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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-16
LOCAL DIRECTORY.

Masonic-Staunton Lodge No. 13.-J. Howard
Wayt, Master; A. A. Eskridge. Secy. Meet at their
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last Fri
day nights in each month.
Union Royal Arch Chapter-W, h. H. Lynn, High
Priest; James Ker Secretary. Meets in Masonic
Hall the third Friday nightin each month.
Stevenson Commandery-Wm. A. Burke Com
mander; A. A. Eskridge. Recorder. Meets 4
Masonic Hall the fourth Monday in each month.
Knights OF Honor.-J. M Lckliter, Past Dictator;
r. c. Anderson, Dictator; Nv. A. Burnett, Reporter
Meets LIST and 3rd Monday nights in their Hall in
the Cochran Building
Odd Fellows-Staunton Lodge No. sc. A.
| Gladke, Noble Grand; N. M. Warner, R. Secretay;
j. n. Argenbright, F. Secretary. Meets every
! Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
| Central Encampment No N-W. M. 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. Meets in
their Hall in the Cochran Building on the LIST and Sd
] Sundays at 10 A. M.
| Temperance.-Mispah Lodge No. 116, !. o. G. T.,
meets in Charity Hall every Tuesday evening W.
J. McCauly, W. c. T.; J. W Bryen Secretary.
| Charity Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance. B.
B. Rule, Worthy Patriarch, 2. 7. Hiltzhilner 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.
| Staunton Hook and Ladder Company.-B.
Terry, Captain; Charles Hudson, Secretary. Meets
on first Tuesday in each month at their headquar-
| tiers in the city school building.
| Capt. j. H. Waters, Chief Engineer Of Fire
Department.
! Military.-West Augusta Guard-Wm. L. Bum
gardner, Captain; Lewis M Bumgardner, Secretary
Meets in their armory In the City Hall every
Monday night. Regular meetings first Monday in
each month
| Staunton Artillery-A. II. Fultz Captain; N. M
Warner, Secretary. Meets at their armory in the
City Hallsevery 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
| II. M McIlhany, President; j. E. Guy Secretary.
Meets at their rooms in City Hall for all devotional
exercises every Sunday evening at4 P. M. Direc-
tory meetings at the call of the President. Library
open every evening from to 9 P. NJ.
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JOHN CARRIERS SIN.

John Carter was Christian man by pro-
fesslon; and in heart too. but he had been
sorely tempted to great sin it does not
such dependence. such de- pair of life and
happiness, such deep affection for others
who suffered with him that be scarcely
cared what he did, and forgot all things
except the present distress and the offered
escape, he did thing that he knew was
wrong and wicked an thing that would
have blasted his reputation and wrecked
his character in all mems eyes if it were
found out. But it was not found out; it
hung about his neck like secret milestone
after the distress that tempted him was
gone and the sin done with. There were
years when he could not pray or read his
Bible when memory brought up to him
all the texts of condemnation and none OF
the merciful words of Scripture. He said
to himself that he was another Esau, and
could find no place of repentance. His
voice was never heard in prayer meeting !;
he avoided the communion table-framing
some excuse of illness or making absence
from town necessary at those stated times;
be could not pray to his dying father,
though the pale lips whispered request
that he should do so. The bitterness of
death comprised him about, and though
he loved his father deeply he was glad the
good old man died before he knew his
sons iniquity.
Time after time the wish rose in his
heart that he could confess to man his
transgressions and be freed from the intol-
cradle burden of this secret, but this could
not be done without bringing to his faml-
ly disgrace and grief he had no right to
involve them in. He had in the worlds
phrase, harmed nobody but himself by this
transaction, since he had come out of it
without exposure; had been successful in
covering up an action IN itself criminal,
but harmful most to himself.
The position was peculiar, and exquisite
ly painful to a man with tender. CON-
science, for to such sin is misery and yet
they fall into it as easily rs worse men, as
all history assures us. But after time of
heart-broken agony and hopeless penltence
John Carter began to find out once again
! that God is merciful; he ceased to look IN
to his own heart, and fixed his eyes on that
Saviour who came to save from sin as we'll
as from sins penalty. Humbly and SLOW
ly, like "a punished child, he crept back into
new and religious life; wounded, it is
true. crippled to a certain extent, but SUBJ
missiye, repsntant. and filed with charity
for his fellows. He knsw that ne could
never recover his self-respee5. never forget
his fall, but he accepted that as the result
of transgression, and said like Jeremiah:
"Wherefore doth living man complain,
a man for the punishment Of his SINS
All this was within himself ; to his fam
lily and his friends he was only little
graver than usual, as many pen BECOME
grave with increasing years he was NO"
a constant attendant At church, gave free
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The Brakeman Who Went to Church.

To me comes the brakeman, and seating
himself on the arm of the seat says Il
went to church yesterday
Yes ?'' said, with that interested in
Election that asks for more. ''And what
church did you attend ?"
"Which do you guess ?" he asked.
''Some union mission church 2" I ha-
zarded.
"Naw,'' he said, II don't like to run on
these branch roads very much. don't
often 60 to church, and when do, I want
to run on the main line, where your run is
regular and you go on schedule time and
don't have to wait on connections /
don't like to run on branch. Good enough
but don't like it,"
episcopal ?' I guessed.
Limited express" he said, "all palace
cars and 50 extra for seat; fast time, and
only stop at the big stations. Nice line,
but too exhaustive for brakeman. All
train men IN uniform, conductors punch
and lantern silver plated, and no train boys
allowed. Then the passengers are allowed
to talk back at the conductor; and it
makes them too free and easy. No.
couldn't stand the palace cars. Rich road
though. Don't often hear of receiver
being appointed for that line. Some nigh
ty nice people travel Oh it too.'
"Universalist ?' 1 suggested.
"Broad-gauge, said the brakeman,
'does too much supplementary business.
Everybody travels on a pass Conductor
doesn't get fare once in fifty miles. stops
at all flag stations. and won't run into any
thing but Union depot. No smoking
car ON the train. Train orders are vague,
though, and the train men don't get along
we'll with the passengers. No, don't 60
to the Universalist, though I know some
awfully good men who run on that road. -
ssPresbyterian 20 asked.
"Narrow-gauge, eh ?" said the brake
man. ''Pretty track, straight as rule;
tunnel right through mountain rather
than go around it; splrit-level grade, pas
sengers have to show their tickets before
UiICy SCV OA CuO tldlas MlSuCy 0CllCU IOdu,
but the cars are little narrow; have to
sit one on seat and no room in the aisle to
dance. Then there's no stop-over tickets
allowed; got to 60 straight through to the
station you're ticketed for, or you can't
get on at all. When the cars full, no ex-
ira coaches; cars built at the shops TO hold
just so many and nobody else allowed on.
But you don't often hear of an accident
on that road. It's run right up to the
rules"
''Maybe you joined the free-thinkers p,
I said.
"scrub-road y said the brakeman. 'sdirt
road-bed and no ballast; no time-car and
no dispatcher. All trains run wild.
and every engineer makes his own time.
just as he pleases. Smoke if you want to:
kind of 90 .as-please-road. Too many side
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Courage in Disease.

Many life has been saved by the moral
courage of a sufferer. 1t is not alone in
bearing the pain of operations or the mis-
cry of confinement in sick room this self
help becomes of vital moment, but in the
monotonous tracking Of a weary path, and
the vigorous discharge OF ordinary duty.
How many a victim of incurable disease
has lived on through years OF suffering, pa
tiently and resolutely hoping against hope,
or, what is better, living down despair, I'M
til the virulence of a threatening malady
has died out, and it has ceased to be de-
structive, although its physical character
istics remained ? This power IF ''good
spirits" is a matter of high moment to the
sick and weakly. To the former it may
mean the ability to survive, to the latter
the possibility of OUTLYING, or living in
spite of, a disease. 1t is, therefore, of the
greatest Importance to cultivate the high
est and most buoYant frame Of mind which
the conditions will admit. The same en-
ergy which takes the form of mental activ-
ity is vital to the work of the organism.
Mental influences affect the system, and q
joyous spirit not only relieves pain, but
increases the momentum of life in the bo-
dy. The victims of disease do not COM
monty sufficiently appreciate the value and
use of ''good Spirits" They too often set
tie do un in despair when professional
judgement determines the existence of
some latent or chronic malady. The
fact that it is probable they will die of a
particular disease casts so deep gloom
over their prospect that through fear of
death they are all their lifetime subject to
bondage. The multitude of healthy per-
sons who wear out their strength by ex-
hausting Journeys and perpetual anxieties
for health is very great, and the policy in
which they indulge is exceedingly short
sighted. Most of the sorrowful and vor.
ried cripples who drag out miserable lives
in this way would be lesa wretched and
live longer if they we're more hopeful. 1t
is useless to expect that any one can be
reasoned into a lighter frame Of mand, but
| it is desirable that all should be taught
Ito understand the sustaining, and often
even curative, power of s'good spirits Va
London Lancst,
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poetrn,
Over My Window.

Over my window the ivy climbs,
Its roots are In homely jars;
But all the day it looks out at the sun,
And at night looks out at the stars.
The dust of the room may dim its green,
But call the breezy air;
Come in. come in, good friend of mine,
And make my window fair!
So the ivy thrives from morn to morn.
It's leaves all turned to the light;
And it gladdens my soul with its tender green,
And teaches me day and night.
What though my lot is in lowly place,
And my spirit behind the bars?
All the day long I may look at the sun
And at night look out at the stars.
What though the dust Of earth would dim,
There's a glorious outer air
That will sweep through my soul If let it in,
And make it fresh and fair.
Dear God! let me grow from day to day;
Cinging, and sunny and bright,
Though planted in shade, Thy window is near,
And my leaves may turn to the light.
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oDR. J.E. HAYWOOD,
of New York, voluntarily inderses it.
-pEAD WHAT ne SAYS:-

READ WHAT ne SAYS
DR.. TUT: New 70 K Sept, - lo11.
Delr Sir-During tlis year v. ed ne hundred
eases OF lung d seIs in the LIVER W rds OF the
city the Sc; ere OF very severe type. 1t was
there my tteu ion W called TO Tut Expectorant
and cor. ess NY cur, rise at its wonderful power
During practice OF twenty years, nave never
known medicine to act promptly. ana with sncn
bapny effects. 1t inst unity aubdned The most violent
FITS of cou hlng and invariably curei the disease IN
few days. / srfuliy ldorse 1t as the best lung
''e1'''"' j. FRANCIS HAYWOOD, MD.
A NEWSPAPER PUB. WRITES.
Office, Evening News, Augusta, Ga,
Or TJJTT: Dear Sir-aiy iitlle son, was attacked
With nneumoai last WINTER which left him with
violent cough, that lasted till vi hin month since,
Expectorart l had tried most every tuing recon-
meIded but did any good until used Your IL
pect.,raIit one bottle OF which removed the cough
entirely. With many thanks. am yours truly,
JOHN NJ, WGiGlE.
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Had tarrio,o RIGHT 8 WEAES.
Memphis, Feb, Il, 1871.
Dr. TUT: SRI have been suffer- ig Tor hearty two
years with II severe cough When cuinne IL ed ta-
king ExpectoTanG was reduced - one hundred
and SIX aeen pounds in weight. had tired almost
everything, had terrible hight swetts. lEaye taken
hair dozen bottles. The night sWeats have lett me,
the cough has Disappeared. and i've gained fteen
pounds in tesl. recommend Il to all my friends.
F Wirh orear rast,ect. OLIVER RICE.
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oaly road which leads business and
careful consideration, have become
of Goods the would indeed have economic
to make ends
Everybody knows that to-day Two Dollars will hardly buy Goods than
One Now order emergency fairly
determined tab
SYSTEM Through this sell Goods
Figures, other the Valley Of Virginia. and
old low stands the
advantages gained merchant but
When cash and discount
bills his invested capital circulation and don't
which profit ITSELF
We will undersod
in Valley of Virginia
deny facilities Goods cheap
We
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YOURSELF
anddes rableG Goods cheaper than anywhere else
March 9Th, 1880 LOEB BROTHERS.
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A NEWSPAPER pUB. WRITES
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Had terrio.o RIGHT SBEAES.
IMpnRTAMT QUESTIONS.

Reader, have you caught cold? Are you un-
able to raise the phlegn? Have you an lrrlta-
ton in tile throat? a sense of oppression on
the lungs, with short breath? Do you have
fit Of coughing on lying down? A sharp pain
now and then in the region of the heart, shout
ders and back! II sc, Advice is take at
once dose Of TUFTS Expectorant; youwill soon
be able to raise the pnlegm. In an hour repeat
the Expec;orant place ahot iron to The feet. take
two Of TUFTS Pills. You will soon fail into a
pleasant sleep and wake up in the morning,
cough gone, lungs working freely; easy breath
ing and the bowels moving in natural manner.
TO prevent return 81 tiese symptoms use the
Expectorant several days.
Office, IS Murray Street, N. Y:
,Es W. lEs;=s.J P I'LL: ;
TIL rs PILLS
TU yJIs1 os 3 49, H.!
TILT j. I r., To- J, p Pg H.:
TIT ~. r IT, :.H I2llAS
TIL Pill. S
TIL rs Pgs. S
GIVE APPETITE
TIL IS Pill S
PURIFY TkzE BEOOD.
TUT rs PILLS
CGJEgE PILES
TUFTS HAlRsDYE.
GRAY Hale on WHIshERs changed to GLOSSY
BLACK by single application OF this DYE 1t i'm
parts Natural Color, acts Instartaneousy. and is
as Harmless as spring water Sold by Druggists, or
sent by express on receipt of 81
Office, 80 Murray ST., New York.
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DR. " s
l=.Xpecforan !!
ira 25CTS. AND 81 BOTTLES.

It's properties are Demulcent, Nutri-
tive Balsanllc, Soothing and Healing.
Combining all these Qualities, it is the
rnost effac1iva LUNG BALSAM ever
offered to sufferers from pulmonary
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If YOU wish to have pie crust Raky only
roll it two ways, rolling always from you.
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To TAKE INK OUT OF LINEN.-Dip the
ink spot in pure melted tallcw and the
ink will eeme out with it. This is said to.
be unfailing>
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To REMOVE INK FROM CARPETs.-InR
which has been spilled on carpets or WOOL
len goods should be attended to while wet
if possible. Take clean blotting paper or
cotton batting and gently sop up all the
ink that has not soaked in. Then pour
sweet milk on the ink spot and sponge it
with fresh batting. It will need to be re-
newed several times, using fresh milk and
batting each time. Do not rub the spot,
but sop it with care in order not to spread
the ink. After the ink has disappeared,
wash the spot with clear water and dry
with cloth.-Good Health.
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ONE WHO knows the labor Of beating
eggs for pound cake says that the cake will
be just as nice if they are not beaten at all.
1t you will cream the butter and sugar.
together until smooth, then stir in first a.
handful Of flour, next two eggs, another
handful of flour, two more eggs and so or
until you have it all mixed; add the flavor
ing, stir few minutes and it is ready for
the oven. could not be induced to try the
above recipe for some time after heard it,
but since I have tried it | do not make
cake any other way. think if my sisters
will try it they will like it as well as 1 do.
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II nRooMs are wet in boiling suds once
week they will become very tough, will
not cut carpet, will last much longer
and always sweep like new broom.
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THE FIRST year sleeps front teeth are
eight in number, and are all of equal size
The second year the two middle shed out
and are replaced by two much larger than
the others. The third year two very small
teeth appear, one either side of the eight.
At the end of the fourth year there are
six large teeth. The fifth year all the
front teeth are large. The sixth year all be-
gin to show signs of wear.
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To REMOVE grease from silk, take a
lump of magnesia and rub it well over the
spot; let it dry, then brush the powder of,
and the spot will disappear.
The Osceola times., 1880-12-18
The One Great Medicine.
Providence CR. ~ Gazette.


Without doubt there are now and have
been for years past several medicines of
remarkable merit before tue public-medi-
ciues viii h have been used, in very many
cases, with excellent success. The names of
these will readily recur TO our readers, and
they are the names OF preparations whose
worth, for certain purposes, no one is dis
posed to deny. But we are fully justified
by undeniable and notorious facts, in say
ing, and we do not unhesitatngly say, that
the one great medicine of the present day.
the medicine, we mean, which now stands
preemInent above all others--is the famous
VEGETisE of Mr.. II. X. Stevens of Boston.
Some of the undeniable facts respecting this
famous medicine are these.
FTst-lt is astonishingly efficient in really
curing the various diseases for which 1t is
especially compounded and intended.
Secoad-lt acts with a celebrity which is
generally very surprising A single bottle
has often either qui,e cured the user OF a
serious difficulty, or brought about most
agreeable change; while a very few bottles
have in thousands of instances effected the
complete cure of long standing disease
which had previously baflled the skill of the
best physicians.
7krd-It acts directly upon the blood, of
which 1t is the only powerful and thorough
purifier.
Forth-The testimonials in support of
these facts and the extraordinary worth OF
| this medicine are from well-known and
most respectable men and women, aud, in
many instances IRON persons holding the
highest social positions, They are not GER
| tificates from unknown and irresponsible
individuals. We ourselves are knowing
to the very high estimation in which Vege-
tine is held in one of tne best families in
| the city.
There is in short. and can be, no doubt or
mistake whatever, about the Unprecedented
and surprising efficacy, value and success oi
the Vegetine. As purifier OF the blood,
and quick renevator and invigoratoi of
the human system, physical and mental, no
medicine, as is now generally ceeded
has ever been devised and compounded al
all equal to it; and as speedy and thorough
cure for such complaints as citarh, coughs,
stomachic weakness and faintness, loss OF
appetite. dyspepsia, cankerous humor,
scrofula, rheumatism, kidney and some
other equally serious complaints, Vegetine
altogether surpasses any and all othei
known medicinal preparations. The RAPID
ity with which this great medicine has Won
its way into all parts of this country and
various foreign ones, since its discovery anc
introduction, not many years ago, is som e
thing alike surprising and conirmatory o
its intrinsic excellence.
The Osceola times., 1880-12-18
A Scene at the Arion ball.

New York Evening Express, Feb. 2l, 1887.
Among the gay maskers that crowded the
floor at the Arion Ball on Thursday even
ing was one lady who apparently deiied all
efforts at detection. She seemed familiar
with many notable people, ant her frequent
mention of their names and associations
fairly puzzled them to locate her identity.
When masks were taken off, and reoogni
ton followed recognition, many good Jokes
were laughed over when discoveries were
made as to personality.
But amid all this scene no one seemed to
recognize the strange lady masker her face
was devoid of all disguise, and while she
still persisted in calling many by name,
none seemed to know her, until at last a
gentleman with whom she was in conver-
sation exclaimed: "Why, you are Mrs.
- mentioning the name of lady well
known to our theater-goers for the past
thirty years.) What have you been doing
10 YOURSELF You look-well, certainly not
over twenty-five. (She is double that }
This is, without exception the most won
derful transformation scene | have ever
Witnessed well" replied the lady,
acknowledging her identity, 81 don't mind
telling you, or any body else for that matter,
for 1 do not believe in keeping so important
matter secret, particularly when my own
sex can receive so much benefit. You know
very well how wrnkled my face had
become, and how many great horrd led
frccklos had, and ~ fact was becoming
generally pdsse. | had used, in old timfs
various cosmetics in my professional
capacity, which. while being of momentary
| benefit, only aided in proclaimins my
| advancing Yeas, SO that / had almost lost
confidence in preparations OF this kind.
| Quite recently | have been reading OF
| G uraud's Oriental Gre m, and though OF
| little ia th, determined To try it. Having
| the Arion Ball in view, | commenced it-
use about three weeks ago, satisfied that, as
| DR.. Sayre had given it his indosement and
| the Board of Heal TIA had exempted it from
| condemnation where so many o,heI
preparations had been forbidden TO be
| sold, and the proprietor actually did
not hesit0to to place 1t i'll his mouth,
that no great harm could come from
its use. / went TO the principal Office, No.
AZ Bopd street, and, afJcr a conversation
with a lady in charge, purchased package.
You see The result. | am not ashamed OF
il, and while tue world at large knows my
age, they cannot say that | am not hant-
some woman. Since | have commenced
is use, its merits has led me 10 enquire and
fin | sold by all tirst-class Druggi,ts and
Fancy Goods Dealers throughout tho United
states, Cenadas and Europe, aad have
noticed on visit & Macys Ehrichs'
Blooms, Stern's and all the leading stores
where ladies trace, that it is tor sale on
their counters, and, from the inquiries
have made at those places, find it has out.
sold all competitors. You are safe in
recommending it 10 your lady friends, foi
here you see its good iesults"-and, taking
the arm o her escort, who came up at thai
moment, she was whirled off In q dance
the observed of all the observers.