South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-20
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gland are beginning to wear trousers.
1.-The Melancholy days are com.
ing..-...Strive TO avoid extremes. es.
peclally those of wasps and bees. (. =.
The Summer is over, but the girls are
Just as liable to be son struck in fall &
winter as they are in July or August.
AN old colored minister not long
ago sent up the following petition TO
the throne of grace Sum Oh dis here
congregation will 60 to the court
house, some to lie Jail. some to de gall
lows, and some to de dcbbil, but
Lord bless EN- where cher dey are
A bonfire was made of the finery from
the wardrobe of a woman who had be.
come convert to Free Methodism.
In Tennessee, and an enthusiastic
meeting OF prayer and praise was held
around the flame - A watermelon
vine $50 feet III length grows ut Sails
bury, N. C........Hnstead Of complain
ing OF the thorns among the roses, we
should be thankful there are roses. a.
nong the thorns--A Delaware wo.
man, in scratching a match on her
shoe. set her clothing on fire and was
fatally burned. This is n strong areu =.
ment why women should wear pants.
Unhl they can scratch matches on
the hip they'll never be safe
Hale county, Ala, is looking out for
her moss industry and is gathering
thousands of tons The Boston Post
/ man admits that it is very wicked to
marry for money, but phiIosophically
adds: 1T Just rs easy 10 love rich girl
asa poor one AN old lady, hearing
that John Bright contemplated visit
ing this country, hoped that he would
ut bring his disease with him
There is an unusually loud call Just
now for cheap postage. The postal
service more than paid lis way last
year, and there is good reason for uru-
ing a reduction. The English penny
postage Is equivalent to two cents in
American money, and reduction
from three TO two cents in the United
States will doubtless he strongly urg.
ed III Congress at the next session.
......Al'hough the dog days are over
there are plenty Of dogs about here
making night hldeous by their bark
ing and means - Don't think when
YOU have won wife you have won
also Il slave------T The mouth of Cos
sip, like drug store, IS open at all
hours ...... Women are not allowed To
be out on the streets of Chicago after
ten o'clock a night. After that hour
men want the whole street to them.
sclves-and they take it.....A West
! Virginia clergyman, unmarried.
! preached sermon in Wheeling, we
suppose, against the present STYLE of
corsets ne unhealthy, and the next dav
the deacons fired him for knowing
too much----An Ohio woman recent,
~ tumbied 10 the fact that her hus-
band proposed to elope with the house
mad. Did she weep and she'd tears
and kick up IL fuss? Not bit of it.
She just wrote q letter purporting to
arrange for her elopement with a
neighbor aud let it fall into his hands
And it about drove him wild. lie
fired the servant girl ont of the house.
and sat mp all night with y shotgun
70 shoot the villain who was after his
wife, and has been since then the
most devoted husband in Ohio -
have heard that in the desert, SAYS
| SPURdEoN, when the Caravans are i'm
want OF water, they arc accustomed
To scni on camel, with its rider,
some distance in advance; then after
/ Il lt!le space follows another; then at
short intervals others. As soon rs
/ the first man finds water, almost be-
fore he stoops down 10 drink, lie
shouts aloud. Come = the next one
hearing the voice, repeats the word
Come J while the nearest again takes
mp the ely Gomez until tic whole
wilderness echoes with the word
| Come! 80 in that verse the Spirit
ANA the Bride say first of all, Come =
then Let him that is athirst say Gomez
ami whOsoever is athirst let him come
ana drink at the waters OF Life freely. ;
IA fashion item states that birds
heads. wings, tails and breasts of va
rous sizes aud sorts, WI Jc seen tn
winter on dresses rs we'll as bunnets.
Nothing Is said about another part of
the blrd. /. e the hill, but no doubt
that wiII continue to he the most
prominent feature of both dress aud
bonnet......."T There is no abatement
OF the Iellow.fever epidemic in Pen,
sacola, Fla. On Monday last seventy
new cases and three deaths were re.
Ported..."... over $4,000 worth of
gloves were shipped on Friday last
from tie Factory Ut Mcssrs. UpIegraff
IlagcrstOwI.
Make yourself healthy and strong.
Make IT. happy by using Browns Iron
Biuors.
We give the County Court proceed