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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

Thin man-"Boy, what's that hungry
dog following me for? ?" Insulting boy
-"He thinks you were bone, reck'
on!'
Mr.. Spurgeon says: 81 have 4,20O
members on my church books, and il
one of them got tipsy ! should know it
before the next week was out.
Lodgcr-"Somebody's called in my
absence. Did he leave his name?" Ser.
vant-"O yes, sir; he said it was 1mma
terial."
Never hold anybody by the button Oh
land, in order to be heard out; for if
people are not willing to hear you, you
had much better hold your tongue than
them
While DR.. Mary Walker was leeturing
lately sapient youth cried out care
you the Mary that had little lamb 2"-
NO." was the ready reply, "but your
mother had little donkey"
1t is in vain to stick your finger in the
water, and pulling it out look for hole
and equally vain to suppose that howev.
er large space you occupy, the world
will miss you when you have passed on
A man who has achieved the age OF
fifty. and had an ordinary appetite, has
consumed 54,450 pounds of food, and
has absorbed Is, $50 quarts of fluid Man
should in fact be wonderfully and fear
fully made.
Blackstone got but two cases-thcse
too unimportant to be reported-during
the first fourteen years of his practice
AT first, Daniel Webster was inclined tu
close his office and take county court
clerkship. This may encourage strug-
CLING beginners at the bar.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
A LoOd Borrower,

"Mrs. H." exclaimed little urchin
on rnnning into near neishbor's house.
"mothcr wanted me to ask, would ye
please lend FER yer candle-molds ?"
The molds were given him, ,and he ran
home. In few minutes he returned
with this query:
"Mother wants to know if ye'd be
kind enough to lend her some wickin' p
The wicking was measured off, ard he
again departed. But he soon appeared
again. and said:
"Mother would be SO thankful if you
had little taller ye'd be so kind as to
lend herr Z"
Mrs. H. good-naturedly produced the
desired article, and as the boy started
for the door, she said:
"Wouldn't your mother like to have
me come over and mold the candles for
her p
"Wal, yis,'' replied the boy 81 reck.
on she'd like it fust rate, COS she sed she
didn't understand it very well; but she
don't like to be troublin' her neighbors,
so she wouldn't ask ye."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
PROTECTIoN-
Its Injustice. Exposed by Pa,k X
Goodwin.

From an article in Putnam's Monthly
by Parke Goodwin, we extract the follow.
ing:
"Let us suppose that no special laws
in regard to trade cxisted-no laws ex-
cept general provisions for the equal Sc
curity OF all trades; or, IN words, an ell
tire liberty for every person to pursue
what avocatlon he liked, and to buy and
sell the products of it where lie could
buy and sell to the best advantage. a
farmer then, is in want of an ak or plow,
and walks in shop where axes ard
plows are sold he asks the price, which
dissatisfies him because of its exorbitan-
cy, and he turns away to go elsewhere
to effect his purpose. mo, sir" ex-
claimed the merchant, "you can not go
elsewhere, you must buy here or no
whcrc!' and calling his clerks and por-
ters lie threatens the applicant with vio-
lencc if he persists i'll leaving without a
purchase! That would be clearly an
outrage upon .he farmers liberty, which,
if violence were committed, the law would
rightly punish. But now; stipposc that
the merchant, instead of resorting to
violence, which exposes him to punish
itient; resorts to cunning, which he may
conceal; suppose that in some way or
other he gets law passed that no one
is 20 buy axes or plows except at his
shop or at his prices, would the act be
any the less an infringement of the lib
erty of the buyer, and though no longer
a legal wrong, yet moral and social
wrong, which the law may authorize,
but justice as surely condemns? Or,
again, suppose that half dozen mer-
chants contrive to get an enactment from
some ignorant or facile Legislature, that
no one shall buy the wares in winch they
deal except on paying them a premium
of thirty, fifty or hundred per centum,
would any fair minded man regard the
transaction as less dishonest or d;shon
orablc because it CHANGED to be sane
toned by statute? Indeed, is not eli
their of the latter proceedings more
monstrous offense than the first, for the
very reason that it is done under the
guise of law? Assuredly; for it per-
verts that which is meant to be the pal
ladiutn of all into an Instrument of ex-
tortion and benefit for the few; it makes
that an accomplice in crime which ought
to chastise all crime. What is the fun
damental use of the law? What are its
supreme objects? What do all men de-
mand at its hands? The equal protcc-
ton of all security for their rights, de-
fensc against unjust eneroachments.
When an individual therefore, or class
of individuals, not only invades the per-
son and property of others, but is adroit
enough to shelter the invasion under the
very shield which ought to be the agis,
it adds sort OF saerilege to epoliation,
and wrongs the ccmn unity as we'll as
the actual victims
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
AnEasicrn Tale.

A certain Rabbi had two sons whom
both he and his wife tenderly loved.
Duty obliged the Rabbi to take u jour.
ney to a distant country. During his
absence his two promising boys sickcn-
ed and died. TON :,
The grief stricken mother laid them
out on their bed, drew their curtain, and
waited anxiously for her husband.
He came-it was night.
"How are my boys ?' was Lis first
question sslet me see them" pl
"Stay awhile" sald his wife 81 am
in great trouble and want your advice.
Some years ago friend lent me some
jewels. took great care Of them, and
at last began to prize them as my own.
Since your departure my friend has cal:-
ed for them. Shall give them up? -
Wife? what strange request is this ?
Give them up and that instantly, this
very night. Show me the jewels p
She took the Rabbi to their bed, drew
wide their curtain and said : .Husband,
here are the jewels y mn
The Rabbi bowed his head and wept.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
NUMBER Il
The Lie Of a Desperade.

| A few years ago, Mr.. Meyers, an old
San Francisco, jewclcr, upon going to
his store one afternoon, found his son
the only attendant, beaten nearly to death
and nearly $4,000 worth of jewelry
stolen. The police SEARCHED for the VIII
lain for months, and finally caught him
at Fort Prescott, Arizona, where he had
just arrived froth Mexico. He waE d
tall, raw-boned individual. named John
Kelly. lie had gone to California with
the notorious 14lh United States Infant
ry. and said he had deserted after the
regiment had reached San Francisco.
While at Fort Prescott. which is stu.
ated ON rocky precipice fifty feet above
stream, he broke from his guard one
nightl dashed past the sentinel, and leap
ed boldly over the cIitf, escaping without
Injury. He was next heard of at the
Santi Rita mine in Arizona. xhcre he
worked at black-smithing and tied to
stab the superintendent of the mine,
Mr.. Grosvenor Before leaving he tuuk
one of the employees of the mines tn
his rooms, where he opened his trunk
and exhibited to him eighteen pairs of
human ears, which he said he had cut
from heads of eighteen persons that he
had killed since he had deserted front
the army,and that lie had sworn to make
the number twenty-five before he would
stop.
From there he went TO 1ubac in Mex
leo, where he killed NAH with whom
he had quarrel, and as the syinpatliics
of the inhabitants were with the murder.
ell man, Kelly found Unnecessary to leave
that part of the country to escape lynch
law. From that place he went to Chi
huahua, nc; r which city he murdered his
travelling companion for his money;
several months ago he brutality murder
ed a family of four persons near Ell paso
del Norte, for the sake of few dollars.
Kelly, who had acquired the name OF
the "Arizona Ruflian" was then arrested
hy some of the inhabitants of the city
named, who wrcakcd theiryengeance on
him They carried him into wood
some distance from the city, where they
tied one end Of a rope to the limb of
tree, and to the other fastened Kelly by
the heels SO that his head hung within
few feet OF the grounl. They then built
a slow fire under him and allowed him
to remain until death put an end to his
existehce a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

The school commissioners In Iowa
prohibit "lady teachers" kissing school
boys over eighteen years of age.
A sick man was told that nothing
could cure him but quart of catnip tea.
"Then must die" said he, 'for don't
hold but pint"
|. This is called Colorado romance !:
Seven miners. exploring the mountains,
found an enormous chunk of gold. TIL, y
fought for its possession till all were
killed but one. 1t was too heavy for him
to carry of, SO he sat down beside it and
starved to death.
Touching and irresistible was that in
yitation of the rustic maiden to her
swain: "Come over and see me I'VE have
new lamp at our house, .hat we can
turn down, down, down, until there ism t
scarcely a bit of light in the ROOM"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
MY LITTLE DAUGHTER SLEEP.
ING.

Soft be the pillow my darling,
That bears thee in slumber tonight;
Sweet be the dreams, till the morning
Wakes thee to fairer delight
My precious, my innocent darling,
My loving, my beautiful one,
God keep thee from sickness and sorrow,
Till life's little joiirney is done.
What were the light Of the morrow,
If thou shouldst mol ~aken again?
What but cloud and tempest,
And sadness, and anguish and pain?
The cufls, on thy brow are our sunshine;
The light of thine eyes is our joy;
The smile on thy lips brings us gladness,
And pleasure unmixcd with alloy:
Ehrcly the angels, my darling,
Will watch thee in waking and sleep,
And God, in his infinite goodness
The way of thy footsteps will keep;
Tenderly, lovingly bending,
Shield her good angels tonight;
Sweet be her Slumber, till morning
Wakes her to dearer dolght,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

EyFour children, whose parents be-
long to the sect known as "Pcculiar Peo-
pie" have lately died in Essex, England,
through the absence of the necessary
medical aid in time of sickness. These
people, instead of fetching doctor iii
case of illness, send for the Elders OF
the Church who lay hands on the alliict.
ed one, and anoint him with OIL The
father of one of the deceased children
has been convicted at the Orsett Petty
Sessions Of having neglected to provide
the required medical assistance; but he
was discharged on promising to come
up for Judgment when called upon. The
defendant, however. declared that he
should continue to act as he had hi;h-
erto done.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
An Umpire.

There is feud in certain family in
Missouri. The daughters, Mary Jane
and Emily, both fell in love with the
same young man. and the fury Of their
woman nature was so much excited thai
they determined to fight a duel about. it
with table-knives, out IN the alley. sThei
young man, who seems to liate behaved,
with noble impartiality in this matter,
sat on the fence whiting a stick and
saying kind and cheerful words. first to
Mary and then to Emily. Mary's back
halr was slashcd into bristles, and Emily
had four yards Of "gathcrs" ripped right
out. 1t was drawn fight, as the young
man couldn't decide which Whipped
The aggravating part of 1t is, that the
degraded outcast was engaged to anoth-s
er girl at that very time, and merely ear
couraged this conflict, as he said, $50 as
to make things lively and interesting
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

~ Let young woman with no hair
but her own, and that simply dressed
enter a room filed with those whose
heads are elaborately built up with a
profusion of purchased locks, and See
WHO will te most admired 1t isa great
advantage for woman, in these days ef
artifce, to remain herself, and thus be
unlike every one else A simple dress,
white or black, will produce the greatest
effect when SURROUNDED by the most gor-'
geous costumes These serve, as aif
were, as frames for the former, and wo-
men are often forced to confess that they
have drapcd themselves magilifcently.
at an immense expense, for no other
purpose than to heighten by contrast
the beauty of rival In act,they have
been wearing dress which is very be.
coming to-ethers.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

EE Congressman Brooks, of New
York, in closing his speech on the tariff,
a few days ago, said that if DO one else
could be found to undertake the task; /
"he would mount pedler's wagon and
go through the agricultural dlstrics ex.
hbting hoe, plow, an axe. shovel,
a trace cham, q knife and fork, with 9TH
er articles, and demonstrate to the cyes.
Of the people the unjust, the esorTious,
the wicked taxation that is imposed up.
on them by existing tariffs This would
be very effective mode of electionecf-
ing.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
Conundrunls.

When does tailor serve his custom
ers ILL When he "gives them fits
Which letter is the choice Of old Ia
dles9 I (tea.)
Which letter do naturalists admire
The B (the bee.
Which letter takes up more than hall
the world2 The c (sea:
Why is hall-door porter the greatest
rascal in the universel Because he is
continually taking people in.
WHAT'S the best way to find happiness
Look in the dictionary.
When is a conundrum dangerous
When it is given up by physician.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

E-A humorous old r1an.feil in with
an ignorant and rather impertinent young
convert, who proceeded to inform the
old gentleman in very positive terms,
that he could never reach heaven unless
he was born again, and added, 81 have
experienced that cbange, and feel nc
anxiety"
And you have been born again" said
his companion musingly.
"Yes, trust l have"
"Well," said the old gentleman, eye
ing him attentively, 81 don't think il
would hurt you to be born once more y
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

ESIu carly youth, while yet We live
among those we love- we love without
restraint, and our hearts overflow iurev-
cry look, work. and action. But when
I'VE ente1.into tile world, and are repuls-
ell by strangers and forgotten BY friends,
we grow more and more timid in our
approaches, even to those we love best
How delightful to Us, then, are the ca,
resses OF children. All sincerity and
affection, they fly into our arms, and
then only we feel the renewal of our
first confidence and first pleasure. ss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

The Cleveland Herald thinks the mar
rage service should be changed to read
t"Who darcs take this weman Aud thes
groom shall answer, ldarep Shamc on
the man.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

What nation may be termed milk
sops with the greatest justice. The Kurds
"Mother," said boy of siS years, '.f
God has any more. babies to give away,
don't you take en-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17
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Written for the Spirit.
THE BARD'S FAREWELL TO Ills
HARP.

Throb! We wild strings, with but one wall Of
sorrow,
Give to the winds but one moan Of despair!
Then, break! For e'er the bright smile of the
morrow
Shall gild the blue heavens your bard will.be
there!
Ye haye reused the stern warrior to deeds full
of glory, $50
And mournfully chanted his dirse wheh hs
fell;
Ye have given mems names lasting honor in
story,
Or bound youths and maidens in loves cum
ming spell!
When love in nay heart first held dominion,
Your sweet strains to Ellen my passion be-
trayed;
And oh! how light I rose on joys golden pinion,
When knew myself loved by the beautiful
maid
With what joy overfowing then burst forth
your numbers!
And life seemed to me like glorious dream!
But how soon, alas! did wake from my slum-
bers
To lose that sweet visions heavenly gleam!
Fer Ellen proved false, and my soul no more
fingers
To taste this worlds woe, disappointment and
care
Give back no sound to my fast failing fingers,
But break with one sad, long, low wall of
despair.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-17

The Spanish proverb says: A little
breakfast is enough; enough dinenr Is
but little; a little supper is too much.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-08

Cincinnati furnishes an illustration OF
crime committed under the influence OF
the green eyed monster A Mrs. Cum.
mings, II beautiful and fascinating widow
was bctrothcd to "A young man named
Phillips, at whose mothers house she
boarded Like other "widdies," Mrs
Cumming preferred two beaux to hei
string and she also received attentions
from a young man named Leonard. Lat.
terly she has seemed to prefer Leonard
and her removal from Phillips mothers
house gave color to the impression. Phil.
lips, in fit of passion, sent her note dis
solving the engagement, and immediate
ly commenced furious dissipation. Tues
ay,evening after having imbibed desper.
ately, he saw his fancee and his hated
rival walking quietly home from tn,
Theatre. He Immediately rushed across
the street, drawing revolver as he rar
and when in front of the startled pair
he fired three shots at Leonard in quick
succession, one of the balls entering the
latter's left thigh, just above the groin
Mrs. Cummings left her escort and fled
into the cigar store, shriekiug and wiring
ing her hands. Meanwhile Leonard
closed with his antagonist and wrenched
the pistol from his grasp, whereupon the
latter broke away, ran around the corner
and disappeared in an alley. But Phil.
lips returned, brcathless from his race
around the square, dashed through the
crowed like mad man, Ainging them
right and left, and made spring for
Leonard, who was standing near Mrs
Cummings, in back room. The latter
shricked. Don't let him come near me,
he'll kill me-" and tainted. He struck
his victim a savage blow upon the mouth.
Officer Anshutz Immediately took him to
the Ninth street station house, where he
is held for examination. Officer Steven
son procured carriage and took Leonard
to his room on the corner Third and
Sycamore streets where his wounds were
dressed. The hurt is flesh wound, and
is not likely to prove serious. Mrs. Cum
mings was restored to consciousness by
the liberal use of cold water, and conduct
ed to her home by friend of the wound
ed man.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-08
Woman in California Twenty Years
Ago.

In those days men would flock in crowds
to catch glimpse Of that rare and bes-
sed spectacle, woman Old inhabitants
tell how, in certain camp, the news
went abroad early in the morning that a
woman was come They seen calico
dress hanging out wagon down at the
camping ground-sign of emf igrants from
over the great plains. Everybody went
down there, and a shout went up when an
actual bona fidc dress was discovered hut-
tering in the wind The male emigrant
was visible. The minners said "Fctch
her out !" He said at is my wife, gem
tleman-shc is sick-we have been rob-
bed of money, provision, everything by
the lndians-wc want rest" Fetch her
out We've got to sec her." That was
the only reply. lie fetched her out and
they swung their hats and set up three
rousing cheers and tiger and crowded
around and gazcd at her and touched her
dress, and listened to a memory rather
than present reality and the they col
lected $4,000 in gold and gave it to the
man, and swung their hats again and gave
three more cheers, and went home salts
! fed.
A year or two ago dined in San
Francisco with the family of pioneer
and talked to his daughter, a young lady
whose first experience in San Francisco
was an adventure, though she herself did
not remember it, as she was only two or
three years old at the time. Her father
said that, after landing from the ship,
they were walking up the street, SER
want leading the party with the little
girl in her arms. And presently huge
miner, bearded, beltcd, spurred and
bristing with deadly wccpons-just down
from a long mining campaign in the noun
tains evidently. barred the way, stopped
the servant, and stood gazing, with face
all alive with qualification and astonish
ment, Then he said revently "Well, il
it amt child !" And then he snatched Il
lite leather sack out of his pocket anC
said to the servant "There's $3.50 il
dust, there and I'll give it to you to LEI
me kiss the child" That anecdote, is true
But see how things changs. Sitting a
that dinner table listening to that anec
dote, if had offered double the money
for the privilege Of kissing the same child
would have been refused, Seventeen
added years had far more than double
the price.-Cor. Buffalo Express.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-08

JESUS AND THE DKAD DoG.-Jcsus,
says an old Persian story, arrived one
evening at the gates of certain city, and
sent His disciples forward to prepare
supper, while He, intent on doing good
walked through the streets into the mar
kct place.
And He saw at the corner Of the mar
ket some people gathered together look
ing at an object on the ground, and He
drew near to see what it might be. II
was dead dog, with halter round hi.
neck, by which he appeared to have been
dragged through the dirt; and vier
more unclean thing, never met the eyes
Of man.
And those who stool by looked on with
adherence.
"Faugh" said one, stopping his nose
at pollutes the air." 'Ilow long said
another "shall this foul beast offend oul
sight ?" Look at his torn hide" said ;
third zone could not even cut shoe
out of it, "And his ears, said fourth
sail draggled and bleeding w"No doubt,
said fifth, "he hath been hanged io
thieving :"
And Jesus heard them. and Kin.
down compassionately on the dead crea
ture, lie said, pearls are not equal t.
the whiteness of his teeth :"
Then the people turred towards Hin
with amazement, and said among them
selves: "Who is this? This must b'
Jesus of Nazareth, for only He coulC
find something to pity and approve ever
in dead dog" and being ashamed the.
bowed their heads before Him and wen
each on his way.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-08

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imagine how almost impercoptibly its
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visit, in our schools, would take the place
of authority, and so raise the moral tone
of the children as to make discipline
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We hope each teacher who reads this
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