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EEThe cost Of sites and school
houses in this county during the past
year was S6,1S1 II.
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"a. For your Dress Goods of all kinds
go to
MORRIS & ARMSTRoNG'S.
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[From the steubenville Gazette.

Judge Okey was the only candidate
On the State ticket who received ma
jority of all the votes cast, yet Bishop
received the most votes The trouble
with Bishop was that he had one more
candidate to contend against
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EEBonds were quoted in the New
York market at the close on the 26th
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Eg5Ihe enzmeration ii This county
of unnarrisd youth between the ages Of
9 spd = years shovs 1893 rhits ind
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EwPot Flowers of all kinds for sale
at Mrs. WAYS. ~--e----ss----a--~
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Lots number one and south half Of lot
forty.six, and lots ffty.one, ffty.two, fifty.
seven fifty. nine and sixty, all in Sardis, and
number three in section thirty. three. town.
ship one and range three, containing about
forty.two acres more OF less; al o the north
east quarter of the southwest quarter of
section twenty ono, township two of range
four containing thirty nine acres more or
less, as the property of John N. Goodwin;
and lot number ten in section twsuty.ssven,
township one Of range three containing one
hundred acres more or less; also, lots nine
and ten in section thirtythree township one
and range three, containing one hundred and
sixty two aeres moro or less; also, lots fifty
seven and ffty.eig in the town Of sardis as
the property of Philip Pool,
Appraised as follows:
I. A. No I in yordiu ~
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~ The Russians ARE bouncing the
Turks at lively rate.
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EEIf you want first class Wheeler
and Wilson Improved Sewing Machine
that sells in this mafketfor $50, 90 to
MORRIS & ARMSTRONG'S and get
it for $33 33 La. SEsl1z,
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H Gold 81 O14.

EyMr. S. L. MOONEY and wife are
the East.
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cyT Treasurer MoRRIs is now ready
to receive taxes at big office in Woods
hsl4 NAlQ NEHJ III
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f1zYhe, recsipts of fthe Sc Cleirsyille
Naffow Gauge II R. amount to from
20 % asC esr1dAk =
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eEIt is estimated that the tobacco
crop, this year, in this county will be
about three .fourths as large as that. Of
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w TCHES.
Rich JeWelry,

TABLE -GUrLERi.. BRoNz
ever brought to Wheeling. Prices alway
PARKER" and "REMfNGT0N'' Bi
offer at low prices; Single Barrsl Guns .
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05
WHO MADE THE PROPOSAL?

DR.. Gibson, having made an unprofes-
sional visit to Mrs. Kellicott, walked down
to the gate with her daughter MatSy.
Matty was twenty years old, and the
Doctor was thirty. Her eyes were brown,
and his were gray. She ''had M pink
calico dress and a white muslin apron; he
wore clean, ~cool-looking linen clothes, and
a wide panama hat.
The gentleman admired the lady's flow
ers very much, especially the white roses
one of which, by the way, she had tucked
under her ear. She inquired with consid-
cradle show of interest about the Ruggles
children, who had the measles. He told
her gravely about Tommy and Ben, Alice
and Kit; and, when he had finished, a 81
lence fell upon them.
Matty was leaning on the gate, looking
down the village street. She thought how
funny it was for Mr.. Scott to painthis new
house pea-green with lavender trimmings,
and was about to Say so to DR.. Gibson,
when he stopped her:
He said the very last thing she would
have expected to hear. He said:
sMatty, 1 love you, and want you to
marry me ]"
The very look in the bright, brown eyes
would lave told him, without a single
spoken word, how thoroughly unlocked
for such a proposal had been. She had
never, in all the years she had known DR..
Gibson, thought for d moment Of the pos
sibility Of his loving her. She was very
sorry, she told him, but she didn't love
him one bit, at least in that way. But the
Tears came into her eyes as .she saw the
quiet face grow q trile pale.
II hardly believed you did care for me-
he went on after a pause. 'But [ hoped
YOU might yet learn to do it."
''But-but--"s said Matty, with embar-
rassment, ST thought every one knew [
was engaged to my cousin Tom"
"Your cousin TOMB echoed the Doc
tor. 1t was impossible to mistake the ex-
preston which passed over his face. 1t
was not merely personal regret at the fact
she announced, but an impartial disap-
prevail OF the match.
He made no comment, however, but di-
rectly said:
.sMatty. [ shall never get over this-I
mean that [ shall always love you, and, if
you need a friend Or protector, or-or any
one, you'll come to me, won't you?''
She promised, and held out her hand to
him. He shook it warmly, and said "God
bless you!' and left her hurriedly.
Matty, still leaning on the wooden gate,
watched the retiring figure out of sight.
she was very quiet all day, and in the even
ing p%ropounded this absurd question:
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NRANGE AGENCY.
OPPOSITE TIE CoURr HOUSE ON AUGUSTA ST.
GREAT EXCITEMENT!
b CRASH IN PRICES HAS AT LAST
COME,
AND RELIEF NOW AT HAND FOR THE
FARMERS.
l now desire to c6er at very gr eatly re-
duced prices for CASH a full stock of GROCE-
RIRS: Consisting of
| COFFEE. SUGAR, MOLASsEs, TEAS, &c.,
Also, TOBACCO and CIGARS.
I am also prepared to furnish all kinds of
Farming Implements, Machines, &C., at the
lowest possible Cash prices.
LIME have on hand and for sale, in any
quantities, a FIRST-CLASS LIME, made at the
old Gibson Kiln, near Fishersville. Rates low.
l will ship produce at all times in the inter-
est of the Farmers.
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
[ desire to make my business g success. and
would ask that the Patrons and Farmers uouJS
give NE o trial before trading elsewhere. Nv
object is to make quick snles and short profits,
that my prices may be in keeping with the
times. My purpose is not competition; but to
establish a bushes on a solid basis in the in
terest of the Patrons of Husbandry. Correspon.
dence solicited.
Patrons and Farmers call and see me.
an7-tf W. NJ. DINKLE.
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Poetry.
TIE NOON OF LIFE.
BY SCOTT.

Stay one moment, ere you leave me-:
Having left me, time will show
You were thoughtleSs to deceive me;
was mad to love you so.
Though you say our lives must sever,
Though I tel of broken ties,
You will hold me bound forever
By your everlasting eyes.
You will find, ssformosa cara"
IfyouN tax the pains to try,
Many a better man and far q
Richer lover-lord than 1.
Though the past you try to smother,
Saying truly we must part,
Dearest, you may find another,
But never such a faithful, heart.
Life may be a dark December
Through the long approaching years.;
When your folly I remember,
My sad eyes may fill with tears.
You may drown my heart in sorrow,
When my fancy signs your name;
Break another heart to morrow,
shall ever be the same.
When I dream of love Mistaken.
When the evening lamp is lit;
When I feel 1 am forsaken,
When disc consulate l sit;
When the spring comes-then you met me
Imay think it sad to live;
Your reproach is to forget me;
NV revenge is to forgive.
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A New Anecdote Of Stonewall jackson, by
CONGRESSMAN Faulkner.

Congressman Faulkner. of West Va ,
who served as Adjutant General for Stone
wall Jackson, contributes this anecdote OF
his old commander
Twas in Lewis county in June, 1875, upon
a visitto State Institution, the Lunas
tic Asylum, the only occsiOn on which L
was ever in that county, when heard an
anecdote of his early life, which in my judg-
ment does him an honor as great as II one
Of his most brilliant victories. He was
an orphan without father OF mother, and
very poor. 1t occurred to some OF his
friends that they would give him employ
ment by comforting upon him the office OF
constable. The county court chimed in
with the friendly proposal, and at the age
of sixteen, Thomas J.. Jackson was q con-
stable of the county Of Lewis, with his I'M
| Gle Cummings Jackson as his security
| The first execution that came into his
hands,, was against q widow woman living
some twelve miles from the courthouse.
who was supposed to be possessed OF some
cattle. Jackson summoned Charlie Post,
from whom I derived this part of the an
ecdote, to accompany him and assist him
in driving away the cattle which he pro-
posed to levy upon. When he arrived
there, he found that the old woman had
but one cow, the principal means of her
support.-SO soon as he assertained this
fact, he turned to his companion and said,
s'Charlie I will not levy this execution up
on that poor woman's COW as poor as I
am, I would rather work night and day,
and pay the debt myself" Upon that he
left there, and stated the facts TO his un>
Gle, his security on his official bond. He
listened to his narrative, and then said,
"Tom, [ see you were never born to be a
constable, my boy resign your office at
once, and | will pay the execution" 1
don't know how this simple anecdote
which [ derived from the man who was
present, and acting with him in the trans
action, may affect others but in my opin-
ion, it was sufficient to show that Jackson,
even at that early period Of his uneduca-
ted life, possessed all the elements of a no~
BILE nature such as gave that promise, which
favored by future circumstances, was de-
stined to make a man of him in this world.
EVERY man takes care that his neigh
Dor shall not cheat him. But a day comes
when he begins to care that he does not
cheat his neighhor. Then all goes well.
He has changed his market cart into a
chariot of the Sun.-EmeTson.
FARM AND FIREIDE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

Being an average of eighty-six years and
two months each, and the aggregate excess
of the s'time honored thirteen'7 over four
score is just eight years. No deliberatiye
assembly Of equal magnitude was eyer
more remarkable for the virtue, tempe-
ance, and longevity OF its members, than
the Il which declared the American
colonies free and independent.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05
Empire Saloon,
AUGUSTA STREET.

"a OllOII1l1s
Opposite Court House yard.)
The best brands of New England and
Jamaica Rum; Holland and American Gins
Irish, Bourbon and Augusta Whlskey; SUI
perior Wines; French. Apple and Peach
Brandy; Ale, Beer and Porter; Tobacco,
and Cigars can always be found at this.
saloon.
Give me a call, and I premise entire
satisfaction.
oct-6-1y. EDWARD WHITE,
GEND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS TO G. P.
RoWEI,L L CO., New York, for Pamphlet of
100 pages, containing lists Of 3, 1000 Newspapers.
and estimates showing cost of advertising.
HATS, HATS, HATS, HATS, HATS GO
K u to G. L. WELLER'S and make your pura.
chase there. Price very low.
nov3,tl7april
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GREATNESS stands on a precipice, and
if prosperity carry q man never so little
him to pieces.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

VULGAR WoRDs.-A distinguished au.
thor says II resolved, when I was a child
never to use a word which | could not pro-
nounce before my mother without offend
ing her." He kept his resolution, and be-
came a pure-minded, noble, honored gen.
tleman. His rule aud example are worthy
of imitation Boys readily learn a class of
low, vulgar words and expressions, which
are never heard in respectable circles. The
utmost care on the part of parents will
scarcely prevent it. OF course. we can not
think Of girls being so much exposed to
the peril. We cannot imagine a decent
girl using words she would not give utter
ance to before her father or mother. Such
vulgarity is thought by some boys to be
smart" the next thing to swearing"
and yet, s'not so wicked" But it is a hab-
it which leads to profanity, and fills the
mimi with evil thoughts. 1t vulgarizes
and degrades the soul and prepares the
way for many of, the gross and fearful sins
which now corrupt society. Young reads
er! keep your mouth free from all impur-
ity, and your tongue from evil, :" for"out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

Perhaps it is as well for all of us that we
should live mostly on the surfaces of
things, and should play with life, to avoid
taking it too Neutrality-suspicious..
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9be stanntOu giaoifatar.
snYERTISINGkATE

III Il
Advertisements inserted at the rate OF o.
Dollar per square of eight lines Of Brewer for
the first, and so cents for each suosequet N
sertion.
a liberal deduction for advertisements Tor
three. six, or twelve months
Ng- Transient ad vertisements payable lNVA
RiABLY IN ADVANCE quarterly, semi-an
nual and yearly advertisements paysnie per
quarter.
Obituaries, announcements OF candidates sor
Office, communicationscalling upon, advocating
or opposingcandidates, and sll communication
or notices of personal or private characte1, 6
intendedor calculated to promoteany priv ate en-
terprise or interest, will be charged fcra as sdVer
tisements.
Mg- Special n notices 90 cents per line for eve
nv in sert ion.
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XXTM. PATRICK

EKTM. PATRICK,
ATTORNEY At Ia ".
STANTON, VA.
Will practice in all the courts of Augusta and
Circuit Court of adjoining counties.
~ Prompt attention paid to collecting.
Office in building with Fl. B. Niche
Sep ely.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

NONE but those who have loved can be
supposed to understand the oratory of the
eye, the mute eloquence of a look, OF the
conversational powers of the face. Loves
sweetest meanings are unspoken; the full
heart knows no rhetoric of words, and
resorts to the p%antomime of signs and
glances.-Bouee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

DRESTON A. BAYLOR.
ATTORNEY AT Law,
AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
STANTON, VA,
Practices in all the Courts Of Augusta and ad-
joining counties.
OFFIcE-The same formerly occu pied b. his
faith or, Col. Geo. Baylor, decd, on Augusta st.,
opposite the Courthouse. ap2l-ly#
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FARM AND FIRElDE.

CURE FOR CANCERs.-Mr. Thomas Ty-
rell, of Missouri, advertises that a cancer
upon his nose, which had been treated
without success by Dr.. Smith, of New Ha-
ven, and the ablest surgeons in the Wes-
tern country, had been curedin the follow
ing manner; He was recommended to
use strong potash, made of the ashes of
red oak bark, boiled down to the consist
ency of molasses, to cover the cancer with
it. in an hour afterwards to cover with a
plaster of tar which must be removed
after a few days, aud if any protuberances
remain in the wound, apply more potash
to them and the plaster again until they
shall disappear, after which heal the wound
with common salye. Cautery and the
knife had been previously used in vain.
This treatment effected a perfect and spec
dy cure.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

NAM. A. HUDSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STANTON, VA.
Will practice in all the Courts of Augusta.
and the Circuit Courts Of toe al >jning Caun-
ties. Prompt attention paid to C~ollec:lo Ii.
aHgIS ly
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WHAT IS DEATH?-What but a mere
circumstance in an endless existence, less
deplorable than Punishment to a far coun-
try, less than an unworthy deed, less than
the rupture of friendships ties, less than
the hour of physical distress, which you,
nv friend, nave often experienced Like
falling asleep ON a bed OF sand to awake in
a garden of roses, would be the natural de-
parture of the spirit from earth. Could
we truly live till childhood had ripened
into youth, and youth into manhood, and
manhood into old age, so that the spirit
could have the full benefit of a life on
earth, then would the body fall off like q
worn-out and useless garment; and the
soul, in the f%resh-born vigor of immortal
youth, would sail j%oyously into the atmos-
phere of Its higher and better home.-Mary
+. Darts.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05
EMMETT GUY
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Special attention paid to collecting.
Office opposite Court House, on New Court
House street. seD29-ly
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j. FaNp EFFIsGER. ROBERT CRAIG.
CHARLES GRATTAN.
EFFINGER, CRAIG & GRATTAN,
ATTORNEYS AT Law.
Courts. Augusta, Rockbridge and Rocking.
lam.
We give prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to us.
sep29 76-1y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

LONGEVITY OF OUR FoREFATHERs.-
No less than thirteen of the ffty-six signs
ers of the Declaration of American indie
pendence reached the age of eighty years
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05
~esn ASK the recovered dys-
AS.SsaTf#SEswyrr1VYeTVEA peptics, Bilious sufferers,
kST=sgS victims of fever and ague,
I Waas11%<4AT themercurial diseased pa
y A~ til Mt how they recovered

The cHeapes1, Rm2.est and Best Fanny .He@-
cine in Ire Wosl9.
For Dyspepsia, Constipation, Jaundlce, BILIOUS a.
tacks, Sick Headache, Collie, Depression Oh opifis,
Sour Stomach Heart Burn, &C., &c.
This unrivalled Southern Remedy WaIfanteG not
to contain a single particle of Mercury, OF any ihJu-
riOuS mineral substance. but Is
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

To KEEP CIDER SwEET.-Rack off 80
gallons sweet cider, put in one gill Of fine
salt and l pound of chalk. This will keep
it sweet for two years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

J.R. TUCKER, q. ST. GEO. TUCKER,
Licking ton, Va Staunton, Va.
TUCKER & TUCKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LA W,
STANTON VA,
Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and TIL
adjoining counties. Also, in the Court of Ap
peals of Va. ~ Will attend the Circuit
Courts of Rockbridge regularly. aug25-6m
TOHN Il. McCUE,
ATTORNEY At Ia ",
-STAUNTON. VA.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

This School will begin the next session on the
FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
~- Terms made known on application.
sep29stf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

BROKEN MINDED HORSES. Horses
thus afflicted are scarcely ever cured,
though the disease may be palliated by
judicious feeding. The disease should
consist Of much nutriment in little com
pass, therefore the oats should be increas-
ed and the hay diminlshed-water should
be given sparingly except at night. NASH
es consisting of equal parts of ground or
chopt oats and carrots should be occa-
sionally given. Exercise on a full stom'
ach is injurious.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

A TEST OF THR1FT.-"Wil you let me
have a few articles out Of your store Oh
credit ?" asked a new customer Of a
Quaker merchant.
swell, don't exactly know. When thee
resets thy fence in the spring. does thee set
it inside or outside of where it stood be-
fore 2"
"Why, / set it outside, and clean up the
row where it stood"
s'Does thee ? Well. thee shall have
credit in my store for any thing thee
wants."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-05

PRESERVING BACoN.-I observe it is
recommended to dust bacon with black
pepper before putting UP to smoke. We
rub the fleshy parts of our hams with red
pepper, salting-about a te~a-spoonful to
each ham, and for the last 20 years have
not found it necessary to use any more
care to keep our hams from flies that we
do our bread.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-16

MOOREs JUNCTION, \. y, MAY b
Since midnight last night the great fire
has spread so rapidly among the forests
and through brush lands that at this time
the entire country for hundred miles i.
enveloped in dense smoke.
Clinton Mills, yesterday 4 thriving
village, il now level with the ground, not
house being left standing. Fiftv-liy,
families are burned out oi house and
home, and the women and children were
found this morning huddlcd together, onl
oil the way Of the heat, about 4 mile west
OF Clinton Mills, in the woods. They
were provided with shelter and provi;
ions at Cherubusco, about three mile.
west. The scene is heartrending.
OTTAWA, May l5.-Brush fires have
broken ont simultaneously in Carleton,
Greenville, Prescott, Renirew and Ian.
ark counties. Much property is being
destroyed.
MONTREAL, May l5.-Heavy fires are
reported in the vicinity OF West Farm.
haur and number Of houses have beer
burned. The Stanstead and Chamblev
Railway bridge, near Granny, was con.
sumed. The smoke is so dense here that
lamps have to be lighted at 4 o'clock.
Upon both sides OF the Ogdcnsburg 4
Lake Champlain Railroad, between this
station and Cherubusco, the woods are on
IRE. At COunOns Corner, fire miles
from here, every house was burned las,
night. The fire has just broken ont in
astock pile three miles from Altoona, and
the whole place is in flames.
New York, May l5.-The forest fires
are raging along the Hudson in Northern
New York, and parts Of New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-16
The Court IIonsc nisnSicr

ROCKFORD, Ills, May l5.-The coro.
ners jury, after several meetings, in which
little evidence and that unimportant in
character was taken, to-day examined II.
i. Gay, architect Of the fallen Court
House, at great length. Gay testified
that Richardson hadcarried out the plans
and specifications carefully and accurate.
Iy. Subsequently the four Chicago archi.
tect5 we're examined. Willett testified
that the piers which gave way
were not piers in the proper
sense Of the term, and they
should be but the projections of common
wall. They should have been Of great
strength, and the accident would hardly
have happened. lie thought the bricks
were not Of tit quality, nor did it com.
ply with Gays specifications. The walls
were built smaller than the specifications
agreed on. He pressed the responsibility
on the technical Ignorance and incompe-
lency OF the loca! superintendent. Latham
and other architects Coincided in these
views.
Contractor Richardson gave figures
which showed that the support, as p!ann.
ed by Gay, seemed insufficient TO him,
and said that Supt. Latham had called the
architects attention to this. He did not
think Gay man Of sufficient expert
cnce for such Il job.
The architects under cross.examina.
tion refused to endorse Gays plan,
though they upheld him.