The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-07
Tsesday. January =. 1879.
Sepse and snapsense,

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II women are really angels, why
don't they fly over fence instead Of ma.
king such q fearfully awkward job of
climbing2
Whenever you cnm akrost man who
yiisuusts evarybndiy, you have found
one whom ], js sa'e for everybody 10
distrust--Jish Biltings. Ill XIII
"A man and 0 lion met one night gs.t,
But they'll never met again, ...
Fer the man ran away with all his might.
And the lion with ALL his name.
IA. J. Frants.
The p.a.rut crop of. Tennessee this
year is estimated al $4,000. .0c0 bushels
We print this item for the encouragement
.of the circus profession and railroad ex
'cursion agents. 81 -
The public authorities OF some OF til,
.EastetS States and cities ought TO be ad
inonished tliat u 'is bad inanners-ant
tlishonest as well-in them TO unload lheil
lpaupersih Ohio. nY6 i
Arrangements have been made for pla
cling four hundred miles Of mail service
on newly CONSTRUCTED railroads. The
whole amount of service ordered on new
roads since the first Of July is l,6l2 miles
The saul may he compared 10 field
ofhst,les. where the armies are ready al
every moment to encounter Not a sin
gle vice hut has more powerful oppo
nent,, and not one virtue hut may be
overborne by combination ofyices,
A Justice If the Peace at New Hart
ford married couple the other dav. and
the groom asked him his terms after the
knot was tied. "Well," said the Justice,
the eide allows me two dollars" "Then
said The yonng man, "here's dollar !;
that will make YOU three.
The wise man on going TO bed on a
Geld night ,plunges bis feet to the bottom
and has but one spot 10 warm. The
foolish man draw his knees upto his chin
and extends his fee, gradually, feeling oil
night as II be had taken contract to melt
down the corner OF an iceberg.-Ctncin.
natl CommerciLl
"what news to.day7' said a merchant
TO his friend. lately "What news p re.
sponded the olLer. "Nothine, only
things grow better--people are getting
on their legsS' said the first. 81 don't
ace how you can make that out !" why,
yes,''' replied the other; 'folks that used
to ride are obliged to walk now; is not
that getting ON their legs again.
ABarIin correspondent says that Bis
marck's defeat in the rejection Of the pro.
posed tobacco monopoly has created
great surprise. The rejection of the
scheme does not amount to Parliament
tarv defeat, hut Bismarck is so accustom-
ed to have his own way that it is believed
he will not rest content with this initial
overthrow Of the project.
An art critic, going into gallery in 8
state OF mild inebriation, TO. cri,icise
some pictures. sees himself in a glass,
and. taking out his note book, writes az
follows:, "First room, head of drunk
ard. no signatures has q great deal o.
character; red nose remarkably truthful
Must I've portrait from lite; think I've
seen that face somewhere. Jour
aal. - -
The little falks wanted the head of the
family to spend the evening with them
Father aid he thought OF attending O
meeting Various measures were dis
eussed for keeping father at home, wher
Tommy, aged five, addressed his brother
aged seven, as follows: "I'll tell yor
what we'll do Well put sign on tht
font door, No admittapce to 60 out
OF this house nights - Ospego Times
"A Young bride, momenlarily expect
Ing the return Of her husband, was han
ded ielegrsphic dispatch, which SC
excited her. that, without having strengi
10 hreak the envelope. she tainted away
Upon recovering she found her husband
seated beside her. "Oh- Alick " wer'
her first words. Il thought YOU had ial
iendown and cut yeur throat with on,
~ those horrid standing collars. Ar
drcso's Bosor. ssl 'iftpst# e
A cat that kills rattlesnakes is owned
hv Charlie. B,ker. Granger, who is re
claiming desert land on the Gila, oppo
site Mohawk. 8 The eat watches them un
tilthey uncoil and start to glide of, thel
jnmps and catches them by the hack 0
the neck. chewing the verteb,a till tn
snakes are dead, and with bis claws tear
ing loose any coils that may he throw
around his hodv. He has already kille(
several.--Ar,zona Sentinel. nF
call myself tramp, for the reason
that have had no home for very man,
years Not since left Oregon. wa
d lawyer there, and administered the las
for Jour years With that exception
have heen aroamer Yes. the four } ear
when admiusicred the law was th
Ipngest time Lived anywhere was
Judge, and had copy of Blackston'
and two six shooters. NY administra
lion was very ful-JoJq,an MI
Ter, :.
The pastor had called, and with Mrs
Smith was having very edifying talk
when all Of a sudden a strange noise in
terrupted them. Saws Mr. Venable
..Whv, Mrs Smith do you keep a goat
They are 'verv useful as well as aocil
animals. have often" There's nj
knowing 70 Whist length the old gentle
, inan-waul1 i,as eeone if Mrs. s. had no
interrupted With The information that sh
did not keep goat What he hear
was her daughter frscticiRg the scale
lf8iheres is anything in medical scicnc
and we freely concede that there is-
there are sIiher maladies besides yellow
.frspt that ,son2ht to be investigated
Diphtheria is terrible and fatal scoures
md. SqaalIv with yellow fever, it defe
medical skill. 1t is probable that tt
one disease has carried off ss many pei
stons- as The, other during the past 81
yman.hs. Why should otC.meifss trc
vide for the appointment Of a Diphtheri
Commission ?se.l Flab-e5s as slt
- TIE correspondents ACCOMPANYING tt
English column that is moving into A
ghsnis,an are writing hack about giape
sI,at ~ io, <var than uo1nnfc That