Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
ODDS AND ENDS.

Temptations are enemies outside tn
castle seeking entrance.
A swell among the howers-Dande
lion.
A burst of eloquence-an explode'
idea. 100 rsla--fAa
A sentinel should never carry a ma
sack. .-.E
The'bump of destructiveness'-a rail
road collision.
If lady who hesitates is lost, wha
must it be for lady who shutters.
Paris-in-fames is new shade of col
or in red that has just appeared.
Leaves, buds and flowers are NOR
worn in bonnets. than feathers.
Striped dresses are to be very fashion
able next Spring a Ia zebra style.
A new brush has been invented lately
for cleaning and restoring velvet.
Glycerine and lime juice is said to bs
better for the hair than oils or pomade
Curling hair is now considered very
beautiful, and is worn by both old and
young
A sure way to curl old feathers i;
to'hold them in the smoke of a wood
fire. '--'
White cloth of pure nb's wool is
very much used for eve ng wraps this
season.
A sarcastic lady says the only thing
which keeps Lent is the best silk um-
brella. "
A genuine lion is sauntering around
San Jose, California, and the citizens
are keeping remarkably good hours.
A smart Iowa girl drives daily into
Council Bluffs with load of wood and
unloads it herself. She will have cords
of admirers one of these days.
A young hopeful of GAINESVILLE, Wis
consin, poked nine kernels of corn in
to his ears, and was perfectly happy
until the surgeon made him shell out.
A wise man will desire no more than
what he may get justly, use soberly dis
tribute cheertully, and live contented-
ly.
Such is the force of imagination, that
we continue to fear long after the cause
which produced the fear has ceased to
exist.
A new style of ear rings is called
lily Of the valley style, and consists of
a succession of small bells on straight
stem, with enameled leaves.
There is a kind of magic in truth
which forcibly carries the mind along
with it. Men readily embrace the die
Gdte Vi SIICere reason.
A true religious instinct never de-
prived man of one single joy; mournful
faces and sober aspect are the conven-
tional affections of the weak-minded.
The widow of the late General John
A. Rawlins, now a resident of Dan
bury, Connecticut, was recently mar
ried to Mr.. C. F. Daniels, of New
York. ....
Nearly every daily paper of import
ance in Indiana has declared in favor
of Grant, but against formally instruct
ing the delegates to the National Con-
vention.
The latest fashion in trimming bon
nets is with four or five small humming
birds on the front with lace rosetts and
ribbons. The next thing will be to
have birds nest onrop.
Large bows of ribbon or velvet, with
large buckle in the center, are worn
at the back of the neck of silk or street
costumes, with long and wide ends
which reach below the waist.
Wendell Phillips says: ''Put an Amer
ican baby, six months old, on his feet,
and he will Immediately say: Mr..
Chairman and call the next cradle to
order" ......-I
A Montreal paper expresses a wish
that "all Christians at this juncture
should pray that peace may not be bro
ken between great Britain and the Uni
ted States"
Reversible clothes az being intro
duced into market. = refined gen.
tleman of New York says that'he never
really knew what clean linen was un-
til he obtained shirt which he turns
once week.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that the
present controversy as to whether Gen.
Custer did or did not hold buffalo by
the tail for Alexis to shoot may not re-
suit in any serious international diff
Guilty.
A wise Frenehman says: "If lady
says can, never love you," wait lit
tie longer; all hope is not lost. But if
she says, ''No one has more sincere
wishes for your happiness than ]" take
your hat.
A countryman in Savannah observed
gang of negroes laboring on the
streets, each wearing ball and chain.
He asked one why that ball was chain
ed to his leg. "To keep people from
stealing it," said the darkey; "heap OF
thieves about here"
What has become of the old fashion
doughnuts which our mothers used tC
keep in the old stone crock behind the
pantry door, and one of which went
further in preserving quiet in the fam
lily than four barrels of soothing syrup
will now.
A shrewd little fellow was entrusted
to the care of his uncle, who fed the
boy very poorly. One day he happen
ed to see a grey hound whereupon he
asked the little fellow if he knew what
made the dog so poor. The reply was
81 expect he lives with his uncle"
A New York journal, in speaking OF
the magic strains of hand organ, says
-"when he played odd Dog Tray we