South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-08

Algn medical authority says that
salt thrown on ice produces dipthsria
------ln the last four years $500, :
900, 900 has been spent building new
railroads and improving old oaes in
tho Southern States After all
the talk about the depression in the
iron trade as much iron was made
and as much sold in 1888 as in 1882
......... Whiskey Is sold to the Indians
Under the name Of essence of lemon.
....-....lt 10 said that rho herring har-
vest has been an exceptionally good
one this eeason THE account for
tie expenses of the funeral of Rep-
resentative Haskell, CT Kansas, has
been presented to the House. 1t u.
mocnts to $3,56l. and an item of
s2ol Tor lunch before leaving WASH
lngton was included. II is under.
STOOD that There will be an investiga-
tion.........Several New jersey farm.
ers have lately lost number of cat
TIC and hogs, hydrophobia showing
itself IN M unmistakable manner. and
their conclusion is, that the bite of
, O skunk was the origin in several
cases IA broom support has been
} patented by Mr.. William j. Shaffer.
OF Evanston, Wyoming Territory.
The invention provides for q new
aud improved pocket or receptacle
Tor holding the broom when not in
use, the pocket Strengthening the bent
straws and holding the troom fixed
IN Its proper ahape ------C California is
at present producing not far from
SlS,ooo,ooo Of gold and silver bull.
lion annually.........Several smokers
swore Oft in Lisbon,.D. r., on New
Year's Day, and pledged themselves
to give the church s25 every time
they smoked this year. 1900. Eight
years ago a poor New York mechan-
&c Invented the glove fastener
piece OF cord about six inches long
and dozen little hooks or buttons
He now OWNS block CT houses that
would sell for $500 900 The talk
about dividing California into two
r States 10 again revived in the South
. ern section 1t is reported that hor
f ses and cattle west of the Medina ri
YER IN Texas are dying by hundreds
G Tor want OF grass. Owners are driv.
ing their stock South. A citi-
zen Of Southwest Virginia caugh,
fur hundred rabbits one day last
week.. A Kentucky farmer found
colony oftwcnty Seven raccoons in
one tree, and their depredations on
his corlfshocks and chickens had
nearly driven him into bankruptcy.
Tie account does not state VIII ether he
killed them. We suppose he did -
A clothes drler has been patented by
, Mr.. Robert L. Richardson, OF Lara
, mie City, Wyoming Territory. 1t is
; an improved combined clio hes horse
and press or closet, which can be G,
rected or folded easily and rapidly,
does not occupy much space When
folded, and when in use the sides
and doors may be swung open aud
expose the clothes to the air A
citizen of Gainesville, Ga, now
worth $4,000, never wore pair of
shoes until after he was twentv-one
years OF age------Our country's pro-
: duct of gold this year will be about
S52 100000 and of silver about S49,-
100000 ------A North Cai Gilman
sent $50 Confederate note 10 the
Treasury Department the other day,
saying that he had been told that the
United States is paying 10 per cent
for Confederate bills to use in the
manufacture Of bank noc paper
A pctrfied snake twelve feet long.
twenty inches around, and weighing
375 pounds, was taken out OF q coal
bank near Albany, New York, few
days ago. 1t is of dark lead color
and is wonderfully preserved
If razor, after being exposed to the
cold, be placed under strong mag
nifying glass ii is said that the edge
would seem like saw. Dipping it
in hot water throws the little particles
back into place aud makes the edge
smooth 1885, Holloway, the English
pill vender, who died worth five
J millions always lived over his store,
and never visited place of amuse.
ment------There arc said TO he H.