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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 43 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 56843 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 81 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Mr. 19 Mrs. 18 God 12 man 10 Dr. 9 Lord 7 New 7 Mary 7 John 6 good 6 Tom 6 Miss 5 Joe 5 Jim 4 year 4 drink 4 alcohol 4 York 4 Sir 4 England 3 little 3 like 3 illustration 3 come 3 Temperance 3 Mrs 3 London 3 Jesus 3 Jane 3 James 3 Frank 3 CHAPTER 3 Bible 2 work 2 woman 2 time 2 home 2 christian 2 case 2 United 2 Union 2 Turner 2 Tommy 2 Thomas 2 States 2 State 2 St. 2 Smith 2 Ruth 2 Philip Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 7776 man 4447 time 3546 day 2776 way 2734 thing 2710 hand 2452 life 2291 year 2190 mother 2168 house 2137 child 2131 eye 2039 face 2023 room 1997 night 1925 word 1862 heart 1812 friend 1802 work 1686 woman 1673 one 1665 place 1641 father 1632 boy 1583 alcohol 1565 nothing 1477 door 1449 people 1445 home 1404 girl 1397 mind 1361 wife 1356 voice 1321 case 1318 moment 1264 head 1235 use 1201 hour 1186 drink 1181 something 1176 spirit 1120 side 1096 business 1084 money 1066 morning 1058 body 1037 law 1034 name 1023 ter 1015 matter Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 9371 _ 3074 Mr. 1965 Mrs. 1468 God 1184 Lord 1032 Nettie 961 Dr. 894 ye 732 Nat 703 Frank 686 John 680 Miss 667 Blake 654 Mary 565 Tom 509 Jim 504 James 504 CHAPTER 501 Smith 499 Harry 497 Jerry 460 Lothian 456 New 438 Mr 420 thet 411 Theodore 410 Bible 409 Tode 401 Ruth 399 Jane 398 Thomas 374 Bear 372 Cat 368 Joe 351 Little 348 Wolf 346 England 336 Jacob 334 Charlie 332 Edward 322 London 319 Stacy 319 Gilbert 316 Billy 309 Mrs 286 Decker 284 Ellis 275 Wilkinson 270 Jesus 264 State Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; 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"How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 22216 not 7477 so 5090 now 5005 then 4796 up 4736 more 4377 little 4263 very 4205 good 3796 out 3767 well 3391 only 3115 other 2889 never 2794 as 2741 much 2699 just 2499 great 2455 down 2278 long 2257 old 2254 too 2159 many 2156 here 2137 first 2094 again 2029 young 2011 own 1994 there 1961 such 1910 away 1894 poor 1848 most 1772 even 1755 last 1714 back 1672 few 1628 all 1590 ever 1563 same 1495 still 1468 once 1440 in 1411 on 1287 off 1278 right 1240 always 1238 soon 1237 enough 1197 almost Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 807 good 528 least 402 most 162 bad 152 great 105 high 96 slight 73 near 52 Most 51 low 42 strong 42 eld 41 j 40 large 36 early 31 late 31 fine 30 dear 29 young 28 deep 26 wise 26 small 23 rich 23 bright 20 manif 20 faint 19 hard 18 happy 18 big 17 old 17 dark 16 vile 16 pure 14 th 13 strange 12 noble 12 able 11 safe 11 poor 11 full 10 wild 10 warm 10 bitter 9 true 9 sweet 9 remote 9 nice 9 mean 9 light 9 grave Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1446 most 83 well 80 least 4 soon 2 worst 2 jest 1 wisest 1 smallest 1 poorest 1 lest 1 highest 1 hard 1 goethe 1 fast 1 fairest 1 eldest 1 blackest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 www.gutenberg.net 1 www.google.com 1 books.google.com Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/5/0/13509/13509-h/13509-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/5/0/13509/13509-h.zip 1 http://www.google.com/books?id=w7IWAAAAYAAJ 1 http://books.google.com Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 _ is _ 48 _ was _ 34 _ do _ 32 alcohol is not 28 _ did _ 24 _ am _ 23 _ are _ 22 _ have _ 18 _ do n''t 17 _ had _ 15 _ does _ 12 _ know _ 12 alcohol does not 10 men are not 9 things being equal 8 _ did n''t 8 _ has _ 8 _ is inconsistent 8 heart was too 7 _ make _ 7 heart was full 7 women do not 6 _ knows _ 6 thing is certain 5 _ ai n''t 5 _ felt _ 5 _ were _ 5 door was open 5 eyes were full 5 face was pale 5 father was very 5 men do not 5 mother did not 5 women are not 4 _ feels _ 4 _ got _ 4 _ think _ 4 _ thought _ 4 boys did not 4 day is not 4 days gone by 4 door stood open 4 father was poor 4 man do n''t 4 man does not 4 man is not 4 mother do n''t 4 night was dark 4 one does not 4 one was there Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 alcohol is not only 4 day is not far 2 life is not worth 2 men are not alike 1 _ am not responsible 1 _ does not always 1 _ have no license 1 _ is not responsible 1 _ is not wise 1 alcohol are not able 1 alcohol does not therefore 1 alcohol gives no nourishment 1 alcohol has no food 1 alcohol has no place 1 alcohol is no longer 1 alcohol is not capable 1 alcohol is not desirable 1 alcohol is not food 1 alcohol is not generally 1 alcohol is not heat 1 alcohol is not helpful 1 alcohol is not necessary 1 alcohol is not new 1 alcohol is not too 1 alcohol was no substitute 1 alcohol was not really 1 alcohol was not science 1 boys are not here 1 boys did not long 1 boys have not so 1 child is not capable 1 child is not hers 1 children are not now 1 days seemed not nearly 1 days were not so 1 eyes are not easily 1 eyes were no longer 1 eyes were not entirely 1 face had no trace 1 faces are no more 1 father does not yet 1 father had no indication 1 friend are not quite 1 friend had no malice 1 friend is not very 1 friend was not absent 1 friends was not very 1 hand was not however 1 hands are not clean 1 hands is no more A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 21285 author = A.L.O.C. title = The Story of a Dark Plot; Or, Tyranny on the Frontier date = keywords = Alliance; Brady; Canadian; Company; Junction; Kelly; Mr.; Pacific; Railway; Smith; Sutton summary = years the agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at Sutton Canada that the liquor men had "reported Smith to the Company, and his Pacific Railway Company so as to obtain Mr. Smith''s dismissal from that the liquor men had made complaints to the Company concerning Mr. Smith, so that, whether their reports had any influence with the the Canadian Pacific Railway had taken action towards discovering Mr. Smith''s assailant, but it seems probable that had this statement not temperance men, and with whom Mr. Brady himself, rather than Mr. Smith, created intense feeling. very difficult for some of the temperance people to believe that Mr. Smith was dismissed for any reason other than that so plainly enquire into the rumored attempt of the liquor men to secure Mr. Smith''s dismissal, and report the facts in the case at the next Canadian Pacific Railway Company, in dismissing Mr. Smith for his Smith, by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, because he had id = 26774 author = Allen, Martha Meir title = Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say date = keywords = American; Association; College; Dr.; Extract; Hospital; Journal; London; Malt; Medical; New; Prof.; Professor; Sir; Temperance; University; York; alcohol; alcoholic; case; disease summary = test alcohol shows up in its true nature as a poison, and not a food. "The internal use of alcohol in disease is as injurious as in yet seen a case in which the use of alcoholic drinks either common use, and the alcohol generally used in medicine, creates a fatal The alcohol-drinker uses up more water from his blood and so has thought of the use of alcohol in heart disease. non-use of alcohol in the treatment of the disease. disease the medical use of alcohol is unnecessary, and in a use of alcohol in the treatment of disease, and in fact it is as Dr. Gould says, the use of alcohol in medical practice is use of alcohol in the treatment of disease."--DR. use of alcohol in the treatment of disease."--DR. use of alcohol in the treatment of disease."--DR. the effect of beer-drinking and the use of other alcoholic id = 27146 author = American Tract Society title = Select Temperance Tracts date = keywords = Bible; CONSCIENCE; Christ; Christians; Dr.; Drunkard; God; Jack; James; Jamie; Lord; Mary; Mason; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Robert; Sabbath; Society; States; Temperance; Tom; United; Wright; ardent; man; spirit summary = In pointing out the evils produced by ardent spirits, let us not pass by course, ardent spirit, as a drink, is not useful. exposure to the sun, or disease, which a man who uses no ardent spirit who furnish ardent spirit as a drink for their fellow-men, are What right have men, by selling ardent spirit, to increase the danger, Holy Spirit on the minds and hearts of men, appears to be more than half the fatal error that it is right for men to buy and use ardent spirit as "The deacon," says a drunkard, "will not use ardent spirit there is not a man, who is in the habitual use of ardent spirits, who is a temperate, but habitual use of ardent spirits in days of prosperity, blessed Spirit of God, than the use of intoxicating drinks. athletic man, long accustomed to the use of ardent spirit, on drinking a id = 13509 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = Grappling with the Monster; Or, the Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink date = keywords = CHAPTER; Christian; Dr.; God; Gospel; Maine; Massachusetts; Mr.; National; New; State; Temperance; Union; York; alcohol; drink; home; illustration; man; power; woman; work; year summary = invariably follows the use of alcohol in any of its forms, the people State of New York] human beings--men, women and children--either guilty, free daily use of alcohol as a drink, reveals a singular order of facts. Speaking of this desperate effort to claim alcohol as a food, Dr. N.S. Davis well says: "It seems hardly possible that men of eminent That such results follow the use of alcohol in a large know, until he has used alcoholic drinks for a certain period of time, placed for a time beyond the reach of alcohol is thus stated by Dr. Carpenter: "Vain is it to recall the motives for a better course of spiritual agencies in the work of saving men from the curse of drink. the use of tobacco and alcohol, that, in a very large number of cases the Old Bay State, and within a year, forty thousand men of that id = 4621 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = The Two Wives; Or, Lost and Won date = keywords = Cara; Carlton; Ella; Ellis; Henry; John; Kate; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Wilkinson summary = of Mrs. Wilkinson that caused her husband to partly turn his face away. "Had a little tiff with Cara," said Ellis in a half whisper, as he bent "Will Ella have a drink of water?" said Mrs. Wilkinson, placing her Ellis''s return home with the book he wished to read for his wife, will It could not but be that a shadow would rest on the gentle face of Mrs. Wilkinson, as she met her husband at the breakfast table; for it was replied Mrs. Wilkinson, turning her face aside, so that her husband "COME home early, dear," said Mrs. Wilkinson, resting her hand upon her ALMOST motionless, with her sleeping babe upon her lap, sat Mrs. Wilkinson for nearly half an hour after her husband left the house. The usual time at which Mr. Wilkinson came home arrived, and his wife, id = 4623 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = The Son of My Friend date = keywords = Albert; Martindale; Mrs. summary = Albert Martindale left his home, as did thousands of other young the thought of Albert Martindale and his mother haunted me The light in my friend''s eyes, as we clasped hands and looked into Martindale, the son of my friend. when Mrs. Martindale came down from the dressing-room, with her "Albert!" I called; and the young man came forward. The flush of excited feeling went out of Mrs. Martindale''s face. young men in the supper-room, from whence came to my ears a What if Albert Martindale were our son?" "No doubt," I said, "he went home with a friend, and we Mrs. Martindale came back into her chamber with a whiter face and "I looked after him," said Gordon, "as he left me, and saw him I went home soon after dark, leaving Mrs. Martindale with other the parlor, she said that Mrs. Martindale did not feel very well, id = 4744 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = Ten Nights in a Bar Room date = keywords = Cedarville; Frank; Green; Hammond; Joe; Judge; Lyman; Mary; Morgan; Mr.; Mrs.; Simon; Slade; Willy summary = Simon Slade stepped to the door and looked into the bar for a moment. "Now, Frank, my boy, don''t belie my praises," said the young man; "do eyes rested was young Hammond, who sat talking with a man older than while Judge Lyman drew Green aside, and the two men left the bar-room He had left the bar-room with Judge Lyman and Green early in the While I mused thus, the bar-room door opened, and a man past the prime He stood in the bar-room door, and was talking earnestly to Slade, A man passing the house at the moment, gave Simon Slade an opportunity "Look here, Joe Morgan!"--the half-angry voice of Simon Slade now rung evening," said Harvey Green, leaning on the bar and speaking to Slade. Mrs. Morgan turned to the bed, and laying her hand on Mary''s arm said: comes"--said Mrs. Slade in a voice that trembled on the words she id = 31493 author = Babcock, Bernie title = The Daughter of a Republican date = keywords = Allison; Crowley; God; Jean; Judge; Maggie; Sammie; Thorn; father; man summary = out of the father''s face and the elasticity out of his step, little Jean One evening, some time after the little son had come and gone, Jean From the time that the little Jean had announced herself as her father''s Judge Thorn placed his hand on Jean''s shoulder and pushed her gently "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable." It was Jean speaking, Jean paused a second and looked at her father, but he seemed unaware of Jean''s face lit up, and she looked eagerly toward her father. "When my father comes," a look of intense longing came into her sunken "God knows about Cora," said Jean, tenderly, while the mother wept in "I am his daughter," Jean said, proudly, "and I assure you my father "You have all the sweet ways of your mother, child," said the old man; father, Jean hurried from the room, waving her hand to him as she passed id = 47934 author = Baker, George M. (George Melville) title = An Old Man''s Prayer date = keywords = heart; illustration summary = "Into the Light an old Man steps" 23 With a heart as light, and a voice as gay, And bottles are opened, and glasses are filled. And seeks the battle with a loyal heart. All glasses are raised, when a gentle hand But age which causes the heart to lag But one bitter curse did my wealth uprear The curse of the wine-cup was in his way. The curse of the wine-cup was in his way. The waves rolled high, and the winds beat wild, Seemed to speak to my heart of faith and love; Where I know, whenever this life shall cease, And started forth, with life in hand, And now, young men, an old man''s prayer:-Leave the bright wine in your glasses there; "Friends of my boyhood, the old man''s prayer Shall meet a response in the heart I wear. Light is his heart; his faith is strong; id = 21713 author = Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael) title = The Young Trawler date = keywords = Billy; Bream; Bright; Captain; David; Davidson; Dotropy; Evening; God; Gunter; Jessie; Joe; Kate; Luke; Miss; Mrs; North; Ruth; Sea; Spivin; Star; Yarmouth; Zulu summary = This was little Billy''s first trip to sea in his father''s fishing-smack, "It won''t appear little in their eyes, Ruth," said Kate, "for you can''t "However," said Captain Bream, after a brief but careful look round, "Not to speak to ''em, Miss, I hope?" said Billy, with a look of affected "Look out now, Billy," said David Bright to his son, who was standing having a good time of it and that darling Billy likes the sea, and is a leaving Billy on deck "to look after the boat," as his father said, "There, Billy," said David, placing his hand gently on the boy''s head, "Let me see your rooms, my good girl," said the captain to the little "Come, Billy," said Joe Davidson, kindly, "lend a hand, boy, to carry "Ah, I know Miss Ruth Dotropy also," said the captain. "Come down to the cabin with me, Billy," said the captain, with id = 6116 author = Bennet, Robert Ames title = Out of the Primitive date = keywords = Ashton; Avondale; Blake; Englishman; Gantry; Genevieve; Griffith; James; Jenny; Jimmy; Leslie; Lord; Michamac; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Tom; Tommy; Vievie; dolore; good; know; wait summary = "But, I say, I''m not the right man, y'' know," protested Lord James. time for a parting glance at Blake and Lord James. Blake rose to his feet with a look in his eyes before which Mr. Leslie "About my friend Mr. Blake," said Genevieve. "Yes, papa?" replied the girl, looking at Blake with a startled gaze. "Mr. Blake has just come, papa," said Genevieve. Lord James started for the door, and Blake followed him, striving hard Mrs. Gantry''s look said that she wished Mr. Blake could be carried back "This is no time for misunderstandings between his friends, Mr. Griffith," said Lord James, with a quiet insistence that checked the "Hold on, young man," ordered Griffith, as Blake started to heave "Knew that soon''s I got the first look," said Blake. He turned from Blake to Lord James. old man!" murmured Lord James, staring uncertainly from Blake to id = 35397 author = Berens, Edward title = Christmas Stories Containing John Wildgoose the Poacher, the Smuggler, and Good-nature, or Parish Matters date = keywords = Atkins; Barton; Fowler; God; Hooker; Jack; John; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Sir; Wildgoose; man summary = poor man was left lying in the road, until two neighbouring farmers, that they are encouraging poor men to break the laws by poaching, and soon let him know that he had good ground for what he said; and said to Wildgoose, who had taken a good deal more beer than of late he Fowler as a fit man to keep it." "Yes, Sir," replied the farmer; "poor "Why a man don''t like to seem _ill-natured_," said the farmer. "Why, I must confess," said the farmer, "that some time back the poor farmers that they favoured the poor," said an old man sitting in the "Farmer Oldacre a hard man to the poor!" said old John Truman, who came "But, John," said Hannah, "you are not for knocking up the poor laws Barton, too, thought that it would be _good-natured_ to give the poor id = 29292 author = Blythe, Samuel G. (Samuel George) title = The Old Game A Retrospect after Three and a Half Years on the Water-wagon date = keywords = drink; good; man; time summary = perhaps excusable for a man who put in twenty years at the old game to steady drinker for a period of years, and quits drinking, there remain desire, the haunting thoughts of how good a certain kind of a drink in the old way and in the old game, which takes time--and a good deal of I know this will be disputed by many men who have quit drinking and who I quit; and after a few days the thought of drinking never Every man quits because he personally thinks he see that it is a good thing for any man to drink; but I am no judge. man does not exist who can drink half of that bulk of water or ginger life is the time it gives you to do non-alcoholic things. A non-drinking man is the master of his own time. id = 34057 author = Buck, Charles Neville title = When ''Bear Cat'' Went Dry date = keywords = Bear; Black; Blossom; Brother; Cat; Dog; Fulkerson; God; Henderson; Jerry; Joe; Kelly; Kinnard; Lone; Mr.; Quarterhouse; Ratler; Stacy; Tate; Tom; Towers; Turner; Webb; come; eye; hit; like; man; ter; ther; thet summary = God''s Blessin'' Creek ter Hell''s Holler by ther name of Bear Cat Stacy, "Ef thet house couldn''t be reared in time fer _you_ ter come to hit, Thet''s true an'' hit''s a shameful thing fer a man ter "Hit''s hell thet I''ve got ter spend my whole life a-brewin'' ther stuff ther restless things thet''s a-ridin'' in ther wind ter-night, Mr. Henderson, an'' hit hain''t sca''cely right ter bring trouble on these "I heer tell thar''s a man over ter Lone Stacy''s house thet''s done been "Folks says," went the rumor, "thet he knows ways fer a man ter make a Kinnard Towers, but he aimed ter make hit p''intedly cl''ar thet ther war one of our boys, thet come direct from ther Quarterhouse, ter bear "Hit''s ther only decent thing thet''s left fer ye ter do," went on the ter ther Quarterhouse ye kin tell Kinnard Towers thet Bear Cat Stacy id = 6868 author = Chisholm, Addie title = Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in Canada date = keywords = God; Mrs.; President; Provincial; Secretary; Union; W.C.T.U.; christian; woman; work summary = much enthusiasm the National Woman''s Christian Temperance Union took foundation of Women''s Christian Temperance Unions in Great Britain, British Woman''s Temperance Association was formed, of which Mrs. Parker was president. composed of women only, who are doing good work for temperance, The Woman''s Union of the Church of England Temperance Society, with organize a Provincial Woman''s Christian Temperance Union. Temperance Work and Juvenile Unions, Mrs. Andrews, Convener. visited many places in the Province by invitation of the late Rev. Thomas Gales and prominent Christian ladies, giving public addresses of the Union work in those Eastern Provinces, the organization should the many ways in which women may work for temperance in the home. Executive Committee will plan the general work of the Union, and The Women''s Christian Temperance Union, mothers and sisters, to whom whole time and thought to Union work, who shall organize new Unions, have come to this Christian temperance work through suffering. id = 21066 author = Collingwood, Harry title = Harry Escombe: A Tale of Adventure in Peru date = keywords = Arima; Butler; Cachama; Englishman; Escombe; Harry; Huanacocha; Inca; Indian; Lord; Manco; Motahuana; Peru; Philip; Sir; Sun; Tiahuana; Umu; Villac; Vmu; Xaxaguana; peruvian summary = Harry Escombe is a young apprentice in a civil engineer''s office. "Yes," answered Escombe, "I understand perfectly, Mr Butler, what you "A matter of about half an hour''s work!" interjected Harry. Escombe detailed one man, an Indian, to accompany him, and, placing the either hand, and at length turned to Escombe and said, pointing: time, Harry knew instinctively, the patient would be long past all human person of Escombe--as he never for a moment doubted was the case--Arima reincarnated Inca, Manco Capac, Harry Escombe was one of those estimable "My Lords," said Tiahuana, "the young man asserts, with perfect candour, Harry''s conductor took out and handed to the young man for his "I know not, Lord Umu," answered the unfortunate man, as well as his The priest led the way into the passage, Harry following, and the moment "I might well answer," said Escombe, "that I am the Inca, and that no id = 42435 author = Cook, Joseph title = Alcohol and the Human Brain date = keywords = Dr.; alcohol; blood; brain; man summary = upon the human brain is the fact that albuminous substances are hardened to be dangerous to society from the effects of a diseased brain. and contents of the blood discs are produced by the affinity of alcohol drunkard indicates a permanent injury to the blood vessels by alcohol. water, and the effect on the brain is to destroy its capacity to perform All science is agreed that the local affinity of alcohol, like that The local affinity of alcohol for the brain, therefore, exempts it, by the local affinity of alcohol for the brain, the principle of total The local affinity of alcohol for the brain! Upon different portions of the brain the action of alcohol can be blood and of the substance of the brain? pirate Alcohol; by one charmed ball of Moderate Drinking!" +Action of Alcohol on the Body and on the Mind, The.+ 12mo, 60 pages. id = 31837 author = Cornelius, Mary Ann Mann title = Little Wolf: A Tale of the Western Frontier date = keywords = Bloody; Doctor; Dr.; Edward; Fanny; Glutter; Hank; Honey; Jim; Little; Louise; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Recta; Sherman; Sorrel; Tinknor; Tom; Wolf; daddy; tween summary = "It''s me, help me down, daddy, do, I''m tired," said Little Wolf, in "O, if that''s what you want, come this way," said Little Wolf, leading "O dear, yes," said Little Wolf, springing to the door, "do come in, "O, I know she''s going back right away," said Little Wolf springing "Now Miss DeWolf," said she, turning to Little Wolf, as her mother "We do already think it a very serious matter, Daddy," said Mrs. Hawley with great feeling, and I wish Miss DeWolf would let me do "O do not look so hopeless, dear Mrs. Tinknor," said Little Wolf honey," said Daddy to himself, as the sleigh with Edward, Little Wolf, "Put the letter away Louise, _do_," said Little Wolf, turning her face "Now, Edward," said Little Wolf, smiling although her lip slightly "She is just like her father," said Mrs. Peters, as Little Wolf id = 20080 author = Dyer, Gertrude P. title = Little Pollie Or a Bunch of Violets date = keywords = Flanagan; God; Jimmy; Mrs.; Nora; Pollie; Sally; Turner summary = by good Mrs Flanagan, the other by Pollie and her mother; and though the little brown tea-pot, which on the Sabbath always found a place on Mrs. Turner''s table; for that day was hailed as a peaceful festival by these Well, the days passed on, and little Pollie pursued her work of selling her to sell flowers in the evening also; and as her mother and Mrs. Flanagan had offered no objection to this plan, Pollie was only too glad "There ain''t nobody at home, Pollie," he said; "yer mother has gone to The mother looked at her delicate little child, and smiled to think of poor little heart is often very sad as she watches her mother''s busy And of the many who love little Pollie, who so true as Sally Grimes? "And so this is little Pollie," the sweet voice said, as, after speaking id = 6481 author = Ellis, John title = Personal Experience of a Physician date = keywords = Christ; Church; Divine; God; Jesus; Lord; New; Sacred; Scriptures; Swedenborg; Word; allopathic; christian; man summary = cautiously the use of the new remedies; first in mild cases of disease, and learned man, believe that Swedenborg''s writings contain truths good and them, by precept and example, to shun their use as sins against God. After reading "Heaven and Hell" I read the "True Christian Religion," which wisdom proceed, and give life to man''s spiritual body; from the natural sun doctrines, and the receiving of new light and life from the Lord. shun evils as sins against God, and strive to live a life according to the The Christian Church at this day, first of all, needs true doctrines which spiritual life--the laws of health, the causes of prevailing diseases, and believers in a new revelation of Divine truth from God to man. fermented wine in our New-Church periodicals in the course of five or six the diseases and deaths which result from drinking fermented wine and other id = 43481 author = Fiske, John title = Tobacco and Alcohol I. It Does Pay to Smoke. II. The Coming Man Will Drink Wine. date = keywords = Anstie; Dr.; Mr.; Parton; Tabaci; Tobacco; action; alcohol; case; dose; effect; food; man; narcotic; stimulant; system summary = physiological effects of Tobacco and Alcohol had never occurred to us. exhaustively our theory of the action of Tobacco and Alcohol, we Every man who smokes tobacco, or drinks tea or coffee, until his hands popular writers on alcohol and tobacco.[6] We allude to the fact that tobacco, like tea, coffee, alcohol and coca, universally retards Effects of Alcohol and Tobacco_, Am. Journal of Medical tobacco requires a powerful narcotic dose.[27] One of the chief causes mind the generic difference between the effects of tobacco when taken The narcotic effects of alcohol upon the entire human organism are so The stimulant effects of alcohol upon the nervous system are very The stimulant effects of alcohol upon the nervous system are very Like tobacco, alcohol stimulates the any stimulant effect of alcohol upon nutrition, unless at least ten or Hammond: The Physiological Action of Alcohol and Tobacco upon the id = 11022 author = Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins title = Sowing and Reaping: A Temperance Story date = keywords = Anderson; Belle; Clifford; Jeanette; Joe; John; Mr.; Mrs.; Paul; Romaine summary = You may think it strange that knowing Paul Clifford as John Anderson "You are looking very sweet, but rather pensive this morning," said Mr. Romaine, noticing a shadow on the bright and beautiful face of Jeanette, "Miss Gordon and I were great friends once," said Charles Romaine, as a "Yes said another girl, I think Belle stood very much in her own light. "Yes," said Paul, "the money market is very tight, but I think I shall "I think," said Paul Clifford to Miss Gordon, "that I have found just "How do you feel this morning?" said Belle laying her hand tenderly upon "Mr. Clifford," said Belle, "Mrs. Gough would like to speak with you." "Yes," said Mrs. Gough closing her eyes wearily, "I know her and have "And I hope so too," said Joe, shaking hands with Paul and Belle as they id = 27495 author = Mackintosh, Mabel title = The Girls of St. Olave''s date = keywords = Charlie; Denys; Gertrude; Gray; Harry; Henchman; Jane; Jim; Maud; Mr.; Mrs.; Pattie; Tom; reggie summary = Denys''s eyes wandered round the room, the dear old night nursery where "I think," said Charlie, looking across the luncheon table at Mrs. Brougham. Easter was a long way off, and Denys thought very little more about "Very likely," said Gertrude calmly, "people often do not care to hear "But what about Gertrude and Mr. Greyburne?" said Denys as the little "Hullo!" said little Harry, peeping round the door at her. Once more Denys looked at the little face, and thought of Jerry. "She is lying down till Charlie comes," said Denys. "Look here, Denys," she said, a little breathlessly, "I have come "She did not try that little dodge again," said Gertrude, laughing "I''d like to come, awfully," he said, "what time shall I turn up?" When Denys and Gertrude arrived at the station the next day, little "Here, Harry, boy," he said, "uncle''s got a jolly little bed for you!" id = 34563 author = McKenzie, Fred A. (Fred Arthur) title = Sober by Act of Parliament date = keywords = Act; Bill; Board; England; Government; Governor; House; Legislature; Maine; Mr.; New; Parliament; State; law; licence; year summary = actual results obtained from liquor laws in various parts of the world. remembered that every person licensed under the Maine law to sell drink violations of the law, (2) secret drinking, and (3) obtaining liquor from places are supposed only to sell drink for the purposes allowed by law; In the next licensing year the number of houses was again reduced, and The first licensing election under the new Act took place at the end of last-named year the liquor laws were amended by a measure giving limited possess to issue colonial wine licences for public-houses closed by the intoxicating liquors shall be prohibited; (2) that the number of licences prohibition to towns, and before long the great mass of public-houses The law restricting the number of public-houses public-house which is prohibited by law." The cost of this inspection was the passing of the Act, no new licences, except for eating-houses and id = 44950 author = Optic, Oliver title = Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic date = keywords = Blair; Farringford; Gracewood; Greenough; Louis; Lynch; Mr.; Mrs.; Phil; Philip; Rockwood; St. summary = "It''s quite smoky on the river," said a young man, coming up to me as "I think I shall go as it is," continued the young man, looking at his "Farringford; I know a man of that name in St. Louis," replied he. "What do you wish to know in regard to that steamer, Phil?" he asked. "Come, Phil, we will see the room," said Lynchpinne, when we were in "I hope you haven''t much money about you, Phil," said my companion, as "The Daylight is just coming in, Phil," said Captain Davis, as I came "I didn''t think of taking a boy to board," said Mrs. Greenough. "Does that young man get two dollars a day?" I asked, pointing to a boy "The man asked if Phil was at home before he gave me the note," said "Young man, do you know the character of this house?" said Mr. Gracewood, looking at me very sharply. id = 20808 author = Pansy title = Three People date = keywords = Bible; Birge; Dora; Dr.; God; Hastings; Jesus; Jim; Lord; Mallery; Mr.; Mrs.; Pliny; Ryan; Stephens; Theodore; Tode; Tommy; Winny summary = know the time; and Mrs. Meeker said would you please accept her love and "We don''t if we''re going to Buffalo," answered Tode, in a business-like "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing "They don''t look like fools; now that''s a fact," said Tode, knew it would be open on that day, and "Who knows," said ignorant Tode And presently Tode was seated in one of the great arm-chairs in Mr. Stephens'' private room. "Mother," said Winny, turning despairing eyes on the attentive old lady, going to know it was a mean thing to do?" questioned Tode, with "I should think it did," Tode answered, in a tone which said he had "Mr. Stephens," said Theodore, earnestly with just a little tremble of "My dear friend," said Theodore, tenderly, "how can I help knowing when Whereupon Theodore came to the bedside and said, "Good-morning, Pliny." id = 45536 author = Pansy title = Little Fishers: and Their Nets date = keywords = CHAPTER; Decker; Ermina; Farley; Jerry; Job; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; Norman; Sate; Sherrill; Smith; Susie; little; norm summary = had said to her often and often, "What a handsome boy you have, Mrs. Lloyd; he ought to have been a girl." And the first time she had felt Said Nettie, "There was a little girl on the cars to-day that I knew. "The oldest little girl had curly hair," said Nettie, "but it wasn''t so "No," said Nettie, "they are for two little girls to wear, who have "I didn''t even know old Joe Decker had a girl to come home!" said "There''s that roll of rag carpeting, bran-new," she said aloud; Mrs. Smith had spent a good deal of her time alone and had learned to "Poor thing!" said Mrs. Smith, looking after her, and rubbing her eyes "Good!" said Nettie with a happy little laugh, "then we will have some Jerry said she looked like Mrs. Burt a little, only he thought she was id = 43480 author = Parton, James title = Smoking and Drinking date = keywords = Asylum; Binghamton; Boston; Day; Dr.; England; Mr.; New; States; United; York; drink; home; man; smoke; wine; year summary = I heard a young man say, the other day, that smoking had been the bane of the year, when a man who means to be at work at seven A.M. must wake Let any man who has been in the habit of smoking ten to twenty cigars a of the man who lived to be a hundred years old and had smoked to excess time when boys can get a chance to smoke every day." I can also state, So long as man lives the life of a pure savage, he has good health Whether the Coming Man will drink wine or be a teetotaller has not yet, A man who had been smoking twenty cigars a day In exactly one year from that day the young man was well enough to get Will the Coming Man drink wine The Coming Man, as before remarked, will not drink wine when he is id = 31785 author = Perram, Annie Frances title = For John''s Sake, and Other Stories. date = keywords = Dick; George; God; Groombridge; Jane; Jarvis; John; Mattie; Mr.; Mrs.; Richard; Ruth; Susan; Tim; illustration summary = "Your health and happiness, John and Ruth," he said, draining his own "Come, Ruth, drink your wine," said Mrs. Groombridge, perceiving that "Drink it, Ruth," said John in an undertone. "That is where you are wrong, John," said Ruth, looking up at him with "RUTH, I''m going to spend the evening at home; my brother Dick''s just John bade his parents and brother good-night, and walked home revolving head that I didn''t know how the time passed," replied John, wondering "I CAN''T think what''s come to Ruth," said Mr. Groombridge one day, at "John says he supposes you''ve forgotten all about him," said Mrs. Greenwood one evening, when she had called. Then Mrs. Groombridge took one of Ruth''s cold hands in hers, and said: "Guess what news I''ve got, John," said Ruth, with a beaming face one "This looks like old times, Jane," he said. id = 1580 author = Plato title = Charmides date = keywords = Critias; English; Greek; Mr.; Plato; Socrates; charmide; temperance summary = Socrates of any definition of temperance in which an element of science I ought to know you, he replied, for there is a great deal said about Yes, I said, Charmides; and indeed I think that you ought to excel I said to him: That is a natural reply, Charmides, and I think that he said: My opinion is, Socrates, that temperance makes a man ashamed or Very good, I said; and did you not admit, just now, that temperance is Yes, I said, Critias; but you come to me as though I professed to know asking in what wisdom or temperance differs from the other sciences, and Yes, Socrates, he said; and that I think is certainly true: for he who has this science or knowledge which knows itself will become like the Say that he knows health;--not wisdom or temperance, but the art of id = 37268 author = Robinson, Solon title = Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated date = keywords = Agnes; Athalia; Broadway; God; Jeannette; Katy; Laylor; Lovetree; Maggie; Morgan; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Reagan; Stella; Tom; Vrai; Walter; York; good; hot; little summary = Little do they think that this child has a mother at home, who once comes a little dark skinned, black-eyed, black-haired man, with life and "Have you got a baby?" said a little girl to a gentleman riding out of mother and little Willie, looking at their home and every earthly thing They went on; the old man gave his arm to the widow and led the little all years to come, I thought of that little girl and her drunken mother, "Tom," said she, "come, go home with me, that is a good boy, I feel so "Mrs. Reagan," said he, "let me stay here to-day, I have got no home, lived, and if father and mother wanted her, they would let her come "Good night then, I must go home and get ready, you know what the word black woman said you was a blessed good man to the poor lady, and a id = 13365 author = Runciman, James title = The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Our Social Armour date = keywords = Carlyle; Christmas; England; English; God; London; Lord; Mr.; St.; Turf; bad; day; drink; good; great; horse; let; life; like; little; long; look; man; night; pass; people; poor; soul; talk; thing; thousand; time; way; world; year; young summary = question brings the image of some man or woman, or company of men and The talk in good company often runs on wine; the man who per day; but let any man be seen often in the condition which led to Mr. Pickwick''s little accident, and see what becomes of him. am talking about a fine day; I shall come to the bad weather in good Now let some quiet observant man of the sailorly sort go round at night well as we may know our man, we have him presented like an awkward, We have come a long way since the man of simply comes to this, that a good strong man falls into the bad company Young men of our day are beginning to think it meditative men like to watch the ways of wild things! A wise man or a wise nation knows the kind of restraint which is good; id = 39080 author = Sargent, Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius) title = My Mother''s Gold Ring: Founded on Fact Eighth Edition date = keywords = Deacon; God; Johnson summary = my heart sick to think of those long dark days and sad nights, that came kind looks, that passed between the good man and his wife; and when I husband looked upon his little ones, and burst into tears; and the as little Robert had said, when it first appeared on the top of the "Neighbor Johnson, you are the same kind friend"--"Get in," said he, "Dear George," said I, turning to my husband, "you used to pray, let us I could, and he sat down to it, with a good appetite, but said little; for you, dear husband," said I. evening, farmer Johnson said to my husband, that he thought it would be should sign the pledge." "Friend Johnson," said my husband, "when a year had put the ring upon my husband''s finger, farmer Johnson brought over turning to farmer Johnson, "Father," said he, "has not smelt like old id = 7358 author = Stretton, Hesba title = Brought Home date = keywords = Ann; Bolton; Chantrey; David; Holland; Mr.; Mrs.; Sophy; Upton; Warden summary = "You''re right, Mrs. Brown," said Ann Holland, with a gratified smile; She could not bear to think of Mrs. Chantrey falling into the same sin. Ann Holland was a great favorite with Mrs. Bolton. "And then, dear love," said Ann Holland, in her quietest tones, "I know I''ve a little business with her; so I''ll say good-day to you now, Mrs. Chantrey." Mr. Warden had scarcely glanced through the vestry window since Mrs. Bolton had gone away in anger, but he was well aware of Sophy''s "You saw her, Mr. Warden?" said Mrs. Bolton to him, in a low voice, when "There''s one thing I''ve done," she said one day to Mrs. Bolton, speaking "Poor Sophy!" cried David Chantrey, with a tremor in his voice; "did she "Did Sophy think that would save her?" asked Mr. Chantrey. next parish pass through the town toward the church; and she thought Mr. Chantrey would very likely not be there. id = 19875 author = Thayer, William Makepeace title = The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His learning date = keywords = Ben; Boston; CHAPTER; Charlie; Dr.; Drake; Frank; Franklin; James; Jefferson; John; Marcus; Mr.; Nat; Sam; boy; good; trip summary = in early life--Nat''s first noon-time--his work as bobbin boy--takes like him--studying men and things--the case of Shakspeare--Nat other boys are playing.'' By this time," continued Nat, "I thought I "_I_ will, sir," said Nat. The teacher found a reluctance among the boys to speak, and one of them "Did he ever petition you for shorter lessons?" asked Nat. Charlie and Frank laughed; for they thought of Sam Drake''s petition at "A good beginning, Nat; let us see you do that again," said Frank. "Nat," said Frank, as they were going home from school one Friday night "He smokes now," said Nat; "and he told Charlie one day that a boy could "They had quite a time at school yesterday," said Nat to Charlie, one "Frank is coming into the factory to work," said Nat one day to Charlie. "_I_ expect to try it a good many times," said Nat. id = 41139 author = Thorne, Guy title = The Drunkard date = keywords = Amberley; Bishop; Daly; Dicker; Dickson; Dr.; England; Ethel; Gilbert; God; Herbert; Ingworth; London; Lord; Lothian; Mary; Medley; Miss; Morton; Mr.; Mrs.; Podley; Rita; Royal; Sims; Toftrees; Trust; Tumpany; Wallace; Wordingham; come; girl; good; like; man; think summary = This new man, this Gilbert Lothian, would be great. "Good-evening, sir," he said, deferentially, as Doctor Sims was taken When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley''s courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert "Good heavens!" said a huge man with a blood red face, startling in its A little elderly man like a diseased doll, came up and began to Lothian''s own house, a keen-faced man with a pointed beard, a slim, "Dear little Rita," he said, as he held her hand outside the door of "Look here, Doctor," he said after a moment, "I spoke like a fool, "Of course," he said, talking in a quiet man-of-the-world voice, "_I_ "Poor little man," Rita said, looking at the sad face of the comedian. "Gilbert Lothian is coming here during this afternoon," he said. "Mr. Gilbert Lothian, I think," the pleasant-looking man said, staring id = 35983 author = Warner, Susan title = Little Nettie; or, Home Sunshine date = keywords = Barry; Jesus; Mathieson; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; Sunday summary = "It''s one of your father''s friends; so it''s no good," said Mrs. Mathieson. Mrs. Mathieson made no answer, and Nettie went to work with the fire. "Your father don''t want any dinner," said Mrs. Mathieson. "No, mother," said Nettie, gently, "all my things are upstairs already; "Now, mother," said Nettie, when she had changed her dress and come to From the time Nettie got home till she went to bed she was as busy as "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "No, mother," said Nettie, "I don''t think that. "There''s that house-raising to-morrow, Nettie," said Mrs. Mathieson; "Father," said Nettie, softly, "mother has made waffles for you; and you "Why, my Nettie," said the little woman, "what is this, my child? "Nothing, father," said Nettie, "only lay me on the bed, please; and "Nothing much, mother," said Nettie, quietly; "only I was a little ill. id = 21132 author = Wilson, Theodore P. title = Frank Oldfield Lost and Found date = keywords = Betty; Frank; God; Graves; Hubert; Jacob; Johnson; Jones; Juniper; Lady; Lord; Mary; Mrs; Ned; Oldfield; Oliphant; Poole; Sammul; Samuel; Sir; Thomas summary = "Yes," said Frank thoughtfully; "I know the drink is becoming a snare to "Poor man," said Sir Thomas, "he used to be the laughing-stock of old "Well," replied Frank, "you must look-out, Master Juniper, I can tell "I grieve, dear Frank, to hear you speak in this way," said Mrs "All right, Jacob," said Frank, laughing; "you''ll do the same for me "Give me a drink of cold water," said the poor man in a low voice. "Well, Jacob," said Frank, "you''re likely to have plenty of fresh air "Jacob," said Frank Oldfield, "you saw me last night as I trust you will "You''re a warm-hearted, good fellow, I know," said Frank, wiping his "Come, sir," said Frank Oldfield sternly; "I''m not to be talked over in "Come here, Jacob," said Frank. "Well, Mayster Frank?" said Jacob, with a look of strong incredulity. id = 21133 author = Wilson, Theodore P. title = True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best date = keywords = Barnes; Bible; Bradly; Crossbourne; Foster; God; Hall; Jane; Jim; Joe; John; Lord; Maltby; Miss; Ned; Prosser; Thomas; William summary = eyes on them words, and I''ve said to myself, ''All right, Thomas Bradly; Bible in his own house, Foster, as he was coming home from his work, away: you shall have one of the right sort cheap; that clumsy, oldfashioned thing''ll never do you no good.''--''Well,'' says I, ''that''s just So saying, Bradly handed a little Bible to his opponent, who took it "Good evening, Jim," said Thomas Bradly, making his way to the fireplace, and taking a seat opposite to Barnes; "I was sorry to hear bad head, and said, in a half-choked voice, "Thank you, Thomas; I''ll come, "I''m sure you''re right, sir," said Bradly; "she''ll have cause in the end "We''re like to have hot work to-night, sir," said Bradly to the vicar, "I''ll wish you good morning, sir," said Thomas Bradly to the doctor, as "Thomas," she said, "remember the good old saying, ''Man''s extremity is id = 21135 author = Wilson, Theodore P. title = Nearly Lost but Dearly Won date = keywords = Franklin; God; Jim; John; Mark; Mary; Mrs; Randolph; Rothwell; Tankardew; come summary = "I daren''t speak out loud," said Mark to Mary, "for fear of raising the Night?" asked Mark with a little dash of mischief in his voice, and a I cannot help liking Mark; I mean," she added, colouring, "as a lighthearted, generous, pleasant boy." A silence of a few moments, and then "Thank you," said Mrs Franklin; "perhaps a very little mixed with water Mrs Franklin sighed, and Mary looked very thoughtful. I shall never forget the look of the poor mother, nor of the young man There was a few moments'' pause, and then the old man said, "Come, let us "A very musical young gentleman, Mr Mark Rothwell," said their visitor Mary sat down and played with loving grace, till the old man bowed his Poor Mary burst into tears, but her mother came to her aid, and said: "I trust," said the old man to Mary and her mother,