The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-12-26
Seusel, and nnVse,lse.

Sfrst ana WnitSettSe.
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One ont of every 5000 people in the
civilized world sports glass eye. l,
The handsomest woman in Europe is
the Countess de Castiglione, who ibelon-
ged to the late Napoleon's Court $50.
Atlanta has more school children than
any other southern city Of an equal num-
ber of inhabitants.
A Kansas railroad brakeman let 90
his hold to pick his teeth, and he lived
ljustlong enough to explain how it hap,
pened tx s73a oes j .-Ie 3s0atsg IA.
People who live near the hordera OF
Mexico hope that Cortina will be tlle
next President Of that country, then he
will be killed ,7u B s ~ isasf
If clergyman is in doubt what to
preach about, he should preach abou,
ten minutes. A mans reputation for so
briefly often hangs upon a breath.
Apple trees for transplanting to or
chards should be at least two years bud
ded, and six or seven feet high, and they
|should have a proper balance of heaC
and side branches. ta,ss..
A Trappist monastery is to be estab
lished at Buffalo. The most famous
Trappists in this country-guffalo Bill
and Texas Jack-will be invited to as
sist az the opening ceremonies. qe,
After spending $500 and more thai
two months time a Connecticut Profes
sor has dug up the bones of yelIov
dog in one of the Florida ancen
mounds The country would have like,
him better had he found an homes
count. ssai. ~ 9zog7p4 .ahi 1of j9'
To prevent the skin disooloring ate
a bruise, take little dry starch or ar
row root, merely moisten it with cold
water, and place it on the injured part
This is best done Immediately, so as tt
prevent the action of the air upon the
, skin. Invaluable for black eyes. ls2I
Sister-"Well, you know, Bobby, you
eyes very, much infamed; you can't g
Ious with Tommy Bown till that spec
of dust's out of it," - ,.- .-n-...'... -. I
Bobby (anxious to be off I'm al
, right know it's out now; ] think
hearu IL iaii 1aytl sbI uin msBl Rmd
"What do you think of the presen
jury system p inquired man of an ex
Judge. Think I" echoed the old mai
in disgust why, I1hink it is gettin!
50, that if a man should plead guilty o
murder, and try to get hung, the jur.
would, somehow or other, manage T.
acquit him. bra aaeeima1i Ge3ihiu.
They asked the Burlington Hawkey
man if he would act as judge in th
forthcoming Iowa baby show. And h
earnestly and hnrriedly replied: "Wil
you have race horse on the spot, fur
nish a locomotive, insure my life for m,
family, and, and-how much time will
you give me for start before the resul
is announced" 2" i4a j2i7,s-2i le''i Gio7
/ Worth, the Partisan dressmaker, mad
fine costume for Duchess, and with
out her permission furnished an exac
duplicate of it to another woman, unit
|, !, lied, Thereupon the Duchess sent wor,
} that her dress must be altered for he
cook. The amusing part of the affai
is that Worth feels that he has been dis
graced. v. ty ssI ga,
The Duke di Galliera, who died in It's
| ly short time ago. left fortune of $50
100000, besides 81 100000 to be devo
; ted to improving the harborg of his MS
tive city, Genoa At the time of hi
| death the Commission fer regulating til
| Tiber River were negotiating with biz
for a large loan. His wife and an adopt
3 ed son are his heirs rev Fsf. 1Igil
Il When a man jumped into a Cass av;
3 nue. car, and nearly mashed passenge,
e foot, the victim cried out: 7'2 :
"You are laundering ignoramus, an
I know itw '7''7T ''''e''' ~
e "Yes, you are p 'i''.l' S ''' '.,5i'
twill you be kind enough" continue
the big man, as he took his seat, ssto te
q me whether your opinion is based Q
the returns Of 1872 or ?"-Detro
J. Free Press
"a correspondent" says the Norri
town Herald, s'wants to know what SO
of thing s'pocket gymnasium"
which he sees advertised in the paper
Well, pocket gymnasium holds from
o pint to quart, and is made of gla
, and covered with leather; but we car
1t recommend it. We once, saw your
/ man have one in good working orde
d ana after practising with it short tin
k he found it much easier 10 stand on
i head than his feet, and he could not fiji
T his way home," -vs. sg 3sgf af.sgGEaa
u What might be termed an intermitte
: religions service was recently held in
Methodist Church in Manitoba by ty
opposing factions One faction to,
possession of the pulpit, the other s
i behind the chancel rail The man
I'd the pulpit gave out one hymn, the m
ne behind the rail the other. and both we
~ sung simultaneously. Prayers, hymn
III chapters, texts and sermons were int
th jected, and at the close of the service.
he deacon quietly remarked they had be
It, performed "under legal Twice, and
ak further the cause of Christ"
70 This will do for bird story: Rece
: lly there died at the Jardin .ties Plan
an old paroquet, aged 115 years.
IA orce belonged to Admiral Lord Nils
One of the peculiarities connected W
the life Of this remarkable bird was Il
that while on hoard the Victory, dur
~ ~ the battle of Trafalgar, the continue
=. firing of the cannon had such an eff
.. !. as to destroy all the acquisitions win
., - previously distinguished it. and it '
~ ~ incapable afterwards of uttering a
o ,aO thing but Bomb Bomb! Bombr'
Nv When Burlington girls father, 4
quarter past eleven, cautiously ente
the parlor with hat in each band
,,h remarked quite firmly: "Mr. Hotcle
~ I.n | was just going out to take snuff
."o =" air, and thought I'd ask you which
- ' was yours, so as not to make mistal
lWee W Young Hotcloth took his arm from
INC girls waist, and. as shade strf aked