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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
MASS MEETING.


At half-past 10 O'clock, a. m,
April the 9Th, 1892, first day of
County Court) the Democrats of
Hampshire county are requested to
meet at.the Court House IN Rom
ney to appoint delegates to the Dis
trict Convention which meets ut
Char es Town June LIST. to elect
delegates to the National Conven-
ton, which meets at Chicago June
21st 20 nominate, candidates for
President and Vice Pres dent. The
meeting viii also elect county
executive committee and transact
such o'her business as may proper
LIZ come before it.
All democrats, and those who be-
lieve in democratic principles, and
jntend to act and vote with the
democratic party, are cordially in
vited to attend. AS this is the first
meeting of campaign which will
no doubt be the hardest contested
of any in the history Of the past, a
larger attendance is desired. Come
out, fellow democrats, and show by
your interest that you intend to
give the largest democratic vote ever
polled in the county next Novem-
her. BY order of the Executive
Committee.
j. Il. RUSSELL, Chairman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Count Tolstoi, the Russian phil
an hrophist and socialist, has es-
tablished 40 free eating houses in
the province OF Riazan. Count
Tolstoi surrendered immenze
wealth and exalted rank years ago
to minister personally to the mise
ries OF his countrymen. lie each
day performs sufficient manual Ia
Dor to supply his frame with nee
essary nOuTishment and coarse
clothing, and claims US his fixed
belief that all persons not so doing
prey indirectly upon tho labor of
Others. 1t is a simple creed, but
the world would be better for it's
un versal adoption.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
CLEVELAND THE FAvoR1rE IN

CLEVELAND THE FAvoRITE IN
FLoRIDA.-Rev. A. 4. Dickinson,
ID. D., editor of the Religious Her
aid, Of Richmond, Va, has been
spending some weeks visiting prom
inent points in Florida. lie writes
from Ocala on March 81: 81 have
never heard as much talk in the
same length of time about two
presidential aspirants as have
heard since l entered this State.
In Jacksonville and st. Augustine
and Sanford and Ocala and every
where, in the sunshine outdoors by
day and around the stoves when
night has come with its cold, the
one prevailing subject has been
Hill and Cleveland, and which
ought to have it. Among all these
tourists, representing every section
Of the country, have not heard
as many persons speak favorably Of
Senator Hill's candidacy as l have
fingers upon one of my hands,
while in cases without number al
most, every kind of a hopeful word
was uttered in reference to Mr.
Cleveland, and that, too, by men
OF all parties and of no party"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

How THE JAPANESE Cor CAUGHT
ON SlLvER.-A resident Of Balti-
more, once banker in Japan, writes
to the The Sun as follows:
cit may be rather late in the day
to tell the story for any practical
effect, but nearly forty years ago
Japan was drained of it's gold
through the generalization Of silver
IN that country. When foreign
merchants gained admission under
the first commercial treaty they
found that silver was valued in pro-
portion to gold at 8 or 0 to 1, and
rs they could then purchase silver
in Europe or America at the rate
Of IS or 16 to ], a very lucrative
trade sprang mp quickly and was
carried on for some eighteen months
or more before the japanese real
lied what was going on. An un-
pleasant remembrance Of the fact
exists in the minds Of the japanese
to this day of how they we're done
by the foreigners in the matter Of
their gold"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
Club Conventions.

WHEREAS, 1t is deemed TO the best inter-
ests the Of party and that 1t will better s.rve
The majority Of the clubs TO hold CongIes.
sional conventions instead OF State conven
ton Of clubs. and with a view OF making
the organization Of clubs more efficient by
the organization Of congressional district
associations Of clubs; il is therefore ordered
tblt convention of Democratic clubs OF
each Congressional district be held on Wed
ntsday, the frat day of Jane. 1892, at the
following places: For the. First Congress
siOnal district 81 Weston; for the Second
Congressional district, at Charlestown; fer
the Third Congressional district, at Char
lesion, and for the Fourth Congf essionA Al
district, at Ravenswood for TIE purpose oil
organizing district associations of Democrat.
&c clubs and ira nsacting such other business
IS m0y come before the convention. In
such conventions local clubs will be entitled
10 the following representation: All clt BIS
with membership Of one hundred or less
will be entitled to Eve delegates; with more
thau one hundred and less than two hun.
bred, seven delegates, and v iih two hun
dfed or more nine delegates.
The oil, CT OF calling said convention Ia
nee at the same time and place as the COT
ventions 10 elect delegates t0 the national
convention, is 10 afford delegates the oppor
tuuiiy OF attending both conventions, there.
by saving both time and expense The
county committees and those heretofore APP
pointed 10 organize climbs, and all Demo.
Gratis who telitve in such on organ cation oil
the party as will make iuvincble ia The
coming campaign, aie requested to assis, in
The work Of Organizing clubs in every mag
is'erial district and 10 have them properly
represented a. the conventions.
T s. Riley,
Chairman Of State COMMITTEES
wv G.. HAHDLAN
Pres. State Asso Of Dem Clubs
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
Call for District Democratic Conven-
tons.

The Democratic State Executive Commit.
tee Of West Virginia, at a meeting held a.
Petersburg, on January %, 1892 deter
mined and ordered that Democratic couven
lions be held in each Of the Congressional
disiiicts al the time and place hereinafter
named 10 select three delegates each, one OF
WHOM, in esch district shall be delegate
st-large ana also select one alternate for
each of said delegates to represent the Slate
in the Democratic National Convention to
he held at Chicago, ILL.,, OF June 2l,t, 1872,
and when they shall have been so selected they
shall be duly accredited as delegates TO rep
recent this State ia Said National Conveu-
tior. And at said district conventions each
of the counties composing the several Con-
gressional districts shall be entitled to one
vote therein for every one hundred votes or
fractional part thereof over fifty, cast Tor the
Democratic candidate for President at the
election held in 1888, The various county
Executive Committees are requested to take
such action as may be necessary to have
their county represented in said conven lions.
The atoms will be held on Wednes-
day, Jure lett 1892, and al the following
places: In the First Congressional diitrict
1T Eestt n, in the Second Congressional diss
trict at Charlesto wa, 10 the Third Cougres
sionai district at Charleston, aud in the
Fourth Congressional district at Raveuswo God.
The call for the Stale Convention will be
issued later.
s. RngY, Chairman
b. II. oxIey, Secy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

The National Democrat Of wash
linton, ID. c., which stood high rs .
political organ and which suspend
ed last June for want Of capital to
carry it on. has resumed publica-
ton, being it Is stated, re-cstab-
lished on sounder and more solid
financial b,sis and is under able
management. Its outlook il good
and we wish 1t many years Of sue
cess. We are authorized to say
that every subscriber who has paid
in advance to the old company will
receive the paper for the full time
for which he paid without addition
al charge.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Leading editors and politicians
Of State are a unit in the opinion
that Hon. VIM. l., Wilson rs too
prominent q figure in the politics
Of the nation to be taken from his
present position to enter the guber-
material contest, and also that good
men and true are numerous who in
heading the State Democratic trek
ct would lead the forces TO victory.
1t is farther conceded that while
there are several men who would
iill the Office OF chief executive with
credit, honor and distinction, there
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
AYERS
Cherry PectoYaI
Prepared By Dr.J. G. Aver s Co.. Lowell, Mass
Promptto act, sure to cure
A Golden Nugget

strange novelty is this golden table
corn, with its bssutiful rich cream color
IL Is claimed BY those who b now IL that II
10 very ga Get, carl, ard tender, ard q su-
perior corn. We notice Lick recommends
IL very highly. The Floral Guide, wi ich
con es 10 ne bringing bcquet o. csruaiions
on the front cover, with a splendid tnHeh
description OF this new corn. which 10 1oply
l5 cents packet. vick's Florkl Guide is
worthy place in the hs me CT anyone Who
expects TO make q garden the coming spring.
BY all means send ten cents 10 aties vi, K .
Sons, Rochester. N Y. for the Guide, aud
you can deduct this amo unit from Jour frs,
order. II I'll pay you we'll.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01


Hon. Michael d. Harter has
been industriously 1T work in the
distribution Of his snti-free coinage
circular; and one Of them has found
it's way in the g. A. II. Posts in In
diana, where 1T has stirrel mp Sens-
tor VOORHEES,, and provoked some
very sound observations from that
distinguished person.
1t appears that @. A. r. Post
in this State, moved by the elo-
quence of Mr.. Harter, and becom-
ing alarmed lest their pensions
might be paid in deprecated silver
coin, has sent up petition to the
Senate against che Free Silver
movement, asking that boy to de-
feat any such rash legislation.
As in duty bound, Senator Voor-
bees presented the petition; but
felt it to be his duty further to
dissent from the doctrine sought to
be taught by the petition and the
grounds on which it was made, and
to explain his own sound and
strong petition on the question.
He refers to the trick by VIII CHI
silver was reduced from its digni-
fed position as money standard,
and the necessity which led to its
partial restoration in 1879. lie
says, very pertinently, that it is on
ly sophistry or falsehood to under
take to say that silver is not equal
to gold now, and that is status
will not be altered by free coin
age bill in any other respect than to
make it perhaps little more album
dant, and asks how much differ
ence persons meet with in Offering
silver and gold in any market. lie
say g truly, that dollar, ten dol
lara or hundred dollars in silver
will buy as much now, and will
buy as much under the complete
restoration of silver, as gold can or
will buy, ard every one who is
clammoring about the matter with
view to Its defeat, knows that
this is true.
There has been more unblushiug
falsehood about this matter than
any act Of government performed
or in contemplation for many years.
1t was degraded in the interest
of gold and its owners, and-is now
being fought to the death in the
same interest.
Not only is this true, but there
is a deal of trucking, even by
''honest men" to this money pow
er. Men argue that it ought not
to divide the public mind at this
time, and thus endanger the pros
poets of 'ttariff reform, that it
will necessarily be vetoed by the
Executive, even il it runs;the CANT
let of the Senate.
The people are the judges as to
whether they will have the one or
the other, and it begins to look as
il there were many more of them
who want free silver than even the
tariff. Moreover, if it is useless to
send silver bill to the White
House, what can be the wisdom Of
sending tariff bill to the same un-
friendly quarter.
1t does look like beating the
devil around the stump to use such
an argument to defeat the manifest
will of the people.
1t is probable that the leaders
will have to consent to follow q
while and see how it goes.
So assured are most persons that
oppose the free silver idea, that
they are utterly ignorant of It's
merits, and boldly confess it. Yet,
they move forward as if they were
sure on their own intelligence that
they are right. Let US have light,
which the press will darken per.
haps as much as the orators during
the discussion of the question.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
NATIoNAL EcoNoMI.r

They have the right kind CT girls
up IN Nebraska, sags an exchange.
AT Sortoria young lady won't
dance with q young man uniess he
be'ongs to the Alliance, and then
the tripping of the light fantastic
has got to be done on tho Ocala
platform.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
Nm ". uhhDLAN
Pres. State Asso Of Dem Clubs

Congressman McKaig, Of Cum
berland, has secured the passage of
a bill by Congress authorizing the
holding a session Of tho United
States Court in that city.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

On last Thursday, the oath, the
silver bill received a serious chuck
in the House. Failing to pass. it
falls into its place on the calendar,
and cannot be called up out of its
order, unless the committee on
rules interpcses, which is possible.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Already $4,000, 900 has been
paid out by the treasurer of the
Worlds Columbian Exhibition
And the work Is hardly begun
This indicates the mammoth pro-
portions Of the enterprise
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Gov. Fleming received last week
q dispatch from Richmond, Va 3,
stating that the authorities at the
Capitol had shipped twelve boxes
Of land books by express pertaining
to the titles Of certain lands in
West Virginia.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

il no man who from the Second
District would FL Mr. Wilson's
place in Congress. - ozgantown
New Dominion.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Congress grew uproarously merry
when Mr.. Harter, OF Ohio, touch
ing a ring, and drawing forth n
gold timepiece, exclaimed: "These
are all the gold | own" Instant
iy Mr.. Bland held up his watch-a
plain silver one, rctaliating, "This
keeps as good time as yours"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
HLLIANcE DEPARTMENT.

Matter for this Department will
Be addressed to III. III. johnson,
RomneY, W. We.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Sc inch Cashmeres, Henricttas,
Fancy Mixtures and Bedford Cords
at % cents per yard.
We are showing tho best and
prettiest line of Dress Goods in
Cumberland at 25 cents a yard.
100 pieces OF the newest AID
prettiest styles of Spring Dress
Goods You have ever seen in All
Wool Serges, HenriettAs, Brillan-
tines, Albartross aud Batiste in the
Spring Shades, Tans, Brown,
Modes, Blues, Greens and many
other shades at so cents
so pieces Of French Surah, Plaids,
aud Stripes, Homespunss Fancy
Mixtures, Cancels Hair Plsids and
Others. You should not miss see
ing this splendid assortment at so
cents . yard.
Our Is cent Black Saline for 123
cents is the best thing ever seen in
this city. Everybody says so.
We sell the best American Indigo
Blue Calico for 5 cents per yard.
Fine Swiss Muslin at 10, 123. 10
cents and mp.
Bedford Cord Calico in every
style and shade at 8 cents.
China Cloth.-1 case Of this new
cloth; it is q beautiful thing. Only
s cents.
Ladies' Button Kid Gloves in
Tans. Browns and Blacks, at q. 90.
Great Bargains in Hosiery, Gloves
HGmbIefOn's +
1913 BALTIMORE STREET. In FL
CUMBERL
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

Every pair warranted or money re.
funded.
lot OF 40 inch wool French Bed
ford Cords in all Spring Shades. Al
as Gets. usually sold at 90 cents.
80 pieces 46 inch All Wool Ser.
ges and Henrittas. beautiful goods
pretty colors. We PRIDE ourselye,
with this offering-at so cts yard.
No house in the western part Of
the State has made mere OF an ef-
fort to get together the greatest Va.
riety eff Dress Goods to sell at 81 90
than We have. and seeing them you
will say we have succeeded admira-
bly,.
KYber Cloth Chall;e-50 pieces
Of advance styles Of this nice dress
goods. All go at 5 cents per yard.
A big line OF Domestic Flannels
at s, 10 and 124 cents.
A big lot Of new Nainsooks at s.
10, 124 and Is cents.
100 pieces of the Zephyr Cling.
hams at 10 and 123 GEMS.
100 dozen Ladies' Fast Black
Hose, actually worth 40 cents. wa
start the season at the price Of 25
cents pair.
dozen Ladies' very fine Cotton
Hose worth 25 cts in Tans, Browns.
Greys and Blacks will only last
O short while: for 124 cents a mir
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01
George Stla'rarzenbatl1,

CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND
In Cumberland have for many years
sale of of London and Paris Cloth
ing More need not be said in its praise than repeated
many prefer this make of goods all others
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-01

DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
why Edison is u Republican.

The father and brother OF the great
electrical inventor, Thomas A. Edison,
were Democrats. Some one recently
asked him to explain now he happened
to be n Republican when his environ
ment was Democratic.
81 will tell you all about it in a very
few word" said he. II became a Re-
publican i'll New Orleans. 1t was on q
street corner, where there wac a pool
devil in blue uniform grinding an organ.
Ho was blind in n cye. He had a big
scar above the other eyo. One OF his
ears was slashed of. One leg was'cut
of below tho knee. The other was
severed above the knee. His lett arm
vas cut of above the elbow.
His right hand was mutilated
SO that only the little finger
remained. With that finger he turned
the organ handle and brought forth
ioleful tunes. A big brute of Of q
southerner came along and stopped in
front OF the organ, looking the crippled
soldier all over. Then he drew O ten
dollar bill out OF his pocket and tossed
it on the organ. AS he started away
the old soldier called after him to know
it he had not made 4 mistake, saying
that no man had ever given him a bill
before. The gouthcrner turned about
with n fierce look and responded that
he IA willing to give $40 any time to
SEQ a Yankee sliced up like the organ
grinder, because that was the way he
would like to see every blankety
blanked Yankee carved up. Well. that
incident mado n Republican OF me-"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
DehOrninr Cattle.

a case OF interest 10 farmers was be.
fore q justice OF the peace in Beaver
Falls, Pa, last Saturday. Certain farm
ers were arrested for saving the horns
off their cattle, the arrest being made
on the ground that the farmers had
been guilty Of cruelty to animals.
Much testimony was taken pro and
con. The farmers explained that they
dehorned the cattle to keep them from
injuring each other and other live
stock; that the operation was not cruel,
being accomplished in from ten to
twenty seconds, and that the animals
showed no signs whatever OF being in
jurcd. The defendants were acquitted
and the prosecution had to pay tho
costs.
Domestic animals have no need Of
their horns and may do q great deal of
mischief with them. The day will come
when they will have no horns. Farm
ers will dehorn them until they breed
the horns off and save tho trouble OF
saving them of.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29
Crowding MIR. pcndlcton.


There is in Washington a disposition
to crowd tho Hon. John O. Pendleton.
Republicans do not take him seriously,
but in his " party there is an evident
desire to get rid of him, probably be.
cause he is forging TO the front and get
ting in the way OF Democratic aspirauts
for higher honors.
1t has even been suggested by Mr..
Pendleton's Democratic associates that
his party at home try to nominate some.
body else this time. All this is idle
talk; Mr.. Pendleton hasthe nomination
within call, and when the time comes he
will take it. SpeakingofMr Pendleton,
here is a Washington correspondents
snapshot view OF him on q great oeca.
sion.
Representative Pcndleton, Of Wheeling, W.
Va, * ~ young man, who wcpt when he WIS uu.
seated by the Flity.first Congress. lie Is now at
tempting TO prove to his constituency that he Is
q statesman. He had a little speech prepared on
lhe indian question today, and aiter various
s'HkS4S' "AN VAN NA'llS VI MS MANU-, IIAllhyeu
TO obtain recognition. lis great speech which
he was bursting TO get of. was q combination OF
p!ntt;udGS that Interested no one. He began to
outline an Indian policy which he conceived 10
be original until Representative Pickett, Of South
Dakota, who knows all about lndinns, informed
him that his supposed new Idea was the policy
this government under Republican laws had
been following for years. Mr., pendleton sub.
Why did not some party friend do
Dir. Pcndlcton the kindness to tell him
that he was going wrong and save him
from collidinS with q South Dakota
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-29

blizzard? Anybody who knows the
representative from the First district
knows no rehcarsed this speech In
Democratic hearing moro than once
before he got a chance TO fro it into tho
Congressional Record,
And why this persistent efror. to put
Mr.. Pcndlcton down by calling him n
young man? llo has been young. "but
he hasn't for q long time now" His
ago is ono OF the secrets Of local history,
and tho correspondents have no right
to refer to II. BY common consent Mt
homo Mr.. Pendlcton is regarded us a
person Of uncertain ago and correspond
ing %attainmcnts. Isn't this enough?
Mr.. Pendleton will not bc in tho noxt
Congress and no should DO permitted
to round off his career handsomely in
thiq