The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-11-20
ON the wing-Feathers.

ON the wing-Feathers.
The blind should 60 to the Holy
Land, where even the Dead Sea-
AN Indiana carpenter is so temper
ate that he will not use spirit level.
The fat boarder called the mold on
the pie an oasis,-a green spot on the
desert.
IT amt so much what q man kan
lift as what he kan hang onto that
shows his aktual strength.
NERO, Pompey, and Caesar are com.
mon names for dogs; but wouldn't
Agrippa be more appropriate?
A GIRL that can cook good square
meal is better than two that can per.
senate Josephene in 'Pinafore.'
ALL the clothes that Adam had for
long time was the close of day, while
the mantle of night was his bed clothes.
Two twin brothers are said to be so
much alike that they frequently Dor.
row money of each other without
knowing it.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's income last year
was only S2,050,0O0. Meanwhile her
faithful subjects starve, or leave their
country and come to America.
A BALTIMORE girl ate chalk to make
her complexion white, and she sue.
ceeded. People who looked into the
casket said that her face looked like
marble.
DURING the past year 100000 gall
Ions of cotton seed Oil were exported
from New Orleans to Italy, and 600,
600 gallons to France during the past
year.
HANDS have they, yet feel not
clocks. Legs have they, yet walk not
tables. Eyes haye they, yet see not
needles. Teeth have they, yet chew
not-combs.
THE worst reason for not drinking
water comes from an exchange, which
says Western editor refuses to drink
water because since the deluge it has
tasted of sinners.
AN Arab soldier asked leave to visit
the home of his childhood, near one
of the most desirable of the pyramids,
making it as an excuse that he wanted
to see how his Mame-lukes.
'ARE you a professor of religion,
my little fellow ? asked lady of her
pastors six-year-old boy, recently.
NO, man, was tho little boys prompt
response, Tin only the Professors
son.
A YOUNG lady who ought to know
accounts for the disposition of the
average young fellow to put his arm
around girls waist by the supposi-
tion that he is looking for that rib that
was taken from him so long ago.
A LITTLE religion is a dangerous
thing. That is we'll illustrated in the
case of the fire. eating Virginian, who,
while returning from camp-meeting,
held out his hand to an old enemy,
and exclaimed: sGive me your hand,
Sanders; I've got religion, and I feel
mean enough to shake hands with q
dog
AT trial of a criminal case the
prisoner entered plea of mot guilty.
when ono of the jurymen put on his
hat and started for the door. The
Judge called HIM back and informed
him that he could not leave until the
case was tried. sTried? p querisd the
juror why, he acknowledges that he
is not guiltyv
APAKTY of Boston ladies, who were
spending the summer in little town
not far from the White Mountains, at.
tended fair which was held by the
ladies of one of the churches. Wishing
to appear properly interested, ono of
the visitors asked the manager what
the proceeds were to be devoted to.
Well,' was the hesitating reply, we
amt just certain whether we'll buy
an ice-cream freezer or hearse.'
A BOLD, bad burglar recently broke
into the house of an editor in the
watches of the night. The editor
awakened and questioned the intrud-
er: what do you want here? What
look you for?' Said the burglar, gruf.
fly, Money Hold on a minute
quoth the editor, 'and I will help you;
I've been looking myself for ten years,
but perhaps the two of us may have
better luck Then was the burglar
much disgusted, but the editor called
it joke and insisted that the burglar
ought to set 'em up Ex.
THERE are in the United States near
ly ], ZOO Universalist churches and over
700 ministers. They own and support
fifteen academies and colleges, pub
lish seventeen periodicals, with many
associations for the publication and
dissemination of tracts, Sunday school
literature, etc. As distinct denoml-
nation the Universalists were organ
lied in the United States in ITO, un-
der the direction of the Rev. John
Murry. The doctrine of universal
salvation, the essential teaching of the
Universalists, however, found able
advocates in the older church, CEN
turies ago, in England, France and
Germany.