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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
iunrIlng by Proxy.

Mr.. Leopold Stern was 4 commercial
traveller for the business house of Sntro
& Newm,irk, Of New York city, selling
goods for them mainly in the West and
Southwest. He received commission
OIL his sales, and being an active sales
man, was enabled to make very good
wages. Willie on n trip i'll tho South he
received instructions from one Of the
partners III the firm to proceed to New
Orleans aud there further the partners q
suit for the hand Of very attractive
young woman whom the partner latl
previously seen. The commercial travel
er did his partners business in so salts
factory IL manner TINT tile young woman
was subsequently, lend to the altar by the
New York business man. aud II happy
married life las followed the union. The
commercial traveller, However, consumed
considerable time, several weeks, in
mauging a(airs with the maiden, so
that she might not look with disfnvor on
the partner, Nnd on his return ascertained
TINT he lad been employed in n business
that afforded him no commission. Ap-
plying for. payment for his services, he
WIS given $500. He could easily have
made 5000 in that time, lie averrcd. Tho
partners refused to pay more than $500,
and the man who cOurted his partners
wife for his partner instituted suit for
tic remaining 800. rlu
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
Tho Shadow q Of an an As.

Tho Greeks had n prOverb TINT run
thus 80 To dispute on the shadow OF Nh
ass.s' This took rise from an sauec(lote
which Demosthenes is slill to have rclat-
ed to the Athenians to excite their attcn-
tioM during his defense OF II criminal
which WIS being but inattentively lis-
tonell;to.5 IA traveller '.he sAil, "once
Eent.frUhy Athens to Megirl on hired
ass. It happened tn be Mt the time Of the
dog tlays, ;ld vt noon. He WIS much
exposed t6Stlle unmitigateIi heat 0f the
sun, and NOT finding 50 1nuclr aS u bush
under which. to tlke shelter lie bethouglLt
himself to- deSEeii1 from the ass and seat
himself under its shadow. The owner Of
the donkey, who accompanied him, oh
iected to tlIis, declaring ID him that when
he let the animal the use Of It's Shadow
wis not included in the bargain. Tie
dispute, ut lust grew SO warm that it got
to blows, aud fitllly gave rise to M action
of law After having sAid 20 much,
Demosthenes continued tho defense Of
his client ; but his auditors, whose curl
osity he had piqued, were anxious to
know how the Judges decided on SO singu-
lar n cause. Upon this tho orator
commented severely on their childish in
justice III deyoylring with attention n pal:
try story about m aSses' shadow while
they turned deaf car to a cause III which
tho life OF a human being was involved,
From that lay when man showed n
preference for discussing small aud coll
temptible subjects to great and dimportan.
ones he was Rlil .'to dispute OH the
shadow Of an asp L
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17

| would take,u opeat time, 10 the; sick
room, and VIC, were. allowed Mt first to
speak to her, but afterward only to sit OH
the edge OF the bed lit was such Q big bed
now y md hold her little dry hand. Joe
Paulty wonld come back crying lit was
astrdnge thing to 9see him cry, and il
touched me asiit touches md now TO see Il
big mRn, in tears), and he. would spend
his half -pence-tley wcro rare enough,
poor sfellow-in, picture books for ON
poor little etlyingwife. but time came
when eYen ythe picture books were for.
bilden, and then tic whole honse was
.eiiOineI,to silence, and the grave doc
totLgrayer now than eyerA2caine and
went 5on Itiptoe.i if'westole to the
little girls bedroom is We often did, we
were, pretty, sure to find greathard Nurse
Stark in tears, or, with traces Of tears
upon ltHr face;; md orce, Wien Joe md
I erept down to ithoroon, and looked i'll
ut tie hali.openedu door, we saw The
shadow Of Nurse, Stark on. lie, knees,
thrown by the Pickering freight on the
wall. Then We knew that the end WINS
near.
Ono day Captain Paulby came1 home
earlier" than usual, looking very grave,
and with him came tile kind doctor, md
with them another doctor, MI older man,
but also very kind. Theywent up into
little Minis room, aud they staid so long
that Joe and 7 stole, down, from pun cold
dark play-room to 1icar, If We could, tho
reason OF his unclc's unexpected return.
And Joel and L cried ns5ifl 6rif hearts
would break, for our der little wife was
dying.
Captain Paulby came out Of the room,
and seeing ns in tho passage told us
quite kindly togo back to the play.
room. Joe Paulby went, but begged
Captain Paplby to let me, sec my dear
littlc playmate 6nce moro md, alarmed
By my excited manner and my choking
sobs, he admitted me. .EiiA'R1 'e7d
had not seen her for two days, and
she was greatly changed. She looked
SO little in that big bed That the two
doctors and Captain ,Paulby and Nurse
Stark seemed absolutely gignnsic rs they
all bent, silently and without motion,
!gef. the little child. II think We Smust
have remained 80 for nearly two hours,
the, silence undisturbed except by M oc-
casiohnl whisper from one Of the doctors
andia sob from Nurse! Stark. When I
first went into the dqrk rOonl Ethel was
asleep bit eventually she recognized
nc, md begged to be. allowed to kiss
INC. US she was nearly quite well. They
l,id me on the bed BY lersiile, and her
little thin arms were plnced around my
neck, and there We lay motionlcss, both
Of ns, i'll deep, deep silence. At length
I became conscious OF q movement
among The doctors, anl then loud ring
ing wail from Nurse Stark told me TINT
my little wife was quite, quite well
nrnin.4 ~ - Y EFs I'd
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
I The Great Snow bfl1ssa.

The following ,rcminiscehce Of the
great snowfall Of 1886. from the Syra-
i've GLANCED t6. meet two old dlsettlers-
neither very-old men, but nevertheless
among those considered the Oldest in-
ihabitants infthese parts, Zone Of them
lived at Auburn in the great snow year.
1890 when tlle people were fairly snow,
cd into1 1tlieir 1weilings. Ne saws the
supply 6fl fuel radn ont, md tli6 men
t,lfhed oiit, and being Unable to 20 be-
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
Playing Chess with Human Mtn5s

Most persons who have amy gcltlaint-
ance Wild tbeS literdhre Eof+chess laSe
lEeatd OF the games sGid to 'haSe beeu
played in the middle ages with living
cllessmen. According to n news letter
III aEionceh Lord tLytton has recently
revived this amusement in IndiaI Dnr.
ing his whit to Mooltan his lordship,
after receiving anIl replying TO m nd,
dress from the' municipality Of the city,
engaged, We nre told, "in q novel game
Of chess with Col. Millett. Tho chess.
board, il sucll n term may be. allowed to
a carpet Of red and white calico, with
checkers II yar1 square, having been
spread III front Of the hall, cheSsn1nn,
mon and boys dressedt m @posid red
and white uniform appropriate to theNa.
rious pieces, were marched in aud took
their places. Then, by word Of CONS
manll, each piece moved to the square
indicated, and very lively game en-
sued, ending ins an, easy victory for the
yiceroy." An emperor OF Morocco who
once indulgcd in similar amusement is
said to have added terrible realism to
the game by eapsingaIl tlleypieces takeh
'tttlting It's PROGRESS to bc- beheaded. .TsS
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
Life Insurance., ,

The money now held by the life insnr-
auce companies Of this country, says the
New York SIN, amounts to S+00. .O0O, 600.
Yet it would require five times this stin,
or 81, 600, ,000, 200. to pay MI the ont
standing policies should they mature Mt
once. On the other hand, while l50, 900
policies are annually issued in the State
of New York, less than 10000 are termi.
nated by death. More huu Is, 900 lapse
by non-payment Of the premiums, and
tile: e:rest are gotten rid OF by surrender,
BY expify, or by refusal to accept after
making application for Insurance. . A
Widespread belief prevails that. there is
fraud in the business somewhere; mud
in Inliana the Legislature has appointed
n committee to prepare aud report bill
for its regulation, SO as to protect tho
public. The chairman OF tue committee,
tLe Hon. James B. Hendricks, requests
information md suggestions OH the sub
iect from my ono who has anything to
Offer. His address is Indianapolis, Ind.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17
Tie Ways of the World.

More than half century ago, says
Porte Crayon, two little boy cousins sat
together earnestly speculating on the ar
rivHl OF beloved aunt, Just from the
South, with big trunk reported to be
laden with tropical fruits expressly for
the children. Very soon their expect
nncy was resolved by the receipt Of Il
ripe golden orange each. Now at that
day the orange was so rarely seen by us
that It was encircled with tile glamour OF
romance-an exotic 80 costly that when
We. occasionally got n pale, half wilted
specimen, it was carefully peeled and di-
vitled into compartments enough to give
every member Of the family u taste.
But here each cousin held in his hands q
whole globe Of fresh aud succulent de-
light, to dispose Of anil enjoy according
to his own will. Without pltlsing a no.
mcnt to admire the beauty or snuff the
external frugmnce OF his fr,iit, the first
llurriedly tore II open, and burying his
facei in tic luscious pulp, squirting the
rich Juice from his hair to his heels,
swallowed what he managed to get in
about three glllps, threw the skin into
the street, and wished he had another.
The other cousin, meanwhile handled his
golden gift as il, it lal been "a gem too
rich for usc," tenderly manipulating its
yielding plnmpuess, vOluptuously exhal-
ing its refreshing fragrance, and when
he icould no longer, abstain, carefully
opened pinhole in one end, and suck
ing samples Of the contents, like mod
est gaugcr, until he had extracted the
asst drop from the precious cask. The
seeds, accurately counted, were kept to
plant 'in.an ornngery, and'the skin dstti-
fully delivered to mamma to flavor a
promised cakehasIs7m5H 1ir ,.,
a. AS might readily, hAve been foreseen,
when these boys became Inen, the first
stuck his two thumbs into phis world,
recklessly tearing it open as lo hntbdlme
his orange, dcvouring estAte, body and
oul'in three greedy swallows, dying ut
twcnty-seven, SO pallcd with the flavor Of
this life TINT lie scarcely wished for an-
other. The careful cousin, now past
thteeseore years, is still sucking his por-
tion through pinllole, still stnining for
the last sweet drop, having squeezed his
world until it is fiat, stale and Improft-
able rs ship biscuit after long voy-
fpe.. sTAs. ,IE 40 5'.uT 1uH .i-4
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HFiasBEThFlf Elts.

Tho Eureka CNevada) Sentinel tells
the following story Of the early days OF
Eureka, wllelfcoih wis scarce and credit
difficult to obtain, aud it used to worry
some Of the pioneers to keep full larller:
There were four Jolly good fellows living
M III New York cfnySn, tie owners Of
several fine locations, but bankrupt in
purse, ind their credit at the stores over
done, Their lnziness wns proverbiali and
they lived BY theiir wits, and grew lean
on their capital. While ut breakfast,
tliscussing tie list remnants d provisions
in the cabin, and already hungry in an
ticipation OF the coming famine, it was
suggested thGt "a beef stew would be IN
ofder for dinner, provided tRe ingredients
could be obtained. There was good
water and excellent salt on hand 4 but
tho butcher was obdurate, and the gro
Gerry keeper hard of heart, and it needed
Considerable Ingenuity 10 complete the
list necessary toithe concocton of tlle
savory dish. After much consultation
plun was finally agreed on that prom
ised success, and the quArtette started
for town to put the scheme in execution,
o6eof the part. providing himself with Q
couple Of stout pins bent in tue form Of
hook-a necessary outfit if the plan
worked. ron arrivingin't town, twoof the
party Ionnged around thedOor Ofia gro
Gerry, where potatoes, onions, and other
vegetables were temptngly exposed for
sale; whilcl the ,pertySitlt0th the pins and
az sL.,E,.snnE,IxhsnH,1 n III tI,a I,n tcIor
shop. One halted on the threshold audi
gazed up and down the street, whilb the
other engag ed thS bitG i'll an animatoilt
conversation, III tlie Course OF which no
pointed to our friend, and limited that it
would be most excellent joke to fasten
piece otmcAt to the idler's coat. The
butcher, saw the point aud handed over 4
hinge f6li11 steak, which, with the MD. of
the pins, was fastened to the apparently
unconscious victims coat tail. As soon.
aS'it was secured I'D the desired position
het moved lslowlySnp thesstreet, leaving
the butcher c6nr1lsed with laughter Of
the success of tho Joke. The attention.
Of the bystanders wis attracted to the
strange eAppendRge. meshoutetl, Others
laughed2 tan5b the :victiin,s increased his
paee.to Anrun,sfolloYedg by a mob. As
lie passed the grocery, the eonfederates'
stationed at that point put into execution
their part Of the scheme by literally peltri
ing him with potatoes and onions, IN ex;,
ample followed by the bystanders. He
did not stop-thAt WIS not in the play.
but he vas soon out Of view up the canyon,
going at u gait that would have atonishGtls
a raee liorse. The eScitGment DYER; the
three partners sSnntered up the street.
stopping by the way toJflf- tl,eir cApa-i
cious pockets with the vegetables SO free,
" used MS missiles, and then joined their
companiortit the cabin, indulging itlteir
mirth over the complete success Of their
stratagem. The quartctte partook Of
sayory beef stew ut dinner, much to their
gratihcati6l. and toltl.s disgust Of tlle
butcher When the joke was explained to
Tim. ilHTCI lEn1s ibG'
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lIydrOpllObia Gases.

= Iuthe summer of 1873 the, winter Of
this article was s,,mmcring in a country
village IN Cpnneotic1t, where no case Of
lrIbieS had occurred for many years. La
July q family owning pct Spitz, very
pretty little animal, took board at the
hotel fora coupler 0f-montlis. During
Jnly and August Of that summer the
mad dog was the standing sensation Of
the villnge, md mall elevon dogs show
ing symptoms OF the disorder were shot.
tTlie,Spitz in'question was quarrelsome
little oyasabold, liable 70 snHp ut dog or
man with or without provocation,. aud
vas, no doubt, responsible for every in
stance Of fobicS c0i,taa that occurred III
the village and vicinity that summer.
.ToH German family, near Kingsland, n.
ia had Spite log wlIiCt llls bitten the
Jwifc and three children. A son, about
twelve years old, died. and fears are ell
tertailel that the other three persons
viii suffer the sa:ne .atc. .'' .. T,
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,ol,alslng Snakes to Kill Rats.

Notwithstanding the great profit in
raising orangesIinI Floridn, the business
has its perplexitiess ), A correspondent
writes Everybody talks about oranges.
All that's yellow is not golden fruit, how
eyer, I listened 10 o gentleman on Sat
iirday who was relating d misfortune.
The rats had climbed his trees md eatei,
'oItal the inside part Of many Of his
oranges witliontcarising the rin1s to col.
lapse TO fall alltromithelimbs He waH
goingato raisel two particular kindSi oi
snakes which, would drive, of the rats;
and he had also q somewhat similar plan
for killing the squirrels that visited his
orange grove, a q "'
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LA CHuH1 HoAx.-A, cruel hoax was
recently perpetratod on two members Of
the Hebrew community who presented
themselves 1T the synagogue in Rirmiug.
ham, England, to bemarried. The ccre-
mony was interrupted by tho arrival Of a
telegram to the rabbiintorming him that
theibridegroom was already married and
ihnd two children. The bride was re-
moved in IA faihting condition, and the
bridegroom, was chased through tho
streets by a mob, who saluted him with
IA shower Of stones and null" Investi-
cation Inns since proved that the telegram
was a forgery. and the wedding will take
place nfter all. 80! 3D.! ~ ZOO .,..
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17

7AsroNlsHRD.-A circus company, on
their way to Australia, stopped to see
one Of the Fiji islands. While wander
ing about one. Of them turned n soMer.
salilt, md tie native spectators wcre
astonishetl by the sight, Thereafter,
the circus men, discerning the oppOrtu.
nifty for finn, varied their walks by fre.
qucnt somersallts aud grotesque Coltor.
tons, all the time maintaining sober
faces and the utmost gravity Of demean.
or. Mulitudes followed them, in tho
belief they were missionaries, sent to
teach a religion in which somershults
were 4 part Of the service.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-17

A. FoRrrusE oRrnaSEp.-Dr. Aver,
who makes pills, Is hopelessly insane,
says an exchange, and $4,000, 900 is rs
goodIas orphaned This Is mot enough,
adds another paper. /! Ills fortune | is
much greater. His income is $1,000 u
day, and we suppose there llns never been
o time in the last dozen years when lIo
has had less than $500, 900 lying Idle and
hwaitfng investment. - ~
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Tho lawyer, WHO defended. pSaaiel pa

The lawyer who defended Daniel
Price, convicted Of murder IN Warren.
ton, No., monntSd,the seAffold just bes
fore the execution, and 'said 70 the spec!
tators: "You'are now about TO witness
the execution Of "a fellow being of whose
innocence I have not the least doubt.. I
tell you, fellow citizens, that Id the e'exe-
.cgtion q this man the people 9it,Wiatren
county are about, 70 !, commit a.most
heinopa crime that ofb executing an IN.
noeent man. ! Price also protested his
innocence -,1iiiSs 75
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i' '''q Chinese aaxims. ;,

1t is the ricliwho want most things. Y
Towers ore measured by their sllHlow,
and great men bS;those who are enVious
We must Do il I quickly wla. there is no
hurry fHf,i 10 I6 fbttto do sl6%lyy what
demands kastte.sJ :tiE4
He who wishes to secure the goQdiof
others, hqs already secured his own. .esss
I'D The c1lftis 1ikettle tsetf. everything
-dcpehds upon tho mindGEs0
i,bAUlntta pleasure iii Is. to give There
would be no ,riGh people il they were ca
pablc Of feeling this. -
ThprtiGh find relations in the most re-
mote 4bteign countries; the poor mt
even in the bosom OF their own fdmilie5.
.'W1o is the greatest GHr? He who
spcaksmost Of hinEel. tJSB
When song gives much fame, virtue
gives very little. 1, t;,i,,. rsrr -
For him Who does everything in its
proper time, one dayis worth, ,threeI Spe
/, Theaway1to glory il through. the pal
AGO. 5toifOrtune Fthrohgh the markQt; lto
viftuest sthronglT the'desert: i's1s = ,ul,p
|! THe truths Tint we least wisliH TO- hear
nre those which it Is most to ottt adSali.
tage TO know. " 40
,,ugaI yaaIi. i.1s.t.s=..s...: - assaH
ioH 70 I'D yE,I It5,,,isav 4, ,s,eIISY lps lsam
iA ~ iSdj b,lils Silver !Elatc,e9 sg. Al
Cardinal, Alberoni Ind q large quitn.
tityof, silyers plate. and among other ar.
btiles I've possessed various saltcellars,
wrought In the form Of different animals.
A friend Of his eminence borrowed a
saltcellar made in the shape Of !, tiger,
but forgot ~ return IT. for-some time.
AZ length; after The eldpse 6fssome six or
seven months, he sent it back, request
ting Rt The Slssme time the lpat of another
| IN tie shape of 4 tortoise. Tho cardinal
desired, to see the person who, had
sbroight the message ~ You are sent, ;" =
IsGd hey" by the signoritb Borrow one ot
my salteellers?r EiYoslyUut emfnehce;
II am his steward. .'',9lTi,tY Y6uwill bE Sootl
enough TO tell your master ithat I lent
hin one in The form Of tiger, which Ii
one 81, tie sTiitest animals on the earth,
and II has Been more than Xix months in
returning; were 4 To leld him tie tor.
ttoise, which Is the Elowest of animals ]
ffeaf itig6nld neysrrretprp.3'g so
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tho editor OF this
paper he stands
With bis wateh-
word pinned to
his manly breast,
pleading for his
due which YOU
are 10 unjnsny
Withholding. NJ.
Dut fGw short
months ago he.
ssta%;ss,s$s4a sst
full Of sap, and
anOrgy T(nlufe
particularly iAp(,
but, through
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your neglect hs
has seearsdused
to the wreck you
SaO before you
Can you look Al
thAttear stained,
care worn, woe
hegone Viago-
that dilapidAted
hat and thread
bare suit, and re-
tire to your luz
urions couch 10
rest, with your
n ewkphper hill
unpGId7
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a Dld5she Ii, i,sh Love Them AMI

- 81
! Tkesp them y; y ;tlfs NJ Sld old box y: p
That Willie gave me years ago, sss'.ss
! Ia The time.we parted I6rs The! rocks ~
s.,sl4sHls ship lay swinging 10 and no,
.l7baAt waiting IN tho lcNefbayt 81. & !,
II thought my heart would break that day.
1 n Tho picture With tho pefsife Eyes n :
Z. Ia wiIliSs No, dcdt, young Blake,
Who took the West Point highest prize,
sHc. vent half cta tar = ias & stes 'sot go :
S Hero slot 81 rhymes hemote,
Aid here.s i button Oh i,is coat.
Z s,il AlStS5 litii z - ~ gii'a =
/ X Iiithis hfirins 2 tdcatast atayTy 81 B4
gIaeyertools airing from him
Ttisivas q sitt fom Howard CLAY; --
Jast eee che fearls are getting dim !, 4
They ssythat peaflEare tear what stun
The III Hing looks ) Thorough.
q Hewasas handsome eas 4 princeTTifc I
And Jealous But he wont to 1soms
Last fall! Hes newer written since.
'NgssI used 70 yiatat his home 9 N's.
. ~ lovely place beyond Fott Lce, E.
/ HI mother Thought Tho world ofmC!
! ls6h, no 9 i sent hisiSttrrs back. g s7'
~, ~, IThsss camo d me fron Washington.
But look, what a tremendous pack;
~. ,Hoalwass urote, mo three for ono.
1khow used to treat lin n
Z poorJsek-hc fell at Chancellorsyillc. Il
~. 'fa'A
Tlay y1ishcits All, ,thSti6t 6Ts scalps' !.
I took in London. Naples, Niss,
AtParis md among thc'Alpsi
Those foreign lovers act Ike geese - a
But, dear, they arc such handsome fnoh:
We go to Franco, next year, again
This is tho doctors SignCt ring.
These faledilowerS? Oh, let mo sec
Why, what very curious thihgt H7h ~
z d Cwh6rodldliSye seat those flowers TO mo !?
All! now have it-Couut de Twirl
lie married. that fat croshid grlou psi.
His hair was red. You need not look
50 sadlSitt&t rSvsnIr6ss.s. u &kGi
You know tho head that lock forsook;
You lnowS5but you could never guess r
Nor would ttcll youstor thcaorlda = -
About whose brow that rinSlct curlcd.
whywon't,1teTt9 VOL, partly, Child
Because you like tho man yourself;
~, LIT most because;-dont get 30 vild-l, NJ
4: tIhaye nStlaid him, ,oathe shelf
sIIcsnot Sbsgoac. In;syeas
III tell you all about him, dear. ."
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4 Country Editors Appeal.

+. '-I' IErm a.. !ytE Erai ehs,tfr, cSNE.l
pcl!nquent subscriber behold before 70