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How TO Tighten the Guy. Burdens.

To THE EDITOR OF The SCN-Sir. Allow
me to show you how o hghten tire city's bur
deus. You say We pay about slO.5o,IoJ in sala-
ries nd fees for running our city Government.
| would get rid OF n.f of tAls In the following
manner;
would m ke the Dock Department, which IA
now an ex ensive .nd useless concern. a bureau
In the Department Of Puolic Works. where II
prop rly Delong-. with an experienced engineer
at H. head. Tue Building Department, another
expensive luxury, would attach to the FIRE De
partmcnt. wnere IT a 40 uolongs, with practicaI
And Nlerlcnccd builder ~ It's netd. | would re-
ducc the cleric II ANA other Ofiiciai rec IN he
Finance Department and Department OF Public
orks O. one-halt which would require the
other nalf 70 a,e cad NOR TO publ duties and
less to polite, or get out | wOulI got I'D OF
<l,2u Ter amman u cry out, 80 yc-. - Nr-, AL
yers having cuisines wild tins court, g., "A, tD"y
open the rnur every IN nriins. and uIplV turir
places WIN supegannu ted police zen IN nalf
nay. would reduce the Di,tticl Courts to one
halt their prcscnt number. aua the .larne Court
would wipe out al O-etuer. IS good spect-
men brick ~ the waule, YOU your III nave ire
uuen " called attention t. the tact. long sine
patent 20 every on. that TINS court. which Il
ma>tcrl, IN lis inttlicieuCy a. the rate Of $1,000
year. can q suppl .nted by one tnaf 'NiIl do
all the business required of 10 Tor SHUUO. and /
believe TINS Legislature thinks Ot taxing your
advi =.
Bur L.gislttures need .purrinr. Won know. and
when tho lawmakers OF TO day were not yet
bora, should NOT deter you iruiu ape t.ing about
II No a., while theN stand At Albany with ears and
mouth w'dr up n. ready 10 eaten every word ol
WIS., ul III SIS uif Is.
4 REFORMED OFFIEHOLDER
NEW \ DIRK, j u. -. l>,t
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There are men in the United states senate

who have aci ed fdfhful.Y On the advice for the
conduct Of life attributed to n eminent Ameri-
can states nan. lhey nave got rid # their chir.
acters. There are some men hero whD never
had characters to get ril of. Of these the coIn-
tr, expects nothing in this crisis but the bat ut
parts ,nshil at once ign rln', insineerc. a-I
ynriierous in the ratio of Is Ignorance and I'M
slncerity-whi h IS the badge # III theirtrioe.
Tue case I nds very dir rently with Senltlr,
OF the EDMrNDs and CHRisrIANCY class rney
wero lawyers and judges before they nec inc
senators. lhey have repIta ions to he care
Of They are not ins'nsitive or Indifferent to
public oplniln The are under the obligation
OF an oath and they nave given bonds to them
selves as II asto the country IL Is not to be be-
leyed that men Of Ihis class will be found de-
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CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-From good authority
I'm railroad natter learn tnit the New ORE ms
and jackson Rhlrold is u he sold auction IN
front u the New Orleans Custom House on the
10Th Of thi- month rnis road cost the st to Of
Louiailui and the city Of New Orleans a great
dead Of money; then IL got into the possession
OF Mr, Met ,mh aud other Northern railroad
men, I'm tllY lnding rs way into The hanls Of a
receiver.
nave been unable 10 find my advertisement
OF the IS lie IN the New Orean. newspapers. Out
thrf have "a pec..itr Wy OF kecutng sucn things
let ia L1ul-i iua. Whom there Is a plot on foot
u COB lo rdilr1 Il. II he sale Is really intend
ed, THIS notice may hello u attract bidders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04
Men with tai. are found every now and

Men with tail, are found every now and
then IN some obscure corner Of tue world, and
the sea serpe I - freqnen " seen in some far
aw y sea, ny lpng-tongued and bleIr-eyed m ri
n"rs. \ few weeks agp We had the test AZ
count Of the sea serpent from a Ct titn VINO
saw IL disp1riing itself near the banks u New
foundl nj. Ia, men with tail are usually lie rd
of In the centre 4 Africa, though neither IIv-
INGSrOSr, CAMERON. mr. any of the other ex-
llnrers most familiar WITH those regions. h :
ever told Us Of them. We now hear Of
them in the Pacific island ~ New Guinea.
ana IL Is the Rev. GEORGE BROwN, "A missioua y
there, who gives an account Of then To tue New
Z,al nd Neekig N,rs lie himself did n { see
them, bur he was positively assured Of their ex
istence hy the natives. who sav that the ludal
appen LACE i. oony an innrxlnle, 50 that they
We to dis hole N he SAID before they can sit
down. As hey ole At once II II is broken. hey
consider man without II to tie 30 ridiculous
that thty will not suffer hun to live. Tle Rev
GEORGE BROwN's story Is 4 lively one, out II he
had kept II t. himself Till he had caught, bagged.
and brought away with Gim one Of the kind
OF men described Dv MIN, he would have en-
aoled DAHwIS ana the rest of us 10 put more
implicit fltu IN II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

The ice in the East river Yesterday seri-
ouslv impedei nay,g,tipn. sever II Terry boats
We ca isl Ia the npi'ing nril- ani carried
SOM distan, e before they could extricate the n
sew 5. An Ice bridge u liable to fern at any
turn Of the tide. aud alv INJURIOUS persons NAV
bee temoted % cr,-s "a II. Ii they d. 40 thrv
will tik' tneir lives in their hands, for. al
though we have cold We .ther and plen-
u Of snow to cn!l, tne wal r, the temuefa-
ture has not been low enpu,h YET to make very
thick and lrm ics In tue salt water adjacent to
the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

There will he 1utter in fashionable society
TO-DAY when It Snown that the ne iutiui hcircs- Miss
Jenny va cnline was privately married Yesterday by
the Re- nr. 1hlm,, r. Armitlgr, 70 Horace, only
brother Of fiwardS, sio&cs. The bride. originally
Jenny + lole r. TIE n. ce ald adopted diughtrrof
h'nil tNd hr tg' Auui.ur, tur aty bachelor, uf
rlAN tttn stree al4 NJ 4l.a u avenue Neflrro Of n,r
u.rcs anew of nr i1gr n tli afrr IA Nr.l
l'nhi@tl, anu Horace Iuhcs's mothtrN lN c4uil
i-n'ta i', up me m ineni Nnen hrr d4u nf ri4iy
Introduced 20 hrr lIr brittle is Ntfy Y.u. 9. AMI
the husband Is OILY tMrnty-flu Dr. Arlt 49,, I,
ylued up u them tu.t tlrY sIuulu M once III Mn.
Stokes al he bAci, u4lglu.
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lie could not divulpe the business of the

telegraph ni'e, or te ify as 10 m itters passing
ov.r the wires. This is the answer that has
b., en- given to the Senate Committee on Priv'-
Ieess and Elections by WILLIAM NJ. TURNER,
manager OF the Western Union Telegraph ofllce
at Jacksonville, Oregon; and senator MORTON
has taken MIN In hand, aud put his case into
resolution that will be considered to-day. The
privacy Of toleersphic CORE spondence-we shall
see WI 4 the Senate thinks Of
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BErcnrR,s lnIk ahonl lhe wordless stat,

BErcHERs lnik about the wordless state
OF t1ose who have gone 70 the height Of divine
life. or something of that sor, reminds us OF
remark m de by COLE YoUNGER, ons OF the
rthheld Bank robuers. Vale some were i'll
clned To IN Ike a hero Of the handsome aud
GIN tongued captive O thers, whD felt that his
criminal career was hardly proper subject for
admiration In community governed bv law,
pl'iny sail so. COLE turned to one OF his adj
mirers. and. with q LOOK of disgust. remarked:
Iney cannot nnierst nd my sublime NE" so
itiswith BEEcurR. Hls Idle : ARE entirely above
the unders anding of commonpl co people. VINO
hive AN old-fshloned resDect for the seventh
Com nHndment aud the sAnctiiy Of the domes-
liz heAIth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

Gen. CROOKS army has reached Fort
F-tterman. In wyoming Territory, aud Is to he
at once disbandeh. The celnDiilu hts not been
very glorious on,, and the trials OF the soldiers
have been gre 1. The cold of Lite has caused
them much suffering ana tn, army may as
welt d-band, for It can 10 nothing In weather
Ike that 1t IL now experi nciug. On CnDist-
mas the mercury IN the taernOmcte froze. and
the endurance If oO.h men ana animals WAS
severely tried.
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II n man should invent a feasible and not
injurious plan for PROMPTLY and cbeaply clear
ipv the main streets OF the city II snow, he
would deserve medal and pot OF money.
Snow is a nuts nee in a great city, while 1t lies,
and a sore evil when Il melts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

The number Of colvicts in the three
- to prisons OF New York on the 3O,h OF st
So teniber Wa 30 0. sung sing le .Iiu- or with
Los. The numr-r l. ni out the stue 40 the
year before. ana Nv hundred ahead of 1873 and
ls.i each. The Hoyofnor. oy the constitutional
.nendWent adol'od by tine people At the last
election. now has the a. p lintment ~ a Sunern-
tendcnt " Prisons. wiki al the y wers Of me
Board OF Inspector aud tao equence will
be- undivided res on.ioiliiy, and. We nope aud
anti Dipate. les, j,hbery. The management Of
our prisons has oeen Disgrace TO the State.
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II Is absurd for IA strong man like BEN
BUTLER to be striving for the teelecti n Of
weak man like boutwell, to the Senate. 1t APP
pc from our Boston letter that " BUTLER
cannot put BOUTWELL, in. he will support himself
as a candidate for the vi ce. 1t would look more
sensible II ne were to take up himself as bis own
first choice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

Are we not to have Gov. HAYES reply
to GOV. II >MproS's letter. Tne interest In this
correspondence Is not confined to South Caro-
lima frien ily report has credited GOV. HAYES
with oplnion' on the southern question and SEN
tIments toward the Southern people radically
differing from those entert med ana Illustrated
by the Administration winch nas undertak en- to
make him It's resiiuiry leg tee. THIS report has
rrowed some coior Of credibility from certain
phra-es IN his letter Of ocrept nee. II there Is
anything IN it. Gov HAMPTON has given hun N
ideal opportunity to express himself. Bntis rot
the compressive hand " CHANDLER stillh heavy
upon the defeated cInii ilte's moath?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

Thinss look stormy in town these DAYS.
The unhappy affair in front OF the Union CLUB
yesterday. and the BARLOW floor correspond
ence published this morning, show that, even
In the present dull times. some people have hot
blood i'm their veins
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

Gov. IIrBBARD of Connecticut, in his
mess iee ycsterd y. said .ruly that ths American
PEG L. are Accustomed to respec, the iaw sin.-
piy because 1t Is law aud DO n I need is vi-iole
symbol. before their eyes. In the shape Of
swords and shoulder straps. to remind them "
their obn-ation t. obey a..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

For young society, which has an inter-
esting name. an abun lance OF powerful sup
po t. a serious field OF Labor, ami an overfl wing
treasury the society for the Prevention ~
Cruelty to Children which holds its anniversary
at Steinway Hall tonight, Is not doing as much
heavy work a. might hc expected from II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

The long agony Is over. The Rev. Mr..
SEE has been found guilty of violating the lsw
OF Con In letting WON sn preach for him. Now.
what will Widow Van CoTr dn2 She assumes
to pre- ch thn Inv of GoD, and II in the very act
OF undertaking. to preach 1t she Is violating and
ouiraging that law, her case Is bad Indeed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

The House will undoubtedly decide that
Colorado is State and that the technical ob-
jections to the recognition OF the fact. and to
the admission OF its Representative are insult
nclent. The Democratic Oh hrman OF the Ju-
dietary Committee made report In this sense
yestcrd "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

The President is said to favor the idea of
Investing tie surplus Of the Geneva ward, an 4
devoting the interest to subsidies for the en-
couragement of American shiphuilders. As the
money is not the Governments to give aw ",
the idea Is quite characteristic Of GRANT aud
Gruntism.
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The Washington hre authorities should
k"cp n ,y' On he Navy ID pirtm' mt from now
uii tue fourth 4 rch. II might be well to
have II Imp riant books and papers soaked Ia
strong luton Of tuu-state % sOda.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04

lrregu'A-Iti.s nv b. n i-cuNered in tho ac-
counts oi Recorder M+ r Rlyruir. and ihe Gun.
ca las appointed ico hm.uee uf lIy,s.isau0a,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

WEST VIRGINIA. 30 WIT AT
" rules held in The Clerks once of
the County Court Il Hampshire county.
on Che first Monday IN November, 1877.
John a. Cordor, Plaintiff
u.s.
David Dill Defendant
lS A~~rMrsfT.
The object az ,h.s suit is 20 recover
Of the defendant the sum Of S124 90,
with interest from the - day Of Novcm-
Der. 1876. tiilpaid, and tie costs Of snit.
aud 20 ntlnch The estate OF the defendant
sufficient 10 pay the same
And 60 appearing hy affidavit that the
defendant does not reside in this State,
20 is ordered. that hc do appear here
within one month after The Grst publi-
cation OF This order, and 60 what is ne
eessarv 10 protect his interest in This
shit a copv-Icste.
&. $. WHITE, G. o. g. u g..
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j ACKSON'S
y JEST SW EFT NAVY
Cheering Tobacco i!

WE take pleasure in recommending these
goods to our friends ns being the finest chewing
tobacco on the market. For sale 10 an shapes
by FINN BROS X Co. Baltimore y b.
Freight paid both ways if not entirely sstisrsc-
orr. Aug 20, 1871 2mo.
Is LEATHER GOODS-A spleodid stock Of
II City made OF various kinds for Ladies Miss
or and Childien. Men and Boys. very extern
Give stock of Eastern work of oil descriptions
ard OF tXe'len quality
GlIkESON, PUGH q VANCE.
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MA 81 Publications. We can fur
HnMR Dish all % DIR. fOoTE's popular
UIVHA Dime Publications ON health and
Kindred topics "OID EYES MADE NEW >"
tells how TO reetOre the sight and give UP glasses
without the aid Of Doctor or Medicine. Half q
AND CURE ron THE RUrTuRED" IL n valuable
monograph for those who are afflicted with Rup-
tuTc or Hernia. 'PuYetOLOCfCAL IMrHovEHErF
or Humanity. ," relates TO the subject 81 having
people born right. "PHYsIOLOeicAI MARRIAGE"
gives the latest researches regarding the laws
governing tempcfamental adaptation, SC, &c.
STKP BACKWARD, reviewing inconsiderste
legislation concerning the Prevention %
Conception. SPERaATOHRHUA," or Sem
tnal Weakness with evidence ~ its durability.
"CRoUP, it, causes, prevention aud cure. ~ iuvRl-
liable to every mother having the care ~ small
children. "COLD FEET" causes, prevention
aud cure. ANY one 81 the foregoing Dime
Publications wiz be sent ~ man, postage pre-
paid on receipt % ten cents.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07
WIT AND IIUuoR

Banks may "bust' and 'go up"
but we defy them to get any of our mo-
ney TO soar with. We deposit our spare
change with delinquent subscribers and
none ofthem will ever 90 up.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. TO WIT:
John w. Gardner, Plaintiff,

hhhF SiitE SobNIf, 10 VIII
John w. Gardner, Plaintiff
u.s.
Meredith Capper, administrator of John Spaid
dec d.. and in his own right, Malinda Cap.
per, Enos Spaid, J. Spaid, administrators
Of Amos Spaid, d., Mahna Arnold, Chris.
tina Sechrist, r. n. Johnson, administrators
OF Michael Spaii, decd. Joseph Spaid, Amos
Lafollette and Rachel his wife, James r. Nc
Cauley and Ann Jemimn his wife, William
Miller and Hannah his wife. Levi Lafolletie,
John ilerrell and Margaret G. his wife john
Mccoy and Emma his wife. John T.. Grove.
Cepbas r. Grove, Isaiah Richards ehilir
Corsey Richards aud George Spaid, Defrn.
dan,s,
IL CnANCERY.
At the Octo Der term of the county court OF
said county, 1877, the above cause was referred
TO Commissioned of the Court who was "di.
rected TO state. settle and adjust, the accounts
OF Meredith Capper, administrator of John
SpHid, dec d, and TO ascertain and report the
respective amounts due from said administrator
to the respective distributes of oAid John
Spaid, dec d., and TO ascertain and report any
other matters deemed pertinent by himself OF
which any party in interest may require"
Office
la therefore given 10 the above named and
and all others concerned, that | will attend nj
my Office in RomTey, on the ;lth day of De-
cember, 1877, for the purpose of executing said
decree, and they shall attend then and there
with all the necessary vouchers and other evil
dence to enable me TO do so and complete
my report.
A. p. WHITE.
Commissioner
Nov. 16. l87T.-4w.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

IA tail tramp looked in at brok.
er's Office the other day. His imposing
height startled the broker. BLESS me-
said he my man. how high do you stand
in your stockings!" "Stockingsr' was
the reply. Il amt got none
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.


THE countenanceisp alcand lcaden-
colored, with occasional fiushcs, or
q circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks the eyes become dull the pu-
pills dilate an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eyelid the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleedS;
Swelling ofthc upperlip occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bing Of the ears unusual secretion
Of saliva; Shiny or furred tongue
breath very foul, particularly III the
morning; appetite variable, some
times voracious, with gnawing sem
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone flceting pains the stomach;
occasional nausea and vomiting vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels Irregular, ut times costivc
stools shiny not unfrcqucntly tinged
with blood belly swollen and hard;
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hic-
cough cough sometimes dry and con-
vulsiye /; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of The teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, sc.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. c. MCLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in amy form tits aninnocent prepare
ton, not CAPABLE Of doing tie slight
csE injury TO tic most tender in/anf.
The genuine DIR MCLANE's YER
MIFUGE bears the signatures of 6.
McLANE and FLEMING Bios. on the
wrapper. -:O:-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

$50 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y
Feb %. ls77.--lv.
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20 A Little Boy, coming home from
church. where he had seen person
performing on an organ. said to his
mother: "Oh, nanny, wished you had
been to church to-day, to see the fun :;
man was pumping music out of an old
Cupboard ="
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

EfF In Bath Abbey is TO be seen the
following epitaph: Here lies Ann
Mann she lived an old mail and died
an old Mann
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

ES Time never sits heavily on us but
when it is badly employed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

30 Union Square Esu f''H
664 Washington Street, Boston, Macs
III Second Ave, Pittsburgh "a
al State Street, Chicago, I'll.
81 souih 5th Street, g. Losis' No
~ New Montgomery e., San Franci'eo. UA.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

sa-llc had been telling her about his
troubles, and how everything seemed
against m--rheumatism, the wicked
world, &c.--when she, like tho Chicago
girl she was. broke out you mus. be
very fond ofdieting upon frogs. Mr..
Paike." "Frogs?" inquired he, "why
frogs?' "Oh, because replied the heart
less Miss, you arc such n croakorr' It
cured him.
80 Living in Washington is said 90
be as low rs in any Eastern city.
GUIJ is not the ability 10 he die.
but tho ability to work, that constitutes
happiness.
90 They say married people live
longer than those who remain single.
OF course, two people will live longer
then one
The Newtown bee., 1877-11-01
s$}Agrldll(tural'
How Tomatoes are Canned.

The large consumption of canned
 goods in this country. and the market which is opening for them in Eur"pe; the great variety of farm products which the factories demand, and the near home market which they make for pcTlshable fruits and vegetables, render this indus try matter of interest to all intelligent farmers. Besides meats and fish preser- we'd hy this method. nearly all the moIe common and perislnble fruits and v'ge- t,hles are canned and made available for food during the whole year. A canning factory is one of the most useful and eco nomical institutions that can 6e estae- lished in an agricultural community. The process of preserving is now so vel understood. and the work is so thorough
 ly done that the goods will keep fol years. and can be sent on long sea Voyn oes to All climates and to the Ienloles countries. There is hardly any limlt t inc demand for these goods. so that factory will make Il good hume marke
 for nearly all fruits and vegetables LII" cannot be disposed of in the fresh eondl tion. It is a complete remedy for an.
 y,ut in ihe local markets; for when th hueks,ers or middlenea cesse to pay IN