Limiting number of visible blog articles per page?

Hello,

Recently developed a basic blog page with a list of articles written by the client. The articles are being pulled and listed through a page-events.php file, but as the site grows and the client writes more and more articles, you have to scroll down to reach the article that you want to read.

Question: How do I limit the visibility of the posted articles to about 5-6 lists. I need to have a numbering list going on the bottom to indicate continuing articles on OTHER pages.

Thanks for read! I hope to back soon.
-James