The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-04-12
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WHY is dead duck like dead doctor?
Because they have both stopped quack-
ing.
A man who bumps his head against that
of his neighbor is net apt to think that
two heads are better than one,
A CHINESE thief having stolen a mis-
sionary's watch, brought it back to him
the next day, to learn how to wind it
upI 's. q.
The Rhode Island Senate have defeated
the bill to abolish schools for colored chill
dren by vote of - to To-
The soldiers cemetery at Nashville
contains II 500 bodies. 1900 of whom
have died since December.
DESPITE ths favorable complexion of
military affairs, the telegraph announces
that more men are needed.
WILLIAM s. KEY, grandson of Fran
els s. Key, of Star Spangled Banner fame
died lately in the Old Capitol Prison
He was rebel soldier.
A LETTER from Savannah says the mar
ket is already glutted. There are larger
quantities of goods there now than the
people care or want to buy.
Town SNUBBED.--A countryman seen
staring at the signs in Albany, was asked
if he wished to buy some gap seed "Ns,
l don't want any," was the reply. 81
am looking at this little town; 1 talk of
buying it"
A LADY leaving home was thus ad.
dressed by her little boy: "Mama, will
you remember and buy me penny whis-
tile and let it be a religious one that I
can use it on Sunday"
PAR1sIAN society has been saddened by
the death ola young lady of rank and
fashion. On post-nertem examination
it was found that her decease was owing
to tight lacing Her stays had forced
three of her ribs into her liver.
Molly said Joe. Kelly's ghost to his
wife, m in purgatory at this present,
says he. And what sort ola place is it?'
says she. Fax, says he, 'it's sort Of
halfway house between You, aud heaven,
and stand it mighty aisy after lawn
you
A LADY who was in the habit of spen d.
ing a very large portion other time in the
society Of her neighbors, happened one
day to be taken suddenly III, and sent
her husband in great haste for physician
The husband ran few rods but soon re.
| turned, exclaming:
My dear, where shall find you when
| get back? m y
! The CosT OF THE WAR.-Hou. SAM
uEL S. Cox, in late speech in Congress
stated that the appropriation bills for the
last session amounted to at least $780,.
000,00G. In the last FIVE sessions Of Con
gress the appropriations have amounted
to nearly $4,000, 100000. The army
alone has cost over 100000, 900.
Gov. BRoUeH of Ohio; says in his late
message: at is estimated that the mum
Der of men who fed from this State al
the recent draft approached, and during
its execution, exceeded twenty thousand
To such an extent has this emigration
gone that in some cases there were no
men enough left in the townships to fl
the quotas.
A Domestic PLATFORM --One who ha
had considerable experience in the house
keeping line says that home should bI
supplied with sach necessaries as piety
pickles, pots and kettles, bread, brushes
brooms, beneyolence, charity, cheese
faith, -four, affection, cider, sincerity
onions. integrity, vinegar, wine and wis
} dom. Have all these and happiness vii
be with you.
A GENTLEMAN in Brooklyn, n. Y, ha
recovered in suit $40, 900 damages, of
man who called him Copperhead and
traitor. The New York World, in no
ticing the case, says, s
"This made the poor photographer pa.
pretty dearly for his impertinent loyalty
Other members of the party founded OF
great moral ideas will please take not
of this just verdict" a 81
) JOHN SIMMONS, negro soldier fror
Monongahela City, Penn, who was in tn
late skrmish, near Gallstin, Tenn. cam
r home last week on furlough, which h
obtained after this fashion: :. Yer se
5 our Colonel says, Boys, strike for you
country and your homes Well, som
+ struck for der country, but dis chill
struck for home. Dat splains de mattei
b you seei p
s AN ''idea- -modeller" writes;I va
g teaching in quiet country village. Th
: second morning of my session | foun
a leisure to note my surroundings, an
o among the scanty furniture ! espied
n three-legged stool. AsHs$
sIs that the Ounce block 2" Iasked
a little girl of five. The dark eyes spa
It kled, the curls nodded assent, and the Iii
IS rippled eut-eI guess SO, the teacher q
y ways sits on that
The stoolwas unoccupied that term
Kdltfaa Sentinel.
FL THE chief of the Paris branch of Roth
,f childs Banking house has lately prese
ted the little daughter of Prince Mette
nich, Austrian Embassador at Paris, wi
y = doll, which is just as large as the chill
y y and has furnished this gift with prince
~ trousseau Nothing was wanting. and t
most costly laces of Paris and Alenc
l. were to befound in whole pieces. Amor
is other things there are mentioned twel
u dozen handkerchiefs, each of which has
Al value of 500, and necklace valued
IL IN 0ff1 fronoS Rothschild will nrahab