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THE Connrg& WEsEH
Concerning that ,clch has transpired in the scorls
history on corresponding days in past gears, NTH
other r matter pertinent thereto prepared expressly
TOR the readers Of the Double Sheet Crescent.
The middle Of February is not with usthe most favor
able portion of the year, although, above the Ohio,
there is sort OF softened pleasure pertaining to it,
which no other season has. The ice begins to crack
under the pressure of rising waters which have their
origin in the increased warmth and decreased snow
banks. In one section the atmosphere remains at an
equpoise undecided whether it shall burst into June
or linger longer at the gates of January.
Monday, Feb. 1s.-St. Simeon, Of Jerusalem.
an individual Of whom the world outside Of theoogi-
cal ranks knows nothing is the patron of the present
day; and the flower which typifes it is the Uermica
vivensis, or wall speedwell.
In 1894, a learned printer, by the name of Samuel
Buckley, finished translation Of the great history Of
Thuanus in seven volumes foIio to which, by special
act of Parliament extradinary privileges Of copy
right were awarded.
In 1863, Parliament presented an address to the
King requesting him to give orders to the Governor
of Massachusetts to take notice of such as might be
guilty Of treason that they might be sent to England
and tried there. This measure, than which no one
could have been more illtimed conduced very mate
rally to the first steps which were taken towards our
revolution.
Tuesday, Feb. 19.-st. Barbatis Or Barbas-qu
Barbes ?is the patron of the day, and the typical
flower is the field speedwell.
We have no recollection of any memorable deeds
that should rank the present among those dies fasti
which have been baptized with blood or great deeds,
and thus saved from the sharp teeth of time. o
Wednesday, Feb. 2O.-In the Catholic calendar
st. Mildred-an abbess of Minister, in the Isle of
Thanet, founded by King Egbert about 67O, in salts
faction for having murdered his two nephews, Ethel
red Or Ethebright-is the patroness Of the day.
There are churches in London, now, bearing her
name. Navelwort is the plant assigned the day by
botanical treatises
St. Ulrick, too, pure-booded Anglo-Saxon has his
claims recognized this day. He died A. D. 1854,
leaving some very marvellous memories behind him.
In l749 man was executed at Tyburn, for coun-
terfetng and clipping coins whose attainments were
very rare Gahagan-who edited beautiful edition
of the classics and translated Popes Essay on Criti
cism into Latina finer scholar than Eugene Aram;
he had quite as little moral principle and paid for his
deficiency with his head.
Thursday, Feb. 21.-This day has St. Seryia
| nus for its patron, and is emb]emed by the white
crocus.
For eighteen hundred years and more this day has
had Its anniversary, and something worthy of men
ton has most probably occurTed-marriages, deaths
hopes realized and runed-but they are so cnnningy
hidden away under the tombstone of what was that
not without great difficulty can their dry bones be
sufficiently stirred to tell unto whom they belonged
OF when they were endowed with life
| Friday, Feb. 2a.-St. Margaret, of Cortona, is
the tutelar divinity of the day, and, very appro
priately, the herb Margaret accompanies it. i
The anniversary of the birth day of GEoRe,
WAsHINaToN!-a man whose name and fame, eyel
in his own day, reached that high pinnacle Of fam
which has been achieved by others only when th
softening influences Of time have moderated bitte
feelings OF partizanship, and melted away SURROUND
ing matter This is not the place. nor is the presen
the proper OCCASION to recaptuate the achievements
one' whose whole e-from the time when, at the earl
age of twenty-five, he engaged with Braddock, in th
defense OF America against the French, to the tim
When after long war, he expelled the British by tn
cfoWnlng victory of YorktoWn-was spent in tn
service OF his country Full of years and real honor
ne Dreamed his pure spirit peaceably forth in the re
tlrement Oh his own home, surrounded by friends
out Wept by the nation and admired even by thos
whose traditional policy he had opposed, and whcs
oVer-Weemng lust for power he had SO sternly AMI
successfully resisted. His natal day now claims
prominent place among the years observances and
wherever the American flag flies, in whatever coun
trles-under whatever constellations-an Observance
is had OF the day and the event by which Providenc
so highly favored this country 1t will be kept wrh us
and long may it be kept over all the Union as sacred
to the memory of one who gave that Union life-de
tended it-and bequeathed to t-in his own memor,
a richer inheritance than can be claimed by an,
other nationality. A treaty was concluded at Wash
lngton in 1878 by j. @ Adams and Louis de Onis, b,
which East and West Florida, with all the islands
adjacent, ETC., were ceded by Spain to the United
States. By this treaty the western bounds of tn,
United States and Spain were settled. A sum, no
exceeding five millions of dollars, was to be paid b.
the United Statcs out of the proceeds of sales o
lands in Florida, or, in stocks Or money to citizen
of the United States, on account of Spanish spolia
tions and injuries.
Saturday, Feb. 23.-St Milburge. of the sevent,
century, sister to St. Mildred, and the builder of
monastery, is to be remembered this day with fttin
honors; besides, the apricot which figures it. On
day Milburge being abroad, ssa young gallant, SOM
to prince of that country, was soc taken with he
beauti that he had vehement desire to carrie he
away by force and marie her." st. Milburge fe
across little brook, which miraculously sweIed u
and threatened her pursuers with destruction. ~
The battle of Buena Vista was fought, ls47, bt
tween $4,000 Mexicans and about 1000 Americans
The victory of the latter gave them quiet possessio
of the northern provinces of Mexico
In 1913, John Quincy Adams, Ex-President of tn
United States, died, aged eightyone. His life was
eyentful one, but marked by high sense of homo
and patriotism, and distinguished by eXtraordinar
ability His last words were "Ths is the last c
earth" He had been for sixty years in the service
his country and, in all the various stations which h
had filled, had so conducted himself as to win the
TEEN even of his opponents He was styled the " OF
Man Eloquent" and was the son of that John Adam
whose name is so firmly traced upon the Decaratio
of independence
Sunday, Feb. 24.-St. Ethelbert-Great Ferl
ST. Ethelbert was the first Christian king of Ken
He befrended st. Augustine when he landed to G
tablish Christianity in England
In 1913, on this day, naval engagement took plae
off the coast Of South America, between the Amer
can vessel of war; the Hornet, Capt. James Lawrenc
relative to the one who defended the Chesapeake
valianty and the British soop-of-war, Peacock, Cap
William Peakc. The action was very brief, occup,
ing not more than fifteen minutes but the Horne
having contrived to get one raking broadside upo
her antagonist, and having had her guns more effec