The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-13

Grants views on Civil Service Reform
not being palatabe to the politicians,
and his uncertain views on Revenue Re-
form not attracting attention, he new
goes in for Peuitentiary reform. This
is very Kind hearted in the President,
and is evidently meant to sprinkle rose
leaves in the ways Of his carpet bag
Governors.
Josh Billings says that large policy
of life insurance don't exactly make 3
mans corpse smile at his widow, but it
helps amazingly to get another fellow
to do it for him. ii,i6+'
Protection is working its own sweet
will with the book trade, too. The i'm
ports of books, pamphlets, maps, DC /,
in 1869, were 81 ,607 ,201: in 1870, ST.
769, ,lS0; in 1871, S1,6S6,22S. The ex-.
ports Of, the same articles in tie same
years steadily fell off, as the figures wit
ness: In 1869, S3S5,S50; in 1870;
S34l ,044 in 1871, S334;3I2. a,.os
The school boy who wrote the SEN
tence on the word chimney" has, a /,
rival who gave "ranegytic' this setting:
"a few drops Of panegy r;c, given on q
large lump of sugar, is often the best
for baby with the stomachache."
In Paris down 10 December 10th, the
court-martial that has been trying the
Communist prisoners had pronounced
two thousand and twenty-five senten.
ces, and the number Of prisoners set at,
liberty ~ reason Of the withdrawal Of
prosecution was twelve thousand three
hundred anjl sixtJ-six.
Ohio loses annually three millions of
dollars in sheep killed by dogs, and
nearly one million in injuries. The
sheep of Illinois, and Maryland are be-
ing rapidly thinned out in the same way
the former State having fallen in two
years from the sixth to the ninth rank
among the States in the number and
value Of its sheep from this cause.
A New style of surgery is in. vogue,
in Vermont, as appears by the Mont,
pelier Argus, Which says: Wednesday
of the week before last daughter of
Mr.. Allard of st. Johnsbury had her
tongue split so badly that it had to be
sewed up by falling from fence" at
A fashionable lady in Chicsgo,. dis
gnsted with her ugly nose, the shape of
which is a combination of Roman, Gre
clan, aquiline and pug, inharmoniously
blended. haas had a. rubber one made af-
ter The Grecian style of architecture It
is beautifully tinted, and so life-like, that
With prodigal use of toilet powder, it
would trouble a stranger to detect that
it is counterfeit bugle.
A chambermad at the Summary
boarding house, Bangor, Maine, while
shaking a rug out Of a second story
window recently, lost her balance, turn
ed a complete somersault, and came
down 10 the ground with rush. An
observer was horror stricken at the sight
and supposed, of course, that the maid
was killed; but to his utter astonish.
ment, after moments rest, she Jumps
ed up. ran into the house. and resumed
her work as if nothing had happened.
City item in New York paper: "a
ruffian seized Miss Mary Stebbins, of
the Gilsey House, by the shoulder, yes
terday afternoon, while she was stand;
ing with another lady at Nineteenth
street and Broadway, and snatched
from her hand a pocket book contain
ing SS5. The ladies pursued him one
block, when they met policeman, who,
instead of endeavoring 10 arrest the
thief, met their complaints with the re-
mark that it served them right for car
rying a pocket book in plain sight. 4"
An unsophisticatcd parent in Ports.
mouth, New Hampshire, observed with
pain that, his iilst born had no teeth,
and fastened to remedy tie 'deformity'
by purchasing fiftcen-dollsr set Of
molars, which he handed to the nurse,
with the remark that The baby shouldn't
suffer if he had to wear only ohe shirt
Il week
OF Mrs Su.A Atl,c, o: II dianep' is, the
statement is made that she
now has her liltl, husband. and yet size
has never changed Lcr name. Size was
oOlu N!uiln. icF htSl BHsb;llu WIS
named Smith, her second Schmidt, her
third Smyth, her fourth Smithe, and
her Smythc.
The Fisk tragedy has It's sequel in
the announcement that his father was
50 shocked by the news OF the murder
of his son that he went hopelessly in
sane, and the mother, who was i'll at
the time, WAS shocked SO badly that no
hopes of her recovery are entertained.
An Enk fish writer advises young wo-
men TO look favorahly upon these ell
gagged in agricultural pursuits, assign.
ing as one reason slas ii,eir "Mother
i've married a gl,den ~ He forgot
to add that in c,u sequs lce OF the masch
a. l. l.