Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-03-23
FARM N PRESIDE.

MILLET.-As a forage plant for all kinds
of stock, including poultry, the mlllet de-
serves to be better known and more gener-
ally cultivated. Sow the seed any time
from the middle of April to August. But
the late sowings will not afford a second
cutting, and the winter kills it. Half a
bushel of seed will SOW an acre broadcast,
Or in drills, a peck. Millet is an annual
like oats, but it may be cut twice, once in
the summer and again in the fall if the
first emitting is made early while the heads
are forming. On ground of fair fertility
it will produce from two to five tons Of
h y to the acre. Bottom lands Of sandy,
loose texture, if we'll drained, will suit it
as well as uplands.
A COUGH CURE.-Take one quart of
water, make it thick as Cruel with wheat
bran, boil twenty-five minutes, then strain
through a cloth. The liquid will be about
as thin as for cruel. Add y little nutmeg
and a little sugar to suit ne taste. Take
it often, one or two swallows. Drink a
pint each day, and soon the cough will
leave entirely. Give this q fair trial, say
for one week daily.
CURING INSECT SrINGs.-Make a stiff
paste 10y mixing water with common earth
from the garden, and bind it on the part.
It will give immediate relief to the pain,
and If allowed to remain a few hours no
effects Of the sting mot even the swelliDg)
will remain. Ammonia and many other
things nave been recommended, but this
Is better than all of them.
Observation-Disclosures is a virtue
sufficiently appreciated. Battle often
the whole body. 1t conduces to. health,
comfort, and happiness, and whoever neg
lects it is not only careless. but, in a sense,
he is wicked, neglecting his bodily health
and trifiing with life.
LOSING THE VoICE.-When the voice is
lost, as is sometimes the case, from the eff
fects Of cold, a simple, plea ant remedy is
furnished by beating up tie white OF one
egg, adding to it the juice of one lemon,
and sWeetening with white sugar to the
taste. Take a ~teaspooHful from time to
time.
THE GUINEA owl is known to be the
richest and most palatable Of all domestic
poultry. The birds are best for eating
when less than two years old.
TRY the experiment of watering your
refuse tea leaves also with the soil.
4. Romance in Real Life.
TheLe has been a great sensation in San
francisco over a scandal in society, recall
ing in it's incidents the plot Of Charles
Reade's "Terrible Temptation only the
ending was a more natural and prosaic
In Reade's novel the false heir grows
up in the family, aud the deceit was not
but was III the fullness Of time
revealed by the wife, who had erred through
excessive love and devotion to her husband.
In the San Francisco affair vanity and love
Of display were the motives Of the fraud,
and discovery followed hard upon its O
summation. Several years ago Samuel T.
g wealthy Spectator and mine
owner, married a young and attractive la
dy. She was fond of fashion and social
he longed for a home made
pleasant by the sound of children's voices.
So strong was his desire that he promis3d
her one of the finest houses in the city,
with the most costly and elegant surround
and equipage, if the dearest wish Of
his heart could be gratiied. IL is said that
Reade's novel suggested to the wife the
meals by which she could DECEIVE her hus-
band and secure the fine establishment
which WAS such a dazzling attraction to
her vanity. She wa able to secure the
services Of a physician named DR.. Mouser
in arranging the details Of her plot, and a
founding asylum was to supply the neces-
infant. The services of d trusty maid
were also secured, and for the rest the
plot was managed almost exactly like that
in ReaIe's novel, which seems to have
furnished a model for the proceedings All
through. During q four months absence
Of MI. Curtis in the Nevada mining re-
gions he received the gratifying announce
ment Of an expected heir. Appearances
were skillfully managed so as to keep up
the deceit and the joyful and liberal Minis
king speedily redeemed his promises to
his wife. A large and elegant mansion in
the most fashionable quarter Of. the city |
WAS purchased and the most lavish expen-
were made upon it's furniture and
decoration. The lady's love Of display
was gratlfied by presents OF splendid dia-
mond jewelry and a handsome new CARR
age, drawn by costly blood horses. The
husbands business required him TO make
visits to Virginia City, and ta>
king advantage of one of these, arrange
ments were made for the consummation
Of the plot. The confidential maid SER
want secured a new born infant from a
founding asylum, q wet nurse was engao-
ed, the trusty Dr.. Mouser was called in,
and Mrs. Curtis, pale with nervous ankle
ty and excitement, was surrounded with
the %trappings OF maternity. DR.. Mouser
telegraphed to Mr.. Curtis the joyful news
that he was the father Of a fine boy, and
the latter, fastening home, shed tears of
paternal pride upon the pink and purple
NOTED babe which the nurse presented to
him. One of his first actions was to sit
down and write OFF q check Of $500 to DR..
Mouser for his inestimahle services. All
went well for q few weeks the wife con-
valesced with prudent slowness, and the
deceit might not have been discovered had
not the confidential maid servant blabbed.
Distracting rumCrs reached the husbands
ears, His SusniciouS were arOnSed. n