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? GLUME XXVIII. LANCASTER, S. 0.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 17. 187$: NUMBER 34.
HISTORICAL SKKTCII
OF
i IRZAH BIBLE S0CIET1
I BV Til K ItSV. H. I*. KOniXHOX.
f nt{ before the Society ut Ha "i'ind A
8 nivcrmry, on the l?>th of July, I 879
M [CONDI.UDKD.]
Tin; twelfth anniversary occtirr
the 31st dAy of .lulv 1809. T
dress was doliveml by Rev. M
imasson. The record fur the <1
ys it was "eloquent and appropriate
k r. Tontasxon was made a life niei
r of the Society. Ajjnin was t
cietv called to mourning. Dnrii
' c juij-t year StpwHrt, Km]., c
cc-prc*idctit, departed this 1 if**, ft
. (lnv*i, and tin* comforts of n \vi
cut life. **11?* cainc to liis grave
ii age, like a< a shuck of corn come
hi? season." He was for ma
nr.* a civil magistrate, ami a roli
* 'ler in the church. And in ho
.|?aeities, he remlered entir* sati-fs
m to tin- |h*ople. He rcur<*d a n
t " erous family after the manner
hraham ; and" eujoyed the satisfi
n of seeing them all memlM*rs of t
tusehold ??f our Kaviour. Several
. - a* last years of hi> life were s]k*nt
p ie solitude and helplessness of tot
liudneas. Hut he enjoyed the cot
I irta of that religion he embraced
irlv life. And these were ncith
tw nor small. With the eve of iiii
t* could survey the (><m|h>I plan
Ivution, and read clearly his title
heavenly inheritance. Althouj
, , tut up in p?*r}>ctiial darkness
gtilarly uttended the uiectitiga oft
x-'icty, and the worship of (rod
ip sanctuary. It is now vividly 1
re the mind of the writer, how tl
, merablo father stood up in the grt
aigregutioii of God's people, ai
ith supreme reverence, ami engng<
>ss of thought and aflcction, and li
\ ie Patriarch Jacob, "worshiped, lea
g on the top of his staff." For mni
ars his coiu|mnion traveled hand
md with him along the journey
PT fe; but after her death it is n
i collected that he was seen to smi
look cheerful, though he surviv
I *r severul venrs. The contribute
(this meeting was $.">4.75. T
me officers were re-elected I
lother year.
The thirteenth anniversary was he
thout an address July .'M>th, 1M"
,] . uring the past year the executi
inmittcc report they have sold a
ven away seventy-one Bibles a
- laments; and that the entire dc*
j (ion is now supplied. This is (pi
J reputable period in the Koeiet
L ?tory, Its entire territory explon
d every want met. These distril
' ns have l>een mainly aniun^ t
. lured people. They have, all t
lile, been the s|>eeiAl wards of tl
cioty. It has taught them thcgri
giving. It has instructed them
eir duty, and given them an illnst
example of the precepts taugl
le Society contributed at this me
^ g to constitute Trea-urer Jo
. Duvi-a life memlrr of tin* A mo
11 Bible Society.
At thin meeting Alexander Colli
tnniel M. Ultima nnd Robert
y (cCain were elected Vice-Vroiilon
he other officer* were continued
fore. Thi* year the fund* amount
> $<>0. Ami a* the home dentituti
a- mipplicd the whole mi in wax ord<
i to Ik- forwunletl to the Pari
ooiety for the benefit of the heath
. orld. Thin i* e< rtainly an ini|x
y' tnt |a?int gained -the entire hoi
1 cwtitution Mipplicd ami $t?0 for t
'oreign field.
July 27 th, I *71, bright-the Sorb
i it- fourteenth annifWWty K<
Jr. Ibxon ibdivered the addrcHM.
** well received, and regarded
jual to the beat. Krit'inh eontribi
I the in<m?y neeomrry to con-titi
im a life member of the ftoeiei
during the year, the xphere of iuf
ice wait enlarg'd, and 20 Bible* a
!) Te?tanientx were given away.
(. MrMurrny acting a* trv*?ui
"o Irm, ro|>orte<l $({ '?. 1^ oontribut
^ nUy. Thi* iw ordered to t
nreign field. The name officer* w?
V nitinucd.
| July 27th, 1872 *a* the fifWr
j anniversary. Rev. K. K Premier ?
| the Speaker on that occasion. T
| po hi read ?m oonplimmted by pram
I ing the author with a handsome oo
I of the Holy fieriptarr hy |!jr Horic
wr ^
lie was also rmulc a member for life i
of this Society. This honor was also !
bestowed on Gen. S. H. Walknp, of <
. Monroe. This year the executive <
I. committee did not re[H>rt their lul>ors !
in the work of Bihl,; di.-tributinn.? i
Although that duty was specifically j I
required. On tin same day Mr. R.T. ! i
McCain, <?ne of the Vice-President*, j
asked and ohtained three Bibles for ; <
gratuitous distribution. The funds j !
reported to-day were $(>.">.00. It was .
^ ordered that all home destitutions he \ i
. supplied, and the balance sent to th" I
Foreign field. W. 11. Nelson, T. It. i
N i-het and Joseph liodpers were elect- I
ed vice-Presidents, and the other offi- (
cers its la-fore. i 1
^ July 20th, 187.'> brings us to the six- |
teenth anniversary. The address was i
delivered hv Mr. \V. K. Mcllwain, a
siuaciii oi i neology in the .Seminary ,
ut Columbia, and was highly uppreci- i
' ated. liu van con-titutcd a life mem- i
'J' l>er of this Society ami also a mcmhor |
for life of the American Bible So- i
ny c-lctv .
nB During tin* year, twent\ Uibin and
l'' all tli.- 'I'. -i.nia in - "ii hand, except I,
11" t v\ i nty^had U'? n ?1;-1ril?nt<r*I among ' {
lU* tin; poof and destitute.
Gen. Walk up, of M m.. , wu j
to- ont at thifc meeting, ami
-aid: "The Tir/ali . - riMiiimTtjyp'erc I
of, ahead of any other in the county in;
ni ; disseminating the word of God among j j
ill : the poor; pay a higher regard to the (
j sanctity of the Sahhath, and that
l,i J Tirzuh Society had done more than
|('r i anv other in the State,
th i The amount contrihuted at tins "
of meeting was $40.35. All that was '
to ; not needed for home supply was or- 1
l?h dercd to ho sent as a donation to the '
he Parent Society. The same officers
he continued.
j? July 25th, 1H74 introduced the
hj. seventeenth anniversary. This meettis
inK witnessed a very unusual occur- !
.ai rcnce. Col. J. M. Stewart was not in !
IHj the secrQf try's chair. This event ex- j
.,1. cited surprise, as it ha<f not befbre '
kc occurred, though the Society was now
in- years of age. But* soon the ex- '
|)V pcctcd, hut uiiweleomc news ?a? an- I
IUilllli>rol '*!?*? la
Ill .iw??..v?'ay D\ I IVUBI^ III. IVt'V. j
0f Win. Banks, by request, acted us S?*c- '
lot rotary pro tem. And .1. II. McMur- !
j(. ray discharged the duties ?t" Troa->urerf !
tHj that officer l>eing absent.
Mr. R. P. Davis delivered the An- |
>IIS . ...
. inversarv Address, and tin* minutes ol !
he * . . - I
. that meeting say it was on "Ihe Innu.
enee of the Bible on Mankind," ami I
it- '
, . that it was "very excellent ami in...
struetive." The Soeictv complimented
lU. f
him with lift* im?mlM-r>hip in this, ami
vc , . .
j nlso in the American ltible Society.
, Mrs. K. -I. Walkup was also compli
mented with life mcml>crship in the
iti- | . ,
, 1 American Bible Society. Rev. Win.
itc
j Banks ami Rev. .1. \\ . Query were
, constituted life mcmi>crs of this Society
td, _ . . J
?friends having contributed the 1
moneys required by the .'Id Article in i
j the Constitution. At this meeting!
more than the usual amount of speechIns
' I
es were delivered. Rev. Win. Banks 1
wa-< always zealous aiidjndelatigable in
. every gissl work, and his salutary in-?
I fluenco was always diffusive. lie,
Rev. K. K. Prrwlcy and another mill-1
hn pntertained the audience with
instructive addresses; the inifx?rt of
which, were to stimulate the members |
ami friends to greater zeal and dili- \
pv, I
'*r ! gence in the important work of Bilih*
, I distribution. lt? .. ..... IVewlf* read
ite. |
commendatory fxtriicti from the
^j (N. 1'.) Superinteiidaiit'a (Kev. Mr.
( Htrohall) Kej*<rt to the American
f>r Itihle Society, which may be here
lit ProPrr,y introduced. "If all the
auxiliaries would display the zeal,
)r activity and lilx-rality of Tirzah Hible I
Society, thin consummation w> devoutly
^(i d wired by all g?s?d men, would lie
soon realised. Thin Society, embraci(,K
portions of Union County. N! 1?.
t*> and I^ancanter County, S. ('., ha* not
1 only supplied every family in it* territory,
but ha* been wilding up liberal
401 donations to the Parent Society. It
1,1 hn* on it* roll 37 life member*, and
lietween HO and 70 annual member*.
t V
I* not thin the "banner aociety" of
the State?
1 The amount contributed at thin
meeting wan 870. With $10 Ixiok*
r*'r were purchased for home supply?^
These with those already on hand
were nup|io*ed to lie amply sufficient
k|* to meet the demands of home destitution.
The Imlanee of the fund*
,th - - - -
? were turned over to the t'arent Society.
M John W. IWlk, 8. H Williamaon ami
8. 1*. I>ur?nt were elected rice-Prc*1,1
idenU, and the other offloere were oon?
PT linurxl.
fy. Th? ri^hteratii wnotemuury neenr
red on the .'{1st of July, 1875. The
Society was now in mourning. Its
efficient and faithful secretary from
the beginning, Col. James Milton
Stewart, is no more. The "serious
illness" at the last meeting proved
fatal. The secretaryship was vacant,
nnd I). P. Robin?on was appointed,
aro trm. A preamble and resolutions
>f condolence was offered by ('apt. A.
*. Nisbet and unanimously adopted.
The late Secretary is there referred to
as "our faithful and efficient Secretory"?"as
a valuable citizen, a liberal
member ami efficient oflieer." And a
blank page was dedicated to the ineini?ry
of his "exalted virtues and official
fidelity." Col. Stewart was the son of
tin- first vice-president, and was secretarv
of the Societv from its formation.
nul was not absent from a meeting till
Attacked by that disease which proved
fatal. The above quotations expre*the
est?vni in whieh be was held by
the Society. He was also a ruling
elder in Tirzah t'hureb. And he was
Ij^AUnetual in attending the public
Worship o, < i.1.1. ami tin- meeting- of
I he S??(>tun.<. a- w a- tin n 1. < 11:. ur- f
the liible SocicJM^^nd be ruled well.
to
eiples. Hut inHim mercy always
temp- I. d jM-t'ic. 1 le Wii* mild and
pfecitic in dis|>ositiou^ Imt lira. and
'toadlust to t'uiuhunci4HI^|n|DWttiality
was a part ot' his, nature. AVhcu
ilwayaiu liiauew. And he oo-op3Pn>
gd - nergetidBp^ with allele measures
Br the propagation of truth am^^tieation
of the t'hureb. His family Was
small, but carefully instructed in n;we
doctrines and christian duties. He
was the author of a friendly, advisory
letter to a professing brother in atllietiou
and error, which reflected great
credit on his religious knowledge, and
the qualities of his heart. For a long
l>eriod he led the devotional exercises
of the Sanotuury j uiui done jUUch V
improve the corri-ctncsH ana melody
of that interesting ami delightful ex
ercise. For many years he was Clerk
of the Court, am l| discharged tlio <lut
of that office with the saiuc fidelity hi
brought. to the other offices he held
His talents qualified him for any
office, and his taste seems to have run
in that direction. And his great aim
was to discharge the duties thereoi
with unflinching faithfulness. He wa>
not a regular bred lawyer, but lib
familiarity with the courts commune
en ted a buy amount of legal kuowiedge,
which rendered him VCTy..U^iinf1
in giving tin* community imffltn Kini
legal udviec, and the preparation of
legul documents, which would otherwise
subjected others to much travel
and expense. He was always kind
and obliging, especially to the poor
With him society lost a faithful officer
a useful citizen and an exemplary
christian.
Iaist year the Executive Committee
were highly commended for their energy
and efficiency in supplying all
known destitution?esjieeially among
the colored population. During this
year thirty-six copies of the Scripture*
were given away. And a small destitution
yet exists.
Rev. Calvin A. Wiley, State Sujierintendciit
delivered the Aiiniversi ry
address on "What the American Bible
Society lias done, its means of doing
and what it is aiming to accomplish.'
From the suhieet we wiuil.l ren^i.nuhK
J ' * " " "
exjiect the Kconril to put it down
"very interesting und instructive." ?
This year Tirzah Bible Society gave
??>0 tu make Ilev. Calvin II. Wylic
uinl Kev. Gardner Spring Kobinson
Life MciiiIm r* of the American Bible
Society. At this meeting, friends contribute
I $25 to make Kev. Calvin II.
Wiley, Kev. .1. W. Spratt, Kev. (J. S.
Kobinson, Mr. Samuel 1*. Wnlkupaml
Miw HI leu A. Belk, life members ol
this SiK-iety. The contributions for
the day were $7J!.H0. The Treasurer
was ordered to pay any indebtedness
of this Society to the Bible house in
New York, to purchase as many Bible*
as are required for home distribution ;
and turn the balance over to the |>areut
Society.
Col. W. J. McCain was elected a
vioe-J*rc*idont, and Mr. Williamson
was elected Secretar^(? The other
u i*ri* nmliniioit ! i?i??
? ,u,v
be recorded i<> tlx- honor of the young
IkdieM of Tiriiah Bible Society, headed
by M>*? Ellen A. Bolk, in their individual
capacity, purchneed a fine gilt
edge, Turkey morocco, quarto Bible
for $14 and presented it to the Tirzah
pulpit At the cioaa of thin meeting
a
I'rfsideiit Walkup conibietoted feeling
on two memorable evqqta of the pa.?t
year. The Heath of lienor W. Warner
the last of the original (founder.- of the
American Bible Society*; ami Col. J,
M. Stewart, the last of flic original officers
of Tirzah Bible Society.
July 21), 187b, bring/ns to the 19&
Anniversary. The address was delivered
by Gen. W L T Pl"hce, of Charlotte,
N. C., and isrepres nted as "pro*
found and elaborate; uryk Tlened to
with deep and constnrifjl ?A?t?nn by
the audience." Mr. S. Y.nVilliumsoii
having declined the Sec|?tnrvship, I).
1'. Robertson was again appointed jiro
tern. The Executive (ttpiimittec reported
this year they haw distributed
l."> Bibles and .'10 Testamwpir?that the
calls are more frequent npd urgent?
that one hundred copies more were in
demand. The amount c^f funds now
at command was 8C'2.fi0l It was ordered
that 81-> worth of l?M>ks In- purchased
lor distribution ;/aixl tlx- Imlunce
1h* placed to the credit of Tirzah
on the Rooks of the Amdrican Hihlo
Society. The demands thik year being
so much al?ove the supplyusaccounted
for by a donation to the Mouroe Hihle.
Society, as their fuixl* ^cre short of
their wants; and thcsphcr?of Tirzah's
laMiefuctlons was great 1 y I a rgcd.
The Society raised tlii money to
malttt Geo. Vir. Ij. T. Prince a life
J member of the American Hihle Socie"
ty. He, In connection with Wm Neili,
' were made life members o?.this Society
by friends. C'apt. Thos. 11. Nishet
was elected Secretary ; the other ottitj^crs
were continued.
,| The twentieth anniversary was oh,
served on the 28th of July 1*77. Mr.
J. (i. Potts delivered the addrcw. It
i? {nit down as "earnest, cloqueiit and
appropriate." As usual, he was made
i a life member of this Societv, and the
I ?
, American Hihle Society. Rev. U. A.
\ Miller, Rev. J. H, Mack, Mrs. I). P.
, Robinson were also niad?^ jnymhow
. of this Society. 4 '
1 112 Rimes and Testaments
and three copies of the Rook of Psalm*
were distributed. At this meeting
were collected. Fifty were for
warded to the parent Society, and 81 o
for the purchase of Rildes for distribution.
J no. II. Mc Murray was elected
vice-President. The other officers were
continued.
The a?ldress on the 21st anniversary
was delivered July 27, 1*78, by J
' F. Payne, Ksq. The minutes of that
L duv represent it as "very interesting
r ami appropriate." The usual mem1xTs)ii|Ni
in the parent ami auxiliaiy
' societies were conferred. Mrs. Laura
r
A. McCain was made a life mciulier ol
tliis Society as a token of reaped foi
the memory of her excellent husband
' who was one of the Society s warmest
friends and supporters. Seventy-fivi
' Itil>les and Testaments were distrih
uted during this year. A colony ol
eolored Kmigrants left lbr Liberia,ami
' a considerable number was given t<
them. It has been the custom of the
' Society from the lteginning, if t
' drought prevailed at the time of it:
1 meeting to devote a part of the tinu
1 to s|s-cial supplications for thnt greal
' temporal blessing, the ruin of heaven
i A severe and protracted drought wit
making the heaven as iron, ami th<
earth as hra?s ; vegetation was with
ercd, and the bread and seed prospect'
; were drooping. When the Society wit
' arranging the half hour t'tn these sup
plientions, Rev. It. A. Miller made n
i capital point, when he suggest
ed there be associated wit!
s them petitions for Heaven's blessing;
s on the contribution* of the day. Tin
i next <iny the bottle* of Heaven were
unstopped and copious shower* of rail
watered and refreshed the earth ; antl
an ahundnnt harvest of earth'* fruit*
were {gathered. If a pro|s>rtioiial spir
itual blowing accompanied the dollar
' and cent* thutday contributed what ail
immense amount of good was conferred
upon the fallen sons of earth ! Let tin
i meinhcrs of Tir/.ah Bible Society never
be discouraged in their flood work. It
may be the money that day given t<
the Redeemer's cause, was returned
with a thirty fold increase, into theii
granaries in the Fall, an hundred fold
increase of grace in their hearts, and n
wave of spiritual intiut ncc commenced
that did not cease to exteud till it
made glad the hearts of many in heathen
lands. If the ..writer's recollections
are correct, It pleased the Lord
to give the community rain every
time the Society prayed for it, But
one time it was not immediate. Verily
He i* a prayer-hearing God.
Another melancholy event occurred
April lit), 1878. George W. Mc- I
Cain, one of the founders of thialtiocicty,
n sealoua laborer and bountiful
giver, ecaMtf'from his labors and enn
tered upon lus.reward. TTe was of a
modest nnd .retiring disposition, but
had a k'r<'^JIjfet *nd an ample purse.
And thcyu^H|j|^n always open.?^
What an^Mi^Wlosa to a community
when such a goodfand useful man Is
removed!
v He 1ras'K?ot/an ;iffioer, foi^his mod-'
| estvand merits shunned it. 'His only
| ambition was to find n place to work,
and to do it with all his might. As :
| the Society recorded a tribute of rei
sj>ect, and ordered a blank page to his
j memory, it is meet I should join my
; sympathies with the Society's ami the
' friends in the universal sorrow that
j pervades the entire circle of his ac[
(piaintances. That is an impeHbot
record which states "he was amiable in
character, and illustrious in zeal and
i lilwrulity." It is true but not the
truth, lb' was one of those lovely
and attractive characters*, who are always
engaged in lal>ors of kindness
| and generosity, without ever thtnking
a compensation or acknowledgment
was merited. It was his verv nature
. to he kind, obliging and beneficent.?
| Perhaps, on no other occasion were
more tears shed in Tirzah cemetery
than when his remains were [Wnocd
! there.
He wsisalso a zealous member of the
chureh and was prompt ami punctual
i in all his Christian duties. If the
j church needed money it knew where
to go. If the minister needed encouragement
he looked to his young friend's
pew. If the young men were uncertain
as to the morality of certain proposed
nets, they turned to the salutary
pattern of their illustrious associate.
He was chosen an officer in the
church but ho was so modest and diffidtmt
he could not ho |?ersuaded to as.
Ml MX ti>C lA>|?>u.Ml>iijai?v? kJviV M|M
was more <*oni|?etent. His example
j and influence art still with us. He
, started a wave among us that continues
to roll,
i "Not lost, hut gone liefore."
The amount contributed at this
1 meeting was \V. II. Nelson
was elected a vice-President. The other
officers were continued. At this
meeting, the Executive ('oinniittee was
authorize*! to procure u suitable pcr>
son to write a history of the Society.
Kindness.
: Kindness is as cheap as it is beautif
l\i 1. It may be given in a word or a
* look, without diminishing aught of our
, wealth. With courtesies alone we may
L illumine our pathway, ami pluck down
? blessing which no gold could purchase.
- To he brotherly, to befriend and cheer
f ami console as far as in us lie, these
I are the crowning graces of humanity
? ?ami all these are lx>ru of kindness,
t It is anger, breeding hate ami eon*
tunielv, ti nt hits tilled this earth with
i misery and ruin. Anger between
* kindred ami races, before which all
t that is beautiful in man vanishes,
leaving only the wild, fierce animal of
* his being. Families divided, friends
parted, communities at feud, ami nation
warring ajjain.it nation?these are
fruits of anger. It has Is-gotten the
foulest of crimes. But kindness, in
pro|M>rtiou a.-, this has been the ruling
spirit among men, bring peace and
happiness. The home-hearth has been
the center of a paradise, and the community
a fraternal Klysium. Verily,
! "Better is a dry crust and quietness
J therewith, than a house lull ofsacrii
fice with strife." la-t us study and
I strive to Ik- kind, no matter how trivi
ia) the occasion nor how small the
- promised fruit. It is the only language
? of our nature that is universal and iri
resistible.
; Labor.?Honost, hearty, contented
- lals?r is the only source of happiness,
, as well as the only guarantee of life.?
i The gloom of misanthropy is not only
, the great destroyer of happiness, hut
1 it tends to destroy life itself. Idle1
neas ami luxury produce premature
, decay much faster than many trades
1 regarded as the most exhaustive and
1 :- ? _i -- 1
miui i?> ii v. uuifVHiii general,
instead of shortening the term of lite,
actually increase* it. It in the lack
1 of oocupntion that annually destroy*
to many of tho wealthy, who, having
, nothing to do, play the part of dronex,
and like them, make a speedy exit,
while the busy bee till* it* day in uaefulneiM
and honor.
Fall Manuring.
I am well convinced that barn manure
should be kept from spring until
full nnd then spread on land intended
for crops the next year and plowed
uiuj?r in the |all. My reasons Jure:
First, the manure is muel^lx 11? r prepared
for pllttbt |bo<l than-when used
in its green state. Second, the actum
of frost And ruin will decompose or
Pnverixe all the lumpy parts of the
manure, mixing it with the soil, and
it will readily become just what is
needed for the plants. Third, the soil
will dry some four to six days sooner
in the spring with manure in the soil
than without the full application, consequently
an earlier season is the result.
Fourth, vegetation is much better
prepared to withstand a drought
than when the manure is applied in
the Spring, its the manure has a tendency
to make the soil porous and dry,
sometimes almost drying up the tender
jdunts. Fifth, fall manuring gives
more time for work in the spring,
which is of vast importance, especially
in our climate. Sixth, in the lull the
fields and sward lands is dry and
I hard, teams in "?>od condition, and we
j have more leisure for doing this work
than wo can expect to have in the
Spring. Seventh, by fall manuring
and plowing we can reasonably expect
from ton to twenty per cent, better
results on an average of seasons than
when green manure is applied in the
Spring. Kighth, in very dry seasons,
when the manure is applied in the hill
especially, .or bountifully applied
otherwise, in the Spring^the benefit of
the manure for that season is of trifling
value to the present crop. These are
some of the reasons why I would apply
manure in the fall and plow it
under; and if our farmers would
adopt the practice as above, I have no
doubt but good results would follow.?
('? . J/uint t r ?
About Kditnrs.
Evorv ?*? 1 it< ?r loves to have hifriends.
and particularly his readers
call on him. They belong to the snim
family, u> it were. But when you
call to see the editor, don't stav toe
long. Editors are generallv verv
busy in business hours. If you hav<
a suggestion to make, or news to coin
municate, state it in the fewest word:
possible. Don't offer any excuses, m
indulge in a long preface to what yoi
have to say. Blurt it right out ; tel
th?' editor you wish him well, am
bid him gopjl-day. Editors dote 01
su< h men as that; they love to re
ccive calls from them. Don't nrgu
with him?don't try to do it. The;
have no time fur argument while a
work.
When you write to an editor fo
publication, make it short?boil i
down. Pitch right into the middle o
your subject, and be sure to stop wlici
you arc through. Editors always lik<
something fresh and original in tin
wav of communications, and an
especially fond of news. But tin
editor must always be the judge o
what is worthy of publication. O
course, every writer thinks his owi
publication the best, just as ever;
j mother thinks her baby the pretties
i that was ever liorn. But the editoi
: may Ik so stupid as to have a different
, opinion. If so, it can't lie helped
J Don't try to argue him out of hi:
notion, if lie is too stupid to remcdi
his dullness. You mav think vou an
j ft great deal smarter than the editor
laud this may be true; hut the editoi
' mav Ih- responsible, nii?l you are not
( There is no class of jieople so nnxioui
; to please a majority of people hj
editors are. There is no class so covet
i ous of the good opinion of others. Ii
I is well to remember that fact.?Kr
change.
Our country wants?yen, it need
live, energetic, enterprising young men
This is no time for loafing or idlinj
away time. Young man, nre you en
gaged in anything that is profitable t<
yourself or neighbor? If not it is tim
you were Is'stirring yourself. He u|
and doing, if the employment bring
you at first nothing more than board
This country will never prosper till th
pro(ltio^?jj|pitth. consumers.
Tiro men started out on a wager t<
*oe who could tell the biggot story.?
No. 1 commenced : "A wealthy coun
trv editor," whereupon No. 2 stoppe<
him right there and paid the forfeit.
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For Voyn to Remember.
A^^mtleman advertised for
Out of th^^Wfrrmnnber He iu a short
time selected one and dismissed the
rest"I
should like to know/'-ilftid a . ' m
friend, "on what ground you selected
that bov. who had not a single recommendation
?" - ?7
"You are mistaken, my friend,"
was the reply ,* "he had a great many,
' and if you care to listen I will enumerate
a few of them. He wiped his
feet when he came in and closed the
door after him, thereby showing that
lie is careful. He instantly gave up
his scat to an old man who is lame,
showing that lie is kind and thoughtful.
He took oil' his cap when he
j came in, and answered my questions
, nromntlv and r<>siio<>tl'nlK- wl.
I . . ?I " *
that he is polite and gentlemanly,
lie picked up the honk that 1 ha<l
purposely laid on the floor and replaced
it upon the tahlc, while all tinrest
either stopped over it or shoved
it aside; and he waited <iuietlv for
).*< o HI ITU Dtf'
i ing, which evinces an honest, an or|
dcrly disposition. When I talked
i with him I noticed that his clothes
1 were cleanly brushed, his hair in nice
order, ami smoothly brushed, and
"
j his teeth as white as milk, and when
i he wrote his name I also noticed that
his linger nails w.ere clean, instead of
, being tipped with jet like that handKoine
little fellow's in the bluejacket.
Don't you term those things letters
of recommendation ? I do, and I
would give more for what I can tell
about a hoy by using my eyes for ten
minutes than all the fine letters you
can bring me."
A Kcen-Witted Woman.
_ . - * ^
The widow of a Normandy peasant
has exhibited a more than ordinary
share of woman's wit in the duty which
her husband's demise imposed upon
' her of executing his will. His property
consisted of a good horse and a
worthless cur, and he directed that
theyshould he sold, the proceeds of
the sale of the horse to be divided
among his other relatives, while the
widow's ]M>rtion wa> to l>e the sum
which the dog would fetch. The discrepancy
in the value of the two aniI
inals was naturally not a little galling
^ to the lady, hut after turning affairs
over in her own mind she discovered
1 a means hv which she could fulfill her
late husband's behests without suffering
pecuniary loss to herself. She
V announced for sale a horse for the sum
of five francs and a dog for five hundred.
Those who wished to buy the
r horse were informed that they must
1 also take the dog ; and when at length
' a purchaser for the pair was found,
1 the widow handed over five francs, to
ho divided among the dead man's
family, keeping for herself the five
L' hundred, as the sum 'which the dog
B had fetched.'
1 Mother's Affection.
t i
Many of you have fond mothers to
^ care for, and watch over and keep you
r from harm and danger. Then let me
c i impress on you to never cease being
| kind to your ever obliging mother.?
4 Those of you who have mothers <lo not
' know how to appreciate them; hut,
alas! when that lovely form is taken
* away then and not until then will you
r realize the value of one. If you have
* spoken an unkind word or disobliged
s her, will not these harsh words rise of *
ten in your memory long after that
lovely form has been laid in the cold
" dark grave, and caura. Voipr heart to
throb with pain? Wli^prculd tou not
give then to have her hack to fell how
you had wronged her and how you had
s sinned against Heaven in disobliging
' her; but regrets are useless after she
' has passed from earth away. We think
? yea, we know a mother is the kind*
a / _: i i <lii .i i .
v*i iriciiu we unvc. nne is so inoiigni'
All and tender; she haa the first can',
* and is ever ready to do something to
* promote the happiness and contentment
of those around her, and thesor0
row we experience in the loss o? #
mother is unsurpassed, for
9 A mother lost In childhood
Grieve* the heart from day to day.
We mine her gentle hand,
Her fond and earnert core,
' And oh ! how dark is life around ua,
^Whut la home without her there?
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