The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-07-17

1 Even work was the sole aim and
end Of life, it would he folly to neglect
relaxa'i n, for no labor can he efficient.
y and permanently carried on without it.
How sweet it would be to live in so.
ciety If the c"untenance always reflected
the disposi i'm, if decency were virtue,
and il our maxims were our rules Of &C.
tion.
A letter from "a Runaway Couple
asks: "What would you call marriage
ceremony that was performed on an ex-
press train ?" We hasten to reply: A
railroad tie.
When Carlyle said that everybody
should have an aim in life he had no
reference to the fsir sex He bad doubt.
less often seen woman trying to throw
"a stone at hen.
He who cheats the man that confiies
in him, In witty manner, makes Us
laugh at his jest, and half disaFms our
anger; but reflection insures him our
contempt and Indignation
Carry yourself respec fully toward
your superiors. friendly toward your
equals, condescehaingly toward your
interiors. generously toward your ene-
mics and lovingly toward oil.
ANN who owes little can clear it
of in a very little time, and If he is a
prudent man, will whereas man, who
by long negligence, owes a great deal,
dcspairs of ever being able to pay, and
therefore never looks into his accounts
at all
Ase~ wears ago q fat fellow asked
old Sir Francis .Burdeue, while IN par.
lament. for snme position, saying
Don't you remember me2 Iused to
he page" ."''s@"Well," ,"s-responded Sir
Francis, tsyeue haye Igfowa in.ora vol
ume. 'S@S''N's 20 L NVSfs
Bsseball fashion for 1888: Finger,
will be covered With cotton clotS, cut q
Ia mode, and held in. place by splints
eye.patches will be dark blue in colol
and Without fringe ;::bapiases will be ca
biasSz sed lcourtpasters will he worn oil
all occasions.
An Irishmsn ~hoshaf splg in bis pos
session was observed to adopt the con
stant practice of filling it to repletior
one day aud starving it the next. o.
be.ng asked his reason for doing go, b
replied Och, sure, and isn't it that
like to hsve bacon with strake O. ia
and strakc OF lean equally, one ate
/ other. -t
"Say, George" said the married ma
whose wife had been i'll ave discharg
! ed that nurse we had, and I'm taking
her place myself now" "Taking be
placer" inquired George. "What par
Of her work can you do, old man 2
"Uh, can do it abou. all" was the re
ply. ~ always was sound sleeper; ~
i The prince Of science, having cast b
eye over the table to see that none q
the instruments are missing or mis-
placed, is about to smputate his ,ps
tient's leg The patient bursts out int
lamentations. "Come, come, my goo
, fellow" says the surgeon, encourae
ingly, "don't take on go! Try aud f.
your mind on something else!"
A youth who had picked up fe
scrsps Of French from phrase bool
wishing to know the time OF day, al
costed a grave-looking gentleman viii
"Qrelle heure est-il, monster ?" Tt
,, gentleman, suspecting that the you,
knew nothing Of French, answered hi
in Latin, "Nescio" | know nol). A
fecting great surprise, the inquirer cor
menced running. exclaiming, "Dear N,
did not think it had been so late."
Near Jefferson, Tex. Judge Haugt
vas aseassinated on the road home fro
/ hwbere he had been attending night Sc
sion OF the court. One ball pass,
through his right breast and anoth
penetrated his heart His horses hei
and his own clothing were periorat'
) with buckshot.. The firing was hea
0 oEby the neighbors, hut the report Of fir
Farms is su.h q common occurrence ID
fit attracted no attention. 1t is q
known who did the shooting.