The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-27
PITH AND POINT.


But don't think to stop them, il amt any use,
For people will talk.
PITH AND POINT.
The best thing 10 give to the poor
employment.
THERE are rs women now regular
1y commissioned as preachers in the
United States.
An Irish editor congratulates him
self that half the lies told abeut
ain't true.2
"BY George!" exclaimed French
man the other morning, 81 have slept |
16 hours. went to bed at 8 and got |
up at s."
A DOCTOR was asked to dance the |
CANCERS" He declined, but express |
willingness to lance the dancers.
A YOUNG Bostonian, wrestling with |
his first moustache, is going to name |
1t after two celebrated baseball clubs, !
because there are nine on side.
"THE prisoner has a very smooth
countenance." Yes, he was ironed
just before he was brought in. That
accounts for it,"
A YoNUG lady of Troy advised a |
gentleman friend not to take flat irons
10 bed with him, as they would warp
his feet. The stupid fellow did not
know enough to take the hint.
WOMEN ought certainly to take an
interest in agriculture, as there is
nothing which is more important to
them than that all men should be good
husband men.
"MR. G.. has spoken i'll Of you,"l
said agossip to his friend, man who
thoroughly understood the word.
THAT astonishes me-" was the reply,
81 have never rendered him any SER
vice."
No man is SO foolish but he may
give another good counsel sometimes,
and no man is SO wise but he may
easily err, if he take no other counsel
than his saoWn.AHes that was taught
only by himself had fool for mas
ter.
IT is said, if all that the dogs of this
country eat was fed to hogs, it would
make $55,000, 600 W orth of pork. Add
to this the. value OF the sheep they
destroy, and something of an idea OF
the curse of dogs can be obtained.
A RICH farmer refused to subscribe
forfan iron fence for cemetery MI
Vermont, on the plea that it needed
no fence, as those inside cannot get
out, and those who are out do not
want to get in.
g AN old bachelor says that giving
the ballot to women would not
amonnt to anything practically, be-.
cause they would keep deny ing that
they were old enough to vote until
they got toe old to take any interest
III politics.
GREELEY wrote something about
Suburban Journalism Advancing"
The compositor thought it was one of
his agricultural articles. and launched
out wildly on Superb Jerusalem Ar
tichokes."
:" BOBBY, what does your father do
for living ?"
:" He's Philanthropist, Sir"
x A achat, Bobby 2"
- A Philanthroplst, Sir. He collects
money for the poor folks away off
somewhere, and builds houses in the
city, Sir"
No process is SO fatal as that which
would cast all men into one mold
Every human being is intended to
have character of his own, to be
what no other man ia, to do what no
other man can do. Our common ma
lure is TO be unfolded in unboundetl
diversities.
FORTY years ago Simon Cameron
purchased for Sl00 spar of the
Broad Mountain in Pennsylvania 1t
is now worth SI,000,000. Coal has
been mined out of it for thirty-five
years, and he has realized in the shape
of royalty about 500 day.
THE following advertisement ap-
peared in an Irish paper: Whereas,
Patrick Malony has fraudulently TAX
en- away several articles of wearing
apparel without my knowledge, this
is, therefore, to inform him that if he
does not forthwith return the same,
his name shall be made pnblic."
Mr.. BEEcHER, from Plymouth pull
pit lately took occasion to give his
own version of the .earlv history of
the Christian Church. He held that
it2was entirely human invention,
and that its founder never laid even
the foundations of a church organiza-
tion.
AN Irishman,=being asked by his
angry master what=he did to the dog
every day to make him cry out as II
cruelty -teafed." Cruelty trait him,
urshenor Not II never could
hurt a poordnmb eratur in my life;
but our@honor# #bade me cut off his
tail, and SO cut utzonly little bit off
every day to make it more aisy for
him.
A laughsble thing took place at
revival meeting, somewhere in Mis-
sissippi, not long since. Tne minis
ter noticed seedy-looking chap in
one of the seats, looking as though he
needed religion or good square meal
So he stepped up to him and asked
him if he was christian. mo, SIR"
said he, ,"I am editor of the Demo-
cratic paper in this place." '.Then, in
the name of God, let us pray" replied
the devoted minister.
A WOMAN is always at the bottom
of trouble" You remember the sto-
ry of the Shah of Persia. When he
was told that workman had fallen
from ladder, he called out, Who
is she? who is she?"
Please your majesty, tits he"
Nonsense!" said the Shah, "there's
never an ,aecrdent without a woman
who is she 2"
The Shah was right; the man had
fallen from his ladder because he was
looking alta woman in window
Many man does that in other coun-
tries besides Persia. s-,.5