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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

KICKING Cows. j. Watson writes
the New England Farmer in this wise
bad kicking heifer--a perfect kangaroo.
| tried moral suasion--no use then retail
iation--when she kicked, kicked--shc
grew worse and l no better. then "tied
her up" but that didn't affect her hind
lcgs-sbe spilled her milk--she damned
the pail--she raped my sbins was then
advised 10 take up one fore foot aud slip a
short strap over her knee, so as b. compel
her TO stand on three legs, being 'tiod up,
u course. This done, cut your nails, snd
milk Mt your leisure. She can't hurt You,
and viii "come 70 her milk" aud give up
kicking.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05
MICHAEL ENTLER,
DAVID w. ENTLER.


INVEST VIRGINIA, TO WIT. At rules held in
" The Clerks Office " the Circuit Court Of
i'ndlcton county on the first Monday in March,
John Evick and Sophia his wife, late Sophia Rule
I'0n. and Joseph ShafFcr md his wife Phebe
'ir Phche luleman, Complainants, against
'"."n Rulcman, surviving executor Of Christian
l'u'cman, ST dec d., Christian Rnleman. ir in
ls own right and administrator Of Conrod
i.nifman. dec d., Henry Rueman and Helena
haicr, late Helena Ruleman, Defendants,
In Ch0nc,rV.
The object Of this suit is TO have settlement Of
INC accounts 81 Jacob Rucman. executor Of Chris
'1n hnl"mau, ST., decd % ascertain the value
~ me iegncies, devised in the will Of the said
't'si"n ltulcmau ST., dec d., 10 Christian Rule
"'n r. 'onrOd Rulemau, dec d. Helena RAIDER
Snl hcnry luleman tO ascertain also what n
Mounts OF money, II any, have been paid by the
''eshh legatecs, and what sums Of money IL
guy nave been paid 10y the said executor 10 the
I, ieVa'ecf, and 20 find what is the amount due
."A '"ming 70 the Compainants under the will Of
@d christian Rulcman, sr, dec d., AMI to
ululrt me payment Of the same. And IL ap-
l"'nng by affidavit filed in the papers Of this
,'Nsc thoi Bcney Ruleman is no inhabitant Of
.''' state ~ Orderc9 That he do appear with
~ one month from the due publication Of this or
'Hl 90 what is necessary a. protect his inter-
~ ." t''s suit. a cOpy-Teste,
JOHN s. BOND, Clerk
Pcndleton Co. Circuit Court.
March Is, 1857 fBlakemorc, p O.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

Ra-The culture Of wine in Ohiois profit
able That State has 1000 acres planted
with grape, and the yield Of the vines for
1866 was two and half millions ofpounds
Of grapes, and two hundred and thirty seven
thousand gallons Of wine.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

GREASE THE WHgELs.-Oil and black
lead is supposed to be the best substance,
but We have always found lard and -four
apparently as good. 1.-THE wheels arc kept
well fabricated, very little difference will
be found between the case Of running wood
en- and iron axles in ordinary teamwork -
The smaller the axle, the less will always
be the friction, other things being equal !;
but because the spokes have greater pur.
chase, the friction being the resisting force,
aud being nearer the end of the lever when
the axle is small
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

b1- He whois satisfied to travel upon his
feet may be able to keep his carriage; but
he who is contcnted with only riding may
not long be able to keep his feet.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

EGoTIsTICAL-The Radicals Of New
England, says an exchange, are very
religious body Of men. They pray, but
their prayers are as egotistica as their con
versation, or the speeches Of the Represen-
tatives 10 Congress, much like this prayer Of
JOHNNY Kunkypod
"Gracious God,
Have mercy on poor Kunkypod,
As he would on you IL he was God
And you was JOHNNY Kunkypod"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

THE LAwYER's TEST DARN IN Missouri
The Supreme Court has rescinded the or
der requiring lawyers to take the test oath
prescribed by the constitution
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05
Farmer and House-Keeper.

How TO HAVE MEALY PorAroEs.
is very common thing in the spring TO find
strong, watcry potatoes on the table, unless
care has been taken to select and preserve
them. A poor potato is the poorest article
of food that can be had /; and as soon as
they begin TO sprout they viii begin to grow
poor and watcry, the better part Of the root
going 10 the support of sprouts; hence, TO
have mcaly, nice potatoes il is necessary to
keep them from exhausting themselves in
this way. An exchange gives the follow
ing method Of preventing the potatoes from
sprouting, which VIC hope will be tried and
approved. Take good, sound potatoes and
place them in tub or barrel, and pour
boiling water over them, letting them re-
main in the water until the eyes arc scald-
ed so they will not sprout; dry the potatoes
thoroughly in the sun, and put them away
in box or barrel in cool, dry place. This
will give good mcaly potatoes all the time.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05
DIR. ROB. w. DALEY.
TO THE PUBLIC.

l. with fcclinGsof some reluctance that We
I arc compelled to say TO our customers and
friends generally, that our business must hereafter
'r conducted as nearly upon the Cqsh system rs
possible. pom q fair trial we have discovered
'hat We cannot live us men ought 10 live by do
IN" a credit business and, finding this To he the
case, We have determined hereafter To adopt diff
I"rcHi system Of carving on our business which
must 10" either cash its equivalent To pune
'u'l dealers We are willing to give n credit Of two
"r three months, but then their accounts must be
settled either 10y cash produce.
cur necessities have compelled ia 10 require al
Those who are indebted 10 Us 10 come forward and
lIv ny.
MI Kinds Of produce taken in payment Of work
done, md oven the CgsA itself will not I've rcfus-
ell. Respectfully
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05
~ o C. z

lave IN hand and shall continue IN keep
2 iall supply Of STA TONER y consisting
'' cheap and FIRST quality
FOOLSCAP PAPER;
=, '"r'e'y ~ Le0er and Fine Note Paper ];
envelopes Of every description fine Wis
lung Cards; all kinds Of Pens; Pen
ellis; Ink, &c,
u viii 10 sold ss low % they can ~ had in
""rN'' vs. ~. MCDOWELL,
'>''.- Drvyy 20, R.Hn.1, U,H II.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05

JOHN S. BOND, Clerk
=, PeHdLeton Co. Circuit C0uyt.
March Is, 1867. rBIakemore. p O.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-04-05
NIISCELLANEOUS.

March 24th, 1867.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
Grabbing at Crumbs,


1t is almost won ierful to sec now elated
the Democrats are over the few crumbs they
have picked up from California and Maine
In the former they have succeeded purely
through a clean split of the Republican par
ty-a cause that has already disappeared.
In the latter the majority against them is ten
or fifteen thousand, and they rejoice because
it is not twenty-five thousand In rejoicing
over results secured through the divisions
or apathy of the Republicans, the Demo
Gratis betray the poverty of their expecta-
tions and manifest anything but good sense,
for their rejoicing will serve to awaken Re
publicans to the necessity of being active
A happy effect will be thus produced in
dispelling the apathy into which the Repub-
licans in other States may have fallen. Let
the Democrats rejoice, but the Republicans
viii be warned. Fellow-l -laborers in the
good cause! Let us show that we accept the
warning and are determined to profit by it,
In California our party was divided Here
we are united. In Maine it was apathetic.
Let us shake off our apathy, and henceforth,
to the day of election, devote ourselves to
the work which insures victory.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
A Significant Fact.

On Wednesday last gold sold at 1459 in
New York-the result of the apparent Cop
perhead gains in the late elections. This
startling advance in gold is a victory for the
anti-war party equal to their success in Cal
ifornia and Maine While Congress was
moving harmoniously in the work of recon-
struction, and the people in the South were
obediently accepting the situation, gold re-
mained at about 139; but as soon as An
drew johnson began to tinker at reconstruc-
ton, and the Cops elected their Governor
and two members of Congress in California,
gold at once rose to l45l. 1t will require
but few States given to Copper-J Johnson
ism to drive gold up to 800 and land us in
commercialruin and ndrepudiation--th the dream,
prophecy, and prayer of the Coppcrhead
leaders. The people who hold the bonds,
and the greenbacks, Of the Government
should remember these facts Elect Shars-
wood, and place the State and National
governments under the control of the rebels
and their northern friends, and our national
currency and national bonds will depreciate
SO much as to make them almost entirely
worthless, and produce commercial revul-
sion that would beggar thousands of people
all over the country. Then, the only way
to prevent this great national disaster, and
Reputation, is to elect Hon Henry W.
Williams, the friend of the people, and the
friend of the National Union.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
Trying to Shirk the Real Issue.

That it is the determination of the Cop
perhead leaders, who are struggling to elect
Sharswood and secure majority in the
State Legislature, to shirk the real issues by
forcing into the present political contest
questions which are not involved and which
have not been limited at by the Republicans
in Pennsylvania there is no doubt. In re-
ferring to this fact, the Harrisburg 7ele-
graph pointedly says:
1--WE charge that the whole, sole, and en-
phatic object of the Copperheads in seeking
political victory, is the repudidtion Of the
national debt, the assumption Of the rebel
debt, and the restoration oftraitors to poUer !!
Andrew Johnson as President of the Uni
ted States, labors daily to re-enfranchise the
men who have scarcely recovered from the
tolls of their fight to destroy the govern
ment. The Copperhead party of Pennsyl
vania sustains Andrew johnson in this
purpose. Andrew johnson declares that if
the Southern States are not restored to rep
resentation in Congress, and the traitors
who are elected as tEeir representatives are
not at once admitted to seats in that body,
the national debt will be repudated. The
Copperheads of Pennsylvania endorse and
applaud these declarations. If Pennsylva-
MIA elects Sharswood, reputation, if not le-
gally effected, will be politically endorsed,
andthe Copperheads will so claim The result.
But these issues are not fairly met by our
opponents. They strive to conceal their
own purposes by forcing false issues on the
Republican party. We are charged with
being in favor of negro suffrage, when nei-
ther In our convention resolutions, our State
Central Committee addresses, our recog-
nized newspaper organs, or known leading
orators, is such position taken. Every
time a Copperhead INDUCES this charge,
when it is printed or spoken, against the
Republican party, as vile lie is uttered
and circulated as ever diseraced the Copper
head malignants. Negro suffrage is not an
issue in the contest for Supreme Judge. 1t
OF the platforms of the Republican party of
Pennsylvania. We hare as much as zee can
do no,o to prevent aotite men from being DIS
Jranchised by traitors! 1t requires all our
strength to preserve the integrity of the
Government, to protect its creditors from
bankruptcy, and prevent the labor of the
country from being saddled with the debts
OF the confederacy. Let our friends fairly
understand the issue We are opposed to
the traitors IN the White House. tie traitors
IN the South, and their friends IN the North!
We are opposed to traitors ever controlling
the Government We are in favor of pay
ing the national debt We want the Union
restored en- the basis of loyal voters. We
want 1t fairly forever understood that treason
was crushed by the force of arms, and that
traitors have no rights under the Constitu-
tlon. These are the issues of the contest,
and we must not allow these questions TO be
annulled by Copperhead cries of Niger
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
JUDGE SHARSWOOD IN SYMPATHY
WITH THE REBELS,
The Rebel Congress Prohibits the Oiroula
tion of Greenbacks
From the R edmond Examiner. Jan. Is, 1864

From the Richmond Examiner JAN 25, 1864
The following bill. to be entitled ''An act
to prohibit dealing in the paper currency of
the enemy. has passed both Houses of
Congress. 1t originated in the House of
Representatives, and was amended in the
Senate, by the insertion of the words itdli-
cised In the first section. The amendment
will, OF course, be concurred in by the
House. The act will, doubtless, receive the
approval of the President, and the country
will then be relieved of the pernicious eff
fects of a traffic which it is surprising any
person processing to be identified with the
South should ever have engaged in:
!. The Congress OF the Confederate States
of America do eadct-That no broker, banker
or dealer in exchange, or person concerned
in trade as a merchant or vender of mer-
chandise of any description, or any other
person, except aoitltia the lines of the enemy,
shall buy, sell, take, circulate, or in any
manner trade In any paper currency of the
United States: POvided, That the purchase
OF postage stamps shall not be considered a
violation of this act.
2. That any person violating the provi-
sions of this act shall be subject to indict-
ment and prosecution in the Confederate
Court holden for the district within which
the offense was committed, and shall, upon
conviction, forfeit the amount so bought,
sold, circulated, or used, or sum equal
thereto; and shall be moreover subject to
fine of not more than twenty thousand dol
lars, nor less than five hundred and be i'm
prisoned not less than three months, nor
more than three years, at the discretion of
the Court; and it shall be the duty of the
Judge of the several Confederate Courts to
give this act specially in charge to the
grand jury.
3. That this act shall not be construed to
apply to any person acting in behalf of the
Government of the Confederate States, by
special authority of the President, or any of
the heads OF departments
Judge Sharswood decided the circulation
of Government bonds and money unconsti-
tutional. He therefore stands on the same
platform with his Southern brethren. Vo-
ters remember this.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
Ranndiatinn.

Do the Copperheads contemplate repu-
dating the debt incurred by the Govern
ment in the work of reducing the rebellious
people OF the South to obedience to the con-
stitution and laws? We answer most en-
phatically, THEY Do. The proof of this
intention is constantly before our eys An
drew johnson declares that the laws passed
by the three l-st Congresses are unconstitu-
tional, for the reason that all the States
were not represented therein. He claims
that the laws for reconstruction are not of
force or binding. because Congress is an IL
legal body in its present shape Now, if
one act of Congress is illegal for the reason
assigned, then are all its acts. If Congress
had no right, or if it was an illegal body
and could not pass a law for the punishment
Of traitors, then it could not provide for
borrowing money to carry on war against
rebellion. If Johnson logic is correct. and
II the laws of Congress are invalid, and he,
as President, only has the right to manage
reconstruction, then is the war debt of the
nation a fraud the war debts of all the
States fraud the commissions of Grant
and Farragut the one as General of the
Army, and the other as Admiral of the Ma
Wy, worthless and their power not to be
respected; the invalid corps band of loaf
ers; the pensions of disabled soldiers and
of the widows and orphans of soldiers illegal
and not to be paid and the currency of the
country, on which business, merchandising,
manufacturing, agriculture and labor of all
descriptions are based, not worth the paper
on which it is printed. The Congress which
Andrew johnson seeks to disregard as lille
gal, authorized all these things. If he can
overrule a single act of Congress, he can
nullify all its laws. If he succeeds in one
deed of wrong, he will proceed to the per-
petration of further outrage, until he is
emboldened to strike at the credit of the
country, and rushes to entail bankruptcy on
every business man in the land The peo-
pie must resist the President where he now
stands, or he will go further He must be
compelled to respect and obey the laws.
This is all we ask.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
Our State Debt,

Let the intelligent citizen calmly consider
the fact that under Republican admins
tration of affairs, the State debt has been
reduced nearly two millions of dollars du-
ring the past year. The decrease has been
made by economy alone, not single cent of
tax having been levied on the real estate of
the citizens to accomplish the result. Afew
more years of Republican administration
will suffice to wipe out the entire debt of the
Commonwealth, but if the Democracy again
get charge of the State affairs, we may an
ticipate, Judging from the established prece-
dents of that party, that it will be largely in
creased. Let it not be forgotten at the
October election that it is the settled policy
Of the Republican party to economize and
reduce the debt which burdens the Com
monwealth, and that thus far Republican
Governors and officers have been successful
in that direction.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18

How is it that the Copperheads are now so
ready to acknowledge that they opposed the
war? They have been SO severely scourged
by their rebel associates at the South for
their unfaithfulness to pledges made before
the war, that they are anxious now to prove
their" loyalty to the Southern Confedera-
cy. One way they prove it, is by their avow-
al of opposition to the war. The South will
accept this tribute to their supremacy, per-
haps, and be willing to receive their former
vassals on the pledge of fealty which before
the war was the bond of union between the
Democracy of the two sections.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18

Patriot please remember if Judge Shars-
wood had been on the Supreme Bench, with
the two Copperheads already there, the
draft would never have been sustained. the
bounty and currency laws would have been
declared unconstitutional, and the rebellion
would have proved success instead of a
failure. 1t was the draft which eoualized
the service due the State by all citizens in
time of war. Before the draft, the armies
we're filed up by Republicans and War
Democrats. The draft came to force Con
from traitors-which is the reason the Con
perheads like Sharswood, who so bitterly
denounced that process of making soldiers.
-Ielegraph
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
To Business Men.

The following paragraph from the Pitts
burg Commercial is we'll timed, to the point,
and commends itself to the serious consider.
alton of the people of Pennsylvania
"Mr. johnson is impressing himself on
the minds and affairs of the people. The
growing alarm and apprehension in financial
circles and the gradual rise in the price of
gold prove it. Business is feeling the infu-
ence of his revolutionary course Doubt
and instability have come over the face of
things, and there is growing feeling that
SO long as Andrew johnson occupies the
White House business will be unsettled and
reconstruction impeded. Under the pres
ent state of the case it is the solemn duty of
the people to stand out in solid column
against the President. Let Pennsylvania
be lost to the Republicans, and he would be
encouraged to go to almost any extreme
Our securities would depreciate-gold would
go up.everything would become unsettled
and IN less than twenty days the country
would be precIpitated into crisis, the like
OF which we have not seen since the days
Immediately preceding the battle of Gettys-
burg. business men, therefore, have du-
ty to perform This has come to be their
canvass-not the politicians. The stake is
theirs-not of the Republican party as such
We ask them to reflect on the situation. and
determine at once on their course
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18

A PROPER NOMINEE. The Pittsburg
Commercial, in referring to the nomination
of Judge Woodward for Congress, in the
Twelfth district, says;
THE year seems to be favorable to Cop
perheads To the horde already in the field
Judge Woodward is now added, he having
been nominated by the Sharswood Democ-
racy in the Luzerne district. His nomina-
tion is the latest illustration of the fitness
of things. During the rebellion he was on
the side of jeff Davis As judge he de-
clared the draft unconstitutional and did his
best to assist the rebels He is, therefore,
the most fit man in the world to be the can
didate of the Johnson-Sharswood Dcmoc-
racy,"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
TnE RAFrsmAm's JOURNAL,

DEMoRRsT's 'sYoUNG AMERICA. The
present (October) number closes the first
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which in that short space of time has won its
way to thousands of children hearts. Its
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them to lose no time in renewing their sub
scriptions. Something very novel and at
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croscope, book, pocket knife, or other hand
some premium. Address w. Jennings De-
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18

JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On Sept 5th a
son of John Groves, of Perrysville, aged
about ten years. had his arm torn off to the
elbow by threshing machine The limb
was amputated above the elbow Amos
Boyer, of Salem township, on his way home
was thrown from the running gears of a
small wagon, when the hind wheel struck
him on the temple and crushed the skull
over space of two inches, causing almost
instant death A small boy, who accompa-
MED him, escaped without injury.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18
e. LIE RFIELD ACADEpv

The First Session of the Second s,,.,.-..-
year, Will commence on Monday, Sent "a ZOE,
Pupils can enter at any time Thew w;n
charged with tuition from the time tbsy ant.
the close of the session.
The course of instruction embraces sv.,u,,.- 49,
included in thorough, practical and s,.a-
plished education of both sexes
The Principal having had the adysp,as. ..
much experience in his profession, assure, =.
rents and guardians that his entire ability a.,
energies will be devoted to the mental and ma,
training of the youth placed under his cba,gs
TERMS OF TUITION:
Orthography, Reading, Writing and Prips,,
Arithmetic, per session, QI weeks) ss9
Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, and His.
~, S6Aa
Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, MensuratiO,
Surveying, Philosophy, Physiology, Chsmis,,v
Bookkeeping, Botany, and Physical GeOers.
Phy' $500
Latin, Greek and French, with any of ths q.
Dove branches: sI?0O
gNo deduction will be made for absence
For further particulars inquire of
Rev. P. L. HARRISON, An
July 81, 1897. Prinuipal
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-09-18

TAX ON REGAIIAs.-Th regalias or trap
pings of Masons, Odd Fellows or other SIM
liar organizations, are not clothing or arti-
cles of dress within the meaning of the
internal revenue laws, as decided by Com
missioner Rollins, but are to be. regarded
merely as ornaments or articles for par
ticular use, and taxable, at the rate of five
per cent, as manufacture not otherwise
provided for.