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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
The Years.

What do owe the years, that should bring
Green leaves TO crown them King?
BfoFnj barren sands, the thistle, and the briers
Dead love, and Knocked desire,
And sorrow, vast and pitiless as the
These are their gifts TO me.
What do owe the years, that / should love
End sing the praises thereof?
Perhaps, the lark's clear carol wakes with morn,
And winds, amid the corn,
Clash fairy cymbals; but miss the joys,
Missing the tender voice
Sweet a thrOstIe's after April rain
That may not sing again.
What do owe the years, that L should greet
Their bitter, and not sweet,
With wine, and wit, and laughter? Rather thrust
The wine-cup to the dusti-
What have they brought TO me these many years
Silence and bitter tears.
- OrcTIard Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
III wash nv hands in Innocence
And round thine altar ro-

LOOKING UPwARD.-Among the Romans
there was touching custom of holding
the face of every new born infant toward
the heavens, signifying, by thus presenting
Its forehead to the stars, that it was to look
above the world into celestial glories. 1t
was vain superstition: but Christianity
dispels the fallacy and gives US a clear real
ization of that pure yearning, in the deep
solicitude which all the disciples cherish
for the spiritual welfare of the young. The
design of the Sunday school organization is
to turn the faces of little children toward
heaven, and prepare their spirits for i'm
mortal glory.-Luterior.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

SHARP PRACTICE.-An old clergyman of
high standing related to US the following
story, and as we do not recollect seeing it
in print, we give it as we remember the
story from him.
In the town of Mortified, VT, there had
been an estate bequeathed to the ' first set
tied pastor of said town of Mortified. "
For long period no one could claim the
estate, and the town authorities improved
it for school purposes. There were regular.
ly organized societies of the natives in the
Congregational and Universalist denomina.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

Forone Square of 12 lines or less of Nonpareii
type one in nsertion, 90; for each subsequent in
sertion 25 cents Unless the number of ins ertiOns
are marked on the advertisement it wllbe contFnu-
ed till ordered out Liberal discount made TO mer
chants and others advertising by the year
Probate and Commits sioner's Notices $40 Zach
For notices of LibeFatiOBs, Estrays, the fo1ma
tio1 and Dissolution of CopartDerships, &C. - -
each, for three insertions. If sent by Mail The
money mus accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns, 10 cents per Ii" each
insertion, but charge made of less than so nts
Notices of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis,
but extended Obituary Notices or Poetry VIII be
charged by the rate of FIVE cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

Rum VS.. MIssIoNARIEs.--Rev Mr..
Walker of the Gaboon mission, West
Africa, feelingly depicts the evils of the
liquor traffic among the natives, causing
greater waste and anguish among them
than even the slave trade He says that
heathenism is bad, but unmixed is not i'm
pregnable. The efforts of missionaries are
Greatly impeded by merchants from Chris
can countries Nine-tenths of the liquor
exported from Liverpool is sent to that
coast, and American traders also engage
largely In the deadly traffic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

WASHING HIS HANDS IL INNOCENCE
Some twenty years ago beautiful little
church in the West was ready for eonse-
ervtion. On the day appointed the yenera-
bic Bishop Chase, with several clergy, was
present Just before going into the church.
the bishop had written the deed of conse-
Grafton, and, in so doing, had soiled his
hands with ink
He did not observe this until after he
was IN Jue OnolIoUi, and a,.rs44l5 One Pvosre==
upon his blackened fingers, he was appa-
rentlv much annoyed. He called some of
the clergy to his side, and exhibited the
soiled hand, and said he must wash it.
But he was very heavy and unwieldy, and
could not get out and in the chancel without
great difficulty, and therefore declined going
out into the vestry-rOom, where there was
a bowl. i" Bring the bowl and towel to
me- he said
One clergyman ventured to suggest to
him, Sotto roce, that wet towel might do
as well, and would be less noticed by the
congregation.
The bishop looked at him over his spec
tacles and said: Sir, | never wash with
a towel
At last the senior warden of the parish
was obliged to go out and bring in a bowl
of water And, by single coincidence,
just as the officiating clergyman was Civ
ing out the twenty-frst Psalm
81 III wash my hands in innocence
And round thine altar GO
the Bishop dipped his hands in the bowl.
and washed them. Some of the people of
the parish to this day think that this was
part of the ceremony of conservation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

The Prussian Government has military
maps of every foot of its territory, so COM
plete that every hill, brooklet, field and
forest is delineated with perfect accuracy.
It is common boast of Prussian military
men that within eight days $4,000 men
can be concentrated to the defense of any
single point within the kingdom.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

tro;t" enthusiastic old lady living in De-
ouslT had been epiaafatgd afatgg but few days prcvi-
place by the Masonic fraIieaIa.s.t. fraIi aast resting g
very much elated with the obseqGfeasss
Narrating the particulars of the occasion
to a neighbor, she wound up by saying,
'' Oh, you ought to have been there-we
had a splendid time "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

When the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cav
airy entered the town of Dawson, Georgia,
In 'hA spring of 1865, among those who
welcomed them was negro woman, whose
appearance denotea old age. Impelled bv
curiosity. one of the boyss rode mn n
her, and asked, How old are you, a,..itia ,,
= Well, chile she replied, l don't 'zactly
know hOao old is but was here when
C'lumbus come
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

l65 per cent; on barley, IA per cent, and
on oats, 16S per cent.
Now, find that the average duties on ar
tlcles OF manufacture which enter tery
largely into the consumption of the farming
and agricultural interests run like this
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

arms about my heck, would whisper must
be her other papa
Verify, % little child had led us and
the end was peace and pleasantness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

Read every day some beautiful poem
look at some noble picture, and, ifpossibIe
speak few reasonable words.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-18

When | awoke to Consciousness again, IL
was in a sick rooms sad anxious' tcnuer
" watchers were bending Fer me. wy reeo',
ery was slow-for the shock hau reeeiye1
was terrible alike to boiy and nerves: mao
the best of care, and tie tcnderese OF nurses
for Mrs Farwell watded by my ocuslae I1 con,
stantly, and gave me every a. a'tenion ha, snaS
grateful woman knows so wen NJ" W osS'o"
And the Major wa; not jealous. -,
When at Iengt5i bIoaped tSaiped aT eherub' who's
= sr,ns cInng so FgbtIy about my neck as W
ninnned aimS ei over ~ mad falls, shared my room
Utmost daily. and oft twining her chuop
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-04-21
D U s A ID A Ii s.

THE GRRAT AMERICAN HEALTH RE-
STORER, purifes the blood and cures Sc rof-
ula, Syphilis, Skin Disease, Rheumatism,
4 Diseases Of Women, and all Chronic Afec-
~ tions of the Blood, Liver, and Kidneys. Re-
commended by the Medical Faculty and
many thousands of our best citizens.
Read the testimony of Physicians and Pa
s. rents who used Rosadalis; send for our Ro-
~ sadalis Guide to Health Book, or Almanac
for this year, which we publish for gratui-
tous distribution it will give you much
valuable information.
DR.. B. w. Carr, of Baltimore, says:
A take pleasure in recommending your Ro-
"A sadalis as very powerful Alternative. l
have seen it used in two cases with happy
results-one in case Of secondary syphilis,
in which the patient pronounced himself
cured after having taken five bottles Of your
n medicine. The other is case of Scrofula
~ of long standing, which is rapidly improving
under its use, and the indications are that
the patient will soon recover. have care
fully examined the formula by which your
Rosadalis is made, ana nna it an excellent
comnound of alternative ingredients.
n DR.. Sparks, of Ncholasville, KY, says he
has used Rosadalis in cases Of Scrofula and
Secondary Syphilis with satisfactory results
as q cleaner of the blood know no better
remedy.
Samuel G.. McFadden, Mur1feeSooro Aen-
- nessee, says:
have used seven bottles Of Rosadalis. and
am entirely cured of Rheumatism send me
four bottles, as wish it for my brothsr'
who has scrofulous sore eyes.
n BENJAMIN Bechtol, of Lima, Ohio, writes:
1hoye suffered for twenty years with an in
yeterate eruption over my whole body; a
abort time since purchased bottle of Ro-
sadalis and it effected perfect cure.
~ Rosadali. is sold by all druggists.
= Labratory, 81 Exchange Place, Baltimore
DR.. CLEMENTS s. Cos, --
,;,14-tf Proprietors.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-04-21
Fultz, p. q.

VIRGINIA.:
Y at Rules held in the Clerks Office of the
circuit court for Augusta county, the 4th day OF
April 1870.
John NJ. Patton, Executor of John M. Patton,
deceased, who was surviving Trustee OF Robert
Patton, deceased, Plantl1s.
Against
The unknown creditors Of Robert Patton, de-
ceased, and VIM. F. Patton, Ellen A. Chew, John
NJ Herndon, and Elizabeth Herndon, "a person
of unsound mind, Seth B. French and Ellen NJ
his wife, Peggy F. Patton, Robert Patton, John
NJ. Patton, Isaac W. Patton, Hugh NJ. Patton,
William NJ. Patton, James F. Patton, John Gil
mer and Eliza W. his wife, and George W. Pat
ton, Ellen T. Patton, Andrew G. Patton, and Su-
san s. Patton, infant children of George 5. Pat
ton deceased. heirs and distributes OF said Rob-
ert Patton, deceased, De1enoants.
The object of this suit is to obtain a decree for
the distribution of fund in the hands OF the
Plaintiff
The Defendants, the unknown creditors OF Rob-
ert Patton, deceased, Seth B. French and Ellen
M. his wife, and George W. Patton, Ellen L. Pat
ton, Andrew G. Patton and Susan S. Patton, IN
FAINT children of George S. Patton, deceased,
not having entered their appearance, and 1t
appearing from satisfactory evidence that they
are non-residents Of this Commonwealth: 1t is
ordered that they do appear here within one
month after due publication of this notice, ana
do what is necessary to protect their interest,"
A copy-Teste,
Echols, Bell & Catlett, p. q. april at
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For the Valley virginian.
Communicated.

More than half the session of our Lcgisla-
ture has passed, and the members have not
lost sight of taking care of each other, yet so
far, have been entirely oblivious of the wish
of m,ncteen twentieths of the people of the
State that some relief should be provided for
them, against that monster. the crushing incu.
bus of Fifteen millions, fOe hundred and
ffty-seuen thousand, three hundred and Mir-
ty-slc dollars md Marty seven cents, of anti
.cdr debt, now in a situation to be collected
by compulsory process. The members when
at home, profess to be in favor of some mode
Of relief The Enquirer d Examiner we'll
says the ve'ght of argument is in favor of
relief, whilst the influence against it is con
ccntrated and powerful. In support of this
declaration scan the names of the taco hun.
drcd and screen petitioners from Augusta late
ly sent to the Legislature against relief, and
single out those who before, during and es-
pecaly since the war have cut deeply, in
collecting interest, &c. Hear the clap trap
they use about widows and orphans being
made the sufferers, if relief is extended to
the people, when it is notorious that more Of
this class than any other lost everything by
the investment by fduciaries Of their funds in
Confederate securities.
| You hear it said the dead husbands and
brothers cannot be brought back, yet the
houses they left to their wives and little ones
can be saved to them. See case exactly in
point in this town. in which executions now
hang over the homes Of two young widows
whose husbands fell in defence of him and
his broad acres, for whose benefit, they and
their young children are to be sent adrift on
a cold and heartless world Whilst this case
is mentioned as existing here, there are thous-
ands Of similar cases all over the State.
As some writer justly says: "Woe be to
the unlucky representative who fails to do
his duty. His constituents will hold him to a
rigid accountability, if he fails to secure some
mode of substantial relief, to the great ma
jority of the people of the State" A desire
to Go right suggests the way to perform it.
and the Legislature, if it can find or originate
nothing better, let it adopt the popular plan
known as the Georgia law for the relief of
debtors and settlement of debts on principles
OF equity It has obtained the sanction of
the Supreme Court and been sustained by
the popular sentiment as an approximation Of
justice. Believing it to be the wish of nine
ty-nine huadreths Of the people of this coun
ty, they WILL as soon as vacancy occurs in
the resignation of Mr., Cochran, give evidence
Of this sentiment in the support of Robt W
Burke, Esq, at THE POLLS.
Enquirer copy.
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Miscellaneous.
DraxtOn Davis Lands at Auc.
- ton, 18th Of May.


as trustees in the deed of trust executed by
caused the " Turk Place" to be divided into five
tracts, viz: 2 of about 104 Acres each, Vest
of the South river, and three, averaging 1924
Acres, East of the River.
They will offer these several tracts for sale at
public auction, on the premises, ON THURSDAY,
the 10Th Day of MAY next. The sale will COM
mence at II o'clock, A. NJ, near the unfinished
house on the farm and be continued, until the
five tracts are sold.
The two tracts which lie West of, and bordering
on South River, extremely valuable, anu not
surpassed in fertility by any lands in the county
The third tract, lying Immediately East of, and
bounded by the river is also very valuable, and
would make good home for any one desiring
such land.
The other two tracts are mainly in timber, and
are represented to be of fair quality.
The terms will be. costs of sale in hand, and
one-thrd of the residue in four months, and the
balance in two equal annual payments thereaf-
ter with interest on each payment from the day
of sale.
AS the purpose of the sale is to pay off the
debts of Braxton Davis, creditors will be allowed
to Offset these debts against their bonds for the
purchase money of the lands.
EaA. The creditors of B. Davis are requested
to attend on the day Of sale to consider matters
of Importance to their interests.
ALEX. H. H. STUART,
JOHN B. BALDWIN,
april 12-tds Trustees.
E. NJ CUsHINa Auctionear
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to return the bill with his endorsement, to
the Office of the clerk Of the Circuit Court.
1t strikes us that both these changes would
tend to promote public convenience. In re-
gard to the first named-viz: the power to
decree the sale of infants lands-it would
seem to us, there would be peculiar propri-
ty in vesting it in the Judge of the County
Court. Living as the Judg would, in ma
jority of cases. in the county in which the
lands proposed to be sold were situated, he
would be much more apt to appreciate the
propricty Of sale, than Judge who resid
cd in a different county.
We throw out these suggestions for what
they are worth, and hope that the Legislature
will at least give them an intelligent consid-
Grafton.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-04-21
Washington College-.The Missouri PrOfes.
s0rship.

Washington College, located in Lexington
Va, is an institution of learning that is or
ganized on broader and more liberal basis
than any other in the country. Its associa-
tions, too are such as must commend it to
the pride and affection of every true Amcri-
can. 1t was founded and endowed by Gener-
al Washington. and received its name from
him. 1t is presided over by General ROBERT
Il. ZEE, who has brought all the resources of
his trained and capacious intellect to reorgan-
izing its course of instruction, and making it
thoroughly University in the broadcast and
best sense of the term. The student is not
confined in his collegiate course entirely to
text books on the ancient languages and
abstract mathematics; but, while these are
not neglected, great attention is given to Ea-
glish -history-poltical economy
and the science of Government-cngine
mining chemistry-and natural
sciences 10 all their branches
The manner of cndowing it is somew,,,ss..
peculiar. In the enlarged design that Gener-
al LEE is gradually working out, he has found
that the endowment that it had at the end of
the war wos too limited. Consequently he
has appealed to the country to aid him in
making it an institution of the highest order
and entirely national in character. Individ
uals have subscribed literally in response to
this appeal. States have also come to his aid
The Kentucky Professorship, endowed by
Kentuckians, which is filed by the accom-
plished son of Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston
There is, too, Tennessee Professorship; and
a Missouri Professorship is being organized
and endowed.
General r. D. Lillcy, of Virginia, is the
agent of the College in Missouri at the pres
ent time, and we are pleased to learn from
him that number of our best citizens have
subscribed literally to the endowment of the
Missouri chair. 1t is to be hoped that others
will prove themselves equally liberal when the
subject is brought to- their attention A sub
scription of two hundred and fifty dollars en-
titles the subscriber to scholarship, or tn.
right to educate one pupil in the college free
of cost
There are, however, many persons who ar,
unable to make that large subscription, bu
would like to aid SO noble an enterprise &C
cording to their means To such we woult
say, that they can send any amount that the,
choose to the banking house of Messrs Johl
j. Mastin & Co., Of this city, who will see i
applied to the purpose for which it is sent
Kansas City Times.
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REORGANIZATION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Among the first subjects which should &C.
cupy the attention of the Legislature is Gov
ernor Walkers wise and timely recommends
ton Of the public debt. 1t is one of the meas
ures, to which, We presume, there can be no
objection from any quarter. 1t will add
largely to the available means of the people
of Virginia, without imposing one cent Of
additional burthen on the people. We have
been surprised that steps have not already
been taken to give practical effect to the SEN
sible suggestions OF our excellent Governor
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

1t is hoped that the Legislature will finish
the work Of Judge making during the pres
eut week. The public are getting impatient
to sec some progress made with the general
legislation which is SO much needed. There are
many subjects which require prompt attention
Among these is the regulation of the Ju-
risdiction Of the County Courts. AS the law
now stands the Circuit and County Courts
have concurrent jurisdiction in almost all
matters Of law and equity. There is Ole I'M
portapt exception, however. We refer to the
power to decree the sale of Infants lands.
Under the existing law, the County Court
has no jurisdiction to decree a sale even for
partition where the interest of each infant
exceeds $500.
This was very proper limitation when
the power was exercised by justices who were
not familiar with the principles or forms Of
Chancery proceedings. But now that judges
'learned in the law" have been substituted
for the magistrates, most of whom have been
old practitioners at the bar, and we'll yersed
in the doctrines and practice Of Courts Of
equity, the reason for the limitation has ceas.
ed to exist, and the law should be modified
accordingly.
Again, under the present law the Judge
of County Court has no power to grant an
injunction, even in the plainest case, to q
Judgment of Circuit Court. This also was
proper restriction under the old system,
but the reason for it has been greatly weak
eaed by the cEsnge in the County Court sys-
tenn. It often happens that it is necessary
Ito apply for an injunction in great haste, and
if the plaintiff is compelled to go to a dis
tant county in search Of Judge to grant it,
he is put to great expense and Inconvenience.
TO remedy this evil we would venture to sug-
sest that the Judges Of the County Courts
gould be authorized to grant injunctions to
.ai.:frerts Of Circuit Courts but be required
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MELANCHOLY SUICIDE A young man

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE "A young man
named Howard, youngest son of Major How
ard, of Floyed Courthouse, committed suicide
on last Wednesday by shooting himself
through the side with pistol. He was only
eighteen years old, and possessed of many
sterling and amiab!e qualities, but had been
for some time addicted to dissipated habits.
About year ago, sister of young Howard,
to whom he was much attached, died sudden
ly Of consumption and when his body was
found, the next morning after, it was lying
across her grave in the cemetery, one arm
under his head and the other graspipg the
pistol, extended by his side. Young How
ards mother, shortly after the war, in fit of
depression caused by the losses sustained by
her husband, committed suicide by hanging
herself Lyacdb"rg RepuLiican.
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Country merchants can at least save freights
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orders.
Our stock is the largest and best we have ever
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