The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-12-30
Sense and sNuusenge.

drochlorate of cocaine, is very expen-
sive. 1t costs $1,000 per pound.
Halls Catarrh Cure is manufactured |
by f J. Cheney d Co, Toledo, o. Be. |
wsre of limitations. rs cents per bottle |
The whole OF Siberia, with 100000
of population, has only two newspapers
and bi monthly of geographical So
cietv.
The foreign kilograms to The London
Times, including a long letter from
Knartoum, Cost on single day recently
$4,000.
In Paris divorce is celebrated bv a
grand dinner, or ball. Should we adopt
this plan there would be little lime for
business.
understand you want coachman ?"
Yes sir " How much experience have
you had 2" Three" "Three what 2"
"EIopements.
A Frenchman who recently died direc.
ted ia his will that the sum of 5000
should be given to the swounded in the
next war with Germany"
A Canadian has just bad his tongue
smpul ated at the General Hospital, in
Toronto, because of cancer alleged to
have been caused by cigar smoking.
Chinese Gordon has, as usual, persisted
three times during the past week-twice
by the sword and once by starvation.
Yet as usual, also, he is alive and WELL
i Policeman Ma,ckowski, of Chicago,
upon being informed that his wife, who
was III. could not recover, went out and
killed himself. She died few minutes
after.
/ Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia, and
too hearty eating is relieved at once by
taking one OF Caters Little Liver Pills
Immediately after dinner. Don't forget
this.
The top of the column of the Place
Vendome, at Paris, became 80 noted as
place OF suicide that it ives Gagged at
LAST to keep persons bent on self-destruc-
tion from leapiug of.
What Is weather report :" asked q
small hoy, who was reading paper. 81
don't know precisely, hut suppose that
thunder is one kind OF q weather report" !"
responded his parent.
Remarked by R C. Joiner of Allen P.
O., Hillsdale Co., Mich IN ,thing gave
my rheumatism such quick relief as Dr..
Thomas EcIecLric Oll.-believe it infal-
lihla for rhpumatiem
"Buttons are coming in ag,in," says
an exchange. Jcnes, who fastens his
suspenders to bis trousers with shingle
nail, says "it's about time. They have
been coming off long enough"
With the surplus reserve of the New
York banks a, s42 900, COO above legal
requirements, il is plain that the difficulty
with business In this country is not lack
OF money bat lack of confidence ia using
/ it.
In Boston there is man bearing the
honorable name of Yale College Mr..
College is colored man. who was q
slave in the South before the war. His
owner, who gave him his name, was a.
granuate oil ale.
II man spends the money be ought
to save to pay his debts, when he knows
verv we'll he can only paw his debts by
saving. be may give what he buvs right
and left with an open hand, and it will
be to his own shame.
A barber says that when lady's hair
hegins TO come out. as after fever, it is
much better to SINCE it of than to cut il
That is all very we'll, hut what is 10 he
done when mans hair begins 10 come
out after he's married2
Whoever can disceru truth has ie-
ceived bis commission from q higher
source than the chiefest Justice in the
world who can discern only law. He il
is that delivers sentence. He finds him.
self constituted judge OF the judge.
The young journalist is known by the
fact that be always keeps dictionary
handy. TIE old journalist does not
bother with dictionaries. Ii not quite
sure OF word be gives dab at it and
let's the printer figure it out for himself.
do YOU ever, purchase articles ?" he
ask d, limdlv. as be entered the editor
ial room. Occasionally" said the ed
itor. kindly, "when thew suit our COL
umns. What have YOU got, a poem?'
mo, sir. psrlor matches, cent q box,
or six boxes for nickel"
The Democrats 10 the Illinoi, Legisla
ture, it is said. will vote for Carter Har-
rison for U. S. Senator. Gen Logan is
writing letters to the Republican mem
bers, but it is reported that Sitting. a
Republican, refuses to go into the caucus
and will not vote for L ,gan.
Every girl ought to know how to
make coffee, remarks the Rev. Alfred
Taylor, OF New York. "Bsd coffee, has
ruined many homes. Bad coffee has
driven many husbands and fathers and
brothers to the dri king dens. where
they picked up habis of drunkenness.
The girl has great deal to do with it."
Prot. Youmane says that the root of
the difficulty in our public schools is the
"incapaci'y of teachers and OF those in
trusted with the management OF schools
to judge in,elligen'ly of the results of
the system upon he varying nstures OF
children" This is the chief cause of
the charge of over.pressur. that is now
brought against English and American
schools.
The population OF Nevada is steadily
dwindling. The Carson Triblne esti-
mates that there are now not more than
IL GOO voters !, the state. In 1880 the
total vote was 1851. Only one county
has 5000 voters, and OF all the others
only three have voting population in
excess Of 600 each. O,e county is
credited with 200 votes only, and there
are five counties whose conbined vote
will not exceed $500.
Wars dead alarms, carry terror TO the
hearts of peace loving citizens, hut it is
safe to say that the number of lives an.
nually sacrificed to liver complaint, in
its various forms. greatly exceed those
Of the most destructive hattles. George
L. Martinez, of Nicarangua, writes
"During my last visit to New York
was presented with halt dozen bottles
os Mishler's Herb Btters, and / cheer.
fully testify that less than two bottles