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The sun., 1881-01-30
The Ghosts.

FfDDR IN FartnAdn Goefftt.
She sits In the window cmbrasure,
she has rtnEleh and reg uish curis,
Her teeth have that ghasuy glitter
You see, they are borrowed pearls.
On her cheeks Is q satin Of crimson,
An autumn Ot heroic red;
Aud uf,der. in the hollowr
The summer roses lie dead.
She sits in the window embrasure,
Angular, acid, ana lean;
She smiles with n bitter sadness
Upon the Joyous sccne.
A Aerushrf pleasure, a talking.
Laughing, a dancing. shrieks
or halt heard singing party;
One crosses TO her and speaks.
A sartlonic and world.worn visage,
Cold, with a frozen sncer,
Breaking in icy derisiun
10 meet her ana greet her here.
Are they talking of youth, my darling,
Of love long moCkcd away
Let make NJ that quarrel
We had the other day.
Let us sit in the window embrasure
There Is nothing here, you see.
They were Pre- sentimental phuntoms,
The ghosts vi what might he
W. d. HOW'LL
The sun., 1881-01-30
HIE Cnttle snle.
From n' Diniiai Republican.

II'7t wv 'TF7'7TFF
The largest cattle sale that has ever taken
place we venture TO say IN the world was consumma ted
the other day by the Han Brothers the Mexico
ColtaN County for the Immense OF 100000 About
year ago one OF the brothers Of whom there then
three IN partnership sold out to the other two his inter.
est receiving, II we remember correctly, 10000 and
bOOO neRd OF cattle lie then removed 10 Texas whe
he still The two other brothers continued The bu
ness I'LL the present time and retire private
lie with the snug tc bank account Of 500 900 saeh
The sun., 1881-01-30
i md My Sweetheart.

From he BtGrlD ClmnSrciuI Adreriis,r
I and my eethcart spelt together,
Our ages were together ten;
How sad 10 waste the sweet spring weather
In the old DANES nlsty denl
White lilac, fragrant, graceful, cool.
Tapped ~ the window Of the school;
Alas too wcil our doom we knew
There was trcmulous birch tree, t0o,
! and my swoe ethcart dwell together,
Many tens are our ages now
Vanished Is yOntli's gay violet weather,
stays the old DANES fruwning brow.
Dame Nature keeps the eternal school,
And grows keen tyigs to ilog the fool
But looks away with pardOnins eye.
When we play truanL my love and |.
MORTIMER COLLINS.
The sun., 1881-01-30
H..

That year ate Thanksgiving dinner with the
5lisses. In the evening / sought to astonsh
ho company by recitnR the mysterious events
,n the night OF my collision with tho stranger.
The story failed to produce the expected sensa-
zion. Two or three odious people exchanged
Elances. Pandora. who was unusually pensiye
listened with seeming Indifference. Her father,
In his stupid inability to grasp anything out
Ilde the commonplace, laughed outright and
lven went so far as to question my trustworthi-
ness as an observer OF phenomena.
Somewhat nettled. and perhaps little shaken
In my own faith in the marvel. mado an ex-
euse to withdraw early Pandora accompanied
me to the threshold. Your story" said she.
interested me strangely. ]. too, could report
occurrences In and about this house which
would surprise you. believe am not wholly
IN the dark. The sorrowful past casts glim-
mer OF light-but let us not be hasty For my
Iako probe the matter to the bottom"
The young woman sighed as sho bade mo
Vood night. thought heard a second sigh
!n deeper tone than hers. and too distinct to
be reverberation.
began to 20 down stairs. Before had de-
Icended half dozen steps felt q mans hand
aid rather heavily upon my shoulder from bo-
hind. My first idea was that Bliss had followed
ne into the hall to apologize for his rudeness
turned around to meet his friendly overture.
Nobody was in sight.
Again the hand touched my arm. Ishuddered
y spite OF my philosophy.
tbs time the hand gently pulled at my coat
The sun., 1881-01-30
II.

This house Of chocolate brown, whose front
loor opened and shut at midnight without in
iications OF human agency. was. us have said.
rell known to me. had lett it not more than
en- minutes earlier. after spending tho evening
vith my friend Bliss and his daughter Pandora.
The house was Of tho sort in which each story
Constitutes n domicie complete in itself. The
econd floor. or fiat had been inhabited by Bliss
inco his return from abroad that Is TO say. for
,twelyemonth. l held Bliss in esteem for his
4celent qualities Of heart. while his deplora-
,ly illogical and unsclentlc mind commanded
ny profound pity. I adored Pandora.
Be good enough to understand that my nd
niration for Pandora Bliss was hopeless. and
lot only hopeless. but resigned to its hopeless
,ess. In our circle Of acquaintance there was
,tacit covenant that the young lady's peculiar
position rs lirt welded to memory should
80 at all times respected. We adored Pandora
mildly. not passionately-iust enough to feed
her coquetry without excoriating the scared
Iurface OF her widowed heart. On her part.
Pandora conducted herself with signal pro-
priety. She did not sigh too obtrusively when
The flirted; and she always kept her firtations
10 well In hand that she could cut them short
whenever the fond. sad recolections came
yelling up.
1t was considered proper for US to tell Pan
hora tnat 6ne oWeu IL 10 ner youth ana Deauty
10 put aside the dead past like closed book.
Ind to urge her respectfully to como forth into
he living present. 1t WAS not considered
proper to press the subject after she had once
replied that this was forever impossible.
The particulars Of the tragic episode in Miss
Pandora's European experience were not accu-
iately known to US. 1t was understood. in
rague way that she had loved while abroad.
Ind trifled with her lover: that he had dlsap-
peared leaving her in ignorance Of his fate and
perpetual remorse for her capricious beha-
rior. From Bliss had gathered at times few
lporadic facts. not coherent enough to form a
history OF the case. There was no reason TO be-
ievs that Pandora's lover had committed sui
lido. His name was Flack. He was a scientific
nan. In Dliss's opinion he was a fool. In
siss's opinion Pandora was a fool TO pine on
lis recount In Blss's opinion all scientific
non were more or less fools.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Spontaneous, Forests.

A writer in West Virginia paper
combats the opinion, held by many
arboriculturists, that an open country
is never converted into forest
through the operation of natural causes
and as establishing the fact that such
change dose sometimes occur, brings
forward the case of the Shenandoah
Valley. When first settled, about 100
years ago, it was an open paririe.like
region covered with tall grass, on
which fed herds of deer, buffalo, elk,
etc, and having no timber, except on
ridgy portions of it; but in conse,
quence OF its settlement, the annual
fires were prevented, and trees sprang
up almost as thickly and regularly as
if seed had been planted. These
forests, having been preserved by the
farmers, cover now q large part OF
the surface with hard wood trees of
superior excellence. These fact S
would also seem to substantiate the
theory that the treeless character OF
the prairies of the West is due to the
annual burning of the grass by the
Notwithstanding American.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
A Terrific Dynamite Explosion.
Great Dest,uetion Of Propsy.

Council Bluffs, To-, Sept. 27.-At
D o'clock last evening, just at the close
of the Garfield memorial exercises,
this city was shaken to its very centre
by terrific explosion. Instantly a
great volume of smoke was seen to
ascend in the Southwestern part of the
city. Investigation of the cause of
the explosion disclosed the fact that
on Saturday last carload of dyna
mite, billed as common blasting pow
der, reached here over the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad on
ITS way to Denver, Col. The Union
Pacific refused to receive the danger
GUS freight and the car was returned
to the Rock Island yards, where from
some cause it exploded with fearful
force. The coDcusssion demolished
the company's round-house and repair
shops, OF brick, and freight.house,
frame, besides forty or fifty freight
cars, and dug hole in the ground Is
feet deep and forty five feet in diam.
eter. Large windows in all parts Of
the city were shattered to pieces OF
plasterlng torn from houses and havoc
caused in all directions Windows
were even broken by the conclusion
in Omaha, on the opposite side OF the
river, and rs far rs Missouri Valley
Junction, 20 miles north. The loss
Will foot up several hundred thou
sands of dollars.
Richard Van Houven aud his daugh-
ter Nellie were seriously injured by
the force OF the explosion, but so for
as known this morning no fatalities
occurred. Several persons, however,
are reported missing.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

WHAT DOES 1T SIGNIFY ?-Intelli-
gence received from the Warner Obser-
vatory. Rochester, N. Y, announces the
discovery or new comet located in the
constellation OF Virgo. IT is striking
coincidence that this new and bright
comet appeared at the same hour Presi-
dent Garfield was breathing bis last. 1t
was first seen by +. +. Barnard in Nash.
vile. Tenn, who has made claim through
Prof Swift for the Warner prize of 5000
IN gold. This makes the fifth comet
seen since May first, and OF this number
four bave appeared from almost the same
spot in the heavens.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

PASSENGER BiRDs.-According TO
writer in nature, the small migrate
~ birds that are unable to perform
the Hight Of $50 miles across the Me-
ditcrranean Sea arc carried across on
the backs of cranes. IT. the autumn
many hocks Of cranes may be seen
coming from the north, with the first
cold blast from that quarter, nying
low, and uttering a peculiar cry, as if
OF alarm, as they circle over the Gull
hvated plains. Little birds of every
species may be seen flying up to them.
while the twittering songs OF those al.
ready comfortably settled upon their
backs may be distinctly heard But
Tor This kind provision Of nature. nu.
Inerous varieties of small birds would
become extinct in northern countries.
az the cold winters would kill them
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Terrible Hurricane and Earth
quake at Elnnira. n Y.

ELNIaA, y. r., Sept. 25.-A ter
rible hurricane struck this city this af.
ternoon at 400, accompanied by Sc
we're storm of rain. A vast amour,
OF damage was done in about two
minutes, the duration OF the storm.
Entire roofs with their heavy timbers
were blown hundreds of feet. The
hathburn House was unroofed. The
spire OF Hedding Methodist Church
was blown across the street into a
yard. About two tons of brick were
deposited in the organ OF the First
Presbyterian Church. Several brick
buildings had holes blown clear thro'
Them, scattering the bricks in all di-
rectlons. The river bank is full of
the debris of roofs blown from build
ings, including chimneys. Immense
oak, elm and maple trees were snap
ped at the roots like pipestems. Al.
most every street is impossible from
the trees blown across them. Work
men are busy with axes and teams,
clearing away the ruins, end the fire.
men have been called out to care for
endangered buildings. Mr.. s. A.
Manwearing was blown from his bug
gy and seriously injured. The spire
OF a church was blown upon house
adjoining and crushed it in, fortu-
natcly injuring no. one. TIE roof of
the palace car shops were blown clear
over the freight office several hundred
feet. The streets were full of people,
and the greatest CONSERVATION prevail
ed. The storm was preceded by an
earthquake, and now there is per-
feet calm. The rain fell so heavily
that the pipes We're insufficient to car
~ OFT the water IAN d immense damage
was done to furniture by water enter
ing the houses. The damage in this
city alone will reach thousands of
dollars.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Road Accounts.

CAPjN DISTRICT
An received by Sheriff 70 lsSO9l 1901 81
Amount paid out 10y Sheriff for lSS0-Sl 3 2j
Balance in Sheriff. hand4 August il. 1884, 5000
AGENTS the vi La
Amount available for year 1912 $3.50 %
SHERMAN DISTRICT
received by or %
Amount Sheriff for 185O-S 159 IS
a., n.ass. in sheriff. hand. Angus, 1891 g3%%
The levy Of the 500 male August will yield about lis m
available for year 1882 sS48 70
BLOOMERY DISTRICT.
Amoun by Sheriff. for 1928 96
Amount paid out by Sheriff for l56O-Sl 2t4 "
Balance N ria rs stands August so II
The of cents the 500 made August will yield about 5
tavaiab OF year sljiH
GORE DISTRICT
Amour evedb by Sheriff for s8O-sI s265 So
Amount paid out by Sheriff for l58O-5l Jos 81
Balance in sheriGs hands August Let 1881 991
The levy Of cents the 500 made August lst yield abou. $50
Amour. available for year 1912 500 %
MILL CREEK DISTRICT
Amount received by Sheriff for s178
Amount paid out by Sheriff for lSSO-9l Il
Balance in Sheriff handsA August ls Is "
The levy Of cents 800 made August will yield about 70 %
Amour, ayalab. for year 1882 90 p
ROMNBY DISTRICT
Amount by oriRf ssO-sI $40 $
Amount paid out by sheriff for l5sO-S l55 "
Balance n sbcifrs bands August a. Is
The levy Of cents the 500 maize August lst will yield %
available fer year 1ssI.s2 $l3o Is
h SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT.
Amount received by Sheriff sec 10
Amount paid out by Sheriff for 1880 So II
49, Balance in shcriFs bands Angus, Isl 1881 2B
The levy Of cents on the 500 made August yield $50
Amount available for year lssi-s2 1925
T., =. WRITE. Clerk.
September le. 1881.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
TIE ORIOLE.

Every man, woman and child in
Baltimore appears TO be growing in
terested in the Oriole, and anxious to
contribute something toward making
it the most memorable success ever
known in the country. That it will
be, now passes without argument. The
Oriole will be incomparably finer in
every way than last years celebration
and to the general public will have
more interest in an hour than that had
in day. Not but what the Sesqu:-
Centennial was u perfect and All un-
PARALLEL success, but it was to GER
tain extent a local gloriiication of
deep interest to Baltimoreans and of
more or less attractiveness to stran-
gers. On the other hand the Mardi
Gras Pageant will possess remarkable
attraction for all the guests as we'll as
the citizen. It's features will be Of
general character and the effects pro.
duced will be brilliant and dazzling in
the extreme. There will be fully
three miles OF the mos beautiful tab.
leaux of majestic pop )rtion and OK.
quisite construction. The subjects
portrayed will not be disclosed until
the night OF the pageant. lending a
mystic character TO il and increasing
the interest. Those who have never
witnessed a Mardi .Gras can form no
conception of its splendor and beauty
The novelty Of having it under hun
dreds of electric lights will greatly en-
nance the effect and carry the behold
or to the fullest realization of the most
vivid Imagination Of the wonders Of
the Arabian Nights. The musical
adjuncts to the pageant promise OF
Themselves to be worth n journey to
hear.
At the head of the pageant will be
the famous Gilmore Band from New
YORK in magnificent uniform and mum
bering sixty-fve Of the best musicians
of the Metropolis. Tie celebrated
Marine Band of Washington has also
been engaged as have all the Balti-
more bands and those of adjacent CT
ties. In addition to taking part i'm
tie Oriole pageant Gilmore's Band
will give q grand open-air concert on
Wednesday afternoon and play for the
Mask Ball and Carnival in the even.
ing What, with the reception TO the
French visitors and the great military
fire and civic parade, Monday the 10th;
the Mardi Gras, Tuesday the l1th;
and the Carnival ard other features
ON Wednesday the 18th; the Balti.
more OrioIe will certainly eclipse any
similar celebration known in the u
nited States. The Il. & o has not
only made n rate of one halffar from
all stations on its main line, divisions
and branches, but is making extensive
preparations 30 afford every accom-
modItion for all wEo attend.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

Following the corner in lard, wheat
corn and pork comes the announce,
ment that a gigantic syndicate has been
organized to control the cotton mar
ket, not only in this country but in
Europe. 1t is intimated that the Gin e.
cinnati clique, who 80 successfully en-
glneered the late Chicago wheat cor
ner, is also largely interested in the
cotton combination. Already several
miles in England have signifed their
intention to shut down, as they can
not afford to pay prices demanded for
the raw material. Thus it will be
seen that the corner will not only af.
feet all who buy cotton goods, but will
reach thousands of men and women
employed in mills that will shnt down
rather than run the risk buying at the
advance. There were five million
seven hundred and tifty-seven thou
sand and three hundred and ninety
seven bales produced in the United
States last year-the largest Weld on
record-that Of 1879 being five mil.
lion, seventy-three thousand five hun
drcd and thirty-one, while the aver.
age before that was between three
million and four million bales. The
average net weight per bale is four
hundred and forty pounds. There
are eight hundred and seventy five
mills il the United States hum
dred and ninety four in the North and
one hundred and eighty one in the
South-running nine million. five
hundred and thirty nine thousand.
three hundred and sixty three spin.
dies. These mills used up one mill.
ion, two hundred and sixty two thou
sand and eighty bales, or five hundred
and seventy six million, seven hun.
dred and forty two thousand six hun.
dred and thirty two rounds. Cotton
IS now quoted in the New York mar
kcts At . 1.lGc per pound for the low
est grade TO IA 7-Sc for the highest
grade. 1t will be seen that it will
require considerable capital to corner
the dethroned king, still it can be
done. and when American spectators
make mp their minds TO squeeze the
people they usually succeed. Toledo,
Ohio, Blade.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
MOTHERS DON'T KNOW

How many children are punished for
being uncouth. willful, and Indifferent
70 Distractions or rewards. simply be-
cause they are out Of health! An in
seitigent lady said OF a child OF this
kind; Mothers should know that if they
would give the little ones moderate do
ses of Hop Bilters for two or three
weeks the children would bc all pa
rent could DESIRE"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Baltimore Cattle Market.
MONDAY. Sept. &c, 1881.
AT CALyERTON YARDS


AT CALyERToN YARDS.
lt'at,le are sold at these figures live weight.
Hogs are sold a, net weight, that ia 20 per
cent generality of from live weight. Sheep
are sold gross. that is live weight, or moth
ing OF
BrEF CATTLE. There has been fairly active
mail et on the Hill to- day. though most dealers
say prices are shade of from last week auaIi-
" conside The offerings at the Calvrrton
senies were fully as good as they we're last
week, and they were nearly all sold at 3@)Sa
so, few selling at either extreme, most of the
sales ranging from 4(1S5 per 100 lbs. The
sales fell OH this week, numbering 1876 against
1903 head last week.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at ST(1S5 50 {: that gen.
orally rated first quality 62[a9 81 81: medium or
good fair quality 25(1S3 G. ordinary thin
steers, Oxen and Cows 0OE1$3 rs extreme
range OF prices 00(dS5 so. Most of the sales
were from 90 to So 20 per 100 lbs "
me receipts 81 head came from hsrylsnd,
ls5 from West Virginia SO from yir.
giaia, 81 from Ohio, 1875 from Illinois, and
4S from Pennsy lvania-tutai receipts for the
week 1851 head against 1851 last week,
and 4l3O head same time last year. Or the
offerings $50 bead were taken by Baltimore
butchers, 3S2 sold To country dealers, 1874 TO Eas-
tei spectators and IL 10 Washington butchers
Total sales for the week 1896 head, against 1903
last week, and 2749 head same time last year.
Swiss-Ihe receipts are rather light this
week, and their quality shows some improve
ment on last weeks offerings. Prices are n
shade better than they were then. and The de
maud is fair TO good We quoe grass Hogs al
I@S cents, tie better grades at slG9s cents,
sud few extra at q cts per 10 net. Arrivals
this week 5275 head against $3.50 last week, and
1877 head same time las, year.
SHEEP AND LAABs.-ThcIe is Urge increase
In the receipts over last week but among them
Is a large number Of common Shee). Trade Is
variable, in ofthe yards it is reported fairly
active, and In the Others slow We quote butch
er Sheep al 33G95 cts, aud Lambs at 4lG.6 cts
per 10 g:oss. stock Sheep--Ewes 2Gs3 IS per
ne,d, aud wethers 3lG1i cents per 10 Arri-
walls this week 6e29 head, against 1912 last eek
and 1905 head same time last yenr.-San
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

cy The 3rd Quarterly Meeting for
South Branch Circuit, Methodist Epis-
coprl Church, South, will be held ut
Burlington, on the 18th & 10th of Oc-
tober. A full board Of Stuards is earn
estly desired.
Sept. 80. c. A. JOYCE, &c.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

Largest Land Owner on the Con.
tinent.-Col. Dan Murphy, of Hall
leck's Station, Elko county, went to
California in 1874 and may be said to
have made the county pay him we'll
for his time. lie is now probably the
largest private land owner on this
continent. He has four million acres
OF land in one body in Mexico, sixty
thousand in Nevada, and twenty-three
thousand in California. His Mexican
grant he bought four years ago for
two hundred thousand dollars or five
cents per acre. 1t is sixty miles long
and covers beautiful country OF hill
and valley, pine timber and meadow
land. 1t comes within y miles of the
city of Durango, which is to be sta
ton on the Mexican Central. Mr..
Murphy raises wheat on his California
land, cattle on that in Nevada. He
got fifty five thousand sacks last year
and ships six thousand head of cattle
a.year right along.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Norwood High School s. College
Norwood, Nelgon CountY, Yirginia.

NORWOOD, NeIoon County, Virginia.
r. n. WILLIS, ia. tUoiv. Of Val Prnc
l.. B. WHARTON (Uni. Of Va. I'D. r. 7 psls.
Opens September 2lst, 1891 with fnll corps
of Instructors Location especially healihy.
Chalyb,ate water. Complete courses Of study
IN all departments. Thorough preparation for
University Of Virgins md other higher insti-
tutious Board and tuition .frnm S2lo 10 SEQ
per annual ses'on. Apply O. Principals Tor eats
alUguc. August %. 1891,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

Nortbcr prevailed near Fort Sup.
ply, Indian Territory, ON the 9TH inst,
and over .hrco lgulrcj cattle were
FROZEN ,o jtra
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Hampshire County.

The following is an account of Receipts.
Expenditures, Indebtedness and County le.
w of Hampshire County, for the fiscal year
1885, to August list, 1881.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Expenditures.

Paid c. iskel and
ORDERS
Jury
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Public Sale.

I will offer for sale, on my farm on The South
Il Branch. FIVE miles below Romney, on We'd.
nesdsy,
THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT.
the following personal property. viz:
80 head OF two year old Cattls;
% 4" yearlings;
8 Male Durbams;
? Yesrling Thoroughbred Heifers;
2 Cows;
head of Horses 25 head OF Sheen I;
l two year old Durham Bull
Farming Implements Of oil sorts, one
Combined Champion Reaper and
Mower; one Hubbard Mower;
one Bickford & Hoffman
Grain Drill.
Blacksmith Tools, Corn Shelter, Scales,
Wagon and Cart lot Of Hay & Straw (:
one new Crosby Tanning Mill.
TERMS Six months credit will be
given on all sums Of $40 and ovcr-for
sums under $40 tho cash will be require
ed. Purchasers TO give bonds With APP.
proved security.
Sale 10 commence at 10 o'clock, A. n.
SALLGE a. WASHINGTON.
Sept. 9. 1881.