South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-31
Rev. DIR. Martin.

eompiished and learned President OF our State
Ch''erSity, were listened to with marked atten-
uon and pleasure by his audiences. Beyond
their mere merits Of pure rhetoric and solemn
( sanitary thought, these sermons of Dr. ~ were
evangelical and liberal in tone. rnsallied by The
objectionable stains Of bigotry, unchartable-
ness, pharisaism, and vulgar cant. They com
mend him, as President of the State Uuivers ity.
10 tue zoo speeds and Fluctuations of the best
| scholars and gentlemen through all her borders
Ana The University, Filing her important chairs
with distinguished Alumni two from the Uni
I versity OF virginia, one from a German Univer-
sity one from West Point, one from Princeton
one from Dickinson AMI in an Evangelical Al
lance Of Protestant, Trinitariansm, Gather n Y
Scinth were he there, would confess the HOLY
Trinity and acknowledge one common Saviour y
deserves liberal, enligh tened, gifted President
and support wide as the thought, the learning
the lberaliiy Of the State
J The diffusion of Knowledge among men as
the hand maid of Religion aud the first necessity
OF our moral and social being, is the highest
no6iest, as well as the most Cxac,ing duty of the
Statei
In WooD S HOUSEHOLD MAG lzISg for Move m =
Der, the table of contents seem spread for a
FThanksgiving feast aud gives evidence that no
efforts have been spared that could add to its ex-
/ cellence. A Sermon on a Skinner" is not
only pleasing in It's quaintness, and orginali ty
but contains sound logic. "Nrs Pomeroy's Pin
Money" is capital. Upon the Stand" is ano-
Their meritorious sketch, by the popular writer.
Kate W. Hamilton. Goldfish and Potatoes. -
by Eleanor Kirk, is short serial which opens
well Growing Aged Together" by the Rev.
Robert Collyer, is we'll worth the price Of the
years subscription it is fall of this great man
eloquence-powerful in its very simplicity
There many other interesting articles had we
space to mention them The poetry ia this mum
Der is unusually good. y new feature of the
magazine is the Introduction of pictures, and the
illustration, "Past, Present and Future" here
given, is exceedingly pretty.
Price Of magazine, one dollar rer year-with
the chrome Yosemite one dollar and half
Address Woods Household Magazine New
burgh, New York.
DR.. WIsrAR's WILD CusRRr BAlsAw .-The
Balsamic comp ound has become a home fixture.
Let all who suffer, and have in vain attempted
to cure thoir coughs, coils bronchial or pulmo-
nary complaints make use Of this uncquaUed
remedy. II can be relied upon, the mass Of tes-
timony that has been published since its intro
duction, being ample proof Of its efficacy.
-'Peters' Musical Monthly" No IS, for No.
ycmber, is to hand, md contains its usual n
mount Of fine Songs, Chorusses, and Instrumcn.
tai ii"no Music. This work is printed from full.
sized music plates and gives every month several
Songs, Duets, Chorusos, ani Piano Pieces, to
the amount Of n least 81 and yet all the Pub
Usher asks IS the modest sum Of 30 cents per
copy. Those fond OF Music cane save money by
seadiug 80 cents for the November number
Address, J. l.. Peters 500 Broadway, New York
A TOUCHING incident is reported from
CHATTANOOGA. An utter stranger called
Oh respectable farmer recently, and ask
ed lin if his house had not been robbed
during the war. The farmer replied that il
had ''I," said the stranger, "was one OF
tie maroudirg party that did it took q
little l"cket." That locket, said, the farmer,
bursting into tears, chad been worn by my
dear, de0r child" "lIcre it is " reIlieJ
iho stranger, visibly affected 81 am rich
let mo maize restitution. Here is $40 for
your iiule son" lie g,yo the farmer a
$50 bill, and received $50 in change. lie
ihen wruns the farmers hand warmly, and
left. The farmer has since dried bis tears
and loaded his shot gun. The $50 bill
was bad. V hat scamp
TUE Scientific Amcrican describes the
new wood Competing that is coming into ex-
teuaive use, Gs follows: "The fabric il tnado
If stats OF more ornamental shapes, glued
or cemented upon cloth backing Tho
Stats or strips Of wood arc Of different CO.
Tors, aud arc arranged 10 produce al tho cf.
iects Of iesselited a1or, mosaic work, etc. ,
and being about quarter Of 40 inch in
thickness, tOey viii wear many years. They
arc finished in oil, and Il; together 80 light
IS that the joints ore as perfect as those 10
in!aid work The surface thus produced
can therefore be scrubbed, washed and oil.
cd when needed, precisely like other floors
made Of ornamental woods, which Goor-
they resemble iu all respects v hen laid"
"SPEAKINa Of extravaganza Of dress, 30
writes q traveller, "tbe most cxponsiyoy
dressed man | ever saw was on African
Chief on the Gold Coast. Ills wives bad
auoin'ed him thoroughly with palm oil,
and then powdered bim from head to foot