The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-10-17
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Alexander H. Stephens says he now
weighs five pounds more than be ever
did.
When an Oil City mans wife gave
birth to twins he was surprised into
saying, "Cut two-spot, by gosh"
A bald headed Californian has brought
hack his hair by covering his rink re-
peatedly With a pulp of eucalyptue leaves.
1t Is stated that they have cucumbers
two feet long in Kentucky, but they do
not say how long they have the stom.
ach-ache.
A woman's bonnet is usually an affair
Of on her. But as much as she loves her
bonnet, lovely woman rather prefers ar
affair OF offer.
The rope with which a Kansas mur.
derer was hanged has been woven into
book k-marks and given to The convict
ing jury as keepsakes.
The star route trials have already cos
the Government 100000. Star route
trials may not be thing of beauty, hu
they are jaw forever.
A Cstskill man has swapped his liver
pad for a m istard-plaster, because The
latter is Of an "old gold" color. ant
therefore more esthetic.
A Buffalo liveryman says that white
horses are more easily kept than any
other and that they are gentle, intelli
gent and usually soun1.
A S.. Louis man declined to purchase
of an agent copy of Appleton g Cyclic
peiia, with the remark: 81 know couIt
never learn 20 ride one
The Prince of Wales has ridiculeC
the pointed shoes from the beginning
and will no: wear them, and hence it il
said they are going out of fashion.
"Never swear before ladies'" says I.
preacher. What are we TO dop Wal
until the ladies swear first, and ther
swear after them2 An early reply i.
solicited:
NJ. Tisssndier, of Paris, intends te
make an immense electric balloon. /
is to support one ton weight of psssen
gers and ballast, besides the batterie.
and machinery.
Takes a woman for ingenuity. A
Cleveland girl who had a new bonnet sht
wanted to show contrived to get berse
called as withess on q case she knew
nothing about.
The Plsttsburg IN. ~ Telegram
saws: The Postmaster here delivers mai
addressed to and called for by Constant
Agony. He is Frenchman we'll known
about town.
1t is officially announced that Genera
Sherman will retire from the army mex
year and make his home in st. Louis
Why General Sherman. should wish to
bee ,me hermit is not clear.
Cetewayo has taken some Englisf
bulldogs home with him The DARK
courtiers who wear limited style o
hreeches are not likely to get enthusias
tic over the new imm igrants.
A merchant in New York has beer
arrested for kissing his servant girl. The
merchant who has pretty servant cir
should make it point to remain at the
store as long as possible.
The New York papers say that Sara
toga has been full of homely wouer
this summer. No la1y who has been a
the Springs the past season, however
will take this libel as personal matter
James Stych. of Johns'own, Pennsyl
vania, has ,pY of the first issue Of tn,
New York Herald, dated Wednesday
May 6, 1884. 1t consisted Of four pages
twelve and half inches long by fou
inches wide.
1t is easy to start false reports. Jus
because a philadelphia woman while
buying broom wanted one with heavy
and strong handle it was reported arount
that she was in the habit of beating he
husband. a.i -.
An old laly in Maine who cried a
her wedding because she was going t.
live on the hanks Of the Kannehecl
river, where her children would fall il
and be drowned, has lived there fift,
years now and never had child,
Egyptian view of the bombardment o
Alexandria: First Egyptian (contem
plating the ruins) -"Still thev say il ha
been done as a friendly power! sec
ond E,ypiian-"Thank Heaven, then
tor what would they have done if thel
had been at war With usf
After the officials Of the New Orlean
mint had pronounced silver dollar
most excellent counterfeit and step
were being taken to discover the Grim
inals, it was found that the piece was
'.dolar OF the dad w." nickelplated
This is gliding the lily and painting re
fined gold:
When q man speaks OF woman b
raves over her beautiful complexion, be
delicately-cut features, her glossv hair
and all that sort OF thing. When
woman wishes to describe one of he
sex she simply tells what she had on
Each Iarticularizss what each values tn
highest.
1t is the opinion Of the most expert
enced health authorities in London tina
the poorer classes of Jews are naturall
long lived, ard the dietary and othe
sanitary regulations prescribed by thei
religion, enable them to battle for
considerable time against unhealthy SUI
round,ngs.
The scales for weighing gold in tn
assay Office at New York are 81 delicst,
that, when brought to balance with tw
pieces OF paper OF equal size in the pans
the mere writing of name on one @
the pieces of paper will add enoug
weight 10 the paper to turn the scales |
its favor.
De Lesseps, the irrepressihle French
man, IS organizing line of steamers
run from Brodeaux to Aspinwall.
this coDquering and uncopquerable ma
|, is permitted to live few years longe
q, the Panama canal will be completed.
is all century can do to produce or
, De Lesseps.
:, George Francis Train Is, of cours
decidedly eccentric, but he is worth SSC
= 600, has fne rooms in the Ashlar
. House, and, although he refuses to spe'
TO adults and writes whatever he ms
> have to communicate on paper, begi
ming with the word "Citizen," he is t
n hest versed man on public affairs ali