The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-09-07

"Good enoug in some respects, but
too stuck up TO bet on dog-fgbt, was
the eulogy on Nevada man.
They have got to calling Old Proba-
bilities names, and one newspaper dis
respectfully refers to him as "Old Per
haps."
The saying that 'reforms never go
backward" does not hold true of ladies'
fashions, as witness the change from the
hoop-skirts to the pin-back
1t is estimated by well-known natu
raj philosopher that the average man
will be fourteen years about getting
around to screw that loose knob on the
bureau drawer.
Experiments with boiled Iinseed oil
and hardwood shavings show sponta
neous combustion after exposure in a
draught ten hours at temperature of
osixty-fve degrees.
When Pennsylvania farmer sold his
farm to an oil company he went to town
the day he got bis cash, and bought his
wife two hundred dozen clothes pins
and twenty-five clothes lines. He said
he'd had growing and jawing enough
about that house.
Here is the way they mustered Colo
mel Baker out of the Regular Army the
other day: Half Pay-Lieutenant-C Col
onel and Brevet Colonel Valentine Ba-
ker, half pay, late Tenth Hussars, has
been removed from the army, Her Maj
esty having no further occasion for his
services Dated I'd August, 1875"
A late decision in London has crea-
ted considerable sensation among the
clergy of, that city. The decision is to
the effect that no minister of the Church
of England can occupy pulpit, admin
lister or receive the communion, or join
in any acts Of worship, in any non-con-
formists sanctuary, without clear vio-
1ation OF ecclesiastical law
Spurgeon remarked to one of the
American Methodist preachers, that he
had marked with profound satisfaction
the success of that Church in laboring
with and for the masses, but feared they
were not now doing as much in that d.
rection as formerly. Il fear said the
great preacher, like the Wesleyans in
England, you are getting to be bit too
respectable"
AS if to show that every branch OF
the public service is infected with cor
Iuption, big steal has lately unearthed
at Washington where it was least ex-
rected, in The Quartermaster's Depart
ment of the Marine Corps. The spe
cifc charge against Quarlermaster Slack
Is that large amount OF material fol
clothing was issued to the cutters, and
only SO much accounted for as was
turned into his department made up
The deficit is large one, and the steal
is Of the most unblushing character.
2 Such are the legal concessions to wo.
men in Ohio that a widow, after con
tract to marry, may, unbeknown to the
men, convey away her property in trust
for her son, may bring him with hei
tmpty-hardcd self upon her husband
for support, may put upon her husband
debts she contracted before marriage
for her wedding outfit, and then, if she
takes rotion TO leave him, may de
scend upon his house with constable
and writ of replevin and strip it o
the furniture. So says the Cincinnati
Gazette.
The Southern journals are publishing
the following extract from rtcen,
speech of carpet bagger in Mississip
pi: "Colored Republicans 1t is mo-
necessary for me to speak tonight
You all know me I'm good man :
I'm the best man. in the field. I've al
ways been so. Why! Didn't / show
my feelings for your race when, having
a white wife, and she didn't suit me,
got me llack woman9 And she ha
two children and they are mine, and
Howe her best OF the two 10 day. Sav
now,.if Lam not a good Republican 2
In the recent death of Admiral Ex
celmans, in France, q curious coinci
dence is noted. His father was Ma
7shal Eyrelmans, a great cavalry soldie
of the, First Empire, and most famou
for a wonderful charge CT horse q
Rocquercout He was in the saddl
ON the l0-h of july, 1852, was throwl
in the rnad and killed. On the %, O
July. 1875, his sons mind ran strangel
on that event He talked about it a
day. In the evening he rode out, wa
thrown and Killed in the same manner
The new John the Baptist is the Re,
Samuel Wagner, col,red, of Virgni
city, New Last Sunday evening he me
crowd coming from a foot-race, an
seizing gong, lushed out, exclaiming
~Dare's divine worship this evening /:
Z o'clock. Hear ye! hear ye. Ye'
-lcnn upon dis coast for years, follere
Yer vanilies and yer sins, an neve
prayed a prayer since ye como bar; an
yer knows very well yer soul am in dar
ger, dat yer never kin be saved until yt
horned a.a.n, for what did Nickadcmu
sayY9