The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28
Items Of Interest.

The governor Of Missouri has signed n
Bounty bill, offering five cents each for
nut scalpS. z-1 --4
There are, Mt present, about dozen
newspapers in this country printed in
the Bohemian language.
Insults" SAYS n modern philosopher,
"are like counterfeit money. We cnn-
not hinder their being offered, but We
are not compelled to take them."
1t is announced TINT Mt regent West
crn dinner party "nll the dishes were
over n hundred years old" Can it DO
TINT there wNSn0tllipg but spring chicken
oil the table?
GenGnl Grant remarked in Cincinnati
TINT he experienced great pleasure i'll
shaking IL friends hand now, knowing
tint the owner of said hand was not look
ing for political favors.
An exchange has M article on '"Frain-
ing Oysters" Now We can't see what
need there is Of training such dOcilc
creatures. We never found the slightest
difficulty i'll making them go just where
We wanted them to.
The particular young man looking for
business to SCOT him, should try chin
ney sweeping And the ambitious young
nun, desiring q business in which lie
may rise in the world, should secure
employmentin powder mill. He would
go up sooner or later.
4 farmer i'll Glenbuaich, Perthshirc,
recently met with fearful death. He
was taking some lay to placc where
there were several cattle running loose.
In their anxiety to get at the proyendcr
the cattle iostlcd the farmer so violently
that he fell and was trampled to death.
A committee appointed by the New
York Academy Of Medicine lave report
ed plan favoring cooperative dispcn-
saries among the laboring Glasses, mem.
bcrs of the associations to pay stipulated
sums per week or month, and receive III
return the services Of regular physician
when needed.
4 bed OF yellowisl colored paint,
covering MI area of ut least two ucres,
and having thickness Of four feet, hNs
been discovered near Cullman, Ala.
The paint is found to be superior to
oehre, rs it can be worked without add.
ing white lead, and cannot be surpassed
for water colors.
The Japanese desperate disposes Of
his foe from behind. With two rapidly
delivered blows of his razor-like sword
llc cleavcs through the shoulder blades
mud ribs OF his former friend or enemy,
MS the case may be, and there is no more
to be said. II his aim is incorrect aud
he misses his victim, he usually divides
the door post of the house or the nearest
thing TINT receives his impetus.
There is an almost complete equality
in the worlds sexes. In France this
balance is most nearly attained, where
for every 1000 men there are 1907
women. In Sweden, to 1000 men there
are 1,064 women, while in Greece, to
the same number Of males there are but
993 Greek women. In Paraguay there
arc only 1000 men to every 2,0S0
women, state of things mainly due to
the ravnges Of the Brazilian war.
An account of the business failure Of
81 Keck of Cincinnati is pleasant reading
despite pity for his misfortune. Hc WIS
possessed Of over million dollars, was
president Of several mOneyed institu-
tions, and estates were entrusted to his
management. Bya reverse in IN im-
mense speculation he lost all lie had;
but III examination Of his affairs showed
thnt not one OF the institutions that
he might have plundcred had suf-
fcrcd to the extent Of cent, and tho
estates in his hands Ind not been touch
ell. This is n bright example in these
dnys.
DR.. Richardson, of England, who is
now recognized as high authority OIL
matters Of domestic hygiene, says that
sixty-two degrees Fahrenheit is the right
degree of temperature for health, and
Tint those engaged in literary or artistic
work cannot possibly be too careful on
this point. II their labor be prolonged
or severe, the temperature may be al-
lowed to ruin mp to sixty-fve degrees, or
even seventy degrees. The same rule
applies to all Sedcntary persons and chill
tlren studying. Our rooms here are apt
to be ut least ten degrees too hot for
healthy persons.
A French authority recommends the
use of sawlust instead of hair in mortar
to prevent its peeling of. His own
house, exposed to prolonged storms on
the sea coast, had patches Of mortar to
be renewed every spring, and after try
ing without effect number Of substi
tutes, he found sawdust perfectly salts
factory. 1t was first thoroughly dried
and sifted through an ordinary grain
sieve to remove the lnrger PARTICLES.
The mortar was made by mixing one
part cement, two lime, two sawdust and
five sharp sand, the sawdust being first
well mixed dry with the cement and
sand.