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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

ISITY SERGEANT.--TO THE VOTERS OF
Y ! THE CITY OF STANTON: I hereby an
nounce myself candidate for the office of CITY
SER EANT. Having discharged the duties of
The office since June last to your satisfaction, as
trust, hope it will be your leisure to elect
me-; and if cleo ted, pledge myself to discharge
the duties of the office promptly, faithfully and
imparially.
ap7-tde VIM. D. RUNNELS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

az, ers have determined to give the Old
Folks Concert on Friday the 21st inst.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

THO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
i STAUNTON-I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office of CITY SERGEANT,
ap7-3t* H. RISK
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

A UGUSTA COUNTY POMONA GRANGE
IN will meet in Stanton on FRIDAY, the
18th of April. 1t is requested that ali the
Oranges be fully represented upon that occasion.
S Brown ALLEN,
NJ. A. G P G.
W. NJ. D1NKEL, Secretary. au7 1t
City papers copy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

SIN. WILKES is selling elegant chairs at ST. o
each.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

NIIRGINIA-IN THE CLERKS OFFICE
Y Circuit Court fog Augusta County, April
9th, 1876.
Georpa A Rruca DIFF
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

NHAKLES L. WEI LER has received his
" Spring Stock Of Boots, Shoes and Hats,
which is very large aud complete. Goods will
be sold low for tho casl an23
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

H: NJ. McILHANY has just received large
stock of Carver's Table and Pocket Knives and
Pistols. Low for cash.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07
MISERABLE UNIMPRovED SPRINGS
pR0pERTY FOR SALE pPIV ATEl.

~ FROFEhI1- EOh OALE FhlV AIELT
offer for sale privately, bold free howir e
spring which by qualitative analysis proves to
be similar to the Healing Springs of Va. The
Spring has been known to consist of medical
virtue curing diseases of Inaammatory nature
for many years, but had not been until recently
analysed. There IS connected with this Spring
about acres of land beautifully located, about
100 yards distant from Belrs Valley Depot Ches-
peake Ohio abroad, Rockbridge County, Va
distant, $50 miles from Richmond, Va, IL miles
from Rockbridge and Jordan Alum Springs and
go miles from the celebrated White Sulphur
Springs, West Va.
Owing to the location being Immediately on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, the great
thoroughfare from The Ocean to the great
West, situated in the most besatiful region in
the State, this property can be made in a few
wears second to none other in the State of Va.
The Old Settlers of the county in witch the
Springs are located can abundantly testify to
the curative QUALITIES or this water. Upon
the same land is also bold flowing spring of
Free stone Water.
Tho whole property has been recently en-
closed with an excellent plank fnce, and is 80
loca ted with fine grove of timber as to admit
of any kind ofimprovemsnt that may be de-
sired.
The supply of water il abundant, being de-
rived from large bold spring. The water is
beautifully bright and chrys.aline, and the ever
bursting bubbles of gas impart to it a peculiar
sparkling appearance.
The little place of ''Bells Valley Depot is
rapidly improving, number of lots hav-
ing been sold recently, and the demand still
increasing, which in short lime will make it
an important point on the lac of The Railroad
For further information in regard to terms
and analysis of water, address the undersigned
at CrsigsVille, Augusta County, Va.
JAMES NJ. DAVIDSON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

M. McIlHANY is agent for ODDS Challenge
Patent Buggy Wheels. Low for cash.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

TUST OPENED, a lne assortment of Gentle
y mems and Boys Boots. Sh es and Caters
Of the Latest Styles. Cater Tops, Umbrellas,
Hats &C., at GIL. WELLER'S, Main ST.
ap23 IF
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

II. NJ. McILHANY is agent fer R. Fl. Miller
Baltimore Firebroof Safes
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

TTAVE YOU AN ORCHARD?-IF so. CALI,
at PRICES HARDWARE STORE and
see the B ST PRIMER MADE, SIMPLE. Eff
FIClENT AND STRONG. mh24
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GLADK e

is RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY DAY,
AND HIS PRICES ARE ASTONISaINGLY
LOW. GO THERE AND GET A BAR
GAIN. ap7.tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

SIN. WILKES is offering the best and cheapest
Furniture in Staunton.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

" ANAWHA SALT loo Barrels of Ka-
IN nswha Salt just received. This Salt is
acknowledged to be the bes. in the world for
Stock. For sale cheap.
P.B.HOGE & BRO.
Spec. + VEg.copy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

RocKgRIDGE Co., Va, May 3, 1875.
E. P. CEASE & Co: GENTS: I take pleasure in
certifying that have used your Compound"
for very severe rheumatic pain in my shout.
ders, which was relieved entirely by its use,
and l cheerfully recommend it to all who are
suffering with pain of any kind.
G. j. BRAwLEY,
je25.ly Sup't Poor House.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

HUGH M. McILHANY. wholesale and retail
dealer in Hardware, Stanton, Va, is agent
for Dupont's Gun, Rifle and Blasting Powder.
Has magazine near this place
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

FINE Finished Rosewood, Walnut and Me,
tallic Burying Gases. Elegant Hearse always
ready for use at S. NJ WILKES.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

H. M. McILHANY keeps on hand a large stock
of Iron, Nails and Horse Shoes. Low for cash.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

HUGH II. McILHAN is agert for this section OF
Virginia for Temples Celebrated Porcelain
Pumps.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

4. M. GUSHING, Auctioneer. ap7.td
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-07

srAuSros, VA, January 20. 1875.
1 hereby certify that I have used ''Ceases
Compound" with very great advantage.
have found it to be very eficacious for Tooth
ache, Neuralgia, &c. l have also used it in
case of sprained ankle, and obtained relief al
most as soon as the application was made.
will add that was induced to use it without
having the least faith in itscurative powers. 1
can unhesitatingly recommend it as most
valuable medicine. in. RYAN
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16
The Hanging Of the Crane.
BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLow.

"Pendre La CrimaiIlere" To Hang the Crane, is the
French expression for house warming the first
party in a new house.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

The trooping children crowd the stair
And in and out and everywhere
Flashes along the corridor
The sunshine of their golden hair.
On the round table in the hall
Another Ariadnes' crown
Out of the sky has fallen down;
More than one monarch of the moon
Is dreaming with bis silver spoon;
The light of love shines over all
0 fortunate, o happy day
The people sing, the people say,
The ancient bridegroom and the bride,
Serenely smiling on the scene,
Behold well-pleased on every side
Their forms and features multiplied,
As the reflection of a light
Between two FURNISHED mirrors CLEANS
Or lamps upon bridge at night
Stretch on and on before the sight
Till the long vista endless seems.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

misdemeanor and have secured immu
nifty from punishment and political ad.
vancement by subserviency to Kellogg
and Packard. Comprehend these state.
ments with all their terrible significance,
and you will no longer wonder that
crime Aourishes in Louisiana and that
the people are often driven to that last
resort Of an outraged community
taking the law into their own hands "
Then. remember that whenever they
take the law into their own hands they
are charged with political intimidation
by the Republicans. and you begin to
realize the complications with which the
political situation in Louisiana is be-
clouded. m p. H., Correspondence
Of the Philadelphia Times.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

The negro is also imaginative. Who
that has attended their religious meet
ings in the rural districts of the South
has not heard the preachers and exhor-
ters tell stories Of their experience with
out wondering alike at the exhuberant
Towering of their Imagination and their
wonderful audacity 10 taxing the credul-
ity Of the audience. have met many
an apparently sensible man Of deep re-
ligious feeling, who would describe in
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

A certain pompous judge fined several
lawyers $40 each for contempt of court
After they had paid their fines. a steady
going old attorney walked gravely up to
the bench, and laid down ten dollar
bill. What ia that for 2" inquired the
judge. "For contempt. your Honor. Z"
''Why. l have not fined you for con-
tempt" Il know that" said the attor-
ney, "but l want you to understand
that cherish secret contempt for this
court all the time, and am willing to
pay for it.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST,

THE undersigned respectfully informs the
L citizens of Middletown and vicinity that
he is prepared with excellent horse, cart and
wagons, to do all kinds Of Hauling at lower
rates than can be obtained elsewhere. Coal
and Lumber hauled at short notice Sand of
all kinds on hand at low rates. All orders
will receive prompt attention. Give mes call
Fs4s 10y JOHN W. HAYES,
Successor to L. G. Vandegrift,
aug 19-6m MIDDLETowN, DEL.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

"Why are your cheeks like nv
ponies p said country beau to his
laxative sweetheart. as soon as he
could get word in edgewise, after
they had set cut on their ride. "Is it
because they are red ?" said the blush
ing girl. mo. it is because there's
one Of them on each side Of waggin'
tongue"
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

The Chicago school census. just COM
pleted. indicates that the population of
that city is about 4O7 ,661.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16
AN ENCOUNTER WITH AN
INTERVIEWER.
AY MARK TWAIN.

| moh toOh thV OuViON otusS ou>
said be was connected with 1.-The Dali,
Thunderstorm. aud added
Hoping it's no harm, I've come t.
interview you"
"Come to what?"
"InterUie,o you"
"Ah! | see Yes-yes. Um! Yei
yes"
| was not feeling bright that morn
ing. Indeed, my powers seemed bit
under cloud. However, I went to the
bookcase, and, when l had been look
ing six or seven minutes, found was
obliged 10 refer to the young man. I
said
"How do you spell it?"
"Spell what?"
Interview"
"Oh, my goodness! What do you
want to spell it for?"
~ don't want to spell it; | want to
see what it means"
"Well, this is astonishing, / must
say. I can tell you what it means, if
you-if you
"Oh, all right! That will answer.
and much obliged to you, too"
"In, IN, ter, ter. inter"
"Then you spell it with an IL"
"Why. certainly!"
"Oh, that is what took me SO long !"
why, my dear sir, what did you
propose to spell it with 2"
"Well, Ill hardly know. had
the Unabridged; and l was ciphering
around the back end, hoping I might
tree her among the pictures. But it's
very old edition"
why, my friend, they weuldn't have
picture of it even in the latest 9.
My dear sir, | beg your pardon, mean
no harm in the world; but you do not
look as-as-intelligent as I expected
you would. No harm,-I mean no
harm at ALL"
"Oh, don't mention it! It has often
been said. and BY people who would not
fatter, and who could have no induce
ment to datter, that l am quite remark
able in that way. Yes-yes: they
always speak Of it with rapture"
Il can easily imagine it, But about
this interview. You know it is the
custom, now, to interview any man who
has become notorious"
Indeed! l had not heard of it be-
fore. 1t must be very interesting. What
DO you do with it?"
"Ah, this il dis
heartening. 1t ought to be done with
A club, in some cases; but customarily
/ consists in the interviewer asking
questions, and the interviewed answer
ng them. 1t is all the rage now. Will
you let me ask you certain questions
calculated to bring out the salient points
# your public and private histsry?"
"Oh, with pleasure, with pleasure.
have very bad memory; but hope
'ou will not mind that. That is to say,
t is an irregular memory, singularly ir- !
egular. Sometimes it goes in gallop
nd then again it will be much as fort :
light passing given point This is a
reat grief to me-"
"Oh! it is no matter, SO you will try
0 do the best you can"
II will. will put my whole mind u
, it,"
"Thanks. Are you ready to begin?" Il
Ready
Question. How old are you? I,
Amsuer. Nineteen in June. y
Q. Indeed! would have taken you II
be thirty-6ve or six Where were
gu born? n
A. In Missouri. a
z When did you begin to write ? u
A. In 1886. CT
e. Why. how could that be, if you =
re only nineteen now? y
A. | don't know Itdoes seem curious IL
'mehow
9 1t does indeed. Whom do you III
'nsider the most remarkable man you a.
rer met
4. Aaron Burr.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16
Iumber and 8ardware.
LINDLEY & KEMP, P,
-DEALERs IN
HARDWARE,
Agricultural Implements,
OPPOSITE NATIONAL HOTEL,
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
4umber and 8arduare.
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.
Hardware Department.

iron and Steel, Horse and Mule Shoes, Horse
Nails, Blacksmith Supplies, Chain Traces,
Hames Trowels, Nails, Spikes, Locks, Hinges,
Bolts, Files, Chisels, Levels, Planes, Bevels,
Wrenches, Picks, Mattocks, Hubs, Rims,
Spokes, Shafts, Long and Short Arms, Clips,
Springs, Enameled Cloth, Gum Canvass, &c.
A complete stock of TOOLS and Supplies
for Carpenters, Builders, Masons, Sadlers,
Shoemakers and others, with many House
furnishing articles. We invite the public to
call and examine our prices.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

Let the man with sausaking boots 60
early to church.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
Saved.
A TEMPERANCE SKETCH.

The following cases Of deliyeranoe
irom the power Of drunkard's appetite
were related at meeting for the iotcm.
pera.e in the llippodrome, New York
A middle aged man, Of gentlemanly ad.
dress, arose and said 81 have known
what it is to be prosperous even
wealthy man, church member. and an
active worker in the church of Christ
But the curse OF intemperance seized me.
held me, till it took my moneY.my friends
aud my reputation. at first neglected
to 90 to church on communion Sundays,
then altogether. Lower and lower
sunk, till suddenly brought to my senses
BY the death Of my little boy, child ten
years OF age. How loved that boy no
words can tell | was not happy one
moment with him out Of my sight
could not take journey unless | could
have the child go with me. Dc one
journey iu 4 steamer, cur boat col!ided
with another vessel, aud we were obliged
to run into port Hardly had We reached
land when my boy vas seized with iilne--
| summoned his mother, and together We
hung over his bed Land watched his Young
life while it passed away from Us. Be
fore he died, when he could no longer
speak to US, he placed his hand IN mine
folded one of his own little hands over
both, and with the other, pointed upward
When he was gone, partially re.
ioru'cd. | changed mY outward life.
tried to serve God with half my heart.
became diligent in business prospered {;
my friends came back; money flowed iu
upnu me trusted in my own power to
stand, and then-and ,hen-l fell :!
Once having tasted the poison. | was
forced to 60 on, and little By little. with
ever increasing speed and force, went
downward, till second time, home and
health, friends and money all gone, /
was hopeless drunkard. In this COR
dition was persuaded by a sister, who
through all had loved and prayed for
me, to come to one Of Mr Mood meet
ings. His preaching had Touched my
heart, and started my tears, but Wa
very careful not to let my sister see them
After the meeting she would not l'f ne
60 till she had induced Mr. Moody 20
speak to me. was reluctant, but when
he approached aud asked lie il ! vas a
Christian, took good courage AID re.
piled "A very bad Christian, iudeed 80
Ye, there awoka in my heart the d,sire
to be agaiu mau. ani | perseyered il
coming u the meetings till, at last, |
found shat it w4- 10 reslly hayr free Ion
irom sin 'h-nHsh the mercy Of God /
am tfer nov bac4use be that j. 'tfre "a
/ Christ. i, free lB...ed."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
WOMANS TEMPERANCE COL.
UMN.
Drink, but Remember.

If you think it is your duty to drink
intoxicating liquors, by all means do 80.
On no account violate your conscientious
convictions, but while you raise the cup
to your lips remember that this draught
represents the bread Of some starving
brother; for the food Of at least six mil.
lion persons is grasped by the ualster
and distiller, and its nourishment destroy.
ed.
Remember that SO long as you are in
health these liquors are unnecessary
1000 medical men have asserted il. and
hundreds ofthousands Of teetotalers prove
it.
Remember that most persons who act
as you do ruin their health and shorten
their lives by SO doing.
Remember that not drunkenness alone.
but drinking, fills our jails and peniten-
tiaries, our poor houses and our lunatio
ssylums employs our coroners and our
hangmen, and works mischief incaculabo
on all ranks and both sexes of which no
human institutions take cognizance.
Remember that drinking retards edu.
cation, industry, and every branch po-
litical and social improvement.
Remember that multitudes yearly die
a druukard's death, aud 90 to meet
drunkard's doom.
Remember that every year multitudes
from your moderate" ranks recruit the
wasted army Of drunkards.
Remember that every drunkard once
tried to follow the example you set, and
on trial fell from his slippery ground into
the whirlpool Of intemperancc
Remember, if you sanction the custom
you are ansTerable for its fruits
Remember that the weak and tempted
ones look to you, and that under God it
depends on you whether they may be
drunkards or sober men.
Remember that "to him that kuoweth
to do good and doeth it not, to him it is
a sin and that there is woe for that
man through whom ofenses come to
the little ones"
Remember that you can not be neutral /;
and there will be day when you will bo
unable to plead ignorance.
Remember that all this weight of re-.
spousibility rests with you, as you raise
the cup, if you think it right, but We
envy not your conscience.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
made Him what He was.

A few week, ago q saloon keeper 10
Dover, Delaware who patroaized hi, own
bar very literally stepped into a back
room, where men were At work about
pump in a well. The covering had be-
removed, and he approached to look
down, but, being very drunk, he pitched
in head foremost He had bscone so
much OF a bloat By the u,e of >trous
drink that it was impossible so cxtri1ate
him in time 10 save his life
There was great excitemcnt la the
town. Men and women who had neyer
been inside Of his saloon before wete The
first to rush to the rescue, and 30 offer
sympathy to the bereaved family As he
was being dragged from the well aud
stretched GU, dead upon the saloon floor.
q wholesale liquor dealer from Philsdel.
phia stepped in After the Grst shock OF
finding one OF his good customers dead. be
turned to prominent lady. a crus sader.
ard said, pointing to the wrecked victi,a
IL made that man what he was. | leet
him his first dollar, aud set him up with
his FIRST stock OF liquors, and hos now
worth $4,000 or 10000"
Looking him full in the face, she re
sponded
You made that man what he wAs--A
drunkard, bloat, a stencil 10 the nostril-
of society, ard sent him headlong into
eternity. aud to a druukard's hell? What
is $4,000, weighed against lost soul, a
wasted life, a wife widow. and children
orlhaus 2"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
Anti-Rent Trouble at Troy.

No case has attracted as much atton
tion in West Troy of late, as the Cush.
man.Gleason anti.rent war. Three years
ago Patrick Gleason, of Watervlot,
purchased from Capt. Arts large farm
situated near the Shaker village. Glea.
son had no money, so he borrowed q
portion Of the amount paid for tho farm
from Mrs. Cushman, who took mort
gage on the place for several thousand
dollars. Arts also took q mortgage for
the balance Of the purchase money due
him. His mortgage was purchased by
by Mrs. Cushman, who now holds both
mortgages, AS further security that
the interest on the mortgages would be
promptly paid, Mrs. Cushman took d
chattel mortgage on the stock and imple-
ments of the farm. Back of all these
mortgages is a first mortgage on the
farm, Eeld by Betsey Hart. Gleason,
for some reason, did not realize sufficient
from the produce of the farm to pay the
interest on the two mortgages held by
Mrs. Cushman, and in order to relieve
him Of the responsibility Mrs. Cushman
took deed of the property, which was
transferred to her last fall. Gleason was
still to pay Mrs. Cushman enough pro.
duce to cancel the interest on the money
invested, and the taxes. For some time
he did this, but for q number of months
he failed to comply with the requirements
of the contract between Mrs Cushman
and himself, and Mrs. Cushman under.
took to dispossess him. Accordingly the
stock and implements we're sold at auc.
ton, and were Did in by j. p. Cushman
who took possession of the outhouses on
the farm, but was not allowed to enter
the dwelling. The Gleasons claim tha,
the deed is fraudulent, inasmuch as Mr.
Gleason had no right to make it, as the
property belongs to Mrs. Gleason Mrs
Gleason therefore commenced suit in the
supreme court to regain possession Since
the commencement Of the proceeding;
the Gleason farm has been the scene ol
many violent affrays. A number Of men
In the employ of Cushman have guarded
his property on the farm sleeping il
barns and wagon houses, for severa
weeks past. Geason's house was barri
caded, and resistance has been offered by
him to constables who went to serve pa
pers on him. Shots have been exchanged
and every man, except the lawyers, who
has taken any active part in the proceed
ings, has been arrested on crimina
warrant, and held to await the action o
the grand jury. The charge take in al
the higher grades of crime except bur
glary. The dispute will probably be set
tied By May 10, that is SO far as outward
demonstrations are concerned At tha
time Gleason will vaeate the premises
and if the contest is continued any lou ger
it will be exclusively in the courts.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
The Holy Land for Sale.

The report that the sultan offers to
compromise with his Jewish creditors by
turning over to them the Holy Land 10
payment of his bonds, has started anew
the stories about the schemes of the Jews
for the return of their people from all
quarters of the globe to Pales inc
Christian tradition assigns to them on ir.
rerressible longing to do the same and
now the opportunity is afforded them to
do it. All that is necessary is for the
Rothschilds to pay what would be mere
bagatelle for them, as the papers " hich
are running the story for the doz nth
timelput to it and the dream Of Judea
may be fulfilled
All which is very fine, but nobody has
yet discovered among the Jews OF Lon.
don, Frankfort, Paris, Vienna and New
York in which cities they are money
kings, an irrepressible longing to gu rem.
der the place they fill in the great world
to sink their capital in any Quixotie at.
tempt to build up picayune government
there. There are few people in the world
who have better reason to be sat fed
with the power they WELD through their
wealth in every land. Everywhere there
are men of the highest culture and att ain.
ments among them, who are attached to
their surroundings and who would no
more think Of an exodus to Syria than
the average American would OF settling
in Central Africa, and, altogether, il we
wait for the Jews to return to the land OF
Abraham we will doubtless have to wait
good while yet.-Chicago Tribune.