The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-05-08
Stysr and enopsetage.

thing shine with its own beauty.
The telephone has great many cons
nections, but no blood relations.
Perform present duties that time NAV
be apportioued for future labors.
Love for ones kind is the keystone OF
the whole arch OF Christian practice.
tits astonishing how we all 60 about
with our eyes open, and yet see nothing.
BENJAMIN Butler is called the dude OF
American politics by the Philadelphia
Press. fa
The present with its duties, and the
future WITH "a hopes, are ell we have to
do with.
Materialism-The winter of aspira-
ton, the death Of hope and the grave o.
everything.
To avoid all attacks of Spring fever
turn out OF bed at sunrise instead ol
turning over. Simple but true.
A little Southern hov, when asked i
his father had good mule. he mourn.
fully replied oae end of im is good.
It's hard to believe Miss Whittier was
cured of such terrible sores by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, but reliable people prove it
tits we'll remarked that four or five
dogs around a house is sign that ,heil
master is out of work and his wife fakes
in washing. Ia - Z
"Thank heaven !" exclaimed fonC
father, as he paced the floor at midnigh
with his bowling heir; "thank heaven
you are not twins"
Wasn't the boss little full las
night ?" asked customer of the barber
who was shaving him. "Full? Well
/ should smile. Why he was so druni
he tried to fud out where be lived BY
looking iu the dictionary" -
AT one OF the district schools teach
er asked the children If anyone Of then
could quote any text of Scripture which
forbade man having two wives. A
cunning little imp sagely quoted in reply
the text: "No man can serve two mas
ters."
Ii is a fact we'll known that tobacco
poisons the nerve centers and injure:
the eyssght, sometimes destroying i
entirely. The disease Of the eyes term
ed amblyopia is caused by smoking ant
also by excessive use OF alcohol. This
disease is incurable..
Paris is to try new schemes daily
paper issued twice day-at noon and
at midnight. s.As many Parisians &C
to bed at three a. N. and sleep anti
noon, the new daily will practically bt
their morning and evening paper" says
the Denver Inter-Ocean.
Now all the country editors will re
mark that "all the great men are dying
and they don't feel well themselves
and then waltz down to the post-offict
and borrow q chew of tobacco of tht
old colored farm hand who has to IN
dress himself 10 get at it.
A gentleman was promenading thu
street with bright little boy at II
side, when the little fellow cried out
"Oh papa, there goes an editor" "Hush
hush |" said the father, "don't make
sport OF the poor Jman-God only knows
what you may come to yet.
An officer in the army laughed at q
timi1 woman because she was alarmed a,
the noise of cannon when salute was
fred. He subsequently, married thai
woman, aud six months afterwards be
took off his boots in the hall when be
came in late at night. Who was afraid
then2 i'll. IL
Boiled hams are much nicer il allowed
to stand IN the water in which they are
boiled until cold; the outside does moi
then turn black and dry up as it does
when taken from the water to cool, con-
sequently there is less waste in prepar-
ing them for the table. But always re-
member to remove the lid OF the kettle
so that the steam may escape. ,sss
We dom, want 10 be understood as
being constitutional kicker, like that
ugly devil in the louisville CONNER
cial, but we do wish our exchanges
wouldn't wrap tn, ir papers iu .heir old
love letters. One OF those economical
wrappers slipped off 10 our overcoat
pocket the other day. 1t was warm.
and the overcoat was left at home.
That's. all we have to say just now.-
Louisville Argur. E'i'ts ?
Miss Lille Wall, Of Irwin County,
was dangerously i'll for several days,
and the doctors quietly informed her
father, Mr., Jasper Wall, that his daugL-
ter could not possibly live Going to
her bedside, and viewing her sadly, the
father said {: my darling child, you are
obliged to die. but only hope that !
may die first" Shortly after he went
into convulsions, and was soon dead.
followed three hoars later by the death
of his daughter.
New York society has decided that
when gentleman and lady meet on the
street the one who first sees the other
should bow. So we learn from $50
clety" item; but it doesn't explain
whether the parties should be acquainted
or not. though we think they should
etiquette or not etiquette. If they should
happen to pass without seeing each 9TH
er, we suppose the bowing formula may
he dispensed with without giving Oh
tense to either party.
Not long ago an officer of the army
(who having lost bis upper teeth, wore
a false set) was engaged in serious con-
versation with come Indians HIS plate
troubling him, he took 1t out and wiped
it with his handkerchief. The Indians
watched the process with unfeigned as
tonishment. When the captain, putting
the plate iu his mouth, went on with the
conversation, they sprang to their fee,
and left the room and post in all haste
and with every symptom Of extreme
terror.
From the earliest period the snetz'
has been .be subject Of much Learned
discussion. Every one who has follow
ed its progress in the opinions of differ
ent nations has observed the importanc,
with which it has been regarded. Up t.
the present day it has been treated super
stitiously and often has been looked
upon with dread. to be guarded agains
with mysterious rites. Now it has gain