The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-06

A man died lately at Nashville, from
the bite Of "small spider having
small red spot on his back"
A hearty response has been made to
the afflicted people Of Shreveport, La.,
from all sections Of tho country.
When female Aeighbors quarrel now
a.days, they don't spring for each 9TH
er's hair. Things have changed.
Very fewIhorses eat corned beef, but
we saw one standing the other day be-
! fore store with a bit III his mouth.
| A full-freighted schooner, the name
of which is unknown, suddenly sunk in
tho Mersey, carrying down all on
board.
a New York'chemist says he can re-
duce boot legs to beefsteak. Some
landlords have had ten years tho start
Of him.
The yellow fever is reported at Full
ton, the terminus Of the Cairo and Full
ton r. r., also at several of tho smaller
towns in Northern Louisiana.
No actor has yet been able to counter
felt that expression OF joy which n man
shows when discovering ten.cent
stamp in his paper Of tobacco.
A ten merchant ut Peoria had his I'D
yertising wagon follow o funeral pro-
cession, and It was very properly tip
ped into the ditch by the mourners.
The man who doesn't like Mount
Washington, because he can't stand the
climb It, should keep quiet. He will
find it precious hard work to run it
down.
Three years ago person was priyi.
legged to view all parts Of the Falls of
Niagara by paying fifty cents to cross
the bridge 10 Goat Island. Now it
costs SLIGO.
A peculiar throat disease in Luzerne
county, Penn, is mentioned by the
Scranton Times OF Saturday last rs hay
ing proved fatal to upwards OF sixty
children within tho space of o fort
night.
A doctor OF Portsmouth protests
against the tolling OF bells at funerals.
He thinks the sound has depressing
effect upon the sick, and can not provo
O source Of much enjoyment to the de-
parted.
How the heart Of Horace Greeley
would have been delighted with tho
little piece OF cable news, that one hun
dred tons Of American bar iron sold at
Liverpool at Ell 10s., thus undertaking
the English market.
The engineers on some Of the Penn.
sylyania railroads anuse themselves by
earring tamo trout in the water.tanks
OF their locomotives, where they aro
said TO flourish, spite OF tho constant
motion to which they arc subjected.
An Essex street man bought n pig
Saturday. "Whnt do you feed your
pip ?" asked neighbor. Corn" he
said. "Do you feed II in the car"
asked the friend. "Do you think nm
q fool?" said the Essex street man,
sarcastically.
There was violent storm on the
Black Sea whichyprovel very destruc-
tive to shipping. Seventy vessels were
wrecked near tho mouth Of tho Bospho-
rus, and nearly nll on bonrd persisted.
At ono point on the coast over two hun;
drcd andsixty corpses have been washed
ashore.
Farmers will be interested to know
that IN agriculturist has discovered m
insect that will destroy.th potato bug.
There is one slight objection to this now
bug, however. It bores into the potato
to lie in wait for the other bug. Natu-
rally the potato suffers. The agricultu-
rist fondly hopes to discover another
bug that will destroy tho bug that do
stroys the potato bug.
"The Human Frog is tho namo
given to deformed inmate Of the
Orleans county poorhouSe, near Albion,
in N. Y. State, who was born in tho
building twenty-eight years ago, and
has never but once moved outside It's
yard. His legs and arms ore con
tracted in such why that he hops
around after the manner OF the animal
from which he takes his name, and his
only enjoyment consists in "lying in
the sun covered with muck and dirt.
The latest snake story is told by tho
South Bend Qnd.) Tribune: "Henry
: Jauuith showed us this morning
greenish.colored snake, or reptile,
about four inches long, which was
found in hens egg bought in Staples
grocery by his son, Andrew Jaquith.
The reptile lad rough or corrugated
appearance, and when the egg was
broken open it was alive and moving
in tho albumen. How 1t got there is
n mystery we will not attempt to ex-
plain"
A medical man, discoursing upon
sleep, makes this remark: Zone man
may do with little less sleep than an
other; but, as general rule, If you
want n clerk, o lieutenant, lawyer, q
physician, q Legislator, q judge, presi-
dent, or a pastor, do not trust your in
! terests to any man who does not take on
! the average eight good solid hours OF
sleep out Of every twenty.four. What
ever may be his reason for II, II he does
not give himself that, hewill snap some
, time Just when you want him to be
, strong"