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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
Very respectfully, yoms,
A, J. SwEF1.E-Y

SAGACfrY or AN ELEP1lANr-"Tell
my grandchildren" wrote Bishop vii.
son, that an elephant here had disease
in his eyes. For three days he had
been completely blind. His owner, nm
engineer officer, asked my dear DIR.
Webb If he could do anything to relieve
the poor animal. The doctor said he
would try the nitrate Of silver. which
was remedy commonly applied to sim
liar disease in the human eye. The
large animal was ordered 70 lie down.
and Mt first, on the application OF the
remedy, raised n most extraordinary
roar at the acute pain which il occasion
ed. The effect. however. was wonder
ful. The eye was in a manner restored,
and the animal could partially see. The
next day, when he was brought and
heard the doctors voice, be lay down Of
himself, placed his snormous head or
one side, curled UP his trunk. drew i'm
his breath just like man about TO en-.
dure an operation, gave sigh of relief
when it was over, and then by trunk and
gesture, evidently wished TO express his
gratitude. What sagacity What a les.
son TO US Of patience !"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

l said my darling" for she has been
the sunshine OF our home ever since-s
pale, wintry sunshine while the sorrow
was fresh, but spring and summer now.
Why. bless her? look at her. I've
felt ashamed sometimes to think that she,
a lady by birth. should come down to
such life. making newell, no, it's as
now. for Lakes partner-no end OF mo-
ney by her clever ways. But she's hap
Ply, thinking her husband that Is TO be
the finest fellow under the sun; and let
me tell you there is many gentleman
not so well off as my boy will be. even
If the money had all come out of queer
trade.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

How SALT FISH SHOULD DE FRESH
ENED.-Many persons are in the habit OF
freshening mackerel or other salt fish.
and never dreamed that there is right
and wrong way to do it. Any person
who has seen the process of evaporation
going on at the salt works. knows that
the salt falls 10 the bottom. just 80 il
is in the pan where the mackerel or white
fish lies soaking; and as it lies with the
skin side down, the salt will fall to the
skin and there remain, when, If placed
with the flesh side down, the salt falls TO
the bottom ofthe pan, and the fish comes
out freshened as it should be- ia the
other case. it is nearly as salt as when
put in, ifyou do not believe this, test
the matter for Planter g. Far.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

RECIPE FOR CoRNED Beuure.
gud, Mss, Aug. 3. Is75.--Judge Rob-
ertson: / saw in the Co-operaice News
lately recipe for cUned beef. Isend
the following as u wonderful improve.
ment on the one Published. You can
say to your readers that this makes n
most delicious, juicy, aud almost fresh
beef-and this from experience
Put six gallons OF pure water in large
wash-kettle, and add thereto six pounds
OF saltpctre, and set To boiling. When
the saltpetre is fully dissolved and tho
water boiling, immerse your beef, pre-.
yiously cut into convenient pieces for
family use, in the boiling salpetre wa.
ter. IL can be held in the wator on a
large flesh fork. or long hook. Let it 70.
main immersed while you count ten.
slowly. Take ont, let it get quite cold.
and then pack closely and firmly in the
cask or barrel. To your boiling salt.
petre water now add nine pounds offine
salt, three pounds or pure, dry, sugar.
one quart of best molasses, and one
ounce of pearlash. Boil slowly, and as
the impurities arise skim off. If your
water should have been long boiling,
while irnnSersing the beef. add half a gal.
ION more to supply loss by evaporation.
When this pickle is perfectly cold pour
over your beef and hold down by heavy
weight. sf'
The scalding Of the beef in the salt.
petre water closes the pores, prevents
tho juice Of the meat going out into the
pickle, and instead Of the strong though
juiceless and salty stuff usually sold ~
corned beef, You have juicy, compact,
tender piece OF beef. as inviting as the
rump roast Of Stalled OK, and deli.
ciously favored. Mrs. A. G.. A.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

EV Cayenne pepper. mustard or ginger
can with great benefit be added 10 the
food OF fowls, 90 increase their yigour
and TO stimulate egg production. Ills
apparently artificial diet will be seen 20
be naturalif we remember that wild birds
Of the galIiRacecus species get access 70
very many hlgh-spiced berries and buds,
articles that give the game favour 70
their flesh. The ordinary food Of the
domestic fowl Is not, indeed, entirety
without some such addition, since there
IS more or less an aromatic principle in
wheat, Indian corn, and al other grains.
Nevertheless IL Is not sufficient IN guam.
tity TO supply the place of the stronger
spices cchonge.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
Farmer and HOuss-keper.,

IVA writer under the signature OF
M" In the -4meriestn Eswssev saya: At
my table during the winter, and soue
times in the spring. Celery is an every.
day dish. cookri and uucooked-- no
winter vegetable equal TO the cooked
As some OF your renders may desire to
know the process, 1 will state. t.: Cut
offthe unbleached part; take the bleach.
cd. cut it up In pieces about 2 inches
hong; pars,oil until tender. then stir In
milk and butter, with salt aud pepper
TO taste.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

VThe United States has become the
greatest silver producing country Of the
world. taking precedence even Of Mcxi.
co, which has hitherto been supposed to
yield nearly twothirds Of the world
supply.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IV a benevolent tramp has procured
tho publication in a Kansas City paper
OF n story telling how n farmer kindly
cared Tor sick member Of the brother.
hood, who, dying, left him -, 900 wad
OF greenbacks which was concealed in
And now the farmers put
ms -tWv,y.
sick tramps in their front bedrooms auu
feed them on chicken dxins, so long as
they are not barefoot.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IVA Sure Remedy Against Cabbage
Worms is TO sprinkle every cabbage
plant with some black pepper. Sprinkle
the outer leaves OF the heart OF the cab
bage and the pests die In an hour. This
is the experience Of q farmer. who rcla.
ted it tothe editor Of the Asoei,cr FSv.ssi.
OF Wheeling. al Sgnv - az ntss5
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

y tSPonnded alum will purify water.
One teaspoonful OF alum to four, gallons
Of water will cause a precipitation fthe
impurities. ip 5fsa' Rs" .afif
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

Eight hundred dogs is a good ma
ny dogs. but the Sultan of Turkey finds
himself owning that many.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

Bee moths can easily be killed In
large numbers Ivy setting apsn ofgresse.
in which is 9 floating ignits,d wick. near
the hives after dark. The moths will fly
into the light and fan into the grease.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
Hon. III. O.. Darts :

My DEAR SIR: Many thanks for YOUR
timely and encouraging letter. and the
handsome enclosure. When read TO the
audience yesterday, it elected sounds Of
applause. should like much TO have n
conversation with you on the subjects
of the Centennial as relates to the inter
ests Of our State, and how best to secure
material results and practical benefits.
Mr.. Boteler, hope. will see you. Our
meeting yesterday was, think, sue.
cess, and hope its influence will spread
and he felt.
Very respectfully, yours,
A. j. sweeney
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10


A WONDERFUL RECovERY.-TheA AL.
toona PENN Mirror has the following
Ayoung lady Of Harrisburg, Miss Min.
ME III. Walters, spoke in one ofthe pray.
or meetings Of the Oakville, Cumberland
county, NJ. f.. csmp-meeting. which end.
cd Friday, relating remarkable cure
which she attributes directly to the spe.
cial intcrposition Of Christ. The occur.
renee, related by the lady in detail in q
private conversation, is to the effect that
she was afflicted with a spinal disease
80 serious that she could scarcely move
finger, and she was confined to couch
purposely suited for the disease. Near.
ly two years ago she became convinced
that she needed closer conservation to
Christ in other words, she desired the
blessings OF sanctifcation, so prominent
in the Methodist belief. She prayed
earnestly without avail. Something
seemed to tell her that conservation oil
body rs well rs soul was required, and
1T was revealed TO her that she would be
healed. Thirteen months passed and
no result. On the 2Gth OF January last
she once more resolved to pray more
earnestly for the fulfllment of the reve
lation. While praying the promise came
10 her, Whatsoever thou wilt. ask and
lit shall be given" She prayed first for
heart purity, and next for bodily health.
The words came, Rise up and walk
and to her great relief she found herself
in apparent health. The doctor next
morning found her restored TO health
without need Of medical attendance
Her statement was corroboratcd by -four
other persons acquainted with the cir
cumstanccs, who rejoice with her over
her restoration TO health, which she TN.
waveringly believes to have resulted
from the stretching forthof Christ's hand
in reward for her great faith.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IVIt is estimated that the great
bridges, chiefly for railroad purposes,
built in the United States during the
past ten years. have cost S15O,OOO,OOO.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
South 8raneh autslligeneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1878.

1California wheat is shipped in
bags. never in bulk. About fifteen mil.
lion bags were used last year. and, it is
estimated, twelve million will be requir.
ed this year.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IV'"My son, deal only with men who
adycrtise-you will never loso by IT,
BEN FRANKLIx.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

TYIt is said that the new style Of
pantaloons TO be worn this Fall will be
large enough TO tic back. Also that a
modest man can't climb ladder with
n pair of EN- on.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IVA lady physician in Philadelphia
has m income Of $4,000 a year.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
THE CENTENNIAL.

Below we give the letter Of Hon. II.
@. Davis. United States Senator from
this State, to the Centennial meeting re-
Gently held in Wheeling, and Mayor
Swccney's reply thereto. In this, as
observed by contemporary, as in eve-
ry other matter affecting the interests of
this State and its people, it will he seen
that the Senator takes lively and sub.
stantial interest, promising his time and
means toward making West virginias
part in the great Centennial Celebra-
ton. worthy of the important interests
she has to present.
PIEDMONT. Aug. 25, 1875.
Hon. n. x. Boteier aud Hon. Il. j. S,cee.
ney, U. s. Ce'teasicd Commissioners,
W. Va.
GENTLEMEN IL have your circular
and letter inviting me to attend the
Centennial meeting Mt Wheeling, 9th
instant.
much regret 1 cannot be present.
hope to be with you Mt one of your 9th.
er meetings.
feel a deep, lively and growing in
terest in tie success Of our National
Centennial, and especially, that our
young and growing State shall be well
represented, by showing its great wealth
and resources in minerals, manufactures,
timber, agriculture, etc.
Between the opening May 10th, and
closing, Nov. 10th. Of next year, it is
estimated by good judges. that ten mill
ions of people from all parts of the
world will attend the Centennial. Ma
ny OF this vast number will Judge Of this
and other States by the exhibit made
think it very important we show our
wealth and resources, to induce capital
and people to come and settle among us.
Our State and people owe you large
debt for the valuable and faithful scrvi.
ces gratutously rendered in our inter
est, in connection with the Centennial.
L tender you my thanks. If / can in n.
ny way aid you in your work, please call
on me. l will have some coal and tim.
Der specimens prepared subject to your
order.
L enclose check payable to your order,
for two hundred and fifty dollars to aid
in collecting, paying freight Old articles,
printing, etc, etc.
Yours with great respect.
~ Tl...,,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

V1t Is said that Martinsburg lady
lost $1,000 by the failure Of the Bank OF
California.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

IVSeptembcr aud OctotsF butter IL
The best for winter use.
IVA little boy couldn't reunemberthe
text exactly, some Sabbaths since, but
thought II was something about hawk
between two pigeons. 10 was, "Why
bait you between two opinions"
20 Recently. arattlosnake was killed
IN Pendleton county, 4 feet long and
. inches in circumference, with rs rat
ties and button,
~ The people OF Texas are about to
erect monument % the memory Of
Houston.
IVA Robertson county, Kentucky,
farmer has on his farm pluIn-tree which
has bloomed three times this year and
brought forth delicious damsons twice.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10
LETTER or MAJOR swEENEy

Major Sweeney, of Wheeling, one Of
the Centennial Commissioners for this
State, sent the following letter to Sena-
tor Davis, in reply to the above:
MAYORS OFFICE, WHEELING,
Auoust 22 1879
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

BELIEVE IN YoURsELF.-It is said
that when John c. Calhoun was in Yale
College. he was ridiculed by his fellow.
students for his intense application to
study.
''Why sirs," said he, II am forced to
make the most Of my time that 1 NAV
acquit myself creditably when in Con.
gress. Lo you doubt its assure YOU
If were not convinced OF my ability to
reach the national capitol rs represent
tative within three years. would leave
college this very day!''
Let every young man thus have faith
in himself, and earnestly take hold of
life, scorning all props ard buttresses,
all clutches and life preservers. Let
him believe, with Pastalozzi. that no man
on Gods earth is either willing or able
to help any other man. Let him strive
to be creator. rather than to borrow
Instead Of welding the rusted sword OF
valorous fore fathers, let him forge his
own weapons, and conscious Of the God
In him and the providence over him, let
him fight his own battles with his own
lance. Instead ofsighing for an educa-
ton. capital, for friends, and declaring
that "if he only had these. he would be
somebody" let him remember that, as
Horace Greeley said, he is looking in
the wrong end ofthe telescope that il
he only were SOMEBODY he would speed.
~ have all the boons whose absence he
IL bewailng,. Instead Of being one OF
the foiled potentialities of which the
world is so full-one of the subjunctive
heroes. who always might. could, would
or should do great things. is what nobody
can understandable him DO in the impera
tive mood and do that of which his tai
ents are indicative
This lesson Of sclf.reliance once learn.
ed and acted on, and every man will dis
cover within himself, under God. the ell.
ements and capacities of usefulness and
honor, Getting on in the world."-Er
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

tVSeptembcr aud octobsr butter IL
The best for winter use.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
Dainty in the Extreme.

A contributor to the 6 Editors Draw
er in HdrpeT'8 tells the following story
of an old Dutch landlord who 'skept tay-
ern y in New York village in the good
old times when such modern inventions
as butter knives, silver forks, and clean
plates for each fscourse" of meats were
unknown, at least in that corner of the
world.
One morning this worthy IS sWirth was
aroused from reverie behind the bar
room stove by the arrival of a traveller
a rare apparition to his household
whose dress and manner indicated that
he hailed from g der city" It was near
noon, and the stranger made known his
wants by calling for feed for his horse
and dinner for himself. As the tall
Dutch clock In the corner struck twelve
he was conducted into back room which
served the double purpose of dining
room and kitchen, and took his seat with
the boarders = they were not called
g guests consisting of the village
schoolmaster, the farrier, the store-keep-
who hired out in the neighborhood, and
who, being g to the manner born. y con-
tentedly ate their food of flesh. green's,
and pastry off one and the same plate in
the primitive style. The landlord and
his two buxom daughters did duty as
walters; the carving was performed by
tt every man for himself, with his own
knife and fork. The meal proceeded
quietly until the first Sc course y was dis
patched, when the stranger astonished
the natives by calling for clean plate,
knife and fork preparatory to changing
his ham and egg diet. for cut of roast
beef. They were handed to him, how
ever, without remark, although not with
7S-<1 Al
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
Dogs Tennessee.

DIR. Redfeld, of the Cincinnati Com
naercsdt, in letter from Chattanooga.
Iennessee, says: The poverty of the
state to-day Is due in no small degree -
sne multitude of worthless ours, which
consume as much as the hogs and cost as
much as the schools, and produce moth
ing. In the rural districts there are
neariy as many dogs as people, showing
OF itself state of civilization not the
highest Not long ago plaintive appeal
was sent to Nashville from 143 colored
people OF rutherford county, saying that
last year dry weather cut off the crop
and that they were In starving condi-
t1on- Some one went through one of the
poverty stricken districts of that county,
and his business being to enumerate the
population, he enumerated the dogs also,
and found more dogs than people. What
was fed the dogs would have fattened
enough hogs to have furnished the pop
ulatlon with a reasonable amount of
meat.
Curse the worthless dogs Where
ever you find them In great numbers,
you lind thepeople correspo DINGHY poor
and the country wretched. I wish the
tax was twenty-five dollars on each dog,
and the proceeds given to encouraging
the raising of sheep. Here is great
central State, adapted by nature to the
pfOuucuOn OF WOOL, and wool, TOO, OF
such superior quality that it has taken
the premium more than once at the
Worlds fair, yet on account of the myri-
ads of worthless ours which prey upon
the sheep, there is not one quarter
enough wool produced for home con-
sumption.
In twenty-seven counties of this State,
average counties, the dogs last year killed
II, ,469 sheep. In the one county of Giles
they got away with 1, ,75O.
A northern farmer who settled in Cof-
fee county was telling me few days ago
of the fine location he had for sheep rails
ing as compared with the North. 1t cost
only One-quarter as much to winter sheep
here as In the North. The cold weather
never killed his lambs, no matter what
month of the year they were born. But
there was one drawback that spoiled all
that was promising and fine. The worth
less dogs killed his sheep and destroyed
all the profits of wool growing. He was
powerless to remedy the matter. The
country was fairly alive with dogs, every
family having from two to a dozen, the
poorer and more wretched and ignorant
and worthless the family, the more dogs
they kept.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
He Was There.

-, ...I:-.-..L l1 m
L was Workng at an Old Tufts press
when my roller-boy gave utterance to q
prolonged roar. He had an old newspa-
per pinned with bodkn against the
back of type-case at his left hand, from
which he had been reading by snatches.
asked him what he was laughing at,
and he read the anecdote which had SO
excited hlm. have not seen it In print
from that day to this, and think it worth
reproducing:
In the times when the political warfare
between the Wings and Democrats waxed
hot and relentless there was town out
West IN which the two parties were so
nearly equal that the variation OF q single
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
Correspondence Between the Pres,da,t
and Gen. Spinner.


Besides Gen. Spinner's formal la+t., -
resignation, transmitted throu0b tba
Secretary, the following corresnon5le,<.,
passed between himself and the Pres.
dent direct:
GEN. SPINNER TO PREsIDEEr GRANT
MY DEAR Mr. PREsDnNr: In 4ba
formal letter of to-day's date, in which T
rendered to you my resignation of Office
of Treasurer of the United Statea )
would hardly have been proper fhat r
should express my heartfelt FEELINGS
toward You, and in our recent intervie,v
your kind treatment SO filled INV heart
that / could not give utterance to INV
grateful thoughts. Now that it is all ovcr
with, and that stand on the Threshold
of emancipation, / desire to express to
you my deep gratitude for your great
confidence, for your marked friendship,
and for the many kindnesses and favors
that you have bestowed upon me. II
was your kind countenance and support
that more than all else sustained and
held me up during my long years of
yexatiOuE and arduOuS official labor.
shall always look back upon these marks
of esteem and favor, commencing With
the time when you took command of the
Army of the Potomac, and growing
through the time that You were in COM
mand of all the armies of the republic,
and since you became President of the
United States, as the events of my long
life of which I shall ever feel most proud.
For all these kind manifestations toward
mo, from one who stands SO high in the
esteem of the world for his great achieve
ments, please permit me, now that our
official relations are about to end, to ten
der to you the sincere thanks of truly
grateful heart. Most respectfully and
truly your friend, f.. e. SPINNER.
To Sen. U. s. Grant, President of the United
States, Washington, d. c.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
MY DEAR GENERAL: Your letter of
resignation of the Office of Treasurer Of
the United States, of yesterday, and
your very kind private note of the same
date, are received, and In return I-wish
to say how much /, in common with the
great mass of the people of this country,
appreciate your zeal and devotion to the
arduous duties you have been called
upon to perform In the last fourteen
years. In retiring from those duties /
hope you viii find the rest and restora-
tion to vigorous health so long denied
you. You take with you my best wishes
for your welfare and happiness, and my
confidence in your patriotism, zeal, and.
ability. But few men have performed
more labor for the public than you, and
none have retired from their labors re-
tanning a stronger confidence in the pub
lie mind for constancy, integrity, and
unseIishness. With great respect, your
obedient servant, u. S. GRANT.
To the Hon. F. E. Spinner, U. 8. Treasurer.