SHU
the 'ft'EETOTAE MJEE,
Two Jolly topers ouco sat in an inn,
])isseussing the merits of brainly and gin.
Siiid one to the other, “I tell yon what, Bill.
I’ve been hearing to-day of the Teetotal Mill.
“Yon must know that this comical mill has
been built,
Of old broken casks when the liquor’s been
spilt;
You go up some high steps, and when at the
• still,
You’ve a paper to sign at the Teetotal Mill.
“You promise by signing this paper, I think,
That ale, wine, and spirits you never will
drink;
Y’ou give up (as they call) such rascally swill,
And then you go in to the Teetotal Mill.
“There's a wheel in the mill they call self-
denial,
They turn it a bit just to give you a trial;
Old clothes are made new, and if you’ve been
ill,
Y’ou’er very soon cured at the Teetotal Mill.”
Bill listened and wondered ; at length he cried,
“Why, Tom, if it’s true what you’re telling
about,
What fools we must bo to bo here sitting
still-r-
Lot us go and we’ll look at the Teetotal Mill.”
They gazed M’ith amazement; then came in a
man,
With excess and disease his visage was wan ;
He mounted the steps, signed the pledge with
a will.
And went in for a turn in the Teetotal Mill.
He quickly came out the picture of health,
And'waiked briskly on the highway to wealth;
And as onward he pressed, he shouted out
still,
‘'Success to the wheel of the Teetotal Mill.
The next that went in were a man and his
wife;
For many long, years they’d been living in
strife;
Hc.'had boat and abused her and swore he
would kill,
But his heart took'a turn in the Teetotal Mill.
And wheu'he came out, lujw altered was he!
Steady, honest, and sober-rhow happy' was
.she f; ^ .
They nb more (rontend, “No . you shan’t
' “Yes. I will”
They werei)lossing togetiu'v.the Teetotal'Milh.
Next Came a rough fellow, as grim as a Turk.
To curse and to swear seemed his jrriucipal
work ;
He swore that, that morning “h'is skin he
wi'mldfill,”'
And drunk as he was be reeled into the mill.
And what hs saw there one n^ver could tell;
But his conduct was changed, and his lan-
' gurage was well;
And when he had turned found the brow of
•• the hill,.
Hojr^lt and thank.ed. Q-od. tor the Teetotal-
.".Mill.,--’ ••• •-
Thebpoer-, were- made inch, dhe weak ,\vcye-
' . inade, str.opg, , , : ' . •
The sliot was made short aiub the purse was
. made long; , _,
These niiracles puzzled -both Thomas and
Bill, ■ ■' '
At length they went'in for a tilfn on th'bMill.
A little while after I heard a great sho-ut ;.
I turned round to see what the noise was
"about;
A flag was conveyed to the top of the hill.'
And the crowd among which Avere^Tliomas and
Bill,,. ...
Were shouting, “Hurrah for the Teetotal
Mill!”
OUU NSllOIIISORS.
It is one of the necessities of
life m these modern times that
people shall not live alone. It is
well, therefore, to accept the in
evitable and be amiable even un
der -trying- circumstances. ■ No
doubt, one’s immediate neighbors
are not always wliat one would
like them to be ; but it is certain
that if they are treated properly,
rather than aggravated, tliey are
not nearly so bad as first appear
ances Indicate. The- truth appears
to be that a large proportion of
those people whoso homos stand
side by side seem to have an nn-
tortunate talent ionnisnuderstand-
ing eacli other and are so led to
adopt offensive attitudes. Tims
it happens that while everybody
who knows Robinson and his
family intimately are fond of
sounding their praises, Sinitli,
wlio resides next door to Robin
son, has nothing but condemna
tion to bestow upon the mucli-
belanded'individual and his be
longings, Smith, too, may be
the recipient of many flattering
encomiums from his associates,
yet it is certain that Robinson can
find notliing to say in his favor.
The truth may he that both Rob
inson and Smith are thoroughly
well-meaning fellows at bottom,
and that their little tribes are up
to a fair average of excellence,
but it is certain that in nine cases
out of ten Robinson has no cause
to think well of Smith nor Smith
to become devotedly attached to
Robinson. The cliances are that
the pair, tliough they meet on an
average at least once a day and
can at times hear the hum of
voices through the walls whicli
divide their respective tenements,
fail to display any mark of recog
nition when they are brought face
to face with each other. Robin
son evidently feels tliat he is
bound, in justice to himself, to
ignore Smith, while Smith is as
sured that he would deservedly
forfeit his self-respect if he were
to show that he is alive to the fact
that the world is graced by the
presence of a Robinson, the opin
ion of Robinson being that ho is
incomparably superior to Smith,
while it is the unalterable convic
tion of the latter individual fh.at
ho. is,of inimeasurably more im
portance than Robinson. Natnr-
mIIv, the families of the two houses
become imbued witii the same
views as tiiose which are possessed
bv their respected heads, and
thus there is presented the singn-
ar spectacle of one set of human
being-s apparently failing to real
ize the existence of another set of
human beings, albeit that the two
sets are constantly flaunting and
parading before eacli other. At
1ue,.sami3„fime, though the liouses
of Robinson and Smith act in this
rcnnu-kablefasliion —tljougli when
Smith is not trying to ‘ cut’ Rob-
hiSDn,„Robinson is on the alert to
administer a snub to • Brown—
tliorfe are times when they become
plofo.teidly agitated and show that
such is the case. It may he that
Robinson keeps hens, and that
these hens trespass on to the land
of Smith. Then there is a terri
ble outcry, which is not decreased
when, one day, Robinson discov
ers that some of his mucli-prizod
fowls have been ruthlessly slain.
Or it may he that Smith is the
owner of a cat, which is demol
ished by a savage dog belonging
to Robinson. In the event of
such a catastrophe as tliis ocour-
ing, war with the knife is invariably
the inevitable result. Duraig tlie
course of the hostilities the dog
has, naturally, a very hard time,
and Smith and Robinson are per
haps persuaded to enter into
conversation with each other.
Whether, however, much profit
results from the intercourse whicli
is thus- brought about is doubtful
—except occasionally, so far as
certain gentlemen of tlio legal
fraternity are concerned. Failing
any other cause. Smith ami Rob
inson can get up a trernoudons
amount of sensation about a tree.
Say that the roots of a shrub are
planted in the grounds of Smith,
and tliat its branches extend to
those of Robinson. Well, here is
cause for hundreds of skirmishes
and not a few pitched battles.
Robinson, perhaps, vows that the
interloping branches shall he cut
down; whereat Sinitli fires up
and, after a while, discovering
that Robinson’s children have
done his property serious damage,
declares ho will have satisfaction,
come what may. So things go
on for an indefinite period, but,
fortunately, though the sky Is
ever very overcast, nothing seri
ous liappons in a general way,
witli the exception that a vast
amount of ill-feeling is engender
ed. Neighbors, of course, nia}^
be a comfort to each other, hut if
they jirefer to be constant sources
of aggravation and discomfort, no
one has, perhaji.s, any right to
complain. Nevertheless, it may
be pointed out that when people
have to live side by side they may
as well try- to please as to displease,
especially- as one provocation in
variably- provokes another. Thus,
if a man encourages his children
to make a noise which he knows
will nearly- drive his neighbor to
distraction, and if he persistently
turns a deaf oar to all the com
plaints which are made to liim on
the score of the nuisance, he can
not be surprised if, in despair, his
neighbor starts a cornet, or sets
his daughters at a jingling piano.
Again, if Mrs. Smith circulates all
the offensive gossip whicli has its
origin in Mrs. Robinson’s kitchen,
it is blit to be expected that Mrs.
Robinson will find a number of
unpleasant things to say- at the
expense of Mrs. Smith. Now, all
the petty quarrels which take
place between neighbors seem to
have tlieir origin either in paltry
greed, or the exaggerated opinions
which many people entertain as
to their own importance, and, ac
cordingly-, are undeserving of
merciful consideration. Indeed,
most neighborly feuds being the
result of that detestable snobbery
which seems, unfortunately-, to
have an immovable clutoli on
Knglish society, the one satisfac
tory feature about them is that
they add one more link to the
exiisting cliain of proof that peo
ple are invariable cursed by their
own folly-.
Now, while many neighbors
are snobbish to a preposterous
extent, and refrain from render
ing those little services to each
other which they might render
without any loss to themselves,
others rush to an extreme in the
contrary- direction. In their de
sire to bo friendly or, as they- put
it, neighborly-, they well-nigh
pester the life out of you. They
drop in to see you at odd times,
and with astonishing frequency';
they- borrow y-onr property to an
extent which sliould prove that
they have perfect confidence in
the strength of the ties wlilch bind
them to you ; and tliey- impart to
y-on things of a confidential na
ture which are continual sources
of anxiety-, inasmuch as you fear
that von will some time inadver
tently lot them slip. All this is,
no doubt, very- gratifying, but it
is very- probable that if the good
people were less assiduous in their
attentions, tlie intimacies which
they form would be of a more
permanent character than they
are. As it is, those to whom they-
apply- themselves are apt to find
their favors rather irksome, and
are inclined to get the oiiinioii
into their lieads tliat liouses,
grounds, and goods and chatties
are not quite common property.
—Liberal Review.
SOKTSa C-tESOEIRA AS APSiO-
EJUeSRiG S-FA'l’E.
A correspondent of the Now
York Jouni.al of Commerce writes
from Raleigh, N. C :
“North Carolina is the only-
Stato in the Union where oven-
article enumerated in the census
is produced, so says Mr. Wiley
in Ills interesting North Carolina
vvork, and to whom I am indebt
ed for many- of the statistics which
will bo found in this letter.”
Corn, wheat,, tobacco, turpen
tine and rice, are produced in
nearly evere county in the State.
Potatoes are a staple in all the
counties, the oast producing im
mense quantities of the sweet, and
the west the Irish jiotatoes. Oats
are a staple nearly everywhere ;
rye in half the counties; buck
wheat in the upper regions ; liay
abonnds in all sections; hemp
and flax are considerablv grown ;
grapes of different varieties ; and
all the garden vegetables, apples,
peas, peaches, melons, etc. etc.,
ilourisli in every- part of the
State ; live stock abounds ; beef
and pork are everywhere staples ;
.and the finest slieep walks in the
United States are in the hilly-
parts of the State.
Previous to the war, I w-as in
formed, about 1,000,000 barrels of
turpentine were annually made in
the State, employing from 5,000
to C,000 laborers, and y-iclding an
estimated income to the makers
of over $2,000,000. Its fisheries
constitutes the most important in
terest to the peoyile of tlie east
ern section of the State, for the
brief period they exist. There
wore, prior to the war, on the
Albemarle Sound alone, some
thirty fisheries, wliicli worked
seines varying from 1,600 to 3,000
yards long, some which liavo been
known to catcli as many- as 30,-
000 herrings, and as many- as 13-
000 shad at one liaul!
MISSES) «EESSJi\tSS.
Along the path of every human
life, the Lord lias placed innu
merable blessings. Tliev are as
thick as the blades of grass in the
meadow walk, or the fallen loaves
in the forest. We see and enjoy
some of them ; hut many we miss
until we have passed them, and
it is too late to return. In look
ing back over the history of our
lives, we can all recall occasions
more or less numerous in which,
by- our ignorance, lieedlessnoss or
wilfulnoss, we have thus missed
blessings which the Lord has thus
placed within our roach. Doubt
less wo all pass by- unnoticed
many- more than we see or stop
to possess and enjoy. The busi
ness mail remembers wliero the
path opened to wealth, but ho did
not enter it and now it i.s closed
against him. Tlie student can
see where knowledge spread her
fair and wonderful pages to him,
but, blinded by- some illusion of
a more sensuous good, he did not
recognize them. Now he has
come immersed in otlier duties,
and it is too late. We came, per
haps, witliin the sweet attractions
of pleasant social relations, or the
more sacred affinities of a conge
nial heart; hut some spirit per
verseness, or some temporary- or
more jiowerfnl influence prevail
ed, and we missed the richest
blessings of life. But, most de
plorable of all, every- one can see
where the Lord gave him the
means and the opportunity to
confer a great blessing upon oth
ers, but some selfish or worldly
love controlled his action, and
missed the opportunity- and lost
the moans.—New Jerusalem Mes
senger.
AN EXS-EMMVK BSJEAKFAST.
Long years ago, way back to
1814, when our wives, daughters,
sisters and sweethearts wore cali
co dresses, the material of which
was cheap, and made from seven
yards, and cost as many shillings,
three y-oung men of capital and
high standing indulged in a
night’s debauch at a hotel in
Northampton, Mass. In the
morning they summoned
landlord to their presence,
ordered a breakfast, which
stated must be the most
sive that had over been
the
and
they
expen-
given in
the State. The principal dish or
dered was ham and eggs, of which
they would go to the kitchen and
superintend, personally the cook
ing. When the fat was liot, they
each deposited in it their gold
watches, chains, lockets and sig
net rings, which were fried with
the ham and eggs. The cost of
the jewelry alone was at least
$1,500. All of the parties are
dead now, but they- lived long
enough to linow the want of their
foolish extravagance.
SIXTl- \-EAieS WI'E'SJOUT MEAT.
A very sufficient reason for let
ting alone any- particular kind of
food is that y-ou don’t want it.
Persons wlio never ate meat, be
cause of a constitutional dislike
to it, are good advertisements for
the “vegetarians,” but not axam-
ples of abstinence.
There is said to be now living,
on'e-lialf milesouthofllolmesdort,
Penn., an old farmer by tlie name
of Abraham Blatt, who is about
sixty y-ears of age, is healthy,
robust, and as strong as a horse,
who has never in his lifetime
tasted the least hit of meat of
any- kind. lie says he never
tasted beef, pork, mutton or veal,
eats no kind of poultry-, no kind
ot fish, no kind of game, in fact,
nothing pertaing to meat. Ho
has such an abhorrence of meat
tliat when they- kill a cow or hog
oil ills proniisos, lie generally
loaves home and goes about other
business. He is tlie father of a
large faiiiily-, all Iiealthy cliildren.
Among tlioiii is also one boy,
who,'like his father, oats no moat
of any kind. In reply to tho
questions put to tho father, how
ho could work so hard witliout
eating any meat, he says he be-
lievss ho is iiiuch healthier than
if ho ate meat. He uses very lit
tle butter.