The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-02
Items Of Iaterest,

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Evil communications corrupt good
manners.
Switzerland is to hold a worlds fair
at Geneva in 1875.
According to Punch the best substi-
tute for cold is warm weather.
There are said to be but three copper
smelling works in operation IN the
country.
Tile New Orleans Times says that
taxation in that city is simply intolera-
BILE, unindurable, insuGerablc.
Key West is the oRly place in the
United States which never has frost,
and which produces cccoanuts.
It's claimed that Utah has 5000
white inhabitants, besides about 1000
colored men, Chinese and Indians.
Some young chap thinks 1t easy to
enter IN old m man's house, because his
gait Is broken and his locks are few.
Avoman was recently sent 10 prison
at Montreal, Canada, for two months,
fer collecting money on pretense that
she was nun.
One who knows how tits herself says:
"The man who is awfully urbane to his
wife before strangers Is generally also
her blne behind her back !"
Those who think, said Lord Derby,
recently, that they have not time for
bodily exercise, will sooner or later
hayo 10 find time for illness.
Tho surrender Of Cartagena Is said
to have been precipitated by tumult
Of Tie people, who were convinced OF
the treachery Of the leaders.
Mrs. Jerald, Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, left
o bottle OF ether uncorked in her room
when she went to sleep. It was with
difficulty that either her friends or her
self became at last convinced that she
was not dead.
A short time since memorial was
forwarded TO the Bishop Of Exeter by
Lord Fortesque, signed by y, ,2l6 per-
sons In the diocese, praying the Bishop
10 restrain the introduction OF confes-
sion into the Church Of England.
Tie people near Farmersyille, Liy.
ipcsIon County, Missouri. were scared
nearly out OF their wits, o fsw days ago.
by Tie fall OF IN immense mrolite. 1t
now lies embedded in the ground, and
| Is said TO be about twenty-five feet in
diameter.
Gov. Taylor Of Wisconsin was born
in Connecticut, left poor orphan in
infancy, went 10 New York at an early
age, and thence to Ohio, where lie en-
gagged in farming and teaching. He
settled in Wisconsin in 1S4S, and has
filled various public Offices.
One reason why the workingmen in
New York were so numerically club
bed was thus given by q policeman !:
"You see the Commissioners had held
the whole force in reserve for some time
on account OF these fellows, thus de-
piying us OF our regular rest, and We
were determined to give them q head
ache for it."
The Emperor of China has conferred
distinction on the memory OF Hang
Chung, late viceroy Of the province OF
Yunnan. This official hanged himself
when he found that he was unable to
resist the rebels who beleaguered tho
capital city, and his wife hanged her
self with him.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said about fees and costs eating up
bankrupt estates, well-known mer-
chant asserts that, II the Court and
every officer should act without any
compensation whatever, the entire es.
tate surrendered by bankrupt will
not, in the average Of involuntary cases,
pay ten cents on dollar.
a wild steer at Springfield, Mass,
escaped from q herd and took to the
woods, going out at night TO steal from
tho haystacks, aud hiding in the day
time. When finally hunted down he
fought like q hero, and only fell when
dying. Nine bullets were found In
him, his enemies having fired OF him at
every opportunity during twelve weeks.