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The Wingham Times, 1898-12-23, Page 6THE INGHAM TIMES, DECEMBER 23, 1898. you do you net ) now what morning bar begun?" "How should 1 know?" asked Fleming. "How can any mate who has been march- ing and, fighting and skirmishing for weeks keep track of tune?" "This is the night of the 24th of De- , cernber, and it's Christmas morning now," cried the old snap, "the night when Christ was born and cane into the world to preaoh forgiveness and to teach men to love one anotherl I've rung that morning in with this bell every year for the last 5O years, and I carne here tonight to do it again,, though you've followed rue and fought in the church itself. Stand heels, I tell you! You shall not fight here with the bells of Christmas morning ringing in your ears. God would strike you dead for it," It seemed to Fleming that the man's manner now had the dignity and force that we ascribe to the .Hebrew prophets of old His littleness had disappeared, be showed no semblance of fear, and his eyes blazed with the tarot) of the spirit. that Was in him •a , a "a; Tha.;note'•of tho bell'. o e Jaraboy'o'the yvviGiw of•. tii¢atviilsir .€iniia p ; Gn. in tiro^ �,ree- rent) :the-.w3 jaar� (eiaa,gib,ct up=•air 1St si 1: 'are. land cal 4 bacon' s °isn't Nis *4111avti . •dt )11,e ,. ehlicthuecL fan.. l > lcnki d, v etlal et at !;sans, as it he would seris e&uiist71 from his second in cera:, .cur. • "Lower your uveal ons l'' crieei the old man, who never ceased his ringing. "I tell you e ain that God will strike you 'dead ifyou fight in his house at such a time. What a sacrilege, and you but boys!" The fever in Fleming's•veinswas dying, I He looked. at his tiler and saw that the lust- of combat was pa isiilg from them. his ears rang the joyful note of the bell /haIn telling him tt Cbriar was born gnu had Dome on earth to teach peace and good 1x will among men .-Hee turned his eyes from hie hien to t133fiaeof the se:ctou, who pulled the reties, itl'i'regular and rhythmicstroke, and tlro� ,y;tv'll baturo the gazo 0.1 Ito old min " x i • a.ua you [5visase i,o tight Geral" ::a:11 - "ed out the 3.1d man "You should be (town on year knees and thunk Cud that you are alive this Christmas morning Listen to my bell i It is :declaring peace, and no other 'voice shall be heard in this place." I The last touch -a& the battle fever passed from Flo uring's vt•in i, but lialoolSetacue, tioningly ,at the dour boliirainelliili; his enemies had fortified thei sl i .ee:.-_ti7'ho old tean'soyes Mlle -wed h]r .. ',They, too,•sll fill.:put tbwrr tli0rr guns iile the C:hristivas,bcll•_75 t'iilgang: •' he id. ‘• COLL et o.jItt `Tho -se rLen''day a their omise that tl i.' --Sill not,firo uponayou.' "Yes, we promise," said Fleniteg me• ohanic:a.]ly, his mind still wandering back with the notes of the bell to other Christ- mas mornings. ii "There is nothing to fight for here, any - s way," said Evans in a low voice. •" Not now at least," replied Fleming in sante taster---' . The door in front of them was opened, and their enemies, gun nuzzles (town, carne slowly out. Fleming and Evans saluted thein with military courtesy 1• "About face!" said Flom ingto his men Then with their lieutenants at their 1 head the little Kane] marched down the -�stairway and through the church and out • into the snow and past the smoldering r embers of the houses to their camp And , above them and around them the clear ' notes of the bell were proclaiming that Christ was born on earth and peace and good will should reign among men. . tar IS LARGE WELL ASSORTED PRICES REASONABLE i:.'tty unsurpassed. Large to choose front. yS to buy here. Come tith the crowk to CHRIS; 111 .«at...-.��ti v It was at a pleasant dinner pas is et a famous New fora: hotel, when tire con- versation turned to the approar hing Christmas, The guests were of various callings., but all were qualified to, join. the Trasclers: •elull, having „visited. at ,least' tarecllcontinonts.. , "Whets was tines �7oddest„Cbrletntas,.yod g p ale &t. u -. : ., ''; ,,• ,4,1.4�ii f ; & ma se Re ss (1. wn$041. *q�, :'I' moryof u > ,rl�,nee; a9:wl±sl ; zs ale aegis {n p 's a l , se „ r n „ ,r 4 t C '6F IS,�a't �(L tr:"+C „elirp•w noilljorintl _ ;er,% til isban t,•40U- Il 1” L Lh. t C' Aim ,n.. I wee north �. t b u ifuY 11 a a Z o ,Ii• defy, clear,quint an 1' ,1itau civ cold., '.fhc stars looked like, sharp poipts; -the :moon like a clean cut silt'er ajsj: anti the (leavens as blaok as sin 'Scientifically it was day, but as a matter of fact it was pure mid- night. Our bill bf fare was wonderful. We had seething punch, tea and coffee Our meats were corned beef, corned pork, and, boot of all, some pular bear meat and seal blubber. I will not recommend seal blubber for theso latitudes, but in the far north, after many months on salt horse and canned goods, it's as delicious as boiled chicken. We bed potatoes, carrots, yellow turnips and gingerbread pudding with real raisins in it, 'Tore wasn't a dish any one hero world look at at the present moment, but all on board vowed it was the finest banquet they could recall.' "If I diel not have the most southerly Christmas, I had certainly the hottest,” rem r a 1*ed William Fender hieLoan once ne editor of the .Hongkong Telegraph, but now a Gothamito. "It was at Port Dar- win, in Australia, which, next to the Mos have desert, is probably the hottest spot on earth. December there is equivalent to our June, and the weather of their Cnrist• mas is that of our Fourth of July. "On account of that frightful scourge, the white ant, timber cannot be used in house construction, so that the roofs are made of iron girders and corrugated sheet iron galvanized. This makes a house a veritable oven. The thermometer was way over the 100 mark, and every one in our party was a picture of perspiratic n and discomfort. But we were determielid to celebrate Christmas in good old fash coned style. "We had a Christmas tree, wreaths and evergreens, and seine one hung up a bunch of what he called mistletoe. Luck, ily we had an ice factory there, and so se. cured small blocks of comfort at 4 or 5 cents a pound. Every drink, excepting the punch, was iced, and every food, ex- cepting the turkey and plum pudding was cold. "One poetic youth shook a belt of sleigh bolls to arouse the imagination and an- other read aloud Dickens' immortal Christmas carol. Wo triad to picture the nipping cold enjoyed by Scrooge and Mav- ley's ghost, but the effort proved futile. Yet the awful heat. could not weaken the Christmas spirit, and both dinner and day were unalloyed delight." "Tho oddest Christmas of my expe- rience," observed Dr. Edward Bailee, United States consul at Canton, China, was in 1892, while cross- ing the Pacific ocean to San Francisco. On the evening of Christmas day we reached the one hun- dred and eightieth degree • sp 3o ra TIIi' COLDEST CHRISTMAS. of tvestl,ongitude. where there is no time. Here when a ship is going vtest an entire day isrnJ droned. from the calendar, so that yon go to bt,. t-,"cdnesday night am wake up Fri- day morning. In going east, you reverse the process end repeat the day. "By extraordinary look thio happened to ma, as I said, on Christmas, so that I had two C:hrlstrnas days the same year. The captain of our good Pacific Mali bteanier told us that the event had never happened before in the history of the coin, pony and to the best of his knowledge had never happened before to any craft. If that be true, the 00 passengers and 150 crew may well 'boast of their experience. 1. "But two consecutive Christmas daya aro not a success. The dinnot' of tbo'see- end clay, seems insipid by contrast veldt j that of the first, and the merriment of the latter Is sucotv,cled by welirinose on the former. It If a Curious place, that one hundred and r,ightioth degree of iirxigitude. It.plays ha •. with grenrm'air and time. "ltcondi red oan day and g to the way yon aro going trnthfu',ly• •Tonrorr(w is W- ay was yossC:ctay. Today was ,ltt Vwsseoarow will be today. AR,sd_ pe BY WILLIAM' E.S. FAZES. Copyrlg'ht.1898, By the author` i oan claim credit for, the wettest Christmas," cheerily voiced Walter Iltiteh- tnson, the traveling agent of a great Liver, pool house, "It was in the Malay coun- try near Singapore, The climate thele , was wittily summed up by the great gov- .ernoe Sir, Stamford Raffles as consisting •Dg .'two'sear,ons,,the• menial the dry. In the. attey itr1n s.cvery 15 minutes; 111th' , 'fortroi• all elle time.' Chrj.etmes eve is Qvaa sltpwer,: shower, shoW'n -•.Iwt#Iis e,tHl . a ' Ctj#i3G n i1 g4 sq. 'l as a aar#eg4aftvt lr1401osr �t!t " cv,'ag �i�±� �$, ttn,br�jkcan rsat�, ,155 1.0p. 41r,1,4aaj eepiikitl s mbvin�i ilyty t•IG+r!' Ii1$W40t,is'4i1fg4 t,tir for Ii %w.. 1Jr9l�ss�4#;3 ,?ks11.9; ,Sift al1eCs`,'4tfti i,ytlh0+ f r n r ttitictsl patterns'. "the "tiiclrlttvar.. p tie 1 land .tsa9401'0l'OL' )vied marsh: . e'e.'Thepair'w,as fall 'of warn( steam, and Youing oo11lc Tho ptabln'tosle St fool rho t s361ftation growr- 1in.41i•al?d. > rothing.era: damp. The Water condensed o? ,?urn tre and trioitled-1p."llttlo stroniu down' the • walls. •tf a boat, had' sailed into the draw--. ing room, it would have (sensed no sur- prise, My host had a blazhng' fire"in his, fireplace, a poor irritation of the real ar- ticle, but it cast a ruddy glow in the room, and, what bras, better still, made a pleas- ant draft, Wo did not think of snout or. ice or any other form of water.' Wo had too ntuch of it around us everywhere," "My oddest Christmas was in Egypt,'' told the writer. "I was t -he guest of a clear. friend, Dr. James F. Love, pasha, who' was attached to the khedive's Staff ''His.' home tuns a palace similar,in architecture' to those hi Italian cities,. but `dolorod in Arab suggestions. Within it Was truly. oriental, Inlaid and are- ys besqued furniture, `relies, of Pharaohs, Ptoleinies,; dM Phcenioians'' and [to mans, weapons of Sava-' tens, Bedo0his and Su-, `• danese, Persian and Af 90 THE HOTTEST CHRISTMAS, ghan rugs, lion and tiger skins, servants yellow, +*--;✓ear brown and black. Lux -a sen ury, almost languor, -4;1i everywhere. Outside the palms nodded and huge, Persian rosebushes thrust their glorious branches into the windows. Listless fellahin, scowling Bedouins, stalwart Sudanese, crafty Ar- menians and sinister Levantines passed to and fro. On the corner Tommy Atkins in scarlet coat and with bayoneted rifle stood on guard, making the traveler thank God for Great Britain. There was a Christmas dinner with an eastern finish. The turkey was stuffed with pistachio nuts and Indian spices, the soup was mul- ligatawny, the fish was red mullet, the entree was a dainty Turkish pilau, the coffee was the same Mocha as the khe- dive's, and one of the wines came from the same Alexandrian vineyard which sup- plied the Caesars. There was a plum pud- ding imported from England, and, most wonderful of all, corn bread, Now England mince pie and canned stewed terrapin from Philadelphia. In special honor of the day we drank from cups of whloh the youngest may have seen Mahmoud the Terrible and the oldest might have touched Moses' lips when he was a youth in the royal court of the .Nile. One of the period of Oaesar, a humble piece of pottery, may have refreshed Joseph and Mary in their flight inter Egypt. Where we sat We were .in touch with 4,000 years of history. The very site of the palace may have felt the fent of Alexander, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Bishop Cyril and Napo- leon. Through an open door etre could catch a glimpse of a matchless pilo dieu, and in its center a wonderful crucifixion carved by a master's hand looked down upon the piano." R .1. -., .....,411.c,...,.•. ... w.......Z C;.uin :t e month' of Dee-1113er we have resolved to hold a Great Casb Sale, and with thzr):..end in view we have tn,at.e out .the reUu2ea.;l,st of priees.as below. ` 'his is a genuine 'Sa'le and we give; our word ,ofi,l3ax); r 'i � `''e t- �. � t.f ani 'i a , �.rnr. -' C t •�. d �C d I`ll. o L ��,., 1% °� � G blv�.^• ltha�t :tne: �'��:e�.lz�,�= a;� �. �,n:':i>�, �•.�.�, t>a'-;�•..�', , � �.�. a . � , � r ...at �'(��/i�u r "•x , �+c- �dii% hip .a',e 7 ii y ,,t�,�• �}.�y }},,y�{.. ��sS,, ,�-�;1.. ^alt. :J +?' 1 . ' i .i• 4' , '4i" V.11� ��."'�5-i�.�'�•�V'6e�t�7. �h� ►�., .."a "i d ir,.ftl@s4'-t.''s ;.��, .ii NO il4�ti�. "1" :is g liiiahr xY4? aS:fa 3e ° +0,111:loaf,: tr2,1t.;:a "li sF:iV t' 4nsi1 wYl�'.i1 ,�.' , n. �-�•.:r "...n`'i ��•k�1i.- . •t�•� `.�'�' '� ��.��i`�i ". It't�"ro'�. a�ai- et • •a - - 31f�.oods But -.re -:ember this is'a Oash Sale and the goods will only be sold at these prices`;far-tie ready :• money. Come soon and get first choice. See our Dress Goods ' List � ::' DRESS COOS Black Figtire`i' Dress Goods, new,"reg. price, 85e, sale, price - Black Figured Dress Goode, new, reg. Brice 75c, sale price - - Black 11'ig•ud Dress Goods, new, reg. price 500, sale pie - - BlackIlnued Dress Goods, new, reg..price 50e, sale price - 131ae1ea�?i.g:t red Dress Goods, new, reg. price 30c, le•price Plant Black and Colored Goods,new, reg. price,75c � alce.pl'ice - IA.11:01;lz and Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 65c, aria` price . Plal'n 1311e' and Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 50o, sale price - - Fine Figured Col'd Goods, new, reg, price, $1.00, :••sale price u: Fine -Figured Col'd Goods,• new, reg. price, 85c;! "'sale price Fine Figured Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 60e, sale price Fine Figured Cord Goads, new, sale price. - Fine Figured Col'd Goods,new, sale price reg. price, 50c, reg. price, 50e, 65e 60e 37.1'( 42c 23c 58c 50c 45e 75c 65e 45c 40c 373c Newest things in all wool Plaid, reg, 60e, sale price 45e 14 .11 1t it 35e, " . - 26c ALL STAPLES REDUCED Table Linen, reg. price 60c, reduced to 11 11 45e, " 40c, 1s tt 25C Towelling, regular'price 12y1c, t1 i1 10e 1' " 5c 1i ti 4. 41 LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING HING Ladies' Vests, reg price 60c, reduced to It t1 " 35c, 1• " 25e, 41 4, 11 20o, {t A special line of Ladies' Hose reduced from 35e to We are bound to clear out our, LADIES' MANTLES at the following prices. • • $3.7r, reduced to New and fashionable Mantles reduced from $12 to $7.50 ' ,i tt tl 1i '1 10 to 6 50 _lens Long boots, Grain tt f1 8 to 5 50 $3.25, reduced to 47e 35c 28e 19e 11c 7e 4e 42e 27e 22e 17c 25c GENTS' FURNISHINGS • Mens' Fine White Shirts, reg. $1.50, reduced to 1.25 " " " 1 25 1.00 44 " 11 t1 1.00 " 11 4. 11 it " 75 11 Mens' Fine Linen Collars, 2 for Fine Silk Ties in all Shades reg. 50c., reduced to 35 25 1.11 11 14 25 0 20 Mens' Fine Leather Gloves, reg. $2.00 reduc'd to 1.50 " "1.50 " 1.252 11 11 11 11 1 .00 i 1 8 5 14 t1 11 41 75 ,,60 11 11 11{1 60 " 50 85 65 25 40 CC 4. Fleece Lined Underwear, Wiens' Alt Wool Cardigan reduced to Mens' All Wool Cardigan duced to - reduced. 90e. per suit Jackets, regular $1.25, 1.00 Jackets, regular $1, re- - - - 80 LADIES' BALS AID BUTTON BOOTS' Ladies' Fine Doug. Buttons and Bala reg. price $2.00, reduced to - - $1.25 Ladies' Fine Dong. Buttons and I3ais., reg. price $1.50, reduced to - - $1.15 Ladies' Fine Box Calf and Bals. reg. price $1.50, reduced to - $1.20 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand -turn Buttons reg. price $3.50, reduced to - - $2.65 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand - turn Buttons reg. - price $3.00, reduced to 12.35 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand -turn Buttons reg. price $2.50, reduced to - ' - $1.85 Misses Fine Dong. Button reg. price $1.50 rrduced to $1.10 `Box Calf " " " 1.25 " " 1.05 " Glove Grain " " " 1.15 " " 85 Childs' Fine Dong. Hand turn Button reg. price $1.35,•reduced to Childs' Fine Dong. Hand -turn Button reg. price $1.00, reduced to Childs' Button, Size 3 to 7 reg. price 75, reduced to 1, 41 11 11 It 1t 14 60 Mens' Fine Dong., Congo and Bals. $2.50, reduced to Mons' I+'ire Dong., Congo and Bals. $2.25, reduced to Melts' Fine Doug'., Congo and Bals. $2.00' reduced to - Mens' Fine Dong., Congo and Bals, $1,75, reduced to Mens' Long Boots, Grain Leather 44 41 it It 11 A line of last year's mantles at much less Ladies' Fur Capes reduced from 830 to .t 14 41 $25 to /1 tt •1 $18 to ' Al2o a few Capes in Astrachan and Coon at very low prices, All our Ladies' Fur Goods in Muffs, Dias, Collars, Gauntlets, .e,, we will sell at greatly reduced prices. All our Millinery will be subject to a special 1e- duetion during this month. 57,50.ta 5;00 Mens' Long Boots,, Extra than.cost. 53.00, reduced to 522 (liens' Long Boots, Extra 818 $2,75, reduced to 512 Mens' Long Boots, Extra GUT PRICES IN CW'OGERIES NEW Black and Mixed Tea, regular 40c. reduced to �� Baking Powder in China Pitcher reg. 250. " GALLERY We aro now READY FOR BUSINESS in our studio in the :tll'e'IKienzle's fi;][oek, WIHgILa*I 7i yeti iri:. e .a in the ?bete and 'fila Baking. Powder, Dunn's, reg. 10e, reduced to Corn Starch regular price 10 cents, reduced to Pure Gold Jellies, regular 12.1; " a' Bottle of Piekles " 1211 " 3 Cans of Corn Peas or Tomatoes for • 4 lbs of New Raisins for - • Pare Mustard, reg. price 30e, reduced to , Toilet Soap, regular 1 Oe box for " Castile or Oatmeal, worth 5c for DON'T tb 'L TO TAK 30 20 8c 7 8 9 25 25 20e 7e 4c 82.50, reduced to Mens' Heavy Boots, extra value, at $1.75 re- duced to Mens' Heavy Boots, extra value at 51.35, reduc- edto Boys' School Boots, first class, regular 51.35, re- duced to Boys' School Boots, regular $1.10 reduced to Boys' School Boots, regular 90c. '• Boys' Fine .Boots, extra value, regular $1,65, re. ducted to - - - - Boys' Fine Boots, extra value, regular $1.50, re' duced to Leather Quality Quality reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price Quality reg. price ,lens, Lorig and Foul' Buckle Felt Boots, grain, regular $2 25, reduced to Men& Long and Four Butch) Folt Boots, split, regular $2.00, reduced to - Mens' Overshoes in odd sizes, per pair . Special Fine Line of Slater i3ootg to fit all kinds of feet at 53, 54 and o o . A very fine line of Meng' Xmas Slippers, 75e. to ADVANTAGE (OF THESE PRICES. 11. %,,.. . 90 75 50 40 $1.80 $1.65 $1,45 $1,15 $B.lb $2.65 $2.45 $2.15 $1,85 $1,35 1,10 1.10 85 70 1.25 1,15 1.90 1.65 50 5.00 1.5 ,c?' .+' P"3'�+(�^`�'Y., o4t14,11 "r-"^• � x/1",,7- . ' .1 ,s • it r 1:P %yy�:: ,,, . t,ti.1r�/ oti di ,l L / li. y pi,r t1y,,yvN gh� J S�£ .1 .,., j�,yi,,,�F, • +% y /,r{ + a'!,k� l r1 ./ d.y 1"y' l,d it , ,„i; id N';'"'iL�{illi 1 si-fit.' N'7.e . y !?r 1,.11�r•,. I. ti..c • , . v Y' 4 ,t1 • .uli`M LThat• holiday's-raake-fell• utas- f•derft-belieV,e; Esich-makieh • rneesis.kerelteckinfp ©rvehrisfru s•Eve. a . tar IS LARGE WELL ASSORTED PRICES REASONABLE i:.'tty unsurpassed. Large to choose front. yS to buy here. Come tith the crowk to CHRIS; 111 .«at...-.��ti v It was at a pleasant dinner pas is et a famous New fora: hotel, when tire con- versation turned to the approar hing Christmas, The guests were of various callings., but all were qualified to, join. the Trasclers: •elull, having „visited. at ,least' tarecllcontinonts.. , "Whets was tines �7oddest„Cbrletntas,.yod g p ale &t. u -. : ., ''; ,,• ,4,1.4�ii f ; & ma se Re ss (1. wn$041. *q�, :'I' moryof u > ,rl�,nee; a9:wl±sl ; zs ale aegis {n p 's a l , se „ r n „ ,r 4 t C '6F IS,�a't �(L tr:"+C „elirp•w noilljorintl _ ;er,% til isban t,•40U- Il 1” L Lh. t C' Aim ,n.. I wee north �. t b u ifuY 11 a a Z o ,Ii• defy, clear,quint an 1' ,1itau civ cold., '.fhc stars looked like, sharp poipts; -the :moon like a clean cut silt'er ajsj: anti the (leavens as blaok as sin 'Scientifically it was day, but as a matter of fact it was pure mid- night. Our bill bf fare was wonderful. We had seething punch, tea and coffee Our meats were corned beef, corned pork, and, boot of all, some pular bear meat and seal blubber. I will not recommend seal blubber for theso latitudes, but in the far north, after many months on salt horse and canned goods, it's as delicious as boiled chicken. We bed potatoes, carrots, yellow turnips and gingerbread pudding with real raisins in it, 'Tore wasn't a dish any one hero world look at at the present moment, but all on board vowed it was the finest banquet they could recall.' "If I diel not have the most southerly Christmas, I had certainly the hottest,” rem r a 1*ed William Fender hieLoan once ne editor of the .Hongkong Telegraph, but now a Gothamito. "It was at Port Dar- win, in Australia, which, next to the Mos have desert, is probably the hottest spot on earth. December there is equivalent to our June, and the weather of their Cnrist• mas is that of our Fourth of July. "On account of that frightful scourge, the white ant, timber cannot be used in house construction, so that the roofs are made of iron girders and corrugated sheet iron galvanized. This makes a house a veritable oven. The thermometer was way over the 100 mark, and every one in our party was a picture of perspiratic n and discomfort. But we were determielid to celebrate Christmas in good old fash coned style. "We had a Christmas tree, wreaths and evergreens, and seine one hung up a bunch of what he called mistletoe. Luck, ily we had an ice factory there, and so se. cured small blocks of comfort at 4 or 5 cents a pound. Every drink, excepting the punch, was iced, and every food, ex- cepting the turkey and plum pudding was cold. "One poetic youth shook a belt of sleigh bolls to arouse the imagination and an- other read aloud Dickens' immortal Christmas carol. Wo triad to picture the nipping cold enjoyed by Scrooge and Mav- ley's ghost, but the effort proved futile. Yet the awful heat. could not weaken the Christmas spirit, and both dinner and day were unalloyed delight." "Tho oddest Christmas of my expe- rience," observed Dr. Edward Bailee, United States consul at Canton, China, was in 1892, while cross- ing the Pacific ocean to San Francisco. On the evening of Christmas day we reached the one hun- dred and eightieth degree • sp 3o ra TIIi' COLDEST CHRISTMAS. of tvestl,ongitude. where there is no time. Here when a ship is going vtest an entire day isrnJ droned. from the calendar, so that yon go to bt,. t-,"cdnesday night am wake up Fri- day morning. In going east, you reverse the process end repeat the day. "By extraordinary look thio happened to ma, as I said, on Christmas, so that I had two C:hrlstrnas days the same year. The captain of our good Pacific Mali bteanier told us that the event had never happened before in the history of the coin, pony and to the best of his knowledge had never happened before to any craft. If that be true, the 00 passengers and 150 crew may well 'boast of their experience. 1. "But two consecutive Christmas daya aro not a success. The dinnot' of tbo'see- end clay, seems insipid by contrast veldt j that of the first, and the merriment of the latter Is sucotv,cled by welirinose on the former. It If a Curious place, that one hundred and r,ightioth degree of iirxigitude. It.plays ha •. with grenrm'air and time. "ltcondi red oan day and g to the way yon aro going trnthfu',ly• •Tonrorr(w is W- ay was yossC:ctay. Today was ,ltt Vwsseoarow will be today. AR,sd_ pe BY WILLIAM' E.S. FAZES. Copyrlg'ht.1898, By the author` i oan claim credit for, the wettest Christmas," cheerily voiced Walter Iltiteh- tnson, the traveling agent of a great Liver, pool house, "It was in the Malay coun- try near Singapore, The climate thele , was wittily summed up by the great gov- .ernoe Sir, Stamford Raffles as consisting •Dg .'two'sear,ons,,the• menial the dry. In the. attey itr1n s.cvery 15 minutes; 111th' , 'fortroi• all elle time.' Chrj.etmes eve is Qvaa sltpwer,: shower, shoW'n -•.Iwt#Iis e,tHl . a ' Ctj#i3G n i1 g4 sq. 'l as a aar#eg4aftvt lr1401osr �t!t " cv,'ag �i�±� �$, ttn,br�jkcan rsat�, ,155 1.0p. 41r,1,4aaj eepiikitl s mbvin�i ilyty t•IG+r!' Ii1$W40t,is'4i1fg4 t,tir for Ii %w.. 1Jr9l�ss�4#;3 ,?ks11.9; ,Sift al1eCs`,'4tfti i,ytlh0+ f r n r ttitictsl patterns'. "the "tiiclrlttvar.. p tie 1 land .tsa9401'0l'OL' )vied marsh: . e'e.'Thepair'w,as fall 'of warn( steam, and Youing oo11lc Tho ptabln'tosle St fool rho t s361ftation growr- 1in.41i•al?d. > rothing.era: damp. The Water condensed o? ,?urn tre and trioitled-1p."llttlo stroniu down' the • walls. •tf a boat, had' sailed into the draw--. ing room, it would have (sensed no sur- prise, My host had a blazhng' fire"in his, fireplace, a poor irritation of the real ar- ticle, but it cast a ruddy glow in the room, and, what bras, better still, made a pleas- ant draft, Wo did not think of snout or. ice or any other form of water.' Wo had too ntuch of it around us everywhere," "My oddest Christmas was in Egypt,'' told the writer. "I was t -he guest of a clear. friend, Dr. James F. Love, pasha, who' was attached to the khedive's Staff ''His.' home tuns a palace similar,in architecture' to those hi Italian cities,. but `dolorod in Arab suggestions. Within it Was truly. oriental, Inlaid and are- ys besqued furniture, `relies, of Pharaohs, Ptoleinies,; dM Phcenioians'' and [to mans, weapons of Sava-' tens, Bedo0his and Su-, `• danese, Persian and Af 90 THE HOTTEST CHRISTMAS, ghan rugs, lion and tiger skins, servants yellow, +*--;✓ear brown and black. Lux -a sen ury, almost languor, -4;1i everywhere. Outside the palms nodded and huge, Persian rosebushes thrust their glorious branches into the windows. Listless fellahin, scowling Bedouins, stalwart Sudanese, crafty Ar- menians and sinister Levantines passed to and fro. On the corner Tommy Atkins in scarlet coat and with bayoneted rifle stood on guard, making the traveler thank God for Great Britain. There was a Christmas dinner with an eastern finish. The turkey was stuffed with pistachio nuts and Indian spices, the soup was mul- ligatawny, the fish was red mullet, the entree was a dainty Turkish pilau, the coffee was the same Mocha as the khe- dive's, and one of the wines came from the same Alexandrian vineyard which sup- plied the Caesars. There was a plum pud- ding imported from England, and, most wonderful of all, corn bread, Now England mince pie and canned stewed terrapin from Philadelphia. In special honor of the day we drank from cups of whloh the youngest may have seen Mahmoud the Terrible and the oldest might have touched Moses' lips when he was a youth in the royal court of the .Nile. One of the period of Oaesar, a humble piece of pottery, may have refreshed Joseph and Mary in their flight inter Egypt. Where we sat We were .in touch with 4,000 years of history. The very site of the palace may have felt the fent of Alexander, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Bishop Cyril and Napo- leon. Through an open door etre could catch a glimpse of a matchless pilo dieu, and in its center a wonderful crucifixion carved by a master's hand looked down upon the piano." R .1. -., .....,411.c,...,.•. ... w.......Z C;.uin :t e month' of Dee-1113er we have resolved to hold a Great Casb Sale, and with thzr):..end in view we have tn,at.e out .the reUu2ea.;l,st of priees.as below. ` 'his is a genuine 'Sa'le and we give; our word ,ofi,l3ax); r 'i � `''e t- �. � t.f ani 'i a , �.rnr. -' C t •�. d �C d I`ll. o L ��,., 1% °� � G blv�.^• ltha�t :tne: �'��:e�.lz�,�= a;� �. �,n:':i>�, �•.�.�, t>a'-;�•..�', , � �.�. a . � , � r ...at �'(��/i�u r "•x , �+c- �dii% hip .a',e 7 ii y ,,t�,�• �}.�y }},,y�{.. ��sS,, ,�-�;1.. ^alt. :J +?' 1 . ' i .i• 4' , '4i" V.11� ��."'�5-i�.�'�•�V'6e�t�7. �h� ►�., .."a "i d ir,.ftl@s4'-t.''s ;.��, .ii NO il4�ti�. "1" :is g liiiahr xY4? aS:fa 3e ° +0,111:loaf,: tr2,1t.;:a "li sF:iV t' 4nsi1 wYl�'.i1 ,�.' , n. �-�•.:r "...n`'i ��•k�1i.- . •t�•� `.�'�' '� ��.��i`�i ". It't�"ro'�. a�ai- et • •a - - 31f�.oods But -.re -:ember this is'a Oash Sale and the goods will only be sold at these prices`;far-tie ready :• money. Come soon and get first choice. See our Dress Goods ' List � ::' DRESS COOS Black Figtire`i' Dress Goods, new,"reg. price, 85e, sale, price - Black Figured Dress Goode, new, reg. Brice 75c, sale price - - Black 11'ig•ud Dress Goods, new, reg. price 500, sale pie - - BlackIlnued Dress Goods, new, reg..price 50e, sale price - 131ae1ea�?i.g:t red Dress Goods, new, reg. price 30c, le•price Plant Black and Colored Goods,new, reg. price,75c � alce.pl'ice - IA.11:01;lz and Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 65c, aria` price . Plal'n 1311e' and Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 50o, sale price - - Fine Figured Col'd Goods, new, reg, price, $1.00, :••sale price u: Fine -Figured Col'd Goods,• new, reg. price, 85c;! "'sale price Fine Figured Col'd Goods, new, reg. price, 60e, sale price Fine Figured Cord Goads, new, sale price. - Fine Figured Col'd Goods,new, sale price reg. price, 50c, reg. price, 50e, 65e 60e 37.1'( 42c 23c 58c 50c 45e 75c 65e 45c 40c 373c Newest things in all wool Plaid, reg, 60e, sale price 45e 14 .11 1t it 35e, " . - 26c ALL STAPLES REDUCED Table Linen, reg. price 60c, reduced to 11 11 45e, " 40c, 1s tt 25C Towelling, regular'price 12y1c, t1 i1 10e 1' " 5c 1i ti 4. 41 LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING HING Ladies' Vests, reg price 60c, reduced to It t1 " 35c, 1• " 25e, 41 4, 11 20o, {t A special line of Ladies' Hose reduced from 35e to We are bound to clear out our, LADIES' MANTLES at the following prices. • • $3.7r, reduced to New and fashionable Mantles reduced from $12 to $7.50 ' ,i tt tl 1i '1 10 to 6 50 _lens Long boots, Grain tt f1 8 to 5 50 $3.25, reduced to 47e 35c 28e 19e 11c 7e 4e 42e 27e 22e 17c 25c GENTS' FURNISHINGS • Mens' Fine White Shirts, reg. $1.50, reduced to 1.25 " " " 1 25 1.00 44 " 11 t1 1.00 " 11 4. 11 it " 75 11 Mens' Fine Linen Collars, 2 for Fine Silk Ties in all Shades reg. 50c., reduced to 35 25 1.11 11 14 25 0 20 Mens' Fine Leather Gloves, reg. $2.00 reduc'd to 1.50 " "1.50 " 1.252 11 11 11 11 1 .00 i 1 8 5 14 t1 11 41 75 ,,60 11 11 11{1 60 " 50 85 65 25 40 CC 4. Fleece Lined Underwear, Wiens' Alt Wool Cardigan reduced to Mens' All Wool Cardigan duced to - reduced. 90e. per suit Jackets, regular $1.25, 1.00 Jackets, regular $1, re- - - - 80 LADIES' BALS AID BUTTON BOOTS' Ladies' Fine Doug. Buttons and Bala reg. price $2.00, reduced to - - $1.25 Ladies' Fine Dong. Buttons and I3ais., reg. price $1.50, reduced to - - $1.15 Ladies' Fine Box Calf and Bals. reg. price $1.50, reduced to - $1.20 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand -turn Buttons reg. price $3.50, reduced to - - $2.65 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand - turn Buttons reg. - price $3.00, reduced to 12.35 Ladies' Extra Fine Dong. Hand -turn Buttons reg. price $2.50, reduced to - ' - $1.85 Misses Fine Dong. Button reg. price $1.50 rrduced to $1.10 `Box Calf " " " 1.25 " " 1.05 " Glove Grain " " " 1.15 " " 85 Childs' Fine Dong. Hand turn Button reg. price $1.35,•reduced to Childs' Fine Dong. Hand -turn Button reg. price $1.00, reduced to Childs' Button, Size 3 to 7 reg. price 75, reduced to 1, 41 11 11 It 1t 14 60 Mens' Fine Dong., Congo and Bals. $2.50, reduced to Mons' I+'ire Dong., Congo and Bals. $2.25, reduced to Melts' Fine Doug'., Congo and Bals. $2.00' reduced to - Mens' Fine Dong., Congo and Bals, $1,75, reduced to Mens' Long Boots, Grain Leather 44 41 it It 11 A line of last year's mantles at much less Ladies' Fur Capes reduced from 830 to .t 14 41 $25 to /1 tt •1 $18 to ' Al2o a few Capes in Astrachan and Coon at very low prices, All our Ladies' Fur Goods in Muffs, Dias, Collars, Gauntlets, .e,, we will sell at greatly reduced prices. All our Millinery will be subject to a special 1e- duetion during this month. 57,50.ta 5;00 Mens' Long Boots,, Extra than.cost. 53.00, reduced to 522 (liens' Long Boots, Extra 818 $2,75, reduced to 512 Mens' Long Boots, Extra GUT PRICES IN CW'OGERIES NEW Black and Mixed Tea, regular 40c. reduced to �� Baking Powder in China Pitcher reg. 250. " GALLERY We aro now READY FOR BUSINESS in our studio in the :tll'e'IKienzle's fi;][oek, WIHgILa*I 7i yeti iri:. e .a in the ?bete and 'fila Baking. Powder, Dunn's, reg. 10e, reduced to Corn Starch regular price 10 cents, reduced to Pure Gold Jellies, regular 12.1; " a' Bottle of Piekles " 1211 " 3 Cans of Corn Peas or Tomatoes for • 4 lbs of New Raisins for - • Pare Mustard, reg. price 30e, reduced to , Toilet Soap, regular 1 Oe box for " Castile or Oatmeal, worth 5c for DON'T tb 'L TO TAK 30 20 8c 7 8 9 25 25 20e 7e 4c 82.50, reduced to Mens' Heavy Boots, extra value, at $1.75 re- duced to Mens' Heavy Boots, extra value at 51.35, reduc- edto Boys' School Boots, first class, regular 51.35, re- duced to Boys' School Boots, regular $1.10 reduced to Boys' School Boots, regular 90c. '• Boys' Fine .Boots, extra value, regular $1,65, re. ducted to - - - - Boys' Fine Boots, extra value, regular $1.50, re' duced to Leather Quality Quality reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price reg. price Quality reg. price ,lens, Lorig and Foul' Buckle Felt Boots, grain, regular $2 25, reduced to Men& Long and Four Butch) Folt Boots, split, regular $2.00, reduced to - Mens' Overshoes in odd sizes, per pair . Special Fine Line of Slater i3ootg to fit all kinds of feet at 53, 54 and o o . A very fine line of Meng' Xmas Slippers, 75e. to ADVANTAGE (OF THESE PRICES. 11. %,,.. . 90 75 50 40 $1.80 $1.65 $1,45 $1,15 $B.lb $2.65 $2.45 $2.15 $1,85 $1,35 1,10 1.10 85 70 1.25 1,15 1.90 1.65 50 5.00 1.5