The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-06-03

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A young husband handed his wife a
dozen buttons, the other day, aud asked
her to put shirt to tbctn.
An unfortunate cali has been born Id
ILdiana without tail and is as. yet all
unconscious Of the horrors OF Fly time
An Omaha paper says there is no use
in making such fuss about the shoot
ing of constable, rs there are forty
candidates for the Office.
Mosquitoes are very lively in Louis
vile, and the people are sorry for the
harsh things they sung and said about
the beautiful snow.
Il soutilern paper says that Bar'oS
QIln:y haa turned put elg sl{e r3iniss
what they were turned out fer.
A piano forte maker says that, Of oil
manufactured. things, pianos bear the
noblest character. since they are classi-
fed as grand, upright and square,
The Fairplay, Col, Sentinel boasts
that it is published at q greater attitude
than any other paper in the world-10.-
060 feet above the level of the sea.
A post-oflce has just been establish
ed at Jamestown, in Virginia, the first
lit has ever known, and exactly eight
generations after the place was founded
1t has cost New York City $500, ,oDD
to do its advertising during the last five
wears, Notwithstanding the gratuitous
notices It has got from the press OF both
continents.
The Nathan mansion, in West Twen.
ty-third street, New York-scena of the
mysterious murder three years ago-ia
still untenanted, as it has been for many
months past.
A young New Yorker has obtained
twenty-seven different card photographs
of 'fnture wives" who are in store for
him, obtained from as many different
sorceresses.
MIR James Smith, an Australian jour..
nalist, has received q, spiritual commu-
nication that the world is to be s'burned
black as forgotten toast BY q wave OF
fire." within year.
An Indiana lawyer lately defended
man for keeping his saloon open after
ten o'clock at night. He made the plea
that it was ten o'clock until it was elev-
en-, and won the case.
News was sent to Mr. Barnum. writ.
ten on the back of card, by the ele-
phant trainer, ,and read as follows: .Mr.
Barnum one of the elifants is ded. He
dyed uf enformation."
1t is said that Chicago will offer a
corner lot in the burnt district, the free
dom of the crib out in the lake, and q
yearly divorce, to the man who shall
get up directory to beat ST. Louis. d
The following choice bit of poetry
recently appeared in Philadelphia pa
per: "Our little Sallie did to heaven go.
Baby life so feet is. She was afflicted
with the cerebfo-spinal meningitis
The Chicago man who was the recip-.
lent OF d penknife from Gen. Grant
wants to send it to the Vienna exhibi-
ton, bnt he's got mother-in law, and
that's the reason Why lie doesn't always
do what he wants 10.
The Burlington Patriot says: aAny
of our subscribers having young pigs
for sale would oblige us by bringing
them to us We have taken so much
corn on subscription that we have got
to have something to feed it to. /"
A St. Louis reporter spent three days
in hunting up missing man who was
supposed to have committed suicide,and
finally found him in bed with mild at,
tack of chills and fever. The wrath of
the man Of news was hnspeakable.
A poor blind beggar had his eyesight
suddenly restored in East Saginaw, the
other day.. by being pushed head over
heels into a mud puddle, but showed
his ifigrstitude by chasing the man who
did it round half the blocks in the city.
"Why do native Bostonians have such
a tendency to skepticism z" asked one
clergyman of another Il don't know
as they had such tendency" was the
reply; "hut if they have ! suppose it is
because, having been born in Boston.
they do not think it necessary to be
born again"
The st Louis Journal says "a
young man came into the Office Of this
paper with a manuscript poem. 1t be
gan with The snow, the snow.the beau.
liful snow: His friends may get the
body by applying at the basement and
paying for the dry goods box contairi-
ing the remains of the deceased" ;"
Long John Wentworth had his pock-
ct picked of $50 the other day, and as
1t was done when he was standing up he
has arrested several hook ard ladder
companies on suspicion.
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