South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-28
Gleanings by Late Mails.

One county in Iowa reports three men made
Insane by the excessive use Of tobacco
Capt George S. Green, OF the FredoricIs-
burg Police has been appointed Warden OF the
Arkansas reuitenuary, alta salary Of p 600 per
aunnm.
Two crops Of sorghum, millet oats Irish
potatoes and many other vegetables can be made
IN the coast regions OF Texas In the year
More buildings, il is said are now in pro-
gress of erection in Alexandria than have been,
in any one year, for tweaty years.
-''What is the annual corn crop OF Kentuc-
Ky 2' asked foreign tourist Of Kentuclian.
6! can exactly say" replied the Kcu;uckian
" hut know its enough 70 make all The whis-
key we want besides what is wasted for bread %
Two hundred dozen corseis for men are i'm
ported annually into the United States
Pope said, "Beauty draws us by single
hair In view Of the prevailing size of ladies
head-gear, We must be permitted to doubt the
infallibiiity Of Pope
"A negro jury at Brandon, Texas, recently
sentenced another negro to ''be hung by the
head until dead"
Tea punch is said 70 be q fayoritc with
Bostoni1ns. The ingredients are one bottle o.
champagne, one Of whiskcy, one Of rum, two Of
claret lcmon, and a table spoonful ofblacll tea
"A German waiter at Bingen on the Rhine
has displayed a remarkable talent for fraud
lady found a chicken in her egg, aud called his
attention TO the circumstance. He charged her
for a Boiled chicken.
Things not generally known-poor people
"A new way Of carrying parasol or sun um-
hrella when not in use and that is to fasten it to
the side like a sword
a member Of the Arkansas Legislature, in
speaking ofan extravagant appropriation, indig-
nantly exclaimed: "Gentlemen talk about 'ade-
quate compensation OF public servants Why,
sir, during the late war was in thirtv-scven
battles, was wounded thirteen times in the cause
Of the South, and the entire pay I received was
$50 in Confederate money, every cent of which
gave for one glass Of old rye whiskey"
Half n million sewing machines were manu-
featured in the United States last year.
Twelve thousand acres Of land were sold
near Winchester, Tenncsse, a few days ago. at
ten cents per acre. 1t is all mountain land
heavily tmbered.
A young lady member Of the choir in n
church in Lyons, N =, leaned too far over the
gallery during the sermon on Sunday TO look Mt
new bonnet and losing her balance, fell head
long plump npon the head Of deacon, bound
ing thence into the aisle, very much demoraliz-
ed, but not seriously hurt. The deacon com
plains Of the headache. But the singer Joined in
the last hymn.
A good deed is never lost. As under cur
rents influence a vessel, so docs habit our char
vrf-a t1,-
cur wishes or retard our progress, their power is
not the less important because impercepGbo.
The TitusviIle, Nd, Hsrq1l relates that two
well dressed and fne-looking ladies instantly
dslocated their necks while passing each other
p trying TO discover IS bat each had on II was
cloudy; Che speed ut which they were moving
and the delicate shade of the dry goods worn by
each, operated against them, and a sudden
tack with all sails set naainsta stiff breeze fotch-
ed them mp too short, and they persisted.
THE GaArE CRop.-Hardy County will this
year produce an abundant grape crop. We late
Iy made visit 20 several Of the vineyards near
town, and were surprised 20 see the vines hcav-
fly laden Dr. p. w Anderson, S. A. Meme
chen and J. ". DuGey, Esqs., have @ fine assort-
meut Of the delicious fruit & they say the grape
crop wos never better than ct present. The a.
bovc named gentlemen arc giving much attcn-
ton TO Che culture Of tba grape and they well
deserve lho reward they have obtained for their
work Itis fully wor,hya visit 10 their vine
yarls -h5rsflR dd-o,hy.
The allowance ola West Point cadc, tn the
summer IS twenty pairs OF white trowsers
week wiui five or ten extra p7i-g fin Dis trunk 10
aff back o1 fn case ofuudfv weather.