The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-03-28

pleasure than on business or the presel
vation OF health.
In time of trouble or danger brave
men, who are useful. go to the front.
while those who are fair weather voya
gers go to the rear.
Virtue is q comparative term. the
meaning of which is unknown to those
who have never been tempted 1t is the
motive, not the deed, that counts.
"If / have ever used any unkind
words, Hannah" eaid Mr. Smiley. re-
6ectively, Il take them all back" "Y 8.
l suppose you want to use them over
again" was the not very soothing Icpiv
1t is nothing unusual for man to sit
on the front porch all the forenoon Tesd-
ing q newspaper, and then arising TO
yawn aad stretch himself, remark:
"There amt dashed thing In that pa
per-"
The sum Of 100000, in money and
supplies, was required to relieve the
Michigan fire sufferers. No less amonn,
perhaps greater-is needed to meet
the wants of the victims of the Missis-
sippi foods.
The total number oi ne wspapers ir
the Notwithstanding periodicals. OF very
. description published ip 1880 was, &C.
cording to the Newspaper Directory.
634 274 aud their circulation amounted
to 10,529, ,000, 900, or six copies to each
individual living.
: Accord ng 10 high authority, women
should never wear white in spring. A
biting wind brings out the cold gray
tnts that lurk even in the farest com.
plexions and the sallowness ihs, newt
! ably lies behind the uarmest tunes of o
$ brunette.
A Providence woman went no further
toward numbering aa enemy than to gel
: false advertisement Of her death into
the papers, with the age set ss thirty
eight years, and the "Miss" inserted &c
remind the lady that she was still un
: married.
Gean Bradley, as head master o
Maris borough school. England, bad ex
trsoIdinary success. the key note tt
which is probably found in phrase b,
used to he fond rept ating: When
}; ever read book ! try to see how i
IS can be taught to others"
i Our Columbus dispatches are parficu
iarly interesting this morning. The,
} tell about the legislative idleness, grab
: bing schemes, redistiic icting hear,sc les
the insolence of the lobby, and the COW.
,e srdice of the alleged statesmen in per.
l. mitting themselves to he dominated by
u outsiders interested in schemes
: : Judge Mangum, relief commissions
. = for Arkansas, reports that there are %,
" 600 sufferers bv the q ,od in that State
- who need assistance. COMMISSIONS
Hemingway estimates the number il
- Mississippi at 10000, and there are no
;. less than 5000 in the river counties o
,S Tennessee.
:. Mr.. Bradlaugh continues to be tn,
:. great bugbear in the British House o
Commons They will not let him qual
ify by affirming. and when he offers t.
a. take the oath they object on the grount
:. that with him it would be mere form
NJ II they cannot get rid OF him anv othe
70 way they might cruelty him Perhap
4. ne deserves it for not agreeing with th
majority.
u The tunnel now being dug under tn
,e English Channel is experimental, and i
M only seven feet in diameter. The tun
is mel is now over 1870 yards IN length
h. and those engaged in the work pro
nounce the rock dry and the schem
practicable. But, as the distance acros
;. the channel is about tweRty.four mile;
: 1t is claimed that q small tunnel 1,20
:, yards long is not conclusive on the ques
y ton Of practicability.
A sensational story is wired fror
Omaha, Neb to the effect that Brigham
w Young is not dead, hut that he is cor
w. cealed and will in due time appear t
w's w his people and pretend that God ha
:" resurected him TO lead them out of thei
% troubles The rumor is based upon th
statement of Josephite Mormon, VIII
ne claims TO have seen the alleged body G
10 the prophet, and declares that Will
IL there was striking resemblance it wa
is not in reality the corpse OF Young
ce This wise but indiscrete apostle is indee
kind to fofewarn the people of the pro
N posed great fraud.
p General Hancock, in an interview
ar says the people in the flooded distric,
he Of the South are in immediate need {
n generous help, in the way Of food, che
ter and medicines In speaking of tn
es best means of preventing q recurrenc
ad of the calamity, the General is reporte
OF as saying: IA bill should he Introduce
at in Congress proviiing for q survey {
I'd the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio ri,
n ers. as we'll as their principal Tributaries
ne The survey being made, plan of leve
b should be devised which would be suff
cieailg strong to protect the country.