The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-05-15
Sepse and Nupsettse,

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Industry is the gift of tongues, and
makes a man understood and valued in
all countries and by all nations.
The worst education which teaches
self-denial is better than the best which
teaches everything else, and not that.
Four things are required in a wife
virtue "a her heart, modesty in her face,
gentleness on her lips and industry in
her hands.
A sure sign Of wasteful wife is her
lighting the f6nale by sticking it into
the bars, instead OF using match or :
little paper
One of the severest penalties to which
criminals in Holland were in ancient
times condemned, was to be deprived
of the use of salt.
Many persons complain that they can
not find words for their thoughts, when
the real trouble is that they cannot find
thoughts for their words. 1ut
What's the difference between the
lower part OF the legs and the late
eomet2 One's shin and bone, and the
others been and shone
Josh Billings says be knows people
who are so fond of argument that they
will stop and "dispute with a guide
board about the distance 10 the next
town"
A lazy fellow, falling a distance of
| fifty feet, and escaping with only q few
scratches, bystsnder remarked that he
was "too slow to fall fast enough to
hurt himselfE'
Those auburn-haired young ladies'
with noses suggestive Of cold morn
ling. ana who missed fire during the
leap year past. now sadly sing, ait may
be four years, and 1t may be forever.
When we are young we are ::slavishly
employed in procuring something where
by we may live comfortably when we
grow old and when we are old, we per-
ceive it is too late to live as we propos-
ed.
A preacher said, avery tub must
stand on it's own bottom" A sailor
jumped up, and said, "But, sir, suppose
1t has no bottom7' "Then it's no tut" /"
returned he, quickly, and went on with
the sermon.
81 shouldn't like to be an oarsman," "
said Jones "Why not?' asked Green.
because an oarsman has so many pull
backs" replied Jones; and then the two
youths shook hands, and went out to
buy something.
Il say. Paddy, that is the worst-look
ing horse you drive ever saw. Why
don't you fstten him up2" "Fat him
up. is itp Faix, the poor haste can
hardly carry the little mate that's on
him now," replied Psddy.
"A comnre.. "a g cnooLinspector ask
ed an Aberdeen Glass if any one could
tell him anything remarkable in the life
OF Moses. Boys: "Yes, sir; he was
the only man that broke all the COM
mandments at once"
At lecture in Western city learn
ed Professor made the remark that a
demonstration like that was worth
something" "Let's 60 out" said an
economical back-woodsman to his son
"they air gwine to take up collection" /"
FLATrERY AND LING There are two
sorts Of enemies inseparable from al
most all men, but altogether from men
of great fortunes-the flatterer and the
liar One strikes before; the other, be-
hind; both insensibly, both dangerously.
The following is q copy Of note
sent to the clerk of parish not hun
dred miles from London: "Mister, my
wief is ded, and wants to be berrid to.
morror at wonnor clock. You knows
where to dig it, close by my other wief;
but let it be Dip" '
The man who invented the Gatlin gun
has now brought out still better thing.
1t is u cannon which shoots off .000
balls per minnie, and the faster sol.
dier lodges the more times he will be
bit and knocked into the middle Of next
week.
Toll-gates in England are to have five
years more grace. when they are to be
abolished, and the roads kept in order
partly by small local rates out of the
funds of respective counties, but chiefly
out of the public treasury Of the Ma.
ton. 'a
A man of genius never seeks applause
while the little minded of those who
have but small portion Of intellect
try by their vanity and conceited boast
ings to build upon the mental resources
of others their own fame and reputation
However, it is for the best, for they
soon fall to their proper leyel-once
they reach it, they never rise.
Give no entertainment to the begin
nings, the first emotions and secre'
whisperings of the spirit Of impurity
For if you totally suppress it, it dies
if you permit the furnace to breathe th'
smoke and fame of any vent, it viii
rage to the consumption of the whole
The cockatrice is soonest crushed il
The shell, but If it grows it turns to ,
serpent, and dragon, and q devil.
7 BLusHING.- Nothing can be more alb
surd than the idea that "looking guilty
proves guilty. An honest man charged
with crime is much more likely to blusl
at the accusation than the real offender
who is generally prepared for the event
and has bis face "ready made" Tn
very thought Of being suspected Of any
thing criminal will bring the blood 4
an innocent mans cheek nine times ou
! Of ten.
Almost all men are over anxious. NJ
sooner do they enter the world, tha
they lose that taste for natural and sim
pie pleasures 80 remarkable in earl
life. Every hour do they ask them
selves what progress they have made i
the pursuit of wealth or honor; and o
they 90 as their fathers went befor
them, till, weary and sick at heart, the
j look back with sigh Of regret to th
golden times of their childhood.
Gentlemen, / can't lie about th
! horse. He is blind In one eye," sal
s the auctioneer. The horse was 500