South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-05-27
THE ZOARITES.


er, Ohio.-Thc Buffalo Patriot furnish
es some interesting particulars OF this
industrious religious sect of Germans.
| Their settlement is called Zoar, and is
situated on the Muskingum river, in
Tuscarawas county. They own'sever-
al thousand of acres, accumulated by
their industry since they took up their
residence there ten years since. The
scene Of domestic quietand happiness,
offrugality, temperance and moral pro-
priety, which this community exhibit,
presents picture SO pleasing to con-
template, SO worthy of imitation, and so
| perfectly original in its beautiful ar
engagements, that we cannot forego the
pleasure CT extracting the following
passage from the paper alluded to-:
'sThey have an extensive Water
power, obtained by damming the Mus
kingum river, which drives a large
| Touring mill, SOW mill, and other
kinds d machinery. Their meadows,
extending each side of the river, furn-
ish to the eye of the agriculturist a most
beautiful view: Every stick OF chip is
carefully removed, and nothing is pre-
sented to the sight but carpet OF YER
dant green.
Their hills contain great quantities
of excellent stone and which they use
to the best advantage cattle are
of good blood carefully selected. Their
sheep, though not Of the finest wool, are
bred with view to the profits arising
from them, and divided into small
droves, each of which has a shepherd
ess assigned to it, who take some light
work in her hands, and, with the assis-
lance of dog trained for that purpose,
moves her Aoclss slowl y Otto their hills
in the morning, and gradually returns
them to the fold again. by the time the
sun is down and the men are returned
from. their work.
| Their mitch COWS are kept con-
stantly in the stall, fed with the ofal of
the milk, hay, turnips, &c. and are said
to yield some of them twenty quarts Of
milk per day the year round. Their
stables are thoroughly washed every
day, and the water used for that pur-
pose is carefully collected in a large
reservoir built for the occasion, and
daily distributed upon the roots and
plants ofone of the finest lighthouses
and gardens in the country.
The lighthouses is rendered curios-
ity, net merely by the neatness with
which it is conducted, but by the ex-
tensive variety of plants and fruits it
contains. The house is considered a
great public convenience, inasmuch as
il enables all who wish to furnish them
selves not only with choice house
plants ofcvery description, but to- return
therp for preservation against frost du-
ring the winter. This is done by the
inhabitants of Cleaveland, and other
points on the lake shore, and the line
ofthe Ohio and Erie canal, which pass
es along the banks of the Muskingum,
within few rods of their village cen
tire. In passing from the canal to their
public house, you cross plain but sub
stantial bridge, and enter upon street
that has the appearance Of having been
swept. Their houses are all painted
white. and covered with tiles instead
of shingles.
Their public house is conducted with
the utmost propnety and cleanliness,
and nothing spared to render those
pleasantly situated who visit them."
mississippi has given an unwavering sup
| port 10 the measures of the administrator"
Il Mississippian.
! And she now sees what she gets by it.
| She has supported the administration, and is
now coming upon the parish for her own sup
port Louisville journal.
LEGISLATIVE CANpoR-A member from
Salem, in the late discussion in the Massa-
| chusetts Legislature to raise the pay, said, 81
rise to say / aun in favour of raising my own
wages and always Have been and he who
will not provide for his own household is worse
than an infdel." [Laugh.l 50
"Tom," said man to his friend, a day or
two since, 81 think it highly dangerous to
keep the bills Of small banks on hand now a
days"
"Tom,'' answered the other, 81 find it far
more difficult than dangerous
Origin of Fashion," Grandpa; where
do the people get their fashion from =
Why from Boston, "Well, where do
the Boston folks. get them fromi'
From England" "Ah, and where do
the English get them?' From France
"And where do the French get them
from" Why--why right straight from
the devil-there; now stopWour noise!
| The Legislature ofMaine allows 81 day
! tc militia laen when on duty