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Thanksgiving Sermon.
The following sermon, published
by special request, was preached by
the Rev. John W. Sell wood, in St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, on Thanks
giving Day, Nov. 25th, 1875:
rsalra 145: 15, 1G. "The eyes of
all wait upon Thee. O Lord, and
thou givest them their meat in due
season. Thou openest Thine hand,
and fillest all things living with
plenteousness." P payer Book Trans
lation. This psalm is full of the praises of
God for His goodness, His greatness,
the glory of His kingdom, and for
His saving mercy. It ojens in this
joyful and exulting strain: "I will
extol Thee, my God, 0 King, and I
will bless Thy name for ever and
ever. Every day Avill I bless Thee;
and I will praise Thy name for ever
and ever. Great is the Lord, and
greatly tq be praisedj and His great
ness is unsearchable. One genera
tion will praise Thy works to another,
and shall declare Thy mighty acts.
I will Speak of the glorious honor
of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous
works. And men shall sneak of the
might of Thy terrible acts, and I will
declare Thy greatness. They shall
abundantly utter the memory of Thy
great goodness, and shall sing of Thy
righteousness." And in perfect har
mony with this joyous and adorii
strain is the language of our text:
"iho eyes of all wait Qpon TheeO
Lord, and Thou gitest them their
meat in due season. Thou ojenest
Thine oliand, and fillest all tilings
liviug with plenteousness." Here
we have a most beautiful figure, fiat
of the young and dependent looking
up to their parents for the supply of
tiieir wants. God is here represented
as tha universal Father, providing
food for every- living creature. Just
as the young look up to their parents
for food, so do all creatures look up
to Qod for the supply of alltieir
Necessities. And beautifully does
thU express the dependence and
trustfulness of God's creatures.
What is there more dependent upon
the providing care of, parents than
the young, and where do we find a
more trustful spirit exhibited? Ut
terly weak and helpless, they look
up to xnose wno are oiuer man mem
selves for theo supply of all their
vants, and they have no misgivings
but tlvat the supply will be obtained.
And just as the young look to their
parents for food, so are mankind to
look to Gcd forcthe supply of their
wants; possessing both the same
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feeling of dependence and of trust,
We are here told that God giveth
to all His creatures "their meat in
lue season." The wants of God's
creatures are not all the same, neither
are they the same at all times. The
meat that would supply one would
be utterly unsuited for another. That
which would meet every -want of the
crawling insect would be as nothing
to the lion or the bear. That, too
which would satisfy the young would
not satisfy the full grown and ma
ture. But greatly diversified as are
the wants of His creatures, still He
supplies them all in due season; i. e.
in due time, in lue quantity, and in
oualitv. That which is suited for
winter He does not give in summer,
or that which is suited for the young
He does not give to the aged. If
certain animals require flesh He does
not give thfcm grass, or grass, He
does not give them flesh. Nor does
He give them an abundance of food
to-day and none to-morrow, but He
feeds them with food convenient for
them day by day, and year by year,
throughout their entire existence on
earth. And when we come to reflect
that there are myriads of living crea
tures on the earth, and in the waters
under the earth, possessed of every
conceivable shape, size and habit, we
are lost in wonder at the infinite
wisdom and goodness of him who
can so adapt his gifts to the wants of
of such a countless and diversified
throng. And the same adaptation
we find not only in the supply of all
the bodily wants, but also in .the
supply of the spiritual wants of man.
They are granted to him in due sea
son. As his day so shall his strength
be. The strength is given just when
it is needed, and only when it is
needed. Do sorrows weigh down
the soul ? Then blessed are the con
solations which He gives. Does dark
ness beset our pathway so .that we
are unable to discern the way that
we should take? Then He dispells
the darkness, and enables us to see
clearly. Do temptations assail us,
and are we in danger of being carried
away, from our steadfastness? Then
He is almighty to save, and will not
Buffer us to be tempted above that
we 'are able, but will, with the temp
tation, also make a way for our es
cape. , And" so through life, if we
bat look to Him, He will give us all
those things which are needful for
us. Whether, then, it be the wants
of the body or of the soul, in each
case He giveth to all "their meat in
due season." Oh! how this thought
should impress us with the great
goodness of our heavenly Father,
and lead us to deepest expressions
of gratitute and praise. -
But the provident care of God is
still further presented before us by
the psalmist when he says, "Thou
openest Thine hand and fillest all
things with plenteousness." Here
le is represented as taking food in
His hand and distributing it to His
needy creatures. And oh! what a
hand that mnst be that can scatter
bod for such countless myriads.
How inexhaustible must be the sup
ply at its command, and how con
stant and untiring must be its labors.
Unceasing are the wants of His crea
tures. Unceasing then must that
hand pour out for their relief.
Most beautifully, then, are we
taught here the dependence x God's
creatures and His provident care
over them. And whether, as intelli
gent beings, we are williog to admit
this or not, such is, in solemn truth,
our condition. Consciously or uih
consciously, all eyes wait upon the
Lord. Man may avow unbelief in
God, "and be utterly unmindful of
ins providing care, nut this in no
way alters his dependent condition.
Believe it or not, as he pleases, he
cannot live for a moment should the
sustaining and preserving power of
God be withdrawn. Let God fail to
open His hand inrueteing out to him
the supply of his daily wants, and
pitiful indeed would be his condition.
He may use all the caution and dili
gence possiole to preserve health
and ward off disease. He may prac
tice faithfully every rule of hygiene,
be temperate m all things, and avoid
ever'thing that would have a ten
dency to impair and weaken the
body, and yet, in spite of all, disease
will lay hold of that body and hurry
it down to the grave. He may labor
and toil for the things of this life
with the greatest diligence, economy
and foresight, and yet, unless God
smiles upon his efforts, they will all
prove utterly fruitless and vain. But
should, he get riches, in greatest
abundance, still he cannot keep them
for one moment should God see fit
to deprive him of them. How often
do we behold this verified before us,
and yet how little do we profit by it,
and how loathe we are to believe its
truth. In the wreck of the Pacific
the other day, the papers gave us an
account of two persons who had with
them some twenty thousand dollars,
that they had dug out of the Cassiar
mines. They were returning to Cal
ifornia or the Eastern States, with
the thought, doubtless, that they
had secured a fortune, and would be
able to live in the future in ease and
comfort. But the frightful collision
took place, and they and their gold
sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Alas! how vain are the hopes and
expectations of man. It is God alone
who giveth us power to get wealth,
and also the power to keep it. We
may foolishly say, in the pride of
our feigned independence, "Soul,
thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat,
drink and be merry;" but in the
midst of all this the mandate may go
forth,. "Thou fool, this night thy
soui shall be required of thee; then
whose shall those things be which
thou hast provided? . But repeatedly
as we are taught by the precepts of
God's Word, and by the experiences
of daily life, the weakness and de
pendence of man, still, in the pride
of our hearts, we are disposed to say
with the Israelites of old, My pow
er and the might of mine hand hath
gotten me this wealth." Very loathe
are we to attribute it to the love and
goodness of God, and to give Him
all the praise.
As Christian people, it is to be
feared that we do not realize, as we
should, oijr utter dependence on
God. We fail to grasp fully the idea
of His ever watchful and provident
care. It is true that we acknowledge
our dependence on Him, but it is in
an indefinite, undefinable, unintelli
gible way. We fail to lay hold of
His personality, and to feel that as a
loving Father His eye is ever upon
us, and that He is meteing out to us
such things as we severally need.
Oh! may we lay hold of this precious
truth more and more. May we learn
to see God's hand in all the events of
life, and to realize his presence, and
to seek His blessings everywhere and
at all times.
Nominally, at least, this is a Chris
tian nation. And as such she seeks
to remind the people of their utter
dependence upon God for all their
mercies and blessings, by appointing
a day of general thanksgiving and
praise throughout the land. But
while she does this, how few, how
reru few, observe it as such. A few,
it is true, come up to God's Temple
with loving and faithful hearts, and
it affords them untold pleasure to
tell of God's great goodness, and the
wonders He has wrought. But while
this is true of the few, the multitude
pervert it to all kinds of dissipation
and sin, and drive God, as far as
jiossible, from all their thoughts.
With them it is a day when they
have license to engage in the greatest
excesses. "They rise up early in the
morning that they may follow strong
drink, and continue until night, till
wine inflame them, and the harp and
the viol, the tabret and pipe and
wine are in their feasts; bnt they re
T.f.i nt fho vrnrlr of the Lord, nei'
ther consider they the operations oi
His hands." Oh "l strange that what
is ilacirrnn1 frtl O. lnlesmin!? for the
'honor and. glory of , God, is turned
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into a curse, and spent in blasphem
ing the Giver of all our blessings.
Ah! well may it be said now, as of
old, "The ox knoweth his owner,
and the ass his masters crib; but
Israel doth not know, my people
doth not consider." We feed upon
His bounties from day to day, and
yet when we are called upon by the
highest authorities in the nation to
thank Him for His mercies, we heed
it not. Oh! what base ingratitude;
how despicable is such aspiritl
"Man, O most nngrateful man, can
ever
Enjoy Thy gift, but never mind 'the
tiver;
And like the sw ine, though pampered
with enough,
His eves are never higher than the
trough."
- Oh! may no sucli base ingratitude
mark our lives, but let us thank
God for his great goodness with un
feigued lips. Let our songs of
praise this day rise from the lowest
depths of our hearts, and find ex
pression in earnest words and stir
ring, deeds. Let our whole "life from
this day forward constitute one
grand hymn of praise to the divine
God. To enumerate all the bless
ings for which our praises and
thanksofiering should be made this
day were impossible, for they are
past enumeration, but it may not be
amiss to call your attention to a few
of the more prominent that our
thanksgivings may be the more real
and hearty. We appreciate things
more, as they come up before us one
by one, than when they are spoken
of in a general way. It is with diffi
culty that our minds are able to
grasp general subjects. But special
subjects, such blessings as have been
peculiar to ourselves we realize
with an intensity unknown . to
anything else, and our thankfulness
finds an intelligent, earnest, feeling
expression. For this reason" t'en I
proceed to call your attention to
some out of the many blessings that
have been ours during the past year,
and for which on this occasion we
should render heartfelt thanksgiving
and praise to God. 0
And first let us notice our favored
condition as a State in contrast with
other parts of this great country,
and, indeed, of this world. While
fearful tornadoes and overflowing
floods have swept over vast sections
of country, destroyed unnumbered
human lives, and made multitudes
more homeless and penniless, we
have been free from every thing
that is unusual and violent in nature.
Tiie health of our people has been
generally good, the crops rich and
abundant, and we now go forward to
the sterility of winter with our barns
filled with plenty and our presses
bursting out with new wine. Fear
ful has been the loss of property and
human life during the past year both
by sea anl by land, and while we
have recently felt something of it in
the loss of the steamer Pacific, still
even in its Joss, coming so closely
home as it did, it was not felt in all
its greatness as elsewhere. Had it
been a vessel sailing from our sister
city, far greater would the calamity
have fallen upon us. But it did not,
and we have thus only felt the spray
of the mighty wave of sorrow and
gloom indescribable that has fallen
upon others. Oh! truly we may
well say in feelings of deepest grati
tude," "The lines are fallen unto us
in pleasant places; yea. we have a
goodly heritage."
There are many things for which
we should be thankful as a Diocese.
God"s blessing has rested upon it in
largest measure. Evidences of real
growth, aud of outward movements
in the Master's work, are apparent
almost everywhere. During the
year two have been added to the
clergy' list, new fields of labor have
been entered upon in the Master's
name, three churches consecrated,
the corner stones of four others laid,
the Good Samaritan Hosjntal and
Orphanage opened, and a goodly
number of persons confirmed. Sick
ness has not unfitted any of the
clergy for the labors of their holy
calling, nor has death broken into
their ranks. For this we should be
thankful.
The condition "Of our own parish,
too, calls for our heartfelt thanks
giving and praise to God. Through
our own frailties and imporfections
we know that it is far from what it
should be. But despite our short
comings and unfaithfulness we be
hold much that should lead us to
praise God with joyful lips. The
gift of the sweet toned bell that calls
us to the house of prayer, the erec
tion of the towr, which proves to be
both a valuable ornament and a
great convenience to the church,
the increased congregations, the
flouiishing Sunday School, the
growing spirituality and devotion of
the members of the parish, all these
are blessings for which we should
"thank God and take courage."
As individuals we have many
thing3 for which to be thankful.
Some of our number have lain very
low upon beds of sickness without
scarcely the feeblest hope of recov
ery, but "having obtained help of
God, they continue unto this day.
They are still spared to their fami
lies and friends; spared to honor
Christ in His church, and to make
preparation for the unseen and eter
nal world. Oh! how thankful we
should he that life is still ours, that
the means of grace are still within
our reach, and that the opportuni
ties of receiving and doing good are
not forever taken away. Uh! as w-e
meet around the family board this
day, and see all our loved ones
gathered about it, not one gone,, not
one vacant chair there, how very,
very thankful we should be. Ah!
there arernany homes where such is
not the case, many where sadness
i io WIjka
j countenance many that have been
: torn asunder by the ruthless hand of
! death, and its inmates, young and
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helpless, turned out upon the piti
less charities of a cold world. As
we think of these things what grati
tude should fill our hearts, and what
earnest expressions of it should be
apparent in our daily lives.
Others of us there are who have
cause to thank God that they have
found Christ in his church and have
been led to feed on the ricli boun
ties of His grace. It is by the grace
of God that they are what they are.
It is by His -providential leadings
that they have been brought within
His blessed fold. His hand has ever
been over them, shielding them from
spiritual danger, putting them in .
the way of good influences, and
opening their hearts to the recep
tion of the truth .as it is in Jesus..
Thankful indeed should they be that
their faces are Zionward turned.
May God give them grace to con
tinue unto the end in that good path
which they have chosen.
Some of us. it mav be. have been
sorely distressed at times not know
ing where the means would come
from to supply the necessaries of
life. But sorely distressed as they
may have been, something has al
ways turned up to meet those wants.
David could say, "I have been young
and now am old; and yet saw I never
the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging their bread." And such is
the experience of every true child of
God. lie has promised that he will
withhold no good thi.ng from them
that walk uprightly, and His prom
ises fail not. Thankful should we
be for this promise, and also for our
blessed Teal izat ion of its truth.
Often our thankfulness would be
much enhanced did we only com
pare our blessings with our actual
wants. Says the poet:
0 "Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long."
Man's actual wants are not great
it is only his fancied or imaginary
ones that are sx This age is largely
given to extravagance in dress, in
furniture, in living, and, indeed, in
every thing. And it is as men aim
to keep up with this extravagance
that they have often to complain of
want. They are not satisfied unless
they can dress as well, erect as costly
buildings, furnish them as hand
somely, and live as sumptionsly
as those of more ample means, and
consequently they are always in
straightened circumstances. It is a
foolish pride and a wild extrava
gance that lead many into bank
ruptcy and ruin, and others into dis
honesty of the most shameful charac
ter. Instead then of murmuring and
complaining because we have not
such and such things, we should
learn in whatever state we are
therewith to be conteut." Little as
we may have in this world it is far
more than wo deserve, and we are
well assured that if we do pur dnty
and place our trust in God, he will
never allow us to want or suffer hun
ger. "If God so clothe the grass of
the field, which to-day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, shall
he not much more clothe you. O ye
of little faith." Our heavenly Father
knoweth that we have need of these
things, and will always bestow them
upon us. Thus, whether we have
mucu or little ol the things ol this
life, we have abundant cause for
thanksgiving and praise to God.
As we meet to-day in social reunions
and feast upon the good things of
the land, let us not be unmindful of
the poor and needy. Let not these
cries come up into our ears uuheed-
! ed, but let us give according as God
ha3 prospered us, not grudgingly or
of necessity, bnt of a ready and will
ing mind, "lie that hath pity on
the poor lendeth unto the Lord and
look what he layetli out, it s iall be
naid him asraiu." "Blessed be the
man that provideth for the sik and
needy; the Lord shall deliver him
in the time of trouble.
While then we have sung the
praise of God with joyful lips, let us
tell out our thankfulness yet louder
by the gilts which we shall pour
into the Lord's Treasury, and let
special mercies and sjjecid deliver
ances be marked by special thank-of
ferings.
"lirinir thine all thv choicest treasure,
Heap it high and hide it deep;
Thou shalt win o'er flowing treasure
Thou shatt chime where skies are
steep ;
For as Ilyaven's true only liht
Qniekens all those forms so bright,
So when Jiotintv never faints,
There the Lord is with His Saints."
With gratitude expressed in such
a substantial manner as this we may
go from these Sacred Courts say in
with light and happy hearts,
"Praise the Lord, His glories show,
Saints within His courts below,
Ansiels round His throne above
All that see and share His love!
Earth to heaven and heaven to earth,
Tell his wonders, sinpr his worth;
cro to aire, and shore to shore.
Praise llinu praise Iliin ever more."
Homeopathy.
"If like cures like," quoth - Bibulus
athirst
"Each second glass must surely cure
thellrst.
Alas! he missed his count, and, sad to
see.
The drinks came out uneven so did
he!
Scribner for Dec.
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The Danbury ueics speaking of
"the intelligent compositor" savs:
His judgment is better than any
one s eies; ue Knows what a writer
wants to say better than the writer
himself; he understands grammar
and punctuation, and capitalization,
and italicising better than Lindlev
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Aiurrav, ana in iact is the most ego-
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tistioal, learned person living.
jaiues jiving, ai one time a cor-
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worm iu me jungiisu army, ciieti on
Saturday night last, in Portland, of
an overaose ot opium,
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England has bought twenty mil
lion dollars' "worth of Suez Canal
stock,
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A Bull Fight in Spain.
From a Navy Lieutenant's Ixtter.
Barcelona, Oct. 1, 1875.
We arrived Saturday, and on
Snnday afternoon as is the custom
here, we all went to the bull fight;j
and as long as I live I shall never
want to go to another Spanish bull
fight, for it is the most disgustingly
cruel and cowardly amusement I
ever saw. I have seen them twice
at Lisbon, but as that is said to be
quite tame, I of course wanted to
see a genuine one, and they all told
me Barcelona was the place. At
Lisbon the bull's horns are capped
and padded so no one fis killed or
even seriously - wounded, but the
fighters torment the bulls by flirt
ing bright colored cloths in their
faces, an'd by great dexterity avoid--ing
the charges., Here the dexterity
required is evens greater; there is
nothing on the horus and the bulls
are of the finesfc kind I ever siw,
magnificent great fellows, with horns
as sharp as needles, and as the door
of their pen'is opened, they come
rushing into the ring, as perfect a
pict ire of an enraged wild beast
as one can imagine.. All mis is
very well; you clap your hands
with admiration, but your delight
is soon changed into disgust. There
$ in the riug about half a dozen
men on loot and lour horsemen:
the 'latter have lance staves with
jnst enough point on them to sting
the bulls; the horses are blindfolded.
As soon as the bull comes into the
ring, he is wild with rage, and
charges on the first thing inhU way;
if it be a man on foot, that man
gives his cloth a flirt and jumps
over a. fence about five feet high,
into a passage way, some six feet
broad, that runs around the ring,
and tha bull usually goes for the
cloth, but sometimes for the man,
and very often jumps over the lence
too; cf course the man instantly
jumps back, "and the bull charges
around the passage-way until he
comes to a gate that has been open
ed in the meantime by people sta
tioned there, then out into the ring
and after the next thing that meets
his eye. The cruel part is when he
goes for the horses; they cannot see
him and of course cannot get out
of his way; the rider tries to keep
him off with his pike or Jauce, but
is not often successful, so that the
bull buries his horns deep into this
poor brute; and tosses both horse
and, rider; the latter is so pudded
that his fall does not hurt him. As
long as the horse can stand he is
kept up as a mark for th'e bulls.
As soon as a bull leaves ahorse they
beat the poor brute, and if he has
strength enough they make him stand
on his feetf if not they put an end to
his misery, that is if the bull will
give them a chance. Many times I
saw.a horse with his entrails hanging
out, so that at every step he m.ide
he stepped on them; still his rider
was on his back, and he was brought
up to face the bull again aud again.
Whenever the bull would catch a
horse, these blood-thirsty people
would clap their hands and cry out,
"Bravo, toros !". it appeared to be
the height of pleasure to them.
'When the manager was satisfied
with the number of horses killed, he
would cause a bugle to be sounded,
and the bodies would be taken out,
and the men, called "picadores,"
would come in with a stick in each
hand, having a metal point and a
barb on the end of it, and covered in
some fancy way, with gaudy colors,
so as to attract the attention of the
bull. As soon as the latter charged
upon him he would step to one side
and plant both these barbs into his
back, which requ ires great dexterity.
V lien satisfied with this, the "mat-
adore conies in to Kin tne duii;
he has in his hands a red cloth and
his "sword. He first makes a speech,
in which he swears to avenge the
death of those noble horses, and
that he will either kill the bull or be
killed by him. At first he only tor
ments the enraged beast with his
cloth, and one is very muoh fright
ened for fear he will be killed, he is
so daring, the bull charging by him,
nrst on one side and tuen on another,
he only moving to get out of his way.
One cannot see, how he avoids the
horns, they come so close. Finally
when all is ready, he raises his sword
for the bull to charge upon, and
when he cgints it pierces him from
the top of the neck just forward of
the shoulders, and buries itself to the
hilt, piercing the heart: the cheers
are theu perfectly deafening. I saw
twenty-seven horses and six bulls
killed that afternoon, but I don't
think I shall ever see any more.
. Japanese Fans.
mi t .
a ue piace most notea lor its pro
ductions in fans is Jagoya, in the
proyince of Owaii. Most of those
that come to England are from this
fourth largest city in Japan. IJioto
is iamous tor very nne fans and her
artists excel in delicacy of tints and
richness ot coloring. Tokio (form
erly called leddo) a'so produces
several millions annually. Ivory
and boned handled fans, made for
foreign ladies, and richly adorned
witu gold Jaoqner, mosaic, silk cord
kc, are especially made in TokiO
iueraraacreai many varieties o
fanai and they are put to a great many
and curious uses. Besides "those
Mn "common use, the umpire at fenc-
in2 ana wrestling matches uses i
i. i -l , -i ,
"eavy one, suapeu use a uuge out,
I til l. 1 1 1 . : ii. i. i
terfly, the handle being the ho ly
and rendered imposing by heavy
cords of silk. The various motions
of this fan constitute a language
which the wrestlers fat fellows
who look as though stuffed with bjub
ber by means of a sausage-blower
fully understand and appreciate.
Formerly, in time of war, the Jap
anese army commanders used a
large fan, having a frame of iron cov-
cicu .vuu miCK paper, lh tha cen
tre of the fan was a red ball, on a
golden or silver field. Th red ball
represented the sun, the martial sym
bol of the Japanese nation.
The fans of the present dav, hav
ing a large red silver or a colored or
wdnte field, are in imitation oi the
Old war fan with which the Japanese
hero used to signal in the field. In
case of danger it couhl be shut; and
a blow from its iron bones was no
light affair. All the varieties of fans
known among us have been made for
centuries in Japan. One notablo
variety is made of Svaterprcof paper,
which can be dipped in cwater, and
which creates greater coolness by
evaporation, without wetting the
clothes. Tne vehiwa, or flat fan, is
frequently made of feathers, leaves,
or a fine silk. Itr-is of tener made of
rough paper, and used as a grain
winnow, to blow the charcoal fires,
and as a dust-pan. Probably it is
on this account that it boids the.
lowest grade in the castle of fashion.
The" Japanese gentleman I mean
one of he old school who never
wears a hat, uses his fan to shield
his eyes from the sun. His Lead,
bare from childhood, hardly needs
shade, and w hen- it does he spreads
an umbrella. With his fan he di
rects his servants, and saves talking.
Within doors the graces of the Jap
anese maiden and the dignity of the
wife are enhanced by the fan.
To the juggler the fan is a necessity,
as many of his cleverest trieks.includ
ingthat in which he makes a butter
fly hover up and down the eclge of a
sword, being performed with bits of
paper and a fan. In Japan people
are continually making presents to
each other, though the gifts are
usually very small. A fan is always
a proper gift. In nearly every house
are one or more fan cases -leaning or
hung against the wall. They, are of
all kind3, from the cheap tube of
bamboo and lacquer wood up to the
splendidly gilt and inlaid case cost
ing many dollars. In thPse cases
are holes, in which the hand'es of
the fans are put, or silver hooks be
tween which they hang. On mair;ago
occasions friends oner costly gilts;
those who are acquaintances merely
send a fan, on which are written
congratulations. They are. often
used as cards by proxy callerson
New Year's Day. When a young
man attains to oiiioe, or an officer is.
promoted, a fan with a lie or two of
writing sens to him is the equivalent
or congratulations in person. It is
the custom to ask friends, or dis
tinguished persons 'to write their
names or seme original poetryor
classic quotation, on fins, thus toll
ing the place occupied by our moth
ers', or fathers, or our own youthful
albums." Our Otca Fireside.
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Bo?s Boomerang1.
Boggs
has a. friend in Australia
who sent him, a spell - ago, a boom
erang, that singular weapon used by
the natives of that distant country.
Boggs had read a good deal about
the boomerang and had long de
sired to possess one, therefore his
delight 'was very great when this
gift arrived. It was of dark, heavy
wood, looking something like a,
wooden new moon. He didn't know
what it was at first, but a note accom
panying the gift explained all about
it.
"But you don't know how to throw
t," said Mrs. Boggs, as he went
waltzing around the room, swinging
it above his head in a transport of
eliglit.0
"Don't I though? Haven't I read
all about it? Easiest thing in the
world to manage when you know
how. Yon See "
The weapon accidentally slipped
out of his hand as he was speaking,
flew up to the ceiling, chipped out
a broad piece of plastering, then it
d.Tted toward the book-case, knock
ing a plaster cast of Daniel Webster
off the top, which was broken in the
fall (having previously been damag
ed considerably in the spring) ; then
it threw a somersault in the air ana
made a vicious dash at the mirror,
but changed its mind, apparently,
within a few inches of its surface,
and kicked a hole through an oil
portrait of Mr. Boggs hanging by
the side cf it; then it described a
curve rendering it unnecessary for
us to describe it f urther--and rapped
Mrs. Boggs side the head, making
her false teeth rattle like a nickle in
a contribution box; then it flew on
the wings of the morning at a picture
of "Evening," which it knocked into
the middle of next week, then it
tacked to the left and swooped down
upon the piano keys, played "stop
dat knocking" in a highly artistic
manner; then iLrotated once around
the room and knocked a neighbor
dDwn, who had, opened the door to
see what was' .the matter; then it
thumped Bopgs on the top of his
bald head tiljjffie saw more stars than
will be iUe at all our theatres
this, seasor; then giving Mrs. Boggs,
who was stretched out on the floor
in a fainting fit, a farewell dig in the
ribs it darted through "Heaven
Bless our Home," hnng up on the
window, and disappeared.
Bogga afterward heard of it pull
ing door-bells, dropping through
skylights, racing around empty gar
rets, and playing the deuce gecer illy.
He gives notice thit if any one finds
that boomerang he may keep itif
he can he don't want to see it again.
Mrs. Boggs is in a very nervous con
dition about it, and every timeshe
o rar. at. the door she shrieks
.-t.i : nn-.aa tO-min!" and faints.
lucre ii --J'--- J -- , ,
away.
Cincinnati Salttraai ijui.,
It is said that the Portland Lign
Battery has ordered a new flag, one
hundred feet in length by hfty fe et
wide, for the Centewual Fourth of
July,
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