Queens County Review 18971224

              QUEENS COUNTY REVIEW
Pabllabad drary FrliUir HornliiB at
FREEPOBT, QUEUIB OOnXTT, H. T
CHARLES   D.   SMITH,  Proprlator.
(^mm§  ^0t«ttt|  lletoietoe
mintiT.-B oopix:t4. £*ivx: clpttm.
A.   FAMIJ-T   NKWSI'.VI'EK   OK   I.Ot.VI.   A.Vlt   UEXERAI.   INTEI.I.UiENCR.
BODi IND JOB PRIKTINB
— 11»CCT«D la	
Altraciiie and Arlistic St;l6
AT   THB
BEVIEW OFFiCE bt Ptiiit Premi.
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tess;:   91.00   Ti'lSLT   IN   aOTASt.!
VOL. III.
FKEEPOKT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 189'
NO.  8.
#. I, KAKRAU. rresldeot.
Ar««rST IMMlO, Tlce-rrenlilent.
n. r. l.tnur, seeretary and Treaaurer
FREEPORT LAND COMPANY,
FREEPORT,   L. I. 	
¦ e^e«a«TCD in 1S93-^^^^^^...^Mk  ¦¦ C«ptT«L. $100 000
CHOICE   BUILDING  PLOTS,
size TO SUIT ri;BCaA8KRJ4. SITUATED OH tXlOBOafSttip AMID I'LEA.SANT SUIlBOUNmNOS
The Fantows Merrick Road for One-haK Mile Intersects the Property.
nllet. of nreoler New Tt'ork. with  IU W.iter STetom.
^1   ill       1        Departmenti Electric LlKhln. Kiiellenl .iSi hoola an'l fhlirr-'.iee, HooiI Kniuln. Hathlnir. Ilnnllni Pflnle«i.".iin<l It.; nn.xlmltr to llie ritlm. le the moet ileelrnbl.' vlllnKe fnr .'iul,iirI,Rn Hnniee rin Uinii lelnnd. k nviiem. ,»mi        ".V ;{'' ' ,,„,„ ,„ nnl, ruatnmere. If ilealred.     Kperlsl Inriurrmenla o/Tered to hityera nnlll IHOt,
For fortlter partV.'iiTar. nppU' In  J. J. KANDAI.I.. WM. ... MII.I.Kn. SMmi <'OX, niAH. L. ¦W'ALI.ACE,   fc.ertltivc taH. P. LIBBV. Wretnrr anrl 'Treneurcr, Orxuk Hai.i. Bmx.'K. .Mnln Mrvet, KKKtl-OBT, N. >.
VMANOIAb
THEFREEPORTBANK
CAPITAL, $30,090.
Main Street,   •   Freeport, L I.
tOHSJ. RANDAL!,. PrenldMit. OHAUNCEY T. BHBAOUE. ¦Vlc*-I>realtJent. WILLIAM S. HALL. Caahler.
BOARD or DIRBCTOR8.
/ohn J. Randall. CIianneeyT. Hnrnirne.
MpHh Cm. William (J. Miller.
WUUain B. Oolder. II. Weeli'V I'llie.
WalUm If. Cornwell, (lenrse Wallace,
ESTABLISHED   IN   IS6S.
W. C. VOSBURQH M'F'G CO.,
'LIMITED!
DeslKner5 and Makers of
^ELECTRIC    AND    GAS     FIXTURES--
I'OR PUBLIC BIILDINOS OR I'RIVATL- RE-SIDENCKS. FIRST-CLASS  GOODS  OF   EVERY   GRADE   AND   PRICE.
Wararoomt,  Cornar State and Smith Sta., BROOKLYN.
Take Allniil!,'Avr. i'nr fn.ni Flm iii^li Av>.  .'¦inlidi.   Oil ont ot Smilli St.
9a^tf!i>^223«^DW^<fetsSC^3fc^rfa«eS23SS5)!(S&g£Seai^
Charlea L. Wallare.
(;iile.i Pcllll. Harvey B. Hmllh. OciirKe M. Randall,
William 8. Hall.
ararr deparlinenl equal to thoee ol elthe.r Ihe
New VorVer llrookljn Hank. i>r Tniet Com¬ panlea, and erery af-comodntioii an far aa ll oonalatent with cnnaervalive nianaicemenn
Inlereat at the rate ol three |ier rent paid oa Itaae depoelta. three montha nr mnre.
nrafta Inniied on all paria of Ruropa.
poca a arneral bnnklnic linnineen
Anoounta   of   cori> aleclea, dr.. eolli'lted
^ntlre utlnfactlon ifiinranteed ' t win rerelve ji ally answered.
Bank of Rockviile Centre.
Tillac* An., BoekellU Ceatre, X. I.
'Wa do a Oenoral BankinK BiuicoM at Depoall and Diiir«niit.
Intercut Paid on 8pe<'iiil Doposil*.
Banking Honm—9 A. M. to 3 P. M Batordnjr, 9 A. H. to 13 H.
BOARD OP DIReCTORS.
Robsn A. Dnvlnun.        "niomae I). Knlaht, John Vlrernl. Hiram It. Smith,
Olentworthll.(.'omU«. WtwNy II. .Smith. Jamm W. Ilalllaiin.        Charliw I,. Wallare, Obarira W. Ilnyi'a. Ati»llii ("Jirnwell.
Bamuel F. I'lillllim.       Kramla K. Wllinin, Jnhn W. Ile.Moil, .hihn T. Ilavienn.
Oliver Unvlwm. • Kilnnnl T. Thurfton.
IlaiullUin W. I'l'arnali.
taMIJKL V.  IMIIM.II'f.  I'rrililelit.
THOMASU. NMUIIT. Vi.el'reelrtent.
IIIIIAM K. HMITH. Caahler.
South Shore Telephone Co.,
OF FREEPORT, N, Y.
NOW   IN   OPERATION WITH   40   CONNECTIONS. a   GREAT   PUBLIC   CONVENIENCE I -^.
Day and Night Service,
$15.00 Per Year.
AiIJulnInK vill.agfs will iirtilmlily lie ronncclctl mon witliool ejirii i horitc
H    P. LIBBY. Paia'T ano Cin'l Maaania. ceo: W. BCRGEN, Vicc-Paia.       WM. G. MILLER, Tacaa H    P  LIBBY, St
moFKaaioNAi.
$utdeonH)entfet|
MAIN STRCET,
FREEPORT, L. I.
orFicc hours:
9 A.M. to B P
Painless Dental Parlors,
Or. W. R. lONSENECKeR. Or. H. S. SKIDMORE.
S. f. Cor. lala ud Front Sts.,
HEMPSTBAD, L. I.
IVMna' altk ill lae^er* ip^iiiieee ler ¦•kill yilileii italti OMrttleet.
Wark oC ihe Tarjr beat.
rrleea loweat la nirlnltj.
Crtira tad itUtt ttttt • Speclilif.
DR. O. L. LUSK.
aMilb tMHoar far IIm Toara af Hemyataaa,
NOCKAWAV BCACH. N. T.
G. M. HEWLETT & CO.,
Mapes Celebrated Fertilizers.
LARGE   STOCK   ALWAY.S   ON    HAND.
THE ZEPHANIAH
BREED   WEEDER   AND   CULTIVATOR.
The most valnable farm tool no'w made. Its nao means fields clear of woods with- oot hand hoeing or hand treeding. Indispensable to all 'who once nsi'it. tioiid for circular illnstrating different stjiee and sieon of stilky and walking woedors.
Large Stock of Wood by the Cord, Sawed and 5plit. Dealers   in  Plows,  Cultivntors,   Mowing   MachineR,   Hay   llakes,   and
otber Agricultural Imptemente ; also. Baled Hay, Straw,
and All Kinds,of Feed.
Oate. Com, and Ryo Feod, of our own grinding, at S.lc. per boR, 100 lUs
G. M.HEWLETT & CO.,
Bay View Farm. MERRICK. L. I.
HENRY   P.   UBBY,
Real Estate.      '"^/::'lTr.''^-       Insurance,
Near Dapot,
T COMPANIES. LOANS HEOOTIATED
OPERA   HALL   BUILDING,
ESTATES  MANAGED.
FREEPORT. N. Y.
For Sale.
nar awl Rlraw. balad ar loo... at Mc. ta Hb •WL
Oont Wood at |l.a U |4 par eord.
PoUttMa tielleerad at lowaet Market arlea.
PoaUorall klaiia. Alee OkaMaet IUU. at i hartmia.
Oak aod Hlokorr PUak. aaaMaBaA, la aa* <•
Uttiat Wacew. aam Haraa a^ Oaw lOOMi. nAHDAlAt,
WILSUN r. TREOWCLL,
COl'NSEI,OR .\T I,AW,
iaa Benae.   atreet, Hrfwklfn, N. T.
Vaa Riper'a Hell, rrerpuri. [,. I., ErrnliiKe end Hatunlay*.
CLARCNCC a. T. SMITH
Attomay   and   Ceunaaler    at   Law,
VAH SOCKAWAT.
MTMY eueue. Queena rounly. N. V.
rRANCIS B. TAVLOR,
l,A\V VRK.
CORNBR MAIN  AND FUl.TON  .-ITV
nmmamtmd. I. I.
e. V. BALDWIN.
-g^BANJO  SOLOIST.*:-
CaRcatt Eacacements at Low RatcA
Addreaa, NtSPSTUD nr FREEPORT.
MY STOCK OP
Groceries, Dry GoiKls.CrorkiTy,
FEED, Eic, if treqnently renewed and alwaj-.s .'.¦csli
THE FINKHT (iIl.\llE IlK
Cbolce Ten, CoHeoi, Cinpcd Coodt tlid
Slipit Gioceiiet.
Frank P. Smith,
MAIN 8T.^ FREEPORT.
ni:iiiNKK)i f.«iiim.
WATKIN W. JONES & CO.,
OI.I> KKTAIII.Isliril
FREEPORT
fLOUI\ J{llD (tl{ISY jHliLLs,
ISAAC HDKSFALL, : Aftnt (or Thorlej't Cattle Food.
' Finest Grades o( Roller Process FIOQr.
j Whuloaoleand Ri<tiul Uoalor in
: Flour,   F\f<l,   and all Kintls of i     Orain, Oil Meal. Haled Ilay ami Straw.
I	
EXCKI^SIO Rl
Tki Oal| Ktlltbl. Ilaclcl en the South Side
W. II. PAnERSON, Freeporl.
win roDtinae to funiieh tlie iKMipl,' ,,f llie Stioth 8ldewltli the , b,ilc.,«t ml- ol
Beef, Veil, lottoo, Umb, Fruits
Peft, Ceritd teal, Vifetablai. le ,
and all al reaaonaliic iirli't4> r,,r i-.ih1, hankful f, eOQUnaeiioe t
GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
Strictly Pure Mllk,
BEST SANITARY  PRECAUTIONS,
Dellrerrtl In  Pn'i'parl nml vlrliiil) bj
A. R. SMITH.
J.  T,   POST  &  SON,
DEALERS    IN
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS, CLAHS, VEOETABLES, FRUITS, Ac, MAIN STREET, FREEPORT.
Niit Dooa  to ANDcaeoa'a   Miar MaaaiT
led Weflnsorance AS.oe,,: JJ—JJd Ms ,f IiiJi;;
ran ROCKAWAV, N.v.
C. S. RANDALL, Architact,
oaea enr Rraaklrn a'e.. and Mal««., epa
lUlleaad Depot. Freaport. U I.
Carpi
CHARLES L.  SEAMAN.
enter ^^" HuiKler,
rREEPONT,   L.  I.
Eatim-itew iltrrrfnlly ^Te«, I'.iulra. I^ l;itri>
6B0I6K a GILSOII u\m,
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
FREEPORT. L. I.
Barlac rerenll.v eoniililej Ihe HEVIFW
BCII.niNU  we ar,.   ;f,i«rrj   I., take
COBlrart. (,.r  Ural  riaaa  «nrk
CLSCNT A. BCDCLL. Auctioneer.
Faaaroar U I
aSSSaSt^AStxTj:^ ^'aaaal rreaetti
Hon. tli.is. n Kivtrs, of Jniuaii. riffV llf tht' I'. S Mistri, 1 r,art of Ala*kn. has sliikttl (nit rl.iiir,'' f,,f Ihis (.\iiiii«iiT in till- Sheep Crefch BaaiR "¦>'> Whale Bay bM"ir\oit of Ahtiikii.
NORm AMERICAN MINING ft DEVELOPING  COMPANY.
CAPITAL, $6,000,000.    SHARES   SI each Full. Paioaao Noa Asat<a>e.c
This Company Gives Poor Man a Chance as as the Rich.
Now is the Time
¦I'o lav.iea ;,.ur iTii.iiev. |l im ., iii bnv ..n of aliick ln>i-l l..i« l»l..r,our -l,"\ md In prlre. Not leee ll.ai, liv, •t,am< atill %V>- tiara tbe be«l lt.,,<ii n,,.:, in .tn., Ilireclofe la thia t . ii.i,v',\ Tinn-fne tn,,ner la aa ^afr wilh ii^ a- wtiii v„tir henil "m.»ne> liy l\iei t>(B, • .n!, r ,,r n t mall.and >iiu will rereivr «l.- ^ '.\ rvlur
Sorth Ameriean Miniiitt ail lievi CoaipeiiT. Juneae. Alaaka
Write Tor prpejKTtu* l<, i iie
NORIMJUIERICMI yiNING AMD DEVElOPtNG COMPANY.
I ss UNION S<irARE.
1        "^Y NEW YOBK. V
¦   ¦•   a^-*
the well
!
TritPMOttc.  107  GitCfNroi«T.
/f^yiTD^IA   f flillLE^,
Bnilders \ General Contractors,
16 Bctlford A\ciiii'.;,
BROOKLYN     N.  Y.
have fir miln at I kl:l'.l><)KT, I.. I. tht
m,iHi ,liwiralilf biiililiiic ),i,,ts ,,,i I/iuf lalaiiil. Nit'«ly i^riulivl stii-olji. witl W!it<>r iiiiunn. ,Vr. Aim, b,iii'<i<.i built b tajit 0 unu in Iinra
FREEPORT
Livery, Boar(liDg& Sales Stables
S. A. Williums,  Pmiirietor.
Furniture llovinpinml Trucking al
Ilcasonablo Ilati\s. HAY AND FEED.
WHOLESALE an J RETAIL
niirsi>; t'lipiitNl liy I'liwiT.
All tirdera Jlrrelve rroiiipt  .\llrnllon.
C. PEASELL,
FDRNITURE DEALER,
li.ts on linnil al 111,' ulil sLnnl,
Cor. Fulton and Church Streets, FREEPORT,   L. I.,
a lar^^' ami varicl s|,vk of
Furniture. Carpets. Heddin;^.
Mattinff. nil Clntfi,
l.iniileiini. Jve,,
Oiristmas
'.        AT
C. AV.eLockwood'Sj
Jewelry Store,
HEMPSTEAD, L ;, '
A lanre aaaortfiieatof .sirrUng Siirri)"v.'ovciI llll.     Aii  kIndKw.f Wat<-Ji«B.  UliiBn. I'halDii,
The wlinlinir imlnstrT, -nllieh is ,le- , THE CIFTSOF THE CHRISTMAS BELLS. (¦Iiniii(5 fast oiMiii;!! naturally, Ims re¬ ceivetl nnother harl lilow liy the many fatnliticn which tvwe linpponcil to tho ships ot thc lleet this yenr in Arctic waters.
rntriiitium ha.i ii.t ,linft,lvftntaRes. No thi.itliis prow in .Vustrnlia till a ScotKtuan planteil some seed ont of love for hia oM country. It was a very ; Dattiral Init fooliih ilcci, as now tho thistle hasiuiilliplicl iuto milli,.ins, ami gives a great ileal of tronhle.
iil^Ha
nirjia.aDil iithir Mu
It is
GOLDER'S DRUG : STORE
That Is reliable.
Itis
The Old 5tajid
T)iAt L-t Ili'.vl^uarliTs fur ivir>thini; io the ilruR Imu.
Itis
Jn.it Ihc pl.'u-t'Ity Inko j-oiir iirrsrrlii tli.iis 1,1 Iiavu-itliciii , .irt-fii'llv pri.' luiri-U.
Itis
WeU lo c;n TiMifijrthcr whrti you want to buy i)aimiBiriPiinplU'!<.
Itis
Reawinablc toicxpecf.tImt wc will ilo »I1 we t-Iulm. ^
Itis  
Dcst for iiff.pto to ho snli^nrd.
So  caII at
GOLDER'S DRUG : STORE,
FREEPORT,
n. E..COR. MAIN AND FULTON STS.
One tiling which both surprises nn,l exasperates the British troops who are oporaliiig in Tnilia is the tliscovei-y that Ihe hostile tribesmen aro thor¬ oughly ariueil with ni'iilcru rifles of Englisli maniifiictnre. It appears that tho English gunmukers nro su eager for business thnt Ihoy hnvo boon remly fo snpply arms t,i Ihe ciioraies of their own Guvernmeiil.
omcinl statistics of tho Is'iT wheat crop ill Knnsns plnco tho totnl yichl nt .''ll,1100.Ililll bushels, nml its vnlne at npwartl of 834,1100,000. Tho entira product of the Stato ill agriculture and live stock is ostimnted ntS2:tO,Oiin,Oi)0. .So it npponrs to the Now York Mail and Ejprt'ss, tlint "if there is any¬ thing nt all the mntter with KHnsa.s it must be a burdensomo cjcess of prosperity."
Scott!-s Remnant Store
Is now-prepared to iiffer to tho public
SOIVIE   BIG   BARGAINS
BUch ns wc bavo carried during
Iho  nine  years  wo   bavo
bei'ii in business.
Iu connection  with  our store wc
have oixincd a . BRANCH AT Ol'li
OLD  STAND,
ADJOININIHGOLDER'S DRUG STOFiE,
FOR THE HOLIDAY MONTHS.
Give us a cull anil procure some ol tho bargains.
C. E. CORNELL, UNDERTAKER,
HEMPSTEAD, L. L, N.Y.
OFFICE :
6 GREENWICH STREET.
R E S I D E NC E :
No. 20 WASHINGTON  STREET, j
TeltipllbBaN^II, M A HempaUail. |
Oeneral Yamnji, whu has just diod ill Japan, was known ns "the one-eyed demon." He was a typo of tho old Oriental tinrrior, tierce, cruel, venge¬ ful, fenrloas, and only happy in bnltle. He did not hold nu indepeiidcut com¬ mand in the late wnr, having beeu at¬ tached to the army of Field Marshal Couut Oyama, but ho had clinigo of the nssnulting columns nt I'ort Arthur, whore he mMed to his old repututiou for courage. General Yamnji wns a hater of foreign Innovations nnd wns in the ino^t Intense degree n ronction- ist.     Ifow liko hiiu nro left iu   Jiiiiau.
Th,' sllv,'r Ir.ist  it nn tho  imiio,
Tho uni'W Ie ,111 thli liiwii. Anl Bolhloho'.ns Htnr Iieglns t.iwnr.o
Awrtlnst tho rosy ilawii. A- Iriiin tho steeple swini:inR will)
Thoy .troet Iho kuWoii .Inv, Tho j„v,Mis hella of rhri.'tmK-ti.lo Ail,I this Is what llu'v snv. ¦Uh, Rrt-nt ami sninll,' In hut an,) hall. A morry I'hrlstmns lnynii uiu
"Fnir maiilon wilh thooh,','ks ncliw
V,.nrs  lio H   l,-,vor  tru,', llul willow ill Iho woo.l. „f v."
II.'W shall wo o„ml,irt v.,ii. Sn>'o that tn wish nlmvo iho .l,.n I
Tliosnnws mnv ll«htlv r,".i. Allll nightly in yonr ilroHm- lils luul Mnv lie up,in vnur I-roa.t? Hut Kroat ailli small, In liut   an,I hali. K niorry Christnias In y.^u nil 1
'T,, v,jD,lr\r pr-n-hor l,oni nnl nil
Tho I,|,.,slnK nttho l..,r,I- iiol snMior In Iho Mno i,ii,| ,,.,,1,1
Tn you n I,l,„„lioss >»'.,r,I: rnrglvenoss tn tit,' .,.uls n»trny
Tho lamlis with spotl-,! IIoaP,^ Tnnll thoolllo. Unto t" prnv T„nll tli.vnatinns pon-o; ' Aii.l irront nn.I  smnll. In hilt Bn,l hall, AmorrTrhristnin'i t,, ymi nil' '
-Milillll In intr.
OOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOC Q
THE NORTH UtXD'.S     § CHRISTM.V.S TOl'K. \
I oooooooooooi>aooooooooooooo
T   wan    III,,    bvl ill.mill     of    111,, yonr,    nml    tho Insl   hnlf of the Insl  innntli, the W?fll      vory busiest ind Vfe#j   most      perplcx- ^W     i'li'i   ns   well   ns '^P   tlio     must     in- torostiiig      nnd ViiiTi^idFl'^"^'*        delightful    time O®fo of tho yonr, be-
^ cnuse   it  brings
wilh   it  Uint  dny of  nil   dnys—Christ- inns,
The Cliristuins Imstlo and slir wero in full liilo nil nvor llto glolio, nml awny up ill his fnr iinrlhorii homo tlig olll .Nnrlli Wiud wns mnkiug rendy fof his nooomhor tour around llic world.
"liioss 1110'" ho blusteroil, glnuciiig at his calendar the sun —"the yonr is nliiiost ended and t'lirisliiins will bo hero in a fow dnys. 1 must hurry or I'll not got olV in time to liol|i Hniitn ("Inns Willi   his wtnk, nnd   ho   is   un.
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Dr. Edwnrd Everett Hnlo is having a rather unplonsnnt time of it Ikesc days owing to n ridiculous rejiort seut ont from Ilostnn lo the ell'ecl thnt ho ndvocntod tho stii,ly nf tho Iiulinn language in thc schools. The iloctor writes thnt nil he nskod of tho public school wns Hint Now England lioy.i should "know thc menning of the woi'ds Massachusetts, Connecticut, Shnwmiit,AViniiisimet and other \vor,is whicii come into their hical life as ouo ought to know why the Tnilerios wero so called if ho lived in Paris." Tho doctor nlso denies Hint ho reiientol the Lord's |irnye:' in linlinn. Ho nsed the two first wor,ls of lllo jirnyor to il¬ lustrate the f,iriiintioii of Iiolinn words, nud adds; "In fnct. tho two lir.st words of it nro nil Hint I know, ex- cojit the lunoii nt the oiul." lly the time Dr. Ilnlo's little tnik hml filtered through sevorni iionrces until it reacheil the newspapers it had become a loctnre in winch tho most extrnor,li¬ uary posilitui wns tnkon, whii'li sur- luised his ailmirers eveiywhore.
speeding on his   jomney, lin I renched the wnriii south laud, where   tho torrl- nsunlly im'sv this v,'a'r,"i understniiii, ! ''''' l'"''''''"" «l'"'t'o   liii,l   luoii Imldiii- iiiiil liooils lliy hrli'i " j ''"i" cnniivul f,ir   wot-ks, si'iziiii; upon
Xow it woliM hnvo snrprised some ","'"• "•'"""" "'"' '''"I'l'-ou nn.l Inying pooplo, who ciii.siiler the .N.ii'lli Wind j "'™ "I'^'" '"^^''^ "' ""^'"''''^'^ n'ld ,,niii, a ciilil. griilV, bnistoious old foll.nv, lo i ""'•'" '"""¦''' '''"^'"^ '''''^'''' 1"'";<'";< 1" henr hill, tnik of Inking pnrt iu the i "'" '"'"."'""f ""' ',""¦' R'-om nnd .-nr- Christmns festivities, nml iu tho role I "¦""¦ "'"' ""'"''' "" ^^'"''^ "'"' ^'''" "'"' of  helper   to   good   olil   Snntn   Cl:'"-   I '''•'""''
loo; but ho spoko ill a very mntteriif- fnct tone, nnd went 'on witll his pre- pnrnliiins for his jouriioy just ns IliiMigh a Christmas tnur nud lieliiing Sniitii CIniis woro tjiiite n mntter of course nnd the regular order of thing.'! with hiill.
"I'll hnvo to tnke some  pretty cuts arouuil diners nml make good time,
"Aim!" snid the old N'orlli Wm.l. ns lie snw tho Htnto of things, "Ihis is where I'm ueoded. I'll snnii put nn end lo this. A prolly Clirislnias thoy'd hnve hero ifthis wiiit on! '
.\ii.l giving his clonk n'l in ligiiaiit whirl, ho rushed over tlii land so lioroely ami determinedly Hint tho Fever'Spiictre, who hnl liositnlo.I ftii,l
h. pnll'od, hurrying n few mt.re suow- f"'"";.''"' i" '','' "','''';'', '':'-""':'V,'.'!' 'l' Ploutls iuto ti.e folils of l.is long clonk. ""¦ ''"* ""f "¦''""' " f''^' ^"'¦''' ," ''".'• which Hi.nt.^d   nwnv like   n long trnin    """' '''"l'i;'-"','''''''''''""''   "",    ".'"V"'
D. B. RAYNOR
has GREAT BAKOAINS In sample anil Job lots of	
Boots, ShoesSSIippeps.
Oil Qothing and Rubber Goods. HATS,    C«PS    AND    GENTS    FURNISHINGS
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ALEX. R. RHODES,
RJltlIl¦^,.¦^ia. FRSSFOKta lr I.
Contrary to the populnr opinion ono would make money b,y Imoking Inlior all the year nround, innintnins the Xew York Press. The follt.wing rigiires, fiu'iiished by thc llonvd of Trnde of Kiighiiiil, give prool of this. Thoy relnto to the yonr ending August 111, mill iiiiiy, thorcfoie, bo trusted to show the nctuni nnd present rehitious of the two greal parties. During the twelve months a total of SoO disputes were settled. In :15H the men cnrrio.l the dny; in '.Ti.'; the lunsters wero vic¬ torious, nuil in r.u the men were ]iar tially successful, which moans Hint some sort of compromise wns arranged, while thirlythree dispnios nro clnssoil as iu,Ielinite. l.lf Ih,' t,it,il of H'Jl.SOll men whoso wages were iuerenscl or diniiuished, only ."iri,'JO0 hadeiulinrked ,in actual strikes, wliile in the case of Tlii'l..''illll the change ainse from tho .inlomntie working of sli,ling sonles, together with negotintinn.-»-he notinu of conciliation boards ami the volun¬ tary eoucession of emiilnvors. I'ut ting it in the forin nf a perconlago, wc hnvo in the case nf ciioli lmi w.irkors ,S."i| receiving an mlvnnce and l!j suf¬ fering a di'Crons'-".
behiiiil him, uii,l |inekiiig niiotlier sup¬ ply of nir into his cnpncious liiiigs, mill slowing nwny n bliz.-.nril or two in his jiookots. "Hut I Ihiuk I nm otpinl lo il," he conliiined. "I'm ]irollv brisk yet, for nn old follow like me-', fool li* young ns n boy." .\ud pti.'kor- lllg UJI his lips, he whistled nu nir so lively it ninile the mercury in the IhormoiiH'ti'ra nf IJi'.-onlnnd drop Iweiity degrees, nii,l nil the men liiir- rie.I to get into thoir fur ovoroonts, Uld nil the iiiamiuns gnve Ihoir liltle folks nn extra dnso of whale oil to keep them fitiiu taking cold and hav¬ ing the ernll]i.
"Well, I'm oir," saiil the old follow at last, his propnrnlinni ctuiiplete,!, nnd with a whirl of his cinl-tnilM Hint sont the snow Ilnkes Hying in every direclinii, awny ho wont, like tho wliirlwiiiil he is. Vp hill and down, Ilirniigh tho vnllov. nvor hike nml rivor Hllll pnll,I, pnst liol,I nlill villii^'o nnd Inwii. ho spoil, tilling tho nir with lly ilig siiiiw-llakos mill civeriiig Iho earlli ivilh ice from his frosty breath.
"It will iiinko Clirislinns so much merrier for the thildren and young folks," ho ronrod to liiiiiself, for he nns going at suoh n rnte nn.l making such a rni'kit. piiirini; nml blowing ,111.1 V. lii'fziiig. that ho lin.l to ronr to honr himself tliiiik. ".\ii,l I noticed that tho nlilor fnlks like a bit of snow mill ice 1,111 al Christinas, t,i sny im- thiiig nf li.nv iiiiii'h onsior il ninkos things fnr Sniiln ('Inns ami liis reiu- .li'ir ' .\u.l nil he rushed, chuckling I.l liiiiiself as ho weut.
"Hollol Ouess we're going to have n spoil of wonthor, ' sni.l tlio farmer, I,inking mil nvor his bmivii mea I.m s. "Mighty gin.I to seo this snow, too. I'lie whi'nl iioo'le.l it, mil crojis are nlwnys bettor when snow sets in at Cliiistmns Uegiihir norther we're linving," ho n,l,b',l. "(iuoss mnvbo 1,1 bolter tako n lon.l of wo,mI «u,1 s.inio   ]intntoe<   nn,l   truck    over    to
The l!ost,,n Herald nlisorvos; "The law that has been jinsso,! in Swit/.er- InU'l reudoriug oonipnlsory insnrniice against illness ou the part ,,f all tho citizens of the republic wh,, cniiiint show thnt thoy have rosorveil Means r,f suiip.irt ill ease nf physienl or men- ¦ tal disability is only n symptom of the I tendency all i",ver the worM tnuar,! secnring s,ioiiil well-In-iiig by ni'/nus of legnl enai'tuieiits. .\s Ihe State is j callel upon iu the lasl resnlt t.i cnre for thoso wh.i nr,' Imth physicnlly aii,l fiunii,'inlly iiieapnble of supinirting thom-elvfs. tho Stnte has tin- right to ,lemnml that those wlio mny nt any time becmo linr,loiis upon tho public ihall iu the days of their ftl-ength, health, and activity sujiply themselves wilh the means of ineeliug the ills if \ life. It is presumable that tho Slate I itself miglit iin.lortake to carry on an insuiance busiuess of this kind an,! exact its premiums in the f,,nii of a t«». It conlJ doubtless do the Imsi¬ ness on a large scale at a mncli lower cost thnn if the same sci vi,',- was per- f'lrmo.l by one ,,r uinr.> cirporatioiis. .\uother forni of insurance of the social kiiiil IS that pnividel f'lr iu N'ew Zna- lan,l. this coining out of th'> nunus! I»\eii. Tu'Ir Ho' Xow Zmiii'. 1 i^ys- ttiu tvery ,'11,' over sixty-live yoarsof age wh,i has Iivol tnoiily y.'ars m tbe c mutry is enlitlol ti ,lru'v h ]ioiisiou. The iLiaxiuiuiii aumuut i- Iise.l at SJ..'">0 s week, an.l tho minituuT.) ani','int nt HI.In Thi« IS r;.,t a Imgo sum, but on sn «vera.^e,i,aymont ,.f. say. gliio s year, tliere are s groat maLT p.<ir men ali'l |>""r w-.iiuen ..f nv.r sixty Sve years ,A »/;,, wh,, w,-,ul I flu,l hi- much essiar ss the result uf this j^viti con- tributi'VU."
"* ri'V. i.MUT or wpi,,i[t ankswipt or
1,1,IT,   V.KWY. TO Ills IIKI.I'."
Wi.l ,w .I,i!ies Christmns morning, rii'i'^o y.iung ones nf liers hnve gooil hearty appetites, aiol Hio iv,vl'iw's s,i high spiriteil a b,i,|y can t do much In help hor out. Hut' this colli snap 11 III- a i;,i.„l ox,'Use. an.I she oant object to n Christinas preseut." .\ii,| he wint Hit.i the houio to eoiistilt with hi" wife nb ,ut the kind of "truck " ni'ist   likely t'l   he   scoo)itable   to   the ' ing. airo'^s streets aiol h,.uses, v'iraiglit
terror nii.l ilismny before the iiolig iianl old fellow's terriblo blasts, leav¬ ing iiiinV viotiiiis jinhi and weak, bnt li.'ippy llll.l thnukfiil enougli over his tlopn'-liiie nud ll.eir os',ip,' froin liis cliitohos,
"Thniik (Illd for this n.irili wiml," sni.I Hie iloi'tnr, ritiii'iiiiiir finiii his r.iiiud of visits to liis pntionls. "This frost nn.l siiiov will ilb-i'Iiiiilly end the fever's rnvngos, nud wo slinll hnvo n right Merry t'liristnins yot."
"There!" pniitod the Xorlli tVind, when he hnd driven the Fever Hpeotro to the fnr nwny nn.l iiiiiiuinliiio.l part of the Innd, wliero he could do no mis¬ chief, "Ihnt tiuishes my joiiiiioy, nnd now I musi get bnek li.iuio in limo f,,r my own Christmns dinner. I've iiiinlo pretty gnnd tiiiie," lie iiiblod, slinking his t'Innk to muko snic ho hnl dis- lriliult',1 all the sioivvllnkos, nil,I tiini' iiighis pni'kols inside mil In soo Ihnt nn Inzv blizzards wore sliiikiii;; wnrk by hiil'iiig Hioi'o. ".Villi I neo 1 iml bo ili suoh a liuri'y gniiig back. I'll Imve lime to look nround nnd niton,1 to any littlo mailers that mny havo oscaped me 0,lining dowu."
So saying, ho lillo,1 his lungs nnow with wnriii soiitliorii nir with wliioh In iiinke ameiids fnr nny iiiiwiiiiioil s,.ver¬ ity toward nny pnilioiilnr sp it mi his Ilrst visit In" il, mill fiiciiii,' iilmiil. stnrteil merrily ii,,rlliwnr,l, well plense.l with himself nml Ins olV..iis Xnr wns ho any le-s grntilieilns ho ni- trnoed his steps over liii formi'i' ooiiiKo mill snw the results of his wnrk.
Everywhere ho honnl exclainalinns of delight at the Christinas snow niol ice, nn,l snw Hint Iho jiropnrnliniis fnr Iho grent Christmns fostivnl weio g'l- iiig nil with roilniiblo 1 intorest nml haiiliiiiess becanse of it.
"I'retty good trip," he iniiriiiiiro.l lo himself, for his sl aok,'iie 1 ptvo nui'lo it possible for him to bo loss noisy, an.l his foriuer mar wns nnw a murmur. "Saiitn Clnus will liml sniooth running over this siioiv, mnl s,inie of his business hns boon Inken up bv other han,Is, thniiks In my ooM brenth, sn l.c will nnt hnvo ,|tiilt'sn much to ntloiid to on Clirislmns l';v,'. Holhi! whnl's this'/' and dnrliiig do'.wi tho chiiiiniy nf n big ti'iii'im nt limiso over whioli he wns passiiid. lie liriiii'_'lit up a slip of paper mi whicii s,,molliiii',' was ]iriiile.l iu a ohil,I's niiskillfiil Imn.l.
"Thnught   ninybe T',1  fuvl -.mv lit¬ tle iiintli'rs   In   nlteiol  to   mi  my wny home,    nml   here's   oue  of theui now. Lnoks   like nne of those   letters Saiitn Clans is nlivnys   gelling frnui the o'.iil- dron.     Ves, thnt's whnt it is, ' ho emi¬ tiuned, binwiugtho   fnldoil shi'ot ii|.eii| nu.l   ovniiiiiilug it   hnslily.     'A  letter t.i   Sniiin   Clnus   frmu some   of th,,so p.„,r liltlo follows   in that   big, fmlorii li.itise.      I snj.pnse  I liiisso,! It wlioll   I wont Ihis wny befme, nml now it's too | lato 1,1 got   it   t,i   Sniita   Clnus in timo 1 for him to ntleml to it,   for III not i-'i-t '¦ homo to-night b,'f,,re he   sliirts out mt ( his trill.     I'l J"'^' ''">'-¦ '" '""'' »'''¦'¦ '' I mvself." !
All this time he wnf twirling th" lit ' tie s,,ot-"laiiieil nnte arminil ihmiijlitful- j ly nn.l tnssing it fr,iui ntie lin'ol t,i the nther. Iiut now he oniiglil it up. ' piilTel ntil his ehoek", aii'l with i.iio "trong whiir of his brenlh   sent it fly- '
gifts, and wo will lov you.
"K'uniY and Minnik Hhown,"
"Oil, maniina," aaid the child. "If we only knew where they live, wo cniild sond thom someChvistuias gifts. Tliere's the tloll 1 ilressed, and the scrap books I mnde; mid I hnve enough pi'iiiiit's 111 buy somethiug for the liltle b,,y, if we'onlycould llnd thom," nud the sweet vnice wns trciubliiig with o\eitemeiil nnd rogret.
"Well, denr," said tlio molher, smiling ngniii nt the ehild's eagerness. "I tliiiik we can llml them, for ou this sida of tho ehildreii's letter is fhe iinnie of tho street nud tho number of the house. Somo oue hns evidently begun a letter and got no further than thnt. llut tliis is all wo need and I wluu Alllli Alieo couies 1 will get her to sit with you ivhilo I go out and hunt up ymir litlle jirotoges."
"till, goody, goody!" exclaiined tho litlle girl, olniiping her hnuds jo.vously. ".Vud if yon Iiinl Hi,'in 1 shall havo a lia|ipy. hajipy Chrislnias, for I eould not boar to hnvo everylimly doing so iiiui'h for mo nud 1 not doiug aiiylliiiig for anvboilv."
The" X.irth Wiud lin.l lingered lo soo if his fiirllier sorvices would be needed iu belinlf of llto children's lot ter, but on henriiig this he Inuglied softly mid rosunu',1 liis jonriiey. "Xo ueoil to give luvself nuv uiiensiuess nhout Hllll," ho chuckled. "The Urowu yonngstors will have a Merry Christmas without any more help from me." nnd he iiiovoil briskly mi. "Time's Hying," he mnttoro,!, "and I must be getting lioino; but there's jnst one mnro mailer I must look after, if il tnkes tho rest of the tiny." Antl g.iHioriiig up his olonk with a ilo- leniiinod nir. ho swooped down upou n highly rt'Spoi'tiililo looking nml iinsns- poi'iiuggeiitleiiinii walking briskl.valong the street, aud lifting his hat from his
A ChrUtniai Csril rrom Js|Min,
The cut given herewith represents • Christmas card rooeivcd from Japan. In tho original tho coloring is ofthe most gorgeous and atriking kind, tha tish being dono iu nlirilliaut reil,vhile green |>lnys nil important part in the garmeuts woru by the two people.
Joues fn.llllv
"Wlo-w' how onM it's getting," ex- claime,! the nnr,'hanl. as a blast of Clll nir rush.'.l iuto Iho n ellhoate 1 stnr- fr,,.i, u'l opening dioir.     "Sno-^'-
tothe window of a ploa-ant, cimf.jrt able-lnoking hmis.. n f,'w bl.o'k- awny. where it fliittere,l. fell, an,l r,'-to,| on tho bna I wiiidow-siil.
Ih.   lunmuia!     what's   Hint'/"
in^.lo.'. thill'' g'.iil. rhi» will help I ,'!niiiio 1 a yiung girl silling ill all la-iy trail' ii.iu'iisoly Wo nlways have a ' ohair oln-e to the window, as the little Hll" tin le vthen'we huve a cnild, snowy ! htl. r daui-'l befnre lor. "(•[ten the Chris,iiias Tins ohn ig.i in the j wiiiiow nU'l got it (.ir mo, pSeiisi '/¦ weatiier  is w,,rth  a   th,iiisiin.|   dollars j she a'blel uag.rly
t,, me I oan slT'ir.l to give the »'ife "Y."-. dear. ' said her mother, smil- aii 1 ohildnii a pn tty go.i I Christmss iug at h-r eag.'riie«"i aul realy. a- ull Ihi" time, thank" t" 111.I 11 ma"   ' j dear   mothers  are, t..  d,,  anything iu
Theu oa'iie the thought of Jhose to h.r p,,wer l,i amuiie this ihar on,'. whom Chri-tinas lir,,iii/llt ni g.Kj.l'w iii w«s juet re.'overint' from a Inni.' eVi.-,r exo-pt as ,'haniT «h'.ul,l bestow i lllues-. and ipiiekly npeiiinj/ lh« win It. au 1 n nm 1-' his ,I."k. 1,.- tille.I ont ,'.'iw.'"he ,lrew m the little missive and a oheck f ,r rtfiy ,1 .liar" ami sent it t<, \ l»i,l it in the ntitstretclioti haml of the th" I'lUi'Littee whn wore a'ranging a little girl who eagerly unfoideil it aij,l rhris;m»« feast f'lr th'i po if Mil toad ne,'!eoted III thff oitT Meet   Santy   elsws   plese   eum   to
M.aawhile itlie   '.North   Wind,    .till     .tr   hnurs ind brinjr n.   ...rii eri.tnns
ht'ii,!. onrried   it   oil'  tlowu   the   slreet ami nr.iiind the corner nt n grent rale.
The goutlemau followed as iiuickly as possilile, but hi' wns unt sn brisk ns the Xmlh Wind, mid would hnvu given up the elinse in tiespair, but a :i,,y, liKht of weight ami swift of foot, iniiio to his holp mill soou broiighl liio'k the niissin,; proiierty.
Till' gontloiiinn thunkeil his young lii'l|it'r, and noli, iug how scanty was his t'l,,lliiiig for siii'li n cnld, snowy il.iy, wns iirompto.l to nsk his iiaiiio.
When Iho boy gave the iiifiiriiiatinn nske.l, tho genii.'IIIUII turuod pule, liositnli',1, then askeil where ho lived. The bny tohl him, an,! the man turuod paler still; thou taking tho boy by the arm, he sni,I in a i'link,',| I me:
"Vnu must lie mv nephew -niy sis. t.r's ohild. We .'lisngn'.'d when we Wure young, ami I haven't seeu her "inoe. 1 thought she was living in a ilislaiil oily.     Take me to her.''
Ami as' the rioh, prospirous mnn went oft with the poorly dressed boy to rnid his sist..r. the Xi.rtli Wind liiughed with delight and oapereil Iibout like some giddy, frisky little April breeze.
"V good day's work, nnd now for l„,me, " the North Will 1 snid. settling ,l,,w:i to s steady, even jiace. "I O'liifess I'm a triilo blown, ami ninie- \tliat warmeil up. uul shall be gla<l lo hnvo a ehanee to cool off and get my breath."
.Vshe ilrcw near to hisowncomforla- 1„. (piarters, lie met Hat.ta Claus just "oirting out on his Christmas Kvo Imir.
'Many thanks for your help," shout- 0.1 that jnlly follow, "anil s Merry Clin-Iiuas In"ynu."
Ilnl the North Wind's work was not complete unlil he l.a'l pn-entod hit ,- self lo his Mn-t.'i (linl made his reiiorl. When hu lunl l.tiiflnd the Chrisluas .Viigels gal here,1 about him aU'l sang a luaulifnl Christmas carol to his praise. Illll the Chri.<l Child, whose birlhilay i- the Chrislina, Ouy, uml who is the Master of the Xi.rlli Winl aU'l Manln Clans and all the Cliri-tiiins Augi-ls, siiulo.I approvingly upon him sml ssid. "Well done."
And the North Wind «»s content nu,l happy   -La,lies' World.
A linl Isr in s man's pocket  is worth
let! that he owes
Appoiided to tho card are some verses. Thoy hear us strong a resom- blaiico lo ChineHC-Amerioan, perhaps, jM to Jaiiaiiese, but of the kindly sentl- no'<'nWaVii^'**"'   t'K're   can   be Uttl0'
I s,'11,Ien you ti^^^jyjliest Pliln-fihln, Mny Mi'lly KI Isi iimlntlSt''''"*< bUog,
riirlHlinsi    Nong.
Whv till Iiells tor CbtisIiuHS ring? \Vii> tin little olilltlreu tiaf,)
Ume a lovely slilnlug star Seen liv sheiilienla from alar ili'iitlv'iniivetl until Its light Mllllll a uinoger's craillu bright.
'lliere a itarllng lialiy Iny liiiiiweil soft upon the liay. Ami Its molher snug ami ainlletl. "Tills Is Christ, tUt) hilly ehllil."
TliereliirB linlls for inirlstmas ring; llieretoro liltlo olilltlreu sing.
-Eugene Flold.
( Iirlsliiisa Amonglli* IVnniylTalllaDliUh,
rrobniily nowhere in the United Stntes is '('hristuias celebrated with itioro rustic iioni]i than aiuong tha PennsylvBiiia Dutch. The oustoma of Ihc Fatherland still prevail, and Kris Kiiiglo, a corruption of Christ Kind- loin, or tho infant Christ, ia regarded by tho children with awe and rarer- onee.
With no loss degree of awe, bnt in a ilill'oroiit spirit, do the little ones think of I'olsuiehol. Kris Hiugle is the good saint who takes eare of tha deserving youiigsters, while the mission of Pels- iiiohol is to look out for the nanghty t^es. The stockings sro huug up, and iJis Kiiiglo descends the ohimnejr with presents forthe Rood children. If, ho'vover. aoliibl has been nanghty, hi' IliAs a birch rod in liis stocking io- siondof candy. That means that Pels- 111, hoi has been there.—Philadelphia Uecord. _
llnr Time of day.
Ne w noarder --"Uo yon enjoy Ohrlst- .vns,  ma'am'i'"
Landlady -"Vory mneh, indeed. All my hoarders get invited out to dine,
y.iii  know."
Kama (llnal lip tm Dal*.
Oil is«nl« i-omi's Illll onee a yaar— A lai-t nae um-d not lonutlua;
llH', Kiwayi, UJ, (o Jale. you kauw, Jn kan'k kuank anil laveotloa.
Yo- till* year, ipimillos 'cross tbe saow, i-rlsp as rrost-msiia lelais.