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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-06-28

A COOP PIECE OF INFoRMATIoN.-I
is not generally known that the term
''three penny; ''eight penny" or ssten
penny" is given in alluson to the number
of pounds in thousand nails of that size.
Such however is the fact. If it is s'three
penny' nails, it means that thousand of
those nails will weigh three pounds; and
in like manner with all the rest. So that
when you have particular piece of work
to do, as for instance job at shingling,
and know how many shingles you have to
put on, it is easy to determine how many
nails you will have to purchase. If there
are 10000 singles, it will take at least
thirty pounds of nails for the job. This
little fact, if known might frequently save
several trips to the store where one would
answer.
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Be Kind to the Living.

We live in world where nothing is
sure. To-day our friends are about us il
the freshness and bloom Of h ealth an6
spirits tomorrow we bend in anguish
over their still forms; and it is well if NO
bitter regrets mingle with the tears We
shed upon their white faces. All, life is
insecure, and the brightest and most prom
Using of all our treasures may, perhaps
soonest droop and fade. And when one
dies how anxious we are to do him homage!
We speak of his virtues, we excuse his
faults. and spread the mantle of charity
over his vices, which, while he lived, we
| had no patience with. If we only had, we
might have won him to better life. Had
we exercised toward him little of the
forbearance and kindness wifi which we
now speak of him, he had had fewer faults.
How often his heart ached and cried out
for human sympathy-for our sympathy
we may never know, and if we could. it is
too late to undo the past, too late to sooth
and benefit him. We may not take up the
broken threads of the life that is gone and
weave them into web of hope and JOY !;
but toward those who are still left to us,
who have ears to hear, and hearts to throb
with pain and grief, we may be generous
and just, forgiying, loving and kind.
Do not wait till the faithful, devoted
wife, who has tried so hard to make your
home pleasant and comfortable, is dead, to
show her kindness. No funeral pomp, no
costly monument with loving words in
scribed thereon, will make up the past
neglect. Could the fond kisses that are
now imprinted on her cold lips, and the
murmured words of endearment that fall
unheeded upon her ear, have been hers
while living, there would have been no
woman in all this wide world fonder OR
happier than she.
Do not wait till the hands of the tired,
patient mother are folded over the heart
that has so often thrilled with joy, OR bea-
ten wildly with pain Oh your account, to do
her honor. By the loving offices which she
has performed for you from infancy all the
way to a manhood, keep your love for her
deep and ardent, dutifully respect and rev.
erence her, repay with interest the tender
love and care that she has lavished upon
you, and strive to make her last days hap
py and peaceful.
Be especially kind to the little ones. The
world will deal harshly enough with them;
it is rough world at the best. Surround
them with an atmosphere of love, and in
still into their hearts noble feelings and
principles while you may; for, sooner than
you think, other and less holy influences
will be brought to bear upon them.
Be kind to the sad, the sorrowful, the
unfortunate, the erring, and the fallen.
Kind words and kindly acts cannot hurt
them, and may do them world of good.
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GOOD ADvICE.-The IN. E. Farmer
gives this advice 'Let every young far
mer who hopes to make living by farm
ing, determine at the outset to have a Ii
brary of the best books concerning his
chosen business, to the value at least of
twenty-five dollars, and then when any
new thing comes up which tempts him to
spend a few dollars, as for tree oats or the
like, let him join with his farmers club,
or with some dozen Of his neighbors, in
testing the new thing in small way, for
the benefit of all, We have seen travel
ing agent for new kind of wonderful but
worthless seed-corn, sell twenty-five or
fifty cent package at almost every house in
town. and where all the agricultural books
on the route, including the cold Farmers
Almanac" would not equal the value of
the sales of this one swindler."
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PRUDENCE GRAY.
AN ENGLISH GIRLS STORY.

That's my name, for father said there
wasn't a better barge on the river than
the Prudence, and if I was called the same
he was sure there would never be a better
girl.
Poor father! He was always very fond
of me. and my earliest remembrances are
of sitting on the tiller and having ride
when he stood there of an evening steer.
ing the barge, with the great cinnamon.
red sails filled by the wind, and the water
foaming and bubbling by us as we ran up
the river towards the big city, where the
ships lay close together in dock and
against the wharves emptylng their load
or waiting for others before going away
across the seas.
I used to think our barge, which was a
very small billy-boy, if you know what
that is-if you don't, must tell you that
it's a barge built with rounded ends and
low bulwarks meant for carrying loads up
rivers, but built also to be able to go out
to sea a little while, running along the
COAST used to think our barge, 1 say, a
very large ship, till grew old enough to
compare it with those that passed us go
ing up or down the river, and then 1t used
to seem to me that 1t would be wonder
fully fine to go on board one of those great
ships and 60 sailing away-far away
across the ocean, instead of just coasting
along to Sheerness and up the Midway,
as we used to go year after year, loaded
deep down in the water, with pottery or
hops or bricks.
l cannot tell you how my childhood
slipped away. living with mother and faith
er on board that barge, in a little bit of a
cabin with tiny stove; all know is that
was very happy, and that never hardly
went ashore, and when / cid l was fright
ened and wanted to get back and at last
seemed to have grown all at once into a
great girl, and father and 1 were alone.
Yes, quite alone, for mother had left us
very suddenly; and we had been ashore at
Sheerness, father and L, and come back
from the funeral. and were sitting on the
cabin hatch, before could believe it was
anything but terrible dream. and that I
should not wake and find that she was
alive once more, as blithe and CHEEKY and
ready to take the tiller or pull a rope, the
same as l did when father wanted any
help.
Father was changed man after that,
and as a couple of years slipped by, the
work on the barge fell more and more into
my hands, and 1 used to smile to myself
as saw how big and red and strong they
had grown. For father grew quiet and dull
day by day, and used to have a stone bot
tie filled whenever he went ashore, and
then sit with it in the cabin all alone till ]
called him to come and help with the sail
Not that I wanted much help, for ours
was only small barge. and with fail
wind, 1 could manage her well enough
while when we had to tack backwards and
forwards across the river mouth, could
always lock the tiller by the rope thai
hung on to the Delaying pin, and gave it
hitch on that side, till had taken pull
at the sheet and brought the barge arouno
on the other tack.
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VEGETINE

I REGARD IT AS A VALUABLE FAMILY
MEDICINE.
Jan. l, 1878.
MIR. II. R. STEVENS
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in saying that have
used the Vegetine in my family with good results,
and 1 have known of several cases of remarkable
cure effected by it, regard it as valuable family
medicine Truly yours, ..
REV. VIM. MCDONALD
The Rev. VIM. Mcdonald is well known through
the United States as minister in the M E. Church.
THOUSANDS SPEAK-Vegetine is acknowledged
and recommended by physicians and apOthecaries
to be the best purifier and cleanser of the blood yet
discovered, and thousands speak in its praise who
have been restored to health.
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1poetrp.
TOMS LETTER.

I've got letter here from Tom-nay, wife, you need
The boy is WE'LL there is nothing here to pain moth
er'S heart.
He says he's gathered in the grain goodly golden
store; ~
He says he's paid the mortgage off, and laid up
something more.
Well, wife, faint quite two years ago, one sultry
summer day.
When was working in the fields and getting in the
hay,
A carriage drove up to the door, and there ALT a
chap
With laughing eyes, like yours, that looked from un
derneath his cap.
He helped little maiden out with sunny, cleaning
hair,
And deep blue eyes that looking in, you seemed to
read prayer;
tried to make out who they was, but, wife, didn't
know;
couldn't make the team stand still and kept hol
lerin' ''whoa!
saw him point across to me, and heard him some
thing say;
couldn't make the words out-their heads were
turned away:
But then an idee struck me quick, just like ray
o. dawn!
Although didn't know the girl, knew the boy was
Tom
My boy who ran away from home SO many years
before;
Our Tom, whom we had mourned as dead dozen
years or more.
left the team standin still, and threw the whip
away
The whole they might have gone to smash-I
wouldn't have cared that day.
reached the house before 'em wife, but naught to
you said;
Somehow harsh words I'd said to Tom kept poppn
through my head;
couldn't help but think, perhaps I'd been too quick
to strike
I'd learned that men, like horses, wife, is seldom
all alike
They never stopped to knock at all, but open flung
the door
'sWell father I've come back" Tom said, ''to see
you all once more.''
threw my arms around his neck, broke over all the
rules;
You did the same-we laughed and cried together,
. Doth like fOOlS.
When all was still we found the girl with blue eyes
was Toms wife
A little daisy he had found to brighten up his
life.
How well we learned to love the bride; and when
they went back West,
They wanted the old birds to come and see them in
their nest.
go and read the 1etter!' why I've read the letter
through.
Hold on,now, here's a postscript with perhaps
word for you.
Good gracious! what q funny thing;t takes my
breath away
'Tell mother''-say, wife, look at me; is my hair
turning gray?
And grandma call me grandpa, just to see how it
will seem.
Oh wife, think feel as big as Shebas famous
Queen.
'Tell mother"-kiss me quick and lay your head
upon my arm
Goods sent little baby down to visit at the
farm.'
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JUNE.
VEGETINE
. is RECOMMENDED BY ALL
PHYSICIANS.

VALLEY STREAM, QUEENS Co.,
LONG ISLAND, N. Y.
Mr.. II. r. STEVENS
Dear SRI take the pleasure Of writing you
small certificate concerning Vegetine prepared by
you I have been a sufferer with the Dyspepsia for
over forty years. and have had the Chronic DarrhGa
for over six months, and have tried most every
live from day to day, and no physician could touch
my case: saw your Vegetne recommended to cure
Dyspepsia. commenced using it, and continued
doing So and am now a well woman and restored to
perfect health. All who are afflicted with this terri
Bile disease, would kindly recommend to try it for
the benefit of their health, and it is excellent as
blood purifier.
By DIR. T. B. FORBES. M. d., for Z.
MRS. VIM. H. FORBES.
VEGETINE.-When the blood becomes lifeless and
stagnant, either from change of weather or of eli
mate want OF exercise, irregular diet or from any
other cause, the VEGETINE will renew the blood,
carry off the putrid humors, cleanse the stomach,
regulate the bowels. and impart tone of
vigor to the whole body.
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ssTTCHING PILES"-Is one of the most annoying
i diseases in the world and all can find prompt
and certain relief by the use. of 'Swaynes ONT
ton, intense itching particularly at night. VIM. P.
Grove, y s. Marshal's office, Harrison1bnrg Va,
permanent relief until had used Swayne's Oint-
ment.' 1t also cures letter. pimNes, all crusty,
smooth without blelnish. Sent by mail to any adj
dress, on receipt of price-5O cents box Address
Philadelphia. Sold by leading Druggists.
may3-lV
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MARKS OF MATCHEs.-To clean off the
ugly scratches left on paint by lighting
matches upon it cut sour orange or lem
on in half; apply the cut half to the marks,
rubbing for moment quite hard; then
wash off with clean rag, dipped first in
water to moisten it, and then in whiting.
Rub we'll with this rag, dry thoroughly,
and nine times out of ten the ugly marks
will vanish. Of course, sometimes they
they are burned in so deeply that they can
not be quite eradicated.
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SMOKY CHIMNEYs- Trouble with smoky
chlmneys, caused by their being used for
two or more stoves, may be averted in
most cases by inserting vertically in the
fue piece Of sheet-iron, so as to divide
the flue in the centre for about two feet
above the point where each pipe enters,
and turning the bottom of the sheet iron
under the pipe, so as to shut it completely
OFF from the part of the fiue below it.
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.VEGETINE

For CANCERS and
CAN ROUS MORS
The Doctors Certificate.
READ IT.
ASHLEY, WASHINGTON Co., ILL. JAM IA, 1878.
MR.. III. r. STEPHENS
Dear Sr-This is to certify that had been sur
1erng from Rose Cancer on my right breast, which
grew very rapidly, and all my friends had given me
up TO die, when heard OF your medicine, Vegetine,
recommended for Cancer and Cancerous HImors.
commenced to take it, and soon found myself be.
gmng to feel better my health and spirits both felt
the benign influence Which it eXerted and in a few
months from the time commenced the use of the
Vegetlne, the Cancer came out almost bodily
CARRIE DEFORREST.
I certify that am personally acquainted with Mrs
DeForrest, and consider her one of our very best
women.
DIR. S. II. FLOWERS.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD.-n VEGETINE will
relieve PAIN cleanse, purify and such diseases,
restoring the patient to perfect health after trying
different physicians, many remedies Suffering for
years, is it not conclusive proof if you snffer
Ell, you can be cured? Why is this medicine perfor-
ming such great cures? 1t works in the blood in the
circulating fluid. 1t can truly be called the Great
Blood purifier. The great source of disease orig-
mates in the blood; and no medicine that does not
act directly upon it. to purify and renovate has any
just claim upon public attention.
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EXCELLENT SALAD DREssING.-Y olks
white sugar, one teaspoonful salt, one
small saltspoonful cayenne, two teaspoons
full made mustard, six tablespoonsful
salad oil or melted butter, five tablespoons
full vinegar. Boil until as thick as cream;
let it cool before using. Nice for cold boil
ed potatoes chopped fine. Some like half
an onion chopped fine and added.
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VEGETINE.
THE M. DIS HAVE IT

THE NJ. DIS HAVE IT.
MR.. H. r. STEVENS
Dear Sri have sold Vegetine for a long time,
and find it gives most excellent satisfaction.
S. B. DEPRIEST, M. D., Druggist,
HaZletOn, Ind.
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SEARCH others for their virtues, thyself
for thy vices.
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FANCY GOODS,

A Hemmed Handkerchief, s cents,
Ladies al Linen :. !. ~
Gents GauZe Undershirts, SO q" -fY
Gents Unaundried SHIRTS, $l.0O, these are better
than any in this market
Ladies Hose, 10 cents,
Ladies best Hose, Is cents,
Balbriggan Hose, 25 CENTS
Good CorsetS, Is cents,
Better CorSetS, so cents, I...taT
Still better CorSets, Is cents,
10 Bone COrSetS, 81.
ChildrenS' Hose, 10 cents,
Full regular Hose, 20 cents,
dozen Neck RufS, Is and 20 cents.
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LACES.

For trimming linen suits from to so cents a yard
Torchon Iaces, 10 to %,
Valenciennes from to rs cents yard.
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SALT FOR BEDBUGs.-To get rid of bed
bugs wash the room and the furniture of
the room they frequent with salt water,
and you may look in vain for them. Salt
seems inimical to bedbugs, and they will
not trail through it. We think it prefera-
BILE to all ointments. aud the buyer requires
no certificate as to it's genuineness.
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SALLY LUNN.-Rub three ounces of
butter into pound of flour; then add
three eggs beaten very light, little salt,
one gill of yeast and as much milk as will
make it into a soft dough, cover it and set
in warm place to rise, bake it in mod
crate oven, and send it to table, to be eat
en- with butter.
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YEAST WITHOUT YEAsT.-Boil three
ounces of hops in two quarts Of water ten
minutes, in tin, granite or iron; add two
coffee-cups of sugar and two of flour; wet
in enough water to get out all the Jumps;
add three tablespoonful of salt and three
Of ginger; strain in jar, and let it stand
three days in warm place; stir very often;
then add two pounds boiled potatoes, and
wait one more day, and you will have yeast
that is good and will keep a long time.
Use one teacupful for six loaves of bread.
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VEGETlNE.

PREPARED BY
HI. II. STEVENS. BOSTON, MASS
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists
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PRICE POSITIVELY
EXAMINE THE PRICES ! !
OTIONs.

u dozen Shirt Buttons, for 5 cents,
2j Coed Envelopes, for cents,
22Sh ee IS good Paper, for 5 cents,
lS4c Strings, cents,
FeS Soap, 5 cents,
ClarS'S Cotton, cents.
2 Rubber-head Pencils, cents,
2Good Pen Holders, 5 cents, ..-z
Asplendid Picture Frame, cents,
Good Needles, 5 cents,
Good Pins, scents,
Good Hair Pins, 3 cents,
Rubber dressing Combs, 10 cents,
Tooth Brushes, 10 cents,
dozen Carpenters Pencils, 10 cents,
Lilly White, 5 cents.
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HEAVY WEAR.

Check Cotton. cents,
English Cheviot, u,
Heavy Ticking, 10
Stripe Pants Goods, 12H
: Plain Jeans, l211
Best Buckeye Jeans, Is cents
Cassimeres for Boys, 40
Fine Cassimeres, IS
Better Goods, at SLIGO
Best Kentucky Jeans, Is
Good Hickory, 10
Dennams, 1919
Red Flannel, 20 to Is
White Flannel, 1211 to 20
Other heavy goods equally as cheap.
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WHITE GOODS.

| Cord Pique, 81 to 10 cents,
:. .. y !. cents, a-..
Swiss Nainsooks and Cambrics,
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ROWLEY POWLEY.-Roll out a large
sheet of paste, cover it with any jam or
marmalade you prefer, roll it up, and tie
it loosely in a cloth, tie each end of the
cloth tight, boil it one hour and cut it in
slices; it is good served hot with wine
sauce.
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PIGEONS, ROAsTED.-When your pig
cons are cleaned, roll good lump of but
ter in chopped parsley with pepper and
salt; dust and haste your pigeons; if your
fire be good they will be roasted in half
hour; serve them with sauce of butter and
parsley.
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CURE FOR SOFT CORN.-Saturate
piece of raw cotton with lemon juice, add
ing some Of the pulp; bind this to the corn
and continue the application until all sore
ness is removed. The cure is more rapid
if all pressure is removed from the corn.
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DRESS GOODS,

Wash Popiins, 81,
Wool p0plinS, 20,
Handsome Dress Goods, 20,
Half Silk g. Is 25
Black Grosgrain Silks, 80 to 81 90
:. 81 .
Black and White 81 rs to S1,00
Summer Silks, (best) $l.0J
Corded Lawns, u
PercalS, s
Percals, fine, 10
PercalS, still better II
Black Alpacas, 20 to %
IS fine, IS to so
g Silk Finish, rs.
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DERRY & TEN BROECK'S,
is THE ONLY RELIABLE HOUSE FOR
F SH ION BILE GOODS,
While their PRICES re guaranteed as low as those
OF any other House for same quality of goods.
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SHERBET.-Three lemons, two quarts
of water, sweeten to taste; whites Of sill
eggs, well beaten, freeze. This makes one
gallon.
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beef, lard it with bacon then make a
dressing of bread, butter, sweet herbs,
onion. parsley, salt and pepper, and stuff in
around the bone and in several places in
the lean part: skewer it and bind it close
with tape, have ready deep pot, put the
beef into it and cover it with water, stew
it four or five hours, basic it contantly
with the gravy. and turn it into the pot
when done, place it upon dish and gar
nish it with forcemeat balls, parsely and
carrots, then pour the gravy over it.
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DOLLAR WAMSUTTA SHIRTS,
made at our factory; they are all complete, and
better than any other Gents Shirt in this market
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-CORS ETS

The only full stock in town. Ladies of stout fig
ures, who break and wear out their Corsets rapidly
would do well to call and examine.
NURSING, ABDOMINAL, SANITARY, VENTI-
LATINO. and MISSES CORSETS.
Also CORK BOSOM PADS,
LADIES' STOCKING SUPPORTERS.
Our styles can only be found with us,
june14- PERRY & TEN BROCK
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LINENS.

Irish Linen Towels, 10 cents,
German Extra size Towels, 20 cents,
1dozen Napkins, SOC to $l.0O
Table Linen per yard, Is to 50 cents,
Better Satin Finish, Is cents,
Red Check Table Linen, IS to rs cents.
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CARPETS AND MATING.

Ingram Carpet, 35 cents
:. Better Carpets, As cents,
g Wool Filling, 70 cents,
White Mating, 20 to Is cents
Red and white Mating, 20 to 50 cents,
Binding, a Roll, rs cents
, 1878-04-05
Probate Notice.

IN the Probate Court OF jefferson coun
ty, W. L.
IN the matter OF the estate Of ENoCH S.
FOWLER, deceased.
Application for order to sell real estate.
ON reading and filing the application
of Mary Fowler, executrix of the estate of
EnOch S. Fowler. deceased, for authority
to sell the real estate belonging to said es-
tate, and it appearing to the court that
there Is not sufficient personal property
remaining in the hand of said executrix
TO pay the debts outstanding, the expenses
of administration and the legacies desig-
mated by said decedent, and It appearing
to the Court that 1t is for the interest OF
said estate TO sell said estate. it Is therefore
ordered that all persons interested in the
estate Of said Enoch S. Fowler, deceased,
appear before and In the sail Probate
Court of Jefferson County, w. IT,, at the
Court room of said Court, in Port Town
send on Monday, the Goth day of April,
1873, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, OH said day, and
then and there show cause why authority
should not be given ard granted to said
Mary Fowler, executrix, to sell the real
estate belonging to the estate of the said
EnOch 5. Fowler. deceased.
j. A. KUHN, Probate Judge.
March Is, 1878.