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SONG FOR THE NEW YEAR.

"A happy New Year for the loved ones at home"
Is the cheerist wish of my spirit to-day.
As around the bright hearth-stone together we
come,
To gladen the hours as they hasten away.
oh joyful the time when our LOWEST song
Rejoices the heart with its echoing cheer
And we are the merriest, happiest throng,
That ever delighted to hail the New Year.
Oh! my heart-wish shall be. wheresoever roam,
"a happy New Year for the loved ones at homer
But partings will come to the children of earth,
And the eyes be moistened with many tear,
AS one bids adieu to the place of his birth,
With its beautiful scenes and loved ones so dear!
And sadly that sorrow my spirit hath known
For look for those loved ones, but they are not
here;
Yet with spirit I'm with them, and gladly own
Their influence with every returning New Year.
And my heartwish shall be, wheresoever roam,
"a happy New Year for the loved ones at home ~
The of life's journ ey my pathway may throng
Dark shadows of gloom DER my spirit may steal,
But memory shall breathe on my sadness song,
The sunlight of glory again to reveal!
Or if zephyrs e'er breathe on the ocean oflife,
And never awaken its billowy foam,
Or flowers always gladden. the field of its strife,
eer shall remember the loved ones at home.
For my heart-wish shall be, wheresoever roam,
"a happy New Year for the loved onesat home"
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GRAssHopPER GRUEL.-In the Sierra
Martis valleys the Indians gather together
on particular occasions to gather gr asshop-
pers. Thesquaws carry cone-shaped baskets
of great capacity, and scoop the grasshop-
pers with fan-shaped implement into
their baskets, and when loaded carry the
wriggling mass of insects to camp, and then
prepare them for food. The grasshoppers,
killed and subsequently dried, are mixed
with mashed pine nuts or cracked wheat,
and made into kind of -four, which is at
forwards made into bread, most delicious
to the palate of the Indian. White visitors
to the camp are always invited, in accord.
ance with Indian hospitality, to partake OF
the compound, and great is the astonish-
ment of Poor Lo at the disgust expressed
by the white man for this kind of food.
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so well would not lose his chance, and
walking quickly to her held out his hand
"For Gods sake, don't turn away from
mel My cousin is here, and will force
him to tell you how, to save him, L have
crucifed myself" :.
aI know. He has told me" she said
softly and downcast. 81 know how
wronged you.
But for the place he would have taken
her in his arms Mrs. Croxton's son came
up.
'Mark, old fellow, l swear didn't know
you Shake hands, and Merry Christmas
By Jove! you look awfully bad What
have you been doing with yourself? Why
didn't you let me know you were in Lon,
don? We've been here fortnight. But
you were a selfish dog, Mark"
Mark WINGED
cay, very selfish dog, always" he
laughed, sadly. "My aunt is here, Miss
Ailsworth, and we'll
"Quite well, " said Cora, softly, through
her veil
"Why don't you go home with Cora and
see herr" said the "Black Mark" 'I'm
awf,eily tired of prowling about shopping,
and if you'll relieve me, Tll-I'll remem-
ber you in my prayers-ha, ha when l
say EN- -
They chatted little longer; but Cora's s
escort was impatient to get away, and pre-
sently relieved them of his presence.
"He never thought of thanking you for
what you did for him" said Cora, as she
walked by Marks side.
"What did was for my aunt's sake, not
his. How did it end? What became of
the poor girl, Mary Lotus.
"He married her, after ALL She is with
u.s."
"And did it not kill my aunt"
"No The shock of the truth-the re-
alization of how nobly you had acted served
as-as a
GAS a counter irritant," smiled Mark,
beginning to see. $50 like poor Aunt
Alice. She will see me now, [ hope; and
is Mark happy with his wife?"
'She is an excellent girl and he is safe
with her, and that, you know, in his case is
everything. His mother is more than
happy. Nothing could have been more
fortunate than that marriage"
Mark was silent minute, thinking. At
last he said:
$50 everybody's affairs have turned out
we'll except mine p
"And mine," answered Cora, quietly.
"Well, Cora-am [ to call you Cora
again ?-I believe you and I were the only
sufferers after all. Fate has played us a
curious trick; but 1 dare say there is moral
somewhere if we choose to look for it
This is the close of Christmas, and whole
year has pased-a dark one to me, love
shall it end brightly? Shall the next be
happier?'
Il have forgiveness to ask"
There is nothing to forgive, my darling
but good deal to laugh over. Before our
reconciliation is complete I must restore
your stolen property you forgotten?'
at was recovered immediately-you have
forgotten, I think"
"Well, everything about it is best for
gotten, Cora. Lei the New Years Day be
merely a continuation of the last, from it
happiest point, when we were walking to-
gether at sunset in the grounds at Brial
Hill, and let all the interval be spongec
out; in short, let the next be in name and
deed truly"
"Happy New Year. said Cora, with ;
merry laugh.
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The Cold Bath and it's Dangers.

The great mistake that is usually commit
ted in regard to it is the error of never
raising the temperature of the water from
that of the surrounding air. In very cold
weather the bath, even when exposed over
night in the bedroom, will often be lower
than forty-fve degrees and where water is
brought straight from the main or well it
may be even ten or fifteen degrees lower.
Only the strongest constitutions can derive
benefit from the shock produced by appi-
cation of liquid bath seventy degrees colder
than the body at its surface, and it is very
questionable if it ever is attended with per-
manently good results Reaction may be
afterwards complete, but there is always the
risk of sudden danger from the condition of
the body being temporarily such as to pre-
vent immediate reaction. In such cases
very serious accidents are possible. A tenn
perature of from forty to fifty degrees is
quite cold enough for any person to submit
himself to; this allowing for difference of
between forty and fifty degrees in the heat
of the body and that of the bath-amply
sufficient to produce all the benefits desir-
able from it-and it would be well for all if
these extremes were never exceeded.
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Fish in Southern Italy.

While in an out-of-the-way part OF South
ern Italy, mornings ramble to the landing
place, where the boats discharged their fish,
was constant source of interest and amuse-
ment; and when the nets were shaken to
free them from seaweed, curious marine
treasures were often exposed to view. Re-
turning to the primitive market close to the
beach, consisting of few large tubs filled
with sea-water, in which the live fish were
kept, and heaps of small fish in baskets of
the most brilliant colors-blue, green, and
crimson-on the ground might be seen
sun-fsh, over 100 pounds in weight,
shaped like half-moon, of dull gray,
oxeyed, with long pointed dorsal and abdom-
inal fins projecting on either side, the boys
testing its horny jaws with stick, which
it bit viciously, although out of the water
some time. Close at hand were several
triangular elongated mussel shells, with the
fish, about yard in length. In one of
the tubs were cuttlefsh, really beautiful in
their transparency, floating gently on the
surface. The other tubs were filed with
octopus, lively and full-grown, their long
arms feeling tenderly over the sides, some
writhing horribly, and others quietly repos-
ing, their arms coiled at their sides, expos
ing the dread suckers in every fold, the
body in shape and color resembling large
rough cocoanut; with evil, protruding, OBJ
servant eyes, looking straight to the front,
at the same time vigorously discharging
water from the pair of blow-pipes like a
steam-pump during their short and quick
respirations. When purchaser arrives
and makes selection, the vendor adroitly
seizes the fish by the back of the neck, the
arms twisting and extending in all direc-
tions; it is dropped into the scales, and, if
approved of, the salesman gives it twist,
almost turning it inside out, killing or dis
abling it in a moment. The octopus is
eaten with gusto in Southern Italy; but to
see mess of chopped, full-grown octopus
served with tomato sauce is really trying.
When very small the octopus is used as a
garnish for fish, and when fried crisp it
might be mistaken for macaroni. The oc-
topus has strong beak like parrot, and
is especially fond of crabs. 1t is often
caught by tying crabs to string and drop
ping them on the clear gravel bottom, where
they are quickly seized by the octopus, who
holds on steadily; meanwhile he is quietly
drawn into the boat. They are also found
entangled in nets.-Ihe London Field.
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An Arkansas Boy.

'1Pa," said the Rev. Mulkittles son,
"Samson was strong man, wasn't he ~
ayes, Samson was the strongest man that
ever lived"
"Tell me about him"
''It was intended that Samson should be
the strongest man, and before he was
born"
The bewildered expression on the child's
face arrested the minister in his narration.
"Before he was born?'' asked the boy.
eyes; before-that is, before he was
found in hollow stump"
Just like little sister"
"Yes; just before he was found an angel
appeared and foretold of his strength, say
ing that no razor must touch his head"
"Was the angel afraid that the razor
would cut him ?"
"No; the angel meant that his strength
lay in his hair, and that his hair must not
be cut off,"
off 1 let my hair grow long, can 1 lift
more than can now ?"
s'I don't know about that
care women stronger than men p
"No."
but they We got longer halr.
eyes, they have longer hair"
"a woman couldn't whip you could
she."
"No; not easily"
"Was Samson Democrat ?"
II don't know"
"But why don't you know?" I'd know
if l was as old as you. How many men
was it that Samson killed?''
zone thousand"
"He was bad, wasn't he p
''No."
"But when man kills anybody he's
bad"
''The Lord was with Samson"
"But the Lord says you mustn't kill any
body. Did Samson go to heaven? p
II suppose so.'
"He is the strongest angel there, amt
hep"
"You are getting foolish again
"But [ want to know. Will you know
Samson when you go to heaven?"
II suppose So"
"But you won't fool around him, will
you? If he wuster hit you he'd break
your wings, wouldn't he p
"Go to your mother. The next timeyou
attempt to question me about the Bible l
shall whip you"
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and are sometimes used for spice. The
wood is of rather a dark color and hand

and are sometimes used for spice. The
wood is of rather dark color and hand
somely veined.
One of the most beautiful shade-trees
of California, not, however, native to its
soil, is the pepper tree. have never seen
any specimens of this tree outside this
State, but if the Eastern people could once
see it they would at least attempt to make
it grow around their own homes. 1t is one
of the most beautiful members of the will
low family. The branches droop like those
of the weeping willow, and the leaves dis
close here and there clusters of berries,
which, when ripe, are of reddish color.
] remember what refreshing sight it was,
when, after travelling through the deserts
of Arizona, and the waste sands of the
southernmost counties of this State, we
came to Los Angeles and saw the pepper
tree fresh with green and dotted with berries.
These berries have the taste of pepper, hence
the name of tree.
No doubt the visitor from the East would
miss the ancient elms that line so many of
the streets in New England towns, but in
OdkIdHU duu OOIlCI CIGIcc dUOuO CAC UhJ AC
would find those replaced by the Eucalyptus,
or Australian blue gum tree. This tree
has rather odd appearance to one who
sees it for the first time. 1t is straight,
grows very rapidly, and has but very few
branches. The leaves of the young and
old trees are very different, so much so that
the stranger would not think them to be of
the same variety. The young leaves are
large, wide, and blush, while the old are
long, narrow, and Of peculiar shade of
green. These trees are planted in large
groves, grow very rapidly, and are cut for
frewood. Unfortunately they have very
small roots in proportion to their size, and
often, after, windy night, the owner who
has neglected pruning, will find some of his
trees, most likely the finest and tallest, flat
on the sidewalk This often happens when
the tree has attained height of sixty or
seventy feet.
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Jean Condoist has been brought to Par

Jean Condoist has been brought to Paris
as medical curiosity from the Haute Caone.
According to medical contributor to a
Partisan contemporary, this youth, aged 19,
took start on the 18th of May, 1881, be-
ing then six feet three inches high, and
found one morning that he had grown an
inch. Every week since then has he reg
istered himself, and on the 14th of Septem-
Der this human beanstalk had gained near
ly five inches; he grew five inches more
before the goth of January, 1882, and
seven more before March Is, and he now
stands 7 feet 10 inches All this has been
accompanied by great pains in the back,
and he stoops considerably; but since last
June, it is his legs only that have grown,
and his feet are already twenty-four inches
long.-Londom Pail Mall Gazette.
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The ORIGIN OF JACK THE GIANT
KILLER origin of Jack the Giant
Killer, familiar to all as nursery story,
was described by DR., w, H. Carpenter a
few daysa ago in lecture at the Johns Hop
kins University. The subject of the lee
ture was "The Mythology of the Eddie
Songs" Among other things he said that
in the Eddie cosmogony great tree upheld
the earth. At its roots serpent continu-
ally gnawed. The characteristics Of the
gods and goddesses were described. Odin,
the supreme god had but one eye, Thor,
the thunderer, rode in chariot drawn by
two goats, and bore hammer in his
hand. He survives in Jack the Giant
Killer.
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FOREIGN Co1Ns.-The following values
of foreign coins is furnished by the director
of the mint: Austria, form, 40.6 cents;
Belgium, franc, 1913; Bolivia, bolinano,
1913; Brazil, milreis of one thousand reis,
54.6; British possessions, N. A, dollar,
100; Chill, peso, 91.2; Cuba, peso, 93.2;
Denmark, crown, 26.8; Ecuador, peso, 1878;
Egypt, plaster, 40; France, franc, 1913;
Great Britain, pound sterling, 1864;
Greece, drachma, 1913; German Empire,
mark, 23.8; Hayti, gourde, 96.5; India,
rupee of 16 annas, 80; Italy, Ira, 1913;
Japan, zen, 88.7; Liberia, dollar, same as
United States Mexico, dollar, 894 Meth
erlands, form, 4O2; Norway, crown, 26.8;
Peru, sol, 82.3; Portugal, milreis of 1000
reis, 1.O8; Russia, rouble of 100 copecks,
658; Sandwich Islands, dollar, same as
American dollar; Spain, pesta of 100 CEN
times, 1913; Sweden, crown, 26.8; Switzer-
land, franc, 1.93; Tripoli, mahbub of 20
piasters, 74.3 Turkey, plaster, "A United
States of Colombia, peso, 1913; Venzuela,
bolivar, 1873
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gelett STORY,
NEW YEARS NIGHT.
4 SEASONABLE STORY.

Mark heard tapping on the window
pane, aud turning, saw his aunt beckoning
PIN anxiously. She raised the sash when
he had drawn near, and said :-"Where is
Fora, Mark. Have you seen her?"
"No, aunt; but l have Just come from
ny room. 1t is very tempting evening,
Rnd | dare say she is walking about the
grounds somewhere"
1t was tempting evening; the melan-
eholy hour of sunset was nigh, and the
west, towards which he glanced was great
nass of fame, and even old Aunt Alice,
following his gesture, paused for moment
20 admire. But the thin and slight old
lady shuddered; the wind was rising and
ehe felt the chill
Cora is very reckless" she said, still
Pausing. II don't think she has any con-
eeptlon of fear -and-Mark, | wonder if
might venture in search of her. You
.Wlll give me your arm?'
"Well make her out without difficulty,
am sure, and little walk will do you
good, said Mark Croxton, with alacrity.
1t is almost Spring evening, and not a
pit like Christmas holidays"
So persuaded, but still distrusting, Mrs.
CrOxton withdrew and closed the window,
hnd in short while, we'll wrapped up,
lolned her handsome nephew on the lawn.
II am vexed with Cora, and l think she
night mention when she is going out; but
Foung people don't pay their elders much
fespect nowadays. 1t was very different
Ehen l was girl, and don't think was
me less independent There are tramps
md all sorts of characters in the neighbor-
hood-some gypsies arrived yesterday 1
Peard-and Cora's conduct is highly i'm
prudent
Mark. as in duty bound, defended Miss
Fora Ailsworth, his betrothed, and avowed
Elth truth that he was not at all alarmed
bout her. But Aunt Alice was not really
felieved until she deserted the young lady
p question approaching them.
Miss Ailsworth took her scolding with
great good humor. She had been all the
Fay to the village -Middle6eld, the drow-
sy-for letters, and here was one from
suess whom? She extended the small en-
felope, which Aunt Alice seized impa-
lently and opened, and through her gold
Eyeglasses, read
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Geological examination of the delta OF
the Mississippi now shows that for dis
tance of about 300 miles there are buried
forests of large trees, one over the other
with interspaces of sand. Ten distinct
forest growths of this description have
been observed, which it is believed must
have succeeded each other. Of these trees,
known as the bald cypress, some have been
found over twenty-five feet in diameter, and
one contained $3.50 rings; in some IN
stances, too, huge trees have grown over the
stumps of Others equally large From these
facts, geologists have assumed the antiquity
of each forest growth at 10000 years, or
100 900 for ALL
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Lawyers and Doctors in England

Lawyers ana DOcCOrS IN EnSIanO.
A curious phase of professional life in
England is the arbitrary classification Of
men engaged in the same profession. A
barrister must be a gentleman, solicitor
may be, but an attorney can't be. An at
torney cannot communicate directly with
barrister-he must do SO only through a
solicitor. The barristers, who are in reality
entirely dependent upon the attorneys, con-
slider it wholly objectionable for their
number to make any social or professional
advance towards an attorney. The attor-
neys revenge themselves by the most shame
less firtations with half dozen barris-
ters, and then Withdrawing with the utmost
GOODNESS and leaving them completely in the
lurch. One of the most amusing things in
the world is to see attorneys with green
bag enter room full of barristers; the
effort to appear unconcerned is very much
like that of row of young ladies when a
gentleman appears who evidently means to
ask one of them to dance. The etiquette of
the medical profession in England is even
more unique There are two bratches-
the general practitioners and the consulting
physicians and surgeons. The former
charge very small fees, supply their own
medicines and are called Mr.. Nearly all the
apothecary shops are conducted by this
class of doctors The consulting physician
or surgeons are called Drs., and the invaria-
BILE rule is that the regular fee-one guinea
shall be paid by the patient as soon as the
visit or consultation is over. This comes
particularly hard on the maladies imagina
ries, who of course require the service Of
the doctors, and are compelled to pay tre
mendously for their whistle. Many per
sons offer pound note or sovereign as
the fee-which is one shilling less. This
the doctors characterize by forcible vul
garism: Giving the goose without the glib
| lets.
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One man kin deceive anuder in de matter
Of friendship, but it amt dat way wid women.
Among women dar's a perfeck un' 'erstandin'
dat da doan't put no confidence in each
other old 81.
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A man has invented chair that can be
adjusted to eight hundred different posi-
ticns. It is designed for q boy to sit in
when he goes to church.
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It takes the whole Legislature to change
a mans name A woman can change hers
bv the act of single man.
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The Portuguese imported tea into Europe
early in the sixteenth century.
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A war has begunSn Egypt, and the end
from the beginning cannot be seen-even
by the English who have Admiral Seymour
in command. He demanded a surrender of
the fortifcatfcius at Alexandria, which was
refused, ard the bombardment began on the
morningo of The Ilth-Tuesday-at I o'clock:
and strange 10 say, a report of this begin
ming Of hostilities was published in the
Baltimore SIN several hours before O'Clock!
the difference in title making it possible.
Fears for the peace of Europe are entertain
ed. and at once spectators in breadstuEs
will begin operations and the manipulation
OF the markets.
The Europeans have quilted fgyPt-the
vessels of the other powers, including those
of the L. ;. have withdrawn TO secure pls-
ces at safe distances.
The latest news from the Nile atanatle
by us before going to press is that the Brit
ish feet, by boon of Tuesday, silenced most
Of the Egyptian batteries, losing ) men kill
ed and having p wounded-the loss Of the
Egyptians net known. The Egyptian Com
mander was still holding out, and the object
of the bombardment of Alexandria had not
been accomplished. The Egyptians are re-
ported to have fought with marked bravery.
The forts and batteries on the sea front are a
heap of ruins. The bombardment was to
be resumed Wednesday morning.
The S. Y. r. II. hanged Schedule again
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To FARMERS:

To FARIrRs:
As ycu are now about stacking your
Wheat it isvcry important 10 insure 1t
and your BARNS against destruction by
Fire and Lightning. IwiIlissue Policies
for rue day = twelve months ard give
permission to thresh by steam without
cxtr. charge. EVERY FARMER ought to
avail himself Of Insurance on Crop. The
expense Of sowing and securing a crop
suggests the proPriety OF protection
against loss by fire. \ fe,c dohfrs only
invested in a Fire Risk will amply repay
bv the sense Of security afforded, and be
the means Of prompt reimbursement in
the event of ire. Il Is the prompting Of
prudence to provide against the d@eyour-
ing element. whether the result CT acct
dent or design.
| am also Agent for EYsTEE x son
for the purchase of Straw, either by the
Rick or bv the Ton.
Respectfully.
+. \. ALEXANDER,
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We applied q scrip,ural quotation % the
editor Of the SPIRIT, audi ne right away chars-
ed US with Safeguarding him. To quote
scripture to him IS, truly, casting pearls,
sc.
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Floyd W. Harris, recently appointed by
Judge Hoge a cadet at West Point, has
passed his initial examination and entered
the ~itsticatien, romNvhich he viii emerge,
we are quite sure, with distinguished hon-
orz
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DIR. -. *. WILLIAMS,
DENTIST.

WILL be in Cl4r.c-touH, Professionally
W f-am July 5,h 90 august l5th, l>s2. OF
Zee ~ Mr.. l4ipptrl- H1l-iinc House.
WEI return tC ncrrJ Vile Au-'fst 18th. andre
main until : gtcufht- lEh
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