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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-20

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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-20
From the Baltimore Sun of the l2th.)

NOTTCE.-Hen stonebraker rs. Samuel
~ Stonebraker ct als-Bill tled torinjunetion
70 restrain Samuel Stonebraker, an uncle ofcom-
plainant, Henry R. Hoffman and Abram S. Stone
braker, brother, and Clotworthy Il Passano,
druggists, from manufacturing or initiating the
Medicines and Preparations and Labels of COM
plainant or selling, using his trade marks,
and for an account Of sales of said limitations of
companants Medicines by detendents.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-20

AND ALL INTERESTED IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF CIDER,
| To the superior merits of the aforementioned
| Machine. 1t possesses great advantages over the
/ old style Mills in use, and needs only trial
to satisfy any one that it will perform all that it
| is recommended to do.
! The following are some of its principal fea-
lures:
lst Ithas Rotary Iron Knife Cylinder, which
works into stationary row of cast teeth in the
side of the Hopper, by which Apples are cut into
fine pieces
End. It has two Crushing Rollers with angular
flutes which receives the cut Apples from the
Cutting Knife Cylinder, and by which they are
effectually crushed to pomace.
The cutting and crushing process in this Mill
is its great point ofexcelleDce all other Mills
that only CRATE the Apples.
Bird. 1t will do more work in given time with
less power than any other Mill now IN use grind
ing finer and more uniformly.
4th. 1t is a Wine, as we'll as a Cider Mill, and
in fact the only one we know Of that will prop
erly grind Grapes without breaking the seeds.
5th For simplicity, compactness, strength,
economy of power, and quality of work per-
formed, it CHALLENGES COMPARISON.
1t is at once Hthe Machine" so greatly needed,
and should be owned by every Farmer, Gardner
and Fruit Grower in the country.
We have sold several thousands of these Ma
chimes during the last three years. all of which
have given entire satisfaction to the purchasers
We make two sizes of the above style Mill. The
large size is intended to be run either by hand or
horse power, and is of large capacity. The small
size is for hand power, and is suitable for those
who only make moderate quantity of Cider or
Wine. This size, however, can be run by power,
and when run to its full capacity, will make a
large quantity of Cider, per day.
In the event of our having good Apple crop
this season, which we have every hope that we
will, as the prospect is at this time very fatter
ing, we shall make every effort in our power to
fill all orders we may favored with But early
orders will be more of being supplied.
Manufactured exclusively by
R. SINCLAIR & co.
81 Light Street, Baltimore, Md.
August %. 1867
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-09-20
Poet ry.
BROKEN VOWS.
from the London Fun.1

from the London Fun
Promises are lightly spoken;
Vows on which we blindly build
Uttered only to be broken)
Go forever unfnlflled.
Oft betrayed, but still believing
Duped again and yet again
All our hoping, all our grieving,
Warns us, but it warns in vain.
From the cradle and the coral
From the sunny days of youth
We are taught the simple moral,
Still we doubt the morals truth.
When a boy they found me rather
10th to do as ] was bid,
~ shall buy BIRCH" said father,
Broken VOWS He never did.
Grown extravagant when youthful,
In my tailor's debt ran;
He appeared about as truthful
In his talk as any man
Let me tell you how ne sold me;
fsLook you Mr.. What's Your-Name,
I shall summons you," he told me
But the summons never came?
Through the meadows, daisy-laden,
Once it was my lot to stray,
Talking TO lovely maiden
In a very spooney way;
And stole kiss-another-
Then another-then lot
stFie! she said. cpl tell my mother"
Idle words; she told her not
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03
HAGERSTOWN MD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1867.

electric effect, while at the same time his eyes ran
a stream of tears. At length, becoming little
composed, his waggish adviser approached,
almost bursting with suppressed laughter and
inquired:
elbow are you now, old fellow-did yoa Kill
it2" ...... ...- e't
'Well did, hoss ugh-ugh 600 my in
nards. If that lister critters dying agonies
didn't stir a ruption in me equal to small
earthquake, then faint no use sayin' tit
squirmed like serpent when that killing stuff
touched it, hu - and here, with a countenance
made up of ofsuppressed agony and present deter
mination, he paused to give force to his words,
and slowly and deliberately remarked. eff You
get two chickens from me for that live animal
I'm id ~ and seizing his seal skin, he van
ished. . .... ...... 81.
The shout of laughter, and the contortions OF
the company at this finale, would have made a
spectator believe that they had all been "swal-
lowing oysters alive" ."
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03
Rich Musus.

Last week, Tuesday, In the s. ). Court at
Concord, N. H, .,si divorces were granted, and
those previous married were set adrift In single
blesscdness. The Manchester Uuien, remArking
upon this interesting subject, says:
"siuch records of matrimonial infeIi cities will
have n tendency to exalt the comforts and securi-
ty Of single blcssedness. But what 10 the matter7
II is plain enough: This great evil, like all 9TH
of its Glass; is clearly duo to the politics Of the
country. Everything tends to excitement, pas
sion, enmity aud anarchy. We can scarcely re-
member the time wnen our people where will. ng
to regard thc homely but very wise injus setisn-
"Mind your own tusness and let other peoples
alone" Consequently the weeds In sar own
moral vineyard have grown thick and rank, and
these divorcee are some of tho unfortunate results
Of this negligent culture. Whenever che peli-
ticians and the clergy will permit society to rest,
passion to subside, and all men to cooperate BY
the means which God has appointed for the sle-
vation Of humanity, there will be hope-nons Dc.
fore. .
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03
sep farther without the rarasol and back she
went, in spite of her husbands frantic entreat-

s.ep farther without the rarasol, and back she
went in spite of her husbands frantic entreat-
les. ........ -........ -.....r ..,.
.Five minutes ofeight," said Mr.. Thsrneycroft
despairingly consulting his watch. "Of course
we shall be too late, now. We may as well re-
main quietly at home, and the lawsuit goes by
default. Oh, deail oh, dear! anything but being
hehindhand." .-, ....., , ........-....
$50 have remarked several times" said. Mil
ly, miscl,ievously. '1Iow do you like unpunc-
tual people, my dear!"
Mr.. Thorneyeroft did not answer: lie was turn
ing buck once more. .r
"You are not going back Harry.
"There is no use in trying TO catch the train
now, now, Mildred,i he replied, Gin voice Of
stony despair.
"But think there is," said Mildred, slipping
her arm through his, and gently urging him for
ward. lie held up his finger. ....
'Hush! don't you hear the HALL clock stri-
king?"
~ hear it striking seven.'
"Sevenl"
"To tell you tie truth, my dear, ! had the
clocks and watches all set forward an hour this
morning, lest we should find ourselves behind
time, and-it really did not occur to me to men
tion it, -.- .
Mr.. Thorneycroft turned suddenly round and
looked keenly into his wise's face for full min
ute.
'NIilly, wus that the only reason you set the
watches and clocks ahead?'
"Why, what other reasons could I possibly
have?" she asked, demurely.
"Perhaps to give me lesson"
Mildred smiled.
"Come, dear, we shall have pleasant leisure
walk TO the depot she said quietly.
'T won't forget the lesson, Milly," he resum-
ed, after moments silence. at isn't pleasant
feeling, the being hampered with another person
want of punctuality."
And Milly felt that her little piece of strategy
had not been in vain.
Mr.. Thorneycroft did not reform wholly and
instantan onsly--people seldom debut he i'm
proved very much from this besetting sin Of his
Milly's "lesson by example" did him more good
than n score of seedlings or deluge of tears.
lie does not very often "forget," now.
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03
Whats 10 Your Young Daughter Think
ing Aheat9

You arc very careful Of her dress you attend
personally to its purchase aud ft. You 60 with
her to see that her foot is nicely gathered; and
you give your milliner special instructions as to
the make and becomingness Of her bonnet, but
do you ever ask yourself what she Is thinking
about? In other words do you know anything
of all her inner life? Many who are esteemed
most excellent mothers are as ignorant upon this
all important point as IL they had never Cooked
upon their daughter face. They exact respect
full obedience, and the yonng creature yields il,
and has no need Of physicians immediate SER
vice, they consider their duty done. Alas, what
a fatal mistake! These are the mothers who,
never having invited the confidence of these
young hearts, live to see 1t bestowed any where
and every where but in accordance with their
wishes. Is it, can 1t be enough to mother
worthy the name, TO be satisfied that her daugh-
ter's physical wants are cared for? What of
that yearning, hungry soul, that is casting about
here and there for something to satisfy its ques-
tionings7 Oh give thought sometimes TO
this. When she sits there by the FIRE, or by the
window musing, sit down by her and love Der
thoughts out other. Cast that fatal "iignity'.
10 the winds that has come between SO many
young creatures ana the heart TO which they
should lie nearest in these important, formiag
years.
Respect is good in its place, but when IL
freezes up your daughters soul uttorance--wheu
it sends her for sympathy and cem?anionship to
chance guides, what then A word, loviag,
kind word at the right moment--ne mind can
over estimate its Importance. Remember this
when you see the sad wrecks Of wonsanhood
about you, and amid the sweeping waves Of LIES
cares and lfe's pleasures, whatever else you me-
glcct, do not fail ts know what that yespg
dau h'sr Of yours Is thinking aboai.. s ..i
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03


infant convusively to her .bos'"' anu
walked hurriedly away.
No other passenger wishing to afight
at the same place, we were soon again in
a rapid molten towards the great emps-
rum of the West Of Scotland. Not word
was spoken. The youns gentlemen sat
with his arms crossed upon his ibreast;
and, if I might Judge b. the expression Of
his fine couptenanee. vas evidently revolt
wing some scheme of bensvolence in his
mind The dandies regard him with
blank amazemsut. They also had seeA
the gold in the poor widows hand, and
seemed to think that there was more under
that shabby surtout than their puppy
brains could easily conjecture. That in
this they were right was speedily made
manifest. ".a
4, When We had entered Glasgow. and
were approaching the Buckfs Head, the
inn at which our conveyance was to stop,
an open travelling carriage, drawn by
four beautiful grey horses drove in IN op-
posite direction. The elegance Of this equi-
page made the dandiss spring to their
feet. What beautiful greysP cried the
one, I wonder whom they can belong to-.
lie is happy fellow, anyhow replied
the other; I would give half Of Yorkshire
to call them mine.' The stage-coach and
the travelling carriage stopped at the
Bucks Head at the same moment, and Q
footman in laced livery springing down
from behind the latter. looked frst inside
and then at the top Of the former. when
be lifted his hat with smile Of respectful
recognition.
Are all well at the castle. Robert1'
inquired the young gentleman in the
sur.out. ....
"All well, my lord" replied the faOt-
man
At the sound of th,t nsosy:yllaVe tho
faces of the cxquisites became visibly
elongated; but, without taking the small
lest notice of them or Of their confusion.
the noblemaa politely wished me good
morning; and descending from the coach.
caused the footman to place his cloak aud
despised portmanteau IN tAe carriage. He
then stepped into IL himself. and the foot,
man getting up behind. tho coashman
touched the leader very slightly with his
whip. and the equipage and its noble
owner were soon out Of sight.
pray what noblcman is tbat2' said
one of the dandies to the Landlord. a. We
entered the inn.
The earl of H--.Sir. replied the
landlord: 'one of the best men e, we'll
as enc Of the richest in Scotland.
The Earl Of IT repeated the
dandy, turning to his companion; what
asses we have been! there's an end 20 ell
chance of being allowed to shoot on his
estate.'-} na.Ie ~
%! yes, We may burn our letters Of iu-
PRODUCTION when We please rejoined his
companion: and silent, crest fallen; both
walked up stairs to their apartments. ''
Maryland free press., 1867-01-03

-Trifes with no direct object, are toe ffs-
qusntly magui6ed into mountains Of intentioaa
offence,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-11-07
NOVEMBER !. lse7.
THE ELECTION.

Like the boy we read of long ago, who
having "sIumped' his toe, was too big
To cry, and 100 badly hurt to laugh, the
Union Republican party finds itself 10
like strait after the eleclion,in this com.
~ and probably in this Senatorial district
Let us acknowledge two are badly
beaten, and lc! US attach the blame to
those who deserve it-ourse!ves. IIav
log shouldered the blame; let US inquire
into the causes Of our defeat, and if pos
sible learn u lesson from misfortune.
The first thing that deserves notice is
the rpathy which prevailed in the ranks
oflhs Union Republican patty all over
The county. In contest SO important
th'I virtually carried with it Tie is.
sues Of The late civil war, our patty man
ifested supreme Indifference by renal
ming away from the polls The Demo-
Gratis hsvo made no gain over their vote
Of last year, bu. they poIed their full
vote, while the Union Republican party
polled some 200 less than their usual
vote. Had the Union voters come out
in their strength we would have carried
The countyby over 800 majority.
But notwithstanding wa have lost one
OrtwO members of tho Legislature in
this section, we hsve.gained three men,
bers Of the House and two Senators in
The upper euFof the State, The House
says the Wheeling InteHigcncer will stand
~ Republicans lol2 Democrats and the
Senate 90 Republicans to Q Democrats.
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Nor ExAcTLY CONSISTENT. -Tps
leaders of the rebel democracy are sim
ply sci Of inconsistent demugoguos,
They tell the people tina, the Govern
ment is fostering a privileged aris'oc.
rlcy in the bondholders, and in the same
breath tell them the Government will
never be able 10 pay its bonds-thNt the
bonds will be worthless, Now it would
be hard matter 10 tax Government Sc.
curitieS which according to the theory
Of those rebel leaders will prove utterly
worthless.
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il the measures we anticipate for con-
slrucling a road from Poinl Pleasant 10
Hamdsn ore carried out, while both
branches OF the road will no donht ulti.
maelY be made. that TO Point Pleasant
will be made 6rsl, and your subscription
must necessarily be spent in the couuiy.
But moreover YOU have your protection
10 your own hVnds. Your county has
to make the subscription after The vote,
Ii may be provided that the bonds shall
not he binding until the work is under
contract,
You can make any use Of this letter
you deem e1pedient, Let me hear The
result oftbe vote as soon as practicable,
Very truly yours,
E F0NTAINE.
Presilon. Va. Cen. r R.
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THE RETURNS.

We suppose our neighbor down town
had not heard from the State when he
sci hio "big rooster" TO growing 10 his
last issue, and therefore We give him The
benefit Of what We have learned. En-.
ough is known 10 warrant US in saying
that we have very decided Union ma
jOrily in both branches oil tue Legi ,la-
tufe, and that rebels will have TO "waiJ
yet little longer before they will be
allowed 10 make laws for the loyal peo-
pie Of gallant West Virginia We have
lost Senator ia The First District and
grined one 10 the Third and also one in
the Fourth Districts, The news we have
summed up. is abou, as follows
In Jefferson aud BerkeIy Mr., Chap.
lbin, Union, is elected Senator. In the
Third District Mr.. Price, Unisn. is elect.
ed, He succeeds Capt Burdetl Demo-
cml. In The Second District Mr.. Bur
Icy. Union. is elected. In the First
District Nr. Applega'e Democrat, is
elected. He succeeds Gen. Duvbl,
Onion. 10 the Fourth District Mr..
BOremnn, Union, is elected He sue
cCcds Mr.. Haymond Democrat, The
Union candidate is elected in the Par
kersburg District. In this (7lh) District
it is not yet known whether Mr.. Dix or
Mr.. Bumgarner is elected. Mf. Drum
mOnl Union is reported to be elected in
the 9Th District, il SO We gain another
Senator. 10 the Wayne District. VIM,
Workman Unioa. is elected.
Jefferson county elects two Uaion men,
bers of the Legisli'ure.
Berkeley two Uuion members. Nor
gan elects a Union Delegate. Mineral
one, Preston two. MonOngaiO two, Ma
non two, Marshall two, Hancock one
Tyler one, Richie one, DoddrTdge one,
Lewis one. Writ one, Wood one, Pleas.
ants one, Barbour one, Upshur one, Haf.
rison two, Jackson one, Roaue one, Cab
ell aud Lincoln one, Wayne one, Clay
and Nicholas one, Monroe Two, Green
brer one, Kanawha one.
The following counties have elected
Democrats:
Hampshire pns, Hardy one, Brooke
one, Ohio three. Taylor one, WetzeI
one, Kanswha one, Putnam one, Mason
one.
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SOMETHING To rnlNK or.

A general triumph of the Democratic
party would be the distinction ofour IA.
tionaI credit. 1t may now be consider
cd an established fact that that party,
following he lead Of Peudlelon It's favor
ito candidate for The Presidency. insists
as q cardinal plank Of its platform, in he
payment OF the national debt by forcing
the bond creditors to take runous is
sue Of greCnbacks 10 The amount Of two
and a half billion. Such an issua would
at one stroke sink everything. A five
cent Government note would De worth
hsrdly one cent. A soldiers widows
pension Of eight dollars month would
become worth less than dollar a
month. Every little hoard fthe poor
mao would shrink and shrvel as il cor
sumed By FIRE. This Democratic scheme
ofrepudiaDon strikes most dangerously
at the poor. The wealthy man, acous.
toned TO lorsee political trouble and
calculate chances, would rapidly convert
his capital into land, food or clothing,
and could weather the storm, but the
poor and needy would DO utterly ship
wrecked, Prices are high now, and
gold OF q premium. because the volume
OF the currency is too great, The DEM
ocracy propose to increos, that volume
by an almost indefinite issue Of bank
notes. We have been carefully guard.
ing against the dangers Of over issue BY
funding the surplus notes ip Gov.
ernment bonds at long dates, The
Democracy deliberately undertake TO
undo all this just, as they would like 10
undo the wur.-Philadelphi Press
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OFFICE Va. g R. R. CoMpANY
RICHMOND, Oct. 2S, 1867.

JouS HALL, ESQ Dear Sir | regret
10 learn that there are still some persons
in your county who aPpreheud that the
conditions you propose 10 annex Of hav.
ing the proceeds CT your subscription
expended in your county will not be OBJ
served by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Rsil Rood Company. lfthey are still
dislrustful hardly know how 10 snlis.
ry them, IrtherO was no o'her ground
Of confidence, | am sure no set OF men
who are thought worthy 10 constitute the
Board, oould DO induced to disregard the
conditions Of the subscription.
1t is ny opiniog that they would not
only disgrace themselves by so doing but
they could DO cocrced by law to execute
these conditions.
You haze the opinion Of tho best law
yeB in your State, that it IL perfectly le.
gtimate to make these conditions. The
best lawyers here OgrCo with them. !
will send a copy off tho opinion of Col,
Ben. Smith and Others, Richmond has
most imporIOn! condition connected
with her subscription, viz thol tho "air
line from Charlottesville shall be built
as soon as the road reaches the Falls Of
Kanawha. Our lawyers ore satisfied
that the conditions con DO enforced 10
The Courts Unnecessary, Besides all this,
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LAND MONOPOLY.

Virginia, and in fact all the Southern
States Of this Union have suffered very
much and been greatly retarded in their
advancements to wealth and power from
landed monopoly that has always ex-
listed and controlled the government and
Interests of those States, and the same
hing still exists and is egching a paral.
izing influence in some parts Of West
Virginia, We know a number Of men
in Mason county who own from 500 10
1000 acres of land (moFN by lar than
any one man ought to OWN and a very
great proportion Of this land is lying
without cultivation and much of What is
cultivated is cultivated only by poor
renters, living in log huts. who feel no
Interest only that they may meet the de.
mands Of the presest hour. The land
is only half Tiled 1t is let grow up 10
brisrs lhorns and brush. No effort 10
cultivate it as land ought to be snlriya-
ted. No effort 10 beauty these farms
and enrich the soil. The idea seems to
be only to raise sufficient of "hog and
hopiny" 10 make the Two extremes meet,
And We By no means find fault with
these people for this, there i', there can
be no ndUGeaent for them TO toll ard
sweat 10 enrich aud beauty the farms oil
these rich land lords, when they know
that whatever improvement they by
their toll may make upon these lands
will ooIy induce their lani masters TO
raise tho rents upon them. They do just
as we would do .1nder like circumstnn.
cas-. But let these large farms be divi-
del into farms Of reasonable dimensions,
say 100 or | 50 acres and sold 10 these
very same man OF reasonable prices and
you will soon see very different stats
OF things. Where an acre before produ,
.ced 10 or 90 bushels Of wheat or corn it
nog under proper cultivation produces
from rs to so bushels anl as high as 75
bushels Of The latter; and where you be-
fore saw aOthiag but the l2xl5 log hui
with clapbOard roof with one loxl2
light for a window, now you see the fine
majestic frame building Will, everything
around it promotive Of tho comfort and
happiness OF it's inmates. Ttero is oO0
some inducemeut for tbCa to labor
they own q home oil lA0i! own, they or,
getting paid nov for their labor, tn,
gohd wears 9 brighter robe than before
.aul this very same land yields fifty pc
cent more revenue to tho State and tn
spg,, Of, whole people viii be proper
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tionately reduced, But who are the
land sharks ofIbs county? Answer the
leaders of the Conservative parry
And these men are sill struggling to gel
mors Of il that they may be the Lords Of
tho land and you the serfs. .ireyou viii
ling Tor Ihi.?