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/ EE- The following description OF mlset VINO
attempts to serve God and Mammon at the
same time, answers we'll to few characters
within our knowledge, under whose notice we
sincerly hope this article will fall -
Mn. Cars AID 10 THE GospEL.-Mr' Grip
is.One Of our best known citizens. Mr.. Grip is
a worshipper OF money and never allows hall
dollar ID pass out etlis hand without giving the
"eauls a souerze that makes him hiss like
o.adsr." Mr.. GriPis church member who
attends divine worship with becoming pupcllir-
ality, Although Mr., Grip is a man oil wealth.
hss'makss it a point never to put over hYe
cent? on the plate. even for the benefit oil zen
trs 8frl.a" This piece of coin be places in
The right hand pocket Of his vest on SATURDAY
evening, so a. to "preVsnt Mistakes" A few
SUNDAYS siocs, Mr.. Grip. in dressing, got on
the wrong vest. lie did not discover bis srroI
nm tbs "man with The plate" commenced cha
sing up that Eve cent piece 1t was no gooq,
however, he had the wrong vest on, whlle tps
smallest pseo Of money he had IN his panta,
looas pocket vas half dollar. He, oil course
could not ,hink Of Throwing away funds" ~
that maunsr~ He applied to bis wife 4:
"Msry, have you got any small change 7 ("
mot cent" ISL
He then turned ia his son.
p"Got any small change, George 7"
"Notbinr but shilling-that one with pill
lars you give me last night sLgsupa
t"HavU't you got smooth one p
"No, AIR." e,
5"W4lI. hand it here, and give me yoar knife.
| Itu f.ur cauta anv WaV.'
Saving this, Mr.. Grip took his son GFerge,,s
tpifa and drew il across his son lGsor2e's shil
ling. By this means Mr.. Grip reduced itseval,
us to eight cents, and felt better for the nex'
two DAYS. Mr.. Grip is a character :. Io 40 an
o}hey ant of four Gems, affords him as mLct
r1osaure as to make two shllings iu'any lag'u
mate manner. phopate carrier that gets a
head Of Grip, has'gOt to start early'"thsTS all
10 Gf - "a
0 Tn,arY CHILDReS--Th Urbano Ctise'
saysth Mt, Jessy HarbOr, of Concord town
ship, in that county, is the father Ofihirty chill
dren. II says. -
i I, Mr. Harbor is in his ISL year, was one 0
: tb. teary pioneer settlers u the county. and.
J, Ifar,arkably activafor man Of his, years. "a
q sill resdilv be Inferred He has been marris
= Ibwies. 8y bis first wife he had thirteen chill
ated twelve of whom he raised, by his sec
:. Iondl wifo whsia AZ years at age, he has hs
= .eysutsen childrsavmakirg thirty IN all \ 81
III aw Isnobtsrranea6 rran river has been sirucl
n bv ihe ,nprsons engaged in boring an artesis
j we'll Al Henderson. Kentucky, from which
ell J.tor water is forced up through hthe bore an
a. thrown to The height Of ffsy feet above the su
: face spf the grouod - ~
,otI Al sHasw 6oEa TO tfuslD lDEvIL.s-s In iohalat
II. The interior towns Of Virginia, Miss Nanc
" shrew wse lately married to MIR. Samuel De'
all A shrow and the devil sill make A even tsar
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.ji C6xGaEss --Deipgs in Congress are are OF but
little inletest toAthespAst two weeEkss, 50 nuch
that we deem ltnsodless 70 lumber our columns
with reports. Ocean steamers ana Auantic !,
Harbora. elaia, q great share Of attsn!lon--ai
weae dOsghoatatpot OF much importance P9r si1 To
Ohio ybomaafys 81 q .1aglo1sa1 70 sr-l ;
2 .l LiG, ,4yds & We see by the Belmonl
05ron;ds 81 tbs 1st. last, Chat David ThObaru
has taken charge fthat paper His salutstory
has the ring of the true metal.
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EOR 1856 ANUls57 TOGEf pAhT =
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these Periodicals lose lue'by as llelce %s ysI
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~ those here presented, is the time 10 suosclibe
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f.fes. .408 i.Sl8.Oi6 5000

Fremont's plurality over Bachansh' iO7.o =
Frsmont aud Fillmore over Buchanan, oi4'-
324 H
y yhs wbOls vote ofthe slave States for Bu'
,hanan and Fillmore Is l,00i,2e AS The
sea,h demands that the free sOilers shall De ST.
Isneed. the following comparison PPssesss l ir-
tarsst rs ,s,oe,a
Free State Fremont vote, l'5io'odo 'do
slave States anti-FrernoUt vote ,ool, ,zsz
: These I,sl8.Ol6 free State msp, i !: asked
should abstain from the expression OF their seq.
tia,suts At the demand OF the l,06l.29s, aud
.Ss latter consider themselves in effect the na-
ton. while they regard the others as . m.re
fraction. Here is another view OF Ehe subject
Fremont free State vote, ,oio'o 'olo oao
Ant. Fremont slave State vote. lVol, ,z9z
Free State Buchanan and FIJI ...
. more vote, 'oo', y y
Thus the actual bona Gle pro slavery vote
!. much less than one third Of the eutire suttra-
gss cast BY the republic. Yet this fraction GOV
Isrns the whole mass. and in the recent copte;
talked of refusing to submit i'll were defeated
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$50. ia .raaaT ttsa t.a
From January is! 10 December 3lst' ..a
1859. the number Of original aPpi:, .-..
cations, and applications for 10 Ill
crease of pensions, both army and =.
navy, admitted, was . 2'2so'Vo
The yearly amount .a4 a.. iV9'olO'oo
And the arrears due Al the date Of
issuing each pension certificate 676,5ee'o Oh
An average Of the time from April
/. 1853, to June 10, 1855, shows
that each year The numbtr OF O. .....
riginal applications. and lapplicA- .t
zion for increase Of pensions, adi- Goo.
miltsd wAse'a49 nro lss b
The yearly amOunt I-.ad sl0''ofS4
And the arrears due as the date OF tas,ls., 8.
issuing Of The pension certificates 45s, as3;s4
Up 10 DsOssaberll. 1855, six thousand pen
sinners h'vs been admitted under the act oil
February 5. 1851 I'd ii a,as1.a sag,r
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s54 pensioners. Total yearly amt si2a, $50. .o5
There have been 4S pensioners added to the
rolls and SO stricken of by death. /.
The total amount paid by navy pension a
gentsltO pensioners during the, year was ci21'
$50. ia .eeaaF tssa ta
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~ isNubterrsneaO river has been struck
bv ihe persons engaged in boring an artesian
we'll Al Henderson. Kentucky, from which .
J.t Of water is forced up through the bore and
thrown 10 the height Of ffly feet above the sur
face Of the groupd J...e.aat ~.
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rx- The North American gives tbs follow
ine snmmarv of the votes 10 the Free States IA
the late Presidential contest
snu4AsY or rnE TaKE sRATEs.
Buchanan. Frsmon1 Fillmore.
N.xF,c,sna i6l ,S67 305.9s4 28.41e
? .ai4JIs States AIS. s26 45i. .555 s35, ,592
Sor,S w states SEQ, ,S25 550.0l6 99.6I
California (part) s0,7s7 ~ 4e9 lS'S4o
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r,. p...... -, ys,t Of ,bs listed stalas " Il .
81. T.sotS.toss cents year Ior 'Askvood end bus
FOarssn 6ensa year III each gf =: Re ksTis" s. ;,0,.hss
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
STANTON, COUNTY VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY d,

lands IN proportion t. the entered acres, the
States finances will not exhibit very large
surplus until this is over and the lands, get
ting into the hands of actual settlers, be-
come improved and liable to their fair pro-
portion Of taxation.
Investments in land in this quarter Of the
State, if made now. viii Yield an abundant
profit, location by land warrants being prob
ably the best way to secure the land. have
no doubt that, if one could locate hundred
one hundred and sixty acre land warrants
now, they would every one be worth in six
months from two hundred to four hundred
per cent advance, so great will be the de-
maid for land for cultivation.
We have not yet determined on win,rf-
ing place. Our present employ 81 ~,
last all winter, and leave us ready tor the
spring work on the same road. w shall
be about this beighborhood some weeks lon
ger. | have been obliged to use lead pen
Gil, because the Only ink in the camp has
been SO frozen that it is colorless.
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rn STn ANGLl.S-

The many thousands cured at this Institution
within the last fifteen years. and the numerous and
important Surgical Operations pei formed BY Dr.. j
witnessed by the reporters Of the papers and many
other persons notices of which have appeared again
aud again before the public besides his standing as
a gentleman of character and responsibility is q sui.
ficient guar lntee to tie afflicted.
Dn. JOHNSTON is the only reg ular Physician :
veftising to cure private complaints. His remedies
and treatment are entirely unknown to others. Pre-
pared from life spent in the great hospitals o. Eu-
rope and the first in thi country, viz: England,
France, the Blockley OF Philadelphia, '&c. and a
extensive practice than any ether Physician in
the world. His many wonderful Gu. and mostim-
portant Surgical operations sufficient guaran-
tee to the afflicted. Those who wish To be speedily
and effeetuay relieved should shun the numerous
triaing imposters, who only ruin their health, and
apply TO him.
TAKE NOTICE.
1t is with the greatest reluctance that DR. JOHN
STON permits his card to appear before the public
deeining it unprotessiona for phy stefan to adyer
tse but unless he did so, the afflicted, especially
strangers could not fail to a into the hands oil the
many impudent and unlearned lmposteis, with in.
Vulnerable False Names or combined Quacksfope.
swarming these large cities, copy iDe DR.. @nstrr g
advertisements or advertising thtn SEW =
cans, i,literate shallow blainsa I'll, =
10 work at their original trade, with scarce ~
bevond the brute. who for the pa pose Of bnttclng
and DeceiYing, carry i've or ~ atfess under as
many Different False anes 10 that the afflicted
Strangers. escaping one. Is sure 10 tumble headlong
into the other. Ignorant OF Quacks with enormous
living certificates of great and astonishing cures
from persons not to be found, who Keep you taking
large BATTLES Of Licorice alter and other packages
af flthg and worthless compounds, cunninely pre-
pared tn impose upon the unfortunate and unsus-
oeetng. T.iaing month after month, as long as
tn. smallest fee be ohtained and in despair
leaves YOU with ruined heath. to sigh over your
CALLING disappointment
1t is this motive that induces DR.. Johnston to ad-
veytse. for he alone can cure you. To those unac-
auainted with his reputation he deems it unneccs-
ssry that his credentials or diplomas always
hang in his Once.
70 LELEEae RECEIVED UNLEsS POST
PAID ant containing Stamp 70 be used for the re-
pIv. Persons writing should state Age ard send
tina. portion Of advert isement describing symptoms
Tulv ~ 1856. Nv.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
From the Hieh,aond Wig.
Black Republican Walignity.

The following paragraph from the Boston
AHaS--a rabid Fremont paper--illustrates
to perfection the despleable nalignty and
meanness Of Black Repablicanisn. 1t re-
ates TO the melancholy and hmented death
of the Hon. Preston 5. Brooks man as
gentle, as generous, as honorable and as
Brave as ever lived in the tide of time, whom
to know was to admire, to love, and to con-
i,e with i'll the most sincere and trusting
fath-in word. we may adopt the beauti-
ful language of Mr. kent. and say what we
believe from our personal knowledge Of his
character and virtues, that ''earth has he er
pillowed upon her 6osom truer sou, nor
Heaven opened wide lis Gates to receive a
maulier spirit.
Death, we had supposel--in the estima-
ton Of al civilized people At least render
ed sacred whatever il touched, and that nei-
Their the most fanateal party nor the most
deadly personal malignity could SO far forget
eolmnon humanity as to cast reproach aud
insult upon the pale tenants Of the grave
But it appears that we utterly misconeeived
the nature of Back Eepdbiicanisa !; We
knew nothing If is dread AM iendish te-
roeity, as the following extract viii show,
which we subioin without heart Fer further
comment:
THE DnArn or PRgsToN S. BeooEs.-
The sudden death OF Preston : Brooks by
one Of the most yirulent and painful di>ea-
SITS that alfliet humanity, eau scarcely fail to
Impress the public as a signal instance of
Divine retribution for atrooious and peculiar
crime. A bold and arrogant man. while
vet boasting Of his dastardlg outrage while
yet staggering with the harhare honors
showe.ed upon him iy hnitalizea eonstit-
noncy--his bps still qGiveriag with threats
against the friends aud associates Of hi, vie
TINS seized by the throat By an invisible
and Irresistible grasp, and sttanglcd to death.
He dies, says dispatch from Washington,
a horrid death suffering intensely. and en-
deavoring to tear his owe throat open to get
breath
III is vel that Preston Brooks died in
his bed-that he was struck down by divine,
aud not by human hanas-that no SON Of
Massachusetts sullied the fair fame Of our
State as a peaceful ard civilized community,
by taking upon himself to avenge her wrongs.
Providence has dealt with him in its own
way and at lis own time. lie has passed
from earth, leaving behind him name con-
demned to everlasting infamy by a terrible
act Of passion which we most sincerely
hope, for his own sake, was not just ex-
hihition Of his general character and state of
mind. We are willing to believe. as his
friends allege in bis behalf, that this attack
on Mr. Sumner was the result of morbid
excitement and not of hahitaal farocity"
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
Mysterious ynr.ler in New York.

DIR. Harvey Burdell wealthy dentist OF
New York was found brutaliy murdered in
his Office in that city, few days SINCE
When his servant hoy vent to his room ut
the usual loar in the morning, he found the
doctor lying dead Oh the iloor, covered with
blood flowing from fifteen wounds h. had
received, i'll addition to which it was evident
from marks on his neck that he had been
sufocated by strangolation. The Times
says
DR. Burdell was man of fine personal
appearance, and about IL years Of age, tho
he looked much Younger He was one of
the most successful of his profession He
had accumulated fortune, estimated at
$50 COO, nearly all Of which was invested
i'll stocks and real estate.
tie had been married, but his wife OBJ
tanned divorce from him seme few years
ago. 1t was hot known that he was married
again, until, upon the evidence before the
coroner, it appeared that quite recently b.
was secretly welded to Mrs. Cunningham,
widow and the lanllady of the house
wherein he had his office and was murdered
Robbery appears not to have been To
incentive to the murder, as none Of the ee
tors papers were disturbed. 1t m,,s; aaye
been done BY some one well acquainted with
the house. A shirt marked j ketchuM,
and a sheet and towel stained with blood
were found seereted in an ante-room, which
with every other part Of the building, Was
thoroughly searched by order Of the corn
ner, with a View to find same clue to the
guilty party A dirk stained with blood
was also found This WAS evidently the in
stramcnt used, anl it may be the means of
fastening the guilt upon the murderer.
Gg- A man by the name of Eckcl. one
by the name Of Snodgrass, and Mrs Cum
ningham have been arrested, charged with
the murder, bat no developments have yet
taken place.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
Answer to 4 PHgZEe.

The following appeared in the Alexandria
Sent Ell some days ago:
A Petzsle to Carpenters. Having an ap-
erture in the floor twelve inches square to
cover, and bis ways and means limited to a
boarti 8 by IL inches in size, he wishes ta
know how the feat can be accomplished by
once cutting the board in twoi
This Is an old question, tho new doubt
less to many. 1t will be Observed that the
aperture and the beard have exactly the
same number of square inches in them
How to get the oblong board into a square.
without losing anything, and by cutting it
My i'll two pieces, is the problem.
Here is the solution
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
farmers Deparsincut.
Selling out Trfes.

Here, also little--yes, a good deal-of
care will pay Having taken up the tress
Eli up the several holes, so that when they
have settled, each tree will stand about "a
deep as when it grew originally in the nur-
sery. Then set in the trees, leaving tha
roots free, and extended in their natural
position. De not shovel in the soil upon
them in masses, but sprinkle it among and
around the roots earring the tree With tie
hand occasionally and press ii down tight
". This done, Ell up the rest Of the hole
with good SOIL Is directed above
The ground should be left a little eleva-
ted around the trees, to allow for settling.
1t is well to add even more than this, to
support the tree during the winter, and dig
away the surplus in the spring.
Il the greud is dry at the time Of setting,
or /. dry weather succeeds, an occasional
watering should be given. just enough to
keep the ground damp, but not enough to
bake it, or make it wet and cold. The OBJ
iect should be to get the flores started be-
fore all growth is cut off by frost. IF much
water remains about the roots during the
winter, there will be more expansion and
contraction by frost, aud the tender roots
will be more torn and broken thereby We
would recommend thorough understanding
for all ground on which fruit trees are to
grow. The ground may, however, be drain
ed subsequently by running drains between
tie rows Of trees.
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Pl0Ning.


Flowing is the most important of agrieul-
tural operations. On the manner in which
tbs is performed depends all the subsequent
operations Of tiiage on the same land. In
all stiff, heavy and adhesive soils that are
disposed to be wet, it should be a common
rule not to pillow them while wet in any con-
siderable degree, especially if there is much
clay in their composition. When such land
is plewed wet, the particles run together in
hard humps, which it is almost impossible to
reduce to a fire state. Besides, much injury
is produced by the treadine q the team
But, on the other hand, such soils are plow-
ed with much difficulty when very dry, un-
less before The blowing they were in a state
Of tillage. The best thing that can be done
with ground of that description is to give it
pretty liberal application Of lime. TO
break UP grass ground composed Of a soil in
which there is much clay, when it is IN D
Dry state, is next to impossible. You might
almost as well try to pillow up brick pave
ment. treen-sward ean hardly be plowed
too wet, if it is not miry, The fail of the
year IS think, the best tine TO pIow stiff
clay. 1t can be Flowed wetter then without
injury to it than in the spring Of the year,
and tie action Of the frost on it during VIM
ter viii render it more easily pulYcrized in
the spring
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Interesting Statistics.

We presume our realtors OF the merean-
tile community would like to know tie ex-
tent Of the estimation in which they arc held
BY the Mercantile Agency Department Of
New York city.
We herewith annex the names Of those
various States of the Union; hew many fail
ares have taken place the past year; regard
ing the honesty of the parties and, lastly,
the number OF merchants. now doing bust
ness, in each State, Who are recorded by the
= Inquisltion' as IN u pfeearious eondi-
tom
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14

or less Of dignity according 10 their natures
and the shapes tllsy haa been put in, made
for the stairs and deseended ont of sight 1t
was several minutes Lefore they could hand
in their checks and pay the score, and dur
ng this time the nlischievous bevy with the
strawberry -marked handkerchicfs took full
pay for all their trouble, in the merry laugh
which they INDUCED in at the INDIGENOUS
tableau and exodus they had just beheld, on
the part of gentlemen who were so sharp
after the snug little fortune and whose
motives were entirely confined to the objects
of getting congenial partner, with whom
they could quietly settle down in life ="
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-14
SINGULAR CASE OF BAGKSLIDING.
r. o;,-;no, va, thu hon. Ct of ~, f,li,x., :. .

Sing ULAk CASE OF BAtkSLiDING
In giving You the benefit of the following
anecdote, must he ailowea to say that It's
paternity is not with me so thar, whatever
may be the effect of - publicity. its precise
authorship, | fear will never be ascertain
ed. AS to the verify of the circumstances
involved, however, you NAV rest assured of
this, that the man who saw i could swear
to it
II is said that not long since, whilst the
distinguished and worthy Elder Knapp (who
is now fulfilling professional engagement
ia our city, where we hope lie may meet
with his accustomed success was baptizing
anumber of persons Of color rather un-
fortunate mishap occurred By which he lost
at least one Of the candidates for immersion
1t seems that, owing to 1.-THE rieors of the
season, it had been necessary to cut place
through the ice in the stream fixed upon for
the baptismal ceremony AMI after several
individuals had been'tlulq disposed of, the
reyerend'gentleman III the excitement of
the moment being quite near the edge of
the ice, actually soused one Of the candi-
dates 50 entirely out Of sight that lie sud-
denly shot ont of the hands Of the Elder,
and, instead Of coming up where he went
down, it was concluded, must have reap
peared only on ''the other side of Jordan .
80 urtowara a circumstance, Of course, ere
ated much CONSERVATION among the sable
company, till at length one of them was
seen to bolt from the crowd, exclaiming, as
he showed clean pair Of heels :--Bress
God, bradaer Knapp Ib'iiese ia GO to
Matea BIZ arp laaa - Bah Pet