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Year: 1875

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through


the house


Not q creature was stirring, not even mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that st Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of -plums danced In their heads
And mamma in her kerchief, and / in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for long winters nap
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window flew like flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave lustre of midday to objects below;
When, what to my wandering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With little old driver SO lively and quick
knew in a moment it must be St. Nick
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them BY


name:


"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Praaeer and


Vixen!


On, Comet on Cupid on, Donder and Bitten.
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall
Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!
AS dry leaves that before the wild hurricane Ty
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
Lo up to the hopse-top the coursers they few,
" tH Tue sleiSn 1uil OI LOys,-anQ 81 NICHOLAS 100.
And then in twinkling / heard on the roof,
The prancing and paving of each little hoof.
AS drew in my head and was turning around
Down the chimney st. Nicholas came with bound.
He was dressed ali in fur from his head to his foot
And his clothes all tarnishe with ashes and SCOT
bundle of toys he had hung on his back,
And he looked like peder just opening his pack.
His eyes how they twinkled! his dimpes how merry!
His droli little mouth was drawn up like bow,
And the beard on his chin white as the snow.
The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encirced his heal like wreath.
He had broad face and little round belly
That shook when he laughed like bowl full Of Jelly.
He was chubby and plump-a right jolly old elf:
And laughed when / saw him, in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and twist of his head
Soon gave me to know had nothing to dread.
He spoke not VOID, but went straight to hls work,
And filed all the stockings; then turned with jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving nod. up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh to his gave whistle,
And away they oil flew like the down of a thistle;
But heard him cxclaim, he drove out of sight,
Happy Christmas to a, and to all goodnight


--Ctemeat C. Moore.
Year: 1875

An old man up in Connecticut had poor
cranky bit OF wife, who regularly once a
week got up in the night and invited the fam
lily to see her die. She gave away her things,
spoke her last words, made her peace with
heaven, and then about eight o'clock she
got up in the usual way, and disappointed
everybody by going at her household duties
as if nothing had happened. The old man
got sick of it finally, and went out and got
coffin, a real nice cashmere shroud, a
wreath of immortelles, and with "Fare-
well, Mary Ann worked in handful of
silver plated screws. Laying the screw
driver beside the collection, he invited her
to holler die once more "Do it, said he
land in you go, and this farewell business
is over" Mary Ann is at this moment
baking buckwheat cakes for a largo and
admiring family, while they dry apples in
the coffin up in the garret.
Year: 1875

from the Louisville COurier-Journal.


woman in Berlin, +" says an exchange,
"has forty-nine children We are not
Informed as to what she intends to do
about it, but il we were in that woman Is
place would make it an even fifty, or freeze
in the attempt. II.


A Detroit paper has an article headed
"a Young Girl Made the Victim of a
Bogus Marriage" This is shocking. In
these days of disselute young men it is
quite bad enough for q young girl to be
made the victim of genuine marriage.
An Albany man who enlisted in the army
two years ago has already deserted seven
times. He set out, it would seem, with
the determination to do the rough deserting
OF the whole regiment, and the undertaking
does not permit him to stay at his post even
long enough at time to be shot.


A prominent Western journalist, who
recently retired from the newspaper bust
ness, is about to marry, it is said, widow
worth $500 People who are wondering
why he sold out ought to know that it
takes mighty enterprising man to manage
a daily paper and rich widow at one and
the same time.


The Detroit Free Press tells us that Mark
Twain uses silver-plated boot-jack. Mark
married fortune ana has made fortune
by his books. He is therefore abundantly
able to use boot jack of solid silver, and
his failure to do so is, to us, far more
humorous than anything he has ever writ
ten. t-I ...-


Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, the nineteenth
better half, or rather the nineteenth better
eighty-seventh, of Brigham Young, was
expelled the other day from the Mormon
church. AS this expulsion is simply an
imperative command to St. Peter to slam
the door in Ann Eliza's face when she
approaches the entrance to Paradise, the
poor creature now has no more chance for
heaven than an ordinary Christian.


A man named Lyons attempted to elope
the other day, in Brooklyn. with a thirteen
year-old girl. If the Lyons that 60 about
seeking whom they may elope with and
silly female infancy can be restrained in no
other way, we shall have to send for Cor
don Cummings to come over and hunt them
to their lairs. A thirteen-year-old girl has
no more business with husband than a
superannuated pauper has with broken
legged elephant.


The Milwaukee Sentinel says: ga five-
legged mule is Texas object Of curiosity.
We would like to run a carpenter shop and
make speciality of repairing stables in
the vicinity of that animal" Yes, but un-
less you displayed more ability in running
a carpenter shop than you exhibit in rum
ming newspaper, you would very speedily
break at the business. ..a
Year: 1875

The Springer Hall Committee, at its last ses-
sion. some weeks since, adjourned to meet at
the Board Of Trade Rooms day to resume its
duties.


1t was urged that the present occasion would
be most appropriate one on which to renew
the efforts to obtain the funds needed to secure
MIR. springer's munihcent donation for an Ex-
position and Musical Hall, as the interest
taken in the forthcoming Exposition would
lead to a readiness to subscribe on the part OF
the people.


up TO the time Of going to press, the utmost
endeavors to discover the presence of the Com
mittee at its appointed place Of meeting have
been in vain, and the public will anxiously
await an explanation.
Year: 1875

PrrTsBURG, Sept. A German named
Young, in company with another man,
was stopped in the woods near here yes
terday afternoon by the police, when the
German drew revolver and shot the
policeman in the hand, whereupon the
policeman shot the German through the
heart.


The police have also arrested man
who went TO physician's office to have
give no account OF how he received his
wounds. He is suspioioned Of having
been connected with the recent outrages.
Year: 1875

be Taken to Hamilton.


A last effort to obtain a jury from Hamilton
county to serve on the Rufer trial was made
this morning and was unsuccessful.


The motion for change of venue was then
recommended and finally allowed, and after
some discussion it was decided that the case
should be taken for trial to Hamilton, Butler
county, o. Prosecutor Gerard leaves this af-
terno0n for that place to draw jury so as to
cause no delay when the Criminal Court opens
there, October 18th.


Rufer will be transferred to the Butler county
jail in the fore part Of next week. A change Of
venue, 1t is likely, will also be made in the Eg-
ner trial. The case Of young Egner is set for
next Monday, but probably his case will also
have TO be taken to another county for trial.
Year: 1875

Lord Macaulay, the great essayist and
historian, wrote these words:


"Children, look in those eyes, listen
to that dear voice, notice the feeling of
even a single touch that is bestowed up
on you by that gentle hand Make much
of it while you have that most precious
of all gifts, loving mother. Read the
unfathomable love of those eyes the
kind anxiety of that tone and look, how
ever slight your pain. In after-life you
may have friends, fond, dear, kind friends;
but never will you have again the mex
pre'sible love and gentleness lavished
npon you which none but mother be-
slows Often do / sigh in my struggles
with the hard, unearing world, for the
sweet, deep security felt when, of an
evening, nesting in her bosom, | listen
ed to some quiet tale, suitable to my age,
read in her tender and untiring voice
Never can forget her sweet glances
cast upon me when / appeared asleep;
never her kiss of peace at night. Years
have passed away since we laid her be-
side my father in the old churchyard I;
yet still her voice whispers from the
grave, and her eye watches over me as
visit spots long since hallowed to the
memory of my mother"
Year: 1875

FRIGHTENING CHILDREN Nothing
can be worse for child than to be fright
ened. The effect of the scare it is slow
to recover from it remains sometimes
until maturity, as is shown by many
instances of morbid sensitiveness and
excessive nervousness. Not unfrequently
fear is employed as a means of dicipline.
Children are controlled by being made to
believe that something terrible will hap
pen to them and punished by being shut
up in dark rooms, or by being put in
places they stand in dread of. No one,
without vivid memory of his own child
hood, can comprehend how entirely cruel
such things are. We have often heard
grown persons tell of the suffering they
have endured, as children, under the cir
and recount the irreparable
injury which they ares ure they then re-
eeived. No parent, no nurse, capable of
alarming the young, is fitted for her po-
sition. Children, as near as possible,
should be trained not to know the sense
of fear, in which, above everything else,
is to be feared in their education, early
and late.--Ne,g York Freemaas Jour
nal
Year: 1875

there were thousands Of them in the
woods along the shorel


In silence marched the two girls,
plodding over the sharp stones, splash
ing through the puddles, Rebecca beat
ing the old drum with might and main,
Sarah blowing the fife with shrill deter
mination.


How the Britishers scrambled into
their boats One of the brave officers
was nearly left behind on the burning
sloop. Another fell overheard and wet
his good clothes, in his haste to escape
from the American army marching
down the beach, a thousand strong
How the sailors pulled No fancy row.
ing now, but desperate haste to get out
of the place and escape to the ship.


How the people yelled and cheered
on the shore Fifty men or more Jump
ed into boats to prepare for the chase.
Ringing shouts began to crack over the
water.


Louder and louder rolled the terrible
drum. Sharp and clear rang out the
cruel lie.


Nearly exhausted, half dead with IA
tigue, the girls toiled on, fearful, laugh
ing, ready to drop on the wet sand, and
still beating and blowing with fiery
courage.


The boats swept swiftly out of the
harbor on the outgoing tide. The fish
ermen came up with the burning boats.
Part stopped to put out the fires, and
the rest pursued the flying enemy with
such shots as they could get at them.
In the midst of it all the sun went
down.


The red coats did not return a shot.
They expected every minute to see
thousand men open on them at short
range from the beach, and they reserved
their power.


Out of the harbor they went in con-
fusion and dismay. The ship weighed
anchor and ran out her big guns, but
did not fire shot, Darkness fell down
on the scene as the boats reached the
ship. Then shesent around shot towards
the light 1t fell short, and threw
great fountain of white water into the
air.


The girls saw it, and dropping their
drum and fife, sat down on the beach
and laughed till they cried.


That night the ship sailed away. The
great American army of two had arrived,
and she thought it wise to retreat in
time.


Rebecca is still living, old and feeble
in body, but brave in spirit and strong
in patriotism. She told this story her
self to the writer, and it is true
Year: 1875

HOME LIFE.-It is the fashion of


restless and ambitious women to despise


home life as too tame, too narrow, too


uneventful for them. They long for


wide arena, set well in view of the
world, whereon to display their gifts or
their requirements and they think this
claustral home, this unexciting family
of which they form part, unworthy of
their efforts. And yet in reality the art
of living well at home, and making the
family life success, sjust as great in
its way, if not so important in its appa-
rent-but only apparent results, as the
finest shades of diplomacy and the
largest transactions of business. All
sorts of talents, both moral and INTEL
lectual, are wanted for the task; and it
seems slightly irrational to despise as
futile qualities which so few of us are
strong enough to possess, or to rate them
as beneath the regard of high-minded
people, when not one in hundred has
wit enough to employ them to a sltis
factory issue.
Year: 1875

Little one, over the river.


What are you doing to-day2
Are you out with the baby angels


On the golden sands at play
Is there somebody over the river


Watches aid holds you dear?
Are you happier there, my baby.
Than you could be with me here?
Do they sing in that beautiful country
In the heart of the sunset CLEANS,
The songs | used to sing you,


That sing to you yet in dreams2
When / cross over the river


And stand on the other side,
Shall find then the joy and beauty
That to life has been denied
At the gates of the vast forever,


Will you stand to welcome me
Into the home of our Father.


Where the many mansions be?
Year: 1875

Why do we heap huge mounds of years
Before us and behind,
And scorn the little days that pass
Like angels on the wind?
Each, turning round a small. sweet face,
as beautiful as near,
Because it is so small face
We will not see it clear.
And so it turns from US, and goes
Away in sad disdain;
Though we could give our lives for it,
1t never comes again.


Miss Nuioch
Year: 1875

The lines below were read in one OF
the papers before the lyceum in Plym,
outh the past winter. They came into
our hands by an incident, and there are
yet living a few of that school mate cir,
Gle in which the "two school girls y
moved, generation since, who if they
see these lines will recall those days o.
youth, and read them with sad interest
1t relates an incident of the days O
hope and the mysterious future, and is a
green remembrance neatly told by one
who, in the last quarter of a century
has oft been chastened by the shafts Of
death, and who the reader will of course
recognize as the survivor of the "twc
school girls


BY MRS. JULIA L. SLACK.
Two school girls years ago. on spending night
alone together in a gay mood. made written agree
ment to spend that anniversary night together in
twenty years.


They met in merry childish glee


And gaily pictured wlat might be
In twenty years from then.


And mid the visions of that hour
Mingled no thought of Death dread power


Over the homes of men.
So, scanning the future without fear


They laid bright plans for each glad year
When one with thoughtful air


Said, " let us make vow and orite
In twenty years from this same night


viii to this spot repair.
And we'll review the years between
And see what has the record been.
And if our dreams prove true;


Well gaily talk the hours away
Nor part, till mornings golden ray


Brings earthly scenes to view"
Well, time went on and in its fight,


Brought round at length the looked for night
On which they oft had mused


But did they meet at set of sun2
No. Death had claimed the Jairesf one


Nor had he been refused



For five long years the sun and rain
Had nurtured and made bloom again
Sweet flowers upon her grave,


And she who lived to see the day
Met it with tears and could not stay


The pangs which memory gave.
oh Achsa! dearest friend of youth,
All goodness gentleness and truth,
To thee my love was given.


We soon may meet, but for long years
Thou. who once shared my hopes and fears


Hast found thy rest in Heaven
Year: 1875

4 young fellow in San Francisco suddenly snatched kiss from a lady friend, and excused his con- duct by saying that it was a sort of temporary insanity that now and then came upon him. When he arose to take his leave the bullying damsel said to him, "If you ever feel any more such fits coming on, you had better come right here, where your in6rmity Is known, and we will take care of you"
Year: 1875

THE scene was lively last We'd nesday morning at the steamboat landing, foot of Main street. The Gil0 starting up the river with her barge carrying four hundred tons of merchandise and mining machinery-the COcOpGh starting down to connect with the NeU. bern at the mouth of the river, a long row of prairie schooners moOred up to the steamboat house to receive their freight for the in- terior, d host of men of all colors and nationaIitieS rushing to and fro, loading and unloading and manning these various craft, the eternal and inevitable peanut merchant, the apple boy and the tamales, vendor, the goodbye of parting friends, the saorting of the steam '. :. Isl.es, the wheels of the steamers paving the water as though impatient of restraint, the crowds of l0afers and street. arabs, who thronged the landing and adjacent hills, all went to make up not only an interesting scene of business activity, but a fine cosmopolitan picture.

 Business is increasing on the river. This is but the first low hum. It will soon be be mighty surge. Capital and science are being brought to bear on the vast mining region above, and we may soon expect to see every day such scenes of commercial activity as we have faintly des- cribed. Put your shoulders to the wheel, men Of Arizona, and we will soon have good times.
Year: 1875

WE hope that the steamboat GiL0, that left here last Wednes- day morning with her mighty load for up river ports, will as she always does, arrive safely at all her points of destination.
Year: 1875

pIEp-At the Convent Of the Good shepherd. on
Tuesday, september GI les, AAGDALES OF 81
AGNES SULLIVAN.


At the early of twenty she has gone to reap the
hundred fold reward promised TO those who give mp
all ties for CiodS sake. Tho world had no attraction
for her preferred the solitude Of her convent life
with the peaceful and discharge Of her religious
duties Gifted with rich and nelot:ous voice n was
ever employ singing the praises Of the Almighty
May not her surviving friends nope that she is now
Joining the celestial chors, and that for all eternity
she will continue the song Of praise and Thanksgiving
which her delight here below.


We sympathize with her sflcted father, mother and
near relatives, and yet offer them the consoa-
tons of our holy Faith 1t is sweet to think that their
loss is her gain; that she has exchanged the many
vicstudes of life for of endless bs. and that in
their beloved doughter and sister they will have pre-
tectress at the Throne of Mercy r p.
Year: 1875

/


A few weeks ago the Forrest Club generously ten
dered the proceeds First Performance to the
of ST. Patrick for the benefit of the poor child
ren the Parish. The funds to be distributed
by the Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de
Paul view of the great destituton of the people
the Coast caused by the recent terrible storms
Father Allen has thought TO surrender all cainS
to the proceeds the performance that these might be
devoted to the relief of suffering countrymen in
Texas as forth in the above correspondence.


j.. S. BRADLEY,
OF the Committee St Patcks Inference Society ST.


Vincent de Pau.
Year: 1875

One Of the most important things in
bringing up children TO be good men and
women is to have them live Ia a pleasant
and genial home atmosphere Boys and
girls too, are so constituted that they must
have fun and lively fun. They cannot
always be kept under and their jolly,
healthy spirits repressed. And it is the
invariable rule that il they don't get what
to them is an actual necessity supplied at
home and in abundance they will go else
where for il, and very likely, in thus being
allowed to choose for themselves, get into
vicious habits, which growing stronger
year by year are not by any means easily
TO be shaken of when maturer Judgment
Of the men recognizes the folly Of habits
formed in youth.


Ii every one does their part it is easy to
have a pleasant, merry home. One can
not do it alone, but by using little con-
sideration and eultiyating a CHEEKY temper
nothing is easier or simpler. And the
father also must remember that his duty
to his children is something more than the
mere providing them with bread, be must
take an interest in what they IRE doing,
encourage and help them, play with them,
in fact keep so well acquainted with them
at any time when they are inclined to 90
wrong they may come to him, knowing
that they may trust in his mature judg-
ment to help them over the rough spots.
The fathers special province is to look
after the boys, he understands them better
than the mother, and rice versa.


Judging from what we have observed,
we should say that it was comparatively
seldom that case occurred where the
mother does not do her duty. 1t is the
head Of the house on whom most Of the
blame should fall. He is engrossed in
business cares, worried by the problem
constantly before him of how to support
his large family aud make provision for
his old age beside, and forgets his boys
have other wants far more important than
their mere physical needs.


Instead Of going outside, or each draw
ing into himself, the whole family should
get their society from each other, cordially
enjoy each others company and find their
best amusement there. Many little things
will conduce to this end. One is, to have
plently Of games around the house and let
the parents join in them with the children.
Another and far more important is, we
think, the cultivation of musical taste in
your children. Let them have as much
music as possible. Invite people who can
play and sing bright music, and let the
children hear it. There is nothing to pre-
vent children with ordinary taste and ear
from taking up music as naturally as
reading and writing. The notes and the
alphabet could be learned with equal ease
at the same time. In fact, music in any
form is one Of the greatest additions to the
social pleasures Of home.
Year: 1875

HAPPY HUsBANDs.-It is a mans
own fault if he is unhappy with his wife,
in nine cases out often. 1t is very ex-
ceptional woman who will not be very
disagreeable if she finds herself wilfully
neglected II would be very easy to hate
man who, having bound a woman to
him, made no effort to make her happy
hard not to love one who was constant
and tender; and when woman loves she
always strives to please. The great men
Of this world have often been wretched in
their domestic relations, while mean and
common men have been exceedingly hap
py. The reason is very plain. Absorbed
In themselves, those who desire the worlds
applause were careless of the little world
at home, while those who had none of this
egotism strove to keep the hearts that
were their own, and were happy in their
tenderness. No woman will love man
forbeing renowned prominent. Though
he be first among men, she will only be
prouder, not fonder, and if she loses him
through this renown, as is often the case,
she will not even be proud. But give her
love, appreciation, kindness, aud there is
no sacrifice she would not make for his
content and comfort. The man who loves
her we'll is her hero and her king. No
less hero though he is not one to any
other no less king though his only
kingdom is her heart and home.