Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-04-07

lANKLE NOTIONS IN ENGLAND. Among
the articles now exported largely to Eng
gland are clothes pins (Which are carried
over by hundreds OF hog-heads. ivory and
wooden combs, augers, gimbIets, and Gu
lacks In ali these things we supply the
English market. Yet there are thou
sand other articles, which they make
cheaper than we do. The English have
never made satinets, or cut nails oil any SOL
excep, as they have imported the nail ma
chimes from this country aud then they
have proved unable to use them success
fully.
There are some forcible truths in the
following article from the New York Ev.
ening Ledger:
"ExrRAvAGANcE-Th characteristic oil
the community hereabouis is extrayagant
you can scarcely find man or woman
who lives within his means. All 60 DE.
yond the limit their Circumstances have
marked out. The operative who make
$40 week dresses as fashionable with as
much care, and to as great cost, as the
owner of an unicumbered real estate.-
People are extragant in dress, manners,
sentiments, politics, and-oh, most horrible!
In religion they are dreadfully extrava-
CANT That pride and extravaganza should
creep into our divine Masters hottest earth
ly sanctuary is indeed dreadful TACT.
Within three weeks over one hundred
thousand dollars have been paid for pews
in Grace church. is monstrous -
There are more than twenty thousand PEG /.
le in this city who pine with hunger,
shiver, with cold, ticket for medical ad-
vice and attendance. Suppose the one
half of this sum extravaga n,ly squandered
to make church arrogant ,aristocrafic, ex-
elusive and fashionable. had been placed
al the disposal Of the authorities for the
benefit ofthe poor, how many houseless.
hungered, clotheless wretches might ha We
been provided with shelter, food and raj
ment.
Suppose the paupers living like swine on
Blackwell's Island had been made happy
by the expenditure Of forty thousand dol
lars Of The one hundred thousand! Would
not society at large be benef itedl and
would Grace church (Which cos, $50 .00O)
be any less useful in the cause Of religion
We think ot.--lt is shameful that our
churches are decorated like theatres and
European palaces. 1t is awful that they
are turned into places Of amusement IL
stead Of places where the devout and low
Iy can 60 and Offer their tribute of praise
and pety TO their spiritual guardian and
judge.
Thousand Of dollars are annually paid,
by the congregations of different church
es, 10 opera singers and musicians for
rendering the temple Of the King of kings
place OF public and frivolous entertain
meni. Throw down ycur gaudy pictures,
demolish your gilded cornices. discard the
singers who rouge their face six nights in
the week, -,,ke the money thus squan'
ed and do good with i'll There are ne
cessties TO re relieved. hears to be glad.
de ned. and deeds Of benefii To society to
ne pe tormed $1,000 to make church,
IA place Of prolane amusement? Shoes,
ing!
CoNvERsA -bIA'-. Fave you got
a dollar, Sam!'
Sem mo. | hain't. Bill that's fact
III 1t would save your life
BiH.-'Cause Jim Thorn wanted me TO
ray you one, and I've 60, nothin' smaller
than two.
San.-'O, ah--well perhaps ] can find
jest one come To think of Il, that dld'nt
spend this mornn' for wood
Sam searched his wallet, found his dol
lar. and handed it to Bill.
biF-(Puuing the dollar in his pocket
w ell now. that's clever; I'll hand you the
two The very next time we meet, if hap
pen 10 have so much on hand-Fve got
one towards it, any how.'-[Prov. Ga
zette.