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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19
Mormon Files.

The Lancaster Eras,iner tells the fol.
lowing:
A gentleman from York, Pcnn'a..
who has been travelling in the West ro
Gently, and who is now visiting Lancas.
ter for short time, SAYS that at Keo-
kuk. Iowa. there is a plague Of bugs, or
HES, that puzzles the wisest and oldest
inhabitants. Years and years ago. he
says, when Joe Smith, the then leader
Of the Mormons, struck his tents at
Nauvoo, on the eastern side of the Mis-.
sissippi, and moved across to Keokuk
which was then n sparse settlement.
the people welcomed him and treated
him well as long as he remained. But
when westward the course of the Nor
mon empire took its way, aud Joseph
left for Utah, there remained behind n
plague. in the shape Of a fly something
larger than our shabby and great
deal more vicious Our. informant saws
that during the evenings, even now. it
Is impossible to walk on the banks of
the Mississippi, ut keokuk, the pests
swarming in myriads and as thick
rs q cloud for miles around the city.
lie says that he has never seen a notice
Of this remarkable phenomenon in print.
and tells of it because of the interest
that he has OF late been taking in every.
thing relating to Nlormonism. The flies
are said TO have made their appearance
on the day OF Joe Smiths departure from
keokuk, and to have remained there
ever since. Hero is something for phil
osophers to reason about. The facts
are undoubtedly rs here related.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19
rNIiles G. Parker ex-Sta.e tr

EF Miles G.. Parker, ex-State treas
urer of South Carolina, was arrested on
the 18th inst. in Jersey City and lodg-
ed in the county Jail, on n requisition
from Gov. Hampton. of South Carolina.
charging him with plundering the State.
He says he is willing to turn State s ev.
idence. He has resided in Jersey City
for two years.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19
South 8ransl. Sntelliseneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. OCT. 10, 1877.

" The London Times says that Eng
land spends five times rs much for char.
ity as for education while Switzerland
spends five times as much for education
as for charity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19
cE"His name is Wise, and he seem.

EE"His name is Wise, and he seems
to be wise man, docs the Rev. John
Wise, of Little Rock, Arkansas. who
puts the very essence Of Christian char.
acter in the following declaration: 1T
is not loud praying that counts with the
Lord so much as giving four full quarts
to the gallon" That is it; give full
measure: pints to the quart, quarts
to the gallon; Sc inches to the yard
In short, whatever you do, do it honest.
ly. "Sin is milk, religion cream" said
the old darkey but not quite that; sin
is giving milk and water for milk. Milk
is the juiciest and most nourishing thing
in the world. Butsin is the drycst and
most barren Of all things" Christian
ut WOrk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

~ Massachusetts has the largest
State debt-S35. $50. 464-of all the
States. Virginia and North Carolina
follow close after.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

EV The Board Of Education Of Fair.
mont have reduced the hours Of attend.
lag school from to 5-thrce hours in
-he morning, and two in the afternoon
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

EThe forests Of North Carolina
produce twenty-five species Of oak,
eight Of pine, nine Of spruce, seven Of
magnolia eight Of hickory, and five
each Of elm and birch.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

s1 A man whose sole ambition is TO
win the applause Of the world. is sure
TO be disappointed, whether he wins
or loses.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19
SURVEYING.

WE undersigned would respectfully inform
N' friends Of the county OF Hampshire, that
prepared to DO SURVEYING upon the
notice Ohce-the one occupied by DR..
%. Lnp'ont Romney, West Va.
@'reh 2, 500. A. MONROE.
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GEO. g. STURGISS.
Secretary Of Regents.
SJelbcnville, Ohio, Female
Seminary.

Ll Room and Light per year. Sl75; !
ministers daughters Tuition in the
'nurse, Languages, Music, Painting,
moderate. send for Catalogue
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YVES Il VI IL q Tin n
u n We II SIT
I5'I. WOrGnntOUn. 1878.

WIS IusGtution OF Learning. under the
.fa7iency Of Rev J. r. Thompson, A ~,
..1' upon p new era Of prosperity. Dur
.' Spring Term just closed, the attends nee
cents was increased over 81 per cent. II
~. .ffs and scholarly Faculty a beautiful,
500 moral location ample Scie JUfc
..' ...03ophict Apparatus A Library con-
growing curricul um Of The most tho
CHARACTER n standard Of scholarship sur
ny ro American institution Of learaing.
HH'sSsFs ARE tEss than At auy other
.ho"n 20 afford equal advantages The
'' ''fn begins sept 5th the Winter term
~ end Spring term March 2Tth. For
b. formation, catalogues, &c, address the
GEO. g. STURGISS,
Secretary Of Regents.
July 20. 1877.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

10 Why don't people in love consider
IT cheap AFFAIR." Because they are con.
tigually saying, ooh, dearW
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

PLAIN SUGAR CAKEs.-One cupful
sugar and tablespoonful butter rubbed
together, one wcll-beaten egg, one cupful
sweet milk, one and half cupsful sifted
flour, little salt, one half teaspoonful
cream OF tartar sifted in with the flour;
season with nutmeg; bake in small tins.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

GULL SAUCE.-Twelve ripe tomatoes,
four ripe peppers, two onions, three
cupsful vinegar, two tablespoonsful Gin.
namon, two tablespoonsful salt chop
the peppers and onions fine, and add to.
matoes cook together slowly one hour.
1t is not necessary TO chop the tomatoes
If ripe; they will all cook soft, and mix
with the other things.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

PlcKLED ONIoNs.-.Take some small
onions, eel and throw them into a stew.
pan Of boiling water, set them over the
fire, and let them remain until quite
clear; then take them out quickly and
lay them between two cloths 10 dry
Boil some vinegar with ginger and n
whole pepper, and, when cold, pour it
over the onions in glass jars, and tie
them closely over.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

To Press AUTUMN LEAvEs.--Press
the leaves carefully between newspapers,
taking care TO avoid tapping one over
another. The next day take ont the
leaves and dry tho papers Put the
leaves again in press, and the next day
repeat the drying process. This should
be done three or four times, until all
the moisture is extracted from the leaves.
This Is troublesome, but the result will
be brilliant. II the face Of each leaf.
after the first pressing, Is brushed over
with sulphuric acid diluted one half with
water, the color will be still brighter
DO not wax or varnish the leaves, as IL
gives them an unnatural gloss. They
can be made into sprays OF garlands by
means Of the fine wire which florists use
twisted lightly around their stems.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

To REMOVE GREASE SPoTs FROM
BLACK NELvETEBS.--EIavc q bowl of
hot water, toothbrush, and some pal.
verified borax. Dip The brush into the
water, then into the borax. and scour
the spots when the grease has disap-
peared rinse the places with fresh hot
water, using the brush 10 do 20; rub
dry with a black cloth: shake well !;
when quite dry brush the places with a
dry brush.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-19

Fattening Pigs should be pushed
on as rapidly rs possible before the cold
weather. A pound OF fat made now.
costs less than that made next month,
and that costs less than the same mado
in December. Remember that cold
weather wastes fat.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-02-27
Prot. Trndail.. warning.

In concluding an address to the stu
dents OF University College London
Prof Tynsiall. who is urquestionahly one
Of the most interchangeable brain workers
Of our century, said, stake care of your
health. Imagine Hercules as oarsman
in rotten boat; what can he do there but
by the very force of his stroke expedite
the ruin OF his craft7 Take care OF the
tinbers Of your boat" The distinguish
ed scientis,ists advice is equally valuable
to all ,oorkers We are aptto devote all
our energies to welding the oars, our
strokes foil firm and fast, but few of us
examine or even think of the condition
Of our boats until the broken or rotten
timbers suddenly give way and We lind
ourselves the victims OF calamity which
could have been easily avoided by little
forethought. What began with a slight
fracture, or perhaps even acTeless expo
sure to disorganizing influences, ends in
the complete, wrecksof the life;boat. The
disease which began with q slight head
ache or an undue exposure to cold ter
inmates in, death, unless its progress be
checked, and the disease rernedied The
first symptoms, the heralds Of disease,
give no Indication Of the strength Of the
on.coming foe. and the victim trusts that
his old ally, Nature, will exterminate the
invader. But Disease is an old general
and accomplishesi his most important
movements in the nighttime, and some
bright morning finds him in possession OF
one of the strongest Notifications; and
when lie has once gained q stronghold in
the system Nature ignominiously turns
traitor and secretly delivers up the whole
physical armory to the invader. Like
the willy politician, Nature is always on
the strongest side, and the only way to in
sure her support is to keep the vital pow
ers in the ascendant. Keep your strong
est forts---the stomach and liver-well
guarded Do let the foe enter the ar
terial highways, for he will steal your
richest merchandise. and impoyerish your
kingdom. To repulse the attacks OF the
foe you can find,no better ammunition
than Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines
(Full directions accompany each pack
age J His Pleasant. Purgative Pellets
are especially effective in defending the
stomach and liver. His Golden Medical
Discovery for purifying the blood and ar
resting coughs and colds. If you wish
to become familiar with the most APPROX
ed system of defense in this warfare, and
the history of the toes method of inva
sion, together with the complete instruc.
tions for keeping your forces in martial
order in time OF peace. you find no better
manual of these tactics than 'The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Advi-
ser,' by r " Pierce, NJ D., of the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, N Y Sent
to any address on receipt of 81 so. 1t
contains over 900 pages. illustrated by
2s2 engravings and colored plates, and
elegantly bound in cloth and gilt. .R 4
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-02-27
sHERIFFs sAIEls !
/ Frederick Ketterer sz&A
"a = Eoys. es10S pEiTsAS
George Dye ct al. 'th"4'

DY virtue Of certain order of sale issued
- from the court Of common. pleas, within
and for the county of'Monroe, and State OF
Ohio, in case pending in said court between
the above named partiss.and to me directed
viii offer for sale at pablo auction at the
east door of the court house in Woods6eld, on
Saturday, abe Sd day Of March 1877,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m. and
4 O'Clock p M, ,of said day. the following
described real estate sikusts IN Monroe coun-
ty, Ohio, to wit:
Being the southssss quarter ef the north
east quarter Of section ssventsen, township
three, rangssix, containing forty acres.
- Also, the east part OF the southwest quar-
ter of the Aortheasr quarter of'thes same
section, township and range, bssinDing fer
the same at the northeast corner Of the last
described, tract; thence north. eighty eight
and onelhaif degrees west twenty poles,
witness white OK north one degree vest
nineteen links distant, hickory tan inches
diameter north City hve degrees west fifteen
links distant; theuce south sixteen and one
fourth degrees west ghty !twc aud foassflfth
poles to 4 stone, witnsss white isak shifty
inches diameter, north eighty eight Sand one
half degrees west eighteen links distant;
thence south eighty eight and one half de-
grses east forty poles to the southeast cor
nsrs sofs said str ACT, stiIehoss nertn vita the
boundary line Refg said tract 70 the plase Of
Beginning cont aining fifteen sores. I'LL
!, yeaid properly 80. ordered to DO sold is ap-
praised at ss61.s0. and may sell for twothirda
of said appraissment. Terns of sale. ,two
hundred dollars cash On day Of sals.o
q 5....,...,z -. II. ., LlTTLB.
ian3o, ,T7wS. Sheriff n. C, o.
G. &. KErrERkR, Atty for plaintiff.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Co1UMBUs, ONO. Feb IA 1877

COLUMBUS, OHIo, Feb IA, 1877.
ED SPIRIT: House Bill No. rs, by Mr..
Richards-to secure to children the bene.
fits of an elementary education-passed
the Senate this evening, and when signed
will become law. 1t is compulsory, ana
provides that all children in this State, be.
tween the ages of 6and IA years, shah at
tend school twelve weeks each year
tits a, hitrary and will be hard to en-
force, and inconvenient to many if oblig
ed to obey its tyrannical provisions T,
force child not properly clad to attend
school will not only be humiliating to
the parents, but will depress and discom
fort the child
isclaimed by its friends to be mill
in its provisions, but Fthf5kit will prov,
much stronger than will be agreeable t,
the people would like to notice all it
features, but its great length prevents M
at present.
A great amount Of work is before us
while but little has been done. We hav
commenced to consider the report OIL
codifcation and revision of the statutes
We are now at work on part first, 50 pa
ges Of which compose the first bill, whicl
you know must be read three times il
each House, ,and each section passed upol
separately.
speak OF this to show the grea
amount Of labor required to revise ant
consolidate the statutes of this State
As you are aware, the Senate has deci
ded Hits jurisdiction IN the contested slec
ton case in Hamilton Countv-Cox vs
Harmon-the hearing Of which is set 70
the 10 b inst. -.
The necessity and propriety of Gov
ernor's mansion is being earnestly an,
vigorously talked up, and when it come
before This body ! will take much pleas
ure in casting my vote against it.
.4 70 WILLIAMS.
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l.- !. : -. gy41s1es-
LEGAL NOTICE.

TANR ANGUS, who is resident of the
y State Of ohio, and who is supposed I'd rs
side In the State Of West virgihia, will take
notice that Fon the zlst day of Rebruary,
ls17, Richard Angus filed his ceftain petition
against hsrin the court of oou,paon Pile q Of
Monroe oeunty, Ohio, the objsct and prayer
Of which, is TO recover Judgment against
her on promissory note for $104 5s, dated
March 4. 1874 at one day, payable to Richard
Angus or order and signed by said Jane An
gus. SAlso to recover judgment against her
on account forgoods and ehattsls sold and
delivered, and money loaned TO hsr by RichA
ard Angus, at her request, for the sum OF
S!s 93 with interest thereon from the Ist
day of January, 1875; that an order Of attach
ment has been issued in said case.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 2Sth day of April, 1871.
HUNTER 4 MALLORY,
- Axx-
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tem Of force and fraud which almost dcs.
olated so many States in the South.
The advice is just as sound applied to
the whole country as it was when Louisi-
ana was urged to Yield peaceably to the
usurpaiion Of a KELLOGG, or when North
CaroliIians were told to sit quietly by
and see their property conliscated by tax
alton.
Itis just as certain now as it was then
that the right will triumph sooner or la,
ter. The mills Of the gods are grinding
slowly, perhaps, but just as surely as
then, and not many years, at most, will
elapse before the men who have defraud.
ed the people out of their President will
be reposing in oblivion or infamy.
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OUR COLUMRUs LETTER.
CoLuxpus, Ono, Feb. %, 1877.

CoLuABUs, Quo, Feb. %, 1877.
ED SPIRIT: The contested election
case of Cox vs.. Hartman was under con.
sideration in the Senate yesterday and
laid over until Friday next to enable the
parties to have their evidence printed
Monahan Of the jackson County Dis.
lrict offered resolution that no evi
dence be received but the returns and
that the points ruled or by the High
Joint Commission serve as preccdents
for the government Of the Senate in the
decision OF this case but the old case
Of whose ex was gored was exemplified
again. 1t needed careful thought, much
thought, great deal of thought and the
resolution was lail ON the table where
it will rest until Democrat contests The
seat of a Republican, and then it vii
suddenly be discovered that it is the
very doctrine Of the Constitution and
has always prevailed!
Speaker Grosvenor is entitled to hon.
orable mention for intelligent fairness in
his rulings and also for the gentleman
ly manner in which he makes them
There is marked improvement in this
respect, over his manner during m ,sl
of his first session. Abrasion has worn
of certain asperity and impatienct
which at times gave his rulings an, un
pleasantness and unpopularity which hi:
best friends deprecated. He now per
forms the duties of the Speakership will
the urbanity and dignity which denote
the model officer. General Grosvenol
is announced as candidate for the Re
publican nomination for 1t. Governor
His acknowledged talents would bring
to the high Office the certainty that iti
duties would be we'll performed His
known ability to manage political con
ventions makes him dangerous com
petitor to tho'otlrer aspirants for nom
ination at the hands of the ''High john
Commission Party"
The House has had under considera
ton a bill providing for the establish
ment OF a Professorship OF Mines ant
Mining In the Agricultural College, and
an appropriation Of $1,000 to pnrchas'
apparatus, equipments, cabinets DC. /
was lost on its passage. q lEai1-
The Senate and House passed The
Richards bill providing for compulsory
education, but the Senate re reconsidered
the bill and it is now on the Senate ta
BILE. The house has since had undel
consideration bill providing for the
additional luxury Of compulsory vac
cination. 1t enacts that all pupils o
the public schools or other educational
institutions supported in whole or II
part by State or county tax shall b,
vaccinated before being admitted tc
such schools. lefE w.