South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-10


Greenback Rep. ...-............. 4
democrats 50
Republicans ---.-..--..-....-- 81
Many Amusing Stories are told of
the way in which Cinnamon give evil
dence i'm Christian courts of Justice.
In England it is the custom to break
n delicate china saucer over the head
OF the Chinese witness; and this is
supposed to insure truth.tellinY.-
There was n Chinese witness i'm trial
which was recently held i'm San Fran.
cisco. The Judge, evidently not be-
ing quite satisfied that the witness un.
derstood the object of the form he
had just gone through, asked him, as
Is usual In such cases, If he under-
stood the nature OF an oath. Per
iectly,' replied the witness with the
utmost confidence; Il know that if I
tell q lie every one ill the court will
be damned. An equally amusing
illustration OF the ignorance of the
Chinese in the matter of our judicial
oath WAS furnished some time ago BIS
the native usher in the Consular
Court at Shanghai. He was observ-
ed to be making an anxious search for
some missing object, and OF being
questioned by the Judge, he stated
tina. he was looking for the little book
which is gwen to the witnesses To
smell ! And this man had been for
eighteen years usher OF the court!
Chicago Beef in Cumberland
Mr.. Robert o. Israel announces in an
advertisement in the Cnmb. Times
OF Wednesday last that he will offer
| Chicago beef at Wholesale, conimenc.
ing on Monday next. The introduce
ton of this beef in Baltimore WAS
strongly objected 20 by the butchers,
but 1t has met with great favor from
the people and is considered much
better than meat butchcred ut home.
We have received with the compii.
ments OF the Charles 4. Noyelcr
Company. successors to a. Eogclcr
4 Co., OF ST., jacob OIL fame, ii copy
( at enuor's Weather Almanac for
1888, rRbIisheL by the American
News Co, New York, y. Y copy
riShted according ia aGt OF Congress
by n. F"gcler & Co, Baltimore Md.
1t is TAI Almanac for the millions
JrimiuI OF valuable information, of
handsome dt,iSn and excellent ty-
Biography. No family would wish to
he without it. Ey sending 10 cents
to the publishers, a. Nngoler & Co.,
Baltimore Md, copy will be sent to
any address, postage tree.
The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
Lave put ON IL new fast passenger train
which Is designated as the Comet
Train OF Charlots'
An early mail tram for the West
VIII soon he run over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, leaving Camden
Station at 3 a. NJ
The scales for weighing gold in the
assay office at New York are so deli.
cate that when brought To II balance
with two pieces OF paper of equal size
The mere writing of Il name on one OF
The pieces of paper will add enough
weight IN the paper to turn tie scales
! IN is favor.
NgNNoH's fo-clsL OF The weather. for
November IS Just GU, AMI whether cor.
rect or incorrect, it makes no matter.
Here i, is for Tue benefit OF tie spccals.
tors AID gossip:
'Ncv";nbcr may hring return OF
up ami ha'nv weather III it, fore por.
ton, but the later part az that month
PROMISES again 20 he stormy AMI very
CD in ihc northwest aud portions en-
tie norLheT1 central division Of tie u
nited StbteS. A cold wave Of cJusilc-
r,hle intensity j. likely also TO sweep
over the western aud northern section,
OF both Canada and tho limited States
t0~ards the end Of y vcInbcr or the be-
ginning or Dec inter-
JcFTERsoS DrNoceaCY. Saturday even ug
Inn. Daniel Q. Lucis entertained quite large
and intelligent ~ Hence at the CDur,-hou4e
The SUI ct OF his di- course, being as above in
dicht7d. review, OF rather Mr. Lucts' re.
mnrks in substance, will be fOut in our local
columns Could we have only secuted the de
livery Of snch speech by such powerful ora.
I tor before the election results might have been
different What Mr Lucas hearers most al.
I mired about him was the bold st,bd he to,k
upon the principles which md, riie Irrers,oian
Democracy lie 10 for i,riG FOR rovepue only
and was FREQ 10 say ;ht the Democracy could
win upon such plank any dty in The year -
lie ddu't fnl to touch a. the Tariff y ,rn. MI
sion Nc. Lucas was frequently interfupt,d
/ by hsarty nppl'uss and We mty yell feel proud
. OF the reception rendered here in view Of the
/ fact that The campaign had closed and ths pub
Tic felt no i,teresl iu politics However. IL sss
. demonstrated the She Democracy ia alive AZ Al
times AID will always be found eadv and will.
INK 20 ioilOS true Leaders g. grksJHry Ners
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