Notes

NOTES.

Childhood's troubles generally go down with the setting sun.

It is the man who has "zip" in him that makes the world move. It costs more to satisfy a vice than to feed a family.

The farm is nearest to heaven of any spot on earth.

Luck means rising at six o'clock in the morning, and not spending more than half your income; minding your own business and not med- dling with other people's; trusting in God and your own resources; keep- ing your appointments, and leaving nothing worth doing to chance.

"The steadiest boy ever born ought to take a day off now and then. The nose that is kept close to the grindstone is bound to grow ohorter by and by. The oldest person in the world is a boy who has reached ninety while still on the sunny side of twenty."

Thy burden is God's gift, And it will make the bearer calm and strong; Yet, lest it press too heavily and long, He says, "Cast it on me And it shall easy be." And those who heed his voice And seek to give it back in trustful prayer, Have quiet hearts that never can despair, And hope lights up the way Upon the darkest day. — Selected.

In discussing the advisability of prayer at the opening of meetings of the convention which framed the Articles of Confederation, in 1787, Franklin said, "In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously an- swered. * * * And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend, or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?"