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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-22

The OLDEST MAN.-Tennessee is deter
mined to have the old original "odest man."
"Aunt Hannah" colored, died at Newport
Ky, aged 1872 years, but Gibson Co., Tenn.
comes at her with Fortune Snow, colored,
in his 124th year. He says be went through
the Revolutionary war. A correspondent
Of the Louisville Journal" who visited
him says:
He said when he was about 80 years old
he went totally blind and remained SO two
years. His hair all came out. which was
as white as wool. Subsequently his eye
sight returned, and new growth Of hair
came out, which is now about half gray -
Eujoys fine health. On examination with
ophthalmoscope and otosoope, I found his
sight and hearing to be COED He opened
his Bible at the eight chapter Of Revelations
and read the chapter distinctly without glas-
ses, Goes hunting, and shoots birds and
squirrels without glasses. Is very relig-
ious, believes strongly in the Good God'
who preserved his life through the "old
war" Reads his Bible very constant. Is
the father Of 13 children, the Oldest Of whom
would be over 100 years, if living-is living
With his youngest child who is So years old
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TREASURE TRovE.-A draft for So, 600
on the Bank of Huntington from New
Orleans bank, and payable to Jas. Alexan-
der, was found by fisherman, hooked on
a trotline in the Ohio river. The draft is
prouaced good by the Huntington Bank,
and is held by it until the owner puts in his
appea .anos.-Cabel W. Va. County Press
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-22
Mrs. Camp. described as a "la

Mrs Camp, described as Large strong
woman cowhided her husbands partner
in Cincinnati, Friday, because he objected
to her interfering in the management Of the
business. And yet women stand up aud
say they have no rights.
The estate Of the late Seymour N. Case,
of Hartford, who, during his lifetime oliec
ted strongly to being assessed for fifteen
thousand dollars, figures up 100000.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-22

DEpTH OF PLANr1Ne.-The depth of
planting trees, vines, shrubs, etc., must be
regulated entirely by the character of the
roots Trees with coarse, forked roots, like
the oak and the standard pear, cannot be
planted too deep. Those with delicate ,fbrous
roots must be planted shallow. Neglect Of
attention as to the character of the roots is
given as reason why the attempt to culti-
vate the trailing arbutus so generally fails.
It, as we'll as the kalmia and the rhododen.
dron, should stand rather above than below
the level of the soil, and the earth should
be drawn up and over its roots. The depth
to plant must still be regulated largely by
the character Of the soil and the DRAWINGS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-22

VX7AGON-MAKING.
w AND BLACKSMITHING-
The undersigned, formerly of Churchville, has
opened Wagon-making and Blacksmithing
establishment, on
NEW COURT HOUSE ST., STANTON, VA =
next door to the Carriage Factory of Capt.
Waters, where he is prepared to execute all work
in his line, out of good material, in the best
manner and at low figures.
~ REPAIRING promptly done and all
work warranted.
VA also manufacture FASIG'S PATENT
LIFTING JACK, the grea ties thing out and in
dispensable to farmers generally. Call and see
it.
feb14 JAS. M. LICKLITER.
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Business Cards.
MCCLURE & Miller,

Af60VAO AVA ~ 1iAD-
WHOLESALE GROCERS
and COMMISSION MGR CHANTS,
Opposite C. 4 O. r. r. Freight Depot.
SOLE AGENTS FOB
Snow Hill Kanawha Salt Works.
JAMES RIVER CEMENT WORKS,
JACKSON CO.'S CELEBRATED KEROSENE
and LUBRICAT1NG OILS.
1000 barrels Kanawha Salt,
500 barrels Flour
100 kegs Nails,
100 boxes chewing tobacco,
rs boxes smoking tobacco,
80 kegs Burden Horse shoes,
10 kegs Burden mule shoes,
so barrels sugar
so barrels coffee,
so barrels kerosene oil-test ITO.
rs barrels lubricating,
rs barrels molasses,
20Kbarrels crackers,
100 barrels cement
100 barrels "A.No. l" Lime,
30 boxes candles,
so boxes glass,
10000 lbs. bacon at Jobber's prices to mer
chants. apl. l.
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nEMOVALl REMOVALl
s. M. ROSENBAUM.
ormerly L. Rosenbaum, hereby informs his
friends and tbs general public, that he may be
found next door to adams Ezpress Company,
Virginia HOTEL BUILDING.
All articles kept in VARIETY STORE, always
on hand.
LADIES AND GENTS
FURNISHING GOODS,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
WATCHES AND JEWELRY,
A specially made of FINE CIGARS, chewing
and smoking TOBACCO, &c.
Give me a call.
msrt-tf s. NJ. ROSENBAUM.
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The undersigned takes pleasure in announcing
TO the musical public of Staunton and vicinity
that he will, from and after the LIST Of July, To-
cate in their city, for the purpose Of conducting
the Piano business in all its branches. Believing
that the advanced and extensive musical cul-
ture of the place will warrant reasonable success
to an experienced professional Piano.maker, he
herewith offers to the public his services and re-
specially asks for q share of their patronage.
His conditions will be moderate charges, prompt
attention, all work warranted to give entire sat-
isfaction, and equal to being done in the facto-
~, or no charges.
Through having personal interest in one of
the finest Piano Factories in Baltimore, he will
sell Pianos at lowest wholesale rates, for cash
also, on most liberal instalment plan.
Orders may for the present be left at the Jew
elry store of Paul A. Mix, through the postoHice,
or with Prof. Koerber, at Miss Baldwin's Au-
gusta Female Seminary. Whole columns Of ref
erences furnished if desired.
June l3--3m F. W. WALTER.
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WI H. WELLER has just received another
w. supply of those beautiful French
China Tea Sets. Gilt band and plain Chamber
Sets, French China Plates, French China Teas,
Jellie Glasses and full assortment of Glass
ware.
augl. W. d. WELLER.
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SAUCE FOR PuDDrNe.-0ne cup Of butter.
one cup OF sugar, yolk Of one sgg !; beat to.
gether and stir in one cup Of boiling water .
flavor to taste.
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abe gtannton Winoifator.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements for less than three months VIII
enserted at the rate of One Dollar per square ols
eight lines or less for the first and so cents TOR
each subsequent insertion. Unless the number
of insertions be marked upon the manuscript 1t
will be published until forbid and charged &C
cordingly.
Obituaries, announcements of candidates foe
Office, cemmunicationscalling upon, advocatin
or opposing candidates. and all communications
or notices of personal or private character, OF
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tisements.
~ specialnotices 40 cents per line for every
insertion.
~- Aliberal arrangement made with thos
who advertisefor three, six or twelvemonths.
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VIZ H. WELLER.
w. Doors West Of Valley Bank.
Has inst received from the East fine selec-
ton Of Dress and other Goods, which he EMU
merates in part
BLACK GRO GRAIN SILKS,
IRISH POPLINS,
CRETONNES,
ENG. and FRENCH BOMBAZINES,
GLACE BALERNO,
NE :" GOO ID *,
JAP. SILKS and POPLINS, gerry cheap,
CREPE POPLINS,
TANNSE CLOTHS,
HENRIETTA CLOTHS,
BLACK ALPACAS,
And many other Nsw and Beautiful Goods.
ALI he asks is an inspection of his stock, be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. He is determined
not to be undersold for the CASH.
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FARaI AND FIRESIDE

| CULTIVATION OF ORCHARDS. follow
ing account is given of two orchards in the
same neighborhood, near Buffalo, which
have received opposite treatment. One had
been plowed while the trees were small, and
afterward seeded to grass, and annually
top dressed with compost or stable manure.
The other orchard was kept in condition
of the highest culture. with vegetables
grown between the trees The or chard in
grass gives an alb undanoe of good fruit,
while the one highly cultivated bears but
little. The inference is thas grass is better
for orchards than high cultivation. But
simple statement Of this sort is Of no value
whatever, without information as to the cir
cumstances which control tie growth Of
the trees. Nothing is said about the length
Of the annual shoots in either case. and we
would otherwise not know whether the trees
grow too fast or too feebly. If the annual
manuriug on the grass gives yearly growth
of two or three feet, that is enough, and it
would be determinable to give higher cul.
ture, as appears to have been the case with
the cultivated orchard. But if an orchard
with free cultivation does not give shoots
foot long, it would be destructive to lay it
down to grass, especially, as is commonly
the case, no manuring whatever is applied.
To give general rules without any modify
ing condition partakes of the character of
quaekery and it would be like presenting food
to sick person without knowing whether
be already suffered from plethora or starva.
ton.
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Business Cards.

business cards.
PEMOVA'L,
III REMOVAL
E. BROW MOLD,
The practical matchmaker, formerly Of Now
York City, has removed his
WATCH AND JEWELRY STORE.
to New Street Virginia Hotel Building, doors
north of Adams Express Office,
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
He is just opening = new stock of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES,
EYE GLASSES.
SHEET MUSIC &C.
Whimh he aoiU offer at as LOW FIGURES
as can be had in New York City.
Ny watches are most carefully selected, as to
quality. by myself, and each watch particularly
overhauled and regulated before sold, as can on
ly be done by an experienced, practical watch
maker.
Personal attention given to watch and clock
repairing of all descriptions; every watch sold
or repaired, warranted for two years by proper
treatment.
A SUPERIOR TONED, NEW
II OCTAVE ANO.
of one of the best makers, on reasonable terms,
FOR SALE. Also a splendid assortment of
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VOCAL AND
INSTRUMENTAL
SHEE IT M u S G,
Any piece desired, not on hand, will be or
dered with the utmost dispatch.
jul25-3m
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CoRx STARCH CAKE.-One and half
cups of sugar, the whites of three eggs.
one.half cup of butter, one.half cup of corn
starch two-thids of cup of sweet milk. ons
and half cups of -four, two teaspoons of
baking powder, and one lemon.
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DRA1NAaE.--On lands requiring it farm
ers cannot possibly, at the same cost, do
so much to improve them as by under-drain-
ing. A writer says: Wherever from the
retentive nature of the subsoil and the ex-
istence of springs, the upper soil is saturated
with water this is the only means of re-
claiming it. The superabundance of mois-
ture renders abortive all attempts at tillage,
and if we keep the land in grass, the quail
ty is such as materially diminishes its val
ue. By thoroughly understanding it such
land is frequently rendered the most valua-
BILE of any for tillage and for meadow. The
expense, where there are plenty of stones,
is not great let trench be dug three or
three and half feet deep, and two
feet wide, and filled to within foot and
half or twenty inches of the surface with
small stones covered with spruce or hem
lock boughs to prevent the dirt from getting
among the stones, and it will afford suffi-
Gent channel in ordinary cases to convey
all the superAuous water, and will last for
many years 1t is a good way to get rid
Of the small stones which disfgure many
farms, and by the expenditure of few dol.
lars in this way, field which bore nothing
but scanty supply of low ground grass
may be made to bear good English grass or
other crops. and become the richest and
most productive portion of the farm. If
the soil is very heavy, the application Of
sand or light soil will have the effect Of
fertilizer, as well as render the land more
easy to work.
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Low vs.. HIGH FRUIT TREEs.-An Him.
ois fruit-grower, who has 10000 apple and
from 1900 to 5000 pear trees, finds that
'those with low heads Of the same varieties
show at least two-thirds more fruit, az large
and as high colored as those with high
tops" To test the matter, he cut off in
certain rows all the limbs from four to six
feet from the ground, and in others encour-
aged the limbs to start close to the surface.
and in the latter case neither thinned nor
pruned, except occasionally to lop away
too lusty shoot in order to preserve a
symmetrical appearance, or an evenly.bal-
anced head, and the above is the result,
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L1MR.-Domestic fowls need more lime
than wild fowl, because they lay more eggs
The wild fowl lays setting and then in
cubates, while the domestic lays on indefn.
itely. Crushed raw bones are among the
very best articles for supplying lime. The
pieces Of bones found in patent fertilizer
preparations cannot be recommended az
healthful.
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Burninu of Gin Houses.

Utmost every one of our exchanges brings
the news Of some gin house in their localities
being destroyed by fire. In the majority Of
cases, the origin of these fires are said to be in
cendiary. We have long entertained the
opinion that the greatest number of the fires
originate from the careless handling of matches
near the loose cotton, or from the friction OF
the machinery, or other accidental cause.
Doubtless the incendiary often wreaks ven
geance upon the owners of gin houses, because
as general rule these buildings are isolated
and offer peculiar temptations to the evil dis
posed. But we know chat a great many gin
houses are burned while the gins are in mo-
tion, and this is usually attributed to loose
matches or pebbles in the cotton. On this
point, correspondent Of the Athens Wath-
man suggests that inferior oil is To blame
ofener than otherwise. He says that mineral
oil is generally used, and that this soon evap-
crates from the journals and leaves them to
heat, which is unnoticed by the feeder. As 8
remedy, he suggests the use Of the purest and
best lard oil, which is not so liable to the OBJ.
lection named We give the suggestion fol
what it is worth. The immense distinction Of
such property all over the land should awaken
the owners of gin houses to every care and pre-
caution
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Oct 80, 1878
7. B. CLARK q SON,
Merchant Tailors,
N. E. Corner Masonic Building.

WE would respectfully call tho attention of
our friends and the public generally, to our
complete and varied Stock Of FALL and
WINTER GOODS, which has been selected
with especial care for this market by one of tho
firm who has just returned from the city OF
New York. Their stock consists, in part, OF
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTINGS, BEA-
YER CLOTHS, TRIMMINGS and Gentle
mems FURNISHING GOODS.
The Tailoring Department is under the spc-
cial care of the senior partner, who iatters him
self to be able to give perfect satisfaction in
style and fit. We expect to sell our goods at a
small profit, and hope to share literally of the
public patronage.
J. B. CLARK & SON.
Sept 25, 1878 II
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Survivors of the Mexican War.

The Palmetto Association, embracing the
survivors of the gallant Palmetto Regiment in
the Mexican war, will hold meeting in Co.
Mmbia during the month of December next.
It is contemplated that the National Associa-
ton of Survivors will petition Congress for a
pension Act, similar to the one passed in favor
of the soldiers of 1912, and the Palmetto AS
sociation will likely appoint delegation to
meet the National Association, and cooperate
in the movement.
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Important 10 Insurers.

The following statement is we'll worthy of
the attention of property owners all over the
country:
Insurance placed in companies that have not
complied with the laws of the State where the
property insured is situated (either by the COM
pany direct or through agents or brokers,) can
hot in case of loss be sued for and recovered in
any Of the United States or State courts, and
the assured is left entirely at the mercy of such
companies, and without legal remedy.
TheSstatute of all the States imposes certain
conditions upon all Insurance companies (char-
tered by other States) to enable them To obtain
authority to transact business, and make bind
ing contracts within the State, and without hay
ing first complied with such laws, and obtained
the legal authority to do business, all insurance
written by them is illegal and void.
The following is an abstract from q recent
opinion of the attorney general of the State of
Indiana, upon the subject:
GAS the statute prohibits any foreign insur-
snce company, directly or indirectly, to take
risks. or transact any business of insurance in
the State, without first procuring legal au-
thorty, this includes prohibition upon any
person or corporation not duly authorized)
from actingin any capacity as insurance agents,
either by soliciting applications or collecting
money upon premiums. A policy issued by an
agent in violation of law, declaring his act to
Court to be void after destruction by fire of
the property insured (2Oth Indiana, p. 520.)
and in q recent case not yet reported in Indi-
ana Hoffman vs. Banks,) the general doctrine
confirmed"
The opinion is clear and decisive and has
since been confirmed by judicial decisions in
that State People va. Plesner,) and the prnc-
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Rantiss State Convention.

The Baptist State Convention will meet in
Columbia on Thursday before the fifth Sunday
in November, which is the 9th day of the
month. 1t has been previously announced
that the meeting would take place on the goth
inst, which was owing to a misunderstanding
as to the time, but the question is now settled
that the Convention will meet on Thursday,
9th inst. Arrangements have been made with
the various railroads to pass delegates going
aud coming for one fare.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
I'M THgE PRORATE COURT.

C. w. Moore, Petitioner, VS.. Preston e. Moore
Harleston p. Moore, ct al.-PetitiO'a to Part'-
ton the Real Estate of ". S. Moore, decd
Summons IN Partition.
To Preston e. Moore, Harleston P. Moore,
William B. Moore, and Anna ]. Carter, and
husband, William r. Carter, divisors of W..
S. Moore, deceased:
You are hereby required to appear at the
Court of Probate, to be holden at Anderson
Court House, for Anderson County, on the
twenty-frst day of November, A. ID. 1873 to
show cause, if any you can why the Real Es-
tate of w. S. Moore, deceased, described
in the petition of G. w. Moore, filed in My
office, should not be divided or sold, allot-
ting to the said c. w. Moore one-tifth thereof,
and the remaining four-tifths in equal portions
to the said Preston f. Moore, Harleston P.
Moore, William B. Moore and Anna J. Carter.
Given under my hand and seal this 18th day
of October, A. u. 1873.
w. ". HUMPHREYS,
Probate Judge.
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To Preston E. Moore, one of the defendants

TO Preston E. Moore one of the defendants
above named:
Sir-'rako notice that the action in which
summons is herewith served upon you is to OBJ
tain partition of the premises described below,
to be made among the owners thereof by Com
mssioners to be appointed for the purpose, or
to obtain a sale thereof, to be made and Il di-
vision of the proceeds, if partition cannot be
made without prejudice to the interests OF the
owners.
The premises in question are described in
tho petition as follows: One tract of land, con-
tanning one hundred and seventy-six acres,
more or less, bounded by S. A. Hutchison, the
Estate Of Samuel Milwee, deceased, II. II. Gray,
and others.
No personal claims are made against you.
JOHN B. MOORE,
Sol. Pro Pet.
Oct 80, 1878 II
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pie again recognized by the Kentucky Court of
appeals and by Judge Davis of the Supreme
Court of the United States, presiding in the
United States Circuit Court in Indiana, and is
now held to be we'll settled law.
Insurers may, therefore, we'll understand,
that in accepting policies in such companies,
they are wholly without indemnity against
loss, except at the caprice of the companies
whose illegal and void policies they hold.
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s| Capt. John Westield, a welEknown
citizen of Greenville, departed this life in that
city, on the 9th of October, after short ILL
ness. The deceased had many friends and ac-
quaintances in Anderson, and was greatly
esteemed for noble and generous qualities. He
was native of Greenviile county, and was in
The 53td, year of his age.
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ANDERSON G. ~. S. c.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 1s, 1878.

nD Maj. E. W. Everson has been elected
Librarian of the State University, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr..
@. Prince Walker, who has held the position
for number of years.