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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23
Thought Judgment Day was
Near.

Not long after the war q circus
came to Montgomery. II ives the
first circus that had been there in a
long time and attracted an immense
crowd. especially Of the negroes.
The most interesting feature OF the
entertainment was the balloon ascen.
sion. The negroes had never seen
anything Of that kind, and regarded
the spectacle OF man sailing up in.
to the clouds very much as they
would have looked upon Elijah GO
ing up in chariot Of Ore. The Gsl.
loon sailed away eight or ten miles
and came down in field where some
negroes we're blowing. Terrified at
the spectacle OF O chariot coming
down from heaven thoy verify be.
lieved that the last great day had
come, and remembering ell Their
shortcomings, fed away in terror at
the approach of the awful Judge.
One greysbeaded and rheumatic old
negro was unable to get away. He
could follow the plough bat could
not run, and the chariot came down
on him with terrible swiftness. At
that awful moment his whole life
rushed upon him. He thought OF
all the petty sins he had committed,
and the ghost Of hundred chickens
seemed to rise up in judgment a
gainst him. But in thai desperate
emergency his mind did not desert
him, and remembering that politeness
always counted With bis earthly maso
ter be quickly decided to greet the
Lord Of heaven and earth In becoms
ing style. AS the aeronaut touched
tue earth and began TO disentanele
himself from the meshes about The car
The old darky, with an air Of pros
found obeisance, removed the wool
hat from bis shiny pate, bowed Low
and said with pious JUNCTION:
Morning, Mare Jesus, how you
lef Jour PAP
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

Mother: Elsie, your sister tells
me you took the second piece of pie
Mt Mrs. Browns to. day2'
Little Elsie: Yes, ma'am.'
DO you think that was right,
Elsiep'
Yes, ms'am. You know You have
often told me not to contradict any
one. and Mrs. Brown said. Il know
Elsie will have another piece Of pie.
and what could say, mammal
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23
WE AID sxU MoH.

kotber: Johnny. your face IL
dirty
Johnny: We'll, 20 10 the eaTth's
fscs. ssd nobody mikes . fsss about
that. do they!'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23
Guns. Guns. Guns

We have just received the largest and
pe selected stock of Breec Loading and Rifles ever
10 Is CITY, and at prices that astounding Among them
Wb; cn makes COTS Marlin's Ballard Spencer
ntney forehand WadswOrth Remington, w. c. Scott Snos
ana aio many OF Belgian and English manufacture : 100
Double Breech Loading Shot Guns from SO 90 up
Single Breech Loading Shot Guns from "a so M
Fobsrt Breech Loadios Rifles from SO SO No.
Colts Lightning Repeating all size Caibes
Winchester Lightning Repeating Rifles all size Caibres
Mems and Boys Cheap Muzze Loading Guns from 81 Is M
we also carry large assortment o
Loading and Revolving Implements Brass Shells
nds OF rrmers Cartridges Powder Shot, Wads Dog Whips un
Oovers cartridge Belts! LeggDgs, Hunting Suits Revolt
rshng Tackle and Sporting Goods every description It
VIII pay you to inspect stock. f "
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

A little fellow, whose 9Th birth.
day is at band, heard the question
asked Of new conner:
How old is that infanta'
His reply was:
She amt old at all i; che has just
begun
After he had seen the infant, he
said to his mother:
Mamma. that baby had her hair
cut in heaven. suppose they
thought che would not DO strong
enough 10 walk to the barber's.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

CONTINENTAL HOTEL,
Nsstinsbura. ". M. Centrally iocatedi
Accommodation drst- ciass. Terms modsr.
ste. 'Bas to and from all trains. VIZ.
RurtxDG.s Proprietor.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23
LOOK, LOOK!
Look Out for Bargains.

Remembering that money saved is
made which be haa and saved BY calling once on
RCBOSSON SON, the Cheap Store and L aides H..
ROmney, ". st Virginia.
Having recently returned from markets with
large and well selected took ertr
ducemen Our stock embraces full and complete ne of ali
fancy and fashionable goodsbott cotton os worsted
anu OF wnich we can reduced mi,
Our stock embraces all leading styles Of Sa teens T
bauu p; nne al wool Dress Goods fancy Goods of
s Hs e o and line w,d,
fu line OF gents both in andresdy made
contains every style of head hand foot wear ne.
qured lot iades toletboth in Llse Berlin Sill: and
wear OF all knd also the eompees Cosets ever m
the Coralne, Dr. Warner DIR Woodwad sna
500 oass nssD comfort %o and a
desgn-wh endless variety goods reoured in the nnS, OF
SEX Our line OF Boots Shoes selected With
a the latest oest durable sves-T.da. 49,.
70 81 pair Nurses end children in same
ana youths Boots aud Shoes durable and with ne
kux in every style, grade aud price, f~' As a"u Aio
Our Notion, Grocery, Hardware, Onecrsw.,o -. a..
ments full and cheap. N""Ae ""u ou" cePd L
market prices will be allowed for couptry produce
Accome one, come all ad got bargains. ~ p'0'N''
"'"n''' nov TO- % TIP. RoBOsSoN 4 SON.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

'Didn't you tell me you can hold
The ploughs' said q far er 70 an
Iristman he bad taken on trial. BE
aisy nov. says Pat. How could I
hould 1t an Two horses pullin' Il n
wayf Just stop tho craytu.es, and
I'll hould It for ye.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

The negro is often real philoso-
phsr. An aged colored man had
just aid the last dollar be owned on
mule, when the animal suddenly
died. leaving It's owner bankrupt.
On being sympathized With, he said :
Wei, his time come ter 60, sab, an
j RAIDER him dan me-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

An old criminal was once asked
what vas the fret step that led 70
his ruin. when he answered; The
frst step was cheating . printer out
OF two years subscription. When
had done that. the devil got such q
grip On ne that never could shake
him off,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

Fannie wanted to arrange the books
IN the bookcase. but as usual, soon
grew tired OF it. Il was afrsid. nv
dear, you would grow tired of it and
leave the books for me 10 put back,
said her mother. Yes, said her lit
tle eister, Fannie is a very fteckle
minded child
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

Mrs. Backlot: Are you going 70
make jam this Year, MIRA Bascom.
No, vas down 10 New York to the
Centsnuisl, and got oil the jam I
want for the next ave yesrs.'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

A little girl who bad the scarlet
fever wss told that the disease would
have 20 peel Of. Bat II I do peel
on she said, what will hold NJ 70.
getherf'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

A rewly appointed country post
mssier in Texas dill NOT send of any
mail Tor some time and when written
TO By a Official, replied that hs Was
waiting for the mail sack 10 get full
before sending IL 10 the train.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

School teacher Bobby, you've
been absent nom school to-day. and
l believe you've been swimming.
How 10 IL that your shirt b wrone
side outs' Bobby-'I'm left-hand-
ed
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

Mrs. Lugsby-Old Mr.. Grumpy,
the doctor says, is sufiering from ele.
pbansiasls. Mrs. Bagsby-Csught il
ut the show. / suppose. Hereafter
no boy Of mine thall 60 to see the
elephant without having been vacci.
mated. You can't tell exactly what
the elephants fetch over hero in their
Trunks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Four Cinnamon recently joined the
Rose Hill Methodist Church, New York
City, on probation. This Is only one
Of many churches in the city which
welcome Cinnamon.
AT the late general conference of
the Dunkards. or German Baptists,
they decided that any member Of their
church found wearing q gold watch
should be expelled.
The Theological Seminary at CO.
lumbia, S. c., has an endowment OF
1886. 900, yielding an annual income of
$4,000; full faculty and fine IL
brnry Of 10000 volumes.
There are in the United States 345
universities and colleges for the higher
education of men and 200 for women,
$50 institutions Of learning for science,
law, medicine and theology.
The oldest church structure still
standing in North America is believed
undoubtedly to be the original First
Church erected In Salem, Mass, in
1854, md now carefully protected,
still standing In the rear of Plummer
Hall. in that city.
There Is u larger proportion OF
the boys and girls of New Jersey than
OF any other State in the Union who go
to Suuday-school. 1t appears by staz
tisttcs recently taken that there are
just about $50, 900 children In the 1897
Sunday-schools Of New Jersey ,..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-12
A MODEL SHoE-Box.

An Inexpensive Luxury Which Every
Woman Would Appreciate.
Where two people occupy the same
room. how to dispose of their Joint
possessions in shoes is really quite
problem, and we think We have
solved it in our family. Formerly we
had a strong linen bag with a double
row Of pockets fastened to the inside
CT the closet door,, but tho boots were
always falling out, and, besides, they
made the door SO heavy that we cast
about fcr something that would be
moro convenient A wooden box in
1he cellar looked promising, and
after having been brought up and in
spected, 1t seemed to answer all the
requirements. A carpenter: was called
in to make lid and hinge it on-a
piece OF work which we might have
done ourselves if we had possessed the
p 0per tools. We took our old shoe
bag, cut it in half, and tackled one
row of pockets on one side, and one
on the other Of the inside OF tho box,
q few inches from the ton. Two
extra pockets were made for each end,
and we now have fourteen-seven
apiece; a luxury which every woman
will appreciate.
Our box is rather peculiar in shape,
being about thirty inches long by fif-
teen wide and q trifle over foot and
a-half high. Its height gives it much
the appearance Of II small chest, and
81,
pockets is very useful for wrapping
paper, twino, etc. 1t is of Japanese
manufacture evidently, and contained
all umbrella jar when it came to US.
There are various gay pictures of fans
and beetles pasted ON it. ani these we
lett, painting aroun1 them with ma
hogany stain. If preferred, the box
might be covered with CAV cretonne
or calico. in stead of being paint
ed; in which case the lid could
be padded. and would make a
very comfortable bench. Apropos
of shoes, have read somewhere that
Jour pairs of shoes purchased at the
Same time and worn alternately will
last eight times as long as one pair.
How true this is l am unable to say.
but wouldn't it be worth while to try
the experiment. In case any of my
.readers should be tempted to do SO,
my shoe-box with its fourteen pockets
will be thoroughly appreciated, for,
as the head of the family. said when
he saw it: That box is worth all it
cost, no matter what it costn'-an
unusually strong expression OF COM
meDdation for a man to give upon any
piece of work done by a woman.
| Christian Union.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-12
Notice To Creditors.


NOTICE IS HRREBY GIVEN BY TIL
" undersigned, Executrlx OF the lust vii
and testament Of Joseph Daniel Dahms, de.
ceased, to the creditors OF, and all persons
having claims against the said daacasod, to
exhibit them with tho necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the frat ublication
Of this notice. 10 che said Exccutrix al the Of.
fco Of Talbot / Fsrrir atsn, At the town Of
Elko, County Of Elko, State OF NeVa)s, the
sano beirE her place for the tras sadnoA
.he business Of said Eatate.
KATHERINE n. DAHNs,
EIscuiri1 Of the last VIII and Testament
satd deceased.
NetaA ElkV, July !, 100.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-12
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TIE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

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dress tpostagc paid, ut The following rates,
IayIble in advance:
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ransmission through the mails as second
tisss mail matter,
The national leader., 1889-07-11
South and West,

WILLIAM SCHILz and Charles Schroeder,
two sixteen-year-old boys. were drowned at
Riverside, ILL.,, while boating on the picnic
grounds.
FIRE in Savannah, Ga, destroyed the es-
tablishments of j. T. Cohen, NJ. Sternberg,
and l.. E. Byck & Son. Total loss $4,000
Two firemen were killed and eight injured
CAPTAIN WILLIAM PIERCE, Superinten-
dent of the Public Works Department, of
New Orleans La, and for years Captain of
mental Guards, has committed suicide in
that city by blowing out his brains.
A STOVE exploded at Brashear's Mill, Ark,
bystanders We're killed by being struck by
pieces of the stone.
HEAVY rains have injured the wheat crop
in Minnesota and Dakota
THREE colored men were drowned by the
accidental sinking of a ferryboat at Hatchers
Ferry on the Tallapoosa River, Ala.
Four business blocks were burned at Hal
ley, Idaho The loss is estimated at $500, co.,
THE loss at Durango, Col, by the recent
fire, is now estimated at So, 600, 900.
The Governors of three States-Louis-
lana, Mississippi and Alabama-issued pro-
carnations against the prize fight for the
worlds championship between Sullivan and
Kilrain.
In Kemper County, La, Castor Jones, col
ored shot and killed his wife and then blew
his own brains out.
Two colored men, Richard Fleming and
Richard Johnson, were hanged at Quitman,
Miss, for murder.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Foreign.

THE Shah of Persia arrived in England.
The Thames embankment was lined with
troops during the progress to westminster:
He was received at the steps by the Prince of
Wales and sons the Earl of Rosebery, Earl
Cadogan and Sir Henry Drummond Wolf,
the British Ambassador to Prussia, and
driven to Buckingham Palace.
ALDERMAN JAMES WINsTANLEY, a Pro-
testant and supporter of Mr.. Parnell, has
been unanimously nominated to be Lord
Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, for 1890.
FERDINANDo DE LUcA, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentlary OF Italy
to China, died recently at Shanghai.
THE Massachusetts, rife team contested
with the Honorable Artillery Company at
rife shooting in London, England. The
American team won by score of 1O15 to
961 The contest took place at the Nunhead
Range.
M1LLET's great masterpiece, the "Angelus,"
is to remain in France. 1t was purchased
for the Louvre by Anton Proust the French
Minister of Fine Arts, at the Secretan sale IN
Paris for the enormous sum OF Sl10, ,60O. The
highest American bid for the painting was
$4,000.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND workmen have struck
at Brunn, Austria, including all the bakers
in the citv. A detachment of military has
been sent there. The strikers demand an in
crease of thirty per cent. in their wages.
THE Portuguese Government has agreed to
the British Premier, Lord Salisbury's pro
posal to submit the questions involved IN
cancelling the Delagoa Bay (Africa) Railway
Commission to arbitration.
RUGG1ERE's fireworks factory In Auber'
villiers, France, five miles from Paris, ex-
ploded, killing seven people
The Massachusetts rifemen contested with
the ROYAL Berkshire Volunteers at Lord
Wanhage's range, near London, England,
and won by score of 1904 to 972
MRS. I. R. CAMERON, Mrs. Losee, and
Mvra Losee her daughter, were drowned IN
Lake Rosseau, Canada, by the upsetting OF
their boat.
ALEXANDER was anointed King of Servia,
at Saitchar.
THE Worlds Sunday-school Convention
opened its session in London.
MICHAEL DAvITT appeared as witness
before the Parnell Commission In London,
and gave some sensational testimony
THE Massachusetts rife team scored its
third and fourth victories in England by
defeating the London Rife Brigade at Rain
ham, and the Sussex Volunteers at Brighton.
By the bursting of an ether retort Drs.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
Nearly 600 M.Mks Killed.

An explosion of fire damp occurred in a
coal pit at st. Etienne, France. Three hun
dred miners were entombed. A number of
bodies have been taken out of the pit.
Two pits were affected by the explosion.
One of these was inundated, the other was on
fire Sixteen bodies have been recovered.
Ten of the miners who were taken out alive
were so badly injured that they died. Sixty
horses were burned to death
The news Of the disaster spread quickly,
and the mouths of the pits were soon sur
rounded by crowds of relatives and friends
of the imprisoned miners: Many. heartrend-
ing scenes were witnessed as the bodies were
brought to the surface There was no hope
of rescuing any of the men, all of whom have
perished.
President Carnoth has ordered that measures
be at once taken for the relief of the families
of the dead.
Fourteen miners were rescued with great
difficulty. They were nearly dead. The num-
Der of the dead is now estimated at 1876.
Money for the relief of the sufferers was ar
irving from all points
The national leader., 1889-07-11
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THE grass crop is heavy.
The Boulangists are again ON top.
ITALY has already five lady doctors.
THE Norwegian Ministry have resigned.
NEW industrial centres are springing up.
BALTIMORE will soon have rapid transit.
MICHIGAN has decided to try local option.
DADE COUNTY, Fla, has but two churches.
ICELAND has six newspapers and periodi-
Gals.
THE women of Boston have two DOZEN
clubs.
THERE are 10000 lawyers in the United
States
TOURIST travel to Alaska is increasing
yearly.
MEXICO has population of about II =
100000.
The Flat-Head Indians are reported on the
war-path.
RUSSIA makes strong bid for Servia's
friendship.
THE State debt of Ohio has been doubled
in four years.
OF General Sheridan's book 10000 copies
have been sold.
FOUR new comets have been discovered by
the astronomers.
CHICAGO has succeeded in annexing her
outlying suburbs.
THERE are 10000 Mormons and 10000
non-Mormons in Utah.
THERE are now more than 33 600 telephone
subscribers in Germany.
THE price of sugar has gone up between
thirty and forty per cent.
THE enlargement of the Massachusetts,
State House will cost 81, 500, 900.
THE Chinese Government proposes to be-
gin the construction of railroads.
THE wheat crop of Russia is about one
third winter and two-thirds spring.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio, casts one-tenth
of the Republican vote of the State.
THE Michigan Legislature has made the
retail liauor license $500 per anpum..
The national leader., 1889-07-11
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED,
Eastern and Middle States.

THEODORE DWIGHT WooLsEY, ex-Presi-
dent of Yale University, died few days ago
at New Haven, Conn, aged eighty eight
years.
THE plant of the Reading Penn) Iron
Works, which failed for over a million, has
been sold for $150, 600, subject to a mortgage
of $500, 900, to representative of the Read
ing Railroad
NINETY-sIx yearlings from JB. Haggins's
California ranch were sold in New York for
S113, ,750.
The semi-centennial of the founding of the
oldest normal school in America, that at
birmingham, Mass, has just been celebrated.
A WATERSPoUT broke over Altoona, Penn,
at about 10 o'clock at night, doing great dam
age. The rain came down in torrents, over
flowing the streets and bursting sewers.
THE Chautauqua IN. " Assembly opened
its sixteenth annual session.
LIZZIE AND MAMIE HAWKS, cousins, were
killed by lightning while swinging in ham
mock on the farm of John Hawks, about
three miles from Lockport, n. Y.
OSCAR PEARsALL. aged thirty-eight years,
killed himself over the coffin of his mother,
Hannah, who had just died, aged ninety years,
at Williamsburg, n. Y.
JoHNsTowN, Penn, was again threatened
with disaster by the Conemaugh River and
mountain torrents. Heavy storms and floods
created much damage and CONSERVATION, and
many narrow escapes from drowning were
reported.
AT the celebration of the Fourth of July in
Woodstock, Conn.,, addresses were made by
President Harrison, Congressman Reed, ,Sena-
tor Hiscock Secretaries Noble and Tracy,
General Hawley and others.
The national leader., 1889-07-11
FOURTEEN BLOCKS BURNED.
A Prosperous Town of Washington
Almost Entirely Destroyed.

Almost Entirely Destroyed.
The prosperous and thrifty town of Ellens-
burg situated in the centre of Washington,
which but recently had a population of 5000
inhabitants, is now but smouldering mound
of ruins and ashes.
1t was almost entirely destroyed by fire
which started in j. S. Anthony's grocery.
Being famed by brisk west wind the flames
spread with wonderful rapidity and con-
tinued on their mad course until the entire
business portion with the exception of the
First National Bank and the Lynch Block
had been swept away.
When this had been accomplished the fire
spread among the residences in the southeast
ern part of the city.
The water supply was inadequate, and
there being nothing but hand engine with
which to fight the flames fourteen blocks
were destroyed before they could be checked.
The loss cannot fall short of 81, 100000
Among the principal buildings destroyed
are the Stone Bank, Snipes & Co., the
ASHER Hotel, the Oriental Hotel, the
Masonic Temple the Odd Fellows Hall, the
Geddes block, the Fish block, the Postoffice, the
Localizer printing Office the Dexter stable
and others. There were only four stores left.
Not a restaurant hotel or boarding house
remained, and there were about one hundred
and fifty people destitute.