The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-09-06
items of Interest.

Tho total drivo OF Tcxss cattle last
year wls l65,0O0 head; but it Will bo
larger tins year.
Tic iqilayy of the statement that ami
ma!s prefer green food was Nbundantly
shown ut Chicago when hungry horse
bit Large section out Of tho Panama
hat of succulcnt young man who was
sitting OH the tratTrIil OF street car and
did not Irara hair Of the wcarer's
head.
\ scorpion was caught by some rail
road men in California the other day,
and tormented so by them until, in its
rage, it struck itself on its back with its
poisoned dart. Immediately after doing
so it grew quiet, and in less than ton
minutes died from the effects OF its own
sting.
The steam lrcdgcs at work in Stoning-
ton harbor have brought to the surface
two fourtecn.inch shells thrown from tho
British ships of war during the lombard
mcnt, one Of which wls found to be I'M
exploded. They have been placed on
posts ut tho steamboat depot, aud i'll
scribcl: "Relic OF August 10, ISL"
\ tramp called Mt house in Norwich,
Ct, the other day, and after being fed,
he asked if the man OF the house was at
home. No." replied she who had
served him, "but I'll let you know
mighty quick that tho woman OF tho
house Is Mt home, and taking down an
old sword, she started for him, but he
escaped.
Laura Bowling, OF Mnysville, Ky, is
only fifteen years old, yet she has alover
living in Covington who is distasteful to
the uuclo with whom she lives. This
uncle intercepted letters sent by the
lover to Laura, and is in jail in consc-
qucnce, the young lady having had him
arrested for opening them.
When Raoul Rigault wns at the head
OF the communistic police department in
Paris, an old friend came to request the
favor of the release from prison OF aman
supposed to be rcactionNry. "Impos-
si6lc," said Rigault, "impossiblc. But
I'd be happy to do you any other favor;
and if there's any other man in Parisyou
want locked up you have only to name
him."
Scnnr P. G. Armiio, the mutton mil
lionairc of New Mexico, sold over 100000
pounds of wool last year. With his
father and business partner ho owns
nearly 1000, 600 head Of sheep, scattered
over range OF country nearly 800 miles
square. lie has had two losses by Indian
7aids, one of $1,000 head and the other
of $4,000, "but," he says, II hardly
missed them"
A man who had been feeding thrash
ing machine in McNlinvillc. Tenn, tho
other day, felt his pautaioons catch in
the machinery, and had had Just time to
brace his feet and hands against some
firm object near by in order to save his
life. Fortunately the pautaloons were
of thin material and gave way easily; the
shirt followed, and he was left standing
with nothing on but his shoes.
An Iowa girl has chest containing
two feather beds, dozen cotton sheets,
two dozen pilow.cascs, six bed quilts
and comfortcrs, three dozen towels and
six tahlccloths, and her father hHs given
her two cows and ten sheep. And yet
tho young Patrons around there hesitate
about marrying her, because she is cross.
eyed, md they cannot tell which she
means when she smiles at tho crowd in
church.
4 curious conscience case occurred Mt
Newport, Il. l., the other day. 4 man
from the country, who had supplied Il
town grocer with eggs for several wears,
which the latter had not taken tho
trouble to count, called upon him and
confessed that he had cheated him ont
Of S. by short measure, whercupon the
groccralso acknowledged having cheated
the seller by passing counterfeit so
bill upon him.
During the panic which ensucd when
the Algerian struck on Split rock in the
St. Lawrence rapids, Southern gentle
man called his son, n boy OF ten, to him
and cndcavorcd to fastcn lifc-prescrvcr
round his body, telling him il the boat
capsizcd 10 strike out for shore. The
boy, however, obStiuatoly refused to let
him attach it, insisting that his father,
Hhowas hrlplcssly crippled while serving
in Louisiana regiment, should keep it
for himself.
A case has recently occurred at Goshen,
Mass, that seems to confirm the popular
belief that beech trees are never struck
by lightning. 4 beech and maple stand
ing near together, with branches inter
locking each other, received an electric
bolt from passing cloud which shattered
the maple and passed into the earth
through PROSTATE hemlock tree lying
near, which was stripped OF its bark
nearly the whole length. No trnce Of
the lightning was left upon the beech.
A Chicago gentleman invited number
of friends to dinner, and they accepted
the invitation, but none Of them appear
cd, and the dinner was spoiled. Accord
ingly he sued them for the value Of tho
viands wasted through their lack Of
courtesy. The lower court gave him
Judgment for the amount claimed, but
the superior tribunal reversed the dcci.
sion, rcmarking thntif the principle first
affirmed wero correct the risk OF accept
ing invitations would be very serious,
indeed.
At Biloxi Bay, Miss, m alligator
seized n two year old daughter of Elam
II. Blackwell from the arms OF its sister,
while they were bathing, and was max
ing of with the child, when Mr.. b.,
hearing the other girls screams, hasten
cd to the spot aud at once rushed into
the water in pursuit Of the reptile, and,
MS the water was very shallow Tor u long
distance, overlook tho alligator, which
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