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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
A MAN WITH THIRTY CHILDREN

A MAN WITH THIRTY CHILDREN
The Stroll family Of this county, is prob
ably the largest family in the United
States. The head of the house is Nicholas
Stroll, a Pennsylvania German. now
about rs years old. BY three wives he
has had 80 children, 81 Of whom are living.
His first wife presented him with s, his
second with II, and his third with IL.
The youngest child is now 3years old and
was born when it's father was u years old.
Of the 81 children 10 are married, and
their families average about children
Mr.. joel Stroll, one of the well known
farmer in the lower end and child Of his
fathers first wife, has II children, and he
is not an old man. He is the father of two
pairs Of twins, distinction which his
father, MI. Nicholas Stroll, never attain
ed. If the families should gather togeth-
aea Ss Tp reside f o1 this S cod Rfyons Old My
Stroll is still hearty, and bids fair to live
many years.-Mauch Chunk (Po.) Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
Under the snow,

Ali me, my garden lies under the snow,
The shrOuding drifting snow;
Each flower that reared has bowed its head;
Its sweet bloom withered, its fragrance fed;
so loved them living, and mourn them dead!
Dead under this winter snow:
Lying beneath it, still and low:
Dead! and loved them SO!
But the sum- by and by, will melt the snow,
The glitterng shrOud of snow,
And the beautiful bud and the stately tree
Will shed their fragrance again for me,
And my heart shall be glad when my eyes shall see
NV treasures from under the snow,
That my yearning love hath cherished so,
Rise fair in the summer glow,
Gods garden lies under the shrouding snow.
The beautiful, shetering snow:
And the buds that He took from your hand and mine
Are but waiting the Time when his voice dlVihe
Shall bid His sun on the garden shine.
And warm to life i'll its glow
The precious germs lying under the snow,
That he took when we loved them so!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01


Mrs. Pickering has arted material
ization'' show in Rochester, n H.. and
the seauces are more puzzlng than those
of the EddyS. She sits outside of the cabi-
net, which seems to be inaccessible ex-
cept by the visible door; yet great num-
ber aud variety of forms emerge from it.
The light in the room is very dim, how
ever, aud thorough investigation is not al
lowed
There are lis pupils at Hollins Institute
mostly from the Southern States. AS
many as thirty Of the young ladies hail
from Texas.
Professor T. G. Bittle, A. M, of Roa-
noke College, has been elected a member
OF the ''Stenographic Institute of Paris. -
There ia not pauper in the poor-house,
Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

Mr.. A. J. Geddins, formerly of Rock:
bridge, but now of Kansas, writes to the
Lexington "Gazette" his modification at
the defeat Of Gov. Letcher, and says that
At..o an outsider it seems that Rockbridge
county WAS losing her former political hon
Or aud integrity. Contrasting Kansas with
Virginia taxes, he says property in Kansas
us assessed at three foui tbs its value, hogs
are worth So .25 cents per hundred, and corn
twenty cents per bushel. The State tax is
soc on the $1uG, county levy general fund
ST. on the 800, and the township tax ram
ges from 25c to 81 IN the $l00. The highest
h tax for all purposes in Doniphan CO., in
which he lives, is in one district $3.50 in
the 500, and the lowest is s1.60 in the 500
1.-The average is $3.50 in the 800. And
they talk of higher taxes in Virginia after
this
The great trouble is in ths private debts
of our wn people, and the man who could
arrange TO wipe them out without paying
them, would be more popular thaa the
widest of forcfbie adjusters, and with the
same sort of people. and the honesty Of the
20 ,vement would be just as uEimpeacha-
BILE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

a hA1L ROAD RACE WITH DEATH.-One
OF the most remarkable trips on record has
just peen made on the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad, from Kansas City
to the Rocky Mountains. A rich gentle
man named W. S. Dunn arrived in this
city from the East GU Thursday morning,
on ols way to visit his sick wife at Mani
tou Springs, Col. On his arrival here he
received telegram stating that his wife
was at the point Of death, and that she could
not 1--we many hours. The husband, who was
mlddle-aged man, evidently merchant
seemed to be much affected by the news
and at once made inquiries for a special
Ifaln. lie offered large sum of money
| fOr a special engine to run to Pueblo ahead
OF the regular train, but could not obtain
one mere He took possession OF the tele-
| graph wires between here and Topeka, the
| headquarters of the road, and offered $3.50
Tor a special locomotive to run at special
| speed across the plains. His offer was ac-
cepted, and at 3 O'Clock on Thursday after
noon the devoted husband started from
topeka on his break-neck errand of love
| and duty. Away went the locomotive and
| car, with its solitary but sorrow'ng passen-
| ger, over the prairies of Kaw valley, down
into the valley Of the Neosho at Emporia,
then off again over the high divide between
the NeoS % and the Arkansas valley, which
was reached before night had closed in.
Then, after taking water, the impatient
| husband and his tireless iron horse started
! up the great Arkansas valley to the base Of
the Rocky Mountains.
He reached Pueblo, COL. about II clock
on Friday morning, and then, only wait
ing for locomotive on the Denver and
Rio Grande marrow gauge) to be got rea-
CIV niles He e. reached Mani' ua." at the
base Of Pixies Peak, in time to see his dy
ing wife, and was we'll satisfied with the
result Of his fast trip. The fastest time
made on the route was fifty miles per
hour, the average time about thirty five
miles. 1t is the fastest time ever made
across the plains from the Missouri river
to the Rocky Mountains.-Ka City
Times
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

A NEW YEARS EXECUTION In PAR
Is.-The New Year brought death on the
scaffold to poor wretch in Paris. Ear
ly in the morning one of the keepers ask
ed him if he would drink some wine
''What's the coed % asked orsenico
.'in a few minutes 1 shall be dead y
When he walked TO the scaffold he had to
pass all the other prisoners drawn up in a
double line; and every one raised his cap
as the condemned murderer went to his
death. Among those who saw him pass
by was the man III whose interest the
murder had been committed. AS the
knife cleaned in the sunlight this man g
face was CHASTITY white, and a moment af-
terward he shrieked and fell to tine ground
unconscious. But the murderer was
calm and self-pnssessed even when the
knife fell.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

The Alexandria "GazetJe" says there
was Joint caucus" of liquor dealers OF
the state, and members of the General AS
sembly, in Richmond last week attended
by sixty-eight of the latter TIE ''Gazette'
says the two liquor dealers Of that city re-
turned confident that the Moffett register
law will be ''yery much modified at the
present session. The country people will
do well to watch the votes of their repre-
sentatves in the legislature on this ques=
tion. They will be carefully reported.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

QUARREL AMONG GOOD TEMPLARs -
The quarrel among the Massachusetts,
Good Templars, arising from the exclu-
sion of colored members from the order,
eliminated Monday in the dissolution of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and
the formation Of a new Grand Lodge
The prime mover in the revolution was
DR.. William Wells Brown, colored man,
who is supported in his action by the Eng
fish officials,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
3 Senate has passed the concurre

Tie Senate has passed the concurrent
q resolution expressing the opinion that the
ESprincipal and interest of the national debt
is payable in silver, at the option of the
government, by a vote of 43 to %, Senators
.Jobnston and Withers voting for it. The
Rouse passed the same resolution by 1877
TO 70. The Virginia delegation voted for
it, except Harris and Douglass. who were
absent and Jorgensen. carpef-bagger, who
voted against it. In the House resoiu.
ton, refusing subsidies in money, bonds,
OF public credit to public or private enter
prizes of corporations or associations was
adopted, IVA to IS, all the Virginia n en-
beers voting against it, except Harr;s and
Douglas, who were absent, and Jorgensen,
vino voted for it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

A CURIOUS DEATH We had a talk
with Mr.. G.. K. Maddox on yesterday
concerning the sudden death of Mr.. De
Trum in the lecture hall on Thursday
night.
Ma. Maddox says, II was as you know
delivering lecture on hell During the
first part of the lecture [ noticed very
intelligent looking gentleman gazing in
tent at me and seemingly very much inter
ested in what was saying. had talked
for probably half an hour and was quoting
what Pollock says in his Course of Time''
bout the ''W orm that never dies - Sud
denly 1 noticed this gentleman, with whom
l was not acquainted, reckoning to me
with the forefnger of his right hand. l
thought he wanted to ask me some ques-
ton, and l said to him -
CIV hat is it %
He replied, "Cease for a while!'' 1
stopped, wondering what he meant, when
he fell back against the seat and said, 81
believe am dying"
In few hours, three hours I think, he
was dead. 1t was a very curious case.
The mans face is impressed indelibly on
my memory.-Atla1to (Ga.) Constitution.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

The American Bible Revision Commit.
tee have 80 far revised the Pentateuch.
Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, the Gospels aud
two-thirds of the Epistles and don't see
yet how they can leave hell out. Reckon
you had as We'll stand by the old reliable,
and set your house in oider.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

A QUEER Casa queer point is up
before a Philadelphia court. Miss Clara
M. Whipple was riding in crowded car,
her corsets laced so tightly that, though
above the medium height, she could not
raise her hands to cling to the straps. The
car struck a s'bumpero violently, and she
was thrown down and broke her knee cap
One jury has given her $500 damages,
and now the suit is up before the Supreme
Court, the company claiming that she
neglected to take due precaution for her
safety.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

BURIED ON HER WEDDING DAY.-A
sad story comes from Texas. A Miss
Moor was preparing for marriage, and in-
vited friend, Miss Williams, to assist
her. In rummaging through drawer an
old pistol was carelessly handled by Miss
instant death of Miss Moore. She was
buried Oh the day that was to have been
her wedding day, and the young lady. who
was the innocent cause OF it, has become
insane.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
WHO PAYS THE STATE TAXES ?-The

WHO PAYS THE STATE TAXES ?-The
three Tidewater counties of Accomac,
Norfolk, and Henrico, alone, with white
population of only zoos, pay more taxes to
the State by s25 ,390.50 per annum titan the
with it's quarter of a million of white peo-
pie, hence the Valley has no more at stake
than any other portion of the State, and
certainly pays less taxes to support the
State government Portsmouth Enter
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

The Richmond "Transcript' exhumes
the queer fact that Virginia once had a
native African for Governor. Gov. Alex.
Spottswood who filed the char in 1850
was born in Tangier, while his father. a
British officer, :. as there on duty.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

CT Ns REcE1vED.-The Lynchburg
Light Artillery Blues yesterday evening
received two cannons from Richmond, and
we learn expect two others from Staunton
soon. They will have parade this even
ing, on which occasion the Home Guards
viii also turn out.-Lyuchburq Neaos.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

The great temptation! The proposition
for the legislature to vote $50, 900 in ord, r
to get $4,000 telescope.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

& The Estate" says that the beautiful
young ladies who supported Miss Mary
Anderson, at the Richmond Theatre. were
s'ali noviees and of good standing in socie-
tv at their homes" How Mary III swear
/ men she reads this!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
FIRING INTO WEDD1Ne PARTY

FIRING INTO A WEDDING PARTY
At a wedding at Star Tannery, on Cedar
Greek, while the ceremony was being per-
formed, a shot was fired through one of
the Windaws. The minister, bride and
several others were cut by pieces of glass.
The shot, it is supposed, was fred by
some one who had an old grudge against
the groom. Fortunately no one was seri-
ously injured. l. Woodstock (Va.,) Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

Lexington will tear her hair when she
hears the news about the Mccormick teie-
scopic proceeding Iii the legislature. Lady
and f. azier won't be able to go home for
a month.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

The 'sGoodson Gazette tells of black
Ike six feet long having been seen out
9ssass week. Bromide is goodfor them-but
sss aeing yoar New Years resolution is the
.nly sure preventive.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

Extravaganza. past and present !-Tbe
$3.50, 900 fee that Johnson Il Co. got in 10,
and the $4,000 Tee that A. B. Magruder
was to get in '78.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
puzce ct decorun est pro patria bibere.

John w. Stout, one of the largest dealers
in canned goods in New York, has gone
into voluntary bankruptcy. He has two
factories and employed 400 hands in the
busy seasop, Liabilities $50, 900.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
Two souls with but a single thaught,
Two hearts that beat as one.

The ceremony over, they, ''hand in hand,
mold s valley took their solitary way--only
nineteen miles-through a trackless wild
erness-to the house Of the grooms par
ents, crossing the Blue Ridge and numer-
GUS ice-bound streams ON the wav. After
eating of the good things prepared for the
festive occasion, and spending pleasant
night under the hospitable roof of pate,
fo1na!aas, they set out ON their return, re-
solved to make living or die trying. They
deserve to succeed, and we hope they
will.-Ly'achburQ Ne'os.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

MATRIMoNY IN THE MoUNTAINs--A
marriage and ''infair'' took place recently
in Rockbridge and Bedford about as fol-
lows:
A Bedford Romeo loved a Rockbridge
Juliet, and a country parson Was called in
to cement
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
A MILITARY NEcEssIrY.-The ssdoem

A MIL1TARY NECESSITY 'sdogma
of hell" is just now topic of extended
discussion by press and pulpit. "What
do you think of the dogma ?" inquired a
of it, ," responded the latter, ''think of it
WHY I'm pretty much of the opinion of a
Universaist preacher who was chaplain in
the army during our late war. Returning
from the field he avowed that his opinions
had undergone change On the subject.
Seeing what [ have seen of human say
agery,' he remarked, Il now believe in hell
as military necessity"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
New AAves aisements,

New AAves tisements.
Flor other New Advertisements see 3rd page1,
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FFO BRIDGE BUILDERS!
The Supervisors of Bath County Va will receive
sealed proposals to rebuild the Bridge over Cowpas-
ture River, four miles from M1boro Depot on the
road 10 the warm Springs. 1t is to be covered
bridge, arched or How Trussed, as they may deem
pest Inc Supervising will be glad to receive sugges
TONS from bidders The span is about 1865 feet: the
aputments are to be repaired and raised The ap-
pfoaches to the Bridge are also to be made and CON
tractors are requested to bid for ALL The proposals
vii De opened by the Supervisors at the Warm
Springs, on the 18th day OF FEBRUARY, (CoURT
DAY. and the work will be given to the lowest re-
SponslDle bidder. Security will be required They
however reserve the right to reject all bids
Inc work to be completed i'm Ninety Days or less
from date Of contract ~ ~ A0''a
A. G. CLEEK, Clerk
OF Board OF Supervisors
.., . Warm Springs, Va.
DRINTING PRESS FOR SALE.
We have good second hand newspaper hand
PRINTING PRESS
For sale-very cheap.
Apply to
iebl-tf sTAUNToN INDICATOR.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
Mr.. Ryan. all Irishman, track agent of

Mr.. Ryan. an Irishman. track agent of
the Midland r. R., at Alexandria, was
presented by the Commercial Exchange of
that city with a handsome watch as a tes-
timonial to his efficiency. He declined it,
saying that being public officer he felt 1t
his duty to be free from any obligation
whatever to those with whom be had bust
ness. No persuasion of the members of the
Exchange could make him reconsider.
That man ought to bs an officer of the
general government.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

Mr.. Lacey introduced resolution look
mo 70 taxing all cord wood, cut more than
four feet, which is cut and sold within the
state. and prohibiting the cutting of cord
woe d of greater length tlnlaa s four feet, Mr..
Harrison of Sussex, introduced a bill to
suspend the payment Of the interest
mon the debt Of the Virginia Militia
" Institute. The resolution favor
mo the RECOMMENDATION of silver,
be;no up. Gen. Echols took exception
TO the resolution on the ground of it's In
definitness arising out Of faulty grammar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01
$6S5,OO0

Leaving still deficit of. .........S54o, 900
If the legislature will raise the tax 10 Is
GEMS in 500 they can wipe out this deficit
and pay every dollar of interest due. Oh. if
tile Adjusters positively refuse to retrench
only cost man worth $40 0G0. the sum Of
S36 year more than he Is paying now 1t
will repay every tax payer and land holder
in this State ten fold IN money what he
.Yay pay in increased taxes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

W
ness. No persuasion of the members of the
Exchange could make him reconsider
That man ought to be an officer of the
general government.
Some idea of the expenditures of a
wealthy American family may be derived
from statements recently made by the
executors OF Ino. w. Chanler, of N. r,
who asked for authority to eXpend $4,000
per annum, OF this there is said to be re-
quired for keeping up the establishment in
which the six youngest children are living,
$40 900; for the schooling of a seventh,
ST. 200; for the support OF three children at
school in England, $4,000; aud the re-
mainder for travelling summer watering
place expenses, and the ike.
1t is remarkable coincidence that the
decades of 1903, 1908, 1918, 1928, 1888, 1s4s,
1858. and 1868 should be productive of mild
winters, which fact renders 1t possible that
some system exists which astronomers
have not studied up. The winter of 1878
has SO far corresponded.
There were "A marriage licenaas issued
in Highland co., last year, and about one
fourth of the marriages took place in No
vember.
Col. William Preston Johnston, the son
of Albert Sydney Johnston. the Confeder-
ate General. will som publish biography
of his father.
Harry Robinson's Minstrels took the
rounds of Lynchburg, Danville. and Rich
mond, doing well in all.
Stephen Price, of Alma, Page county
Va, about thirty -hye years ago had a leg
amputated below the knee, ana last week
fell from scaffold and broke the same
leg above knee,
On the 10th, of January, his birthday,
the tomb of Gen. Lee was deliberately dec
GRATED with flowers by the ladies.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-02-01

schools, as much as it was special hatred
for the funding hill.--ED.] A resolution
was introduced and referred, asking the
special appropriations to the Eastern and
Western Lunatic Asylums has been paid
and why all has not been paid.
A bill prohibiting county and corpora
ton judges from practicing law in the
courts of the State was referred. The
tization of silver was tabled for convent
ence, but notgas an EVIDENCE of sentiment
in the Senate, Mr.. Daniel introduced a
Joint resolution declaring that this is the
first biennial session and that the next
session commences in December, 1879. The
resolution was afterwards favorably re-
ported from the Committee.
A bill establi hing Department of In
formation, which abolishes the otice Of
Register of the Land Office, and makes the
President of the State Agricultural So.
ciety and other members OF it, an advisory
Board for the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. was discussed, The pay of the Com
missioner OF Agriculture was during the
discussion, reduced from $4,000 to 81 500.
An effort was made by Messrs. Quesen-
berry. Bland, Phlegar, and Gayle to indef-
nitelv post pone the bill, which was resisted
by Messrs. Lee, Koiner and others. Mr.
Koiner wanted it so amended as to get in
an oyster lax. Tie bill Was finally indef.
nately postponed,
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II DEEM IT MY DUTY To TELL THE
WORLD what DIR. Sacdyne's Compound
lyurnp Of Wa7d Cherry. has done for me.
/ had violent cough, night sweats,
sore throat. great weakness, with severe
attacks of hemorrhage; gave up all
hope of recovery. am now cured, a
sound and hearty man. Edward Ii.
Hanson, engineer atSWeeny's pottery,
1884 Ridge avenue, Philadelphla. Over
twenty-five years have elapsed, and l
still remain o healthy man. In order
that all may test the great virtues of
DIR. Swayne's COMPOUND Syrup OF
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loftentimes single Is cent bottle will
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prevent much suffering and risk. 1t
also cures asthma, bronchitis, liver
complaint, and enriches and purifies
the blood, giving tone and strength to
the entire system. Trial bottles 81
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/ and retail by John Bengston, Rock Is
Hand.