The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

Governor Hampton keeps on govern
ing all the while, notwithstanding be has
received S120, 900 Of the taxes Of South
Carolina, and has got $4,000 sailed
down In the Treasury.
Longfellow says he doesn't care to
live 10 be over an even hundred years
old but wait till he msrries o young
wife. and then see how he'll reach out
after century and half
Abraham Pickle, native of Toronto,
is travelling through Illinois, founding
the Eclectic Church, of which, he is the
Pope. He claims to have received a
new revelation as supplement to the
Bible. {. So
A firm in Springfield wrote to man
In Gill, enclosing q postage stamp for
the reply. The countryman told his
neigbbcrs of the joke, that somebody
had'sent him a postage stamp as sam
pie. thinking be had never seen one, and
returned to the SENDER Turner's Falls
Reporter. .ssz
Anew Jersey man shot at cat and
brought down his wife the first time.
The most singular part of the affair is,
the wounded woman actually believes
that he aimed at the cat Ole OF the
most beautiful characteristics of a wife
is the unswerving confidence she places
in the word of her husband.-Norris
teicn Herald.
ATerre Haute boy with the cholera
morbus was struck by lightning, and
Immediately recovered Such a cure
has it's advantages and disadvantages =
You save doctors bill, but the difficult
ty Is TO get up a thunder storm every
time boy is attacked with cholera NOR.
bus--especially during the green fruit
Norristoson Herald.
Lord Lytton. Viceroy of India, re-
Gently played large game Of chess Of
Mooltan with an army Colonel. The
hoard was carpet, with red and white
checkers a yard square and the pieces
were men and boys in red and white,
who moved by word of command. The
Viceroy won, but he didn't follow an
Emperor of Morocco still further and
order the pieces taken to be beheaded
The Republic OF Mexico covers an
area OF 100000 square miles, and is di-
vided into twenty.three States, having
population Of about 100000. All
barriers have been removed to Protes.
tant effort by the Government, and the
country is open, as far as the authori-
ties are concerned, to Evapgelistic Ia
hor: but there are other great obstacles
to a hearty reception of the truth, such
"a Romanism, gross immoralities, revo.
lutions and persecution.
The sole remedy for all our woes, all
our apprehensions, all our sorrows. is
inst to come closer to Christ-close
cnongl, to cast all our burthens upon
Him. What is the use of our bending
and.toitering day after day under heavy
burdens and CALLING yokes when friend
stands near ready to ease our shoulders
and to tighten our footsteps? We
would not carry burthen twenty-foul
hours with such friend, not only will
irg but anxious and able to help us.
Dore has Ecver married, but he has
had his dream. In youth he loved {
beautiful woman who rejected him be-
cause of les concenances She became
the wife of South American who bru
tally malfreated her, and is now serving
term Of eight years in prison for at
tempting to kill her The artist having
dreamed his dream, collected his senses
attended to his business, grew rich anf
cynical, and now rejoices that his youth
ful attachment had no more serious con
seHuenees for him If he had married
her us life might have beeu failure