davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
National Republican., 1878-08-29
Travellers Guide.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
NArroSRT hG kSGr& kSfSts rf29SIf.sSs %S6 sa6nr LINE
NORTH, SonrHwES%$$sts Z ssS ss%Snsr, AND SOUTH.
SUNDAY, IJAE GAkE !: III. EsfFsT KS is AN.
ri y6fk DIX Mfif,pFGpIp pFS2IpnrA, AND nos
tmorr M SnIr Ifss, sor Eiic9t Cy on sunday to Bal
jqgstGn, jsssaps isnoVsP V and Eik Riass "n'pOn'
srssbdrs Wnehs nnarI2 rIisscSs SnS May and NAV
ERGtBALrIMoRE AND LAUREL EXPRESS
chester iiascTs,osa, % and Way ststion. s''ou'S WIN
AND NONE farIo4 car MVsIS2N ss ScS
,I6 York and Philadelphia stops at Annapolis juno
piIfshI FFifstsTi hIoEIs bs sGmmIcAGo III coLrMaus AND
Pullman Cars 70 Cincnnlii daily. Grafton 10 San.
,gco-on Sunday ony-Biliimore Annapolis and
i60o.- BALTIMORE EXPRESS. STOPS at Bladens.
burg BetsTlile Laurel, Annapolis Junction, Jcssups
snd nd Hanover
laSiRNHEW%Ygrc gK AKgnsP2s EI!G3s Gy agd Wy
Ton ENPRESS On SUNDAYS TO Baltimore only
s'GsElnE 4! MseolRSEg fGG' SI SNgg,fh
LAUREL ENPlfSs. Frederick via Relay. Stops
,tai-fPoigt oi Rocks, Frederick Hegerstown Win.
chester, md Way stations: On sundays to Pom: Of
hsiS.hS'InSIsi TR%PpSiS Kan spH wHE sja,!PpT
rIaoRE aSlSH eIcrrs sunday ASS HA Nor
glon S2Ps q. RsaSGSSnIS RRS WST nS Ha LAUREL
,sii5L LlcMicXGo AND S6EUMBUs ExPREss
SIsigS sIgS"th%i Gnf' !rIMGRGs !? MShiSasf s2xrgEss
AND PirsnrRd EXPRnrf EXPRss ftsSarr I 4sVl cncePi aaa
s$Tfs5$n $&%s gaAPEsra!A gi.sPSs !. 4sR NsR
f2 sT fnd oa@ sSssRs Sy E rsosp to r@sSS
10 nES ,,s l5sS lE5SSSrtNHAErA WAY R2vIE vIE,InYs.I
srIrsBib IA iHht Sf EQUIP
TRAINS LrAvr! !ySh %HsnisElT9s, 4 If from Depot, cor
For Fso1Es sef ssS g'si aid %S Sy Sa
f&SEE SiE $NB @ EftS EFSfSaSG * 4 fSPsSS
for Cenandsisua Rochester Bulilo: Niagara Falls
Win Fss%s 'S Cars n o. . &ssiS. IL % Fss Iss%,pofs
1cs L9st snnSs smHSEen' "nd Elmlra at i@OA m daily e1
For Rsw YG5t and the East, las m. and sso N.
pressof Pullman rarlor Cars VIZ n IN. daily eT.
For esPs sSnday vor m ,,ror0, train. ,ornsc
S% VII % rIfSss a' SS%s
ms GOuSis isfrssc and Journey 'S across Se~ Yorf
FOR @ New York and the Fast I.sO p. M daily c.ocp,
sunday with sleeping Cars from Washington 70
Las A. m. $50 and sJO p. m daily. Limited Ex.
pres, 0; % a m daily, except Sunday.
Accommodation Tor BALTIMORE 6.5S $50 a. m. and E21
y. m. daily, except Sunday.
For Pope's Creek Line, SIS a. and 40 y. daily
except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 6:5i m. and "a tp. m daily except
SUNDAY,
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
WAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
TON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, Ii, :, s. si0 10 II. n M l., t2J 60,
. p. M. On Sunday ut GlU and L. and ], y. IN.
For Richmond and the south. "a and 0UOa- M daily
AID Clio v. m. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington. g. g.
el0 10 II m, Q an. 60 and p. m.
Tn Sunday at 81 and 10 q. m. and 0: Qp m.
Tickets, Information, sleeping and paTlor-car 40
cnnnodatlons can he pro1lred nj Tie uflces-north-
of Thirteenth street and PennsyivAna
enue. northeast Of sixth street and Pennsyl
yania avenue and at the depot where orders can be
len for the checking Of baggage TO destination irom
hotels and Residences
l. =. FARMER. General Passenger Agent
fkANk THOMSON. General Manager. api ual.
National Republican., 1878-08-29
pROPOSAI!S FOR FUEL.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,

DEPARTMENT Or STATE,
Sealed proposals 10 be eSG5ss r4GyrS.,s @ for
Fuej Will BE- received at This Denartmen nj until /! m
parmsnt With si Sr lie year sndng June % a. l9S rs
to be dellysre,l n such quantities aud at such times
Information as TO kinds and quantities Of coal and
%SU Be- SS% oncG IL % az hs a GSe %na manner OF delivery
poS Ts TSP 20 SfS az" s%a a. 6 or e any
ynired to furnish with his bid bond with two suIe
ues, 10 INC sum oi s21n as E,,arnntee 9fa nlthfi
TO him. Il, 4. MORGAN,
ausE7iioo.:L2o Superintendent
PROPOSALS. FOR SITE FOR NAVAL oBsER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT July H. ISIS.
The undersigned have hcen appolrtGdn Commission
select a site within the District Of Columbia for tho
Cnited states Naval DbscTvaory such site to posses
ratmosphere COW enlence Of ac'c- from the sity OF
Wash Washhinson and such other alyantaSss aS may be
Ing estimates Of the total expense Of said site and the
removal Of the Observatory. 10 III" next session OF
The second section Of saIi act reads as follows;
'SbTipS said Commission shall invite si.nled
declined ut for such site containing such provisions
convey c s% to lie f II MSs sn% sms ne
shall hereafter be selected aud decTmned on as the
opened by the mll commission publicly, aud IN the
lend, on Hy to be liked for that pmrposs amer due
noirc 10 nll parties inereste,l aud no proposal re-
celvcd an.r such formal opening shall be opened
In accordancs With he above rr4visonS. sealed pro
pOsas for such site will he received until OF the
2,lh day oi August neNtat which time they will be
publicly opened nj the Navy Department In the pres
enc Of such Interested may choose TO at
| tend and this T. ,luc notice Of said opening.
Proposals must he nGOrsrl Proposals for -ite Tor
\ Naval Observatory" and directed to the "timm-
sion To ascertain cost Oi removing the Naval O0ssrra
! tory, care Of the Secretary OF the Navy
s ,SS ,E%nnsSs % Is sI s"5 e. d S"mnSs s
with plat Of the same and conform to conditions Uf
! the second section Of the act above quoted.
The quantity Of land required Will be not greater
than hfIy 800 acres nor leSS than twenty (D) HCr,,
And the price must he stated per acre subject 10
! cui ate survey.
II parties offering u trst larger than twenty 2o)
acres willing To- Civ tn" option " taking qual
tity not less than that at the stipu atad mnd
fled price, they will 80 state In their proposals.
Blank forms for proposals may he obtained at III"
Navy department.
Proposals must br signcd by the owner or Ownnrs
nt tho property. -
DANIEL AMMES,
Rear Admiral. L. = v.
I.G. BARNARD,
tUlnnC and nrrvCt MnlOr-' emrruL
Iy29.Mtw LEONARD WHITNEY.
National Republican., 1878-08-29

FINlIE WASHINGTON FEMALE SEMINARY.
=; - select boarding and bay School,
Tor oung ladies and Children, will be rropc ned
i'UNDAYi september o, Is3s, al the New Schooi
iulhiinE No it@ Twelfth ST.. bet X snd l., northwest
Mr. Irlia d. Butcher and Mis- Mary C. DCuclns lTIII.
.pnls with full and able corps Of experienced As.
bsants nu,D-Jm
National Republican., 1878-08-29
DIRECTORY.
The Principal Business Houses Of wash
ington.

The JoDowing is published for The btacft Of Trdr-
cling Sdlesmen, Strangers, aud The public pener-
aRy-ii includes al trades and professions, aud
cannot fail 10 prore Of interest 10 al UhO intend
baasdctiHg business IN Washington.
National Republican., 1878-08-29
District Courts.
Educational.

y JOHN H. DAVIDSON. PRINCIPAL,
will reopen
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ., ISIS
For hirther Information apply at % tay street
erTgtlnNh. au2Etf
IA lNDERGARIEN NORMAL INSTITUTE OF
- Whshington for the training of Teachers Ar ii
Eaiinnti hlm eignLlen Tor primary q advanced
cltstcs' ltnch child las 4 little raTdcn.) Kinder
MIohEh ~: fYr artiCuars apply to the Prin.
~ ais nI Tie Normal lei nrinlent, Miss susie Pol.
lex, llI Thirteenth street, aud Mrs Louise Pollock
hlnder.siten HAL, Hp Eighth street northwest.
Uul5I hSu
National Republican., 1878-08-29
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
FINANCIAL.


Government bonds steady at the following quota
National Republican., 1878-08-29
steamer MAsN WARRINGTON

VIA HHNp her Wh.rf. Turl col .N uuiI, Il,0 ~ l.ltN
M'NnNN ANu FRIDAY. II it.,. l.l, ,r'ugD'I.- 4
El,I. .Iu.
\ ,,nSIIDiIr IN, I~irN uIrl Ir %, u ru
Num.u N'.,r., alty, and tau y TO- .UI. Or. .i"- 90
,.. r"uumn- - II. lHr', runII .u, j. rs.
NU 0. ..ud t,Ur'g. gi-I
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
Figuring for ChristmaS.

A newsboy. with three or four
morning papers unuer bis arm,
called into q Woodward avenue
jewelry store yesterday morning
and inquired
skin You tell me the price Of a
womans gold watch - one O. them
kind as winds up by twistin' the
knob =
"You moan stem- win der" an.
swered the clerk lyon can get q
pretty good one for about $780,"
"Jist sixty y
"Yes."
And how much for d dimond
pinmone most as big as a bean 7
"Well about 5000"
"Threo hundred1l take IL will
theyi"
"Yes.'
"Thanks," said the boy, as be
backed out He sat down with his
back to the wall, figured with O
pencil on The margin OF one Of his
papers, and presently soil loquized (:
"Throe hundred for tho pin, and
sixty more for tho watch--that's
.hree hundred aud sixty. Them 8
my Santa Clans presents for NAV
aud paw, and I've got eighty. ono
cents in hand and two weeks more
to work in /! Yere's your mornin
papers,"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
CHRISTMAS IS COMMlNG.

A the holidays are near at hand
We wonld call the attention OF our
readers to the glad fact, and advise
them one aud oil to begin now to
make some preparation for their
proper observance and enjoyment.
Christmas is coming near with all
it's happy and hsllowed associations
and "reminiscences. The time for
reunions, social gratulations, family
gathe rings aud family dinners.
The children's joyous heart-leaping,
in anticipation when their glad
eyes sparkle like diamonds aud their
faces glow with jubilant love or at
least they ought to. 1t is q time
for general expression Of love and
gratitude by the old and the young.
II WAS aud is glad day for the
whole world It's the day upon
which Gods greatest gift was be-
slowed upon o sinful world. A
gift which demands all the love aud
gratitude the heart Of man is capa-
ble of reudering-snd all the JOY
that a creature OF grace can express,
Let US remember then, for We
ought to remember it, that God is
first in this happy annual, in the
gift Of his Son to us, and from this
We learn to DO benevolent, kind.
generous toward one another. II
We love God. we will also love one
another and especially our own dear
ones. Then let the fathers and
mothers. tho brothers aud sisters,
the children, the friends, the neigh
bors be prepared to make and give
TO each other some token or gift OF
friendship gratitude and love on
Cbristmas morning. Let the rich
not forget the poor, 'tbe employer
his servant or the servant his mas
ter. The true value OF . gift lies
not In its intrinsic market vslue,
but ID tho hand and heart that gives
Il. Though it may be small yet
IL IL comes from warm, loving heart
il 10 OF the highest worth.
Lot every 0us try 10 make smother
happy at least for once. II The
husband hes been moross snd sour.
lot him smile on that morning. .
little land bis wife win do hsppy
or, II the wife has been htty and
vsxatious let her appear blsud aud
ssreus like 3 calm kitten through
out The dnv. 1k ID grand 0mo 10
bsgia - sobsf every way sud lay
|lhS lcuudaiion for = batter snd hap.
~ Ne La every fsoG BE- pre-
as6d - b baaqtildls swesG psdelsul
uiit )evo q oeels>akaa 4 VII =
a ~ ~ s1o.cuiag * 1a<lIsy
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19

bridge himself had constructed q
poem from his favorite author, Fer
rick and it had been adapted TO an
old church melody by Master Simon.
As there we're several good voices
among the household, the effect was
extremely pleasing but was par
ticularly gratified by the exaltatiou
Of heart, and sudden rally Of great.
ful feeling. with which the worthy
squire delivered one stanza his eye
glisteuing, and his voice trembling
out Of all the bounds Of time and
tune:
'"Tis thou tbs, erovn't my sii,terins
hearth
With guiltless'mirth
AID gives me Hassaile bswles 10 drluk
Spiosd 10 the brink;
Lord It's thy plenty droping hand
That soils my lsnd;
And giv'st me for my busbsl sown,
Twice ten for onc."
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
Christmas Morning in England.

The following extract We take
from somc Of the writings Of Wash.
inyton Irving
Whom | woke up tho next morn.
ing. il seemed 40 if oil tho events OF
the proceeding evening had been q
dream. and nothing bu, the identity
of .hc ancient chamber convinced mo
Of their reslity. While lay mu,ing
on my pillow, | heard tho sound VI
little feet pat,criug outside Of the
door, and a whispered consultation
Presently q choir Of small voices
chanted forth an old Cirismas c,rsl,
the burden Of which wns:
Rejoice. our Savior he Was born
On Christmas day in the morning.
Iro.e softly, slipped on my clothes,
opened the dopr suddenly, and be-
held one Of the most beautiful little
fairy groups that q pa inter could
imagine. 1t consisted ofa boy and
two girls, the elders not more than
six, aud lovely as sersphs. They
were going the rounds of The house
and singing q, every chamber dpor
but ny sudden Appearance frightened
them into mute bashfulness. They
remained for o momeot playing on
their lips with fingers, and now aud
,heu stealing . sly glance from under
their eyebrows, until, as if by one
impulse, they scampered away, and
IS they turned an angle 10 the gal
lery, 1 heard them laughing in tri>
umph st their escape.
Everything coospired to poduoe
kind and habpy feelings 10 this
stronghold Of old.fsshioned hospital.
|ity. The window Of my chamber
looked out upon what in summer
would have been . beautiful land
scsps. There was . sloping lawn,
. 6ne stresm winding at the foot OF
it. and q tract Of park beyond, with
noble clumps Of trees, and herds Of
deer. At = distance was . nss,
hxmlet, With the smoke from the
cottage ohimoeys hanging over 1t ,
and church with its dark spiss in
strong relief against the clear sky,
The house Was surrounded with
svsrgresns, according to tho Eoglish
custsln, which would have given
almost an spPssssncs Of summer
but the morning was extremely
frosty the light vspor Of the proceed
ing evening had been preci pitatsd by
the cold, and covered all the trees
and every blade Of grass with its fine
chrystalisations. The rays OF Z
bright morning sun had dazzling
slfeos amoeg The glitteriug foliage.
A robin, psrchsd on the top OF .
uou ntsip ash that huug its clusters
Of red berries just before my windows
was bsskiug himself in The sunshine
aud piping . few queralous uotes ;
and . peacock was displaying all
! the gloriss OF bis traio, aud struttiue
| With the pride sad vanity Of u Span.
ish srsudse, on the terrace walk
below.
I he'd sssfssly dressed mysslf, when
. ssrvsut sppsarsd to invite ne 70
family prayers. He showed me the
way 70 = small chspel In the old
wise Of the house. whom foued
the principal part Of the faulty d..
ready assembled ia . kidd Of gallery,
Furnished With cushioos, hassooki
aad large prayer looks the servants
we're seatsd below on benches. Ths
Old esusltnan read praysrs { f0u Z
dsdk d irosb n ths gallsry, ed
Nsslsr simol sdtsd - dSsts Gnd
l0nde ~ yeeponsGA end ] Wuee q
w - jnstlee 70 ~ ota1 he -
| 1Is..sn vlea er..e eFav'ss
:
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTORY.

UNITED STATES.
President Rutherford B. Hayes, Ohio.
Vice resident willisn A. Wheeler. New
Secretary Of State william n. Evsr,t
New York.
sser.,.ry Of the Treasury John shsrnsa.
Ohio.
ssor.,ary Of wsr-0sorss n. Mocrsry.
lows.
Secretary Of the Navy Riohsrd ".
Thompson, Indiana.
Attorney General Charles Dsvsns, Mss.
sschussits.
Postmaster GENERAL David ". Ksy. Ten.
nessec.
Secretary Of the Iutsrior Carl eehsrs,
Missouri.
STATE.
aovsrnor-Jobu z. Hsrtrsnft.
Lieutenant t0ovsrnor-Johu Lstts.
Secretary Of the Commonwsalth-J. D
Liuu.
Deputy SEQ. Of the G Commonwealth --Thos.
McCsman,.
Private SEQ. to the 0overnor--Chsstsf n.
Fsrr, Jr.
Chief Clerk-C. r. Warden.
Attorney 0eneral-0eorge Lesr.
Deputy Attorney 0susral-Lyuan D.
Gilbert.
Auditor 0eneral-wm. r. Scheli.
State Tearsurer-- Amos G. Noyes.
Secretary Of Iuiernal Affairs William
MCsndlass.
superintendent OF Soldiers Orphan aud
Common Schools. r. Wichersbam.
Adjatant 0eueral--Jsmes W. Latts.
Commissioner Of ln.ursnce-J. NJ. Foster.
State Librariau-C. l.. Ehrenfcld.
Commissioners Of Public Charties--0.
Dawson Coleman. philadelphia Geu-
eral Agent and Sso., Diller Luther,
Reading.
Fishery Commissiouers--Bsnj amin L. He.
wit. Howard J. Rseder. and Jamss
nGGy,
JUDICIARY.
United States Supreme Court.
Chief Morrison r. Waite, Of
Ohio.
Associate Justices-Cliford. Of Mains,
Swayne. Of Ohio, Miller. Of Iows;
Field. Of California. Stroug, Of Psnns
sylvauia. Bradley. Of New JsrssyI
Hunt, Of New York.
Recorder -wm. Todd Otto, OF Indiana.
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
Chief Juctice-Dauiei Aeues.
Associate Justices Sharswood,
Ulysses Mercur. Isaac @. Gordon;
Edward NJ. Paxsou. Warren J. Wood.
ward, John Truukey.
Twentieth Judicial District.
President Judgc-.Joseph C. BucAer.
Associate Judges Hiram O'Nsil, SAMUEL
B. Sohuck.
COUNTY.
Sherif-.D. Eisenbart.
Prothonotary--Jeremish Grouse.
Register aud Recorder james N. vsn.
Esndt.
Treasurer Henry Beufer.
District Attorncy--J. VI. Arnold.
Coroner--A. VI. Smith.
Commissiouers-.Joel Row, john RomiG;
Moses Krebbs.
Surveyor --George d. Benfer.
Auditors---Daniel peifenbaeh. Ner h:
Middleswarth, ". A. Glass.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
CHRISTMAS MORNING.
~ ouAaLss DicxtuseH.

Twas the morning Of Christmss
And Benny and Ned
He'd esptursd their stoekisgs.
And gone back 10 bed |:
And there In their night.gowns,
A. soon % 'twss light.
They smptisd their treasures /:
And y. what ssieht !
Bach stocktugs ! long stookines !
(Mamma's, I supposed
FILLED full 10 the opening,
And crammsd TO the toes,
"Isn't Santa Tisus dood, Ned ~
Cried Denny. Due lock
And zee what he's div me
A drsst picture book"
"And me |" eXclaimsd Nsddy
"Mins's didTrsut from yourn
Tie chuck full Of stories
And hard words 10 learn !
But then you know. Bsnnsy.
Iu older than you.
Aud seed elder preseats
As Santa Clsus know.
"O-o-o 7" shouted Dsnnsy,
A big Nosh's Ark
An lots Of Wild animals 4!
An here 10 . tart
wiz . little horse In IL:
He looks like our Ace,
For he's finder spst,lsd.
Aud dot . White face.
II never :" said Hsddy.
"what's this do you thinEf
A bag full Of marbles.
guess, BY the chint,
Besides . great buzz top,
All red, white aud t,ue
And . two.bladed jsck.kuifsi
Have you got enc too ."
"Dess not" answered Benny
"But I've dot . cat
An . sheep vat says bs>si
Few pinch him like that.
Aud then here 10 scms6u
Tied up With astrin'-
o, Nsddy, tis tsndy
Dus put oors hand In d!
Dye feel what . lot tis
thought I'd have some;
Per ms said | should have.
When Sants Tlaus tum."
"Msrry Christmas. my dsrliugs !
Why not up before :"
And mamma with baby,
Appeared at the door.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
4 Christmas Story.
BY JOHN D. NIssIMsR.

Christmas day dawued beautifully
and bright. Tho snowy diamonds
sparkling 10 the sun, upon the house.
tops, trees, outbuildings aud lanes,
The merry ringing OF church bells.
she songs Of children, salutations
without upon merry meetings all
told OF the birth OF another happy,
merry Christmas time
And Agnes Mallory sat at home
dropping, sighing aud pining. "ths
most unfortunate creature in all the
world She was tho d,ughter Of q
rich and haughty iron.msster Of tho
country, and . few days before had
celebrated her eighteenth birthday.
Agnes was . pretty girl. 1.-the in
figure, we'll rounded form, sparkling
dark eyes, large and heavily shaded
With long lashss aud brows; with .
wealth Of glossy brown hair and q
complexion fair and beautiful in the
extreme. She had health, wealth
asd their accompanying attendants,
bat upon this beautiful, blithesoms
Christmas morning, with elbow upon
NE Gill, aad loose wrapper about
her psrson, she looked from her
chamber window disconsolats, heart.
weary and forlorn. Aud love was
at the bottom OF all her troubles
fas down 10 the valley beyond the
atrsamlst that came rushing from
sAs mountain, in that quaint and
oouber looking farm house just hid
10 . clump Of waving willows, lived
young Tom Alpine. Tom was far.
nse, supsrintsuding his fathers
mill bright eyed manly, snerget-
70 fellow, near twenty two years. He
was known for miles around % hon.
vt Tom, and every young maiden
passing that way, by carriage or
loot looked toward the mill Office 10
shs hopes Of winning q smile OF rec-
ignition from the handsome young
miller. Christmas morning came,
sne mill was opened a. usual, the
watsr turned upon the great rsvolv-
ing water wheel, and the machinery
ntslsd away. the sams ~ il Christ.
nas had never been known.
AZ Tom stood watching the rotas
s'on Of two immense stones, aud ex-
A@ining the bright golden grains Of
Wheat % It lay 10 piles 10 every hop.
Pst, old Squire Halpine, his father
pessrsd. "Why Tom.' said be, 'ain't
cs going 10 keep your Christmas :
Saut up The mill for . day. and get
~ your horses and slsieh, 70 .
.oss the township and take 10 little
lasy Rittss, and both Of you young
z: have . day Of u You're : hard
eedng con, and Il there's Jobs Va
Stabbed to-day, I can do t.
Much obliged 70 you, father, RE-
e Ton, ''ohrislGas h 10 more
y then any Other day. AZ Tor
\ Nay nlttse slslGhiua, that
~ ~ ~ this, Tou'e lhthes
eAost Locked q kls son soene
~ opo I'D, sIon, I hppW
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
Christmas.

Another Christmas anniversary is
1t hand. Eighteen hundred and
seventy y-eight years havo rolled away
aince the coming Of him, whose mis-
sion WAS to save. The mind goes
back over the time that has interven-
cd since the first Christmas, and we
marvel at the change that has been
wrought. Before this event, man
had no hope Of q life beyond the
tomb. All appertaining to the fu.
ture OF the soul was terribly uncer-
tain. Many problems ofscisnce had
been solved by the learned. but the
great question Where goes the
soul after it leaves tho body, baflled
the sages and philosophers Of aiti-
guilty. II was not until the coming
OF HIN, who nearly nineteen centur.
les ago lay on his mothers brest in
. manger in Bethlehem, that life
and immortality were brought TO
light" What was unanswerable by
q Plato aud q Socrates was solved
by the son Of the carpenter.
What an influence this wonderful
character has exerted on mankind.
Remove from our libraries the works
written, either directly or indirectly,
upon the subject Of Christ, aud
which would not have been produc.
cd had it not been for His coming.
and what q vancuum you have made
in our literature. A world Of bar-
bsrians has been civilized. And,
more than all this, millions upon
millions to-day surround Gods
throne, rejoicing that there was q
Christmas in the days Of King Her.
cd.
On tho first Christmas morning.
angels sung DER the little hamlet Of
bethlehem, "Peace on Gu earth, good
will toward men aud though near
ly sixty generations have passed
since that event, shall we not to day
-~ith them triunphaut
Repeat the hymn again,
To God on high he glory.
Aud peace on earth TO men.
Let our hearts responding
To the serspb band,
Wish this NOR rnings sunshine
Bright In every land.
Word and deed and prayer
Speed the grateful sound
Bidding Merry Christmas
All the world around.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
AssQnee's Noti6e.


A III persous interested are here
IA by hotinsd that w.. q. Lurx, Of
e. "a. ssS U rsss - "
dsrsigasd ior the bsas d d his srsditors. An
psrscss hAviaS sisins are requsssSd % p!ssss.
thsn y sas dadsesixssd, ead psrssas iddsstsd
Nov. si,'vs. Assi5sss.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

~ Y. .. a.
-
nssSy chFistMas I Merry Chrislass
v Baahss. Nsthss,
oissss. Srsthsr.
Msssy Chrissaas 70 ysa Oil
Rlass dswa sesh stair aud hall.
Here Esd sAsrs
s,iss ,As happy cell.
hsssy Cheisecss Merry Christmas I!
SQUADS The udises Glad
Hsfss ere blowing.
Crsotsrs throwing,
~ sssh lsuehisg lad.
Xssry CArlstnas Merry Christnss
taeset lips have vsinly strivsa
Ie sesm ,As pert
Asd sweet ssersss have gives.
nssfy Chsissnas ! Merry Christmss l
RseD shs hsaet shs grsstiags senss,
Iis nst the lip
Tnae lets sesa slip
AZ veil sAs hPs we're .duao.
9sssy Chrtsteas J Merry Christmss
Every fisher feels the ring
AssAs birds
The ossesn o. epss'ug sprisg.
D5As Aesrttsh Merry Chris'nss,
1sadsr sAsrds ere sof'iy ishstsa-
Memories sweet
With winged feet
The sluabsrins Pc" awaken.
Merry Christnss Merry Chr,stuss
..s.Is..". s
Ok. L.. -. ..d IL. ...s.....