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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-17
The DrdgOn-Fy.

when brooks OF summer shallow run,
And dercCy glOWs The ardent sun;
Where waves the hlue-nag, tAll and dauk,
Ard water weeds grow rich aud rank,
Thg haunting dragon fy Is seen,
\ winged spindle, gold and green.
Born Of the morning mists and dews,
lie DARTS hash 0i lewclcI hueS-
AJhWart the waterfall. and nings.
trOm his .ce-duplicatc wet wings,
Diamonds and sapphros such as CLEAN
Aud vanish in bridesmaids dream
SAL Lot. O DragOn-fly, too near
The lakclel's bosom, dark and clear
For lurking in b., depths below
The hungry trout, thy fatal foe,
Doth watch % match thee unaware,
A. oucc from Ike, aud light, and air
% brilliant deck of summers prime,
Eu'oy tbs bT.e. lget span -t time
r." soon cAii Aufumn's frosty prcHth
shall blow lnt thee - wind OF death,
Ami DASH G. Iust ttv gauty sheen
rly shitcrinc mail OF gold and green
-Scri5He
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-17
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Gods Best.

IL IL the evening hour,
AMI thankfully,
Father, Thy weary child
HSs come 90 Thee.
I lean my aching head
Upon Thy breast,
And there and only there
] 9m at rest.
Thou knowest all my life,
Each petty SIN:
Nothing Is Ind from Thee,
Without, within.
All that / have or am
l. wholly Thine,
30 Is nv soul az peace,
kor Thou art mine.
Tomorrow dawn may lud
Me here, or there,
lt matters little, since Thy love
l. eycrywherC
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-12-17
TAXIDERMY.
GEO. II. WATKINS,
Editor and Proprietor.

Ian prepared 10 seq ~ an Ain1s "a h'i ~ ~ ~,
Ir.- . sperialfr. Birds taken m pal'''h Oi
~. FOR example, oUt ol every siN biae g>J ,
80. .4-f .l -c-uru o0- her t-oiltlE eillgt
- .,,.,,lotoi On "a stand 10 the sender Cash
1,.-f ron. y 10 a. W EACH for good specimens
of Hawks au1 Owls. ,..-.,fl -,
Prompt attention paid % an orlets - n..i' ~
-.- PFC f-srs fJ1rni.he,. on application.
R. Il. PEARY, Fryeburs' Me-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
A CONFEDERATE GEOGRAPHY has

A CONFEDERATE GEOGRAPHY has
been brought to light by correspondent
OF the Chicago Tribune" 1t was prin-
ted in England for use as text book il
southern schools, and was written by the
Rev. X. J. Stewart. The title was "a &C.
orgaphy for Beginners" and the publish
Ell was j. w. Randolph. The edition, con-
sisting of several thousand volumes, was
captured by United States man-of-war,
and subsequently sold in the North for a
song, Among the many amusing passages
is this:
SIN 1862 the government of the Con-
federate States was duly established
at Richmond, Va, under the constitution
which bad been adopted by the several
States, with the Inauguration OF Jefferson
Davis as President for a term of six years,
Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
Every effort that human ingenuity could
contrive or i'm men Sc resources of money
and vast armament. on sea and land could
accomplish, was made by the northern
government to cal iture the Capital and
other important places and break up the
political organization of the Confederacy.
But by the constant evident, and acknowl-
edged aid of the God of Battles, these eff
| forts have all failed, and, at vast expense
of suffering and blood, the people OF the
Southern States have fought their own
| way to political il dependence and the res
pect and amity of the great nations of the
world The logical process by which the
author sought to prove that Richmond
| was destined to be the great city Of the
| Con ederacy was rather curious: "All
the great cities of ancient times were south
| of latitude 400 Mas Nneveh, Babylon,
| Tyre, Sidon, Damascus, Cairo. Thebes,
Jerusalem, Athens, Troy, and other once
large and powerful cities. ''-Neao York
| Tribune.
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short hair and long flowing beard and
looks as substantial as his silver mines are
reported to be.

short hair and long flowing beard and
looks as substantial as his silver mines are
reported to be.
McCREERY, OF KENTUCKY
is a man of entirely different stripe, an
old fashioned iovial, PLAIN spoken souther
ner with large frame and prominent
physique, his hair grows long black and
coarse from the sides of his head while
there is none at all on the top. He wears
the old style dress coat, chews Kentucky
tobacco, says he is tired of Congress, de-
clines reelection and don't care a CONT
mental what the newspapers say about
him. He reminds me very much OF the
late Judge Brockenborough, of Lexington
Va. l will close these sketches with the
justly distinguished Ohioan
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
a.Vrginian by birth, native Of Lynch
burg, no mean city and not dishonored by
her Ohio son.. He is rather a large man,
of pleasant appearance and address, and
kindly voice. wears his hair and beard
long which are rather bushy and curling
and tolerably grey. His eye is mild but
his thin lips would Indicate decision of
character He is now in his Goth year and
wears glasses, and seems to be a favoiite
with his brother members. You will rec
ollect he is successor to the late Ben
Wade. T.. C. NJ.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
AN ENRAGED HoRsE.-Mr. Adal

AN ENRAGED HoRsE.-Mr. Adams
Greever, one of our most industrious and
thrifty citizens, met with painful and
serious accident on Wednesday last. He
was engaged blowing, having stallion in
his pillow team. The stallion began fight
ing the other horse, when Mr.. Greever
went forward to stop him; the stallion
made lunge at Mr.. G. catching him by
the left arm, fracturing the bones and la
cerating the flesh. Mr. G.. called man
in the field to assist him. He came and
knocked the stallion down, falling on Mr..
G.. and breaking two or three ribs. 1t
waslfound necessary to amputate the arm
above the elbow. Mr.. G. has our SINGER
est sympathies in his affection. To one OF
his active temperament and habits, the
confinement necessary to restoration will
be in itself a serious burden. We hope he
may soon be out Of all danger Lexington
( Va Y Guzette
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
HIGHLAND ITEMS. Highland "Re

HIGHLAND I~EMs.-The Highland IRE
corder'' furnishes the following items:
Personal.-Mr. Samuel e. Turk, the
Commonwealth Attorney for Pocahontas
county, W. Va, is now on visit to his
friends at the Warm. He is looking as
high as ever, and reports things flourish
ing out in ''Poky."
John Trimbls the energetic Superinten-
dent, with an efficient corps of hands,, has
been at work for the past week on the bad
ly damaged portion of the Staunton and
Parkersburg Road, between Cross and
Vance's; and we are happy to learn that a
through passage is now effected, and this
thoroughfare open to public travel.
Hydrophobia.-We learn that Miss
Clifford, living in Pocahontas county, was
bitten by dog about seven years ago; and
one day last week the dog died, at which
time the lady was thrown into convul-
sioDs, and showed unmistakable signs of
hydrophobia. We are sorry that the dis
jointed manner in which the above was
received will not admit CT fuller detail.
Contract A,carded. contract for
building the bridge over the Cowpssture
river, between this place and Millboro was
awarded to Mr.. Geo. r. Williams. of Am
herst county, for the sum of s2,750. Mr..
W. has fine reputation as bridge
builder.
Refused to Leyy.-At the late meeting OF
the Board of Supervisors OF Highland that
body refused to levy tax to pay the in
terest en- the bonds subscribed by the
county to the Washington, Cincinnati <
st. Louis Railroad.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

There has been some curiosity as TO
what constitutional convention could be
wanted for, when the mode now prescribed
of amending the present constitution is SO
speedy and simple; but a spirited Augusta
correspondent of the Richmond swing"
gives the following calm and convincing
exposition of some Of the necessities for it:
Let us have State convention, and an
other election, and we will see who will be
masters of the situa tion-the owners and
taxpayers OF the soil. or the bondholders
and stock jobbers.
The thanks of the entire State are also
due Senator Paul, for his noble efforts in
behalf Of the people against this gigantic
fraud. The honest, Conservative tax-pay-
ers auiU see to 1t, in future elections, that the
Niggers, Radicals and Scallawags OF
Staunton shall never rule this county
again.
Was it Republics or Adjusters Of which
it was said that they were ungrateful?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

TIsTICs OF CATARACT OPERA
TIoNs.-During the last eight years seven
hnEdr; and seventy-six cases of Cataract
were operated upon at the Maryland Eye
and Ear Institute, Baltimore. by Dr..
George Reuling, surgeon in charge. Of
this number six hundred and sixty-five
were perfectly successful, that is, eighty
six per cent. were able to see well in the
distance and to read fine print after the
operation. Seventy three, or nile per cent.
had sufficient vision to walk about and
attend to ordinary business, and only
thirty-eight, or but four per cent were
not benefited sufficiently for any practical
purpose. This statement shows to what
great perfection the present mode of cata-
ract operation has been brought.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
A Man Who Never Smiles.

The Springfield Mass Republican"
O'DonDell, of Millbury, from Charlestown,
and gentleman who recently visited the
State prison thus tells his story: Gentle
men, said the Warden. | want to bring be-
fore you one of the most remarkable case'
we have in the prison. We call him the
man who never smiles, and l wish before
he comes in, to tell you his story. He
seems to be man of more then ordinary
tial, frugal, Irish citizens, who owned a
small place in one of our manufacturing
villages, where he resided with his family
of grown up sons and daughters, all per-
manently employed and in comfortable
circumstances. The old man had fine
garden on which he bestowed his leisure
hours. in part of which was a fine lot of
cabbages. 1t seems that the boys in the
neighborhood had habit of trespassing ON
the old mans garden until he had deter
mined on getting rid of them 10y firing his
gun to brighten them away. One night
hearing some one in his garden, he took
down his gun, and, getting behind the
hedge fired into the garden. as he claims,
without aim OF seeing any one to aim at.
But the report Of the gun alarmed the
neighbors, VINO, on rushing into the gar
den, found the lifeless body of young
girl shot through the heart, The old man,
| when told what he had done, was struck
| dumb. He was arrested and sentenced to
| imprisonment for life. He has now been
here for ten years, and his face has become
as marble; there is no hope, nothing but
the sad remembrance Of that dreadful
night. In Ireland they have a supersti-
ton among the young girls that whoever
on Hallowe' EN- shall place a cabbage Ovel
the door will marry the first young man
that enters the door afteward. And this,
it proved, was the errand of the young
girl in the old mans garden But instead
Of wedding she found q grave"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
THEIR SrYLEs.-From various women

THEIR STYLEs.-From various women
correspondents in Washington we get the
following information: Justice Harlan's
wife is very tall. stately, and handsome;
Secretary McCrary's wife is little and girl
ish, with particularly happy expression
of face; Secretary Sherman's wife Is tall,
smiling. and has very heavy brown hair;
Senator Matthews wife is white-haired
and CHEEKY; Senator Hamlin's wife is gift
ed with rare intelligence; Senator Angus
Cameron's wife is tall, slender, and pretty;
Senator Dorsey's wife is beautiful and
amiable brunette; the wife OF the japanese
minister is gentle and ladylike.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

The London Lancet protests in the
strongest terms against doctors allowing
their patients to inject morphine subcuta-
neously for themselves, and mentions that
a young lady, the victim Of neuretic symp-
toms, was actually taught by an eminent
London physician to carry out this system
of self-doctoring, and has never ceased to
soothe herself with it nightly, whether
necessary or not, since she was so educa-
ted. A middle-aged lady, who has been in
the habit of administering it to an invalid
sister for some years. rewards herself at the
same time with dose in the neck, which
is scanned with ugly scars from the fire.
quent repetition of an operation conducted
too often in very close propinquity to the
external jugular vein.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
PuRr1c FAITH.-Lord Macaula y,

PUBLIC FAITH.-Lord Macaulay, in
his magazine article on Lord Give, has
the following most truthful declaration ::
s.That honesty is the best policy, is a max
i'm which we firmly believe to be generally
correct. even with respect to the temper
al interest of individuals; but with re-
spect to societies. the rule is subject to
still fewer exceptions. and that for this
reason, that the life of societies is longer
than the life of Individuals is possible
to mention men who have owed great
worldly prosperity to breaches of private
faith but we doubt whether it be posi-
BILE to mention State which has on the
whole been gamer by breach of pub
lie faith,''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH IS, 1878.

AS will be seen elsewhere, the Compro-
mise Funding Bill has been passed, and
signed by the Governor. 1t is merely an
offer to the creditors of registered bonds.
and it's reception by those coupon credi-
tors. who are already secured by law, is
not a matter of certainty. But at all events
the fact that anything has been done will
nut the settlement of the debt question
nearer to us than it has been since the
legislature met.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

The Virginia Auditor with the barren
treasury received one day last week from
county treasurers 81 900. The House pay
master Immediately drew out $1,000 and
the Senate paymaster drew out $4,000.
thereby furnishing the Auditor food for
another message of only 5000 in the treas
ury, ant nod enough to run the govern
ment an hour longer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
lished letter written to J. B. Webb and
others, of Rockingham county, in which
J,o ooid.

As to the State debt, am opposed to reputation
would not have such a stigma cast upon my State
any more than would upon my prlva'e fame. But
general reason ain in favor OF some speedy settle
uent of the debt. honorable to our Sti:c and salts
factory to the creditors
And for the same general reason OF course do not
wish any more than any one Else heavy taxes; for
they too prevent the advent of capital and labor to
our midst And while am. as the Constitution re
qires, in favor of unifoim rate, a.l in favor of
seeking new subjects instead OF heaping burdens
upon the landed interest," ont of which at last all our
wealth and prosperity must grow.
We all have hope that TITS will be done. The State
has improved mlcli--consilering her many trials,
done wonders since the Mar-and bright future is
before us if are true 10 ourselves and 10 her
But the road to prosperity is not through the door
nj repudiation-tlat is the road to her doom. And
would not beckon Ter in that direction for all the
honor any Office she may have may confer. Indeed,
what won the Office be worth when won? 1t would
be a .'barren sceptre" if not disgraceful prize.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

The growth of the coal shipping interest
of the Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. has been
astonishing. "A pamphlet issued by Gen.
st. John, the consulting engineer, says
ssEarly in 1874 .fve mines shipped coal by
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad; in 1875
ten; 1876, nineteen; and in December,
1877, official returns reported thi'ty-taoo
good mines on the line of the road The
total shipment of coal oyer the road in
1877 amounted to $40, 1852 tons.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
l heard conversation recently between

| heard conversation recently between
a Young lady in society and the represen-
tative of leading society paper. 1t was
at a charity ball; the girl was pretty and
exuuisitelv dressed. She went up to the
young gentleman and said: "Now, Mr.
-, don't You put my name in the paper
| nor tell what had on. | have worn this
dress once before its horribly ole. was
going to have new French dress from
| to wear this Now mind, don't put my
name in the paper, but if you do, send me
six. "-Milauaatkie Sentinel
A man who had announced his first at.
| tack of rheumatism, learned in one bali
hour that the following would cure it,
| Iodide of potassium, quinine, glauber salts,
onions, raw lemons, raw silk, oil silk, gin
and tansey, rock candy and whiskey,
| Turkish baths, potato carried in his
pocket, horse chestnut carried in his
of red flannel, chloroform liniment, hot
lemonade, a trip South, a dry atmosphere,
euuabe temperament, sulphur baths, mus
tard and hot water, camphCr liniment, and
electricity.
At Otis, Ind, a negro woman belonging
to a troupe of jubilee singers sang with so
much sweetness and fervor that the citi-
zens grew enthusiastic in their adm ration.
They gave her as "a testimonial of approx
al of artistic merit and humble WORTH" a
purse of silver dollars. She got drunk
with the money, and when one OF the ad-
miring citizens helped aconstable to ar
rest her, she fatally stabbed him with
knife.
The Rockbridge County Fair Society has
elected the following officers: President,
W. f. Pierson; Vice Presidents, VIM. A.
Ruff. G. W. Pettigrew, Jas. Johnston, A.
T.. Nelson: Directors, W. NJ. Hnll, S. w.
Paxton, E. H. Barclay, H. i. Sellers. s..
Montgomery, j W. Barclay Secretary,
Jacob Fuller Treasurer, Joseph White.
Among the lady clerks recently dischar-
ged from the Treasury Department is Mrs.
Mary Mumford, of Louisiana, appointed
on the recommendation of Gen. Butler. 1t
is stated that she is the widow ofithe Mum;
ford hung by Butler in New Orleans for
milling down the American flag in 1862.
Several ladies of Alexandria, Va, have
started a kitchen and training school for
those desiring to learn the art of baking
and cooking.
Mr.. J. w. Duke, for many years princi-
pal of the gr; ded school at Charlottesville,
di d of heart disease, Tuesday, in the
seventy-frst year Of his age.
The Pearisburg GILES county, "Gazette"
SAYS. s'There is not now Il vacant house in
Pearisburg, WHICH has not been the case
for several previous years.
Abraham Burkhollleri, Of New Market,
Slaughtered 25I hogs the past fall, the heay-
Jest weighing 465 and the llghtest 81
pounds
Recently, in Manchester, England, Ia
borers wife gave birth to a boy, and II
days afterwards to twin girls.
Marriage is becoming fash, Unable among
'ile oa'l'" &c priests OF Germany, the civil
law protecting them.
Philadelphia is eatins, during the Len T.
ten season, one hundred t thtoHsand POUNDS
Of fish daily. H'''
ga
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

A telegram received at this office last
night says that during yesterday the new
funding (compromise) bill was passed by
the Senate and signed by the Governor.
The Governor also signed the salary re-
trenchment bill. The appropriation bill
was passed and both Houses were in ses-
sion waiting for the Governor to sign bills,
and would adjourn sine die last night.
SENATE.
In the Senate the week opened by Mr..
Paul presenting resolution that as 81
cents in the $1UO on real and personal prop
erty was too much, the tax be reduced to
40 cents. The General Appropriation bill
was so amended as to allow $4,000 sala-
ries for civil officers of the government in
stead of $4,000. A motion of MI. Splitter
to strike out the appropriation OF $4,000
to the Virginia Military Institute, was op-
posed by Messrs. Johnson and others. and
favored by Messrs. Koiner and others, and
defeated by vote of q to 7. The allow
ance for criminal charges was cut down
from s175, 600 to $4,000, On motion Of
Mr.. Paul the amount saved by retrench-
ment was voted to paying the interest
on the peeler bonds. The sum of 50 $40
for the propagation of fish was inserted in
the appropriation bill which was then
nassed. Mr.. Hurt offered resolution ap-
pointing the Governor, 1t. Governor, At
torney General and Speaker of the House.
a commission which may call to it's aid
Three business men known tobe in favor of
the adjustment of the public debit" to con
fer with the creditors about an adjustment.
Mr.. Smith offered a substitute which add
ed that the adjustment should he without
an increase of taxation to meet 1t. and Mr..
SIS substitute was adopted, Mr.. koiner
voting for it. The resolution as substitu
ted. which requires the commission to re
port any proposition it may get, to the
next General Assembly WAS then adopted
by 25 to 10. The Senate adopted lesolu-
1tion distributing complimentary 800 to
ITS pages and doorkeepers. Mr. Ioh9soH,
of Rle1lHsond offered a bill that in addi-
tim to the present tax of 50 cents in the
500 tax of ~ cents be levied to be ap-
piled exclusively TO the support of the
public schools. A bill 10 sell the interest
of the State in the James Riger d Kama
villa Canal WAS tabled on motiqp IF Mr..
Knisler who said he desired TO ,understafH
lit before voting for it. A bill transferring
to the Richmond Il Allegheny X. Il. Go.
and the b3otomac 81 Ohio II. II. Co., all the
claims of tue State of Virginia against the
United States was taken up. 1t was OPP
posed by Mr.. Koiner AID passed by. The
House bill for the re-assessment Of the
Rockbridge Alasn Springs prSHsrty was
passed. The House bill for submitting TO
the people ia November the question Of
calling constitutional convention WAS
Indefinitely postponed by a vote Of o. to g.
Mr.. Koiner voting in the majority and de-
nouncipg the bill az Revolutionary meas
IRE. The bill establishing the Office of Sup
.eryisor of the Revenueof the COmmoq-
wealth at So 900 salary with elO, 900 for TIE
Messrs. Koiper, FulkersOn and otiiefs ard
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

In view of Virginia's credit just now we
recommend that the Hon. Il. M. L. Hun
ter quit the subject Of the Land Bank ana
favor us with some suggestions about the
availability of a Sand Bank to raise funds.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

The Rockingham outrage has shocked
the State, but not yet disgraced 1t. Ihat
will come if it's perpetrators are not
punished.