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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
To the Executive Committee ana Com.
missioners Of Primary Election.

In the call for the Primary Election
1t was requested that the members OF
the Executive Committee OF the several
districts shouln meet 1T my Office iu
Romncy Tuesday, August tho Iith for
tho purpose of cInvassiug the returns
Since the call was issued the Congress.
ional Convention has been called for
the 18th at FarmOnt and those desir-
ing ~ attend the Same must leave here
Monday evening. IL is therefore re-
qucsted TINT the returns be placed iu
the hands of the member Of the Exccu-
tive Committee ON Saturday evening.
August the Sth. so aa 20 enable the
members of the Executive Committee IL
have them IN Romney early Monday
morning the 10th that they be canvass.
cd IN the forenoon Of said day and thus
proven OBTAINING those who are dele
gates. or may desire TO attend the Con
gressioual Convention.
Very Respectfully,
W b. CORNW ELL,
Chairman Executive Com.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

The new Methodist church Mt
McCools appointment on Big Ca
CapOn will be dedicated on the sec
ond Sunday in August, 9Th. All
day service All are invited to at
tend and to come with baskets pre-.
pared to spend the day in the grove
where the church stands.
Sincerely, W. A SITES.
Pastor
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

II is much to be hoped that Un-
Gle Sam will establish new post
office ut Mr.. Shaak's store this side
Of Frenchburg when he gets ready
for business. The people OF that
community have to depend on COM
ing to town or having their mail
thrown off along the road.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

In our announcement column
YOU will find the announcement OF
Mr. Howard l.. Swisher as candi.
date for the Legislature. Mr..
.;wisher is competent, is honest and
is q born democrat. Ii elected, he
will doubtless faithfully represent
his constituents.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

Democrats who have stood out
against free coinage can support ihe
chicago ticket more consistently
than they can Mckinley. The
Fajor is a stalwart of the radical
Republicans. lie is the auther Of
the most extreme measure ever
purposed in congress and protection
has been opposed by I solid Demo
cratic party for years. The question
is this, eat crow and stay with your
party or eat crow and go over to
your enemies. Statesman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

We have been asked several times
lis there any hope of water for the
town." The council are still in.
s.igating and figuring, SO we say
there is hope yet. Politics hinders
some just at this time. We have
an energetic and persevering set of
men at the helm and will not give
up until after every effort has failed.
The town needs water badly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

Mr. Bryan has special luck IN
speeches. A Congressional speech
made him famous and convention
speech made him tie Presidential
nominee.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

Mckinley spoke with great pathos
CT The character OF the American
home. There is poverty in many an
American home to-day beeauss of
persistence IN the policy which Nc.
Kinley represents
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
Call for Democratic
Primary Election.

At meeting OF the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee for Hampshire com
ty held at Augusta. w. Va, Nav 30.
1896. il was dacided To hold a primary
election in the various districts i'm the
county on SATURDAY. AUGUST 3.
1896 for the purpose of selecting demo
cratic candidates for ike several county
offices. The committee selected three
democrats To conduct the election II
each primary. but with the understand
ing that in the event of the absence of
any commissioner named herein, the
democrats present ut the time, shall Sc
lect another to take the place of the alb
sentee.
1t shall be the duty of the commits
sioners To provide a ballot box, receive
the ballots of all voters, and record the
name Of each voter and certify the cor
rectness of same. Immediately after
fhe polls ere closed the commissioners
shall s,al the ballots and the list OF the
names Of voters and turn them over to
the member Of the Executive Committee
In that district on the following Monday
nd the members of the Executive Com
mittee from the various districts will
meet ut the Office of the Chairman, i'm
Romney, on the following day, Tues
day. August IL, TO cavass the returns
and certify the nomination of the candi-
dates.
1t was further ordered by the Execu-
tive Committee that the said Primary
election shall begin at l o clock, p. IN.
and be closed ut sunset, and that the
Commissioners selected for holding the
primaries shall receive rs n compensn-
ton for the services the sum of fifty
cents, each, those delivering the returns
to the Executive Committee of their
district TO receive AN additional sum of
fifty cents; the expenses to be betrayed
follouc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
Reduced Rates To The
SeashoFe.
PopuIar Excursion riaB.&O.

The 70. & O. r. r. will run another
one Of those delightful and popular ex
CursiOns 90 Atlantic City, Cane Nav and
Sea Isle City, Thursday. july 90 from
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Parkersburp. Lex
iugtOn and intermediate points. The
excellent train seavice and other ar.
rangements that proved 80 satisfactory
for the former excursions will prevail.
The tickets viii be good ~ davs and
permit stop Oft at Washington on the
return trip
We give below q list of stations in
this vicinity, showing times OF trains
and rates Of fare.
I'm a. n. q. m pm m M rate
gumberiand - ar5 10 81 = 90 7s8 6ss $50
Berkeley Spgs gr r-r al III,
Hancock 90 4a4 g9s Al, o. !. a.. FL
Marunsourg fo 41 as gas4-t -tss7 $50
Correspondingly low rates from other
stations
For more detailed information apply
70 nearest B & o. Ticket Agent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

Those who desire to see Coxey
psrades and another period of strikes
like : hose at Homestead and Chicago
will yo.c for Mckinley.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
What is
What is
3:SI'||| !!'|';;||'|!;;''

Casoria DIR. Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
for Parcgoric, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
1t Pleasant. It's Is thirty years. by
Millions Of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and aays
fevcrshness. Castoria vomiting Sour Curd.
DiarrhGa and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
tccthing troubles, constipation and natucncy.
Casora nssimiates tho food, regulates tho stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep Gas.
Pnnacea-the Mothers Friend.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

1t seems to be impossible for DIR.
Mckinley to acquire the habit Of
candid, fair and honest speech. In
his talk to the Foraker Club he
spoke of the Democratic party as
having destroyed business and
confidence by free.trade policy"
Mr. Mckinley knows that so far
from having IL "freetrade policy"
IN force we have a tariff averaging
- per cent. higher than the orig.
nal Morrill, war tariff, and quite as
high, in the main, as the Republi.
can tariff in operation from 1873 TO
1880 A candidate for the Presi.
dency, If he speaks at all, ought to
stick to the facts.-N. Y. World.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
Castoria.

"Csstoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF its
good effect upon their children"
DR- q. c. oyooop,
Lowell, Masz
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

IT a majority Of the delegates to
Chicago had favored sound money
and had made the platform and
nominated the candidates, we would
have wanted the free silver people
20 support them Whether they
would have done so or not is not
for us to determine. 1t was a dem
cratic convention and majority
nominated free silver candidate
aud We cannot be true to time
honored principle Of the party il we
bolt.
We made an earnest honest effort
simply through the paper-to
send men Of our own views to the
convention, but a majority was
'gainst IS. We do not know that
our way is the best way, that orr
system 10 the only system, is THE
system that will save the business
enterprises, the honor and integrity
OF this great country. We do know.
however, that matters are very
much out Of whack generally,
that a great many aDle statesman
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
Castoria.

I recommend il Us superior TO any prescription
known 10 InC.~
II. A. ARCHER NJ D..
IL SO. Oxford ST., brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the chiidreu's depart
ment have spoken highly OF their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet are FREQ 70 confess that tho
merits OF Castorsa has won us to look with
favor upon IT."
UNITED HOSPITAL Arp DrsParsARx
Boston, AazA
ALLEN C. snrru. Res,
urray Street, wev York City.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

"Castoria Is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. hope the day Is rot
far distant when mothers VIII consider the real
interest OF their children, aud use Castoria in
stead OF the variousquaciS nostruns which ore
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium.
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR. J. r. KfScuELcK,
Al
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

COuhtN OF ........-.... S.UU
The amounts of the assessment to be
deposited by each candidate with a
member of the Executive Committe. on
or befare August LIST, in order to have
his name placed upon the ballot to be
used ut the primary election.
Below will be found the list of voting
places and commissioners in each dis
trict:
BLOOMERY DISTRICT.
EDWARDS Run
c. j. Nixon, Jos. Shanholtz L. f. Shane.
BLooMERY S. H
j. A. Hite. w. II. Powell.
B. f. Mcdonald.
FORKS OF CAPoN--
=. w. 10y, Geo. Mcdonald, JOS NJ Hite.
CAPON DISTRICT.
Mt. AIRY
r. f. Kump, ChampT Brill. Lem Kline.
Hook s Mill
j. j. Monroe, l.. I. Arnold, II. o. Hook
BLAZERS -
j. II. Ward, NJ. L. Heatwole,
VIM. Slonaker.
SHERMAN DISTRICT.
WALNUT GROVE
j. +. Tutwiler, Jno Ruckman
Welby Mckee.
MCCAULEY ). H
S. ID. Powell, Luther Shelly.
/ c. Godlove.
KIRBY
Philip Combs, J. w. Poland
Jno. Riggleman.
MILL CREEK DISTRICT
'PURGrsvHLE-
julius Taylor, Jas. Kelley.
Thos. Newhouse
REDS s. H.
e. ID. Whteman, Jacob Reid
Jno. w. Parker.
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT.
PPRINGFIFLD S. II.
j. w. Starnes. G.. w. Sinchass.
Jno. Martin, Jr.
FRENCH S S. H
Geo S. Arnold. james KuvkenditlI.
G. X Swisher.
LOCUST GROVE
j. w. Thampson, a. l.. Ewcrs
a. w. McCauley.
ROMNEY DISTRICT.
Court HOUSE,
j. w. Polling. ] w. Marshall:
NJ I. Starues.
GLEBE S. H
VIM. Kuyk rndall. Jos Kelley.
j. II. Pancake
GORE DISTRICT.
KEDRON $. H.
T. w. OHutt, VIM. Miller, a. G.. Los.
BETHEL =. II.
John f. Portmess. Fred SNYDER.
j. T. Power
VFNITA $. H.
r. w holland, D. S. Powell
$. y. stump.
BARNES MILL
r. r. Monroe, g. n. Putt. y. j. Powell.
All persons intending TO support the
nominees Of the primary election and
vote the democratic ticket. are invited
20 participate.
w. y. CORNWELL, Ch.irman.
a y POLAND, Secretary.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30

Tho Centaur Company II Murray Street City
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

winds are blowing. The young person
who wishes to keep her complexion a
thing OF beauty must guard Il at this
do this wells are a necessity. The new
French novelty veilings have Just APP
peared in the shops, and are pretty enough
to make one forget the exorbitant prices
asked for them.
The newest and most novel veil in town
is called the Dresden. It has a black
spider web mesh covered with chenille
dots in the iridescent colors-pale pink
light blue and delicate green. Another
novelty is the brown spider Wen VEIL
sprinkled with black chenille dots.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

Joe could get wind enough in his lungs
70 speak When he did get up motive
power enough to start the vocal machfoa-
ry, he cOmplainingly whined, as he wined
the blood from his face:
Darn II all, Sam, why didn't We helm
a Teller OUT? P
Couldn't, joe" I said; I was holding
your gun, refereeing and laughing so hard
That II kept me quite busy enough
reckon weuns had better git o11tan
here fore mother DANCED old savage yob-
gler gets mixed up with me- said he as he
shouldered his bird and started for the
place where we left the other four
I'VE saw several turkeys on the vrav
home besides those we We're lugginp In,
Joe's tattered and stained pajamas scared
them almost to DEATH"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

It IS not always. says the New York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22
DEEP WATER PRESSURE.
Its Eject on "A Diving Bell That Was
Sunk Two Hundred Feet.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Lying on its side in Best, Fox & Co.'S
scrap yard, like a giant that had met
superior foe i'm a struggle to the death
and gave up the ghost, is the Schon div
ing bell. that was crushed by the pressure
of the water in the depths of Lake Miehi-
gan. 1t arrived in Pittsburg a few days
since, and has been an object of curiosity
and study to those who know it here. As
ii lies now among other scrap, the Schon
diving bell looks like square boiler with
slightly tapering ends that had collapsed.
Instead of torn metal bending out
ward 1t is crushed in. Bronze metal an
inch thick is ripped and torn as one would
tear a straw board In the same manner
one of the plates in the angular end was
ripped almost it's entire length.
The box was planned by Hubert Schon,
a brass moulder of this city. 1t Is, or may
be called, a cube six feet in dimensions,
although the Slightly tapering ends in
crease its hight a few inches, but not its
bulk. The material is phosphor bronze,
five-eighths of an inch thick. Each plate
was cast with a fangs, and they were
bolted together, the bolts being placed as
closely together as was consistent with
strength. The side plates were further
strengthened by ribs an inch thick and
two inches wide. There was an opening
for a lookout on each. Fitted in these
openings were heavy bars, so heavy that
openings only three inches square were
provided, and back of them were glass
plates an inch in thickness. Through
these lookouts the explorer in the box
could survey everything in sight and tele-
phone to the operators on the surface
above.
The makers followed the directions of
the inventor, who had estimated that the
pressure at a depth of $50 feet could not
make an impression on the creature of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22
kicked out His own Tooth.
From the Albany Argus.

A Watervllle man had the toothache
Saturday night. but didn't wish to take
the trouble to hunt up dentist, and so
concluded to remove the troublesome
tooth himself 1t was a double tooth in
the upper jaw, and badly decayed. He
had no instrument of any kind with which
to do the job except a strong string, but
with this he proceeded to put & hitch
about the tooth, and, having everything
of the line, put his foot in, the ldop and
gave a strong kick. Indeed, he kid1ed too
hard and the string broke. By tQis time
than at first. yet the man did not lose his
nerve, but. like Robert Bruce's sp der, de-
cided to try it again. This time h. select
ed a stronger cord. made an extrh good
hitch around the aching molar, put his
foot through the loop and gave another
kick. This time the line held tut the
tooth gave way and few across the
room.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

From London Tit-Bits.
There are at the present day many
perquisites which high official of state
may claim for himself and some of these
are both valuable and curious At the
coronation of George w many claims
were received, all of which were duly
considered and allowed" or "disalloW-
ed" The lord great chamberlain, for IN
stance, in the person of the Duke OF An
caster, claimed for himself all the wear
ing apparel that the king wore the nlgnS
before his coronation, and the furnligIe
of the room in which he slept oesloeS
the right to wash the kings hands III
a basin before the banquet, a silver basin
and ever, and 40 yards of crimson yer
vet. These claims were commuted TOT 'no
sum of 600.
The chief butler at a coronation may
claim cup of pure gold, and the IoIu
mayor has the right to assist MIN py n ,a,,-
ing him a cup of wine. atterward heep
ing the cup for himself.
The chief larderer at a coronation IlaS
claim the remains of the feast, ana tnese
were taken possession of by LORD Ap ~
gavenny at the coronation of GeorVe y.
The sergeant of the scullery,s snare III
the proceedings consists of all the pldto
that has been used at the feast, put tit nS
is generally commuted for sum u
Heralds in the olden days came in for
many good things. At royal chrlstelii'l a1i
for instance, they were entitled 10 Si-
the nantes, warming pans, cioths; pi in
lows, basins and ewers that might pe ~
use, together with the right to call thre1
times for largeSse. So,
''Spur money was a very common IoInt
of perquisite in the olden days, ana eve.
now the choristers of st. Pauls Hlas
claim the royal spurs at installatiV3hhee
time when 81. Paul's Cathedral was q
place of public promenade the chorls,tetb33
were at liberty to pounce on any . she
wearing spurs and demand MS I noilSy
if the youngest of them present Iall 49, -
repeat his gamut correctly when eall tstsr1
ed. 1t is said that the Duke or VEINS 'OA-
escaped in this way.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

The members of the senior class d
vassar College have petitioned the rae
ulty to do away with the usua! graous-.
ton essays, on the ground that uney $500 ~
sire to have an address by some note@
person substituted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

All, what is this I find inside
My last years overcoat?
Two red coupons for front seats HID
Within dainty note!
A subtle perfume clings about
That page of palest blue,
sweet incense borne across the months
That roll between we two.
THE note says she-how fair she was!
Would most delighted be
To go and hear De Reszke sing
In Lohengrin with me.
That night still lives in Mem'ry's halls
CThe seats cost me eleven)
Her words, like rose leaves, linger YETI
CThe carriage cost me severn.
All yes, that happy night comes back
With lesser joys to mingle--
She! oh, she's married, and an
Well, /, as yet, am single
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

gale No. upon the enthusiasm Of the
music-ioving Stockholders. This project
being success sfully realized, the tutor re-
solved TO take her pupil 10 Paris. In
short time the Parisians learned that the
young and beautiful Mile. Christine Mis-
son would make her debut at the Theater
Lyri4ue as the vocal heroine Of Nerdl
then new opera. la Trayiata," which had
already failed at Naples, and much TO the
chagrin OF her Datroness and teacher,
both Nilsson and the opera duplicated the
Naples fiasco here. The reason given for
the singers failure was that, whereas Vi
oletta, or as she Is called in the play. Ca
mile. is dying Of consumption in Its
most acute stage Nile. Nilsson was
buxom, robust girl from the rise to the
far OF the curtain and her failure was
emphasized by the laughter which greet
eli the words Of the doctor in the sad death
scene. she IL fading away"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27
TO IMPROVE WHISKY
THE SCHEME To GIVE INDIANAPOLIS
THE REALLY GOOD STUFF.
City sanitarian Already Making Prep
aranon-Ninefeen Bids for New
Engine Houses.

The Council committee on public morals
win meet tonight to consider the ordinance
providing for examination by the city sanl-
tartan OF whisky sold i'm the city. In antici-
patton or the passage OF the ordinance, Dr.
Ferguson has already begun the work of
making the preliminary tests necessary to
determine by experience the exact reaction
resultant from the different impurities and
adulterations. The most dangerous of all
the impurities Is fusel OIL which is a mix
ture OF ethyl alcohol and several fatty acids.
1t Is product Of distilladon of all mashes.
but passes over in small quantities unless
the avarice OF the distiller causes him 10
carry the process of distillation too far I'm
an effort TO secure much spirit as possi-
BILE. The residue from the still contains n
large amount OF fusel oil. and It will pass
over readily after the lighter fluids have
been distilled. Thus a large quantity OF fusel
oil denotes that the process OF Oscillation
was carried too far The small quantity that
Is always present in any distilled liquors.
except that made from pure sugar, will
finally decompose and become hacmless. Tt Is
that process that makes the value OF cid
whisky. When there is very muah fusel oil
present IL must be taken out by the rec:ifv-
ing process. Fusel oil is an lrritant p,ison
the moderate use of poor article dangerous
to life.
From the experiments already made Dr.
Ferguson does not think there IS much, IL
any. artificial whisky sold IN this city. In
Europe there Is a large quantity ON sale that
Is compounded from various drugs. With al
cohol as q base. DR.. Ferguson has not dis
covered any of this kind. nor has he found
any that Indicated adulteration, except with
wateF. Several samples that have been
weighed for specific gravity show that the
dealers are satisfied with the ordinary profit
OF more than 500 per cent, on the sale of
whisky. merely adding water to increase che
per cent One sample showed the specific
gravity at .943. which would indicate some
water. but not much. the specific gravity of
proof whisky being 800. There are so many
tests for the different impurities that II is
difficult to decide which Is the best one for
each OF the things TO be suspected. The
tests for fusel oil are quite numerous. and
none OF them show a sufficient reaction 10
make a single one sufficiently conclusive
For this reason. IN examinations for this.
the worst OF all impurities, several reactions
mist be obtained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27

Junction.s Greencastle and the Belt road
From Greencastle 10 Indianapolis the speed
of the train most OF the distance was a mile
minutes and several miles were covered in
ffty-five seconds.
Chief Car Inspector weise of the Pan
handle lines al this point recently invented
an air brake and automatic stop cock and
coupler which the Pennsylvania Company
has been testing several weeks with salts
factory results. Where il is used IL would
be impossible for man intent on doing dam
age to open the cock. IL the hose were cut
the train would stop before any damage
could be done. The new device costs less
than those of other kinds in use. no dust can
get In IL, and IL couples automatically with
out the least trouble. and does away with
number of extra pieces which the couplers In
use now require