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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
The Honest Boutblack.

One day, "a | sat at my office desk
writing busily, heard q knock at tue
door. Come in" said /.
The door opened and there stood q
small boy, very ragged and rather dirty
"What do you want" I asked sharp
ly; for | was annoyed at the Interrupt
PLEASE, sir" said the boy, "wll you
set me up ~
IL was such queer request that |
laughed outright. set you upf" said
/. "lon are not bowling pin, are YOU?
What in the world do you mean ?''
Please. sir, | want to be set up in
business"
"Oh! you want me to give you some
money"
No. sir only want t, borrow"
And how much do you want p
Only twenty cents. SIR"
"And what kind Of business will that
set you up In p
The newspaper business, sir want
TO buy newspapers
"Anl you promise TO pay the money
b.ck z"
YES sir"
There WIS something about the boy
that pleased me. | handed him two
dimes and he went say. A friend who
happened in just rs L was closing the
transaction, expressed his opinion that
had been imposed upon.
"Yol will never see .hat little rogue
again." he said.
Day after day passed and began to
think that my friend was right. Tie boy
bad not come back. But just as / had
about given him up, he appeared and
PAID the money honestly. | was so
pleased that l made him present oil the
amount and added tiiae TO it..
Two years or more afterwards, / stop
ped one day NJ . strect.corner TO have
my shoes cleaned. As put my foot on
the block, the boot-black loJkel up in
my face, and sail, 81 should like TO
shine yoJr shoes tor nothing, sir"
"Why so p said l.
'Dout YOU remember, sir, how Won
set me up =
Then recognized my old acquain,
lance, though he lad grown so That
would hardly have known him. lie was
thriving, he told me, in lis new line Of
business and had no occasion now to
borrow any more money.
lie had improved greatly in his looks.
and, what was better, he had been i'm Z.
proving himself in many other ways
lie had learned TO read and write. and.
beng rca y TO turn bis hand 70 any hon.
est work, lie was trying brayely to make
his way il the world.
All this happened good while szo.
| kept watch Of that boy. and took great
pleasure in finding that my first i'm
preston Of him was correct. Whatever
he undertook 10 do he did IL with a will.
and he soon found better employing
than blaclting shoes.
lie is now prosperous merchant. and
u were to tell yoI his name, you would
hardly believe that he ever could have
been Tom, the boOt.black Alfred Sci.
wyn, IN Nursery.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

On Sunday night, She 10th inst.
Mr.. W. NJ. BALL Of Cabin Run, Dod.
dilge county, his state, received q
dangerous if not fatal bite Of a copper.
head snake. The weather being exces.
siely warm, lIr. Ball laid on the noor,
with tie front door open During the
DiSht. the reptile crawIed in, anil struck
is unconscious victim a deadly blow
ON Tie thigh. Mr. y. is very much
swollen, and not expected 20 live. The
snake was killed and measured seven .
teen inches in length. - West Union
Hcc,y8
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
and Col. Corkhill is not disposed to put
reliance in ST its statements.

THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.
The District Attorney, in company
with the minister from Venezuela, visit !.
ed the Baltimore and Potomac depot
this afternoon, and Senior Camaceo, who
was an eye. witness OF the shooting point.
ed out TO Col. Corkhill the location Of all
the parties whom he knew Mt the time
the shooting took place. The narration
necessarily took very much more time
than the transaction. which the minister
says Is photographed on his BRAIN
When he i5st saw Guiteau aise the pis
toll, the assassin's features were set as
OF marble and his air was that of calm.
determined man. The first shot fred
took effect, tho President staggered and
threw up his arm. and in an instant the
assassin became agitated aud shot the
second time more at random. Then all
appearance OF determination aud firm
ness seemed TO leave bin, and his look
seemed full OF terror as he turned To II V
and heard ii cry OF kill him" This"
SAID tue Ei7tric: attorney, corresponds
with all other well-fouuded statements.
The deed Of murder done, as Guiteau
supposed, his only thought was to es-
cape the peoples fury and gain the sbel-
ter OF The jail He is, tue District at
torney thinks, mn arraut coward. who
had braced himself up To that Quo deed
oil blood, and then found that all his
courage 'orsook him. Cor. Bat. san.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Spanish history says that ship sent
to South America in 1900 to collect trib.
ute from the colonies Of Spain, was sunk
near the mouth Of the Rio de la Plata,
with so,000,00 aboard. The money is
supposed TO lie to-day in the bottom OF
the ocean in a strong iron safe. An ex-
petition has just sailed from Philadel-
rhia to recover this treasure. The lea.
Ger is Capt. Charles a. Jones. who has
already made n fortune in the South A
mcrican wrecking business. lie goes
in steamship, supplied with appara.
tus for removing the deep mud suppos-
e. 10 cover the dollars.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
NEWsrAPER LAWS

SIl-rrije-s who do rot give press notice 10
90, eaar"F, aye considered a; wishing To con-
,ra. Il,.r Subscription.
]. st'.'. .''is order The discon'inuance of
tdr periodicals, tie Publishers may coutinue
90 send lhtu uUtil all arreAsEes are paid
.. ia Subscribers neglect or refuse Ia take
ta-i it-.1'ril' from the Office 10 which they
-rs directed, they are held responsible until
"ss have settled their bills and ord red them
a.trtiuu.d
ary i'.ioo who receives a newspaper and
r... Use ~ d. whether be has ordered ii or
Dot, Be- E.,i IN iaw 10 lie a subscriber.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

The designations of Mr.. Jno. King, Jr.,
hrst vice-president. and Mr.. VIM. Key
ser, second vice-prcsident Of the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company, were
ON the 18th inst. accepted by the board
OF directors. MIR. Robert Garrett and
Mr.. Samuel Spencer were appointed first
and third vice presidents.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

SrGHT TO ONE BoEN BLIND. Mr.. J.
+. Hum6ry, Of New Hope, Va, q grail
uato OF the Stanton Institute for the
Bind, was born blind, but has been civ.
en- sight by successful operation per-
formed by q Baltimore surgeon. TIE
Baltimore Gazette says he can now read
small type b. sight while formerly he
could read only by passing his fingers
over raised letters. His delight upon
seeing bis aged mother for tbe first time
was naturally very great 'aua.ga
Vin3icr,1y.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

A SHOWER or TJADs N DELAWARE.
"A shower Of toa1s is reported TO have
fallen day or two ago near Delaware
City. The reptiles appeared after n vio-
lent storm. They vary from half an
inch to an inch in length, and arc very
numerous. The farmers Of the vicinity
are both puzzled aud annoyed ovJr tho
phenomenon.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

There were twenty people killed by
lightning in tue United States and Can
ada during June. This, contemporary
says, is Il greater loss of life than by
railway accidents during the same pc
Rod.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
South aranel 9ntrlliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JULY %. 1881,

The drought in Southwest Virginia is
distressing. Pastures are burnt up, and
cattle have to be driven in many cases
several miles for water. Crop prospects
are discouraging.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Wedding, and the guests already
thronged the parlors of Aunt Penc.
lope's spacious old-fashioned house.
Kate Katcl it is FIVE minutes TO
twelver whispered Aunt Pen, putting
her head into the boudoir, where bride
and bridesmaids, like rose and rose.
buds on a stem, awaited the stroke of
the eventful hour, which, in this
special case, happened to be u o clocl,
-'Hasn't he como yet p
BY way of answer to the old ladv's
rather nervously put question, a ser.
want entered at the instant with note
For Miss Kate she said.
And Kate tore it open with flushed
cheeks, us she recognized the hand.
writing of Harold Grenfell on the su.
prescription:
My Dear Kate" it rem briefly.
since you have studied INV wishes so
little during the past week, YOU can
scarcely expect mo tn make n special
ro'nt OF your convenience. have bu.
siness that renders it desirable for me
To leave town this morning, 10 he absent
two or three days. am sorry to de.
feat your arrangements, but. pcrhans
the salutary lesson may not he thrown
away, and | have long thought that Won
needed time for reflection before enters
las on the solemn ties of marriage.
Yours, very truly,
III. GRENFELI..'
Lionel Wilson, leaning against the
carved marble standards Of the Chin
ney place, watched the varying color
on Katie's checks, rs she peruscd the
billet.
what is it, Kate?' lie asked earn
estly.
She handed him the note with lit
tie smile.
Your services will scarcely be re-
CURED as groomsman to-day she said.
'Rcad that
lie road it, the scarlet dye OF an
ger mounting TO his check.
Kate he said, you will not marry
this man now 2
Never! She muttered in a convul-
slve tone.
Dear Kate. the guests have all ar
riVci, Inc minister IS here. ] have
the ring in my pocket BE married
to day, Kate, and let be the bride
groom. l have loved YOU long and
more tendcrly hv half q scoTa nr
years, than this supercilious fop
Show hlm. Kate, that his envemomed
arrow falls short Of the marx
She Ioo'led with eyes bali glad, half
sorrowiuI into his face.
1 can trust YOU, Lionel, she muir.
INJURED.
Then you Will become my wife p
Yes
AT once :?
So Kate Thorne and Lionel Wilson
were married, and the assembled Wit
nesses laughiugly congratulated Kate
upon the profound secret she had con
'nyed to keep of her real intention.
Two days afterward NJ. Grenfell
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

A gang Of cOupterfeiters has been
caught at Geneva. They arc supposed
70 have Slipped an immense quantity Of
base coin TO Egypt
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
Coact Directory foc 1921.

C~Ht Canrt for Hampshire county frs,
IS o. Hnfch. lih Tuesday in May aud srd
Tuesday 10 September
'.urh Court Tie s. Tuesdays in January.
Ar'.. and oc'ober,S the last Tuesday in July
Circuit Courts.
Hardy asd Tuesday il march and 5,h Tues-
t.. 90 Nay, and ls; Tuesday in October.
Nn.p' Is Tues lay ia May ard Seriernlcr
AID 10 Tuesday in November.
Grant ISL Tuesday in April and June and 81 d
.u,in B. October
.1'"'1n 3ri Weaaesliy in April and june.
rai ia wednesday ia November.
I,nLisS innni In11s
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

A FTFrY DolLar Do -JlIge Al
kire received rucslly large watch d.,
which be PIrch1sci from gentleman
ot Cranberry Io isa Tremendous fra
med dog, and, although very poo-.
weighs over q hundred pounds. ueis
lu'l-bicod English MisIT with ped.
'srca about foot long and noted for
his superior qualities as n watch dor.
The Mas,.T cost Biz former owner fifty
do'iars, bu, tho judy oay paid about
forty two dollars for him. We think
'hore isn't m ch danger Of The Judges
water mellon patch being plundered
tins season. Keys,r TrIm,e.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

hon Lionel West has been appointed
British minister TO Washington in place
Of Sir Edward Thornton.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
Farmer and House keeper.

Sponge Cale.--Fonr eggs, I small
cup of sugar. Beat together for one
halt hour; add l heaping teacup of
sitted flour, and flavor. Bake rather
slowly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

a Quaker maiden OF sixty accept.
ell am offer from q Presbyterian elder.
and being demonstrated with bv n
delegation OF Friends appointed to
wait upon her, for marrying out of the
meeting, she replied: Look here :
I've been waiting Just sixty years for
The meeting to marry me, and If the
meeting don't want me TO marry out
OF 1t, why don't the meeting bring
along Us young men 2 The delega.
ton departed in silence.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
South Branch Iutelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.
Or.s. Corner Main and Gracef Lane SIS.
RoNNEY. WEST VIRGINIA..
7 L II VI = /.

TWO DOLLARS AID FIFTY CENTS DER
,,alm or TWO DOLLARS If paid in advance.
~ PAPER will ho discontinued except at tho
option Jtihe Publisher, until al; etrearages have
l.s. settled.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

1t is estimated that there ara now
owned and running in Qiccn Anpe's
county. Nd, sevenly.Gye steam engines
and threshcrs ~ an average cost OF 81,
BOO each, mskiDg tue capital invested 10
Lhis 't'ni ormachincry aggregate 1900
dollars.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
raGNs OF ADvEnTGsINo .

TERMS OF ADVERTISING
The rates or Advertising are, for an inch or
sv Oys DOLLAR AND FIrTy CESrs for three
r.i-,dons- in-Gcr ones in the same proportion.
Zach contilIance 574 cents.
Cnrer'y, half yearly, and yearly advertise.
r.alins'ttel NJ aliherai reduction on the above.
YEARLY advertisers disseminating during the
YEAR r''i ba charged regular rates.
NgaigeguseWtut % be con 3idered by the mon IN
,-yclr Unless specified On the manuscript or pre-.
,Jg5ly agreed upon between the parties
I,sOutiuus % associations, communication of
United interest, and notices Of deaths exceeding
ly uS.5 will be charged i've cent? per line
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Rev. WIN. r. Coursey. an aged
minister in the U. y. Church. VOL.
known in Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, while ON n visit to the
family OF Christian Hoover. at Be
nevoia. near Boonsboro, Nd, fell
from lbs chair ON Friday evening. Ju-
~ LIST, and suddenly expired from dis.
ease OF the heart, aged 10 years. He
was on 2 visit from Illinois.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Grass gets its dew-about the ONLY
ihins 100 this world that docs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22
TRY

'.'' for sample Copy-Ficc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Gold can DO bealon to such a degree
OF thinness 70 become partially trans.
parent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Why Is a much.admired young lady
Ike tho hue OF wheel? Because She
IS Away surrounded b. feloSs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

The following is said TO be an an.
tdotc for blight in pear trees: One
quart OF sIaSed lime, one quart Of
bone phosphate aud one ounce ofsul.
phur sprinkled under each tree.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Black Varnish for Straw Hats
Two ozs. ofgum arabic dissolved in
cold water, one on. extract logwood
dissolved IN hot water, add one-half
teaspoonful OF copperas, one teaspoon.
ful OF brown sugar; mix all together
and put on with brush.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

frk Row New York.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Acomospondent Of tie Plouglman'
states that he has bcan successful in
curing warts on TIE teats of cows by
simply bathing with wator in which
beans have been boiled.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

II is said that two thirds Of swce,
oil and one-third Of carbolic acid.
mixed well, viii cure the worst ring.
worm.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

Directions for Making Biscuit
I'ut at of tionr into sieve with /
teaspoon just even JUL of soda, l OF
salt, tablespoonful of white sugar !;
SIT thoroughly all together. then add
tablespoonful of lard, wet with 1
pt. OF sour milk; handle rs little and
make rs rapidly as possible; bake in
quick oven 10 minutes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

4 standing autidote for poison by
dew, poison oak, ivy, otc., is to take a
handful Of quicklime, dissolve in wa.
ter, let it stand bali an hour, then
paint the poisoned parts with it.
Three or four applications will never
tail TO cure the most aggravated cases
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-22

- nu.Lnrrn
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-02
Railways and Rainfall.

a r"rican scientists are again
dj-cu. ing The connection alleged
10 s>,,t between the operations of
roi y ays ard the amount Of rain
80. IL is regarded rs remarka-
u fact that railways were ex-
lt..icd to the Pacific, the country
lylng between the Sierra Nevada
and Rocky mountains was subject
io an almost continuous drought.
Since then, however, the region
has been visited with frequent
fails OF rain. What has produced
the change? is the question. Some
suggest that it is due to change
in the electrical state of the atmos-
phere, produced by the conduction
of the subtle fluid into the region
by the iron rails. Others assert
that it is caused by the atmosphere
disturbances arising from the fire.
quent passing and repassing of
trains. 1t is shown that up to
1854 the United States had been
periodically visited by great and
general droughts, but since that
NGdT LnSTc has DSSu uO ouCu NlSl-
tation or, in other words, that the
building of such vast network of
railways as been constru ,ted in the
past quarter of a century has had
the effect of promoting the fall of
rain. Since the general introduce
tion of railways in Europe, also,
there has been no drought such as
previously at short intervals caus-
cd widespread distress. In the
case of England 1t is remarked
that although the climate has been
always humid there has been a
growing excess of rainfall during
the period of railway building.un-
til she now gets far more than Is
beneficial to the crops. This has
been noticeable to an alarming de-
gree in the past few years. We
give these conclusions for what
they may be worth, and merely
showing the drift of current dis
cussion on this point. Iron World.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-02

ment receives many very funny re-
plies. If no response is made with
in thirty days, it is treated as an or
binary dead letter. The great num-
Der and variety of valuable article
sent through the mails is amazing
and catalogue of them would be
amusing. Once a year the Dead
Letter Office has a sale of these I'M
claimed and unreturnable articles.
There are small parcels of laces,
silks and ribbons, embroidered un-
dergarments, gloves, perfumery and
powders for ladies irinklets of every
description for battles and children,
and jewelry Of all kinds-to say
nothing of millions of photographs,
which hardly come under the head
of valuables, not even a picture of
ones best sweetheart.
The amount of money passing
through the mails is not so large as
before the money order system was
established; but it will be under
stood that it is still enormous from
the fact that out of dead letters a.
lone over $4,000 in currency and
nearly two millions in drafts and
commercial paper was taken during
the last year. A great share of this
comes from the mis-or non-direct-
ed letters. People seem to be so in
tent upon what goes into the letters
that they forget the superscription.
There is a shade of sadness in the re-
Fiction that in many cases great an
xiety and even actual suffering is
caused by this neglect. The follow
ing poetical copy of a letter received
at the Office some time ago will serve
as an illustration:
my Dear Mag-i resieved your
very wilkim letter yesturday 1T Civ
me CRATE csc of mind to here that
you are well as this leaves me in at
present, thank God !" The writer
then adds sad story of disappoint-
ment and disaster, and finishes 10y
saying: 81 send you ten dollers for
you need it more than do"
Poor Mag The $40 for which
she longed and waited has passed in
to Uncle Sans rich purse-not from
choice but from necessity.
To sum up, cannot help thinking
how much trouble and sadness
would be averted if people would
only direct their letters sin a loud
hand" as Pat did when writing to
his deaf Notwithstanding the
superscription plain and full. If
this does not suit the ladies let them
add their own address to their let.
tiers and they will never be lest.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-02
A Mothers Search for Her
Children.

The widow of the late Ossian E.
Dodge has returned from Europe, af-
ter a vain attempt to see her two
children, taken from her seven or
eight years ago by her husband, who
also instituted proceedings for a di-
vorce, and sequestered his estate for
the benefit of the children. She
discovered where her children were,
but they being wards in chancery,
the court refused her permission, on
account of the assertions of I'M
chaste conduct made by her hus-
band. Her return to this country is
for the purpose of procuring affida-
Wits to show that she was wronged
by the charge; that she may see her
children and secure her share of the
estate which is said to be some $685.
600. Mrs. Dodge's maiden name
was Fannie f. Pratt, and she is now
about thirty-one or thirty-two years
old. Her children-a boy and girl
are aged respectively thirteen and
eleven years. Her husband was the
man who paid 5000 for the first seat
sold in Boston to the Jenny Lind
He was reputed to
be quite wealthy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-02
OUR NEIGHBORS.

A large number of excursionists
from Washington, Baltimore and
elsewhere, are expected at Island
Park, Harper's Ferry, on the 4th of
July.
The portion of Jefferson county
south and east Of Cbari5st0wn, Dor
dering on the Shenandoah river, was
visited with heavy hail storm a
bout 6 O'Clock cn Saturday after
noon last. May Of The stones We're
literal chunks of ice several inches
in length, and as heavy as a hen egg.
The d yelling Of Mr.. George An
derson, Jr., near MiIdleway, JetTer-
son county, caught lire about ten
o'clock on Monday of last week
from a defective flue, aud the build
ing and all the personal effects of
Mr.. Anderson and family therein
were consumed, not leaving them so
much as change of clothing. We
understand that there was no insur-
ance on the property. ..
Mrs. Catherine Rohr, Of Charles.
town, is the Oldest person in that
town, aged 81 years, and she walked
to neighbours residence the other
day.
The Virginia Synod of the Luth-
eran church, will be held in Shop
herdstown, commencing on the 4th
of August. Some 80 or 20 ministers
and delegates will be present. Prep
arations are being made to enter
tain them pleasantly.
The Cumberland AlIeghaRion re-
ports the following mysterious case:
SIT is reliably reported that some
days ago a very wealthy young lady
from Pittsburg was brought to this
city in the custody of one who pass
ed for her husband. The party put
up at a respectable boarding house.
In a few days the worlds population
was increased by one. The infant
was placed in the hands of nurse
here, who is understood to be paid a
big price for keeping it. The twain
have since disappeared"
The Shepherdstown Register has
the following: eve are informed