American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08

Store your mind well, for it is hard for
an empty cask 10 stand upright.
Whenthe hearts out of tune the tongue
seldom does right.
Bare faced falschoods--fibs told by the
ladies in The present style of bonnets.
Honor, like the shadow, follows those
who aee from it, but flies from those who
pursue it.
lie ewho will take no advice, but be al
ways his own counsellor, shall be sure to
have fool for his clielt.
Correction does much, but encourage
ment does more. Encouragement after
censure is as the sun after y shower.
Laws should be so framed, that the pub
lie would find it more to their interest to
keep them than to disobey them.
Implicit faith proves inbecility; yet i'm
probable relations should be skeplicallyre re-
ceiyed, moi positively denied.
Fidelity, good humor, and complacen-
cy Of temper, outlive al tho charms Of II
fine face, and mako its decay invisible.
A breeder of shanghais says that one Of
these fowls, when eating corn, takes one
peck at time.
The velocity ofa musket-ball is, on an
average, l,6oo feed per secoud, and its
range halfa mile.
A Paddy writing from the west, says
pork is so plenty that "every third man you
NEE. is hog"
Boosting seldom or never accompanies a
sense ofreal power. When men feel that
they can express themselves by deeds, they
do not often care to do SO by words.
Secret sorrow is like those destructive
ingredients which wo are forced to confnc
and seal up, but which corrode in the yes.
sells in which they are contained
Why will England never bo in debt.to
Russia?
Because whenever charges are brought
against US, We return them with interest.
Why is the British army like looking
glass?
Because 1t cannot DO beaten without be.
ing destroyed.
Why is weary night traveller in Glou-
ceslershire like the wounded soldiers at
Scutafi?
Because he is cheered by the presence
ofthc Nightingale.
Poverty is, except where there is an ac-
tual want of food and raiment, a thing much
moro imaginary than real. The shame Of
poyerty--the shame of being thought poor
lis a great and fatal weakness.
Integrity is the first moral virtue, bcnev.
oleuce the second, and prudence tho third
without tho first, the two latter cannot ex
ist, and without the two former would b,
often rendered useless.
Envy sucks poison out Of the sweetes
and fairest flowers, and like an i'll stomach
converts the best nutriment into the wors
and rankes! humors. 1t pursues wort
and merit as shadows attend shinin!
bodies.
Blessings Which we have slighted when il
our possession, are more highly p,ize,
when :here is danger Of our being depriy
ed Of them; and our hearts are more keen
ly touched by the andciPations Of loss tina
by the fulness Of enjoyment.
1t Is one Of the wise and evident uses
sudden death, that we may so live with ou
friends Chat come when and how II will
we nay not add TO the grieyious loss Ii
self-rcproaeh Of unkipdness or neglectt
duties.
"Ma." said an inquisilive little ril
s"will rich and poor people live togeth
when they 60 TO heayengv Eyes. my de
they will be all alike there" '"Then, n,
why don't rich and poor Christians ass
ciate together here? The rich moth
dialhot answer "