The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-03-14

place of the Michigan as our lake cfui-
ser.
/ ALondoD dispatch says: During
in the north of Scotland three
hundred whales we're driven in Weesdale
Voc, Shetland Island, and shoaled. They
we're all captured.
Information from reliable sources is
to the effect that at least thirty thousand
persons in, Tennessee are suffering from
the devastation caused by the Mississip-
pi river overflow.
Tobacco manufacturers do not care
about having the tobacco tax reduced,
and the Ways and Means Committee
will let it alone. II is net too high, but
Just Sufficiently high.
1T is said, that when q Chicago man
saw Nisgara be shed tears. "Blame it. "
he remarked, 81 amt enough Of d liar
to describe il and make it out and any
bigger than it is! I'm doored!"
A man was recently tried for stealing
milk from q neighbor's COW. The jury,
after mature deliberatieD, returned q
verdict of "Guilty Of milking q cow-iD
the first degree" H 20 s...r
Sne wanted to test his affection, so,
picking up the revolver and putting her
eye to the mrzz'e, che said, innocenily,
81 wonder il is loaded" "Oh, don'l,"
he exclaimed, With manifest agitation
1t satisfied her :hst he loved her and she
asked, indifferently! "Why not ?" BE
cause" he answered, "I've got house
rent to pay next month and funeral
would embarTass ne.
1t has been suggested that when Wis
itor calls upon friend, she is to say, as
she enters, "Mv dear Mrs. Pickleton, !
an, to stay just forty minutes" and leave
at the second. That may work in a
short case. Bu, when your country
consins in family come in AMI say,
"Our darling relatives, we will have to
leave four weeks from to-day at three
o'clock" it won't work, as ittakes away
the daily pleasing expectation which al
ways has little hope in it.
Minnie Madden and Grace Crary
Illinois girls of .lS and l9, are making q
tour OF the West on bicycles. They
started early in t. fall, and when cold
wea her set in at the North they had
reached Texas. They are not doing il
for show purposes, but for health and
diversion A man servant attends them
and they carry small quantity of bag.
gage. They intended to cross the coun.
try to Florida by spring, and then move
up along the coast.
Who is this F,rocious looking Man
He ia Foreman in Printing Office. Hi
gets paid ior Throwing Men Dowr
Stairs when they Come to Lick tn,
Editor, and for putting wrong Dates a
The, Head of the Paper. He can P
more type In fifteen Minutes than Sever
Printers can set in Two weeks. H:
loves to ask the Editor. for Copy. II i
Were not for Him, the Paper weulc
look pretty Well every Morning. Ev.
erythirg would be Fat and none of the
Live Ads would be Left out.
Peter Mankins died recently at h;:
home near Fayetteville. Washington
Arkansas, at the venerable age Of Ill
years 8 months ard IL days He hat
heen Baptis; seventy five years. and I
deacon for seventy years. "Eyerybod,
loved him" it is said. devotedly. H,
was married three times to widows will
children, and though left widower q
ninety the last time, he would have mar
ried again but that "mv eyesight fails,
said be, and II want TO pick youns
girl the next time.
General Sherman processes great likinl
for actors, and alwa,s entertains Mis-
Anderson, Mccullough. and some 9th
ers at his house when they are in Wash
mgton, hesides occupying private b. ,
at the performances and keeping everr
body around him in a gale Of eood-hu
NOR. At performance OF the Pirates,
some time ago. the Major General mad
the military salute at General Sherman
I"Come down TO my office to.morro,
morning. young man, and | will teac
yeu how to salute" remarked Tecumset
out aloud.
When Fenelon was alnorer TO Loui
XIV bis Majesty was astonished 20 fin
one Sunday, instead OF a numerous cor
gregstion, only him and the pries
"What is the reason of this ?" asked th
K NC. 81 caused it to be given our sir
that your Majesty did not attend chapt
to-day, that you might know who cam
to worship God and who to fiatter th
King"
Congressman Cox shows thst in
E years The life saving service has save
vessels and cargoes valued at SIS 900
600: has rescued 11.964 persons an
succored 1910. Between Noven her
1871. and June 80, 1881, there were O
the New jersey coast 3l5 disasters,
which 2754 lives were imperiled, an
only 29 were lost, owing to The ef1iciel
efforts of the life-ssving crews.
An interesting scene occurred in II
, Jail at ST.. Louis the other afternoon
when james ]. Mcbride, counsel for p
McGlew, indicted with Russell Brow
for the murder Of Mrs. G. P Dorries
brought thetwo young men face to fac
; McGlew then said to Brown: "Russe
speak and tell them had no hand in II
killing of your grsndmothcr," lookin