The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-10
Sense and dnouse,,se.

A Utah man, who is trying to make
both ends meet. lives on head cheese
and ox-tail soup.
Mrs. Green. Kansas widow, wants
to be married again, and as recon
rnendalion she says she has used one
broom for fourteen years.
A man out West who has married
and buried three sisters, now comes up
smiling at the altar, having begun on a
new family.
Three questions to be put to ourselves
before speaking evil Of any man: First,
is it true Secoud, is it kind2 Third,
lis it necessary?
A Madison butcher recently found a
large pin in COW he was. cutting up
| into steaks. 1tis supposed the animal
fhai swa4iowee 1iiik-maid.
Olive Logan says that the sight of a
woman's ankle in Wall street would put
a quietus on any gold panic by drawing
all the crowd away? How does Olive
know?
II a man does what he ought to do
he'll never do it constantly or equally
without knowing why he does it. And
if it be only chance or custom, he that
does we'll by chance may do i'll so too.
| Whatsoever is laid upon us by ne
cessity, we should receive generously
for it is foolish to strive with what we
cannot avoid We are born subjects,
and to obey God is perfect liberty.
There is nothing like courage in mis-
fortune. Next to faith in Providence
a mans faith in himself is his salvation,
1t is the secret of all power and success.
1t makes a man strong as the pillared
iron; as elastic as the sprineing STEEL.
An interesting little boy. timid when
left alone in dark room, was over
heard recently bv his mother to say in
his loneliness, 30 Lord, don't let any
body hurt me, and III go to church
next Sunday and give you some mon
ley"
The Burlington (Iowa) Hawk.Eye
Isays some fend In human shape, more
moved by hope of torturing the candi'
date than by any sincere uesire for the
reform of the civil service, proposes
to add to the horrors of the examina.
ton by requiring the candidate to spell
"landaulet
"Unless you give me aid" said beg
Igar to benevolent lady, II am afraid
l shall have to resort to something
which greatly dislike to do" The
lady handed him dollar, and compas
sionately asked, "What is it, poor man
that have saved you from3" "Work,
was the mournful answer. @
In Peoria a lady teacher in one of th,
public schools was amazed the othe
day by seeing a small forest of juvenil,
hands fly up in the air and shake ant
gesticulate With violent agitation
: "What do you want n inquired the puz
zled instructor. Chorus-@Yer hair i
falling OFF,
r One of the visiting committee OF
local charitable organization, called OF
a destitute family on Pine street, Satur
day. After administering what relic
she could, she turned to 60 when tn
woman Of the house followed her t
the door and asked her in whisper !
she thought polonaise would he fash
/, ionable in the spring.
/ Mothers should not strike their child
rem hastily When your boy doe
wrong you should not lift your hant
against him. but inform him that yo,
will tell his father Of him and that hi!
father will give him dressing dowl
that he will remember the longest day
he lives (which is Sunday, we believe
, That boy will never again disobey you
The Bishop Of Montreal had prohib
, tied dancing. Two officers, wishing t.
= obtain permission to dance the polka a
} a military ball. danced il together t.
show the Bishop how it was done, AT
' ter the exhibition, the Bishop gave hi
! permission in these terms: "You cal
dance the polka as long as you pleas
with each other!"
A newly married lady in Haddon
field, N. J., :.just for fun" hid toy
snake in her husbands boots a few day.
ago. TIE result of the joke was some
what peculiar. The husband, on dis
covering the mock reptile, first took
critical look at himself in q mirror, am
then going to closet, seized his demi
IiOhn and threw it far out into neigh
boring pond.
, D. X N in the Scientific American
suggests, in the laying OF the ocean ca
hles that communication between tn
e deep sea line and floating buoys, al
along the route, be arranged. A shi
e in distress could, by sending a boat an,
crew to one of the b1oys, send word t
the shore for help. The idea is prac
,ieal, and will probably be some da
: carried out.
Mr.. r. F Mushed has lately write
:, letter to the editor of the Londo
S Engineer, in relation to the age of
Bessemer steel rail which, he says, wa
the first cast steel rail ever laid dowr
The rail was laid down on the Midlan
t railway, iu the early part Of 1857, an
was taken up in 1878. 1t thus appear
that it was in use for Is wears, sustain
ing daily, Sundays excepted, the pas
sage of $50 traiGs, and at least $50 de
tachea engines and tenders, or, durin
the f6 years, about 1,252,00O trains, an
the same number Of detached engine
and tenders.
During the year 1872 the sum of 81
a 493, ,000 was given or pledged to Amer
ican colleges by various individuals =
The largest beneilciaies were Yale Co
lege, to the extent of Sl96 2S4; Hal
ward, Sl5S,075; Cornell Uuiversit,
SlS5, 900, and Wells College for W.
1fiien, 100000 In the Eastern an
Middle States s1,767,So was devote
TO the construction of new College bui
dings, ard SS634O00 for the same pu
1 pose in the Western and Souther
2 States.
s A reformed gambler was about t
taie, and sent for minister, when th
: following conversation occurred: "Pa'
tor, do you think am near death ~
II regret to say, you are" DO yo
think, since an converted will 60
/ heaven p II do" DO YOU eypect {