The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-06
BR REVITFES.


Over-warn friendships and bot potatoes
are generally dropped as soon as taken
up.
Blessed are they that are ignorant; for
they are happy in thinking they know
everything.
If the best mans faults were written
on his forehead, lie would pull his bat
over his eyes.
Editor--A paor wretch who every day
empties lis lead that lie may Gil lis
stomach.
In returning thanks in an after dipnet
speech, Brown declared that he was "ioo
full for utteraDce"
Bele-A beautiful but useless insect,
without wings, whose colors fade on being
removed FROM the sunshine.
\ hop on the light "fantastic toe" may
be pleasant, but not when you hop on the
fantastic toe of your aeighbor.
Artenus Ward thinks it is bad thing
not to have wife-no gentle heart to get
Up in he morning and make the fire.
Distant relatons-People who ipao.
ina thOy have claim to rob you if ysa
are nch, and insult you If you are poor.
Fellow Feeling: "This is what they
call fellow feeling for a man." as the
thief said when the police was gropiug
after Lim Ia the dark.
Housewifsry-An ancient art, said to
have beer fashionable among young girls
and wires, but now entirely cut Of use, or
5racticsd by the lower orders.
/ Desire to De able to command and IL,
The knowledge you possess rather tlri
indulge in vain the wish to know eyc':.
thing.
lie that is truly polite knows haE -
contradict with respect, and to r;.a-s
without adulaton and is equally rgsnora
from an insipid cOuplaisancs aud : IL"
/ familiarity.
/ The proprietor of forge, moi remark.
able for correctness of language but VIII,
by honest industry, had realized a cou,.
Portable independency, being called upon
at social meeting fer toast, gave
success to forgery"
To ascertain the length of The day and
night at any time ef the year, double :he
time of the suns rising, which gives the
length of tn. day. This is supls
method. which, We guess, few people ais
aware Of.
! young lady once married man BY
The name Of Dust, against the wishes of
her parents. After a short time they
lived unhappiTy together, apd she re.
turned to her fathers house but he Te-
fused to sec her, saying, "Dus! thea art,
and unto Dust thou shalt return"
4 thick headed squire, being vorstcI
by the Rev Sydney Smith in an argu-
ment, took his revenge by e1c'aimingr
"if | had son who was an idiot, would
uak3 him parson." "Fery p.obablv."
said Sydney; ''but your father Lad dit-
ferent cYinion,"
Deacon Peters ls.ely tosk OCCASION tp
administer rsproof for swearing to Jou
Mills, particularly wild fellow, bat NOT
Intentionally "tTansgressionaI. Joe lis.
tened attentively to his words, aud seemed
to appreciate exhortatien, aud when hs
had concluded, replied as fellows The
fact Is, deacon, that | swear great deal.
aud you pray great deal, but neither uF
US means anything by it" The dsacn,
ai,udes to Joe as al instance of the moss
total depraVity.
Z sailor took child to be christenei.
2ad happening to hold bis ba1s On tns
wfcng arm. for the clergyman t. take IT,.
was asked TO turn the child, up
which he turaed il face downwar4 ~.
oo," sa;d the parson, turn it. ns ganI
man, whom he turned it face upptrntnst.
Is before. La this dilemma ana old post
captain, sitting in the gallery. eaa.e 10
The rescue, and sang cut, "End tur chd.
Jack" aye, aye, sir" said the sail.,,,
and pitched bis sen and heir over Oh ,hs
oiLor erm.
The last novelty from Germany Is
musical bed, which receives tbs. weary,
aud immediately '4sps him in E2yysium.
1t is an invention CT mechaiip 10 Bo-
lemia, and is SO constructed ti.5A. BY
means of hidden mechanism, pressure
upon the bed causes soft and gentle air
If Aubler to be played, which continues
ong enough to lull the most wskeful To
leep. At the head is clock, The baud
If which being placed at the h"ur the
sleeper wishes to rise, when tia ,ime ar
ives the bed plays march of sp0niuni,