Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-05-14


The last with her serpent tongue2
The first is GOOD NAruRE-diadems bright.
O'er the darkest theme she throws
And the last SANDER, leaving the blight
OF the snake wherever she goes.
PLANK RoAps-M. ID. Codding, of Rochester,
has made an improvement in the construction Of
plank roads which appears to be worthy of consld.
Grafton. 1t is arranged so that the wheels run
lengthwise Of the timber, which renders It much
easier for the team while the horse track 10 cross
WISE The horse track will be worn sooner than
the wheel track and can be renewed without dis
iurbing the latter.
But the greatest advantage, and that which
most Immediately concerns those who are getting
mp such roads, is, that it saves ore-fourth the
lumber required to make them.--Deaoerat, Ball.
st0n Spa, ~ Y.
SwELL1Nas.-The following article is recon-
.mended for scattering swelllngs on horses, cows,
oxen, and other domestic animals: "Take two
quarts Of proof whskey, other proof spirits, and
warm them over the fire, but not to boilng-dis-
solve in pint of soft soap-when coo, put it in
n bottle or other close vessel, and add one ounce
of camphor." This forms, when dissolved, Ii
qud opodedoc, and isthen ready for application.
1t is cheap and valuable remedy, srd should be
kept constantly on hand by every person.
deacon not remarkable for good eye sight,
once in giving out a psalm for the congregation to
sing, when he came to the lines
"The eastern sages shall come in.
With messages of grace
put the audience in roar oflaughter, by calling
out in loud voice
'',The eastern STAGES shall como in.
With sAUsAGEs and CREASE"
II the best mans faults were written On his
brow they would make him pull his hat over Ills
eyes.
A friend of ours carries his sense ofhonor far,
as to spend his time in perfect idieness, because
he does not like to take ADVANTAGE of time.
A man who was much addicted to drinking,
was once asked how much whiskey he could drink
in day. He replied: Gentlemen, the fact is,
arm broken down ! think could not bear more
than six quarts"
The value of tho silver teaspoons in the Uni
ted States is estimated at $26 900 ,O0O of silver
tablespoons $27 ,OO0 900, Of sverforks, 81 500,
900, and of plate and dining service, s., SOC, OO0
When the gold comesfrom California all these
ticles may be substituted with the yellow metal.
BY recent order, the removals by the admin
istration at Washington are not published. Like
the poor ostrich, who in the moment of alarm
hides its head from danger, but leaves exposed the
remainder of its body, this pitu act ofconcealing
the proofs Of prescription, will only exhibit the
administration in more odious light to the coun
try.
1t is said that Queen Victorc is again -,
i. e., the Government df'Great Britain will proba-
bly, have another heir.
The Rev. DR.. Southland, Of New York, has
issued an edict to his parsh-which he calls a
pastoral-forbidding them to marry any one to
whom they may be related nearer than the fifth
degree
New AND TRuE.-A very modest old maid
visiting newly married lady, recently, saw her
husbands shirts lying on the bed, exclaimed f:
ooh, mercy, mans shirt on your bed Such
a thing on my bed would give me the night
mare ~
every likely" responded the wife, s'unles.
the man was inside Of it."
They who wish to buy cheap should purchase
'of those who advertise literally The reason is
obvious. A person who is too close-fsted to adj
vertise will be very aptto put on the ertrcs when
you buy of him.
The WHEAT Crop in every county of Wiscon-
sin, is said to be remarkably promising. The
same is said of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana |
and Ohio.
LAMARTINE is about to become editor of
smonthly journal in Paris, called the sCounsellor
for the People"
Wool is now raised in South Carolina for ex-
portation.
The Turpentine trees are again being destroy
ed in North Carolina by an insect.
clergyman, on hot, drowsy, summer day,
found, on concluding long dicourse, that halfof
his congregation were Just waking up from Sleep,
quietly said: 'My friends this sermon cost me
good deal of labor; you don't seem to have
paid much attention oit; | think will go over
it again" And go over it he did, trom text to
exhortation.
e'TmERE, John, that's twice you've come home
and forgotten that lard" "Really, mother, it
was SO greasy that it slipped my mind.
1t is mistake to suppose that big heads al
ways contain the most intellect. Some of them
are likelarge turnirs, rather corky
II is an error to think that long face is es-
sential to good morals, that laughing rs an I'M
pardonable crime.
skeptical young man, one day conversing
with the celebrated DR.. Parr, observed that he
would believe nothing which he could not under
stand. Then, young man your creed will be the
shortest OF any mani know.
There is man in Grant county, KY. who is
80 very misery, that whenever he sends his ne
gro servant down into the cellar for apples, he
makes him whistle all the way down to the APP
pie box, to prevent him from eating any OF the
fruit Fact
S5 Cases s1HNts anal Caps.
WYE have now open large assortment, embra |
w all the new STYLES. Panama. Le9hOrn. |