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Nsss York T3rekdstuHs, Fravlsion ana
ErScsFy Markets.
Epeeial Dc,patch 10 The Ctlcszo Tnbuae.
new foRk, Feb. 10.
nN1AnATCYT8.
ffour-Tht dGu1RHI cunt4uutt good on medium
Esalca but low nxtrat are dali and Eoopiny. Wheat
without tnt1natlDn although good buslucAa
DONG: holders arc Atiu disposed ~ reiurn st0cxs.
Corn closed nrm At the advance. and more atoadY.
FEoYtsIoNA.
Pork aold stncc Change 1t *3lo scllet April. but
i y believed tue u artI1ci* and mads
induce parties TO put ont short cQutract4. Lard
generally weak. -
GHnCKRfE4,
Co1oe active; Rio. lte+isc IN gold. Sugar a4sin
higher and buoyALt; Ea1s " good grocesy. tst8
ExC.
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FlsAAuiAt,
Losb1A, FEB. ~,
IHsi'nA. Felts ln=fyetips.
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tAAueBHIki,
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tnttan htmet hnt MT 1uHiaHly hldtIar tHtdllnz
NRsndb, N:al3hdi OtleAns, ~ dX4l44a; salas u. .6n
bales.
ralltml. white whast, ia tti rat Wasscyn, d ~
j: ii for old, DIT IL IL, h.tlsy. Il. TSss. IL IL
sttssis, III. pae. ,s,s. Lard, ID chsoss, 7s, III.
con, III.
LnNraN, Feb. 10.
Sugar hFmi on SPOT, ;s id II arIiyu, Us 5l, 1ur
penlns buoSAas. Linsuata, aas ts1k o9A.
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na'es to-day wete lsrEe. m althouGh ihere ~ 40
ct enRe n c'r... nrtr feeling -. .ntSsfrt4. e.
sHset's'e':sa Het a| & sp s,ss Is'ss
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4 & ~ 70 II e. 10 tssE II s I'll
Ms 81; IS 81. u s5 n.
81 s a. e i e. e e l. . s q ii 8 IL, u a
n; e; sS;;1
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hNt the 1!'!'sussit.nnt T. xsry slight ttcas TsMs!A
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e. ,.:1! f1 AZ SStnn .S
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w.! .,1rn Raets1y n.y; i1ns Western he'sFss' ae
tuAL3Tf.as - ~: lack. and this tond Of tho mar.
t:y = S5ssS 5,nrs aaa slo4i III Rio; u! d
ehAnEo n cur Qontailois: LsbiEo. prepared $3.50
fS sts aR % ;s lis Ssrsa .S h;sa ~.
@ so fh2i*t ss: cos 0.5a s5s .:sTdaR 20 MoS
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The following were the amounts OF 6tatn IN
store IN thts city on the lvtEing OF Saturday
1AYi:
EHrAr. OATS.
Mn. Ren. m. A3 Ea :, bu ,..... H5. ea1
No. Rcd...-.. 1870 Re1ccsed..-..... lo'4ss
SpAdn...... 1.a7
No. I Spring. 1slR55 Total, bu.. .oo5,6aS
Su,2 spring. .1.1sS.:fN HE
No. $ SpripE E.. Use Q 20. !, ba........la,., .,sS
Rejected ip,... 1,S53 40, 49,. ,...... l6-ths
- Rejected, ....,... a3.a
Total, hn ....1 ,5a4 $50 40
corr, Total, hu.......E .Ei .691
New. bu,. ... .1.1!.19s rAkLtr.
No Qtadc.,.... .l03.ea3 No. T. on .-.. .sib3.tyo
No. / oru.... a3.9sS Rejected .-..-. :. 2a,o53
No Cctn...... - lis -. c.,
No. .. hu..... e3.31a Tos1l. bu'.. '..493.~ss
Hctetted do..... 1,5oo
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w.1sn nttc tecde Tor city AID suburban pro
crty within eevcn na,les Of tho Court House. a,
for rccrr1 on VIZ dneetay. Feb. 10.
Blus Islnnd av, 241 It = " Of Polk $3.50 I. liz
leuft, With touse; Feb. a-FrAncis Graham
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.,.,racn. AZ TOE u -. LOUIE.
U0133T9i*3~s 133s9i - 4a,tD =. N. fee90 p. N.
Nipnt E1prees........... :. 4' :" r. ~
Inf]ct d Bloomington A1" Ann, H. ri. 49.t3a "a
Observation-Disclosures. iA" - ~ @-s
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10 luc>tis Il the title; and
q. Thst the Legislature Of the State OF ILL
'Hss la, M business With the property at
sll; and II they have, there is only one way
u ever getting at Il, a-d that is hy invoking
the !'o"rr q sHalncni domain and taking and
eondemnins the fE~pcry-
Now let us SIT how it Is ab1 nut thst portion
0f Lake Park which Is Included in fructioual
See Is. +. 80. 4. II E., sh.c1, lies south Of
Mati-pn st1ret.
OWNERSHIP or LAKE. FARE, soC1u OF MAD1.
SON.
lion. 4. W. Mack, acliaG as. the attorney
fpr combination Of railroads, has printed an
arguin.rt upoD the subject which, at least,
has some nuvsl!y Ia II, and that Is, he as
eu,ncs aud admtts, contrary 10 the opinion Of
owns his portion of Lake Psrk, and all that
;hc ,itroads want Il ,hc r tsilcge Of buying
it,. Hitherto the question has been argued
totiy by ono Side. Menths aso tbs mat
Yer came up before the Common
's Ies 10 ns iafy propef 1sSs "a, itse Hss9ie %
tse United States Or tho State Of Illinois, aud
they Immediately appealed in tn. most ,tau'
9,.i " manner; tirat to cougrcts md then to TIC
s'n!c legislature and, II mi5ta ke not, tbs
and may soon beromc b intcrnatloual. tH Whit
!Ec clty tcctns now TO waat Is tconnrua.
REPRESENTATION str 'ng a, lloyWrlt", OF
.uey estsot a y, Obtain Tint .acy waut at least
ta!n that. then they wan, thr wliolr rark soid
out nhd the rFhereds divided bctssccu tic
railroads md ihr city. '1s
IL seems little extraordinary that thc
little 10 this property should BE- called In
question a. a'l -and still morr extraordinary
that The ely, Who Vas In possession Of iii
the very Arst 10 npau"n ii, c,al1u aut
throw II open for public cnsry.
The ely nj Cltcago i!rsi Initiated TIT,
noyemcnl-hrst ANNOUNCED To Tie wori
thu: they bsd no valia .l,,c to,Ae proptriy :
ard they ntr now wild with cxcit"tnrut at ii,
ttnngsi that the rcal ard r'shttul owner
~ decided by themselves, should step forwsr,
rta c)ntm tlIclr OWL.
To start out with the abandonment OF
claim or right. even If II were doubtful
where the public Is cnncerncd-befoFc III
c!nltn or right had leen passed upon-1s llk
tlhnlihE by md scc!uK the city property s,l
sor i.scs, hid on by lpnd.sharks, and the
1cmitstuE thirty-tcycn dwelltug houses
bc erected on The san c. aud then filing bl
ground oi forgery.
In 1sa2 thu Congress Of tho United Stat
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

| This Is one OF the great enterprises Of the
day, The historical matter is really valuable
the Sketches Of individuals and incidents are
admirably drawn, not only by the pen OF the
historian, but by the pencil OF the artist, and
both cOmbinedwll make when bound, one o
the marked histories Of the war. There are
official documents on every page, at the
bottom, which add much to The value Of the
work. twill be found on the centre tables
Of thousands Of our countrynen.-(Boston
Post ),s-"u f.... ..t -. .-r .'t
Many ofits Illustrative pictures are the best
that we have seen in such a.work; and some
of the numerous portraits of proi ineDt actors
IL the war are admirable ns lIkenesses and
works Of art--tzon's Herald.) rld H4l
"A careful. comprehensive, minute, and
graphic record OF the origin and progress ol
the war; and in the, sizc and beauty Its pages
and paper, in the profuseness, costliness, ele
gance, and Completeness of its illustrations
far exceeding any other history yet attempted
lL(New York Ubserver) ~
We speak confdently.in praise Of the man
ner IN which the work Is brought out. This
narrative! embellished by the picturesque H.
lqstrations, affords an interesting commentary
on tile war, and will be Of priceless value fof
preservation. Adyertiser,)i r- ri
The writer judiriously combines the spirit
Of philosophical reflection witha vivid and pic
once lively and polished, and every'page gives
evidence OF careful ltrdy and preparation
without any aiiectatlo M Of profound phlloso.
,Phy.o or without fine writing, this history le,iH
ONT Judgment, one Of the best and most valia
hle records ofour great struggle, snd We have
no doubt that il will MAINTAIN this reputation
In future years, when the records Of the wal
Office and the bureaus ofthe otherdepartmeDts
1re opened up to the future Prescotte ant
sMOtley's, we shall have secrets revealed anc
light shed on points respecting whiehwe mus
renaln uniformed for the present; bntlor al
ordinary purposes we desire no better recorC
than the one that is steadily going on 10 com
pletion.- -(Chicaga PTssbyterian.t 1iIc~
l6IThe Pictorial History OF the Great Rebellion
ldn no sense depends upon its Illustrations 70
| its worth. though they are exec lent speci
ihens OF the art, and help the readertO under
siand the incidents Of the war. There uiet
its Of the work are apart from jis engraylngs
\ lTRpse merits are strong and ldcid style
vast an cunt OF well-digested and ven told1m
4 hRttIal statements oil ell poiBts about whic
1h.sre are dlsputes......Eyery library shpnl
dbaye this work, for II Is one OF singular yaiu
| 81 Rbook Of reference, because OF rs cofnpre
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ofgeneral reading is Of unsurpassed yaiu'
nj Boston Traveler) .fioH sla9lrO mi
l07. mfdnio
| Published by HABBER q BRoTHEas, New YorI
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
ALFRED II. GUERNSEY and HENRY ". ALDEN
With Nearly0ne Thousand Illus ratlons.
CoMPLEFEiS Two Vols. QUARrro, CLOTH, sl2.00.

This work contains aos illustrations. OF
these 6G2 are authentic representations oi
scenes and incidents in the war; % Maps
and Ilans Of Battles, among which IS large
Colored Map of the Southern States, showing
the position OF nearly every place of note, to,
gether with the great lines of communication
apd337 portraits of persons who have borne a
prominent tyil or military part in the war.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

"Tn1s World is all affecting
show" said a. priest to,a cul-
prlt on theuc cgallows. "Yes,"
was the prompt . replydfbpt if
you have no objection, Id1like
to see ,theisbo a. little longerf
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

A LADY of rural aspect en-
tered a shop in Erie, Pa.y the
other day, and asked to see
some "mournin' stuff" The
clerk, thinking to expedite a
sale, inquired. in what manner
;the deceased was related to
hertz Why Shasgephed,% %fact
is, there amt nobody dead as
l knows on, but the doctor
says my old man can't live
more'n a week or so at furth-
crest, an bein' as twas market
day, ahd'F1 was in town. 7 1
thought had better be gettin'
the funeral fixlns, and make
'em up, ,caase,itS a real bother
to have 'em made when there's
dead folks ina the, rel. house, an
hate to borrow" 81
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY in. n
SisttS that eyerybo body--male and
female, old and young-should
sleep alone, She thinks. it it
better for their health. We do
not not see that any one proposes
to innfere with Susan's sleeping
alone. Detroit Free Press. 3.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

noA TREATISE on 1.-THE. hairpub.
hshed yoRAP. Hallsq& Co.,
Nashua, N H. proprietors lof
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Repewaro contains yalpable, in
formation liabopta theY hair,
wlhii which Oh should should be- be read by .alLr
Send TO publishers for a copy.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

THE Rev. Moses Clampls an
eccentric. preacher said "Young
man, if you would rather go to
hell than to hear me preach,you
may.DD The sinner stopped and and
reflected a moment, aud then,
saying respectfully, d"Weedlll l
believe Iw ould"I went on; ,r,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

... H
'atys ANOTHER terrible affray7 took
place, at Monroe, Fprnace eTor
last gSaturdayyamohgla lot Ol
drunken Irish. George Kyle,
Trifh Catholic, had maBied
an Irish Protestant woman,
and this 'hadprcaused much
duarreling, until Kyle also left
the Catholics. On Saturday
they had all been celebrating
the Fourth, when an Irishman
named. Donnelly attacked Mrs,
Kyle, breaking her arm in two
>places, and breaking the bones
id her hand. One VIM. Dough
certy nowaacame intothe fight,
and he and, DonnellE both at
tackled Kyle with stones and
knives. Kyle got the knife
from One Of them, and stabbed
Donneily severely, and cut
Dougherty across''the bowels,
and stabbed him IN the liver
1t iS'said he Wilde. Kyle is
nov. in Jail, and will have an
examination before J. Edward
Jones Esq. to-day, Thursday. J
The above lis substantially
Kyle's story; what the other
side may claim we dor, mo-
know.-JackSon Standard.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

Or the Democratic candidate
for Governor the 'Gincinnati
Commercial says: IA. a,s r,,bapd
a"That he was a brave and ca
pable officer, has no particular
relation to his conduct as a cir
vilian. What the people oi
Ohio ara nov, interested Il to
know is, whether General
Rosecrans finds in the resolp-
tions adopted by the Columbus
Convention an explication lof
his views upon current politic-
cal questions. II he puts him
selflsquarely onlthat platform,
they will not be at a loss to de-
termine how to vote in Octo.
her; and SHOULD he be defe ated,
their verdict will not be BE- a con-
.demnation Of what he did as a
soldier, but what he, beelieYed
asa politician. am 'r. aet.s ''''
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

DUB. J? IT,, 7thS.1 naughty cor.
rreeSsIpSoA reSsIpSoA Of the Cincinnati
Comm meerrcial, says harvest &ill
come off before hugying this
year! Do the acradling before
the hhgginga . They @may do
that in lAshtaBula1it isn't the
rule here. Ohio State Journal.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
Adminlstrator's Notice.

THE undersigned has been duly appointed
Il administrator de bonis non ofihe estate o
John Karnes, late Of Yinton county. Ohio de-
ceased. CORNELIUS kARNES.
apr 6-Sr.p n -. -
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

- W, W LEIIIII y
This long tried and pspular Remedy Is agsin
called TO the attention OF the public. As often
as the year rolls'arornd, the proprietorA an
nually make their bow 10 the people, and re-
mind them that amongst the many things re-
ouired for the health, comfort AMI snstenanea
of the family through the long and TEDIOUS
months Of winter, Goes Cough Bal@m should
not be forgotten. For years H has been =
household mediciue--and mothers anxious for
the safety Of their children, and oil who suffer
from any disease OF the throat chestand mngs.
cannot afford to be without r., In addition 10
the ordinary four ounce so longin the market,
we now furnish our mammoth family size hot
ties, which will m common with the other size,
be found at all Drug Stores. ..lf r...r
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

The Republican AdmlipifSttra'
tiopp has ls REDUCED d the sI National At Ff
Debt, since March Y't}J1 lst te n.ough
q ssttqqp about sb $$ $$$ 100000 10000 Of ffInE inI
terest in ,greenbgaacfiks' -lt sta
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
IN CONSUMPTION,

Many care worn snferer has found relief ana
to-day rcjolces that her life has been made
easy and prolonged by the use oI Goes Cough
Balsam. t... .p
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
10 600 Agents

WANTED to sell The American Year Book
w for 1869. It contains just the lniorma'
nation everybody wants hundreds Of times
year, and sells with unparalled rapidly, even
among those who. seldom look at Snbscrp'
,ton Book Nearly every family will buy IT,
and it will be found about rs great necessity
among all classes rs the daily orweekiy news
paper. Send for circulars and full lnroi ma
ton. q. ID. CASE q 90, PhblisherEi
Hartford, Conn, Cincinnati, o., and Chicago
III. myGE
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

-oSaNAfoRy CARB ScHURz5 has
notified the 9 Republican State
ExeeutivegCommit that he
will bdeyote Ibis time to- the
esmpabgnii dOhioa al bnGdsnli
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
CoE'SC0UGH BAESAMI
.DIOS IAIIDIHO

.b1oa,a odi ,ol amaosaJ2
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

e1FhB country isogettingbalong
sfnelyiunderl Grant-Ipaid $16,
.410,132 Of iitso debt linz j hne
which hurts the Democracy,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
SORE THROAT.
HARD COLDS AND
COUGHS ,ayaaf
SORENESS OF THE
THROAT, CHI EST AND
gN.l 2 LUNGS. ~

Do not delay procuring and imme ediately ia.
king Coe'sC Cough Basam, when troubled With
any OF the above named difficulties They are
ali premOnltory symptoms OF .COhsumpton'
and iFn0tarrested, VIII sooner orlaler sweep
YOU away into she valley OF shadows from
which none can ever return. 1861 ah.ytT
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

Gov. HAYES - Ral4ss alpIpPfe5i#RtsH
william p: I[f:5HElfhH 5HElfihhHk1s, ri bss Salem, s5as,
Columbia.npias O.! i.pisgS county, oauanltsx,iotaa tsashoGl sPl
Commissioner. ocitrieo
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

.QAPpd9qR fes-gptlaA AOhea p
a cottage at Harwood. Eng
laaa,,gsn nd 0folGnd' a boy III Heed
Of his services IADOI
---aSshow your ftonguep p-said the
|-D0Gtoi.iS i9GT0t I'nOU
'EIHe 10Y stared like anl owl.
-iriMsi gd6d boy, let hms see
your songde, p u repeated the
Doepor.dTgpN SmiITOW
"Talk English, DoCtW,3 said
1he imother, land then turning
to her son, idisHoPen, thy
.g9bbler, and push out thy loli-
.sers wsn S guiblind nj b9gGs
The mouth few open, and
the Doctor was terribly, "taken
4 - ~ iDi'C ~ Ill tA'F itN 4Aih
Ifpir ,Ten & Gu.otlu4 -hnE-b -boii2o
Ice is now mandfactureddin
IlNegaQFleans $50 rsbundantly
I.thatit 0aRcbe, afforded to fawi'
lies all over the city at one
cent per pound; and to large
eomsumers a at threeTquarters
Of q cent, It has been; tested
with ice from Boston, and is
found to be more compact and
Slower IN netting Made from
Uttered water i! is Clear as
crystal, and purer than ice
naturally formed is apt to be.
r. riimGl--- 47--4-''s..- 7qLD
Id,A AN experimental ,ofthe Yicercy
Of Egypt is thought to demon
strate the great influence of
trees. in producing rain He
planted, twenty millions y OF
trees on the Delta Of the Nile,
which halye now attained their
full size, and, in the progress
Of their growth the number Of
rainy days on the Delta has in
creased fiom five to, six, to more
than forty in q year. (
THREE children, James s. r.
and William J. Timb,.erlake,
aged respectively. five, and
seven, and James A. Fleming,
aged eleven, at play by a sand
bank at Zanesville, were buried
six feet deep by its caving up
on them, Monday afternoon of
last week! 1They:were all dead
before thdy could be taken out,
in some ffteenlor twenty min.
utes. 9aoQr1q jGdl 10l mo3I .
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05

10 A oF2RtScHH Il H7a1iHte,Ir, 7wa1fiHter, il desc Sai,
ing on the trading powers Of
the Y ankee,b ,bsaia,lsI he's Was
Sastsawayi onaIdesolate Islam d,
hleidaget eupaher next morning
and go around selling maps TO
the Inhabitants. ."isel ,iosLJn'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-08-05
7 u ~ u IT "
FOR GROUP,
1927 ... .'lEIN |4ri Itl
WMOOPING COUGH.

The testimony OF all who have used u Ior
this terrible disease during the last ten years.
is, that It invariably relieves and curesH
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-08
German Home Life.

Rev. DR.. Stevens gives in the Metho-
dist this glimpse of charming feature
of German life, which Americans may
well study
"a good German home is the best
in the world. | say this peremptorly.
German mothers are thoroughly mater
nal and extremely affectionate. German
fathers are generally forbearng and
moderate, and singularly inclined to do
mestication. German children generally
grow up as if by instinct. with an admi
rable mixture of filial reverence and If
fiction. The Germans love large fami
lies; the more children the better, nc
cording TO their philosophy of life; and
they generally have abundance of them.
They despise the French and American
misanthropy in this respect, and justly
point 20 ii as a proof of decentralization,
unknown in their better land. In their
home life they seem continually, but I'M
consciously, to be contriving agreeable
surprises for each other, and this good
feeling Oveltlows the boundaries of home
and reaches all the intimacies of their
lives-their kindred, tbei. neighbors,
their pastors and their school-masters--
No people make more pleasure out of
fete days, birthdays, wedding anniversa-
ries, etc. For German not to know
the birthdays and wedding anniversaries
of all his intimate friends, and not to
commemorate them by some token of af-
fiction, however slight (for the value is
nothing compared to the sentimcnD is
barbarism, q sacrilege. In large fami
lies these commemorations, reaching
from the grandparent to the yearling
baby. and extending out to all dear
friends, keep up of course an almost
continuous exercise of kindly attentions
and fore-thought; and the Germans have
quite universally peculiar tact of closing
these beautiful little things with drama
tic surprises, so as to render the /" man.
ner" infinitely more precious than the
matter. The lowliest village school
masters birthday is known to all his rus
tic flock, and his cottage on that day is
shrine of pilgrimage to all the little
feet of the hamlet: flowers, books, cheese,
loaves of bread, embroidered slippers,
chickens. geese, even young pigs are
showered upon him. He is decked with
boquets and his humble home garlanded
within and without; he is addressed in
original doggerel, and sereuaded with
music and dancing. And thus, also,
fares the village pastor; and all these
things are done SO joyously, SO heartily,
as to be evidently spontaneor ;, never
ceremonious, as much JOY tc The do
nors rs to the recipients. Add to these
domestic occasions the public festive days
of the church and the state, aud you can
imagine that German life has holidays
enough. Christmas, and similar days
are occasions of incredible festivities
throughout Germany. Santa Claus has
10 better dominion.