Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1882 — SELECTED MISCELLANY. [ARTICLE]

SELECTED MISCELLANY.

To live long, it is necessary to live slowly.—Cicero. Happiness is like the echo; it an* swers you; but it does not oomes. Contradiction animates conversation ; that is why oourta are so wearisome. None but£he contemptible are apprehensive of oontempt.—Rochefoucauld. The two powers whioh constitute a wise man are those of tearing and forbearing. They that would not eat Kprbidden fruit, must not come near the forbidden tree. Justice without strength, and strength without justice: fearful misfortunes. What we charitably fdtglve will be recompensed as well as what we charitably give. The power to do great things generally arises from the willingness to do little things. Many often judge the person, but not the cause, which is not injustice, but malice. It is difficult to be sick without care, and easy to be happy without wealth. —Chaineld. Never exhibit too great familiarity with a new acquaintance; you may give oftense. Tne first sure symptom of a mind of health is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home. There is but one sure way to keep from being dunned, and that Is never to run In debt. The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.— Hannah More. Happiness is always the inaccessible castle which sinks in ruin when we set foot ou it. The gods have a curse for him who willingly tells another the wrong road.—George Eliot. Nature has sometimes made a fool but a coxcomb is always of a man’s own making.—Addison. There are three ways of getting out of a scrape—write out, back out, and the best way is to keep out. A woman’s dress is like the envelope of a letter—the cover is frequently an index to its contents. A failure establishes only this, that our determination to do something was not strong enough.—Boue. Our chief want in life is somebody who sha{l make us do what we can. This is tbe service of a friend. To restore a commonplace truth to its first uncommon luster, you need only to translate It into action. Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.—Beaconsfield. The hardest rock is made of the softest mud. Don’t allow the sentiment of habit to harden into vice. Men seldom repent as long as they are prosperous. It takes adversity to bring a person down on his knees. If you should have just what -you really deserve—no more, no less—would be as happy as you are now? The power of pleasing is founded upon the wish to please. The strength or the wish is tbe measure of the power. The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and te have it found out by accident.—Charles Lamb. From the mahuer in which praise and blame are dealt out in this world, an honest man ought to covet defamation. Be courageous and noble minded; our own heart, and not other men’s opinions of us, forms our true honor. —Schiller. It is one thing to see that a line is crooked, and another thing to be able to draw a straig t one.—Principal J. C. Shairp. If you follow this rule you will save yourself many a heartache: “Never bite till you find out whether it is bread or stone.” Excess of ceremony is always the companion of weak minds; it Is a plant that will never grow in a strong soil.—Coleridge. The wise prove, and the foolish confess, by their conduct, that a life of employment is the only life worth leading.—Patey. Common-sense does not ask for an impossible chess-board, but takes the one before it and playa the game.— Wendell Phillips. Advice to wives: Man is very much like an egg— keep him In hot Water and he is bound to become hardened. —Philadelphia Herald. Love, hatred, jealousy, destiny, are blind; the eyes of justice are blindfolded ; and one oust then quit life in order to be able to see in it. J. N. Kinnear, of Kiusgville, Ohio, has a son five mouths old. which shows such unusual physical and mental tevelopem' nt as to cause considerable onrfament among the medical fraternltv about oere. The child, although only five mouths old, can walk as well as a man and talk quite as well. Its mind is as well developed as the average child of twelve years old. and has thought and discretion of mind, and shows remarkably rapid developement of the mental faculties seldom witnessed.

G forge M. Robinson received a painful bruise on his right fool; the other day by a piece of heavy timber falling onto it. • - ■ m M » »- The Dakota party has been heard from. The boys evidently ere disappointed because they ere unable pre-empt land adjoining gome thriving city. R. L. P. Massey, Thos. 11. McCullough, H. W. Ballard, Thos. H. Robinson, M. P. and Harrison Mitchell. J. R. Guild, and other Gillamites called on us last/week. W. F. Schaffner, of WheatfieM, and George Guild, of Keener, each graced ihe sacred precincts and breathed the pious atmosphere of our sanctum-sanctorum last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Chilcote, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler, Mrs. W. J. lines, Mrs. A. I'urcupile and l)r. I. C. Kelley attended the Grand Chapter of the 0. K. S., at Indianapolis, last ■week. They report an interesting session. Judging from the bob trous bay of tLe musse l canines that goes up to the moonless skies tlu-se nights, one would believe that the con>tebl*s were neglecting to comply with the law or else the dog-owners of Rensselaer, are legalizing their curs by inventing small fortunesiu dog -collars, tags ami taros. Paint and whitewash brushes, at Tharp’s. The northern lights or aurora borealis made a magnificent d:sply in the heavenly -regions Sunday night. 'J he rays were at times vmy 1 rilliant, and constantly changing from a pale light similar to clear moonlight, to a bright red, which had much the appearance of the led etion cf n huge contlagration They were first seen due north, but lat.r •pren.l from east to west, covering hui; the sky. all paper at reduced prices, r.t Kannal s drugstore. —. . .. ■<» *♦*— Married.—At the residence of the bride’s parents, in Rensselaer, on; \V edneeday evening, April 12. .ihb‘2, Judge llcmmond olhciating, Mr. Eduuril I*. Honan and Miss Madge I. Hemphill. Guile an assemblage of friench v.ere nreseLt by invitation, numerous presents were bestowed upon the young people, a sumptuous repast'was served, and the eelebra fi; )U bassed otf in splendid style ihe worthy couple have the best of The- Rki*j blican h r tueir future happiness. 'i ■ 1 - - ——.. i . Hats from 50 cents up to $lO, at La Hue &, (Irene’s. w «torc! w o vv Woods! SURREY, IND. '■ ten. \\ ilcox has just opened no n lar-y ) shock of general mercha:' Oi •<’, end invites the public to chi examine prim; and quality 0 g uk, lie has *a fine line of d’rt ss gob gmghauiH, muslin miibroid ci,», ling, sijh and linen hand ''h t-haui, cotton 1 jHxing, &d. Also a line, line oj groceries, c .nsisting of collees. teas, suears, -ice, honey bean*, syrups, \lire,hud. bans,, eannv . : ' UI P; ' HI 1 -' JS adit's, \' ‘ •^- n ;h ! 'b cun an is, raisin-, Ac. Also keg..s lor she lumber nun l<u^ vv;ir ‘;« I :; toes, hour gml meal, wall pay the highest prices* for b.ulter, eggs, T *entry ana country protiucc . i a]f bnng on yea r mod butttu’ /find Paltry. Having uiaoy advenf will give fun bjtmdifc'of same' tJ c*i~.\ /me .- .. jpx dry good - and uvcerics replenf/* h V l ' ' ' ' * ♦ , iudi week. PR * p I.; .ri *».->< L betl At tin ti.e e. Wh'lr * V'-vrf, , , ffUiifH: LUT j|»X>t I -

The Big Show* We to-day give plat;.* in eur columns to the announcement of the coming to R-*««-selaer on Thursday, April 27, of Maybnry, (Pullman & lltmilton’s Great United todon Circus, Museum and Menagerie. This “how consists of one of the best cus companies ever e'ngitgcd for the tent *ng season, a museum of natural animate an>l inanimate curiosities, works of art and mechanism ,■“ and a menagerie replet • from attractive aud r->re representaiives witn all th<> varied species of the zoologi Cnl kingdom, an aviary of varie-l plumsg.t and an aquaria of iiyini; marine monstees all combined in one grand exhibition, under <>ne rnanoeirfie t and one ad»ii o sion fee admits to all. The sb w wintered this past season in the Exposition buildinr at Louisville Ky., srxi made its debut in ttial city for the present season on April the 7th and Blh. The that city are lavish in their words of recommendation and praise of it, The -foliowine extracts from the Louisville Post of April Sthspeaks fur its It au.l coming as it does from a disinterested source, at oru-e stainiis the show, in our estimation. t*s it does the genera! oold c, hoina first-class in every particular, »• well «> ail thfct.it is advertised to be. The i'ost *»/>: “The M aV'-urv, T’nllman k' Ilaniilton C retts onensd in L >uiti-s;l!e yesterday- under ii'lvetseeir ntnatatiees. The afternoon loot-' -vas i.u her siinii- on sceount of the ha -I rain, init. at niiitit tbs .ereat canvass w 8 crowded t* oyerflowins?. - The principa oiiiiKtion -of the consdidation is unq ■ uon.tblv t h < cir iis Tie-n eu itcerie is y *od in every detail. The p'-t lor-naiKie in the arena, however, is ■ m-tinb of /i sut t-rtbr cliarae !(**•, It is compitct «n i most tarhugboal Net a s ti.de speeialf-y is -unattractive. The turn! fling of th * Karls a d i aid a i i and tho Z- i ;k->- ilr ttiers *t9 by alj oil Is the best I and newest that Ims Imeu seen keru in tne j creciting. Miss fuiiltH M irks is achartnimr Hrtlo eipicstitetti* and vonderfullysktllful, ait tough yesterday , owing to the !m-t That h>T hor.o nexportene -d, she fat <-<l t<* do herst'li justice. Mt«s Paulina L v* is an equesirtenne of aole and merit. Bh- v a Imtd * eppimi led )art ni*;ht, ax tti- also M*>ns, IV 11. Gorman, wlios* hurdle race is fairly ilirilling. A specialty worthy of wstr» menciou is the rained dog circus re r***eni-«d by prof. Neil Mnith’s tr u, eof talen n l ceninee. l’ritf. Waiith h>s tin* heel part* on the read. 'I here are m.iiiv other etir»rti<>ii< in the etreas perfornunoi, »nd each ot thoes is meritorious. I he louikltiig and Vns also o more than ordinary worth. Maybury, l*i Lilian A li .tuition haven’t the largest sh* non th* ri*«t, but whet they havo tarn - n t l e surtiresed 3 vend cl nut* dions, comfortable »nd srhst tutial i:v»ol iug tn>a*es to rent. Enquire at the Citum* Hank.