Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-10-30
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No conflict is so severe as his who
labors TO subdue himself,
What is the best government That
which teaches us TO govern ourselves.
A man may weaken himself by al.
ways pouring over his own weakness,
Sunday is the golden clasp that
binds together the volumes of tho
week.
TO make the most Of the good and
the least of the evil of life is the best
philosophy OF life.
Little drops Of rain brighten the
meadows and little acts Of kindness
brighten the world.
There are thousand hacking at
the branches of evil TO one who Is
striking at the root.
II thou art rich, thou art poor for
like an ass whose back with ingots
bows, thou dearest thy heavy riches
but journey, and death unloads thee.
Aiken and Ayling, the names borne
by two Boston physicians, seems queer
when taken in connection with it be-
ing their vocation to cure aches and
ails.
1t was Prentice who declined TO dis
cuss the question of woman suffrage in
his journal, because he had considered
woman, from the creation, as a side
issue.
Judge-"llave you anything to offer
to the court before the sentence is
passed upon you p Prisoner-"No,
judge. / had $40, but my lawyers
took that"
A modest person seldom fails TO gain
the good will Of those he converses
with, because nobody cnvies man
who does not appear to be pleased
with himself
With every exertion, the best man
can do only moderate amount Of
good but it seems in the power OF
the most contemplate individual to do
incalculablc mischief
Tommy, do you know that your
uncle Robert has found little boy ba-
by on his doorstep, and he is going to
adopt him 2' Yes, mamma and he'll
be uncle Bob's step-son, wont hep
Sanctifed Affections are an evidence
of our adoption We do not pruno dead
trees to make them fruitful, nor those
which are planted in the desert, but
such as belong to the garden and pos
sess life.
lle who possesses religion finds a
providence not more truly in the his.
tory of the world than bis own family
history tho heights of heaven is also
formed by the same sun in the dew
drop of lowly flower
The first wealth is health. Sickness
is poorspirited and cannot serve any
one; it must husband its resources to
live But bealthfulness answers its
own ends, and has to spare, runs over
and mandates the creek of other mems
necessities.
Too much reproach "o'erleaps itself
and falls on the tother side" Prioked
up too sharply, the delinquent, like
goaded bull, grows sullen and savage,
and, the persecution continuing, ends
in rushing madly on the spear that
wounds him.
Scene in debating society: Prcsi-
dent-Wo will take the ayes and noes
on the previous question. Members
A word or two, Mr.. President: Friends,
Romans, Countrymen lend me your
ears. President-Order, sirl We will
take the eyes and nose first.
Most religious mongers have baited
their paradise with bit of toasted
cheese They have tempted the body
with large promises of possessions in
their transmortal Ell Dorado. Sancho
Panza will not quit his chimney corner
but under promise of imaginary islands
TO govern.
1t is your second-rate, your merely
clever man, who, ape-like, is always
rattling at the bars Of his cage, mop
ing and mewing TO attract attention,
and eagerly holding out his paw for
the nuts and apples of public apprecia-
ton, which, IL he does not get-why,
he sits and. howlsl
The census takers of the Young
Mems Christian Association, Of Jersey
City, report that there are "thirty-five
saloons 10 each church in that city"
Why church should have so many
saloons is something we can't under
stand. We should think ten would
suffice the largest church in the city.
never love those salamandcrs who
are never well but when they are in
the fire OF contentious. will rather
suffer thousand wrongs than offer
one. | have always found that TO
strive with a superior is injurious
with an equal, doubtful; with an in
ferior, sordid and base with any, full
of unquietncss
Philosophical argument, especially
that drawn from the vastness of the
universe as compared with the appar.
ent insignihcance of this globe, has Of
ten shaken my reason for the faith
that is in me; but my heart has assur-
ed and reassured me that the gospel of
Jesus Christ must be divine reality.
Tho sermon on the Mount cannot be
merely human production. This be.
lief enters into the very depth Of my
conscience The whole history OF man
proves IT, Daniel Webster.
The faith you mention, has, doubt.
less, its use in the world. do not
wish to see il diminished, nor would |
desire to sec it lessened in any man,
but wish it more productive Of good
works than have generally seen it.
mean real good works, works of
kindness charity, mercy and public
spirit; not holy.day keeping, sermon
hearing or reading, performing church
ceremonies, or making long prayers,
| filled with batteries and compliments,
despiscd even by wise men much less
capable of pleasing the Dcity.-.Frdnk
lin.
There are cruel writers in the world,
who hardly ever seem to think of their
poor readers, and who write as If il
were q fine thing to add complcxity of
style to the difficulty of the subject
They have their reward. The busy
world has no time to give to their va
garies Of failure, when man ceases to
make his meaning clear to the great