The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17
CHAT BY The WAY


CHAT BY The WAY.
The Ssst way to encourage reform is to show that
you are in earnest by reforming yourself
In West Africa they have proverb about tho sure
consequences of crime which might Do probably
pondersd upon by all OF us-"He fed from the sword
ana hid in tho scabbard."
1t may DO SAID OF that CHASTITY silver bill, whose
friends apologize for by saying that II 1t robs the
rich II encourages The poor, that, like the famous
Heathan Chnee. II is '.childlike ana Band"
cobber once said that ns could always tell who
was wrong in u spirited argument, even when he
could not understand what either contestant was say
ing. Ho brought his hammer down on his apstone
with hearty blow and continued ..It's always the
man who gets mad FIRST"
When the temperature Of the sermon Is down to
the zero OF indifference the congregation will be
enid mid nodding." Cold always induces sleep.
II is hard to please man who has fallen into the
habit OF grumbng He Is disconnected until he gets
something thon he is disconnected because 1t Il not
what he expected, and then he is disconnected be-
couss he Is discontinued.
''Every house has us Skeletons Is the way We put
III buy in the tropics it runs "Every cabin has It's
mosquito"
Even the untutored savage, who only Just ovsrtops
the orapg, Mr.. Darwin would say sees the differ
ence between rich man and q poor man. He says,
"Bshnd dog It Is only dog; but before dog It Is Mr..
Dog"
When you are seriously considering matrimony as
possibility Of the future best put your
creditors In good humor by asking for their auto
graphs on bills OF goods delivered. The man who has
right to ask you for money may b. dun; but un-
less you pay him you undone. II Is always better
10 settle up before you settle down.
The death Of Plus IL. called forth vast amount
OF friendly criticism. .srhe beautiful old man ,, as
the Catholic papers delighted call him, left fra
grant memories behind him. Though iaAexIblo IN
his convictions, and courageous In PROFOUND
ing them, he made few enemies and hosts
OF friends He was fond OF quiet .poss-
antry. and knew how to laugh as well AZ to endure
An indignity. His face was q benediction, and his
kindly words to those both Catholic and Protestant
who were admitted 10 his presence, will be long re-
membsred and treasured. He bore hs great age with
envable grace, and taught the whole world regard
him with nlial affection. He was 4 revered poien:
tate, In consequence Of bis high position and great
man in consequence OF his ability. and the at
his death Will DO both universal and genuine.
When you speak evil of another you must be pre-
pared to have others spes evil OF you. There is
old Buddhist proverb which says:-"He who INDUCES
In enmity Is like ole who throws ashes windward,
which come back to the place ana cover him all
over"
II you can't Rs on without grumbIing sit still and
keep STILL Don't Interfere With the good fortune OF
other people because you do not deserve any your
SELL Y6d would probably not contented II you had
everything, and so you left TO how much un-
happiness you can get out Of nothing
Rhetoric sometmes laps its gorgeous wings In our
faces very unpleasant fashion Its almost as seri-
matter to choose words to choose ideas. Or.
Talmago recently spoke OF tho Lord 'he darling Of
heaven. The expression Intensely pre-
and disagreeabc. Theology ought 10 DO popuarized,
but lot there DO some decorum In the choice
both Of conceptions and Of language.
In Africa the savages have curious way OF pray
ing. The wizard priest writes prayer on pieco
OF and the patient carefully washes It of and
swallows tho water chalk and prayer. IN the firm
belief that ne will get rid OF his disease 1t would
well for Mr. Tyndal to pack up his "prayer gauge"
apparatus In convenient compass and take trip next
summer along the West African coast and show these
people that prayer only reflex Of the mind
They evidently arc not aware OF that fact yet.
An eagle has lately been soaring msJesticaly above
Windsor Castle and a while alights on ono OF
the many gables OF tho royal mansion. There Is n
slight supersttous nutter about tho occurrence Even
staid Engl.snmen startled when they hcar these
mysterious raps at midnight their bed board and
Huxley prefers TO see the moon over his right shou
der He Doesn't believe In anything Of the kind, and
yet when he goes up stairs in the dark sometimes
mis- theories. "Oi course there isn't any
ghost, and yet | may be wrong" Is the way he
reasons. But what that eagle meant Herbert
Spencer p busy looking alter the ''npknowabic,
and Lord Derby terribly mixed about
the Eastern question, that English philosophy and
politics have failed take In nature Of the omen
But It's Interpretation IL very simple. That eagIe
went over from America TO look after Stanley. The
Geographical Society tried to 1nd fault with tho great
African explorer, when the Prince Of Wales stepped
In bestowed the royal favor and husbed the little
fauulndsrs who wanted Stanley 10 be eaten BY tho
cannibals Tho eagle percncs on the royal roof sim
ply 10 express thanks for this proof tina. the
British love Of lair play will triumph In the end We
have Just been playing with the irnge Of Daniel's
mantle, and TINS inspiration Is the result.
Inndolty Is evidently not royal road TO popularity,
and this Colonel Ingerso knows right We delight
in all sorts Of novelties but when they are OF no value
No soon tire OF them. Everybody sticks a pin into
himself once just TO what the sensation 10 like
bu. only the fool docs II twice. Whom tho Colonel
frs. advertised bis archaeological pills. warranted to
cure original SIN and clear the system only OF It's
errors but of everything else and leave II q perfect
vacuum. he opened his Office In Chickering Hall.
and found q largo number Of patent medicine
lovers In attendance. Each one swallowed his
pill with q good round laugh, and went homo
thinking the world was coming to an end,
SO far as its present vtgtme 10 concerned, and that
the Colonel was 10 construct millennium with him.
self head centre and everybody else as bis stan.
One dose of the new medicine, however was enough.
When the new prophet hired Gmoro's Garden and
made arrangements tor about ten thousand persons
be found that not as many people wanted his nodi-
cine as he had reckoncd We have something
better than any law regulate FREQ speech-vz, the
common sensc OF the people. Thoy will 60 whore
they can get what they want, and once or twice 10
look at a theological "babc In Tho woods" who has
lost his way, but after that they write on bis forehead
The significant words, go West, young man." and
loave him alone.
Customs diner according 10 time and climate