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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-11

civil liberty. He is not pleading
the cause OF the strong against the
wenk when he talks, il he talks.
upon thc financial Questions.
WheSrycrhc has spoken through
out thc}Statr crowds have ga'lrr"l
to lis;vn from many miles around,
lie ha5.a ling prcSrnsr, i splendid
I.bearin::, andSgrc:.t r,,fnnstne$s. lie
is an orator Q: captivating quail
tics, lie speaks in Cincinnati this
evening. and this opportunity Of
hearing him Should moi he neg
lccted. a, y0TsN ~
TIM Ohio Republican managers
I,oponed-A,e-S State eampsign-elai,u-
ing that Foster would be elected
by not less than thirty thousand
MINORITY, and they keptup making
that claim until about two weeks
ago, since when they have been
singing small. They are now con-
tent to claim five thousand MAORI.
ty, and every day diminishes the
size o; those figures III their eyes,
The tide is now running strongly
Democratic. Democrats who tool;
no interest in tho election three
weeks ago are now I'll aiire, and nrc
full OF hope and confidence. We
regret that We have only ono moro
week FOX the Democratic tide TO be-
como n Democratic boom Two
weeks more, and the Republican
managers would he filled with con
sternation and Management at Dem
oCratic progress, and the way in
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por. Of the Committee on Per:odi'
Gals, which was adopted.
Re- ". White made Il motion
not 70 incacasc the number Of dis
ttiytsin this Conference,
Several astlr,brcthrcn. namely
lrythca wsb5,%Thompson. Bed
ip4l, Bottom md White g.Tc th"i'
'.s:iiews cnAhis subject. The whole
matter WIS LEFT in the hands Of the
Bishop and Presiding Elders.
7 cDEmanl Of Stewards made its
report, which was adopted.
! Conference adjourned with the
singing Of the Doxo!osy and beno'
,tlietion-hy, bmtllcF-Boitorh
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B.fSIiLyGYON LETTER..
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 6.
Editor DcmOcrHf:

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Oct. G.
Editor DcmOcrm:
Governor Holiday, OF Virginia,
has issued 4 proclamation 10 til"
pcoplc.ofthat State inviting them to
join in celebrating the anniversary
Of the surrender OF Cornwai!is Il
Yorktown, but as the anniversary
falls this year GU Sunday, the 18Th
oi October, he appoints Thursday,
the 23d, rs tho day on which tie
celebration is to take place. The
anniversary observance this month
Of the oveN. in Question, is simply
preliminary to the grand national
centennial celebration which it is
proposed TO hold al Yorktown on
the 18th ofO&tobcr, 1851. Al over
the country interest is oppressed
in the centennial" / have yccn
no suggestion of any intention Of
inyitin~ representatives If other
countries to ;oin in thr ccIcIr,t;or
THAT suh;cct will come M for c,,r-
si,icr,,ion. no doub. n thu c.r,ic.,
meeting artor the preliminary oh.
scrvanrr Hi, vogr, The cmt,,ro ~
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Look at Some of the Prices ::

Coffee, l5ctS.
Choice Yellow Sugar lOcts.
Crushed and graduated sugar
124cts. -. -.....
Family Flour IS per barrel.
Choice Syrlps GO and Scots per
gallon.
Full line of Laundry and Toilet
Soaps, &c, at bottom prices.
Nice Dark Prints, > cents per
yard,
Best Prints 6 and : cents.
Laurel d Muslin 9cts per yard
Good Brown Muslin, yard wide
49, 4 great reduction genera
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I and s cents.
Fruit Of the Loom, Blcacl! Mus,
lin 10rt' ptr yard.
Good Blcaeh Muslin, : and Sets
pei yard. ,.r..I
Jeans from Il to 5octs per yard
Colorcd Shirtings from S to ia
cents per yard.
Bunch Cotton 81.
Dress Goods from Is to 25cts Del
yard. Is
Clark's Machine Thread 5 cents,
GiHshms 5 and lOcts per yard
Ill.,. Il, ,r,.a. r.l
takOn in exchange
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FOR SALE.

& I desire TO sell my house and
lot on Centre Street, in the town
Of Weston. The house is con-
veniontly situated, and has q good
stable attached. For terms, &c.,
call on my agent, james McGamn,
Weston, MARTIN Coy%ELLY.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-11-08

October 5 part of the cargo Of
astcamship which was ininidocea..
was discovered to be on fire. The
flames were extinguished and the
vessel reached port, when investi-
CATION showed that spontaneous
combustion had occurred among a
lot Of silk goods. German and
French manufacturers furnish our
markets With fiue, heavy and cheap
silk. Samples Of such goods have
been sabjcctod to chcuhcal a,ialy,:
sis. Only fraction Oyer 81 per
,cent OF the stuff consisted Of silk
en- fiber; Oxide Of iron, certain
fatty oils and tannic acid entered
largely Into the coloripy Of the
fabric, and went to make up NJ
weight. The action Of atmos-
pheric oxygen qlon the combina'
'fion OF oxide Of iron with tannic
acid produces heat sufficient to ig-
| pite the silk 9bers and tho oils
There ARC wcll-authentfcated in.
stances Of conilaSration having re'
Quilted from the spontaneous com.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-11-08

The supreme court of Indiana
has affirmed a principle in respect
to The computation of time which
is hkelyts prove Of serious trouble
to bankers and others. 1t is that
the 2Sth day Of February and the
2sih day of February are 10 be
cor putsd as one day. The. qucs-
tion was suggested by the fact
that there ten days previous SER
vice Of process Is necessary. for a
Judgement. Andthe cause having
been begun in the last leap year.
1879, ~ itjSdss 1fas NOT sseena
in time, II the 18th aud 29th days
Of February were TO bo computed
- ono day. And tho court held
that they, must b 80 counted. The
| pith Of the decision Is IN these
words, Ills must pc regarded As
settled In this State that the 2sAl
and 18th days Of February in every
bisextils ysar smust be computed
and considered in law as ono day,
It'has been held by this court that
the English statue, 81 Henry vi
Is in force in this Stale. This sta
tute, speaking Of the 10Th day o.
February in leap year, provides
'Coniputitur dieille etdies ,proxi
me precendens prouMico die (Ans
that day a. well as the day next
preceding. shall be computed d
one day.. @sThis English statute il
recognized as part OF the Law
governing this State. The scrvic
Of the summons was not sufiiciel
IN law to justify either the defaul
entered or the judgment render
ctl."-St. Louis Times Journal
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A An eminent surgeon who does
not wish his name to be published
related the following anccdctc to q
few friends who were dining with
him the other day .isis4a3
AParisall millionaire was suffer-
Ing fronla complaint which was
declared to be mortal. He came
to mo and asked me i'll could save
him. told him / would do my
best, aild was successful in the
operation ! had to perform ou him.
When completely recovered lie
oxn,e me, told ME that l had saved
hts life, mud that his gratitude
would bB 'eternnl.n = Then be ask.
eli mo 10 what amonnt be wasill'
''ss'sS 'Ysn owe ess aa 900 frances Ire.
p''1S 'TStss tktpjshd fra,.el rhat i
n very ll3avy sum. 5ehld you
not bc anlls6ed vi u talf of lt3'
lifShat n II ~ q % onr lifs
nt. [ don't see how Can claim
more, ou ouspt. s. g : ! knsx, 2 I; 'a'e
|l;;',Audle Sply gav4 Ihl W. s'Ifsn
ues. .-- Bosion Herald. n
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Hunting mp Generals.
Is.s.visE sl.A na.!.v yssa.


"Aftcr Mr.. LincoIn's inaugura-
tion,n continued the veteran iourn-
alist. II was much and closely as
sociatcd with him. AS a matter
offact, fitted between Washing
ton and Albany constantly during
all the terrible years of the war.
Night after night I was cldsctci
with the president, after all in the
White-house had retired and saw
the struggle that great and good
man had with difficulties aud re-
sponsibilties Of. his position. !
have nothing much to do nova
days but to think" said Mr.. Weed
referring TO his asc and his blind
ness, i often think ofthis: THANK
G oil that he compelled the Chicago
convention 10 nominate Abraham
Lincoln for president, and moved
the people to elect HIM"
"You had Opportunities Of
knowing him we'll" suggested the
reporter. $500
''Nobody better. I recall the fact
that when the war was fairly be-
gun, tho president and ] were
talking one night over the qucs-
tion Of who should be appointed
to the chief command Of our
armies. We wanted ready
made Washington, aud dldn''
know in what direction to look fol
him.
i "yhcre was General Seottv ven
turcd the Infant from the only
daily pictorial in the world.
"Ycs," said the whitc-haircd
member of tho Old Guard, 81
went to him to talk TO him about
it. Not, please understand, will
an idea that ho would do. but te
, ask him who he thouyt would do
l said: General, you know as wei
, as do that your advanced age ant
inilrmities viii not permit ..you t
serve actively at the head OF on
, armies, and that we must have
, trusty and capable commander
!. How would Robert Lee answer til
! purposc!" The veteran Of Lundy'
!. Lane and Mexico, looked at M
sadly aud said: "liyou had aske'
Z, me that last week, | should hay
said he is just our man; but lie
|, las gone with his State. 1 hav
!, Just got news ofliis decision to b
n rebel Then I suggested JIG
,, Johnston. GLOW will hedo, &c,
rralY Yesterday | should hav
i said he viii do capiially, but i
! also has now pronounced for tll
e other silc.," v
= "Mr. .wced," Inquired our err
. porter, "wasn't there anybody I
!, DO had outside the doubtf'
z Statcs?" ''
!, "sNo the Mexican war had use
up all Of Tint class, md no'hir
|, since lad occurcdto bring outne
/, men. But you'know what the r
= suit was 1--WE experimented--l
!. very costly way, tooLwish di
- fcrcnt generals, until we tinall
picked up a few worth having, OF
y Of q mass OF rubbishy material
- :
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The prico OF Corn.

The following from the Durliug-
ton lIawk-Eyc,s conveys a sound
moral IN merry way, aud aitor
being laughed at may well be sob
erly pohdored by farmers and
others who are slow to see that tho
laws Of trade ''work both ways.'
/ "No,'tlo honestfarmer remark-
cd, in tones ofthe deepest detection
'stho big crops don't do, us . bit of
good. What's tho use :? Corn only
80 cts! Everybody and everything
is dead set agin the farmer. Only
80 cents for corn. Why, II won't
pay our taxes, let alone buy rs
clothes. Itwon't buy US enough
salt to put npa barrel of pork.
Corn only 80 cents! BY jocks it's
a livin' cold bleoded swindle on
the farmer, that's what II is. II
amt worth raisin' corn. for such q
Eprico as that. lt's a mean low
robbery" Within the next ton
days that man had sold SO much
moro of his corn than he had in
!. tended Tint he found ho had TO
buy corn TO feed through tho Win
a. .. -. y
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He hadn't been very long in the
city people lidii't know him, buta
single glance at his massive brow
convinced you that his was ono Of
these phenomenal, gigantic intel
lects which enable their possessors
to-to-to drive street cars let U
say. He was disappointed at rot
getting . letter from lie native
wilds, and he said to the psstoiiite
CLERK: "Look here, mister; this
makes three times Eve come here
for that ERE letter, and my pa
thence Is givin'out. II that docky-
ment amt forthcoming by to-mor-
rer, by the holy gosh III start
an opposition postofice and spile
yer trade! Y'hear me? aud nc
knocked his bat over his left eye
and trod away into the wide, wide
world.--New York World.
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d I TRfARLE. a.f Jude.
a. W. calke. Diet Attorney.
Coahoma couuty-2d Monday OF
September aud March-continuo
twelve days.
Bolivar county-ith Monday of
September aud MarcL-euntfnuc
twelve days.
Washington county-2d Monday
of October and April-coutinue
thirty days.
Suntower county-3d Monday
of November and May-continue
six days.
Sharkey county-ith Monday Of
November and May centinue six
days. ' f'''l $ z ra
issaquena county--lst Monday
of December andJunc--continue
twelve days. n.
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The following from the St, Louis
Globe Democrat shows what The
programme will be in the next
cn,nnaign. daf lSl4 cgl4 .'nyyes
ss.'lf any man says ! word against
tho bloody shirt shoot him on tho
stop. Put a little more blood on
that shirt and shake II again. It
works like a charm, The battle
waswpn on the. issues that will
prevail ncxt year, The blpCly
shift played an important part IN
| It. Long may It wave! 'ayss
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-11-08
ElssiIsl Scene. ~

The following incident IS sud TO
have occurred ut one Of the polls in
the city Of Baltimore, at the presi-
Dental election Of 1856. A very
old mau approached the polls hold
ing his ballot readyto DO deposited
The crowd made way with ono ac-'
cord, but one active yigilant Com
,nittec. c.snan, who didnot know the
newcomer, nor appreciate tho gem
eral movement, iiltcrposed withhis
ichallcngc. and ihc following colio-
guy took p!ace: .nql2 ,.f
Cliallcnger--l challenge that
vote. . a'r. ~ t'tt.
Z Old man Tho ground Of ,hs
challenge? h fauu 81. sai snes.s
Challcugcr--have you becn natu-
rallied? lit'k saipue &
| Ola man Borlsill tho country,
sir. .uvuai hih smipil- s.t, ..Li.
iChallenycr--Do you live IN this
State? -'i'lsg '''fagis'lsi si
Did ma,l--Yes, sir. WE ~
Challenger--In this city. III 81 ,.l.. ~
Old man--Ycs, sir. Asa senss
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h each store stock under -, s,ooo..... %
n eachst stock Of n. 900 to I, 500. 10 %
d each store stock Of -, 30 toS. .oeo.. rs q
h each store stock ofoS, 30 10 I ,o0o.....so 0o
each store stock Of n .ooo TO on. .ooo. 20 %
N each store stock Of 90, 900 to Il, ~. 30 %
n each store stock Of el9, go to II, 100. ~ 60
n each stoss. ssockcftls 6oete 9osep. 80 oo
AeacA store sioek Of ~ - 20 = ,ooo. -oo 60
asach store ssoch of ~ 80 to y ,oo. 8 %
n each ssor stock ~, ,oeoto to,ooo....loo %
N each slprs sock over ~. ooo.... o.
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|rorconvenience Of reference. We
erewith publish > tabular stato-
bent Of State, Lovee and Town
Axes.
(xrRAcr or PRrviIras TAXES
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cHANcERY COURT.

W i'tELrs Chancellor.
Coahoma county-4th Monday
October aud April, and continue
twelve Days. 'N+
Bolivar county-2d Monday of
November and May, and continue
twelve days. s-f :
Washington county--4th Mon
day Of November and May, and
continue eighteen days. '9 +.
lssaqucnh cOunty--Sd Monday Of
October and April, and continue
six days. .sari ,sa..e ,a. ,@.
Sharkcy county-2d Monday of
October and April, and continue
six days. f" Y ~ ~as-t .l.afa
Sun1ower county-lst Monday
Of October and April, and con-
tinue six days
SuPREME OOuRT. sssbias
Terms Of Supreme Court--com-
menee On! Tho Sra Mondays Of April
and October. ''9 Z
JUDGES or THE SUPREME COUNT. ~
II y simrpil. Chief Justice, n II Chalmers,
Y A.! n. Campbell, Associates.
Clerk, oliver Clifton
7'r in.slrIl. III Al. if.. - 7' : :.
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hr,lers from transIent custonhelS
Pbsi or written. for Job work adj
Using, or subecrlption, must b
6ompsnied by the Chsh q obtain
Sention. Accounts Of regular
Itomers due and prevented the
Of each month. XIV n
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IA t.s:l COMMISSIONERS.
s W. FERGUSON. President. 80
G"rrlss z \ WoFihSrsdn, y; s%'an, washington County
pan; 2 i X m'',ss ssssions' Bolivar County
\, W. Hayes, Issaqncna county,
VIM. Gibbons, sharkey county
W. A Evermsn, Secretary and Treasurer
T. 3. Anderson, A. s1 ! ,'il'.a EnEiueer.
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OFFICE RULES.
INSCRIPTION TERMS.
1 c.nv one year, in advance, $500
Cspy ak months. in advance s:(o
RATES.

Insient AdvertisinG, one -.
|cusre, one Insertion. .;...-- iso
Il subsequent Insertion, %
for Legal notices. which are
.,ied under this head: due on
psiSrs last publication. No proof
6ished until paid Tor is,.f.
.rrsRLY, HALR-xEARLy AND
YRARLY RATH& ~
,ractcd for st liberal Rates.l !.
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Chicago. lnter.Dcoan..

lCnlCOxO- Illlcr.OcCuiisr :.
Jolii Leeds Bosnian, in his his
tory Of Mar!lSdl. SAYS that when
tho spaniard, ,'firs, landed on the.
Canadian coast they looked around
fora while, and, finding no indica-
tion Of gold or silver, cried out,
AGA Nada, nieanipy ''there isnoth-
ias here Tho Indiana hearing
this phrase psed 50 much, employ
ca 1t tollesignate the Spaulards
aflorthoy were gonc.'asWllon tho
Treuch arrived, being white, tho
Indians took, them Tor the same
Kind Of people, and cried out Aca
Nsda,, !, Aca NADIA. The French
.sappoded lliis tq, ,bo ihc name Of
ahc country, and dropping lhe .,
called 1t Canada. Mr.. Bosnian
say thereis the best authority for
believing this 10 be The trno dcri.
walton Of the name. ss.,
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b.. .-tHI
InSweden tho Government con.
stitutes itsolf The senior partner Of
every liquor dealer. In fact the
dealer is substantially only the
Governments ba'rkeeper, and
works for but 8 per cent of the
profits on the liquors he sells. Ex-
cept in largo cities, The wholcaalc
liquor trade ofa town is centrali-
zct in q single company, who may
appoint their retail agents, with
tho approval Of the Government.
But all the profits, both wholesale
and retail, above 6 per cont, must
be paid into tho public treasury.
AS q consequence, very few sa-
loons serve the dem,nds Of the
people. Theiclty :of Gothenburg
has y population Of about 10000,
but only thirty-scven liquor shops.
In some respects this plan wollA,
be a vast inproyamsnt over our
licencc system. No extraordinary
alluremcnts to drink would be held
nu, as now, anl a'lultcratioa OF
Iliquor would cease or bo suppress
I lcd. There would bc no difference
IN morality between the two sys
scms,, beyond the dlifarence fbo'
tween Il smaller a'Gl largerrovcnue
sincs III both instanpcsthc revehnc
comas;from The. same soarce and ~
the Same general way. at.,;ss fe
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kll Eaitoslal Nctiees: ~ e. tsus1p tssxcsp'
1 Of an sdyeStsemep vii %
Irscd 70 cents III. ~ ~
- Of deaths OF marriage ifee;
,.ons .s Who wish e indulge in
III + termed ''pers6nal notices
| Ne required 70 pay T. ecenrd'
e With the nature oftheif Arti-
4. 4. ron ron Assouxc.so oAsDi'
I state and p!seE5ee Omces, y!
County Omcee: :'........-...... J!
uaat ON lCea. -. .......... .......,.s [
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COUNTY ovrIcIAls.


First Disthlct.--A.iw., wiCKIlFFE.
Second District---w, NJ. wORTIIiNGTON
Thru plstrict---k d CARSON N iiN fs
Fourth District --Jno NJ lMcCutchcn flli hs
vinh sirict---wINsTON n. WEST ,.sg
Regular meetipgsarc held BY tho,
Board Of Supervisors, ON the lei
Mondays Of January, March, July
August, and October, and may
continue in session 4 days and no
l0M8cr.A 3iieehaaSa Lo.eyai rsy,.,
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COURT TERMS -4thi glsTRIcg
CIRCUIT courr.

BIZ TRfAnLg. asf Jude.
A.. W. cIlke, Diet. Attorney.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-01
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

THURSDAY. July "a, 1879.
tCat,le are sold at these figures live weight,
Dogs are sold at net weight. that is 20 per
cent generality OF frcm live weight. Sheep
are sold gross. that ia live weight, or moth.
ing of
BEsT CATTLa.-Tbe market has been very hea
w all day, and prices t@tc lower than the Low
figures which pre- vailed last week, quality con.
sidercd. The quotations ranged from 25@s5
Is per 100 lbs with but few at the latter fig.
ure, while number Of sales were made at asd
near the former price. The quality vss. per.
hape, little better than last week, &c, though
there were fewer ,ops. there were rather more
aud better middles, aud fewer common in yro-
portion to the whole offerings thAa last week.
MitcH Cows.-Good Cows are very scarce aud
10 good de mAnd, and trade would be active i.
there was more Of them. Common Cows are
plentiful wequote at 2o9Si5 per head, as
10 quality.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as
follows Best Beeves a, oO0Ds3 % rhat'gene-
ally rated fret quality 2SCG5 90; medium or
good fair quality OO@S4 90 ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 2 25@s2 so; extreme
range Of prices ? 25@S5 %. Mos, OF the Gales
were from IL 10 81 IL rer 100 lbs. Of the re-
ceipts 1918 head came from Ohio l4l3 from Va,
613 from West Virginia, and 81 from Mary LAND
total receipts for the week 1861 heai, A.
gninst 1898 last week. and 2272 head same tim,
last year. or the offerings COS head were taken
by baltimore butchers. 81 sold to Washing ton
city butchers, 500 TO c. uutry dealers al bead
TO Eastern speculntots-total sales for the we,t
1866 bend, against l7oS last week and 1892 head
same time last year.
SwrsE The supply has been fair during the
week, aud fully eqisl 10 the demand, which ha:
We quote rough Stays nd So ~ 5(d95t cents
and the setter grades At 5iG95i cts per To. net
The quality s very nearly MS good as it WAS Las
week, there being possibly few more CRUISERS
than here were then, Arrivals ,hi, week 6l6l
| head against 1855 last week, and 1898 heeC
same time Inst year.
! Suyrr AND LANBs.--Butcher Sheep, which
were received in less numbers than last week
have been 10 better demand than they were
then. Lambs are are very dull, ana rot as good
in quality as last week-sone 1000 head haze
been reshipped Est duri ng the week On nc
count of the long continued drought stocksi ,p
have bier vary dan VS. quote mutton Stee;
at 3GSi3 cts, aud Lambs at 3!Gt per 10 gross
Stock Sheep at 2i@,3 cents pcrib and at 5O@
81 so per head. Arrivals this week s4o2 bead
against 1890 last week, and 6GlG head sam,
time last year.-Su1.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-01

BurTERMlLK.-As a drink for men at
work In the hot sun. contemporary
says, butrermiik Is far pref rablc 70 ci-
der. nietheglin. or any preparation of
beer Whatever, as IL is not only cooling
and refreshing. but also s,rength-giv-
ing. OF course, there are plenty OF peo-
pie who are constantly dosing them.
selves with blood searchers, liver purifi :
ers.and stomach invigorators. who would
laugh at the mention OF buttermiik as
medicine. and vet il they could be once
persuaded 10 try drinking glass Of that
fresh beverage every day. they would
soon find il a corrective Of their poor
aPpetites and 'clogyed>up livers.' In q
little hook Of plain Directions for the
care OF the sick written By an intelli.
gent physician OF Philadelphia. who has
under his supervision several charitable
institutions. we find buttermilk mention .
ed as being very useful. especially IN
fcvers. as an article or diet for the sick.