South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-08
Soutl. alraneh Jntelliaenter.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. NAYS, 1885

1t appears that goo, pnces we're obs
tanned at sale OF Jersey cattle in New
York few days ago A two-year.old
bull brought $4,000 and a six-year.old
COW $4,000.
Two years ago w. II. Ruthrauff. of
Indiana, bought tho Bellevue farr,.
near Saiom. Roanoke county, Virginia.
In that time he has more than doubled
its value, and stocked it with fine stock.
FROZEN FIsH.-Fish may be frozen
solid without killing them. A gentle
man in Sennett, N. Y, bought pum-
Ter OF frozen p'cke'e', carried them on
q load of ice Ave miles whom the Their
.mome;er was below zero. When put in
tub Of spring water, oil but one came
out alive. and several were kept for
weeks. He ALEC left q trout in trough
oil wator. A mole gnawed throu Ia the
trough and most OF the water ran out.
The rest frozs solid, and STAYED frozen
three weeks. When q thaw came. the
trout seemed as lively as ever, A
Cornwall market man recently found,
In large block OF ice. turtle eight
inches long and five inches vile. which
must have been imbedded in the ice
about ten months. The nan cut tie
creature carefully out, and, after few
hours exp euro 10 the sun, tho turtle
was found 10 be alive and pro porous.
TIE potato, introduced in England In
1850. was first eaten as swec,mest.
slowed in sack-wine and sugar.
As Mss ELL, Taylor, q beautiful
young lady. WA passing tie cemetery
IN idiietown. Ohio, few days ago,
one of lie party with whom she was
suddenly exclaimed, There is q ghos'. >,
They started TO run, when Miss Tay lor
fell and expired before medical all
could arrive. The result Of practical
Joke.
j want one of those long felt hats
papa, said pretty girl to her father.
The indignant father forked over the
money, and her head now Gil. tho LONG
felt wan.
Several delegations of co'ored men
have Lately visited President CT, We iand,
and have all gone away pleased. The
Morg inlown New Dominion remarks
that they doubtless begin 10 understand
that there is no truth in the stories told
them ny unscrupulous stumpers of
probable slavery IN case of Democr attic
ascension to power. Toey will now un.
derstand that their rights as citizens
are as secure rs these Of any other
class. With this assurance a better
feeling will prevail between the colored
men Of The Sou.b and their white neigh.
bors that will lie better Tor both.
For half 6 century no Csbinot officer
has reached The Presidency.
Experiments show that the heating
value Of wet coal is % per cerl. less
than of that which is dry.
Preston county, ibis State, hoa,ts Of
a five legged two.tailed horse.
Nearly one hundred sheep were
killed near Portland. Oregon, recently
by falling over Il nrecipice. Tie shep.
herd was getting lock Of several
hundred io,o night quarters when a
panic stated, ant many of lem started
on run toward high blun, over
which the animals went before the
stampede could be checked.
Seveuty.fre thousand criminals is the
number in the New York prisons,
almost efnal to tvo.thirds of the voting
population Of this State.
There will BE-, contemporary 70.
marks, according to tho best guesses.
abon, 473 900 900 bushels OF wheat in
this years cfor, 1t requires for our
own consumption 3l5,000,O00 bushels.
We hare on hend about l2l 100000
bushels Of last years crop. This will
give US $40 100000 bushels for export.
AT The present outlook every bushel of
it will be needed.
The census Of 1850 gave Texas a
population Of l.597,6lS Gov. ireland
Of that State, nov places IL at 1850,
900 II correct, this would indie ate an
increase of about IS per cent. in four
years-an increase unequaIcd by any
Of the old States.
If you would he truly happy. my
dear, said one lady TO another. YOU
will have neither eyes nor cars when
your husband comes homo late from
the club Yes, l kcow. answered tho
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