The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-01

Counectlct paper says: III tn&t &C
eordeon artist, who so sssidiously prsc-
tices sShoo Fly and other classical mu-
sic, opposite this Office, will call a, the
American Consuls house, Honolulu, he
will be literally rewarded"
The statistician of an Eastern paper
avers that the fies are so good natured
this season, that a well-orgsnized one
viii allow himself to be brushed of
IN editors nose eighty seven times and
not show any temper.
The best definition OF scandal ever
given, according 10 Arthur Helps, was
that of the little girl who described il
thus; Nobody does nothing, and every
body goes on telling it everywhere
That is better than The dictionary. 4
A Danbury minister perpetrsted 8
cruel joke on q recent Sunday. One of
the tenor singers had just had his hair
cut very short, according to the prevail
ing fashion, ,whereBpon the minister gave
out the HYMN, Slower my defeneeless
head" The young msn blushed, the
girls ditto--snd the sensation was pro-
found tu4 siase5 sliF lf.5 tee
Awooden wedding marrying block
head. A golden wedding marrying for
money. A.crystsl wedding ying
a"glass eve" A. tin wedding-marryr
ing . milkmaid A paper Wedding
marrying "A editor. A silver wedding
-marrying an old maid of sixty. An
iron wedding-marrying a.bIack.mith.
A linen weddlng-msrrying laandress.
Two Irisbmen we're working in quar-
ffy, when one Of them fell into deep
quarry hole The other, alarmed. came
to the margin of the hole, and called
out, ..Arrah, Pat, are you kilt entirely
II you're dead spake" Pat reassured
him from the hettom by saying, in an.
aver, .No, Tim, I'm not dead, but
spseheless.'
A beegsr asked for piece Of bread
and butter at house the other day, and
on couple OF slices being offered to
him, he immediately refused it. "W hat .
the mstterf" asked the donor "isn t
this good bread p Yes; the bresd''
good enough," said the beegar. "Wcll
isn't the butter good, tool" "Ycs; Eve
mo fault to find with the butter" Nv ell
then, what is the nattery'' II dom,
Ike the way it's spread on" groWled
.4the fastidioss mendcant.
- Hartranft was elected Auditor General
Of Pennsylvania in 1868 by majority o.
s,677. In 1869 Geary was elected Gov
ernor by amajority of less than 5000
As full arofe win probably be called ou
this year as in in 1869, when change o,
5000 viii elect Buckslew.
DIR. Pusey, OF London, threatens with
: terrible things those who are trying tc
expunge the damnatory clause in th,
.Athsnssian creed from the service of the
Episcopal Church He hints at some
mysterious and awful move on the par
of himself if defeated in this strife -
Ws'll venture that he intends to ours,
some one on the sly. and perch Aimsel
like Jonah did over Nineveh and watch i
work.
The " orld has received a private lette
from French military man of rank, to
/. friend in New York, who states that it i
quite certain thst the verdict OF thee
martial upon Marshal Bazaine will fint
him guilty of in6delity to his duty, ant
that the Marshal will be sentenced tt
death,
-, David P. Lewis, the Grant candidat
for Governor of Alabama, WAS a membel
of the secession Convention, votet
against, afterward signing, the ordinances
of accession, then member Of the frs
Confederate Congress, voting supple
and active measures 10 carry on the war
then Lieutenant Colonel of Roddy's. Is
cavalry regiment. He is very "loyaf'-tc
Grant--St. Louis Republican. saaf
A curious calculation has been mad
lately by SGront, well known in Par
for his pecuiarautipatbyt TO the fly. H
collected 5000 flies in a room measuring
two cubic rniters Onthe tloorhe spreaC
apounaeA loaf Of sugar. At The end o
fUur'days he went to investigate the rtsul
of his, experiment. There remained t
teaspoonful OF sugar. The statistieian
therefore, calculates. that, sugar being q
the rate Of thirteen cents pound, fl,
costs the country twenty cents from ii
birth to its demise, thatis if fed On los
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