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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-25
bakement that we have ourselves really seen
handed round in Nice. No doubt the
sUPERsTrTIoNs ABOUT CHRISTMAS

| SUGGESTIONS ABOUT CHRISTMAS
! Are many. If the eve be serene and cloud
! less. this is held in Languedoc TO be good
| promise for the harvest of the year. The day
| Is thought lucky one all over Christendom !;
| it is often ushered in with discharge of guns
| and with merry chimes, and people exchange
| good wishes with each other, In accordance
| with the belief mentioned in the Golden
| Legend, that any wish formed on that day.
"by a person ofrighteous life and clean lips,
is granted by the Almighty. Many Of these
old symbolical customs are pretty, whatever
| be their orgin-such as the MI ht watch,
which tells OF the people that sat in dark
ness : or the lamp which the Burglndian
, peasaus keeps burning throughout ais vigil,
ere the ringers touch the slumbering bells.
From the chimes that announce the glad
day to the carols that hymn its praises the
transition is easy. The custom of CAROL
singing fingers still in the more primitive
parts OF England, and the modern revival of
many old fashions mas brought carols greatly
into notice. These carols, or R0etS as they
are called IN France, fern a mass of curious
old literature, and though an acquaintance
with them is now confined mostly to parish
singers curates and persons of arcb@ologi-
cal taste, they once occupied the attention of
priests and poets ''As for songs and car
OILS, brethren, they are collected and COM
poseu OUT Oh JDe scriptures, anu contain
matter Of instruction and edihcation. They
implant the history and benefit of Christ's
birth in the minds of poor, ignorant people,
and sometimes he will be taken by a song
that will fye a sermon" So says an old
author III 1862, and even now ,ine OF our
readers may care to bestow glance on these
old Christmas songs.
The word carol has been variously derived
by some it is taken from barole ian early En-
glish wordfor ring or circle, but it more truly
seems to mean little chorus, diminutive
form of the word chOr0 thence ch0rotLo. And
it is noteworthy that all genuine carols have
a chorus or burden, and that this chorus is
preixed to them in every instance, whether
it consists of one, or, as is more common, of
two lines, thus:
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Also. of older date. the following :

HSE SANG OF TIE BIRTH or CHRIST.
(With the tune Of BGwEutGtalO.)
come IRON heyin 10 tell
The best no velles that ever befel
To you these tidings true | bring,
And | will of them say and sing, etc
The many collections Of authentic English
carols are excellent and curious. Wright's is
perhaps the finest, but Sandy's book will be
found full of interest, and he has admitted
some TRANSACTIONS of French noels with their
notes. As regards Ms. collections, one of
the rarest is at Oxford, in The commonplace
book Of one Richard Hill, servant to an Al
derman Whynger, afterward Lord Mayor Of
LONDON ii 1905.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-25

The most elevated SUBMITS in Alameda
county are Mission Peak, $500 feet high,
and Brasha Peak, l, 742 feet above the sea.
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Another ends thns :

AlDbler euus 6luo
God rest you all good people,
Let nothing you disInay;
Remember Christ Savior
Was born On Christmas Day;
To save poor souls from Satans fold
Which long had gone astray
Chorus % tidiugs of great conf TT
tidings vi great JOY
We have a strong conviction that good
service is being done by the modern puoiica-
tioa IF
CAROLS AND POETRY
For Christmas. We are aware that, to a
great extent, the class Of carols commonly
sung or screeched at Christmas has induced a
distaste for them in the minds Of many. But
we are persuaded that we only need revival
of the carol in its truly Christian form, with
music worthy Of the words, TO secure general
approval. Ia many intances the clergy might,
with great advantage to their people, aid
sueh choral celebrations. Let character be a
condition Of membership, and the musical
execution will not prove failure. II, instead
of the usual begging plan fer personal remu-
neration, some truly philanthropie and local
charity could be suggested for the aims re-
ceived, an additional benefit would be secured /;
and this would also tend to raise the popular
estimate of the carolers. A treat for the
aged poor IN the village school-room would be
admirably in keeping with true Christmas
Joy. We heartily commend the custom Of
CAROL SINGING,
Freed from its abuses, to all our readers. We
like TO hear the church-bells ringing merrily
on Christmas Eve, and we like 50 have our
waking thoughts directed to the Babe Of
Bethlehem By the carol on Christmas morn :
Wake me, that the twelgemonth long
May hear the song
About me in the worlds throng
That treasured joys of Christmas-tide
Nav with mine hours OF gloom abide;
The Christmas carol ring
Deem in nv heart when would sing
Each Of the twelve good days
It's earnest Yields Of duteous love snd praise.
Ensuring happy months, and hallowing common
ways i-lKsble
Yet Christmas doings have not sll got their
orivin in Christian sources. Its cakes and
ale have now, as we know, an antiquarian
value on account Of old pagan draughts IN
honor of Thor. and of cakes once baked for
tbe Oueeu Of Heaven, though it Is true that
pies. rounded at the ends in memory OF the
cradle. have replaced the crescent-shape
Ioayes dedicated to Astarte. Some such su.
,,erstitious origin doubtless gave rise TO the
horribly tough paste made by pine-kernels,
almonds. and the like, which the Roman
peasants ievoured at Christmas-perhaps, to
the nan calendar of Languedoc; bat 1t was
an undoubtedly Christian, if irreverent, ssso-
citation of ideas, that first suggested TO an
Italian confectioner to prepare model OF the
stable and manger of Bethlehem IN burnt
sugar for q gala dinner at TINS season--a
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Cod rest you all good people,
Let nothing you disn}y;
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born GA Christmas Day;
To save poor souls from Satans fold
Which long had gone astray
Chorus tidiugs OF great conf IT
o tidings Vi great JOY
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To be- continued. J
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
WOMAN'S STRENGTH.

The strength of women lies in their
heart. 1t shows itselfin their Strong
love aud ins; iuctive perception Of wright
and wrong. intellectual courage is rare
ly one OF their virtues. As a rule, they
are inclined to bo restless and eSctabIe,
allowing their judgments and actions to
be swayed by quick emo.ious of all kinds,
but, above all, it is in their 'hopefulness
and their endurance that they find their
chief power. Who is the last person to
give up hope in the case OF a member of
the family who has apparently gone ALTO
oether to the bad7 What mother or sis
ter with deep and ardent love for such
will ever cease to che, ish bope or endure
suffering on their ACCOUNT The patience
of women is proverbiaI, and their whole
lives are bound up iu their a6ecton.
Few people will deny that love 10 one
form or another makes up the beauty of
life to woman. It cutters into oil she
does. Any work outside her immediate
circle is uuderGa ken mosL often from pure
desire to help some one else to know
something of the myste'io ious happiness OF
love. Ur};ke men. women chiefly look
for personal intercourse with those for
whom they are working. 1stheir inter
est lies among the poor, they a;e very
desirous Of sympathetic personal acquain-
tance with them; and very 'it1'e good
work of a lasting KIDD has been done by
women without their own influence OF
love being brought 10 bear on the indi
yidual case.-Nineteenth Century.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
ST. .FRANClSVILLE, "A. NOVEMBER 6. Is
THAT CIRCUS DOLLAR.

Reco1der-You are charged with cbok-
ing, beating aud kicking Pa,son Bledso
without tho slightest provocation. The
evidence shows that he addressed yeu in
the most courteous manner, asking after
your bealth, wbereupon you fell upon
HIM like a savage.
"You danno Parson Bledso, does yer,
bcssp
IL do uot:"
"Jeage, no man honahss Parson B'edso
NOAH den do. He is a puffect genman
OBJ de ole school,"
s:What did you break the bridge of his
nose and kick him in the abdomen for
then7'
"Jedge, he is dc persCasivest talker yer
eber heerd. Eff hadn't hit him in de
mouf in one noah mint he would hs,b
borrowed dat dollar Use been sabin up to
go to de suk Us wild. but has got better
skuse dan dat ar"
ssWhat is itf"
"You soc, Parscn Bledso has been
preacbin' powerful agin chicken stealin',
aud has been makiu' an earnest effort
to reform. hain't pulled a pu'let in two
DAYS. Ell bain't bit de l astuIe in dc
M ou he would hab talked mo Outen dat
ar suckus dollar, aud DEM
.'What then:'
s.Den, Oh COURSE, some white mans
chicken coop would hab had to furnish de
kerlaterals to raise anudder suckus dol.
lar. would hab back clid euah, and de
parson heeself would hab beer ter blame
foah dc detection in do party.
eyes. see."
$50 you see, do you, boss, dat when my
pasture run h's mouf agin my knuckles.
when reached out from de shoulder, I
was starring culled reform movement" i"
The recorder took the case under ad-
vsiemcnt. He said he wanted to look up
the au rities-N. Y. World.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY.

What will be the policy Of
the Republican party towards
the South in the event Of the
election of a Republican dmin-
istration with a Republican
Congress? This is a question
which deeply concerns the peo-
pie Of the South, and one which
we think should be deeply pom
dered by those Of the North.
The returns of the census will
show rapid strides in the direc-
ton of recovered prosperity in
the reconstructed States, and
it's influence is being largely
felt in the increase Of business
in the North. No one will pre-
tend to attribute this recupera-
ton in the South to any other
cause than the restored conf
dence of it's people consequent
upon the recovery oftheir local
governments, and their redemp-
ton from the rule of corruption
and ignorance which was rapid
ly eating up the vitality Of the
country by high taxation and
corrupt expenditures.
1t is we'll known that the Re-
publican party of the South,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06

E The assessed value of taxable pTop-
crtv 10 tho parish of Ouachita is $780,
All.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
NEW EL2OrTON IN INDIANA.

There is talk ofanother election in In
diana this year for State officers and
members OF the legislature. Last spring
the people Of the S.ate voted separately
on al amendments to the constiou
ton, one OF which (the Jhiid) provided
for n reg ISIia ion Of voters, and for the
holding Of Tho STATE eleCi ion on the first
Tuesday after tue first Monday in No
vember ipStead of on the second IueS-
day in Cctober-thus brinSiug the St.l5e
and presidents ial elections on the sameb
day. In juno last The cupr> me cou2t OF
Indiana held inat u majority OF votes
CASE at tho election at which an amend
meu6 was submi Uted was necessary to lts
adoNtion in Ouher Wo,d9. that the elec-
tor who did not vote on the amendments
in eject voIeG no. 1t was The pm suance
OF this decision th&u tIe State elecIInn
j. Ipdiara was held in October this year.
Now Il SCI ious question is raised by tho
fact that Tie case brought before toe court
was on the tirst amendment, which has
uothiug 10 do with the p cnosed change
in Tie Limc OF the election. The third
amendment, wGich did provide for The
change, bad II dite'ol5 vote from That
cast Tor the st. though the affirmative
vote op it was less thau a ma jorirv OF all
the woes nOlied ct the election Neve's
tbeless, learned lawyers claim that. mas
mach as the fi,st amendment was the one
upuer consideration, the third Is no. a
TccreG; aud that n louner election Shou't
be f,eld in November leaving the cnnrt
to- decide III The fu3urc lnecGlv on tue
third amendment, and as to wherhe ths
October or November election shall bS
va!il.- -C;nc'nHati EnUn':crs
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
THE HORSE D.lSTEMPEE.

The distemDer amoug ho' sos while IL IS
not general, is by no means un-commoo'
a,d preyeptives are now IN oider. Ibe
d sease may NOT he Iu;ec6ious, bod the
same cause which will produce IL IN one
case will, in like conditions, produce 16
in another. 1t is in .he air and doubt
less ofa mataria1 character. 1t IS epfzo-
otic because the conditions which pro-
duce it are prevalent and affect all those
animals " hose systems are prepared Tor
il by a pre- eyioasly enieebled or abnormal
condition. This has been Produced oy
the rigorous heats and oryness OF the
nast summer; and now if the fall season
should turn out changeable, from warm
to sudden cold, with rain storms and
damn weather, we shall have every phys
ical and atmospheric condition favorable
to the development Jf this disease Wb:cu
is a ca atarlh of mucous membranes OF the
respiratory organs accompanied with
low fever Of typhoid type.
Proper sanitary precautions Will no
doubt either prevent an actrck OF the dls-
ease or so modify it that no serious hafm
to the animal will result TO strength n
the animals and put them in 4 CONDITION
of robust health is the first thing to DO
done: tho weak and worn need rest and
GOOD nursiug; the plethoric and strong
reuu;re to be cooled by laxative and an
tisentic medicines. Every stable needs
70 be cleaused, ventilated, dislntected
and drojued, Generally stables are too
warm and close and the abundant pun
oept yapo,s copsS.ntiy irrit,.s tho ten
der mcmbrances OF the throat, nose and
lungs, and prepare these in tue re&d'csS
manner for the attacks OF disease. Whch
sxn,snre to storms cannot be avoided,
% rsfn1 attention should be given to the
animal a iter 10 reSurns TO tue stable, to
nrevcos him from being chilled. The
GERMS of this disease may enter through
fh. norces Of tho ski AS well as through
the juups, or being in tho blood they are
n,cveute6 from escaping by closing OF
,be nores from cold. The sudden STOP
n;,r of the execre uions through the skin,
throws back the poison again luto tne
circuiatjoo aud febrile and congrest'Ve
svmntoms are the result. Horses should
~ la over.d,iyen nor allowed to stand
.vrosea in the streets. When attacked
tha bowels should be kept open and con
dition powders mixed with the 1000 wv wv
nnorote beneticiallv. We trust that tnt
Il sense NAV not become general, bhousl
the season certainly seems taVotho'o ~
it.-Merchant, Mechanic and afnlei'
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
MARKED.

The other day the writer of one OF the
best known medical pracCltionels OF
Leadv.lle were talking over odd episodes
in bus ness, when the man oil pills and
plasters said:
81 think, to tell the truth. I had the
most singular experience of my whole
professional career the other day"
what was it, Doclors'
well, I'll tell you. leaving out all
names, for expect the party will be lee
oenized anyhow. 1t was just this:
Tho middle Of last week one of the best
young ladies Of Leadville, she's sweet as
a peach, too, came to my Office in the
evening, and told me in q great deal of
embarrassment that she wanted me to
hel D her out of some tIouble. We'll: from
her manner, my very worst suspicious
were aroused, and I began TO question
ber closely. And what the duce do you
th:nkG Well, the confou nded liuyle fool
had bad the name of tho young follow
whom size used 10 be enGa3 3ed to taytooeG
on the cali of her leg. Now, she's just
about to get married TO quite a different
parry, aud had sense enough to see tn at
the marking would be likely to kick up a
big low in the family. She was awfully
distressed and ready to submit to almost
anything, even n surgical opel aGiou. to
| wipe out the damned s9oG.
L was puzzled at ti1s6 bot after study
| ing over 1t for li:rle while happened
| to remember that l had read somewhere
| in some old scientific ma game that ,aC-
| tooin" may be removed by going owe.
the design wnh a needle dipped III milk.
1t was a foloin hone, but l thought
would try it, and, taking her liGG!e foot
delicave position, wasa't it, for a mar et
man 81 care Gully Went over the le tels
1t must have hurt, but she mover whmp
cred, anu when it was all over told he,
10 60 home aud come again in a couple o
days.
sWell, sir, when sho came I had th'
satisfaction OF knowing that The letter
had faded into au unGis6in2 2uishable blu'
line. Tho operation is perfect success
and she is the bappiest gil in Leadville
a smoke.-Leauville CD 'oulcle.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, d. C. Oct. q, 1880.
There is still, anlo ng General Garfold's
friends here, great doubt as whether or
not he wrote the now celebrated "Chinese
letter." believe he wrote it. The coun-
terfeitipg of a mans handwriting is COM
paratively easy, but the combination of
talent which enables one at once to pro-
duce eo..carefully the :handwrightng and
the sentiments of a public man, is, to say
the least, rare gift. Probably General
Garfield wrote the letter. He has denied
it, but be was writing many letters each
day at the time this was written, and be
may have fo,gotton this one OIL would
not say it, if the New York Tribune and
Times of 1872 and 1873 had not first mado
tho charse-he may lie. So far as the
authenticity of the letter is sought to be
disproved by evidence from the Post mas
ter of this city. I can personally assure
your readers that tho evidence is not
worth the paper on WHICH it is written.
The Washington Postmaster has simply
shown his own ignoracce of the business
of his Office. So far as any statement Of
his is conce. ned, the question as to the
gepuipepess of the letter is not affected.
He stated that the kind of stamp used ON
the env elope of the Garfield Chinese let
ter was not in use in The Washington
Post-Ofice when the letter purpo.ts TO
have been mailed here. But it was.
There are dozens of envelopes at hand
here Showing that it was. AS to the
proofs Of genuineness elsewhere, your
readers can judge as we'll as I. The Cen
erals friends here are as said to be in
doubts.
OF the fact that Chairman Jewell, OF
the Republican National Commit ttee, was
caught in his attempt to colonize Repub-
lcan voters in Florida, however, there is
no doubt. The attempt is simply si.,ni j.
can't. It shows, fist, a belief that Flor
| ida's three votes will be necessary to Gar
fields election, and, secoud, that Clair
man Jewell has no hope Of New York's
| thirty five electoral votes. lfhe had any
hope of carrying New York he would noS
send away vetels on such q scheme as
that developed in the Florida business.
! The Democracy of this city was never
in better spirits. The reports coming to
the local Committees hefe, and to The
headquarters OF the Democratic Congress
sional Committee, are in the highest de-
gree encouraging. The Indiana Democ-
rats. especially, write as it SUCCESS was
already assured. Uncommoniy encour-
aging PROMISES come Maine and New
Hampshire. In the latter State especial
Iy, quiet work is being done which must
tell. The candidate tor governor, Ex-
Congressman Frank Jones, is a man who
seldom boasts, but he promises the State
to Hancock by "a reasonable majoiijy.:'
Governor elect Plalsted is not as sure OF
the result in Maine, where the contest is
noS square one betwee the two princ''
pies, but he believes the Republican cleo
=, toral ticket will be elected.
DEMOCRAT.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
WHIYTky3R, TRE O0L0RED CADET

There was the presence ofa motive in
Whitaker; for be bad recently been
transferred TO the lowest sect ;on in Phil
osophy, and was in danger OF being found
deficient second time iu thai subject
a danger since shown to be not ina2 2.na-
Nv. II found deficient a secoud time, he
would almost ce-iaiDly be discharged.
There is sig 2ni6cance in The fact that Lou
is Simpson, one of Wh;ttokei's co'o' ed
friends, happened to be Conveniently SO
p)ace,i as , O receive from Whitaker him
SELF early in formation OF the outrage, and
| immediately afterwald sad IN substance,
'sThis will make great stir, and Whit
taker will graduate" A lovo aSa:r OF
Whi;take,'s seems to have been unsuc-
cessfu!. aud he felt discouraged about his
p,ospec.s. He read and wrote sensation
al stories, and seems to have been IN
morbid state Of mind. Finding bis
chance small for attaining dis, inc.lon by
]ecitmate means, be NAY, like Richard,
have remembered that
'"rhs aspiring youth chat fl; e'i the Ephe'
sian dome
uolives in fame the pious fool that rails:
| ed il."
The result seems to have, in measure
at least, justified bis calculations; for
from gushing llG;es, sensational preach
ers, ore-ideaed philan. hropls.s, unsc' up
ulous po'iv;c'ans, and the Ike, he has ie
ceived lev,e,s and atien, ions OF cha: ac
ter 10 turn stronger bead thau be car
boast Of; aud the effect is quito appa en-
in his changed ternet.ona
Review Of Nov. 1850.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06

sgGen. Graut, in response TO the ques-
ton "What if Hancock should be elect
ed ~ said that i'.he North W would submit
Guietly and watch closely, aud as soon as
things began TO go wrong, every North
ern Legislature would be convened and
compel their represen tatives to resign or
resist tue Solid Sou b."
This means that il Con. Hancock is el.
ected Grant will advise tho Northern
States to secede from the Union, with the
hope of being put in command of the
rebel troops of the North. When that
day comes the the new rebellion will be
wiped out in less than sixty days, with
Gen. Hancock, commarder-in-chiefof tho
Union forces, backed by the Solid South.
IN. O. States.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-06
-REMINGTON NO. g.
Loading points Of Superiority.

AOuGtHJ Po'"0' ~
Simp7ici;y.-All complicated machinery
has been omi, led in its consVrdc''o 'ou.
D,uu3i1iin.- wearing paits are
made Of tho (iarst cast Steei aht case-
hardened. AL par,s arc 1nte'ch"ns0'
bic. ;o
Tension on Th,ead.--Near'y automatic,
and very sensitive; eau be aojus:eu WILL
out removiog shu.,ie t,om machine. -.
Feed Motion. -Powe::ul aud suie ~ 1Is
operation; under compete con'iol OF 'ne
Se1f-Ss;;iuo Necdle.-All needles are
nnmSercd. and eau DC SCI by blnd per-
S>' Ease of Adjusimen;.-All the wearing
| ,,rts of ,he Hcmiu., on No. ) are auJhst-
| able, so ,hat any lost mo''on c1h 'o 0''''
STLn manufacturers invite the most
c,it;ca, examination and severe 'ests'
and solici5 public iavor solely on tne ~
rus;c ne,i,s of their New Bennington
No. ). . Gov +be in
.rnInc,; ion and saie OF This Machine,
solicit a share of tue public pa'tollaS;o'
Snmnles of sewing on Tin, Wood' L1aIu s,
| or Tuckinn, Coldiu,, Hemm'nS' MN MN
100 Br,,Ci;ng, &C., &c, sent on apP'tou,
,H1 ,;o1 Sinmps must be sent 10 prepay
postage on sample work. 80, whom, cat.
| T"r.,I Amen,s wanted, with Whohl saC'
,r olnry arranrements will be made.
NAcuISEs SOLD ON EASY TERMS
J Address JNO. M. TRACY, Agent;
I ~ nn,G ia Bal on Rouge, La