Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16

-Ifall things are for the best, where
do the rations Tor the second best come
from
When does q farmer double up
sheep without hurting it ? When he
folds it.
What word is that (which, ifyou
take away the first letter, all will still
remain Fall.
Why is a tendcr-hearted person
like housekeeper with but little furni-
ture Because he is easily moved.
The brook is the bath oflittle birds,
the mirror of heaven, the image Of life,
running road, the font Of baptism.
"A Frenchman, wishing to speak
of the cream of the English poets, for.
got the word, and said, "De butter OF
do poets.
Those men are worthy to be re-
membered who have left the world
better than they found il.
-Calumny, though raised upon moth.
ing, is too swift TO be overtaken, and
too volatile 10 be impeded.
Men, till a matter be done, wonder
that it can be done and, as soon as 1t
is done, wonder again that 1t was no
sooner done.
An old Hindoo, who had become
Christian, first had Bible given him
and then clock. "The clock will tell
me when and the Bible how to spend it,"
Suffer not your spirit to be sub.
dued by misiortunes but, on the con.
trary, steer right onward, with cour.
age greater than your fate seems to
allow.
Rest and peace are not to be
gained by force they are the pure
gifts from the heaven within us, rain
clouds and sunshine meeting in our
tears and smiles
Il have one great principle which
| never lose sight Of; TO insist strongly
on the difference between Christian
and Christian, and to sink into
nothing the differences between Chris
tian and Christian.
"A letter was lately received at the
Chicago postoflice, directed "To an
Honest Man" The chief clerk sent
il TO the Dead Letter Department, with
the candid confession that the man did
not live IN Chicago.
DO little helpful things, and speak
helpful words whenever you can. They
are better Than pearls and diamonds to
strew along the roadside of life. They
will yield far more valuable harvest,
as you will find after many days.
1t is easier to forgive an ancient
enemy than the friend we have offend
ed. Our resentment grows with our
undesert, and we feel vindictive in due
degree with our own doubts of tho
chance Of finding forgiveness.
TO solicit patronage is, at least in
the event, TO set virtue TO sale. None
can be pleased without praise, and few
can be praised without falsehood few
can be assiduous with servility, and
none can be servlle without corruption.
AS weeds grow fastest in fat soil,
so our corruptions grow and thrive
most when our natural state is most
prosperous. Therefore, Gods love and
care of us constrain him sometimes to
use severe discipline, and to cut us
short in our temporal enioyments.
A gentleman who had lately built
house was showing it to friend, and
with great pride was pointing out its
various Accommodations. my dear
SIR" interrupted the other, "have you
made the staircase wide enough TO
bring down your own coffin ?"
"A Western editor apologies to bis
readers somewhat after this fashion
ave expected to have death and
marriage to publish this week, but
violent storm prevented the wedding,
and the doctor being taken sick him
self, the patient recovered, and we are
accordingly cheated out of BOTH
"A Yankee traveller who has Just
returned from the extreme North, says
that in Spitzbergen last winter it was
so cold that in a crowded hut the
breath OF the inmates would fall TO the
floor in flakes, and he burned the stock
ings off his feet one terrible night with
out hardly feeling the heat.
"A thirsty topper, in a bar-room,
flung down his sixpence and then filed
his glass to the brim with whisky.
"Hold on !" exclaimed the bartender,
in apparent astonishment, "thero is
chrome goes with that drink !" and
tearing off portion of the end of a
eigar.box, he politely handed it across
tho counter
-Foote, the actor, patronizod Bright.
on, and for mimicing the good parish
priest was cornered by the parsons
lighting parishioners, canes in hand.
Foote apologized by saying al imi.
tate everybody. Why, take off my.
self; | will show you" At the same
time stepping silly behind gate, be
shut it In their faces, and fastened
away with a "Good morning, gentle.
men,"
-"Surc, an you'll marry me now
Bridget, and there shant be shebeen
in the whole parish won't drink yer
health at every night of my life, nor
boy in the place as won't get crack
on the head with my shillelah for your
sake. An Id like to see Phil Rooney
do the likes O that for ye-the name
spalpane, as niver got drunk to your
honor in his lie, and takes no delight
in himself at ALL
"A man came to the Duke of Wei
lington with patented article. "What
have you to olfer2" "A bullet-prooi
Jacket, your grace" "Put it on" The
Inventor obeyed. The Duke rang
bell. An Aide.de-C Camp presented him.
self "Tell the Captain Of the guard
TO order one OF his men to load with
ball.cartridgo The inventor disap-
peared forthwith, and no money was
wasted on that invention.
Tins world is not merely rugged
spot on which wo are to struggle for q
foothold on liie-to toll for daily bread I;
but bright member Of the starry
brotherhood that range the fields OF
space, raising from every corner OF the