The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS AND NEWS ITEMS.


her husband sued for fnery.
"A Speculative writer undertakes TO show
what is naturally mans first employment. We
believe that the first busines of most human be-
ings after coming into this world is-milking.
1t is a curious fact that Of all our Prcsi-
dents, neither Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, Pelk, Taylor nor Buchanan, had
"A son.
- As many days as we pass without
some good, arc so many days entirely lost.
- Where love is, there is no labor, and
If there is labor, the labor is loved.
- Wisdom is better without an inher-
itanee, than an Inheritance without wis
dom.
II you spend the day proftably,
you will have cause TO rejoice in the even
ing.
- Now do not keep in doors, madam,
neither think it vulgar to let the children
romp.
- When young lady catches you
alone, lays violent hands on you, express
lug "kiss" in every glance-dont you do it,
Little minds are tanned and subdued
by misfortune; but great minds rise above
it.-WAsHINGroN IRVING.
- A man who strives earnestly and
pcrseveringly TO convince others, at least
ccnvinces us that he is convinced himself
= There is no man but hath n soul !;
and if he viii look carefully to that, he
need not complain for want Of business.
- Rise carly to your business, learn
good things and oblige good men; these
are three things You shall never repent.
"A wise man will dispose of time
past to observation aud reflection; time
present 70 duty; and time TO come 10
Providence.
= Now is the time to look after the
caterpillars. They will hatch rapidly this
weather, aud your vigilance is required to
keep them down.
SIDNEY SMITH says, 1--WE are hap
pier for life, for having made once an
agreeable tour, or lived for any length of
time with pleasant people
- We have some doctors in our midst,
whose talents they should use, by practie-
ing the healing art-healing boots and
shoes.
-" "Miner says: [" A bee that commeil-
ces on the blossom of the cherry tree new
or leaves that kind of tree for any other
or for any flower, but continues gathering
the same kind of honey"
= Did you ever know fashionable
young lady 10 accept glass Of wine
without insisting upon its being ''the
least drop in the world"
- An Irishman cautions the public
against trusting or barboring his wife
Peggy, on his account, MS he is not mar
ried 10 her.
= An ark is being built by man out
West, in anticipation of the next flood
of tears, shed by his wife when he refus-
es to take her to the opera. He thinks he
can weather the storm.
- Susan was desirous of purchasing a
watch. The maker showed her among
Others n beautiful one, remarking that il
went "thrty-six hours" In one day 2
asked poor Susan.
= 1t is said that bleeding partially
blind horse at the nose will restore him to
sight; so much for the horse. To open
mans eyes, you must bleed him in the
pocket. ,.
- Corn should never follow buck
wheat. Potatoes are the best crop to
precede corn, grass the next, corn Itself
next, and last Of all, buckwhoat.
= A young lawyer wrote to an old
limb near Chicago, thus: Is there al
opening in your part of the country that
| can get intol' Answer: "There is al
opening in my back yard, about thirty
feet deep, no curb around it,"
Prentice acknowledges the receipt o
political letter as follows: "a gentle
man, who calls himselfa Methodist preach
er, has sent us strange pohticai letler
There seems to be some method in his
madness, and a good deal of madness IT
his Methodism."
A sailor calling upon a goldsmith
recently, asked what might be the value
of an ingot of gold rs big as his AIM
The shopkeeper beckoned him into back
room, and primed him with grog. Hc
then asked to see the ingot. "Oh," said
Jack, 81 haven't got it yet, but I'm 60
ing to Pixies Peak, and would like tc
know the value of such lump before ]
start" Saltwater gentleman ordered out
Mrs. Partington says, that just be
fore the last war with England, "circum
stances were seen around tho moon night
Il ly, shooting stars perambulated the earth
the desk Of the sun was covered will
black spots of ink, and comments swcp
the horizon, with their operatic tails
Everybody said it profigated war, ant
sure enough, it come. It's costiyenes'
was felt throughout the land, but th'