The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-15

his hands of the whole matter ? But con-
centrsted lJe even wouldn't cleanse those
hands. sffS. sfjS t'' -
Beecher and Talmage met on the cars
and examined each other in arithmetic.
Baecher broke down at nine times six
and Talmage at twelve times seven. 7,
Somebody in this country once liken-
ed General t4rant to the Sphinx. And
now he is going down to Egvpt's land
to see what kind Of thing Sphinx is
Hawk shooting forms quite business
IN Custer county, Col Sixty cents per
head is paid by the County Treasurer.
One man brought in sixty q few days
ago. = 7 e."
A Minnesota farmer stood beneath
hollow tree, ,Iall hollow, hollow, hollow,l
and cutit down. II contained twelve
live skunks, all hollow. hollow, hollow,
And the farmer ahollowed," too. 30
ssWho is your warmest friend 7' ask
ed The teacher. s.Mv mother" yelled
(sn6 of The boys 8 Your mother ?'-l
aYes, she warns me every day." The
teacher has given up her missionary
work.
Charles Sumner was not woman's
man. Story says of him: or all the
men ever, knew at his age, he. was the
least susceptible to the charms OF wo
man. Men be liked best and with them
be liked to talk.
The fChickaszw Indians are mostly
Methodistss but in the nation they sup.
port Presbvterian and Bap,ist churches
as we'll. TIE Creeks and Choctaws are
chiefly Baptist. The latter, having in ad-
dition To the various denominations,
goodIy sprinkling Of Roman Catholics.
. The population OF Richmond, Va,
MAS doubled since the war, and her man
ufactories now number s36l. The sales
in 1875 reached the sum Of S22,424 800,
her wheat and corn mills producing 81
$1,000 her forty .one tobacco factories
sl2,0SS,3 800, and her iron works S2.O32
7S0.
II shall die happy" said an expiring
husband TO his wife, who was weeping
most .duiifully at his bedside, s'if you
will promise not to marry that object o.
my unceasing jealousy. your cousin
John" "Make yourself quite easy, my
love-" said the expectant widow, Il an
engaged to bis brother Bill"
"Peter there Is time yet for turkey
II you can't cook it to-day, have it to
morrow. ! have changed my mind, ant
we will not. open any, earlier thsn usual
Beside You can hare double holiday
yon wish. We have much to he thank
fal for" And then he got in beside
sPanlfsnd drove away. e q ssRm
A wooden manufacturer says: sOl
wool is worth more than new for som
reasons, among which are the following
ait takes color much better, especial
where bright and fancy -cnlors are n
quired; it works better and wastes LEI
in carding and ii makes frmer cloth iha
can be made from the same sqaslity
new wool; if two or three years old, q
the better ssil tf3 gsf 4
Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens saws tn
when be entered Congress- in 1S4s, sol
OF the frst deep impressions made upt
his mind was by Rufus choate. He q
scribes Choate, at that time, as renaar
able looking man Of medium size, vi
raven locks, q striking black eye, q pi
lid cheek, bearing IS il folly charge
with HE subject, and his hand tremblir
as il with electricity.
The. Supreme Court OF Nevada, In
recent decision, decides point whi
has for ages been wrapped in harrowi
uncertainty. il says "A man may
guilty OF larceny II he takes anotf
mar's whisky, intending to drink
though Il is certain shst be will not bt
gamer, pecuniarily OF otherwise, by ,
transaction"
When the people OF New York, folio
ing the counsel Of some influential jo
nails, transact their affairs .'with gol'
there must be no checks "good throu
the Clearing House, Let New York
the beautiful example to her sister Sta
ef conducting het commercial trans
tiops with gold alone as the medium
exchange. Well all look on. n iiit
Adam Scott had boy who wa
great terror to him He prayed '
earnestly for him once in this wise:
Lord. haze mercy on Bob. Ye ken yc
self see be is wild Gallant, and thi
nae mair q committing sin than q I
does O. licking dish !; but put Thy b,
IN his nose and Thy bride in bis {
aad gar him rome back to Thee v
isrk that bell no forges the longest
he has to live.'
The c ,loneI Of a sub;lieutenant,
pick leave furlongh from India, he
that the young man was contempla
marriage, and forthwith teleRrap
~ lin at once" The youth handed
dispatch to his loved one. "Tm gil
che said, sthat the Colonel approx
vet, why such hurry, ] wonder"
she had then to explain TO the stt
s,b. that sj,in" meant, OF course
marry. In AS hours the Colonel g
telegram. .sOtders obeyed; we !
joined.n w
VIM Dooley, an amateur detectiv
search of two cattle thieves, found I
st church at White Sulphur, KY, wh
upon, pistol in hsnd,he informed pre-
ar and. congregation that they wer
under arrest While everybody loo
sstonisbed, he picked out bis men, ma
ed then out of the building at the
zle OF his weapon, and. turning on
step, shouted to the minister that
eodld 60 On With ths bsned itsion.