SIS 4d.
COrn-ln poor demand; spot, September
October and November, dull at As sd.
Toledo, Sept IA. - Wheat-Dull; cash.
79c.
Corn-Inactive cash, 4215c.
0ats-Nominal; cash, 21c asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
General Produce.

TUESDAY Evening, Sept IA.
Inc toltoPtlLq prices are Jor round lots Of
produce, as sold on the market today. The
qltotdtso1ls on fruits represent the prices at
tDhfekl outside orders are allsd.
EGGs--Ihe market is keeping up well, and
good, fresh stock is selling at l3(9l4e.
BUTTER-All good stock meets with ready
sale on arrival; interlcT continues dull. All
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15
STOCKS on WALL srRExr.
PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago. Sept IA. - Fl0ur-Firm and
unchanged; winter wheat nonr, s4os9
s.l0; southern, Sa0o,94.00; Wisconsin,
H.00S4. 10 Michigan soft spring wheat S.504
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15

All sales OF stock IN this market are made
PEI cwt. live weight unless otherwise stated.
Dead hogs sell at 1Ec per lb for all weights,
skins" or hogs weighing less than 100 lbs
no value. Pregnant sows are docked 40 lbs
and stays so lbs.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15

40; Minnesota bakers. s3.5na4 10: patents
Si.3loA6y; low grades, sL55 q!.55; rye flour.
inlet at S3.25g5,JO in barrels, and s3OOg
$50 in sacks.
Wheat-Opened easy. declined tlc, near
the close ruled steady and closed nc under
eGi4c.
Corn-Weaker early. closing &c below clos
II OF Yesterday; cash, "'}ac; October, 4Oasc;
Ods-Fiimer. at ebout &c advance;
cash, -5'-c: October !G5ac; May, SIC.
Rye Quiet at 4sIgc.
BarIey-Quiet at 5ilSc.
Imu;N-Prime SLsi0LSS
FiNx-sucd -SlCSI4.
NHisky-Sl1l.
Pork-Act'yc but unsettled, October ad-
Naucct % l:sj'. out ths improvement was
soon lost; later rallied to medium figures
aud closed steady; otlcr deliveries l5Cp !Oc
higher, hut not supported: cash Sll.2Jd
ll.%l; October, SlL!sla laWll2j; November,
SlD11G l0NO.
cash, Si.2J; October. 5000; November,
Buik Meats - Shoulders, sGlai 5td6 p:
short clear Si2jlgI 80; short ribs, 81 A..
Butter--iood and firm; creamery, l4@24c;
dairy l4d20c
Cheese-FHll cream cheddars, 9a9s4c;
flats. 9fgl0c; young America lOGlO's;
Eggs s-l3lSl0l4J<c.
Hides Heavy green salted, nc light, SIC:
bull hides, hides. 5ssc; dry Salted ll0
l2c; dry flint, l39l4c; calf skins, Sd1oiac
deacons, SOC each.
Tallow-No, i country, 8,I@89lc; cake,
S$Ic; No. g, &c.
Afternoon Board; Wheat UNCHANGED; :;
October, a o-lGc. Confirm; October,
sOJEc Oats-Steady; October, 26l3c Pork
Weaker October Sll.lo. Latd-Easy:
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15

40 lbs. dock. brought Sass. but It was an extra
hne load
SHEEP-There was no market to-day.
RECEIPTS.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15

Range OF Prices.
Showing the highestand lowest prices paid
for mixed loads of hogs on this market dur
ing the past seven days, and for the same
time last Nnnr.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-15
Prevailing Prices

Showing the prevailing prices paid for live
stock on this market
Choice steers. 1850 to 1900 lbs. s..... 81 5S14. GO
Choice steers l1OU to 1899 lbs. 3.15Ut4. p
Medium steers. 1850 to 1882 lbs 81. &.GOU4 10
Fat little steers, 1850 to ll5) lbs .... G.s)la4OJ
Good feeders. rs...................... S.OOdS S5
Good to choice cOru-fed cows 900. 2.GO03. p
Fair to medium grass cows s........ 2OD02.6j
Good to choice ebulls............... 1.51O2. 90
Light and medium nogs ........... 4.4Od4.Gj
Good 10 choice heavy hogs ....... 4.Gju4.>0
Good to choice mixed hoss......... 4.G0a415
Good to choice sheep. p............... 3.OOd3.25
Fair to good sheep................. 2Tid300
Common sheep. ep..................... L5Od2 30
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
Never Too OlI 10 We'd.

That the fires of love sometimes bum
brightly even in the breasts Of those who
have passed the allotted lin.;t CT life is
proven by marriage which was solemn
lzed in hliddletOwn, n. y, recently. The
united ages of the contracting parties are
l4l years, tic groom being 20 years old and
The bride four years his senior. The groom
was Sampson Townsend, Il weIl-to % re.
tired farmer Of Light Street, Columbia
county, Pa, and the bride Mrs. Julia Gil
lcspic Of Nliddlntown. The wcddinr took
place at the residence of the brides daurh.
ter.
When the hour for the ceremony had al
rived the venerable but smiling and appa
Eently very happy couple were escorted to
their station under floral bell by the six
year-old grandson and three -year-old great
granddaughter Of the bride The ceremony
was performed by the brides pastor, Rev.
=. NJ Winchester, and it was noticed that
the contracting couple were as nervous and
as awkawrd as if this was their first cXpcri
cnce in matrimony. About thirty guests
were present, nearly all of them being de-
scendants of the bride. 1t is intimalcdthat
the couple will not be very warmly wei
coined by the grooms family, two crown.
up sons.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
4 Queer judicial Decision.

The laws of Ohio require all property t.
DC listed for taxation cat its true value il
money" National bank stock is, as Il rule,
worth in the open market more than lOl
cents on tho dollar 1t was assessed last
year ut 10 cents on the dollar, and Tic
banks, admitting it was worth much more
thnn the assessment, sought TO Cni9in The
collection on so large Il vHluatiOD They
founded their right to Il reduction Oh the
cialm that other property was not valued 50
highly in proportion TO its actual value.
rms amounted to claim that perjury,
being general, should be stamped with the
approval of the courts and made universal.
10 the amaZcmcnt of honest folk not oc-
quaintcd with the lore of the law books. Tie
court decided in favor of this seemingly
absurd claim. The law rs il now stands is
therefore that the banks Shall have the LEGAL
right to violate law because others are net
conscientious in listing property for taxa
ton. 1t is such deep and mysterious LEGAL
dcclslons' as the one rendered in cleveland
last week that furnish ammunition to Jaw
smiths and wild-cycd rCformcr8 - I0lag.:-
t0rR (OhiU) yelegrHln.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
sENAroM JoNEs,s rI.An1r.
"A Pen Picture ofthe Richest III eiress In the
... .. ...... West. a.

.... ......- West.
BY the death of Francis Palms. one of
the Oldest and best known citizens of
Detroit, the entire estate which he had
accumulated descends to two children. a
son and daughter. The exact value of
tnls estate, says writer in the Philadel-
phla Times, it is impossible to fix with
certainty, but it is believed that it will
not fall below $l5, 900, 900 at the lowest.
Much OF 1T consists in great land tracts
III Michigan and Wisconsin, covered by
the. towering forests for which that
region is famous, and the value of which
rs morally certain to increase as timber
Tor building and other purposes becomes
more scarce. Added to this are bonds
and securities to the amount of an al
most fabulous sum, and real estate in q
number Of western cities. Always an
economic and thrifty man, Mr.. Palms
made lew blunders III the Investment of
ms capital, the entire sum of which he
hardly knew himself at the time of his
death from general debility. But little
Is known OF tho son, who will probably
share jointly with the daughter in the
distribution of this vast estate, and who
IS an offspring OF Mr.. Palmss first mar
rAGe, the daughter being the fruit of q
second union. Unfortunately, tho same
cannot be said for Miss Palms, however.
thanks to the conduct of O Senator of the
United States. a few years ago Miss
Ialms visited Washington for the first
time, and was given cordial welcome
ny the wives of politicians whom her
father had helped to make. Personally
accomplished and beautiful, she won a
high place in many hearts, and, as sub
scquont events proved, completely con-
quered tho susceptible Senator Jones.
during her visit to the capital the atten.
tlonS OF the Florida statesman became so
frequent and annoying that when Miss
Palms finally left the city it was said she
had done SO only to escape her elderly
SHitors prosecutions. In this, it will be
remembered, she was not successful, as
Senator Jones followed her to her home
III Detroit, refusing to accept all IN
qualified no from the lady in answer to
bis offer of marriage. PHYSICAL force
iiinally succeeded in closing the door of
the Palms mansion against him, but it
has not served to prevent him from re-
naming IN the Michigan metropolis nor
from sending constant reminders in the
shape of fruits and flowers to q lady who
as constantly returned them without re-
ply. AS photographed by the eossips.
MISS Palms is tall and stately, like the
tree whose plural name she bears. A
wealth OF dark and lustrous hair crowns
an unusually shapely head, which itself
IS posed upon graceful figure of the
mature development Of some thirty odd
years.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
temperance in the Home,

1T IS from eight to sixteen that bows
hcGm to break away from parental con
iro! and the restrain Of the tircsidc. 1t
IS then that they seem to feel that they
know more than they who bore them: Il
IS then that they begin to assert the
liberty OF the street, and taste it's lie.
iuslons, its vices, and its crimes. Said
an Lnglish jurist OF great distinction:
"A large majority of all the criminals
who are brought before me have been
mado what they are by being allowed to
DC away from home evenings between
the ages of eight and sixteen" =" What n
testimony Is this, dear mothers and sis
tors surely one of the most practical
%tUuleS IN this temperance work is how
TO Keep the young away from tempta-
tlon, and pleasantly and proftably occu-
py the evenings. Guard your own doors.
Ihero Is one sort of drinking house that
no State enactment can touch, and that
IS ii private house with a decanter in its
cupboard. Good friends, guard your
own doors with toctotalism. A foolish
Tich man who died latoly disinherited
ms drunken son. In that same will he
bclucathed his "winc CELLAR to certain
iI@rS. Ihc father most insancly t, mpted
ijl& own son to drink, and then on his
Dying bed gave the boy last kick into
oprn disgrace! The most effectual of ol|
bone projection is to guard our own
nome. From such temperance homes
WIFE come the power TO close ND the pub
lie drinking dcns.-Cuyler.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
Attempting to Make States Linblc 10 Suity by
their own Citizens

RALEIGlI, n. c., December 9.-Thc case
or Temple against the State Of North Caro-
lima and Roberts, auditor, involving the
right OF holders of special tax bonds 10 en-
iorcc the collection Of special taxes levied
by the. same Acts of Assembly under which
the bonds were authorized, was heard YES
tcrday in the United States Court, before
Judges Bond and Seymour, on a motion of
the State to dismiss the bill. A novel uucs-
ton arises as to the right Of Il citizen of !;
State to sue ii, when his Federal rights have
been invaded by alleged unconstitutional
legislation. Edward l.. Andrews, of New
! ok, and EN-Solicitor General :. l.. T..
ih!llips,. in elaborate argument, upheld the
jurisdiction of the court, while II. p. Bat.
tie and John w. Graham, for the State, op-
posed it with ability and a free citation OF
authorities.
The same Judges are to-day engaged in
hearing the case of Morton, Bliss 4 Co. VS..
Roberts, auditor, which is a petition for
mandamuS to compel the auditor to include
IN the tax list roquisition for the col!cc.
ton OF special taxes. The same counsel aD.
pear in this case. The decision Of the Court
Is awaited with mucd interest.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
\ SGd Tragedy.

;, Last Saturday evening two sons of Mrs,
Dooth' AShby and George, with a son Of
Ar. Sam Brown named Erwin, were play.
ing with an unloadcd pistol in room at
Mrs; Booths. There was loaded pistol
on the mantlcpiccc, and in some way Erwin
got, hold of it, thinking it was unIondrJ
and snapped it at AshbY, sending the buIlci
INTO his brain. The ball struck Ashby's
mead just back of the ear, and passing Hp.
wards and forwards penetrated the skull
near the top OF the head. He lived though
UNCONSCIOUS, until the next afternoon. En
iiiny,cS'lSaIlon by the Coroner brought to
light the above facts. Mrs. Booth iS NJ.
most crazcd with grief and is in Vcrv crit i
ical condition. .-Sunater Watchmnn
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
Regulating thI Railroads,

" NSIIINGToN, December 0.-Thc con
iciy@S OH the Interstate commerce bill
finished their labors this morning and will
report their bill as soon as it can be printed.
Oh tAC question OF enforcing the act the
commission feature Of the Senate bill is &C
rcp:cd by the House confcrccs, while the
senate conlcrccs accepts the system pro
p"acd in the Reagan bill, under which n
supper Is entitled to sue for damages in the
lmitcd States Court in his own behalf
inns gives shippers the option of making
complaints TO the commission on institutinT
suits III the Federal courts. Railroads arc
piomOitcd from charging more for short
IMAM ior a longer distance upon their own
lines III the sa ne direction, the shorter being
included within the longer distance and the
circumstances and conditions being the
same; but the commission is authorized
upon the application Of the railroad and
nitcr an investigation Of the facts, to relieve
the roads from the operation of the general
rule III special cases. The Senate confcrecs
agree to The absolute prohibition of pooling
contained in the House bill.
These were the main features of differ.
cncc. On the question of the publicity of
rates, the provisions of the two bills have
OcCn merged so as to require each railroad
10 make public the rates between points
upon It's own road, asproposcd in the House
BILL and, in addition, the commission is re.
gureu TO secure publicity of through rates
m 50 lar rs II may DC found necessary,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
COTTON BANDITS IL YORK.
Forty Negroes Swear TO XIII any One Catching
them Stealing COtton-A White Boy OF az |
Years their First Victim.

YORK, December 8.-Thc Nec$amd Con-.
a3er has already published in II dispatch
from Chester the fact that young white
boy was found near his home, in York
county, so badly beaten and mungle(l that
he soon died The following arc the facts
as far as can be learned
ABOUT Sundown on the evening Of the
3Olh ult. Ferries of distress were heard in the
neld of VIM. Il. Good, who lives near
broad Riyer, in the western part of this
county. a negro boy in the lot hastcncd
IN IN inc direction of the cry, followed by
nlIs, 5000 and her little daughter. Pro
Iesaing lhcy found the son Of AR. Good, Il
h'a ~ years old, named John Lee, living in
a water furrow in Il scnse!css condition his
Skuit crushed, his mouth knocked in and
ms body bruised. lie was carried to The
mouse and died at 0 o'clock, never recover.
ing consciousness, Trial Justice RInir in
the neighborhood, was notified and ON
wednesday, acting as coroner, he sum-
moncd jury and proceeded with the in.
quest. After examining large number of
witnesses the inquest was adjourned and
met again ON Friday, when, after taking
mach testimony, none of Il ConcusiyGS
charaGter, the jury again adjourned till
next Friday.
IN the meantime circumstances pointed
TO Nose Lipscomb, Dan Boberts, Bailey
Dowdlc and Print Thompson, all colorcd,
as The guilty parties, and they were COM
mitted to jail. The theory of the investi-
cation was that some of these negroes had
been detected by the murdered boy in the
act OF stcalinga basket of cotton from his
iathers field, aud to prevent detection they
Killed him, intending to throw his body into
Broad river, only two hundred yards dis
tant but they were thwarted in this by the
approach of the DpOnlp from tho bonCn
The theory proved correct, for this morn
Ing Print and Dan made a confession to the
above effect, and also implicated Nose and
Bailey as accessories They also say that
there is II combination Of about forty ne
grocs i'll that ncighborhood pledged that if
either one is caught in the act of stcaling 9
thcy are to kill the person so detecting
them. This admission may lead to a large
number of arrests. There is much excite
mcnt in sthc Broad river section, and now
that confession has been made your cor
respondent does not pretend to know what
may happen next, though at this time al is
quiet.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
\ Wall OF Distress.

MANEINToN, December 1.-The pcoplc
in this section of the State arc in q sad con.
clifton. The terrible freeze of last January
entirely destroyed the oat crop and seriously
injured the wheat. a few spring oats and
about the sixth of wheat crop was gath.
cred: 1t was very soon consumed. THE
iIoods and hail storms, from the Goth Of
May to The middle of July, DESTROYED the
crops on the bottom lands. The little corn
made on the uplands is about out now
Ihc cotton crop has been gathered, and is
about sold. 1t will not exceed forty ncr
cent. of last years crop There is not n
farmer who has made expenses. All arc
behind, wit scarcely any wheat or oat seed
to SOW, and everything man or beast eats
dull. ''''N 10
The condition of the white pcoplc is had
enough, but that Of the blacks is sorrowfnl
AZ least onC-half Of them will have TO leave
lhc county. They have nothing TO buv
Shoes or clothes with, and they have scarce.
~ anything to eat and the white Dcoplc arc
noWrrieSs TO aid them. The people are on
me edge of distress, and it has not been
from any fault Of theirs. They could not
I}ghl the clements. There mnSt be q great
IG"I H OF suffering this winter. .-Neao8 and
CotptT. "''"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
wnAr oLnvnI.a.Np n1rsr 10. 81
views OF Well lsncwn Democratic Editors
and also of Charles A. nnnn

and also of Charles A. Dana.
The Boston Globe prints letters from
some OF the best known editors of the
country IN answer to the query: "What
should President Cleveland do during
the next twoyears in order that Demo-
cfatic success may be assured in 1882"
Colonel Alexander Mcclure of the
Phliadelphia Times writes: 'If Glove
mnd keeps straight along he will be his
OWL successor"
Charles A. Dana OF the New York Sun
anta8onlzes the above with the follow
ing: "He should in most respects do
dlii2rontly from what he has done during
the last two years" "
Samuol BowlcS Of the Springfield Re
publican says: "IIe should stcadfostly
i've up to the principles cuunciatCd in
ms letter accepting the nomination for
the Presidency and in his lottor Of De.
cember 25, 1854, to George William
Curtis"
i. w. Dawson Of the Charleston News
and Courier writes: "TIct him go on to
the end in the way Inc has been going
from the beginning"
NJ. NJ. Gillian of the PHILADELPHIA
Record says that he should fill the Offices
with WIdc-aWaEc, representative Demo
Gratis rs speedily as possible, under libor-
ally interpreted civil service rules, and
allow the mon 50 appointed to work for
the party.
Melville Z. Stone OF the Chicago News
says: "Ile should be able to go before
the country with confidence upon his
record. If, however, it be true that the
majority of the American people DO not
approve of his policy, do not regard "a
public office as n public trust rather
| than partisan reward; If it be true that
the general sentiment Of the country
may be arrayed against an honest, faith-
full and Intelligent administration of the
Presidential Office, then the attention Of
thoughtful minds may be well turned to
wcighticr question than the welfare Of
OF the President or his party"
StlllSon Hutchins writes that Cove
| land has strengthened his party outside
its natural lines. Hc should now con-
solidatc and cncrgiHo it. He has no
| doubt OF DCmocratic success in 1883
| with or without Cleveland, but thinks it
would bc just like cleveland to positively
decline denomination.
George W. Abel Of the Baltimore Sun
conmends Cleveland for keeping his
pledges and chidcs the party for love OF
| spoils.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-16
Something About Santa Claus.

Santa Claus was one of the oldest ideas
Of the Celtic West in Pagan times, rs he
was Of the Pagan East before. In Christian
times he was still regarded with religious
reverence, sitting, as hc had aat for ages in
Egypt and elsewhere in the arms of his
mother. Santa Claus was, in fact, the
child Jesus in the middle ages, and through,
out that period the festive creed Of Ger,
many and all Celtic Europe was that he
visited all family dwellings, Of good Christ,
ians on the eve of his anniversary. and
brought with him gifts and blessings for
the children. This beautiful tradition is
still to be found lingering in Germany,
though Santa Claus docs not seem to be-
specially connected with it by name. The
truth of this original belief is plainly
enough indicated by the word CLAUS"
which in the Gothic or ancient German
means child and "son." Santa Claus
formerly meantt the Holy Child