The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-14
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the same as stew.
In lottery you pay your money, but
you have no choice. 81 Ysiaa Il
"Patience" may be son monument "
but patients are generally under it..
q A true woman loveth iflowers-the kind
the new bonnets are trimmed With.
A man who is good company for him
self is generally good company for 9th
ers.
II must bea curioue thing to,see 9 NO
man with her eyes listened on hei
work " ia
Many beautiful young ladies are angry
if they are gazed at, and Indignant il
they are not. ..
A western woman has lost two hus-
bands by lightning. She ought 10 mar
ry conductor. r .s' D.. ,a.. q5i,
There is no good substitute for wis
dom, but silence is the best that has
been discovered up to this day.
IfTexss had as many people to the
square mile as Massachusetts, she would
have population Of seventy-two mil
| lion. .''
r Cunning is apt to outwit itself ) the
man who turned the boat over to ge,
out of the rain is an example Of this
kin d., r., ..s,s,..... ..,....
| "The diving man called his servant and
said, l"Ssm. I'm diving. I'm going on I
long journey "Nebber mind, massa
it's all de way down hill" ara
We often see men who have worn out
their vices, whose self-esteem leads them
to suppose themselves reposing upon
beds of virtue.
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
: - Make weighty sugar
Meath the grocer's hand.
"Give him the rest of it in a pail" il
the latest slang among the gam;ns. No
body knows what il means, and it is ap
pllcable to everything and everywhere
A girl at Bowling Green, Ky., has suec
young man for breach Of promise, and
if she succeeds will appropriate the dam
ages for the repairs of the church she at
tends. aafai e.ot l1aH 5ii4 =
| A small boy, arrested for throwing
stones at the window Of Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, the other day, got of
on the plea that he was only rocking
the cradle Of liberty.
Mr. Heep said to a drunken fellow
"IfI we're in your place l would 90 ou
to tue woods and hang myself" The an
swer was: "If vooz in my plaish, you
couldn't get there
envy DEAR" said a wife to her husband
81 really think it is time we had green
house" SWELL, nv love, paint it any
color you please; red, white or greer
will suit me-" responded the husband.
A little girl who had often heard hel
mother speak Of her father, who wa,
somewhat bald, as being a self.madt
man, asked her one day if her father
was self made man why be didn't pu
more hair on his head. I aal
A physicians little daughter, called
upon for toast. gave; The health o
papa and mamma and all the world. Blu
she suddenly corrected the sentiment
mot all the world, for then papa would
have no, patients. 9
"Now," said citizen of Rawlins, Wy
oming Territory, at recent dance
"you see that heifer in red dress; that's
nv wife, an ef you dance with be
more'n two times, pard, I'll shut the tull
top Nv yer head of. What'll ye drink ?
A preacher in Kentucky the othe
Sunday, becoming exasperated, paused
in his discourse to say: "Ladies ant
gentlemen, il you will give me your clos
attention l will keep lookout on tina
door, and ifanything worse than maj
enters Twill warn you in time to max
your escape ,a5 -
"How much shall you charge for ,
bologna sausage that will reach from on
of nv ears to the other p asked a sol
dier in Berlin of dealer. Fifty kreutz
ers," was the reply. 81 take the offer,
replied the soldier, tone of my ears wal
cat off in battle thousand miles from
here F" There was compromise.
A close-fsted deacon in class meeting rose;
He balanced himself on his heels and his toe
He snufled and said as he wiped up his tear,
I've been church member for forty-od
To all . the love-fsasts an meetn's "
went,
An all my religion hain't cost me cent"
4 Then, from dark corner, voice, loud an
/ deep, IA
Responded, "Amen! Your religion is cheap
i a5s -Caicago 7ri5,ns
| Pat was "tending masons' who wer
doing some repairs about house da
or two ago. The hose had been in re
| QUESTION, and Pat was directed to 60 in
J to the basement and shut off the water
A few minutes after the kitchen gil
found him turning the crank Of th
. clothes wringer with the zeal OF man
moving. "What on arth yez doing ?
} demanded Bridget. "An' snre, I'm jus
shutting off the water" complacently re
piled Pat.
Pretty little wee thing, 20
me- Esf Holdinp mn her skirta n
: ni Careful elders mimicking, h
d See her, how she. ..firts,
:, Dainty little toe-tips,
Crossing muddy ways; pas7
Pursed-up, serious ruby lips
A changeling Of the fsys. s
r Roguish little blue eyes,
9@ Glancing here and there eae
see Half she's made of summer, skies,
; g. Half Of scented air. q"
"Tbe boss liar on wheels" the Mad
sonville (Kv) Times calls some on,
: while the editor OF Georgia paper
J "exceedinglv anxious to make the al
quaintance Of the habby-hearted, for
cared plug who flung brick througI
one of our Office windows last Sunda
E night" aud the Baltimore Gazette speak
!, of "those distinguished yellow cur
D Hale, of Maine, and White, of Penney
! vania;" also, of Townsend, Of Ne
/. .lYork. that smooth. bore cross between