Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-07-31
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California names one of her thriving
towns Cut Throat Depot.
Distance sometimes endears friend
ship, and absence sweetens it.
Address makes opportunities; the
want Of 1t gives them.
Moderation is the silkcn string rum
ming through the pearl.chain Of all
virtues.
Love reckons hours for months, and
days for years; and very little absence
is an ago.
There is q church in Chicago for
women only, and it is called the Church
of the Divine Maternity.
Hon. Augustus Schell, of New York,
was elected Chasrman of tho Demo-
cratic National Committee.
A wealthy old lady in Detroit insists
peddling goranges through tho streets
in an orange-colored satin.
Clouds are the veil behind which
the face of day coquettishly hides
itself, to enhance its beauty.
Betrothal parties are all the excite
ment in New York-and are so delight.
full. One young lady has had five.
Over so Republicans of Williams
port, Pa, have come out for Greeley,
and organized Liberal Republican
Club.
Josh Billings uttered great truth
when he said "He who by his biz
would rise, must either bust or adver-
tise."
An Iowo man refused to be present
at the death-bed of his wife for fear
lest she should pledge him not to mar
ry again.
The whole duty Of man is embraced
in tho two principles of abstinence and
patience; temperance in prosperity,
and courage in adversely.
Men are often capable OF greater
things than they perform. They are
sent into the world with bills of credit,
and seldom draw to their full extent.
at is forty years, my old friend John,
since we we're boys together" "Is
It'll" Well don't speak so loud, there's
that young widow in the next room"
A fellow who has actually tried it,
says that, although there are three
scruples in o dram, the more drams
you take the less scruples you will
have.
There is no action Of man in this life
which is not the beginning of so long
q chain Of consequences, as that no
human providence is high enough to
give prospect to the end.
Apathy is one Of the worst moral
diseases, as it not only incapacitates
us from combating the encroachment
of vice, but closes every avenue Of our
eouls to the approach Of virtue.
A curate having been overhauled by
his bishop for attending a ball, the
former replied, "Sir, wore mask"
"Oh, well, returned the bishop, "that
puts new face on the affair.""
That which we acquire with the
most difficulty we retain the longest
as those who have earned fortune
are usually more careful of it than
those who have Inherited one.
"You saved my lifc at the battle of
Malvern HILL" said beggar to cap
tain. "Saved your life Howl" 81
served under you and when you ran
away, Itollowed."
A maxim is the exact and noble OK.
preston of an important and indisput-
able truth. Sound maxims are the
germs Of good strongly imprinted in
the memory, they nourish the will.
Action hangs, as it wore, "dissolved"
in speech, in thoughts whereof speech
is the shadow and precipitates itself
therefrom. The kind of speech in
man betokens the kind of action you
will get from him.
A lady tells us that when she was
poor little girl, living in the country,
she used to "plant corn in her bare
feet" This imparts new idea of the
origin OF those troublesome things on
our toes.
"lother," said a bright little girl,
tbs hell a hot place ?" Being little
puzzled what reply to mako, the moth
or answered "Yes." "Then, )" said the
little girl, "why don't they turn the
damperp
POTATOES p cried darkey peddler
in Richmond. "Hush dat racket-you
distracts de whole neighborhood, came
from o colored woman in the door
way. "You kin hear me, kin you ?"
"Hear you! kin hear you mile"
"Tank God for dat--Ise hollowin' to
be heard. Tatoes p
A naughty little boy blubbering be.
cause his mother wouldn't lot him 20
down to the river on the Sabbath,
upon being admonished, said, "I didn't
want to 60 swimmin' with 'em ma.
4 only wanted to go down and see the
bad little boys drown for going
swimmin' on Sunday"
Alexander Hamilton once said 10 an
intimate friend Men give me credit
for genius. All the genius have lies
just in this, when I have subject in
hand study it profoundly. Day and
night it is before me. explore IL in
all its bearings. Ny mind becomes
pervaded with It. Then tho effort
which / make the people are pleased
10 call the fruit of genius. II is the
fruit Of labor and thought.