The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-06-26

VOLUME 10, NUMBER q.
Spare Lines.
Tho jingling Of the guinea heals tho hur.
that Honor feels.

Tho jingling OF the guinea heals tho hurt
that Honor feels.
Your greatness Is no greater for the praise
Of men; II is what It is in spite Of them.
Clear perceptions Of truth clothed In beau.
tiful language constitutes poetry,
Fortune is painted blind, that she may not
blush to behold the fools who belong to her.
Why is the letter A tho best remedy for
deaf woman? Because 1t makes her hear.
SUBSTITUTE FOR CRKAx.-If you havo not
cream for coffee, 1t is q very great improve!
ment to toil your milk, and use 1t while hot.
We should give as wc would receive, cheer
fully. quickly and without hesitation; thero
is no grace in benefit which sticks TO tho
fingers.
Nothing great is ever done but by real hard
work. Romance and poetry are fine things
to talk about, but the world Is to be CONVEX
ted only by prayers and pains.
II is q great and noble thing to be "un.
spotted from the world"-uncoutamin
with sights and sounds which in timo will
blunt the finest scnsibilities.
Though God demands tho whole heart
which we could not give him when We shared
1t with the world, lle will never reject tho
offer Of broken one. 0.....
A western editor is responsible for the fol.
lowing illustration Of Juvenile piety: "Pmy
God bless father and mother, and Annie. ny
jinks must scrabble quick to get into bed boz
fore Mary does" .....
Little troubles wear the heart out
II is easier to throw cannon ball milo
than q feather even with artillery. We
brace ourselves up to meet heavy sorrows,
but little 'carking cares come upon US una.
wares
"John," said doting parent 10 her gor-
mandizing son, "do you really think you can
cat tho whole Of that pudding with impuni.
y?"
81 don't know, ma, replied young hopc.
ful, shut guess can with q spoon"
THE man who refused u one dollar bill
for fear it might have been altered from
ten, prefers stage travelling to railroads, for
the reason that the former rides him eight
hours for dollar. while tho latter rides him
only one.
CnAPpKp HANps.-Tho following Is said to
be sure recipe for the cure Of cbappcd hands:
Dissolve three cents worth OF clarified bccswax
in three cents worth Of pure sweet oil, by
heating over tolsrable Ere. Apply ut night
before retiring. Ifdesirable. it can be scented.
GINGER BEER.-Ono gallon cold water. ono
pound white sugar, one half ounce raco gin
ger, one sliced lemon, ono tcacup yeast. Lot
it stand all night to fermcnt: then pour IL
of without stirring, bottle II, and add ono
raisin to each bottle. 'n
The great difference between men Is energy
-invincible determination, an honest pur.
pose once fixed, and then death or victory
This quality will do NIL that can DO done in
the world and no talents. no circumstances. no
opportunity will make ono man without it.
An Exchange, describing tho counterfeit
tens on the Kingston, New York Bank, says
tho vignette is "a female seated on each side
of shield" Another exchange thinks that
her situation must be very uncomfortable and
In little private conversation after tho
morning meal, between Cesar and Brutus,,.
the latter asked the former how many Hap-
jacks he had eaten for his breakfast. Tho
imperial Caesar drew his robe around him
and replied with dignity-"E fu, Brme!"
Young America Is becoming wofnlly given
to "slang." One Of the little fellows lately
got of an odd expression in this FORM =
"Mother. did Gen. Mitchell 60 to heayen?"
"Yes my child, l think he did" "Bully
for him! Z"
NARROWING TIE LIMITS. Tho Chicago
Times says that "thc professcd democrat who
has his senses about him, and is deliberately
for the war, is not democrat, but in fact.
an abolitionists of the most radical kind"
There are great many such abolitionists
about these times.