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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

ais there vacant place in this bank
which l could fill ?" was the inquiry Of
boy, as, with glowing check, he stood
before the manager.
"There Is none," was the reply.
"Were you told that you mig ght obtain
u situation. Who recommended you r.
"No one recommended mo, sir,
calmly answered the boy. AZ enly
thought 1 would see."
There was straightforwardness in
the manner, au honest determination in
tho countenance Of the lad, which
pleased the man OF business, and in.
duced him 10 continue tho CONVERSE
tion. He said:
"You must have friends who could
aid you in obtaining situation ; have
you teld them ?"
The quick fash OF tho deep blue
eyes was quenched in the oyertaking
wave Of sadness, Us he said, though
half musingly:
"My mother said it would be useless
to try without friends !" then, recollect-
ing himself, he apologized for the in
terruption, and was about to withdraw,
when the gentleman detained him by
asking him why Se did not remain Gt
school for o year or two, and thon entel
the business world.
81 have no time," was the reply.
az study at homo, aud keep up with
the other boys"
"Then yon have place already2'
said the interrogator. "Why do you
leave itP"
ii have not left It," said the boy,
quietly.
"Bat you wish to leave it; what is
the matter"
For an instant the child hesltated
then ho replied with half reluctant
frankness: "I must do more for my
mother |"
Brave words Talisman OF success
anywhere, everywhere. They sank into
the heart OF the listener, recalling the
radiant past. Grasping the hand ol
the Rstonished child, he said, with
quivering voice:
"My good boy, what is your name
You shall iill the first vacancy for an
apprentice that occurs in the bank.
II, meantime, you need o friend, come
10 me. But now give me your conf
dence. Why do you wish to do more
fer your mother9 Have you no
Tears allod tho boys eyes as he re.
d My father is dead, my brothers and
sisters are dead, and my mother aud ]
are left alone TO help each other. But
she Is not strong; and / wish TO take
care OF her. Il will please her, sir,
that you have been 50 kind; and I am
much obliged TO you"
So saying, the boy left, little dream
ing that his own nobleness OF character
had been as bright glance Of sunshine
into that busy world he had SC
tremblingly entered. A boy animated
by tho desire to help his mother will
always find friends.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
ph1sIc and Morals.

These are a few cases out OF the
thousand forms Of insanity which take
possession OF many O man who little
expects that his disease is physical,
aud passes for. o sane and healthy per-
son. He says to himself {: al am
troubled; I dread my fellow-creatures
because I have become q prey to bad
thoughts; things I never dreamed OF
haunt me; my soul is full Of neisome
reptiles and poisonous things." So he
says his prayers, but does not find any
comfort from that. Why, OF course, he
does not because he has neglected
other things. He has not gone to q
doctor. He has not gone out OF town
TO change the atmosphere OF his mind.
No He has shut himself up, and pray
ing has made him worse. OF course II
has. Ny dear brethren, II you neglect
the natural laws OF God, the supernRtu-
raj laws will drive you mad. You can
see this every day among religious To-
natics. An emotionally oyerwrought
mind requires physical rest dnd change,
and then prayer, or prayer with the
other natural remedies "these ought
ye to have done, and not leave the other
undone."
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

Those familiar with hysterical CEN
yulsions or nervous attacks, being con-
scious OF the little danger OF On imme'
diate fatal termination, arc apt 70 make
lipht OF them. We know q physicis1
who, called up in great haste one night
TO visit patient In tho neighborhood,
found, on getting TO tue house, q
woman lying upon the floor Of her bed
room, and exhibiting a variety Oh con-
tortions and spasmodic movements nos
unlike those Of q lively fish just pulled
out OF the water. Tho doctor, after
fow inquiries AID q shrewd glance with
his practiced eye, detected case OF
hysteria, He then without more ado
Proceeded to tho treatment ol his
patient. This consisted, much to the
surprise OF the anxious by-ssanders
and The indignation Of the sufferer, III
| ipflicting upon her nose q rapid success
sion OF smart tlllips with his fingers.
This rude remedy proved a perfect suc'
cess. The convulsions passed away IN
an instant, and nothing was left but the
anger OF woman enraged OF the brutal
treatment OF tho doctor, WHO was glad
quickly to retreat from tho batterinB oil
the storm he had raised.
Though we can hardly advise the
fllip with tho fingers as Q proper
remedy, 1t was applied strictly in 40.
cordance with science. The doctor
was aware Of the fact that in hysteria
the worst fits even are more or less
under control OF tho mind of the patient,
and are produced and sustained by de-
pres,ing emotions. He accordingly
strovc to arouse anger, and, succeeding,
thus awakened an exciting passion
which Is fatal to the phenomena OF tho
disease.
The fillip treatment is In reality the
best, though not in its more brutal
form. II Is not necessary to use the
fingers in the operation, but tho mind
should be aroused in some way or
other, and relieved from the drag OF
depression.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
Items OF Interest.
The mechaaic's fair-His wife.
saratOga trunka are now ior rent.

4ub mecuRllc lulf-dls WIG,
Saratoga trunks are now for rent,
The intellect uses the outward, as
the sculptor uses tho marble: to em.
body and speak its thought. It seizes
upon o fact as upon lever, to separate
and lift up some fraction Of its mean
ing.
traveller in Canada, recently died from
an overdose Of hydrats Of chlorol taken
while intoxicated. Under ordinary cir.
cumstances the dose would not have
been injurious.
Tho freight on Vermont slate and
marble shipped over the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Compauy's ROAD amounts
TO nearly s20O, 900 year, or about one
sixth OF the earnings Of tho company
for carrying freights.
In cases OF great national disaster
the amount Of money contributed for
relief is almost always greater than the
need. There is left Of the Boston fire
fund s55, 1000, which has been invested
10 meet any similar emergency in tho
future.
william Guynan, drunkard, Of
Springfield, Mass, tried to reform nm
til no became convinced that his appe-
tite was stronger than his will. Then
no bought a quart Of poor whisky,
drank 1t all with the aYowed intention
OF dying intoxicated, and was dead
within an hour.
A girl in Georgia brought a suit
against q recent lover, claiming ten
thousand dollars damages, but she
compromised for four bales OF cotton
and new parasol. Her lawyer took
the cotton for his fee, and she kept the
parasol to heal her wounded affections.
Tho Rev. Otis Gibson, a missionary
10 tue Chinese on the Pacific coast,
spoke upon the success OF the efforts
to christianize the Chinese. He said
that tho missionaries wero told by the
Chinamen "Ii this God Of yours be
SO good, 60 home and keep Him to
II was for City years the solo aim Of
James Hallow, OF West Dudley, Mass,
to get nome lo ot M tn;s oWh ;IHo tbot Il Al.
was ms mlna u upon .n 'n,s sr;a t Ia worked
| incessantly and saved his earnings Par.
simoniously until, month ago, he was
able 10 buy farm. He took posses
s'on' anu oi0u s"o1sy s - "ua woro
A couple quite advanced IN age WIZ WI.
OF the Union depot, Mliw'nseei ,li,s a;osa wSn
thelr baggage, to go West, paS oaS DslT,o the
ttain'time they haa = uispuso natLas S
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
About the Hair.

ENNNN sAN AAAhs
Men become baldi whyp Because
they wear close bats aud caps. Women
aro never bald. Sometimes, from long
continued headache, heat in the scalp,
bad hair.dressing and some other
causes, women may have bare spots
here and there; but with al these
causes combined, you never see q
woman with bare, shiny, bald head.
And you never see man lose hair
below where the hat touches his skull.
It will take II OF as clean as you can
shave it down to exactly that line, but
never q hair below. not il he has been
bald fifty years. The common black
stiff hat, rs impervious as sheet iron,
retains the heat and perspiration. The
little hair glands, which bear the same
relation to the hair that the seed wheat
does to the plant above ground, become
weak from the presence Of the moisture
and heat, and finally become too weak
to sustain the hair. It falls out, and
badness exists. A fur cap we have
known to produce complete badness in
a single winter. =,
A man with q good head Of hair needs
very little protection when tho hair
grows. Women who live much within
doors, and who are therefore peculiarly
susceptible TO the cold, oil their hair
and plaster IL down hard and fat upon
their skulls, go as TO destroy nine.
tenths Of It's power as on.couductor,
have worn for years postage.stamPs Of
bonnets stuck on the back OF their
heads, exposing the whole tops OF their
skulls, and then going out OF furnace.
heated parlors, have ridden for hours
in very cold temperature without
taking cold and without complaint.
Man, with his greater yigor and
habits OF outdoor life, and with his
hair not plastered down, but thrown up
loose and light, could no doubt go 70
the north pole, so far as that part OF his
person is concerned, without any arti.
licial covering. And yet we men wear
immensely thick fur caps, and what
amounts to sheet.iron hats, aud do not
dare step out in chilly atmosphere
moment lest we take cold. It's silly,
weak, and really serious error. The
Creator know what he was about when
he covered q mans skull with hair. 1t
has very important function in pro-
tecting the brain. Badness 10 0 serious
misfortune. II will mover occur in any
man who will wear such hat as we do
"a common black high silk hat with
live hundred holes through the top, so
that there shall be more hole than hat.
This costs nothing the halter will do
that for you when you purchase your
hat. II tho nap be oombed back the
wrong way, and IL after the holes are
made it DO combed the right way, no
one will ever observe the popularity.
Tho hat will wear quito as long-the
hatters say considerably longer-be'
cause II IL dry instead OF moist; In
brief, there is not a single objection to
it, while it will certainly prevent bald;
ness and keep the top Of the head cool
and prevent much headache.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

1t was at williamsville, Iowa, that
* young men recently went ont to ser.
enade tho belle Of the town. They had
practiced for weeks on tho violin, the
flute, the majestic guitar, tho soul.stir.
ring ACCORDION, and the plaintive banjo.
They waited until late at night, so that
the fair one might bo wrapped in
dreams whom the sound Of their music
should break upon her ear. When
they reached the house, the hour being
late, they were tired, and they dis.
coursed their concord OF sweet sounds
while sitting on the sidewalk with tleir
feet in the gutter. They played until
flowers were thrown to them from the
windows, and they then undertook to
rise and go home. Curiously enough,
no man rose up; but each looked at
his neighbor with o oountenance Of
silent horror. Then one by one they
broke into subdued badness, and pres.
emily sound as OF rending garments
was heard, and the young men fed
madly away. Next morning those who
passed that way beheld tho wrecks oil
six pairs OF trowsers adhering to the
sidewalk, and felt q new respect for the
inventor Of tar pavements.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
A Happy Home.

Donald G. Mitchell, who is equally
gifted in indulging in Reyeries," as
q bachelor, and in suggesting home de-
corations, writes "If l have no
coaches and horses, I can ut least hang
q tracery OF vine-leayes along my porch,
so exquisitely delicate that no sculpture
can match Il II have no conserva.
tories with their wonders, yet the sun
and I together can build up tangled
coppice Of blooming things In my door
yard Of which every tiny leadet shall be
d miracle. Nay, l may mako my home,
however small II may be, go complete
in its simplicity, SO lifted to Its offices,
go governed by neatness, so embower'
ed by wealth OF leaves and flowers,
that no riches in the world can add to
II without damaging It's rural grace
aud my gardeners sunshine, frost and
flowers, are their names-shAl work
for me with no orusty reluctance, but
with an abandon aud zeal that ask only
gratitude for pay"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

In tho race for seats OF Washington,
sayg the Tribune, the loyal profession
has generally the inside track, but the
home Legislative bodies contain q bet.
ter proportion OF other classes Of the
community. The honest farmer, the
village doctor, or an occasional clergy.
man, In his rural simplicity, deems it
an honor to be permitted to write
Z" Honorable" before his name, and Is
allowed the privilege. In some remote
districts where the caucus Is as OK.
emplary in Its deliberations as prayer
meeting, they rotate in Legislative duty;
and when they soy, SITS Squire SO.
and.so's turn this year." that settles it
as effectually as II all the known devices
Of politics had been brought into play
in procuring the nomination. In Della.
ware, which has the reputation OF being
quiet and sober little commonwealth,
the newly elected Legislature, IL is said,
does not contain q single lawyer, and
we dare soy that the State will not go
TO ruin In the next year or two because
Of shat fact. After all, the Senate OF
the United States Is the paradise where
lawyers go. Out OF less than four.score
members about fifty belong 10 that
class, -.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

It may seem y little odd for a dead
person to give directions for his or her
own resuscitation, but that 10 what 90.
Cured short time ago, in the case OF
q young lady in a Massachusetts, town,
and stranger still the directions were
obeyed and the corpse revived, sat up
and eonvorsed cheerily, but apparently
recognised no one. A few minutes
after the body again fell back on tho
bed apparently liieless However, q
voice again proceeded from her throat,
and sho again recovered. This dying
and coming to lie was repeated Ut IN.
teryals for Two or three days, when tho
eiri died for good. The fact that the
voice was that OF gruG man, aud that
the eirl was spoken Of in the third per-
son, persuades the relatives thaS sho
was possessed with spirits,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

CoMruLsonr EDucAr1oS. -.Therecamo
up In England tho other day o case In
which the enforcement Of the law for
compulsory education would have con-
demned family 10 starvation. Leuise
Maylon, widow, the only support OF
four children, nearly in Q state OF star
walton, goes out TO days work when
she can get II, and leaves her oldest
child, o boy aged nine, to take care OF
The others, and the school authorities
brought hcr up to compel her to send
this boy to school, though II sho did
this she could not go out 10 the little
work she Is able 70 get. The judge
refused 10 enforce tho law. '' r.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

USE FOR RArs.-A writer in the Mih.
tdry Dictionary says that rats are
sometimes used in military operations
to set fire TO gunpowder. On these 90.
casions o lighted match Is tied TO the
tail OF the animal. Rats are eaten not
only by the Chinese, who esteem them
a dainty, but by the chi1onters Of
Paris, and by tho gypsies, who eat only
those caught around barns, they being
less strong than others. During the
Franco German war great many per.
sons acquired, periorce, q relish for
these animals. A writer describes q
practice seen In Italy Of dipping q mum.
Der Of rats in turpentine, setting them
on fire, and rushing down flight OF
steps amid the shouts Of tho degraded
popVlace OF Rome,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

A curious tale OF pious Brahmin is
told by the SumSher Bahaaoor /: zone
day o Brahmin accidentally touched
somo unclean object with his little
finger. The Brahmin thought that now
his little finger having become unclean
any substance which II would touch
would be also rendered unclean, and
thus make him an unolean man. See
ing no other way to get out Of the
scrape, he resolved To get the offending
member amputated. Forthwith he
went to the carpenters and explained
to him that unless the finger was cut OF
he (the Brahmin) was unable to take
food. The carpenter tried to dissuade
the deyotee, and urged that On applica.
ton OF some drops Of water from the
sacred river Gunga would make the
finger once more holy, but the Brahmin
persisted. He said that the finger was
Of no use to him any longer, and that
he would not rest until It was severed.
Gas final resource the carpenter re.
solved 10 play his awkward customer n
trick. He told the Brahmin to oput his
finger on an anvil, and TO look to the
sky while the wound was inflicted. The
Brahmin did 80. The carpenter took
up o hatchet, and gaye the finger q
smart blow with the back Of II. This
elected a cry Of pain from the patient,
who at once put his finger into his
mouth TO allay the agony. The carpen-
tor, laughing, explained TO the Brahmin
that the blow had missed and the little
finger was still entire; and, worst Of
oil, that the Brahmin had defled him
self by putting the finger into his
mouth. The o6liging operator, more
over, offered to perform the operation
once more, but the Brahmin had had
enough pain fer the nonce, and de-
clined with thanks"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

A Bangor waSherwoman, who vent To
California some years ago, had two OF
three thousand dollars. deposited in
Meigs's Frisco California bank before
he HbuBt up" After he went 10 South
America this woman heard Of his stic.
cess In speculation. shipped to Chill,
and one day turned up In Mr.. Meigs's
office. The result OF the interview was
that he not only paid her the principal
and interest OF her account, but also
paid the entire expense Of her trip.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

uwhat,o exclaimed Mrs. Jones,
when kor son John asked permission to
Join o club, "what, you become club
man No, John, enphatically no I've
sat up loo many nights for your father,
and now that he Is bedrldden, / am
having some rest Y ~
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

The Rev. Isaac Etrett OF the Chicago
Christian Church Is q business.likO
preacher. At a meeting OF his congre.
cation he said; al 'ehould like to
continue as your pastor another year,
and will stay II you will pay me 5000,
I Icannot stay for less, and I would like
an answer right away" He was en-.
gagged.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07

A Maine man boasts that he has
made tho best rifle shot ever heard Of.
He recently fired at a dog In the night,
being directed only by his bark, and
hit him In the throat.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-12-07
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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Notes From the Nineteenth.

Squire Chumlee called at our Office yes
terday and reported that the crop prospects
in his district were never so promising
Wheat neAer looked so well. Corn is be-
ing planted largely and is being put in
very well. The peach crop is still abund-
ant. Some peaches have been killed but
there are yet more on the trees than can be
brought to maturity.
Mr. Isaac Hutchinson, of the 18th civil
district of this county, died yesterday morn
ing from drinking bed-bug poison. The
facts as given us are as follows On last
Thursday night one week ago Mr.. Hutchin-
son was suffering severely from cramp
collie. He got up in the dark to take some
medicine, but by mistake took bottle con-
tanning bed.bug poison. He was taken
very sick and suffered a great deal for a
week. He died yesterday morning.
We learned yesterday from a reliable
source that q gentleman of the 10th dis
trict has Just received letter from man
in Missouri, who left this county shortly
before the murder of Reynolds, stating
that Ayers had offered him $500 to COM
NIT the crime before he left. This letter
has been handed over to the proper au-
thorities, who will doubtless see that the
man is present at the trial. 1t is stated,
however, that his evidence is not needed
as the prosecution are already in possession
of sufficient proof to make out their cause.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate are
recorded in the office of the County Court
Clerk, for the week ending Saturday,
April 4th:
Jas. A. Moore ct ux. to John S. Mucker
tract of land in Knox county for 81 500.
A. b. johnson to Geo. w. Tooker tract
of land in Knox county for $500.
John n. Hammet to Henry Cooper
tract of land in Knox county for $3.50.
Staub, Van Glider & Henderson to Anna
+. l.. Cannon lot in Knoxville for s., 800.
Staub, Van Glider & Henderson to Gill
bert Bros; lot in Knoxville for 5000.
NJ. l.. Patterson to Martin Bardill lot in
Knoxville for Sl25.
NJ. l.. Patterson, G. & NJ, to John S..
Van Glider; lot in Knoxville for 1929.
Jas. II. Lewis to Willis Fish; tract of
land in Knox county for $500.
+. II. d B. p. Flenniken to r. b. Dow
ell lot in Knoxville for 500.
+. j. Harrison ct TX. to 5. Il. Atkin lot
in Knoxville for $3.50.
VIM. Reynolds ct uX. to Henry Craw-
ford tract of land in knox county for 81
$50.
J. NJ. Cardwell to James Majors tract of
land in Knox county.