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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

ASEcnoTg or WEssIFa.-Just before Lalay-
otts visit to America, Webster was one of a ash
ing party in Massachusetts, lie had been
selected to deliver the welcoming speech to
the great Freedman on bis approaching visit,
and during the piscatory occupation he seemed
very ab5trac'ed. A gentleman who was fishing
next 70 him addressed him several times without
receiving word in answer By and by Web
sier began pulling in bis line, hand, over hand,
with an effort which plainly gave n single CLEAN
Of that eager joy which usually accompanies such
an event Atlengih the fish was seen ap proach-
ing the surface cleaning through the green wa
ter like Furnished silver-sfll Websters face
gave no sign ofprite OF gratifcaton-bu just
as The FISH LEFT the water he burst out in tones
Of solemn rapture "Venerable man Sage, pa
trol and colder, Representative Of two hemis-
phercs. Welcome to our shores once more r'
And down dropped monster cod upon the
deck
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

%1t~ Forty three life insurance companies have
oten compelled TO suspend business during ia e
last five years in The United States.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

Reader. hoping that these may be the word,
your heart, submit them to your pcrusnl.
l.. s. 4
Oh, Father, look in pity down,
And hear my humble prayer;
That thou wilt guide me on through life
Thy spirit everywhere.
Wilt thou, who died our sius to cleanse,
Turn me in scorn away,
Aud bid my soul, cut of from thee,
In gloom forever stay2
Wit Thou, who saved the dying thief
Ills soul from sin wnshed free
But let me kneel at thy footstool,
And humbIy follow thee?
Father in Heaven, just, pure God,
Forgive a connile heart
let me along Thy pathway walk
Aud never more depart.
But, ever on through mortal lie
My Hore be placed above,
And humbly serve the Lord our God
With Truth and Faith aud Love.
Oh, Saviour, send Thy Comforter
To guide my willing mind
Along the paths that lead to thee
And safe from Deaihs cold wind.
4 thousand thoughts will only strive
To hold my soul 10 sin
To guard against the Tempters snare
Thy spirit place within.
low, sincere and contri:e heart
Does now before Thee bend
oh, lead il TO Thy courts above
Thine I've The praise Amer
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

Tile Augusta (Virgiuia) county grange has
purchased a ten thousand dollar lot a, S,aunton.
upon which they will erect SIS 600 worth Of
buildings for the purposes Of spoke and shaft
factory and other mechanical purposes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

WORM kNowlNG.-T oldest, largest, safest
ard best accident insurance company Is The
Travellers Insurance Company, Of Hartford
Conn. 1t has cash assets of over So, coo, OoO
has written over $50, GOO accident policies, aud
has paid over 2l,o0o claims. 1t has paid over
= ooc,eoo in direct benefits to its policy holders.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
TERMS:

TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per
,~-rr-or TWO DOLLARS, fpaid in advance.
$50 paper will he discontinued, except at the
option of lie publisher, until all arreareges have
a settled
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

CHEAP EiNrGAR TAKE quantity Of common
Irish potatoes, wash them until they are Tho
roughly clean, plaee them in n large vessel and
boil them until done. Drain OF carefully the
water that they are cooked in s,raining IT, il ue.
cessary, in order TO remove every particle of the
potato. Then put this potato water in jug or
key, which set near the stove or in some place
where il will keep warm, md add one pound Of
sugar TO about two and half gallons OF the wa
ter, some hop yeast or 2 small portion Of wbs-
ky. Let it stand three or four weeks, and you
will have excellent vinegar, and al cost Of six
or seven cents per gallon
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
FURNITURE

for sale, and chat be Is prepared 10 furnish
P'rlor Seis, CHAMBER S.n, Wqrdroles,
Bareaus Safes, TaJles, Be{sfrods. DC.
Also, on hand some finely Goisbed wooden
Collins, o. various sizes.
Hs will 7eli bis furniture az low for Cash 81 Il
can De purchased anywhere csc
Furniture repaired on moderate terms All
work warranted. Orders promptly fNed He
returns thanks Tor pasi favor5. April l0 1874.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
Professional Cards.


H'jH undersigned would respectfully inform
! DIS friends OF the county Of Hampshire that
prepared TO do SurVcVin y upon the
.'.s. notice Odice-the one occupied by DR..
.W.on, Eomue1 Yves; Va.
a.-ch g, l5G6. A. MONROE.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

The Charlottesville j .Grsonja1 contains the
following account Of the alleged killing of three
negroes in Louisa county, derived from a respec-
table citizen Of Fluvanna
a gentleman in Louisa county, one light night
ast wce'.- hearing o noise about his courthouse
went out with double-barrelled shot gun, and
-,c.rg hat he supposed TO be a man, fred. kill
jle Linn instantly. Upon closer examination he
discovered that the man he shot at was sitting
upon lever which had been inserted in a crack
and TIE house bodily lifted mp, while two 9th
ers were in tho cracks getting out the corn. A
sji' closer examination rev alel the horrifying
iact uat as Toe FIRST man fen from the lever the
ioa.r h.l closed dow upon 'he unfortunate
wrceAss, MASKING the life on. Of them Thus
One hrea men all lost their lives in an instant in
trap which they themselves set They were all
neeroes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
Farmer and House Keeper.

To ksKr BvTTxR ron WNrgR UsE.--Make the
butter into small balls, or rolls Il desired -
Wrsp each one in piece ofeotion cloth TO keep
il free from dust, pack them closely in jar or
1rkin, put plate on the top, aud cover the whole
with good strong brine The brine must he boil
ed aud strained and stand until it is perfectly
cold before /, is poured over the butter This il
some trouble in the beginning bu,a person win
apr eciate it when they come to use ~, 7, Is all
ready for the table in nice shape. moments
notice, aud the last pot viii be as fresh and sweet
as the first, because it cannot come in contact
with the air &c KEEP, covered with brine Rurai
Neg Yorker.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

Mr. DENNIS FENToN authorizes US to say that
having completed his contract on the Railroad
Bridge over the South Branch, for the Narrow
gauge Railway below this place he desires to
SELL privately, ten head Of HORSES & MULES.
hrsl-rotc yoke Of CNs., Eve WAGONS, set of
HlAeESMTn Toors, large FERRY BOAT. 3
TENTS, DEREICKS, CHAINS, ROPES and va
'ious other articles all Of which he will dispose
Of ua rcmarkajiy lotc terms
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

REMEDY FOR Boms.-Dr. Simon, physician
Of Lorraine gives new cure for bois, namely,
by treating them with camphorated alcohol. Az
soon the elimination Of the boil makes it's ap-
pearance, be puts little Of The liquid in n sau-
Ger, and dipping the ends Of the fingers 10 il,
rnbs the inaamed surface, especially the central
part repeating the operation eight or tea times
times for about a half minute lie then allows
the surface TO dry, placing over IL a slight coat
ing Of mphorated olive OIL lie says that four
such applications will, in almost ell cases. cause
boils to dry up aud disappear, the operation to
be performed, morning, noon and evening.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
South Branch Intelligencer
wiiIiu,n Harper editor.

1T.e, CoywCr Main and Grdrc7 Lane 81
EouNEr, WEST VIRGINIA
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04


value o. ADgEETIsrsG.-A number Of years
ago when Orange Judd, publisher Of the Ameri-
can agricullurist and bis wife spent their eve
nings in putting up packages Of seeds, and a
penny bad It's foil value 90 them, he sent a boy
with check Tor 500 10 the New Yorl, Herald
vith instructions to pay what was due and leave
ihe rest fJr advertising. The boy being dull of
comprehension did not understand him. and
told the book keeper % use 500 for one day.
The next day what was Nr. Judd g horror Coz sec.
on taking Up the Herald, "Resd the American
Agucaltuust repeated Cor nearly whole coli
umu. Be rushed down 90 The Office fof on ex-
PLANTATION and found that they bad only follow
cd INSTRUCTIONS, and there was no help for IT,
eve are uiaed be said 10 bis wife. "a whole
year advertisement gone in one day" But ln-
stead Of being bic ruin, 30 wss ths BEGINNING Of
bis success. Immediately subscriptions poured
ia from Oh over lhe country The Agricultnris,
became on Institution, and iu proprietor is ono
Of ihe weaiihiest men Of New York Mr.. Judd
bias continued from thlt Day Of bis lucky mistake
90 bo one Of the most extensive and wsalbiest
advertisers in the county.
- Btccber scouts The oIJ notion that ia "a
dam fali ve s.nnei aIi." % would be rather a
heavy burden f'r Beecber 10 bear Adam e sins
and bis OVID TOO.
Ten highvaymeo cannot pull the shirt OF a
naked mans back
Which times are the best? meal times.
ignorance is 'he wet nurse q prejudice.
One bad thing about rod-Not hayingit.
Domestic bfois make unsatisfactory meals
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

a lorNG MAy TAKEN At Hls WOMB The other
day Bishop Haven took an unfair advantage Of a
gushing youihat Marysv.re in Marion county,
Church nd soliciting subscriptions Tor 30, and "a
cGtiu Dung man Whispered that IL n certain
young Hdy in lie congregation would marry
him be would givcS5oo to tbe church. And The
Bishop b.uucd it right out in meeting and the
young lady Ike Bs&is announced that she was
WILLING - NLLn.L-n L--L.u..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

Tile city council OF Snunton, Va, have ap-
pr5rrolcd the sum Of $50, 600 in eight per cent.
bonds exempt from taxation for The erection Of
toe proposed new water works
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
EWF'EAituYe!
-0
JOHN CISE,ITZN EVR.
Cabinet MGker.
ROHNEY, WEST va,

DEGs leave % inform TIE citizens or Romuev
- and of Hampshire. Hardy and Mineral COM
ties Chat De bias on band some good
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

E~ Tbe l hest prize in a Chinese lottery is
y-u.rc cents, and The man who draws 10 has
DIS name i'm the papers, and is looked upon os a
heap Of fellow
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

"a practical farmer writes % say that fresh
coal slack applied 70 The roois Of grape vines will
be found superior % any other dressing. The
slack is 10 be applied between November ard
February.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

r zAcHARIAs, ". D. J. 5. CnAGEH.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04

REp WALL PAPER DASGEeous.--T the dangers
due 10 the arsenic entering into the pigmeD used
in staining green wall paper, must now be added
Others produced by coFslline dye employed ia
the coloriug Of red hangings II appears that
the poisonous symptoms (e1lsnding 20 acute e.
ruptions Of the body when under garments tins
dyed are worn, and 10 eye diseases IN papered
roomsl are owing not directly to the coraIline.
since recent experiments have proved tho sub
stance 20 be harmless, but 20 an arscnical NOR
dant used TO FIX IL. This last acts ne poison,
both topically upon the skin, through contact
with garments, and also By its duet and yapors.
disengaged from The STUFF which it colors.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
a Prayer

Reader. hoping That these may be the words oc
your heart, submit them TO your porusal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04

The largest tunnels IN the world have
been constructed in Germany, and most
of them for mining. The great tunnel
of Freiberg is "a miles long the Ernst
August, 49, miles the Georg at Clans
thai, 10f miles /; the one at Shemnitz,
81 miles and the Mont Gents, u miles.
These are the principal works of the
kind in Europe.
In the United States there is the
Hoossc tunnel, in Massachusetts, meas
uring miles in length the Sutro, in
Nevada, 4 miles; the Sierra Madre,
which is to be u miles; and the San
Carlos and Union Pacific tunnels, which
are under q miles in length.
But all tunnels sink into insignifcance
compared with that which it is proposed
to run under the Straits of Dover. In
vestigations into the nature Of the strata
of rock lying between the Continent of
Europe and the ceast of England reveal
the fact that q deposit of clay extends
from the mouth of the Thames to Dun
kirk, on the northeast point of France.
This clay is from 500 to 400 feet thick,
and is both impermesble and homoge-
neOus. It therefore points out the line
of its course as the most feasible route
for the proposed tunnel. The distance,
however, is about so miles between the
two termiui
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
Cause Of the Missisalppl Overflow.

At a recent meeting of the Chicago
Academy of Science, Ex-Governor Bross
of that city read an elaborate paper on
the subject of the Mississippi inunda-
tions, in which he argued that the over
flows which are now devastating so
large portion Of the finest cotton dis
tricts OF Mississippi, Arkansas and Lou
isiana, and nearly all the choice sugar
region of the latter state, find their
explanation not in a larger volume of
water than usual poured into the lower
Mississippi from its tributaries, but in
the fact that the bed of the river Is
gradually rising, thus lifting up it's wa
ters to higher level, and causing them
to flow over the banks and levees which
once confined them. In support of this
view he declared that he had conversed
with many intelligent and observsnt
bOatmen in st. Louis, who confidently
averred that the bed of the river is
gradually rising from the deposit of sed-
iment, Just as the river Po, in Italy,
whose overhows are more frequent and
destructive than formerly, is lifting its
bed from the same cause. This view of
a very interesting subject is strength
ened by circumstances attending the re-
cent overflow. It is q noteworthy fact
that this recent overflow was not caused
nor accompanied by an unusual rise
either in the Missouri or upper Mis-
sissippi the foods came into the lower
river at and below Cairo, chiefly
from the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee,
White, Arkansas and Red rivers and
the food in the Ohio lacked several feet
of being as high as former years have
witnessed. Had the great streams above
Cairo, the Missouri and its tributaries,
and the upper Mississippi, with its af-
huents, participated in the rise, the
lower river would have been raised sew
eral feet higher than it wRs-a height
that would have carried it probably,
over nearly all the levees, and caused
the inundation of all the lowlands bor-
dering on it. That so great and de-
structive an overflow as that which took
place should come from the compara-
lively limited volumes of water poured
into the river at and below Cairo, seems
to suggest a decreased capacity Of the
river channel to contain its waters, ow-
ing to the elevation of the bed. If this
theory be correct, some very interesting
questions present themselves How
long is the process to go on? If the
levees on its bank are TO be built higher
as its bed is raised, to secure the c0un-
try from inuudation, there will come q
time when the mighty river viii flow to
the sea like an aqueduot, through chan
nels ted up above the plain. But
there is a limit TO the work of raising
the levees the higher they are built
the weaker they become, and in great
food, in which all the upper rivers shall
participate, the lsvees would be carried
away, and the released water would
submerge the 10 regions in a far more
destructive deluge than any VIC have
vet Witnesse I.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
Inopportune No. 1.

A correspondent OF the indianapolis
Sentinel writes " Among the rest one
LADY well known IN New York society
has recently gone the way Of all the liv-
ing. Her life was a somewhat varied
one, and now that it is ended am for
chilly reminded of q story connected
with the death of her first husband.
That gentleman had, it seems, lost his
health in come manner, and as the way
is now and was then he went abroad,
hoping to regain It. From land to land
he journeyed till he died in some far-oh
country-iet us say New South Wales
and the tidings of his decease were sent
TO his sorroWing partner, together with
the information that his body had been
preserved in a cask OF rum, and was held
subject to her order. She at once wrote,
requesting that it be forwarded to her
address, and there tie matter rested.
But as time rolled on the widow became
coBsoled, and finally 30 much consoled
as to enter again into the married state.
Thus IL cbaneed that when the cask con-
tanning No. / arrived here at the end Of
a twelyemoHth, No. 2 accompanied his
bride to the ship TO receive his prede-
cessor. An account of which eurious
confederation Of circumstances led John
Van Buren to remark IN HE inimitable
dry way: If poor NJ had known
who would be on hand to receive him,
he wouldn't have come home in such
good spirits.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
The English Sparrow Indicted.

It has become the fashion of late to
coddle the English sparrow and en-
courage its propagation because of it's
supposed value as an insect destroyer.
A writer in the Canada Farmer, how
ever, brings a list of terrible indictments
against the erusset-clad little biped. which,
if true, will make us rue the day it was
imported from England. Everybody
who knows the history of the tribe, he
says, knows them to be most aHdacious
thieves and robbers, and I have yet to
learn that they have one redeeming
trait In their character. These active
and unsparing thieves commence their
depredstions with the gardener, in the
spring by stealing the seed from the
beds, and ripping them up as they be
gin to sprout. Owing to this, peas have
sometimes to be sovn two OF three times
over. As soon as the curFant and goose
berry bushes begin to blossom, the spar
row may be seen actively engaged, not
DESTROYING insects, as some innocent
people believe. but enjoying the luxury
of fruit in embryo, and destroying as
much in one meal as would produce a
quart or two when ripe. Green peas
are great treat to them, and they claim
most Of the early crop. Not contented
with fair share. they seem to take a
malicious pleasure in destroying about
ten times the quantity they eat. The
farmer has 8 still more serious charge.
He has to employ boys to prevent them
from stealing the seed grain when scat
tered in the land, and as soon as grain
is formed in the ear, scare-crows have
to be placed IN the fields. boys again
brought into requisition, with rattles,
TO keep them of the standing crops, and
in spite Of all precautionary measures,
they can not be prevented from doing
an immense deal of harm, As a small
flock will soon destroy an acre Of wheat,
or any other grain.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
The peterioration Of the Potato.

The potato, being mountain tropical,
is subject, IN our climate especially, to
changes of temperature very different
from its condition in its native habita-
tion. The very statement of its history
seems to prove that, as it now exists
among us, it has mainly lived its life
out, but its Wig Jr in its wild state may be,
and probably is still unimT aired. IL is
highly probable that if some mao pos
sessed of the requisite knowledge and
skill were to go to South America, and
seek out the healthiest locality where
the potato is indigenous, and, selecting
from the healthiest wild vines. bring
them by good cultivation to a proper
degree of perfection in their native
habitation, then selecting from these the
very earliest that could possibly be pro-
duced there, bring them to this climate
with all their native vigor unimpaired,
we might thus obtain seedlings Il Origi-
nal health and vigor of constitution.
The expense OF course would be consid-
erable, but if the government could be
induced to rise above mere political
considerations, and appoint some such
person as our minister TO Chill, and per-
haps one or two other South American
states upon the Pacific coast, congress
making the necessary provisions fer his
OF their additional expenses the desired
result might be brought about without
much outlay of money. Or If some
society, or some wealthy individual, ,
would undertake the matter, great pub
iic good to all mankind might thus be
accomplish .-.JOlfTTlaL Of Chemistry.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
The CarOb Tree.

In the countries surrounding the Med
iterranean sea, there grows a species of
the SeqILnlirlOsoe, or Pea family, which
is remarkable for its fertility and value.
It is called the Carob tree, and also st.
Johns bread, from the ancient tradition
that its fruit was meant by the 'locusts"
on which John the Baptist fed in the
wilderness. The Carob (CeTatOniG Sill
iQu0) is near of kin to our locust tree,
both belonging to the same natural or
der. In size and manner of growth, it
resembles the apple tree, but its leaves
are pinnate and evergreen. Its fruit is
a brown, leathery pod, As inches long,
containing a number of shining brown
seeds, imbedded in a sweet, mealy, nu-
tritious pulp. The seeds are bitter and
worthless, but the pulp forms an i'm
portanb article of diet among the poorer
classes of the countries where the tree
grows. The Moors and Arabs make
great use of it. By the latter it is man
ufactured into preserve like tamarinds.
In Spain, and other countries in th
south of Europe, the pods are held in
high esteem as food for horses. They
have been extensively imported into
Great Britain as a substitute for oil
cake. It is said that they have an i'm
proving effect upon the human voice,
and that singers often make use of them
to purify and sweeten their tones. The
trees are wonderfully productive, single
specimens yielding sometimes from 800
to 900 pods. The Carob is too tender
for the climate of Britain, but an effort
has been made to introduce it into the
United States, and its culture in the
north of India has been urged as a safe
guard against famine. It is supposed
that the " husks" referred to in the par
able of the prodigal son were the pods
of the CarOb tree
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
Advice to Parents.

If child wants light to go to sleep
bv. give it one. The sort Of Spartan firm
ness which walks off and takes away the
candle, and shuts all the doors between
the household cheer and warmth and
the pleasant stir Of evening nirth, and
leaves a little son or daughter to hide
its head under the bed-clOthes, and get
TO sleep as best it can, is not at all ad-
rnirable. Not that the dear mother
means to be cruel when she tries this or
that hardening process, and treats hu-
man nature as If It were clay TO be mold
ed into any shape she may please. Very
likely she has-no idea whatever OF the
injury and suffering she causes, or per
hsps her heart aches but she PerEe-
veres, thinking she is doing right
Children are often obliged to endure a
great deal of unnecessary hardship by
being subjected to absurd methods OF
discipline which every good mother
ought to ayoid.-Herald Of Health.