South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-30

w WIN S"'tp anu COWS, out III YOU
aid quart Of water to quart OF milk,
IL makes Two quarts OF milk. I've seen
it tiled
We copy the following from burners
-;Ifya =i"e for April:
Methodist ministers have always been
among The mes, frequent aaJ valued
contributors to the Drawer. Oae Of
them is responsible for the following:
As couple OF the brethren entered
praying tent where tho Rev. Brother
liant vs. exercising his ai'ts, they
heard blm express The desire that the
Lord would sat|andicrie the people,
They dld not understand exactly what
he would have done TO them. bu, evil
Gently it was something srea. sul good.
Onc OF The brethren, being endowed
with eminent poe;icai powers, iunpro-
vised the following stauza, which soon
found its way from mouth 10 mouth,
and now az pears in the Dfawec:
Tue Lord in mercy please TO graz,
blessing on dear Brother Plant
And Il the 'ayors not too great,
Ills needy soul su6'uniica.e."
HooEn NJ. SuEGSiAN, OF Fairfield,
Connecticut. VAS one of tie ablest men
Tins country has ever produced. He
WAS Ysry eminent AZ the hur forty wears
aso, ani ~as not Surpassed by any one
except Mr.. Webster. Mr.. W. a. Beers
has recently pre-. .ar~l u sketch Of Air.
Sberman, which has soMc ilc anecdotes
Of him. but not all shat might have been
gathered. Hero is one we remember.
whicn We hcarl wife Mr.. Sherman was
living. lie was often piLtej in courts
against Mr. Daggot,. OGc day Mr..
Sherman, willie on his legs arguing
case. was bothered in finding refer
eoce That nc wanCed. Judge Daggott,
To bother him moro, said. Take my
spactac'cs.'
No, thank YOU. said Mr.. Sherman
no truth was c!er discovered With your
spec,acles.'
Tho Emperor Alexander Of Russia
during the occupation of Paris was
present AZ che anniversary o one OF the
hcsp'tFls Plates foe contributions we're
passed around 10y the ladies WHO pa,-
roniz d the institution. Tie plate pre-
Scntcd TO The Emperor was held 10y an
extremely pretty girl. Tho Emperor
dropped in a handful OF gold. aud wh,s-
pered, This is for beautiful briuht
eyes Tho charming little dainsel
courIesied. AMI immediately presented
the plate again.
What! said the Emperor, 'moro?'
Yes, SIRE said she now want
something for tue poor.'
= celebrated danseus was freouently
asked how old her mother was. 4 real.
~ cao moi tell you now she replied
Every biithday she declares that she
feels year younger. and If this goes
on, shall soon DC the older of the two
Father 90 his little son, who has lust
handed him 'he teachers report of pro-
gress and conduct for tue last month";.
This report is very unsatisfactory:
I'm no. at all pleased with it,
Lit,g Son. i told the teacher ,ho't
You Wouldn't be, but ho wouldn't cnapge
IT.
Tho Newark woman y ho married four
husUan j. out OF the same family ex.
pi'iscd her conduct by sayinL that she
was determined TO End cut whether
thcre was iaon among them worth
cent Tor any earthly purpose. The
fourth man is still on trial.
y member OF the California legis.a-
t1-c was asleep when the vote BEGAN
to bc taken OH ~ important bill. & half
aroused hy TIC cal! OF his name. he gave
an inarticulatc grunt, which the clorl
understood aud rec,rdo as yea. lie
numbered on and when lac finally a.
woke, Too news ha1 gone over The wire,
to lis constituents that he had turned
traitor 10 the cause Hhich he bad been
elected to champion.
The IcSA, SUays moa hss REGIME
Tor getting the water jus: right Tor the
battles.
L don't believe VOC have Tho water