The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-23
Rev. WARD, Assistant Editor;
PRICE ONE CENT j
VALUE OF TIME,

| Esq, before the Mercantile Library Assoc
citation, from which we extract the follow
ling on the "value of Time" g q ~ 4
The value Of Time, The speaker said.
was inculcated in our earliest lessons, in i'm
fancy, in chilhood, and in youth; and the
moralist, the preacher, and the poes took up.
the same strain and reiterated to the man,
what had been impressed upon the mind of
the child. The value of Time was pro.-
verbal "Time is money''--t is more
than money-itis is knowledge, it is virtue,
and It IS notcreditable to the world that the
proverb has taken more mercenary turn.
The highest value Of time is the opportu-
nifty it affords Of doing good, the means. Of
usefulness; it is the napkin which enfoIds,,
not merely the talents of silver, but know
ledge, virtue, and the frnits Of virtue
"l'ake care of the shllings, and the dol
lars will take care Of themselves,'' was a.
proverb equally applicable to time. The
minutes are to be taken care Of, the gold
filings to be treasured. s G ai II
Tirne is the measure of life, and the en-
Joyment Of it's life itself; and loss or
sacrifice Of life. The moments lost in list.
lessness, or wasted in Improbable dissipa-
ton, make much in the aggregate. De-
vote single month entirely to one new
study, and what visions of knowledge un--
attained, Of deeds of unperformed good !,
arise. A distinguished French jurst COM
posed one of the greatest legal works OF
the age, entirely jnthe quarters of an hour
which dragged between dinner-time,l andrt
the time when dinner is ready; and lone
of the greatest secrets Of the success Of
Napoleon was the knowledge of how much,
can be done in little time. fsf easa
MUSICAL PRoNUSCIATIoN.--Th New
London Advocate gives the following, the
truth of which will be allowed by all who
have paid attention TO the distinct pronun- /,
citation of choirs when singing The fol-
lowing is the verse usually sung to the tune,
of Old Hundred:
"Be thou, Q God !! exalted high;
And, as thy glory fills the sky, la
So let itbe on earth displayed, \.
Till thou art here as there obeyed.'
and is often rendered thus
Be-he thou-hou ho Gaw-hawd he ex-ha-
aulted he-igh; "
He and haas he-igh glo-ho-ry f-hills the
he ske-igh, @
Soho le-et it be-ee ho-on er-eaHh de-is-
played,
Till tho-hou ar-at he-ere a-as there o.be-
y-hade.
The IRIsHMAN's Dnring Vi
olent gale one time, on our western lakes.
when it seemed as if destruction was ine-
vitable, Pat fell upon his knees and began
praying: go Lord Jasus, Pm not one Of
the kind that's always taxing ye for favors,
an if yell grant me this and set me ashore,
sure I'll never AK ye for another"
CHICKEN TALK.-Old chanticleer awakes
in the morning, flaps his wings and vocif-
crates at the top Of his voice, 'women rule
here" Immediately, from neghbor-
ing roost, another answers, $50 they do
here" This is no sooner uttered, than
a third responds at a considerable distance,
ssand every where"
When you find man doing more busi-
ness than you are, and you are puzzled TO
know the reason, just note the advertise
ments he has in the newspapers and look
out
LIKE CAUsEs.--"Give us only one trial."
says the quack advertiser TO invalids ''Step
into my parlor only once" said the spider to
the fly.
JOHN l.. SMITH,
POLICE MAGISTRATE,
Office ON Eighth street, few doors above VIM. X.
Riley's Dry Goods Store.
July 3-tf
WOOD LAND FOR SALE.