The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-08
Facts and Fancies.

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Facts and Fancies.
When is o mother father? When
she's Sigter.
Stock-raising in Nebraska is greatly
on the increase.
THE Deficiency bill passed both
Houses Of Congress.
Two children were killed by the fall Of
a building in Cleveland Ohio.
A SEVERE gale passed over Kansas, de-
ing considerable damage.
THREE boys were killed in Grand
Rapids, Mich, by the fall of an embank-
ment.
Over a thousand acres OF Monroe
county, Iowa, have been sown with fax
this Spring.
A student in Western college is so
addicted to tardiness that he is known as
'the late Mr.. Tompkins.
Vermont stands first on the list of the
States for the completeness and correct
ness OF its census returns.
The average brain-welght for the Eng
lish is stated to be 47.50 ounces /; for the
French, H5S; for the Germans, 1888.
THE census of Great Britain, which is
nearly completed, shows large increase
in the population OF all the principal
cities.
A young girl in Troy, N. Y, has earn
ed 80, ,30S in less than four years with her
sewing machine, in stitching 63S, 1858
collars.
A Georgia editor,explains that the title
he gave an article was ga cut and dried
affair" and it was the types which made
it read GA cut and dried apple"
Advice to young ladies-The least con-
spicuous, easiest and safest way of dark
ening the eyebrows is by means Of the
bent end Of hairpin smoked in the
gas-fame.
Brigham Young has ordered special
prayers against the grasshoppers this
summer, and the Desert Ns,rs warns the
unsophisticated youth of Salt Lake
against the miners.
A few iron nails placed in vase with
flowers will keep the water sweet and
the flowers fresh. This arises from the
sulphur eliminated from the plants, COM
bined with the iron.
The same, with difference. Lady
1 think you said your name was Maryf
New Broom-No, mem, not exactly
Mairey-its Sairey, and you spells it with
a hess instid of hem.
The way dresses are trimmed and
furbelowed this Spring is wonderful to
contemplate. For the benefit Of pdters
familias, we will say that thirty or forty
yards of silk are often used to make one
costume.
The q. S. army has been reduced to
peace footing. all supernumerary
officers have been either retired or
mustered out, and the number Of en-
listed men brought down to legal stand
ard of 10000.
A clever repartee is attributed to the
member from Mormondon in the new
Congress. A brother member asked him
how many wives he had. " Enough to
keep me from running after those Of
Others" he promptly replied.
There are si1ty-four places of public
amusement in London, besides the Ital-
ian Opera-house, the Crystal Palace and
Cremorne Gardens. OF these sixty-four
places of amusement, thirty-eight are
theatres and twenty-six are music halls.
We hear that it is becoming quite
common for gentlemen to wear ladies
bracelets on their arms as "gdges
glamour" We have read Of such mani
festations Of idiocy in novels, but never
expected to meet with them in real life.
A friend relates the following "A mile
or two from town he met child on horse
back crying with cold. "Why don't
you get down and lead him :? That is
the way to keep warm" "No" said the
boy, "it's b-b-borrowed horse, and I'll
ride him if I freeze"
When we consider the vast number OF
horses employed by the human family as
its auxiliaries, and how little mischief
they do compared with what they might
accomplish If vicious and unruly, our
minds are divided between admlrauon for
the creature and gratitude to the Maker.
Some person Of a curious turn ofmind
has calculated that the indemnity which
France is to pay to Germany for the
favor Of being conquered would weigh
in twenty-franc gold pieces not less than
$685. $3.50 pounds, and that the same
amount in silver would weigh 55, 600, 900
pounds.
In Albany, the other night, the Rev.
Mr.. Waters while preaching, stopped a
few moments and then said: "I am
rarely, if ever, annoyed by people talk
ing. am not tonight but am afraid
the congregation is" "You could have
heard pin drop" during the balance
OF the sermon.
"Well Tom, said BLACKSMITH to his
apprentice, "you have been with me
now three months, and have seen all the
different points in our trade. Iwish to
give you your choice Of work for q
! while" "Thank'ee SIR" "Well, now,
what part Of The business do you like
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