, 1873-12-28
THE K0LIDAY-SEAS0N:;
"PeaCe on Earth and Goodwin to
N1on."
The Genial Influences Of
Christmas.
Social Courtesies on New Years
Day.
Let Us All Begin 1874 With the Best Of
Intentions.


Let Us all Begin 1874 With tho Best of
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Christmas has como and gono, mud heartB havo
been 1nade happy, whila tri1es light aa air hayo
In mnnY caseB boon oil that wao necessary to
produce s,ich roBult. "Peaco On Garth and
good Wilt mon" Ia tho motto for tho season !;
and q few words, nero breath, hayo, let us hope,
healed many MI Old wound, proclaimed mnuy an
Rmnesty, oblitorated many q ,u1Inrrol Life Ia z
T. - = roo SHORT Fon rEffY BrtrEs '' ~.."1i
for tttlo ombltterments, for continued anger
nbout more nothipgs. Whilo npy person who
cannot rise to tho help}t Of intoneo nnaeion
upon sufficient provocation must to eithor yorv
oold-bloolod or an est,ecial nonoulty ]nbolod as
lao srnia1,lon thu onn wbo "A t1a aoo.or If t1,o
year; will not fling MI pettv foo1fnrs tn tho
winda,a and giyo himself TN entirely to
the general Eood-uature Of tho time,
must have mn ingrainod ,.,eannoss III lis temper
ament that ho is certainly to bo pitiod for.
Surely We ought to rofoloo, then. over tho
fact TINT, wt1atevor our creed, ,-whothor 1oatly
made for us, tho result Of education, tic Offspring
OF our own reason; or whether faitl haa boon
completely eliminated from our aonses. mentality
OF crodulity whothor wo regard Christ as human
OF divine, or argue TINT he is both God and man
-wo nre getting to celebrate at least ono day in
which no agroe to throw all yoxatious to tho
winds, aud aro roaty =
,,,..a m. ronorvr mn pr -rono,yv,
1t,. .,.."t,,.. sNo -. ~. ,I
h,,h uras 10 ,a, aasuas LUZ .ns NOV iear' IN
lab proverb In regard to tho ayomcntof That nlaoo
whore those good intontions which havo hocom
"a thoron hly c',i,lc1 1,oro az ,,ot ;0ao,n,011a
however inosndoaoent ] INV S ho ~" thoir
tngB: still, thero is something in meaning to do
bettar, oven II 1t does not become an accomplish
cd fact, Tho man or woman win haa not ano,nh
e1.nualasa 4eit 70 Start witn some hope Of: bot.
ter lungs oach year. Houe intention that the re-
su1ta shall be di6eront, somo belief iu his or her
own possible and probable evolution morally
and monta1lv n,1;at Ia a,41or ro,, ~, ia ~, -.
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"oSA' ..
oHa1s7alAs '
inauguratosit, with its words Of wisdom and of
ohrjetmaa troo ;ts 1;.t1o @nn,.ontass IT, .,,as
e5aa "o'' 40 1'$!,o aol''on1oss' LIE GUAR
aosa' Ganes' anu oaaces, leho charm
to 1t, and make It feaat. And VIC nood tive
in most Of arr wnva salf.co,co,t +ol.s 49,
plnce Of aa1f-nroaa md ae1f.contro, .na ~ 10 =,
isl How many unhappy hours vo pass on &C.
ssna sS11 Of s. Mrs ss Es that she
that aha 1oos mi iha vnur no,s Wy hannot M.s W.
Aaaly enna9 COMMUNICATES K the faet to yen. and
stSng you, end you leep up sort of montal
IRRITATION until 1t gets to bo decided wound
-, \ MYSTERY
VIC cannot nndofstaud. Tue little sting would
naYe q nea4oa ana poem forgotten II left alone;
t,a nv u T. maao nainIn! oy d~eling upon: BOT.
sa 141aslonb y = y very potsy 1t 10 also very use
!eSs. - IN no& a!oeetnef femlnlno weakness
eitnerl ihoueh II ID pofhaps more general with
1no "easef aex, poe@ase they haye more timo Tor
snoh exacqrnatlona. Still, II Mrs. Was per-
- MaAe "aas n11g. y Il taougnt ol nor! Granted.
no"oFer, tnat II does "onhds IS 1t not the most
,..x. USELESS, FOOLISH THING
IN tne "orid 10 aggragato that wound! 1t makea
you uneasy, ana tnallY unhappy. u you are
satisfied with yourself. Is 1t at al necessary that
some ono WHO mas nothing TO 40 with yon Or
sn9a s 70 no
very petty one. 1t ls one OF our great faulto;
Il il 81 very well to say you don't caro- what
MRS: Me1dle @ says. put you 90 care. Why should
yout Io prevent TINS trouble, why cannot
people to!l the Pleasant things they hear Of each
much
HArrlER AND BETTER
e5ows =, BY what it feeds ''1' Upon. on W; W
81! ANe TO 20 ;, hatteroo; Nos per-
haps caring for It IN alopathio dosos,
Or after the manner OF burlesque prescriptions.
nqs t.f,lE ,nEatly ana pleasantly. Some ono aays,
~ M1sa smith n 1s vory pretty girl" and M homo one
olse aadsl " But decidedly valn." Which would
tend mos most towards developing Hiss Smiths
aha1ahi!ty,.t6o repeating Of tho first or tho Soc
ond remark2 Why do peoplo soy crosa things,
When poasant ones M aot IKE iubricator for the
sociRi machinory? Thinking it over, one cannot
imagine. rms W no means makos 1t requisite
tnas one should bo hand and glove with every
one. 1t is not necesHary eyen to know any one
tnat you do not wish to and yot one need neither
t 90 s9o ufoo nor or lmpote unloas aeconcelt takes