North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-05-04
VOLUME XIV---NO. 80,
A Curious Legend.

A Curious Legend.
When Adam was far advanced in years
and at the point of death, he sent his son
to the angel Michael, who kept the gate Of
Paradise, to pray for the oil of mercy, SO
that he esuld be healed. The angel an
swered that it could not be until fifty five
hundr, years, but he gave Seth branch
of the tree of which Adam had eaten,
bidding him plant it on Mount Lebanon,
aud that when it bore fruit his father
should be healed Seth planted the
branch on his fathers grave; it took root
and grew and from it were made Aaron's
rod and Moses staff with which he struck
the rock and sweetened the waters of
Marah. 1t also formed the pole on which
the brazen serpent was lifted up, and the
ark Of the testimony. At last it came in
to the hands Of Solomon, who used it in
building his palace but it continually re-
sisted the efforts of the builders to adjust
it. Now it was too long, and then again
too short. The builders, being angry,
then threw it into marsh, so that it
might serve as bridge. The Queen OF
Sheba would not walk upon it, but adored
it, and told Solomon that upon it should
be suspended the man through whose
death the kingdom should be destroyed.
Solomon then had it buried deep in the
ground, where afterward the pool of
Bethesda was dug, and from the virtues of
this tree healing properties were impaired
to the waters. After it had been buried
three hundred years it rose to the surface
of the water, and the Jews took it and
made ef it the cross of our Saviour
From "The Cross IN Legend, Poetry, and
Art," in May Lippincotfs.
Does Her Own Work.
Does she 1? Is it a disgrace to her? Is
she less true woman, less worthy of re-
spect than she who sits in silk and satin,
and is vain of fingers that never knew la
and the tone in which it was uttered be-
tokened narrow, selfish, ignoble mind,
better fitted for any place than democrats
ic country whose institutions rest on hen-
orable labor as one of the chief corner
stones. 1t evinced false idea of the
true basis of society, of true womanhood,
of genuine nobility. 1t showed the de-
testable spirit of caste, of rank, which
certain class among us are striving to esq
tablish caste whose sole foundation is
money, and is the meanest kind of rank
known to civilization. Mind, manners,
morals, all that enter into grand character,
are of no account with these social snobs
position in their stilted ranks is bought
with gold, and each additional dollar is an
other round in the ladder by which ele.
walton is gained.
In matter of fact, is it more dishonora-
bic for the merchants wife to do her own
work, than for the merchant to do his?
for her to look after her house than for
him to look after his store? Or, is wo'
man for nothing only to be pleased with
feather and tickled with straw? 1t
seems the hight of ambition in some cir
cles to be, or profess to be, not only
"above' work, but even ignorant how
work is to be done; and if the table is
poorly spread, if the housekeeping is at
skies and sevens, the "help' receives
male-directions without stint but the
"lady' takes none Of the responsibility
upon herself. She looks into the kitchen!
she knows how bread should be made or
d steak broiled? She know when the flour
is out or the sug gar in? Absurd "Help'
may be bad enough, but what can a girl
|he kitchen feel in the household econ.
ny, if the mistress neglects all domestic
duties, will the maid be thoroughly con-
scientious? Will the husbands business
90 on we'll if he neglects it? And why
should that of the wife prosper under her
lack Of responsibility? - =
An arstocracy of wealth is the most
inexcusable, the silliest of any social dis
tinction and yet it is that which many of
our citizens, many of our otherwise sensi-
ble young people are fostering and trying
to establish. 'af
Advertising.
Judicious advertising always pays. t
Large type isn't necessary in advertis-
ing. Blind folks don't read newspapers.
Don't be afraid to invest in printers
ink, let your sands of life be nearly run
out.
An Indian once tried the 'softness of
feathers by laying one upon rock and
stretching himself upon it. There are
some who try the virtue of advertising on
the same plan.
It is true of advertising as of anything
else that if anything is worth doing at all,
it is worth doing we'll.
Don't expect an advertisement to bear
fruit in one night, like the prohpet's
ground. 1t will take effect, but it will
take more than one night to do it.
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him pay for his own ad'
vertising.
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