The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-25

hsS ne walked home, seventy eight
miles, ID. two days and half With mo
other nourishment than green clover
leaves. - .----------- -
An autograph letter of George WASH
ington was sold IN Boston last lWeekfof
S25. The young man who wrote it got
Just 75 cents There is very little justice
in this world.
stdtisan admitted fact in China and ia;
pan that the older the tree the better the
tea. The shrubs which supply the mobiles
of JAPAN With their favorite beverage are
said to be in many instances 500 years
old.
PROT. Loomis- of Yale College, has
yubiished the results Of Ibis examination
of the Meteorogical Tables, which have
been carefully preserved at Yale College
for 96 consecutive years, and proves that
November of s,73 and April Of - are
the coolest months Of their names In SO
years.
Simsbury, Conn, has centenarian.-
4 ia Mrs Margaret Middleton, ,yho is
IO4 wears plds Not gray hair is visible
in her head, ,Ishe has never used glasses,
andnntil recently ewasr in : the habit of
threading! fine needles for one ofeher
daughters, and has never called a doctor
but once inner 1ife.s' ..'iiass e. .,i'..,s5 ,,
The Case family. who settled in Can
TON. Goan. inu $40, celebrated the b92d
birthdaysof Noah Case, at North Canton
fecently. Five generations-over loo
descendents or relatives of rNoah-w were
pfesent. The family have been remark
sbiY prolific, The children of each pair
ranging from tight to Is eighteen, .va bas
sThe fotsstseof Russia cover 100000
q60' 0'6f aEfes, being II per cent OF the
Whole forests Of Europe. The wood is
getting to be rapidly used up. In 1871
the. price. rose 10 per cent. The esiima-
ted value, of the timber cut every year
is about o,000,e goo of dollars. In 1872
about 10 ,o00, 600 dollars worth was sold
in England.
rQneef the leading attractions at White
Mountain Hotels to- bachelors, are the
wsiter girls, who, in many instances, are
New England school olama'annsp and very
pretty. They teach during the wintei
atd wait t'on table during the summer. !
Chicago don't appear, to enjoy her
Base-ballists as she might. The Tribune
appeAls TO them to come homeand stay.
Go to brick. making or sewer-laying,
where thepe IS nS cham pionship pending
hut don't play ban any more with pro-
f9ssienal clubs clntbssa " nj, .ssr,i- ,-s.d sidT
ssSeareelyi asweek passes.without the; re
: cordoo some .w6nderfuld surgieal7opera
ton. Sally Brown wasslatelyf taken In
hand, Had & Broken knee and dislocated
ribltaken eiat9and snewrenes put IN, ahd
siieEsnow as good as ever Itmay no
ihfdfe THE story huchi to Sda that Sally i
acanal PoRt:W .fs-s, -sd 90 sr..,s. .
The fe3lo1ine6s. copy of will lef
by q man who chose to be bis own law
yer.os This isahslast win andetrstsmen
ofIheg john Thomss.sI give affi m,
things 10. my sselalions,, 20 be, divided
among. Them the hest way they caI:sgs n
BIZ anybody kicks dp,a;fo ,op make! ma
any I1lsSo oaboat. II, he isn'tfor have e. ANY any
thing, >, Signed BY me-John Thomss.''
sChatham street dealer. had what IN
called army brosarsi and cavalry boots
An ex soldier pur chased q pair of th'
NKer one RAINY day, but Feitnshea q
the store within a-few minutes, com
pisinjng that The s6es were of paste
board and had:already soaked 70 d pulp
"Vot you vos done init dem boots r
asked the dealer "Why, walked two
or three blocks2" ..VOlk2. You voli
in dem boots7 Wy, dem yos cavalry
boots r'-Sun.
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Io -staoN ;ef1 cd no ,eiGQ .T.IDoo sdInol
~ ~ soi,sTg Calm hbp' every hill; .isdnistao
., kisasboThe tsees are'stakl hsor yiaaoo 81
20 ,s nIEs,Hatdly breath sd ;bledse Iml
All ssorosseest tkof Stir yoh riiHhssh do,f' 1as w
;ih}H,fsh fisilsnS,il hef land nessg.St
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