The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-07
Sepse and enn',se,lse.

out that does not make her q good
horse shoer.
While stingy husbands are not popu.
lar, every maiden likes TO have her bear
very close
The film of a soapbubble before hurst.
ing is less than one -millionth of an incl
in thickness
There are no pumps where the cocoa.
nut grows, which, perhaps, accounts tol
the milk in it.
President Arthur's son is seventeen
Years cid, and is, ALREADY SIX feet ant
four inches in height.
Mrs. Goodington tells of man wht
is troubled with varioloid veins. Won
der if they are catching.
"No, I shall leave my wife nothing,
said old Gribbs, "she always had be
will, and now I'll have mine."
There are great many excellen
stoves in the market, but there is M
base-burner like mothers slipper.
The war of 1912 ended s;xty-seve,
years ago, and yet over $4,000 widows
are drawing pensions granted on &C
count Of it.
A couple of ladies we're walking in
cemetery, when one Of them pointed t.
lovely vale and said {: That's the spo
where l hope to be buried, if my life b.
spared"
Burdete is writing life of William
Penn We shall wait 10 see if he cal
resist the temptation TO begin the bio
graphy in the good old way: II take m,
Penn in hand"
Oscar Wilde may, perhaps. he interest
ed in little family conuud .un, lately
put by snarling Diogenes. "Who wa
the fl st &c hete?" asks the cvnic and an
swers in the next breath: "Balaam's 8 ass
because the Lord made him 10 (o) utter.
"Do no! sit so far away from me
Harry dear" she said to her lover, wher
they we're steaming up the river will
the excursion; "do not sit so far away
and turn your back to me IN that wa,
people will think we are already mar
ried."
II it was only once in awhile that the
male passenger found himself in crowd
ed car, with ladies standing, he would
cheerfully resign his seat, if he chanceC
to possess one, in favor of the pretties
OF the lot, but it is every day and every
hour.
so you are going to lecturer" in
qlirea friend of musical professor
recently. "What on7" "Well, il | am
entirely sober, on nv feet," was the le-
ply. "That's wrong was the response
l"Never give superficial talk on large
subjects"
Two women called on Maine dent
st simultaneously, one to have all her
teeth extracted and the other only three
The dentist mistakenly put the litter un-
der The inf lenCe Of ether. and rendered
her toothless. A jIry will estimate the
damage.
"One of the best presiding officers we
ever saw" says the New York Sun,
twas page in the House of R R'presen-
talives at Washington. who used to stand
behind old Governor Pennington, of
New JERSEY, when he was Speaker, and
tell him what to do"
Il don't see any sense in that sort of
thing" said Mrs. Smith, as the waltzers
whirled past her; "an1 not only that"
she added, "but it is positively disgrace
full. "Why, how can you say SO ?" re-
piled young lady by her side: "turn
about is fair play, you know"
Nellie has a four year old sister
Mary, who complained to mamma that
her "button shoes" were thur,iDg."
why, Matte, you've put them on the
wrong feet" Puzzled and ready to cry,
she made answer, "Whatll l do NAM
MAP They's all the feet I've got!"
IT don't miss my church as much as
you suppose" said lady to her minis
ter, who had called upon her during her
illness, "for make Bessy sit at the
window as soon as the bells begin to
chime and tell me who are going to
church, and whether they have got on
anything new"
Extract from young lady's letter !:
"And, do you know, Maud and / are
quite sure Captain Popple had taken too
much champagne at the ball, for he took
out his watch and looked hard at the
back of it aud then muttered: sBlesh
my shoul! hadn't any idea it was that
time O. night
In odeu times the mess Of wool and
hair of which hats were made was put
into hot water ard the halter, taking
two sticks in his hand went at it, with
apparent fury, and beat it into matted
cloth. His seeming wrath at the oh
ject of his beatings gave rise to the ex-
pression-"as mad as halter"
She was maiden fair to see.
In fact maiden passing fair,
Aud ali! the dearest thing to me
Was her great wealth of golden hair;
But when she wore it in roll.
Or down her back, mass 80 rich,
Although I started to save my soul,
could not tell just (which was switch"
-Eoansoizs Argus.
With all our boosted civilization, we
are only overgrown babies after all. No
sooner does building fall, or theater
burn down than we run about like lot
of scared children to see whether our
buildings or theaters are safe. What
we want to do Is to hang few contract
ors and managers, and then to start
upon reform basis.
A story is teld of General Buffers
sarcastic retort upon Massachusetts
Judge, whom he was teasing for ruling
favorable 10 cause he was defending ir
court. The judge got out of palienc'
at last, and testify exclaimed: "Mr But
ler, what do you think I sit here for 2
The General quietly shrugged his shoul
/ der aud replied: sThe court has got M
now"
q Judah P. Benjamin, ex-Confederate
t who has an enormous income from hi
2 law practice in London, spends th
e greater part Of it upon his wife, who's
t incompatibility Of temper keeps her
}. Paris, where she lives in magnidceI
e fashion. Mr.. Benjamin is the most fri
r gal Of men in all that concerns himsel
but he gives great deal in charity.