Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-10-29

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| One man in Durham. n. H., sends
twelve children to the district school.
Spurgeon says that smoking is
mot sinful. and that hefsmokes him.
self. .t
The new cattle disease has for its
little name "pleuro pneumooia ex
sudaroria contagiosa-'
The apple crop in Connecticut is
good. and the supply Of cider for
Thanksgiving day will he proper
tionateiy large.
The New York Board of Health
advocates the disuse Of candy. as it
blunts the appetite for natural food
among children.
4 man severity years old. who has
not only never ridden in a rsilroad
car, but never in carriage. is one of
the natural curiosities of Potter Coun.
ty. -.s.,..s,
4. There is an apple tree still living
at York, Me-. which was. brought
from England in a tub 200 years ago.
and another in Bristol, 200 years old
that still bears fruit.
One Of the Paris railroad comps
nies advertises "dead mans train.
which is specially reserved for the
transport Of funeral parties to one Of
the suburban burial grounds.
Good liquor hear, no snakes fur
nished for boot is the assuring an
nouncement scrawled on single
over the door of German shoemaker
and publican within hail of the town
of Union, n. j.
Miss Stuart Hall, an English mag
arine writer and authoress of ''Sybil
Gray Blanch's Wanderings." and
some other works of q similar kind.
died Sept. 26. at q village in Berk-
shire, at an early age.
When a Baltimore husband gets
cold and careless and togets his home.
his wife puts up letter from an
admirer,' asking her TO elope and all
that, and the husbands early love
returns as soon as he finds the letter.
In Germany a law was recently
promulgated by which the holder of
a railway ticket may stop at any point
on bis journey, for any period, the
ticket remaining good till used.
Sound common sense and plain jus
tice.
A seven year old was reproved re-
Gently for playing outdoor with boys;
she was too big for that now. But
with all imaginable innocence she re-
piled: "Why, gramma, the b irrer
we grow, the better we like en-
Gramma took time n think.
What! you take your mother in
law out shooting?' says French
sportsman in one Of Champs pictures
to another sportsman Yes. is the
reply, with five dollar gun that
presented her-there is no knowing
what will happen"
Pianos must be high priced in
Colorado, or houses and lots very low;
for we read this advertisement in the
Georgetown Miner. of October 10:
"For sale-or exchange for house
and lot-a frst-class piano. nearly
new. Inquire at tbi. Office"
A Milwaukee critic, speaking of
the vocalist OF the Thomas orchestra.
says: Miss Cranch sings without
labored effort, fact as marked as
the quality Of her voice. To be able
to look at q public singer without
having ones pity aroused for the
agonies which the face expresses, is q
rare treat.
An old Catholic Priest in Switzer-
land il about to follow Father Hya-
cin.he's example. abandoning celiba-
cy. ST. Auge Lievre. Of BieI. in
announcing his betrothal tn q Pro-
te-tant lady, says: 81 marry because
| wish 20 remain an honorable man.
In the sixteenth century it was =
proverbial expression TO say 'as cor
rupt as a priest, and this might be
said to day. marry, therefore. he-
cause / wish to get out Of the u
tramontane slough.'
The annual report Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company indicates.
along with the growth Of its businesr.
an increase of its usefulness to the
public. There are four hundred and
forty eight more telegraph Offices in
operation than there were year ago.
and $500 miles of poles and q, ,254
miles of wire have been added. Pur-
chase and lease from other telegraph
companies are, however included in
these figures. The increase in the
business in money orders by telegraph
is forty per cent. Some improve
ments in instruments have been suc-
cessfully introduced.
Alta late Assize in Ireland two
men wers condemned to be hanged.
On receiving their sentence one OF
them addressed the Judge, and said
he had two favors TO ask Of him.
"what are they" inquired his lord
ship. PHASE. your honor said Pat.
"wilI you let me hang this man be
fore | am hanged myself?' "What
is the other request," said the Judge.
"why, plsse your honor. will you LET
my wife hang me, for she will do it
moro tenderiy than the hangman,