The Van Buren press., 1866-04-07

honarchs OF Old at will .a...
Patceled the world but still
Crowns may be won;
Yet there are piles to light .l
Putting all fear to fight,
Shouting for Truth aud Right,
Who willclimb on?
III anything in the world will make
man feel badly, except pinchng bis fin
gers in the crack of DOOR il il, unqucs-
tionably, a quarrel. No man ever fails to
think less Of himself after it than before
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others, and,
what is worse, blunts his scnsiDilites on
the one hand, and increases the power of
passionate irnta5ility on the Other The
truth lesthc more pcaceaby and quietly a
man gets on, the better for our ncighbors !;
IN nine eases out of ten, the better course
Is, If man cheats you, quit dealing with
him; if he is abusive, quit his company
and If he SANDERS you take care to live so
thvtnobody will believe HIM No matter
who he is, or how he misuses You. the wi
sest way is to let him alone; for there is
nothing better than this COOL calm and qui-
ct way Of dealing With the wrongs we meet
with. t.A
1t is great mistake to construct
stables without light. 1t is necessary both
ior health and comfort Repeated expert,
ments show that disease is much more fre-
quent in dark than in wcl-hghted apart
mentS One. who was long at the head of
the medical staff in the Russian army, states
that cases Of disease on the dark side of an
extensive bauack, wele uniformly, for ma
ny years, in the proportion of three to one,
to those on the side exposed to strong and
uniform light.
Mature, when she makes a beautiful
head, is. often 50 absorbed with admiration
OF her own works that she often forgets the
brains
ohm G. SAKE has funny poem on
The Stammering Wife," the oke of
which is that neither he nor anybody else
ever heard of stammcring woman!
a grave sin--Writinga lying cpl
taph. =
- Punch says the gender of railway
train is feminine. Don't you often miss it
A woman's tears often soften mans
healthier batteries soften his head
- When you go to fairs, it is best, as
general rule, to let Charity stay at home
and take care of the family. ... ...
- Go straight on and don't mind
them If they get IN your way, walk
around them, regardless of their spite. a
man who has no enemies is seldom good
for anything he is made Of that kind OF
material which is so easily worked that ev
~ ono has hand ineit. \ sterling char
acter is one who thinks for himself, and
speaks Just what he thinks; he is always
sure to have enemies. They are necessary
to him as fresh air; they keep him alive
and active. A celebrated character who
was surrounded by enemies used to remark:
=" They are sparks which, if you do not
blow, will not go out themselves g Live
down prejudice" was the Iron Duke S mot
to. Let this be your feeling, while endeav-
oring to live down the scardal Of those
who arcbittcr against You If you stop to
dispute, you do but as they desire, and open
the way for more abuse Let the poor fell
lows tak-there will boa recreation if you
perform but your duty, ard hundreds who
were once alenated from you will flock to
YOU and acknowledge their error.
- It won't do for man, when a
horse kicks him, to kick back at the horse
in return. .r
Il won'tto crack Jokes on old maids in
the presence Of unmarried ladies' who have
passed the age Of thirty,
II won't do to imagine Legislature fed
at the public crib viii sit but six weeks,
when two-thirds Of the members have not
the capacity to earn decent living at
home. 'H.
1t won't do, when riding in stage
coach to talk of another man whom you
have not personally seen, as being an ali
fired scoundrel, until you are absolutely
sure he is mol sitting before you.
- The pay of seventy volunteer Off
GERS has been suspended until their accounts
are adjusted.
- The price for Coolic in Havana
;s S097 Ht" B.