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if You Want a Kiss, Take It.
There's a jolly Saxon proverb
, That is pretty much like this,
That a man is half in Jleaven
When lie has a woman's kiss ;
But there's danger in delaying?
j And tiie sweetness may forsake it;
,?So 1 tell you, bashful lover,
| if you want a kiss, why take it.
i Never let another fellow
I .Steal a march on you in this;
i ? - I 1 :
^\CVL'r ICl U UUI^IIIII^ 111 it Ml VII
See you spoiling for a kiss;
jThere'su royal w:i v to kissing,
And the jolly ones who make it
j Have a motto ihat is winning?
If you want a kiss, why take it!
Any fool may face a cannon,
Anybody wear a crown,
But a man must win a woman,
If he'd have her for his own ;
j Would you have the golden apple,
You must lind the tree and shake it,;
If the thing is worth the having.
And you want a kiss, why take it.
Who would burn upon a desert,
With a forest smiling by ?
Who would give his sunner summer
For a bleak and wintry sky ?
Oh ! I tell you there is niagie,
And you cunnot, cannot break it:
i For the sweetest part of loving
! Is to want a kiss, and take it.
John Ofi'dcu'js Last Bet,
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I
John Ogden had contracted a
(Very had habit?a dangerous and
j si n t*u i habit. Had any one suggested
to him a game ot cards to.be
played for money J:e would ;not
|have listened; and yet he was
growing.to be a gambler notwithstanding.
Ilis sin was that of betting,
and it had so grown upon
I him that he would not bet upon
the result of things most trivia! or
[ most grave. lie was a young man,
i not more tlian eignt-anu-iweniy,
'with a wife and two children?a
wife true and loviug, and children
J'bright and good. And Tohn was
a good, kind husband, and an eventempered,
indulgent father. He
| was a book-keeper in a mercantile
house, upon a salary more than sufficient
for all his proper wants.^.
John Ogden's betting had come
to be a matter of emphasis and determination.
The habit had ?o fastoned
itself upon him that lie could
bet .off hand, atid .pay a loss, or
take a winning, as a matter ol
course.
"Susau," he said, one evening,
with radiant face,'4I have won fifty
dollars to-day."
ull<>w?" asked the wife, with a
shadow upon her face.
''I lu't fifty dollars that Popkins
! would be elected over Shumwav,
I ''
and Popkins was elected, handsomely."
''Whom did you bet with, John?"
"With Charles Ashcrott."
"And you took his fifty dollars?"
' - ? i ? ^ l 1 i i T *:
"Certain ly,?wny snouiun t 1:
lie fairly lost."
'And you, I suppose, fairly won,3
"Ot course I dicl."
"And do you think Charles Ashcroft
was able to bear the loss ?"
"That isn't my look-out."
"I am sorry, John. I wish you
would put away that habit. Onl^
evil can come of it."
"Pshaw !"
''Evil has already come, John
Your heart is growing callous anc
hard. Time was when you could
j not have taken fifty dollars from i
poor and needy family without i
feeling of shame and compunction.'
"Hold on, Susan! I don't wan
[another lecture. I know what j
am up to. You don't know S(
much of the world as I do."
And with this, John Ogdcn too}
his hat and went out?went on
j like a coward, knowing that if hi
entered into argument with his
wife she would ttfist him into ,
.labyrinth from which he could onh
j escape by an angry bolt.
) iliilt' an hour later Peter Cart
wright came in. lie was a year o
two older than John, and was Su
san's cousin?only a cousin* b;
' ' i ? ? ii ? L? .1 i i _r
j diooci, uui as uiey iihu uuuu uruu?n
lip from early childhood togetfie
; they were like brother and siste
?* j in life and love. Peter sat down
3'and chatted awhile, and found hi
cousin not so cheerful as usual.
"You are not well, Susan ?"
"I am well iu body, Peter, bu
- sore at heart."
''What is it ?"
"I fear not to speak to you freely
I am worrying about John. Ili
hal?it of betting is taking deepe
land deeper root. To-day lie ha
won iiity dollars from Charles Ash
[croft on the resut of an election
I Last week he won forty dollars oi
J the race-course. I know his torn
hperament. IIo is headstrong ati<
j impulsive. Can you not see th
danger?"
(j "Yes, Susan, I have seen it thi
j-: long time, but have not (tareu t
'speak of it. It .John were cold
! blooded jind calculating, lie inigli
, ioeeasionally bet with danger onl
jot' <^>ing wrong to t ljo.se from wlmi
ilie won money, but as it is, wil
his impulsive, mercurial temperi
'jiuMit, there is other chinger."
, i "i wish you could influence hill
I 1 Peter."
' j '*1 wish I could; hut I fear h
! would not listen."
Cartwright took out his watel
a.'id said he must he going. II
Intel left a friend at the Ashto
c House, and must go back to bin
"I came down," he added, "t
' get John to call up with him. Yo
^ remember Frank Powers?"
"Certainly, said Sutan, with
brightning eye. "I was reading c
him in the paper last night. II
has been made a Colonel."
''Yes," returned Peter, "and hi
come home mim5': an arm, lost i
T " \
Antietam."
"I should like to see him."
"lie shall call. lie will be glad,
I know."
Peter had arisen, and got as far
as the door, where he stopped and
turned.
"Susan," he said, "I have an
> idea. Isn't John saving up money
with which to pay off the mortgage
on his house ?"
"Yes. He has almost enough.
The mortgage is eleven hundred
and fifty dollars, and he has a thousand
of it in the bank."
% 1 _ i
"Don't say anything to mm tnai
I have been here, and say nothing
about Colonel Powers."
"But?Peter?"
"Trust me, Susaw. I think I see
a way to giv^'liim a lesson. Hold
your peace and await the result."
On the following day Peter Cartwrigt
met.John Ogden in the store
and informed him of the arrival of
Colonel Powers.
"And he wants to see you, old
fellow. Will you go up with me
this evening?"
"Certainly I will," replied John,
gladly. "How is he?"
"Comfortable, considering. He
has had a hard time of it, though.
Yon know he had lost an arm !"
UI heard of his' being wounded
at A n tie tarn. And so the arm had
1 .to come off.?"
"Yes."
"Which?"
"Excuse me, John. I have an
appointment to keep at the bank.
I will call forjou this evening."
"A 11 right. I'll be ready."
And in the evening Peter called,
and together the two went to the J
hotel. They lounrt uoi. rowers in
his private room, seated in a big
easy chair, and looking somewhat
pale and worn.
'Frank, my dear fellow, how are
you?' cried John, advancing.
'John, old bo), I am glad to see
you. You'll excuse me not rising.
[ am pretty well, hut not so strong
as I have been.'
'Keep your seat, Frank. I a.m j
glad to see yon hackaUve; and I'm !
jsure you ll pieK up in uuiu.
j The empty coat-sleeve, dangling
over the arm of the chair, was elo-!
mlieut, and John's eyes-moistened1
as he fixed his gaze upon it.
I And yet the conversation -flowed;
i pleasantly after a time. The colo-i
jnel had much to tell, and his hear-!
I era were willing to listen.
j John arose to depart first. lie;
j had told his wile .that he should not
be out late. Cart wright would;
| remain a while iongcr.
j On the dnv following this visit;
*"* iii i ii? I
j l'eter ana .jonn intri in uw nuctij
,j close by the bank where the hitter;
had come to deposit for his employers.
I'cter had evidently' been
waiting .and watching.
O %
'Are you going to lunch, John V
'Yes. Will yon come with me?'
'I will if you'Jl lu?ch with me/
( The luuch room was near at hand
. and while they eat they talked of
Frank Powers and his adventures,
and also ot his mishaps.
'lie ought to be thankful though,'
j I remarked Peter, 'that it was his
1' ' . -j. - .. j _ c i.:? ...1,4. ?
1 leit arm mswuiuoi ms ugm.
John Ogden looked up curiously.
t 'En, Peter V
'I say, Frank might to he thank(.
fill that they took his left arm itill
stead of his right.'
'You mean that for a joke?'
'How V
r 'Why,?Frank has lost his right
t arm, to be sure-"
2 'You arc mistaken, John. His
5 right arm is safe and sound. It is
,; the !et? arm that is gone.'
i*j 'Peter, are you in earnest? Do
you mean it ?"
J 'Are you daft, John ? Of course,
j. I mean it.'
. | 'Do you mean to say that Frank
y i Powers has lost his left arm, and
t that his right arm is intact?'
rl 'I do say exactly so.'
rj John pressed the ends of his
i lingers upon his brow, and called
8, up to mind the picture as lie had
seen it on the previous evening,
lie remembered just where the
t empty sleeve had dangled, and he
remembered that the opposite arm
Ui.Ul ?? iiv/iwi
, 'Peter,' lie finally said, slowly
s and emphatically, 'Frank Powers
r has lost his right arm!'
s 'You are mistaken, Job u.'
'Do you think so?'
'I know you are mistaken.'
i 'I'd like to bet yon something
i? on it,' gnid John, with a decisive
:I gesture.
e! 'I'li bet you anything you like,
John answered.
3i 'You ain't snre enough to bet a
o ' thousand dollars?'
'A thousand V
;{| lI thought 1 would shake your
jM.-M./m in vonrst'li'.' nodded
\ ? '" m.u.vv ... ,
j, l'Vtor with a smile.
|,.j John Ogdcn started to his feet,
lr iiii'i brought his hand down with a
{ship upoii the table.
, ! 'Dare you bet a thousand dollars,
'i Pe er ?'
0 'X8"-'
j on'll lose it.'
, i kI am able.'
ej Til go it! The bet is made. Will
niyou hold here while I go and get
j I the money ?'
1 'Yes'
o! 1 C:,
u John hurried away to the bank
land drew out his thousand dollars,
a'and with it returned to the lunch
)1 rjom flush and excited. A mutual
e friend was called to whom the case
was plainly stated.
is 'I bet a thousand dollars,' said
it Jolm, 'that Colonel Frank Powers
has lost his right arm, and that his
' It arm is whole.'
'And I,' said Peter, 'bet the same
;mount that Colonel Frank Powers
ims lost his left arm, and that his
right arm is whole.'
The money was deposited in the
hands of the mutual friend, with
instructions that he should pay it to
ihe winner. And then they agreed
that the three should go at once to
the hotel and settle the matter.
Twelve months before this time
John Ogden would not have bet so
large a earn under any circumstances;
but the habit had indeed
grown upon him.
Arrived at the hotel the three
were admitted to the colonel's.
presence.
"Ah, boys, lam glad to see you.
I am feeling much better to-day.
John, old fellow, I cau get up for
you now. How are you?
And Frank Powers arose and
extended his hand?his right hand
?and when John felt its grasp he
found it true flesh and blood, warm
and pulsating. He staggered back
with a groan.
'You will excuse us, Colonel,'
said Peter; 'but John and I had a
little dispute. He thought you had
lost your right arm.'
'0, no,' returned Powers, smiling.
<T1 >nnlr "ITnnvAn mv rirrlit, firm IS
?J --Q-- spared
me,'?extending his good
right hand;?'but this poor stump
is all that is left of its fellow,'pointing
to the empty sleeve that hung
by his left 9ide.
John got away as soon as lie
could. In the lower hall the two
thousand dollars was paid over to
Peter Cartwright.
kI am sorry you lost your money,
John,' the latter said, as he put the
bank-notes into his bocket-book,
but I think I won it fairly.'
'It's all right, Peter.' And John
tried to smile as he said so, but he
could not do it..
A miserable man was John Ogi
ai - a. JI , ^
uen mac aicernoon ; aim iuurc miserable
was he when he went to his
home in the evening. His wife
asked him what was the matter,
but he would not tell her; and
when she pressed him lie was angry.
lie could not?lie dared not?
tell her that the savings of years?
the money that was to hare paid
lor their precious home?had been
swept away in a moment?swept
awav hy an act of his awn sin and
folly.
That night he slept not a wink.
On the following moripng, pale
and shaking, he started to go away
from his home without breakfast.
On his door-.step he was met by
Cartvvright's clerk, who handed
him a sealed packet.
'It is from Mr. Cartwright, sir-'
'Do you wait for an answer?'
'No, sir.'
John went back into his house,
and broke the seal, and opened the
packet. lie found within one
thousand dollars in crisp banknotes
and a folded letter- He opened
and read:
'Dear Joiin?"With this I send
you back your thousand dollars. I
jwon the money as honestly as gamjbling
bets are often won, and yet I
;dicl not win it fairly. Frank and 1
deceived you on purpose. Oil your
ifirst visit his right arm was hidden
beneath his coat, and his wooden
left arm was strapped on. As he
did not rise from his chair the deception
was perfect. "Vou found
j him on your second visit as he real
jly was, only the wooden arm bad
' been laid aside.
; 'Forgive me, John, and believe
'that. I bad an aim in this, which,
God Grant may be fulfilled. Peteii.
j "I*. S.?I should, like that this
,subject should never be referred to
| between us. Please me in this,
won't you ? 'LV
'Dear John, what is it ?'
Susan had come in, and as she
spoke sbo put her arm around her
[husbflnds's neck and kissed liirn.
; lie returned the kiss.
| "Xot now, Susan," he said liusjkily.
"I will tell you some time.'
'But you will come and cat some
breakfast V
'If you won't ask any more questions?yes.'
i Tim Maw lm/l bopn ?i sproro nnfi.
land the effects of a shock did not
quickly pass away. But John Ogden
revived in time; and when he
told to his wife the secret of his
trouble on that unhappy night, he
I was prepared to give her a great
jand lasting joy by adding that lie
| had made hiy last bet.?Ledger.
4 <9 ?
A Kentucky legislator was rcjccntly
missing for three days. The
!fourth found him back in his scat.
Ir]\> the inquiries of friends he rc1
plied that lit- had been sick. Being
asked what the matter was, "Well,"
.said lie, ''some- folks call it nervous
jchills. other* pronounce it a kind
I of affection of the heart, but, to be
' - ' *' I !
Tii in I ui, I can 11 a puuu ease ui. uiufashioned
drunk,"
The d/cc it fulness of the henrt
produces ignorance of ourselves,
j It keeps men si rangers to their own
chann-torf. ?ind speaks of peace
when the moral principle is ready to
burst with antagonism and despair.
???
Courage, when genuine, is never
c "iiel, it foresees evil. Its trepii
i .tions come either before or after
danger. In the midst of peril it is
, calm and cool. It is generous, esi
pecially to the fallen.
Farm, Garden and Household.
Tiie Most Nutritious Food. ?
Upon this subject a writer says: I
submit the following article on
food, hoping it may do a little good
to the poor class ill these pinching
times. Oatmeal contains 91 per
cent, of nutritive matter; wheat,
85} per cdnt.; potatoes 28 per cent;
the best flesh meat 25 per cent. It
may be seen by the above that one
nf nntmnnl nnntnina rioni'lv
four times as much nutrition as one
pound of beef. We pay tor beei
per pound fifteeu, twenty, and
twenty-live cents.
, Nearly half the people of Ireland
and Scotland live on oatmeal
and potatoes; they do not taste
flesh meat once a month. The writer
of this article has not eaten flesh
for a year; he finds himself better
physically as well as mentally. Ilie
dinner for one day consists of one
cent's worth of oaten meal 01
cracked wheat made in the form ol
mush. lie does not do this foi
economy, but for health.
T wniiM liL-p tr> snv a fnw words
before 1 close this article on wheat
Wheat contains of the carbonates,
or heat and fat producers, sixty-twc
per cent.; of the phosphates, the
class that supplies the bones, the
brain, and the nerves, and gives vital
power, both mental and muscular,
two and a half per cent.; ol
the nitrates, the class that supplies
the waste of muscle, twenty-one
per cent.
If wheat were eaten in its natural
condition, without bolting, il
would supply all the needed elements
in the human body.; butj in
the process of bolting uearly the
whole of the phosphates and^ nitrates
are removed, 60 that bread
miflonf ennnrfinniflnili' will finatflin
",uuu "v,r
life only a few weeks.
The best way to get good wheal
meal is to buy of any miller half a
bushel of whole wheat, thirty
pounds. Either get the miller tc
grind it for you, or take it home
and grind it in your coffee mills.
Why we Eat. ? "Food is fuel.
We require food frequently for just
the same reason that a tire requires
coals frequently, and a lamp oil?
because we are burning away. The
ia JmI/a n.nr Imirrc
UU I UttL \\ \* u 1 tatuv iu iv wun iuiiu>
contains oxygen, and this oxygen
combines with or burns the muscles
and of-her organs of our bodies,
just as it docs the coals in a tire.
The heat produced in a man's body
in the course of a day is considerable
in quantity, though not very intense
in quality. Taking the average,
it is enough to raise five and s
half gallons' of water from freezinc
point to boiling point, and this is
about the heat that would be givei
oli' during the burning of a pounc
of coala. All this heat comes fron
the slow wasting or burning of th<
* ' .1 t i AI i. :4. ;,
suDsrnncc or uie oouv, su huh h u
evident that if we did not make uj
for this constant loss by eating food
our organs would soon bo wastec
away and consumed. A moment'!
thought will show how closely this
agrees with well-known facts
Why does an animal become s(
thin during the slow and painfu
process of starvation ? Because th<
slow lire in his body is not fed witl
the fuel of food"
Your speeeh, Professor, is n<
n virlilln lid AllfTlinW W<
see why we feel hungry?it remind;
us to put on more fuel. Grccdj
people put on too much. Once tin
people of a country were fightinj
for their freedom, and one of thei
cities was besieged for a long timi
by the enemy. After fighting vcrj
bravely for a long while, the inliab
itants suffered so for want of foo<
that they wished to surrender
Then the governor seized a knifi
and said that ho would rather b
their food than that the city shouh
be given up. So they per^vere(
a little longer and saved the city
? ?4>?
Gen. Lewis T. "Wigfall, win
died in Galveston, Texas, on Wed
nesday last, was well knowi
throughout this country, havim
been a Senator of the United State
[from Texas previous to and at th
time of the breaking out of th
late war, and afterwards a Genera
>|in' the Confederate army and
member of the Confederate State
Senate. He was a native of Soutl
1 ^ IS-- ---f t. 4.^
1 Carolina, iiuu went iu iuaho n uvi
a young man. His ability as a law
yer soon gave him a promincn
placc at the bar of that {Stale, am
equal success attended him in hi
political career. In the Senate c
the United States, lie was a leadc
jof the advocates of secession, am
J was noted for his boldness. Upoi
j the scccssion of Texas, he resignei
hit? seat in the Senate, and took ai
active part in the movement of tin
Southern States. He was presen
at tlie taking of Fort Snintcr, aiu
received the surrender ot the fort
| Soon afterward, lie was given tin
command of a brigade 01 iroopi
from Texas, and participated in :
number of battle?. Later in tin
! war, ho was elected a member o
jthe Confederate Senate. After tlx
j war, he went to England, and be
, came interested in mining opera
Jtions in Colorado and the far West
(About eighteen months since, Gen
eral Wiglall made his home ii
Baltimore. Ilia age was but litth
more than fifty. General "YVigfal
was essentially a man of force, auc
was full of energy and will.
Rooted sorrow ? An achim
I tooth.
Catching Cold.
A large number of fatal disease?
result from taking cold, aud
often from sucli slight causes, apparently,
as to appear incredible.
Cut, although the causes arc various,
the re8U[t is the same, "and
arises tromtne violation ot a single
principle, to wit, cooling off too
soon after exercise. Perhaps this
may be tnore practically instructive
if individual instances are named,
which, in the opinion of .those {subsequently
seeking 'advice in the
various stages of consumption,
were the causes of the great mis<
fortune, premising that when thd
cold is once taken, marvel^EW?
' slight causes serve to increase*it
for the first few days?causes which
under ordinary circumstances,'even
' a moderately healthful system
[ wrvnl/l Vinton irnvrlftil
n vuivi iiu? v ?? at uuu vu?
' Rachael the tragedienne, increas'
ed the cold which ended "her life,
by insufficient clothing in the cars,
' traveling from New "York to Boston
; this was her own statement,
i The immediate cause of the last
illness of Abbott Lawrence, the
, financier and the philanthropist,
> was an injudicious change of clothi
ing.
s An eminent clerg}?man got into
a cold bed in mid-winter, fifteen
ninintno ofVor rvr/io/iliinrr on ofimrtol
IKtiJl U WO UlkVl WilVU lilg MIA VUI liVUI
f discourse ; he was instantly chilled
i and died within fortnight hours.
J A promising young teacher walked
t\so miles for exercise, and on
returning to his room, itbeingcont
sidered too late to light a fire, sa<j
for half an hour reading a book,
i and before he knew it a chill passs
ed over him. The next day he had
spitting of blood, which was the
t beginning of the end.
A mother sat sewing for hei
children to a late hour in the night,
t and noticing that the fire had gone
i out, she concluded to retire at once:
' but thinking she could "finish" in
> a few minutes, she forgot the pas!
sing time, until an hour or more
had passed, and she found herseli
"thoroughly chilled" anda month's
illness followed to pay for that one
, hour,
ATittle cold taken after a public
, speech in Chicago, so "little,"
i that 110 attention was pau
i to it- for several days, culmi
. natcd in the fatal illness of StepheT
A. Douglas. It was a sJight colc
taken in mid-summer, resulting ir
congestion of the lungs, that hur
. ried Elizabeth Barret Browning tc
. the grave within a week. A vig
. orous young man laid down on ai
t ice chest on a warm summer's day
r fell asleep, waked up in a cliil
\ which ended in confirmed con
{ sumption, of which he died in thre(
l l'flnp'o A mnn in robust Ilealtl
i and in the prime of life began th<
j practice of a cold bath every morn
i ing on getting out of bed and stand
) ing with his bare feet on a zinl
floor duriug the whole operation
[ his health soon-declined, and nlti
3 mately his constitution was entire
3 ly undermined.
Many a cold, cough, and con
> sumption arc incited into action b;j
1 pulling oft' the hat or overcoat ai
3 J do men, and the bonnet and sbaw
1 as do women, immediately on en
tcring the house in winter after j
3 walk. An interval of at least fivi
2 or ten minutes should be allowed
3 for however warm or "close'* tin
f apartment may appear on first en
3 tering, it will seem much less s<
r at the end of five minutes, if tin
r outer garments remain as the wer<
3 before entering Any one t wh<
inrlicinnslv uses this dbservfltion
} .) ? J
. will find a multifold reward in thi
1 ccui'so of a lifetime.
2 A Beautiful Sknt imext.?
Shortly after the departure of th<
| lamented Ileber for India, hi
* preached a sermon which contain
*jed this beautiful illustration:
I "Life bears us on like the strcan
rof a mighty river. One boat n
-'first glides down the narrow chan
ijnelthro' the playful murmuring
2;, of the little brook, and the win
s[dings of the grassy borders. Th
ej trees shed their blossoms over ou
e j young heads, the flowers seem t
J j offer themselves to the young hand?
a we are happy in hope and gras
s eagerly at the beauties around us1
but the stream hurries on, an
1 still our hands are empty. Ou
course in youth and manhood i
t along a wider and deeper flooc
[1 amid objects more striking an
sjmagnificent. AVe are animated a
if; the,moving pictures and enjoyment
r and industry around us, we are e.\
i.l cited at some short lived disaj
:?Jpointmcnt. The stream bears u
:ljon, and our joys and griefs ar
1 alike left behind us. We may b
2 j shipwrecked but we cannot be dc
" 1 il.
t laved; whether rougn or smuom
11 (lie river hastens to its home til
. the roar of the ocean is in our feet
3 and (he floods are lifted up aronm
sj us and \vc take our leave of earll
Hand its inhabitants, until of our fu
-Jture voyage there is no witnosi
f.Biive the Infinite and Eternal."
"! Among many other evils that at
" j tend gaining are these: loss of time
| loss ot reputattion, loss of health
* 1 l/-?cc a(" ffimnpi1. tin
, lyao IUI muw, ivco ,
11 ruin of families, defrauding o
3 jcreditors, and at last the loss of lif<
1 i itself.
1
?*?
Time is short, and if your crosi
* be heavy remember you have no
i far to carry it.
The symptoms should
early and treated like any other'
physical disease. Oar beat asyhims
are now acting upon this principle,
and with good, success. Medical treatment
is alpiost powerles with,
(U^t;bygi?ne.^ Stud^ the divine art
, of taking it easy.: Men often die
as tree$ <Uevslo$ly,. ancl, at. ihev top *&?
first. As "the moral and! reasoning
; faculties are the highest, most som!
plex and most delicate development - '
, of human nature, "they are*"the first
to show signs of cerebral disease.- ,
When they begiiv to decay in ' ad>
vanced life,, we are safe in predict- .
, ing that if these signs are neglected. "\
; other functions wijl sooner or later
I be impaired.
"When conscience is gone, the.
? constitution is threatened Every-',
i body has observed that greedinesaf
ill temper, despondency, ar& often
:\ the first and bnly symptoitos thftt <
, disease is coming upon us.' The
moral nature is a delicate baromel"
ter, that foretells long. beiqrehand
\ the coming storm in lie'system. c
Moral decline, as a system of ceror
. i it* . *.t ' i *
Drai disease, is, to say tne ieasi, as
, reliable aff are irr&sy of Ac symp>
toins by whicli physician^ areac;
customed to make diagnosis of the
various diseases of the bodily or-v
gans. "When moral it associated
! with mental decline in advanced . *
f life, it is almost safe to make a
i diagnosis of cerebral disease.
* Let nothing deprive us .of otir '
sleep. Early to bed and eaj:}^ to
' rise makes the modern* toiler \
healthy and wise. The problem for .
I the future is to work hard, and- at1 ,
-the same time to take it easy. The
i more we have to do the more we
I should sleep. Let it never be' for?
gotten that death in, the aged is
-more frequently a' 'sldtf process
> tlinn nn event: a man mav beerin
to die ten or fit tee a years "before^he
? is buried.
5 + >
1 HfWttL
} If I possessed the most. valuable
1 things in the world and were about
5 to will them away, the. following
would be my plan of distribution :
I would will the whole' world?
: truth and friendship, (which are
> very scarce!) . .
I would give to physicians'?skill
" and learning. - ... . ../
To masters?humanity. /
" To farmers?punctuality and bo-.
,r b'riety. +
3 To schoolmasters?faithful atten'
tion, and ability to teaeh-whatthey
" profess.
1 To the wealthy?charity, humili5
ty, politeness and exercise.
? To the poor?contentment.
3 To politicians?j)jaitf,' honesty
" and candid dealing. . ...
5 To Judges?knowledge and ipi5
partialfty.
2 To the charitable?little parade
3 and home benefactions.
> To school-boys?hard study, and
2 politcue.es to superiors. " '
To sclioo 1 -gir]s?ndomm eni of
the brain?.8impl.c dress anymore
- work. . v .
q To old bachelors?a love of vire
tuo, children und wives.
To old maids?good temper, lit
tic talk and suitable husbands,
a To dandles?little or no cash,
t! good sense, and honorable employ-Jment.
s To young ladies?less flummery,
i-1 more common ?enge,. largo waists,
e aud natural feet.
r ?
o A cross-cycd man cast a gloom
>> over a Detroit street car, Iast.Wedd
; nosdav. hv askinsr one of the seven
L| J 1 J fc>
- men and strangers, on the opposite
^i seat, "if he had any chewing tobacr
co handy." First the seven stran
tigers looked atea^h other; then the
I, seven hands wentpocketward ;.and,
J observing this motion, each of the
it seven supposed his neighbor the
5(one spoken to, and the seven hands
> I returned empty. The cross-eyed
>-; man cast a ricochet glance of indignation
along the line, and, with the
remark, "A sweet-scented lot of
c, generous roosters," took a chew of
J-1 his own tobacco.
|! <>
j An embryo poet, who is certain]
ly a close observer.of human naj;
ture, remarks: '"Time marches on
+],n siniv. measured tread of a
, mail working by tlie day,"
. <? - A
Topeka lady sums up the first
- three years of her experience in
, married life as follows: "The first
, |year he called me 'dear,' the second
? year 'Mrs. A/ and the third year
f 'old sorrell top.' "
>
Time can heal the wounds of the .*
body, over which it holds its ems
pire; but those of the soul, like
11 the soul itself, spuru its transitory
1 sway.