Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-28

something, keep your promise, otherwise
you teach it to lie. The righteous prom
ise little and do much.
DEEDS do but comparatively small
mischief in the ordinary run of civilized
life. 1t Is the words that wound, that
rankle, that poison, that kill.
You will find that the mere resolve
not to be useless, and the honest desire
to help other people, will, in the quickest
and most delicate ways, Improve yourself.
EVERY day brings its own duties, and
carries them along with it; and they are
waves broken on the shore, many like
them coming after, but none ever the
same.
IT Is interesting to note how some
minds seem almost to create themselves,
springing up under every disadvantage,
and working their solitary but irresisti-
BILE way through thousand obstacles.
THE life of a protesting Christian, fill
ed with pride, with selfshness, and void
of all love for his neighbor, is the barren
tree whereon no good fruit hangs to
ripen in the glory of the sunshine.
WHO ever heard of slandering bad
man? Who ever heard of counterfeit
ing bad note? Slander, as rule, Is
the revenge of coward. 1t is general
ly the best people who are injured in this
way.
The happiness of our lives depends
much on the active performance OF the
duties of our station; nor have we any
right to infer that, if they are not prop
erly discharged, they would be better if
we moved in a more exalted sphere.
HE that hath never known adversely
is but half acquainted with others, OF
with himself. Constant success shows
us but one side of the world, for it sur
rounds us with friends who will tell US
only our merits; and it also silences
those enemies from whom alone we can
learn our defects.
EVERY schoolboy knows that kite
would not fly unless it had a string to
tie it down. 1t is just so in life. The
man who is tied down by half-a-d dozen
blooming responsibilities and their moth
er will make higher and stronger flight
than the bachelor, who, having nothing
to keep him steady, is always founder
ing in the mud. If you want to ascend
in the world, tie yourself to somebody.
DELIBERATE workers are those who
accomplish the most work In given
time, and are less tired at the end of the
day than many who have not accom-
plished half as much; the hurried worker
has often to do his work twice over, and
even then it is seldom done in the best
manner, either as to neatness or as to
durability. 1t is the deliberate and
measured expenditure of strength which
invigorates the constitution and builds
up the health.
NEVER give reproof, If it can be
avoided, while the feelings of either
party are excited. If the parent or
teacher be not calm, his influence is di-
minished, and bad example is set. If
The child is excited or provoked, he will
not feel the force of argument OF rebuke.
On the other hand, do not defer too long
Seize the first favorable opportunity
while the circumstances are fresh in the
memory Reprove every fault as it oc
ours. and do not suffer faults to accu-
mnlate, lest the offender be discouraged
by the amount.
THE idle levy very heavy tax upon
the industrious, when by frivolous Wis
itations they rob them of their timo.
Such persons beg their daily happiness
from door to door, as beggars their daily
bread, and like them, sometimes meet
with rebuff. A mere gossip ought not
to wonder if we evince signs that we
are tired of him, seeing that we are in
debted to the honor of his visit, solely
to the circumstance of his being tired of
himself He sits at home until he has
accumulated an insupportable load of
ennui, and he sallies forth to distribute
it among all his acquaintances.
THERE are some people, keen, intelli-
gent, energetic, having distinct aim In
life and followingi it closely, but wrapped
up in themselves and regardless of 9th
ers, except as they can use them for their
own benefit. Their experience seems to
afford them no opening into the lives of
Others, their struggles do not teach them
how to help Others, their joys and sor-
rows do not enable them to sympathize
with Others. They are, in the words of
a recent writer, as "bright and sharp as
needles, and they are as hard and mar
row." This exclusive devotion to self,
however intense and eager, misses its
aim. For as We cannot truly help 9th
ers while neglecting our own proper
business, so we cannot do our own work
In the best way while neglecting our du-
ties to other people. The experience
that we gain through sympathy react to
make our own lives richer and our own
labOrS more effectiye