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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09

A MEETING of Conservative Democrats
of Augusta County will be held at the
Court House in the City of stanton, on
Monday, the 26th day of July, 1880, (court
day) to ratify the nominations made by
the Cincinnati Convention, and for the
transaction of other important business.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Chairman Conservative Committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09

EMIGRATIoN.-One of the census enum-
orators of this eolnty estimates that five
hundred persons have gone West from
North River district alone, in the last ten
years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09

Thos. FL. Cross, a member of the House
Committee, says the investigation in the
Capitol shows frauds in funding, tho ugh
no $4,000 fraud has been found in one
package as had been previously stated. The
investigations of the committee include
the period at which large frauds were dis
covered in the funding and when the par
ties implicated were brought to trial by
the law.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09
A Strange Hallucination Which Leads to
Teath

AS has already been briefly stated, the
Authorization that lead would float ON
water has carried D. P. Newell, OF Chicago,
to the bottom of Lake Michigan. He had
been acting very strangely before his dis :
appearance, and the receipt Of the follow
ing letter, written just before he took the
Goodrich steamer explains the condition
of his mind:
my dear wife-I have finally struck
hope, happiness TO us all. l have in-
vented llle-p,eserver on all entirely new
principle, and am SO SAnguine as to its RI :
suits that | am going to try 1t tonight.
| find hat it is a faliacy that cork or any
wood which absOrbs water is lighter than
lead. Lead does not displace as much wa
ter, but when submerged find that it has
three times the lifting power of cork. l
have got some lead cut in strips three
quarters of an inch wide, and can make a
| jacket Of it for ST. so that any one Can float
i'll for days and days. Everybody has al
ways said because lead was in air heavier
than cork that it would be in-water, but
have three times tried it and find lead in
water will, in proportion to its weight,
| float ten times its weight i'll cork. Cork
| costs fifty cents per pound, lead six cents,
and Can put life-preservers on all boats,
ships and steamboats, in the world at half
price. am sure of 100000 tomorrow
have everything ready for the trial.
will 60 out tonight Oil a Goodrich steamer,
aud | will be back at a. M, and show
everybody that they CAN make lead float as
well or better than cork. The result will
BE- that when | come in tomorrow 1 can
sell the right for 500, 900, and get rid of all
the trouble | am in. will leave my clothes
in the boat, watch. money. etc, for fear
may have the lake to cross, but the way
The wind looks now I can get home by II
M, as shall not &c more than forty miles
out. and, if the wind is right. with my
armor l can get i'll in two ho..rs. l will
get rid of my debts and fit you and the
children out nicely OH what [ Can get
when [ get in town Tomorrow. Don't
worry. Your affectionate Hubby
| The poor man had made either a life
preserver or a jacket of lead, and had
! jumped from the deck Of tie steamer into
the water, expecting to float Oh the sur
| face for hours or days Until he could be
| rescued. ~
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s. M. LAIRD.
JOHN M. STULL,
HOMER e. STEWART

The following reply was received
WARREN, Sept Is, 1874.
Messrs. s. NJ Laird, John NJ. StuA, Homer q.
Steacart.
GENTLEMEN Yours of this date addressed to Mr..
A. A. House or myself, was handed to me by Mr. s.
Bartlett at about II O'Clock.
In reply, would say that Gen. Garfield has &C
cepted the invitation Of the Congressional Commit
tee Of the Nineteenth District to address the people
of Warren on Saturday evening. We do not feel
authorized, as members Of the committee or as ind
viduals to change the character of the meeting
'>''-- ''''''-S'0 b. B. PERKINS
The prompt offer of public discussion
was, it is seen as promptly declined by Mr..
Garfield's friends. At the next election
for congress in 1874, he who had in 1872
been elected by nearly II 900 majority, got
in by the following vote:
Garfield. 1851
Woods, 6,245
Hubert. Independent Republican, s427
Price, Temperance, 39l -lo,O63
Majority 1874. ISIS
A falling off of over 5000 votes. And
that is the endorsement" by his constit-
uents which is plead as rehabilitating
Mr.. Garfeld's reputation for integrity
which had been impeached by committee
of his own party.
Such record disquali6es any man in
America, Repu blican or Democrat, in the
minds Of the American people for the po-
sition Of President and Mr.. CART cid will
never reach it, SO discussion of his views
upon the questions vitally affecting the
welfare of the nation is superfuous.
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| hAOWA 40 UllO A1dHOOCh 4lCSlEu VI DIOOh-
Ign, which is to be limited to 500 officers
and men, to be divided into ten companies
of fifty men each. Members are to wear
uniforms, consisting of dark trousers,
scarlet blouse with blue trimmings and
bell-buttons, and white cap with blue
band, bearing in gilt letters, Hancock
Legion of Brooklyn"
From one point of view, the nominal
ton Of Gen. Hancock is great mistake
He is lacking in the elemsnts which are
almost essential in the success of man
| who appeals to the American people for
support. That which he lacks is that he
| is gentleman. There are the same objec-
| tlOnS to Mrs. Hancock. There is nothing
so far as has yet been developed, to show
that she is anything but a lady, or ever
has been anything else at any period of
her life Chicago Times.
General Hancock's campaign badge, ac=
cording to General McQuade, Of New
York, will be shamrock-shaped emblem,
made OF red, white and blus silk.
The Democrats of Princeton, ILL.,, held
very large and enthusiastic ratification
sons were present and participated in the
meeting. Hon. J. H. Bryant, brother of
VIM. Cullen Bryant, and fornae RepubH-
can, presided as Chairman. Eloquent
speeches were made by J. Heron Ecker,
Milo Kendall, JAS S. Echels, elector for
that district, and J. T. Clarke, hitherto q
Republican, but who gave in his adhesion
to Democracy that-night. Two excellent
local bands discoursed splendid music and
Wagner's battery fired thirty-eight guns
Mr.. Morgan R. Wise, Democratic men,
Der of the House from the Twenty-frst dis
trict of Pennsylvania, is here. He says there
was never anything like the enthu-
siasm for Hancock in that state; that he
will carry it beyond peradventure, and is
certain of carrying six, and perhaps seven,
other Northern States. Mr.. Etter, clerk
OF Elections Committee of the House, and
formerly superintendent of education in
Illinois, says the feeling for Hancock in
his State is unprecedented, and gives as an
instance the fact that in town In the up.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09

Many visitors are seen each year at the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs whose
grandparents and great grandparents used
to spend the SUNNI there.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-08-27
ChincOteague Island.

This island forming part of the territory of
Accomac county, Eastern shore of Virginia,
lies between Chincoteague and Assateague
bays. Its area is about twenty-one square
miles, and its population 1900. There is but
one resident physician to attend to all these
people; but his duties arc lighter than one
would suppose, for the islanders are remark
ably robust people.
For those who are fond of outdoor sports,
and who enjoy the picturesque, this island
is delightful watering place. Fish, game
and oysters are abundant, and excellent pilots
always at hand, ready to take pleasure seekers
boating The ocean lies but four miles dis
tant, and though the ears of the people are
their great liquid neighbor, the island itself
is not specially subject to storms
In the great storm of lS4l the waters
of the Atlantic swept every thing from
the island in less than fifteen minutes so
saws tradition, and the tide rose SO sigh that
houses were unroofed.
Chincotcague is known for its ponies, Il
hardy breed of small horses, far beyond the
limits of the Peninsula These ponies feed
entirely on the coarse grass of the salt
marshaes that make no small part of the
area.
Among the curiosties shown visitors is
the skeleton ola whale 60 feet long, that
| was stranded on the coast some years since
The iaw-bone measures 10 feet in length
while the ribs, 10 feet in length, look like
great crooked fence rails.
Two miles south of this island lies ASA
league Island upon which stands one of the
highest lighthouses in the United States itf
height being 100 feet and its base diameter
80 feet
The inhabitants of Chincoteague are honest
| friendly and sober. All the merchants sci
whisky, local option" being unknown here
The island abounds in wild geese, duck'
land swan.
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imperial Recreation,

| Ivan Of Russia, following the habit of sc
many Eastern despots, delighted to go about
in disguise, and test and witness the feelings
of the people towards strangers generally
and the imperial person in particular
| One night, in disguise, he sought II lodging
| in village near the city of Moscow, but in
vain, for no one would let him in ; but at last
| one poor fellow, whose wife was momcntari-
| ly expected to become joyful mother, open
ed the door and admitted the apparently cx-
| hausted bcggar. In the course of the night
the child was born, and the vagrant getting
himself gone, told the man he would bring
him some godfathers next day.
Accordingly, the next day the Emperor
and many of his mobiles came and presented
the poor fellow with handsome largcss, and
set fire and burnt up all the other houses in
the village, playfully exhorting the inhab-
tants to charity and the entertainment of
strangers, and that 1t were good for them to
try how excellent 1t was to be ont of doors
on cold winter night.
1t wns his custom to associate with thieves
and robbers In disguise. Once he went 80 far
as to recommend them to rob the imperial
exchequer, "for," said he, "Iknow the way
to It," But upon this, in moment one Of
the fellows up with his fist and struck him
hearty good blow in the face, saying: Thou
rogue wilt thou offer to rob his majesty,
who is so good to us? Let us go and rob
some rich boyar who has cozcned his majesty
of vast sums"
Ivan was nightly pleased with this fellow,
and at parting changed caps with him, bid
ding him meet him next morning in the ORA
vetz, place in the court where the emperor
was accustomed to pass by, "And there said
he, "wll ! bring thee a good cup of aqua ritz
and bread" The next morning the thicfwas
there and being discovered by his majesty,
was called up, admonished to steal no more
preferred to high dignity about the court, and
appointed chief commissioner of the dctec-
tive force.
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The Hickory Pole.
How IL Became The Symbol OF the Demo.
cratic Party.

In a speech ut LeBpuf, Pa, BENJAMIN
Whitman, Esq, gave the following account of
the manner in which the hickory pole became
the symbol of the Democratic cause "In the
summer of 1878, while the second war with
Great Britain was in progress, the Creek in
dams, occupying n portion of Alabama, in
cited by English wiles, broke out into insur-
rcction against the United States and COM
mittcd numerous outrages upon the people of
TINT section. Their avowcd object WINS ex-
termination and independence. An expedi-
ton, composed mainly Of Tennessee volun-
tccrs, was sent against them, under the COM
mand of Andrew Jackson His men were
enlisted for brief periods, and he was inces-
sanity hampcred by threats OF mutiny and by
the delay of his supplies. BY almost incred-
ible bravery, by rare Skill and by an alacrity
of movement that has few parallels, Jackson
pursued the savage enemy into the centre OF
their country, attacked their armed bands
wherever he could find them, captured their
slrongholds, killed of many hundred of their
| warriors, and before the close of year oblig-
| cd them to sue in the nbiectness of utter de
spair for immediate peace. The energy and
| endurance displayed by Jackson contrasted
so strangely with his slender frame that the
soldiers could only account for them by sug.
costing that he must bcmade of hickory, and
the title of "Old Hickory" given to him in that
| campaign, adhered to the rare old cheftain
| until the end of his life.
"From this soubriquet, proudly accepted
| by his admirers as the tittest expression Of
his firmness OF character, came the idea Of
planting hickory poles by the Democratic
party in theirp political contests. The hickory
was first raised as n symbol of the Democra
cy in Tennessee, during the campaign o
| 1894 when jackson made his run agans
| Adams, Clay and Crawford for the Presiden
| cy BY the ensuing contest, which ended il
| his election, the sentiment had become ma
honal, and every city, town, village and cross
roads had its hickory pole, in almost ever,
case floating a flag inscribed with the names
of the candidate and some appropriate motto
From that day to this the hickory has beer
! the popular Democratic tree, as the game
cock has been the chosen representative o
the party among the birds Of the land
Nothing could better represent the firmness
the strength, the compactness, the indestruc
tibility, the capacity to give and take har,
knocks Of the Democratic party than the sol
id-fibred hickory Let it continue, then, a
the fit and proper symbol of our cause. LIE
hickory poles be elevated by every roadsid
| and at every place where people congregratt
to remind the generation of to-day of til
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-08-27
Spring or Fall.

We have two or three inquiries now before
us, as to whether spring or fall is the best
time to set out trees We can'ttell how often
we have treated on this subject, but il Is
natural that the question should continue to
be asked, rs young men grow up, marry, and
either 90 to farming or in other ways possess
land and desire information as to what fruit
trees to plant and when to plant them, In a
very few words we would say that there is
not much choice In the seasons. If the soil
is naturally moist, spring is probably to be pre-
fcrred for setting-out; if dry, fall. lfthe trees
are large early fall should be chosen, and as
soon as the trees are done growing and the
leaves begin to drop. In both cases the trees
should be taken out of the ground carefully
and with as many of the small roots as posi-
bic, before the roots become dry. To pre-
vent this becoming so they should be well
covered, kept out Of the sun in transporting,
and "heeled-in' or buried and literally
watered soon as they arrive until ready for
planting. The planting cannot he done too
carefully. The hole should be large enough
to receive all the roots carefully spread out ant
tibet ground put about them should be fine
and rich. If the roots are too big they should
| be somewhat pruned, and the branches of tht
| tree also. Sometimes the branches where tho
roots are few and have been injured in TAX
| ing up, should be severely shortened to save
the life of the Ge,mantO,cm Telegraph
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VARIETIES,

"A young lady suggested TO her father
| the other day that they save oil their old ice
and give it to the poor.
If you want correct information about
any Kind of business, ask the individual who
has never engaged in it.
An individual who boosted of "movng
in select circles was afterward ascertaincd
to be the clown in circus.
"A Western editor remarked that he
| would not enlarge upon the rascality" ola
| rival as it was impossible to do so.
| AFTER ALL" said the baker, as he walked
| home from an astronomical lecture-"after
| all, the world is only a big turnover"
"A young lady, who has studied all the
| ologics," wants to know if the crack of h
| rifle is where they put the powder in.
DUTY stares me in the face" said the
good man, when the custom house officer
| caught him smuggling dozen pairs of gloves.
A Galveston merchant asked another if
| 4 clerk who had been in the employ Of the
latter was honest. II can't tell for certain
| was the response he does all the collecting
but he has never brought in cent yet"
--"Do keep away from that window" said
he. But Pm not afraid of the lightning"
replied she "Ah dear, little do you realize
how attractive you are" And, having made
| this appeal, he was able to conductor away.
"Don't sit so far away from me, Harry
| dear" she said to her lover while they were
| steaming up the river with the excursion,
don't Sit so far away and turn your back to
| me in that way; people will think we're
married"
"A young man and woman stopped at a
country hotel. Their awkward appearance ex-
cited the curiosity of one ofthe family, who
commenced q conversation with the female
by inquiring how far she had travelled that
day "Traveled " exclaimed the stranger,
somewhat Indignantly, tive didn't travel we
rid y
"A fond mother wants to learn some way
| to tell how her son will turn out. That's
easily done. If he's wanted TO go out and
weed the garden he will turn out slowly and
reluctantly and be two hours dressing. If hos
called to see n circus procession go by he'll
probably turn out quick and hurt himself
trying to come down stairs and put a boot
on Mt the same time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-08-27

\ citizen of Cass avenue having residence
worth about $4,000 has sign of"For Sale"
on the house, and the other day an old Am
can, driving II stOne-blind old horse and "A
wagon which wobblcd all over the road, drew
up in front of the place just as the owner
came out:
Boss am that place for salc?" promptly
inquired the darkey, as he dropped his rcins.
Eyes, sir" was the reply.
whats your lowest liggers, sab "
"SiXtocn thousand dollars"
DAT melodies de back yard an all,
'spose,"
"Yes, sir"
The old man got dowR, looked over the
fence and peered around, and finally said
GLOW much would We low me on lat boss
an wagon if we made n trade?"
"Oh, about five dollars"
The querist settled his hat with Jerk,
climbed into the wagon and was driving away
without a word when the citizen asked
"Wcll what do you Think"
"What docs fink, sab Why, sab, fink
dc trade am blocked. !zc willin, to knock
off sumthin', hat Ican't take no five dollars
fur dis outfit De hoss alone cost me six p
- DcfyYgt E1cp Press
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miscellaneous.



The international series of lessons, used in
the majority OF our Sunday Schools, treat for
the present quarter of patrarchal history
and for the month of August relate mainly to
the life and character Of the great "Father OF
Nations" Hence the above question
Whether Abram was guilty of falsehood,
literally speaking; is Of unusual Importance.
"For by thy words thou shalt DC justified and
by thy words thou shalt be condemned"
Ahram being appraised as is well known,
of the natural iibcrtinism IF the Egyptians
and fearing lest the extraordinary beauty of
Sarai, though IN her siXty-siXth year, might
provoke their Msciyious attention, he III
s'"uctcd her 10 say she was his sister, TGen.
I'll, t3.l AftcrwaId also III the land of
Almclcch, King Of Gerar, he said, "She is
my SISTER, thalt-sistcr,l Gen Xxx, ,, "the
daughter of my father but not the daughter
NJ my mother" as he informed the king,
iCicn, NIX, y, This, according to many
commentators, is not strictly true, claiming
she was his niece the daughter OF his brother
laran, thus making the equivocation in that
respect the only blot on his cu,'ucter.
Says Kitto in his History of the Bible -
"lIaran left behind him two daughters, the ell
der ofwhom, named Micah, was espoused to
her uncle Major, and the younger, named
Sarai, was married to her uncle Abram !"
tlil!s identifying Sarai with Iscah, [Gen XII,
90.
Says DR., VIM Smith, in his Dictionary of
the Bible The common Jewish tradition
is, that SaIai is the same as lscah," which is
not supported by Ebu Batrick, in his Jewish
annals and traditions, for he says, "Terah first
married Y0,H, by whom he had Abraham
Afterwards he married Tchcvita, by whom
he had Sarai"
II this be true then the query can be ans
wcrcd in the negative.
Clark in his Commentary, says: "Abra-
ham suppressed only a part Of the truth !"
and again, when Isaac, his son, resorted to
to the same practice, in the same land and
for the same cause, Gen. XXVI., Z, the
learned commentator remarks Isaac could
not say ofItebckah rs Abraham had done of
Sarah, sic ts mY sister. In the case of
Abraham this was literally true; it was not
50 in the case Of Isaac, for Rcbckah was only
his cousin" Further, also, he says: "Abram
did not wish his wife to tell falsehood, for
it is evident she wns his stepsister; he will
not tell lie, but is tempted to prevaricate by
surprcssing part of the truth"
Strongly rs much of this testimony seems
to prove that ne "who walked before God and
was perfect" "who kept the law of the Most
High, and was in covenant with him." was
guilty of falsehood, | am inclined to "givc
him the benefit of the doubt" hoping that
some one who reads this may be able to re-
conclc these differences of opinion, in the
light, and for the sake of TRUTH
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y -
Medical Uses OF Eggs.

For burns or scalds, nothing is more aoOth-
ing than the white Of an egg which may be
poured over the wound. II is softer, us n
varnish for burn, than coliodion, aud beng
always nj hand can be applied Immediately.
1t is also more cooling than the "swcct oil
and cotton" which was formerly supposed to
be the surcst application to allay the smart.
ing pain. 1t is the contact with the air which
gives the extreme discomfort experienced
from ordinary accidents OF this kind and any
thing which excludes the air and prevents
inflammation is the thing 10 bc at once up.
piled.
The egg is also considered one of the best
remedies for dysentery. Beaten up slightly
with or without sugar and swallowed at n
gulp, it tends by its emoilicnt qualities to les
sen the Inflammation ofthC stomach and intCs-
tines, and by forming transient coating on
those organs 10 enable nature to resume her
hcalthtul sway over the diseased body Two
or at most three, eggs per day would he all
that is required in ordinary cases and since
the egg is not merely medicine but food az
well, the lighter the diet otherwise, and the
quetcr the patient is kept, thcmorc certain
and rapid is the recovery.