South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-19

AT the annual closing exercises Of Hampton
Va, Normal and Industrial School, an Institution
Tor the education of colored youth on the 18th
inst, Dr.. BY den, very dark coiored man. made
short and somewhat remarkable address lie
was born in Saint Domingo, went 10 Liberia
where he was educated, after which he went To
the East, where he made himself con versant with
the Arabic aud other languages. lie returned to
Liberia and took up his residence there. He stat
eu last year the question agitating the minds Of
the legislators of that country was clad the
white man arrived at a sufficient state of in telli-
gence TO enttle them to the right Of citizenship"
lie argued that they had and should be accord
ed this right, but the majority was against aud
1t was lost in the Legislature. Verify this was
carrying the war into Africa
"A Baptist preacher, OF strong common sense,
but very rough hewn theology, who was widely
known and much liked and respected in South
side, virginia, in sermon, some years ago, de-
scribed Hell as follows s.lIy friends. you all
know Major Clarke's furnace, you have seen il
often' how The white-hot Goals just melt up iron
thrown into it like as if it was snow. Well. il
you took sinner out Of hell and threw him in TO
Major Clarke 5. furnace, he'd have a chill in two
minutes"
IF we spend our money Mt home il will re-
turn TO us. If we buy homemade goods we
create a demand for them, and give employment
to operatives in Jour midst, who in turn have TO
be fed, clothed and have houses TO live in-thus
money circula,es, profit is left with every one
through whose hands il passed giving employ
ment TO huudreds-how important then il is for
us 10 buy homemade articles, TO foster md build
up all that is made Mt home. Every dollar that
IS spent out Of the State is drawback TO home
industries direct blow to home manu- features.
which viii help to pay our taxes and relieve the
public of its heavy burden; manufactures which
will bring thousands OF skilled artizans to West
Virginia to buy our produce AID build np our
waste places. Every encouragement should be
given to home manufactures by the farmers of
West Virginia, for in 50 doing they only advau &c
their own nterests.-[Irc side.
The old gentleman who spent n fortune in
endeavoring to hatch colts from hor chcsinuis
is now cultivating the eggplant with Il view to
raising chickens from it,
! "A lady lecturer says women ough, TO retain
\ '"N'' Wv" ''"'HSS "ilSu lutl yet Blall lel. She
has tot had Of course. chance to change hers
thus far.
Quiz, now You don know ho Quix is, yes
teiday informed young and blrshing mother,
who coudn keep her incumbrarce still, that
'thorc's music in the heir"
A woman's courage flows deeper than
mans Ills springs from the will, hers from
the heart.
1t is well calculated to make % fellow blood
almost boil 70 see the mercury mp to u hundred
| in the shade.
Young men are so scarce in Memphis tina,
one is considered enough to take care Of four
teen girls at a picnic. Here in Romney it only
requires one to take Gaze Of five young ladies
from Church.
Envy is the lowest and most shameful pms.