Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-11-21
Good News for the Children.
ST. NICHOLAS HAS COME!

ST. NICHOLAS HAS COME
Christmas comes but once year, but
st. Nicholas, the beautiful new magazine
for girls and boys, just published by
Scribner d Co., of New York, comes
every month.
1t Is full of good things, pictures sto-
ries, talks with children, historical sketch
es, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, jingles,
puzzles, etc.
There are two serial stories, What
might have been Expected, story for
boys, already commenced, by Frank r.
Stockton. one of the best writer's for chill
dren in the country. The scene is laid
in Virginia. The boy hero has started
out with a gun on his shoulder, and you
may be sure there will be no end of fun
and adventure. The other is story for
girls, Nimpo's Troubles" by Olive
Thorne, (Mrs. Harriet M. Miller, to be-
gin in January. The editors say 1t
is good strong helpful story of girl
life, and will be full of interest for both
girls and boys. We are not sure but
that the boys will like the girls story
the best, and the girls be most delighted
with that written for the boys"
Then there is Jack in the Pulpit, who
tells the children the most curious things
they ever heard.
st. Nicholas has already won the
hearts of the young folks who are eager
ly expecting the next number. The
publishers have issued very amusing
picture, entitled Little Children Cry
ing for St. Nicholas"
1t is the most beautiful. Magazine ever
issued, and it has hundred delightful
suggestions for the little folks. Indeed,
you find in its pages something for all,
from grandpa and grandma to the baby.
The publishers say they mean to make
it just as good and helpful to the chill
dren as they can. They want 100000
children made happy by st. Nicholas
before the holidays. Price $500 year.
One price to all. St. Nicholas is for sale
by all newsdealers and subscriptions are
received by all booksellers, postmasters
and publishers of newspapers, and by
Scribner q Co., 654 Broadway, N. Y.
Tho Dns<o,rSay;,<~sD Dourx n:.s
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 1873.
The Postmaster General expects to
submit his report to the President on
Saturday. The report contains very
extended argument in favor of the POST
al Savings Banks, and cites the expe-
rience of Great Britain, Canada and
the British colonies. The Cabinet is
understood to be unanimous in favor of
this measure. Among the details are
the following: The banks would at first
be established in offices the salaries Of
which are more than thousand dollars,
which practically would place savings
bank at every postal money order office.
The banks would be connected with the
money order offices. One clerk would
be assigned to receive and account for
deposits. Besides the entry in his bank
book, the depositor would subsequently
receive certificate from Washington,
where his name and the account OF his
deposit would be sent. No withdrawal
can be made except by permit from
Washington, which would not require
more than weeks time in most parts
of the country. Deposits may be with
drawn at different Offices from the places
of deposit
Mr.. Creswell learns that this plan
meets with very general favor in the
West, and he has recently received much
encouragement from Eastern bankers.
1t is maintained that such plan
would assist in preventing national pan
ic at all times of great crisis. The ac-
cumulation of deposits at such times
would enable the Government to pur-
chase its own bonds, and thus keep mon
ey in circulation, relieving the strin-
gency.
Hints TO YOUNG MEN.-Iu the ordi-
nary circumstances of life it is the oppor-
tunity and ability to button-hole " that
gives to young man entering profess
sion, business house or an office. pros
pect cf brilliant success. Diligence,
tact, quickness, accuracy, good temper
and controlled enthusiasm, all these COM
bined in one man, will, no doubt, save
him from being failure in his career
but they will not secure him a brilliant
or a rapid success. They, or some of
them, are among the conditions of sue.
cess; but they are not the sole or essen
tial conditions. 1t is we'll that he should
be diligent: but it is better still that the
great man should think he is so. He
may strive much to be quick and exact
in his work; but he should strive more
to catch and keep his chiefs eye. To