The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-02-19

ed animals. He particularly noted The
giraffs. He writes to Punch: nexef
wouldcd I were bird, but I've so1netili-
es wished I was giraffe, on account Of
the long distance from his mouth to his
istummuch. Hence if believed sbeerpons
mugful would give him as much enjoy
ment while going down, as forty mug
fulIs would ordinary persons. assnn :
| It is,st.ted that General Sherman told
friend that he always liked to obey of
ders, but he be I'D If he was going
to ride thousand miles on mule to-
hunt Cor Juarez, or Macmillan either.
/ A Dutchman out West lately married
second wife, a week after the loss of
wife Mol. The Sabbath following, the
bride asked her lord to take aher riding,
and was scut up" with the following re-.
sponse: nspaest & 9ss.
aYou think I ride out init another
woman so soon after the death of mine
fraul No, no." Z I h33OIie1s I.
Sut Lovengood one Of the humorists
ofthe South, thus describes certain class
Of Yanks: lJiI y EgI1A
"They amt human no, how. Their
mint at Philadelphia is their heaven;they
think their God eats half dimeslfor break.
fast, hashes the leayings for dinner, and
swallows cent on dried apple for sup
per, sets on stamping machine for q
throne, sleeps on a crib full of half dol
lars and measures men like money, by
count. There amt one of them got q
soul but what could dance jig in cab
bage seed land leave room for the fiddler"
At a gathering at Whateley, not long
since, there vera present the following
persons: 1 great grandmother, 3 great
great grandmothers, 2 grandfathers, 4
fathers, mothers, 2sons, 2 daughters, l
son-in-law, eaughter-in.law, 2 brothers
sisters, 2 nephews, 3 nieces, 8 uneles,6
aunts, 1great aunt, 7 cousins, 8 second
cousins, grandsons and l granddaughter
land in all there were bus 13 persons.
"Sal," exclaimed Ebsnezer, to his dear
lily beloved, whom be arrived at Gotham
with his bride on q wedding tour, "Sal,
get on your Sunday -go-to to-meetings and
things, and let's take perpendicular
promenade round .he prejuncts of this
principally"
/ "Well, Zeb," replied the fair one, I'll
do nothing shorter. But cant you say
your grammer and college edifcation2 If
I you want ms to slather round, and take a
trot with you, why in the salted Jerusa-
4 lem don't you say sol"
/ sThsre, John, that's twice you've come
/ home and forgotten the lardi'
I ola! mother, it was SO greasy it slip
ped my mind"
| A paper asks very innocently, if il Il
any harm to sit in the lapse Of ages
1 Another replies that it depends ON the
kind of ages selected. Those from eight,
cen to twenty-five it puts down as very
hazardous. ~ -
4 The people live uncommon, long up L.
| Vermont. There are two men there tina,
have lived so long that they have quite
forgotten who they are, and there is no,
body alive who can rememberit for them
s1 A good joke came ta light the 5othel
evening, in Washington city, IN relation
t to a certain member noted for his. gal
! lantry. The Sergeant at.Arms it seems
E called for him at his house, when s,th,
honorable gent!eman's wife yentured Il
, demonstrate. ..Whati' she said .sdoe
lMr.--have to go up toethee house to
night again? It's too badl He has beer
up at the House all night long, for. th
past week, and comes home in the morn
ling looking wretchedlyl'' -
8 The officer smiled, but did not explail
to the loving wife, that thercshad been "
previous might sessions this ieisster get. ie
"When woman won't she won I. r
You can't force themto do anything
Indeed the most of them are very mucl
!, like the old mans wife, who, he said. : wa
woman Of SO much contrabunction, tia
/ when she took cumpanion of her own
t there was no such thing as conquestionin,
her. y ls aos oFi aasi s1esa sef &
CesT OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Ho,
. much disease such as the cattle plagu
: cost community will be.realized BY on
: readers when we state that the losses b.
!. the cattle disease in England are Sc
E down in the newspapers Of the country
e at SIT ,665, 600 in gold 0e the animal
= seized with the disease 2i0, 900 are dea
], -53, 900 were slaughtered to presss
: the spread of the plague. To thes
{ must be added 100000 other. animal
t that were prematurely butchered, 70,
:; fear they might be attacked. the meal
g from which were sold at about half .pric
i inhthe market. e aa1 s S
e WoRTH TRYING-It is said that hog
lard is the best thing to give to hens
mako them lay. Mix it with their foe
"a small piece as big as a. walnut vi
set hen 70 laying Immediately after sh
j has been broken up from her sitting
d and thus hens lay through the who
winter. s.
sl Mention is made Of a photograph I
/, Mr. Lincoln reading the Bible to his Ii,
d tie boy "Tad," who stands between h
a knees. The "Bibler is a large photo
v graph album, which the operator place
~ in Mr.. Lincoln's hands, which has bee
e. converted into better book. by tho,
.e who are SO persistent in representing Il
1t martyr President Wash. Cores. g Z.
l.. DECAY OF poTAToEs.-The .Scicat;,
d -4merican gives the following receipt i,
g preventing the decay of potatoes: Du
" over the floor Of the bin sith lime, an
y put in six or seven inches of potato,
r aud lime again, repeating the operatio