South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-12

called the kangaroo style
and one which was supposed by the
TO be a mere freak OF FASH
on, really and truly had its origin in
partial paralysis OF the extensor muscle
Of the forearm. produced by the use or
those outward poisons. Some fashion
able belle, no doubt. had suffered in this
terrible way for her folly. and all the
fashionable geese of her acquaintance
followed sui. 10y crooking their wrists
and dropping their hands, like SO many
hens with their wings broken.
We learn also that all powders. paints
and liquids which impart polished
scintillating whiteness TO the skin. con-
tain metallic poisons, are extremely per.
ilous. The more beautiful, the more
BURGLARY.-O On Tuesday night, bur.
glars entered the house Of Joseph Ar.
mold, living across The Creek, in this
town, and carried Off number of arti.
cles. 1t appears entrance was made
through the kitchen window-a tub
having been used as a platform-to get
up to the opening. The articles stolen,
we learn, were as follows: Several
losvesof bread, n plate OF meat. dish of
pickles and some baked potatoes
4 In hni Fnr ia
providers next went for some thing TO
wear and captured an excellent coat
belonging to one Of the harvest hands,
also rified safe drawer in the dining
room, taking thcrefrom two silver
watches and n gold ring. One watch
belonged TO Mr.. Arnold. the other TO
MIR. +. Baker, OF Allegany, and the ring
TO Mrs. Arnold, in which was engraved
her name. Ono of the men heard the
dog bark about midnight, and some one
walking. but suspicioned nothing wrong.
These warm nights, many windows are
left open, and tramps have good
chance for stealing.-Keyscr 7ri6. Juiy 6.
WHAT A FIRE-CRACKER ACCOMPLISH.
ED.-A fire cracker, thrown among
some rubbish in tho shop or John Ga
ray, in tho city Of New York, on the
Ash inst, started fire, which extern led
to several adjoining buildings and caus.
ell loss Of over $4,000.
Gg- \ writer to the New York Times
from Cincinnati asserts that +. l.. We
Der, the recent witness before the Pot
ter Committee, was twice sold rs Il Lou.
isiana Scna:or-once to Pinchback for
81 500, and once to Kellogg for $4,000.
1t is further asserted that he Was paid
$1,000 for his testimony before the Pot.
ter Committee.
E1' Every man in the County OF
Hampshire ought to be a subscriber to
tits paper. Only $500 year when
paid in advance.
~ There are upwards OF one hum
dred visitors at Capon Springs.
G-C The coin balance in the u. S.
Treasury is now about 5000, 100000.
s2y-This section was visited by re-
freshing showers of rain on Monday
and Tuesday last.
~ The weather continues excessive.
y hot and oppressive.
re- When the Communists divide the
land we hope tue tramps will get thei7
deserts.
Ey Habit is cable; we weave n
thread Of it every day, and at last we
cannot break it.
tT'Tcnncsscc and Kentucky are en-.
joying the most superb blackberry crop
in the memory OF man.
The crop in this section promises TO
be abundant.
l5'Thc NOrrristown Herald insists
that no man likes TO hold a baby in his
arms until she is seventeen years old.
En- We see how much man has
end wc envy him did We know how
little he enjoys, we should pcrhap
pity him
re- The ernhankment at the west end Of the
South Branch Bridge, is approaching couple.
ton under the steady labors OF Mr. John
Kelly. CONTRACTOR short distance below the
Bridge where 'hc watcr.pipe crosses the river,
some bands are engaged u'kiag up the pipe bro
ken by the food and buried three feet deep iu
gravel. The Institution has been supplied by
atcupo-ary pipe laid across the river just after
'hc food