Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-09
Family Newspapers.

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ton of the extent of their indebted
ness to the papers for the.information
they possess or the moral sentiments
they cherish. Compared , with any
past age of the world this is a remark
ably enlightened period. A largepor-
ton of the people have a considerable
share of correct information on almost
iltopics of any real Importance. Re
ligieb, geography, history, the politi-
| cal condition of the world, astronomy,
the important practical features of nat
uraI philosophy, something of geOlo-
gy, chemistry as applied to agricultur-
al and the mechanic arts,- and many
other subjects, are familiarized to the
popular mind. Most persons can
talk intelligently about them without
pretending TO learning and research.
But how did they come by this know
ledge ? not at school, not 5fromt books
-geuerally speaking picking up
here q little, and there a little, from
the family newspapers, in impercepti-
bly, small jnstallments. sas es erasz-iH
The same is true in regard to our
best moral impressions and sentiment.
They have been suggested, reiterated
and fastened on the mind by the
family press. The zPulpitgdoes much j:
parental instruction in many cases
does much but the press more than
either, often more than both. Let any
reader of a well conducted family
paper open its pages and consider
thoughtfully its contents. There are
| in a single number sometimes from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
separate articles, each one conveying
an sidea, or a fact, ora sentiment, and
stand orjllustrated SO as to produce
All effect in enlarging the. reader s
store of knowledge or giving a right
direction to thought, feeling and
action. Must not all this have an in
fuence upon the reader? Wetllink SO
,aess Sewing Societies. 'sss sfE
Many living in communities where
Sewing Circle for Benevolent Pur
4 poses" is leading Institution, viii
feel the force Of this little extract from
''Secial Taxation, in the Christian
Union.
4 Wednesday Morning. I expect abou
thirty of the Sewing circlers and the
pastor. Il shall make about one hun
dred and TWEEN ;y7fve biscuit and fou
leaves of cake. I have a quarte
dozen nice tongues that were boileC
yesterday, and cost me $50 Thel
there are pickles of course, and chess
and teaandT coffee, and for the who'll
which is. a plain tea you See, Shall
count myself 'out" 5000, which
clieeTfnlly give to the church. ,gsga p
In the, afternoon, thirty ladies ar
rive, also the pastor. They sew ant
are paid, or rather the church is paid
at the rate of ten cents q. lady, maxim!
total of $500 for the afternoon
+ work of thirty persons,a They. marcl
out, supper at precisely six so'cloek
and deliberately eat up my five dollars
which supposed, by some alchemy
had. been transformed into cut stone
mortar and stained; glass. y Truly, tn
''lean kline" have eaten up the fat ones
Now, have you the face to tell that
does not take 100000 to make 500,
, 600? Andsoh, it is SO. dscoaragiDg
; could go out sewing by the day an
earn that five dollars and put it direct
Iy into the church with so much bette
$ heart. .......1 55 e. ss--s szaar