The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-01-30


very ,ss,.ap Raa hs ne ss@psi Glasrlfr-
Shovel OF your roof" said police.
man 10 4 citizen yesterday. fs.I sshan't
do it. I will keep my roofTon and
shovel the ssnow Of" svsa .saoihiIae91
An aged Philadelphian is so devout
that be often drops on his knees in; the
street and loudly prays for those whose
sinfulness he Witnesses. "a sssg ear
Whipping is SO common in the pub.
lie schools, of Boston ''thate the rat.
tan is the resort in every case Of insub-
ordination, great or small" -"
A Maryland mule slipped on the ice;
ita fore legs straddled, its body was
split, and there was that phenomena 10
all observers in natural history, dead
maie. i,7-ogo ei a9uey - s'.!l fs-A
q Women who shiyer at the sight of 9
door ajar, or Of an open window, will
endure the impact Of 8 frosty mustache
as serenely as il sunbeam had slid
over them diiN gfii1 i}siaiBgUau. ias
sd Franklin, New Hampshire, has turned
out during the past year $4,000 miles OF
paper, two and half to three feet wide
enough to cover Sidewalk twice
around the earth. '''7''i''i 5e''''a''e
Veneered young ladies in Chicago sit
down with gloves on, toEprotect their
lily-white hands from the ink, and write
to their beaux; "Doo KUN round infor-
melly to tee tonight" ,,-.. -,
The State Of. Maine pays q IS boun-
ty for every bear killed within its limits.
Last year was apparently q good, OF
rather a bad Year for bears, for $40 were
killed, costing the State $2945. gaiaeoI
IL Be particularly careful not to slip up
on an icy sidewalk when you, are pass
ing a blear eyed bulldog, TIE brute Is
very apt to misapprehend your inten.
tons, and to act accordingly. g'aq ~
The Boston Globe knows Of q Mas.
sachusetts Clergyman, who has asked
that, bis salary be reduced $500 per yeal
on account Of hard times. It was re.
duced before be could wink twice
Ash Wednesday this year falls on the
l4th OF Februafy, which is also St. Val
entine' s-dny aEdshe date ixsdfor cbusf
ting the Electoral vote Religion, low
and politics all mixed up on. the sans
day. = ...,f.., -, ...a.......er
There are forty; three thousand clergy
men in the United States, but even this
number has not succeeded in working
the morals of the community up to tha
point where all will pay on crowded
horse car 4seps o. 81 msiloqssb 10 vfo
PA" asked a st. Louis boy, awhat il
meant by Paradise 2" paradise, m,
son." replied Mr.. Stanton. gloomily,- =
Paradise is the latter part OF next sum
mer when your mother goes on aavisi
to your grandmother" 10 hodism 7sdto
IqHDo you residein this city n asked
masked man of masked lady at q mas
querade party the, other evening. H
felt sick when she said to him in q loy
voice, "Don't be q fool, john I knos
iyougby that wart ond your thumb. "7sI
was his wife. sgea
One brief, eventfnl week ago he stoot
in the Office of d Cincinnatis editor, ant
got as far as to say, "When 1 was at tn,
Centennial To day the snow lies two
feet deep upon his humble grave outside
Of the city, and there has been, no cor
oner's inqnest. A- ''1 :, y ''l1' !
Scarlet fever Is so prevalent in Bos
ton that the Board Of Health has ISSUED
"a circular to citizens. Tue recommen
dations are that the patient be isolated
that all articles that can, not be after
ward cleansed be removed from ths
room, that alter recovery the ceiling
and walls be rubbed clean, and that clio
thing be boiledithorouehly orburned e
diAn Oconomowoc. Wis, paper has tn,
following advertisement for q runaway
daughter; "Stolen, from the residencs
OF Abel Crowfoot, proprietor OF. The
Fremont Mills, their eldest daughter
Thifzah.i Ifahe snenking thief win re
turn her to her former happy home, and
not drag her into misery with dhimsel
any further, be, will be suitably rewarded
by being set up in the boot, business il
good shape. p n9e@ 'Solssh o' a'a5i'
St Louis Globe Democrat: He va,
ared-hcadsd boot black, and had finish
ed putting .sajshine'' on q Nos 3S boot
hung to the end Of a. Cincinnati drum
mcr's leg. He spit a pint OF tobacct
Ijuice into bis blscking. box, took of hi
Icoat, grabbed bis brush, knelt down ant
shouted, s'Change cars" The fellow
|putshis foot upon the boy and held hin
there until he was 50 weak be uconldn'
speak and then. vent of down an allie
Ito wade In the mud with the foot tha
had the shine on II. 's's''su l"i' 81 y
The expefienced Burlington Hawkey
lsays: at is terrible to get up thes
mornings OF five o'clock, with then
Icury trying to get out of the bottom o
1.-THE thermometer, 70, find every FIRE il
the house gone dead out, the key OF th
wood house down at q charity bali, !,
1.-The hired girls pocket, and the hatche
borrowed the evening previous by a bo,
lin the, next street to- make q, sled, an,
mot returned 1t makes man want t,
sell his stoves and move down int
tLouisiana and endure bulldozing th
rest Of his life."7s Y1'aue5 sifii asswfsd
"A correspondent Of the Philadeiphi
Times. writing from New York, says
"The appearance of young Bennett, ,wh
lis the talk Of New York, is very str
king. He is ak feet in height, OF fin
fphysique, though not massive indeed b
)islrather slender, but straight as an al
row. His complexion is horid. but hi
eyes gray; Altogether, he is called
along the street, q fine looking fellow
Mr. Frederick May is heavier.buil
man than Bennett, and is fully six fes
|swolinches in height. He is also goo
many years the junior Of his antagor
ist." ..,