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BIRTHPLACE OF THE BoNAPLErEs.-It
will always be tbs chief pride of Ajaccio
that she gave birth 10 the great Emperor
Close TO the harbour, in public square
by tho sea beach, stands en- equestrian
statue OF tho conquerof, surrounded by his
four brothera on foot. They are all 'stt:red
in Roman fashion, and are turned seawarl,
to the west, as if to symbolise the omigra-
ton OF his family to conquer Europe. His
fathers houss stands close by. An old
Italian waiting woman, who had long been
in the service of the Murats, keeps It and
shows it. She is veil. hammered, and can
tell many stories Of the various members of
the Bopaparto family. Those who fancy
that Napoleon was born in mean dwelling
Of POOR parents will be surprised to find so
much spacs and elegance in these apart.
mente. OF course, his family was not
rich in comparison with the wealth of the
French or English mobiles bur for Ger.
sicans they were well.to-do, aud thoir house
has al air Of antique dignity. The chairs
Of the entrance saloon have been literally
stripped Of their coverings by the eDthusi.
estic vsltors; the horsehair stufling pro.
Lrudes itself in sort Of comic pride, as if
protesting that it came to be SO tattered
in an honorable service. Some of the fur.
uiture seems new; but many old cabinets
inlaid with marble agate, and lapis lazuh,
such as Italian families preserve for geper-
ntions, have an air of respectable antiquity
about thom. Nor is there any doubt that
the young Napoleon led his lninuetes be-.
meath the stiff giSandoles Of the formal
dancing-room. There, too, in a dark back
chamber, is the bed in which he was born.
At the foot is photograph Of the present
Prince Imperial, sent by the Empress Eu-
gene, who, when shs visited the room, wept
mush-pianss motto TO SEQ the old lady
phrase )--at seeing the place where such
lofty destinies began. o. the wall of the
same room is potrait of Napoleon himself
as. the young General Of the Republic
With the. citizens unkempt hair, the force
FIRE of the Revolution in his eyes, and a
f:own upon his forehead; $50 one Of bis
mother, handsome woman, with Napo.
comic eyes, brows, and nosa.
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BEWARE OF GAuDr CoLoURs.-"The
windows Of goutlemen's furnishing stores
in this city have been frightened up for
some months past with flaming red aud
orange, cooured socks and uudershirts.-
The display as seen from the street is ex.
ceedingly brilliant. The gaudy colours
flash upon tile passer.by with almost tho
yividness of a druggists show bottles. Ar
ticles SO beautiful and sanctioned as the
latest fashion have met with ready sale !;
lhongh worn where they do not in tho
eyes Of the world impart any charm to the
wearer. To some extent articles of under
wear, dipped in the same gorgeous dyes
have found favour with the ladies; but on
this point onr information is no! so positive
In England, where these originate and have
insinuated themselves next to The cuticle o.
great numbers ofyoung people, much alarm
has been caused by recent paragraph in
the Laneei-a medical and surgical journal
Of high authority. Complaint had been
mado TO sitting alderman at GuildhalI,
that the dye in these splendid socks, &C.,
caused irritation and an eruption on the
skin, and eventually actual sores. We do
not learn that the sitting alderman a,
Guildhall' did anything about it except to
make tho complaint public. The Lancet
corro5orated the statement by reference to
the case Of a Ganseuse at Drury Lane
Theatre, ore Of whose feet was badly poi
soued by red stocking. An eruption
covered exactly that part Of ker foot which
was concealed by her dancing shoe. The
red stocking seemed 10 be identified as tho
agent of mischief, because the necessitie:
Of the ballet required tho cir! to wear d
stocking of auo!her colour on the othel
foot, and that was unharmed. The injured
! foot soon healed up upon wearing white
hose. ."-Journal Of Commerce.
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A HUNDRED YEARS IN PRIsoN.-A

A HUNDRED YEARS IN PRIsoN.-A
certain houscbrcakcr was condemned,
in the latter part of the last century,
in France, and under peculiar circum-
stances, to hundred years in the
gallcys, and strange to relate, this
man actually made his appearance in
his own native province, at the ad-
vanced age of 12O years, he being
about twenty years of age when the
sentence which condemned him to
such dreadful punishment was pass
cd. 1t is difficult to conceive what
the feeling must have been with
which he returned, as soon as emanci-
patcd from tho shacl1lcs which had
cnthrallcd him for u century, to
breathe once moro tho cherished air
of the scenc Of his infancy. Bourg,
in the department of Ain, was his ma
tive home, but time had SO changed
the aspect of the whole, that he rccog-
nizcd it only by the Church, which
was the only thing which had under,
gone no alteration. Hc had triumph.
cd over laws, bondage, man, time, ev-
crything. Not q relation had he left.
Not single being could he hail in ac,
quaintance; yet he was not without
experiencing the homage the French
pay old age. For himself, he had
forgotten everything connected with
his carly youth; even all the rccol-
lection Of the crime for which he hat
suffered was lost, or, if at all remcm
bcred, it WAS dreary vision, con
founded with thousand other drcary
visions Of days long gone byo Hi.
family and connections, for sevcra
generations. all dead, himself q living
proof of the cIemency Of Heaven aue
the severity Of man, regrctting, Per
hars, the very irons which had beel
familiar to him, and half wishing hin,
self again among the wretchcd ane
suffering beings with whom his fat'
had been SO long associated. Wei
might he be called tho patriarch O
hurg!ars.-A'xchaagge.
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Looking Up.

Il have no fuith.' che said, and sigkedi
"Th;s gracious blessing is denied,
And daily struggles leave ME weak,
vnd fsrthe: from the goal seek"
read her heart; and knew her fears
Were Frightened by mist of tears,
That veiled her spirit like shroud,
As over tiny graves she bowed.
Twas faith that made US yield them up;
Through faith slone we drank the cup;
While on her lips, go sore boreft,
The bitter taste alone is lefr.
h"ave no faith," she sighed ''the way
eeeH's e'nger. darker, every day;
.Ais ye2rhi'3 heart fain would still
And keep submi--iye to His will
His loving presence besrcak,
hss promised recompcnse seek:
Yet stSA> with doubts and fears cope; :
II have no ls1h-I have no hope"
Dear love, forgeS Myself awhile;
Thou dost obscurs> be sayiour's smile;
Thyself, and all thy Eoea. my sweet,
Have mad: saDsls pr thy feet.
Faith, lovely blossom, is not found
BY eyes that grovel on the ground;
And hearts have measurement of bliss
BY what they gain, and what they mis-
Look up; aud let the radiant Gross
Take from thy heart all sense of loss;
From out the dust of earth arise,
And on thy Saviour. fix thine eyse.
A holy light iilumed r fac,,
The outward aign of Inward gaace;
She looked. and sax her Saviour there,
And found an s9Sker to her prayer.
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When to Say NO"


No is very little word;
In one short breath we say it.
Sometime It's wrong bu. often right;
So let me justly weigh it.
No i must say when asked to swear,
And No when asked to gamble;
No when st' oug drink I'm urged to share
No to Sundays ramLle.
No, though I'm tempted sore to lie
Or steal. and then conceal it;
aud No to sin when darkness hides.
Aud alone should feel it.
Whenever sinners would entice
My feet from paths of duty,
No, III unhesita,ing cry
No, not for price or booty.
God watches how this little word
BY every one is spoken,
And knows those children ofhis own
BY this one simple token:
Who promptly utters No to wrong,
Says Yes 10 right as surely
That child lns entered wisdom's ways
And trea1s her path securely.
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DEAR LITTLE READERS A merry
Christmas to you, for before this greets your
eyes, that glad season, with its congra:u!a Ia.
lions, presents, family Reunions, and all
that invests the day with such interest, wi II
have como and gone; therefore we say
now merry Christmas to all our lit.
tlAsbaders.
We have no Doubt that most, if not all
Of you, will have nice time, enjoying the
presents Of sweet meats, toys, and other
fine things Which good old Santa Claus
will bring to your homes.
We certainly wish that every ono of our
dear little friends may be just as happy as
it is possible to be during this festive sea.
| son.
But wonder if all of my young friends
know the object of making the 25th Of
December, every year, feslal day.
1t is the day which is kept by The
Christian Church in celebrating the Birth
of Christ.
It is observed then to keep fresh, in
our memories, the coming of the infant
SA''oaf 70 our world. 1t is designed to
oe . Gay o. badness, not of sinful carous.
ing and m'rth'sut OF thaukfulness, be.
cause it 'aminds y, of that great even.
which the angels annoa.sed to tho sbep-
herds on the plains of Bets,bem in the
words: "Fsar not, for behold Posing vou
good tidings Of great joy, which sbs; be
unto all people. For. unto you is borl
this day 10 the city Of David Saviour
which is Christ the Lord: Glory to CO.
in the highest, and on earth, peace, good
will towards men,"
The Saviour bad bson long promised
and many who had waited to see the econ
, ISOLATION Of Israeli had died without real
! lisiug their fondest hopes. When he di
!, come. therefore, TO suoh AZ Anna an
: Simeon, and all the dsvont men and VIC
linen ofsaha. day, The brith d tho iniau
2 fRedeener was season Of tho highest ioy
And Il my little. readers but understoo
: tbs evil If sin frcm The gpilsand ,safas I
: which Ghfist camel 10 says tkem, try IN
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Mary, his mother, aud fell down and wor-
shipped Him !; aud when they had opened
their treasures, thoy presented to him gifts,
gold, irankincease and myrrh." Matt. oil.
This custom has como down to us
through more than eighteen centuries, and
is likely to bo preserved to the end of time.
May all my little friends who are made
happy this Christmas through presents,
which custom had its rise when Christ " as
born, seek to initiate the Christ child, who
grew not only in stature but in uisdom
aud was subject TO his parents, then will
they be happy indeed.
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teaching and Bible example into the wide
field Of illustration, as drawn from the
Church at largo, since the era Of inspired
writings and men, TO confirm the doctrine
that children may carly become pious.
In tho century Immediately following
the Apostolic age, there lived the good
Polycarp. Most Of lis are acquainted with
the fact that, in old age, he proved tho sin.
cerity Of his faith, amid the flames Of mar.
tyrdom. But how many overlook the fact
of his very early piety. When about to be
crowned , jth marsyrdom, the pagan ofi
cial called On bin to rsproach Christ and
his life should be spared. lie was now
ninety-fvo years old. lie answered
"figbty and six years have served Him,
ahl he hath never done mo wrong, aud
how can I blaspheme my king who hath
saved me" So that this martyr regarded
himself Christian at nine years of age.
And Of how many more, but for the lost
leaves in the chronicles Of the past, it might
be written. "While he was yet young lie
began to seek after the God of David his
father"
But owing to tho fat that much valua-
bio history, concerning the church, in the
tin,o of the fathers, and subsequent thereto,
il lost TO us, We are compelled to pass over
ceqturiee, without being able to pick up a
single gem with which to adorn this coro.
| nal of truth.
But for all this, it lacks neither value
nor beauty. From the time that tho his.
tory Of the Church, subsequent to the dark
agea, through the revival of letters, is found
to be entirely authentic 10 the present, there
is quite an array of names, with regard Ia
whose piety there can be no question
which rise up before us to offer their testi
mony III behalf Of early piety. Baxter, c
star OF the first magnitude in the Christian
firmarncnt, is an unanswerable witness te
our cause.
In his "Call to the "Unconve.ted, >
"Saints Rest and other of his works, hs
has shown most satisfactorily, "what man
uer of spirit he was Of" aud yet, though
such "brrning and shining light" h,
knew not the time OF his conversion. TIL
only thing he can say with regard 10 it il
'he could not remember the time when h
did not love God"
He was blessed with Christian inGuenc
and training from early childhood. Hi
parents were p:ous, and God blessed tLei
Efforts to the early salvation Of Bichart
who was destined to exert such might
influence in behalf Of genuine piety.
Away back in the morning of existence
from the time that he know mothers dc
votion and fathers care, the tender emo
tions and clinging affections Of bis cEldis
heart, were, like the tendrils of the vine
fastening 10 something out of and aboy
itself, and with him that something; was Il,
God who.e name and character he adore
as result Of his parents faith, prayer
and example.-LutAeran and Tisitor.
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TIE CENTRAL HEART OF THE EARTH

LIE CENTRAL HEART OF THE EARTH.
AS to tbeFsiiver mines in that State
a Nevada paper says: "The increase
in the I'D t i'll Our mines is now be-
ginning give many of our mining
compania more trouble, and is. prov
ing a grea obstacle to mining opera
tons in tAPso levels lying below a
depth of 1,OSQ feet, than any veins Or
pocket deposits Of water yet encoun-
tered. A number Of the leading conn
panies on tho Comstock are now en-
gagged in putting in engines, to be
used expressly for driving fans for
furnishing air. to the lower levels,
forcing it through large tubes of. gal
.yanised iron.a With this great in
crease Of heat in our mines comes e
great decrease of water; in fact, in
Jour deepest, paine-the Bullion; which
has attaineS the depth of l,2Oo feet.
/ not u dropof water is to be seen, ii
!; is as dry as % limerkiln and as hot as
/ an oven. Inthe lower workings oi
1.-The GhollarrP Potosi mine which are j.
ffperpend ndicular depthsof ! 1000 feet be
q low The aufffase, The I'll ernaoms stern nov
& stands ats 100 dfe s,rees- sffightG
,Ihsat tabs spdnred y IS bsffai bsffai
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My Children.

Ihaye twolittle darlings.
With eyes Of deepest blue;
There's just year between them,
And :lfe youngest is not two.
I watch their minds expanding,
With fond and earnest hope,
Like fragrant little blossoms
Whose petals daily ope.
Frank says he's mothers rosebud;
Aud little brother Willie,
With skin like Alabaster,!
Is my budding water-lilly.
] call them both my mock-birds.
For like music to my ear
Are their merry little voices,
So silvety and clear.
What dew is 10 the flowers,
The rainbow 10 the sky,
Are these children to my pathway,
Which they cheer and beautify.
They Fl II my heart with eladness,
With usefulness and praise;
They chsse.awny nll saducss,
A lifo of gloomy days.
Though many other blessings
around my footsteps fall,
My children and their father
Are chief among them all.
Ny life seems crowned with joys
When e'er l lock on them,
And they the brightes. jewels
Within the diadem.
Then blessings on MY dariings.
Bright blessings from above,
God grant their tender boyhood
Miss not mothers love.
o. may my days be heightened
Throughout their carly youth,
To lead them in The pathway
Of4 '"i Of truth.
God grant - me his Spirit
Toguide thsir souls Alright,
To teach them Ay exau pie
To walk "a. in Ais sight"
And when his life is ended,
lay nil whom he has given,
United, form fumily
Within the courts of heaven.
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The following excellent article is copied
from the Scientific american:
"We believe the surest way to the proper
political reconstruction of the South, is the
reconstruction of her industries. Possibly
some of these cannot be restored; if not,
othero oanbe substituted. There are plenty
Of capitelists, who, once convinced that the
situation is accepted, and that the shape
affairs have assumed is regarded by the
people of The South as inevitable, would
not only be willing, but anxious to aid 10
developing the vast resources of that
bruised, but, BY no means, utterly de.
stroyed section. People Of the South, you
owe tito yourselves, to show that you can
be as sasrgstic in, peace as you stvsrs brave
in wy Cultivate your lasas. Induce
rTerthsrn capital to come 70 your help,
~ su,aging lawlsssnsss, and by sscur.
US y. ' ! ssfal ). possession Of property.
wifi courags and hops pssss. ss as ss,n,a s's . -.
turssbig with Blessings anst .,,,ns,;,. e
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Susy's Grape Vine.

On Susy's sixth birth day she he'd
present from Uncle Zoo she did nat
prize very highly. It was q little
grape vine, about . foot high and no
larger than srsy's finger. There wac
AMY 20 hiNg attFaetiEo Tn its
IS. and ssw was not experienced
,ra2e v:y. so she could not real
tha. It t. ever be = great fru;t-
cn crcepcr, running all oScr the
.ch, and furnishing delightful
ade With its broad green leaves.
Uncle Joe went out and c"lectet
&c best spot in which to plant it, and
tier he had pattcl the rich mould
own about lis roots he said,
"t;ivc il plenty Of bones to eat, and
soapsud: TO drink, Susy, and it will
thrive like mice il y mill. took up
an old vine one dsY, when built onr
back porch: aad somebody i.@4 buried
q basket Of bones near ii. Well, that
vine had sent out q good stout root TO
hnat for them: a'd every particle of
bones was Covcrcd with a network
OF little Sooi!cts, which clung SO
closely co;ld ro5 tear them off. /
had to take up tho vine, bones and
all. There they had been feeding fol
half q dozen years, as greedy as ants
Many people bad remarked on tho
rch color Of the vine leaves, and We
had picked many a basket Of ricE
grapes from il. Take good care O.
your little vine, Susy, and see how
much it will grow i'll single summer
II! warrant it will surprise you"
Susy entered into tho subject will
20 great interest, and placed q little DO.
in a couvenientplace for the. cook Il
save all The bones in, and these sh'
dug i'll about tho roots foot or tw,
each way, until father thought it hat
sufficient for the present. Ever,
wash day she carried several basin
fnls of suds and poured it about th
roots, and this helped it about as muc
IS the bones. By-ard-by the littl
unsighuy stick began TO bud, an
stretch out i.s tender arms in all d
rections. Papa kept it we'll prune
80 it grew into 81 fine tall spreadin
vino, which in few years was cove
ed with rich purple clusters. sus
used to have all her tea parties in Il
summersime out in her grape vine q
Dor, and certainly no daawing roo
was ever mors beautifully adorne
The tiny grape vine had paid its WI
all along. The culture of it had be-
a<ource of great enjoyment, and b,
given Susy much wholesome out-dot
exercise, for her interest in its grow
had led hersi various similar ,ent,
priass, and by her tenth Year she hi
q fine plat OF Lawton Sblackberri
aroH Of currants, sand another
blackcap raspbe befriea, al1 6fs which q
Indebted to her ,fars iheir princiI
care. Mother was snrp psissd, when
came around time sfsy putting ]
ifrYits, TO see how littiI Ind so b
and brother, Dicl waa. .iT,c oiled lSys -! 81
y: exampl to ret out mons sds
gilsoass Etios5 t3S;ll
as ts sineil fistiaai 4ncfs is sssrbss 81
i. tsel q sus Il sassS {
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CANNING's GRAVE. 49, Westminster
Abbey was visited on Saturday by an
Indian prince, dressed in his native
costume, with his Prime Minister and
attendants, who came for the purpose
of !strewing Lord Canning's grave
with flowers. The servants bearing
the trays containing the flowers, held
aloft in Eastern fashion, were very
picturesque. After expressing his
deep love for Lord Canning and his
grateful remembrance of bis love rule
in India, the prince knelt and himself
strewed with flowers the stone slab
which covers. the remains Of Lord
Canning, and also of his father;
George Canning. Dean Stanley point.
ed out the spot where the monument
is,t to be erected After bending in
prayer, the prince bent down ani
kissed the stone, followed in the rev
ereat act by Bis setainsrs. This I'D
|perhaps tha 8tst aets nf lEahemstaI
Ewelskip TIE q bhey has sesn withiI
Az lts W HI e
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F4rus wisE-nsrsErsa.-p Dr.. Day,
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A sHoEER's JoKE.-On Friday last
(says the Hamilton Times. of Aug. 1s),
large party of excursioEists from Code.
rich, Clinton, Mitchell, Stratford and other
places in the west, came down over the
Grand Trunk to this city There was no
smoking car on the train, and lovers of tho
weed were therefore greatly annoyed. In
order to enjoy the luxury in comfort,
lawyer named Woods, rcsidout Of Strait
ford, it is said, porpetratea what he con-
sidersd huge joke, but which was in re.
ality very small and very mean transs< :
ton. Entering one cf H.
Goderich people, to-
known, he shouted in a tone
"All ladies in this Car are requested H.
seals in one Of the forward cars" Think
ing he was an official OF the company; The
innocent though obliging people immedi-
ateIy got up and went in search of seats
elsewhere. The train was in motion at the
lime, and as many of the ladies had parcels
10 LOOK Alter and some even had children
IN their arms, it was with much difficulty
and no small danger that they moved from
car to car. They also experienced consid.
erable trouble in finding seats, the cars
being we'll filled. AS soon as the ladies had
oil left the CAR the individual who had
.perpetrated this ungentlemauly act pulled
out his pipe, with the remark, SNOW, boys,
you can smoke away, the women have
all gone" He and his companions thus
seated themselves comfortably in the places
from which the ladies had been driven,
and smoked away in ease during the re-
mainder of the journey. On discovering
that they bad been deceived, the ladies of
co urse we're furious.-New York Times.
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ABBEVIILE S. c.. FRIDAY. JANUARYs 8, 1869.

crate currency, payable after treaty Of
peace with the United States, or Kossuth's 5
Hungarian promises to pay?"