The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-10
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Never make yourself the hero of your
own story.
| Never read letters which you may
| find addressed to others,
have found it hard to persuade men
that death is sunrise.
! Never present gift saying that It Is
! no use to yourself.
Never call attention to tho features
or form OF any one present.
Never fail, If gentlemen, of being
! civil and polite to ladies. h.
A straight line Is the shortest I'm
morals as well as in mathematics.
Never appear to notice scar. defor-
nifty or defect of any one present.
Never arrest the attention of an ac-
Iuantancc BY touch. Speak to him.
Never answer questions In general
company that have been put to others
Return equity and justice for evil
hohc to you, and pay goodness by good
ness.
BE- temperate. Liquor has made
more paupers than all other vices COM
! bincd.
Actions, looks. words, steps, form,
the letters by which we may spell char
actcrs.
We can make our experience into
bridges to bear us safely over what Is
before us if we will.
The way for Il man to secure himself
from wickedncss is to withdraw himself
from the examples Of 1t.
Many man bears his own faults pa
tiently, and those of his neighDors I'M
patiently.
Never call IL new acquaintance by,
'lc CHRISTIAN name unless requested to
do so. -
The senses are the gates OF our soul,
ana, therefore, they need to be strong
ly guarded.
IL is easy to pick flaws in other peo-
PIES work, but more profitable to do
better work yourself. ..
Good resolutions are like horses.
The first cost Is an Item Of less impor-
tancc than the keeping.
Keep the horrors at arms length.
Never turn n blessing around to see
whether IL has Il dark side.
Conccit Is generally proportionate
with high station, and the greatest gem
fuses have not been entirely free from
1t. What, indeed, Is ambition, but all
Immediate love Of pralseP
Society is generally supposed to give
the last polish to education; but, per-
haps there is nothing like little adVer-
slty TO bring about that heaIthiness Of
feeling which alone fits man for
society.
Kind words are the bright flowers of
earthly existence; use them ;and espcc-
tally around the tireside circle. They
are jewels beyond price. and powerful
to heal the wounded heart and make
the weighed down spirit glad.
Many true heart that would have
come back like the dove of the ark,
after the first transgression, has been
frightened beyond recall by tho angry
look and menacing taunt-the savage
charity Of an unforgivlng soul.
Duty ls Il power which rises with us
In the morning and goes to rest with
us at night. Ills co-extensivc with the
acti on Of our intelligence. 1t Is the
shadow which clcaves to us, 20 Where
We will, and only leaves us when we
loave the light Of life.
Mon feel but Contempt for q woman
who may chance to love them If they
love not In return; but tho woman to
the day OF her death feels n tender pity
amounting almost to love, for the man
who once honored her by desiring to
make her his wife. 'a.l. ..
Woman should all understand that
no beauty has any charms but the in
ward one Of the mind, and thata grace
fulness in manner is much more engag-
Ing than that of their persons; and
meekness and modesty are the true and
lasting ornaments. These are the only
charms that render wives amiable, and
give them tho best title to our respect.
Always remember no one can debase
you but yourself. Slander, satire,
lalsehood, injustice-the can never
rob you of your manhood. Men may
lie about you, they may cherish suspi-
cions manifold, they may make your
failings the target Of their wit or cruel
ty never be alarmed never swerve an
inch from tho line your conscience
has marked out for you.
They greatly mistake who suppose
that tho measure Of success Is the posi-
ton which one seoures. The first and
greatest victory which a man should
win Is in himself. The greatest attain
ment Is t. be noble and good. This Is
within the reach Of every one. The
servant may be as true as his master;
the peasant IN his hut may be as upr ght
In character and life rs the king in his
palace. A rose may be as beautiful In
some secluded spot where 1t Is rarely
seen, as in tho garden Of rloh man
where 1t is admired by all visitors. =
The fundamental relations Of special
sciences as yet refuse to be resolved by
the atomic mechanics, as chemistry
and physiology. But even could these
difficulties be overcome, two would re-
main which have never been resolved
and In the writer's opinion never will
be. These are man 8 incapacitY to un-
derstand the nature Of matter and
force, and his incapaoity TO resolve
spiritual processes into material pro-
perties and laws. While within these
limits Science may aycxplaln everything,
beyond these limits she must be' content
to say I'VE know nothing and shall
continue to know nothing. asa8ses
We sometimes entertain angels una
wares, and do not give them So good
entertainments, perhaps, as we should
If we were aware that they were angels.
The divine yisitant lie! not always recog-
Snized. Thoughts, tinclinations, desires
are awakened In our souls by the Holy
Spirit, bhtWe doinot discern the source