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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-24

DRiNE New Orleans Sugar. Cslicoes 81 cts.
4 Ready made Cloibihg - cost
+. RUSSELL & BRO.
Romney, Angus. G. 1880.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-24

TaBAP Goods, OF all kinds. ot
~ y. RUSSELL q BRO.
Rouney, Nay ~, 1880.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-24
The Conssituaonal Amendment

JoINr RESOLUTION proposing an g.
mendment TO the Constitution Of TIC
State.
Resolrsd BY tis Legislature Of IGea Yiy.
ginia, treo-asiIds Of al tie saen,bers elsci-
Ell 20 each House agreeing thereto: That
tic following lie and the same is hereby
proposed ~ on amendment To the Con-
stitution of this State. TO wit: That ar.
ticle eight of said Constitution as it now
is be stricken out, and the following DC
inserted in lieu thereof:
ARTICLE WIT
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

With these remarks the lad took
out big envelope marked ~. Smith,
Esq, PresentSr in the upper corner
"$2,50O U. S. $685." and in the lower
corner commission due, SIS. Please
remit by bearer"
"That's all right, sonny" said the
keen looking business man, as he
hauled out scantily furnished purse,
gave the boy So bill and quarter,
and SAID: "1here, sonny, that quarter
is 20 reward you for your cleverness
and fidelity" and putting the envelope
in his breast pocket, he walked leis-
urely round the corner, ran to Dear
bon street with the speed of a deer,
skipped lightly round to Madison,
and, hailing a car, was whirled away
at a comparatively lightning speed.
Not till he had reached Union Park
did he draw the precious envelope
from his pocket, and, with the re-
mark, pray heaven they are not
registered!' tore it open. He then
found that the envelope contained a
copy Of the Chicago Tribune, which
he could have purchased at the Of
flee for five cents. Meanwhile the
simple country lad, entering beer
saloon in the vicinity of the Sherman
House, has absorbed beer, salted
away the S. bill with seven others in
his pocket book, and with the re-
mark, THE fish is biting very Du-
merously to-day" takes another big
envelope from his pocket, and once
more sallles forth in search of keen
looking business man.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
For ScaIIoped Oysters.

Have plenty OF fine crushed
cracker crumbs-elther soda or butter
crackers; put a layer in the bottom
of buttered pudding dish; wet
slightly with oyster liquor and milk
mixed next a layer of oysters, alter
nately till the dish is tull. Let the
top layer be of crumbs. Beat an
egg and mix it with little milk to
pour it over the top, cover the. dish
and bake half an hour; remove the
cover a few minutes before taking
from the oven to let it brown.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

the river has run out. Don't expect
to marry an angel; they have been
all picked up long ago. Remember,
oe,yon amt a SAINT yourself. Don't
marry for beuty, exclusively; beuty
Is Ike ice, awful slippery and thaws
dredful easy. Don't marry for luv,
nelther;-luv is-like cooking stove,
good for nothing when the fuel gives
out. But let the mixture be some
beuty, becomingly dressed, with
about $3.50 in her pocket, a good
speller. handy and neat in her house,
plenty OF good sense, tuff constitu-
ton "a and bylaws, small feet, light
step; add to this sound teeth and a
warm heart. The mixture will keep
IN any climate and will not evapo-
rate. II the cork happens to be left
out the strength amt gone, Joe. Don't
marry for pedigree unless it is backed
by bank notes. A family with moth
ing but pedigree generally lacks
sense.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
rEnnx o,RRIEN,s VALENTINE.

TEDDY O1nAAAGNSS y N ASANAN AAANA~s
Och Nora Mavourneen, of you I'm a
dhramin' IA. esE.
The whole blessid night, land belize the
day, tO0s %43 ~ 80. :
You've stolen me heart, and you'd best
t. Ike me body,
Faith Nora, begorrai
Young Teddy's the lad that is plning for
you,
It's a valentine swate that I'd write We,
alanna,
To tell you with love Pm just soaked
through and through,
Ne sowl it is racked, and me body it's
failin'; sAt&
~ Bedad! Pm the lad
That's dying, swate Nora Mavourneen,
for you.
And if Larry McGinnis-bad cess to his
picture tff.f. M. fa
Comes betune us, troublin' your favor
I'll break his ovid skull. the murdherin'
villain;
$50 Faith it's Teddy that's ready
To wipe out the race of McGinnis for
you. t..e8
Then bark to me pleadin,. swate Nora, a
cushla, rI a.r f3
With grief Pm that thin that me bones
they stick through;
The love that l feel will consume me in
toirely- r.4 III. i.
Och, Nora, begorra!
It's Teddy that's dying by inches for
you. fN
YOUR Own TEDDY
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
Pussy People.

The best housekeeper is the wo-
man who does her. work quietly,
without making her cares the theme
OF conversation from morning until
night. The fussy housekeeper is a
wearisome person to live with. She
has specialtles and whims and no.
tions. Her plumage is always ruff
fled, her manner is always agitated,
she is in a perpetual stew, and I'M
fortunately never gets quite "doneh
till the last quiet sleep overtakes her.
The worst OF it is that these fussy
folks always persuade themselves and
try to persuade others that they are
accomplishing great deal by their
business, which is only true in that
they make total destruction of all
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
What She Came Down on.

A young woman gave her skating
experience as follows:
"You ought to have seen me-" said
the vivacious young lady to the new
minister; "Td just got a start when
down came on N.Y."
"Maggie said her mother.
"What ? Oh, it was too funny |!
One skate went one way and the
other went the other way, so l came
down kerfop on NY"
''Margaret !" reprovingly spoke
her father.
"Well, what ? They scooted from
under me and down 1 came on my
Margaret !" yelled both parents.
"On my little brother, who had
me by the hand, and liked to smashed
him. Now, what's the matter?
The girls mother emerged from
behind the coffee pot, sigh of re.
lief escaped the minister, and the old
gentleman adroitly turned the con
versation into a political channel.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
Watermelon Pickle.

Cut the hard, white rind of the
watermelon into pieces about two
inches square; pare off the green /;
be sure and reject the spongy parts,
and cook III water to which has been
added a half teaspoonful OF salt /;
cook until straw will pass through
the rind; drain off the water and
put into jar. To one quart of
cider vinegar add five pounds of
sugar; boil and skim, and pour over
the rinds, and flavor with twenty
cents worth of cassia buds. Peaches
and other fruits can be prepared the
same way without the salt, and are
considered delicious.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

.bacco and if thatdoesn't work azure
come and let me know My fee, sir,
is one dollar" I'll
\. .sOne-dollar 2, gasped. the aston.
ished youth.
"That is all / charge when patients
call at MY door,
But, sir, in mercy's name what is
itsfor p Wheresis MISREPRESENTATION |?
What have l taken of yours p
"My prescription, my dear young
friend, I gave you before ! left you
here with my hoe; the medicine
you have been taking in my place
a healthgiving portion which l should
have enjoyed had not I given it up to
you. And now, dear sir, | will tell
you frankly, you are rusting out, lit
orally tumbling to pieces for want of
exercise of both body and mind
That is all sir. You can follow my
prescription and be cured, or you can
take your own way"
The young man paid the dollar and
went his way. Not then could he
be cheerful; but afterwards, when he
had allowed season fair play, and
had come to prove the life Saving and
the new life giving virtues of the
doctors prescription, he came and
- ...H tsse,e. "a rt.tt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

peace and comfort within the limits

peace and comfort within the limits
Of their petty SOVEREIGNTY. Now
there is a great deal TO be done in
every household, however small, and
it can be done, all of it, without any
fuss at all. The whole operation of
house cleaning can be gone through
with by disturbing one room at a
time, while the rest of the house is
kept in it's usual order. 1t is foolish
to keep the house disarranged for
weeks together. If the housekeeper
would be a home keeper as well, she
must avoid business. The home is
infinitely more than the house, and
there is such a thing as destroying
the home by what is supposed to be
the very perfection of housekeeping
The most immaculate of housekeep-
ers are not always the most lovely of
women, for they allow household
cares to narrow the mind and quench
the intellect. In proportion as a wo,
man is fussy she is inefficient. The
efficient woman has an eye for the
main chances and never sacrifices
them to side issues. The fussy wo-
man is forever puttering over non
essentials and of course is forever
behindhand with the essentials. I'm
til she overcomes her tendency to
business she can neither be prompt,
efficient nor serene
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
Not as Verdant as He Looked.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The other day, as keen looking
business man, with his hat worn on
the nape of his neck, was standing
on Clark street, a simple, gawky
looking, country lad of nineteen, with
a big envelope in his hand, and his
mouth and eyes wide open, came
saunting along, looking anxiously at
all the signs, which he was appar-
emily spelling, out. The business
man, being naturally kind hearted
and desiring to do friendly turn to
a stranger, said to the boy: af
Hi, sonny, what are you looking
for Let me see that letter."
Nav, can't let you have that let
ter, theirs bonds in it," said the boy !;
"but p'rhaps you can tell me where
Mister Smith lives around here.
The boss told me the number but
I've forgotten it, and the letter has
got bonds in it, and SO, l amt to
give it to anybody but him."
"Why, I've been waiting for you
this hall nour," said the keen business
man, as his face frightened up /;
waiting for you to bring me those
bonds which bought to What's-his.
name"
"Be you Mister Smith ?" said the
boy; swell, now, Pm right glad
met you, because I'd clean forgot
what was the number where the boss
said you lived, and l wouldn't have
liked to go back to hlm:without find
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

o'clock, and / must have this corn
hoed before I 60. So, while l am
gone to make up prescription for
You, do you take my hoe and go on
with my work here. You know how
to use hoe ?"
eyes, sir. My father was a farmer;
but haven't worked on farm since
he died"
"And you haven't worked much
any where else, I take it" the doctor
threw in pleasantly.
"No, sir. l 4m not obliged to-"
every well, I'll warrant you the
work here won't hurt you, SO go on
with it until | come back" i
With that the doctor trudged of,
and the young man went at the work
of hoeing. He hoed to the end of
the row, and there removed the light
mufier from his neck. Then he
went at it again. Half way down
the second row he stopped and looked
up, but no doctor was in sight. AT
the end of that row, as the absent
one had not appeared, he pulled off
his coat.
The third row he hoed more
slowly, stopped several times before
the end was reached but he finished
it, and, after good rest, attacked
the fourth row. There was but one
more row after this, and the fancy
seized him to have it done before
the old fellow got back. 1t would
be a surprise to him. The thought
quickened his pulse, and gave him
renewed vigor. He had just COM
pleted the last hill of the last row
when the doctor came back.
"Well, my young friend, how are
you feeling now 7"
The patient really had to consider.
He had been looking to see what the
physician had brought with him OF
medicine; but he brought nothing.
His hands were empty. THE work
hasn't hurt you, has it 2"
"Oh, no, sir" his face glowing
with the exercise.
II thought not. lie: me feel your
pulse again" He held the young
mans wrist tor brief space, and
theD-
1T has worked like charm. Now
\ sir, do you go home, and repeat tins
dose twice day, every morning and
I afternoon; do it faithfully, and be
honest with your diet, don't use to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
HOe-Handle Medicine.

On a bright, pleasant summer
morning, young man with a silk
muller around his throat and woe
begone look in his pale face, piled
the big knocker upon the doctors
dwelling. A lady answered the
summons and informed the applicant
that the doctor was in his garden at
work. To the garden the young man
went, where he found the man of
medicine engaged in hoeing his sweet
corn.
"Well, sir, and what is the natter"
the doctor asked, when the applicant
had stated that he had come for med
ical advice and assistance.
swell, DOCTOR" with lugubrious
face and winning, moaning tone, Il
feel poorly all through. My head
has spells Of aching, my appetite is
poor, my food does not set well, and
I am very weak. Really, I need
help"
Eyes, / see. Let me look at your
tongue. All yes, Now - your
pulse"
The pulse was ielt and after due
deliberation, the doctor said:
"Look you, young man, you do
certainly need help. Now, see; ]
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
Centennial Cake.

Five eggs, beaten separately and
nicely, two cups white sugar, one cup
butter, one cup sweet milk, one and
halt teaspoonfuls cream tartar in
tour or more cups flour, one-half tea.
spoonful soda in one-half cup of
sweet milk. Flavor with essence of
lemon. Don't make too stiff; bake
one hour. n
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
Butternut Cake.

-Four eggs beaten separately, two
cups of sugar, one of butter, one cup
of butternut meats, one half cup of
sweet milk, two and half cups OF
flour (heaped), one teaspoonful of
soda, two of cream tartar. Rub the
black scales off the meats before put
ting them in the cake. Bake in two
loaves. 9a-lt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

JOSH BILLINGS ON MARRI AGE
By anvil means, Joe, get married, if
you have fair show. Don't stand
shivering on the bank, but pitch rite
in and suck your head under and the
SILVER is over. Thar amt any more
trick in getting married than thar is
in eating peanuts. Many a man has
stood shiyering on the. shore until
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.
Light Pudding.

One quart of milk, three eggs, six
tablespoonfuls Of flour, and little
salt.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
The Luck that Followed ali Old
Horseshoe. s.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times. re-
~ saw funny sight in the street
just now," said Mr.. Patterson to his
friend, Mr.. johnson, in the Fifth
Avenue barbor.shop, last Monday
afternoon. Il met an elegantly
dressed lady carrying in her hand an
old horseshoe covered with mud. /
presume she had just found it, and
was carrying it home for good luck"
"Good LUCK" replied Mr.. Johnson,
"don't talk to me about old horse
shoes and good luck. About a
month ago my wife and ] were re-
turning from church one Sunday,
when, just in front of the new Ro.
man Catholic Cathedral, in Fiftieth
street, horse, which was being
driven at lively gate, threw shoe
and it went ringing along the pave
ment. GO get that shoe said my
wife, 'and we will keep it for good
luck picked it up, utterly running
one of my gloves as l did SO, as it
was covered with mud. This l was
going to wipe off on the curb, but
my wife cried out, ooh, don't do that,
for if you do you will wipe off ali
your good. luck So L~laaGGRd The
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03

old thing all Ine way HOH1e, anu
hung it over the door, mud and all.
The Lext morning went down to
the store wondering what my first
streak of good luck would be. Be-
fore night + had misunderstanding
with my employer, with whom |
have been for several years; we both
GOT hot, and the result was that he
gave me notice that after the first of
next January he would dispense with
my services. A few days after my
wife went out to do little shopping
and lost her pocket book, containing
all the money we had been saving
Tor a long time to spend for holiday
presents and amusements. In fact
for about two weeks everything
seemed to go against me. and L was
in hot water all the time. Finally, i
said to my wife one day that | be.
lieved that it was that COMPOUNDED
old horseshoe that was to blame for
it all, and / was bound to take it
down and put it back in the street,
lust where I found it, and so did.
The very next morning my en-
ployer sent for me to come and see
him in his private office. He said he
had been mistaken IN the matter
about which we had differed, apollo
gized for what he had said, hoped
there would be no hard feelings
about it, and wound up by engaging
me for another year at an increased
salery. | went home that night feel
ing better natured than | had for
weeks. l told my wife Of my good
luck, and theu she took from her
pocket letter which she had that
day received from her father, notify
ing her that he was going to send
her check for $500 for a Christmas
present. In fact have had only
good luck since I threw away that
old horseshoe. They may bring
luck to some folks, bat my wife and
don't want any more horseshoes in
ours, you bet"
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
Personal.

Paris mourns the sudden death Of the
young ana accomplished Duke of Richie
lieu at the age OF 80 years.
Mr.. Eknst Galjot, engineer of mines
III Japan, has arrived in this country peI
French steamer Labrador
The expected heir of the Queen of He
land will have for god-parent Pope
Leo If he is a boy, but If she Is a girl Iss.
bella III of Spain will do the honors
Mr.. W. T. Wrighton, the composer
who died at Tunbridge Wells on the 13tll
inst, was the author of"Her brightsmiIe
haunts me sLlll," He was In his Gath
year.
The young Queen Of Spain and her
Austrian physician have been wounded
and she will return to Madrid, where the
mother, Archduchese Elizabeth of Aus-
tria, will visit her next week.
Edwin Hutter Webber, nephew of
Mrs. e. w. Hutter, has been appointed
a second Lieutenant in the United STATES
Army. He was member OF the 1st Reg
iment and served in the riots n ittsburg
The census gives Arizona Territory la
population OF 41,5S0, including 1900
Chinese and 4545 Indians, excluding
the reservation and Pueblo Indians who
are not counted.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31

THE population of the Empire
State is estimated by the Albany
Journal at 100000. Thirty-three
counties containing all important CEN
tres of population are given in the
table found below The increase in
the remaining counties, except West
chester, between 1870 and 1875, was
only 43,972. Westchester lost 27, 1884
by annexation to New York during
those five years, so that the total in
crease for the twenty-seven counties
would be but 49, But for the five
years since 1875 the increase can
fairly be assumed to be 4s,972, max
ing the total estimated population of
the State to be about $3.50, 900. This
denotes an increase of 699,241, and a
rate of 1873 per cent, while the in
crease between 1866 and 1870 was
j02, ,024, and the rate 1914.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
GRATEFUL FIREMEN.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS BY THE FIRE
MEN OF FREDERICK CITY.

RESOLUTION OF THANKS BY THE FIRE
MEN OF FREDERICK CITY.
With the livelIest recollecti ons of their
recent visit to this city, the tiremen of
Frederick City, Md, assembled and
adopted the following resolutions:
HALL OF THE UNITED STEAM
FIRE ENGINE COMPANY.
FREDERICK CITY, MD, July 10 1880
AT meeting OF the United Steam Fire
Engine Compan!, OF Frederick, Md.
held on the 18th of July, 1880, the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
company are hereby rendered to the
Water Witch S. f, E. Company, of VIII
mIngton, Del, for the cord al welcome
the kind and gentlemanly attention, ami
the generous hospitality extended TO us
upon the OCCASION of our Late visit to
their tiourlshing Uity, aud We cherish the
hope that at no distant day they will
afford us the opportunity OF recl proca-
ting At oul own home.
Resolved, That the thanks of this com
pany are hereby rendered to the Hon
Mayor Almond, of Wilmington, Del.
and through hlm TO it's citizens, for the
courtesy and Kindness to us on our latt
VISIT 10 their enterp ising city. May the
friendship they began be tirmly cement
ed by more frequent personal inter couse.
Resolved, That the thanks of his com
pany are hereby rendered tod. j. Dough-
erty, proprietor of the Uui ed STATE
Hotel, OF Wilmington, Del, for the
kindness extended to us, and for the
comforts which We enjoyed whilst guests
under his Ii Jspitable rOo'.
HIRAM BARTGIs, President.
JoHN Ii. BENNET, Spc'y.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
THE WATER REGULATORS.

A meeting of the several mill owners
on South Long Race was held at the
City Hail, yesterday afternoon, Present,
Juo. P. Almond, Mayor, Lewis Payn-
ter, Chairman Water Committee and
Chief Engineer Mcintire representing
the city. Col. G. Febiger representing
the Estate of VIM. Lea, and Geo. H.
Bates, Esq, representing l. l.. Johnston
and Jos. TAtnall. Mayor Almond was
chosen Chairman aud Jos. TatAall Sec
retary. The Board then tlled the va
cauci,s in the Board of Regulators b,
appointing Col. Henry A. DUPONT and
James Il. Price.
The Board of Regulators being thus
filled, It will proceed ere long, to con-
slider the request of the City Council for
permission to change the system oi
measuring the water used by the city
for operating the new turbine water
wheel THAI is, by measuring after il
passes through the wheel, instead OF be-
fore.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
SENATOR BAYARD VISITING
GEN. HANCOCK.

Gen. Hancock received yesterday from
Gen Sherman a certified copy of the
letter be wrote to that officer soou after
r. B. Hayes fraudulant election, and il
is announced at the Democratic head
quarters that the letter will not be given
TO the press immediately.
Senator Thomas +. Bayard had a long
conversation with Gen. Hancock yester-
day, and was accompanied by him tv the
boat on his departure from Governors
Island. The other visitors were j. Ran.
dolph Tucker, Of Virginia; Martin 7
McMa Mahon; Felix McCluskey, Sergeant
at-Arms of the,House Of Representatives
and John Titus. The latter IL aged ~
He was introduced TO Gen. Hancock as
having voted twice for Gen. Jackson
and az wishing to vote twice for
Gen. Hancock. The General replied
that he hoped MIR. Titus would cast at
least one of these votes.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
The Way Humning Birds Are
Captured.
From Nature.

from Nature.
The following is an account of the
method in which humming birds are
caught "Let us follow little Dan,
the Oldest and sharpest of the hum
ming-bird hunters, as he goes out for
birds. First he goes to tree called
the mountain palm, which replaces
the cocoa palm in the mountains,
the latter growing only along the
coast. Beneath the tree are some
fallen leaves fifteen feet in length;
these he seizes and strips, leaving
the midrib bare, a long slender stem
tapering to point. Upon this tip
he places a lump of bird lime, to
make which he had collected the
inspissated juice of the bread fruit
and chewed it to the consistency of
soft wax. Scattered over the savanna
bushes, over whose crimson and
snowy blossoms hummihg- birds are
dashing, inserting their beaks in the
honeyed corollas, after active forays
resting upon some bare twifi, prun-
ing and preening their feathers.
Cautiously creeping toward bush
upon which one of these little beau
ties is resting, the hunter extends
the palm-rib with its treacherous
coating Of gum. The bird eyes it
curiously but fearlessly as it ap,
proaches his resting-place, even
pecking at it, but the next moment
he is dangling helplessly, beating
the air with buzzing wings in vaiI
efforts to escape the clutches of thai
treacherous uum.''