Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-06-14
VARIETIES

which unlock the human heart.
Those who live on vanity must not
u~nreasonably expect to die of morti-
fcation.
Smilax-"So Wantrox didn't marry
for beauty?" Bordix-"No; he mar
ried for booty"
The feeble tremble before opinion,
the foolish defy it, the wise judge it,
the skillful direct it.
A man may know what is best for
his neighbor although ignorant of his
own necessities.
1t takes three generations to make
a gentleman. And a bottle of whisky
will unmake him.
No II a appreciate what a
mother feels the first time she hears
her boy sheer at womanhood.
Humanity must resemble the seduc-
tive strawberry. And green ones
generally 90 to the bottom.
When you have learned to listen,
you have already acquired the rudi-
ments of a good education.
True wealth does not consist in the
possession of gold and silver, but in
the judicious use made of them.
Bjones (sternly)-Are you a tramp?
Tramp (frankly)-I am Bjones (per-
suasively)-Let me see your tramp.
Out of suffering have emerged the
the strongest souls, and the most mas
sive characters are scanned with scars.
Such as are thy habitual thoughts,
such also will be the character of thy
mind for the soul is dying by the
thoughts.
The results of good actions are not
always seen at once, but, like seed in
the soil, they will bring forth after
many days.
There is a place for everyone in the
woodland out ofit-according to the
theologians. Which place is the burn
ing question.
One of the most effectual ways of
pleasing and of making ones self loved
is to be cheerful; joy softens more
hearts than tears.
"Well, Misther M'Phelim, how'd We
| schlapse last night ?" "Ah, bhad,
Denny, bhad Unconscious a good
dale av the toime."
Edith-"It's the little things that
tell this life" Alice-"WelI, you'd
think if you had two small brothers,
as | have"
The lessons of life make deeper i'm
pressions than the lessons Of books,
because they touch the hearts before
they reach the head.
Whatever is coming there is but
one way to meet ito go straight for
ward to bear what has to be borne, and
do what has to be done.
"What is prosperity doing for us?"
"Well, I'll tell YOU" said Chollie's
father. "My prosperity is helping me
to get rid of the surplus"
John Doe-"Are you carrying a
mortgage on your house ?" Richard
Roe-"Yes, and strange to say, I'm car
rying it because / can not lift it,"
Worth remembering: When you fret
and fume at the petty ills of life, re-
member that the wheels which go round
without creaking last the longest.
Mar is not born to solve the problem
of the universe, but to find out what he
has to do, and to restrain himself within
the limits of his comprehension.
The progressive man depends upon
what he learns, but the man who is
proud of what was taught to him will
exhibit his ability to follow the usual
custom.
The essence oftrue nobility is neglect
of self. Let the thought of self come
in, and the beauty of a great action is
gone, like the bloom from a soiled
flower.
"Why do they call it pin money?
asked WHEY, putting it in her pocket.
81 guess it's because wives always stick
their husbands for it," sighed Hubby,
and went out to earn some more.
We are either the sower that sows
and corrupts, or the light that splendid
ly Eliminates, and salt that silently
operates; but being dead or alive,
every man speaks.
Fogg says he shouldn't like to be too
powerful good, he has heard so many
girls declare they wouldn't marry the
best man in the world. The best man
is probably still a bachelor, poor
thing!
Persons carrying insurance on their
household goods and having removed
to a new location should not neglect to
have their insurance policy transferred,
as it might prove a serious thing in
case of fire.
The desire to say some great thing
has prevented the utterance of many
a wholesome word, and anxiety to
accomplish some wonderful work has
crushed in the bud many an humble
deed of exceeding grace and sweetness.
Mrs. Cumso (when her new bonnet
come home)-"Why actually, the bird
on this bonnet hasn't any BILL" Cumso.
"The bill was too large to go on the
bonnet. 1t will come separately in a
wheelbarrow about the first of the
MONTH"
1t is as truly a religious work to pass
good laws as it is to preach sermons
as holy a work to lead a crusade against
filth, vice and disease in slums and
cities, and to seek the abolition of the
~disgraceful tenement houses of Ameri-