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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

The present Democratic Congress can
find it consistent with its duty to the peo-
pie to vote $1,000, 900, most of it to be ex-
pended in cleaning out creeks in the Con-
gressional districts, but so cripples the de.
partments of government as to place in a
condition of substantial suspension the reg
lister letter and money-order sy stems OF
the Post-office Department for want of the
means necessary to their operation. To-day
there are over $500 postmasters who have
not their commissions, because there is no
money to pay for printing the blanks. The
register letter system is entirely suspended
at many OF the post-offices for the same
reason.
This is Democratic econom y and retrench-
ment.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

The indicator rests under the pleasant de-
fusion that "there will be Democratic U
:. senate in March, Democratic President
in 1880, and they must have Democratic
II euse to cooperate with them.'' In a pre-.
oeting paragraph OF the same article it says
"the chances are that the election (of Presi
DENT may be thrown into the House of Rep.
resentatives." How our contemporary can
reconcile the positive assumption In the first
quotation, with the apprehension expressed
in the latter, no one but modern Simon
pure Democrat can explain. That there
will be either Democratic President in
1880, or Democratic House in 1879. no one
who watches the current of events enter
tains fear. Whether, as the Vandicatoq
assumes, General Grant will be the Repub-
lican candidate, or not, the nomination of the
National Republican Convention will very
apt to be ratified by the People at the polls,
as the country has had as much as it can bear
OF Democratic control, in the awfnl records
made by the present Como ress.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

Nathan Matthews place at Newport, r.
l., has been sold at foreclosure sale for
$5S, 900. Its reputed cost was $125,00G. An
offer OF 1856, 900 was refused in 1876.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

VIRGINIA-IN VACATIoN-ln the Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court for Augusta County,
April 18th, 1873
Jos. P. Winston s. Co.,
against
E. G. Peyton and James S. Trotter, partners do
ing business as Peyton & Co.,
In DEBT.
The object of this suit is to recover of the De
PENDANTS 1929 Al, debt, with interest on 300 20
from November 3rd, 1876, on 500 20, from Noyem-
Der 18TH 1876, on 800 % from December 3rd 1876.
on 800 % from December 18th, 1876 and on 1928 IS
from December 28h 1876, till paid, and 50 IS char
ges of protest.
The Defendant, James s. Trotter, not having
entered his appearance, and it appearing 81 AFT
davit filed that he is not resident of this State
it is ordered that he do appear here wsthin on
do what is necessary to protect his interest.
Teste,
IN. RYAN, Clerk.
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River and Harbor Bill.

The passage of the River aad Harbor bill
in the Democratic House of Representa- tives,
by vote of lG6 ayes to &C noes, appropri-
ating s., 10000 to the improvement of riv-
ers, many of them confined 10 the districts
of the members voting for the bill, gives ev-
idence of the wide difference between the
democratic fathers'' and the modern
Democracy. Such proposition suggested
to the old Democratic party would have
aroused relentless Indignation, and the
resolutions of '9s- '99 would have been in
voked to shower curses upon the proposer
But modern Democracy cares very little
about the ''faith uf the fathers" if it inter-
feres with their designs upon the public ex-
cheqner, either national or State The dis
tinctive principles and canons of what was
the Democratic party, have all been practi-
cally swept away by the progressive and
mercenary spirit Of the modern organization
carrying the name. So radical has been its
departure from the original faith, that there
is not single tenet Of the old that is MAIN
tanned in its Integrity by the new. In fact,
when politicians seek to maintain cause BY
appealing to the memory and the merits of
the fathers we may safely conclude that
they are after some sinister and disreputa-
BILE object. The motives of ssthe fathers''
were exalted, no doubt, and their methods
were suited to the times in which they lived,
but as lily adapted to the circumstances and
dana n nj Il no OF oI, =
courier would be for the work of the
railroad and telegraph. With the excep-
ton of Mr.. Cabell, we believe all the Dem
Ocratic State Rights members from Virgin
la voted for the bill, which in most of the
items, are nothing but clear robbing of the
Treasury. We recognize the duty of the
government to aid In improving rivers and
harbors, but it does not come within its legit-
innate province to squander public revenues
upon every little creek that happens to run
through Congressional district. The bill
was so arranged as to buy up votes from
every section of the country by local appro-
priations, indicating the kind of adminis-
tration our Democratic friends would fur
nish the country had they control of all
the departments of government. This bill,
and the management of the doorkeeper's
place, do not give promise of exalted wis
dom on the part of the Democracy, nor cor
respond with the elevated morality that they
claim should direct legislation and official
action. 1t certainly is clear abandonment
OF the old State Rights doctrine, and if Mr..
Tucker, especially, voted for it (the vote has
not been published, that we have seem we
shall look with interest for his expla nation. |
The fact is, modern Democracy is a great
humbug, as the country is beginning to
painfully realize.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

Presi dent Orion, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, died in New York, on
the 22d, Of paralysis.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25
DubEic Sale of Valuable
l. Real and Personal Property

H.
l. Real and Personal Property.
We will offer for sale publicly, if not sold pri-
yateIy before that time, on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th. 1878,
the following valuable real and personal proper
ty: One undivided half Of Is acres of
POPLAR GROVE FARM,
1t has on it a coMFoRTABLE DWELLING
HOUSE, large Stable, and other outbuildings,
and large A YOUNG ORCHARD of select apples
mostly winter.
We will also offer Tor sale two parcels of wood
land adjoining the IS acre tract the one contain
ing acres and ten poles and the other Is acres,
roods and poles. -
We will sell WITHOUT RESERVE most all of our
Farming Implements anta Stock,
consisting of fine horses, some beef COWS and cat
tie, about 20 head o. Hogs, a Buggy, an excellent
Champion Combined Reaper, new and old wag-
ons new and old piows a lot OF harness, and 9TH
er farming utensils.
TERMS made known on day of sale.
J.C. S. MYERS,
apr 25-at JAKE MYERS, Agt.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

HIRGINIA-IN VACATION.
Y In the Clerks Office for the Circuit Court of
Augusta County, March Goth, 1878.
Thomas Calbreath and Zachariah F. Calbreath.
Plaintiffs,
AGAINST
Margaret J. Elmore, Martha B. Allison, Annie
Calbreath, William ] Calbreath, Henry Crist, D.
NJ Kerr, Admir- OF David Kerr, decd James F.
Patterson and A. B. Lightner, Sheriff, and as such
Admir- OF John Calbreath, decd, Defendants,
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to settle the fduciary
accounts OF Thomas Calbreath and Zachariah F.
Calbreath, as Executors of Thomas Calbreath. ST..
who died some years ago on his farm in Augusta
county, Va.
The Defendants, Margaret ]. Elmore, Martha
B. Allison, William j. CalbreaJh, not having en-
tered their appearance, and it appearing by afr
davit filed that they residents of this State
it is ordered that they do appear here within ONE
month after due publication of this notice. and
do what is necessary to protect Gneir interest.
Copy TeSte,
]. N. RYAN, Clerk.
VIM. ]. Nelson and Jno w Stout. p. q Smar a84t
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

fin ya3ta3sa3is not easily earned in these times
VIZ ~ <but it can be made in three months,
aA A A by any one of either sex, in any
W a q q part of the country who is willing
to work stesdily at the employ
ment that we furnish. $66 per
week in your own town. You need not be away
from home over night. You can give your whole
time, to the work, or only your spare moments.
we have agents who. are making over $40 per
day All who engage in it can make money fast
at the present time money can not be made so
easily and rapidly at any other business. 1t costs
nothing to try the business. Terms and SIS outfit
free. Address at once, H. HALLETT & Co.. Port
land. Maine. July 19-1y
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25
ON MONDAY, MAY 9Th. 1s7

to state an account showing the liens in the or
der of their priority binding the real estate of
said James s. Wright, and the fee simple and an
nual rental value OF said real estate, together
W1thany other matters deemed pertinent by me
or required by any of the parties be stated At
which time and place you required to attend
Given under my hand as Commissioner in Cham.
Gerry for the Circuit Court aforesaid.
INV G. M. HARRISON Cnmm,r
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-04-25

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, April 10, 1877.
Wrights creditors,
Wright.
To James Henderson and all other lien credi-
tors OF Jas s. Wright, TAKE NOTICE, that in pur-
Suance of a decree entered in the above STYLED
cause at the March term, 1878, of the Circuit
Court OF Augusta county. Will proceed at INV
Office in Staunton, Va,
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Staunton, April 10, 1873.
Calbreaths creditors
Calbreath and ais, b.
70 Alex. b. Fultz and all ather lien creditors OF
Aachar1ah +. Calbreath, TAKE NOTICE, that in
pursuance OF decree entered in the above styl-
ed cause at the March term, 1873, Of the Circuit
Staunton,
MONDAY, MAY 9Th, 1873,
to state an account showing all liens binding the
real estate OF said Calbreath in the order of Their
value of said real estate, together with any other
matters deemed pertinent by me required by
any OF the parties to be stated. At which time
and place you are requir ed to attend.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
Chancery for the Circuit Court aforesaid
apr INV G. NJ HARRISON, Com.
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NOTICE-U. s. Internal REEVE.
IN nue. Special Taxes,

JIM. RYAN, Clerk.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01
Experiment with Sanford Corn.

Rev. Jos. Boardman, of North Crafts
bury writes us as follows 81 have to-day
weighed my dly stalks and ears of Sanford
corn to estimate the dry weight of crop
Two bundles of stalks, with the ears on, Just
as cut, have been standing five months in
the attic over my study, with a ventlator in
the study ceiling opening upon them, so they
are thoroughly dry. One bundle shrank Just
80 per cent. and the other 53l per cent
"The corn left for seed was in two small
patches, one measuring l-l20 of an acre, the
other l-26S of an acre. The product from
the first of these weighed, October 9th,
after having been housed six weeks, 203 J
lbs, or l21 tons to the acre. The sample of
this mentioned above) shrank just 80 per
cent. in drying five months, making 81 tons
of thoroughly dry feed per acre, stalks and
ears together. The product of the smaller
piece weighed 1l9t lbs, or only 40 lbs, less
than 10 tons to the acre, and the test bundles
shrank in drying 53l per cent"
We thank Mr. Boardman for these valuable
notes, and could wish that more of our min
listers would seek their recreation in the same
way. 1t would benefit their health and
much increase their usefulness and influence
in all rural parishes. The old farmers might
laugh a little at them, at first; but they
would soon find out that the parson could
beat them at their own trade, and respect
him accordinplY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01
Scalding the Milk.

Every housewife who practices scalding
her milk before setting it aside for the
cream to rise is aware that her churning is
small job, A few hrts of the dasher
bring the butter. What rational explana-
ton of the fact can be given We have
been studying over the circumstances in
our mind, and have come, Professionally, to
the conclusion that by heating the milk the
butter-globules become 50 fluid that they run
together This joining of the butter-globules
is what is effected by the action of churning.
Now if we secure this result by heating,
then the butter is d" come" before the cream
is skinned, and the work of the churn is
simply the work of gathering" it, We
say this is our provisional opinion. As
we have no microscope we have not been
able to examine the scalded milk to see
what condition the butter-globules of it are
really in. We throw out the idea, hoping
that any of our readers who possess mi
croscope of sufficient power will put it to
the test of actual observation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01
Cotton Seed Meal for Cows.

IL. NJ. Smith, in the Maine Farmer, says
% consider cotton seed meal one of the best
feeds for mich cows now in use. | never
had COW injured by feeding it. | am still
producing milk for market. keep ten cows,
and am feeding three quarts of St. Louis
shorts, one and half quarts of cotton seed
meal, and the same amount of corn meal
per day to each COW one and half quarts
of shorts and one and one-half quarts of cot
ton seed meal at night, and the same amount
of shorts and corn meal in the morning.
The cost of shorts is one dollar and twenty
cents per hundred, of the cotton seed one
dollar and sixty cents per hundred, and of
the corn meal one dollar and thirty cents
per hundred BY taking off cotton seed
meal and supplying corn meal my COWS will
fall off two quarts per day, and by substi-
tuting shorts for cotton seed they will fall
four quarts per day, so that the milk-pro-
ducing qualities of the cotton seed meal can
be easily determined from this. am feed
ing seven COWS and am producing twenty
gallons per day with the above feed and good
hay. ! never feed cotton seed alone, and
think that to bring out its good properties it
should be fed in connection with other food. -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01

TO death Whenever glbtongued liar comes
along, selling hulless oats that weigh eighty
pounds to the bushel and yield eight hundred
bushels to the acre; or dwarf apple-trees that
bear oranges, figs, and bananas or barn-yard
fowls that lay golden eggs and hatch birds OF
paradise; or mowng-machines that cut good
hcrds-grass in alder swamps, the town fool al
ways buys them II he hasn't the money, and he
generally hasn't he gives his note And after he
buys, he tries them II they come up TO the rec
concentration, he has the oats and tropical fruits
and birds of paradise to sell, ut a much less price
than he paid, and his neghbors get the benefit.
on the other hand, II his oats don't yield but
ten bushels to the acre and his apple-trees die,
and fowls don't lay, and his machine falls to
pieces, the whole ncighborhood learns that they
were frauds and gets the benefit of his expert
mcnts, without paying the bills The way, then,
for plain, sensible farmer to do when he is
offered chance to buy any of these wonderful
seeds and fowls and trees and machines, is to
wait and let the town fool try them first lie
will certainly do it, and II there is any good In
them he will discover It, Wait for the fool"
The whole is scandalously false, as the
writer evidently intended it should be- No
such articles are ever sold as mentioned. 1t
such articles could be sold the man that
would buy them is no safe teacher to ap-
point over the plain, sensible farmers as
suggested. Neither would he be good
man to exemplify the value of really meri-
torious seeds and implements. There may
be two objects in view in writing such a
piece. The most obvious is to caution
sensible farmers against using their judg-
ment on improvements by teaching them to
condemn the whole untried, and if improve
ments in stock, seeds or implements are
fully demonstrated to get them by some
sharp practice that shall give no reward to
the inventor. The second object may be to
cast ridicule upon those who deviate from
the customs of their fathers or from the
prevailing practice of neighborhood. Both
these incentives mark the writer a mean,
underhanded sneak The most prosperous
farmers am acquainted with use their own
Judgment in regard to stock, seeds and tools.
My father was a plain, sensible farmer, who
was the first to get fine-wooled sheep, a cast
iron plow, winnowing mill, a road scraper,
moving machine, and various new potatoes
and other seeds He was successful farmer,
and constantly customers were coming for
seed oats, or potatoes, or to borrow the
scraper or MILL or to buy sheep. For fifty
years he was reckoned by his townsmen a
plain sensible and prosperous farmer In
stances are so plenty where new varieties OF
seed, improved implements and stock have
proved great advantage to the farmers who
have procured them that | will not swell
this criticism beyond proper bounds by
mentioning them. u. +. JAMESON.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01
Cooling before Setting.

The latest theory out in regard to cream
raising is that rapid and extreme variations
of temperature have the effect to force the
cream up" by setting up currents in the
milk. On this theory we are getting quite
a crop of patent setting-cans 1t reminds us
of the time when we were told that churning
made the butter come because it forced air
into the cream, and we had lots of churns
made to conform to this theory, which is
already almost forgotten.
Our doctrine is that we don't need any
"force" to make the cream rise Nature
has provided for that in making the butter
globules lighter than the rest of the milk.
1t takes force to keep them down, Just as it
takes force to keep a hollow rubber ball
under water. Let the milk alone, at an even
temperature, so that there won't be any cur
rents in it, and the cream swims to the top
itself. The best way yet devised to do this
is TO put the milk in deep pals or cans, set
them in water that is held at an even tenn
perature, cover it to exclude the influence of
the varying temperature of the air, and then
"let the squirrel set" And the best way to
secure the even temperature is to have ice
in the water. 1t is the best way because it
is the easiest way, and because it keeps the
milk sweet and sound for use after it is
SKINNED.
Now, to test this new theory (and we sug-
gest the experiment to our readers) let the
milk be rapidly and thoroughly cooled be-
fore being put in the cans. Then treat it in
the ordinary way with ice-water putting on
the covers and shutting the tank and see if
the cream does not rise as quickly as when
it is put into the cans warm from the COW.
In cooling the milk for the experiment it
should not be stirred, or turned many times
from one vessel to another, but cooled by
flowing smoothly over cold metallic sur
face. Some simple plan can easily be de-
vised to do this. Milk that is constantly
stirred while being cooled slowly undergoes
a change, called "curing by the city milk
dealers, which to some extent prevents the
separation of the cream. What the change
is, is not well understood.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01
SOda-Ash VS.. Sulphuric Acid.

month or so ago we addressed postal
card to our friends, the editors of the Scien.
tifc Farmer, with the following query " Can
you give the reactions by which Soda-ash
has the same effect on bones as sulphurc
acid ?'-February No. Scientific Farmer"
The Scientific Farmer for April prints this
query, with the following reply
"Soda-ash has not the same chemical eff
feet upon the bone as the acid. Sulphuric
acid decompoSeS the phosphate of lime and
unites with portion of the lime--soda-ash
disintegrdteS the bone and brings the phos-
phate into fine and very favorable condi-
tion for diffusion and solution by means of
the moisture and carbonic acid of the soil
thus in effect the action of the two substances
in the compost would be the same-which
is to put the phosphoric acid into form
available for plants Disintegration by
means of chemical-as soda-ash-can
hardly be even approached as to the perfect
ness of the work by any mere mechanical
grinding"
The Scientific Farmer intimates, as it has
also on former occasion, that we are rather
too critical of what appears in its columns.
That is because we like it so well and want
it to be "just right" We should think
nothing of such inaccuracies in an ordinary
agricultural weekly, but in a scientific
monthly we believe readers have right to
demand, and will demand, exact statements
and careful editing. The high standard
which our friends are aiming at does not ad-
init of any careless or slipshod work. They
may make up their minds that while we
mean to praise them for their well-doing,
our critical eye" will also pay them the
compliment of scanning carefully all their
statements of fact. We did not, however,
intend our card for publication, but merely
TO call their attention to, and enable them
to correct, remark that was too inaccurate
for the place where it appeared There is,
in fact, no similarity in the action of sui
phuric acid and of soda-ash upon bone. The
acid chemically decomposes the bone, and
replaces an insoluble with soluble phos.
phate OF lime. The alkali-soda-ash-
its action upon the fat and gelatne, disin.
tegrates the bone, but does not change the
chemical constitution of its phosphates at
all. The phosphate of lime which it con-
tains is still the insoluble form of that salt.
We may say, therefore, that soda-ash has
the same effect on bones as grinding, but not
the same effect as sulphuric acid nor even
similar effect, though the final result as
regards the furnishing of plant food to crops
may be equally good. We have frequently
advised this disintegration of bones by the
use of the potash of strong unleached wood
ashes. Fire will also disintegrate them, by
destroying the fat and gelatine, but with
the loss of the nitrogen, driven off by the
heat. Yet we could not say that fire has
the same effect on bones as sulphuric acid
in freeing the phosphoric acid Neither
soda-ash, potash nor fire has any effect in free.
ing the phosphoric acid. They simply break
the bones up fine and free them from grease