The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-22
Items Of Interest.

A goose recently died in Paris Mt tho
age Of $50 years.
Noses are fashionable, and have al
ways been followed.
Whisky is alike m internal furnace
and IN internal turn.us.
Oregon Inns n now town called Ply
Up. 1t is said to be q good place for
settlement.
Abiel Walker, n robust farmer Of
Dummer, N. H., was butted to death by
his ram few days ago.
It is reported that Know-Nothing
lodges are being organized in New Jer-
soy, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
A Swedish schoolhouse, fer exhibition
at tho Centennial, has been shipped
from that country to Philadelphia.
In London, with 100000 inhabi-
tants, there were three births to two
deaths to every quarter of an hour in
1874.
A Texas paper says: Mr.. J. johnson,
the cotton planter, has received his gin,
and now has commenced work in good
earnest.
Some person recently advertised in
tho London Times for servant girl,
Zone who fears the Lord and can carry
one cwt."
Caliiornians soy they can tell IN East
ern man rs soon rs lie makes purchase.
II there's two cents change coming to
him lie wants it.
It is estimated, from such census rc.
turns MS have been published this year,
that tho population Of the United States
is about a, ,250,0O0.
Fast mail trains arc great convent
ence to retail merchants. They receive
dunning letters now several hours earlier
than under the old plan.
Eight southern counties in California,
which polled but 10, 1888 votes in 1861,
cast Is, ,i2l Mt the lAte September cleo
ton, showing rapid increase Of popu-
lation.
Twenty forts and large number OF
provisional camps arc being constructed
in n circle, about twelve miles from
Paris, and will be completed in 1878,
three years sooner than was anticipated.
An exchange advises thNt il n person
be attacked with cramps, a hot bath be
prepared for him as quickly as possible.
But while the bath is being prepared,
some attendant should rub the cramped
part briskly.
"How many httlo ones now, grand
mother I" you ask Queen Victoria since
the Duchess ot Edinburg increased the
number by one, and the good old lady
will smilingly reply: "Twenty-seven,
sir-twenty seven grandchildren, thank
YOU bless their little hearts !"
A thief entered the cellar Of grocery
store in n Canada town the other night,
and ingeniously contrived to steal several
gallons Of molasses by boring n bolc
through the floor OF the salesroom above,
and letting his augur penetrate the bot
tom OF cask, whose position he had
carefully ascertained in tho daytime.
Allen A. Angel and Elizabeth Hunt
were married at Jackson, Mich, the
other day, their marriage contracts,
signed by both, ending thus: II tho
union and harmony TINT now exist be-
tween us should exist through our natu-
raj lives, then this contract is to remain
in force; otherwise to be null and void.
He used to cramp his feet up in little
boots and limp painfully to her residence
every Sunday evening, but the morning
after his marriage he went into shoe
store, drew mark around his foot, and
about m inch distant from it on both
sides and ut the heel and toe, and order
ed the proprietor to put him up q pair
of boots after that pattern. Oh, there's
sweet liberty, there's balmy, boundless
freedom in tho marriage state.