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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
CLAIM BURIED TREASURE.
Three New Workers Dig for a For
tune In Ohio Ground-Enorts
So Far Futile, @

Several years past at times on the
territory about ten miles northeast of
Upper sandusky, O., on the Dunlap
farm especially, there has been an in
tense gold excitement and much pros
pecting has been done. Now comes
the story that three New Workers have
been digging at night under the direc-
ton of MIR. Hall. Tradition says gold
was buried on the farm years a go and
investigation now proves that this is
not unfounded. 1t is stated by one
who is on the inside that upwards of
$1,000 has already been taken and the
'prospeetors have much confidence in
being a bic to locate the $50 900 reported
buried. -'.t.
1t is related that many years ago,
when this was wilderness infested
with the red men, five men left New
York state with $4,000, expecting to
invest that amount in land. One night.
wher' they were encamped near a spring
on what is now the Dunlap farm, three
were massacred by the savages; the
others being captured. The captives
Immediately wrote to their relatives
describing as near as possible where
their money was located. Many efforts
have been made to find the. spot, but
until now the efforts proved futile.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
PEACOCK FEATHER BOOM.
Sale Of the the 'Tiddler'' Means Much to
London Trade - Many
Made Rich.

The peacock fea ther has become
conspicuous feature in our national
rejoicings, says the Lond on Mail.
It's introduction has brought about
a revival Of trade in the commodity
which has filled Mincing Lane with
gladness and proved windfall to thou
sands Of London's poor.
For purposes Of jubilation the .eye"
feather Of the peacock has been re-.
@.christened fiddler" and sold in mil
lions to a Joyous public. Before the.
war the trade sin' peacock's feathers
was in a comatose conditi ion. Huge
stocks were on hand, and the promise
Of clearance eemed distantly re-
mote. III s. .8 $s
Then some brilliant opport unist saw.
in the. feather the very article for,
which an exuberant public Nigh t be
taught to yearn. In the early DAYS Of
our successes in Sonth b Africa thess.tid-
sdler,' in the hands of the boisterous
youth, instantly jumped into popular
5ity, and while il. added to the harm.
less gayety Of q nation, its ready sale.
enriched all who had foreseen the
boom. 35s$
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
sPARRows PURSUE 1 CAT.
How . Tabby Lost Her Life b. In
Aulgino Her MaraudAnE
p Dispositions. 4 &A5f@ 81

The ivy which climba the north wall
OF the United Congregational church
in Newport, r. l., furnishes retreat
for thousands of sparrows. "A cat had
noticed the birds, and no doubt con-
~ceived the unreasonable idea that here
she might possibly find nest with a
toothsome young bird in it. So pussy
climbed the ivy and reached a point
where she had seen one of the birds
disappear amid the thick leaves.
Stretching ont its paws where it sup
posed a nest would he a loud chattering
ensmed and a myriad of sparrows dart
ed out and attacked the cat with fury.
1t was indeed vicious onslaught.
They pecked and Clustered and flut-
tered at great rate and the cat was
bewrldered. To tree itself from the
assault the cat spit and fought and
howled, but it was Of no use, the birds
kept at it until their enemy fell to
the ground. This did not stop the com
bat of the birds. They kept peck,np
away until they we're tired. The cat
did not move and occasionally a spar
row would drop to the ground safe
distance from it's enemy, asif to see
If it was dead. Some little time after.
ward a witness of this strange strup.
gle went en- to the spot and found that the
cat was dead. It's eyes had been lit
s'-fly dug out and it's head was mass
OF bleeding wounds. { 4#4l 4=f =, +.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
Orientals as Soldiers.

No European nation has succeeded in
holding or controlling tropical posses
slons without the aid of native troops.
Moreover, these can be maintained at a
much smaller cost than white soldiers.
not to speak of the great expense Of
transportation. Two-thirds of the
Dutch army in Java is composed Of
native troops; Spain, before the insur-
rection, had over $4,000 natives doing
military service in the Philippines; and
England's success in converting the
Egyptian fellahs into good soldiers is
another example of how apparently
poor material can be utilized. @
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
THE DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION
He Wasn't Needed But Once. and
Was Too Busy to Bother
3. 80 Then. III { IS e i II. T..

When I went abroad this spring"
said the young man who was being
dlned because he had just come home
from the exposition. says the New York
Sun, II was so i'll that my mother said
could not 60 without our doctor.
"On the way across, somehow. all
my illness got blown overheard and /
felt as if had left my self in New York
and was new man I'd have to get &C
quainted with. But all the time there
was: the doctor in our party. He was
having good time and taxing his own
medicines; every once in awhile he
would take a pill from one waistcoat
POCKET and take. it, then after meal
he .---ould draw a powder from another
pocket and wash that down.
rhe day we reached Amsterdam
how.ver, like fash I found my old
self had left in New York. / felt iii
and couldn't breathe. I went to the
doctor in haste.
{. I :" 'pctor,' said, 4 feel queerly: i
cans get long breath, all can do
/" Then take two short ones said he
and laughed and got better right
there. II Il s5 ~ 81, s5E 2asz.
"And that was the only time my
physician prescribed for me from dock
to dock, over and back. . ...
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
A Chance for Argument.

Even if a policeman had seen the
controversy under the frowning dome
Of the police court, he would, if he
had any sense Of humor, have excused
the belligerents. One Of them, in tat
tered raiment, was squared off like a
full-rigged ship. His opponent was
automatically hugging a corner and
waiting for chance to land when the
other man had his dukes down.
$50" said the first man, you've bin
in de house Nv kreckshun more times
n I have, eh?' Is.
'1 coit'nly hev,'' was the reply.
How many15?" ....
ssNun w yer bizness." #..
',Tain't, Ell? Well, you state er
propersishun an den ye funk. Now,
ye've got ter prove iitt-see?''
Then they assumed the offensive
and defensive.
Ode rekordsll prove IT. IT z said the
first man, trump hantly Les insult
de rekords. Z
The other man did not seem in
sclined to take any chances, and the
pair again assumed q sparring atti-
.tude. But, sanguinary as they APP
peared, nothing came oft. The care
takerof the lawn, who had been a quiet
observer Of the scene, accide ntally al
lowed his hose to be diverted their
way, in their scramble for d dry spot
they seemed to forget all their differ
ences. Detroit Free Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
Old Deeds Not TAXABLE

The treasury department. at WASH
lngton has ruled that deeds of convey
ance, mortgages and assignments Of
mortgages executed and delivered
prior to July l, 1898, and not presented
for record until subsequent to that
time are not taxable. Persons who
record such papers now will not be
obliged to affix stamps. unless the pa
pers were executed since June so, 1898.
There was war tax from September
4, 1862, until October |, 1872, and pa
pers executed within that period must
be stamped when recorded.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27
TRICKS PLAYED WITH JEWELS


There are tricks in all trad es, and the
tricks Of the jewelersa are some times so
adroit as to deceive the most expert
who are uni familiar with them. j Large
rubies can now be made out Of small
that would, when cut, take in even an
expert lapidary if he trusted. to his eye
only. He must examine witha micro
scope to detect the vamped- up stone
Some bubbles in it are then visible,
that is. all. The double refraction. tn at
depth of color which is a caress to the
eye, and the hard ness are there. The
yamped-up ruby is prod uced by melt
ing the small rubies into one. Aclever
device Of jewelers. who go in for cheap
nessIor cheating-is to set a rose dia-
mond on%a found alton Of paste. The
gold setting hides the joint. .555
The first applica ton on a large scale
Of this trick took place. not long ago
at Brussels. A man entered a jewelers.
shop, and, saying he had lost at rou-
$lette and needed money, at. once Of
fered for sale his wife's necklace. The
price he asked was only half the APP
parent value. The jeweler examined
it, found the wide refraction Of the dia-
mond which is the cause Of those bril-
liant fireworks, but still was misnrust-
full. .
AS you are 50 hard up" he said, st
cant do anything. Ny condition for a
transaction is this shat you leave this
necklace with me for two days. This
was agreed to. He took the first ex-
press to Paris and showed the necklace
to some experts. They took part of it
to pieces and discovered the fraud. 1T
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 80
O.. IN and Is, 2 90, 6 so and z 55 p. M.
Open at 8 90 3. m, - 90 m.snd 30 p.
N. On Sundays Northern mails close Of 80
p. m, ind 30 p.m m.
Sontbern mails via Charlottesville, close
ut z 80 and 10 55 q. m. and 2 46 and
= 90 y, n Open at 8 90 q. m. and 80
and 4:30 p. N.
Southern mails, Wis Richmond, close 81
II 80 3. m. and 2 90 and SO p. m. Open
at 3 3. n. and and 4 p. N.
Manassas Division mails close ut 7 80 @. m.
and 40 p. m. Open at 1 p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close Al
z % a. m. and p. m. Open at 100 q. m,
and BOP. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio nails close nj 2 AZ
.. m. and 55 p. m. Open at 8 90 a. m. and
A.30 p. m.
Washington mails close at 2 80 and IL As
a, m, and 1 10, 2 so, so and z So o. m.
Open at 90 3. m, Ia 90 m. and 3 90 and
4 80 m.
once Houn-Opsn at 8 90 q. m. Close al
9 90 p. m
Sunday Hours-Opsn at 90 a. m. Closs
ct 8 80 q. m.
Oarriers' Schedule Collection made on
nside routes-6 80 and 10 90 q. m. and
3 90 end 80 p. m. Full route-6 30 a. M
and 5 30 p. m. Sunday collection s 90 p.
m. Carriers window open Sunday 8 90 8. m
and close 8 80 a. M.
Dali cries made g 90 q. m, 1 90 p, m, and
4 1bI N.
All rail should be in Office ten minutes
nafoss ksur indicstsd for cloSing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
LEGAL NOTICES.
VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the

VIIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the
v Corporation Court Of the city OF Alexan'
dris, on the 18th day OF December, 1900.
NJ. B. Harlow guardian, &c, vs. Harvey
Grant, Esrle Grant, Thomas Grant, Winfield
Grant, Charles Dean, Isasc Dean, alexander
Dean, Addison Dean, William Dean and Anna
SchlichtiDg. In chancery.
Memo: The object Of this suit is to obtain
a decree for the sale OF a tenement and lot OF
ground in the city Of Alexandra, w., situated
at the southeast intersection of Columbus
and Wythe Streets of which Hairy Grant
died siesed and possessed, and the investment
of the proceeds OF sale under the order OF the
court for the benefit of the parties entitled
thereto.
1t appearing by an sffidsvit filed in this cause
that the defendants, Thomas Grant and Win
field Grant, are non-Iesidents of this State, 1t
is ordered that said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after due publication OF
this order and do what is necessary to protect
their interests in this suit and that copy OF
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alex
andria Gazette, a newspaper published In the
city of Alexandria, Va, once week for four
successive weeks, and posted at tie 'front.'
door Of the Court House of this city.
A copy-Teste:
JOHN 8. BEACH, CleIk.
By NEWELL s. GREEKAwAY, II.
Albert Stuart, p. q. dec1S w4~tu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
Christmas Holiday Rates.

On account of the Christmas holidays the
Southern Railway will sell tickets from points
on its lines to ell points south of the Ohio
AND Potomsc and east of the Mississippi nv.
els on the basis of ono and one-third fret
clase limited fares for the round trip. Tickets
to be sold December %, %. "a, 20 and 81,
1900, and January 1, 1901 final limit jan
nary 4. 1901. To students and teachers Of
schools and colleges, upon presentation Of
certificates, properly signed by president or
principal of such Institutions, tickets will be
sold December 10 to 81, inclusive, between
same points, with final limit January 6, 1901.
For further information as to rates. SEIZED
ules, sleeping car service. etc., apply to near
est Southern Railway agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY.
In Effect November 1, 1900.
LIZA
roR WASHINGTON.


Leave Alexandria, corner King and Royal
streets, also stops at King snd Washington,
and King and Payne streets, week day..
7 56, 8 20 (express), 8 30, 100, 8 80
10 90. 1875, II O4, II 42 a. m. lex
pressj, 1915, 124 (express), l 90. 26,
| As (expreas), 2 10, 2 AZ (exP!ess)' 800
3 80, 3 As (expresS), A 10, SO (exPress),
4 90, . 81 (express), 49, 10 6O5, E 80
= s1 IN sys 90, s 8 10, 9 co. 45, 10 25
10 As, II 10, IL 40 a. m, IL Is, II As,
115, / 45, 2 10, 2 as, 8 10, 3 As, IS,
4 40, 3 10, As, 10, & As, Z Is, z 40,
8 10, 49,, 0 80, 10 10 and IL 10 p. m.
Leave Alexandria for Four Mile Bun, Tin
addition 10 local trains for Washington week
days, at IL SO p. N. and - SO a. IL. Sun
days, II 81 p. IN. and u 20 a. m.
FOB ALEXANDRIA.
Leave Washington, from the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and 13ls street, week
days, & 80, 04, 7 30. 8 90, & So, 8 SO,
8 20. 10 90, IL 90, IL 80 a. In. IL 05 lex.
press), - 20, IL 40, 05 (express), j %,
2 90, 80, 80 texpresS). $50, 3 so, 4 Is
(express), 4.35, so, 9 10, 8 "a ,express),
5 40, Oh, 30, 7 06, 80, 8 90, 40,
. 50, 10 10, II 20 and IL 90 D. m.
Sundays 45, 90, 8 AS, ~ 80, II 90,
IL 80 a. M, - 90 noon, IL 30, CO.,
l 80, 90. 2 80, co, 3 30, I 90, A 80,
5 co, 30, 6 90, 6 80, 7 90, 7 80, 800,
8 As, 8 30, 10 Is, Ii 20 and IL s. p. m.
Leave Four Mile Bun lin addition to local
trains from Wssbington) week days 30,
6 OF, 80 and z 90 a. III. sundays 6 Az
a. IN.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, at 90, z OF, s 80, 10 80, IL 80
a. N ID 30, 30, 2 80, 3 ~, A 43, 8 oil,
7 80, and 10 OF p. m.
Sundays-7 OF, 8 81 a. NJ, II 80, 2 80,
30. 80, and 10 OF p. NJ.
Leave Mount Vernon, week days, at 6 A
7 &C, 8 %, IL 16 a. NJ. u 20, 1 20, 2 90.
g 30. A 10, 8 30, 8 40, 8 55, and 10 40
Sundays 40, 1915 8. NJ, 1 10, 3 10,
8 30, 8 SO, and 10 40p.m.
FOR RossLYN.
Loavo Alexandria for Rosslyn, week days
55, 6 %, 6 90, 72O, Sc, 8 80, 900,
10 90, 10 35 a. NJ, IL 15, IL 46, 1 as,
2 46, 3 as, 90, 81, 46, q O5 7 90
ana 8 90 p. Ii.
suLdays-8 10. 8 90, 8 As, 10 As. IL as.
"a. M, ~ As, L 40, 2 45, 3 As. 4 40, 45,
6 40, and 7 AS p. IN.
Leave Rosslyn for Alexandria, week days,
6 %, 7 co, z 80 7 So, 8 81, 8 06. 10 O1,
10 SO, and Ii 46 q. H., II 40, 1 81, 81,
3 II, 4 %, 5 30, 6 20, 6 q, TOP, Z SO
and SO P. M.
sundays-9 So, 8 AZ, 10 % and / 81 a.
M, II II, I 81, 2 81, ~, 4 II, 81,
q II, Z 81 and 81 p. M.
Baggage checked and carried on the fol.
lowing trains from Alexandra for Washing.
ton week days, 8 30 and 10 30 a. m, 26
3 90 and % p m.
Sundsys-s 10 a. m. and 6 15 p. m.
Parcels carried.
Freight carried daily, morning and oven.
ing, in each direction. No freight accepted
unless delivered at the station at least 80
minutes before the departure OF the freight
trains.
g. e. ABBOT, ]. CoLvIN,
President. superintendent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24

ARLINGTON & FALLS CHURCH LINE.
Cars leave Rosslyn for Alexandria county
courthouse and Falls Church at 6 %, 6 90,
7 20, 8 80, 8 80 10 80 and IL 80 q. M,
II 30, 1 30 2 80, B 80, 4 10, 4 80. 6 90,
8 80, 600, 6 80, Z 90, 8 90, 8 90, 10 CO.
ii 60 and II 90 p. m.
For Arlington, Columbia and Nauck at
8 20. $50, z 20, z so, 8 as, 8 As, 10 AS,
and IL 45 a. NJ, II 40, 40, 40, As,
4 40, 3 40, g 45, z As. 8 40, 40, 10 40
and IL 90 p. N. feb5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
RAILROADS.
Sout b ern Railway.
scheduIe in effect November 25, 1900.

Schedule IN eject november zos lSOo.
Trains leave Alexandria:
1923 A. M.-Deily-Locai for Harrison
burg and for Charlotte and way stations.
II 30 A. M.-Daily-U. s. Fast Mail.
Sleeping cars to New Orleans, Columbis, ss-
vannah and Jacksonville, uniting at Salisbury
with sleeper for Ashvlle, Chattanooga and
Memphis, and at Danvile with sleeper for
Birmingham. Solid train Washington to
New Orleans, Dining Car service.
11:57 A. M.-Dsily-LOcal for Chsrlottes-
vile.
4:23 p. M.-Week Days-Local for Front
Royal Strasburg and Harrisonburg.
4;52 p. M.-Daily--Local for ChaIlottes-
vile
1876 P. M.-Daily-- New York and Flori-
ds cypress. Sleeping cars to Augusta, With
connections for Aiken and Cbsreston, and TO
Savannah, Jacksonville and Port Tampa.
Through cars to Jacksonville. Dining car
service,
1915 P. NJ Daily-Washingto and
Chattanooga Limited (vis Lyncbburg). Sleep
ing cars to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga,
Memphis and New Orleans. Through coach
TO Memphis Dining ear service.
11:06 p. M.-Daily-Wsshingt and
Southwestern Limited. Sleeping cars 10
hSnVllc, huOANlllt, NudtthuVOeh snu Ndon-
vile, and to Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham.
Memphis, Montgomery Mobile and New Or.
leans. Dining car service Sunset Route.
Tourist sleeper Washington to San Francisco
Mondays, We inesdsys and Fridays.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave Alexandria 9:06 q. m.
dslly; 4:40 p. u. week days; 6:33 p. m.
Sundays only for B.uemont 6:33 p. No., Satur.
days only for Leesburg; 6:33 p m. week days
for HeIndon. Returning, arrive at Alexan-
dria 8: z a. m. daily; 2:37 p. u. week days
from BluemOnt; 7:62 p. m. Sundays only
from Bluemont.
Through trains from The South arrive at
AlexandIl, C.17 a. NJ, 7:15 a. m. and 1:55 p
no., and $50 =. Il. daily. From Harrison
burg, Ills q. m. week GAYS and 500 p. m.
daily. From Charlottesville S.U5 a. m. and
800 p. IN. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull.
man reservation, ETC., Spply to A. q. MOSS,
ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
FRANK S. CANNON, Bird V. p. q q. NJ.
J. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent,
L. g. BRCWN, General Agent Washing
ton, ID. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
AIssamasia @sasttf.
MONDAY EVENING. DEC. "a, 1900
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

IN
Twas the night before Christmas when all
through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even
mouse; ,
The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care,
In bopes that St. Nicholas soon would be
there;
The children were nestled all snug IN 'ne'r
beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced in their
heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and In my
cap, ,
Had lust settled our brains for long winters
nap
When out on the lawn there arose SUCH
clatter,
sprang from the bed to see what was the
matter.
Away to the window flew like iiash, -,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the
sash.
The moon ON the breast Of the new-fallen
snow
Gave the lustre of midday to objects
below,
When, what to ny wondering eyes should
But miniature sleigh, and eight tiny REM
deer,
With little old driver so lively ana
quick 49,,
| knew in moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his c0nrsers they
came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them
by name:
"Now, Dashor now, Dancer! now, Prancer
and Vixen!
On Comet on Cupid on Dunder and
Bitten
To the top of the porch to the top of the
Now, dash away dash away dash away
alp
As dry leaves that before tie wild hurricane
fly.
When they meet with an obstacle mount to
the sky,
So up to the housetOp the coursers they
flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas,
too,
And then, in twinkling, 1 heard on the
roof
The prsncing and paving Of each little
hOof
As l drew in my head, and was turning
around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to
his foot,
And his clothes were all furnished with ashes
and SCOT;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his
back,
And he looked like peddler just opening his
pack.
His eyes how they twinkled; his dimples-
how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like
cherryl
His dIoll little mouth was drawn up like
bow,
And the beard Of his chin was as white as the
snow
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his
teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like
wreath;
He had broad face and little round belly,
That shook when he laughed like bowl full
ofjelly.
de was chubby and plump, right jolly old
And laughed when l saw him, in spite of
myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know l had nothing to
dread;
He spoke not a word, bnt went straight to
his work.
And filled all the stockings then turned with
ajerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave
whistle,
And away they all flew like the down Of a
thistle,
But heard him exclaim, ere he drove out Of
sight,
Happy Christmas to all and TO all Good.
night"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
SOMETHING new FOR GIRLS& BOYS

During the past year st. Niche las Maya
zine, which hiss been for nearly thirty years
the leading children's monthly magazine OF
the world land low the only one), has intro
duced several new departments which have
been extremely attractive and have greatly
increased the circulation. One OF these is
MATURE AND SCIENCE"
The editor of mature and Science" gives
careful attention to every question asked by
his young readers. The department contains
interesting short articles, beautifully Illus
trated, telling OF four-!oOted animals, birds,
insects, water animals, plants and whatever
pertains to Nature.
'ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE"
is an organization of those who read the
magazine with )ut dues. and it offers prizes
each month for the best drawings, photo
graphs, poems stories, puzzles and puzzle an
swers.
No one who does not see :St. Nicholas"
can realize what an interesting magazine it
is. and how exquisitely it ia illustrated. OF
literature il contains the choicest, and in art
it has never been surpassed by any grown
folks periodical. The new volume begins
with November, 1900, and the subscription
price is So year.
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Union square. New York