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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-03

The MOTHER RULES THE WoRD.-It
is hard for a young mother who has not
yet overcome the hayward tendencies of
her own Youthful nature to realize the in
fluence she exerts over her own little ones.
She is constantly surrounded by critical
imitators, who copy her morals and man
ners. AS the mother Is so are her sons
and daughters. If family of children
are blessed with an intelligent mother who
IS delicate and refined in her manners, and
does not consider it necessary to be one
woman in drawing-room and an entirely
different person in everyday life, but who
is true mother and always tender,
charming woman, you will invariably see
her habits of speech and perfect manners
repeated in her children. Great, rough
meL and noisy, busy boys will always tone
down their voices and step lightly and try
to be more mannerly when she stops to
give them kind word or pleasant smile,
for true mother will never fall to say or
to do all the pleasant things that she can
that will in any way help or lift up and
cheer those whose lives are shaded with
care and toll. The mother of to-day rules
the world Of tomorrow.
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How Stage Dresses are Packed.

Mrs. Florence's system of packing is a
most thorough one. By method, she over
comes all the difficulties attending travel
ling with, and the wearing of such ward
robe. With the dresses for ''Mighty Dol
lar" which are no less elaborate than
those described. and for "A Million" she
carries two trunks. They were made to
ordes for her in New York. As the ma
ker himself said, he could not afford to
construct such ones for private persons,
because they would last life time. One
OF these trunks contains nine trays. Each
tray holds single dress, and the whole
trunk has nothing in it beside these nine
dresses. 1t is the duty Of Mrs. Florence's
French maid to pack this trunk and every
dress is put in its place after each perfor-
nance. This is done according to the
manner in use at the Parlsian dress-ma-
kers, where professional packers are en-
ployed. The dress is taken, and, if it is
separate from the corsage. it can be laid
in the tray with only slight fold at the
top of the skirt. The train is spread out
first, then every puff or fold is kept up by
soft wads of yellow tissue paper, white
having been found to darken white and
delicately tinted satin. This is to prevent
the creasing or crushing to which velvet
and satin are particularly liable. Large
sheets of the paper are then placed over
the whole. The bodice is next taken, and
laid out fiat like bat upo1 the paper-cov-
cred skirt. The sleeves are filled with pa
per so as to retain the shape made by the
arms; every button is covered with paper,
and under bead fringes, &C., are laid pieces
of paper to prevent discoloration or cut
ting. Over the whole is then placed a
final layer. Wh@n the top tray is reached,
and perhaps the next one also, besides the
paper sheet of the finest cotton batting,
such as florists use, is placed over it. and,
in turn, over this layer of oil silk. This
is precautlon against the penetration Of
dampness or dust. The second trunk is
divided into compartments for boxes. One
box contains collection of parasols, an
other fans, another stockings, another
jewelry, &c. These are each labeled.
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WHAT JOHN HARDING THOUGHT.

s'In some things women are so silly and
lidiculous!"
Here John Harding laid down the maya
zine article he had been reading, and which
had for its theme the apparently inexhaus-
tible one-the iollies and shortcomings OF
the sex to which he had alluded.
Mrs Harding glanced from the bow she
was fashioning to the solemn face of the
speaker.
Sin some things? That is encouraging
surely! I've known such quantities of
men who were silly and ridiculous in So
many ways. What is it now, l wonder?''
Loftily oblivious to the quiet sarcasm in
these words, Mr.. Harding continued:
Just look at the way they dress, for
instance"
"Oh!"
"Not only devoid of common sense,
but of all artistic elegance and beauty
Really, john retorted Mrs. Harding.
drawing her needle through her work with
so much energy as to snap the thread
''however silly woman may be in your
estimation, think they might know how
and in what style to dress.''
''They might, suppose" was the COO
response; ''but that they don't is very
evident. Have you read, Dress, as it Re
! lates to Health aid Beauty in the last
monthly"
No. responded Mrs. Harding, with
toss of the head. sit Was written by some
man. l suppose"
mo matter who it was written by; 1t il
sound sense, every word of it. I wish yor
would study that article, Mary; 1t woulc
do you an immense deal of good. l don
mean to say that you haven't sense in {
good many things, which surprises me al
the more that you should show so little IL
the way you dress.''
Mrs. Harding's red cheeks grew still
redder.
'sJohn Harding!'
! There, now. Mary, don't fly into
passion because tell you the truth, al
for your own good. just look at the Trim
ming on the skirt of your dress, for IN
stance; according to all artistic rules, tn
line should be unbroten, from waist u
feet, and here it is cut up and destroyed
in half-a-dozen places?"
"Have you ever seen me in a ores
whose skirt is entirely plain, or, as yo
term it, with the line unbroken iron
waist to feet:"
mo; but 1 should be glad to do so.'
s'You would2 Have you any fartne
complaint to make? If you have oe
that you won't be backward about statln
it,"
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Some Physical Fruits of Idleness.

The mind shon]d be always occupied; j
is strengthened and preserved in health.
state by work; whereas, it decays or be
comes impoverished by disuse; or, what Ii
even worse, Stree it is impossible to keel
the brain absolutely at, rest, its power
should be pro6tably employed, OF they re
act on the system, and give rise to tht
numberless ailments, phi, steal, mental ant
moral, known as hysteria. This term al
most implies that am thinking Of the fe
male sex; certainly it Is to women especial
ly that the want of occupation applies
Young men are forced to get their living
whether they Like it or not; but large
number of young ladies in families have
absolutely nothing to do. Those brought
up in the country have this advantage
that they may always make work for them
selves; the village children may be taught
and otherwise cared for, bringing not only
blessing on them, but healthy body and
mind to the benefactOr.
In town the conditions of middle class
girls is to me pitiable. They are too gen.
teel to follow any occupation. they are
often too many in a family to assist in do
nestle duties; they returned home from
school with some very poor accomplish
ments; their knowledge of French and
German is not sufficient to allow them to
converse in those languages; and music
just enough to indulge in doleful song or
play badly on the piano. They dawdle
through the day in listless way and fall
victims to thousand little ailments,
which the doctor is supposed to put right
by physic. And the most curious thing is
that should the instincts of the girl force
her to put some Of her energies into use,
is as likely as not to be thwarted by the
mother.
am daily witness of this; and when
young ladies are brought to me for advice.
the invariable story is that they are over
taxing their strength, the maternal in
stinct being so perverted that. it is become
with many the belief that every movement
means fatigue and absolute rest is the way
to inspire health.
1t Is against this very erroneous view
that am now preaching. These mothers
do not come to the doctor for advice, but
come to dictate to him, and they say: II
want you, doctor, to insist on my daugh-
ter not playing the organ at church, for it
is too much for her; or having that chill
dren's class once week, for she is always
ill after it; but order her to have her
breakfast in bed and glass of port wine
about eleven o'clock" 1t is this fanci-
full care on the part of parents which is so
injurious; for the very energy of young
people would command them to occupy
themselves. do not know that girls are
worse than boys in respect of idleness; for
probably the latter would not wo k unless
obliged, and even for them an occupation
is good quite apart from that at which
they earn their daily brea d. Chambers
Journal
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LOYAL DIRECTORY.

Masonc-Staunton Lodge No. ID. Howard
Wavt Master; A A. Eskridge, Secy Meet at then
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last FIJI
day nights in each month.
| Union ROYAL Arch Chapter-W, ii. H. Lynn, high
Priest; A. A. Eskrdge Secretary. Meets In Masonic
| Hall the third Friday night in each month
Stevenson COMMUNICATIVE. A. Burke Com
mander; A. A. Eskridge, Recorder. Meets a
Masonic Hall the fourth Monday in each month
| Knights of Honor.-R. c. Anderson, Past Dictor
tor; j. E. Rollins, Dictator: w "A Burnett, Reporte-
| Meets 1st and 3rd Monday nights in their Hall in
! the Cochran Building.
| Odd Fellows.-Staunton Lodge No. 90. A.
! Gladke, Noble Grand; N. NJ Warner, r. Secretay
J.. N. Argenbright. F. Secretary. Meets every
! Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
| Central Encampment No 24-W. NJ Simpson
Chief Patriarch James W. Blackburn, Scribe. Meets
second and fourth Tuesday In each month in Odd
Fellows Hall.
Saunton Lodge No. 1877 Iron Band o. X. s. B-A
Hart President: Moritz Witt, Secretary. Meets1H
their Hall in the Cochran Building the 1st and Sd
Sundays at 10 M.
Temperance.-Mizpah Ledge No 49, I. o. G. T.,
| meets in Charity Hall every Tuesday evening. W
j. McCauly, W. C. T.; W Bryen Secretary.
Charity Division No. 6, sons of Temperance. B.
B Rule Worthy Patriarch, q. T. Hiltzhimer Re-
cording Scribe. Meets every Friday night at Tenn
perance Hall.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Fire Company
Michael Cox, Captain; Thos J. Crowder, Secretary
Meets fourth Tuesday in every month at Firemen's
Hail.
Stanton Hook and Ladder Company.-B. F
Terry, Captain; Charles Hudson, Secretary. Meets
on first Tuesday in each month at their headquar
tiers in the city school building.
J. B. Scherer, Jr., Chief Engineer of Fire
Department.
Military-West Augusta Guard-Wm. L. Bum
gardner Captain; Lewis M. Bumgardner, Secretar,
Meets in their armory in the City Hall every
Monday night. Regular meetings first Monday in
each month
Staunton Artillery-A Fl. Fultz, Captain; N.
Warner, Secretary. Meets at their armory in the
City Hall every Tuesday night. Regular meet
ngs second Tuesday in each month.
Stonewall Brigade Band.-Prof. A. J. Turner, Con
ductor and President; John NJ Carroll, Secretary
Meets Tuesday and Thursday nights every week in
the City Hall.
Religious-Young Mems Christian Association
T. C. Morton, President; A. F. Robertson Secretary
Meets at their rooms in City Hall for all devotiora
exercises every Sunday evening at4 P. NJ. Direc
tory meetings at the call of the President Library
open every evening from 5 to P. M.
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Deferred.

deferred.
II thou should suffer wrong,
OF fraud OF falsehood at thy brothers. hands,
The hidden root of THY revenge nurse long
And patiently, until it Towering stands
High as the topmost Heaven,
Deep as the ocean, brOid as flowing light
Warm as tue circling life Which God hath given,
To yibl ate IN thy veins and mis-. The might
OF justice on thy side
Shall make Thee bold; but keep thy venreance set.
Stlike rot, while fleeting wealth and power and
Irlde
Make glad his world Not yet the day, not yet.
Gaze on his fertile fields,
His far domains, his happy, smiling brood
OF little ones and all that fortune yields
To bless. Thine hour OF triumph Still holds good
When storms shall sweep the roof
And tate shall blight his cattle OF his grain
When friends of TAI er skies shall stand aloof,
When death Shall thrill his dal kened home with
pain,
Go thou, and lift the load
THAI weighs upon his b Il dened heart that day.
Set purse anu So. ip e,O. e him What he owed
To Thee shall melt in pity glow away!
Then, lest his eyes bowed down
Should lift, and lind tnee sudden, unaware
Haste lhee. For thus thy brow Shall bear the crown
Reserved for hottest saints to win and wear.
Let him not know thy deed
So shall it spread and ossom in thy soul:
Until thy lie hath passed from earthly need
It's growth and fragrance shall thy days control.
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pc sib = thing. Which of these two
styles of dressing do you wish me te
adopt ~
Il shouldn't suppose you'd ask such q
question, Mary. Seeing you once in the
peculiar costume you assumed is quite
| enough for me, assure you.7
Il assumed it to please you-don't for.
get that
'You failed in your object, then. To
speak frankly. didn't suppose it possible
! fer you to look so downright ugly in any
! thing"
you are not over complimentary,
/ laughed Mrs. Harding. "But no matter;
crest fallen, John; you are not a bit more
inconsistent than the rest of your sex who
give ours so much sage advice in regard to
matters they know nothing about. II the
wives and daughters of these modern Solo
mons should dress as they advise other peo-
pies wives and daughters to do they
wouldn't be seen in the streets with
them.'7
WHAT SHALL We DRINK?-Tne editor
Of Science discus es at length the value
OF the different articles of food which
generally enter into daily consumption
Chocolate, he Says, from its large proper
ton of albumen, is the most nutritive
beverage, but at the same time from its
Quantity of fat, the most difficult to digest.
Its aromatic substances, however, strength
en- the digestion. A cup OF chocolate is an
excellent restorative and invigorator even
for weak persons, provided their digestive
organs are not too delicate. Cardinal
Richelieu attributed to chocolate his
health and hllarity during his later years.
Tea and coffee do mot afford this advan-
tage. Albumen IN tea leaves and legumin
III coffee berries are represented in very
scanty proportions. The praise of tea
and coffee as nutrltive substances is, there
fore, hardly warranted. Tea and coffee.
though of themselves not difficult of di-
gestion, tend TO disturb the digestion of
albuminous substances by precipating
them from their dissolved state. Milk,
therefore, if mixed with tea or coffee, is
more difficult of digestion than if taken
alone, and coffee alone without cream pro-
notes digestion after dinner by increasing
the secretion of the dissolvlng juices. The
volatile Oil of coffee and the empyreumatic
aud aromatic matters of chocolate accele-
rate the circulation, which, on the other
hand, is Gained by tea. Tea and coffee
both excite the activity Of the brain and
nerves. Tea, It's said, increases the pow
er Of digesting the impressions we have
received, creates a thorough meditation,
and, in spite of the movements Of thoughts
permits the attention to be fixed upon
certain subject. On the other hand, II tea
is taken in excess, it causes an increased
irritation of the nerves, characterized by
sleeplessn IS. with general feeling Of
restlessness and trembling of the limbs.
Coffee, also, If taken in excess, produces
sleepessness and many baneful effects very
similar to those arising from tea drinking.
Coffee, however, produces greater excite
ment, and a sensation of restlessness and
heat ensues. For throwing off this con-
dition fresh air is the lest antidOte.
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THE HOUSEHOLD "GOOD NIGHT. -
"Good-night!" A loud, clear voice from
the stairs said that; it was Tommy s.
'Dood-night!'' murmured little some
thing we call Jenny, that filled large
place in the center of one or two loving
hearts. ''Good night!'' lisps little fellow
in plaid rifle dress, who was christened
w lille about six years ago.
''NowI lay me d own to sleep,
Ipray the Lord my soul to keep;
Ii SHOULD die before L wake"
and the small bundle in the trundle bed
has dropped off to sleep, but an angel will
fill the broken prayer, and it will go up
sooner than many long-winded petitions
that set ous great while before it.
And so it was goodnight" all around
the homestead; and very sweet music it
J made, too, in the twilight, and very pleas
ant melody it makes now, as we think Of
it, for it was not yesterday, nor the day
before, but a long time ago-so long that
Tommy is Thomas somebody, Esq, and
has forgotten that he ever was boy, and
wore what the bravest and the richest of
us can wear but once if we try-the first
pair of boots; so long ago that Willie must
stoop when he crosses the threshold; so
long that Jennie has gone the way of the
old prayer she was saying-tor saying
another as she did before, fell asleep when
she said it, and never walked more. Good
| night to thee, Jennie-good night.
| And so it was goodnight all around the
house and the children had gone through
the ivory gate, always left ajar for them
| through into the land of dreams; or
through the golden one they call ''beautl-
! full, into the land of angels.
The SQUARE MAN-The square man
mezzures the same each way, and hain't
got no wainny edges, nor shaky lumber in
! him.
| He is free from knots and sap, and
won't warp.
He is klear stuff; and don't care what yu
work him up into, he won't swell, and he
won't shrink.
He il amungst men what good kil-dried
boards are among carpenters; he won't
season crack.
| 1t don't make emmy difference which side
ov him you cum up to, he il the same bigg-
, ness each way, aad the only way tew get
( at him, ennyhow, il to face him.
He knows he IL square, and never spends
emmy time trieng to prove it.
The square man u one ov the best shap-
ed men the world has ever produced; he il
one ov them kind ov chunks that you
kant alter tew fit a spout, but yu must
alter the spout tew fit him.
| Selah il biblical for s'nuff ced. Josh
Billings:
A lady on one occasion said to Mr.. Yves.
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MEASURING CORN IN BULK.-As a
multiplicity Of rules tend to confuse the
question arises why can we not have one
rule? The reason is obvious. New corn
will not measure as many bushels to the
foot or inches as old corn, on account of
shrinkage. A crib Of corn measured In the
fall will not yield as many bushels to the
cubic feet when measured in the spring or
summer. Corn in wagon, when first put
III, will not measure as much to the foot as
when hauled several miles. Hence the me-
cessity Of working by different rules under
different circumstances. All rules are
based upon the number of cubic inches in
a bushel Of shelIed corn which is 215O.4.-
AS near rights as any rule have tried is
twelve cubic feet to barrel for corn in crib
in the fall of the year, eleven and half
feet in spring time and about eleven feet
in summer; twelve feet as thrown in wae-
on in the field. and eleven and aquarter
hauled four OK five miles,
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A lady on one occasion said to Mr.. Wes-
ley, "Supposing you were to know that
you would die at twelve o'clock tomorrow
night how would you spend the interven-
ing timer" ''Why, just as 1 intend to
spend it, said he. II should preach to
night at Gloucester, and again tomorrow
morning. After that would ride to Teaks.
bury, preach in the afternoon, and meet
the society in the evening I should then
repair to friend Martins house, as he ex.
poets to entertain me; converse and pray
with the family; retire to my room at zen
O'Clock; commend myself to my Heavenly
Father; lie down to rest and wake up in
glory.
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-10
The Bishop and the InfldeI.

A good story is told of the witty
Bishop Wilmer, of Alabama, who was,
it seems, as ready with rctort in his
youth as now. He had but little while
been in charge of his first parish in
Goochland County, Virginia, when he
was one of company at dinner, which
included all the gentlemen of the neigh
borhood. Among them was man noted
for his infidelity as to Christianity, and
for the roughness of his manner and
speech to those by whom it was pro-
fessed.
The young parson soon discovered
that the old infidel was talking at him,
and prudently made no reply. At last
the enemy became more aggressive.
and addressing him directly, said, ''Mr.
Wilmer, you don't seem to like to talk
about religion"
"Yes, SIR he replied, 81 do like to
talk about it with people who are earn
est and respectful i'll their treatment
of it."
"WeI," rejoined the assailant. eff
you will answer me one question I will
let you off"
"Sir," said Mr.. Wilmer. 81 do not
know that l care to be let off from any
thing; but ask me the question, and if
IL is proper question:, anu KNOW Ine
answer, will give it to YOU
swell, sir. I've asked all the preach
crs l have ever seen, and none of them
could tell me, and now l ask you, what
became of the body of Moses when the
Devil and the Archangel had contest
over it?''
1t was a trying question for a young
theologian, and trying occasion, for
the assembled company all silently
awaited his reply. He quickly rose up
from his chair, walked across the room,
stood directly in front of his antagonist,
and said. firmly and respectfully, g Sir,
that question does not concern you in
the least"
"Why not. sir?"
because it is perfectly certain that
no Archangel will have any contest with
the Devil over your body"
The infdel confessed himself whipped
and, joining in the loud laugh ut his ex-
pense, said that he would bet five hun
dred dollars on his parson every sermon
against any other preacher in the
country. DraWer-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-10
FATE IN 4 FLOWER.

gave u friend, whose rapturous eyes
Repeat the tint of summer skies,
A ansy of bcwitching hue
The apothcosis of bluei
Pure as the garb of Geneas
Its subtle tone of col r was;
And over all the petalcd face
How shoue its rare, benignant gracel
/ see to-day that tablelu sweet
The blue eyes and the blossom meet:
Diyinely tinted, either one
A chord in happy unison.
Upon her dress simple fold
This flower seemed more than gems or gold,
For something in its matchleSs grIcc
Claimed sistcrhood with that fair face.
ct not its beauty, nor my care,
Suffced To keep the souvenir there.
Some former gift. an absent friend
Swift memories one may comprehcndD,
Flashed through her mind, by rcvcric crossed
And far away the flower was tossed
Seei there il lies: and, fallen and crushed,
My heart lies with il in the dust2
If now tell. some future day,
The pang which keeps my peace away,
What skill shall foil? what flower placate
This ominpus irony of fatcf
-Jool Benton, i'm the american Queen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-10
cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer.1
-Yumf YUM

Well has 1t been said that the delight e1-
perienced under certain conditions of life
cannot be articulated, but can only be con-
veyed by the happy Americanism Yuml Yuml
We do not know if Mr. Chas. Maempel,
Independence, O., said this; but he wrote:
'About a year ago was under physicians
reatment, and paid DOCTORS bill of twenty
dollars, without any benefit One bottle of
Hamburg Drops did me more good than all
the sdoctoring.'