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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
Mulching in Winter.

1t often happens that mulching in
winter, applied even as late as January,
answers an excellent purpose. More
plants are injured or destroyed during
the freezing and thawing of the last half
of winter, connected with the bright
sun which is more frequent at that
time than during the earlier portion. On
a moderate scale, and when additional
fertilizing is not required, We find ever
green branches to answer an excellent
purpose, especially when the rotting of
green leaves may be feared from too
dense or impervious a cover. But when
such danger does not exist, when mice
are not feared. and a vigorous start to
the plants is desired in spring, nothingis
better than coarse stable manure with
plenty of litter. The richer portions
are washed out and carried down into
the soil, and the straw remains on the
the surface to protect from sharp winds,
freezing and thawing, and the effects of
the suns rays on the frozen plants.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

The - Discovery or ahe Ase 10 DR..
Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment! % years be-
tore the public, and warranted to cure Diarrhsa.
Dysentery, Collie and Spasms. taken Internally: and
Group, Chronic Rheumatism. Sore Throats. Cuts,
Bruises, Old Sores. and Pains In the Limbs. Back.
and Chest, externally. II has never failed. No fam
lily will ey.r be without It after once giving 1t n fair
trial. Price. 20 cents. DR. TOBIAS VENETIAN
HORSE EMINENT. in Pint Bottles. at One Dollar,
is warranted superior 10 any other. or NO PAY, 70
the cure Of Collie, Cuts, Bruises. Old Sores. etc. Sold
by all Druggists. Depot-10 Park Place. New York
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
To HOusekeeDers.

The attention of heads of families is
respectfully invited to the superior quality,
in every respect, of DOoLEY's YEAST Pow.
DER. 1t is entirely free from adulteration
Of any kind. and every package contains
full weight. Consumers should
bear in mind the fact that a strictly pure,
full weight baking powder, although it costs
q little more than the adulterated, cheap,
light weight or bulk powders, is by far the
cheapest, both in purse and health.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

two eggs, half cup butter, one teacuP
water, two teaspoonfu!s cream OF tartal,
one Of soda; beat the outer and eggs to
a cream then add the other ingredients;
stir we'll, bake quick.
BosToN PIE without sh~ortening).-.
Three eggs, one coffee cup sugar, one and !
a half cups of -four, one t~easpoOntui OF
cream tartar, one half teaspoonful OF
coda. salt. Bake on two round tins,
when cold split and fill.
CHERRY BoUNCE.-To six pounds
cherries add three pounds loaf sugar and
two ounces bitter almonds; pour over two
onarts best brandy; let it remain
steeped, then bottle according to taste;
the cherries may remain entire in the
brandy, or you may strain away both
fruit and kernels.
FRICAssEE OF CHICKEN.-Cut the
chicken in small pieces, cover with halt
milk and water; boil until tender; add
a small piece of onion; take the chicken
Ii and stir in a tablespoonful OF Hour
and butter, creamed together; add n
egg, well beaten; then put in the chicken
for a few moments: if too thick add a
cupful of cream or milk.
PORK FRUIT CAKE.-One pound OF
pork, one cup molasses, two cups sugar,
enc pint boiling water, two eggs, CHINA
mon, cloves and allspicc, n tablespoon
each, two tablespoons cream tartar. n
teaspoon soda, one pound ~rasins, chop
ned, flour to make it the consistency OF
any stirred cake. Chop the pork fine
and stir on the boiling water; let stand
until cool. Bake very slow. The longer
it is kept the better. | have had some
six months, and it is still moist and nice.
BEEFsTEAK PUDDING.-Two pounds
of rump-steak cut into small pieces, and
cut into shreds two or three onions; paste
the pudding dish with good crust; then
put in the meat, with salt and pepper, and
a dozen oysters; add thickening compos-
ed of mushroom catsup, flour and water,
and mustard; simmer for an hour and a
half, and serve in the dish. 1t may be
turned out if the gravy in the pudding
can be retained. Mutton, veal, and
ham, fowl, and game may be served in a
similar way.
RIBBON CAKE.-Three eggs, one-half
cupful butter, one-half cupful sugar,
one-half-cupful milk, two cupsful flour,
one t~easpoonful cream of tartar, one
Tablespoonful soda; dissolve the soda
in the milk, and mix the cream of tartar
with the flour; beat the butter and
sugar; add TIE eggs, we'll beaten, then
the milk and lastly the -four. Take a
cupful of this mixture, add to it one
large tablespoonful of -four, n of Gin
namon, ~one-quarter teaspoonful each OF
cloves, nutmeg and allspice, one-quarter
pound shred %citron, one-half cupful
r%aisins, the same of currants, and one
quarter pound chopped walnuts or al.
monds; bake them in two shallow tins.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
Not 70 be 1t.

A Kentuckian who attended the
woman suffrage meeting at the capital on
Saturday, On entering the marble room,
found Mrs Tillotson standing on a table
delivering an address. Struck by her
odd attire, and wishing TO know who she
was, he turned to . newsboy standing by
and asked the name Of the speaker. The
newsboy, who seemed absorbed in Mrs.
T~illotson's address, laconically replied:
Dunno; DR.. Mary Walkers daddy, l
|blieye."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
PASTORS

knowing worthy persons who desire useful and re-
s,une,a,ire employment will help such by directing
them TO s.ni for a Special Agents Circular OF
FRANK LEsLIE"s SUNDAY MAGAZINE, a
Household Periodical, unsec ional and unsectarian,
edited by Rev. DR.. Deems. Good terms made
to such AS send a recommendation from a clergy
man and ten cents for postage for a specimen copy.
Adore .. RAN LESL1E'S PUBLISHING
HOUSE, x37 Pearl Street.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

CREAM Cookie without eggs.)-One
cup thick cream, one cup sugar, n
teaspoon Of soda and one of salt, lust
enough -four to roll out nicely.
WATER CAKk-One teacup sugar,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MArCHLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.

The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston and Chicago.
THE old life preserver is what they
call Johnssn's Anodyne Liniment a.
up in Maine where it Is made. This name
is well deserved, for ii is the best liniment
in the world. II will certainly prevent
diphtheria, and will relieve Group and asth-
ma instantly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

GOLD mining. How fortunes are made.
Read adv't. Brown 4 Bro, Calais, Maine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
A Good Word for Insects.

Every subject has its bright side, and
We are losers every way If We neglect to
find out and to refresh our mental vision
Herewith. How the insects annoy us!
Pests, W. call them, and in our irrita-
bility, we would oft-times a~nnihilate
them had We power to do SC. But what
if human life (humanly speaking) is de-
pendent on insect life? Beyond ques-
ton we are largely debtors to our hum
bic fellow creatures, the insects. The
journal Of Chemistry has lately summed
up "The Credit Side of the Insect Ac-
count" 1t suggests that the countless
myriads of gnats and other similar tribes
may serve to enrich the soil by convert
ing vegetable matters into heterogeneous
compounds. The question has been
raised whether a profusion of insect life
does not tend to prevent or mitigate
great fevers and other plaques. In con-
clusion the Journal says: To sum up, to
insects we WI wax and honey, silks and
precious dyes, valuable medicine, food
for birds and many animals, the fertili-
cation and increase of plants necessary
for the ~sustenance of many creatures,
and thus, indirectly, for the preservation
of man. In short, the human species,
wholly deprived of the services of in
sects, would fade from the face of our
planet. So the husbandman has only
to make the best of it by learning to dis
tinguish between his friends and his
foes, how to assist the benefcent opera
tions of nature in encouraging the for
mer and checking the latter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

PATENTEES and inventors should read ad-
Edison Bros. in another column
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
GOLD BONANZA.

How Fortunes Are Made!
Many poor men on the Pacific coast are
made rich every year by small investments
in mines without risk.
The HERALD, published at Calais, Maine,
says, they have no doubt the shares that
can now be had at One Dollar, will o be
worth over 3500.OO each.
Send at once for full particulars, rs the
shares are being rapidly taken. Address,
Mess. Brown & Bro, Bankers,
CALAIS, MAINE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
lANDREThS'
Warehouse,

ONION SEED.
II haa ever been our practice,
owing to the force Of climatic
Influences, To raise fin.- eixed
Onions from sets, seealtngs
or buttons. A. they are IN.
dINareutty rn1le1 tha prnwth
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
SEEDS

GARDENERS BCY FKOM FIRST HANDS SAVE MONEY
cheapest, Oest. purest stock ever grown. Sent pre.
paid by mail or express. Gardeners write me. there
IN my new illustrated catalogue. Fine as ever puE.
lIsh.d. Free to all, Send for one new.
II. III. SHUMWAY Rnckf.rl III
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
A Good Dairy Cow.

points. One 10Y which / possessed gave
ninety pounds of milk per day, another
fifty-eight pounds. The head should be
short and small, and always fne-boned,
rather long from the eye down, lips thick
and strong. Thick, strong ribs. In milk
ing cows only the nose should be some
what concsve, rather than Roman. A
dishing face is hollow between the eyes.
The eye should be large, showing consid-
cradle of the whites. Horns should have
an upward and forward direction; should
not be too deeply corrugated or cut;
should have a waxy appearance, and the
annual rings should be indistinct. There
should be no loose skin at the juncture
of neck and head; no dewlaps; short
heads, necks, bodies and heads, the latter
being the most important indication
shoulders comparatively light, good
breadth at the bottom and lower than
the hips. She should be low-sided. Hips
should be high, making the cow wedge.
shaped. Light TANKS for milk, but not
for beef. The udder may be swinging,
but must have length and breadth; hind
legs should be very crooked, tail long,
large at base and small at brush. But
many of these points are f1eeting. The
dishing face is infallible; the brisket
should be well down and forward an6
very thin. The most important point,
are the milk mirror, tactical veins, tn,
chine, the veins in udder and perineum
The chine is an old sign, it is single ant
double; the latter consisting of a cancel
lous growth of soft bone. II a COW pos
sesses a double chine, she lie sure to be
good cow. She may be equally goot
with a single chine, but then she ha
cups or nOtches behind the shoulder
The tactical veins are ducts that carr,
away the blood, not the milk. Their,
are three varieties of milk veins, viz.
single veins, double veins, and tripl
veins, also an extension vein which in al
important mark making a good COW
The more viens and the more crooke,
they are the higher is the indication
The escutcheon was discovered by
Frenchman in 1881 or 1882. All au
thorities give it more or less weight.
believe it to be strictly reliable. 1t j
that portion of the rear part of the ami
NAL covered with hair growing reversely
Judging by it is largely guess work un
less one has long experience. There ar
eight different varieties of milk mirrorl
The highest type extends up to the bas
of the tail and covers all the back par
Of the thighs, Is well as the fore part Q
the udder. In proportion as your miro
is broad your cows will be good. BY j
we a tell how well q COW will hold GU
her milk as maturity approaches, an
also of its quality.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

Statements from Physicians and Patients, certihcatea
Of actual cures. &C., &c, given in the cir, ular Hronnd
rach bottle. or copies will he sent free TO apple ans
may he ordered through any dealer i.
med cine OF direct from the proprietor q pr bottle or
@ bottles for -. tI.cAr g. NJ nsss. Is Cortlandt 81 w
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31
COUNTY CONVENTION
OF the National Greenbaclk Labor
Party, of Preston County.

1t is earnestly hoped and requested
that every man, Without distinction OF
party, who is opposed 10 the present
management OF tbv tiuaucGs of the couu-
try, and who il willing To- unite i'm au
houcSt and jealous effort To correct the
oppressive policy of tho money slaves.
and money managers, 10 meet m couvon
ton at the Court House. in Ningwool, ou
Monday. september 2ud. ISIS, 10 consult
as 90 methods and measures.
Come out. and let rs understand each
othor, ami let the people understand a,
and our policy. Let uS show to the world
that We are not communities. not social.
lists, ca agrari0uS, bat hon 'st men sunor.
ing oppression, and uicu who wilt use
all legitimate amt pcocoahlc means with~
in Our power To- bring about equality and
fairness in the administration OF our gov.
crnmcnt, county, state and national.
Very respectfully,
JAMES r.. MURDOCH,
chm EN. COM, kmgwood Dist.
kmgwood, w Va, Aug. 2d. lS7S.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31

well understood among Intelligent dnan-
ciers. Among the stock gamblers the
only purpose i'm view is to postpone the
time and prolong the day OF final cxplo-
sion. In the mean time the Shrcwd
and INSCRIPTIONS who have contributed
! their share To the general bankruptcy.
/ will ccouomize their means, arrange
| their affairs. shin their men ON the chess
/ board and shuttle the cards So that the
| poor and middle classes may be lvC with
an empty hand i'm game whore the nj n
| always win, tie poor always lose. and
/ capital lies rs sponge To drink up the
earnings OF labor.
! We ave had to keep an army of Cong
rcsNman who, Instead of relieving YOU OF
| debt, have given away the public lands
and accepted brihcs To- vote away your
liberty. These drNughtS upon your labor
| will keep farmers, contractors, meChan-
les and every body else poor IIcrc lies
/ the evil, now for the remedy: Vote
| down the present cNtraVagant system OF
! government, vote down the present svS
| tenn of corrupt legislation, vote down the
men who are keeping up strife among
| YOU. What the lahorCrs want is To- get
just wages for labor SO IA TO be able To
save something FOR themselves and fam
lilies. This YOU can not do'untl you get
rid of this taxation. Political economy
is system rs exact rs Geometry, not to
be overturned 10y moro ranting. We
therefore advise the lahoring masses To-
80 To your fire sides study your interests
and rights and learn To protect thcm.
! Dismiss your ignorant bablers who ncy-
er did days work ia their lives and who
know no moro of the science of Political
economy than children, but believe YOU
To be ignorant and play tho dcmngoguo
with their baldcrdash. or contractors,
farmers and laborers will all 20 down to
gcthcr. The first aud only thing to be
done is To get rid OF taxation which
grinds us all into the very dust The
ballot box is your place To seek rome iy.
hess things will be mo better, but win
continue growing worse under this ..
rule, until the financial systom is ruutui
lying in common heap with the lut,-.
constitution and Liberties of the people
Credit implies debt. We hnvo thou.-
auds of millions of credit ON the market
which represents our debt. But debt
implies poverty and we have mi .,cn
Our poverty Tor our wealth whi,n is NOT.
and unless we get rid of this bonded
debt or get II in another form. wa may
work 10 hours in the day and sin bc
pin"hcd with cold, gauut with famine.
and not Ice able To save ourselves from
nakcdness and want.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31
TO School omcors and Teachers

kINGwooD, w. VA, Aug 2G, 1878.
difference OF opinion has heretofore
existed among the different school offs
GERS. as b. the employment OF jauitors for
the school houses, Tho Boards of Edu~
cation Of the different dis riots have en-,
lertaiRcd contrary opinions as TO the
proper construction to be given to Art.
81, school Law, 1877; the majority, be
love, and our own among the number.
regarding the power as a dscrci,yno,y
0iic. For the benefit OF our own Officers.
as well a, those Of other districts, there
fore, publish the following extract from
a lengthy letter written me by the State
uperintcndent, i'm answer to my inqui
ries on the subject:
81 think, should the trustees have au-
thorzed expense to be incurred for fires,
and present, ur certify proper account
thereof, tho Board, ,iOf,c,thsi0udiaJ men.
OTdct, and 0HhOUyh Juit HOticc h0d becli gir-
en HrcQf, could he compelled by Nun
ddn'ns to pay such expense by an order
on the Sheriff"
Very respectfully,
II. w. MONROE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31
From Brandonville.
BRANDoNvILLE, NJ. r.

bHANDoNNiLLE, w. Va,
Edtor Argus.
As promised in previous issue Of Ar
CUR, will write again on Grecnback
question. In looking over the columns
Of the JoUpoi, 1 find Billy u. is at
tempting to direct the many voters of
Preston by making false charges i'm re-
gard % The writing OF the communication
from this place. lie claims it "a dodge OF
Hyde, Worthington & co. As far as
Northington is concerned. ] mover. ~
yet, have seen him; and am positive hc
never. before the issue of the ARGUS.
read the communication. As far as the
grcenback question is concerned there I.
no warmer friend 10 its cause than mv-
self ia the GO. Dawson prints letter
purportiug to be from green ackcf.
Now This letter never was written by any
other than n b.Oody-shirt trickster from
the simple fact that Billy is no Grcenback
advocate and Will not lend his columns
for any other than a selfish purpose.
This Greonbacker is within the folds oi
the Republican party, has nurtured re-
puDl'cauism from The cradle, and over
the name Of Grccnback has made q ty-
rado against the Democratic party The
Gcutleman's language seems very par-
tisan like, and in no case does hc exc
press himsolfas irhe was ardent i'm the
move. Such Grecubaclism never will
amount TO anything, as Billy ID. dictates
tho brains.
Time moves slowly along, and at Cos
heols draQs on appointed events of fate
and the purposes of destiny arc slowly
Milling up their measure; money is bee
coming OH the time q little scarcer
houses are scarce and nobody builds be-
cause their money is locked zap in bonds
and bonds pay better ANA are taxed less
than any thing else. u Will not justify
ihe farmer 90 break prairie, fence folds,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31
LOCAL CHIT-CHAT.
Happenings Here and Hered6outs

Es-Farmers and land owners having
lands for sale, should AT once place them
in the hands w. T. Listou. PORT and
as he is driving good business in the
sale Of real estate. Parties from other
counties and States are around looking
for land. Now is your time to sell.
DR.. +. NJ. Dent, of Newburg. has our
sincere thanks ior another club of sub
>cribers,
Wit is surprising strange to think
that an intelligent armey will use the
old. rusty, cast iron plows, when they
can buy one one OF the South Ind Chilli
cd plows from w. 7. List,u
Roy. Mr.. Myers, OF tie Baltimore Con-
ference, preached Co the Methodist con
gregation, of lingwood, last Monday
night.
SR-Post hole diggers, tanning mills.
pumps, farm bells, ICED cutters. anu all
manner of things sold by W. T. Liston.
Miss Lena Conley. daughter Ct DR.. A.
c. Cunlcy, OF Piedmont, has been visiting
relatives and friends near Tunnelton.
this week.
The campmceting, near Tunnelton.
was very largely attended during the
week, and We ieIrn that much good was
done
re- What do YOU think? They tell us
W. T. i>tou sells both right and left
handed hill--ido plows.
Prof Cairo Is Flowers Queen concert
was "a success in every respect. The
Court Hous, Hall was crowded to its
utmost capacity and every one was &c
lighted with tho splendid music-vocal
and instrumental. 1 any person can
conduct "A ce.tsuccessfuliy Prot. Cars
roll can, and we should like to give it an
extended notice but space says no"
5E"-They say that cider made by one
of the mills sold by w. r. Liston is
sweetcc, and makes better apple butter
than any other cider mill known.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-31
l.ABOEER.
Letter from Jas. Messenger, ESQ
PORTLAND, w. VA, Aug. %.


tidor 1ygUs:
Permit me, through the columns of
your paper, TO contradict the charge
made in the Jou,7,al that the call for the
Grecnback meeting on the 10Th inst, at
Portland, was without authority.
for one, with others, requested the call 60
be made. ! am also apprchcnsiyc that
the letter purporting to haye been writ
ten In Valley district, i'm last weei =
JDVH0i, signed "a Grccnbarkor who
wont fuse eliminated in the fertile brain
ola citizen who can sit upon the hin and
Wow his "soven herds" and no Grccu-
hacker at all; if he is, q very weak one.
II. {. WOrthington is not the only
Greenbackor i'm Portland district, ~ we
expect 10 carry the district mt the next
election by 100 majority. / was ut Pine
Grove schoo, house ON the evening of the
18th and organized Is Greenback club OF
thirty members Also, the Hayes and
Wheeler club. Of Eodamcrs, forty mems
bcrs, Of which I was President. are
Grcenbackcrs. with the exception Of two
or three. As to IL &. W., / believe him
TO be as sound and honest a Greeubacl.-
Or as any in the district
This rs no move of either individual
party, but Democrats and Republicans
alike arc wheelig into line. find all
over the county that tho laboring men Of
both parties are with the Crcenbackcr ..
but cannot say the same orthe capitalists.
We expect very largo delegation nom
this district ON the second Of September,
and hope 90 sec the Same power from
every district iu Tic county.
At the Time the call for the convention
on the second was made, was not aware
oiuy other organization in The couu
Let as rally, men, 90 tho front ma
show on thc I'd that we mean cuisines.
believe That ON that day we can demo.
-tratc opposition 20 be useless. We must
choose good sound men for eUc,y place.
De considerable, not act too ra.hiv. and
victory is sure. our platform IS broad
enough for ail. hopo thst al honest
thInkiugmen will fct. This party /. to
the advantage OF the laborei. the pr,Iu
Ger, the merchant and manufacturer. bu,
opposed to mou1polics and unjust taxa.
zion. Very respectfully,
JAMES MESSENGER.
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