The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-27
Items OF Interest.

There arc seventeen fashlonaDle ways
for Indy to do up her hair, and none Of
the ways require over four hours time.
There are about 65, professional
beggars in Paris, Of whom 25,4S0 arc
women, 1850 men, 13,06O girls, and
1870 boys.
The losses by fire in Now England, in
November, were million and half
dollars, nearly two.thirds Of them in
Massachusetts,.
The State census OF South Carolina,
which has Just been completed, shows q
total population of 023, AT, an increase
Of thirty per cent. in five years.
Two Indies were talking about note
papers, and one said: ~ always use
Irish linen." "Do you, said the other,
"why, l think York Mills muslin ever
so much better"
Many fond mother has been per.
suaded by an affectionate daughter to
part with her 1Sl2velvet cloak, and have
it converted into an uuderskirt. SO
stylish, you know!
The total number Of teachers in MI
the States and Territories is 247, 300, be.
ing nearly one to every niue children in
constant attendance, and Of the teachers
about one-half arc women.
"Now my little girls and boys" said
n teacher, 81 want you to DO very still
80 that you eau hear pin drop" In
moment all was silent, when little boy
cried ont: "Let her drop !"
A Western paper has this personal
item Those who know nico old Mr..
Wilson Of this place will regret to hear
that he WIS assaulted in brutal manner
last week, but was not killed.
Three hundred locomotives Nrc
stabbed ut Syracuse, and whenever two
hundred and fifty OF them arc screccl.
ing anil footing tho Syracuse infants
noun in their cradles and wish they were
dead.
A Pennsylvania boy lugged an eight.
cen. ounce can OF nitro glyCcrinG around
in his pocket for ten days before his
parents took niticc OF it, and the WY
thoy smiled on him till the eau clnngcd
hauds was simply gorgeous.
Philadelphia manufacturers have in.
troduced improvements in their ma
cliinery for punching cold iron, by whicl,
they arc able to punch q half-inch hole
through an inch and three-quarterS Of
wrought iron cold, making n perfectly
smooth pcrforation.
Ninety mechanics aud artisans with
their families have immigrated from
PENNSYLVANIA and settled on Hood river,
Oregon, aud over three hundred will
followin tho spring. They intend build.
ing college, woollen mill, grist
mill, and other educational and iulus.
trial establishments.
II will he hardly necessary to tell the
nume OF the facetious party who went
into dry goods store the other day,
und was observed to he looking about.
when tho proprietor remarked to him
that they didn't keep whisky. at
would save you good many steps If
you did," was the quick reply.
A Mr.. Allen, of Los Angeles, CAL,
has left $4,000 to the county, on condi
ton TINT it should DO kept at interest
until it would amount to $4,000. In
case it was not accepted by that county
it was to go 10 any county Of any State.
except Cook county, ILL.,, which Should
agree to the terms. The will hns been
probated, but the testatOr's relatives
contest it on the ground OF his insanity.
Fort Plain ls greatly troubled over
some recent kissing business. A young
married man kissed pretty girl ut
sociable. His wife was angry. He ex.
planned that he did it by mistake, and
there was peace for day or two. The
pretty girl heard OF the terms OF settle
mcnt, however, aadbeing angry III turn.
reported around town that the young
married man had made the aame mis-
take hundreds OF times. Hence the
difficulty, aud there is apparently to be
no end to it.
Australian statistics show that insanity
OF a violent kind prevails to frightful
extent on that continent. Iu 1861 there
were 161 inmatas Of Hsylums in SontE
Australia, being ono 10 $50 Inhabitants.
In 1870 they numbered 307, and nt the
close Of 1871 there were as many rs 324,
or ono to 524 Of the population. These
figures do not represent the entire list Of
insane, but only madmen and other in
mates OF the asylums.
A brakeman on one Of tho railroads
went to the superintendent for permis-
sion to "lay Of" for day, aud made
request for pass to ride home on. The
superintendent said: at you were
working for farmer, and wanted to 60
home, do you suppose ho'd bitch up his
team and take youi" "No," said tho
brakeman; "but Il he had a team al.
ready hitched mp. anil was going right
pass the door, I'd say Ito was q neal
cuss not to take nc" He got his pass.
An improvement in safety lamps has
been devised by Mr. Doullenot, OF Paris.
It consists in replacing the lamps usual
ly employed in mines containing fire
damp by others supplied with air out
aide the mines, and branches are led into
all the workings. Through these COM
pressed air is forced from tho surface by
air pumps, and the improved lamps arc
screwed to the air pipes by couplings
with stopcocks. Tho cylinder inclosing
the fame is protected by cage, and the
products Of combustion pass OF through
two pieces OF gauze. The match for
lighting the lamp ~ inserted through
spring clip, ignited within the lamp,
and cannot be Withdrawn Nntilit Is e1'