The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-06
Items OF Interest.

When man gets tired Of himself ho
gcnornlIy tires other people.
II Is an extraordinary fact that whom
p,uplc come to what is commonly called
high words, they generally use low
language.
4 retrilcl forcs! has been discovered
in the desert Of northwestern Hum
lolll, about thirty miles west Of tho
Black licck range Of mountains i'll Ne
vada.
4 cynical man insists that the fewer
relations or friends the happier wO are.
"In your poverty they never help you,
in your prosperity they always help
themselves
It is stated that convict Of New Eng
land, after twenty years service in tho
penitentiary, has dug up the money no
stole from the bank, aud will begin lifo
anew, ns it were.
The Cherokee government has Gbol-
ished the use Of tho whippingpost, and
dclinquents will hereafter be sent to the
cnlnb0osc instead Of barring their backs
to the crepitant lash.
Next season landlords instead OF Rn-
nouncing magnificent views, y" excel
lent table" and beautiful drives, will
substitute /" the best Of sewerage, sex
cellont ventilation" and "purc water
drawn from a well two hundred feet
from the house
A Western debating society has
been struggling with the question:
ado boys or girls make the most
noiscf" II was finally decided that
"thcy do, after IN elaborate argument,
showing that half Of the noise boys mndo
was caused by girls.
The Icelandic colonists hRyo found
their "best holt" on the shores Of Lako
Winnipeg, in Canadn, whero they have
taken up a tract Of 1000 miles, fifty
miles along the shore and twenty miles
inland. Three or four hundred Rro
domiciled and more are expected.
A drunlInrl who was to have finger
Rmputated in the presence OF Albany
Medical College students, by DR.. Arms.
by, died under tue influence Of chlOrO.
form; and the surgeon says that in near
~ every recorded instance Of death from
Gn anNsthetic the patient was adlictedto
intoxicatiOn.
All Polish landed proprietors in four
provinces have been ordered by tho
Russian government to sell to their pres.
ent holders any farms rented by Rus.
slams, upon conditions regulated at st.
Petersburg. This, il is said, will COM
plete tho impoverishment Of the local
Polish nobility.
1t is tho minds wealth that makes the
lovers body rich. Two bosoms with
single thought discharged themselves Of
that thought rs follows: Amminta,
pet :" "Whnt, Charles, dcarf, "What
dreadful cows, lovely :" "Eh, swcctie -
" l said What dreadful cowsr dar-
ling" "oh, did you, my ownf" "Yes,
ducky!"
The grape harvest in France is said to
have been unprecedented the present sea.
son. The owners Of lnrge vineyards have
been obliged to ill their vats twice, and
have now double the usual quantity on
hand. None Of thovinegrowCrs have any
recollection Of so abundant n vintage.
The quality OF the wine has also turned
out much better thnn was expected
4 Saginaw lady sang out to her hus.
band as he made his exit through tho
doorway "Go to Bari's and get some
No. 30 black thread, three cord"
"K.ris-to.fer K.lumbo," muttercd the
head Of the family, rs he started after
the woOd.inspcctOr to cord it up, "why
didn't she order carload lot and bo
done with it. Must bo she is going to
have the sewing society this week.
In the pocket Of nan who wns killed
while drunk in Cincinnati gambling
house was found the following memo
nlndum: "Took my last spree May tho
Is, 1875. Five rnlcs from this date.
First-Is to never eat but three mealsR
day. Seconds never to cat anything
between meals. Thirl-Is to eat as
little az l can every meal. F6ur-Is
never to drink any intoxicating drinks.
Fifth-Is never to use any tobacco"