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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03
Picture Of San Francfsco.

I cannot truthfully say that the city Of
San Francisco is a beautiful one; but it ia
strangely unique. possessing like New Or
leans characteristics peculiar to itself.
Knob Hill" one of the highest points in
the city, commanding q vast and extended
view, boasts number Of bonanza resi-
dences, all elegant and costly structures,
the bronze fence of the Flood mansion
costing alone 100000 A birds eye view
of tho city shows an interminable mass Of
wooden buildings. not drowned in green
or softened by cla1nbering vines. but
standing out. every point and pinnacle
bare, in the brazen sunshine. There is
scarce a tree to be seen in any direction
you may choose to look. The general i'm
preston Is barrenpess. It seems like q
city planted In the desert, for around and
about it are sand dunes and barren wastes
and treeless mountains. and only the
beautiful bay saves it from an indescrib-
able desolation of appearance.
This Is. Of course. birds eye view of
the city. In its immediate center all Il
hustle and business-the fire and energy
of great enterprise-and l have never
seen moro beautiful goods or more mag
nifcent stores or broader streets or moro
stylish women.-San Francisco Cor. New
Orleans Times Democrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03
Tho Sultan and His HIusictans,

It is told that ono day the sultan, in an
hour Of idleness, called for soft music, and
bade his court pianist play a polka The
latter, thinking to please his sovereign moro,
sat down at the instrument and thumped out
the Imperial march with all duo energy and
fervor Not word escaped the lips Of the
sovereign, and the pianist never gave the
matter a thought until that evening, when .
messenger from Yildiz informed him that the
sultan had no further need Of his services
In other words, he was cashiered-deprived
Of his appointment, his house and Q salary Of
5000 year.
Another time, during pantomime at tho
Court theatre at Yildiz, Dussap Pacha played
the Imperial march while jibbering jackass
brayed and pranced about the stage. Tho
sultan was furious at hearing his own sacred
and particular march played as an accom-
paniment to the dancing of common
donkey. and he dismissed poor Dussap on the
spot The penitent Pacha was however,
afterward restored to imperial favor, as tho
whole affair proved to b nothing more than
Q court intrigue to work his disgrace.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03

On the top floor Of the city hall l found
them. and Immediately my mind wandered
away to the homely farm house. less i'm
posing than the great barn and outbuld
ings near BY. tho old orchard. With Its
wide spreading trees, the narrow lane to
the spring. the jealously treasured wood
the perfume Of clover. the soft eyed cattle,
the wild bareback rides In the back pas
ture fields. the singing school. the pro
tracted meetings, the pairing bees and
country dances, the harvest homes, the
hundred memories that belong only to tho
country, that cluster about the farm.
say | found them There was q whole
family. six of them. and they were talk
ing on the sights Of the city hall The
old father and mother. the grown son, the
two daughters emerging from their teens,
tho precocious young lad who knew moro
than the whole party-that was the hoi-
day crowd
rode down with them IN the elevator.
The young man led the way ACROSS the
foor. Ticking his whip recklessly The girls
were skittish young things. and they didn't
like elevators. | braoed my back against
the side Of the car and quietly watched
them One Of the girls wore . pin on
which the name Jennie" was picked out
In the metal She Was the youngest.
prettiest and most nervous. When the
car started her heart climbed into her
mouth, could SEQ. and she swallowed it
with evident difficulty. She leaned her
head on the other girls shoulder and in
dulged In Q little hystericl laugh VIII
it ever stop she asked The robust
young Lad heard the query and IS
sailed her oowardice. Don't Be scarf.
Jennie" WAS his advice. but Jennie
couldn't help it. She was hyster.cl whea
she got down, and walked out 10 tho
democrat" wagon with I'll the color miss
ing from her pretty cheeks A couple Of
young lady teachers going down from
Superintendent Crookers room smiled il
quite a superior way. and wondered II
the positions were reversed. and the city
girls lad to milk kicking COW. whether
the country girl wouldn't have the smile
on her side and . heart sinking be On the
othee.-BuEalo News Nan About Tswa..
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03

They have . plague Of crickets In Algeria
Their dead tedies may Be found on the
ground in some places to the depth Of q foot,
and railway trains have been stopped BY
them The only way 70 stop the advancing
swArms Of these insects b % dig . long and
deep trench and erect on the most distant
side fence Of cloth Tbs advancing insects
strike against the cloth, fan into the trench
and are covered with hme. The Algerian
authorities have already spent Uo. 600 francs
In destroying them and contemplate spend
ing million frsnes nogA-&sv Tort Id
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03

Prices Paid for Magazine Work.
Speaking few evenings ago with the ed
itor Of one Of the great New York magazines,
l CHANGED to ask him as to tho present rates
paid to authors for their work. His answer
was not unintsrsstinS
THE present average rate for magazine
work is $40 per thousand words. This is now
paid TO q large number Of what il termed
average writers-that is writer's whose repu-
tations have Yet to be made OF course. this
price does not apply to known and tried
writer's Where articles are solicited they
always command higher prices Work Of
famous writers commands different prices;
some come very high For example, we have
paid as high as 81 900 for q single poem.
How long was iti Five pages Of our maya
Eine For single stor. as high a. $500 has
been paid, although usually 500 is q good
price for . good short story. Thoss which
are considered especially meritor,ous com
mand as high ss $3.50.
But rates auctuate, and am frank b
confess that q great deal depends upon repu-
tation. This must, OF necessity, be %, for
the public will read a story or poem very
often because Of the name attached 20 il.
where the same story might 60 unread in
many cases If an unknown name II aligned to
it From my experience, women write the
best short stories They are better equipped
to meet the demands Of tho age Most
stories sent to the magazines by msn en-
body SONS attempt at . plot Now. almost
every conceivable plot has been invented,
and it is almost . miracle when anything
strikingly original comes to rs Women, On
the other hand. are more apt TO employ stu
stions which admit Of a portrayal Of subtle
shades OF feeling. These are tho sNeoesefsl
story writer's Of The prsssus dAy.T
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03
LEND A HAND.

xeud q handi Do not think that because yours =
small,
Or because from les fingers no Riches may fall,
II was meant you should render no succor at an.
Julia Wolcott.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03
AN UNLIGHTED CIGAR.
ACTIONS OF TWO SMOKERS MEET
ING ON THE STREET.

True Equality Of the American People
Shown-Etiquette Of Cigar Lighting in
Cuba - Street Politeness in Spain.
Smokers in England.
It is In small matters that national charac-
teristics are best seen. Nothing, fer instance,
could better show the true republican equal
ity of the American people than the actions
of two smokers meeting on the street The
one is a well dressed, well to do citizen, carry
ing an unlighted cigar. Toward him is
coming = seedy looking individual, socially
and peculiarly the very antipodes of the first,
but he is putting away contensedly a. a weed,
the materials of whose composition would
puzzle the state analyst to discover The
first man stops ''Can you oblige me with
some firem he asks why. certainly"
responds the seedy one, and with the courta-
Gus action Of Brummel he removes his cigar
from his lips, knocks off the ash and hands It
to the well 70 do citizen. Then and there the
1.-TWO for" and the straight Havana" meet
and mingle their fires and aromas, and with
more polite bows the two men pass on.
In the Cuban islands there are special and
strict forms Of etiquette relative to this uni
versal practice of smoking. Should gentle
man stop another on the street to ask light
he would construe q refusal to oblige him
into direct and Intentional insult But hav-
ing once held between his fingers the partly
consumed cigar OF whose fire he has been bor-
rowing, tho owner thereof would be as deeply
hurt and offended were he to offer to return
it, No, he must, instead, open his cigar case
and proffepa fresh weed in return for the
fire.
THE REASON FOR IT.
To connoiSseurs in cigars the reason for
this act is obvious a cigar which has been
bruised against another in the act of lighting
it loses considerable portion Of the delicacy
of its flavor, and should that one against
which it is thus rubbed be Of An inferior
flavor and aroma, these qualities in itself
are, to delicate taste, completely destroyed.
1t must be rather irritating under these latter
circumstances to have to lose an exquisite
tweed" for the sake of strange etiquette
which commands the acceptation OF . cigar
of much inferior flavor and value. How
ever, breach of this point is never made,
and well bred Cuban would die sooner than
show any irritation.
In most European countries, with the ex-
ception, perhaps, Of cigarette smoking Spain,
the street etiquette of smoking is much less
severe. The majority of smokers in Eng
land, for instance, carry matches in their
pockets, and should passing smoker, with
unit pipe or cigar request a light, it is
match that is handed to him. Small boys
throng the streets of all big English towns
selling boxes containing $50 wax vesta
matches for two cents; there is consequently
fo,. a To o vx-ifh
light. The rainy and windy conditions Of
the climate are equally well provided against
for smokers by 'fusees, ""vesuvians," ''flam-
ers," which are varieties of matches having
large heads composed of gunpowder paste,
which will remain ignited until consumed II
any kind Of weather.-New York Press.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-03
aaiia eagle
ADVANCED STUDIES.

Nauss books arc but MANS alphabet
Beyond and on hts lessons Ito
The lessons Of the violet
The large gold letters Of the sly:
: The love Of beauty, blosscmed soil,
The large content. the tranquil toll
T, Joaquin Muee.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
County News.

sPRINGFiELD. February 70.
Dir. j. Is. Shannon spert Friday
and Sunday with his parents; his
father: Squire Shannon is righ,
unwell. MIR J. J.. BuEzard came
down to see his mother Sunday.
Nrs. Elizabeth KnippenLerger. m
aged lady,. died at l}reen Spring
last Thursday. Her funeral wac
preached here Saturday by DR..
Garden, ard her remains inferred
IN our cemetery. Her bereaved
husband was too unwell 10 attend
the funeral MIR. Jno. w. Grace
slipped and fell from his hav NOW
Saturday seriously hurting bis COL
lar bone. Mr.. Isaac Lewis, u for.
mer resident Of this County, but
now of Crab Orchard, Nebraska Is
visiting his mother. Mr.. Ed. Nc
Gill of Okonoko spent a day or
two at Mr.Kuykendall's tnis week.
Our school will close next Friday.
Messrs. II. n. Emmart and VIM.
Q. Parsons finished their terms
last week. The Dorsey family are
better. Mr.. Brook Taylor was in
town today. GUESS.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02

A nl'bustering expedition Is said
to he organizing in New York by
capitalists who propose to resist Brit.
ish aggressions in Venezuels.
Blaine says any man Who has
been defeated once owes it to his
party not 10 run again. Besides. he
cannot stand the lsbors and worries
OF anothSF campaign.
A Boston paper Gays: "Electvic
kis ies have been discovered. Shuttle
your feet over the carpet, thus charg-
ing yourself with electricity and then
Kiss your best girl. A spa,k at the
point Of contact Can be plainly seen
In . dark room. An,iquarians who
have been consulted about this inter.
esting pheno. nenon sav that it was
well known to the ancients, and com.
monty prsct'ced by Item. The Gus.
tom doubtless gave rise 10 the term
parking.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
Marriage ut Col. skeen Keller

vol. j. Skeep Keller aud Mi.s To,
Dewitt wore married at Kinp.lsx
Chapel. IN Cumberland. last E.;a..
evening" by Rev. j. r. Wilson. AM,
AFTER visit OF few days to friend.
and relatives at Davis and Fro.,.
"urr> returned on TUESDAY, 10 mi.
place. where they will make 1,bei,
ia'ure bone. Col. Keller 4. the
mansRer OF tho wsii-knovn K.ll.r
House in this place. aud one Of onr
most prominent and honorable busi.
ness men; aud HE bride 10 one M
ne best laiies OF Gsrreti conn,v
Mo, IN every sense OF that word. and
also one of the fairesf. To boil "a
tender our hearty coperatulatiou
ADD our best wishes for . LONG and
tappy life. May your honeymoon
unlike the Uniformed lum; mary th.t
shone With such suspicious spIendor
ON Your welding eve. never wan. .
hot may it's brightness ever be sum
cient to dispei the darkest clouds
that may gather over your future
pa hway. and he Loot 10 MEM, w
only with the setting of the sun of
fife! May your shadow never grow
lessl
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02

ps'h on delivery OF The goods. Later
: circular ".s received from Koch a
20. d,sc'aiming his connection With
t"eF nrm He Was arrested before
ne xos out OF the county ard gave bail
IN $z5 cash and . gold watch for nj.
appearance this morning, bu. be took
q walk lsst night and fotfei.ed hail.
ms The same ra.cal that re cent.
~ s~'nd'es Mrs- WD. Mytinper. Of
'o's p'.ce. cut OF ten dollars BY sim.
liar fraudulent rcpresenta,jons
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
Wanted to See the Angels.

IL 10 rare to hear Of so bright and sprieht.
~ child as wss little fAEBIs BERKbEr
THOMPSON, the three year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Thompson, on Jersey
houu tain whose death was noted some weeks
s2o In this paPer. She wss considered q re.
msrkable child, mind far 10 advance or her
years, OF q very inquiring natJre,au in eve
~ way attractive, q g'sat favorite vito every
one, especially Ia the home circle was abe the
beloved one; but IL 10 said death loves n
shining mark" and II was proven 10 this case
for only che week did the little oue live after
that terrible disease, Diphiheris, took hold OF
her. SO little did she complain that her pa
rents did not know what was the matter Tor
several days; but were using RENE lea; alt
TO no purpose her little mission OF earth
bad been accomplished the Father wanted
her In bis Heavenly Home, and nov che is
"ssfe IN the arms Of Jesas." Il essed thoughtl
90 more suffering for her she will never
know what sin isy bot be happy forever and
forever. Two or three days afies she vas ia
ken sick while play Jog With her little baby
sister, she went TO her mother and asked
Mother will We always have grandmother
in that CONN ia the ground 2" referring TO
her grandmother Thompson, ard when the
mother IN simple words tried 10 make her un-
derstand that while the body was in the
ground the soul was in the SaviOur's Home
among the angels, the little dsrliag listen
ed intently and wondered and then replied
mother | want to see the angels" Aad
tben just before she died, . little while, she
looked upward end raising her thin little
hand ~ high 80 she could, With q bright
smile on her face said father you don't zee
the fusny things that See" AID shsn the
fstheY sstsa whist A. you ses ssriinS7
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
THE MARX ETS.


BALTiGORg CATTLE NA2KET,)
February a.. 1888.
lCattle are cold at these figures live weight.
Hogs are sold at net weight, that 10 10 per
entlgenerally )o6 from live weight. Sheer
are sol gross. that islive weight, %: no,h.
ing on.
=. The Cattle aid Sheep market was held to-
day, the prices Of Beef Cattle ranged ss fol-
lows: Good to Best. 4a95 c,nts, medium to
good. 4 to a cents, common 10 fair 22@4
cents per ID. There was 3O1 Cattle sold to
Baltimore butchers to-day, with fair supply
and an active market The butchers, with q
few exceptions. have determined to sustain
the Thursday market, Their, fore the marke,
will be held on Thursday, a. usual.
The receipts OF SHEEP this week were a..
33l. The quotations ranged AZ foil ows:
Good to extra Sheep b}@6 cents, fair tG
good 43@5& cents, common TO fair 33@43
centeJ and Lambs b(9 81 cents per 10
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02

she ssid. babies babies, babies, sud eee
gran imother Thoopson." Who can doub,
mat that child had glimpse OF Hsavee
os,o!" she eiosed Der eyes 90 earth?
Afouod the throne Of God in Heaven
Thousands Of children stand
Singing Glory be TO God I"
Little Mamie had been lame from her be-.
oyncod; but now she 10 we'll and strong.
aud she 10 safe, for God took her. Be com.
Iorted mother and father she 10 waiting aud
watching for you on the Other shore let her
oe 10 you gs;ding s,sr-keep your eyes aud
hesrfs Heavenwsrd. and after awhile you
viii 90 to be with ,onr lovely sogei baby.
The MOTHERS fRfEND.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
ReliuiDulS.

There will be preaching in the II x. church
South Of this place next Sunday atilA. n.
and u Pm The Sacrament Of the Lords
Supper will he administered in connection
with the morning service, and a liberal col.
lection will be very gratifying. As these
will be our last appointments here for this
Conference year. We would be delighted to
have all OF our members and friends partici-
pate in these services. W. x. WooLY, p: G.
There will be preaching at fredericksburg
on Sunday, the llth Of March, a, l0} A n.
After eachiDg collection will be lifted for
the following objects: Foreign Missions,
Domestic Missions, Supersnnu.ted Fund
Bishop Fund, Educational and Church Ex-
tension. Let all come prepared to throw in
something on these collections. There will
also. he preaching on the same day al High
School house at 3 p NJ, and at Pine Church
al 3r.H. w. K. wooLT, Pc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
A Reprieve tor the Cot demncd.


Wretched men and women LONG condemn
ed to su{fer the iortures Of dy spepsia, are GIL.
ed with new hope after few doses of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters This budding hope
blossoms into the fruitou Of certainty, IL the
Bhters u persisted in. IL brings a rsprieve
to all dysPeptics who SEEK its aid. FIatu.
ience, heart bura. sinking at the pit Of the
and insomnia OF which chronic indigestion
Is the parent. disappear with their hateful
progenitor. Most beueicent OF stoma chics |
Who can wonder that in SO nsuy instances IL
aw keus grateful elcquencs In those who,
oenshtted by it, speak Voluntarily in its be-.
bali II requires a grsphic pan TO describe
the iorments Of dyspepsia, but in macy of the
testimonials received BY the proprietors OF
the Bitiers. these are portrayed with vivid
truthfulness. Constipation. biliousnes., mus
culsr debility, malarial fevers and rheuma-
tism are relieved by IL.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
DIED,

On Tire 9th inst at his home On Little
Cspon In this county, Mr.. JosEPH CosRIr.
in the 74th year Of his age.
On The l6ih instant, at the residence OF
Mr. William Mapbis. in this county, Mrs.
- REID. 10 the I'D year Of her age
Gu the 25th instant, in Keyser, Mrs. AVN
CoRz wife Of the late N oses Core, aged about
SO years. She was born in this county, and
many OF our old citizens will remember her
Her remains were brought to this place for
intermCnt on Mondays train, where she
was buried by the side OF her husband and
daughter.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

DY virtue OF decree Of The Circuit Court
Dof Hampshire County, W. Ma, rendered
at the February term. 1883. in The chancery
suit Of N Il. Guthrie's Executor and Execu.
iriI vs.. George II NorelsndJ &c. we will
sell at public suction in font Of w. N. Guth.
rie Store at South Bronch Station u. 40.
Rsilrosd, on
T thursday. the goth Of March, 1888
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
SLATE Of Ohio City Of Toledo, !
Lucas County, 3. S.

w ohNJ tNy OF tOie0O,
Lucas County, 3. S.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm OF F. J. Cheney 4
Co, doing business in the City Of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and that said
hrm will pay the SUN Of ONE HUNDRE o
DOLLARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that can not he cured by the use OF
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn &C before me and subscribed in nv
Prest nee, this 9Th day Of Decembe-, A. D 'e6.
~ T. w. s "a.4s ".s,,.
p s Halls Ca,srrh Cure 10 taken inter
nally and acts directly upon the blood and
mueus snrfac~s q the sytem. Send for tes-
ii Gonials, fec.
:. J. CHENEY co,
Toledo, Ohio
eNsold BY Drsgzists. rs cents.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
Tracts of Land.

OF said George II Borelsnd. situated In said
county, on and near Town Hill, drain Of Lit
tie Capon and the Levels, Containing resyec.
lively.
SCH Acres. 37f Acres, so Acres
and 244t Acres.
These tracts Of land are val Iahle for asri.
cultural and grazing purposes and for Ia.
Bark and timber on them, aud 10 a very de
sirable property for those seeking invest
ments
TtRrs % SALE:-Ope thIrd Of the pnrchss.
nhoney In cash, and the residue ia tso eanal
annual psJ ments, TO bear interest from date
OF sale, the purchase TO execute bonds with
good security for the deferred payments and
the legal title 10 be retained as q further Sc
Guilty.
r. W. DALEY, IT,,
8. l. FLOURNOY,
Feb. ~, 1888. Special Commissioned.
i,V.M. Polling, Clerk Of the Circuit Court
Of IIsnpshire Couuty. West Virginia, DO Ger
lIfy that the above named Special Commis-
sionsrs have given bond with security as re-.
auired by law and The decree OF sale.
w rebNs, slsrE.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
We do not Advertise $1,000 Suits
for $500;

Any a minded person must acknowledge that s impossible
We have been III this community for 10 years end making
E our headquarters o the uture and far
and honest dealing the cause Of Won
n'h Of clothing please call at headquarters
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAA ESTATE.

Dy virtue Of . decree OF the Circuit Court
dot hampshire county, West Virginia,
rem dered At the February term. 1888. in ID .
chancery SUIT Of n. F. Polling W.. Thomas x
Quick and Others, We will sell ut public
auction on the premises on
Saturday, the 31st of March, 1858,
(sals to commences at l04 O'Clock A. ~, J
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02
That Valuable Earn

on which the said Thomas Il. Gnlick resides
consisting OF Two Traotn, con.
taxing respectively,
los Acres, & q Acres & SO Poles,
and lying about miles N x Of Romuey
on Jersey Mountain.
Also, n same tithe and place,
One Bay Hcree. One Bay Mare,
One Set of Yankee Harness, and
One Lewis Mitchell Wagon.
Terms OF SALE Of the Real Estate--Une.
third Of the purchase money In cash, and
the residue in two equal annual psyments
bearing interest from day of sale, the pur-
chaser to execute bonds with approved secu.
rity for the deferred payments, and the legal
title TO be retained as additional security.
TERss OF SALE Of the Personal Property
Cash.
II w. Daley, Jr., Special
s. l.. flournoy, I Con- mi ssioosrs
], V. ". Polling Clerk Of the Circuit Court
OF hampshire County, w. Va, do certfS
that the bond With security required by law
and the decree has been given by the above
Special Commissioners
V. VI. PoLIse, Clerk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-02

liz IL KNowN HIRE. "A dispatch
,,om Woodstock. Va, TO fridays
Gun says; Tuesday last a stranger.
4Nng his name a. Charles H. Reid,
and representing himself as agent for
We hrm OF II. &. r. Koch & Co., OF
Ne" York, solicited orders Tor dress
ps'tern',receiving in each case q small
"'onnl IN money, the bslsnes to he