The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-17
Gbe 9emgrrat.
Items Of Interest.

When n man thinks the world owes
him living he generally quits working
for it.
The professional contortionist leads n
hard life; he has to twist every way to
make living.
In Waterloo, Ind, recently, o milk
man found bunch Of shingles in his
coward ono morning bearing tho i'll
scription: "Shingle your COWS.
$50 out, young man; she's not
here !" said IN Owego preacher, in the
midst OF his sermon, to youth whom
he saw standing hesitatingly in tho door
way.
During tho past year free high schools
have been in operation in one hundred
and sixty towns in Mime, to which
State aid was granted to the amount OF
$40, 900.
A factory is TO be started in Nevada
City for the manufacture of newly in-
vented explosive, compared with which,
it is said, giaut powder is IN insignii-
cant destroyer.
"Look here, jim, there's hole
knocked out OF this bottle you gave
me-" "Why, not at all; there's tho
hole in it now. Ii it WAS knocked ont,
how could it be therel"
The shipments OF butter from st. AL
bans. Vt, for the year 1875 aggregate
81, 1868 tubs or about 2,59S, 150 pounds.
The shipments Of last year exceeded
those of the present year by 4,0lO tub
Or about 100000 pounds,
II turnips or cabbagcs are fed to
nilch stock ut NIL, it should always be
when they are being MIXED, or Just
niter, for then the odor is completely or
nearly evaporated (probably through the
lumgs) before the nOxt milking.
Charles Francis Adams says, in letter
to the Quincy (Mass.) Patriot, that
three-fourths OF the books in brisk de-
mand Mt the public libraries are "vapid
md sensational" He thinks that pa
rents ought to guide the children's taste
in the choice OF reading more than they
do.
There we're 10, $50 deaths in Ireland
during the first three quarters Of 1875,
in n population Of $500, 900 the greatest
morality prevailing in Ulster. 1mmigra-
tion has greatly decreased, 5000 immi-
grants less having been reported than in
the corresponding period OF Inst year.
A considerable decrease in pauperism
and crime is also recorded.
A New London connoisscur OF liquor,
understanding that rum improved by
being sent to sea, intrusted n cask to an
old captain who did not return for three
years, when the New Lonloncr found
that oil the rum had been absorbed.
Afrectionately seizing the sailors hand,
he naively gave thanks, asking; :" Can
l ever forget your goodness in bringing
back my cask3 Never, never"
N. Schneider, tho great iron manu-
flcturer, who died recently at Paris at
the age OF seventy, began life as bank
clerk, whence he rpse by degrees to be-
come sole director Of tho great iron
works at Creuzot, which supply nearly
all the French railways with their rolling
stock, rails, and machinery. he had
so, 600 workmen in his employ, and en-
joyed boundless popularity in his dis
trict, which ho had earned by his devo-
tiou to the social aud physical comfort
Of his employees.
4 dog was bereaved Of his master, and
became old and blind, passing the dark
evenings Of his existence sadly in some
corner, which he hardly ever quilted.
One DIV came step like that of his lost
master, and he suddenly lett his place.
The man who had just entered wore
ribbed stockings the old dog had lost
his scent, and referred ut once to the
stockings that he remembered rubbing
his iace against. Believing that his
master had returned after those weary
years OF absence, hc gave wey to tho
most extravagant delight. The man
spoke. The momentary illusion was dis
PEELED; the dog went sadly back to his
place, lay down YEARLY aud died.