Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-02
Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends
A printer on seeing a bailiff pursuing
an unfortunate author. remarked that it
was new edition of the "Pursuit of Lit
erature," unbound and hot pressed.
A MAN who covers himself with costly
apparel and neglects his mind. is like one
who illuminates the outside of his house
and sits within in the dark
He must be very thorough fool who
can learn nothing from his own folly.
A SHOT that hits is better thun broad
side that misses.
ENVY no mans talent, but improve thy
own.
+ Judge Low, ofthe Land court ST Louis
has decided that paper published in the
interest of religious sect is not news
paper, and that legal notices published in
such journals are null and void.
VINO is it that is in two situations at
once? A lover, for when he is beside his
fair one he is usually beside himself.
SIX children, all of one family, recently
died within a Pennsylvania village with
in a week, of diptheria.
IT is supposed that the fellow who left
the house was not able to carry it along
with him.
PEACE is the evening star of the soul,
and virtue is lis sun; the two are never
far apart.
The best penance we can do for envy
ing another's merit, is to eadeavor to sur
pass it.
REFRAIN from bitter words; there is on
ly the difference of aletter between words
and swords.
The Human heart, like we'll. if utter
ly closed from the outer world, is sure to
generate an atmosphere of death.
He that buildeth his house with other
mems money, is like one that gathereth
himself stones for the tomb of his burial
SEWING girls cannot be expected to
compete with sewing machines, for they
haven't such iron constitutions.
Why is the Union like crab-apple?
Because to be worth anything, it must be
preserved.
A cotemporary says that terror alone
is mortal!' 1t must be allowed that it
has a mortal long life.
EXCESS of ceremony, like excess of or
nament, shows want of breeding. That
civility is best which excludes all super
huous formality and action.
TRUE friendship increases as life's end
approaches, just as the shadow lengthens
with every degree the sun declines toward
it's setting.
FRIENDS should be very delicate and
careful in administering pity as a medi-
cine, when enemies use the same article
as poison.
.LADIE who have disposition to pun
ish their husbands, should recollect that
a little warm sunshine will melt an icicle
much sooner than regular north-easter.
The greatest pleasure in life is love;
the greatest treasure contentment; the
greatest possession health; the greatest
ease, sleep; and the best medicine, true
and faithful friend.
A German journal speaks Of a young
authoress who has distinguished herself
in the literary world. She is called the
Baroness de OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pickhol-
kreskemskomirarytinguteskem.
A bashful printer refused situation in
a printing office where females were en-
ployed, saying he never "set mp" with
girl in his life.
The fellow who is courting Missile.
meanor, thinks very seriously of breaking |
OF the engagement.
A fellow that don't benefit the world |
by his life does it by his death.
MEN are sometimes accused of pride, |
merely because their accusers would be |
proud themselves if they were in their |
places.
A YANKEE doctor has got a remedy for
hard times. It consists often hours hard |
labor we'll wyrked in. !