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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S SUITS
and FINE UNDER CLOTHING.
MOURNING DEPARTMENT.

French and English Grapes Grenadines and Or
CANDIES Bombazines, Henrietta Cloth. $l.00 up
French Cashmere, soc. up, BiarritZ Cloth, Serges
Australian Grapes and other desirable fabrics at low
prices. .,,, 1000.
at short notice Mourning Jet Jewelry, and all
small articles OF Mourning in variety.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
DOMESTIC and HOUSEKEEPING
GOODS.

Sheetnes Pillow Cloths, Blankets. Quilts, Com
foTtables Fannels and in fact, every article requir
ed in this line, we always sell at manufacturers
prize S.
White Goods and Linens, from the finest White
Cambria to the best Linen Damask OF all grades and
qualities and at satisfactory prices.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

BATTER PUDDING Three eggs, seven
tablespoonfuls of flour; one quart of milk =
boiled, serving to wet the flour togetb-
er, and pour them into the boiling milk
Add little salt. If. berries are used. add
one-third flour. Bake and serve with
sauce
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

I'RULY MARVELLOUS AND ASTONISHING.
DIR. D'ARMSTADTS
ANTIDYSPEPTIC DROPS
are making wonderful reputation throughout the
State The Great value of this medicine is atteSted
by
THOUSANDS OF OUR BEST PEOPLEl
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Oppression, Sour Stomach
Sick Headache, Constipation, Nervous
Debility and Hemorrhoids,
SPEEDILY AND PERMANENTLY CURED!
PURELY VEGETABLE.
PRICE, Is CENTS.
RO. ARMISTEAD,
MANUFACTURER,
No. 1926 Main Street, Richmond, Va.
mar23cly
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

To DESTROY BAD ODoRs.-Dissolve one
pound of green copperas, costing seven
cents, in one quart of water, and sprinkle
the solution about in few days the
smell will pass away. This is particularly
important at this season, when foul smells
generate disease.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
SHAWLS. NANTES and WRAPS

India Valley Cashmere Shawls from $4,000 up
India Filled Centers at 5000 and lip,
Real Decca Chedda and Striped India Shawls,
new designs, from $1,000 upwards. Also, full lines
British, French and German Shawls in beautiful
new STYLES, of the best and most reliable manufac-
ture Paris Mantles and ClOaks of the latest modes
from $l5 90 up, and Berlin from $500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15
FURS.

Alaska Seal Sacques, from $500 up.
Alaska Seal Muffs. from $500 up
Alaska Seal Boas, from SO 100 up.
Mink Muffs and Boas from ST.. 80 set,s upward.
Silk Fur-lined Garments, from $500.
Alaska Sable Sets, from $3.50
good set of FurS as low as $780,
a8s Our Goods are all first-class. We make q
point to fill all orders exactly and to the interest OF
purchasers We guarantee all purchases to be satls
factory to buyers and stand ready to remedy all
errors We invite ORDERS convinced that first trial
will insure us the regular custom hereafter.
All orders for Goods to be accompanied by the
money, OF where parties wish, Goods will be sent by
EXPRESS C. 0. d. Where the remittance is too
large we always return the difference
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
Tea Culture in America.

If it is true that tea has been cultivated
With any degree of success in the South
oar eyes should Ee opened 10 the llApors-
ducC of fostering and propagating the
culture. It has long been theory Of
some Of the best American agricultursts
lhat The conditions OF cur seal AID eiiuiate
are favorable 10 the production of teh.
Our seasons and temperatures do not dlf-
fer materially from those Of China and
Japan. The extremes of heat and cold
differ about five degrees in the two coun-
tries. The principal tea growing regions
2,e hetWesu Tie - degrees aua 10 degrees
north latitude. That we can produce as
GOOD tea in this country between the
same degrees of latitude, after a term cf
experimental culture, is certainly reason
able presuGpti21.
Capital and enterprise cannot be en-
barked in a more profitable field of labor
in the South than that of planting tea.
Cotton and tobacco yield but one crop
every year, while the tea shrub furnishes
three good annual crops ior the term of
four TO eight years. The Importance of
this matter becomes more apparent when
we consider that the imports of tea into
the United States for the year 1876
amounted to 62,sS1, ,153 pounds, the total
valuation being $l9,524, 166. We annu-
ally consume over fifty million pounds.
It would be folly to think of producing
SO large quantity of tea in the United
States-at least within quarter af d CEN
tary. But if we produced a moderate
proportion of what we consume the in
dustry would be highly profitable.
Many will argue that we have not II
our command labofers experienced III tne
cultivation of tea. No Kind Of labor is
more easily obtainable. We have vast
army Of unemployed Cinnamon upon our
Western shores. Hoards of Others come
every day like a locust plague. The
question is pertinent, What shall We do
with these men, What better can we do
t..Ea t. ser them iEto Iea nelas upon tie
broad ancultured acres of the West?
They offer their rvices in California for
twenty cents per day. Surely, therefore,
labor is cheap enough, and abundantly
plentiful.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
The PenniIeSs Man.

Blessed is the man who is penniless, for
he Is never stricken-for a dollar. The
deadhead annoyeth him not, neither Is lie
pursued by the book agent. He IS not
grasped by the Lightning rod seller. The
lunch fend turneth away from him, The
trlnket vender passeth him by. He is
not &-k6i to invest in church lotteries.
He hath no friends to treat be is poor
and hath no enemies. When he riseth
In the morning his stomach is not rebelli-
Gus from overfeeding, neither does ne
cllnk and say, Hoy snail T get rid Of
tAesp annesfr When he eateth he is rot
veXed by a multitude of dishes. His
lands will never take unto them wings,
neither will the fire devour his water lats.
He is not perplexei about taxes, neith-
er el.re,h he for the rise in lumber He
; hath no ties for money, therefore, careth
/ not to demonetiZe: nevertheless a dime
will he not refuse, nor turn away frQlQ a
five center. Yea, gerkia Will he relish,
and stpr,Q the outworks of a steel-clad
/ biscuit. He loyeth none but himself; he
Is selfish; yea, fond of fish, CLAIMS and
chowder, oysters raw and HOLSTERS il yine-
gar will he not despise lie maketh his
lair in 2 haT-foom; he squatteth on a keg
while it IS day, and sleepeth in barrel al
night. Where scent of whiskey is, there
he is found; he snuffeth the lunch Witf
frenzy, and crieth ha ha :. the ehink o.
/ glasses H l,eeth like a ringtailec
MODE, and dieth like spotted Jehosha
/ phat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
Social FOrfeits.

AT church picnic, near Addison, Yer
mont, where such innocent games as
"Spinning the Platter" and Simon says
| Wiggle-waggle" were played, with for
| feits, it was decreed that Deacon Ezra
Smith should kiss the fair Mrs. Mary
| Champlin by way of forfeit" because
they hadn't "wiggle-waggled" at the right
| time.
Then it was arranged by the devils
own private secretary that the same for
felt should be performed again. The dea-
con did 1t as if he liked ii, and declared
to friend that 'the kiss was so luscious
and tender that it went right through
him." The deacon began soon to take
the lady out buggy-riding, but there were
drawbacks on each side in the shape of
some little deacons and little Champlins.
The affection between this pious couple
tvvariv -r,'...., In. S-.2s--.!- t,Is.tvr,iv
and traternal, because the lady would
freely embrace the deacon in the presence
of the children and of Wilbur, the brother
of her husband.
Then brother Wilbur, struck with ad-
miration at this picture of love, decided
to let the husband of the lady see what a
model of disinterested affection she was
with the deacon. He showed him the
wife embracing the deacon relgiouslv.
The husband saw the embrace, but not
the platonic. He swore he'd shoot the
deacon; but then brother Wilbur remind
ed him that he was q Christian and a man
of prayer, and that one commandment
couldn't be set right by violating an
other. Champlin then beSought the dea-
con to spare him and his honor, and also
to remember his own (the deacon's wife.
The deacon said he would, and sure
enough he did, for his wife suddenly died,
and the widower and his pure friendship
lady mourned for her together.
Champlin, however, thought the mourn
ing friendship too loud, and complained,
at which his wife cried and said he was
always maltreating her. At last, as the
pure friendship got louder and louder, Mr.
Champlin took the children and left for
another town, begging in vain for MS wife
20 follom him. She didn't see it, and
stayed near the deacon, who began then to
take her out of moonlight nights. But
the people of the town, who did not ap-
preciate pure friendship, snuffed a large
sized mouse all along of the sudden death
of Mrs. Deacon Smith, and uDan q post
mOrtem examination il vas found that the
deacon aad Mrs. Champlin had actually
made the deacon widower by using ar
scnic on the wife.
That the two pious practicers of pure
friendship and arsenic would hana ooo,,,ea
certain, when suddenly th2 common
wo"ltir's attorney died, The place was filled
bv an indifferent lawyer, and the defence
saved the pure friendshippers by proving
that the homeopathic doctors had given
the defunct thousand bil!ionth as much
arsenic as was found in the murdered
womans stomach. The deacon and Mrs.
Champlin were acquitted, and declared
that the Lord had stood by them. The
jury, at least, appreciated pure friendship,
while the absolute truth is that the mur-
der lay il the game Of forlclts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
american Carpets.

Our production of carpets is larger than
that of any other country 10 the world. In
1875 the value of the product was $32,-
376, In 1872 our importations of
carpeting amounted to nearly $6.O00,000;
in 1877 they were only $674,921. In their
report as to the character of American
carpets, the Centennial judges said: "The
proofs at the Exhibition Of our attain
mentS in this manufacture were obs ryed
with no little surprise. 1t was manifest
from the absence of rival foreign exhibi-,
uons, that in respect to the carpets of the
cheaper and medium qualities, up to the
two and three ply lngrains, the competi-
ton Is confined TO our own manufacturers.
Even rival English manufacturers gener-
ally admitted that in the production of
jacquard Brussels, tapestries, and Wiltons,
and narrow Administers, We have nothing
to learn from them either il design OF
fabricationn
1t is worth remarking in this connec-
ton that when American Inventors un-
dertook the task of devising carpet weav-
ing machinery, the work was all done on
hand looms by men. Now women and
boys do all the manual labor. In 1914, a
man with helper could weave not mora
than seven yards of Brussels carpet in a
day. Now a girl will weave 6fty yards
in that time,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
Vienna Bread and Rolls.

Prof. HOrsfOrd gives the following ac-
count and description of the famous Wen
na Rolls and Bread
Foreigners visiting the Austrian cap
ital find at every hotel and restaurant the
kaiser-Semmel, a smooth, irreguarlv-
rounded, small, wheaten-tiour loaf, or
roll, of uniform weight, and always fresh,
but not warm. 1t presents rich, red
dish brown crust, and a dellcately-shaded,
yellowish, almost white, interior. 1t is
always light, ever. porous, free from acid
lty IN taste, family sweet without any
addition of saccharine matter, slightly
and pleasantly fragrant, palatable with
OIL. butter or any form of condiment, and
rcver cloying upon the appetite.
This wheat-bread of Vienna has long
been famed for its excellence. The pro-
prietors when asked what was their secret
replied, we have none; we use only
Hungarian flour and press yeast; these
constituents are manipulated with clean
illness and intelligence
''The uniformity Of the product demon
strates that the problem OF making good
bread has been solved.n
The author gives two names for two
bread, viz:
Kaiser -Semmel, Imperial bread, and
Semmel Brod, table rolls; both of similar
quality, bat different in form.
The three most important factors or
ingredients in the production of these de-
licious, unequalled bread and rolls
are, first, the selection of flour made of
the very best wheat, that is, dry and ripe,
in which is the largest proportion of
gluten compared to the starch; and this
best flour is made by process of grind
ing in which as much of the proportion
Of the kernel next to the bran as possible
is retained, in which is the large share Of
gluten; second, the use of proper yeast,
and right preparation Of dough, about as
follows: s pounds of flour, 3 quarts of
milk and water IN equal parts, 211a ounces
OF preSs-yeast, and one ounce salt. This
dough is covered and left in a tempera-
ture of 20 to so degrees about 21a to 3
hours, when it will present a pulled,
smooth, tenacious form, and yellowish
color, and IS elastic under pressure of the
fingers, indentatiOns gradually disappear
ing to evenness again. 1t is now ready
to be cut and weighed into masses of one
.Ounu "tl9Hl oF less, IL ueSlreu: ullTu,
proper baking: the oven should be of
good brick or stone walls; the size of
Loaf snd needed temperature are SO fixed
as to secure a perfect cooking Of tie
whole mass, so that when taken out of
the oven every part of it, crust and crumb,
will be thoroughly done through, but
none of it burned in the least, and, whole,
have an agreeable aroma while warm,
and, when cold, shall be palatable in the
highesr degree, even without butter or
other condiments of any kind,
From all of this we learn there should
be more care and reason in selecting
wheat, in making flour, and in preparing
and BAKING bread and rOils
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T& Needed Impulse.

When We reflect that a very LARGE LIo-
portion + the vast internal development
OF the Republic. fpc 1863 to 1873 was the
work or the leading corporate and manu-
factunng and mining organizations, de-
hberately undertaken ap;, carried on upon
calculations thai profit could be forced by
s!i1ol energy and business tact, and gohS.;-
ally with success, the conclusion seems To
be fair one that similar results VOID no
practicable aow il enterprise were difu-
siNs, ana the greaf Scare were at an end,
says Tue No" al American. If any one ex-
led any remarkable benefit to be de
rived from reaching ''hard pan" that ex-
pectation has been so egregiously disap-
pointed that ii is marvellous that the tide
has not long since turned. Railroads,
banks, merchants manufacturers, under
writers, have been ruined in chaotic mass
es, and it would puzzle any one to point
out what good has been done by it.
The land of enterprise has been para
lyzed; and, in the gloom and desolatiOn,
people have vainly searched for the bene-
fits that were anticipated from contrac-
ton. In urging, therefore, that the great
interests which mainly caused the vast in
ternal activity shall again take the lead
and 90 ahead as before, we are urging
them 10 take no great risks, since they
have lost more in the revulsion and stag
nation than they could have lost in state
of activity. If the domestic interests ex-
pect to remain dominent in the home mar
kets, they must continue unshTinklng ex-
ertiOn by which they took command and
obtained possession of those markets;
since il IS evident to the commonest OBJ
server that the enormous masses of capi-
tai in Europe are eagerly watching the
chances of resuming enterprise in Ameri-
ca, in the same overwhelming style that
gave them huge balance of tradeia their
favor so long.
The theory upon which the movement
has always been based was that America,
instead OF being a well developed coun-
try, was almost a virgin field, the unim-
proved resources being overwhelmingly
beyond all comparisC1, with the accom-
plished resGi,a. And whatever may be
Es,.a ot the excess of our system Of invest
ments, there can be no sort of doubt that
the practical results Of the works under
taken iA that spirit have seemed to justify
tho movement. Hence, when the friends
OF foreign interests say-as they have so
long continued to do-that America needs
foreign capital to develop her resources,
it is idle 20 point to the possession of ade-
quate capital at home, # that capital is
Inactive, and will not attempt what for
eigners dc not hesitate at.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
Future Of the Draft Horse Business

Breeders of draft horses have every
reason to feel encouraged, says fhe Ma
HOnal Live Stock journal: There has
never been time when good, heavy
horses were in greater demand than at
present; and the prices which such
horses now command are very little, if
anything, below those of five years ago
Notwithstanding the extensive impor-
tations of draft stations from France ard
Great Britain TO the United States during
the past ten years, the supply of large,
weli-tOrmed draft horses in this country
is still below the demand; for as the sup
ply increases, the demand grows apaoo
and little horses, unless they possess ey-
ceptional speed, are correspqndingiy neg
'aeted.
We are satisfied that the increased size,
which must inevitably result from the ex-
,ensive use of these imported stations in
the West cannot fail 70 have beneficial
effect upon other horses than those espec.
tally used for draft. Many of the STALL
ions imported from France show unnis-
taxable indications of possessing o LARGE
share OF the Percheron bl1oi, once SO
famous f.. ability to make long Journeys
at quick pace with heavy load, and
from their descendants in this country.
out of well-bred mares, we may reason
ably expect to produce, by proper course
Of breeding hereafter, anothec type OF
horse for wh;c,. .i6 uemand Is active, and
ne supply very hght--good, stylish, high
stepping, large coach or park horses.
The use of the Clydesdale is ala giving
us a foundation g .nuch the same sort,
upo. which we can build, with large stvl
ish thoroughbred, and we'll bred trottiag
stations Of good size ana style, with eer-
tain profit :
breeding for snreead alone is at best an
.Hcertain business; and when to this un-
certainty We add the expenses of training,
the chances Of profit are so slight, that
we would not advise any general farmer
TO engage in the business, either with
trotting or running horses. AS an amuse-
ment or recreation for gentlemen of
wealth and leisure, it is most fascinating;
but those who have found it a remunera-
live business are scarcer than 2:20 trot-
ters. On the contrary, those who breed
large, stout, and well-formed draft, or
active, stylish, good-stepping coach or
park horses, invariably find ready sale
at good prices, and this demand must be
permanent one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07
Little Eya's Lost Brother.

During the long run of ''Uncle Tom" in
an Eastern city, says the Philadelphia
Press, the family of the gentle Eva wen,
20 housekeeping, and during the occupa-
ton OF the elder forces a small boy
brother of Eva (the Eva on this occasion
being Miss Lulu Prior)-strayed away
and VAS lost in the strange city. Moving
was suspended and hunting commenced,
but the child was not found. Audiences
must not be disappointed, however, and
so the poor little sister was forced to ar
ray herself for her part, wash off the tears
and tly and forget that her little brother
was lost. But during the evening the
runaway WAS found, and the parents, to
relieve their little daughters mind, took
him directly TO the theatre.
The death scene of Eva was on: Topsy,
with Ter apron on her head, crouched on
recovered youth, Topsy said in whisper,
Hold your Nebuchadrezzar up"
Eva lay on the couch-St Clair bent
over her with the question:
What do you say, Eva daTlingi" To
which the dying child was only 70 reply:
"Love-.joy-peace," and fall back
dead upon the pillow.
Just as Eva raised her head feebly,
lifted her hand and commenced the
broken sentence, she spied the rebound
brother. With cry of joy she extended
her little arms towards him and broke
out:
ooh, see-see, he's found! he's there,
and / never thought to see my little
brother again. Then recollecting her
part, she gave great gulp of fright, fell
back *pasmodically to the studied words
an! ctied out, ''Love-joy-peace" and
dropped her head upon the pillow.
The scene was never more affecting
sobs were heard on all sides. The speech
was so heartfelt that the audience felt
sure it was part of the play-that the
dying Eva was supposed to have vision
of lost brother, waiting on the mystic
chn-a
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!.
Twenty ImpOlite Things.

1. Loud and boisterOus laughing.
9. Reading when others are talking.
3. Talking when Others are reading
4. Cutting finger nails Iii company.
8. Joking others in company.
6. Gazing rudely at strangers.
z. Leaving stranger without seat
s. Making yourself hero of your own
story.
8 Reading aloud in company without
Icing asked.
10. Splitting about the house, smoking
or chewing.
II. Leaving church before worship is
closed.
Y Whispering or laughing in the
house of God. 90;
13. a want of respect and reverence
for seniors.
IA. Correcting older persons than
yourself, especially parents.
10. Receiving a present without an
expression of gratitude.
10. Not listening to what one is say
ing in company.
II. Commencing to eat as soon as you
get to the table.
j.. Answering questions that haze
been put 10 others.
10. Commencing talking before othen
have finished Speaking.
20. Laughing at mistakes of Others.
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Marriage Fees.

An honeat=iaoed stranger called On
FSqGiEe Jones not long since and asked
what his fee was for joining couple in
marriage.
"The fee is two dollars if you come
here" said the justice.
Lets see," unused the youth as be
pulled out his money, ''there's ttit..ea dol-
lars for a heds.eai, eAshs d.olIaEs for Sec
a-Lana stove, two dollars for dishes, two
dollars to run the house on, and-and
that's every blamed cent?
$50 you are short!" queried the Squire.
That's my pile said the young u,.l,
abut I'll knock the ,..o dollars off. for
G;.@i.t-; ana give it to you, for I'm bound
to be harnessed TO my girl this week if
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-07

The change in educational methods and
aims in the last century has been most
extraordinary. Dg, tSoah Porter, of Con-
necE2pt. father Of the present President of
I-ale college, gave a sketch of his college
studies in letter to friend. He entered
Yale in 1899, the same year that the late
Prof. Silliman became professor. He
saws:
"As though We lad come fresh from the
comnon school, We were put back into
our grammar, geography, and the common
learning, and kept in them great part of
the first two years, so that at their close
we had scarcely advanced farther than is
now requisite for admission. And what
poor, barren things our graz. .srs, lyxl-
cons and text-bcok7 tnen were, compared
with sacI as are now furnished.
HAna our teachers were as scantily fur
nished as our books. l wonder that any
of us came out men, or ever became susi,.
And yet we were fully Employed and on
such things as were pat INTO our hands We
werr k4pt hard at work. Though we
were perhaps half year on Morse's two
huge volumes of geography, We were re-
quircd to recite the whole of them, and
our memories, if no other faculties, were
severely tsskea,n