The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-27
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little foolskiller wants fo start q
good -sixed cemetery. he should take his
station II the neighhoshood OF the
Black Hills. ssss,
Taking into consideration the large
number of spelling=matches. xonld 1t
not be proper TO cay that the country Is
spell, ,bounds ElxqA .bIs asbeoss
No, thank you. We don't spell in
any match against proof.readcr who
viii have the last chance at the rerort
Of the match. ''5Il-''n s! ''eseN
American hpmor is dy Ing out, appsf.
emily. We have not seen, more than
nine. hundred and seventy three puns or
Saaapaintment =ef Nsv 70 saAolsd
Treasurer Spinner.
"Julius, why didn't you oblong your
stay at tie Springs Pm "Ksse, Mr..
Snow, dey charge too much" eHow
SO, Julius'"nsW'y, de landlord charged
dis colored individual wild stealing de-
spoons
An Evansville man was sold for
twenty cents the other day. When peo-
pie get into the excitement Of bidding,
they aresure to- go fifteen or twenty
cents oohigh. ania9a9I Al a'li4s9iai9 u
A nice liytle boy who never, .Bould
steal apples, grew up to be man, went
into merchandising, broke three times,
paid nothingronthe dollar, Hretisedfich,
and is now shining Hight in one Of
San Franeisco's most fashiehable Dir.
clests bs1sl sd binods ysssss.sM sn9diA
1ttDoh't yon wisht you fxas fnefT said
a six-year-old boy to- one of bis com.
panions, on Monday, ~fer I'sez got
twenty-five cents, anduI'm Egoin' to the
barber shop to git my hair cut. and III
have pink water squirted on my head.
Talmage says Brooklyn to-day eats
scandal, drinks seandal talks scandal
swears scandal, lies scandal., sleeps scan.
dal4to which. may be added: mouldS
candle, sells candle, buys candle. lights
candie,a asnnffs candle;y and bloWs caEdie
Eout.-St Loais Gto6e.
oiAscountry newspaper'out West ahna
heads ssreportl of q firea .'Resst;ofI thH
Fire, Fiend-The Forked- Topaued, De,
mon Licks with its Lurid Bresth LumS
Der Pilei-Are the Scenes Of Boston
and Chicago to be Repeated pal ABcaS
$780," .stoap llDf
Customer-"I want a mourning suit"
ShopmanE What niisf the 'befedse-
ment, may ask Y'3I aeiiETdsls9 's1eih
| 7Customer-sM Ny, mother intlsw,.sbas4a
/ tShppman-"Mr, Brown, show ih&
gentleman to the light sfflfction depart
ment. Fun. 700 7'Selg sslei lois's"
The interest In revival meetings has
never been more general in this coun.
try than at the prestnt time Unusnaf
edEartaara heina anade lin the -ssArifmH
churches, resulting in unusual ingather.
ings ]. is stated that two thirds ofall
the Methodist churches, are now hold
ling revival services 'ass z 8 ',.'.'e' :
The doctor SEX the Bfidge of bis hose 81
all right, sewed up the cuts on bis
cheek, and ornamented his denoraiized
countenancoia with stripes Of stiekiHgl
plaster ansiach thick and then he went
home, saying, "The fellow is an Internal,
liar, but II, never speak TO. him. again
upon that suhject!' ''''.' 80 :. :,
For taking xiii q 'ap big dog By 0fhs hind
I legs and striking Ms wife across The
face with the animal, man named
Roderick Macdonald was recently Ain
Edinburgh sentenced atot fifteen sdays';
imprisonment, This Iwas. the, third oe:,
easiop on which Roderick bad assaulted
his wife, the last committal being for,
pullinga her round the room by the nose.
'saff you only stooS down and ,look
through the cracks in the door ofssifs
stage" he says, "yuu will see fire and
smell smokexq BetterSiy efofl yolr s4ile.
Itjs, hard work getting toIheavenbiftona
! the American theatre. You will have
to spring sevepty-fye feet at the frst
jump Brother Tdl,adge. = -'s, !
siWhen Sam ward. the lobby king, has
particularly rough bilF 70 get through
Congress, ,.ehe invites sthea membsrsesoi
dinner and serves asifam. II soak it
for four days in water, changing Gtfoar
times day, then bell it,. fyeg heufs rins
cider with q wisp Of new hay then, I
baste it with brandy, sherry, or tclarets
according to the weather and when they
have tasted slice OF stl,ats ham, why,
they will pass -anytlingd want in O5n.
gress 70 lisw 7uanS hse .Gtii'stas4xs II
The following puzzle is again on. IT'D
| rounds: .sro five and ff,y-fve the, first
Of letters add: Twill make a thing
| that killed the king and drove, a-sHise
man mad" 1t was published frst
about twenty years ago and has never
1 been correctly answered. But they say
| there il, an answer edl oiai lisg7siio Mef
yIn,t the office of one of the hotels re-
/ Gently a.gentleman snapped his afngers
to q ,boot-hlack, and as be put his foot
on the box be said: You look like d
good, smart boys .'See here mister y
| replied the boy as he rose up,ea brush
in either hand, "l've' had that game
| PLAYED on me b tl5zen times; and nosa I
4 want to. know wbesherq this 'isvA Acash
shine or whether yoqs are. going to nat
me on the head when ! get through and
tell me that I'll be Governor Of Michi.
gan2'- DStf0ik Free SPfeSs 81 nsss r'iss
| gOnthe North london railway aashoft
time.since, a passenger, remarked sil the
hearing OF, one. ,ofsthez company q ser
1 wants how easy it was to ssdo" the COM
1 pany, and said he often Travelled from
| Broad street to Dalston Junction with.
out q ticketl-"Any one can do It'll did
| it yosterday.ni When heeslighted he
was followed by, an official who asked
him how twas done For a consider
alton he agreed to tell him. This being
! given, "Now," said The inquirer, chow
|, did you 90 from Broad street 10 Dals
4 ton Junction, yesterday without tick
! et3 s''Ohs's wasr,hc adfly, s,I walked
ss'fhe other dayoa seddvlooking old
: chap tenteredsa wholesale house in al
n Eastern city, leaving the door, open be
hind him. A clerk noted his careless
ness and called out: "N's ten degree
= below zeral'nis.I did think or buyin,
about $4,000 worth of goods,s sai'
l the stran oer "a he haltpd .shut If thi