The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-05-19
Seuse and eno,,se,rse,

sos souls.
Oregon has forty-four newspapers,
ten Of which are'published at Portland.
The FIRST female white child born In
Iowa is nows Mrs William Gray, OF
Abba. III
The grain crop of stanislans county,
Cal is estimated at 10. less than 1900
900 bushels.
a man kaocking his wife down with
lths 1, Bible i5<,ssid <i. f. be overcoming evil
Josh Billings says: Don't toll before
breakfast. II it is necessary to toll be-
fore breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
A halter in Terre Haute has bundle
Of old unpaid bills hung up in his store
labelled, The reason why don't give
credit"
Don't attempt to "paddle your own
canoe" unless you are good swim mer
The world is slow to render assistance
to man in deep water.
There is horse at Shell Rock, Iowa,
with living snake four inches long in
one of its eyes The animal hss been
purchased for exhibition purposes.
These are the days in which she says,
81 don't care-I wish ] was dead. y and
he sylnpathetically rejoins, Hang the
bonnet! You're never satisfied !"
An uncle left eleven silver spoons to
his nephew in his viii, adding. He
knows the reason I have not left him
the Whole dozen" The nephew had
stolen one.
The Sacramento Record says the
average daily number of emigrants
leaving California for the East /, at this
time about 20C0 month, being about
two-thirds the number moving.
The entire peach crop OF Monroe
county, Ind |, has been cut off by the
frosts. The value of the peaches rais-
cd in the county is usually about equal
to the value OF its wheat product.
Although there have been some pret-
ty severe spring frosts, the fruit crop
throughout the length and breadth of
the district known as Egypt, Ills, is
still safe, and is now out of harms way.
Schoolmistress: johnny, I'm ashsm-
ed of you. When / was your age I
could write as well as / do now"
Johnny: "Ah. but you'd a different
teacher to what we've got"
Teacher-"Who was the frat man 2"
Head scholar "W ashington; he was
first in war, first in" Teacher-"No,
no; Adam was the first man." Head
sfsfdfs, sbjsv il 1A III RH aHs talu Of faT
"My DEAR" said a husband to his
wife, on Observing new red striped
stockings on his only heir, "why have
you made barber's poles out of our
child's legs2" Because he is little
shaver" was the neat reply.
Travelling along the sea coast in Flor
ida, gentleman, noticing the barren
ness of the country, asked native,
"What do you live on heref" olive
on ?" replied the man; "why, on fish
and strangers.
A man of tact will keep his honor in.
tact; his interiors he will not attack; he
will keep his life and his ears tackled,
and he will be civil to verybodv with
whom he comes in contact; and from
his principles he will never tack.
.4amartine was asked by friend If he
did not spend too much in advertising
NO." was the reply. 'advertisenents
are absolutely necessary. Even Divine
worship needs to be advertised, else
what is the meaning of church bells p
Mrs. Malaprop has no patience with
the people who want women to have
votes. She declares that, for herself,
her nerves would never bear the shock
of having anything to do with the 'elec
trical franchise
$50, here / am, between two tailors,"
cried beau ct public table, where n
couple of young tailors were seated,
who had just begun business for them
selves. "True," WAS the reply; eve
are beginners, and can only afford to
keep one goose between US"
Johnny B., aged five, asked his IA
thcr if he knew why the stars were
made The father, thinking the lad had
conceived some queer notion as TO the
use of the heavenly bodies: "No, do
you?" "Yes, it never rains when the
tars shine, so they must have been
made to plug up the rain-holes."
Where was Bishop Latirner burned to
death p asked teacher, in comman-
ding voice
'.Joshua knows" said little girl at
the bottom of the class.
"Well," said the teacher, "If Joshua
kn ows. he may tell"
"In the fire." replied Joshua, looking
very grave and wise.
A Breton peasant, on his way to Par.
is, stopped ut barber shop in Ram
bouillet While the barber was strap.
ping his razor, the peasant noticed a
dog sitting in his chsir and staring at
him fercely. "What is the matter with
that dog?" The barber answered, with
an unconce-ned air: THAT dog is al
ways there. You see, when cut off an
ear well, he eats it."
An Englishman, it Is said, having
heard great deal about the Yankee
propensity of "bragsing.' thought he
would make an experiment in the art
himself He walked up to market
woman's stand, and pointing to some
large watermelons, said: "What, don't
you raise any bigger applies than these
in American" Apples !" said the wo
man, disdainfully; anybody nigh,
know you was au Englishman. Them'e
huckleberries
A Youthful burglar was convicted in
San Francisco last week, and the court
having suspended sentence, in consider
alton OF his adolescence and widowed
mother, the culprit was about to 60 or
his way rejoicing, when, just as he had
reached the door, the Judge, in SHARP
tone of voice, called him back "Stay
the clerk informs me that YOU have nev.
or killed q Chinaman. Two years aud
elk months ct hard labor