South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
earth and was dispatched. Tho child
was only slightly scratched.

THE umbrella has rarely been enumer-
atcd among antiques, but John Bickel,
ot harrisburg, Penn, has one which he
says is lO5 years old. 1t has always been
In the possession of the Bickel family
1t has never been loaned. This ancient
rain -shcdder has frame of peculiar
construction, which is now covered with
blue silk, and an ivory handle of artistic
design.
lr IS stated by the "Medical Rccord'
that an official notice has been issued in
Russia that physicians shall have the
right to make use of hypnotism in tho
treatment of their patients. In every
case OF the application they must inform
the administrative authorities, at tho
same time giving the names of the ply
siclans in whose presence tho patient
was hypnotized."
ANYONE who has noticed snail feed
ing on leaf must have wondered how
such q soft, flabby, Shiny animal can
make suoh sharp and clean cut incision
in the leaf, leaving an edge US smooth
and straight as if it had been cut with a
knife. That is due to the peculiar and
formidable mouth he has. The snail
cats with his tongue and the roof of his
mouth.
Mrs. MATILDA SIMPSON, of Harrods.
burg, KY, who died recently, has been
known as the "sad lady" for third of a
century, during which time she has
never been seen to SMILE Her husbands
mysterious disappearance had the effect
of changing her merry disposition of
young womanhood in the twinklinp of
an eye. Her life has been devoted to
noble charit;"-
AN irrigatfnGga acssSGill sSil at riverside, Cal.
about twenty-five milcs Sas been
gradually becoming unfit for use in it's
twelve years of service on account of
holes bored in its banks by gophers.
The waste Of water finally became so
great II short time ago that it was de-
cided to regrade the whole canal and
cover the sides with cement.
A CURIOUS example of the destructive
ways of rats can be seen in the window
of little plumbing shop on West Broad
way, New York City, where a section of
lead pipe is shown in which a large hole
has been burrowed by rodents. The
plumber says they were after drink of
the water they heard running through
the pipe.
The coast between Hythe and Dunge-
ness has suddenly become infested with
wasps, which are causing the inhabitants
n great deal of Inconvenience. At Dym-
church two sheep were stung to death,
the insects attacking the throats of the
animals. causing them great suffering
aud eventually choking them.
GoKMANDIzING competitions used to be
popular form Of entertainment in Alas
ka. An immense trough was filed with
meats. bear and mouh.ain goat, fsS, bsr-
rics and oil. Then families We'd with
one another as to which could cat tho
most, and many serious fights have re-
suited from the jealousy of the losers.
A Mr.. TALBOT, of Tacoma, Washing
ton, who recently returned from Lake
Chelan, says that the miners about tho
lake catch all the trout they wish with
their shovels. He saw man with one
push scoop up four fish, not one Of
which weighed less than pound.
AMONG the exhibits in the show win.
dow Of n New York dental establishment
Is fancy border around the other OBJ
jects displayed of nearly six thousand
teeth which have been pulled from the
patrons jaws.
ACCORDING to a report by the French
Minister Of Finance las, sos families in
France have claimed exemption from
certain taxes recently voted by the Par
Lament on account of having seven or
more children.
PERHAPS the greatest oddity of recent
date is the action Of the Rev. DR.. McIn-
tyre Of Denver, who has asked his church
to reduce his salary from $4,000 to
$1,000.