The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-10
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i Reading pa boasts .of)a sec:etG q
about d dozen ladies, married aud sin
gle, who assemble twice a week at onA
of the slaughter houses in that CITY and
quaff the blood of steers tLat sse billed
there, "a
A new venture in English journalism
is The Obituary, morluary r, cord lis
editor promises mot only to, annppacgE
the sorrow, but to soolhe tie glief"-
One of its features will be illustrations
of celebrated tombs
The third volumes Of the 9ssSneecles
Pope Plus IX," has been published. hIt
contains abstracts of l2S discouqses de-
/ livefed between Sept %, 1873, al,d Nay
Ii, 1875 The three volumes contain
total of Alb speeches.
When Duluth won an wants to know
why in the blazes her husband didn't
order the wood, he looks at her ina
chilling, digni6ed way and replies: Il
do not wish to 60 to the Black Hills,
but do not press me-do not arouse the
tigeri" -.
The Evangelical Association, common
ly known as Albright Methodists, are |
discussing the question of changing their
denominational name The annual Con-
ference have, formally or informally, exsy
pressed themselves in favor of a change
Bishop Esher is opposed. aI
Fellow @travtlers,' said .a.icoloted
preacher, sef had been eatin' dried ap-
Piles for . week, and den took to drink
ing water for mont, l couldn't feel
more swelled up dan am dis minnit,
wild pride and vanity at seeih such full
tendance har.' :. ,,,s.g,s,.r
An intellectual lady of Salem;y Mass
has given her whole mind for several
years to the collection Of buttons, OF
which she now has string twenty !f0dfT
feet long TO perfect this noble life.
work we would suggest that she make
button to match them.
Do you cast things here 2 inapiredA
Yankee the other day as he wandered
into the foundry and addressed the
proprietor. yes, we do You cast
all kind of things in ironp was the
query. Don't you see it's our bust.
ness2' 'Ah, then, il on please, cast
me shadow -
A One of the. best double puns we have
ever heard was perpetrated by clergy
man. He had. just united couple
whose Christian names we've Irrespective !.
Fly Benjamin and Ann, How did they
1Eappear during the CEREMONY. inquired
a friend 'They appeared both Annie
mated and Bennie litted,' was the reply.
j A man went into furniture room at
Mankato the other day a1d sat down on
a wooden -bottomed chair. He imme.
J diately arose and danced and howled
.1l like the widest kind of a. deryish. The
J proprietor anxiously inquired f'he had
an attack of any kind. "a tack!." yelled
the man, 81 should say 50 !; and the con-
] founded thing stood on its head, too.''
l A young lady in Washington county
! (N.fY) beautiful and well educated and
the owner of an $4,000 farm in her own
right, says that when she is married the
entire wedding expenses, including her
dresses, shall not cost over. $6S, and
that she will make her husband happiefo
) than any city belle can who takes off
!, four CHAIRS full of padding at night and
j, cannot go to a party wearing u dfessa
!, that cost under $l4091lI s4i{ ,aaoKIJiH
I A slim wasted negro was rushing. apa
and down street yesterday, in the vain
attempt to borrow half dollar, handAln
despair he reused all otal white headed
darltey who was taking agnani on the
lower step Of a grocery i Lend ityon
half dOllah?' echoed the old man, as
he rubbed his eyes, .'Yes, forf Ggl's
sake let me have it, sand you has got
: de cheek TO ak me to 90 to de bank and
ldraw out fifty cents and break UP al the
! interest on my ten thousand dollars'aD
I.'s too mueh-too much--go, away,
: smart, or III hurt ye badr' 'D''
t :"Thomas, my son, ! presume you at;
tended service this morning Y'y"" Yes,
n 'uma 81 'sAnd suppose you nrefnembef
what you hea:dH dHa2 sYes, 'um.nsWa1b
:, my son, what did you hear ?" .iWhy, l
! heard that Mrs Siukkup gets her dresses
, in Paris, shat Mr. Sims stole ialbetha
;, moneyghe has, that Mabel Lees 1hop1et
7 is Inotsa, new one, but j only last years
= made over, That. Jennie Wilson. carries
!. on shamefuly with that Jolly bbyss and
y that Deacon Schramm, is going to find
ers because his new wife is So cxtfava-
pant" 5ssDear me! Dear me. .suHow
. religion has advanced since Il was .
= grill" said my kind old grandmother
. as she quietly folded her knitting and
: looked out OF the window.-St Loafs
Z Republican, g F''s2, 'laii5 oiRi u aeshi
o A bashful and not over-educatcd fel-
p low went to see his girl tie other night,
e and as he Started away he pat his arm
: around her and whispered in her ear,
It ''Dearest love;'' and she responded
sweetly, "Ditto,', meaning, Of course, .
9 reciprocate Of his tender rsssion: The
e young man could not find .ditto" in his
y vocabulary, and asked his father the
next day as they were hoeing cabbage
o what it meant The old gent rested a
n moment on his hoe, and pointed tosthe
cabbage in front of him, with rtheoye-
mark: lyon see that cabbage 2'as 7" Yes
responded the youth ".And you see
the next one there?" "Yes." "Well,
:, that is called ditto" t.sDamn heYqr
J, exclaimed the impetuous youth, .she
lf called me a cabbage head" .f,f w;1yp yIia
tel The3Frenct? Dep irtment of the aInis-
ct rior has just concluded protracted
nj struggle with the undivided half anegg.
:ol The reports of produce from one de.