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

$50 you don't want to canvas any
moro for the Life of Andrew Jack,
son. sa,d the proprietor OF u subscrip.
ton book agency to . yonny man who
had just esturned fr'm the country.
No; EAfl,evs not. Tue work is
very pleasant aud all that, yet pre-
fer to do something else. Believe I'd
rather dig bitches or clean out wells
Was your trip to the country sue
cessinl =
well. n; I can't say that it was.
I'll give you sample Of my expert
ence. One afternoon, while riding a
long a lonely E at. came upon field
IN which an old fellow was blowing.
| waited until l-e get TO the end OF the
row, and then, approaching him. l
asked IT he wor!d like to look ut the
Life of Andrew Jackson
IVY, | looked a, one OF his lives
luther day. Must have had more lives
than cat. Stranger. I'll like power.
tul we'll to look at it, but the tact il,
amt go, the time. This cotton ia
in the grass. Whoa, Ball,
come around.'
My friend said I. III you would
ike to look at that boo :, / will pillow
While yon examine it, This pleased
him very much, and taking the book.
he clnnbt d the fence, went into the
woods and sat down in the shade. |
p,owed tor some time, until got tir-
ell, but, thinking that the old fellow
would soon max +, his ppearance, con-
unued To plow on. AT ast went
into the woods and found him deeply
interested in the book.
Its too late tor ycu to go much fur
der Tonight he said. so you'd better
stay all night at my house
| agreed, for houses in that section
of country were lar apart. Well,
when we went to the house the old
fellow took IN, book and devoted him.
sell to ii the eut re evening. | knew
that he would buy it. for | could see
that lie was deeply interested. The
next morning, just before wac ready
to start. turned to my host and SAID:
'uave you made mp your mind to
buy nat book 2
NO. did low to buy it, but thar
amt no use'n buyin' il now
'Why p
Case | sot up last night and read
her through
'rhat so?' Well, in consideration
of the fact that We sta d all hight
with you, I'll make you a present. OF
the book
Much obliged to YOU
Not AT all. Well. | must be going
Hold on. You haIn't paid ne yit.
| charge you dollar and half for
your nights login'.'
Yes, sir, and he made me pay it, re-
gardie of the fact that had preseu-
ted him with the book. No. don't
care to engage further in the book
business. '-Arkansaw Traveller.
A WEALTHY CoRPoRATIoN.--The u
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safe OF 10000 acres Of land in Wyo
ming To- the Swan Land and cattle
CO opauv, corporaiiCo which is now
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IN the Yves. TIE land embraces all the
land nor b TO the twenty mile
limit from poiot near Niser station.
lni west 10 the Pls te river near Fort
Steele. BY the provisions Of the sale
he present settlers on the land can
purchase wat they now occupy at
price The railroad COM
psny evi emily intends To dispose oi
all tns lands in The teri, tories az rapid.
ly as 20 ssibie. either in large or small
4 raBtities: There - double incentive
Tor tbs the certainty that Congress
will compel them 20 lake out patents
or he lands. making them subject "
local and general taxation, and The me-
;ess.y o: rep onishing the company
treasury. Tie meth d "f sale adopted by
lie & - benedclai alike TO seller & buyer
10 the ioruiersin disposine OF good & bad
laRd IN bulk. and 20 The laiter in secure.
my the land a. lover prices than could
be had indiyiduaiIy.-rroy Tim,'.
WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANs.-Writ,en
n bright and flaming letters across ths
doorway Of the Presidential mansion,
lnd OYER the departmen, OF every cabi.
net officer and every official Of the gov
prnmoni, bi h or low, when the new at.
comes into power will be
the WORT 'REFoRM.' Then !, eislation
will no longer he bawked upon the mar.
ket. for tae reign Of the lobby and the
r 'gue will have sndej. Class legislation
Is thing OF the past. Sectional hatred
rurei, fbe Union will teen be fully
ant thoroughly restored. and far above
The arch that spans the past, the boz OF