The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-30
Facts and FancIes.

Graves are but the footsteps Of the
angel Of life,-Jsda Paul.
A railroSl tunnel $500 feet long is
being dug in Wisconsin.
Reproye thy friend privately; com.
mend him publicly.-SOlOH.
A cane bottom chair was the prize ata
recent Savannah shooting match.
Mr.. Hart, of Pilatko, Fla, sold S24,-
900 worth Of oranges from nine acre
patch the past season.
Tie Philadelphia ironmasters propose
the erection OF an iron monument to
horace Greeley in Fairmount Park.
A Lowell. Mass, preacher walked up
his congregation last Sunday by request
ing them to sing hymn in the middle
Of u sermon.
Gilmore, sfthe Louisiana Sugar. Bori
by starting the Louisiana Cotton Ball,
has become proprietor OF two papers,
both weekly.
We are told that /" the evening wore
on" but We are not told what the even.
ing wore on that occasion. Was II tho
"close" Of ".wintry dayP"
Au agent for q South Kansas newspaper
lately travelled one hundred miles afoot
to collect one hundred dollars OH SUBJ
seriptions past due. lie raiscd two dol.
lars,
|. The Russian World states the effective
Russian reserve force to amount at pres.
ent TO 100000, 100000 Of whom could
at any moment be Incorporated in the
fighting army.
Two elderly ladies' recently went into
the "primeyal forest" near Deeraeld,
Mich, made clearing, and framed and
raised. a house, without any male labor
being expended omit
The story published that the Princi.
pality OF Reuss, small German State,
had partloned two criminals on condition
OF their emigration 10 tho United States,
Is pronounced an invention.
A colony OF English sparrows settled
In Reading, Pa., d year or two ago; since
then they have increased so largely, that
now every street in the city Is said tobe
alive with their cheerful twittering.
A rlralist writes as follows TO tho De-
ltroit Chief Of Police: "T wolloped my
boy last Thursday, and he jumped tho
house, l think lie is in Detroit; II so,
wollop him again and chargeit to me-"
Now Is the time to commence adyer.
Using for the holidays. shrewd people
make their purchases early in season,
and have better stock TO select from
than those who delay until the last week.
A German named Pleiffer, residing in
Newark, N. J.about two weeks ago,
while asleep, swallowed gold plate
containing several teeth, and ho has
since been suffering the most excruti.
ating agony. .rt 'FOl
Quantities Of English plleasants Oro
displayed by poulterers rs allnrements
for Christmas purchasers. II was Char
les Lamb who characterized pheasants as
poor chickens disguised in fino feathers;
but that will not prevent them from up.
pearing on tho tables Of the wealthy so
long as fashion rules that aiey are tho
proper thing.
The narrowest gauge yet attempted
for railroad is doubtless that construct.
cd in one OF the English mining
districts where tue line is only
eight inches wide. Tie same engineer
was afterwartl engaged by the govern.
ment to constructa line at Aldershot for
military purposes. The gauge is eigh.
teen inches, and q speed Of between 60
and 80 miles m lhour has been attain.
ed on II.
Ar LENGTH tho great English chancery
suit Of Tomley VS.. Chase heirs, involving
an estate of ESQ, 100000 sterling, or
about S26O,0000e0, which has been in
the London courts for the last thirty
wears, hns been decided in favor Of tho
Chase heirs, who number about one
hundred. Mr.. D. F. Chase, Of Louis
vile, received intelligence Of his fortune
willie Watching the turning Of tho wheel
in the Louisville lottery. i'tE.
The Detroit Free Pres says: ga boy
named Frank James, whose parents 1.-Two
in the western part Of the city, has, with
the sole aid OF pocket knife, produced
a wondsrfnl work. Out OF q pine block
fourteen inches square lie has cut four
horses, each OF which carries a rider,
and four dogs follow them, while all are
In chase Of q fox. One of the riders has
a trumpet, and the others guns, and
everything is as nicely cut as II pro-
fessional carver had done the work"