American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-27
wIT AND WxsDoM.
The poorest man iu the world is one
who has nothing but money.

Why is fire paradoxical Because
the more it's coalcd the hotterit gets.
Time is gold throw not a minute
away, but place each one to account.
Gold gives ready passport to any
gate except to Heavens.
God has three houses--one for in
struct ion, another for correction, and a
third for destruction,
Live so as to prepare for short life,
and you may ornament many years hap
PLY.
The GREATEST best ever made has
been decided by the printer to be the
alphabet. ...
He is truly prudent, who looks upon
all earthly things as nothing that be may
gain Christ. ..
A true heart will work in some
way for the Master of its affections.
Let the reader consider this and inquire,
"Am | working for Jesus 7"
Ono man asked another why his
beard was brown and his haig,so very
white Because, said he one is twenty
years younger than the other.
"A youngster who wanted liquor at
the Portland City Agency for "mechan.
ieal pul pose" further explained that it
was needed for saving wood.
Gratitude for kindness shown, ao-
knowled gment for favors received, are
unerring marks of coed breeding and in.
dications of Christian character.
The newspaper is sermon for the
thoughtful, library for the poor, and
blessing to everybody. Lord Brougham
called it the "best public instructor"
An idle man always thinks he has a
right to be affronted if busy man does
not devote to him just as much of his
time as he himself has leisure to waste
Among the actors in circus which
sented in an Iowa town, some time since,
a woman found her son from whom she
had not heard for eighteen years.
-''Isn't it pleasant to be surrounded
by so many ladies ?" said pretty woman
to a popular lecturer "Ye'," said he,
"but it would be pleasanter to be sur
rounded by one. .....
We cannot all of us be beautiful,
but the pleasantness of a good humored
look is denied to none. We can all OF
us, increase and also strengthen the fans
lily affections and the delights of hJne.
"A man Boosting in the company of
young ladies that he had luxuiiant
head of hair, a lady present observed thnt
it was owing to the meitowness Of the
soil
Women get married because they
don't consider it respectable to be siu.
gle and men because they think wife
good thing to have about the house,
and, like furniture, to be both useful and
ornamental.
An editor nevcr leaves any money
at home for fear of fire, and never carries
any with him for fear of robbers, nor
deposits it in bank for fear of specul.>
ting officials His money is generally
in the hands of his subscribers.
A lady took her little boy to church
for the first time. Upon hearing the or.
gan he was on his feet instanter. "Sit
down." said the mother 81 won't" he
shouted ''I want to see the monkey"
DIR. Chalmer was wont to say,
houses going minister makes q church go.
ing people as the people are sure to
show the courtesy Of returning the min
listers week day visits by their Sabbath
day attendance. .a.. p. au
--Ifa bee sting you, will you go to the
hive and destroy it Would not thous.
and come upon you? If you receive
triHing injury don't be anxious to avehge
it. Let it drop It is wisdom to say
little respecting the injuries you have re-
cciYed -#. r
A young lady, possessing more van"
ity than personal charms, remarked in q
est;ng tone, but with 40 earnest glance
that she travelled on her good looks. A
rejected lover being present, rsmarke d
that hecould now account for the young
lady never having been far from home"
At social gathering OF ministers,
Baptist minister objected to the Meth>
odst policy because there was "too much
machiDery in it." John Allen, of caUp
meeting celebrity, responded 10 this wise:
"Yes, there is good deal Of machinery,
but it don't take as much water to run
it as the Baptist docs" 81"
"A Lady residing on "Hemlock
Side, went out shopping, promising her
little son she would get him cocoa nut.
She procured one with the hask on,
in which state he had never seen one.
On arriving at home, she gave it to the
boy who looked a, it curiously smiled, and
laid it down Presently he said, Mother,
where's my cocoa nut "I just gave it
to you" she replied. Taking itup again
he viewed it contemptuously for a mo.
ment, and exclaimed-"That thing a
cocoa. nut / thought it was a ,catertaRv'
A very natural mistake. q.
oh the bonnets of my girlhood-
the kind l wore to school. really
thought them pretty-I must have been
fool Ana yet l used to think myself
on hats a jauuty miss; perhaps was,
as fashion went--hu' what was that to
this ? Oh the lovely li.tle buckwheat
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