The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-17

drunkards.
A new bug has arrived in the Western
States He bores into grape vines and
kills them.
An Indiana patriarch has lived to form
the acquaintance of his great.great.gyeat
grandohild, ~,
The British iron product is~66sh
5,5OO,OO0 tons year, aud the American
about 100000 tons
England, last year, bought 1884, ,OOO,.
600 OF cotton from the United States,
and made it up into S372, 900, 900 worth
Of goods.
Texas papers report that ten Indians,
who recently raided into Wise county,
were all killed by tho sheriff and his
assistants,
Some iocoSo fellows in Newbern, Ind,
robbed n friend in the night for q Joke,
and paid heavy fine the next day in
earnest. The friend had no sense OF
humor.
Judge Hoar once said OF lawyer:
"He has reached tho superlative life ut
first lie sought to get on, ind then lie
sought to get honor, and now he is try
ing to get honest"
Startling developments have come to
light in st. Paul Mimi, exposing IN at.
tempt by Mrs. Robinson to bribe
members Of the grand jury not to bring
in any indictment against her.
An attorney in that delightful coun-
try, New Mexico, gave weight to his ar
gument before jury by threatening to
put bullet into the brain of any man
who should dare to intimate that his
client was guilty.
The figures in the absolutely latest
style OF Dolly Warden are so delightfully."-
large that It takes two young ladies' to
show one Of them properly. They have
to go arm in arm and keep step or else
the effect is spoiled.
The first Jewish ceremony ever wit
messed in Portland was performed lately.
A priest OF the faith came on from New
York, md went to the slaughter house,
attired in his Official robes, to kill IN OF,
for the food Of the faithful.
Walter, ilve-year old, was surprised
at breakfast by the presence OF diminu-
tive egg, served for his special delecta-
ton. Ho thus accounted for the eggs
smallness "Nfamma, think the
chicken was learning to lay."
1t is estimated that thero nre 400
saloons aud groceries in San Francisco,
which dispense annually 10000 barrels
of lager, 100000 gallons OF wine, and
1900, 900 gallons Of the more Btimula-
ting fluids, the total value Of which is
slO,0O0,000L
A young Indy in New Hampshire has
just secured position as school teacher
upon the following certificate: "This
is to certify that Tanner Noyes stands on
n medium with other girls OF her age
and sex, and, for what know, is as good
MS folks in general" "
Billy Brennan, while playing cards in
San Antonio, Texas, said, MS the game
turned against him, "May Christ para
lyze me "a tavOrite expression of hia
No sooner had the words escape. him
than he fell down in n fit, from which at
last accounts he had not recovered.
Little Johnny Moore, away out in
Monroe, Mich, went to picnic, and
like n foolish little boy that he was, tried
to smoke cigar. 1t made him sick, OF
course, and he threw himself on the wet
grass and lay there long time. The
result was le had congestivc chills and
died.
A physician was called to see dying
ihfant, in Mobile, and found TINT the
parents had previously engaged the SER
vices OF n Voudou woman, named Ellen
Drake, who scalifed the child's back,
and made 1t swallow the blood TINT flow
cd, mixed with quantity Of the
mothers milk.
A Boston bride, whose groom remon
strated with her ut tho wedding for in
dulging in 4 rather indiscriminate be-
stowal OF her maiden kisses on q number
Of her male friends, remarked with natu-
raj naivete that the gentlemen in question
Ind been in the habit OF kissing her all
her life, and she didn't sec why they
should stop now.
The Inst Of the Marslials OF France who
have undergone capital sentence was
the best known and most celebrated Of
them all, Marshal Ney, shot on the 7th
Of December, 1915, for fidelity to his old
and trcachery to his new master. Mar-
shal Bazaino is the first Marshal OF
France arraigued on n charge Of bad
conduct in face Of the enemy.
The great pyramid weighs 12, 100000
coo tons, il anybody wants to know.
According to Herodotus, 1t took the labor
Of 100000 men twenty years to build
it. To show the mechanical value Of
modern improvements, DR.. Lartlner af.
firms that 4S0 tons Of coal, with IN en-
gine md loisting machine, would have
raised every stone to its position.
It is stated in tho report OF the prison
association, lately issued, that Of fourteen
thousand five hundred and ninety.six
prisoners confined inlthe penitentiaries OF
thirty States, in 1860, seventy.seyen per
cent, or over ten thousand Of the number,
had never learneda trade. The fact con-
veysa IA lesson Of profound interest to those
who have in charge the training Of boys,
and girls, too, for the active duties OF
life.
Here is a good thing on the "tater
bugs" Three men comparing notes:
One says "There are two bugs TO every
stalk" A second snys "They have cut
down my early crop, and are sitting on
the ienco waiting for the late crop 10
come up.' "PshNw ~ says the third,
/" you don't know anything about 1t,
passed n seed store recently, and the
bugs were IN there overlooking the books
IN uno tyltn hal nnrcboss1 uan, fntn.