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.Established 1879.
AMERIOUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER *25^ 1884. e
Daily, Per Year,...*6.00
Weekly, “ .., *.00
Amerious Recorder
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OffiCE OBf COTTON ATEMlf,
AMERICUS..
Amerious is tlij connty scat of Sumter
onnty. 'Georgia, situated on the South-
western railroad, 71 miles sonthveat of
Uaeoo, and about 80 miles north of the
Florida line. It is situated in the finest
section otOeorgia, raising a greater vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts than any other part of the South,
combining all the fruits, grain and vege
tables of toe temperate and semi-tropical
tones—wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
and sweet potatoes, peanuts, ehufas,
cotton peafF sugar cane, apples, nears,
peaches, grapes, plums, turn other fruits,
The climate la mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
beiog pure and dVy and most beneficial lor
laog and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Amerious has a population
of 0,000, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling gronnd and boasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
South. The city has Sue public sehooie;
' good churches; a large public library;
one daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspspera; a new opera house,
completely furnished witu scenery and
capable of sooting 1,000 parsons; a well
organized fire department, Including
two fine steamere; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two flouring mills, a cotton seed oil mill,
clsnlog mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfaolo-
ties; about two hundred firms are engaged
In mercantile business; three hanks with
tn abundance of capital; two good
hotels .tarnish good sooommodsttion.
Americas Is the centre of trade for six
counties comprising the rlohest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an-
nualootton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largely inoreased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction
It is the largest olty in Southwest Geor
gia, And has been appropriately named
the "Commercial Capital” of thataoo-
tioo, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few cities iu tbs South.
Property of all kinds U-eamparatively
cheap, although rapidly' advancing in
S lue; the inhabitants of both city and
nntry are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial weloome to im.
migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ja-
dlcions capitalists and indnatilous farm-
ers this section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any Information in regard
le eity or oountiy wilt be oheerfully far.
ntshed by addressing the Ameiiicus He-
cobder, Amerious, Ga.
[All train, of this n
Meridian time, which
Savannah time.)
road are ran by Central
*■ ie W minptes slower ‘
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PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS
C. R. McCBORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JSLLAVILLE, GA.
TSBtfg—Alt cUlmi Rom $30 or under, fdi
from no la fiSOIt tender cent.: over *500, eeren
percent. Kocharge* nnlencollection! are r
afay 14-tty
MISCELLANEO US.
Fklwr 1. Ul’ler. O, Borneo McCall.
■ILU2K a McUALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Comer of the Public Square,
^AMBRICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of toe boat Italian and American Marblo.
$2,000
Ai small eoit can he scoured for your
lured ones, by joining ths
w Knights of Honor.
Lotmnr husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and third Friday
7r. 3*.,, For par Honiara coll on
Or,?'
B. TAYLOR. Dio.
K. Brinson, Reporter, deellyl
Mrs. M. B. FOSTER
Wishes. to inform her old patrone and
friends that iho will confined in the
Dress Making business, but has morsd
to her residecoe, in the bouse with Mr.
8. Cohen, comer Cbnreh end Forrest
Streets, where she will be pleated to see
all her old customers end friends,
deolCtf
DURHAM’S
IMPROVED
STANDARD TURBINE |
la the;fc«#l eaaatraeted and fin*
I* bed, jjivca betterMmaUga
more power, andlaaold for less
r» per hoe* power, than
rTurblne in the world,
‘ ‘ aont free, by
'9ml
Obe»p Rnginew.
I have for sale a few
Enignes, the beet made,
dirt sheep if called for soon
oepl7tf
Cooper Portable
which I wiU sell
B.T.BIED.
wanted:
, ONI FBE-H MILK COW fogive not
less then Two Gallons milk per dsy. Ap-
■’ Wr at this elite. if
Superintendent’* Office, I
__ slavannah. Nor. 1,1884. J
f\B AND AFTEIl SUNDAY. Nliv. 2, Ifoi,
U Passenger Traina on this rodd will ran a* fel
low*:
ATLANTIC COAST LINE EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at 612 am
Airlve at Savannah dally at..... 7 40pm
Arrive at Jeaup daily at. 810 a
Arrive at Waycroaa daily at 0 2ft a
Arrive at Callahan dally at U 50 a
Arrive at Jacksonville dally at. 12 80 p _
Store at all regular autism between Savannah
and Jacksonville.
FAST MAIL.
Leave Savannah daily at. 7 01
Arrive at Savannah dally at 8 IT p m
Arrive at Jeaup dally at. “ —
Arrive at Waycroaa daily at....
Arrive at Callahan daily at
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at
Arrive al Dupont daily at 1116 a
Arrive at Va3do*ta dally at 12 Oft p m
Arrive at Oultman daily at 13 40 p m
Arrive at Tl omasville daily at 130 p m
Arrive at Oainbrldge dally at 880pm
Arrive at Chattahoochee daily at 8 52 p ra
Stops only at autlona named above and at all
stations between Thomasville and Ghattaboochce.
Passengers for Brunswick Uke this train, ar
riving at Brunswick (via B. & W. Railway) at
Passengers ft* Fernandlna, Walde, Ocala, Lees-
bnr»,Gslne.ville ( Cedar ail sUtlons —
Florida Railway and Navigation Company take
this train.
Close connections at Jacksonville daily for
Green Cove Springs, St Aagustine, Paiatka, En
terprise, Sanford anafall landings.on St John’s
river.
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleani,
Texas and trans*Mississippi points Uke this train.
Arriving at Pensacola at 10 OS p m., Mobile 2 40 a
nuNeir Orleans at 7 4ft a m.
Pnllman buffst and sleeping? can Waycroes to
New Orleans.
CHARLESTON EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at ...180 p m
Arrive at Savannah daily at 180 p m
Arrive at Jeaup dally ut. .....3Slora
Arrive at Waycross daily at. ft 00 p tn
Arrive at CalTaban dally at .7 18 p m
Arrive at Jacksonville dally at 8 00 p m
Stops at all regular stations between Savannah
and Jacksonville.
Pnllman parlor care Savannah to Jaokaonvllle.
JESUP EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at 4 20 p tn
Arrive at Savannah dally at 8 45 a m
Arrive at Jeaup dally at 7 00 p
Stops at all regular and flag stations between
Ssvsnnali and Jeaup.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah dally at......,-. 7 20p
Arrive at Savannah dally at 0 15 a
Arrive at Jesup daily at 9 58 p
Arrive at Waycroes daily at 1185 p m
Arrive at Callahan daily at 4 45am
Arrive at Jacksonville dally n’.... 015am
Arrive at Dupont dally at 130 a m
Airlve at Live Oak dally at. • 47 a tn
Arrive at Gainesville daily at T 00 a -
Arrive at Valdosta daily at 8 SO a
Arrive at Quitman dally at..... 430 a
Arrive at Thomasville dally at ft 00 a
Arrive at Albany daily at 10 80 a
Pullman palace sleeping cars Savannah to
afnesvtUe.
Pullman be
Jacksonville.
Paa-engers for Brunswick via. Jesup take this
train, arriving at Brunswick at ft 16 a m.
PsstengtrsfTom Fernandlna, Gairesvlllc, Cedar
ay, Ocala, Wildwood. Leesburg and all stations
i Florida Railway and Navigation Company and
lorida Southern Railway tako this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticello, Tallahas
see and all Middle Florida poinu take this train.
Connections at Jacksonville dally with People’s
Line Steamers and Railroads for St. John's river.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth ac-
jmmodation* secured at Bren's Ticket Office,
No. 22 Bull street, and at the Company’s Depot,
(hot of Liberty street. JAS. L. TA »1 OR,
Gen’l Pass. Agent.
R. G. FLEMING, Gen’l Sup t.
0TOAP1 TAL PRIZK $75|000^
Tickets only •». Shares to proportion
Louisiana State Lottery do.
“ We do hereby certify that tee supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and in person man
age and control the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward oft
partus, and toe authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimiles of our
signatures attached, in Us advertisements
Commissioners.
. it tl
ture for Educational and Charitable, purposes—
with a capital of 81,000,000—to which a reserve
fund of over {550,000 has since been added.
By an ovenrholmtng popular vote its franchise
was made a part of the present 8tate Constitution
adopted Docembor 2d, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed ly
the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
toko place mouthy*
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FIRST GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS A. IN THE ACADEMY
OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY,
January 13,1885 -170th Monthly Dmw
tag.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $70,000.
100,000 Tickets at Fire Dollars Each.
Fractions, lu Fifths, In Proportion.
. 10,000
Meat Market
PROVISION STORE.
W.H.&T.M.C0BB
Having purchased from Hare St Cobb the Mea
Market and Provision Sto.e on
ooTToy AvaramM
keep on band the very best cuts of
BEEF, FORK, KID AND SAUSAGE,
and also a full line of
Green Groceries and Provisions,
-itof ail kinds of Vegetables and Frails in
their season. Canned Goods, etc. It Is tbeh aim
to keep a first class establishment, and give their
istomers good goods at the lowest prices.
npUighest price paid for Cattle, Hogs, and
kinds of eoentry proa nee,
Americas, Dec. 15,18M.tr W
9 Approximation Prizes of $750..
. 30,000
. 25,000
. 25,000
ft,760
1,907 Prizes, amounting to $265,600
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the offleo of the Company in New Orleans.
For furtbsr Information write' clearly, giving
e ll address. POSTAL NOTES!, Express
onoy Orders, or New York Uzchango in ordi
nary letter. Currency by Express (all sums of
S ift and upward by Express at our expense) ad-
rcseed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
007 Seventh St., Washington, D. C.
Mako P. O. Money Orders payable and address
Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleuns, La.
CHRISTMAS IN DREAMLAND*
The firelight falls on the old Ben's face
. That a tale of weariness telle,
Ae be site alone by the ehmraey place
And harks le the Christmae belle.
Hie form, once proud, by toil ie bowed, •
And scarred by fiaege of time,
For foorecore times, tn msey dimes.
He bee heard the sweet belle chime.
" Alae, slasr* the old *aa sighs.
As hs brisgs the empty chair
Of her who now in the ehnreh yard liei,
.... To nlace In the firelight then.
‘ I'm all alone!"ie the pltTfol moan
, „ That wails la the Christmae ch'me;
“No stockings cell from the Irellt well,
Ae of yore 11 the Christmas time!"
Anon he sleeps, there in the f loaalrg,
While the fanlight flickers low;
With the loved in Dreuniaad roaming
Through the bleoscd Long Ago.
And once agate, es sweet as then,
Peal the laughing ChtlsUnas chimes;
And at his side a tosy bride
Sings thsmsiry Christmae rhy men.
Then later years, swift winged ag starlings,
• Return to the dreamer's call;
And a troop of dimpled darlings
Hang their stockings on the wall.
kdPrseents twenty, goodies plenty
He bides In pockets deep—
The dreamspsmiles at Ohria'maa wiles:
Death seals the smile bMlmaa;
The stockings welt in Dreamland's gate
For Heaven's Christmas chimes.
Ah fend hsIMresmst are ye only makings
Of the sweetest hopes that tnrill?
Has Heaven no room for little stockings
That wait for him to BUT
THE PEACEMAKER.
GYLES,
SANTA CLAUSE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
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Exhausted Vitality, Nervous and Phwlcal iDe*
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discretion or excesses. A book for evenr man
young, middle age and old. It contains lift pre.
scrlptions for all acuta and chronic dUeasjw, each
eneofwhlch Is Invaluable. Bo found by tke au
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probably never before Ml to the lotjf any ph«i-
dan. 80ft pages bound in beautiful French muslin,
embossed eorers, fill gU*, gusianteed to be a finer
work In every sense—mechanical, literary wd
professional—than any other work raid In this
country tot |2.50, or the money will be refunded
In every instance. Price only fl by mail, poet
paid. Illustrative kemple ft cento. Send now.
Gold medal awarded tbe author by the National
Medina! >—elation, to the officers ef.whicfc|he
— — —dou foeeet.
There is no member of society to whom the
for Injunction, and
instructor or clergyman.-Af-
AWnaa tbe Peabody Uedlcal Isatitst., or Dr.
W. H. Parker. No. * BoUneb Street, Bottom
Haas, -be mar be eoeealted oa all dlaeaaaa ie-
qnlrtos skill acd rrrerlror.. Cbroota as J obett-
tats l&eaan that ban baffled tbau Ffi |* ul
^■SSS«fHwey
Mention tnls peper.
And now boys since wo bavo gatbdrod
our crops and hang ap our meat, let us
right to GYLES THE CLOTHIER
At Amerious, Ga., and
et un eneb n nice suit of Clothes, Shirts,
Tftwere, Under-Shirts, Handkerchiefs,
books, Gloves, Neck-wear, Suspender*,
an Umbrella and real Leather ValiBe.
Something useful, as well ai ornamental.
None of your •’gew-gawa" for us. We
want substantial*, and Gyles has the
goods and the place to get your money's
worth. Ho won’t sell you a shoddy arti
cle. No be won’t. •
Tbe big oustom he has just freezes to
him because they know be won’t misrep
resent, never mind under wbat circum
stances. So now gather up the boys and
fall into the procession, and tbe orobestra
will strike up to the tune of “Yankee-
Doodle.”
We all of ns have come to town
And come these many miles,.
To buy our clothes of first elass style.
From clothier, Frank A. Gyles.
Then whoop up, boys, don’t mind tbe
howl,
Tbeso other merchants make,
For Gyles yon know con beat them all—
He always take* the cake.
MRS. FRED LEWIS.
Americui, Ga., Ang.‘,24, 1884, it
Tbe church wee full to overflow-
iog, tbe exuberant gladness of the
season blubbering over in merry
speech, repartee and laughter.
All ages were there, from Andrew
Highland, eighty, on bis crutches,
to poor Mre. Carter’s six months
old baby.
Blue and garnet and crimson
“Tam O’Sbantera” glanced across
the aisles, or hobbed around in tbe
lews beside more staid, but scarce-
' r less expeotant Derbys, Pokes or
ainesborougbs, as all eyes were
turned toward the flaring Cbrlstmai
tree.
A tall, dark-bearded man, with
rather Btately bearings, and a fair
faced old lady, with silvery hair,
walked up tbe aisle to one of the
front pews, followed by tbe glances
of a score of bright eyes.
“That’s Mr. Foster, the jeweler,”
Elvira Baker whispered to her
cousin trom Seaview.
“He looks terribly stem. What
a sweet old lady. Is it bis mother?”
“No; that is Mrs. Moonlight. He
boards with her.”
“Mr. Fester will have lots of nice
presents, I reckon,” said stout,
twelve year old Tom Buxton, is a
stage whisper to bis chum beside
him. “I know of a dreadful hand
some pair of slippers that were
worked for him. 1 tried to match
somo of tbe worsted, and got my
ears boxed far making a mistake.”
His sister Della the other side of
him looked as it her fingers ached
to repeat tbe operation.
“Don’t Mr. Foster look handsome
tonight?” said Hattie Draper to
Nellie Lord.
Hatty's heart heat more quickly
as she thought of the dainty watch
caso sho had fashioned for him,
which, wrapped tn pink tissue
paper, was now reposing among
tbe fragrant boagbr of tbe Christ
mas tree.
Tbe observed of girlish observers
sat unconieious of criticism.
He had yielded reluctantly to
Mrs. Moonlight’s invitation to ac
company her.
He was not in harmony with ths
scene. He was grave and pre
occupied. The merry Christmas
greeting sounded to him like
mockery.
He had come, a straager, to Nor
wood, a year ago and opened a
jewelry store. The young ladies
became interested in him speedily.
Bright eyes met bis with soft speak
ing glances as they lingered over
the jewelry cases. But be was cold
and unapproachable. He refused
all invitations ont to formal tea
drinkings and evening parties.
Most of tbe aspirants for his favor
grew discouraged, and called him
a cross old bachelor,’ though he
looked little over thirty.
Squire Blair called the noisy
group together as soon as he could
bear bit own voice amid tbe great
confusion. After some prelimina
ries Santa Claus of the occasion
began to drawl out the names whiob
labeled the various presents.
“Mr. Wallace Foster.”
The gentleman arose and re
ceived the pink parcel, which ho
banded over to Mrs. Moonlight for
inspection.
The unloading of the tree went
on. Bright faces grew brighter as
their names wan called, while small
boys and girls in gay clothing,
ped by tbe inevitable “Tam
O’Sbanter,” glided along the aisle
like bumming birds, their arms
fitted with treasons.
“Mr. Wallace Foster,” waa again
called. He looked a trifle annoyed
as stepped again to theatres.
DslU^lAnlBgVorwird^feqtHMU
Claus lifted a long wioker basket,
with a bine covering from a bough
and gave it to him.
“Handle with care,"he said gruff,
ly, as Mr. Foster took the basket
with some hesitation and wentbaok
to Mrs. Moonlight.
“What bare you got now?” asked
she, bending forward with smiling
face.
“Something precious, I should
think,” he said, as he lifted one
end of the dainty silk covering.
In his astonishment he' almost
dropped the basket, tor the face of
a sleeping baby framed in delicate
lace, met his eyes. '
“Why, tbe darling I” said Mrs.
Moonlight, as she drew down the
ullted silk and soft flannel*, and
leelosed the little hands olssped
over the spotless robe.
Those nearest peeped, and in two
minute* tbe oontents of the basket
was telegraphed to the farthest
pews.
Mr. Foster was unoasy. Who
had played this practical joke on
him? He felt himself tbe focus of
all eyes. Ths warm blood mantled
his faee. Mrs. Moonlight pitied
him In his embarrassment.
Santa Claus proceeded more
lively than before, but the interest
was dMded.
“Funny present to a bachelor
and woman hater,''fisald Mrs. Rob
erts, the milliner, the bill of tbe
robin perched on her bonnet point
ing directly to Mr. Foster.
“Somebody wants to plague him,
he is so queer and distant,” whis
pered Spropel, tbe merohant tailor,
to hie wife, whose attention was
divided between Mr. Foster’s'
present and her own, which was a
silver basket heaped with grapes,
frosted cake and oranges, in wax
works.
“Yes, the child belongs to some
one in tbe church, who will soon
claim it,” she returned.
“Motes in the buUruehei!” shout
ed little Sstb Onmstead, makln
haphazard application of his E
day sohool lesson, as he oraned his
neck for a view and subsiding with
a shamed faoo at a sly shake by
his mother.
Mrs. Moonlight draw ths basket
under the shelter of her wings.
Mr. Foster looked disturbed.
He did not even unroll the slip
pers when they were handed him.
Tbo tree waa empty, and the
crowd began moving towarc| the
door. Bnt no ont claimed tbe
baby.
Foster stood looking helplessly
at Mrs. Moonlight.
“I shall take care of it to-night,
to-morrow we can see what oan be
done,” she said.
They waited until the Inst of the
crowd were near tbe door, then
passed ont and walked down the
street. Foster carried the basket,
over which the lady had thrown n
warm shawl.
He looked at the sweet little faee
with a softened, regretful expres
sion, then said good-night, and
retired from Mrs. Moonlight's sit
ting room nnd retired to his attain-
ber, where a coal fire glowed in
vitingly in tbe grate, and tbe soft
■haded lamplight showed tbe
bright, warm carpet and the crim
son window drapery.
In dressing gown nnd slippers
before tbs fire, he fell into a rev*
try.
He recalled tbe happy Christmas
night two years ago, riobly freight
ed with love and joy and hope, when
a warm, passionate heart beat close
to his and white arms encircled bis
nsok. »
Hqwould have laughed then at
the prophecy of bis present deso
lation. He had been deprived of
love, home and happiness.
And who was to blame?
There was a low rap upon tbe
door. “Mrs, Moonlight about the
baby,” he thought, uneasily, aa be
opened it.
A. tall, stately woman stood there.
The light showed a proud, pale,
beautiful face, with dark, luminous
eyes, now misty with strong emo*
tion.
“Louis.”
“Wallace.”
She reached ont toward him. Ho
drew her into the warmth and
brightness and shut the door.
be two ttood looking into each
other’s faces.
Bar’s was irresistible in its ten
derness—in each contrast to the
iride and huugbty defiance which
tad marred ita loveliness since he
had last teen her, a year ago.
“I have come, Wallace, to ask
yon forgiveness for the past,” she
■aid brokenly.
Another rap interrupted bin
answer, and Mrs. Moonlight beam
ed upon them with tbe child in ber
arms, his bine eyes open In btby
wonder. * T •
“I had net the eourtgs to face
you alone,” she continued, taking
the obltd in her arms, while
he stood in epeeohiest wonder,
and Mr*. Moonlight retired silent
ly, “so I sent onr baby as a Christ
mas present to prepare the way
for its mother.” -V
“Onr baby I” be repeated.
“Yes, Wallace. He ha* your
eyes. Look at him now, tbe dar*.
ling. I though of yon every time
I looked into their innocent depths.
Will you forgive me for bis sane?”
The frozen fountain of affection
in hie nature began -to melt. His
eyes grew misty and tender. He
vowed once he would never forgive
her; bnt who conid resist that
repentant face, suffused with the
tenderness of womanhood ? 1
He drew both within the shelter
of his arms.
“I was wlllfal and unreasonable,”
sho murmured, her head against
his breast.
“I was exacting and unforgiv
ing,” he replied. “Forgive me,
my wife, my only loved one.”
“Does Mrs. Moonlight know
til ?" bs asked, when they were
seated side by side before the fire.
“Yes. I came and told her bow
I had left yon in anger, and want
ed to return. Sho urged me to
try this experiment. I gave baby
a harmless sleeping draught to
insure quiet. I was in the chureh
with iny faee veiled, watching
evenr movement of yonrs.”
“I was hnogeringfor your pres
ence before you came,” he confess
ed; but I amafralu I should never
have taken tbe first Step toward
reconciliation.”
“Nor should I, but for this little
peacemaker,” she returned, kissing
the small month.
“It was not tbs same home I had
left, a bride, when 1 returned to
it,” she oontlnned, “I missed you,
thongh at first I would not own it
to myself. I wanted yonr love
and sympathy.
So on tbia Christmas night,
freighted with so much joy and
hidden sorrow, two out of tbe
many hearts .divided by cruel
pride and misunderstanding' were
united by tbe strongest of human
ities, the mutual love for a little
child. - n*Ti
' A Pretty Unitem.
Albany Neva.
Across ths Atlsntlo ocean and
far to the north is n cold and rag-
red country called Norway. : It Is
nbsbited by a bold and hardy
people—scarcely less rugged than
the mountains that shot them In.
For months the snow end loe pre
vail in all their borders, and the
wind* are bleak and bitter oold,
end nil thing* animate shrink from
the ioy touoh of winter. *
Bnt there are warmhearts beat
ing under the roi^fo|xterior of
the inhabitant* of seemingly
cheerless Country, as tbe little boys
and girls may see from tbo follow
ing custom, whiob prevails among
them daring ths bitted weather of
which we have spoken;
Daring Christmas times, when
tbe gronnd is covered with snow,.
these people take great bnnohes of
grain and tie them to long poles
and stand them wound their hous-
es r tbat birds may find something
to eat and thus not perish. Ana
so greet flocks of little birds feed
end sing and disport themselves
around the bouse* of these hardy
people, and live to see the snows
melt and the green grate oome
again. It ie a very pretty oustom;
end; while the condition* fur it* /
prevalence here do not exlht. the
hot of It* existence there end tbe
full meaning of it may not be loot
upon tbe little boy* end girl* of
our sunny land. It teaches a les
son of merey and of kinduets—of
consideration for tbo poor end the
helpless—of generous bearing to-
wanPall the cnatures that God baa
made, that may be worth the con
sideration of even grown up peo-
pit, |
It is something morn than a
pleasing fluey- of-the hardy Noi-
wegians; and so we oommit the
custom end these comments to tbe
thonghtihl -little folk* that dwell
within our door and make merry,
these Christos* days, upon ear
streets.
AC AMD.
To ill whe »• suffering from the error,
and fndiaentions of youth, narvoua
weakness, early dshsjr loss of msnhoods
Ac., I will osod a Ip* that will con
you, PKB' OP f l>MK. - This grwt
remedy >u diaooiarsd by a missionary
In South America. Sondssslf-addrowop
envelope to tho Bav. Josara T. IsiUK
Slatim D, New York <Mt
BOARD.
You ota find hoard at the two story
om* on Book HIU st DIM par month.
dttMdiw iauM,