The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-16
Items of Interest.

The Minnesota RepublicanState Con-
vention is to be held in st. Paul, July
16.
II cost Buffalo man s4.s7 to cut of
the tail OF a sturgeon before the latter
was dead.
At wooden weddings in Montana,
clubs arc among the gifts to the married
pair.
Mr.. AIcHale shot Mr.. Gordon, in ST.
Louis, because the latter refused him
drink.
The bill abolishing religious corpora
tions has been passed by tho Chamber
OF Deputies at Rome.
Tho Memphis baby show attracted
more single than married people. They
were more interested.
A Michigan farmer has written Mr..
Bergl to know If folding doors in hog
pens will be the fashion this summer.
A woman at East Jaffrey, N. H., has
had an exact picture of q juniper tree
printed on her leg by flash OF light
ming.
A swedc woman Of 81. Paul recently
astonislod the natives by carrying m
oil barrel through the streets on her
head.
William secgar, State Treasurer OF
Minnesota, las been impeached and re-
moved for corruptly misappIylng tho
State funds.
Suicides are becoming so common in
Paris that some OF the papers have an-
nounced their intention OF not noticing
"ordinary cases."
Notoriety is a fash esteem is a
flame. The first is soon kindled md
ouenched the last is IL gradual aud en-
during illumination.
Prince Edwards Island has consented
to Join the Dominion Of Canada. Tho
island is to have six representatives Ill
the Canadian Parliament.
Tho Bender family formerly lived
near New Albany, Ind, where they
committed n number Of murders. They
went from Indiana to Kansas.
A Boston lager.bcer saloon posts this
notice; "Oniy those liquids will hero
lie given to friends which our immac'l-
| late Legislature considers healthy"
An American writing from Vienna
saws: WTell intending visitors to re-
m.in at home for two months. They
may tlIon eniey their visit to compile
ted exhibition"
Itisa remarkable fact that the mo-
meut womnn writes letter she IS
frantic to put it into the post-oilicc, nj
though she may have been putting oil
writing for six months.
A chap given to statistics, estimated
TINT over two thousand toes were frozen
during tho past winter, by young ladies'
keeping their bcaux lingering ut tho
gate, instead Of asking them into tho
parlor.
A Memphis Jury, having convicted
man Of murder, now finds that the sup
posed murdered man is living: Tho
question is whether the verdict shall DO
rescinded, or the man allowed tomurder
his victim.
A society ut Bayvillo, Ga, resolves
upon the death Of q member, "that wo
may buy NIL our groceries and tobacco
OF Ills estimable wife, who. has our sym;
pathy in this dark hour, bst who should
at once rcstock the store for the spring
trade"
Edmund Munger, speaking Of the
time when he was boy, says 1t was
tile custom OF school children as you
passed the school house to make bow;
but in these later days, as you pass a
school house, you must keep ,yonr eye
peeled, or you will get SNOWFALL or u
brickbat at tho side OF your head.
speaking Of tho late Films Howe and
his great invention, ,agentleman who for
merIy resided in New Haven says he
had for n neighbor master mechanic
, who had done much toward .perfecting
the sewing machine, and who from
actual knowledge could give the cost OF
| the different kinds now most in use.
The Howe machine, table included,
= cost 80 the Wheeler & Wilson, 81
: tho Singer, about 81 the Wilcox 4
, Gibbs, S5 =; from which it would seem
: that somebody must be making incredi'
0 bic profits from that indispensable littlt
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