The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-05-11

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these districts neither cholera or yellow
fever prevail. 'A -s e.%i-f
Lightning rarely strikes buildings in
the city of Boston; but in the town of
Essex, in the same State. lightning very
Frequently strikes building. 7atgo es a
The best lightning rod is piece of
number one or number two iron wire, in
one single piece, extending foot or two
above the highest point of the buildings
and down to and into the ground to the
depth of permanent moisture. A rod of
this kind requires no other pointing than
can be made by hammering or by grind
stone or by fling. Such rods cost one
cent per foot. Every chimney to house
should have such conductor.
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"WIr AND W1sDoM"-(A La Lonner's
Bedger. )-U. B. Darned, Esq, of the
Louisville Courier, has some tolerable
good take-ofs on Prentice's "half witty
column" in the N. 7. Ledger, in his last
number: ....... ..t,,... ..-..
Persian poetry is luxurious. dreamy,
fragrant; sometimes flashing like scime-
tar with passion, and sometimes meek.
eyed as q fawn when It lies down in its
loneliness on a bed of white roses.-- G..
d. P's SentamentaKsm. s EI -
| Bust-head whisky is uproarious, screa-
my, vagrant; sometimes its victim rises
to the highest pitch of passion, and
sometimes red eyed and forlorn, lies him
softly down with the little piggies in the
gutter. 4s'9 <21"sli eEi X sz9 5SJ p
A sensible writer puts his strength into
his arguments. A silly one puts his in
his epithets. &c. d. P's Wisdom
And sometimes in the New York Led
ger. 4saEss R@-.. ts4 7Fs ysA5 ta5}'' @
Fowls seem exceedingly grateful fol-
the gift of cold water. They never swal.
low drop of it without turning up their
eyes to Heaven.--G. d. Ps Wis
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Fowls seem exceedingly grateful fol
the gift Of corn. They never pick up {
grain of it without turning up their tail
to heaven. Va NV 5tz s4s. ~ gveL :
WoMAN's RIGnTs worst speci
men of woman's Writes we have seel
lately is the Autographed confession Q
Mrs. Sickles in Harper's Weekly d.
j A POLITICAL genius returning from
fashionable party. laboring under the in
auence of champagne and low necke
dresses seized his pen and threw off tn
II following: '''' 's's@'' O. 'l's-1a'''S
. When dressed for party, the girls now
/. .2 a-days. sitz9 "a sod SD
Scarce an atom of dress on them leave;
And they'r right-for, oh! what's an even
ing dress. -,
: Bu: dress that's suited to Ere
: AN accident which befel husban
: while travelling through the woods wit
f his wife, and its melancholy consequence
D. is thus rendered in verse: ls2;si.oq ,1ssi
And while retreating through the wood
= And through the tangled fern, .zzst
He, tore his mustn't mention ems,
e And had to put on hern
n ss'9llGs s'ali&eAs1's - aSA41Esiz sal CO
RECENT INTELLIGENCE OF VERY q, A,
GENT MATTER.--It has been ascertaine
: that the forbidden fruit partaken ofby o,
: 6rst parents was pear Hence the de-
: fpear.ofthe unhappy pair. When drive
!, out of paradise. Colonel Adam and Mr.
: Colonel Adam repaired to an sdjoini1
70 y county, and it is supposed that they wei
= = into the sugar. business, from the fa
:. that they raised Cain.,G We xglean tn
: news from the revised edition of the B
BILE. where much more ofa similar ,natu
2 may be found Is ayas9 a8J $ta1l ot si
4 t. j. F.LThis correspondents hu
Il "grows down on the forehead, /" and,
4 he wants to run for an Office, he is in
= dilemma, and asks us what he'is to
& about it. Shave it; how much, 1depen
= upon the nature of the Office. The hig
2 er YOU shave it, the more Intellectual y
= viii be, da 90 .lsIH fas%'s5' $3.50
M lSAMInA-Wishes to know how to, Gu
rs her freckles. Nothing easier Take
err nutmeg Crater. and rub the skin entire
le from your face and neck; then with, 9 B
$; iron, make the surface, perfectly smoo'
of Rub well with oil of vitrol, and cover I
es parts with onion tops. The next 81
ne that grows win be white and perfectly f
IS. from freckles. =, -, So
O. BASE INeRATIrUDE.-The editor O.
- paper formerly published in Coloma, "
If. occupied room in one of our pub
of holses, was, on one occasion, absent fri
,al town for the night. It SO happened Il
an tie house was crowded with guests on Il
no particular night and the obliging lar
at lord. for lack Of other accommodations. /
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