South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-10
NEWS OF THE Day.

"S hhS" SihpsoyeeS tneT weekly wages
i'll gold. -....A lightning stroke recent
ly killed eleven sheep of the flock of
Chas. i. Jones. OF Clarke county
An old negro woman OF Alabama died
from bite by a grandchil6 whom she
was chastising Italy yielded Patti S92,.
600. = -Clotheo are luxury. In Ujiiia
! apostage stamp over TIE eyebrow is con-
sidcred full dress. "A Baptist mis-
sioaary writes to a Shanghai paper that
he saw men carrying in baskets little
girls eight and nine years old, to be sold
for food. He SAYS they boil and eat
these children, so severe is tho famine.
The distress extends over regions of
China inhabited by about 57.0O0.OOO
people .....It may be worthy of re-
mark. that the wheat in Shenandoah
county. commenced heading us early as
the 10Th OF April-about two weeks
earlier than usual. $500. AN explosion
of gas on the morning of tile goth ult.,
in the gas main leading into the Detroit
Free Press building ignited the whole
structure, which was destroyed. with
much of its valuable contents. Twelve
presses and the entire machinery were
aore or less damaged, ami the job roo m
with $4,000 worth Of material destroy
ed-.....It is difficult. says Belgian
journal. to distinguish between iron and
steel tools; they have the same polish
the same workmanship; use will CON-
monty alone show the difference. To
make the distinction quickly. place the
tool upon stone and drop upon it some
dilute nitric acid. -four parts Of
water 10 one of aciG). If the tool re-
mains clean, it is of iron; while ir of
steel it will show black spot where
touched by the acid; these spots can
easily he rubbed or On the even
ing of the welding Lord Rosebery re-
ceived package from the bride elect.
1t contained small gold box, and in n
separate envelope pretty gold key. No
letter accompanied the gift, nor instruc-
tons Of any kind. My lord, however.
did not hesitate rs to the use Of the
key. He opened the box. It, contain
cd the last check which Hannah de
Rothschild would ever sign rs a spins
ter. Beautifully written in her own
fair hand, it WAS. drawn in favor of Lord
Rosebery-l,0 100000, payable to his or
der. How to make barrel Of -four
go great way: Send it to the starving
Chinese. -.-..Ten per cent. of the hus-
bands income is what it is legally de-
cided in England he shall pay for his
wile'S dresses .--.-- Francesca Paralto,
a Mexican rider, attempted at Brooklyn
n. \. Saturday the feat OF riding 305
miles in ID hours. He began at A. NJ,
having n fresh horse for every mile. lie
accomplished tlidf5t 100 miles in hours
20 minutes, average per mile 2 minutes
40 seconds. Attic 235th mile he was
minutes ahead or time. After this three
heaTy showers fell in succession, the
track became ver7 muddy and the time
ranged from 80, to Is per mile, and
when he was on the 1921 mile the judges
declared the time was up. Peralto con
tinued, however, making the 800 miles
in ID hours 10 minutes. His fastest
mile was The 135tl in ID and the slow
est the 205.h in 3 l8. lie finished in
good condition and excellent spirits and
was heartily chcercd But for the rain
he would have succeeded in his task.
Davenport, Iowa, has factory in opera.
ton making sugar out of Indian corn.
The sugar is said TO be Of the best quail
ity. and much resembles maple sugar,
and as pleasant TO the taste as honey.
syrup made from corn has been in the
market for seine time =. The number
Of railroad accidents reported for the
year ending with February we're $50
persons killed, 230 injured, 966
Robert T.. IIulbut, private secretary OF
Governor Bishop, Of OHIO, has recently
had bis tongue amputated near the root.
The chin was sawed in twain and spread
apart in order to take out the diseased
tongue. The work was performed in
comparatively short space Of time, and
the patient was comfortable and con.
scious in less :han an hour. .....Is is
estimated thatsnOt less than $4,000 A.
mericans will Cross the wide ocean dur.
ing the coming summer, to attend the
Paris Exposition. ,A'robably each one
Of the $4,000 visitors will part company
with at least a thousand dollars on the
journey and that would make Grleen
million Of dollars. AMI yet VIC SWIVEL
about the hard times ......A car load
Of potatoes sold last week at foroeJ saIe