Steel, when hardened, decreases in specific gravity, contracts in length, and increases in diameter. Men discover with bitterness that nature coT'tinnes to use the scourge long after they have reformed.—Winthrop. No man hates himself ; the coldest among us have too much self-love for that.— Dickens. Corscience is the voice of the soul, the passions are the voice of the body.—Bishop of London. Gratitude is the throwing out of our hearts in the light of another's kindness.— Heber. Z Most of us lay up a good stock of pat : ence, bat wp n ake the mistake by putting it where we cannot find it when we need it mo6t. The way to cure our prejudices is this—that every man should let alone those that he complains of in others, and examine his own. —Locke. The Indians say, " If a dog howls in th e night, a stranger will come to-morrow." The saying does not state why the stranger will come, but it is probably to murder the dog. A young farmer in Bhode Island being asked if he believed in a future state, replied, " In course I does, and I'm goin* ia enter it tue,jest as soon as Betsy gits her things ready.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1591, 13 May 1887, Page 3
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202Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1591, 13 May 1887, Page 3
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