South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-02-13
GLEANINGs.

ASa aei'. Lucy fesemoieo carp ~
Ten thousand farmers says an ex-
change have left their hcmee ia Ksns
sas. ruined by poor crops, privations
and hardshIps.
Three.fourhs OF The letters that
are received at tho Worlds Fair head
quarters are from persons who want
employment.
The annual report of the West vir-
ginia Central and Pittsburg Railroad
shows that the net earnings last year
we're Sl60,536.4l.
The Nebraska Legislature has
adopted memorial TO Congress ask
lug an appropriation OF $1,000. 900
for the relief OF the sufferers in that
state.
A big dre occurred at Ronceverle,
this state, week before last which
destroyed .one OF the largest busk
mess blocks and caused loss OF
$50. 1000.
Adv.oes from Massowah, on the
Red Sea. state that terrific storm,
followed by floods. has caused enor-
nous damage through out he Island
OF Massowah. Over one hundred
persons lost their lives.
The skunk has the heaviest fur of
any animal in the country and is con-
seqnently valuable and salable. al
though when dressed they are very
small. About 80 per cent. of all tho
skins taken in the United States 60
to Europe.
The citizens Of Kalsma, Wa, are
making arrangements 10 drive the
Chinese out OF that place. They ap.
pointed Committee to wait on the
chinsmen and Tell them they must GO
and that whatever property they own
ed would be paid for by the, citizens.
Mr.. and Mira. Reeler of Brooklyn,
Ky, have had nineteen children, of
which but one has died. A remark
able fact is that there were no twins
among the children, aud Leither. of
the parents Is more than fify-five
years old.
1t is said to bea whole days task
for two men to fell a mahogany tree.
On account of the spurs which pro.
ject from the bsse OF the trunk q
scaffold has TO be erected ard the
tree cut off above the spurs. which
leaves a stump of the very best wood
10 TO Is feet high.
A horse tread mill grinding cane
cane and pressing out the juice for
sale to passers by is an odd Ie .ture Of
the waysdo in Tampa, Fla, and one
or two southern cities. The liquid
sells for Tickle 81 IS. and mary
people like it. II tastes insipid and
s.ckly sweet to Northern palate.
A telt now being made for q
Louisiana .electriclight company will
he the largest in the world. II is ito
he 6 feet wide, l69 feet long and VIII
take the skins OF LIS animals, 20
complete IL. When finished it will
weigh 2 tons and cost $4,000, or
about $40 square foot.
Mrs. Ruth Phelps, OF Venice,
Mich :, tried every rheumatism cure
known TO the world, and still her arm
refused 20 be comfortable. The other
day the doctor cut out big darBing
needle, and now the arm is all right.
She does not remember bow the
needle became imbedded.
Typhoid fever OF q viruIent sype
prevails in Albany tbe outbreak bes
ing traceable to Lbe use of the river
water from new reservoir which
takes It's supply from point far be-
yond the city limits, and which vas
therefore presumed TO be pure and
wholesome.
Edison, in speaking to the employs
es at the Ogden iron mines, at Doe
yer, N. j., a few days ago, said
Boys, wait TIL next winter and we
shall have no snow to bothes as upon
this hill. During the coming year 1
shall invent electric and sunlight re-
Electors that will melt the snow as fast
as II falls
There are thousands Of wives and
mothers in New York Who make
ends meet by sewing on overalls that
pay 75 cents. shirts go cent. vests %
cents, trousers So, flannel shirts 3f a
dozen. They are obliged TO find their
own thread, for the overalls and
shirts and carry the work to and from
the shop. II they take a street car
one-tenth Of their earnings is gone.
The library left by The late George
Bancroft Is reputed to be one Of she
best private collections Of books v the
country. Il contains about ~ 600
volumes. among which are many works
in foreign languages, and every book
! in the collection has q value apart
from its selling price. The books
we're closely packed IN the four
rooms that composed Mr. BaBcroics
literary workshop. and there was
never made any attempt 70 display
I them.
ar. John NJ. Miller, Georgia,s "a
nous melon king, died a. Store
Mountain few days ago. An AZ
lanta paper, in q touching tribute 70
I Mr. Miller's many merits, says
The melons be raised uuder The
shadow Of the big mountains excelied
IN size and favor even those produc.
ed on The Baker county planta.i on O
the late Primus Jones'. II e furttel
stated that 'Mr. Millsr's melons tool