The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-03-26
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The Freewlll Babtists IN the Un1t6f
States have membership Of 81, ,009.
There are now nine hundred and forty
five convicts in the Ohio Penitentisry.
The food in the western waters is, re-
markable for its continuance as we'll as
its extent. -
There are five candidates for Congress
in Connecticut who are worth an aggre-
gate Of $2,350,00O. n aelg9 2
Iowa has now I, 145 miles Of railroads
in running order. which have cost S45,-
4SO, 600, and will soon rank, seventh as .
RAILROAD State. - =.
There are said to be about 1,000 CASH
mere goatsin Illinois. They are as easi.s
ly raised as the common goat, and are
very profitable. aseotg. ,sf,.
Bryant says the Spanish people, as o.
whole, are the raggedest he ever. Saw
Their poverty is only equaled BY their
pride.
The Wisconsin State Journal publishes
a list of combinations and reflections by
the United States Senate under the cap
tion "Mauy are called, but few chosen"
Treaties kave been made by the Kaws,
Sacs and Foxes, Miamis, Peorias. Piand-
ishaws, Ottawas, Wyandottes, Pottawo-
tamies, Kickapoos and Shawnees since
February r.
The Indiana House of Representatives
contains thirty-three lawyers and thirty
four farmers. A couple of stray editors
have strangely got, mixed up with the
crowd.
Here is a singular Sentence: "Sator
arepo, tenet opera rotas." 1. This spells
backward and forward the same. 2. Then
taking all the first letters of each word
spell the first word. 8. Then, all the
second letters Of each word spell the Sec
ond word. 4, Then, all the third; and
so on through the fourth and fifth. 5.
Then, commencing with the last letter
Of each word, spell the last word. 6.
Then, the next to the last of each word,
and SO on through.
1t is said that twenty-five tons Of car
rots can be raised on one acre Of land,
and that this amount is equal TO eight
tons of good hay.
An auc.ioneer exclaimed--sWhy, real
ly, ladies and gentlemen, | am giving
these things away
care you?" said an old lady present;
"well, I'll thank you forthat silver pitch
er you have in your hand 7ssS
A Woman took a second husband to
keep herself from fretting to death over
the loss of the 6rstone. kokszEf
The man who courts young lady in5
the starlight, probably expects to get a.
wife in twinkling.
In the beginning, woman consisted of
a single rib. Nov she's all ribs from her
belt to the rim of her petticoats. =
The total valuation Of taxable proper.
ty in the State of New Jersey for tho
present year is s448, ,474.678 49,. The
State tax is estimated at $3.50, 600, and
the county tax at 81 1895, ,277
Take counsel Of your passions, preju-
dices and errors, and bid reason hold her
tongue. This is never falling recipee
It is the way in which Radicals, arc
made.
A little fve-year old, referring to his
sisters perfumery, said: "There amt no
penny in that, is there2''
mo, my dear"
eThen, what makes you callita scent
bag?" l 9atB a = sss'
When should you apply soceretgss
remedy to your tooth2 When it is a-king.
An Ohio editor refused to speak to
the toast "woman, - on the ground that
woman was able to speak for herself, and
any man who undertook to do it for her
would get into trouble. s9Z tssgz5 tafs
A client once burst into tears, after he
had heard the statement of his counsel.
81 never knew, till to day, how much I
had suffered" =
1t is very we'll for little childfep to be
lambs, but very bad thing for them to-
grow up sheep, rs-.,-5s -
The climate of Western Texas is very
mild. In that region there we're. but
three days last month in which fires. we're
necessary forlwarmth.
The Petersburg Va.) Index sayssthe
late freshets have driven large numbers
of bears from the Dismal Swamp, and
that barn yards are in consequence suf-
fering considerably. ag
In Lancaster district. S. c., which has
a population of 10000, not above twenty
families have supply of food for the
season; and 500 persons are on ihe' Dor.
ders of starvation. SHa bzss ss8 sra
Last year the amount of wheat handled
at Milwaukee exceeded by three or four
million bushels the amount at Chicago,
and two millien pounds Of leather, worth
81 800, 600, we're tanned there. -
During the season there has been 462,-
610 hogs packed at Cincinnati. In 1868
there was SOS, ,457, which is the largest
number ever packed in one season in the
city. 7,asz
>An old bachelor thinks locomotives
must be Of the feminine gender, because
they often blow up the engineers.
Smikes is down on false teeth for old
people. He thinks they eat much food
that belongs to the younger generation
and it keeps provisions high.
4 A seolding woman was lately arrested
for carrying concealed weapon. Twas
her tongue. .f -,
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