The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-11-11
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IfTif ~sS"t'S oS"' y "A P'Oesy Oouotu.
Birdie Chaubers-H Harness rooms. .
Behind Time-The back OF aclocka
Acorn on the tree is worth two on the
toe. 80 ''-''' ''s - ,o5s''aa 80
Paternal acres--The old mans tooth
"Out West" It is loathe the poor In
dian ,os fsa'as 8 '7ee
The way to become round is to eat
square meals. st;UF szsEs ssersis a I
The man who wishes to hire a haul
goes to livery stable. N7s'Et
Ea.AppIe-pie oruef--A Appfos slnsioo, oruss
outside. ra1 sssiSJiH 4swplT a1c8l4a a9TE
Is sin-German any relation to a
Dutch uncle.
A cuff on the ear is worse than two
on the wrists
The tool with which editors hew uut
their foutunes-the s'ads. g =
"a backward SPRING is produced by
presenting red-hot poker to mans
nose. EssHa es Doe slj sbk#
1t is the poorest wav to get up in the
world, to be continually down in the
mouth. -,
p The Sheriff of New York didn't walk
at all; but he's got the Ashley belt nev
lertheless. '. sHaaf'8 -a9Fsss =
AS we often hear of aying bricks, We
fought not to be ast0nished at hearing a
chimney fue. s1ea.d 30 = .fiJR va
Whence does cock learn the time tc
sound "his shrill clarion"2 From hil
crow-nometer. a {. :
| This is a month for storms. Married
men will,do we'll to get inside the pickle
lines before nine p. m. igsili- jls;sil
I You cannot judge Of the strength of
man position by his offers to bet will
those who have no money.
| The man who tried to run newspa
per to suit everybody died in an East
ern poorhouse eighty years ago. d 2 2
When three. .or. four tramps come il
for cold victuals in Cuba, The fact i
teIegraphed as a surrender of body o
insurgents. 1etta eSks7d .51ty5sS 3
The report that a firm of enterprisins
Boston publisher proposed to issue 1
holiday edition of the Patent Oif1ce Re
ports is denied. .szf,sd z.slsa fe .rs4aG r
| An observing correspondent thinks
would be a good idea to have eclipse
freqnently--it caused SO many eyes t.
turn heaven ward
f. Little boys who experiment al fatten.
ling pennies on the railroad track will de-
well to pick out the other little boy
whom they wish to act as pall-bear ers
/ A senior one morning rather forcibl
eooIiy' f ssKe 4,@!Who lost it?h III
senior does no. use that little expression
any more. .lili rsa sq7i ils! ew , 3
= Big Sister-"O papa! l must 60 ant
hear Nilsson. You know I'm so fond
of music Juvenile Brother, triumph
antly-"Then why dou'tyou let me pla.
on nv drum I" iodAl .4eit.9 nIgl
To the invitation to be present at the
late Boston press dinner, Mark Twai
; begged 10 be excused on account OF q,
engagement to perform TO the tune o
..Rock Me to Sleep"
The gang of burglars who work ,fo
seven straight hours to hammer q ssf
f. pieces to secure fourteen cents, kno y
how a country minister feels next da
after donation visit. az tssssa :
| One Of the great beautics OF this cour
try is that the Government is never obIie
, ed to advertise for officeholders TIL
, amount Of money thus saved every yes
would probably ill . bari. ,ISs9.E ss.s
: os A little girl coming to Newport, an
seeing; the willow phsctons,' commo
there, for the first time, exclaimed
..Why, mamma, everybody rides out i
: their clothes baskets here" -, o..1,r, -,
q SO A minister asked a tipss fe low lear
ing up against q fence where be expet
: Ted 10 go when he died.. ssIfssI can
get along auv better than + do now" b
!: :said, IL shau't go anywhere. ffs
eo"Arthur," said q good -natured fathe
! to bis young hopeful, Il did not. kuo
: until to-day that you had teen whippe
o last week." ia "Didn'. you, pap" replje
The hopeful; u knew it at the time"
h Father-l'But, Charley, again I see p
improvements in your marks" AK
i Charley--'sYvs, papa, IL is high tin
!, that you had serious talk with II
: teacher, or else he'll keep on that wa
: foreyer!" ,s.bsA slf..w ~
i 90 Teacher-"W hich of you can mentio
three animals. that live in Africa Pr Vt.
' i Johnuy-"I. can, Mr.. Feruie.m e'.s
Teacher-aWell. let's heart" g.
) Johnny--"rwo monkeys and q pa
|rotl" ,s,5r1.t ,l.a7
A short time since Mr.. Knott wa
: tried ia an interior county of Georg
e for a violation OF law The verdict
/" the jury was: ave find the defenda
1t Knott guilty" Tue Judge was at 10
'e whether to sentence or not.
/ Deadhead was the name of q winnir
g horse at Jerome Park. or course
y vas bound to pass. On the other han
., Uncus'is the eominous name OF auoth
B. race ,horsp.--Uacas was the last of q
o racei--Bostox Com. Bulletin .h11aiq !.
y Heavy Merchant to Young Man.
Z "You are now in my employ since 3
weeks your conduct, your acquiremen
{ are admirable; but what : l ADM
r most is the punctu ality With which "
n come half an hour too late every day
A very careful Bridgeport mau alwa
Il carries ,b.,t;le Of whisky in his pock
. as an sntidote for rattlesnake bites /
,e is now. dtty-three years old and has ne
" er once died of rattlesnake bita; al
~ he att ibutes his escape TO the sntidn
10 A quaint old gentleman Of an acti'
stirring disposition bad aAman at wo
Ia in bis garden who was quite the rever'
"a "a .sJoues,"' said he, "did you ever nee
=, snail i"' Certainly" said Jones' 'rhe
% :. said the old boy, "you must have n
- him, for you never could ovetake bin
70 A young colored man in Kans
"a whose pedal extremities project frt
= the middle OF his feet, skates as eas
SO backward as forward. but in maxi
re. short turns he has an awkward habit
IN treading on his own heels, which eau
ed him to suddenly take seat on the p'