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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23
Resources of West Virginia.

The New York Tribune publishes an
interview with Gov. Mathews. of West
virginia, during his late visit to that
| city. Briefly summarized, Gov. Math.
! ews sald The present population of the
State is estimated at 100000, q gain OF
about 10000 since 1870, chiefly a natur-
al increase, there having been very little
immigration the salt works interes: in
the Kanawha Valley, which has been
very much depressed. is now picking up
rapidly; the oil industry is not making
much Roadway, and the business has
lost its speculative character. The
g lass works at Wheelin2* are prosper
Gus, and new discoveries of valuable
iron deposits are reported on New river,
ON Tie line between Virginia and West
Virginia. The coal fields are beinp
worked to much greater extent than
formerly since the opening OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad, and West
Virginia has more coal. and n much
greater variety, too, in proportion to
territorial extent, than any Other State
in the Union. The State government
IS economically administered The cost
OF feeding penitentiary convicts is only
g cents per day, aud the entire cost of
food. clothing, guard and salaries Of Off
Gals Is only p cents per day, for each
convict, whilst the cost of maintaining
each inmate OF the insane asylum, in
Guiding all expenses, is only s. 35 per
week. Gov. Mathews says there is no
State debt, and the people are willing
to settle with Virginia by allowing West
Virginia to be charged with all public
improvements within her borders, and
with Der proportion Of the current ex-
penses OF the State government since
1874, and TO be credited with all taxes
paid in the State Treasury by the coun-
ties Of which she is composed since that
date. Upon that basis, Gov. Mathews
says, it has been estimated that Virgin
IL would be indebted to the new State
about $4,000. The public schools are
in good condition and improving; the
rate of State taxation is 20 cents on
the 500 for State purposes, and 10 cents
for the school fund. There are only
1900 colored people in the State, not
enough to form ali important element OF
its population.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

To BAKE Zoos Butter clean
smooth saucepan; break es many eggs
as will be needed into saucer aud sI.p
them into Tie pan. one by one NJ
broken ye.k5 allowed. nor must they
crowd % as 20 risk breaking The veil,
after they arc in Put small piece oil
butter on each, and sprinkle with pep.
per and salt set into wcll.hea,od on.
en- until the whites are set. II The oven
is rightly heated Il will take but few
minutes, and is far more delicate tban
fried eggs
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

WuITEwAsH FOR BoHEEs. Stake lime
with water thin down with urine: add
one pint Of SCOT for each pailful, and
wash the trees all over up 90 the branch.
IS. Do this 20 small trees with coarse
sponge, or q swab Of any kind tied ON "a
stick. Stir up the wash as you pass
from tree 90 tree. With every shower "a
little wash goes down TO the ground. and
no borcr can exist where this is mingled
with the soil The trees arc kept clean
and free from mo $, and where this has
bee done every year Tho orchards lre
the cieoucst I'M the world.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

Here is good cake without eggs -
One and one.half cups Of milk. three
and two-thirds cups OF sugar. little
salt, and nutmeg tor cinnamon) and plen.
~ oil Taisins. or currants if preferred.-
When you have stewed pruncs. substi.
tute the juice tsweetened To tastc) for
milk it gives a delicious taste.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

Cur CAhE.-Mix three toacups of SUI.
gar with one and half Of butter when
white, beat three eggs, and stir them IN.
to the butter and sugar, together with
three teacups of sifted flour. Bake the
cake immediately. either in cups or pans
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

How 10 KILL BATs-We came a.
cross the following the other day. and
would recommend Trial OF it: Take
two parts Of corn meal To one par. OF
unslacked lime aud place 10 where the
rats are likely 20 End &c. They will eat
Of - greedly. and as soon as they drink
water The lime will slack and Kill them
The item IS worth ono years subscrip,
ton 70 The H,tHiSencey.
The while % an egg IS said 10 be q
specific for isb bones sticking in tho
throat. 10 IS 70 he swallowed raw. and
WI carry down bone easily and cer-
talnly There is another fact TOUCHING
eggs. which il will be well 10 remembeT
When. as sometimes by accident. cor
rosivc sublimate is swallowed. tho
white OF one OF two eggs taken. viii
neuiralizc Tho poison and change tho Of.
feet TO shat Of dose Of calomel.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

LEMON Ingredients One do.
zen OF lemons, one pound OF sugar. i.
singiass. squeeze the juice from the lem.
ons, and aid the sugar and one quar-, OF
water. making a rich lemonade: set IL
on the lire. and for each quart dissolve
an ounce OF isingsass or gelatine. stir
TINS all together. and Let it boil up once.
strain 1t into moulds should the jelly
not seem stiff enough, add more isine lass
or reduce it by more boiling.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

SWEET PoTATo BUNs.-Boil and mash
Two potatoes; rub In rs much flour IA
VIII make it like bread; add little
nutmeg aud sugar, with tablespoonful
ofSood yeast. When il has risen work
in two tablespoonsful Of butter cut zine
then form into small rolls, and bake OH
tins n nice brown. Serve hot. Split
open and butter
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

TEY IA gentleman told us the
other day, that il barrel. with both
heads out. were placed over a potato,
vine, and the earth flied in around the
vine from time TO time as 1t grew, it
could be filed 20 the top. and would
produce potatoes all the way upt thae
Oh kicking tho barrel over IL would have
q bushel Or more ofpotatOes. Who has
tried 10? Who will Try il?
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

Fruit CAKE.-Iagre3icnt.- Five eggs.
one-halt cup of milk, five cups Of flour.
havoring to taste, three cups OF sugar.
one cup or butter. one-half pound of
ralsins, one'half pound of currants.-
Work butter and sugar to cream, add
the eggs we'll beaten, the fiavoring. and
SIT IN the flour, stirring thoroughly
Flour the raisins and currants, and stir
in last Bake slowly in moderate oven
two hours.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

Onions. eaten both cooked and raw
relieve chronic rheumatism. They are
recommended as a preventive OF worms
in children. and for colds i'm adult
chests So says the New York Trib.
unc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

YORKSHIRE PUDprNa.-When roastino
piece Of beef. lay it on two sticks in
your baking pan, so that the Juice from
the meat will drop into the pan below
Ihree'fourths OF an hour before the beef
Is done mix the following pudding and
pour 1t into the pan under tho meat, let
ting the drippngs continue to fall unon
1t: One pint OF milk. four eggs we'll
beaten, two cups OF -four. one teaspoon.
full of salt.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

Refined chalk made into thick plas
ter with one-third as much glycerine ns
water and spread on the parts willcool in
Examination and reduce redness OF the
nose or face
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-05-23

FoR CHAPPED HASDs.-Pour litfls
OF the best cider vinegar in the palm OF
the hands and rub them together we'll
with it.
The New York herald., 1879-07-13


SUMMER RESORTS.
A Won BEACH HOTEL. FoRMERLY BATH HoTEL),
"A Bath. L.. l.
The finest watering place IN America; the new addition
l. complete the hotel furnished throughout the last
year. the table will be second to none cars from Green
every 30 steamers via Bay Ridge to June
tion on Manhattan Beach road halt hour steamer
BAY Ridge leaves Bath dock daily as foilows;-Leavo
Bath x VI. i2s4o and 80 T. NJ; leave Battery. New
York 10 A. NJ, aud 40 T. VI. sundays extra tripl
leave Bath z. NJ New York, = I. VI
u. t. SCRANTON. Proprietor third season..
4 MoNG THE CArskIfts.
a O1lara House.
Lexington Greene county. " v third season; elevation.
new: eNpensvey built and hnished supcrbly
furnished and managed second to the hcauty of
its surroundings its drives Its walks uncnuaed farm
house and dairy connected. abundance of fresh milk,
cream aud butter. boating, bathing fishing, malaria,
no mosquitoes. Address IS. O'lIARA. Proprietor
FEW GENTLEMEN CAN OBTAIN BOARD AT
n Oscawana the boautiful spot the Hut
son River miles tho city. boating bathing aud
fishing. terms day $40 week Address OSCA
WANA HOTEL. Cortlaudt. y v
HEALTHY AND BEAUTIFUL fLACE-GREAT
n Notch Hotel is situated the ireat Notch Mountains
on the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad. good
Board aud reasonable minute from depot Ad
dress Mrs. ANDREW, Little Falls. fsssaic county n j.
A FEW VACANT ROOMS AT THE MANSION HOUSE,
AOrangc, N j. T. W McCHEsNkf, Proprietor
The New York herald., 1879-07-13

CEORGE HOTEL. ION THE SOUND BLACK ROCK
UBeach-rwo miles of Bridgeport Conn. hours
by New Haven Railroad: fishing, bathing. sailing. fine
drives; nosquitoes transient ~ per day $lo 10 Slo
week. MILLER WELLS, Proprietors send for cir
rulu
The New York herald., 1879-07-13

| DARTIES DESTROYS OF OBTAINING COUNTRY
Board close beside the water. where they have fine
fishing sailing and bathing. fresh milk, eggs and vege
tables good piano croque grounds and shade at
reasonable terms may address b. H. JONES Jamesport.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
An Old Farmers Culture Of Corn.

Editor Southern CuhirGtor:
AS you request your patrons to give
YOU the results of experiments they make
I beg leave to give you mine. For the
past three years / have entirely changed
my manner of applying manure to corn,
and have also changed the implements
with which l cultivate my corn crop.
So far as the preparation and culture is
concerned, have abandoned the shovel
twistcr and bull-tongue, and substituted
therefor light two-horsc Avery plough.
In stiff lands 1 use two mules, in light
land one, and break the land from three
to five inches deep. l never break my
land but once, and when broken I use
the rotary and smoothing harrow until
the clods are pulverized, and the tussocks
of grass and weeds are all torn to pieces.
The Importance of thoroughly pulveriz-
ing is not appreciated by our farmers,
although Jethro Tull demonstrated its
wisdom upwards of hundred years ago.
I then lay off my land with a small
straight shovel-shallow The corn is
dropped in this furrow, width governed
by the strength of the land. 1t is then
covered with the rotary harrow. If 60
ing over the land once with the harrow
does not fill the furrow made by the
straight shovel harrow until the land is
made level. When the corn is dropped,
there is applied about so lbs. Ito the
acre) of a good commercial fertilizer,
mixed with three times its bulk of vege-
table matter gathered in the field.
When the corn has three or four blades,
I go through it with the hoe or maltese
cutivator, two furrows to the row, which
cleans it thoroughly, and I do not go
more than two inches deep. l endeavor
to run through the corn after every rain,
using the same implement. When the
corn is knee or waist high, as conve-
nicnce suits, l apply the bulk of my ma
nure, which is handful of acid phos-
phate, composted with stable manure.
This is the quantity l direct to be ap-
piled, but my laborers find it more con-
venient to put half handful, as they
can keep up with the plough more easily.
care little whether the manure is COW
cred or not, but 1 do like to get a rain
soon after. l then plough with sweep
and continue with the sweep until the
crop is laid by.
l did not plant my corn last year until
1 was done planting cotton, and the sea-
son was much more favorable to early
than to late planting, yet all my neigh
bors' corn was fired by drought while
mine remained green. am now in my
eightieth year, and l have been planting
forty-twO years, yet | never saw field
of better upland corn, and all who saw it
would say it was the best field of corn in
the county.
When the manure is put on top of the
ground, the first rain that falls carries all
the fertilizing matter into the ground,
where the roots are near the surface.
The roots run mostly two, three or four
inches, except in dry time, and if ma
nure is put five inches below the surface,
the root seldom finds it. CHESTER.
Chester, S. G., March 6, 1879.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
Attempt to Kill the Gar of Russia.
WASHINGTON, April 13.

WASHINGTON, April IL.
The Department of State to-day, re-
ccived telegram from the United States
Charge d'Affairs, at st. Petersburg, Col.
Wickham Hoffman, announcing an at
tempt made on the Russian Emperor's
life this morning, while his Majesty was
walking near the imperial palace. The
would-be assassin discharged FIVE shots at
the Car, fortunately without effect, his
Majesty being untouched. The assassin
was arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 13.
While the Car was taking his usual
morning walk early to-day, near the pal
ace, four shots from revolver we're fired
at him. The Gar was unhurt. The
man who fired the shots was arrested by
the crowd which the firing attracted.
The city is being decorated in token of
thankfulness for the Cars escape.
ST. PETERSBURG, April IA.
The would.be assassin of the Gar is
now undergoing examination. A full
official account of the affair says: "To-
ward o'clock this morning, as the EN-
peror was taking his customary walk
respectfully dressed man, wearing mill
tary cap, with a cockade, advanced to-
ward him, and as the Emperor approach
ed nearer drew a revolver from the
pocket Of his overcoat and fired four shots
at him. The assassin, before submitting
to his captors, fired another shot, slightly
wounding in the cheek person in the
crowd. The great throng of people
which had assembled enthusiastically
cheered and congratulated. The Empe-
ror thanked them for their proof of fidel-
ity on such painful occurrence. He
said he knew he had the support of all
people. He hoped God
would grant that he might complete his
task, which consisted in promoting the
welfare of Russia. The Emperor, after
the foregoing speech, drove to the palace
without escort. He has not suffered the
least ill effect from the attempt upon his
life. Afterwards he drove, still without
escort, to the Kazan Cathedral, to return
thanks for the preservation of his life.
When receiving the congratulations of
the officials of the Empire at noon, the
Gar was so much overcome by his en-
thusiastic reception as to be unable to
speak for some minutes. On recovery
from his emotion, he said: This is the
third time God has saved me- The EN-
peror's assailant took poison before his
attempt, as he vomited after his arrest.
Poison was also found under his finger
nails. Antidotes were administered. 1t |
is thought the man was an employee of
the Ministry of Finance and an agent of
the Internationals. The Sultan and all
of the European sovereigns have tele-
graphed their congratulations"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24

Mrs. Jefferson Davis is described as
some years the junior of her HUSBAND.
matronly in appearance, and intellectually
hopefully than her husband did of the
a remarkable woman. She spoke more
Southern people, especially of the ne
groes, for whom she said the education
would work rapid improvement. She
regards free labor as better than slavery
for all concerned.
=. The story is told of clergyman that
after preaching an interesting sermon on
"The recognition of friends in heaven"
he was accosted by nearer, who said /:
81 like that sermon, and now wish you
would preach another on the recognition
of people in this world. l have been
attending your church three years, and
not five persons in the congregation have
as much as bowed to me in all that time. "
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
. Here is a COPY of a letter written by

= Here IS copy OF q letter written by
q certain Second-street beauty yesterday
to a worthy youth of Louisville: "My
Lord: Would it hatter you any should l
tell you that l lay awake nearly all last
night trying to decide whether should
write you this note to-day? Ibid decide
fifty times to write it and as many more
not to. l have gone over the same
grounds this morning, and hurry to write
it before the fair-hearted impulse leaves
me again. Last night, when you so
earnestly told me that you loved me and
asked me to marry you, do you know
that thought your words the most elo-
quent that ever heard, few and falter-
ing as they were for they were falter-
ing, sir, just little-that was what made
them so eloquent to me. Oh! how bold
you must consider me, but 1 ought to
have the right to say such things now,
think. Yes, when you asked me if
would marry you-oh! ought not to
have done it, I suppose--but then it was
such an opportunity, and so I smiled the
cue to you and answered, 'Neverp And
you, stupid, you froze and bowed like 8
telegraph-pole and left. Oh, dear me
and 1 certainly thought that at this day
there was nobody under the sun who was
so unpardonably obtuse, so far behind
the age and the rage, that he would moi
have instantly met mo with, What
never?' and given me the chance te
reply, well, hardly ver.'"-C5uricr
Journal
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24

WEIGHTS AND MEAsUREs.-All fami-
lies are not supplied with scales and
weights, and therefore the measures CIV
en- below will be found convenient:
About sixty drops of any thin liquid
will fill common sized teaspoon.
Four tablespoonsful, or half q gill, will
fill common sized wine.glass.
Four wine glasses will fill half-pint
measure, common tumbler, or large
coffee cup.
Ten eggs usually weigh one pound be-
fore they are broken. Eight large ones
will weigh one pound.
"A tablespoonful ofsaltwill weigh about
one ounce.
One pint Of molasses will weigh one
and one-quarter pounds.
Three tablespoonsful Of baking powder
should weigh one ounce.
One quart of flour weighs one pound.
One quart of Indian meal weighs one
and quarter pounds.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
4 Busy Man,

in reply to a friendly warning concerning
his health said, 81 have no time to rest
or money for doctors" What would
you think if mechanic should say he
was too busy to keep his tools in order, or
replace them when lost. The early
symptoms of disease promptly yield to
the proper remedy. Neglect confirms
and makes disease incurable. Consump-
ton in its early stages is readily cured by
the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, though if the lungs be half
half wasted away, no medicine piN Gf-
feet q cure. Yet no known remedy pos
sesses such soothing and healing inau-
ence over all scrofulous, tuberculous, and
pulmonary affections, as the Discovery.
John Willis, of Elyria, Ohio, writes un-
der date of December 14th, 1877: "rhe
Golden Medical Discovery does pOsiti~ly
cure consumption, as after trying every
other medicine in vain, this succeeded" -"
Mr.. u. r. Phelps, of Cuthbert, Ga,
writes: "The Golden Medical Discovery
has cured my wife of bronchitis and in
cipcnt consumption" Hundreds of
names of cured are published in Picrcc's
Memorandum Book, which is given
away by druggists.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24

STARVATION IL EGYPT.-Correspond-
ence of the London Times dated Arment,
Upper Egypt, February 9th, gives a
heart-rending account of the condition
of the population of the Nile Valley.
The scenes described resemble those in
India during the recent famine. In
some of the villages the people are past
help, sitting naked like wild beasts, eat
ing roots and suffering with the endur.
ance of despair. The madness worked
on by famine stamps such a brand
the starving fellahs as cannot be easily
described. In one town women and
children fought over scraps of bread like
wild animals. The case is believed to
be still worse in the inland hamletsi
where the villagers are said to be starv-
ing like dogs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
Enormous Crops Of 1878.

The December Report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture just published at
Washington, gives tho latest estimates of
the month. The following summary of
it will show how closely it approximates
to the figures on the subject we placed
before our readers during the fall. Ac-
cording to the report, the corn crop for
1878 is some 90,000,000 bushels larger
than that of 1877. The oat crop is some
what in excess of that of 1877, making it
the largest ever raised in this country.
The average yield per acre is, however,
less than in 1877, and the quality in most
of the States is inferior. There is no
material change in the barley crop of
1877, except chat California increased
her acreage from 450, 900 to csc, 900 acres,
and almost doubled her yield per acre.
The total product for the year will be
in round numbers 100000 bushels
against 94,500,000 bushels in 1877. The
rye crop is about one-sixth larger than
in 1877, but the quality of the crop is in
ferior in the New England Except Con-
necticut) and Southern States, while in
the States of the West, Northwest and
Pacific Slope it is superior, except in IL
linois and Nebraska. The potato crop
shows decline as compared with 1877,
though the average area was about the
same, the difference being less than one
per cent. The average yield of the whole
country will be so bushels per acre
against "a bushels in 1877, making
total product in round numbers of 1884,
100000 bushels for 1878, against 17O,-
OOO,05O in 1877. The hay crop is 90 per
cent greater than last year. Sorghum is
receiving increased attention, especially
in the trans Mississippi States and Terri
tories. In Stearns county, Mimi, the
variety called Amber Cane is reported as
yielding as high as 300 gallons of syrup
per acre. Delaware county, Iowa, man
ufactured 100000 gallons of syrup during
the year, and found home demand for
the whole. The tobacco crop is larger
and exceptionally good.