The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-02
Sepse and enouaense.

The Fort w ayne artisan We'll mas
reached the depth of 1921 feet.
Twenty.sevcn new vessels are being
constructed for the British navy.
In China telegraphic messages are
now transmitted IN the Chinese Ian
guage.
The Jubilee Singers are reported TO
have made s59, 900 by their concerts in
England.
The Turkish authorities have prohib
tied the circulation of the Bible Ia tile
native language.
The islaotlers of Rhodes gather 5000
600 worth of sponges annually. and the
crop is decreasing.
Governor Hartranft, Of Pa, has sign
ed bill making Decoration Day legal
holiday.
/ have seen old villains who were
comparatively pure; they had either
worn out their vices, or their vices had
worn out them; don't know whitch. -
Josh Billings.
There are now in Berlin 385 period
icals, dailies. weekltes and monthlies,
los of which are taxable, and bring in
an annual revenue to the Government
Of $250,773
J. o. Smith, of Orange county, n.
T., offers to sell bis mare Mollie Smith,
for $4,000 aud show mile in 2:20, or
will give her to the man who accepts
bis offer if she fails to do it.
A Delaware man willed his thirty
eight relatives five cents each, and $780,.
0QO to college; and the funeral pro-
cession didn't occupy two minute, pass
ing given point.
A Missouri jury IN the case Of man
found with ten bullets in his head deci-
ded that. che had been shot, or met
with some bad accident in some manner
not just now known"
A dairyman was awakened by a wag
one night, who told him bis best COW
was choking. He jumped up at once,
went out and found a turnip stuck in
the mouth of the pump.
Green's Hambletonian, valued at SO
600, Hiram, a gelding valued at 81, 600,
and Climax, with a record of 81, and
valued at $4,000, were burned up at
Plainville, Mass, on the 1st of this
month.
An English writer thinks the Ameri.
can early potatoes will come to an end
ere long, for as each variety is claimed
to ripen about ten days earlier than any
other. the time between planting and
digging will soon be used up.
A German Jew was eating pork
chop in thunder storm. On hearing
an unusually loud clap, he laid down
his knife and fork and observed: "Vell,
did any poty efer hear such a fuss apout
little biece of bork p
"OhW said a poor sufferer to dent.
ist, "that's the second wrong tooth
you've pulled out3" "7ery sorry, sir"
said the laundering operator; "but
there were only three when ] begun; !
am sure to be right the next time"
The First Congregational Church Of
Lexington, Mass. is still using q Bible
which was presented to the parish by
John Hancock in 1893. They were
never hard on Bibles in Massachusetts
The shipment of choice focks of
sheep from Vernon. to the far west has
become quite an important industry, but
never before has fock gone 80 far as
one of 113 sent few days ago, from
the vicinity of Pittsford to Washing
ton Territory, 1000 miles.
A French oustom-house officer, pos.
sessed of an inquiring turn of mind,
noticed the arrival of large herd OF
rocking. horses, thought he would see
what those animals lived on. He open.
ed several, and found their little stom.
achs full Of cigars.
A lady once asked Fox what was the
greatest pleasure In the world. "Win.
ming at play, madam" replied the min.
| lister briefly @And the nextf" The
diplomatist seemed to reflect for an In
slant, and then responded, "Losins at
play, madam"
Eli! where did yer get thin trous-
ers ?" asked an Irishman of man who
happened to be passing with pair OF
remarkably short trousers on. II got
them where they grew" was the indig.
nant reply. "Then, by my conscience, "
said Paddy. "You've pulled them year
too soon +"
A Parisian. who was known as q free.
thinker, met Parisian friend the other
day, and, taking him by the hand, said,
81 have become a Christian" 81 am
glad to hear it," he replied "suppose
we now have settlement of that little
account between us. Pay me what
thou owest." NO. said the newborn
child, turning on his heel; "religion il
religion, and business Ia business"
"rou ought to acquire the faculty OIL
being at home in the best society,"" said
fashionable aunt to an honest nephew.
II manage that easily enough" replied
the nephew, "by staying at home with
my wife and children "
An Indianapolis jeweler has on exhi-
bition widows mite" 1t is abont
the size of silver three cent piece, is
of copper and much worn; on one side
the head of the reigning Emperor tt
berius Cesar can be seen; the charac-
ters on the reverse are illegible.
A wealthy gentleman, who owns O
country seat, nearly lost his wife, who
fell into river which flows through his
estate. He announced the narrow es-
cape to his friends, expecting their con.
gratnlations. One Of them--an old
bachelor as follows: ~ always
told you tha! river was too shallow"
The stations Jay Gould and Bashaw
jr., will trot match race for $500 6
side, mile heats, best three in FIVE, in
harness, at Baltimore, October Is, 1874
good day and track, and ii the weather
i IS unfavorable on that day, on the nex'
good day and track.
/ Mr.. John Stout, near Lexington, Ky.
was recently offered $4,000 for the
three-year-old known asthe Stout Filly
She is by Mambrino Patchen and trot
tel fourth heat as two year-old in
1854. DR.. L. Herr sold half-sistel