The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-07
SWEARING .mEANs.orrHE AN ,r Z BIBLE.

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SWEARING BY MEANS OF THE BIBLE.
During the time of tile freshet on
the labasb, ,-wheRe-the-Aat
on both sides of the 'liVeHwasiinunda-,
ted by the rising water, it became nee
essary for those in the way to " escape
to the mountains"-the mounds, that
were probably built by the Indians
for that purpose. A party of fugi-
tives, on their way to place of safety.
| overlook man iii a covered wagon
with a span of horses, standing sill
ia the road, the ea-water-nearly-a to
the hubs Of his wheels and fast rising.,
He was sitting With a small book in
one hand and a whip in the other,
reading q cloud, aid then .fayiDg
ON the whip. They stopped a mos
ment to listen, attracted by the mans
curious conduct, and Were surprised
to hear him read e The wicked shah
be turned intobelI y -ecuD-giving a,
frightful emphasis to the word, "Who-.
ESQ belieFeth not shall be damned!ss ; :
(cuD. "How can We escape the dam
natiqni Of heb Y'EedtJ Fana many
more of the same character, yelling
the emphasized words at the top of his
lungs. Wondering, at his conduct the
fugitives asked what he meant
-"Why," said he, l am a Methonisti
minister, and restrained from swear.
ing, but those. horses were bought in
a region where they were accustomed
to hear such Ian 3 guage, and i am ten-,
deavoring TO come as near as possible,
copscienciously, in order to induce
them to move bit I'ni1a Here he
consulted his book, leaving his hear!
ers to imagine what he sougghtSto give.
emphasis to his hopelessness of max
ing fhemistif- al peg! II 4 IL .oE
AbotF M1tkdtNNG.-Fihvee per cent?,
and perhaps ten, can be added to the
amount of milk obtained from the
cows of this country, if the following
rules are inexorably followed: -
LIST. Never hurry cows in driving
to, and from the pasture. 5ar'g 4,
End. Milk as near at equal intervals
as possible. e Half past five inlthey
morning and six at night, are good
hours .4s,y n-r, ,.,n -
3rd. Be especially tender of the
cow at milking-time. B.
4th. When seated, draw the milk as
rapidly as possible, being certain to-
always get it all. ~
9TH. Never talk or think of any
thing besides what yon are doing
while milking. u = ~ sta-'il afs.a,u'. .
9th. Offer some caress and always a.
soothing word, when you approach
a COW and when you leave her. The
better she loves you the more free and
complete will be her aban0ol,i as you,
sit by her side ''' ~ = - -,t.,is,, T. ~ -.
We append the not uncommon prac-
tice: Esffa 9...TYz . .lEf,TTTZ tyr-1l.1i a
\ 1st. Let some boy turn the cows
away, and get them, who, is fond of
throwing stones. and switching the
hind ones every chance he gets. 80
End. Milk early in the morning and Il
late at night, dividing, the day. into
two portionssone of fifteen hours and
the other nine. .,.,. ssa, r,a..,,f., ,,il,ss sd
3rd. Whack. the COW, over the back,
with the stool, or speak sharply to her
if she does not $50" or "hoist!'no9s
4th. Milk slowly and carelessly, and
stop at the, first Stacking of the fluid.
9Th. Talk and laugh and perhaps
squirt milk at companion mixers
when seated at the cow 7 81
9th. Keep the animal ina trembled
all the time you are milking, and when
done give her vigorous kick.
SWEARING NOT IN THE SALARY.
August Belmont, the well known
banker, has more skill ras, a fnancier1
than excellence in manners. He is!
often rude to his isFemployees, when
anything puts him cut of temper, Mott
long ago he engaged a new spffvated
secretary who happened to annoy him
one morning by misunderstanding
instructions. !
.G-d4yloau,,"l / ftqared Belimmont, Belim
Hdidn't ! tell you to copy that lettets 4
the first things a'oi- sz7Aj "a
"Look here, Mr.. Belmont, you'll
mustn't swear at me in that style. 81
1 don't get money enouglnato do my
work and be sworn at too"
How much M ll dc I,,Seq you ,g get s,!Y young
man r 3 gailla- o.. ~ ;stft 4s6is ag7gJ sd
"Fifteen hundred dollars" "'' >'si
"Haw much do you want, to In
clude swearing when I'm mlYery mad 2" 4
ID" e Wen, T can afford to- cursed
for a cent less than $4,000 per annum.'
You shall have it, Cd d-n ye45
NoR copy that letter, and pes a. I'D id
yon please /. ri a r, ;s 3z ..,;, ,,I.os sioe @ ad
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A4AwTER BUILT him an office fip
the form form of q he8asssfan; The novelty,
Of the Structure attracted the Nattentioh
of some Irishrnen " no were passing
by.s ). iTheyia made, IA G;:ifullssstop itandi 4
the building very el critically The law
Eyel, somewhat ,dfsghsted at flieir curi-