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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
Farmer and House. Keeper.


BRowN BREAp.-Thrce and half
cups Graham -four, two cups OF Indian
meal, two-thlrds of cup Of syrup, one
pint of water Cor il you have not picnty
of milk uss all watcr). che teaspooniul
Of salt. Steam four hours. It 10 excel.
lent. Try il.
To USE STALE BRgAp.- Soak tho
Dread in hot water until soft when cold
aud two eggs. half a cup If sweet cream.
one teaspoon of soda, u little salt and
Hour 20 make q stiff batter like frittcrs.
Fry III hot lard or boil in water. To be
eaten with syrup or whatever liked.
To KEEP WELLS PuRE.--A cores
pondent of the Inter. Ocean," writing
from Battle Creek, Michigan, saws that
he purified his we'll Of water which was
subject TO many worms. bugs, and other
insects as TO render it almost unfit for
drinking, placing IN the well couple of
good siaod trout. They hayo kept per-
fectly healthy, and have eaten up every
live thing in the water. In the winter
season crumbs OF bread and crackers arc
thrown IN. Tho water IS perfectly pure
and sweet.
AS lima beans only begin to form pods
freely when the top of the pole is reach
cd, 1t is obvious that to have early beans
ono must have short poles. Aud then
cut the vines az soon "a they reach tho
top Of the pole.
Lockjaw is one Of the most terrible
diseases TO which mortals are exposed.
a California exchange asserts that no
one need be in danger Of sdch nm attack
from wounds caused by rusty iron. The
worst case of inllamcd wounds NAV be
cured by smoking tho injured part with
burning wool or WOODEN cloth.
IL New Jersey gardener considers
salt necessary TO the developement OF
cabbage, especially in places far from
the coast. He fnds them moro crisp,
OF better flavor, and TO keep better when
salt is used than without. lie Used it
as follows: "a few days after setting
ont tho plants. and vixen they are damp,
either after q rain or when The dew is
on, l take small dish OF fine salt and
walking among tho rows sprinkle n
little salt on the centre Of each plant
when the leaves begin to grow. l rc-
peat the sailing, and when the centre or
tho leaves begin to form the head APP
ply salt again, scattering !. over tho
leaves; after this l look them over &C.
casionaily, and II Bnd plants that do
not lead well and appear diseased, I
sprinkle the salt over freely; this will
save oil such plants. A quart OF sal.
is sufficient for five hundred plants In Il
season, although more can be safely
used
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
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South Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, fCtsitor.
CFce, Corner Nain end Gravel Lane SIC.
RoNNsV. WEST VIRGINIA..
TEE II 8

TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS "a,
carun-or TWO DOLLARS II paid in advsnco
No raqor viii 90 discontinued, except ct the
option ofihe Publisher. uutil all arrearages have
5ecn settled.
TERMS or ADVERTISING
TIE rates Of advertising are, for square rem
lines or .css osE DOLLAR AND fisry Cxsrs for
'hge, Insertions larger ones in the same uro,or.
aou. Each continuance 3Tl cents.
ouer'etl-, bali Yearly, and yearly advertise.
~sr siuseI,-i eta liberal reduc;iot On he ebnys
Ysnry advertisers disseminating during the
year Will te charged regular rates.
20 'd7 merit 70 % considered by the mont IN
o. vC. lies s7tc.Ged on The ,anus5ript or urp.
'2Hs.T agreed upon between The parties.
RescuJors * associations, COMMUNICATIONS a.
limited Interest, and notice OF deaths exceed inc
tsN LIZZIE viii % charged Eve cents per iinc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
SOUTH 9rane4 9ntellissnrer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JULY 80. 1880.

The Postmaster General calls atten.
ton to the fact that cards with one cent
stamps stuck upon them arc hot postal
cards, and they will not be allowed to
pass through the mails hereafter.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
The BuCkere
#01'ER ,1A'D REAPER.

#oT'ER IND REAPER,
'esii0s harvester q TIE world Superior TO
'.Hn-s I1 t.. principles Of . .a construction.
average durability T. dout' iaat Of others,
f..H .r-H t1Iu ua,f 'Hrir cost t1 Keen Too renaif
.le.'s.1 ao,i dunn iocg-icvsr gu1kv pake
.'..s rI-rr1 O.. oae banf by brnch.ng tle hay
a.-.. h'Zi Wheels aud -tronV. You
'r f.oid GO 20 ~i'tol.'' gauJ FOR ,rcu.
l.0'o-'o po-ct
vdurd & Iy0ciioJ1 En6incs
--r,' n rive -pha,at p1wa; n RIM saw
t 'G % - i1Ch saws. Latest i'm.
Hrshera. % 'ores. The new eel
HH' Igi,'uunhg portable law MILLS,
',' aH water. Tnc wonderful
DWouh6i81 Double Bhb6D,
J,. IN an instant lrori mat single
20 foouy ceir'ar- Took f-s'
.ts "a, 0Herllnd ..I-. The premium
rl.,rba .g-ta "rt grass SEQ
endi Hay m. - 49,, ~
r',, fp- $50, g1m a. '.-. .,.,t'
~' f'nii dryers. ma ''"'' ''"-
ven.
r. r. CARSKAOLN.
Keyaer, Wcst -
June IL. 1880.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

Precept is instruction written in the
sand-the tide Cows over it and the re-
cord is gone. Example is engrayen on
the rock. and the lesson IL not soon lost.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
Grant or rEiIden I

YOU wi! consult yo1r own interest by send
.1r 'o me flr circulars oF ihc following
'..7rrr &c., before buying. Being myself
t.-"si farmer, with ~ years experience in
ss.a b. machinery, Afd making tSo latest
H-.7.Henf7 in ,ust lire 3 7ucciaity,I W y guar
-a... f-1eiun, .Ow rnics s1t .beral terms.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30
f1Dtnry.


'TNlH undersigned would respectfully in form
h's friends of the county Of Hampshire that
BE- prepared - 10 Surveying upon the
7'ot test notice. Cfice--tSe OGf occupied By Dr.
O. t bupion, hDnf e., Wee, Va
Erron Q 1885. l.. MONROE
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

wanted. Sherman Co Michigan,
waLt an agent in this county al once, ~
SALARY Of 500 o month and expenses paid
For fnll.partlcu!ars address ~ above. Nay
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

TIE Vo'saio BeH Co.. Mo,shoR. Mich.
win serd their celebrated EIec,ro-vor,...
B IS 20 ,he stilcted upon 30 days Trial. So
81 ~. ~ -. Iney mean shat they
'''' "'''e 70 1Sem without delay March III.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

VIM + Darrah, one Of the An
napola naval cadets visiting Harris-
burg, Pa, topped from q four,h-storv
window Of Bottoms hotel on the night
Of Che 18th inst, while In n ft of
somnanbulism. lie fell q distance
OF 30 feet into an open ceilarwav.
smashng the steps and breaking three
OF The iron stanchons supporting them
The only injury hc received was
fracture Of the left wrist.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

TO Use STALE BREAD.- Soak tho
Dread in hot water until soft when cold
atd two eggs. half cup Of sweet cream.
one teaspoon of soda, a little salt and
norr 20 make q stiff batter like fritters.
Fry III hot lard or boil in water. To be
eaten with syrup or whatever liked.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

BRowN BRIAp.-Three and half
cups Graham -four, two cups OF Indian
meal, two-thirds of cup Of syrup, one
pint of water Cor if you have not picnty
of milk use all watcr). che teaspooniul
Of salt Steam four hours. 1t 10 excel.
lent. Try il.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-30

AS lima beans only begin to form pods
freely when the top of the pole is reach
cd, it is obvious that to have early beans
ono must have short poles. And then
cut tho vines az soon "a they reach tho
top Of the pole.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

each of alum, soda and cream tartar mix
thoroughly with one glass or half pint OF
boiling water strain and bottle.
TRANSPARENT PUDDrNG.-Yolkso of six
eggs, one tablespoonful butter, one teacuI
cream; sweeten to taste with loaf sugar.
SPONGE RoLL.-Two cups of flour, one
OF sugar, one egg, piece OF butter size oi
an egg, teaspoon baking powder, enough
sweet milk to make a stiff batter.
APPLE PUDDING.-On pound of sugar
three fourths pound OF butter, one pound
stewed apples, five eggs, one teacup cream,
one wine glass of brandy.
COOKIES. thirds cup of butter
one cup of sugar, half cup of milk, one
egg, one teaspoonful OF soda dissolved IL
milk, four cups of flour. nutmeg to taste.
CITRoN PUDDING. pound each o.
butter and sugar, yolks of three eggs, hall
pound eltron chopped fine, one wine glas.
of brandy.
SWEET WAFERs.-Half a dozen eggs
two ounces of melted butter, sugar to taste
and milk enough to make thin batter
Bake quickly in wafer irons and roll then
while hot.
Coon PUDDING. Three cups of flour,
one cup each of milk, molasses, suet,
chopped raisins and one teaspoon of soda
Spice to your taste, boil four hours, and
serve with sauce.
LEMON PUDDING.- pound of butter,
yolks of sixteen eggs, one tablespoon Of
sugar to each egg, juice of two lemons and
a grated rind OF one, two tablespoons Of
corn meal.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03
THE OLD BALTIMORE MERCHANT.

In sight of his ships and his goods, on
the ground-foor of his warehouse usually,
the oldtime merchant had his counting.
room. 1t was separated by slight parti-
tion from the surrounding mass of mer-
chandise and from his muscular auxiliaries,
the stevedores and draymen, who lounged
around the archway Justly negroes gener-
ally, who basked in the broiling sun
stretched on range of barrels, their yawn-
ing mouths displaying wealth of ivory,
and their skin glistening like oiled ebony.
From the warehouse beams and joists,
which extended in rugged strength through
the counting-r room, were hung rows of
leather buckets and ladder, :" for the
more effectual remedy to extinguish
fire in. Baltimore town." as the act
reads which obliged "every householder
to keep two leather buckets hung up
near the door of his house" None of the
elegance of modern counting rooms graced
the interior; the affected simplicity of
Eastlake was unknown, but in its place a
business-like directness and orderly con-
fusion amounting to picturesqueness.
In harmony with the rude beams,
an arch Of solid masonry supported
the safe, built into the walls, and
closed by its iron door with lock to make
modern burglar laugh. In the wide
hearth 90 black jack" fire was reflected in
the brass anGirons, and from an armchair
by it, as from throne, the 60 head of the
house" surveyed row of deferential clerks
at their high desks, almost buried behind
their ponderous ledgers. Six-by-eight
panes filled the windows, half closed by
green blinds, above which appeared the
topmasts of ships and the blue sky. On
the walls hung maps, models of ships
bulls, and Innings of the same vessels I'M
der sail, drawn with nautical fidelity, but
which would have scarcely escaped the
lash of captious critic in art. Innumera-
bic bills, ruthlessly impaled on wires, met
deserved fate, and were exposed con-
spicuously, probably as warnings against
misplaced confidence. Rows of tin or
wooden Golfers, marked with the names of
dead years, rested in dusty security on
high shelf, and suggested long passed
transactions with correspondents who had
closed their accounts in paying the debt of
nature.
The discipline, thoroughness, and SIM
plicity of mercantile training in Europe,
were brought over by our English and salt
water ancestors, and the habits of the
quarterback in some measure transferred
to the counting-room. No slovenly habits
of dress or demeanor were allowed among
the clerks, who were often inmates of the
family, on the basis of equals, but in SUBJ
ordination, and whose hair, in some houses,
was daily dressed by the barber, who came
for that purpose at fixed hour to the
counting-room. Punctuality and courtesy
were exacted, and the neglect to pay his
respects to the heads of the house, on COM
mencing and terminating his daily duties,
subjected the delinquent to caustic repri-
mand. These youths, whom it was favor
to admit to great commercial house,
were in training as the future merchants
and as gentlemen. - Harper's Magazine.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03
TALKING.
What Constitutes an Agreeable Converse
tioualist.

The good conversationalist has many
! gifts, none of which are intrusive. He or
She is called by some general term charming,
delightful, fascinating, but seldom clever.
All the gifts are spontaneously not
criticised butwhenSone whopossesses them
comes into room daylight seems to enter.
Good conversation is never ostentatious, it
is facile and simple, gently capricious,
gracefully lively 1t has the easy charm
that makes something of nothing, giving
value to the commonplace from the fashion
of utterance 1t must be Proteus- like
ever changing 1t must never be prepared,
never be preoccupaton or pretension,
never seek to be epigrammatic, witty, SEN
| timental or romantic. Fate has its revenge
| on those who seek to elude this law
of spontaneity. If it be aggravating
enough to think of the repartee that would
so effectively have capped our friends last
speech, when the discussion between us is
thing of the past and he is out of ear
shot, it is yet more Notifying when next
time we meet, and cunningiy bring round
| the talk to the-point where we left of, and
at the proper place shoot off our polished
and cherished repartee, to find it fall nerve
less, like an arrow from an unstrung bow.
| The secret of conversation lies par excel
lence in its improvisation. 1t is the word
rising fresh and sparkling from the inspir-
ing source of the present emotion. 1t is
noteworthy of the good conversationalist
that he never interrupts, and that an I'M
erring tact warns him when the subject in
hand begins to pail. If there be story to
tell, he rides the hobby with light sad
die; hastens over uninteresting details
like a good horseman coming to the
Jump; takes a pull when near the
fence, makes at it, and comes to land safe
amid laughter and applause. He knows
the right moment for his story, and is not
so doting fond of it that if there comes a
chill he will not likely drop it and turn to
some other topic Many clever member
of society may travel from Dan to Beer
sheba and be dull, with never a word to
say of his journeys or adventures. The
conversationalist will merely walk to the
Postoffice or to the shop, and, like bee
after a little fowery tour returning with
its store of honey, he will bring back
musiug comment and humorous observa-
ton that will rouse the languid and inter-
est the sick. To his other gifts must
necessarily be added that of being a good
listener-it is the supplement- that COM
pletes the whole. His foremost virtue is
the precious power of sympathy, enlarged
by observation, to which is added the dis
cipline of wide and varied culture. Only
under like conditions from the barren soil
of talk can spring the flowers of CONVERSE
tom Boston Herald
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03
Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.

DAN in the right side, under the
| edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient IS rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade, and
it frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The stom-
ach is affected with loss of appetite
and sickness; the bowels in general
are costive, sometimes alternative with
lax; the head is troubled with pain,
accompanied with a dull, heavy SEN
sation in the back part. There is gen.
orally d considerable loss of memory,
accompanied with painful sensation
of having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A slight,
dry cough is sometimes an attendant.
The patient complains Of WEAKNESS
and debility; he is easily startled, his
feet are cold or burning, and he COM
plains of prickly sensation of the
skin; his spirits are low; and although
he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it
In fact, he distrusts every remedy
Several of the above symptoms attend
the disease, but cases have occurred
where few of them existed, yet exam
nation of the body, after death, has
shown the LIVER to have been extern
sively deranged
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

CAPTAIN BoGARDUs in New York about
two weeks ago, once more established, says
the Forest and Stream, his claim to be con-
sidered the champion shot of the world in bis
great match against time skin and endurance
The match was for purse of $1,000 put up
by Carl Dittmar, the powder manufacturer,
who was willing to wager that amount that
the Captain could not, within the space of
4501 minutes, break $500 glass balls, to be
spruLg from Bogardus' traps at Is yards rise
the shooter to handle his own gun, load for
himself, using both barrels. 1T will be rec
objected that DR.. Carver broke $500 with
rifles in the time which Bogardus on this oc-
| casion attempted to beat. When Carver per-
formed his feat the balls were thrown up by
hand, and the repeating rifles used were
loaded for him by attendants. To accom-
plish the work would require continuous
average of 100 balls broken in each eight
minutes and ten seconds. This would be
more than nine in ten shooters would care to
try, and which very few indeed, outside of
Captain Bogardus, would like to assure.
The champion, however, had no fears about
his accomplishment OF the feat. Other big
shooting attempts had made him able to
stand an amount of pounding which would
knock over half dozen msrksmen. The
ties. was made at the new shooting of
the Captains, No. 20 Eighth street. DIR.
Bower Talbot was at the traps as puller,
and performed his important duties with the
regularity of piece of clockwork. A single
stock was used. and two sets of barrels. The
10-gauge pair used four drachms of Dittmar
powder, and one and half ounce of No. s
shot, while the 12-euage pair used three and
one half drachms of Dittmar powder, and one
ounce of shot. The barrels were changed
fifty-Gve times, and the excellence Of the
powder and the shells was shown in the fact
that only three miss-Gres occurred in $3.50
shots. The start was made sharp at 8 o'clock,
and was to have ended at 1890.
The record Of the match stood as follows
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN THE GERMAN
ARMY AND NAvY.-The "Year Book for
the German Army and Marine states that
the electric light has been employed for
military and naval purposes; among Others
for lighting up the ground lying in front OF
besieged fortress, for the illumination
of ships at sea, and notably for the carry
ing on work under water. a transparent
bell with an electric lamp has been i'm
mersed to a depth of 60 meters, while a
magnetic electrical machine placed at a
distance of 100 meters has been able to
maintain strong, unbroken current, so
that brilliant light was maintained for a
long time The same authority states that
experiments are now in course of being
carried out for the purpose Of testing how
far the electric light can be usefully en-
ploYed in marine warfare, and especially as
defense against torpedo attacks.-[Gas-
light Journal
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03

with their hands in deep devotion, but it
isn't more than a minute before an eye
peeps out here, and another there, till they
twinkle mischievously in every direction.
The holidays are ON the wane now, and
each day seems precious as it runs away.
How dull it will be when the last is gone.
Goodbye, old 1879; this is the last letter
| shall write with your name at the head.
Welcome, 1850. l pray you be happier
than the last year-happier and kinder to
us all. KATE HEATH
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03
Suicide.

A distinguished Scientist once said INC
man with strong, healthy stomach ever
committed suicide" yet many suffer the
torments of the damned with dyspepsia,
when asingis bottle Of DE- MINTIE's ESGLIsH
DANDELIoS LIVER AND DYSPEPSIA PIlLs
will give relief, and, il persisted in, cure the
worst case of this distressing trouble. This
pill cures torpid liver, bihousness, sailow
complexion, foul breatn, sick headache, hsart-
burn, pain in side and back. removes pinples
from the face, regulates the bowels, is sugar.
coated and guaranteed purely vegetable. II
acts dizsetlY on the coating of the stomach
and on the liver is ssited to any climate
wet OF dry weather. Beware of limitations
genuine has cut of lion on outside wrapper
Price. 80 cents. Sold by all druggists. II. G.
Kirk & Co., Sacramento, Wholesale Agents
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-03
How Sc save Money. Q

Instead Of going to doctor, il you have
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, pain in back and
loins, smarting, inflammation oelcali, brick
dust deposit, or any trouble of the kidneys
or bladder. buy bottle of DR. MINTIKs
NEPHREYIcUN, the great Lagchu Compound.
1t is the best prescription ever compounded
for these troubles. Abrams & Carroll, Whole
sale Druggists, say " We regard Neghreticun,
as the best Kidney and Essider Remedy N The
markes" Woodward, Druggist, Portland.
Oregon, says: Everybody speaks highly Of
it" Childs, Druggist, Portland, says: "Sold
lots of it; it always does the work" Many
have been cured OF obstinate kidney com.
plants after the doctors gave them up,
Sold by all druggists. Price, 81 %. II. G.
Kirk l. Co., Sacramento, Wholesale Agents.