The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-14
Miscellaneous Items.


Happiness consists in a virtuous and
honest life, in being content with com
potency of outward things, and using
them temporarily.
At fancy dress ball in Paris recent
ly, lady was seen in a very low bod
led dress while floating and waving an
abundance of green gauze. She was
politely asked by gentleman what she
personated. ''The sea, monsieur" AT
low tide, then, madam % The lady blus,
ed and the gentleman smiled.
A prominent citizen of Ulster county,
N. Y, has been convicted of poisoning
fast horse against which ono Of his
own was pitted for heavy stake. The
poisoned animal won the race, however,
but died shortly after.
Humility glorifes God; pride dishon-
ors him humility makes men to be like
angels; pride makes angels to become
devils.
IF you had gone half crazy at not
having won your sweetheart as Il wife,
remember you might have gone the 9TH
er half if you had succeeded.
A skeptic thinks it very extraordina-
nv that an ass once talked like man.
Isn't it more extraordinary that thou
sands of men are continually talking
like asses?
BE sATIsFIED.-If God does not, by
His providence, give us what we desire,
vet if by His grace He makes us con-
tent with it, it answers better purpose
Let it suffice to have God for your Faith
er, and Heaven for your portion, though
you have not every thing you would
have in this world Be satisfied with
this, God is all sufficient.
A writer in a Paris paper states that
in England you can tell the rank of
visitor by the number of knocks he gives
at your door. Thus duke and peer
knock twelve times, baron nine, bar
onet six, commoner three, postman
two, while the rest of the society is not
worth one rap.
A Kansas correspondent says the Or.
ganization of an insurance company in
: that State for the protection of stock
has remarkable effect upon the horse
thieving portion of the community.
Thefollowing quotation may throw some
light upon the subject " Two men of
the horse-thieving fraternity danced in
the air on Lightning Creek one day last
week. They Immediately retired to a
hole in the ground after their exer-
cise"
Perhaps the most remarkable we'd
ding anniversary on record has just been
celebrated at Olmutz, Bavaria. A Ian
ded proprietor of that place gave fete
in honor of his golden wedding, and the
united ages of husband and wife amoun-
ted to two hundred years. He was lO3
and she 81, and they were married in
1871.
1t man sells his watch for fifty dol
lars, buys it back for forty dollars. then
sells it for forty-five, how much does
he make in the transaction? 1t looks
as 1fhe made fifteen dollars but he didn't
Hon. Mr.. Cruikshank informs the
Watchtower, that evey county in Ala
bama, with the exception of four, drew
rations last month; that provisions were
secured for them but could not be oot
on account ofthe difficulty in procuring
transportation.
What curious being a printer is
He stands when he sets, and sets when
ne stands, and when he wishes to set
with ease he always stands erect. 1t is
however, the nature of the case which
causes him to stand.
What are you writing such a bio
hand for, Pat ?" Why. YOU see nv
grandmother is dafe, and am writin1
loud letter to her.
Pa, | know why that old-fashioned
pistol I of yourn that grandpa fit with in
she revolution is called horse pistol"
why my son % because it kicks
what is the difference between a mis-
snieso1 n mouse and beautiful young la
dy One harms the cheese and the
other charms the he's. '
stand upon the soil of freedo,, ,,
cried stump orator. eNosi crIed h;s
shoemaker you stand in na;r 70
shoes that have never been paid for, =
The Augusta papers are LAUGHING oua. ;.
suit brought by colored girl against 49,
swain for breach of marriage. Such nrasa
cutlon has never before been known in .
Georgia court. III