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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

An elderly gentleman being greatly smi.,cn
with young lady in church passed her an o.
zen praycr-book with he passage marked at tbc
MARI iage service. Wit thou take this man 20
be Thy welded husband The girl quickly re-
turned the book with this sentence strongly un-
derincd 80 woman may marry her grand
father We presume be was satisfied
Some graccess wag has suggested o rcw
reading Of Shakespeare. 70 suit The times Help
me- cash pc, or I sink ,'
Mr. Kavauagh, a member OF the British Par
Lament has neither leg nor arms He holds
Dis pen .n his mouth when Doe signs his name
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

To SToP THE Flow OF BLOOD. There
Is no better use TO make of fae-cut iobac-
CO, than to bind i, upon fresh wound, and
nothing will stop the dow of blood quicker.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

-ENoiNE No. % which exploded NJ
W esieroport on Tuesday was a came!- back.
10 aud No. 25 were purchased about fye
years ago Of the Northern Central Railway
Company FOR $40 900 each.
-WHAr a foe tho farmers have 10 con-
tend against in the potato bug is shown By
the experience ofH man 10 Joliet. Tllipois
Ito placed some 10 bottle eight months
ego. They have been exposed TO the or
tremcs Of winter aud summer, have had
nothing 70 cat and are still living.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

"A HARpsuELL preacher bad a New
England family move into one Of his cir
QUITS. As DC walked forth once at even
ude, his car was caught by a concord Of
sweet souods borne upon the breeze. lie
stopped 10 lis'co, and exclaimed with ran.
ture Was ever such So, # sheep bells
heard lie vas listening to a piano.forle
for the first time.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

-ScOrr county, Minncsota, coutsios an
extensive Linhurscr cheese factory. The
cheese is declared TO be- ripe when piece
Che size 81 bean vii drive a dog out Of
tan word.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

To CLEANSE WcoDwoRK Save tho tea
leaves for a few days, then steep them in
a tn pail for an half hour, strlin them
through sieve and use the tea to wash ali
vanished paint. II requires very little
elbow polish as the ten acts as a strong
detergent, cleansing the paint from all i'm
Ppn'ies, making the v5rnsb equal to new.
II q leans "indow'sqshes and oil cloths 10.
deed all vanished surface is improved by
IT'S application. II washes window-panes
and mirrors much better than water, and i.
excellent for cleaning black walnn; picture
aud looking glass francs. II will no, do
to wash unyaruishcd paut with it. Whit
~ IS unequilel for cleaning white paint.
lake small quantity on a damp hlpnel
rub lightly over lho surface and you vii be
surprised at It's effects.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

VINEGAR CANDY.-Four cups Of
white sugar, two cups Of water, ono cup Of
vinegar. Boil aud pull the same as mo-
lasses candy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15
Farmer and House Keeper.

81 \ Pure white vinegar eau be made,
Ut Is said, FROM the juice of watermelons.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

a SCENE FROM LIFE.-A young man
entered the birroom OF village tavern.
aud called for drink. No. said the
landlord, you have bad delrium tremeus
once, and | cannot sell you any more. :
Tie stepped aside TO make room for cou-
pc OF young men who just entered, and
the Ian iIord waited upon them very polite
Is. The other had stood by silently and
sul!en, and when they had finished he walk
81 up to the hndord, and thus addressed
HIM: six years ago, at their age, | stood
where those young men now are. | was
man with fair prospects. Now, az the age
OF iweHiy-eighf, ain wreck, body aud
mind. You lei me to drink II this room
formed the habit that has been my ruin.
Now sell me few glasses more and your
work will BE- done shall soon be out Of
The way; there is no hope for me. Bat
they eau be saved. ID not sell il to them
Sell to me and let me die, and tho world
will be rid of me bu, for heavens sake
SCI! no moro to them !? Tne landlord list,
oncl, pale and trembling. Setting down
bis dccanter he exclaimed, God help me,
this u tho last drop will ever sell to any
one Aud be kept his word.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

Senator Boreman has introduced bin in
'he United States Senate to reimburse West yir-
sinia for money expended in eqgipping the mill
tia during the war. The bill was referred.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

NULTiTUDfs OF women lose health
and even life every year By busyinp them
selves until warm and weary, aud then
throwing themselves on bed or sofa with
ont covering, or 10 a room withou, Gre. or
by removing their outer garments after a
long walk, and changing their dress while
10 state Of Precipitation. II you have to
walk aUd ride both, DO the riding first, and
90 returning 60 90 Wsrm room, and keep
on all your wraps until ogr forehead IS dry.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

A convict escaped ia Georgia recently nm
der extraordinary circumstances 1t appears
that he with others had been hired out for acri.
cultural labor The ovcrsccr had some dogs that
he was training to catch any OF the gang who
might escape and he turned this convict loose
to exercise 'hc dogs and instruct them in their
parts. But the fellow took his part in earnest.
and as the dogs failed to como up to what was
expected Of them, he was not caught
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

"A Missouri jud ze his decided that a woman
is not an "oi mui' until she is thirty five
years old
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

Forty thousand cattle arc said 10 have
persisted 10 Utah and Nevada during the
winter
-liusbands and wives 10 Illinois. under
The NV law, may bring civil suits against
each other
Cold has been found in tho vicinity Of
Lake Winnipeg
"A pair Of zcbras have been trained and
broken TO harness ia Paris.
The custom returns show that the uss
Of tobacco is decreasing 10 Eogland.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

WgT NmelyA ToaAc-o.-The March repor, CT
The United States Agricultural Department con .
t'ins The following items 10 reference TO the pro-
duct Of this State
Tobacco is not prominent crop in West vir-
GINA About 900 600 pounds arc reported for
$780, Of which nearly two-,hird5 were grown in
Putnam, kana"ha, Taycitc, Cabell, and Mercer
in the order named. slight increase is appar-
cnt IN The crop Of 1873 Average price. MS re.
ported cents, four mills. Kanawha has taken
the place o. Putnam as The 6rst tobacco county.
and has q good crop Of medium quality Putnam
has declined in consequence Of reduction OF rri-
Gee, from 452,G to 200 900 pounds, bot the
quality IS rather better than average The soil
and climate of Putuam especially that part lying
in the kauawha Valley, produces one grade Of
tobacco, blac6-wmpper equal ifnot superior 10
quality 70 any part Of The West, at every tobacco
fair held in Cincinnati Hc back.wrappcr grown
10 Puinom county took all The premiums ihat
we're offered Tor chat grade
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15
BLANK BOOKS,

- N l1OOiNiN,
.Hs CASH BOOKS, JouuyA1s,
..aaH INyorcG, LETTER AND
tlL KINDS or Books
W mn sVL ~ ii15iDg or ruliug ia
'f fTis NJ sior'rv notice.
'iI N'TINC4 ~ BINDING
ry deception done promptly
Nis,is, Bin Hads
Iys, Pcas P,pciu,
iL, Eunelprs Letter Presses
Hwtlv Coscs,
'1d Eo,es, CoH Pms,
Ind Sioiioa0y,
description constantly on hand
solicited Rugs taken in exchange.
f4If-.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15
South Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.

j7 rner Htia and Grdcei Lane .Sts. !,
GouNEY, WEST VIRGINIA.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-15

j. Il. WINDSOR, HrnsnaD ncolss, -. MATTHIAS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
All Hands On Board.

The Scientific American asks !:
"Why should child not be taught to
write and draw with both hands? The
very natural echo is, 'WhyY The
human body can be educated to do
almost anything. Men have written
with their toes and done all sorts of
things with their teeth and yet since
the creation of man that intelligent
animal seems to have regarded the left
hand as sort of tender to the right.
In fact, the left hand is the LATEST
member of the human body. When
the right is scribbling away for bare
life the left looks on placidly; keeps
down the paper with its fingers and
shows its rings. In truth, the only
things in which it seems tc excel, ex-
cept when occasionally helping its big
brother in an Indifferent sort of way,
consist in hitting from the shoulder in
a prize fight, and in using fork to ad
vantage, The left hand is too pretty
to do any work. Ladies show off Its
lines of beauty while delicately resting
their lovely chins upon its fingers. Let
poor fellow have his right hand shot
away, and then just see what the left
can do! In a woa1erfully short space
of time it can button. a coat, write a
letter and do things which. in its palmy
days, it never dreamt of. By all means
educate the left hand, and if it will no
work make it. There is nothing il
the world to hinder man writing tive
letters at once, like Ristori in Queer
Elizabeth, and keeping up an anima
ted conversation with his unruly mem
Der at the time. The left hand wa
given TO man to do its business in life
Just as much as its twin brother IL
boots. At present it is kind o
loafer, doing the gentle pressure busi
ness in love affairs, and having all tn
fun. We are down on left hands, ant
strongly recommend that they be pu
to school"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
A FIOwering Isle.

A writer on Bermuda says: Walls
of stone extend along the roadside,
and over them Chamber the morning
glory, the priekly pear, and the night
blooming cereus. Great beds of ger
aniums, which mock our hot houses
in their profusion, grow wild. Hedges
of oleander line the roads or border
cultivated patches of land, protecting
them from the high winds which at
times sweep over the islands. Thir-
teen varieties of it are found here, and
wherever you go it is one mass of pink
and white blossoms. The lantana also
grows wild along all the hedges. The
passion flower peeps out from its Gov
ert Of green leaves, creeping up the
branches of the trees. The prOfusiOn
of flowers is wonderful, and one can
always have bouquet for the gather
ings. The winter is the regal time for
them. About Christmas the roses,
magnificent in size and Of great variety,
are in all their glory"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
Popular Weather Signs.

Would it not serve a useful purpose
If some scientific meteorologlst were
to Gather into a mass the various
weather signs-whether valuable or
not-treasured by the farmers and
other common sense people OF the
country. and then sift them, so that
those of real value may have their
proper influence, and those which are
merely faneEal may cease to mis-
lead?
That there ane weather signs in abun-
dance, everybody knows. That the
greater part of these signs are utterly
valueless, every person of intelligence
can testify. Yet that they do practi-
cally influence the time aud mode OF
planting of crops. and Of their culture,
will be acknowledged By many who
would not be suspected Sf the folly
and who can give no other reason for
it than the force of habit.
1--WE are going to have dry moon,
said farmer the other day.
How do you know? he was
asked.
BY the Indians sign of the new
moon," he replied. "Its horns hung
so sloping that they could. hold nc
1 water"
His companion laughed. why
that's my Injin sign for a wet moon
The horns slope so that they let loose
all the water.
The sign in the one case was NJ
doubt as prophetic as in the other.
Always plant your potatoes in the
dark of the moon, if you wish to have
full crop" | heard my neighbor say
"but never kill your pork nor bol
you.. soap at such a time, unless yoJ
are willing to have them shrink t.
nothing" -. .,
what is your authority for this 2
"I have always so heard, he answer
ed with some hesitation, "and always
so practiced. Potatoes, you know
being roots, naturally love darkness
And soap and bacon-I suppose the
take their cue from the state of the
moon. The fact is, / only know tina
this is the old time rule. >"
I'VE are to have frost on the 19tf
of May" said a farmer to me on thu
9th of April.
/ was shocked, for he looked wis
and lugubrious, and 4 frost at tha
time in our latitude would have eos
millions of dollars. | asked How d.
you know? -,
Because We had fog on the i9tf
of March"
He saw ne smiling, and added, :
have heard this rule ever since was
boy. and it has never failed yet.
The surest rule know for foretell
ing the weather throughout the year,
said a planter, possessed of at least {
semi-collegiate education, is to not
the twelve days between new Christ
mas and old Christmas (from Dec. 2
to Jan. 6.) The months of the ensu
|. ing year are apt to be wet or dry, coo
or warm, according to the days CORES
pondiBe." He seriously declared tha
for many years he had pitched hi
crop" and ordered his plantation worl
: under the guidance Of this rule. an
found that il served well. No doubt
for that amount of time in advance,
was quite as good as any other rule i
) ordinary use.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
IT Mont Do.

1t won't do for individuals who know
nothing about Odd Fellowship to rail
against all secret societies, their laws,
constitutions, &c. They might expose
their ignorance.
1t won't do for members of the Or
der to be frequently absent from their
places in the Lodge-room. They
might be suspected of a want of zeal
for the cause, or interest in the Order
Itwon' tdo foran Odd Fellow to leave
his home to attend the Lodge when n
member of his family is dangerously
i'll. 1t might cast shade over that
feature of Odd Fellowship which
teaches charity and brotherly love-
1t won't do for lady to imaginethat
her husband should communicate to
her all the peculiarities of the Order.
1t might cause her to become fretful
and unhappy.
1t won't do for persons to expect
perfection in all Odd Fellows any more
than in all church members. They
may be badly disappointed.
1t won't do for Odd Fellows to fire.
quent the grog-shop, gaming table, or
other places of dissipation. They
might be accused of setting bad ex-
ample.
1t won't do for ladies to imagine
their fate to be particularly grieyious
and awful because their husbands have
joined the Odd Fellows. 1t might de-
note want of intelligence.
1t won't do for Odd Fellows to spend
an hour or two in the store, grocery, or
tavern, after leaving the Lodge-room.
Their wives might think there was no
good in secret societies.
1t won't do for the opponents of Odd
Fellowship to magnify every little fault
and imperfection in the character Of
an Odd Fellow. They might be
thought to show a lack of feeling and
principle.
1t don't do for ladies to worry theil
husbands because they cannot accom-
pany them to the Lodge room. They
might be called unkind and suspicious
1t won't do for individuals to regard
all secrets societies as a species oi
witchcraft, ghosts, and murder. They
might be called superstitious.
1t won't do for dashing members of
the Order who have large possessions
to absent themselves from the Lodge
room through fear of being called
upon for some object of benevolence
They might be called miserly.-O. F
| Chronicle
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
The Growth OF Oranges.

The National Grange circular for
January shows a total of 1O,S62
Granges, as against 9, ,296 in December,
an increase Of SO Oranges. Total
membership estimated at 7S0, 900. The
only States in which there are no
Oranges are Connecticut, Delaware
and Rhode Island. The following
shows the number Of Oranges in each
State: Alabama, 424; Arkansas. 164;
California, 129; Colorado Territory, ?;
Daeota Territory, 30; Florida, -;
Georgia, 437; Indiana, S62; Illinois,
S2l; Iowa, 1900; Kansas, 179; Ken
tucky. 172; Louisiana, 30; Maryland. 10;
Mississippi, ISL; Missouri, 1900; Min
nesota, 466; Michigan, 169; Maine, l.
Massachusetts,, 19; North Carolina
139; Nebraska, $40; New Hampshire,
II; New York, %; New Jersey, 30
Oregon, 55S; Ohio, 293; Pennsylvania,
Sc; South Carolina, 206; Tennessee
3O2; Texas, 81; Virginia, Is; Vermont,
AZ; West Virginia, q; Washington Ter
ritory, 6; Wisconsin, 31S.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
The Grange Reform.

1t is not at all strange that the
Grange movement should meet with
opposition. An enterprise is hardly
worth the name of reform if it does
not have this. Gov. Carpenter, OF
Iowa, addressing last fall convention
of Patrons, told them they must ez-
pect opposition; that they had money
and talent arrayed against them. but
that Notwithstanding this they must go
right on, trusting to the business OF
their cause and the necessity that rest
ed upon them. That if they would
do all this impediments would be
swept away, and the oppressor would
be left at his toll-gate with free road
around il, on which the Patrons would
go singing because of free road to
market and fair return for their pro-
ducts. All great reforms in church
and state have had to overcome great
opposition, and the labor reform against
the expressions of capitalists will not
be an exception. But it it presses on
wisely and perseveringly it will in the
end reap the appropriate fruits. HoR.
George Stephenson was opposed by the
aristOeracy of England when he at
tempted to get leave of parliament to
lay the first railroad track on her
sacred soil. why, it would frighten
every thing to wildness; the birdswould
leave the island the cows would dry
up, and the hens would cease to lay;
the land would be ruined, and the
whole order of things would be broken
up" When Mr.. Stephenson was pre-
senting his claims before parliament
he was sneered at. One member said,
We'll, Mr.. Stephenson, see how alb
surd your idea is. Suppose it were
possible for you to run your carriage
thirty miles an hour on straight rails,
so that It could not get of-what if a
COW got on the track and you could not
turn out for herr" We'll, my lord,
said Stephenson, ''it would be bad for
the cow" So all reforms have met i'm.
pediments. but they must get out OF
the way or it will be bad for them
ORio Farmer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
aON THE OCEAN WAVE.

Nowhere have we chanced upon
better or more pertinent plaint against
the sea than Charles Dudley Warner
thus makes in his -Saunterings:''
"a square yard of solid ground il
worth miles of the pitching, turbulent
stuff. Its inability to stand still for
one second is the plague of it. To
lie on deck when the sun shines. and
swing up and down, while the waves
run hither and thither, and toss their
white caps, is all well enough; to lie
in your narrow berth and roll from
side to side all night long; to walk up
hill TO your state-roOm door, and, when
you get there, fnd you have got to the
bottom of the hill, and opening the
door is like lifting up trap door in
the floor; to deliberately start for some
object, and before you know it, to be
flung against it like bag of sand to
attempt to sit down on your sofa, and
find you are sitting up, to slip and slide
and grasp at everything within reach,
and to meet everybody leaning aud
walking on \ slant, as if heavy winds
were blowing, and the laws Of gravita-
ton were reversed to lie in your berth
and hear all the dishes on the cabin
table go sousing of against the wall in
a general smash; to sit at table hold
ing your soup plate with one hand, and
watching for a chance to dip your
spoon in when it comes high tide on
your side Of the dish; TO vigilantly
watch the lurch of the heavy dishes
while holding your glass and your plate
and your knife and fork, and not to
notice it when Brown, who sits near
you, gets the swash Of gravy from the
roast beef dish on his ight-colored
pantaloous, and see the look of dismay
that only Brown can assume on such
an occasion; to see Mrs, Brown ad-
vance to the table, suddenly stop and
hesitate, two walters rush ut her, with
whom she struggles wildly, only to 60
down in heap with them in the OPP
posite corner; to see her partially re
cover, but only to shoot back again
through her state-rOom door, and be
seen no more all this is quite pleas.
ant and refreshing if you are tired OF
land, but you get quite enough OF this
in couple Of weeks"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25

RULES FOR POoR FARMISG.-One
of the roads to poor farming Is well
travelled but not generally aeknowl-
edged-invest all your capital for land
and 90 in debt for more. Hire money
at a heavy interest to run the farm (;
have very little faith in farming and
always be ready to sell out buy the
cheapest and poorest kind of stock and
farming machinery, feed poor grain
and hay to your stock, and you Will
have less repairs to make on your
riekety fences and farm machinery,
as fine horses and fat stock make sad
havoc with the old wagon, plow, cart
and fences. Use the oil Of hickory,
whenever your oxen need strength; il
is cheaper than high feeding and keeps
the hair lively and pounds out the
grubs. Never waste time by setting
out fruit or shade trees, as leaves rot
ting around place make it unhealthy.
Sell the best calves, lambs and shOtes
to the butchers. as they will bring a
little more, and the thin aud poor
ones will do we'll enough to keep.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25

A METAPHYSICAL VIEw.-An Ar
kansas local soliloquizes thus: Some
of our exchanges are publishing as a
curious item statement to the effect
that a horse in Iowa pulled the plug
out of bunghole of barrel. We do
not see anything extraordinary In the
occurrence. Now, if the horse had
pulled the barrel out of the bunghole
and slaked his thirst with the plug. or
if the barrel had pulled the buDghole
out of the plug and slaked its thirst
with the horse, or if the plug had pull,
ed the horse out of the barrel and
slaked its thirst with the bunghole, OF
if the bunghole had pulled the thirst
out of the horse and slaked the, plug
with the barrel, or if the barrel had
pulled the horse out of the bunghole
and plugged its thirst with slake, il
might be worth while to make some
fuss over il"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
LINES TO ACCOMPANY A LOCK OF
HAIR.

The following exquisitely beautiful lines
are said to have been addressed to the Hon.
Mrs. Norton, Sheridan's beautiful grand
daughter:
Go to her breast my envied curl,
And If the way be cold and wet,
Cling to the bed of liquid pearl,
Whose fragrant warmth breathes Ger you
yet.
Twill swell around each silken ring,
AS when my temples throbbed above,
And, truants, when you closer cling,
Tell her you grew on thoughts of love.
Oh, wildly envied you will lie
Upon that couch OF rosy snow,
While passionateiy fast will fly 41 ~
The warm. transparent veins below;
And you will feel the dewy swell
When dreams OF lovegrow wild beneath,
And, truants, as you love me well,
List, IL in sleep my name she breathes.
Go to my loved one softer fingers
VIII smooth your tangled meshes now,
And while their taperfng pressure fingers
Will lay you to her lips and brow.
And when amid her fragrant breath,
Each silken fibre fondly stirs,
Oh, truants, tell her until death,
Ny life, my soul, thus thrills to hers.