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about a livelihood, they lmve plenty of \
leisure at their commuud to read the j
newspapers and the disposition to bless I
the day, when, as by chance, a stray j
copy of the Greenville Mountaineer
fell into their hands, as to it they claim,
that they are indebted for much of
their past and present happiness.
X.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE,
MATTER?IMPORTANT HINTS TO
THOSE WHO SEEK TO OCCUPY
RESPECTABLE POSITIONS AMONG
THEIR FELLOWS.
And now, in conclusion, allow me to
?L I a. I J - r _ / i All
ubk. wiiul uuuu oi a iarnny 111 ^oneville
county, who has been so derelict
in Lis or her duty asuot to have taken
at least one good county paper will
neglect any longer to do so after reading
the above rude sketch of the goad
that resulted from the introduction of
a newspaper into this family? I
trust not one.
There is hardly any estimating the
benefits to a family, in a moral and educational
point of view, that may be
derived from a liberal supply of good
' newspaper reading.
I venture the assertion without hesitation
that any vounir man with the
rudiments of an English education
who will judiciously expend as much
us six or eight dollars a year for
newspapers and will carefully read
the same, will, in a period of five years
be a better informed, better educated,
man in the fullest sense of the word,
than nine^tenths of those who spend
as many years and fifty tiiu'es as
much money in acquiring a collegiate
education.
The boy or girl who carefully and
habitually reads as much as one good
newspaper, such as the Abbeville Press
and Banner or many others that I
might name, which can be had for two
dollars a year, the price of a month's
tuition for one scholar in an inferior
school, will be so iuforraed as that he
or she may pass creditably in the best
society.
Then, again, how many are the
resolutions for good that have had
their origin in the reading of something
in the newspaper which awakened
our better natures.
Has it not frequently been the case
that we have listened to a most exhaustive
sermon upon an approved text
and have failed to have our emotions
... in the least aroused and yet have been
moved to tears by reading some short
recital, contained in a newspaper, of
generous deed or magnanimous act
that discovered the spark of divinity
left lingering in the breast of poor
fallen humanity.
Shame then on that mau who say?
he cannot afford to furnish at least one
\ good newspaper to his family, when so
great are the benefits which can and
may be derived therefrom.
Jack Frost.
IIY JESSIK W. H. AMES.
*-!K.
Gaily down the mountain glen
Comes Jack Frost, with all his men,
Turning fields to silver-white,
All In one October night.
Six long months have come nnd fled
Since we mourned Jack Frost as dead;
Six long months of summer flowers.
Summer sunshine, summer showers.
In the springtime of the year.
When tlie snowdrop did appear,
And the violot, blue and sweet.
Bloomed In beauty at our feet;
When a tender touch of green
On the hill-tops could be seen,
And the robin, on the wing,
Sang a "welcome back" to spring;
L
Then with hearts with Joy opprest
Did we lay Jack Frost to rest;
Waiting for sweet flowers to wave
Jn their beauty o'er his grave.
'?' ' Once again the summer's dead:
WO* All the bright sweet flowers have fled;
Very soon we'll greet ngaln
, Old Jack Frost and all his men.
A man ought to be si maniv ?m?n
w - - ? V
and a woman ought to be a womanly
woman. An. effeminate man and a
masculine woman are always offensively
abnormal. Yet the true man
is sure to have a womanly aide to his
nature; and a true woman is sure to
have certain attributes of the best
manliness. But there is all the difference
in the world between womanlif
ness and effeminacy, and between
manliness and masculinity?in man
or woman.
Heading is one of the greatest consolations
in life; it is the nurse of virtue
; the upholder in adversity ; the
prop of independence; the support of
a just pride; the strengthener of elevated
opinions; it is the shield against
ine tyranny of all the petty passions;
it is the repeller of the fool's scoff and
the knave's poison.
? . ?
The circulation of the blood was dis"
/ covered by Michaei Servitus, a French
physician, in 1553, rediscovered by
fCisalpinus in 1560, and more completely
by Harvey ia 1M8.
Wf
f ; .
THE NEWSPAPER.
ITS ORIGIN AND ITS HISTORY?ITS POWER
FOR GOOD.
I(k Ur?'?l Value lit Form in f B" ti l> B 3 ?
Opinion, mill its Kllivionc.v as a
I'rivato Ddiicntor of Ilio IN'oplv.
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An Essay Written by A. W. Parker, of Abbeville.
The following essay was written by
Mr. A. W. Parker of our town, and
submitted in competition for the prizes
ottered by the Press and Banner last
Summer, and whilst it was regarded
by the Committee as a most excellent
paper of its kind, it was not awarded
either of the prizes, for the reason, :
that, in their opinion, it did not cover
all the points, as laid down in the advertisement.
It is herewith published because of
its excellence of style, and its valuable
suggestions. Tt would reflect credit
upon any pen.
In the early days of civilization, be- '
fore the inventions of modern art, ,
which have made the means of a rapid
communication of thoughts and ideas
so easy, men were wont to sway their 1
fellow-men by the powers of oratory 1
ntirl tlin iriO ? ? ? 1 ' * '
....... ...V f,*"- ? WKiijutMllX', and 111 1110
crowded lorum ol busy market-place 1
the orators exerted thejinlluenee which
is now exercised by the thoughtful
writers.
Since the invention of the art which
has done more towards the education
and elevation of the masses than any
other?namely, the art of printing? 1
and the discovery of the forces of
steam and electricity which enable us 1
to establish rapid means for the discovery
and transmission of intelli- ;
gence, oratory has lost its ascemleucy '
and it is unon the pen that we now 1
rely most for the purpose of guiding '
public opinion.
The writer has many advantages
over the orator?he appeals to a larger '
number and more general classes of '
mankind, and is dependent upon no 1
circumstances of time and place for '
opportunities to advance his views.
Then, too, "words written are a part
of history," while words spoken are ;
but of the moment.
Oratory being no longer predominent,
we may naturally look for itsde- j
cline, and for an increase of the productions
of the rton !
? ,
Naturally as the powers of oratory
has diminished in its scope, the necessity
for its cultivation seems less, and '
we find that the world no longer produces
a Demosthenes or Cicero, while 1
it shows an increase of statesmen,
philosophers, and writers. The cause
of this is not that oratory has lost any
of its power over men, but now that it 1
is so much easier to reach their
thoughts through the eye than the '
ears, that the former means receive
more attention.
The ready writer wields an almost
immeasurable influence over the
minds of men, and nowhere is he able
to exert his powers to a greater extent
than through the nicdiutnof the newspaper
press.
The Newspaper appeals to a larger ;
number of thoughtful readers than 1
any other institution of the day, and '
its columns have as much to do with
the formation of the ideas of the pub- 1
lie as any influence to which they are
subjected.
The growth of this institution has 1
been marvelous, and is indicative of I
the progress and advancement of the
age.
There is nothing which marks more !
clearly an intelligent community than
the presence of a good newspaper, and
nothing in the community exerts a
more wholesome iuffuencc than such !
a one when well conducted.
Indeed, we can almost as well esti- '
mate tbe intelligence of a community
by its newspapers, as by its schools
or courts of justice, and the newspa- 1
per is peculiar inasmuch as it not only
reflects but largely contributes to the
public intelligence.
The Newspaper may be said to have
originated in Germany, the first pe- 1
nodical newspaper having been published
in 1015 at Frankfort-on-theRhine.
Before this there had been
news-pamplets; but none had assumed
the aspect of a periodical.
It was in England, however, that
the newspaper met with most success,
and developed most rapidly into its
present importence.
Commencing with the " Weekly
News" in 1022, the Newspaper soon
increased in importance, and became
a political as well as an educational
power.
At first it was nothing more than a
publication of the news of the day
without comment, or any attempt at 1
forming the opinions of the public.
But by degrees it began to review
r ad discuss the events recorded. And
here began tbe great power, and dancer.
too. of the Kflwannnw
w , . "I'-r""
As long as it was a mere summary 1
of news, the record of the events of
the day, which were presented without
any attempt to mould or guide
public opinion, the Newspaper was ;
but a weak instrument either for good
or for evil. It performed its mission
of keeping the public enlightened upon
all important events, and exerted
but little influence over the public <
mind.
But as soon as it began not only to
record but to pass judgment upon the
actions of the world, it became a power
in the land. In it were discussed
ail the issues of the day, and topics of
general importance or interest were
reviewed. Upon most of these subjects
the public at large had H>ut little
information, and had their ideas largely
formed from the editorial comment.
What immense influences this gave
to the paper is easily seen, and it now
hpnanin ??n ??
~ . ?.(/- k.<ui/ IUUIU1 111 LIIO
formation of public opinion.
Ho long as this power is properly
used, the paper is a public benefactor
and blessing, but it is in its misuse and
devotion to private, instead of public,
interests that the dangers of the papers
lies. It is this which makes the
papers a great powers, and a means
of such importance in securing the
triumph of great principles.
The Government did not look with
kindly eyes upon the growth of an
i ' ?
institution which might, he used at I
any moment in a denunciation of its ]
own actions, and attempted tojsuppress }
it hy means of an unjust tax. i
More than once during the reign of ]
Anne and tin? Georges the Newspaper i
was the subject of government per- t
seewtion, and it was not until the ]
reign of George IX that perfect free- 1
dom was granted the Press. Durinii '
the reign ,,^t|ueen Anne the News- *
pape assumed a third character, and '
attained to considerable from the <
amount of excellent literary work '<
contributed to it, and the high orders <
of talent employed in its service. <
Men of the stamp of .Swift, Defoe, 1
Addison and Steele, wrote for leading *
journals, and some of the finest literature
in our language first appeared <
in the Newspapers of that day. The 1
Tattlers and Spectators were supported 1
by some of the best literary talent of 1
the time and a little later we see John- *
son himself contributing to the '
"Rambler." Early in this same reign 1
(17<>;;) the first successful! Daily was \
established, and th<? already immense 1
influence of the newspapers was still *
further increased by a more frequent (
publication. 4
Newspapers suffered severe persecu
lion during the long reign of George 1
Ilf, and many journals were prose- 1
ended anil their editors punished for
two free a criticism of public affairs. 1
This very persecution, however, '
strengthed the cause of the Press, 1
Hid led to it* fiiml - - *
i.iiu 111 jui in me j
Attainment of the right to freedom of '
speech. It was about this time that N
Lhe Press first succeeded in publishing
reports of the proceedings of Pariia- c
tnent, a measure which led to angry ^
resistance from the Government, but 1
finally resulted in a tacit consent 1
which lias ever since been given. At 1
.his time also appeared the famous letlers
of J unius, which did much to- \
wards removing the grievances which 1
inspired them, and secured to the 1
Press its privilege of freely discussing )
ill public questions. The Press has 1
jversince retained its freedom and v
preserved the right to watch over and 1
Jireet. the alt'airs of the people. (
We now, come to thu rise of the
\merican Press. Inaugurated in this *
jountry as early as 1704, the Newspa- v
pers rose to no great eminence until !
the era <?f political discussion which 1
preceded the American Revolution. 11
It was during this convulsive period 11
which gave birth to liberty and a free \
Democracy that the Press, as we have 1
iv uuiv, was uorn. Previously to 1770 1
there existed in this country no news- 1
paper Press properly speaking. There 1
were newsletters, a host of pamphlets
mil essays. But the Press as a voice I
jf public opinion, and the tribunal be- 1
Tore which all questions are submitted. 11
lili not yet exist. In 1775 the total *
number of papers in the colonies *
Amounted to .S4, all of which had a 1
weekly pulication. What a contrast 1
U> the ten thousand now published in !
the United States, a number almost 1
equal to the sum total of those pub- lished
in all Europe! With the birth 1
i)f liberty, as the result of the Revolu- 11
lion, Democracy became an assured ^
fact, and the Press became its cham- 1
pion. The independence of the colo- 1
nies secured the establishment of a
lioverument, purely and simply, "of 1
ihe people, by the people and for the 1
people," and the Press entered upon e
its mission of educating the people to c
[\ just senso of their resnonsihiliti^a 1
unit a litness to discharge the duties of 1
L'itizens of a free state.
Democracy was yet an experiment, *
und the eyes of the world were watching
its fate in America. The young *
Republic commenced life, as a nation J
only?a loose bundle of stales, held to- 1
gether by the Articles of Confedera- 1
lion, and by the common interests of x
self-defence. There was no organized 11
government, not even a clear concep- c
Lion of what should form the frame- 1
work of the new constitution. But
now the Pres9 came forward, and as- 1
turned the important role which it has
over since played in the history of our i
country. In the columns ot Newspa- i
pers were discussed all the different c
forms of government, which seemed t
advisable or adapted to the wants of \
the country. It became the medium i
through which was sifted the "pros" t
and "cons" of diffeaent political theo- c
ries, and thus was largely instrument- c
nl iu shaping the form of our irovern- c
muiil* ine I'ress did much towards )
bringing the people into a close coin- >
inunion with one another, and by t
being a "College of their great minds" I
it served as a means of educating them I
lo a just understanding of the princi- 1
pies of good government. For their t
benelit wrote Hamilton, Jefferson and c
liurr, and the period prior to the adoption
of our present Constitution in 11
1789. is marked as the era of the most A
brilliant political controversy the s
world has ever seen. *
Such has ever been the mission of J
the press in our country. Born with c
Freedom, the twin-sister of Democra- 1
cy, the Press has ever allied itself to t
the closest interests of the people. It '
has been the Guardian of their liber- *
ties, the protectors of their rights, and J
the promoters of their general liappi- '
nessand welfare. The nature of our t
Government ?rwl
- - ....v. imiiiuiiuiiM, me spir- 1
it of our people, which above all cher- 1
ishes freedom, his contributed much 1
to the growth of the Newspaper Press,
rind hns maintained inviolate its rights e
to free speech and expression of opin- c
ion. In this respect America has *
taken tho lead of the Old Country. 1
As early as 1770, the Constitutions c
of four States secured to the Press 8
freedom of speech, and at the adop- I
tion of the National Constitution it 1
was expressly stipulated that the ?
"Freedom of the Press shall not be '
abridged." Protected by the Govern- 1
ment, and supported by the people, 1
we naturally look for the growth of u 9
great institution, nor are we disap- V
pointed, for Its prosperous career has *
exceeded all expectation.
The invention of the cylinder press >
by cheapening tho cost of production *
has done much towards promoting the 1
widn flioti'IKiiHAti 1 "
?,.uv..vuuvu ui nvvvfi|japur LHUL* ?
ter. The email price of the best news- f
papers has nut them in the reach of all
classes, ana we now have hardly a j
community of one thousand inhabi- *
tants which does not support its pa- t
per, and scarcely an intelligent family c
which does not subscribo to one or <
more.
The value of a newspaper, as an edu- I
cator, cannot be over-estimated, and it <
is now one of the greatest institutions t
f our land. It k??p? us abr?Mt of th? *
f
.hues, uiid informs us of the most itn
l>ortaiit events of the day. Hesidei
giving us the daily occurrences it fur
nishes us the market reports, tin
weather indications, and local itcms'o
nterest. Ho>v valuable to the couu
,ry family is a messenger which alone
perhaps connects it with the outei
world, and which often constitute:
with the Bible and a few hooks tin
sole library of the household ! Am
uich is not rarely the case. Many o
.he families in our own county win
ilino-it never wee any reading matte:
jxcept the paper which comes to then
>hce a week, and shameful though i
may seem, there are many who do no
subscribe to even a newspaper.
When it is seen what need there is
>f raising the standard of cducaliot
imongour people, and to what an ex
:ent ignorance stalks over the land
we can not fail to see the necessity o
ioniu instructors which may be sen
ar'and near into every corner of dark
less. The means for the fulilllnent o
;his want is nowhere found better thai
u the newspaper, and in it we hav<
1 - - 1- - * *
uc uest unu cneapest educator thu
;an be hud. The newspaper as a pow
?r for good is becoming more and mori
ippreciated each day, and it is yet ii
is infancy in respect to to the attain
lieuts which it may achieve.
The advantages of a good news
laper are manifold, foremost of all is
ts value as an educator. The news
>aper as a means for distribution o
intelligence may be divided into threi
leads, the gradual development o
vhich has already commented upon
Firs I we have the paper as a record
>f the events of the day, the messenger
which brings us all the latest intel
igence, and informs us upon all mat
ers of news. The chief value of th<
laper in this respect is that it keeps in
ibreast with the world, and lets us se<
lie progress which it is making
Nothing stimulates us more to actioi
urselves than to see the progress
vhich others are making, and nothing
-s more enlarging to the mind and pre
rents danger of narrowness more thai
o see achievements other than oui
iwn.
By making us familiar with the ens
onis and habits of the rest of tin
vorld, tliis feature of the paper doe?
nueli towards preventing our falling
nto contracted ways of thought am
iction, and by keeping us notified o
ill the latest inventions and improve
ncnts gives us an opportunity of prof
ting by them. In this way the papei
s not only the recorder but promotei
>f progress, aud contributes much tc
he general prosperity.
One great advantage of the newspa
lers is that it gives everything to us
lew. There is a great attractioi
ibout whatever is news, and this fac
ften makes us read with interes
hiugs which otherwise would not b?
loticed by us. The paper presents tlx
lews in an attractive *hape, am
nakcs pleasant much which presentee
11 a more prosaic form would he drj
md uninteresting. These bits of new:
nay be digested during odd moment!
md much time which would other
vise be wasted may be usefully em
iloyed in the perusal of a good news
>aper.
The second feature of the paper is
he one which more than any othei
uarks its individuality, and gives tc
fach its own peculiar force and influence.
This is the editorial depart
lient, and it is hero that the papei
nay be used not merely as a clironi
iler of events, but as a universal in
..".I .. "
.UUV.IWI, ?uu a iiii'uiuin ior mo euuca
ion of tho public upon all question*
ocial, moral and political. The papei
lere becomes an important element ii
lie formation of public opinion, i
lower which may be used for the ad
ancement of good or evil according
is it is wielded in the mission of righi
>r wrong. It is here that each editoi
nay exert whatever influence he pos
iesses, and make his own Impressioi
lpon the minds of men.
People are very apt to form tlieii
deas upon^ubjeets on which they an
lot well informed, from the editorials
>f their paper. We naturally turn af
er rending an account of any occur
ence to the editorial column, suppos
ng the editor to be better informed
ban we are, and wishing to see his
:omment before forming our own con
dusion. Not having decided opinion:
>f our own. we often give even unrlue
veight to the editor's criticism. The
nfiuence thus wielded by the paper h
remendous and may bo devoted tc
>urposes of social advancement ant
lolitical reform. Much good may b<
lone by it in the way of enlightening
he public, and guiding them in ac
jordancewith correct principlesof life
Tho newspaper may here be madt
in instrument for furnishing moral as
veil as intellectual instruction, and a<
na iiuiunict' nuiKH alongside 01
hat of tho pulpit and school room
t is here that the need of educated
iiul intelligent men in the Press is
>articularly felt. 'nhe man who atempts
to mould public opinion should
liuiself be well qualilied for the ?asl<
vhich he undertakes. He should be
veil informed upon all subjects whicli
le handles, and should be conscienious
in his treatment of them. The
^ress calls for an educated and enightened
class of men as much 01
nore than any other profession.
Its ministers should be capable, honst,
and conscientious in the discharge
>f their duty, and ever delight in
vatchingover the interests of the pubio.
When in such hands the Press
lommands a wider influence for good,
md exerts a more general control ovei
popular thought than the pulpit itsell
jossesses. The dignity of the profesion
is rising every day, and it is rapdly
taking its place alongside of the
lighest in the land. Surely there is
10 calling higher than that whose mision
it is to convey to every home the
irincilllPH tnnirhf In n ?""'l
>y the preanher and school master.
As the world more fully realizes
vhht a power the Press controls in the
nfluencing of public thought and acioi?,
it becomes evident that we
hould have men trained in the knowlidgeand
ability to discharge its duties.
Jinco the public responsibilities of
ournalism are so much greater than
hose of almost any other profession,
he ministers of the Press should be as
tarefully selected and trained as any
>ther class of men.
If admission to the Bar or a right to
>ractice medicine demands that the
sandidate shall have undergone a cerain
course of instruction, how much
nor* important i? it that th#y who ar?
- to minister both to our moral uiul ins
tellectual instruction should be pre
pared lor the task. In proportion as
? 111o Press is composed of educated or
f ignorant men, will lie the good done
- by it. in inctticient and nnscrupu- ,
, loiis hands it is a power for evil; in
r proper hands it is one of 1 he greatest
s blessings of the age.
i The third department, of the news1
paper, the literary, usually considered
f least essential, but which belongs just
> as much to the functions of a good I
r newspaper as either of the other two. j
i In this hasty age when so many men
t pay attention to nothing which does
t not partake of business, and when so
many others care only for what is
* news and sensational, the literary part
i of a newspaper is too little regarded,
- and not sullieiently appreciated by the
, readers at large. It has been more or s
f less dropped from our dailies, and con- i
t signed to the Review or Magazine, al
though it is one of the best features of ?.
f a good newspaper. Its great advanl
tuge is that it throws information in
1 the way of those who would otherwise
t not seek it, and provides chief Jnstruc
Hon for the many.
2 This part of our paper which is so ^
i much neglected in our dailies, receives
- more attention from our weeklies.
The introduction of "patent out- c
- sides" enables them to provide cheaph
ly much good matter which if they
- would attempt to get up themselves It
f V-ft.il-1 * -?
. ww... >ci/ u.\pensive ana much
i more troublesome. For renders who
f have not the advantage of daily mails f
. these are perhaps more suitable than J
I any other paper. Resides the news of
the day and local items they furnish
- much useful information upon farm, a
- household and other topics, as well as c
i good stories and light reading. These
s "outsides" being printed by the thoui
sand are very cheap, and if properly I
. conducted may be made the means of i
i giving a cheap library to the people.
< There is another feature of the newsj
paper which while forming no direct 1
- part of it, adds much to its usefulness >
i and constitutes one of its greatest ad- |
r vantages. Resides aiming itself, at
guiding popular thought, it offers to
- one and all a- medium through which t
3 they may give free expression to their \
i views and opinions. Through the
!; newspaper may bediscussed both sides 1
1 of every question, and the merits of
f every case presented. The Press thus t
- becomes an arbiter of all differences, a ^
- tribunal before which all causes may y
r be pleaded.
r The newspaper as an advertising
> agency must be considered rather as a j
business enterprise, than as a factor in t
- the enlightenment of the world. Yet
i as a ready means of communicating 1
i the wants or one class to another \
t which may be able to supplv tbem,
llo.wl . ?si. *
. imu3 luuuiiuuiii; me equalization
i of demand and supply, this feature ol c
i the newspaper contributes much to
i the business prosperity of a civilized
1 world. Hut while valuable in this re- g
r spect, it leads to much corruption and
* to an abuse of the power confided to v
* the Press. ?
The chief revenue of most of our t
- newspapers comes from their adver
tisements, and the newspaper would
scarcely be a paying investment if it t
4 were not for this item. As the reve- t
r nue from this source is sometimes a
> enormous capital is attracted to the
* paper as a business enterprise, and be- u
- tore this consideration others are lost
r sight of. t
The business of the proprietor is to
- increase the circulation, and thus ad- ^
vance the value of his newspaper as v
< an advertising medium. To this end s
r the editor and his stall" are too often v
i induced to pander to whatever may ati
tract the popular eye. The most dis
justing details of crime and domestic s
t atl'airs are paraded in conspicuous fash- c
t ion ; the literary and moral standard
r gives place to whatever is news or sen- ^
- national. It is only when the paper la f
l conducted from motives of private in- a
stead of public interests, that the pa- v
r per becomes a danger instead of a
3 blessing.
, Conducted on proper principles, it is t
. one of the greatest institutions of the =
. day; it exercises a supervision over all
. public affairs, and watches over the 1
[ interests of rich and poor alike. It t
, furnishes a ready means of inter- c
. change of thoughts and ideas, and by
3 contributing to the grand communion .
; between man and his fellowmen, it 1
3 draws into closer contact all comers of
5 the world, and thus promotes the t
> cause of civilization.
1 - v
* What a cruel book-review is that a
p *
> given of a volume of poems by the
Literary World, which says: "The v
? book has a cubic content of 117 inches; 1
* it contains 60S pages, comprises (we 8
^ take the author's word for it) 300
poems, and it weighs two pounds three t
[ ounces?all for $2, with the portrait of c
1 the author thrown in." 1
' Young Isaac Walton. a
s a
i Mamma (to Walter, who had just re- s
| turned from his first experience with ii
. a fishing-rod:) "What, back so soon ?''
Walter: "Yes, 'm; I thought I'd n
come home. The worms were so ner- tl
' vous I couldn't get 'em on the hook." a
A little black boy stood with his p
1 small sister at the edge of a water-lily tl
1 nmwl 5 m litJ-U-i- ? ?-?
. ... i luiiun. x-^iuriui," suiu ine a
f girl, "What mukea so many cat-tails tl
grow in dis hear pon'?" "Doan you r?
know?" inquired Ephrlm; "why (ley a
grow up from kittens dat people hez
drowned in de pon', of course." ^
Goethe gives us a very small grip on a
things when he asserts that "we do it
i not possess what we do not under- e
stand." We think he should have c
| made an exception in the case of C
. rheumatism.?Lowell Citizen. a
? ft
The last step, the last thought, on
earth, means good-bye to the last op- ^
i portunity. M
None are ruined by the justice of ^
God but those who will not be reform- Bl
I n
, ed by the grace of God.
e
It is a matter of the simplestdemoni
stration that no mau can be really ap'
pre?iat?d bnt by his equal ?r sop?ri?r. li
s\? ~ ~
Ministering.
'What. though your feet tire oltcn over-weary*
()t? ceaseless errands scut;
Vint tired shoulders nchciitid ache no sorely
'Neath beuvy Iturdens hunt?
to patient, 1cmthe ones whom you are serv.
Ing
Ho soon lieyond your into;
i?*ht little wayward fret that you are guiding,
Slip past you unaware."
Ah, then, no joy would Keeni so dear aud
blessed.
As spending months and years
11 ceascless service for the vanished darlings
H > vainly mourned with tears.
Jut while you have your dear oneB still
around you,
I)o not regret your rare;
*ur easier aching feet and arms and shoulders.
Than aching hearts to bear."
And Htlll beyond your household duties
reaching,
Stretch forth a helping hand:
<o many stand In need of loving coinforL
All over this wldo land;
'crchance some soul you aid to-day, to-morrow
May with the angola sing;
ionic one may go straight from your earthly
table
To banquet with the King,"
[ Unidentified.
Consent, to common custom, but not
o common folly.
He cautious of believing ill, but more
lautious of reporting it.
Despise nobody, no, nor no condiiou?lest
it come to be thine own.
He may without danger be ignorant
>f other things that knows the Lord
fesus Christ.
The working of the good and brave
een or unseen, endures literally for*
ver, and can not die.
Blessed be God, I not only begin
>raying when I kneel down, but I do
lot leave oft' praying ween I raise up.
Tf we fully follow Him in all His
eadings, the Lord's way would be to
nany of us a plainer path than we
Ind it.
Independence is the name for what
10 man possesses; nothing, in the antnate
or inanimate world, is moro dejeudent
than man.
The man who is too lazy to be a genleman
during his active business life
juuerany nnus it impossible to be one
vlten he retires from trade.
.Sins of commission are the usual
)unishment for sins of omission. He
hat leaves u duty may well fear that
le will be left to commit a crime.
Vcrchalf the power that fills the world with
terror.
Were half the wealth bestowed on camps
and courts
Jiven to redeem the human mind from error,
There were no need of amenals nor forta.
If the church were true to her mision
the military systems of the world
vould aoo7i and forever be abolished,
ind known only as barbarous relics of
lie past.
Christ is such a friend as delights to
>e burdened with suits and employnents,
and the more you lay ou him,
ind the more homely (familiar) you
ire with him the more wolcome.
The greater the degree in which any
nan is a Christian, the less will be hia
viali V\n - ? -?* **?4
? 1U.1 IU wo tnuou It iuru; UUU IDkl,
vhen he attains to the "fulness of the
tature" of a Christian man, no wish
vill remain.
Egotism, vanity, and selfishness
poil conversation far more than deficiency
of talent. They render a man
vearisome and tedious to his best
riends, and uneudurable to others,
tnd he is left alone as soon as courtesy
vill permit.
Many people spend their time in
rying to find the hole where sin got
uto the world. If two men break
hrough the ice into the mill-pond,
hey had better hunt some hole to get
iut, rather than get into a long argument
about the hole they came to fall
n.
Depend upon it, in the midst of all
he science tbout the world and its
vays, and all the Ignorance of God
nd his greatness, the man or woman
vho can say, "Thy will be done,"
irith the true heart of giving up, is
learer the secret of things than the
;eologist and theologist.
I saw a dark shadow resting on the
tare side of the lull. Seeking its
ause, I saw a little cloud, bright as
ight, floating in the clear blue above.
L'hus it is with our sorrow ; it is dark
nd cheerless here on earth ; but look
bove, and you shall see it to bo but a
hadow of his brightness whose name
s Love.
Perhaps the love of fame may toraent
thee. Consider how soon all
hings will be buried in forgetfulness,
nd what a bottomless chaos exists ou
oth sides of thee; how vain is the aplause
of the world, how changeable
tie opinions of the mob of mankind,
?d how utterly devoid of judgment
tioy are; in short, within how nardw
a space this fame, of whioh thou
rt so greedy, is circumscribed.
No Christian is or can be faultless
efore the Lord. Blameless all may
nd ought to be. The child that does
a needle work faithfully isoommendti,
though not a stitch is perfect. The
hi id is blameless not faultless. The
Ihristiac who lives up to his light and
bility is blameless, but in God's sight
lulty. He is not conscious of his de;ct,
his eyes are not as sharp as God's;
is best efforts are like the needlework
of the little girl, well-done for
er, but so defective in fact that
t itches must be removed and done
gain by a more skillful and expertneed
hand.
Protect the birds?the great annihl*
it*r? ef destructive ImtmpUu