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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

Preacher jim Gooseberry-'Do col
Iec.on will now be TUX up. / jist
want to express IL upon you. dat de
wataws oh Salvation am free; bu. |
am de hydrsn., AN you got to pay
TO- de hydrant.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

Angry subscriber TO editor)-I
am mad all the way through an I jis'
want myr paper. stoppcdr Editor
Yes. sir; do you want your bill made
out? No; l amt mad enough for
that
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16
Read The Ne,cs.

as the season for bark pooling
is about here again. those
VINO are locking ont Cor supplies
will DO well to call one Fnssell
q Bro where they will find the
pest OF bacon and lard air of their
own curing; beane, potatoes, flour.
meal homiry. rice blankets and
suon imngs as they need to 90 in
to lie woods with, at prices as
reasonable as any one can sell
them. Tobacco is also something
heeded IN the woods; to kecp the
men In good humor: nowhere
~ 'h's county can so large en- as.
sortment be found as with e.
russell & Bro; their prices are
all The way down to c5cents per
donnd. hight here it would he
VOL TO mention their canned
goods. just think! Three ponnJ
Cabs OF the best tomatoes at Toe
Fer can and corn at the same
prlce. Nice Turkish prunes at r.
per pound. Coffee, sugar and
moiasse s are also good things for
park peolers TO have: prices are
right on these goods.
For pice clean easy chopping
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

The man Who travels abou. cn foo,
wi,ha pack ON his back is called a
peddler. Tho ono who rides in the
cars With pack in his pocket is de-
signated rs q commercial traveller.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

A boys DEF crip,ion Of LAYING n
tooth pulled expresses i, abcu. as
vel; as Anything we have seen jus.
before i. killed -ine the tooth come
cut.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16
W.T. AND I1UMoR.

What does Good Friday mean.
asked ore HaIsted stree, urcbin Of
another.
You'd better go home aud read
Robins n Crusoc. was the whitening
rply.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

Was tie b by Bruised st oil whrn
1t ie,l into tie cistern?' No. TIE
eli biesi. IL was soft water. YOU
know
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16
BucKLEN's ARNicA saLyE.

The Best saive in the world for Cuts,
o'u'ser. Sores. u'cers, Sal, RLeum, Fever
so'ef' letter. Cbapped Hsnds, Chilbiaius,
cofns' srd all Frupion., and positively
lures Pile, or no pay is required. II ir
guaranteed TO give Tsrftct Satisfaction, os
money refunded. Pries IS crn,s per boz.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

nr sa'o'ir'ieas received 70, an, g..
in tho uoi,ee States '-'~
FOR WAGONS, RUGGu,S
AND AGRICULTURAL. ~
ELEMENTS, Call on or n58r. d
Ii. G. COOPER
Pleasant Date. " Y,
rs Euginee. Saw Mills { M,
s's''a''y' Aug. &c.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-16

you should get E.;Rcseell tBro,.
celebrated Colchester axe los oS
Fave both single aud donhlo IeI
Ont OF more than 100 iLey bo vt
sold not one has ever crnmbI,s
or lroken. Any one bn,;nu
them once Will never buy any ON
er kind. Price only soc for ~.
3. Is. They have also clao, .ns
nearly all their old stock of ROAD
male clothing and start ,L,s
spring with q brand new stool.
OF clothing with slits from Sc IN
Io. Their stock OF mems sboes
AID boots as usual is full aud
prices low. A job lot of sample
shoes nos. 3 to 81, includIng
cone OF the incest shoes in the
town of Romney can be found in
Their house; il a lady can find \
FAR OF these shoes to fit she can
buy them ut les than wholesale
price. Besides What has been
named they keep constantly on
h"ha a large supply OF nearly all
goods Kept IN stock OF Genera
Merehandise; aud it would he al.
so Well to remember that they
sell cheap every day in the year
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
Exercise for Girls.

However just much of the criticism
upon the management of children at the
present time may be. it is certainly true
that in one respect at least modern
mothers are wiser than were their
mothers and grandmothers before
them. 1t is only in few homes that
girls are now required to ''sit still and
be little ladies'" Why should healthy.
growing girl be expected to sit still
any more than her romping brother,
about whom no concern is manifested,
provided he remains in the house only
long enough tn eat and sleepP What
matter is it if outdoor sports are hard
upon dresses and boots? 1t takes less
time and anxiety to mend torn clothes
than to watch by beds of sickness. and
its costs less to pay the shoemaker than
to pay the doctor. The daughters Of
the present generation are to be the
mothers of the next. and they heed out
door exercise and indoor sports to
make them healthy in body, gentle in
disposition and free from all those ner-
vous affections that are the bane OF
every woman whose days of girlhood
were passed in making patch work and
doing the thousand and one other fool
ish things commonly denominated
girls work. y Nashua Telegraph.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13

A curious lawsuit is in progress in S
small town in Saxony. A man caught
a rat, tied small bell round its neck
and let it go again. as he had heard
that such rat would scare every other
rat out of the house. The plan sue
ceeded, and his house in few days
was clear of the plague. A few nights
later. however, his neighbor's family
We're nearly frightened out of their wits
by hearing the mysterious sound of a
bell in various parts of the house
They came to the conclusion that the
house was haunted. until the servant
girl accidentally heard of their neigh
boris doings, who is now to be fined, if
lie loses the suit, for creating a nui-
sance.-N Y. Post.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
individuality of Animals.

The individuality of animals is not sui
ficiently considered. Hence too much
stress is laid upon the performance OF
individual cows as a test of the charac
teristics and value of the breed to which
they belong. The fact is that there is
about as much difference between the
individuals of breed as there is be-
tween the several breeds, and the indi-
vidual is constantly changing with the
d fferent periods of lactation, and from
year to year. This change can be seen
in both the quality and quantity of pro-
duct Hence, aside from the general
appearance, the characteristics and
value of any breed of cows can be prop
erly judged only by the performances of
a large n mber of such cows under we'll
known natural conditions. Rural New
Yorker.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
THE ENGLISH SOLDIER.
His Meager Pay and Still More Meager
e Chance for Promotion. S


Tho nominal pay of a common soldier
is twenty-five cents day. varying
up to forty-two cents day for
men in the household cavalry.
But when the prescribed stoppages
have been made toward the cost of his
keep very little indeed is left to him
in the way OF pocket money. He may
not fare badly, rs compared with men
of his own rank in life who are not
soldiers, while he is in his teens or for
few wears after Soon, however. he
wants more, and is worth more-if he
is worth any thing-and the bride of
four cents day, rising to six cents, for
Encouragement, is not enough for his re-
quirements or his deserts. He may. of
course, advance to be a corporal, a SER
geant, or even sergeant-major. re-
ceiving as much as SIPS, or in the
Royal Engineers, $3.50 day; nay. it
is now possible for him to be promoted
altogether out of the ranks and to be-
come ian officer and a gentleman.
But these latter promotions are very
rare, and, though there are doubtless
s,rite as many non-commissioned OIL
GERS as there is room or need for in a
regiment, enough scope is not thus
afforded for the reward of good conduct
and long service which the great mass
of our soldiers have right to expect,
Surely, it would be to the general adj
vantage. and not really expensive, if
such a progressive scale of pay were
adopted as would enable a private, if
through no fault of his own he con-
tinued to be private all through his
career, to have when he was forty or
fifty years old much larger remunera-
ton than the balance left to him, after
stopps yes, from nominal wage of thirty
cents day. The addition of penny
to every soldiers pay would amount to
yearly 1000, 900 year, but as we sur
render with every soldier whom we dis
charge after seven years service the
value of something like 5000, there
would be no expense whatever if we
Kept that one thousand pounds worth
Eof soldiership in the army. in using the
| money to recompense our trained men
| for continuing in our service.-Gentie-
mans Magazine.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13

An Albany physician asserts that
many young ladies OF that city use bel
ladonna to give brilliancy to their eyes.
1t is employed chiefly by those who
have light eyes The practice is a very
hurtful one, as it causes partial blind
ness, and besides affects the nerves of
the face, producing a muscular con-
traction.
AT Stratford-on-Avon a man living
near sewage farm recently sued the
the corporation for damages on ae-
count of the suffering caused by the
horrible stencil of the farm, and got a
verdict for $4,000 The afflicted plain
tiff's lawyer said he Thought his
clients nose could stand good deal
for IS, OO0."
Little Freddy Smith. twelve
year-old boy living at Cochranton, Pa,
enjoys the distinction of being the
champion rabbit hunter of the State.
Last season by means of bag and a
large pet rat, which he used as ferret
to explore the rabbit holes, he sue
ceeded in capturing more than two
hundred rabbits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
CA8-MEN OF PARIS.

s' - rGrgS Froportion of Their Number Said
lldi 40 Bio Educated Men. SSSHa.
hs The Fench capital contains a nall
GU army nf about Is 900 cabmen. who.
|th fstr& hg0 ~ relate. are mostly we'll e,lu-
Sc4 Gated men who have seen better days.
gss Qutlo;A large proportion of their num-
cos Der arr unfrncked priests of the
e.i Catholic C,,urch. 1t is we'll known
l.a that Of the vast body of young men
III who are Brought up 10 the priesthood
nm and ordained only a comparatively
\, small nvarage are fortunate enough to
u, Obtain alJbpin tments to the relatively-
N, limited num Der of parishes at the dis
"a pssal abt the ecclesiastical authorities.
~ The remainder. with no resources at
:, tlctf coinmand, and dependent foI
|, their daily bread on stray mass here
/. and there. now drift into courses which
y .rrcau!t IN censure and ultimately in. de-
~. crees Qf Suspension on the part of
their &iSeesan saperiorS In order to
:. reali1o the magnitude of this
;,sevilf n Catholic countries it
..ssmhy ~ of interest to state
that ~ linly alone there are to-day
j. pover 1900 of these suspended and
0uot0 Ve4pi pticSIos WhOSo
'uA and procarious existence constitutes
grave and serious danger to the COM
Lnt ngnitE I'm Paris. fortunately. how
ever tho profession of 'cocher de
grihacreH absolbs to cert ain ex tent the
Purroveraosxsof the seminaries; and hence
SoI. happets that the astonished traveller
|rdsfis occasionally dumfounded by the
|ted Correct manner in which his ''cabby"
!, shs-ondery the translation of the Latin
tied fnscriptions on the public buildings
.ly rsnd churche. or interlards his witty
ne napd Intelligent remarks with an apt
! rsHrcek quotation. Occasionally also
/ th'sroken-down noblemen, such as the
! to Marquis Tregain de Treguillec and
ufdshe Comte de Cievronay. belonging to
5 lghhe most ancient families of Brittany
[otthAnd Savoy, respectively. toget Their
Ibis with disgraced schoolmasters, ruined
Pt it. radssusen. and considerable mum.
Id phner ef Germans. who describe them
sogAlvcsaS Alsacians. but who in reality
blp bOrtn part of Bismarck's landwehr
po;sare ~ be founi on the rank" In
|angsact there is hardly Paris cabman
rho tds not DIR fled. or rather sunk.
nto hie present profession from some
..,,Ji XMst calling Paris Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
The fowls of the air as we'll as the

Tho fowls of the air as well as the
beasts of the field are placed under
contribution by modern militarism
In France. besides owning a military
carrier-pigeon service. the government
will have at its command. in case of
war, the $50, 900 'homers" owned by
the three hundred pigeon-fiying socie-
ties of the country. Carrier pigeons
are used in Italy to convey dispatches
between Rome and the garrisons in
Sicily and Sardinia
There are a number Of women
studying med icine at the Belgian uni
versitles. wishing to obtain situations
in the apothecaries' shops The phar-
maceutical course is the shortest and
in some respe ITS the easiest and it is
far che aper than all other courses. A
lumber of young girls who have
PASSED the pharmaceutical examina-
ton. have fascinated the hearts Of
country physicians, so that the hus-
band prescribes, the wife makes up
the prescription. and the profits are
kept In the family.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

Beware of the still man; lie is get
ting your size and concealing his own.
"A tear in the eye of woman is
tan times more persuasive than roll
ing-pin in her hands. Merchant IrGc-
eIer.
He that is donkey. and believes
him self deer. finds ,ut his mistake
at the leaping of The ditch. Tia ian
PrOuerb.
When a man says his 'wife is
worth her weight in gold" if she
weighs 12o pounds she is worth just an
even thirty thousand dollars
"A good character when established
should not be rested in rs an end. but
only employed as mea S of doing
still further good. -Atterbury.
Don't laugh at and deride your
children's hobbies. Remember how
much brighter life seemed to you when
you realized cherished dream, and
treat them accordingly. 4
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
READING IN WORKSHOPS.
A Foreign Idea Which II Worthy Of Nat
uralization in This Country.

uraltz8tlOn IN This Country
Mr.. Looming. United States Consul
at Bremen. in report to our Govern
ment on the condition of the wage
workers of that city, speaks of the in
tell'gence of class of shop hands. He
says ''they are well posted in the cur
rent news and are good politicians,
and then proceeds to tell how it hap
pens that the shop hands in that city
are so much above the average me-
ehanic in intelligence and information.
He says: Every morning in these
large factories good reader is picked
out to read the morning papers to
them 1.-THE workmen], while the other
workmen contribute so much to make
up his amount of work while he reads"
Such plan does not cost each ia
borer probably one-tenth what he would
pay for a copy of the paper. and he also
saves the time he would otherwise spend
in reading it. ,.-.-.-7
There are many trades in which such
plan could be adopted in this coun-
try, like cigar-making and others
where there is little noise to disturb
the reader, and it is worthy of adop-
ton. Indeed, we believe it has been
adopted here in q few shops;
1t is better than the individual
reading of a paper. because in the
latter case the reader will skip articles
not of special interest to him, while in
the former the whole paper is read and
he is obliged to hear things he would
not himself read. 1t might be objected
that in some trades the reading would
disturb the workmen, but an hour or
an hour and half devoted to reading
by one could not be much of disad-
vantage, even if it took the workman's
attention somewhat; and if there is any
truth in the saying that labor is valu-
able in proportion to its intelligence
all such loss would be more than COM
pensated for.
We should like to see this expert.
ment thoroughly tried in this country.
1t has been asserted that one-hah of
the troubles of the laboring classes
spring from the fact that they are I'M
acquainted with events of the day, con-
dition of the markets, state of trade
and kindred subjects. If that is true
the Bremen plan offers the easiest,
cheapest and quickest solution of the
difficulty. 1t is worth trial, and
there is no reason why its adoption
should not have the same salutary eff
feet upon the American that it does
upon the foreign mechanic and artisan.
Chicago Netcs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
RENOvATING CARPETS.
How They Can Be Made Quite Fresf
Again at a Very Small Expense.

Again at Very Small Expense.
What to do with old carpets is
question that is disturbing many a
housewife, as it has every season since
good Q leen Bess' brought in the Gus
.om of using them. All carpets gets
into condition when they are too good
TO throw away and vet have lost their
beauty and are veXation to homes
where some regard must be had for
economy and still more for ''what the
neighbors may think" They may be
changed from side to side, or into other
rooms, but the better class of carpets.
the light-colored Yelve,s or Wiltons
that have been in use for only q few
years and which We're shown with SO
much pride, have become soiled or look
cold in this day of warm milan reds
and yellow browns The huge me-
dallions or flowers, a. big as a wash
tub look still lager now that small de-
signs are in favor, but the wool is fluffy
and soft. and it is vexed query what
can be done. S ch carpets can be made
quite new and fresh again at very
small expense by being ripped and
dyed India or madden red or any other
dark shade. Of course it must be in
one color, but dull art takes well in
carpets. Garnet, madden red, coffee
browns. Saxon blue, moss greens or
wine color, all look well and pretty.
Brussels carpets, if not too much shorn
of their wool, also can be dyed If one
wishes border, one of Venetian car
peting in bright colors can be placed
round the solid colored center and
lhus at very small cost make new and
handsome covering for the floor. De
troll Tribune
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13

There is man in Brooklyn who
has drunk 10,920 glasses of whisky in
year, and has been keeping up the
same average for years.
Hold your breath and contract
your abdominal muscles is the remedy
for sea-sickness suggested by an En-
glish physician, who speaks from expe-
rience.
"A Louisville young woman is said
to have been made insane by dyeing
her hair. She was found in her room
seated among broken mirrors. crock
cry and pictures, raving maniac
The gilded youth fits his bouton-
Mere to the occasion of wearing IL
For a visit of coincidence he wears
purple flower; for wedding. white;
for party call. pink for bali, red.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
DUEL WITHOUT eL GOD.


A Gritty Doctors Revenge On an a rro gnnt
Army OHiccr.
In ''Dueling Days in the Army" re-
Gently published in London. is this story
Of the way in which clever man cyaded
a duel. and yet punishedthe person who
had insulted him: While DIR. Young,
an officer belonging to the Woolwich
garrison, was escorting some ladies up
the river to Vauxhail, about the year
1920, he played thenr some tunes on a
flute. Behind them was boat in which
were several officers, rowing forthe same
goal, and as these soon came alongside
the one the doctor and his party were
in, he ceased playing. One of the Of
ficers Immediately asked why he did so.
For the same reason / began an
bwered DR.. Young. Ito please myself.
The reply to this was an order to con-
Z tinne playing, ending with threat
that If he did not do SO he (the officer)
would toss the doctor into the Thames.
DR.. Young complied with the insolent
demand, and played all the way up the
river to Vauxhall. During the evening,
however, the doctor observed the officer
who had been SO musically Inclined by
himself in one sof the walks. when he
went up to him and with great GOODNESS
said: ut was, sir, to avoid interrupt
ing the harmony Of either my company
or yours that complied with your ar
rogant demand, but that you may learn
courage is to be found under a black
you will meet me tomorrow morning
at certain place without any second.
the quarrel being entirely between our
selves" The doetorfurther covenanteti
that the affair should be decided By
swords, to all of which conditions the
officer readily agreed The parties met
the following morning, as had been ar
ranged, but the moment the officer had
taken his ground and drawn his sword
the doctor pulled out a horse pistol and
presented it at him. What ex-
claimed the officer in alright, ''do You
mean to assassinate me?'' mo, y re
Piled the doctor, '.'but you shall in
stantly put on yovirssword and dance a
minuet, otherwise you are a dead man. v
The other at this began to swear at his
opponent, as well as to vow he would
do nothing of the kind; but the doctor
was resolute. giving the officer clearly
to understand that, if he did not begin
to dance before he (Young) counted
thirty, the threat would be carried into
effect. In slow tip,e the doctor began
to count zone, two, three" and by the
time he had got up to ''ten' the sword
was returned into its sheath, and before
he had counted twenty the officer
was going through minuet as stately
as a man could do that had a loaded
| pistol leveled within a few feet of hi!
head. After quarter of an hours
practice the muzzle of the pistol wa
lowered. the holder of it saying as {
fell; i.That will do. sir; we are nov
quits. You forced me to play agains
my will. and have compelled you Il
dance against yours. Being. now on !,
level viii give you whatever satisfac
ton you require. The next affair will
of course, be with seconds. You know
where to find me. Good morning.
The doctor. however, heard no more O
the matter. -Londo,s Telegram.