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HOUSEKEEPER.

To PREVENT PRINTS From FADING
The dress should be washed in lather. and
not BY applying the soap in the usual way
direct upon the muslin. Make lather by
boiling soap and water together let it
stand until it is sufficiently cool for use,
and previously to putting the dress into it,
throw in handful Of salt rinse the dress
without wringing it, in clear, cold water,
into which little salt has been thrown re-
move il and rinse il in a fresh supply Of
clear water and salt. Then wiring the dress
in a cloth and hang it to dry Immediately,
spreading as open as possible, so as to pre-
vent one part from lying over another
Should there be any white in the pattern,
mix little blue in the water"
A JOHNNY CAKE PIT FOR LoRD.-Take
one rounded tea-cupful Of sugar, one Of
sour milk or butter milk, pour it on you
sugar, add one teaspoonful Of good ginger
and Of essence Of lemon, and about one
third of a tea-cupful Of butter or piece
the size Of large hens egg melted. Dis
solve one tea-spOonful Of soda in q little Of
the sour mix, and add il to the whole; add
half tea-eupful Of flour, and then stir in
meal until the batter is quite stiff turn all
into a square pie pan and smooth it down
with spoon. Do not bake too brown
Western Rural
RAISED WAFFLEs.-One pint Of sweet
milk. one heaping tea-cupful Of butter, three
eggs, a tablespoonful Of thick brewers
Yeast, one quart Of -four, and another tea
cupful of sweet milk, in which is dissolved
q quarter OF tea-spoonful Of soda. Let il
rise until very light, and then bake as other
waf4es. Serve hot, with butter and sugar.
CREAM PIE.-One-half cup of -four and
and pint Os milk boiled together, add the
yOlks Of 2 eggs ! cup Of sugar (white or
cofee) and lemon to favor the milk, and
-four while boiling. Let all boil few min
utes. Make the crust and bake it, then put
in the above mixture. Beat the whites Of the
eggs to a stiff fro.h, add enough white sugar
to sweeten, and put this over the pie and
bake to light brown. This is cnongh for
two Pies.-American "A gricUltuyi6st.
The conversion into parchment paper Of
the paper used in making collars, cuffs and
other articles of dress, has been strongly re
commended, and, in fact Practiced with sue
cess, as imparting much more durability and
a greater power Of resistance to the perspi-
ration, as well as permitting colors and pat
terms to be applied with increased facility.
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Cooperation in Kansas.

A correspondent of the New York Post
gives some information in regard to the
+" Kansas Cooperative Farm" founded by
M. de Boissiere, wealthy French gentle
man, who having long ago determined to
devote his fortune to the cause Of social pro-
eress, has lately purchased large tract Of
land in Kansas. he intends to spend q
couple Of years in planting and Identifying
il, and erecting large unitary buildings and
manufactures, before be invites the refor-
matory public to join him.. He. hes made
his viii, directing that tive hundred thou
sand dollars Of bis property shall be trans
ferred to the hands Of certain gentlemen Of
his own principles, in this country, whom be
names as bis trustees, the whole sum to be
used for thee deSelopment Of bis Kansas
scheme, or any other similar humanitarian
scheme that the trustees may, after bis death,
deem most worthy of encouragement.
Lodgings sufficiently extensive to accom-
modate q large number of workmen have
been erected. The estate contains three
thousand three hundred acres, three hun
dred Of which are to be broken up this
Spring, 10 addition to forty already under
cultivation. A few silk-weavers are at
work. Land has doubled 10 value in the
neighbOrhOoa Of this enterprise, and says
this writer, -" No one, however conservative,
can fail to regard that spot Of Kansas prairie
rs an oasis in the desert Of this selfish
world. 1t has already become to many q
fainting heart ous Of the brightest points in
the horizon Of life There they hope to see
centered all that has proved itself excellent
in human modes Of life and labor.
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The Social Future Of the Working Class

.gs.-eur LECTURE ..r
Delivered meeting Of ahs Ecndon Trades Unio uAa
BY EDWARD ePsHoEH BKlsLY, Professor Of History 10
University CO'legs, London
CONTINUED
Happily we are not shut up to SO dis
couraging conclusion. If we look at tho
whole history Of our race IN Western Eu-
rope. instead Of studying one short chap
ter Of it alone, we shall soon see What iits
progress has been. The laboriDg c'asses
have steadily advanced in dignity and
influence. Once they were slaves, win no
more rights than horees and oxen. They
were serfs with certain rights. bur still sub
ject to grievous oppression and indignitiee
Then they became free hired laborers, nom
inally equal with the upper class before the
law, but in practice treated as an inferior
race, and themselves looking on the rich
rich with much Difference and awe. NosC
We have come to time when the wOrkmen
are almost everywhere standing on their
rights, and resisting what they deem unfair
or oppressive. They have learnt the secret
OF combination. With freedom and dignity
mas come confidence confidence in each
other, They have grasped the idea that
the main object Of government and industri-
al organization sheuld be their comfort and
happiness. What is more, everybody is
beginning to hold the same language. Every
proprosaf publicly made, whether to destroy
or to create, is represented as for the lower
classes; The Very employers who are try
ing 70 destroy your trade societies profess
70 pe dong it from pure love for you How
astonishing aud incomprebensible would all
tins have been-I do not say to, the ancient
siayeoyper, or to the nediasL bsrOp-
but to the wealthy men Of the last century,
Is not this progress 7 What il minorilY
only OF the workmen have rs yet derived
any benefit from Tie, increased production
Of wealth : Is it nothing that the armsass
beng forged with which all shall st length
get their share ? MatsriL improvement
has always begun, and always viii begin,
not With those who need il most, hpt With
those who need it least !; and the highsu
classes Of workmen are now making the
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-
The history of Co-operstion is this The
nehle. minded men wbo FIRST preached the
thsmy in iss purity, were deeply impsssssd
with the immoral and mischevious way in
which capital 10 TOO often employed BY its
possessors, and instead Of inquiring how
moral influence might be brought to bear
on cspitslists, they leapedto the conclusion
that cspir.lists ss ssperats class ought not
to exist. In making this assumption they
overlooked ihe distinction between the scci-
dental and the permanent conditions OF
industry. Collective activity among men
has had two types-the military aud inAss-
trial, the latter of which has gradually sa-
psrssedsd the former. Military organise
tion bas undergone many and great changes.
from the earliest shape in which we fnd it
among savage tribes down 20 i'm most
elaborate form in our own time. But -
one leading characteristic has remained un-
There has never been time
when armies were not commanded by gsn-
erah with great power and great responGi.
bilitY. Wherever there has been the
slfghtest attempt to weaken that power and
diminish Chat responsibility. there il d ad-
snittsd thatotAs ssuy bss suffered sudshs
work has bsea ~ much les efficiently dose.
Whether the soldiers ware mere slaves 10
IN Eastern countries, or free citizens as in
fhe republics Of Greece and Rome and
America, or mercenaries fighting for hire ss
has often bsea the ease in modern Europe,
The priocipse of management has alvsys
been the same. Discipline was as sharp
umosg sthe ritizsn soldiers of Grant and
sherman A amongst tbA consciptss Of
Frederick and Napoleon. Such thing
slthe co-operative management Of nm army
has never besn heard Of l; ra
TO BE CONTINUED. Ft
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He comes not h@Ws Wat6hed the moon
Sink slowly In the duAky West,
And Hke the fading other ngAt,
RATA hope died oue IN my I'D breast.
lis mIdnight, but be comes not jet;
An wainsy still watch sud WssR-
HeU len9. o RasheKi O, how long
Must I these lonely vigils keep.
Of for one ho1F of happiness
Such N fel1 when loves deep ppeli
Was woven Arst aroenA my hart,
Ere from its shrias ny idol fell;
Bot now, alas. tsaFfsl deon
OF wrstohednesa, and woe and Aar.
ID mine-the late 70 watch and play,
Win aching heart and bltssF tears.
listen 70 the oeaselean stroke
which marks the weary hgaFa 60 BY
And start and tremble at the UoH nd
OfSen The night winds gentle aieA.
case upeA ny children falE,
And nAen 20 their loW, soft breath,
9lu In my broken hearts aeapaiP,
l almOst Wish their sleep we're death.
A bligh& upen the drur kard's chEld
Rssls ever from nfe's opening mosn;
o. must my Eoved ones Rel She sting
o. the verde eold nnieelng sVora
Dear Saviour thou whose soul hath felt
Deep serrowb fearful agony,
Oh All nag weary, iAinting Asart
with strength that only comes from thee.
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bring out Of him. 7"

UIIng OUT OF nlM.
"GraciOus heaven |" exclaimed Grace,
shocked at this instance Of military despo-
tism. +" is it possible that such state of
things exists-that you can apprehend and
punish whOmsOeyer you please, without a
shadow of crime being established against
them You cannot have such a power,
SERGEANT It is impossible
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nuu OUumuuict LueUTleS U0iOI0 duuueu 10.
Like them It supposes degree Of unselish-
ness and devotion which we do not find in
average men, and it does not attempt to
create those qualities. or supply their place
by the only Influence that can keep societies
af men for any length Of time to higb
standard Of morality, the influence Of an or
ganized religion. stt rsr
The Cooperation which actually exists,
and is m important feature Of modern in
dustry is something very different. We
must strip It mercilessly Of the credit il
borrows from its name, and its supposed
connection with the theory above described.
Il 10 nothing more than the extension of the
joint stock principle. Iu what respect does
the Rochdale mill differ from any other
joint stock company a considerable
number Of its shares are already beld by
persons who DO not work in it, and II IA very
possible that IN the course Of time ell, o.
most OF the verkmeD employed In it. will
be earning simply the market rate Of wages
A certain number Of men, BY the exercise
OF industry, prudence, and frugaiity, will
have risen from the working class into the
class above. How is the working clasl
the better for that! What sort Of solution
is that for the industrial problem? We se,
out with the Inquiry bow the working cIasl
was to be improved, not how few persons
or even many persons. were enabled TO ge
out OF IL. We want to discover bow work
men may obtain larger share Of the prof
its' Of production, and the RoChdale Co
operative Mill which pays workmsn tb'
market-rate. has certainly not made the dis
ccvery. The world Is not to be regeDeratet
by the oldsdogma Of the economists, mas
querading in Socialist dress.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.,

ras Hibei fisn BANKING Association, organized und,s
tseeia Charter granted by the State Of Illinois, With
" poWen and privileges Bankers, have been nduced
v establish Department for ssvir g. with . view q
gVnf Societies, Institutions and Individuals Who Afe
oe ons o. saving their money, . BRcuHH and convA-
h'ui Investment for such OF their funds a. are n4t
0 eded or current expenses.
h~nc-'lsOf One Dollar &c any number Of dollars vi
h-rrce'Vrd
DentsrOrI wishing their iAmles 70 draW monsy dut-
m heir ab enee may leave their books and writt4n
faeT uith them, and they draW their wAntA RAy
require and the balance remain in this place u
Nieiy, gaining Interest .- .... :.
OFEICEks
Y. C1LRER. Pr Ldeut.
. PHHbIVLLE FiTEt TSce-Irsstd,ia
fsos B. BEIBE, Seeond Vice PresfdtsE
HAAHrcN b. Dox. Ca1ateT
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BY ALExANDEa cARPBsLL
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

EEThe Riehmend correspondent Of the
Baltimore San says :-"At the Office Of the
United Statos marshal for ibis district
have learned that complete census returns
arc now in from all the counties Of the State
but eleven, and that estimating these eleven
counties upon fair basis Of loss and gain
Caccordirg TO localties) as developed in those
already returned, the total population of
Virginia will not exceed 200 COZ In
1860 the population of this State was ,246.
GOO, and the decrease Of population in Vir-
gioia since then, IL the estimates in the mar
shsfs Office be correct, is about 81 900.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
Letter from Henry G. Davis.
PrrDuoxr. W. Y. c., 80

OAoNT, w Va, Sept. 10, 1870.
To ne Cihyens Of Hampshire
DEAR SlRs am the Conservative and
Democrat Candidate f7r the Sat- Senate
for 'hi- District, and respectfully solicit
your i"auen~e and support during the cam
pairn, and your vote at the polls. II cleo
ted, will cndeavor 70 & Justice 70 all and
represent in fair and impartial manner all
tho people Of the'Dis'ric'.
You will recollcct that the Republican
party, two years ago, denied most positively
aud emphalically that they favored negro
suffrage, and told US il was not a question
in the canvass; that the State Constitution
said that white men only should vote and
that it couli not be changed unless ,co sue.
cossiye Legislatures passed bin. and ma.
J1riiy OF the people vote for it. By this
promise the Republican party succeeded in
electing Governor and msjority in the
Legislature. IS soon as au opportunity Of
fcrod they violated their. promises and
pledges and to day, by their act and aid the
negro Is registered and has rigL, to vote,
while thousands Of our tax paying, intelligent
aud respectable 'chjte men arc kept from 20
ting think they should at least, have
;be same rights as the negro. am OPPOSED
TO negro equality in al lis forms, while at
the same time am wiling that they should
be protected in al their lawful rights.
l believe that if lie Radical wing of the
Republican party succeeds in elccting a
Governor and a mnjari'y Of the Legislature
this fall, that We viii have Jorced upon ",
under cover ofIaw, negroes in public schools,
hotels, churches, carr, juryroorns, &c
There are over ten thousand Office hol-
doris in this little Sratc-Ehich il twice as
many as ought to be, or was before the war
If elected viii Ivy to reduce the number
which wilIiargely reduce expenses aud tax.
alton.
Last water The Republicans, in lerisla
non refused to alter, amend or molly in
any way thc registration lawyer punish in
any manner the Registrars or b ,ard of Reg.
is'Taiion forar5i-r.rily, uojustly and uuluw.
fully 'eiasiag to register; or striking of Ie
gal voters. They cxpectc Gov. Stevenson
to be candidate for re election, and they
wanted him to appoint such mcn as would
cult for party ends.
NoParty whose principles will not sustain
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
nvAll Democrats aud Conservatives to
the polls next Thursday, with hurra and
vote Tor the whole Conservative Ticket.

ENFRANCHIsE TIE WHITE MEN. The
proscriptive system practiccd in this Sinte,
renhrks The Wheeling R,gishr, has scarce.
ly an apoloeist or defender The r ,dicll
speakers aud editors Wont talk about or
attempt TO justify it. Taey Eaou it is
wrong. Their silence is coafessiJn.-
Whatever may have been the necessity for
It during the war, every sane man must
now admit that It's usefulness To the STATE
Gift ever had any has passed away aul
that now II is u chg upon our prosperity.
Then, why not remove ity Why not say
that white men ia West Virginia shalt be
as free as negroes The pol;riciaus u the
Radical party cannot be trus.e.l II repeal
this odious and now ueelcSs legislation. 1t
IS tue bridge which has carried them over
ibe gulf Unpopular Indignation aud they
are not williuS to destroy IT, The people
must DO 1t themselves The people must
elect men to Office who are DOT afraid to ca.
franchise the white meu of the State.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

Of The Bayard Of Ameriea-iu the season Of
dead leaves and withorcd branches which
.his death ushers IL, bloon and blossom
IKE ;lc distant coming >priuc into tho
flowers NJ hra=t;cr are rl
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

aa3~If you want to vote for negro suprc.
macy, fr public p'uuder, for Official extra
v'ganco, for high taxation, for endless debt,
vote for w Z. Stevenson. If you want to
vote against all these, vote for joins j.
JACOB, Esq
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

THE SILVER EEcJrrvESr- Tho newly
discovered silver region, forty miles north
west Of Denver, is attracting largo immi.
grafton from other mining localities The
permaneucy and tho richness Of tho mines
are believed 90 De uudaubir1. Tbiuy-eight
lodge. have been discovered. Els or cizlt Of
which hlvo been uncovered, proving uuu
uauy ricb. These discoveries, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, may property attract
ihe attention ~ miners of the precious mc-
laIs, but those whoare digging coal or even
Fot1''.s, %. given price, very often realize
move nn' profits 'u tha c1ur.a nf year thau
d5 chose directly huainc alar gold aul -iI.
v.r, anl certainly avoid many .l thr rr.va.
Hans vHIeh 'a. .Ht'er re u.e.s af..s lb.
j....i iu1nI.|ani .m .an.h.ai.lI e.ea.
49,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
II the Voters Of H,mp.i;re County.

On Thursday, 9th instant, you arc c II.
ed upon to exercise tho highest privilege
accorded to tho people Of free States-tho
choice Of your Chief Magistrate, State and
County Officers. and representatives. in the
popular branch Of tho Congress Of the Uni
ted States As candidate FOR the Office
cf Governor, the Conservatives Of Yves,
Virginia have chosen JOHN J. JACOB.
ESQ an hoaourable, estimahlc, beloved
and respected citizen Of Hampshire, the
oldest county in our State; and her people.
with proper pride aud full sense Of a com.
mon Interest, will consider that the election
of her chosen son will reAec, honor on The
county Of his birth mud rcsidouco.
The liberal and generous and manly o
pinions Of Mr. JACOB, and Of those who arc
running with him on our Conservative Tick
ct, are fully understood by you. He and
they would remove the disabilities now rest
ing, with crushing weight, upon so many
as honest, patriotic, julicious, viriuous az
CT 'he State Of West Virginia glorifca By
a common devotion, zeal and cxrres. Of
their best enlightenment, by united, l,p-
py, and prosperous people Appealing to
20" then, upon this single consideration. in
its norai and political worth outvoighiug
all the lit'cness Of schcmcrs and intrigues
Of parlisans, or selGshness of narrow aspira-
tions, 60 to the polls on that election day.
and take your friends there too, and DO
your duty: ole has faRed in duty as q
citizen 'eho has iadVrmHy .faile3 to cast
ms rotc ia the State ,ghere that IrapcEisc
IS accorded 10 him - We have reason to
believe that the Conservative Ticket win
succeed in the State, by the exercise oc TO-.
dus'ry md diligence, and of these let us.
above all others, not fall short.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

EE Are you sl'isied with the way Con
gress has been doing for tie past Eve years
If not vote for change. Vote the Con
scrvaiive State Ticket
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Burial Of General ! -

LEXINGTON, Oct 10 The funeral Of General
Lee took place to-day. The weather was ,Ie,r
and pleasant aud many persons from the sur
rounding country were present DELEGATIONS
from eities, and also from both houses of me
Legislature arrived in the morning AS up.n
the past three days, all business was suspended
snd every house was IN mourning.
HE Funeral Procession.
~ ten o'clock the procession formed in 20 line
under Professor White, Of Washington College
rs CHIEF marshal, aided by twenty assistant Mar
shals, IN the following order Music escort
OF honor, consisting OF officers and soldiers Of
the Confederate army chaplain and other cler-
g hearse and pall-bcdrors General Lee 3
horse the attending physicians, trustees and
faculty OF Washington College dguitariee Of
ne state OF Virginia visitors and faculty of the
Virginia Military Institute other representative
bodies and distinguished visitors alumni Of
Washington college; citizens; cadets Of the
virginia Military Institute, and students OF
Washington College guard Of honor
he procession formed on the college grounds
and moved down % Franklin Hall, and thence 20
Main street where il was Joined in front 4, f the
motel by the diRnitaries OF the State Of Virginia
aud other representative bodies, and then moved
TO the Virginia Military institute, where i, was
joined by the visitors, faculty aud cadets Of the
institute, and then moved to the chapel
The ObSeQuieS
Were very impressive, and were witnessed by an
immense crowd OF spectators The burial service
OF the Episcopal Church read by the Rev
DR.. PcndletCu. 40 sermon was preached on the
occasion, il having been the express desire OF
General Lee that none should be-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
War News from Europe

letter from Prussian headquarters
mikes T. apr"ar hat he delay in The expac-
TED ton hardmcut e P.ris = oz ing TO the
gr~1' Il ihrnlry N getting ne h~nvv guns Up.
partly by break ia fhe Paris & S-rashnurr
railroad - M~,ux aui partly on account nf
the Uneven character e ground IN he ep
vir"ns Of Paris In consequence f ,hi,. !,
IS stated, nothing decisive can be- lorked for
N chat quarter for ihrce weeks In The
meantime the Parj~ians continue ~ ri lice
over their sic IF tho Story. which is .hat
they have driven the Prussians from al
their advanced positions around the city, ss
reported ON Saturday Dispatches rr m
Versailles, however, cmphpticaliy DENY that
there has been any matcrill change in the
P'uSsian positions, and assert that the P,ri-
slams bave been rcpulsed in every sortic they
have made. Another Dispatch says that
The delayed attack has been caused by Bis
msrck's desire 20 prevent the shcllinr 81
The city, but that the attack is now cxpec
ted 10 commence next week. The same
dispatch announces that scissors has capt.
u'atcd after siege If four days. French
dispatches report officially the evacuation Of
Orleans by the Prus,ians and another bril-
liant sorte from Paris, led by Trochu in per..
son, events which caused great enthusiasm
IN Tours. y great battle near Oheans is
considered imminent
Correspondents report that Bazaine has
succeeded in cutting his way out of Metz.
and IS cnroute with full force to tho relief
Of Verdun On the other land, it is ru
morel at Prlssian headquarters ,hat Gen.
Baer has been sent 10y Bazlinc to the King
al Versailles to treat for the surrender Of
Metz.
Peace negotiations arc believed to be stir
actively in progress, but il is stated from
Prussian sources that the great obstacle a
present IS the obs'inaucy Of the Parisians.-
Bat Sun, O1 Il.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

EaTThe Top. ROBERT RTDGEwAY mem
hor Of Congress COR tho fifth district and
former Editor Of the Richmond Wig, died
10 Amherst county, Va. on Sunday night
last
Gs-It is said that he lifted S.a'cs
authorities are about to appoint three bum
dred "watches" to attend the poll. 20 The
November election in New York city
What nexi2