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he now moved backwa I'd and forward, still
ascending as he found convenient foothold.
When he had assembled one hundred and
seventy feet from the earth. and had
reached the point where thepillar overhangs
the ravine, his heart seems to baye failed.
He stepped and scanned to us to be balanc-
ing midway between heaven and EARTH
We were in dread suspense, expecting ev-
cry moment to see him dashed to atoms at
our fe~t. We had already exhausted our
powers of entreaty, in persuading him to
return, but to no purpose. Now, it was
perilous even to speak to him, and very diff
icult to carry on conversation at all,
from the immense height to which he had
assembled; and the noise made by the bab
ling of the little brook as it tumbled in
little cascades over its rocky bed at our
feet. at length he seemed to discover that
one of the clefts before mentioned retreat
ed backward from the overhanging posi-
ton of the pillar. Into this be sprang at
once, and was soon out of sight and out of
hearing.
"There is not one word of truth in all
that story about-our hauling hlm'up with
ropes, and his fainting away so soon as he
landed on the summit. Those acquainted
with the localities will at once perceive its
absurdity, for we were beneath the arch,
and it is half a mile to the top, and for the
most part up rugged mountain. Instead
of fainting away, Mr.. Piper proceeded at
once down the hill 20 meet us and obtain
his hat and shoes. We met about half
way, and then he laid down for few mo
ments to recover himself from his fatigue
1--WE dined at the tavern of MIR. Done
hoo, half way between the Bridge and
Lexington, and here we related the whole
matter at the dinner table. Mr.. Donehoo
has since removed to st. Clair, in Michi-
gan.
'Mr. Piper was preparing himself for
the ministry, in the Presbyterian church,
and the President of the College was his
spiritual preceptor, as well as his teacher
in College. Accordingly he called him UP
next morning to inquire into it, thinking,
perhaps, that it was not very proper ex-
hibition for student of theology The
Rev. President is still alive, and can cor
roborate my testimony. I mean the Rev.
George A. Baxter, d. D., at present the
head of the Theological Seminary in Vir-
gihia. AS to the other witness, MT. Reve-
ly. afterwards became member of the
legislature of Virginia, and some what dis
tinguished, believe, for a young man,
but he unfortunately fell victim to pois-
Oh, as have been informed. Mr.. Wallace
was then from Richmond, but native of
Scotland, whittier he returned soon after.
CIVILIAN A. CARUTHERs."
The above account was written many
years ago.
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mess you've made of it. There stop cry
ing-we1l be all right again. presently y
Its $3.50 trying" sobbed Mrs Lin
ey, ''that Grace should be rich, and wear
diamonds, and II
Didn't always tell you l should ut
my little wife in her right place one of
these days. although was nothing but a
mcdaniel" demanded Walter. "Why, here
is Linley, | declare. Give us your hand
cid fellow; you haven't changed bit.'
And Gustavus Linley listened with
humble thankfuness to his brother-in.
laws offer to make him book keeper to
one of the branch establishments of his
famous Iron Works. -
But how did you strike this golden
veiD!'' inquired he, when he had accepted
the position, with many thanks, and Myra
had whispefingly commented on their be-
ing reduced to such an ignoble fate.
at was all through an invention of Wal
ter s." SAID Grace, gleefullY. II alwaya
knew Walter would make his way in the
world. But come-get your things Oh
| Pm going to take you with me. Walter
| and Gustavus can walk, and there's lots OF
room for the children in the carriage with
us!''
Mrs. Linley was thankful enough to
leave the cramped limits of this third-rate
boarding house, and return once more tc
spacious hrown-stone front, where tbs
| halls were paved with mosaic marble. and
the ceilings frescoed in dove color and
gold. But it was none the less sore
cone-down for her pride that the house
was not her own, but that of the simple
minded little sister who had married ''s
| common mechanic
"Who would have thought it, ten years
ago!" sighed Myra.
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ONLY A MECHANIC.

The snow was falling like myriad flight
| Of tiny, whits-winged birds, the December
bast howled mournfully thlugh the twi.
| light streets. when the lights were bsgin
ing to shine out here and there, solitary
heacons of fire, and Grace and Myra Payne
were sitting before the crate Of their cosy
.ell-used sitting room. talking.
Grace had been darning stockings-a
piece, of domestic inger-craft not particu-
larly ornamental. but nevertheless most
essential; and Myra was dotting the edge
Of shlrt-collar with stitches like seed
pearls. But it was grown too dark to
work now, and they sat in the rudy shine
Of great Ere, enjoying the season COM
monty known as "blind mans holiday"
"Now, Oracle. I'm sure you'll think bet
ter of it, said Myra. coaxingly.
Don't think there's the least prospect
in life of any such thing" returned Grace.
Stay, though-ws have not photograph
ed our hsroines for the eye of the readers
fancy. Well, they were two pretty girls,
although in somewhat different styles
Myra, the elder by year, was tall and
slender, with dark. languid eyes, an oval
face, and jet black hair, slightly rippled.
Grace was small and sprightly, rather in
clined to be plump than otherwise. and big
brown eyes, full Of liquid laughter, skin
like roae-colored satin, and brown curls,
which could no more have been coaxed to
lie straight than SO many grapevine ten
drills.
"You are really going to marry COM
mon mechanic?" persisted Myra remon-
stratively.
swell, Isthink he's rather an uncommon
one, myself
"But our papa is a gentleman"
.Our pa is a lawyer by profession Ny
"a, but don't think he's any more of a
gentleman than Walter Genlis!''
Mechanics are not gentlemen!''
eyes they are, if they behave them
selves. Now, look here, Myra,'' and the
big brown eyes became very resolute, Il
am very glad you are engaged to a Wall
street broker, who lives in brown-stone
house, but don't think that gives you the
privilege of criticising my lover!''
"But he is 50 poor, Grace"
she has health and strength, and his
own right arm to help him."
'And you will have to work"
'sWell, what then9 My goodness, gra-
cious," and Grace elevated two little
plump hands, ''what do you suppose these
were given to me for? To wear kid gloves
and diamond RIGGS only, and to gather ro-
sss? No, indeed! I can find better use
for them than that"
''Grace, you are perfectly incorrigible'
eyes, I am: so you may just as well
leave off lecturlng me" said Grace sauci-
lily. "Iplead guilty to all your accuse tions
am going to marry. nothing but me-
chanic. shall live in half honse, l
can't 20 out in carriage, nor give parties,
and think very likely that shall not un.
frequently wash dishes, sweep rooms and
iron my husbands shirts. And through
it all expect to be very happy"
Myra signed and abandoned the useless
argument. What was to be done with 80
very unreasonable dsmsel as this2
A bright little hearthstone-a kettle
singing on the bod; the crimson carpet,
n", russells, nor velvet, but simple in
grain; and the plain. neat furniture, with
Grace smiling At The ready-spread table
Lis VA . pleasant homs for Walter Gen.
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The leading Scientists of to-day agree that most
diseases are caused by dsordered Kidneys or Liver.
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1t is not by PERSONS seeking his own
hsppines directly that it is attained; but
BY forgetfulness of self, and a coasecra-
ton OF thought, feeling, property and time
to the interest Of others,
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

PUBLIC RoADs.-The following, on the
subject of public roads, matter so vital
to the people of this county, is published
for the instruction of those who are charg-
ed with making or keeping the same in re-
pair. An exchange, i'll giving reason
why roads are bad, says:
First, they are badly drained and not
enough work done on them. Second, there
is but little thought given to making roads,
and the work is often done late in the fall.
Third, men plow and scrape more than is
needful, and make narrow, poor read
when they get through. It IS cheaper to
make good wide road when the land will
permit, than narrow QUE, from the fact
that in making wide one. you simply
bring the dirt from the bitches to the road
bed, which should never be plowed or dis
turbed. A public road should be IS feet
wide from outside of bitches, highest in
the centre, and curving gradually to the
outside of the bitches. The road bed THAT
is the part between the ditches) should be
twenty-five feet wide. The bitches should
be five feet wide and one foot deep to the
outside, and deeper If necessary, with suf-
fcient grade to draw off the water, other
wise there will be bad, muddy road. Now
with such road the bed is solid, and the
soil on top will soon pack and become hard.
There is no danger in being tipped over
and travel is not obliged to follow in a
single rut, as it must IN a narrow road
Dry roads mean good bitches. To fill up
mudholes without draining IS simply put
ting in more dirt to make more mud.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

The MICROSCOPE AT HoME.-Most peo-
pie like to get what they pay hfor. The
microscope, in many cases. places the DOS
slbilty of certainty on this point within
the reach OF its owner. Suppose, for ex-
ample. that the lady Of the house wishes
to know whether the piece of silk she has
set her heart upon for dress is all silk. or
mixture with cotton, jute or China grass
and, if all silk, whether it has been load
ed with dye and dressing. The microscope
will set her mind at rest. Take pattern
of the silk, unravel the warp and welt.
aud examine it under the quarter inch OBJ
jective, and you will, at any rate, see
whether all the little fbres, of which the
weft and warp are comprised, look alike.
That, of course, will not tell you whether
the material is silk +; but if you procure
piece Of known silk and study it's appear
ance, and compare it with the suspected
specimen, you will come to sound conclu
sion very soon. Then take little cotton
and examine it, to End that it consists of
fattened tubes, curiously twisted, quite
unlike the long cyDdrical tubes of silk,
and different from the long, consistent
tubes of flax with their attenuated ends
and marked walls. Take wool and hairs
of different kinds, and examine them care
fully, noting their peculiarities, and you
will be able to tell whether your coat is all
wool or, as is much more probable, not,
whether your wife's sable muff or seal
jacket is what it processes to be, and will
not improbably learn lessen in the de-
partment of trade morality.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

EAT PLENTY OF FAT MEATH late
number of the Scalpez, in an article on
'Diet." DR.. Dixon, in assuming the posi-
ton that ''the use of oil would decrease
the victims of consumption nine-tenths,
and that is the whole secret of the use Of
cod liver OIL" quotes the following sum-
mary of observation on this subject, made
by DR.. Hooker:
l. OF all the persons between the ages of
fifteen and twenty-five years, more than
one-ffth eat no fat meat.
2. OF persons at the age of As, all, ex-
cepting less than one in fifty, habitually
use fat meat.
8. Of persons who, between the ages of
Is and %, avoid fat meat, few acquire
an appetite for it, and live to good old
age, while greater portion die with
phthisic before thlrty-fve.
4. Of persons dying with phthisic be-
tween the ages of II and As. nine-tenths at
least have never used fat meat.
Most individuals who avoid fat meat
also use little butter or oily gravies.
though many compensate for this want, in
part at least bv free use of those articles
and also milk, eggs. and various saccha-
rine substances. But they constitute an
imperfect substitute for fat meat, without
which sooner or later the body Is almost
sure to show the effects Of deficient calo-
rifcatiOn.
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pla,set:ra,.
Poems by Henry W. Lcngfelow.

THE SHIP OF STATE.
Sail on, Oh ship of State!
Sail on, UNION strong and great!
Humanity with ali its fears,
With all the hopes Of future years. "a,
Is hanging breathless on thy late! 81 sa
We know what Master laid thy keel,
What Workmen wrought thy ribs Of stse'' -
Who made zach mast, and sail and rope
Whatanvils rang, what hammers beat'
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors Of thy hope!
Fear not each sudden sound and shock,
IT'S Of the wave and not the rock;
IT'S but the tapping of the sail,
:, And not rent made by the gale! 70 e
In spite of rock and tempest's roar,
In spite Of false lights on the shore.
Sail on, nsr fear to breast the sea!
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thet
Our hearts, our hopes. our prayers, our tcars,
Our faith triumphant DER our fears,
Are all with thee ARE all with thee!
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How TO IMPROVE LAND AND MAKE
MoNEY.-We had long talk with Mr..
Rowland. of Forest Depot, on broom corn
to-day. Mr.. Rowland says that land in
broom corn can not only be kept rich. but
can be improved every year while making
a paying crop. and he gave US certain facts
and experiences Two men at Circleville.
Ohio. have had their land in broom corn
forty-6ve years, and it has paid so well that
they have saved and sold the seed, and IL
is richer now than at first. A mau in Con-
necticut began by taking rich upland and
putting it in broom corn. He made 900
pounds per acre at 10 cents, and 70 bushels
of seed at 40 cents, giving him a gross pro-
duction of $11S per acre. He left on the
land all the. stalks and fodder. making
heavy covering to be turned in and keep
up the land. Broom corn shades the
ground perfectly, keeps out weeds and
pests, and makes it mellow, and thus it is
not exhausted as it would be by being ex-
posed to the sun. The seed is fine food for
stock. and from this source the land would
Rowland asserts that he has known many
instances in which the land has been I'M
proved up to 100 bushels Of corn per acre
by repeated crops of broom corn alone
James river bottoms are admitted to be
very superior for this crop, and a large
broom factory in the suburbs, is what we
need.-EGchange.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

SONG OF THE SILENT LAND.
Into the Silent Land!
All! who shall lead US thither3
Clouds in the evening sky more darkly gather.
And shattered wrecks lie thicker en- the strand.
Who leads us with gentle hand
hither, o thither, N
Into the Silent Land II
into the Silent Land!
To you, We houndless regions
OF all perfection! Tender morning visions
OF beauteuus souls! The Future 8 pledge and bano
Who in Lies battle frm doth stand
Sail bear Hopes tender blossoms
Into the Silent Land!
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How TO MILK.-In milking do not seize the
teat between the thumb and forefnger, and
draw down until the ends slips from the
grasp of the diglts. Do not grasp with the
hand, pressing the nails into the tea5 with
a squeeze and a pull. Grasp the teat with
the thumb partly upward, and the fingers
in their natural position when closed, next
to the udder, and downward with gentle
pull on the udder. So proceed alternately
with each hand, going further and further
up into the udder as the flow ceases, until
you have all the milk drawn. II few SIM
pie rules founded on common sense were
observed instead of kicking cows and hold
ing up the milk, we should fnds cur cows
gentle and easy to handle, and much vexa-
ton would be spared to the mixers. 1t
should, however, be remembered that gen.
tleness is a cardinal virtue.
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The Holy Mother Love.

Bear in mind the evenings text-"And
the door was shut"-and you may perhaps
realise the effect Of the following, told
with little of the Scotch burr clinging to
the preachers tongue, and the 'plain'
speech making the pathos stronger: One
of the young girls in a little village was
led away to sin, perhaps by the example
Of ,nle of her companions, and leaving
her home went away to London. But one
day came by d church and heard the con-
gregation singing an old tune she knew
we'll. She paused moment, and while
listening a sudden vision came to her of
the home she had left. her father and
mother, the quiet village, and the simple
and pure life that had once been hers. A
longing swept through her heart just to
creep over the threshold of home once
more and sit at her mothers feet, no mat
ter if it were in sin and in shame even,
though she brought her disgrace home
with her-mother was there, and love and
forgiveness was there. So she travelled the
long distance to the little village, but see
Ing that she must not be seen coming
home by the neighhors, weary and foot
sore and longing though she was, she hid
IN the fields till dark, and then she waited,
fearing she could not make it all right
with her ''feyther," till ''fey ther'' should
be gone to bed, and she could find mother
sitting alone. And when she came to the
house her be atiDg heart stopped in fear,
for the lights were gone and she remem-
bered that the door was shut at night
Yet, at any rate, she must see, and her
heart leaped apain when she found that
the door was open. Light as was her foot
when she stepped within, one ear heard it,
and her mothers voice, low and tremb-
ling with hope, spoke from an inner room,
Jennie, is that yeu?' Eyes, mother and
oh. feared to find the door Shut Spake
the mother: "Ah, Jennie, lass, the door
has nae been shut sine Won laft ,,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

AS LITTLE light as possible should be adj
mitted into the milk-house. Light is LA.
Bile to hlanch the cream.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07

THE VILLA AGE BLACKSMITH.
Under spreading chestnut tree
The village snithy stands;
The smith, mighty man is he;
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles Of his brawny arms
As strong as iron bands.
His hair is crisp. and black, and long
His face is like the tan;
His brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate'r he can,
And looks the whole world In the face.
For he owes not any man.
Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow,
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge.
With measured beat and slow,
Like sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun is low.
And children C. ming home from school
Look in the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge.
And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks that fly
Like chaff from thrsshing floor,
BEWARE!
know maiden fair to see.
Take care!
She can 10th false and friendly be,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fOoling thee!
She has two eyes, 50 seft and brown,
Take care!
She gives side glance and locks down,
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee!
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Fowls seldom tire OF III Tx. They may
eat too much of grain or meat for health,
but milk in any form is both palatable and
healthy.
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81
RATs.-A writer in the Scientific Aneri-
can says: "We clean our premises Of the
detestible vermin, rats, by making white
wash yellow with copperas and covering
the stones and rafters with it. In every
crevice in which a rat may be, we put the
CRYSTALS of the copperas and scatter ia the
corner of the foor.,s. The result was per
feet stampede of rats and mice. Since that
time net football Of either rata(
has been heard around the heN
spring coat of yellow wash isS
cellar as a purifier, as rat extel
and no typhoid, dysentery or fever
the family.
HARNESS oil, made of one gallon of neatsY
foot oil, with four ounces Of lampblack
we'll mixed, is simple and effective.
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|. A bright little hsarthstone-a kettle
singing on the bod; the crimson carpet,
NJ, russells. nor velvet, but simple in
grain; and the plain. neat furniture, with
Grace smiling At the ready spread table
Lis was pleasant homs for Walter Gen.
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