The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-21
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! "De content with what you have, us
the rat sail to tho trup when he left h'7
tail i'll il.
Silver mounted rosalies, religion
medals, md the like, to the value OF %"
million dollars are soil annually ~
France.
Some of the papers CHIN that Wash.
ington wns Roman Catholic, because
after his army had crossed the Delaware
he crossed himself.
On the occasion OF the marriage Of Il
Los Angeles man for the third time, his
jocoso friends met and passed resoI''
tions against third term.
Economical fathers Of grown-up
daughters are growing over the fact that
there are fifty.three Sunday nights this
year. And it's leap year, too.
Old Moneybags says that girl with
IN income OF three thousand dollars OF
more is always IN object of interest, be
cause she has so much principal.
A poor family Of Bangor, Me-, aP-
piled 10 charitable society for clothes.
The next day the whole family dressed
up, went down town and had their pic
lures taken.
An exchange declares that n Pitts
burgh milkman can pay $500 in fines
per year for watering his milk and then
make considerable more money than
circuit Judge.
A Philadelphia man gained four aud
one half pounds in one week by eating
oat meal. But lie is wearing ont his
Ulster Overcoat scratching his back
against the door.
Infaut;cide is said TO be an alarmingIy
prevalent crime in London. 1t is re-
ported that in the district OF MiddlcS"x
alone three hundred childlen are annI.
ally smothered by their parents.
W. A. Kendall, San Francisco Bohc-
mian, committed suicide, leaving note
addressed to the coroner, in which he
said: az have stated the immediate
cause of my death, hoping it will ohvi'
ate the necessity of cutting me up.
The e1- Empress Eugenie is thin and
pale, but still very handsome. She and
her son 1.-Two in plain and unpretending
way at Chiselhurst; the late cmperor.s
place at table is daily dccked with !itt!"
bunch OF fresh violets. The lrincc -
well ma lc aud goo looking.
At public meeting in a county
town, MI eloquent advocate Of popular
education thus delivered himself "Mr.
President, rise to get mp, and Gm not
backward to come forward i'll tho cause
Of education; for had it not hrcu for
education. should beas Ignorant as you
are, Mr.. President"
Tho Philadelphia Press, which !:.pl
been asking the hotel men of that city
what their charges are to bo mex: sum,
mer, says: We are glnd to be able I"
give the assurance OF the prOprictors %
the several hotels in Philadelphia th';
during tho coming summer boArdln&
and lodging mtcs will not be materially
advanced.
Charles Schiller has contracted tJ
bury dead Chicago pauprrs for Si.l0
each, and rays that lie means to sell tn
bodies for dissection. He argues that
there is no law to prevent tho business
that the burinl. after the doctors are
through with tho corpses, will fuiill To-
contract, and that the plan will save 'ha
city much money, iunsmuch rs in II.
other way could contractor do IT,"
work ut thHt price.
For some time deadly jealousy *
istod between two negro men engaged
on tho Southern railroad at Emery Gap.
One OF them went to third negro aud
agreed to give him so il he wOuld kill
tile other. The proposition was accept
cd. The third negro then engaged =
fon' tn to do the work in consideration
of 81. Tho enemy OF No. was killed,
No. 3 received $40 from No. |, paid 81
to No. 4, and pockcted 81 US his proI''
in the transaction.
One OF the most wanton and brutal
cases Of torture to live animal cve
recorded bas occurred in Shrewsbury,
England. A farmer was convicted Of
having cut ont hens "crOp" while
she was alive. She was found living
next morning, with her chest cut open.
When Intercepted about his motive, he
said that he had lost bag o! wheat and,
suspecting neighbor, Ind cut out the
crop of one OF his fowls to obtain proof
of the theft. He wns fined five shilling