The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-26


ociock and s~~pr and eusted Coud
~ tn ~ ~ church IN two minut-s-
Amer a uhlie = teacher said ths ron
Nas - du>ly ana the seats - du<fy
hat she 10 Unining her elosh>s 4
tkouxh I uould Cu<r fool her and 90
gut 20 vork and busted the RON night.
and rot praise Tor the work vel done
Booksr Wsshinutn-
Booker Washington GOT his chance
for an educstion bectslse be swept and
busted . room better than anyone elss
did n.
Many people have no set purpose In
life. ] can go down street this morn
ing and find a lot OF men iosfing
around the streets. with their hands
In their pockets up to their elbows
They waste enough time TO get q good
education.
SIR. Sunday told OF a visit to the
Philadelphia mint and OF how even
the dust on the floor is saved and how
large sums of gold are annually saved
from this source Also OF how a
pretty woman with a necklace Of
pearls sat IN a boat and slept and
drifted when the necklace became un-
fastened and the pearls one by one
dropped into the water. From these
he emphasized the value of the min
utes and the little things OF life.
They are valuable and quickly slip
away.
Chicago Fire.
The great fire which DESTROYED Chi
cago was started by a small match
one hundred and seventy-two thou
sand letters are sent to the dead letter
onice every week because OF the small
matter of the omission of a postage
stamp or because some one was care
less in the writing OF the address.
Children. everybody wants YOU to
win. Be careful of the little things
great artist was painting a picture
and wanted the figure Of a beggar bur
could md no face to suits his purpose
one day he was invited to the home OF
one or the Rothschilds to dine. He
saw on the face OF his host what he
wanted In his picture and the latter
readily consented. He came TO his
studio and was dressed as a beggar.
when boy came in who was studying
painting. He saw the beggar and
went over TO him, giving him n piece
OF money. When he was gone Mr..
Rothschild asked about him and found
ne was poor boy. the support OF a
widowed mother. kind hearted and
generous. The next day his kind act
was rewarded when he received a let
Ter from Mr.. Rothschild. telling him
mat his silver piece had grown 20
lo.OOo francs. Treat people kindly
and they Will treat you the same.
Growing Habit.
\ man was dining. The first day a
ny came in at the window and sipped
a little wine. The next day it was as
large as a butterfly when Il flew in.
but was not molested. The third day
II was as large as a hawk. overturned
the cup of wine and seized a piece OF
meat The fourth day IL was as large
as a cougar and scratched out the eyes
. and tore open the jugular vein Of the
diner. Such is like habit They are
little at first but keep on growing. 4
little theft will land You eventually
In the penitentiary; little lie at first
viii eventually make YOU so you will
not tell the truth at all.
At the Church.
The largest congregation that ever
attended a service in the seat OF
Brooke county greeted Rev. Mr.. Sun.
day az the Presbyterian church.
More than two hundred stood up dur
in the services.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday took for his theme
the Twenty-third Psalm and launched
out on the most beautiful description
OF this wonderful song OF David which
has loosened the chains OF the prison.
er. lifted up the broken-hearted and
long after the body OF the psalmist
his palace and all his surrounding
In things material had turned 10
mould the inspiration OF this song
which was largely the outcome OF
MS living among the herds Of cattle
and sheep. has been foremost among
the many psalms that he wrote.
children lisp II at their mothers knee
and have through the ages past: old
men. women and maidens have found
more help and inspiration therefrom
Than almost anything else that was
ever written.
An old man lay dying: his wife
asked him IL he knew her. His an.
sWer was No His daughter. fran
tic In her grief. asked the same cues
ton. No. we never had a daugh.
ter Next the minister came and
asked the dying man. do YOU know
Jesus: Know Jesus Christ? WHY.
certainly | do; preached His gospel
for years. The Twenty.third Psalm
II my creed. That's all know. all I
need"
Minstrel oonq.
Some call the Twenty.third Psalm
the minstrel song. and that is a good
name for d.: some have compared Il
10 the meadow lark. not the ordinary
lark-its not song bird-but the
English lark
Once when the body Of a most he
loved one had died ana the grief.
stricken relatives and friends NJ the
grave were helpless in their distress
from out a clump OF bushes rose n
Hook of these sweet feafnerpd sing.
ers. and. clrcling around the group Of
mourners. all that they could do was
20 throw back their heads in adnira.
ton, and when the birds few awsv.
they still stood with their hands BE-.
hind their ears 20 catch the last dy.
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