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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
TO APPLICANTS FOR WEST POINT


The Representative 20 Congress from the
second district OF Maine Is authorized by
law 10 nominate one young man for ap-
pOintment As u cadet in The United States
Military Academy, az West Point, in the
class which Is 10 enter that Institution
July st, los2. For the purpose Of deter
mining which one Of the applicants is best
lifted FOR the appointment, Prof c. G.
Rounds o: the Western State Normal
School. Pennington, Prof G.. {. Chase OF
Bates College. Lewiston; II. l.. Smith. 4.
NJ, Principal OF the Family school, Tops
ham and A. l.. Hersey, VI. d, Paris, have
been designated by the undersigned. a. 4
Board 10 examine all candidates The
Board will meet for This purpose at High
School Hall, Lewiston, on Wednesday, No
vember 10, AZ o'clock A. NJ. al which hour
a. applicants will report.
The candidates must be residents Of the
district, not under l. nor over - years OF
age, az least five feet IN height, and free
from any defOrmity or disease which would
render them unit for military service
and must be Well verSed In reading. ~
writing Including photography, and in
arithmetic, and have q knowledge OF the
elements OF English grammar, Of deScrip-
tive geography, and OF the history OF the
nited States.
Candidates admitted IS cadets each re-
eeiye sJio Per year from the Government,
which Is sufficient, with proper economy,
for their support, and are required 10 sign
articles binding themselves TO serve the
l. ;. eight years, One-half OF which peri
cd covers the course of study in the mill
tary academy, and the other half covers
service Is s. commissioned officer in the
regular army.
All applicants will please forward theiI
names 10 Prof. c. c. Rounds, chairman OF
the Board, on or before November To-
Nelson DINGLEY, JR.,
Representative 20 Congress, Second Dist
of Maine.
Lewiston, October lst, lsSl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

New PLAY.-Such was the complete
ness OF the collapse OF the Argus-fusion
campaign In the Second Congressional dis
trict, that it was long before anyone could
he found To make q fuss about 1t. Now,
however, it is claimed that some one must
atone for it. And the victim chosen Is
said TO be Uncle Scion Chase. He Is to
be deposed as editor on the Enquirer. But
what would that paper do without Uncle
SCION. 1t would be like the play Of Ham
let with Hamlet left out. And then, as all
the readers Of the Enquirer are Chase men,
the stockholders will soon find themselves
without patrons. Better let the old man
alone. --Noreay Ns,e Religion, (dfm.,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

"The Campaigns Of the Civil War" Is
the comprehensive title Of series OF his
tories which Charles Scribner's Sons have
had in preparation for some time, and
which they are now able to announce will
be begun in October. The aim has been
to produce q history OF the heoeliion
which shall be trustworthy In statement
thorough in treatment, and popular IN
style. by having the story Of each great
campaign Of the war told separately by
competent eyewitness or specialist in o
handy volume Of about ESQ pages.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
PAIN IN THE BACK.
AdministrntOr's Sale.

DURsUANr ~ 4 license from the Hon. Judse
i oi ProbNie within aud ior tn Couu'y OF Ou
for'l. granted the third Tuesday otNar'h Al. lei,
I shall sell AZ public auetloo, on Tde,iy the
fifteenth day OF November A. y. l~-i a tea
highest bidder therefor. all or 20 muc1 OF the
real E.tste OF which Mary A. GOdti q. Hte Or
Bethel, ~ the County 4 Oxford del - aud
possessed. ~ will produce the sun Of Nv han.
drei dollars. Said real Estate cOn.-l Of he
homestead Of the deceased situated on M,n
street 10 the yillag; OF oi Bethel Hill, 50 called
in Bethel.
ELIJAH GODDARD. Admnisia -.
Bethel. q tohrr lsnI.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. - The down
train on the Grand Trunk due in Port
land at 1910 P. NJ, ran into an up
freight which was saving out Of the way
of local freight, and had run its front
end on to the main track. Both engines
was considerably injured, but no one was
hurt. The engineers reversed their en-.
gines and jumped, Trains were delayed
about four hours by the wreck. A la
mentable lack of information seemed &c
prevail all along the line and passengers
and their friepds were long left in doubt
regarding the nature and extent of the
accident. The accident would have been
avoided if sidings of sufficient length had
been provided by the Grand Trunk
There is scarcely a siding in this section
which will hold long train, and con-
slant saving is the result, while hun
dreds of tons of old iron, the property Of
the road are lying idle which might b.
laid and thus remove the cause OF much
DELAY and of this accident.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

Coop TENIPLARs.-The semi-anuual SEES
sion OF the Grand Lodge |. o. OF G. I. OF
Maine, was held at Rocklaud, Oct l2-l3.
The report Of the Grand Secretary, Geo.
Z. Bracket, shows the Order TO be in It's
usual good condition. Whole number OF
Lodges 29i; total membership about 20,
600. Thirty Lodges organized since April.
The work will be vigorously pushed during
autumn and winter. The finances are in a
healthy condition. The Juvenile Temple
department numbers nearly 5000 The
annual session will be held at Augusta
next April.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

DIR. c. d. Hill of Bethel, whose
card appears in another column, gradual
ed al the State Medical School. He wa.
acting Assistant Surgeon in the l. S
Marine Hospital service during 1879
In August, 1880, he was appointed
House Surgeon of the Maine Genera
Hospital, where he served one year, and
was the hospital assistant Of the late DR..
Green. His wide experience and care.
full training can not fail to make him a
valuable acquisition to the citizens o.
Bethel and this county.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
Ma Mary Names Dodge will contribute

Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge VIII cOntfIpute
an interesting story Of Colorado life, enti-
tied "Trapper Joe" to the October num-
Der of 50. Nicholas, which closes the
eighth volume Of that magazine. The
same number will also contain dainty
poem by Celia Thaxter, some capital
verses by Mrs. Annie Fields, wife Of the
late James T. Fields; an account OF the
net cat of the famous romancer. James
Fennimore Cooper (written by his daugh-
ter, and illustrated with siihonettes oy
Hopkins; another OF the WONDERFUL $40
ries of Morse mythology, win other at
fractions for the girls and boys.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
Lewiston Journal.
AN OXFORD COUNTY FRUIT FARM
NUMEROUS KINDS Oh GRAPES AND PRoDUc-
TIVE POTATOES.

One day last week Sept. S0,h), we WIS.,
tied the well cultivated fruit farm OF Dir.
W. w. Durham, OF North Paris. He has
about forty different varieties or grapes
lust come TO or coming TO full bearing.
or these he had twenty-five varieties on
exhibition at the Oxford County Fair, re-
Gently held At South Paris, viz. &: the Clln'
ton, Hartford Prolific, Delaware, Tele-
graph, Mary Ann, Massasoit and Rogers
no. 8, Llndley No. 9, Merrimac No. 10,
Salem No. %, Lady, Brighton, Worden,
Moore's Early, Eumelan, Rebecca, Tolman.
Seneca, Jouesville, Perkins, Blood Seed
ling, Northern Muscadine, and Dracut
Amber. Besides these he has the Con-
cord, Cottage, Croton, Adirondac, Wilder
No. 4, Agawan No. 10, Martha, Crevelipg,
Stewart Seeding, Isabella, Duchess, Fra
mingham Seeding, Prentiss and Florence.
These all wintered In good condition. None
winter killed, though some are regarded ~
too tender for our climate, AMI II was 4
wonder TO see them loaded with fruit as
we saw them about dve weeks ago. lie
has more than q thousand young vines
growing. some one aud some two years
old some propagated from cuttings, and
some from LAYERS. He also has large lot
OF other fruit trees, apples, pears, and
plums, some peaches, ounces and small
fruits, gooseberries, currants and straw
berries. Al the Oxford County Fair he
took the first premium on potatoes-the
Beauty OF Hebron, Of which he has raised
this year about 275 bushels. He harvested
about l75 bushels OF these potatoes from
three-fourts OF An acre OF ground, having
planted one eye in a hill, and one foot
apart. There Is something cheering and
encouraging IN the sight Of such farm as
Mr.. Durham's and In the example OF his
success: for he shows what may be done
on the hills Of Oxford county by good
Judgment, close attention to business and
hard work, which is the secret OF all true
success
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

DIR. ]. @. Holland, conductor of the
Century, better known as Scr'bner's
Magazine, died suddenly on the morning
of Oct. 18th. Of heart disease. He awoke
about 5 o'clock apparently in his usual
health. but in few moments began 10
breathe heavily and died before assist
ance could reach him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

HIS CHRISTIAN FAITH.-Far better than
any death bed testimony Is the grand life
OF James A. Garfield. II should be re-
membered, however, through the apparent
IL excessive caution ofthe Presidents ply
slcisns, no risk whatever was permitted ;
and then, as hope grew, 1t was tho't that
after while his friends might see him.
But the last days OF fever and fitful deliri'
um forbade even this, and he died without
any formal farewell message or testimony.
But IL Is known that at the beginning he
asked TO know the worst, saying: You
know that / am not afraid or death" We
know too, that when the Lords Day came,
he said TO his attendants, This Is the
Lords Day; have great reverence Tor
IT," II may not be known that one Sabbath
at Elberon, when he lay with the sea roll
ling before his window and heard from the
chapel near by the hymn, Jesus, Lover OF
my soul" he recognized 1t and quoted the
words -
Let me 10 thy bosom iy
While the waters near me roll,
While the tempest still Is nigh.
Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who takes a paper regularly
rom the offce-w neither directed 20 his name OF
Another's, or whether he has subscribed OF not
10 responsible for the payment.
2. Ia a person orders his paper discontinued
be must pay all arTearsges, or the publ shcT may
continue to send II until payment Is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper ID
taken from thc Once or not.
s. The Courts have decided thatrefn sfng 70 take
newspapers and periodicals Rom the POSI- once
or removing and leaving N W uncslied Tor, ID
prsssa Jacse evidence of fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

Mr.. James A. Weatherford, Of Spring
field, Ohio, says: Browns Iron Bitters
cured me OF the worst case OF dyspepsia
man ever had. The muscles OF my stomach,
liver and bowels now seem SO strong, !
believe l could digest petrihed cheese! l
recommend 1t to all who suffer as did l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

Too TRUE.-In view of the recent muir
der trials in this State, the Portland Ad-
rertiSsr very sensibly remarks Under our
amiable statutes, nobody's life is really safe
>-sxcsp, the murdsrer's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

The best preventive OF consumptive
diseases Of the lungs, bowels or kianeys -
Browns Iron BittefS. It cheeks ~ ascsy'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
TEMPERATURE last week at O'Clock 4

Sunday-52 ., clear.
Monday-46 Q clear.
Tuesday-24e, clear.
wednesday-2so ., clear.
Thursday-4so, cloudy.
Friday-27 O, clear.
Saturday-36e Q, cloudy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
eiDeheye

WEI DE MEYERS CATARRu
Cure, . Constitutional Antidote n,
this terrible malady, by Absorption
SPURTS OF disgusting Muoon,
SnuMes, Craoklihg Pains In u.
Head, Fetid Breath, Deafne,,. ana
any Catarrhal Complaint, can BE-
exterminated by Wei Do Never.
Catarrh Cure. Tho most impor;ap,
Discovery sinoe Vaccination. Oth,r
remedies may relieve Catarrh. tbi,
ouros Mt any stage before Consumn.
ton sets In.
Ono package generally suffice.
Delivered by Druggists, or b. D. :.
Dewey q Co., lS2 Fulton ST., NY
e1.O0 complete. Treats and re-
r1arkabie statements by the ouree
>ss'oa f-oc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18
Freedom Notice

r HEREBY certify that have this day gs seg
Il my son Frank X. Staples hi tine 20 sny
"a I'D for himself and that shsil not car, ,,sei.
Of his earnings nor pay any deb,soI DIS IS.
II 9 After this date hoshA ei"'
witness JAY l.. FRiNk.
DDoVo6eli Oc.. 5. ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-18

Iiniinnent.

The most Powerful.
Penetrating and Pain-rclieying
remedy ever devised by man Il
soothes Pain, it allays inflammation,
1T heals Wounds, and IT cures
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatica, Lumbago, Scalds.
Burns, Stiff Joints, Cuts, Swell.
ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Calls, and
Lameness from any cause. Sui.
ferers from
PAIN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, EruptiOns, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords. Neu-
ralgia, Palsy or dislocated limbs;
and owners OF horses, planters, me.
chanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite IN saying, ihH
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini.
ments. Oils, Extracts and EmbEocl-
tons have failed.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
7WN JEFFERSON COUNTY, w. VA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1881

fosters existing corporations by eiectnS
men in thei, interests she neccssr ly con-
fines that development 20 the rairc;d lines
and enable them 10 dictate tie ri, Of tie
product to both tie produce ard consumer.
Sic j. rich in tcal Ill among her otter
produces. To show the bslefal lntiut Of
monopo!ies i'm anothtr direction, We only
have 10 r,f,r 10 What is known rs the Stan
dari Oil Comp. ny. This company 10y as
ISOLATION of capital are. i,r all the purposes
of profit Of tie dcvolol ed and urdovelopcd
oil resources of tie country, It's ,wnors.-
They now can dictate the value of the oil
at the wclls-can stop production or increase
il at will. They have the control, by the
cxerc Sc of great ability and theusc of great
capital, OF the transportation. By ukase
they can say 10 the oil-prOducing regions
I'VE have sufficient stock on hand for our
purposes. Stop your Pumps. After We
have disl oscd Of Cur stock on hand at such
prices as we dictate we will again allow you
sufficient margin 20 - 10 work" The in
jurv inflicted by such an organization l.
.wO-fOld: il DESTROYS the value Of the pro-
perry and prevents its development, in the
first place. and makes the consumer pay in
excess of its value; and destroys one of the
avenues az labor in the sec md place. No
man identified with such an organization
can properly represent popular Interests
The combinations upon which herelics are
hostile u them. However worthy he may
be personally. no such man sEculd be elect
ed United States Senator
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
POETR y.
GODS REGISTER.
A Thought for The Ne,c Year.

4 NEW Book open lies before us.
Called: The AGE OF GoiNG AGEs.
Loose. unbound. but not asunder,
Dated, drOpt from over Wonder
How we look and how We ponder
What shall come TO ~, We wonder
In these mystic, unturncd pages
All, beneath the seal just broken
How much woe and veal lies hidden
One page for each day bears number
Leaf 10y leaf we'll turn them over.
Till our unsealcd eyes discover
What our Future holds here written.
On the fly-leaf we are writing
With Hopes pen that never falters;
But finger here inditeth
Which BclShazzah's feast atlrightcth
On each blank, unseen il writcth.
And that Writine-uo man alters
Yet. this Little Page we're turning
Whispers not what passed between
COTS hro Jooks that crossed lGd might ..
And Time but bends his arrowy flight
To prick your finger Is you write
The New Years Birthday first herein
Are Birthdays here? Ave, Dcath-days, too,
Our Fathers Family Record shows,
The lease Of Life the lease of Death,
To everything that brcatheth breath.
But where il comcs-God knows.
Which Doomsday-book shall find it,
Youth? or A e? o. GIRO IS Pri ne?
Or Yours? or Mine? All, that's not found
Until these pages, typed and bound;
Come publish thro' the Press %. Tine
But what to Us are last years tones,
If read in tears orrcad in laughter?
All finished now. And closed end claspcd.
&C.,. But Truths Librarian holds them fast
And Gods Book-Opcning comes at last
Upon Some Day of The Hereafter.
Cons Books ..... How many lie has loaned
All. sSibyl well Gybooks remind w.
O,r volumes left bear no les cost,
For all the Others we have lost,
I'm reckless waste behind ms.
TARPLEY SrsRI
'Sibylinc Books
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
AL YET sHtLL BE WELL.

The dew of the evening came down
On cottage and village and town
l. came like prayer on the sun-huricncd AR,
And rested un rest ~ a crown.
There was peace IN the haze on the hill
There was peace in the rhyme Of the nil,
Aud the robin rich note on the air was atluat,
With chirp and a song, and a trill
Though she passed longago from my mind,
She came back Ia me tue in thc tall ol The dew,
once again our affections 10 bind.
There was peace in the gloom on my breast,
~ looked 90 the far-snking West:
I'm that drcamland Fazcd ON bright altar that
lrhlzcl
A. hcacuns where the weary found res.
IN the dew of the evening that fell
On mountain aud strcamct and dell.
Proud hopes OF the past before nae were cart,
Their tales of disaster Co tell.
| WAS glad that the close of my day
And my darkness was not far away
And NV cyclids were wet but not with regret,
In the twilight of longngs' decay.
And the dew of my dreaming il fell
GA the ashes within my heart : cell,
And the eve of LIES close dro0ped her head ina
rCpO-c
As She whispered, "Al yet shall be wcllr
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
800 Ready- ade Suits

FOR MEN AND BOYS. CANT TEAR EN-"
Oycr-alls. - cents oar CUTTING DEPART
MENr j. under the charge of New York city
Designer who cuts to iii the shape of the per
son. ami second % nonrampng the professional
arts in this branch of Industry who cat and
design neat. comf,rtablc-iitlinsa> we'll as tasty.
hobby am artistic garments.
HATS AND CAPS in all their different styles.
>sc.D'y D6co-d Styles Of G'or@ -oar o,c' mike.
oar ~ Cent Un'aIndicl White Shirt beats the
world All kinds OF Shirts, Collars, TUFTS, Shirt
Sm,l, Slc,ycunl Collar BJ;ton> NECkWEAI;
In one hundred different styles. Su.pcudcr>
lIaujk .r.hjci> Cmr mhrelas, ami everything
known % GcnJlcmcu> cor Youths Furnishings.
Eury R,ts BaF,i, Eoir, Nc'h. E0gqg and
u ~ Ri .L..L- - N L--L.-.-...
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
George UpdegrGG 3 SON,
Wholesale Manufacturers of
CLIO L II I n G ,
Cloves, Eurs, Hats,
AND
GENTS Fu3li HING GOODS.

WYE have loo hands in our manufacturing
w departments. and oar goods are sold only
al enc Price and For Cash Every article We
oder the public has the price marked on the
same i'm plain figures. We jJ Merchant Tailor
ius and our own make of ,eLdy-Aladc Clothing
is equal o. the best found anywhere. We have
2OO Patterns % select from tlr suits for custom
cut work
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Still onward though checked and bafllcd,
The wanderer YEARLY strives,
: eng traced in those ships on that ocean
THE i4Des of ar hamaR fscs.
With Faith, Hope and Love deep laden,
Thcy are launched on that troubled sea,
Yet the precious freight that thcy carry,
But r.rcly returned shall be-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

The Chicago physicians are puzzled over
the case of all yearold lad Who, for years
past. has been sweating blood, from different
points, at frequent intervals.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Far mark now that waste of waters
Is strcwn over with spar and mast
The wrecks that the currents are bearing
From the Present to III Past,
And how deep and swift and stormy
Roll, on that rc>istlcs, flood,
" the dark wave, of Time sweep over
The spot where the wandcrer stood.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
l3l
There were ships that loved the harbor,

There were ships that loved The harb'
Which the winds of fate out-borc;
While those that longed to wander,
We're anchored against tde shore;
- of all the sybii's PROVERBS,
Tier seemed none 50 true as this,
That "the winds of fate blow ever,
But they ever blow amiss.'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Dark clouds over Others were lowering,
As they Strove with the angry main,
And those banks never reached harbor,
Nj r came h )mC ain
For grln rocks and ghaNtly breakers
Wore there on the forward track,
Willie we lie ,rd in the howl of the tempest
Their Goom-they would never come back
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Ger the waves with pennons flying,
Some sailed in sunshine and song,
While softly and swiftly the ,urgcS
Bore them safely and surely along.
The storm passed over them harmless,
Their treasures were brought safe to slorc,
b 1t tnc ship, like the hero OF battles,
The sears of Tie conflict bore.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

But cour- ain, heart, press forward,
Foryuur labor SHALL not bc.in vain,
Though ,v.r, reward life giveth
l. earned with patience and PAIN.
BE steadast and true to Your purpose
Yicd To the Good Angels hand
That will guide YOU safe through the breakers
And over the deep quick-sand
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Mr ". ". Corcoran, the Washington
m ilionaire, Was - years OF age on the 18th.
Mr.. Scott Siddons, the dramatic reader
and most ,siimable lady, is one Of the best
shots in the IulG-with 10Th rice aud pistol.
The Bernhardt was in Montreal, Canada,
las, week ard the local Catholic and Epis
copal clergy warned their focks against
attending horplays.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

Mr. Eliot Stock, publisher ia London,
has issued two-ccnt Bible which is going
off Ike ho cakes the salcs rca hing into
the hundreds of Thousands.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

\ wandcrcr worn and weary,
Trod the shore of Il troubled sea,
Where boat with bright hopes laden
Went drifting away from me.
Over the trcacher0us waters
Sailed ships towards many lanes,
Aad back in the flotsam and jetsam,
Wrecks DRIFT on the stOrm-beat sans.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01
Christmas s. .SeiC Year Greet
ing.

Dreaming alone mid the shadows,
In the darkling gray twilight,
| sit like the Scottish sybil,
Dreeying my weird" Tonight.
A spirit comes, and it bringeth
The second sight with its spell,
While strangely around it ciingeth
Ny song the vision shall tell.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

And now for the seasons a greeting,
That from every lip we hear,
To all of our friends, Merry Christmas
And wish them Happy New Year
Though the years cannot all be happy.
Nav this one much pleasure bring
- i'm the frozen heart of the winter,
There liycth the germ Of Spring.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-01

For each year holds is differing seasons,
Like the changes of human life
some DAYS that are radiant with 81 ms line,
Some dark and stormy with strife
Though the flowers and leaves have IA led,
Tine again shall their beauties brn-.
While amidst the frosts aud the snow d fits
To tie mem'ries of Summer we cling