The Empire County argus., 1854-11-18
All Sorts Of ParnurnuEls.


All Sorts OF Paragraphs.
Kindness kindles the fire of friendship.
Nothing like water for an honest thirst
Manners make the man, but smartness the mo.
ney.
He censures God who quarrels with the imper-
fections Of man.
What men want Of reason for their opinions they
usually supply and make up in rage.
To despond at difficulty, denotes want of stabili-
ty; to despair at danger, want of courage.
Mon Dleu Is the name OF a new post-offce in Linn
county, Iowa. Mon Dieu
The lady who took everybodys eye must have
had quite o lot Of them
4 Vulgar Fractional backgua1d boy with
wooden eg.
1t is better to stop at high doorway thon to run
against low one.
The foundation of domestic happiness is faith in
the virtue of woman
The foundation of political happiness is conf
dence in the integrity of man.
Without rich heart, wealth is but an ugly beg
gar.
Can very pale young lady be considered the
pink Of fashion Z!
A man who has nothing to boast OF but his an
cestors; is like potato-the only good belonging
to him is under ground.
kentuckian being asked how much corn he
raised, answered, About ten barrels of whiskey,
besides what we use for bread
A want OF confidence has kept many man ST.
lent. want of sense has made many persons
takatye.
Truth is the only real lasting foundation for
friendship. In all but truth there is principle of
decay and dissmulation.
Adversity overcome is the brightest glory and
willingly undergone, the greatest virtue Suffer-
ings are but the trials Of valiant spirits.
a more glorious victory can not be gained over
other man than this-that when the injury began
on his part, the kindness should begin on ours
bara ic in h,1,
history or q prophecy, which must sadden or at
least soften, every rejecting observer.
Advertising is the oil which the wise tradesmen
put in their lamps, and the foolish ones neglect to
use.
There are some that live without any design at
all, and only pass in the world like straws on
river; they do not go bat are carried
Connecticut sells to England 100000 clocks
annually. The Yankees evidently mean to bring
the mother country up to time
An old fogy was recently overaken by "traiu
Of thought Through sEilful medical treatment
it is hoped he may survive the shock
Ihe following IS good phrase descriptive Of an
energetic character: Cromwell did not wait un-
til the iron was hot, but made it hot by striking"
Arkansas is queer country. If you go there
with a five dollar piece they tar and feather you
for being rich man. If you are poor, they give
you the fever and ague and let it kill you Curious
country, if the above be true.
An lrishman writing from Ohio says it is tho
most 'llgant'place in the world. The first three
weeks" he says, you are boarded gratis and after
that you are charged nothing at all. Come along,
and bring the childer."
At some Of the hotels in Vermont they give you
glass of good river water" which has such PC
culiar flavor that some people mistake it for schnaps
and leave iourpence on the counter
Patrick hereafter want you to commenc work
at o'clock and quit at ~ Sure and wouldn't
it be as well if I'd commence in the morning at
o'clock and leave off at five in the evening q?
Particular places become dear to the heart of
man, more generally by the association attached
to them, than by their beauty, convenience or fer
tility.
There is man in Tennessee who has lived so
long upon corn bread that his voice has become
husky, his hair has turned to silk like that which
grows upon the grain, and his toes are covered
with corns.
Business is like fishing. If you wish to succeed
you must anchor once in while. To be constant
y changing is to keep yourself out of change to all
eternity. As Tom Hood observes, the man who is
constantly stirring must be spoon.
a gentleman in the wash-room Of steamer in
quired of the captain; Cant you give me clean
towel ?" "No" said the captain, ''more than fifty
passengers have used that towel there, and YOU
are the first one who has said a word against it,
Rev. Mr.. Bellows of New York recently remar-
ked that "the large American hotels everywhere
rising, are the splendid icebergs suddenly brought
upon us by the current of travel and migration,
and sweeping down from the cold arctic of wealth
to summer seas of common sympathy and USE"
A very steady old farmer was once found bet
ting against roulette table. Upon expressing
very natural surprise at this sight the old gentle.
man assured us on his honor that he didn't want
a cent ofthe money. "Why are you playing then 2"
Because they have got fifty dollars of mine !"
Against SANDER there is no defence He'll can
not boast so foul iend, nor deplore so foul a
StanS Wi n will n Wi n
with a look with smile. 1t is the pestilence wal
king in darkness spreading contagion far and wide,
which the most wary traveller cannot avoid. 1t is
the heartsearching dagger of the assassin. 1t is
the poisoned arrow whose wound is incurabe. 1t
is as mortal as the sting of the deadly adder Muir
der is its employment, innocence is its prey and
ruin its sport.