Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-01-25
CHOICE EXCERPTS.

CHOICE EXCERPTS.
FIGHT to-day's temptations, and dc
not weaken and distract yourself by
looking forward to things you cannot
see, and could not understand if you
saw them.
THE great question of life is the suf
fering we cause; and the utmost in
genuity of metaphysics cannot Justify
the man who has pierced the heart that
loves him.
SHE was little known beyond her
home; bnt there she silently shed around
her that soft pure light, the preciousness
of which is never fully understood till it
is qnenched.
a MAN of virtue is an honor to his
country, a glory to humanity, satisfac-
ton to himself, and a benefactor to the
whole world; he is rich without oppres-
sion or dishonesty, charitable without
ostentation, courteous without deceit,
and brave without vice.
Born our mental and moral acquisi-
tion Increase by their communication
to others; which gives an illustration of
two truths first, that We are framed to
carry out the law of love; and second,
that the possessions which multiply in
the imparting are naturally the most
valuable.
HAVE eight hours day entirely d :
voted to business, and you will then
find you have time for other pursuits;
this for some time to come will seem to
you paradox, but you will one day be
convinced of the truth of what tell
you, that a man who is the most en-
gagged has always the most leisure.
1.-THE best rule" says wise writer.
"is to say all the good we can of every
one, and to refrain from saying evil, un-
less it becomes clear matter of duty to
warn. Slander is sin much worse than
theft. We should no more bite one with
our words than with our teeth. An an
CRY word is as bad as blow often, and
satirical word is like sting"
GIRLS should beware of the man who
does not know enough about cheerful
ness to understand its value in daily
life. Such man would improve the
first opportunity to grind the cheerful
ness ont of his homo, to frighten sun
beam into shadow, and then wonder
what is the matter. Such is no better
than no husband at all. When you
want a husband, 60 find somebody
else-somebody who will give you at
least chance to be happy far beyond the
honeymoon.
"a PAIN forgotten is pain cured is
a proverb we have never heard, but we
think it would be good one. We know
more than one person who cherishes all
ments, and of them makes never fail
ing topic of conversation, which is never
agreeable, and ceases to be interesting
to others after a time. If the purpose
of such conversation is to obtain SYM
pathy, it certainly fails of its object.
When one is really suffering, regard
for the feelings of friends would cause
one to be very careful not to talk about
it unnecessarily; for what is more dis
tressing than to witness pain which one
has no power to alleviate, and to be con-
tinually reminded of sorrows which can
not be assuaged?
THERE is only one real remedy for the
weak and wavering mind that finds it SO
difficult to meet the overcoming ques-
tion of life promptly and decisively,
and that is continual practice. He who
is conscious of this infirmity of purpose
may do much to cure it by strict self
discipline. Having weighed the argu
ments on each side, or compared the ad-
vantages of different courses for rea
sonable time, let him compel himself to
choose one and refuse the other without
longer delay. If you do this resolutely
and constantly, in small things as well
as in great, it will gradually become
more practicable, and what once ap-
peared to be a herculean task may at
length become natural and easy.
ECONOMY is a virtue which is needed
everywhere No matter if persons are
rich or have large incomes, they should
he economical. To waste is wicked
There are better ways to spend money
and goods than to waste them. 1t is the
poorest use they can be put to. Many
people would be economical if they
knew how. 1t is an art to practice
economy. To do it we'll one must know
the art. All can have it if they will 1t
is an arithmetical art. 1t is the conclu-
sion of numbers. All must live, and
ought to live well, but how to live best
at the least expense is the work of fig
ures to tell We must count the cost of
ways and means and compare them
Many people use expensive articles of
food and dress when cheaper ones would
be in every way better and more SER
viceable. Especially in regulating the
table expenses is there a great want Of
economy. A little useful information
concerning the qualities of food, the
amount and kind of nutrition matter
they contain, the wants Of the human
system and the best way of cooking,
would often save fully one-third, in
many instances, half the expense. A
wise economy in table expenses is favor
able to health. and in this way saves
time, drugs, expense, and doctors bills,
flesh, strength, and happiness.