South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-29
SOME SUGGESTIONS TO pARENrs-In

new L ork World says: "Those persons are
under a complete delusioo who think tba.
extreme indulgence. will make their chill
dren happy or cause than to love them
the more. The reverse is the casa
A spoilt child never respects his parents
and is a great nuisance to him self "a 10 his
neighbo's. What We especially note as a
de'eo' 10 the manners Of our young people
Is an absence Of graciousuess of demeauor.
This is very much q matter of educatiou.
still more of example. A mother who both
by principle aud practice iuculca.es grace
ful aud gracious manner is very likely to
see 1t reproduced in her daughter This
Is obvious from the happy manner which
We see in certain families, aud which. though
TO some extent gift, can be largely acouir-
ed by those who have been taught c,rlv
People who think that all this sdosen't
matter show great want Of knowledge of
the world. To look at it from its lowest
point of view, wo behave, with the late
Lord LINTON, that mlnuer will do more
for you than anything e1ccp. money. f.
ven The rou1hest, hardest, crusties. of churls
ia not insensibls to its softenins influence. Z"
We observe that Hon. A. r. BoTELER.
of Shepherdstown, has been invited to dc.
liver the address At the Annual Fair of the
Agricultural Society Of Montgomery coun-
To III al
which commences the 10th of next month =.
CART. LEVI l.. STEVENSON, n widely
known aud eminent Free Mason, died near
Staunton, on Wednesday week, in the Seth
year of his age. His masonic life was one
OF unusual distinction, having been for 20
years Master Of the Lodge in which be was
initiated, Grand Master of the State of Vir-
GINA, Grand High Priest of the Grand
Chapte, Grand Lecturer of both Grand
l. dge AID Chapter for II years, Grand
Lecturer Of North Carolina, aud Emneu,
Commander of the Commsndery at Norfolk.
SALMON FISHERY OF OREGoN.-A Port
land (Oregon) paper states that the season
just closed has been the most successful
one ever known in the annals Of the State.
All the fisheries have been run at their ut
mort capacity, and expense has not been
spared to make tn. catch as large as posi-.
BILE. Ii is estin ated that the total mum Der
Of cases OF canned salmon put up this sea.
con would amount to about l52 900, which
at 81 case, would amount 10 s9l2 900 -
la addition to this, there has been in the
neig hborhood Of 3 800 barrels Of salt SUI
men put up, which is valued ut s2l 800
OSiug to the increased demand at the can
neries, there has been but about one b alf as
much salmon packed in barrelsa as there was
last season. Allowing but small estimate
for outside fisheries, it is safe to say tina,
the Columbia River salmon will this wear
swell the imports Of Oregon over 81 ,00O,-
600 more than they otherwise would have
beer. Good for Oregon
A SINGULAR CASE or DEpRAvITY. -
The CHOLERA at Greenvile has devcl oped a
few cases OF moustrous depravity, one of
which | will relate without mentioning
names. An old gentleman, probably Sc
venty years of age, Who lived mile or two
in the country, and who is noted for his
reckIessness sud utter defiance of the law,
of God, came into town ono day, aud pass
/ ing down the street, cried out that he 10
tended to spread the cholera over the town.
/ lie then went to an undertaken and want
] Cd to koow If he could make him a coffin
aud what no would charge The reply
gas that if he wanted il before his dea IN
he would charge him s2j, but if after, he
woull charge only sl4. He told him to
proceed with tho matter, but to be sure to
make i. out Of iwo-inch plank, aud leave it
open at both ends, 30 that If the devil come
in at one hc could escape at the other
/ That night he was stricken down with the
cholera, and By morning was a corpse.
WHILE a Troy man vas in beer sa
loon the other Day speaking to the toast
woman, God bless herr bis wife walked
in aud led bin out by the ear, and be now
says that on the occasion Of another festive
meeting he will have that toast changed TO
soa'aa something else--to which improved
sentiment be will respond with an GO.
quenco that will cast a cloud upon the fame
u DANIEL WEBSTER.