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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-12

Hon. JEFF DAVIS MISSISSIPPI Estates.
A letter to the Chicago Tribune describes
visit made in company with Mr.. Jefferson
Davis to the plantation formerly owned by
him in Mississippi. The writer says:
"We left at night on the r. =. Lee, one OF
our finest steamers, and landed at the Hurrl'
cane plantation about daylight the next NOR
ming. This plantation and another known as
Briarfeld, were occupied before the war by
j. E. Davis and his brother, President Davis.
They were sold to a favorite freedman, Ben
Montgomery, for $960,0O0, payable at the
end of ten years, Qst January, 1876, interest
at 6 per cent, payable annually. Ben, who
was very black, but thoroughly educated be-
fore the war, met US and gave us breakfast.
We had carriage and rode over the magnitl'
cent estate, the extent of which you can form
some idea of when tell you that Ben Mont
gomery made last year $500 bales Of cotton
and large quantity of corn. We dined at
Briar6eld, the former residence of Jefferson
Davis, and now occupied as a residence by
the aforesaid Ben, and you will not be sur.
prised to learn that the former slaves OF Mr..
Davis greeted him with all the warmth of at
fection which they were capable of express
ing Mr.. Davis met them cordially, and en-.
couraged them by many kind words. After
dinner, at which our wealthy host again wait
ed on us in elegant style, we passed to very
large and valuable plantation which has been
purchased by Ben Montgomery and added
to the Davis estate, and which will add to his
crop this year probably 1000 bales more,
making $500 bales in all, ifit is agood CROP"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-12

mingled with them. Then in rapid succession
we heard challenge and reply, as the advan-
cling party passed sentry after sentry, then the
tramp and splash of hoofs, and at last burst
into view the long-looked.for messenger, Gov,
cred with mud from head to foot, wan and
worn out, his horse painting and travel-stained
and bruised; they had ridden thirty miles
since midnight, over roads that were slulces
of mud and water.
The rider made his way straight to the Col
onel's tent and delivered his telegram. 1t
read thus:
WASHINGTON, -, 1856.
Colonel Mulligan: If you haven't shot
Barney D., don't, A. LINCOLN.
They hadn't, and they didn't.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-12
gu 0rigiual Sturg.

Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-12

fro BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

the present instaroe, the throwing out Of
the electoral votes Of Georgia, Louisiana,
and Arkansas fortunately made no change
in the result. IL The result had been chang
Ell what a condition would this country be
in to-day-,he passionate call for fnrcible
resistance would be ringing everywhere
,hr ,ughoui the land, and preparations would
be on foot for the Inauguration of two
Presidents
awe have, however, pointed out but one
If the threatening dangers of the joint
Rule under which Congress acted on We'd
nesday, Those who. understand the Com
s'itufion If the United States are aware
that, whenever it shall happen that no can
dida,e for the Presidency shall have MA
jority Of the electoral votes Of all the States,
the duty of electing a President devolves
upon the House "f Representatives, which
body votes by States. each State casting
hut one vote; and the ri use may make its
election from the three highest candidates,
and thus may throw over the two highest
competing candidates and may select the
very lowest of the three, even although he
may have had but one solitary Electoral
vote. The 'Rule' presents to the House
Of Representatives, an almost irresistible
temptation TO throw the election into the
House whenever the Electoral vote is A.
geinst the candidate preferred by the mn-
Jority Of the members of the House. All
that body would have to do would be to
object to "a many States as would reduce
the remaining Electoral votes to a tie, and
then refuse To concur In any action the
Senate might take. Thus, if the vote on
Wednesday had stood 1877 for Gen Grant,
and l19 for al others, including Mr. Hen.
bricks, and Judge. David.Davs (Which lat
ter received one votc)-all the House,
would have had to do. if il had desired to
throw both General Grant and Mr.. Hen
bricks overheard and 10 elect Judge Davis,
would have been 10 object To theeighr c. rant
Electoral votes in Louisiana and then re-
fuse 10 concur with The Senate. Then
there would have been a tic and the cleo
ton would have been thrown into the
House, whore the three highest would have
been eligible, and Judge Davis being one
| of them, with his one solitary Electoral vote
out Of the $50. could have been chosen
President in def of nearly the whole
voting population Of the United Stntes.-
Surely such a CONDITION of affairs should
not be permitted to continue over another
election"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

ASHES FOR TREEs.-Make use Of ashes
around fruit trees as often az once n year
il is OF immense benefit to them. Do not
apply them in contact with the body Of the
tree unless they have been lesched, % they
become moistened and form lye too strong
for the growing wood. Use about one quart
of ashes to n tree, scattering it around them
as far as the roots are supposed to extend
underneath. Large trees in bearing ten
or-twslss-gssrs should rsceive 40 spplica-
ton oFsson six TO eight quarts Of unleach
ed ashes to each tree, scattered in the same
manner. Never permit the ashes to lie
upon the ground in any place more than
one inch ip depth.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

ing that il was ne best custard he had e.
yer tasted in his life. When he got tbro'
he sat down by the hot stove, and as he
had been riding ali day IN the cold, and
was chilled to his bones, be soon began to
experience the combiued influence of shaw
ing out aud becoming permeated With a
large dose of an uoaccustomed s,imulant.
Glow strangely / feel be said, q, is as
tonisbing whata curious effect is produced
by sitting at a bot fire after getting chilled
through by riding all day in the cold, fin
ishiug his sentence by a very oniuous
yawu Soon he would have fallen on the
floor had not one 0fshse'erks held him up,
aud then with Sfong pull, a strong pull.
and pull altogether, a successful effort
was made to get him on a lounge in the
back room, where he Instantly sank into a
drunken stupor. 1t is scarcely necessary
to say that the boys took advantage of the
circumstance to have their high old time
to their hearts content.
The deacon failed TO put in bis appear
ance next morning at his favorite church.
being too busily engaged in sleeping IF
the effects of cold custard, a j1b which he
do not get through with till late in the af-
trrnoon. He never suspected the cause Of
his long slumber, hut attributed il to the
effects of cold aud fatigue. Finding, on
inquiry, that the custard had been made in
the store, he asked for the recipe for max
ing il, rs he wished his sister to make some
at home, and formula was given him Sc
l"cted from the cookery book, but she was
never able to make any TO suit him. lie
said it didn't taste at all like that he had
eaten at the store, it was no, likely it
would, seeing there was no liquor in it,
II was favori,e boast Of his that during
his entire life not drop of spiri;uous H..
quor had ever entered his mouth, and the
worthy deacon died with that delusinn
And this is The true story of how deacon
got corned.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

Ey The California Agriculturia az
sHrts that persons in that State who have
been longest engaged in wine making are
the poorest, and that many Of them with
their sons and daughters have contracted
taste for strong drink which is fast bring.
ing ibom to destruction. Ii is a fact, IL
says, that wine can be bought, in many Of
the older wine-producing districts, for the
cost Of the cask in which il is stored, say
ten to twelve cents per gallon or less, and
complaint is made that there is no market
for it at any rate. The same paper learns
that several wine growers in Solsno county
are destroying their vineyards, tho business
having proved Improbable among them.-
S. W'lfskill, who had 10000 vines, aud
has tried wine and brandy making, has pull.
ed up his vices in disgust, and now uses
the land for grain.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

To REMOVE THE OpoR or PEnsPIRA-
TIoN.-The unpleasant odor produced by
perspirltion is frequently the source Of
vexation to persons who are subject 10 it.
Nothing is simpler than to remove this o.
dor much more eifectually than by the ap-
pIicaton Of such costly ungueuts and per-
fumes as are 10 use. /, is only necessary
to procure some compound spirits Of am
monia and place about two tabespooDfuls
in a basin Of water. Washing the face,
hands, and arms with this leaves the skin
"a clean and sweet as one could wish The
wash is perfectly harmless, aud very cheap.
II is recommended 90 the authority of an
experienced physician.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

A SUBSTITUTE ron VAccINArIUS The last new
thing in medicine is substitute for vacccipa
ti"n, description of which is contained in the
last number of the American Practitioner, but
not in terms sufficiently plain TO make it tho
roughly understood The propagation Of the new
doctrine, an eminent Western physician, says
that for thirty-four years he has held to the plan
Of postulation by tartar emetic as fully as good
preventive Of small pox as Terfect vaccination
lie adds that the fact is familiar to physicians
that there is an exact resemblance between tartar.
emetic postules and vaccina, not only at their
full development but during the successive
stages. lie asks the question: Why this srti-
fetal postulation may not he jist as good a
preventive as vacciRation, since the same process
has been gone through with. and the same
molecular changes and suggests that expert.
ments be made in hospitals to prove this theory
-BdHimore Nsrs
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

a BROKES HEART The following in
stance Of flial aud maternal affection has
recently come TO our knowledge: A few
weeks since, young man az Pekin Mines
might have been seen every Sabbath day,
leading an aged woman 10 church, assidu-
ousIy watching every step When a tres
tie was 10 be crossed, he would tenderly
take her 10 bis arms and carry her over.
The woman was his mother, aud was UiHd.
Thus would be regularly 60 10 and return
from church. Abou; three weeks ago, the
son vas killed 10 Pekin Nine. The grief
of the poor, blind mother vas uDconirolla-
bic. When friends we're about 70 remove
the body for intermeut, Der beseccbiog
walls 10 be permitted once more 10 Jay Der
hand upon the remains Of Der devoted son
we're besrrendiug 10 the extreme. With
rho greatest difficulty kind friends prevail
ed upon her % leave the side Of the c0f-
fo. Since the day on which her sou vas
borne from the house 20 bis grave, she
refused all nourishmeni, and piDed away IN
I'll on Tuesday evening last she brsatbed
her troubled life away and now lies be-
side that son, Who while 90 earth, vas tho
light Of Der life. Her heart was broken.
- CBmJcrland Times
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

IRIsn PoTAToEs.-Thc Irish people are
the greatest pota'oe eaters in the world,
aud know all abou, cooking that 6ne escu-
leni. I'VE copy their mode OF boiling po-
ta'oes in a pot or kettle without a lid or
cover, and with water just sufficient to COW
rr them. After the water comes nearly TO
a boil pour it off, and replace it with cold
water, into which throw good portion of
salt. The cold water sends the heat from
the surfsce to the heart and makes the Pc.
tsto mealy. Af'et they are bottled aud the
water poured od let them stand on the FIRE
fifteen minutes 10 dry.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

Tvs THOUSAND REtPERs AND MowERs 4 YEAR
FRoV oSE CoNcTRv The new reaper and mower
works Of Mccormick aud Brother. At Chicago.
at The junction Of Western Avenue and Blue lei
and Avenue, occupy an enclosed space Of twenty
three acres In ls47 they made 500 machines :;
but they now manufacture 10, 600 machines per
anuum The present buildings cover three sides
Of = square, and FIVE stories high, have n front
Of over 900 feet in length and there is also a
three story middle building. On the lake and
canal, tbs works have front Of J 800 feet
Scientific dUerican.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

THE TX AND TINS wArER ~ don't see why
you won Z le. me play with VIII Hunt pouted
Walter Kirk, y know he does not always mind
his mother, and he smokes cigars, end once
while swears just a little But havs been
brought Mp better than that he won't hurt me
nigh: do him some good
walter said his mother take This glass Of
pure clear water, and put just one drop Of ink
into it,
ooh, mother who would have thought that
one drop would bIacken whole glass soY
Yes. it has changed the color 81 &c whole
has IL not? u iss shame to do that. Just put
. drsp of clear water into il and restore ITS pu-
ri,y said Mrs Kirk.
Why, mother, you are laughing At me. One
drop nor a dozen, nor 61y, won't co that
NO, my son, and, therefore caanot allow
one drop Of his evil nature to mingle with your
purity'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

A landlord in Confederate State, whose
larder was essentially diminished by the vcissi-
tudes Of the war, used to console his guests by
pacing his hall during the dinner hour and pro-
claiming, with stentorian voice, his bill Of fare
after this manner:
Oyster soup, soup without oysters and
oysters without soup, fried fish, boiled f.h,
Mississippi trout, fish from the rivers and
fish from the sea roast beef, boiled beef ;
roast mutton, boiled mutton, mutton with
capcr sauce beef and mutton with and
without otiuns; mutton and lamb with
jelly ond jam; hot boiled ham, cold ham :;
hot shoai cold sboat roast turkey fowls
roasted, baked and fried potatoes mashed
and potatoes whole, potatoes fried uIon
one side and potatoes fried upon tho other
side, with celery; peas, cabbage, turnips
an vegetables, and sauce Of al sorts. Cen
81 men and ladi' =, be'p yourselves. hote
yon are well supplied. Oh! IL docs NY
soul good to see you happy. Waters bur
~ up the desert. Cranberry taris, apple
pie aud pies Of all kind plum pudding,
rice pudding and cold potato pudding for
those who arc 10 1--we. Fruits and nuts
from oil countries. Wines from I'aly, Ger
many and France wines from the Rhine
and wines from lhe 70 wines from Por-
tugal and wines from Ohio Gentlemen
and lsdies, We are an immense people 10
spite Of the war
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

EEThe London Farmer states that tho
value Of the eggs imported into EoglaDd,
during the eight months ending With Au-
gust, according to the Board Of Trade re-
turn, was 81 ,377,953. This il at the rate
Of e. 066,028 per anuum, or nearly sl0,-
800 900 Of our m oney 10 gold
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
EZRA San Francisco widow is ahead Ia

E5-A San Francisco widow is ahead 10
tbe marrying business. She vas fair, and
7oung, and well-to-lo, and young man
bad piiRbtcd bis troth 10 her. Suddenl y
bic visits ceased sud the widow sent out
spies 10 discover bis lurking place. These
fsithfol agents asceriained that The young
man was shout making other matrimonial
arrangements with young girl 90 whom
he was paying assiduous attentions. The
blooming widow, resolved not ~ b. basely
deceived, found pistol which bad been
the property Of her FIRST husband, loaded
~, and went bunting for her lover She
found bin Al the house md IN company n
his younger cbarmer, and having previous
ly provided herself with q marriage license,
persuaded him to accompany her % the
marriage altar She thus happily saved
90 inexperienced young man from com init
ting the crime Of deceiviog trusting wo.
man.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
South 3raneh 9ntsllisrnfrr.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, FEB. %, 1873.
From Ms NeU York Observer.
THE OLD, OLD HOME.
BY cAruARrxE q. rOrAs, OF CHARLESTON, s. C

~ cATBARISE O. PoYAs, or CHARLESTON, s.
When long for sainted memories,
Like angel troops they come,
IL fold my arms TO ponder
On the old, old home
The heart has many passages
Through which the feelings roam,
But its middle aisle is sacred
To the thoughts OF old, old home.
Where infancy was sheltered
Like rose-buds from the blast,
Where girlhoods brief civ STUN
In joyousness was passed:
To that sweet spot forever.
As to some hallowed dome,
Life, pilgrim bends her vision
IT'S her old, old home
A father SGT, how proudly,
BY that henrihstone's rays,
And told his children stories
OF his early manhood's DAYS;
And one soft eve was beaming,
From child to child 'twould roam:
Thus mother counts her treasures,
In the old, old home
The birthday gifts and festivals,
The blended vesper HYMN
(Some dear one who was swelling il
Is with the Seraphim):
The fond good nights at he'd time,
How quiet sleep would come,
And fold us all together
In the old, old home.
Like wreath Of scented flowers
Close entertained each heart:
But time and change in concert
Have blown the wreath apart.
But dear and sainted memories
Like angels ever come,
If fold my arms and ponder
On the old, old home
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

EEA Newioundand dog, no, long
since, ri laced himself between his masters
child and The open CRATE toward which IL
was crasliag, 10 Nashua, y r., and re-
manned there, slough -orcbed and blister
Cd, until persons came into the room and
rescued the child.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
ssyA merchants dauqhterat Columl

gyA merchants daughterst Columbus,
Ohio, kicked Oh young mao's hst The
other dsy because be sat down in her par
lor With tbst article upon bis head. She
used her foot instead Of her hand, becauss
she happened to be carrying an armful Of
books, and she vas too indignant 10 post.
pOne punishment.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
Farmer and House Keeper.

STUFFED CABBAGE.-Tske nice white
head; take the centre Of the heart, on, !;
fil the place with finely cut cold pork,
beef, onions, bread highly seasoned with
pepper aud salt, put il in nice clean sack 4,
tie up and boil in clear water till dooe.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

eE~ George Stephens, q colorsd man,
formerly q slave in Virgins, died 10 Troy,
" Y recently, and left bis entire estate,
some $40 200, 70 bis wife and children, who
are supposed TO be in Virginia.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
CHILD'S MORNING HYMN.

Safely guarded by Thy presence,
BY Thy tender love and power,
Holy Father thou hast brought me,
To this peaceful, happy hour.
While the night shades gather round me,
While y laid me down and slept
Twas thy mercy that sustained me,
And my life in being kept.
Thoughts Of all this care so tender,
Wakes morning hymn OF praise,
Whilea song of full thanksgiving,
Here and now TO thee raise
Strengthened thus IN mind and body,
Help me to begin anew,
In the race oflove and duty,
And the right each hour pursue.
So, when all life's changing seasons,
Fraught with veal or woe, are past,
Kept and saved 10y love eternal,
Praise shall crown the work at last
TRoY, ~ Y. Ed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

f. The Louisville Courjer-JourpaI re-
marks that jury-packing has become ss
much business a. pork packing.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
TERMS OF ADVERTISING

vance.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING
The rates of advertising are, for square (ten
lines) or less, ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS for
three nsertions--arger ones in the proper.
ton. Each continuance Thirty-seve and half
cents.
Quarterly, half yearly and yearly advertise
ments inserted at liberal reduction on the above
rates.
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will be charged regular rates.
Reimbursement 10 he considered by the mon tn
or year unless specified the Manuscript or pre-
viouSly agreed upon between the parties.
Resolutions of associations, communications OF
limited interest, and notices of deaths exceeding
TsN LINEs will he charged ten cents per line
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

r. NJ. NJ. PITNAN, Of Jefferson, JEFF =
ferson county, Georgia, wants iBfOrmatiOu
Of heirs to large estate Of JONI PoA9E,
who died some years ego 10 that county.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

Ey 10 Norfolk an old record has Just
been published, showing that 10 1749 the
preachers Of Virginia we're paid in tobacco.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

-Crawfordsvile, lad, will this season ship
500 900 feet " walnut lumber direct 10 England
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
ANDREW w. KERCHEVAL,
Counselor at LAW,

# Hampshire CoUDty, Vest Ia ,
i 'he practice Of law in Hampshire
" 0Ui Mineral counties
MARCH ilh. 1850.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
South Branch Intelligencer.
William Harper, Editor.
Office, Corne,' Nam and Grdoel Lane SIS
RoMSEY, WEST VIRGINIA
T T. u NJ S (:

THREE DOLLARS per annum--or TWO
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

The story comes from Wisconsin that q
man was dcvourtd ~ wolves recently 10 the
woods. The supposdon is that be ~as going
from numbering camp to another, when the
wolves who were starving on account Of the
deep snow preventing them from running down
their game, overlook him in the road before be
could have time 20 climb p tree
Extensive sponge beds have been found at
Ia Jolls, on the San Diego coast
-'Eiiher a national bank or q first class coun-
terfcit money mandatory should be started
here At once is the frautc exclamation Of a
Minnesota paper.
re- dairymaa at S;ouiogion Canada. kept
careful accounts last year, and found HAT bis
average receipts from each Of 90 COWS was forty.
nine dollars AID twenty seven cents.
e. Lake Mlchigan H. said to he frozen
over at poiot whcra it is eighty five miles
wide, the ice being from two 60 TX feet 10
thickness.
GE All sorrow aud al upbarpiness, oil
Misunderstanding and deceit, arise from
the fault that man will not be aILfol TO
himself
EE Messrs. David aud Jobo Lynn, sons
Of Galloway Lynn, Esq, have been home
ou Wet for some days past. They oro
engaged 10 stock raising iu California, 10
connection with Sprgg Lynn, Esq 49,
CVp,JerldHd CiDHiaH, FcJ. 20.
GET THEY claim 20 have a man 10 the
Alabama Legislature whose eloqucuce il
ike liquid gold. L'gislItors, usually pre-
fer IL sol d.
Hay- AN umbrella deserves no credit Tor
iis servings, for 1t never does ans good un-
til it is put up to it.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28

Extensive sponge beds have been found AT
Ia Jolla, on lhe San Diego coast