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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06
Faithful Dogs.

The Sei,lia Democrat gives an account
Of a child. five years old. that strayed a.
way from its home, accompanied by two
dogs, ard was lost in some woods about
three miles from home. The Democrat
says:
As in our account yesterday, the last
seen of the child was in a fence corner
with his dogs. From there it seems he
wandered into the woods belonging to
Judge Woods, eight miles from Licking.
ton, and three miles from his home
Here. probably. night overlook the little
wanderer, and darkness closed upon
him, cold. tired and hungry. with none
to aid him but his faithful four-footcd
companions. The nights at this time of
the year arc too severe for robust man
to be exposed, and certainly tender
child, almost an infant, would surely
succumb to the biting temperature.
But there is a watchful Providence a.
bove, and his interposition in this case
seems miraculous. The faithful dogs,
with an instinct that seems equal to hu-
man intelligence. went TO work and
scratched together q bed of leaves. Into
this the boy crept, and then the intelli.
gent animals lay down one on each side
OF him, and kept him warm through the
night with the heat of their bodies.
Morning broke with the boy safe, his
shaggy guardians remaining at their post.
Though rested and unrefreshcd, lie was
almost famished with hunger. Again
the wonderful instinct of the faithful
dogs was equal to the emergency. They
set out foraging, chased and killed rab-
bit, and brought it to their young charge,
laying it Mt his feet. The boy eagerly
ate of the raw meat, and when discover.
ed was busily engaged in appeasing his
hunger.
When the party who discovered him
endeavored to approach the child the
dogs became ferocious. and would not
let one Of them approach him. The boy s
father and the dogs master had to be
sent for before they could get the child
from his noble protectors.
The joy of the parents can easily be
imagined, and we will guarantee to say
that all the wealth of Lafayette county
would not purchase one of these dogs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06
Romney, Hampshire County, West Va, August g. 1875.

she heard his step and started up to
meet him.
Il am tired-I must wait here she
said. painting and pressing her thin hand
over her heart, as she sank into a chair.
Here, Edward come here See the
six months are over and You are all
right again. Here are all the bills re.
ccipted. and here is hundred dollar
bill to put aside. Now. dear. are you
glad?-
Edward was surprised into exclaiming /:
us it possible?"
Yes. yes. Say, oh say, are you
glad? Are you relieved? Have done
well?''
The cry was unnatural, almost wild
And then, looking anxiously up into
her face, Edward saw how thin and pale
it was. There was look in her eyes
that drew forth at last--aye, at last
the long waited for wordsl
Indeed, my darling. you have done
well-you have made me a free man a.
gain-God bless you!''
A beautiful joyous smile burst forth
over her whole face, as she held ND her
lips for his kiss.
The children were coming. She at
tempted to get up to meet them.
"Sit still and rest. l will give them
their supper. You are tired" he said.
as the little ones came and clustered a.
round mamma.
"les, L can rest now. am resting,
Come. kiss mamma, babies, little dar.
lings, and Willie mammals little man.
There, take care of sisters, dear. and
help them. Mamma is going to rest a.
while.
Many times Edward turned from the
children to cast an anxious glance on
Susie.
The twilight was deepening. He saw
her eyes close gently, and whispered:
"Hush-sh, children! mamma is sleep
ing"
lie would not light the gas, for fear
of arousing her. After while, little
four year old girl. awed by the darkness,
stole up to mammals side, and tried to
climb into her arms.
Mamma cold-oh, so cold Dit her
sorl?'
Edward started up, struck the gas !;
clasped the p DOR, little, cold hand gaz-
ed. terrified into the sweet placid face
and then, with n cry of anguish. sank
down beside her, and poured forth the
words of love that would have gladden.
, ed her heart and frightened her young
life all the years gone by. At last-yes,
during the last moments of her life he
had given her the coveted food, loving,
approving words. Satisfied, gratefully
happy, she had COMO to rest--her work
done, the reward won
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06
South 8raneh aatsllisenefr.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. AUG. 6. 1878.


JOHN LEE CARROLL, OF MD.-The
following extract from this able and dis
tinguished gentleman's speech Of accep-
lance Of nomination for Governor OF his
State commends itself to the considera-
ton of every conservative in the coun.
try. We must return to the great car.
dinal principles upon which our wise
fore-fathers based their scheme Of Gov.
eminent. in both State and Federal ad.
ministration, If we would see the coun.
Try safe, prosperous, happy. The speech
OF MIR. Carroll indicates that he is worthy
OF his high descent, as the grandson of
the illustrious and patriotic Charles Car.
roll. of Carrolton, whose name a CRATE.
full people should ever delight to honor !:
Truly, then, the proud recollections
OF the past will be more to rs than the
record of n struggle for existence, or
even the establishment of our National
independence. The history of those ear.
ly days is replete with the wisdom, the
practical wisdom, Of the men who fran.
ed our government, and even on this day
our greatest confidence in the present,
and our strongest hopes of prosperity
for the future, are built upon Tire recog-
milton by the nation Of the stable doc.
trines which they then maintained.
"liow can we ever pay sufficient
tribute to the memory of Jefferson, for
having established as an axiom among
our people that principle of liberty and
safety, that the military should be SUI.
coordinate to the civil power?" TCheers. I
What safeguards did he not throw a.
round the system ofour sovereign States
when he proclaimed that their domestic
concerns were to be managed in their
own way, free from the control or inter
vention of the Federal arm Of power?"
"W hat stride was made in the march
OF government when his great dogma
was accepted, that individuals were en-.
titled to equal political rights, without
regard to social distinction or religious
sect or opi'tioH!'
Nv hat danger was there for any man,
he he never so humble, so long as the
writ OF h0beas corpus was enforced, and
criminals were furnished with an indict
ment of the charges against them. and
guaranteed a speedy trial ''in accordance
with the laws of the land. and the iudg.
ment of their peers?" What field was
there for the vast and shameless frauds
that have been brought to light in the
past few years, appointments had been
made with view of carrying out his great
doctrine. chat judicious economy should
he exercised in the expenditure of the
peoples money, in ORDER that labor
might be lightened and taxes rendered
less oppressive" Great applause
And now let me say that am here
today simply to accept the honor you
have proffered me, and not by any words
of mine to arouse the sentiments of par
ties against each other. Although re.
presenting, as You do, the sovereignty of
one Of the oldest States of this Union.
you have the right to ask how have the
party in power obeyed these, the man.
dates of our ancestors how have they
maintained the principles that we know
u be the text of every American Dem
ocrat%'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06


FEARFUL EFFECTS OF THUNDER
SToRM.-The funeral Of Jacob Johnson
on Monday last arrived at the Cemete-
ry of the Evergrcens, Brooklyn. about
four r. NJ. in the midst Of the thunder
rtorm, which seemed to centre at that
point. Flash after flash of the most in
tense lightning, followed by deafening
pcals of thunder. had thoroughly alarm
ed those in the carriages and rem.
dcred the horses unmanageable with
fright, when suddenly two balls of fire
seemed TO drop from the sky, there were
two stunning reports. the driver Of the
carriage next the hearse was pitched
headlong from his seat, and the horses
plunged madly forward against the
hcarsc, as if 90 carry to death the fami.
~ who were in that carriage. The shock
broke the fastenings of the horses, shat.
tered the front portion of the carriage
and threw n young lady violently TO the
ground. Fortunately she was only slight
~ injured. The driver was seriously in
juT"d, it is believed, internally. SIEVE.
raj other persons were severely shocked
hv the electrical discharge, and q horse
attached TO the carriage next TO tho one
struck was knocked down. The terror
and agitation Of those present were in.
tense for few moments, but the remains
were finally inferred without further
casualty.--Nc,o lo,k Observer, Jdy 20.
y Marriage at the revolver's mouth
g. not valid Sothe New York Supreme
Court decides in the case OF n Livingston
county man who was forced hy another
TO 20 with him 90 Avon and marry q
girl against his will. Judge +. Darwin
smith granted n decree declaring the
marriage null and void, giving both par.
ties the privilege 20 marry again.
TIA chemical analysis Of the con.
tents Of the stomach Of G Gorge VI. Jack.
SON, defauItiug cashier in Collector
Huckuer's Office. Louisville, proved that
hc was in earnest. Seventy three grains
Of arsenic were discovered.
~ The Black Hill country is rapidly
being settled with gold hunters despite
iHc presence Of u. S. soldiers. They
are locking in at the rate OF twenty a
day The gold found is coarse.
Y report having been circulated
That the editor Of the Shenandoah De.
"''"r" had been approached with pc.
'onIary consideration for n change OF
P'ucy relative TO railroad matters. Rid
"eharger offers one hundred dollars re-
ward for information that will put him
Oh the track Of the authorship.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06


An ALARMING EvIL.-One of the sad
dest and most alarming evils among us,
is the want of parental discipline, and
the lawless spirit resulting from it among
the youth of our land.
American children generally govern
their parents. When they get beyond
the period of infancy, they almost imme-
diately become young gentlemen and Ia
dies. Boys & girls arc generally, to n very
slight extent, under the oversight Of their
parents. Not unfrequently they are sent
into the streets that mother may not be
troubled with them, and such boys very
quickly acquire all the accomplishments
which belong to young men of the peri
cd. The girls walk the streets arrayed
in the fashion of the day; and read the
illustrated papers, and, before they en-
ter upon womanhood, often have their
minds corrupted with false views of life,
and imaginations excited by images ru-
nous to mind and heart.
Why, with such an education az orr
young people generally obtain, need one
be surprised at the dissipation of our
young men, and fast habits of some of
our young women? The evils seeds that
are being sown every day in our streets
must be expected TO take root and in
due time spring up & bear deadly fruit.
Has not the time come for parents TO
watch more closely the impressions. for
time and eternity, being daily made up
on the minds of their children.-E1.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06


OATMEAL AS FooD.-CdsselPs Nigga
zine says Of oatmeal: We have called it
the food for bone as we'll as brain, mus
Gle as well as mind. To the laboring or
artisan class IL commcnds itself rs an
article of diet on account Of it's cheap
ness, the readiness and economy with
which il can be cooked, and, while 1t is
easily digestcd. it contains, as we have
seen, larger proportion than wheaton
bread of the elements that go TO form
bone and muscle. The best Scotch oat-
meal costs two-pence pound, and this
contains far more true nourishment, in
the opinion of some medical men, than
the same weightof Liebig's Extract. 1t
commends itself to literary men, and all
workers who earn their bread by the
sweat Of their brains. There are, rs we
happen TO know, several well-known au-
thors who, though born and bred this
side the Tweed, nevertheless swear by
oatmeal porridge as brain-inspiring
compound. Then, as TO it's palatable-
ness. we ourselves have long held the
belief that not only is porridge rich in
Eutritive matter, but, when nicely cook
ed, and eaten with new milk, is simply
delicious, dainty dish fit, indeed, TO
set before any king.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

IVA correspondent Of the Now York
Observer says: '.As-the Farmers Club
are advising their friends how to clcar
their hcnerics from hen lice. I would
state that simply BY sprinkling lime ON
the perches where the hens roost, and n
little also In their nests, l have kept my
premises so free from those vermin that
no one has been seen on my fowls or
place since living here, now some nine
years.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06
Camp-Meetings & Their History
From Me Rnhimore SIN.

NeSSTS. Editors In an article of the
Sun on ''camp-mcetings and their histo-
ry," the origin of them on this continent
is enormously ascribed to Methodists
and Presbyterians in 1899. Camp-meet-
ings were the result OF religious oppres-
sion, and tho overgrowth of that zeal and
devotion which animated those opposed
to the established church," in Virginia
prior to the revolution Of l776, when
Baptist preachers were fined and ;mpris-
oned for preaching contrary to the will
and orders Of the establishment" and
were not permitted 20 have meetinr.hou-
scs, but assembled in private dwellings,,
barns, &c. IL was after one of these
imprisonments in the jail Of Middlesex
county, Va, that Rev. John Waller, re-
turning to his home in Spottsylvania
county, Va, in 1776, and having no
church, chapel, or meeting-ho or al
lowed to have one, determined and orig.
mated, and dill hold the first camp-meet-
ing in America in Spottsylvania county.
near where now is the old Waller s"
church. In Taylor's History of Virgin
in Baptist Ministers will be found the
following related of John Waller in 1875
''ile preached from house to house. over
large field of ministerial labor Inc al,
so established what he called canlp.meet.
inJS, in which they continued together
several days under ceJtuiR lCrittelt Jcq,,Id.
lions. The novelty Of these meetings
excited the attention Of the people i'm
such II manner that great multtudes
crow led aftor him." This also is cor
roborated in Samples History of the
Baptists Of Virginia, published over fifty
years ago At this meeting and ut sub
sequent meetings, for Waller continued
them annually there attended two broth
ers, also Baptist preachers, Lewis and
Joseph Craig, and who subsequently re.
moved to Kentucky. and carrying with
them the camp-meeting fervor from Wal.
ler's camp-meetings in Spottsylvania CO.,
Va, aided in getting up, with the Cum
berland Presbyterians and Methodists
and Baptists, the great camp.meetinp
that you refer to, and called "the great
canebrake camp.meeting." Thus il will
be seen that the Baptsts first originated
camp-meetings in America, by Rev.
John Waller, in 1875, in Spottsylyania
county, Va, some thirteen years before
the camp.meeting in 1879, referred 70 i'm
your editorial, The Baptists in various
parts Of the country continued them for
years, and though in some Southern and
Western States they continue in some
localities 10 hold them, yet with the de-
nomination they have fallen into disuse
as the country became more settled and
churches, meeting. houses and preaching
places increased. And while the Meth
odists have carried them on to an elabo-
rate degree. yet TO the Baptists belong
the credit Of originating and holding the
first camp-meeting, or camp.meetings in
America. A. +. &.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06


a REMARKABLE CAsE,-The Stanton
(Va.) Spectator says about two weeks ago
Mrs. Robert Taylor, of Augusta county,
and who was some years since patient
in the lunatio asylum, and whose mind
has recently been affected, drove head
less sixpenny nail into her skull by strik-
ing 10 with the broad side OF Ratchet.
THIS had been done several days before
10 was discovered, which occurred i'm this
way: Whilst her daughter was comb
ing her head she discovered TINT her
mothers head was very tender, but her
mother put her hand over the wound
and concealed it. The daughter thought
nothing Of it at that time, but whilst
combing her mothers head on the next
day she discovered that it was sore and
insisted on examining it. Her mother
again put her hand on the wound TO con.
ceal It, and il was not till her daughter
bad persisted in her purpose to examine
1t that she confessed how it was done.
and ia making the revelation enioined
secrecy upon her daughter. A ply stefan
wns summoned, who extracted the nail,
though with some difficulty, so tightly
was il imbedded i'm the skull. The nail
had been in the skull several DAYS be-
fore It was extracted. II is very re.
markable that it not only did not cause
her death, but did not seem 20 cause her
TO suffer any injury. She says that she
has felt better ever since she did il.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

RATS ExPELLEp.-A gentleman i'm
Burlington. VT, OF an investigating turn
Of mind, a week or two ago determined
to try it again with the rats which in
tested his house. lie purchased sup
ply Of coal oil tar at the gas works, and
placed small quantities of it in the rat
holes in his cellar and elsewhere in their
runaways. The rats, bedaubed them
selves, became disgusted with the man.
ner OF their entertainment, and speedily
left the premises. and have not been seen
or heard from since.
A writer i'm the New York Observer in
regard to rats and mice says: Just be-
fore leaving home for fortnight's visit,
some four years since, unintentionally
left a steel rat-trap set in the basement,
rs rats and mice had been very trouble
some. Before leaving the house. rs rats
were occasionally caught they were kill
ed at once, and the depredations contin-
ued. But on returning from our visit we
found rat had been caught, and, doubt
less. after giving due warming to his as
sociates, had died, remaining in the trap
so that they could see their danger
From that time TO this no sign of rat
or mouse have we seen i'm our house,
Other families by serving a rat thus may
free their houses from the intruders."
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

VAccording to an English journal.
hard putty can be removed from win
dow sash by simply applying piece OF
heated metal such as soldering iron or
other heated implement. When heated
mot red hot) the iron is to be passed
slowly over the putty. which is thereby
rendered so soft that it will part from
the wood without difficulty.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

Ia The Washington Sunday Gazette
says that $4,000 which was bequeathed
to the widow OF Stonewall jackson Sc
veral years ago, in Memphis, Tenn,
will now DO received by that lady as the
estate has been settled and is able to
pay the legacy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

ToTE.--Day by day Virginia is vindi.
Gated from aspersions. Our word tote"
has long been held TO be negroism and
proyincialism, but now turns out 90 he
Of ancient and honorable origin. II
sprung from an old legal term. toiere to
TO curry mp a case 10 higher court.
which came to be known as the writ tot
which was pronounced tote. 1t was ap-
piled particularly 10 cases carried up"
from the barons' court, in old English
times, TO the county court. and was as
dear to the yeomanry as the common
law itself.--PeieTsJtTg Neirs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

EVrOne Of the japanese command.
ments runs as follows THAT which is
evil, be it but small, do not that which
IS good, he it but small, fail not 20 do"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

TITO cure smoky chimney. il il
suggested to suspend an inflated blad-
der within it, about eighteen inches or
two feet above the level Of the mantel.
piece Exchange.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

MORE CLoyER.-Very few men are a.
ware Of the amount OF soil washed away
every year in this section Of the country.
II we keep on with this kind OF farming
many farmers will now do IA they do in
Eastern States, and put guano, ashes,
plaster, superphosphates or lime in every
hill OF corn. Farmers you should stop
some Of this waste don't think of leay-
ing nothing but the yellow clay for fu-
ture generations. But there is RENE.
dy for all the waste; SOW more clover.
Keep the ground filed with roots or We
getable matter then it can't get away so
easy. Plough up clover sod for corn
or wheat and be sure TO have the clover
in the rotation OF the crops. Sow in
February or March and bear in mind
next summer you can NOW big crop Of
hay from that piece OF ground, and re-
member that ID is getting richer. Make
calculations 70 seed another part OF tho
farm next year, and in n short time You
can have a twO-year old clover sod 20
plant corn on then look ont for fino
corn, big ears and big yield, grown with
half the labor that you now grow on
those worn-out fields that have been in
constant use for corn and wheat for TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty years. Ohio is the best
country for clover I ever saw. The far.
mers east Of this State don't pretend TO
get along without sowing clover, and to
make the clover grow they use plaster
and lime. Here there is no use OF this
nj present and in addition 20 the rich
yield Of fine clover or hay the clover seed
is profitable % take care of.--Fd57aeT.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

How THE BIBLE WAS PREsERvED.-
Baked Bible is Bohemian dish. The
story goes that very many years ago,
when the Protestants OF that country
we're being subjected 10 persecution. =
law was passed requiring che surrender
Of all Bibles TO the priests 70 be burned.
When the priests we're seen approaching
a certain house, the housewife, with a
woman's wit. wrapped up her Bible care
fully. surrounded it with large mass Of
dough, and put It in the oven. The
priests had such poor success in their
search that the volume is saidto be now
IN the possession Of n resident Of Lucas
county, Ohio a grandson Of the first
owner. It was her greatest achievement
in cookery. The Bible was baked. but
not burnt
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-06

Ia Newspapers wrapped around ice
in refrigerator, several thiclnesses,
viii help TO keep and preserve it.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-06-04
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FIRES.

SAVANNAH, Ga, June "a fire
at Union Island last night destroyed
Hilton 4 Fosters mill, one hundred
thousand feet of lumber, and the
wharves and two schooncrs. Loss
100000; no insurance.
Great fires are still raging in the
woods in parts Of Pennsylvania, and
in the north part Of Monroe county
lives were lost. The inhabitants oI
Locust Ridge,EYergfeen, Steddefs.
vile, Goldsboro, and many numbering
settlements were all driven from their
homes, scores Of which were laid in
ashes. Hundreds Of people are said
to have saved only their clothes they
wore. Families were driven for miles
before the advancing flames through
the forest, and several old and feeble
persons were burned to death.
OTTAWA, Canada, June, 3.-Ec-
ports from the upper Ottawa, state
that forest fires are doing. immense
damage to timber, and that already
more pine has been destroyed than
lumbermen would cut in three years.
CMATswoRrn, Ont, June There
were twenty buildings destroyed by
fire in this village to-day. Loss s37,-
600; insurance slight.