The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-09
WkEKLY VARIETY.

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he never xaw a steamboat, a railroad
car or magnetic telegraph before his
visit 10 England and the United States.
TO Mitchell, the Irish patriot exile at
Bermuda, only wears the convict garb
once q month, when the governor comes
10 inspect them. Hs refused lately to
assist.in writing up or keeping the con-
Wet books, saying he would do nothing
for the government
6rSmoking produces gastric disor-
ders, coughs, and inf1alnmatory affec-
iions Of the larynx and pharynx, diseas.
es Of the heart anc lowness Of the spir-
its, and, in7short, is very injurious TO
the respiratory, ali'nentary. and ner-
vous system.
Gen. Worth has removed his family
10 Washington city, whilst he himself
leaves on Monday next, to take conf
Mand ofthe 9th and 9th military depart.
ments, reporting to Gen. Taylor.
9DELAwARE.-The population of
this little Tom Thumb State is $4,000.
The number Of bushels of wheat raised
is4l0,000. The product Of all the ag.
ricuIture Of Delaware is $9,673, 900.
GTNew Orleans is said now to be
universally healthy. The deaths for
the week ending Nov. ls, were s6, Of
which six were by yellow fever.
Gran old pear tree at Eastman, Mass.
planted by Gov. Prince of the Plymouth
Colony, over 200 years ago, was blown
down in recent gale.
0TSt. Louis, Mo-, contains sixty
thousand Inhabitants. 1t has grown ve-
rs rapidly, the population having doub-
led in eigh. years.
GThe Free Sellers in Boston nom
mated Bradford Summer Tor Mayor;
and the old Democrats nominated John
w. James.
1Yankee girls who 60 West, in
stead Of teaching other peoples chill
dren, soon get TO teaching their own.
outA blind man, led by dog, while
wandering in the streets Of Paris, had
his dog seized by some one passing
Instantly opening his eyes. he gave
chase and overtaking the thief, cudge.
led him severely, after which, he closed
his eyes and wen. to begging again.
oo-An old man asked the hand Of
very young lady in marriage. She
refused. "A worthy parson comiorled
the rejected wooer with this scriptural
remark, You ask a.miss.'
ozone Of the leading wings Of Alle-
gheny city, iand a very clever man,
too,) was told by democrat, that
"That the conscientious wings would
not vote for General Taylor
"Pooh, there are very few Of them"
Here was the expression of little
bit of truth, without intending it,"
oo-A sporting gentleman. passing by
a house, observing on the door. the
names Of a physician and a surgeon,
facetiously remarked that the clrcum-
stance reminded him of double bar
relied gun; for il one missej, the other
was sure 10 kill.
0-The way pouch containing letters
mailed at New York on Saturday af.
ternoon, for the south, was found at
Philadelphia yesterday, cut open and
riled Of its contents.
eo-Man doubles all the evils Of his
fate BY pondering over them. A scratch
becomes wound, slight injury, a
lest, an insult. small peril great dan.
ger, and slight sickness often ends in
death, by the brooding apprehenslons
OF the sick. We should always look
on the bright side Of lies picture.
u-Dr. Thomas Van Buren, Of New
York, in attempting to leave the ferry |
boat on Monday night, in that city, |
caught his foot in the chain across the
end. and was thrown between it and
the wharf where he was caught by the
boat and instantly crushed 10 death.
oo-Hope is like bad clock, forever
striking the hour Of happiness, whe,h-
or il has come or not
orMen doie on this world as If it
was never to have an end, and neglect
the aext rs if it were never 10 have a
beginning.
oc-PhiladeIphia is the resting place
of eleven of our brave old commodores,
viz: Decatur, cambridge, Barney.
Truxton, Shaw, Hull, Rodgers, Porter,
Elliott, Dallas and Bidde.