The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-18
FOR THE sCRAPBOOK.
sAxIxs OF TaLIsYRAxp.

sAxIxs OF TaLLsYRASp
Prudssos in a vsmsn should Be an lafiasf. nc,
yiTtas.
rieh nan esspis.s thsss Who tssssr him too
much. sad haiss those Who % Bss ssstsr hsn Il
ali.
Life. TO yosng man. rs like a rev seaussntsace.
OF whom be grows sisgsstsA he advances in
years.
II you wish to appear ssfessbIs In society yea
H'ss' eoaseas to Be taught msry thIngs Which yca
knev ALREADY
Both erleision and sgrierlturs ought 70 Be en-
eoa~ssd BY govsramsat: wn and manufactures
VIII cons Of themselves.
Tue reputation Of a rIaa IL like his sAasos-
gigantic shen Il precsass him, .Ea psgmy "a It's
proportions whss Il follows.
There ara twS things to which xe nsvsg grow
.eeas'oaed-ihs rsyAgss Of time aae the inJas,ios
Of eur felie@-Esa.
There are many Vices Which DO not deprive u. of
friends; there are many virtues vhieh prevent ssr
h&viaE any.
The errors Of great men and the good deeds Of
repFosatss should not Be rsekoaed IN cur estimates
OF their respective eharactsra
10 succeed IN the world II Is much Hoss nscss-
sary TO possess the pSnstratiea to discover Who Is
feoi than to discover who Il clever naE.
II Is sometimes cutie snOash for a man 10 f.ixn
ignorance Of that Which he knows, 10 Gain the
reputation Of knowing that Of which he Is isaOr-
ant.
fss Yorkshire too" I am as deep as you ara.
ara an not to be bambooEled. The noFth-eogatry-
men Ars PrOvsFeiaiiy ''ions-sssded sns eanAis.''
APHoRIsAs.
The man who pardons easily court. in:ury.-
corneille.
Good srdsF lie the fOsndatIsa of all good ,AIss.-
Burke.
Nothing dies so hard or rallies 50 often AZ intol
erance.-H. w. Beecher
The ies; loses its point when he Who makes II IA
the nrst to laugh.-Schlller
II man empties his purse into his head no ana
can take II from aim-Franklin
To trembie before anticipated evils Is TO osmO.n
what thou hast never lost.-Cosths
Toll and pleasure. IN their nature opposites. ara
JET mixed together In kind OF necessary con-
nection.-Livy.
Fate never uouads more deeply the generous
heart than vhea q hloekhead's insult paints m.
dsFt.-Johnsoa
The best portion OF good mans Hfs Is his lit.
'ie' nameless. unremembsrsd acts Of kindnsss and
OF ye.-W0rdsuorth
II Is only an error In judgment to make a mis-
take. but It shows innrmty Of character 10 sdhsrs
TO II when diseeversd.-Boyee
he who Is not liberal with what he has does but
deceive himself when he thinks he would b lib
eral II he had more.-w- s. Piuner.
Cock and bull story" A corruption of a cot.
coeted and bully story, The catch-penniss hawEed
about the streets still called eocks-i e. con-
eoctsd thinEs Bully 10 the Danish bullsa (sxsxgsr-
atedl. our bullrusA ian exaggerated rush), bull.
frog. &C.
THE ALPHABET OF SUCCESS.
The soliowfnS A
and hung up In coffee taverns and places Of resort
and business In Great Britsin-an example when
might we'll be followed:
Attend carefully to the details Of your business
Be prompt .n all things
Consider we'll, then decide positively
Dare to do right fear to do wrong
Endure trials patiently.
Fight lies battle brsyeiy. msnfuliy
Go not into the society Of thu Vicious
Hold integrity sacred.
lniure not sn0ther's reputation or busInssa
Join hands only with the vFtuoua
Keep your mind from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few special aequaintancss
Never try to appear what you are not
Observe good manners.
Pay your debts promptly.
Question not the veracty Of friend
Respect the counsel of your parents
saerinee money rather than principle
Touch not, taste not. handle not intoxiestins
drinks
Use your leisure tine for improvement.
Venture not upos the threshold OF wrong
Watch carefully ever your passions
Extend to every one kindly salutation.
Yield not to encouragement.
Zealously labor for the right
And success is certain.
In youth q man Is deluded by other IDEAS than
those which dAude him in middle life and ssaia
rata.
As gold is trie1 sy the furnace and the bassr
metal shown. SO the hollow hearted friend Is
known by dyersity.-Metastasio.
Scratch yoursea with your own nails: always
do your own business. and when you intend asking
for service 90 70 person who can appreciate
your merit.-Arsbie
To consider. Is this man OF our own or an siienq
Is mark Of littie-nindsd persons: but the ~hole
earth IL OF kin TO the generous us-hssrtsd.-Paneha-
ta7tra.
Rather skin for pay In the public
streets than be idly dependent on ehsrity.-Tsl-
mud.
APRoPos OF THE DINING HALL
In an artistic dining room Of a suburbsa houss
on the Hudson there hangs over the fireplace a
wide. shallow board. tinted In delicate shade of
brown, on which in graceful letters Of a darker
brown Il fnsrTibed this apntfnanfs