The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-27
Items Of Interest.

/ AG 4AAah AhW VI
laugh at your own jokes.
Spring chickens are in market. But
what spring,is not known.
The pearl.fsheries on the Gulf coast
Of Lower California, 1t is said, are lise'
| " to be soon destroyed by the ayidity
Of the fishers.
Ku.Kluxism in California takes the
form Of anonymous warnings toemploy-
ers to dismiss their Chinese servants,
under pain Of direful punishment
1t is said to be symptom Of hog
cholera that the animals run often TO
drink. Among human kind that is o
symptom Of quite another disease.
Sheffield, late President Of the Mer-
chants National Bank Of Dubuque, has
made up the amount Of his detalcation
by surrendering all his property, inclu-
ding his homestead.
A country editor, writing to delin-
duent subscriber requesting him to pay
up his back dues, concluded with vi
you pay up, you will oblige mo II YOU
won't, I'll oGlige YOU"
sixty.three nurses and physicians
sent by the Howard Association OF New
Orleans to Shreveport, not one took tho
fever. Eighty.six nurses have been
sent by them to Memphis.
A family, consisting Of q widow. three
sons, and two daughters, were all mar
ried at once in Cincinnati recently.
THE Justice sold his services cheaper
when ordered by the half dozen.
It /, our honest opinion, says an ex.
change, that the fearful destruction
from the caterpillar, which annually en-
tails such heavy loss upon the South,
could be greatly alleviated by taking
care OF the birds. ... M re slf
The discovery is snid to have been
made that It is not necessary to groove
rife barrel the whole Of it's length,
but that few inches of growing near
the muzzle will give the bullet oil the
ueediul amount Of spin.
A mouse, in Cleveland, Ohio, chewed
up 5000 in greenbackS, and was after
wards found dead in its nest surround
cd by shreds OF the notes. It is sup.
posed the coloring on the notes did not
agree with the animal. . Il
Alta public gathering lately, one OF
the gentlemen present was called upon
for speech, md this is how he re:
sponded "Gentlemen and women, l
Iain't no speecher. More'n twenty. years
back came here poor idiet boy, and
now what are II"
The rege,ts OF Michigan University
refuse to appoint professors Of hom@'
pathy, ma ordered by the Legislature:
and the Circuit Court gives them until
November I to show. cause why man.
damus compelling their obedience
should not be issued. ..e.
The late Rev. DR.! Kidd, OF Aberdeen,
an eccentric but popular preacher, OBJ.
served one Sunday, in church: o man
sleeping whom he knew, md whose
wife was sitting beside him. The
doctor called out to the latter, go
homo, Betty, and bring Johns night
cap." Ii.
The wild man" OF Southern Cali.
tornia, OF which so many accounts have
been published, has been captured, and
proves to be species OF nondescript
yery like q bear, although it entirely
lacks nrms aud forelegs, and walks up.
right like man. Probably tits de-
formed boar. y
A Berlin dispatch announces that the
betrothal Of Prince Alfred and the
Grand Duchess Mary Of Russia will be
celebrated at nn early date, at Livadia,
according TO the rites Of the orthodox
Greek church. Lord LOTUS will be
present. The marriage is fixed upon
for January.
The report Of Carlist victory near
Crauuui Is officially declared to befalse.
. Gen. Moriones reports that in the en-
gagement on that day the enemy was
defeated and driven back with o loss OF
100 killed and 800 wounded. Tho casti.
, alties of the Republican army were u
killed and 140 wounded. -.l
| An important sale OF southdown and
Sussex sheep was held q few days since
at Glynde Place-the property OF the
J Speaker Of the House Of Commons
near Eastbourne in Kent. Many buy:
ers were present, and the prices realized
r were high. The rams brought on an
! average ten guineas each. .a..t
Young lady-to q beau Of whose COM
pany she is getting tired-!"I hope you
are not nervous, because that clock has
a queer effect on people. All my gentle-
men friends start when ii strikes ten,
and It's Just going to strike; so II you
are nervous, perhaps you had better 90
9 homo before 1t begins" He went.
|, The fourth annual exhibition Of for
! eign wines will be held in London in
I April next, under tho auspices OF the
: wine department Of tile International
Exhibition. The growers and wine
makers OF the United States have now
an opportunity to bring their manutac.
ture TO the attention Of foreign markets,
' Tho lace makers OF Nottingham ii
England are now on strike, and there
. are no signs. Of settlement Of the diff
Guilty as yet. The men in number are
Q about 1000, receive now 3s Cd. a day
n for making alterations. heydemand
|. 5s. per day. The number Of womer
+ and children employed in the trade IL
i about 1000
J, "what is your name sH asked th'
i clerk OF witness about to be sworl
Q before n Justice OF the Peace. "0tti
d we'll Wood. :" was the reply. How d.
J. you spell your name ," then, asked thl
9 somewhat puzzled Judge. Mr.. Woot
J, replied 40 double I I double o |
double L, Double o double o D" Thl
astonished Judge thought that was on