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Show Significant. Hsf' Tho other day a merchant in a ncarht pB town saw a farmer receiving goods at BBj? the station from n Chicago mall house, HH'.jt snys an oxcluinge. The goods were In Hjj his lino and the same had been carried in his storo for years. He approached PBq the farmer and said. pBj "I could have sold you every article SB'j you have there for less money than you paid tho Chicago house, and saved you Hjjl tho freight, besides." t "Then why on earih didn't you nay B' so?" asked the farmer. "I have taken B'T ' thn home paper for years, and have nover seen u lino about your selling K' these goods. The Chicago house sent K, advertising uml ter to me, asklug for my Bj' trade, and they got it.1' Globe-IIeador, B. Pnyson. H' Hre ' Sometimes a person's tongue gets them Hf into trouble, watch the tongue; it is Hfl your tongue, it belong!) to you , and is the jSj only ouo for which you are responsible, X Your neighbor's tongue may need care H also, but that is his business; this is yours Hflg to sco to. Watch your tongue; It needs HBk watching. It is n lire watch It. It is HDR the helm which guides the vessel. Let HhK! tho Helmsman keep wide awake. It can bless or It can curse; It can poison or lical; it can plcrco henrts or blight hopes; it can sow discord or scperato chief friends. Watch your tongue, jo one but you can take caru of that I tongue. Your neighbors may wish they could bridle it, but they canH do it. Ex. 1 - - One reason why so many girls and boys, men and women, too, arc uninteresting, uninter-esting, is because they try so hard to bo like somebody else rather than be content con-tent to remain himself or herself in life. In nature you don't mo an oak posing as a willow, or a black duck ns n yellow leg, or n horse as a cow, or a lily as a rose, or a lilac ns n peony, or a dog as a cat Ho natural and you'll bo nil right. Many a girl without the slightest talent for music is running a piano who should i bo making bonnets or bread; and many a boy is studying for a learned profession pro-fession whose proper sphere Is tho machine shop of the mill; many a man is spitting up churches who ought to be doing good service in some Institution of learning, teaching or working on a farm, and ninny a woman is trying in vain to be a leader of society when she she should be u model housewife in her own home. Kx. He opened the door cautiously and poking lu his head in a suggestive sort of way as if thoro was more to follow, inquired. "Is thiq the editorial rink turn?" "Tho what, my friend?" "Is this the rlnktum sluktum sane-'inn sane-'inn or some such place whero tho dltors live?" "This Is the editorial room, yes, sir. Come in " "No, I guess I won't come in. I wanted want-ed to see what a rlnktum was like, that's all. Looks like our garret, only wuss. Good day.M fcx. |