West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
NO. 26.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

The pancake Is like the orb of day
rises IN the yeast and sets in the vest.
IL Is no sign because farmer Ia
growing sage that he Is becoming wise
The time Is coming when a buffalo
robe Will cover two hearts that beat as
one.
y desert wastc-scoopIng out the in
side of pie and throwing away the
crust.
Where there's smoke there's some
iro, and very OF; II u mighty poor
cigar.
The Indians are fast retiring to their
reservations, which are six feet under
ground.
y man never knows how many
,tlenuS ne has until he purchases u bill
lard table.
How can we expect IA harves. of
thought who have not had "A sced-timc
OF charactcrp
In theatre the man who laughs last
never laughs well. lie Gisturbs the
rest of the company.
1t Is easy TO pick holes I'm other pco-
PIE work, but far more profitable To
do better work yourself.
We presume the aXle-trees of railroad
'carwhecls are called journals because
oi.their rapid c,rculation.
IT Is better to be doing the most lnslg-
hlhcaht thing In the world than TO
reckon half an hour insignificant.
Many ways of happiness have been
discovered, but all agree there is none
so pleasant as loving and being loved.
integrity without knowledge IL veal,
ana useless, and knowledge without in
IeSrltN Il dangerous and dreadful.
Logic helps to strip OF the outward
disguises OF things, and To behold and
Jadgo OF them in their own nature.
1t Is strange desire to seek power,
ana to lose liberty; or To seek power
over others, and lose power over ones
self.
We cannot conquer fate and neces-
sity; but we can yield to them I'm such
u manner as To be greater than If we
could.
When n Christian goes INTO the world
because he sees IL I'm his call. vet whllo
he feels 1t also his cross, ii Will NOT
hurt him.
downcast justice sentenced a man
VINO stole cent To the penn Y -tentiary,
and If hedoesn'. reform we supposo old
Nickel get him.
An act by which we make one friend
ana one enemy Is II losing game, be-
cause revenge is II much stronger prin-
clplc than gratitude.
God wishes to be served joyfully. and
the glory of good master is To find his
servants continually happy and con-
tented In his service.
Ihat which each can do best none
out his Maker can teach him. No man
yet knows what 1t is, nor can, till that
person has exhibited it.
Good nature extracts sweetness from
everything which 1t comes In contact.
WIN IA tire bee extracts honey from
every Hover which 1t visits.
These six--the peeylsh, the niggard.
Inc dissatisfied, the passionate, the sus-
plclons, anl those VINO live upon others
'he"hs--tre forever unhappy.
The business of life Is to 20 forward:
ne VINO sees evil In prospect meets il
on the way; but he VINO catches it by
ieJrospecJion turns back TO find it.
Mans value Is In proportion TO what
ne mas courugeously suffered, AS the
value OF the steel blade Is in PROPORTION
To the tempering IL has undergone.
"''" ~ "9b I"JlcI JO Llelf eyes tllan To-
their ears; the effect Of precepts is
therefore SLOW and tedious, whilst that
oi examples Is summary and efIcctual.
Ihcre are some men who are busy i'm
lulcncss, ana make the leisure of peace
not only more troublesome, but even
more wicked than the business of war.
There Is as much greatness ofmi1d in
thc owning Of good turn az I'm the
DONG OF IT; and we must no more force
Il fequital out OF time than be wanting
I'm it.
wisdom Is better than riches. wis
dom guards thee, but thou must guard
my riches. Riches diminish i'm IN.
using but wisdom increases in the use
of IL. WV "'o
were there but one virtuous man I'm
the world, lac would mold up his head
IN confidence and honor; ne would
shame the world, but Tie world woulI
not shame MIN.
The great moments Of life are but
moments like the others. Your doom
Is .pokcn 10 wOrd or two. A single
look from the eyes, mere pressure of
the hand, may decide It,.
There is no joy IN the world like fb..
joy Of being 70 true Christian. Youug
people think religious life is gloomy
ana chccricss, that 10 would rob them
OF pleasures and make life drcarv. Hut
ncvcr was there sadder mistake.
The world is governed by three
things, wisdom, authority and appoor-
anccs. Wisdom is for thoughtful peo.
pie, authority for rough people. and an
pcarauce for the great mass of super-
icIal people who can look only at tbe
outside
Imaginary evils soon become re,l
ores by induiging our reflections on
Jhemi ~ he who has melancholy
fancy seeing something like face on tbc
wall or WaluscOt, can. by two or three
touchc- witha pencil. make it look
visible, and agreeing with what hc
Hucics.
The every day cares and duties
Which men call drudgery are the
weights and cOuntcrpOiscs Of the clock
Of time, giving its pendulum p true VII
Draiion, and it's hand q regular motion.
and wneu they cease TO hang upon the
wheels the pendulum no longer swings.
the hands no longer move, the clock
stands still.
Think twice before you believe every
evil story you hear, and think twenty
times before you repeat it, especially IA
u rs about a woman. Say to yourself,
"Ihis NAV not be true, or it may be ex +,
aggeraiel,' unless you have proof OF