Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-19
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A very foolish maxim -Maximilian.
A race of scuiptors-The CHipa,eay
Indians.
Is it underlined to speak of the aris-
tocracy as tho upper crust of society:
The great secrets of navigation arc
contained ia n small compass.
Largo waterfalls continue fashiona-
ble at Niagara.
The less man makes of himself, tho
more of Il man he is.
He who is at war with his neighbor,
cannot be at peace with himself
Better be honorable and be despised,
than to bc despicable and be honored.
The man who trumpets his own fame.
will soon have no famc to trumpet.
a tax that Congressman never inflict
upon us-Syntdr.
What sort of throat is the best for u
singer to reach the high notes with :
A soar throat.
He who lives for himself alone, lives
for mean fellow.
Have not thy cloak to make when it
begins to rain.
The more true merit a person Inns,
the more he:applauds il in others.
Credit.--A wise provision by which
sherifis and constables get living.
A piece of advice to Prussa-An adj
vice Of peace to Austria.
when is a blow from lady welcome"
When she strikes you agreeably.
Queer thing is an insurance policy.
If / can't sell it. j cancel it, and il l
cancel it, l can't sell it,
a true philanthropist and a well.
trained horse always stop ut tie sound
of a00e.
When is carpenter like eircum-
stance? When he alters cases.
The last Joke on bonnets the latest
style of bonnet that Inns turned up
turns down.
There il no sin we can be tempted to
commit, but we shall find q greater sat-
isfaction in resisting.
BLIND CoNFIDESCE.-~A littlo boy
disputing with his sister on some sub
ject, exclaimed, tits true, for ma says
it's SO; and If ma says it's so, it's so, il
IL ainl s0'
A hen-pecked husband speaks OF his
better-half as -glyccrine i'm crino-
line. This undoubtedly refers to her
irrepressible tendency tc "blow him
up"
What Is scompanionship, where moth
ing that improves the intellect IL com.
municated, and where the larger heart
contracts itself to tho model and di-
r.AanGtTts Of
Early on cold morning, a travelling,
profile cutter called at the house of II
wcg, and inquired If he wanted "a pro-
fac taken. YES" was the reply, "I
want yours taken from my door"
A Washington correspondent of the
| Providence JOurRat gives the following
as u bona jide incident: "An appontee
| --priding himself on being an Il. Il. V.
lin the Interior Department Mt Wash-
/ ington, being ordered before the Board
for the examination Of clerks, the 9TH
er day, was asked this question:: "Mr.
---, are you u grammarian?" He
answered, mo, sir, am Virginian,"
| Two young men commenced the sail-
/ making business at Philadelphia.
| They bought Il lot of duck from Ste-
| phen Girard, on credit, and friend
| had engaged to indorse for them. Each
caught roll and was carrying it off,
when Girarad remarked: "Had you
not better get q dray?" mo; it h not
far, and we can carry 1T ourselves -
"Icli your friend he needn't indorse
your note. I'll take it without
BE just, as sincere equity supports tho
human race. BE good, as bounty at
taches every heart. BE indulgent,
since thou liyest among beings weak
like thyself. Be modest, as pride hurts
the self-love of every human being.
Pardon injuries, as vengeance engen-
ders hatred DO good to him who iE-s
jures thee, that thou mayst show thy
self greater than he, aud also gain
friendship. BE moderate, temperate,
and chaste, since voluptuousness, in
temperance, and excess, destroy thy
being, and render thee contemplate.