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dy of man of science, would seem like
q tOmbi
That this attitude of prominent men
OF science toward the great questions
that relste to God, Immortality, the
nature of the human soul and the
Christian religion, has sadly shaken the
faith of a great multitude, there Is no
doubt. Society is honey -combed with
linfidelity. Men stagger in their pull
pits with their burden of difficulties
aud doubts. The theological semina-
ries have become shaky places, and faith
has taken its flight from an uncOunted
number of souls, leaving them in
darkness and sadness that no words
can describe. All this is true. 1t is so
true that tears may well ningle in
ones ink as he writes it; but, after all,
we have everything left that we have
ever possessed. Nothing Is proved
against our faith. Science has never
proved that there is no personal God,
no soul, no immortality, no Christ, and
these are matters which science is
utterly incompetent to handle. They
are outside of the domain of science.
Science can no more touch them than
it can touch anything that it confesses
TO be ''unknowable." ."-J.G. HOLLAND;
Scribner for January.
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Setting fl,e Fashions.

whence come the fashions?" is a
question often asked. Causeur knows
where one came from. Several years
ago leading New York house i'm
ported, through q blunder, a large
amount certain very ugly material
which lay dead upon their hands.
Something had to be done. The pro-
prietors of one or two fashion papers
were interviewed. The next week
their columns told thousands of eager
readers that there had recently been
shown a new and stylish fabric which
promised to be very fashionable; and
the statement was widely copied by
the daily press. Retail dealers found
their customers inquiring for it, and
sought it Of the jobbers. The jobhers
in turn sought il OF the importers, who
quickly unlOaded their whole stock at
handsome profit. The goods were
voted beautiful and stylish, and the
fabric in question was the rage for a
time. Just how much the fashion pa
pers were paid was never divulged.
All of which shows how one fashion
was 'set,' and what fools these NOR
tails be.'-Boston Transcript.
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Christmas Festivities.

The common custom of decking the
house and churches at Christmas with
evergreen is derived from ancient Druid
practices. 1t was an old belief that
sylvan spirits might flock to the ever
greens, and remain unnipped by frost
till q milder season. The holly, ivy,
rosemary. bay, laurel and mistletoe
furnished the favOrite trimmings,
which we're not removed till Candle
mas. In old church calendars Christ
mas eve is marked Te1npta erornGuttr
(the temples are adorned). Holly and
ivy still remain in England and most
esteemei Christmas evergreens, though
at the two universities the windows of
the college chapels are deckPd with
laurel. 1t was an old English
superstition that on Christmas eve the
oxen were al1 ays found on their knees,
as in an attitude of devotion, and that
after the change from old to new style,
they continued TO do this only on the
eve Of old Christmas day. This was
derived from a prevalent medieval
notion that an OK and an ass, which
were present at the nativity, fell on
their knees in suppliant posture, as
appears from the Latin poem OF
'!S8nnazsro," in the sixteenth century.
1t was an ancient tradition, alluded to
by Shakespeare. that midnight spirits
fOrsake the earth and 60 to their own
confines at the growing OF the cock.
The Christmas celebrations in Eng
land have lost their primitive bolster
ous character, the gambols and carols
are nearly gone by, and family reuni-
ons and evergreen trimmings are near
ly all that remain OF the various rough
merriments which used to mark the
festival. The last memorable appoint
ment of lord of misrule was In l67,
when he had to be denOminated "a
grand caDtaine of mischiefe. ."-Apple-
tons American Cyclopaedia.
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Kriss Kringle.

Kriss Kringle, or Kriss Kingle, or
Christ Kingle is from the German
krist-kindlein. or a Christ -ch lid.
Wherever the German or the Dutch
have prevailed in this country the
term Is well known. 1t stands for our
Saviour In His infancy, and for st.
Nicholas. 1t generally means the lat,
ter, who, under the influence of the
former, Ia presumed to issue his reward
to good children on the vigil OF bis
festival, Christ Kinkle Eve,' disguised
ina fur cap and strange apparel, with
capacious bag before him from which
to distribute his gifts. Under the
name Of Peltznichel in Germany he is
the terror OF the young at this season,
as be is presumed to have heard all
about them from the eomniscient Christ
child. He is the Mumbo Jumbo of
Teutonic nations. By the little chill
dren he is often propitiated as follows:
''Christkindchen komms
Mach lnien fromm;
1las ich zu dir in Himmel komm."
Christ'child come; make me devout;
that / may come to Thee in Heaven.
On Christmas Eve the young folks
hang up their stockings in their cham
bers,in expectation of being held in
remembrance by the mysterious stran-
ger.
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POETRY.
Christmas Day.

When Christmas morning comes, they say,
The whole world know it's Christmas Day;
The very cattle in the stalls
Kneel. when the blessed midnight fall.
And all the night the heavens shine,
With luster of light divine.
Long ere the dawn the children leap
With "MeTy Christmas" in their sleep;
And dream about the Christmas-tree;
Or rise, their stockings filed to see.
Swift come the hours of joy and cheer,
Of loving friend and kindred dear,
pfgifts and bounties in the air,
Sped by the Merry Christmas :" prayer.
While through it all so sweet and strong,
Is heard the holy angels song;
'-Glory be to God above
On earth be peace and helpful love !"
And on the street, or hearts within,
The Christmas carolngs begin:
awaken, Christian children,
Up and let US sing,
With glad voice the praises
OF our newborn King.
'tCome now fear to seek Him,
Children though we be;
Once He said of children,
Let them come to me-
"Haste we then to welcome,
With joyous lay,
Christ, the king of glory,
Born for us to-day"
Il From Christmas Page" st. Nicholas fl
January.
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What is "a sModoc' Engine?

These powerful engines are in use on
the Pennsylvania railroad. They are
taking the place of the smaller engines.
and are saving OF both labor and fuel.
Their dimensions, etc., compared with
the smaller engines, are as follows:
Modocs-Weight, $4,000 pounds; CYL
inder, 24x22: driving wheels, so. Small
englnes-74, 900 pounds;cyIinder, 18x2O;
driving wheels, 54 The Modocs, with
train, are manned by crew of seven
all told. They draw train of thirty
one TO thirty-seyen cars to Philadel-
phia, and burn on the round trip an
average of 275 bushels of coal. The
smaller engines and train, manned by
a crew of six u.el, draw only from
twenty to twenty-four loaded cars to
the same point, aud burn ON the round
trip an average of 2O0 bushels of coal;
that is, with the addition of one man
to crew and the additional consump.
ton OF about Is bushels of coal, the
company is able to transport from I3
to l6 more Cars over the road TO PhiIa-
Trade journal.
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THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
SIGNIFIES LOVE, ooNsTANCY AND HOPE.

Again at Christmas did we weave
The Holly round the Christmas hearth,
The silent snow possessed the earth,
And calmly fell our Christmas eve.
Did you ever think, as you hold in
your hand the Cedar-wound emblems
with which we adorn our homes at this
festive season, of the deep significance
hidden In the choice of the cedar
green for our Christmas-tide decora-
tions?
Think OF 1t, green is the color VIII ich
symbOliZes hope,-'And Noah sent
forth dove to see II the waters were
abated from of the face of the ground,
and the dove came In TO him in the
evening and in her mouth was an OIL
I've leaf plucked off.'-The color Of the
spring which typifies new birth, the
cOlor of the spring which typifies new
birth, the color that in Christian art is
oftentimes used to represent regenera-
ton.
1t was green, too, the ancients chose
to signify love and constancy in their
selection of the emerald ss the stone OF
love- Thus as green is the beautiful
undertone that, like tenderest note OF
music thrills in every vibration of ma
ture. 80 1t typifies the love, hope, re-
generation which thrills in every
heart, that hearkens at this Christmas
season to the Christmas song that rings
out in glad accord, as men and angels
chant-'Glory to God.' Does not that
glory hold hOpe?-'On earth peace
is not that peace, love?-'Good will to
men'-is not this good will, the amen
to regeneration.
Surely, II all this is signiged by the
color Of the branches kissed by sun and
shower, wooed by wind and calm into
green of deepest dye, the Cedar of
which we twine our emblems, must
have for US, too, far reaching meanings;
the Cedar, so fragrant in its spicy OdOr,
so incorruptible in its fibre, so glorious
for its height; the precious Cedsr; 81
treasured for its healing virtues in the
broad land of the East, the tree so ex-
allied in Scripture narration.
These are but hints we give you of
the all that Is meant by the choice of
the Cedar evergreens for our Christmas
festival.
Not thoughtlessly then, but with sa-
cred awe and tenderness, let us bind
the green twigs into emblem forms, re
membering the Cross, though it be but
q cross Of Cedar, typifies the central
Light OF our Christian trust; remem-
bering, as we twine the wreath, the
circle Is the type of eternity; as we
form the triangle, that it. sym bolizes
the holy Three in One; remembering 2,
too. as we bind the anchor that il
whispers of Hope. that Hope of the
Soul that never with so much OF real
ness on Christmas day, enters within
the veil.'
And, thinking thus, let US forget
the beauty OF design in the deeper
beauty Of the symbol, till our hearts
thoughts are upliftei from earth's
Christmas evergreens, to that unfading
rainbow srouund about the throne,'
where reigns Bethlehen's babe-the
bow OF hope in sight like unto an en-
erald.'-Interior.
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Advice 10 students.

A medical journal, advising student.
how to take care Of themselves. SAYS
''Sit up to the table when YOU reac
the same book too long at one sitting
If you are really weary of one subject
change it for another.
Read steadily for three hour. a day
for five days in the week. The use OF
wet towels and strong coffee betrays
Ignorance ofhOw to read.
"Test the accuracy of your work as
soon as you have learned them.
"Never read after midnight. Do
not go to b"d straight from yonr books.
Never let your reading interfere with
exercises of digestion. Keep a clear
he1d, good appetite and a cheerful
heart. ~~-
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Death of ISayard TayIor.

BERLIN, December 19.-Bayard Tay
l0r. Minister of the Uoited States, diec
at O'clock this afternoon. The fata
symptoms came on suddenly. He hsC
been out of bed, and was transactine
business with the officials OF the Amer
lean legation yesterday. His death
Was peaceful and pinless.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-12-26

Samuel R. Ludlam, formerly pro.
prietOr OF the Ocean Hotel at Cane
May, has been indicted for Causing the
c0nf1agrutiOn of the 9Th of November.
He will be tried at Cape Nav cour,
house during the March term.
The President has declined to inter
fere on behalf of the Creek Indian
Joseph Post Oak, who is to be hanged
for murder in Arkansas on the goth
instant.
The North Carolina Board of Can.
vassas have given the certificate OF
election to Kitchen, the Democratic
Candidate for Congress in the Second
district.
The coupon interest on the public
dept falling due ON New Years Day is
to be paid without rebate, either in coin
or notes, as the claimant may prefer.
The Secretary has called In the residue
of the bonds outstanding, issued under
the act OF March Sd, 1865, amounting
to nearly eleven millions.
Mr.. Welsh, United States Minister
to England, is i'll with bronchitis.
Lawrence OTIS Hall, San Francisco
bank clerk, stole $4,000 aud abscond.
ed.
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WE speak knowingly when we as
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II the Solid South doesn't have Its own
Speaker and control the organization of the
next House il will be because Mr.. Randall
pledges himself to follow Southern dctation
as implicitly as il he were II Southerner him
self. The possibility for his reelection on
any other basis has ceased to exist.
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A Halifax tailor has the following
placard in his window, and business is
rushing in consequence: "Jest took
the meshur Of us Royal 'igbness, the
Duke of marlborough for a pare of
hunmentlonables hof of this ERE piece.
Boston Post.
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Mr.. NORMAN LOCKYER. distip
guished European scientist, claims t.
have discovered and to be able Il
prove that all the elementary bodie.
recognized by scientists are neither
more nor less than hydrogen in vari
GUS degrees of condensation. Accord.
ing to Mr.Lockyer, the stars which are
the hottest contain either pure hydro
gen or the most elementary bodies.
The sun, which is only of medium heat,
consists OF a mixture of various ele-
ments, while the culd,.r celestial bo-
dies show the most complex CON-
pounds. As yet he has furnished no
specific details, but he promises very
soon to present material, physical and
chemical proofs of this extraordinary
fact, which, he stated is already placed
beyond the domain of probabilities, and
will inaugurate new chemistry, Civ
ing us a far more expanded idea of
Of the proceedings by which
the world in which we live was gradu-
ally formed. Should Mr.. Lockyer sue.
ceed in proving his position, he will
not only overthrow all the accented
theories of chemistry, but open up an
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COMICALITTES.

Claws that new scratch-Santa
Claus.
The miners cry-Give us coapd
weather.
Absolutely false-a set of artificial
teeth.-New York News.
Out in the Bonanza regions, the
mines the measure of the man.
The man with false whiskers is a bear
faced fraud.-Boston Transcript.
Did you ever hear hogshead speak?
Ii so, what was it the hogshead?
"Know all men by these presentsn
that Christmas is at hand.
A philosopher fell sick, and was Or
dered to drink sage tea.
Don't get in debt to shoemaker If
you would call your sole your own.
A clause in every fellows history
Santa Claus.-Chicago Journal.
The viceroy OF India should remem.
Der that the best laid plans Afghan
agley.
The close of the day is too light q
garment for this cold weather.
London Judy asks (hal hs !! ha y;
"Does lunar caustic come from the
moon?'
The man whose otfense was rank was
probably guillotined during the reign
of Terror.
DIR. Riley declares that "insects have
been known to be inssne." Does he
allude to the lOony'tick?
The bicycle is unknown around the
North Pole. Up there the ride on ice
cycles.
A thick crust over two or three thin
birds makes pie that does not pan
out well. 1t Is much dough about
nothing.
"These are all ewers," remarked the
crockery dealer as he received a crate
of pitchers.
A punster challenged a sick mans
vote ut city election, on the ground
that he was an ill'legal voter.
A barber, who was fresh from his
lager, asked his customer If he would
have close shave. "Ye5, close-but
at distance" was the reply.
The man who comes from Europe
and calls it "Paree' shouldn't be duck
ed or lifted upon rail. In month
he'll kick himself for having been such
fool.
When a man, going home to dinner,
sees carpet on the line in the back
yard he regards 1t as Il "cantionary off.
shore signal" and sneaks down town
and buys a soda cracker lunch at the
corner grocery.
Meeting commercial travler who
was pretty full of old Robinson county,
Gubbins remarked tn his wife, flight
ss a drum, .ain't, "he!" "Worse'n that. ,
she answered, "he's tight as drum.
mer."
Tom Thumb never used TO hang up
his stocking ON Christmas eve. He
would tie d string around the bottom
of each pantaloon leg and hang them
up; and then he would growl the next
day because his little brothers. stock.
ings held the most.
Scan you give me some grub to eat?'
asked confident tramp ofa robust
female, washing on the porch of lone.
ly house. YES" said she, reaching
back for revolver, "six barrels full"
He left without peEciling any informa.
tion on the gale post.
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