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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

RAISING CuRRANTs.--Some writer
states that he has had excellent success
in the culture of currants by pursuing
tho following plan: After planting in
the usual manner, take particular pains
TO cultivate them well. Every sprinp
the ground is top dressed profusely with
ashes, leached and unleached, well in
corporated into the soil under and around
the bushes. and Kept clear of grass and
weeds. After the ground has received
the top dressing It's mulched with barn.
yard or chip manure. The result has
been, / have never failed Of a bountifuI
crop of the finest and largest fruit. free
from the worm. About sixteen rods
distant | have lot OF currant Bushes
left TO take care of themselves. These
are nearly destroyed by the worm. NY
own opinion is that the larvae OF tho cur
rant worm lie dormant during the winter
in the ground near the bush they intend
TO attack next season, and that mixing
wood-ashes with the soil destroys them.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

"A surgeon has lately published Tie
results OF experiments tried by him
which have proved 20 his satisfaction
that tie application Of white-bot iron
to Che bodyis absolutely painless. while
when only red-hot 20 il On extremely
painful operation When operating with
red-hot iron on men their screaming
was fearful whereas whom the iron was
white-hot not n murmur was heard
when hc operated on n horse with white.
hot iron, the animal seemed scarcely 70
he aware Of what he was doing.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

To Cook SALsIFY.-Boil the satisfy
soft, mash it up, and mix about one
third satisfy with two-thirds good -four
batter, such as would make good fritters
or pancakes and fry IL in little dabs a..
bout the size of an oyster, enycloped ia
the same manner.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16
Tho Georgia Cyclone,

a correspondent in Georgia sends ID
the New Yorl, O5sarcerthe following &C.
cont Of the terrible hurricane that re.
Gently passed over 4 portion ofthat State {:
a most terrific and destructive cv-
clone passed over our State last Satur-
day, March goth, sweeping over nine
counties, viz: Talbot, Epson, Monroe.
Jones, Baldwin, Hancock, Glascock, Nc
Duifie and Columbia. and scattering
death and destruction ell along its track
The little town of CaInal. on the Geor.
gia railroad, was completely demolished
a Baptist church in Warren county was
upturned while the services were pro.
ceeding, and three persons instantly
killed, and more than twenty wounded
Mr.. Massey, in Hancock county, had all
his houses, sixteen in number. complete.
~ demolished, not leaving one piece Of
timber upon another. His wife and
child were killed. The skirts of his coat
were blown off, so also his shoes and
socks were torn from his feet. and have
not yet been found Ills money. even
his silver, and every thing lie had. was
blown away
Colonel Walker. in Richmond county,
had sixteen houses destroyed. In Bald
win county, the lifele5s body Of negro
woman was found in the branches Of q
tall tree. Another was BONE $50 yards
through the woods. and terribly man
gled 4 little Child was blown away at
the same time and has not been found
st all Mr.. Cannon, Of Harris county
lost five children. and had his wife and
two others badly hurt. lIewu logs were
carried n mile and a half Small rocks
were driven with such force ~ to be i'm
bedd5d in trees. Wheat fields were Ibid
completely bare. In Columbia county.
Charlie Avery. a little boy. had his
clothes stripped from his body, and
coarse sand driven into his naked form.
4 shinglc was driven with such force, rs
90 be forced through telegraph pole.
Mr.. Clements. on seeing the storm. uo-
thered his family together, and engaged
i'm prayer. The house was completely
destroyed, but the family escaped ua-
hurt q remarkable instance oftAe pow.
or Of prayer
The number reported killed. thus FAR.
i7 l05. and more than that number
wounded. This has been. perhaps The
most terrific tornado ever known in thi5
part OF tie country 1ts width from two
% six hundred yards; its onward speed
about seventy miles On hour. r. was
entirely wind. The rain did not fan for
Gc.oral hours aCterward. Those who
saw &C. report thot the front cloud was
rs black "a pitch. and the rear illumincd
with q lurid, phosphoresccut. unnatural
light, and that The fercest cannouading
could not cqual its inccsslnt roar
The popularity OF horscfcsh as an
article OF food is still ON the increase I'm
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16
South 9sanrls gatelliseueer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, APRIL is, 1875.


Some Of the settlers of the Cape of
Good Hope have gone extensively into
ostrich raising. The birds feed on grass
like cattle, and require but little care
They are dangerous, however, and i'll
tempered, and sometimes attack and hurt
their owners severely.
-Boldo is the name Of q new tonic
found in Chill whose bark, leaves, and
blossoms possess an aromatic odor re.
seEbling mixture of turpentine and
camphor. These contain an alkaloid
called boldine, which stimulates digest
ION and acts fayorably upon the liver.
while it excites appetite, increases cir
culation, and has an excellent effect on
the bladder.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16


70 Here is n receipt for making
good servant Let the mistress OF tile
house take two pounds OF the very best
selfcontrol, p pound and half Of ia.
ticnce, q pound and 9 half IF Justice. a
pound or consideration, and a pound Of
dicipline. Let this be sweetoned with
charity, let it simmer we'll, and let IL be
taken in daily or (in cxtrome cases) ia
hourly doses and be kept always on
hand. Then the domestic wheels will
rua quite smoothly.
~ a Richmond firm have received a
letter from New Orleans which had been
eight years, two months and fifteen days
on the way.
tTThc Fincastle Herald reports
Chat a strict church member Of Bote-
tourt ploughed all day Sun Law, and
"spruced up for church on Monday.
lie ought to get ga almanac.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

IV-No anonymous communication. as
We have heretofore stated, will appear in
our columns. The name Of the author
must accompany the production Re
Gently we have received several such
communications. Persons sending in
articles will do well to remember this.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

~ Sprigs Of wiutergreen or ground
ivy will drive away red ants; branches
Of NORWOOD viii serve the same pur.
pose for black ants.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16

The popularity OF horscfcsh as an
article OF food is still ON the increase in
Paris. On January lst there were fifty
shops for the exclusive sale Of horse
meat in chat city.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-16
Odds and Ends.

There are thirty-five Ministers of
the German Baptist or TINKER Church.
in the county of Rockingham.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23
Precautions in Case of Fire.

An excellent set Of rules for guidance
for the prevention of and in case of FIRE,
by DIR. Hall, may be briefly summarized as
follows.
Keep all doors and windows Of the
structure closed until the fremen come |;
put wet cloth over the mouth and get
down on allfours in smoky room open
the upper part of the window to get the
smoke out; If in thester, keep cool de-
scend ladders with regular step to pre-.
vent vibration. If kerosene Just purchas-
ed can be made to burn in n saucer BY
igniting with a match, throw it away.
Put wirework over gaslights in show win
dows; sprinkle sand instead of sawdust on
floors Of oil stores; keep shavings and
kindling wood away frsm steam boilers,
and greasy rags from lofts, cupboards,
boxes, etc; SEQ that all stove pipes enter
well in the chimney, and FIAT all lights
and fires are out before retiring or leaving
place Of business keep matches in metal
or earthen vessels, and out of the reach Of
children; and provide piece of stout
rope, long enough to reach the ground, in
every chamber Neither admit any one
if the house be on fire, except police, fire.
men, or known neighbors nor swing
lighted gas brackets against the wall nor
leave small children in room where there
are matches or an open fire; nor deposit
ashes in a wooden box or on the floor; nor
use a light in examining the gas meter
Never leave clothes near the fireplace to
dry nor smoke or read in bed by candle
or lamp light; nor put kindling wood to
dry on top of the stove; nor take light
into closet nor pour out liquor near an
open light; nor keep burning or other in
fammable fluids in rooms where there is
a FIRE; nor allow smoking about barns or
warehouses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23

CONSUMPTION OF WooD BY RAILWAYS
- The National Car Builder reports that
at the close Of 1873 there were II, ,564.9
miles Of main lines and 1882 miles Of
sidings and double tracks, making s5, ,977.9
miles of railway within the United States
Upon these roads the larger proportion Of
the locomotives consumed wood for their
fuel. The number Of ties used varies from
2,200 to $500 per mile. Taking $500 as
the mean, II appears that 212,692,5O
pieces of timber, eight feet long and from
six to eight inches between the upper and
lower surfaces, are required to supply shls
single item. The durability of ties varies
with climate, kind of timber, soil and
usage, from four to ten years. Assuming
six years as the average life Of a tie, the
amount required for annual supply must
be 35, 5,4Ss,75O pieces, or 94,53O, 900 cubic
feet. In considering this item il must be
remembered that large amount Of waste
occurs from hewing and other causes. II
must bc also borne in mind that the de-
mand for timber by railroads, besides for
ties and fuel, is enormous, including fenc-
ing, bridges, buildings, and other struc-
lures in great variety and number; that
the risk from fires is exceptionally great,
and that our requirements in this direc-
tiou are increasing even more rapidly than
our supplies are wasting.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23

FoR THE Bors.-Put on your studying
caps, boys, and figure out the following
puzzles
GEOGRAPHICAL EkIGMATIoAL AcRos-
TIc.-1. A grand dirision of the earth,
which was the cradle of civilization and Of
the human race.
2. The most northerly proviace Of
Turkey in Europe.
3. An island on whose dominions the
sun never sets
4. A city which once owed its safety
to goose.
8. A peninsula celebrated for jungles,
tigers and Instructions.
6. The principal range of mountains
in the country south Of our own.
z. The ocean that washes the eastern
shores of the Western Continent.
The initials Of the answers spell the
name Of the land which is surrounded by
three oceans, contains the longest rivers in
the world, was discovered by an Italian,
and is in part inhabited by the most en-
terprising race known to history.
CoSuSDRuMs.-What is that which
one never takes Intentionally, but which,
if he takes, he is forced to take something
else in consequence?
Luke had il before, Paul had it behind,
girls have it, boys never have it, but Mrs.
Mulligan had it twice in one place.
ARIrHMErIcAL PUzzLEs-Add two
fgures to II, without lines or decimal
points, in such way as to make the
amount less.
IMPOSSIBLE NoTATIoN.--Write down
eleven thousand, eleven hundred and elev-
en- in figures.
The latest conundrum is aWhy is the
Fourth Of july" That's all. An
interval of fifteen minutes is here allowed
for guessing the answer. Then the CO.
nundrum is put again in this form :-"Y
is the | Of July"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23

A young lady Of Ballarat, England,
about contemplating matrimony, was asked
by her friends what kind Of wedding pres
ents she would like, and replied that she
would prefer useful to ornamental ones.
Her wedding journey consisted in going
from the house of her parents to cottage
in the vicinity, and upon arriving there
she found barrel Of -four, a jar of butter,
complete set Of cooking utensils, a pisce
Of merino, set of erockery ware, knives,
forks, spoons, and glassware, enough house,
hold groceries TO last six months, and =
years rent for the cottage, with two flo
notes pinned toa paper, on which was writ
ten, "To purchase something useful 2
Was not this the right kind Of utilitarian-
ism for young couple Of limited means,
about starting ont upon their matrimonial
career, and was ID not more beautiful than
duplicate plated fsh.kniyes, aud other
trash usual given upon like occasions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23
Ghe sns.


The process of manufacturing the little
postage stamps is quite interesting. In
printing, steel plates are used, on which
200 stamps are engraved. Two men are
kept at work covering them with the col
ored inks and passing them TO man and
girl, who are equally busy at printing
them with large rolling hand presses.
Three Of these little squads are employed
all the time, although ten presses can be
put into use in case of necessity. After
the small sheets of paper upon which the
200 stamps are engraved have dried
enough they are sent into another room
and gummed. The gum used for this
purpose is a peculiar composition, made
of the powder of dried potatoes and other
vegetables mixed with water, which ia bet
ter than any other material, for instance,
gum arabic, which cracks the paper badly.
This tap.r is also peculiar texture,
somewhat similar to that used for bank
notes. After having been again dried,
this time on little racks which are fanned
by steam power for about an hour, they
are put between sheets Of pasteboard, and
pressed 10 hydraulic presses, capable Of
applyinga weight Of two thousand tons.
The next thing is to cut the sheets in half;
each sheet, Of course, when cut, contains
hundred stamps This is done by
girl with a large pair Of shares, cutting by
hand being preferred to that of machinery,
which method would destroy too many
stamps. They are then passed to two
other squads, who in as many operations
perforate the sheets between the stamps.
Next they are pressed once more, and then
packed and labelled, and slowed away in
another room, preparatory to being put in
mail bags for dispatching to fulfill orders.
If a single stamp is torn, or in any way
multilatcd, the whole sheet Of one hundred
are burned. About five hundred thousand
are burned every week from this cause.
For the past twenty years not single
sheet has been lost such care has been
taken in counting them. During the pro-
gress Of manufacturing, the sheets arc
counted eleven times
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23
WESTMINSTER, MD. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 1878

acquisition of his new clerk He told
Bertha marvellous stories Of Raymond's
rapid progress and the strides he was
making in his new life, knowing nothing
of the long nights spent in pouring over
ledger and accounts, the many misgivings
the new clerk felt. The same active brain
and quick intelligence the student had
brought to gain college honors, now stood
in good stead in mastering the iutricacies
in invoices, bookkeeping and counting
house mysteries, and Raymond gained
favor rapidly in the eyes of his employer.
II is a question whether actual merit
would have advanced him quite so fire.
quently as he was promoted, hard as he
worked and steadily as he improved But
Mr.. Haines worshipped his only child, aud
the burst of tears in the counting
told him the secret Bertha successfully
concealed from al others. A self-made
man himself, with an ample fortune to add
to the one Bertha already held, he laid no
stress upon money in thinking Of a posi-
bic son-in-law. Energy, industry, integri.
ty, these were the foundation stones Of his
own fortune, and these were tho qualities
he desired in a lile-companion for the
child who was the hope and pride Of his
old age.
The closer ties were bound that drew
Raymond Thurston to him in business,
the more he honored and esteemed tho
sterling worth Of the man he had SO long
regarded as mere butterfly Of fashion,
one of fashions spoiled children. And
learning to respect his worth, he had also
learned to love the frank, bright face, the
clear, ringing voice, and the eVer-ready
courtesy of the young clerk. 1t grew to
be very frequent occurrence for him to
ask the support Of the strong, young arm,
when the streets we're slippery, and at the
door to invite Raymond to dine, sure Of a
beaming look Of pleasure from Bertha.
There came day, after two long years
of faithful service, when Raymond was
informed, in the privacy Of his counting
house, that junior partnership was his,
if he would accept it. Some emotion
checked the utterance of Raymond's heart
felt gratitude. He extended his hand, to
meet cordial grasp, and hear:
Yes, yes know. And now, if you
want to tell Bertha the news, you may
take holiday"
"May tell her more? May tell her
love-that the one hope of my life is to
win her love in return ?" ;
You may tell her that / have been
your most sincere friend and warmest
wcll-wisher for two years. You may tell
her" and the old mans eyes twinkled,
"that | have looked upon you as a son
ever since the day she met you driving an
cIpress.wagon."
"And behaved like an angel r.
Yes, yes, of course. They always dol
There, get along with you, I'm very busy.
Take my love to Bertha, if you are not
ovcrburdened with your own"
And sa---you knov tho rasti Therc
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23


CERTAIN Sress.-If you break look
ing-glass il is a sign you win have 10 get
another one.
you hssp yourself to a piece Of butter
when you already have piece on your
plate it is a certain sign that you have two
pieces.
Never start to 60 anywhere, or do any
thing on Friday, because you can't get
great way before Sunday.
If you drop fork and il sticks in the
floor, il is good fork.
If you spill the dish cloth on the floor,
it is sign you'll have TO pick itup again.
These signs all hold good in dry time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23
A Happy Woman.


What spectacle more pleasing docs the
world afford than happy woman, con-
tented in her sphere, ready at all times to
benefit her little world by her sxertions,
and transforming the briers and thorns Of
life into roses Of Paradise by the magic of
her touch. There are those who are thus
happy because they cannot help it-no
misfortune dampens their sweet smiles,
and they difuse cheerful glow around
them as they pursue the even tenor Of
their way. They have the secret of con-
tentment, whose value is above the philo-
sopher's stone; for without seeking the
baser exchange Of gold, which may buy
some sorts Of pleasure, they convert every
thing they touch into joy. What their
condition is makes no difference. They
may be rich or poor, high or low, admired
or forsaken by the tickle world; but the
sparkling fountain Of happiness bubbles
up in their hearts and makes them radi-
antly beautiful. Though they live in q
log cabin, they make it shine with lus-
tire that kings aud queens may covet, and
they make wealth fountain Of blessing
to the children Of poverty.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23

Rev. DIR. Rogers, in his Thanksgiving
sermon, said ;-',IIad Governor Peter
Minuits been told that this N. Y. island,
which in 1926 he purchased from the In
dians for the sum Of s24, would, in two
hundred and fifty yesrs, be worth in real
and personal property, the astounding
sum Of more than one thousand millions
Of dollars, he would probably have consid-
cred it better investment than itappear-
ed to be then. Aud yet, stange to say,
such is the law Of the increase Of money,
that il this s24 had been invested on com
pound interest at that time, and had
doubled itself in every ten years, and been
subject to no losses nor deductions, Ii
would have approximated very nearly, II
it would not have equalled, the entire
value Of the real and personal property Of
Manhattan Island to day."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-01-23
for the nollna.


Gone Of my first lessons said Sturgis,
the eminent merchant, "wss in 1913,
when ! was eleven years old. Ny grand
father had fue flock Of sheep, which
were carefully tended during the war Of
those times / was tho shepherd boy, and
my business was to watch the sheep in the
fields. A boy who was more fond Of his
book than the sheep, was sent with me,
but left the work TO me, while be lay un-
der the trees and read. / did not like
that, and finally went to my grandfather
and complained Of it. / shall never for
get the kind smile Of the old gentleman as
he said:
"Never mind, Jonathan, my boy; if you
watch the sheep you win have the sheep
"What docs grandfather mean by that?"
| said to myself. II don't expect 70 have
sheep" My desires were moderate, and
fine buck was worth hundred dollars.
! could not exactly make out in my mind
what 1t was, but | had great confidence in
him, for he was judge, and had been to
Congress in Washington's time, 50 l con-
cludod it was all right, and went back
contentedly to the sheep. After / got
into the field could not keep his words
out Of my head. Then thought Of Sun
days lessons: "Thou hast been faithful
ever few things; ] will make thee
ruler over many things" began to see
through it. Never you mind who neg
lects his duty; be you faithful, and you
will have your reward
" | received second lesson soon after
| came to New York as a clerk to the late
Lyman Reed. A merchant from Ohio,
who knew me, came to buy goods, and
said MAKE yourself so useful that they
cannot do without you" | took his
meaning quicker than l did that Of my
grandfather
I" Well, l worked upon these two ideas
until Mr.. Reed offered me a partnership
in the business. The first morning after
the partnership was made known Mr..
James Geery, the old tea merchant, called
to congratulate me, and he said 9You
are all right now. l have only one word
Of advice to give you. Be careful whom
you walk the streets with" That was
lesson number three.
And what valuable lessons they are !
Fidelity in all things; do your best for your
employers; carefulness about your associ-
ates. Let every boy take these lessons
home and study them well. They are the
foundation stones Of character and honor.
able success.