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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25
News From the War.

GaiIy the paper man
Touched his guitar,
While he was reading the
News from the WAL.
Singing, "YOu bet your boots
Now hefe'll be fun:
We don't care who it shoots,
War has begun"
He sang as how he knew,
SIX months before,
There'd have to be a Eu-
Ropean war.
Now he was glad enough
That it had come,
And his heart laughed at the
Roll of the drum.
But when the Gar at last
Aiming his youth,
Sent PetrovlarSichravSt
Over t. Pruth
When Imbraimru stchuks
Met Stunohielefstt.
Sighed the newspaper man,
''Give us rest"
No rest FOR Khalifat
Irtschuskcamos-
DsilpstefOalmat-
Puiistchigolas
Met i'll the field where
Guiguevenegofin-
neutrality-suspicious.
PfStch, sc.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25

"Around the beleaguered city of Peters
burg" is the usual commencement of the
letters for Malone. You hardly ever
see 'em begin, "the Atlantic, Mississippi
& Ohio r. RI
Because that's in the hands of Re-
ceiver!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25
OFFICE OF CRY ENGINEER, !
Staunon, Va, May 5th, 1877. !
PROPOSALS!
mn 6tkA ~ r., 1p A ~, GEpC

u y " I'd Il He IA y Il y KCSs
Bids will be received at the office Of the City
Engineer, (No. "a C. Main Street: up stairs, J
until 70 NJ, Tuesday, June 9Th, 1917, for the
following work:
LIST, THE ERECTION OF A CITY HALL.
End, FOR FANCING IN THE RESERVOIR
GROUNDS.
Plaas and specifications can be seen at the
Engineers office, where all the information in
regard to this work can be had
Bids must be SEALED, and directed to the En-
gneer, marked "Proposal for City Hail." or
Proposals for Reservoir F." The Engineer re-
serves the right 10 reject any and all proposals.
DONALD ALLEN,
may25-lt City Engineer
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25
NEW GROCERY.
NEW BOOKS.

All Wrong-A Leaf from Drawer. Sloo.
Family Feud--Mrs. Wisten, $l.25.
EugIlie-Lesure Hour Series, $l,25.
Ariadne-"Ouida's" last Novel, $l.75.
Housekeeping in old Wa New Cookery Book
by Mrs. Tyree, of Lynchburg $l,75.
HUNTER & co., Booksellers.
may2b Staunton, We.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25

A Page county farmer has sold his grow
ing crop Of wheat at 81 so per busbel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25
New AGvertisempe
(For other New Advertisements see 3rd Page.)
MIME. DEMOREST'S
RELIABLE PATTERNS

Do W WEH ST I UEO
AND
DEMORESI' S SUMMER JOURNAL
OF FASHION-PRI SC,
Just received at
JULIUS MEYERS.
COB, Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA.
Patterns sen. by mail, postage free Cata
logues mailed free.
Ms~ send your address. may25Im
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25

DEFEAT OF THE PROPOSED soUTHs1DE
n1ocrar POINTED SPEECH OF THE
B1sHoP-wHo WE'RE THE LEADERS IN
1.-THE EXCLUSIVE VALIDITY OF EPIs-
CoPAI oRDERs-INTERESTI DISCUS
SION ON IT-COL. PATTON CREEPS UP
TJTr1.E ON HIS vOTE-THE VIRGINIA
FEMALE INSTITUTE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25

MISUNDERSTANDING Miller, of Greenville
while out in his field Tuesday night turn
ing some cattle out WAS struck by a rock
and knocked senseless. No clue to the
would be assassin. John Meeks made
violent assault with club on J. J. Wright
on Mr., Hugh Stewards farm, Saturday
evening and is in jail for 1t,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-25

CONFERENCE OF FARMERS-D1FFEKEN
OPINIONS ABOUT THE STATE DEBT--AN
INDEFINITE PREAMBLE AND REsO-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
Sharpening Edged Tools.

The Mark Lane Express copies
the following receipt for sharpening
edged tools from a German scientific
journal for the benefit of farmers,
mechanics, and laborers.
at has long been kown that the
simplest method OF sharpening a ru.
zor is TO put il for an hour into wa
ter to which has been added one.
twentieth OF its weight in muriatic
or sulphuric acid, then lightly wipe
it of, and after few hours set it on
hone, the acid here supplies tho
place OF awtetstoae by corroding the
whole surface evenly so that nothing
further than smooth polish is nee
essary. The process never Injuries
good blades while badly hardened
ones are gensr,.ly Improved by L.,
although the cause of improvement
remains unexplained.
AT length this process has been
apdled TO many other cutting i'm
plement. The workman at the be-
ginning of his noon spell, or when he
leaves in the evening. moistens the
blades of his tools with water aci-
dulated as above. This saves the
consumption of time and labor in
whettiDo.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1877.

they will be needed the next winter.
There were thousands of dollars
worth OF bees lost last winter in Ten
nessee OIL account of attention
Bees fixed up on the plan / have
given will come out stronger, say by
the Ist of April, than when you put
them in winter quarters. When
you can avoid it bees should not be
handled when it is so cold they can
not fly. If you have not put your
bees into winter quarters yet, you
had better be ready to do so the
first warm, pleasant day. Do not
neglect your bees any more than
you would any other stock, for they
are as profitable as any other stock,
if not more so, considering the
amount of capital invested, and with
attention they are less subject to
disease. To keep them from freez
ing is the object through winter,
and not let them starve in early
spring; then they will board them
selves and give you handsome in
come. j. B. BRAY.
Lynnville, Nov. 18th.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
Honesty.

There is but little good in man.
His leading characteristics are de-
ception, envy, jealousy and prejudice.
When such devlish principles are al
lowed to remain in mans bosom,
what good can come from him.
THE heart is deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked"
Can a man be honest and envy his
neighbours surroundings or acquire
ments? Can a man be honest and
deceive his neighbor? Can a man
be honest and with green eyed jeal-
ousy scrutinize his neighbours &C
tions? Can a man behonest and
allow religious or political prejudice
to blind his reason, embitter his
speech, fire his eyes, and cause the
bitterest expressions to be hurled at
a fellow-man? o mani here are on
ly fonr OF thy characteristics. These
are common to every man, and only
by long, persistent effort, with a de
termination to subdue them, can
they be overcome. So long as a
man is dishonest he accomplishes
but little good. either for himself or
society. He is teaching his children
to be dishonest; he is giving his in
fuence to build upSatan's prospects;
he is giving blows continually to
Christ's kingdom, wounding the
cause of that Redeemer who never
deceived, never had an envious feel
ing,and who never entertained a pref
udice. To be honest as this world
goes, is to be one picked out of ten
thousand. Now, every man profess
es to be an honest man, but we
know that such is not the case.
We know, though, that every man
ought to be honest; and let us ex
anime ourselves, and be that ONE in
ten thousand about whom Shaks-
peare wrote.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22

The newspapers are continually
animadverting upon the President
for giving Ohio more offices than
any other State. 1t is little
wrong but it is just as well. We
claim that Tennessee should have a
share, and then when the President
dominates John Baxter, or gives
Key Cabinet position, we object.
The true inwarduess of our obiec-
ton is this: "A Tennessean Tor
kentuckian, or Ohioan, or any 9th
er man wishes the President to
give his State an appointment hop.
ing to get it himself, and then when
the appointment Is made and he
is left out, he objects because it was
not him. Much Of the objection to
John Baxter 1--WE use this case only
as an illustration) comes from men
who wanted Tennessee to have it,
hoping to get it themselves, and be
cause they didn't get it they do not
want any Tennessee man to have it,
because one sop to Tennessee les
sens her chances for the next. Self
ishness is ruling principle every
where. Napoleon would not have
seen France mistress of the world,
unless he could have been director
of the movements which accom-
plisbed it. Cameron interceded for
Pennsylvania to have the English
and then waltzed off in
high dudgeon because he didn't get
it. Conkling makes pretense of
ultra piety since he couldn't ge, to
steal the Presidency. We verify
believe Ben Butler would object to
anybody else stealing spoona. Nor
al-Take what you can get, and let
your neighbor have what he can
get, and help each other to get
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
JefSsrson's Rip Van Wrinkle
New York Times. /


1t would be difficult to ana,yze the
elements of Joseph Jefferson's sue
cess in his single character of Rip
Van Winkle. Here is a case where
an actor has taken part which was
only the husk of what he has made
it. The Rip. Van Winsle of Jefferson
is not Boucicault's; much less is it
Washington Irving's. Nobody
could have made this character but
the man who has endowed it with
his own tenderness, humor and pro-
found pathos. Neither the original
story-writer nor the cunning play
wright could possibly have created
the Rip Van WinkIe which has cast
magical spell over almost a gener-
alton of English speaking people.
Theater -goers familiar with every
line of the peice go again and again
to submit themselves to the sweet
illusions OF the hour. The quaint
humor of the roysterer at the tavern,
the surprised sorrow of the husband
driven out into the storm, the child
like curiosity of the wanderer in the
haunted mountain, and the pathetic
simplicity of the long-lost sleeper
who asks, "And are we, then, so
soon forgoten2 how well every
body knows all these! Yet they
seem never to lose their charm.
Like the measures of a noble poem,
they come and come again, and,
like unto the poem, nobody thinks
of complaining of their age. The
play is good enough, the character
is charming one, even in different
hands. Irving created it. But the
subtle spell is the actors. It's
Jefferson who has made it real.
And when the dark curtain has fall
en-, and the lights are out, and men
turn from the mimic wonders Of
the stage to the cold and practical
world out of doors, like some tender
refrain yet vibrate those parting
words, "and may they live long and
prospective long and prosper"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22

A good Cotswold sheep has
large. wide frame, with abundance
of valuable wool, a large head, eyes
wide from each other across the
forehead, not long from the eyes TO
to the nose, Jaw deep and tapcring
from the mouth, ears long and fine,
the head well covered with wool. a
grand arched neck, set on high,
feeding up TO the ears, ribs well
sprung out from the back and chimes,
"A prominent, full, expanded chest,
deep fore tanks, wide back and
loin, rump nicely formed all round
from one loin 10 the other, heavy
leg of mutton, good and full in the
twist, moderate sized bones, feet
small, clean and upright in posterior
or fctlock Joints.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
CHANCERY SALE OF LAND.

Anderson Brfcrd w. Lavinia alias Parthona
Perry.
DURSUANT 70 a decree Of tho Chanoory
Il Court for Giles county Ia the above cause
will sell,
On Friday, November, 23rd, 1871.
at public sale, 20 the highest bidder. on the
premises, on credit OF IL months, with in
terest from the day Of sale and FREQ from the
equity Of redemption, tho tract OF 81 and
s4-lGOths acres Of land mentioned Ia tho
pleadnga, situated 10 the 10th civil district
Of Giles county, adjoining the lands Of VIM.
Perry, ST., and others, and being one-half Of
the tract sold by VIM. Perry 70 Philip Perry
and David Lane, and being the half act epart
10 Philip Poiry in the division Of said tract
between Philip Perry and David Lane. Pur-
chaser will be required 10 execute uoto with
good personal security, and lea will be ro-
tanned upon the land until the purchase
moaoy y paid. J. b. STACY, 9. a N.
ont1a 81
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
Pisgah Paragraphs.
JERUsHA

AS Mr.. Lawrence seems to think
that Pisgah merits more punctual
correspondence, we will act in ODE
dience to his will
Our farmers are sad and signing
in consequence of the rainy weather,
but when the smiling sun throws
his genial rays about them they
have spirits anew and their lsbors
are more pleasant
Mr.. Robert Smith and Miss Jen-
ME Lloyd were united in wedlock
Thursday, oath of October. Their
characters are complete, and may
they so live and act that when their
eyes are closed upon time and tur-
MOL they may open in blissful
eternity, where sin and corruption
never go and no blasphemous
tongue ever speaks.
Mr.. j. Y. Lucas, one of your most
affable and handsome young men of
Pulaski, spent several days with US
some time since. The intent of his
visit was to recreate and once more
enjoy the sport of the huntsman.
Mr.. E. f. Alternately visited his
family few weeks ago. His speech
in behalf Of Messrs. Webb and In
stitute is very complimentary.
The funerals of Major Ananias
Oliver, wife, two sons, grand daugh-
ter and great grand daughter were
preached at this place Sunday, 2Sth
of October, by Rev. A. M. Ezell,
who acquitted himself well.
According to ocular evidence it
seems that all the people out in
these holy hills of Giles are masters.
Almost all sizes and both sexes are
seen climbing the rugged sleeps to
lay up their winter store of nuts-l
Mr.. Neill Lanier is the appointce
Tor fun. lie keeps the people in a
laugh by his wit and humor. Mr..
Lawrence seems to doubt whether
Blannie has heart. Now we do
not wish to make ourselves objects
of derision and remark, and we are
fully aware that it is disgusting to
you and to the readers of your pa
per to be cutting at each other, so
all that l have to say is, that if ON
niscient God saw fit to make me
heartless and did make me accord
ingly, He did much more in my be-
half than He did in his Lawrence }
to have given him heart fraught
with so much sin and disgrace
that is, if his heart prompted him to
act and speak.
Nov. 14th. BLANNIE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
The HOG and Corn crnn.

The Cincinnati Price Current pub
Dishes an elaborate special report on
hogs and corn, based upon informa-
tion derived from large number of
places throughout the prominent
corn and hog producing sections Of
the West The general result indi
Gates a probable increase of 3 per
cent. in the number of hogs for win
ter marketing, and large basis Of
supply for next spring and summer,
with a general healthier condition
of hogs as compared with last year,
and probable increase of hogs for
winter packing.
This item will be OF interest to
our friends who are fattening hogs
for bacon.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
A STERLING OLD POEM.

Who shall judge him from his manners,
Who shall klaw him by his dresss
Paupers may oe fit for princes,
Princes 1T for something less.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
May beclothe tile golden ore,
Or the deepest thoughts and feelings;
Satin vest can do no more
There are streams of crystal nectar
Ever flowing out Of stone;
There are purple beds and golden,
Hidden, crushed and overthrown.
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers you and me,
While he values thrones the highest
But as pebbles IN the sea.
Man appraised above his fellows
on forgets his fellows then;
Aasters-rulers-lor remember
That your meanest kines are men!
Men of labor, men Of feeling,
Men of thought, men of fame,
Claiming rights to golden sunshine
In mans ennobling name.
There are foam-embroidered oceans,
There are little wood-clad rills;
There are feeble inch high saplings,
There are cedais on the hills.
God. Who connie by s@~l-. not s,~eisas,
Loves and prospers you and ne;
For to Him all vain distinctions
Are as pebbles in the sea.
Toiling hands alone are builders
OF nations wealth and fame;
Titled laziness is pensioned,
Fed and fattened on the same.
By the sweat of others foreheads,
Living only to rejoice,
While the poor mans outraged freedom
Vainly lifts its feeble voice.
Truth and Justice are eternal,
Born with loneliness and light;
Secret wrongs shall never prosper
While there is sunny right.
God, whose worldwide voice is singing
Boundless love to you and me,
Heeds oppression, with its titles,
But as pebbles in the sea. s
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22

Gardeners, if you want early Irish
potatoes next spring, we will tell
you how you can may have them
Some time during this or next
month prepare your ground-lay of
the rows three feet apart, and plant
the whole potato-if you cut them
they viii rot-then, pull enough OF
dirt on the potato to just hide it.
and fill up the furrow about half
with manure-then fill-up with dirt,
making a small ridge upon the po-
tatoes. When spring comes this
ridge can be raked off with a hoe,
so the sun can have a fair sweep to
bring up sthe potatoes. You can
have potatoes almost as early as you
want them. BY the middle OF march
before the tops think Of making
their appearance, tubors as large as
a guinea egg can be found among
potatoes thus planted. Try it. and
il you succeed, all we will charge you
for learning you how, viii be mess
or two of potatoes.-Cs relaHd Banner.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22

For enigmatic, vague mysniylng'
ambiguous, nebulous, equ'vocatlng'
twaddling flumm Try, we refer the
learned reader to the daily French
DISPATCHES. a cross eyed turkey
oobbler with the jim jams can
scratch as much sense out OF 9
dung hill in minute as Daniel
Webster could squeeze out of these
disnatches in six weeks.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22

On Nov. 9th a stranger applied at
the Giles National Bank of Pulaski
for 50 exchange, less fee, and a
check on New York was given him
for $3.50. Maj. Ewing, the Cash
Ter, suspected the man and was very
particular in drawing the draft, re-
marking to Mr.. Ed. Rose after the
man stepped out that he thought he
had fixed it so that he could not
raise it. He gave his name as E.
Roland and had the exchange made
payable to NJ. B. Strong. Three
days afterwards he turned up in
Lebanon, KY, as a circus agent and
presented his draft there raised to
$80.S0, got the money on it and
then started out of town walking.
He went nine miles to Springfield,
hired buggy and went to Danville
that night, and drew the blankets Of
a hotel bed about him at o'clock.
In the meantime that Bank tele
graphed to Maj. Ewing here and
found the forgery and officers i'm
mediately started on his trail and
pulled him out of bed an hour after
he GOT into it. He was taken back
to Lebanon to Jail, waived exami-
nation, and there he now languishes,
He gave his name in Lebanon as 4.
r. Strong and at Danville as h. X
Stout. A few weeks ago the Muir
freesboro Bank was victimized in
the same way by exchange drawn
at Columbia, and it is thought this
is the man. He is also badly want
ed at Terre Haut, Ind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
How to Prepare Bees for Winter.

w
If movable comb and a one
story, cut two division boards to fit
lengthwise of hull inside just the
depth of hull, place the boards, say
one and a half inches from the main
wall, then pack the spaces between
division boards and hull with chat.
Now we have a double wall hive
which cost but mere trifle. Then
select enough comb to fill space be-
tween division boards with the bees
on the comb. For a good average
colony of bees should have not less
than twenty pounds sealed honey.
Twenty-Five pounds is enough TO
winter heavy colony. Now we
have the comb and bees back in the
hive, we must give some protection
above: Take a plank three or four
inches wide, cut two pieces just the
length of the main hull of hive, and
two end pieces the same length of
end of the hull, nail these pieces to-
gether as you would a box-one
nail to each corner is all you need
to hold it. Use this frame or box
as you would a second story. If
you consider it too much trouble to
make a cushion of chat, which
should be made to fit the inside of
hive, you can use piece of domes-
tic. Spread it over the comb, and
it will do for one season. Fill the
box we propose to use as a second
story with dry chaff or hay-wheat
chat is preferable, as it will absorb
the moisture arising from the breath
of the bees, and which if not alb
sorbed will freeze in very cold
weather. BY doing this the combs
are kept dry all the time which is
of great Importance. II you keep
your bees from starving and from
freezing you need fear no trouble.
Now place the cap of the hive on
and you have your bees nicely and
comfortably housed for winter. If
you are using two story hive it is
not absolutely necessary to make
the box above mentioned, though it
makes the hive more compact, is
very cheap, simple to make and is
as handy or more so for winter
ing purposes, and then we have
the second story TO pack surplus
combs ia until next season, when
they viii he needed after the winter
fixtures are removed. Preserve the
division boards and the box, for
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-11-22
robson FRIGHTENED.
The Most Corrupt Cabinet Officer the
Country Has Ever Been Cursed
With.
Hartford Times.

Ex-Secretary Robson and the
crowd of contractors who fattened
while he was the Secretary of the
Navy are somewhat alarmed over
the prospect of being thoroughly
Investigated. The inquiry that
Whitthorne's committee made of
the affairs of the Navy Department
during tho first and second sessions
of last Congress was intended to be
thorough, but was. it has been
found, far from it. The committee
labored under all kinds of disad-
vantages. Robson had charge of
the department and wonld only oil
low the committee to examine just
such records and papers as he de-
sired them to see, though to keep
up appearances he always made be-
lieve that he was honestly striving
to aid that committee all that was
in his power. AS many of his sub
ordinates were as corrupt as him
self, they also played their cards in
the same way, and while claiming to
be anxious to assist in the work,
were. on the contrary, covering up
every thing they could and mixing
matters more than they were. The
committe found many things to be
irregular, and they traced several OF
the largest irregularities to Robson
personally. Had they been able to
get possession of some records they
knew were in existence, they would
have brought articles of impeach
ment against him.
Somehow Robson kept these pa
pers from the committee, and thus
saved himself from meeting the fate
of Belknap. Secretary Thompson
is earnestin his desire to straighten
up matters in the Navy Department,
ald he has assured both the Naval
Committee, headed by Mr.. Whit
thorne of Tennessee, and the Com
mittee on the Expenditure of the
Navy Department headed by Mr..
Willis of New York, who called
upon him officially for the pupose
of ascertaining his views on the
necessity of the investigation, on
Saturday last, that he would aid them
in every possible way. The pros
pect for Mr. Bobeson, therefore, is
not as bright as he would desire it.
1t is not supposed that all the
crookedness of the time that Robe
son was at the head of the depart
ment will come to light, but is very
probable that's great deal more than
what was expose last session WILL and
heaven knows that was enough to
consign all who took part in it to
the prison, and that it will be demon
strated to the satisfaction of every
one that Robson was the most cor
rupt Cabinet officer that this coun
try has ever been cursed with.