The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-12


There are 45O Masonic lodges in Indi'
ana, and %, 900 Masons.
An Albany rirl has brought n libel
suit against her mother
A wire heated by n galvanic current
will cut wood like saw.
Milk is selling at q cent quart In
some parts Of Minnesota.
San Joaquin Valley will yield this
year SG,0l5 tons OF grain.
The lice are very destructive thisyear
to young pear, apple and ounce trees.
You don't hear Of policeman being
run over they are never in the way.
A lady in Richmond, Va, has ordered
1912 pair Of stockings for her wedding.
The present population Of Prussia, nc
cortling to the recent census, IS 24,ofs'-
Genius Is that power OF man, which.
by its deeds and actions, gives laws and
rules ..,,,
There were 91s deaths, 49 still births
1870 marriages, and 3j1 births in New
York last week.
A Texan skinned n COW that died Of
cattle disease, became inoculated with
the virus and died Of it himself.
A Georgia man lately died from the
effects of a scratch from his dog, that.was
lcaping about in joy at meeting him.
There are OOI cheese factories in New
York, which convert the milk Of 28i, 900
cows. The total factories in the United
States ARE 1,2Gl. .,,,,
A shoOlmastGr was once asked, "Why
are cream and sugar put into tea l" and
answered "To render the acute angles
of tea more Obnse."
According to the index Of the last re-
vision of the statutes OfMalne, it Is ille-
gnl 10 expose veal for sale that IS less
then four years old.
In 1885 the City Treasurer of Chicago
resigned rather than take the response
bility Of borrowing $4,000 at ten per
cent. interest, payable in one year.
In New Hampshire tho Governor mp
points the judges, and they hold their
places until the age Of seventy, unless
removed for good anil sufficient cause.
A San Francisco paper says: 1.-TWO
Cinnamon collided with kulves on Eagle
creek few days ngo. Olc OF them has
ouit mining His friends sunk shaft
and put him in It,"
The hardest thing in the world for a
little man to learn is that people don't
give themselves the trouble to think
about his lttlcness. This is equally truo
inits moral application.
The Indy who did not think it respecta'
bic to bring up her children TO work has
recently heard from her two sons-oneis
barkceper On flat boat, and the other
is second clerk to n limc-ltiln.
Southern California has been visited
by several cloud. bursts, which have done
great damage to the growing crops. In
one instance whole vineyard was de-
stroyed by the washing away Of hill
side.
Wendell Phillips, in illustrating the
precocity Of tho Yankees. says: "Put
an American baby, six months old, on
his feet. and he will Immediately say,
Mr.. Chairman, aud call the next cradle
to order
On tho proposed three feet railroad
wo shall have Z, 900 pounds less on each
wheel OF the passenger coaches, and from
10000 to 1900 pounds less on cash
mir Of drivers OF the locomotive trans.
porting them ut high speed.
The st. Louis Dispatch says "thatif
twelve New Jersey jurymen sit on case
of murder and concindcto hang the mur-
J derer, which they generally do, that indi.
yidual Is usually hanged" The fame Of
. New Jersey justice travels out West
It seems.
II is said that by the expenditure Of
500, 900, 900 for levees on the Mississippi
River, I 100000 acres Of cotton land and
2,5OO, ZOO acres OF sugar land would be
: reclaimed, the annual product OF which,
it is estimated, would amount to $780,
100000 gold.
IThat man," said n wag, "came to
this city forty years ago, purchased q
basket, and commenced gathering rags.
How much do you suppose he is worth
now ?" We give it up. Nothing" he
continued. after a pause, "and he owes
for the basket.
Air castles are old Us Adam, as We be
; lieye there isnot man, woman or child,
but what has built or is building them.
And they will continueto build and be
huilt rs long rs there is living person
on the earth. the child looks forward to
the time when it will have grown up. to