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VOLUMK 111.
OXFOKl), X. C., WKDXKSDAY, JAXU.AKV 10, 1877.
XUMlJKli 2,
TmK -l-MO KSMi’iittS.
Tlicre went two reaj"M-s at ivinrn,
.Sti-oijy, e;u-ii(*:*f incii were tiicy,
IJ-'iit 4‘aeh at liis ajipoiiiteU ta>k,
Ti* lahiir tliriuiyii the t^ay.
One hiial liim m llie valley, ^vlietc
Uii.ie stni.d t!i- ^crain ;
Hr re!i])ial, and hmmd it into ?hcavrs,
And s.ui^^ a ineiry strain.
And lo ! the otlwr takes hi? stand.
Where rolls the battle's tide.
}Jis we;tjn)ii. late So clear and bl ight,
Witii sanguine g"ie is dw d.
And furiously ia- iraitiplep do-a n
And 1.1}s theripi^ corn low ;
lie is dentil’s reaper and lie givt’s
A deatli for every blow.
To which of these two earnest men
Mo.'.t honor slionld we «ivi‘,
He who clcsiroyn. or works to sare
The food, wiiereby we live ?
And t y the 'id:ihty Judge of all
Wiiicli, think ye, is Hhiiori'cd ?
■Which deems lie I e.-t f’r men to use,
nicker, or the stcord f
TSIE 4>i^ iti4:SS hJ-.SS,
WliO ;ire tlide Kiriirs c.f Bu.'i
iies.s—tliosf inirr.iwiK'd Lii'-.'iiiicii'
'!'tlie nindfMi v. >rlil ' Wii.it .ir-
tiii-y i Vv'liei’o (i.i ..rlijiTiiiir ;
Bv wiiMt (1* ac!-in!!:i
liit.B tlie.se' n'lViil 1 cseiircvs :■ i.
what fesjieet d.i iliev hill'. !r.M
tiie iiivn win) atteiiijjt a si.iiilai
career and fail oat (if the c nils,
diaabjed and defe.ited I Is i.
tlieir virtue or tiieir -.vaiil .if viitu.
tliat t^ives tiieai sii.-cess f 'ihic.s.
are iiiterc.stiiio' questions, lieeausi.
these men are the iiiastei's of oui
modem world. Tliev .‘anx' tin
purse ami jiav e\crylio.land i.
is apparenti v a laxv of nature tint!
the hand wiiicli signs the eliech
wields tile jiower.
.\s a rule, tliese K'ligs of Bus-
iaes.i begin life near llie botto-..
of wiiat is called rlie social scale,
d'ii'^X' geiiei'.iil V liegia very p .or
(Irabb Ivibiuso.i r. cords licit tic
I,lie Lord Boutl.jc.iipc.n aindie.!
to tile Bhsiiop of idaici.iTf f.iv ad
vice liow to iiidiig op ids s.m s'.
lliat lie vvouid get lorward in lie
world. ■■ ! kno'.v of Imt one wax ,'
lepiii.'d tile bisiiop: ■‘Give liiin
parts and povert','.’ " 'ifell tiieii,”
.Slid tile f.itiier, who was noted
f.r iii.s free living, “it God iias
o'iveii iiim pari.', I will manage as
to tile poverlv.’’ A lotner I'ingiish
iiobieiiian, f, n'd Derllx'. m'iitioir
i-d .1 c ii'.ons I'lrcn nsniece i.i p.dnr
.1' ,i .afii-.'i.i
tiling snperl.itivelv vveil, and iheii .
tliev keep on doing it better ami j
lietler. Xear Pitt.slni'g tiie:\> is |
tile great Caailiria loni Works,;
widcii eiiqdoxM seven 'liousand 1
1 .lid I
a: I
to vour poxveis and meal
fhioose it well. It xoii liave a
tarn for i.nproving me liia-ed of
si.ei j) or pigs, do if; t. if \oa
dote upon a iiorse, raise a colt to i
li -at !)e.xter. It it i.s in vou to
!e, ail ' xvrile a liook, write it. it science
one Go .'|ia.ix-..|aujra-cts ymi, imi’.sne yonr fivorile
cret ol s U'ii a | lirancli. It pnlhic die and i n-
dex elojiinent of business as fids ' .n irlai fame allure x on, run f -r
a xi.siiof asked of ilu. I’resi.iei.t xdon
and ruling spirit, Daniel .1. idol'
per.S'ons in ninking steel rai
iron—a g'real town oi peopie,
111 the Service
“ tV nat IS tile
I. if natnr,; iuis gilied
x'ou witli soidal laleiils and a
Irieiiiilx’ heart, tlii'ow open will,-
X’oiir iiouse ami elil.-ifain people
ralionaily and li,ni..lsonielv. if
tile sorrows ot tile [loor ami tlie
orphan move von, iiass iiappx
dax's in heiDiug iliedi lieli) theni-
selve-. If xim desire to found
an iiisiimiion, do it. Don't liixe
It done alier your dealii. it you
bequearii monex’ lor [mbiie oli-
jeets. give it- w'lliiout condilions.
io all instil utioii w Ideii lias sliow ii
Some liglit to e.Mst bx' iiaving
e.xis'ed. 'I’ii.ni may it i.e written
illion your graxestone, ol X'onr
urn, it vou prefer creimni m ;
“ I'liis person having fairlv woe
cel'ar. 'idle si.npie s.-ere! Ihepighl to Idsyinie, S-h i>p _ a
iiobie liobbx’, mid I'mie it ivoriliiiv
hi the lestof Ids il x's.'’—Jdiite,
I'diton.
liJ.i.’sr.iU'.'S VHJE.
liis whs: ‘‘ Wu have
!W) ."t.'i'iL't. We alwav.s lr\' ami
l)eat our last baU’h of raii-b Tiiai’.s
.fil liie se«'ret Wvf’ve irot, and we
flou’r cai'e wIk; knows it,.’’
In Piiiladelphia, liciirv Dds-
stofi (fc SwHs sah live tons of s.'iu'.s
.-very day—iUt iiiiuiense (juaiiiitY.
;»!' ,\ saw isS vrr\ (hlii ai.d
PoUy VIGO'S aii'o iie lau-ded ou
[jiese siiores, a;^'ed Ihui'lei-n, irh
• lis larher and sister, a*:d, two
lays afu-r landing', liie I'atiiei'
tilled, i axina’ thosk-tx\o ni-jiiiaiis
.iloiie in a sirau^^’e laial. lie
-voPk iu a saw .su.ip, and i)\' aud
O',' lh-i>'an iiitsine^s {hr iuoiseif in
a sioaii
o: ins nnir .'i-ious !,.:'t'soi-rir\' is rii:;l
• le .ru-ied s.-i’A •; To i;-,;- vi-rr ut
•1 I'too.-ir, il itlt faeorx' ancl orai-tic-.'.
aiid h ai'oe'} Uo.x tsi mako heMin
Sivv.s than bid ever been niaiit.
-'vlhre.
\V\iv are the Itoths-.-hild■» llir
'ir.'xt. bauker.s i( tile world ? Be-
C.insi' i-i a iiusiueSsS vareo)- »{ ou-.-
huiidred and two x'ears, the\ iiavr
level' i;-ii!ed to keeii an enu'-i^'e
me it. V> hv is tiie CiuMuica]
(kink in Xea' York tin* nn'St S'dni
and jiiMiltfihh^ ba-ik in AiinTicri r
i)ecause in the p.inie ol’
Wiieli all other i>an
g'ol I it.r ihv-'ir
b.mk did
vVhen ^'ohi
najseiiTed '
lot(.‘S
‘•r an-
w IS at
le oi i:s
iT tile int'-r.
..s ee,
notes,
’iex'er
2Sd, if
d'
ana askf.
d n
th.il
has
Vo.
ili.o
Jc-
is ecpnx'aieni in
thi
ll;
ai'lej
\ '>rk.
if dio
id en
V-
i^jtiierd.s o.i a
t il.
i) :
ai
;iT a
/.OiiU: lag'--,
Gei nimi uni
was ilieir
sqiintier, ric'i in
1 )vt '.'d, anoti
■i.,(l the rldr.
versinv. I'm
emploxei. u
-d .CKS and iienls. 'out sc .reel
aide to read um! write, mucii ios-
to keeji ids oxx ii nec.nmls. Bui f
x'».'ii(i!rc lo siix i.e knexx' s icep,
knexv iniid, knexv imirkels, knew
woo!. It is an iirq.iesli.nniliie
f-icl llnit liotii i'l Aiisii'ali.i and
.tnieiiea tliese b uiul- rs ol' imge
business .ire, ns ii rule, unieitered
ii.en, w'lii'se indlege 'Mus a imi/.u,
iiard, long gT.-vitnie wiiii ma'leiinl
tilings.
It is also true tiiat tliex usualix
take hold, v.-rv enrlv in die, of
s i.ne plain work licit lies iimler
their liose.s, and Keep lo tnat
iiiitd it is.sue.s-i .1-. efiiing huge
am! .iiagniiiceiit.
it is essouiiaiiv th'.' saiim store
xvirli all the.se Kii;g.s of Bu.sine-.s.
Tliev loai'ii flow to do some one
1. X on
litlx' hollars in gold. Wnv i
vE. n.-i 1 nsni'iii ee G.unjniii v
fl-irlfoi'd tile lir.st oi iis kind
.V ueriea ? fSiiiip)'.' b ■i'.-ui.c-, af
tile gnsit dies of X.-w
i’orllan I, Cnii'ng'.i, B-ist'in
..vinu it nad un-.l.n'takeii a
■gaged to d I—p.cd ils !o.s-es.
iVlien G"i nod ins V’en.l.'rbilr, a'
eiglileeii, ie;;]-oed ticir to id.ii iiaii
bum iixxardod file conn-act hn
S'lrvex ii.g' siipiuios !o 1 iie dif'F'r-
-, lit foils in Xeu "I’.irk ii--r!i. r,
ne starie.l wilii a .loiiish ne.g. lie
nail (iis.I,lined lo compete huo
nie otiii-r i'.o.itiii-in in i.ri--e. Icni
Inid off. red to do ll.e XX'oI'a on
jost ierncs. idle eoninds-'iii-.. , on-
serviii.g ills surpri.s said f.; id n,
“ Doii'l '. -Il know wii\- ue liaxe
given i.ds e-mrraet to xmi'"
" Xo,” rep-ii.ui tile x .iillii. Whx’,
il is lieeaiuse ix e want that busi
ness done, ai.id ive know voii’li do
it.”
Ill the wiiole world I do not
iiedeve tiiere can be found a
business dfl V vears old widcli i.s
men first enter upon a
course, liici'j may li
(o t.xcile their fears. 'I'in
nxer, aboxe tlie rapids.
iiiiet as a sum
her sea^
L Kinch 'pour iiarh on tliat river
11 is lirighl, sineoth, beautiful an
glassy. '! Il, I'e is .i ri,,ple at lie;
Il -xv. 'I he siivcrv w.ike x on
ieax e behind ahds lo x onr o j i\ -
meiit. Ibo'.x'ii the s.reani x on
glide, oars, sails, and liel.n in
proper trim, and you .set oui .m
. oiir pleasure e.'ie.ur.sion.
B-.iddeniX', some one erie.x oui
il'om the li.ilik, "Vou ig me. ,
-diox'!” “What is it:'” The
riipihs are lii-io'.v X’ou,” “ila! l-i I
We iiaxe heard otlhe rapids, but
(X e are sneii joojs as lo gei then-.
It we g',1 too fast, then we siial.
sieer to die .slioi'e; wo '.xid iioisi
liie sail, aii-i sj e.ul to iand’ 'i'lu n
.11, l.ox s; doii’i Oeahinned; tneres
no danger.”
“ V oiing' men, all i\’ tliel'e !
“w liar is it f “rile iiijiids are
Oelo.v X (Hi.”
“ii
I
XV e
11 1 lUgli ami
qiiaii': ail t'iin_- deiig'iit us. 'A'i.at
aie w e lor the Uilure I Xo iiciii
(■v.,-1- saw It. biiliicie.it i.ir the
hax i&i-iif.vil liiereoi. 'Vewi.i
eiijnx' life w iiile \x ti max'. di.ne
enoligti lo M.er (lilt ot datig'er
wnen '.ve are saliing sndliv with
the eiil reiil.”
“Vouiig; men, alioy !” “'Viiat
is it 5” ‘'B.-xvare, beware.' Tile
rapids are below \ on. Xo.v vou
see rile xvaiei' foaming ail around.
Bee how fast \ou pass that poini!
Lqi willi the helm ! 'I'lini ! I'liil
Iiard ! (j iiek ! quick ! puil tor
not foiiiide.l on tile prin.ripie of;.''"'*' ii'-'''"'! 'hi B'e blood
rendering an eipdealent tor a li I “ -'""'i 'i'*' nostili.s, and tlie
tinif it ri'ceiv. s. i otiestx is ilie
I' .ek ii;.-oii vvidch ail eiidui'ing
siieees.s re: ts.
t -e Very first o x'oiir tlamglus
a il f'eeiing.s on waking in llie
morning Inixe lieeii trained m li-e
to God; xoii batlie upward, aim
eonie down cleansed, co il, ealni.
and poised in spirit, vou will find
it easier ail dav long- to g-,, riglii.
Ill] to keep a sweet mind; von
wiii lie cliildren ol light ; and \ m
xxill lie nioi-e likelv to reniaii
cli idicii oi ligiit tiirongli tin
w.iole of tile dax'. ' lint if, morn
mg' after inoi'ning, x'ou go on
iviriiont preparation, iviilnm
definite aim, xvuiiout communioi
witii (Jod, little bv linie x'on xvil
gi.'t diilied on the spiritual side,
and more and more li.-rv o.i tin
worldiv side; vou wiii lie sxvi'pi
,iway liy daily excifcnieiit ; a-id
liy and by x iiu will iiax e a !oi g
and d.ileiuli repeiitanec, and ii
irying to get back from x'om
lilacksiidings w ill go tlinuigli ilia
e.xpei'ience wiiicii is so needles':
and so unbecoming. Init nnlia|i
pily so comnion, in tiie follmvers
ot tiie Lord ,J-.siis Glirist. IVk.
tlie earliest hours of llie iiioniiii.i
from day lo dav to see lliiii.gs i;
liieir large reiaiioiis, i i a spiritiia
iiglit, and in tile pure, elear at-
no.s|,liei'e ot die conscious preseiici
of God.—(Jliurch Union..
I'OXVK.S ««i-- itSttittlTO
wssow.
A’e call ail liecome larger tlun
we are. Tile ii eii ilnit liax'.
ciijiacities, tile me i licit liax'i
oucr-g'H-a?,- 1-1-itt- mem that have i
iiropiifsivc, forcefiii power t.
riieni, liav« the alnlitv, as it seem:
to me, to enlarge themselves am
to eiiiarge tii.-mseives in imbl.
lireclions. 1 d-iii’t think tliat an'
it us are to day ]nst where w*
.vere x esfenlax' or siiall be to-
nioirow wlieri' we are to-iiav. 1
liiink manitind are enlarg;ing, 1
mink xxaie gioxxing liettcr
larger in out sy mpatliies; I liiiiil
ilie gi'eat splendid sentiment o:
nipnaniry is at last coming to giv.
di'Qiiiiioii oi' men':
h';
■ood
ang'i
arc
.Make inoiiev, tlier. f iny bx' any
lionorabl... me.-iiis wiilii.i x'.inr
I'eaeli and x'our abilii'V. lint
wiie.'i XOII iiave '.von nei-.'pend
ence.
Veins st.uiii l.ke wliipc.ird iipi.n
ihe iii'ow ! Bet liie nia.ss ! Innst
tlie sail !”—.kb, all ! it is too late,
too late !—fSelccfi'ii.
i;.4 55i.v t.'4 'rsisj .•sxj.i£.\5r^'«.
'I’i;
xvil hdr,
am! Ilia
imm
first liour of tlie moriiing
rudder ot tile dax. Jleii
s..'t ue, I c,.;u;nil a graxe idn against tlieni-
IX' one i Si.'ives who sleci) away and stupefy
can do that, but a l.obby, suited j the early hours oi the day. It
.Uin'„er mem fi
cari'iage meielx',
rile true
thoiiglits. ! iie
|■onlil!g ill—..ng. i . of pitx', an
gels 111 nierex , angels ot alfin-tio:
—and these represent more ticii
fhey used to rejirei-ciit in oldei
ti lies.
Xow liie father ill a faniiiv is
imier tile laxv of growlli, as voiing
ii'ees ill tile centre of groves an
under the laxv oi groxvth—for al
men wlieii tliev seem (jid to vou.
wlieii liiex' seem old witii file ag.
if iortli y.eai's, oroffifrv vears, o;
ot sixty years, or of seveiitx' vears,
• ire imt nersciv plants in the greet
world of being; tiiey are not ling
cd X ct ill aiix' measurement of
llicir vears, Xo'x-, x iiii iic v take
die latlior of a la idly, and lie can
g'l'inv era Idled or lie can grow
agreeable ; lie can grinv griitf, or
he can grow- suave. lie can ad
vance in tile wax's tiiiit are sweet
ami amiaiile and jileasant, or in
wax s rli.itare tlierevors,..—Church
Union.
liSJP.liiil.Xl.i .4.x ACtli JEiUT.
Most of oiir readers are, doub;-
leS:x. familiar with the unecd.ote
of Xewton and Ids pet ilog D.:;-
moinl. Alter tlie publication ot
Ills great work, the “Frinciida,”
Xewton turned Ids attention to
ciiemistry, spending a long, time
in ils stiidv, and wriiiiig out Ids
observations and discox-.erics. One
day, xx’lien the pldlosoplier xvas at
chiircli, D amoiid tur..ed over a
iig'iiled caudle, xviiicii set fire to
all tile iinpcrs on x' iiicii Ids work
was written.
Wiieii Bir I.'iinc icttlnicd and
f nind tlie ciiarred lieap, he e.x-
c aimed, xxllli ad.idrable se.if-
c mmaii 1, •-■( ill, Dlaimind, l.'ni-
111 mil, tliou 1 tile tldiikest iie
niscliief riioii il 1st d iue C Bn!
.lie pld!oso|)iier'a grief ui .he n.s.-
it li'is work is said to iiaxe atfec;
.-.d ills liiain, for tiiougli lie live.i
,orty years after tiie aeciiieiit, ami
iidj|isliei.l si.‘veral editions of i i.-:
works, in; never nia le f.nv inoic
g.eat discoveries.
We liave recalled tiie imiilenf
1,1 order to Coiitiast its effect vviiii
he Infinence of a si niiar aceiuei.t
O'l an Ameiiciui jti ist.
Jill ioJi, i:io ’’b'aar;
'.jouisiaiia eieete.l E-fward Lix'
ngstone to rtvi; e tlicciii'rLvx stem:
■f criminal law of liie Bliite.
-'Veccpiiiig tlie trust, iie gax-c
diii.seli for two y.airs to the piep-
.ratioii of a ode of crimiiiai law,
n botli tile Frencli and E'lgiisli
l.ingiiages. lie Inid gixei) tiie
i.'ial loticlies to tile mennscriot,
V copy, fir llto printer, lutd 'leci:
nadc, iiity or sixty pages of'ivideb
vere in Ids liands.
O.ie idglit, Mr. Livingstone sat
qi to one o’clock to tiidsli tite
t sk of comparing tlie txvo pap-er.s,
ie retired to rest, tiiKi in two or
liiee liours xx' s awoke bv the
ry of liie. lie ru.slied to (he
.vriting'-riui.ii, wlici e it 1> td lirok ni
lilt, to find b itli dr. ug it aiid copv
• t Ins code reilnced to ashes,
.Ireat was iiks flismax', though
liitwnrdly th,! sermiitv of liis de-
neaiiorwas iinnifflad. He sootited
lis wife and daughter, vvlio xvere
ill tlie greatest disti'e.'f.s at the loss,
ind tlie idg'liF after tlie accident
vit U]) until llireeo'clock, Xforking
•o reproduce tiie bixrut code.
was tlieii sixty years of age, imt
ill two years lie Inid conipieted
tlie reproduction of Id.s g-mif xvoi k-
■ 1'\x Idcii an Eiigli.sli pirist said
.iiat if sliowed Livingston to lie
“tlie first leg'al genius of modem
rimes.” .^Youth's CompUnian.
Binging to Covv'.j.—Oo'v.s are
sociable, and imdeixstaiid more
tlian we suppose. Tite wtiy I
came in possession of titis clioie.e
bit ofkn ► vle.lge, ''fim and I is.sed
to singe to our inm'.s. Ticev knevv
veiy quick xvlien we (diangcd
from o:ie tune to anotlier We
iiave tried tlieai repeatedly. Wiieit
we sang suiter cliurdi Itv.nns,
rliey’d lop tiieir ears down, lo.-lc
serious and cliew tiieir cud verv
slowly, reminding me—no irr.'V-
erenee meditated—of nice old
ladies in c.liiire!i, listening to the
words of tile |ire:iclier, vet ail
rile time miinciiing cloves. Tiieit
we’d cliaiige to some q liek ail,.
“\ankee Doodle” or rlie like,
and fhev xx ould sliake tiieir licads,
open tiieir eyes, biink at sis .‘i.*
miicii as to .say. ‘“Stop, doti'f you
know we are tlie deaco-it’s covvs7’'
■ But xvlien we xvonldsro'ii ontirelx ,
every cow woidd turn lier lieaii
a.s it'askiirg us t.) o'l) on xvith our
singing. If it was ]ileasant, Wc
genei'aly sang togetiier throttgf;
tlie entire milking. I loro the-
dear aiiimfuls tliat add so miioii to-
our comfort. IJovs, will you not
be kind to the cows.?—Canada
Farmer.