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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
Notice.
July2fl 1879.

II accordance with the foregoing notice Of Dis
] solution. resp cttully Announce 20 ny Gus
toners and the public generally that will con-
time The business In all ITS branches heretofore.
l bope to De able By ofFcria- inducements Of good
Goods and reasonable charges 20 retain the old
Customers. and % secure the patronage Of many
new ones. will be pleased 10 De able % settle
without undue d.,ay tie business % the late irm.
j. -. EUENS
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
BUILDING PURPOSES,
rRESu AWgrVAIs.

lust received a large stock Of Queens and
81 Glassvare-purchascd at extremely low pri-
ces and will be sold cheap tthe Corner Grncery.
MAYS. 1879. !. 2. RGDRiCK.
TVHE Corner Grocery is now supplied with
I splendid stock OF Family Groceries az bottom
prices. J. L. RODRICK.
INRESH CRACKERS, Cakes. great variety and
/ elegant. for sale at the Corner Grocery
Nqy 8. 1879 j. Z. RODRICk.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

\ German named Lepbis, tramp,
was committed to Jail Tuesday, by Justice
Roberts. COR an attempt at rape upon the person
OF Miss Susaunah Taylor. near Summit Point,
this County. We a'e Informed that Miss
Taylor is a handsome young lady Of Baltimore,
soiourniog at Mr.. John c McCluTes Befre
accomplishing his outrageous purpose the hend
was alarmed aud concealed himself in closet.
Mr. Mcclure turr ed the key upon him making
him a close prisoner We have the most M
fayorajIe reports Of the appearance and de-
meauor Of the prisoner. 1t is said the laws of
West Virginia impose very inadequate penalty
for a,iemp, at rape II this man We goilty %
the accusation made against him be ought to
be punished to the extent Of the law; and
our Lawmakers should take the first opportu-
nifty to amend the laws so as to meet such
cases condisnly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

Melcal authorities asSertth that more than one
half Of tae annual mortalityis due TO Pulmona-
~ complaints Why, then, neglect SO great
an earthly salvation when Dr. Schley's Fami-
BY Cough Syrup is guaranteed TO Afford relief?
II is DO patent humbug. but is prescribed by
the faculty. Try it and be convinced Price
only PC For sale in Charlestown by c. E.
Be,ler, aud at uarper's Ferry by Gilbert Bros.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
Dissolution.

rT1HE COTARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
between Carroll 4 Burns is this day dissolved
b. mutual consent. Al matters pertaining 20 the
business will be settled by j. I'd. Burns who also
is authorized to collect outstanding obligations
aud pay al debts. ,.,,,,,,
July 20, 1879.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

To all who are suffering from the errors and
iudiscrctious OF youth, nervous weakness early
decay, loss of manhood, &c. viii send recipe
that will cure YOU. FREE OECHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
S1rth America. Send a selfadlressgd envelope
% the REv. Jos. Z. ISSAN, Station y, Ncg YORK.
Cty.
Jan. Il, lSTg-ly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

WANTED Every farmer in need of a
Hors. lIly Rake. or Gratu and Fertilizer Drill
o. cl, an Charles T.. Blvrhlrt. az buiclts De
rot W. Va. and examine thc Rlkes and Drills I
have un exhibition before Purchasing elsewhere.
Tam selling a Rake which gaze 'ull satisfaction
last wear. aud which claim has advantages pos
..-s.I lr uD either rake. Also am selling per-
f.ct uri.l. that has stood che tcs. 90 competitors
ior years. D guarantee every rake ana diii. sell
Oh give fg'l sltisactioo, Oh equal any, and sur
passed ov none. G.. J.. BAtNHAkf, DlMe'ds
Depot. ~. Vac. Agent Cog ruscarora Asricultu-
rll Works. ul-tius1urc-Joh Fitz, Proprietor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
BOUND TRIMS.

Train $50 daily. Train GIL Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. All other trains daily ex-
ccVt sunday.
June u. $50.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
CAMP MEETING.

YlNllE members of Tue N. Z. Church, South, on
BerryyiIle Circuit, Winchester District, will
hold Camp Meeting commencing on
THURSDAY, THE TIL or AUG UST
and 10 continue one week. The woods are located
Immediately on the Winchester and Millwood
Turnpike, where the Old Chapel and White Post
road crosses the same. Positively no huckstcrng
allowed on the ground. The Committee will pro-
vide good board for individuals and families al
very low rates. Persons desiring board Cor thc
week will DO we'll 20 communicate at once with
Mr. G.. Z. $. Philips, in Berryvlle
All denominations are earnestly invited 20 at
tend the camp and participate in the exercises
The public generally is sincerely requested to at
tend and any person or persons desiring 10 tent
upon the ground will please hand their names to
the Committee.
BY order Of the Committee,
REV. +. \. STROTHER, T.. 10 G.
G. +. 5. PHILIPS, Chairman Of Com.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
Vir.g mia soap Works.
Mo X-irrimin GouI, " oI.lc>.


40 Fertilizer has given such general sails
faction this season ~ Grange Mixture. We
are clad to state that the price has been rcdurcd,
though the standard BE- guaranteed ~ bc 'he same.
IIrpITI IL co
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

Fresh buried whitewashing LIME, Just receiv-
ed and clr sale ~ GEO. ". T. kEARSLE(.
April 3, 1879.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

The sudden utterance Of an Old darkey
at an crring brothers hanging IS repIete with
an olcquenoe Of humble shadiug-a union Of
faith aud remembrance: sublime, though
Hinged with humor. Having expressed bis be-
lief that he would enter Heaven directly, The
doomed man was greeted with
Say Jem. eff yer see oil Amt Polly Lott
Jar tell 'er Ilowdyi"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
Manhood: How Lost, How Restored!

ManhOOd HOW LOST, HON hcsto''u'
Ju-tpublishej, a new edition of Dr.
-CfeVsS <Culyerwclps Celebrated Essay on the
sate radical cure without medicine o.
SpermatorrlU or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary
Sc,pina! Losses Impotcncy, Mental and Phyfical
Incapacitv, Impcdimcr,s u Marriage, etc also
Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by self
INDULGENCE or sexual cxtravagancc, &c.
Tie celebrated author. in this admirable Essay,
clearly demonstrates. from thirty years success
sir abuse nav he radically cured without the
dangerous use Of internal mcccinc OF the app!i-
cation Of tie knife pointing out mode of cure
stonce simple, certain, and eiectual' by means o1
which every sufferer, NO matter what his conds-
ton NAV be. may cure himself cheaply, privately,
and radically.
~ This lecture should be in the hands OF
every youth and every IMAM in The land.
sent free, under seal. in plain envelope 20 any
addrc.s. Address the publisters,
TIE CULVEilW Eli MEDICAL CO..
Al Ann St, New York; Post O.iice Box, 1856.
June a. ls79-iy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
STEAMENGINES.

I neiChb0rins counties 'or the saie 90
wv Z. TANNER & cos P0R TABLE AND
Stationary STEAN ENGINES.
Manufacture, at Richmond, Va.
These Engines are superior 10 any heretofore
introduced 10 the public, having scVefaf Ne7 ana
i.,.orfop, Iftr,reaients We call especial atten-
,iou T. the arsangemeu,of the Boiler and super
Heating Dome hv which = lsrge amountoi extra
heating surface Is acquired which is not Utilized
i'm any other make OF Engine. thus cconomizlns
largely 10 FUEL and in TINE in generating
steam. We have a y horsepower portable In
zine Of this make furnishing power at our Plaster
Mil and as factions speak loud.r than Words we
will be happy to show it, acton and point ont ITS
s,Gy.biD. Parties needing power for Wheat
Threshcrs should cIll and get oar descriptive
catalogue and price !ist OF Portable Engines. We
can sell them better Engines, and unon more
favorable terms than they can supply themselves
elsewhere in the c0nntry. LiPFIII ".
lime a. t-1g
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

4 LARGE STOCK Of Cedar Tubs Cburntand
n Field Cans just received from fhe Factory
and i0r sale cheap by DUKE d GALLAHER.
XIlRE MUZZLES-tvo ADD three tine fof
w sale by DUkE 3 CALLAHER.
DRASs Preserging Kettle, BriaF 3cyiBpfani
ID Snathos foF sale iy
July 8, 1879. DUKE ClLLAHER
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

n-e For simplicity Of construction, and ease
with which they are operated, claim 70 have the
best Horse Hay Rake 10 the market. CHARLES
J.. BARNHAkT. Dullields Depot. w. Va, Agent
br Tuscarora Agricultural Works, Martinsburg.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
RATAPSCO.

rsNHlS reliable and welltcstcd Fertilizer stiil
holds IT. own, and viil De- sold this year at
a reduced price by IiPPiiI q 90.
Jaly s, ls19-3m.
nRADLEY'S SUPER PHOSPAATE.---We
ID have already large orders for a. unraying
Old and reliable Phosphate. We urge our farmer
friends Of Clarke and JcHerson 10 send IN orders
earlyif they would BE- suye of supply.
Jnly 3. 1879. LlPPlTT& co.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
NEW G00DSi

/ HAVE received my usual assortment Of Spring
DRY GOODS, also GROCERIES AND
G.. W. 7. kEARSLEl.
WHITE md Fancy Mating, Table and Floor
w Oil C,oihs, &c, for sale by
Nav 10 1919. g. W. 7. KEARSLEY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

C0MMUNICATED.-The ladies at Sha-
dy Side" acknowledge tie compliment of a
Serenade by the Middleway String Band
Their department was IN accofd with the sweet
strains which came floating on the midnight
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
EIeetion OF school Omeers.

On Tuesday next Oh election Of School
Officers viii take place. The following ticket
is presented to the voters Of Charlestown Dis
triet as one not only emineutly proper, but
likely % receive almost universal support:
For Couaty Superintendent,
JOHN liESS,
the present popular and efficient superintendent.
For President of Board oi Education,
CLEON MOORE.
For C0mmissi ncrs.
JOHN STROLLER MOORE,
WILLIAM PHILLIPS,
WILLIAM II. MOORE,
WILLIAM II. TRAFERS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

a GOOD deal has been written and print
Ell about an ice mountain in Preston county.
Il is somewhat Invested Of It's novelty by the
fact That in Hampshire couuiy, near North
River Mills, years ago ice could be found uu-
Der The loose stones anl moss upon the Noun
tain SIDE just as Is reported Of the recent Pres
ton county discovery. Amoass; The early re-
collie ions Of the writer Of this paragraph IS a
visit % Hampshire AID the gathering Of ice
in The month Of July or August. from under
tie loose bouldors and moss-coyered stones, and
drinking from a spring, at :he foo, Of the Hill,
,he wstss ol which wa as cold as ice could
make &C.. So, it seems there is nothing new
under tie sun.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

ANDiES, Nut, orarres. l.eisaf Dried ar
Canned Fruit, 40 tie cfsusr r. ocs-.'
Iay ., lsft. 2. .r11fcr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

| 90 POUNDS Pure Blue NOTIFIED Canadian Soap
tho only pure snap IN market, iust received
aud iJr sale % low lgures ~
QUlGLEY'S DRUG STORE.
MADAME LEWEEBERG'S pariiles de fio--
vi ence, md Saunders Face Powder orc fho
onlg two articles that sny lady can Use with safety
for her complexion, ani that arc FREQ from ar.
thing which can possibly iuiGfe ff skin-fl b.
had az QJIiLEi'S DNDG STORE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

,he wlts. ol which wa as cold as ice could
make 20. So, it seems there is nothing new
under the sun.
DR.. =. w. DO ER,
Dentist.
Onicc, 600 Main Street,
.AtMrs. Nazwel'sl
Charleston 81. Sea. CO., W. Va.
June 5, ISIS.
Gen. Gilbert s.. Meem, Of Shenandoah
County, Virginia. adyer,srs in this issue Of the
FssE Pass bis SECOND annual sale Of Sheep,
and las male arrangeaea,s with the Rlilroal
Company fcr reduced fare, Sc. Il is well
Known that Gen ,i-em is The great Virginia
rae'e. &C fae SIZE p, and the sale thisycar, as
last. is likely q be very largely attended,
some % the newspapers took columns 20 de-
scribe ths sheep sale Of last year,-the sheep
luncheon IRE Incidents Tie attractions this
year az, u.t less; AMI croNlof distinguish
el stock raiscrs and others may be anticipated.
lam showing s0me wonderful bargains this
wees. cheaper Goods never were offered. See
tLepr.ccs: Oae ease, go pairs Meas Richmond
Heavy SttchlaNus, Sl.75 per pair One case
SOB pairs Calf d. s. I'D. One case sd pairs
Ladies t1s,in. Slippers go C. hid Slippers,
65 e. NcvpHts. GID G.. L1Jics Baltimore CITY
Ntle Bgttou Boots, - oo, guaranteed. Mems
Uas Grgsas. ODD C. Bows Low Shoes, :; 90,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

church Notes.

Preaching in the Presbyterian Church,
10 this place, on Sunday morning, August 3rd,
by Rev. ". W Page. Of Virginia.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

Not ike the snowflake on the river,
4 moment sweet, then lost, Oh never.
G.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
lelly Steel Barb Fence Wire!
The Best in the World

ADVANTAGES or Banned WIRE
TITS ihe chcapcl. strongest, most ef, Give ant
! mot durable fence known. Itwoghl boo lD
0ances % the rod, and conscq ucnry, li s'n.n
price per pound, b. irom one.f.h To- 'ac f'l I'D
cheaper than any other barb wle 'n ihe inlfh ti.
N s. pro0f against storms. Gre, wind ald ltnct
animals win no, rub 30 down 30 seb on t1e 60.
fsn-igc. 70 protects Itself lttlles Ices posts lei
labor and less time t0 buiid 30. i tab but 'iit'n
room; You can cultivate close o. 70 ard seed. can
Do kent out Of g. IT'S the greatest Irscl cal o.
veniion oi ths are aud adopted by leading Farm
crs and railroads cl Che country.
n 4. Sffoaa.-lt is 90 steel, both wire and b1fA
The wire g. drawn from new stcCl gods ts.ecitiit
for us. Bet Hor1.--ltis cut from diamond ficeli
with holes punched 20 ccntrc, has most ,,fenah
at The base. Aoi beHg. roHf. ac baio Dr. tifti-
"a from both Sides aud does aOt inluro si1, s.--
Durable Point Ithas q smooth, cut point which
viii not rust Oh like . ragged wire point Poiaif
no Righf Piocc.--Our wire prcrcnt so points O.
the rod, where they WILDE oncctifci FgifoHr tn
% bunch, as g. the case WITH some Wiffi thft mr.t
have tour points 10 bold -. barb aud can he mada
no other wav. Under aN me Fat'Hi1.-- ii BE- in4as
under the Kelly patents of 1865, ant So i1ily 3D.
ccnscd under u DE letters patent owned of con.
troIled by the Wasbbun & Alogn Nnfs O..
DUKE Is GALLAHER, Charlcstown, IcG. Co..
". Va our General Agents for ihe valley oi
Vitginia, have fuii stock Of Wire on hanc and
will furnish CifcaiJrs and al needed Information.
THORN WIRE HEDGE CO..
June q, 1879. Chicago, Illinois.
TE'HE STATE or WEST VIRGINIA, JET
p lERSON COUNTY, TO-WH
MRuies hdd mhe cyts C5ice -fhe cir
c,G Cart u J6ersoa County yu'7 I.l6Tf.
DANIEL WINE, nm.
Igqina'
J. B. FRANKLIN, and Marita = Due.
Defs.
TAo object of this uit Is 10 recover froH, !. o.
Franklin ele712, With interest from Nav llth.
1873 and 70 attach thc same in tho hands OIL SID
nor e.. Ferguson, the debtor 81 saf Franklin.
Il appcaring0n affidavit ticd IN ihir slii, that
the Defendant !. j. franklin isuot 81 resident 0f
the State Of West Nrcinll, Dr. O. hereby required
60 appear within four weeks arsr Doe dafa ~ fhe
irst publication Of this order, and do 1hatis He-
ccssary " protect bis interests IN ibis natter.
And IL g further ordered data capY ol tLs
order shall De- pubi.hcd once a week foriour
successive weeks, 10 Zoe FwGfatt fHrg psrts--a
Newspaper published in this Cogrfr-nrd ai.l
posted at the front door % tbo Count lionsc 81 zoe
lald Couniy, atlea-t twenty days before Decree b
rendered
FP.LTNCH,
Clerk ~ ihc Circuit Cou.t
Isaac ForTr, p. q.
july II, ls70-it
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
IUMBER DUSENE8S,

at Roadside Rockingham County, Virginia, and
has facilities Tor filling orders OF any c&jcnt aud
great variety. lie commands forests Of growing
timber Of the very best quality and milling ca
pacity % meet the most cHtrayagant demduda Of
this section.
fA-.f O. Z f..- f,,-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
HampdGa-S ydaey College

TTNilE lOlih Session begins September 4th 1879
Expenses about $40. The Curriculum 90
Classical, Scientific and Moral studies is retained
but ample provision is made Tor those Who "a
not wish 60 take its fell course No student adj
yanccd without standing searching cxaminatiJ %
For catalogue apply 20
Kgy. j. y. p. ATKINSON. D. D.,
JnIvl2. ls79-gm. President.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02
PAY YOUR TANIss.

VOL promised 10 90 20 directly after hargest.
II they are notpaid promptly slI be coz.
PEELED y make the money.
EtGEHE BAKER.
July 8, lsI9-tf Si..ig
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-02

DEANS Great American Root Beer saatrs =
4 } mos, delicious ADD hcai.iili dnnf r0sscrsinr
great propcriel, or ioninc ~ ihs Bi1sl. Eidness.
Stomach, &c. O0iy % cents package. suGici.
iof gallons - creamy Bccr.-f0 b. lad 80
QIICLEl's DRUG STORE.
CIlCE FAST FLY PAPER-s-ee f.ou, psi.es
> a, QUiGLKl's DRUG STORE.
100 POUNDS ofProsh Afror.ed Tas... Seed 40
| 10y agares al QUiGLEl s DRUG STORE.
INSECT POWDER Gus, simple 90 consfrec-
] ton, hss noihiny liable b. eef snt N orir,
and VII issue TIE Powder ia lnr p 4 direc.
ton. Also Persian IrsrcI - lf fi-
use, "a QUlGLEf IE -rarI
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

for preserving as canned fruit. 5. The
brine for preserving should always be as
strong as it can be made, and from pure
salt, otherwise it will bleach the surface
of the granules. 6. The butter is kept
from floating by keeping the vessel full
of brine. 1t can not then rise above the
brine. Z. When desired for use or for
market, it is taken from the cask and
the brine rinsed off with cold water,
when it will be found as fresh and rosy
as when it came from the churn, and
may be sailed and put in any desired
shape, or it may be transported in the
brine if it has far to go, and fitted for
market at the end of its journey. 8.
Butter has not, that we are aware OF,
been sent to market in the granular
form, the samples kept in brine having
been put in form for marketing at the
dairy or creamery. Small packages
have been sent over long journeys in hot
weather to test its ability to stand heat
and rough usage while in brine, with
excellent results, and this after it has
stood a long time in the brine.
9. Since the article iii the
Tribune, of February II, the
honor of originating this method of
gathering butter in granules and pre-
serving it in that form in brine, has been
contested by Mr.. Lewis T. Hawley of
Syracuse, N. Y, who claims to have
started experiments in that direction so
long ago as 1866. These experiments
have come to light in consequence OF
the Tribune article referred to giving
the credit to Mr.. Higgins. 10. 1t is
true that Mr.. Higgins has for two years
had an application before the Patent
Office for marketing butter in this form,
but it has steadily been denied, and it is
thought very justly, for, admitting that
he was the first to make it available, the
process has been developed an inch at q
time by different persons, rendering il
impossible for any one to claim it abso-
lutely. Nobody can ever make any
thing out of patent on granular butter,
should one be obtained, as it would be
invalid, and impossible to maintain il
even if it was valid.-L. B. arnold, in
N. Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
A Word to DOubfers.

There is a good old English maxim that
teaches us to "believe every man honest until
We know him to be villain" American Gus
tom seems to have reversed this law and ap-
pears to make every man villain until he has
proved himself an honest man. AS with peo-
pie, SO with things. Every article placed in
our markets can lay claim to popular favor
upon intrinsic merit and value alone. Con-
tinued popularity, therefore, is proof positive
of intrinsic excellence. DR.. Pierce's Family
Remedies are far more popular to-day than
ever before. The people have tested them and
know them to be genuine remedies for the dis
eases they are recommended to cure. The
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pei
let's are the best alternative, tonic, and cathar-
tic remedies that can be used in chronic dis
eases of the stomach and liver. The world
wide popularity of the Favorite Prescription,
as never-failing remedy for Female Diseases,
would have alone secured to its discoverer the
fame he has so richly won. DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, of which DR.. Pierce is also proprie-
tor, is recommended by those who have tested
its virtues as safe and reliable remedy for
catarrh in its worst forms.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

She was really charming, and
seemed to enjoy very much the EQUAL
on toast" until her pearly teeth struck
a couple of shot, then her countenance
changed, her expression became
wrathy, and she said: cit is too mean
that they leave those nasty shot in the
birds" "Why," said he, "they are
good for the digestion" EYES," said
she, "they may be, but don't want to
die jest that way Danbury NesUs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

ABOUT GRANULAR BUTTER.-Severa
inquiries having been referred to me
from various readers of the Tribune as
to the details, etc., of the system of
gathering and keeping butter in gran
ules, answer with, l trust, sufficient
fullness to be understood by all: /.
Churn the same as usual until the butter
comes and is almost ready to gather.
Then turn into the churn, little at a
time, cold water enough to reduce the
contents of the chnrn to about "a deg,
and churn slowly till the butter forms,
as it soon will, into granules. 2. The
buttermilk is best separated by drawing
it out at the bottom of the churn. When
this is not convenient the butter may be
skinned out in any convenient way and
put into vessel of cold water, or what
is better, cold brine, and then stirred to
cleanse it of buttermilk, repeating the
washing in new brine till it runs off
clear, thus avoiding any working, which
is very important point. 1t should lie
in the last brine half an hour to an hour
before sailing. 8. When taken out for
sailing it should be placed so that the
brine will drain off, and when this is
done it should be spread out thin and
evenly, and the salt sifted on and stirred
in. 1t is better to put on the salt at two
or three different times, stirring in well
at each time, 80 that the salt shall be thor
oughly mixed through the granules. The
salted granules are then pressed into a
mass by a butter-ladle, lever, or butter
worker, and set aside till the salt is dis
solved, when it should be taken, little
at time, and pressed or run through a
butter-worker till it becomes solid, and
as much brine is pressed out as desired,
when it is ready for packing or for mar
ket. 4. If it is desired to preserve but
ter in brine, a vessel of wood or glass
may be used. If wood, it is better not
to have the casks very large-say, half
barrel in size-and it must be thorough
~ cleansed of all sap or woody flavor
by first soaking in cold brine several
days, and then filled with boiling hot
brine and letting it stand till it becomes
cold. This brine may be used to soak
the next cask in. Before putting in but
ter the cask should be partly filed with
clean, cold brine, as strong as it can be
made, and then filed with butter in the
granular form, and fresh from the churn
as may be after washing off the butter
milk and soaking in brine for an hour
or so. The cask is then to be headed,
and through hole in one end filed full
of brine and left to settle till every crew.
ice is full and it will settle no more,
when, if necessary, more brine is added
to make it full, and the hole plugged.
The butter is then in as good condition