The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-05-12
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SMOKING CIGARErTEs.-lt is but a
short time since cigarettes came into
general use by many young men. who
imagined they could go through the
form Of smoking without receiving
the evil effects Of cigars or tobacco.
This is 4 sad mistake. These harm
less ~ things are touched up with
opium. morphine and other danger
Gus drugs. and the habit Of inhaling
the smoke carries into the system
that which is sure to undermine the
health and shorten life. If your boy
mast smoke. by all means let him use
cigars But in saying this We wish it
understood that we do not think it
absolutely necessary that any young
man should acquire this habit as an
aid to his real usefulness in life.
While we write these few lines: a
young man Of great promise. living
near by, is slowly sinking in con-
sumption, undoubtedly predisposed
by the use of cigarettes. The phys
ician says so. and we will wait until
some manufacturer Of these articles
denies the fact OF ''drugging," before
changing our opinions.-tHoncstedd.
Cheerful Women.
In marrying: men should seek happy
women. They make u terrible mis-
take when they marry for beauty, for
talent. or for style. The sweetest
wives are those who possess the mag
ic secret Of being happy under any or
ever circumstances. Rich or poor.
high or low. it makes no difference
the bright little fountain Of JOY hub-
bles up just as musically in their
hearts. Nothing ever goes wrong
with them; no trouble is too serious
for them ''to make the best Of it.
Was ever the stream Of calamity so
dark and deep that the sunlight of a
happy face across its turhid side
Wnuld not awake an answering gleam!
Why. these joyous tempered people
don t know half the good they do.
No matter how cross and Grabbed you
feel no matter { your brain is full of
mcGitatiOnS en- ''a1flicting t'ispenSa-
TONS" and yo.iI stomach with medi-
cincs. pills and tonics, just get one OF
those CHEEKY little women talking to
YOU, and we are not afraid to wager
anything that she can cure you. The
long drawn line about your mouth
will relax, the color of settled gloom
will vanisll--nohoGy knows where
and The first thing you know ycu are
laughing Ah! what a blessing are
these happy women! How often
their little hand guide the ponderoua
machinery If life with almost all in
visible touch! No one knows, no
one Will ever know. until the day OF
Judgment reveals. how much we owe
to these hopeful, accomplishing, hap
ny women.
REpyTATiO>; AND LITE.--Ihe two
most precious things on this side Of
the grave are reputation and our life.
But it is to be ]ameHted that the
most contemplate whisper may de-
privt rs OF the one, and the weakest
weapon of the other. \ wise man.
therefore, will be more anxious to
deserve fair name than to possess
it. and this will teach him so to live
as not to be afraid to die.
The average receipts Of the United
States Treasury for the last nine
months have been alittle over 81 .OC0.-
600 day. 1t is believed the total
receipts during the present fiscal year
will exceed those Of last year Ivy $780,
900, coo. notwithstanding the reduc-
tioN OF some taxes. The fact IS an
,nnistaka',lc evidence .of increasing
prosperity.
One of the singular incidents in the
Minnesota Valley food. was the
change in the current OF the river
where it flows ont OF Big Stone Lake.
For a time it flowed Up stream. This
demonstrates the engineers state
ment. that the Big Stone and Trav-
erse waters conll be easily caused to
,,n north into the Rel River hy
making (, canal. 1t might be a very
practical thing to turn some OF the
surplus waters over to Her Majesty's
domain.-.S,s0Yns Go. Tribune.