The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-05-21

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sible to mistake it Madame de Stale. som
Glycerine is said to be one OF .he,, best
lubricants for machinery, especially when
exposed to the air and changes of tem-
perature. @ 52at 70 .aaass3 81
tits the mind that makes the body rich,
and as the sun breaks through the dark
est cloud, so honor appears in the mean
est habit. t.-Shakespeare, Dos glas.f
There are nearly 100000 Republicans
in Kentucky, and only five Republicans
newspapers are printed in the State. The
Democrats have 135 papers,
cousin" pleaded little Hattie. turn
ing over the leaves of his album, s'show
me your girls picture. (Which one
dear p responded the wretch. ,,--....1
Prefer sense to wit; never study to be
diverting without being useful let no jest
intrude upon good manners, nor say any
thing that may offend modesty. ge si
Before man delibrtely makes up his
mind tew be raskal he shood examine
hisself clussly tew, ascertane ef he aint
better constitooted fur phool.--Josh
Billings. 'ana dig1i sfl hsa -
Whena parent finds his boy reading
dime enovels and "boys'papers," it is not
a bad idea to search his pockets for a pis-
tol. Usually he will find one.-Biag-
hamton Leader. 20 i4safef
"Slowtown !" shouted the brakeman, as
the train slowed up to the station. "Five
years for refreshment" yelled a passen.
ger, who said his son had grown up since
the train started. ~ --'''' '.''' .
If all men would bring their misfor-
tunes together in one place, most would
be glad to take his home again rather
than to take proportion out Of the com
mon stock.--Solon. ...s.,s,,4 ,..,s a,a,
Somebody estimates that every man
who lives to be sixty years old has spent
seven months buttoning his shirt collar.
Thirty years more should be added for
hunting up the collar button. du has
A somewhat extraordinary monstrosl-
ty is reported from town in.Vermont. A
child has been born there and is still liy-
lug, that has four eyes, two in the front
and two In the back the head. 80 hr
1t is estimated that the war in Europe
would have to last 32S years in order to
giveevery American sutler who served in
our late war just one chance to sell dried
peaches three for dollar.-Hawkeye-
Dan Rice says he can get along with q
cross wife, fault-fnding mother in law,
or bowling dog better than with the old
lady from the country who tries to pass
her husband in as ''under twelve years of
sge." Va ~, .'r''e sn II IS
ssDoes your sister Annie ever say any
thing about me, sissy ?" asked an anxious
lover OF a little girl. EYES," was the re-
ply, .she said if you had rockers on your
shoes they'd make nice cradle for my
DOLL" - u = 'i's'
Drains should be cleared of waste mat
ter, such as leaves, and other trash that
will interfere with the flow of water, In
digging open drains, the earth should be
thrown out upon the side opposite to that
from which the surface water comes.
Twelve years ago thief hired d, horse
at livery stable in Matick, Mass, and
the owner did not see either the man or
the beast again until recently, when they
entered the village. They looked Older,
but were recognizab Bile. The thief claim
ed that he was on bis way to return the
horse, but his explanation was not accep-
ted. veg cadI .qassl 5af Ia a4iga
When negro man goes TO the theater
for the first time nothiug surprises him
more than the wonderful rapidity with
which an actor writes q letter, unless. II
may be the suddenness with which the re.
ceiver ascertains its scontents. Il One glance
and he absorbs 1t all, and clasps his fore.
head with his left ahand.-Dramatic
Ne,cs. So t'e3 isasaaaama xe
Clover as green crop Is our best fertil.
izer, meilowing and enriching the land
largely and we'll down, and at the same
time growing profitable crops. But it
takes time. For land that requires i'm.
mediate enrichmentthe is nothing equal
to the pea,a rank grower, shading the
ground, and thus favoring moisture and
mellowness. r'o1i Aai5!;ass q
PIT. Barnum says: II tell you as q
Snowman, you can't make animals drink
whisky. They know better" TheNor.
ristown Herald says the Snowman is mis-.
taken, We once heard woman call out
ofa second story window to an object
thathad for nearly an hour been trying in
vain to unlock the front door, "Drunk
again, you old hog, ARE you ?" s ia @ ?
A Pennsylvania paper alludes to the
razor as "an invention" This is mis-.
take. The razor was never invented. The
razor always existed. tits spoken Of in
the very earliest times. The "Zend Ayes
ia" tells of razors in India tens ofthous
ands of years ago, or thereabouts, and in
Isaiah, vii, 20, we read, "In the same day
shall the Lord shave, with razor that il
hired. . 5. the head and the hair ol
the feet" BIO ds!r ,asiF.5gg. i5s
Henry TyloHthe author of "Philip Var
Artevelde," told story of girl who had
been brought mp for the purpose of being
eaten on the day her masters son wa!
msrried or attained certain age. Sht
| was proud of being the plat for the occa-
sion, for when she was accosted by q mis-
sionary women who wantedto convert he
to Christianity and withdraw her from he
fate, she said she had no object to b
Christian, but she must stay to be eaten
that,she had been fattened for the purpos
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