The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-01-09
TIE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
Tuesday. January .. 1877
Sepse, and nu,lserse.

quire competcnt engineer with q Sta-
ted salary to run it.-Danbary NeWs
tvsSome physici ans now clam that the
general prevalence of diphtheris is due
in great degree to the gas which is
thfown Off from coal stoves in i'll ven
,tilated rooms. - ~.~.f.,u gr.
A clergyman in N ,rthern Indiana as
cended the pulpit the. other Sunday and
said mo man can serve the Lord while
he has the jumping toothacbe., there
fore dismiss The congregation.
And now they propose to cremate
bodies in gas retorts, by an improved
plan. which yields 1000 feet of illumin-
asing gas for every body consumed. !, Il
not this making light of a grave cub
iect? dit4V s- 40 ~
=. Colonel Peter Donahue is travelling
around the United States in a palace car
made for his own use He is now at
Patterson, N ] Twenty Eve years ago
heshad asblacksmith shopin tent on
the beach at San Francisco.
81 never go 10 church." said coun-
try stradesman to clergyman. 81 al
ways, spend Sundays in settling ac-
counts" "You will find, sir" said the
clergyman, .that the day of judgment
will be spent in The same way" esS0
The annual product of the mines OF
the State Of Colorado is given by the
Gjyernor at s8, 600, GOO, and he predicts
fiat, with the development Of the San
Juan district, in Southwestern Colorado.
next years product will reach $4,000
090.s ss.aiS s5.s ilia !n.aitas1i siag .sma
Out Of suffering have emerged the
strorpest souls, and the most massive
characters are scanned with scars; mar
iyra Yrs Have put On their coronation. robes
alittering with fire. and through their
tears haye the sorrowftl first seen the
gates of heaven y esGbss tss IsgH SIS
's Children must nave love inside the
house, and fresh air, and good play and
some. good com panionship outside
otherwise young life lrpas the greatest
dabeerI in ethe world aof withering or
growing stunted, or at best prematnrely
Old and turned inward omit on itself 1sis.s,
ssAh exquisitely dressed young genaeli
maps after buying another seal to dangle
oi5out his person se1said 10 the jeweler
tf,athe wouldz-ah, like. TO have, ah---
something engraved on itto denote what
he was. Certainly, certainly said the
tradssnsH; kfll put alcipher oniti"
Baker County and Dusal County,
Florida. stand alike as 10 certiGcation,
We, the Returning Board counts Duyal,
Republican, entire, and rejects a part OF
Baker. Democratic In this way they
are eballed 10 claim majority for
Hayes, but the claim will not stand. y
Louisiana the Registers of the yo-
tefs, The Clerks and Supervisors OF tue
Elections, and the National Supervisors,
we're Republicans at the late election
Besides, the army was sent there TO
maintain The peace, Yet, with all this,
there ~ as q large Democratic majority;
and still Tilden is not to have the State,
s.Ycung man, do you ever diink?'
asked q mild looking man, accosting
Jones. .Well, yes, thank YOU, as it's
cold morning l don't mind, replied
Jones, removing his quid Of tobacco -
Don't do 1t any more," r'joined the
mild man, "or you will eventually be
damned. Good morning. God bless
,.o,,p, : Ii
The winnings of the four favorites-
or rathe. the four who will be favorites
ON the Englishtnrf the coming season
for the year 1876, are set down thus:
Count Lagrange, 8llS,000; Lord Dup
pKn, 872OC0. Lord sRoseberry, S70, ,Oo0i
I6ftf Falnodth, e5O,600 Neither one
OF these horses was favorite on the
English tracks at the commencement or
tie season.
..HoR often in tke bright days sef oui
prosperity. when the hcuIs fly past on
pokaehewings. and the world seems made
solely for our happiness, ,awe are stunned
hy the shock of unforeseen disappoint-
nnpnts and reverses, ike boy, who,
with their euileless countenance wreath
ed in the smiles that are the reflex OF
the happiness at his heart, slides down
the Hont stair banisters to find, alas
when too late TO stop his downward
ceufSe. that someone has left the hall
lamp sitting on the lower post.
4 sleight u iihrsdi hand rerfermeerris trick
il Atlanta consisted in making silver
coin .mysteriously disappear from his
hands. After The show this converse
tion was held by en- old negro and a
newspaper reporter: dat man, foord
,r6lnd dar tid dat mummy tell he rous-
ed up my 'sp'shoons, he did 'Suspi
cions of what n gsHH ieks lots Of prac
tiss for to make halt doller pear and
dis;pear in dat sjile.' OF course Oats
war N. ks me had a spishun dat dat
white man WIZ one time de CASHIER OBJ
a freedmens bank
Two women foughtin Virginia City
,ol;ce court, and the Chronicle reporter,
IN eyc,wilmss,s TINS describes the scene:
sfIsirpirs few In all directions A tuft
OI IaISG udlT Wtut shui lbS w ia shS
air A set Of false teeth was thrown
though a,window, Rags hogan, 10 col
TecY in large quantities., and still Mrs.
Kelly and Mrs.. Shine wrestled and
scratched and eouged like two Dahomey
warriors, and danced around the loom
for all the world as if, like the latest toy
sold on the street corners, they lad
strinps tied to them. and we're being
danced up and down.
.mRitlIeresis ny'hing mean, It's for big
boys 10 bully and tease little heys. Yet
,wgsmay see big fellow knocking off the
hakof q Little, one, sleppirg his face and
even kicking him. For Shame! For
.shsrnerh ,Ytu,s cowa,dly bully !mYon
would not TINS treat q. hny as strong as
yyou,self. Youwnnld not dare 10 pro-
iSdkeunne who wss larger than yourself.
You are coward and braggart and
must suike some body, and s. You tyr
oa,Iize. over the little fellows. For
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