The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-23
NO. VIII.
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pairs in family jars. 3il 4.
The more checks aspendthrift receives
the faster he goes: Is;Jv
Are secrets subject to the laws of pri-
vatc-ear-ing.
To what color does q aogging change q
boys complexion? 1t makes him yell-O,
The man who got on bender and fell
offwas considerably warped.
A good way to kill time is to shoot
every day. ....i'3''i
The man who carried out his measures
is manufacturer Of che same.
If bcdbugs have any destiny to fl, it
must be their stomachs.
Castles in tho mir have their timbers Of
moonbeams.
Tho flowers of speech spring from tic
root of the tongue. ',ggg Xii
The young man who was lost in slum-
Der found his way out on nightmare
"a life in the woods for me-" as the
bird said when i. escaped from the cage.
,''s He who does not give until che request
has been made Of him, gives too late. q
In our battle with temptation let US cs-
pecially beware Of first assaults.
Keep company with the good, and you
will DO one If them. s7, hai isiis
ian ,ungrammatical doctor says that
patients is a virtue" r R1pg 'sgra,
LA capital sshing7-7Tloo have plenty Of
money, ,s75t-oa, ~ 10 siqa;j
.hoAgentleman looking at,his watch after
midnight cried-"It's tomorrow morn
ing, i must bid you all good night: 81
= Mr,,Wiggins, being asked if he liked
cod6ish.balls, replied -"Well, really, I
don't recollcct ever having attended onc."
Do not wait for a changoof circum stan
ces, but take circumstances as they are
and make uso Of them.
Why was Noah never hungry'in the
ark? Because he always had Ham with
him. S'T ny 'fs7boi sq9. H. .r,s
We heard Of a man tho other day who
is 50 mean that when he weeps hc saves
The tcars to secure tho salt.9ia z, f.l,,,,,
J1ntsni obi o. fg,n9rio Ltt.s ~
People who have never made mistakeI
have led the most quiet and inefficient of
lives. 'ss' sAi' : 7a ra9 g4li u ,,l, ia
paws for ., reply as the cat observed
when she scratched the dog for barking at
her. - s3stfls H93d aIfd ET4i
-.7E.ryTio all 20 y5erg s6
N Familiarity, breeds contemplate
70 the old copy books. "A breed that il
doesn't pay toraise. .TfsP ~ @
L %. q -.
~ A horse is the most humane Of animals.
lie gives the bit from his mouth, and at-
tends to every sound Of whoa. \
/, I-Artemus Ward said that the man who
wrote ~ am saddest when I sing" was
fool 10 sing SO much. !o94.a
! An Irishman, being asked to define
hard drink, said. "1tis sitting on a rock
and slipping cold water" '8 FadF
The class known as "dead. heads" con.
tain some Of the most lively people in the
community. #t. -a9d bis q
as "Anything to please tho child" as the
nurse said when she let the baby crawl out
Of tho third story window, iaas s''
p The do,tors tell US that we arc always
surrounded by iusensiblo pcrspiration.
AT this time it is not only sensible but
moist. y" Z. l-'a
7Wheelbarrows have come down to us
through six centuries, and have hardly
experienced an improvement since the first
invention. sii1L4''H ~ l9 uGiisni.15
{ A wit once asked q peasant what part
he performed in tho great drama Of life.
II mind my own busiuess," was the re-
ply. u ''abs ID, y1q M 10 sat
-. .7 a.. -T .r.,..f
Josh Billings says that ''ifa man pro.
poses to serve the Lord dhc likes to sec
him do il When be measures corn, as we'll
as when he hollers glory hallcyluyer."
A Tennessee paper accuses an opponent
Of "lyipg infamously, hellishly, and with
forty. devil power." Inthis country such
remarks would be considered personal.
Society'is divided into two great class
es-those who have more dinners than
appetites, and those who lave more appe-
tites than dinners.
A young man without money is like
steamboat without fuel--he can. 60
ahead. Among the ladies' he Is like the
moon on cloudy night-bo cant shine.
"I.et us remove temptation from the
path Of youth" as the frog said when he
plunged into the pond { On seeing boy
pick upa stone. Ass -rgg bs,
A m man in 4, Maine applied for two gallons