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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27
WIT A Nd III U NJ o Il

'Why do you set such a tough chicken
before mef' Indignantly exclaimed q
fair damsel In q restaurant the other
day. Age before beauty always. you
know. ma'am.' replied the polite attend.
ant, who well knew how to serve hi.
same time.-Stars aud Stripes.
oh, Mr.. Smith said a young lady at
Jersey City church fair, / want your
help for a moment
Certainly replied Mr.. Smith, what
can do for your
Il have just sold tidy for fifteen
dollars that cost fifteen cents, and
want you to tell me what percentag,
that ia
"A transaction OF that kind, nv dear
Miss b.. said Mr.. Smith, who 10 q law
yer. gets away out Of percentage and
into larceny
will you please send me receipt
for nice mince piep' Yes, Edith, we
Will send the receipt in tue next mail
after VIC receive the pie.
A COURTEOUS Gait once had cat
That always sat up to the dinner Ia BILE
with me. and had his napkin round his
neck, and his plate and some fish. He
used his paw, of course, hut Le was
very pecu lar, and behaved with extra
ordinary dccorum. When he had
finished his Ash l sometimes gave him
piece of mine. One day ho was no,
TO he found ~uen The dinner bell rang,
70 Wa began without HIM. Present.,
puss came rushing up.s' airs and sprang
into his chair with to mice ia his
mouth. Before he could be stopped he
dropped mouse on my plate ami
then proceeded 10 dovour the Other IF
his own plate. He divided his dinner
with mo as I had divided mine with
him. - London Society.
Yes. nv son, it is solemn, eternal
fact that truth once. crushed to earth
will rise again. AMI ia these days of
awful carelessness truth is kept SO
busily engaged in performing the grand
rising &c, that she looks like a woman
picking up pine. -Burdette.
HAD BEEN THERE HIMsELF.--M Man at
mourners' bench. Preacher approach
ing him, asks:
My poor friend, do you feel repent
ANTI
yes
ARE you willing to knowledge your
9uiltY
Yes
You feel bad, doubtess2'
yes, and if 1 always feel this way l |
will never do it again.'
do what again.
Get drunk
MY FRIEND whispered the preacher.
Il have been there and | 10 not doub,
The sincerity of your repe ntance.--A
kan6aw traveller.
want to get dogs muzz'e.' said
little fellow entering a hardware store.
is il for your fa'herr asked the eau
tious store-Seeper. No. of course it
isn't replied the little fellow ind 'gnant.
ly, frs for our dog
At one OF Sheridan dinner parties,
the conversation turned upon The diff
Guilty OF satisfactorily defining wit
Forgetting that he was expected to
hear. see, but say nothing, Master Tom
Informed the company: wit is that
which sparkles and cuts VERY good.
Tom,' said his father. Then, as you
have sparkled you can cu,r and poor
Tom had to leave his dinner unfinished.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27
ROUGH ON RATS.

Clears on, rats. mice. reaches flies. ants
b 'd.bugs, sku ks. chipmunks, gopher.
l5c. Druggists.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27
ROUGH on IrCH.

Rorga oH itch cures humors, strpions ring
worm, letter, SILT rheuu, frosted feet cDi.
baus.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27
CLtV LAND 81 HsNDRICK

The First Democratic President Nm
Vice President in a Quarter Centurs
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

three or four hodrs eyetv night coughioe Get
lmmedistr reliet aud sound rest b, using Welis'
Rough on coughs Troches, l5c B4lsara. Csc
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

Hacking, irritating Coughs. Colds Sore Throat
cured bv Rough on Coughs Troehes Sc
Liqeji, Csc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

Strengthening, improved tn. best for
hackacne, pains IL chest or SIDE, rhes-
natism, neuralgia.
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ROUGE Oh PAS PoRnrsRn pLAsrRJ

hOOu' ON fAlN fORoUSbD PLASTER.
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

i want to get a dogs muzz'e.' said a
little fellow entering hardware store.
is it for your fa'herP' asked the eau
tious store-Seeper. No. Of course it
isn't replied the little fellow ind gnanr-
ly, ft's for our dog
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

Us not the clock with the loudes 4
tick that goes the best.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-27

RouGH ON PAIN poRsUsrp PLAarre
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Collins and Casket,

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hoIstering ant Repairing Furpim,i
attended TO.
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all new and tasteful designs Of Furril
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
"The Bed Room Of New York."

Brooklyn is not New York. 1t is not
O. part of New York. 1t is an independent
city, with government, locality, q
character altogether its own. 1t is stu
ated opposite New York, upon the other
side of the East river, the channel which
flows between the sound and the New York
bay. You get from one city to the other
by the ferries, or by the new Suspension
bridgc-a noble engineering work,
which must satisfy even an American as
the greatest undertaking Of its kind in
the world. Brooklyn is city of some
seven hundred thousand Inhabitants, tho
third city in the Union, greatly over
shadowed, of course, by its neighbor
over the river, but still contributing not
a little to the force and moral energy OF
those two millions and a quarter who
live within a circle of ten miles from the
New York postoffice. Brooklyn has been
sometimes called the "Bedroom OF New
York" and it is true that many persons
employed during the day in the business
parts of the Empire City have their
homes in Brooklyn. 1t is, in fact, sub
urD OF the great CcHteI VI 'i"oe "Iu W.
cupation found in the lower part OF Man
haitian Island. Brooklyn spreads over
far larger territory than New York, for
the occupation OF single house by o
separate family is more common hero
than where land is scarce, as in the
neighboring city. Hence its population
is more homogeneous. 1t has fewer mil
lionaircs, and fewer paupers. 1t is
probably more American, more native,
more Protestant than New York. 1t has
more homes, less residences; more COM
fort, less display. 1t is a middle class
CITY, rather than city of extremes. In
many parts of it, it is almost rural-a
city of families, of verdurc, of Christian
life, of churches. of preachers.-Dr. LII.
y. Beran. in the Qursr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
AN OCEAN DISASTER,
Only Two Wen Saved Ont of q Crew
1G

Only Two Nen Saved Out of a Crew
OF TNycnty-Teur.
In the history OF disasters at sea few in
stances are recorded where men are forced to
face death so suddenly as was the case with
the ill-fated crew of the French bark George
Jeanne, which was sunk by the Anchor line
steamship City Of Rome, when twenty-five
lives were lost.
The story told by cabin passenger on the
City of Rome, when the steamship arrived at
New York, was graphic one. He said: 81
was seated in the smoking-roo in company
with several other cabin passengers The
weather during the day had been
very thick and foggy, so much SO
that it was Mt times impossible to distinguish
objects q short distance off. The steam
whistle and fos-horn OH the steamer were
being constantly blown, and men wor3 sta
toned OH the lookout. Wo were on tho ciSe
of the Grand Banks Of Newfoundland. AT
4:9O r. NJ. Twas startled by sudden shock.
On gaining the deck | saw, directly under
tho steamers foref Dot, tho spars and
rigging of vessel. As lookel l could see
tho steamships engines stop, soon followed
BY n perceptlbi9 trembling cl the vessel. IL
could not have been two minutes before the
vessel with which we had collided began TO
settle, anil in less than four minutes she hal
disappeared beneath the water. When
first struck we could see the crow Of the bark
rushing frantcaly forward to the tOpgall1nt
forerastic There they hnid!ea together, ,sesm
inglv pnlsied with fear The bark sank carrying
with her all but four men, who could DO plainly
seen struggling in the water surrounded by
the wrcckag, which had noat2l from the
deck of their vessel. In the mean time Cap
tain Munro had ordered tho starbolrd an |
port quarter.boats lowe:e |, the steamer hay
ing backed away about three hundred yards
Of these four men in the water one was
drowned before the boats were lowered, two
others were picked up and the third was lost
while being hauled OIL board The steamer
As he went down an eXcitcl paSsei ger
cried: 'One hundred pounds 10 tho man
who will save him. 1t was too late.
The two men saved b. the steamers
boat were hoistcl on board ana instantly
surrounded 10y sympathetic passengers. Their
names are Fiant Alphonse, twcntr'six Years
old, and Albert Hubert. aged twsntyfour.
They were suffering from nervous pro:tra'
ton and were at once put unlcr the doctor S
charge"
As soon as the rescued men were safely on
board subscription was taken up and GAG
realized. This money will he given to the
mon when they arrive at their homes in st
Heller. Channel Islands. where they belong
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
The Queer Hats of the C0reans.

A report by Mr.. Carles, of the British
consulate at Seul, describes journey
made by him through northern Corea:
The journey lasted about six weeks, and
appears to have extended over about
5000 Ii. Among the points noticeable
in this excellent report, we observe that
in Corea, as in less degree in Japan,
there is great disproportion between
the number of males and females, the
former being more numerous. In the
large towns this is ascribed to the i'm
mense staffs attached to the officials, but
in the villages there is no corresponding
balance in favor of females, and 1t is
probable that an explanation which ac-
counts for the disproportion by greater
number of deaths among girls in infancy
is correct, for there was no evidence OF
female infanticide. Corca has been said
to be land of large hats, but this does not
tell every thing. One would hardly ex-
pect the following dimensions from this
statement alone. At Phyoun Yang, a
large and historical town near the west
coast, Mr.. Carles records that the hats
worn by the poor women are baskets
three and one half feet long. two and
one half feet wide, and two and onc.half
feet deep, which conceal their faces as
effectuaily as the white cloak worn by
women of better class over their heads.
The men wear as basket of the same
shape, bit somewhat smaller. IL, how
ever, REQUIRES the use of both hands to
keep it in place. A structure OF size
but little larger, which is used to cover
fishing-boats, suggests to the traveller
that the womcn's hats should be con-
verted into coracles. Literature Is
honored in Corea as in other Eastern
countries, but the monument erected
over the graves of the doctors of letters
arc at least unique. 1t consists of the
trunk of tree painted like a BARRIERS
pole, some thirty feet up. The top and
branches arc cut off, and on the summit
rests a carved figure of slim proportions,
twenty feet long, and with torked
tail in imitation of o Corean dragoon.
From the head, which resembles that Of
an alligator, depend cords on which
brass bells and wooden fish arc strung.
The total absence in even the most
ancient and historical provincial towns
of any remains Of art and culture, leads
Mr.. Carries to think that perhaps the
Corca of olden days differed but little
from that Of the present time, and thst
her early civilization has been greatly
oyerrated. Nature
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
Where Poe Wrote "The Raven"

DR.. John ]. Moran, who attended Poe
in his last hours and who is anxious to
convince the poetry loving world that
the author of The Raven" did not die
drunk, says:
"Sincc his death I have made the &C
ouaintancc of Poe's family, and have
many interesting things about him.
Only yesterday made a discovery as to
The Raven 1t was written in the
house of o New York gentleman. The
gentleman's daughter, then a girl of thir.
teen or fourteen years, is now the wife Of
q distinguished general. She used to
see Poe at work on The Raven and
often saw him give her father his manu-
script to lock up in his iron safe at night:
Her father used to deal in plaster and
clay casts, and on shelf over the door OF
the room in which the famous poem was
composed was bust of Pallas. The
lady told me that she never saw Poe
under the influence of drink, and neither
did her father. That is an answer to
those who say that the poet was drunk
or deIirious when he wrcte 1.-The
Ravpn -
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ATTACK ON CARTHAGENA.
Defeat of the ReyOlutiOnistS with
Heavy Losses.
A Deadly Hand-to-Hand Encounter
on the City's Walls

Advices by way of Panama confirm the in.
telligence of the attempt OF revolutionists to
capture the important seaport Carthagena,
in the United States of Colombia. Gaitan,
the revolutionary leader, on learning of the
pproach of the government troops under
Briceno and of their junction with the small
force led by General Villa at Sinceiejo, which
exposed him to the danger from an attack
from the rear while sustaining a siege in his
front, resolved on making general attack on
the city, assaulting it both by land and sea-
He paid dearly for his tenerity. Procur.
ing number of scaling ladders, he sent a
force by sea to approach as silently rs pos.
sible tho walls Of the city, and to cover this
movement he began furious attack along his
whole line Of siege works, particularly at La
Popa. The assailants from the sea
side succeeded in placing many of their lad
ders, and number Of men succeeded in
scaling the walls. Had sufficient number
of them dono so before making demonstra:
ton to attract the attention of the small
number of the besicged, their triumph would
have been secure, but, with characteristic
enthusiasm, and believing their success as.
surcd when only about sixty men had
reached the walls, they began the usual
"Vivas," which brought upon them at once
tho main force of the besieged, among whom
were 300 regular troops.
The attack by sca was repulsed with fright
full loss the bayonet, nachete and knife doing
their deadly hand-to.hand work. Every
man who reached the summit Of the walls
was killed or wounded, and many at their
base who sought to escape by swimming were
drowned. In the meantime the attack
from La Popa was maintained, and had n
vigorous attack been made while the troops
were engaged in repelling the attack on the
other side Of the city, no doubt Carthagena
would have fallen. But Gaitan gave the order
to retire, and two opportunities to capture
tho city in one day were thrown away. The
regular force in the city under General Pal
acIo, who seemed to have conducted the de-
fense with great bravery and intelligence,
was considerably reinforced by many of the
young men of the city who have been doing
duty during the seige.
The losses of Gaitan's forces were nearly
GOO among killed and wounded, and of the
loyalists only twenty three, of whom four
teen were wounded and nine killed After
the repulse Cation withdrew bis forces and
proceeded to Barranluilla to await attack
BY tine government forces. 1t is probable
that pacific solution may be reached before
bloodShed
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
UMPIRE HOOVER was stoned in Kansas City

UMPIRE dOOPEF was StoIIeo AL NaiisaS SlVy
recently.
TIE fielding of the league clubs-outside
of battery errors-is not up to tho usual aver
age.
IT seems impossible in the American asso-
citation for the same club to win the cham-
pionship twice.
BALL players consider Louisville audiences
tho hardest to please, and Philadelphia crowds
the most lcnient.
THE Hartfords were the first Southern
New England team to be whitewashed this
season. Merden did it.
MANY of Pittsburgs most respected ladies
can now be seen at every game Of base ball
played at Recreation park.
MANY of the retail stores in St Louis close
early on Saturdays, i'll order to enable the
clerks to see the championship games.
In three games of baseball played within a
week the New York League nine scored forty
one runs to one by its opponents, record
probably never before surpassed.
LOUISVILLE ladies get as excited over the
games as the men, and applaud as liberally.
In one of the Athletic games ono lady, in her
excitement, broke her parasol in bits.
a CINCINNATI exchange prides itself upon
the excellent throwing Of outfielders. 1t
killed right at the plate by throws from the
Cincinnati outf1eld than by any other team
in the country" The same is holding good
this season so far.
AMONG the members of the graduating
class Of Columbia Law school is Johnnie
Ward, the popular captain of the New York
league club. The commencement exercises
took place in the Academy of Music, May 81.
Although Ward is only twenty-five years
old he has been famous as a ball player for
several years. He was born in Pennsylvania,
and has spent his earnings as ball player
on his education.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Eastern league
Of professional base ball clubs was held re-
Gently at Philadelphia. Tho pitching rules
were amended to remove all restrictions from
the pitcher while tho act of delivering the
ball. This wipes out tho balk rule, and al
lows the pitcher to deliver the ball from
above the shoulder. The league directed each
club to place piece of tagging or marble In
front of the pitchers box.
The record up to recent date is as follows
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
The Man Who Jumps.

"Tnere's always some fool to jump off
train and get hurt" said brakeman,
sand frequently the one that jumps is
lust the man who always claims that he
knows better and gives other people lee
lures for their foolhardincss. I'll never
FORGET o little thing that happened one
day as we were going into Indianapolis.
On the train was sheriff who had IN
CHARGE three imbcciles whom he was
takine to the asylum. They were not
h,udcutfed nor tied in any way, but
permitted to run about the car just rs
they wanted to. On board was passen.,
Ger who complained about this good
deal, lie thought the imbccilcs should
be tied up. ''rhey haven't any more
sense than to 90 and jump oil the train
he said, and they should be better taken
care Of But the sheriff he just took
thinrs easy, and said he guessed they
were all right. Well, as we were gong
into Indianapolis, | was stanalnS on tne
1ear platform. This complaining passen-
cer came out, with his grip in his hand,
and his shiny silk hat on his head. AS
W. came to street crossing. he said:
.,;ucss I'll get off here and before |
could do thing to stop him, he jumped.
lie probably thought VIC were running
slow, but those things are very deceptive
lie landed on his feet, but he didn't stay
there long. He just assumed the shape
of n half circle, bent the wrong way to
bc uncomfortable for him, and ended up
with his nose in the mud and his heels
in the air. Then he spread out and fell
flat, kind O. sprawing out as II he
wanted to cover the whole street. But
the funniest thing was that as turned
to 90 into the car, found one Of them
imbecilcs looking out the door. lie
grinned as if he was never SO dellghted
in his life and uttered: The fool did
jump, didn't hc": ":"-Chieag0 Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17
NEWSY GLEANINGS

THERE are IL, 900 convicts in the prisons ot
the Southern States.
OF the S42 suicides in this country in 1884
but 155 were women.
THERE were ] 900 more Short-horns sold al
auction in 1884 in this country than i'll 1855.
VENICE, Italy, is about to he lighted with
electric lamps, and the gondollers are pro-
testing.
ABOUT 1000 new families settled during
the past winter in Florida as permanent
residents.
A YOUNG man in New Haven has q collec
tion of 1000 birds eggs, embracing nearly
1000 varieties
SANTA BARBARA county, California, offer:
bolnties Of S. for killing n lion, s23O for
coyote, and 81 for wildcat.
AUSTRIA lost S44, COO, 600 from p!euro-pneu
monia, introduced by a single COW that was
supposed to havo recovered.
A TEXAN who had lived for years among
the cowboys says that many OF them are
graduates of Eastern colleges
THERE are 2,3OS national and s. 14O private
banks in the United States, whose combined
funds amount to ,9O0,oOu,OOO.
One single excursion to New Orleans tool
nearly 5000 people from Iowa, requiring
eleven trains to transport them.
TROUT are caught in tho Truckee river
Nevada, so easily that any one with a bit OF
crooked wIro tied TO n stick can get basket
full.
NORTHERN ice no longer finds market
the South except along The seabcard: as Their
is scarcely Southern city of any size with
out al ice manufactory.
ROSE CREDLE, 1OS years old, living in Phil
alephia, was blind for twenty years. Sh
has now her eyes opened and has commenced
cutting new set Of teeth.
THE agricultural department at Washing
ton is now Interested i'll all matters pertain
ing to irrigation, the object i'll view being t.
become acquainted with tho best means TO
improving arid lands.