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New-York tribune., 1869-03-15
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No 81 Chambers st. Ngw YORK yan = '.o1
NOTICE TO TAX -pAYERS,-NOtcel Is hereby

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No 81 Cbambersst Ngw YORK Jan = ~
NOTICETO -PAYERS.-Not Is heIeOy,
~ sven Rosof be Real snd Pe''sna h' % "
be Ctr New.York Tor he year s VII es opl -
speeiion and reyOn ater MONDAY Jan H. ~ au
n omen mi tbe th dar APRIL for the correction Of sfo
and the tho Of the Aforesaid real a
,te OF The C and County Newlork All petsons oesos ~
selves aggreved make application TO The C9sn s
duug the period mentioned 10 orier 10 obtain the si P
bT law The act of provides that during The time ihe ooo, @
be open pdoie inspection, as hereinteoe PROVIDED
NAV H. made b. person considering himself aggeed W Toe "
Se valuation bis real personal estate to have toe sane cor
Tej m such application be made in relation 10 the assessed %
lion Of real estate be made eo writing stating the ground 90
lection thereto tbeupon the Commissioners shall s1ae % ~
sowpanl. and H. Judgment the assessment erroneoas @
shall cause be corrected II such application be made %
hton assessed VAuson Of personal estate the
examined under oath BY the said who hA e
Oahs them and 10 bis or her odw
he they shall the to be eo
and they believe 10 be s
declare decision within thirty days amer such
shall have been made them Noreueton shall be made y se
estate npc
s unless shall appear oath anrmaoB that tbe party az
Esvs unable attend within the period prescribed or me e'
w. y ' - j w ALLEN, Commissouefs q
j. W. BROWN z Taxes And
C. NJ DBPBW.) Asss,neHa
New-York tribune., 1869-03-15

OWrHEH MiNfNG NoNFANT,
No 80 lE1CHANGEFtaCE hEw-loHE March J. 1859
THE ANNUAL MEETING Of STOCkHOLD-
KRIS o. g., OWlUEE MINING COMPANi viii be held .t the
CouIHT No Exchange place New York CtT Tues
- ocock for The sscon Of Trustees and
legally before tie meeting The polls
all close st , W HAkT TshItll secTsiaIy,
SHERlFF's SALE.-By virtue of o writ 10
y directed tAr Common Pleas Court o White County,
upon JtnusT a. 1852 10 favor OF
UOuW WILLIAMSON ani against ths Louisville. hesAbsay and
Ceago Railroad Comptnr viii proceed, sell Al public ony the
hgesi bidder BE Cou ouse door At hontee white Comfy
the sth DAY u April 1852 hs entire line
Loalsrs. GesAbaay AM CtAzo Bsr'd from hesAbsHy
Mcrau C With All aud Sugulhrs property qapmsns apper
faHcbss specifically described u sad decree
raifuad b1s o. l8 mile, hsrsaboats
ss railroad aai al l anpurtsnlnec ard ancssi Aforesaid,
carey without relief from vsllaon laws
Fsb az lsC9 NJ. HENDkRSos, SbsrH White CouuV Ind
CENECA MINING COMPANY.-The Annual
y Nsris n tie Shareholder SENECA MINING COMPANY
be h,l No No. 70 ksrNork MONDAY
March 20 1903 y oeloet uoon r the choice Of Directors Tor the
ensuing ahd for other baas shat legally before
tas nselaE X. n RlCkAkD, Secretary.
Esr.YorE Feh Is 1889
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Comparatively

CORPORATION N0TICE.-Pubhc Notice
- hrsb vsn % the owner ogner. oeSPl5 or oeeqPsa
AL buses 1Sd Lo improved o. anSIpT'Sa Sp 5 h.s S m
the Board Of Assessors FOR examination By al Peoo in'eF
-For tagging sidewalks 3ist street. from Fourth to LeEusss
7G-For a,rvns sidewalks between Is. ard 2svs.
5 fSr Iss psEas s m Fi coseiss ps9Sai % ID
'OT % s limits embraced By such Asnes, iueude sers
and Lot Of ass5 : ss & al slS nG 'E q a.s
Tbs RoI.h sds q Si'A BET m ,S and ~. sss5sS i1,
Bath sides from lss svss the extent Of hsE
the block tbe interseciiry svengss
sa. ard opposed either requested
present Their objections IN E!'Dg 20 isAAS o. SsT C0saa
Sss OSo5G coSrs aSsss within f
is14s Z TsRRlsoy Il 5SS REED. Board Of Assessors.
o,vc. Bo,RD ov ASSoRs Co1SrHouss March - lsea
NORPORATION N0TICE.-Publice notice is
~ hereby gya the owners oecaPan oapans Of AZ
the following as.sssRen have b5sS soHpsie ard ave Looked IA toe
Of the Board Of Assessors for examination By al Person liter
iT Fo buus sewer. in 9Th avenue 7'.Asts
regulating grading od from s to Bloom
81 For setting gatsrones Aad tagging 1ssa rest
,S For dim susiea los Gsseeu ash aud sO,s ard n Ind
S6 For building sever, 9d al 'r'e
and between 9th aud llthGvenueS - 49,.
The limits embraced By such assessment serde al %. '.,s
gTound aean lOts pieces nd parcels Of isnd 'aa
s s.sSS sS SI,ss "a, ~ esee between us, and 7s "a
sides ot7h and 7l'i'iree's Ad the 0S'AsfG side Of 40 ''
81 70 tthavenueS ,,-..--..,. PA a
2d Roth e Of from to Boonnsdhe h"1
the extent Of hafthe bloch north iut soua o sad IssI
aL known Nos 80 and s. Hast HousseeS o, .,A
4h All ths o on block lying bstsseu S0An Aaa "'h
ID and 4th avenues 49,. 49,. - 1ah .,,.,
ard oh and lth avenues aBd the west side Of IhA'sAu 0~ 80
All persons hos, interests aeied BY the shove named
5 who are opposed The either OF Ihe are sus
10 preut their Oh writing g. lSsae h9uI
Bosrd Of Assessors their once No S
Uon,s from the date Of tbs n0see
49, ISAAC o. HUNT
N HARRISON REBn, : Board OF Assessors
GUERNSEY sACKBrrl ,uo
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5inaudHl.

oYroE PIrrsBUReH FoRr wITsE. AsD CHcAso RntvLr}
CoHPANT. PI1TsBURgH Feb %, 1859
VVNUF ANIMAL MEETING of the Stock and
j Hondbodsrt of the PITTSBURGH. FORT WAYNE AhD
CHICAGO RAILWAY COMPASi viii be bed al the om,s OF We
Cowpnr In hs C.y Pitsburgh Al 10 O'clock Of WEDhkS
DAY March I purpose Of hearing ani conid,nng the an
AL rro II H. Hoard II Drsor and r tbs election Of hTse
hr or Board Of Drectss for our In the place OF
three usmbsrs wkoss term of SsrTics expires By law
r. ~ HUTCHINSON, Secretary.
OyyicK o. rsE NgruoPoLtrAS GAsLi8Hr Co, Corner
EEolDWAI go -, NEv-ioRk March Z. 1908 }
NOTICE is hereby given to the Stockholders
~ of tie METROPOLITAN GAsLGHr COMPANY Of the City Of
NsYoh that special soS of three Directors Of said Company
viii be be held al said Company the 2h day Of March
that the poll En remain open forhrse houS
n,frr closed March ubl March a. both inclusive
WM. NBIKLEHAM. Secretary.
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; hildTen's Prayers.

taaoreus Pgayers-if they are indeed
pIlfeTs-must be acceptable on earth as
wed lsln heaven; and he must indeed
De l'ar.lesS, or worse, who would think
sEgIngIy of them, although, sooth to
say, 'l-y are sometimes hard to bear.
tor Tample: A little girl, on having
DEL air smartly pulled by her little
brother while saying her prayers, went
90 inr q while without turning her
2ea.. 10 the same lew monotone, "and
.eaSe God excuse me for minute while
kick Neddy." Tell me that child was
without understanding what is meant
ogprayer, or that she meant TO abuse
Tie privilege. No such thing-thougt
70 be sure she must have misunderstood
Nne of lis functions. Had she not beer
'oe.leyer she would have kicked Neddy
a once, without as king leave-woulC
q, u0ti
AceTtain little Sissy, being worries
o! big brother til she was out of al
patience, pumped down upon hel
A1ees where she stood, and cried out
~ Lord. bless my brother Tom. Ht
-r'-he steals-he swears; all boys do
We don't. Amen" Was the poor thing
little Pharisee in her indignation
Without knowing itf OF was she euly-
.Ae most of US who are loudest in oul
,,.,Caes for the salvation of others
, ,..s syerourdened with self-rishteous
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, December 9.
SENATE.

The Vice President submitted COM
munication from the Governor Of South
Carolina, enclosing the resolutions. OF
the Legislature relative to the recogni-
tion ofCuba as an Independent Govern
ment. -
The bill relative to the salaries OF
Justices of the Supreme Court, fixing
that of the Chief Justice at $4,000, and
associate Justices at $4,000. was refer
red to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Morton presented a memorial
from the citizens and members of the
Virginia Legislature, urging that the
State be admitted to representation in
Congress. Tabled.
Mr.. Sumner offered resolution di-
recting the committee on the District OF
Columbia to consider the expediency OF
repeating the charter of the Medical
Society of the District, and of taking
such other legislation as may be neces-
sary to secure for the medical practi.
tioners in the District eqnal rights aud
opportunities, without distinction OF
color.
Mr.. Trumbull reported bill amenda-
tory to an act relating to the appellate
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The Senate, after brief Executive
session, adjourned till Monday
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-10
The Weston Democrat.

We desire to call the attention of our
business men to the merits of the Wes'
ton Democrat as an advertising medium
This paper has FOR some time been under
the ablc and energetic management OF
Messrs. CozAD and WOFFGNDES, who
are making it the best journal by far
ever published in Lewis county. The
former is one of the keenest political
writers in the State; the latter has
charge of the local department, which
is always lively, fresh and spicy. This
department alone as az present con
Quoted would insure the Democrat an
extensive popularity.
The Democrat circulates largely in the
counties of Lewis, Braxton, Upshur
Gilmer and Calhoun, and reaches many
business men whose trade would be val
liable to our city. Let our merchants
and manufacturers send their cards tC
the Democrat and they will not only be
patronizing an excellent and deserving
journal, but they will be making an in
vestment that will remunerate them
handsomely in business point Of view
Address CozAp & WoFFINDEN, publish
ers of the Democrat, Weston, Lewis
county, West Virginia.
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CrneIix md NEGLECT.

GEORGE A. PEARRE of Maryland, has
been appointed United States Judge for
the Fourth Circuit, composed of the
States of Maryland, Virginia, West Viz
pinia and North Carolina. West Vir-
ginia loyalty" is in agony. 1t has
been cruelty ignored, summarily
snubbed By the ungrateful ULYSSES
Of the many spotless aspirants in
this State whose ambitious souls reached
ont toward the ermine Of the United
States bench, not one has received the
faintest symptom of recognition. Not
for their wearing are the judicial robes
they coveted. In default thereof they
cover themselves and their disappoint-
ment with curses, as with garment"
1t were difficult and sorrowful
task to number the victims who by this
act of the President are consigned to
the grave ofoblivion. Throughout the
State there is a great cry heard, for
there is scarcely county where there
is not one slaughtered. The HARRI
SONS are defunct, MAXWELL is ousgaspeil,
STANTON will not be CO mforted because
he is not appointed; host OF the
"loyal" elect from all quarters bewail
the killing frost that has nipped the
roots of their greatness just when they
thought it was a-ripening.
But individual grievances shrink to
nothing when compared with the dis
grace thus put upon "our glorious
young State" West Virginia "loyalty"
counts for nothing; her Radical right
business is as filthy rags; Maryland
Copperheadism is altogether lovely,
HIRAM SIMPSON bas taken the bread OF
the loyal" children and given it to be
devoured by the hungry rebeldom of
Maryland. In vain did West Virginia
poll her nine thousand majority for
GRANT, peace and plunder. In vain has
the registrar welded his axe. In
vain were twenty-five thousand
men in the State denied the
privilege of voting for SEYMOUR.
In vain have prescription and perse-
cution, corruption, perjury and villainy
Kept West Virginia in the front ranks
of Republicanism. West Virginia, that
never cast any bat "loyal" vote, is
left without a crumb from the Execu-
tive table, and Maryland, that never
will cast any but Democratic vote,
basks in the smiles Of ULYSSES and
fares sumptuously from his hand. Let
the 'Ioyap heart have sympathy, for it
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NEW YORK.
The Spanish Gunbo.t..

NEW YORK, December 9.-The Tri.
bune says that Judge Pierrepont does
not hesitate to distinctly affirm that in
case of the. expected release of the
Spanish gunboats from the original
Peruvian libel he does not intend to
entertain the application of the Cuban
authorities for new seizure of the ves-
sells alleged TO be designed for the COM
mission of hostilities against the Gov
ernment, colony aud people of the
island of Cuba, unless the Government
at Washington shall so direct after
further consideration, and he deems it
highly improbable that the national
an critics, as affairs now stand, will
decide to have the Spanish gunbeats
relibeled, and Judge Pierrepont sees Ho
chance for the Cubans and their sympa-
thizers except through the action of
Congress, by which the ultimate course
of the Administration will be finally de-
termined. .- -
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Close GrarinH

81, II close grazing is ipjurieus, how Is it
,IS' IN Pastures which have not been
p.O"ed for years, there are patches
"lv'e cattle and sheep have kept the
sA" gas at alltimes very short, which al.
:, ,A!' nave much thicker set of grass
iral ir1 Where it has has been left long
w! IS 1t that when the stock is taken
- ray The grass grows up in these places,
s'o'e eaten down, in such a thick
sS 1N OF white clover and other fine
,.y'sa grass, aud if mown for hay, why
,b,,s, brs always of the best quality and
Ign not SO long and coarse, yet
shovel brg' In weighti Moreover, why
and Na .aere be grass on the road sides
the sn,Fste waste places near villages, W here
which hib'iSSe SS has not had the sod taken off
of animal grazed close by all manner
face tham shows such much better
mers pasturesf
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VIRGINIA.
The Political Situation.

New YORK, December ga Richmond
dispatch to the Herald says: The Presi-
dents recommendation to Congress for
the early admission of Virginia and the
prospect Of it being speedily carried
out cause a general feeling of rejoicing,
the exceptions being few factions of
Radicals whom the Republican party
left to run the last Convention and a
few soreheaded old Democrats, who ex-
hibit cheap pluck by swearing that
they would rather be under Candy than
Walker. The great mass of the Repub-
licaus and Conservatives are rejoiced
at the prospect of an early. admission.
The talk about the Legislature under
taking to upset the provisions of the
new Constitution or render them
imperative is unfounded. The only
parties interested in keeping the
State out are non residents who have
been appointed to civil Office by the
military. All Northern people who
have come here as farmers or business
men are rejoiced over the approaching
admission, no matter which side they
are on politics, and all the office hold
ers are opposed to it. ~ .-A--
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THE CARDIFF GIANT.
The Origin of the statue-quarried
in Iowa-Eushioned i'm Chicago
Planted Near Plan
,ibIe EXPLANATION of the Hnmbug.

CHICAGO, December 9.-An article ap.
pears in the Dubuque Times, written by
a gentleman at Fort Dodge, Iowa,
which claims to throw light on the Car
diff giant. 1t says about the sixth of
June, lS6S, two men registered their
names at the st. Charles Hotel, at Fort
Dodge, as George Hall, Binghampton,
New York, and II. Z. Martin, Boston.
For several weeks after their move.
ments were of a suspicious character,
and they finally purchased an acre of
gypsum land from John McDermott,
paying one hundred dollars for it, built
q shanty on the ground, end employed
men to open the gypsum quarry, for the
purpose, as they said, to send handsome
pieces to New York. They got out a
large stone and dressed it to eleven feet
three inches in length and three feet
two inches in width, and then loaded 1T
on railroad car. The theory is that
Hall and Martin took the stone to
Chicago, where it was worked into a
statue, and taken thence to Binghamp-
ton and thence to Newell's farm.
The correspondent expresses the opin-
ion that Colonel Wood, formerly of the
Chicago Museum, is concerned in the
giant, as he happened around just when
they were digging up the giant. 1t is
said the man who carved the giant is
now in Chicago, but prefers to keep
quiet.
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sumptunry Laws.

-Four States-MaiHe, Massachusetts,,
Ohio and Minnesota-have refused to
elect temperance tickets or pass
sunptuary laws this year. In all
of these States the people have given q
large majority against the prohibitory
principle, not because they would en-
courage intemperance, but simply to
show that this kind of legal regula'
tionsi is unwise and improper. Drunk
enness can no more be suppressed by
legal enactment imposing penalties
than can the "social evil" be decreased
by statute. Taxation may tend to
lessen both, and put great deal OF
money in the Treasury; but this is the
ouly mode of attack that is useful to our
Legislatures, or will be authorized by
~, neODle.
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NEWS SUMMARY.
nv TELEGRAPH.

Cold closed in New York yesterday
ni li3;
r.. Cubaa insurgents attacked
.ar;.ion train on the way to La Tunas.
IN. double turretted monitor Terror
u, Isaye Boston. Destination un-
known.
~, ". Garrett has been reelected
p,.,;irDt Of the Baltimore and Ohis
railroad.
0,o.ld G. Smith is to go to Red river
.,ss.i,t Governor Mcravish in the ad-
O;Ti.rrarion of the territory.
IN. npblic lamps in Independence
Snare Philadelphia, yesterday even
~, were lighted and eXtinguished by
electricity
The ONO Republican State Central
Committee met at Columbus yesterday
Sh-rpoon, and, after passing compli-
Ts1tary resolutions, adjourned.
The women held a suffrage conven-
ton z, Newark. n. j., yesterday. A
conan suffrage association is TO be
r-,,Diz.d in every county of the State.
President Grants message has caused
intense excitement is Cuba. The sym
ns,biz-rs with the revolution are disap-
po,nrrd. The Spaniards look upon it as
the barJl0ger Of peace.
n the case of tse Supervisors of
W.,,clrster county, New York, against
the securities of Henry Willet, default
irg treasurer, the jury returned ver-
dict for the plaintiffs of the full amount
Of Ll, bond
The Government witnesses left New
York for Montreal on Wednesday even
ng for the purpose of appearing against
John s. ana Richard B. Caldwell, the
alleged drawback conspirators, whose
case will be heard to-day on an appli-
cation for their extradition.
A New York dispatch Of yesterday
ay,: In the Board of Health yesterday
i, was stated that small pOx was about
becoming epidemic in the 5th, 18th and
18th wards of Brooklyn and two special
inspectors was appointed to vaccinate
the inhabitants.
Tue Manhattan Insurance Company
has been awarded a verdict of Sl2, 2,l75,
the fl'l amohnt Of policy with interest
on the llIr OF one Delaney against Rob
ert White, physician and the assignee
OF the policy, on the ground that White
knew Delaney TO be diseased when the
policy vas procured.
4 New York dispatch says: Thomas
S,John, Of Mobile, has filed a complaint
10 the l.. ; Court, asking an injunction
again, the ETie Railroad officers to
prevent them from investing the earn
Iggs Of the road in outside enterprises or
sprculatons in order that such earnings
may be applied to the payment of divi-
tsui' on ,tsck. Mr.. st John offers 300
shares Of Erie stock.
The Union League of the United
States held its annual meeting Wednes'
day a. the Republican headquarters in
Broadway. New York, and after the
adoption Of resolutions endorsing Pres
tyar Grant, administration and the
election Of officers fer the ensuing year,
adoo'rr. ,o meet in Washington in
February next Governor Geary of
Pennsylvania was elected president.
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Will he eat it, wear it, play with it,
read it, look at it, show it, preserve it'll
for some such purpose all gifts should
be fit; some for one person, some for
another. Now is the time to choose.
An easy way to make your choice is
to turn to the advertising columns of
the REGISTER. About holiday times
especially there perusal will suggest an
infinite variety of useful, ornamental,
and agreeable objects, which will hardly
como amiss to any "well-regulated
family" Remember, too, that as a gen.
eral rule, goods which are not worth
advertising are not worth buying and
that when merchant don't invite your
attention to his stock, through the
newspapers, you cannot regard him as
specially anxisus for your custom
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Hon. WILLIAM MCKENNAN, Of Wash
ington, Pennsylvania, appointed by the
President to the Judgeship of the Third
Circuit, holds the position Of brevet-
brother-in-law to the GRANT family.
His son-in-law, WILLIAM SMITH, Esq
we understand, is u distant cousin OF
Mrs. GRANT. The appointee has some
legal ability, but this fact, it is fair to
presume, had little to do with the
nomination. 1t was not his lawyer
like requirements but his brother-in
lawyerlike qualifications that did the
bnsiness.
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pour whip n Frishteued nor.e

Never whip your horse for becoming g
frightened at any object by the road,
side; for il, he sees stump, log, or a
heap of tan bark in tho road, and while
he is eyeing it carefully, and about to
pass it, you strike him with the whip,
it is the log, or the stump, or-the tan
bark that is hurting him. in his way OF
reasoning, and the next time he win, act
more frightened. Give him time to ex-
anime and smell of all these objects, ,and
use the war bride to assist you in bring
ing him carefully to these objects OF
fear. Bring all objects if possible, to
his ose, and let him smell of them, and
then you can commence to gentle him
with them.
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ls'hceliua geeistsr.
friday.
coRRasP sPONDENCE.

,of N, REGISTER throughout West
and he bordering counties Of o one ana ne
@ E 5 d G9aG's G ssS 5ssTgas: E1s:s5 gsseSs 'a q
ys1' ~ Y'ys .,I, conc irithin their kDOloledge IN
Iyri; ma. .,iS %I. .iaprrtdnee the Telegraph may ?,
49,, q sg'''.. ~. in most cases the mail tcit
ri At ' and ornGs sss sssags "s are @Gf %a % ds
ard tt 'f': incidents Of int resting ecents AZ
,.aa as lfy XIX setting forth the material eondi
Comm; ;.-.,srmel.' q the country; the crops
s % i q9d aS Gafg '@S'Ss, SSs sspssas S ,Sr de-
to 10 ;iI 4ilI.rr ,s.r b. promptly puGlished.
ngt l az! Ipgr, meetings, Of ,ohGtever mature
No'5' Is I, a.-lsons Of interest to the people, 'o'a
M 70 I. g'S ~ Ss PSPssr PsorGF 1st iaGG TtsSS GSd
fs .l'.,'.', .',,<, iron, me People and IS Of rdtut
r'5'.,t,, XIX, % them. wiR rece1s orr instant and
sgSL attention.
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Christmas Presents.

Christmas is at hand, and the event
of that day is the Christmas present
Every body sheuld take time by the
forelock in choosing gifts, and net leave
it till the last day, to the inconvenience
of both seller and buyer. The crowded
state of the stores then makes it diff.
cult to see or to show the wares; the
want of time limits choice and discriin-
ination; prices are higher; these and
many other considerations prompt us to
betbink ourselves of the great question,
"what shall We givep The scope Of
choice is with some too much narrowed.
There was snce time when what is
called an Annual" printed for the
purpose, was conventional Christmas
gift. Poor things they were; got up
for show, which was chiefly in the
binding. But this has fallen into
disuse. Now the shelves Of oul
bookstores groan with every variety
OF literature, and the taste or the glvel
may exercise itself freely, and adapt
itself to the age and character and sex
of the receiver. Nay, the scope of choice
is wider still for gifts. Every article ol
housekeeping, of clothing, whether for
use OF ornament, is now an admissible
gift, as we'll as objects of taste and
decoration. The old notion that the
Christmas gift must be something su-
perfluous or useless is exploded nor
need it be merely ornamental. There
is a novel by BULwER called "What
will He do With iti' The title sng.
gests good question that should rise
in the minds of those who buy presents.
What will the receiver do with it I