South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-27
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Vennor, the Canadian weather
prophet, now deceased, made "A mis-.
take when he predicted that this
would be n mild winter. Tue mau
who never takes chance il beaten
just "a Ostsn AS anyone else Near
~ all he cities OF the country Oh i.
served Monday last MS holiday
! No man can expect to live with the
virtnons and mingl, with the vicious
aud keep pure----The Mormon TEN.
pie ut Salt Lake will yet require
more than four yeare for its conn, a.
ton. and will cost $4,000, 900. Ma.
ture can make absolute laws, but she
can't break the least of them 49,.
Alb ut Is per cent. Of the French
people are reported to have deformed
feet----The great misfortune with
J most OF rs II. we are constantly look
ing ahead for our experience, instead
OF looking behiud----ro recover an
cid gray goose worth 80 cents. claimed
by nelghbOr, cost Kentucky liti-
giant $40......Natural gas in PITTS
burgh sells tor 121 cen e per 1000
feet Iossl le explosions thrown in
There are lots of people who never
know ANYTHING until they run against
IT. aud then they know too much.
Irregular eating at restau rants Is be-
comiIga fruitfrl source of dyspepsia
IN our cite according to an eminent
writer on hygiene My frierd, If
you want to make people think as
you do, let them have their own way :;
nothing else will tire them out so
soon 49,. Anderson county, Ky, has
a jack mule that is 6 feet and l inch
high----It is not power. but the bal.
ance of power, that wins.
IN BABIHooD for February The
Bsb!'s Bath with all that pertains to
it. by Marion Ilarland, makes one of
the most interesting and practical
subjects yet touched upon by this
magazine. An important article on
sFalsc Cronp; its Prevent on and
Treatment is by DR.. John IL. Ripley !,
professor of the diseases ot children
at the New York Pol, elm c. George
r. Waring. Jr,, the well.known san
itary engineer, gives many practical
suggestions regarding plumbing in
It's relation. TO pure air tor nursery
inmates. Harlan III. Ballard, whose
labors in the ytu ng peoples AgassiZ
Association have identified him as a
friend of all lovers OF ture, contri-
butes a charming paper or Nature
in the Nursery, urging the desirability
of giving iull sway to inquiries by
the litt!est ones about 'their friends,
the flowers, the pebbles, and the
birds Dr. Cyrus Edison, of the New
York Board of Health, writ OF.
Poisonous Candv'ln manner calcu-
lated to make vast difference in the
purci ascs of certain kinds o. color ell
confectionery if his advice were
needed. The department Of Mr.
serv Problems'-queries 10y readers
with answers by the editors-is he
coming exceedingly useful. compr:s-
ing great variety of topics If IN
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The weather Ia always in order as q
topic OF conversation, but the late cold
spell was a little out Of order, that il,
I he usual order Of things. In the G 'ge
Of Maryland and Pennsylvania the
mercury stood at l6 below zero on the
2ls,, and on the 22l at 20.
Al 3: 80 p NJ. on last Monday dense
smoke was seen issuing from the Rarret
windows of tue house of AIR. Lsuring 10
the Western part of Cumbe, land. Tue
iscOvery was made by a COS duc'or cf
the Is. & o. road, who says that when
he flames were issuing from the win
dous OF the garret, . lady and lutte
child were seen sitting At tie window
Of The second story, unconscious Ct their
dang He gave the alarm. and the
engines were soon out. AT 4 clock
when the asst bound train Icf, tDe roof
hal not fallen in Do not know the
extent Of the damage. Con.
! A sad fate hefell john WHITACRE,
son of David Whitacre, living near
Capon Bridge, this county. some three
weeks ago, ON which lie died on Fri
day OF last week. lie was buried Ut
Fair View on Sunday. The unfortu.
nate young man, the accoun, says.
whist chopping logs was caught by a
piece Of simber, which pierced his thigh
auG pinned hiu down to the grounf {.