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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
3 g r A p s.

IT IL en- open question whether
Jonah was the fret Secretary of the
navy. or OF the interior.
AT Hot Springs, Arkansas, squir-
rels are 60 plentiful that they are cold
by the busbel.
THREE are those who never reason
on what they should do, but on what
they have done.
A woRKINGNAN's vile is a better
depository Of bis nickels and dimes
than is the saloon. keeper.
IT is a good thing for man TO
belong TO the church, but u poor
thing for man to thinS that the
church belongs TO him.
AN English surgeon says that peo.
pie who use rocking chairs tbs most
get deaf tue soonest. Rocking also
hurts the eyes and makes people
near-sighted.
LAUNDRY women are the most
humble aud forgiving beings on earth.
The more cuffs you give them, the
more they will do for you.
A YOUNG lad not yet in bis teens
was recently sentenced TO term in
Jail ct Moulius. France. for stealing
q cake worth one cent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
Peace on Earth

Awaits that countless army Of msrtyrs.
whose ranks are constantly recruited ffotn
the victims OF nervousness and nervous dis.
eases. The piice OF the boon 10 a systema-
tic course o. Hostetter's Stomach Biuers,
the 6aeet and most genial Of tonic nervioes
pursued With reasonable persistence Easier
pleasanter aud safer this thau to swash the
victualling department with PSEUDO tonics
alcoholic or the reverse, beef extracts, nerve
foods. narcotics, sedstives aud poisous IN
disguise. Tired Natures sweet restoref,
bslmy sle,p,' is the provideatisl Tecnperant
of weak nerves, and this glorious franchise
being usually the consequences OF sound d.
gsslion and increased Viqor, the greet sto,
m tcbic which inspres both IL productive also
"fspoie AZ The required tine. Not unre-
n shed swskeas the iudiviiual who uys3 ",
cot vigorous, clear hea led aud tranquil.
q - the Di,tsrs also Ia fever and ague, rhen.
natisn, kidney troubles, 1onssipa,iop snd
biiiousness
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

I Ses siOna of the Courts
Cte9h court. 18th Judicial Circuit, Hon
smes y. Armstrong, prssiding-rei ms b
I'm as folio o:
ora1t Coanty Fourth Tuesday In March
.si tuesday In June and third Tuesday in
Hampshire Couu,y-First Tuesday 10 Fec
,reary, second Tuesday In Nay AID ihir ,
Tuesday il Septeubsr.
hardy Cpunty --Seeoad Tuesday In March
nst Tuesday in May and 6rst Tuesday In
October.
Mineral County Second Tuesday in Jan.
ear!, fourth Tuesday la April and 6rst Toes
DAY Ia September.
rsodlston County.--Secoud Wednesday 10
APRIL wednesday sfier second Tuesday in
June. and 6rst Wednesday 10 November.
r. C0unty Court Of Hampshire County John
=. vance. President; l.. Q. Sch nibbe and T.
y, ro"eii Commissioner; @. =. White. CLERK
The regular sessions are held b~aioniup on
the nrst Tuesday 10 January, Ayril aud DC.
'"oer' aud 9Th Tuesday in Juiy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed. Jour appetite
is Toor, you are bothered with Headach es
you are idgety. nervous. and generally
out of sorts, and want to BRACE up. Brace
up, but not with stimulants, spring medi-
clues, or bitters, which have for tn cir basis
very cheap, bad whisky, and which stirnu-
late you for an hour, and then leave you
in worse condition than before. Whs,
yon want Is al alternative that will purify
your blood, start healthy action Of Liver
and Kidneys, restore your vitality, and
give renewed health and strength. Such a
medicine yon will End ia III ectric Bitters,
and only so cents bottle at r. l.. VanDe.
Yanter's Drug Store.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
THEINTELLIGENcER
FRIDAY. IErRUARY 10. 1883
I've Been Thinking.

I've bern thinking. I've bern thinking.
What glorious world were this,
Did folks mind their bus ness more.
And mind their neie hbors' less
For instance. you and ], my freud.
Are sadly prone TO talk
or matters that concern us not,
And Others follies mock.
I've been ,hilk!ng. If we'd begin
To mind our own affairs,
That possibly our eighbors might
Con'rive TO manage theirs.
We We faults enough at home TO mend
u may he so with others
IL would seem strange IL IL were DOT
Since all n:sIkiLd are brothers.
Oh would that we had Charity
For every man and woman
Forgiveness 10 the mark OF those
Who know Ito err is human"
Then let us Danish jealousy
Let's lift our fallen brother,
And as we journey down LIES road,
ado good to one another"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

1 tue pAu'Tys Whe:e sue was Ousy put
ting some new pickles into jars.
She did no, appe, nr speak AGAR
uutil he man had finished his dinner
Then she pot her head into the kitch.
en- With the remark that III he cared
to turn an honest penny. he c,uid
nov clean out the stable.
Blu, ma'am, it's .ime was think
ing OF starting Off
On your tramp again., finished
Miss Todd. Now. don't you think
you ought to be ashamed OF your.
self? You, an sble.bod'td d, healthy
nan, in the prime of life. spending
your days s,rolling round the coun-
try. b.ggi,g for something to eat at
every farmhouse II's shameful /!
You don't look actually vicious. and
YOU can work if you choose, as that
.arden shows. You might get q
good ,oof over your head aud be a
respectable member of society in
stead OF tramping over the country,
stealing and slesping in barns snd
making a naisancc Of yourself to ev-
erybcdy.'
A desperate. wild look had come
over the uoan's face he seemed goa.
ded beyond endurance ny these re-
proaches. and as Miss Todd paused
tor breath, hc broke 10 with frantic
haste:
I amt a tramp. I'm Keturah
Bassetp, brother jeremiah
'Goo6 landr CALCULATED Misc Todd,
almost stunned ny this surprising
Information 'Jercmiah Bassett Z!
| want to know! And how I've bceu
a treatin' you! Why in mercy's sake
didn't you tell me in the first pace
who YOU wasp
You wouldn't let me get word in
edgeways. answered the deacon.
You would do ali the talking
And / took you for tramp!
Well, we'll! Rut sit down, you
mustn't hurry off. You must give
me sine to apologize for all I've done
and said to hurt your feelings
NO apologies necessary, said the
deacon calamity. Il know I'm dus
ty. but my horse cast shoe in trout
OF smithy two miles back, ard l
come The balance OF the way afoot.'
Did you want TO see me for any.
thing particular?' asked Miss Todd.
No. said the deacon with sud-
den accession Of color to his rugged
face. Il jest come to make friendly
CALL
Nils To Id saw tue blush. and
with the Keen intuition q WON IN al
ways displays in any matter pertain'
ing TO the heart, sue knew at once
just how matters stood She knew
as we'll as il she had been told in so
many words. that jeremiah BassetI
had come co'irting, and she looked
at him with renewed interest.
WELL she said after q pause, du.
ring which jeremiah had fidgeted
uneasily in his chair, I'm main sor-
ry that I treated you 30 bad hut you
IN ust coUe again a.d let ne make
up for it. I'll know you next time,
and won't take you for a tramp
IL is said that pity is akin To love,
and perhaps Miss Todd's commiser.
alton for tue deacon in having been
taken for q tramp, and treated like
one, touched the chor'i Of O more
tender feeling. But however that
might have been, jeremiah contin-
ued to make friendly calls in New
Bethany; ard mncll to lis sisters
joy, Miss Thankful Todd stepped
into the deacon's house the day Miss
Keturah stepped out Of il.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
Reforming a Tramp.

Dut III your age, heturaDj
Why AT my age, interrupted
Mics Bassett, tartly. You spea<
as If were a second Methuselah
brother. I'd like TO know ii |
hain't five years youngcr'n YOU,
and you won't be fifty till CHRIST
mas.
Five years. repeated tie dca-
con. medltativcly, why, l though,
it was only three. The family
Bible says you were born in the
year.
81 can't help what the family
Bible says. interrupted Miss Ketu-
rah again. Its liable to make
mistakes like the rest of folks.
guess | ought 70 know my age,
and I'm going to be IN ,rried, no
matter how old | am. SO theren'
Pm sure | hope you'll he happy,
said the deacon, in a resigned tone.
Its a great risk to run late in life,
though
Brother, do stop harping on
that string. ii there's any risk to
run, I'm willing TO rrn it, an SOS
Ben amin. Land knows he's old
enough to look out for us
hoth-he's turned sixty
here are many snares and pit
falls in the state of matrimony,
said the deacon solemuly. Aud
alter we have escaped them for
nearly hal: u century, II seems like
tempting providence
Jeremiah you will drive me
wild it you keep onv cried Miss
Keturah thoroughly ont OF Il.
tlence. do talk of something else.
Wy principal worr,ment is how tc
leave you. When I'm fifty miles
oil | can't be of much help here
That's So assen Ell the deacon.
II hadn't thought OF it before; bu,
IT will be rather lonely when You
are gone. | wish Beniamin's farm
Was clio by
w ishing won't move IT. said
practical keturah $50 we won't
waste time in idle words. The
plain question is-how are you TO
get along? Who's to wash, mend
and take care OF you, zee to the
dairy and attend to the pouitryg'
There's Miranda Blake said
the deacon, thong btfnlly. i might
get her to come
That slovenly creature! MOI
answered Miss Keturah with great
emphasis on The negative. Man
dy Blake don't cCmc here, if | can
help it. I've shaved for twenty
years 10 keep this house clean
aud il shan't go dirty after I'm
gone
Il don't know of any body else
could hire said the deacon meek
| ly.
Neither do ] conceded Kctu-
rah, with chcer.nlness that Eur,
rlsed l.er brother. Il have gone
over he ground in my mind fifty
times. There Isn't woman in
the village who would snit the
place You want come one who
would take an interest IN tlIings
and carry on tho milk and egg bn.
siness to your profit, IA | have
done. Sore one who would see
That you didn't forget TO change
your clothes regular, or wind -ul,
the kitchen clock every Sunday
night. Brother, there il unl, one
thing that you can Go. Follow
my exampIe-get married.
The deacon started from his
chair; the newspaper fell from his
hand. and he gazed ut his sister as
If he thought she bad suddenly
been beieli of ner senses
u mean H. said Miss Kelurah
going or With her knitting. Irs
the only thing lOr you 10 do. You
couldn't stay here alone. Yon'rc
the most helpIe moriaI.i ever
saw, and IT any man ever needed
wife YOU do
1T would be harder for mo 10
find wife than a houskecper,
sa'd the deacon sinking back INTO
his chair.
Not at oil, You're n PERSONA
bile man know 90 Il many
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
Their Ensiness Booming

Probably no one thing has caused such =
general revivsl Of trade At n. l.. yaui)e>
vanters Drag Store az their giving away
TO their customers Of 50 many free trial
bottles Of DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption Their trade is simply euor-
nous 10 this very valuable article from
the fact that IL always cures and never dis
appoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron-
ehius Group, aud all throat and lung dis
esses quickly cured You Gao test u before
buying by getting q trial bottle free, large
sss 81. KVery bottle warranted.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

LINsEED TEA Take three table
spoonfuls OF linseed, about one pint
Of water. and boil for ten minutes.
Strain off the water, put in u jug with
two lemons, cut In thin slices; put
also some brown sugar. A wine-
glassful of wine is Or Improvement
This has b en- found mos. Rourish-
Ing for invalids.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

For intense itching, balhe in salt
water, dry with = coarse towel and
rub with sweet oil.
A mass Of cob>web pinched up in
a wad and pressed TO fresh cut will
stop the fow OF blood instantly. No
mistake about this.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

" hen the color Of silks has been
destroyed by any strong acid. 1t nay
be restored by carefully wetling the
spot with a strong soap ia,her. to
which little sal, ratus has been adj
ded. When the color has been taken
out by fruit stains ammonia will re-
store IT,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

TO CURE FELoN. AS soon as
II makes its appearance apply pcui-
tice. OF equal parts Of sal,peter aid
brimttone> mix with sufficient lard
TO make paste. and renew a. coon
as 1t gets Dry. a few applications
will effect a cure.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
Farmer and Housekeeper.

MoLAssEs CANpy:-Ope cup Of
New Orleans mulsssss one table,
spoonful OF vinegar ; one cup of brown
sugar; one ounce Of melted hutt~r.
MIX oil together. and boil without
stirring unsil il bardens ~Aen drop.
ped in cold water: then ,dd . tea .
spocnful Of baking soda, aud pour in I.
to buttereS tine. Or. when cool. pull
and cut into sticks. While pulling.
brush the fands with butter or mois-
ten them with ice wa'er. s" /.
WALNUT MoLAssKs CANDy.-M.ke
q plain molss.es candy. aud when
done, grease deep. square pans with
butter, al nearly full with walnut
kernels, pour The molssscs candy O.
Yer them. and stand away to cool. -.
PEANUT MoLAssEs CANDY.-Pea-
nut moiasses candy is made precise
~ the came ~ walnut molasses can.
dy. Mrs. BRowN.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

Old leather contains a considera-
BILE percentage of ammonia COM
pounds. which are very slowly solu.
bic. A good way TO dispose Of old
boots, therefore, is TO bury them at
the foot OF an apple tree,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

When the ground Is bard and fro
zen work may be done IN cutting ont
the surplus canes OF blackberries ana
raspberrIes. Tbe Old cane is only n
useless iDcumbraEce To vine. sDd
should be removed while there il
plenty Of time for such work. A lib.
eral application Of wood ashes may
he applied after removing the canes,
while bone dust will also be found
very beneficial.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

SAVE THE SMALL POTATOES. IT
will pay to sort the sound potatoes
pretty close this year before feeding
the small ones to the pigs or cattle.
Whether large or small iced are the
hotter nay be an open question, but
il is certain that small potatoes are
better to pant than none. and large
ones will be scarce next spring.
When feeding out the small ones it
will pay to sort out the larger size
once more and lay them aside for
spring. If not wan,edat home some
neighbor may need them. A sound
potato the size Of shagbark or a.
pig wa!nut. If planted early IN rich
soil. will be pretty SIRE to bring g
satisfactory crop. For very carly pc.
tatoes we usually select small, whole
seed, setting the potatoes. with the
sprout end up. in a warm. light room
few weeks before planting, to start
the Terminal buds. In this way.
The seed being placed closely in pans
or On shelves, the side buds or eyes
do not start very much and the whole
seed gives US no more vines than cut
pieces Of large potatoes.-N. T.. Far.
mer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

BAKED RABBIT.--Skin. SINCE. and
wash two young rabbits. Boil and.
mash four good sized potatoes add
to them large tablespoonful OF but.
tcr. teaspoonful Of salt and tea
spo onful of onion juice; beat until
light Fill the rabbit with this. new
up. aud truss the feet close to the
stomach. Place slice OF bacon over
each; dust with pepper; add a half
teaspoonful Of salt and gill Of wa =
ter to the pan. Bake in quick oven
one hour, basting every ten minutes.
Garnish with fried parsley. and serve
with currant jelly sauce.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

Miss Thankful Todd came IN ex.
hausted from long and bootless
chase over the barnyard, cover
field and pasture after the old bla ok
rooster, who manifested snch a
strong prediction for scratching
IN a bed OF double portuIaccas, that
shc had re 0lved 10 coop him nm
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10

But on holes in childrens gar
ments a;e apt TO tear out, especially
in waists and in drawers ba0ds. liz
you vi ] stitch a strong cord imme-
dia'ely in front Of the button holes
you will have no more rouble OF
this kind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

Both the Riverside factories are idle.
The Benwood factory is closed down,
The Belmont factory resumed work
Thursday.
The Riverside shipped 5000 kegs OF
nails this week.
The Elson glass works have made a
steady weeks run.
The La Belle factory lost a day this
week, but is working again.
h. 7. Harvey's paint mill at Buffalo,
this State, is about completed.
The Western Nail Association meets
at Pittsburgh next Wednesday.
The La Belle forge department went
on this week after long idleness.
L. Spence & Co. are still at work on
the engines for the new Standard mill.
The Wheeling steel works is running
regularly and making large shipments.
Woodcock's stove foundry, Bridge
port, Is on in full, with plenty Of orders.
The North Chicago steel workers have
come back to the Amalgamated Assoria-
ton.
Ina few weeks three large glass fac
tories will be in operation at Washing
ton, Pa.
The Bellaire lantern globe works are
some large orders to New York
State and Others to Dallas, Tex.
Mr.. Kells, OF the Washington oil re-
fnery, is at Washington ready to COM
mence work on the refinery on the Hess
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

In the Circuit Court the ejectment
suit OF D. q. Phillips ct. al. VS.. Ann
Francis is on trial. The suits to decide
the title to part OF lot in Jonathan
Zane's addition to North Wheeling, the
contesting parties having interfering
deeds to the property.
A new jury reported yesterday, in
Judge Jacobs Court, and will serve till
the end of the term early in June. They
will sit in the trial Of Kelly and Christie,
the alleged murderers OF Policeman
Glenn, which begins Monday.
In the Circuit Court yesterday the last
OF the cases involving the CLAIM of /. G,
Dillon to the life insurance money pay.
able on account OF the death of r. j.
smyth was settled, judgment in Dillon's
favor being entered in all three Of the
Nasas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

Andrew Carnegie held lengthy con.
ference at Pittsburgh Thursday after
noon with Messrs. B. F. Jones, John W,
Chalfant and George Shiras, Jr, con-
corning the South Penn road. At the
conclusion, the gentlemen babe Mr.,
Carnegie bon voyage for his European
tour and parted. Mr.. shiras said later:
Operations will commence Us soon as
the money can be raised. The Wander
bilt interests have given assurances that
they will find purchasers for the bonds
Immediately, to heamount OF 5000, 900.
That sum has already beenSexpended on
the road, and it will take $40, 100000 adj
ditional to complete it from Harrisburg
to Connelsville. The Pittsburgh stock
holders are now very confident OF push
ing the road through" OF course the
completion OF the road means the COM
pletion also OF the branch to Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

The neat and creditable catalogue Of
the Linsly Institute for 1888 has been
issued. This school, now in its seventy
fifth year, was never more thriving. The
faculty consists OF John II. Roemer, A.
B., Principal, Professor Of Latin and In
s ructor in Mathematics; Leonard
Twinem, ABB, Assistant Principal, Pro-
fessor OF Greek and Instructor in Eng
lish; Z. ScheufIier, AM, Professor OF
the German Language and Literature;
George L. Boyd, IT,, LIB, Captain and
Commandant OF Cadets; @. Q. Rawling,
Instructor in Chemistry. The school
is one OF which Wheeling should be
proud, and it deserves patronage which
will place it yet higher in the ranks Of
the educational institutions of West
Virginia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19
STREET PAVING STOPPED.
a ve1atiOus and Unnecessary Delay THAT
Needs Explanation.

Contractor Todd, after having gotten
the old cobble pavement taken up on
Main street from Tenth to Ninth, leav-
ing the street practically impossible, was
notified TO stop work, as the appropria-
ton made by Council was exhausted.
Enough money is left to finish paving to
Tenth street. The appropriation was
expected to cover the cost to Ninth
street and from Third street to
Jonathan's ravine. When asked yester-
day by an INTELLIGENCE reporter who
was TO blame for this grave mistake,
Clerk Lancaster, OF the Board OF Public
Works, attributed it to the Finance
Committee. Later, however, City Clerk
Bowers said he had examined the origi-
nal papers and the Board was allowed
all II asked for the whole job. 1t will
require about 5000 more to pave TO
Ninth street. Mr.. Lancaster says that
Council ordered Alley 8 paved and ap-
propriated 800 on guess. The work
cost 1852.
Some delay has already been occa-
stoned by the failure of brick to arrive
from New Cumberland when due.
Enough are now on hand to pave to
Tenth street.
Contractor Lemons will notcommence
work on the Market street pavement gp-
Ill he has enough brick to finish it. In
the meantime it might be well to exam.
inc the estimates before the street is all
torn up, and see that they are not also
| inadequate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-19

The reported contest for the Presidency
of the Amalgamated Association OF Iron
and Steel Workers appears at present to
have dwindled down very materially in
point OF fact. Fourteen delegates seen
on the matter from the Pittsburgh mills
all stated that VIM. Weihe, the present
incumbent, will have no opposition for
reelection to the Presidency. A dele
gate from the American Iron Works,
which sends eleven delegates to the con-
yention, said there is not one but is
pledged to the old ticket. The same
obtains at the Wayne Iron Works, Spang,
Chalfant & Co., Union Iron Mills and
Moorhead, McLeane & Co.'s, Painters,
Oliver Bros. & Phillips, and Anderson,
De Puy & Co.'s mills. Wheeling and
vicinity will also be solid for the re-
electinn Of Weihe.