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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13
Poetry.
THE poo MED NAN.
BY REV J. A. ALEXANDER, D. D.

BY REV J. A. ALEXANDER, D. D.
!. There is time we know not when,
A point we know not where,
That marks the destiny of men,
To glory or despair
There is line by US unseen
That crosses every path;
The hidden boundary between
Gods patience and his wrath.
To pass that limit is to die,
To die as if by stealth
1t does not quench the beaming eye,
Or pale the glow Of health.
The conscience may be still at ease,
The spirits light and gay
That which is pleasing still may please,
And care be thrust away.
But on that forehead God has set,
Indelibly mark
Unseen by man, for man as yet,
Is blind and in the dark.
And yet the doomed man path below
May bloom as Eden bloomed-
He did not, does not, will not know
Or feel that he is doomed.
He knows, he feels that allis well,
And every fear is claimed;
He lives, he dies, he wakes in hell,
Not only doomed, but damned. y
O! where is this mysterious bourne,
By which our path is crossed,
Beyond which, God himself hath sworn
That he who goes is lost
How far may we go on in sin :?
How long will God forbear
Where does hope end, and where begin
The confines of despair.
An answer from the skies is sent
Ye that from God depart,
While it is called to-day repent
And harden not your heart.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

THEN AND Now.-During the Mexican
war, while one Of our gallant commanders
was leading his men in a terrible charge on
Mexican battery, his body servant, ne
gro, escaped from the danger, fed to the
Mexican lines, and joining the Mexican SER
vice, rendered what aid, comfort and assis-
tauce.he could TO the enemies Of our country.
Now that general--Bragg--is DISTINGUISHED
s.rebel," and the negro, traitor and deser-
ter, is one of the Board of Registration for
the county of Mobile.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13
Meme meme. TCkeI UpElarsiIs.

An old Dutch farmer had handsome
daughter named Minnie, who lately joined
the Methodist Church, against which the old
farmer was somewhat prejudiced The young
minister, under whose instrumentality Miss
Minnie was converted, visiting her frequent
ly, excited his suspicion that all was not
right. Accordingly. he visited the church on
Sunday night, and seated himself, unobserv-
ed, among the congregation. Soon after
taxing his seat the minister, who was preach
ing from Daniel, 9th chapter, 25th verse,
repeated in loud voice the words of his
text. "Mene, meme, tekel upharsln," upon
which the old farmer sprang to his feet,
seized the afrighted girl by the arm, and
hurried her out Of the house. Having,
reached the church yard, he gave vent to his
feelings in the words Il knows dare vas
something wrong, and now I schwares to
'em' y s'Why father, what do you mean 2
replied the bewildeied and innocent girl
Didn't l." shouted the cid man, striking
his fists together and stamping with his foot
didn't I hear de parson call out y you
minnie, Minnie, tickle de parson :"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

71Gfo6isay DICTIONARY. Water: A clear
fluid, oroe used as drink. Rural felicity
Potatoes and turnips. Dentist: One who
hnds work for his own teeth by taking out
those Of other people. My dear: An express
sion used by man and wife at the com
mencement Of a quarrel. Policeman A
man employed to sleep in the open air. Bar
gain: A ludicrous transaction, in which
either party thinks he has cheated the other.
Wealth The most respectable quality OF
men. Bonnet: The female head dress for the
front scat of the opera. Esquire: Everybody
yet nobody; equal to captain Jury -
Twelve prisoners in box to try one more at
the bar. Informer A wretch who is par
doned for being baser than his comrades
Modesty: A beautiful flower that fourishes
in secret Lawyer: A. learned gentleman
who rescues your estate from your enemy
and keeps it himself. Money: The god Of
the nineteeth century.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13
YHILLTAM H. BRIG GS.
SUCCESSOR TO
SIZER & BRIGGS,
Commission and Forwarding Merchant.

No. 1906 Broad Street, Ncrt door to Ia.
Central r. Il. Depot,
RICHMOND, III.
viii give his undivided personal attention to
the sale Of all kinds of Country Produce and to
filing ordersfor Merchandise generally and hopes
byPUNCTUALITY and STRICT attention to bu-
siness to merit continuance of the patronageso
2iberally bestowed on the late firm.
No charge for Storage or Insurance.
RESPECTFULLY REFERS TO
Messrs fowel & Blackley, Fl. Ker & Co., Paul
& Co .. R. Mason, A. NJ. Pierce, A. S. Lara,
P. H. Trout, Esqs., Stanton
Messrs. A. Blout & Co., n L. Blakemore ESQ.,,
Augusta County.
N. B. Particular attention is called to MY LocA-
TON, Country Merchants Forwarding goods
through US have but one drayage to pay and no
STORAGE to pay. Oct l2--tf
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A farmer in Missouri. on being asked

A farmer in Missouri, on being asked the
number of his children, hesitated, and re-
ferred the questioner to his wife, and she re-
piled, ssten;" but when, in the course of
conversation, the farmer was asked as to the
number of hogs he possessed, he replied
promptly. 'seventy-one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

LARGE INVESTMENT OF Specie IN VIRGIN
IA.-We understand that Col. Henry s.
Bowen Of Tazewell county has sold his land
for the snug little sum Of $685. in specie.
A German company are the purchasers -
We arc glad to publish such items as this =
Lmchb,uq Tiryintaut.
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Business Cards.
4 GENERAL AUCTION.
COMMISSION BUSINESS

COMMISSION BUSINESS
The Undersigned, under the firm and style OF
PECK & CUSHING,
having taken the largeand commodious store-room
of Mrs B. Bolen, at the corner Of Augusta street
and Spring Alley, in Staunton for the purpose of
conductinga
General auction and Commission Business
solicit consignments of all kinds of Goods and
Produce, to be sold either at auction or private
sale, at reasonable charges.
Sales of all kinds of property attended eitherin
town or county H. II. PECK,
JAN A. 1867. E. N. CUSHING.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

To MAKE GOOD SoAp-Pour four gallons
of boiling water over six pounds of washing
soda and three pounds of unslacked lime
stir the mixture well and let it settle until it
is perfectly clear. It is better to let it set
all night, as it takes some time for the sedi-
ment to settle. When clear, drain the wa
ter off, pat six pounds of fat with it, and
boil for two hours, stirring it most of the
time. If it does not seem thin enough, put
another bucket Of water on the grounds, stir
and drain off, and add as is wanted to the
boiling mixture. It's thickness can be tried
by putting a little on>a plate to cool OCCASION
ally. Stir in handful of salt just before
taking off the fire. Have tub ready soak
ed to prevent the soap from sticking, pour it
in and let it set till solid, when you will
have from the above quantity of ingredients,
forty pounds Of nice aohite soap, at q cost Of
about taeo cents per pound. Housekeepers,
try it !-Maayland Farmer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

JOSHUA AS A GENERAL.-Gen. u. H.
Hill. Of the late Confederate army, has a
high opinion Of the military skill of Joshua,
and thinks he displays a superiority over no
ted generals Of later times. He says
ssJoshua, the successor of Moses, was dis
tinguished by the favor Of Heaven, and yet
was one of the most renowned military lead
ers Of his own or any other age. His STRAIT
egy and maneuvring furnish an interesting
study, at this day, to the student Of military
history. He will see that the mistake which
Washington made at Germantown in at
tempting to take Chew's house; which
Greene made at Eutaw in attempting to
take the brick Jail, Joshua did not make
when the FIVE Kings fled to their cave or
stronghold at Makkedah. He did not turn
aside from the great object, but gave orders:
s.Stav We not, but pursue after your enemies
and snite the hindermost Of them; suffer
them not to enter their cities" Had jack
son. at New Orleans, been familiar with the
tactics Of Joshua, he would have made his
night attack on December, the 22nd just
before day, and thus have anticipated the
great victory of the 9Th Of January. Is it
not strange that military men in modern
times, with all the lights Of history and ex-
perience before them, can discover no mis-
takes in the campaigns Of Joshua, who
, marched and fought ages before Alexander,
Hannibal, Caesar and Napoleon Whence
did he derive his strategy? Who taught
him the art of war?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

Mock OYSTERS pint of grated
green corn, with three spoonsfull of milk, a
teacup Of flour, half a teacup of drawn but
ter, a teaspoonful Of salt, half a teaspoonful
pepper, and one egg. Drop by the spoonful
into the hot butter; let the cakes fry from
eight to ten minutes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

A HORSE FINDS HIS WAY HOME AFTER
AN ABSENCE OF Four YEARs--Mr Green
Triplet, Of Fle1ningsburg, Kentucky, sold q
horse to a man who was buying horses for
the Government early in the war. The
same horse was taken to Cincinnati and sold
to an officer in the United States army, and
since that time nothing was heard Of him IN
till few days ago, when he returned the farm
of Mr.. Triplet, who had raised him from
colt. The horse was four years old when he
left. and now returns aged eight years, hay
inc been on quite tour since he lett ms
home. Where he came from, or o: how he
managed to find the place Of his birth, is IN
volved in mystery. ;,
Mr.. Triplet is an excellent hand with
horses, and it is supposed that the animal
was badly treated, and having evaded the
y;oilance of his masters, has returned to the
home Of his choice. This is a remarkable il
l,,stration Of the wonderful instinct possessed
hv the horse. This horse was absent four
lono wears in distant and strange lands, and
how he managed to find his way back home
IS quite problem for the naturalist. Il
shows that the horse is possessed Of wonder
full instinct, and years do not wipe out his
memory.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

How TO HAVE MEALY POTATOES. is a
very common thing in the spring to find
strong, watery potatoes on the table, unless
care has been taken to select and preserve
them. A poor potato is the poorest article
of food that can be had and as soon as they
begin to sprout they viii begin to grow poor
and watery, the better part of the root going
co tue support of sprouts; hence, to have
mealy, nice potatoes it is necessary to keep
them from ezhausting themselves in this
way. An exchange gives the following
method Of preventing the potatoes from
sprouting, which we hope will be tried and
approved. Take good, sound potatoes and
place them in a tub or barrel, and pour boil
ing water'over them, letting them remain in
the water until the eyes are scalded so they
will not sprout; dry the potatoes thoroughly
in the sun, and put them away in box or
barrel in cool, dry place. This will give
good mcaly potatoes all the time. Mary
Iund Ftameer
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13
Richmond advertisements

T. F. MINOR & co.
WILL CONTINUE THE
G 0 az MISS SION BUSINESS
At the Old Stand of Minor & Wilkinson,
1910 Main Street,
And solicit Consignments of Country Produce
and Merchandise of all descriptions Faithful
attention and prompt returns will be our motto
Liberal Cash Advances made on all Consign-
ments III hand, when desired
I. +. MINOR & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
1910 Main Street. Richmond, Va
P. $50 Farmers and Merchants who are
holding CORN, RYE and OATS. by sending
Railroad receipts can draw at sight for any
amount they consign. April 26-1S67-tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

Sickles at his best is not as good as Gamble
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

To KEEP BUTTER SWEET IN A CAsK.-We
find the annexed flying paragraph in some
of our agricultural cotemporaries, and do not
know how much it is worth, but it looks
right, and on this ground we print it:
"a compound of one part sugar, one part
nitre, and two parts of the best West Indies
salt, beat together into fine powder, and
mixed thoroughly with the butter in proper
ton of one ounce to the pound, has been
found to keep the butter in every respect
sweet and sound during two years that it was
in cask 1t is also said to impart rich
marrowy flavor that no other butter ever ac-
quires, and tastes very little Of the salt. p
Germantown Telegraph.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

CRlNoL1NE. A peel Of bellies
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

VALUE OF BoNEs.-The following, from
the pen of S. Edwards Todd, is valuable
article, and every agriculturist will do well
to heed its wise teachings.
eff there is any one practice amc 2 Amer
lean farmers for which they deserve sharp
rebuke, it is for permitting such immense
quantities of bones to be exported for the
improvement of the agriculture of foreign
nations. Thousands Of tuns Of bones are
collected annuallyin Chicago, Buffalo, New
ork and other populous. cities, and shipped
to European countries to fertilize the land
for raising turnips, wheat, fat cattle and
sheep. And yet American farmers in stupid
quietude look on and say: Tt don't paw to
collect bones and apply them to the SOIL 1t
will pay. They have not tested the applica-
ton of ground bone. There is not mead
ow nor pasture in the land-with very few
exceptions-that will not be greatly benefit
cd by a dressing of ground raw bone Thous-
ands of acres of the best farming land in
New England is in low state of impover
ishment for the want of liberal dressing of
ground raw bone. Such fertilizlng matter
is the very life of the soil European farmers
understand and appreciate this fact. They
know it pays to ship bones from America to
enrich their farms. Every ship load of bones
that is picked from our land INJURIES the ag-
riculture of our country. England delights
in the excellent choice of cheese of American
diaries, while we mutter and grumble over
pot of whey. Europeans rejoice over the
rich, sweet American butter, while we are
so unaccountably stupid as to be satisfied
with the buttermilk. Our farmers dig, and
delve, and rake, and scrape their gra infieIds
meadows and pastures to get phosphate fer
tilizers to send to Europe to produce big
crops Of turnips, and then grumble and de-
nounee their own land as good for nothing,
because their turnips refuse to grow as they
do 10 eastern countries. The truth on this
point is, American farmers must save and
apply more manure to their impoverished
land; especially must they save more bone
for growing crop of turnips. As soon as
we can produce a bountiful crop of turnips
on wheat soil, we can grow wheat. Wheat
and turnips in England 90 hand in hand.'
There is volume Of truth in the old maxim:
'sNo bonedust, no turnips, no turnips no wheat:
No wheat and no turnips, cattle no meat
No turnips, no cattle, nor manure in the yard.
Make bills for thedoctor and farming goes hard -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-13

PRESERVATION OF EGGs.-Le Better Ga
Partisan paper) recommends the following
method for the preservation of Eggs: Dis
solve four ounces of beeswax in eight ounces
Of warm olive oil, in this put the tip of the
finger and anont the egg all around. The
oil will Immediately be absorbed by the shell,
and the pores filled up with the wax. If
kept in cool place, the eggs after two years
will be as good as if fresh laid. -Amcracan
Farmer.
BAKED PEACH PUDDING.-Line deep
pudding dish with slices of bakers bread cut
thin. Fill ur the dish with ripe peaches cut
in pieces and sugared, cover the top with
some bread sliced thin, buttered and dipped
in the yolk of an egg well beaten. Set the
pudding in the oven and bake it. Serve it
with milk or cream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-02
BOTTLING LAST YEARS DEW.


The facts that the COlored lOyalists of ten
States lately in revolt have been enfrancbised
by repeated acts of Congress, and those of
Tennessee by her Legislature, and that they
hare uOted, or soon will vote, are immensely
important. The question now at issue is one
of taking away the Right of Suffrage, not Of
comforting it. The Democrats of this State are
on record as voting repeatedly through their
delegates in Constitutional Convention and by
general suffrage at the polls, not to disfran-
chse Blacks already enfranchsed. To meet
the exigency, The World is constrained to talk
unwontedly as follows:
at is sophisry TO cOnfOund the retention Of the
tive franchise with the retention by the negroes OF their
freedom Freedom is original tHdendbe fndefcaSibe
T0h inHerfng Ia manhood, derived from covenant,
right OF suffrage stands entirely different footing
IL is purely thing OF convention or OF law:
"The Southern negroes would be cruelty urOnOod In
remandng them to Slavery, because Mey Gflcdys
tcronOed Ia subiccin0 them 10 S'dsdB But nobody Is
wr0nged by exclusion from the suffrage, unless prerOns
possession has made IL a vested right"
Yes, Sir" previous possession that is
the point. They are voting now for the Con-
vention they will soon be voting for legisa
tors, governors, and representatives, in Con-
gress. Do MT you think you III have good
time wrestling the Right Of Suffrage from their
hands and destroying the civil governments
they will have helped TO create Suppose yOu
had a chicken to put back into the egg shell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-02

ATROCIOUS Fra UDS IN NATURALLZATTON
Capt. Petty found yesterday, one of those
naturalization papers which somebody recently
advertised to find. James Golden of No. 439
Westinghouse presented one of the papers ut
a registry Office in the Fifth Ward, and desired
to be registered But in reply to the Registrars
interrogations, he said that he had never. ap-
piled to become a citizen, and that the paper
had been handed him by Michael CAVITY, who
had advised him to present it and demand the
recording of his name on the registry list. The
Registrars, having learned these facts, at once
sent Golden to the Leonard-st. Police Station,
and he is there held by Capt. Petty to await
the result of police inquiries. The spurious
naturalization paper lis precisely in the form of
the genuine document, and was written by three
handsome of the three forgers signing the name
of Mr.. James NJ. Sweeny, Clerk OF the Superior
Court, and affixing the seal of that Court. An
officer of Justice GUMS court, who saw the
forgers preparing these spurious naturalization
papers in the Superior Court chamber, estl-
mates the number of these fraudulent papers
which the miscreants have distributed in this
city at 10000. VIII Judges Robertson, Barbour,
Garvin, jones' and Mcneil tell us how it hap
pens that this atrOciOus counterfeiting can be
done in their Court, aud particularly who is
permitted to stamp their genuine Court seal
upon forgeryY We learn that number OF
Registrars have been cited to appear before
Judge McCunn, at 10 o'clock this morning, to
show why they should not be punished for con-
tempt in not recognizing the seal of the Su-
perior Court and the signature of its clerk.
We dare say that before shutdown the Judge
will learn why the Registrars should not be
punished for contempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-02
TWFyTY THOUSAND ILLEGAL TOTES,

TVFNTY THOUSAND ILLEGAL TOTES!
We have lust seen lot of so-calcd natural
ization papers, which are such manifest forger-
les that blind man might almost detect them.
There are three separate signatures purportnG
TO be the name of James NJ Sweeney, Clerk OF
the Superior Court, and the names are all writ
ten by different persons, probably neither OF
them 10y Sweeney himself. In one instance the
man naturalized confesses that he is only 10
years old; another paper was handed TO fell
low in the street, and another was given out
in n rum-shop. One of the men says he has
been only 10 months in the country. The lower
part of the city, especially the Fourth Ward, Il
flooded with runners, who have dozens OF such
papers. and who are on the lookout for any
body who will take the risk of trying to regis
ter and vote the Democratic ticket on the fraudu-
lent documents. We hear that in this Uourth)
Ward, where every one knows the resident
population is rapidly decreasing more names
were on the registry last night than were re-
corded last year altogether.
The same is true also of the Eighth Ward
and is still worse i'm the lower section of the
Twenty first Ward We are sorry 10 say that
the Republicans IN these rotten districts are
culpably negligent in not watching the regis
try. In the Fourth Ward We learn that only
one man felt sufficient interest TO look after
the work yesterday. What can one man do
in the way of scIutinizing the registry at "A
dozen different pollsi If what We have seen
and learned upon good authority of this in-
famous fraud should prevail generally through
out the city, the Democrats will poll twenty
thousand illegal votes, for which the popu-
lation of our several State Prisons ought to bc
increased by m equal number.
Cannot thoyhonest men, the taxpayers, tho
friends of o pure ballot-box. spare Il few hours
to look ip(O this vilanous business, and save
the State from infamy and the country from
ruin by hunting down these fraudulent voters :
There is one day left for registry. For the
sake of your pockets, if for no higher motive,
we conjure you to watch the registry, and see
that no more illegal voters become qualified.
Remember that the register is assumed TO be
proof of a right 10 rOte. 1t will be too late on
Tuesday to keep the ballots out. To-day or
never the work must be done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-02
ILL HdNUSt

We have a considerable number Of Repub-
licans who would have tried the patience OF
job If the current is all running our way,
they excuse themselves from doing anything
because (they say it is not necessary to work
all is right anyhow. If the current sets
against us, they will do nothing, because (they
saw it is DO use-wOIk will not avail-we must
be beaten anyhow.
We happen to have third state of things
this Fall. There is a Republican majority in
our State, but our adversaries have been slim
ulated by recent successes and are working
very hard to beat us. If they get out all their
vote, while we get out but nine-tenths of ours,
they will beat us. If we draw out all ours also,
we shall beat them. 1t is simply a question of
,cork; and the party that polls its vote most
fully will win. If the sleepy fellows fail us
now, they will compel us to sweat and struggle
all through the ensuing year to elect our Pres
ident. REPUBLICANS! call out your last man!