The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-08

which is to revise the Constitution Oh
that State. {.
Diamonds have declined 80 to 40 per
cent. in the London mOrket, owing to
the great supply.
A $1,000 libel suit against n country
paper III Illinois has been settled by tho
payment Of 915.
A bull in Davicss County, Ind, com.
mitted suicide because he was whipped
by a1other bull.
The Thermometer stood at 100 degrees
in the shade at Walla Walla, Oregon,
for seven days, recently.
A man thrust his arm into lions
cage, at Mansfield, Ohio, recently, and
nearly lost it in consequence.
Persons caught in France with pieces
Of the castings from the Vendome Col
umn are sentenced to years imprison-
ment.
Lexington, KY, offers toexempt from
taxation for ten years my manufacture
ing establishment employing fifty or
more hands.
The Chinese military authorities at
Tientsin have forbidden the soldiers to
smoke opium, and punish them severe
ly for 30 doing.
The diversified industry OF New Eng
land finds representative in the Dam
bury man, who repairs iewelry, bleeds
horses and digs wells.
In tho San Francisco city prison, re-
Gently, cherry root Pipe was dlscov::
cred in ono Of the cells, in the stem OF
which Wera concealed four fine steel
saws.
The Vermont Central h. R. furnishes
sereral Of the conductors and engineers
with hrst.class watches, costing $3.50
each, and they arc charged to those who
hold them.
A Trenton (Nlich.) girl Of sixteen, tho
other day, jumped from tho cars while
under full motion, and picked herself
up and climbed rail fence before tho
train could bo stopped.
There isa bridge in Japan made OF
bamboo. 1t is q single span Of 60 feet,
| loo feot above the water, and without
ruling. ftsways in manner that ter
rifles nervous pedestrians.
Give your reader crealt for somo
little intelligence-for at least enough
to know when n word needs to be en-
phasized without having the fact thrust
down his throat by tipsy squad OF
reCling italics.
A citizen Of Hartford, Ct., recently
left sum OF money, the interest Of
which is to be expended in providing
tho inhabitants of the city poor house
with dinner every New Years and
Thanksgiving day.
A New York lawyer made o telling
point for his client when he said that he
did not keep gambling house within
tho meaning Of the statute, because in.
stoal Of men playing at q game OF
chance they played Mt "a dead snro
thing"
A man WHO is "afraid OF bees, and
does not like to come near them" Ind
better not engage in agriculture. Tho
winged workers bring their richest
stores only to him who enjoys their
company, who considers their why's aud
comprehends their wants.
A John Bull, conversing with an In
dian asked him il he knew the sun new
or sets in tho Queens dominions.
"No," said the Indian. "Do you know
the reason why p asked John. " BE
cause God is afraid to trust IN English
man in tho dark" was the savage's
reply
A man has committed suicide of
Shakspeare's Cliff, Mt Dover. When "
third Of the way up the cliff he sat down
on the grass, and after taking of hislhnt
nut two large stones md card in it, lay
down on the edge Of the cliil, covered
his face with his hands, and rolled over
sideways.
Fleas do not like strong and fragrant
olurs, such as lavender, musk Hnd
thyme. An application OF chloride OF
lime will expel them from rooms, but
carpets should be taken up and shaken
and the floors washed with solution OF
tho drug. Carbolic acid soNp is tho
next best thing.
It is told of'n young gentleman whom
maiden liked, but her father didn't,
that at reasonable hour tho old gent
mildly interrupted that the time for re-
tiring had arrived. "I think you arc
correct, my dear SIR" answered nine
teenth century, modestly, tive have
been waiting for over on hour for you
TO put yourself in your little bed" The
father retired thoughtfully.
This device OF Lexington, Tenn, to
gain ian immortality OF near week"
by announcing that it'hns baby that
is half black, is decidedly too nttcnu::
ated. "a line drawn from the tip OF
the nose longitudinally shows tho mar
Gin of the let color" snys the story.
This is very old joke. The fact that
the other half is also black is wickedly
and maliciously concealed.
A clergyman, who had como through
some strange vicissitudes OF life, was
charged at the Birkenhead England)
Police Court, the other day, with having
been found asleep in n field at West
Kirby. The prisoner had been at ono
timo Rector OF Luckington, and he
stated that, through mining specula'
tions, ho had lost $1,000, and had beer
| Obliged to go abroad. On his returi
he could get nothing to do, and he wal
now reduced to the condition OF va
grant. The magistrate ordered the
discharge Of the prisoner.
I A curious accident occurred during
recent thunderstorm at Oil City, Pa
. The lightning struck an oil.tank, capa
: bio Of holding 10000 barrels Of oil, bu
/. containing about 5000 at the time o
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