The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-05-30

questions the utility of beauty.
The love Of money is the root OF all
evil. 1t IS always hest to GO TO the root
of things if you would succeed in life.
There's no disgrace in being poor.
The thing is to keep quiet and net let
your neighbors know anything about it,.
Miss Nellie Arthur has big brown
eyes and short brown halr She is de-
scrihed as being as chubby as a cherub
A New York teacher of the art of
swimming says that women learn quick
er than men. They are natural kickers
We have heard a great many reasons
given for second marriages, but none so
irrefutabls at this: 1T is counter irri-
tation."
1t may be right, occasionally, to take
bull by the horns, but il is always we'll
to keep in mind that tue horns belong
to The bull.
Teacher TO small boy: "What does
the proverh say about those who live in
glass housesp" Small boy: "Pull down
the blinds"
Why is a church bell more affable
than church organ1 Because one will
90 when it is tolled, but the other will
be "blowed" first.
A st. Louis servant-girl labors under
the hallucination that the devil is after
her. Sue is supposed to have been con.
versing with her mistress.
lngersoll's great snguish IS that he
cannot consistently tell Bliss to go there,
because he has been arguing all along
,ha. there is no such place.
A resident of Biddeiord, Maine, is re-
ported to have made the trip from that
place to Boston, something over 80
miles, on his bicycle Is times.
Every one should be charitable in
Judgement "She Is insupportable, I"
said. Talleyrsnd. Then, fearing he had
gone too far, he added. "Blt it is her
only defect"
The French Cremation Society now
consists of 406 members The receipts
for the first year were 1900 francs The
average cost Of cremation has been but
three fraacs.
A fashion journal says that ''the new
Dote- paper has figures OF reptiles and
insects on il" This style OF paper will
never become popular in Kentucky
Having them in boots is bad enough.
They say large ears denote generous
disposition According to ,hs Boston
Post this idea arose from the fact that
Chicago editors are so generous that
they are constantly giving themselves
away.
Ex-Secre.ary Evarts is addicted to
long sentences, but be was never guilty
of one half so long as that of Maine
cuiprit, who few days ago, bad SEN
tence to the Penitentiary for ninety-nine
years.
The Boston Advertiser saws: "Gov-
error Boutwell, has had the Presidents
ear from the beginning" 1t may be
that The same party has had 1t long
enough forit to be Boutwell, by this
time.
There is limit to Yankee ingenuity.
Connecticut man having vainly labor
ed for five years to make canned corn
stick to corn-cohs, 50 that it c"nld he
sold in the spring as fresh, has commit
ted suicide.
Scene: A Chinese Sunday school.
Time: The end OF the session. Pupil
(Who had been taught that day by a
genleman) Me no likee teacher. Su
per;ntendent-Why not? Pupil-Me
want old gal!
YES" said the Indiana legislator.
"our laws on divorce are rather easy.
but we must encourage immigration
somehow. and il takes good deal to do
that with fever and agne In the air to
buck against
Lahouchere, of the London Truth,
says lie s.does not believe that there is
one plain woman in the world, who
would not surrender every gift with
wE;ch she has heen endowed in order to
be the most beautiful of her sex"
Office. holding is considered the short
est cut to prosperity because it requires
no intelligence, character, experience or
responsibility. Any man who can catch
On is considered capable OF holding an
office. There ara precedents for the
belief
The religious education of the young
is terribly neglected in this country
Are YOU Methodist 2" mo, sir
"a Presbyterian 7" No. SIR" We'll,
what are your" "Why. sir, if anything
I am little Episcupaian on the moth
er's side"
Save One Little Kiss for Paps," is
the latest song, Bertha Huntington be-
ing the author. 1t is also good scheme
Bertha, to save one little pie for the
old man. snd bottle or two OF beer
Kls. es are all right in their way, bu'
they are not very filling.
] A young man in Iowa recently re-
ceived severe thrashing for interfering
in family quarrel between John Gnod
enough and his wife The unsophis!i
Gated youth will probably adopt the
tiEe-honored maxim land let good
enough alone" in the future.
A little girl OF seven exhibited mucl
disquiet at hearing OF new explorin!
expedition, When she was asked VIII
she should care about il. she said: II
they discover any countries, that vii
add to the geography have to study
There are countries enough in it now.