The Van Buren press., 1872-04-02

CLEAN ScRlp.--It is said there is
church in New England where it takes the
acacons all dav on Monday to patch up the
torn currency, put into the plato collection
on the Sabbath.
We hardly believe the above story be-
ranse we reeeive but little torn currency IN
arr contributions, and often bright silver
or gold piece i. very indicative of true
convert
While connected with the Howard Mis-.
sisn in New York, we solicited wheat as a
donation on the line Of Burlington IL Quin-
cyR Il, and obtained about 200 sacks
The wheat was all sent ov,r tn. RAILROAD
free to Chicago. through the generosity ol
the Superintendent MIR Hammond, and
taken to mill Aitor it was all in storage
ready for flooring, the Miller asked us 10
20 into the room where it was stored |
can tell You, said he. tbs character OF every
donor By looking into the sacks We in
guired how he could do that? Taking
old OF one tha, was fall and shaken down
and instead Of being tied waseewed. You
will find in this sack clean. plumb wheat,
but up by whole hearted Christian man
lie ripped it open and exhibited amod
beautiful specimen OF wheat; pointing to
another sack tied down at least foot from
tho end, he remarked, that sack was put
mp by n slack, half hearted Professor upon
whom no dependence can 10 had. That
lack contains chaif and shrunk wheat An
exhibition proved the truth OF his state
mcut. We never before thorght that sacks
Of wheat given in charity exhibited Chris-
tian character.
God complained OF and punished his
ancient people Tor bringing to the altar as
n sacrifice the poor and torn OF the flock
and ne gave them poverty as n reward tor
their iusolcnce But the charities OF the
present day are generous, aud the reward
from God is in proportion 10 the gifts
LiWe Wandsrers' Aarocete.
- Dir. Carl Booth has written a trea-
lisa on small pox, in which he endesvorS
so maintain that no person can ever have
that disease who makes proper use OF
salt. IIo maintains that thrco-quarters of
the children Of our ties do not eat as
much salt food as they ought, and are
therefore subject to the scarlet fever, mea'
sles, chicken pox or small pox, according
10 circumstances. He says it Is impossi-
hls for a person to have any OF these dis
eases whose blood is sufficiently impreg-
mated with salt. This theory is Ingenious
en- may ke true AT any rate he add0ces
come striking facts to prove il.
- BOYS and giils. did yen ever think
hn, L,y
gone out OF your lips g? Once spoken, it 10
au, OF your reach however hard you may
Try yon can never recall it. Meyer speak
an unkind, impure, lying ar proiane word
A quiet exposition OF truth has better
effect than a violent attack on error. Truth
sxtirrates errors as grass exiirpates weeds
by woihing it' way into their place, ami
leaving them no room 70 grow.
- A farmer hcetng the parson OF his
parish. and not giving way TO bin, was
told tha, he was " better fed than taught
"Tfuc. replied tho farmer, you teach
me and feed myself.
a stranger, on his first visit to
Washington, looking at ,he vast dome
which surmounts the capitol, inquired ii
that was the gas works of the city Awag
answered Not Of the city. sir, but OF the
nation.
- A preacher being requested to per-.
form the last offices, ioI ,oung lady at the
point of death, pressed her to believe ,hat
flesh and blood could sot enter the king.
dom OF Reaven. Then am safe. said
she, for | m nothing hut skin ana bones
- Henry Pcad is the fasidious editor
RI the Martin County llerad. Upon a
late ecctoncering ,oar he slept at a farm
hous, !. with two others in the same bed.
aud the mex, morning the lady of the house
inquired how they slept. " Firs, rate, an
swerel one. IL slep, behind, Bill slept
before, and Henry pesd in the middle.
Did he ?" exclaimed the old lady.
An Irish drummer who now and
then INDUCED in lass or :wo. was ac-
cssIed by the inspector general "W ha,
makes your face so red - a. ''Plase, youl
honor, always blush vixen l spake to a
general officer, sald Pat,
"Was he not quito nude p asked the
examining counsel.
No, replied the wi ness, he were
pair Of spactaeles ="
III he lp that man who applies
to me, shall get no thanks for it. y Very
likely not And il you do good in order
to get thanks for it. what are yoa more
than the Scribes and Pharisees.
- A Old lawyer says that the three
most troublesome clients he ever had wer,
young lady who wanted to get married
married woman who wanted a divorce
snd an old maid who uidn', know wha
she wanted.
--- An elilor whose subscribers wcr,
rsniss in payment. lately pubisaed tho
following announcement in his paper -
ITO save our readers the trouble OF send
Ing their subscriptions by post, and Ia re
lievo two nnortnnates, We shall send Il
raeh Of our debtors ia the course Of lev
lsys, twe collectors. one oe whom has hard
~ recovered fiom tks .msll-pox. and th'
o,hs, of whom has just taken he i'rh.
he delnqnents did net wal. to be .alle
on. but paid their dues promptly
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