The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-04-07
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
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Which is the most celestial part of the
British Empire? The Islesof Skye.
What does Mr. swinburne mean by a
kiss which stings2 A smack onthe face.
Why is parish bell like good story2
Because it is often TOLD.
Why vas the first day Of Adams life |
the longest ever known Because it had |
no Eve.
What is that which Adam. never saw,
never possessed, and yet gave two to each
Of his children? Parents.
who does the best his circumstances
allow, does we'll, acts nobl ly--angels could
do no more. IL
China has apparently. .resolusionized
her ideas, and intends to bear an active
Paft insthe world affairs -.
It is estimated that seven thousand
acres of land ip Texas win be planted in
castor beans this season. s.. sss
Il is proposed to plant the Usage Or
Angesin Ireland because it will turn hogs,
which the celebrated hawthorn will no.
do. -
The last scientific triumph is to make
shoddy leather out of shoemaker's pa
rings Boots and shoes will be, cheap
again.
A live stock insurance company is be-.
ing organized in New York. There is
now but one in the coantry, and that has.
been. very successful =.
Ironbrace remarks that women are a
good deal like French .vatches- very.
pretty to look at. but difficult to regulate
when once they take to going wrong.
Gunners viii be glad to learn that white
,gunpowdef is now manufactured in
Frsnce, which leaves no trace Of dirt in
the gun. -
On the slopes of the mountains in. the
Sandwich Islands they are beginning to
raise apples, and the Greening does we'll
there. = 49,
Ohio is making rapid progress, and
aesch Of the following departments are in
q Aourishing condition: agriculture, hor-
tieulture, mining, manufacture, .naviga-
stion, and marriages ......s...
The engineer Of steam sswmill in
Bristol, Indiana, is q lady. She keeps
everything as neat as q parlor, and has a
little piece Of carpet By the side Of the
cylinder. 20 e
An admirer of dogs having had a new
litter of fine breed, friend wished him
60 put him down for puppyI sI set
you down for one great while ago, was
tie answer. = =. =. -'...s -
A society for the prevention Of cruel
ssy TO animals is to be organized in Bos-
ton and put in operation at once. Socie-
ties of that kind ought to be organized
every where. s,9s .
During twelve months the number of
letters delivered iI New York City was
1 l20e9, ,070 mail aud 5, 49,, 900 city letters.
The Southern and Western mail aversges
daily one hundred tons.
: "a Uhicsgo Radical paper, speaking Of
sthe Geographic sketch of Grant, written
By his father, says: asince the days Of
Abraham and Isaac, there has not been 3
worse attempt BY, q father upon the life
sof his of spring.
A Georgia paper gives the complexion
eof the Convention that nominated the
Radical Bullock for Governor, as follows:
s3ls negroes, 2s cafpet- bag Yankees, %
apostats Georgians, and IL scallawags
; from other Southern EStates--a pretty sci
to be filing the publicof6ces Of the great
State Of Georgia.
tits well known fact that the social.
ed Constitutional Convention of North
Carolina refused to prohibit intermsrfi.
sge between whites and negroes. On
the contrary, there was adopted last week
an ordinance legaliEingall marriages thai
had taken place under military license
This indicates the practical progress ol
iniscegsnation under Radical rule.
The editor of the Brattleboro (vt.'
Record and Farmer is mot 1t home, - .,
We learn from the following: 1.-THE mar
who left his name ss McGinnis O'Flath
erty, vas about seven feet in length, anS
drink accordingly, snd who called at on
Office on Friday, accompanied by hoe
handle, to ask if the editor was in, is re-
spectfully informed that the editor is MOI
10 town, and is Iot expected to return. pr