The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-10-27
THR SPIRIT Of DEMOCRACY.
Tsssdsys October 27as74s
FACTS NOTWITHSTANDING.

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The British Government feeds only
100000 hungr, ones in bengal, nowa-
days.
Judge Walton, Of Maine, has decided
that,ae liqi ,r;law Is in fuA force in
that State. Other people say that the
liquor also is in active operation.
The United States steamer Saranac has
been on the McSicar coast, under sealed
orders, in relation to difficulty between
authorities and the American owners
OF mine. a.
A Chinese cure for hy,lropllobia is to
give the patient decoctfon OF the leaf
of strampnium,in doses large enough to
keep him delilious for q hours. 1t is
said that lhehydropiaobic symptoms dis
appear 'onNthe appearance of the deliri.
um, and do not return. .''"
A little boy, was recently, presented
with a Try trumpet, 10 which lie became
greatly attached. One night, when he
was about to 1je put in his 5.iittle bed,'
aud was really. to say his pray ers, lie
i.antle,i the tsu1npet to his grand mother,
saving: t.H4re grandma, ,you blow while
7pray," l2a,,s..' e. sJ' q 'aet e,r
A colorfd prescher down South took
for his text the words, Though after
my skin the worms destroy this hody,yet
in my fi4sh Ilsball see God" which he
divided into three parts as follows:-
First, skin, worms; second, what they
done; third, what the man seen after he
was eat up" r. g.
An 1rishman recently stopped at q ho
Tel In Des Moines, Iowa, where pretty
high bills were charged In the morn.
Ing the landlord made out the amount ol
damages and presented it to Pat. After
he had glanced over it the latter looked
the landlord in the face and exclaimed
'.Ye put me in mind Of a snipe.' why ?
asked the landlord. because ye're very
nigh all BILL" ,i. asa
sDear George, how sweet and wavy
that, wheat is.' exclaimed faif young
lady, looking languidly from Car win
dow. "Yes, love, how beautiful" say'
dear George, more intent on insiEua
ting bis arm around a twenty-four bone
coIset--.how like a--a-how like ,
dreamr' "How like OATS" retorted I
tlisensted granger; "them's oats, young
man"
ss In view OF the fact that Watts hymns
have been translated into the Choctay
language, and have become favorites ol
fhe braves, an admirer Of the noble ret
men SAYS it is very affecting 10 think o
"a noble red man sitting unon fence ant
singing, '.How doth the little busy bee,
while lie watches his wife carrying hom
couple of bushels of potatoes upo
each shoulder, and wondering if b
couldn't swap that squaw for jng Q
robust rum gsudoiss bra salF,esE
q "A young lawyer In country tow
asked some OF his friends to game Q
cards in his room, to be fullowed by
,iniIe.supper.l Frogs were new specie
OF food in that latitude, and a dish G
them cooked in the choicest way was tn
feature OF the occasion Supper tim
approached, al d during temporary In
ll tlC COutCiodtioIy hiC oO'tl ouOiSShA
opened, and Milesian waiter, in lou
voices announced supper thus: "Mr. E
then, todds lis done, and supper
ready"
1t is related of George Clark, the &c
ebrated negro minstrel, that, being ea
nmined as witness, he was severely il
terroga!ed by the attorney, who wisbe
to break down his evidence. "You 81
IA the negro Minstrel business, Igb'
lieve2" inquireddhe lawyer "Yes,sir,
was the prompt reply. "Isn't that ratht
low calling r. demanded the lawyer
81 don't know but what 1t is, SIR r.
piled the minstrel s"but it is so muc
better. than my faiher's that Lam -aih'
proud OF IL" What was your father
s. calling T. HE vas.a lawyer" replie
Clark,in tone Of regret that put the a'
Ysdience in q roar Tue lawyer let hi
alone. ft' iss haSm
re We thought tl.at everything that
was possible TO say about 'hash" h.
been said. but here is another contrib
sion: A certain hostess, whose table
,,oted for it's uniformity of dishes, has
brisk daughter who electrifes her ms
boarders with The following parody sui
.sto,an accompaniment on new fifty dc
lar piano: .sWhile beefsteak and venist
costs lots of cash, be it ever so grisl
there's nothing like hash; the scrapin;
and leavings of no use elsewhere, VIII
mixed altogether make excellent fare.
Hash, hash, good meat hash! Be it ey
30 grisly, there's nothing like hash
stranger from home, hotels s'azzie
vain: o, give me cheap eating-hou
food that's more plain; the waiter wi
gaily re-echoes my call for nice p)a
Of hash or single fshball. Hash, hash
etc. T afgf s:a leaa'l3
Thrice to the altar's foot he marche
bride upon his aim! And now ht
done it again, with fourth bride. I
Rev. Mr. vogel, Of Cold Spring, l.
2aged seventy FIVE, was recently wedd
10 Mrs Jackson, lady of the roma
tic age of ciglty-five The matrim
rial experience of each has been abo
equal; he has buried two wives q
been divorced from another; and 8
has dropped tears over the tombs
three husbands. Their sorrows, no
ever, have not worn them into shado'
as che weighs go pounds, and he q
She is rich, and he poor. and umor
serts that he used but one eye VIII
contemplating theioveHness Of his VI
erable sweetheart. The other eye ne'
for a moment lost sight Of her veal
which is estimated at S100,0
wThe New York Herald, the he
OF ,he 'self-stylcd independent" pr
Of the country, which has been attem
ing to create third party, thus gi'
mp the Whole afair in the follow
lines:
F There is no longer any attempt
any lcsding Journal of the country
create n new opDositOn party tn t.