South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-19
South grand. Jatsllisenter.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1882.
BnrvirIEs.-Is is stated tina. there

ROMNEY, FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1882.
BREviTIEs.-It is stated that there
are 23o Sunday newspapers in the u.
States A missionary who was ship.
ped to Japan ri a cost OF $3.50 has sLip-
led TO America enough idols to bring
- 600. So it is said Ill is promised
by Professor SWIFT, of Rochester. that
the new comet shall increase In brisht-
ness TIL i. is visible in the full su sshine.
-. Anairs, like sslt-fish, ought TO be
good while soaking -. A cyclone passed
over McAli!ster, mining settlement IN
the Indian Territory. Nouj ~ night. the
S.h inst, killing seven persons. iniurinr
folr fatally and eleven seriously, and
six others more or less dangerously.
Fifty eight houses were totally demol-
ished, and 80 others badly wrecked. A
cyclone also struck MouGi City, No.,
Monday evening. doing great damage TO
! property Act we'll at the moment
ami you have performed good action
to all eternity. Choose those compan-
ions who administer to your improve
ment The Petersburg (Va.) branch
of the Irish Land league on the 10th
inst. adopted resolutions denouucing
the murder Of Lord Frederick Canveu-
! dish and Mr.. Burke, and lledging it,
members to pay their ostionate
share OF . reward OF SO 900 for the ar
re'G Of the assassins =. kuowle dye is
not what We read, bat what We aolG :;
but we are judged by the use We make
OF IL --.it IS wonderful how silent n
man can be ahcn he knows hi, cause is
just, aud now boisterous he becomes
when tie knows he in in the wrong
b;ini old man is kept in the c,i
IL: OF his veal ay sol's muse in Cinc;n
nau, ie on scraps from tdo servants
table, clothed IL rags. and couchcd on
straw. Ih.s is because his ,iac.h.O -
mia" ha7 Srudse against him - The
peppermint tree (""c H,9pjus amNyloIjAa)
growing IN the Ddudenong d,stric; of
Victoria. Australia. is The largest tree
In tie world. II is sail To measure $40
feet 10 the starting poiut of the crown,
III feet 10 the top. One tree reached
the great height &C 49, ieet. Oae tee
Measured % !eet in circumference a.,
the ground, and at The height of 2IO
est /! vas five feet in c;tcu IL ference.
th9sc trees discount lie pa,riarchs Of
Tie taciic coast, which have been the
wonder Of AL travellers -. A black smith
IS seldom crested for forgery though
he lives by IT,. Let tie woIA OF God
DC Written in the heart, and that wblc;,
Is written there wi!l remain. A bad
york .naa never Guis q good tool
Tie far9st fruit il not always the most
pG,ataGc. The Glirast woman is not al.
ways he most faUltless =. On his re
TARA from Europe Senator TuUKMAN
said that lac greatly onjoyed his trip,
but that he iila one serious re ret thu,
le did not sec Queen Victoria and
Prince Bismarck. A friend inquired
Why he so deeply regretted not having
seen those pefsOnagcs. Because said
the Senator, after seeing them might
have Jccu able to say that | net two
people in EIrope who did not want q
siXpence from me- The doctor is 3
very sociab!e fellow. He is continual
y making visits. Very small or very
large hats are sly lish; ,hose Of mcdi-
una size arc ola fashioned The ten
plaques ola newspaper Office are: boros.
poets, cr4uks. rats, cockroaches. ty.
geographical errors, exchange fiends.
book canvaes ers, delinquent subscribers,
AMI tie man who always knoHs how to
fun TIE paper better than the editor him Il.
selt.-.. Ho,pcrs neehlg: The United
States nigh, draw the Inc between emf.
/ grafton and TIE wholesale shipping OF
paupets 10 dis country without viola
tng any Law Or established principle.
The influx Of candidates for places il
our hospitals, ssylums, and prisons was
never GO great as IL IS this spring
The nero writing part Of editing news
paper IS tut a small portion OF tho work
ibc care anil time employed in SELECT
ing Is fIf u)re important matter. and
the fact Cf good editor is better shown
~ his selections than any thing else. and
that IL half The battle The difference
between sentimental young girl and
"n old bat is only difference ot tense
Oue hiss feeling and he o:her has fell.
....Indiaaa Society is Guiding much
p'easn,s in new g1ne called egg
jumping. An egg is taken in each haud
before making the leap, and the coates.
tent who jumps the larthest without