The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19
Items OF Interest.

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exactly 500.
A churlish man at Damariseotta, Maine,
while funeral was going on nt house
would not allow the horses to
be tted at his fence, but unhitched them
and sent Them OF with kicks and blows.
The Irishman being asked by the Judge,
when he applied for n license to sell whiS'
kew, II he wls of good moral character,
replied: "Faith yer honor, don't seethG
necessity of a good moral character to soil
A citizen of Maine, who urges legisla.
ton to protect the forests, says that
owing to the destruction Of the woods in
Paris, the average volume o. water in tho
Little Androscoggin, in that town, is not
more then one.halt what it was thirty
years ago.
A set Of paper car wheels on one OF tho
Pullman ears running TO Jersey City
have run over 100000 miles Of track,
and worn out entirly one set Of steel
tires, which have been replaced. The
ordinary wheels, it is aid, will run only
10000 miles,
The crops throughout the entire North
west, those at least which have not been
cut, have been seriously damaged by
very heavy rains recently. Dispatches
from various points say that wheat, corn.
and oats have been quite generally
prostnItcd.
The hpmrial OF Madrid, in an article
OH Cnba, says that since the commence.
ment of the insureciion 10,6OO rebels
have been killed, 10000 given in their
submission to the Spanish authorities,
and 10000 horses, 1000 arms, and 3,OOO
swords been captured.
Owing to several recent railway casual
tics, by which more than twenty persons
have been killed, the British Parliament
has been retitioned to investigate tho
causes and to inquire into tho general
question Of railway management, so as
to secure more safety TO passengers.
Tvobrothers, named Peter and Mathew
George, were smOtherGd IN Newcomb's
coal mine, at NeWburg, Ind, by choke.
damn. Mathew was smOthered on at
tempting to save his brother, and two
other persons, in Attempting to save
them, came near losing their lives.
Tying a lire ION the end Of which is
Il fish hook to a largo rocket, litching
tle hook to mans hat, and then get
ting him to frc olf the rocket, Is the
latest form Of practical joking in Troy:
II works to the intense nstonishment OF
the victim and the intense amusement
OF the iokcrs.
The Mime lumbermen predict thaL
five years hence, at the present rate Of
destruction, tho forests Of that Stato will
be wholly cleared OF timber. The lum-
Der crop this year is estimated at 1000
OOO, 600 feet. OF this amount the
Peuobscot lumbcrmen cut 22j, 900, OOO.
and tho Kennebec men over lOO,OOO,OOO.
Josh Billing, in his directions Z" How
10 pick ont q good loss, " Good HOSES
are skarse, and good men, that deal in
emmy kind Of hosses, arc skaser. AN
honest man IL the ncblest work ov God,
This famus saying was writtOu, in gltc.
anguish OF heart, by the late Alexander
Pope, just after buying good family
hoss.
Good thing on General Sherman
While he and his suite wero in the Cau-
casrls they we're invited to m elcgnnt
breakfast, at which they met large
number Of official personagcs. When tho
visiting party came to leave they were
presented with bill for the breakfast,
including gall tho expenses oteyery one
who was present.
Iii France, IN inventor OF boots with
Which to walk on the water made pub
lie experiment, when, says the account
the boots indeed iloated, but the in
ventor, with bis head under water,
seemed TO be carrying on conversation
with the fishes, which would have prob.
ably ended with his sutIocation II boat
had not picked him up.
The Milwaukee Board Of Trade held
ameeting to adopt measures for prevent
ing corners or any other rpernicious COM
binations interfcringwitll legitimate COM
merce. 4 resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Board Of Directors to oreport such
amendment to the rules Of the Chamber
as in their judgment shall best tend to
prevent these abuses.
Tie new United States post-oiicc law,
allowing small dry parcels or packages to
bo sent through the pOst.Oillce, at tho
rte Of only cents for each two ounces,
although not yet genernlly known and
understood by tho public, has already
created D largo amonnt OF eXtn work at
the post-oiiice, aud is likely to prove
extremely popular. The express compa'
MES are, in consequence, already lower
ing their charges upon small articles.
\ story is told of al editor who died,
went to heaven. but was denied admit
tanee, lest he should meet some dein-
dnent subscribers, and bad feelings he
engendered in that peaceful cline.
Having to go somewhere, the editor
next appeared in tho regions Of darkness,
but was positively refused admittancei
as the plaee wns full OF delinquent sub
scribers. YEARLY the editor turned back
to the celestial city, anil was met by the
watclman at the portals with smile.
WHO said: " | was mistaken-you can
enter; there is not q delinquent subscri'
bor in heaven" Let this be timely
warning to those WHO neglect to pay tho
printer