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A MORE PERFECT UNION-But why
is it that Mr.. Davis cannot realize his
two-fold mistake that the cause is ''lost
or sleeping? ?" Is he msn or states
man? Then let him look around. On
every hand he will see the principles of
Southern independence and Southern
supremacy asserting themselves. Let
him come to Georgia and view the same
spot where he last met his Cabinet /;
cast his eye north and south, and be-
hold the same people, many of them in
their same houses, on the same hills,
under the same sky. From the noun
tains to the sea-board, what evidences
of material prosperity, what achieve
ments of Industry, what real advance
ment-not unattended with the disas-
ters of the seasons or the stringency of
the times, it is true-but, on the whole.
what strenuous strides the South has
made. Let the census speak and show
the tide of workers gladly recognizing
this sunny land, las bright as it is hap
py, because as broad as it is free," for
their homes. 1t is true that the rifle
pits along Kennesaw Ridge had been
leveled off, and the martial environ
ments about Pulaski: abandoned, but in
every spot there lives a man who can
| tell him to day that there dwells in his
breast no modification for the past,
that there is felt in the South no hu
utilization for her course. but that every
where in the wake of the new era this
people and this age can see the ''Oid
cause" at work, refining the civilization
of the whole country, strengthening the
sympathy of its inhabitants. North,
South. East and West. and welding into
bon ds of political harmony, because of
commercial and social dependence, a
more perfect Union. If there is q true
man in tie North to- day who regards
the South with feelings of contempt or
hatred we don't know it if there is q
true man in the South who is ashamed
of what is past, or believes the cause is
''Iost or sleeping" we do not want to
know it. We dOubtif there be one per-
son in this country now who does not
recognize that the spirit of 1.-The lost
cause''-that energy, that genius and
that chivalry which made Manassas
possible, and Appomattox necessary
is every day working to make the con.
dition of the South more influential In
the Nation and the strengh of the Un-
ion more powerful before the world
AUGUSTA (Ga.) Chronicle.
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WOODS IN WINTER.

ny LoNGFELLow.
When winter winds are piercing chill.
And through the hawthorne blows the gal
with solemn feet tread the hill
That overthrow the lonely vale.
Ger the bare upland, and away
Through the long reach of desert woods,
The embracing sunbeams chastely play,
And gladden. these deep solitudes.
Where. twisted round the barren oak.
The summer vine in beauty clung,
And summer winds the silence broke,
The crystal icicle is hung.
Where, frosn their frozen urns, mute sopss
Pour out the rivers gradual tits.
ShriIly the skaters iron rings.
Ard voices I'LL the woodland side.
Alasf how changed from the fair scene.
When birds sang out their mellow lay.
And winds were soft and woods were green,
And the song ceased not with the day.
But still wild music is abroad,
Pale, desert woods! within your crowd:
And gathering winds in hoarse accord
Amid the vocal reeds pipe loud.
Chill airs. and wintry wlndsl my ear
Has grown familiar with your song;
hear it In the opening year
listen, and it cheers me long.
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Grape on the Door.

''Some one has gone from this strange world
of ours, sAE
No more to gather its thorns with its flowers,
No more to linger where sunbeams must fade
Where on all beauty Deaths fingers are laid
There's Grape ou the door!n
A mother going by with her darling
1nvoluntarfly tightens her grasp Of thu
little hand, as she sees the banner O.
death furled 80 near, and the boy feeli
the pressure and says:-
"What 10 it, mamma 2"
Some one is dead, Willie !"
"What does dead mean ?''
The mother looks about her for an
answer to the child's question.
ut means-its means-why, Willie,
you remember when your little sister
died, and was cold, and we buried her
under the grass"
"And then ?" queried the child.
"Then she went to Heaven"
"Wbere is Heaven Pr
"It1s where God ~. my dear"
Mamma, who made God ?"
Poor child! his thoughtless questions
get no more satisfactory answers than
our researches into an older theology
over which we 80 vainly agonize, and
be must remain cOnten ed with his linn
tied knowledge that some one is dead
and it is the custom to put Grape on the
door-a custom beautiful in itself, inf
nitely beautiful if we look upon the in
sigma as one of hope and glad acquies-
cence in a summons to rest.
"Some one is resting from sorrow and pain,
Happy wnere earth's conflicts enter not in;
One more departed to Heavens bright shore:
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door" !"
We do not clap our hands and cry
joyously. 'It is the banner of immor
tality J" No! We start and walk with
slow step and bated breath, as the very
wave OF Grape meets our eyes, and we
shudder instinctively in the bright sum
shine. The green leaves are coming,
the flowers will bloom, the birds will
sing, and the heart throb with the full.
ness of life.
"Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north winds
breath,
And stars to set-but all
Thou hast, all seasons, for thine own, O Deathr p
Custom has decreed that we shall thus
inform the passer by that death is pres.
cut, and the solemn badge of the shad-
owy ambassador guards the portal from
all idle intrusion No social visits are
paid to the house that shows that en-
sign; nor do people linger idle in the
vicinity of the house that is thus set
apart from its neig hbors.
The sombre fall of black Grape on the
door assures US that one of mature wears
has "passed over" but for young per
son or a little child, white-the emblem
of purity is used, but it tells the same
sad story =
"Weary with mingling llfe's bitter and sweet,
Weary with parting and never to meet,
Some one has gone to the bright golden shore,
Ring the bell softly. there's Grape on the door,"
M. QUAD.
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And 80. we have, as the receipts on
account of capita'ion tax, for 1880,
$228, ,Sl7, against Sl52, $3.50 in 1870. These
FACTS Indicate clearly enough the folly
OF the Readiusters. the quasi school
men, who would rob the schools of this
much OF their popular support !-LNnch-
burg Varginian
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-14

If to do were as easy as to know what
were good to do, chapels had been
churches and poor mems cottages
princes palaces. 1t is good divine that
follows his own instructions I can
easier teach twenty what where good to
be done, than be one of the twenty to
follow my own teaching. ~
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Theoretically the Northern people are
the best friends the negroes of the South,
but practically they have no use fol-
them. The contractors of the New
York. Ontario and Western Railroad
have just condemned the practice of i'm
portines negro labor from Mary land and
Virginia and declare that contractors
who employ negroes actually retard the
completion of the road and in the end
effect no saving. They also resolved to
communicate with other contractors
urging the discontinuance of coloreC
labnr an the lie - jfr Gnzefte
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The cold driving easterly rain-storms
OF this season rarely fail to afflict nearly
every body with Colds. Use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup-the surest and safest
Cough remede ,.sasi~ Price 25 cents
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HARNESS AND SADDLES.
n b w H Arm ESS
AND
6ADnIxMx ST0RE

e. ALEXANDEk e CO.,
Augusta ST., Opposite Bowling Eskle Bros.
Have opened a new and first class stock OF
Harness, Saddles, Brides, Collars, Valises,
Aatdle blankets. Call and inspect our new
and large stock, which will be sold very close
Tor the CASH. OUR TERMS ARE CASH, and
we can offer special inducements in low prices
70 cash buyers. DR.. G. ALEXANDER, late
WIN Frank Alexander & Co., will have charge
OF tne business. We solicit q Ca II and inspec-
tion Of our stock. Respectfully,
decl3 3m E. ALEXANDER q co,
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SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
TUFTS HAIR DYE,

(3RAy HAIR or WHISKE ERS cnanged 70 aV5LOBSX
BIxcK by a single application of this DYE. 1t
imparts a natural color, acts Instantaneous!y
Sold by Druggists or sent oy express on receip1
onIce. 35 Murray St., New York.
n mr. TUTsvS MANUAL Of Valuable information and i
NUssfai Receipt. will be mailed FRkE on "pp''sa'"n'S
apr19-1y
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&f() tn &2O per day. at home. Samples
VAV W VHV worth S. free. Address
Darl5-lyf sTINsON q Co, PortIard, Maine
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"EYEBRIGRT."

"EYEBRIGHT."
JOHN ADDINGToN sYNoNDs.
As a star from the sea new risen,
AS the wait of an angels wing,
AS q lark's song heard in prison,
As the promise of summer in spring
She came to me through the stiffness,
The shadows that ring me round.
The dungeon Of years and illness
Wherein my spirit is bound.
She came with her eyes love-laden,
Her laughter Of lily and rose.
A fragile and floWer-like maiden,
In the season Of frosts ana SHOWS.
She smiled, and the shades departed:
She shone. and the SHOWS were rain;
Andhe who was frozen hearted
Blbomed up into love again.
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CUTICURA
Remedies are for sale by all druggists. Price
of CUTICURA, Medicinal Jelly. small boxes
50c.; large boxes. 81. CUTICURA REsoLvENT
the new Blood Purifier, 81 per bottle. CUTICU-
RA MEDICINAL TOILET SOAP. Csc. CUTICURA
MEDICINAL SHAVING SOAP. 15c; in bars fol
BARRIERS and large consumers. 35c. Principal
Depot. WEEKS 4 POTTER, Boston, Mass
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-14

A SNAKE SToRY.--We thought it was
about time for the Greenbsi En0epen-
dent to oome Toward with snake
story, and, sure enough, 1t comes for
ward with the following, which, like all
others furnished by it, is vouched for as
strictly true by its veracious editor
"One day last week, while friend of
ours, whom we will call Jenkins was
out in the woods in the Little levels In
Pocahontas county, ohnpping wood, his
attention was attracted by q peculiar
noise inside the tree he was cutting -
The tree was a dead, hollow one, and
when it fell it broke in two and part of
its plit open. Our friend then saw what
had made the strange noise, for, lying
inside the log, twisted aud coilad up,
was what he supposed to Sa two black
snakes, bat Ipoh 'eloser examination he
found there was but one, with two heads
two perfectly formed heads The
snake had killed a ground squirrel and
was in the act tofswallowing it. With
one head it was licking the little ami
NAL. after the manner that we are told
the boa constructor disposes of its prey
The other head, at the same time, was
kOI4k Will tuO5W6l1OWl1k UEO
cess. The snake was not a very large
one, being about three feet long and two
inches around the body.
This may seem q very tough "snake
story" but nevertheless it is true one,
as many persons can vouch for it,"
REMEDY FOR Poison OAK DR.. s. A.
Brown, United States navy, states in
the Medical Record that he has found
q specific to the troublesome eruption
produced by the poison Oak, or poison
ivy, so common in our woods and along
old fences. This specific he finds in
bromine, which he has used with un.
varying success in at least forty cases
He used the drug dissolved in oil. cos
moline, or gly cerine, in the strength OF
from ten or twenty drops of bromine tc
the ounce of oil, and rubs the mixture
on the affected parts three or four times
day. The bromine is SO volatile thai
the solution should be renewed every
twenty four hours. The eruption new.
or extends after the first thorough ap
plication, and it promptly disappears
within tWentY-fauf hours if the appiica
tion Is persisted in.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-14

How does COW become a1A5a6a
tate? By turning her ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-14

When is wall like fish? When it
is scs led
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TRY TT!

For sale by M. p FUNKHOUSER,
Staunton, Va.
The ELDREDGE MACHINE Is WARRANTED
in every respect. X. b. MURPHY,
octl8-6m Travelling Agent for Company.
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n. M. MATHEWS. ALEX. F. MATHEWS.
M ATHEws & ass55a MAaTJHEEMs, JFESs,rfAw
LEwIsBUR0 WEST VA.
practice regularly In the Courts of Greenbrier
Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas countless w.
Va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District of W. Va.
A@Particular attention paid to Collections
nd to special cases any ywhere in their State.
NAV l7-lv
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Improving a Farm.

An Ohio farmer gives his ex-
perience in improving a farm
that was in poor condition when
he bought it. at was difficult
he says, "for me to get from
twelve to fifteen bushels per
acre, but by saving all my ma
nure and carefully applying it l
have raised for the past six
years thirty three bushels per
acre on an average. My man
ner of rotation is: Break to sod,
plant to corn, following with
oats. Iapply all my manure on
the stubble and pillow it under
at least eight inches; then roll
and harrow, and drag and har-
row, and roll, and drill at least
three inches deep, and seed to
timothy and clover, four quarts
Of each, in March. l seldom
fail to get a good catch. Keep
to grass three years. Be sure
and save all your farm manure,
and you will need no artificial
fertilizers. )"
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GREAT GERM DESTROYER ]
DARBES
PrOphylaetie Fluidlz

Ulcers purified and
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Gangrehe prevented
rand cured.
Wounds healed rap
idly.
scurvy cured III short
letter dried up.
. 1t is perfectly harm
:. less.
For sore throat it is a
!, sure cure.
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n RIITTSI nIsPENsARY HARRIS REMEDY co. =

Pre- HARRIS PhS1llle REMEDY
NsanE Hea and ether, who su1er
ron Nervous and Physical Dshil.
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are quickly and radically curr,i.
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sent hy mail In rlaiu wrappers.
mpany eash Row Pamphlet dc-cri.
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COTTON SEED OIL VS.. LARD.
A Cheap and Healthy Substitute for
the Hog Product--How to Use 1t.

Jackson (tdiss.) Clarion
Since mentioning in these
columns the tact that the cot
ton seed oil was coming into
general use as a substitute for
lard, we have been asked many
times how it was employed in
cooking. As a partial answer
to the several inquiries, we clip
the following in regard to the
much talked OF subject, written
by Mrs. J. P. Walker, OF Bay
St. Louis, Miss, to the South
ern Live Stock Journal:
l have been using cotton
seed oil more than ten years.
In view of this long experience,
think l am fully prepared to
pass judgment upon its merits,
and l unhesitatingly say that |
regard it as far superior to lard
for culinary purposes.
When properly used it is i'm
perceptible to the taste, except
perhaps in the case of BISCUITS
eaten cold for lunch; in that
case lard or butter is preferable,
but for everything which is to
be eaten Immediately, the oil
cannot be detected.
For frying fish and oysters
it is far less liable to burn than
lard, and a much larger quanti-
ty can be used without waste or
extravaganza, as what's left can
always be strained into a jar
and kept for repeated use, with
the addition of more as needed.
1t does not become stale or
rancid, and does not retain the
odor of fish.
For frying fish or fntters, or
for baking waffles and batter
cakes, it should be kept hot on
the stove in a suitable vessel. or
they will absorb too much of
the raw, cold oil.
For corn bread l add it hot
the last thing; this makes the
incest egg bread without eggs.
For waffles made with cold
boiled rice, or for corn meal
batter cakes, the addition of a
little oil in the batter makes it
as rich and tender as though
two or three eggs were used.
l have not tried it for cakes,
except for soft gingerbread,
where it perfectly supplies the
place of butter and eggs.
For browning chopped onions
and -four, for stews and gravies,
it is not so liable to turn black
as lard, and gives a very rich
appearance, as more or less Of
the oil rises to the surface in
"eyes."
l first began the use of oil
from hygieuic, not from eco
nomic motives, as 1 could then
procure only the highest priced
bottled salad oil.
The oil as it comes fresh
from the refinery, is limpid,
pure aud sweet, with the color,
taste and odor of the bottled
salad oil, the most of which is,
however, either lard oil or cot
ton seed oil-the highest price
being paid for the bottles and
the fancy labels-not for the
contents.
From the hygienic point of
view 1 consider it a most valua-
BILE substitute for lard, keeping
the blood free from the impur-
ity and humors with which it
is so frequently loaded where
lard and butter are frequently
used in cooking.
I think l have said enough to
show that, in my experience at
least, it proves a most valuable
substitute not only for lard and
eggs both, where both are usu-
ally required, and that its gen
eral use would be found proita-
BILE and advantageous, in both
sanitary and economic grounds.
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The state of Texas, Washington cOunty-ln
the District Court, March Term, 1882.
FREDERICK COOK,
MARTHA WILKINS COOK.
To the sheriff, or any constable of Wash
ington county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded that by max
ing publication of this citation in some news
paper published in said county for fonr weeks
previous to the return day hereof, you sum-
mon Martha wilkins Cook, whose residence
is unknown, To he and appear before the
District Court TO be holden in and for the
county of Washington on the first Monday in
March, the same being the 9Th day of March
A. ID. lSS2, at the courthouse thereof, in the
city of BIenham, and then and there TO an
swer the petition of Frederick Cook filed in
said court against Martha wilkins Cook, al
leging in substance as follows: That plain
till Is now and for more than six months pre-
ceeding the filing of this suit has been bona
lille lnhabltant of this county. That on the
10th day of December, \ ID. 1875, the plain
tin and defendant were legally married and
lived together rs husband and wife until
about january 18th, lS1s, when defendant
voluntarily abandoned the plaintiff with the
intention of abandonment.
That plaintin was good and aflectiOnate
husband to his said wife, and gave here no
cause to abandon him. Wherefore he prays
for decree of divorce.
IAN nut ftli nave YOU lltu lHeTG
before said court this writ, showing how You
have executed the same.
Witness, j. L. Moore, clerk of the District
Court of Washington county.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
court at Office, in the city of Brennan,
LIS. this January 18th, 1882.
J. l.. MOORE,
Clerk, ID. c. W. Co.
\ true copy Of the original, and | hereby
order the same 10 he published in the Bren-
ham Banner for four weeks
}. IL. HUTC HINSON, Sheriff W. c.
BY W. y. NORWOOD, Deputy.
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FlHKLEA & RALSTON,
Citation.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TENAS.
To the sheriff, or any constable Of Wash
ington county, greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon
d. Coke 10 APP ear before the Hon. County
Court Of Washington county, at its March
term, \ d. lSS2. on the 9th day of March
lSS9, at the courthouse of said county, To an
swer the petition of Mary Coke in suit No.
80, in said court, wherein Mary Coke is
plaintiff, and +. ID Luthke and b. Coke are
stance: ~ That in lSSO, Charles Luthke died
intestate in WashingtOnton county; (2l That
Ed .Luthke is surviving widow of decedeni;
CD That Mary Coke is surviving child of
decedent; % That Oct. 20, lSS0, ED. Luth-
Ike fled in said court pretended, inventory
and and appraiscment Of The property Of c.
Luthke, and that said inventory Is not full
and said appraisement Is too low, and citing
said + ID. Luthke to appear and show cause
why she snail not file Il new inventory and
a new appraisement.
That Is. Coke is husband Of plaintiff, but
has LEFT her and refuses to join her in this
suit, and that his residence is unknown to
plaintif
You will publishthis citation for four sue
cessive weeks in the BTeuham Banner, a
in fail not, but have You this writ before said
Court at its next term showing how you have
executed the same.
Witness, II. NJ Lewis, clerk of the COun-
ty Court of Washington county, Texas.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
Court, at office, in the city of Bren-
LIS. ham, ibis the Sth day Of February lSS2
IL. NJ. LEWIS, c.C.C.w.C.
By &. F. lIEEBsT, Deputy.
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Cotton Pays.

Editor Schulenburg Enterprise:
On reading your Does Cot
ton Pay2" in last issue, l thought
you knew more about some
thing else than farming. so l
took my pencil and figured on
your proposition for two hours,
and beat you only IS cents per
acre. Here are my figures:
Breakino and nlantinp
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GOOD COFFEE.

Everybody wants it, but very few get it,
because most people do not know how to
select coffee, or it is spoiled in the roasting
or making To obviate these difficulties
has been our study. Thurber'S package
coffees are selected by an expert who I'M
derStandS the art of blending various fla
vors. They are roasted in the most perfect
manner lit is impossible 10 roast well in
small quantities), then put in pound pack
ages lin the bean, not Cround,l bearing our
signature as a guarantee Of genuineness,
ard each package contains the Thurber
recipe for making good Coffee. We pack
two kinds, Thurber's No. 34," strong
and pungent; Thurber's mo. a." mild
and rich. One or the other will suit every
taste. They have the three great points,
good quality, honest quantity, reasonable
price. Ask your grocer for Thurber' S
roasted Coffee in pound packages, No.
a" or ''No. a" Do not be put eff with
any other kind-your own palate will tell
you what is best.
Where persons desire it, we also furnish
the."Ideal' Coffee-pot, the simplest, best
and cheapest cofec-pot in existence. Gro
GERS who sell our Coffee keep them. Ask
for descriptive circular.
Respectfully, &C., .,..,
H. X. &F. b. THURBER x CO.,
Importers, Wholesale Grocers and Coffee
Roasters, New York.
P. S.-As the largest dealers in food
!, products in the world, we consider it OUT
interest TO manufacture only pure and
wholesome goods and pack them in tidy
and satisfactory manner. All goods bear
ing our name are guaranteed TO be of SUI
perior quality, pure and wholesome, ant
dealers are authorized to refund the pur
chase price in any case where customer:
have cause for dissatisfaction. Its there
fore to the interest of both dealers ant
consumers 10 use Thurbcr's brands.