The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-12

You may always recognize cham
paguc maker by his iiaz.
Good musicians execute their music,
the bad ones murder it.
A man may he ashamed of the fashion
of his nose, although he follows it,
Some men get their barrel of beer on
tick, aud leave it to settle for itself.
Woman first tempted man to eat. He.
took to drinking on his own account.
The Queen OF England, has about two
dozen physicians III her " household"
Strange to say nomatter how well paid
Il dentists, he always looks down in the
mouth.
The cat is wonderful builder; wo
have seen cat run up house,m five
minutes.
In Virginia recently prisoner who Ind
been dead three months was granted
pardon,
To what color does Aogging change
Il boys complexion 1t makes him
yell o,
Penmakcrs are bad lot They make
people steel pens, and then they say they
do write.
Both the agriculture and manufactures
Of Japan seem to me quiet superior to
the Chinese.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow," par.
ticulrly with cracked looling.glaSs
and t6othlcss comb
The best way to improve the lot Of
womnn is to put II good house Oh it, and
good man in tile house,
Twins were recently born ont West,
one in Indiana the other in Michigan.
They arrived in the cars
Tobacco is called by some. ,onc, who
does not smoke, the filth Of the month
aad the fog Of the mind.
Markel.mcn are mcrciful to poultry
After the chickens are clearly picked
they generally retail them,
III Burns were living now, he would
tell the mIrB,lhat wants to see himself as
others see hin; tarnn for Office
A new style Of haGi-i;iiSE has eh4in
with a small gold bird attiGTtH-s,5 Which
holds the handkerchief in It's Dill.
A talented man placed the butt Of his
gun in the fire while he looked down tbs
mnzzle, event hence Immediately.
The life of nn Ohio man was saved by
cutting open his wiidpipe AMI extracting
a burr which had nearly caused his death.
A new style OF decorating dmner.ta
bic is with globes Of gold fish on Il silver
standard, surnomtcd by flowers and
leaves.
"Whos there ?" cried n patrol to a
passing figure, one dark night. "IfsI l.
patrol don't be afraid, replied IN old
woman.
A recent calculation estimates that
enough iron wire to belt the globe with
u netting yard wide is made yearly int
cages for birds
There is II delightful rumor that the
adhesive matter ON postage stamps il
hereafter to he Favored with vanilla foi
ones, wintergrcen for twos, chocolate ioi
threcs, etc.
Luxury seems to he forbidden in
China. Even the rich Ito not indulge in
it, and it is hard to tell, hy any outward
signs, the rich from hcpoor man, citho
IN his exterior or in his dwelling.
dob frank, said young Mr.. Smith
to Miss Francis, who had been qui2Zing
him for an hour. "But, Edward, have
been Frank twenty-five years, and |
should like to try some other name, Just
for change" was the arch reply. "N,
cards"
Its very well talking of bauquets, but
when the managers have to issue n no.
tice next day requesting two.trirds ol
the guests to return to exchange cloth.'
ing, the evidences OF obtusticNtion nre
all too convincing. The place was Des
Moines.
They have a new way OF getting ny
surprise parties in certain parts Of Illi
nois. A resident receives an anonymous
letter, stating that surprise party will
he with him on cortniu evening. He
prepares for it. Nobody comes, and the
surprise of the party Is complete.
Dad" OF the Cincinnati newsboys,
has Just died Of consumption, at the age
of twenty four, nftcr fifteen years Of
active service. The younger memhera
Of his profession watched with him ten.
ierLy during his illness, and raised mon
ey enough to give him n descent burial.
A barrel of bucltwhcnt flour cxploded
recently ut Keokuk, Iowa. A man OF
science calmly says that the buckwhcai
was probably wet, and being confined in
the barrel, an alcoholic vapor was gcner.
ated, which ignited az the lid was taken
of and Il lighted candle brought in con-
tact.
A Baltimore lady, who had been ex.
cecdingly annoyed by boys who rang her
door-bell and then ran away, finally set
u trap for them by whsh Ii pail OF water
was to be spilled upon the next person
that rang the bell In afew minutes her
pastor called and was baptized, hut re
tired without making visit,
The last iibe ut the expense of an agri.
culturist is TINT "in an agricultural essay
on tobacco he asserts that the fine cut
will not ripcn well unless the tin fo,l is
stripped from the growing bud early in
the spring; and that plug tobacco ought
to bo knocked of Tie trees with clubs,
instead Of being picked OF with tho
hand"
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The frost did curious bit OF work on