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POVERTY AND PAUPERISM.

These terms are loo often considered gym
onym ous, and used indifferently the one for
the other. Butthey really represent two dis
tipct and widely diverse things. AS gen.
eral rule poverty is the result Of misfortune,
while pauperism is a crime. The one is
produced by various causes beyond the con-
troll of the individual-lhe other, by disin-
cliualon 10 live by labor; the one is the ina
bty TO procure the necessaries OF life by
any means within the individuals control,
however earnestly and honestly he may
strive. The other is determination never
TO work SO long as living can be obtained
BY begging, lying or stealing. The one is
generally retiring, and has to be sough. out.
The other impudently thrusts itself into cur
houses and places Of business, appealing,
with all manner of falsehood, 10 our sympa.
thies. Poverty suffers uncomplainingly in
ITS cold, desolate home. Paupefism pushes
itself into our notice al every turn. To re-
lieve the poor man or woman, who has been
struck down by some misfortune, or Who
cannot find remuneration for willing labor,
is sacred privileges true act Of charity,
blessing the giver and receivsr-lightening
the sad heart--encouraging and lifting up
saving from despair, perhaps from crime, the
honest poor one;-while on the other hand,
yielding TO the imporunate demands of pau.
perism, is but encouraging idleness and vice.
We have been led 10 make these remarks
by looking over "The Eighth Report of The
Ministry at Large, in Roxbury, Mass" The
able and indefaiigable man who fills the po.
sition of minister al large in that city, MIR.
James Richie, gives in this report some
what extended summing up Of his eight
years. experience with poverty and pauper-
ism. We should be glad TO present to our
readers the whole Of his reasoning upon the
subject, il we had space; but must content
ourselves with giving the conclusions 10
which he arrives, and which he sums up
under eleven heads, as follows:
/. That pauperism in our community is
voluntary and necessary.
2. That il is very much increased andfos.
tered by almsgiving, and the multiplicity OF
aid societies having separate and independ.
en-. action.
3. That Il needs 10 be dealt with consid.
era,ely, bu, stsmly and uacompromisinsly.
4. Tha, the regularly constituted munich
pal authorities are the proper ones to have
control OF Il, The Mayor OF our city has
proposed the appoin,men. Of an agent, and |
understand the Board Of ovefseess coacur
therein, whose duty il shall ho 10 keepa
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NUMBER %.

The brakemen and engineer, fireman and
conductor, had TO get out, stirring around in
mud up to their knees. "What's TO pay "
"GreaseW sung out the fireman, and oil
hands, after working with sand and g,svs'
on The rails, found that the wheels q, last
would take hold, and, tearing mad, got under
way again, hearing, as they started, old Sally
crying ou, al the top Of her voice:
"You bays me for my big now, oh p'--
What answers were made must remain un-
repeated.
When the conductor of the train reached
H, he told the agent that he must pay
for that pig, or there would be an old woman
charged 10 The company ss "dsad loss" the
next time the cars were stopped in that spot.
The next ay the agent paid old Sally the
foil value of he: pig, on condition that she
would never bring the compny TO terms
again by GREAsIsG THE TRACE.
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professional men, even clerks and mechanics,
ape those richer than themselves. The weak.
ness OF wishing to 1--we in fine house is al
most universal. The fine house, too, is rela.
tive, for that which millionaire scorns, the
young merchan, thinks superb, and ,ha, which
the merchant looks down OH, the clerk pinch.
es himself TO obtain. lis amazing how many
families live in dwellings beyond their means!
The miserable shifls 10 which such families
are driven in order 10 keep up appearances,
are melancholy TO think upon. In the end,
too, the head Of the family dies, having laid
by nothing, and the widow and children sink
into hopeless poverty, The more poignan, 10
them, because of the modification attending
it. 1t would be we'll if the question was
cflener asked, when moving into a be,teI
house is proposed, "can we afford to live in
it"-Ledgr
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Give Him a Trade.

If Ifeducation is the great buckler of human
liberty, well developed industry is equally
the buckler and shield of individual inde-
pendence. AS an unfaling resource through
life, give your son, equal with n good edu-
cation, good, honest trade. Better any
trade than none, though there is ample field
for the adoption of every inclination in this
respect. Learned professions, and specula-
tive employments may fail a man, but an
honest handicraft trade, seldom or never
il its possessor chooses to exercise it. Let
him feel, too, that honest labor-crafts are
honorable and noble. The men of trades
the real creators of whatever is most essen
tial TO the necessities and welfare of man.
kind--cannot be dispensedwith; they above
all others, in whatever repute they may be
held by their more fastidious fellows, must
work at the oar of human progress or all is
lost. But few brown handed trade workers
think of this, or appreciate the real position
and power they compass.
Give your SON trade, no matter what
fortune he may have or seem likely 10 in
herit. Give him trade and an education
at any rate trade. With this he can al
ways battle with temporal want, can always
be independent and better is independence
with moderate education, than all the
learning of the colleges and wretched tenn
poral dependence. But in this free land
there can be ordinarily no difficulty in Sc.
curing both the education and trade, for
every youth thereby fitting each and all to
enter the ranks of manhood defiant of those
obstacles which intimidae SO many trade
less, professionless young men. Such are
the peculiarities of fortune, that no mere
outward possession can be counted SO abb
solutely secure or protective to man.
Hoarded thousands may be swept away in
day, and their once possessors left with
neither the means of Independence or of
livelihood.
He was a wise Scandinavian King who
decreed that his sons must learn useful
trades or be cut off from their expected
princely fortunes. They demurred, but
obeyed the decree. The eldest, as the cas-
lest trade TO learn applied himself to bas-
ket making. In time he reigned in his
fathers stead. In time, also, revolution
came upon, and overthrew him, and he
fed disguised, wandering and companion
less save his wife and children, his sole re-
source for livelihood recurrence TO his
humble, but honest and useful trade.
The sons of the rich as well as the poor,
shcald be strengthened by this possession
If never used beyond the learning, no harm
as done-while possibly it may be OF in
calculable good. Itisa q weapon of assault,
Of defence, which once fairly seized, can
never be taken from mans grasp. Think
Of il, parents; examine your boys bumps
or rather study ths bent Of their minds
and tastes, land az Of the best and most
lasting services you can do for them, apply
hem 10 the learning Of honest trades
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CAN WE AFFORD TO LIvEIN

Occasionally some miIIiopaire builds q
mansion, which is the admiration of the
town, or erects a country house, which, with
its grounds, is the pride and boast Of the
neighborhood. In time the great man dies,
becomes insolvent, goes abpad, or reres to
his hobby; and then the property is put up
for sale. Everybody crowdsio see the dwelling
or drives out 10 The country house. The pic.
lures, The furniture, the Ao-house, or the
grounds, are by turns the teme OF admira-
tiou. The night of the sale arrives. The
auction room is crowded. To Judge from the
sea of faces looking up at the crier, one might
think that the competition would be enor.
nous. But The fact is the reverse. The suc.
tioneer expiates long before he can obtain
single offer; the properly, at first, seems
about to be knocked down 10 the first bidder;
and when, at last, other offers are made, they
come almost reluctantly, and though the
hammer falls amid general cry how cheap,
the purchaser looks as IL no slieady half re-
pented Of his bargain.
And whya Simply because ii is one thing
10 buy costly house, bu. quite another thing
10 live in ii. Men, before they purchase a
stately mansion, should ask themselves wheih-
er they can afford 10 keep it in appropriate
style. A hundred thousand dollars for a
dwelling makes necessary thousands of dol
lars for furniture, thousands for dIess and
equipage, and thousands more for servants,
parties, Newport and Saratoga. There is a
fitness in things, demanded BY public opin.
ion, which requires these expenses, and TO
this opinion, nine men outof ten sooner or
later practically yield, even if they, or their
wives, do mol embark in the exlravagsnce at
once. But usually there is no backwardness
in this respect. Fi,xnoodls purchases new
house, with rosewood doors, walnut stair
cases, siained-glas windows, and, before he
has fairly recorded his deed, hire. Filxnoodle
wants the walls frescoed aud panelsd with
satin, aud ten thousand oihsr snperiiuaiss.
The estimated COS, OF the new movement is
soon uehlod; the annual outlay grown in
and Ms. FtEnoodis is either ru.
ined, or condemned TO grcan, forever after,
over his increasing expenses.
VIVA, Is true Of the would-ee-tashiouaele
is jus. as true, however, Of pesseas with more
limited means. II men, worth oaly hand'
rcd thousand dollars or two, ape the million
aires siyle OF living, 50 dc yeang merchants
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THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE.

II isn't all in bringing np,n
Let folks say what they will
To silver-scour pewter cup,
II will be pewter still
Even he OF old, wise Solomon,
Who said, "iraiu up Q child"
II mistake not had sor
Proved rattle. Drained and wild.
A man of mark who fam would pass
For lord of sea and land,
May have the training of a son
Aud bring him up full grand
May give hlm oil The wealth Of lore,
or college and of school,
Yet, after all, may make no more
Than just decent fool.
Another, raised bv penury,
Upon her bitter bread,
Whose road TO knowledge 10 like that
The good 10 heaven must tread,
Has got spark of Nalurs's lighr
He'll fan il 10 flame,
Till in its burning letters bright
The world may read his hame.
III, were all in gbringing up"
In counsel and restraint,
Some rascsls had been honest men
l'd been myself a saint,
Oh! 'lisn't oil in bringing up"
Let folks ray wha. they will;
Neglect may dim silver cup,
II will be silver still.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY,P WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a, 1857.


kindred have common home and establish
ment, mutually support, aud are dependent
on ore another. The males, Of course, are
the chief props and mainstay of The whole
clan or community, just as we read OF the
pa,riarchal system in the Old Testament Scrip
turss-hey feel, act, and sympathize with
each other, and are often very numerous;
each member is bound 10 contribute his aid
towards the welfare OF the whols. The old
men of elders are the governors, and respon-
sible heads OF the communities or clans, and
are held accountable TO society and 10 the
authorities for the welfare and conduct OF
every member of the clan. This system thus
supplies the place Of poor law in China,
and in this way China is governed in lis
vasiness the more easily and eflectually.-
Now, il is fact, SO far as has yet been as
ceraineG, that opium smoking in China is
confined, almost exclusively, 10 the male
population, the sinews, the strength, labor,
and capital of the people on whom the fe-
males, children, and aged men are dependent
for sustenance; hence we cannot fail 10 per-
ceive that il the moral and physical energies
Of the males be undermined, how much mis-.
cry must be directly entailed on their de-
pendents, aud how much The material and
social welfare of tie Chinese is involved in
the practice Of opium smoking. have my
self had to discharge an excellent Chinese
servant simply because he smoked opium;
and have known the British consul do the
very same thing, because they could no
longer be trusted. An agent of one of The
principal English firms in China told me
that he had discharged an old Chinese SER
want because he was an opium smoker--re-
marking 10 me that servants become quite
useless when they use opium.
at is lacl well known 10 medical men in
China how great an evil is this opium smok-
ing to the Chinese, and their record may be
seen in tho published works on China, in
pamphlets and periodicals, especially in The
"Chinese Repository" The medical faculty
in England know well that the use Of this
narcotic habituaIly destroys the procreative
powers of the male. The Chinese them
selves designate the drug "black dirt"
"black poison" "foreisn poison" sc. All
missionaries in CHINA are agreed that the
opium traffic in China is The chief obstacle
to the introduction of Christianity into tina,
empire, and more friendly intercourse and
commerce with that people. When they
preseu, Christianity to tie Chinese they are
often me, with such rebuffs as the following:
How Is ii that you profess TO give as good
religion while your countrymon are deluging
us with poisonous drugp A literary man
once was asked what proportion of persons
he supposed smoked opium. He replied
about eighi-tenhs. This may be true in Cit
les and towns perhaps, not SO in tho counlry.
On the whole the more this system is inves-
tigated the more it is apparent that TO The
Chinese, politically, morally, socially, and
religously, it is an immense evil, and reflects
most seriously on the British nation aud our
rulers"
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rMr Mills, tho writer Of . practical
treatise on horse-shoeins, puts a g0'ss per
cha pro,ec,ion actass the sole oi the Ss,',
and secures the shoes 81 the kereiees BY
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Gboire pceirp.
THE CONFLICT FUR TRUTH.

The willing mind will ever
Deem heavy burdens light,
The noble spirit will never
Cease struggling for the right.
Though the conflict may increase,
Aud might should brave the strife,
Rights Champions shalt release
The prison bars of life.
On, on the Banner speede,h,
The battle cry of Right,
No blood-stained. fields il needelh,
No cannon's Numbering might.
(Whence red eyed fury dashes
His storm Of deadly rain,)
No cities laid in ashes;
No mangled heaps Of slain.
But daunlless minds that fail not
To strive in fadelsss youth,
, That ialesehood may prevail not
Agsinst The Cause Of Truth.
Lead on, the darkness breaking,
Their beacon light TO spread,
Uunumbersd hearts awaking,
From mingling with the dead.
On, on, the war-cry speedeth, .
o "Soldiers OF truth arise!"
The simple peasant heedelh,
And errors ranks defies.
The veteran, gray and hoary,
= The bsardless, noble youth,
Swell back that shout Of glory,
And arm, and strike lor Truth,
Fiercelv The conflict RACES,
For soul is matched with soul,
The "batlle.fields" are "pages,"
And "lhough,s" tho "arlillcsy's roll.
Oppression, crime, and terror,
Marshall'd in added might,
Strike on, ye, shrink with terror,
When met by Truth and Right.
Still is the conflict raging,
But yet shall victory grace
Those arms OF good are wssiug
For Justice 10 the rsoe.
Strike, then, thou veteran hoary,
Strike, then, thou beardless youth,
Strike, true men, all for glory,
For Justice, Right, and Truth!
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-23
AYERS CHERRY PECro3,I

FOR tic rapid cure Of Coughs Colds TT,,-,..,-. n
'iii'l'' ho"ping Cough, Asthma and Copsn,r,t., .
universally known as the best remedy everett i.,,,
Tor ever variety Of Pulmonary disease "a r5of..s
held 81 ats Usefulness and so numerous the r,..f
Ies' 'At almost every section Of the -ouprv ,ipr,
IN persons publicly known, who have been r,.t, fran
alarming and even desperate diseases Of the Irpg
use en once tried its superiority over sverv 5ih,
medicine OF ITS kind is 10 apparent too Observable,
ana where ITS virtues known the public no oB,,,
h'ate what antidote to employ for the distressing All
dangerous affections Of the pulmonary organs which y.
'if' 20 our climate b. it's timely Use a4uy nav
most ali attacks Of disease upc the Lungs or troa az
arrested and thus are saved many thousands cysry va,
from premature grave No family should le pirlrr
H. anu those no do neglect to provide themselves
remedy which wards Of this dangerous cl, Of dsa
VIII have cause to depore il when il is too ate Pog
oil me surprising efficacy Of the Cherry Pecto nerd Dol
nc gwen 10 the American people-they have living rooi
IN every ncighborhood. But those v no wish 10 Rad tho
statements OF those whose whole health has been
Cd ami whose lives have been saved by its USE viii
them IN my american Almanac which the agent leIo.
NAMED has to furnish gratis FOR every one.
Preparod by DIR. J. c. AVER Lowell Mass. aod sod ~
all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine through tbs
on Nsr53m-
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Gum Muairatfh.
J une goth, 1857.


| observe IN a communication in YOUR
paper of the 10Th inst. from Mr.. T. S.
Allen in that portion in which he seeks
TO answer a charge against him, that the
change of Directors in the Mineral Point
and Portage City Rail Road Company
was secret transaction" the following
statement:
g The amendment, however, was re-
ferred to the Railroad Committee in both
Houses, and it is well known to most that
M. NJ. Strong was prominent Member
of the House Committee"
l was not a member of the Rail Road
Committee, aud Mr. Allen is mistaken
in supposing that l was. In reference
10 the Act itself, it may not be improper
for me to add, that have no recollection
of hearing anything about this bill until
after the Adjournment of the Legislature,
and if 1t was ever read in the Assembly,
| think it must have been during nv abb
seuCe.
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=. RAILROAD AccIDESr.-On Saturday
last as the downward train on the M. p.
R. R, stopped at woodward near Darling
ton, freight car loaded with wheat had
become detached from the train in con-
sequence of the breaking of the coupling
irons by which it was connected with the
train. Ii being Il downward grade, the
freight car, but an instant after the train
was stopped, came against the train with
such velocity az TO jam the cars together
breaking in the ends of two of them, be-
tween which Mr.. George Murger, a
breakman, was standing on the platform,
and from which concession he had one
arm and one leg broken (near the thigh J
and large splinter run through the calf
of the other leg. We understand he is
doing as we'll as could be expected, and
1t is hoped his injuries, though severe,
will not prove fatal
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intelligence Office.

e subscriber nav ng oPsRsd an Inf sNi-ents pa,s d.
'o'''I''is' one door esst of Dr. wllber, a.
""e'f ID. services upon the reasonable TENS
PERSONS seeking employment Of any Kind;
PERSONS having houses to rent or al.
PERSONS wanting to hire laborcrs Of sny lina
''SohS wanting to borrow or lend moue7
PERSONS wanting 10 board or loard,ss;
Persons wanting to sell land
eiechanles and etiiers wanting hands
PERSONS ing lost property, strays Sc,
eas men, or persons wishing iutoEna.il,r s,,,
Feia'ihs TO business matters, are limited h,
call in AMI see him " - = .
NIneTal Point Mnv Is 1SL- t..
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fth Of July IN Dodgarin0-

The citizens OF this wIde-awake De.nt,
ours have arranged II programme jor w S'''' q
celebration Of the Anniversary of orr ~. l.-'-'
dence, and are hard at work in IL zen
tions for The day. f''lA'''
Their officers are
J. NJ. MILLER. President,
GkS. t. S1ErHESs. Marshal
l.. II. d. CRANE, Orator.
GEo. W. BURRELL, Rcade,
Rev W. W, WARNER, Chaplain.
B. T. Thomas, Toast Mastey
We hope they viii have a good finn,
and We rather think they Will. y 10