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HER VACCINATION.

Miss Browning's physi clan advised he r
to get vaccinated, and she obeyed. 1t took
beautifully, and there soon arose on the
fair maiden's arm spot that resembled
cross between carbuncle in full bloom
and an overgrown tulip.
In addition to her vaccination Miss
Browning possessed beau. He was a
manly, intelligent young gentleman, but
on certain subjects slightly bigoted. Now,
vaccination was one of the points upon
which he disagreed with the majority of
mankind. Vaccination, in his view was a
cause rather than a. preventive Of disease.
He believed it an egregious piece of folly,
designed only to allay the fears of tremb-
ling men and weak-minded women. So
firm was he in this belief that when Miss
Browning asked his opinion on the sub
ject ne CONTEMPORARY remarked: sVac-
cination! Pooh! Why the exercise of
little common sense will convince every
one that inoculating the system with the
virus from cow is more likely to cause
the individual operated upon to cat hay,
grow horns and give milk than it is to
prevent him from contracting conta-
gious disease
Owing to her dear Johns peculiar views
Miss Browning decided to keep the ANAL
gamation Of her arm total secret. This
she found difficult to do. The courtship
being of over a years duration the lovers
were then working in the third degree
Now the three degrees in love are as fol-
lows: The first is when the girl smiles on
the young man and intimates that she
would be pleased to have him for her
steady company; in the second she allows
him to kiss her hand; the third is when
one chair is big enough to hold both and
the one in petticoats doesn' It struggle and
cry, "DonY, Oh, why don't you stop?"
when the young nan encircles her in his
arms.
Owing to libsralitiss allowed by the de-
gree In which Miss Browning and loyer
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LOCAL DIRECTORY.

( Masonic-Stauntun Lodge No. 13.-J. Howard
wayt, Master A. A. Eskridge, sec'y. Meet at their
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last FIJI
day nights in each month.
Union Royal Arch Chapter-W, H. H. Lynn, High
Priest; A. A. Eskridge Secretary. Meets in Masonic
Hall the third Friday nightin each month
Stevenson Commandery- A. Burke Com
mander A. A. Eskridge, Recorder. Meets
| Masonic Hall the first Friday in each month
Knights of Honors-J. E. Rollins, Past Dictator
T. j. Crowder,s Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Reporte
Meets LIST and Bird Monday nights in their Hall in
! the Cochran Building.
| Ryoal Arcanuni Regent, Joseph E. Rollins; Sc c
rotary, jos B. woodward. Meets on the I'd and
4th Tuesday in each month"; at 73O P. M. in their
hall in the Cochran Building, on Augusta Street.
4 Odd Fellows.-Staunton Lodge No. 4a--John
Wehn, Noble Grand; Chas: Burchel, R. Secretay
J. N. Argenbright, F. Secretary. Meets every
Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
Central Encampment NO 24-J. w. Ailor
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; NORTH Witt, Secretary. Meets in
their Hall in the Cochran Building on the LIST and Sd
Sundays at 10 A. M.
Charity Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance, b.
B. Rule, Worthy Patriarch, Z. 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
Hall
Staunton Hook and Ladder Company.-B. F.
Terry, Captain; Charles Hudson, Secretary. Meets
on first Tuesday in each month atsthetf headquar-
ters in the city school building.
Newtown Friendship Hose Company-R A, Ham
ilton. Captain; Oliver Smith Secretary. Meets on
the I'd Monday in every month.
j. B. Scherer, Jr., 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 Il. Fultz, Captain; N. III
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 Presidents John M. Carroll, Secretary.
Meets Tuesday and Thursday nights every week in
the City Hall.
Religious-Young Mems Christian Association
I. C. Morton, President; A. F. Robertson 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 resident. Library
open every evening from to 9 P. M.
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How Teas are Adulterated.

| 1t is pretty generally known that TIT
orthodox teas prepared in the East fol
! American and European consumption are
adulterated, but comparatively few people
/ are aware of the extent to which this adul.
ITERATION is carried on, or what substances
are used. M. Hussen, French chemist
OF note, has made thorough investiga-
ton of the subject, and the result of his
researches has been laid before the Acade-
my OF Sciences. He finds that Prussian
blue, indigo and gypsum, in small quaint
Ties, are the principal Ingredients EN-
ployed, to 1mpart the "face,' or
"bloom" to the teas, and that in the pro-
portions used they are very innocuous. The
adulteration takes place where the plants
are raised; but more extensive adultera-.
ton is subsequently INDUCED in by the
Europeans, who. with their superior
knowledge, have surpassed the Asiatics in
their fraud by the use of still more dang
erous drugs ssuch as chromate of lead and
arsenicate of copper, besides making use
of comparative innocuous substances. such
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lime and magnesia. The Chinese have
become most expert in manipulating green
teas, which they color with few simple
substances, some of them poisonous-fo
example, plumbago, Prussian blue, curca-
ma and kaolin. With or without the true
leaf of the shrub. they can produce tea of
any desired tint. In order to give the infe-
rior or false leaf the aroma of the tea, the
Celestlals mix quantity Of it with certain
flowers especially species of olive. In
short according to M. Hussen. no injurious
proceeding is omitted in the Celestial en-
pire to palm on the outer barbarian inferi-
or OF false teas, In the leading tea-grow-
ing districts the government has corps
of Inspectors vino are required to see that
the goods are dispatched in pure state.
The precaution, however, avails little-for
at the shipping ports there is no attempt
to prevent the merchants, or brokers, from
commencing their fraudulent practices,
which they carry on to their hearts con-
tent. In spite of their knowledge of the
extent to which this adulteration is car
RED on, we presume our people will con-
tinue to drink Of the cup which is said to |
cheer without stealing away person g |
brains.
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$4,000. When this overpowering intelli
gence burst upon the Responding lover he
was in a fiutter of excitement. Perhaps
his unknown rival had not yet proposed
SO that there still remained time for him
| to test her feelings. 1t was an off evening
and very stormy one, but that did not
| prevent him from hurrying to her home.
When Miss Browning answered his ring
an exclamation of pleasure escaped her.
| 10 his heavy heart that exclamation was
ray of sunshine. Scarcely waiting for
her to seat herself upon the sofa he fell
upon his knees and poured out the old,
old story. Why did she remain silent?
Was she about to reject him? The thought
was maddening, and springing to
his feet he clutched her in his arms and
wildly clasped her to his breast. Although
almost crazed, what Immediately followed
this great squeezing act Instantly brought
that young man to his senses.
"O-oh! ouch!" yelled the girl sob,
you old simpleton, let 60 of me. Haven't
you any sense?" she exclaimed, bursting
into tears.
The rapidity with which the startled low
or found the outside of that house can be
imagined but not told He didn't wait
for an explanation and he departed with
out his hat. But the next day the follow
ing note reached him:
Dear John-I was vaccinated on the
arm some ten days ago. Knowing your
antipathy to vaccination intended keep
ing it secret, so that you could be inoc-
ulated with matter taken from my sore
spot. Then, espite your belief that vac
cination is all nonsense, knew that you
would be only too glad to have coursing
through your blood the virus just taken
from the arm of her you love so dearly. I
may have done wrong in deceiving you,
but your welfare was the object had in
view. If this does not satisfactorily ex-
plain my conduct of last evening come
around to night. Come anyhow for I
want to say ''yes" to your question of last
evening, and I promise not to shrek even
If you do accidentally hug my vaccination |
He went. That the explanation was
satisfactory is evinoed by the fact that
May next-provlded that no serious quar-
rel intervenes will witness their wedding
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1aetrn.
The Old Mans Dream.


The Old Mans Dream.
On, for an hour of youthful Joy!
Give back my twentieth spring!
I'd rather laugh q bright-haired boy
Than reign gray-halred king!
Off with the wrinkled spoils of age!
Away with learning's crown!
Tear out lifes wisdom written page,
And dash its trophies down!
One moment let my life-blood stream
From boyhood's font of fame!
Give me one giddy, ree.ing dream
OF life, all love and fame!
My listening angel heard the prayer.
And. calmly smiling, said
"If but touch thy silver hair
Thy haSty wish hath sped.
"But is there nothing in thy track
To bid thee fondly stay
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished-for day?'
All. truest soul of w0mankind!
Without thee what were life ?
One bliss cannot leave behind
I'll take-my-preclous wife!
The angel took sapphire pen,
And wrote in rainbow dew
THE man would be a boy again,
And be husband, t0o!''
"And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember. all their gifts have fed
With those dissolylng yeafsr'
Why, yes; for memory would recall
My fond .paternal joys;
could not bear to leave them all
Observation-Disclosures!
~ 4
The smiling angel dropped his PEN
"Why, this will never do;
The man would be boy again,
And be father, too!''
And SO laughed-lny laughter woke
The household with its noise
And wrote my dream, when morning brske,
To please the gray-haired boys.
-OlGgeT Wendell Holmes,
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iLosisyille Home and Farm

Frank o. Herring, Esq, of the Champ1-
on Safe Works, 251 and 252 Broadway.
New Y ork, reports the use of st. Jacobs
Oil for stiffness and soreness of the
shoulder, with naest pleasant and efica-,
eious effectas
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-05-06

USEFUL TABLE FOR HoUsEWIvEs.-
One pound is one quart. Meal-one pound
and two ounces is a quart. Butter-op.,
pound is one, quart. Powdered white su
gar-ene pound and oneounce is one quart.
Ten eggs are pound. A common tum-.
bier holds half pint. A teacup is gill;
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WISE men mingle innocent mirth with
their cares as help either to- forget or
overcome them, but to resort to intoxica-
ton for the ease of ones mind is to cure
melancholy with madness,
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CINNAMON RoLLs.-I am little pi I
and want to write to the ladies who haze
little girls, and ask them to make some
cinnamon rolls. they are so nice for breal-
fast. They must take light dough, as fer
bread; mix in shortening, an egg and
little sugar; roll out to about quarter inc 4
thickness; spread with butter, then spri,
kle with sugar and cinnamon; roll up an
cut rs you would a jelly cake; put in par
like biscuit; set to rise. When light, put
little lump of butter and sugar and clnnl-
mon on each one and bake. If the little
girls hike them please let me know.
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Drowned VEAL.-Pnt a piece of bu1-
ter in covered pan and place into it about
three pounds of veal. Choose thick end #
shoulder or loln; brown we'll for at lea It
twenty minutes, sprinkle over little for
and add some warm water, just to make a
little gravy. Add also four slices of lem
on, some mace. a little nutmeg, salt and
peppercorns. Place two pieces of bacon "a
the top of the meat, close up tight, and let
gently simmer for three quarters of q
hour more. This dish must not boil fast.
Take out the meat and strain the gravy
over 1t. Trim with lemon.
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YEAST BREAD.-To three quarts water
add one teacupful of yeast, stir into enoug 4
slfted -four to make stiff batter; do this
in the evening and set in warm place.
In the morning mix stiff; it will soon rise,
then mold out into the tins. No certain
time can be given for the time of rising.
as that depends on the temperature.
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- transient adyertisements payable INvAr;IA
BLY, IN ADVANCE; quarterly, semi-annual m
early advertisements payable per quarter.
Obituaries, announcements of candidates for oftc
communications calling upon, advocating or opp, sin
candIdates and all communications or notices of per
sona or private character or intended or calculate
70 promote any private enterprise or interest, will
charged foras advertisements
Sertion. ~ IVA W 'AoA WHY IA
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A DUCK FARM.-A correspondent Of
the London Agricultural Gazette,' giys
all interesting account of duck farm
kept by Mr.. George Monk, in England
At the time of his visit he says there were
twelve hundred in from nine to ten pens,
each pen containing all the ducks hatched
in one week, numbering from one hull
dred and twenty to one hundred and fiftv.
The hens are allowed with the young due <
lings for two or three weeks. They IRE
tied by the leg with cord two feet long a
a warm, we'll ventilated pen Uttered with
straw. The young ducks can run in az, /
into an open pen for food and sunshine. :
The food consists of boiled dogs mea &,
beefs' liver mixed with shorts, barley m,.L
and little boiled rice. Mr.. Monk finds
ready sale for his ducks in the London
market.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

ABOUT LATE POTATOES.-The best
time for late crop is from June LIST to
10th. Before planting SOW broadcast on
an acre the mixture in the following form
ula, which has been tried and found vain
able: Two hundred pounds dissolved ami
NAL bones; two hundred pound of acid Of
| South Carolina rock; three hundred pounds
| sulphurate OF potash; two hundred pounds
ground land plaster. These ingrediep Is
can be had of responsible parties at cost
not exceeding ten dollars. In this green
manurlng it is necessary to pillow the po-
tato seed in. By using chain, the rye.
oats or clover can be completely turned
unoer, where they will gradually decay.
giving both food and moisture to the oro,y,
Ing plant. The seed should be- dronned
in every third furrow, regulating the fur
row slice so that the rows will be from thir-
ty-two to thirty-six inches apart. Expert
ence has shown that that distance apart IS
about right for the amount of cultivation
Fhat Is necessary in dry seasons. Seed cut
10 TWO eyes has proven the most satisfae-
tory. One of the principal objections to
single eyes is that many fail to grow.
Two-eye cuttings should .he planted
twelve to fourteen inches apart, while one,
eye cuttings may be put down nine or ten
inches apart. Lay the seed close to tie
inverted furrow; this will make it cone
up regularly between the furrowed slices
it will also be less liable to be tfamped hy
the. horse walking in the furrow. The
first culture necessary is to prevent tne
formation of hard crust and ~ destroy
all weeds as fast as they appear, Awake
narrow is the proper Implement to use be-
fore the potatoes are up. and it eAh be used
to advantage even after they are an inch
or two high. For the rest Of the cultlvya-
lion the shovel harrow is the best. In the
early part of the season run the shovel
harrow deep and as close to Tie plant IA
possible; later, not so deep, Sand further
from the plant. The shovel harrow prop
perly used will hill up the plants about us
much as the crop requires. p
The object of cultivation is to keep down
weeds, and the ground from baking: ard
for these purposes it is necessary to keep
~ w eAAS OAo VI Gu0 SIOWiuk season. Ii
this is faithfully carried out you can laugh
at dry weather and be reasonably sure of a
good crop.
An acre on clover sod, in 1879, treated
as above, yielded two hundred bushels.
Tbree-fourths of an acre, also clover SOL,
IN 1850 yielded one hundred bushels. The
1879 crop had only one rain during the se.-
son sufficient to reach the root, while tie
1880 crop had no rain that moistened more
than the surface. G
The 1880 crop was planted with single
ayes, which made a bad failure in growing
probably about one-fourth. The number
Of potatoes to the plant was from one t,
three, seldom four, many of them being
undesirabiy large. Two-eye cuttings would
have made better set, and probably would
have increased the yield otherwise. The
potato crop under the ordinary treatment
which it usually gets is the most uncertai
Of our crops. By good manuring and higla
cultivation it can be made pretty reliable,
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| were then holding secret sessions; it was
very difficult to keep from him the fact
that her vaccination had taken. At first,
by bundling the sore with cotton, she was
enabled to stand without wincing a mod
crate amount Of pressure, But as the vi
rus began throwing out roots and branch.
es and the sore spot became larger and
more painful the cotton became poor
foil against hearty hug.
| About a week since, while the couple
were holding cabinet meeting on the sofa,
the young man, in attempting to draw her
head upon bis shoulder. encircled with a
strong grasp her vaccination point. AT
that a suppressed shrek Of pain, fol-
lowed by burst of tears, caused cessa-
tion of the hugging.
what's the matter? What ails you?
What have I done?' came from the star
tied young man.
For several moments the flow of tears
prevented the young woman from replying
Finally she blurted out something about a
bad case of rheumatism in her left arm.
"Poor girl" murmured the sympathetic
lover. land did T hurt my darling? Why
didn't you inform me that you had the
rheumatism How long have you had it?
Where did you get it.? Did it attack you
suddenly ?''
Drying her eyes and clearing her voice
with a caramel, the young woman man
aged to explain that the attack Of rheuma-
tism with which she was then suffering
was very sudden affection. In broken
voice she told him that before that day she
had been entirely free of any traces of it,
but that the attack with which she had been
seized, had rendered her right arm as pain
full as a carbuncle.
"Poor girl! Why didn't you inform me
Of your affection Wait moment" he
continued. ''and will get something that
will not only relieve your present pain, but
will cure you in few hours" Then grab.
blng his hat the young man rushed from
the house.
When the distressed lover returned he
had bright smile upon his face and in his
hand a bottle Of st. Michael's Oil.
Here" he exclaimed, sis the best cure
for rheumatism iu the world. It is the
only genuine remedy in the world. The
agent told me that every drop of it is dis
titled in a gold retort from some newly dis
covered shin bones once worn by st.
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wild Creek Items.

Eggs are IA cts. per dozen, and butter
20 cts. per pound.
Wanted in this place some rain.
Recently Mr.. Joseph Z. Kibler, of
Kredersville, formerly boot aud shoemaker
of this place, paid us visit, aud many were
pleased to meet him, Cume again.
Miss C. Schabo, of ShamokiU, formerly
of this place, has returned to her former
home.
Mr.. George Shutz and wife paid us a
flying visit several days ago. Come again.
Reader, whenever you find q house
with the motto "Welcome" hung so that it
catches every eve, you need not be surprised
at cold Gnner and hint that keeping
boarding house does not pay in these times.
-"Courtesy opens many DOORS" says the
old adsge. "This may be true, as far as It
goes" says a commentator, but you might
stand before a bank building ana courtesy
till your spinal column was as Timber as an
old postage stamp, yet the doors wouldn't
swing back on their hinges worth ceut.
Mr.. Amos AMI D. Strnhl, who have
been employed building dwelling house
in this place, for Mrs. Mary Wilderman OF
Philadelphia, haye got through with their
part of the work, aud A. has left for some
other destination, where lie proposes to ex-
ecute some work Of the same kind.
Camp meeting wurshipers have closed
up to-day, Wednesday, August 18th. The
meeting has been well attended during the
week.
Mr.. J. C. Dislcr, who has been out
searching for employment, has returned TO
his former home again, in this place.
0TAGo
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spectors Of the anthracite districts Of Penn
sylvania for 1880 estimates the production
Of The schuylkill district in the year at
$3.50, ,22s tons, q decrease from 1879 Of 1884,.
027 tons. OF this production 4To, ,s26 tons
were consumed or sold at the various col.
leries. The quantities shipped TO market
were From the Pottsville district, ,46l ,07O
tonsj from the Shenandoah district, 3,54S, :
1858, and from the Shamokin district, 1885,
2l6 tons. II is stated that the Pottsville dis
trict gave employment to 6,9l8 men and
boys, the Shenandoah to II All, and the
Shsmokin district To 1876, 80 that the
number Of employees in the three districts
was 80 900.
The total tonnage Of anthracite coal from
all the regions for the week ending August
Q, as reported by the several carrying COM
panies, amounted TO 55l, ,ls6 tons, against
40e, 1852 tons in the corresponding week last
year, an increase Of l44, 1874 tons. The to-
tai amount Of anthracite mined for the year
is l6,640,779 tons, against I2,423 ,4S3 tons
for the same period last year, an increase Of
3,2i7 ,296 tons.