The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-02-10
3ulslsslaents &f.
NUMBER 81
Se,lse aud eNnirss,,ss!

To have d good llomc-msde bfejt!
loaf around the house on washing dsy.
Before states were invented people
on the face Of the earth.
The child who cried for an LouS,
didn't get it. -
..sJoe, 4 We "a greatSmind to blos my
brains ont" why don't your" said
Joe s.noboay would ever know il. .n..sA-
At the suggestion of the overworked
Cproners, the English railway author.
ties have given their engineers orders
to go a trife slower. a.
A boy asksd eSss nsern whss Ls
had such a short nose for: II spectsss
it won't poke itself into other peoples
business" -
A young lady who has heen. studying
finance for sometime past, wishes to
know whether the day rate Of gold
affects the nitrate of silver.
e 1t is explained that the recent Cons
gressional allusion to "dirty dogs"
were merely curs-ory remarks, not
meant to be reported. ~ .s..sE ~
AS an instance of the diversity Of
specific grarities, il is stated that e
pound of ostrich feathers is equivalents
to fifty pounds sterling; s aapz
Rural Connecticut has got its kero,,
sene down to IS cents q gallon, and
thinks that undertakes might redneas
their prices accordingly. sae.s 8 r. sss
A Montreal audience recently had the.
opportunity of enjoying o scientific lee
ture on the difusibility of odors, Illus
trated By two tame skunks. ~ ~
Say what you will OF the '.glacia eta''
hypothesis as compared with other geo
logical theories, you cert deny that it's
q boulder conception. 49,, r-ssa
"What comes after TT" asked, A
teacher of small pupil who was leaTaa
ing the alphabet. He received the he.
wildering reply, "You do--to see Lie"
A Western paper announces the com,
ing of a star actor who will show "our
benighted citizens how Shakespeart
ought to be slung." a - .ess3
Sonora settlers complain ofthe Peace
Commissioners for giving the Indians
imminent deadly breeeh loading rifles,
with which murderous execution tsdons
when Lo gets "high.'' ,u II sss
The Psnola miss J Star. Of the 3D.
instant, says: Reader, you are Just one
year older to-day than you were on this
day of last year" TEis sounds Just
like one of Grants speeches.
"Who dares spit tobacco juice on this
car foor3' asked burly passenger on
a Mobile train. II dare," answered .
slender youth. Il did IT, ~Eou'rs
Just tiIe Gimp I'm looking for; give ne
a clisy.'
Mr.. Hepworth is domn Ga choirs,-.'
Less opera and more scripture, he says:
The best thing the religious world can
do is to sweep the singing gallery clean.
and come down to the hard-pan of the
New Testament. ea sta
At the laying OF the cornerstone gof
the new Capitol Of Iowa. the other day.
no speeches were made except few re-
marks by workman who got his dn.
gers pinched, and they were short and
to the point. -. y4s
A servant once entering In fright The
study of his master. who was in deep
thought and contemplation, told him
that the house was on Are. s'.Weils"
said he, .'inform my wife. / do not In
terfere in household matters" :.
A fellow, who is nearly as big hors
as the Hooaac Tunnel, was telling II
our office the other day Of song thai
always carried him away. QnadrAt,
booking around, gently inquired if any
one present could sing that song. asa
A Young man who sat down on the
icy pavement few days ago, when by
didn't want to,hearing TWO passing dam:
sells giving involuntary little shiieksaa
he went down, was heard to inquire aHs
grily ,hereat, 'W hos doing this yea'
or me "a 81 9e T,sss, ,sss sgl
Middlenort, Del, with the best wateg
power in the State, nsed to contain
hourishine .milla aud ship -four and corn
meal to Europe The mschtnery has
long heen:i idle and the thirty houaes
have for years been given over to bats
and owle. Fs a. - ss
notwithstanding all the eforta Of the
authorities OF Norwalk, Conn.,to en-
force the early closure OF bsr-rooms,. O.
resident of that town asserts that q lit !
lie before day break on Monday of lass
week he saw meteor as large ns the
moon, which moved about in an crrattD
manner for more than six minutes. 8 q
A candidate for the Civil Service re-
Gently gave up his examinations in disc.
gust, because he was asked how many
bushels of wheat could be bought for
two pounds, If one bushel cost two shil-
lings. He said he had not learned any,,
thing about wheat, but had always done
his sums in potatoes and turnips g =
Unsophisticated bow: 'Mamma, pars
is getting very rich, isn't be n Mamma
81 don't knew, why, child - Boy
"'Cause he gives me 50 much money
Almost every morning after breakfast,
when Sailic is sweeping the parlor, he
gives me a sixpence to 60 out and
play.p Sallis received short notice to
qait. &,
The Louisville Cousicr.Journal says:
"The Editors Drawer in Hsrper's
Monthly. the depository Of the largess
collection of stale and stupid anecdotes
! ia the world, tells Of negro man who
recently deceased in Bangor at the age
of one hundred and ten years There
used to be a young man in this elIiee
who was ad iicted to tie vice of writing
deceased when he should have written
died. but ne had him taken oct and
| shot," g. 81
/ a demure citizen OF Portland va.
walking down town one morning, lasl
week, when stranger addressed: .
lyou know where the post.otil :e is ~
I"Yes," answered the Portlander, atfabiy
and walked on without further parlev
Alter proceeding for about ten steps h,
lnoked, ,and inqu red in his turn, why,
ibid you want to knowr' mo" re
fplied the victim, with good earnesspess
and then, the account having beeh bal
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