The Van Buren press., 1875-05-04

EF The prospects are that there will
be but slight Interval between Winter
and Summer, aud that our work will
come all in heap. lie is wise who, in.
stead of running around tn consult the
oldest inhabtant aS 10 whether such a
Spring was ever known before, uses the
time in making every possible prepara-
ton TO facilitate Spring work.
One Of the most fervcut OF the pray.
ing temperance women Of Dubuque,
Iowa, has drunken husband. 1t 10 re.
lated that she found him few nights ago
intoxicated in saloon. She culfed him
soundly, and then said to the proprietor /:
" See here sir, you darned. miserable
skunk, this has gone far enough. During
the crusade prayed for you. aud since
then have come to you with tears in nv
eyes, but 1t seems To have done no good,
and now, if you ever sell him another
drop Of whisky, III come down here and
snatch you bald headed quicker than hell
can singe o cat. You hear my gentle
voice" Then she took out the old man
E1- Providence dispatch Of April oath
says: The mill operatives at Nstick and
Arctic, on strike here, have notified the
superintendents that they will return on
the next Monday.
A Detroit boy was sent for doctor.
his mother being very i'll, when looking
dewn the street he saw . great crowd
Then came a struggle between duty and
curiosity. but he finally started for the
crowd, saying, "The old lady's pretty
badly of, but know she wouldn't want
me to miss that fight"
CALVES The best heifer calves should
be selected to replenish the dairy. Male
calves should be castrsted when . week
old There is never any trouble with
them at this age Calves to he raised
should be we'll fed from the first and
never allowed to 60 back. Treat them
kindly.
IIA little camphcne dropped be.
tween the neck and stopper Of glass
bottle will render the latter easy Of re.
moval when it becomes Jammed fast.
EE There are 600, 900 common drunk.
ards in the United States; of the 10000
idiots in this country three fourths are
the children Of drunken parents. Ninety
nine. hundredths Of the criminals and
paupers were found to be incorporate.
The liquor annually sold amounts to
el50, 100000
EF If you would have q thing kept
secre, never tell it to any one and ifyou
would not have thing known you
never do it.
r. The most superficial observer
must have noticed that vices aud virtues
go together.
cE Give your son good education
and settled purpose in life, and when he
Is q man be will not be content to sit
back Of q grocery stove and crack his
lingerjoints.
cT When the postmaster Of Vicks.
burg was on his dying bed the other day,
lwenty.eight men hurried past the house
with petitions praying that they might be
ENr A Good Word is an easy obligs.
lion, but not to speak i'll requires only
our silence, which costs nothing.
cT" The proper study Of mankind
is man." says Pope; but the popular
study is how to make money cut of him
ED- Riches should be admitted into
our homes but not into our hearts; we
may take them INTO our possession, but
not into our affection
ET Yet have ever heard It said that
spies and tale bearers have done more
mischief in this world than poisoned
bowl or the assassin's dagger.
cx- had rather do and not promise,