The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
Seuse and Nupsense.

'front.' Graphic.
Answers to the correspondents There
are at present thirteen men in the Cabi-
net-six without Schurz; seven with |
Schurz.
II you hear man say that life is but
a dream, tread on his northeast corn and
wake him up. 1t will probably convince
him that life is real.
This good time to lean on the front
gate and talk European war, while your
wife mows the yard with the scissors -
Edston Free Press
Hens do not usually do half so much
damage in garden as does the woman
who gets out to throw things at them
Rome Sentinel
The Springfield Republican under
stands that Morton has backed in just
far enough to enable him to get out
again if it didn't pay.
"Dr. Mary Walker on Dress is in
teresting reading, no doubt, but there
are some good people who would like to
see dress on DIR. Mary Walker.
Andrew Jackson was accused of bad
spelling, but John Randolph defended
him by declaring that "a man must be
fool who could not spell words more
ways than one"
A lunar protuberance some forty
thousand miles long has been discover
ed by the astronomers. 1t is supposed
that the man in the moon is growing a
wart on his nose.
Now the golden-throated mule with
his tail sticking out as straight as a
pump handle and his breath sweet with
new mown hay humps his back and
sings his summer songs.
The real nice young lady will leave a
small spoonful of ice cream in her dish
when she and her young man rise from
the table, and then 60 back and scoop
it in while he is paying the bill.
An instrument for shortening human
legs, by fracturing the thigh bone, was
exhibited at the Boston City Hospital a
few days ago 1t is for the benefit of
persons having one leg longer than the
other.
"Ah," he said, "another circus in
town; see the white tent in the dis
tance." He was short-sighted, however,
and it proved to be nothing but a fash
ionable young man wearing one of the
present style of collars.
1t is estimated that the heat required
to evaporate water enough to cover 100
square miles of the earth's surface to
the depth of one inch, would, if conver-
ted into power, be sufficient to raise l.
E000, 900, 900 tons to the hight of mile.
An Englishman claims to have dis
covered process by which he can con-
vert the whole of the juice expressed
from the cane into crystalized sugar,
without any residum of molasses. This,
if true, will work great revolution in
a very important industry.
1t makes farmer mad as a wet hen
to see potato bug with pick on its
shoulder crawling over his garden fence !;
and when it pauses on the top rail to
ask why in the name of Julius Cesar he
didn't plant earlier, only a mortal fear
of the pick prevents him from ordering
it off the premises
II do not know what you mean by
not being an Irishman," said gentle
man who was about hiring boy, "but
you were born in Ireland" "Och, your
honor, if that's ALL" said the boy, "small
blame to that. Suppose your cat was
to have kittens in the oven would they
be loaves of bread p
''What," asks an exchange, "are the
causes of drunkenness p Well, we
can't answer for all OF them, bat we be-
heve that whisky causes great deal of
it; whisky, sir, resolutely stuck to will
cause about as large drunk as anything
we know of, although a judicious mix
ing up of various drinks will accelerate
matters if man is in hurry.
II will and bequeath," said Pat, "to
my beloved wife, Bridget, all my prop
erty, without reserve; to my eldest son
Patrick, one half the remainder, and to
Dennis, my younger son, the rest. II
, any thing is left it may go to Terrence
'Carty, in sweet Ireland"
Mr.. Merrigold looked over the fence
last Sunday morning, and saw Jinks'
boy getting down his rod and line, pre-
paratory to going a-fshing. When bis
wife came in he told her not to let theil
Willie associate with Jinks' boy. as he
} was afraid that if she did he would grow
up to be the president of life insurance
company.-Nea0 York Weekly.
A charming young lady of the Washot
Valley had many admirers. One, greatly
infatuated, and somewhat exasperated
!. that he could never seize an opportunity
! to speak to her alone, at atlength proposed
to her plumply in the presence of ont
of the enemy. He was accepted, and
overjoyed at his success, at once invited
the other young man to act as grooms
e man at the wedding. He declined.
Little Bob, who usually adds few
original words to his nightly "Now
lay me down to Sleep" became some
what excited the other evening afte
J hearing of some thefts and murders, ant
: illustrated the early age at which tn
9 9 notions of our generation are transmit
{ ted to another by ending this petition
! ! with, "Oh Lord, all them that kills, steal
u :. and murders, please make 'em better i
u you can if you can't, hang EN-"
O The firm of Harper & Brothers is no,
3 composed of Fletcher Harper Jr. Phili
4 j, A Harper, son of James John Wes
ley and Joseph Abner Harper, sons o
it John; and Joseph Wesley Harper,
n son of Wesley Harper The wealth Q
A the firm is immense. The building O
d Franklin Square with its contents ha
been estimated to be worth S3,00000(
The periodicals alone bring in an ar
nual profit of more than 100000.
g The 104-years-old mother of Judg
le Moulton, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania
e. is hesubject of as remarkable rejuv'
nation as if she had dipped in the fabr
id lous fountain of youth Within til
? past few years her hair, which for a lon
time had been pure white, has gradual
lie darkened until it has nearly recovere
le its original color, while her mental ia,
to ulties have appeared to receive a ne