The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-09-19
THE SPIRIT OF DEM0CR ilf
Tuesday September 10, 1876.
Sepse and nnpset,se.

What holds all the snuff in the world
No one nose.
Always bound to follow suit-Your
tailor's bill.
The verses. 81 1--we to steal while
weigh" are supposed TO have been writ
ten by grocer given to short measures.
ave find that he came 10 his death
from calling Bill Jackson liar" was
the verdict of coroner's jury in Miss
ouri
These new styles of paniers do away
with newspaper bustles, and a journal
must run on its merits alone Detroit
Free Press
The Sultan continues to have delirium
tremens, and thinks he sees Ben. Butler
coming up the back stairs with hustle
on.--Neao York Herald
Jack, how do you like the rector's
daughter p Don't know. I've always
seen her drunk" What! the rector's
daughter drunk" "No, L."
By "the Governor. It's hard work
to keep your sons in check while they're
young; it's harder still to keep 'em in
checks when they grow older.
ssParis has perfumed hats says an
exchange That's nothing new. Pass
around a hat here any time in New York
and it's sure to have scent or two in it
Very neat and elegant are the paper
collars that you can now buy with a pic
ture of George Washington on each
corner. Martha is supposed to be on
behind sewing on the button.
"Beggars shouldn't be chew sers," as
the man remarked when tramp, who
accosted him for tobacco, growled be-
cause he Offered him plug instead Of fine
cut. -
Exchanges all say, "Look out for
counterfeit half dollar coins dated 1858,
1876 and 1876 It's the other kind we
are looking out for, and without much
success, either -Oscego Palladium.
A belated citizen, from whom "a po-
liceman was trying to rescue a lamp
post few. mornings ago, violently re-
sisted the endeavor. exclaiming: "Lem-
me lone; I'm (hie) hold'n' tn fort"
Thackeray tells US to take small bit
OF paper and make list of real gentle
men whom we know. We don't know
of but one, and as we have plenty Of
visiting cards, there is no need writing
the name.-Rockland Courier.
The latest recipe for true tloquence
was given by minister at the Martha's
Vineyard Baptist camp meeting yester.
day. Here it is: SECT yourself chuck
full of the subject, knock out the bung.
and let nature caper." Boston Globe
GA girl died in Vermont the other
day from poison 10 the colored stock
ings which she had been int habit of
wearing" This should serve as les
son to girls not to pull their colored
stockings on with their teeth --Noi7is
totcn Herald. sisa
s,Peter, don't you enjoy the astrono-i
mical phenomena these evenings?' said
q well-to-de citizen residing in West
Harrisburg, to his colored employe, the
other evening. 'Clare to goodness, L
never tried 'em; mushmelon's my favor
lite fruit!'
"Percy, this parting seems like it's.
mighty hard" "Oh, it's u heap. worse
than hard, Plantagenet-it's bitter, it's
bitter" Shave you any last request to
make?' EYES," said Percy, the tears
coming into his eyes, ''give me chew
of tobacco"
The scheme to provoke the people OF
the South and overawe that section with
the army just before the election is be
ing rapidly developed. Mr.. Chandler,
by the judicious use of funds, will bt
able to start outrages at such points as
may be deemed desirable. y
Song-writers have a good deal to say
about the sold school house," but are
very careful not to mention. the fact that
rabbit track would have pulled them
away from the dear old structure at race
horse speed during any period of their
attendance. gps 'i'' 1'I
The Northern Star, published at Sho-
homish City, Wy, has this '"Will Mrs.
Sinclair and our chief accept the thanks
of this Officer Mrs Sinclair for 10,
of very fine cherries ofIthe Princess
Ann variety, sent to our chief, and Iour
chief for his absence."sa9g slos III
Twenty Brooklyn ladies voted on the
question: Has young lady the right to
kiss gentleman with whom she takes
an evening drive2 There were nineteen
affirmative votes The one negative
vote was cast by woman with red hair
and glass eye Brooklyn Argus.
Some traveller OF. high, artistic mind,
evidently a foreigner, is led to observe
mo one can walk along the platform OF
. railroad depot and glance in at the car
windows without noticing the, total ab
sence of beauty that characterizes The
average American nose.s-Detr'ot Free
Press kas gE
Quite matter of taste@R
swell Ito boatman) )-"What sublime
sight is such vast expanse Of water.'
Master of fact boatman-ssW Well, it's quite
matter o taste, sir: for my part
should think sublime sight 'ud be 9
slight expense o brandy and war'rer.-
Funny Folks.
The Watkins Express is responsible
for this: "a few Sundays ago We heard 6
preacher of the Gospel, who holds forth
over there in Chemung County, make
use of this vigorous comparison: "a
hypocritical Christian can no more ge'
into heaven than raccoon can climb .
stovapipe with tea kettle tied to hi
all"
The value of the Centennial buildings
is rut at S5 949, 900, and of their con
tents, Sl04, $40. A large portion
of the exhibits, which are not taken in
to account, are not of intrinsic value
though probably they could not be pur
chased for all that the rest Of the exhi
bilion is worth.
OVERRIDING it-Bashful it Spooner (oi
his toneymoon) !: "Lqrry. my wife ant
have both noticed that the townspeo
pl, stare at us very hard ! hope yol
Ioo,, to1l;or opxy1>o.ix, that mr.