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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. IA. 1891

Gen. Malone has issued his letter of ex
planation-really an edict to his followers
and takes broad ground to gain the sup
port OF his faithful allies'' at home and
their political friends abroad. Will he Sc
cure his faithful allies?o
Few, if any could be induced to vote for
the electoral ticket which he championed.
but many did vote for the congressional
candidates put up by him-not that they
preferred them, but that they desired to
disintegrate the Democratic Conservative
party of Virginia, and openly proclaimed
this course the best to pursue. Will they
do this again 1t is scarcely possible.
The Republican party in Virginia is to be
made close corporation. The managers
don't intend to allow any rambling-no
riding 1.-TWO sides of a sappling." Repub-
licans of Virginia must be either fish or
flesh.
At a meeting of the Republican State
Executive Committee, on January 18th, in
Richmond, the following resolution was
adopted, with but one dissenting voice:
RESOLVED; That the well being of the Re-
publican party in Virginia demands that
no member of q Republican organization
or committee shall be at the same time a
member of any political organization or
committee which does not acknowledge
allegiance to the Republican party and its
principles, and any such member so acting
shall thereby vacate his position as men,
Der of the Republican committee OF organ
iZatiOn, and Republican shall be elected
forthwith in his stead.
This settles the question. The "faith-
full allies" can't come to the mole-hill
Will the mole-hill 60 to them? We think
not. Nine out of every ten. honestly be-
lieving in future REIMBURSEMENT of the
State debt, are still Conservatives-not
Republicans by a great deal. All their
past acts and votes have been with the
Conservative party. They only differ with
their Conservative brethren on the debt
question. Now to settle this question, it
must be done by the aid of their Conserva-
tive friends or by the aid Of the Republi.
cans Nineteen out of every twenty in
Virginia are colored, and ninety-nine out
of every hundred of them are not taxed
except for capitation, which goes to the
schools, and many do not pay even this
small sum for the education of their OWL
offspring.
In nut shell-there are but two courses
Either the advance Readjusters must unite
with their Conservative friends and settle
the question, or they must 60 boldly ovel
into the Republican camp. Then they
may not settle it, for one of the boasts o
the Republican party is, that they have
ever been pledged to the inviolability o.
contracts. They will not pursue the latte
course. They have nothing in common
With the Republican party in general.
The above reported action Of the Repub
lican Executive Committee is fruitful O
good to Conservatism in Virginia. In
stead of slipping into power through tn
breach in the Conservative ranks, they
will solidify that party and make it health.
and harmonious on every question-no
excepting the debt settlement or readjust
ment.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

We have received copy of the ''Alma
Mater a neatly printed little paper pub
lished by the Lee and jackson Literary
Society of the Wesleyan Female Institute
The present editors are Misses Addie R.
Hollingsworth Of Pickens, s. G., alma
Ivy. New Orleans, Gertrude F. Harris
Staunton, and Matte 2. Calhoun, Ninety
Six. sc. They announce to their readers
that this issue closes their first years ex-
perience in journalism and are much graf
ICED at the more than realization of their
NEST sanguine hopes.
Tie young ladies may well feel gratlfied
at retfing up so neat and readable a paper
and it has very respectable show OF ad-
yertisements. Also among the contents is
quite an interesting letter from lady
tourist in Scotland, who understands how
fl, tell of what she has seen and tell it so
that people will read her story.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

-AB>A%<D%$-SGs
The New York ''Tribune's' Washing
ton correspondent wishing to get an idea
of the state of things in Virginia from
some one who does not look through Gen.
Mahone's glasses, has been interviewing
a prominent Virginian who he says knows
as much probably regarding the resources
of the State as Malone ''or any other
man. The gentleman interviewed is evil
IDENTIFY not a Democrat or Readjuster and
Judging from his sympathy with the efforts
of Malone to overthrow Bourbon rule in
Virginia" must be Republican. Never
theless we sometimes get the truth from
that source and this time-a good deal of
(which is worth more coming from the
source it does.
He declares first, that Virginia is not
honestly paying all she can; second, that
there is party in Virginia willing to pay
more than Malone is; third that Virginia
is not bankrupt. This Virginian further re-
marked in reply to inquiries from the
reporter:
sAu this talk about the bankruptcy
of our State is not only untrue, but
if has done the State ncalculable injury
in the last ten years by checking lmmigra-
ton ard by preventing the investment IN
Virginia appears to be so poor is that
ehere has been systematic differentiation
of nronartv for assessment purposes. The
valuations throughout the State have not
heen uniform. and the undervalutl0n Is
nroved nv This fact. | know instances
where the land of county is as
sessed at $40 an acre, while IN an
adjoining county, where the lands are just
as good and quite as valuable, the assess;
ments are only So an acre. NOW, wnlle
synpathize with Malone in bis desire &c
overthrow Bourbon rule in Virginia, am
oomnelIed to admit that the excessive un'
So,.1oInations have spoken OF are in
cnnnties controlled by the ReadJusters
The census reports will undoubtedly. dis
close Che fact that Virginia is much richer
4ban her assessment rolls would indicate
Snf do not believe that even the CENSUS
meturns will show the whole value. Ihe
fact - the politicians, for their own pur
noses. have been for years trying to con;
vince our people that they are poor ano
overtaxed. and the people have come &c
believe it. I suppose the census valua
ton will be much under the true amount
because it will be largely made froHl the
statements Of property owners tnem
selves. People know well en a3,,gd
that their property Is Rnneryalugp
ance of mine wanted to sell me a piece OF
property and asked s25 an acre for it. !
cold him would buy 1t and pay him the
assessed valuation. OF course he refused
60 accept it. found out afterward thai
it was assessed at So an acre. Not long
before he had sold property adjoining ane
of about the same value for $50 an acre.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
EVERY DAY CLOTHS.

In spite of all the handsome things of
which fashion writers tell you, do not for
get that it is possible enough to be fash
ionably yet simply dressed. A wool Co.'S
tune Of good quality is always nice enough
for the street; long redlngotes are unpre-
tentious and seryiceable as those worn by
men and the hat or bonnet need not be in
any wise expensive. There are q tbous.-
and gay novelties desirable enough If one
can afford them; if one g cannot. there are
more ways than one Of being IneTpensively
yet stylishly dressed.
Lucy CARTER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

If the Virginia Readjusters keep on
lowering the basis of taxation in Virgin
ia, they may vet be able to show that the
State can't afford to pay any debt at all;
and, no doubt, they would be willing, il
such thing were possible, to throw the
what capacious receiver Malone would
make!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

positlv-
lngt0n.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
BOSTON CnIchaM.

When the culture girls of Boston came
home in q vessel of the "Kunard" line,
they were very talkative, inquisitive,
and curious, and pestered the Captain
almost to death. One day the eldest
Culture sought the engineer and ques-
toned him "How many revolutions.
Mr.. Engineer" she began, "does the
propeller achieve within the period of a
minute ?" "Oh," said he, "about a
thousand" "Indeed," exclaimed Miss
Sarah Annex Emerson Culture, why,
you fill me with establishment !" 81
thought l would" said the engineer.
"Well now, tell me-" she persisted.
"what is the capacity-the legitimate,
bona fde ability-of the boilers as COM
pared dispassionately and shorn of pre-
JUDGE with those which our American
river and lake steamers are ordinarily
provided?" ct give it up Miss he
said. "What !" said the elder culture
girl, els it possible you cannot telfwhat
the boilers can do?" Yes, I can" he
angrily answered, while he walked away,
"they can bust and blow us all to per-
dition I" That same night Miss Sarah
Annex Emerson Culture wrote in her
diary the following: "* Find
the subordinate officials Of the steamer
averse to imparting truthful information
associated with the mechanical depart
ment, which aversion is unquestionably
due to ignorance"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
The Value of Mental Tension.

A certain degree of tension is indis-
pensable to the easy and healthful dis
charge of mental functions. Like the
national instrument of Scotland, the
mind drones woefully and will discourse
most dolorous music, unless. an expan-
sive and resilient from within supplies
the basis of quickly responsive action.
No good, great, OF enduring work can be
safely accomplished by brain-force with
out a reserve of strength sufficient to
give buoyency to the exercise, and if I
may sc say, rhythm to the operations of
the mind. Working at high-pressure
may be bad, but working ut low-pres-
sures is incomparably worse. As a mat
ter of experience, a sense of WEAKNESS
commonly precedes collapse from ''over-
work." not mere bodily or nervous ia
-tigue, but a more or less conscious dis
taste for the business in hand, or perhaps
for some other subject of thought or
anxiety which obtrudes itself. It is the
offensive or irritating burden that breaks
the back. Thoroughly agreeable employ
ment, however engrossing, stimulates
the recuperative faculty while it taxes
the strength, and the supply of nerve
force seldom falls short of the demand.
When a feeling of disgust Or WEAKNESS
is not experienced, this may be because
the compelling sense of duty has crushed
self out of thought. Nevertheless, if
the will is not p~leasurably excited, if it
rules like a martinez, without affection
or interest, there is no verUe, and, like a
complex piece of machinery working
with friction and heated bearings, the,
mind wears itself away and a break
down ensues. Let US look a little closely
at this matter. - Popular Science
MOnthLH,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
A French Boy and His Mother.

Nothing in this imperfect world is SO
beautiful as the relations of a French
son to his mother. He sees from his
first sentient look the being whom every
one in the house adores. Does the
nurse or the maid speak eve sharply to
the mistress of the house she is immedi-'
ately discharged. The child would thus
see its mothers authority verified from
the first, and. whatever we may say on
this side of the water Of the marriage
relation in France, the master of the
house certainly compels a sort of re-
spect toward the mother and mistress of
the house, which goes far toward MAX
ing the manner of a nation respectful
and polite. From the cradle to the
grave q French son has n duty, n
affection, which Is paramount to all 9th
ers-that is, his love for his mother. As
q child, as y boy, he treats her with per-
feet respect and obedience. AS a young
man, he delights to send her flowers, to
take her to the theaters and cafes. It is
a common sight in Paris to see a young
man with an aged and gray-haired wom-
an at the public galleries and places of
amusement, apparently perfectly happy
with each other, the young man study
ing to make his mother comfortable and
amused. Often, in leaving France, a
young man asks of his family the privi-
lege of taking his mother with him as
his "guide, philosopher and friend"
Before his marriage is arranged she is
his constant companion and his best adj
wiser. Never until death separates them
does he fail in his duty toward her and
after that event has closed his sweet,
dutiful history, he keeps the anniversa-
ry of her death os his most sacred day,
and visits her grave with his children to
dress it with fowers.-Book of Ameni-
ties of Home.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
Bananas as Food.

A pound of bananas is said to contain
more nutriment than three pounds of
meat or many pounds of potatoes, while
as a food to be in every sense of the
word far superior to the best wheaton
bread. An acre Of ground planted with
bananas will return, according to Hum
boldt, as much food material as thirty
three acres of wheat or over 100
acres of potatoes. The banana or
p~iantain for until lately there was no
such word as banana) is divided into
several varieties, all of which are used for
food. The PLATING manzanito is o small,
delicate frEit, neither longer nor stouter
than a lady's forelinger. 1t is the most
delicious and priced of all the varieties
of plantain. Ell platino guinea, called
by us banana, is probably more in de-
mand than any other kind. 1t is sub
divided into different varieties, the prin-
cipal of which are the yellow and pur-
pie banana that we see for sale in our
markets, but the latter is SO little es-
teemed by the natives of the tropics
that it is seldom eaten by them. Ell
platino grande, known to us as simply
the plantain, is also subdivided into
varieties which are known by their
SAVIOR and size. The kind that reaches
our market is almost ten inches long,
yet on the Isthmus of Darien there are
plantains that grow from eighteen to
twenty-five inches. They are never
eaten ray, but are either boiled or roast
ed, or are prepared as preserves. -E1-
chance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
The Names of the States.

New Hampshire gets its name from
Hampshire, England. Massachusetts, is
derived from an Indian name, first given
to the bay, signifying "near the great
hills" Rhode Island has an obscure
origin, the "Island of Rhodes" the
asIsland of the Roads" and a Dutch orr
DIN. cred Island" were mentioned,
the first seeming to have the best his
torical support. Connections Is an In
dian name. signifying. Ian on q
long tidal-river." Virginia, the CARO-
linas, and Georgia have a royal origin.
Maine was named from the TACT that it
was supposed to contain the "mayne
portion" of New England. Vermont
has no especial question, except that 1t Is
claimed to have first been an attds-New
Connecticut, alias Vermont. Kentucky
popularity signifies either q "dark and
bloody ground" or ga bloody river"
but Its origin signifies "the head Of a
river" or "the long river" Tennessee
comes from its river, the name being de-
rived from the name OF an Indian village
on the river - "Tanasee." Ohio Is
named after an Indian name, signifying
something great" with an accent of
admiration. Indiana comes from the
name of an early land company. Hi
nois from the Indian-the name of a
tribe Michigan is claimed to mean
ss1ake country" it probably came from
the name of the lake, "Great Lake,"
which bore this name before the land
adjacent was named. Louisiana is from
the French. Arkansas and Missouri are
Indian, the former being doubtful the
latter is claimed to mean in its original
"muddy water" which describes the
river. Iowa is also Indian, with doubtful
meaning. Texas is popularity supposed
to be Indian, but may be Spanish.
Florida is Spanish, ga fowery land. :"
Oregon has a %conjectural origin. 1t is
probably Indian, but a Spanish origin is
claimed. California comes from a Span
ish of 1910. Nevada takes its
name from the mountains, who get
theirs from a resemblance to the Neva-
das of South America. Minnesota is
Indian, "sky-tinted water" Nebraska
is variously rendered "shallow water +"
and "fat country" Kansas is from an
Indian root, Kaw, corrupted by the
French. Mississippi is "great water, u
or "whole river" Alabama is Indian,
the name of o fortress and a tribe, sig.
nitying, as is claimed, "here we rest
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
DR.. Hollands First Poem.

The first article of mine that ever saw
the light was a little poem of four stanzas
entitled "James' Tree" A little lad,
son of the late Judge Dewey, of Massa-
chusetts, stuck a willow twig into the
ground of his fathers garden, which
took root after the manner of such twigs,
and grew into a tree. The boy lived
long enough to call this tree his Own,
and to secure its protection as such, and
then died. After his death I wrote the
poem, and it was published in The
Youths Companion, a publication still
prosperous. I was then seventeen years
old. I took the printed copy containing
it from the p~ostoffice, peeped within
and then walked home on air. I shall
probably never be SO absorbingly happy
as [ was then. Earth has nothing like
it-earth never had anything like it
for me. I nave seen my work in type
since then until I nave been tired of the
sight of it, but I can never forget the
great jov of that occasion. Smith Col.
lege in Northampton now stand on the
| sight of the old Dewey place, and when
they cleared things away for the new
buildings they found an old, gnarled viii.
low tree. On learning the history Of
the tree, and the nature of my associa'
ton with it, President Seelye had
book-rack, elegantly mounted, made O
it. and sent it to me. OF course it wa,
installed among my household gods
Letter Written to a Randolph 90.
Reading Club.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
A Weak Point in Fire Insurance,

Here is the weak point in fire insur-
ance, contained in a nutshell: The will
lingness to issue a polly before a fire
without protecting the company, and
then trying to protect the company after
the fire by harrassing the policy-holder.
The time for q company to protect itself
is before it issues q po!icy-the same as
a merchant docs before he sells a bill of
goods. When q man applies for credit
at any well-regulated store, his standing
and reliability are looked after before
credit is granted. So should it be in
fire insurance. When a man desires a
policy, his standing and responsibility
should be known before a policy is
granted, and the value of the goods in
sured fully understood to be enough to
cover the face of the policy, the same as
a collateral is expected to be large
enough to cover the amount of a good
loan. But in the unseemly competition
to issue policies, risks are not carefully
selected, and the result is that in case of
a fire all claims are liable to be on
tested, in which event the innocent are
generally the sufferers, while rogues and
thieves are the gamers. American
Railroad Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
pulverized. half an ounce ; fenu-

ger, pulverized, half an ounce fenu-
greek or anise-seed, pulverized, six
drachms mix and divide in four parts,
give one night and morning. When
there is dropsical swelling of the legs,
half an unc of sulphate Of iron may be
added to the above with good effect. If
the lungs are involved give the follow
ing : Aconite root in tincture. with tine
ture of belladonna, one part each, water
two parts ; dose, one teaspoonful every
three hours. If the liver is affected,
which may be known by the yellow tinge
of the mucous membrane, dung small
and hard, horse lying on his side, and
occasionally looking at his side as If in
pain, with occasional fits Of uneasiness,
give Barbados a1oes, three dsachms,
ca1omel and pulverized digitalis, of each
half a drachm /; make into a ball with
molasses. This must not be repeated.
When there is soreness of the throat bis
tiers should be applied, the fly blister,
made thin with ~turpentine, answers a
good purpose. The animal should be
placed in a box stall, well Uttered with
straw, and kept clean ; as pure atmos-
phere as possible is necessary f; the
Contaminated air of a badly ventilated
stable retards or defeats restoration to
health
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
Mason & Hamlin Organ Company.

At the great italian Industrial Exhibit
ton just closing in Milan, Italy, the
highest awards for musical instruments,
y silver medal and diploma, were taken
by an American manufacturer, the Ma
son and HamIin Organ Company, whose
cabinet organs were judged to be SO
superior that they We're the only reed
organs of any manufacture, European or
American, which were awarded a medal.
1t is n great honor to these makers. that
in Italy itself, the very home of music,
their organs should receive such dis
tinction. They excited much inter. st
among musicians, and were by special
order repeatedly exhibited to the royal
court by Carlo Ducci, the distinguished
artist of Rome.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
con.umpt,on Can be cured.

Read what Mr.. William G. Digges, a merchant
of Bowling Green, Va, writes under date April
4th, 1881. He says: firmly believe that Aliens
Lung Bdlsdnn will and has cured consumption
if taken in time and roper care be taken OF the
patient both in suitable food and clothing. Six
wears ago my mother was attacked with pneu-
mouia. The attending physician, "some time
AFTER" told me that the disease had settled on
Ter lungs and that she had the consumption.
Not believing that a permanent cure could be
effected, but thinking I might be able to get an
expectorant not containing opium which would
afford some relief, 1 inquired of q rrggist at
Richmond, Va, it he had any medicine not con-
tanning opium, that was a good expectorant: He
then recommended Aliens Lung Balsam, which
/ purchased and induced my mother to try. Be-
fore she had taken the first bottle the improve
ment in her condition was SO marked that l
purchased three more bottles. The attending
physician seeing the beneficial effects, recon-
mended its continued use, and in about twelve
months her lungs were pronounced cured.
Upon Accommodation many others who had
the consumption have been cured. l think you
can claim for your medicine the following :
Expectoration without irritation, and healing
of the lungs by keeping them free from foreign
substances, thus arrestiDg and curing this
dread disease. Mr.. Digges says he writes be-
cause he wants us to know that Aliens Lung
Balsam is doing good.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
SONSUMPTION.
Important 10 the Public rs well as he
Medical PrOfersi0u-

Halls Journal Of Health, referring to Consumption,
makes the following important statement:
Consumption usually begins with a slight, dry cough
in the morning, then, on going TO bed, getting more and
more frequent, with more and more phlegm, increasing
debility, thinness of flesh, shortness of breath, and quick
ness of pulse. In fatal cases its average course is about
two years: hence the importance Of arresting the disease
at as early a stage as possible, and the sooner rational
means are employed for this purpose the greater the
chance Of success. The disease is owing to an irritation
commencing in the throat and extending to the lungs, SO
that their action is interfered with, and the blood does not
receive sufficient oxygen TO purify it. The most marked
sign of lung disease is emaciation; and the most posi-
tive indication of returning health is increase in weight"
So speaks Tails Journal Of Health, and we may add
that in desperate cases, and, in fact, in all cases of Con-
sumption, or troubles of the thIoa and lungs, immediate
relief may be obtained and a permanent cure ehec ed by
the use of Dr. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs, a medi-
cine known for more than t%hirty-fve years as an unfailing
remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis and all pulmonary
and pectoral diseases. That the worst cases of Consump-
lion have been cured by the use of Halps Balsam has
been attested to by the thousands who have used it, or
have been cognizant Of its wonderful remedial efficacy.