The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-24
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
Tuesday. June a. 1879.
Stuse and Mopsense.

/, bis "untootered mind"
A Northern tohaccunist has manufac-
tured what he calls the bob lngersoll
cigar" 1t burns well al end.
A Young man who has receLt'y taken
wife saws he did n, find it halt so hard
to get married as he uii to ge> the furni-
turc,
Our obedience mnst begin ny ge ting
ready for snytLing G d rqnires OF us !:
We must 60 On learning till the call
comes"
Man is gudoeon-woman is the line ;
her smile, the q 'at; her kiss, the pait
Love l. the hook. Aud marriage Is the
frying pan.
81. does not m after whether you preach
in Wet Minister Abbey, or teach a rag
ged class, 30 YOU he faithful. The faitL-
fulness n all"
There il railroad in Peru which cost
$50 GOO 600, on which only one train
week is run, and that som times has but
one passenger.
his one OF the physiological myster-
les why . boys hands will blister so
mnch sooner on hoe handle tlan they
will on base ball bat.
Beware of little things. A eoas col
lar with one single little hair on its sur
face viii cause more trouble tan ten
dollar switch anywhere else.
What an argument in favor OF social
connect ons is the observation, that by
communicating our griefs we have less,
and by communicating our pleasures We
have more.
A correspondent IN W t'rbsrough s
c., describing ne cyclone there, cit.d, %
remarkable occurrence, that "a shsep
was found living in the road with every
particle OF wool ken from it as cleanly
as raz ,r could have done it.
The wise old Iowa farmer, the keen OBJ
server of many seasons, is cred ID with
the shrewd saying that in this st to "a
dry season always frightens people, but it
is q VI, sne that starves them"
Lord Nelson once said; owe all my
success in life t, having been always
quarter OF an hour before nv time. !"
.Every moment lost" said Napoleon,
"gives an opportuni y for misfortune
.sFatler," said cnbhler's lad, as he
was pegging away at an old shoe, "they
say that trout bite good now "Well,
weli,r replied the old gentleman; "v0u
stick tn your work and they won't bite
YOU"
An honest Hibernian, in recommend
ing COW, said she would give milk
year after year wt,out having calves
uBecause, said he, .sit runs in the brade :
for she came OF COW tlat never had a
calf"
$50 you are going to keep school, "
said a Young lady t. an old maiden aunt.
swell, Tor my part. sooner than that l
would marry a widower with nine. chill
dren." II would prefer that myself, but
where is the widower 2"
Itis all verv well to talk about econo-
my, but the difficu ty is to get anything
to economize. T e little baby who puts
his toes in his mouth is almost the oily
person who in these times manages to
make both ends met.
The oldest woman in New Hampshire
who accepted the privilege of voting at
the recent town elections was Mrs. Low
ey Wentworth, aged ni,cty years, OF
Rollinsford, who walked t, the ballot
box in that ~nwith firm step, and
deposited the fil st vote in her life.
"Isuppose those bells are sounding an
alarm of fire" sneeringly said man, as
the church bells we. calling the wor-
shippers one Sunday m morning, to which
clergyman who was passing replied
Yes, my friend, but the fire Is not in this
world"
A woman who will carry a twenty
pound baby around all dav in broiling
sun and never utter murmur OF COM
plairt will make enough noise getting an
siehi-pound lump of ice frcm the frol t
81 tips into the kitchen to run freight
train foity miles up grade.
When you see woman going toward
the river VIII good sized pole in her
hand, and wrinkle across her nose, you
needf I think she's going fishing. Mt
much she's got a by down that way
who promised her with tears 10 his eyes
be wouldn't go in swimming.
IA hairpiu," says the Binghamton
r publican, s.is useful article to wo-
man. 1t serves the purpose of tooth
pick, buttonhook and hairfas,ener, b,t
all this is no excuse for having one in
your vest pocket when your wife don't
know where it comes from"
Anegro preacher described he'll as ice
cold, where the wicked froze to all eter-
n;ty. Asked why, he said; ''Cause l
don't dare te!l dem people muffin elsc.
Why, # say hell is warm, some OF dem
old rheumatic niggers he wai,tin' start
down dere, de very fus' fros"
Mrs. Jane Fuller. OF st Louis, saw
tie hpels OF mans boots sticking out
from under bed in her house on Wash
inetpn avenue, on Tuesday evening.
Mrs, F. kicked tie burgalar until he
crawled out, and tten held him by the
neck urtll an officer had put in an appear.
aDce.
Gen. Hooker said OF Grant, to Gin
cinnat E quirer repolt@r; 81 think the
better class of men in his party don,
want him again. Tom Murphy want:
him, doubt ess, as do Bllknap, Babcock
and Robeson, and al the fellows be u.s. q
t, associate With. Jim Fisk would wall
him again If he was alive"
A minister at coiored wedding, wht
wished to be humorous, said: so.
such occasions it is Gust mary to kiss tn,
bride, but in this case we will omit it.
To.which maligna remark tie bride
groom pertinel t'y replied: "On such oc
casions II is customary t. pay the minis
ter ten dollars, but in tlis case we viii
omit il T"
Two old Texas rangers, who had jus
helped hurry neighbor. were taikn!
about religion, and one asked the othe
how pious he thougl was possible for
man TO o, in this world, il he was il
real earnest. ..Wa'a,," said the othe
rchctiveiy, think ef man gets sc
'ne can swop e.rs or t ale horses wit