The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-21
Items Of Interest.

Meat doesn't spoil in this climate"
said Californian who took the last fork
full OF steak,
The best old chandc: "Tn my first
my second sat, my third and fourth l
ate. Au,wcr-ln sa.-i.atc.
The Editorial Association Of Pcnnsyl-
vmin will make an excursion 10 tho
Delaware Water Gap this summer
4 Cincinnati quacl;, known as DIR. Ra-
phnel, became conScicnce.strickcn be-
cause Of the death OF several patients,
and killed himself.
Brother Moody has converted news.
paper reporter IN Boston, a man who
describes himself as having led IN wild,
rollicking, blasphcmous life. ;"
Soup houses ere growing in favor all
over Germany, owing to the distress
caused by business depression and tho
resulting hard times among work people.
Several charlntans who treat victims
Of the opium habit have received the at.
tcn,ion Of the Chicago Tribune, which
says that their prescriptions almost in.
varinbly consist Of lcsscning doscs OF the
drug.
4 gentleman had occasion to correct
lis daughter, aged four, recently. After
it wus over and she hRd sat while, she
went to her mother md iuquircd:" Don't
you think il would 10 papa good to 50
Out-dODr5 =
\ Chinawoman WAS sold by her hus.
band to fellow countryman in Cali
fornia for $3.50. She was then healthy,
but she soon fell sick, and WAS disabled
for work, 81 the purchaser killed her
with clcavcr.
Was it not rough on Ella, just ~ slo
WAS telling Frederick, at lunch, how
ethereal her appetite was. to have the
cook bawl out: Say, will yer have yer
pork AMI green's now, or wait till yer
fcller's gomez"
4 iriur, when preaching ina nunnery,
observed tu hi, female auditors, "bc not
too proud, that our blessed Lord paid
your sex the distinguished honor Of mp.
pcaring lirst to n female after rGsurrcc-
ton: for il was done that the tidings
might spread the sooner"
On the arrival in Boston Of the news
Of the capture of Lord Corvallis and
his whole army, one African meeting All
other salutes him thus: "Oh how do,
Cuifee. You hear bout Cornwallis?"
"No. What about Cornwullis?' "Why,
General Washington shell oirGll lie Corn,
and now he CoJwailis." ."
4 Western farmer charged stick in
his wood pile with gunpowdCr, for tho
purpose Of detecting thief. The thief
didn't get hold Of the loaded stick, but
his wife did, and after paving for new
stove, dozen pancs Of glaSs, and aplaS.
torcr'S bill, he confessed il would have
been cheaper to let his neighbor carry
Of the entire wood pile.
An extraordinary suicide recently took
place on the Circular railway, Paris. A
wcll.drcsscd young lady asked ut the st.
Lazarc station for ticket for Passy, but
then, correcting herself, said: II think
Batignolts will be far enough" As soon
as the trliu was in motion she descended
on the opposite side oi 1.-THE platform, threw
hcrscliundcrthc wheels, and WAS crushed.
We Use u scidlits box for q match saio
in our kitchen. This morning We went
there fora match nud found broken
hinge. metal knGh, three screws,
five sizes olnails, kuiiC-blldc, two cOrks,
a spoonful Of disabled tacks, piece Of
court plaster piece oi worstcd, can.
cclcd postag, stamp, recipe for
mullins, and the part Of thrce-comcrcd
file. We got light from the stove.
-DdHbuFy Nctr'.
At Southern hotel bar an eager con.
troycrsy was pending 'twixt various gen
erals, majors, etc, when quiet fellow
Observed: II happened to he there,
gentlemen, and possibly may be able to
refresh your memories Thcrrupun he
proceeded to give succiut account Of Il
smart action. "Whnt might have been
your yank, sir?" asked the hotel keeper.
~ was private" About to start next
day, he demanded his bill. "Not u cent,
sir; not cent. You're the very hrst
private | ever met.
4 poor woman was lately mounting .
hill in France, dragging after her little
carriage containing her child, when the
carriage Of the mayor Of Marisscl cauic
slowly along. Feeling weary, She at
tachcd her bnrlcn to the mayors ear
riagc, but he, knowing nothing of what
was going on, suddenly touched up the
horse, which started at u cantcr. In
vain the poor woman screamed; the car.
riagc rolled swiftly away, aud when she
reached n village none could tell what di-
rection the mayor had taken. At length
gcnddrmc was found who threw s0me
light on the matter, and the poor mother
found her child in the mayors nursery,
where every possible attention had been
layishCd upon it,