Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-06-09

-, 1t is better TO fall into fortune, than
into the seA. .....Y .-,a.a4
1t is better to be bitten With envy
than mad dog. .......l ..-.-.s,.-g
f-Characters, like pipes, get blasker
the oftener they are smoked. .f..--,
The more polished the society is,
the less formality there is in it. ,.,-
Great passions necessarily expose
their possessor to great sacrifces.,T
1t is better to be struck with an
idea than with the kitchen poker +-4r
1t is better to be smitten with a
young lady than blythe rheumatism. g,
Most men employ their first,vears,
so as to make their last years misera-
bic. ....t ++.+
The best bite we ever had when
we went a fishing was the bite took
along ]TtwHT..iIs 5as h-|t" .53 T'3
Young ladies should guard them
selves against undue familiarity, howev-
er innocent. .aa . '.s" 9F#H
o-"Father," said boy in theater.
Saint that a handbook where the nlu-
sicians are % .# .sr 4FaE
Keep yonr wit as buckler to de-
tend yourself, and not as sword to
wound others. .... ..... er --..s-.4
-Sophistry is like window cartain
1t pleases rs an ornament; but its
use is to keep out the light. r.. .....-..
The sight OF a drunkard is bet
ter sermon against the vice, than the
best that was ever preached upon it. NJ
If person is continually complain
ing of the town in which he lives, it
only proves that he is not fit to live in
it. I'.Ts = e.t." '.
One Of the maxims of the great
De Witt was that "a"eman should be
careless of his life, but careful Of his
health.' ,|asE na.
DO you profess religion?'' sNo
sir, I profess my faith, and practice my
religion" Reader, go thou and do ike
| wise. o L-a n rsaa.e sal w.ni
= The Pembroke Mills at Suncock.
| n. H., will resume operations in full as
soon as the operatives can be got to-
gether. l..-.-... -......-.. .. -~-.,
The cheapest excursion YOU can
make IS in the realms of fancv-no re-
turn ticket required, and collision won't
kill YOU 9'.'F .,...5 ...-'.. 81 ''' '- '.'
70 enjoy to-day, stop worrying
about tomorrow Next week Will be
just as capable of taking care of itself
as this one is. rgrr.g g7t ~ -5t.ig a#r
"A dandy is chap that would be
a lady if he could; but as he can't he
does all he can to show the world that
he is not a man. .t.f ... s---..,
If your mothers mother was my
mothers aunt, what relation would Your
great at-grandfather's nephew be to YOUR
elder brothers son-in-law?
"A young gent in Schenectady suE-
fermg from too strong sensation of
the more tender feeling defines his
complaint an attack oflassitude.
-'"How long did Adam remain in
Paradise before he sinned ?'' said an
amiable spouse to her husband. "Ti!l he
got wife, calmly answere the has
band. .Er Frur' t-s sa.ess .Ie 1ErIlo
There never was an unhappy old
maid yet who would not have been
equally unhappy as wife-more gull
ty, for she would have made two peo-
pie miserable instead of one. ..,-
Said woman to an old maid. who
reproached her for her choice of hus-
band. 'I'o be sure he is not SO good
a husband as he'should be; but he is a
powerful sight better than none.'' '"'i
-"When a woman" says Mrs. Part
lngtlon, ''has once married with con
gealng heart, and one that beats re-
sponsihle to her own, she will never
want to enterthe maritime state again"
-AVermonter crossing the Atlantic.
- . iiNiSio VI u Sdlc WHICH lasted
sixty hours, and looked dangerous came
on deck and coolly remarked. aThat
it was lucky he didn't own any stock in 3,
the steamer ,. f... a.; y,s~,-s,,-7 u
What is the reason,'' said one
lrishman to another, ssthats you and
your wife are always disagreeine ?7. -.
''Because,' replied Pat, eve are both
of one mind-she wants to be masfer
and so do I.otqg0 @di ~~ 5f TbA1 1P
Psaagog,ee-"W "Wen, what does desb b-a-;r al
spell?'' 'iisz L9# a.dn1'tga' T6l o@a's1 Z
Boy-''Don't know.p 9sg eli .sayeq7u
PsA-s'NFhat M have you got on I your :
head?' 1870 ----.> -.
Boy-"I guess. it's skeeter bite l.
itches like thunder f7 -' 579 10 ~
There is man Il in one i Of tho bc We v,n.ls
tern States who has moved SO ''f often
that whenever a covered WAGON cnr9Sai ~ 9iss
near his house his chickens all m au,clt
up and fall on heir=ebacks~andI Icross
their legs, ready to be tied and carried
TO the next stopping place. .,r;broIa A.. -,
81 fsee,"' said young lady s.that