South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-24
Odds and Ends.

~ hen visitor outstayed his wei
come at the house OF q hospitable coun-
try rector, and hail become permanent
nuisance. the host i'm tho morning pray
ed for a blessing to descend upon '.our
visiting brother. who VIII this day de-
part from u.s. The guest took the hint
and departed.
CkLiroRNA CorrEE CrLTvRs.--Thc
Baltimore SIM states that the results of
recent experiments in coffee culture i'm
California conclusively prove that coffee
can be raised i'm every portion of that
State where the soil is congcnial Snow
does not appear To have any materi in.
furious effect OIL the plant. California
plants produce twenty-five shoots. while
those of Europe produce but one. The
soil also is thought to be more fayora.
bic, rs. unlike that of European coun-
tries, 1t needs no ,rfigation. @-S
"A horse in Indiana is said to be nc.
tually dying from grief ut the loss Of his
associate, which died several months ago.
The animal has been pasturing for some
time and IT, appetite seems TO be good.
although it c'tts little, and is continual
~ Wasting away its flesh 1t will have
nothing whatever TO do with other -hors-
ca in the pastures In addition, IL every
few minutes, day and night, whines rs
it formally did whcnthe other horse was
alive, and the no were separated forla
time. ebSCd J" 4rint3ngi cdl cs i9lost
% TIRlp OF THEN.-A california sheriff
who had got bred Of having conscience.
stricken Nathan murderers give them.
selves up and desire free transportation
to New York. there TO expiate their crime
upon the gallows,, addressed the last
candidate as follows: .g $50 your con
science amt easy, eh?'' "Ah," replied
the murderer. IL have the curse OF Cain
upon my brow; | wander, wander, but
fund no rest" And you're the man ?"
81 am" And YOU wan. to be hang.
cd!p II feel that | slant rest easy tin
I'm hanged" We'll, my friend re.
piled the sheriff, thohgltfhlly, ''the coun.
ty treasury amt we'll fixed at present.
and don't want to take any risks in
case you're not the man and are lust
fishing for free ride to New York
Besides, those New York courts can't
be trusted to hang man. On the whole,
as you say you deserve to be killed and
want To be killed, and rs it can't make
much difference to YOU or society how
you are killed, so long as you are, I
guess I'll kill you myself So saving,
he drew his revolver. bat that conscious.
stricken murderer had departed in the
direction of Alaska with such fcryor
that people couldn't see the brand of
Cain OH his brow for dust.
"A negro woman drowned a child of
Ransom Jacobs, colored. near Shenan.
doah Iron Works, week before last. She
made her escape, but was Subsequently
captured and lodged in Jail Mt Wood.
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a RAT SroRy.-Whilst Mr.. Joseph
Terrell was sitting on his back porch the
other evening lie saw two rats coming
from under some wood close by. Motto.
ing something peculiar about them lie
paid close attention, and discovered that
they had q straw in their mouths. one
rat at each end. The rats went down
to little pond in the yard, laid the
stray dcwn, took 4 drink OF water, pick.
eel UP the straw and marched back i'm
the same way they went down. just he.
fore reaching the wood Mr., Terrell kill
cd them both, and upon examination
found the largest and oldest rat TO have
been totally blind. Mr.. Terrell saws
the old rat was very fat. and is satisfied
that the other rats have been feeding
him on Young chickens and turkeys, rs
well watering him. BalhGd Ky. Ne,rs.