The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
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Why is the person who never lays 9
wager as bad as regular gambler -
Because he is no better
Two cent postal cards are advocated
by ladies who can't find room on ono.
centers- for postscript
A. Troy woman says that If death
loves a shining mark. it is singular that
it has not aimed at her husbands nose
before this.
Grandma, why don't you keep a SER
want any longer3' Well, you ee,cbild,
I'm getting old now, and can't take care
Of one, as used to, you know.
Say what you will Of the glacier era
hypothesis as compared with other geo.
logical theories, you cant deny that its
"a boulder conception.
The Courier Journal thinks MIR
bsths are not half as good for tue com.
plexion as fine old Bourbon cocktails
before breakfast !.
The Atlantic Constitution tells Of an
octogenarian negro who walked twenty
miles to pay debit of SO SO which he
had owed since 1871.
The more and the greafer are ifs's
difficulties. the more honorable it is W
carry OFF the victory. Man may be
disappointed in his greatest hopes Ia
life. without, on that account, becoming
unhappy.
"What is that, childrenp" asked
young pastor, exhihitin to, his Sunday
school magic-antern picture of poor
sinner elinging to, a cross towering put
of stormy waves In mid ocean. "Roe-
inson Crusoe.' wac the reply.
"Cau you steer the main.nast down
the forecastle stairs p asked sea cap
tain of u new hand, ;,
"Yes, sir, can, il YOU will stand be-
low and coil it up"
The captain didn't catechise that man
any more. aak saw
A young author reading tragedy,
perceived bis auditor very often pull of
his hat at the end Of line, anu asked
him the reason. i cannot pass very
old acquaintance replied the critic.
swithOut civility.' 92s
Profane swearing Is abominnble -
Yulerege ia disgusting. Loud laughing
is imrolite. Inquisitiveness is afen-
sive Tattling is mean. Telling a falser
hood is contemplate. Ignorance Is
disgraeeful. Lsziness is shameful.
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The biggest book in the world is nnw
haing priated In Paris. It y to contain
the nsmes OF all the S5Ds 00e tnhahitanta
Of Alsace and Lorraine. yhp have for-
mally proclaimed their wish 10 remain
French subjects. and will have la,l6S
pages
In one old German volume skating Is
said to have originated in the north
country about two hundled yesra after
Christ. III tue same work 1t is stased-
that the art OF sliding ON snow shoes is
still older, AMI belongs also to the
'north-peoplc.'
When Arthur was very Hman boy
bis mother reprimandad him. ono day.
for misiemeanor. Not knowing 1t, his
father began to talk to him on. the same
sal feet. Looking Up In his face, Ar;
thur said. solemnly, MY mother has
tended to me- la
Conversation in tha horse car: First
young lsdv-Dather says we girls must
be econo mical. for the panic has struck
him What does your father say p
) Second young lady-uh. lie don't saY
J much you know pa is 10 slow that I
don't believe he Il hear the panic is iE
town till it has most gone away.
A Philadelphia negro went to .slssn
with his head on the railroad track and
hand cor came along and run oyer
him He got up swearing that ha
couldn't get any rest any where without
some white man would come along to
bother him One Of the wheels OF the
car was broken.
A portlY gentleman crowded himself
to seat in horse car, naxt to Young
man, who remarked: "You wouldn't he
so anxious to have that seat IL you
3 knew that had Just gotten over the
. small -pox" "rhats nothing" was the
. reply: ''this is the nrst time that hsve
; been out since, having it myself" This
/ young man started for the front plat
form.
A hungry fellow at Cleveland. Ohio.
received permission to order anything
a to eat be wapted St restauraet the
i other day. He called for eighteen hard
: boiled eggs. The FIRST six disappeared
p with ease, but piece of shell from the
seventh stuck in his throat and he near,
+, ly straneled He abandoned the re.
!. naming eleven chances Of death. as
), A Beaver county. Pennsylvania, man
: threatens to bring suit against young
\ farmer who persists in sitting up with
e his daughter Sunday nights till o'clotk
e in the morning, The stern paren,
a clsims, firstly, that the following d:y
e heing wash day, his gal amt of no ac
$ count; secondly, that if they could only
S use two chairs the one they do use
II wouldn't cost 80 much fer repairs.
> Now. Johnny said venerable lady
: to her six year old nephew, who was
- persistently denying an offense of which
:, she accused him, 1 know you, don't tell
= the truth; l see il in your eye 2ul,
: ling down the lower lid of the organ
that had so nearly betrayed his want ot
: veracity Johnny exultinsly replied :
: y ou can't tell anything about it, aunt
:, that eye was always little steaked.
/. In rather heated discussion, one
IS evening, of an insanity else, the alleged
a lunatic having been placed in an asylum
J., BY his wife. and friends, gentleman
i said to a lady who did not believe tha
lc the unfortunate man was insane, sWha
r, do You say, madam, to his lying dow
t. on his back in the barnyard, and allow
ing hens TO. feed of his hodyf' .Al
you can make Of that responded tn
lady, lis that like many other marie,
,