The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-05-19
Eafln' Rabbits.

Last summer Dr. X German physi
clan Of Toledo, Ohio-and very pop
ular one, too-adviscd one of his pa
Gents to s.go 10 eatin' rabbits"
.-sWhat = said the astonished invalid,
"go TO eating Iabbits-diet on rabbits 7
Thunder! doctor. rabbits are not good
at this season CT the year: besides it is
sgainst.the law to Shoot tbein."
"Hut, hut" exclaimed the doctor, ,smi.
ling at The misconstruction of his imper
feet English; II mean eatin' rabbits, dot
blace where the Strings is"
The doctor meant Eaton Rapids,
Michigan, now famous for its springs,
which are said to contain medicinal prop
critics that will cure (2) all the ills that
flesh is heir tor 81
EA traveller wLo had crossed the
Atisniic, tells story of storm, where
tile rain poured down in such torrents
that the ocean rose ten inches.
"There's no mistake" said he. ''Be-
sides,ih captain kept mark on The side
of the vessel"
A hay famine exists in Northern New
York. From Brockett's Bridge to Las
selyille, ten miles, there are daiiies ag
grcgating over 1000 cows, and not ten
tons of hay for the whole of them
Trees are being felled for the young cat
tie to browse upon.
A firc at Ridgeway. Iowa, Saturday,
estroyed the entire village excepting
me brick bailding. Between thirty and
orty families are rendered homeless
The fire originated by two boys lighting
aseigar in an unoccupied house. and will
result in total loss Of nearly 500, 900.
The Greensboro tGa J Herald says
"Twenty farmers, taken indiscrininately
from ail sections Of this county. planted
in 1873. 9,S4l acres in cotton, LAO in
corn. ZIG, in. oats, 81 in wheat. This
year they will plant 2.S26 acres in cot
ton, LIS in corn, 4l0 in oats, and 153
in wheat.
The Iowa State Register,a paper prin-
ted in the very heart OF an extensive hog
producing region, says there is sure to
be short hog crop next fall, and urges
farmers to save every pig, and sell no
more cf their half, grown shoats, for the
prices :hese will bring when well fatten-
cd next winter will doubly pay for hold
ing Them over.
The Sacramento Bee says: "An old
friend tellsus thatout of 2,700 sheep on
his winter range near Oroville, he has but
640left.p 1t is estimated that 8 .000,-
600 will not cover the losses in horses,
cattle and sheep in California during the
pas. winter.
A man may buy ticket. NOWADAYS,
for 81 900 that will carry him from New
York around the globe and back again to
New York, using first-class lines Of travel
all the way. Along this route. with the
exception only of the break of 6.0OC
milesmade by the Pacific Ocean, run tel
esraph wires, and work is rapidly iI pro.
gress to complete this last break in the
eli; cult.
NN--tt ffttf UffC- -1NCW od
iourned it left 352 bills in the hands o
the Governor, who has the veto power
which is only oyerruled by a vote of two
thirds. The New York Times suppose'
that O hundred of these bills will not b'
signed. Such wholesale slaughter by ont
man will soon make the veto power a.
obnoxious as it was in Ohio after Cover
nor St. c air.
"a farmer man from Jones" reports
that he was in his field the other da.
when thunder storm came up, and, t.
use his own words, "thar come q claI
of lightning, which first lit mule, ,the'
a Niger, then the mule again, and thel
the same nigeer, ard Leithtr Of then
war sinsed or skeered worth shucl;s =
1t then struck Two foot black gum an'
tureEit into spinters quiekern ow
conld wink. - Georgia Paper.