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between his eyes aud the note of hand. -
He die not see the writing aud figures Of
the obligation. bu, sad, pleading little
face, and with the vision of this came 90 his
ears the sentence-'No, dear, its for father ;
honor
The debate in Mr.. Sterling's mind was
over. Taking up pen he wrote across
the face of tho Dote the word Cancelled aud
then handed it to the widow.
what does this mean 2? she asked look
ing bewidered.
1t means that | hold no obligation
agains. your husband, said Mr. Sterling.
Some moments went by ere Mrs. Gran
gers thoughts became clear enough to com-
prchond it all. Then she replied as she
reached back the note
q thank you for your generous kind ness
but be left his honor in my keeping, and
| must maintain it spotless'
That you have dona,' answered Mr.. Ster-
ling,speakiug through emotions new to him,
1T Is white as snow
Then he thrust upon her the twenty dol
lars she had just paid him.
NO, Mr. Sterling said the widow.
'lt shall be as will " was the response.
4 would rather touch the FIRE than your
money. Every dollar would burn upon my
conscience like living Goals =
But keep this last payment urged the
widow, Il shall feel better
NO, madam would you throw fire upon
my conscience Your husbands honor
never had stain. All men know him TO
be pure and upright. When God took him
he assumed all his earthly debts, and did
not leave upon you the heavy burden of
their payment. But he left with you ano-
ther aud most sacred obligation which you
have overlooked 10 part.
What, asked the widow, in an almost
startled voice
90 minister to the wants of your chill
dren, whom you have pinched aud denied
in their tender years-giving of their meat
to cancel an obligation which death has
paid. And you made me a party in the
wrong to them. All, madam " Mr.. Ster-
ling 5 voice softened very much, If we could
all see right in the right time, and do right
at the right time, how much wrong and
suffering might be saved | honor your
true-hearted self devotion, but shall be nc
party to its continuance. As it is | am
your debtor in the sum of $50, and | will
repay it in my own way aud time
Mr.. Sterling made good his word. Ia
der Providence this circumstance was the
means Of breaking through the hard crus
Of selfshness and cupidity which had form
ed around his heart. He was not only q
generous friend to the widow in after years
but he was doer of many deeds Of kindness
and humanity to which he had been in 9TH
er times a stranger.
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a Sagacious Dog.

Mr.. Snapp, blacksmith, owns two dogs
one a terrier, four or five years old-the
other half shepherd aud half cur, about | ? or
ID years old, and consequently very feeble
In the winter, between the hours for
breakfast and dinner, aud dinner aud sup
per, these two dogs may always be seen,
perched up jast far enough from Mr. Snaps
forge to escape the sparks, but still near en-
ough to keep warm. As soon as the hour
for dinner comes-which they know even
better than the apprentices in the shop
they are both off at full run, each amin 2
to secure place behind the warm kitchen
stove, which is only large enough for one
dog at a time Now, the terrier being the
most active, almost always gains the covet-
ed place, leaving the poor old dog out in the
cold. Now comes the curious part Of my story.
The old dog being thus left out in the
cold ono bitter day, put himself in a think
ing attitude, and set his wits to work TO de-
wise some means by which he could get tho
terrier out Of the coveted place. All At
once an idea seemed TO strike him Taking
advantage of tue good watch dog qualities
Of the terrier, he made feint towards the
garden, barking furiously, as if some one
vas iutTuding at that point, when, true TO
biz nature, out popped the terrier, not to
make a feint but % make a pell-mell rush
TO the extreme end Of tue garden, pushing
the old schemer just outside the kitchen
door, who no sooner saw the terrier enter
Che garden than be popped too, not into the
garden, but behind the warm kitchen stove,
cur'ed himself up, and waited, with a Gun
ming twinkle iu hi- eye, for Dis young friend,
who no sooner made bis appearance, aud
seeing the situaiion, than be tried exactly
the same siraiegem with the Oh dog, with
as little success as " be bad tried 20 ny.-
Finding shat % fail 30 sigually, be in turn
put his wits 20 work.
After disappearing 10 the garden for q
few moments, be made bis appearance
right 10 from, Of the kitchen door. with a
large bone DO bis mouth, aud set % work on
10 as il ho was enjoying 10 hugely.
Now, what dog can resist such q tempt
ing sighty At least the old fellow behind
che stove could not, DO d. plain for. sneak d
ing cautiously out If bis snug retreat he
made a sudden dash for tho coveted bone.
which be secured very easily, % the sur
prise OF all, Tor q few minutes only, az the
mystery was soon cleared up. for no sooner
had be- possessed himself Of what be soon
found o. be nothing but an old, dry bone
they had both guawed a hundred times,
than The young rascal bad secured the good,
warm retreat behind the stovc-which be
certainly deserved after displaying 90 much
cunning-ieaving the poor Old fellow out
again in The cold, there % contemplate tho
old pfovcrb, 10 takes a tbicfto catch thief
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a STRING OF RoBBERIEs Since the
last NEWS went to press there has been
great activity among the meat-houso rob
bcrs in this section.
One night last week tho melt-house of
Mr. John Lewis, four miles from Winches-
ter, on the Pughtown road, was broken open
and twenty-five pieces of meat stolen. There
is no clue to the thieves.
On Thursday night of last week the
smokc-housc of the Messrs Merrymln, re-
siding about mile and half from town.
was broken open and about eight hundred
pounds Of bacon and cans of lard taken.
The thieves must have been well acquaiut-
ed with the neighborhood, as they went to
tho stables of Mr.. L. W. Tidball, near the
northwestern grade, and borrowed a horse
upon which to carry of their plumber, af-
forwards turaing the horse loose to make
his way home. This was evident the mord-
ing after tn" robbery hy the grease marks
on the aniH.al II !, strange that no alarm
vas given as there uc some ave watch.dogs
on ihc promises of he Me.srs. Mcrryman
Is vet 40 arrests havo been made.
We understand tAa; one L.sL., during
the same week, Mr.. Asa B.nuor, living at
Jonah Iiol.ing-wor;h's mill nelrtown, had
a very line hoy bufchored for him by thieves
aud c.rried It, all except .hc hcai, feet,
&c, which they l,l behind. No clue TO
the deprcdtturs.
Dugiug tue same week an attempt az bur
! gllry was made in ;lo north. eastern part of
this county. The burglar having effected
an entrance into the house, lacking rrofs-
sional skill, awakened the Sleeping iomarcs.
upon which be jumped through ihc window
carrying the sash with him. From prudau-
tial reasons we forbcar mentioning names.
IL would appear that there is an orgauiz-
ed band Of thieves about this section, aud
VIC once more, as we have repeatedly done
this winter, warn our people to be on their
guard If these depredations upon the pro-
/ pcrty Of our citizens continue, we expect to
chronicle several shooting cases before long.
Look Ia your moat-houscs.- Umcilstl,
Nccs. Nur,h 4
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Capture Of a Horse Thief.

The Greenbrier Independent gives gra
pbic account Of the pursuit and capture of
horse-thief by Messrs. Joseph Smaiies and
George Anderson, of Fayette county The
horse Of the former was stolen on Saturday
evening a week ago about dark The theft
was not discovered till next morning, when
the pursuit was entered upon. They fol-
lowed him to Mr. Joseph Meetings. on
Sinking Greek 10 Greenbrisr county, where
they learned that he had taken dinner there.
At this place, the pursuers got fresh horses
and prosecuted their pursuit. On arriving
at Mr. VIM. Beads house, they aroused
the family and made enquiries for the thief
90 being Informed that stranger was stop
ping there, they dismounted, entered the
house, and locked the doors, but the 'stran-
ger who had been taken in overheard the
solcitOus enquiries concerning him, and lost
no time in passing through a window to The
front portico from which he jumped to the
ground distance Of ten or twelve feet, not
taking time 20 dress-'eaying bis boots, clo-
thing and hat The Iaaependent says
Gle left bis clothes scattered over tho
room as though ho never expected to need
them again. lie ran distance Of mile
in that tx, over the frozen ground, TO Mr.
Joseph Beard stable, (son Of VIM Beard ,
aud catching Mr. BIS horse, ran about two
miles, bat was so closely pursued that ho
jumped of and took 10 the mountains The
whole neighborhood turned out in force,
with guns and dogs, 10 hunt him. lie went
through the mountains 10 'Friar's Holes
lle stopped az the house Of an old gentle
man by the name Of Snedegar, in POcabon-
tas county. lie told Nr. S. that ho bad
staid al a drunken Lrishman's the night be-
fore, and bad been treated badly; that tho
lrishman bad got up before be did and took
all Of his olothes Mr. Sucdegar being a
good ord Christian, fitted him out with an
old suit, thinking be had thus performed
good act. The thief then thanked him We
~ kindly and went on bis way rejoicing
lie was pursued from that point by M.
omaiIes, j. G.. Beard and Isaac Hill thro
She mountains 70 the road leading to Mich
olas. They came up with him at a man g
house, whose name is Tacker, at about nine
o'clock on Monday night They hoard
music and dancing when they reached tho
house. They surrounded the dwelling.
went in and found the old man playing the
fiddle aud the nice gentleman and Mrs
Tackcr dancing. lie was taken in charge
by the party and brought back 10 Mr. VIII
liam Boards the same night On Tuesday
morning be was taken % Fayette, and ho.
u now, no doubt, confined 10 jail 10 that
county, Illuminating and cogitating upon tho
ups and downs Of the lives Of nice young
men Ho told bis captors that be hoped
the people would not take bin for a horse
thief, as be was not Ho says that he is
q son Of DR.. Scott, Of Goochlaad County,
Virginia"
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CURE For CATAnRu1N sum %,

CURE FOR CATARRH IN SHEEP.-A cor
respondent writes as follows TO the Rural
New- Yorker: ] write to inform you of
sure cure for all kinds of catarrh in sheep.
Take quill from hens wing, immerse
the feather in spirits of turpentine, run il
up the nostril of the sheep, the whole length
Of the feather-end, twist it round before
Withdrawing it; wipe it off clean each time
before immersiug. Onc application will
cure ordinary cases the second or third.
at intervals Of two or three days, will euro
the worst.
There are two kinds Of catarrh in sheep,
one will yield to ordinary treatment, like
tarriug the nostril, aud one will not
In the fall Of 1865, my sheep had an attack
of the latter kind the mucus would hang
from the nostri!s of some of them three or
four inches In length, aud it was tough and
glutlnous. 1t would not yield to ordinary
treatment, hence, by experiment, discov-
cred the above remedy. think, in tho
case of my sheep, it was caused more by
hot, dry weather, than wet, as at that sea-
| son they wero sheltered from all storms.
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CoUNTERFEITs.-Not a week passes that
the First Auditor, w. f. Taylor, does not
receive ten dollar couuterfeits from the shor-
IFS ofthe southwestern counties oflhe State.
They are invariably the same plate, viz
the Farmers Manufacturers National bank
of Poughkeepsie, New York;. w. Davis,
cashier w. i. Davis, president. They are
brighter green on the back than the gen
uinc note, and are roughly finished This
is the same note circulated by Hicks and
others in and around fredericksburg some
time go.-Rjch. Enquirer
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NEURALGIA.-Sufcrer from neuralgia
may be pleased to learn that a medical cor
respondent of the London Lancet writes :
y few years ago, when in China, ascer-
tanned that the natives when attacked with
facial neuralgia used oil of peppermint,
which they lightly applied to the seat of
pain with camops hair pencil Since
then, in my own practice, have frequent
ly employed this oil as n local ansesthetic,
not only in neuralgia, but also in govt !,
with remarkably. good results
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nrA young man who saws he /. about

Gt- a young man who says he is about
to enter upon business for himself, does no;
know what to do. He does not like farm
ing, but thinks he would like to be a me-
chanic, if that is as profitable. Asks what
he shall do. We answer, do that which
you think you Ike aud can do best. De-
eide 60 to work aud struggle to excel
be honest, faithful, industrious and eeonom-
ical, and you will find one business as pro-
fiiabie as another. 1t does not depend so
much upon the kind of business whether
you succeed or not, as it does upon your-
seJ.-RUrdl Nc,g Yorker.
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y SMART MARYLAND GIGL.-Miss Ma.
coy Martin Nddehroob, young lady crom
the county Of Anne Arundel, Nd, no. vet
% years Of age, sold tha last one hundred
Of her cabbage crop this week for So 3d.
The whole crop numbered slightly over :. -
600 bead, aud BIAS aggregated something DE-
YER 1923 When !; is remembered that
Miss MidIIebrook is not remarkably robust.
weighing only l23 pounds, AID tbat she
titled the soil and made the crop with her
own hands, but few viii wi,hholI the rec
mark that Mis-. NJ is every inch % woman.
Christmas eve She sold in lc Lexington
market, io Baltimore, over Gye hundred
pounds ofturkcy Of her own ri.iug al 30
cents per pound and since The 10Th DAY of
October last has knitted over three l.z.
pairs If socks. N.w if here j. not % wifi.
worthy Of any man, we would like 90 know
what constitutes worth iu q wife So "a
man in pursuit Of a beiter-balf might go "a
long way and fare worse than in Oh Anne
ArluIe. - Times
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FROSTED FEET.-To relieve the intense
itching of frosted feet, dissolve a lump of
alum III little water, aud battle the part
with it, warming it before the fire. One or
two applications are sure to give relief.
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Farmer and House-Keeper.

GE There is remedy for Group going
the rounds, which may, perhaps, prove eff :
cacious. IL is simply alIspice ter, the tea
being made of whole grains of sllspice.-
According 10 all accounts, il gives almost
instant relief in cases where other remedies
have failed, aud seems at once TO cut the
phlegm loose aud relieve the child -Es.
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JNEuIEF.-Wcro wa CD believe uat
ing butvaat we could peri sr.y omPr.lcr
not only our stock ol know dgg ia s'l tl,
branches of learning would De sIruuE up 10
nothing, but even the affairs OF common
Iife could not be carried on
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For Fathers Honor.

the morning paper with most unpleasant
expression upon his face.
What gone asked bis wife.
MY money is gone answered Mr.. Ster-
ling, fretfully.
what money!
The money that was foolish enough to
lend Mr.. Granger
'Why do you say that?
Hes dead, replied Mr. Sterling, colby.
Dead F" The wife's voice was full oe sur
prise and pain. Sorrow overshadowed her
face.
Yes, gone, and my money gone with
him. Here's notice of bis death. Twas
sure when | saw him go away that he'd
never come back, except in his colfiu Why
will the doctors send their patients away
from home to die "
Poor Mrs. Granger! Poor little or
Phans,' sighed Mrs. Sterling, what will
they DO 2
As well without as with him. was the
unfeeling answer Of her husband, who was
only thinking of the three hundred, dollars
he had been ovcr-persuaded to loan the sick
clergyman in order that he might 20 South
during tho winter. Hes been more bur
den than a support to them these two years
Ola, Harry, how can you speak so p re-
moustrated Mrs. Sterling. ~ kinder man
in his family was never seen. Poor Mrs.
Granger! She will be heartbrokeu.'
Kindness is cheap aud easily dispensed,
colIly replied Mr. Sterling. He would
have been of more use to his family if he
had fed and clothed them better. | reck-
on they can DO without him. III had NV
three hundred dollars, | wouldn't
But he checked for shame, not for any
bettor feeling, the almost brutal words of
his heart sent up to his tongue
Not many yards away from Mr.. Ster-
ing's handsome residence stood a small.
plain cottage, with garden in front neatly
laid out in box boarded walks and Fl led
with shrubbery. 4 honeysuckle twined
with n running rose bush, covered the lat
ticed portion, and looked in at the chamber
windows, giving beauty aud sweetness
The band OF taste was seen everywhere,
not layished but discriminating taste. Two
years ago there was not happier home in
all the pleasant town of C. Now the
hand of death was upon it.
Poor Mrs Granger! Poor little or
Phans !! Wen might Mrs. Sterling pity
them When her mercenary husband was
signing over the loss Of his three hundred
dollars, tho young widow lay scnselcss,
with her two litt!e ones weeping over her
with childish terror. The news Of bis
death found hcr unprepared. Only q week
before she had received a letter from Mr.
Granger, IN which he talked hopefully Of
q
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South 8ranrlt 3ntelligrnttr.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871

re- The champion 'knitlist' Of Vermont
Is Mrs. Il. II. ORCUTT, of South Barton,
who knit in nine hours nine double mitteus,
mems size-one an hour.
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EDUCATIONAL.
WE -, L VIESG INA
Ul3gY Err SITY.
ALEX. MARTIN, D. d PREsrpENr
with full corps Of Professors.

opened uut recently for purposes Of instruc-
zion, ths Institution has already attained "a very
extensive range Of patronage and support
DO possesses the finest grounds and buildings In
tbc State
C.1se5 arc formed in an the regular Depart
w.I'5 of Collegiate and Scientific Study
special advantages for thorough acquisition of
ihe Modern Languages The Study Of Geology.
ona other branches iu the interest of -ticuiturc
Chemistry taught according 20 the new and
oH'y correct system
Teachers Glass every Spring Term.
a valuable Cabinet and Apparatus
TUITION, iroW $40 io SEA Ter year.
Wv. IE" begins Sept %. Winter, Dcccm-
uer 600. Spring March 2l-t
Commencement. June llfh
r Send I,r % Catalogue.
GEO. G. STTRGT~S.
Nc'y B11ri rLR,ycuh
Margl1'ovu, w NaY Aug la. l-l. -Iy
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TrNMs a AnVENTIsINH:

vance.
TERMS or ADVERTISING:
The rates OF advertising ure, for a square ten
liursl or less, ONE DoLLAU ANp FIFTY CESTs for
t.se. ius.sious-larscr ones in the same proper
r.u. Each continuance Thirty-scven and half
Gents
Quarterly, half yearly AID yearly advertise
ucu,s inserted at liberal reduction on the above
rates.
early advertisers disseminating during the
wear will Dee charged regular rates.
Acknowledgement 90 be considered by the month
or err unless specified on the Manuscript or pre-
y.uu-ly agreed uVon between the parties.
Resolutions OF associations, communications OF
limited interest, and notices OF deaths exceeding
raN LiNss will he charged ten cents per line.
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Gg-A weak solution of saIeratus, pretty
strongly tinctured with alum, sprinked o.
yer gooseberry bushes, is suro 10 prevent
miidew. So says friend who has expert
mented with it four years.
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South Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.

OFcc, Corncr Main ond Grooci Lane SIS.
RoNNEY, WEST VIRGINIA
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30 Irrrrv D.Uu'mut- Reading. Writing.
Spelling Elementary Arhmet. and
Geography. SlZ 0J
p JH.l English Grammar. Gcogrt-
Ihr C.mlo uou, Andmeue aud so.
e ls 00
3. Nn.I-Lat.n. Creek Mathematics and
the higher -.su branches, 25 01
Contingent I.e. 5I
Payment .uDht'f in advance.
So deduction except bob cases of sickness
Board can D.. procured at $ l5 To- $40 pee month
boo private itm.ic. i1 the village
h.r'nlss-E J.. pANEY. ID, d. 80 SMITH,
D. d.. toE. g. 81. lNL.Y, Uul Faculty O..
Hampicu Sidney College.
SAMUEL j. FLOUENOG,
h0mne5 Sept g. 1870 Principal
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Give not car 70 tale-bearors or babblers,
nor be scurrilous in conversation
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mn rs:

THREE DOLLARS per annum--or TWO
DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS if paid in adj
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POtOm0c Seminary,
F9maly Hampshire o., w. w.

r ENHE next Session of the }Ialc Department sil
4 open ou the lfh OF September. lslU Stu-
icae prepared t9r College OF Business
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MILLINERY

Ir5 Louisa Ifouser & Sister.
Ah'..lD inform the m1ios OF Eomaay and sic
W r thlf they hato fuse received ut
Store Room in 900 dwelling OF Nr. John
.I..r. HWf.u.r ..ut stY.t OF
MILLINERY GOODS,
Which u. te found unusually attractive
a .Ht Iov prices
The Ladies, Far and Near,
to oI.' and Sea 'ar themselves
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Tho French Civil War.

Tho situation is very plainly all in favor
of the Versaillists, aud unless some mirac-
ulous blundsr befalIs their plans, Paris
must soon DC compelled to succumb. Near
~ the entire western aud southwestern
fronts Of the cnceiute, and consequently a
large portion Of the city itself are now IN
der the guns Of the Yersaillist batteries,
aud the work of preaching the ramparts is
being steadily prosecuted az several salient
points, while under the protection of their
batteries the besiegers have advanced their
picket lines in seversl places to within a
stones throw Of the ramparta. The com
munists ere restricted therefore 10 the en-
ccinte, aud 10 the three outer forts on the
south, Montrouge, Bicetre and Ivry, and
To several advanced positions on the north
side Of Paris. They must soon evidently
abandon these outer forts aud positions,
however, aud the preparations now going
90 ia the city would indicate that their
maiu hope is no longer iu rauparts or forts,
but 10 TIE barricades they have erected
IN The streets. Aud such Is tho disorgau-
lied, IT no. actually demnralized condition
Of large proportion Of ;hcir forces, that
these desperate resources viii doubtless nf-
ford but a temporary though perhaps bloody
revenge upon the victorious columns Of
Versailles Bait. Sun.