Year: 1874




the true character of his tormentor, and de-
termined to get rid of him in the quietest way
possible, told him that he "did not want to
fight" This only excited to still higher
pitch the bravado of the Welshman, and he
told the Scotchrnan that he would "make him
fight" "Well," says Sawny, eff must fight
let me say my prayers before l fight" which
the WeIshman conceeding, the Scotchman
fell upon his knees, imploring his Maker to
pardon him for "the t,uo men he had already
killed, and for the one that was about to dle :"
The Scotchman slowly rose from his knees,
but not before the Welshman had made pre-
cipitate retreat from the room.


THE FIRST THOUSAND DOLLARS.


The following extract we take from the New
York Independent, and commend it to the
careful consideration of boys and young men :


"The first thousand dollars that a young
man, after going out into the world for HIM
self, earns and saves, will generally settle the
question of business life with him. There
may be exceptions to this statement; yet, for
rule, we think it will hold true.


The first condition is that the young man
actually earns the thousand dollars in ques-
ton. He does not inherit this sum. 1t does
not come to him by streak of good luck, as
the result of fortunate venture in the pur-
chase and sale of hundred shares Of stock.
1t is the fruit of personal industry. He gives
his time and labor for it. While he is thus
earning and saving it, he must earn two or
three, or perhaps four times as much to pay
his current expenses. He is consequently
held sternly to the task of industry for con-
siderable period. The direct consequence to
him is steady, continuous and solid discipline
in the habits of lndustry-in patient, persls-
tent, forecasting and selfdenying effort, break
ing up all the tendencies to Incidence and friv-
olity, and making him an earnest and watch
full economist of time. He not only learns
how to work, but he also acquires the love OF
work: and moreover, he learns the value OF
the sum which he has thus saved out Of his
earnings. He has toied for it; he has OBJ.
served its slow increase from time to time; and
in his estimate it represents so many years OF
practical labor His ideas of life are shaped
by his own experience. These natural effects
Of earning the first thousand dollars, we hold
to be very large benefits. They are just the
qualities of mind and body which are likely
to secure business success in after years. They
constitute the best practical education which
man can have as worker in this working
world. They are gained in season for lite's
purposes, at the opening period, just when
they are wanted, when foolish notions are most
likely to mislead an inexperienced brain, and
when, too, there is full opportunity for ex
pansion and development in later years. Men
have but one life to live; and hence, they
start, from opening manhood but once. And
the manner in which they start the purposes
which they have in view, and the habits they
form, will ordinarily determine the entire Sc
quel of their career on earth. To succeed
men must have the elements of success II
themselves. One great reason why there are
so many useless, inefficient and poverty-strick
en- men Oh earth-or, rather boys seeming tt
be men-consists in the simple fact that they
did not start right. A prominent reason why
the children of the rich so frequently amount
to nothing, may be found in luxury, ease ano
Incidence which marked the commencement
of their lives. It is the law of God that VIZ
should be workers on earth and no one 81
we'll consults the best development OF hi
being as when he conforms his practice to thi'
law. The workers in some suitable sphere
are the only really strong men in this world


JAPANESE FiNs-A few items in regard
to the manufacture of japanese fans may mo-
be out of place. They are nearly all manu-
featured, we are told, in the interior of Japan
where labor is very cheap, and the wages palo
is equivalent to from two or three cents of oul
money per day. But living is cheap in pro
portion, which makes difference to the la
borers.


The bamboo sticks are cut by men in tht
jungles, two joints being required for each fan
One end is split in dexterous manner BY
women, into from fifty to seventy-6ve arms OF
ribs, the other end forming the handle. Boys
and girls then take the sticks and spread ou
the ribs, securing them little above the join
by a fine thread woven between the ribs
Then they are ready to be covered, this work
being also done by women and children.


The paper with which they are covered il
made Of the bark of the root of the mulberry
tree, which contains long silky fibre tina
admirably adapts it to this use. The bark !:
carefully peeled from the root, manipulated
tenderly by hand, and as soon as the rough
outer surface is worked off the 6bres are soaked
in vat some days, and then the pulpy mas:
is rolled and dried on wires, somewhat like oul
paper is made.


The paper, when dry, is taken to the print
ing room, where by some lithographlc proces:
peculiar to the japanese, the figures are al
printed on it-sometimes as many as sixty
stones Zone for every distinct shade OF color
being used When this process is completed
the paper is pasted on the frame of the tan by
women and children, the work of boxing fo'
shipment being done by men.


In the interior, where the business is mos
largely carried on, the entire population o.
villages are employed at fan making, and In
tercourse with foreigners is interdicted. Some
communities make one kind of fan, and some
another; but never interfere with each other
The varieties of paintings and subjects are al
most endless, birds and flowers finding gooo
showing. The work of fan making gives en-
ployment to thousands of japanese.


For several years, up to the last year, from
100000 to 100000 common tiat fans were
imp ported yearly into the United States, prl,n
cipally to New York; but since then the
amount has been more than quadrupled.


WHAT He WOULD HAVE GIvEN.-Dr. H
was preaching on the cruc6xion and in the
course of his discourse had so worked upon
the sympathies of his auditors that many were
in tears. After dwelling on the cruelty ot
that mode of punishment, the doctor spoke Of
of the malefactor cruci6ed at the Saviour's
right hand, who was so blessed as to receive
pardon. "Brothers and sisters" said he, "whc
among us would not give all he possesses to-
day to be thus favored? | would give ten
thousand worlds if could have been thai