The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-02
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Women do not read they listen with
the eye. eansr u gs
Friendship between women is only q
suspension Of hostilities. 9lft sn, i7a
A woman need not always recall her
age, but she should never forgetit. na s.
Ittakes as much wit not to displease d
woman as it takes little to please her. .
/. In matters Of the ,heartit is usually the
fear of insolvency that leads to bank,
ruptey. ~ g. 4sad .g,s .,4s
1t is surprising how near age, brings 2
woman to death and how little it prepares
her for it.. .. te., 80. ~ z.l...+a
Vests are to be worn by the ladies, says
Harper Bazar Pull down your vests,
girls. s.---BoStoa Post. .aa9
A Hopeful minister says that he has nc
doubt that thetime will come when the
members of a church choir will behave as
we'll as otherfolk ~ a,e1t2-3 .37ifl,
"Would you like to have some candy
grandma ?"4"Yes, my boy; where is itT
ItWhy, you will buy me ten cents worth
I will give you half" - = 81" 9s -
A boston writer, in alluding to the mu
sical taste Of the Hub, says: "Our ear:
have been cultivated until they overshad
low our other organs =. - s....,
Francis Murphy, the temperance re
former, gets S9OO aweek, or Sl50 a night
Hammond, the revivalis,, receives 5000 ,
week. 1t pays to be good. 4 al, ~.
Charitable lady-"Poor man! If i
were possible to procure work, yhatsitu
alton would suit you. best?" Tramp
Ladies' companion, mum. srr.fx 4
A negro teamsterin Nashville declare
that iie must either give up driving mule
or withdraw from the church, the tw,
positions being incompatible.1t.9 ainEe
''Do you see any grapes, Bobf" "Yes
but there is dogs" "Big dogs Bob?'
Yes, very Big" "Then come along
these grapes are not ours, you know"
A Schenectady clergyman isdeliverin!
sermons on s'Heaven y" 1t has seemed
to us for some time that something ough
10 be said on that side IF the subject.-l
Buffalo Espress '5ia'i ~ : 7hss91
A sad capitalist invaded the Hawkey
office the other day to make the rernar
that the new silver dollar was "too heav
for quot, and not heavy enough for
hitching weight. ~ .sl'r . { ,..'.l !. ~ I.
| .a There are eight thousand and sixty
four distinct languages, and yet the ma
who smashes his nose on the edge OF
door, in the dark, finds. difficulty in ez
pressing himself :.
Waiting having been pronounced i,
furious to the, health, by some of tt
doctors, it will not be long before all tt
young ladies will refuse to move a. slippt
lin any. other kind of dance 3.
II there is any thing we admire, 1t
cleanliness, Mrs. B,zum puts brow
striped paper on her walls, and has colo
ed table cloths, "because, you see, the
don't show dirt easy" "2.,A@ R'a,iFfaet Z
Woman consumes thirty six buttons 0
her single pair Of kid gloves, where's
man buttons his suspenders with q shil
gle nail. And yet folks will ask, "Buttor
batton-who' 8 got the button ?"" e. '''9
l. In the species with which we are be
acquainted-namely, our own-la am ia
says a writer, evenas an observer of hl
man life, from thinking that youth is Il
happiestseason, much less athe only hal
ipy one. .ylFa,G.
The wise man makes equity and ju
tice the basis of all his conduct, the rig
forms the rule of his behavior, deferen,
and modesty mark his exterior sinceri,
. and fidelity serve him for accomplish
ments. ~ "a fSi5.e,fI ~ a4GlI es .aggal
: & Teacher With Reading Class.ABo
freadiDg )-"And as she sailed down I'll
l-fiver-sT Teacher -"W hy are ships calle
she p Boy precoeiously alive to I'll
responsibilities of his sex-"Becau.
lthey need men TO manage them "ge9
The bonvict choir at Auburn prison
a remarkable musical organization. II
organist is sentenced for grand larcen
the first.yiolin, the first tenor and doub
bass are murders, the second tenor, bass
! and sopranos are all burglars, and Il
professor is forger. IS, ss.. 10, 4
Up inthe loft the old man kept keg
!, the very best The carpenter who BIS
|. been working on the first floor was four
in the loft and he tried to fool the o
: gent by saving that be, "a had 'just con
|, up to measure a rafter"a The old MI
simply winked and said, 81 think you rs
! ter my measure" u .Bs u 55Es;
I The Chinese play game called tan, $
o which small buttons are thrown from
: box,cl like dice, and the PLAYERS que
whether the number is odd or eve
1 Wong All Lee was caught, In San Fra
4 cisco using box that had aslot to hold
u baton, with spring so arranged as
n drop or retain it at will His compa
ions cut off his cue. .se -..y...,-.. .-.
y A Danbury man recently went to see
II friend in an insane retreat. He stood
u moment before fine looking man be b
II seen before at the institution, and
o Iquired his name, "Julius Caesar, sir
said the lunatic. "Why, you were Ale
: ander when was here before, were y
It not9" ';Oh, why yes, but that was by
n former wife, said the crazy man, not
d all disconcerted. z;,,3, ... n /.
y l The first step backwards froth
d march to forced resumption was the ps
sage ofthe silver bill which widened t
specie basis. That measure, which t
l. money power prophesied. would low
e the national credit and bring disaster, hi
e on the contrary, advanced the pub
n credit, ,reduced the market price Of go
3 and has given q affecting of relief to, t
e vast industries of the country, now
d sorely pressed, ,5i ag ,i...,.g
3. A clergyman id one Of the Huds
q River towns united a German couple
1t marriage When the knot was tied, {
is bridegroom said :s"Dominie, I've got
g, monish, but I'll send you leetle pi.
1t was done. and the circumstance v
st forgotten by the clergyman. Two yes
II, afterward he met the German in anotf
il town, for the first time since the, M
10 riage ceremony was performed. ts.I
Is minie," said the German" you rene
hers Won married me. ana I paya y