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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-20
Items OF Interest.

Tho butchers bill OF single hotel in
Now York averages SO, 500 week in the
winter season, aud about $1,000 in the
summer.
Tho estimated area OF Cuba is $4,000
square miles with its dependencies,
47,27S. The area of New York State is
1900 square miles. g.
A man in Santa CIarn, California, two
years ago bought 1000 worth OF hogs.
He has since sold S12, 900 worth and has
5000 worth on hand.
Seeds of the mahogany tree sown
three or four years ago on the island OF
Mauriius have already produced trees
twenty feet high, and from three to six
inches through the trunk.
Papa Concluding the fascinating
tale): "Aud he was turned into q
beautiful prince and married Beauty"
Minnie (after pause): " Pa, were you
beast before you married mamma !"
A three. e.ycar-old child sprung from the
arms OF its mother standing at an open
window of house in Providence, tho
other day, and fell twenty-six feet, but
struck on baby carriage standing be-.
low the window, and wis not seriously
hurt.
Scene at church after the clergymah's
peroration Julia to Xantippe-"What
beautiful close" Xantippe (who has
been spitefully eycing we'll dressed
lady before her)-" Beautiful clothes I
Yes; but know she didu't get 'em in n
beautiful way"
A high Russian officer says that all
Chinese soldiers, officers, as well rs pr.
Yates, are morally degraded; NIL, with.
out exception, are addicted to the use OF
opium mud on account OF their steal
ing propensities they are terror to
their own countEymen.
Dr.. Hayford, OF Laramie, who drew
up the woman suffrage law for the
Wyoming Legislature, saysthere afe not
twenty-five people in tho Territory
who would now vote for its repeal.
Fights at the polls, street brawls and
barroom rows never occur.
Bauk catechism-" Papa, what's n
safe 2" "a safe, my child. is charitable
institution in which benevolent old peo.
pie and orphans lay up their money for
tho use Of sickly burglars in paying
hotel bills at Saratoga" "What's q
cashieri" ga cashier, my child, isa
siguboard established by amiable bank
directors to point ont the way into tho
SAFE"
One morning during the recent cold
weather Miss Lily refused to get up aud
bo washed. Her aunt, who follows the
modern mode OF dealing with children,
and considers that they should always
be argued with, but never made to do rs
they are bid, iu vain exhausted her e!o.
qucnce in describing tho excellencies Of
publication, for the infant logician fair
iy confutcd her by this ingenious anti
thesis: "Aunt Mary, you do as you
like, and let mo do as like. You like
to be clean and cold, aud I like to be
warm aud dirty"
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The Check of the lIcathen Chiucc.

One OF the city guardians OF Laramie
was standing on the corner OF thcstrCet,
when o wild looking Chinamap came
rushing up, seising him by the arm,
and said:
"You ketch um.saw ""
"Hey?"
"You no sayey; you ketcL-um.saw.ee,
slaw-buck'ee. You savey Z"
Tho officer was bewildered, and think
ing some terrible crime had been com.
mittei, endeavored to get the Celestial
to explain. John repeated over every
word OF English that he had ever learn
ed, yet still he could not mAke himself
understood. Finally, he seized the OH.
Ger by the arm and saying, "come
long" started Off at rapid pace, close.
ly followed by tho y0ger official. They
went first to wnshhouse, into which
the Chinaman looked, and then, with .
shake OF the head, struck ont again.
"Skippcd out, has he p asked the
officer, as he pounded along, using every
endeavor to keep Up with the cat.footed
MongoliNn.
"Come along, we ketch um bime.by." "
On they went at u nttlirg pace until
house near the rulling.uill was reach.
ed, iuto which John looked, md shak-
ing his hand, dashed off on tho baci
truck.
"Where now I"
"Come long" replied John, and on
they went.
They Travelled all over the town and at
last reached n shAnty near the round
house. The officer was by this time
nearly dead with fatigue and was cover
cd with perspiration. Going up to the
door John said:
"Now We ketch. h.um."
Thinking there might be n desperate
crew inside the officer drew his revolver
and they entered the door. A small man
was sitting on the floor, and in him the
officer recognized "Jim," IN English
Chinaman.
"What's the row. jim I" he asked.
"He hunt nc 30 l interpret what he
say"
"Wel, what is itl"
The two labbered minute and jim
said:
"He want go borrow saw-buck, M
somebody tGll.ee you lend um one"
"Saw.buck be hanged Here I've
walked no less than ten miles after tha
rico mashin' heather, thinking mur
dor had been committed, or something
terrible had been done. You tell hin
that If he ever speaks to mo again II
mash him into the grouudl" and he re
turned to his beat.
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/" Three Fingers"

"John," called little Mrs. Pearson
after her husband as he loft home in the
morning, "stop at French's and bring
me three fingers Of that new moyenage
lace and q spool OF white silk"
John braced himself up and repeated
tho message !: Three-fngers-of mil
Homage silk and spool Of white lace, ="
then he saw car coming and held up
three fingers that he might not forget
the message while he hailed the driver.
As be took his seat lie murmurcd ab,
sently =" Three fingers ot-morning
papers, hoy-millionaSo," aud no sub
sided iRt9 the paper, while he kept his
fingers extended in the air. When the
conductor came around John stared ut
him and repeated: "Three fingers" "
etc, but the conductor took him by the
collar and told him to pay his fare. At
the office the clerk asked him question
about the days business, but tho only
answer he could get was: "Three
fingers Of invoices )" when 10 went TO
lunch, he rushed into tho first rcstOu.
rant, and, being past speech, could
only hold up three fingers, which the
obliging young man behind the counter
at once proceeded to ponr out. When
Johns wife saw him next Le was Latless
and coatless, sitting with n vacant ex.
preston OF eountenance, behind the
bars OF call in tho station, and n ro-
porter had Just commenced to write :
"Murdcrer arrested! Talks Of nothing
else than the three fingers OF his victim
Horrible disclosures expected" The
little woman paid Johns fine, and took
him home, where he slept stupidity till
the next day, whom he declared his coffee
must have been drugged.
Mrs. John says it's Just what you
might expect Of man-he never has
sense enough to carry a dry goods mes
sage without losing his balancel
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-20

THE NEwspAPER.-A newspaper is q
window through which men look out
on all that IL going on in the world ;
without q newspaper, man is shut In
small room, and knows little or nothing
OF what is happening outside Of himself.
In our day, the newspapers keep pace
with history and record il. A news
paper will keep sensible man In sym
pathy with the worlds current history.
It is an entOlding encyclopedia, an un.
bound book forever issuing and never
finished.
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In the Depths.

There is solemn graveyard whore noFtals
mover tread,
Whore stand no marble monuments to mark the
n,mcles. dead
Each cIeerer takes his place a!Onc, ucsten Of
IL rial eyes,
And no msn Enows his resting rlacc, nor guess
eta whoso he lies.
n, sal array OF moIrnOrs c0nTeya them TO
their reBt
No wealth o. earthly bios oms Is laid upon
their brrR.t.
But never yos was graveyard 10 quiet and
serene,
No churchyard half 30 peaceful, no hillside
half 80 green;
No noise dlstuEbs tho Shoppers, no light, nor
careless tread,
No thoaghtlo,s laugh nor mocking word can
reach these quiet dead.
Deep down where cnd'es silence reigns tho
weary pilgrims rest
Tho wanderers whom old ocOan Las gathered
to her breast.
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He was strong and robust, stout and
lazy, and he took matters very coolly.
az believe I was drunk" he replied
to tho charge.
"And you arc also a vagrant," OBJ
served the court.
"Isn't there any difference between n
tourist and vagrant = queried Bos-
bee. "I'm traveller, sir; l have
visited the principal cities of Europe
and am now making tour OF America.
1 drink whisky by the advice OF one
Of the most eminent physicians OF
Europe"
"Umph /" remarked the court.
"You have very beautiful city
here" continued the tourist. "1t re-
minds me very forcibly Of the islaud
of st. Helena. l reached here yester-
day, and will probably remain week or
two"
"TShouldn't DO surprised il you re-
NAMED here three months" said his
honor. "I'll send q man TO show you
one Of our largest city and State institu.
tions, and I think you'll stop there till
spring comes. ~,
"Do you hint at imprisonment ?"
asked the tourist.
"That's Just what I'm limiting at.
"Isnt this rather arbitrary" inquired
the stranger. "Igot drunk in Palestine,
and no one said anything. 1 got drunk
in ConstaatiIople, and was invited to
deliver lecture. got drunk in Edin-
burgh, and was invited to game sup
per. 1t hardly seems possible that You
will interrupt my tour around the world
merely for the sake Of filling up your
prisons !"
"Youll realize it when You get up
there, Mr.. Bosbee. All the travelling
You'll do for the next three months to
come won't raise any blisters."
"Am l sent up on account OF my
looksl" asked the prisoner.
His honor motioned him into the cor
ridor.
Because, il my looks haveSscnt me
to prison what-Mhat!"- -.
Ho might havo got six months il
Bijah hadn't hurried him away so fast.
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Bosbee, the Tourist.

They called him John Bosbee. Ho
looked like ono Of the family, and
probably gave his name to the Detroit
Free Press police court correctly. Care
full Judges Of secondhand clothing esti'
mated his makeup as follows:
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OBJ 4em0etat.
Love.

Love.
Kind hearts arc the gardens,
Kind thoughts are tho roots,
Kind words arc tho blossoms,
Kind dceda arc tho fruits.
Love Is the sunshine
That warns into lifO;
For onIy:in darkness
Grow hatred aud strife.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1876-02-14

BON George $. Stuart setduft. SoIbua
2.8aileD ertparb Die 8lattform fir $l25.
Die Slide uuo Stlble, al 6enen Die
8eri4teritatter ii9 obgequd[t batten,
murOen nit 80 Gents oas Staf Ders
l0leuoert. S9n0De u1oanf6artett!
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20

A VIENNA correspondent telegraphs that
before Nicissci and Duga were revlctualed by
tne Turks the insurgents suffered a defeat,
which was the severest since the beginning of
the war. Six hundred were killed and many
wounded. The insnrgent commander Paulo-
vich, who is accused of treason, fed to Get
TIME. Nicisic is provisioned until May.
MRS THOMAS, or Mrs. Thomaasen, the
widow Of the Bremerhaven dynamite assassin,
has delivered TO the Berlin authorities her
husbands yolumlnous correspondence.
A BERLIN dispatch says the Prussian War
Office have machine similar to that used by
Thomassen. It was offered them by man
from New York In 1870 for the destruction of
the French feet. The offer was declined.
The maker appears to have been an associate
of Thomassen.
A ROYAL decree has been issued creating a
commission charged with installing exhibits
from the Spanish colonies at the Philadelphia
exhibition. The Governors Of Cuba. Porto
Rico, and the PHILIPPINE Islands will appoint
membess.
THERE is great unesiness in Egypt on ac-
count Of no late news being received from
Col Gordon, the KhediYe's commander of the
| expedition to Africa.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-01-20
FROM MILWAUKEE,.
A Great Wheat Mart-Milwaukee VS. Chicago
Another Elevator Settler Meeting
Taxpayers Union-Ihe Whisky
Trials Saloons Il OF Profitable
The Amusement Season.

The annual report OF the produce
trade of Milwaukee for the year 1875
is indeed most satisfactory exhibit,
and more fully establishes her claim to
the title of the greatest primary wheat
market of the world. The receipts OF
wheat for the past year reached the
enormous sum of of 27,751, TOT bushels,
an increase of 2.S71. 405 bushels over
last year. Reducing -four to wheat.
and the total number of bushels receiv-
ed was "a, 845, 1877 The shipments OF
wheat during the nast year amounted 60
az, 5yy, $40 bushels, an increase of 244,
c75 bushels over last year. Reducing
-four tosswheat, the total shipments were
So, Ala, 985. The receipts of coarse
grains were 1904, 400 bushels. This,
added to the receipts of wheat, makes
total of all grains received of 81, 846, 116
bushels, and total shipment of "a, 92l,
719. The receipts of wheat at Milwau-
kee exceeded those of Chicago by 81,
1873, BIT, the receipts at the two places
being as follows: Milwaukee, 27,751,-
7O7 bushels; Chicago. "a, 45O, 800. Thus
it will be seen that we have vanquished
our big sister city in the matter of wheat
receipts, all of which is owing to SUI
perior system of grading wheat and
many other inducements which we offer
the producers of the Northwest.
ANOTHER ELEVATOR.
The experience of the past year has
demonstrated the fact that our storage
capacity is not equal to the wants OF a
rapidly increasing grain trade. Appre-
ciating this, the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway have resumed OPP
erations on their mammoth elevator III
the Menominee valley, near Best 4 Go. S
South Side brewery. The work was
commenced III 1873, but was abandoned
on the passage of the Potter Law. The
building will be finished in time for
next years crop. and will have cape-
city of g million bushels.
GRANGERS IN COUNSEL.
According to previous announcement,
the Wisconsin State Grange met in an
nual convention at the Newhall House
on Tuesday, January 18th, and continued
in session three days. The attendance
was fully as large as was expected,
every portion of the State being repre-
rented. Grand Master Cochrane de-
| livered his annual address, which, by
the way, isan able document, present
ing some important subjects Tor consid-
Grafton. A large amount of business
was transacted during the session, and
the interest manifested in the proceed
| ings shows the Order in this State to be
in fourishing condition. On Friday
the members paid visit to the Cham
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FLASHES OF NEWS.
Waahlnaton.

SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, will soon
introduce resolution asking for committee
to investigate the Treasury bookkeeping be-
tween the years 1859 and 1872. He claims
that during that period the books were mamp-
ulated so that they do not accurately repre-
sent the condition of the public debt
TIE place Of meeting Of the National Re-
publican Convention Is not yet decided on.
Delegations are at Washington from Chicago,
Cincinnati and other places, seeking to have
their respective cities named as the place OF
meeting. Ex-Gov. Clafin, Of Massachusetts,,
is urging the National Committee to call the
meeting in Faneuil Hall. There seems, how
ever, to be general feeling in favor OF Chi
cago OF Philadelphia.
ADVOCATES of the Centennial bill are less
hopeful than they have been heretofore.
The excitement stirred up by the debate on
the Amnesty bill is unfavorable to it, and the
longer vote on it is postponed the greater
will be the opposition to it in the House. A
large maiority of the members of the House,
no doubt, are anxious to see the Centennial
exhibition success, but many of them doubt
the constitutionality of such an act as is pro-
posed and more are afraid that they will be
unable to explain satisfactorily to their con-
stituents the gift of million and half to q
private corporation at time when it is difficult
TO make the revenues OF the Government
meet it's expenses and when estimates have to
be reduced in every direction.
THE report of DR.. Linderman, director OF
the mint, as to the establishment Of branch
mint at some point in the Mississippi Valley,
recommends Indianapolis as the location, fol
the reason that in that city there are Govern
ment buildings no longer required for other
purposes, which can be utilized without the
delay or expense attended on the construction
of new edifice.
A BILL in regard to the selection Of jurors
in the u. s. Courts has been introduced in
providing that each United States Circuit
Judge shall appoint two citizens of different
political parties, resident Of said district OF
circuit, who, with the judge, shall select the
jurors In this way it is expected that the
jury system will be entirely taken out of the
political arena
The supplemental report OF the Southern
Claims Commission has been presented to the
House The value of claims disposed Of last
year was $4,O51,9 74. The amount allowed
was 1852, 80 The amount disallowed. 49,
519 AGA.
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The East.

JAMEs HAMM1LL, OK .champion sculler of the
world died at his home in Pittsburg, Pa, on
January 10, after a short illness.
Gov. TILDEN, after examining the papers
and petition of Edward s. Stokes for pardon,
has denied the application.
MEssRs. SHEARMAN and Sterling, counsel FOL
the Rev. Fl. W. Beecher, in the suit brought
against him for malicious prosecution by
Francis D. Moulton, have served on Gen. Pry-
or, counsel for plaintiff, a demurrer, upon the
ground thyt the complaint does not state
facts sufficient to constitute cause of action.
TIE suit of Henry G. Bowen, against the
Brooklyn Eagle for libel, claiming damages at
5000, 900, has been withdrawn.
JOSEPH BoRK, the defaulting and abscond-
ing treasurer of Buffalo, N. Y, has returned
and given himself up the authorities. He was
admitted TO $50, 900 bail.
The grand jury of vineland, N. J. has found
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PedeStrianiSm.

The Hartford Times has commune
cation from New Britain which says:
g Mr.. William Fl. butcher completed
his remarkable walk of $50 miles in
thirty-six hours last evening at Hum
phrey's Hall. A large crowd was in at
tendance, and all have been satisfied
that Mr.. butcher is genuine.
butcher was apparently as fresh
at the finish as any one present,
and performed other gymnastics to
prove it. Several during the evening
walked with him, following close for a
few times around, but soon giving up.
butcher has performed feats that throw
this last one into the shade-one at
North Adams, Mass, recently, in which
he made 500 miles in forty-five minutes
less than six days. He only seeks to
come inside of the time specified. He
has made 100 miles in eighteen hours
and twenty-five minutes. He took no
sleep during his match just completed,
which shows his wonderful endurance.
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oUTAeAM1E COUNTY.

A MAN by the name of Hatfer, Will
crossing Wolf river pear the Sand Hill
House, in the town of Maine, last Fri
day broke through the ice, and both
horses were drowned.
PIERCE COUNTY.
AT River Falls E. D. and FL. w. Lev
ings have sold their interest in the
Trout Fishery to A. A. Johnson for
81 900.
ROCK COUNTY,
SECRETARY WINs1ow is soon to call
another meeting of the Beloit Library
Association, to consider what shall be
done with the property of the Associa-
ton, which is now rapidly deteriorating
in value from lack of care. At a
meeting of the stockholders of the
GAINESVILLE Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, held last week, for the purpose of
considering the question of enlarging
the capacity of The mill, 773 shares of
stock were represented. On the vote
to enlarge the mill to double it's present
capacity, there were 735 votes for, and
38 against the proposition. The neces
sary work will be commenced at once.
RACINE COUNTY.
The following is list of the values
of some of the most important manu-
factories of Racine, for the year 1875:
Threshing machines, 81, 1850, 900: wag-
ons and carriages, 81, 071, 900; tanning
mills, $268, 900; WOODEN mills, $3.50, 800;
tanneriss, $2O0,500; Touring mills;
$2O0 900; doors, sash and blinds. S110,.
600, lime and stone, G107, 900; linseed
oil works, $4,000; trunk factories,
1876, 900; boots and shoes, SAD, 900.
The total value for the year was Sd, 67o,.
400.
wA1woRTH COUNTY.
Mr.. n. ROCKWELL was found drown.
ed in lake near Delavan, last week.
wAUsHARA COUNTY.
The Wisconsin Central Road is com.
pleted to Hancock, and passenger trains
are running regularly.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
The Oshkosh Times says that the
new wooden mill there is nearly ready
to start up. 1t will give employment to
about 50 hands.
AT LARGE.
A. A. PAINE, who operated on the
Tomahawk last winter, and had a crew
Of men on the Willow this winter, is
reported to have skipped out, leavi g
several parties in the lurch.
LIST of Patents issued to Inventors
of Wisconsin for the week ending Jan
uary 1, 1879, and each dated December
IA, 1875. Siding Gage and Bracket,
w. Payne, Neillsville; Draw bridge
Gate, o. Esche, Milwaukee, Draft Bar
for Gutter, J. Thompson, Milwaukee;
Fly Trap, W. Bennett. Beaver Dam;
Bed Bottom, A. Seaman; Milwaukee;
Gore Anger, 0. Townsend, Fond du
Lac.
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Another Darius Green.

DR.. Robinson, of Port Jervis, IL as 70
more than twenty years been expert
menting with flying machines, and now
he thinks he has found the secret.
eyes, sir, said he, in an interview with
reporter, ' have the correct theory,
and it is the result of twenty years hard
study. I have made study Of the
hawks wing until I can make an arti-
fetal wing on exactly the same princi-
pies. The motive power will be steam,
and with the machine man can trave
100 miles an hour. wouldn't give any
thing for machine that wouldn't go
hundred miles an hour. / shall beat the
birds easily. Oh, it can be done. Man
has surpassed nature In traversing
land and water, why not in traversing
the air? But am not ready yet to give
my experience to the public. I have
not even made a model. I am now ne
gotiating with some capitalists, and
shall probably be in Jersey City within
O month or two at work on the machine,
I want to have it done in time fox the
Centennial. There's money ia it," he
continued, ST wouldn't take $4,000
for my idea now, and when it is com.
pleted can get millions OF dollars
from France or Germany for the patent.
You'll know all about it in good time,
but I can't tell you anything more at
present.
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crimes and casua ItIes.


A MAN calling himself r. w. Lund, has sue
ceeded in swindling the citizens of Quincy
ILL.,, out of several thousand dollars.
A DISPATCH from Sacramento says that it is
reported that land grab has been unearthed
by which the state is loser to an enormous
amount, and that the matter will be brought
to the attention of the Assembly, and an in
vestigation asked.
HIRAM LAWRENCE, wealthy and highly re-
spected farmer, living six mics from Craig,
Holt county, Mo-, disappeared week ago, and
foul play was suspected. His body was found
on January u, and his son, John Lawrence,
who is known to have threatened his fathers
life on several occasions, is under arrest as the
supposed murderer.
The jury in the trial of George D. Lord, of
Buffalo, for bribery, failing 10 agree after hav.
ing been cut fifteen hours, were discharged on
January 18th. Lords bail, $50, 600, is contin-
ued.
The trial of Charles K. Lands for the muir
der of Eli Carruth was begun at Vineland, N.
j., on January 18th.
News has just been received Of the utter
demolition of the Hebrew cemetery at Pine
Bluff, Arkansas. by parties unknown. About
Is monuments were overturned. many of
which were destroyed. Scarcely single
grave escaped dissertation. Flowers and
shrubbery were uprooted and the graves
trampled on and defiled. The authorities
have offered large rewards for the arrest of
the perpetrators.
VIM. MURRAY and Frederick Myers were
executed at Pittsburg, Pa. on January 6, for
the murder of Gottshardt VAIL, near Perry
vile, Pa, in November, 1874. Myers was So
years old, the day of his execution being his
birthday.
JOHN Y. ScAMMoN and Joseph s. Reed of
Chicago, have been indicted by the grand
jury, charged with misappropriation Of $257,-
900 belonging to the Mechanics National Bank,
while they were respectively President and
Cashier