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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08

A Discovery about Corn An ct-
change cells of man who plants. two
or three weeks alter the crop i plan
ted, a new hill of corn every fifteenth
row, each way. And til. is the rca
soil: II the weather becomes dry nt i.
ter the sling time. thc silk aud tas
sels botli become dry aud deal. In
ti.:s condition. ii it should become
scnsonab.c, the silk revivcs and re-
news lis growth, but the iassels do
not recover. Then, for want of pollen.
The new silk is unable "a ill the OF
tiee for wl.icli it was designed The
pollen from the replantcd corn IS then
ready 10 supply silk. and the tiii:ng l.
completed. He SAYS neatly all thc
ahortive ears, go common IN all corn
crops, are caused by the want Of pol
len, and he has known cars To doub Il
la size in this ii!iing.
See Gi'kes"ns e Pugh before YOU
~
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
Long Ago.

As long ago as 1855, DR.. worthina-
tons famous Choicra and Diarrhoea
MsGicina, was known as q specific for
Cholera. Cramps. Bisrrhoea, Dysenterv.
Summer Complaints and tho like. II
can ne carried in tic pocket. Pr'ee -
and 30 cents n bottle.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08

Earthquake Shock in West Virgin
in aud KentucSy.-On Tuesday night
of last week ,abop, / l O'Clock the shock
Of an earthquake was distinctly felt nj
Huntington, Guyandoite, Bar6surs-
Vile. and Milton in Mason county.
w. Va. and a. Catlcttsburg and III
Ashland, Ky, and throughout the IN.
tervcning ne;sLborlood. Tie Hunt
ineton Advertiser says;
Tuesday night. about | ! o'clock an
ca r,hquakf sleek was Eel, in this city
tina; awakened nearly everybody from
sleep and created much alarm. The
shock is. best described as initiating
the fall Of Il heavy wine cask t'ronI
tic height OF eight or ten feet upon
the floor and rcbounding several
times, 80 rs 10 create Il series of un-
dnlntory Shocks. A person who Wa.
walking on the Sidewalk: saws lie heard
no Eoise. but that tie sidewalk up.
pcared TO be leaving up and down
under Ills feet
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08

a Story Of Piunder.-A Washing
ton correspondent to tie Baltimore
Sun says the Court OF Claims has fin
ally passed upon oil the Claims be
tore 1t Tor property principally cotton,
seized during and at the close Of the
war in tue South, VI on tie specious ii.
tie put upon 1t t'abandonedFrupcriy.'
1T IS we'll known That the agents OF
the government took possession OF all
the cotton they could mud anywhere
without regard to private ownership
They collected IN this way property
which WAS valued by the claimants of
1t IT nearly seventy-cight n,IIons 81
dolIars, although the proceeds accoun-
ted Tor TO the government amounted
to less than thlrty.two millions. Oi
this sum the collecting agents aud auc-
tionecrs got six millions aud a.h,lr.
the cIaimanta, including those paid
directly by tho Treasury Department.
about fifteen millions, and tie residue
tea and u-halt million s,ha5 been COW
cred into the Unitod States treasury.
OF all The SO called abandoned pro.
perty,' valued by the claimants ~
EeYenty.scvcn million dUl,...s, but
sold Tor t!irty-tSo millions, the gov
ernment, therefore, gets but little
more than a-third OF tie cash receipts.
and the claimants only about a-hflh o.
the estimated value OF their properly
The remain !er constltutel the fat
pickings of the collecting agents aud
auctionecrs. There has rarely ox;s,-
ed any where or at any time more
reckless scizuIc OF private property by
n victorious GclIigersut than this per.
petratod under the orders Of the gov
ernmcnt of the United States. The
laws OF war exempt from capture Phi.
vate property not contrdblnd OF war ;
but the collecting agents took cotton
wherever they found it, and justified
their act by the plea, often false. uf
'disloyalty.' Even 5fore the court of
Claims two thirds OF the Southern
claimants we're put out OF court on
the strength OF this plea, and OF the
remaining third many were foreign.
ors, whose claims, backed by their re-
spectiYe governments, could not SO
easily be ignored.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
PLAIN
TRUTHS

The keod = the foundation Of
BE. IL circulates through every part
Of the body, and anless i y puro
ard rich. good health is impossible.
II disease has entered the pysen
The esiy sure and quick way 70 drive
II ow is 10 purify and enrich the
blood.
Those simple 6cts ars well
known, and she highek medical
authorities agree that ssfISs< bu
uon will restore the Mood to ~
natural condition and also thst
al the iron preparations hitherto
rnsds blacken the teeth, cause head.
sehe, and ara otherwise injurious.
BsowS'sIHor BiTrKks will thor
osghly and quickly sssinilsts with
the blood. purifying and Strengthen.
ng il, and thus dave disease from
any pan Of the syNeu, and IL will
net blsehen the tseth, cause hoad.
ache OF constipation, aad 70 pos.
lively yet injurious.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
Reducing Revenue Officials.

1t is learned that the proposed con-
soldation of the internal revenue dis.
tricts affects the Eis. and the West
much more than the South. Tho
President, on his return here, will be
subjectc TO great pressure from the
Western politicians, who do not want
any consolidation. There will be one
district tor West Virginia. with head.
quarters at Wheeling. Tue Cumber-
land district of Maryland will be mer-
ged in the Baltimore district. Wash.
lngton Cor Baltimore Sun.
The above item is furnished by the
Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, who is generally 'up
10 snuff, 4 doubtless reflects the cor.
rec, impression at Washington in re-
gard 10 the West Virginia districts.
In view Of the extreme probability
of the West Virginia districts being
consolidated, the waters will DC tron.
bled again, and an exodus Of of.
ficials and their friends Kill start up
on another pilgrimage to the national
capital TO be made whole with the
powers that be.
But there are only two questions
which the President Is chilled upon to
decide In this matter, and he can pro.
badly do that without advice or
prompting from the outside.
The reduction OF the Internal re.
venue force is y natural business Sc.
qucnce to the abolition OF most OF the
stamp taxes. 1t is simply business
question which the department at
Washington can determine best,
whether one district or two are ne.
ccssary for the State Of West Vir-
ginia.
So also will the records OF the
Treasury show which are the most eff
Client and capable collectors, anu the
retention of heads for the consolida &.
ted districts can be arranged on this
information without going outside the
department. Therefore the President
would show notlin. more ,hun pro.
per regard for. the preroga;lves OF HE
office If he should intimate to the 'ad-
vlsers' who are rushing forward TO
save their friends, that their advice
Will be asked for when il i. recded
" heelinS Register.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
June 1, 1853.

Strawberry Shipments THE Sails
bury (MI) Advertiser OF Saturday
says: The amount of Strawberries
and other early produce leaving the
two counties OF Somerset and WI
comico during the week is unprece.
denied. From SO TO 10 carloads II
day lave gone 10 Delma-. The We
ry Tniavorablc weather has made the
berries inferior and prices broke down
very soo.., but even at s cents per
quart 30 carloads represent a gross
sum ot $4,000. 1t is safe 10 cay that
S2oo,ooo worth OF berries iet, these
two counties during the week. OF
thi. large sum the railroad companies
receive the proportion of $50, 900.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
Fresh Arrival!
OF NICE GOODS,

Having recently returned from Hati-
mora
ot
,Gn. at
almost
Nice ETressh Confectionery.
~
r~csen, ON ~ the
Louisa EEOesser.
Romnsy, Juso l,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08
Saved HE Child.
~ -. Kus-~ 81, s,ttrsr, uI.

rN' fO-~ St. s.t'rsr.: 40.
0sas :-Upon the resurass.oS.-
s0n ~ f1snd I trfsd Baoun's
isoN BirTEss - n soaie and r.-
s'crsuvs kr my da1xhtsr. vhsu,
vas thoroughly convinced ves
vnung away nth Csn~uzStioa
haviag Lost thrss daughters ~ he
terrihss disease. uadsF The sare u
st.iaeoi Physicians. wa lotk 70
7ltsvs that anything could arrest
the progress 81 the dis ease, but -
@JEest surpr<e b.<ose my dsuxh-
tsf lad taken oos botils q bsowrs
hoN BrTrxks, she bersn ~ mesd
400 nov = 9sits restored 70 6orzer
ksalth. A 6hh daughter b><.o ~
sneN stgnt q Consunaptioo. ana
sssa the physieiss vss oo.-ult.d
BE quickly said "Touiss v,ss r.
quirod sad vbea insorr.sa a.,
tbs slds~ sister was sakinx Bsovp's
lEor BTrTnas, responssd "sAst 1.
seco1 to<iS, t.ks u.
AposAs PssLsL
bRowS's IIoN BfTTrss eFse,nsl.
y cures DyspepSia, indigestion AID
weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit 10 persons suffering
nom such wasting diseases a. Con-
Sampdoo, Kidney Conplzinn, &C.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-08

See Gi'keS"ns & Pugh before YOU
sell your Wool.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
MONEY! MONEY
Money 70 loan On improved farms il south.
ern Nebraska ct the very best
rates Of interest.

We call the attention of all desiring
such accommodations. to the farm
loan department of our business, in
which we are still offering the best in
%ducements Ia the public.
There is absolutely no cost to u
customers. No fees for abstract title:
no fees for recording mortgages: no
fees for taking acknowledgements, no
loans paid i'm checks or drafts upon
which the borrower must pay n dis
count in order TO get the money. but
all loans paid in actual cash. over our
counters without any deduction what
ever.
In placing our loans there is no te-
dious delay in submitting applications
to eastern parties, as our facilities are
such that We III close all good loans
on short notice.
We are prepared to fill desirable
oans at mir per cen straight, with no
charge of any nature whatever. All
payments of interest and principa
may be made at our bank, and will be
sent o the parties free of charge and
interest notes returned to our custom
mers.
As To promptness and fair deal
ng We refer to those with whom we
AVE placed loans numbering at pres
mt nearly six hundred.) Call at our
, flee, or address us through the mail.
u If SIMPSON 4 SwEEzY.
Blue Hill. Nebrask
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23

Nothing is more unjust than b judge
O. a mxn by too short nc acquaintance,
aud too slight inspection ; for it Often
haupens that in the loose and thought
les and dissipated there il . secret rad
ical worth, which may shoot out by
proper cultivation. To imagine that
every one vino is not completely good is
i~rrevocably ahardOned, IL TO sup oee
that al are capable a the same degree
of excellence. It is. indeed, TO exact
from all that perfection which one can
ever att ain. And, since the purest vir-
tue is consistent with some vice, and the
virtue 81 the greatest number with al
mcst an equal proportion Of contrary
qualities. let none too hastily conclude
that All goodness is lost. though il ma
for a time be cloud-d and overwhelmed /;
Tor nest minds are the slaves IL ezra
c rcnmsfances and conform to any hand
l. at under axes 10 mold them, roll down
any torrent IL custom in which the,
happen 10 I've caught, or bend To ally
intorinnity that bears hard agains!
them. Samuel johnson.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
Geo. O. Yeiser,
Reel Estate / !ssv'.s., AGENT.
+ CLOuD NER

Office on Webster Street, in Miller &
Balls seed store.
50 Buys and ellis Real Relate. attends to rent
ins property and collecting rents. Sgtf
Has ON his books desirable Town
and farm property.
Farms from 81 to 1000 acres.
Below are a few from list.
1000 acres of beautiful land with
stream of unfailing water.
A very nice farm of 800 acres with
residence, fine barn, wind mill and
tank, 200 acres fenced. wood fruit etc.
ut a bargain.
leo acres fine land, 3 miles from Red
Cloud, cheap part cash balence on long
time.
Farm of l60 acres. 100 under cultiva-
ton, good dwelling. wind mill, walnut
and forest trees, all smooth land.
SO acres near Red Cloud, all pillow
land.
llO acres near Red Cloud under a
high state of cultivation.
Farm of loo acres, fenced, and CROP
fenced, good dwelling, unfaiIing wa
ter. .
~ acres under cultivation. cattle hor-
SEES, hogs and crop, all offered for n
short time at low figures.
Farm of 60 acres, 100 under c~ultiva-
tlon with improvements, 4 miles from
Red Cloud.
Farm of 1870 acres, 50 acres under.
cultivation, sod house and stable. offer
ed at "a, SO per acre.
Farm of $50 acres. about 50 ceres un-
der cultivation, good dwelling, granary
etc. wood and water.
Also, town property, business houses
residences, vacant lots suited for busi-
ness houses and dwellings.
Now is the time for profitable invest
ments in and around Red Cloud.
Correspondence solicited.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
Iucklen's Arnica Salve.

The greatest medical wonder of the
world. Warranted to speedily cure
Burns. Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers, Saltrheum
Fever Sores, Cancers, Piles. Chilblains,
Corns. Teeter, Chapped Hands, and all
skin eruptions, guaranteed to cure IN
every instance or money refunded.
% cents per box. For sale by
Henry Cook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits. loss Of appetite. gen.
eral debility, disordered blood, weak
constitution, headache, or any disease
of II bilious nature, by all mean pro-
cure a bottle af Electric Bitters. You
will be surprised Ia see the rapid i'm
provement that will follow; you will
be inspired with new life; strength
and activity will return; pain and mis-
cry will cease, and henseforth you
will rejoice i'm the praise Of Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by
II. ook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
Well 2swH6s6.

A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce n case Of Liver,
Kidney or Stomach complaint that
Electric Bitters will not speedily cure.
Bring them along, il will cost you
nothing for the medicine If il fails TO
cure, and you will be well rewarded
for your trouble besides. All Blood
diseases, Biliousness. Jaundice Con-
stipation, and debility are quickly
cured. Satisfaction guaranteed OF
money refunded. Price only fifty
cents per bottle. For sale by II
Cook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
WHAT STRUCK An OLD SOLDIER.

1T will soon be twenty years since
the war closed"
Under the hot sun Of August. 1852
the village. n. j.. lay still ss the sphinx
in Egypt, while Elijah Sharp. Of that
place. slowly and softly spoke Of the
past. Yes" he said. Il was in the
army and saw many IF the sights Of
those fearful years I was finally dis
charge from disability. resulting from
sunstroke.- came home. miserable in
health and spirits; so enfeebled that
took co d on the slightest exposure.
Life seemed worthless Ia me; | lived
only in memory"
THAT was sad enough" ] said. divid-
ing my last two cigars"
That's So" responded MIR. Sharp.
but ] got yer il. Outgrew III Not
exactly. When in that condition
hogan taking Parker's Tonic. and my
health began Ia improve right away.
I was astonished at it. and So was my
wife. ! piled on the flesh and could
anything. Ny ambition blazed up. !
could attend to business. and now g X
cep:ing that | have Ia take care about
exposing myself 10 the hot sum nm
~ well ~ ! was the day ! enlisted.
What differences there are in things
guns and bay"nets kill; Parker's Tonic
saves"
This preparation. which has been
known "a. Parker's Ginger Tome. will
hereafter be called simply Parker.
Toni. A. ~unprincipled dealers are
constantly deceiving their customers
br substituting inferior articles under
the name of ginger. and n ginger -
really an unimportani ingredient. Ne
drop the misleading word.
There is no change however, i'm the
preparation itself. on all hotties re
m%ainining in the hands of dealers.
wrapped under the rame Of Parker'>
Ginger Tonic. contain the genuine
medicine If the fac sinile signature of
Hiscox & Co. is at the bottom Of the
outsid wrapper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
tCbnfinssd fran Ia seesk.)
How Wdtch Cases are Mode.

In buying = silver watch case great ,arj
should be taken Ia secure one that is soli(
silver throughout. The cap Of most ,he4
silver cases is r.aie OF q composition knov
Is alhata, which is q very poor sutstit
for silver, a it turns black in . short III
The backs Of such cass are made e
thinner than those Of m all silver
Icing robbed in order to make the
Il -ker and get in rs much as possible of
L leap metal. Another mposayp pint
ia. liver case is the joints or hiaME0tich
should lie made of gold. ThdMx1f lost
cheap cases are made Of silves III i
not q suitable metal for that - In
. brief period it warps, bend nPesaAs
apart, allowing the backs 10 49, looss
upon the case and sdmitting cM md
dirt that accumulate in thoA IL
Keystone SilverWstch CasssOo0R0ds
with silver caps and gold 49,
81. Lou1AA2A
In cur long nd varted e1psusn ~
- cannos bus acknowledcs and ~
the keyseoos Solid Silver Ws601
main homogsneoua. ka-dv asd VUA
b were ting heated fe ooidG ~
resiatng povW a9ainst pre~suO
IN ths mAEhsA AK1noD I "a
assl . s,ssa.nes - xsyvssss wsG~0.
S.sphA, lnsssssaa1U UDloo
sa.~ bs'sss ksssssss wsa-s
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
WANTED.

few boarders by the week at e a
sonable rates; good accommodations,
at the farmers eating house.
+. A, Young.
The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23

We are agents for the Estey. the
Kansas and the Story and Camp or
gans, and can fit you out in any class
instrument you want a low A. the
lowest in price and the hest in quail
ity. =. X F. Ans
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-11

BLACK SILL fn''r-H S.}k. v,rra4u.
C,oi~. LiHru G,pI,. ant Al sltre.
kr.piu. DrN Good H,I-.-t. IL.
iin :. QpiIt-. t"ntpTr.. Drr:-
80 pnl r~'tv {. e., I.,,I,
Ant nlu-.tIc I,brI-.
% all !.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-11
Random Shots.

In one of the many actions in which
our troops were engaged under Wei
lington during the Peninsular war. an
officer had one of the large muscles Of
his neck which support the head
severed by Frenchnan's bullet. The
wound soon healed and the injured Of
ficer suffered from it little inconveni-
ence beyend that of having to carry
his head rathering dropping to. the
one side. At the battle of Waterloo
this officer was also present and was
again woandsd in the neck by bullet
which, strange to say, cut through the
opposite muscle of his neck support
ing his head, and thus the second rec
tifiei the mischief done bv the first
bullet, and. as matter Of fact, the Of
fcer's head was set straight upon his
shoulders. When writing the above
story Captain kincaid was apparently
fully aware of its improbable nature.
and in justice to himself adds: Il
would not have dared to repeat tnis
story were not the wOun led officer
alive at the time Of my writing and
ready to corroborate the same" Cap
tain kincaid then proceeds to give the
officers name, together with that of
his residence, both Of which at pre-
sent forget. but which are to be found
in Random Sots.'- Cham5srs' J0HrRql
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-11
Mixed.

A new brick building is being erect.
ed on Main street. and recently ii don
bled eyed. hanged haired woman with
basket of eggs on one arm aud can
of butter in her hand. stopped before
the boss of construction and sad:
want to buy any eggs:
You will have to give her aboat
three tenpennies more" said the boss,
directing a workman.
''Give me some tenpennies:" asked
the woman. setting down her butter.
Say, jim, came around here with
your AK and hit her in the held."
"Oh, you're going to have me hit in
the head sail the woman. putting
down her eggs. when, when YOU
want ME hit in the head. inst you com
mence a-hittin'. M
''Hoist her up; hoist her up. Hurry
up, she'll burst in two" yelled the boss
as large timber commenced split
ing.
The boss, now the affair is over and
his nerves in healthful state, saws he
knows it was the old woman who hit
him, but at the time he thought the
building had caved in, and for tn
salary of senator he wouldn't under
take to again convince that woman be
was talking to the workmen instead
Of her.-.SaH LIKE 7riJHRe.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-05-11
Preparing Seed and Planting Corn

Indian corn is our great American
crop, pre- eminently-and it is presum-
ed our growers have the desire and the
ambition to achieve the highest sue
cess in its production, both as to the
quantity of yield and quality of grain
that is possible.
1t is now time to prepare soil and
seed for planting. Let the land be
well plowed good depth, and made
fine, In order that the roots may run
deep and wide, to be as secure as pos
sible against the evils of "a drouth.
Then the seed carefully selected
from long, well filled ears, of small
cob and long kernals; then the seed
should be soaked s or 10 hours in salt
brine or copperas water, then stirred
la lime or ashes to dry it. 1t has also
been found very good to soak the seed
in coal tar water for several hours
This soaking the seed before planting
makes it come up sooner as we'll as
more evenly, and then it will all grow
on more thriftily, besides being less
liable to attacks from worms and other
insects.
The odor of this coal-tar water is
very offensive to nearly all bugs and
worms. Put water in an old kettle
with coal-tar and stir together for a
day or two, before using.
Sweet Corn is a valuable crop to
grow, and has become much more so
of late years; it is in large demand for
canning and for foreign supply. 1t is
good plan to make successive plant
ings every week, from the earliest to
to the latest date that will allow ears
to form before the fall frosts Every
farm home should have plenty sweet
corn for the family consumption. The
stalks and fodder are better than from
the same kind of other corn, and will
make more fat on the animals and
more milk with the cows.--D. S. c.. in
maryland Farmer.