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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-31
Facts and FancIes.

Nevada is negotiating in minerals Of all
kinds.
Mobile exports more oranges than
Messina.
st. Louis has fory.eight school-houses,
valued at s1,7SO,OOe.
"A Toledo genius starts bailky horses
by blowing in their ears.
Boston sells 10000 bean.poles year
to suburban ngriculturists. ...r
An Illinois mnn breaches Sundays
and drives stage week days. .
In Heligoland oil foreigners are called
"skit," which in their dialect means
dirt. .Ii,IM
In New Orleans recently, woman
checked herself to death with pair Of
suspenden.
The Empress Eugenie is in treaty for
the sale OF her diamonds, which are
vlaued at G390,OOO. .
II you arc afraid you should scream
when your tooth Is being pulled, you
should hold your jaw.
A Philadelphia Judge has decided That
procession las no right to interrupt
the ordinary travel on the streets.
An exploring party in Wichita county
Texas, found nm arrow head OF pure gold
and very fne specimens of copper.
A man, commenting upon the ruins Of
Pompeii, said that it was very imposing
city, but very much out Of repair.
A little boy, after Watching the burn.
ing Of the schoolhouse until the novelty
Of the thing had ceased, started down
street, saying: "Golly rs glad the
old things burned; didn't have my
jogfry lesson nohowl"
Virginia paper is puzzled to know
whether whiskey should be spelled wiei
an g. Spelled any way It is o bad spell
for most people, and it would not bo
bad 10 drop all the letters ond so get rid
ol the word, in hope the thiag itself
would follow. XII ...
II is said that when Brigham Young
was asked the other day which son he
had at West Point, the conundrum SO
staggered him, that he was obliged to re-
fer to the family record to solve it.
"Do they miss inc at home?" is not
much sung in that family. a...
varlin, who was Minister OF Finance
Of the Commune, was one Of those who
died with the greatest cournge, But, rs
singular phenomenon, it is related
that his hair, which had been raven
black, turned white in the interval be-
tween his arrest and execution.
A man was urged 10 take out policy
for the benefit Of his wife TO the amount
OF five thousand dollars. He asked his
wiie's opinion, when she replied with
charming frnnkness. "Why, my dear,
you will, Of course, oct according to
your own judgment; but, in case OF
your decease, 1t would mike me more
desirable widow" Aas
The Minois Independent, edited by
Mr.. Steele, says: "a printer last week
proposed to 60 into partnership with MS.
His name is Doolittle. The firm name
would sound very bad, either way you
put it. Steal & Doolittle,' or DO Little,
& Steel We can't Join. One OF us
would soon be in tile poorhouse and the
other in the penitentiary."
A herd Of two hundred and fifty buiia-
loes swasrecently driven into the Missouri
river, near tile Milestone mdian Agency.
A few reached the left hank in salety,
few others were killed in the river, and
the remainder Of the herd perished in
the fapid, treaeherous river, which at
tho time was swollen by the flood, and
their bodies aoated with the current
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The Ship.

And see she stirs
She starts -ahe moyes-she seems 10 feel
The thrill Of life along her kRel,
And, spurnlng with her foot tho ground,
With one eXulting, Joyous bound,
She leaps Into tho oceans hrmsl
And 10 from tho assembled crowd
Theio rose o sholt, prolonged anil loud,
That 10 the ocean seemed 70 say
"Take her, o bridegroom, old and gray,
Take her 10 thy protecting arms,
With all her youth and all her charmsp
How beautiful sho isl How fair
She lies within those arms that preas
Her form with many soft caress
0ftendernesa and Watchful carcl
Sal forth into the sea, U shipl
Through wind and wave, right onward stoeri
The molstened eye, the trembling lip,
Are not the signs OF doubt or fear.
Sail forth into tho sea Of life,
0 gentle, loving, trusting wife,
Aud safe from all adyefsity
Upon the bosom OF that sea
Thy eomings and thy goings be-
For gentleness and love and trust
Prevail DER angry wayo and gust;
And In the wreck Of noble lives
Something immortal still suryiyesl
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-31

THf TKxAs CATTLE TRADE.-The
Abilene (Kansls G,roaies gives tire
following rs the most accurate figures
Of tho Texas cattle trade this season.
There nre now nehr the line Of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad 10000 head I;
passed Red River station to 10 driven on
that line, 100000 for Asehiaon, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad, $4,000; fer
Missouri River, Foit Scott and Gulf
Railroad, 75,Co0 for the Union Pacific,
81, 900; to be wintcred In KAnsas and
Colorado, $4,000; total, $4,000, This
Is lower than oil previous estimates,
though larger than any previous year.
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Az ALLEGED MURDERER HANGED ny A
Mona dispatch from Watseka, Iro.
quois County, Ill.,, says that mob Of
citizens from that town and the sur
rounding country, to the number Of
nearly 1000 including mcn, women md
children, proceeded to the jail in that
place, and took thercirom Martin Mera,
charged with tho murder Of his son,
lad o. 10years. Mcrawns taken to COM
venient place near at hand, where, after
giving him 20 minutes to ply, rope
was placed around his neck, thrown
over q limb Of II tree, and hundreds Of
ready hands hauled him up, and held
him there until he was dead. Theleader
OF the mob and his nbettors claim that
Mera, could only have been convicted
Of mnnslaughtor, and for that reason
they were justified in putting the muir
derer beyond the reach Of mercy.
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HIS SUCCESS. "A story comes from
Delaware of an eccentric philosopher
who has paid the penalty Of his criminal
attempt TO enlighten mankind. To some
extent he did enlighten that abstraction,
but not rs he intended to do. He had
some theory or other in regard to the
use OF parachutes which he abSurlly
connected with pyroteclnics, and 80, on
the Fourth of July, shortly after dusk,
he clandestinely erected in his yard q
huge sky.rocket, to the head Of which
was attached his parachute, in such u
way that while the rocket wAs seeking
the moon il would remain closed, but
when its upward motion ceased il would
theoretically open like an umbrella, and
thus watt him safely to the ground. lie
attached himself to the lower end OF the
stick with the fuse turned away from
him in such n way that the fire from the
rocket would not iniure him. Then he
blazed away and went whizzing through
the mir, dangling and bobbing as he sped,
with fire fastening itself upon him
somewhat "like the pale martyr in his
shirt Of fire." II his parachute ever
opensd lie did not know It, for presently
those who beheld the wondrous engine
aw it turn sharply in mid-air, and il
fell. The poor fool was found burnt and
mangled not far from his own philosophy
shop.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-31

REPonrs from all parts Of California
show that the wheat crop Is much better
thnn was anticipated. The total pro-
dust will be httls short Of that Of last
saasen. The California thrinus are
shipping potatoes TO Denver, Colorado,
where they sell at the rtts Of $3.50 IN
coin per carload of 10tons.
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The OLD SToRY,-Once more, the old,
old story. Miss Wilkerson, OF Salem,
ILL.,, was to have been married last week.
Her lover came nom ST, Louis with his
wedding suit in his carpet-bag. She
took q fancy to sae biz wedding gar.
ments, shd he menasd her In the
valiBc wns also 0 pistol. This she care.
lessly handled, II was accidentally dis.
charged, and she wns killed instantly,
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The DcacOn's Prayer.

-N-N = aAJNAs
n the regular evening meeting -.
That tho church holds, every wock,
One night listening angel sat
u hear Aem pray and speak. ...
Itpaxzled the soHl of the angel
Why somo to that gathering canlo,
but sick and sinful hearts he saw,
With grief land guilt aaunO.
They were silent, but said to tho angel,
Our HTos have need OF Hint"
While doubt, with dull, vague, throbbing pab
Stirred through thcE spirits dim.
You could 400 twas tho regular niootln,, r
And tho regular seats were filled,
And ali know who would pray and blk
Though any ono might that wiD.d.
From bis place in fron., near . lc pulpit,
When the tho Book Was read, and tho hymn was
Tho Deacon arose to r.ray, t,r
First came tho eng r,roamble.
II Peter had upeF. ed 90,
Ho had beon, U.o the Lord hIs prayer had
heard,
Fuu my hthon below |"Il|
e Then nlunc oEiniormAtion
: l'W'u IOItn, as II ~ the Lord,
4 Yoheei iling His wayu and aitribalos.
Y Ana the things by Him abhorred.
(, ~ net In the list ofthe latter
~ - = mentioned the moeking breath
w, s..lG hypoerito pi yer that 10 not prayer,
q (, tnd tue makc-biliove life In death.
r lie prayed for the church and the pastor I;
'sr-1Sr';, souls might bo his hire
. ..NW ~ ,ia rtipnl otherwise
+ y, ~ 'Snnday-schooli and the choir;
{. NJ NIJtftwarming hordes Of India;
kf'.l q. he peIishing, vile Chinese;
SiAtkt 4 . millions who bow TO tho Pope Of Rome
,hn hgc pagan churches OF Greece;
% onteast remnants Of Judah,
3, M lafrceYc guilt no had much totoll-
= " Z. :, I'd, or he told tho Lord he prayed.
!, ~. 4'rcrythiag out Of He'll
M s|iiall Of that burden had really
.I!a been weighing upo, Is soul,
ttF would havo sunk hEi through to the China
NJ And raised hill oyor the hole.
IE
llrsiwas the regular evening meeting,
VI anu tle regular prayers were made,
bat W, ne liItF ling angel told the Lord
y, Eil' eiVs the silent prayed.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-31

WHAT IT Will Do. There is shnrr
rivalry iustnowin Alabama among differ
ont guano dealers. One Of them, by
way Of showing the superiority Of his
guano over any other, says that far
mer recently put q sample Of it into his
pocket, In which thore happened to be
q carpet tack, md started home on horse.
back. Before Mnehing bis house bis
steed broke down, and the farmer was
Of loss 10 discover the oauss until he
found that the carpet tack had grown
10 be a long bar Of railway iron.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-31

Nor A PRErrY PLAYIHNo.--A boy
near Omaha tho other day struck upon q
mttlesnako near his fathers house, and
US he was temporarily in charge of his
little sister, he gave lier the reptile to
play with. Presently the snake, tired Of
the childs fondling, begun to hiss vic.
iotsly and rnttle. The hoy discovering
then its venomous nature, snatched ii
from his sister and attempted 10 fling It
away. Tho snake fastened about his
wrist and threatened to bite. The boy
alarmed his father who was not far of,
and by caution the latter succeeded in
enteing tho reptile so that Il left the boy.
When killed, the nttlesnRke was found
to be full grown, over two feet long and
with six nttles. a
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Local notices 20 eentspor line, which mu.t bo
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Stated olicos. Lengthy Obituary notices must
DO paid for 11-All legal notices are charged
TO tho attorney presenting them.
Sstsal Rat,IiO pdrii,r dtriag more AdH ohs e0luAH
JOB PRIN TING
Neatly aud Promptly EIseutsdat this oaiss.
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\ BLOODY FiuuT.-Details of the re.
cent bloody fight in Eaton Rapids,
Mich, between some of the town.people
and the attacles Of n mcnage1ic, show that
it was caused by the refusal OF the door.
keeperto admit little girl on half.
price ticket. She came with her father
and mother. The refusal given rise to
some words, and tue door.keeper knock.
ed the father down. He Immediately
went to neighboring brick-yard and
collected n crowd of men, who proceed.
ed to the canvas, and soon succeeded in
getting into low with the attaches oi
the concern. One Of the attacking party
was hit on the head with brick and
instantly killed, and several others were
desperately wounded. Nearly ut the
end OF the Hght one Of the rnenngeriC
men made m attack upon an inoflonsivC
farmer standing by, threw his arm
around the old mnn's neck, and pro
ceeded 10 pound him on the head will
stone. This rascal was arrested upon
charge of assault, with intent to kill,
and he was Tie only man taken in cliaigt
| hy the Police.
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Manufacture Of Knives.

Few people have any idea through
what number Of hands their pocket
knives have passed in the process Of
manufacture. A bar Of steel destined to
furnish number OF blades is heated to
redness. A length is cut of, and the
forger speedily "moulds" this-that is,
shapes Il roughly into the form OF a pock-
et-knife blade. Another heating is then
required TO fit the end for being fashion.
ed into the tang, and yet another before
it can undergo the further operation OF
"smithing," the last stage OF which is
the stamping Of The mark OF the thumb
nail to facilitate opening. The tang Is
then ground and thei blade marked
with the name Of tho firm. The slight
bulge on the reverse side caused by
this operation is removed by fire OF
tile grindstone. The blade Is then hard
ened by heating il TO redness and then
plunging II into water up to the tang.
Tie tempering process follows next, the
blush yellow tint being considered as
indicating that the proper degree of heat
at which to immerse tho blade once
more in cold water has been attained.
After this the blades are classified in the
warehouse, nd undergo sundry grinding
operations to ft them for being halted.
Twelve distinct processes have by this
time been gone through, and many more
are necessary before the knife is com.
pletely finished, although the number sI
hands which ii has nov to pass through
depends in o great measure on the
finish to be given to the handle, accord
ing to the quality of the blades with which
it is fitted, and the price which the com
pleted article Is intended to realize.-
Engineering and Mining JowaaL
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different from Others" he replied. Thirty
shillings a week amt much for seven Of US,
come to pay reat and schooling out"
aTa tha rant all pot1 N ,sGaJ
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-25

The California Steam Navigation
Company has sold out its entire prop
srty of every description-boats
w~harves, franchise and contracts to
the California Pacific, or Vallejo Rail
road Company, and will divide the
proceeds and disincorporate. The
California Pacific Company will put
on night boats between San Francisco
and Sacrament, withdrawthe Marys-
VILE and Sacramento line, and make
numerous changes. The work on the
various branches Of the California Pa
nfic Railroad, northward and north
westward, will be pushed with renew
ed energy. the Company now being
III possession of abundant credit and
funds.
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TELEGRAPHIC
From the Gold Hill News.

LONDON, March 23.-The Nationals
are determined to incorporate the sol
dierS in Paris with the Nationals. The
Committee have issued a proclamation
poStponing the election until their
rights are respected.
SoisSett was made COMMANDMENT
Chief of the National Guard, ut meet
ing of the Mayors and Deputies. This
appointment inspires confidence
among the friends of order.
1t is rumored that Ducrot was shot
by his w men ut the sitting of the
Assembly Oh Wednesday.
1t is said that it has been decided to
hold the municipal election before the
10th of April. Military measures
against Paris are also projected.
VERSAILLES. March 25.-Orderly
Nationals have expelled the insur-
gents from a part of the Eighth Ar
rondisement. comprising the Eau
bourg st. ]llonore; the second .Arron-
basement, comprising The Bour>e;
and the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENTS, com
prising the Rue Decourt. They then
occupied the Station Iagarc. They
also occupy the space between the
Rue Richelieu B~oulcvar1s, Rue Mont
martre, Rue Halls POnt Neuf, Ger
maine AuNcrois and RivoIi Maireu OF
the First ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
The Pari-ianS suspect completely
with the insurgents and PrussianS.
LONDON, March IA Times special
says the people are flying from Paris
terrOr-Stricken.
The rebels are preparing for a des-
perate encounter TO cover their lost
ground.
In the French Assembly Yesterday
the Government proposed a law for
the organization of Volunteers, which
"a adopted. Ever department j. to
send a battalion t Versailles at once.
The proposition of the Committee
that fifteen batalliOns proceed TO Paris
to assist in restoring order "a favor
ably considered.
The fugitive Mayors of Paris were
invited to a seat i'll the Assembly,. On
entering, the left applauded and the
right protested. Tunult-adjourn-
ment.
BERLIN. March 23.-In the Reich
Stadt. Sampson vas elected President,
Prince Hohenlohe. Vice Presidents;
Weber, Second Vice President.
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A NEW

It has been stated that steps are be-
Iug taken to continue the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad along the base OF the
'HouutainS to Reno, to connect with
the Central Pacific Railroad. There Is
no question but a railroad could be
constructed, running nOrtherly and
southerly from the Central Pacific, the
whole length of California. east of the
sierra Nevada mountains, which
would be Very profitable to the stock
holders. The amount OF wealth which
such a road would open up would be
immense, and besides the country
would furnish a vast trade which
would center in California. h east
Crn slope of the Sierra Nevada noun
tlinS is rich i'll mineral: but Its agricul-
tUral wealth Is also very great. as there
Is no more fertile spot on this side OF
the continent. Indeed, the slope Is
rich in the extreme in nutrlclouS
grasses. and then its lumber Is valu-
able, and will soon be required for i'm
provements which must be made in
Nevada.-[San Francisco Call.
The Gail is correct in its Surmises as
10 the practicability of constructing a
line of railroad along the entire base
- the range, and probably in timethe
project will be completed. The line
now particularly referred to connect
ing Carson with the Central Pacific,
we have reason to believe will be con-
>tructed next Summer. As the
;;eachey Narrow Gauge Road from
Virginia is being rapidly pressed to
completion. we shall have a railroad
rircle in operation within a few
months. The citizens of Carson anti
r:pate an improved condition of bust
ness and better times from these opera
tons, and there seems good reason TO
believe that they will not be disap-
pointed.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-25

The Overland Monthly for April has
made its appearance, and is one OF the
most readable numbers issued of that
magazine. The Northwest boundary
IS a full outline of the historical events
upon which the claim of the United
states to Oregon and Washington Ter
ritories was substantiated, which
finally led to the treaty with Great
Britain during Folks administration.
Bishop Kip furnishes an interesting
irticle entitled Recollections of limo
thy Pickering. Opolu is a story OF
life in the Navigation Islands. Cot
ton Experiments in California; y Ride
with the Apaches; How and Why we
Took Santa Cruz; Foot Notes of His
tory; An Evening with the Grand
Multi, and q number of other enter,
tanning articles, complete the April
number.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-25

The Senate i'll executive session, has
confirmed the naturalization treaty
made by Motley with the British Gov
eminent. By this treaty Great Britain
Acknowledges the right of her subjects
20 renounca their allegiance and be-
come citizens of the United States, and
reciprocal provisions are made for
comforting the naturalization of Am
orleans who may wish to become sub
iects of England.
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\ San Francisco correspondent OF
the Alta shows that At theutmost limit
the properly left by Horace Halves in
that city for university purposes is not
worth over $685. 900, whilet the monthly
rents and profits have been less than
$40 30 during the last five years. The
San Mateo property does not exceed
S250,Ooo in market value. and its an
nual rents and profits do not exceed
$1,000. Estimated 10y its earnings, the
two or three millions worth OfprOpertv
left by Halves dwindles down to about
S35, 1000, and to get this for university
purposes, a hundred wears hence. the
people must give S4,O0O.000, What
humbug! Halves appears to have had
no other object in making his will
than to prevent his wife from enjoying
the use of his property, he evidently
calculating that she could not last
longer than fifteen wears, the time in
which the first 800. 900 is to be raised.
-[SacramentO Reporter.
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The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Sun writes from the
"spital under date Of the 18th of March
that a strong feeling has sprung up in
high official circles which is rapidly
veering toward the impeachment of
President Grant. Encroachment on
The legislative department of the gov
crnment is the charge made against
The national executive.
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WOMAN'S NoICE.-A French aero
maui has discovered hat q woman's
voice is audible at a hight Of two miles
while a mans voice cannot be heard
higher than one mile. This should be
great encouragement to such growing
hens as Anna Dickinson, Susan d. An
thony and other advocates of woman's
rights.
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QUEEN SAHE?-lt was currently re-
ported on the streets Yesterday that
the time-hoHored California Steam
Navigation Company had sold ont
their steam r>-side-wheclcrS, .kick-
er>- behind and alto the Cali
fornia Pacific tNalIeio) Railroad Conr-
pany. We are unable to state positively
whether thi, umo is correct or not;
but it j. certain that some importan:
changes are contemplated in the
steamboat business. Without any
apparent reason, nearly all the men
employed in repairing The steamers Of
the Navigation Company across the
river have been discharged. A day or
TWO will probably solve the riddle
I>ac. Reporter, sd.
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NEW GOLD MINES.-The annexed is

NEW GOLD MINEs.-The annexed is
from the San Jose Independent OF the
22d:
For severa days there has been
quite an excitement among some of
our citizens in regard to reported rich
discoveries of placer gold mines in tho
santa Cruz mountains. the exact loca-
ton of which has been and is still
kept a secret rom the mass. Yester-
day morning Captain Blaisdell and
MIR. Cot. and others, left a Jose for
the new FL Dorado, and the opinion of
many Is that they know where an ex-
ceedingly good thing is to be found,
from certain hints let fall by them
prior to their departure.