St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-12-01
fTiOIrE SEIEFTION&.

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Men may Judge lis hN the success of
oul ctfmI>: tod looks at the efforts
themselves fLdrIoHe EE:ddcH.
Repentance without amends is like
continual pumping III It ship. Wiih"ut
stopping the leaks. i'"imrf.
Every heart has lis >c,lct >oilnw.
which the world knows not. and often
Time We clll Il man cold when he il on
ly sad
II i not until We have passed trough
the furnace that We aIr made to know
how much dlu>S Mas ia om coiIpu~iIiun.
In the economy of the world. said the
Scotch g""l"gi>t. Hutton. can find no
traces "t u beginning. no prospect ui an
end.
y helPim" word t" one III Trouble Is
often like Il switch on Il IailI"ld track
hur one inch httWccu week and Il
>mooth-l"llin& prosperity.
The sabbath. dul, hnn"lrd. j. Il main
pillar in every -"rial fabric Whclr fee
dom cam dwell. and holds such i lcla-
tiun 10 il THAI il amy blind and reckless
Sampson "t imidrIitN shall plHrh il
away. the whole structure must come
down IN ruins.
OF all the ag"ni,> in lille. that which
j. The most poignant and harlow ing
that which tuI the time aumihilatrs lea
son. and leave, oui whole organization
one l.;cclLtcd. manglrd heart. is the
,"rN irIium that We have hccn deceived
whore We plarrd all The tlu>t nt love.
ENclN mat. hnWcN cr good he may h".
has "a Vet better nam dW yelling within
him. which i> property himself, hur to
whom nevertheless. he is often uniaith-
tai. II i to Inc interior and less muta-
hlr icing that We >hould attach our
selves. not 10 the chLmgcnh, r>cIN -daN
man. Won lImmh"dt.
Two r,r~um~ VIII" have chosen each
/ other "ur of aII the species. with Il de
/ sign t" hc each others mutual comfort
/ and entertainment. have in that action
/ bound themselves to hr good -humorcd.
atlAhlc. discreet. tni%iN ing. patient and
joyful with respect /" each others tlail-
/ tie and pcltcrIion~. Ia the end of their
/ lives. Id'Ii>on.
, Celia Bullcigh in Il letter Of advice
, to women. SAY: .'BrWaIr ot elaborate
/ cu-dlinkin">. 'llaim living and high
! thinking Ice luul motto: make an over
7 loaded table ~ untt>liuuallr lN il i>
offensive Ia good taste. Keep Your
/ brain rlc.u wiki temperate living. hearts
w.um Will! Christian charity. Nour
hands busy with GOOD works..
A> il j. the nature "i' Il Kite to de, QUA
little birds. 81 il i the n3tu,r Of some
minds /" insult and lNlamui/r over lii
/ tie people: This being thc means v hici
/ they use l" !rc"nlicn>r themselves ioI
/ their cAtIcii,' >cl\IlitN and roudc~rcu-
/ sion /" their >uprlinr>: ion nothing can
/ hr more reasonable than that slaves
/ and tiattcirr> should exact the same
/ taA,> ON all hrl"w them which ,IrN
/ themselves. pay /" all ah"N" tlrn.
| Fici'iihJ.
In vain do they ralh OF Happiness vino
never Suhduca an impulse in obrdicnrc
to :; principle. He VIII" nc> or s.t,Iilicrl
Il present To :. future good. ol Il pclSon-
al 20 Il general one. can speak OF happi-
hess only as the blind d" oi cuIul'>
| Ho,dcc Mann.
\ good deacon once said tu the wife.
oi Il clergy man, whose salary Wts small.
| thai il wa~ Il good thing for ministers
| to have limited means. 1t leudrd to
| iucleaS, their faith. and 10 make them
more spiritual. To which it WAS re
| piled that if il w;IS Il good thing Ior
ministers. why NOT also for the dcaconS.
and fnr other members OF he church
READING FOR THE DE>TIrU In Il
! Sunday school near Boston. Il commit
tee was appointed to examine and Gull
ont OF the Library such books rs in their
judgment were not suited to the moral
culture Of the Young. Upward of Il
hundred volumes were rejected. One
of the worthy members, in the grncros-
| ity Of his heart, proposed to send these,
books to beniShtcd brethren in the
West: which WAS agreed upon, and
they were started on their hcnelicem
mission: but He who d0cth all things
well ordered otherwise. and the whole
lot Was consumed i'll the Chicago fire
LOST OrrOETI NITIES.-A diving sol
oier, who had enlisted as Il Christian.
but had tor three Years, though Il man
of nprightness and integrity. done moth
ing to make known the name of Christ,
said. Il die as Il Christian and | die
contented but oh, if could have died
as Christian worker!' II am peaceful
and assured in view of DEATH" he said
again. ''hut am not joyful and glad /:
those three lost years keep coming back
upon me-" Then lying moment quiet
with closed eyes, he added. "ChapIain,
do You suppose We shall he able to for
get anything after death If so, |
should like TO forget those three wears -
POWER OF THE PAss.-The power of
! the free pass is something tremendous.
When properly applied. it is cheap
plaster to stop the mouth of indignation,
and Il soothing syrup to the leformer.
\ hat full of free tickets will make
newspaper writers, who would scoln Il
direct money brihe. the supple vassals
Of street railway monopolies. "Clergy
men free" will cause many simple pas
tors to lead their tlocks in. AT twenty
five cents u head. tn ste Il wIetched