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

Mas asr wur.-Them.. Jefferson
wrote the following excellent advice.-
There 10 great deal of human nature and
good scn.c ia IL:
Harmony in the m,rri,sl STATE il the
very first object To he aimed At Nnthias
can preserve s.ec;ions uninterrupted bas
hrIn resolution never to differ in will.
and determination in each to consider
the lore Of the other 40 Of more value than
any object whatever on which the wish
had he..n fixed. How light. in fact. il the
sacrifice If any other wish when weighed
against the affections 81 ore With whom we
are Z" pass our whole life! And though
opposition in . single instance will hardly
Of itself produce alienation. yet every one
has his pouch into which all these little
oppnsitions are PUT; while tina, is filing.
the alienation is insensibly going on. and
when filed il il complete. II would pug
.la either IN say Why; because no ono diff
ference Of opinion has been marked enough
to produce serious effect BY itself. Blu,
he finds his affections wearied out by q
constant stream Of little checks and obsta-
cles. Other sources Of discomfort. very
common indeed are the little cross -purpo-
scs Of husband aud wife. in common con-
versation. a disposition in either to criti-
else and question whatever the other SAYS.
desire always TO demonstrate and make
him feel himself in the wrong. especially
in sympathy Nothing is so goading.-
Much better, therefore. If our companion
views thing in q light different from
what re do. to leave him in quiet POSSES
sion Of his view. What is the use Of rec
,ifying him If the thing be unimportant +;
and if important. let it pass for the pres
ent. and wait for a softer moment and
more conciliatory occasion Of revising the
subjec together. It 10 wonderful how
MANY persons are rendered unhappy By
inattention to these little rules Of pru-
deuce."
An ITEM FOR Bors.-It is not necessa-
~ that hoy who learns a trade il com.
PEELED to follow it all his life. Governor
Palmer Of Illinois. was \ country black
smith once and began his political career
as constable in Macoupin county. A
circuit judge in the central part Of Illinois
WAS once tailor. Thomas Hoyne. a rich
and eminent LAWYER Of Illinois. was once
hnok- binder. Erastus Corning. Of New
York. too lame to do hard labor, com
mcnced rs a shop-boy 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 place
Senator Wilson. If Massachusetts. was a
shoemaker. Thurlow Weed canal-b,at
driver. Ex-Governor Stone. of Iowa. was
a cabinet maker. which trade the late Hon
Stephen 4. Douglas also worked at in his
youth. Large numbers ofprominen, men
n,w living have arisen from lrrmble life
~ dint Of industry without which talent
is as useless rs gold coin on barren
is'anl. Work alone makes men bright
and it does not alone depend on tho kind
of work Won have to do whether Won rise
or not. 1t depends on how you do it.
WASTE PAPRR Few housekcepcrs are
aware Of the many uses to which waste pa
per may be put After a stove has been
b!ackcned. 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. coffcc-pot and teapot bright
and clean. than the old way OF washing
them in s1ds. Rubbing with paper is also
the best way Of Publishing knives and tin
war" after securing. This saves wetting
the kwife handles. Tf little -four is held
on the paper in rubbing tin-ware and
spoons they shine ike new silver For
polishing mirrors. windows. lamp-chim-
n"ys. 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
ct the can, is laid directly or the fruit -
Paper is much better 10 pat under car
pct than straw. Il is warmer. thinner.
and makes less noise when one walks over
it. Two thickncsses Of paper placed be-
tween other coverings on bed are as warm
rs quilt fit is necessary to step upon
chair. always lay paper on it. and thus
save the paint OF woodwork from damage
WorLp YouE Loss III FELr.-Live for
some purpose in the world Always act
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!,itudes Of our species
are living in such manner that they are
no. likely to be remembered after their
disappearance. They leave behind them
scarcely any tracks Of their existence, and
are forgotten almost rs though they had
ncrcr been. They are. while they live
like some pebble lying unobservcd among
n million on the shore; and when ther
die. they are like tha. same pebble thrown
into the sea. which jus. ruffies the surface.
sinks. and is forever forgotten. without
being missed from the beach. They are
neither regretted BY the rich. mourned
by the poor. nor cele bra,ed BY III. learn
ed. Who has been the better for their
life? Who has been the worse for their
death Whose wants suppled7 Whose