The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-18
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The trouble with our Jury lawsuits
hard to get the hang Of them.l y ssdsij
You cant tell pretty much about the
character OF man nowadays, until be |
loses it. R |
We might have known that Chicago
would be the first city 70 run into the
comet. ...ss..s.r
Prof. Paykhurst still continues to
talk about)tile comets tail Change the
subject, Professor, the comets stale. II
The Kenebec. Journal is sure; that
dogs are, the friends Of men, inasmuch
as an Augusta puppy bit q map:pedlar,
Marx IVAN is now entitled to Mark
Thrice. This time It is a girl and pulls
down seven and q half pounds.5o OH
Mr. Stockweil Of the Journal receiv.
ed the degree of a.. M.from Dartmouth
because he gets up iearlyitin the morn-
ing. in. ~ gFjfi B3,Rz s'rei3oh sfT
1t must be frightfully aggravating to
q man who has been bitten by mad
dog, to see his name spelled improper
ly in the, papers L r .gsv-aH aaT
7, When one reflects on the size OF feet
in Syracuse, it causes wonder to think
that only a single building has been
broken down. id bg1iupoa he .09a
The Brooklyn Argus says that when
a Cambridge man goes ten New Haven
he carries a glass eye III order TO be
ready for anything that may hsppen.
a"Mac,Y of Danhurys wants to, know
where athe flies are. g9Around the re-
mains of that late "rival journal which
we talked ste, ,death,Y r -
1.-The Rev. Mr. Styles, Of Chicago says
that people cannot go to theatres and
heaven, too The Chicagoans have de-
cided to go to the theatres. -. J-,y
I 1t is said that Barnum has offered
Weston $500. to. walk against time,-
Why can't somebody offer him $3.50 to
walk against stone wall or buzz saw
/ G "A ye1ngster in describing. yesterday,
bis Sunday dinner, said :S"We had roast
beef and chicken, but the chicken was
kept too long before it was killed" s.,
/ "a Troy clergyman went q fishing, the
other day, but had no luck. On his re.
turn he stood his, pole and line up
against the house and in q short time
caught hen,n1, Il tels!! sit nj .iluoa
AN exchange asks .Doesi hanging
prevent murder r. Our opinion is that
it does. There is not case on, record
of a person committing murder after he
had been, successfully Hanged; ~. = -
"A Western Postmaster writes to the
Postmaster General .sthat hell will be
full of country Postmasters before long
if they do not get more pay than IS a 81,
lowed this office" = 80 {, - - =. !
The famous New York World fgurel
has at lastlprodnced d demonstrable re.
suit. AS will be seen by reference ,tt
another column, he knocks $4,000 hypo
thetical Chicagoans in the head. =
Thistles are growing thrifty in ths
streets Of Victoria, and the papers are
clamoring for the enforcement OF the
ordinance against noxious weeds. They
say in effect, "rhistlcs never dop oa3
A recent article in Harper's Magazine
has done more good than its author
doubtless imagined. Every newspaper
man is now determined to live 1godly
life and 90 tosHeaven because siTheres
no Parton there. rstantis9 Ell il bHs 9Ho
The SCRAPS" man 81 tie Indianapo:
lis News is having his head bored Il
supply d vent for original ideas. eiThe
loaded column may not be'so entertain
ing in future but it will be more honest
Time seems to be dull with ,tbeg doc
tors also. Recently a little girl with s
can Of kerosene was foIlowedf6 Squares
by five physicians. They we're Sitting
on the fence in front OF the house late
at night awaiting the explosion. ..'2l 7 "a
The press must really begin to pray
for the pulpit. Here Is a very sad cast
in Jersey City. in which a Presbyterian
clergyman is involved Good Heavens
is there no virtue outside OF our Iedito
rial room aeqf9 e rdi12H .Y7iEiip2 9ii5
Detroit girls sit on saw logs and dan
gle their limbs in the wavelets rather
than 20 to d summer resort. Tha
would be of itself a sufficient induce
ment, anywhere else than in Detroit, tc
make those wavelets a very crowded
summer resort. '-1l7-'i' A7i S+'ii3 D
The base hireling Of the Milwaukee,
| Sentinel says :aNow that these 1arg
hats have become fashionable, rnilliners
bills are not 50 heavy in Louisville =
The Louisville girl simply bends he
ear over her head and she is at once i
the extreme Of fashion" -.
The New York Herald has discove,
ed that gamboge is largely used to adul
terate candy, and gamboge is as pois
onous as Paris green. If your chill
cries for candy sit down, and tell hir
the, story of gamboge, isal.1r -
| A correspondent points out an errol
in a recent issue, wherein '"gate'' wa
spelled wrong. We would like to kno,
if we are expected to read proof yer
carefully when a comet with tail upwar
is coming straight at US at the rate o
$4,000 miles minute Tas
1 A new slang phrase has rcceatly, com
into popular Use in New York city
When a fast young man is asked b
his equally fast companions to 60 wher
prudence would sIg yest he should sta,
I away and inclination does not. thwal
, his better judgment, his answer il
"No, I'll be Beechered if 1 do ''N''" ~
| Never 60 in the sun; it heats Ii
blood. Food is, fuel, and furnisbe
heat; cat no food. Clothes prevent ii
escape of heat from the body; wes
none, or only loose shirt and drawer
Work heats the system; do nothing
Sit in draft Reading, talking, an
thinking generate, heat; do neither,-
Bathe every hour in the, day. and, tai
a shower bath, between. Wear. a ca
with ice in it, Sit with your feet in
tub Of iceIwster. Call your wife !,
!, daughters when you want anything; I;
Z is cool operation Drink, iced-te
Iomonn1o plain soda and snoh bovo