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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
A Bishops Riddle.
TIE following compound riddle was
composed by the Bishop OF Cliff I'd /:

TIE following compound riddle was
composed by the Bishop OF Cliff I'd :
1. have q box.
9. This box has two lids.
8. IL also has two caps.
4. 1t contains TWO musical instru-
ments.
5. 1t has In it two established
measures.
g. 1t contains a great many ar
ticles that a carpenter cannot dispense
with.
z. Tie box has always about it
two fsh.
8. Also a great number of smaller
size.
8. In it you will find lofty trees
10. Also some gsudy flowers.
IL. The fruit Of an Indigenous
tree.
IL. Two gentle little animals are
found in it.
10. Also number az smaller and
less tame animals.
IA. A fine stag is found with It..
Is. A great many short whips
without handles.
l6. IL boasts of two halls or pla.
ces of worship.
IL. Some weapons Of warfare are
always found ia this box.
Is. And in it you will fad o
number of weather-cocks
l9. The steps of hotel are also
found in it.
20. The House of Commons re-
sounds with two of my essential ar.
ticles when on the eve Of decision.
81. In the box you can finj two
scholars,
22. And then End ten Spanish
grandees to wait upon them.
ALI pronounce me wonderful piece
OF mechanism, but a very few have
remembered the strange things that
make up my VII ole.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29

A young man who was proud Of
his atheism was once ridiculiDg the
story ok David aod Goliath, as
sorting hat 1t was impossible fos a
small boy 70 throw stone With force
enough 70 break the skull Of giant.
He appealed n a Quaker in coDfr-
nation of bis theory. WELL said the
man OF broad brlmmed preiudices. 1t
sil depends. II the giants head was
as soft as thine appears to be, II could
be done easily
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29

ioeS siOnS OF the Courts
Circuit Court. l2,h Judicial Circuit, Hon.
lance u. Armstrong, Presidins-Ter ns -
gin as folio at
GRAFT County Fourth Tuesday 10 MACH,
irst aesdAy In June and third Tuesday In
October.
Hampshire Couuty-First Tuesday In Feb
ruary. second Tuesday in May aad ihir
Tuesday in September.
Hardy COUNTY Second Tuesday In March
list Tuesday in May and frst Tuesday in
October.
Mineral Couuty-.Second Tuesday In Jan
iary, fourth Tuesday in April and frst Tues
isy In september.
Pendleton Uouuty---Second Wednesday In
April, Wednesday after second Tuesday In
June. and frst Wednesday in November.
County Court Of Hampshire County-L
D. Schnibbe, President-R d Powell and
John 8. Pancake Commissioners; C. S
White Clerk. The regular sessions are held
beginning on the 6rst Tuesday in ia nuary
April, and tbs last Tussday in july and tn,
fourth Tuesday in DC tober.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29

AS thew. who for every slight In.
trinity take physic to repsir their,
health. do rather impair it's they,
Who for every trifle are eager to van
dicate thetr character, do rather weak.
en- 4, Mosoa.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29

rhe true Christian is like the sun.
which pursues his noiseles> track, and
everywhere leaves the effect Of his
beams in a pleasing upon the w,rl i
around him.-Luiher.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29

Leaves are light, md useIess, and
idle, aud waveriug, and chaDgeable,
and even dance yet God mas made
them part OF the oak in doing so he
has given Us lesson not TO deny
the stoUtheArtedness within because
we see the hghtsomeuess without.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
MAIN LINE SUMNER

Train No. $50 connects With No. and
$50 and SOL connects with No. IL Trains
SS2 and 553 connect With No. IS and rs AZ
uieon5pring. $500.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
"a SURPRISE PARTY"

Every one surprised at the hand.
some and large assor; mens Of Toys,
Candies, Nuts, Fruits and other Hol-
day Goods too numerous TO mention.
Grand opening every day and large
crowds. Also fine Cigars and TO.
baccoes. Call early before they are
all sold as they arc gong fast. Don I
forget the place, No. 45, Baltimore
Street, Cumberland, Md.
j. + CARSON.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
THE B.4NK OFROlINEI

THE B.4NK or ROMNEY
Is prepared 10 make loans and to do q
i general banking business.
&s- liidiy Ct,Ltb week R discount day
Directors.
] Fl. G: Pancake, John c: HeiskeIl,
ChAs. Hsrmison w. Carter,
Z. w. Daley, Jr., II. + Guthrie,
II. B. Gilkesou.
JOHN =. VANCE, Cashier.
II. b. GILKEsosy President.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
DIR. II. NJ. MILLER.

HAVING located in Romney, offers his
Il professional services to the citi zens of
the town and vicinity. Calls promptly au-
swered at oil hours. Office in Campbell
house. Dec. q, 1889
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
Farmers, Attention!

nURlNG the coming season we will han
~ die end keep constantly 90 hand
STANDARD FERTILIZERS
OF the best grades, which we will sell at such
prices as TO defy competition We mean
what We say. Give ms trial order, and ,
onyinced. Respectfully.
HARM Err & IIOUSER.
Aug 10. RomneY w. VS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
TIE FOREIGN MARKETS.

In London British cun,ols mace further all
ynIces and ciu>cd az 81 l3l6 and - Ia re-
spcctiVciy tor money and account, AGAINST ~ !-l
and 81 Lilo Last nlElt. The l,ank OF England
lost r%3 900 bullion ON balance. In the op"n
market money rueI II I!ni "a per cent. for
both discounts Of bankers bills and Tor balance
Bar silver WAS quoted irinrr at 20 I'd ~ per
ounce ENGLISH standard. Am'Iicln railway, all
opened higher in rcsp"nS" I" yesterdays laic nome
Quotations. maze further advances, only later !"
react in conformity with to-d"ys home uuniatl"ii>
Al Paris Frcncr :; Der cent, wcr. shade easier
A, - - and ,iyht cNchan.c Oh London was Oh
10 2J32 L., tll mes to The =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09

state issues were entirely neglected and there
were 10 sales ot city bank stocks nj the Stack
Exchange. Some auction sales Of city hank stocks
arr reported below.
The general boud market WAS dull, but when
there was any activity in the speculative ISSUES
there were marked dcprcssions. Atcl.ison. Topeka
AID Santa FC first Is. despit" tle conlarys favnr
able shown, OF net earnings for August ana FOR w."
months, which arr - nted below. declined from
- ~ 10 81. and the incomes, with large trans
activns fell from 81 ~ 10 80 3-a. 4 feature Of
t!.e dealings was the attack ETlc spcond & per
o"nt consols: they sold Simultaneously al ION L.:
and 50 IL seller 60 days. and later 81 o.. seller so
lays. OF course tie sales. seller 90 dayS were
III "liqnidation Of long account "-tlia, i. tine
n"ocr preferred to throw away -? per cent over
the 90 DAYS interest 10 accrue rho option rather
tiia' accept 100 l.? cash for his bonds h"clusc
hc wanted to cover his tracks We do not thn;
We ever saw anything AS silly before. bur we must
irr 10 keep our end up during this wonderful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09

period Of ",uidaton" reference is made to our
full reports ., loGd TRANSACTIONS
,DNl.Y AND EXCHANGE
The New-l ork sub IcGStr% to-day Issued
S3Us. 900 new lcgal-trrdcr notes III payment Tor
silver bullion making the total ISSUE S9,5Go,6 D:
II also paid $l,O.1l5 advance interest; anu
So, 900 for redemption OF - per cent D1n"s.
The local money market Was abundantly sup
piled at from down 20 per cent.
The Clearing House settlement today was rs
follows: Exchanges, 81 l,62i,lo- balances,
SJ,i:iI. I'll. 80
The Sub-Trcasury was debtor at the Clearing
House to-day SOL J.il3. Its net loss on balance
was $sS,s9,, made mp by a currency loss OF
SlS3.OJ7 lr>. n coin gain Of S9l. 1872. The day )
operations Inoindcu: Receipts. S2.3'5.3i'3: pay
nirnte Sa.A52, 49,: resulting in general balance
Of SlG7 1896. i2l, consisting of $lbl ,S53,626 com
and SG.os2.;9j currency -
The United States Treasury at Washington re.
ccivcd to-day Sll2,'99 National bank notes for
redemption.
The customs receipts We're 81 ,061,9 the in
terna revennc receipts Sj0>,3i" and mlSced-
laneons receipts Si2.lu,
To day's Washington Treasury statement of cash
on hand aEl Deposits in 'mrks compares WIN tine
figures of the last previous statement rs follows
Orinher :. % tobrI :. DIN eiIc.~:
Net gold on hand s14? 49, sy0:2 A." Inc tl1. 90,
Nr SILVER On I'D lt,l3ihS1 li.1ld:"s Dee. to-o
Net L. Rd!:hGcin .a.o, --.,.,, , ~, n,r,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
INNING STOCKS.
SLY ER.
ILL., 1IlI III. 1l1s :s.ooo


CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Bo,.on october = 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09


Silver cert. ....ii!. Ils III III III ~. +45ooo
CLOsI No PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA Stocks.
A.. ASH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
AFTER A GENERAL HAMMERING THE MAR
KET CLASSES WITH RECOVERIES.
SALES At THE STOCK ExCHANGE-oCTOBER g.
BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.

Trust Receipts
! 600. .....N
Mo kansaa &C Tex
New ! per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09

Naults
oI,ro outstanding
J.nn-ii IL, t,nks .; rIj 51S 2isOi $50 Inc 10 21S
Net cash b,l,r 10 j tl t9io5B Inc 81 SOP 0'S
The foreign exchanges were quiet anl easy ~
,untatinus for business as follows: Bankers bills
at III Il "a and 81 - j.! Tor lorg ana short
sterling respectively: French francs IT j.22 J.?
and i.2C: rccl.'n n - Il and 80 IL, ana
L. aud 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
Dank Glalrmcuts.

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IL NkIIbN II. EANk Ul' I'M ~ 'i Bflt. ut Sow
=. Ia y. at" g.; H,a-Y"h =. tn los ~ IT..
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-09
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
A valuable Ancient Transcript.

" &AuGACub A20U40GEARAs
The library Of the Young Mems Chris
tian association of this city has received q
portion of Il valuable and highly interest
ing work-a Photographic fac-simile of the
celebrated Vatican manuscript, B. The
part received is the New Testament, Of
which only 100 copies are published.
The original manuscript, which is at tho
Vatican library at Rome, measures 1Ok
inches IN height, 1. in breadth and 4 in
thickness. The facsimile pages conform
very closely to these measurements. The
Photographic impressions are strong and
clear.
The Vatican codex is Of the most
celebrated manuscripts of the Bible; it is
the pride of the Vatican, and is thought to
be the Oldest vellum manuscript extant.
Its date is placed at about $50 A. D., but
it's history is not traced back with any GER
tainty beyond l44s, just a few years before
the first printed Bible issued from the
press of Gutenberg and Faust. Pope Mich
olas V, who was a patron Of letters and
the founder of the Vatican library, may
have placed it in this library originally.
This codex is entered in the first catar
logue of the Vatican in 1475.
The manuscript has three columns to the
page, and is written in uncial characters, a
characteristic of manuscripts written be-
fore the year 1000. The Old Testament, as
well as the New, is written in Greek, the
Old Testament being the Septuagint YER
sion. This manuscript originally contained
the whole Bible, but the ravages of 1900
years have made some inroads upon it, and
forty-five chapters of Genesis are wanting
and a part Of the Psalms. The New Testa-
ment is complete to Hebrews knew
York Mail and Express.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
The Money In Soap.

At Atlantic City, as almost everywhere,
you see several soap kings. The soap king
Is peculiar to no country. His name in
London may be Pear; in Philadelphia,
Bazan or Siddalls or Brooke; in Cincinnati,
Proctor; in GAINESVILLE, Schultz or Hoag; in
New York, Babbitt or Higgins, but the soap
man sweeps and scrubs the deck. A simple
recipe, namely, to get the discarded grease
of improvident families and compound it
with a little lye and potash, makes all the
difference between the soap king and pow
erty. The soap king sometimes adds the
candle business to his other trade. He
deals in wax from the bees, and somewhat
in coal oil, as an assistant to the home fat
business. But everywhere he compounds
advertising with thrift If he would sue
coed, and it must be confessed that nothing
suits mankind SO much as good soap.
Cleanliness being next to godliness, soap
is the priest of that cleanliness. There is a
smell about fine soap which hardly any
thing in this world has. As people &c for
ward in the social and civilized scale they
do not draw nearer to angels, but nearer
to soap. The bubbles of soap resemble the
golden clouds and all the tints of the rain
bow. There is a conference about sonpwhich
holds a little drop of water together so that
it can expand under the breath until 1t is
as big as your head. Some men low their
toilet and get good dividends out of atten-
ton to it, in white teeth, white hands, ex-
cellent. compilations, and often the atten-
ton to the toilet in man is assisted by clean
appetites.-Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
The Light Glow Worms Emit.

One of our readers in Wales, to whom
the glow worm is not 80 familiar as it is to
our country subscribers nearer home, wants
to know something about the food of that
curious c%reatur and the light emitted by
it. He says: "There is q poem in which it
is said that glow worms are as numerous
as the stars, but I doubt if one person in a
hundred has ever seen one. I have seen
only two in my life, and those were found
by somebody else. l have kept one in a
glass for a week, supplying it with grass
and leaves, which, however, it does not ap-
pear to touch. It gives a bright light, sui.
ficient to tell the time by, for about two
hours every night, being p%unctual almost
to a minute, both in lighting and putting
out it's lamp"
The glow worm in its laryal state lives
IN snails and slugs, and becomes vegetar
rian only in it's perfect state. It's light is
an example of animal phosphorescence,
upon which of late years there has been no
lack of scientific theory. Its light has
been happily named a love light by nj of
its closest students, whose account of the
Italian flrefly's firtations by means of her
attractive phosphorescence our correspond
emit would find Observation-Disclosures
dor News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
Doctors Names.

Something might be said in favor of the
primitive practice of naming men after
they were grown up instead of while they
were babies. Under the present system it
often happens that a mans name is Gu
riously out of keeping with his character
or pursuits. The literary editor of The
Doctor has lately been examining q new
directory of physicians, Inc seems to have
been greatly impressed by the singularlty
and appropriateness Of some ofthe names
contained in it.
He thinks, for example, that DR.. Coffin
might sound unpleasantly suggestive to a
nervous patient, though less 30, perhaps,
than another name which follows it-Dr.
Death. A timid person might object to
DR.. Sexton also, and II one were very sick
indeed it would certainly seem ominous II
DR.. Death, DR.. Coffin and DIR. Sexton were
to hold a consultation at his bedside.
Other names almost as bad as the fore
going are DR.. Butcher and DR.. Slaughter,
though they occur several times each In
the directory. There are two DR.. Cranks
fewer thar might have been expected
and one DR.. Craze, who is perhaps in charge
of an insane asylum.
Some of the anne may be called inap-
propriately appropriate, such as Aiken,
Carver, Cutter, Hash, Diet, Hurt, Mangle,
Pellett, Fillmore, Tomb and Toothaker.
DR.. Aguc and DR.. Shivcrs might very we'll
be partners, and II n third man were wanted
they could hardly do better than to call in
DR.. Sweat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
Massage by the Barber.

One of the perplexing problems of life to
the man who cannot handle u razor upon
his own face is the unreasonable and ag-
gravating habit which the average barber
has of rubbing soap into his victims chin
until the skin is in a state of irritation and
the bone aches with the pressure of mus
cular fingers. The barber says that the
process renders the hair soft, but at this
point science takes issue with him, and
says that the skin alone is affected. The
victim groans, changes BARRIERS in vain,
and finally settles down to the conviction
that he must endure this barbarous mas
sage or let his beard grow, The process
seems to BIZ a mere tradition, asort of trade
fetish, and no amount of persuasion will
induce the operator to exchange his harsh
fingers for the more gentle brush, unless
the victims form al association for the
protection of the chin or the amelioration
of it's suferings.-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
Origin Of the Tall Hat.

How few of us know that the stovepipe
hat, which has come to be regarded as
quite foreign, y'know," originated in the
United States and was introduced into
Europe by that lovely old Arcadian, Ben
jamin Franklin. The old gentleman came
to Paris in the spring of 1890, wearing the
simple attire of the Quakers. A distin-
gushing feature of this was the hat, which
has narrowed and heightened into the
fashionable ''plug' of today. 1t was low
crowned and broad brimmed, and pre-
scented so quaint an aspect that the Paris
ian handles were disposed to make it the
butt of their wit. Not SO, however, the
rest. The leaders of the French revolution
fancied that hat and they forthwith adopt
ed it to be their own. In three days. time
the Franklin hat, as twas called, was the
rage. And from that time the tile has
grown in favor, although it is probable
that a machine more destructive to the
hair and more useless for practical pur-
poses was never invented.-Eugene Field
in Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
when Men Cross Their Legs.

Men generally cross their legs when there
is least pressure on their minds. You will
never find a man actively engaged in bust
ness with his legs crossed. The lower limbs
at that time are straighter than at any
other, because the mind and body work to.
gether. A man engaged in auditing &C
counts will never cross his legs; neither will
a man who is writing an article or who is
employed in any manner where his brain is
actually engaged. When at work, in a sit
ting posture, the limbs naturally extendto
the floor in a perfectly straight line. A
man may cross his legs if he is sitting in an
Office chair discussing some proposition
with another, but the instant he becomes
really in earnest and perceives something
to be gained his limbs uncross quick as a
flash, he bends forwardtoward his neighbor
and begins to use his hands. That is a
phase that l believe you will always OBJ
serve.-St. Louis Republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
where Hair Comes From.

The hair crop annually required to feed
the hungry nav of fashion is almost en-
tirely collected in France, Belgium and
Germany. English and American women
rarely ever sell their hair. Black hair
comes from Brittany and the south Of
France, as well as from Spain and Italy,
whilst light hair is the product Of Ger
many and the northern states Of Europe.
The fairest haired inhabitants of the earth
are generally to be found north of the
forty-eighth parallel of latitude, and the
darkest south of the forty-dfth, whilst the
belt between the two is a kind of neutral
ground populated by a brown haired race.
New York Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
A modern Nero.

Two members of n class that recently
graduated from a Maine college possessed
apipe with an immense bowl and long
stem. A Whit at their pipe. was a popular
recreation among members Of the class,
and almost every evening the boys would
c%ongregate in the room occupied by the
proprietors of the pipe. A coterie Of boon
comrades was thus speedily formed, and
several aspirants for the ministry were in
cluded. It was hut a step from smoking
the big pipe to card playing and bibbing.
The big pipe that was the prime cause of
ali this ~backsliding was dubbed "Nero"
because cit had killed so many Christians. "
Lewiston Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
..Natural Elouuence."

Though natural eloquence is supposed to
be a thing Of the heart, and of the inspira
ton of the moment, great orators very
often have to depend for their eloquence
upon something quite other than inspira-
ton. It is impossible for them to speak
from a full heart on every occasion, and
natural eloquence must be replaced by
carefully elaborated eloquence.
Edward Everett, the .'silver tongued
orator." used t write his addresses and
commit them to memory. This method
has been followed by many other public
men whose ~..impromptu'' eloquence has
been q matter for great admiration to their
hearers. Indeed, It may BE- laid down as
an acceptedrule that great speeches arepre
pared beforehand.&Youth's Companion
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-13
Two Fingers, Yet He Make. Music.

)" AukCHU LOS AAV AAoAVD AVoA
The st. Louis POST Dispatch has discov-
cred a young colored man, Benjamin Frank
lin Dixon, in st. Louis who plays eight
musical instruments at n time and has
but two fingers. Around his neck Is q
brass and leather contrivance which holds
all of the wind instruments he plays upon,
so that by bending his head slightly he can
reach them with his mouth. Under N
foot is an electric button which connects
with the snare drum and electric bells.
On his left stands the big bass, which he
plays along with the cymbals BY means Of
a cord fastened to his left elbow. On the
other side hangs the triangle, which he
operates with his right elbow, moving in
and out in chicken-wing fashion. On his
head he fastens u frame with bells upon II
which he shakes at the proper time. While
he is going through all these motions with
his arms. head and feet he carries the air he
is playing on the harp. which Is fastened
to the same framework as the wind instru-
ments. He is a summer garden orchestra
all by himself.