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1M
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A Sower went forth to tow."
A sower went forth to sow ;
His eyes were wild -with woe :
Ho crushed the flowers beneath his
1 feet, .' ' ! '
Nor felt" the perfume; warm and
sweet, A r
That prayed for pitv everywhere.
He c&me to a fied that was harried
By iron, and to heaven laid bare.
He shook the seed that he carried
0?er that brown and bladeless place.
He shook it, as God shakes hail
Over a doomed land,
When lightnings interlace
The sky and the earth, and his wand
Of love is a thunder-fiail.
Thus did that sower sow:
His seed was human blood,
And tears of women and men.
And T, who near him stood,
Said : When the crop comes, then
There will be sobbing and sighing,
And souls to hell-fire flying,
And a woe that is worse than woe. r
... . .
It was an autumn .day X.
When next I went that way. ;
A d d what, think vou, did I see 1
What was it that I heard T
The song of a sweet-voiced bird ?
Nay but the song of many,
Through-thrilkd with praising pray
er I
Of all taose voices not any
Was sad of memory. ',.
And a sea of sunlight flowed,
And a golden harvest glowed !
On my face I fell down there;
I hid my weeping eyes,
I said : O Lord, Thou art wise !
And I thank Thee, again and again,
For the sower whose name is Pain.
-" The Old Cabinet' Scribners
for August.
The Lilllle
Laborers of Sew
York City.
It is estimated on trustworthy
grounds tliat over 100,000 chil-
dren are at work in the factories
of New York and the neighoor
ing districts, while from 15,000
to.20,000 are " floaters, " driftinif
from one factory to anotlier. 01'
these the envelope factories em
ploy about 8000 children, pne
quarterot whoiii are fifteen years
of age. The average earni njjs ot
i j:!., ....U.i..... ...... . . ! ,
nine ui ici 5 ii c 3?o i iti -v ctriv. j
The ventilation in the factories
is generally "rood. - The gold-leaf
factories employ a jiu-ge mimber
of -children, though the exact
statistics of thev number cati not
be given. Thifl occupation re-
quires much skill and delicacy of
; tt is not severe, but de-
maiuk wnstant attcutioiu The
outsxle air is carefully excluded
from these facto lies, owing to the
fragile nature of the material used.
The girls employed are mostly
over fifteen years of age. The
burnishing of gold, silver, and
chiha-wareis mostly done by girls,
some of whom are under thirteen
years ot age. Singularly enough,
it is said that men iu this business
require to wear breastplates, in
order to prevent injury from the
steeiiH8rrumeiuscmp!oycu, wnue
the girls , who labor .at it sit at
long tables, their, undefended
breasts pressing against the han
dle of t he frame.
Paper-col lu factories ac a very
important '.branch' of children's
labor. Fully
8000
girls
from
twelve to sixteen years of age are
emploj'ed in it. A girl can count
and itox. 18,000 collars in a day
often hours.
l'aper-box fiictoris, en ih racing
all sorts and eizes, from a matcti
to a work bcx emphy at least
10,000 children, 'i hese become
Very expert, and often invent new.
patterns. The material being
cheap, the children are permitted
to take lronie enough to do extra
work, ami are thus,' in fact, ex
cluded from inght'sclitK)!.
In regard tu. factories tor mak
ing a rtitieial flowers :t is extreme
ly "dittieult t) obtaiu trustworthy
information, as access to the
shops is rigidly: refused. After
considerable investigation, it
seems to us .that from 10,000 to
12100 children are engaged in
them, of whom nearly 8000 are
under twelve years of age. Many
are only seven years old. The
latter are employed preparing
and cutting feathers for coloring.
Employers claim this to be a
healthy business, but, judging
from the pale and sickly counteiw
ances of the ir!s, we doubt the
assertion. H.
Another important industry
employing children in the city is
the manufacture of tobacco. "' The
tobacco factories contain fully 10,
000 children, of whom 5000 at
least are under fifteen years. The
youngest child we saw employed
in them was four 3-cars of age. He
was engaged in stripping tobacco,
and his average earnings were
about one dollar per week.
Many laborers work all their lives
in these factories. We saw per
sons as old as eighty years in
them. A man seventy jears of
age told usbe had spent thirty
3'ears in one tactor His two
bovs had entered the factory with
liirii at the age of ten and twelve
years, and weVe now at work as
men in the sane sho. Another,
the foreman, and general work
shop manager, had entered that
factory thirty-five years ago, when
a b(ty ten years of age. In some
of these factories boys under fif
teen years are employed inJusky
cellars and basements, preparing,
bringing, and sweetening the
weed preliminary to tk stemming."
The under-ground life in these
damp, cavernous places tends to
keep the little workers stunted in
boly and mind. Other boys
ten to twelve were sqatiing on
the floors 'whetting the knive.s of
the cutting machines' with a mix
ture of rum ami water applied
with a sponge. The rapidity with
which the girls work is wonder
ful. A girl of sixteen years can
put 'up thirteen gross of packages
of chewingtobucco id tin-foil, and
twenty-two gross iM.Dqnec in onA
day. Girls and boys trom twelve
to fourteen years earn in this
business from four to five dollars
per week. Soiue little girls only
eight years of age earn $3 per
week. The tact is that these chil
dren are . often able to perform
the same amount nf this light la
bor as adults, while th'ey only re
ceive a portion of the pay given
to olderlaborers. Thus the chil-
dren who ought to be "in school
are made to ''"deprive older labor
ers ot their employment and re
muneration. 1
Still .mother branch absorbs a
great namber otr chihiren the
twine mctones. io accurare es
timate can be obtained of the
n, umber of little laborers in these,
but it is known to be very large
In one tip-town factory alone, 200
children, mostly girls are-employed.
This j work l is dangerous.
The u hackling machines" are
generally tended by boys from
ten to fifteen years ofage. Their
attention must bc rivited on the
machinery, and can not relax for
a moment, or the danger to life or
limb is imminent. The 44 twist
ing machines, " attended to by
girls, are equally dangerous.
Many have lost theirtingers, or
joints of them-, that were caught
in the twine. Only great presence
of mind has saved many of these
girls 'from loosing the whole luind.
We know in one instance, in a
single night school in New York,
five factory, girls who had each
lost a finger, or thumb. It is
evident that strict legislation is
needed here, as it has been iu
England, to. protect these voting
workers from dangerous ma
chinery. The air of tiiese twine
factories is filled with floating
particles of cotton'-and flax, and
must be exceediiigiy unhealthfnl.
jit will be seen from these con
densed Statistics what an immense
popuhttijii tf children in this city
are the little slaves of capital.
How intense ! and wearying is
their daily toil, and! how much
of their Lea 1th and education is
sacrificed in these early years
and premature Jaoor! The" evil
in New York is evidently enor
mous : and most threatening to
ouc future. These children; stun
ted iu body and mind, are grow
ing up to be ourj voters ana leg
islators. There are already over
60,000 persons in New York who
can not read or write. These Ut-
tie overworked operatives will
swell this ignorant throng. For
tunately this great abuse has not
escaped the attention of humane
men. : i .' -Jf
An. ihgenuious effort for the
benefit of the destitute children of
the city is the u placing out sys
tem," wjiich has i een carried out
ly the Childreirs Aid i Society
during the last twenty ycixrs 'with
such remarkable success. The
society early saw the immense
benefit in taking advantage of
the peculiar economical condi
tion of this'country in treating
questions of pauperism. 'Iheyvtt
once recognized the fact, and re
solved t make use in their plans,
of the endless deniand for chil
dren's labor in the Western coun
try. The housekeeping life of a
Western farmer is somewhat pe
culiar. The servants of the house
hold must be members of the
family, and be treated more or
less as equals. It is not conven
ient nor agreeable for a Western
matron to have a rude European
peasant at the same table and in
the same room with thf family.
iShe prefers a child whom she ran
train up in her own w;ay. A
child's labor is needed fora thou
sand things on a Western farm.
Children, too, are valued and
thought much of. The same op
portunity is given to working
children as to all other children.
They share fully in the active and
inspiring Western life. They are
mouldee1 bvthesocial tone around
them, and f;hey grow up under
the very best circurnstances,wbieh
can surround a poor boy or girl.
No treatment which man could
devi se could possibly e so benhV
cial to the laboring children of
T.Jo usIiiicrifltvl.K----11'- -
tern farms. Moreover, a child's
place at a table in our rural
households is of small account.
0 food there is enough and an
abundance. Generosity, and
especially toward children, is the
rule in, our Western district.
This benevolent association, tak
ing advantage of these great facts
early made arrangements tor scat
teriug stndi little workers of the
city as were friendless and home-
less all through the Western
country. Western agents are
employed who travel through re
mote farming districts, and dis
cover where there is an especial
call for children's labor. Aii ar-
raugemeir is then made with the
leading citizens of the village t
receive a little detachment of
these home-less children of the
great city.
On a given davjtf New York
the ragged and dirty little ones
are gathered to central office from
the streets and lanes, from the in
dustrial sdioolsand lodging-houses
of the society, are cleaned - and
dressedf and sent away, under
charge of an experienced agent,
to seek "a new home in "'the
West." When they arrive in
village a great public meeting is
held, arid a committee of citizens
formed to decide on the applica
tions. Farmers come in from
twenty to tbirty-five miles round,
looking lor the u model boys "
who shall do the light work, ot
the farm and aid the wife in her
eirdltfSd housuhold laboi; child less
mothers seek for children that
shall replace those that are lost ;
housekeeper look for girls to tia:n
up ; mechanics seek for loys for
their trades ; ami kind-hearted
men, with comfortable homes and
plenty of children,, think it is their
duty to ip something tor me or-
phans Who have no Tairciiaiice m
the great city, mus'ina tew
hours the little colony is pi -iced
iu comfortable homes. Subse
quently, if changes should be nec
essary, the commi'tee replace the
children, or the agent revisits the
. '
tho village, while a steady eorres
londeee"is kepn up by the centra!
office with the employers. In
this way something like 25,000
boysand girls have beeu placed
iu country homes during the past
twenty years. Nearly 3000 a year
are now sent forth by the society.
Great numbers of these children
have acquired property, or1 have
grown up to positions ot influence
and rcspectalility. -ZtirwV Ma
gazine. y :
Sincerity. ,
Give me sincere friends, or
none. This hollow' glitter of
smiles and words compliments
that mean nothing protestant
of affection as solid as the 'froth
upon champagne-invitations that
ate but pivtty sentences, . uttered
because such things are customa
ry aj'e Worthless to inc.: There
is no Tieed of them. It is proper
to be civil and courteous to the
most indifferent stranger; but
why assume friendship's outward
show when no reality underlies
it?. When one fecis friendship,
the object of that sentimwnt can
not sii tier; and leave your hearts
untroubled cannot be .slander-,
ed, leaving us unharmed. To see
our friends successful, even be
yond uir own powers of success;
is a great joy to us; to bear that a
triend is applauded is a pleasure.
Ye t , e vt: ry d ay , men, w 1 1 o fa u cy
themselves friends shtnv niean
envy of each other's $ hick hits;
and women, who kiss on both
cheeks wljcn they meet, will' whis
per trcachco'rpus little stories of
each oiher yes, ami whisper
them to men. So that, when
most women say to me, " We
were talking of you ju.nowi""!
wonder only r-for one is not sin
cere enough to Jay it out wheth
er it has been possible to stpieeze
o ie drop of scandal into the hun
drum storv of mv life; or, fading
that, how many times they have
been multiplying ..my age by 10,
to prove me older than confess
myself to be. But.it is not sin-
ffl0iSnilfflS?-iiCTiiP,teimit
ail be " charming, " and wo
men all 44 so '.'sweet.' I like to
know from the speech of men and
women that this one is a friend ;
that, a "mere-'' acquaintance.'' I
think warm-hearted people are
never general admireis. All can
not be-loved sincerely ; all cah
mt be realh even pleasant. Con
stant 1 a u da ti o n if e very I ody may
be a pleasant form of insincerity,
but it is insincerity, after all, for
me. "'if Heaven will help me, I
will be sincere. . I will .not abuse
my intimatefriends when their
backs are turned ; I will not praise
any oncl do not'lik, I will not
kiss womeirl hate, nor give men
loving looks and loving smiles
when I do not like theiih And
as I d unto others may they do
unto me, for I deserve no better
Alice Aspinwa'l.
. Commercial ?Iorality.
BY T1J0MAS MOURIS.
-What is the reason that so
many leading business men, who'
are members of-churches,' seem
to be so rejtictant to. -attend.-our
prayer and class-tUeetings? They
liavre no r lish for them, ami hab
itualiy stay .away. This is the
case with many business men,
and especially with the wealthier.
They say to the otrer - and more
godly members ot the cliurch,
4 You do the praying, and we'll
do the paying V This 1 no fan
cy picture. The original is not
difficult to find. Places, could be
named : when wealthy business
men, stewards and trustees, have
scarce entered a class or -prayer-meeting
for years. How is
this? Is there not something
the habits of our lasiues men
which they instinctively feel are
opposed to the claiius of an 'en-,
lightened conscience? Can i hey
honestly say as in the presence of
their Maker, 44 1 am doing utit
my neighbor as 1 wish linn to do
to me?" Do they not make a
pnictice of telling lies in trade,
and, when reproved will even
justify it, and boldly say that busir
nesi eon not be conducted without
it? Some have more than one
price for the same qual.ty of
gootls. Tney will tike advantage
of the ignorance of the buyer by
askmg more for an article than it
1 is houestiv worth. " What is tins
'but downright robbery? What,
wonder, then, that they Lave no
relish for prayer or clas-meeting.
The wonder would be if they had.
Be tter stay, away forever than ? be
a hypocrite! Let me . relate, a
storv. The steward of the Duke
of AVellington once purchased a
farm, which his . Grace had long
desired to udd to his estate at
Stratl.field. After the delivery
of the deed, the steward iid ; V.X
congratulate your Grace on the
good bargain you have made." , ,;
44 G ood ha rgai !i J What bar-,'
gam
?" cried tho Duke.
Why, sir, that farm was valuv
cl at $5,500- but, owing to tho,
difficulties the farmer .was iu;
we got it for $4,000. " , V
44 In that case," the Duke re-'
joined, 4yon will please refund
$l,500,tt the late owner, and
never let me hear again of cheap
land!" .
This was downright honesty.
But would not many men who
hold the 44 Iron Duke" in con-j
i tempt for his lack of piety have
tailed to act in so honorable and .
Christian a manner? The rule,
of trade .with, many so-called
Christians now-a- lays is to bin as
i heap as you can without regard
to the value of the purchased arti
cle. 44 Squeeze the lemon to the
rind, " is their motto. The great
er the sellers need, the harder
the ba-gain is driven. This is
the case with regard to many of
what are called 'good bargains." .
U4' F have got a bargaiii" say you.
es, indeed, but at vyhat a puce !
At the expense of your own hon
estyand your neighbor's purse.
Ask thy conscience How will
this good bargain over which I
have chuckled and nibbed my
hands in ghe, how. will it stand,
fil)f "the Tasf Say ? 44Vhat"
doth theLord require of thee ,
but to do justly, to love mercy,;
and to walk humbly with thy
Goif." To be just, that is the
first thing. Be jus to thyself, ,
cheat not thine own soul. Be
ju-t to thy neighbor. Be just to thy,;
God. For, " What shall it profit
a man if he gain the whole world ,
and lose his own soul ?"
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Those. Queer iTIodoc Jfames.
Our readers have probably of
ten wondered iu what strange way -the
Modocs came by their queer
names. Hooker Jim, Shacknasty
Frank, Bogus Charley, Captaiii
Jawk, have anything but an Iiu
diah sound. An article by a wru
ter in the Savannah Necs gives '
the-explanation.' In every tribe
a large number of the Indian
youths have no names. Under a
liberal construction of our Indian t
treaties, every male, if but a7
month old, is accounted a warriori
and entitled to an annuity. Thai
government requires, every war-J
rior's name to be entered by the
United States agent in duplicate
books, so as to obuiin a census of.
the tribes. These infant annui- ;
tints are therefore given names'
according to the fancy of the
agents, who often tax their ingen- r
uity ami exptisa their want of -god
taste in giving them nn
ine.miiig and ridiculous epitheti
-names which mar the nomen-
cfituro of Indian tribes. Singu '
larly, enough, when these names"
are- given and recorded in tho
book of record,the Indians, catch
iug the 'worth, though ignorant
of their meaning, religiously ad-.'
here to the names given to their '
children, believing tliat by ehang-
ing them they would forfeit their ,
annuity rights. .
The New York Herald informs
us that 44 the Second Auditor of
the Treasury has just completed i
the settlement of tlie account of
Jacob Thompson, Secretary of ?
the Interior under Buchanairs
ajlministratio'.i, and acting at that
time as trustee of the Indian fifml.''
It is shown there is a deficit of
$821,000. The statement is made
that it ha not been pojsible to
take u p the ie aeeo u nts u n ti 1 re'
cently, owing to the faet that j all
previous accounts were required
to be settled before reachiug Mr.
Thompsoa'a case.
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