Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-16

Max SEE wps--Themas Jesscrsou !
vrose che following excellent advice
There 10 great deal Of human nature and
good sense IN IL:
Harmony in the urrgi,~l STAT "a TIE I,
very first object to he ahmed "a. N"thiag
can preserve affections uninterrupted bat
= Grin resolution never ta differ in will. /
aud determination in each to ccrsider
the love Of the other 40 Of morc value than
any object whatever on which the wish
had he..n Fixed. How light. in fact. i the
sacrifice 1T anv other wish when weighed
asains. the affections of ore With whom ne
are Ia pass our whole Gfrg And though
opposition in a single instance will hardly
Of itself produce alienation. vet every one
has his pouch into which all these little
oppo<itions arc Put while tina. is til!ing.
the alienation is inscnsibly going on. and
when 6lled il il esmplete. Il would pus-
sle either tn say Why because no one dit.
ference Of opinion has hecn marked enough
to produce serious effect By itself. Blu,
he finds his affections wcaried out By
constant stream Of little checks and obsta-
elcs. Other sources Of discontent. very
common indeed are the li,tlc cross purpo-
scs Of husband aud wife. in common con-
versation. disposition in either To criti-
else and question whatever the other says.
q desire always TO demonstrate aud make
him feel himself in the wrong. especially
in sympathy Nothing is so goading.-
Much better, therefore. Il our companion
views thing in q light different from
What re do. to leave him in quiet passes
sion Of his view. What is the use Of rec
,ifyinc him il thc thug Be unimportant !;
and il important. let it pass for the pres
ent. and wait for a softer moment and
more conciliatnry occasion of revising the
subject together. It is wonderful how
MANY persons are rendered unhappy BY
instten,ion to these little rules Of pru-
dence."
An lrEN FOR BoYs.-It is not neccssa-
~ that hoy who learns a trade IL com.
PEELED to follow it all his life. Governor
Palmer Of Illinois. was = country black
smith once aud began his political career
as a constable in Maconpin county. A
circuit Judge in the central part Of Illinois
WIS once tailor. Thomas Hoyne. rich
and eminent LAWYER Of Illinois. was once
hnok- binder. Erastus Corning. of New
York. too lame to do hard labor. com
mcnced as n shop-bny in Albany. When
he applied for employment first he was
asked why. my little boy. what can
YOU do?" "Can do what am bid. was
the answer That secured him a place.
Senator Wilson. "f Massachusetts,. was
shoemaker Thurlow Weed canal-b,a,
driver. Ex-Governor Stone of iowa was
a cahinc, maker. which trade the late Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas also worked at in his
youth. Largo numbers ofprnmnent men
m,w living have arisen from l,rmble life
~ lint Of industry without which ta!cn,
is as useless rs gold coin on a barren
is'anl Work alone makes men brigh,
and it does not alone depend on tho kind
of work Won have to do whether Won rise
or not. l, depends on how YOU do it.
WASTE PAPRR Few Lousekccpcrs are
aware Of the many uses to which waste pa
per may be put. After stove has been
b!ackcncd. it can he KEEP. looking very well
for long time By rubbing it with paper
every morning Rubbing with paper is
much nicer way Of keeping the outside Of
4 :ca-kct,le. eoffcc-po, and tca-po, bright
and clean. than the old way OF washing
them in s1ds. Rubbing with paper is also
the best way Of polishing knives and tin
ware :rftrt securing This saves wetting
the knife handles. Tf a little -four is held
on the paper in rubbing tin-warc and
>roons they shine ike new silver. For
polishing mirrors, windows. lamp-chim-
nrys. etc. paper is better than dry cloth
Preserves and pickles keep much better If
brown paper. instead Of cloth. Is tied over
the jar. Canned fruit is not so apt TO
mould it piece Of writing paper. cut to
fit the can, is laid directly or the fruit
Paper is much better u pat under a car
pet than straw. Il is warmer. thinner.
and makes less noise wi,er one walks over
it. Two thickncsses Of paper placed be-
tween other coverings on bed arc rs warm
rs a quilt lit is necessary to step upon
4 chair. always lay paper on it. aud thus
save the paiut OF woodwork from damage
WorLp YouE Loss BE FELr-Live for
some purpose in the world Always &C,
your part we'll Fill up the measure of
duty to others. Conduct yourselves SO
that you shall be missed with SORROW when
yon are gone. Mu!titudes Of our species
are living in such a manner that they are
not likely to be remembered after thei,
disappearance. They leave behind them
scarcely any tracks Of their existence, and
are forgotten almost rs though they had
nceer been. They are. while they live
like some pebble lyin: unobservcd among
million on the shore; and when ther
die. they are like ,ha. same pebble thrown
into the sea. which jus. ruf'es the surface.
sinks. and is forever forgotten. withou,
being missed from the beach. They are
neither regretted BY the rich. mourned
by the poor. nor celebrated BY III. learn
ed Who has been the better for their
life? Who has been the worse for their