The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-07-01
Sense and No,lset,se.

VI SoitcCeiDS moic tuau oue 'uito VI UuSh
bills.
One talent, we'll cultivated, deepened
and enlarged, is worth a hundred shallow
faculties.
You cannot dream yourself into
character; you must hammer aud forge
yourself one.
There are very few men who are home
less, but there are good many who are
home less than they ought to be.
True worth, like the rose, will blush
at It's own sweetness" Good! Could
never understand. why our face was 80
red.
A correspondent of Nature asks !:
"What causes thunderp" A single hair
on a coat sleeve has been known to cause
terrific clap.
There is very little difference between
a man who sees ghost and one who
swallows bad oyster, so far as looks
are concerned.
IN pushee, no shovee, nopullee, all
sanee 60 like hellee, was the Chinama an 8
first explanation upon seeing an automat.
&c steam elevator.
No man can ever tell just how much
money widow is worth until be marries
her for it. It is one of those cases
where you have to take your chances.
Hearts have windows. They should
be kept open at all times, that the glad
sunshine of all that is true and beautiful
in this life may enter and ABIDE therein
Senator Thurman, it is said, IS prob
ably the most accomplished scholar now
manages t, keep pace with current pub.
lications.
Marriage" says acynic, "is like put
ting our hand into a bag containing
ninety nine snakes and one eel. Yog
may get the eel, but the chances are
sgainst you"
| A short time ago Daunbury mar
had forty dollars stolen from him.-Th'
thief was subsequently struck with re
morse, aud sent bsck twenty dollars
with note to the effect that as soon a
he received more rem orse he would sent
back the rest.
| A legal gentleman meta brother law
yer on Court street one day last week, ant
the following conversation took place
swell, Judge, how is business ?" "Dull
l am living on faith and hope" "Ver
good, but have got past you, for In
living on charity"
il The following was recently found post
ed up in the lobby of church: "Notice
The person who stole the Songs o
the Sanctuary from seat M. 81, shoult
improve the opportunity of fsinging then
here, as he will have no occasion to sin,
them hereafter"
A new novel is called ga Lady's Fou
Wishes" An old bachelor says he hasn'
read the book, but he knows what he
wishes are: "First, new bonntt second
a new bonnet; third a new bonnet
fourth, new bonnet" From this on
might suppose that the old bachelor wa
married man.
A man coming out of Texas news
paper Office with one eye gouged out, hi
nose spread all over bis face, and one o
his ears chewed of, replied to police
man who interviewed him, 81 didn't lik,
an article that 'peared in the paper las
week, an went in ter see the man who
writ it, an he war there!"
An old lady observinga sailor going
past her door. and supposing it to be bel
son Billy, cried out to him. "Billy, where
is my COW gomez" The sailor replied
in contemptous manner, "Gone to tht
d-l. Isuppose. "Well, as you are 60
ing that way" said the old lady, 81 wish
you would let down the bars"
In a primary school, not very long
ago, the teacher undertook 10 convey t.
her pupils an idea OF the use of the by.
phen. She wrote on the blackboard
"Bird's-nest," and, pointing to the by.
phen, asked the school, s.What is that
for3 After sholt pause, a young sor
of the Emerald Isle piped out, "Plaz !,
ma'am, for the burd to roosht on!"
Two farmers Of Adair County, eact
with team and an old grudge, met il
the road the other dav. They concluded
to settle the old grudge then and there
Accordingly they got out of their wagons
and set-to. Then the teams ran away
smashed the wagons, broke the harness
and raised the deuce generally. Tht
men are without wagons now, but they
have the old grudge left.
In Stanstead, Canada, a man sold ter
cent packages, warranted sure death tc
potato bugs; no risk of poisoning ami
mails as with Paris green" The pack
ages were net opened until time to use
them. One victim, having three, opened
one, and found two square blocks o
wood, on one Of which was written
"Placc the bug on this block, and pres.
firmly with the other"
"What shall preach about ?" said /.
minister to the pastor of colored focl
which he was to address. swell, mos
any subject will be 'ceptable," was th,
reply; "onIy I'd like to glib you ont
word OBJ caution" "Ah! what is that 2
"Well, eff was you, I'd tech VERY ligh
on de Ten COMMANDMENTS" "Indeed
and why ?" 30, cos / hab not;se da
dey mos always hab damp min effec
on de congregation"
The habit of gnawing their hangers il
ono Of which horses can hardly he cured
They may be prevented by making th'
troughs of hard wood, or covering then
with sheet iron or zinc. They do no
gnaw wood to eat the fragments, but tG
relieve some disagreeabIe sensation in th,
teeth, possibly the insufficient wearing
down Of them in consequence Of feed
ing upon soft food. When horses ar,
fed upon corn in the ear they are mucl
less addicted to this habit.
! What is fashion? Dinners at mid
night and headaches in the morning
What is WITT That peculiar kind of tall
that leads to pulling noses and broker
heads. What is joy9 TO count you
. money, and find it over run. What i
knowlege To be away from home wbel
, people come to borrow books and um
brellas. What is conteptmentp To 81
, in the house and see others stuck in th
, mud. What is ambition? A desire t,
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