South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-02
The Farmers & The LiterIry Reroiuion.

Agricultural contains some insinua-
tons rejecting upon the character of
tho Useful knowledge Publishing
Company, Of New York. They are
insinuations only, no direct aIlega.
ton, being made. Their only SCUM.
dation is malice and fear, on TIE part
OF the Agricultural publishers. The
average cost of books published by
The Useful knowledge Publishing
Company, in proportion 10 their real
value is less than one fifth Of the av-
erage cost of the agricultural books
published by the Orange Judd CO.
Within less than three years the Lit,
erary Revolution gave the American
people over one million dollars worth
OF the choicest books the country has
ever seen more in bulk and in real
value than Judd has given them in a
third OF century, and more than he
would have given them for five mill.
ION dollars. No class is abused more
abominably by the book publishers
than the farmers. was farmer boy
before | was publisher, ard know
something of both sides. Twenty-Five
years ago was barefooted boy, driv.
ing an ox-breaking team through the
hazel-brush and prairie grass of Iowa.
and reading Grimshaw's England
and The New York Tribune between
times and by the freight at night,
and got there q little too much Of
Useful knowledge and of strength
to allow baseless slunder TO overthrow
the enterprise to which | have given
my life. Judd shall realize his fear
that the Useful knowledge Publishing
Company will publish agricultural
books as well rs other boots, and it
will not charge $3.50 for BOOK that
does not cost Is eta. to manufacture.
In response to pressing and almost
distressing calls from all over the
country, from farmers, farmers BOYS
and teachers, it will also enter the
field OF school-book publishing pres,
emily, and we shall see what will be-
come OF the high prices OF the rich
aud grasping publishers in that field.
The Useful knowledge Publishing
Company does what Judd, and no
other OF the old line publishers do. it
sends its books to any part of the Uni.
ted States, and allows privilege of ex-
animation before payment is required.
1t supplies its agents with copies of its
cheap and beautiful publications for
distribution among their customers,
for examination at their leisure, and
allows the return of any books not
wanted. Specimen pages of its IuJ.
lications, catalogues, and terms 10
club agents, booksellers, and canvass.
ers, will be sent free upon rcqncst.-
Addle ss the Useful knowledge Pub,
fishing Company, Is Vesey St, New
York. j. Ii. Alden, Business Agent.
PICK UPs.-A Nevada school teach
or died the other day and tie local
papers announced ii under the Loss
OF i whalcr.' We'll, we know that we
had whalers in our school boy days
"A variety belle, wishing to be very
severe on q rival, said the only thing
that wasn't false about her was the
hole in her stoching.-Many people
wish they might live their lives over
again: III nine cases out OF ten they
would only repeat them.-W hat is the
first recorded instance Of IL walking
stick?-it WAS when Eve presented
Adam with little Cain.-There are
persons who do not know how to waste
their time alone, and hence LecoInc
the scourge Of busy peoplo.-Acts,
looks, words, steps, form the alphabet
by which you spell character.-I
think the goose has the advantage OF
you,' said landIudy TO an ineXpcrt
boarJer while carving. Cues; ii has,
mnm-in age was the wjihoring re
;oFt.-Nature is like baby, there is
always squall when It's face IS wash.
ed.-'Well,' says q canvas ,er, L must
keep walking and talking. That's
the way | get my living, and that's
the way got my wife. But she has
done the talking ever since. Good
day.-In Rockingham county the
owners Of mountain lands are shut.
ting down on the cattle owners. who
from time immemorial have enjoyed
the privilege ofgrazing their stock Oh
the mountains without regard TO I.ncs
or boundaries.-lt is said that the
fashion Of wearing eyeglasses has se-
riously injured the sight of four lifths
of the Russian army ofiiccis An or
der has been issued forbdding their
uso by officers in uniform, except on
medical certificate declaring them
TO be necessary r. j. 1Ilinc, Of Kan
sas city, Mo, the Attorney Of Mrs.
Jesse James, asserts that Gov. Crit
tendon has given written promise
that Inc will pardon Frank James if
lac surrenders within Il certain time.
Mr.. John VI. Wallace, cashier of the
National Bank of Fredericksburg,
died on Sunday last.