The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-26
Facts and Fancies.

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The population OF London on April 2
was 8, 251 ,S04.
Every drop in the sea OF life imagines
itself an ocean.
When is a soldier not half soldier?-
When he's in quarters.
An unpleasant sort of arithmetic
Divisions among families.
In Sweden every one at the age OF l5
becomesa church member.
The thirty-fourth year of Queen Vic
tolias reign ends June 20.
People who come to high words, fire.
quently indulge in low expressions.
1t will cost tue city OF Boston this year
fifty-one Thousand dollrs for printing.
Loudoners say that one-third of the
population OF that city never saw grain
field.
A glass of soda water, with syrup.
costs the manufacturers cent and o
quarter.
Some people argue-very logically too
it is impossible to keep your word II
you give it.
There are only about three hundred
Seminoles remaining on the Everglades
of Florida.
Connecticut last year raised 6,5OO,oOo
pounds of tobacco, or an average oil l,4oo
pounds to the acre cultivated.
An aeronaut attached to circus, who
went up in a balloon in Chicago. came
down in hurry half mile out IN the
lake.
A Troy editor lately returned tailors
bill with the following memorandum on
the margin "Your manuscript Is re-
spectfully declined"
Cabbage-leaf cigars are thrust before
the faces of promenaders by enterpris-
ing foreigners in New York at the low
price OF five for ten cents.
1t is announced in London that Gener-
al Sickles, who is great fayorite at the
present Court of Spain, is shortly to be
married to young and beautiful Spau-
ish lady.
A Washington correspondent states
that the position OF tax collector Tor that
CITY was worth thirty thousand dollars
last wear, or more than the salary OF the
President.
A Chicago paper gently hints to the
West side population that If 1t THINKS q
new custom OF killing three people DAY,
ON IN average, is going to increase the
price OF real estate in that locality. 1t Is
evidently laboring under misappre-
hension.
Two bows who went into an oswego
store a few DAYS ago and purchased two
cold rings. rendered in payment So
5iIl. The jeweler kept the bill and the
rings because the boys looked suspicious.
His suspicious are now causing him q
good deal of trouble.
The grasshopper having been some
thing OF burden in Utah, the ingenious
Mornons have contrived a machine TO
make it hot for him. 1t is drawn oy
two horses, cuts swarth through the
hoppers a rod wide, and makes hash oil
all that hes in its way.
A man mistook two Detroit policemen
ror robbers and they mistook hm Tor
the same. 4 chase that will always
stand Al on the police records ensued'
Aster running mile and o half, during
which 30 policemen joined in the chase
their mistake was discovered.
An express tran on the Western Penn
sylyania railroad was stopped, the other
riay within a few rods OF fifteen ton
holder, which had fallen across the track,
by n woman who waved her apron ran-
tically in the air. The passengers con
sidered the salvation OF their necks worth
about $40, and made her up q purse tor
that amount.
A Michigan deaf-mute boy, who Is at
school, has recently written letter to
friend at home, in which. referring to
recreation rather than labors, he quantity
saws az am working with plant the
corn nor potatoes. 1 can somewhat to
plourh. Mr.. How teaches me to learn
plough. The pupils will vacation next
June Of l6."
A disguised amateur frult rhlsef says
I have no more admiration to waste on
the father OF George Washington for for
living the destruction OF his cherry tree.
& cherry tree is only a curculio nursery,
and the tlay my young George Washing
ton is six years old I'll give him
hatchet and tell him to down with every
cherry tree on the place.
There was wild scene at a fire In
Findley, Ohio, few nights ago, when
II became known that there were three
kegs of powder in one Of the burning
buildings; but young man named Hen
nv Erb. by name, rushed in, brought out
two of them, and then returning, found
that the fire was already charring the
keg that yet remained. Seizing it,
nevertheless, he brought it out
Some queer developments are being
made in the case OF the convicted San
francisco murdress. The labors of her
physicians and lawyers in attempting to
save her, she has already paid twenty
thousand dollars for, and she is now sued
by the physicians for two thousand dol
lars more. A woman standing on the
edge OF felon's grave, with suit for
debt being urged against her, is con.
dition OF affairs that embraces a painful