Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1849-07-12
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Every subscriber thinks the paper is printed for his
special benefit and if there is nothing in that suits him.
must be stopped-il is good for nothing. Some PEG.
pe look over the deaths and marriages. and actually
complain of the editor if but few people in his vicinity
have been fortunate as 10 get married the previous
week, or so unfortunate as 10 die. An editor should
have such things in his paper whether they
Just many subscribers as an editor may have just
many different tastes has he 10 consult One wants
ries and poetry; another ubhors all this. The politician
wants nothing but politics. One must have something
smart; another something sound One likes anecdotes,
fan and frolc: and the door ncghbor wonders that
man of sense will put such stuff in paper. We only
wish that every man. woman and child who reads pa
per, were compelled but ono single month 10 edit
They would find that it is moi easy matter they
first supposed it TO e.-LlrerpoOl Mercury.
ONE OF THOMAS CAMPBELL's COLLEGE TR1cxs
IN GLAsGow,--A respectable apohecary, named Fife,
had over his door in the longlte, painted in large let
lers EARS pierced by A. Fife meaning the operations
to which young ladies submit for the purpose Of wearing
earrings. Flies next door neg hbor spirit dealer
Of the name Of Drum, Campbell and his brother Daniel
assisted by third party, who believe is still living,
got long thin, deal board, painted it in capitals;
1.-THE sph-stirring Drum the earPiercing Fife" This
they nailed night the contiguous doors, TO the
great annoyance of Drum and Fife, and 10 the great
amusement of every one else in Glasgow.
Tinker, the tinman, having departed this life, was
about being buried, and the little room being filled with
weeping friends and relatives, for Tinker, tho ignorant
HUMBLE sincere and honest and therefore very ma
ny people loved him. The grief of the widow White,
was, however, carnerous above TINT of all others ellie
was dear good young man. she sobbed, "hs-dM 4
T. cqfee-pot for me once -
A captain ola slOop Tired Yankee, "a green hand, "
'oasssl in loading his soOp with Just the
sci was about TO sail, the Yankee, who ng ling the
pIce OF his days work in his pana looms, cried out from
the whari-Say yeou, captins lost your shovel over
board but lieut. big notch on the rail fence around the
slarn right over the place where it went down, sol
you'll find yeour shovel when you gil back!'
THE QUEsrIoN.-When did Adam first use a walk.
ing stick"
THE Rcp1y.-When Eve presented him with little
Cane.
BAcHELoRs.-Vomire says-"The moro married
men you have the fewer crimes there will be. Marriage
renders man more vrtuous and more wise-and wo-
men better conented.
THE Morals OF THE BoNApARTE FAMILY. Be
low pm.-Napoeon put away Josephine for state rea-
sons, married again, and the father Of iIegimate
children.
Jerome put away his American wife to please Napo.
leon. Jerome's daughter, the Princess Demdotl, has
lett her husband within six yeats after marriage.
Joseph lived apar, from his wife and had llegitimatt
children.
Pauline behaved badly that her husband, the Puinct
Boghese, walled up the door Of the house against her
and separated.
Pierre Bonapare charges the present President - the
supposed son Of LOUIS 8onaparte and lortene Beauhar
nois the daughter OF Josephne-wilh being ieg Inmate.
Lucens second daughter married an EngIIshman, whom
che deserted, and has family of illegiimale children
now in Paris
Jeome's eldest on now lives in Paris with nm E,alar
mdY without marriage Only three Of the whole tribe
now appear at the Presidents levee
The President is unmarried, but is not wilhou, f.
male companion Of great beauty
An exchange paper gives ten reasons why man SHOULD
not swear IT is vulgar it is mean, it is cOwardly II il
ungehemany, is Indecent, is foolish, it is abusive
1t is venomous, it is contemplate, i! is wicked.
There is nothing like nooriey in this world Wear 0
nat without rim, or coat with only fhp--live on
pigs tails and salt, OF keep tame liger-do something
0r other Tor no,oety, and if yon don't get 10 Congress
or some other place of worship, we much msta.
KEN But, in order 10 be man, you must possess some
brains, and give TO the great of lile early
grave, and sincere thought and then you will honor the
eminent places which you will surely be called upon tt
fill.
The Lowell Advertiser reports the Of "girl' il
mat city. Several learned physicians cOncuned in TIT
opinion that it was the genuine Asiatc cholera, the rea
asphyXia. About an hour afterwards the disease tool
the shape of fine boy, and the girl relieved BoS
ton Post
clergyman in Connecticut reading TO his con
gregallon the beautiful and poetical psalm Of David
wherein he says, "Mercy and Truth met together
Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other' A
this passage little girl in the assembly manifested
great interest, and whispered 10 her molber-''rhal
just as tue You live. see Righteousness Hill kiss
ing Peace Peabody behind the smoke, house-but no,
did the minister know it!
In proportion as luxury increased the life of man wa
Abbreviated. The four kings of Rome regned longe
than the FIRST twenty emperors.
1t wont do, when riding in stage coach, to talk of
man whom you have not personally seen, as being a
"all-Rred scoundre," until you absolutely sure
II not sitting before you as listener.
'Took here, SAM" said knowing darkie, sdon
stand dar on de raioad!'
"Why, Joe"
'Kase if de see dat mouf of yours open dev tin
il am de depo' and run rite n!"
BEAUTIFUL Thou friend of ours, in look
ing at the teeth ola lady-lhe scamp TO get near he
lips-sad they reminded him Of pearly sennes standin
behind ruby gates!
Gg-F The plague had Offices to give, the plague woul
find worshpers, said Mad de Sae and she was corec
Which accounts for the fact that Gen. Taylor has wo
shippers