South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-09
Odds and Ends.

centennial is between $1,000. 900. and
$4,000. 900. of which Pennsylvania gives
s., 100000.
1t is said that nine-tenths of the
brushes in this country are made at
Lansingburg, n. ". where the trade has
been carried on for hundred years.
"A venerable colored dame Of 75
summers was read out of Church in Luz
nenburg county. Va, not long since. for
riding "a whirl-around on ahobby-horse. y
A tax of six cents per pack is lev
led upon playing cards in England, and
during the financial year OF 1884 the
tax was paid on l.020,950 packs.
Why is Hymen represented with a
torchp To throw a light upon those little
imperfections Love is blind to.
"A Covington lady started '.Matri.
monial Intelligence Office" recently, and
managed to marry to herself the first
man that applied. which proceeding
brought the institution to an.e end
BY new invention it is claimed
that glass can be made into building
material for house fronts. floors or pave.
ments, superior to marble in durability
and economy.
a SHORT SERMoN-An Eminent cler-
gyman IN Trenton. New Jersey, sat in
his study, some time since. busily enga-
ged in preparing his Sunday sermon.
when his little boy toddled into the room
and holding up his pinched finger, said,
with an expression of suffering, Look,
pop; how L hurt it," The father, inter
rupted in the middle of q sentence.
glanced hastily and with just the slight
est tone of Impotence said, IL can't help
it, sonny" The little fellows eyes
grew bigger, and, rs he turned to 90 out
he said in a low voice, "Yes YOU could !:
you might have said oh y" There was
sermon in miniature.
A SAD AFFAIR.-A truly sad accident
occurred in Middletown on Monday of
last week. Maggie May, an interesting
little daughter of Mr.. William Yates,
was so severely burned that she died IN
few hours. The child was left in
charge of an older brother who, absent
ing himself for few moments, when the
child set herself on fire, it is supposed.
by means of paper. Her screams at
tracted the attention of the neighbors.
who found her clothes all in fame
She was three years of age, and n
sprightly child. This is another warn
ing to parents of the Importance ofleav-
ing little children, in their absence, in
charge of reliable PERSONS Winchester
Ne,cs, April 2.
"A gentleman of Pike county, Ken.
lucky, lately lost four hounds while fox
hunting. A day after he took steam.
boat for his home, one hundred and
twenty-miles distant, and the next MORN
ing one of the hounds appeared, having
accomplished the almost unprecedented
feat Of making his way home over a
stretch Of one hundred and twenty miles
in two days. The animal had never
traversed the road before, nor ever been
on the river in n boat.
The Wheeling papers state that a
number of spurious five dollar bills on
the Traders National Bank OF Chicago
have been set afioat in that city.
The $1,000 needed for the contem-
plated monument to Edgar A. Poe in
Baltimore has been raised.
Hon. jeff. Davis is living with his
niece, Mrs. Stamps, at New Orleans.
Machinery has reached great state
of perfection. A newspaper remarks ::
we recently saw quantity of burnt
peas put into the hopper of coffee mill
and IN less than two minutes they were
occupying place in n grocery window.
labelled Fine Old Mocha"
"A farmer, having buried his wife,
waited upon the grave digger, who had
performed the necessary duties. to pay
him his fees. Being OF niggardly dis
position he endeayored TO get the knight
of the spade TO abate his charges. The
patience of the latter becoming exhaus-
ted he grasped his shovel impulsively.
and, with an angry look. exclaimed
doom wi another shllin', or up she
comes" The threat had the desired er.
feet.
1t appears from the Richmond Va.
Dispatch that the officers of the United
States secret service made a raid into
the counties OF Scott, Wise. Russell.
Buchannon. Smytbe and Montgomery.
in that state, and arrested nine manufac.
turers Of counterfeit money. A LARGE n.
mount of counterfeit coin, bills. dies.
plates, &c, were captured. The leader
Of the gang, Joe Mullins. made dcspe.
rate resistance, attempting TO shoot his
captors. The prisoners we're brought 20
Abingdon and committed toiail. Three
other squads Of mounted officers are 10
DC heard from, and they are hourly ex.
pected TO come in with about twenty
more prisoners. The United states off.
GERS are under the direction Of Chief
Washbune. The Government detect.
ives have been on the track Of these
counterfciters FOR the last ten years.
Fulton, the inventor Of the steam.
boat, Daguerre, the inventor OF the ia.
guerreotype. and Morse. the originator
Of the electric telegraph. were painters.
1t is a strange fact that wise men
learn more from fools, than fools do from
wise men.
-Longfellow has made the follow.
ing reply 70 request 90 become an hon.
airy member Of the British Association