The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-08-08
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Moving for new trial-Courting q
econd wife.
"A Western settler-The contents OF a
,ix-shooter.
The early risers nowadays are the
thermometer and the house-fy.
sPoliteness is too often but perfdious
generosity, which leaves the heart cold
md the prejudices untouched.
The Norwich Bulletin says that Mr.
sermons, read in loud voice
IN potatoe-ield, vii drive away the
bugs. Il
Colorado produces $4,000 in silver,
$4,000 in gold, and $1,000 in other
metals every twenty-four hours, or So
400 600 yearly. @
You cannot convince dog with
string of fire crackers attached to his
narrative that the American republic is
a complete success.
.tThe DISCOURSE says Franklin, sis
often much better than the speaker, as
sweet and clear water often comes
through dirty earth"
The smallest and slightest impedi.
ments are the most annoying; and as
little letters most tire the eyes, so do
little affairs most disturb US.
The results of the observations of the
transit of Venus will not be made pub
lie for six months to come, and the pub
lication may be still further delayed
To be truly great, it is necessary to
be truly good and benevolent, for all
other distinctions the clods of the valley
will cover, and the greedy worms de-
stroy.
Youth is the vernal season of life,
and the blossoms it then puts forth are
indications of those future fruits which
are to be gathered in the succeeding
periods
Mr. Evarts spoke in his orstion yes
terday Of sour debts to the men of
1776." All! would that all our debts
were to the men of 1776.-Turner Falls
Reporter.
A. lady in St. Joseph, Mo-, has be-
come so accustomed to watering her
flowers that she was out with her water
ing pot in the rain recently, sheltered
by an umbrella.
Indolence is distressing state: we
must be doing something to be happy
Action is no less necessary than thought
to the instructive tendencies of the hu.
man frame.
PROSPERITY Prosperity shines on
different persons much in the same way
that the sun shines on different objects
Some it hardens like mud, while Others
1 it softens like wax
In tile window of shop in an OBJ.
scure part of London is this announce
ment: .Goods removed. messages ia
ken, carpets beaten, and poetry com
posed on any subject"
4 An Illinois editor mas struck upon :
I novel idea. When he finds an item
going around without credit and h,
wants to republish it, he gives credit tt
J Shakespeare and goes ahead.
Il An enthusiast who had been to hea
). Anna Dickinson lecture wrote her, say
& ing: with you / could be happy in
: desert And she wrote back: IN,
man will ever have a chance to deser
! me-"
A marble bust of the late Chief Jus
. tice Chase has been placed in one of til
panels of the Supreme Court Room s
Washington. 1t rests upon a marbl
, bracket in the form of scroll set in tn
e wall.
My principal method of defeating e
: ror and heresy, says John Newton,
i by establishing the truth One propose
to fill bushel with tares, but if l ca
: fill it first with wheat, may defy b
: attempts.
8 Agricultural journal: Question-"Wi
q the editor please inform me how I'll
Hollanders salt cucumhers p Answe
Il -"The most common way, as we o.
served when abroad, is to salt the
9, with salt. !" t
|. While at Canton, the. other nigh
Gen. Shields had the sffecting pleasu
!. of meeting one of the soldiers, wi
:" bore him from the field when sh
through the lungs in Mexico some thi
= ty years ago. 8
.Excuse this bit Of sarcasm" sa
Smith to Jones, "but / must say th
you are an Infamous liar and scou
drel." "Par6on this bit of irony sa
'e' Jones to Smith, as he knocked him oy
with the poker.
A debtor severely questioned as
the reason of his not paying just del
replied, sSolomon was very wise ms
es and Samson a very strong one, h
p neither Of them could pay his det
Ok without money"
ne The Cherokee Nation pays men teat
u ers 1925 month and women 81,
y thereby showing more consideration
SO the "weaker sex" than school autho
'a' ties elsewhere, which makes differer
-. of at least one third.
nj NJ; The largest negative ever produe
~ ~ by means Of. photography was recen
- exhibited in San Francisco. 1t v
:" ~ about three feet long aud two feet wiz
ha ho and the perfected apparatus cost the
lin lin ventor over $4,000
he Never harbor animosity toward
Sc, friend for mere hasty expression. f
o. giveness is a God-like quality, and
true friend is so scarce that be sho'
not be repudiated on slight grount
an but those who injure you from "mal
Of prepense" should be Stunned as
icb would avoid tiger.
/, is The new belt for ladies is said to
is made in clasps, four of which 60 aror
on. the waist. 1t will be difficult, howey
re- to improve upon the old style of b
in which is made in the shape of a c
sleeve and has an srm inside of 1t.
~ have observed, however, that this k
~ usually requires more than four clas
y" y. -Norpich Bulletin.
lire The Bishop of Carlisle recently sta
md in the House of Lords, in the course
by q debate on the temperance questl
,ial that he knew girl of twenty who
en-, been in prison thirteen times for or
) a kenness since 1872, and an older wor
au- who, in the same time, has been ar
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