The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-28
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The present fashionable woman taxes
of her bonnet with comb.
Was William Penu's pocket handker-
chief the original pen wiper ?
Ohio Is the second Of the great cheese
producing States OF the Union.
Allowing swain in Milne dedicated
napkin ring " To my almost wife,"
"Speech Is silver, hut silence golden"
Hence the expression, hush money.
liza topper and quart of whiskey were
left together, which would be drunk
first %
4 notice on tho outside OF ST. Louis
street cars says: Cars cannot wait for 10.
dies to kiss good.by.
Why Is selfish friend like the letter
"Pp' Because, though the first in
pity, he is the last in help.
Advices from Porto Rico, via Havana,
Oct. 18th, state TINT the sugar crop this
year promises to be abundant.
A woman recently died in England
from inflammation produced by small
piece of nutshell flying iEto her cye.
An acquaintance OF the Mobile Tribune
has bantam chicken which caught o
large rat and held ii till it was killed.
Letters from Newfoundland say IL is
now pretty certain that the catch OF cod
will be less than two.thirds oflast year.
Just enough sickness is reported in
western town to make the physicians
happy" This is rather IN indefinite
statement. I 0li l.t..q
A new style of ear.drop screws into tho
loLe Of the tortured member, so that the
pearl or diamond rests upon the ear as u
with no support.
More rain has fallen In New Hump.
shire this year than the average quantity
Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS during tho
last seventeen years.
A prudent match. making mamma gave
tho following candid advice to her
daughter: "0h, marry the mnn you love
girl, II le Is as rich as Crmsus. H
AS you begin to start up the fires, look
well to your chimneys, that they are not
cracked, and see that no pipe-holes are
unstopped, or filled with combuStiblo
matter. IS
Sweden has three Queens: Queen Dow.
ager Josephine, mother Of the late and
present king; Queen Dowager Wilhel.
nina, wife OF the late King Charles; and
Sophie, wife Of the present King. ''i
It is sail the odors Of Colouge arc not
such as we might expect from the name,
and by n like uuitnesS, the cxceedingl,
dirty city Of Antioch does consider
able business in soap manufacturing.
Although the number OF new stenm-
boats now building for like and river
navigation in the west and southwest Is
not equal to that Of former years, yet
tile aggregate tonnage exceeds any for
mer years. work.
An old lady of nearly eighty having
recently hanged herself in Kentucky,
the coroner's jury was divided in opinion
concerning the nice psychological dis
tinction between temporary insanity and
"ft Of hanger" NJ" b 'i'"
ChiCago's last wonder Of smartness Is a
boy who began business some time ago by
selling q square Of paper and pack Of
envelopes, and now owns stationery store
a paper route and printing office, and
proposes to edit d weekly paper. n
Just before going to bed, eat two pigs
feet and cold apple pie. In less than
an hour you will see snake larger than
Q hawser deyouring light blue haired
children which have Just escaped from a
monster with sorrel eyes and a red hot
oyercoat.
The engineer and fireman of Tennessee
train, at full speed, lately had fight
which resulted adversely to the engineer.
The fireman then suddenly reversed the
engine with such shock that several cars
were smashed and the train delayed
several hours. .H ;7ts
Lord Kinnaird has informed his tenant .
ry in Perthshire that he will make re-
duction in tile rent Of his farms comnen-
surate with the loss which ills tenants
have sustained by the badness Of the har-
vest. With the viewof carrying out this
intention, he will take into Ills counsels
two ofhis tenants. sf
Some Of the ultra fashionable ladies'
ofNew YORK. have introduced new Gus
tom, or rather readoptel very old ono.
When an acquaintance calls and Is SO uu-
fortunate as TO find the ladies out, instead
Of being asked to leave bis card, he Is re-
Quested to inscribe bis name in hand
some visiting book,
Mr.. Colctte, Secretary Of the Eng.
lish Society for the Suppression Of Vice,
says in late report on obscene books
that the public would scarcely credit
the authenticity Of the list were the
names OF tho applicants for such de.
mOralizlng books 10 be published, in.
Guiding rs Il does the names Of so muny