The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-22
Che democrat.
Facts and FaucIcS.

A time to run-when you are in
hurry,
A bad sign-TO sign another mans
name to anote,
Nebraska has an editor SO lazy that
he spells wife, VI.
When is small baby like big bank
err When he is a wroth.child.
The state Of Texas could support the
present population OF the entire Union.
Tit for Tat-Iti is beauty's privilege to
kill Time and, in revenge, Time kills
beauty.
Many Of our foppish society men have
taken to wearing French heels to their
patent leather dancing boots.
A wedding in New York, which prom
ised to be the success Of the season hadto
be made private on account Of death in
the family.
A Michigan woman, the wife OF an
invalid, and mother OF twenty-six chill
dren, picked cranberries enough last
Fall to pay of n mortgage on her farm.
A Gascon, in proof of his nobility, ns.
serted that in his fathers castle they usel
no other frewool than tho batons OF the
different Marshals Of France Of his fam
ily.
A Chinese thus describes trial in
the England law courts One man is
quite silent, another talks all the time,
and twelve wise men condemn the man
who has not said word"
The newest style for making street
costumes is the Vatican shape, with
large plnits at the back and skirt. They
are very graceful and stylish, and be-
coming to almost any figure.
An exchange says that the new styleor
collar for gentlemen is simply terrific.
They arc an economical article. however,
as with moderately long pantaloons they
do away with all necessity for shirt.
A resident of Kalamazoo writes to n
"school board" in Ohio that he will
take n school, rs he has "tought2 terms
school and attended collGdge 4 yrs at
detroit, michigan and am 20 yrs ayage.
This is the way n Troy reporter con.
graduated friend on his marriage;
conc moro unfortunate,
Weary OF life,
Rashly impnrtunate,
Taken a wife"
"Poor thing" observed tender
hearted lady, in speaking Of the death
Of a young friend, "she has Just got
forty-dollar set Of furs, and beauties
ihny ore Int sha don't need such things
now"
A lady boarling.house keeper, who
was afflicted with boarders with very ex-
tensiyc appetites, seasoned their hush
with snuff, because she heard the article
recommended asa certain "cure for
consumption"
The following singular epitaph appears
in the cemetery at Malaga =
"Hcre lies Jean Porez, who wass
Good father good son. and good husband
Do not coniound him with his younger brother,
Bearing the samc name who is a felon
In tho galleys at Centa."
A member Of the Board of ofSupervisos
of county in Mississippi objected to
levying six mills on the dollar for school
purposes, because there were only eight
mills in the county, and one of them
didn't have water enough to run half tho
year. ...y..
While Mrs. Riser, living near the
Kansas and Nebraska line, was sweeping
room last week, her broom strnck q
gun under the bed, which exploded
the contents striking two Of her little
children in the lower limbs, causing the
death OF one and severely iniuriug the
other. .....
Ayouug lady, while standing in win
dow in Morgantown, Butler County, Kyv
the other day, received slight shock
from flash Of lightning. On her recor-
ery, Il was found that m nilanthus tree,
standing near the window, had been accn
rately photographed by the electric flasr,
upon her breast.