The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-11-10
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.
Wit without sense is razor without a

Wit without sense is razor without
handle. p ...
Words that burn-The contents of
our waste basket. t..
1t is better to be flush In the pocket
than in the face.
A miser who gives the public all he
gets-an item miser.
He is an illiterate man who spells
"wife" simply "yf."
Things Of the past may be repented,
but cannot be recalled.
A man is in bad way when he Is too
serious to be made fun Of.
Scratching ticket often results in Gu
ring an itch for Office. -
Those who are continually receiving
presents are gifted people.
| Say, II thank you,"-not "Tbanks"--
when you wishto be polite.
Water reddens the nose, whisky the
nose, and tight boots tue toes.
New version Of Burns, by the med
ical student: If a body snatch body.
How to pronounce Polish name
Snecze three times and say ski.
People who are always wanting some
thing new should try neuralgia.
'"Oraculates" is the most recent con.
tribution to the English vocabulary.
| A good advertiser practically puts bis
show windows into the newspapers.
| When does the wind deserve reproof
When it whistles through the house.
ga violent rush Of cock, tail to the
head" is the polite way Of saying il
now.
Better say and do what. seems 20 be
best, and take the chances ss to results
The habit Of keeping still under prov
ocation at length almost makes one fire
proof. '-g.-
Bashfulness is often like the plating
on spoons-when it wears off it shows
the brass.
! The true motive Of our actions, like
tue reedpipes of an organ, are usually
concealed. ffa "*. '... .aII
A checkered shirt and four dollars in
money qualify South Carolina darkey
for the Legislature. %
Ifyou want to get more than one hun
dred cents for q dollar, invest in bottle
of perfumery.
! Anger allwus hurts US more than il
duz the other phellow which we git mad
at, says Josh Billings. 'aa' .;s.ta.
The virginisns find the domcstics and
laborers that they have been importing
from England pretty bad lot.
If brooks are, ss poets call them. the
most joyous things in nature, what are
they always murmuring about?
Boston has lately discovered that hel
lpolice force does not combine more thar
half the intelligence the country.
No man ever worshipped brszen i'm
age who had once tussed with a life in
surance agent.
A stitch in time saves nine, but stitcl
in your side don't even save one-wheI
it gets good holt.
The labor Of the body relieves n
from the fatisucs of the mind; and thi!
it is which, forms the happiness of th'
,poor.
These are the times when a house
keeper isn't very particular about goinl
Ito the door. It's almost sure to be
bill. e"
| Grindstones are considered safe prop
erty to deal in, because If you canno
Isell them for cash, you can always turl
them. .,s.r,.- .,-..
| When we see young man that spend
all be earns, we are inclined to suspec
that he does not always earn all b
spends. =" tt>,
I have seen enough of boys that low
God, said DR. Arnold commend me no,
, to boys that not only love Goo, but hat
the devil. (.
look upon death to be as necessa-
, to our constitution as sleep. We sha
rise refreshed in the morning.-Benjo
min Franklin. seh
When YOU see lady coming out of
: shoe store with "picked mines" yo
needn't suppose that she has gone int
9 the baseball business.
Wasps manufacture comb, but hav
: never come into notice for their honey
Yet man thinks he has only to max
verses to be poet. ~
1t was thunder storm that made B,
ranger poet; mothers kiss mad
8 West painter, and it takes salary {
81 per week to make journalist.
The man who has not had anything
boast of but his illustrious ancestors
like a potato plant-the only good b
, longing to him is under ground.
Soda water doesn't pay in Paris. tt
Frenchman sees it fizzing and Sizing an
doesn't like it. because it reminds hi
too much of himself.
The opinion is being siren ngthene
every day that The man who first made
shirt to button behind did more for Il
world than one who has discovered Fl,
: comets. ~
II Laborers, ,shoemakers, blacksmlths ar
all others out of employment, shou
d commence to write Christmas stories.-
Ie They will soon be in demand.
a Milk diluted with one third lime wat
IL IL will not cause any one billionsness I
4 headache, and, if@taken regularly, will
.e strengthen the system as to Danish the
70 disorders. 3
D. With a sardonic grin Wix poured son
mucilage into an empty hair bottle, al
the next morning one Of the serva
girls hair was glued so tight that 81
] couldn't shut her mouth. al
Recreation is not idleness. 1t is a
solutely necessary st times that nj
should get out Of the routine grooves
work. that he may grow mentally 81
physically and become nearer perfe
r. ton.
To make plaster images look like ne
boil one pound of white wax in qua
of milk till the wax is dissolved ;pour