The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-20

A little knowletlge may be dangerous
bul little widow is more SO.
MARRYING woman for her beauty is
like eating bird for its singing
The principal style in geutlemen's
spring hats is to pay for them in advance.
If the best employ ment of woman
is 10 make home happy, the best work Of
man is to make her happy.
"What / object to-" said Texas
horse thief, as he was ahout to be hung"
, is your hanging me here when there's
plenty of shade close by, However, go
ahead" -ss-ssz.S.za - ss
Acity young man married against the
wishes of his parents, and, in telling q
friend how to break the news 10 them
irstthat I'm dead,an gently work up 10
the climax = M
Some crusty, rusty, musty, fusty, dus.
ty, gusty curmulgeon Of a man gave the
following toast at celebratioD: "Oir
fire engines-may they be like cur old
msids-ever ready, but never wanted"
That man bad strong desire to. keep
his pledge, at least literally, who, enter
1ing an apothecary's store, said: ''If ye
plsze, doc,hor, I'm d temperance man
hut if ye have any soda- rather of a
s'ringth and quality resimblin' whisky,
'rll throuble We :or q little {"
DO you know what, hulldt Eng is ?
asked man of an old farmer. Il
thought did" said the Granger, ''but
the bull wasn't doing he was only ma
king belieye, and, being in The middle OF
forty y-acre lot, l naturally had 70 make
pretty qnick time 10 reach the fence
ahead Of him ..,....-
/ You do make that child look like a
fool, wife, with all that toggery on him,
said Mr.. Fag, angiily, as they were start
ing out for walk. Dear me-" said a
neighbor, meeting them at the door
"wnat a doll Of baby, and how much
be resembles his papa!"s Mr.. Fag
coughed, anl they passed on.
During the Mexican war one of the
Generals came up to Captain Bragg and
said: "Caplain, the crisis has arrived
Fme!" Whereupnn the Captain said te
his Lieutenant: You hear whatthe Gen
eral savs-fre" The Lieutenant said
But, Captain, / don't see anything te
fire at % Fire at the crisis" said th'
Captain.
The gentleman who attracted attention
, in church last week by crying out, "Holl
f Muses." had no intention of disturbing
|, the congregation He had been tackin!
, down carpets the: day before, and just as
he, sat down in his pew he suddenly re
membered that he had half a paper o
,acks in his LAT pocket. We make thi;
Explanation in justice Of his family, VIII,
are highly respecfah1sa
An Englishman, 'who had seen bette
days." was riding in the coach of Lead
vile. the new mining town in Colorado
Will you please" said the Englishman
..open that window; / want TO see th
mountain scenery" An llishman, VIII,
was snoez,ng in q corner, looked up oil
hearing the remark, and observed, "Bt
, dad, you see plinly ov it month from
now, when ye're comm back on fu'
While doctor was escorting lad.
home the other evening, he attempted t.
relieve her cough and sore throat hy Civ
: ing her troche. He told her to allow i
, to dissolve gradually in her mouth. N,
relief was experienced. and the docto
felt quite chsgrined the next day whel
the lady sent him button, with note
saying that he must have given her til
wrong kind OF troche, and might nee,
this one.
3 sVel," said newcomer in a Wester
town, swat shance would have in sta
r ting up NIT saddle-;ree peesnis "Tha
} business is overdone. and competition
has almostruined the trade," was the an
: swer. "Vell, Good ! make somedine
t nit new pakery I" .sThipk not" sal
, | the native, 1.-THE towns full of bakerie
now The man luoked puzzled an
K halt mad, and suddenlycam to the Cor
r clusion; "Vell, den, by saimminy, ! vi
n run for office!"
t Blked Apple Dumpling.-Make
: paste with three parts -four, two part
|, butter, pinch Of salt and sufficien
: amount of water; roll it out in sheet
one quarter OF an inch to three Eighth
of an inch thick of sufficient Size TO Ell
close an apple. Place an apple. peele
!. and cored, on each sheet, fiji the cor
" with brown sugar or apricot jam, clos
: up the paste well over it and bake in
o m ,derate oven lilla good color is OF
!. taincd.
:: Mrs. Muriel is an English lady VIII
1t takes great interest in affairs of th
II church of her parish. Last year 81
y promised to assist in decorating the pal
ish church. One illuminated text, sh
: thought, would look we'll over the char
eel screen, and che requested her hus
n band to bring it from tuwn. As Nigh
i have been expected, he forgot the tex
and wired to his wife for particulars
r To the surprise of all the telegraph clerks
!, this message came FISHING over th
: wires: Unto us child is born, min
feet long by two feet broad.,'
: There are two nerves, known as til
if,h pair, which are distributed to th
It skin oIthe heal and are closely connet
II ted with the heart and vessels. and b
u stimulating their branches the clrculatio
q may be quickened II is curious fac
i that people Of all nations are accus'ou
g ed, when in any diff ulty, to slimulat
u one or another branch of the fifth nerv
K and quckened their mental process
Thus some pers ms, when puzz' ed
u scratch their heads; others rub ,hei
II foreheads, and others stroke or pu
y their boards, thus stimulating the occ
IL pital, frontal or mental branches of thos
- nerves.
u A man who was riding through tn
:. country near Americus, Ga, the othe
. day, witnessed most remarkable sigh
= 1t was nothing more nor less than
y - white woman plowing, her husband ac
:. ing as the propelling power. He wa
~ regularly harnessed, and dragging th
plow as complacently as an OK. Til
man spoke to the woman about he
k team, and she replied that "This wa
If the only way she could get any wor
,e out of Elam, and she would make hir
j. do what she could" The plowed groun
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