Middletown transcript., 1876-01-15
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Taste is the next gift to genius.
Men tire themselves in pursuit Of
rest.
Ifrocks ever bled. they would bleed
quartz.
A ray of light travels 10000 miles
per second.
God sees hearts as We see faces. -
George Herbert.
There are only nine bald headed men
in the California Senate.
How frequently it happens that the
experience Of others is useless to our-
selves sess
Among the Arabs. the inability Of q
wife to make bread. is good ground
Of divorce.
Josh Billings says that : red her
ring will keep man dry better than
an umbrella.
Grape color" is the name Of new
tint in gloves. It is blush plum color
and pretty.
Think all you can Of the good qaali-
ties. ofothers; and keep silent abeut their
bad qualities.
A new fabric for ladies' dresses is
warranted to last until the wearer
hates the sight ofit."
With men the heart Is known BY our
words +; but with God our words. are
weighed BY our hearts. Bernard.
The difficulty in life is the same a the
difficulty in grammar-to know when
to make the exception to the rules
Mrs. One-Who- Hold Lodge
Pole -With-Hands was before Dakota
grand jury as : witness the other day.
If you haye,A bright thepsbt, express
it in the simplest laasusse possible. A
diamond should have plain setting.
The most beautiful sifl IL Washing
ton il Miss w ynne. a chance for
some nice young man to Gwynue and
win.
: The galiows on which Hoilenscheid
was banged in Missouri two weeks ago,
was erected on the highest bluf in the
town.
S~inburne has written play Of 1870
lines on the Greek model. entitled
"Frechtheus," which viii be published
in London.
The Temperance Alliance thinks the
spirit Of '76 is all the intoxicating
beverage that should be allowed at the
Centennial.
Sfe M ~ sE
1t is Of no advantage to have lively
mind if We are not just. The perfection
Of the pendulum is not to go fast, but
to be regular.
Man suppeses that he directs bis life
and govern his actions, when bis ex-
istence is irretrievably under the control
Of destiny Goethe.
Why is man who shoots ! granger
like aruggistf He is q pharmaceutist.
Exchange. Pharmacy says do better
next time or quit.
One Of Tweed's relations says that
be used to be fond Of learning verses
from the Bible when boy. And now
be has committed Exodus.
Kerosene y sapersedipg pine knots
If FIRE kindling 10 North Carolina. and
the old sexton siugeth gaily: II gather
them in. / gather them in.''
Ex-senator Nye. Of Nevada. has so
far recovered his mind that he has been
taken from the insane asylum. His
complete recovery is hoped for.
Never be sorry for any generous
hing you ever did. even il it Was be-
'rayed. You cannot affIrd to keep on
he safe side BY being mean.
Mr.. Spurgeon had sympsoms Of gout
while at Marseilles, and could not move
'or some days. but is much better, and
i able to proceed on bis journey.
Fortune is the best school Of courage
shen she is fraughs With anger. in the
'ams way as winds and tempests are the
school of the sailor boy -Astassasio.
The Duke of Edinburgh has. it is
'aid. remarkable memory. After see
ng play performed once. be can re-
p
peat nearly every word the next morn
ng.
A countryman's description Of Prof.
Proctor. "He is what they calls = say
,ant'-one Of them chaps - goes into
uptures over things - nobody under-
tands." i sss..s
Love is its own perennial fount Of
trength. The strength Of affection is a
roof not of the worthiness of the OBJ
ect /; but Of the largeness Of the soul
which loves. -Ro,cland HiN. .'i
Five great enemies to peace and hap
'iness with us, viz. Avarice, ambition,
uvy. anger and pride; and il these