Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

support to me during life. Her preaching
did not perish when she passed away, but
goes on and on with me. Although they are
many long silent in the grave, they have
not ceased so to preach. They did not stop
when their mouths were closed in death,
See that your preaching, when alive, be
of such character that, when you are dead
others may reap the secondary effort Of
what you did Let 1t be good, not bad.
Preaching when dead is not lost Wash
ington died 100 years ago, but he still
breaches. His character, service and words
still live. Every day nations striving for
liberty fully appreciate what he did, Words
sometimes perish, but conduct is lasting"
Pudd'nhead Wilson Ma1ims.
The sum and quality OF Mark Twalns
shrewd philosophy and grasp of human
foibles are embraced in the Pudd'nhead
Wilson maxims that adorn the chapter
heading in Following the Equator"
Mark Twain selected this one to adorn
! the page following the title OF that book
These VISIONS are for the Turing OF
youth toward high moral attitudes. The
author did not gather them from practice,
but from observation. To be good is to be
noble; but to show others how to be good
is nobler and no trouble" Some of the
other maxims read:
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who
has merely laid an egg cackles as IL she
had laid an asteroid."
Training is everything. The peach was
once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing
but a cabbage with a college education"
The autocrat of Russia possesses more
power than any other man on the earth
but he cannot stop a sneeze."
Habit is habit and not to be flung out
OF the window by any man, but coaxed
down stairs a step at time"
"One OF the most striking differences be-
tween a cat and a lie is that a cat has
only nine lives"
When 1 reflect upon the number of dis
agreeable people who / know have gone tC
: a better world, am moved to lead a diff.
ferent life"
The true southern watermelon is a boor
apart. and not to be mentioned with com.
moner things. 1t is chief of this world,
luxuries, king by the grace OF God ovel
. all the fruits OF the earth. When one ha.
7 tested 1t. he knows what the angels eat
1t was not a southern watermelon tina
Eve took; we know it because she re
A pented."
4 BE good and you will be lonesome"
y rev hlngs are harder TO put up will
n than the annoyance OF a good example"
r 1T were not best that we should al
o think alike; It is difference of opinion tina
n makes horse races"
3 Even the clearest and most perfect cir
r oumstantial evidence is likely to be at faul
e after all and therefore ought to be receive,
n with great caution. Take the case of an,
t pencil sharpened by any woman; II yo,
have witnesses, you will find she did
n with a knife; but II you take simply tn
d aspect Of the pencil you win say she did
= with her teeth"
z April /. This is the day upon which w
d are reminded OF what we are on the othe
e s64"
THE English are mentioned in the Bible
blessed are the meek. for they shall IN
- herit the earth"
Adam and Eve had many adventure,
,~ but the principal one was, that they Is
capped testhing."
There 10 this trouble about special prov
/ idences-namely, there IL 30 often a douh
N as to which party was intended to be tn
a beneficiary. In the case OF the children
l. the bears and the prophet. the bears 90
a more real satisfaction out Of the episod