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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-04-22

OuuCG VI IluCtur0 Oh myTrQ Ou6 OTdCuIl
powdered borax, one drachm powdered
cblorate of potash dissolve the borax
and chlorate of potash in three and a half
ounces of hot water, and when cold, put
in a vial, and add the tincture of myrrh /;
apply this solution plentifully, with a
feather or camels hair brush, three or four
times day, to the mouth and throat, and
rub the outside sores with some cooling
ointment. An ointment made from white
wax one part, lard four parts, is very
good; but much better is some medicated
salve, such as many keep by them for
burns, scalds, sores, etc.--Erc7t0nge.
How TO SECURE COOP OATS FOR SEED.
"A correspondent of the Country Gentle
man says: "Place your oats in heap on
the middle of the threshing floor, on the
end that the wind blows to. Get you a
milking stool and a small scoop-your
wife's flour scoop will dO-and throw the
oats, with light turn of the wrist, to the
other end of the floor, against gentle
wind. A little practice win soon enable
you to~throw it in a halt circle, and at the
same distance. Sweep off now and then
if you have mucn,-the utmost circle of
seed, the light oats for feed, and the weed
seed to burn. You will now have seed
oats worthy to SOW, without buying at So
per bushel. | have seen oats grown in
Sweden until | was forty years old, but /
never saw heavy crop where the seed
was not selected as above"
MANURE AND CUT WORMS. Farmers
and gardeners suffer more or less every
spring from the ldepredations of cut
worms upon their young plants, cabbages,
tomatoes, beets, corn, and, in fact, scarce
ly any thing of the kind is left undis-
turbcd by the common gray cut-worm
We viii not attempt to offer preventive,
but viii suggest that those who practice
manuring in the hill suffer a greater loss
than those who apply their fertilizers
broadcast. This applies, however, only
to coarse manure taken from the barn
yard or compost heap. These pests of the
farm work mainly in early spring when
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-04-22

WM ATTY How to Catch, tame and pr soa to
kEH n AW d ! year att. Book with full instruc-
NHEE E RA n lions sent for $50 cents. Adj
M'n H naA - dress j. X. LOCKWOOD,
CharIatfe. Michigan
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
RUNS Doings.

The name of the person who committed
suicide, near Eagle bridge, by laying down
upon the Boston and Troy railroad track in
front of an approaching train, was Frank
Nutting, a resident of Lansingburg. He
was a victim to an inordinate love of rum
He chose as the scene Of the tragedy a
curve in the road which precluded the en-
gincer from seeing him until the train got
almost upon him, and ali efforts to stop it
would, of course, be futile He stretched
himself upon the rail, with his bead turned
from the engine as it approached, and thus
awaited death. His body was mutilatei
in the most frightful manner. His head
hung TO his body by mere thread, and he
was otherwise shockiugly cut up On ex-
aiming the clothing of the deceased,
several small articles. together with the fol
lowing letter, were found
Il have selected this place because the
curve IS large, and | cannot be seen until
it's too late to stop the engine Thus will
90 out of the world with a rush | have
fortified myself with some forty-rod whis-
key, which | got at the Hollow, where
may be found some more of the same sort
Whoever finds my dead body and this pa
per will know who am. Send my per-
sonal effects to my wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Nuting, in L1nsiugburg did this by
my own hand. Rum is the cause have
but one regret-that is my wife, for she has
been a wife to me in every sense Of the
word; but I cannot live any longer, for l
am tired Of life. SO, now, farewell to the
world. FRANK NUTTING.
Il should like to write to G j. Lansing,
Lansingburr, but my timO is short, and
have N paper. f..
Il write this on the top of the rail Blu
~ me in by clothes as am. am not
worthy of shroud or coffin I have %
cents in my vest pocket. Send that and
the other things to my wife as before di-
rccted have brother at Johnsonville.
| hope be will shed Quo tear in memory,
and then let me be forgotten
'Father-I wish | could live to fulfill
your hopes and wishes, but | cannot Oh
Rum Rum Rum N.'-Troy Times.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
Speak Not Evil.

"Ifthe disposition to speak we'll of others
were universally prevalent the world would
become n comparative paradise. The oppo-
site direction is the Pandora's box, which.
when opened, fills every ueighborhood with
pain aud sorrow. How many enemies and
heart burnings flow from this source How
much happiness is interrupted aud DESTROY
ed Envy, jealousy and dovilishness, W hen
they find vent by the lips, 90 forth on their
mission like foul 6euds, to blast the reou-
tation of others Aud when, as is some.
times the case, the Sanctiiies of homo and
the rites of hospitality arc disregarded, and
the opportunities afforded by unsuspeoting
confidence are abused either to show discord
in the quiet of the homo circle, or to carry
out falsehoods aud ISLANDERS, or even state
ments which may bo partly true, and spread
them before the outside world or use them
to de;ract from the reputation and useful
ness of those who have been our friends.
the results arc shocking in the extreme.
And the evil is not confined to the per-
son who is traduced. Truth comes out at last
and buries in shame the man who, in envy
or wantonness, spoke evil Of his neighbor or
bis brother. No reputation can stand the
test of such an exposure The mischief can
never be undone The evil impression can
never be fully removed. The falsohood
may out-travel all contradiction or explana-
ton. Ii is vastly easier to turn n lie loose
than 1t is to catch IL and shut it up again
Aud while humble and ample confession
may secure forgiveness, and years of careful
walking may help to restore the confidence
thus violated, yet the evil results, the
wounds of the spirit, aud the injuries done
to Christ aud his cause in the persons of
his people, can never be fully remedied
III men have failiugs, aud the faults Of
the best may sometimes justify criticism
aud reproof To correct these is often
most imperative though delicate Christian
duty. No Christian may silently acquiesce
ia known inquiry Have no fellowship
with the uufruitful words Of darkness, but
rather reprove them Ephcsi. V. IL
Take heed to yourselves If thy brother
trcspass against thee, rebuke him and if
he repent, forgive him Luke xvii. s.
These are the divine commands, which no
Christian may lawfully disregard. And no
one who fears God has the right to suffer
bis brother to 90 on in wrong doing and
still hide the whole as a grudge within his
own heart, and then 60 forth and tell il to
tho world. Said c. cd to ancient Israel -
Thou shalt not 20 up and down as a tale.
bearer among the people; Thou shalt not
bate thy brother 10 thine heart; 7 hou shalt
not in any wise rebukc thy neigh Dor and
not suffer sin upon him Lev. xix Is, II
Speak NOT EVIL oNEOF ANOTHER, breth-
rem. He that speaketh evil Of his brother,
and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil Of
the law, and judgcth the law, but if thou
judge the law, thou art not doer of the
law, but judge. There is one lawgiver,
who is able to save and to destroy: VINO
ART THOU THAT JUDGETH ANOTHER p
James iv. IL.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

mans ear like knell but ashamed TO ex-
pose his weakness to the jeers of his com
Pauions he sat out the feast, plying himself
with wine even more literally than usual,
in order to drown his intrusive thoughts !;
till, in the gloom of winters morning, he
mounted his horse 10 ride homo Some
hours afterward his horse was found with
bis saddle aud bride on, quietly grazing by
the roadside, about hah way between the
city and Mr.. Il IS house, whilst few rods
off lay the corpse of his master.
This is a true story and no fiction tho
circumstances happened as here related
An account of it was published at the time,
but the copies were bought up by the fam
lily. Two or three, however, were preserved,
aud the narrative has been reprinted
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

ASHES As CATTLE FEED Mr.. Da-
vid Dudley, of Sidney-one Of our substan-
hal subscribers-in a resent conversation,
gave his experience in treating neat stock af-
tected with habit of eating wood chewing
bones, &c. His cattle were one spring af-
fected IN this way, they became thin in
flesh, refusing to cat hay, & presented n sick.
ly appearance. He had an impression that
their food lacked the constituents for max
ing bone but his neighbors used bone meal,
without noticing any good results whatever.
Last spring he put about four bushels of
leached ashes in his barn yard and threw out
to them about a shovel full each day. They
all ateit with evident relish After turn
ing them out to pasture be put one peck
OF dry ashes per week on the ground in the
pasture. They ate il all up, and gnawed
of tho grass where il had been LAYING -
The cattle began to improve, gaining flesh
and looking better than they had for seve
raj years lie says that this morbid anne
tite was unnoticed years ago, from tho fact
that the land was rev and 'asby' from the
burning Of the woods and land clearings.
He has another proof Of the value Of ashes
for stock from this incident He had a
large tub full Of lcached ashes which re-
NAMED IN for some time. Ii was after
wards used az watering tub and whom
the cattle drank from it, they would lick
and gnaw the sides and bottom of the
tub, actually biting out pieces and eating
them. Latterly be gave one quart Of ashes
mixed with the Same quantity Of salt, 10
twelve head Of cattle, about once a week,
aud finds it toagree with them wonderfully.
-Naine FaTmer
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
A SONG FOR OCTOBER.

October strews the woodland DER
With many II brilliant color
The world is brighter than before
Why should our hearts be duller
Sorrow aud scarlet leaf,
Sad thoughts and sunny weather.
All me this glory aud this grief
Agree not well together.
This is the parting season-this
The time when friends are hyiug;
And lovers now, with many kiss,
The long farewells are signing.
Why is earth so gayly drcst2
This ponp that autumn beareth
4 funeral seems, where every guest,
y bridal garment weareth.
Each one Of US, perchance, may here,
On some blue morn hereafter,
Return tn view the gaudy year,
But not with boyish laughter
We shall then be wrinkled men,
Our brows with silver laden,
And thou this glen may ST seek again,
But nevermore a maiden
Nature, perhaps, foresees that spring,
Will touch her teeming bosom,
And that n few brief months will bring
The bird, the bee, the blossom;
All these forests do not know
Or would less brightly wither-
The virgin that adorns them so
Will never more come hither
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

- 40 Iowa husband a few months ago
agreed 20 give his wife three dollars a week
% maintain comparative silence, deductino
one Gems for each superauous word she ut-
tered She now owes him nearly enough
TO pay The national debt
bg'The French troops ia Paris are report
cd TO have been ordered % take 90 PRISON.
ers, on account Of the scarcity Of provisions.
Similar orders are said 20 have been issued
90 the Prussiaus bcsisging that city.
b0-At Berrry's Ferry. az stated By a
respondent Of the Alexandra Gazetfe
there was a man who kept store AZ that
place. When the water began 10 mise
during che recent food, bis friends ontreat-
cd him % abandon bis storehouso ard seek
safer place, bat The old Dutchman. fear
Ing nothing, positively declined. In a few
moments DO was TOO iate Another wave
separated his porch from tbe main build-
ing and embracing The opportunity. he
passed up the opening and took bis roost
on the comb Of the roof Another tide liz
ted bis siorohouso Oft tie foundation and
down the river she won't On bis passage
ao"n, some one called to him from neigh
boring blu, as be sat smoking bic pipe with
hs iittle terrier dog folded ia bic arms: ia
response Co whom he CIRCULATED fMs wish
you would let me be- Ne must drown
out me almost leave 90 20 h--ll as Tor me
store 70 GO
II The mosquito, as a public singer,
draws well, but never gives satisfaction
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

s6y'A New York letter says: a few
Sundays ago, ns Mr.. Bcecher was about
commencing bis sermon, stout, fntberly-
looking man was endeavoring to mako his
way through the crowd, to get within bet
ter hearing distance of the distinguished or
ator. At that moment Mr. Beechcr's voice
rang out the words Of the text: who art
thou ? who art thou?' again cried out
the dramatic preacher. The stout party
thinking himself in the wrong perhaps, by
pressing forward, and believing himself to
be personally addressed startled the breth-
rem and non plussed their reverend chieftain
by sedately replying I'm a pig merchant
from Chicago, sir. / hope you amt mad
There amt nary chair or else Id sot down
Plymouth Church didn't recover its sereni.
ty for ten minutes
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

DEsrRucrlyE BONES. Prussia, accord
ing TO The cablc,is scnoiog forward 20 Paris
blmbs which each contain 40 lbs. Of pow
der. This IS more than an ordinary keg
contains The effect Of one Of these bombs
dropped upon or into building may be
readily imagined These bombs are bus
one example Of che terrible engines of de-
siruction employed in these days by nations
CD destroy or subjugatc each other.
ECA journal asks: What is the differ
cuce between a soldier and a fashionable
young Lady, and replies: One faces the
powder aud the other powders tho face.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
IT ONLY SEEMS THE OTHER DAY.

Though swiftly Time, with rapid wings
Has borne us from old scenes we knew,
Yet memory of the picture brings
In glowing colors back TO view
Thus early friends remember when
They first school boys met in play,
And yet, though years have passed since then,
IL only seems ''the other day"
The form Of her we loved Of yore.
To whom we pledged affections VOW,
Will glide before our ewes once more,
Though but in memory living now
Of that dark hair one tress alone
a treasure gifts spared decay,
Yet words in tina: familiar tone
Seem only breathed 1.-THE other day"
Those friends appear no more the same
That shared our mirth and dried our tears,
Or taught us chidhood's favorite name
The dear old friends Of early years
But when we ask if they forget
Those memories of the past, they say
Though time hath wrought some changes yet
1t only seems the other day"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

COOP ADVICE An editor with an eve
to payment FIR what he sells, INDUCES in
this little bit of philosophy : Every man
ought to pay his debts, if he can. Every
man ought to get married, if he can Ilv
cry man ought to work TO suit his custom.
ers, if he can. Every wife should hold her
tongue, if she can. Every lawyer should
occasionally tell the truth, if he can Iv.
cry man to mind his own business and Jet
other peoples alone, if be can Every
man should take a newspaper, and pay for
it anyhow.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

CosrLY NEws.-Tn two months Of tho
present Freach and Prussian war the Asso-
ciated Press and four Of the n. Y. city
members have paid the Cable companies
French aud Anglo. American, now combined
into one, 100000 for general and special
kilograms passing over the cable wires -
The expenses in Europe have been from
one-fourth to one.third Of this sum, in ad-
dition to the above. Those who pay four
cents for n newspaper will sec that it costs
something TO make a newspaper in these
days The wircs have now reached most Of
the West Indian Islands, and soon will GOV.
or the commercial and political points Of the
whole globe.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

APPLE MERINGUE.-One aud half ID.
of white sugar; one quart Of water boiled
down to pint and half; rich sirup beat
to a stiff froth the whites Of six eggs add
the strip, slowly stirring the eggs all tho
while; if not stiff, add little sifted white
sugar; have ready nice dish of preserved
apple, leaving space to spread over the dish
the froth smoothly; sift on little fine
white sugar; set it in a moderate oven for
about three quarters ofan hour. Ii should
be very light yellow. To be eaten cold.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21


The PoToMAC BRIDGE The bids for
the construction of the bridge over the Po-
tomac river at this point, were received on
Tuesday, and the committee after a careful
examination, awarded the contracts. The
bids for the masonry ranged from Sl0,3A
up to S24 600. The lowest bid was that Of
Messrs Schellbouse & Co, Of this city, it
being 81 ,39l less than than the next lowest
Messrs. Schellhouse & Co, contract TO
build two abutmsnts, pier in the middle
OF the river, side walls, embankments. foun-
dations, and everything ready for the SUI
perstructure, for which they are to receive
the sum Of SO ,3i4. The contract for the
superstruc;ure was given 70 Messrs. H. King
4 Co, Of Cleaveland, Ohio, who bid the low
est, and furnished specifications which we're
approved by the committee They contract
to erect an iron bridge, tubular arch, two
spans Of 1904 feet each, with a roadway Is
feet wide, aud footway on each side feet
in width.
The masonry will be CONNER ced at once,
and the bridge will be finished and read Y
for use before tie present council retires
The cost Of the work IL ~ follows:
Masonry, entertainments, &C. s1O.s4
SDpeHtr1cture, hing Co. 10 500
Total s1Ts4l
Mossrs King & Co., have agreed 70 take
$4,000 Of the city bonds at par, 10 part pay.
mcut
The road 90 the Virginia side is being
built as rapidly az possible, and in The best
mariner. In o week there will be n good
road from The neighborhood Of WHev's 30
iho Perry farm, and tbc turnpike through
B7mney, &C., will be- ready 10 al probabiI-
rs, By tho timo tho bridge is flushed
GUmbrrigud CirjH0u. OFT IL
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

ANTIDoTEs TO PoIsoNs.-Drink instant
ly half glass Of cool water with heap
ing toaspooniul of common salt and ground
mustard mixed in it, If any poison is swat
lowed. This will induce vomiting. Then
swallow the white Of one or two eggs, or
drink cup of hot coffee, for fear some of
the poison may remain. These two are
said to DO antidotes for greater number
Of poisons than any other dozen of articles
known
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
Farmer and House-Keeper.

FRENCH CUsTARD -Sweeten with loaf
sugar quart of milk flavor il with peach
or vanilla; put it into Fat saucepan TO
boil, and beat to a perfect froth the whites
OF eight eggs. When the milk boils, lay
on the eggs in spoonfuls-that is,in Jumps
until il hardens n little. Skim il of
carefully, and lay it on dish. When you
have cooked all the whites, beat up tho
yolks, and stir them into the boiling milk
until it chickens. Turn this over the whites,
ornamented with bits Of colored jelly or
marmalade. Whites Of eggs, prepared in
this way, are pretty ornament to any
sweet dish, particularly custards.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
TERMS OF ADVERTIsTNG

The rates Of advertising are, for a square ten
lines or less, ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS for
three disadvantages ones in the same proper
ton. Each continuance Thirty-seven and half
Cents.
Quarterly, half yearly and yearly advertise
rates.
carly advertisers disseminating during the
year will he charged regular rates
Reimbursement to be considered by the month
or year unless specified on the Manuscript or pre-
Siously agreed upon between the parties.
Resolutions OF associations communications of
limited interest and notices of deaths exceeding
raN LlNEs Will he charged ten cents per line.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

APPLE FLoAT.-Stew six large apples !;
lay them on a seive to drain aud cool /;
then put them on a fiat dish, with about
two spoonfuls of fine white sugar, very
little essence of lemon, or the juice of one,
aud the whites Of two or three eggs Beat
all this to a froth with an egg-beater fill
n glass bowl, or custard cups, with soft
custard. Lay this froth on as high as it
will stand.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

III Ply scians say that placing a small
roll ofpaper or muslin above the front teeth,
under the upper lip, and pressing hard on
the same,will arrest bleeding from the nose,
thus checking the passage Of blood through
the arteries leading 70 the nose.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

ETMr. HBBARD, Of Laconia n. TT
one Cay last week picked from q tree in bis
garden a good sized apple, inclined 20 be
red all over, with the exception of a per.
feet picture Of a rooster on one side, which
was green The beak, comb, tail, feathers.
legs, and every part Of it were perfect
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

r. lt ls announced that lhe National
IateHiyeacer publ he'd al Washington since
$500, has been trausp .anted 10 New York.
where, DO q new shape,it will appear 10 the
future ALEXANDER DELNAH and y. RI
LEWIS are tbe principal managers It's TO
be uo-Pariy paper
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

HsyrThe Norfolk Vrgiuan says:- Pre-
vious TO the war, il we mistake not, The cost
Of the criminal practice for tho entire State
Of Virginia did not exceed SO, 900 az the
present time it reaches nearly two hundred
thousand dollars
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

Room AT THE ToP-When Daniel
Webster was young man, about commeuc.
ing the study Of law, he was advised not 90
enter the legal profession, for 10 was already
crowded Hisr reply was, There is room
enough at the top
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

BayThore arc two directly opposite rea.
sons Why some men have poor crcdit-ono
because they are not known, and the other
because they are known.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21

EEA large piece Of gold was found IN
a we'll near fredericksburg, Virginia, re-.
Gently, and parties are now negotiating for
tho purchase Of the property.