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DUNCANsON BROS, Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICK
TWEEN AND Il STREETS NORTH, AT

II
TRUSTEES SALE OF TW0;sToRY BRICK
TWEEN TWEEN AND STREETS NORTH, AT
BY virtue of a deed of trust given to me- and -
duly recorded in Liber No 79s folio 491. one ia:
Of the land records of Washington county. 443
District of Columbia, and by request Of the party
,6n sec1red tSeTeby T 2er for ,e sale at public aae
beT D. fs at in mn in iy front S5 Of the
premses pnsi al thar certain % tan Gecs parcel Of ground
and being known and described as as part # Lot num-
bered twenty EIGHT tSS, In square numbered five
and running thence north along the line of Fourth
thence west one hundred ioo1 feet: thence south
seventeen 40 feet and ten (10) inches and thence
snd @ Se sy lser Phee m decd 9t r %
fen to Raab of even date herewith together with all
Ie ne & ways rigns, pFiVieges anu a
Terms Of sale: One-third cash; the balance in
six. twelve and eighteen months from day of sale.
notes bearing interest at per cent and secured by
deed @ OF trust on the property sold AZ ,eonyeyanc;
at time of sale. The Trustee reserves the right to
sSs ae If the ra ae az es5 Of the a
piled with within seven days from day of sale, upon
paper published in Washington. ID. c.
nov2s-eo&ds WM. III. MULLER, Trustee.
II T. COLDWELL, Real Estate: ::Auctioneer.
TRUsTEEs' SALE OLA NEAT TwO-sTORY
AND BACK BUILDING. No I4l5 CO.
LUMBIA STREET. BETWEEN . AND z
STREETS NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of two deeds of trust. dated Octo- Ia
Der Sth, a. ID. 1872, and January 7th. A. ID. 1..:0
1876. duly recorded in Liber No. 694, foliOI LII
466. and Liber No. 80. folio 81 respectively on
the land records for the District of Columbia and
at the request of the party secured thereby will
sell al public auction in front of the premises on
SATURDAY, December 18th, 1877, at 4 O'Clock
p. m, the following described real estate, situate
In the city Of Washington. ID. c., to wit: Lot
sixty-six t66). in W. NJ. Humphreys recorded sub
division OF square numbered three hundred and
together improvements
sc.
Terms: SO, 0OO. with interest at 10 per cent. per
annum from May Sth 1877. TO day of sale, and ex-
pense Of sale, in cash, and the balance at six,
twelve, eighteen and twenty months, for which the
notes of the purchaser. bearing interest from the
day of sale. and secured by deed of trust on the
property sold. will be taken. deposit of S1OOwill
he required at the time Of sale. and all convey
ancing at purchasers cost. Terms to be complied
with In seven days.
BRAINARD ii. WARNER, r.o
GEORGE W. STICKNEY, trustees.
noy2S-eOtdS
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ID. -
SALE OF TWO STORY FRAME HOUSE
WITH FIVE ROOMS, No. 410 ID STREET
NORTHEAST.
On TUESDAY. December 11th. 1877 at IA
O'Clock p. m, will sell at public auction, I..0
In front of the premises the above premises. ,E4k
fronting II feet inches, by depth of 1O5 feet.
Terms made known on day of sale $50 deposit at
time of sale, and all cOnveyancing at purchasers
cost.
VIM. II. MAIN < CO.. Real Estate Agents.
No. 125 Penna. avenue NV.
j. Il. COIDW ELL. Salesman, dS-:St
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DUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.
TRI STEPS SALE OF IMPROVED PROPER
~ ON SECOND STREET EAST. NEAR i

IRISTEE' SALE OF IMPROVED PROPER
IL ON SECOND STREET EAST, NEAR
STREET SOUTH, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue Of deed of trust, duly recorded -
III Liber No. oOI. folio 265 et $50 . one Of the 1.s
hnd records for W aSbington county, District a.:
OF Columbia, VIII sell, on THURSDAY, the 18th
day OF December, A. ID. 1877 IN front of the prem
lseS. al O'Clock y. m. all that certain piece of
ground and premises situated I'm the city of Wash
lnSton- ID. G.. and described parts of Lots seven
teen and eighteen Of Blaglen's subdivision of
square numbered seven hundred and thirty-seven
commencing at point On2d street east twelve feet
Spth OF the northeast corner OF said lot seventeen
and running thence south twelve feet: thence west
one hundred and twenty feet; thence north twelve
leet: thence east one hundred and twenty feet to
beginning. together with all the Improvements,
Sc.. apIertaining.
Terms: Dne-thtrd cash: balance in six and twelve
months. notes bearing per cent interest until paid
anu secured 10y deed of trust on premises. deposit
o. so secured at sale. IL terms of sale not COM
pied with within seven days, the trustee reserves
the right TO resell after five days notice at risk and
cost of defautiHg purchaser.
RAWLEIGH W. BOWMAN.
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CHESTERFIELD, y. H., March 26 1877.
MesSrS. SETH W. FOwLE 4 SOM Gentle
men,: l feel i'm duty called upon voluntarily
70 give my testimony in favor Of Dr. WIS
IAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. I
was taken sick last October with a lung COM
plaint. accompanied with a very serious coughs;
and after having been treated n number of
weeks by the hest physicians. they gave me over
an tncuTable ease OF consumption. and for about six
weeks my friends expected that might die any day
having entirely despaired of my recovery. Al this
time read the advertisements and certificates of the
WILD CHERRY BALSAM. and was induced TO
Try it myself. l have taken five bottles. and from
the commencement have been gradually recover
ing. My cough has now entirely ceased. | have
TegaiDed my flesh and strength. and am feeling
quite well. i attribute the cure tn DIR. MISTAR-S
BALSAN OF WILD CHERRY. as / have taken
nO other medicine since commenced taken that.
Very respectfully. yours.
MRS. MILA ;. SMITH.
MeSsrs. FOwLE 4 SON:
Gentlemen-MrS. smith gives me the foregoing
Certificate Of the efficacy Of your medicine in her
case. She iS an acquaintance of mine. and took the
BalSam ON the strength of my certificate which she
saw in the Tapers- Her story is literally true
Yours truly, W. II. JONES,
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SALE OF VALUABLE M
l. PROVED REAL ESTATE ON SOUTH
SIDE OF L STREET. BETWEEN I4rH
AND 18TH STREETS NV. (No. 1850
TWO-STORH BRICK DWELLING AND
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En- BBEENgAMIN F. BTTLER, }Trustee.
j. 1. COL IDM ELL Salesman my IS -pnfh
BROS. Auctioneers.,
EXECUTORS SALE OF IMPROVED REAL
ESTATE, SITUATE NEAR THE CORNER

ENECuT0R'S SALE OF MPROyED REAL
ESTATE, SITUATE NEAR THE CORNER
OF 18TH AND q STREETS NORTHWEST
IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. ID. &.
BY virtue of the last will and testament of -
Thomas Burke, deceased. will sell. at public III
auction. IN 'front.' of the premises, on the 11TH III
DAY OF DECEMBER, ID. 1877, at O'Clock p. m.
The following described piece or parcel of ground,
situate and ll ing in said city, and being part Of
the lot of ground numbered six 90. in square two
hundred and forty-three (243l, in said city. viz:
beginning for said part of said lot Of ground. on
the nne OF 18th street northwest at point distant
tWenty-0ne CID feet north from the southeast
ner OF said lot, and running thence north along said
street twenty COO feet and four inches; thence
west nifty 500 feet thence due south four a. feet
and four a. inches. thence enthusiastically and
about parallel with Vermont avenue to point due
west from the point of beginning. and thence east
To the place OF beginning together with all and sin
guar, the buildings and improvements. rights.
privileges. herediaments and appurtenances To said
part OF said lot, or belonging. or in any ap-
pertaining.
Terms of sale. cash. COnveyances to be paid for
by the purchaser. A deposit of 500 required when
the property Is Sod and IL the terms of are
complied with In six (6 days. the property to be
sold at the cost and expense of the defauling pur-
chaser.
no,26-d&ds JOHN II. CONDON. Executor.
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A MEXICAN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
IA sail every THURSDAY direct x0@h
from Philadelphia 10 Liyerpool, E-SSSassf.3El -
touching at Queenstown.
Cabin, intermediate and steerage passage tickets
can be had at III. ID. COOKE, JR. cos. Bank
ers, 1879 street. Also, Agents for the Red star
Line to Antwerp. my22-tf
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AUCTION SALES.
T,HoMAs DOWNING. AuctiODecr-


T'HoNAs DOWNING, AuctiOnecr.
Ho{EssEHeLP {sEas pIrgEH T1sNyTgEE; 100 coMEoREs.
1T of BOOKS; LOT INksTANDs, SC..
On TUESDAY MORNING. pecemhar
az 10 O'Clock, In front Of nay anction rooms. IkA
shal, , sen general assortment Of the above -
1t THOMAS BOWLING. Auctionecr'
T,HoMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer.
CLOSING SALE OF DRESSED DOLLS nj.
RECT FROM GERMANY.
On THURSDAY MORNING. December 18Th
out the remainder Of the above importation. A
r1Ts gsc chance for chTTT;%sf Ta%N pST15 ,N,Ix ,n
rT'HoMAs DOWNING. Auciioneer.
ksELECT CONSIGNMENT OF LADIES, AND
EkSa osE SEf df TIE HI fHaAr FfRsf nSHsEs Stssff X
on oM TfirRsnky Tn MORNING. peorm,er ~
1sls, oomms ncing al IL O'Clock. within my sales
roo rooms; sha sil very select collection 81 ladies'
public Is called. Goods viii he on exhihtion day
prior 10 sale A rare chance for Christmas pres
ePSs; Gsc1o THOMAS BOWLING. ,uc,.
rT'hoMAs BOWLING, Auctionecr.
GEoRGETowN. At AUCTION.
On THURSDAY. December I3.h. Al -
lot IS. fronting 50 feet on the west side ~ -
Gneen street. between Water street aud the canal.
~ Atpin ti III fOtf. improved hN comfortable
tMo-Story frame Dwclling-houSe.
Terms; one-third cash: balance I'm six and twelve
months, with interest at 4 per cent, secured hy
dtNd Of trust on the property. Convey ancing al
cost az purchaser. deppSit of SO al time of sale
declo-a THOMAS BOWLING, AucJ.
nUNCANsoN BROS. AuctiOneers.
ENTIRE CONTENTS OF MARBLE HALL
DINING ROOM. CORNER NINTH STREET
And PENNsNLYANIA AVENUE y. W.
AT AUCTION.
on THURSDAY MORNING. Decemr.erfN
AZ rt.gL s,,-fff
the entire contents Of the above named con- ~
Sisting Of ht
Walnut Dining Tables Chairs;
Window HaHgiugS. Counters:
CaStOrS, CTcckeTy. &C. sc.
Also.
Elegant Steam Table fcnmpletaN
d1o-3t DUNCANSON bios. Aucts
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I NOTICE.

NOTICE.
With the view Of diminishing the chances OF col
IisiOn. the steamers of this line take specific
course for all seasons of the year.
On the outward passage from Queenstown 10
New York Boston, crossing the meridian Of 80
Al 43 lat, or nothing to the north of 43.
On the homeward passage crossing the meridian
OF 80 AZ AZ aI.. nothing TO the north OF AZ.
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THE AUBURN JURNMAN. w. A. Durkec
Who Was reported Ia have eloped with Cora
loungS alter having Joined his eleven col
leagues I'm rendering verdict of acquittal on
the charge ot murder has returned Ia his
home and denied the scandalous accusations
that have been made against him. lt seems
that he Was requested 10y the sheriff to take
the woman out of the country - a. 10 give her
a chance 10 lead new and reSpectable life.
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u II. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioner.

u ii. WARNER, Real Estate AuctiOner.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO FRAME BUILD
INGS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIRD,
BETWEEN NJ AND STREETS SOUTH
WEST.
BY virtue of deed of trust. dated August IA
9th. A. ID. 1875, duly recorded i'm Liber No. 1.::0
.J6. folio 80. ct seq. of the land records LII
for the District of Columbia. and at the request
the party secured thereby. shall sell at public auc-
tion, In front of the premises, on TUESDAY. De-
cember 11th. 1877. at O'Clock p. m. the following
or so much as may be necessary of the following
described real estate. situate in the city of WASH
ington. ID. c., TO wit: All those Lots or parts of
Lots known as =. +. + and q: also. the south ten
O) feet Of Lot g. of Metcalfs subdivision i'm Square
596. the same having front on 81 street. between
NJ and streets. of about 43 feet by depth of 50
feet. together with the improvements.
Terms: One-third cash, and the balance at six
twelve and eighteen months. with interest at s per
cent. secured by deed of trust. deposit of SlOO
required each lot at time of sale and all convey
ancing at purchasers cost.
d3-eOts JOS. G. q. KENNEDY. Trustee.
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PROPOSED Coal CoMBTNATIoN-A meeting
10 consider the question of forming another
coal combination viii be held in this city next
Thursday. Representatives viii be present
from the Philadelphia and Reading. Iehigh
Valley, Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western.
Lehigh and MilkesbarTe. Delaware and Hud-
son. Pennsylvania coal and PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road cOmpanles.-LN w y p0st. Sth.
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1877 PENSsHLXANIA 1877
ROUTE.
NOVEMBER 18th. 1877,

TO THE NORTH, WEST. AND SOUTHWEST.
Double Track. Steel Rails,
Splendid Scenery, magnificent Eouipmenf.
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DIR. wIsTAR's
B4LSAlH OF WILD CHERRY.
This wen known remedy has effected so many
WONDERFUL CURES,
And restored 50 many sufferers to health that IL
Is cherished by all who have experienced its virtues
THE STANDARD REMEDY
For the prompt relief and cureof
Conehs; colds Sore Tl.roat, Hoorssness. Whoop-
" CHeSp. CSssIA'g Fam ATfs%G IN ss 5, Rtas5fa asS
Q~insS, Pitiisfe. ind md
eUery Affection
THROAT. LUNGS AND CHEST.
INCLUDING
CONSUMPTION.
WIsTAR's BALSAM.
wIsTAR'S BALsAM
wIsTAR's BALsAM.
A CASE OF CONSUMPTION.
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WILLIAM 4. GORDON. Trustee
j. T. COLDWELL. Salesman. apI9-eo&d.

R1- TERMS OF SALE NOT HAVING BEEN
complied with, the above property will he sold at
risk and cost of defanlting purchaser. on SATUR-
DAY, December 10. 1877, at 80 O'Clock d. IN.
Terms and conditions of sale same as above.
WILLIAM A. GORDON. Trustee.
j. T. COLDWELL Salesman. d5-eodtds
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.

SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN.
The steamers of this Company will sail every Sat
urday from Bremen Pier. foot of Third I'LL
street Hchoken. Rates OF passage: [NG1n
From New York 20 southampton. Lon
don. Hayre and Bremen, first cabin. 500; second
cabin. $50 gold steerage 30eurrency For freight
or passage. apply 10 oELRICHS & CO.,
seTS-6m 2 Bowling Green. New York.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF FOUR-STORY BRICK
HOUSE ON q STREET. BErW ZEN 7TH
AND STH STREETS NORTHW EST, AT
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-06
OBITUARY.
s,Ias Dean Dsv.npo-s.

Entered into rest, January !, 1871,
aged a. years. the Rev. Silas Desu
Davenport, Dean of st. Matthe~-
Cathedral, Dallas, Texas. asd for eig }
years AMI five months Rector 1T til,
Parish.
The subject of the above notice wa.
born Ia Noste Carolina, In the year
1870, educated at Elizabeth, under III,
Rev DIR. Forbes, and ordained by
Bishop Atkinson, of North Caroiins,
Deacon. December "a. 1856, aud Priest
NOvemb Der II, 1850.
Son after the consecrntiob of Bishn,
Gregg, he was Induced To- follow tn,
fortunes of that truly heroic spostl.
into the wilds of Texas. He bega,.
bis work In this State at Curpu,
Christi IN 1891. be removed 10 Waco
thence in 1867 to Marshaii, whence Ia.
vas called To Dallas IN ls6S and toot
charge of 81. Matthews Parish on IN,
LIST of August in that year. Diyi
services we're first held In the oil.
courthouse, which has disappeared
ioug since to give place To the present
substantial structure. Shortly afte,
his arrival the vestry rented the ola
blacksmith shop on Main street, foi
eleven dollars per month, which r.
tanned its significant name while the
Dire on the ebuTch's altar soffened tb,
stubborn wills Of men, aud fa.hione,
them for the Lords service. This wa.
abandoned Tor the new church gu
Lamar street, In 1870, which In 1915
was removed TO is new site on Com
merce sheet Through al! these Ion.
and anxious years the pure life, slrici
integrity, patient coursge and slroul
fshh Of the deceased won tue aztec
tiou ate esteem OF all ciasses in III,
community. and conquered success
He was twice "a delegate To the gen
vral convention from the diocese %
Iexas, where he always voted inteiii
gently with sound Conservative church
men. When the missionary Juris1h
ton Of Northern Texas was erect,d !.
1874. he cordially approved the meas
ire Wise la counsel, prudeot in,x
preston, faithful IN duty, loyal IN de
vOtion, reliable in friendship, nh,
strict 10 every relation OF Lire, b.
wa u man whom the church cai, h
afford to Lose, aud whnse place IL vii
i'e very difficult to till
To his berr.ved family and fri-5
the o,tizeus at DslIT without de
tinetion of creed, WI extend their 4.
pectfai but mssv earnest ~ mpathy.
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On Saturday evening Constable
Rice arrested au individual Who CAV.
this name rs Joseph Eugene Feppie
He had in his possession eleven secono
naHd watches, nine silver aud TIVE
gold. He also had quite an assoflm. III
Of " atch chains, Ave of which wers
Tickle plsted with gold center WORK
con3ectiDg the links, stan. ped al
which ~as the word "CenfepDiai.h
There were tags attached To the chain,
bearing what appears to be the trade
mark Ietters "B. s. 81 Other tag,
have the letters As. l. s." on them
F9pple declares that he purchased tb.
goods 1t suction In Kansas City. bu
10 una le to give the name Of tn
party from whom he bought He Pre-
fesses to live 1T Waco, hut forgets th,
name Of the Marshai of Waco, aud %
the sheriff Of MeClennan county. Tn.
sentismsn is In Jail, tat will have t..
be speedily released, unless proof o
theft he obtained against bin. Con.
sishls Rice was iuduc-d To arrest hin
because Of his endeavor 10 sell til.
goods ut suspieiouslv low figures.
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Wsusas's m,.sion.

How irresistIbiy attractive Is woman
when ministering to the wants OF tn
needy! And what nobier field for III
exercise Of her heaven given faeuitie.
than 10 soothe the anguish OF thos.
unfortunAtes who have been deprived
Of the means OF helping themselves.
How essential her delicate perceptions
In approaching those pathetic cases
no have known "petter days. and
whose sensi5ilities, In consequence,
are so aa.ily wounded that it requires
all the subtle tact and innate refine
ment of pure woman TO relieve with.
out wounding. Men rarely attain thai
perfect sympathy with the sorrows o.
the uufortunsls which seems In
planted In the nature of woman, emf
nentiy adapting her for works o
charity and making her al~a ys fore
most 10 devising means to suceo
those who have been pursued by III,
"slirgs and arrows of outrageous for
tuDe.H
TAG HERALB il led to make Ties
reflections ia consequence OF tae az
ton Vt come Of our charitaoly dis
posed ladies' In planning gtaud chst
ity ball, OF which We have notified tn
public, and for which we again be
speak the 90 operation of our citizens
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N q rsler,

Monday night, abuut eight o'clock,
shot was heard In the vicinity of
Longs saloon. on Jefferson street
fhe parties who repaired to the spot
found an expressmap sitting up upon
the sidewalk fatally shot v iih baii
ia the abdomen. The arkeep-r stated
that the party who fiisd the shots bad
disappeared, but upon the arrival nj
Sheriff Moon and deputies. with tn.
County Attorney, the door OF the "a.
loon Was found closed aud barred, aud
the wounded man declared that tn.
har. keeper had shot him. After som-
difficulty the door was opened, The
bar keeper secured aud brought inta
the presence Of the woaniei man.
who immediately recognized him he
the patty doing the shon,iag. Tne
offender has been lodged IN jai! aaa
| will b examined tc-day. The woun
ded man ~ being attended by DIR
Cnildress. II 10 believed that the
/ wound 10 fatal.
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nosn.. r.ople.
nr rryar ur..r,.

Dem folks In Norf 10 de beattn'est lott
" ID sal DIR mr. buttons an d1tnss dey got.
f,.n ne-dn'L teie me !-cey ali dressed In
blue:
| ssea 'em de tlne -, Grant . army come
non.
oey Ibis up de country. waar eiiyphunts
so.ne~n.r bout de head oh de rtbbsr, I
s'pose;
~h.r .nov he rs a-d'appins. spring. win
An'rulamsr-time doa't nebber git dar ~ all.
Up dar In dey tom dar's . mighty grss,
hole
Dey dug for TO CIR &C de silver an goli;
rrczob hesh lately it mus hA' ca ted In
ish end See good two-o,ts ~ Ia!
Der puts ap supplies for ua chri euns to eat,
De v aiskry, de noua. de meat. aar de me.l;
Dsy hrefn bis ieeIin', an mAaes . xfs~t
fuss,
Bur dry KANT slt along withou. work,a' 10,
as.
| wouldn't be dem, not for all ron cru'i Z: b
Deg II, ober tss's ps,ssaIn a. long - tnsy no
Deg n'dnt know gum 90, IL put Il In oey
snf-
Shy do, i dsy sii .eli ou, an come 70 de
ro1fs
But lawsy Gey's ign amt as lyman kid be;
An amt yet dc presencr oh iuin' Tor see
Dat OIL Mars,ssippi'~ jes' obs.r de renee
Dat runs aJoun' deb oun ssrcamfery men e
-tSzItaes, for J1sxary
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NEW YEAR.
IT. celebration o. Aacicnt aud Mod.
srM 1ltnes

IT. celebration O.. Aaeicnt aud Mod.
-" SI1nss.
piscardiug all ,cchbicalities here In
Tezhs, ~ well a. else where, respecting
The termination of tropical, sidereal I
o. snomalisiiO wear, We leave eli frac-
tiaus q minutes aud seconds aud eud |
the oid year absolutely a. IL o'clock,
n.duight,on She 5isi day % Decela her
Ancient and modern peoples, while
Their astronomers may have differed
~ TO the day from which they reckon
the beginning OF the givi, year, have
agreed IN DISTINGUISHING II by special
festivities. tn, Romans dedlosted
thr day auJ 'bt whole cusulpg month
Co June, ohs-'d ,scFii .rs 10 him on
twelve alters, aud Wrrs careful % or
der theif opuUu,t CA that dav
that every word ard action should
b. happy nuagry q the
twelve months ~ tbsE,ar. On that
dsy they cX#t rssI ki.diy greetings
SUD wishes, ans sgut O. their En-fo!k,
fients nud uca lHinJsurps presents
called sfrcnu Thee sew Years pTes-
suts became urd-s the CU,ars SUCH
source OF person rrHnt &C. the sover-
eign, and so aautau4 90 uB suljeets.
tnut ,lpdiIa itu..sd item y a decree.
Tue dir, Curistuu ImPeror- Kept up
the custom, Iuuusl -ull accompanied
b. mauy bu'Htr,ls eI,s-. The church
ehuteuuHd BE-, laIasiJ.I Christians
ffHm J',UiD. tu tH. -oyiu celebration,
and ended ty ulaluE 90 religious
fr-tivul, o. msUiory uf fue circumcision
OF CHrtst The festival 90 giit- on New
leur's dAy Was uu, peculiar u the Ru-
mHu-. Tan b.uIs dls-1uutad branches
OF the sIsreI Wist.e,1e. cut With
peculiar ceremony, a. New Years
gih- amouf to- Pr,pi., and the Sax
ons ot the n0rJl, aratfIius 10 Bishop
stiiIiugtCc.. observed the tesdval with
teastinu snd sending altt-. Ecnrv III
Of Eusia j. said 60 nave exiofted
new years E.'ts aud Queen Eliza
beth's wardrobe and jew.lty were
probably rluUst wholly supplied from
these contributions DR.. DRAKE say.
that, tbcuth The queen made returns
10 the new yyar's Fins Ia plate and
other @rseie-, she took care that the
oalance should be la Der own favor.
As iaie M 1892, IA appesrl rom IN.
Monthly NItc,lisCy' for December
OF HAT year the English mobility were
accustomed, every new years tide.r
TO semi TO the King a pur.e wI,h gold
iultr
Ia England the ringing in the new
year from the bslfries OF churches !,
now the only open demonstration nj
joy at the recurrence Of the anniver
cary. Here In America the day i,
made the OCCASION Of social visits hy
gentlemen, and The pouring down q
sherry on port aud champagne o,
egg nog, has n very wsakepiux ettee
on the nerves.
Among the Chiaere the New y.,,,,
celebration, continued Tor three DAYS
the greatest festival Of tb, year
fr"parstory 20 it all accnunt. are set
Tied Nnd debts paid ~ far as pos,lbl,
"a custom that TnB HgRALp hone,
may obtain - no distant dny /,
Trxa') On Nev Years day. A. her,
In America, call, are made ono,
Hichds, joyous greetings reexchaugs,
IN zoe streets, proper prayers are OF
Tered In the temples. fireworks ar
"ofnea' Eongs are beaten, aud gen
ersi hublub prevails at night gam
bling lsthe chief amuse ment ana !, ia,
au'ged la To an enormous extent.