The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-02
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

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A man must have bad oplniona3E
himself not to be willing to ,appesfs
what he really Is. a sSss ~
Never be drawn into family Qua tE
rel. They are battles which are bett6xs
fought without allies.
There Is now and then a thing. which,
Cue more 1t is cut the longer 1t grows
"a ditch, for example. 4s3xfs
Buta few men can handle a hot. lam Il; s.;
chimney and say there ls no place like
nome at the same time. u
Help somebody worse off than yours
sei and you will hnd that yen are bets
ter Oil than you fanoied. ,Si Il
It Is easy to run down tie accoln9 q
Pllshm"nts Of your neighbor, but; hRr.s
der to run ahead of them.
The wife who utilizss her husband'sN
the door to the divorce court. 3,
Any one thing in the creation Is s,lf-t
flc1ent to demonstrate Providence tON
an humble and grateful mind. ~
The label upon bottle of ague renses,s;
dy, requesting the patient to shakes
well before using, Is supertluous. s 3S${,sii
'That's what beats me-" as the bow
SAID when he saw his father take the
skate strap down from it's accus. omeds /
nail. ,''.i7,}5ga
An American would submit to beE
locked up In railroad car just long
enough to enable him to kick the door
down. v S'SSss SaS
The more man knows about any
SUBJECT the greater Will be his charity
Tor and sympathy with views differing 4
from his own. 'a
A greatmany mon die bcggars by not
Improving the time they spend inS
wlshtng that their rich neighbours
sheckels were theirs. %{%
"lf cant teach people to be good, I
can get them to come to Sunday school,
ana then somebody else can teach them''l
said little boy to himself.
Men trust rather to their eyes than
their ears; the effect OF preceptis Is there (
fore slow and tedious, while that of ex-
ample ls summary and etfectual.
Take all sorrows out of life, and you :
Jake away all richness, and depth, and
tenderness. Sorrow Is the furnace
that melts selfish hearts together.
There are some men who are busy In
ldleness, and make the leisure of neaoa 81
not only more troublesome, but eyen&
more wicked than the business of war.
Your disposition will be suitable to q
on for the soul is fringed with the col
or and complexion Of It's own thoughts.
A superior capacity for business, and n
moro extensive knowledge, are steps
oy which new man often mounts TO
favor ana Outshines the rest Of his con-
temperaries.
Death opens the gate to fame, and Z
SHUTS the gate of envy after 1t; it un-
loosea the chain Of the captive, and n
puts the bondman's task into another <
mans hand Is
"Avarice In old age," says Cicero, y
rs foolish; tor what can be more ab- Rs
surd than to increase our provisions for =
the ROAD the nearer we approach our z
journeys end?"
How few realize that the strata Of
love and hate lie 80 close together that
lC taxes put little to bring the latter up
permost, when un, er the pressure of
unktndness or injustice.
Whenever it may be needed to mon
ton anything to the disadvantage of
another, let 1t be done with truthful
ness. tenderness, humility, and with
recollection Of how much has been for
given you.
Those who are intended to do any
eminent service for God are always
emptied OF self, and led to see their un-
htness Tor the undertaking; then they
crust simply in Gods wisdom and DOW
er, and He gets all the Glory,
There are great many people In the
world who are bound by the close ties
or blood to the man who said that he
had laid up two shillings, one for him
self and one for the Lord, but that the
one he had intended for the Lord, had
oeen lost In an unfortunate speculation.
AS the sun does not wait for prayers
anu incarnation that he may rise, but
shines at once and Is greeted by all, so
neither wait thou for applause and
shouts and eulogtes that thou may'st
40 well but be spontaneous benefac-
tor, and thou shalt be beloved like the
sun.
If this be certain, that no trade Is so
bad az none at all, nor any life SO tire
some as that which Is spent In continu-
al visiting and dissipat Oh. 10 give all
ones time to other people, and never
reserve any for ones self, is to be free
In appearance only, and slave in Of =
feet.
Children, If you make promisA
keep 1t. Nothing shows a person 81
real character more than little things;
and even If tho breaking Of your word
would not lead to seri us results, 1t will.
lead to habit Of neglect and carelcssness
to yourself that you will always re-
gret.
Happiness is like mama; 1t is to be
gathered In grams and enjoyed every
day. 1t will not keep; 1t cannot be ac-
nor have we to 20 out OFFS
or into remote places to gath
or 1t, since it has rained down from
heaven at our very doors, or rather,
within them. -
Man has an inward voice as we'll as
an onward eye" a voice distinct from
that OF conscience. 1t is the oompan-
ion, If not "the bliss Of solitude" and
though he sometimes employs 1t to de-
celve himself, it gives him good coun- Z
sci, perhaps, quite rs often, calls him
to account, reproves him for having
left unsaid what he ought to have said
or for having said, reprehends or'ap-
proves, admonishes or encOurages.<
Professor David Swing said, In speak
ing Ut the "immense multitude OF lit-
erary mon, and statesmen, and judges,
and lawyers, and phystcians, who;
stand apart from Church mem bership.n -