South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-16


color. lemon color, orange yellow. straw
color. pink. pale blue, pale green, lilac.
light brown, dark brown, crimson, scar
let, purple-in short, in every shade Of
every color. But the precise tint is on
! ly half the question the designs work.
ed upon the stockings are by far the
most important part of it. as regards
fashion, and these are the most varied
description.
One pair of stockings which excited
mnch admiration from the passers of a
certain well-known shop i'm Paris was in
lemon color, and the instep of each foot
was covered with lunches of black cur
rants. with their twigs and leaves, most
delicately embroidered i'm the colorcd
silks.
Another example Recommendation lay
close at hand. i'm the form of black silk
stocking, round the leg Of which gar.
ter of pink rosebuds and leaves winding
upward from the ankle was exquisitely
embroidered. This last fashion is very
popular just now. Stockings so embroi-
dered are. of course. enormously dear.
Few women can afford to buy many
such expensive articles of dress rs these
garlanded stockings; therefore. it be-
comes matter of eager competition a.
mong the leaders of fashion to secure rs
many specimens Of the latest rage as
their purses will allow. The mania is
instilled. and henceforth the woman of
the world takes rank according to her
stockings. Garlands of flowers do not
hold the field alone il must be observed
In some cases inscriptions and devices
are embroidered round the legs of the
modern stockings, and rows and pat
terms are worked in silk stars or spots.
The ground, however, OF all this work
must, on no account account, be white
Home Journal.
Terrible DEATH OF A YouNa MAN
BITTEN By A RATTLEsNAKE.-A young
man named Dunlop, aged fourteen, lost
his life near Marissa. ILL.,. Monday after
noon of last week in terrible manner.
He was engaged in binding wheat in
harvest field, and whilst in the act of
picking up bundle, he felt sharp sting
in his left foot, he being bare footed
Upon looking round he saw that he had
been bitten by a rattlesnakc. He imme-
diately started for the house, calling for
the men who were with him to kill the
snake. lie fell down after running n
short distance. he describing his sensa.
tions rs though fire was running through
his veins, and that he was becoming
blind. "A physician was Immediately
sent for, in the meantime all the known
remedies being administered by those
present. All was of no avail, however,
and in less than eight hours after being
hilton
horse had been bitten in the same field
IN the forenoon. and died from the cf.
fects, the Wednesday previous. 1t is
thought that this was the same snake.
1t had four rattles and button. which
indicated an age of four and half years
st. Louis Democrat.
BITE OF TIE RATTEsNAKE.-A post
office agent travelling in Texas tells of
the successful use of the gall Of rattle
snake>as an antidote for the bite Of that
reptile. In the case spoken of relief
was almost instantaneous to the patient,
who was writhing in paroxysms Of great
pain, rapidly swelling and becoming
purple. A friend of the writer who
spent several years in California and
New Mexico, saw the same remedy sue
cessfully used among the Indians in the
latter country. In one instance an In
dams dog near the camp was bitten by
n rattlesnake. The Indians Immediate
~ opened the reptile and administered
the gall. The cure was rapid and etfec-
tual.-S. augustine Press.
ABOUT A MoNKEY.-I was making
cake one day, preparing for company.
and the monkey followed me into the
pantry and watched everything / did
Unfortunately dinner was announced in
the midst of my work, and left il. max
ing him go out, too, rather against his
will. i knew him too we'll to trust him
in the pantry alone. After dinner re.
turned to my cookery. Having careful.
ly locked the door, | was surprised To
see my pet there before me. His atti-
tude was ominous; he was on the top of
the barrel two-thirds full of -four. and
busily occupied. He had got hold of
my egg-box, broken two or three dozen.
smashing them in the flour barrel with
all the sugar within reach. These he
was vigorously beating into the four.
shells and all, STOPPING now and then to
take taste, with countenauce rs grave
rs q judges. In my dismay aud grief /
did not scold him. Yet to see my ma
terials so used up, and we living in the
country, and guests coming lie bad n
most satisfied air, as if he meant, "Look
the main operations Of the party ate now
over" had forgotten the broken pane
Of glass in the window nwriten Lices
Of tie Dumb.
BEER MISUNDERSTANDING sanitary
survey recently in Lincolnshire, man
was found, aged % years, who had been
in the habit Of drinking gallon officer
before breakfast. another during the
day, and few extra pints ut night 20
top Oft with, and who had never been III /
day in his life. To cap this. the ex-
perience Of William Lewis, who died !
while drinking cup OF ale in 1898. is |
quoted rs still more remarkable. lie |