South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-26
Miscellaneous.
The man that takes the newspaper.


We have had host Of doubts with
in the past minutes, as to the real
one that takes the paper. There are
,haee classes OF these gentry, properly
speaking; he who subscfibes for the
paper and pays for 1.-THE who steals,
and he who borrows. who sub
scribes, gets it, he who steals, surely
takes il, and he who borrows, keeps it.
The first is every inch a gentleman
The second merely a thief, but the
third is en- imposter robber and a
;knare; for he imposes upon the gen
crosby of his neighbor-robs him OF
his paper, and cheats the PRINTER.
A little boy who had been sent to the
Post. Office after letters, CD his return
with the greatest earnes.ness imaginable
said to his father, who by the way was a
land speculator 80 Daddy they've riz on
letters tother day got one for ten
cents, and now they ask ninerence.'
JJNANIMrrY. A Reverend Clergyman
in the county of Middlesex, Mass. in a
sermon preached to his people on some
particular occasion said OF them that they
had always acted with great unaniIni-
ty and candour; for says he, "as often
as have chastised you from the desk,
you deserved it. and whenever have
asked for more salary, you have unani-
mously refused it,"
The Clergy of Iceland have the au-
fhori,y, conferred by law, to refuse 10
marry a woman unless she can read
end write. The power is given upon
the sound principle,thsta woman must
first be qualified to instruct her off.
spring before she be permitted TO have
them.-This principle, fully and uni.
versally acted on, would advance the
world more rapidly in ito career ofim-
provement than any other cause or
combination OF causes within the range
of possibility. Were ell women in
: struc.ed and educated according TO
their capabilities, there would be an tx
tent and degree Of domestic education
that would influence more favorably
,he character OF people than the best
organized school systems. The lat
fer cannot have their full effect with
out the former. What is effected par
italy by Law in primitive communi-
~ like Iceland, can be effected much
more largely in communities more cuI-
tiyated and artificial by moral influence
and public oPinion.-Bak. diner.
Infdel Predictions.-A few years
ago in Virginia, every man was COM
PEELED to pay for the support Of the
@Crishlian Religion. When this law was
repealed, and Christianity was thrown
upon the affections and resources Of
lis friends for support, an infidel states
man of the FIRST eminence in the land,
remarked, "the death blow is given to
Christianity. In fifty years from this
time, there will not be bible in the
United States" In just fifty years
from that time, it was announced by
the American Bible Society that every
family in the United States was sup
piled with Bible. Such is the on.
ward progress of religion, and such is
the fulfilment Of infdel prophecy.
Christianity was. never advancing
with such rapid strides as at the pres
ent moment. Arrangements are now
in contem pla.ion, which will undoub,.
eddy result in speedily placing the BIZ
Bile in every family on the globe will
ing TO receive il, and able 10 read ito
contents. -
From the Connecticut Observer.
s'He hath not dealt SO with any nation
A recent interesting writer, notices
che condition of the laboring classes o.
Fnsone, in respect Ito the rate of wa
pes. the burden of taxation, the mean.
ef subsistence, the facilities for acquir'
inc an education, and the share, If a.
nv which these classes have in the
poyernment.' The facts, 10 regard to
each Of these particulars, ought to
make those hang their heads with
shame, who in this country, talk OF the
oppression Of tie laboring classes BY
the rich, and of,he withholding oir'gn''
from the common people.
In Norway. tine ORDINARY ioou o
the peasantry is bread and Sruel, oolh
prepared of oatmeal, with an OCCASION
al intermixture of dried fish. 'Mea'
is luxury which they rarely enjoS
In Sweden the dress ofthe peasan-
Try is prescribed by law. sThelr 1000
consists of hard, dried fish and Cruel
without meat