The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-22
Items Of Interest.

Mark Twain says the Sandwich
Islanders are generally as unlettered as
the back side Of a tombstone,
According TO n French journal there
are still living in France and its colonies
$4,000 men who have fought under the
first Napoleon.
A Pennsylvania has served thirty.
seven years in inils and prisons, and says
that he prefers it to keeping house with
an ill-tempered wife.
The total number Of locomotive steam
engines in the world Ia said to be 45, ,667,
Of which II, 223, or nearly oae-third, are
in the United States,
A little girl upon her return from
chiliren's party, being asked Il she had
good time, replied: eyes; but there
wasn't much boys there"
"Go it, old fellow" said two idle
scapegraces to On honest laborer at work.
Work away while we play; sow and
we'll reap" every likely, my lhds,"
replied the old man, coolly; e I'm SOW
ing hemp.'
ID. Gfhy-Pack with my DOX nVe
dozen quills." There Is nothing re-
markable about this sentence, only That
it Is nearly rs short as one can bo con-
structed, aud yet contain oil the letters
Of the alphabet.
There is n man in q Chicago hospital,
victim Of railroad accident, whose
head is alive, but his entire body seems
to be dead. Knives have been stuck
into his body, butthey produce no effect
upon him whatever.
The Kansas City (Mo.) Journal says
that there Is a young Indy living in Clay
county, about five miles from the city,
twenty-five years Of age, who has for
years shed her finger and too nails and
her teeth every year.
A short-horned steer was recently
butchered in Detroit that weighed 4, 100
pounds alive, and yieled three thousand
pounds Of dressed beef. This IA believed
TO be the largest animal ever slaughtered
for beef on this s'continent.
High moral teaching having failed to
stop daily deficit in the cash accounts
Of the Lawrence american, tho book
keeper next tried whit steel trip would
do, and made tho thief show his hand
within twenty-four hours after,
A would-be school-teacher in Toledo
recently replied TO o question by one Of
tile examiners: "Do You think the
world is round or fiat" "Well, some
people think one why and some another,
and I'll teach round or fiat just rs the
parents please"
A Western lawyer, noticing tho rros-
ent Of o cup 10 q brother lawyer, says
"Hc needs no cup. lie can drink from
any vessel that contains liquor, whether
tho neck Of u bottle, the mouth OF
pickle jar, the spilet Of o keg, or the
bung-hole Of q barrel.
A countess was arrested in Paris,
day or two before Christmas, for shop
lifting. Her raids had been very profit
able. She pleaded that she was separated
from her husband, had little means, and
rs her pride compelled her TO give New
Years presents, she was driven to theft.
A Western granger shipped q barrel Of
flour with the address, "Queen Victorin,
Windsor Castle, England.' He waited
long and patiently for an autograph let.
ter Of thanks, and was much chagrined
the other day at learning that his flour
Ind been sold at auction with mass Of
unclaimed freight some time before.
Kalakaua remarked to q friend, before
leaving Washington, that the ladies Of
TINT city appeared TO him livery for
ward." One Of his attendants, who
Glanced at the moment 10 espy fashion,
able dressed female with m enormous
hustle, expressed the opinion that they
seemed to him principally "backward."
II is safe to assert that q lease for 900
years has never run out in this country,
but this has recently occurred in Eng
land. An estate let for that term has
reverted TO tile representatives Of the
original holders. The land is at Wool.
wicli, and was church property 1000
years ago, but was leased to the crown
for military purposes.
The population Of Paris, numbering
about 1900, 900, is said TO consume
about 46,OOO,OO0 gallons Of vino, nearly
100000 gallons Of alcohol and alco-
holic liquors, 100000 gallons Of cider
and G,sO0, 900 gallons Of beer-Some
twenty.eight gallons OF wine, beer, and
spirits year for each Of the inhabitants,
including women and children.
Alady residing in Newark Valley no.
ticed the oven doors Of the stove open.
On retiring shc closed them. In the
morning, on going ont in tho Kitchen.
she noticed q peculiar smell enanating
from the oven. On opening the door
she found that her two iayorite cats
had crawled in the night boiorei ehe
closing them In. and they had been lit
ernlly cremated. ~
ANew Orleans minister recently mar
ried q colored couple, and at the con-
clusion of the ceremony remarked:
"On such occasions ns this II Is GUS
tomary TO kiss the bride, but in this case
we omit IT," To this unclerical remark
tho indignant bridegroom very per-
tinently replied: "0n sucli an occasion
as this II is customary to give tile min.
ister ten dollars, but in this case we will
omit IL"
A peculiar libel case is 10 be tried be-
fore the Chester county Pa) courts. A
Mr.. William Benner posted q notice ON
llis property forbidding q neiglbor,
named Lewis II. Hammond, or his
family from trespassing on his grounds.
Hammond retaliated by a similar prohi-
bition Of Benner from his grounds, add
ing the words; Gas 1 have only four
turkeys Left and therein lies the al-
legged libel.
A serious objection To the use Of West