The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-20
NO. 80.
Items Of Interest.

Items Of Interest.
A slaughtered hog in Lynchbnrg, Va.
eighteen months old, ,weighed9OO pounds
net.
A boy, fifteen years OF age, died lately
in st. Louis from the effects Of intem-
perance.
The conyicts at the Joliet, ILL.,, PCni-
tentiary average days wages Of % cents
each, making segars.
The Guide to Health doubts il there
arc twenty really healthy and strong
women in any State in the Union.
The Methodist confesses to being y
little astonished to sec chow patrons
zing the new school of sceptical SCIENCE
is to the Almighty"
During the first nine months Of lS72
England made away with 1O,1Oa0H
gallons OF spirits.-- ], ,163, 449 gallons
more than she drank during the cores
ponding time in 1871.
"I wish you would pay little atten;,
ton to what am saying, sir, roareod
IN irate lnwyer at an eSasperating wit
ness. "Well, am paying asittle US
I can" was the calm reply.
Those who believe nothing often
make others belieye most; ms the best
actors in our theatres are those who re-
tain the most perfect command over
their feelings, voice and countenance.
A woman Of North Wheeling, W.,
one Mrs, Daley, was found by her hus-
band literally roasted 10 death on Christ
mas evening, her clothinghaying caught
fire whilst she was alone in the house.
According to o ST. Paul paper, noses,
ears and fingers, which have been brok.
en- of while in q frozen and crisp con.
dition, may be picked up in large quan-
titles from tile sidewalks Of that frosty
city.
There are now published in the United
States 6,482 periodicals, Of which 507
are issued daily, 105 tri.weekly, ITO
semi.weekly, 1850 weekly, "a bi.week-
IL, 01 semi.monthly, GS5 monthly, 4 BIZ
monthly, and 55 quarterly.
A novel pet has lady Of Danielyille,
Conn, in the shape Of butterfly, which
nestles in her hand, alights upon hcr
shoulder or hair, or, by way OF variety,
hides in the knot Of ribbon at her
throat, wnen he feels like a nap.
Fort Ontario, oswego. N. V, is in
charge OF a sergeant and three priyates:
The other day the Seargeant put one Of
the men into the gnarl-house, set
another to guarding him, and put the
remaining one in charge Of the fort.
Mrs Samuel Colt made $500, 900 profit
ont Of reyolyers last year. She has o
lovely daughter who willinherit 81, ,OO0,-
OOO..Elmira Gazette. This may be-
correct as to figures, but the "loyely
daughter" happens to be n son with
will Of his own.-Ifaryord Post.
According to the North China Herald,
on lie 18th and 14th Of October last no
less than 115 criminals were 'beleaded
nt the execution ground at Matow. or
these some 40 were kidnappers, who
were all strangled first and then decapi-
tated.
The man in Danbury who enjoys the
pun"wsy ,rTss ey"tn team for half a mile, and
finally stcceeded in heading it of, only
to discover the driver in the carriage
looking very much astonished at the
llallooing and painting rescuer. a
An old lady in Ottawa, Mich, was
recently sitting in an armchair sewing,
when nm automatic rifle IN the next
room fell fromits hooksand discharged.
The ball went through partition,
pierced n table in the way and fatally
wounded the old Indy in the head.
A hotel clerk who was banged up ina
railroad accident recently, sued the COM
many for $4,000 for damage to his
cheek. hut tie Judge told the jury hc
+" did not want to influence them IN
their verdict, but thought ten cents
would be IN ample sum for the injury
done"
The annual report Of the Chamber OF
Commerce OF Milwaukee shows the re-
oeipts Of the various products last yenr
TO be as follows: Receipts-..f flour, 2lo,-
977 barrels; wheat. 1926, GIG bushels;
oats. i COS, ,0l8 bushels; corn, 2,0R, ,l9B
bushels: rye, 4l0, 1888 bushels; barley,
/, ,44756o bushels.
A school girl in one of the rural
districts Of Pittsfeld, Mass, was over
heard trying to convince school fellow
that she liked him better than she did
some other urchin Of whom he seemed
Jealous. "of course like you better
than i do Bill" sail size, "for don't l
miss words in my spelling lesson on
purpose, so as to be down to the foot oil
the class where you are2" =
There isa duty of the hour which nc
very few people seem to realize. inc
weight Of snow OF tho density OF the
recent fall Is about one.ffth the weight
Of water; a cubic foot Of 1t consequently
weighs over 70 pounds, reckoning the
cubic foot Of water at 1000 ounces.
The roof Of an ordinary dwelling house
Is something over 800 square feet in eS'
tent, and II we take the average depth
Of the snow to be only zone foot, We shall
have on such roof o burden OF five
tons. This is not more than o good
roof ought to bear, but there are hum
drcds Of roofs in each city hardly able to
sustain their own weight. Let house
| Ini,joru innL, IN thia without DELAY,