The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-30
Sense and nouss,sss,


The men who do the most for their
kind are generally forgotten in giving
out rewards.
The seasons in London are evenlu
divided four months Of cold, four OF
fog and four Of rain.
Aword to presy losers---lt is not
only, those women who wear ear rings
whoseears are bored ssiaas ssft sF
It is one Of the curicsities of natural
history that horse eats best when he
has not a bit in his mouth, sss
whats the plural of pillow9p asked
ateacher the other, day. "A bolster,
air,'' replied his rawest pupil.
!. i is said that iron is good tonic for.
yos15Sl a Xhet aT ~
so but ironing u ! better 6ne i
Pa, what is the use OF giving our
pigs so much milk 7" so that they
make hogs Of themselves, darling"
An exchange remarks that wood will
last much longer If left for the women
folks to saw and split
A turkey being baked at Cincinnati
hotel exploded, the other day, and seal.
ded the cooks face so that he will be
ugly for life. aas l.-t
1sJohu quickly extemporised Ave tow
bags is probably The shortest sentence
ever written containing all the letters OF
the alphabet. F,4.,;,, !, .f !. - &,
llsyA New York street oar cnndnctpr
who said .yes. madan'' to, a lady has
been presented with an overcoat, and
they talk Of d statue Of him. ! Q 80 e
The question is often discussed wheth.
er the sayages enjoy life. We snppoae
they do, as they always seem anxious
10 take it when they get chance. g's
An Instructor asked freshman girl
why beer in French was feminine, ,she
replied that it Eas probably owing ITO
the fact that the buys liked it so we'll.
Fa9To make winter short giye 4 ninety
iday note, without grace. right away.-st
March will then come round hefore sou
lknowit Ss.se@ Srys ssS. sgssr. aa;
itsis the same the world over Whis-
ky can be obtained at an Edinburgh
temperance hotel BY asking fdf sefitIita
lpowders. - n 4. .
Nauticns inquiries ssif 4 sea scapfail in
lcold weather, and running shert Of fuel,
would be justified ID burning the stipis
1logpp Heswootl. ~ Z 6: q
An nold lady sailikA tie sinpsls nuuiss
be a family Of stsnng Scligious inssiaots,
j because sbe fhearaso Of so lnsny Qte them
being converted. ~ s. I
Excited wife Ito har kusband) ]: app
'lyou not admit that woman has q mis-
4 sion 2" Cool hus',and. Yes, my dear,
[she has-suh,mis sion.''
Why are coals most contradictory al
/ ticles known to commerce - Because,
|, when purchased instead Of going to tho
buyer, they 60 to the cellar.
A gentleman having his hair cut was
asked by the garrulous operator: "Haw
he would have it done" "If possible
in silence" was the reply.
The atmosphere Of Colorado Is said
to be so braoing as to develop in even
; the feehlest OF gentler invalids a won.
derful will for having their own way
4 "A corone-'s Jury In illinois recently
found that man game to his death by
blow on the head, .which was given
either before or after drowning" q
a little Chicago girl who went
through the tunnel under the river, ex-
claimed on returning home, cob, ma;
: we went over the river under it, ia,i,
One who is, perhaps. little too oritis
cal, says that the majority of the preach-
ers could burn quite as well as the old
religious martyrsTthey are 80 dry.ad
1 If there is anything which will unnec-
essarily agitate q person 1t is passing
through a crowd of small boys, who
have four or 1--WE snow balls under each
larm. o''', S
: California agricnlturists are .goinS
largely into ginger. They haSn't got
much beyond the first syllable yet but
hope to do SO when their plants GER
inmate. 3tlA 81 fi9s9 1Ssstl7eg
Mr.. Thomas, aged ninety .one,s Who
died in Vermont the other day, said
, that he'd worried more over ;huttonles1
shirts than all his business affairs put
! together Fii Z 23baae 'i3six.s .eailsts
!, A woman in the ears was lately talk.
! ing very loud asserting and assevera.
ting-'I believe only what understand.
ISaid gentleman, that woman's belief
must be brief' s9i;is l1Igaiiib dai
Peas are several per cent? more nutri,
tions shan beans, the discovery Of which
+ fact shows that whatever opr erudition
r concerning tie latter we didn't know
t Ipeas.
A New Orleans juryraan was asked
! by the judge if. be ever read The paper
:. He replied: :l"Yes, yer Honor;r but /
you'll let me go this time I'll never dc
] $50 any more"
h What was you bronsht np on =
c asked rough Western Judge of lear
t and lank culprit. Brought up on
! charge of vagrancy, ] believe, yer hon
/. lor." W -'3iA asf Pea saIla9
II Minnie-"I'm ia such a qnardaryJovt
is II turn my back on Charley, he be
# comes offended at once; and If don't
IS he can't see. my new buckles. Wha
: shall |, do?''
al Old gent-"You don't mean to tel
: me, waiter, that you can't give me I
tootbpick" Waiter-"Well, strive use'
'e to keep 'en, but the gents almost inva
lie riably took EN- away when they'd don,
II with EN-"
~ A dry witted soldier of the 10th Vel
y mont, during the war, was heard t
- pray once, when bullets were falling i
- = showers, as follows: 20 Lord! max
!, me thin as a knife"
,r On rising to address his ooDstitueii'
ID recently, Mr. Baxter, a member Of tn
Of English parliament, found before him
u. printed copy of his speech in which q
le the "applause" and "eheers," had bee
" prematurely inserted.