Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-22
HrcNiiics.


hood is hopeless misery.
War is lottery in which every custo-
mcr may expect to draw sword
There are no other creatures in nature
that can charm like women and snakes.
The young woman who malies an un.
worthy man takes her lords name in vain.
He who does evil that good may come
pays toll to the devil to let him into
Heaven
Mankind may not be growing worse,
but never before was there SO many wom
en- of false bosoms
Why is loafcr in Printing Office
like a shade tree p? Because we are al.
ways glad when he leaves
Some slandering bachelor says it is
'much JOY when you first get married,
but its more jawey after year or so.
"Do you believe that the dead ever
walk after death ?" "No doubt Of it,
madam; I've heard the dead march r
1t might be difficult to say which would
contribute most to the peace Of our coun
try--the execution Of the laws or the
lawyers.
The Richmond En9uirer thinks it diff
icult to say which side whipped at Win
chester 1t is very easy to say which
side ran.
| However high house-rents may be, You
can always have at least one room at
your command-the room for improve
mcnt.
Disdain not your inferior, though poor;
since he may possibly be much your SUI
pcrior in wisdom, and the noble endow-
ments of the mind.
1t may be a question whether an army
is or is not brave, whom, on being attacked
at its morning meal, resolves at all haz-
ards to break fast.
, Hon. Goldsmith Bailey, member of
Congress from Worcester district, Massa-
l chucctts, died few days ago at Wor-
Q cester, from consumption.
DO you know, sir, that when | left
e home, my neighbors honored me with a
= musical escort ?'-'Oh, understand, you
o were drummed out of town.
A lover sees his sweetheart in every
= thing he looks at Just as a man bitten by a
mad dog, sees dogs in his meat, dogs in
!" - his drink, dogs all around him.
|. Children are generally very noisy, but
u We must except the children of the brain,
n which do not often make SO much noise
,c in the world as their fond parents desire.
N We may as well expect that G od should
n make us rich without the least diligence
or application, as make us good without
}, the concurrence Of our own endeavors.
n A farmer was asked why he did not
S take n newspaper. "Because," said he,
my father, when he died, left me a good
mauy newspapers, and | havn't read them
through yet
Old John Bell was at Huntsville, Ala
bama, when the Federal troops entered
i that place, and made his escape on loot,
r. leaving the town "by by-path," SO says
, the Atlanta papers.
IF ldleness is the greatest prodigality-
% throws away time which is invaluable in
e respect to its present use and when it is
n past, cannot be recovered by any power
is Of art or nature.
It Put forth all your strength in honoring
}. Of God, and doing his commandments
!. for that time shall end in blessed eterni.
It ty, that is prudenty and zealously spent
= in the service of the Supreme Being.
A late letter from Port Royal says the
i only reason why Charleston is not cap
n tucd and Savannah taken possession Of,
; is that force cf the rebels, much larger
e than our own, is thus kept from joining
n Bcauregard at Corinth
y a restored invalid was asked by an
20 acquaintance who had not seen her for
! forty years. and who was struck with her
appearance. what produced SO great a
change in her condition. 81 stopped
, frcttng, and took to laughing." was the
:. answer.
Let your promises be sincere, and 50
:, prudently considered as not to exceed the
y reach Of your ability he who promises
: more than he can perform is false to him
;, y self and he who does not perform what
y y he has promised is false to his friend
v Let virtue and innocence always accom-
70 pany your rccrcations for unlawful plea
n sures, though agreeable for moment
,s are too often attended with bad conse,
!. qucnccs, and instead of relaxing the mind
plunge us into an abyss of trouble ant
vcxation.
he a gentleman living at Augusta. Geor
he gia, says property destruction of thei
rt goods. None has, as yet, been destroy
he cd. Nobody favors such destruction
ly but reckless and proportyless persons
al whose designs will be thwartcd by own
A. ers of cotton, &c