Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-09-25


all men are poor, let their estates b
what they will.
CHOICE EXCERPTS.
IT is with ancestry as with antiquit,
nations are proud of one, and individ
uals of the other.
WHAT is wanted in this world is no
for a man to cover large space, but t.
occupy a small one, and to do it suffi
ciently.
THE man who sits down and waits tt
be appreciated will find himself among
uncalled-fo luggage after the limited
express has gone by.
A PASSION comes to an end; it drop
out of life one way or other and we se'
it no more. But it has been part of oul
souls, and it is eternal.
He who loves most generously, ask
ing for nothing again, will receive most
plenteously the affections which can
come only as spontaneous offering OF
the heart.
MANY erroneous things have beer
written and said by the sages, but nev.
er did they float greater fallacy THAI
that an ardent love serves a stimulus Il
win the loved one by patient toll.
THE faults and weaknesses of others
instead of being woven into gossip, sean
dal, and useless criticism, should bt
used as danger signals to warn us ava,
from the paths which lead to them.
THERE is nothing of so great import
ance TO us as the good qualities of ont
to whom we join ourselves for life; they
not only make our present state agreea
BILE, but often determine our happiness
to all eternity.
THE tenderness of old age is thrice
blessed-blessed in its trophies over th'
obduracy Of encrusting and witherins
years; blessed because it is tinged witt
the sanctity of the grave; blessed be
cause it tells us that the heart will bios
som upon the precincts of the tomb.
A MAN who dwells on failure will
discomfort condemns himself of lit
tleness. We cannot be masters Of
ourselves till our sovereignty has beer
challenged and proved. The salu-
tatory shock comes on this side and
that, and the courageous sufferer il
taught the wealth of his resources.
THE conditions and surroundings OF
life are largely what we make them
Prosperity and adversely are often tht
direct effects of conduct. Industry
thrift, skill, discretion, principle under
lie the one; idleness, extravaganza, self
indulgence, and folly the other. AS a
general thing we reap that which we
have sown.
EVERY man must sleep according tt
his temperament, but eight hours is the
average. If one requires little less, he
will find it out for himself. Whoever
for work, pleasure, or any other cause di
minishes his sleep destroys his life. A
man may hold out for time; but nature
keeps strict accounts, and no man car
set her at defiance.
IT is hardly possible to overrate the
blessing of happy childhood. 1t is
worth while to make any proper sacri
flee in order to store the memory of chill
dren with happy days. The family pic
mic, the children's party, the occasional
gift, are delights that do not cease when
the little tired head sinks on the pillow
at night;they live again in the character
of the joy-inspiring man, they shine in
the pleasant countenance of the merry
old grandfather.
OF all the pleasures of life sympathy
would seem to be one of the sweetest
and purest,it unites brethren and friend;
in the closest bonds; it lifts burdens
soothes sorrow, multiplies joys and pro
notes human brotherhood. Flowing
naturally from warm and loving heart:
into grateful ones, it blesses both givel
and receiver. 1t is the living spark
which kindles all sorts of benevolent en-
terprises, builds hospitals, schools an6
churches, promotes reform, draws meI
away from vice, and guides them into
paths of virtue and self-respect.
UNLESS people are habitually polite
and amiable, and courteous in theil
home life, they will not be so when they
are out, however much they are under
control-little tricks of manner, slang
words, ETC., will come out. If mother:
and fathers aim 1T their sons and daugh
tiers being refined to society, they mus
begin by their insisting on their being
at home as courteous, as obliging, ant
as perfectly polite to each other as they
would be to strangers. Freedom of in
tercourse should never produce rudeness
and those families agree best who make
a point of treating each other with uni
form politeness and courtesy.
THERE is no real success in any pur
suit in life without hard work. 81 find,
said Livingstone, the great missionary
explorer, when addressing the spinners
of Glasgow, ''that all eminent men worl
hard. Eminent geologists, mineralo
gists, men of science work hard, and
both early and late" 1t matters moi
what position man may occupy, as 6
general thing his labor will constitute
the measure of his success. Eminence
in any profession or calling is obtained
only by toll. There is hard, earnest
work somewhere before this end il
reached. 1t is not luck, but toll, moi
chance, but well directed labor thai