South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-30

be extending so rapidly that the prac-
tice of killing for hides and tallow will
soon be abandoned.
The specie shipments from New
York to Europe on Wednesday of last
week amounted to s250,o00 in gold.
1t is stated that Horace Greeley.
during the last fifteen years of his life.
lent $4,000 To parties of whom fifteen
cents cannot be collected.
1T is said that the new postal cards
are 20 be made OF material that will pro-
tect the secrets of the wriiers-at least
they are TO be u, ciolet.
IF young ladies' don't want TO get
stout, let them linger over their meals.
Haste makes waist.
Colorado sticks to It that She has a
starch mine.
The reckless use OF Paris green by
farmers for destroying bugs is proving
to be source of very considerable dan
ger, not only TO themselves but to the
consumers of their products. The Sci
e1tifc american calls attention TO the fact
that the deaths of several persons in n
single dwelling in New York city from
eating pickles upon which some Paris
green had been blown by the wind oc.
CURED quite recently.
The Singer Sewing Machine Com.
pany has subscribed $4,000 to the cen.
tennial stock the Wheeler & Wilson
$4,000, and the Howe Company $4,000.
"A Minnesota sheriff carried bullet
In his head ten years, and when they
removed it the other day he became
foolish. They are looking for some one
to shoot him again.
SINGULAR Misunderstanding of the
late Mrs. Margaret Bingham, so brutal
~ murdered in east Boston, ZiOns Her
oid says: "A clergyman relates to us q
singular Incident which came directly
TO his knowledge. The night before her
death she told one of her friends that
she had suffered from terrible dream.
which she could not throw oil. She
dreamed that she was murdered. She
remarked that she was not afraid to die.
but was terribly shocked at the idea of
such form Of death"
Seventy years ago carpets were rare.
ly seen in American families of the mid.
die classes, Us they arenow rarely found
in Germany. DIR. Lyman Beecher gives
TN amusing account of the autobiogra.
ply of his FIRST carpet at East Hampton.
l.. /. His wife spun bale of cotton
and had il woven. Then she fitted il TO
the floor, sized IL, and painted in oils,
with bright border around il, and bun
ches of roses and other flowers over the
centre. She took also some common
wooden chairs and cat ont figures ofgilt
paper, gluing them on and vanishing
them. The general effect was very beau.
tiful. The East Hampton people were
quite startled by The novelty. One Of
the old deacons called at the house. but
stopped at the parlor door, as if afraid
to enter. walk in Deacon walk in"
said the minister. "Why, can't 'thout
stepping on t. was the answer. Then.
surveying it with evident admiration. he
gasped out, Dye think We can have all
this and heaven too?"
ODD CCEE.-Dr. Cabarus was called
in by the friends Of a French duchess
who had convinced herself that she had
swallowed a frog, which was revenging
itself by destroying her health. She
had consulted several eminent men. but
they only tried 10 reason her out of her
hallucination. Cabarus, with greater
wisdom, gravely felt the pulse Of the
poor lady, listened particularly to her
details, and then gratifcd her with -
The frog is there, madame but / will
remove IT," Proceeding to the nearest
shop where such thing was procurable. I
the doctor bought a small green frog,
and returned TO his patient. Admins.
tering an innocent cmetic; as soon as 70
operated. the doctor took an opportuni.
ty Of slipping his frog into the basin pro.
vidcd for the occasion. Believing she
beheld her tormeutOr the duchess gave
vent 20 her gratitude. but suddeuly stop.
ped, turned very pale, and exclaimed
% doctor, the frog has left some little
ones behind her =" Not ~ Ill mt ont hv
this new frcai, Of n diseased fancy ca. /
baru5 replied, eve shall sec :" then TAX.
ing the frog in his hand. he sculfiuized
10 for moment before utteriug in assur.
ing tones: Madame, that Is impossible
the frog is n male 1" The duchess was
satisfied and the young physician from
that day had 10 lack of fashionable pa.
tronagc.- Chambers Jovrpm.
1t is beautiful 90 behold no n we'd
ding. says O. cheerful old bachelor. tie
sorrow stricken air Of The parent "a he
"giye- The bride away" when you know
that for the past ten years he has been
trying his best 60 get her off his hands.
Valentines rccumbent figure Of
Cen. r. j.. Lee was received 80 Lexipp.
Ton, Va, ON Monday There was n cen.
eral turn ont ofthc citizens. and address.
&c were delivered by General Jubal A
Early, Ex-Governor I.ctcher and Col
Preston johnson.
"A physician in Saylorville. Iowa.
who was made Che victim Of first Of A.
priI hoax by receiving o. summons from
p fictitious patient and travelling n con.
siderable distance iu haste 90 answer 70.
turned the tables ou Tie jester by send
ing IN 70 Dim bin f0rprofcssioual ser.