The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-29
Items Of Interest.

day find fault with her husbands.
None but cownrtls habitually color
their boards. The brave dye but once
A Philadelphia girl has broken her
engagement, because her lover "mRdo
fun Of the Centennial" "
Where there's will there's a way.
But where there's no will, tho heir at
law has it all his own way.
You will frequently hear man cay
that he does not like pastry, and yet ho
has finger in everybody's pie.
The newest envelope for fashionable
people opens like book and requires q
seal or monogram rs big MS hens egg.
It would be well enough to havo few
more Doctors OF Laws. Most of the
laws in this country are niling half tho
time.
It is said there arc more lies told in
the sentence: ~ am glad to SEQ you,"
than in any other six words in tho Eng
lish language.
Miss Ida Demorest, whom the Grand
Duke Alexis considered the handsomcst
woman in tho United States, has mar
ried n Nebraska doctor.
NJ. Quad new book, "Quud's Odds"
is selling even better than tho publishers
anticipated. Quad is the funniest man
that ever handled pen.
It is demonstrated that the weight
of the earth is 1856, 900, 900, 900, 600
tons, yet some people think they tilt it
up whenever they walk abroad.
A court in Indiana has recently de-
cided that there is no limit to the num-
bcr Of persons whom n girl may sue,
simultaneously, for breach Of promise.
Merchants you should mover lot
Your advertising ress;
Your big white hands wero mover mado
To hang into your vest.
A London custom house officer says
that his experience convinces him that
women rs rule would rather smugglo
their gloves and other knick.knacks than
receive the same as n present free Of
cost.
4 young woman who inquired in
Lebanon (Ind.) bookstore for "Good
Morals and Gentle Manners" was in-
formed by the proprietor that he didn't
have en-, as there was no call for EN-
nowadays.
This is the kind OF weather that makes
the dashing young man wish that instead
OF spending dollar and half for that
massive diamond pin last summer, he
had iudiciously invested it in pair OF
winter drawers.
"You're always off at nights, Lean.
der" said Mrs. Spilkins reproachfully
the other evening. "Yes, my dear"
replied Spilkins. "You'll remember
even wien l frs. proposed, you con.
sidcred me pretty good otfcr."
The stove was cold,
Tho kettle wouldn't boil,
So sho tiled tho can
And put oil little oil.
Como to mcct the man who blow out the gas.
1t is very desirable to be good
reader. A clergyman is said to have
once read the following passage from
the Bible with the emphasis and pauses
thus: "And tho old man said unto his
sons. saddle nc the ass; and they aad-
died him"
A Canadian journal makes tho re-
markable suggestion that the ground in
which Guibord's body is to be buried
be cursed only to the depth OF four feet;
because tho now grave will be mAdo di-
rectly over that Of Nine. Guibord, who
n,ou a uon01 Nnthnlin
It was diplomatic husband who pro-
tested to his wife: "NTy dear, II it
doesn't make any difference to you,
don't say brute and 'dolt' Use terms
milder, If not less incisive. Ii l must
have curtain lectures, let them ut least
be damask curtain ones"
Robert Collyer in his lecture told this
story: He was ut clildren's party one
Christmas eve, and on seeing little boy
sitting in one corner who was not dane
ing, he approached him, md asked him
why he did not Join the others and dance.
"I'm not danthing," said tho boy
solemnly, "becausc l don't think dan
thing ith tho great end OF lire."
The Hindoo Holy Books forbid =
woman to sec dancing, hear music, wear
Jewels, blacken her eyebrows, eat dainty
food, sit at n window, or view herself i'll
mirror, during the absence Of her
husband and allows him to divorce her
il she has no sons, Injuries his property,
scclds him, quarrels with another
woman, or presumes to cat before 10
has finished his meal.
Nelson was made an admiral in tho
British navy in peculiar manner. Ho
was only captain ut tho time, and fifty.
third on the list. The government had
guessed that he was q man OF great
abilities and wanted his services. Ac.
cordingly lifty.three admirals were
named, OF whom tiitytwo were at once
placcd OH half pay, and tho hero OF
Trafalgar came to the front.
1t is interesting to learn, through the
testimony given ut the inquest on IN
Indian in Manitoba, just how tho
Indians there are supplied with whisky.
This individual went into the store, and
without saying anything, laid some
money on the floor; then hc went ont,
and the dealer, happening around there,
found tho money, picked it mp, set u
bottle Of whisky on the floor, md went
to sleep. Shortly the Indian chnnccd in
there again, found tho whisky, stole 1T
drank it. and died.