The Hazleton Sentinel from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • 4

of the most prominent business men and 707Y WASAM4KKR AWAMAKKR ing, January 6th, to make the necessary arrangements for a festival and supper. ArJ rangrments are also being made for a grand mm jr (ROYAL rSWltJi few HOMES! HOMES! HOMES! Cheap, Durable and Easily Paid For. WITHIN REACH OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND MECHANICS. v( The undersigned is now prepared to sell on installments the Six Newly Painted and well built Gottages on Tamarack-street below Cedar. Each cottage in lot ro ft.

by 150 ft. and has barn at back Payments little more than rent. Five sixj and seven years given in which to buy. Now is the time to make first payment before they are released for another year. Will give to ist of March to make first payment.

G. B. MARKLE, Trustee. Any further particulars will be cheerfully given at the Banking House Markle Bros. Co.

Wallace Bruce was introduced and remarked briefly in response, reciting also a couple of short poems. Iu the evening Mi-. Bruce delivered his lecture on Womauhood' iu Shakespeare, which was a masterly production he beiug apparently thoroughly, conversant with the subject, and wns listened to with rapt (.. real estate dealers in Eastou. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride's father, and was strictly private, The mau who tries to raise a family without a newspaper in the house is a foolish mau.

There are stores of knowledge in the printed page in the course of a year and the daily reading of the paper leaves an impres-s'cn. There is wisdom acquire djby the meet careless reader and a profound knowledge of men and things which will be very useful to our boys and girls. The poor directors of Lehigh county are looking up the last residence of Samuel Knight, who left South Heberton mysteriously about a year ago. Samuel is about 80 years of age, and has been an inmate of the Lehigh county almshouse since January 5th, beiug stricken with paralysis. The Lehigh county directors are trying to foroe him upon the Middle Coal Field district.

Martin Bock has now been in the jewelry business in Hazleton over four years, and the people know that he conducts an honest and straightforward business. He has this year added a great many novelties and fancy goods to his stock, Vihich has aslo been increased to meet the demands of his customers. Call and see his stock before you purchase your presents. Opposite Pardee's residence. 21dec4 In what is claimed to be the most delicate pair of scales in the world, according to the account given in the fccientifio papers, the beam is made of rye straw, and together with the pans, which are made of aluminium, weighs only fifteen grains.

In the most delicate scale heretofore made the beam and pan weighed sixty-eight grains the beam being made of aluminum and the instrument was capable of weighing the one-thousandth of a grain. The new scale however weighs to the one-ten-thousandth of a grain. A piece of hair one inch long, ou being weighed with this wouderfnl apparatus, was found to represent the almost infinitesimal quantity of one-ten-thousandth of a grain. The copious rain of Thursday and the thaw that has since prevailed has in a measure relieved the necessities of the farmer and all others who for weeks have suffered inconvenience and discomfort owing to the scarcity water. Cisterns and wells which have been dry.

necessitating farmers in some instances to haul water from distances of three to five miles, have been partially replenished, but the relief is not yet what it should be. However, the indications point to a continuance of rain, and in that event the apprehension of a water famine will disappear. Robinson Post, No. 20, G. A.

have issued invitations for a grand complimentary be given at Hazle Hall.Tuesday even ing next, to the ladies who have so faithfully assisted in contributing to the success of Memorial Hall fair. Steve Zngle. Steve, has the largest stock of watches, clocks, jewelery and silver ware in this re. gion, which he is not going to advertise this year, so all you will have to do is to step in and buy, where you will find Steve ready to wait on you in person. Don't be afraid if he does look a little cross.

Good nature is not ftlwuvs comoosed of smiles. He will mark all goods he sells free of oharge. Killed by a Fall. Samuel Shuman, a prominent farmer re siding at Mainville, near Catawissa, while carrying fence rails from the woods near his farm Thursday, accidentally fell and struck his head against a stone, rupturing a blood vessel. His ten-year-old son was with him, Jjut went to the house on an errand, and when he returned found his father lying in a pool of blood cold in death.

Shuman was forty-five years of age, and leaves three motherless children. Kris Kingle's Stock. Thos. Job's book and music store, oppo- TTrol 4a woll QnrmHfcd with beautiful holiday presents. He has a full assortment of picture books for children, and handsomely bound books of poems and fic tion by the best authors.

He has a large stock of dolls of all kinds, beautifnl toy china sets, velvet frames for cabinet pictures, sheet music and musical instruments of all kinds, including the celebrated George Wood or gans, fancy picture frames and writing desks, paper work boxes, glove boxes, albums, la dies' work baskets, lunch baskets, and an innumerable line of tin, wooden, mechanical and musical toys. Personal Mention. Mrs. R. C.

Joues, of Black Ridge, as visiting friends in town yesterday. Miss Clara Stackboupe, of Beavr Meadow, is lying very ill with the quinzy, at the residence of Mrs. Bell at Jeanesville, where she was employed as a dressmaker. Miss Stackhouwe is under the care of Dr. Brown, ana she is too ill at present to be re moved to her home.

Miss Edith S. Martin returned yesterday from Millersville State Normal School, and will spend the holidays with her parents and friends at Lattimer. Church Notices. The Star of Bethlehem will be the sub ject of the sermon at St. Paul's M.

Church to-morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. At 7 p. m. the subject will be, A Christmas Tree for Young People. All welcome.

Seats free. In St. John's P. M. Churcb.corner Pop lar and Juniper streets, service will be held to-morrow at the usual hours.

Rev. J. H. Acornley will preach. Morning at 10:30, subject Religion in the Family.

Evening at 7 o'clock, subject The Heavenly Choristers. Sunday School at 2 o'clock. All are invited. Burns' Birthday. A movement is on foot to have the natal day of Scotland's favorite bard, Bobby Burns, celebrated in Hazleton on the evening of January 25th.

We learn that a number of the Caledonians at Eberyale, Jeanesville and Audenried have decided to hold an informal meeting at the Central Hotel, Saturday even- body comes here for cards; clean cards. 8011th of Thirteenth-troet entrance. See that other thousand among the books. North of Thlrtcentu-trt)ot entrance. By the waVi somebodv's fin gers have been on this delicate cream and ivory $5 plush.

It shall go for yes, $2. Ant thir colored silk for Si. And this heavy silk cloaking irom rans! Looks hks apphcrue figures of embroidered satin-merveilleux on gros-grain. It isn't. It is really a brocade: but those figures, that stand out so, are padded with wool.

If it were the elaborate hand-won- it looks like, it'd cost $5o a yard. This is $10, Next-Otltfir circle, annlh 0nfvttnrA Seal Princess, which means a very long over-dress of seal trimmed with lynx or beaver; not a coat or a dolman. Seal coat, brench wraps of various silk fabrics, trimmed with beaver, and lined with squirrel. Every one has some peculiarity of shape. We import them for hints, and sell them without profit otherwise.

Fur-lined circular; generally of silk; rare ly of wool. Cape, collar, muff, of lynx, chinchilla, beaver, fox, seal, hare, coney. Trimming of eight or ten widths, of so many sorts of fur, to say nothing of different dyes, pointing, plucking. Cap of seal. Carriage robes of bear, wolverine, the two wolves and foxes.

Japanese goat and buffalo. Mufflers, gloves and wristlets of beaver and nutria; besides, gloves and wristlets of otter and coney. Coachmen's capes. 1303 Chestnut. While we are here, girls' dresses, jerseys and coats and boys' jerseys are in the next room; and the next; but this is the way in, from 1303.

1305 and 1307 Chestnut. Ladies' all-sorts-of overgarments are in this busy room. 1301 Cnestnut. A little black chudda not a shawl, a dress-cloth named after the India light wrap a litjle black chudda for three-quarters of its value now. It'll be gone in two days.

Next-outer circle, south entrance to main uuiming. Why shouldn't baby have a Christmas a dress, a cloak, a Mother Hubbard, a cap, a collar, a shawl, an afghan, some underthings, leggings? How big is baby anyhow? Cap and apron for nurse. Ladies' leggings of black, blue and green cassimere, lined with canton flannel. Worsted also, of course. West of south entrance to main building.

Shall it be snowy table-linen? table-cloths with napkins co match? There are also linens from Vienna, gorgeous with etched pictures of gnomes and children out of fairy tales. "Old Bleach" is the name of an Irish linen mill, which disdains the modern way of bleaching by acids, and which spreads its linens on the grass, till they come to a snowy whiteness. It is partic ular about flax too; uses but one quality; prices depend on the work put upon it. Such towels as bear ihe "Old Bleach" ct-nts to 1 ,25. name! 31 I uter circle, Clty-uall-square entrance.

Anotner handkerchief counter for relief. Now there are five. This for ladies. Southeast corner of muln building. If there's anything for dining-room or kitchen that you'd like to be reminded of, walk through the west side of our Swiss carvings; all sorts of little unhandy things.

Biscment 9. Is that a rug? It is a rug. What sort of a rug? Whatever sort of a rug you want almost. North gallery. The bargain -table for boys' clothing is emptied every day.

It's the busiest little tailor-shop we know of. West of nilddlQ aisle, towanl Market ttrcet. John Wanamaker Chestnut, TMrternth and Market btweis ml CUy-liHll square. Philadelphia. l.

i JUAKKLK Markle Bro's GEO. B. MAltKLK.Ja., A. H. REYNOLDS, JOHN AKK A.

MARKLE, J. P. SWENEY. SUCCESSORS TO PARDJCE AMARK1.B, BANKERS, BROAD STREET, HAZLETON General Banking business done All ousiness promptly and correctly attended to Interest on Railroad and Government Securities cohected Government Coupons and Pen -ion Cheeks Cashed at par Interest paid on Savings Deposits Money to Loan Holiday Opening I opened on the 15th iust. with children's and misses' coats, ruuning in sizes from 4 to 16 years, at $1.75.

Do not miss a bargain. They won't last long. Beautiful line ladies' silk dolmans aud silk plush jackets. Full line beaver jackets. Call early and secure good (styles.

I also have a full line of woolen knit hoods and children's jackets. Special line of misses' and children's collars. I have still some blatikets left that connot be beat. Oue white blanket atf one at 12.50. and my $5 white blanket is a beauty.

Come in and examine, and I know you will say I am right. I have a nice line of piano covers, something substantial for a present. Also perfumery, jewelry, Domestic paper patterns, ferfect fitting. My shawl stock is very large can show the largest stock in topn. Why not select from a large assortment? Flannel suiting has caused a dull sale in dress goods, so if you come iu I will sell you dress goods cheap.

Everybody does not want flannel suiting. It is too heavy and nuly adapted for very eold weather. I have the largest stock of dry goods I ever had. Full line fancy goods for the holidays. H.

J. SCHLEPPY, 6inav A NSJON HOUSE BLOCK Millions In It. The "Cook Stove" day has passed away A fact by no nieRns strsnge For now we tee tbese high priced frauds Disconuted by tlie "Kauge." What Range to buy? Aye. there's the rub TLe price of some is low The -'Apolio" though miist bear the palm, 'lis made for usu, Lot show! The Bange is "nonpariel" in style: It's got the "Duplex" grate-Its elovatcd Mantle Shelf Can uever find a mate. The beauties of this splendid Binge By all are eulogized: Hot Water Tank, and Patent drafts-No wonder it is prized.

With Bane, or with too, This Bange stands just as high: Has BesTvoir, aud poiu-ts, with which No other Bange cuu vie. A full sized Oven Extra Flue, Wide Damper, too. as well; And all the patents to be got The "Apollo" can't but sell. It burns less coal maintains more heat Thau any Hange we've Keen 'Tie fit for every hou-; -id, or Tbe palace of a Qneeu. Its oscillatii oven shelf And ornaments unite To make the wht it is A Bdiige that's perfect quite.

Th Buck waiter Stove Company conceived This triumph of their art; And eiieu imrrovement, introduced, hud, has played its part. Make up your micd-i, without delay. Don't pause for half a minute But buy au "Apollo" while yon can, Youji.find "Thebe's Millions In It." For sale by J. F. B.VKBER&CO., Hazleton, Pi, HAZLK HALL ASSOCIATION'.

The annual meeting thn holders of Hazle Hall Association ill lie held la tli tr Kail, at 8 o'clock p. m. of Monday, n. 1st, i3dec TJIOS. 8.

McNAIR, Scc'y. WANTED. A Cook, at the Washington Hotel. Good references must be shown, and good wages will be paid. Apply at uie noiei.

ball and festival at the Valley Hotel of Robert Wallace in Freeland, and from present indi cations it is almost certain that Bobby Burns' birthday will be appropriately celebrated in the Lehiah region. A New Breaker. Work bas been commenced on the erection of a breaker at Tamaqua, on the site former ly occupied by what was known as the old Greenwood breaker. The work is being done by Messrs. Jones A Oliver, formerly operators of the Staffordshire colliery, of Mahanoy City, who are now associated with Frank Schwartz in a lease for a term of years from the Lehigh Coal Navigation Co.

of the tunnel workings at Greenwood. The maohinery, engine and much of the frame work of the breaker will be brought from Mahanoy City. Two carloads of it have arrived. The coal will be shipped via the Central the Lehigh C. fc N.

Co. having agreed to purchase all that can be mined. Santa Claus' Headquarters. Williams Martin, iu Markle Bros. JtCo's.

Bank building, have a large and elegant as sortment of holiday goods, consisting of gold pens and pencils, fancy morocco cigar cases. albums, new patent inkstands, beautiful en gravings and velvet picture frames. Poul-tons elegant band painted wall panels from $5 to 15 per pair. These are the hand somest articles of the kind ever brought to Hazleton. The firm invite people to call aud inspect their stock of organs, accordions banjos, tamborines, violins, piceiolos, niet- allephones, orguinettes and musical instru ments of all kinds.

They have an immense variety of talking and singing dolls, of all sizes, aud all the latest novelties in mechani cal toys. Sleds, wagons and rockiug horses aud Christmas presents for children too nu merous to mention. Another Stripping. Contractor J. W.

Crellin has completed the contract of stripping the surface from the Mammoth vein at Crystal Ridge for A. Pardee Co. About 12 acres of surface earth has beeu removed from the vein.estim-ated to average about ten feet in thickness overlyiug the coal. At present Mr. Crellin has a force of men engaged reiuovin the blacksmith shop, tracks, from Crystal Ridge to a point south of Church street, where he will commence to strip the surface from the Mammoth vein south to No.

6 slope. The basin is about900 yards wide at this point aud the probabilities are that at least 20 feet of surface will have to be remov ed from an area of at least seven acres. From this it will be seen that our coal operators fully realize the importance of the new sys tem of mining coal, and although the method of removing the covering from the vein incurs a vast outlay of money, yet in the end, as is successfully demonstrated in the various strippings that have already been made iu this region, it is the cheapest. The con. tract of Mr.

Crellin is considered to be the most extensive jet undertaken in the Middle Coal field, and when he commences opera, tions in the spring it will furnish employment for a large number of laborers. Keep the Babies Warm. This season of the year it is just as im portant to keep the babies warm as it was in the heat of Summer to keep them com fortably cool. The heat force is nearest to the life force, and babies as well as old per. sens are very susceptible to cold.

Children as well as adults are more apt to take cold from unequal clothing than from insufficient clothing. Care should be taken to have changes of clothing of equal warmth. When this cannot be adhered to- the change from a heavier to a lighter garment should be made in the morning on being dressed. Young children should have soft flannel un dergarments, and babies in long clothes should have biiouMef buapo to lueif bkiitn, and buttoned sufficiently loose to allow freedom of exercise. Babies cannot be out of doors in the coldest weather, therefore great care should be taken to keep the air in the house as pure as possible by ventilation Young children should not be taken into a cold bed room to deep at night, as it causes snuffles, or still worse, croup and pneumonia.

Keep them out of the kitchen on washing days, and when the floor is bein scrubbed. By observing the above much anxious care may be avoided, and, perhaps, the life of the baby saved. Borough Government. A regular meeting of thd borough council was held at the council chamber Thursday evening at eight o'clock, Messrs. Bachman, Mandeville, Hoebner, Earschuer and Schriner being present.

After the minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and adopted, the following bills were ordered paid: A. Pardee fc Co 3 63 H. Martin, sanitary service 46 00 Hazleton Gas 155 75 Puilip Ulricb, sanitary service, 45 00 Police Pay Roll 123 00 Lauderburn, Smith 8 95 John Kuies, Burgees' feet 23 50 E. S. Doud, State tax on loans, 112 00 Lewis Keilman, stone 12 (K) C.

W. awes, making tit) 32 Street Pay Roll, 70U George Mauey, printing 13 60 Burgess Enies reported several nuisances as having been abat6d. The report of Chief Police Meis, showing the number of arrests made, during the month, was then red and ordered filed, as was also the report of Burgess Enies, with the receipis Treasurer's for $49 50 attached. The following report of Treasurer E. S.

Doud, was read and ordefed filed: Balance on hand at last $2,358,20 Rec'd from ColL O'Doncell, 3,700.00 Burgess Enies, 91,00 Com missions, 35 6149 55 Disbursement, 1872,37 Balance on hand 4277,18 POORER Absolutely Pure. Ms powder never varies. A marvel of purity ireiiKiri mm uoiecomenesB. more economical Chan the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold In competition with the multitude of low test, shi rt weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.

KoYAL JUK13a Powder 186 Wall Street N. Y. 4aud4w Town and County Brief Locals. What be said This kiss upon your fan I press Ah! Balnte Mtouche, you dont refuse It? And may it from its soft recess This kiss upon your fan I press tie blown to you, a sh caress, By this white down, whene'er you use it. This kiss upon your fan I press Ah, Salute Mtouche, jou don't refuse it! What she thought; To kiss a fan! What a poky poet The stupid man, To kiss a fan, When he knows that he can Or ought to know It fc To kiss a fan! What a poky poet Harrison Bobertson in Ue Century Bric-a-Brac The poor old year is dying fast.

Time to be looking out for rent next year. Gambling in the necessaries of life is one of the things that should be reformed. The railroads everywhere are crowded with freight. A gieat country this of oars. When "food for thought" is poorly pre.

pared it fails to nourish the brain. There is one beauty about sour kraut, the more it spoils the more it is appreciated. Marriages make men thoughtful. About half their time is spent in forming excuses. Santa Claus will fill all the vacant seats at Sunday school to-morrow.

Jbxtra cider, saddle rock and moms river cove oysters for sale by F. A. Celiax. Many of our churches have been elab orately decorated for the Christmas estiv ities. Love's sacrifice buying your wife a sealskin sac and wearing your ten-year, old overooat another winter.

ihe cheerful, smiling plumber is haypy now. Pipes are bursting in all direc tions. The State Constitutional Amendment Association is preparing to make an active canvass of Schuylkill county. To enjoy good spirits during the holidays some men are laying in a stock of liquor. To buy a child a toy he cannot break is to tike a mean advantage of infantile weakness.

Deer hunting came to a close just as we had made up our minds to go and get a ton or two of venison. William Speeht, a Hungarian, living at Stockton, who buried one wife on last Thanksgiving day has already married another. How is that for fast? The streets were thronged with people last evening, and many were loaded with precious bundles and parcels for the little folks at home. What action will be taken as to election of borough officers in February next? There is considerable doubt as to what offices are to be filled and how they are to be filled. As this year comes on Monday the church goers ought to properly observe the day by putting an extra dime in the collection box.

A liberal reward will be paid for the re covery of two account books, lost between Hazleton aud Lattimer Saturday, the 16th iust. Apply to Andrew McOeenan, Lattii, mer. Remember that Christmas novelties for presents are only bought to suit the season, and if you delay purchasing the best of the stock uiay be goue. Consu.t our advertising columns and learu where to buy. If the children scream more loudly than usual with delikht if boys and girls dauce and frolic more wildly if pater famihts pui chose a present which is a little too extravagant never mind it for once; "Christmas comes but once a year." A young man residing in Norristown, while cleansing his teeth Tuesday morning, accidentally lost bis grip on the brush, and before he could graop the article, it slipped part way down his throat, and was only removed at the expense of considerable pain.

A Jew peddler, who was at Coal Dale lately, was very anxious to learu Irish. A certain lady taught him a few words, which he brought to bear in the neit house, thinking they would help him. Peddler and pack were fired down the stepB and scattered on the icy front. Just at this time of year the pleasure of being rich is felt. To be able to give, to make the poor smile in contentment, to give pleasure to dear friends and to set the children shouting in glee Whew! What a Christmas a rich man can have if he wants to! Asa W.

Dickinson, of Jersey City, was married Thursday afternoon to Miss Arnie W. Hay, daughter of Jacob Hay, one Collector O'Donnell made a report show- iog that since be bad received his duplicate, which amounted to $3,162.56. he bad paid into the treasury the sum cf $10,145.01, leaving a balance due the less commissions and exonerations, of 175.55. Solicitor Gorman reported progress in re gard to the outsisuding sewer collections. A bill for goods purchased last April for small-pox patients, was presented by Con stantino Kreuscher, but as council claimed that it was an individual affair, the bill was ignored.

The question of coasting on the streets was then discussed. The members of coun cil referred to the dauger of toauis and the responsibilities tf the borough in the case of accident resulting therefrom, aud fiually it was concluded that the burgees could see to it that the nuisance be aim ted THE INSTITUTE. PBOr. SPBAOUE 0M study's utility sept. MOONEY ON READING.

The fourth day's proceedings opened after some delay occasioned by the balloting on permanent certificate committee. Miss M. L. MacNutt, of Wilkes-Barre, spoke ou the History of Words. Her remarks were clear and lucid, enumereting the results obtained by modern philologists, and showing how the history of a people may be traced through its language.

The origin and change of words she invested with decided interest, displaying much knowledge of the subject as well as elaborate treatment of it. Prof. Sprague, of Wyoming Seminary, read a paper on the Utility of Study. He assumed that the first essential to make study useful to the scholars was that their interest be aroused. Teachers should not confine themselves to the iustillation of mere dry and uninteresting details of knowledge, but should strive to present their teaching in an attractive manner.

They should seek to make their pupils fully aave to the benefits of education. All children have an innate desire for knowledge of some kind or other, and it rests with the teacher to direct their inquisitive minds in the right direction. A teacher should be able to recognize the peculiar talents and turn of mind of his scholars, and should let them see that he understands them and has an inteiest in their progress. The future of these child ren none can tell. It may be that some of them will riBe to high stations, and it is the dutj of the teachers to do their utmost to fit them for such positions.

The speaker strongly urged upon all teachers the necessity of constant study. He thought that they should all have some acquaintance with physiology, which is not so much studied as it should be. R. N. Davis, of Plains, read the minutes of the principals' meeting held Wednesday.

Prof. Geyer and Supt. Coughliu made remarks on Methods of Teaching Scientific Subjects. Prof. Home then resumed on Familiar Illustrations in Natural Philosophy.

Supt. Mooney then discused the subject of Reading. He considered it hard to say anything new concerning the methods of teaching reading, and it was tedious to go over the old methods. He then gave his ideas of a plan by which, in the rural districts, reading might be taught with advantage. His plan might not be advantageous to the schools in Wilkes-Barre or in other cities where the children, as a rule, spend eight or ten years at school, and where they have a certain graduated course to pass through.

It was adapted only for the county schools, where after four or five years the child is taiien away aud put at work. He then explained his method, which was in brief, for the teacher himself to look up aJ the points of interest in a certain lesson, to discuss it with the children, to make them thoroughly prepare it, and then to have it read, all points of interest being picked out and explained or discussed while reading. In this manner the pupils would not only learn to read, but at the same time receive instruction in grammar, the construction of words, their meaning, etc. Then could be introduced information in history, geography, sciences, the lives of famous men mentioned in the lesson, and other useful information. The pupils would by this method also acquire habits of digging out knowledge from everything they read, which would prove of great advantage to them in their future life.

Prof. Bennett renewed his exercises in Penmanshtp and Drawing. EUSJ Kit NOT CHS. Card. Whereas, it has beeu currently reported that I have beeu attending a hospital iu Philadelphia for treatment for rheumatism aud heart disease, and as the same would be a reflection ou my family physiciau, Dr.

W. Longshore, as to his skill aud attention to uiy case, I hereby desire to publicly deny tlie report and state that I am to-duy, as I have liten for many years, under his treatment, and his only, and at his treatment has been entirely r-atiofnrtnry, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding JJo phy sioian could have dohe more to relieve me of these terrible diseases, ana few would have doue as much, aud he has earned my heartfelt thanks for the same. "Give unto Ciesar those things which are Cassar's." S. B. Macquade.

Hnzleton, Dec. 22d, 1882. J'-li II Monday, December iStii. Open till ten o'clock; every night till Christmas. The store is just comfortable now-a-day.

Of course very deliberate buyers sometimes want a little more elbow-room. But did you ever know anybody to stay away because other people w'n't? Day before yesterday we counted the people coming in at the! principal Chestnut- street entrance in this way. Beginning at ten in the morning and ending at four in the afternoon, we counted five minutes every half-hour. The largest number coming in, in five minutes, was 434, and the smallest 232; averaging a little over one a second, at that door. There are six other ways to get into the store.

Carriages mostly come to the Thirteenth-street entrance; and surely people from the Pennsylvania railway-station, just across the sqare, and from all the north half of the city don't go around to Chestnut-street. Where do all the people come from? and what are they after? Philadelphians after gifts; mostly. There is a solid trade ot all seasons that never. stop; no more than daylight stops. It is all trade, lust now it is the fashion to call it Christmas trade.

We are not only speaking of the volume of it, the re idiru-ss ol it, and the whereabouts of it. Really Wana-miker's isn't such a horrible place; is it? We didn't many unhappy faces. Christmas, cards would have a dreary look, spread over so large a space, if there were not about as many people as cards there. There are a thousand cards under glass. See those rows and masses of people.

If so many thousands of the dain tiest of fingers should touch the cards, there 'd be more soiling than selling. That's why every.