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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
MUSICAL EVENT.

The symphony orchestra, made up
OF local musicians, under the direction
of Ernest Thiele, will give a public
rehearsal at the handsome home of c.
5. Kimball, on Spring street, tomor-
row night. Some Scranton talent has
been engaged for the occasion. Fol-
lowing is the programmes:
Ia) Rigaudon .................. Rameau
Cb) Swedish Wedding March,
Soederman
Symphony Orchestra.
ta) Murmuring Zephyrs, Jensen,
Neimann
1b) Fantasie ImprOmptu ....,... Chopin
Miss Jennie Buchwald.
CaVatina Observation-Disclosures. BOhm
Miss Edith Davis
Gounod
Mrs Kathryn Thele.
Andante from sixth symphony"
Haydn
symphony Orchestra.
Trio-C Minor Op. 1,....... Beethoven
Miss Buchwad, Mr. Thiele and c.
Koempel
ta) Cradle Song .Tschaikowski
tb) Charming Marguerite .,..N.. Anon
Mrs Thiele.
Souvenir de Moscow w........ Wienia wski
Ernest Thiele.
IntermezZO .,..., ......,.,. MdSCdsnl
Mrs. Thiele and Orchestra.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Hazel, Wheeler entertained the
l.. 5. c. club Saturday afternoon.
Operator Lawler has charge OF the
new telegraph station established al
the Lookout
A. b. Cook, OF Birkett street, is suf-
,erlng a fractured ankle sustained by
falling on an icy sidewalk near his
nome.
Miss Ada Seldom, of Susquehanna
is the guest of Mrs. j. f.. Morgan, OF
Washington street.
Mrs. r. l.. Mcmillan is on the sick
list
Mrs. j. i. Schermerhorn Is in Jersey
City. where she went to attend the
funeral of her little niece, Miss Kitty
Bradley.
w b. Stansbury, of High street. who
was seriously i'll, is convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Potter. OF South
Washington street, are entertaining
Miss May McNicol, Of Olyphant.
Mrs, Maxey, of Church street. en-.
tertained Miss Alice Box. of Forest
City, last week.
owing to the lateness of the season
W. III. Dlmock. of this city, has decided
not 10 accept the position offered him
for this year by the ElrOy Stock COM
pany and has so notified the manager
\ return letter states that the place
viii still be open for him next season
and he may Join the company when II
starts on the road again i'm August,
DR.. II. c. Wheeler and j. E. Morgan
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-EIeavy realizing sales
today coused a setback in the price of
wheat. After an advance of lac. early
in the session May left off at decline of
a4C. compared with last Saturdays clos
ing prices final figures today showed 65sc.
advance. Corn dropped 5sa&c., but was
still S,ai2c. higher than a week ago. Oats
declined isaAc.; provisions looked strong
at one time but closed without notable
change. Cash quotations were as follows:
F1ouT-Steady; winter straights. S350a
SL2iaI. iO hard patents, $37Oa396; soft
patenti 49, 40N}6O; straights, s3l0a3 90;
No, ? spring wheat, 75a75c. No. do. 6Sa
73c. No 2 red, 76a77c,; No. corn, 37lac.
csc. No. > white. 3Olqa3lc., No. white,
3Oa3Oiac.; No. rye, 5SAa5S2c; No. bar
ley, i3a53c.; No. l flax seed, SIG n. W.
$.2O; timothy seed, S242l2; pork, $l0,3da
short clear sides, s5,1Oa5,2O; whiskey, per
gallnn. $l27; sugars. unchanged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
AVoCA.

The Sons of st. George, Rose of the
Valley lodge, No. 81, and the Friendly
Union, No. s, held a reunion in O'Mal-
leys hall on Saturday evening. Dele
gates from various societies through
out the county were present. After a
brief programme was rendered. re-
freshments were served and q pleasant
evening was spent
on account of the illness of Father
Carmody. Rev. p. j. Goff of Scranton,
celebrated high mass in st. Mary 6
church yesterday.
Miss Mary Rutledge is seriously i'll
of pneumonia at the family residence
on South Main street.
w. II. Ashley and daughter, Bessie,
have returned to Hackettstown after
few days visit in town.
All members of the L c. +. A. soci-
ETY. are requested to be present at the
meeting tomorrow evening. as import
ant topics are to be discussed.
Early Saturday morning fire broke
out in tenement house occupied by
Polish family and there being no pro-
lection in the settlement. three houses
were soon reduced to ashes. A double
frame building owned by Michael
Burke, of Scranton, and on which there
was no insurance, and two single
dwellings, the property of Andrew
Montibella, were the losers. The lat
ter carried $500 insurance, which partly
covers his loss. The fire was caused
by heap Of mining clothes igniting
by being placed too near the stove,
This is the second fire in that locality
in less than a month.
At Republican caucus held on Fri
day evening the following names were
placed on the ticket: First ward
Councilman, John Meade; high con-
stable. William Low; auditor, f.. c.
Kellum: school director Thomas Hard
ing; constable, Patrick McHale. Sec
ond ward-School director, Jacob Web
ster; constable, Alfred Green Third
ward-Councilmen, James Graham and
Jacob Frederick; school directors,
David Davis; constable William
Decker.
Misses Brdella Decide. Agnes Suth-
erland, Frances Miller Plchel Davis
and Thomas Miller attended the Sons
OF Temperance banquet at Taylor, Fri
day evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and needs
helping out.
Things get started in the
wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start the
system in the right direction
toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with hypophos-
phites can do just this.
1t strengthens the nerves,
feeds famished tissues, and
makes rich blood.
soe. and sr.oo all druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
CARBONDALG.
FELL DEAD.
John zimmerman Succumbs to Heart
Failure in the d. q H. Yard.

This city was shocked yesterday
morning shortly after 10 o'clock by
news of the death of Delaware and
Hudson Engineer John Y. zimmerman,
Of No IS Canaan street Last week
Mr.. zimmerman ran the locomotive on
the Honesdale branch between the
Maple city and Waymart. He came
home to spend Sunday and in the morn
ing went to the railroad yard to get
some information pertaining to his
work He felt as well as usual when
he left home At point near the
round house he stepped up on a Hat
bottomed car. and, after walking a
short distance, stepped off and sank to
the ground with the remark; II guess
I'm done for" Friends who were near
carried him into one of the offices, but
he drew onlv few breaths after the
fall. His death is attributed to heart
weakness, with which he had been
troubled some for a couple of years.
The remains were at once conveyed
TO the home, where Mrs. zimmerman
was in i'll condition to receive the sad
intelligence. having been confined to
her bed for a week.
Deceased was fifty-seven years old,
and a much respected citizen. He be-
longed to the Methodist Episcopal
church and was member of the
Masons, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Grand Army of the Re-
public. He is survived by a wife and
one son. Frederick +. zimmerman, a
machinist.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made. Interment will occur in the
family plot in Dyberry cemetery,
Honesdale, where Mr.. zimmerman
buried a charming daughter few
years ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Mrs. Elizabeth Coon, mother of Mrs.
Anthony Prynn, of Bacon street, with
whom she resided was found dead in
her bed at 8 o'clock Saturday evening.
Deceased. who was formerly resident
of Frackville, Schuylkill county, had
resided here since last September. on
Nov. IL she was seized with an apo
pletic stroke, from which she had since
been an invalid. She was. however,
able to he around downstairs until sat
urday, when she kept her bed. Her
death was quite unexpected, and a Sc
we're blow to her daughter. She was
~ years of age, and was born in St.
Blazey, Cornwall, England. She is sur
vived by son, James, of Frackyille,
and three daughters, Mrs Joseph Bird,
of Frackville; Mrs. Anthony Prynn, of
this borough, and Mrs. Thomas Wilton.
of England. The funeral will take place
on Wednesday afternoon. Services at
the house.
The funeral of the late James Con-
nors took place on Saturday afternoon.
Brief services were held in Sacred
Heart church by Rev. NJ. +. Lynott,
and interment was made In Calvary
cemetery. Mayfield. The members of
lue MlleGS anu lIdDOIeIS DtlltNpiOit
association attended in body and the
bearers, who were chosen from the
organization, were: Michael Feury,
Michael Joyce, John Stanton, John
Greenslade, George Williams and
Thomas Champion, jr.
Mrs. George Pruner and sister, Miss
Katie Stevenson, of Scranton, spent
yesterday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Stevenson, of l. street.
Mrs a. Emory and grandson, Joseph
Day. of Cemtery street, have returned
home after three weeks visit with
Wilkes Barre friends.
Frank Muldiin of Third street. is
seriously ill of pneumonia. Willie, his
little son, is also threatened with the
same disease.
Frank Belsher, who, after three years.
residence in the Klondike. came home
on visit a few months ago. will leave
again for Dawson City on Tuesday.
Frank is one of the lucky ones, and is
estimated to be worth a quarter of a
million dollars, all of which he amassed
in Alaska.
Orange, n. j., in about a couple of
weeks to construct some houses for DR..
Wheaton, of Scranton.
Mrs. George Blake, OF Second street,
is quite i'll of grip.
Curt Rolls, of South Main street, a
driver in the Delaware and Hudson COL
liery, was squeezed between mine cars
Saturday and quite painfully injured.
Willie Friend. Of Scranton, was a
visitor here yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

store. now under the management of
Mr.. Foster.
The funeral of Mrs. Wheelock, widow
OF the late Fred. Wheelock, took place
at the Baptist church last Thursday.
Miss Carrie Green is spending a few
days with friends at Starkville.
Mr. and Mrs. Amzi Harmon have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
receiving the congratulations of their
many friends.
Next Tuesday evening, Jan. 81, there
will be a special meeting of Paulowna
lodge, Daughters of Rebekah. All
members of the degree staff are re-
quested to be present at o'clock.
Miss Bertha Knapp, of the Moses
Taylor hospital, has been spending this
week with her parents on Main street,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

new, 5l7sa42c. Ooats-Firm; No. 2 white
clipped, 36a36lac.; No. 3 white do, 35a
35lac.; No. mixed, do, 34l2a35c. Butter
Steady; fancy western creamery, l9c. !;
do. prints, 2Oc. Eggs-Unchonged; fresh
nearby, l9c.; do. western, 19c.; do. south
western, 1Sc.: do. southern, tic. Cheese
Firm. Refined Sugars-Unchanged Cot
ton-Steady. Tallow--Firm; city prime
in hogsheads, 4c. country, In barrels,
4hc.; dark, do, Sac; cakes, 4%c.; grease,
2Aa3Ac. Live Poultry-Steady; fowls. ga
l0c.; old roosters, 6l9a7c.; spring chick
geese, Sa9c. Dressed Poultry-Unchangcd
fowls choice 10c. do. fair to good, 9a912c
old roosters. 612a7c.; spring chickens,
9a1Oc.; turkeys, choice to fancy, Halle
do. fair to good. 9a10c: ducks, Sa9c. Re
Ceipts-Fiour, 2 800 barrels and 1000 sacks
wheat. l26,000 bushels: corn, lSS,OOO bush
els; oats. 5000 bushels. shipments
Wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, 100000 bush
els; oats, 1000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

You are perhaps aware that pneu-
mOnia always results from cold or
from an attack of la grippe. During
the epidemic of la grippe few years
ago when so many cases resulted in
pneumonia, it was observed that the
attack was never followed by that di-
sease when Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy was used. 1t cOunteracts any ten
dency of a cold or la grippe to re-
suit in that dangerous disease. 1t IS
tn best remedy in the world for bad
colds and la grippe, Every bottle war
ranted. For sale by ali druggists.
Matthews Bros, wholesale and retail
agents. ."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Prices of cattle un-
changed; fancy cattle, S6a63O; choice
steers, $j.G0aj,95; medium steers, $5a5. 20 /;
beef steers SS.90a490; bulls, S2. 70a4 20; cows
and heifers, $3.9Oa4; western fed steers
81. lca5S7; Texas steers, S3.75a5; calves,
80 5Oa7. Hogs-Advanced &C.. fair TO
choice, ST. S2l2ai; packer lots, $3.G5a3. so;
mixed, S3G5a3S712; butchers, $3,65a3. q5 ;
lights, S3,G0a3. 49, pigs, S335a3G0. Sheep
Active prices ruling unchanged; inferior
to prime sheep, S2a430; yearlings S4l0a
4.55; EXPORT heavy sheep, 81. l0a4 20 (:
lambs S3 75a5 Receipts-Cattle, 200 head
hogs, 1900 head; sheep, 1000 head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
E. w. REYNOLDS INJURED.

4. w. Reynolds, of thefirm of Rob-
erts & Reynolds, news dealers, met
with a painful accident yesterday
morning at o'clock. He was on a
wagon in charge of the Sunday papers
being brought down from the Union
station AS the vehicle turned from
Salem avenue into Main street it
slowed and struck the street car track
throwing Mr. Reynolds forcibly to the
Icy pavement. He sustained an abra-
sion of the left cheek and an injury
which caused a lump as large as Il
hens egg over the left temple
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
WATER COMPANY MEETING.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Rock Cliff Water company was held
Saturday morning in the Miners and
Mechanics bank building, and the old
board of directors We're reelected. They
are Messrs. w. \. May, of Scranton;
Thomas Levison, e. NJ. Peck, r. IL.
Paterson. William Bowers and l.. A,
Patterson. of this city. w. A. May
was elected president and l.. a. Pater-
son secretary and treasurer The year
has been a very prosperous one for the
company as they are able to declare a
dividend of per cent on all stock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

East Liberty, Pa. Jan. 2S.-Cattle-
Steady; prime, $5.25a5.4O; common, 81. 2ja
$50. Hogs-Steady; prime heavy, A.02l2a
4.05; best mediums $4a40212; best York
pigs. $3.75a3.sO; skips, S2a3.25; roughs. 81. sc
a3.50. Sheep-Steady and unchanged
choice lambs, $5a5.10; common to good
$350a4.90; veal calves, S6.t0a750.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
MRS. BROCK BURIED.

Mrs. Eliza Brock, who died at her
home on Archibald street, of grip at
the age of - years, was buried In
Brookside cemetery yesterday after
noon. The funeral services We're con-
ducted by Rev. G.. a. Place, Phi. D.,
At the Methodist church. Deceased
leaves a husband, one son and three
daughters. The last named are Mrs,
John Estabrook, of this city, and Mes
DANES Brandow and Lewis. of Fusque-
hanna,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, Jan. 2S.--Thc market was
quite irregular today. The opening was
strong in spite of the irregularity IN tho
London market, because in part OF the
absence of disquieting Philippine advices,
which APPARENTLY had been expected ny
the traders, who started covering short
contracts. Presently there was re-
newed attack on values on predictions Of
an unfavorG BILE bank statement, but tho
statement proved favorable. This was
the signal for the repurchase of stock sold
earlier which gave strong tone to the
closing. Total sales of stocks today were
J61, 500 shares.
Quotations furnished by LABAR G.
FULLER, stock, grain and cotton brok-
ers, rooms 2O9 and 2l0, Board Of Trade
bnilliup GpV1 ntop De
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

were among the Carbondallans who
spent Saturday evening In Scranton.
All the railroads in this vicinity are
doing a brisk business and next pay
will be n big one.
Councilman @. u. Van Gorder is con-
Vaioanant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
LOST A HAND.

Delaware and Hudson trainman
Frank Mennig, of New Cemetery
street, this city, had his right hand
crushed while coupling cars near May
Held Saturday morning. He was placed
m the Carbondale hospital, where DR..
!. A. Kelly and DR.. d. l.. Bailey am
putated the member,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Buffalo Live Stock Market.

East Buffalo, Jan. 2S.-Cattle-Steady.
Hogs-FaiTly active and firm; good to
choice Workers and light mediums, S39Oa
roughs, S3.2ja3.50 pigs, fair to choice,
49, SOa3Sj. Sheep-Fairly active; lambs,
choice to extra, $5a5.lO; culls and com
mon, S3,25ai,65 sheep, choice To selected
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
FACToRYVILLE.

Mr.. Fred. l.. Foster VIII retire from
the store the first Of the month and go
on the road as travelling salesman.
Mr.. Frank Bailey, of Waverly is me-
sotiating with c. Matthewson for the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

New York, Jan. 2S.-Beeves-Feelng
steady, cables firm. Calves--Vea1s, firm
slow; sheep, fair to good. silOai.25. Hogs
Nominally firm at S4.10ai25.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.--Wheat-Firm and
Ac higher; contract grade, January, s0a
S0Ac Corn-Firm and sc, higher; No. 2
mixed, January, old, a2Esa43c.; January,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Oil Market.

Oil City, Pa, Jan. 2S.--Credt balances
sll6; certificate market no bids or offers
runs, 3S.964 barrels; shipments, 64,749 bar
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East Liberty Cattle Market

wethers. $i.35a45Oj culls and common
& 50a39O.
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FINANCIAL.
LaBAR g. FULLER
9RON Err 8.

5NON EFS.
Oldest Established House In the City.
Dealers In STOCKS. COTTON, GRAIN and
PROVISIONS ON margin o. Tor delivery.
OFFICE: Rooms 400 and aIo Board OF Trade
Bullding, scranton, Pa.
l.. q. LA BAR, /. Il. FULLER
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Excuse for Exhibition.


Small wonder that my lady has
A little mouse for pet,
For. 'pon my word. her ankles are
The very trimmest yet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
sTEwEp MUSHROOMS.

For this purpose the small button
mushrooms are best. Wash them clean,
peel off the skin and cut off the stalks.
Put the trimmings into small sauce
pan with just enough water to keep them
from burning, and covering closely, let
them stew a quarter OF an hour. Then
strain the liquor, and having put the
mushrooms into clean sauce pan Gone
lined with porcelain Is besD, add the
liquid to them with little nutmeg
pepper and salt, and q, piece of butter
rolled in -four. Stew them fifteen min
utes, and Just before taking them up
stir in little rich cream, or milk with
the yolk of an egg beaten in. Serve hot
While cooking keep covered as closely
as possible, shaking often to keep from
sticking. If the taste of the mushroom
only, is desired, after peeling and clean
ing them, put them into stew pan with {
little salt and no water. Set them OF
the stove where they will stew slowl,
until tender (keep covered), adding t.
them but little butter rolled in flour
or else a little cream
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
Mills UITHOUT HITTING.

the Lyddite shell Used by the British
Forces In sonth Africa.
Montreal Herald.
What Is lyddite? The high explosive
thus called, from the name of the small
Kentish town and gunnery center,
where the experiments with 1t were
made, is nothing less than picric acid
brought into a dense state by fusion.
Picric acid is bright yellow sub.
stance, freely used in peaceful indus
tries for dveine purposes. II is OBJ
tanned by the action Of nitrate acid on
phenoi or carbolic acid. 1t runs very
violently, nd.owing to the tremendous
blast produced by the explosion, me
destructive effect Of bursting shell
filled with it is some eleven times
greater than that of shell filled with
powder. 49,
Common shells of forged steel filled
with lyddite, are used with q and W.
inch breech loading gins, and with how
tiers also with 4 to 6-inch quick hiring
guns. Now, we have none of the tirst.
mentioned for land service proper. guns
OF precision up at the front; neither q
have we yet despatched any of our nelo
howitzer batteries. Therefore, tho
lyddite shells, OF which Joubert COM
plains, must have been fired from the
4 to 6.inch quick-firing guns which the
naval brigade SO OPPORTUNITY brought
with them. In fact, the lighting
around Ladysmith on Monday, October
3Oth, mist have witnessed the Beers
first introduction to lyddite, for me
common shell fred by our field bat
tories and, up till then, the eneny,
had not bad TO face any other KIND o. o.
gun--are rot charged with it, but win
powder. .,h
All lyddite shells are equipped WIN
percussion nose fuses only; hence thcir
explosion takes place on impact IN lhe
following fashion The percussion iuso
ignites the bursting oXploder, which,
in turn, ignites the bursting charge 0,
lyadito. the defamation of the fuse anu
OF tho two explosives inside W.
sholl being instantaneous. Inc pior!c
powder explotier, we should add =
insel ted ia IL recess left in the lyddite
for that purpose. Lyddite shell Is ~
some extent less barharous than shfap'
mel exploded by powder, for, though
widespread, its death dealing ellec ,o
are duo more to air conclusion than "
the wounding effects OF the flying ifas
ments. In other words, in the case u,
a lyddite shell bursting in eroup u
men, tho greater number will be Ri' a..
not by Pieces of the shell, but Dy "'
blow of the suddenly compressed ar
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
"A Youthful Traveller.

Willie Arthur, aged 8 years. whose
home is with Farmer James jones of
Glendale, left the latter place last week
for Philadelphia, to visit his mother
at No. 250s Mole street. Farmer Jones
sent letter to the mother of the lad
at the time he placed the boy Oh the
train. The result was that the letter
and boy arrived at the station in Phila-
delphia at the same time and the letter
was not delivered until several hours
later. The boy was taken in charge by
an officer. He was taken to the station
house aud there remained over night.
He is manly little fellow and did not
whimper. Tho letter was received by
the mother and she started out in
search OF her son. Finally he was
located at the station and the meeting
was joyful.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28

1t was little Christmas tree, with candles
all aglow,
And golden balls and silver stars, bright
and shining row.
The children danced around it, and c!apped
their hands with glee;
And not child was happier than the little
Christmas tree.
But next week, stripped of all its gifts and
cast into the yard,
1t mnrmured with a lite sigh: Now,
surely this is hard!
! To give delight for but that night
And then to be forgot,
Would seem to BIZ for any tree
most unhappy lot -
Rnt Ned and Ted and little Fred soon spied
il where il lay. j.
"Hnrrahn,, they cried, "A mast A mast /
Vel! sail and sail away,
And far across the Arctic seas
Our,gallant ship shall 20
10 md the seals and polar bears
And jolly Esqnmaux.
A plank their ship, sheet their sail the
happy tree their mast,
These bold explorers iorthward turned. and
sailed away so fast
That soon DER unknown lands there waved
The banner of the free.
The staff that proudly bore it
Was the little Christmas tree.
What afterward beiell 1t would take me
long to tell:
1t once, became a fairy wood, where elves
and dryads dwell
AND once prancing coalblack steed,
With noble knight astride;
And once dark and gloomy cave
Where bears and lions hide.
But when, one day, there wandered by A
:, ragged, shiyering boy,
lie saw the little Christmas tree and dracced
it home with joy. oes>'
A merry blaze he kindled,
with its welcome warmth and shine.
And the cold, bare room was fragrant
With the odor OF the pine.
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