The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-08-20
Sense and snougt,,se.


Hydrophobia has been artifcially pro-
duced in dogs which had never been Bit
ten or otherwise inoculated by any rabld
animal.
Senator Bruce Of Mississippi, will set
tie near Cleveland, Ohio, when his Sena
torial term expires. He has purchased
. farm there.
At recent dinner OF shoemakers the
following toast was given: "May we
have all the women In the country to
shoe, and all the men to boot"
There are over $4,000 Touring mills
to the United States, giving employ ment
% $4,000 men. These mills turn out an.
|nually 50, ,000, 600 barrels OF four.
MI dear sfriend. az strange - II may
seem to WI, mankind had rather see yu
fail than succeed, bekause they had rath-
er pity than admire. Josh Billings.
"Dear me,' said good old lady who
was unable to keep up with her work, 81
shall be glad when I get into eternity, so
as to have plenty of time for everything
There were 81 failures in New York in
July with aggregate liabilities Of $5. 73S.
Ill. an increase over June in the mum.
bei Of failures and amount of liabilities
The Pope has offered the position Of
Papal Secretary OF State, made vacant
oy the death of Cardinal Franchi to Car
dinal Mertel. 1t is probable that he will
aecept.
"Look out, Miss, your lids coming
off," said, kind-hearted San Francisco
boy to. young woman, who having al
uncommon big mouth opened it to smil
at friend in the street.
Another drug clerk, whose proper
sphere is the corn6eld, has turned up
This time he is found iE Oak Grove
Missouri He issued strychnine in plac
'of santanine to two small children. ant
death almost instantly ensued.
i In Great Britain there is an ordained
minister for every 673 inhabitants. Ii
this country 700 is about the number 0
people to each preacher. China woul,
require more than 400, 600 missionarie
TO stock it in the same proportion.
"The sun rises in the east" explaine
the teacher. "Yes, an there's suthin
rises in the west, too," chimed in one Q
the smaller boys. swell, what is it 2
asked the schoolma'am. "Injuns
shouted the urchin.-G Chicago Joarna
| Mehemed Ruchdi, the new Grand v
zier, is SO. He is military man, an
has several times flled the same office
also that of Minister Of War. His nicl
name is Muterdjim (translator,) froI
his having translated several French mi
itary works into Turkish.
"What would you call model Sunda
,lSchool:" asked Superintendent of
maleontent pupil. who had threatened
.lleaye. "Well, one where they pa:
around apple pie every Sunday and don
!. have no lessons to learn. That's Il
hairpin of school for me p
81 A Chicago lawyer, in recent plead
e clared that he owned land in the countl
which he would willingly convey to an
s person who would undertake to pay tt
e taxes on it. And the Times says pro-
b erty in Chicago is nearly coniscated b
. the taxation heaped upon it.
Cherry rum refuse thrown into Il
yard by Bangor woman was eaten /
= turkeys that apparently died from the G
J, , fects. After being plucked they we
! thrown into heap on the grass. On Il
next morning they were found walkir
! around the yard in undress
: The capers of team of mules hitcbt
= to harvesting machine, near ST. Loui
: saved the lives of ave men who had t
ken shelter from thunder storm und
"a tree. The mules began to kick, ar
the men, going to quiet them, escaped
thunderbolt that shivered the tree.
al An Ohioan has invented coffin to
!, pedo, to discourage the grave-robhir
: fraternity. 1t is fastened by small chail
: to the arms of the corpse, and as 500
: as any one undertakes to move the boz
2 il explodes, scattering q tormidat
+ charge of buckshot and bullets.
el A Chicago chap advertises for sever
Is steady girls to help on pantaloons. Al
y an envious scribe says that fellow wi
q can't help on his own pantaloons oug
,e to be ashamed to ask girls to DO it. Th
rt is like the signs along the Bowery !:
I, WANTED, Girls to Strip in Tobac
sr Factory"
n A French woman was lately watchil
D. COW feeding by the roadside. She Ii
round her body the rope attached to t
beast. A horse coming along the ro
at sharp trot terrified the COW, viii
v started at a gallop, dragging the po
:. woman over fields and bitches, and final
le killing her.
Ie Tue other day, as two newly arriv
VI MicRs were walking up Kearney street
is pavement trap door opened and a CT
a nese store-porter emerged. "Be gorra
q said one of the Paddles, ''if the haythe
l. haven't got tunnel clane through fro
le Chinee, bad luck to them !-San Fra
rs cisco News Letter.
ar "Why don't you put on clean shirt
said swell the other night to CO
g. panion, ssthen the girls will smile on y
at as they do on me-" Everybody ca
at afford to wear clean shirt every day
you can," was the reply. "Why not
asked white collar. eBecause," 8.
soiled collar, "everybody's mother is
&c washerwoman."
- When one has friend it is not wi
y to try experiments upon him. Busin.
- - partners who are profoundly attach
~ !, usually begin to quarrel when they col
J. " to visiting terms and to reciprocity
le hearthside hospitality. There is evel
a. sense in which friends, like relations,
~ - better apart.-London World.
N A Nevada judge during trial ask
no "Mr. Witness, what was the conside
or iton paid for certain deed ?" The '
er ness replied, at is none of your bu
ness, Judge, whether it Was 81 or S5(
it is just as good in law any way; do
~ think I'm green because / came from
A country I've been in court before"
he Admiral Areas, commanding the R
to sian feet in the Black Sea, in his insp
al ton of one of his vessels, found a tea
in that had a thick coating of rust He
i'm dered that it be preserved in the Muse