The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-06-13
Sepse and eNnpseuse.


| The President doth to his little Don cling,
And makes proper rhyme for Conkling.
Most of the Black Hills miners are
ldigsing-for home.
There will be great demand for eco
nomical summer resorts this year.
The good Samaritan stopped at the
sound of woe; SO does good horse.
AS warm weather advances low neck
dresses are going out of fashion in
Washington. aG
Men are born with two eyes, but one
tongue, In order that they should see
twice as much as they say.
A celebrated gonrmand once said,
l"To enjoy q stuffed turkey thoroughly,
there should be only two present-your-
self. and the turkey"
The pistol with which Aron Burr
killed Alexander Hamilton is now in the
possession of Louis Marshall, of the
Commercial National Bank of Versailles,
Kentucky.
The lad who wet his fingers and took
hold of the hot end of wasp is around
with noisy egg in his pocket looking
for the man who told him that wet fin
gers were fre-proof.
A young woman of Cleveland, Ohio,
objects to the new silver coins because
the Goddess Of Liberty is dressed just
as she was fifteen years ago, and "that's
so horribly ld-fashioned"
A hint for the doctors. A photograph
of a young lady in France recently re-
vealed spots which were not visible on
the lady's face A little later, the spots
did appear, and she died Of smallpox.
Chow like its father it is!'' said the
nurse. on the occasion of the christen-
ing of a baby whose father was more
than seventy years Of age, aud who had
married young wife. "Very like"
said satirical lady; "bald, and not a
tooth in its head"
A Afcandy store. window displays, in
worsted letters the inspiring text "The
Lord will provide" A boy who passes
daily says it amt so, and "you can't git
no candy in there on the credit of Prov
idence. Nickels is the only stuff wot
gifts them gum drops" 6.5..
A second case Of cremation has taken
place at Milan. The remains of Signora
Anna Pozzi, who died in November last,
were burnt there April 20 in the pres
ence of her husband aud few persons
representing the medical faculty, the
municipality, and the Cremation Society.
In a battered trunk belonging to an
old woman supposed to be poor, who
lately died at Bangor, Maine, there were
found about two quarts of gold and sill
yer coin, together with large number.
of bank bills ranging in denomination
from five to one hnnsred- dollars. ..-zZ =
A young clergyman seems to have
compressed the whole body of his SER.
mon on 'deceit' into the following
"Oh, my brethren. the showiest shirt
font may conceal an aching bosom, and
the stifest of all FOUNDERS encircle a
throat that has many bitter pill to
swallow" as
Aware that this is leap year, and but
imperfectly acquainted with the deep
significance of religious services, little
girl on Ada street remarked last week
to her maiden aunt, who was lamenting
thatino one came to marry her--nobody
came to WOO; "Auntie Carrie, if you
want to have a lover so badly, why don't
you be ut church when the minister gives
out the hims."-Chicago Tribune.
He isn't six years old, and he said I:
please, sister Sarah, can't ] have an
other piece Of that nice custard pie you
made 2" "Why, desry, you are too full
for utterance now look at that lucious
dumping on your plate not half eaten" !"
"Oh, well, sister, know the dumpling
side of my stomach is full, but the Gus
tard pie side feels rather empty yet"
"The pass word is .Saxe;' now don't
forget it Pat" said the Colonel, just be-
fore the battle of Fontenoy, at which
SAKE was Marshal. 'sSacks? Faith, and
/ will not Wasn't my fathers miller p
"Who goes there2' cried the sentinel,
after the Irishman had arrived at his
post. Pat was as wise as an owl, and,
in sort of whispered yell, replied,
"Bags, yer Honor!" @
The very small boy has his trials and
sorrows like the rest of US. With his
cropped and bare head he can be seen at
almost any hour tearing along after
some miscreant who. has his hat, and
bawling at the top Of his voice. The
very small boy doesn't seem to under
stand that he could run faster and lon
| ger if he kept his mouth shut. But per
haps he wouldn't be quite SO shure Of
his hat.
aHow do you like your new minister,
Madge?" asked one very stylishly-dress.
ed young lady of another in Wabash
avenae Car the other day "Oh, be is
just splendid" she replied, with anima-
ton. "You ought to see him, Maud
He is so handsome, and he prays sc
beautifully, and reads the hymns in suct
"a lovely way; and besides, Maud, there
was dreadful scandal about him in the
lplace where he preached before he came
lhere"-Chicaqo Times.
i The late A. T. Stewart died April 10
To-day the same carriage and the same
span Of bay horses, at the same hour il
the afternoon, comes down Broadwa,
and circles round the marble store intt
Chambers street, there to wait at tn
!, door precisely as formerly, when tn
great millionaire merchant was in act
live life. The only difference is that nov
another man gets inside, and there is an
: other man on the box. The world move
!. on as usual. "Another man inside tell
e the whole story. Such is life.-N. 7
: Com Aduertiser.
This is part of sermon by preach
er in Colorado. The boys understood
liz: "Boys, you'll find this life game Q
D seven.up. You want to have your ten