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, 1875-04-09

Tia following instruments were tlsa to- record
Thursday. Aprtl8:

Thursday. Aprtl8:
cSrY PROPERTY.
Dickson 81, $50 II n Of Division 1t, I, 2Ixl3sx
It, dated april ....,....,............$ 1850
Walnut Ut, No. l53, "a Il " Of Liho lin 1t, u I,
2l1tis yLlu Il, dated April a..........,..... 6.H0
1atsl Ars4, ................. so1
lss.a Xprii s......... .................... - 7,sN
dated April ..... 1,ooa
1l.26s II to rllnAn Ut, dated March % tFssuk
1as4e 10 Lafayette Bc4sasn}. ...... 10000
Lincoln u, 10 81 OF lows u, vi, 2sxl25 n,
QAls2 JAIL svs.. GI3
l4ssd Apz,l 400
, 1875-04-09
PROVISIONS,

hog IR0DCCTS-WaEs staAlier and Felsllysly
qus<. taa a,cnsio Of many operators teing called OF
Ly ta a1citsMGut III WHEAT. euco Ito troytsto. u.
, 1875-04-09

AltEEf-Saca did not Indicate ANY Important
change front tho prices previously ruling, fair
an,nint ut trailing lti,t accomplished ha.is If
sf3ot5 $50 for comuo., 10 medium, an! 75ad.T5 for
good to e1tsn.
, 1875-04-09

ftmblaQ% Was much smaller than rauaL Tho frcc'ra
Of hogs Light an tho Rencrsl qualify roar, wo
prices were firm ali renn1. Thrfe facts tenafl 10
atrcngtien product, a Tho speculative articles wtEn
armtr for awhc, one fill hack under Tho teas"nel ds
n.and, Most Of tae bnanrss tssn'aeteA seemed 10
consist OF turning oyef pork and ar from mnnlh
to another at 3 difference fos tho former and about
2e fur tha latter. There WIT l!tt,s Inquiry for any
description Of product, prices being nhove the vewa
OF buyers for export. ..... -.
rtr bs higher, advsncing easiy. and weakrn!s hack
In tho lattur part ot she scasto Aaies wcre rsru,t Il
q eo hts cas a. Il q ;S 223 i: sr. .eles ssy
trs Tho market rnrrd ta.c Al Salo3. rash Or acIer
5e iss G'' mi o agi i;r ;s'ys ;aly a''' s'' feF
css9 w,. sd s, af ss!: aas!t 'e' 9
Iapo-ws, 2,5tsso pt1 lo1 III higher. and in fair
advanced IL rer ii3 h., Int o.t part Of the Improve
tueut and holders ln Now York wcrs strong. With
quiet tuyefr. Sales here wero reported cf taa ten
seller at.y 1t as sos tol!oF j,,ns st
s!S..e S'ss2'd ana l,Oo +. .e!lef July .t $!Gu9
ea. or sei;ce tho mon.i' Nil. V ss.sssesi;ss ~ Tor Msy
s's: = vais:'s for juno; and tI3,vj ior July.
MEAts-Were quiet and q f,aae easier, there hc!ag
faiF demand for future delivery. Shoulders and long
chars wcro married. down !.c. Other mi,tts ~ers
changed. Hals9 wffe feP0ftcH or lW,OM fA shoulders
{aat evening, 1t aye saller Jnns co Tbs short ribs
tla.t eyennH> 1t l;sc seer May; 6o, Us 10 At III
IT, so,t ee.rs ss. cssn'nsS ii;o seitss lily. The
market clos.a at 80 for shoulders caan Or sellur
April; sto ia seller May; 8,Ic to aoiar 1ups loug
ee,r l'so ea.l, adler Aptl! lo ssllee Nay 10
sellet Junr. 11kc; short tils, l11fc cn.h Or seur
afsl ia Keller May, liKe: Do selief tnno. 11,c;
.hors clears cash or aeer April, tic; do seller May
thrn loose sweet.pekistl hams Is In average, nj
1i3+@l!c. bacon meats quoted At l3Gal fnr IAns
VI ahoutiera, l3e for shor. rtts, aid l5v
short eleass--aI' packed.
tinEAsE-Was quiet At af3icc.
BEEF rNOnUbTs-were quiet aud nor,inally un-
ch1nRc+ 81 III for mesa, $o for extra nieaJt aud
s!1.h q ~ for la.ls
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
DewdrOps of Wisdom.

Most people would succeed in small
things, if they were not troubled with
great ambitions.
1t is far easier to acquire u fortune
like n knaye, than to expend it like n
gentleman.
Where true fortitudo dwclls, loyalty,
bounty, friendship and fidelity may DO
found.
Never despise humble service--when
large ships run aground, little boats may
pull them of.
II you are coward, and friends com
mend yOu for your courage, it isn't OF
you they speak; they take you for an-
other.
In seeming opposition to tho natural
course OF things, some men rise by their
gravity, and Others sink by their levity.
Buy not, sell not, where self-rcspcCt is
barterod, for that once lost, the MAIN
spring Of honor is rrlsted and dccayed.
II is so ungenial to the human mind to
do nothing, that il good occupation be
not provided, men will occupy them
selves perilously, as in gaming and drink
ing.
Plain men think handsome women
want passion, and plain women think
young men want politeness; dull writer's
think all readers devoid of tasto, and
dull readers think witty writer's devoid
Of brillinncy.
II you love others, they will love you.
II yon speak kindly to them, they will
speak kindly to you. Love is repaid
with love, and hatred with hatred.
Would you hear a sweet aud pleasing
echo, speak swCetly and pleasantly your
Fortune and futurity are not to be
guessed ut.
A wise man aims at nothing out Of his
reach.
A llow Of words is no proof of wisdom.
Begin nothing until you llavo con-
siderGd how it is to be finished.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Met a Fellow.

There is being who has caused more
trouble to womankind tllan amy other.
1t is the "fellow" who is always being
"met," and thereby keeps anxious
females on the watch at windows ut all
sorts Of unhoIy hours.
How many years OF her life does q
woman spend looking out of the window
for mon who are overdue the Ledgcr
says. l have not lived half of my three
score and ten years yet, and am sure
have wasted time enough in tho fruit
less operation to havo made myself mis-.
tress Of all the hieroglyphics ever dis
covered. One thing only have | learn
cd, that men, like the peasant woman's
"watched pot that never bOils," never
comes when no is looked for; and that
hasn't done mo any good; for, still,
whenever | have occasion, invite the
influenza by sitting in strong lranght
with my eyes fixed on the furthost
point possible, with visions Of hospital
ambulanccs and wOeful telegrams before
my eyes, whenever Rny one from my
grandfather to my little nephew doesn't
"arrive himself" in proper time. All
woman do it. and many thanks they gcs
for their anxiety. You may cry your
eyes weak and your nose red, go through
all tho agonies of hope deferred, become
angry, get over your anger to plunge
into tho depths OF woe, make sure that
you Nre bereaved of your best.beloyed
relative, and whit in calm DESPAIR to
know tho worst, md when he comes, bO
le brother, husband, or son, grandfather,
uncle, or cousin, perchanco a lover, hO
hasn't the slightest idea Of your suffer
ings, and inquiries, "Well, Polly, whNt's
the mRttCrl You look solemn Z"
solemn Well, you know enough not to
fling yourself into his arms and cry,
"ThG sen Inns given up its Dead" or
anything of TINT sort. You say "Ahm
in M offended tone, or IN uHnaturally
calm one, and perhaps remark that
"dinner wls burnt to n crisp four hours
ago;" or That you have "sat with your
bonnet on ready for tho concert from
seven until nine, and wait for some OK
PLANTATION. 1t is sometimes vouclisafed,
and then generally proves TO be-" Met
fellow"
Yes, meeting an fellow" is reason
enough for amy amount of staying out.
Who Is ga fellow" I wonder, that. he
should outweigh wife, mother, and
sweetheart, daughter, niece, and auntt
Why should "H fellow" have such in.
tluencel No one ever secs ga fellow"
or hears his whole name. He is peyor
produced. Ask after him, and you hear
that ho is not tho sort of fellow to be in-
troduced. IIo is never brought home.
Apparently he is not good enough; but
lio is important enough to upset a house.
hold, to keep meals waiting, to keep
people up until midnight; to have met
him is ample excuse for anything for
getful or neglectful.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
rrOm Elchlngs IN nScrlhncr,N

There was minister deprived for in.
conformity, who said to some Of his
friends: "Tllat il they deprived him,
it should cost MI hundred mems lives"
The party understood it M il, being II
turbulent fellow, he would have moved
sedition, md complained OF him.
WhcrcupOn being conventcdand dapposed
upon the speech, lle said ellis mean
ing was, tlmt il llo lost his beneIlcc, he
would practice physic; and then lie
thought he should kill mn hundred men
in time"
Cicero was ut dinner, where there was
mn ancient lady that spnSC Of her years,
md sail: "Sllewas but forty years old. "
One that sat by Cicero rounded him in
tho ear and said: "She talks OF forty
years old, and she is far more, ont Of
question" Cicero answered him again:
" | must believe her, for | have heard
her say so any time these ten years"
There was soldier that vauntGd be.
fore Julius Caesar of hurts he had re-
ccivel in his face. julius Caesar, know
ing him to be but coward, told him:
"You wero best take heed, next time
you run away, how you look back. "
One of tue fathers saith: "That there
is but this difference between tho death
Of old men aud young men; that old
men go to death, and death comes to
young mGn."
Augustus Cpsar would say: "That
he wondered that Alexander feared lie
should want work, having no moro to
conquer; MS il it were not rs hard mat
ter to keep rs to conquer.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
4 Mnn Mhn AlMnrs FInls Watcr.

Can't. John s. Godfrey of New Hamp-
shire will shortly visit California OH u
professional tour for the purpose Of 10.
eating living streams and springs OF
water. and also mineral bodies Of every
description. Capt. Godfrey claims no
supernatural power in tho accomplish
ment Of llis work, but declares it to be
simply sensitive organism or powerful
current OF electricity i'll himself, so pow
orful as To attrnCt him irrosistibly to liy-
ing streams and mineNldCposits beneath
tho surfaoC. During the late war hO
located all tic wells for tho use OF the
amy under Gen. Howard,s command,
and at Hampton Falls, N. H., whore
land wNa rendered valueloss for want of
water, hO located streams which now
supply Oll needed demands,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Hints to Horse Fanclcrs.

II your horse is in tho habit Of kick.
ing. use II low board aud your horse will
soon get over it.
Keep your horse fat; don't allow any
ono to get lien OH him.
When your horse refuses to tako
up an oat, consider him us having
failed.
with halters.
Look carefully after the bits Of your
horse, or you may soon be looking after
the bits Of your wagon.
If you have tho proper address yo'i
may receive couple of lines from u
horse, but on no account drop n line,
However well you may be attached
to your horse, You must be certain that
your horse is well attached to your car.
riHge,
When you tell horse to "get up"
look well to his "get up" Some
horses get up within tho buggy, but,
like deep sorrow, "lcNvo their trnee5
behind"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Lands Giving Out.

Tho inhabitants of tho Unitel States
have thought tic vnst territories of tho
West almost boundless, and capable of
irving homes to immigrants for cen
tury to come. 1t is startling, therefore,
to be told TINT tho boundary for profit.
able immigration is neatly reached, and
that tho newcomers from Europe must
seek homo in tho older States.
Gen. HOzen, in an interesting article
in tho North american RCpietC on
"Tho Great Middle Region OF the Uni.
ted States" declares that large part of
this great middle region is worthless for
cultivation, and can sever support n act
tied population. II will not answer oven
for profitable grazing. Ho pronoInG!e!s
most Of tho railroad schemes throughtliiS
region to be frauds on the public, Gg no
largo settlements can evor 10 formed
along tho routes, Tho cliioi difficulty
lins IN the want Of water. There are no
Strcanls, springs aro hard to tind in dig
ging, and tho water is worry impure Tho
soil Ks very fertile, but this 10 Of no avail
while water % wanting.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
English Servants.

Mr., Conway, in his last Commercial
letter, says: There is no doubt that the
English nobility have way OF employ
ing servants which offers grand opportll-
mites to rogues. In most cases the out
side OF tho servants is the chief thing.
II the coachman or footman is good look
ing i'll his livery and OF the required di-
mensions his character is not inquired
into. A well.known duke recently advcr-
tised for footmAn Of exactly Ave feet
eleven and half inches in height, whose
sole business 1t would be to stand at tho
back Of his coach beside another Of like
station. A youth, now in the employ Of
n Indy OF my acquaintance, applied for
the advertised position, and says that his
character was not asked for; he was taken
into tho servants hall md measured,
and dismissed for lacking the half inch
demanded by the duke. There Is a pas
sion for tallness in servants, md Of one
noble family at least it is n rule TO admit
no man servant under six feet. There
are six Of these eminent pOrsonnges in
their fine mansion. The English SER
wants aro good looking, neat, and conSti-
tutional ilunkcys md iiunkeyesses. They
Rre very sllrewd, and have their class
rules us well defined rs trades.unions.
Downing street does not possess more
pigeon.holes and red tape tllan mail
sion OF the wealthy. An upper house
maid would die ut the stake before shO
would do n bit of work that came within
the province Of tho under housemaid. A
swell butler would throw up his position
in the face OF tic Lord Chancellor him
self II he were expected to black his own
boots. There arc many boys Of thirteen
kept in brass buttons, and in many IN
instance tho sole duty OF this boy is to
brush tho clothes md boots Of tho but
lcr, tho master OF the house having his
own separate valet. OF course it Is not
pride which Inns made the inAexiblc laws
Of etiquette among these servants, by
which they refuse to step out Of an oilf-
cial groove OF function. It Is the deter
mination Of their class to preserve the
conventional number OF tho servants re-
Quired for any flrst-Class household.
They particularly dislike servants from
other countries, especially the Germans,
because il well paid and well treated
they will do anything requested of
them.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
pe,trOylng Insects in Frosty Weather.

II Is genernlly thought that o severe
winter Is destructive to insect life, and
80 it probably Is to somo extent; but by
far the greater number Of our worst
garden pests get sufficiently deep down
in the earth to be out Of the reach Of
frost. There is, however, n means OF
elIectually dealing with such rs have
taken up their winter quarters in un-
cropped ground. On n hard, frosty day
let It be broken up with q pick to tho
iopth to which it IS frozen, turning tho
Jumps up us large as possible, so rs to
quite open, md thereby expose the i'm.
der surface still further to tho influence
Of frost. This will not only destroy
thousands Of slugs, snails, wire-wormg,
and the laryn Of similar pests, but 1t will,
at tho same time, aornte and pulyeriSC
tho ground to q depth that cannot bO
reached by any other means, thereby
improving its condition for cropping,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
No Statue While In Debt.

It Is rather hazardous to name n child
after or to build monument to n living
man He may not turn out as well as
was expected, and then the name and
monument will be somewhat mortifying.
But there is village in France where
they will not build q monument to II
great man even when hc is dead, unless
his debts are paid. A recent French
traveller who visited NIilly says:
A pedestal which awaits its monument
stands ut tho entrance of square in
NLilly village.
asked, "What il tllnti'
Iwns told, at is thepedestal OF Mons.
le Lamnrtine's statue"
al inquired, illus that statue not
been made yeti"
Tho question was scarcely out Of my
mouth when M old peasant, with q
weazcl.sllaped face, came up to mo and
said, with the tlryness Of Legal writ:
"Business Inns not yet been settled.
Lamartine still owes money; he owes to
worlsmen and to farmers, and they arc
Whiting for all those accounts to be liqui.
dated, because IL is not desirable to erect
a statue to man in debt"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
A BURSING.GAs WELL.
A wondcr or the Pennsylvania Coal Region,
---I.lght for T County.

A Wonder Of tue pennsylvania Cunl Regions
.--Llght for T County.
The following interesting description
of a burning well in Pennsylvania has
been received by the United States Signal
Office in Washington, from Mr.. ]. Cum.
mings Of Tarentum, one OF the volunteer
observers for the signal service:
On the night Of the 81 of February,
1875, !, in company with several others,
paid n visit to the great gas well, situa.
ted about nine miles from Tarentum and
fifteen miles south Of Butler, at n place
called Larden's Mill, on the farm OF Mr..
William Hervcy, and owned by com.
pany consisting Of Messrs. William Her
vey, j. s. Vandegrift, andJ. McAllaster.
The well was tapped recently, ms ] learn.
cd from one Of the proprietors, in their
search after oil. They have gone down
distance of l,li5 feet, and have Just
struck tho first sand rock. Tho well is
located in holl wv about three hundred
feet wide, between abrupt hills. Our
party came in the vicinity Of tho well
about nine o'clock at night, having seen
the yast light floating in the skyon many
II dark night on previous occasions thir.
teen miles distant, but when we came in
its immediate influence and saw the
trees on either hand lit up, mud their
trunks and branches silvered to their
tops by this burning torch, the scene
was beyond description. On arriving at
the ground wc were met by hundreds Of
people from all parts Of thecOuntry who,
like ourselves, flock nightly to SEQ this
great wonder. The first thing to strike
tho visitor on arriving is the great mass
OF fine white flame Of intense heat and
brightness and the hollow rumbling
noise heard Ns GOut.rushing gas plungea
into the atmosphnrcand lightsa all around
by it's imposing brillinncy. The flame
OF this natural torch is about forty feet
long and fifteen wide, and keeps ut these
dimensions night and dNy with striking
regularity. Hence the light is both
regular and constant. The heat emitted
by 80 largo n body Of flame is very great,
The trees all around, At proportional
distances, aro budding, and tho grass
that has not been trodden down by the
throng Of visitors is growing finely, and
considering tlHt this is mid'winter, this
circumstance will give you some idea Of
the great heat. l approached within
sixty feet Of tho flame, and supposcditto to
be ut that distance about 140 degrees.
The place has tho character Of camp
meeting ut night in consequence Of tho
mighty crowds who congrcgato there,
The light Is grand. You can sec to read
with ease quarter Of milo from this
enormous gus jet, and il uninterrupted
by trees and tho wind Of the road read
ing could be done ut the distance Of u
mile aud o half. The noise Ms tho gus
rrshes out and is consumed is
wonderful.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
lIe nad Hls Reyenge.

Many years ago rich man foreclosed
a mortgage on q poor man, and, with
contemptnous words and gestures, turned
the poor man into tho street. The poor
man came to Chicago and became mil
lionaire; the rich man went to ST. Louis
and bought q newspaper. Time at Inst
made all things even, and the st. Louis
journalist came to Chicago last week with
a linen duster, and by accident met his
debtor Of many years ago. Tho Inter
recognized his heartless creditor, but did
not ieer nt his misery or refuse to help
him. "smith, he said kindly, "lot by
cones be bygoncs. 1 will do what I can
Tor you. Take this note to Mr.. Webb
and lie will find you berth on tho Van
Buren street cars rs driver" And Mr..
Webb did, and Smith frozo nino toes,
eight fingers, two thumbs, his nose, and
both checks, tint night. The debtor
wns avenged.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Trlbulations Of an Editor.

Tho Charleston (NIo.) Courier says {:
Editing n newspaper is a pleasant thing.
II 1t contains too much political matter
people won't have it; II 1t contains too
,little, they won't have it. II the type is
too largo II don't contain enough read
ing matter; il tho typo is too small, they
can't read it. II we have n few jokes,
folks say we arc nothing but rattle
heads; il We omit jokes, they say We arc
old fossils; il we publish original mat
ter, they blame us for not giving tlcm
original selections; II we publish origi.
nal selections, folks say that We are too
lazy, for giving them what they have
read in some other paper. II we give
man q complimentary notice, wO are
censured for being partinl il we do not
all hands say We are hog. II we speak
we'll of any net, folks say wo dare not do
otherwise !; II we stay in our office and
attend to business, folks say we are too
proud to mingle with our fellows. II wo
do not pay all bills promptly, folks say
We arc not to be trusted; il we do pay
promptly, they say we stole tho money
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15

At meeting gof tho directors Of n ferry
company i'll New York, Mr.. Cyrus p.
Smith read an editorial from tho New
York Journal Of Commerce, in which
tho management Of tho ferries during
tho recent leo blockade was severely
criticised. After the reading, Mr.. Smith
offered resolution requesting that tho
writcr of tllat article be invited to takn
my position llo thought best, at either
side Of the ferry, and TINT he should
take ollargo of ono Of tho boAts, and
tint during his stay tho pilot Of the boat
should take tho editorial clhir Of the
journal Of Commerce.. II was also re-
solved that similar Ollerghonld bemado
10 tho editorinl corps generally, Tho
resolutions were passed unanimously,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
How to Destroy Ants.

A chalk mark Mt least half m inch in
depth, around tile upper edge of sugar
buckets, barrels, etc, will not admit one
ant into the interior. Tho same mark
drawn OH tho edges Of shelves will also
prevent the approach of an ant, as they
aro not able to crawl ever the chalk. But
II they arc numerous among jam and
Jelly pots, take a large sponge, wet it in
cold watcr, squeeze it nearly dry, aud
then sprinkle tlnO white sugar over IL.
Place It on tho infested shelf, and next
morning dip it quickly and carefully into
a bowl Of boiling water. l tried the ex.
pertinent in my Jelly closet, and killed at
least hundred the first morning. Have
set the trap again, aud shall continue to
do so willie one ant remains. Red pep.
per busted over their liaunts will also dc.
stroy them, but tho sponge is the surest
method,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-15
Peaceful Times.


Fashion no more blsody weapons,
Armorer stay your active hRndi
Rest now from your murderous lAbOri
Calm and tranquil Is the land.
You shall beat tho swords to plomhlros,
Into prtining.hoola tho spears,
For among tho troubled nations
Peace her glorious standard rsan.
Stealing over land and ocean
Like a stranger from afar
Quiet is the wild cOmmotIon,
silOncod Is tile cry OF war.
TamulL strife, and dseorl ending
Shrinking back before hOr glance;
Harmony frOmheayen descending
As hOr gOntlO steps advance.
Whitc-rubOd, slio her watch Is keeping
Olive branches In her hand,
And tho dogs of war arc sleeping
Throughout all tho weary land.
Now tho nations mourning daughters
Raise no moro their bittOr walls;
Ships are sailing on the waters,
Commerce spreads their snowy sails.
Doves arc lifting round your dwelling,
Armorcr; let your lRbors cease;
Music O'erthe land Is swelling,
Whispering words Of Joy and pOasO,