Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-14
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IT is good rule always TO back your
friends and face your enemies.
A political Paradox-A Hunter op.
posed to Chase.
A bachelor after discovering his clothes
full Of holes, exclaimed 'Meud-i-cantl"
How to avoid drowning-always keep
your head above water.
Ir is the best proof of the virtues of a
family circle to see happy freside.
Why are jokes like nuts? Because the
drler they arc the better they crack.
IT is conferring kindness to DENY at
once favor which you intend to refuse
at last. T'r5 -.
The boy who lost his balance on the
roof found it shortly afterwards on the
ground.
The resolute man who planted himself
on his good intentions, has not yet sprout-
ed.
THERE would not be so much harm in
the giddy following the fashions, if the
wise were always to set them
The husband Of a "strong minded" wo-
man must be as badly hen -pecked as an
apple in poultry pen.
a bigot would much rather 20 to heav-
en- by taking his neighbour life than by re.
forming his own.
WHAT trees are those which. when fire
is applied to them, are exactly what they
were before? Ashes.
Truth extirpates error, as grass extir-
pates weeds, by working its way into
their place, and leaving them no room to
grow
n rabid bachelor asserts that the SYM
bolic torch of hymen is like lighthouse
placed upon reef--a warning of danger.
We laugh heartily to see whole flock
of sheep jump because one does SO. Per-
hapS superior beings laugh heartily at US
for exactly the same reason.
In has been beautify remarked that a
woman's heart is the only true plate for
mans likeness. An instant gives the i'm.
preston, and an age of sorrow and change
cannot efface it.
IL those good old days when school
boys were switched off by the master at
least once day, the policy seemed to be
that rod of correction was equal to q
mile of fpersuasion.
81 do not wish to insult you gentlemen
but must take the liberty of telling you
that there has been good deal OF hard
lying under this roof to-day" Eyes, sir,
and 1t has pretty much all been done IN
der the roof of your own mouth"
Well you've been out to Texas; did you
see any thing of our old friend--there?'
'Yes-gone deranged." Gone derauged?-
Really crazy-what does he do:' Yes,
indeed; he don't know his neighhor's
hogs from his own"
If you would keep your children in
health give them plenty Of fresh air. This
5 all well enough; but nowadays chill
lren put on too many airs of their own
hat it is almost impossible to give them
! fresh one every day.
1r is not over the great things of this
ife over which mortals stumble. A rock
We walk round, mountain we cross; it
S the unobserved, unexpected, unlocked
or little sticks and pebbles which cause
Is to halt on our journey. The blind
nay run against rock and not fall: but
,ut small matter in his way and he will
tumble over it.
JUDGE B. was once obliged to "double"
With an Irishman in crowded hotel,
Vhen the following conversation ensued:
"Pat you would have remained long
ime in the old country before you could
ave slept with Judge, would you not?"
"Ges, yer Honor" said Pat, .'and I
hink yer Honor would have been long
ime in the 'ould counthry' before ye'd
cen Judge, too"
REMARKABLE Cure OF LocKJAw.-The
Jew York Observer says that young la
y run a rusty nail into her foot recently.
he injury produced lockjaw of such a
Malignant character that her physicians
her recovery hopeless. An
Id lady then took her into hand, and
pplied pounded beet roots to her foot,
emoving them as often as they got dry.
The result was most complete and as
onishing cure. Such a simple remedy
hould be born i'll mind.
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