The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-13
Sense and enolsf,,se.

ISerse and eNnrsfuse.
Black silk dresses with .holes In the
elbow are said to be much worn.
A man who was found aaleep 10 a
coal bin said he was only laying ii kk
winter fuel.
An obituary notice in a western papeR
contained the touching intelligence thai
the deceased 1had accumulated little
money and ten children"
A gentlemen lately refused to celet.
brate his silver wedding on the ground
that he was not yet reduced to beg
gary"
Money IL the, fools xisdom, the
|knaye's reputation, The poor mons de-
sire, the covetous mans ambition, and
the idol of all.
The amount of tifne that may BE-
wasted on tri6es cannot, perhaps. be re-
called under more exasperatiog cilcnm-
stances than in struggle with greasy
china door knob.
A man who subscribed $1,000 to
Universalist college at Logansport, In
diana, year or two ago, now says he
was crazy, and the trustees have sued
him.
The inventor OF bricks of Ice cream
Is now applying his massive intellect to
the manufacture II brick of mlk-punch.
which will be so put up as to be coh-
venient for carrying In the hat.
"Emma,' said little girl to d school.
mate, shouldn't 1t be awful il some
body would shoot our teacher ?" Yes,
was the reply, "but then, wouldn't 1t BE-
nice not to have any sehoelr'
"Madam, great many persons were
disturbed at the concert last hight BY
the crying Of our baby" "WclI, I do
wonder such persons will 60 70 con.
certs"
A Bible placed in . neat little rack
ornaments each Pittsburg horse car, and
the average Pittsburger frequently bursts
into Interrogation as to the name of the
book.
A phrenoloeiat told man that be
had ccrnbatveness very largely deveR
oped, and was Of quarrelsome dispo-
sitiop. THAT isn't so," said the man,
angrily. .and if yon repeat It I will
knock you down"
The rush for marriage Iieenees has
begun. The motto of the anxious apa
pllcants Is:
's1ong nights gss oomine ~
And cold stormy weather;
What's the use Of going It alons
When two oan 60 togethef.s
1t is reported of clergyman in SD
ramento, that being called upon to visit
a sick young man, he read some poi.
tions of the Bible and then remarked.
as he got up to leave, "There, now, put
that In soak till / call again"
ness, is said to have spoken u his part.
l ner Lacy's love of money and Murphy
asked. "Why on earth doesn't Qarrick
take the beam out Of bis own eye, be-
fore attacking the beam in other peo.
ple's?" "He's not sure" replied Foote
"of selling the timber
An advertisement in an Irish panef;
setting forth the many conveniences and
advantages to be derived from metal
window sashes, among other particulars
observed, 'sthat those sashes would last
forever-and afterwards, if the owner
had no use for them, they might be sold
for old iron"
A Germsn pcddler sold nan liquid
for exterminating bugs, 1And how do
you use itw inquired the man after he
had bought it. "Ketch ta bug un drop
Won little drop into his mouth" answer;
ed the peddlar "Pshaws' exclaimed
the purchaser, 81 could kill It in half
the time by stamping on it." 4vell...
explained the German, %that is good
way too"
"You have heern. gentleman Of tkS
Jury" said an eloquent advocate-S.yod
have heern the witness swar he saw the
prisoner raise his g1n; von hev hesrH
him swar he saw the fash and heerd the
report; you hav heern kim swar he dug
the bullet out with. his jackknifs, and
you have seen the bullet produced in
court; but whar, gentleman. whar. !
ask you. is the man who saw that buliet
hit that dogs'
i A vegetable gardner called at news
paper Office the other day and inquired
very anxiuusly if the editor had seeh
anything in the papers lately about a
J grnb.worm that was doing mnch dams
\ aye to celery. IL intended" said be;
: ITO have raised good deal of celery
, this year, but don't think it will pay
; if that grub that started at Washington
while since, about what I've heern 90
much on, is coming this way" A light
, dawned upon the editors mind. SALARY
+ Grab"
i A Bangor man has table that onc8
belonged to General Washington, noi
ted fighting man in the early days Of tho
Irepub.ic The table was part OF the
furniture of Washing.on's house at
Cambridge, now owned by the poet
LonSfellow, and attempts have been
made TO get it back to its cid place;
but the owner is proof against all pe-
3 cuniary inducements. ~
!, A preacher in an Illinois town. #hil6
Ilaying the corner Stone of his new
church not long since, said: t'If boys
aud girls do their sparkling at church, !
say Amen to it. | have daughter
whom ] cherish as the apple of my eys.
, When she is OF suitable age, would
e rather she should be couited in the
) house of God than in theatre.
A skep'ic who was tying to confuse
/, a Christian colored man by the contrs;
dictory passages in the Bible, asked
! how it could lie that We wfre in The
spirit, aud the spirit in US. received The
# reply: oh! dar's no puzzle bout dat
S it's like dat poker; l put 1t IN de hre til
n it gets red ho.-now da pokef's ia dc
5 fire, and de fires In de poker" A pro
n found theologian could not have made
Ia better reply.
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