davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Too Proud to Work.

Some people arc ashamed to! volk,|
Tboy arc too proud to be seen carrying
MAJ market basket, or helping to wash, Or
wheeling barrow, or putting IN 3ooa',
or. digging 10: the garden They ste
afraid to let others see that they work:
And whenever they must do anythlnso of
this kind they wait until it is night, or
they 20 round the back way. r
On one occasion, during the Revolt
tionary:;war, Washington WAS going
around in, Disguise, to- visit some: log
forts that. were, being built. T., IN tho
{ course Of his walk.hc met with comps.
NO nv Of men who were hard atwork dhdsr
q corporal. This petty officer, proud of
his elevation above the common soldiers,
was walking about, full Of the thought
of bis own importance aud crying o1t,
every now and then, ":come, work. away
BOYS" but he never offered to help them.
But Washington, when he saw thasfthe
men had more work thanthoy:could we'll
do, took. of his coat. at once and began
to help them saying, "Spriug TO- il, my
b.ave fellows! we arc working for" our
country ;elet US do it'with a good 'vi'E" e.
In this way lie worked With themttill
thoy had finished ), and thon. when "he
was putting on his coat, ,he asked the
officer Why be did not help tho men
when he saw that they had more work
than they could we'll do. Standing up
straigbtwith' proud look on his face,
the officer replied, 81 would have you
know, sir, that I am corporal, I don't
work" "Oh, are you sir?" said Wash.
ington, "you are corporal andNdont
work. Well. I would have you know l
am General Washington, Commander.
in. Chief, and l do work" =.
Don't you think the corporal must
have felt ashamed ? Now; if ever you
begin to feel too proud to work just
think of Washington and the corpora. =
S. S. Messenger.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20

YOU would get acquointcd-in the city,
orlv Ton inches separate your parlors,
YOUR dining rooms md your bed cham.
bors and i is an impossible barricr.-
IT is quite possible that the man whose
friendship you could trust, or tho woman
whose love might be the happiness Of your
life, ,:s eats, drinks and sleep, close by yon-
inst the other side of a brick and two
incl iueGes sst of plaster, and yet you arc for,
eyor Ios, 10 each other; because though
hunger H,, may 60 through stone walls, eli.
ouette will not allow human sympathy
to pierce through brick ones. -.
Few people s,arve for want Of food in
a great city, but millions starye for want
Of friendship, Kindness and love. And
what is more wonderful, the nearer you
bring men together, the more unncish-
.borly they get. =. ....... ...
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
An Affecting Scene.

Tho last hours Of Governor Brough
we're deeply affecting. When informed
by the Surgeon. General that he could
not live orty.eigbt hours, he was at frst
greatly shocked at the announcement,
but at once made preparations for the
great change by requesting to be alone
with his family and the Surseon-Gcn.
cral. ...
Turning to General Barr, and appar-
emily addressing his remarks more par
ticularly to him, the Governor proceeded
to speak of his religious views and hopes.
lie said in substance that he was no
thcologian, and had never made any
profession ofreligion. He had, however,
always cndcavored to live honestly and
uprightly in his relations with his fellow.
men, and he hoped and believed that he
had so done. lie confessed that be had
sinned greatly, although he denounced
as false tho slahdcrous rumors Of his
drunkenness and licentiousness which
had lbeeu circulated. But though he
acknowledged that he had been great
sinner in the sight Of God, he stated that
every act Of his in dischargiug his duties
as Governor had been performed with
tho strictcst conscientioasncss, aud with
prnycrful regard to his responsibility
bot only, to the country, but to God
lie also stated that he had never gone tc
bed at night for twenty years without
praying to God for forgiveness and pro
lection, and that he died natieutly, &C
Euowlcdging bis sins and trusting ir
Christ for pardon. AS he spoke tbt
Governor raised his eyes, aud as though
death lent supernal koenncss to them
exclaimed that he saw the Mediator
standing on the light hand Of the Father
making intcrcession for, his sins. IL
concluded with the emphatic declaration
several tunes repeated " 1 die. happily
and gloriously." The scenc was deepl!
affecting; and at the close Of it be pu
bis arms around the neck Of Gencra
Barr, and with a deep emotion thanked
him for his care and attention, express
iug perfect satisfaction with his medica
treatment. lie then took his farewell
Of his family. About midnight here
lapscd into inscnsibility, which con
tinued without intermission until hi
death. r .......,.
Such were the last hours in life o
Governor John Brough.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
About Havicd

Our own national troubles have been
of so much moment that our people have
overlooked the civil war which has been
raging in the little negro republic of
Fayti for some time past. Yetlllowing
for the tbinness Of the population thefe,
the contest has been proportiouutely Is
sanguinory as our own. Gefrsrd, I, the
ruling President, is. man Of good 70!
putc to the outside world; but large
minority Of tho Haytians, profess to be.
lieyc that he is a minister Of libertinism
and cruelty: AS no has declared him.
self President for life, there is no way Of
getting rid of him, except by revolution.
and this is now being tried. By tho
latest reports it seems the insurgents
have gained important military sucesssee, i,
aud there was . fair chance Of their 6pal
success in clearing Gcffrard out Of tho
country. -. e.,,.,@,;, -,
The reyolutionists are led by . com.
mittee of ten chiefs, who hiyo sent .
commissioner to Washington to lay their
side Of the question before the United
States government, so; that no, act pro.
judicial to their interest shall be taken.
As tho Geffrard minister; has been duly,
recognized, Of course the rtbsf eonnia:
sioncr must bo received Informally L
at ull. o., a., ....;, ,..,.-i ei-n,, t,,,iS
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Stern-Wheel Preachers.

The reodcr is ready to ask what sor'
of preacher is stern'whesl preacher III:
lie is one who went into the rebellion
with side wheels and double engines,
chafinc and frettiny, and boastius and
blowing that the South would achieve
her independence, dressed in fine cloth,
and sporting their huge whiskers. lie
comes ou, with shattered stern wheel
and u onc.hosse engine, dressed in gray
home.spun, asking to be allowed to take
the amnesty oath. as means of saving
his property, and coolIy saying that he e
never took any part in trying to break
up the Government. Their trcas'n,isS
tered hearts constitute the safety valves
Of their shattered crafts, and their re;
cord is their whistle, to ferment and
keep ulivc the troubles of the State =
Kn0rriik Wing.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Not q Bad Country.

A New York correspondent of, the
Providence Journal, in giving sketch
Of three weeks summer touring. ssys:
IT travelled some eleven hundred: miles.
extending through the States Of Connce'
.ticut; Rhode Island, . asslchusstts,
Maine, New Hampshire and oVeruoet,
and during that entire route did not ~
or hear of one drunken, iotemperlte, Or
distIordcrly person. Nor did hear,
throughout the route;7a pr6fane word, ,or
aaxord that .bordered. on .obsceuity:d4
do; not doubt that there are q, be .foRRd
there, drunken and dirorderly. ,ptrsens 5;
but it 50 happened that + did not cone
across thcm I; and T: the remark ]: :-nbv
make was frequently madsby the E6odly
company with: whichs1e; BY: chance; cAf.,
Giocistcd. :, Everywhere, there 1as ssto4be!
seen, thrift, industry ipdependinefS
;c;bisserfulness, health and; ;biPpioese. IN;
telligence marked The broxftnd eounte.St
nance 3offevery individual; ;asd stbcaga.
there:irs undoubtedly boorl 3And CLOVIS
in, New; England, tboJ eertiinlyi kePs
themselves housed while We xere u ~.
land Of frugality, hoipitality aud plenty.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
~ Immigration.

~ Immigration has not been as brisk
this wear az last, The New York Jour
nal Of Commerce says. 49, ~ II;
During the month of August more
.han %, 900 passengers arrived at Castle
Garden. OF this number l2,l39 nllens
aud 429 citizens came, BY 81 steamers ;
{, ,26o aliens and. lS3 citizsps BY % sail.
ing vessels. AT least ono. quarter: OF all
the aliens, who arrived. amounting to
u ,399, proceeded South; one'quartcr
or more to thew cstern States, while the
bila uce. we're distributed throughout the
Eastern, and. Middle Sta!es. StI!i, the
immigration, so. far: this year, does not
kcep,, pace t1 : With that Of 1864. For the
81 seven months Of last year ending in
August, l2S, ,357. passengers we're, landed
at this port, and 'fhe' number; during the
same al mouths tbi; year, 119, 9,645, Showing
a falling off Of .s,Tl2!% This 'north may
make up the deficiency, as many'thous..
and Immigrants are now due; S',H: +
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Governor BrowInlow,',;.;

a. Chuttan ooga lettcr: Of the 18th says
of Governor Brownlo1: =" He is socially
not tho man my fancy painted him: l
had expected TO meet % .morose, vindic.
tive, morbid individual, and anticipated
a good time in hearing him hurl anath.
emas at tho heads Of his cnomies. I
was disappointed, however, in these
"grcnt expectations, for I found in the
Governor, q scdate, quiet, unassuming.
clever. and social gentleman more, oi
the parson, indeed, than one would
think, Judging from his public pron"n
ciamcnt0s.: Since tho elections ore over,
and the:infamous rebels have ceased to
exasperateG him, as much as was their
former wont. be preserves his ,cquanimity
wonderfully, and as consequence his
health is improving rapidly, and smiles
have chased uwayithc frowns which have
overloaded bis countenancol so: long
The Governor has his pcculiaritics, how
ever, and /. cannot better illustrate them
than by citing couple Of incidents fol
which have the best Of authority. ar
The Governor receives daily uumer'
Gus requests to endorse applications foI
pardon, and the following incidents vii
show in what o. quaint way he sometime:
gets nround q fat refusal. A short time
since, Gideon J. Pillow. sent in his ap
plication for the Governors endorsement
He endorsed it as follows :-".Wcre ]
the President of the United States, ]
would pardon this man, on the ground
that. nothing but his vanity took bin
into the rebellion. On another appli
cation he endorsed as follows :-7!"s This
man deserved hanging before tho rebel
lion, and he has done nothing since t
lessen his chance" Who but BrownloV
would be 80 sinister 60
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Healthfulness Of Women.

Mans dress is allowed to fit his body !;
woman's body is compelled to fit her
dress. Ills chest and waist need no
compreSsing-they were created perfect
and 80 arc allowed to develop naturally,
as God designed them but she-her
Makers "laSt, best gift to mar" in
fashions eye u sad mistake was made in
her creation. The beautiful rounded
waist, so full, 50 perfect, with room with
in for all the vital organs to play their
part in the great drama Of physical life,
is so very ungcntccl, so vulgar !
And so the little girl, whose form up to
tho age of thirteen Or fourteen years has
been left to grow as free and as untram-
uelcd as her brothers, must now begin
to pay attention to her figure. The
short dress is heightened down to sweep
the floor; the childish waist, so comfort
ably loose, is laid aside forever; and en-
cased in whaleboncs, if not in eorse's,
with a dress 80 tight that an attempt to
take a free breath would cndnnger every
hook and eye upon it, but which fashion
SAYS fits 50 neatly, the process Of mpT0V'
inn God$ honiiworh begins. The mus
cics OF the chest, denied development,
become culreblod hy disusc, and grad
ua!lr shrink away, causing the waist to
diminish in size the heart lubors in.
cEectually to properly circulate the blood
through the arteries, capillaries, and
veins; the ribs, forced downward and
inward. press upon the vital organs, often
crowding the abdominal visccra out OF
position while the poor lungs, crowded,
s,iGcd, unable to more than half expand,
become the ready seat Of fatal disease.
And as she grows older, additional stays
are deemed essential corset strings are
tighter drawn, the dress fits still more
neatly" and by the time she has arrived
at womanhood, the goal is won She
has reached the genuine wasp. waist
standard, and fashion decides her figure
to be " elegant" An elegant figure! !!
Shades Of Venus de- .Nc}icis preserve US
Iamcntcd Hiram Powers, what q sad
mistake you made when you fashioned
the Greek Slave! An "elegant figure j
and what else has she in addition? An
aching head, weak back, disordcred liver
uud shattered lungs. And yet, with
effects following as surely in the wake Of
their cause as the sunshine follows shade
she cannot sec her dress has any thing
to DO with her sickness. Not one wo.
man in i thousand will acknowledge that
her dress is tight. See how loose it
is !" she tells you, us, holding her breath
and taking up fold iu front, she deems
you have convincing proof; when it her
dress we're but uniastencd, and she was
to breathe naturally, it would barely
reach together within three inches.
From the crown of her head to the sole
Of her foot there is hardly one article Of
woman's dress that is really what ii
should bc.-.HrS. ". Jones.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Cow Homestead.

1t rccd not cost much money to fifty
adorn the place one lives in. Begin by
digging out the briars and thistles OF
the door yard. Plant few trees; then
add several towering shrubs. Perhaps
that will answer for one year. Next
year make a gravel walk or two, and set
few Towering plants by their sides
The female members of your family will
SOW some flower seeds, ifyou will only
prepare a neat border for them. Look
at these few improvements some bright
morning, and we guarantee you will be
clad you made them. And these labors,
so rewarding, will lead to others. The
fences and buildings will be. kept 10 re.
pair. The house will have window
blinds, the rooms will be papcrcd and
painted. All these things will be reSu.
lated according to ones ability. And
as a genera! rule, whatever our means,
it is better TO make improvements by
degrees, from year to year, than to do
them up at once "by the job" Be as
sured this is the way to fnd the most
happiness 10 home adorning. And re-
member, the influence Of such improve,
men,s does not end with the individual
family. They tell silently. but with
yrea, effect upon society. Every neigh,
Dor and every passer.by feels them, and
many are led BY such example to 80 and
do likewise. "@'.-'.. 80 ''..''"'
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
An Unhealthy House,

a dark house is always an unhealthy
house, always an i'll aired house, always
a dirty house. Want Of light stops
growth, md promotes scrofula, rickets
etc., among children. People lose their
health in dark house, and if they gel
i'll, they cannot get we'll again 10 it.
Three, out of many ncgligences and is.
uorances ID managing the health Of
houses generally, I will hero mention q;
specimens. First, that tho female head
in charge of any building does not think
it necessary to visit every hole and cor.
ner of it every day. Second, that it is
not considered essential to dir, to sun,
and clean rooms, while. uninhabItod;
Third. that ono window is considered
enough to air room.-Ftorcncc Night.
in1aIc. -, '.,.'T '''. .-..' ..'"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
How People Pass Through City Life
and are Unknowing and Unknown
to Their Nearest Neighbors,

Of all the anncighborinS places a
great city is the most strangely inhuman.
You way live mouths-years, cvcn-
with only an cightinch wall separating
you from people you never sec, whose
names you may learn by accident, aud
who are happy and sorrowful--who are
born, married and buried without you
knowing it.
You hear the piano.forte on the other
side Of the wall, or the cry of child, or
Joyous laughter. You see the Physl.
clans chaise standing at the door, and
infer that somebody was sick. Some
day there comes hearsc and several
carriages, and you know that somebody
is dead, and tina; is all you know Of what
has happened within six feet Of you
But for the wall you could have laia in
YOUR bed aud shaken hands with the
sick pcrson-or laid it on corpse.
All around you are hundreds Of dwell.
]ipcS-crowds Of people. There are in.
telIicent minds with whom you would
delich. to hold converse, and loving
hearts ts-with whose joys and sorrows you
could sympathize, and yet, in the midst
Of all these riches of life, you may be
as utterly aud desolatcly alone, and sew
cred from all human sympathy, as our
friend Robinson Crusoe. .a...
You NAY, sit next to your nearest
neiehbor in church, or at; tho theatre
but you ~, are none the less strangers. IL,
ths country, if bo,livcd ten miles away
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20

The cost Of yard of ca! ico is matter
of considerable importance to the con-
sumcr who studies economy; but, un'
fortunately, there are those who, in wish
ins to practice frusa!ity, deceive them.
selves into the idea that because an
article is low in price it must necessarily
be cheap. The result Of this is dc.
mand upon manufacturers for low priced
goods, and he, to keep pace with the
wants Of his customers. introduces into his
wares, when practicable, certain prepar.
a,ions calculated to hide tlimsness Of
the products he is thus called upon to
supply. This system of dressing and
fnishing," as it is called, is practiced at
the present time to o greater extent than
it ever was before, owing to the enor-
nous advance in the price Of cotton of
late years. The commonest calicoes are
dressed with -four, China clay, ETC., and
generally artfully filled with one or the
other Of such preparations as to be very
deceptive to the inexperienced eye.
When, however, such q dressed fabric
comes to be washed, the "cztra fDc
huish," as it is frequently called, disap.
pears, leaving q soft and loosely. woven
texture in the hand, while the water in
which it has been soaked is almost thick
enough for bill sticking purposes. The
finest " makes" on the contrary, contain
scarcely any" powder" and should never
appear any the worse. for good soaking
in the wash tub. In order to ascertain
to what extent plain calico is q" in'
ished," we have but to rub small por-
ton of the piece to be tested sharply
between the finger and thumb Of each
hand for this L" makes the powder fly"
os the Manchester men say. If it be OF
tho commonest quality the dress" will
be extracted, aud VIC shall soon see that
the threads are left far apart. Then, it
VIC draw out single thread and pull it
asundcr, it will be found to break with
swapping sound. If, on. the contrary,
tho calico is q good one, scarcely, any
such dressing will come out OF it,on
rubbing it.; the threads will appear
closely. woven together q single thread
drawn. out; will rather burst than snap
when pulled asuuder,. aud the separated
ends of such threads will present a,hutty
appearance, while the whole piece will DC
irm and elastic to the touch. ~ !: =. t
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20

THE ONE OF Ten THOUSAND OR
MoRE.-A one-legged soldier hobbled
into crowded street car 10 Chicago on
Friday, and a palc-faced but pretty little
woman arose and gaVe him her seat.
As he was passing up to tho vacated
seat their gaze met, and they threw
themselves into each Others arms. The
soldier had been terribly wounded in
Tennessee, and was supposed to be dead
by his loving little wife. Before he was
able o-write to her she removed to Chi.
cugo, and his letter never reached her:
AS soon as he could travel he set out for
home, and met his sorrowins wife in the
romantic way We have described. But
for her generous impulse, so rare in these
days, in giving her seat to manned sol.
dicr, their reunion might have been
long delayed. .'. -:
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20
Cleansing. lil;.:t the Teet67:

If you would preserve your tes!hi Jtd
must keep them clean: Dr.. tDo-teHm
has gone, 50 far. as ia, Say that testn = -,
perfectly {clein, will' never decay 'oBs
that as it mayijtbey ate'liables 70 decay
if the cleansing progress lis nsgleesed;:
The teeth should be thoroughly CLEANED
before retiring at night as we'll iststae
morning. No particle of%foSd sor, tof.
eign matter. should be allowed tos NJ
main between the teeth. The tooth.
brush, with the bristles sufficiently sdf
to- accomplish tho purpose, should 30
used in o rotary manner, 50 that tho
brush may have an upward and down
ward movement. In this way the bEi1.
ties are inserted between tho teethIwhcre-
decay irst makes its appearance. aud1n
particles Of food arc effectually removed.
Much injury is often done tol'the teeth
BY the vigorous use Of hard brush,
moving it from side to"side aoro'sHthe
teeth, which cuts away tho inveshoS
mem brane and causes the gums to reoede,
leaving the bouy part Of the teeth expos
cd to the air and acid Of the mouth, When
decay i, an inevitable consequence. II
proper attention should be given TO these
simple directions, ladies mod gentlemen
would not be obliged to. call upon ths!r =
dentist so: frequently for the purpose q
having their teeth filled. = ;.,L
TooM Po,edcrs are not necessary, ana
frequently do injury. .Camphor, and ~"
rious drugs have been much abused: in
this way. A gritty powdc will cut away
the enamel Of the teeth and expose them
to decay. \ suitable brush and cold
water nrc all that iced bc used for clcans'
ing. tho teeth. II. ......:.;;. ,i'avh azaH
:, 'TaotApicks are not only useful bat in
dispeusable in keeping. tho, tceth clean.
Goose.quills make tho best picks; o. q
nuge wood and ivory answer sgGod Pat'
pose. Metallic toothpioks should always
be avoided.-HeraM of Heahh.asrh 10
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20

70
THE. = DANGEROUS ELEMENT.-The
York Ncrs having stated that "the ne.
gro element Of the South is dangerous
to the peace Of the country at large;," the
Tribune replies: Does tho element
cat too many Government rations !? In
Knoxville, three hundred and 6fty:nine
eat, but only two belong to the " Gle.
mcut." Is the L" elemcut" lazy? Every
writer from the South tells us that the
bar room loafers, tho corner. r.loungers,
the petty gamblers are white men. The
negro works. Does the element cost
too much? The rate of wages 10 the
South is from five to seven dollars a
month. The labor is severe and harsh
1t could not bo purchased here for Eve
times the amount. Is the ."clement
vicious We hear stories Of oppression
and injustice every day, assaults, muir
dcrs, dcccptious; but in all cases th'
white man is the'opprcssor; "the clio
mcnt" is calm, 'uncomplainiug, docilc
"Thc element" is dangerous TO tn
country pretty much us tho lamb was t.
the wolf. Whether he drinks up tn
stream or down the stream, or does no
drink at oil, the wolf will certainly b.
disturbed.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-09-20

A Mrs. Maybcrry,. of, Portsmouth, n
H., some three years since bought ar
old mahogoby chair with hair cloth
cushion, at auction for fifty cents
After taking it homo she undertook the
repair Of the cushion, and 90 opening
it discovered on important will Of one OF
tho Derby family, which sent n large es'
tate to different heirs from those who
bavve.inIlerited it, Information was sent
to England, and q special messenger was
sent out, who gave the lady lurge re-
ward. How much is' not known, but as
she was enabled to invest $4,000 10
Government stocks last year, il is thought
she made q profitable business in her
chair speculation. ~, -" b.;;H.'.9.i't =