The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-24
Items Of Interest.

A schoolboy defines flea, "Flea, flow,
led-when you put your hand on It,"
A mau named his best hen "Mac-
duff" because he wanted her to "lay
on"
A Vermonter advertises "unprece-
dented, unparalleled, unOpproachable,
unadulterated confectionery"
II your sister fell into n well, why
couldn't You rescue her? Because you
couldn't be q brother and assist.her too.
A Jury in San Diego, CAL, brought
in a verdict OF not guilty, with q rc.
quest to the defendant to restore tho
sheep.
II may be interesting to know TINT
Ruiliue red Is sometimes used to i'm
part fresh and healthy appearance to
sausages.
In the bookbinderies OF London, q
iirst.class iinisher eau earn sll per
week, a forwarder $3.50, and q good
folder $3.50.
Fifteen years ago a Washington gen:
tleman scratched his name on u gold
dollar, and sent it on its travels. He
has never seen IL since.
Switzerland compels every newly
married couple TO plant six trees imme-
diately after the ceremony, md two on
the birth Of every child.
About ton OF ice Is used every night
to cool the air that is pumped into tho
House OF Commons. The dir Is filtered
and rendered absolutely pure.
It is said that Miss McHenry, Of st.
Stephens Church, Philadelphia, has
raised $780, 900 in cash for three church
homes, in which 600 children are pro.
vided for.
"A gentleman, on presenting u lace
collar 10 his adored one, said, careful
ly-" Do not lot any one else rumple
IT," "No, dear" shc replied, "Pl
take 1t off,"
When my of tho royal family Of Tur:
kOy Is ailing the doctor is walked in and
cheerfully informed that il he doesn't
cure the patient he'll be chopped into
hush in q York minute.
Mrs. Theodore Tilton has four chill
dren-Florence, aged sixteen; Alice,
aged fourteen Carroll, aged eleven;
aud frankie, aged five. They are hand
some and intelligent.
Miss Flora W. Charts, young shak-
eress, at Canterbury, N. H., hos fallen
heir TO fortune Of $4,000 o year, but
refuses to leave the community in which
she is, in order TO enjoy 1t.
1t was "darling Gweorge" when q
bridal couple left Omaha it was "dear
George" at Chicago at Detroit Il was
George" aud when they reached Nj
agxa Falls 1t was "Say, you."
Both Mill River and Pittsburg fur
nished baby heroes, Of whose triumph
over the raging waters the papers have
made duo note. The Pittsburgh limo.
cent fioated in its crib thirty.two miles,
and having sense enough to stay aboard,
was finally saved.
The health Of Stokes, the murderer
OF Fisk, now confined at Sing Sing
Prison, Is rapidly failing. His checks
are pale and sunken, his once well'de-
yeloped limbs resemble walking.sticks.
He Is confined to the hospital on an
average OF three days week.
One night recently, Mr.. Gibson Tay:
lor, Of Davies county, Ky, was called
out OF bed by seven or eight men, who
demanded bacon OF him, saying they
would not steal, and had no employ
ment, money, food for their families,
or credit, and werc almost starving.
After a peremptory demand for meat,
Mr.. Taylor gave up the keys OF the
meat-house. The parties took but o
small quantity, declaring they only want
ed enough to drive starvation from their
doors, and again locked the house and
left the premises.
A man named Walter Greenwood re-
Gently came to his death in Manchester,
England, from the prick Of needle.
He had fastened q paper front to his
flannel shirt with a needle, having no
pin. Shortly after going out he fell
sick, and was finally taken in an unoon-
scious state to surgery, where he was
examined by physicians. The needle
was found sticking It's whole length in
the left ledge OF the pit Of the stomach.
Tho needle was extracted, but the pA-
tient vomited, and was unconscious
during tho operation, and died in ten
minutes aiterward. The medical gen
tlemen arc not certain whether death
was caused by the shock to the system
or by internal hemorrhage.