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Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

piled the physician, with a start, "and you
must keep very quiet indeed in order to get
WE'LL"
''Yes doctor but am not going to get well,
and want to tell you something about myself
before die, and | want you to send for my
Julie, my daughter; she-God in heaven
don't know where to find her. And the low
tones died away in a wall that almost frightened
the watchman in the hall into fit, albeit he is
accustomed to such things. Then they gave
her a soothing draught, and she became easier
and told the doctor her story, asking him the
while to keep the appointment her daughter
had made. She was Southern woman, she
said, and before the war her people were all
powerful in their section. At its close her hus-
band had gathered what little fortune he could
and they went abroad. Business matters did
not prosper, and after while they came back
to Philadelphia. Her husband went to gam
bling and from that to drinking. One day he
was brought home dead. An accident had oc-
Cured ON the river and he had been mortally
wounded dying before he reached home.
Brain fever seized her and she was ill for
many months she thought (the doctor and the
nurse looked at each other significantly.
While she was ill her little daughter disap-
peared. She was seventeen years of age, and
that was two years ago. She hunted for the
girl without success, though she was told that
she had plunged headlong into life of dissi-
patton. The mother came to New York. Her
money was gone, and she lived on the proceeds
of what she could pawn Then she heard that
disspated women frequented concert saloons
of certain character and night after night
she watched at the doors, being too poorly clad
to be allowed admittance. She grew thinner
and paler and weaker but the hope of finding
her 'Julie" buoyed her up. She did not expect
to be repulsed, She said, for her daughter,
though a wayward child, had never been un-
kind to her, and she had faith now that there
was some good reason for it. She did not be-
lieve that her child had gone all wrong. All
that could be explained the next day when the
doctors saw her.
Midnight!
The woman with the miniature lay silent on
her cot. A smile was on her countenance and
the thin lips were parted slightly as if receiving
the impress of the baby face in the picture
The cold and hunger were forgotten, the
misery of her life was over. She was dead
''Will you keep the appointment, doctor?"
asked the nurse.
How can distinguish the girl from hun
dreds like herY' he answered. York
Herald.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22
Santa Claus.

Santa Claus was one of the oldest ideas of the
Celtic west in Pagan times, as he was of the
Pagan east before. In Christian times he was
still regarded with religious reverence, sitting
as he had sat for ages in Egypt and elsewhere,
in the arms of his mother. Santa Claus was,
in fact, the child Jesus in the middle ages; and
throughout that period the festive creed of
Germany and all Celtic Europe was that he
visited all family dwellings of good Christians
on the eve Of his anniversary, and broughtwith
him gifts and blessings for the children This
beautiful tradition is still to be found lingering
in Germany, though Santa Claus does not seem
to be specially connected with it by name. The
truth Of this original belief is plainly enough
indicated by the word ''claus,n which, in the
gothic or ancient German, means "child" aud
''son." Santa Claus formerly meant the Holy
Child
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And She Rose Up.

1t was coolly planned and deliberately exc
,uted in cold blood. They sat by the fire, and
as he perused his paper she was busy with
thoughts Of Christmas. BY and by he walked
up and asked:
-''Did any parcels for me come up to-day2'
''No dear" she replied, as her face grew
white as snow. "EIaye you been buying any
thingP"
"No, nothing much. happened in at
Blanks this afternoon, and, as he was selling
out his slippers at cost, l bought me three
pairs. Guess I'll be fixed for the next ten years
to come"
'You- bought p she gasped as she
pressed her hands upon her heart.
''Yes and Dash came to the door as | was
going past, and asked me in to look at his stock
of dressing gowns"
"And-and-"
"And bought me a couple. Rather handy
garments, you know. and these are something
extra NICE"
"Do you mean to tell me that you went
and"
"Why, dear, how you tremble," he inter
rupted. ''Yes, 1 bought two Of 'enn, and when
Dash happened TO mention that ought 10 have
a smoking-c cap, twelve new shirts anda smoking
set and cane, told him TO go ahead and send
'em up. III order new silk hat, wristlets,
gloves, sleeve-buttons and six nockties to-mor-
row, and then / guess III be provided for.
Come and kiss your old hubby"
But she didn't. She rose up and gasped and
rushed out of the room with tearful eyes and
clenched teeth.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22
CHRISTMAS STOCRLNG&
BY II. G. DODGE.

"The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care"
That's grandmamma's black one all wrinkled
and spare,
And Aunt Annals blue one, from Boston, as
lean
AS if 'twere pole for her favorite bean;
That long of cotton so white, is mammals;
That short, clumsy, darned one, of course,
is papa's;
That one all embroidered of silk is Miss
Kate's.
How graceful and fragile it looks by its
mates;
Its foot is 80 tiny, its ankle so neat,
The print Of its garter yet clings TO it sweet;
The little red, plump one is Willie's, we know,
Because it has one little hole in its toe;
That woolen one, shapeless and big as bag,
Is Ellen's, the cook; OF its size she. may
brag;
And there are the baby'swee socks on chair,
So fleecy and soft, Santa Claus may despair
To fill them with anything nearly 80 sweet
As the dear little fellows own pink, dimpled
feet.
Oh ! are not these stockings poem divine
In being, like poetry, 'feet" on Cline ?"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22
THE OLD GREETING.

Ah, friend, the good old customs are waning
fast away,
Who wears a sprig of oak-bow now to honor
Charles day?
Neglected all the mad-cap rites Of jolly Hallow-
cen,
And scarce loyal courtier left to greet the fair
May Queen.
Well, let them wane, my brother, as wane they
must and will
At least there's one old festival that has its
honor still;
At least, there's one old greeting whose music
still is dear
"a merry, merry Christmas and happy,
bright New-year."
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The Christmas Bells.
'The time draws near the birth of Christ
The moon is hid; the night is chill;
The Christmas bells from hill to hill,
Answer each other in the mist"

Answer each other in the mist"
TENNYsoN.
| A Merry Christmas! A Merry Christmas
| Hang up the stockings, for Santa Claus is COM
| ing with presents for the children; light the
wax candles, and let them shine amid the
branches of that glorious tree which bears such
wondrous fruit; deck the village church with
evergreens, and swell the glad, sweet chorus
while the joyful bells repeat the anthem of tho
angels of the hill Of Galilee.
| Dearest of all feasts; the world has grown
| old, and thou art ever young, although eighteen
| centuries have passed since the star shone Ger
the manger, and strange barbarian kings
| brought gifts from the far-off East to the new
| born King at Bethlehem
And during those years, at the ringing of the
| Christmas bells, old enmities were forgotten,
and foes clasped hands in friendship; the rich
stopped to pour the golden treasures into the
| lap of Poverty; the sorrowful were comforted;
| the children were made glad; the world forgot
its sin, and misery, and care, and the stars
looked down from heaven upon heaven-bright
world below.
erich and poor felt love and blessing
From that gracious season fall;
Joy and plenty in the cottage,
Peace and feasting in the hall;
And the voices of the children
Ringing clear above it all"
And to-day they hold their Christmas cheer
as merrily as in days gone by. In old ances-
tral halls, the lighthaired daughters of Nor
man barons twine flowers about the armor of
dead, forgotten knights; the wine-bowl passes
still from lip to lip among the tenants feasting
with their lord, and lads and lassies lightly
dance and kiss beneath the mistetoe and holly
The Christmas of to-day is almost the Christ
mas of long ago. when, in the words of Scot
lands bard
''The fire with well-dried logs supplied
Went roaring up the chimney wide;
The huge hall-table's oaken face
Scrubbed till it shone, the day to grace,
Bore then upon its massive board
No mark to part the squire and lord;
Then the grim boar's head frowned on high,
Crested with boys and rosemary"
To one and all merry, merry Christmas;
and may the song which oyerflowed the Eastern
hills SO many years ago echo with wondrous
sweetness in your hearts to-day!
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22
THE MYSTIC CHRISTMAS.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

';All hail !" the bells of Christmas rang,
"All hail !" the monks at Christmas sang,
The merry monks who kept with cheer
The giaddest day of all their year.
But still apart, unmoved thereat,
A pious elder brother sat
Silent in his accustomed place,
With Gods sweet peace upon his face.
"Whysitt'stt thou thus?n his brethren cried.
sit is the blessed Chlistmas-tide;
The Christmas lights are all aglow,
The sacred lilies bud and blow.
"Above our heads the joy-bells ring,
Without the happy children sing,
And all Gods creatures hail the morn
On which the holy Christ was born.
"Rejoice with us; no more rebuke
Our gladness with thy quiet look"
The gray monk answered: "Keep, pray,
Even as ye list the Lords birthday.
'Iet heather Yule fires flicker red
Where thronged refectory feasts are
spread;
With mystery-play and masque and mime
And wait-song speed the holy time
''The blindest faith may haply save;
The Lord accepts the things we have,
And reverence, howsoe'er it strays,
May find at last the shining ways.
''They needs must grope who cannot see,
The blade before the ear must be;
As ye are feeling have felt,
And where ye dwell | too have dwelt.
''But now, beyond the things of sense,
Beyond occasions and events,
know, through Gods exceeding grace,
Release from form and time and place.
81 listen, from no mortal tongue,
To hear the song the angels sung;
And wait within myself to know
The Christmas lilies bud and blow.
''The outward symbols disappear
From him whose inward sight is clear;
And small must be the choice of days
To him who fills them all with praise
"Keep while you need it, brothers mine,
With honest zeal your Christmas sign,
But judge not him who every morn
Feels in his heart the Lord Christ born ~
The Youths Companion.
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LOVE AND CHRISTMAS.

o maiden fair ! the Christmas comes,
And Christmas snow is flocking.
Thou hast my heart, sweet one, or else
I'd put it in thy stocking.
Close by the chimney it should hang,
And warmer grow, and warmer,
Till in the morn its captor came,
The darling little stormer.
o maiden fair the Christmas comes,
And Christmas snow is flocking,
Behold lover at thy feet,
If not at thy dear stocking
-LouiSUille Courier-J -JOairnal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

FILLED IT.-A Chicago young man, in a rash
moment, told his girl that if she would hang up
her stocking on Christmas Eve he would fill it
to the brim with something nice. He has since
seen her stocking, and is undecided whether to
get into it himself or buy her sewing ma
chine
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

The CHRISTMAS DRESSING GowN.-"Are you
going to present your husband with Christ
mas dressing gown" asks the Detroit Free
Press of the ladies. Perhaps it is not peril
nent, but there are great many wives who will
present their husbands with Christmas dress.
ing down if they don't get what they want.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

WHAT SHE FoUND.--It is not true that Santa
Claus will not put anything into stocking in
which there is a hole. Last Christmas a So
ciety belle found darning needle and ball of
yarn in hers
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

CoMdUNIoN. N.--That great lover of the Christ
mas season, Charles Dickens, wrote: Christmas
is the only holiday of the year that brings the
whole human family into common communion
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

A Few DAYs.--'Yes," said the young man
II know need some new handkerchiefs, but
shall not purchase any just yet. Christmas is
! but handkerchiefs for Christmas presents"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22
.wrTu gentle deeds and kindly thoughts

WITH BtHIIt uttuS anu kInuIY InOUBHIb
And loving words, withal;
Welcome the merry Christmas in,
And hear brothers call. +. LAWRENCE
''THE poor will many care forget
The debtor think not of his debts,
But as they each enjoy their cheer,
Wish it were Christmas all the year."
THOMAS MILLER.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

A CHRISTMAS COMBINATION. course,
does not enjoy the presence Of Christmas.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22

REMEMBER the poor on Christmas Day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31
Miss Nevada in Paris.

The debut of Nile. Emma
Nevada at the Opera Comique,
Paris, says a correspondent of
Music and Drama, is anticipated
with much interest. She is to
play Fora, in Felicien David's
opera, "La Perle du Bresil,"
which was originally produced
there is 1851, and has not been
played since 1857. Fora is a
young Indian who has been
brought to Portugal from the
Brazils by Admiral Salvador,
who. having educated her, is
about to make her his wife,
when he was ordered on another
voyage to America ; SO he sails
with his betrothed on board.
Fora has fallen in love with
Lortnzo, young officer, who is
also on board disguised as
sailor. Salvador discover Loren
10, and is on the point Of de-
stroyins him, when storm
arises, and the ship is wrecked
on the coast of Brazil. The
natives attack the castaways,
who are saved through the in
position of Fora, who reveals
herself just in time to prevent a
massacre. Salvador then con-
sents to her marriage with
Lorenzo. Mile. Nevada will APP
pear later in "Mignon" and ole
File du Regiment" in which
she smokes none but Jake Tobri-
ner's cigars.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31
THE WAGES OF CAPACITY

The Austin RereiUe is sad be-
cause Sullivan the bruiser has
made $4,000 cut of pugilism
this year and is still raking in
the ducats. This simply demon
strates that a man who is be-
yond anyone else in any one
thing can demand a high price
for his services. 1t is a great
thing TO be perfect in any one
line, and how few ofus can reach
perfection. The RereiUe man
doubtless reads of Sullivan's sue
cess and feels like resigning tine
tripod of his paper since Drawn
commands more than brains.
Now this is not the way to look
at it. If any Nevada editor
could write as we'll as Sullivan
can box, he would not be
grubbing around the sagebrush
holding up this topping COM
lnonwealth at $40 a week, but
be in New York furnishing
brains for Jay Gould at $4,000
year A man who can kill
100 rats in fifteen minutes with
his teeth is badly wanted in
New York. He can win several
thousand dollars as soon as he
lands. The man who can pat
Sullivan to sleep in the ring can
make $4,000. Old Forepaugh
offers $4,000 TO any man who
can turn a triple summersault
backwards. A woman who can
hang by her toes to tight rope
can always do well in the world
and support large family COM
sortably. Leok at Jim Town
send, the best liar in the State.
He gets double salary from the
Reno Gazette because he can
write up yarns from the inner
recesses of his Imagination so
that they appear more plausible
than actual facts. Hence his
talents substantially recognized.
Ensign, the celebrated safe
cracker, is paid SO much year
by several leading banks just 10
keep his hands off their prop
erty. Capacity of any descrip-
ton commands good wages
everywhere.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, March 30-In the House Of
Commons yesterday afternoon Sir vii
| liam Harcourt, Home Secretary. in re.
ply to questions asked by Captain
| O'Shea. member for Glare, said the in.
| quiry by the police into the alleged az
tack upon Lsdy Florence Dixie had
| been futile. He confirmed the state.
ment that a man carrying box con.
tanning explosives had been arrested at
Liverpool. hut declined to give any de-
tails regarding the Ir.
Parneil goes to America the second
week in April. He has not yet decid
! ed to accept the invitation 10 the Phil
adelphis Convention.
4 gentleman of high position de-
poses to seeing Lady Florence Dixie
while stond W here the alleged outrsg e
was committed, and saw her walk
away without anybody sccosting her.
ROME, March 3o-The speech of the
Minister of Foreign Af,irs re-
gardiog the relations of Italy, Germany
and Austria is believed TO refer to a
defensive triple alliance aga rs. France.
with which all have agreed to endeavor
to MAINTAIN friendship. Should one
of the three powers be compelled to
make war against France, the others
have pledged themselves to maintiin
an attitude Of neutrality if they do not
aid IN Carrying on the war.
LONDON, March 80 The Daily Ne,cs
correspondent at Vienna says secret
report has been presented to the Sultan
in which it is charged that several OF
the Turkish Ministers and high officials
OF the government had arrangements
by which thy had received brides il
connection with the collection OF
tobacco taxes. Tue Ministers accused
rendered their esignatinHs. The Sui
tan refused To accept them, and much
uLessine.s exists IN regard to the
matter.
HALl7Ax, n. s.. March 80 A report
from Llngan says that Magistrate Me-
Mel, several volunteers and constables
were overpo~erei by mob a: Little
Glace Bay to-day while attempting to
arrest the Lngsn rioters. Chief con-
stable Musgrave had to take refuge in
the Glace Bay lookup in order 10 rave
himself from the mob. Volunteers
have been ordered back 10 the barracks
to await instructions from he adguarsers.
LIVERPOOL. March 31,-The Irish
railway porter, supposed to be an az.
compiice of the man arrested here with
box of explosives and internal ma
chimes in his possession. has been taken
into custody by the police.
DUBLIN, March 80. David Whelan.
the iDformer, was shot dead at May
borough to-day. Oae arrest has been
made.
Eleven persons have been arrested at
Castle Conpell, charged with 'intini-
dation"
-. A Montreal dispatch says
movement is on foot to hold an Irish
convention there on Dominion Day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31

VOLTAIRE MINING COMPANY
Location and principal place OF
business, Carsan City, Nevada Loca-
ton of works, OrInsby county, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing of the Board OF Directors, held on the
24th day OF March. 1888, an assessment
mo. IL OF ten cents per share was levied
upon the capital stock of the corpora
ton, payable Immediately in United
States coin to the Secretary, in carson
City, Nevada.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the Goth day OF
April, 1883, will be delinquent and adj
vertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before, will be
sold on Monday, May 2Sth, 1893, to pay
the delinquent assessment, together
with costs of advertising and expenses
of sale. By order of the Board Of
Directors. J. G. COHOE, Secretary,
Inr27 Carson City, Nevada
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31

INV YORK, March 80. - Charles
Booth, boo keeper, and James Burnett,
cashier. formerly employees If
E. & q. T. Anthony & Co, dealers in
photographer materials, were arres.ed
| for embezziing $4,000. Both had posi-
! tions in a large firm here when arrested,
and Burnett occupied the position Of
| hookkeeper in the San juan Bank,
Silyer.oD, Colorado. Burnett arrived
last night in charge of detective.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 80 The
Act making it a felony to keep gamb-
ling establishments III this State, or to
rent houses for such purposes. passed
the Legislature yesterday. The pan
atty is imprisonment for not less than
one nor more than three years in the
peniten:iary. The effect will be to
Danish the gambling fraternity from
the State.
WASHINGTON, March 30-Dorsey's
cross-examination by Merrick began
yesterday. It brought out little Of in
terest. Merrick endeavored to have
the witness identify numerous papers,
but he pleaded that he "cou'd no.
read" being blind ~ and the Court de.
cided that there was no other way n
which the Identification could be made.
FORT ScorT, kas., March 3O.-The
Mayor and Postmaster of Empire City
have sent an appeal for aid for nurses
and care for fifty people down with the
smallpox. The city is Guarantined
against by all the surrounding places.
and the disease is said to be on the in
crease.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March 80 -
Elder Morgan. presiding Elder OF the
Mormon Church. left this city vest erday
with $50 converts for Utah, from al
parts q the South. There are go Nor
mon missionaries in the South, who
claim to make 600 converts annually.
HARRISBURG, March 30.-Speaker
Faunce has concluded, in compliance
with the request of citizans of Favet.e
county, to issue writ for a special
election tn fill the sea. in the House de-
clinsd by Dukes. Ap,il 24h will BE-
named as the date Of election.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31

A boy once who picked up a
hot horse shoe in a blacksmith
shop, upon slight reflection laid
it down again, remarking by
way of explanation that it was
not the shoe he had been look
ing fer as he edged his way
over toward a bucket Of cold
water. This incident reminds
one of how Frank Pixley picked
up 4 party named Glesson i'm
Oakland.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31

Senator Jones will be in Car
SON in about two weeks.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-08


The car which ! entered was nearly
full--no car Is ever full. 1t was one OF
the short cars called by the light-mind-
ed bob-tailed," having one horse and
no conductor-one of the contrivances
that presumes upon the honesty of
everybody except the driver. The car
was dirty; but as this is the only dirty
line in the United States it would be
ill-natured to mention its name and
city; besides, it is unnecessary to do so,
as no doubt most of my renders have
been on it. l was interested in study
ing the legends in English and Ger
man posted above the windows. They
related, mostly, TO diseases and the
benefit of soap applied. There were
also directions about negotiating with
the driver for change, and one, many
times repeated, and written over the
fare-box by the door, requested the
passenger to "put the exact fare in the
box" This legend always annoys one
by its narrowness and petty dictation.
Often | do not feel like being bound by
this iron rule; sometimes L would like
TO put in more, sometimes less, than
the exact five cents. But no allowance
is made for different moods and vary
ing financial conditions. | often won
der if this rule is founded on real JUS
tice in the bosom of the company, and
whether it would be as anxious to seek
out the traveller who should by chance
overpay and restore the excess, as it is
to follow hiEn when he puts in too little.
If this is not the meaning OF "eXacf,
then the company is more anxious to
make money than to do justice. do
not suppose this is so, but there is one
suspicious thing about horse-car. The
floor is sometimes a grating, and straw
is spread on this, so that if the passen--
ger, who is often nervous and obliged
to pass his fare from hand to hand to
the box, lets it drop in the straw, he
never can find it. Charles Dudley War
Nor i1l 81 Nicholas.