r
C OMMO"w 12 1LTH j
THE
TIIK :iMIJIOIWEAI.TU,
Scotland Neck.'
S.C.
Scotland Neck;
N, 0.
An uncompromising Democratic Jour
nal. Pabhsued every Thursday morning.
c
WEALTH
A'drertlsinit: Rates
J. B. XEd L, Manager.
1 inch 1 week.
1 I month,
$1.00.
$2.50.
SJiil.-riilion nls;
E. E. HILLIARD, Editor.
"THE LAND WE LOVE."
Terms : $2 00 per yea? in Advance.
Contracts for any space or time may
be made at the office of The CoMWON
WEALTH. Transient advertisements must be pnid
t in advance.
1 Copv 1 Year.
- - (J Months
$2 00.
VOL. I.
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C; THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1883.
NO. 40.
1 xiJcj
DABBYS
PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID.
A Household Article for Universal
Fuiiiily Use.
For Starlet and
Typlioid Fevers,
.1 I;.itlieri;, Sali-
v:; tior , Ulcerated
J f.ui o Throat, Small
ij Vox. SXrasles, anj
i; rsutag'nu.t Ihcusi'h. Person waiting oa
ti.j :,-k -H.miJ use it Jreely. Scsrl-t Fver has
rlv. r been '.;. nvn to sprcall wh.ro the Fluid was
io! Wil.nv Fever hns been cured with it aftet
blui U .iit hud talion place. The wot
caes cf Dipluheri.i yi-iJ to it.
Fovercd.ind Sick Per- , S3IAIA-FOX
s.m refreshed and ' and
ii. d Soros (iivvcni- riTTrXO of Small
ed by bat.dns w;:U rux PIit; O'TED
lurbys Ar.i tnbcrofmvtm-
liapuro Air mn'e
iuiml.-ss and jurilt-d.
f r ore Thioit, it ii a
5::re cure.
Jir l'ro-'tcd rl'et t,
Ihilbhtias, Piles,
Misiiu?:. etc.
Khr'-imaiiiiiit c-rd.
Sft White Coiii,)lex-i.-ns
secured by its ue.
i:y vs Ui-.tii wun
S;na"-pox. 1 used the
Fluid : the p;.tient was
net delirious, was not
p'ltcd. and w..s about
i;:e house aain ta three
uce, arul n othurs
had it. .1. V. Fakk
ixsox, Philadelphia.
To i-aritj-tho ?rath. g ShhtLefia
i: c.n t be surpassed.
T"?--.rif
T.-s-jr-I.is cured.
!Ui-2ire!:
Scars pre
eJ::iit-nt:y. The physicians here
n:-J- use D.irbys Fluid very
ly.t U ery euvett. ! successni'ly in the treat
V;uidhja!e iKiptuly. nieut of D.phtheria.
Son.-vy cured. I A. Stclu nwhrck,
A a Antidote for A-r.m 1 ' Greensboro, A!a.
c- Vi-setalle tons, , ...
i Tetter dried up.
1 ::;oi the Fluid during
f-rr.rser.t aiiiicu 'ii with
Sc..ri-t Fever with de
c! ;.d advantage. It is
i;. !;sei.s.'b!e to the sick-r-
m. V.'m. F. Sand
Mid, Eyrie, Ala.
Cholera prevented.
llc-ers purified eh J
healed.
In cases of Deatli it
should be used aboct
the c rpse it will
prevent any unpleas
ant smell.
The eminent Phy
R . i"..rei stcian, J. Jl llii
k3crletac7er3 , sub, m. i., i
R H York, says: "I
H 1 ..... J E-5 ronvinr Pnf I'll
sician, j. .u.i;io.
New
convinced Prof. Darbvs
am
Prophylactic Fluid is a
valuable disinfectant."
Vaiiderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
1 testify to the most excellent qualities of Frof.
Dar'tA Prophylactic Fluid. As a disinfectant and
dciergcnt it is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which I am ac
quainted. X. T. Li'TOs, Prof. Chemistry.
Darbys Fluid is Recommended by
Hod. Alexanpfr H. Stechkn-s, of Georgia ;
Rev. Chai. F. Deems, D.V., Church of the
Stringers. X. V.;
Jos. LeConte, Columbia, Prof., University. 5.C.
Rev. A. J. Battle, Prof.. Mercer University;
Rev. Gr.o. F. Pierce, bishop M. E. Church.
IMMSPEXSABLK TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly hftrm';-.ss. Used internally or
externa llv for Man or Beast.
The Fluid ha s !cen thoroutrhly tested, and we
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
here claimed. F.r mlkr information get of your
I-'ruggist a pamphlet or stnd to the proprietors,
J. H. ZEILIS & CO.,
Manufacturing Chemists, l-'Iii LADELPHIA.
G E N E H A L 1)Tr E C T O R Y.
Mnrcr-W. II. Shields.
C muiissionrrs Xoah Biggs. M. II oft
raaii. II. M. Johnson. K. Allsbrook.
Muer ii i st Tut st1.
tstiav m tacn nioiuirai -J
o'tlock, r
Chief of Police II
J. White.
Assistant lJolictmen C. W. Uurn. M".
E. WhitiiKire. L . Speed. Sol. Alexander.
Treasurer It M J.thuson.
Ckrk K. AiKI.iook.
CIIUUCI1ES:
baptist J. L llufham. I). C. Pastor.
Servict.s t-vtrv Suntiav at 11 o'rluek. a.
M..
Hid at 7. P. M. Also on Saturday
before tat lht Sundav at 11 o'clock. A
M. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday'
night. Suiulay School on sabbath morn-in-r.
Ptimitive UaptLst Eld. Andrew Moore.
Pastur Services every third Saturday
an I Sunday morning.
-Methodist Rev. C. W. Byrd, Pastor.
Servioes at ; o'clock, P. M on the second
an.i '..uith Sundays. Sunday School on
Saohai.ii morning."
F.piscopal llev. II. (, Hilton, Rector.
Services every first, second and third
Suu -.lays at ldj o'clock, A. M. Sunday
School every fcabVath morning.
-Meeting ot lble class on - Thursday
night at the residence of Sir. P. E. smith.
baptist (colored.) George Norwood,
rastor. 5er, ices every . second Sunday
Ml. o'clock, A.M.. and 7, P. M., Sun
da y School on Sabbath moiriing." .
O ;
.
superior Uourt . Ulerk and Probate
-JU'ige -joiin i. Orcgory.
nferior Uourt--'Jeo. T. Simmons.
Ke-ister of Deeds J. SI. Grizzard. '
Solicitor A. J, Burton.
Sheriff II. J. Lewis.
Coroner J II Jenkins.,.
Treasurer E. )). iirovping. " ' ,r
Co. Supt. Publnstruction-9-D C Clark.
Keeper of the Poor House John Ponton
Lommissioners Chairman AaAon pres-
eoit, --sceritng .jonnson,-" Dr. W. K
vooi, jolin A. xMortteet, and M.
nitetieau.
Superior Court Every third Monday
.'mini mi oepitmuer, , , . .
Inferior Court Every third 'Monday in
i cuiuiny. .u ay. august an u JNoveinber,
Judge of Inferior Court T. N. Hill.
JUST THE PAPER THE PEOPLE WANT !
El). OLDHAM'S
WESTER SENTINEL!
(Established 1S52.)
Should boRead at;Everys Fireside in
Western North Carolina.
Full of News, Fun. General Information
and Something to Interest Everybody
SEND 50 CENTS AND TRY IT THREE MONTHS'
.WINSTON. N-C,
NOTICE.
W E have oiia hunMd .town Toli rf6r
' sale, in, t hid town fiofte ttfitlfein'
ne.
t ands and- to fti ak e ttbod WiiTest
totuts, will do well to call on Jus"
f'-Tntr tit ib to
fc; WAT ATA 6r
I
Ml
re very desirable. Wssit''rapidiy
growing town, and rirgwis"hing to
Secure g00d'ladefor.VsidonrJfliH hii.
Sir William Napier and Little Joan.
BY CELIA THAXTEK.
Sir Wsiliam Napier, one bright day,
vVas walking down the glen
A. noble English soblier.
And the handsomest of men.
Through fields and fragrant hedge-rows i
. - . . I
He slowly wandered down
To quiet Freshford village,
By pleasant Bradford town.
With look and mien magnificent.
And step so grand, moved he.
And from his stately front outshone
beauty and majesty.
About his strong white forehead
The rich locks thronged and curled,
Above the splendor of his eyes.
That might command the world.
A sound of bitter weeping
Came up to his quick far,
lie paused that instant, betiding
His kingly hea l to hear.
Among the grass and daisies
Sat wretched little Joan.
And near'her lay a bowl of delf,
Broken upon a stone.
!Ier checks were red with crying,
And her blue eyes dull and dim,
And she turned her pretty, woful face,
All tear-stained, up to him.
carce six years old, and sobbing
In misery -so drear !
"Way, what's the matter. Posy
He said, "Come, tell me, dear."
"It's father's bowl I've broken ;
Twas for his dinner kept.
I took it safe, but coming back
It fell" again she wept.
'But you can mend it, can't you?"
Cried the despairing" child
With sudden nope, as down on her,
Like t-oiiie kind god. he smiled.
"Don't cry. poor little Posy !
1 cannot make it whole,
Bat I can g've you sixpence
To buy another bowl."
He sought in vain for silver
In purse, aim pocket, too.
And iound but golden guineas.
He pondered what to do.
'This time, to-morrow, Posy,"
He t-aid, - again come here,
And 1 will bring your sixpence,
I promise ! .Xeycr fear." ;
Away went Joan rejoicing
A rescued child was she ;
And home went good Sir William
And to him presently
A footman brings a letter.
And low before him bends ;
Wiil not Sir William come and dine
To-morrow with his friends?'
I he letter read "And we've secured
The man among all men
You wish to meet. He will be here.
You wdl not fail us then ?"
To morrow ! Could he get to Bath
And dine with dukes and earls.
ua oacK in timer lhat hour was
pltdged
It was the little girl's !
He could not disappoint her.
He mut his friends refuse.
So "a previous emraaement"
lie pleaded as excuse.
Next day when she, all eager,
Came oe'r the fields so fair,
As snre as of the sunrise
That she should find him there.
He met her, and the sixpence
Laid in her little hand.
Her woe was ended, and her heart
The lightest in the land. -y" -
How would the stately company,
Who had so much desired " "
His pres nee at their splendid feast,
Have wondered and admired I
... -
As soldier, scholar, gentleman, -H
is praises oft are heard, ; i '
'Twas a t the.lcastVf.his greatfdeedg ;
So to have kept his word !
St. Nicholas.
- UUIET1SM. ' " .
During the brilliant reign of Louis
XIV, the religious world (what there
was or it in France) was siartled bj
tbe sudden appearance of a-new
comet in tue ecclesiastical heavens,
heralding a novel creed set forth by
the strange and uttractiye .teachings
of Madame Guyon. Her design was
to engraft ou Christianity, the con
templative, meditative worship as
neHby-ihe recluses of India, denom
inated Quietism divine love purified
f its austere forms and outward
iCreulOUies . r; .
v 1 he teachings and ritlnt?of ?ihiB
quiet
i-etreiU ' Saint Cyr then under 'the
sejt pppointe- feial? aJrtstlCspon
Jitruseil t'br6uglidatfiliie spfpylncesiin
tne cipitai, an t eve into -the"-
the doi.-trines of the quietists.
The clergy being alarmed at the
rapid progress of this formidable
heresy, Kossuet was the first cham
pion to couth lance aaainst this
da? ing innovator boldly assailing the
unity of the church. A committee
" uncMiSauuu wtis proiupiiv ap
: , : :
pointed, consisting ofUossuet, the
Eagle of Meaux and Fenelon, the
Swan ot Cainbray. The latter, a
friend of Madame Guyon, soon es
poused her cause, by the publication
of a book entitled Maxims of the
Saints.
From time to time Madame Giryon
withdrew from the lists, where stood
unaided in the full panophy of elo
(puence, the bishop of Meaux and the
arcubishop of Cambray. These two
athletes were well matched in
strength and stature. If the one ex
celled in the power of logic and vigor
of eloquence, the other often surpass
ed him in clearness of reason and
beany of diction. This in delense.
that in attack evidently displayed
more of tact and talent than a sub
ject so puerile justified, and which
severed the tips of a friendship so
sacred and protracted.
Eossuet was undoubtedly right in
condemning the tendencies of
Madame Guyon's religious dogmas;
but his vionence gave his adversarv
the advantage, which he employed
by asking: "Wiry, sir, do yon
answer me with insults for reasons?
Could you have mistaken mv reasons
for insults ?"
fhese too illustrious rivals, how
ever, notwithstanding the acerbic
which often characterized their em
broglio, did each other justice. To
lady who asked the bishop of
Meaux, if it was true that the arch
bishop of Cambray possessed the in
tellect for which he was famous, the
geneious rival replied : "He nas
enough to make one tremble."
Such disputations in the cause cf
religion are much to be deplored, as
they furnish scandal to the wicked.
It is difficult for us to conceive
ow Fenelon, who counseled mothers
not to allow their daughters to reason
about theology, at the peril of their
faith. ; and who maintained that in
fant sects reached the full vigor of
maturity only through women who
institute an-.l sustain them, became
he zealous defender of a woman
uilty of all that he condemned in
others. Perhaps we may account
"or it from the fact that Fenelon had
no less firmness cf purpose than
goodness of heart in ids character,
ind once enlisted in the struggle, he
had not the courage to withdraw.
lie acknowledged his defeat, only
when Koine had decided; and he
showed his magn.inimitv by publish
ing the bull that condainhei his
book, Maxims of the Saints.
Thus disarmed and exiled from
las diocese, the archbishop of Cam
bray devoted himself to the care oi
the poor and needvj closing jis' life,
at the age of 64, a. great writer.
virtuous bishop, and good citizen.
J. A. D.
EDUCATION
As we.inteud to give the subject
of education a full diseussion m all
its various features, physical', in
tellectually, morally and religiously,
we shall, begin, a? the carpenter be
gins to build a house, at the founda
tion of the great work which com
mences at the cradle and continues
to the - grave, f 'and which- is- never
finished ; for as Dr. Barker, the re
nowned phernologist, paid in one of
his lectures in this city a few nights
ago. no man has ever been educates
np to his fullest capacity.
Home then is our starting point
nome i, nai precious memories
this name evokes Ifr What pare jtoys.
what nobler thotigVts," what .sublime
deeds .nave sprung from the Influence
of a good hoin.There-.7did 6ur in-
tellect first lawn- into consciousness
and receive th.e earliest raj-s of truth
there did Vir lieartVxpand under the
p u re sunsh i ne . of a " loving mother s
sn.ile ; there did our soul gra' strong
under the5''aiycjaence of a good
father,.; Hoipe is the first, the chief,
the beat centre for the early educa
tion of 4 he child ; and to the mother
belongs the first part in this great
work upon. which the destiny of her
ohil..l depends. For the earliest 3ears
her lovii
entl-'ff'totreferw'j
needed to direct the growth of the
tender plant co..fided to .her. What
a wonderful office, what a glorious
mission, what a responsibility is
lers ; for chiefly upon her care and
training in those early years depend
the welfare on earth and the haipi-'
ness in heaven of her child. For as
she is the first to feed and nourish
ler infant, so she n tiie first also
who can reach to the depths where
its soul lies hidden, she holds the
iey of that soul, and she can bring
it forth by her loving call from its
recesses and stamp her own image
upon it ; she can, as it were, touch it
with her hand and fashion it as she
deases.
Through her the ravs of truth and
knowledge begin to beam upon the
child's mind ; through her the mis-
teries o." this life and of the life to
come are gradually unfolded. From
ler loving heart, by hjr gentle words,
ler kindly tone, her tender glances,
the child i3 made to grow in the
irtues of faith and hope and charity.
At her side he kneels in reverential
posture while she teaches his infant
ougue to lisp the first sweet words
of prayer. How wistfully he looks
ip into his mother's face, and how
leeply he drinks in the pious words
which fall from her lips; how the
God t-j whom she looks up, the great
Being of whom she speaks so rev
erentially aud so lovingly, becomes
for hiin wonderful in all Hu attri-
mtes. and most deserving f "all tiis
ove, because of the example of his
mother's love.
But the mother is cot all. The
father, to, has hi3 recognized place.
as at the head of the faintly, in the
great work of home education.
Without his example to fortify, his
authority to confirm and support
her, the teachings of the mother
would very often lose their efficacy.
i'he boy, who in his earliest years
can be diiected safely by the moth
er, needs, as he grows older, the
strong will of the father to restrain
urn. In vain will the mother point
out to the wayward child tire beauties
of virtue if his father does not, bv
his life, convince him of its manli
ness also.
It will thus be seen that the first,
the best, the most solid foundations
of a good and lasting education are
laid in the model home, where the
gentleness and love of the mother.
encourage, sustained, and developed
by the manliness, honesty, integrity,
lurity. and higiimindedness of tue
father, gradually form the character
of their child, bring forth all the
4ood instincts of the soul, strength
en and guide the efforts of the intel
lect, repress and diminish' the evil
inclinations of the heart, so that
when he gous out to join in the battle
of life, and is exposed to the dan
gers and temptations that lurk con
stantly round his iathwa, he is
equipped and prepared for every
emergency, and almost sure to gain
the victory. Happy the man who
m i a l 1.
can looK iaci upon sucn a nome
fruitful of holy memories. He may,
no doubt, have forgotten for a time
those precious lessons; his passions.
like an impetuous torrent, may have
swept him . from the path of honor
and virtue, yet, sooner or later,
amidst- all his temptations, in the
darkest hour and in the lowest
depths of his degradation, the image
of his loved mother will rise up be
fore him and, like a guardian angel,
draw him back even from the very
precipice where foams the very firey
flood of ruin. It was the memory of
hU home that touched the poor
prodigal son of the Gospel, in the
midst ; of the husks of swine in a
foreign land, and brought hiin back,
sorrowful and repentant, to the feet
of a loving and generous father.
-This is no fancy sketch, but is ac
tual tangible truth The pages of
his'oiy attest that nearly all the
great men, men distinguished above
their fellows for extraoroinary deeds,
great heroes or
great tyrants, men
-.-4-
who strove best to benefit their race
and country, or who by their crimes
inflicted most misery and injury on
both, hnve nearly all been such as
their mothers trained them. Look
into the biograpbies of the great men
of the world, of the areat scholars
and of nations conqnvrors and you
will find, in almost every instance,
that they had great nothers. The
mother matte the m.lri . x.
ROMAN CRUELTY.
A National Consecration of Inhuman
ity. That at an advanced period of ma
terial "ivilization spectacles whereof
the one grand interest consisted in
the elaborate and wholesale torture
and carnage of men and animals,
should not only have been tolerated
with scarcely a protest for centuries
but should have formed the chief an 1
indispensable amusement of botl
sexes and all classes of the popula
tion, including the highest this ap
pears on first sight to modern think
ers a moral fact almost incredible in
its atrocity. And so firm, moreover,
was their hold on popular syn path
that they lasted long after the con
version of t'.ie empire to Christianity
Constantine, to be sure, issued an
edict suppres.-ing the gladiatoria.
shows, but it was suffered to remain
a dead letter, and it was not till near
Lv a century later, when the Asiath
monk Telemachus leaped into th
arena and separated the combatants
at the cost of his own life he was
stoned to deatli by the indignanl
spectators that these games wen
finally abolished. Something may b"
due to the n liioir. origin of the cus
tom, which is comraonlv alleged to
have sprung out of a rite of human
sacrifice offered at the tombs of great
men; though some scholais, like
Mommsen, deny the existence of hu
man sacrifice at Eome. Later on mo
tives of policy conspired to sustain
the practi 'e. both as a means of keep
ing up the military spirit of the peo
pie and as offering the sole opportu
nity under a despot Emperor for the
thousands of citizens then assembled
in presence of their sovereign aim his
Minister to present petitions anl
make known their grievances.
Still these explanations do not car
ry us very far. Theatrical entertain
ments, such as the Greeks delighted
in, would have answered the lattei
purpose quite as well, but for appre
ciating such refined amusements these
ghastly orgies of blood quite unfitted
the Roman populace. And it is a
curious fact, noted by a distinguished
modern writer, that, as different kinds
of vi"e. which might appear to have
no mutual connectiou, do yet act and
react on one another, so here the in
tense craving after excitement engen
dered and gratified by gladiatorial
combats served fo stimulate the taste
for such orgies of sensuality as de
scribed by historians like Tacitus and
Suetonius. And hence was not only
Hercules burnt ou the stage, not in
effigy but in the person of a condemn
ed criminal, but the deeds of gods
and heroes were represented, as Ju
venal says, to the life. Nor can it bi
questioned and it is chiefly in order
to illustrate that terrible lesson lhat
we have referred to the subject here
that the gladiator shows betrayed,
not merely indifference to human suf
fering, but that capacity for real and
keen pleasure in the conte mplaiion o
suffering, as such, . which many are
loMb, for the credit of human nature,
to admit. Suetonius, for instance,
tells us that it was the special delight
of Claudius to watch the faces of the
expiring giadiaiors, as he had come
to take a kind -f artistic pleasure in
observing the variation in theiragony
Hehogabalus and Galerius used to
resale themsclres while at the .abU
with the spectacle of anim.ds devour
ed by wild beasts ; and Lactantius
says of Galerius, "he never supped
without human blood." Ami what is
more horrible still "beautiful ees.
trembling with passion, looked down
upon the light ; and the noblest ladies
in Iiome, even the Empress herself,
had been known to crave the victor's
love." A story told by St. Augustine
exhibits the ghastly fascination of
the spectacle. A Christian friend of
his had somehow ben drawn into the
amphitheatre, which Christians were
strictly forbidden to enter, and re
solved to guard against the tempta
tion to sinful enjoyment by keeping
his eyes closed ; a sudden cry led
him to look up, and he was unable to
withdraw his gr.ze again. .. . . :.
I fit shocks us to': find among a
highly civilized people this national
consecration of ciut-lty, it is perhaps
more startling that with a few t seep,
tions the novelists and philosopher
of the day had not a word to say
agaiirst it. The Tefimxr imd -geutle-
hearted Cicero calmly observes that 1
ome men think these spectacles cruel
and inhuman, but to make this use of
criminals is really to present- to the
eye an excellent discipline against
suffering and death. Juvenal's aristo
cratic feelings were outraged at the
Roman nobility condescending fo act
as gladiators ; but there is nothing to
-.how that the spectacle in itself of
lended him. Seneca and Plutarch,
is we pointed out before, adopt a
very different tone, and Marcus Au
relius ordered the gladiators to fight
with blunted swords, as he also or
lered that no rope-dancers should
ppr'orm without a net or a mattress
neing spread beneath them. But such
rare and honorable exceptions only
ielp to prove the rule. During the
reign of terror in Frauce a spirit very
like that of the worst period of the
Roman empire was evoked, and it
las been observed that in both cases,
the grossest inhumanity was some
times found united with affection for
animals that is, for pet animals.
Fournu r was devoted to a squirrel.
Coutlion to his spaniel, and Marat
kept doves. But it may well beques
r.ioned whether these particular affec
tions indicate any general temper of
mon-y toward mankind. Fven the
most -iood thirsty monster may have
t siucere partialitj' for his own be
longings, paramour, or friend, or
hild It is not clear that the Mar
shall de Retz, the historical original
of Bluebeard, whose nameless atroci
ties might have caused Nero to blush
vas wholly devoid of such feelings.
A QUEEX'S EXAMPLE.
We. are fond of imitating the ex
amples of queens and princessps in
nay ways, of which by virtue of
their positions are allowable for
hem but are unwise aid unnecessa
ry for the majority of uncrowned
women. Are we as readj to follow
dieir more excellent and sensible ex
amides ?
But surely, queens and princesses
are not seen walking out, like ple
eians, some one will say ! That is
where you are mistaken. The queen
who holds the highest position of any
woman in the world, upon whose
kingdom the sun never sets, under
stands so thoroughly that v gorous,
out-of-door exercise, such as is not
U-rived from sitting m a close and
cushioned carriage, must be other
wise secured, does not send a mes
sage in the morning to the Royal
Mews for the grand State- carriage
and blooded steeds to be before the
palace-gate at such an hour, to give
Her Majesty her morning exercise,
but instead, at ten o'clock in the
morning or before that time, some
times alone, and often with one of
the princesses arrayed in a substan
tial short dress an I stout shoes,
Queen Victoria starts out for a two
hours Aalk.
Over the country road9 and
through t he fields, with lively steps
and an ;iir of abounding health, en
joying nature and physical existence
in a way that home-bound women
know nothing of. England's Queen
sets a notable example to her sub
jects an I sisters everywhere. She
stops o -cado:! illy in her walk to
visit some humble cottage, or speak
au encouraging word to some poor
peasant. A portion o!" the afternoon
she occupies in official work and
generally sets out about five olock
for a drive of two hours. An Ameri
can lady in London, writing privately
to a friend, thus describes the ap
pearance of Queen Victoria whom
she saw recently at t garden party.
"Sin was looking very young in her
simple black dress and bonnet, her
fine teeth and large blue eyes as
striking as twenty years ago when
the writer was first presented to her."
We do not hesitate to assert that
this daily exercise in the open air
has done much toward the mainten
ance of Victoria's fresh and youthful
appearance, and her vigorous health.
In these busy days, wh.ni the song
of almost. 'eyery woman is, "So much
to do," and w'len nearly all of us
have a worn and neary look, let us
reflect for a moment on the subject
and se if .t is not "'possible for us to
t.lrt of the Otteeu.
imitate the exami
nrl t bvim and eniov rch day a
larger amount cf f he vitalizing oxy -
gen of whicii many of ns take far too
small a share. Ex.
HASTY EXPRESSIONS-
There are ' man j' people with fine
literary attainments, who do not en
courage, by their own practice the
habit of interlectual conversation. It
is evidently clear that we are relaps
ing into a belief that speech is a
medium of exchange, and if the mean
ing is comprehensible, it is not mate
rial that the vehicle conveying that
meaning should be unspotted.
In a state of civilization it is un
true to assume that we can adopt
ungramatical language with all its
imperfections, and convey our
thoughts unimpaired. The conuec.
tion of thought and expression is
very close, and one can not be inde
pendent of the other. To think clear,
ly is the power which warrants one
to exercise clear speaking, while the
inaccurate use of language originates
not so much from vagueness of
thought as from carelessness in
speaking. It is true that there are
.-ome people who do tl ink clearly,
aad still their expressions are so
stumbling as to distort completely
their meaning. To realize the beauty
and richness of the language open to
us, we can not be contented in divulg.
ing rough ana careless expressions.
We often limit ourselves with a few
rough saxoti words to perfo. m yeo
man service, and force upon them a
mass of work for which they are en
tiiely unfitted. It is a pleasure to
some people to make extensive use
of superfluous words, or yvords which
are made so by some irrelevant char
acter named in grammar. To the
speaker, words may sound well, but
to the person or persons spoken to
they would perhaps, upon, close in
vestigation, be found quite devoid of
proper requisites. Very often j'ou
hear at the Bar and on the hustings,
from very learned men, such words
as are inconsistent with the constitu
tion of our language, thereby shut
ting the door from those who delight
to heir loquent and eminent expres-,
sions. Jt really seems that the old
Cicero and Damosthenes' plans of
speaking have utterly fallen in the
waste baskets of our public orators.
Even in private conversation there is
not due attention paid to the rules of
speech. Some people are excusable
for uttering slack words, but there is
some who are not, and they should
remember that they have no right to
abuse the language we inherit, but
hand it improved over to our posteri
ty. Reporter.
THREE-SCORE AND TEN.
That age, when it is reached with a
comfortable exemption from earth's
trials is about as happy as any other.
When the old frame is literally free
from infinities, and the mind is clear
and faith is strong, and temporal
want9 supplied, and family ties pleas
ant, and the retrospect of life peace
ful, and no hopeless grief for the
dead or living kindred is upon the
sojL and there be peace with God
and man, there is a condition ot
things that leaves no room to envy
the 3"oung, or the midale-aged, or the
most prospered of earth in mid-career
of success and honor. It is a period
full of ripe experiences, usually also
of calm passions, of enlarged charity,
of deep humility, and of growing
heavenly-raindedness, the reflex of a
nearer approach to the better land.
And then death generally comes
easier to the aged than to others, as
ripe fruit is readily plucked, and as
the worn out laborer soon falls asleep
when the day's to 1 is over. Oar Lord
says the old cloth must be put with
the old garment, as matching best
therewith, and so the old age of the
Christian joins in happiness with the
oldtn eternity. God himself gives the
promise, "With long life will I satisfy
him and show him my salvation as a
reward and favor;" and so it is.
Happy are they who have reached a
serene, peaceful, religions three-score
and ten. Let them render thanks to
the God of all grace, who ..as brought
them through the wilderness to lhat
Nebo on its border ;lct them stand
I there .md look awhile on the' goo y
land bevond. and then' yield op the
; soul into t ne hands of a nmt mere
rc.fal
jOodand Savi.ui . and the " body to
j his keeping for the resurcUou of the
j
n
'i