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Being heavily stocked with Holiday Goods , and desiring to close them out prior to inventory , we name the following low
prices , any one of which is almost a gift in itself.
Ladies' solid oak rockers. $ 1 60 , worth $ 3 CO
Ladles' nittmi nml rood rocker 2 60 worlh 5 00
L-idlos' plush rockers , antique or 10th century U 60 , worth 5 00
Ladies'rocKors , upholstered In pattern silk tapestry G 00 , worth 10 00
Gents' solid oak rockers , antique or 10th century 3 75 , worth 7 CO
High art rood rockers 7 60 , worth J5 00
High art plush rockers 10 00 , worth 20 00
Jmllcs' desks , antique or 10th century 0 00 , worth 12 00
Ladles' desks , antique or 10th century 10 O1) ) , worth 20 00
Iliyh tirt ladles' desks , antique or 10th century 15 00 , worth 27 50
Bookcase- ! , antique or 10th century 5 00 , worth 10 00
Bookcases , antique or 10th century 10 00 , worth 20 00
Bookcases with desk combined , antique or 10th century 15 00 , worth 30 00
Ladles' combination bookcase und desk combined , with French
plato inirior 17 50 , worth 35 00
nopk shelves 2 60 , worth 0 00
Children's rockers , all colors GO , worth 125
Childrcn'sllne rockers , all colors 1 25 , worth 260
Children's plush rockers 2 50 , worlh 5 00
Children's high chairs 75 , worth 150
Children's fancy hi h chairs 1 50 , worth 3 00
Gilt rockers , handsomely upholstered in plush 8 60 , worth 17 60
I'lush parlor chairs 1 25 , worth 3 50
Plush parlor chairs , solid oak 1 76 , worth 4 60
Plush divans 10 00 , worth 2000
Pluah easy chairs , nicelv upholstered ' 8 60 , worth 17 00
Gilt parlor tables . 5 00 , worlh 1000
Oil paintings 1 75 , worlh 3 60
Stool enjrruvinifs 1 75. worth 360
Imported etchings . ' 7 60 , worlh 15 00
llijrh art stool onRi-nvinirs 15 00 , worth 3000
Banquet Lumps T 3 60 , worth 750
Banquet lamps 5 00 , worth 12 00
Piano lamps 0 60 , worth 17 50
Ilnnplntr lamps 2 00 , worlh 4 00
Ilnnping lumps 5 00 , worth 1000
Reception chairs 3 60 , worlh 7 50
Hall chairs 3 60 , worth 7 50
lOih ccnlury reed corner tables 7 50 , worth 15 00
Our acres of salesrooms will be open every evening this week until 1O o'clock. Never in _
holiday trade , as this season. Never have prices been so low. About 1OOO styles of Rockers
Mahogony , Oak find Maple Tables. Hundredsof Easy Chairs , delightfully comfortable. Fan. , _ . _ , - , - , - , _ _ , _ _ _ . . _ „ . „ . . „ 4 „ , - , „ , -
quality ( rorn the lowest to the finest goods made , and atprices that are guaranteed to be far below , any other house in the city , all of which we shall sell for cash or on our usual easv nlan .
, spec-lion of our stock is invited. No trouble to show goods. Passenger elevators to all floors. We deliver daily free of charge to Council Bluffs and South Omaha. I.M U.
ISIS and 1817 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb.
WARMING MODERN SCHOOLS ,
Ecmo Thoughts on Ono of the Important
Topics of Metropolitan Life ,
SUGGESTION OF AN OMAHA EDUCATOR.
Now it ) the Time to ticnrn "What
Gooil nntl AVImt Is Not Ilesult
or a Scientist's Ilc-
scnrolies.
"Hero It n matter to which 1 wqut TunBEB
to direct the attention of the people , " said a
member of the Board of Education. "Wo
ore about to expend nearly $100.000 In the
erection of now school buildings. Those
structures will bo erected for all lime. It Is ,
therefore vitally essential that they nro cor
rectly constructed. A mistake in the plans
Will entail endless expense in the way of re
pairs and alterations ; and then , no matter
how much money wo may put into the build
ing for the purpose of correcting It , wo can
novcr make it right after wo have once made
It wrong. No uano person will dispute this.
U is therefore obvious that wo must bo right
from the beginning.
"Tboro Is no moro vital point In a school
building than Its arrangements for boating
and ventilation. Not alone does tbo health
and comfort of the teachers and scholars
depend upon this , but , directly following ,
the health and strength of future genera
tions are entailed. For unless the children
01' today uvo given an opportunity to grow up
In robust mental and physical health the
children of the next generation will suffer as
n result. There is a great deal of theory and
fol-do-rol connected with this thing of boatIng -
Ing and ventilation. Many absurd Ideas have
boon foisted upon the public , and between
tbo extreme positions taiten by ardent advo
cates there is a wide range.
Omalm'H IC.xporlenoo.
"Omaha has had a rather costly experience
in search of perfection In this lino. Various
plans have been experimented with , and
( omo expensive plants have boon put in and
failed to give the satisfaction sought. It. Is
quite fresh yet In the minds of the people
how Dr. Clarke Gapon reported , altar an
elaborate examination , that the sanitary con
Ultlon of the Omaha schools was uniformly
bud. I agree with the doctor In this , al
though I think ho has sot bis standard of
perfection rather too high. His lliairos on
the amount of pure itlr demanded for
consumption per pupil uro , 1 think , consld
crably greater than warranted by actual ex
perience. But bis general idea Is correct ,
nnd I know meets the hearty approval of the
tnudlcal men of the city ,
"It Is scarcely uecossarv for mo to par-
tlcularlzo concerning the Omaha schools , in
only two are there what I consider anything
near cnlclont arrangements for supplying a
BufUclont quantity of warm , pure air. The
Park school , supplied with u steam boating
npparatus , and the ICellom school with tbo
Hmcad furniica system , are the nearest right
pf any of our schools. I am a Smoad advo
cate , though I think the direct and Indirect
Bteam heat with fun ventilation Is ttio only
absolutely correct way to warm and ventilate
a largo building ,
"Why Is It thit Omaha Is so unfoitmmtol
Well , for the very simple out sufllciunt rea-
ion that the men who have hitherto nnd even
now make UP the Board of Education uro not
possessed of great experience in the matter.
They know little or nothing of the subject
lave Inn gannral way and depend almost
wholly for information upon the statements
Of the agents who seek tn soil a boating and
ventilating plant to the board. Tills Is , of
course , aluiply the roiult of neglect to look
Into the matter ,
Kdnonto the Kiluontora
"What I have to propose is that the mem
bers of the Board of Education bo given a
thorough education In this matter ot beating
nnd ventilation. There Is only ono way In
\vhlch this can bo done. That U to visit the
different cities adjacent and examine Into
their plants. From their experience wo can
gain the knowledge wo seek.
"Of course this will bo mot with the cry of
'Junket. ' But I hold It is not u.Junltot. It is
u duty. Whenever an agent seeks to sell the
board a boating plant be offers to stand the
expense of an investigating trip , assuring
the board that if bis especial brand of heat
ing apparatus is not lound to bo the best ,
then no obligation to any Is entailed. This is
wrong. When the board has made u
trip at the expense of u private Hrm ,
it is under a moral obligation
at least to that firm , und il cannot ignore the
fact. Therefore , I s y that the only way to
obtain this information is to select a compe
tent committee and send it out to learn ana
report of the advantages and inconveniences
of the various systems. Now is thotlmo to do
this. School Is in session ovoryvrhoro , and
the healing and ventilating apparatus is in
constant uso. This affords thn opportunity
to learn from actual observation of tholr per
formance. What wo want to learn is the cost
originally of the plant , its expense In opera
tion , including attendance , consumption of
fuel and repairs , and Its efllcioncv in provid
ing constantly a sufllciont supply ot warm ,
pure air.
"Sioux City , St. Paul , Minneapolis , Mil
waukee , Chlcrgo , St. Louis , Kansas City , St.
Joseph and Denver are in easy access of
Omaha , and each bus a different system of
boating and ventilating. Lot us visit those
places ana learn trom thorn which Is the bast
apparatus to Install In the structures which
wo will erect during the next year or two. "
Importance of Ventilation
Nothing has engrossed moro careful atlon-
tlon durlngroceiit years that the question of
ventilation. Time was when It was the least
thought ot of any of the features of a school
building. Now II is the llrst thing thai
secures serious consideration after the erec
tion of n building has boon determined upon.
The sleepy , noxious atmosphere of schools ,
once well nigh universal , can no longer bo
tolerated. Tbo work of education has largely
Increased , ns his all other phases of modern
Ufa , demanding largo reserves of vital force
that cannot bo had unless there bo a con
stant supply of pure , uenltuy air. In no
modern school ivlll bu tolerated the Insulllclont
moans once thought thorough nnd completely
adequate for all piirnoaos. What was
thought all-sufttclont thirty years ago In tbo
way of boating und ventilation Is us autl-
quatca now ns are the ucowraphlos of that
tune. W'hllo It is n branch of Iho applied
sciences vary llttlo known , because In the
hurry of life men and woman overlook it ,
being encompassed by cares more immediate ,
few things beating directly on the comfort
and well being of tba pcoplo have been the
subject of moro earnest thought or show
greater sclontlllo advancement.
And yet all that has bjon dona In this line
has boon In such manner as to mauo the col
lection of data for the purpose of drawing
sclontltlu conclusions n most laborious and
almost bootless undertaking. The manufact
urers of healing apparatus have worked
with nn eye single to the sale of tholr Imme
diate productionand the keeping of n careful
record of actual experience bus boon almost
wholly neglected. His this very fact tnat
has led to thu mistakes made In Omaha and
elsewhere In the selection and construction
of boating plants for school buildings
One great blunder scams to bo universal ,
and that is the stress usually laid upon tno
Item of llrst cost ; this , and not what mav bo
entailed In the wny of repairs and alterations
to secure satisfactory results In operation ,
generally receiving the most consideration ,
und nearly always determining Iho purchase.
Ili-M'unities ol'a Soloullst.
One of the most notablocontrlbutlons to the
literature dovotcd to school room healing Is
the paporofDr.it. Hnrvoy Uood of Mansfield ,
O , , road tn tbo soctlon of State Mudlclno at
the forty-second annual mooting of the
American .Vodlcal association ut Washington ,
D. C. , last May , Dr. Ueed was one of a com-
mlttou consisting of Dr. D. l < \ Lincoln , ( Jen-
ova , N. Y. ; Dr. J. A. Schonck , Topoku , ICan. ;
Dr. George U , Kobe , Baltimore , Md. ; Dr.
J , G. Plnktiam , Lynn , Mos.3. , and himself
appointed ut Newport , H. I. , two yean bolero -
lore on "school hyglono , " To Dr. Heed was
as signed "Original Investigations on tbo
Heating and Ventilation of School Build
ings , " Al the outsat Dr. Ueed learned that
ttiuro was llttlo satisfaction to bo derived
from the study of the many air analyses of
school rooms ot different cities , no ho ad
dressed himself to the tasl : of collecting ac
curate data , lie prepared a chart embracing
the following details :
1 , Date and tlmo of nay Inspection was
uado. 4. Number of pupils proout. 6. Mum-
To i lot Sots , . . . $ ; t 60 , worth S 7 00 Rugs $ l 00 , worth 9 2 00
Toilet Sct8 5 00 , worth 10 00 Rugs 2 00 , worth 4 00
ToilotSots 10 00 , worth 20 00 Rugs 3 50 , worth 7 60
Dinner Sots , 5 00 , worth 10 00 j Art Squares ; 4 00 , worth 8 00
Dinner Sots 10 00 , worth 20 00 . Dnghonstan Rugs 6 00 , worth 10 00
Dinner Sots 15 00 , worth 30 t'O ' Skin Rugs . , 4 60 , worth 9 00
Tea SetH 8 60 , worth 7 00 Skin Rujrs . 7 DO , worth 15 00
Docornlcd Pnrlor Lumps 1 00 , worlh 2 60 Children's Carriage Robes . 4 00 , worth 8 00
Hoautiful Risque Lumps 2 60 , worth 0 00 Portieres
3 50 worth 7 50
Koehodtor Parlor ,
Lumps 5 00 , worth 10 00
Lndios' Fancy Work Baskets l 50 , worth 300 Portieres ' 7 50 , worth 15 00
Plush Llnotl Work Boxes : 3 DO. wo : th 0 00 Lnco Curtains . i 00 , worth 2 00
Medicitio CabinotH 2 00 , worth 4 00 Lace Curtains 2 00 , worth 4 00
Wall Pockets 76 , worth 2 00 Lace Curtains 5 00 , worth 10 00
Btvmhoo Easels 1 00 worth 2 60
, Embroidered Table Scarfs
75C worth 1 60
Bamboo Knsels (
, 2 00 , worth 5 00
Bamboo Musio Slanda 4 00 , worlh 8 00 Embroidered Table Scarfs l 60 , worth 3 00
Bamboo Sot-cons 3 50 , worth 7 60 Clocks , nickel l 00 , wet th 2 00
Bamboo Parlor Cabinols 6 00 , worth 10 00 Blocks , oxidized silver 2 50 , worth 5 00
Bamboo Corner Stands , 5 00 , worth 10 00 Clocks , walnut 5 00 , wortli 10 00
|
French Beveled Mirrors with solid oak frames 2 0 , worth 0 00 Clocks mantel finish handsome
Oak | , , ebony , it parlor clock 7 60 , worth 16 00
Oak Easels Easels 2 ] 60 2o , , worth worth j ? ° ' 0 Clocks , with beautiful bronze statuary 12 60 , worth 25 00
Oak Screens 3 00 , worth 5 o'g Music Cabin ots l 60 , worth 3 00
Bamboo Parlor Stands 2 50 , worlh 0 oo j Music Cabinets ' 3 50" , worlh 7 00
Center Tables 1 50 , worth 3 00 ' Music Cabinets 10 00 , worth 20 00
Parlor Center Tables Tables 3 60 , worth ,1 2 l11"11 Pnc'KS , 7 50 , worth 15 00
C 00 , worth
Parlor Suits 25 00 worth 10 00 , worth 20 00
, Clock : Shelves
Plush Couches . 60c , worth 1 00
7 60 worth IBM
,
Jr Whatnots . - * , . 3 50 , worth G 00
Plush Couches nn
Bondstoads 12 50 , worth 25 00 nlt , Racks with French Plato Mirrorl * ? . 2 SO worth 5 00
6 00 worlh
, S"yX ab/os / . 7 BO worth
China Closcls 12 50 , worlh " 50 , 15 00
Brass Easels 5 00. worlh 19H 2"yX , Cabinets . 1000 - , worlh 20 00
Brass Parlor Tables 3 00 , worlh . 00 , worlh 50 00
Revolving Ofllco Olmlra
. 4 00
worth 8 00
Sliuids
Shaving 10 00 , worth 20 00 Children's Folding Beds
. 4 00
CholToninrs wor 7 60
16 00 , worth 80 00 Children's Cribs
11th Rood Tea 2 50 , worth 5 00
Century Tables 5 00 , worlh 10 00 Brass Beds
Solid Oak Gouts' Easy Chairs , plush scat G 00 , worth 12 50 irrors 3 00 , worth 60 00
Polished Fancy Card Tables 7 00 , woith IK nn ! lVl1 1 00 , worth 30 CO
Bullets 7 60 , .worth V"X Pldobolu sidocoards s 20 00. worth 35 00
30 00. worth GO 00
bor of cublo feet of air contained In tbo room.
0. Tonipoiatiiro outjlclo iho building. 7. Hu-
ilidlty ! outside the luilldln ? . 8. llaromotrlo
procure In Inches 0. State or condition of
the weather. 10. Kind of heating apparatus
in use. II. System of ventilation employe.I. 12.
Number of entile feet of fresh air suiiDllcd per
hour. 13. Number of entile fi > ot of Impure air
discharged per hour. H. Temperature ut. the
front of the room ( n ) at tha floor , ( b ) ut tbo
month , ( c ) at the colling. ! . * > . Temperature at
the roar of the room , same conditions as In H.
Hi and IT. Humidity at front and roar of room ,
sumo conditions as In 14. 18. Amount of car
bon dioxide found In the alrof tbo city per
10.UO ) parts. I ! ) and 2J. Amount of carbon
dioxide found In the air per 10,000 parts at
foot and rear of room , same conditions as 14.
Carbon dioxide , it may bo explained , is Ibo
name given under the now chemical nomen
clature to carbonic acid gas , the result of
respiration of animals. Those arrangements
of Dr. Heed's given are only o portion of the
plan bo followed in making a very thorough
and far reaching examination into the sub
ject. His inquiry also omoracod tbo manner
of heating the school bulldlncs , arrange
ments for ventilation , etc. , Iho whole being
carefully classified under appropriate sub
headings. Dr. Uoed was actuated solely by n
motive of contributing a worthy paper to the
annals of science on the toplo uudor con
sideration ,
Ilia General Conclusions.
It is not intended in this article to give the
result of Dr. Rood's investigation in ox-
louso. His general remarks in conclusion
will bo found lo bo very interesting.
After presenting a formidable array of facts
and figures , nil of which are oxtromn'v ' Inter
esting , as showing the extreme dlfiumlty of
obtaining regular boat of a lomporalo dogroc
together with a constant supply of reason
ably healthy pure air , and the universal
prevalence of carbon dloxido , Dr. liaod
says :
"Tho next Important question that con
fronts us * * * Is how shull wo proceed
lo heal and ventilate our school rooms In the
most sanitary , economical , practical und scl
ontlllo mannsr ) In answer to this question I
will say :
"First. That to boat aud vontllalo our
school rooms in the most sciontltio manner
will roqulro a system of boating and vontlU- '
lion which will avoid tbo nooosslty of having
either open dooN , windows or transoms , und
which will at the same tiiuo supply each
scholar with not less than 1,000 cublo foot of
fresh warm air every hour , and which will
remove a corrcsuondlnir quantity Of foul air
at the sumo tlmo , without .subjecting any
scholar in the room to nn uncomfortable
draught of olthor cold or overheated air. Suf
llciont warm utr should bo supplied to each
scholar nt an average temperature of about
70 = , and an average humidity ranging from
10 = to 50 = j whilst the foul air should bo removed -
moved suflloiontly rapidly as to prevent an ac
cumulation of carbon dioxldo to exceed ton
parts in 10,000 parts of air at any tlmo , or in
any rurt of the room , or r , variation of tem
perature between tbo lloor and the celling to
exceed 10 = Fahrenheit , or at any level of the
same botwooii tbo front and the roar , or
either , to exceed 50 = Fahrenheit.
" .Second , To accomplish those results in
Iho most economical manner will require an
air warmer with sufllciont capacity lo heal
the required amount of air to the desired
temperature without superheating It ( for
under no circumstances should It bo allowed
to pass ever rod hot Iron plates ) : nnd which
fresh warm air will bo discharged In a gentle
current at the lloor , and exhausted at the
same level at thn sldos of thu room , without
the assistance of u too ventilation , or the aid
of an open door , window or transom , fiul ,
If lop ventilators uro used al all , tlioy should
only bo used lo cool iho room In thu'event it
became overheated from any cause ; outside
of tnls they are of no value whatever , ex
cept to wanlonlv waste our boat aud fuel
without giving us any advantages tn return
for tholr loss , "
From this may bo gleaned some idea of the
importance which attaches to the question of
school room boating and ventilation. In an-
otbor article TIIK HKE will have something to
say In the ubitract on the systems em
ployed.
They wanted to Ret married , hut had no
money to pay the preacher. The girl was
i-ijuiil to thu occasion. She took Iho preacher
asldo nnd slated tha case , She bad no
money , but she did have a bottle of Halter's
Sure Cure Couch " Svrup. Would ho marry
thorn for tbatl
The preacher would and two hearts beat ai
one.
Glasses fitted. Dr. Cullimoro , B bldg.
THE SEASON OF GOOD CHEER ,
Bid Good Will R me and Proclaim
Year's ' NatiVit
AND V/IPE / THE TEARS OF WANT AWAY.
Turn on tho. "Fount of Joy's Dolieion
Sprlnjj" and O'er Woe's Wan
F.ico the Flowers of-
Chnrlty Fling.
Ah 1 there are songs of gladness ,
Good will and peace for uyo ,
As in the Uistaut dawn-tirao.
As on that Christmas day ,
When from the migol chorus
Echoed the deathless strain :
"Glory to God in ttio Hichest ,
Peace bo on earth again. "
AUQ itta llimcock.
*
Dr. Ta.ma o says two things devolve on
those whom those holiday times find in comfortable -
fortablo circumstances : "First , helpfulness
to the bolploss ; and next , nboorful talk. "
"The poor yo have always with yo , " is a
truism as forceful today as whoa uttered
eighteen cqnturies ago. Tirao but gives it
emphasis. No matter how lavish uro the an
nual bounties of nature , or how eroat the
prusoorlty of a people , poverty shadows the
sunshine of couutlois lives. In the Joyous
Christmas tunes thoao having an nbundanco
should lonu a generous helping hand and
brlphton the cheerless homos of misfortune.
Cheerfulness Is the sunshine of life , the
electricity of existence. "Happy Christmas ,
swool herald of good will , " is ati annual car-
rent from noavon's storages batteries , re
freshing and reanimating mankind , Inviting
nil to forgot the strifes und bunions of life ,
to throw aside dull cure , and becomingly par
ticipate in the festal event that bringoth
"tidings of great joy" and ' 'on earth peace to
man of good will. "
* n *
Hail. Chrlstmav Day. ) 'whoso fair festivity ,
With brlgutnlng glaw of mirth , now comes
to cbcar
His lingering hours , , ere sinks the dying
year ;
TImo-burdouod , dovui his dark acclivity.
* i *
Homo decorations.nro un essential feature
of the festal season. > A parlor can bo turned
Into a fragrant , beautiful holiday room with
vary little trouble. Thrjro uro the yards and
yards of twisted oyergrosn , soft fragrant
cedar and ilr , which IDUKO the first decora
tion to put In placo. [ This can bo festooned
from the picture mounting , fastening Itu pan
picture books by loopof urlght nnrrrow ribbon -
bon rod stonvJliow always oem the nrot-
tlost at Christmas timq The hooks should
bonbout throe or founfcot opart and whore
windows Intervene ibbhould bo looped across
the curtains and fattened upon either sldo
by a bunch of bright holly. It should hang
In the middle of the curve from oii'litoon to
twenty-four laches below the moulding , ac
cording to the height of thu colling. In the
corners It can bo tlnUued by u sheaf of
dried grasses Intorsucrsod with asters or any
convenient guy flowers that will keep.
Mother's picture deserve * a touch of dec
oration from her daughters1 hands to make
her heart glad nnd pay her back for all the
little stockings uho his sat up to fill and
darn. The picture wire can bo twisted with
ivy ; from the Bookcase can bo suspended by
a Knot or bright rlobons a holly wreath ,
which harmouUas with the ivy bettor than
cedar dona , and over the corner can bo
draped u tr.osparont scarf of gray moss
such as one linds In the south or can buy at
11 oruts for the moron trlllo , or falling In
that got from an obliging dealer In southern
fruit. The moss can be oailly matted to
gether and hunt ; ever the loft band corner of
the picture , then trained over the top of the
frame half way across and allowed to hang
in taponng fashion several Inches below the
lower loft band corncv of too frame.
Cedar or holly wro albs hung from the
picture moulding on either sldo of tbo mantel
are pretty nnd fill up ninety.
In the dining room the same arrangement
can bo made of ropes of evergreen , and In
stead of tbo ribbons fastening it up use a bib
of twine , nnd over each book put a bunch of
holly , with plenty of berries on it. Finish
the corner with largo branches of holly , topi
turned towards the floor and stems reaching
to tbo celling , tied with ribbons as rod as the
borrios.
*
Xrnas comes but once a year
I would that it came not at all.
For O it Is hard to make good cheer
\Vhon friends are many and presents dear ,
And funds uncommonly small.
N. Y. Telegram.
* *
If you entertain Santa Clans and have little
ones in the family , bo extravagant enough to
have a Christmas troo. Fir or cedar with
spreading branches not too close together
nro easy to trim. An ordinary kitchen table
with a greou foil cover Is a wise thing to sot
It on. Plant it in a square box of earth and
cover tbo earth with golden brown mosssuch
as you used on the dining room mantol.
Swathe the box with pretty tinted cboeso
cloth , pink and green maKe a pretty combina
tion. Put candles with nttlo tin saurerj on
every available spot where they will remain
erect and not aet anything on lire. Tie on
the present ? for big folks and Httlo , with
number ono ribbon instead of string , as so
many people do , putting the llttlo ones at the
top und the heavy ones at the bottom.-of
course. At the apex put a rag Santa Claus ,
such a ono as you can buy in a pattern , and
stuff with cotton at homo.
The Germans have a sensible fashion of
putting things that can bo used on tholr
trees , instead of the bright , and In the long
run expensive , baubles wo use. They make
n tree very pretty wltti fancy cuke ? , out in
all sorts of shapes and decorated \ \ Itb colored
sugar. The gild nuts-rEngllih and blnrck
walnuts and tie thorn on to give brightness.
They wrap candles lnif | ay f rln eod tissue papars
and gold and silver papers and garland the
tree with them , and they loop strings of pop
corn , pink and white , all around it , nnd when
Christmas is ever lot the llttlo ones mid it.
A few strings of the shiny baubles add much
to a treo. particularly when It Is lighted up ,
but the Gorman example is a good , economi
cal ono to follow ,
The children's toys , the family presents
nnd the servant's presents ( for it U well to
dlvlilo one's Christmas with thorn instead of
handing thorn ever tholr presents ) soon fill
up n troo. Such presents as are too big for
stockings or tree can bo laid on ttio table
nrouml the box , and if there are none loft to
put there , dishes filled with bon-bons , nuts ,
fruit and llttlo Christmas cakes take away
the bare look and tire good choor.
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On Christmas live a malden strayed
The holly branch beneath :
I klscd nor and so startled nor
She swallowed her false teeth.
Now York Herald.
By the common people of England the
holly is called "Christmas , " from Its use for
so long u period at that holiday. It was
known In unclont times as holly , helm or
buldcr bush. The natno holly Is supposed to
bo a corruption ot the word holy , us it was
once called holy tree , and bv the Germans
"Chrlstdorn , " the Danes "Cbristorn" and
the Swedes "Cnrlattorn , " scorning to justify
the supposition. The use of holly in this
city dales back in very small quantities
Jlfteon or twenty years , until now it has
risen to several hundred cases , each case
equaling uboul five barrels. The su [ > pho >
coma from Delaware and Tonnossnu , the
latter , however , not balng tlio host variety.
It used to bo obtained from Now Jersey , but
the lont'-contlnuoj cutting has shortened the
supply there.
American holly is classed by G.ay as an
Ilex from u Latin word for the holy o lit
rather than a true holy. The speelIIu name
of the true American holly la opaca , and u
can bo found wild in moist woods from Maine
to Pennsylvania , but Is more plenty from
Virginia southward. It Is a tree from twenty
to forty foot high , the deep groou foliage loss
glossy , the berries not so bright red and the
nutlets not so veined as in the Kuroooan
holly ; the leaves ate oval and flat and the
wavy margins scattered with spiny teeth ,
The other growths of American holly are
without tooth to tbo loaves ana not so desira
ble.
ble.It
It Is used to make wrcaths.oapoclally . round
ones , for general decorations la halls
churches and dwelling tbo bright-red ber
ries and heavy green of the loaves rendering
it very attractive material.
The use of tbo mistletoe is supposed to bo
ot druidish origin , probably by way of Scan
dinavia. At any rate , In early Scandinavian
mythology it is related that Nairn , one of the
goddesses , took a shaft o-stink of mlstlotoo
to collect tears on , und ho who examines will
still find thorn on the fruitful bubh of the
mlstloloo in the form of Httlo white borrios.
So much for sentiment , and much connected
with this peculiar plant is of a sentimental
character. Uiihko the holly unj other de
corative plants it has not much to recommend
it. A few sprigs Is all that is called for und
the entire quantity demanded is not largo.
The American mlstlotoo is called n phora-
dondron composed of two Greek wordsthlof
nnd tree because those plants steal tholr
food from tbo trees they grow on. It was
classed ni a vlscnni by Pursh.tho same as the
European variety , but , by Nuttall ui noted
above. Its berries are white , while those ot
the English crowlh uro yellow. It Is n true
parasite , growing on many kinds of tr os. It
is common from Now Jersey to southern Ill
inois and southward.
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Djvout nnd moit considerate ,
His supplication tender ,
For that sad youth who trusts his fate
To the Christmas gift .suspender.
Washington Star.
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When flowers or other bright , decorations
for the church are hard to obtain , a most
pleasing substitute Is afforded by the cones
of plno or Norway spruce , write Ebon E.
Hcxford , In the Docombar Ladles' Homo
Journal. These , In their natural color nro
very protty. but their effect can bo greatly
heightened by bronzing or gliding thorn. The
liquid irold paints sold by all dealers in ar
tists' gooes , nro cheap , nnd produce good re
sults. Apply two coats so that the cone will
bo well covorod. A cluster of thum shining
against a background of dark groan , will
standout brilliantly by lamp light. Fora
good I'eal ' of decorative work about archoi
ever the altar , and in mailing crosses und
similar designs , tboy nro much preferable to
( lowers or fruitas they are more In harmony
with the evergreens among which they are
usod. Provided your gliding Is good , most
pleasing result * can bo secured by giving
cones BUOU a covering. Try it , and you will
bo sure to bo pleased with this now molhod.
It Is always well to rdmembor that artistic
effects do notdopand upon elaborate designs.
The simplest decorations , especially In A
church altar uro oftentimes the most effec
tive , and where taste Is used rather thtin
quantity , success is , as a rule , far moro cer
tain.
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"What shall wo buy for Christina ? tlunl"
They sing it and they sigh It ,
Nor pause to sav with thoughtful rbymo ,
"With what nro wo to buv HI"
Found Floating ,
to
.ludgo hands down tno following hints :
Hub the price mark off the present unless It
is an oxponslvo ono.
Though money makes the niaro go It m altos
Santa Claus coma.
Don't ask your child what ho wants unless
you Intend to give it to him.
If wo don't have b.vso ballou Christmas wo
have the cricltot on the hearth.
When you have the Clulstnm tree up It
doesn't mean that you have U UxoJ up.
If you wish to surprise your girl , never ask
lior what she would like for Christmas.
At Christmas I line it Is well enough to ape
the EnglUh as far us tin plum pudding is
concerned ,
Tha b.icholor who puts tils thumb Into ttio
boarding houju Christmas pie U apt to pull
out a collar button.
SinUCl'iut ' would novcr make a school
master. Whatever Is good ho puts at the
foot of thu stocking.
Some pardons novur wlih you n mirry
Christmas unl < m tnoy think tboy will got
something for doing so.
Don't buy your bast girl a present on the
Installment plan , n * she might Jilt you before
you had made all the paymonts.
Glasses fitted. Dr. Oulllmoro , li
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Louis XUI. after a year's ' time could draw
from mamorv the plan of u country with ull
Us details.
Dr. Dirnoy cure's o.itarrh. Boo bldg
coxxojti ir.tTias.
Bachelors are creatures who have con
sulted their female relatives before venturing
on matrimony.
After the now your opens the young man
who proposes to bo married in Maine must
give to the city or town clerk a ccrtitlcato
showing his name , ago , color , occupation nnd
place of resilience ; bis birthplace , und , If
widowed , the number of times ho has oocn
previously married.
The Buffalo woman who wants damages
against the doctor who was rojponsinlo for
breaking her engagement with n matrimonial
correspondent will have difficulty in con
vincing a jury that she bus a caso.
Ltconso to wed wai Issued in Salt Lake
recently to Charles Odd , aged Of ! , and Eliza
beth Hay , aged OJ. Huthor an OJd-Uay com
bination.
.Tuugo Ilugg profile- , ever a court In
Camden , N. J. His imme.iaUo holds court
the world over.
A truly wonderful "train" was worn by
Miss Trolawny at her recent wedding m
London. Dross in rich whiio satin , draped
in old Brussels point luco. The train is
bordered with n satin niche , and the Uco
upon it Is studded with bows of baby ribbon.
The bridegroom's crest of live ostrich
f authors ornaments the train. Long Brus
sels point lace veil and wreath of o ran go
blossoms.
A correspondent who ha * been looking ever
somooid Illos of the Now York Tribune calls
attention to this dooidodly quaint marriage
notice , which appeared In the Dally Tribune
of S3ptomber IB , 1851 :
MAHUIED.
INSLEE-BIUCU-On W--dnosilay , the inth
inst. , by Hov. Mr. T. A. Eaton , Mr. William
Insleo of Now Orlo.ins to Miss Theresa
Blrnh of this city.
Strange 1 what he natcil mo.it when young ,
Ho dearly lovni in rlpor yjjars ;
And Birch , which once his bov heart wrung ,
Now proves ins solace , calms his fears.
In Birch ho llmls tils early bliss ,
Nor ho-tlt.itos the rod to kiss.
It is a common thin ? for a woman to re
mind her lunba-nl , "If you only had some
women , " but It U not to bo presumed from
this that she is any hurry to give him the
cliunco.
The man who Is Just eolng to bo married
never can undorstnnJ bow it Is that any man
can over dosiru a dlvorco.
The miirriago of a BoUon spinster to a
Chinese preacher was an uvout dear to the
heart of tbo Now England coollo lover , say *
the San Francisco Chronlolo. In about a
year wo mav uxpaot to hoar that the mission
ary has dovolonod unlovely traits nnd that
the fair bride has docldod to try Chinese ex
clusion.
.loan Duslm , a Frenchman living In it fish
ers' village in North Michigan , void his wlfo
to another fisherman named Chopoau , for
$7fi. the woman consenting to the trfumfcr ,
which was made In u formal munnor , Busha
passing n quit claim duod to Chopoau , the
same us ho would for the sale of n horso.
Tbo woman has borne Biisha three chlldiun.
and to all uppoaraneo has boon a faithful
wlfo.
wlfo.Miss
Miss Fnld Hunt , dauglitorof Mrs. William
Morris Hunt , was marrlod to Mr. Samuel
Slater of Providence , K , 1. , In Washlnglpn ,
on tbo 10th lust. The bridal dross was of
white satin brocaded In tiny gold trun lover's
Knots , and the beautiful lice : that trimmed
It was the SptnUb blond that bar mother
and grandmother had worn before her , A
diamond crescent , the groom's gift when she
was hridutmald last summer at her sister's
woddlutr , hold her tulle veil to her hair. Her
mother's gift , an ImmiMiso sapphire and dia *
inond pin , glistened In her bodico.
Dr. Hlrnoy euros ciitiirrti. Heo bldj.
HKl.lKnt A1 > TUUHT.
Jiihn (3 IIVi < fr. ' f
"Bnllovo nnd trust. Through stars and BUD * ,
Through nil occasions unit ovanti ,
His wise , paternal purpose runs ,
The darkness of Ills provldonco
Is star-lit with benign Intents.1
Dr. Ulrnoy curett cnt'irrli. Iloo bldff.
Hortonslus , the famoui orator , attended a
public snlo lusting a whole dav and recalled ,
in order , all the object * sold und the numos ot
the purchasers.
Glustos fitted. Dr. Cullimoro , D