The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-24
W00DsFELD COUNTY OHIO TUESDAY DECEMBER
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The Princess Louise carries email,
cane when she walks in Ottawa.
Rampagious small boys stoning the
telegraph wires cost England $5o, 900 last
year.
Josh Billings says: "The world all
praize the philosophers, but toss their
pennies into the cap of monkeys"
A passionate man should be regarded
with the same caution as a loaded blum
derbuss. which may accidentally 60 of
and do US an injury. 3
Rheumatism is. frequently the, result
of an. overdose Of moisture; in other
words; to be caught out in . pouring
rain often insures 4 roaring pain, ~
To enjoy life you should be little
miserable occasionally. Trouble, like
cay enne, is not very agreeable in itself,
but it gives great zestto other things.
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Aunt Prudence, in the Pulaski Demo
cras, saws: There is not particle of
satisfaction in telling man he is liar;
for If he is he knows it, and il he isn't
vino does the lying2
clasped her tiny hani in mine; /
vowed to shield her from the wind, and
| from tie worlds cold storms, She set
her besuteous eye on me, and with her
little lips, said she, IAN umbrella will do
as WELL"
A Scotch parson, said recently some
what sarcastically OF topper that he put
an enemy into bis mouth to steal away
his brains, but that the enemy, after
thorough and protrscted search, returned
withoutany. T -
There was period Of over one thou
sand years in, the history of the world
when doors had no keyhcles. and a citi-
zen could be seen feeling all over the
door without exciting the least suspicion
against his social standing.
The following is copy of an adver-
tisemeut in New Jersey journal: "To
be sold. one hundred and thirty suits in
law. the property OF an eminent lawyer
about to retire from business. Note.
The clients are rich aud obstinate.
England to Afghanistan: "Blast we,
be friendly, what's the use 2 Be friendly
or III lick We into good humor and frater-
nity," ("Tae maintenance Of Afghanis-
tan as friendly power has at all
times been All object of the British poll
cy."- Lord Cra,cford's dispatch.
Speaking of dull times, wicked
Mobile man saws that few weeks ago q
stranger arrived there and bought bale
OF cotton, and pleasant rumor was at
once started that the cotton buyer had ar
rived, but it only proved to be a ST. Louis
man with the ear.ache.
| A correspondent at Constantinople
says: It is said that domiciliary visits
are paid to- The houses of the late Minis
Iterssa The heir presumptive and the
fSult6n' s brother and cousin are strongly
guarded. The streets are strongly pat
rolled. The Sultan is much alarmed. Z
The young man had been giving his
views about every thing to every body
for an uncomfortable halt hour, when the
old man said, with nice courtesy. 81 beg
your pardon. sir, but if you begin teach.
ing every body at eighteen, when do you
intend to begin learning any thing
Professional pomposity is we'll taken
off in the following anecdote: Doctor
docking learned, and speaking slowly
Well, mariner, which tooth do you want
extracted ? Is il mnlar or incisor 7
Jack (short and sharp 1T is in the up
per tier. on the larboard side. Bear a
hand, you swab. for it is nipping my
jaws like lobster.
Susan King, Of Harlem, New York,
recently saw in country paper the fol-
lowing advertisement: "HOw to get
rich--A rare secret--Send twenty five
cente to George Fullerton, Box Alb. Polt.
land, Maine" Prompted by curiosity,
she forwarded the money, and received
the following reply: "Work like the
deviland never spend cent?" 9f
A barber in Paris raised the price of
shaving when the Exposition opened.
On the day of closing, permanent
patron expressed The hope that be would
again fall TO ante. Exposition charges.
FL should like to" said the barber, "but
since the distribution of prizes there are
so many long faces that really can not
afford to do So" ...
A stranger IN Montreal, being impor
tuned bv backman, took carriage and
bade the driver haste toa police station,
where he had business. The man entered
the building and remained 50 long that
the cabman followed him to make inqui-
ries. He was pleased TO discover that
his charterer had just obtained nights
lodging as yagrant.. {.
Rev. Joseph Cook thus explains why
a boy climbs tree 10 steal apples: "The
apples are the objective natural motive,
the boys appetite is the subjective natu
raj motive, his intention is bis moral mo-
tive" And to think that for hundreds
and thousands of years boys have gone
on stealing apples and getting spanked
for it just because they didn't know
| this. M
I've tried the best
In East and West,
1'velunched meath tropic sun,
- I've tasted all
| The fruits that fall,
And like them every one;
Rut North or South .e