The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01
Items Of Interest.

The Canadian canals are to be deep
ened to fourteen feet.
Make out your bills and them collect
them. The first is comparatively easy
not so the last.
The Bishop Of Carlisle has pronounced
himself in favor Of the administration Of
the cat to wife-beaters.
The first impressions made by printers
are invariably cast aside, because those
that follow them arc better.
A Fall River mule spinner has to
travel nine thousand miles while on inty
during the year to earn s675.
Paris annually consumes mn averagcof
one hundred and twenty-five pounds OF
meat for each Of its inhabitants.
The population Of Louisiana, accord
ing to the last census, numbered 301 ,l50
whites and 463,067 blacks, colorcd
majority Of 61,6l7.
The obituary notice Of a much respect.
ed lady concludes witli-"In her life
she was q pattern worthy to be followed;
and her death oil, how consoling to her
friends y
Friendship il good deal like china.
II Ia very beautiful and durable as long
as It is quite whole ; but break 1t, and oil
the cement in the world will never quite
repair the damage.
Gen. NJ. L. Smith, whose sudden
death has been announced, Is said to
haye had his life insured for nearly $780,
900, and Just before leaving Washington
for New York took out $4,000 accident
policy.
",The child has since died, is the
laconic remark which o. paper atlixes to
an account of twelye.year-old girl who
had already mastered logic, rhetoric,
geology, botany. and the mysteries Of
mental and moral science.
The present system Of penal seryitude
for women in England is one Of solitary
confinement, and IL is asserted that not
one woman in twenty undergoes I'M
prisonment Of over years duration
without showing signs of temporary iii-
sanity.
At1reyoux, IN France, farmers hoy
killed two young owls ina nest near the
house, and the old owls watched around
for several nights, till on the fifth night
an old male owl struck the same boy in
the face aud put one Of his talons in the
boys left eye.
A Western pdtcrfdmiiias, who Inns
raised two families, has discovered tlnt
children grow more between January
and July than IN lilo other half Of the
year. His theory il tint tho growth Of
humanity il governed by tho same laws
which prevail over the vegetable king
dom.
"Yes, 1 like these short days." said
old Truepenny, the other morning, join
ing In the discussion; "tlle interest
counts up 10 fast. Why, when come
into my place mornings, and get out my
securities, ! can fairly hear them draw
interest, right through tile side oftlo
box.
A New York life insurance company,
in q recent publication giving list Of
gentleman who hold policies OH their
lives, puts down Alexander 4. Stewart us
insured for 100000. This paper is
authorized 10 state that there is not nntl
never Inns been any insurance wlmteyer
on Mr.. Stewards life.
A party Of juvenile iiends out in Mis-
sourf tied an unpopular sclloolmate 10
the railroad track, where the life was
crushed out Of him by q passing train.
These young villains, when grown up,
will probably black their faces and assist
in tic administration Of the laws accord.
ing TO the code Of Judge Lynch.
The committee Of relief for tie
famine stricken people Of Asia Minor
urgently request tho English and Ameri-
can press to let it be known that their
funds arc exhausted, while the distress
Is sincreasing. They state that II will bc
necessary to clothe, feed and give medi-
cal assistanceto several hundred thotl-
sand persons until next June.