The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-06-08
rHE SPIRIT of DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. June 8. 1875.
Sense and enupsense,

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Quilp, the brute, says he should have
raised his foot
Mrs. Ridway, one of the victims of
the Schilder disaster, left fortune OF
$4,000 to Emaline Gum, who was EN-.
!, ployed as a house servant at Sheffield,
Conn.
This world would be sandy desert
of lonesomeness If women were not
privileged to attend auction sales and pay
more for an old bureau than new
chamber set would cost.
A little girl, hearing her teacher spo-
ken of as painstaking woman, remark
ed that the scholars were the "pain!a-
kenest," for they were generally whip
ped all round every day.
A loquacious blockhead, after bab-
bling some time to Lord Erskine, OBJ
served he was afraid he was obtruding
on his lordship's ear. "Oh, not at all"
said Erskine; 81 have not been listen
ing"
Does the court understand you to say
that you saw the editor intoxicated p
"Not at all, sir, only I've seen him in
such a-a-a--hurry as to attempt to
cut out copy with the snufers; that's
ALL
"Dear me, how auidly he talks" said
Mrs. Partington recently, at temper
ance meeting. 81 am always rejoiced
when he mounts the nostrils, for his elo-
quence warns every cartridge in my
body"
There are times when all of a woman's
possession aud dignity are required
That is when she shows her first baby,
hairlipped one, to an old beau, whom
she had Tilted for the sake of her pres
ent husband.
If colored theological student in
Mississippi concludes bis course of
studies and writes his first sermon with.
out being shot in the leg for fooling
around hencoop, he is considered a
promising man.
Lewis remarked that most any woman
can sit down gracefully in a street car,
but not one in hundred can descend
from the back end Of buggy when the
horse is running away, without feeling
that she is over ioing the thing.
Free Press: You never find an old
woman who hasn't liver complaint, ,rheu.
matism, lame back and the dropsy. and
vet they hang on until the beir to the
property is in his second childhood and
can't enjoy the funeral sermon.
And General Forrest presented the
ex-Federal soldiers on Sunday with q
cross of flowers TO lay upon the graves
of their dead lying in the cemetery near
Memphis, How very mad that will
make the ultra Radicals.
Secretary Bristow has been formally
brought forward by the Republicans OF
Pennsylvania, for the Presidency. Un.
der the circumstances it is reasonable to
suppose that, like his rival, ex-Speakel
Blaine, be is unalterably opposed to q
third term.
An old lady, hearing some one read
Ing about a Congressman at large, rush.
cd into the kitchen door shouting
"Sarab Jane! Sarah Jane! don't you
leave the clothes out all night, mind ]
tell you, for there's Congressman a,
large"
A little girl at school read thus =
"The widow lived on limbacy left bel
by relative" "What did you call thai
word p asked the teacher; "the word
is legacy, not limbacy." "But," said
the little girl, "my sister says / must sa,
limb. not leg"
aWell, doctor, its no use, I'm going
to die" sNonsense," said the doctor
"you're not going to die at all. Nc
man ever died with feet as warm a.
yoursp' "Ah, yes they did, dector."-
81 should like to know who, then p asii
the doctor. "Johu Rogers did," sale
the patient.
A rustic youngster, being asked out
to take tea with friend, ,.was admonish
ed to praise the eatables Presently the
butter was passed to him, when he re
marked, "Very nice butter-what there
is of it." and observing a smile, he
added, sand plenty of it-such as it is. ;
An Oregon editor to his delinquent
Subscribers .All those who are in ar
rearages for the paper, by calling and
settling the same, can have the marks
and brands of their hogs published
gratuitously; otherwise they will bt
placed upon the black list and. theil
names published"
Alexander Ferguson, deaf mute, o
Dundee, Scotland, has, by his skill as
swimmer and personal bravery, saved
forty-seven persons from drowning il
the rivers of Great Britain and Ireland
He commenced his noble work whel
but ten years of age. He is to try hi
skill as swimmer against johnson, tn,
English champion, in a race across tn
English Channel, from Dover to Calais
this summer.
Baltimore Patriot: Gambling 70
enormous stakes is just now at it
height at Monaco, and three suicide
are said to have taken place there in a
many weeks. At the leading gamblin,
saloon, owned by n. lie Blanc, ..a
American" recently lost f30,000, Will
a Russian Princess, who is reported t
have lost ten times that amount, wen
raving mad. Great interest has also al
tached to q Scotch Duke, who is repre-
eented as having won fl5,000 in some
thing less than half an hour, and a
having lost all that and great des
more before the end of the same day
: Some surprise is expressed that th
gambling should be allowed, hut if til
Prince of Monaco receives 100000
year rent for the place, he will thin
twice before he disestablishes NJ.
Blanc.
EF Although the name of the sag
who wrote the following is not know
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