Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-07
ODDS AND ENDS.
Haste trips up its own heels.
A fools head never whitens.
Boosters are cousins to liars.
Little and often fills the purse.

| Boosters are cousins to liars.
Little and often fills the purse.
Goodness always enriches its posses
sor.
Alphabetic Riddles.-What letters do
we like green? P's.
What letter is most useful to cattle ?
A.
What letter speaks for yourself? /.
What letter smacks of honey? B.
What letter suits sailors? C.
What letter should drivers use? G.
What letter is most refreshing? T.
What are the above letters for? U.
"Praying breath is never spent in
vain."
Guilt is ever suspicious, and always
in fear.
Why is the heart cruel? Because it
is always beating.
When is a lot of corn like corner
lot? When it's ground.
What chemical instrument is like a
cutting reply? The retort.
Question by a sewing machine
What is women's true sphere? Hemi-
sphere.
Why is divorce like high water
mark on the sea-cost? Because it is
the termination of the tide.
What would a pig do if he wanted a
habitation? He would tie knot on
his tail, and call it a pig-sty.
mo cards. as the pious father said
when he gave his son 4 lashing for
playing euchre. ..4.
If / am stuck up, Pm not proud," as
the butterfly said when pinned to the
side of the showcase.
'They say that women compositors
get through their copy very rapidly,
being anxious to get the last word.
Josh Billings says: 'Praze and abuse
are both good in their place, but if l
kant have but one, give me the abuse.
A boy being asked the meaning of
the word amateur, said, 'it was man
what slipped up and wasn't jawed for
it.
A girl writes to Chicago paper that
her heart is as light as a ball of pop
corn on a bed of swans down.
A deposit of lead ore has been dis
covered near Cotfeyville, Kansas, which
is so rich that itcan be smelted ut an
ordinary fire.
A Missouri editor advertises to take
corn in pay for his paper. He says he
prefers to have it in the liquid state, but
he will take it in the ear.
The London Rowing Club has ac-
cepted the challenge Of the Atlanta
Club of New York City for four -oared
shell race on the Thames.
A woman applied to lady for the
position of mistress of her kitchen.
Being asked her name, she replied
Nasticook. An engagement was not
made.
The Ways and Means committee, are
at work upon the tariff. 1t is under
stood that the reduction they are max
ing will be greater than what has been
proposed by the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
A brick fell from a scaffold the other
day ON the head of a negro. Fling dem
ere peanut shells anoder way, up dar,
won't yer?' was the darkey's advice, as
he scratched his wool.
An exchange, describing 4 fashion
able party, speaks of gallant who
whispered to a lady, .and took her
apart and ungallantly adds that lit is
not very difficult feat to take a lady
apart these times; but there is very lit
tie left of her atterward.'
If you know anything that will
make brothers heart glad, run quick
and tell it; but if its something that
will cause a sigh, bottle it up.
What can be a more wretched sight
than to see starving miser mortify
without religion ?-to submit to such
voluntary hardships to no purpose, and
lose the present without providing for
the future.