The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-11-15
There Will be Rest in the Eventide

All day long the farm n may stand
between his plough-handls turning the
yielding soil; may endure the burden
and heat of the day; may be burned by
the scorching rays of the sun, or be
drenched by sudden showers, but by-and-
by the sun furls his banner of light, the
birds cease their singing and fly home to
their nests; the eventide has come, and
tired pan and weary beast find rest. All
day long the smith may ply his hammer
while huge drops of perspiration roll
down his smoke-begrimed brow. He be-
,~-o- - tho claes that must toll for their
daily bread, and work with him mas "
come second nature. He likes the mu-
sic of his bellows and clink of his ham
mer, and as the huge sparks fly off from
the red hot iron he can almost imagine
he is Jove forging thunderbolts and
revealing in the forked ligl1tnings as they
wreath and Irvine around him. But as
the sun goes down in the west, he lays
by his leather apron, and washes the SCOT
and smoke from his face, and goes home
to enjoy the society of his family. For
him there has come rest at the eventide.
All day the patient mother may toll
for her little ones, sympathizing with
them in their childish sorrows, calming
their fears and soothing their pains, until
she is worn out soul and body; but as
night approaches sleep touches their eye
lids with its magic wand-and for weary
mother and tired child there has come
the rest at eventide. And for US all there
will come rest at eventiae, it matters not
what our occupation may be, nor where
our footsteps roam. Life with its
pitiful joys and bitter experiences, its
feverish dreams and empty ambitions, its
hopes and fears, its loves and hates, will
be ended after awhile. AS We grow older
our trust diminishes, as one by one our
friends fail us and our expectations are
cut of, the apples of Hesperides turn to
dead sea fruit within our grasp, and the
idols, we all, at times, 50 wildly worship,
lie shattered at our feet. Oh, the follies
and vanities of life; the lessons we have
to learn and unlearn; no wonder we grow
weary, many of US, long before the end of
the journey lie reached. But all we can
do is to possess our souls in patience, and
press forward for the mark of the prize.
Inc quoutity VI Pius now pTouuCcu
daily in England ie said to be 0,OOO, 900,
of which Birmingham produces 81 ,OOO,-
600, leaving some $4,000, 900 to London,
Warrington, Stroud and Dublin, where
the article is also made. The weight of
wire consumed annually in the pin man
of England is set down at about
1 1916 tons, one-eighth of this being iron
wire, used in the production Of mourning
and hair pins. The consumption Of brass
wire amounts to 2,5O0, 900 pounds, valued
ut nearly $500, 900, and Of iron wire some
345, 900 pounds, worth about $50, OO0-to
these values being added, of course, those
for wages, paper, ornamental envelopes,
boxes, wear and tear of machinery, man
ufacturers' profits, etc. Mourning, hair,
chronological, and japanned pins--that
Is, those stuck in rows-Feslize larger
profit than those sold by weight. Taking
It altogether, the pin manufacture of the
United Kingdom is not overestimated, it
Is thought, at the aggregate amount of
81 ,000, 900. In the United States, the
weight Of pins produced 10 year 10 set
down at ,120, 900 pounds.