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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-29

A man in Salem, Massachusetts, received
last week legacy Of $17 900 from young
man who had died at the West, and to
whom, several years ago, he had given work
on pile-drivipg job when the young man
was in destitute condition. Let the man
who doesn own a pile-drivsr borrow one
and set all the loafers to work.
A negro stole The carpet from Tennes
see churc b, and cut it up into horse blank
cts, and the congregation all went over to
Broad river to see him immersed. From
some unaccountable accident he was held
under the water just one minute too long
Prof. James G. Watson, of the University
of Michigan, who has charge of the obs r.
vatory at Ann Arbor, has received gold
medal, awarded him by the Institute of
France for valuable astronomical discove.
ries.
In Utah they are having frequent rains in
that section Of the country-something sell
dom, if ever nown before. The farmers
in Utah depend largely upon irrigation,
but this year the rains have rendered irriga.
ting canals quite useless.
Rev. DIR. Sidney A. Corey regularly at
tends the races with Commodore Wander.
built at Saratoga.
A newsboy in England was sent to pri.
son for helping the sale of bis papers With
cry of Sudden death of Mr.. Gladstone.
Governor Wayland, of Connecticut, dur.
ing his recent voyage to England, had his
arm severely hurt by an accident on tho
steamer.
Sacred concerts were given at Congress
Hall and the Stockton, Cape May, Sunday
night
1t is stated that the hay crop in New
England States is much larger than was an.
tieipated
A lobster was recently taken at ortland
Me-, which measured forty.six inches from
tip to tip of his extended claws.
The Kentucky giantess, with Bailey's
circus, has been painfully hurt, in Wiscon-
SIN, by being upset WITH her carriage.
A Lynn shoemaker claims to have made
two pairs of shoes in forty-eight minutes
He received forty-6ve cents pair.
1t is reported that the whistle is to be
substituted for the bugle in the French army
for skirmishing s
Chicago papers refer to the Baltimore
J eonfagration as hen-coop fire.
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Poetry
RIPE WHEAT.

We bent to day oe cofi ned form,
And our tears fell slowly down
We looked our last on the aged face,
With its look ofpeace, its patient grace,
And hair like silver crown
We touched our own to the clay-cold hand,
From life's long labor at rest
And among the blossoms white and sweet,
We noticed bunch Of golden wheat
Clasoed close to the silent breast
The blossoms whispered Of fadeless bloom,
Of land where fall no tears
The ripe wheat told oftoil and care,
The patient waiting the trusting prayer,
The garnered good of the years.
We knew not what work her hands had found
What rugged places her feet
What cross was hers, what blackness of night,
We saw but the peace, the blossoms white
And the bunch Of ripened wheat.
AS each goes up from tie fields Of earth,
Bearing the treasures of life,
God looks for some grain Of good.
From the ripe harvest that shining stood
But waiting the reaper's knife.
Then labor well, that in death 70 quo
Not only with blossoms sweet
Not bent with doubt and burdened with fears,
And dead dry husks of tie wasted years.
But laden with golden wheat
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FAR. AND FIRESIDE

THE FARM - Corn for Fodder, if sown
in drills, should be repeatedly cultivated =
1t should be sown broadcast. we have no
hints to give. You do not deserve good
crop, and probably will not get it.
Horses, if not worked bard, will be bet
ter at pasture than in the stable. A, good
clover pasture is best for them. If the hor.
ses are thin, and you wish to get them in
better condition, let them have in addition
to the pasture all they will eat of mixture
of cut hay and oats or corn meal, in the
proper ton Of bushel of chaff to quarts
Of meal
Mich Coaos on our own farm are allowed
the mIxture alluded to above When the
pastures are good, they will not eat much
of this cut feed, and we mix less chaff with
the meal We want each COW to get
quart of corn-meal twice day, but want
her to eat something with it.
Sheep require comparatively little atten-
ton this month Seethat they do not suffer
fer want of water. Do not let the butcher
tempt you to part with your bestewe lambs
If not already done, dip the lambs in So
luton of carbolic soap to kill the ticks
Do not neglect this another day.
,S0ine should have access to all the fresh
water they can drink. If kept in pan,
there should be two troughs, one for food
and one for water, and the latter should al
ways be kept full of clean water Give
charcoal Or ashes. sulphur and salt. Keep
pens and troughs clean, aud wash them out
at least once week with crude carbolic acid
and water.
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VOL. as
Business Cards.

S Entrance on tRe 1ejt sN
AFTER CROSSING LEWIS CREEK BRIDGE
Having recently leased the above Stables, late
ly occupied by Ed. Burke, and having supplied
them with every adjunct to complete livery,
we are now prepared TO furnish our friends, and
the public generally, with anything they may
need IN that line.
Our horses are young fresh, fast, and
well broken; our Buggies, Carriages &c, new
and of the latest style, and our drivers Sc
lected with special reference to the comfort and
safety of our patrons.
It Pleasure parties accommodated at all hours
with single or double buggies, riding horses, for
ladies and gentlemen, Carriages, Spring wagons
&c. Parties wishing to visit Weyer's Cave
would do well to give call
Horses fed by the day, month or year, at usual
rates.
Special attention given to the sale of stock.
We still occupy the extensive stabling ut the
old National Stable ground, where our friends
(if they find it more convenient to call1 can be
accommodated as heretofore
Hoping, by strict attention to our own bust
ness, to merit continuance of the favor sho own
us in other places, we respectfully solicit share
of the public patronage. dec8-tf.
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ORCHARD AND, NURSERY .-Marhettng of
early fruits will now be thss principal work
in this department, and the grower should
make it an invariable rule to offer only good
marketable fruit for SALE If necessary,
make two qualities, and the increased gre-
turns will pay for the extra treble in sort
ing.
Peoches.-Pick when they are just firm
enough to bear transportation, SO that by
the time they reach the markets they will
be in good eating condition.
Thinning may now be attended to, though
rather late. The poorer specimens of APP
Piles and pears should be removed, so that
only good fruit may ripen. Pear trees will
sometimes need going over twice, as one
seldom has the courage to remove sufficient
quantity the first time.
Budding is to be done as soon as the
bark of the stock will separate readily from
the wood, and when good buds of the pres.
ent seasons growth can be had, To hasten
the maturity or buds, pinch the ends Of the
shoots.
Insects will continue to make their ap
pearauce. Even if great care has been ia.
ken to destroy those met with earlier 10 the
season, -caterpillar's nest will now
and then be found. Red Spider often
makes its appearance on fruit trees, as we'll
as on ornamental ones, its presence being
indicated by the brown tinge upon the leaves
To destroy it, syringe with carbolic soap.
suds or whale oil soap.
Gordon Trees, trained upon trellises and
wires will need frequent pinching to regulate
their shape and insure an even and regular
growth.
Young Trees planted in nursery rows
will need attention now to prevent their be.
ing overrun with weeds. If planted at suf
helent distance apart, horse and cultivator
can be used to advantage. Beds of seeding
trees must be hand.weeded.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-29

CHLoRoFoRM AND INSECTS. To the insect
tribe is due the use of one of the most pow-
erfnl agents in alleviating pain-c hloroform.
The little ant contains substance called
formic acid, about which old John Raw and
Martin Lester correspondent about centu-
ry ago and they found that it contained an
acid: and SO it got into books as formic
acid. 1t was found to be composed of com.
pound radical formyle. and three atoms of
oxygen, and thus obtained terehloride Of
formyle, which is chloroform. Then it was
found that ether was capable of taking away
all sensations of the human body and DR..
Simpson of Edinburgh found that terchlo
ride Of formyle was more thoroughly adapted
for this purpose than ether, And SO this
great boon to humanity came through the
study of insects.
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KING.
w AND BLACKSMITHING-

Wv ~ AND BLACKSMITHING r
The undersigned. formerly of Churchville, has
opened a 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 fl ures..
w. 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,
febl4 JAS. NJ. LICKLITER.
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Tbs Sdauatou Winoitatot.
ADV ERTISING RATES,

Advertisements for less than three months VIII
einserted at the rate of One Dollarper square oio
eight lines or less for the first ana so cents for
each subsequent insertion. Unless the number
of insertions be marked upon the manuscript it
will be published until forbid and charged &C
cordingly
Obituaries, announcements of candidates for
office, communicationscalling upon,. advocating
or opposing candidates, and all comm nication .
or notices of personal or private character, or
intendedor calculated to promote nyprivate en-
terprise interest, will be charged for as adveI.
sisements.
~ Specialnotices 90 cents per line for every
insertion.
Nsy> Aliberal arrangement made with thos
who advertise for three, six or tEelvemonths.
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Business Cards. :.
MCCLURE & Miller,

AhVVA b Ak2 ~ AAHAMnsg
WHOLESALE GR0CERS
and COMMISSION MER CHAN rs,
Opposite G. & o. r. R. Freight Depot.
SOLE AGENTS FOB
Snow Hill KanaWha Salt works.
JAMES RIVER CEMENT WORKS,
JACKSON Il CO.'S CELEBRATED KEROSENE
and LUBRICATING OILS.
1000 barrels Kanawha Salt,
500 barrels Flour
100 kegs Nails,
100 boxes chewing tobacco,
rs boxes smoking bacco,
SO kegs Burden Horse shoes,
10 kegs Burden mule shoes,
so barrels sugar
so barrels coffee,
so barrels kerosene oil-test 10
rs barrels lubricating,
Is barrels molasses,
2Oabarrels crackers,
100 barrels cement
100 barrels IA No. u Lime,
SO boxes candles,
so boxes glass,
10, 900 lbs. bacon at Jobber's prices to mer
chants. apl. l.
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SHEEP IN THE SOUTH. IA Tennessee far.
mer writes to the New York "World." that
ne loses more sheep during the dry months
Of August and September, than in all the
rest of the year. During those months, the
growth of vegetation is parched, the growth
of fresh grass suspended, water scarce and
bad, and the sheep are SO troubled with the
flies and heat that they stand or lie in the
shade all day. AS consequence, they fall
off and become sluggish, and the weaker
ones die, particularly the lambs that come
by the middle of February, both for keeping
and for the early Northern market. To eff
fectuaIly remedy the evil complained Of.
soiling crop should be grown to feed the
sheep in time of drought.
CURE FOR NOSE BLEED.-Put piece of
paper in your month, chew it rapidly, and
it will stop the bleeding. Doubtless any
substance would answer the same purpose
as paper, the stoppage Of the flow of blood
being caused doubtless by the rapid action
OF the jaws and the counter action OF muscles
and arteries connecting the jaws and nose.
Physicians state that placing a small roll of
paper or muslin above the front teeth, under
the upper lip, and pressing hard on the
same, will arrest bleeding from the nose
checking the passage of blood through the
arteries leading to the nose.
LIMB IN Crops. There is said to be car.
ried off from the soil nine pounds in twen-
ty'fve bushels of oats. and fifteen pounds
in thirty-eight bushels of barley There
are thirty five pounds of lime in two tons Of
rye-grass ono hundred and forty pounds
in nine tons of potatoes. Some soils con-
tain abundance Of lime for thousand wears
while others require an occasional applica-
ton Of lime as a fertilizer.
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DIANOS S! PIANOS!!

The undersigned takes pleasure in announcing
to the musical public of Stanton and vicinity
that he will, from and after the 1st 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
specially asks for a 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-
ry, or q o 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 postofice,
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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CLUB RATES
Business Cards.

business Cards.
DEMOVAL!
~ REMOVAL
E i. BROW MOLD,
The practical matchmaker, formerly of New
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 SILV Err WATCHES.
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES,
EYE GLASSES,
tt SHEET MUSIC &C.
Whinh he will offer at as LOW FIGURES
as can be had IN Meao York Cltv.
My 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.
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KATE MAYO.

II don't believe in love in cottage :"
said Kate Mayo, looking defantly round
Il, for one. mean to marry for riches p
ooh, Kate p replied Helen Dewey re-
Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-07-15
The Killing of O'nara.

VERDICT OF THE ooRoNEE's JURY-THE DELAWARE
FIRE 90. MILDLY oENsURED.
The jury summoned by Coroner Winslow to
inquire into the nature of the death Of John
oHara, and to ascertain where the responsible
ty rested, continued its Investigations last eve
ming, in an upper room Of the Fourth st. Market
building, A long list OF witnesses. II in all,
were examined, and as was to be expected from
the nature OF the occurrence the evidence was
very conflicting and contradictory.
The general tonor. of the testimony, however,
went to establish the fact that both the Reliance
hose carriage and the Delaware steamer were
proceeding towards the hte at a very rapid
tate and credible witnesses even testified
that the mon holding on to the rope attached to
the hose carriage shifted the direction in which
they were runni g as IL to cut of tho steamer
Others said that the driver Of the steamer turned
his horses up among the mon, aud that
O'Hara was knocked down by the horses in
this manner. Some said that O'Hara had left
the rope and was down in the street when
struck; others that he was still holding on to
the rope The fact ia, there was 20 much OK
element that il ia almost impossible to ascertain
Just what his position was. The jury, however.
seemed to be impressed with the belief that tho
killing was the result OF a lack OF due care, and
death by being run over by tho Delaware steam
er, on account of want OF caution on the part OF
tho Director and Driver"
O'Hara's remains were removed to Philadel-
phia, this morning. al 10 forinterment. They
were accompanied to the depot by procession
of the Firemen of the city, Odd Fellows and 9TH
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personal ARD PARTICULAR.

The President is not oSpected to return to
Washington this week.
w ID. OConnor has been appointed Chief
Clerk OF the Lighthouse Board.
--J6I Davis is worn and miserable, though
he tries TO keep up plueky look.
--SeDatsr Morton. of Indiana. is in Colorado,
bathing daily in tho Navajo Spring at hanitou,
and il experiencing great benefit.
IA California paper thinks that the looming
man" has been delayed on account Of the SUP =
precision Of free passes.
An Indiana man. having been acquitted by q
jury Of the charge Of numbering his wife, turned
TO them with the remark, Bows, reckon can
stand the soda water on that"
In North Carolina recently. colored boy
who went out in n field to hoe, was afterwards
found there dead. with arRttlesnake coiled about
him, and still biting the lfeless body.
"A young lady at Terre-H -Haute, who had long
been deprived of speech, is said to have been
nut in high swing OF picnic, which 30 fright
ened her that the shock restored her speech
Tho body OF a boy with skates on his feet
was recently found in the lake at Chicago, and
W .s identified as the remains OF hoy who Lad
fallen through the ice on New Years day
"A pair of robins were found to have built
their nest and raised n brood OF young ones
under the hat which Connecticut farmer had
placed on a scarecrow in his strawberry patch.
A Hartford lady is said to have got all ready
to hang herself twice in one day. recently and
was both times interrupted by callers. The Sec
oud time she concluded to indefinitely postpone
voluntary suspension.
Andrew johnson was attacked by the cholera
during its recent visit to Greenville, Tennessee.
Aftor fierce struggle with the disease he rallied
and got better, but afterwards took a relapse
and came near dying. His physician was inn
mediately sent for and watched at his bedside
for one whole night, never leaving him for a
moment, and finally succeeding in enabling him
to pass the crisis.
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xcutsionH.
TO TUE MOUNTAIN EIDE AND sEAsnoRr.

TO THE MOUNTAIN EIDE AND sEAsHoRE.
Our people, this summer seem intent on rec
rcation, and the excursions TO the seashore and
to various places in the country, are numerous.
Public and private picnits have abounded, and
daily the banks OF the Brandywine are lined with
excursions and private parties from Phlladel-
pha and elsewhere.
On Thursday next, the Sunday-School of the
Union NJ Church will make an excursion to
Honeybrook Grove. on the line of the W. Il II.
Railroad, forty-two miles from Wilmington,
N king a railroad ride OF eighty four miles
This will probably be one Of tie most popular
and largely attended excursions of tho season.
The committees have spared no pains in complet-
ing such arrangements as will make everything
pleasant and agreeable for the party. The tick
cts are only 81 90 for grown persons and 90
cents for children. The train will consist OF
about Is cars. and will leave the W. & II rail-
road depot at 7 clock A. NJ, and arrive at the
grove at .. Returning, they will leave at Z.
NJ, arriving home at 8 o'clock.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Sabbath School
OF the Second Baptist Church will make an ex-
cursion to Fraand The steamer Ariel has
heen chartered for the occasion, aud will leave
French street wharf at 30 A. NJ.
On Thursday. the Y. NJ. @. Philopatran +. l..
will go to Collins beach. EllingeIs CITY Cor
net Band will furnish the music.
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Correspondence of the Commercially
The farmers have their wheat all cut in our
section.
The country is nearly parched up, and pas; lure
is very scarce. The hay crop. generally. is very
light, and many farmers have no hay at ALL
The oat crop looks wen and some of the farm
ers haze commenced cltti G.
Josiah Lewden has some very fine oats (called
the Shoenen Oats) He raised from \ gallon,
last season, three bushels and peck. They
weighed some forty-six pounds to the bushel,
which has enabled him to SOW some three acres.
The Rev. Mr.. White breaches at the Ohristiana
Presbyterian church at this time, and until they
can get regular minister.
Tie Rev. Mr.. Fessenden is to be installed as
pastor of st James Church. near Stanton, Au-
gust 9th. He has qnite large congr sgation.
It has been 30 dry that Mr.. Wm +. Smally has
to run his steam power at his mill
see by correspondent of the EUery EUen-
ing from Delaware City that persons have been
shooting woodcock before the law was out. II
the Wilmington Club il 80 energetic in advertis-
ing and spreading handbills all over the country,
why don't they make some inquiry OF this Della
ware City correspondent of these persons so
that they cant put the law in force II they don't
do it these notices are all a humbug.
lJURIsIISE,
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phllndeIphla TopLc-

Both the Bulletin and Telegraph now print
editorial articles from the New York papers on
the day Of their original appearance.
WIN. Grear, member OF Common Council
from the 7th Ward, died on Saturday.
The City Councils Committee on Police and
Fire Alarm Telegraph go to Reading tomorrow,
to inspect the new municipal telegraph recently
put up in that city.
Col. Addcks, the Health Officer, has sent
his Inspectors into Bedford street, with notices
for the abatement of nuisanoeg reported last
weok. The notices vary from "a hours to 5
days.
Tho Chestnut is open, snd Barhum's real
Wild Indians appear in play which is said to
have been written by Phenix himself The Press
commends it, 10 be continued during the
week.
"A deaf and dumb beggar found his voice
as soon as he found himself in the station
house.
Mrs. Susan Crolins while attending a pub
lie sale, instead of getting g bargain" got
robbed Of S247, and certificate of stock
worth $110.
--Ohole-a infantum had 169 victims last week.
The mortality of the city was 4S0, an increase of
l]2 on the number OF the week proceeding.
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rwo sHpTs FIRED AT MAN--oHE TAKEs EFFECr-
TnE sHooTER IN JAIL.

Two sHpTs FIRED AT A MAN--OEE TAKEe EfFECr-
TnE sHoOTER IN JAIL.
jo.resp ndence q the Commercial
MILFORD, Del, July II.
An attempt to kill, on saturday night, threw
our town into excitement. James Messick, some
two years ago, ms rred Miss Dickinson, but it
appears that they did not live happily, and after
a partnership Of six months, they separated.
hecently, it is alleged tsAt Mossick manifested
jealousy Of his wife receiving attentions, and
was head to threaten that he would shoot the
first man he found in her company. lie scents to
have really entertained such purpose, aud to
have armed himself to carry it out, for Saturday
night, as Mrs. Messick was returning home from
sInging-school, with John L1dlnd, and two OF
his sisters Messiek waylad thom, and attempted
to kill Lollnd. Drawing pistol, be fired twice
at Loil1nd, the first ball entering his thigh. The
second missed him.
or course there a scene OF great ALARM
and confusion. The women screamed loudly,
aud Messicli seems 10 have been frightened off
before he fired again. He was arrested on Sun
dav, and lodged in jail at Dover.
DR.. Loh and extracted the bali from tho leg Of
the wounded man, aud he is not considered in
danger.