The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-26 00:00:00

A KIRTUN LECTURE.

An out-andeoat good lecture was thot givenat St. Marv's
National Schoolroom, on Tuesday loot, by Mr. J. W.
Kirton, author of "Hip your own Cherries," de. The
subject was "Borne, Sweet Home; or Coons-la on Love,
Courtship, and Marriage," nnl of course the young btdies
gathered to bear about such sweetness, while • very fair
share of young men were also found there, and the older
members of the teetotallers seemed to have been in the
secret, for many of them were in the throng, and between
the whole, thy main schoolroom was utterly crammed. The
wing of the Infant's schoolroom was unfortunately closed,
or much relief might have been given to the dense erowd
whom it wee quite impossible to penetrate. Mr. Kif toe
was accompanied by the Rev. Joiner Fox, of Christ
church, who presided, Rev. E Bolton, Rev. J. Tubb. and
others.—The lecture was full of the mundest and most
common sense advice, mingled with humorous bite that
mimed roars of laughter. Illustrating the ignorance of
some young people, and their unfitness to he wives, Mr.
Kirton told of her who didn't know how to stuff • turkey
till the husband suggested "Mother used to put in some-
thing green," when the wife duffed the turkey with •
cabbage I Another wife was treated to a rabbit: but
when the husband came home to dinner, she was found
hot and baffled for she said "r,e been all the morning
Plucking the thing, and can't get the hair off yet." Of
course the people roared with laughter, and next he told
the story of the Lanamhire girl who bought the calico for
her husband's shirt„ and made him lie down on it Chat she
might cut it out I Souls,' bits were thrown in, as advising
the woman "Never marry a had man in the hope of
reforming him f" Have • man who has saved ;if he can't
show that he his saved money how do you know he is not
• lazy fellow, who marries that his wife may work to
keep him. It to wicked for, man to think of marrying
unless he can afford to keep his wife; sentiment must not
interfere with etymon Reuse for as • man soeeth
so he must reap. Your sweetheart you may call aa
angel, and she call Six lover a duck of a fellow; but when
ducks and angels live together, their wings are clipped
to to bring them the realities of life. Young to
ensure happiness must expect to be disappointed with
each other, even old Chanter said—
" Marriage is inch • rabble and a rout.
That those who are out would (sin
Get in, mid those wbo are in get out."
And a clarryman read the burial service ono, to a young
couple, and on Ur saying they were come to be married
aaid—" You had better he buried than married." Yet
married life gone about wisely is the sunshine of life,
under its pinta influence all the lowers of life expend;
It I. the source of the sweetest plessures In youth, and the
balm and solace of old age Couples must pull together,
have no secrets from each other, but mutual confidence
and conversations about ways and means, read the Bible ,
, together at least once • day, and the blessed promisee will
, comfort and cheer. Every man undertakes to be guardian
of his own castle, and should spend his evenings at honm
Instead of at the taproom, and instead of the song that
men are so Impudently taught to sing—let them sing and
act upon this—" We won't go eel till morning." In IW6
no lees than £117.291,759 were spent on intoxicating
liquors in the United Kingdom, though • quarter of that
money would have trandormed the homes of Ragland
into little palaces. They should each try to make his
home the brightest and happiest spot on earth, to which
the children wherever they in, might look beck, and
which be only • forebode of the bright and happy home In
heaven. (Aaidenen)
The Rev. J. Vox corroborated the lecturer as to the
wretchedness of some of the homes in Staffordshire and
elsewhere, through the unreasonable way in which the
psopiget married. He reogenmended the sayings of
the'lesturer to be carried out in life, and moved a vote
of thanks to him. This was carried with applause, se also
one to the chairman.

That C. J. Ward who was summoned to the County
Court, Weymouth, and came prepared to go to gaol,
is to hare his debts laid upon him a little and often,
for the Judge says, it is desirable in such a raw to TOWN 00171101L.—Woromar.
have considerable committing power. I mention the Me extra/All Toblunnon° rellw° we ha" recel°ed
ease in order to remind all whom it may concern, that from our repemeestative we am obliged mercilessly to cot
Mr. John Wart of Portland, is not the mac to do down on screws{ of the great prewar@ upon our space.—
; such a thing. A couple of letters were put each in the Erge
following menhirs of the Council were present—
! other's place, and so Mr. Ward thinks his name went
ayer (Kr. bindle), Alderman Milled" Thomas,
forth. But I have no doubt every one in the district Mand Howard. 'and Councillors Aylesbury. istonloi,
knew who was meant, for Mr. John Ward is too Dennis, 1.1, Hanna Snook, liangle, Robins,
well known and respected to be mistaken for the Cherie.. DeTsaight W°1"1"4. and W
defendant. • The question or the letting of the Lan-age-yard was
ordered to stand over awaiting the inspection of the Lou.
When rest at night files the wearied and yet excited don Authorities.
brain, how na it seems to try some of the sleep. With regard to the Harbour Bridge the Surma.,
' producers of which medical men are cognimint. But wwww"._,,t f experience might be railed In touiskidierainethst the Lissom of not a few eases have been one and the rt. r o/eas,scangoestsd Kr. Matheson,
game, in my opinion, and that is—" A little knowledge mere- great deal or talk,. and Mr. Howard, who
Is a dangerous thing " Chloral should never be taken had Initiated the =otter. moved "That the surveyor be
onion under competent 'Ark', or" Bolin/ sleep, tired Instructed to esil In Ut. Collett to *mist In malting a
Nature's sweet restorer," may be wooed with erone surrey of the bridge, the Council hsvine every coididence
result* than if we had failed in the quest. in the ability of Mr. Voiles and the Surveyor, to nuke
such ssingThis was carried.
Thanks, Lucie! for the offered loan of the lantern ; The of the Pile Pier was • subject introduced
but if come io Ewanage, daylight inset serve tne.
./sblvf "atwhiabwh° called thsahawirt 'erto ordah: Neither the light of day, nor the dashes Lucia offered,asia piles had beim eaten away by the action of the wind
served to attract our Rao Volunteers to the Portland and water. Mv, Hoboes had on the previous day. In com-
et East Dorset, for when they mentioned Burton or pay with the Surveyor, again examined the Pier. and
Swanage as the site of the camp, a volunteer who goes foiled other piles gone to the extent that 115 feet lengths
as a oept. alms( enclaigned Not of the Pier had to depend upon but two piles, and those
Swanage t" Why ? 0 Lucia-dash IDo the volunteers intiocuro___„..to.„ snititn.thouLt Mr. Robin,. Pointed out the ,
fear being locally bored, or is it that your Board have wsww""wwiTisirdwww rww° urw the Council' and °I" pressed his St persons could not be congregated
not local roads good enough for the military boot? Aa upon any ores parlieshe spot without danger. —Counsel's
yet the sth DL V. Nom to have shakes the Swaney, ei„k, read by the Th. 0w.., is=sesam
dust me
from their feet, Dor are they tees=asaid the keg se It was Ow the Ostinoll as were
proopoct of bolig Wood with ma& At we booed to owhitols is • obis of slots. If taw 'sold