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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30
Hon. Henry G. Davis.

The Bahimorean Of the 18th inst. con.
tains an excellent portrait OF Senator
Ii. G. DAVIS, and thus natteringly al
ludes TO his career:
The personal appearance OF HoN. III.
q. DAVIS, Chairman Of tbe United States
Senate Committee on Appropriations, Is
faithfully represented in the portrait we
give above. lie was born in Howard
county. Md, on the 10th day Of Nevem.
Der. 1928. and may be emphatically de-
nominated one OF natures noblcmcn.
without the prestige OF birth. or the aid
OF wealth or collegiate education, he has
grspplcd with all disadvantages. and
gradually and surely worked his way tn
seat in the highest legislative body
known to the American people. lIore
he has admirably discharged the duties
OF representative, and in his particular
sphere, ~ Just as useful and just as high.
~ honored as the most erudite or elo-
quent In the Senate of the United States.
Such men we delight TO honor and we
take pleasure in holding him up as an
eXemplar TO the youth OF the country.
Let them 5e assured that honor K shame
from no condition rise act well their
part there the honor lies This il the
true passport to greatness in the rreest
country upon which the sun has ever
shone.
United States Senator Henry c.. Davis
received country school education, and
lived and worked upon a farm until he
was twenty years old. During the four
teen succeeding years he was in tho en-
ploy of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. Upon severing his connec-
ton he began mining coal aud banking
at Piedmont West Virginia. Besides
being largely Interested in the mining
and shipping of coal. and the handling
| of lumber, he is President OF the Pisd-
mont National Bank.
His political advancement dates from
1865, when he was elected to the House
Of Delegates Of West Virginia. Three
years later he was a member of the Ma.
tional Democratic Convention which was
! held in New York. and in 1872 of the
/ one held in Baltimore. In 1868 he was
elected to the State Senate, and upon
| concluding the term was reelected. 1t
was during his second term that he was
| chosen as Democrat to succeed w. Il.
Wiley, Republican, in the United States
Senate. He took his seat March 4th,
1871, and in 1877 lie was elected for a
| second term.
In the Forty fifth Congress he was
Chairman OF the Select Committee TO in
vestigate the Finance Reports, Books
and Accounts Of the Treasury Depart
ment, and q member of the Committee
on Appropriation and Agriculture, and
OF the Select Committee on Transports
ton Routes to the Scaboard.
In the present Congress. besides be-
ing Chairman Of the Committee on APP
preparations, he is Chairman of the Sc
lect Committee to investigate Finance
Reports, Books and Accounts Of the
Treasury Department, and member OF
the Standing Committee on Agriculture,
and that appointed to Audit and control
the Contingent Expenses OF the Senate.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

SrRR DEATH TO CABBAGE WouMs.-
"For every hundred heads Of cabbage |
take quarter Of Il pound of black pep
per and put it in box large enough 10
sift out well. Go into the patch before
the dew Is off and pepper the cabbage
well. Two or three times will be sufIi-
cient. The worms go through the leaves
and die
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30


What is known rs the gold suits were
taken up in the United States court at
Richmond, Va, yesterday. before Judge
Il. w. Hughes. These are suits Nv the
federal government against ex-Gov. vii.
liam Smith and other officials for about
$4,000 gold, which it alleged they ap.
propriated TO themselves from the State
treasury at the time OF tho capture Of
Richmond, and which the federal GOV
eminent claims for itself as the conduer.
ing power. ExGov. Smith, now near.
~ 80 years old, was put upon the stand.
and made lengthy and interesting
statement Of his actions and wanderings
IA Governor for weeks succeeding the
foil Of Richmond and until bis surrender
20 Cen. Patrick. provost marshal OF
Richmond Bali. Sun. My "a
EDUCATION IS CmSA.-Wo have been
apt 90 consider China M heather
country. Gnj such it is from our Chris
tim standpoint, but it is far from an
ignorant land. IL has, without doubt,
according TO ByJncS Educational Month
", over 4OOOOO00O people, Of which
vast number there is scarcely one who
cannot read and write. 1t has 1000
colleges, and their Libraries outnumber
ours ten 20 one. There arc in that land
OF pig.tai'ed Monrols 100000 highly
educated mon. while there is hardly a
woman who IS educated OF all the vast
number Of It's people, and not one who
Is though. 90 have soul. Education is
principally discipline OF the memory.
and their schools are based upon an en-.
tirely different idea from ours. 4 live
Yankee schOolmAster would end little
employment in China, even though he
understood the Chinese language and
literature perfectly 80 Scientific american.
With the aid OF the hands or piece OF
paper rolled in funnel-shape and held
towards the light, the human eve can
look through an egg, shell and all y!
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

HAN Toasr.-A nice supper DISH
Toast small slices of bread half an inch
thick, CRATE or mince some lean ham,
mix it with tho yolk of an egg, and some
cream; season with nutmeg, warm aud
spread the meat over the toast, brush
yolk of egg over The top. and brown in
Dutch oven before serving.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

EXCELLENT BRowN BREAp.--TaLc
one and half cups each of corn and rye
meal, two-thirds of cup Of moL,sses,
one teaspoonful safcratus stir in water.
leaving thick batter; add the saleratus
the last thing. Steam three hours and
bake half an hour.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30
""rmcr Sr Ilou.c.Kccpcr.

LEMON PIE lvsHr HIcx )-Ohe cup of
sugar, two tabiespoonsfuI -four, one cup
of milk, the yolks Of two eggs and the
white of one, and the grated rind and
juice Of one lemon mix well and bake.
Beat the whites of two eggs to stiff
froth, add two heaping taticspoonsful Of
powdered sugar; spead this over the top
of the pie and put back in the oven till
IL il light brown.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

With she aid OF the hands or piece Of
paper rolled in funnel-shape and held
towards the light, the human eve can
look through an egg, shell and all ~
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

A pie crust for dyspeptics can TO
made OF sour cream with a little soda in
IL. This makes tender crust. and one
can eat IL without feeling any worse
for it..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

Manure your orchards heavily and
cultivate annually. Corn, po:atoes
buckwheat and all root crops NAV oocn'
ny the we'll MANFRED orchard. but or no
consideration allow the growing OF oats.
Oats are almost a sure death TO fruit
trees Of any kind.
Sour milk takes iron rust out Of white
cotton or linen.
An old COW for milk, young hon for
eggs, a middle-aged hog for pork.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

One Of the terrors Of the somi.annual
houseclcaning - the necessity Of washing
heavy blankets. We arc quite sure that
we shall receive the thanks Of many
housekeepers by publishing the following
directions. by washing blankets, or any
flannel, IN this manner, all hardness and
shrinking Is avoided, and it il no more
trouble than to wash pair Of sheets:
For one pair Of blankets, dissolve a
pound bar Of good soap when tho.
roughly melted, add one tablespoonful Of
powdered borax and two Of spirits Of am.
monia. Add this 20 a sufficient quantity
Of water, already softened with one n.
blespooDful Of borax, 90 cover the 0lan-
kets Let them remain in the suds ono
hour without rubbing, then rinse them
thoroughly in lukewarm water, and hang
thom mp. Do not wiring them al al.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

VENoIsR PuDDINa.-Four ounces SUI
gar, five ounces bread crumbs, one half
pint milk, the yolks of four eggs, a tea
spoonful essence vanilla, three ounces
sultana raisins, two ounces citron. To
cook-Put in n small saucepan one ounce
of sugar, put on fire and allow sugar 10
brown; then cut In small pieces, the
bread crumbs, and put in bowl, add
the sultana raisins, the citron cut in
small pieces, the vanilla add to the
Drowned sugar in the saucepan, put in the
milk and stir until it has n brown color.
not allowing it to come To boil put i'm
small bowl the yolks of the eggs, over
them pour the milk through a strainer
and mix it we'll with tho eggs; add 10
the dry ingredients three ounces Of sugar
and pour the milk and sugar over it,
mixing the whole well together; take n
perfectly dry mould and put into it a
piece of butter dip the mould into boil
ing water TO melt the butter; into the
mould pour the mixture and twist over
the top piece of paper. Steam the
pudding for an hour and twenty minutes.
HINTS roR STEAMrNo PuDDIsos.-
the pudding is to be boiled the mould
should be covered with tin cover, but
i'll steaming without n steamer gil the
saucepan 30 as the water will come half
way up the mould and allow the water
to- boil. No pudding should be boiled
except an English plum pudding.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

A DELICIOUS JOHNNY CAKE.-Two
cups Of corn meal, one of -four, one..tea-
spoon of salt. one well beaten egg, half
q cup OF molasses, three fourths of "A tea
spoonful of saleratus stir well together
till about the consistency of griddle cakes,
adding the saleratus the last thing. Then
bake i'll n hot oven till nicely Drowned.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-30

SooT poR RosEs. Collect some 500,
from a chimney or stove where wood il
used for fuel, put into an old pitcher.
and pour hot water upon IL. When cool
use 1t TO water your plants every few
days. The effect upon plants ia won
derful in producing a rapid growth or
thrifty shoots. with large thick leaves
and great number OF richly-tinted
roses.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
CHURCH ES.

Notwithstanding at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. Us. Gillett, Pastor
misunderstanding at the Christian
Church OIL the second and fourth Sabbaths In each
month by Elder J. J. Williamson.
PRESBYTERIAN.-.Preaeh at the Presbyte-
rian Church on the ssecond and fourth Sav-
bathin each month by the Rev. W. L. Kennedy.
p PROTESTANT Observation-Disclosures every
sourth sunday In each month at lVIS O'Clock, a.
NJ, and p. N, tat st. Marks Church.)
!. BAPTIST. Preaching at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday iu each month, by Rev. M
Burris.
Observation-Disclosures 8
at the Presbyterian Church third Sunday In each
month by Rev. Mr.. Jarvis. 'O''
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
vanity.

The sun cores up and the sun goes down,
And the days and the nights are the same .
one;
The year grows green and ths year grows brown
And what 10 Il oil, when all 10 donsi 4.
Grains Of soubrs or shining sand,
Sliding into and ont Of the hand. 's''
And men 30 down in ships to .hs seas.
And hundred ships are the sams a. one; q
And backward and forward blows the brsese;o
And what d u all, when all 10 donei a., d.
A tide with never shore In sight,
Setting heavily on to the night. ''''f
The fisherman droppsth his net 10 the stream,
And hundred streams are the same saone;
And maiden dresmsth her love-lit dream, i
| And what Is II all, when all 10 dopet i,..t.
The net Of the fisher the burden brsAka,
And after dreaming. the drsamsrwaksss
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01

Belton JvHraaI:-A Mr. Robertson.
lately from San Marcos. now living ON
the Lsmpasss. near YodDpsport. in
this county. was. we are sorry to hear.
so unfortunate as 10 lose one Of his
children. a bright little boy. three
years old. who was killed BY the acci--
dental dischsrre Of PISTOL in the
hands Of another little boy, BIS broth
er, eight years Of age. The pistol sa-.
o. is usual in such cafes. an old rns'y
ope, sDd no one supposed il loaded.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
lewis ANN mis- DEAD
WlFE'a NIECE.
Starting for Rechsstss e De
sepse ShepPiag. ussp4 E4nRa.is'
lag In LlverPoel. ~

PENN Yam, N. Y, Jan. 18.--Vor
many years Leon Lewis Of Rsnns Yam
was q story writer for the New York
Ledger aud other periodicals. HE
wife. Harriet Lewis, vas also pop
ular story writer. They acquired eon-
|siderabh propertyin Penn Has, and
took rank in soclallifs. Their home
was one Of the finest 10 the place, A
year ago Mrs. Levis died ard soms
months later Leon Lewis anpoppcsd
that he intended to begin The bublisa- Y
ton OF q periodical ip PenuiYan mod
elled after Robert Bonner 'taNsw York
Ledger. He eos large sSbs6fiption.
and on the week before ChriAt mas 'tbe
Mystery appeared. Believing that his
wife was still with him 10, the spirit.
aAd was interested in the enterprise as
much as though she were living, lewis
announced his dead wife ai co-editor
and publisher. Tho initiaI number of
the Aystsry contained the opepings !
chapter Of story purporting to dhavcs
been written by Harriet, Lewisy Icons
introductory editorial article owas q
feeling euloey ofahisla.e'~ifes ItdeS9
olared that she was In cohytant spirit.
ual compauionsEip with him. and that, !
the blessed hope Of eventually en-S,
folding her 10 his arms ia heaven was
all that reconciled him to her death \,
Only one. number Of the lhysteryg Q
was printed ao Miss Julia Wheelock,
niece Of Harriet Lewis .ahad become
speeiapfavorite Of Leon Levitt Oh
the MoDday previous to- Christmas
Lewis and Miss Wheelock started for
Penn, Yap, with the understanding
among their friends tbatiithsy, were !
going to Rochesterto DO some Christ.
mas shopping But the baggage mas,
ter checked nine trunks fprsthem. ana.
since their departureBtley haze rot
been seen in Penn Van! o. ppflla I'll
It haslcomes out thuu Lewis and biyu
sixteen year Old compahiopf arrived ID
New York, % the DAY previous Elsi to, the
sailing of the. steamship Scythia. and
that they took passage tor oEurope.
Lewis owes 0,0OO 10 Pen1 YAH. He
leaves "a lpropertylfes estimated to ibe
worth $50 900. This'is artliBrary and
the Mystery esta blishmsns..' ! His rat
estate is mortgaged for more than itso
WORTH Nis saidathat he collected
about $50, 600 in subscriptions to the
| N,,s,e,.,, l b .ilitolu oid iti sob b.S,is bGa
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01

G. w. Geers. editor Of the Denton
Monitor, was defeated for the State
Senate, and now takes revenge on the
voters Of bis district Who went back
on him by Publishing a chronological
chart Of his head, to show them what
they have lost in brain representation.
.-Denison .Necs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
A Woman vyho Hns Degcne.
. ssY i@ l.asell. lo1lHn GaGs A'-.
fFrom the Rocklsnd Courier !

"A writer in the Art Journal be,
lieves that American, women are de.
generating. The woman Il who liveso
next door furnished sad example of,
this fact yesterday. She got up sat
four o'clock and built two fires, lug,.
ged four hods of coal from the CELLAR
did the weeks washing for family of
OF six before seven o'clock. prepared
the morning meal, impartially licked
three small children and got them
ready for school, potted several choice I
plants. let black patch into the cupo- !,
Ia of her husbands gray pants. readil
four chapters of a New York Ledger
continued story, visited neighbor and
learned how to cut her new cloak in
the latest style, cooked boiled din
ner and chased a book agent out Of
the yard with a broom, and all before
twelve o'clock. The American wo-
man is indeed degenerating.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
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Itis not determined at what age the
dwarf will fail here. Capt. Jones'
orchard of dvarfs, Gear Gonzales, is
now twenty years old and still prOduc-
tive.
Twill close by reviewing my own ex-
perience in pear culture here. In 1869
I started few pear trees in a nursery
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
THE PEAR 1
lis Culture In western Texas.


BY g. oNDERDONK, OF THE MISSION
VALLEY NURSERIES.
Pruning should be attended 10, but
not that senseless plan of cutting in
discriminatory anything to ''reduce the
top" Let the indications Of nature
govern the pruning. Nature here in
dicates preference for lowtop, even
standards, while dwarfs should every.
where be headed low. Then take ofi
the tips Of the tallest shoots if they at.
tempt to run up too high. Let the
branches run out low. If the trees
branch within foot or eighteen inch
es Of the ground SO much the better
In the winter cut out all limbs tho
bodies Of which come in contact with
each other, or from their position and
direction are likely to do so. Train
the branches upward and outward.
Whenever a limb is to be shortened
be careful to cut it just above q bud
that, from its position, will start ia the
direction desired. A dwarf pear tree
should never get, more than six or
eigh: feet high. A standard may grow
proportionally high. zoaw l3asna sac
F. If airy fruit shows itselflbefore the
third year after plantidg remove it at
once During the fourth year d few
pears, say six or eight, might be al
lowed to remain During the fifth
year more fruit may be left, according
tosthe strength of the tree. By the
seventh or eighth year the tree may be
we'll loaded without injury, but even
then it will be found to pay well to
thin the fruit considerably, as the re-
manning pears are so much finer, and
the tree should not be overtaxed. y The
thinning should be doue when the
fruit is as large as the little finger. Of
course we are speaking of dwarf trees,
as standards will not bear so young.
7n I am often asked whether it is best
to plant standards or, dwarfs. This
depends upon the designs of the plan
ter. The dwarf trees will bear young
and die of old age before the stand.
ards have become fully grown. My
.dwarfs, planted seven years ago are
now loaded with fruit, ,nowhile the
standards planted at the same time
have only from five to fifteen pears
each. But when the dwarfs are dead
and forgotten the standards will be in
all vigor of growth, and annually bless
their owner with their burdens Of
fruit. have fallen into the practice
of planting both dwarf and standard
upon the same plot, according to the
following diagram. 1t will be seen
that each standard is between two
dwarfs, and that when the dwarfs
have died of old age the standards
will constitute a complete orchard.
Moreover, the dwarfs make the plot
remuuerative after the fourth year Of
planting till they have done their
work, when the standards will require
the whole ground, and will repay the
owner. prefer l2x12 feet-1Ox10 is
offen adonted
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
American and Foreign Pat
.., ents. n Htya

GILMORE 4 co., Successors to Chapman, Hos.
mer d Co., solicitors. Patents procured In all
countries. ? No Fees i'm advances No
charge unless the patent is granted. No fees for
making preliminary examinations. No addition
al fees for Obtaining and conducting rehearing.
By recent decision of the Commirsioner ALL re.
jected applications may be, revived. Special at
tention given to Interference Cases before the
Patent Office Extensions before Congress. In
ringement Suits in different states, and all ltga.
tion appertaining to Inventions or Patents. Send
stamp to Gilmore Co., for pamphlet Of sixty
pages.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
CASES., LAND VAR
" RANTS. AND SCRIP.

a.
Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the o
s. General Land Office and Department. Of the In.
terror. Private Land Claims, Mining and
pre- em ptiOn Claims, and II Aonlestead d
Cases attended to. Land scrip in 40. 80, and l80
acre pieces for sale. This Scrip is assgnable, and
can be located In the name OF the purchaser upon
any Government land subject to private entry, al
Sl.25 per acre. 1t 10 Of eqnal value with Bounty
Land Warrants. Send stamp to Gilmore Co.,
or pamphlet of Instruction.
Officers, Soldiers, and sailors OF the
ate war, or their heirs, are in many cases enti
led to money from the Government Of which they
have no knowledge. Write full history OF service
and state amount Of pay and bounty received. En-
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after examination, will be given you free.
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however slightly, can obtain a pension by ad-
dressing GILAORE CO., sac, +. Street, wash
ington, d, c.
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In a separate bureau, under charge OF the same
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Prompt attention 10 all business entrusted to GIL
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01

New York papers state that the un.
usual snow fall in that State has al
most entirely stopped rublio travel
and transportation. The snow is three
feet on a level, and badly drifted-
equal to, IL not worse than in 1871.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
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Legal and transient advertising payable strictly
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Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
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Don't kill the toads. they arc the
gardeners friends. from the fact that
they are mortal enemies Of insects.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01
MAILS.

Austin Stage arrives at 70 O'Clock NJ; SAT
Antonio Stage arrives at 12 O'Clock N. Botf
Daily arrivals. Mails close stllA NJ; ffrf
Gonzsles.arri Tuesdays and Fridays at P. n.
leaves at y AN. next morning.
70 f5At A. vo1 STEIN, P. II.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-04
HYNIESEIL.

MARR1ED-Octobcr 20, at the resi-
dencc Of DIR. j. M. Glenn, by the Rev.
"A. j. Cauthcn, Mir. S. p. YouNG1NER,
of Lexington, to Miss G.. l.. BooKrEn,
Of Fairfield.
MARRIED-Octobcr 30, by the
same clergyman, Mr.. W. W. MOORE,
OF Charleston, to Miss Il. NJ. DuBosE,
of Fairfield.
MARRLED-Octobcr 80, by the
same clergyman, MIR. w. II. McCoN-
NELL TO Miss S. j. CURRY, all Of Fair
field.