South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-03-26
Odds and Ends.

Iowa has nine women county school
superintendent. and they are said to
make excellent officers.
There are now 100 Oranges in O.
hio. with 10000 members.
Now York calls her "bloods' the
canvass backs of society"
"A Phiiadelphian proposes to build
on the Centennial grounds during the
summer Of 1876 a two-story brick house,
"a by 20 feet. in eight hours.
Lovers do the cooling before mar
riage, and tradesmen do the billing az
ter it. n
Its said that fewer Americans are
in Paris this winter than for many years
past.
"A Pennsylvania has served thirty
seven years in jails and prisons. and
says that he prefers it to keeping house
with an ill-tempered wife.
Who is the straightest man mention
ed in the Bible? Joseph, because Pna.
raoh made ruler of him.
AN exchange notices marriages un-
der the heading of "Doings of the week"
Duty on dry goods-That Of hus-
bands to buy them.
Zine feathers make-just as good
pillows as course ones.
A man cannot expect half loaf
when he loafs all the time.
How 10 meet man of doubtful
crcdit-Tate no note of him.
Amos Clark, of Tennessee, upon
his death-bed expressed wish that 12
fddlers should stand around his grave
and play "Old Dog Tray" The Wild
ow Clark saw it done.
When we see young man who
spends sill he earns, we are inclined to
suspect that he does not always earn all
he spends.
That's my Sunday evening male"
was what a pretty girl told some lady
callers the other evening when the door
bell rang.
"A plaid of silk and wool is one of
the spring novelties.
The Supreme Court Of Michigan has
decided that the consent of the parties
Is I'll that is requisite TO make n marriage
valid, and that no ceremony is neeessa,
ry-the same doctrine that has already
been laid down in several States.
The Japanese persirnmon is being in
| troduced into California. General Ca
! prom, formerly commissioner of agricul-
/ ture, and since for several wears resi-
ding in Japan, states that tine persim-
mon is the best of all native fruits ofthat
country, and well worthy of introduce
ton into California" The tree is de-
scribed IS finely shaped, having rich
dark green foliage. and is an ornament
anywhere. 1t comes into bearing from
seed in Japan in from to 8 years
"A guest at hotel found lady's
night gown in his room, and went to the
| clerk with il. saying, Look here. mis-
ter, this is hollow mockery, delusion
and n snare. If you cant fill it up, !
don't wantthe darned thing in my room.
Potato bugs and other destructive
| insects have been found to be alive when
dug up several inches below the surface
Of the ground during the cold days Of
| the past winter.
"A writer in the Florida State Jour.
nal says there is not an orange grove in
! bearing along the St Johns which will
not readily sell for from five to ten
| thousand dollars per acre. A mistake
we presume-entirely too high price
/ for an acre OF land.
n gentleman in MoberIy, Mo-, writes
to The Postmaster for information about
an old woman, named Francis A. Hum
I mer. 70 whom he sent draft some time
/ ago, which went to the dead letter Of
/ fee. Any one knowing anything about
/ her is requested TO write 10 NJ. NJ. Tow
ne!, Mobcrly. Mo- Winchester Times.
The first step 20 be taken in adver-
Using IS precisely the same in agricult-
ure. Only, in agriculture it is called
breaking the ground and "sowing."
and in business it is called advertising
and reaping the reward.
Gold FISH now abound in all the adj.
! jacent waters. and are caught in all the
/ seincs chat are hauled They sprang
from one or two Of the fish that escaped
q few years ago from the fountain at the
/ Capitol, in Washington, through a sew.
CT, iato the Potomac.--4ler. Ccze2e.
( a GEowEG Nosr.-Picrre Denisart.
/ forty years OF age. was taken to the
I hospital in Paris the other day, suffering
/ from q strange nalady About two
. weeks previous he was attacked by sud.
den pains in his nose. and three DAYS
later be noticed 70 his horror that bis
nose was growing longer The pain
/ continues and The nose is still growinv.
Dc has already grown more than an inch.
Ihc saddest part or tho story IS that
Dcnisart has very LeH3some head. and
has heretofore made bis living o. q mod.
el lle viii now be Obliged to support
himself bv exhibiting his nose. TrDe.
nisarts nose continues growing at the
same rate, that d. about an inch in ten
days, it viii touch the ground in about
twenty months
Experiments recently made I'm
England indicate that wagons are most
easily drawn. on az kinds Of roads when
tho fore and hind wheels are OF the same
size and when The pole lies lower than
the axle.