The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-15
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 15. 1874

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THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. Is. 1874
Gossip and Gleanings.
An old settler-A blow between the eyes.
Always tell the truth; you will find it easi-
er than lying.
Whatever you dislike in another, take care
to correct in yourself
| He who gives trife meanly is far meaner
than the trife.
The tenderest heart loves best the bold and
most courageous one.
] He that buys and lies shall find the lie left,
in his purse behind.
Better be upright with poverty than be
wicked with plenty.
Hewho laughs at cruelty sets his heel on
the neck of religion.
| Be noble minded! Our own heart, and
not other mems opinions of us, forms our
true honor.
| 81 go through my work." said the needle
to an idle boy. ''But not till you are hard
pushed" said the idle boy to the needle.
An enthusiastic Brooklyn husband beasts
of the possession of wife who moves about
his premises "like beautiful whirlwind"
Providence has a haunted clearinghouse,
and one of the boarders has broken all the
windows shooting at the ghost
The veterans of 1872 in Washington drank
deep to this toast: "The Washington Mon
ument-Tear it down or finish it. As it
stands it is disgrace to the county,"
"Shall 1 cut this loin of mutton saddle
wise % said a gentleman. ''No;" said one of
his guests, "cut it bridlewise, for then may
have chance to get bit in my MOUTH
The astronomer who can predict the exact
position of planet in the heavens a thou
sand years hence knows not what may be his
own state of health tomorrow.
! Josh Billings says: "There int emmy
thing that will kompletely kure lazyness, but
a second wife has been known to hurry it
some.''
New Haven exults in the possession of
female letters-carrier. Her principal qualif-
cation for the office seems to be that she is
| the only woman in Connecticut who has no
curiosity.
| A cynical writer says: "Take a company of
boys chasing butterflies; but long tailed coats
on the boys, and turn the butterflies into
guineas, and you have beautiful panorama
| of the world
A man in Hartford has stopped his news
paper because his name was printed in a list
OF advertised letters, and his wife, happening
to see it first, went and got it for him and
found it was from young lady, who COM
planned that he i;idn't meet her at Worcester.
as he promised.
philosophical victim advertises as fol-
lows: "If the person who took fancy to my
overcoat was influenced by the inclemency
Of the weather. then, contrary to the weather
all is serene; but if he did so from CONNER
cial considerations, am ready to enter into
financial negotiations for its return"
Whatever we undertake demands the best
powers Of our minds to discover its whole
bearing and intents, and the most strict and
vgant observance of every specific duty
which it involves. Nothing great or noble or
worthy is ever accomplished without enthu-
siasm, selfsacriice and patient labor
Phil. Ledger.
The wise man, conscious of superior tai
ent, and the philanthropist, desirous of the
public veal, aud even the Interested man,
who looks to his personal advantage and prog
ress, must give themselves and their energies
to studies which involve the immediate wants
of their fellow-men, even though their best
directed efforts should fail of the desired rs-
suits. And the simple reason is, that, if the
best qualified minds decline to undertake this
task. it will most assuredly be assumed by the
ignorant and presumptuons.-[Dr. Bigelow.
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