The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-08-24
Fractional Currency.

1t would not be easy to enumerate the
number of those who think to atone for the
evil they have done by the good they intend
doing, and are thus only virtuous in pros
pective.
"The way of it is" said little Johnny, de-
scrbing q rattle at church fair, "you see
somethin' and you give halfa dollar for
chance to win it, another fellow always gets
it, and they never offer you your money
back"
Deacon Jones, just deceased, had very
red nose. His widow thought it rather per-
sonal in the minister to begiu his funeral
discourse, "Another shining light has been
taken from our congregation"
The Spaniards have proverb which says:
"An ounce of mother is worth a pound of |
clergy" An ounce of conduct is worth a
ton of reading. An ounce of self surrender
to truth already possessed is worth plan
cts weight of truth not Transmitted into
deeds.
How good an idea did the average child
get of the real gist of that lesson on "The
Seven Chosen?' The Texas Christian Ad-
cocate says that during the review of that
lesson, in response to the inquiry "What,
then, is the special duty of deacons?" a
gentleman got from boy the unexpected
reply "To take care of the widows"
A merchant in provincial town in Scot
land had habit of saying "It might hae
been waur" to everything that was told him,
however sad the story might be. A neigh
Dor, thinking that he would knock the wind
out of him, one morning said, "Man, I had
an awful dream last night" GAY, what did
ye dream p 81 dreamed that was in hell"
"It might hae been waur.' "How could it
hae been waur?" ''Tf it had been reali
ty."
Bishop Potter, of New York, in excusing
himself from making speech at the lunch
con after church dedication at Boston the
other day, told the story of the man who
was always Dragging of any speech he made,
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had just been down to Boston, where he
made speech. "Oh did you?" said the
friend, 81 am glad to hear it. 1 always did
hate those Bostonians."
A gentleman took his little boy to a model
farm, to see the wonders of the place. Af-
ter they had been there short time the lit
tie fellow ran crying to his father, being al
the same time pursued by big turkeycock
which was trying to get a piece of bread
out of his hand. What, my hoy," said the
father, "are you afraid of turkey? Why
you ate part of one yesterday" "Yes, pa
pa" responded the little fellow, wiping his
eyes ''but this one isn't cooked.
A young Danbury boy proposed to hi'
father that he go fishing, but his fathel
had other business for him that day. "Fath
err said the young man, "do you know
: what Solomon said about boys going fish
ing?" Solomon didn't say anything abou
: it," replied the parent "Yes he did He
said if you spare the rod you spoil the child
81 won't spare it," said the old gentleman
promptly. And he didn't, but the son think
he got hold of the wrong rod.
Rev. Lecturer) Joseph P. Cook speaks o
certain churches "where the aristocratit
, members must be famed with eloquent ser
mons, sprinkled with the lavender of ease
and swung IN hammock, one end OF whicl
is fastened to the Cross while the other i
, held by the fingers of Mammon." If tn
Professor does not take care, he will have T.
, receive lively delegation from this city
, who will protest and not without reason
, that this description is not sufficiently i'm
! personal.
, A missionary of the American Sunda
School Union suggested to the superinter
!, dent of colored Sunday school down Sout
the advisability of offering some attraction
to the scholars in the way of Sunday schot
papers or reward cards. The superintender
took the suggestion, and even improved uE
>, on it. The next time the missionary Wis
9 ted the school, he found each urchin had
". lump of Glasses candy" on a small piece
:, white muslin. devouring the same with mo-
! intense satisfaction. The session was swe
and harmonious No trouble about gettir
' those children to stick to that school. Aft,
it was through, they would have stuck (
y anything.
IS AT trial in Salem, Webster said abo,
$ the argument of his opponent "Gentlems
If of the jury, this man neither alights ne
II flies forward. He hovers. Why does
e not meet the case? p Our age is full of re
II ders and students who are mere hoverel
is who neither fly forward nor alight, and wi
= think the highest philosophical glory is
l. never coming to a conclusion. Have "
n seen these winged, unrestng spiritual crea
re ures Reading is of small account in col
r. parison with that style of action whi
,e makes obedience to truth an organ of spi
h tual knowledge.