Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


 ty- Good humor is the blue sky of the soul, in which every star of talent will shine moro clearly.
 GY- He that dcsplscth small things shall fall little by little.
 A SUGGESTION. Ut Is said that when tho Niagara and Agamemnon were beginning to, lay out the cable sea gull lighted on it, and getting stuck in the tar with which 1t was coated was carried down. Possibly he has pecked hole in 1t.
 SAFE CRIrrcisM.--The New York Express, speaking of an insurance office in that city, says that until it's affairs are investigated, sinsurers will be perfectly safe in keeping away from the concern" 9Y- Truth lies within the holy of holies in the temple of knowledge, but doubt is the vestibue that leads to it.
 GT- Enjoy the blessings of this day, If God sends them; and he evils bear patiently and swectly. For this day only is ours; we arc dead to yesterday, and we are not born to- morrow.
 CT"lt is aisy enough," said Pat, "to build chimney; you howld ono brick up, and put another one under it." A good many people undertake to build fortunes on this equitable principle.
 GdrI It is questi on whether being called "the son of gun" should not rather be ta- ken as acompliment than as term of abuse, as 1t Is we'll known that no gun is good for anything unless it descends in straight lihe from a good stock.
 LOTTERY GAMnLING.-A few days since, the Sherif-says the New York Sun--sold out the effects of a merchant who has aeen ruined by the purchase of lottery tickets. He bought for years, but never gained prize until few weeks ago, and the lottery men refused to pay the only hit he made. NTA writer in tho Scientific Americanin- quires why it is that women are fonder of sleep than men? We do not know unless it Is because itis that Morpheus, in whose arms the sleeper lies, is male and not female. eT-"Roast me alye,o said Corwin, the wagon boy, in his speech at Xenia, Ohio sroast inc alivel Ihavn't got much fat, but it shall be fried out of me before will vote to admit slave State," &c. Toms drippings would supply any quantity of SPIRIT lamps, unless his pores have been very open for the last five years.
 l GT-Tt is proposed to establish au institu- tion for the education of young ladies, in which the science of weavology, spinology | r~fc ,x.,iu If After 0h- taining these accomplishments, they may re- ceive regular diploma, with the honorable degree of F. F. W.-Fit for Wives.
 G~The Annapolis Gazette tells the fol- lowing story of citizen of that place;
 A person better known for his wealth than his liberaity was requested to aid in the cree : ton of a church. The subscription book was placed in his hands. He looked anxiously and earnestly, and handed it back with the astonishing remark: "No, sir, Twill not give anything, not half so many people go to hell now as ought to-"
 I G% Barristers have a ludicrous habit of identifying themselves with their clients by speaking in the plural number. "Gentlemen = circuit 'sat the moment the policeman says he saw us in the tap, will prove that we were looked up in the station house, in state of fintoxication.'
 GT Everything has it's use. Were it not for the flies, people in summer would sleep two hours longer than they do, and thus lose the best part of the day-the portion devoted to sunrise and meadow-larks.
 GTThey who are the most afraid of cold or the cholera are the most likely to eaten them; SO is it with many other evils, mental as we'll as bodily. Like the nettle they sting only the timid; grasp them firmly and they are innocuous. Fly from tLem and they pur- f sue you; face them, and they are gone. | We cannot say as to the changing, but we have observed that girl, whenever she was Tn l danger, is very apt to TURN to boy-if there was one sbout.-t Louisville Journal