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imum of prices and buys at the mini
mnm. His products are the dearest
products in the market, because, unlike
all other products, everybody is forced
a consumer of them. TheIe is no option
in the matter. The Subdivisions and
ramifcations of mechanical, CONNER
cial and professional industries are 60
ing ON SO rapidly, and the growth Of CT
ties. towns and villages is so great a,
compared with competition in farming,
that the farmer holds a mortgage, as il
were, on the market, and we must pei
force pay tribute to him.
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"Yes," said young Mr.. Guy of the Rick
erknocker Club, "yes, L was engaged to
her, but have broken it off, you know,
until l see whether she is going to be
successful in breaking her uncle's will,
you know. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-11

Uncle John," said little Emily, "do
you know that . baby that was fed on
elephants milk gained twenty pounds
in one week?" Nonsense Impossi-
blsP' exclaimed Uncle John; and then
he asked, Whose baby was it?" The
elephants" said the little girl.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-11

Whitehall, III.
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Annie was six years old, and was go
ing to school with asister Of nine. One
afternoon, when school was near its
close, her uncle came by and proposed
to carry them home. The elder girl was
at the head of her class, and would not
leave, but Annie said: "Ah right, Uncle
Buck! I'll go. l am foot, and can't get
any footerp-[ Youths Companion.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
The Value of Boiled Water.

In an article in knowledge on scientific
cookery, Mr.. W. Mattien Williams calls
attention to the danger of using drinking
water full of organtic impurities. Such
water, he says supplies nutriment to those
microscopic denominations. the mcroeocci,
bacilli, bacteria. etc., which are now
shown to be connected with blood-poison-
ing-possibly do the whole of the poison
ing business. These little pests are harm
less, and probably nutritious, when cook
ed, but in their raw and wriggling state
are horribly prolific in the blood of people
who are in certain states Of what is called
'receptivlty.' They (the bacteria, etc.
appear to be poisoned or somehow killed
off by the digestive secretions of the blood
of some people and nOurished luxuriantly
in the blood of others. AS nobody can
be quite sure to which class he belongs,
or may presently belong, or whether the
water supplied to his household is free
from poisoning organisms, cooked
water is safer beverage than raw water.
"Rehecting on this subject" says Mr..
Williams, II have been struck with curl
GUS fact that has hitherto escaped notice.
viz, that in the country which over all
others combines very large population
with very small allowance of cleanliness.
the ordinary drink of the people is boiled
water favored by an infusion of leaves
These people, the Chinese, seem, in fact,
to be the inventors of boiled water beyer-
ages. Judging from travellers accounts
Of the state of the rivers, rivulets, and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

if he thought stupid joke worth fightiug
about and receiving an emphatic answer
In the affirmative. BE it so,'' he said,
rand if you attach as little value to life
as I do we will fight in the American fash
ion-I stalking my life against yours in a
game of ecarte of five points; the loser to
blow out his brains in "a hours." The
proposition was agreed to, cards were
brought, and the two men commenced their
terrible game. The score stood at four
points on eachside, when CountZ turned
the king. you have won, SIR" said
young De Flotow rising; 81 will pay be-
fore noon tomorrow. Next day be slept
till II. At breakfast be took turn in the
park, and was observed by his valet gazing
for some minutes at the facade of the an
cestral mansion, after which he bid his
face in his hands as if weeping. He then
pulled out his watch; it wanted but five
minutes of noon. M. De Flotow entered
his study. AT twelve precisely the report
of pistol shook the window panes He
had punctually killed himself. -St. James
Gazette. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

WORTH KEEPING.-Few persons know
the value of ammonia. Keep pint bottle
OF spirits of ammonia or solution of car
Donate of ammonia in the house. Use a
little in washing the hands and see how it
cieanses them. Put little in the water
With which you wipe off the finger marks
from the doors or clean the paints, and it
will save you much labor and do no harm
to the paint. 1t will clean your windows
beautifully. Put a little in your dish water
and it will save you work and wash all so
nicely. Use it on your spoons, forks and
knives. A tablespoonful in your serubbing
pail will do more than much time and
muscle to brighten up floor. A small
quantity in your bath water will be great
comfort and cleanser. Soiled clothing is
is much more quickly washed by it's assis-
lance. A housewife has just as much
right to make her work easier and better
as a man has, and the fault is her own If
our advice does not help her.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
Imagination's Influence.

At large hotel the not uncommon di-
lemms arose of there being only one room
in the house vacant when two visitors re-
CURED accommodations for the night. It
was double bedded chamber, or was soon
converted into such, and the two guests,
who were both commercial travellers,
agreed to share it. One of these gentlemen
was confirmed hypochondriac, and
greatly alarmed his companion by waking
him in the middle of the night gasping for
breath. Asthma" he painted out, II am
subject to these spasmodic attacks Open
the window quickly; give me air!" Ter
| rifed beyond measure, the other jumped
out of bed. But the room was pitch dark
be had no matches, and he had forgotten
the position of the window. For heaven 8
sake, be quick p gasped the invalid;
Give me tnJre air. or | will choke !" At
length, ny dln5 OF groping wildly aud up
setting half the furniture in the apart
ment, the window was found but it was
an old fashioned easement, and no hasp or
catch was to be discovered. Quick, quick
air, air!',. inplored the apparently dying
man. Ope; it, break it, or shall be sui
located ! Thus abjured, his friend lost
no more time, but Selling boot, smashed
eysay pane, and the sufferer Immediately
exp4iienced great relief. 'Ob. thank you,
a thousand thanks. Hap he exclaimed,
drawing deep signs, which testified to the
great comfort he derived, Il think in an
other moment l should have been dead r.
And when he had sufficiently recovered,
and haG expressed his heartfelt gratitude,
be described the intense distress of these
attacks and the length of time he had suf-
fered from them. After awhile both fell
asleep again, devoutly thankful for the re-
suit. 1t was warm summer night, and
they felt no inconvenience from the
broken window, but when daylight relev-
ed the pitch darkness of the night the
window was found to be still entire Had
invisible GLACIERS been at work already, Or
was the episode of the past night only a
dream No; for the floor was still strewn
with the broken glass. Then, as they
looked around the room in amazement,
the solution of the mystery presented itsel f
in the shape Of an Anticipated bookcase,
whose latticed glass doors were shatter-
ed wreck. The systematically attacked
one was cured from that moment. So
much for Imagination.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
The Hearts Action.

A PIECE OF LIVING MECHANISM TO BE
REGULATED AS IT RUNS.
AS with each stroke the heart projects
something like six ounces of blood into the
conduits of the system, and as it does so
some seventy times every minute and
1920 times in an hour, this implies that it
does the same thing 100, 800 times in twenty
four hours, 30,000.0G0 times in year. and
more than O0,OoO,OOO times in life Of
70 years. The mechanical force that is
sure Of thirteen pounds upon the entire
charge of blood that has to be pressed on
ward through the branching network Of
vessels. According to the lowest estimate
that has been made, this gives an exertion
of force that would be adequate, in another
form of application, to lift 100 tons one
foot higher every Gwenty-four hours. Yet
the piece of living mechanism that is call
ed upon to do this, and do it without a
pause for threescOre years and ten, with.
out being itself worn out by the effort, is
a small bundle of flesh that rarely weighs
more than eleven ounces. 1t is in the ma
ture of the case also, it must be remem-
/ bered, that this little vital machine can
not be at any time stopped for repair. 1t
gets out of order it must be set right as it
runs. To stop the beating of the heart for
more than the briafest interval would be
| to change life into death. The narrative
of what medical science has done to Oene-
tra.e into the secrets of this little delicate
force-pump, so jealousy guarded from the
intrusion Of the eye that it cannot even be
looked into until its action has ceased, is
nevertheless, a long history of wonders.
By means of the spygmograph-a writing
style attached to the wrist by system of
levers and springs-the pulse is made to
record actual autographs of cardiac and
vascular arrangement.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
nd threw her arms around the majors

and threw her arms around the majors
neck.
What could the astonished man do
What would any gentleman. do ia such
circumstances Miss Alice tripped into
the parior, found 1t dark, turned up the
gas. saw the couple, and exclaimed:
''Oh, my I"
Her sister looked up into the major e
face for second, then dropped her brow
on his shoulder and said:
''Oh, my ~
And the major, looked down at the face
before him, now entirely empty Of rOguish-
ness. and everything else but tender
ness, forgot AL the past, placed his arm
about the graceful figure that rested on
him, and said
'sOh, my p
K And although he has been married
ten years he has never had reason to re-
gret his mistake.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
Senator Jones Fortune.

A gentleman here tells story of how
Senator Jones, of Nevada, made the foun
dation of his immense fortune.
Through some chance. man named
Haywood, who, by the way, was Yer
monter," became the associate Of Jones il
mining camp. Haywood had claim or
the mountain side which for long tim
did not seem to amount to much. One
day he came to Jones and said that he was
''broke," and wanted to borrow So, 900
| promising to make both their fortunes
Jones said that there were thousand
men in the mines who were in exactly the
same fix, but said he would lend it to him
upon the condition that he should ask nc
more. Said Jones II will give you this
money. I have $4,000 buried under the
| fire place, and when the fire goes out and
my Chipeman leaves, will get it fol
you.'
Haywood took the money and said
"When l strike it will give you quarter
interest" Then he returned to his claim
and Jones thought, of course, that he was
just So, 600 behindhand.
A month passed by. when one ey ening
Haywood burst into Jones' cabin, perfect
ly wild with excitement, and told him that
he had struck the richest vein that be had
ever seen. Both men ran to the claim and
sure enough Haywood had struck an inn
mense BONANZA or pocket of almost pure
gold. They sent for Eugene Kelly, at San
Francisco. the greatest mining expert of
the Pacific Slope, and he at once pro-
nounced it the richest mine in California
This mine was afterward named the New
Amador and is called the richest gold mine
in the world. Then Haywood sold his pro-
perty tow ellis, Fargo, and other capital
lists for SIS, 600, 900, and on the day of the
sale he gave Jones 81, $50 900. But this
was pot all one would have thought that
Jones would have been satisfied with that,
but he wasn't. and he afterward quietly
intimated to Haywood that he would like
another gift. This time it was not money,
but perhaps you can guess when tell you
that pretty Miss Haywood is now Mrs.
Senator jones' Washington Letter to the
Boston Traveller.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
How Tacks are Made.

The iron is received from the rolling
mills IN sheets from three inches to twelve
inches wide. and from three feet to nine
feet in length, the thickness varying, &C.
eording to the kind of work into which it
is to be made, from one-eighth to one
thirty-second of an inch. These sheets are
all cut in about thirty inch pieces. and by
immersion in acid cleaned of the hard out
side tiinty scale. They are then chopped
into strips of width corresponding to the
length of the nail or tack required. Sup
posing the tack to be cut is an eight-ounee
carpet tack, the strip of iron, as chopped
and ready for the machine, would be about
eleven -sixteenths of an inch wide and thir-
ty inches long. This piece is placed firmly
in the feeding apparatus, and by this az
rangement carried between the knives of
the machine.
At each revolution of the balance wheel
the knives cut off small piece from the
end OF this plate. The piece cut off is
pointed at one end, and square for form
ing the head at the other. 1t is then car
ried between two dies by the action of the
knives, and these dies, coming together,
form the body of the tack under the head.
Enough of the iron projects beyond the
face of the dies to form the head, and
while held firmly by them, lever strikes
this projecting piece into round head.
This, as we have said before, is all done
during one revolution of the wheel, and
the knives, as soon as the tack drops from
the machine, are ready to cut off another
piece.
These machines are run at the rate of
about $50 revolutions per minute. The shoe
nail machines, for cutting headless shoe
nails, are run at about 500 revolutions per
minute, and cnt from 8 to S nails at each
revolution. Mechanical Engineer,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
Cape Cod. Frogs.

To the most aesthetic Bostonian the
change from salt cod to Cape Cod fresh
trout must seem considerable. But after
trout, Boston now rejoices in frogs-there
a newly discovered delicacy. A few years
ago, frogs legs were a comparatively rare
dish in Boston. They were indeed. In
fact, owing to the onslaughts of Boston
boys apon the Inhabitants of tie pond on
the Common, the frogs were rare-they
wisely made themselves scarce. The classic
Common is the original scene of the SPELL
ing book story. the moral of which is that
what was fun to the boys was death to the
frogs. 1t was more fun for the small boy
took no thought for the table, or even of
tanning the slaughtered frogs skins, but
only of the keen pleasure of the killing.
But now frogs are caught, skinned, sold
and subsequently served in Boston hotels,
restaurants, and even in private families.
Of course, the best come from that neck
or-nothing strip of sand, Cape Cod. One
enterprising Capecodder makes business
Of it and sends so to 100 dozen pairs of
legs week Other supplies come down
from Maine, shipped alive in crates pack
ed with wet moss or seaweed; and they ale
killed as needed. Canada has furnished
considerable supplies, but lively competi-
tion in home production and catching has
driven the Canadian shipments to New
York. While the northern frogs are
larger it is claimed that the Massachu-
sets frogs are livelier, and better eating,
aud they sell at from 80 to so cents per
dozen, according to size and quality. Ev-
erywhere else frogs legs have long been
an accepted delicacy. Boston is just be-
ginning to eat and enjoy them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
Stalking a Life on a Card

The long and prosperoug career of Flo
tow the composer, who died last month,
was temporarily clouded in 1854 by the
death of his younger brother, which took
place under painful dramatic circumstan-
ces. He was rather what is euphemisti-
cally called a s'wild'' fellow, and a practi-
cal joke which he perpetrated in a half
drunken freak was taken as an insult by
the whole body of the Mecklenburg depu-
ties. of whom himself was one. A dozen
challenges ensued and young De Flotow
agreed to meet any single antagonist Sc
!ected by the lot. This, as it happened
turned out to be certain Count z one
of the deputies who resented the offense
ost ksenly. On De Flotow's asking him
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

PHILOSOPHY OF BREAD MAXI No.
That cookery is being placed on the basis
of the higher education OF women, and is
being considered one of the fine arts, is
something to be realized by every young
woman who Intends to assume the duties
OF well-kept home and well-fed house
hold. Perhaps there is no more important
branch in the process Of culinary develop
ment than that of bread making, or any
that requires more practice and care. The
Americans have more kinds of bread than
any other nation, yet they do not always
have better, and generally not as good as
is often found in other countries. There
are many ways of making bread, by mix
ing with yeast, by using heaven, by salt
rising or milk yeast, and by mixing the
flour with water charged with earbolic
acid, called serated bread. Yeast bread is
by far the most healthful and econ om1cal
OF all modes of making it. Leaven, which
one associates more with cookery deserib
ed In Biblical literature, is paste made
OF flour and water and allowed to sour.
@oAASelhlO'o dOuoOhCCp0IS anu DdhSGS keep
a piece of the risen dough for the next
bread mixing, and this is leaven. To OBJ
tain good results in bread making we must
begin with yeast if We would have that
kind OF bread. The following reliable re-
celpt may be useful to some
Take three good sized potatoes, pare
them and place them in cold water. Take
a small pinch of hops and one quart Of
boiling water; and boil in porcelain or
enameled saucepan; and not in tin. Mix
quarter Of a cup of -four, and two table
spoons Of salt. Into this mixture CRATE
the potatoes. this keeps them from turn
ing dark, and then pour on the boiling
hop water, strained, and stir steadily. Ii
the potato does not thicken like thin
paste, put it all in a double boiler and cook
a trf1e till it does thicken. Strain the
whole, and when lukewarm add one cup
OF old, yet good, yeast. Let it rise until it
is foamy, and bottle with care.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

GoOsBERRY SAUCE.-SJew a quart of
green gooseberries in a little of water until
tender; strain through hair sieve. When
cool, add the JUICE of q lemon, sweeten with
powdered loaf sugar, and stir in smoothly
Two teaspoonfuls of -four. Boil pint of
new milk with cinnamon and lemon peel.
until it is favored with the spice, and
sweeten to taste; strain and mix it
with the yolks Of four eggs we'll beaten.
Set it over the fire and stir constantly IN
til it begins to boil. Remove from the fire.
cool, stir in the pulp of the gooseberries.
and CRATE nutmeg over the top.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

CoRNs.-Here is something which is
worth much to people with corns. 1t
is Gezon's remedy. Take thirty grains of
salicylic acid, ten grains of extract
OF cannabis indica and one-half fluid
ounce of collodion gun-cotton, dis
solved in sulphuric ether. Put little
of this upon a corn or wart every
night and morning. A plaster will be
formed in four OF five days. Soak the feet
in warm water and the plaster can be re-
moved, the corn coming with 1t. If not
entirely taken out, repeat the application,