The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-12-31
NUMBER a.
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When it has wing.
What is the difference between truth
and eggs2 Ans.-"Truth crushed to
earth will rise again, but eggs won't.
| What reason have we to believe that
Noah .brewed beer in the ark2 Ars.-
Because kangaroo was seen going on
board with hops.
Inquests were,held on 6, ,S72 infanticides
In England last year. The number not
Investigated is believed TO be much larger
Would it not be better than this to have
founding hospitals, like those in France2
Milwaukee is, at length, to have pub.
lie water-works at cost Of about one
million of dollars. Over sixty miles of
mains will be required to supply the city.
To successfully overthrow and annihi-
late the hostile Indians, by the United
States Army, General Augur estimates,
would cost .sl0,000,000 weak for two
years
The Virginia Reconstruction ConEeu-
tion have petitioned Congress to take
some measures which will secure the rat
ifcation of the constitution they may
adopt, whether it suits the people Or not.
An affectionate wife in New York
sweetened her husbands cup of coffee
with arsenic yesterday and eloped with
his partner. The 'spizen" didn't take,
and the lady is likely to come to grief.
It is advisable, in the construction o +
poultry houses, to use pine lumber-the
more pitch the better-as this is very
offensive to poultry vermin. Some think
it pays well to make the roosting cribs of
pine boughs as protection from their
greatest enemy--lice.
Wendell Philips "rampsd' at Steinway
Hall ON Thursday night about Grant ana
Congress. The former he denounced as
the instrument Of third-rate corner
grocery politician from benighted Ten.
nessee, and the latter as set Of sneaks
and towards.
The members of the Louisiana Uon-
yention can't get their warrants on the
Treasury for per diem discoaated at any
price. Neithercan they get any takers
for the bonds they proposedto to issue. AL
together they are in bad odnr-inancial-
ly, intellectually, and mofallJ.
A revolution has broken out in Yuca-
tan against Governor Cepeda, who has
been deposed, and a new Governor ap-
pointed in his place. The revolutionists
have signalizedtheir advent to powersby
imposing forced loan upon the inhabi-
tants.t
During tie late bathing season, pom
pous individual walked up to the bar Of
a seaside hotel, and with considerable
flourish signed the book, and In q loud
voice exclaimed, ri m lieutenant govern
or of -." "That desn't make any
difference, says the landlord, you II be
treated just as we'll as the others.
The Springfield Republican vouchss
for the story that Mrs. Lincoln has now
under serious consideration a proposition
from party of showmen, to put up her
extra wardrobe in gift enterprise, while
she goes through the country to deliver
lectures and sell tickets for it. sea
Bismark's income, since be received
the gift from the Prussian Parliament, Is
between forty and ffty thousand dollars.
He lives very economically and said some.
weeks ago to Rothschild, that be had no
doubt that he would by-and- by become
millionaire. Until 1865, be was heavily
in debt.
Senator Howard, who has charge Of
the Stanton investigations. is busily en
gagged in preparing report Oh that sub
ject. It's stated that he has called Eon
the Executive Department of the Coy
ernment for further information, and that
the report will probably be ready as soon
as Congress reassembles. s
The only bills signed by the President,
that were not reported to Congress before
adjournment, are the bills changing the
tine of holding the annual meeting of
stockholders of the Union Pacific KaA-
road Co., and the bill changing the name
of Samuel Chase Barney. The other
bills in the hands of the Presided fail
for lack of his approval.
Intelligence published atSt Petersburg
states that hostilities again broke out in
Crete on the 22a of November. Tur-
kish reinforcements had beensent thither
armed with breechsloaders. In conse
quence of representations made to the
Russian Cons1ls, Russian vessels had
resumed taking away fugitive families
from the island.
ToTAToSUET PUDDING-Take P a pound
| of mealy potatoes boiled aud mashed
smooth; add four ounces Of chopped
beef.sue three eggs, little milk, sugar
to taste, and good dessert spoonful Of
powdered ginger. Put it into well -four
ed cloth and boil for an hour. Serve,
turned into dish, with sweet sauce
poured over it.
Boiled SPONGE CAKE Three quar-
tiers of pound Of sugar and half tum-
bier of water to be put in a kettle and
set over the FIRE until it comes to q boil.
Beat seven eggs separately and light;
then mix them, and sour over them the
sugar and water when lukewarm. Add
TIE juice of lemon aud half a pound Of
flour stirred in at the last.
The strongest and best argument urged
in favor Of the ratification OF the recip-
rocity treaty with the Sandwich Islands.
lis that while the United States would lose
1890 600 in sugar revenue, she would se-
Icure to h(rsslt the freedom of the Is.
Hands their ,ise for all practical purposes