means of life. There can be no difficulty in solving the question— what Christmas gift to bestow upon them.

There is a new paper published in Washing ton, "The Jlfcunsti-udionist."' The editor is Mrs. J ink G. Swisshei.m, a veteran editor of the.Pennsylvania press. Mrs. Swisshki.m, in this number, gives the public a history of the circumstances which led to her connection with" the press. The an ti-slavery newspaper of her