Show MERRY menry Y CHRISTMAS tomorrow to morrow will ft ill be Christ christmas ane of D december x in i n each year is anticipated bythe by tho people ol 01 V I all civilized and christian nation as an nn eventful day lay in the history 01 mankind it is looked forward to t within with much uch pleasure pleasured by old and ana young as ft a day on chmil family reu reunions re u unions illo ns will occur and man frie friends i who have lave been long oil sep separated ar will meet and greet each cach other on oil christmas day wha perhaps do not enjoy that privilege on oil anny an oilier other day lay in the whole year th the e day ia is celebia celebrated ted as the anniversary niver sary of the birthday of jesus jesu christ the sou son of god who was born in ill a stable whose cradle w ws a manger and who in after years r became a man mail of sorrows and acquainted quain quai ted with grief and was often time thues without a place to lay insi head lead christmas day has been observed aa as a it general holiday from a very early period it has been celebrated in various ways in different countries many of tho the followers of jesus iff caily times suffered much and severely because abey acy used to assemble together to solemnize the ali c da lay and to worship god in the reign onca ay while w hlll he lie was holding court at nico media he received information tha a great reat number of the followers ol 01 christ were assembled in the sarn city to celebrate the birth day of jesus whereupon the brute ordered the doors of the chirch wherein tile they y were met to bo be closed when ho be set fire to the building and alj ali alio disciples who werch in the edifice perished in the tile fl names aines the roman catholic chuich church celebrate christmas day by the performance I of masses masse sand and religious ious exercises they usually have masses misses IF one at midnight one at Aay daybreak break r and one in the morning tile churchmen and dissenters in lii england gland keep christmas as a social holiday when there is a complete cessation from labor and all kinds of business is suspended gifts and presents are exchanged by relatives and frint friends ids the rich usually make up various sums of money with which to purchase food fuel and clothing for tile poor who reside in their respective parishes or neighborhoods bo in this country numerous christmas trees are adorned S with presents and disseminated among the te members of the families and other immediate friends the festivities are various consisting 41 of the dance dramatic entertainments and other social gatherings there are but combar comparatively actively few people wiio wio really appear to appreciate pre preci chate ate the importance of the day and the character of I him whose nativity they celebrate it appears to be only a time for them to cat drink y g feat and bo be merry without giving any ln y thought to the great benefits that have resulted to tb them from his birth sufferings rings and death few appear to think of the day on oil which occurred the tragic event in which the son of god was slain which caused the heavens li cavens to be darkened the earth to be rent in thousands of fragments and all nature cureto to tremble but this beir year christ christmas mas day alls on sunday a day lay on which professors of all denominations assemble to worship the great father and they will have an opportunity to bo be reminded of the tile duties they owe to him for the blessings he ile has wrought out for them divine providence lias has in ill an especial manner blessed the tile people if lf this valley the present year with health peace abundance of the good things of the earth and general prosperity which many appie clate and wo we sincerely hope and fully believe that while they are thus favored they will not forget the needy the poor and the indigent but will gladden their hearts b by y sharing with them a portion of their abundance N wo we since sincerely reli desire that all our readers may realize a deep and lively llense bene of the benefits they have received and acknowledge the hand which so bountifully bestowed them and in the hope that the tile enjoyments enjoy ments of the holiday f festivities esti viti may be tempered with wisdom we heartily wish them A MERRY |