The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-11-01
Little or Nothing.
; .....sccrccy is the mother of faith
link is the life-blood Of thought

......ln home uc "'~'""' 'A'"S -
stimulation.
Moving for a new trial-eourting a
second wife. '
...... Wherever the speech is corrupted so
is the mind.
...... The Mississippi river at Memphis is
eighty seven feet deep.
......If a man is dissipated, his fortune will
probably coon be so too.
lone might as well be out of the world
as be loved by no one in it.
WORDS are but poor fg-leaves to COW
err the nakcdnesS Of deeds.
1.-The least praise worthy arc generally
the most c~ovCtous Of praise.
......Young lovers are called turtles, and
they arc generally green turtles.
......Texas derives its name from an Indi-
an word signifying beautiful"
HE is esteemed on awkward fnancier
whose operations are ungainly.
...... The sincere gratitude Of one overpays
us for the ingratitude of twenty.
......If parents are shameless, the conduct
of children will generally be shameful.
......"Old age" says Lord Bacon, us a
tower whose foundation is undermined"
......Ladies, please be sweet, but don't be
too formal. Be roses but don't be prim ro-
Bes.
......If falsehood paralyzed the tongue,
what q death-like silence would pcrvade So
ciety,
......Love is Of suck superlative worth that
it is more honorable to be its victim than its
conqueror.
...... Marriage is no childs play; at least
not until about nine months after it's COLI
summation.
......Enjoy the glory of the sun, and not
put out your eyes by trying to count the
spots upon his face.
......Some writer's for the press seem to
think because they are permitted to print
they are privileged to insult.
Three things can never agree-two
cats over one mouse, two wives in one house,
OF Two lONeES ONcE uHS HihluSh'
= ......Here is very good domestic toast
, MAY your coffee and ISLANDERS against you
| be ever alike-without grounds"
Z ......Swinging is said by doctors to beagood
: exercise for the health; but many a poor
wretch has come to his death by it.
e ......A certain man says that one Of his
boys knows nothing, and the other does
It The question is, which knows the most2
II ......"A burden which one chooses is not
j. felt" We once chose q burdensome hat
which, in spite of our v%olition, was "felt."
......If truth and fearless integrity had
n no other refuge in the world, they ought tc
{; have in the pulpit an uncomfortable fortress
N ......lf you respect yourself as much as
you do others, you will be as careful to d,
nothing mean when alone, as when in coin
~ pany.
......Dobbs thinks that instead Of givin,
credit to whom credit is due, the cash haC
10 better be paid. Dobbs should not be imper
st tinent.
Id ....."Well, George" asked q friend Of
n, young lawyer, 'how do you like profession.
D. ALAS, sir, my profession is better than M.
practice"
in I'VE interest ourselves TOO much i
m things that ought to have no interest for US
"a Our mind plays the waaton, and gives itsel
~ to every wooer.
......"My yoke is easy and my burden i
VI light" as the young fellow said when hi
~ girl was sitting on his lap, with her arm
lg around his neck.
ne ......"Give me q kiss, my charming Sal,
IN said q lover to q blue eyed gal. mo, that
IN won't you lazy elf; screw up your mout
and help yourself"
...,.If your friends and associates ca
not be amused except by the tricks Of
monkey, YOU had better buy them one tbs
le, make one Of yourself.
I'VE have o neighbor so stingy that
d hires his children to go to bed for pennit
OF then steals the pennies from their poke
&C. while they are sleeping.
al ...... When men by age fail in their sig
his and hearing, they had better console the,
selves with the thought that they have Sc
r. and heard quite enough.
cd. ......It is a strange way Of showing o
- L. humble reverence and love for the Create
ny to be perpetually condemning and revili
DC everything that he had created.
20, ......Thc more our ladies practice walkir
l',e the more graceful they become in tn
lat movements. Those ladies acquire the b.
Iew carriage who do not ride in one,
s. ......Many man thinks it is virtue Il
and keeps him from turning a rascal, when it
the only a full stomach. One should be care
the and not mistake potatoes for principles.
to ......An Irishman being asked in one
n in our courts for his certificate of maria
ird, shame of n = sIoycl which was sati factor.
out
nv ...... The moral hero is one whose voice
- . often at first alone, n still small voice in
" moral desert against the wind and the cal
the quake and the fire of strong and evil
: IN sion.
ny ......Take especial and seasonable care
n a you are a man, that your children shall
be have a fool for a mother, and, if you ar
hite woman, than they shall not have an ass
- q father.
the ......"Hcnry, you ought to be ASHAMED
,ont throw away bread like that. You may W
'oc' It som day" "Well mother, would I ST
heiT any better chance of getting it then shout
and eat it up nowY'