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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17
G. ODER b SONS,
Soluble .H2sssseOniUtcd S2yDe2.
Phosphate Of Lime.

This standard manure has met with great
success, and has been in use for number of
years, both North and South, with constantly
increasing sales
Call and examine certificates from many of
the best farmers in Augusta and Rockingham
counties, who have been using it for years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

SPEECHES DELIVERED BY STRANGERS ON
THE WIN G-PATRIOTISM OF THE
DANIEL MEN-ACCOUNT OF THE CON-
VENTION BY THE LEADER OF THE HOL-
LIDAY FORCES,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

H. NJ. McILHANY keeps on hand large stock
of Iron Nails and Horse Shoes. Low for cash.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17
THE GIANT PHOSPHATE,

This is the first season this article has been
sold by us under this brand.
1t is highly recommended, and is sold at low
rates, and on liberal terms.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

SIN Wilkes is offering the best and cheap
est Furniture in Staunton. may4tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

Having been made the agents for the Terra
Gotta Works, we defy competition. Terra Cot
ia Pipe and Vases lower .han the lowest.
junel LIPSCOMB & SOMERVII,LE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17

ed by Malone leader, and the Daniel men
cried out that there was a combination.
On getting to their consulting room (Har-
mony HalD the Holiday men determined
to make no combination, but to die
right there in their tracks (applause).
Il there was going to be any combination
it must be done by somebody else, not by
us. It was critical situation: on the
next ballot Holiday, under the rnle, would
be dropped as the lowest candidate, but
Mahones and Daniels friends both knew
that Holidays phalnx was all that stood
between them and death. [ felt certain
that one Of them would be withdrawn
The 9th ballot came, and Col. Camreon, the
leader of the Malone forces, got up and
withdrew his leaders, name in favor of
Col. Holiday. The scene was exciting
Some of the delegates looked stunned by
the unexpected result, but the mass were
screaming and huzzaing at the top of their
voices. Then the ballot commenced, and
a sedate-looking gentleman, the chairman
of the Acco mac delegation, which had beer
solidly voting for Maho: e. rose and said
lsMr. President, [ am instructed to cas-
the % votes Of Accomac county for F. W
M. Holiday. 'Then came deafening cheers
Mr.. Coghill, Of Amherst, a Daniel man
appealed excitedly to the Malone delegates
not to allow themselves to be transferred
like chatteIs, but it did no good. The bal
lot between Holiday and Daniel then end
ed the proceedings of the morning, an,
men were rushing into the streets bare
headed with a perfect uproar Of victory
Gen. Echols then pointed out the lesso
for the Valley to learn from the results 0
this contest-that of the value of stanl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
FARM AND HOME.

How a reserve of stock water may be
economically stored up for use during
droughts is an important question for
farmers throughout the prairie regions
of the West. Two years ago Last sum,
mer, having, with many Others, suffered
the inconvenience of a failure of the
water supply on my plate, in conse
auence of the long-continueA drought,
dug a 20O-barrel cistern in mypasture, a
few feet from a ditch which cnpssed one
corner cementing on the solid clay,
which formed the sides to within two
and a half feet of the top, and bricking
the balance. l laid a wooden pipe from
near the top of the ditch to the c~istern,
and when the water was running the
following spring; by damming the ditch
below, it was filled with pure snow
water. The same process was repeated
last spring, filling up what had been used
out the previous summer. Fol. the last
month my well has been nearly dry and
my house and ID both .efh PITY. With
out this reserve sbppiy | should have
been in as bad Il FIX as are a great many
other people at this time. The water in
this c~istern, most of which has been in
for two years, is now as pure, bright and
sparkling as when it was first filled. 1t
has been a wonder to me that farmers in
sections where reliable wells cannot be
obtained have not availed themselves OF
this method of storing up water. There
is no limit to the extent to which such
simple cisterns can be multiplied, fur
nishing a reserve supply to fall back
upon when the ordinary supplies fail
Prairie Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
Advice to Texas Colonists.

Bishop Garrett, of the Northern Texas
Protest Episcopal diocese, gave a lecture
upon Texas colonization in Philadelphia
the other day. The bishop spoke chiefly
concerning northern Texas, because, in
his opinion, it was the best part of the
Lone Star state for emigrants, and be-
cause he was more intimately acquaint-
ed at that region. Between the Trans
Continental and the Texas Pacific rail-
roads is a pa~rallelogram of rich land,
suitable for pioneer farmers. A belt Of
timber land runs south from Texarkana,
the entrepot of the tive roads; west of it
is the agricultural belt, two hundred
miles wide, and running the length of
the state from north to south, appeared
to him the finest land in the world. 1t
has a black, waxy soil, i%mpregnated
with lime, free from sand, fifteen feet
deep, and productive of the staples both
north and south. But it is hard to Gull
tivate, and therefore, some emigrants
despair, Thirty-ave miles or so away
from the railroad land is cheap, and if
an emigrant has money enough to buy a
piece, station himself upon it and work
hard, he will soon come out master. But
the man who goes thither sould have his
one thousand dollars when his foot il
finally planted upon the suited spot. II
he has one thousand dollars, IL
industrious and sober, he viii
be independent in five years. Blu
there are too many poor people there
now. Texas does not want absolutely
poor people. 81 would not advise poo
people, who have only money enough TO
transportation" said he, "tO 60 t.
northern Texas, fertile and promising a
| the country is" There are no charitabl
abodes for the sick and unfortunate: tn
emigrant should not 60 into that stat
unless he can maintain himself until
foothold is established. Nor should an.
man who drinks go to Texas. Whisk
will not 10 there. Bullets are plenty fo
all but the sober, and if a nan keep
sober Texas is as safe a place for him a
Philadelphia. eff you cannot live with
ont whisky you. had better not set you
foot ON Texas SOIL" said the bishol
The kind of men to go to Texas are tn
sober, horny. handed ones, with a littl
capital. Tradesmen with a thousan
dollars can locate at Sherman, Fol
Worth and especially Weatherfort
further west, and start up successful,
but no shop clerks with fine apparel an
Immaculate choker are needed. 1t
amazing what interest the people no.
there take in religion. They are keei
acute and remarkably good judges of
sermon, NJ that %clergymen with empt
heads and cold hearts will soon find ths
they are in the wrong place. III
bishop concluded by advising all WI
desire to emigrate to zee that they e
trustworthy information of land and
land titles. No nan should 90 to Tex
until he has counted the cost.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
Top-Dressing Meadows.

Heavy crops of grass, taken from the
soil year after year, draw largely on its
fertility, and if no recompense is made
in the shape of topdressing ~(unless over
flow or irrigation is bad), the quantity,
as well as quality, fails. This is why u
meadows so often need ~re-seeding, and
appear exhausted. The grass roots, by
not having assimilative food, are en-
feebled, and finally driven to yield their
places to less valuable or more hardy
varieties, weeds or bushes. When this
stage is reached, the only resource left is
breaking, cultivating and re-seeding.
Top-dressing would naturally only in
duce greater luxuriance and abundance
of weeds. The grasses, to induce per-
manence, should have had the sustaining
influence of manure from the first seed
ing, and thus, instead of yielding to
inferior vegetation, they would have
held their own, or increased in vigor for
n greater number of years, although a
heavy crop is annually taken therefrom.
The accumulating and preparing OF
compost and manure is in order at all
times on the farm. In warm weather
decomposition takes place more readily
than in cold, so that il is better to make
up the compost heapfor this top-dressing
in spring or early summer, although, a
stated above, it is in order at any season.
Everything available and convertible
should be appropriated to the compost
heap-muck, sods from waste places OF
the farm, ETC., mixed with stable or yart
manure, heaped, in moderate weather
soon heat, and the whole becomes leaven
ed. Where animal MANURE is wanting
muck or sods, with a sprinkling of lime
throughout the heap, with the addition
of a little salt and ashes, will make
good dressing; the rains, or, in their alb
sence, a thorough watering of the heap
will supply moisture, ~ that in a shor
time the whole will become decided.
warm, when it should be o%verhauled
mixing it quite thoroughly, and fining
to the greatest possible extent. Farmer
) generally do not attach sufficient import
; tnce to fning and equal distribution q
? compost and farm manures, on and i
2 the soil. Usually, where the compost
A made us rs above, n overhauling wi
suffice to fully decompose the mass, $
, that, if the weather is warm, it will do I
r apply in a few weeks time to the gras
S II the compost heap is made up
s coarser material, more time will be r
: quired, and also it may he necessary
r turn and work it more. in order to sut
!. GENTLY fine it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12

Catarrh is very common during tho
fall, winter, and spring. 1t will be
found, on close observation, to be rarely
absent in any flock. In u dry climate,
subject, however, to sudden changes OF
temperature, catarrh or cold is mostly
due to exposure to damp in open yards,
or to too high a temperature in sheds or
pens, rather than to exposure in the open
fields. Flocks that are more carefully
tended and housed than usual are found
to be more subject to it than Others. or
two focks equally we'll fed, but n OF
which is carefully shut up and pro-
tected CD from every draught OF fresh
air, and another whose bed is the snow
in an open, airy, dry yard. it will be the
first that will be troubled with cough and
discharge from the nose, while the latter
will be free from it. Fresh air, ample
ventilation in partly open sheds, dry yards,
and clean, dry bedding, and protection
from chilling rain storms in winter, with
whatever protection may be needed m
mediately after shearing, should the
weather be cold and rainy, will generally
be amply sufficient to prevent any trou-
BILE from this complaint, Chasing by
dogs. and consequent ~Overheating and
overdriving, are certain causes, and
these should be carefully avoided. The
Judgment of the shepherd should be
exercised in exceptional cases, acting
always under the general rule that
dry cold is rarely hurtful to sheep,
while they suffer from wet or damp cold;
and that a moist, warm, steamy, close
atmosphere, especially when confined in
stables, will inevitably produce cold or
catarrh, which, if not at once remedied,
will result in serious disorders of the
lungs. This disease consists of inflam
nation of the lining membrane of the
throat, windpipe, nostrils, and the sim
uses of the head. 1t produced an in
crease of the secretion of mucous, and
consequent irritation and coughing.
When long continued the cough becomes
dry and deep seated, showing that the
lungs are involved.
The treatment consists in removal of
the causes, good nursing, administering
slightly warm mucilaginous drinks, as
oatmeal Cruel or linseed tea, along with
a gentle stimulant, such as half a tea
spool of ground ginger. The antiseptic
effect of a small quantity of clean pine
tar rubbed upon the sleeps nose, some
which the animal will lick off and swal
low, will be beneficial. If there ii
fever, and the nose is dry and hot, the
following may be given: EPSON salts
half an ounce; saltpetrc, one drachm
ground ginger, one drachm. This shoulc
be mixed with molasses and placed OF
the back part of the tongue with a long
narrow-bladed wooden knife or spatula
The animals head should be held VI
until the whole is swallowed in repeated
small quantities; or the dose may b.
mixed with thin Cruel and administered
by means of a small horn.-Canad,
Globe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12

the Gulch, ever 20 low down, and drag
ring Jael into 4 safe place with her
BARN.
She fell down afore me, hugging my
lees and kissed my feet: and then
she started up and began staring. up
and down, ending by seeing, just above
us, old Hez clinging there still, with
his sound arm rammed into the bush
and his body swept out by a fierce
| stream.
The next moment she had seized me
by the arm, and was printing at him, and
she gave a wild kind Of shrek.
"Save him!-save him!" she shricked
in my esr. ,
What, Hez? Save Hez to come be-
tween as once more? Save her husband
the man I hated, and would gladly see
def Oh, l couldn't do it, and my looks
showed it, she reading me like a book the
while. No, he might drown-he was
drowned-must be. No; just then he
moved. But, nonsense! / wasn't going to
risk my life for his, and cut my own
throat as to the futur'.
She went. down on her knees to me,
though, printing again at where Hez still
foated; and the old feeling of love for
her was stronger on me than ever.
"You're asking me to die for you,
Jaelg' / shouted in her Pal.
"Saye him-save Hep she cried.
eyes, a him!" / groancd to my
self. bring him back to the happiness
that might be mine. But she loves him
loves him; and l must"
gave one glance at her-as thought
my iast-and / couldn't help it. If she
had asked me dumbly, as she did, to do
something ten times al wild, | should
have done it; and, with a run, | got well
up above Hez before l jumped in once
more, to have the same fight with the
waters till / was swept down to the bush
where he was.
I'd got my knife in my teeth to cut
the bush away and let him free; but as
! was swept against it my weight tore 1t
away, and Hez and | went down the
together, him so done up that he
lay helpless on the water.
Something seemed to tell me to finish
him of. A minute under water would
have done it: but Jael's face was before
me, and at last l got to the other side,
with her climbing along beside us, and
it hadn't been for the hand she stretch
ed down to me, ! should never have
crawled out with old Hell was that
done.
AS I dropped down painting on the
rock, Jael came to my side, leaned over
me and kissed me, and l turned away,
for the next moment she was trying hard
and bringing her husband to, and | was
beginning to feel ono more that l had
been a fool.
l amt much more to tell, only that
the food went down most as quick as it
had come up, and Hez got all right
again, and did well. They wanted
muchiy to be friends, bat l KEEP away.
l felt as I'd been a fool to save him, and
l was kinder 'shamed like of it, 20 | took
off TO Frisco, where, after cumming
I took to going voyages to Pam
anna and back, and the sea seemed to
suit me like, and there | stuck to it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
Non-Recoil of Cannon.

A new protected non-recoil system of
gunnery for standing guns has been
proposed by Herr KruPp, the German
1t has only been tried with
light guns, but the success attained is
considered by the inventor to warrant
great expectations. The object is the
complete protection of the gun detach-
ment and the gun itself, except at the
muzzle. 1t is also supposed to insure
accuracy of aim for a continuous series
Of rounds. The general idea is that the
gun shall pivot at the muzzle in q ball
snd-socket joint fixed into the armor Of
a casemate, entirely inclosing the port
and preventing recoil. The principle of
laying the gun is similar to that brought
to great perfection by Captain Watkin,
whereby the guns are elevated and di-
rected in accordance with instructions
given by telegraph from the lookout.
Krupp considers that this invention
seals the doom of the muzzle-loader
but serious consequences may be antici-
pated from Interruptions or errors in
the communications, and a great deal OF
strength will be required in a casemate
to hold say one of the 38-ton guns when
launching a projectile having an energy
of $4,000 foot tons. At the same time
it would not be prudent to condemn OF
disregard anything brought forward BY
| gunners or engineers of such ability Al
those of Germany. One advantage
claimed for the idea is that the gun i
retained after each discharge in exactly
the position in which it was placed be
fore being fired; consequently, the piec'
having once been accurately pointed
any number Of rounds may he firet
without relaying it. During some ex
periments made last year with = small
| held-piece fitted in This manner, it i
stated that sixty rounds were fired il
fifteen minutes, all the projectiles strik
ing q tar ct ten feet high and seven fee
broad, placed 1900 yards from the gun
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
The House hold.

ACIDITY OF THE SToMACH.-This can
be corrected by using alkalies. Borax is
good, if used properly; use a small pinch
several times a day; too much might
aus nausea.
To PRESERVE APpLEs.-Put in boxes
or barrels elevated from the cellar floor,
with a layer of dry saw dust at the bot
tom of each box or barrel; then a layer
of apples, placed out of contact with
each other, then a layer of sawdust, and
So on till all are full. Sound apples pack
ed in this manner will remain fresh a
long time.
CHRISTMAS MINCEMEAT.-use 3 lbs.
of rib beef, 3 lbs. of apples, l lb. of fresh
beef suet 2 lbs. of ~raisins, stoned, l ID.
whole, 2! lbs of currants, J a ID. of mix
ed candied peel, the grated rind of 3
fresh lemons, the juice OF demons, = HIS.
Of supar, 2 nutmegs, dessertspoonful OF
mace, l of cinnamon, l of allspice, OF
ginger, l of salt, a fruit syrup, and a
pint of golden syrup boiled in 2 quarts
of csder until reduced one-fourth, and
then poured wei the whole. OF course
the ingredients are separately prepared,
and aftetward mixed.
CHICKEN PIE.-Cut up a large chick
en-; if it is tough, parboil it. Place your
crust in a deep, well buttered pudding
dish, then a layer of chicken; pepper it
chop up . or 3 hard boiled eggs, and
spread wei the chicken, then more pork
chicken and egg, until the chicken anc
J pould of pork are used up; pour in
enough of the water it was parboiied il
to make a gravy; cover with a crust; or
nament it a little; bake an hour, o.
longer if the pie is large.
OYSTER SAUCE.-Parboil the oyster,
in their own liquor, beard them and re
serve all the liquor. Melt a piece of but
ter in a saucepan, add a little -four, tn
oyster liquor, and enough milk to max
as much sauce ~ is wanted. Put in
blade of mace and a bay leaf tied togeth
cr, pepper and salt to taste, add the leas
bit of cayenne. Let the sauce boil, adj
the oysters, and as 0 as they are quit
! hot remove the mace and bay leaf, sti
!, in a few drops of lemon juice and serve
. PRIMES STEwED.-Use one pound q
, prunes, and wash we'll; boil in two quart
, of water until the water boils down owe
one-half; they should simmer slowly a
hour or longer; use four tablespoonful
, of white sugar or more, and cut in slice
, one large lemon; put the sugar, prune
8 lemon and cold water all on to cook q
the same time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
WHEN TIN GRASS SHALL COVER

When the grass shall cover ME.
Head 10 foot, where m, lying;
When not any wind that blows,
summer blooms nor winter SHOWS,
Shall wake me to your sighingi
Close above me as you pass,
You will say, "How kind she was,
You will say,, How true she was,'
When the grads grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me-,
Holden closato Earth's warm bosomi
While I laugh, or weep, or sing
Nevermore for any thing;
You win find In blade and BLOSSOM,
Sweet, small voices, odorous,
Tender pleaders in my cause,
That shall speak me as l was
When the grass grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me!
All, beloved, In my sorrow
Very patient, / a wait
Knowing that or 0 o OF late,
There will dawn . clearer morrow;
When your heart will moan, ALAS!
Now I know nov true she u
Now ! know how dear she vas
When the grass grows over me.
Songs Of Three Centuries.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-12
Comfort For Cows.

Probably there is not a farmer or a
dairyman in the country who would dis
pute or question the proposition that a
COW will secrete more and better milk
when she is kept in comfort than when
she is worried or suffering. Yet how
many cows may be seen in summer roam
ing over the dry and brown pastures,
under a burning sun, trying to fill them
selve with the scorched and scanty grass!
And when the rains and frosts of
autumn come, the same COWS may be
seen huddled up disconsolately with their
backs to the storm.
We have seen men who p%urposely
stripped their fields bare of trees, lest
their cows should spend time lying in
the shade, instead of feeding! They inn
agined that all the time consumed in
lying in the shade, chewing the cud and
taking comfort. was lost, and by 50 much
decreased the flow of milk. They would
have a COW always on her feet eating,
making the one meal last from daylight
to dark; and we presume they blamed
the cows if they did not continue to eat
by moonlight! 1t did not seem to occur
TO them that all animal life was govern
ed by the same laws. and that a COW is
as much better off rs a man is to get :" a
square meal" as 300 as it can be prop
erly masticated, and then have time to
digest it. Furthermore, the COW is fitted
by nature to store away a meal and then
| leisurely chew the cud while it digests
and assimilates. A cow that cannot fill
her first stomach in a short time and
then enjoy her comfort in the shade fol-
a few hours while the digestive process
goes on, is not doing well. The grass is
too short O r sparse, or there is some
trouble with her mouth that binders heI
eating rs she should. Give a healthy
COW plenty of feed and shade in hot
weather, then leave her to follow heI
own inc~linations, and there need be nc
fear that the best possible results will NOT
be realized.
1t is gratifying to know that a more
enlightened philosophy is gaining greund
among our dairymen, and the gratifica
ton is not at all diminished by the fac,
that there is money in it. Ii pays t.
study the comfort Of the cow in all sea
sons and under all circumstances. Sh.
needs shelter from the scorching a y Of
the sun and from the p~itiless cold of tn,
blast. We have now reached the season
Of the year when protection from colo
rains and frosty nights should be pro
vided by the dairyman. A wise mar
will not delay nor begrudge the cost. i
will all come back to him in a better con
dition Of his animal and a saving O
feed, for if warmth is not secured b,
shutting out cold, it must be supplied By
an increased amount Of food. Negleci