The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-31
Facts and Fanclcs!
A maiden speech "Ask papa"
The first almanac was printed in 1441.

A maiden speech: "Ask papa"
The first almanac was printed in 1441.
'Fancy Mcn"-ATen WHO fancy them.
selves. IN, B.-Thero are q pretty lot
OF those about Just now,)
A Minnesota youth hit his horse with
o gun to make him go. The horse went,
the gun went, and three fingers went
too.
Some sixty head of cattle Of Law
renceburg, Ind, were poisoned by some
miscrcant unknown. Forty.nine head
are dead.
An active bachelor in Maine claims
to be 102 years old but rs he d" makes
hisown bed, according to local paper,
SO he must lie.
When Brigham Young's children sing
"Father, dear fathor, come homc,' tho
effect is said to be wonderful. The old
man comes home without delay.
A funeral procession stopped and
put out fire on the roof Of house in
Pennington, Me-, and then solemnly
continued on its way to the bnrying-
ground.
According to tho Spanish proverbs,
four persons are wanted to make a good
salad: n spendthrift for oil, miser for
vinegar, counselor for salt, and q
madman TO stir nll up.
The first mulc taken down the west
shaft Of the HoosOc Tunnel was brought
up the other day, after three years OF
residence In the bowels OF the earth.
His spirits werc MS gay rs ever.
Threo hundred liberal Catholics OF
Geneva have signed letter requesting
Frorc Hyacinthe to assume tho pastorate
OF n flock there the service to he not
quite SO high-as-in.thc genevinc Roman
Church.
The Illinois House OF Represents
tiyes, by vote OF 1853 to 4, adopted a
resolution severely ccnsuring the Illinois
Congressman who voted to increase
their salaries at the end Of the late term
OF Congress.
The last fashionable kink is popcorn
parties. It is claimed that they not
only keep young men from another kind
OF corncd parties, but thNt they aro
very suggestive Of question they
ought to pop.
There has been discovered iii the
debris OF the fire Mt Rolling Fork the
clarred remains OF four human bodies,
and another is still missing. The fiie
is believed to have been caused to con-
ceal their murder.
The Baltimore plasterers have de-
cided to demand 1915 per day from the
31st OF March until the 29th OF June,
and 81 per day thereafter until the Goth
day Of November, and then y cents per
hour until the last Of the following
March.
The Chicago Post says: "1f Miss
Anthony would only advocate MI educa-
tional or moral qualification, how glad
we should be to embrace her-views." /"
Hang 1t, mango tho whole hog while
you arc ut it. Embrace her and her
views too.
A boy Of ten years old and q girl Of
nine, living in Detroit, started out into
tho country theotherday to get married.
They footed it out four miles, and then
having called upon farmer to ask II he
didn't want to let them live in part Of
his house after tho marriage, he took
them in charge and brought them home.
Tho fastenings of the trapczc broke
from tho centre polo in circus, while
two gymnasts were performing upon 1t
in Nashville, Tenn. With scream OF
terror tic men were dashed to the
ground, and ono OF them was taken up
for dead. He was subsequently, restor.
ed to consciousness, but is seriously If
not fatally injured.
The native Sandwich Islanders nre
rapidly going the way Of all flesh. The
last census shows that while for the last
six years the births on the islands Of
children OF foreign parents have exceed
ed the deaths OF the same, the deaths
among all classes OF the native popula-
ton have exceeded the births ut ratc
that forebodes the extinction OF the
native race within thirty years.
After q stove has been polished It can
be kept looking very well for long
time by rubbing 1t with paper every
morning. Rubbing with paper is q
much nicer way OF keeping tho outside
of tea.kettle, coiIee.pot, and teapot
bright and clean than tile old way Of
washing them with suds. Rubbing is
tho best way or polishing knifes, tin
ware and spoons; they shine like now
silver. For polishing mirrors, win
dows, lamp.chimneys, ETC., paper is
better than q dry cloth.
Tho biological ability Of n hen wchaye
never seen before stated. Does tho
reader know how many eggs your hen
of average industry and capacity can 10y
in n lifetime? Not possibly more than
GOO, VIC arc told, which, in tho natural
course, are distributed in tho following
proportion: First year after birth, 10 e
90; second year, 100 to 100 third, 12t
to 1876; fourth, 100 TO 115; fifth, 60 tc
80; sixth, 80 to 90 ; seventh, 80 to 40
eighth, 15 to 90; ninth, to 10-not OK
actly lame and impotent conclusion
but near enough to It to make us fee
sorry for the hen.