The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-29
Facts and Fancles.
Truth is the best coin current"

A mite, English, Is One.third OF Ia
farthing.
Slipping Understanding gold to
Europe to pay coupons.
A Milwaukee boy in celebrating the
Fourth put his eye out wishO fire cracker.
An Illinois farmer has IN $4,000 aero
corn patch and 10000 acres of other
grain.
some Of those things no fellow cali
find out" A good husband after II
p. NJ.
Amillion dollars in gold, according to
the figures at tie mint, weigh about two
tons.
Salt Lake City has established an
ordinance filming protane swearers slo
for each offence.
The New York Herald calls Sing Sing
the Hudson River Thief Mandatory
and Normal College of Conyicts.
An ornithologist wants to know what
sort Of eagle flies the highest. Golden
eagles fly the fastest we arc sure OF that
There is society Of mOrmonsin Paris,
who in all respects conform to the social
and spiritual habits in vogue at Salt Lake
City.
White wells nre very fashionable in
Paris, and, OF course, will soon be here.
They are made of plain white tulle dotted
with black.
Central Park, New York, is sG7 acres
in area, aud Phoenix Park, Dublin, ono
OF the largest city parks in the world; is
1,752 acres.
IT'S passing strange, but in New York
dumb begglrs will go down an alley
to gin mill and call for drink in tones
simply stentorian.
A careful reckoner gives the lacteal
news tliat during tho past four years tho
Erie Railway has carried 1900, 100000
gallons Of milk to New York City.
California contains larger number Of
foreigners proportionntely than any
other state in the union. The census
shows G,393 natives and 800, $50 for
eign born.
An Irish paper publishes the follow.
ing: "a deaf man named Taft was run
down and killed by passenger train.
He WIS injured in similar way about
year ago.
Solomon City, Kan, is q hard place
for husbands, One day last week five
wives left their better halves without
adioux, aud went back Eas! ''to live with
mamma"
Picnics in Pennsylvania wind up with
what is called the Dolly Warden march
the young ladies standing in row aud
the young men passing along the line
and kissing each goodnight.
An Owen, KY, girl who wanted to bc
married the other day, but wasn't old
enough, got i friend Of twenty-five to
personatG her at tho clerks Office, and
by the shrewd dodge secured husband.
A Berlin physician recently tried to
discover the bodies OF two twin-girls
grown together like tho SRmeso twins.
One Of the girls survived tho operation
one day, and the other fingered fol three
days.
The ladies' Of Augusta, Ga, have
formed a society to assist the early clos.
ing movement. The members Of the
society on joining agree to make no pur'
chases after four o'clock during tho sum.
mer months.
mGeorgc," asked the teacher Of Sun
day.school class, "wlIo above all others
shall YOU wish first to SEQ when you get
10 heaven ?" With n face Frightening up
with anticipation, the little fellow shout
ed, "Gerliah -
A Misunderstanding young lady noticed
an advertisement for one to do light
housekeeping. She wrote to tho adycr-
tiscr, asking whero the lighthouse was,
and II there was any way OF gettingto
the shore on Sunday.
A cynic suggests that the marrying
deceased wife's sister implies either that
the husband has treated his first wife
very kindly or cruelty. II kindly, the
sister wishes to experience tho same
treatment II cruelty, to wengcit.
An interesting example of how per-
son apparently drowned may be rcsusci-
tated by the adoption OF proper means,
occurred in Toronto, when little child,
who had been immersed In n cistern for
hall an hour, was restored to lie by tho
skill OF physician.
A farmer Of the vicinity Of indianapolis
a few years ago sold his farm for $1,000
aud went West TO grow up with the
country. Recently he was in TINT city
seeking employment at 500 q month,
while the ground that used to be his
farm is now worth nearly II million dol
lars.
A party Of musical admire rs sorenaded
a Young lady in Mobile last week. She
paid them the compliment Of q general
illumination Of the house, and u burglar
was discovered secreted in the lady's
dressing room, having ransacked the
bureau, and gone through tile apart
ments generally.
A celebrated poet, writing TO an editor,
proposed to supply him with any length
Of lines, and for any occasion. The re-
ply was practical "Send mo o hun
dred yards Of lines strong enough to
fish for conger cells, and that will bear
the tug Of porpoise, rs / am going TO
tho Isle OF Wight for weeks fishing"
Not long since q dyspeptic was be-
guiled by m advertisement into sending
to New York individual dollar for
which sum cure for dyspepsia was
promised. He received q printed slip
with these words: "Stop drinking and
hoe in the garden" Tho man was angry
at first, then laughed and finally stop.
ped drinkinga and "hoed in the garden"
In short time lie was as well aScyer.