The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-16
Sepse and Nupsen's.e.

Serse ana Wnrsense.
Its good to be deaf when the slsnderer
b gins to talk.
Love drifts into hate more easily than
indifference into animosity.
"Thank God for His mercy cried the
deacon, when he saw that it was his neigh
boris house and not his own which was
on fire. r t
. A paper speaks of q horse that eats
meat. Harry says that be has never seen
a horse actually eat meat, but has seen
one running for stake.
1fyou have fast boy, and want to
keep him at home, put ten-pin ally and
two kegs oflager in the cellar, and tell
the other boys to ''come round"
20, woman! sweet delusion, honeyed
cheatr' exclaimed newspaper poet.
True; hut ah, who would not y-s
"Hug that sweet delusion to his breast
cheat or no cheat journal.
"Yer go'n to spend every cent what !
bring yer home fer striped stockings, an
ther amt nothing to eat in the house" is
what drunken man was telling bar.
ber's pole when policeman arrested him
the other day. 58
Bob lngersoll asked a preacher wheth
er the fatted calf was male or female
"Female," Of course, replied the preacher
"for l am now talking to the male,
which was considered an excellent sell or
the wicked Bob 1ne d
What a beautiful example Of simplici
ty in dress is shown some of the followers
of fashion by that domestic animal th,
cat, which rises in the morning, washe'
its face with its right hand, gives its tai
three jerks, and is ready dressed for tn
day!
| A Boston paper says: IA butterf,
was caught at the South End yesterday.
I. may be safe enough to catch a butterA
at the south end, but when you 60 to gral
O wasp you want to catch it at the north
easterly end, shifting westerly toward tn
ead.--NerristoWn Herald.
| He appeared to be almost gone. Roll
ling his eyes toward the partner OF his be
som he gasped: Bury me, meath th
weeping willow, and plant simple whit
rose above my head" "Oh, it's no use.
she snapped out! "Your nose woul
scorch the roots. He got well
! The Journal, of Rio Janeiro, says pos
lively that ammonia will cure yello,
fever The general treatment is the sam
as now pursued, but as soon as the pres
erce Of albumen is detected in the secre
tions, doses Of five grammes OF ammoni
in glass of water are given with aston
ishing results
4 A schoolboy being requested to write
composition upon the subject Of pin
produced the ollowing: "Pins are yer
useful. They have saved the lives of
great many men, women and children
in fact whole families" "How so
asked the puzzled teacher. The boy r,
|plied; "Why, by not swallowing them.
! Mr. Hayes, when a boy, was neve
known to crawl under the shady side of
circus tent. never got behind fence an
drank up half the milk his mother ser
him for, never dug out half the inside Of
warm loaf of bread on his way home frol
the bakers; in fact, he never did any
thing but be good.--Ne~ Fork Herald
"Does this razor 60 easyf' asked
!, barber of q victim who was writhin
under clumsy instrument, whose chie fr,
: commendation was a strong handle
l"Well," replied the poor fellow, ''ths
depends upon what you call the oper,
ton, II you are skinning me, it goe
tolerably easy, but il you're shaving,
goes rather hard"
A Western farmer, being obliged to Sc
q yoke of oxen to pay his hired man, tol
him he could not keep him any longe
; Why" said the man, "I'll stay and TAX
some OF your cows in place Of money.
"But what shall do," said the farme
"when my cows and oxen are all gone !?
"Why, you can then work for me, and q
, them hack.
Two young men, twins, OF Hart count,
, Ca, worked out their fathers debts,
J compliance with his death bed reques
! They we're thirteen years Of age whe
| they begin, and attained their msjorit
i before finishing. Although frequentl
, told that they were neither legally no
i morally bound to do so,they presisted III
/ til the last cent was paid. a
How women can manage to sit bolt n
r fright aud not change position, lookin
? neither to the right nor left, during sc
. mon iu church, passes the understanding
A man will sit on picket fence all Il
Afternoon to zee ball match, but put hi
in church-pew for three quarters Of {
hour and he will wabble all over the ses
= 1t can he said for the women that they {
!, not wabble Elmira Adoertiser.
d The short walking dress for ladies
g rapidly coming into use. Aside fro
It giving it's possessor an opportunity
, show a pretty foot without making
!, show oft, this sensible fashion has ty
Il other advantages. It gives ladies full u
o of both their hands while walking, al
e enables them to 60 home with decent
# clean underskirts--tw comforts that
a good many ofthem have not enjoyed f
n several years past
l. According to the Cearense Of Gear
e Brazil, the suffering from famine in th
= part of the empire continues unabate
The state of the population Of Aracaty
simply horrible. Over $4,000 perso
dying with hunger are there collecte
living in the greatest misery, aud it
J. feared that the death rate, which ne
D amounts to 60 or 70 persons per day, W
e increase with frightful rapidity. T
i famine has spread into the neighbori
,r province of Piauchy, and the starvi
e population are leaving the country
e large numbers.
!; An Arab Of Algiers, claiming to be
1t French subject, was lately imprison
? without sufficient cause in Tangi
!. Morocco. The Frence Consul, af
d procuring his release, demanded that
If Pasha in command ofthe district shoJ
a cal. at his house, with his whole suite a
g q troop of soldiers, and apologize for
" mans treatment. The Pasha refused
E I.,h,,;t tr tha humiliation Tho Hou