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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
GLEANINGS.

Sumner is mixing whitewash for
Sickles.
A Wisconsin town adyertises for
barber.
Chess clubs are rapidly forming at the
West.
A Denver store has a sign up: 'FyNe
KIT 2 bak O."
The New Orleans Times says that
Bluebeard's trade was evidently that of q
belle hanger.
An Indiana lawyer lately quoted, 'Let
the CALLED jade VINCE" and credited it to
the Bible. ~ ~
Never talk with your mouth full. If
you talk with a bit in your mouth you
must expect to be little ho(a)rse.
In Europe people are not rated socially
by the style of their lodgings; even an
attic is not considered abasement
A London merchant advertised for a
clerk who could "bear confinement. He
received an answer from one who had
been seven years in Jail.
A critic, speaking of Carlotta PATHS
yocalism, says: owe hang upon every
word" ''This is a proof of the lady's
remarkable power Of execution, " remarks
contemporary.
A prominent citizen of Adrian, Michi-
gan, lost his pOcket-book, containing
$500 When the finder, young man,
returned it to him, the oVerjOyed citizen
offered the young man cigar for his
| trouble.
A frightened horse in Port Hope, Con,
recently successfully crossed a viaduct a
quarter of mile long and sixty feet high
on a single plank, at full speed.
More than seven million of acres of
land have been granted by the State of
Iowa to railroads. This is about one
fifth of the acres of land in the entire
State.
The father of the 'Welsh fasting girl, "
who was scientifically starved to death,
has been found guilty of manslaughter
by a Coroner's jury, and committed for
trial
A friend of ours says that he has been
without specie so long that his head aches
"ready to split" when he tries to recOl-
lect how a silver dollar looks. He says
| the notion that we live in a world of
change, is a great fallacy.
Eugene sOldthe dresses she wore during
the Oriental tour, two hundred and fifty in
number, with great collection of hats
and bonnets, at auction for the benefit of
her orphan school, but they brought very
small prices. The best dress in the lot,
of rose-colored satin, sold for twenty-five
| dollars.
Michigan papers report that a poor
man in that State who named his child
for Hon. Horatio Seymour has received a
$500 gold watch, 800 worth of clothing
and 800 in cash in acknowledgment of
the compliment. There may be something
| in a name after all.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
HOUSE OF INSTRUMENTATION.
TUESDAY, Feb. S.-The House was called
to order at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Speaker Per-
kins in the chair.

TUESDAY, Feb. S.-The House was called
to order at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Speaker Per-
kins in the chair.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Russell, of Hickman bill APP
pointing Commissioners for the town of
Ceuterville. Passed
BY Mr.. James, of Hamilton-A bill to
incorporate the Chattanooga and Maryville
railroad company. Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to incorporate the
Brinckly Female College, of Memphis.
Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to incorporate the
town of Colliersyille in Shelby county.
Passed
By Mr.. Rosson-A bill authorizing the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad to raise
money for the purposes of the road.
Passed.
By Mr.. Townsend-A bill to amend an
act chartering the Memphis city schools.
Passed
By Mr.. Townsend-A resolution author
izing the Comptroller to engage an attor-
ney to be employed in the interests of the
State in Shelby county. Laid over.
BY. Mr.. Nixon-A bill to repeal chapter
AZ of the acts Of 1869. Passed.
BY Mr.. Cheatham-A bill to amend an
act entitled IAN act to protect citizens OF
the State from being compelled by law
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
Legal Tender Power
MISSOURI.
White Enrrnncniscmcnt.

ST LOUIS. Feb s.-At the Democratic
caucus at jefferson City last night the CON
stitutional amendment recently introduced
in the Senate, relating to the enfranchise-
ment Of all DISTINGUISHED persons, was dis
cussed, and a resolution was finally adopted
declaring it the purpose Of the caucus to
support such proposition.
Splitting a Cherry.
A scheme was developed yesterday for a
division of the State, the Missouri river to
be the dividing line. The scheme seems
to be based on the alleged unequal division
of offices, both State and national
Rights of women and Negroes.
A proposition to appoint female Assist
ant State Superindent Of Public Schools
was defeated in the House Also that col
ored teachers should be given preference
for colored schools, also that color
ed children should have the
privilege of attending schools where
separate schools for colored children were
not established.
reference TO the proceedings Of the
Woman's Suffrage Association here Satur-
day night was made in both Houses, and
and a spicy discussion followed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09

CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Iowa's ratification
of the Fifteenth Amendment was received.
MIR. Sherman reported a resolution look.
ing to the establishment of international
coinage. Adopted.
Mr.. Abbott offered resolution inquiring
if 500, 600, appropriated for the defense Of
cotton cases in the Court of Claims. had
been expended and how. Agreed to.
Mr.. Drake called up resolution to con-
slider Indian treaties in open session.
Agreed to.
The West Point appropriation passed
Bill to relieve large number of persons
from disabilities. Passed.
Census and navy bills discussed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
HOUSE.


o Mr.. Paine gave notice of a resolution
providing that all cases of contested cleo
tons shall be tried separately, by jury
drawn from the members of the House,
each party having the right to challenge
until twelve are drawn Ordered printed
Legal Tender Power
Mr.. Ingersoll asked leave to introduce,
for reference to the Judiciary Committee,
a joint resolution proposing to amend the
Constitution, by adding an article as fol-
lows: That Congress shall have power 10
issue United States notes, and may make
them legal tender in payment of debts.
Not objected to.
A resolution inquiring into competency
of john L. Maurice appointed Lieutenant
Governor Of Virginia, lies over
Bill for relief of South Carolina negroes
was taken mp, and a Committee Of Confer
ence appointed
Resolution to pay family of late Gen.
Rawlins the residue of one years salary,
not paid to himself, was passed
Contested elections resumed, during
W hich the House adjourned
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHIN GTON.
Contested Elections TO be
Settled by Jury.
Proposed Division of Mis-
souri, into Two States.
Progress of White Emanci-
patton, and Negro and
Female Equality.
Excitement in Paris.
Arrest Of ROchefOrt-TWO
Niles OF BarriCadeS---All
Quiet.
WASHINGTON.


SickIes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations have agreed
to report favorably on the nomination of
Gen. Siclzles, as Minister to Spain.
Disabilities.
The Reconstruction Committee to-day
instructed their chairman to report the
Universal Disability Bill, requiring petit
ton and application to the courts by the
individual.
In Allegiance.
In view of the action of the House on
the bill of the Committee on Elections,
proposing the selection of jurors from
members of the House TO try contested
cases, the latter for the present are held in
allegiance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-09
WIT AND HUMOR.

The Government has excluded Papal cur
rency from general circulation in France.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24
Early Breakfast.

A bad custom is prevalent in many fam
lilies, especially among farmers, Of working
an hour Or two before breakfast, attending to
"chores," hoeing in the garden, cutting
wood, moving, etc. This is convenient on
many accounts, but it is not conducive to
health. The prevalent opinion is that the
morning air is the purest and most healthful
and braeing, but the contrary is the fact
At no hour Of the day is the air more filled
with dampness, fogs and miasmas than
about sunrise. The heat Of the sun grad
ually dissipates the miasmatic influences as
the day advances. An early meal braces
up the system against these external infu-
ences Every one knows the languor and
f intness often experienced for the first hour
in the morning, and this is increased by OK
ercise and want of food. We do not agree
with the boarding school regime which
prescribes long walk before breakfast as a
means Of promoting health
Probably the best custom would be to
furnish every member of the family, espe-
cially those who labor out of doors. with a
single cup Of warm coffee, well MIXED, i'm
mediately after raising from the bed. Then
let them attend to chores, or moving. hoe
ing, &c, for an hour or two, while theteams
are feeding, and the breakfast preparing.
They will feel BETTER and do more work -
american AqricultuYist,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24
The Sleeping Beauty of Tennes
see.

A letter from Union City, Tennessee, to the
Louisville Commercial says $50 much has
already been written in regard to the lady
known here as the "Sleeping Beauty" that
I can scarcely hope to give you anything
new, but will add my testimony to that al
ready given, and make you plain state
ment of facts, as I know them from her
mother, brother and friends who now have
her in charge in the same house in which I
am stopping, and from which I am now
writing to you. Miss Susan Caroline God
say was born in Obion county, Tennessee,
and within ten miles Of this city, of poor but
respectable parents Her father has been dead
for twelve years. Her mother still lives and
watches over her loved child, and the sunken
eyes and furrowed brow show very plainly
the trials and sorrows she has experienced
in her duty for twenty-one years. She il,
very poor, and, to some extent, depends on
the contributions Of visitors. to take care of
and procure proper supplies for her charge.
Miss Godsay was taken sick when about
four years of age, with what was supposed
to be chills and fever, but which bafled the
skill of nurses and physicians for more than
two years, at which time she fell into a
nel vous sleep, from which she has not awoke
since, for longer time then twelve minutes.
She usually sleeps souudly from eleven
o'clock at night until about six in the morn
ing, and through the day awakes about once
an hour. Her waking spells are never less
than four nor more than twelve. but usual
ly about six minutes duration. In her
waking moments she speaks both pleasantly
and intelligently, answers very promptly
any questions asked her, and appears quite
happy and contented. One of the strong
est points Of this strange case is the seeming
ly total absence of any thing like respiration.
A piece of the finest polished glass held to
her lips fails to disclose the slightest touch
Of breath. Her pulse is perfectly still, and
but for nervous Or tremulous motion of the
body which never ceases, you might at any
time call her dead. She has grown during
her affiiction from little child to about the
average height of her sex, and weighs
ninety-six pounds, and although her body
and hands show her very poor in flesh, her
face is full and smooth, and her features
well developed. Indeed, such rare style
do her features portray that she is called the
Sleeping Beauty of Tennessee "
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24
About Women.

Women of moderate means, instead of
concentrating their pecuniary forces upon
this or that snowy and expensive article of
toilet, in order to dress for company, while
they remain in shabby negligence at home,
would do more wisely to provide themselves
with an abundant and decorous wardrobe.
10 appear well dressed in the eye of man
requires no great outlay of money, for it is
notorious that he prefers the elegance Of
simplicity to all the displays of expensive
art. He asks only for neatness, fitness and
harmony of color IF women dressed only
to please him, they might dispense with nine
tenths of the expenditure upon their toilets
But women dress to please-we were going
to, but should rather say. displease-cach
other, for their main object seems to be to
provoke the envy of their sisters by an i'm
possible costliness of attire.
1t is a curious fact that few women are
competent judges of what is essentially a
quality of their owncfemale beauty 1t is
not easy for any one to define it, though VIC
all recognize its presence. 1t depends SC
much upon expression and action, which are
essentially mobile, that it is almost impossi
bic to grasp and fix it in definition Ma
ny have taken an entirely materialistic view
of the matters, and attempted to measure il
by the arithmetic of proportion, or weigh it
according to avoirdupois Brantome, one
of the most decided of those, has the pre-
sumption to count on the ends of his fingers
the qualities of female. He enumerates
them thus:
Three white things-the skin, teeth and
hands.
Three dark-the eyes, eyebrows and eye.
lids.
Three red-the lips, cheeks and nails
Three long-the body, hair and hands.
Three short-the teeth, ears and feet.
Three broad-the chest, forehead and
space between the eyes,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24


g MANDELBAUM,
ID. UNDER VIRGINIA HOTEL
is receiving his second supply of Spring and
Summer Clothing, which will compare favoraby
with any City House
He has entered into arran gements whereby he
receives all the late styles Of Clothing and Gents
Furnishing Goods, daily by Express.
He calls particular attention to his assortment
of light Cashmere Suits, also his supply of white,
Brown and fancy
LINEN SUITS.
His clothing has been manufactured according
to his order and expressly for the Valley Trade,
| (by which arrangement he saves the enormous
profits paid to Northern merchants.) He guar
| antees to sell at less than city prices.
His assortment of Furnishing Goods is COM
plete.
Hats He Makes ~ Speciality.
A fine lot of city-made Boots and Shoes on
hand, which he sells as cheap as Northern work.
Goods sold only for CASH and at a small adj
vance above COST.
AS he always announced he still recommends
every garment that is sold.
A fine assortment Of Samples on hand for Or
dered work. Shirts made to order.
No trouble to show goods
A call is solicited at the Emporium of Fashion
under the Virginia Hotel, Staunton, Va.
N. B.-Agent for the celebrated PIveT ACTION
BRAcE-a superior suspender for skirts and pants,
and an unequaled Brace for the shoulders.
jun3-tf
r ARGE AND SUPERIOR
IL Stock of liquors.
T Ny Stock Of Liquors is Large and Complete,
and would call the attention of those wishing
to purchase, to the
FINE AUGUSTA" 'ROCKBRlDGE,"
TENNESSEE
PURE and OLD WHISKEY
FRENCH, GINGER, APPLE, BLACKBERRY
AND OTHER BRANDIES.
Madeira, Sherry, Port,
Champagne and other Wines.
GIN, Rum. ALE, PORTER &c.
ANGOSTURA,
MORNING STAR AND STOU CLIFTON
BITTERS &C. &C.
All ofwhich will be sold on as good terms as
can be purchased anywhere.
ROBERT W. BURKE,
Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealer.
mar4-3m
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

UPON LAYING ASIDE AN OLD POCKETBO0K.
IT'S sad to part, for you and I
Have passed through many scenes together
We've seen the ups and downs of life
It's stormy and it's sunny weather.
We've seen that many pass us by,
Because our garb is worn and seedy,
Forgetting all the favors past,
When we were flush and they were needy.
But we will speak of other things,
Our past is dead with all its glory,
And is to all but you and l..
stale, uninteresting story.
In looking DER the many scraps
From ont thy folds and secret places,
What sad memories do find
OF many long departed faces.
Here is q note for money loaned
To aid friend in his distresses
And here-God bless hers a lock
OF little Daisy's golden tresses.
And here all nicely packed away
faded ribbon tied around it
The Golden toy she gave to me
Till now never have unbound it.
And here and there an ancient coin,
A bit of prose, pleasant sonnet,
With Daisy's sad, untimely death,
The "lines' a friend once wrote upon it.
And last, not least, q pencil sketch,
The picture of dear loved brother,
And with it-seen through bitter tears
The silver tresseS of my mother.
Again Phi place within thy folds,
These sacred tokens of affection.
And treasure them, as themes for thought,
In all my hours OF retrospection.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

Many a child goes astray not because
there is want of prayer or virtue at home,
but simple because home lacks sunshine -
A child needs sunshine as much as flowers
need sunbeams Children look little be-
You'd the present moment. If thing plea
ses they are apt to seek it, if it displeases
they are prone to avoid it. If home is the
place where faces are sour, and words harsh,
and fault finding is ever in the ascendant,
they will spend as many hours as possible
elsewhere Let every father and mother,
then, try to be happy. Let them talk to
their children, espeeia ly the little ones, In
such Willy as to make them happy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

The beauty Of a holy life constitutes the
most eloquent and effective persuasive to re-
ligion which one human being can address
to another. We have many ways Of doing
good TO our fellow creatures; but none so
good, SO eficacious, as leading virtuous,
upright, and well-ordcred life There is an
energy of moral suasion in good mans
life, passing the highest efforts of the ora
tors genius The seen but silent beauty of
holiness speaks more eloquently than the
tongues of men and angels.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

! EXPERIMENTS WITH MANUREs.
H. Ball, of North Nassau, New York, hav-
ing carefully conducted some experiments,
gave the following as the results of the ap-
plication of different fertilizers to corn. He
tried four kinds of material: Double refined
poudrette, hog manure, hen manure and
| plaster, and ashes and plaster: the plaster
| being about one-ffth the bulk of the hen
manure and ashes He used about gill to
| the hill of ashes and plaster, hen manure
and ashes, and poudrette- and the hog MAN.
ure, composed with four times its bulk of
muck, about quart in each hill
When cut up in the fall,
100 hills with ashes and plaster, weighed.56 lbs
100 hills with hen manure...................53 &c
100 hills with poudrette. ...................45
LOG hills with hog manure..................9O GO
100 hills without anure...................38~"
The soil was a gravelly loan, and had
eight loads of barnyard manure spread and
| ploughed in before planting.
W. S. Carpenter writes: II cannot ad-
wise poudrette for corn. 1t makes great
growth of stalks, to be sure, but it fails
when the time of caring comes. 1t is good
to give start to the young blade, but there
must be other manure used broadcast in
connection with it," e. W Sylvester
writes: lin the experiments cited [ have
no doubt the benefit was increased by the
combination of muck and hog manure pre-
vious to application" H. L. Rcade writes
II can endorse all that is said about hog
manure for corn, and properly composed
have used it myself with great advantage,
aftsr having spread common barnyard ma
nure, say twenty loads to the acre, making
shovelful suffice for eight or ten hills"
lime OF CUTTING WHARF.-The proper
time for cutting wheat is when the straw
below the ear begins to turn yellow and
when the kernel, pressed between the fin
gers, has the consistency of dough-wheat
left to mature until it is dead ripe skaters
considerably, and there is also much loss by
the breaking off of the heads, the straw be-
meath them being then very brittle. The
experiment made by Mr.. Hannah, an Eng
lish farmer, some twelve Or fourteen years
ago, is conclusive as to the economy of cut
ting wheat before it gets too ripe.
He divided part of a grain field into
five slips, all adjacent to each other, and cut
each slip as follows:
No. Cut a month before it was fully ripe
" weeks "
" days
when ripe
The result in the yield of the -four was as
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24
NEW STREET,
NEAR VIRGINIA HOTEL.


He has now on hand and offers TO the trade
and his customers generally, the best assortment
sale in Staunton.
All of his goods having been bought for cash,
he has peculiar advantages over others OF the
trade.
The following Imported Liquors, purchased
since the decline in Gold, are now offered far be-
low the usual price, viz
Holland Gin, Stoughton and Stomach ,Bitters,
McEwan's Scotch Ale, Guinness's Brown Stout
Dublin Porter &c. &c.
Also on hand full supply of Old Tennessee
Whiskeys, Old Kentucky Bourbon, Baker Whis-
key, and full line of the best brands OF Angus
ia and Rockbridge Whiskeys, some of which are
over two years old and of Superior quality.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

In Clinton avenue, Newark, is about to
be built church remarkably well supplied
with comforts that will make the dullest
sermon in the world endurable. The gall
leries will be supplied with square compart-
ments like stage boxes for families, capable
Of holding twelve chairs, with centre table
for hats and books. This will be delight
full to the self-indulgeut worshippers, who
may vary their piety with an occasional
nap. A game of euohre would not expose
the occupants to scandal from observation.
The age is decidedly one of 'sprogress. y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

THE CURcULIo:-This pest Of the orchard
stand unrivaled among all the fruit destroy
ing agencies, and for the benefit of all con-
cerned we clip from an exchange remedy
that is said to be the best discovered as yet.
By the device suggested one gentleman has
killed over 1000 in four hours They feed
at night, when the weather gets warm,
coming down towards morning and hiding
on or near the trunk of the tree by day
Here it is:
''Put the orchard in the best order level
down the soil about the root of every peach
tree, and smooth circle for diameter of
two and half feet from the tree as centre.
Have the ground very clean around the base
of the tree. Do not leave single hole next
the tree. Leave no place where the circulio
can hide except under the shelter you pro-
vide. Nov lag close to the tree, and close to
the ground, about four pieces to tree, either
chip, Or bark, Or board, Or lath, or rag, or
corn cob, or old leather, or anything for a
cover. The curculio will conceal itself under
this shelter and may be destroyed by the
thousands Go around every day and turn
over every chip, kill every curculio They
will generally adhere to the chip, but may
often be found on the ground under the
chip.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-24

He that hath pity on another mans sor-
row shall be free from it himself, and he
that deGghteth in and scorneth the misery
of another shall one time Or another fall in
to It himself.