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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
etry.
STEP BY STEP.
BY DIR. j. G. HOLLAND.

Heaven is not reached by single bound,
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies,
And we mount to its summit round by round.
count these things to be grandly true,
That noble deed is step toward Cod
Lifting the soul from the common sod
To purer air and a broader view.
We rise by the things that are under our feet,
By what we haveemastered in greed and gain,
By the pride deposed and the passion slain,
And the vanquished ill we hourly meet.
We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we trust,
When the morning calls to life and light,
But our hearts grow weary, and ere the night,
Our lives are trailing in the sordid dust.
Wings for the angels, but feet for the men!
We must borrow the wings to find the way
Wemay hope, and resolve, and aspire and pray
But our feet must rise or we fall again.
Only in dreams is the ladder thrown,
From the weary earth to the sapphire wall
But the dreams depart and the visions fall,
And the sleeper wakes on his pillow ofstone.
Heaven is not reached at a single bound;
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies,
And we mount to it's summit round by round.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
AncedOtc of the Late Governor Gilmer Oh
Virginia.

After Governor Gilmer retired from office
he went to his old home in Charlottesville
He had penchant for old irons, such as
ploughs, hoes, old carriage irons, grindstone
cranks, old shovels, and the odds and ends
of plantation TOOLS Attending the sales of
estates, he accumulated an OK cart load or
two of such stuff, which he dumped down in
a corner Of his yard near his dwelling, very
much to the annoyance Of his wife. The pile
kept increasing. She determined to make
way with it and one day Sheriff sale day.
sent it to the court yard with the knowledge
of the sheriff, who loved joke1 to be sold
to the highest bidder Governor Gilmer
that morning rode out Of town mile Or two
and was returning as the sheriff was proceed
ing with his sales. Catching the eye Of the
Governor, who was looking on, he pointed
out to him the lot of old iron, and requested
him to make bid for them.
Good" said Governor Gilmer, Il will
have some pieces at home that will mattel
exactly / bid ten dollars for them"
s.Ten dollars ten dollars p repeated
the sheriff. nobody bids more -'they arr
yours Governor"
Delighted with the purchase, be paid tel
dollars, and left them in the yard for thei
future movement. The Sheriff paid the ter
dollars to Mrs. Gilmer In few days sh'
bought handsome bonnet, and the Cover
nor admiring it very much, said:
"My dear, where did you get that prett.
bonnet it is beautiful and becomes you :?
Don't it, my husband, don't it! | bough
it with the ten dollars you paid for your owl
old iron trashp'
The Governor wilted-he was sold by hi
own wife.
But time cured the the chagrin, and th
good Governor had frequently to join in tn
laugh at his expense of this little joking in
cident. -At!anta Mtezligencer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
sTAUNToN, VA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER g. 1867.
4 Human Timepiece.

A wonderful story is told Of man named
j. D. Chevalley, native Of Switzerland,
who had in 1915, at the age of sixty-six, ar
rived at an astonishing degree Of perfection
in reckoning time by an internal movement
He was, in fact, human timepiece or NOV
ing clock. In his youth he was accustomed
to pay great attention to the ringing Of bells
and vibrations Of pendulums, and by degrees
he acquired the power Of counting success
sion Of intervals exactly equal to those which
the vibrations Of the sound produced Being
on board steamboat on Lake Geneva, on
July IA, 1882, he engaged to indicate to the
crowd around the lapse Of quarter OF an
hour, or as many minutes and seconds as any
one choose to name, and this during most
diversified conversation with those standing
by and flu ther, to indicate by his voice the
moment when the hand passed over the quar-
ter, minutes, or any other subdivision previ-
ously stipulated during the whole course of
the experiment This he did without mis-
take, notwithstanding the exertions Of those
about him to distract his attention, and
clapped his hands at the conclusion Of the
fixed time. His own account Of his gift was
as follows: Il have acquired by imitation, la
Dor and patience, movement which neither
thought nor labor nor anything can stop It
is similar to that Of pendulum, which at each
moment Of going and returning gives me the
space of three seconds, so that twenty Of them
make minute, and these [ add to others
continually.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

A BEAUTIFUL ExTRACT-The velvet moss
grows on sterile rocks the mistletoe -four
ishes on the naked branches; the ivy clings
to the Wondering ruins the pine and cedar
remain fresh and fadeless amid the medita-
ton of the receding year-and heaven be
praised, something green and beautiful tc
see and grateful to the soul, will in the dar-
kest hour Of fate still Irvine its tendrils around
the crumbling affairs and broken arches o.
the dcsolated temple Of the human heart.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

AN UMBRELLA CAUSES A MANS DEATH-
Micheal Barrett of Waterbury, Connecticut,
while fishing on Saturday, was struck by
lightning and killed He had raised an UNI
brella to avoid the shower, and the lightning
was attracted by it. Mr.. A. A. Lucas, who
was in the same boat with him, was stunned
by the bolt, and on returning to conscious
ness found his companion dead. The light
ming passed through the bottom Of the boat,
making hole two inches in diameter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

LIKED TO BE SCARED. "A gentleman after
having paid his addresses to lady for some
time, 'spopped the question" The lady, in
a frightened manner, said, "You scare ne,
SIR The gentleman did not wish to fright
en- the lady, and consequently remained quiet
for some time, when she exclaimed, Scare
me aoain."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
Things Losr FOREVER. -Lost wealth may

THINGS LOST FOREVER. wealth may
be regained by industry /; the wrecked health
restored by temperance forgotten knowledge
may be ours again by study; alienated friend
ship soothed into forgetfnlness; and even for
feited reputation redeemed by patience and
virtue. But who ever again looked upon his
vanished hours recalled his wasted years
stamped them with wisdom, or effaced from
heavens record the fearful blot Of his wasted
life !?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
Business Cards.
A GENERAL AUCTION.
~ AND

COMMISSION BUSINESS
The Undersigned, under the firm and style OF
PECK Il CUSHING,
having taken the large and commodious store-room
of Mrs B. Bolen, at the corner of Augusta street
and Spring Alley in Staunton, for the purpose of
conducting a
General auction and Commission Business,
solicit cohsignments of all kinds of Goods and
Produce, to be sold either at auction or private
sale; at reasonable charges.
Sales of all kinds of propertyattended eitherin
town county Fl. H. PECK,
Jan. 4. 1867. E. NJ. CUSHING.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

A thick headed squire being worsted by
the Rev. Sidney Smith in an argument, took
his revenge by exclaiming: ''lf | had a
son who was an idiot, I would make him a
parson." every probably" said Sydney !;
''but see your father had different opln-
ion"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

Somebody has given utterance to the fol-
lowing scrap of philosophy, which if it be
not good is at least cool: ''The poor mans
purse may be empty. but he has as much
gold in the sunset and silver in the moon as
anvhodv."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

A hashful young man escorted an equally
bashful young lady. AS they approached
the dwelling Of the damsel she said entreat-
tngly ezekiel, don't tell anybody you beau'd
me home.'' sSary," said he, emphatically,
ssdon't you mind, I am as much ashamed Of
it as you are"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

A CuEAp CONCENTRATED MANURE.-A
cheap and valuable manure may be had by
making pit two feet deep, eight by ten
souare-the bottom made firm and incllnlng
to one corner; at the lower corner place a
reservoir, sunk below the corner, to catch
the fluid percolating through composts in pit;
in that reservoir fix hand pump; cover the
pit by roof on posts seven feet high above
ground; then in the bottom of the pit lay
muck eight inches thick then cover the
muck with the manure, four inches thick
then muck again eight inches, and then ma
nure four inches; and so on until you reach
up four feet high, or four and a half, and
then top off with muck-h,uck at top and
bottom. On the top put trough or shallow
tray with holes in the bottom; this tray,
the same size as your compost heap, say
eight feet long, four feet wide, and four and
half feet high-a full cord Of more than
one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet
Then dissolve one Jushel of salt in just wa
ter enough to dissolve it. Pour that brine
in the reservoir then dissolve three bushels
of lime in water to make strong milk Of
lime. Pour that milk in the brine in the
reservoir, and mix them well. Then put
your tray on the compost heap, and pump
the salt mixture into the tray, and let the
mixture percolate through the compost. 1t
will run back into the reservoir, and can be
re- pumped, say once every two days, and IN
six days you will have cord OF manure eq"at
to gudno.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
Testing Her Innocence.

The following touching scene recently &C.
Cured in a Partisan Court Of Justice:
GA poor, pale, wan scamstress was ar
raigned for theft She appeared at the bar
with baby Of eleven or twelve months in her
arms, her child. She went to get some work
one day, and stole three gold coins of 1Of each
The money was missed soon after she left her
employer, and a servant was sent to her rooms
to claim it, The servant found her about to
quit her room, with the three gold coins in
her hand. She said to the servant l was
going to carry them back to you" Never
theless she was carried before the Commits
sioner of Police, and he ordered her to be sent
before the police court for trial. She was too
poor to engage a lawyer, and when asked by
the judge what she had to say for herself,
she answered, ''the day [ went to my en-
ployer's / carried my child with me. 1t was
in my arms as it is now. was not paying
attention to it. There were several gold coins
on the mantle-piece, and, unknown to me, it
stretched out it's little hand and seized three
pieces, which I did not observe until got
home. [ at once put on my bonnet and was
going back to my employer to return them,
when I was arrested This is the solemn
truth, as hope for Heavens mercy"
The Court could not believe this story
They upbraided the mother for impudence in
endeavoring to palm off such manifest lie
for the truth. They besought her, for her
own sake, to retract so absurd tale, for it
would have no affect, but oblige the Court to
sentence her to severer punishment than
they were willing to inhict on one so young
and evidently stepped SO deep in poverty
These appeals had no effect, except to
strengthen the poor mothers pertinacious
adherence to her original story. AS this
frmness was sustained by that look of inno-
cence which the most adroit criminal can new
er counterfeit, the court were at some loss to
determine what justice demanded. To relieve
their embarrassment, one of the judges pro-
posed to renew the scene described by the
mother. Three gold coins were placed on
the clerks table. The mother was requested
to assume the position in which she said she
stood at her employers house. There was q
breathless pause in the court. The baby soon
discovered the coin, eyed it for moment,
smiled, and then stretched forth its tiny hand
and clutched them in its fingers with miser's
eagerness. The mother was acquitted
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

VARIETY SPRINGS!-Thi Popu-
y lar and acondcrfM summer resort situated on
the Virginia Central railroad Is miles West of
Staunton is now open for the reception ofguests.
THE CARS STOP AT THE DOOR.
Wishing to give all persons who may desire to
test the healing qualities of these springs an OPP
portunfty TO do so, we have placed the price of
board at such figures as we trust will accom-
plish that object.
Board per day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ZOO
j" q month. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
No charge for bathing in Healing Waters
Parties wishing to board themselves can be
furnished with cabins at 81 per day.
P. & NJ. BURRASS.
July 5-tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
WILLIAM H. BRIGGS
SUCCESSOR TO
STEER & BRIGGS,
Commission and Forwarding Merchant.

No. 1906 Broad Street, Neat door to Ia.
Central e. IL. Depot,
RICHMOND, Vi.
win give his undivided personal attention to
the sale of all kinds of Country Produce and to
filing orders for Merchandise generally and hopes
yPUNCTUALITY and STRICT attention to bu-
s;ness. to merit a continuance of the patronageso
literally bestowed on the late firm.
No charge for Storage or Insurance.
RESPECTFULLY REFERS TO
Messrs lowell & Blackley, Fl. Ker Co., Paul
& Co .. R. Mason, A. NJ. Pierce, A. S. Lara,
p. H Trout, Esqs., Staunton.
Messrs A. Blout & Co., N. L. Blakemore Esq,
Augusta County.
N. B. PARTICULAR attention is called to MY LocA-
rIoN, Country Merchants Forwarding goods
through us have but one drayage to pay and no
STORAGE to pay. oct I'll
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

A SECRET WORTH KNOWING. An able
writer gives utterance to this valuable Sc
cret:
''This looking forward to enjoyment don't
pay For what [ know Of it, would as
soon chase butterflies for living, Or bottle
moonshine for cloudy night. The way to
be happy is to take the drops of happiness
as God gives them to us every day of our
lives. The boy must learn to be happy,
while he is learning his trade; the merchant
while he is making his fortune. If he fails
to learn this art, he will be sure to miss his
enjoyment when he gains what he has sighed
for"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
E-lIW

Importing that these papers contained in
telligence from the four quarters Of the globe
and from this practice is derived the term
newspaper.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

ORIGIN OF THE TERM NEwspApER.-In
Hadyn's Dictionary Of dates, it is said that
"news is not, as many suppose, derived from
the adjective new. In former times (between
the years 1890 and 1880 it was the preva-
lent practice to put over the periodical pub
locations Of the day, the initial letters of the
COMPASS. thus:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

To PRESERVE PLUMs.--Prck the plums with
a needle, to prevent bursting and put them in
a bowl. Make syrup oflump sugar, pound
for pound, adding only sufficient water to
dissolve it; when it is perfectly clear, pour
it boiling over the plums, cover them and
let them stand two days. then drain off the
syrup; boil it and pour over the fruit as be-
fore. After day or two put all together
in the preserving pan and simmer very gent
ly till the plums are clear; put them one
by one into small pots; if the syrup is not
very thick, let it boil little longer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

Try 1r.-Fill your coal oil lamps half full
Of salt and see how much better light and
saving of oil is thereby obtained. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

The currycomb should not be me-
elected it's use on all kinds of neat stock
and horses is a great preventive of disease
and vermin, and is productive of health.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

The LATEsTExH1BITIoN OF HUMAN INGE-
NU1rY An Englishman has devised a plan
for supplying the residents of crowded cities
with fresh country air imported at so much
per cubic foot A network of underground
tubes, radiating from some place beyond the
reach Of the foul exhalations Of the town, is TO
run through the pestiferous alleys and sitting
back streets Of the great cities, and the ema-
ciated occupants af tenement-houses and eel
lars need only turn faucet, and the breath
of the daises and the odor Of new-mown hay
will rush in to revive and strengthen them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

A NUT FOR THE MErEoRoLoGIsTs.-
friend told us on Saturday that he knew an
old farmer in the country who has had a
standing bet Of $50 with neighbor for the
last thirty years that it would rain on the
first Saturday in August Of each year. Dur
ing the time he has won twenty-seven out of
the thirty bets, winning of course, again on
Saturday. We do not know upon what
meteorological data the old gentleman bases
his calculations but if the above statement
be true, they would appear to be almost in
| fallible .-LYnch0aug Neles.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

ECONOMY IS WEALTH.-There is nothing
which goes SO far towards placing young
people beyond the reach Of poverty as pro-
per economy in the management of house
hold affairs. It matters not whether a man
furnishes little or much for his family, if
there is continual leakage in his kitchen or
parlor it runs away, he knows not how, and
that demon Waste cries, "More" like the
horseleach's daughter, until he that provided
has no more to give. 1t is the husband S
duty to bring into the house and it is the
duty Of the wife to see that none wrongfully
goes out Of it. A man gets wife to look
after his affairs, and to assist him in his
journey through life; to educate and and
prepare their children for proper station in
life; and not to dlssipate his property. The
husbands interest should be the wife's care,
and her greatest ambition carry her no fur
ther than his welfare or happiness, together
with that Of her children. This should be
her sole aim, and the theatre Of her exploits
in the bosom Of her family, where she may
DO as much toward making fortune as be
can in the counting room or the workshop.
It is not the money earned that makes man
wealthy, it is what he saves from his earning
Self qualification in dress, or indulgence il
appetite, or more company than his purse
can well entertain, are equally pernicious.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

To YOUNG MEN-Yo Young man in the fol-
lowing short paragraph you will find the en-
tire law and the testimony Young man, save
that penny pick up that pin; let that account
be correct to farthing find out what that
bit of ribbon cost before you say you will take
it, pay that half-dime your friend handed you
to make change with in word, be econom-
ical be generous for all you have or acquire
thus belongs to you by every rule Of right,
and you may put it to any good use that you
please. It is not miserly to save pin from
loss. It is not selfish to be correct in your
dealings. It is not small to know the price
of articles you are about to purchase, or to
remember the little debt you owe. What if
you do meet friend decked out in much
finer suit than yours, the price of which he
has not yet learned from the tailor, who
laughs at your faded dress and old fashioned
notions Of honesty and right; your day will
come Franklin, from penny saving boy
walking in the streets with loaf Of bread
under his arm became the companion Of
kings. -Lynchbug Neaos.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

EXERCISE Your HORSES .-Farmers should
not neglect to give their horses proper ex-
ercise.. Do not suffer the horses to stand
the whole week in the stable, but give, at
least, one hours exercise daily. Give sloppy
food at least twice a week, and throw lump
of rock salt in the manger.-Stoch Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

MARMLADE OF OUNCES. core and
quarter the ounces, and put them in cold
water over slow fire, until they become
soft. Put the cores and parings with stick
or two of cinnamon in saucepan of water,
and let it boil down to thick, glutinous
substance then strain, and dissolve in it the
sugar, pound for pound with the fruit
Mash the ounces with wooden spoon, in a
dish, mix the pulp and the dissolved sugar
together in a preserving pan, and boil for
about half an hour, keeping it well stirred.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

New VARIETY OF WHEAT-The Conners-
mUe Qnd.) Times notices new kind of
wheat which has recently been introduced
into that section, which is proof against the
weevil Some of our farmers cultivated it
this season. 1t originated in Hardin Coun-
ty, Ohio, eighteen years ago. 1t has never
failed on account of the nudge, sowed early
Or late. 1t is an average wheat to yield,
makes good flour, and has smooth, red
chaff, the cap Of the chaff covering the ker-
mel, being so close that the nudge cannot lay
eggs in it, Our farmers would do well to
cultivate this wheat more generally. Those
who have it ought to supply their neighbors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

PEACH JAM.-Take fully ripe peaches,
peel and stone them, and put them in pan
on the fire -; mash them until they become
soft rub them through sieve, and to every
pound of the pulp add a pound of white
sugar, and half a. dozen of the kernals, Or
bitter almonds blanched and pounded. Boil
the jam about fifteen minutes; stir, and
skim it WELL
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-06

WHAT IT CosTs.-In recent speech at
St. Paul, Minnesota, George H. -Pendleton
gave the following startling array Of figures:
amount Of tores collected lost gear.
In the United States. $3.50, 000,0 900
In Great Britain ........... 4SO, 000, 900
in France. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SGT, UUO,U UU
The tar basis Of real and personal property.
In the United States. SIS, 600, 600, 600
In Great Britain. SO, 600 900, 900
In France 40, 000, OOO, 900
England and France have more local taxes,
while the United States, in addition to the
above, have State, county and municipal
taxes, amounting to nearly $3.50, OOo, 900
From comparison Of the above figures
it will be seen that while French despotism
collects 97aa cents on every hundred dollars,
and English aristocracy 81 ,33, our Radical
'best government the world ever saw" col
lects 1913! On each twenty dollars we
unforIunates hold Uncle Sam levies an an
nual tax of one dollar This is indeed a
great country-for taxes.