South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-25
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Cansda's esnsss shows 6.O00. 900
people.
A London paper - printed with
scented Ink.
OF the twelve largsst citiss in the
world three gro IN japan.
A ies-ton electric locomotive 10 In
course Of construction ct Lyns. Mass.
Six cocpar a,nss In Aichsgan last
year psid e3.000. 900 is dividends.
Nearly :our.ahAs OF the sugar
plsstasioas Of Hawaii are owned BY
ADesicsns, it 10 ssid.
The calls lily root 10 proposed BY
the Dep. rtment Of Agriculture -
. possib'e subslituts for the potato.
Reports crme from Maize 70 the
snec: that geese are already flying
south.
a New York clergyman has mar.
ried 10000 couples and received over
100000 we'd ling fees.
The Charleston Star and State
Tribune have consolida' ed, now Cd.
pearing - the Star Tribune.
DR.. Brown-Sequard ssys pressing
In the neighborhood OF the ear or in
front of the ear may stop coug hing
Mr.. Robert Garrett has given
Johns Hopkins University his col.
lection Of historical works.
Hon. George B. Loring. former
commissioned Of agriculture died in
Salem, Mass., last week, aged "a
years.
Great foods are prevailing Il rough.
out Spain. and in the province of To.
ledo alone over 1000 people have
persisted.
David 8ibb. an old citiz,n of Car.
cline county, Va died from lock Jaw
recently. caused by cut on bis
finger
Mr.. John Fl. r. Latrobe, one OF
Baltimore's most honored citizens,
died last week in the eighty ninth
year Of his sge.
Africa is now completely encir.
c'ed by submarine cables, which
make up altogether length Of IL. 00O
miles.
The branch of q submarine tree,
literally covered with young oysters.
is on exhibition in Woodbury.
On. j. )etore window.
A perfume lamp. which burns CO.
logne. and spreads delight full scent
about the room, is the latest house
hold novelty.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States will resume it's si,tings Oc-
toter IL. The docket Of the court
continues 10 Increase.
Mexico has a rock that serves as o
weather prophet by changing color
with every approaching change in the
weather.
A Brunswick, Me-, young woman
is said TO have found 600 different
kinds OF flowers in a recent botanic.
ing exploration of Mt. Kineo.
Hon. George w. Buxton has
been appointed superin, endent OF
construction of public buildings at
Martinsburg.
J.hn w. Houssworth who has been
connected with The freight depart
ment of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Martinsburg died at his
residence In that place last week.
Prot. r. w. Tapp. principal OF the
Glenvilia Normal School. and q |
young man Of brighest promise. died |
NJ Morgsntown on the 18Th Inst, ii
typhoid fever.
Paper that 10 absolute ely waterproof
hss just been invented by . Parisisn
chemist. The process can be carried |
cut either after the paper is made. or
during the operation OF making II.
Paper thus made will DO very vs'ua-
BILE for packing.
Boyd Henderson the negro who
was found under the bed in Miss
Rachel Bells room, ut Bunker Hill,
was sentenced Ivy Judge Duckwal to |
dve years In the peniten,iary last
week.
10 the manufsc' uring line paper
bids fair to supplant wood in the
manufacture of boxes, buckets. pack. |
ing csses, and many other article. 1t
is much lighter than wood. and can
be made FIRE proof, to say nothing OF
It's chespness.
The telephone now figures as
weather prophet. II is ssio that by
a certsin arrangement OF the wires at |
least twelve hours notice Of the ar
rival Of a storm Is given. It's warn
ing is ia the form OF peculiar noises
heard in The receiver, which bee me
more pronounced as the storm sp.
proschos.
II is said there is something about
the cedar logs that are now being
exhuned in Cape May county, New
jersey, and that are said TO have been
buried for more than 1000 years
that imparts a so't and melodious
tone TO a violin. and the logs are be-
ing cut up for the making Of such Inc
struments.
Gu,ta Perch is the gum Of the per-
cha tree, which grows in the Malay
an islands AMI that locality The
price OF this article has more than
doubled within tw) years, chiefly be.
cause Of The wtstefu ress OF the ma
lives IN collecting he gum by telling