Middletown transcript., 1876-01-22
0aritfts.
Don't insult a poor man.

d God gives every bird its food, bul
/, does not throw it into the nest.
. Life cannot subsist 10 society but By
Q reciprocal concessions.
Eternity-the endless chasm compos.
ing the life Of God!
Il What is virtue but a medicine, and
vice but wound ?-Heoker.
Humility is the solid foundation Of
all the virtues. - Chinese ,Saying.
If we drive to the bottom Of pleasure
we are sure to bring up dirt
The appreciation Of noble deeds Is
the next thing to being noble ourselves.
The discovery Of a process hss been
made by which ashes can be converted
into solid mass as hard as marble.
He that speaks the truth viii and
himself in sufficient dramatic situations.
-CHriaopher North.
! When you get into hot water 70 to
your friends! You'll find them cool
enough.
In plain truth, it is mot want, but
rather abundance. that creates avaries.
-Aontagme -
He enjoys much who is thankful for
little. A grateful mind is great mind.
Seeker.
1t is surely very narrow policy that
supposes money to be the chief good.
l-Johnson.
Success hasa erest tehdsijoy 70 con.
ceal and throw veil over the evil
deeds Of men.
Not the oaks Of intellect but lie blos-
soms Of the heart are twisted into the
wreath Of fame.
A great many persons wish to live
their lives over sgsin, bscsuss they see
where they might have sinned, and
did't.
In life it is difficult to say who does
you the most mischief enemies With
the worst intentions, or friends with the
best.
In the East Indies the ladies' Of the
country are subjected to the labor Of
building railroads and keeping them in
running order.
Honesty and happiness seem to be
alike in this particular -those wko have
the most Of either seem to make the
least Of it.
LET me up. said the under man in
fight, the other day. II won't do It,"
said the other; it was too much trou-
BILE to get you do an"
Bret Harte commenced life - .
child. and was q clerk, schoolmaster.
a gold miner, printer. an editor, and
a poet before he became Of age.
Live to be useful. Live to give
light. Live to accomplish the end for
which you were made. and quietly and
steadily shine on. trying to do good.
To succeed in the world it is much
more necessary TO possess the penstra-
lion to discern who is fool than to dis
cover who is clever man - ZdNeyrand.
1t is curious to note the old sea mar
gins Of human thought; each subsiding
,entury reveals some new mystery We
build where monsters used to hide
themselves. .-Lonafslo~.
Success in life is very apt to make
Is forget the time when We we're mot
much. It lis just SO with the frog on
be jump; he can't remember when be
vas = tadpole. bat other folks can
Love aeizes on us suddenly, without
living us any warming, and our disposi-
ion or our weakness favors the sur
rise; one look, one glance, from the
air, fixes and determines u.s. Brsyere.
The subterranean gallery Of the new
Z. Gothard tunnel will be 5000 me-
res long. 1t is not expected that the
pening will take place before 1880, as
he'drift advances but seven metres per
ay.
Two opinions Rochefoucauld
'ys: The he'll Of women is old see.''
lolmes says: "A good and true wo-
IAN is said to resemble . Cremona
ddle-age but increases its worth and
Fecteps its tone. :"
If you love others they will love
'u. fyou speak kindly to them they
i'll speak kindly to you. Love is re-
lid with love. and hatred with hatred.
'ould you hear sweet and pleasant
'ho. speak sweetly and pleasantly
,urself." - e-
An old preacher. who had several
lis to take parish, asked his servant
here be should 60. and the servant !.
id: go where there is most sin.
F." The preacher concluded that was
'od advice, and went where there Was
ost money. ~
a book agent called on . farmer
ar Oriskany the other day. and was