Show explanatory IN wishing our numerous readers the compliments of the season we take pleasure in presenting them with the christmas issue of the NEWS the original articles in the supplement are from the pens of local writers well known to the public we are especially pleased to have among the contributors zions poetess whose productions taken as a whole entitle her to a position in the front rank of the poets of the age her writings are of the highest type in point of imagination sentiment and beauty of expression the 11 1 l psalm 11 which appears in issue was written hurriedly on exceedingly short notice and in the midst of business matters in adich the gifted lidy lady was engaged no less gratified are we to be able to present 11 A christmas reverie from the capable pen of zions ziona poet bishop orson y F whitney the theme doos not admit of of that scope for native imagery in which he is always so prolific there to is in the poem a solemn grandeur one of the chief charms of nearly all his poetic writings many of which rank as masterpieces it is unnecessary for us to allude to the contributions in detail we will merely express the hope that our readers will derive pleasure from their perusal after ithe the first side of the four page ansert had been printed it was upon due consideration thought that a sufficient number had bad not been struck off to meet the probable demand for copies As ag the matter had been distributed if was determined to print a number of extras in single sheet form embodying all the matter appearing in the inside of the double one this explanation Is given that those who purchase copies of the issue after regular subscribers are supplied and the double number Is exhausted may know the reason for their only getting a single sheet extra with the usual issue |