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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
ROSENEBAUNa BROS >.
Dry Goods Emporium!

ga, BALTIMORE SIT, CUMEsgaAND MD
Greatest Display OF Ladies' Dress Good silks Vevets Cashner
Ss ever witnessed in Cumberland Large Stock able
Spenoid Assortment of Towelsi Carpets of oil descriptions
from tue cheapest to the best Full lines of Cloths
Oil Cloth Rugs Ladies' CloaIcs, Wraps Jackets and
NewmGrkes Ia endless variety.
Dor Stock Larger than the Largest than
Lowest ROSENBAJM BROy o. RaIimo,a ~ -
va 70 Aoo'-N Cumberland Nd
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24

Rufirng from tho effects o. youthful orrora carly
decay, wasting weakness iost manhood. etc. I Win
ecnd n valuable truatiao scalCdi Containing flil
particulars for homo cure. FE EE o. charge
Epiendid metiTal wugk should be rCEd b. every
nan Who So prrvoua and deOihtatsd. Address
Rros. ~. &. PCWI&2R, RToodua. Conn-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
WET, AND uumoB..

Anegro, who was giving evidence
m Georgia coart was reminded By
fsje Judge that be VAS to tell ,he
whole tTutk.
VOL. yer see boss said tue dnsky
witness. lee skeerad 10 tell de whole
truf for fear might tell q Iie.'
Judge 20 witaess): DO you know
the.nsture OF Of an oatbe'
Witness 'Saha'
Judge Do 700 understand whs,
you. are TO swear tor
Witness: Yes. sob; rm to swear
TO tell de truf.,
Judge: And what will happen il
you'do not tell itf,
Witnees:I 'spects our side'il. .ir
de case, sal.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
One Thing he Couldn't Veto.

When Gen. Poimer was Cover.
nor of Illinois, SAYS. the Chicago
Times, he exercised the veto pow
er to about as great an extern! as
Mr.. Cleveland did in his Presiden-
tial life, and, OF course he created a
great deal of harsh criticism
throughout the state. Ala result
OF his continual exercise of the We
to power the following story is
told: AT Jacksonville, Morgan
county, there happened to.be 're
vival' In a colored church. aud an
old negro, jumping up. exclaimed
lac gwlne to 90 to heben, sho.
sEo; Pse gwIne to 60 heben, sho,
and thank the Lowd Gov. Palmer
can't veto datF An old resident
otJachsonxille happened to be in
Springfield, and while at the Stat
uonse he told the, story to Gen
Harlan, the Governors private
secretary, who was also his Adult
ant-General when he commanded
the Army of the. Kentucky He
thought it fine story and said
go in and tell that to the Cover
norr The narrator stepped into
the Governors office and told il
to him.. The story tickled the
Governor, and, full of laughter.
leaning back in his chair, he said
'rell that again; tell that again. "
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24

There is little girl in Brook
8 n who is iust' learning to read
short words, and consequently
takes great interest in the Zig let
ter advertisements in the papers.
Tho other evenii G, after having
kept her mamma busy reading the
advertisements to her, she knelt
down to cay her prayers Dear
Lord che lisped, make me pure;'
then she hesitated. aud vent on
with eddeI fervor q moment later,
make me absolutely pure, like the
Royal baking powder
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24


JUST How 1T WAs.-Mr. j. d
Sayers, OF the House appropriations
committee in the last Congress in
letter 10 the New York Herald, un : el
date of March 81, reviews the state
ments of Senstor Allison and Repre-.
sentative Cannon as to the amount
OF ,hs appropriations made by the
Fifty first Congress. He finds The
burden created by that Congress to
have buen 81, 038,447,826, or 1924
Sol ,401more than. was appropriated
by the preceding Congress, and $50,
100000 more than Messrs. Allison
aud Cannon reported toward the close
Of The session Mr.. Sayers shows
item by item, sums which these apol.
ogists Of the Fifty fsst Congress
omitted from the sta'emants end
VIII CHI ought to he included. They
are back pay and bounty, 81 2S6. 900 ,
the direct tax refund SIS ,727000 ;
the New York custom house, $4,000
600 the bounty to sugar growers,
Sl0,000,000 Add these items and
we find the Allison-Cannon total Of
Tastful appropriations for two years
increased TO $l035 447,S26. How
Ia that for a country wber, mill n :
Of farmers AMI laborers are q oan ng
under excessive taxatiOn2
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
sevsfar Of tho pupils in q cer,ai

Sevsssf Of thspupils in certain
'backwoods' district determined not
to study geography. The ,escher
believed that they we're old enough
10 begin the subject, and; according
called ono of eae oldest boys 10 ber
desk, an'i spoketo him abou. the re.
eessiiy of a knowledge of his own
and other countries. r sha'nt sady
g'ogaphy ill l git ready grow,ed
tho yDupgster. The teacher, rose
quickly and seized bim by the oil.
La, intending TO shake him, when The
yonng rascal has'ily added, Bat I'm
ready nowH
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24

FARMERS ALLIANCE AND THE Dr.
MOcRACY.-Ths admission OF Sana-
ator Edmunds tina, the Farmers al.
lianc; movement ia likely TO be 81
more injury 10 the republicans than
TO the democrats - supported by the
views OF Nc. Wharton J. Green, 6
member Of The alliance 10 SOrlh Car
olins. Mf Green 10 quoted az say
ing thu, tic organic SJioa IN tue SOu.u
ia not inimieal to. the democracy.
'Fbo tariff legislation Of the last Goa.
g5ess,' he says, 'sni tho fact shat the
force bill passed The House and lack'
ed but one vote Of passage in tne
Senate, hAs solidifed The South again.
The south has learned thst ~ cannot
trust the republican party. IL will
TAX ~ oh noes whatever by divit-
ing tie democratic vote, and so,
while the Farmers Alliance will ex-
SIT as 90 organization, the members
will vote With their on parties Not
oglg IN the South, bat throughout the
country, tbe preference Of intelligent
and earnest alliancs men must natu.
rally be fIr the domocratic party
sinc3 it's committed 70 the 70 gfeal
issues--tafin reform and ecorotoic
cd m nistfatiOn--iu which the farmers
ere most vitality interes'eL The re-,
publican party, on the Other hanl
stands for ell The abuses whieh have
borne most heavily on the firmers,
AID Is practically pledged to the mo-
nopolist Interests which may be trust.
cd TO pcrpetulte them. Even the
most thick-and Tho supporters Of the
grand old party throughout the aRri-
cu''ursl regions arc at last beginning
- realize this fact
The morning call., 1891-08-21
BAD FOR THE BoopLERs.

The instructions given by Judge Wallace
TO The Grand Jury are of nature to make
several members OF the last Legislature feel
uneasy. The Judge Informs the jury that
tie rumors in existence are to them facts.
IL other words, these Tumors constitute the
ground upon which the jury must proceed
10 ascertain. the whole facts which the
rumOrs are presumed TO foreshadow. The
jury is not at liberty to disregard the degree
If Information that has come TO them on the
ground of its being rumor. Another very
important point in Judge Wallace's instruc-
tons is that an offense, any part of which
has been committed in San Francisco, is
tuable here. This point seems to have a
direct bearing upon the alleged offeuses of
certain members of the last Legislature. II
the syndicate which is alleged to have been
formed for the sale Of votes held one ses-
sion in San Francisco the whole Offense
may be tried here. In respect TO municipal
affairs some ominous remarks are dropped,
which open vast field OF operation to the
jury. II may inquire whether more coal
was purchased and represented as con-
sumei in certain months of last winter
1nan could possibly have been consumed /;
and 1t may ascertain ii the necessary cost
of keeping a horse is $500 year, and
whether the proper cost Of setting up a
hydTant is S45, and OF maintaining it $50 a
year. If fraud is found in such transac-
tons it Will become the duty of the Grand
Jury to report the offenders for trial There
is not any department of the city govern
ment that cannot be reached under this
charge. Not one of the boodlers who have
robbed the State or city is safe. 1t only re-
mains for the Grand Jury to perform the
part of the work that the law devolyes
Yrpop
The morning call., 1891-08-21
OUR MINISTER TO CHILE.

Rather unpleasant stories are current in
Washington about the behavior of the
American Minister to Chile, Mr.. Egan. 1t
is said that he makes nc secret of his SYM
patty with Balmaceda, and it is whispered
that he has been the recipient of favors
from the dictator. 1t is as likely as not
that these stories are mere gossip, set afloat
by personal enemies of the Minister If so
lie Should be grateful FOR an opportunity to
refute them and set himself right. The re-
ception which Mr.. Blaine is said to be
about to grant Senior Mont will afford the
State Department a chance of ascertaining
the facts.
The attitude of United States Minister
in a country divided by civil war should be
one Of strict neutrality. He has no busi-
ness to allow his sympathies to bend him to
either side. Public feeling in this country
inclines to favor the Congressionals in
Chile, because they appear to represent the
cause Of free government, as Balmaceda
appears TO typify arbitrary usurpation.
; But with that our Minister to Santiago has
nothing to do. He represents the Govern
ment at Washington, which cannot show
leaning to either side until the conflict ends,
or some unforeseen accident necessitates
Intervention. If Mr.. Egan has departed
from the strict impartiality which it was
his duty to preserve he may find that Mr..
Blaine will not trife with the matter.
Foreign Ministers who are accredited to
countries in which war prevails should
carefully read, learn and inwardly digest
the history of Mr.. Washburn's Embassy to
Paris during the Franco-German war; He
was model envoy-the right man in the
right place. At the request Of the King of
Prussia he took under his protection the
Germans who remained in Paris after the
war broke out and he so faithfully dis
charged the duties of that trying post that
when William became Emperor Mr.. Wash
burn received from his Majesty full-length
portrait in fun Iegimentals, which, in the
Emperor's opinion, was the handsomest
present he could make. At the same time
hewas on the best terms with all the French
Governments, with the Empire, the Trochu
dictatorship, the Commune and the Repub-
lie. During the dreadful days when Paris
was stewing in its own Juice, as Bismarck
said, the safest place was the humble lodg-
ing of the American Minister. He had his
sympathies, no doubt. but he kept them to
himself and never departed from the strict
est neutrality.
The CALL hopes that when the facts are
known Mr.. Egan will be able to show an
EQUALLY honorable record
The morning call., 1891-08-21
FAST TRAVEL.

The time between San Francisco and
Liverpool has now been reduced to ten DAYS
and eight hours. The Teutonic on her last
voyage crossed the Atlantic in days IS
minutes. and Mr.. Oelrichs has Just crossed
the continent in days and 16 hours add
the two together and the product is 10 DAYS
and hours. 1t is not so very long since
passengers took ten days to reach New
York from San Francisco by rail, and
twenty years ago a ten days trip across the
Atlantic was considered very fair going
The competition between the three crack
ships of the day-the Teutonic, the Maies-
tic and the City of Paris-is going 10 bring
things down to fine point Each ship ex-
poets to cover her mile in less than three
minutes; they run each other so closely
that the average speed of the Teutonic is
given as 2.95 minutes per mile, that of the
Majestic at 2.9S and that of the City of
Paris at 2.99. Weather has ceased to affect
the time of the ocean greyhounds: the Teu-
tonic steamed three days in the teeth Of
strong west wind, and yet the captain was
able to fulfill the promise he made on sail
ing that he would land his passengers for
breakfast on the sixth day out.
1t is amusing to look back and read the
confident assurances of men of science
about the speed Of sea-going steamers.
Each philosopher treads in the footsteps of
good old Dr. Lardner, who was sure that no
steamer could cross the Atlantic because she
could not carry coal enough. Commodore
Jndkins. who knew the Atlantic, having
crossed it oftener than any other man liy-
ing. believed that steamers would be built
which could steam from Liverpool to New
York in six days. But that was the limit.
The resistance of the water set an impassa-
BILE barrier TO greater speed than that.
Is there any limit to the speed which can
The morning call., 1891-08-21
NEVER BETTER.

When interviewed the other day on the
condition of the trade of San Francisco a
prominent merchant said that it was never
better than at present. There have, of
course. been losses ana gains. A railroad
connecting the northern States and Terri
tories with the East, has deprived San Fran
cisco of some of the territory it at one time
supplied. But this has more than been
made up by the increase in population in
territory that remains tributary. In fact
there are single counties in the central part
of the State which more than compensate
for the sparsely settled territory we have
lost. There was a time when San Francisco
was the only distributing point for he
Pacific Coast. In the absence OF competi-
ton, merchants fixed their own prices for
goods. There was in fact but one party to
the contract. Merchants from distance
had to have the goods, and to get them the
prices demanded by the owners must be
paid. This time has passed never to return.
The class of merchants who complain of
hard times because there is limit on the
prices they may charge for goods will al
ways have that cause of complaint. The
building Of railroads north and south has
opened all the central portions of the State
TO competition. But if San Francisco Is
willing 10 do business for the rate of profit
merchants elsewhere are content with IL
will only lose territory that belongs by loca-
tiOnI TO some other distributing point.
There is complaint in some quarters that
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
does not lend our merchants the assistance
that railroads lend competing Eastern mer-
chants. Eastern railroads, it is asserted,
enable Eastern merchants TO reach further
from the central point than the San Fran
cisco merchant can under existing rates.
One merchant said that merchants east of
Salt Lake City can ship goods to that city
for less than half of what is charged San
Francisco merchants to ship the same class
and quantity OF goods an equal distance
toward Salt Lake City. The same gentle
man said that it cost his firm as much to
slip goods from this city to Salt Lake City
as it does to ship the same goods to New
York. These comparatively high rates to
Salt Lake City will of course tend to throw
the trade of that locality to the Eastern mer-
chants. The transportation problem has
not yet been solved. 1t has been studied
only from the narrow railroad point which
considers principally the good OF the rail
road. Low freights are given between COM
petitive points and high rates enforced
against points that are not competitive.
The natural consequence is loss of trade
with the non-competing point. While there
is no direct competition between San Fran
cisco and Salt Lake City there is indirect
competition from the East. If New York
can ship goods to Salt Lake City, a distance
of more than 2000 miles, at the same cost as
San Francisco for 1000 miles the Eastern
city will certainly take part of trade that
belongs by location to 5 IN Francisco.
The morning call., 1891-08-21
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SHORE AND SAMUELS.

1t is little odd that in the contest for the
place of Chief of the Horticultural Bureau
of the Worlds Fair between California and
Kentucky one of the California Commission
ers should be on the Kentucky side. such,
however, seems to be the case. NJ. ii. de
Young is known to have withheld his in
dorsement from Mr.. Shorb, the only Califor-
MAN now spoken of for the place, and con-
seQuently the report from Chicago that he is
working for Samuels is more readily cred
tied. When this unfaithful California rep
resentative threw General Chapman over
for Maxwell the charge was openly made
that with Maxwell, De Young would control
subordinate appointments while with Chip
man no such favor could be expected. If
there were any people in the State who
doubted the nature of the motives which in
duced De Young to go over to Maxwell they
must be convinced by the attitude De Young
has assumed toward Shorb. Not whisper
has been heard against Mr.. Shorb's general
character of personal fitness for the posi-
ton. 1t is admitted that no better appoint
ment could be made. Yet De Young exer-
cses the influence his office of Commissioner
gives him to prevent the nomination of a
man whom all the rest of California desires
to see at the head of the Horticultural De-
The morning call., 1891-08-21
A BRAVE LITTLE BOY.
He Travelled Alone From Denver to Fl
&

He Travelled Alone From Denver to Find
His Aunts.
pretty little boy, not more than years
Wednesday night and asked for a place to
sleep. In fact. he was so exhausted that he
went to sleep on cot in the Prison Hos
pital soon after saying that his name was
Lindley Appel. At II o'clock yesterday
morning he awoke and asked Mrs. Gilmore,
the matron, for some breakfast. Asked to
tell why he was without home or friends
the little fellow told the following story:
g des get in last night from Denver. My
mamma lives there, and she gived me a
whole lot of money and put me on the cars
| am going to Stockton to see my aunties. |
dom know what their names Is, but mamma
sent letter to them for them to meet me at
the depot. My papa and mamma don't live
together, cause papa lives up in the noun.
tains.
The conductors they was des awful
good to me. Mamma gave rae seven cop
pers an a whole nickel when | left home.
| spent the nickel, but l got the coppers.
See. am going to live with my aunties
always, but maybe I'll see mamma again
some time. When l left her she cried and
said she hoped she would see me again some
time. Mamma loved me an awful lots and
didn't want to leave me, but she said
would be better boy il | went away /
never had any other brothers or sisters, so |
don't know what mamma Will do without
me-"
Lindley is a remarkably bright boy and
seems to have greatly enjoyed his journey.
He will be sent to-day to his aunts in Stock
ton.
The morning call., 1891-08-21
PROPOSALS.

pRoPoSALS-SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE
following work and materials Will be receiy 20
Dy the Board OF New City Hall Commissioners in
the chamber OF the Board of Supervisors, on SAT-
URDAH. the 18th day OF September. 1891. between
the hours OF II A. N. and II NJ. OF that day:
ISL. Contract No. 3l-for laying GAS and water
pipes around the diminished portion OF the new
Uty Hall Reservation and placing lamp-bosts and
lamps on the boundary fence within the grounds
etc. All In accordance with the contract drawings
I'd. Contract NO. 29-For labor, workmanship and
materials TO be used and provided for grading aud
Milling Tor the completion OF the granite boundary
fence the steps, landings and stoops the pedestais
and lamppost blocks, all within and around Inc
boundaries OF the new City Hall Reservation
grounds and the approaches within the same. Also
Tor completion OF the street sidewalk curbs with
inlet corners all OF granite around the said
reservation. Together with other work attached
thereto and belonging and connected with ms
whole All according to contract drawings
Sd. Contract No. 3U-For LAYING artificial stone
curbs, drives and walks within the reservation
grounds: also. Schiinger's patent sidewalks on the
streets adjacent thereto All In accordance with
the contract drawings.
Reference Is hereby made to the plans specihca-
lions and conditions of contract in the onee OF
must be done.
The Secretary will furnish blank forms OF pro-
posals and bonds to intending bidders. No bid win
De entertained unless made upon blanks SO fur
nsshed- Tho bids must be accom- panied with
titled cheek with bond with two good
and sufficient suretes In the sum OF 10 per cent OF
the total sum of tender 10 guarantee tue closing OF
the contract when awarded. The names OF tho
bondsmen, when bond Is given. must be submitted
to the Commissioners ut least three days before the
opening OF the bus, in order that they may pass
right to reject any and all bids. Payments viii be
made by audited demands upon the treasury drawn
against the New City Hall Fund
Bidders must strictly comply with the proposals
with reference TO bondsmen (Should they hayo
GEORGE H. SANDERsoN.
THOMAS J. l.. SMILEY.
JOHN H. DURST
Board of New City Hail Commissioners
EDWARD l. WOLFE. Secretary,
san Francisco, July %, 1891, ,y2e sOs
The morning call., 1891-08-21
STREET CLEANING.

The STRENGTHENING Commissioner Of New
York asks for s., 653, 233 for the coming year
and promises clean streets if the full sum is
allowed him. If this is the best a Street.
cleaning Commissioner can do it might be
well to see what can be done in the way of
district supervision. The amount asked for
is equal to about 81 so for each man, woman
and child in the city. There is no assurance
either that the streets will be kept Clean
The cost the present year was SLIT, ia
and there is as much complaint in New York
as in San Francisco of filthy streets. The
conclusion there as here is that very large
portion Of the money is expended in pro-
viding oil for the political machines.
The morning call., 1891-08-21
WEATHER FORECASTS.
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAY INANCIsCo. AuEnst 20 lS9l-5 p. NJ
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, !

. SAN FRNNCTsCo, August 20, lS9l-5 P. NJ J.
weather Conditions and General Forecast.
The Pacific Coast States are now covered by an
area Of high uarOmctrlc pressure The effect of the
cycloliC disturbance OF sunday has almost entirely
disappeared 20 the eastward. The weather has
warmed up decidedly in all districts. and the tem-
lsrature is everywhere above the normal, The log
sas cleared away from all stations along the coast
Local rains ceased IN the mountains in South
crn California. southern Nevada and Arizona The
weather will continue to grow warmer in all dis
tricts. especially in California and Nevada, and IL
the barometer continues TO rise in Oregon and
Washington q hot wave may be expected in these
Two States. No rainfall has been reported during
the past twenty-tour hours.
Forecast TIL 4 T.. NJ. Friday.
For Northern California-F1ir weather; winds
generally westerly; generally warmer.
% For Southern Californo-Fa!r weather; winds
generally westerly warmer. except nearly station
airy temperature on southwest coast.
For oregon Fair weather; north to west winds;
generally warmer: warm wave.
For Nashiugton-Fair weather. except preceded
by light rain AT Spokane; north to west wiads; gen
orally warmer: warm wave.
JOHN P FINLEY,
Lieutenant Ninth Infantry, a. s. O, il charge.
The morning call., 1891-08-21
WORLD'S FAIR.

Postponement of the Annual Meeting of
the County Association.
The annual meeting of San Francisco
Worlds Fair Association was called for yes
terday afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce. Colin NJ. Boyd moved that as there
was no quorum present an adjournment for
sixty days be taken, adding that by that time
the Supreme Court would probably have
rendered decision regarding the constitu-
tionality of the State appropriation. Ex-
Mayor Pond in putting the motion, which
was unanimously adopted, remarked that il
the Supreme Court should decide against the
bill San Francisco as a county would feel
obliged to put forth strenuous effort to
mako I'D the deficiency
The morning call., 1891-08-21

be got out Of steamer with double screws
and an ample supply of fuel? Shall we
live to see vessels which pillow their way
through the waves at railroad speed, and
cover their mile in minute or minute and
n half? That does not seem as impossible
as an average speed of mile in three min
utes appeared in the days when the Collins
ships were built,