The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-10
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lands aHe loved his fellow men,"
He who avoids small sins does not ia'l
into large ones.
"Yours is very hard case ~ tho mon'
hoy said to tho oyster. .t..
aYou aro very pressing" as the hlbers
said to tho nut-crucken.
Some ladies' use paint as 6ddlcrs 40 rosin
TO aid them in drawing bow.
lie who pelts every barking dog must
pick up great many stones.
Some author says that one Of the uses Of
ndyersi,y is TO hiring us out That's true
particularly at the knees and elbows.
Because King Solomon was wise man
il does not follow that all Soiemnnuns arc
wise.
The ladies' anniversary meetings in Bos-
ION are conducted with the utmost good or.
der, but six persons being allowed to talk
OF one and the same time.
An exchange reports very naturalcom-
mcnt on the Nashua 9rouant's action in
throwing boule Of claret overheard to
tighten the balloon. Said Pat; "And why
the divil didn't they drink it?"
The Chicago Times says tho young men
Of the Democratic party have mission to
perform; but another contemporary de-
clares that, unfortunately, very few OF them
are qualified to act as missionaries.
This is prominently tho age Of monu,
ments. The Sandwich Islanders are
u Id r.
us a slight atonement for the conduct Of
their forefathers in eating him.
One Of the New York papers, in dra.
ma,ic criticism, remarks OF one Of the ac-
tresses that the scare Of mass Of very
black hair seems still to occupy her study
and exhaust her talent"
immigration from Europe to the United
States never was so large as now. One
hundred and thirty Of tho best steamships
are running, and many Of the people coming
are ola high class, eaving money, skill, and
brains.
A sailor .cxhortng at prayer meeting in
q London chapel, said that on dark, stormy
nights, while on the sea, he had often been
eomforted by that beautiful passage OF
Scrip,uro-"A faint heart never won fair
lady"
Industrious men who understand fruit
growing can get $l0O month, but noue
can be hired because such will have land
Of their own. This is one Of the evils Of
having Republic. n we had king men
enough could be hired.
The 'Zcphyrina" Is the name of the last
issued hoop skirt. II is said to DO marvel
OF lightncss, fiectncssr, fiexibilty and ten.
acity; and one Of the shop. keepers publicly
announces that il makes tho ladies' feel as
though they had nothing on.
A Sheffield squirrel ran into a saw mill
few days ago, ran on the log to the saw,
jumped upon the teeth which were max
ing about two cuts second, and thence
reached the loft. What's the telegraph be-
side such squirrel as that.
There was an independent old lady once, |
whose comments on the Bible were gencr-
ally very pointed. Speaking Of Adams
naming all the animals, she said she didn't
think he deserved any credit for naming the
hog-anybody would know what to call
him
The facelious Abjah Hunt Of Williams.
burg, Mass, dining upon a tough fowl in a
Boston hotel, asked the landlady where the
fowl came from. She replied, "from Will
liamsburg." '@Impossible." said Mr.. Hunt,
"ior the town hasn't been Incorporated
over forty years"
"Aio,her," exclaimed an affected young |
lady Just home from boarding-school,
Z. s,eal ss.I
the Bible :" claw sakes," replied the old
lady, adjusting her spectaclcs, skill il kill
il kill Il right of, for It's the pcsky thing
that's been catin' oil the book.marks.n
June, 1915, was tho coolest ever known
in this latitude. Frost, anil ice, and snow
were common. Almost every green was
killed. Fruit nearly all destroyed. Snow
fell to the depth often inches in Vermont,
several inches in Maine, and il fell three
inches, in the interior Of New York; il fell
also in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. John Hammond, a basket maker
near New Bedford Mass, has constructed
n novel fishing basket, which, when sunk
To the bottom OF a river or pond opens by
n weight, covering a space on the bottom OF
four feet square. When the basket is drawn
up by string attached, the bottom closes,
securing any stray fish which may have
happened in.
Let our love 10 firm, constant, and in
separablc; not coming and returning, like
the tide. hut descending like nevcr-failing
river. ever running into that ocean OF divine
cxccllcncy. passing on in the channels Of
duty and constant obedience, and never
ccasiny TO be what il is ill il comes to be
what il desires to be still being a river till
il bc turned into sea and vastness, even the
immensely Of u blessed eternity.
Stop gr,imbling, mind your own business
and with all your might let other peoples
alone. Live within your means. Sell your
horses Give away or sell your dog. Smoke
your cigars through an air stove. Lat with |
moderation, and 20 to bed early. Talk less
Of your own peculiar gifts and virtues, anil
more Of those ofyonr friends and neighbors.
BE cheerful. Fulfill your promises. Pay
your debts. Be yourself all you would see
in others.
Scribe, the French poet, had hired
house in the country topass tho summer
As soon ~ he was fairly installed he went
in saarch Of farmer who had mich COW. |
Having found one he stated his want. "My
good man. my servant will come every
morning to buy a pint Of milk" avery
well, il IS eight SOUS" "But I want pure
milk, very pure" In that case IL is ten
sous" sYou win milk In the presence Of
my servant" '.Oh, then il is to 10 fifteen
sons"
Apropos ofthc new custom Of carrying
asaichel slung over the shoulder, the New
York Commercial advertiser says that the
frs, man to adopt tho custom Of carrying =
satchel thus is reported to have been an
eminent editor, seedy rs to grub, and
meagre in mien. One evening. ns be stooJ.