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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-08
"ARD GOLD AND SILVER
wv MINING COMPANY. Location Of prin-
cipal place Of business, Ban Francisco, Cali

NMy8D oOLD ANU kE8
wv MINING COAPANY.-Locatio Of prin-
cipsl place Of business. . Francisco. Cali
fonia.
Location OF works. Gold Hill. Storey county.
Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that ct . meeting Of
ths Board Of Directors, held on the tenth Q0thl
day OF December. 1873. an assessment NC.
81 Of Forty (t0l Gents peg share was levied upon
the capital stock OF tho corporation, payable
immediately, In United states gold coin. to
the Secretary, at the once OF the Company,
Room 20, Mo-. tly California street, San Fran
cisco. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the sixteenth n6tL) day OF
January. isN, viii DO delinquent, and 40
vsrtised for sale At public auction, and unless
payment 10 made before viii be sold on
THURSDAY. the nfth toth) day OF February.
lSs0. TO pay the delinquent assessment, to-
gsther with costs OF advertising and expenses
q sale. BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
JACOB SrADTFkLD. JR- Secretary.
ohise-Room 81. No. ti9 California street,
San Francisco. California. dell
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= Locstloh W ptincipai P4sSo W posinesss
san Francisco. California.
Location OF works, Gold Hill. Storey county.
Nevada.
Notice II hereby given, that at Q meeting Of
the Board OF Directors. held on the thirtieih
(S0th) day Of December. lsT9. an Assessment
tho. ~ OF Ten Cents u0cl per share was levied
upon the capital stock Of the corporation. pay.
able Immediately. In United States gold coin. TO
the Secretary. a. the once Of the Company.
Rooms 8 and Z. No. 80 Montgomery street, San
Francisco. California
Any stock upon witch this assessments haa TO
main unpaid OF the third tsd) day Of February,
1850, will DO delinquent, and advertised for
sale 81 public auction. and unless payment
II made before. win be sold on SATURDAY,
the sixth t6th) day OF March, 1880, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with coets OF
advertising and EXPENSE Of sale.
by order Of the Board OF Directors.
j. L. FIELDS, Secretary.
Ofiee-No. $40 Montgomery street, Rooms 3
and 4. San Francisco California. de3i
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NDES SILVER INNING CON

NDkS MI k0 hhNhN0 NVue
"A PASY. -Losation Of principal place Of
business. San Francisco, California.
Location Of WORKS. virgiuis Mining District,
Storey county. NevadA.
Notice 10 hereby given. that t . meeting Of the
Board Of Directors, held on the eighteenth
usth) day Of December. 1888, an assessment
mo. 80 OF Twenty-Five Cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock OF the corpora
zion. payable Immediately. In United States
gold coin. to the Secretary, a. the once OF the
Company, Room Q. Nevada Block. 500 Mont.
amy xpy ,,oes s D n. which ss. :nis s..sss%eni shai
remain unpaid on tho twenty.third (a3d)
day Of January, 1880, will be delinquent,
and advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment Is made before Will De
sold on MONDAY. the sixteenth uethl
assessment, together with costs Of advertising
and expenses OF sale.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
BUTLER BUkRiS. Secretary.
Once Room Q. Nevada Bloch. 500 Montgom-
cry street. San fr.nel.eo. California. 70
CE0REoArED EUROPA MINING
u Company. Location OF principal place u
business. San Francisco. California.
Location Of works, Gold Hill, storey county,
Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given, that ct . meeting Of
the Board Of Directors. held on the thirty.nrs
Jsist) day OF December. 1872. an as-essmenttSo.
l)of Fifteen Cl5) Goats per share was levied upon
the capital stock OF the corporation. payable
Immediately. In United States gold cotn. to
the Secretary. al the once Of the Company,
No. $40 Montgomery street. Rooms > and 4. san
Francisco. California.
Any stock UPON which this assessment rhall
remain nnpaid on the seventh lTth) day Of Feb
ruary. 1850, will be delinquent. and advertised
for SAFE NJ public auction. and unless payment
10 made bef6rs viii be sold on WEDNESDAY,
the tenth QJth) day Of March, 1850, TO pay the
delinquent assessment. together with costs Of
advertising and expenses OF sale.
BY order Of The Board Of Directors.
IL FIELDS. Secretary.
Ocace-No. 40 Montgomery street., Rooms >
and 4. San Francisco. California. It'd
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YELLOW JACKET SILVER aIN.

EhAkOW SAVnkN oA1vE -.
ING COMPAxY.-Location OF works,
Gold Hill. Storey county. State Of Sevada. ,,
Principal place Of business COLO hhi'
Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at . meeting Of
The Board Of Trustees Of raid Company. held
on the nineteenth ti9th) day OF December. A. D.
1873, an Assessment lSo. 3s) Of One Dollar tp
per share was levied upon each and every share
Of the capital stock OF said Company. payable
immsdiaiely, IN United States goid coin. 10 the
Secretary, at the once Of the Company. At the
new shait, or to James Nsvlands, Transfer
Secretary. Room 10. No. us Bush street, Ban
Francisco. California
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on Friday, the twenty.third (1sdl
day Of January, 1850 shall DO deemed delin-
qusnt and win be duly advertised for sale at
pablo auction. and unless payment shall be
made before. viii be sold on MONDAY, the
tvsnty-third esd day Of February, 1850. at 4
O'Clock r. ~. In mont OF the once Of the Com
pany, TO pay the delinquent assessment.
together with costs Of advertising and expenses
OF sale.
BY order OF the Board Of Trustees.
MERCER OTEY, Secretary.
Gold Hill, Nevada. December ~, ls19. 40
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R0srRONRMRNT.

The day Of delinquency OF the ahovs asss.s-
meut 10 hereby postponed until January I'm.
1850. and The DAY Of sale until FRIDAY
January S0th, 1850, ct the same hour and plscs.
By ordsr Of the Board Of Trustees.
A. C0LBUkNs eecrssarys
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ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
,MrEsiAL ms;

NONsOllD IA rrU .MrEhls1 III;
u mo cUMPANY.-Loc.tion Of pt,ns,R.i
Mace OF busine,s, san Francisco, CA'rornis+
focs,ion ~ WoIks. cold Hal. story county,
Notice 10 hereby given. that ~ . meeting OF
the Hoard Of DIscion, held on tho tenth
Iiothl day OF vecsmb z. 1sso, an assessment
mo 10, OF Twenty Gents l2ocl per share was
isyied apoh the capital stock o. the oorpo-
rstion. payable Immediately, In Unit d States
coid coin. 10 the Secretary, AZ tho Once OF
TIE COMPANY. hoom 8 No. as Bush street.
San Francisco. California.
Any sloek upon which tsis assessment shaii
rsmsin uupaid on the FOURTEENTH day Of
JANU Try, isso, VII DO delinquent. and
Advertised for sale NJ pubic auction. and
unless payment 10 made before win be sold on
WEDNESDAY,, the FOURTH ttth) day Of FAB
RUARY, 1850. to pay The delinquent assessment.
together with costs OF advertising and expenses
OF sale. By order OF the Board OF Directors.
W. Z. DEAN, Secretary.
omee-Room Q. No. 2os Bush street. San
Francisco. California. IL
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TO the PUBLIC.

7 DESIRE TO mFo4M NY FRIENDS ON
/ the Comttock that I still continue 10 copy
and enlarge portraits In ink. water colors q
crayon. from old or faded pictures. Ny studie
70 ct No. 40 Kearny. street, Ban Franchise,
rooms that ! viii let By the day, week Or month,
en- suite or single, ct reasonable prices,
no2o-im EMMA 0lLLlB SMITH.
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DISAPPOINTMENT.

Ths day upon which the above assessment
shall DO delinquent 10 hereby postponed until
January ID and the day Of sale until WkDNES.
DAY, January 2ist. 1850. by order OF the Board
A. coLBuRN. Secretary.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

NPrIcE OF CALIFORNIA MINING CON.
" PANY, as Nsvsds CLOCK. Fan Frsncisco,
December 10. is1s.-At Z meetine Of the Board
Of Dirsctors Of the above named Company. held
this day. . dividend ING sDof FL y Ocnts per
Der "a, isrS. transfer Eots closed until isd
instant. M
deli O. p. ERDON, Secretary.
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DIVIDEND BTIcE.

Or,HItSsHis 81 oS SSssS5Lnf SE ,1I J, HRaInl.
Bloch, San Fnncisco. Decsm15r Is. isS.-Xis
meeting OF the Board Of Direceefs Of the above.
sij Of rfty Gents per shsrS 10 decisrrd.
payable on TUESDAY, Deosnk.er IS, 1879.
Transfsr books closed until 2tth Ii stsnt,
deli A. ". HAvENS, Accrstary.
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DEIIseUIEf SALES.
OxrRnAN sILVER MlNIMa

(JCONPANY.-Location OF principal place
al bus,ness, ban Franciaco. California.
Looadon Of works. Gold Hill. seorr county.
Sotice.-Thsre are delinquent upon the fol.
loving described stock, on account OF ssssss.
mani fNo. az levied on the twenty.a ith t2sth'
dsv OF November, 1873. the several amounts
Ell Opposite the nance Of the respective share-
np Ssmes. No. csrtif. shs. Amt.
Aiiin.on. psud b Co, Trus
Atkinson. .Doud / Co, Trus
teee
Auinson. Doud / Co, rrus.
Breckinridge 3 Yost. Tus
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And In accordance with Law. and an ordsr Of
the Board OF Directors. made on the tenth
(loth) day OF November. 1873. 20 many shsss
OF each parcel Of such stock o. may bs nscss.
ssry will be sold at public auction. ct the once
OF tho Company, No. tlt California street, San
francisco. California, ON TUESDAY. the
SIXTH (6th) day Of JANUARY. 1850. ct the
hour Of one O'Clock ?. u. OF said day, 10 pay
said delinquent assessment thereon. together
with costs VI advertising and s1psnses Of sale.
II. Wk0GNkh, bscresazy.
0mes-<S osiifornia street. Ban Ynncisco
Okdforufa. 10
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ORIeISAL GOLD NIL GOLD


~ AND SILVER MINING COMPANY
Location Of principal place Of business, San
Francisco. California.
Location Of work.. Gold Hill Mining District.
Storey county. Nevada.
Notice ID hereby given. that at Q meeting OF
the Board Of Directors. held on the twentieth
t2othl day Of December. 1878, u assessment
mo. 81 Of Fifteen Q5I Cents per share was levied
upon the capital stock Of the corporation. pay.
able Immediately, In United States gold coin. to
me Secretary, at the once Of the Company,
Rooms 8 md Z. second door. No. 500 California
street, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the twenty. sixth t:6th) day
Of January. 1850. will be DELINQUENT. and sdvef-
tised for sale ~ public auction. and unless pay
msnt 10 made before, win be sold on SATUh-
DAY. the fourteenth QSthD dag Of February,
lss0, to pay the delinquent assessment, TO-
g,ther with costs OF advertising and expenses
Of sale. BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
J. n. BURLINGTON, Secretary.
~O1iee-Rooms 8 and {. second door. 800 Gall.
fOrula atreet. Nan Francisco. California. q
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yurELIa. rAReo MINING coz.

w PANY-Location Of principal place Of
business, San Francisco. California.
Location Of works. |irgtnia Mining pis'fieI
storey county, Nevada.
Notice IL hereby given. that 81 . meeting OF
the Board OF Directors, held on the seventeenth
day OF November. 1879, an assessment nc. ~.
D the capital stock Of tho corporation, PAP.
able Immediately. In United States gold coin,
70 the SECRETARY. at the once OF the Company.
Room Il. No. 23 Bush street tC~osmopolitan
HOTEL, San Francisco. California
Any stock upon which this assessment ena.
remain unpaid on the twenty second day OF
December, lsI9. win be delinquent, and adver.
Used for sale Al public auction, and unless pay.
msnt 10 made before. will be sold on FRIDAY.
the ninth day OF January. 1850, 10 pay the
delinquent assessment, together with COST
advertising and expenses Of sale.
By order OF the Board OF Directors.
ID. L. THOMAS. Secretary.
O1hcs-Room "a, No. 20S Bush street c,smo-
politsn Hotel. San Francisco. California.
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DELINQUENT SALES.
NALEDONIA silver llnIn0
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of principal plsoe

~ oOMPANY.-Locstion Of principal plsoe
OF business, Ban Frahcisco, Oalifnruis.
Location ct works. Storey county. Nsynda.
Notico.-Therc are delinquent upon the fol'
lowtng.describod stock. on account Of assees-
ment INC. 2o) levied on the tsnth day OF No
vsmber. 1879, the several amounts set oppo
site the names Of the respective shareholders
- follows:
Names. No. Csrtif. 6hs. Amt.
Atkinson. Lyon 4 Go, Trus-
Atkinson. Lyon 4 90. Trus
Attinson, Doudk %. rrus-
teoe ........s.. ..
Atkinson. Doud / Co, rsus-
Atiin'cn. Doud b %. rue
tees ............... ..
Atkins ~, Doud 3 %, Trus-
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An In socoruancs with law. and an order OF
tho Board Of Directors. made on the twenty.n'nth
(2sthl day Of November. 1879. % many shares
Of each parcel Of such stock ~ may DO necessary
will be sold at public auction, at the once Of
the Company, Room Q, Hayward's Building. 4io
California street. Ban Francisco, California. on
SATURDAY. the TwBNTY-FoURTH GATH
day Of JANUARY, 1880. Ut the hour OF one
() O'Clock p. y. Of said day. to pay said delin.
Quent assessment thereon. together With costs
OF advertising and expenses Of the sale.
r. Z. KELLY, Secretary.
0nice-Room Q. Hsywards Building. t1q
California street. Ban Francisco, California. 7
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fnNROJAN MINING COMPANY.-
i Location Of principal place Of business.
Location OF works. Gold Hill. Storey county.
Nevada.
Notice II hereby given that ct q meeting OF the
Board Of Directors. held on the twenty.third
(23d) day Of December. 1873. an Assessment mo.
~ Of Twenty-Five Cs5l Cents per share was
levied lpon the capital stock Of the corporation.
payable immediately. In United States gold
coin. to the Secretary. at the once OF the Dom.
psny. 37s Montgomery street. Room n, San
Francisco. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the twenty sikh (26th) day Of
January. lss0, will be delinquent, ard advor.
tired for sale at public auction. and unless
payment II made before, viii be sold on MON
DAY. the sixteenth tl6thD day OF February.
1850, to pay the delinquent assessment, together
with costs OF advertising and expenses Of sale.
by order Of the Board OF Directors.
DAVID WILDER. Secretary.
Onice-s2s Montgomery street, Room n, San
Francisco, California ~
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DElINQUENf SALES.
IUsrICE TIMING CoMrANY.-

Locs,ion Of principal place Of business, Ban
Nevada.
N~otice.-Thero are delinquent upon the fol-
iowingdescribcd stock. or account Of assess.
ment mo. 50, levied on the tveniy.ninth (2o.h)
day OF November. lS19, the several amounts e,
opposite the names Of the respective share
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once removed to Room IS, No. 10 Leidesdorn
street. san Francisco. Calif!rnia
20 A COLBURN. Secretary.
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MAGKEr COLD AND sILvEE

0fiee-No. $40 Montgomery street, Rooms 3
and 4. San Francisco California. de3l
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EURorA nISINa conrANY.-

oniee-sas Montgomery street, Room a, sar
Francisco, CaliforniA. ~
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-06
Hlst Of PhRrnOll.

Many examples both of the revival and
decay Of the Egyptian art may he seen In the oolak
Museum Among them are two Interesting busts,
queens head, tho crown and part of the throat being
broken away, leaving only the face perfect. II Is n
sngulaily liie-likc face. The nose Is Ia say the
least reiro,,ss6; the mouth wears q pleasant smile
The white aabaser of which II is made adds Ia the
eject of the bust and produces au extraordinary i'm
preston of sweetness, grace, aud irregular beauty,
combined with certain Idea OF power, and nj the
tine, n must be confessed Of insincerity. This
was tho great Queen Ihya, the wife of Amcnhoiep
H. the King whose statues the great coloss Of the
plain Of 1lebes. She WAS probably u foreigner and
iowIy born, but Amenhotep loyel her. and signalzed
his love by associating her with himself ON the
throne, AMI her name with his In countless inscrip-
tcns. The adjoining busi, though II Is Of black
granite, aud terribly nulatc,l bears singular re-
Morcnptaii, the 'rhaIaoh III the ESodus.'' The
likeness To Thya may perhaps he accounted for II We
remember that Rameses ~, the father OF Merenpal,
WAS descended through his mother frdm the old royal
line, and H. said In some inscriptions to have been
King from his birth. II Is Interesting thus Ia trace
family likeness In people who Were long before the
Christian era as we are after H. Later than Me-
rcnptll there Is little sculpture Of the
ccllencc Till To the time of the twenty-siXh
dynasty as we have rcmarked but Of that period the
museum possesses some satuettes NJ an excellence
seldom surpassed even under the early monarchy.
They seem all four 10 have been executed by the
hand AMI full Of dplicacy and grace very I'M
usual: hut the sraining after what must even then
have leen m archaic style Is very apparent The
trail gurc represents Psamfhik, priest of osiris ami
Athor, standing Immediately before aud, Ia speak,
under the chin Of beautiiul COW, who wears the
moon between her dellcatcly curved horns, AMI
10 protect aud guide her wuslippcr At either Sides
are seated figures of osiris aud Athor. Near them Is
q hguIc at the hypnnpOtamus goddess, sometimes
called ih0ueris sometimes simply the Nile. hie0us
form, but exquisitely scuptured and, like All the
four IN u hard, green stone, perhaps diuriie, ono
cannot hut admire their nnlsh, their grace, and
their simplicity but, when We compare them with
the great dule figure NJ thmia, some ., nNn years
older, We perceive at once the meaning of such Il
phrase MS dead aud living art Saturday Reuic,o,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-06
A WOMAN'S WISDOM


You blame me that 7 cannot iovc
As yuu can love, my friend,
You call me heartiess-light N faith
Because my fanc'cs end
do not say 1t Is not true:
oh no your words are right;
But you who love and who laugh,
Which gains most IN tho hghts
And why, 10 you were seeking love,
should you have turned to mes
I, who OF all who meet yout case
Have sworn INCONSISTENCY
Go mtthot yet, poor heart, and seek
fot one who stlil can give;
or, n your heart. break prove too sharp,
curse me, my friend--and live.
Yes once curscd.-and lived. Alas
IT'S better far to die,
Hands meekiy claspcd and ptayptrn'
Eyes uptuincd To the SKY.
loved too weh~ns you, my friend
Aie loving mo this hour;
such loves die hard are cursed, we know,
with overwhelming power.
My love went out-as yours viii de-
but after many yea't
Aud In thosc years was not glad
Aud bitter were my tears.
My love was like your love, my friend
II met with no return,
In spite Of passionate appenh
In spite of wo,,ss 'ha, burn.
Bat YOU who love, and who laugh,
May part at last In peace;
ono day your thank me for my words,
one day your pain win cease.
--Bstgs,eood's Magazine.
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The "Neu,rnIr In Decoration.

An error common to modern decoration is
that what one needs In paper as rule, Is neutral
color. quite the reverse Is the ease What needs
Is beautiful color AMI beautiful fuIm, the puIer and
Intricate the better, neutral color At hest
makeshiii, for those who cann0t get anything else
suppose neither MIR. Allen nor Morris, any other
an writer or art uphostercr, would object Ia having
1intoreitu's Paradise covering up Of his walls
II does end Of the council chamber of the Ducal
Palace M Nenire and where would the mass at neu-
trail color lie them or perhaps a few pieces Of
Goben tapestry might not hc altogether despised by
either of the above writer's; hut that would neceSsatc
still further departure from the neutral mass. The
truth Is, neutral wall is like neutral hook on u
nediIa fo0 useful when the eye is tired or when the
mind Is wcaricd or the body sick, hut nOways To he
desired rs rule So far from bclrg decoration, II Is
hardly more than the ncgatlon at the dccoration-e
confession uf inability 10 do as anythins else For
the last fifteen years, AT least, this doctrine Of raj
color has lad II all It's own way simply because has
been connected In peoples nnds with the reaction from
the utterly e"nmnh- place ornament of the preyou,
quarter uf century, and has been less sanr-
Tened 10y the hest designer of conventional ornament
Of modern tmes.-1hc Spectator.
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A LOVERS QUARREL.

could not hear all that they must have said;
But as 7 sat beside the little stream
watched them part, with Just one angry word.
She passed me quickly, with down-drooped head,
Red checks, ewes flashing with q scornfn CLEAN,
A hasty stop, rs by deep passion stirred;
She did not turn, nor look back where he stood
But vanished quickly In the thick green wood
watched him sigh then noted how he gazed
At hct fctieatlng iorit; he whistlcd low
And softly to himself; In deepest thotghl
lie whispered, "'is she vexed Y''-then was amazed
That .i,,as, In truth, she really meant to go.
lie looked once more, Ps II indeed he sought
70 bring her back; but on she went !hat day
Their he went ioo-but twas the other way.
They never Incl a-a'n b.t oft sec
Tho gill, . woman grown, come ~ iHis ssati
Aud gaze into the stream with tear-worn eyes
And then wonder why such things should lie
II she had turned her head, OF stayed her feet,
Lifc would have altered, loves bright sunny skies
Slone DER her ever. IT'S but things like this
Tia, form our lives, and make our woe or bliss
AN NE lear RouBd
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Dancing AnibropoI ogicaiiy Consid-
cred.

DIR. kulischer's paper on sexual selection
In primitive times collects more fully than has been
done by prev ious writer's, the evidence that pairing
time Ike that Of the lower animals prevailed In rude
human society, taking effect especially In festivals
held In spring aud autumn, AT tie times Of returning
warmth and plenty. ON these occasions the great
feature is the country dance the often
proceedings of which are not To lie looked upon ali
normal orgies, but simply aud undsgnisedly natu-
raj forming Indeed, part aud parcei Of the marriage
system Of rude communal society. The coni ting
dance though becoming more decorous With adyanc-
Ing culture, has held with extraordinary tenaciiy
through the history Of society. In tho Middle Ages
II fully kept Its connection with the season festivals to
which II especially belonged, curious relies OF which
still remain In European villages Tor Instance, the
Ascension-day festival near Gotha where the dance
under the Linden-tree stlll marks the union OF the
peasant couples. Dr. Iylor added that the dances OF
the modern ballroom, however refined aud cerenon
ous. show clear Of descent from these ruder
performances. not only IN form, but In actual pur
pose. -Adture