South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-12-05
ITEMS OF NEWS

Advices from Chicago indicate but
title popular interest in The wotld's
Dick Walker. OF Jssup. Ca. has
manufactured cork leg ior bis three
legged pig.
Mckinley bro,hers, Of p,ttsbure
have sold all their oil properties 10
the Standard.
Horses are like eggs. Il il impos-
slbls 10 tell what Il in them until
they are btoken.
The letter .oarrier isn't much Of en-
orator. perhaps. but be delivers 4
great many addresses.
Senator Cockrell preaicts the de.
feat OF ihe force bill sHouid an az
tempt be made to pass it.
The final and cfficial annohnce-
ment Of the population In the United
States puts il at 62,6a3, $50.
l. is said that Governor Besve-, OF
Pennsylvania, will succeed Ger sraI
haum ss Commissioners OF pensions.
Tue best kind OF cheap jewslry -
or silver for the reason that IL Is
more likely to be what It ptetends to
Ben Butler once snppotted himself
oY making chairs ~ so cents a day.
HIS annual income is now said to be
5000 900.
Adam Foot stsmpe6ed an Audience
In Omaha by shouting Fire win the
property man threw q sun scene on
the stage.
Republican leaders in Congress
still Ia k OF passing the force bill and
oppose any notifications of the Nc
Kinlsy tafifF.
Farmer Rife, of Mound Vlll
New, aol'l hog last week that
dress d 6f2 pounds. lie cot ten
cents pound.
Hon. Sanuel A. Miller, q lea ling
lawyer OF Charleston, this State, died
Tuesday. lie was q mrmb,r OF the
Confederate Congress.
Somebody with p'en'y of leisure
time has figured " out that one Jour
nal lie published for ever, IS. 100 in
ulvliuals In the world.
An English writer Il ua,es tbst
on an average every BeILlsh worker
ponds dollar week for beer and 25
cents q W1ek for tobScc
Four thousand men and 900 &c, m /,
are now employed 10 the construction
OF the Union Pacific extension be.
tween Tacoma and Portland.
Miss Mildred Lee. having declined
to serve as manager OF the Worlds
Fair tom this State, Commissioner
GrJner has nominated Mrs. John S.
Wise.
Princess Victoria. ( Prussia, sister
OF the Emperor u Germany and
Prince Adolph OF Schaumbura-Lipue
were married in Berlin, Prussia, Sat-
urday.
A man being prosecuted hy one OF
his brothers and defended hy another
Ia q Oh: rye of assault with a deadly
wespon Is the latest legal novelty
from the West.
Judge Stewart, Of Baltimore. has
sentenced Mary MetzdorR to be
hanged. The girl, who is only four.
teen years old, caused the death OF
two persons by poi on.
Amos Beal. q leading Free SYasr n
an highly-rsspecied citizen OF
GuIlEord, Ne, took whiskey TO ease
the pain while having eeth extracted
and died from its effect
The use OF India rubber for eras.
Ing pencil warks was FIRST suggested
In or just prior to 1882 by sn acad-
emicisn named Magellan. descend
ant OF he famous navigator.
Aspopu;at remedy tor rheumatism 1.
piece Of new flannel applied over
the seat Of pain. THIS appilo ,tIoh Il
warming and very gently Irritating.
which accounts foT It's beneficial ef-
fscts.
AZ she Chicago Exposition BofIds
ing Saturday evening FiIemaksr
Jumped z feet z inches. smashing All !
previous records Of equine higb- dy.
ing With ran Of less than 80 feet /
he went over without . rap.
A monster grapevine q Athens.
0a.S Which covers more shan a Quarter
Of an acre, has been known 10 produoe
enough grapes In q single ysar 70
make 100 gallons If vine. II vas
planted shout 81 ysars ego.
Among che boOibIscks Of Washing
ton IL q colored man who has lost lie
right arm and right leg bot sinoie.
handed he polishes boo.s will neat.
ness and dispatch, and he has 4 coed
stand and fair run Of trade
The great Photographic atlas OF the
heavens win 70 begun mkt vetr.
The alss wilt contain from 1900 70
z'COO leaves. representing $4,000
iafge squares, which comprehend the
'opeibees Of The ceIestia sphere.
There are in the Uni.sd g.stea
about 100000 Indians, and tbov are
localed upon reservations ooutsininu
about le2 600 square miles. Counts
ing i've 70 family. this gives nearly
three square miles 20 each family.
Expeus are beginning 10 concur in
the opinion that 3 cure Of cases %
tu0ercles on tho lungs by the Koch
treatment is uncertain. Professor
Koch Will prosecute n series Of ex.