The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-05-23
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and end at the eyebrow.
Il can't do it." never did anything -
II will try" has worked wonders; and
Il will do it," has performed miracles.
An Irishman gives as a reason why
Echo is of the feminine gender, that
"maybe 1t is because she always has the
last word"
There is economy in travelling on the
fast mail trains You make what you
eat go q great deal farther in given
length of time.
Tom Moore compares love to q po-
tatoe, because it shoots from the eyes,
or rather, exclaimed Byron, because it
becomes all the less by pairing
Occasionally man comes back from
the Black Hills without any scalp; but
this has nothing to do with the main
question Of gold in the Black Hills.
"The blessed man that preached for
US last Sunday said Mrs Partington,
"served the Lord for Thirty years-frst
as circus rider, then as locust preach
er, and last as an exhauster."
The heavens are print from the pen
of Gods perfection; the world is bud
from the bower OF His beauty; the sun
is spark from the light OF His wisdom,
and the sky is bubble on the sea of
His power.
j. B. FELTON,, San Francisco lawyer,
gained a great mining suit some time
ago, and was paid fee of $1,000, 600
The Louisville Cd. obviously remarks,
I'VE should like to feel as he FELTON,
that occasion"
Among the most useful plants of New
Mexico, is the soap weed, the roots of
which are used as soap The Mexicans
prefer 1t to soap, claiming that it ex-
tracts all dirt and grease and restores
the lustre Of the goods.
The Emperor of Brazil is said to be
a Freemason. This opinion is sugges
ted BY the fact that he has had some
difficulty with the bishops in Brazil, who
meddled with the order, and he allowed
two of them to be sent to prison.
Life is voyage, in the progress of
which we are perpetually changing our
scenes. We first leave childhood be.
hind US, then youth, then the years of
ripened marhood, then the better and
more pleasing part of old age.
A citizen of Leavenworth, going to
his barn to milk in the dark of the early
morning, got into the wrong pen, and
undertook to milk mule. He don't re.
member which side of the barn he went
out at, but expects his bucket down in a
few days.
-fsS-huowvd snat mule fUr. three
yeahs. and l don't think dat de animal
would hurt lam, cause-' This
blank space indicates where the lecture
was interrupted, and the darkey trans
ferred to the other side of the fence
by that same mule.
Though Gods humble children may
both breakfast and dine on bread of ad-
versity and water of affliction, they will
be sure to sup sweetly and plentifully-
And the believing expectation of the
latter might serve to qualify the former,
and make them easy under it.
The first day Artemus Ward entered
Toledo, travel worn and seedy, he said
to an editor who was on the street -
mister where can get a good square
meal for twenty-five centsp' He was
told. i say, Mister said he, where
could get the twenty FIVE cents?'
"Come, Pete," said merchant to O
gentleman Of the colored persuasion,
"what'll you pat that load of wood inte
the cellar for ?" I'm de fuss place, my
name is Peter, sir, secondly, Use pre-.
feshnal carpet cleaner and whitewasher
furdermo, l doesn't compete for sich
jobs, sah!"
Il A man may conceal his name, his age
the circumstances of his life, but not hi:
character. That is his moral atmes
phere, and is as inseparable from him a.
the fragrance of the rose from ITSELF
In the glance of the eye, in the tone o.
the voice, in the mien and gesture, char
acter discloses itself.
4 Some people seem to be extremely
; sensitive. At one of the churches or
Sunday the minister read the prayer fol
person in deep sfliction, and 3 mar
who had just been married got up ant
, went out. He said be didn't want pub
, lie sympathy obtruded on him in tina
: way.-Nor,oich Bulletin.
To give brilliancy to the eyes, shu
them early at night, and open them earl!
in the morning; let the mind be con
constantly intent on the acquisition o
human knowledge, or the exercise of be
nevolent feelings. This will scarcely
; ever fail to impart to the eyes an intelli
gent and amiable expression.
! Edmund Yates not only dictates hi
letters and editorials, but his novels
I His amanuensis is grave, unimagina
tive gentleman. On one occasion, whe
J. about to begin his days work, Nj
Yates inquired, "Where did we leav
J, Off" "Where we were pressing he
f lips, Sir" replied the secretary.
9 Do not imagine when you see one {
n those broad chested statesman get up
!, his place on the floor of the House {
# Representatives, that your soul is abou
; to be aroused by burst of sonorou
l. eloquence. He carries his paper {
c chewing tobacco in bis coat tail poke
O and is too fat to reach it without risin!
A. A section of the California giant ire
which has been on exhibition at
Louis for some time, passed throue
j. the city last Sunday morning, bound f
c the Centennial Exhibition at Philade
"a phia. The section required two cars
ID transport it. The tree was two hundre
,e and seventy-six feet in height, and eigh,
10 one feet in circumference at the bas
"a originally.-Columbus Gazette
. .. "And you think. darling, you cou
" be content to share my humble lot ar
. live in quiet way with love and me
queried the blissful lover as he locke
lie fondly into her translucent blue eyes
is why, yes, precious, you have no id,
o how economical I am. Pa gave me
W hundred dollars last week to buy ne
a silk, and saved enough out of it
Of purchase four pairs of six buttone
,e kids" The last heard of that your
a man the doctor had ordered him to Il
20 Black Hills for his health. Chicas
journal.