South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-06

| Al . low estimate the Capitol Al
Washington h, cot tirS ani ia-,
$2O.00O. 900, and vet there is no, q
hire proof room IA the hinge balld,n !.
from cellar To garnet. A few years
ago, aud In open dxv. a ire broke nnr
Ia tue Congressional Library aud de-
stroyed It's eatire contents. cunpri--
ing books, ni.,i aul ciiar's that
could never be replac 4. because
there were no appliances a.
band with which To- ex inyui,h
the flames. This 10 son, entail ny "a
loss y! some fort, thousand at the
b. Ut books "btanable, -honli have
prompted congress. To furnish -oui-
ire proof struct re tor lis library. It's
reco' DIS and the val, able historical
and Statistical archives that ae pow
scat cred about in fur,v ,htfcrent thu
der boxes throughout the ely. The
other day y citizen from the country
visiting the dome Oi tie capitol look
Ell over the railing and. saw hime.
bursting through the roof ,ilsec'lv
over The House OF Representatives.,
just ~ that body was assembling Tor
It's daily session. BEFORE the "a ore
sand citizen couId give an altar and
befo Z the thirty bodied Capitol
policemen could get IA .cket or water
To The scene OF destru:llOn. the lire
had made sad havoc win the walls
and ceiling of lie room in which il
originated. and in which ere stored
tue valuable records of the first Con.
gress ut The United States. and those
pertaining to the Congresses from
lI9 To 90. Had this lire broken
OUT In the night time, IL is just pns-i-
BILE that no vestlge of the nations
Capitol would remain ut this mo-
ment.
The rattle bu mess bids fair 10 be-
come the chef Industry of the In
terror Department, and everything ut
value, intrinsic and extrin ic. from "A
thlmble To u Shotgun, is pu. NJ for
'ne hazard {: the die Or III her the
dice. Employees OF the gentler per-
snusIon indul ae in the pastrne ui'
dice throwing AS one OF the preroga-
yves oil modern innovations. ana as
the prze IN this in stance wss crazy
Quit (and love OF n SC azy' qul!t at
ih"D. the DANES riff "a as dame.
We're never known TO rattle i,eiure.
wo lives and double six did one
OF Them cast thrice IL success ion. and
the prize wus within her grasp. In
an Gngnatded nio,uent, however. she
transferred her hazard and her crazy
Quit to another sister en- owe, who
naturally 20 sesscd all equally strong
ait ciion TOR crazy quilts III general /,
and THIS crazy quiz In particular.
The c, bali-tIc As from the dice-hox
Won the covet q prize. but shc who
threw 1t, all at once decluei To abide
by her transfer and iucontiuen;ly
backed out OF the buI bargain that
she had SD reckle slv made. The
female who WAS nut oi her ten dollars
was equally persistent IN declining
To be oat of ner crazf quill, too. and
bence the 'rnctIous' that were rails ed
about tue ears of the heads oi tine de-
pariments who, glad to get rid OF tie
affair without compromising tn, Gov
ernment itself. organized themselves
INTO solemn judicial conclaves md
gravely adjudlcuted the matter. cir.n.
the latest ~ well IA the earliest le cal
and other authorities, the DecIara
ton OF independ nee. The Ordinance
OF l7'7, aud lie constitution. OF the
Woman's Rights Association. which
Was nnally decided i'll Favor ot the
original dice-ihrower, ON the ground
That The bargain was not clincbed b,
the actual LAY mcnt OF tie ten dollars
PnONo.