The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-08
VARIETIES.

II thou canst tolerate liar, thou art |
a liar thyself.
If thou art too lazy to think, thou
wilt be too poor to think.
A friend cannot be known in prosper
lty, and an enemy cannot be hid in adj
veIsity.
Patience on a monument Is all well
enough for poets, but doctors plant their
patients beneath.
The loud tones in which some per.
sons appeal to reason imply that reason
Is great distance from them.
Christianity is the element in modern
civilization that secures it against the
vlcissitudes OF another civilization
Washington said pofanity is a vice,
mean, low, and without temptation, 80
that every man of sense and character
will despise it.
Diversity of worship has divided the
human race in seventy~two nations.
From all their dogmas have selected
one-Uivine Love.
1t IL a Wize man who profits bi IL own
experience-but it IL a good deal wizer
one who lets the raUtlesnake bite the
other phellow.
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brides at a hotel table will waste more
food than would make dinner Tor four
average families.
A sfriendship that makes the least
noise Is very often the most useful for
which reason l should prefer prudent
friend to a Jealous one.
Reason was given that revelation
might be received. It is ad equate to
knowing that revealed truth is, not ade-
qnste to knowing why it is.
A woman needs nothing more than
mental lassitude, and antipathy to &C.
tiOn, to poison the trinity of holy we'd
lOck-self, husband and child.
hav finally cum to the konkIushun
that If l kant prove a thing without
betting So on it, the thing has got q
dredphull weak spot sumwhere.
Wink at small injuries rather than
avenge them. If, to destroy q single
bee, you throw down the hive, instead
of one enemy you have thousand.
A soft answer turneth away wrath +"
but a tough 'anser turneth away the
carving fork, slides all over the dish,
and covers the family with gravy and
confusion.
What do " talents amount to in q
man who is devoid OF moral principles?
He is just that much more like the devil,
and just that much more to be avoided;
! and 80, toe, the man who would place
such man in power.
"The rapacity, the shameless rapacity,
of some people is disgusting. There is
8 man in Helena, Montana, worth $3.50
600 who recently died and left every dol
lar of his wealth to his wife and child
remand seven lawyers in town. too"
, A lady entered q shop and requested
to see some lavender kid gloves, where
upon she was shown some different
shades of that color. Being a little over
come with so a great a variety, she
asked, Which of those pairs is the
lavenderest %
: A hasty, passionate fellow was sup
| ping with a friend who never contra,
dicted him, not wishing to provoke his
wrath. Unable to endure this acquies-
cence, ne at last burst out, " Zsunds
deny something, that 1 may know there
are two of u.s."
Never lose an opportunity of seeing
anything beautiful. Beauty is Gods
: handwriting it is a wayside sacrament.
Welcome it in every face every fair sky,
every fair flower, and thank him with
| Z. d
cup of bles sing.
The strongest argument for the truth
OF Christianity is the true Christian
! the man filed with the spirit of Christ
: The best proof of Christ ssresurrectioI
is living church, walking IN new lie
, and drawing life from Him who hal
overcome death = Christleb.
4 A pair of scissors was lost, and the
said, asking that they might be found
: There was, however, lurking conscious
8 that there ought to be 8 combination o.
:. prayer and work, 80 the youthful philes
J. Opher said, CHOW, mother, Pm tired
e so TIl pray while you hunt"
e A clergyman was once forced to say t,
n a congregation that persisted in drop
t ping buttons in the congregation box
8 +" Brethren who wish TO contribute but
If tons, said the fnancier, "Will pleas
Is not hammer down the eyes; for while
y the process does. not increase their val.
d ne as coin, it does impair their useful
1t ness as bottoms.
J It was a very honest old Dutch Judge
J in Schoharie county, who listened 70
q several hours to the argument of ceun
q sci, and then said: Dis case has beer
p ferry ably argued on both sides, ant
II dere have been some ferry nice points o
law brought up. shall dake dree day
to consider these points, but shall
eventually decide for the plaintiff"
l, "I am glad" said the Rev. DIR, Youn.
3 to the chief of the Little Ottawas,
Is that you do not drink whisky but il
It grieves me to find that your people uss
a SO much of it." "AhI yes" repliec
u the chief, and fixed an expressive eve
y upon the doctor, which communicates
n the reproOf before he uttered it, WI
Il Indians use great deal of whisky, but
t we do not make it. !"
. An IngeniOus Night Lamp.