Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-10

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to fulfil them.
Obedience, submission, discipline, ,ccur-
age-these are among the characteristics
which make man.
There is always something or other
/ from which one cannot emancipate ones
self. We are made so.
Columns, arches. pyramids,-what are
they but heaps of sand; and their cpl
taphs but characters written in dust?
Happiness is state of constant occu-
patton upon some desirable object, with
continual sense of progress toward its
attainment.
CHOICE EXCERPTS.
He who can at all times sacrifice
pleasure to duty approaches sublimity.
THERE is no creature so small and ab
ject, that it represented not the good
ness of God.
THE injury of prodigality leads to
this, that he that will not economic will
have to agoniZe.
A NEAT bit of proverbial philosophy,
said to be of japanese origin, is, BE
like the tree which covers with flowers
the hand that shakes it.
THE life of man is made up of action
and endurance; and life is fruitful in the
ratio in which it is laid out in noble act
10, in,
IF a man does not make new acquaint
ances as ne advances through life, he
will soon find himself alone. \ man
should keep his friendship, so to speak,
in constant repair.
TIE noble and pure are fond of the
home of their childhood, and with those
who sat with them around the old fire
place. That man is to be distruSted
who loves not his brother; and the wom-
an who loves not her sister is, except in
rare peculiar instances, woman who is
not herself beloved.
WIT undirected by benevolence gen
orally falls into personal satire, the keen
est instrument of unkindness. 1t so
easy to laugh at the exrense of our
friends and neighbors they furnish
such ready materials for our wit-that
all moral forces should be arrayed
against the propensity and its earliest
indications checked.
WHAT can the man do who is down.
Frankly, nothing, unless his strength
holds We advise such one never to |
seek for help from any enc but himself, |
and never try for any of the employ
ments which are supposed to be ''eaSy."
Cool neglect, insulting compassion, ly-
ing promises, evasive and compliments
~ nothings will be his portion.
IT is not encouraging to do favors for
another when we are left in uncertainty
as to whether they are welcome or not.
Many arge-hearted and generous ma
ture is thrust back upon itself by the
cold or reluctant or Indifferent way in
which favors are received. If we anal
we the the feeling which prompts this
ungTaciouSneSS, it resolves itself into
selfishnesss as pronounced as that which
hugs its own possessions with an un-
flinching grasp.
A BUFFALO falls sick, and his COM
panionS soon gore and trample him to
death; the herds Of deer act in the same
way, and even domestic cattle will i'll
treat one of their number that seems
aiIing Do we not observe something
analogous taking place in the terrible
crush of civilized human life? To
thoughtful minds there is no surer sigR
of the progress that humanity is slowly
making than the fact that among our
marvellous race the weak are succored. |
THE experiences of many observing
persons have satisfied them that the !
chief sources of family friction are, on
the part of the husband, domineering
disposition; on the part of the wife, friv-
olity; and of both together, seltishness or
want of consideration. All are the |
faults of undeYeloped natures, and not
of marriage, though close associations
may intensity them. Sometimes these
faults are reverSed-it is the husband
who lacks depth and character, and the
W liz VI liz Iu4Oo w Abl a IOu VI 1lO4l.
WHEN Job was down." his cool
friends went on imperturbably, probing
his weakness, sneering at his excuses,
and, we suspect, rejoicing not little in
his wild outbreaks of pain and despair. !
The book is one of the worlds monu- |
ments, and it has been placed there to |
remind all people that dwell on earth of |
their own innate meannesS; it has been |
placed before us as a lesson againt cru
city, treachery ingratitude. Have we
gone very far in the right direction since
Job ragged and mourned? Those who |
look around them may answer the ques-
ton in their own way.
WE all need to honor our daily pur-
suits more than we do-to realize that,
if we follow them honestly and earnest
ly, their best results can never be taken |
from US. This would take the sting out |
of much that we call failure. No one |
who has done his best can ever wholly |
fail. He has that stored up within him
which is of more value than many trans
lent successes. If, as Byron tells us, |
"they never fall who die in a great |
cause" certain it is that they too never
fail who live in the energetic and per-
severing pursuit of whatever is good or
true or useful to mankind.
a SPOKEN word can never be recalled;
and the world is often cruel and unfOr-
giving. Lifelong enemies may be made
by the utterance of thoughtless re-
mark, and friendships that have become
ivygrown with age may be suddenly
rent asunder. On the other hand, kind
ly words, like kindly deeds, are never