The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-09-22

What the inebriate sees may very often
be described as circular saw.
The road TO wealth is crowded with
the men who are turning back.
."She's not of my set," said the old
hen as she chased strange chicken out
Of the yard.
The temperature of a woman's love is
ma'eially lessened by poverty's refrig-
erator.
1t seems o little singular that mans
face is generally the longest where be
himself is the "shortest.
"Yes indeed, Brown is very sick
nan" When was he taken ill7" Yes
.erdsY morning l was called to attend
him." "Ah that accounts for it," And
now those two physicians pass each
other as perfect strangers.
"Wbal's your weight now. John ?" in
qnired friend Of Mr.. Caution. "If you
mean my wait on that box OF cigars /
won from you on the election" replied
Mr.. CauiiJn 10 that modest manner
which diatinguishes, "it has been ahcut
light months"
jay Gould is physically not very i'm
posing. He reminds one of what the
girl just returned from Boston school
said when she saw steam fire-engine in
Operation. "Who would ever have
dweamed that such vewy demlnutive
looking concern would hold so much
watah."
Policeman Adds, of Philadelphia, re.
Gently tried 10 arrest rough. who fred
ON him, but the ball was stopped by q
suspender button. This little inciden.
shows that policeman Adds has noble
wife, otherwise his suspender would have
bven fastened by an old shingle nail or
wooden toothpick.
the Philadelphia Times publishes the
results OF recent investigation as to the
religious standing Of the lawyers of that
city. 1t finds that of $500 lawyers, nine.
teDths are i'her church members or have
well-defined church affiliations. There
a-e many Christian lawyers in New York
City, men Of high standing in their pro.
fession, and OF great usefulness in the
churches.
The "Old Commoner' as the friends
OF Tnaddeus Stevens, the distinguished
Congressman were found of calling
him, opce wrote to fellow member who
was suffering from indigestion and kid
uey disease: "Try Mishler's Herb Bit
ters, l believe it will cure you. / have
used it for both indigestion and affection
OF The kidneys, and it is the most won
derful combination OF medicinal herbs
ever saw"
When railroads were first talked o
one argument used against them wa'
that horses would be valueless; but Is
O00,G horses are now owned 10 Ameri
ca and more than ,000,0 900 year mus
be bred to keep up the supply. Abou
500 stations are now annually imported
from France to.the United States. Th,
largest portion of our stock is used TO
agricultural and heavy draught purposes
and slch horses bring from Sl75 t
S240 each.
Tue village minister was away on hi
summer vacation, and the editor of th
D local paper, being literary man, and
: like all editors, deeply religious, wa
e conducting the Sunday services durin
l his absence. Everything went we'll IN
i til, in expoundiDg the Scriptures on
e morning, the editor said: "Yes, m
brethren, even the hairs of our head ar
NUMBERED" And then every body smiled
for it sounded so much like the editoris
9 1--WE" and the editor was bald.
IS Late reports put the number Of China
3 men killed at the coal mine in Wyomin
e at from 25 to SO Many hodies of me
killed were burned, and not few ar
believed to have been burned to deaf
d in their little houses. Sill, the usus
II collections for the purpose Of enlighten
|e ing the heathen Cbinaman will be take
'- up in the churches, and we will eongra
ulate ourselves on being citizens of th
fl freest and most enlightened nation o
d earth, and few old-fashioned author
o NAV remark that in this free land th
Ie down-trodden and oppressed of all othe
le lands on earth may find an asylum an
t. home under the starry flag of the fret