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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
To Girls.

Here is some excellent advice which
we wish all the girls to read and re-
member. There is nothing lovely
ahoutagirl who is uukind to her moth.
er, and we sincerely hope, if you have
a mother TO love, that you will always
treat her with kindness.
Have you a father? Have YOU
mother? Do you love them? Girls, do
you know the value Of your mother?
Nobody loves you, nobody will love
you, as she does. Do not be migrate
ful for that love! do not repay it with
GOODNESS. UnlOved you will live and
die, II you do not love and honor your
father and mother.
Never call either "Old man. or "Old
woman" 1t is zoo often habit, in
this country, for young people to name
their parents thus. This is rude, i'm
pudent, and undutiful. Any aged per.
son is an old man or old woman.
There should be something sacred,
something peculiar in the world that
desiguates parents. The tone of voice
in which they are addressed should be
attectonate and respectful. A short,
surly answer from child to parent
falls very harshly on the ear of anv
person who has a true idea OF filial
duty.
Be sure, girls that YOU each win for
yourselves the name of dutiful daugh-
ter. 1t is so easy to win, that no one
should be without it, 1t is much
easier to bea good daughter than a
good vile and mother. a child's du-
ties are much more easily performed
than a parent'sy so that she who Is
good daughter may fail to be a good
wife or mother; but she who fails in
this first, most simple relation need
never hope TO fill another so we'll. BE
sure, then. that you are a good daugh-
ter. 1t is the best preparation for
every station, and will be its own re-
ward.
The secret you dare not tell your
mother is dangerous secret aud enc
that will be likely to bringyou sorrow.
The hours you spend With her will
not cause you regret; and you should
never feel disappointed, or out of hu-
NOR, for not being perp,itted to go to
some place TO which you wish TO go.
You should love her so well that it
would not be felt as punishment to
give up the gayest party TO remain
with her.
Nothing Is more beautiful than to
see a girl take off her things and sit
smiling!y down with her mother. be
cause she wished IL. Go and kiss your
mother, as you used to do when II
child, and never grow too large or
wise TO be child at her side.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
An Arkansas Fathers Advice 10
HIS Son.

Bob, you are about leaving home for
strange parts. You are going to throw
me out of the game and go it alone. -
The odds are agin you, Bob. Remem-
Der that industry and perseverance are
the winning cards, as they are the
blowers" Book farming and all that
sort of thing will do to fill up with.
like small trumps, and you must have
the bowers to back them, or they aiu't
worth shucks. If luck is agin YOU
pretty strong, don't cave and look like
a sick chicken on a rainy day, but hold
up your head and make believe you are
flush of trumps they don't play so
hard agin you. I've lived and travel
ed around some. and I've found out
that as soon as folks thought you held
a weak hand they'd all buck agin YOU
strong. So, when you're sorter weak,
keep on bold front, but play eau
tious !, be satisfied with pint. Many's
the hand I've seen euchred because
they played for too much. Keep your
eye well skinned, Bob don't let 'em
mig you recOllect the game lies as
much with head as with the hands
Be temperate never get drunk, for
then, no matter how you plav il.
both bowers and the ace won't save
you, for there's certain to be misdeal
or something wrong. And another
thing, Bob, (this was spoken in a low
toneI don't go too much on the wo-
men queens is kinder poor cards the
more you have of them is the worse
for you you might have three and
nary trump. don't say discard 'em
all you get hold of one that Is trump;
it's all for your good, and Tiers sartin
to be one out of four. And above all
Bob, be honest never take a mans
trick wot don't belong to you, nor slip
""ards or mig" for then you can't look
your man in the fnce and when that's
the game theirs nU fun in the game, it's
regular 'cut-thrCat.' So now Bob, fare
well. Remember wot | tell you and
you will he sure to win and if you
don't i'm sarve you right to be
'skunked."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01

saying with us, that fools build hOus-
es and wise men live in Ihem;n as if
the wise man had no house I'm his
character, but only roof and four
walls. Our rural and surburban hous-
es look smart, airy, wide. awake, but
they also look thin. cold, fiat brazen
shoppy. You shall travel days, and
hardly see one that gives the impress
ION OF dignity, stability, coZiness, or
homeliness. They are, no doubt, in
the main comfortable, but they had
bad manners they stare at you, they
advertise themselves, they crowd up-
on the highway. they vie with each
other, they are affected proud
scOrnful. Men of means for the most
part, especially citizens who go out in
to the country, build upon about the
same principle that women dress.
never see one of their fancy, orna-
mental structures, but | am reminded
of fashionable dressed girl Of the pc
riod, tucked and rutfled, and padded,
and tiouLced and puniered :, not so bad
IN dry goods and for an afternoon
promenade, but preposterous i'm any
more enduring form and for any more
serious purpose. When will we get
beyond this millinery style and build
with as good taste as we dress our
selves This gray and drab, these
soft hats, the coarse Scotch and En-
glish cloths, this complete subordina-
ton OF everything to ease and health
when will we carry the same wise
economies into our house building ?
For is not ones house only larger
kind of dress ?-JOhn Bur Oughs. IN,
the JdRHary Scri6n 7r'S.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
The New Assessment. .

The auditor has furnished the
figures for the ne assessment of
the lands in the State last year.
From them we observe that in
Washington county, by far the
greatest increase has been. The
increase in this County is, in round
figures, six hundred thousand dol,
lars. Only 26 of the counties in
creased their assessment, all the
others reducing theirs. Next to
this county comes Pittsyl--
vania with an increase of $2G5.OOO,
Accomac $218,O0O, Montgomery
$20S,000, Pulaski $4,000.
AT the present rate of taxation
the increased assessment of the
lands of this county, will increase
the amount of State tax We pay
$4,000 per year.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
Practical Directions for Making
the Greatest Quantity of
Charcoal from Il Given
Quantity OF Wood.
BY REV. JOHN II. FORBES, OF HALL
FAX COUNTY.

BY REV. JOHN II. FORBES, OF HALL
FAX COUNTY.
Let the ground upon which tie pit
is to he Set he well leveled. Have the
Eearth round, aud the circle prOpor-
toned to the quantity of wood to be
burned. Cut the wood four feet long,
and trim ii well. In setting the pit,
first build pen one foot in diameter,
i'm the centre of the hearth. Place
the wood on end, regularly around
the pen; the first course should be as
straight as it can be set; the second
and third courses somewhat slauting,
making the first. in height, nearly
three lengths of the wood, placing the
laps on the outside and giving them
sufficient inclination to hold the leaves
aud dirt, the former of which should
be six inches thick, and the latter two
inches, on the body, and ten on the
head or top. Both should be put on
with great regularity.
The pen in the centre should he
built from the ground to the top of the
pit.
The five should he put in at the top,
letting it fall to the bottom, aud
when it shall become sufficiently kim
died, fill up with wood, and close the
top with leaves and dirt. Watch care
fully during the entire process of
burning, and if one side shall burn
fl ster than the other. put dust on that
side and open holes at the ground
After the pit shall be thoroughly
burned out. pull the dust off, clean it
well, and throw it back again on the
coal. Let it stand one day, and it will
be ready for drawing
BY adopting the above plan, which
has been approved and adopted by me
after an experience of thirty years a
hearth thirty feet in diameter, well set
with wood, will yield one thousand
bushels OF coal from twenty-five cords
of wood, or forty bushels to the cord.
In drawing the coal begin at the
ground, using the rake and shovel,
taking out dust and coal together,
rakinR the coal away and throwing
the dust back upOn the pit.
BY a careful attenti ion to the above
directions, the coal may be drawn out
in large sticks without water, and will
yield 40 bushels to the cord of woOu -
1t requires rs to 100 bushels of coal to
cure l6 foot barn of tobacco.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
THE CAVALIERS ESCAPE.

Trample trample went the roam;
Trap trap went the gray
But pad pai! pad like thing that was mad
My chestnut broke away
II was just hve miles from Salisbury Town,
And out one hour to-day.
Thud thud came on the heavy roam,
RHp rap tho uettled gray
But my chestnut mare was Of blood so rare,
That she showed them all the way.
Spur on spur on - duded my hat,
And wished them all good day
Taey splsshed through mirry rut and pool
SPlintered through fence ard rail-
But chestnut Kate switched over the gate
saw them droop aud tail,
To Salisbury Town but mile Of down
Once over tins brook and rail
Trap trap heard their echoing hoofs
Past the walls Of messy stone;
The roam few on at staggering pace,
Bat blood is better than bone,
patted old Kate, and gave her the spur,
For knew 1t was all my ,wn,
But trample trample' came their steeds,
And saw their VOLTS eyes burn;
felt like a royal hart al bay,
And made me ready to turn.
! looked where highest grew the May
Md deepest aTehed the fern
Aew at the knave's sallow throat-.-
One blow and be was down;
The second rogue frcd twice and missed;
sliced tho williams crown.
Glove through the rest and fog. ed brave Kate,
Fast, fast t. Salisbury TOWN.
Pad pad they came on the level sward;
Thud thud upon the sand;
with CLEAN Of swords and a burning match,
And shaking Of flag and hand
But one long bound passed the gate,
Safe from the caDting band.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01

pointed an army surgeon, and was IN .
stantly killed 10y being thrown from
his horse,
When Mr.. johnson went on from
Nashville TO Washington, in 1865, to
enter on the Office of Vice President,
he made preparations for the removal
Of his wife and family to Greeneville;
but before he had been able to accom-
pany her there, the assassination of
Mr.. Lincoln induced him to change
his plans, and take her to the new res
idence in the White House, to which
he had been so Unexpectedly called.
There she remained with him during
the four stormy years OF his Presi-
deucy as a confirmed invalid. She
never appeared in Washington society,
was known to but small circle of
acquaintances, and was only on rare
! occasions met by a few of the friends
who made visits to the White House.
She was last seen, during her abode
there, at a party given to her grand
children, when she was unable to rise
from her chair to greet the guests who
we're presented to her. Her daughter,
M rs. Patterson. was happily able to
relieve her from the duties of the
household and of society. I'VE are
plain people" said she, from the
mountalns Of Tennessee. and | trust
too much will not be expected of US
here"
When President Johnson's Presi-
Dental term expired, his wife gladly
returned with him to their nome in
Greeneville. and there she lived till
his death last Augu't, after which she
took up her residence with the daugh-
ter at whose house she died.
" hen the ex-President, after four
years Of retirement from plitical life,
returned to Washington, In March of
last year, as Senator from Tennessee,
his wife was unable TO accompany him.
and lad no hope of ever more leaving
her secluded hoine.
If Mrs. Johnson had been as we'll
able to act as the adviser and guide of
her husband during the last part of
her life as she was during the first
part OF it, he might have been saved
from some of the errors into which he
fell. But, from first to last, she was
to him a wife whom he always loved,
who possessed the most amiable traits
of character, who eXemplified all the
domestic virtues. who assisted him in
entering and aided him in pursuing
the paths that led to eminenCe, who
bore her sufTerings in patience and
resignation and who lived q life that
will make her remembered among
American women,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
A West Virginia Murderer
Hanged by IA Mob.
His Female AccOmpliCe Barely
Escaping the Same Fate.

CINCINNATI, Jan. ga Gazette
special says Edward Williams, who
with Mrs, Meeling, was arrested for
the murder of the lHtter's husband,
was taken from Jail last night at Bar
louisville, West Virginia, and hanged
by a mob. The parties were assured
10y minister that sufficient evidence
OF their guilt had been obtained, aud
that the jail was surrounded 10y "A mob
of excited people, but both denied any
completely in the act. although the
minister continued praying with them
and asking a confession.
The mob finally forced the keys from
the jailer, took Williams out aid
placed him under tree In the court
house yard, where, with rope around
his neck, standing OH a barrel, he
made confession. lie expressed the
hope that the crowd might obtain
Gods forgiveness for their crime, as
he had for his, and declared that he
was happily started on his journey to
Heaven, He died after fifteen min
utes of terrible agony,
Mrs. Meeling was then brought out.
Placing her In front OF the dead muir
drreT, the crowd called for her confess
sion. She said Williams had been her
paramOur for three years, that she had
been trying for the pust three months
10 poison her husband without success,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
a Vt, Louis Pearl.

MAN is daring and conAdent-wo-
man is ditiident and unassuming. -
Man is great in action--wOnlan in suf-
fering. Man talks to cOnvince-w
man to persuade and please. Man has
Il rugged heart woman soft and
tender one. Man has sscience-woman
has taste. Man has judgment-woman
sensihility. Man Is a being of Justice
woman an angel of mercy We
will now read to the audience "a letter
from sweet and tender young woman
of ST. Louis to her strong aud rugged
brother: MY Dear Brother-I think
ii strange you don't write to me why
don't you write to me as usual. D.
your skin to h-if you are married
tell me and wont never write to you
again. Your loving sister, Annie
Moran
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1876
EVENT nnd COMMENT.

Those fellows of the Johns Hop
kin's University. of Baltimore. Sc
duced Prof Gildersleeve away from
his Greek chair in the University of
Virginia, and they did it by paying
him s. 600 per year. That was pow
erful argument for q literary man. -
But If Va. will put a few advertise
ments in the newspapers of the State,
we bet she will he offered a fine array
of talent from which to select his sue
cessor and at far cheaper rates.
When the daughter of Senator Sha-
ron was married last year. the Bishop
who pei formed the ceremony was pre-
sented with n check for five thousand
dollars. Sharon is so rich that il has
been said he could pave his way from
Nevada to Washington with silver
bricks.
The bill to provide temporary head
stones for the graves of Gems. Stuart
and Hill passed the Virginia Senate
without dissenting voice.
W eat Virginia has suddenly acuuir-
ed distinction by tdking the lead in
Lynch law, Barboursvilie takes a
man ont and hangs him because he
had invaded the family circle and
killed the husband aided by the lat
ters wife, the remains being found
buried in the stnble. The woman
they spared because this is leap year
Charleston, w. Va, last Tuesday
night hanged three prisoners, who
were then on their trial. Dawson ana
Estep, for the murder of man named
Lee, and man named Hines was
then waited on by the negroes for hav-
ing on the previous day murdered one
OF their own color, and he was hang
ed' Dawson was a citizen of Alhe-
marie, Va, where he las fine family
connections.
The Republican State Committe
has issued a call 70" convention to
meet in Lynchburg. Va, April 18th,
for the appointment Of delegates to the
National Republican Convention to
be held in Cincinnati June l4th.
The Centennial bill has passed the
g0wer House of Congress, most of the
virginia delegation voting against it,
however. 1t will doubtless pass the
Senate without trouhlc and become q
law. The northern people seem much
"latod at the passage of the bill.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
The Sheep Farm Problem.

y farmer bought eighty head of
sheep for which he paid SO per head.
or $500 for the lot. One years feed
cost $l2O, care SO, and the interest on
the purchase money $50. His sheep
produce GAO pounds of wool, which he
sells for 1920, and so lambs, which he
sells for SlOO. What is the cost of
raising wool per pound, ana what is
the cost of raising mutton, exclusive
Of the profits on wool? The total
amount of expenses is S220, which
makes the cost OF keeping each sheep
and its increase. 81. 10. 1t costs 34S
cents per sheep To raise the WOOL
Each sheep produces pounds, which
If sold at BAG cents per pound, will pay
$40, or the cost of keeping the sheep.
1t he sells his wool for so cents per
pound, he makes profit of l53 cents
per pound, clear Ofall he cost Of keep
ing his sheep. His eighty lambs cost
him nothing, and are clear profit,
all of which gives him a total profit of
30 % per head per year on his sheep.
IT the wool and lambs bear each its
proportionate part Of the expenses, his
wool will cost him l5t cents per pound
or Sl.22 to each sheep, and his lambs
will cost him Sl.53 each. II the lambs
are to pay the expenses, the net profits
ON them would be 81 % er head, with
the sale OF the wool as clear profit.
This calculation does not take into
consideration the reduction i'm value of
the sheep on account of death, age,
etc, which would he probably 10 per
cent. of the original purchase. Chat
tdROOgd Commercial.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
a Mans House,

What Is mau's house but his nest,
and why should it not be nest-ike
both outside and in-cOarse, strong,
negative in tone externally, and snug
and well-feathered and modelled 10y
the heart within? Why should 1t
look like an observatory, when it is a
conservatory and dOrmitory? The
domestic spirit is quiet, informal, un-
ceremonious, loves ease, pricacy, low
tones love the chimney corner, the
old arm chair, the undress garb,
homely cares, children, simply pleas
ures, etc; and why should il, when ii
seeks TO house itself from the weather,
aim AT the formal, the snowy, the
architectural, the external superflu-
Gus ? Let state edifices look stately,
but the private dwelling should eX-
press privacy and CoZness. 1t can
not he said to us as people that we are
domestic hOme-abiding folk. We
shin about from house tO house with a
little COZ cern as do the wOod-chucks
from hole TO hole. Most of us prefer
to get our houses ready made build
ers' houses planned aud shaped or
general principles like ready-made
clothing, ana warranted to he in the
latest fashion. Indeed, 1t is current
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
EX-GOYMnOr Frank Thomas
Killed by n Railroad TraiH.

Last Saturday near Oakland, Al
leSany county, Md. exc vernon
FRANCIS THOMAS, of that State, well
known in Virginia particularly be-
cause he married aud was divorced
from daughter of Governor MCDOw-
ELL, OF this State) was run over and
Killed. There are several accounts of
the accident before us; but the follow
ing the Cumberland CiUiLidn seems to
bo best Richmond DiSpdtch.
EX-GovernOr Thomas had quite n
number of men engaged in getting out
locust posts for fencing his lands, and
they were at work on the mountain
side along the line of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. On Saturday after.
noon about half-Past 2 he visited these
men for the purpose of paying them
Off aud while walking along the track
about one mile east of the Frankville
station he saw freight train approach
ing him from the east, and stepped
over to the south track Uo avoid 1t, At
the same moment "heiperh engine
came upon hi n from the west, ''ten-
der'' foremost, the approach Of which
he had not noticed aud did not hear.
There is "A short curve at this point
and the engineer says that as his en-
gine rounded the curve he saw Gov
ernor Thomas walking on the track f,
with his arms folded behind him aud
his head bent, In "A meditative mood,
II was too late To give an alarm or to
check the speed of the engine, and in
a moment IL struck him in the back,
Knocking him about twenty feet on to
a pile of railroad bars beside the road
The locomotives was stopped as soon as
possible aud assistance summoned, but
life was extinct The hOody was not
muiilated, but severe confusion was
iound on the back of the head, aud
several near the spinal column;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01

and that Williams struck Meeling on
the head with an AK while he was
asleep, Wednesday night, afterwards
cutting his throat. She assisted in
destroying the evidences of murder,
and in burying Meeing.
She accused herself of being the
cause of the murder, but begged pitt
fully for life. Though the feeling was
very strong against her, aud the crowd
voted unanimously for the execution,
no man could be found who would put
the rope around a woman's neck, and
she was returned to Jail. Williams
body was left hanging until cut down
by the authorities this morning.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01
The Rush for the Black Hills.

Already the mass has begun to move
toward the Black Hills. Yesterday
big party left this city bound thither,
and many more Will leave within the
next four weeks. All or those going
from here go by the way of Cheyenne,
which is considered the quickest and
best route at this time of the year, on
account of the difficulty of crossing the
Platte on the Sidney route, which
would be otherwise the best way to GO
A Herald reporter yesterday inter
viewed man just from Cheyenne,
who says that town is perfectly alive
with people going to the Hills, and
that all kinds of business there is con-
sequently brisk. Everybody who has
anything in the shape of team is fit
ting it up to carry out the people who
are pouring in from all quarters, and
the prospects are that by the 1st of
May there will be more people ia the
Black Hills than there are in Omaha
to-day. Mr.. Ward, who married
daughter of Mr.. Hayrud, proprietor of
the Atlantic House, in this city, left
Cheyenne yesterday for the Black
Hills, with II saw-mill and many 9TH
er persons are on the way with every
thing that can be needed to help the
miners to make themselves comforta-
ble.- omaha Heruld.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-01

TRERE are seventeen cases of
contested elections before Con-
grcss, The Committee mani,
mously adopted a rule to take them
up by the alphabetical call OF
States. This will make the case
Of Platt VS. Goodo, the last one to
be tried. This has caused Platt's
friends to express some dissatisiac-
ton, as though Platt stood any
chance.