The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-01-16
Seuse and ennpse,1ge.

Sruse and eMnuseiage.
You can never expect blacksmith
to give up all his VICES.
The tradesman who skins bis custom
ers. can afford TO seaskin his wife.
We admire spirited animal, but de-
liver us from wildly enthusiastic mule.
In The Salt Lake City fats appears
this sign: ring the top bell for the
Oldest wife.
Over 100000 white Virginians having
paid no poll taxes, could not vote in the
late election.
Solomon was far ahead of Brigham
Young in Utah. .lizing woman, for he
bad 1000 wives.
DR.. Siemens estimates the tempera-
;ure of the photo sphere of the sun to
be at leas. 5000
A modern philosopher thinks that
early rising is we'll enough 80 far as
bread is concerned.
Vienna completed in October its new
Rathhaus, containing 500 rooms, built
at cost of $6,000,000.
The girl who goes to church merely
to show her sealskin sacque is ooked
upon as sacquereligious.
When Adolphus placed his srm
around the neck of Angelina he said it
was for necks press purpose.
A money order Office would be o great
convenience 10 every small town if the
people could order all they want
When she remarks: II haven't saw
him for week" you may be sure that
the speaker is from boarding school
81 am to tell the truth ?" Yes in
terrupted an acquaintance; "and you
are probably the worst shot in Amer
ica."
Northern schoolmasters are the beau
ideal of the average Texas girls heart,
and the supply is far short of The de-
mand.
Every woman has three Characters
that which she shows, that which she
really has, and that which she thinks
she has
Do not present your husband or lover
with embroidered suspenders. They
can't show them unless they promenade
in shirt sleeves.
A Murray Hill lady, about to engage
chambermaid, asks: "Have you
lover2" "Ouly one. Well l should
smile,," was the reply.
The opera glass is an invention which
enables a lady in the theatre to "see a
man" without going out, as her escort
does between the acts.
A censiderate lsssir: A little Georgia
three-year old girl rehuked her mother
for aludiug t, black cat. She said it
was ''colored" Cat.
The wife OF Colonel Nicholas Smith.
famous as the 'handsomest man in
America," died recently. She was a
daughter of Horace Greeley.
'eSaid little Brooklyn boy the other
day: sWe don't have msuy nice things
TO eat at our house, but mother has
about fifteen or sixteen cook hooks.
"Mrs Ray was the first woman who
ever went to Leadvile. She worked in
the mines, acted as a scout, took in
washing, and is DOW worth $1,000, ,0OO.
The car shops of the Blltimore &
Ohio road at Mount Clare, near Balti-
more, we're completely destroyed by fire
on Wednesday night with all the con-
tents. Loss 100000.
Governor Foster issued SO pardons
last year. Governor Bishop paidoned
269 convic,s during his term OF two
years Governor Foster pardoned dur
ing his first two years l66 persons
One of the saddess moments in life ts
when man is looking through an old
vest, and thinks he has found ten cent
piece, which, when brought to light,
turns out to be cough lozenge.
Did YOU ever observe how come wo-
men, during prayer in church, lean over
the back OF the next pew, like modern
cherubs2 This IS particularly notice
able when there is new bonnet in the
congregation.
A French chemist thinks he can re-
euscitate human BODY after it has been
, frozen few weeks. He might expert
ment on Oscar Wilde, and if he missed
the combination people would be just
as we'll satisfied.
Jean Wakening Tam at the deal oi
night: "Oh, div ye feel the smell O. the
gas? Are ye snure We pit it out?'
Tam: "Sure, wumman, | wonder To hear
ye talking. Hiv | no got big blister
on my thoomb2"
/ A lunstic in charge of His keeper
while stepping aboard train the Other
day, stepped on a banana peel and sld
under the car. "AhW exclaimed the
keeper, 81 am like disabled locomo
tive, for I've slipped my eccentric
care you the Judge OF Reprobates P
3 said Mrs. Partington, as she walked
into an Office of Judge Of Probate. 81
am a Judge Of Probate" was the reply
"Well, that's it, expect" quoth the ole
A., lady You see my father died detest
, ed and be left several little infidels, ant
l want to be their executioner."
/ The dangers of sleigh-riding are very
: great. A young man in Conneclicu
0 started to kiss the girl in the cutter be
side him, while the horse was going al
three-minute gait. Just as he was abou
to sip the sweets from her pouting lips
the cutter struck stone. The girl hac
her nose broken, and the young maj
lost two OF his best front teeth. The,
. have not spoken since.
: A most extraordinary and painfu
r phenomenon has lately occurred in War
$ saw. A lady died under someShat pc
q cullar circumstances, which gave ris
: to report that her death had beel
r caused by her husbands ill-treatmeni
Hence, several weeks after the inter
:. ment, her body was exhumed for post
mOrtem examination, when it was toun
that in the grave a perfectly health
% child had been corn.
I. The Philadelphia News says that Mis-
is Rowe, Of Boston, has written play fo
e! seven girls. The scene opens with tn
F. girls talking separately. In the secon
le act they are all talking at once. In th