The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-03-27
WIZ AND HUl1OR,

A Western soldier who has been throi1-
gh all the campaigns. and shared IN many
of the fercest battles of the war, writes
from his home that 'shee ene7er realized
the horror of war till he got home to Ind.
lana, and found his girl married to astayz
at home dry goods clerk. y
"Stockings I can do without, as long
Jas wear fashionable dresses" said q
village belle, somewhat Strengthened ia
her financial resources; but bosom pin
and kid gloves / must have.
10 Cos. was asked whether he laid in
his coal. 'sNever. said 10, emphatically,
I'I never lay there ~ a'oa
Three boxes govern the world--they
Cartridge box, the Ballot-box, and the
Band box.
"Yeu have lost your. baby, IhsaF,s-
said one gentleman to another.
Eyes, poor little thina twas only fys1
months old. We did all we could for it.
We had four doctors, blistered its head
and feet, putmustard poultices all over it,
gave it nine calomel powders, leeched ,itse
temples, had it bled, gave it all 1inds.of
medicines, and yet after a weeks illness
| it died" -
Is itany wonder the baby dieds en-
Asa general rule age makes the good
better and the bad worse. a,,t
Idleness necessarily shortens life, be-,
cause it makes US weaker. Idleness is a.
rust which wears faster thap.labor. qTher
more a key is used the cleaner it be-
comes" says poor Jacob If you love
life do not waste time, for 1t is the stnff Of
which life is made. How. much do we
lose by sleeping longer than Me1need, 8
without remembering that tie sleeping.
fox catches no hensi IF time Is the most
precious of all things, the waste of
1t is the greatest waste fall.
1t is great comfort to q man with but
a dollar in his pocket to know thatif h42
caunot invest in Five-twenties he can in
twenty fyes. - 49, g aS111s y
Most of the shadows that cross our url
path through life are caused by standing
ia Jul o"n liSne.
A celebrated Persian writer says: It
was. ever my inyariable custom In nv
youth to- rise from my=sleen. to =Ratchss
pray, and read the Koran. Onesnight, asT
| was thus engaged, my father, man Of
practical virtue, awoke, Behold, said I
to him, "thy other childrensare losti6 irI'
/ religious slumber, while ] alone am awake
to praise God. :" sSon Of my soul, !" said
he, ''it is better to sleep than to wake to-
remark the faults of thy brethren. 20 :.
The surest way to lose your health is
to be frequently drinking that Of other
folks. en ak d8us fsssaa.s o.
The New York Observer publishes J
letter written more than thirty years agoA
by Rev. DR.. Judson, on the vanity Of the
heathen women, in which he cites as one
proof of their heathenish customs that the
Karen women wore fancifuliy constructed
bags, enclosing the hair, and suspended
from the back part of the head. sTheori-
| gin of waterfalls isnow explained 3 2 %
The certain way to be cheated Is to-
fancy ones self more cunning than others.
i The Philadelphia Age says aGcnrioos
incident occurred at one Of the restaurants }
hin that city few days ago. a rough.a
but shrewd-lookihg country man seated
himself alta table, and having inspected
the bill Of fare called for a piece Of s For~i
lney" The waiter, who Rasa black of
tmore than ordinary intelligence, disap-
|peared grinnipg, and returned in mo-
lment with slice Of cold duck. '.'0'ss
! aWhat is the use ofliyipg9?' snarled a
4 veteran grumbler the other day. :sWe.
are fogged for crying, when We are
babies-foggsd because the master is
Ecross, when we are boys-obliged to
toll, sick or well, or starge when we !,
are men-to work still harder (and
suffer something woyseD when We are
thusbands-aHd. after exhaustiug : life
and strength in the service of our eeple,
Edie, and leave our children to quarrel
about the possession Of father - watch; 1
Iand our wives. catch somebody
else es2 .as1 6ss bsS see,
] Itiwas the s.bowldest's Of Feniany who
3 told his sweetheart that at was himself
! that couldn't slppe for draining Of herr
/ An unfortunate editor in Kentucky,
thus addresses his delinquent subscris'
bers;ss- sfF y4;1.3y s y,,ss.s $.
I Friends, we are pennilesswJoh's tur-.
key was. a millionaire. compared with
Jour present depressed treasury. To. day,
lif the price of salt was two cents "a
barrelful, we scouldn't buy enough to 7
lpickle a. jay bird, . yse Il ,aid ssiiwo.sz !,
/ twas theaeustom of an,elds Iladyi who.
formerly entertained travellers, sibefereg
lher guests commenced a meal ,sto ask sasE
blessing, which she generally concluded d
in, this wise: Make us truly4thankful
/ for the food before as Nancy, hand
around1 the corn bread first, and then
the biscuit afterward. Amen.Hh4sg dsssre
4 DR.. johnson said Of widower who
was about to marry, that it was remark
liable case Of the triumph of hope over exe.
lperience. &. -. S s 'a'l'; sas'e'
i What an absent.minded man was va he
who, on falling into the river, sank twice,
before he rscollseted that he could
! swim. ,,...f.,s -. s. -
/ "What sort of an Economist iss the.
rnau who chews ten dollars' worth of
tobacco in year, and stops his news
i paper because he cannot afford to pay for
fr-F . TT ~ Is go. - go