, 1873-01-01

Conn butler, and bring US bowl Of tho beat,
hnpe your soul in heaven may rest;
But II you do bring us d bowl Ut tho small,
1heu down shall fall butler, bowl, aud all,
Tho poor pooplo carried round on tue laat day
Of the year bowl ornamontcd with ribbons, and
begged for tho wLerewitlal to get it filled, 80
that they, too, might enjoy tho wassai1.
At tho nlonastovios, thcn 30 numerous III
England, tho Abbott stood bohind an enormous
wassail-bowl, which WAS called, in their eccIo-
sinstical language, s'Pocuum Caritatis," and,
having drunk to all, tho othors drank in rogn-
the wessall had gono the round Of tho tables,
Il rolio Of this cuutom is still rctainod by tho
corporation OF tho City Of London. a double-
handled tlagon Of apicod vino IL placed before
the hos 1adyslayoreag IL so ho present or il her
lie, standing up md holding tho tlaYon in both
hands, drinks to tho 1onlt1l of tho company, 40
called ont by lilo toast.naator.. 1Io thon pasBss
1t to tho pnrspn III his luft hand. who also stand
in turn until oil have partnhon. Tho coro1uouy
III known o. Tint Of tho Loving Cup"
Tho ringing out Of tho old year md ringing
IN Of tho nov lns among Homo Of the MotilMt-
in Yorkstire, England, IL known al tho "Watch-
Night Horvico.' Tile congregation having al
semllod anti tho uaual Bnrvicos having boon par
formed 10 US to terminate shortly before mid
night. psalm il a,,ng, aftor which perfect 81
louco is maintained. each person being, or sup
hour OF two'yo Strikes. At ths firBt strvke ot
the clock all join the Wesleyan hymn-
Cnmo, Int ua anow
Our lnnrney l,ltaha.
Roil round With the gear,
cto.. ato.
Tho introduction Of raligious anrvicaa in
connection with tEa advent Of tho new year
would appear to be again gaining grnurld-
aoluo, by urging on all resolution to aluuud
their wnys aud to reflect OH tho past:
1ra tl1at good thinketh gooA may do.
Aud 0a' will help lin tllerannto;
Fur nover yet WAS KUnu WurA wrought
Without hcssnntnH uf guod thought.
Episcopal clorgymen OF aomo OF tho districts
wle1o otllnr denominations are gaining ground,
l,nvo adopted a might Watch Services" proba-
biy from motives Of puscy, but tho movement In
not general with that body In E.,gInnl-usost Ut
tho cIorgy Of tho Established Church being op-
poHed to it, on tho ground that tho status .:
tho Church do1nantln that it should be tho iu-
aug,lrator Of any additional obssryanccs, not
tlsa follower of such at mny 6u introduced by
other syctJ.
The celebration Of Now yonr'a ovo and day IL
much more markud in Scotland than In
England, md ttR groater prominence may
be in somo sort attributed to tlefe being no
Christmas festival permissible by the Calyinstlo
regime. In this cou1loction 1t may bo observed
Puritan settlers Of New lsngland, may bu trasetl
tho more notable celebration OF tho day in
America.
Till within rory few years tho drinking from
year, prevailed in Scotland III Tint country, a:,
In oollio others which stl be na,nelesB exceaBoa
nro too nlucll Tue order OF tho day; and, 30 gem
oral in lilo custom OF intluIging frooly, on tho
dny, persons of standing and position even, may
not nnfroqnontly bo soon in tho at,oets at tho
larger citieH, whoso uncertain gait bstn,ya tho
depth Of tl'oir rotatous. Nor ato tlaae caaoB
eentirely con!ined to tho atrongor Fer. 3'io po-
lico hnvo inatructons, it IL presumed, to 10 con-
yenlottly blind, 70 lung LII tho l'cnco Is prc-
served, so that few nrEestn for iato1icatlon aro
nado.
Tho custom OF " i,rst-too!lng," is cenorally
prevalent in tho "Lanll o. CnlsoH." partton
geuorally cousiesing Of men only, with an abun-
ant supply Of whiskoy, visit the houses OF their
friends, al soon aftor midnight ~ may DO, to
wial them tho compliments Ut tho ecaaon ant
tic poraon who first ontora house for that p,r-
roHe il dono,ninatod 'tIrat-foot." Tho toast
most in vogue is "a guido New-year to 20, and
nlony may ye $780," Forty yeara ago u ruto Oh
tanned III some sort, that All ladies' found out-uf-
doors afer IL o'clock woro liablo to pay tho for
foit Of n kiss. AZ many parties woro giyon on
N0w-Yoar'H-ovo, Of courao numerous Of tho
fair Hox were out after that hour, a1d i
mono would venturo to take their departure
except III carriages, and evon these ware
tho inlnntea compelled to submit to lilo inoyita.
bio Now-Yoar salute. As tue melancholy Prince
snys, 1T Is . custom moro honorod III tho
breacll than In the obBoryanco;" hut young men
Of that day were Of dIferont opinion. Tho |
writer ronombors boing ono Of 4 party which |
stopped tho carriage Of Sir Alexander Koth. Of
Nayglttono. As thyre wore four horsos, anu ~ |
tho postillions drove worry rapidly tho feat wAs
not accomplished without considerable rlak, two
of tllo undergraduates boing thrown beneath tho
horses foot. The carringo waB stopped, howev-
or, aud tho old gentleman acknowledged tho cap
turo, and counBellol tho throo lalios within to |
mako no fuBB about 1t, but quietly roaign tAon-
bolyoa to their fato. In thiH cano, moht Of tho |
young gontlomon wore personally acquainted |
With the baronut's family. Tl,tH habit atlmittud,
however, Of much abuRo, and was tho OCCASION OF
many noriouH broilA, 80 that people hogan 10 set
their faces aganst the custom, Alltl it nH conao-
don 1reen|a,o, IL AIplelon's Journal.
4 Conl Hank ut Council bluffs.
From ths Cau'!cit Hugs iowa NonpareH.
Tho great wohtorn coal-tiold on whidc Council
Dluifh III situated IL ono OF tho largoht III tho
world. It extends north and south from Fort
Dndpn 1DWn tn I'nlantA| in Tho Indian Terri,