South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-08
Odds and Ends.

Betsy Carr. OF Claremont. New
Hampshire. is deaf and dumb. With
these wonderful qualifications for max.
ing man happy, she has lived 1914 years
without marrying or being given in mar.
rlage.
/ Tho singular effect OF swallow.
I ing bee has been described by the
Trenton ~. j. Gdaetie On the farm of
Samnel Allison, near Yardville, man
employed on the place was running with
full speed after some sheep. with his
mouth open. when O bee or some other
insect few into his mouth and stunv
+ him on the back part of the CLOTHS. The
bee was swallowed. and, STRANGE TO say.
, in q very few minutes aiterward rash
{ similar 70 measles broke out over the
mans whole body.
! --rapes vest fronts arc out. And
I that's only fair. Ii the women have pa.
per bustlcs back, why shouldn't n man
I have paper vest front -NoyyiStotcR
/ Herald.
/ -Educatc your children and teach
them 20 read the newspapers and keep
posted in the matters of The world then
they will feel that they arc the equal of
other men, and always Independent.
a FooT LAsiP.-One Of tho most in.
tercsting things in the Holy Land is the
fact that one meets everywhere in daily
life the things that illustrate the word
of the Lord. The streets OF Jerusalem
arc very narrow, and no.one is allowed
TO 90 out vt night without a light
Throw open your lattice la the eve
ming and look ont, and you will sec what
seems 10 be little stars twinkling on the
pavement. You will hear the clatter Of
sandals, rs the late traveller rattles along.
As the party approaches. you will sec
that he has little lamp fastened to his
foot 10 make his step safe one. In
an instant the voice comes TO your mem
DRY, written in that same city three thou.
sand years ago, Thy word is n lamp TO
my feet, and light to my path"
Children are children. rs kittens arc
kittens. A sober, sensible old cat, that
sits purring before the FIRE, does not
trouble herself because her kitten Is hur.
rying and dashing here and there in n
/ fever OF excitement TO catch It's own tail.
She sta still and purrs on. People
| should do tao same with children One
OF the difficulties OF home education is
the impossibllity Of making parents keep
still; It is with them, out OF their aflec-
ton, all watch and worry.
10 One day last week four men rode
mp TO where Mr.. Daniel Burkhardt was
working. near his residence, twelve miles
! east of Versailles, armed with double
/ barTclet shOtgHns and demanded all his
money or his life. Mr.. Burkhardt gave
them twenty dollars, all he had about
him. They then told him they wanted
all he had ut his house, and ordered him
TO 90 with them forthwith and procure
it for them. lie proceeded 10 his house
followed by the robbers until the rate
was reached where they were TO remain
until Mr.. Il. returned with the article of
their demand. Mr.. Burkhardt DELAYED
longer In the house than was agreeable
with his visitors, and was informed of
the fact and commanded TO come out
with that money. To the great surprise
oil the robbers Mr.. b. appeared very sud-
denly in the door with double barreled
shotgun. cooked e presented. This was
an astonisher. The four mon yielded
10 the silent bat business like command
OF the two dangerous barrels Of the
gun, and left the premises with
out further delay. The COURAGE dis.
played by Mr. Burkhardt was money In
his pocket and the defeat Of highway
robbery. lie has seen or heard nothing
of them since and tho probability Is he
never Will. The pcnitentiary is a place
too good for such rascals; they ought
to be SWING 10 the first limb after being
captured. The breed ought 10 be stop
ped.-ToTy1lies GgseEe.
a MoNsTEE GRAPEVINE FOR THE
CENTENNIAL.--Last evening the cele.
brated monster grapevine Of Santa Bar
bara arrived on board The steamer Mo.
hon%o, bCNed mp IN seven large boxes
for shipment 90 the Philadelphia Exhi-
biion, by request Of our State Centen-
NAL Commissioners. The enormous
proportions and uuc1ualcd fraitage Of
this wOndrDus vine have made its fame
worldwide Its foliage covered 10000
square feet. bore SIX tons Of grapes an
nually, and - from GO 30 100 years old
light feet from the ground it Is five and
% holifcct in circumference. It branch
cs ort into twoniy large limbs. az that
height, and One or these limbs 3 twenty
seven inches ia circumference. This
limb is t.e exact size OF Csc Queen of
Engl0u3s celebrated Hampton Court
vine. which Is Che largest ia a.i Europc
The santa barbara vine Wi.l be promi.
Eont among tIe curiolte8 81 One Cen.
icHH.aI, and OF immense yaluc 90 Cali.
fowia by attracting the attention OF the
world 90 Che wonderful productions or
our soil and Climatc.--Gu F50ortssg
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