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BANKS.


First National Bank: Paid-yp capital.
100000; surplus fund and undivided pro-
fits. S250,000. /. Davenport, Jr., president,
ii. &. Burnett, cashier.
Merchants National Bank: Paid-up capf
tai, S2O0,OO0; surplus fund 10000; John
p. Branch, president; j. +. Glenn,
cashier.
National Bank OF Virginia: Paid-up
capital, 100000 surplus fund, $4,000,
L. q. Noting, president; J. w. Lock
wood. cashier.
Planters National Bank: Pad-Hp capf-
tai, 100000; surplus fund, 100000,
Charles L. Whitlock, president; Mann r.
Quarles, cashier.
State Bank OF Virginia Paid-up capital.
$500, 900; surplus fnnd $4,000; John l..
Bacon. president; William NJ. Hill, cashier.
Union Bank: Paid-up capital, S220,000.
/. Davenport, Jr., president; james Miller,
cashier.
Merchants and Planters Savings Bank:
Paid.up capital, s10G.4J0; surplus fund,
$4,000. John II. Montague, president,
William A. jenkins, cashier.
Citizens Bank Of Richmond: Paid-uis
capital. 100000; surplus fund, Sls, 900.
w. j. Johnson, president; $. G.. Wallace,
cashier.
City Bank n Richmond: Paid-up capi-
tai, 100000; surplus fund, $4,000. kd.
ward Cohen, president; Walker Hill,
cashier.
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VIRGINIA pENITENTiARY.

This institution, under the charge OF
CAPTAIN Samuel &. Williams, superintend-
emf, has now within IT, walls and en- puoiic
works 977 convicts, an increase VI ~
during 1882.
During the past fiscal year there were re-
ceiyed $50 criminals. During the same
period 1S5 were discharged, 80 died, l3
were pardoned, and ID esclped-l from
the penitenilMY and Is from public works.
The number Of conyicts accredited 10
Richmond for 1882 il 32-H white and Is
colored.
The number OF prisoners confined for
life " 10.
The number Of prisoners confined FOR
offences for terms ranging from ~ 10 "a
wears is 30. The 5-year prisoner, Robert
Hogan, is confined under three convictions
Tor horse-stealing. The youngest conyh.
ia eleven years OF age, and the two Oldest
are scyenty-six. OF the conylcts, 21G are
under twenty-one years OF age. MOI in-
cluding those in for life, the term OF eon-
finement Of the prisoner OF longest SEN
tenee now In durance would expire III me
year 1920. -.
The occupation and distribution Of the
conyicts In the penitentiary and Oh public
works at the close Of the fiscal year was as
| follows:
shoemakers, Davis & Co. contractors. ........4oo
| Tobacco manufacturers, Larus 3 brother con- ,,n
tractors. '.s... ......s.s''.'''''''
| Gamers Fairbank Il Go. eontractors.......... ~
! Cooks, i1bbers, specials, Capito-Sq,lare hands,
| laborcrs, In hospital, disabled, innrm old
men, servers, and nufscs......... ..,.'..'.'stz
| Males on Public Works: 90.
Bristol Coal and Iron railroad, ,.........i... ~
Danyille and New-kiver rauroad-.''''..''''' -
IauudrcSses. s...s..sfs..''s.
~
Total. .................. OF,
The average term OF the sentences OF th'
conyicts Is eight years seven months ant
six DAYS; and their average age Is twenty
seven years and twenty-nine days.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

The table below gives the average mini
mum and maximum readings Of the thci-
mometer for each month during the past
wear. The observations were taken from
STRENGTHENING Instruments, graded &c
cording to the Fahrenheit scale. The
lowest poirt reached was on December
9Th. when it marked 10. The highest
reading was on July 10th, when it stood at
00o.
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HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
Company: w. L. Cowardin, presidents
William ii. McCart,., >, secretary. Paid-up
capital, S250,0O0; surplus, s2Tl 200.
Mutual Assurance Society Of Virginia:
Herbert A. Claiborne president; +. ID.
Steger, secretary. Assets, s595,500.
Virginia State Insurance Company:
John l.. Bacon, president; u. 4. Richard
son, secretary; BAIL Gordon, Jr., assist
ant secretary; John u. Grant, solicitor.
Assets, S2C5,000.
Virginia Home Insurance Company
w. II. Palmer, president; B. Z. Whcrry.
Jr., secretary. Paid-up capital, s200,o0o;
surplus, $4,000.
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C.T.,orvC SOCIETIES.

Below will be found n complete list OF
all the Catholic societies connected with
the Catholic churches OF tins city, together
with list OF their various officers:
Catholic knights OF America.
RICHMOND BRANCH, No. 143-Spiritual
Director, Rev. w. Il. Ilanly; President,
James Hannah; Vlce-President, Edward
w. Drew; Recording Secretary, JIan A.
Pizzini; Financial Secretary, John j. SIM
mott: treasurer, Thomas Byrne; Ser
geant-at-Arms, Michael Wade; Sentinel,
John j. Byrne. Trustees: One year, John
A. Abern; two years, b. j. Black; three
years, james I. Ferriter.
RIcnxoND BRANCH, No. l62, st. Patricks
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Andrews Literary Institute.

ISL Patrick IallsN.)
Organized October /. 1882. Officers 4:
William j. Quiglcy, president; W. Fitz-
patrick, first Vice-president; d. OSulii-
van. second vice-president; Rev. Father
Doherty, chaplain; Charles I. sheryin,
recording secretary; John Mckenly, as
sistant recording secretary \. j. McDO-
nougb. financial secretary James Kane,
treasurer; j. Campodonico, sergeant-at-
arms; p. Murphy, librarian NJ. OSulll-
van, assistant librarian. Forty-seyen ac-
tive members and one honorary member.
Meets first and third Wednesday nights, at
3 O'Clock, of each month.
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HORSES. MULES. cows. &c.
MULES AND HORSES. "a

ANY pcrson not finding stock 70 suit them AZ ny
sale-stabIes IN Richmond, can write me, care -
EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI % 49,
describe as near rs possio ole what they wani Sal
ing for what purpose they wish 10 use the annual
aud viii I'LL the bill satisfactorily or no sa's
FILLING orders from wholesale customers sso-
cialty.
NV salesman, Mn. JOHN v. PACE, ksslsA.AS
n good supply ON hand OF bstn nvLfs AMI
HORSES for the wholesale and retaii trsae-
AZ lam GEORGE u. bENkET6
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NJ patrick's Chrisiian Doctrine Con-
fraternity.

II. Horgan. president; Timothy Kerse,
yice-prcsident; Denis Osulliyan. secre-
tary; William j. Mcnamara, treasurer;
Miss Annie Dolan, librarian; Miss Lucy
Lynch, assistant librarian. Meets inme-
diately after late mass third Sunday In
each month
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,EcGiii IyceUni.

F.P. Burke. president; John VI. DoDa-
hoe. first vice president; John Rankin,
second vico-president; L. II. y. Burke,
financial secretary; d. o. Sullivan, record
ing secretary Il. L. Kelly, treasurer; VIII
liam NJ. Buggett, Librarian; Philip Trama,
assistant librarian. Meets first and third
Mondays OF each month in Lyceum Hall,
Cathedral building. Membership. SO,
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AQUATIC.
Old Dominion Fishing and Yacht Club

Old Dominion ffshinS ana tfu"
Organized 1878. and chartered by ttc
Geneni Assembly OF Virginia. Meets
quarterly. Officers: John +. Mayer.
president; +. A. Drew, executive officer,
IS. Nee. Fisher, treasurer; Edward H.
Fisher, secretary. Sails on annual cruise
early part OF August.
Olympic Rowing Club.
j. L. Schoolcraft, president; q. fercy
HAYES, ice-president; W. \. Crenshaw,
recording secretary: Z. -. Thaw, cor
responding secretary;J J. J.. Hill, treasurer
Manly b. Curry, captain.
The membership is now 60. Although
the club has lost some Of its members du-
ring the year. II is ona better footing, and
is better off to-day than 1t has been since
its organization. The members have PAID
debt OF two thousand dollars during the
year. The prospects are now the club
will be able TO accommodate it, members
and friends better next season than It hiss
ever done.
Kanawha Boat Club.
Officers: a. NJ. Kelley, president; wal
ker NJ. Hill, vicc-president; w. Z. Lee,
treasurer; w. p Lee, secretary. Member
ship, %.
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The Irish National Land League.

Organized April, 1850. J. l.. Capston,
president: =. McGoyern, first yice-presi-
dent: James Hayes, second yice-preSident;
John Campbell, recording secretary; d.
IIorgan, .ponding secretary; =. hee-
nan, financial secretary; +. AcGoyern,
treasurer. Trustees: 4. W. Roslne, John
Kelly, James 7. Ferriter, Ed. Cummings,
Thomas Fox. Membership, 2ol. Meets
on the third Sunday OF each month Ut
"a =. NJ. At Cathedral Hall.
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knights and ladies of Honor.

Martha Washington lodge, No. n, meets
at Schiller Hall, Broad street, fourth Tues
day in each month. This lodge has paid
during it, existence the sum OF $4,000 TO
beneGciaiics of deceased members. II is
In iourishing condition. Officers for the
present term are: Nr. L. W. Thomas, pro-
tector; Mr.. Dora Loyenstein, yice-pro-
tector; Mr.. Marx Gunst, secretary; II. G..
Miller. Chaplain Mrs. Il. Levitt, warden
william Lovensicin, i. Semi, and Eldridge
Morris, trustees.
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ST. vincent dc Paul Confraternity.

John NJ. Higgins, president; James II.
Dooley, vice-president; William Daffron,
recording secretary; John +. Doherty,
treasurer. Meets every Sunday in the
basement OF the Cathedral Immediately
after High Mass. Sixty members.
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of st. Vincent de Paul.

Revived February 90, 1879. Rev. John
Doherty, spiritual director; A. L. de Ma
surfer. president; James Hayes, yice-presi-
dent: +. J. Parater, treasurer: +. Keenan,,
secretary. Membership, %. Meets every
sunday, immediately after last mass, in
lie basement OF the church.
~. Augustine tCOIoPedl Society.
Emiy Mitchell, president and treasurer
Ellen Griffin, yice-president; James Davis,
secretary. Committee: ID. Davis.
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Ladies' benevolent Society.

Mrs. james Lyons, president; Mrs. john
Dooley, vice-president; Mrs. Moses Ely
son, treasurer; Miss Alice Dooley. secre-
tary; Mrs. NJ. Jones. distributor; Mrs. h.
Fitzpatrick, assistant distributor. Organ
lied October, 1878. Meets in the chapel
Of the Cathedral, after High Mass. on the
first sunday in each month. Forty men,
hers.
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We append a table OF mean temperature
oe tho yost five years.
Rainfall.
Total for the Year....n................. 30

The dryest month wa November, and the wei
test month was september.
Heayicst fan Of rain, September 23d. 2.S3.
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Improved Order Red Men.

Improved Order Red Men.
Pocahontas Tribe, No. II, meets every
Wednesday night at Eietts Hall, corner
Fifth and Marshall streets.
Anawon Tribe meets every Monday
night at Levy's Hall, Eleventh and Main
streets.
Chckahominy- Tribe meets every first
and third Friday nights at Thon's Hall,
corner Seventeenth and Main streets.
Jamestown Tribe meets ut Odd-Fellows'
Hall every Tuesday night.
Pawnee Tribe meets every Thursday
night ut Odd-Fellows' Hall.
Pamunky Tribe meets every Thursday
night at Lcvy's Hall.
Chickamauga Tribe meets every We'd
ncsday night at Boltz Hall Qocketts).
knights Of Pyfbins.
The Grand Lodge will meet in the city
OF Hampton Tuesday, February 10, 1883.
The present officers OF the Grand Lodge
are: Walter A. Edwards. Norfolk, past
grand chancellor; A. c. WiIhers, Suffolk,
grand cha lcellor; j. III. Alexander, Lees
burg, vice grand chancellor; w. T. Litli-
row, Manchester, grand prelate; w. T..
Grettcr, Richmond, grand master OF eX-
cheGuer; Leroy s. Edwards, Richmond,
SidilN VI itNOiNN anu Stai ~.
Thompson, Petersburg, grand master-at-
arms; Il. a. Perry, Charlottesville, grand
inside guard; j. A. Cosby, Richmond,
grand outside guard. Representative to
the Supreme Lodge: l.. Ii. Allen, Norfolk;
ii. A. Atkinson, Jr., Richmond.
RICHMOND LODGES.
Syracuse Lodge, No. 8, meets at Druids'
Hall, corner Of Seventeenth and Main
streets, every Friday night. George T..
Bowden, X. of II. and s.
Marshall Lodge, No. IL, meets at the
hall on Broad between Sixth and Seventh
streets every Thursday night. l.. X.
Barnes, X. Of Il. and s.
Germania Lodge, No. IL. Charles I.
Loebr, keeper Of records and seal.
jefferson Lodge, No. -, meets at odd
Fellows Hall second and fourth We'd
nesday nights. j. II. LamkiD, X. OF Il.
aud s.
Myrtle Lodge, No. %, meets at Concor-
dia Hall every Friday night. j. w. Glenn,
X. of II. and s.; William Hancock, repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge.
Old Dominion, No. 8, meets at Schiller
Hall on the second and fourth Mondays OF
each month. j. w. Atkins, X. OF X. and
S.; DR.. l.. Is. Edwards, representative TO
the Grand Lodge.
Hines Lodge, No. II, meets at Concordia
Hall on the first aud third Friday nights OF
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,f the Golden Chain.

Virginia Council, No. ., Order of Chosen
Friends, meets the second and fourth
Tuesday OF each month in Ellett's Hall.
Fifth and Marshall streets, at 1870 O'Clock.
John =. Heath, p. G. C.; George {. Cor
nick, chief counsellor; :. Il. Jacobs, secre-
tary; Robert Harold, assistant secretary
II. NJ. Waithall, treasurer; W. Il. ler,man,
w. J. Mcdowell, and NJ. f. Hudnall,
fftt.faog
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: thUItfs Home for Aged and
EnfirFi Women.

'vo hASi Ihiph olRbEl'
connected with this Eome is an in
Urinary. upon which great care and atten-
ton is bestowed; and also dispensary for
the poor, open every day from II to !.
There are at present inmates In the
Home and in the infrmary. Mrs. j. l..
Bacon, president OF board Of managers;
Mrs. l. II. White, treasurer; Mrs. j. G.
CabeIl. secretary; DIR. /. III. White, ply
sieian; DIR. NJ. NJ. Walker, assistant ply
sician.
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NJ. Sopbia's Homo.
lG IiARyIE STREET.

"eVu poor OF tnc CITY WITHOUT regard 10
country or creed. II was incorporated
April II, 1874, having been established by
lhe generosity OF the late w. S. Caldwell.
ihcre are now 81 inmates in the Home
20 men and 81 women. Mother Victoria
isthe superior. This work OF charity is
supported entirely by voluntary contrlbu-
lions OF the public.
The Retreat for the Sick.
The number Of patients received into
Retreat during the year 1882 was 436, and
La days OF hospital treatment was be-
slowed upon free patients. An additional
building is now being erected on the pre-
misses purchased in 1881. This new build
ing WIZ contain thirteen rooms and three
wards, and VIII soon he ready for use.
The following churches are represented
10y three or four members from each First
Second, and Grace-Street PRESBYTERIAN,
First. Second, and GTace-Strect Baptist
~. PauPs, ST. James, st. Johns. Monu.
mental, and Grace (E)iscopaD Hebrew.
Centenary (MetIodist).
Rooms have been nicely furnished by
Twelve OF these churches us donations to
the Retreat
There are six memorial-r00ms and four
cots namely: The thurchman,v 1.-The
Presbyterian" ''The Baptist and the
Episcopal cot. The effort is now being
made to endow a cot for workingmen as
soon as possible--the applicants from this
Class being numerous.
incorporators OF the "Retreat" Colo
mel ii. ID. Whiteomb. G. A. Bargamin, j.
w. SPOTS, 4. T. ID. Myers, Edward Co
nnen, l.. II. Blair, Colonel A. l.. Buford. s.
i0scnDautD 4 Roveye a Ch.ILIcy
=; 4. Ellyson, w. A. jenkins, ii. \.
names, X. w. Powers, X. Adam, A. Y.
ss.oses. Attorney; Howard X. Bayne.
Medical officers; DR.. j. X. Wheat, house
suigcon; DR.. Robert Latane, assistant sur
f.Vh II. II. Dodson, resident student.
,auy officers: Mrs. William A. Jenkins,
nssiaeni; Mrs. s.. NJ. Smith, first vice
n@iaent; Mrs. I'd. Cohen, second vice
nprssiiaaent; Mrs. J. r. Ellyson. third vice.
""'arnt; Mrs. Yarbrougb, fourth vice.
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Society for the Poor.

Bernard WIttkamp, ST., president; Ge-
rard Ross, vice-president; Fred. Sitter
ding, treasurer; William Feldhaus, secre-
tary. Meets every first Sunday OF each
month.
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The average term OF the sentences OF the
conyicts Is eight years seven months and
six days; and their average age Is twenty
seven years and twenty-ninc days.
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Vt. JOscph's Beneficial society.

Joseph Hecke, president; Gerard Ross,
vice-president; Henry Brameyer, secre-
tary; Louis Il. Schultz, vice-secretaIy (;
John &. Note, treasurer. Trustees: Ben.
Wittkamp. Sr., Henry strodmayer, Bern
hard Nagclsman. Finance Committee !:
William Teldhalls, FIR. Sitterding, Bern
Remke. Meets every first Monday of the
month in the basement Of the church.
Membership. SIS.
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Napoleon Council, No. At, meets tbe
first and third Tuesday Of each month in
hall corner OF Fifth and Marshall streets
at 1880 O'Clock. s. T. Beach, commander;
r. s. Denny, secretary. Representative to
tic Grand Cnnncll II. Il. Sneah.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-30
MARGERY DAw.

I'm in love. but I've never told her,
Never toll the maiden I love:
l lie in the long green grass and behold her,
As she swings all day in the boughs above.
I'm n student with toll o'erladsu,
Aud a student ever should books prefer,
But she's such n dazzling. dainty maiden,
My thoughts go swinging away with her.
siI See saw! ,4 5
Margery Dawl ta
Up in tho apple-tres Marsery swings:
Aud /, i lying under.
Watch her, aud wonder
What Is the ditty that Margery sings.
And she goes swinging: aud I go shaving.
Turning the leaves of a musty book,
And surely that was my darling's looE.
A nerfact fortress of hooks l sit in, ISIS
Ethics, economy politics, law.
But all the pagesI vow were written
By that little philosopher. Margcryo Daw.
Mareery Daw! NJ 49, tl'e
Up in the applr-tree Margery swings; :
And ], lying under, i0
Watch her. aud wonder
What is the ditty that Msrgery sings.
The light Is fading, the dav grown, older. IL
And now the westerinC sun is gone, .st'e+{
Aud Margery, l no more behold her:
In the deep cool grass ! lie alone.
For Margery she was n sunbeam only,
And l was n fool for all my fDaiu.
But whenever I'm sad AMI whenever m lonely
Back comes MarEery. back again.
sin.t See saw! ~ ,ls
- ID .1e Marrery Daw! e e es-
f Up in the apnie-tree Margery swings;
RI E. For 1Ljtesa dSeam. 5 ,4kse ~
=, ssagu And lose's a shadow ..l ~
And that is tte ditty that Margery Singss %
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wl,y Girla IHsapp.ar.

The mothers OF our land, and especially orr
city, are beginning to wake up on the subject
OF daughters. One doesn't bring UP q chubby
baby girl to bang on q grand piano, outdress
other girls and graduate with nuns yelling and
sixteen hired bouquets, to have sonie dark
night bring q rascal and 3 rope-ladder to steal
her away just when she is getting big enough
70 do the marketing and darn her fathers
socks. There is just now an epidemic of such
cases, and tho sympathy:of the, entire world
goes out 10 the bereaved owners OF these pref
tura Of the day, openly with the loosest morals.
have anything to do with this serious turn OF
affairs? We all know that, without piratical
romances and big Indian r~ecltals. our boys
would grow up plodding cash boys and voters,
ornamenting the police beard or standing be-
hind plows and dry goods counters. And girls
get hold Of the worst books pos
sible from each other, wherein the outside
world is represented full Of chew
balls. The fact is, the mothers OF to-day do
not exercise enough maternal authority and
vigilance over their daughters. Gil.s form
acquain,ances and friendships to which moth
| ers and fathers are utter strangers. Female
| chums call for them to spend thu night, aud
who they meet while absent from the homo
circle mothers never know. School girls here
have been seen year in and year out being
joined on q certain corner by rakish-
looking boys who carried their books aud
turned them away from homeward paths to
take long walks dow shady unfrequented
streets. they talked earnestly all manner of
slop, the girls blushing and hanging their
heads. Now what does this mean but digobedi-
ence and the road TO evil influences and ruin.
When the girl gets home, after dark, she tolls
q tale which ought not TO, but docs satisfy the
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SONG OF HE BREEZE.

6nftlysishing to the river
n Comes the iowly breeza.
Betting nat:re II a-ouiyer,
Rustl:ng thru the trees,
Thro' the trees.
Ana the brock, in gentle measure,
Laughs for very love,
Nhlle the pop,ars 10 their pleasure
Wave their arms above.
Yes, the Tees, in very pleasure,
Wave their leaty arms above.
Yet the breeze is but a rover:
.f . When ie wings away
Brook and poplar mourn 4 lover,
.s SisliinG, well-a-dayl
Well-a-day!
An. the wooine and undoiug
That the rHgue could tell!
Hih.n the breeze is nut q wooiug
Who can WOO SO we'll!
Ah,t the tales the rogue could tell!
Nobody could WOO so we'll.
W S. Gilbert.
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Hub Punch

Commerds itself to public favor by its con-
venience-ready on opening. Sold in bottles
only by groeers. druggists and wine merchants
generally.
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The Lancnara of Conn.

The Juror that exists for gems possessing
historic or other associations has lad, The eff
feet of bringing to notice many stones that
were highly esteemed, for one cause or an-
other, by the ancients., and which, bnt forsthe
present fancy: would have remained unknown
vogue Of selecting "a gem for n birthday
Sacred dsaat u The present. inohtb Af Il Which = lbs b.
present is giren. 10 q revival of On ancien.
superstition from which originated an
amulet set with twelve zodiac stones, CORE
perstitlon WIS evidently connected with the
twelve stones in the breastplate Of the high
priest. The order is as follows: JANUARY,
jac,nth; February, amethyst; March, blood,
rtone; April, sapphire, May, agate: June. en-
erald; July, onyx; August, carnelian or sard
September, chrysoiite; October, opal or aqua
marine: November, topaz; December, ruby.
There also exists, at the present time, the
fancy, when making q present to n gentleman,
of selecting a gem corr osponding with bis
christian name. The stones employed are
those formerly supposed to symbolize the
twelve apostles. For Instance, Peter is repre-
sented by jasper ;sAndrsw, sapphire; James,
chalcedoGy; John, emerald; Philip, sardonyx;
bartholomew carnelian; Matthew, chrvsolite
Thomas beryl; Thaadeus, ehrssophrsse;
James the lesser, or, az it is phrased IN These
days, James Junior. topaz; Simeon, jacinth
Matthias, aue,hyst ,tlF sss 81 80
The language of gems is also conaideYed
nowadays, though. OF course, not to the same
extent IS Or old. Tho diamond is supposed "a
make the wenrer, courageous and maRunni-
nous; the ruby is a preventive agsinst plague
aud poison; the jacinth produces sleep and
brings riches and honor; the amethyst dispels
drunkenness; the emerald discovers false
friends; the sapphire procures favor in high
places, etc. Stones of a transparent nature,
OF high lustre and fine color. ars all highly es-
teemed.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-30

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