The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-10
RATES OF ADvERT1s1Na:
items Of Interest.


We are told Of grass in Colorado that
is so short you must lather it before you
can NOV.
Fifty Illinois cities have increased one
hundred and twenty per cent in valuA-
ton in ten years.
Mrs. Darlington says that Ike has
bought horse SO spirituons that he al
ways goes of in decauter.
Caroline Lambert, Of Omaha, lived 10
be Il hundred years old, and was then
burned to death in kerosene accident.
Blue glass windows arc recommended
to cure NIL kinds Of panes, and the lights
are said to be particularly fine for the
lirers.
The State tnx in Mime is only third
OF n cent on dollar Of assessed yalua-
ton, or about sixth OF ono per cent. on
real value.
A domestic sceue-"I haven't another
word to shy, wife II never dispute with
fools" "No, husband you are very
sure to agree with them"
Two young women cowhided man in
the street in Lexington, Ind, and he,
lapsing from pOliteness, nearly killed one
of his nssailants with club.
An Arora man sent his boy down town
with pair Of boots, giving him instruc-
tions to have them half-soled. Shortly
the boy returned with the one boot and
dime. Tie pair OF boots werc half
sold. |........,.-
A Baltimore inventor is ruined. he
invented n kind OF mir cushion for
women's bustles, put NIL his money into
their manufacture, and now n change in
fashion has left the stock vnlueless on
his hands. s,t. .r-
Another warning-A Cincinnati man
recently received from plumber
an eIorbitant bill OF $500. He
sued the plumber and recovered 6, 900
on account Of the bad why in which the
work was done.
A young man in Ansonia who mistook
bottle Of varniSh for hair oil, conclude
ed tint dancing WINS frivolous entertain
ment, and keep away from q masquerade
ball. But when inqnisitiye friends asked
why he stayed away, he told an unyas-
nishel tale.
When man without cash or credit at
tempts to leave hotel, and lowers his
yalise out Of back window by means Of
rope, it makes charity seem cold to
hear the voice Of the landlord below,
yelling up: "All right. I've got the
valise; let go the rope.
In Worcester, England, afarmlaborer
was fined 80 and costs by petty ses-
siOns court for having refused to obey
the lawful commands Of his employer.
Ho had been working fourteen hours,
and the "lnwful reqlest" was that he
should continue and load three wagons
more.
A country editor received the follow
ing: "Dcar Sir: I have looked care
fully and patiently over your paper for
months for tho death OF some individual
l was acquainted with, but as yet not q
single soul l care any thing about has
dropped of; You will please to have my
name erased" .-,-..az=l5
He had been in tho habit Of making
very frequent calls on q very agreeable
lady of lis acquaintance, and, on enter
ing her parlor one evening he shid !:
"Wcll, Miss Sims, here AM again, you
see, MS regular rs the fever. and augc."
ooh, no." said she, very lemurely,
" tint comes only every other day
A gentleman in San Francisco, whose
Chinese cook left him, was unable to re-
tain any OF the numerous "Jolms" for
over dry, until he induced one Of them
to explain that some apparently mean
inglcss strips Of red paper on the kitchen
wall contained the Chinese inscription:
"Boss woman long time tongue. Muchee
inv, jaw" 80 o.. ..
Gen. Pleasonton's blue glass theory is
assailed by the Scientific american.
lis idea that electricity is generated by
the passage of Light through the glass is
declared 10 be absurd. Nor have colored
rays any beneficial effect on life, the re-
verse rather being the truth. MS pure,
white light is best. The only good that
can possibly come Of blue glass is i'll lis
use MS shade for decreasing the inteI-
sity OF solar light.