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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-02-27
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1000 nounds Of dean COTTON RAGS, at my
Ian off v NJ. POOLE.
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Grockery--spFaslg Trade.

Richmond, Ia., February 1867.
We have in Store and are receiving very
large and complete stock Of White Granite
and common Earrhenware, French and En-
glish China. Brown and Yellow Ware, French,
German and American Flint and common
Glassware, Silver Plated Ware; Looking Glass
es, Kerosene OF Coal oil lamps, Sc. 10 which
we call the attention Of the Trade. We par
ticu!arly request Merchants and Dealers gen
orally, Hotel-keepers, and all in want of goods
in our line, to examine our stock and prices
before purchasing, assuring them that our
arrangements are such that we are prepared
to sell on as good terms as any repaclSing
house farther North, thereby saving freight,
bseakage, &C., to parties who have been pur
chasing in the Northern cities. Goods care
fully securely packed, and charges mod
crate Stonewareat Factory prices Thank,
full for the very liberal patronage extended 10
us heretofore, and being confident that we can
make it to your interestto call on us, we are
Very respectfully, yours,
KELLOGG & GIBSON.
L. II. KELLOGG, late Of G.. J. Sumner s. Co.
j. ". GIBSON, Of Richmond.
Feb 25-3ln
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Virginia: County of Augusta to wit =
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
County Court Of Augusta, on Monday the
y 4th day of February, 1867.
Benjamin I. Bagby, Plaintiff,
Against,
Peter hurry and Thomas Defendants.
W. Shelton,
s In Assumsit.
The object Of this suit is for the recovery
of enc hundred and tend dollars and fifty cents,
with legal interest thereon from the list day
November 1866, till paid, tie defendant Peter
Mulry not having been served with a copy
OF summons issued in this suit and affidavit
having been made that said hurry is not a
resident Of the State Of Virginia, he is Here-
by required to appear in said Clerks Office,
within one mouth after due publication here
Of, and do what is necessary to protect his
interests, and that copy of this order be
posted at the Court door of the Court House
Of this County on the first day Of the next
term Of said Court.
Copy-Teste, ,.
VA. A. BURNETT, Clerk.
BpmgsarAher, Jr., P. q.
q Feb 27-4t
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Neav Advertisements. :
Valuable FssrEal for Sale.

wish to sell, privately, my farm, contain
ing 1913 acres, in good state of cultivation,
mile from Greenville, Augusta county. It
is well watered, has good fencing and is con
sidered one Of the best wheat farms in Angus
ia. II adjoins the lands Of John Newton
Esq, John Merritt, ST., and others. Persons
wishing . bargain would do well to apply in
person, rby letter, to
Greenville, Augusta County
Feb 27-4t
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Wanted

Two second hand DistillSlnd fixtures. APP
ply to = $. White $ Co., P1lngt0n.
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/. Feb 27-.4t

NJ INkIy.
Two hundred pounds 81 fresh TptEgy in
BlaHaers, villa window asasss. Of all ss.sst
Eco It-X Dr. WA q blsUs
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Lost

Lost,
. In the town Of Staunton, on the l1th OF
February, a small BREAST PIN containing
the Likeness Of my Wife. A liberal reward
will be paid for the same on delivery to Pro
prietor OF Vindicator. 2. Y, l0oA.
Feb ..1-tf i5
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SOLDIERS GRAVES The Emperor Of
France has addressed the following to Wis
count Hood
SIR learn with regret by your let
ter that the tombs Of the English officers
killed at the battle Of Toulouse are in !,
state Of dilapidation.
Soldiers who fall upon foreign soil
are the property Of that country, and it is
the duty Of all to honor their memory.
Il take upon myself the PREPARATION Of
these tombs at my own expense.
Receive the assurance Of my regards
There is asentiment IN this which shows
how ineffably inferior this etfete European
despotisln' is to our own enlightened re7
publicanism. Our gallant Phil. Sheri-
dan" in forbsdaing civil escort to the re-
lAains Of General Johnston, and the yarl
Gus o ders iss0ea TO prevent monuments
to oG 3eeol9tlons Of the graves OF Conted-
eraE8 &esd GQEnQ lats cur el9r4doas ga
pe449fl.g HI AglgEi aalFg AHA B s]hlTsslYf5ta REL
gard sor i. s...aAs ives- Lhtcoaa I sssoss
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For Rent.
For Rent

For Rent.
Acomfortable dwelling house, in good
inithe toYA of staunton. Ap-
pHat this a1iice,
san l6-tf
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Illcarnate Madness.

The bitterness and biood-thilstiness Of
Congress increases as the session wanes. -
The whole spirit, and impulse, and princi-
pie Of the Radical party is contained in
the following brief speech, delivered in
the House Of Representatives Monday
night, by AIr. Garfield, OF Ohio, while
advocating the Sherman bill:
"fIe characterized the bill as measure
which had its hands on the throat Of the
rebel governments, and took the very
breath out Of them, and which pointed
the bayonet at the heart Of every rebel.at
the South. 1t placed in the hands Of
Congress utterly and absolutely the work
Of reconstruction, Referring to the as
sertions Of members who opposed the
amendment, that it contained the princi-
pie Of universal amnesty, he denied that,
and said there was not a line in it which
justified the assertion He advocated
this bill, too, because it imposed duties on.
the President Of the United States, and
he thought that perhaps some impeach-
ment hunters would have chance Of i'm
peaching him if he did not perform those
duties, At least, they would havea chance
Of finding a new, and plain, and definite
cause for impeachment, and could 50 for
ward to that work q Chronicle.
We call the world to witness that the
effort to dissolve political connection with
a people capable Of such atrocity, was a
holy undertaking, which no misfortune
in the issue can disparage or degrade. A
The creature who could advocate plan
of government on the ground that it placed
a bayonet at every heart, the people who
could elect him, and the party which
could own him, merit alike the exeeration
Of mankind - E.rnrlinea...
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gard sor d s..lans toss- Gjtscv9s 4sn,oss
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Raise ShpeD--Eat Mutton.

Good mutton, well fatted and neatly butch
cred, is the most who,eso nutritious and
cheapest of meats. 1t grows quickly, and
costs little to produce it, compared with beef
and pork Every farmer should have few
long-wooled Cosset sheep. at least,-Cots-
void or Lecesters. They are little trouble,
and will keep fat on the orts of the cattle.
They usually bring twin lambs, which Will
sell to the butchers for from eight to ten dol
lars by the first of July. Their fleece avera-
ges from eight to fourteen pounds. with from
six cen to twenty-five per cent shrink only
Their wool is now, and will be in the future,
worth thirty per cent. more than Merino,
which shrinks forty-five to sixty per cent, ac-
cording to the family and treatment. Long
wool makes strong, excellent and durable
stocking yarn, though it is mostly used to
make the brilliant, light and lustrous Orleans
goods. for the apparel of our pretty women.
Two such sheep will yield as much profit
common COW, and five of them can be kept
as cheap as cow in milk. Their lambs and
mutton would keep farmer supplied with
the best of fresh meat of one kind, as often
as is necessary, the year round, and would
make an agreeable episode to the eternal
round of salt junk and pork, and be far
more healthy than either. Those who eat
principally sailed meats. show it in their
complexion. their skin being less fair and
smooth. FORK, at Dest, eaten cons tantly,
produces irritation and eruption of the
skin.
We have now plenty of sheep in the
country-over 80 900 900 head (more than
ever before, according to the population.)
Then let all manufacturers, mechanics, and
all men who are interested to have good meat
and the board of operatives cheap and whole
some, see to it that mutton raising and wool
growing are properly encouraged, as a mat
ter of health and economy. Meat is great
item in the expense of board of operatives,
etc. If we grow our own wool, w. shall
always have mutton plenty and cheap. This
will effect materially the price ofother meat,
and the whole people, including the manu-
cheaper meats they would lose by pro-
teciive duty on wool; for, encouraged, both
wool and mutton would be plenty and cheap.
Farm and Fire side.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29

like the Cochins, and other heavy varieties
Constitutional weakness may produce it in
some cases, but the above is the most COM
mon cause.
Local applications are useless. The most
rapid improvement follows from giving three
to five grains of citrate of iron daily and a
due supply Of nutritious food, taking care to
use food of flesh producing character like
wheat barley, some worms, or little chopped
meat. Any of these is preferable to Indian
meal, which makes the bird run to fat, and
is apt to increase the difficulty. 1t is proba-
bic that we err, to some extent, in fee ding so
much Indian meal, instead of barley or oats,
thus encouraging fat, instead of muscle and
flesh
he laying of soft eggs arises from several
causes. The shell of the egg consists chiefly
of carbonate of lime, material indenticai In
character and composition with chalk, mar
BILE, limestone, oyster shells. etc. VI course
the requisite quantity of this form OF lime
must be obtained in the food or otherwise, or
soft eggs will he the result. When the dlfh-
Guilty arises from this cause, the remedy is
plain. A quantity of old mortar, rubbish, or
oyster shells hea ted red hot, and then broken
up, will supply the want.
Another cause is undue excitement from
being worried or driven about. Heavy fowls
are subject to this trouble if frightened and
driven much. The remedy is, of course, rest.
Another cause is the inflammation of the
oviduct egg passage. and when it arises
from this, the egg is usually irregular in form
or quite imperfect. If the inflammation is
severe, the yolk may be expelled from the
ovary without any white or membrane what
ever. or the white alone may be expelled
The treatment requisite is ore which will
| wer the infiammatory action, and this may
DC done by giving dose of one grain of cal
omel, and one-twclfth of a grain of tartar
emetic given in barley meal. he hen will
general cease to lay for two or three days,
and then begin in healthy manner as if moth
ing had happened This last difficulty, in
fl Elimination of the egg passage, may be known
by the general feverishness of the bird, the
feathers over the back are pulled out. and the
hen mopes about the strains as if to discharge
the contents of the passage. The trouble is
brought on by over stimulating food, or that
which is unhealthy -Ploughnlan.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29

took place in the month of March the first
crop Of barley was, therefore, nearly ripe,
and the fax ready to pull but the wheat
and rye sown in spring were not yet sutfi-
GENTLY advanced in growth to be hurt by the
hail.
Barley grows best on light, fertile soil,
well cultivated and free from weeds, which
are more injurious to it than any other grain.
1t should therefore follow hoed crop, if
possible. Root crops require well -pulver-
ized soil SO does barley. In England it is
almost always sown after turnips which have
been fed off by sheep or drawn to winter
quarters for cattle food. The grain does well
on heavy soils, provided they are worked and
stirred until proper filth is secured but
this, of course, increases labor just at the
busiest of the year But it should
always be borne in mind that it is very poor
policy to sow barley on land not properly
pulverized. Barley grows and ripens with
astonishing rapidity nevertheless, it should
be got in as earl as the state OF the ground
will admit, and should be harvested before it
is quite ripe, as it quickly Injuries if allowed
to stand too long. When harvested early
the grain is Of superior quality and less liza
bic to shell out and be wasted
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
The FertiliZing Power of Muck Oh
SANDY Soils.

Professor Dana in his excellent treatise on
muck, speaking of the value of swamp muck
in bringing light sandy soils into state of
the highest fertility, says:
The power of fertility which exists in the
slicates Of soil is unlimited. An improved
agriculture must depend upon the skill with
which this power is brought into action. 1t
can be done only by the conjunction of salts.
GENE, muck, and plants Barren sinds are
worthless, peat bog is little better put
practical illustration of the principles which
have been maintained, is afforded by every
sandy knoll made fertile by spreading swamp
muck upon it. This is giving GENE to sill
Gates. The very act of exposure of this
swamp muck, has caused an evolution of
carbOnc acid gas &; that decomposes the sill
Gates of potash in the sand: that potash
converts the insoluble into soluble manure
and 10 ! crop. The growing crop adds its
power to the GENE. If all the long series Of
experiments under Won Voght, in Germany,
are to be believed, confirmed they are by
repeated trials by our own agrculturists, it
is not to be doubted. that every inch of every
sand knoll. on every farm, may be changed
into soil in thirteen years, of half that
number of inches of good mould
That the cause of the fertility is derived
from the decomposing power of the GENE
and plants. is evident from the fact, that
mere atmospheric exposure of rocks, en-
riches al soil lying near and around them.
1t has been thought among the inexplicable
mysteries, that the soil under an old stone
wall is richer than that little distance from
it. independent of its roller action. which
has compressed the soil and prevented the
aerial escape of its GENE, consider that the
potash washed out of the wall has done this
and the mystery disappears. The agents to
hasten this natural production Of aIkali. are
salts and GENE. The abundance Of these has
already been pointed out in peat manure
Next to this, dry crops plowed in no
matter how scanty their volume constantly
viii increase. and can supply the place of
swamp muck. OF all soils to be cultivated,
or to be restored, none are preferable to the
sandy light soils. By their porOusness, free
access is given to the powerful effects Of the
air. They are naturally in that state. to
which trenching, draining, and subsoil rlow
ing are reducing the sitter lands of England
Manure may well be thrown into water,
as on land underlaid by water. Drain this,
and no matter if the upper soil be almost
quicksand, manure will convert it into fertile
arabic land. The thin covering of mould.
scarcely an inch in thickness the product of
a century, may be initiated by studying the
laws of its formation. This is the work of
- Natures prentice hand - man has long
been her journeyman, and guided by
science, the farmer becomes the master
workman, and may produce in one year quite
as much as the apprentice made in seven.
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Barley.

OF all the cultivated grains, there in. per
haps, none which comes to perfection in such
a variety of climates as barley. 1t is found
in most parts of the habitable globe, and
maintains itself in spite alike OF tropical
heat and drought and the cold of regions
bordering on the friged zone. Linnaus
found it growing in Lulean Lapland, in lati-
tude 81 dogs 20 min. In genial climates.
such as Egypt, Barbary and the south of
Spain, two crops of barley may be reaped the
same year, one in spring, from seed sown the
previous autumn, and one in autumn, from a
spring sowing. This explains a passage in
the Bible Exodus 9 81 where the effect of
the hail which desolated Egypt in consequence
of Pharoahs refusal to let the children Of
Israel depart, as thus described The fax
and the barley were smitten, for the barley
was in the ear and the fax was boiled but
the wheat and rye were not smitten, for they
were not come up" 1t is agreed among
that the event thus narrated
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9netru.
LeOna.
By JAMES c. CLARK

Competent literary critics have pronounced the
following poem unsurpassed by any other produc
ton OF It's class in our language IL Is perfect III
rhyme, beautiful in figure and expression, and We
know our readers will thank US for ITS reproduction
Leona, the hour draws nigh,
The hour we've waited SO long,
For the angel to open door through the sky,
That my spirit may break from its prison and try
Its voice in infinite song
Just as the slumbers of night
Came Ger me with peace-g giving breath,
The curtain half lifted revealed to my sight
Those windows which look the kingdom of light
That borders the river of death.
And vision fell solemn and sweet,
Bringing CLEANS OF a mOning-lit land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters beat,
And heard the low IuII they broke at their feet
Who walked on the beautiful strand
And wondered why spirits should cling
To their clay with a struggle and sigh,
When ife's purple autumn is better than spring,
And the soul flies away like a sparrow, sing
In a climate where leaves never die.
Leona, come close to my bed,
And lay your dear hand on my brow;
The same touch tIat thrilled me days that fled
And raised the lost roses Of youth from the dead,
Can brighten the brief moments now
We have loved, from the cold world apart.
And your trust was too generous and true
For their hate oerthrov when the slanderers dan
Was ranking deep in my desOlate heart,
was dearer than ever to you.
1 thank the Great Father for this
That our love j. not Iavi-hed in vain
Each germ, in the future, Will blossom to bliss
And the forms that love, and the lips that kiss
Never shrink at the shadow of pain
By the light of this faith IN taught,
That my labor Is only begun;
In the strength of this hope have 1 struggled and
fought
with the legion- Of wrong till my armor has caught
The CLEAN of Eternity's
Leona, look forth and behold,
From headland, from hillside and deep.
The day-kins surrenders his banners OF gold,
The twilight advances through woodland and void,
And the dews are beginning To weep
The moons silver hair lies uncurled,
Down the broad breas ted mountains away;
Ere sunsets red glories again shall be furled
ON the wall of the west DER the plains OF the world
I shall rise in a IimitIess day.
o. come not in tears to my tomb,
Nor plant with frail flowers the sod:
There is rest among roses too sweet for its gloom,
And life where the lilies etenalIy bloom
In the balm breathing gardens of God
Yet deeply those memories burn
Which bind me to You and to earth,
And 1 sometimes have thought that my being would
yearn,
In the bowers of its beautiful home, to return,
And visit the home of it birth.
Twould even be pleasant to stay,
And walk by your side TO the last;
But the land breeze of Heaven i beginning 10 PLAY
LIES shadows meeting Eternity's day
And its tumult Is hushed in the past.
Leona, goodbye; should the grief
That is gathering now, ever he
Too dark for your faith. you Will long relief,
And remember the journey, though lonesome, i
brief,
Over lowland and river TO me.
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Eiso~. 80. 's'0sssn'~ a.>s:,s-.

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court. held az
"AsHI sGToN D.sra CT, -. Montpelier within
toT sad riot, The IIth day OF Yay A. ID 1867.
4 lNSlRU ZEN I. pmport'ng to be the Last Wi
a and Testament Of III Omss NJ. Town Is'e of Barre
IL SAID District deceased being presented the Court
by Osrnan Town. for Probate: IL is ordere by said
court that all persons concerned therein botifed
TO appear at session Of said be holden the
Probate Office, in Montpelier the Atm day June.
lebI and show cause. 1t any they have. against
the Probate of said Will for which purpose fur
thtr on dried that copy OF the I'd his ordr he
punished hree week- succe ssiveiy the Green Noun
tain Freeman, printed 5Iontp- rev 70 sad
time appointed for hearing.
\ true cop. or record,
lu2 4 /, 70.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
az. "A. sIasssst'@ Estate,

STATE OF VERMOET. In Probate Court Re Ia
RANDOLPH DISTRICT, ! at Brook field, in SAID Dis
trict on the llih day of Ma, A d. 1861.
~ ". WILLARD, Adm strator i hi State oil
u. the s. ate OF l. uben A. Lamb late koxbury.
N tie Common wealth OF massachusetts,, deceased.
esenfs his administration account r e1lninati
and allowance. and makes apple alton for decree Of
dstr button and Partition Of the estate of said d.
Ceased
heTeI- On, il l. ordered BY said Court that sale
account ard said apple i0h he referred
If aid Court to b. held 1T the Propato I'll = said
Brookftid. on the lot day Of Juae \. 1867, ~
hearing ard decsionth-reou:
Ard II IS further ordered, here of be
given to al persons Interest," d, by publ eaton
L same three weeks surcessiYey IN The GTeen Noun
tain Freeman. a news aper PUBLISH d at hon'pter,
evious l. said time appointed for he ng n they
pear a aid time and pac=. and show cause II
they have whv said account should &c Z
owed, ana sUcA decree made.
Ey tie uu-
ronul Z IL wv ~ l.,.,ra
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29

This is the only Life Insurance Company
ehar,ered by the state of vermont-is managed by
Vermont men, and with Vermont economy The law.
of this State liberal and protect the policy
holder fully than those of any other State In
insured, fny years age when insured, arc
entitled TO :" Paidup Policy for least the sum
paid after three annual have been made, such
Pad-up policy be payable when the original policy
would have been if continued in force.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
EaEIS COMPANY Is STRICTLY
MUTUAL.

1t has no Capital Stock, and Stock
holders TO absorb the Hons profits the
shape OF Dividends. The of this Company
are owned by, and all surplus is paid the assured.
Endowment, Ten Year, Whole-Life, and
Term Policies, issued by this Company favorable
terms any other Company.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
LEGAL NOTICES.
William PERKINS, Estate.

RANDOLPH DIsrBIor ss. at Brookfeld, within AM
foas aid District, the 18th day May, A. u. 1867.
N INSTRUMENT, purportiLg 10 be the last ~ i'll
n and restameat OF N1a Perrin, late ofWiIiamssown
said District deceased being presented to the Court
by burrsge d. Marsh, the cuiors therein nam
ed for Probate: 1t is ordered said Cour t Der
son concerned erein, be mott fed to appear at
SION u SAID ColTt holden 1T tue Probate OF.
in Brockfed the 9Th day II June A 1867, and
she caus" if they ave, agaiGst the Probate
OF sad W III for which purpose, IL IS further ordered
thst copy the of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the Green Mountain Free
an, printed at SO peer previous to SAID time ap
pointed for he caring.
4 true copY az record.
Ela3 u
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I'D Nv EEt Z; q ID - .

Each policy-holder will be entitled to a
Dividend, the pa, ment of the fifth premium, and
annually thereafter. Such Dividend may he to re
duce the annual payment, purchase addit onal
insurance, at the option of the policy holder.