The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-23
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Sfrse ana cWnusense.
Let not the stream Of your life always
be q murmuring stream. -
When the sun OF virtue is set the blusl
OF shame is the twilight. When that dies
all is night.
+ The Norristown Herald insists that nc
man likes to hold a girl baby in his arms
until she Is seventeen years old. 9.5
Grapple with opportunity. and as you
cant tell when opportunity will come
have your grappling-irops always ready
Good temperis asunny day, 1t sheds $
brightness over everything; it is the
sWeeteneroftoil and soother of disqui.
ct. 5 -. -
Aclergyman says: "a young woman
died in my neighborhood yesterday, while
| was preachingin a beastly state OF In.
toxication.'i ltl,s aEa 5.se ..sssa
An lrishman who stood near the third
base watching a game OF base. ball wa;
sent to grass by foul which bit him un
der the fifth rib. "Afowl, wuz it2 Bs
gorra ! thought it wuz a mule" tai
A married man in Newburg has inven
ted an Indian rubber rolling pin that will
roll out the dough very evenly and ye'
bend to the head when it strikes.
Young girls do not understand th,
witchery OF brighteyes and rosy lips
Fr. Don't theyS Well, now 90 ahead
and tell us a duck don't know how te
swim. a
l, Wepass through this world but once
ANY good thing, therefore, that we car
do, or any kindness we can show to oul
fellow.beings, let US do it,now. Let us
not defer or neglect it, for we shall no
passthts way again. s1t s7a.... s,a
Conscience isa clock. which in one
man strikes aloud and gives warning, in
another the hand points silently to ths
figure but strikes not; meantime, hours
pass away, and death hastens, and aftel
death comes judgement. 4 10 ,tlo-
80, Lord, bless the President" prayed
q clergyman and Postmaster in Ohio;
Eve believe in R. B. Hayes-his head
his heart, his conscience, his courage
his principles, and his policy. And, @
Lord, we believe that you believe in him
and his policy, and endorse them"
Bogardus, the American champion
who recently beat Pennell, the well
known English shot, is going to have 9
match, with Aubrey Coventry at .Brigh
ton, England, in August, They are to
shoot at fifty birds each from FIVE traps
for f5OO side, with power to increase
the stakes to f1000 a side by mutual
consent.
A copy of the great Mentz Bible, prin-
ted by Gutenberg in 1455. and the first
book ever printed from movable types,
has been recently sold at auction, in
Paris, sor f2000. It is printed on vel
inm, but is not quite perfect, one leaf
and several scattered portions being re-
stored in fac smile by M. Pillinski AT
the celebrated Perkins sale, in 1873, q
copy OF the same work realized the
enormous sum Of f3400.
Mormonism has not declined, as was
anticipated when Brigham Young depart.
ed this life; on the contrary it seems to
be growing vigorously, though the acces-
sions to its membership are almost entire.
ly from foreign lands. The Scandinavi-
ans, English and Welsh furnish the great.
est proportion Of the recruits, 600 per
sons of those nativities having recently
started for Salt Lake City. t5ds 8
Il A pair Of very chubby legs,
Bnoased in scarlet hose; N5sa 90
A pair Of little stubby boots,
Weth rather doubtful toes; = I. 6
A little kilt, little coat, = - :
Cut - mother can-
And lol before as strides in state
The futures asoming man." 4e i
Mollie Mccarthy is her name, and
why she was called by that name was
this: Away up in the gold regions Of
Nevada Colonel Winters had q warm
and devoted friend in the person Of Col
onel McC Carthy, and he has q daughter,
Miss Mollie, who is said to be. the most
beautiful and accomplished young lady
in call Nevada" and it was in honor Of
this belle Of the gold regions that the
celebrated little mare was called. =
There are thirty eight chances upon
two dice. 1t is an even chance that yon
throw s. Itis IS to against throwing
any particular doublets, and 6 to /
against throwing any doublets. 1t is II
to l against throwing any desired num-
bers. 1t is 4 to 9 against throwing a
single number with either of the dice,
so as to bit blot or enter. Against the
amount with two. dice the chances against
I, 8 and 8, are to l.; against 10, is II
to Il; against IL, II to l, and against
skies, is 35 to 1. sEfje el I'e -aa
Little John is visiting his grand father.
This is an extract from a letter to his
mother: "Potaterbugs is plenty, an l
enjoy 'em very much cause they makes
gran'father swear an every time he biles
over he spills his false teeth, an he al,
ways forgets where he spills 'em an be
hires US to roust 'em cut. So yer see
huntin's good here. He pays US in pigs,
an fore the sesin's over think lie have
enuf to start swine shop. Tell Sam
Jenkins, cause it'll make, him hoppin
nsad to know ime hevin' such binan.
zer." &c.. ...,
We saw Alexander Stephens on the
cars the other day. We thought it was
somebody's overcoat thrown in the only
unoccupied seat in the coach, and, pick
ing 1t up, we started to throw it across
the back of the seat, when It began to
kick and swear. We dropped it. and as
it hit the floor voice said: s4'm Alex
ander Stephens, SIR" He is as thin as a
June shad, weighs. about thirty pounds,
and sitting sideways it will take about
six such as he is to gil q Car seat
Concord IN. G. !. SGn. fsa,f
William Penn and Thomas Story, trav.
cling together in Virginia. being caught
in shower Of rain, unceremoniously
sheltered themselves from it in q tobac-
co warehouse, the owner OF which, hap
pening to be in, thus accosted them =
"You have great deal Of impudence to
trespass on my premises-you enter
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