The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-05-24
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Cyrus w. Field and wife have almost
finished the tour OF the world.
Cough has heard only four lectures In
his life, no. counting his own.
Dennis Kearney is rich man. So
much for his TRADES against capital.
The family tree of Texas family
shows a branch on which several menu
bers have been hung for borrowing hors-
es.
Sir Edward Watkins is President of
nine English railway companies, and his
aggregate salary amounts to 100000 a
year.
A wag noted for his brevity writes to
a friend to be careful in the selection of
his diet. He says: Don't eat Q-cum-
bers; they'll W-up."
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, it is an
nounced by the Whitehall Review, is
engaged to marry the daughter of the
Prince de Furstenberg.
Suicide by starvation is so popular
now that Philadelphia man is going
to try it. He will board at New York
hotel and refuse to fee the walters.
In the revised Bible 1t is spelled
"Hades People who hit their thumb
nails instead of the tack while putting
down carpets should bear this fact in
mind.
The death of Gen. Joe Lane leaves
only two surviving generals of the
Mexican war-Gen. Harney, aged 81,
and Gen. Robert Patterson, of Philadel-
phia, now in his Goth year.
There are many forms of nervous de-
bility in men that yield to the use. of
Carter's Iron Pills. Those who are
troubled with nervous weakness, night
sweats, &c., should try them.
Some of the more penurious people
ofTexas are beginning to protest against
lynching horsethieves instead of send
ing them to prison. Some folks would
sacrifice fun for money any day.
"Hank" Monk, who drove Horace
Greeley on the memorable stage-ride
"across the continent" is now driving
regularly on the stage line between Car
son and Lake Tahoe, in Nevada.
The so.called Turkish bath, which
sweats the patient with dry hot air, is
not known in Turkey. 1t originated
with DR.. BArser, at Blarney,in Ireland.
in 1856, and was soon adopted in Eng
land.
Secretary Blaine says that he has
rheumatism IN his knees. Heseats little
and only OF simple dishes, and he drinks
Fas dinner one glass of champagne.
While receiving callers he usually
stands.
"Excuse this bit Of sarcasm, said
Smith to Jones; 'but I must say that
you are aninfamousfiar and scoundrel. y
pardon this bit of irony" said Jones
to Smith, as he knocked him over with
the poker.
John Nicol, now 81 years old, Joined
with six others of the original members
of the Second Presbyterian Church at
Orange, New York, in celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary OF its organization
on Sunday.
According to the Atlanta Constitu
ton, Miss Bette Green, Of Forsyth
county, Georgia, has two silk dresses
which she made herself, having raised
the worms, spun the silk, colored and
woven it with her own hands.
When children are restless at night,
crying out in their sleep, and awaking
frightened, Denies WORM SYRUP will
give immediate relief, and insure sound
sleep. Follow with three or four doses
next day, and cure will be effected. .
A Cincinnati girl spent all her leisure
time for three years in learning to box,
and then when she got married and
wanted to fight her husband she went at
him and pulled hair and scratched the
same as any other woman would. You
can't make over human nature.
Thousands of ladies to-day cherish
grateful remembrances of the help de-
rived from the use OF Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t posi-
lively cures all female complaints. Send
to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 233 Western
Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets.
General Butler, since his return from
his alligator hunting in Florida, was
asked il he was not somewhat timld
while pursuing the sport. He bravely
answered: "No sir; no man who has
run and escaped majority as often as
have, has cause to fear a beggarly alli-
gator"
The. Rev. DIR. James F. Kennedy,
widely known as the blind minister Of
Cumberland Valley, in Pennsylvania,
has adapted typewriter for his use by
covering the keys with raised letters, ,and
now prepares all his correspondence
with it. He also addresses the envelopes
of his letters in the same way.
am waiting in the wildwood with club.
I'll meet you 'twixt the cleaning and the
| dark;
I'll hit you with my weapons biggest nub,
And knock you pretty much across the park
A thousand shining stars you'll soon discover
And pyrotechnics till you cannot rest,
OH come and let me hit you for your mother
My tangle-headed poet of the West.
Chicago Tribune.
The sword General Johnstone Jones
of Charlotte, North Carolina, will wear
a. the Yorktown centennial, was worn
by his great grandfather, Major Cad
wallader Jones, during the war of the
Revolution. It is genuine Toledo, land
can be bent point to hilt. A tradition
exists that this blade is one Of lot al
Toledos presented by Charles III, o.
Spain, to George Washington, and by
him distributed as presents among his
general officers.
The old lady kept a private bottle
from which she refreshed herself from
time to time, as she felt the need, though