The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-06
Seuse and ,nopsense.

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An iron will, silyery voice, plenty
of brass, and title tin will win golden
opinions.
A ,lruuken fellow at Toledo wrote on
the wall Of his cen, jug not that sc be
net jugged
The Norlhern Pacific r ilway Compa-
my claim 2,17S, goo acres of fIaua in WASH
ington and Oregon, and 5,l2o,oo0 in Da-
kota. n as ts4sss xs =
At recent dinHer of shoemalsers the
following toast was given =" May We
have ali the women in the country to
shoe and I'LL The men 10 boot. s
An English jury recently valued q
curl from a ladg's heal at Is cents. 1t
was barned of by barber, who used
lasas ias ison. which was too hot.
Why are two ladies tiasiHg each other
an emblem of Christianity2 Because
they are doing unto each other as they
would men should do unto them.
A pueilistic Irishman in England, be-
ing bound over to keep the peace on
all British subjects, remarked, nThe
Lord help the first foreigner I meet.
When she, told him he was fat t,Jones
said it was all her fault, because she
wouldn't lave him a round. Jones
thinks he got square on her then,
Judge Scott of Rhode Island fhed
Haniiah Bray sl5 becatise she refused
to tell her age She paid it cheerfully,
as she is about Is and counting a youth
of a. leatia'. ia 2dl eatF
A snrahton paper, III Giving an ae-
count of a shooting affraY, says the
wounded man is expected to recover,
as the pistol haIl lodged in his dinner
pail. ges ssa
A bishop, fond Of hunting, heing re-
minded that the apostles never phuntcd,
replied, sNo; shooting was very bad in
EFa'estine--so they Went fishing in.
stead. r r. ,.H -, .a.s, s.,.,.s-tee.
Professor, viii you have eigarY"
said a man iH> the Office of Boston
hotel; aud nineteen men stood up and
replied :.''Thank you, don't esfe sif I
do
A Chinese mcrehantin San Francis
co, named Ysn Kee, having declared
his intention to become naturalized, q
California paper suggests that be adopt
the surname of Doodle.
St. Paul papers are Gongratllla,ipg
tue climate Of Minnesota because It per
niits hsIcklayers to work out of doors
in their shirt sieeges On tue 18th Of DE-
cemher.
A company Of onal mea from Qhip
have secured two hundred acres 0f coal
land ON the South branch, iu Clay caur-
ty, ILL.,, aud as soon as spring opens
will commence sinking q sllaft.
A bride at the depot in Terre HanH.
q day or two ago, created a sensatithi
by her stunning oatat She was arsay-:
feaisin aNifte tart.elln dress, 1lslk sAprs
| With nhite rosettas. and carried a black
rnuR
Five persons recently sat down to
dinner tahlein Hennepin. Illinois whoss
united ages amounted to Ala years
They were Colonel Lyon and Wife, aged
respectively "a aud S8; Mr. and Mrs:
Day, 81 and rs, and Mrs. Skeel, 81
There is q maa,ins Newhurynort ylp
visits the post. Office at every mail. ana
| if he receives 20 letters takes an old
One FROM his packet and reads 1t as he
goes through the street. This has On
air of hasiness. ii seTg
A sympathetic Tennesses sieporter
writes up AN account of the shooting Of
a man, and says: "srhe bullet pene
trated bis stomach, whence it vas recny-
cred by the use OF an smetic, 80 that
thelead was not lost" il2 @
The difference hetwean having tooth
lproperly drawn1by professional sur
eeon, and hsying it knocked ont smis-
cellaneouslg ehg = fall on the pavement.
| is only slight distinction--nne Is dem
tai and the other accidental. '@s
The editor of the Fairmount. Netras.
la, Bnletin eongratulates himself over
the fact that the bullet which entered
ltlIe' window Of his sanrtIuf ffomAtI,a
pistolof an ehcmv did no other, sdam-
age than to pie few st;casfill Of type
which were ready for the press. = -
The New York Sun had an article
the other day healed, "Mr Beecher's
doubts OF the truths of religion, and
how he overcolnese them The man
who coald mot overcome all ench
doubts, on salary and requisites Of
$4,000, must be greater duubser than
was ST Thomas himself,
The Detroit Free Press relates tie
following curious coincidence: Il
dreamed the other night" said Bijlh as
he helped his Honor into his overcoat,
.that asked to borrow City cents of
You, and tht you handed it out " "Cg-
fious coincidence" replied bis Honor
as he battoned his coat, Il had The sanna
dream except that I told you tlist
would see You hung FIRST"
A fine bay horse in California was
found suspended, one morning. from
a cherry tree, by the neck and dead
He had been hitched to a branch OF the
tee, which had grown so rapidly durin..
the night that it raised him of his feet
and hung him And they doa't think
Of feucing in California
Two negro women met upon tho
street the other day, when the follow.
ing conversation took place. First wo.
man--'Is you swino TO set up wii do
corpse to mighty" Second woman
"No, my husband won't let me-" First
woman-"Pshaw! l neher seed sncii
husband as you is got. He, never
wants to let you see a pie a sure"
A Detroit negro prisoner o1 his way
to the penitentiary for larceny was ask
ell what he thought Of bis trial He
said: When de lawyer that Tended
me made his speech, made sure that
was going to take my ole hat and wall,
right ont of dat co't-room; hut when
de oider lawyer got mp and commebce,I
talking, l knew / was de biggest rascal
on top Of de ealf."
In Meudon, Vt, deeply enaihored
youth recently received permission 10
speak to my father" He did speak.
He stated to the old gentleman that as
to this worlds goods he was incapable
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