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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

To THE VOTERS OF AUGUSTA:
Fellow Misunderstanding to solicitations and
a general expectation that shall become can
didate for the Senate. announce myself rely
ing on that cordial support which the relation
assumed reasonably warrants.
Respectfully,
ABsALoM KOINER. :
City papers copy and send bill to this office.
To THE VOTERS OF BATH AND HIGHLAND
COUNTIES.
At the solicitation of numerous citizens of
Bath and Highland counties, / again announce
myself as candidateto represent said counties
in the next House of Delegates; subject, how
ever, to any regular convention that may be
held to nominate candidate to represent said
counties. To be brief, in reference to the grave
question that is now agitating cur country,
will just say that am in favor of a compro-
mise and the most rigid economy in all the de-
partments of our government.
Very Respectfully,
sepls-tde G. R. MCDANNALD.
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Babies are the Institutions and should be
guarded from attacks of Collie, Fiatuience, etc.
by DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price % cents per
bottle.
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The BEsT Cotton Yarn made in the U. S. is sold
by NEWTON, at $l.10 a bale.
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THEFTs.-The last Sunday night week a fms
horse belonging to Mr.. Harry Wheelbarger,
near Flint Hill, in this county, one and half
miles west of Mt. Sidney, was stolen from his
stable, and on last Tuesday, the horse came to
Mr.. Fultz's farm, near this place. and. was re-
covered by his owner. A fine bride belonging
to Mr.. Jno. A. Root, IN the same neighborhood,
on the Saturday night before the horse, was
slolen. Mr.. Root will pay liberal reward for
the recovery of his bridIe
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Liquor should not be taxed to pay in
terest on the public debt. Lands en-
HANGED by internal Improvements and
business advanced by those improve
ments should do that. But liquor should
be taxed to pay debts for which it is re-
sponsible, to wit; the cost of criminal
prosecutions, the support ofthe peniten-
tiary, paupers, and the detriment caused
by lebbyists.-If Indec.
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A TOUR WEsT.-Ex-Sherif Jno. Towberman
has arrived home from a two weeks trip to
Logan CO., ILL.,, where he has a brother living
In that county he also found Daniel Croft who
left Waynesboro, twenty-one years ago with
$500, and is now rich man. Mr.. VIM. Shower,
of the same county, also went from Augusta
twenty-one years Of age, with $1,000 which he
had made in few months mining in Califor-
MIA and died few weeks ago leaving a fortune
of 5000 600 YindicdtOr.
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ehon's" Degree Temple meets Tonight
Every member is expected to be present.
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1
We report advancing flour and grain mar
ket this week. Small products without mate
rial change.
There is no special change to note in financial
affairs, though the indications are that there
will be speedy revival in trade, and conse-
quently a more active demand for money
coupons closed at 80zs@Sl. Railroad securities
are dull; B. & Q. closed at Ito bid and lib asked
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ine Public Free Schools of the city opened
yesterday with large attendance Of pupils,
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..........Defendant,
Simeon NJ. NIiller

Pla1ntl0,
Simeon NJ. Miller, Defendant,
In Choncery.
The object OF this suit is to enforce vendors
lien to secure the payment of a debt of sIOO OO
due on Or before the Ist day of August 1877,
with interest thereon from the LIST day of Au-
instalment for purchase money of tract of
land containing sixty-nine acres, more or less
conveyed by deed of record in the Clerks office
con con N n. nj miller lie ~ mp O'i anu WIG ''An
The Defendant, Simeon NJ, Miller, not having
entered his appearance, and it appearing by
affidavit filed that he is q nonresident of this
State. it is ordered that he do appear here with
in one month after due publication of this no.
tice, and do what is necessary to protect his
]. N. RYAN, Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Staunton, August 25th, 1877,
H. COiner's Admir- VS.. ]. HI. COiner's
in the circuit court of AugustaoAn persons
parties, PPf and DeftS, in said suit or in any
wise interested therein and all creditors of said
j. III. Conner, decd, are hereby notified that in
pursuance of an order rendered in said cause
by said court on the 10th of july 1877, shall at
my office, in StauntOn, on
Friday, the 18th day of September, 1877,
proceed to take, state and settle the following
accounts, viz:
d. b. n. C. t. a. Of j. H. Conner, decd, and If nee
essary, of j. Webster Conner, former Admir-,
showing the balances in their hands.
End, OF the debts due from the estate of ]. II.
COiner and their priOrities.
3rd, OF the share of the widow, Mary Alkaline
Coiner, in the personal estate Of said decedent.
and whether the resduum of said estate after
payment of debts will suffice to pay her.
4th, OF the sum due from the widow to the
estate and to T. ]. S. Coiner respectively on &C.
count of the wheat crop of 1S74-75, and the use
and occupation of his land
At which time and place you are required to
attend. J. W. GREEN SMITH,
Commissioner in Chancery.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

XIIRGIN1A-1N VACATION.-In the Clerks
v office Circuit Court, Augusta county. Sep
TENDER 23rd, 1877:
James Henderson, Assignee of Philip Mil
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! SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-The Supreme
Court of Appeals Of Va. commenced its annual
session in this City on Monday last, all the
judges, except Judge Anderson, being present
viz: Judge Moncure, President; Judges Chris
tan, Staples and Burks. The following are the
proceedings up to this morning.
| MoNDAY-Boyce& Wright vs. McCaw, from
the Circuit Court of Clarke county. On motion
OF Appellees, Rule was awarded against Appel
iants to show cause why they should not be re-
quired to execute a new Appeal bond.
| TUEsDAY-Hanna VS.. Miller, Clark & Hall.
| from the Circuit Court of Augusta. The Appel
liant not appearing, rule was awarded to show
cause why the case should not be dismissed at
| next term.
| Jno. Fl. Crawford vs. Geo. I. Shower and ais
from the Circuit Court of Augusta. This case
was ably argued by Geo. NJ. Cochran for Appel
| liant and II. b. Niche for Appellee.
| WEDNEsDAY-The case of Crawford VS.. Shower
was continued and argued by Geo. NJ. Harrison
and Hon. A. H. H. Stuart for VIM. Crawford
and Judge Sheffey for Geo. T. Shower. To-day
Judge VIM. J. Robertson, of counsel for the APP
pellant, will conclude the argument.
| Jno. B. Speice, Esq, of Albemarie. qualified
| to practice in this Court.
Petition of Chas. T. Workman, executor of
! cree of the Chancery Court OF Richmond, in the
case ofFarrar VS.. Farrar's guardian, &C., refus-
ed by all the Judges.
Observation-Disclosures S.-An appeal was al
lowed on petition of VIM. Jordan from the de-
cree ofthe Circuit Court of Augusta, in the case
of Robert c. Eve trustee vs.Jordan. The follow
ing decisions were made public:
Cecil & Perry VS.. Hicks, from the Circuit
Court Of Tazewell county. Judgment of Court
below affirmed-opinion delivered by Judge
Moncure.
Simmerman VS.. Sanger & ais, from the Cir
| cult Court of Wythe county. Decree Of Court
below afiirmed-opinion delivered by Judge
Staples.
xzSnayely vs.. Pickle & ais, from the Circuit
Court of Sfny the county. Decree of Court be-
low reversed-opinion delivered by Judge
| BurlSs.
FR1DAY-Sitiington vs.. Kinney's admir- &C.,
| from Circuit Court of Highland county, partly
heard.
| SATURDAY-Sitlington VS.. Kinncy's admir-,
| &c, fully heard, and submitted.
Forrer VS.. Forrer's executors, &c, from Cir
cult Court of Augusta county, partly heard.
| M,NDAY-Court not in session.
|
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Stamping on Linen, Cotton and Flannel,
neatly and satisfactorily executed at Newton's
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ours W
Jas Bumgardner, ST.,
$ H Bell,
p 3 Young,
A NJ Taylor,
VIM III Gamble,
Jno w Wright,
A A Sproul.
Addison McCutchen,
w L Bumgardner,
Mike Cox,
w b PitZer,
VIM Steele,
NJ w ID Hogshead,
J w Buchanan,
r A McChesney,
Jos X Mallon,
Jno A Stuart,
J T Bear,
e J Wayland,
NJ r Coalter,
A Is Arthur,
G. w Sutton,
G Ed Crawford,
VIM Jordan,
John Paris,
| VIM T Rush,
Jno X Keiser,
Chas ] Bell,
Geo w Swo0pe,
Windle Sites,
] I Goodwin,
B A Karicofe.
VIM M Tate,
A G Henkel,
Geo K Coiner.
Jas w Patrick,
| G B Stuart,
Geo A Bruce,
] s Myers,
J b Taylor,
| lack McChes1ey, jr.,
Jcnthan kOiner.
A A Lamb.
| j 2 Kiilian,
Jno G Gay er,
S II Hilb,
w L Balthis,
Jno B Blackley,
! G Alexander,
| A g Woods,
III II Peck,
Jno w Todd,
| E w Hartman,
VIM Chapman,
Fl NJ McIlhany,
Frank Alexander,
Jno w Abby,
| G Creigh,
] Marshall McCue,
Geo r Bell,
w f Butler,
J r Thorn,
Chas w Snuff,
| G K Harper,
| Geo b Dunlap,
Jacob BOsSernan,
E r Crist.
& Julian Pratt,
VIM A Pratt,
Samuel McCune,
III M Dnid,
ID K Halves,
Jno NJ Hanger,
] S Wallace,
| G A Gulley,
Geo Harnsberger,
Geo I Gibson,
0 Gibson,
Asa Sutler,
A NJ Bowman
VIM Withrow, jr,
T A Bruce
NJ N Quarles,
W A Jones,
I H Antrim,
e p Wayland,
w A Donald,
J F Leonard,
w NJ Caldwell,
Jno r Coiner,
T J Yancey,
J B Roden,
J A Patterson,
A Zeigler.
A F Ross.
] W Ellison,
Geo w May.
Francis Stabler, Jr,
D A Kayser,
w l. Olivier,
F T Stribling,
W H Wsller,
Guy Cochran,
Geo r Wilson.
r w Hardy,
r Summerson,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-18

Carpets and Oil Cloth in great variety
from 25 cents to Sl.25 per yard, at NEWTON'S.
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FOR RENT.

nor HENT.-The upper portion of
IL building Cor. Main and New Sts., lover
DIVERS Book Store) containing rooms and 2
halls, also back yard and out-houses. Apply at
sep4-2t OLIVIERS BOOK STORE,
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!. respectfully,
Geo \ Hanger,
j NJ Stout,
I D Ranson,
Geo A Coyner,
S Paul,
j Alex Bumgardner.
c w Baylor.
DR. Jas + Tate.
Jas a Wilson,
Jno Waldrop,
w P Hoover,
DR. Massie L McCue,
+ r Bear,
Mcdaniel Ruff,
Jno Il Thomas,
Jno A DeSper,
Jno S McCofkie,
j NJ 2 Crawford,
W b Crawford,
David May,
Jas Heller,
J A Patterson,
w J Jones,
w p Rusniseli,
Thos ] Clarke,
W Il Gallaher,
r FL barrow,
Chas 81 Galiaher,
Jas A Collins,
w H Shields,
Meade L White,
= B Hoge,
G. d pearman,
J II Wayt,
Arlsta Hoge,
q F Eiicie,
NJ Young,
G Il Weller,
A NJ Simpson,
Jno b Hoge,
J Alex Waddell,
&C Wheat,
P B Sublett,
A NJ Henkel,
Jas Crowl,
NJ n Bradley,
i G Stout.
VIM A Burlett,
T J Crowder,
8 + Prison,
bf ? PilsOn,
Jno wilson,
A II Breckenridge.
j A Cochran,
G NJ Cochran,
? N Powell.
y D Tribbett,
Jas E Taylor,
g. Arnali,
3 F Eakle,
J q I.ickliter,
las + Byers,
Thos A Bledsoe,
" c Eskri'ige,
Henry A Walker,
Il M Guy.
A Z Kinney,
Jno NJ Hardy,
Jno D Trim Bile,
Howard Wilson,
j 4 Brown,
j II Liptrap,
j F Bell,
Geo A Wilson,
Thos S Splitter.
A McR Blain,
ID r Gabert,
VIM Ially,
W Z era wf'ord,
w P Hoover,
Jas Keys,
w IL Davis,
Jas w Dyke,
Jno Puffenbarger,
w 7 Fisher,
IL X Myers,
S G Brown,
w T Roberts,
Jacob Argenbright,
Ino D LaYell,
Thos Shumate,
F b Berkeley,
P II Trout,
Jno M Carroll,
Donald Allen,
w r Tyree,
A T Alderman,
G A Richardson,
Vim Crawford,
D e Strasburg.
! S Blair,
g r Mason,
@ e Hoge,
n z Catlett.
N NJ Warner,
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Ask Yourself these Questions.

Are you respondent sufferer from Sick
Headache, Habtual Costiveness, Palpitation of
the Heart? Have you Dizziness of the Head
IS your Nervous System depressed? Doesyour
Blood circulate badly? Have you a Cough?-
Low Splits? Coming up of the food after eat
ing? &C., &c. All of these and much more are
the direct results of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint
and Indigestion. GREENS AUGUST FLOWER is
now ack nowledged by all Druggists to be aposi.
tive cure. 100000 bottles were given away in
the u S. through Druggists to the people as
trial. Two doses will satisfy any person of its
wonderful quality in curing all forms of Indi-
gestion. Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regularsize
75.cents Sold positively by all first-class Drug
gists in the United States. For sale by DIR. N.
WAYT & BRO. and G. w. MAY & Co. seplS-eow
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M lark EFT.

and guarantee that you shall find no fault
with our prices,
Respectfully,
@. A. GLADKE.
We have a large stock of Ladies'. Misses and
Children's SHOES, all of the best makes
Very Cheap. sep11
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SALES OF LAND ADVERTISED IN THE
SPECTATOR"

The following memoranda of sales of tracts OF
land and houses and lots refer to sales, public
and private, advertised in the columns of this
paper, to which, for particulars, attention
is specially called:
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DEAFNESS relieved. No medicine. Book
free. GEO. ]. WOOD, Madison, Ind sep1S-1t
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27
COASTWISE STEAMSHIPS.
DACIFIC MAIL AND PANAM MA TRANSIT STEAMSHIP
il LINES,

For CALIFORNIA. JAPAN. CHINA, AUSTRALIA. NEW
ZEALAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OREGON. &C.
sailing from pier foot Of Canal St., North River.
For SAN FRANCISCO, via ISTHMUs or PANAMA.
Steamship CRESCENT CITY,. Saturday September %
tor Central America and South Pacific ports
From SAN FRANCISCO TO JAPAN AND CHINA,
Steamship AIASkA.......... OCTOBER III
From SAN FRANCISCO TO SANDWICH ISLANDS,
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND,
Steamship CITY OF SYDNEY. eduesday October 10
For freight and passage apply At company's Office.
q ing ,reeu York.
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Two FHILADELFHiA- W.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
THE OLD ESTABLISHED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA

Double track the mos: improved eauIpmsnt and sss.'
On end after July % 1877
Express Trains leave NewYor Dssbrossss and ooe
landt street ferries as foIowsoo ~
$780, 800 70 80 Limitedl 1880 A. NJ, !. T. 81 and
% 80 NJ sunday. "a. NJ. s. q, ana $3.50 r. n.
Returning ,.ains Leave Ph.dsipS,sss ssS ;o ss
an. .nS IS snu p H MlHanish On saDaa;
Ticket Offices and 944 Broadway, No Aster Heass
Brooklyn; Nos ia llG and lib Hudson q. a9oekea1
place. FRANK THOMSON. General MANAGER
l. L. FARMER, General Passenger Agent
WEST POINT OR NEwBURG DAILY tExCEPT
w Sundaysl.rRke regular Albany Line return by down
boat Round tickets excursion rates Soc Day Limo ad-
vertisement.
EXCURSIONS.
L,ISHiNG BANKS, SUNDAY, SEP EMBEK 30
u Ocean steamer Seth Low. leaving Harrison st. North
I s S. 10Th st s.. H. IS; pier sos
gents IS ladies' Soc AL G. FOSTER. Manager
MANHATTAN BEACH.
M The elegant steamer MARTIN. until further notice
win nd st., R. 40 IL 40 A. NJ 40 40, 10
NJ pier g n I, 40. 10 A NJ; IL NJ 2, 48 ?: n %,
st.. ~ r. lO:40A. NJ: IL 40. 240. 80 40 r. NJ pier
I. N. II. tBattery), IL A. NJ. 1. 3. s. 7P.M.
Connecting Vt Bay Ridge with cars for tho beach
Grafua's celebrated Seventh Regiment Band evory ~
tcrnoon and evening.
Strictly sacred Concerts sundsyA
MATCH RACE FOR sl,Ooo-BETWHEN YACHTS
WaItcr r. Davids aud Dare Devil, will take place in
New Rochelle barbor september n and % the
Only Son will accompany both landing ut Jewcrs
dock. Brooklyn ut halfpat Kent's Dock, Greonpoint
O'Clock. City Island 0l5, Neptune House dock, New l,o
chclle 1880 Fare for round trip 81 City Island &c.,
New Rochelle soc.
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MEN or BUSINESS
M WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR BUSINESS
ADVERTISE FOR 2OC. A LINE
FOR ALL NEW YORK TO READ
IN THE EVENING TELEGRAM. Two CENTS.
O'DONOvAN ROsSA IRISH WORLD OFFICE 263
JBroadway opposite City Hail. Cabin and storage
to Germany, England Ireland and Scotland Railroad
tickets 10 all parts
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-30
Attitudes in Sleep.

A writer says: "There are those who
believe that no man can sleep in salts
factory way unless the head of his bed is
turned to the north. Whether this rule APP
plies to women is doubtful, since the al
legged proneness of the sex to sleep in a
circular position renders it always difficult
to decide towards which point of the COM
pass the sleeping feminine's head actually
points,
It is said that in we'll regulated hospit-
ais the patients are laid with the head to
the north and the feet to the south, and
the doctors report that they recover fastest
in this position. The reason assigned is
that the electric currents flow from north
to south. The men don't seem to care,
but women have immense faith in ply
sicians, But the husband and fathers re-
port that the feminine form ever seeks the
curled up position. Even in chairs, when
alone, they take it. 1t is their natural and
favorite one. The fair sex argue in a
circle. Why, in cutting fabrics they as
sumo lines similar to their own rounded
forms!
Men take theirs straight. In bed they
stretch out full length to thoroughly rest
the frame. Women, however, adopt the
curve of the sleeping Venus, of Titan.
Again we must quote fathers and husbands.
who say women prefer everything round
from a dollar to founce, because their
own forms are charmingly rounded. They
love to sit on the floor in circles to talk.
Their favorite position in slumber is
slight curve. with both hands thrown over
their heads and frequently meeting in a
circle over their tiny night cap or pent up
s-decidedly a more bewitching way
than the half-circle of felinity.
Why this difference between man and
woman some conundrum propounder may
ask. The books don't tell, nor can the
fathers. It is developed from infancy.
Why, one might as well ask why woman
sits on the floor to put on her stocking,
while man sits in chair to draw on his
socks. We are not giving reasons, only,
facts.
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Purity Of Speech.

Nothing so strongly indicates the man OF
pure and wholesome thoughts as habitual
purity OF speech. By his conversation,
among his own kind, you may always &C
curateiy form an opinion as to the moral
worth of a man. 1t is there, where no re-
straint is supposed to be placed upon his
words, that you discover his true nature.
If he be given to looseness of discourse, or
his mind Wandefs to the discussion of sub
jects prescribed in mixed company or re-
spectacle society. you may justly mark him
as one with whom association is undeSira-
-ble
The individual whose mouth is ever full
OF indicate illusions, or whose tongue is
ever ready tripping to give a good round
oath, is by no means person to be coun-
ted as companion or valued as friend.
1t man reflects, after vomiting forth an
obscene expression or disgusting blasphe-
N.Y. he must feel his self-respect shocked,
if habitual profanity or obscenity have not
already destroyed it entirely. An observ-
ing person cannot fail to note, with feel
ings akin to horror, the prevalence of the
vice that we condemn among, not only
grown persons, but the youth in our thor
Oughfares and on our street corners, often
within the hearing Of the most sensitive
and refined females, sometimes even level
ed at the ears of young ladies and young
girls on their way to and from school and
other places. These cigar-smoking and
profane boys and adolescent youths acquire.
this habit from the pernicious example of
their elders, against whom the rigor Of the
law should, in all possible cases, be en-
forced.
Another of the causes, and most potent
cause, of the growth and extent Of this
evil, is the introduction in magazine arti-
cles or newspaper reports. of profanity, and
the careless habits of authors and actors
in stage plays, where they aim to give
strength or emphasis to their intrinsically
weak creations or conditions by coarse or
profane epithets, interjections or illusions.
These violations of decency and sense,
added to the polluting pictorials that are
shamelessly displayed and sold from every
news vender's shop or stall, are exerting an
influence on the thoughts and passions of
our yeople, young and old, whose conse-
quences are, in the highest degree, delete
rious to the growth of those qualities which
make good men and women in society, as
well as good citizens in civil life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-30

NEVER PLAY A PART.-Be what you
are, and do not be ashamed Of it. If
Heaven made you this, or that, or the
other, you are that and nothing else. You
are only a plain person; very well; it is
good to be plain person. At all events,
don't try to be stylish, nor pretend that
your uncle, the shoemaker, was an English
noble. You have no ''grand aspirations, -
no ''yearning after lofty things" so dom It
pretend that you have. Neither roll your
eyes nor quote poetry that you do not I'M
derstand. You can't play the piano; then
don't say you are tout of practice" Out
with your opinions. If you think thing
wrong. say so: don't wink at it because it
is fashionable. Take the common sense
God has given you and use it. Some silly
folks may smile, but you will meet with
some one, after awhile, who will appreciate
your truthfulness, and say. ''No humbug
there" and take you at your true value.
And if not, why you will respect yourself;
which humbug never does.
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Village Society in Winter.

First: AS to sewing clubs; the work
should be carefully restricted to such en-
broidery, etc., as cannot be done by wo-
men who earn their living by the needle.
The justice of this ought to be at once ap-
parent; but it is, as rule, overlooked.
We have known the plain sewing taken
from the sempstresses of a village, and
given to church clubs for the winter; the
consequence of which was, hungry women
window back of the pulpit.
Secondly: In reading clubs. let the time
for each reader be limited by infexible
rule. Ii this is not done, there will be
found in every club. at least one dogmatic,
selfish reader who will force his author and
his voice upon the club, until in disgust
and WEAKNESS the members fall off and the
experiment fails.
Thirdly: If we may trench upon most
delicate topic, we would suggest that in
merely social combinations, for the pur-
pose Of music, dancing OF conversation.
garded. There is DO despotism more mar
row or cruel than the aristocracy of vii
lage. New blood and new ideas would
generally revivify it; outside of the So
called ''good society," of such place which
has been fenced in for two or three genera
tions, is frequently found the larger pro-
portion of intelligence, culture and breadth
of thought.
Fourthly: The great want experienced by
cultivated men and women in a small village
is OF books, periodicals, etc., which, individ-
ually, they are not able to buy. There are
very few circulating libraries in American
towns of population less than ten thou
sand. This want can be obviated in
measure, by friendly combination be-
tween certain families or individuals, in
which each contributes given number of
books to common stock; these books are
loaned to the members in turn.
A more formal and much better way is
the formation of a book club, such.as were
common in England before the establish
ment of Nude, in which each member
pays at the beginning certain sum, with
which as many books are purchased as
there are members, each one choosing a
book; these pass in regular rotation from
hand to hand, remaining fortnight with
each reader; twenty books may thus be
read for the cost of one. When the books
have passed around the circle they are sold
to members for the benefit of the club.
Fines for detention or abuse of books also
keep up the funds. No officer is required
in this association but treasurer. Another
advantage in the plan is that books can be
bought by the quantity at lower rates
than singly. The same rule applies to SUBJ
scriptions for magazines, newspapers, etc.
''Honae and Society,"" Seri6mer for Dece1a-
Der.