The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-15
Items OF Interest.

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During the last year the Boston banks
paid 81, ,024, $40 taxes to the city.
We mount to fortune by several steps,
but require only ono step to come down.
It has been estimated that the great
American nation smokes 8, ,16S, 900 cigars
day.
The California State prison Inns /, 900
inmates. or these 160 are under twenty
one, and al undor twenty.six years of
age.
J A man may be properly said to haye
been drinking like o fish when he finds
TINT he has taken enough to make his
head swim.
Learn, to be economical when you arc
prosperous, that you may know how to
live without spending money when you
have none.
Never trust witha secreta married man
who loves his wife, for he will tell her,
and she will tell her sister, and her sis
ter will tell everybody.
A convicted criminal never objects to
the grammar OF the Judge, but lie
doesn't like to have him show il off in
court by passing n long sentence.
It is estimated TINT one hundred young
women stand ready to do copying at two
dollars per week where one is willing to
do plAin cooking ut double that sum.
A vessel has Just left San Francisco
for Liverpool with cargo of 10000
bushels Of wheat. This Is the largest
cargo Of that grain thAt has ever crossed
the ocean.
A horse who Is in the habit Of gnawing
his crib can be cured OF the practice by
applying strong wash Of cayenne
pepper and hot water, or coating Of
tar, to the crib.
"Now, then, children, " said parish
schoolmistress, showing her children off
on examination day, "who loves ali
men?" "You, missus, was the unex-
pected reply.
"Where awoman, "says Mrs. Parting
ton, "has been married with a CONCEAL
ing heart, and one that beats desponding
to her own, she will never want 10 enter
the maritime state again."
While on tho stand testifying in the
Beecher. Tilton case, Moulton, leading
witness, received news Of the sudden
death Of his mother. He did not know
she was i'll until tho news Of her death
came.
Truth rhymes with youth. We heard
little Elsie exclaim, rapturously: "0h,
90 dear lion Oh, 90 booful lion ! Oh,
90 nice lion Oh, 90 Hove, doloveoosol"
Then sle added, in whisper, "But lie
mells awful p
An Indianapolis widow made her lover
deposit 80, 900 in the hands Of trustee
on tho morning Of tho wedding day, the
money TO be ut her order for divorce
purposes should she ever desire to take
such action.
II Is reported that somewhat Juvenile
dandy said to q fair partner at o ball
Miss, don'tyou think my mustaches aro
becomingl" to which Miss replied /:
"Well, sir, they may be coming, but
they haven't yet arrived"
Lewis, the wit Of the Detroit Free
Press, Is youth Of about twenty.ninc,
with dark and rolling eye, and IL
moustacle like tho shadow OF great
sorrow. He is engaged to Indy whose
papa is worth llAlf n million.
/" You in tho postoflicei" said father
to his son. "Nice party you'd be in
the post-ofiice. What could you do in
the post.oiiicc except stand in the door
way with your mouth open for folks to
wet postage stamps on your tongue|
It is said that the aggregate cost-ex-
elusive Of icwels-of the dresses worn by
the ladies' Of certain household Qour i'll
number) to charity ball was So, 500;
while their tickets cost 500. Oh, charity,
whit extravaganza Is committed in thy
namc
In Oregon the canning OF salmon Inns
been oycrdone, and prices have deterio-
ated to such IN extent that the canners
hayc gone to canning beef instead. As
they can buy cattle in Oregon for two
aud lalf cents q pound, there is mar
gin to work on in the business.
A man was recently found lying in:
sensible in the street by tho police OF
Baltimore. He Inns since been claimed
by woman who positively identified
him as her husband, and by young
man, a stranger to tho woman, who is
Just as positive that the mGn is his
father.
The Inst King Of Spain, before the ono
Just proclaimed, bearing the name OF Al
ionso, was Alfonso XI., historically
known as tho Ayonger, who reigned from
1924 until his death before Gibraltar in
1850, 80 that between Alfonso XI. and
Alfonso XII. there is only tho little Pc
Rod Of 525 years.
A business man in one Of our Eastern
cities asserts that during the past year
he and auother man made $500 each by
reading ono little advertisement in the
local newspaper. II opened to them u
chance for trade which otherwise they
would not have heard OF. Moral-but
everybody can SEQ the moral by reading
the item.
The growth Of the Granger order
throughout the South Is remarkable.
In Alabama there are now reported to be
Oh oranges, with $4,000 members; i'll
Florida, iO8 oranges, with |, ,500membors;
in Arkansas, 52f granges, with 2l,0OO
members; while in the other States there
aro also numerous lodges with large
membership.
A former Indian agent states TINT the
tribes under his charge observed Gus
tom OF making New Years calls-tllc
souaws calling on the warriors. All the
American savnges formerly observed the