The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-04-05
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The oldest luna,ic-,ime ont Of mind.
Ode 10 America-Thc Alabama claims.


Ode to America-Thc Alabama claims.
Whatever multiplies tho ties that hind
man To man makes him happier and bet.
ter.
We arc told tn weigh our thoughts; most
men and women would need avery small
pair Of scales
Many caiu,nnies arc injurious even after
rfnt-d. Like the spanish flies they sung
when alive and blister when dead.
Intelligent Pct-"Nin, dear. what do
they play the orgun 30 lo,d for, when
1church" is oyer1 Is Il to wake us npf"
Stupid people nay eat, bot shouldn't
talk. Their mouths will do well enough
As banks Of deposit. but not Of issue.
Learning is wealth to the poor, mn honor
to the rich, Md to The young, and sup
por, and comfort to the agcd.
Whether your lifc is TO be long or 'hon'
let It be a life In carnest-a life which
shows religion, not rs something arn"'g
other things, but as absolutely everything.
The highest evidence Of noble nature
is that candor which receives tho truth
wi,hou, offence, whenever Il Is tr'i'hiu'y
aud respectfully told.
Respect for the dead Is sometimes car
ricd to fine point. A whist club ina
Western city recently los, one Of It's mem.
bess, and at the next meeting the cards had
mourning bor,ler around them.
William Baxter. Of Geneva, New York,
according to local paper, had thumb
sawed of last week while working ata
buzz saw. Il is added, land this Is tho
fourth time he has suffered from such an
accident"
A drunken fellow had wandered into 4
Sunday School aud took seat with tho
primer scholars, when the teacher accosted
him with: "Why, James. do you know
what condition You are in ?" "Ycs MN;
In the gall OF biz mess, n the bonds { nj.
aui,y. Ask me some hard quesh'ns"
Why is young woman like due.billf
Because she ought to he ''seitled as soon os
size comes to maturity"
A little girl IN Columbus, Ohio, on a
street corner, earnestly pleaded for "chcw
o., tobacco for her sick and dying mother"
A churcl, in Baltimore has tho motto
upon the outer wills. ITO the poor tho
gospel is preached" One morning these
words were found painted under il, mot
here, though"
"If there is anybody under the canister
Of heaven that have an utter cxcresccnco
for, says Mrs. harrington, "it is tho Sian.
derer, going about like boy constructor.
circulating his calomel upon honest folks"
A grim, hard headed old Judge, after
hearing Aowery discourse from a young
barrister, advised him to pluck out the
feathers from the wings Of his imagination
and stick them in the tail Of his judgment.
A little shaver, over whose head not morc
than fvc summers have passed, was at
school the other day, and M elder brother
tried to persuade him to 60 home. but ho
didn't want to and therefore refused to lis
ten to all I,crs,iusives. The older brother
then tried to shame him ont Of staying any
longer, Ivy telling him that he ought to bo
ashamed Of himself to stay there with tho
girls. At this tue little fellow began to
cry, and said, II am litae boy and don't
know any beiier." We are afraid the l'ilo
fellow won't know any better US no grows
older.
The newspaper has become tho log book
of tho world. Il tells ut what rate tho
worLl is running. We cannot find our
"rcckoning" without Il. TO-.