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THURSDAY, SEPT %. 1870.
Vol. xVl.--.No.80
Loafng and Grumbllng.

There is no blessing like that of labor.
and no curse like that of laziness Miss
Flora McFlimsey was alarmingly troubled
because She had nothing 10 wear" hut
her condition was not half 50 bad ~ is that
person vino has nothing Ia do. for idle
ness breeds all manner of other evils, and
is the parent Of hrood- of trouble. The
great Apostle of the Gentiles. in an emu
meratiou of hi> -uilerings. said: In per
il> of waters. in peril- of robbers, in per-
l~ by mine own counirymen. in peril> by
the heather, in perils in the city, in peril-
ia the wilderness. in peril, in the sea. in
peril, among false brethren. Ia WEAKNESS
and painfulness. in watchings often. in
hunger and thirst. in Hastings often. in cold
and nake,lne-s. &C." This i only part
OF the catalogue nf ranl> pcrils a emu
mera,cd and vet he wa- never In danger
like a modern loafcr. because all these tri-
al> came upon him while Iaboring earnest
~ for the good of others. 4 common iiler
T. IN peril but OF different kind from that
Of the Apostle. lie j. in peril Of hi
tongue. Of hi> influence, Of his family. of
the community. of himself. II Kind
Providence had only Established II A. a
law in the economy II the human species.
that II one ceased 60 labor while in the
vigor at manhood and the endowment of
health. thai the power OF speech should al
:" cease. then perhaps. les evil results
would follow. huf. somehow just ia pro-
portion a. one ceases {" work hi hand.
hc dpuhlc> The u,e 81 the -'uuruly mrin-
Der" until hi- presence ann hi talk are
offensive To- a community. No greater
curse can hci4l small village than 10
hay" a few >Gch ia ii, midst. A. contiu-
nation ~ thi>. We append The following:
CRIME AND LABOR.
The great increase of SLOPPY cNirava-
gAucc aud display. and the luxurious Gus
trn- which they have Initiated and .HcouT-
AGED. llr having a bal effect upon the ri--
u. -rt,~ Aiiuu. and society /, suffering in
consequence Tho idea ha- hcc"inr prev
alrui that i j, prrirrabi" 80 obtain comr,.-
Z. I.rc. 81 got uch. rs auy other process
i4au th.: iuVol,in. industry ur labor III.
hnur-ti NJ fhr process, hs which for,unc,
are II" b" made. in IA" Am" mInn"r that
nu-hr .uu> ar- grow %. does not enter into
Nh. vale iiastnA- pi those WAo dc~,ii~r hApl
WORK .r auTh ~ - moderate -,Nl- Ia
ih'tr tf--fh..r vision hAiin- hrru d.
inr-"i W IT,, -h ani n-f"u'Itiuii~ d.-plav.
ui .il-. ,fi.u wealth. and ~, .r minds per
t.rt-d ll Ia-r reasoning nothing j. 20
% grading ANA $40 vulgar Il tho life 1T i
W.ihIuc i,'r-,u. Hence. THE country j.
r'l"l Win yaurhful MicAwhrr.. Whp Are
-iitii- i.i something to turn M. and
Wh" are food for ever temptation thai
promises pruiii. az matter hHN mach W5cA-
'il'-- AMI crime d. o. the bottom al H.
We arr -rrttlng tho .ticr; Of 'hi. in har-
vest 81 crime. Wh"-. proiii. irlI las u.,-
'r before hcru pAral!eicl. The ,cry prey
A"i' desire tuI effort 10 IiS- without Ia
t'r. uaA" ilI.r- enough. hu, there J. alb
other reason t.hy many fnHih- d. not
learn irAI-- And adopt he, Workshop a.,
the ~nirrr - their iitcl hood. aud Thu i
de. restrictions trade unions have placed
'i"'n ihr iAN.Hs ri apprentices. bah .
certain number - ih"~" an, permitted fo =
certain number at iuuru"y men. aud even
tliItr t.- ru.c th- iiiiirui'i,, ~ apprentice
d., iAi 'p q good trad, are - many. that
frnh.I lld- uuT their parents i,. II to BE-
worth their While a. flee ANl pN-rcuin.
ih"m. Respect for labor. and the general
adoption 81 mechanical occupations will
PIP a great deal toward decreasing crime.
BOO rru~ dcd cities especially.
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