The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-26


Tie cost of the military to Pennsylva.
mia during the strike amounts to over
S800,000 @ Q,itea little sum.
The investigation ofthe OHIO P.niten.
tiary should be carefully made Rotten
ness is there, il only hunted out.
Deal gently with the erring play light.
" with the "0pen Winter" prophet.
just hold him against the business side
ofa buzzsaw and make no further fuss
about II.
Now the gold bug will crawl out Of his
crevice, lean up against the lamp post
and anxiously await each fuctuation in
the money market, watching for q chance
to howl in the ears OF passers by, ~ told
you So"
The intention OF the old Deacon was
good, but the way in which he worded
his notice was infelicitous. He said -
"Any members Of this congregation
who have left of wearing apparel will
please contribute the same to the poor !"
The Republicans are much distressed
over the lack of zeal displayed by Presi-
dent Hayes in the New Orleans Return.
ing Board case. He doesn't fire up worth
cent He has nothing to fear from the
revelations. The visiting statesmen &C.
cupy another position.
Haekensack Republican: A man was
earnestly looking in the bung hole Of q
wbiskey barrel ss If In search of some.
thing be could not find. "What are you
doing p asked bystander. "Why, I'm
seeking my reputation in the place ] los,
it," was the mournful reply.
The Paris Figaro discusses the question
as to whether men should offer the righ,
or the left arm TO ladies at balls and dinner
parties. Itdecides in favor of the right,
at least when offered by married men, and
considers that the left, being nearest the
heart, should be given only to their wives
Actual fact! A pious man was going
through the common one Sunday, anc
came upon some youngsters ssplayine
marbles "Boys!' he said. "Boys, dc
you know what day it is?" One of the
imps turned to q bystander with "Here
Can you tell this man what dsv it is, be
don't know."-Beston Transcript.
A passenger train on an Irish railway,
few days since, ran over an intoxica
ted fellow on the track. He was so in
sensible to the magnitude or his misfor.
tune as to remark to the guard. as be
looked at his own lacerated limbs
.Arrah, now. this is too bad--I didn',
naane TO stop the train
Marriage" says George Eliot, al
promotion" And this sort OF promo
tion makes some young men so proud
and stuck up that they won't do stroke
OF work ss long as their wives are able
to make shirts and take 10 washing to
keep them.
At recent Sunday school concert the
Superintendent was tslking about idols
when to ascertain whether the children
we're understanding what he was saying
he asked: "Children, what is an idol p
being lazy" was the loud and quick
response OF one Of the members of the
Juvenile class.
aJohn," remarked Portland paren
to his son, ..there's ten dollars coming
TO me to-day. and want you to try and
collect It." Yes, sir" responded John
and he asked, as he glided towards th,
door. .if the money is coming to yol
what's the use of me going after it,
81. John Torch.
L,w Wong.a Chinese murderer. recent
iy hanged in California, sent for "a clergy
man in order to have the Christian relig
ion explained to him, so that be nigh
decide whether II was better than his own
He listened attentively for two hours. bu
finally eaid that the matter was so compli
Gated that he couldn's hope tound-rstant
It fully in theshort time thst was left tt
him, and that therefore he would take tn,
risk With more familiar faith. -
4 The New York Express: The crema
ton ofihe body Of Mrs. Pitman, at Wash
ington. Pa, was an outrage. not alone OIL
humanity, but on common deeency. Tn
gaping crowd OF negroes and loaferl
cracked ,kes and uttered ribald tests a
tile body was consigned to the flames, an,
the husband and bis companions took ,b
whole affair with coolBess and indifference
Rationalisn and materialism msy g
very far. hst they should stop stthe bonn
dsvy effailiuGto pay respect to the dead