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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-24
The Christmas Flower.


This remarkable flower blooms when
the vegetable world in ono zone is asleep,
except tho few plants cared for in green
houses and on window sills.
The Christmas flower, Chris:blume,"
or Black HellebOrc, in botanic science,
defies the harshest weather, and is peren.
nial indeed. 1t is not native of America,
but thrives all the same; it is
indigenous to Austria, Schwcitz
and other parts Of Northern Europe.
Its common name is suggested by
the time it begins to blOom-the last
Of November or Dcccmber-and continues
in bloom until April or May. The snowy
part is the calyx, for the fringe Of slender,
twO-lipped nectarines arc tho real petals
these fall off soon after tho expansion Of
the flower, leaving scarcely suggestion of
having been, but the calyx is persistent
throughout the winter, it is about an inch
and 4 half in diameter, white with rosy
tingc, which changes to 4 bright green
about April. 1t is hcrbaccous, with no
above ground stems.
The Christmas flower should stand as
the emblem of triumph over adversely and
to illustrate the lines, " Existence may be
borne and the deep root of life and suffer
ance make it's firm abode in bare and desc
lated bOsoms"
Flowers in all history serve in every
variety Of way to express thought, seuti
ment or emotion. The ideal use of flowers
is second only to the real in the first
their influence is to refine and elevate, in
the second the fruition of hope, of life and
of Immortality is predicted.
The great Swedish naturalist had par
tiality for the flower, which was after
wards dedicated to him.-the Linnea bore
alis. lie traced in it fanciful analogy
between it and his own early fate, 8" a
little northern plant, towering carly. de-
pressed, abject, and long overlooked"
A volume might be written On the SYM
bolic use of flowers. The gehista plant
was considered symbol of humility
Fulkc, earl Of ADjou, who lived a century
before the Norman conquest, having been
guilty Of some crimes, was cnjoincd to go
to tho Holy Land and work his peDance by
wearing the genista in his cap, he after
wards adopted the title Of Plant;e2conet
The verbcna (prObably the tcak) was
used by the ancient Romans to confirm
and bind treaties on the return of peace
with their hostile neighbors, and the per.
son who had the Office of carrying it was
called Verbenarius.
Friendship has no sweeter Offering than
flowers and the most inconspicuOus
flower on grave is an undying refutation
of such symbol as the inverted torch.
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Our Grand Holiday.
For the CHRISTMAS INrELLIsENcER.

The Christian church very properly has
set apart ono day Of the year to commen-
crate the Nativity.
That it has tho consent Of the enlight-
ened judgment of millions is proof of the
value Of the holiday, and all who come
within its influence feel something
of the original proclamation of Good
will to men," Occurring in our latitude
at the season when the. Z" last love leaf
hangs shivering on tho bough," and
winter reigns, it is prc-eminently the sea-
son for the warming of hands and hearts.
Kindly remembrance warns the heart,
and recollection goes great way towards
warming some pair of hands.
The doctor of philosophy demonstrates
that nothing is lost in the economy Of ma
turc and all inspiration and revelation
show the same fact in the moral world
therefore, let the heart warm and revive
recollection.
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THREE CHRISTMASES.
q" Merry Cllristinas!'
BY y. NJ. II.


FOR the CHRISTMAS ISTELLIGENCER.
Carriage after carriage rolled up before
the stately mansion Oh -- avenue.
Present after present was carried in at the
door, each more costly and beautiful than
the preceding and nine tenths of them
all addressed, not to James Allen Herring
ton, esq.,, the owner Of the manson, and
one of the wealthicst men in the city, but
to his beautiful daughter and only child,
the popular, petted, and, some thought,
spoiied Miss Maude Harrington, the queen
Of her social circle, the envy of her fair
companions, the courted and ilattcrcd,
hut proud and wilful object of score of
Young mems attentions, not to say adora
tion.
She scarcely dcigned to read the words
en- the exquisite cards which accompanied
every package, giving the name of each
admiror who sent his offering with his
wishes for GA Merry Christmas ~ to the
fair lady Maudc.
She was reclinin" languidly ona sumptu.
Gus sofa at one end of the magnificent
parlor. All around bcr bore witness to
the immense wealth Of her father, who
spared nothing in his power to make his
daughter happy. Her will in the house
was absolute. Whatever her heart desired
she had. Her every whim and passing
fancy was gratitied with lavish cxtrava-
gance She had never known what it was
to have single desire unfulfilled, to be
denied a single wish. From her infancy
she had been made to feel that whatever
money could purchase was at her COM
mand, that her word was law, that to deny
her auSht OF anything was unjust and utter
cruelty. The expensive and splendid Christ.
hot bnv 10
she therefore accepted and regarded as but
a matter of course. scarce requiring any
thing like gratitude from her in return.
Ihdced she seemed not only Indifferent to
the mapy presents and tlattering senti-
mcnts accompanying them, but even i'm
patient at them and was Just rising to
leave the parlor and 60 to her room with a
disappointed air, when the cOlorcd servant
brought in another package, from which
fell card on which Maude read:
LAWRENCE DROoD,
"wIsHING YOU
MERRY CHRISTINA!
Sudden interest flashed from her dark
blue eyes, while the warm blood mounted
to her cheeks and brow, giving rich glow
Of life, almost of splendOr, to her beauty.
"Ah, thought it strange that our last
interview should have been without
effect ~ she exclaimed, as with a satisfied
look she took a shining, sparkling neck
lace of diamonds from the richly carved
ebony casl.ct. But scarcely looking at this,
she eagerly opened the note that she found
mt the bottom of the box. 81 thought
sou she continued with a triumphant
smile. "I knew could bring him to my
feet! This is even better than expected
though. He will propose to night or am
much mistaken! And I'll accept him,
too just to convince that hateful Miss
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"AND suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host,
praisicg God and saying, Glory to God
in the highest and on earth, psace, good
will toward men," Luke ii. 13, IA.
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Not from One Of Helen's Babies.

For the CHRISTMAS ISrELLIGExcER.
Miss Christophine, whose age is eight
yeaus, was looking thOughtfully on the
floor a few moments and, looking up.
said mamma, think st. Nicholas and
St. Paul were both good men.
Id. L.
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"WHEN they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy" Matt. ii. 10.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24
s J. f. BAUMANN,
ARCHITECT,
OFFilE: Over e T. National Bank. Gay st

II A, BROWN.
IL. NOTARY PUBLIC.
Also agent for the NORTH GERMAN Lloyd
Line of steamers, between Baltimore and Bre-
men. For further information in regard t ar
rivals and departures and rates. call on or ad-
dress r. A. Brown. Chronicle office, Knoxville,
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PENITENTIARY RECORDS.
They are Found in Hopeless Condition
Conyicts Whose Terms of Service
are Unknown.
Nashville American.

In conversation with the officers of the
penitentiary yesterday, they said that the
books and papers of that institution had
been SO loosely kept that the only way to
secure an accurate record of prisoners would
be to get them from the original judgments
of tho courts. They did not believe this
had been purposely done or purposely neg
lected by their predecessors. Whole pages
had been torn out of some of the books and
the records of large list of prisoners had
been lost. They had been told that this
had been done, when squad of convicts
was to be sent to any of the branch prisons.
Whoever had the matter in charge would
write out a descriptive list on the blank
side of q Leaf, the reverse side of which con-
tanned records, tear it out and hand it to the
guard in charge of the prisoners.
In a large number of cases there is no
record to show when prisoners came into the
penitentiary, or when they are to go out.
Many had escaped and a re ord was made
of it, but no record made of the time of re-
capture. Hence prisoners who had been
found marked as escaped were within the
prison walls and those marked recaptured
outside of them.
In one instance the books showed that
convict had been sentenced to IS years for
rape, when the records of the court show he
was sentenced to 10 years for robbery. The
books also exhibit the fact that he made four
escapes and only one recapture, while the
prisoner admits that he was out two years
and half. Another prisoner had escaped
on the first day of one month and was re-
captured four months after, but the
books gave no record in regard to it. These
were only few of the many cases
that might be brought up for illustration.
| The mistakes on the books were invariably
against the convicts who had to serve, on
this account, from ten days to six years be-
You'd the time for which they were SEN
| fenced.
| The officers believe that the State ought
to employ book-keeper whose duty it
should be to keep the books of the prison
and in this way preserve the records.
Where they find prisoner whose record
does not appear on the books they have sent
for the court records in the case and are en-
deavoring, in this way, to straighten out the
books, as far as possible. New books ought
to be opened, however, and all the records
put down on them. To do this properly
would require the entire time of one man,
but without which, it would be impossible
to make an accurate report of convicts
brought in and discharged, to the session OF
the next legislature.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24
THE CENSUS.

We Americans never get tired of
hearing and talking of our rapid
progress as a nation. And it is not
surprising that it is SO. Our in
crease in population and wealth is so
remarkable as to border on the sensa-
tional. Our census reports, viewed
in the light of fifty years ago, are
stranger than fiction. As we are
going on now, no one would venture
even guess at the possibilities OF
the future. There are adult men
and women now living who will live
to see a population of one hundred
millions. And they will not be very
old then. At the rate we are now
progressing, the census of 1910 will
show more than that.
And our increase in wealth will
develop even more rapidly if moth
ing happens to us. Our railroad inter.
ests, for instance, developed in a
most wonderful manner during the
decade ending with last year. And
for more than half that time, we
were in state of commercial de-
preston growing out of financial
crisis. There are more miles OF
railroad in process of construction
at this time, than ever before since the
republic had an existence. There
are many thousands of miles now in
contemplation, that will be COM
pleted before 1890. The st. Louis
Globe-D Democrat says:
During the decade 1880 the population
of the United States increased, in round
numbers, $4,000, 900, of which 5000, DOC
are to be put to the account of immigra-
ton. To judge from present appearances
we shall this year gain near 6OO, 900 in
population by immigration. But if we take
the lowest estimated figure, 100000,
and assume, which is very likely to prove
True, tudt Ill lilo icAl lille years the uOOQ OF
immigrants upon our shores will be quite al
heavy as it is this year, our population will
increase during the next decade 8, 900, 900 by
immigration alone. If the natural increas'
of yur population continues in the SAM
ratio as during the last decade, and there i
no reason to suppose that it will not, W,
may expect in this way an addition of a
last II, 900, 900 for the same period SO tina
1890 will find us with population of abou
$4,000, 900. Were our country not blessed
with an immensely of territory, rich be
yond description in all that is required TO
mans necessities and Injuries, aud at tn,
same time with political institutions SO plan
that they can accommodate themselves t.
any number of men, such an abnormal in
crease might give rise to serious doubts o.
to its desirahility. 1t is mistake to sup
pose that large increase Of population is
benefit to every country. Russia has, ik,
the United States, vast and mostly fertile
domain, which could easily sustain three o
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24
Garfield ON Mans Growing Work.

In letter written by Gen. Garfield to a
personal friend in November, 1879, occurs
the following: 4" But one thing, my dear
fellow, allow me to say frankly: quit saying
that you are an unworthy, poor, no-ac-
count, etc., for you are not, and rather
think you know you are not, though you
may have come long way short of your
ideal of what you ought to be and what you
ought to have accomplished. You have
done already more than the average of men
ever do, and under the most disadvantageous
and discouraging circumstances. Being
poor, and having a large family to support,
may prevent you from ever attaining your
complete ideal of usefulness as public man,
but remember the greatest and most honor
able thing you or any man can do is to take
care of his family"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24

EX-SENATOR CoNKLINa, sends a dis
patch in which he returns thanks to
the Spartan band" who stood by
his waning fortunes through the
heat of more than two summer
months, and through contest, one of
the most remarkable in the history of
American politics. He feels sure
that the future will demonstrate the
correctness of their action. If this
should turn out to be true, it will be
shown that a large minority have
been wrong and a very small
minority right Popular opinion is
not infallible, but it scarcely ever
gets SO far wrong is Mr.. Conkling
intimates in his dispatch to Assem-
blyman Armstrong.
The ex-senator could scarcely
have done less than to recognize in
this formal way, the loyalty of the
Spartan band" who stood by
his fortunes under such
peculial circumstances It was
great deal to ask of his friends,
and many of them could not yield
to his demands without self stulti
fcation. Immediately after the
nomination of Judge Robertson for
collector of the port of New York,
the State senate unanimously passed
a resolution indorsing the appoint
ment. This was done without waits
ing to hear from Senator Coukling.
But he did not indorse the appoint
ment and soon afterward resigned,
and because a majority of the senate
was in favor of Judge Robertson s
confirmation. He went before the
legislature for vindication, and did
not hesitate to ask Republican State
senators, who had formally and pub
licly Endorsed Robertson, to go back
upon their own action and
aid in his vindication. Several
of them swallowed the pill without
asking any questions and for weeks
and months stood shoulder to
shoulder for Mr.. Conkling. What
ever else may be said of their action,
and however sharp the criticisms pro
nounced against them, it can never
be said that they were ungrateful OF
untrue to their chief. Hence, we
say, he did right in formally recog
nizing their services. Tney were en-
titled to such recognition, and tt
have withheld it would have been {
piece of naughty ingratitude, O
which Mr. Conkling could not afforC
to be guilty. And in thus publicl,
acknowledging their services. h'
may be pardoned if he did indulge
in little mild condemna ion o
those who did not see matters as h
did. For Mr.. Conkling, it was yer.
mild.
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four times the number Of her present inhab-
itants; but 80 long as Russia remains an
autocracy an increase Of population would
only make thhA colossus more unwieldy than
it is now. Ireland In the same way is COM
not an abundance of room, but because her
lands are not held by the people themselves,
and hence can not sustain large popula-
ton, But our political institutions, based
ON Federal government, are hap
PLY such that an expansion OF
territory is almost necessity
for us, and that our national prosperity is
bound to increase in proportion to our popu-
lation, and even far beyondit. We have as yet
but few data from the census of 1880 on this
subject, owing to the disgraceful slowne IS OF
its publication, for which we may thank the
perjury OF Congress, but we do know that
the cereal products of the United States
show an increase of 100 per cent. for the
last decade, and that we have now two miles
of railroad against one in 1870. We have,
therefore, all reason to be pleased dproud
at the prospect that the next decade opens
for us. All that is necessary for the Ameri-
can people is to remain true to themselves IN
the future as they have been in the past,
and that they will do so admits of no doubt.
The great question is, will we te
true to ourselves. We do not doubt
the patriotism of the people. They
undoubtedly desire to see the gov
eminent administered so as to
strengthen our free institutions and
perpetuate our liberties. But as oul
population increases, and the ele-
ments Of which it is composed be-
come less homogeneous, the dut e.
of citizenship call for the exercise
of greater intelligence. New re-
sponsibilities, highly complex il
their nature, will have to be as.
sumed, and it will require the co
operation of every agency necessary
to make the people, the governing
power, wiser and better. How this
is to be done, the future will deter
mine, but our frmest and sures
hope, perhaps, is our system of FREE
schools.
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SUNDAY, JULY "a, 1881.

SEVERAL public meetings have been
held in different parts of the State
of Texas, at which resolutions were
passed declaring that the people of
the State would unite in q general
thanksgiving over the recovery of
the President, if day should be set
apart for that purpose, whether their
governor joined in the request, or
not. So it will be seen that the
governors constituents do not agree
with him about the mixture OF
Church and State, which he so much
fears. He evidently lives in a past
age, and may be classed among the
fossils. He ought to resign his po-
sition as governor and hire out to
Barnum. The great Snowman could
make better use of him than he IS
likely to make of himself.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In the County Court Of Knox
County.
AMENDED PETITION.
No, 207S.

No. 207S.
j. H. Widner ct al VS.. J. X. Gibson ct al.-Bill to
Pa titiOn Land
TN THIS CAUSE 1T APPEARING FROM THE
i allegati u of the amended petition, which is
smoi n to- that the child of Martha and james
Kennedy, both decetse whose name is u''-
known, d the children Of Harriet and Harvey
Ward roth decreased whose names are unknown
are non residents of the ate If Tennessee 1t
is therefore ordered that publ'catioI be mace
for four successive weeks IN the MIG AND
Knoxville notifying said d, PENDANTS above
named to appear and make ten e TO sid
anne d. petiiio GU or before the lst Monday
m nth, 70 the said county court. to be held It the
court house IN Knoxville or said etiti0n will be
taken TO conf sSed as 10 tn. m and the cause set
for hearing eY parte.
July 1881 j6w4t Vi TX.
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