South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-03-19
A Bill to Provide for the Pro
lection Of Sheep.

i. Any person may kill any dog that
he may see chasing, worrying, wounding
or killing any sheep or lambs outside of
the enclosure OF the owner OF such dog,
unless the same be done by the direction
OF the owner Of such sheep or lambs.
2. If any dog shall have killed. or as.
sisted in killing, wounding or worrving
any sheep or lambs. out of the enclosure
OF the owner Of such dog. the owner or
keeper Of such dog shall be liable to the
owner OF such sheep or lambs in the a.
mount OF the damage sustained to be
recovered in an action before any court
or justice having Jurisdiction of such nc
ton; and it shall not be necessary to
sustain such action to prove that the
owner or keeper of such dog knew such
dog was accustomed to do such worry.
ing. killing or wounding.
D. The owner or keeper OF any dog
that has been worrying. chasing, wound
ing or killing any sheep or lambs, mot
the property OF such owner or keeper,l
out Of his enclosures shall, within forty
eight hours after having received notice
thereof in writing from reliable and
'trusty source, cause such dog to be kill
ed. For every neglect 30 to do lie shall
forfeit the sum Of three dollars. and the
further sum OF one dollar and fifty cents
for every ,twenty-foGr hours thereafter
until such dog is killed, unless it shall
satisfactorily appear to the court or jms-
tice before which proceedings shall he
brought for the recovery of.said penal.
ty, that it was not within the power of
such owner or keeper TO kill such dog.
Nor shall any recovery be had unless il
shall satisfactorily appear that such dog
has done the mischief, and that such own
er or keeper has had notice as -foresaid.
The Danbury Neics man saws: An
English physician recently removed a
section OF q patients liver, placed it on
plate, scraped 1t carefully, and re.
turned it TO its normal action. This
promises to work n revolution in the
treatment of disease, and in few years
we will have an addition to domestic
literature something like this illus.
band, 1 wish You would take Johns
right lung down to the doctors this
morning, and have the middle valve fix
ed" or, will you stop into doctors
when you come home this noon, and see
if he has Mary's liver mended, rs she
wants to go out to tea this evening"
The practice will become so common i'm
time, VIC are sure, that none of the neigh
bors will be lii any way startled to see
wife with veil tied round her head
leaning out OF n bedroom window and
shouting To receding husband: "Jc-
re-mith Tell DIR. Scraper to send up
H. i,,ht L
1t IL done or not. He's had it there
more'n week, and the child might as
we'll be without any kidney, and done
with it -
BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR ApRu.-The
April number or Ballou's Magazine is
issued, and is an excellent specimen OF
what popular magazine should be. Ii
Is crowded with nice stories. fine engrav-
ings. good poetry, and many useful hints
on domestic economy, household facts
and three comic pictures which would
make stole laugh. No one can help
liking Ballou's Magazine it is 80 genial
and pleasant. Here is a list of the con.
tents OF the April number Verona :"
The Confidante; :" The Parrot Tribe :"
"The Whale Fishery :" "Disiuherited
or, The Mystery OF the Headlands -
"Myrick's Shanty;' Origin of the Mai
den Hair Fern" "A Woman's Story -
along the Road" Story of the Coun.
tess of Nithsdale :" The Three For.
tunes" Twill She Marry Him." Deus
Omnipotens :" Ashore in Havana: or.
A Taste Of Spanish Law" "The Three
Statues - april Weather; !" Our
YoUNG PEOPLES SToRY-TELLER-Mad
emoiselle Sylphina: or, The Fortunes of
a Castaway - The Song that the
Teakettle sang Curious matters :"
'Tsuthven's Puzzle Page :" The House.
keeper Facts and Fancies :" "A
Brilliant Announcement for 1875 :"
wv anting to solve Problem-ITumor.
Gus Pictures.") For sale all over the
country. Published by Themes and Tai
bot, Sc Bromtield Street, Boston.
w To persons contemplating n Yves.
tern or Southern tour. the following hints
may be Of service eff YOU want to please
an Ohio man. praise his COWS: n Ken.
lucky man, his horses: an Arkansas
man, his shooting; n Kansas man. his
dogs; an Iowa man, his girls n Wis.
consin man. his feet Virginian, his
family name, and Tennesscan, his
mules"
IVOn last Sabbath week the Specia.
tor says, an addition Of thirtv-one was
made TO the membership OF the Presby.
terrain Church ~, Staunton-fvc on Ger.
tificate from other churches, and twenty.
six on examination and profession Of
faith.
IY'1t is asserted that the value Of but.
ter made in this country is greater than
the wheat crop, and amounted last year
20 over four hundred million dollars
One million four hundred thousand
pounds Of the article were consumed in
1874 and an average Of nearly thirty.fve
pounds 20 each inhnbitant.
IVA contemporary says: This is an