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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

E-sr REV. DR.. Howard was chaplain
to Princess Augusta, dowager of
Wales, and mother of George III. He
vas also rector of ST. Georges, Southwark.
Deligbting much in the good things of
this world, he 30 far INDUCED his hunger
aud thirst after deicacies, that he found
himself much in arrears to many of his
trading pariahioncrs. Fortunately for him
self, he lived within the rules of the King 5
Bench, which shielded him from the rud E
Intrusion Of clamorous creditors. The doc
tor, however, was a man of humor, and
frequently hit upon oxpedieuts to kce .
the II in good temper. He once preached
sermon from the following text: "Have
patience, and will pay you all" He ex-
patia;cd at great length on the virtue aud
advantage Of patieace. "And now, my
brethren, said he, 81 am come to tho Sc
cond part Of my discourse which il, Aud
| will pay you all Jut hat / shall dcIe,
TO a future oPportuaiy. "-BooA Of C2er.
zeal AHCcaotes
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

FELoNs AND RusrY NAILS. For tho
past ten years, writes physician, / have
treated felons with ho, water, and with uu-
erring success. No cutting, no b,istering,
no anything, but immersiug tho finger,
hand, or even tho whole arm IL necessary.
in water as hot as can DO borno, until the
pain is gone aud the core is loosened and
drawn from the bono. When rusty nails
have produced wounds, the same course has
been pursued. If on the hand or foot,
keep il in hot water.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

GIVE THEM Cold WATER.-It is very
doubtful if there is single possible disease
in which the patient should not have cold
water ad libitum. o, how babies often
suffer for cold water! A nursing baby is
given, no matter how thirsty, nothing but
milk. The little lips are dry aud cracked,
and the little tongue so parched IL can hard
y nurse, and yet it has nothing but milk
to assunge its craving thirst. Try 1t your
self, mother, when you have a fever, and
ever after, when your darling is dying with
thirst, the teaspoon aud tumbler of cold
water will be in constant use. Deny il
milk, give it plenty of cold water, aud it
has chance of speedy recovery.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

CoLDs.-Iot lemonade is one of the best
remedies in the world for cold I, acts
promptly aud effectively, and has no un-
pleasant after effects. One lemon proper
ly squeezed, cut in slices, put with sugar,
and covered with half pint of boiling wa.
ter. Drink just before going to bed, aud
do not expose yourself on the following day.
This remedy will ward off an attack of the
chills and fever, if used promptly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

LIQUID GRATING Waffle follow.
ing formula for making LEFoRT's LIQUID
Grating Wax. has been highly commended
10 France. Until lately the formula was
kept secret aud the preparation sold at a
high price. All who have used il speak
Of IT as tho best preparation for covering
wounds 10 trees that has been invented
The following is the formula Of preparation
as printed 10 The Hoyticulturist:
MELT one pound Of common rosiu over
gentle fire. Add to IL an ounce Of beef
tallow and stir il we'll Take /. from the
FIRE, let it cool down little and then mig
with 1t tablespoonful Of spirits Of turpen-
tine, and after that about seven ounces Of
very strong alcohol (G5 per cent. 30 be bad
at any druggists store. The alcohol cools
It down 20 rapidly that il will be necessary
to put again on the FIRE, stirring il constant
ly. Sell tho utmost care must DO exor-
cised 70 prevent tie alcohol from getting
lnfsmed. To avoid il the best way il 10
remove the vessel from the FIRE when the
lump that may have been formed common.
ces melting again. This must DO coniinu-
cd till the whole is a Homogeneous mass
similar 70 honey. After days exposure
TO tho atmosphere in thin coat, il assumes
wbitish colcr, and becomes as bard a.
stone, being impervious 20 water or air"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

EH SALT is simple remedy for many
things. 1t will cure sick headache, make
cream freeze, make the butter come, take
ink stains out of cloth of any kind, kill
wens, kill worms, make the ground cool, so
that 1t is more cOngenial to celery, cabbage,
&c; ease the itching pain caused by irri-
table skin disease, like hives, itch, 60. {;
produce vomiting or stop it, as you like it
aud many other things too numerous to
mention.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

ASr A popular clergyman Of Buffalo re-
turned from an extensive journey a few
days since, and just "a he alighted from The
cars and was receiving the congratuations
Of a crowd Of delighted Pensioners who
bad assembled to greet him, an inebriated
individual followed in his wake, seized him
By the band, and exc aimed "WeU. GOOD
bye, old pard, I'm going further, and shall
keep up The same old drunk for awhile vet.
but you're pretty well sobcred up, ADD Won
bad better keep SO, 'spcct, as drinkin's
rough when a fellows round home. But
you know how to 20 on gnllus spree, and
have rum time just as good M any pard /
ever bad, and you has ny respect: Day
day, old buster" Before the astonisbed
clergyman could gather his wandering wits
the bait fellow was OF, leaving a terrible
scandal for the deoctation Of the possips
Of Buffalo. Maybe it was case Of mis-
taken identity.
re- The proposition 70 introduce ladies
as railroad conductors is frowned upoD in
view Of the fact that their trains are ALWAYS
behind.
STr As by constant friction steel il KEEP,
highly polished, 50 by constant exercise IS
talent ever at It's brightest.
tt Tue western women have in a great
degree stopped praying IN public aud arc
making up their summer clothes.
GS-A little three year.old, of course A..
down east, recently said There's two
things do 'sPise-Sundsy AID dyiu'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
nrHor ALUM WArrR. ,nnI;oa Nth a

ES HoT ALUM WATER, applied with a
brush while boiling hor, will destroy red
and black ants, reaches, spiders, chinch
bugs, and all the crawling pests that infes,
your houses; Take . pounds Of alum and
dissolve in 4 quarts of boiling water, letting
u stand on the fire till the alum disappears.
Apply, while hot, to every orevice and joint
in closets, bedsteads, pantry shelves, aud
wherever infested. They will also avoid
paint washed with cool alum water.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
SOUTH 3ransh 9ntelliseneer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1874
E1A bill comno.ed ,Imo., .n,;,ai. :

ETA bill composed almost entirely of
pure sulphur, with only fifteen per cent. of
Impurities, has beou discovered 900 miles
west OF Omaha. The introduction Of this
sulphur into commerce will break the ST.
Gillian monopoly, which for centuries has
been q SOURCE of revenue to that island.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

n MINISTER CHARGED WITH WIFE
W EIpPING-The P.esby,ery of Chesa-
peekc met in Baltimore on Wednesday TO
try the case of Rev. II. Il. G. baskerville
OF Lau:o', charged with whipping bis wife.
The specification is that ore Sunday short
dme since the reverend gentleman, who is
the provldcr for his household, having for
gotten to procure anything for breakfast
except bread aud butter, was surprised to
iiod some eggs 90 the table, and being in
formed by his wife, in response to an Dqui.
~, that she bad borrowed them from a
noighbor, told her he would teach her how
to break the Sabbath and did 50 by slap
pug her jaws-ouo Of bis saps striking
her on the ego and 'biacSing' that orb into
which he hal so often fondiy gazed. -
Aterandyia Ga.ctie, 18Th uH.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

COMPULSORY EDUcATIoN LAw.-New
York j, the third State to try compulsory
education. The compulsory act recently
approved by the Governor of New York
provides that % child under the age Of
fourteen years shall be employed by any
person to labor in any business whatever
during the school hours Of any school day
OF the school term Of the public school, un-
less tho employer has certificate from a
teacher or school officer that the child has
attended some public or private day school
where instruction was given 10 the common
school branches by qualified teacher, or
has been regularly instructed at hone in
said branches by some person qualified to
instruct IN TIE same, at least fourteen OF the
htiy-two weeks next preceding any and
every year in which such child shall be
employed. Auy employer violating this
requirement f1rfei,s City dollars TO tie To-
cal public school fund for every ofsnse.-
school trustees are required to make vista
ton Of all manufacturing establishments in
their respective districts every February
and SEPTEMBER to Gee if the law is observed,
and employers are required to report to them
all childten employed between the ages Of
eight and fourteen.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
Farmer and House-Keeper.

@ III is said that a strong solution of
carbolic soap, sprinkled on the vines, is GER
tain death to potato bugs. 1t was tried in
Judge SHERRARD's garden last week, with
perfect success Winchester Times.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

BEEFsTEAK ONELEr. --Threo pounds Of
raw steak, chopped foe, six crackers, rolled
very foe four eggs two tablespoonsful
OF melted butter. Put up toto shape, but
ter tin, and bake bas,iog often add a
little salJ and pepper,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
OIL D II 1 M E S

Hoe ne Iadicns Sold the Country Wat Then
Got FOR n Fern7'dioa and JsvshGrPs-7 Tie
Old Settiers-The Way They Settled he Valley
an EHterPrisiHg Girl an Mems Clothes
Chdikihg accounts on Meas iyats.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
u. S MAIL LINE
FROM
Orcen Spring Run tp Romney

... subscriber having changed the running
DIS duly line Of Stages SUNDAYS excepf.
iauer7ons Creek 10 Green Spring
leave each morning Green Spring
upon the arrival Of the accommo-
..n, and leave Eomuey at o a. n. each
..l connecting with the western bound
nation train r. ". By this line dis
."aen Green Spring Run and Romney il
0es shortest route Passengers NAV rest
.'' on the part Of the proprietor eve.
70 VIII tc paid Co their comfort All
'i0s'td TO me will bc attended to.
ISAAC PARKER.
August ID. l>73.-ly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
Professional Cards.


TUE Undersigned would respectfully inform
| bis friends of the county OF Hampshire, that
bee IS prepared to do Su1.VeVin q upon the
Shortest notice. Ohice-the one occupied by Dr.
$ H. Lupton Romney, West Va.
starch ., 1866. A MONROE.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05

TT In is stated that, a. The recent Sci
onti6c Congress At Rome, two Nsapoli,an
physicians submitted 70 the meeting a IL
quid preparation for stopping instantane-
ously the How Of blood from wounds Of ev.
cry description. a commission Of physi.
clans have performed experiments VIII /,
IN one 9f the Roman hospitals, and hsvo
reported u as one Of the bsppisst Of recent
discoveries, and ss particularly seryiceable
on the battlefield
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-05
ii 1 Ii ms no Ell
AI"orchCld. West Va.
'OHN WILSON, Proprietor.

.'rs.gHci having purchased thc good
hN'urcs Of MULLINS HOTEL.
.'H"d 70 informing his friends and
generally that be is prepared TO ac-
public IN q manner which can
Hotel having al the mode.u
and furnished throughout win
u3t furniture The TABLE is al
.'I With 'he hest the market affords
attached O. 'ho premises Faithful
HF"nn aiway5 on hand 90 secure
i'as MDoraArg
JOHN WILSON.
f.u..d June o, 1871.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30
ONEFoR HIS GRACE-An anus

ONEFoR HIS GRACE-An amus-
ing story Of an. English hoblen,an,
recently deceased, rs told by the
"Man About I own" in the English
Sporting Gazette: "The Duke" "he
says" was once ir church, no mat
ter where, when collecting was
announced for some charitable OBJ
ject. The plate, or bag, or whatever
it might be began to go round. and
the Duke carefully put his hand in
his pocket and took out tlorin,
which he laid Oh the pew before
him, ready for transfer'to the plate.
Beside him sat little snoh, who,
noticing this action, initiated it by
ostentatiously laying sovereign
alongside the ducal form.
This was too much for his Grace,
who dipped his hand into his pock-
ct again and pulled out another
tlorin, which he laid by Che sitle OF
the first. The little snob followed
snit by laying another sovereign
beside the first. His Grace quietly
added a third form, which was cap
ped by third sovereign on the part
Of the little snob. Out came four tn
form to swell the Dukes donation;
then the little snob triumphantIy
laid three sovere1gns at once upon
the board. Che Duke. not to he
beathen, produced three flo1ins.
Just at this moment the plate arriv-
ed. The little snob took up his
handful of sovereisns and ostenta-
tionsly ratified them into the plate,
and then turned defiantly toward
his rival, as who should say" l
think that takes the SHINE out OF
you.' Fancy his chagrin when the
Duke. with a grim smile, put one
form into the plate, and quietly
swept the remaining six back into
his pocket. His Grace used to
rhuekse when he told that story
and / think on the whole he had
the best Of it.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30
V A renorter of tha Raltimf


u A reporter Of the Baltimore
american thus describes one OF the
many processes of making shot in one
of the shot towers of that city: One
Of the secrets" of the manufacture is
tho mixing Of the lead with a certain
proportion of a combination of meneral
substances called temper" The "tem
per is fused with the lead, and gives
the molten metal that consistency
which makes it drop. If it were not
ter the temper" the lead would he
moulded by the sieve, and would form
little pencils instead of round shot
When " BIB" shot, for instance, are to
be made, the lead is ponled into a pan
perforated with holes corresponding
with that size.
The li:tle pellets come pouring down
in a continuous shower, and fall into
tank filled with water on the ground
floor. In their descent of two hundred
feet they become perfect spheres, firm
and dense, and they are t"lerabIy cool
when they strike the water, although
the swift concns.ions make the tank
foam and bubble as if the water was
boiling fnriously. The shot. must fall
iu water, for if they would strike any
firm substance they would be tlattenel
and kaocked out Of shape. To get the
little pellets perfectly dry after they
have been in the ''well' is the most
difficult and troublesome process Of the
whole manufacture.
An elevator with small buckets (very
much like th.se used in -four milIs)
carries the shot up as fast as they reach
the bottom of the " we'll, >" and deposits
them in box sixty feet above the
first floor. The water drips from the
buckets as they go up, and not much
is poured into the receiver above, al
though it is intended to be sort Of
dripping machine. From this receiver
the shot runs down spout into a dry
ing pan, which greatly resembles
gigantic shoe, made Of sheet iron. The
pan rests at an angle which permits
the wet shat to roll slowly down to the
chamber below, aud the pellets become
perfectly dry as they pass over the
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30

q A young woman of a very
Drudish turn was hurt in a railway
accident and taken to the hospital,
when tina doctor asked her what
was the matter with her. One of
her limbs, she said, was injured
"Well," he returned, "but which
limbo" 20, I can't tell you, doctor;
but it is one Of my limbs" 20, non-
sence,' criea the doctor, out of all
patience; switch is it ?'-the limb
You thread a ;:eedle with 2" mo,
sir" she answered, with a blush,
'the limb I wear a garter on.''
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30

y John Of the New York San; has
been to Salt Lake. He writes there
from, amusingly, as follows:
The city is situated in the loveliest
valley I ever saw, overshadowed by
the Wahsstch. range of mountains,
their peaks visible, capped with snow
wonderfully mild. Ab"ut two miles
from tho centre of the city and owned
by it, is warm sui phur spring.
Swimming bath houses have been
erected, and q swim in that sulphur
water is positive luxury. Still
farther out from. the city are the hot
springs. An egg wit cook ln the water
in four minutes. So will two eggs.
Uncle Samuel has q military camp near
the city. There is one very large
business house. here. 1t is called
Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institu-
ton.
Salt Lake ia some miles from the
city. visited it. The namo is
apropos. 1t isn't necessary to embalm
a man to make him keep if he has ever
been soaked in that water. One tea
spoonful once day, taken internally,
would turn a man j. to corned beef, in
less than a week. Mashed potatoes,
dropped into the lake, come up cod
fish balls inside OF three minutes, and
an old boot leg become a mackerel in
two hours. Three barrels of that
water make one barrel Of salt that is,
according to chemicals analysis. My
Judgment, unsupported, would lead
me to suppose, from tasting it, that
one barrel Of water would make three
barrels of salt. Its buoyancy is re-
markale. Mr.. B-.ofZ q. c. NJ. Institn-
ton says that he has walked ont into
the lake until he has had fifty feet of
water under him, and he sank only to
his waist Mr.. B. also informed ne
that.in disrobing re accidently dropped
his stockings; he walked ont int"
the lake, sat down and made clothes
line of his toes, hung his stockings on
'em, and sat there till they dried. l
remarked, that mus. have been when
he was a buoy; but he said 70.
There is a man out here he is a
jeweler. He is the very fellow who
made the welkin ring. l saw HIM
making napkin ring. There IS q de-
mand tor old horse shoes; they are
going to start a Chinese paper in
Sacramento, and they want 'em for
type.
/ met an old New Yorker day before
Yesterday; he was once a prominent
Republican he is now very. strong
Democrat. o.
Says l: What made you change Z"
Says he: It's perfectly natural l
shonld do So"
Says /: "Why 80 Z"
Says he: "Don't a man always,
when he gets tired of oyng on one
side. turn over on the other sidef"
SaysI: "Good day sir"
Says he Good day."@-N. 0 Bnl-
letin.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30

Patrick" said the priest, show
much did you steal !" "Well, [
may as we'll confess to your river
ence for the whole stack, for l am
going after the whole stack to-
night" -3
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30

A cynical bachelor says that the earl
lest impression received by the femin-
ine9soul is of her ultimate DESTINY "a
somebody's wife.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30
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It is said thai cork screws have sunk
moro than cork-jackets have ever saved
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

H l.. DAIGRE, A. CAzABAT.
Alexandria La. Col fax La.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-12

Our commercial relations with the Australian co.,
onies have been unfortunate, at least so far as they
have been dependent upon the steamship lines plying
between there and this port. The steamship liae now
in operation and the Webb line which preceded It have
been equally remarkable for the manner in which
they we're mismanaged. But the Webb line, not
Eithstanding its failure, demonstrated the superiority
of the route. Owing to its advantages, il is sure TO
command a goodly portion Of the passenger traffic be-
tween Great Britain and her Australian colonies.
Had the management of either line been as effective
as the business prospects were promising, there would
have been no doubt OF ultimate success. The pres
ent line is Just now so burdened with q multiplicity
of troubles, arising from gross mismanagement or
criminal neglect, or both, that its early dissolution If
inevitable, unless some substantial effort is made 10
arrest the tide and turn it in another direction. These
troubles had their inception in the Misunderstanding
about the departure Of mails from London and the
consequent delay Of the steamer in this port for a
heightened period beyond the advertised date Of sail
ing. Still later, dissgreements arose between the
company and its local agents, resulting in the libel
ing Of one Of its vessels for money represented 10 have
been advanced by the latter. Unpleasant stories rel
alive to the dishonoring Of through overland passen-
ger tickets were also freely circulated. Now We have
q repetition of the former offense in the case Of the
passengers Of the JMGcgregor, and the libeling Of that
vessel by a Honolulu firm for the non-delivering Of
cargo at Sydney. Under such q combination Of de-
linouencies aud misfortunes it would be a miracle for
any company to survive; certainly no company can
expect to su0eeed which eyiDces so little regard for
the welfare of its patrons. The success Of a steam
ship line between this port and the Australian colo
mics is devoutly desired. Its failure is a source Of
sincere regret. Not only is the firm establishment Of
our business relations with these South Pacific colo
MES postponed, but our commercial relations with the
Hawaiian Islands are also seriously impaired. The
Inauguration Of the steamship line was the signal for
the disruption Of q system Of "mmu es-
tablished by a line Of fast sailing-yessels, which were
necessarily Withdrawn for want Of business. The
irregularity Of the steamers has been a source Of con-
siderable annoyance to our island neighbors, and COM
plants from that quarter have been Increasing Of late
at an alarming rate. We have arrived at that stage
in our commercial growth when the steam communi-
cation with Australia and the islands Of the Pacific is
more Of a necessity than that of a simple convenience,
and we can ill-aford to sec it attempted and fail from
causes foreign 10 the commerce on which it depends;
but it is evident We want something more substantial
and reliable TO occupy the field than anything we
have yet had-S. +. Bulletin, Aug. IA,