The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-05-18
Iters Of Interest.

Hope lives forever, but her children
die ono by one.
Mobile is to have an industial fair,
somewhat after the plan Of the Cincin-
natl fair.
The people Of Michigan will vote
upon woman suffrage next fall, and the
best lady speakers are preparing for
the canvass.
The editor Of the Crescent City
Courier claims to publish the most
westerly paper in the United States.
He says the water OF the Pacific Ocean
ut high tide reaches within ten feet Of
his Office door. .5tsi 5.0 ~
The Postmaster OF Delta, Iowa. wrote
to the Postmaster General "If you
don't git some one TO run this ere post
offus purity soon it'll be throwd In the
river, for I'm going of IN bear hunt
and can't fool any more" 9sf7o 4'R
The new Mayor Of Neosho Fall de-
livered the shortest inaugural address
on record. On taking his chair in the
Common Council, he said: "Gentla-
men, ii is underst God that We were
elected as an almighty cheap council
Ast. Louis lawyer asked Q witness in
court, "Did you ever know Mr.. Suther-
land to go back on bargain" The
opposing counsel objected to the ques.
tion on the ground that IL was not
grammatical, and the Judge sustained
the objection. ~. - 3. s-lsi
A quarrel between o husband b and
wife was thus settled: Husband" My
dear there were thirty in this ROOM
Wife" / say there were forty Hus-
band-"I say there were not" Wife
"Well, thirty, then, and the piano"
Quitting her hand on the instrument),
"pianoJorte. There !"
The French students in Paris allege
that they are afraid to associate with
English and American youths because
the latter are 80 touchy. II they are
lever called liars or fools they have o
singular way OF aaring up. The French
men, who think nothing OF such trifes,
cannot get along with people SO easily
insulted. q s'g135
The late Aimee Desclee is now said
to have owed her illness to the disas-
trous effects Of o discovery that o young
woman who lived with her as o COM
panion had been systematically robbing
her. She was strongly attached to this
person, and the revelation OF her perfidy
and ingratitude was more than she
could bear. % A.if a ! y!
The Baltimore UndertDritsr and other
life insurance journals take strong
ground against cremation, for the rea-
son that it would destroy personal iden-
tity. II the means Of Identification orc
destroyed, what will be left for the
companies in every Goss case that may
occur except TO pay to the conspirators
the amount Of their claim2
Gen. Garfield Of Ohio recently made
o speech on initiation OF tho currcncy.
He decorated the title page OF tho print
ed copy with the following extract from
4 Deuteronomy, xxy,.15: "Thou shalt
have o perfect and just weight, q per-
feet and just measure shalt thou have;
that thy days may be heightened IN the
land which the Lord thy God giyeth
thee"
A Montana writer says that the fight.
ing men OF the more powerful tribes Of
Indians inhabiting Eastern Montana
and portions Of Wyoming and Dakota,
the Sioux, Cheyennes, Arrapahoes,
Grows, and Blackieet, all Of whom are
in fact Sioux, number about 0, 900 able.
bodied warriors. These warriors arc
usually armed with one rifle each, two
reyolycrs, bow and well.stocked
culver, knife and tomahawk.