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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07
Advice to a Young Man.

MY son, if you do mean thing, if you
are guilty Of a smallspiteful action, II you
wreak some paltry shabby vengeance on
your nelghbor. if you do anything sup
premely little ana cowardly aud hateful,
and still hold up your head and want to be
respected by the world, just lay this flatter-
ing JUNCTION to your s0ul-you are the only
man deceived; no one is fooled save your
self. If you are mean everybody knows it,
the rest of mankind as well as yourself
Your neighbors may not, it is more than
likely they will not, tell you of it. They
| the subject to your face, but when you lie
down at night and blush over your mean
! ness by Yourself in the dark don't add
| foolishness to your wickedness by hugging
to yourself the fattering delusion that no.
| body knows it. They all know it and they
Al talk about it. Don't you know ever.
IMAM thing your neighbors do? Don't they
all tell you all the mean things they know
about each other? And do you suppose
they don't know all your littleness, If you
have any. just as well? My dear boy. you
must know that this shrewd old world l.
too sharp for any of us, and that you can't
fool it. It will hold you at your own es-
innate Of yourself; not your publicly ex-
pressed estimate, maybe, but at your own
private, honest estimate-the estimate you
hold yourself at when you have turned out
the light and crept into bed, and know
that there is just one being in all the uni
verse that is searching your heart closely
and far more honestly and purely than you
can. And. so, if you want tho world to
think you really honest and manly and noble
be so. Otherwise don't care what it says
it thinks of you. Be honest with yourself,
my boy, so that when the day is done and
the blessing of the night falls upon you,
you can shake yourself by the hand and
say, sold boy, you have made fearful
mess of it to-day; you have stumbled and
faltered; you have blotted the record; you
have just bristled with faults, but you
did it all in honesty. in human Ignorance
and willfulness. and you haven't lied to
anybody, and when you 60 out in the street
no mans accusing glances can make your
eyes p."-Burdette, in the Burlington
Haaokeye.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

THE GROWING APPETITE.-It is rela-
ted that an Indian once brought up a
young lion. and finding him weak and
harmless, never attempted to control him.
Every day the lion gained in strength and
became more difficult to manage. At last,
when excited by rage. he fell upon the
Indian and tore him to pieces. It is thus
with evil habits and bad passions. They
are like this lion. They will cause US
much vexation in after life, and may, per-
haps, destroy us. ! outh, remember and
beware!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

ELEGANCE OF HOME.-I never saw a
garment too fine for man or maid; there
never was chair too good for cobble1 OF
a cooper or king to sit in; never houss
too fine to shelter human head. These
elements about us, the glorious sky, the
imperial san, are not too grand for the hui
man race. Elegance fits man. But do
we not value these tools for house keeping
a little moro than they are worth, and
sometimes mortgage house for more than
we put into it? 1 had rather eat my din.
ner off the head of a barrel, or dress after
the fashion of John the Baptist in the
wilderness, or sit on block all my life
than consume all myself before I get a
home, and take so much pains with the
outside that the inside is as hollow as an
empty nut. Beauty is a great thing, but
beauty of garment, house and furniture
are tawdy ornaments compared with do
nestle love. All the elegance in the world
will not make home. and L would give
more for spoonful of real hearty love
than for whole ship load of furniture
and all the gorgeousness all the upholstel-
ers in the world can gather.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

CURE FOR JNDECISION.-TO relieve q
spell of indecision, quit all mankind for q
day and stay alone. Get out of the city. Get
ont Of the crowd. Get away from every
one you know. Get thoroughly by your
self and your head will get clearer. You
faculties will collect themselves. You will
be better able to calculate and weigh
chances and probabilities. People don't
.smake up their minds so much as their
minds make up themselves. We have lit
tie idea how much we are influenced
swaysd and distracted by the mere per
est to us. No due attention and study
have yet been given to the operation and
effect of minds working on each other.
This suggestion applies to all who are il
positions of responsibility and obliged to
think for themselves. Hence it applies
only to small proportion. The great ma
jorlty are led by the few. Grant person
all his life, under the direction Of others
full liberty to take his own course, and
the chances are that he soon becomes more
miserable than ever from inability to
make up his own mind" He is terrified
at risks, possibilities and responsibilities
undreamed of before. Strong minds mus'
act alone. Go by yourself. Go away from
all your acquaintance and the way will
become clearer. He who has the ear fol
this will hear and abide by it. Try it,
ministers also might preach it. 1t is OF
more value than half the discussion, spec
ulation and opinionation which so much
deluge part of the modern pulpit. -Ncu
| York Graphic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

Our greatest glory consists not in never
falling, but in rising every time we fall
Goldsmith.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

A BAD GIRL TO MARRY.--A bad
daughter, says an exchange, seldom makes
good wife. If girl is ill-tempered at
home, snarls at her parents, snaps at her
brothers and sisters, and ''shirks' her Or
binary duties, the chances are ten to one
that when she gets home Of her own she
will make it wretched. There are girls
who fancy. themselves so far superior to
their parents that the mere privilege of
enjoying their society in the house ought
to be all the old people should have the
assurance to ask. While their mothers
are busy with domestic duties they sit in
the easiest chair or lie on the softesJ sofa,
feeding on cheap and trashy novels, and
cherish the notion that they are very liter
airy individuals. The household drudgery
is too coarse for such ladies as they. Girls
of this sort are generally very anxious to
be married that they may escape the disa-
greeableness of home, where they are
held more or less under subsection. A
caller who doesn't have a chance to see
how they behave as daughters, may be ex-
cused for fancying them lovely and lovea-
BILE beings; but one who does see it is fool
ish if he commits himself by offering mar
riage to girl of this sort. '
If she will not assist her mother in the
domestic labors, is she not likely to be
equally slothful and ill-tempered when she
marries If she now thinks herself too
fine to work, is it safe to expect that her
views as to that matter would radically
change if she became wife ?
PRACTICAL TEMPERANCE TALK.-In
nine cases out of ten the man who ''tip-
pies" deveopes into a sort of involuntary
beggar for s'treat." The habit causes a
constant drain on the purse. The appe-
tite is ever calling for more. The victim,
not of absolute intemperance, but OF tip
ping, can scarcely meet his fellows save
on basis of sociability engendered through
stimulants. When such is the case he puts
a bar between himself and the man who
keeps his head clear. This applies to very
many who, while not ranking as intemper
ate, are still constantly lowering them
selves in the estimation of others and in
juring their own temporal welfare by too
great willingness to accept paltry treat"
from almost any one who proposes it.
This love of drink IS the incentive to a
thousand false economies. Of all the
agencies for keeping men poor none is more
potent than drink. It strikes deeper than
the depletion of the purse; it destroys In
the individual the faculty, patience, judg-
ment and foresight absolutely necessary
TOR successful cooperation against monop-
oily. Until the poor man can strengthen
himself against the insiduous sapping Of
| alcohol he will never succeed against the
injustice wrought by better controlled ap-
petites and clearer brains.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

The way to gain good reputation is to
endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Socrates, CO.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

VIRGINIA BIscU1T.-One quart flour,
one-half teaspoonful salt, ona quarter
pound butter; mix the flour and butter to-
gether, with the hand, and molsten with
water: roll it out very thin three times,
and beat with the rolling-pin each time;
roll as thin as sheet of paper; cut with a
saucer. and bake in sheets, they are par
ticularly nice for lunch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

YOUNG Cows should:not he taught to
eat at milking time, as it will not always
be found convenient to supply food, and
they will be restless without it when
accustomed to it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

To WASH BROWN LINEN.-Heat as
much water as is necessary, and press in
all the hay that it will cover. Boil until
the water is dark colored then strain out
the hay and scald the linen in the water.
Rinse well, stnfen in weak glue water and
dry in the shade.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

SCOT from chimney where wood is
used for fuel, is an excellent fertilizer for
pot-plants. Put into pail and pour hot
water upon it; then water the plants with
thus every few days.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

A correspondent Of Vick's 'Monthly''
thinks spoonful of coarse powdered salt
peter to pail of water an admirable rem
ady for potato and squash bugs, and other
insects. It invigorates all plants, and is
especially good for roses. For the mag
gots that work at the roots of squash vines
pint of the liquid should be applied at
the root of each vine at the earliest ap-
pearance of the pests.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

BEEF having a tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
gently for two hours with pepper and salt,
taking out about pint Of the liquor when
half done, and letting the rest boil into
the meat. Brown the meat in the pots-
After taking up, make gravy OF the pint
of liquor saved. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-07

A CONNECTICUT dairyman. who has
been experimenting with turnips as food
for cows, thinks they are worth twenty
five cents a bushel. There is no saving in
the amount of hay consumed, but they in
creased the flow of milk. and were an aid
to the digestion of hay and other dry fod-
der. European expe1imenters have come
to the same conclusion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24

DR.. Thomas Bevan, an eminent physician,
died at Chicago, on the 10th inst, Of apoplexy.
Hon. L. II. Holton, NJ. p, noted Canadian
statesman, died very suddenly on the 14th.
Hon. L. H. Hatton, NJ. p, died suddenly at
the Russell house, Ottawa, on the l4th instant,
heart disease.
William F. Taylor, late auditor public ac-
counts of Virginia, was found dead in bed at
Richmond. Va, on the 18th inst. Cause, heart
disease. His age was 81.
Gen. Henry A. Thompson, graduate OF
West Point in the class Of 1919 and president OF
the National bank of Baltimore, died on the 18th
inst, aged 80.
Judge John F. Wheeler, editor of the Fort
Smith. (Ark.) Independent, died on the evening
of the l1th, at Fort Smith, aged ~ years. He
was connected with the Fort Smith press foi
over 80 yesrs and served term of four years
each as county judge and state senator.
Isaac W. Hayne, for twenty years preceding
reconstruction attorney-general for South
Carolina, and grandson Of Isaac Hayne, hanged
by the British during their occupation OF
Charleston i'll the revolutionary war, died al
Charleston on the 10th inst, aged 10.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24

On the 10th inst, the San Francisco police
Judge sentenced Dennis Kearney to six months
Imprisonment in the house of correction and to
pay fine of $1,000. The magnitude Of the
sentence was surprise to kearney, who bad
expected nominal punishment. 1t is probable
that he will take the case to the Supreme Court
on a writ of habeas corpus.
The Citizens Protective association Of San
Francisco, otherwise known as the vigilance
committee, has issued a manifesto declaring
that the objects which it has in view are the
preservation Of peace, the protection Of life and
property, the restoration Of confidence, and the
revival Of legitimate commerce, industry and
business; that the time has come when the man
hood of San Francisco should be asserted, and
that all good citizens who agree with it and ap-
prove its purposes are invited to join themselves
to the organization by signing. the roll. Thou
sands of names have already been attached to
the paper. Dennis Kearney, rightly interpreting
the movement as boding no good to himself,
has turned his house into an arsenal. He de-
nounces the members of the vigilance commit
tee as assassins, and warns all his followers to
note well the men who give it their support.
Kearney was arrested on the 18th inst. for in-
cendiary utterances, but was liberated on de-
posting the usual bail.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24
AL.nd of Poetry on Nance.

Mrs. Gov. Lew Wallace finds IN New
Mexico what she calls subtle Spaniah
essence" pervading everything. Even
the names Of the comm0nest persons she
meets are poetic. She says, IN the X'ade-
pendent: /" Perfecto, (perfection,) =
worthless peon in Navajo blanket,
sweeps the sidewalk; Benito, (the good.
q shambling Mexican boy, watching his
chance for spring at the spoons, brings
the daily mail; Mariposa (butterRy), the
siIliest Of slow boys, pushes the baby
wagon; while Angealus, N angel whose
form has lost it, original hrightness, lazi-
II watches her. Three Old witches,
whom We faniliarly call the Macbeths,
were baptized Felimana, the happy; Ro-
sta, little Rose; Hermosa, the beauii-
full" Mra Wallace adds that mos q
the people she meets have Indian bloo4
In their veins, and not lev are 3 Ma1-
ture Of Spanish, Afkian md lndian.
Here i her picture of Gante Fewugnan:
"Quite ont a reach a tho shady treeos
in the fsrcest blase q thA aun, sltttnG
on : fragment a the Rocay m0unta1
8 I statuesque ngurA which might xepv
resent The o3deaE, tie nost fnxi01a q ~
furies, It = Hlandina, the 1Aif cnes -
eo(t oue a. Santa Re. Her lnne, Mn -
a her own foothills. = worn into au9e
ana seauas: NOT Ike thenn ~ n0l1ed ~
IL aclioa 4 watsr, bnt n sxpcssrn =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24
ROlA RsDbhePfeNs

The general postoffice at Cape Town, Africa,
was robbed on the 18th of all the diamonds
awaiting shipment by mail, valued at f75,0 900.
On the night Of the 14th inst. the safe Of
John f. Hill, merchant, at Clarksville, Ark,
was broken and robbed of over $4,000. The
loss falls mostly on Mr.. Hill and Sheriff McCon-
nell.
A bold and successful robbery of gold bullion
occurred at Sidney, Neb., on the 10th inst.
while the Union Pacific express agent was at
dinner. The amount taken is variously est-
mated from $4,000 to 100000. An entrance
was effected through the floor Of the express
office, where it was stored. The immense
weight Of the treasure, 480 pounds avoirdupois,
re tented the robbers from carrying 1t off, and
they were compelled to conceal it at the first avail
able spot. the coal pile. Atrackman saw them con-
ceal It, and subsequently all but $4,000 was
recovered. The country is beng secured for the
thieves.
Postmaster W. o. Bigelow, of Annapolis, Md,
has been arrested on the charge of robbmg the
office. On the morning of March LIST the back
door was found broken open and $4,000 worth
Of stamps gone. Investigation resulted in the
arrest of Bigelow. He denies the charge. The
office has been turned over to the bondsmen,
who placed the assistant postmaster in charge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24


On the 18th inst. blaze on the steamer City
of Sidney, lying at San Francisco, inflicted dam
age to the caigo to the extent Of SIC, 600.
At Hope, is miles south Of Shelbyville, Ind,
on the night Of the 18th inst, the store Of E.
Weinland q Bon was robbed and set on fire.
Other buildings adjoining also burned, making
an aggregate loss Of S35, 600; fully insured.
Gluycks brewery, Minneapolis, Minn., burned
on the l4th. Loss $4,000.
Baker. johnson 4 Co.'S -four mill at Shoals,
ind, burned On the 18th, together with some
flour, wheat and milstufs. Loss S15,000; NO
insurance.
Murray's stables, with l5O buggies and sew
eral horses, John D. McCarthy's grocery store
and some small buildings at Augusta, Ga,
burned on thn 11th instant. Loss s32, 600
fully insured.
AT Geneva 1ke, Wis, ON the 11th inst, ar
incendiary fire destroyed the steam yacht Arrow,
| the dry dock and number Of row boats. Lost
| $4,000.
Near Zaiworre. Austria, twenty-five houses
were destroyed recently. Nvepersons lost then
| ives.
Three-fourths OF Nevesmje, Herzegovina
has burned, including the residence Of the COM
| mandant Of the post and the telegraph Offices
| No lives were lost. The fire was accidental.
| The weaving works ut Moscow, Russia, wert
| destroyed by fire on the 9Th instant. Twenty
four persons were burned to death and twenty
nine injured.
The Express hotel, Montreal, burned on thu
llth instant. Loss S25. .000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24
On : hot -yVstsr Foundation.

from Sud busZus Nevsus5 1nsepen0oSJ
A visitor from Virginia City remarked
the other day, while viewing our town.
that it was strange that . progressive
people, such a. we have, should not
think OF sinking artesian wells. Several
attempts of the kind have been made;
and always with the one result-the
striking Of hot water at : depth Of from
so feet down to the greatest depth ye(
reached-0O feet. The water i pretty
much Of the same nature - that q
6teamboat springs and other sections q
Nevsda. II possesses the peculiaEty q
tasting like soup when spkinkled with
pepper and salt Some Of our people
believe, though. that BY passing thrcugh
this !" "hot-water formation, cold watea
would be reached = : depth q l60 g
$50 feet.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24


NEW YORK. March 1850 p. M.--Flom-
Steady; moderate export and home trade in
quiry; receipts Il, ,010 barrels; round hoop Ohio
at S5.75@6.00; choice do at S6.10t97.50; super.
fine western at S475t05.25; common to good
extra do at S5.S5@5.65; choice do at 5000
500; choice white wheat do at S5.s5G6. 50.
Wheat-Spring I@1c and winter about 1Sc
better and quiet; sales 5000 bus No. North
west seller May at S1.36s4: 5000 bus No.
white seller March at s1.44; $4,000 bus No.
red seller April at Sl.46s4 OLAF; do seller
March sl.4s bid; 81 .4sss asked. Corn-Cash
&c lower; futures steady and quiet; western
spot at 5s@591sc; do future at 5314 4@5514c.
Oats-Shade easier; western at 46@491ac.
Beef-Unchanged and light trade; new plain
mess at S10.50C011.00; new extra do at S11.00@
1900. Pork-Quiet; old mess ut Sl1. .5o@ 10.
Lard-Dull and weak; steam rendered al
s7671s. Butter Quiet and firm Ohio at $50
SOC. Cheese Unchanged at 11@14lac for poor
to choice. Whisky-Nominal;w western at Sl.10
Sugar-very firm; fair inquiry. Molasses-
Firm and fair demand. Petrolcum-Dull and
weak. Rice--Fairly active and firm. Coffee
Dull aud heavy. Freights-Firm. Spirits Of
Turpentine-Quiet at 49l @50c. Resin-Steady
at S1.50M1.55. Tallow-Quiet at 6ss@61sc fol
western. Eggs-Dull at 11@l3c for fair tt
choice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24
A Hixh.Priced Divorce.

The divorce case of Lucinda Coombs vs.. John
NJ. Coombs, at Fort Wayne, Ind, has been de.
cided by Judge Lowry, awarding plaintiff S16,-
600 alin,ony. CoomGs is one of the wealthiest
business men of Fort Wayne. The plaintiff
charged him with having treated her with ex.
cessye cruelty. Immediately upon the decision
being rendered, he sold his elegant mansion at q
sacrifice aud handed her his check for the
amount of the alimony. She has gone to De
troit to reside with her mother.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24

named Beery, who was riding on the engine,
were almost instantly killed.
A collision occurred on the 1lth inst. at Engle-
wood, ILL.,, between an express train and freight
train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
road. Jacob Seiber, brakeman, was probably
fatally injured. and his son, aged 25, killed. A
few Others were slightly injured.
An engine and eighteen coal cars were wrecked
on the 7th inst, by the giving way of the trestle
at Little Lake, near Seattle, W. T. A man
named Stewart was killed and several Others
wounded.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24
The Stevens Battery.
New York Corr. TROY Times. ]

Speaking Of naval matters, I notice
the approaching sale Of the Stevens bat
terry, which is one of the strange features
of this port. The building in which it is
enclosed, with the surrounding premi ses,
covers two acres, and as there is no
probability that it will never be used it's
demolition is now urged. The Stevens
family has become for its immense
wealth. which is chiefly due to the
Hoboken property and the ferry, both OF
which have become immensely valuable.
Old John Stevens ID remarkable IN
ventor. He not only built steamship
almost contemporary with Fulton's first
effort. but he was our railway pioneer.
In 1926 he built small railroad on his
grounds and operated locomotive which
made six miles an hour. It was great
curiosity. especially when he gave his
opinion that railroad would soon be
built from New York to Buffalo. He
lived to see his locomotive in successful
operation. His son, Robert L. Stevens.
died in 1876, aged 68. He was very
| remarkable inventor, at least in naviga-
ton, and among his other creations waf
the above named iron battery. He began
his work in 1S45, his plan being to CON
struct vessel which should be prool
against the heaviest shot. This work ht
continued till his death, but when the
rebellion began it was not accepted by
the department, and the Improvement
Of the age have rendered it really worth.
less. Hence the mighty vessel in which
a quarter of a million has been expended
will be taken to pieces and its materiall
| sold for old iron; sad instance OF worl
of genius becoming not only utterly use
less, but also an encumbrance, and
whose removal will be an item Of heav,
expense. The dimensions of this enor
nous vessel are as follows: Length
415 feet, breadth 48 feet, depth 81 feet
She has ten large boilers, eight drivinl
engines and nine subordinate engines
She is built entirely Of iron, with sharl
bow and stern, and her measurement, .
compared with merchant vessels, 10 3,
500 tons. Such is the monster which !
to be torn to pieces-a task almost q
great a. it, construction.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-24

On the 4th instant the two little tugs, Gem
and Lamont, of Pentwater, Michigan, started
from there on S25 race. The former arrived
at Ludington, the destination, but after twice
going out in search Of the Lamont that tug
was finally discovered capsized, with the crew
missing and doubtless drowned Chas. Lamont,
his son George, and Palmer Hill, all OF Pent-
water, were on the Lamont.