South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-19

Ass'S ScSh sSsScr irVtu Okr. r. n. Shcarer.
once citizen OF this place. but who re-.
novel to idaho many yea.s since, 10
his brother Mr.. l.. v. Shesren now OF
Charlesscsk w. Va Igr. Shearet i. al.
most oas OF the read OF civilization and
his nearest neighbor lives 81 miles away.
However. We are giad 10 learn he has
prospered in business. and is waxing
rich. as veil ~ fAs now weighing over
200 pounds. He gives vived skstch or
the Indian var in that region. His son
George was wounded in one Of these
Gghtss The last sermon Mr.. Shcaref
heard was twelve years ago; but there
has not been . sermon preached within
sixty miles OF his neiShborhood for Is
years. The nearest wagon road 20 his
house is 40 miles away. We trust he
will take it into his head to come Wit him
The reach Of law and gospel before he
dies.-W inchesfer Ness.
fMPoRTANr SUpsIcAL OrERArroN.-
On last Sataf,ily, Dr.. W. F. Funden.
berg, OF Cumberland. MI. who IL still
stopping at the Bedford House, remov. .
ed the right eye.ball from daughter
ten years old of Mr.. VIM. Redinger, Who
lives in Black Valley three miles from
Everett. The little child when only
Eve years old had a bad attack of scar
let fever, which resulted in 1estroying
the sight of tho right eye entirely and
very nearly so Of the other. since which
time tumor, have been growing from
both eyeballs, the right ono pr ojecting
down on the cheek at least an inch and
half. The operation was n. cessary to
preserve the health Of tho child and pos.
sibly improve the condition Of the re.
naming eye. Thelittle sufferer returned
home on Tuesday morning. The Doc
tor vas ably assisted by Drs. Griffith
and Clark, Of this place. - Bedford GIS.
VIRTUE IN WHISTLE NG.-An old far
mer once said he would not have, hiKcd
man on his farm who did not habitually
whistle. lie always hired whiAtlers.
Said he never knew whistling laborer
to find fault with his food. his bed, or
complain OF any little extra work lie
was asked to pctfutm. Bhti man
was generally kind 10 children and to
animals in his care. lie would whistle
a chilled land into. warmth and life, and
would hiring in his nat full OF eggs from
the barn without breaking one Of them
He found such man more careful a
bout closing gates, putting up bars, and
seeing that the nuts on his plough were
all properly frightened before he took it
into tile fell He never knew a Wills
Ting Hired man to beat or kick a COW,
or drive her or run into a stable. He
had noticed that tile slieer he fed in tie
yard ind Shed gathered around him as
he whistled without fear. He never had
employed whistler who was no: thought.
full anu economical.
WESTERN Stock CATTLE. We men,
toned in previous issue, that several
stock men from Hardy anil Grant, h
gone to Chicago for stock cattle. These
gentlemen returned on the 9th inst,
each with supply as follows: j. +.
Vanmeter, OF the "Oid Fields" Hardy
county.75 heal; Ell. McNeill. 40 ; Chas.
Williams. Of Grant, 60. Mr.. Williams
also purchased car load ~ heal of 2.
year oil sprousef5 for Mr.. #. b Davis,
Of this place. The three first mention.
ed lots ~ete d good quality of grazing
cattle, years old. many Of them strong
~ mixei with Durham. Thin in flesh,
they cost. in Chicago, an average OF a.
bout 5 cents gross. They weighed be-
tween ten and eleven hundred. and the
cost OF transportation by special rates
obtained from the Company, $50 per
car loa and about 20 head to tho car.
They are very we'll satisfied with their
purchases, and we have heard good jud.
ges rertiark tls stocks much cheaper
than could be bought III ti.is ssctiot.-
Other parties have gone on to purchase.
and it seems probable the dealers in
stock cattle hereabouts will have to come
down to compete with the western pro.
ducers.-Keyser Tribune.
tV Go West, young fellow. 20 West 1!
Ali yes tic West is the place. We
know OF m individual who went out
there with scarcely rag on his back
and when lie retained no was all rags.
Yes, the West is the place. Roane APP
peal.
ISIn Siam the penalty for lying is
10 have the mouth sewed up. Suppose
that was the case in this country!