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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
For Perturbed Literary Spirits.

The fact is, whether authors believe it or
not, the editor is moro anxious to discover
merit in manuscript than is the author to
have him. Novelty and freshness are today
the ruling elements in literature, and the ed
itor is ever watchful for either in all the
manuscripts which come under his eye. If
authors would devote more time and care to
the composition of their manuscripts, and
less to worrying what became of them after
they reached the editorial desk, literature
and the reading public would be the gamers.
No author need ever invest her soul with
anxiety that her manuscript is not read. In
these days of sharp literary competition the
keenest outlook is required of the editorial
room, and good manuscript or bright
idea need not search long for market. Well
told stories are not so plentiful that even the
most unpromising looking manuscript can
afford to be overlooked. An author can al
ways feel sure of one point-that, if her man
uscript is returned, there is some reason for
it, and the cause is generally not very far off
or obscure, if search is only made for it.
Either the production lacks merit or the
wrong channel has been selected for the ma
teriaL These are generally the two principal
reasons There is world of common sense
in the remark made by famous author to
young writer who was loudly complaining of
editorial Interpretation: "Dont waste so
much time blaming the editors; devote more
to seeing if any rests upon you."-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Spread of the English Language,

At the opening of the present century
there were, in round figures, 20, 900 PED.
pie who spoke the English language They
were chiefly in England. We were only a
few millions in America. The French speak
ing people at that time numbered about 81 :
100000, and the Germans exceeded &c, 900, 000
The Russian tongue was spoken by nearly
100000, and the Spanish by more than 266,,-
100000,
The French speech is now used by 50,000,-
900 people, the German by about 10000, 900,
the Spanish by somewhat more than 40, Co.,
900, the Russians by about 10000 600, the
Italian by about 30,000,o00, and the Portu-
guese by perhaps 100000 The English
language has enormously oAtgrown its conl-
petitors. It is used by nearly twice as many
people as any one of the others, and its rela-
tive growth is sure to continue
North America alone will soon have 1OO,-
100000 English speaking people. There are
10, 900, 900 in Great Britain and ireland. Aus
tralia will generation hence, have as many
English people as England now has. -Minne-
apobs Tribune
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Devices of the Suspicious Author.

There are few characters in the literary
word more amusing than the suspicious au-
thor Her mind filed by hearsay and gossip,
she has convinced herself that her manuscript
will not be read by the editor to whom she has
sent it. With an energy worthy of better
cause, she proceeds to find him out. Care
fully she transposes the pages of her manu-
script, so that page SO will follow page 8, and
119 is carefully glued to page 24 Or, waivers
are adopted, and folios are securely adhered.
Sometimes that which Nature intended should
beautify woman's head and not her manu-
scripts, is resorted to, and rich golden or
brown hair is innocently inserted between
two pages. And thus is the unwary editor to
be trapped. Every trick or device is resorted
to. This is at one end. AT the other is the
editor who looks over the manuscript and
wonders why so much energy has been mis-
placed. Fondly ha wishes the manuscript it.
self had inherited some of the cleverness of
the devices For as a rule, the manuscripts
of the suspicious author have hut little to
commend them. The devices, which are al
ways quickly detected, at once prejudice the
editor against the manuscript, and brilliant
indeed must prove the production before the
injury done at the outset is removed. Liter
airy tricks, as tricks of any kind, only defeat
their own object And she is wise author
with her best interests at heart who learns
this lesson early and well.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Not Good for SHINGLES.

Parson Brown, who loves joke. though it
be at his own expense, is fond CT relating his
experience in circulating subscription paper
for the purpose of raising funds to single a
church. Among others he called on mer-
chant who was liberal man where the OBJ
ject is praiseworthy. In the present instance
he subscribed IS. Shortly afterward the par
son called to collect the amount, but the mer-
chant, having had occasion to pay out all his
money that day, informed the Clergyman of
the fact and invited him to call again. This
did not exactly accord with the parsons
views. Looking around the store he discov-
cred a kit of mackerel which he thought
might easily be converted into cash.
"How much for mackerel?" he asked
Give dollars a kit, replied the merchant
'Well, if you have no objection, I'll take
that kit for your subscription"
"All right, narsoeYn," said the merchant,
heartily. fs4o1're welcome to anything in
the store to the amount of IS; but though
rnackerel are famous for making man dry,
wouldn't single my church with them if
were you."-Lewiston journal,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

An observer on the streets Of Washington
is struck with the extraordinary number Of
young men and youths who are bowlegged
or who have legs inclined to be bowed, with
the toes of the feet turned in more or less
The fact can be verified any day by whomso
ever chooses to look. 1 think the explanation
is chiefly, if not altogether, found in the bi
cycle. The cavalryman, as a rule, is bow
legged, with toes inturned, and the wheel
man, like the horseman, assumes conditions
that tend to throw out the knee and turn il
the toes, if, indeed, the wheelman, in pro
polling his machine, does not more fully thar
the equestrian subject his lower extremities
70 exercise that curves them thus. ashing
ION Post
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Ancient and Maaern Chemistry.

Madern chemistry shows that the medical
lore of the ancient herbalists had much
sounder basis than had been imagined, In
1877 water crosses were recommended for the
cure of scurvy and scrofpia. Chemists now
say that the eresa contains sulphur, phosphor-
us, iodine and iron-substances that are known
to be actual antidotes TO- scrofula. In JoAa
Wesley's Herbal, which he priced So highly,
wild carrots are recommended .dFsd for asthma,
and we now hear shas they do promote ex-
pectorrassion, and thus relieve that troubles
some complaint. Nettles are prescribed for
blood splitting, goose grass for cancer and
cobwebs for ague, and chemistry finds in each
of these ,.simples" properties now recognized
as useful in the several diseases. -Exehange.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
? PHYSICIANS
TAKING HOLD OF THE
ELECFROPOISE!
New YORK, July Is, 1889.

NEW 1ORK, July 70, 1859.
John ~ Webb,
President Decentralization Company.
DEAR SRI have been using it on
the strongest point on myself from one
half to one and a quarter hours a day
for a week, and I must confess I am
perfectly astonished at the result upon
my general system as well as local
trouble Dyspepsia.
| assure you l have never felt 50
we'll in twenty years as I do now. 1t
seems as if new world had opened
upon me and youth had been restored
IS II BY GENT WITH HIS WAND. I
have cause to become an enthusiast,
which I am indeed, and now begin to
think you did not say enough in it's
praise.
am treating experimentally num-
Der OF my Wall street patrons for brain
fatigue and general debility to give
them some idea what the instrument
can do in the hands of one who UNDER
stands it.
| am treating a case Of secondary
syphilitic eruption on the body and
face with the most prompt and salts
factory results. We can do very little
with medicine in this disease and I
look with establishment at the effect OF
the Electropoise upon it.
see great future here for the
Electropoise. Refer every one you
like to me.
For further information apply to
Electropoise Company, room 16, Watts
Block, city.
The ELEcrRoPoIsE, 61O E. ST., NV,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.
Eectro-Librotiom Co.,
Birmingham, Ala
GENTLEMEN-In explanation to the
foregoing letter it is proper to state
that the Eleetropoise has been in use
by DR.. K. but five days, having been
erected in his Office on July Goth.
He said: ri used to be such a ran
tankerous allopath that I would not
look at homeopath across the
street. But I found that they could
effect cures that I could not with nv
methods, so I went to their college and
graduated. Now, if you will show me
a still better method, I will adopt it in
my practice and advocate it's use.
He has a large practice among the
swell "4O0' and frequently has spe-
cial train to carry him to see some
rich patient out Of the city.
Yours truly, JOHN N. WEBB,
President.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Selecting Teas.

"As regards educating the sense of smell, -
writes a tea dealer; y am strongly of opinion
that 1t is possible, with constant practice, to
value teas as correctly by smelling the in
fused leaf as by tasting have bought thou
sands of chests in public sale by smelling the
infused leaf only, and have constantly valued
public sale teas on the same plan. Neverthe-
less, for blending purposes it is absolutely
necessary to taste. Pail Mall Gazette
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
A New Medicine.

letter from Port Spain, Trinidad, speaks
Of the recently discovered curative qualities
OF q plant locally knawn as the Cousin Mahoe,
whose botanic name is the triumfetta semi
triloba. In cases of dyspepsia, indigestion
mid liver complaints the therapeutic. effects
Of this plant have been simply wonderful.
The doctors on the island prescribe it largely.
knowing its valuable properties Chicago
Times
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

Nos. and /, daily, F. F: V. Limited run solid
between New York and Cincinnati with Vesti-
bule Sleeper between Washington and Louisville
and Old Point and Hinton.
Nos. l and have Pullman Sleepers between
Cincinnati and Washington. Solid train between
Cincinnati and Old Point daily.
Accommodation Trains.
Richmond Division No. 7, daily except Sunday
leave Richmond 500 p. IN. No 8, except Sunday
leave Boutwell, 6:25 p m. Arrive Richmond 7:25
p NJ
Huntington Division No Is, leave Clifton Forge
daily $3.50 a. M, arrive Huntington 700 p. m. No.
Ia, daily, leave Huntington 700 a. m, arrive
Clifton Forge 530 p. m. No. Is, daily except sun
day, leave East Sewel 500 a M, arrive Hunting
ing ll:60 IN. No. IL, daily except Sunday, leave
Huntington 300 p M, arrive East Sewell S:O5 pm.
Cincinnati Division No. II, daily except Sunday,
leave Russell (Ironton) a. m. arrive Cincinnati
1870 m. No. 49, daily except Sunday, leave Gin.
cinnati p. m arrive Russell 7:30 p. m. No. 49,
daily except Sunday, leave Maysville 5:45 a. NJ.
arrive Cincinnati $40 a. IN. No. 20, daily except
Sunday, leave Cincinnati sos p. NJ, arrive Mays
vile 1870 p. m.
GEO. w. STEVENS, H. w. FULLER
Genl Supt. Gen1 Pass. Agt.
mar2I
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
He's Going to Frame II

Chappy-What do you think found to-
lay, auld boy, in looking over my things2
Aud Boy-I can't think.
"a tailor's BILL"
"Well, what's remarkable about that, I'd
like to known
SIT was receipted. Yankee Blade.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
Simultaneously.

Ardent Wooer-Clara, can keep silent NO
longer My heart is fired with deep
pisdainful Fair One tof kalamazoo(-Si
4. Why heart is fired
D. F. O. (coldly)-And SO are you. There
is the door.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

NONN ECItJNSo.
Train 4iS connects at Hasper's Ferry with
Vestibnle Limited Train leaving at 1885 o. M
arriving in PittsbuFg $50 p. m. Column bus 3:25
a. m. next morning. Chicago at 1855 a. M 1,eXf
morning.
With Vestibue Limited leaving Harper's Fer
ry at 439 p. M, arriving in Cincinnati at 7:35 a.
m. next morning; st. Louis at 6:5g D. m next
evening, and with train at Wash gton Jun elton
Arriving ct Frederick al 2:l5 p. m.
b. d .. Palace Sleeping caig run through to
PittSburg, Cincinnati, st. Louis and Chicago
All Fast Express Trains run through. to above
points without change of cars.
For "a ties, tickets baggage checks, apply 10 any
office of the b. q .. 4. r., or to G. f, DIiDROW
Travelling Passenger Agent, Winchester Va
j. T ODELL,
General Manager
EHAS. O. SCULL,
General Passenger Agent. deco.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09
GUARD WELL THY HEART.

Gurrd well thy heart lest passion sweep
The chords; and Coils sweet melody
Be lost; lest from the ruins leap
The spirit of unrest Get free,
And DER TRY lie dark chaos fall.
Guard well thy heart! rest not content
With visions fair Unwearied seek
Till thou hast found the true love sent
By him who watcheth DER the weak,
Who needs the suppliants call.
Guard well thy heart! its throbbing life
Protect with jealous care. Be not
Dismayed, though bitter grow the strife.
And dark contention mark thy lot,
Fear not, He rNleth over all.
Ottawa Owl
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

GUPEKB ilYERY!-1 desIre TO announce TO
y my friends 4rd the public generally, that l
have now one Of the n, ,4 com on and thor
of Virginia. Fast and stylish teams, siagle or
double; First-rate sadde-horses; Carriages, which
for conlfo. t and elegance cannot be Surpassed
with careful and polite drivers, can be secured at
all times day Or Eight at reasonable prices.
Baggage delivered ca1le4 for at any point in the
City. and carefully handled.
an prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
to travelling men. Horses boarded by the day,
week, or month at reasonable rates, and the very
hes attention guaraatc ed.
viii! give my personal attention and assis-
taiGe to any one leaving horses at ny stable, to
sell tiless2 to the best advantage.
Give me 9all and you shall not go away dis
appointed ALEX. HARTMAN,
mar1S Staunton. Va
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

Mr.. ERNEST HARTMAN, for many years in
this house with Burke & Bradley, and Clemmer
& Andrews, is with us and will be glad to see his
many friends
J. W. SLATER, late of the shoe and leath
house of Herman Wise, Harrisonburg Va, wou
be glad to extend to his old friends of Rockingha
neartV welcome may 10 tt
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-09

N0TE-The arrival at Louisville and South for
train No. is via. Cincinnati (Newport.)
Trains from Lynchburg, Lexington, Va, Dan |
vile, Va, etc, connect at Clifton Forge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-05
THE OLDEST PENSIONER.
The is Over n Hundred Years Old and as
Hale and Hearty as a Girl.

The Is Over n Hundred Years Old and as
Hale and Hearty as a Girl.
Mrs. Betsey Averill celebrated the
l03d anniversary of her birth at New
Preston, Conn. Mrs. Averill was born
MAY 5, 1887, in the town of Southbury,
Conn. The birth occurred before the
assembling of the convention that
formed the Constitution of the United
States, and therefore before the first
election of George Washington as Presi-
dent. She remembers very distinctly
the universal and deep mourning at the
time of the death of Washington, which
occurred when she was twelve years old.
Her parents were Amos and Patience
(HickoX) Johnson. She was married in
1918, and her husband died twenty-three
gears ago, aged seventy-seven. Mrs.
Averil's ancestors, as well as those of
her husband, were among the earliest
settlers in New England. Her father
and her husbands father served in the
war of the revolution, and her husband
served in the war of 1912. Mrs. Averill
now a pensioner, receiving an annual
allowance from the United States Gov
lOI GuC oCIN1SCo W
ner husband. She is probably the old
est pensioner in the United States. She
was the mother of five children, four of
whom grew up and lived to raise fam
lies. Only two of her children are now
living. She has had sixteen grandchil-
iren and thirty great-grandchildren
| The early part of her life was passed
vhen the clothing, carpets, ETC., for
family use were principally homemade,
ard she did large share of the carding,
Spanning and weaving flax, wool and
coton for her family before and after
aer marriage.
Ms. Averills everyday life is much
ike hat of any aged lady. She moves
about the house and outdoors quite
:eadil,, although little lame at times
rom Sme minor ailment. She takes
:are other own bed, and to a considera-
Bile eXt,nt of her rooms, her fire and her
slothinf. She is busy most of the time
with tn, cares and duties of life, and,
characteristic of her Christian character,
IS always more ready to do for others
than forherself. Her memory is nearly
as good IS ever. She can hear and I'M
1erstand ordinary conversation when
addressed to her and can read good print
In daylight. She is much interested in
her churd and community affairs, and
keeps heSelf remarkably we'll informed
In relation to her family, her friends
and acqaintances.
Three years ago Mrs. Averill cele
brated her one hundredth birthday.
The festive occasion was attended by
fifty of her descendants, together with
a large number of her friends. During
the celebration of this event Mrs.
Averill was presented with set of
Henry Ward Beecher's sermons by the
children of the Sunday-school connected
with the church to which she belonged.
Hartford Comm Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-05
FEEDING HER YOUNG.
Interesting Observations Upon a Mother
Humming Bird and Her Nestlings.

Interesting Observations Upon a Mother
Humming Bird and Her Nestlings.
In the AUX Mr.. William Brewster
records some novel and interesting OBJ
servations upon mother humming- bird
and her young. The two eggs were
Matched on the 4th of July in a gentle
mans garden in Concord, Mass, and
Mr.. Brewster was taken to the nest
three days afterwards. The young birds
were then almost as large as their
mother, although they did not leave the
nest till they were exactly two weeks
old.
quarter of an inch long-not half as long
as the bill If an adult bird of the same
species. Mr.. Brewster took a position
at distance of about ten yards from
the nest, and with strong feld-glass
watched it for two hours.
During this time the mother visited
the nest three times. At her first COM
ing she fed the young, and after brood
ing them for forty-fve minutes. buzzed
about in the tree--not once leaving it
for about a minute. Then she returned
to the nest and fed the young again, one
of them twice in succession.
Immediately afterward she flew off out
of sight and was absent sixteen min.
utes. At the end of this time she came
directly to the nest, fed each young bird
once, brooded both for six minutes, and
then flew away again, and did not re.
turn while Mr.. Brewster remained.
Her manner of feeding her offspring
was as follows: Alighting on the edge
of the nest, her tail pressed firmly
against its outer side in the manner Of
woodpecker, her body erect, she first
looked nervously around, then thrust at
least three-quarters Of the total length
of her bill down between the appraised
open mandibles of the young bird. Next
she shook her head violently as if dis
gorging something; then, with their
bills glued tightly together, both birds
remained for several seconds perfectly
immovable save for slight, rapid, pulls
ating or quivering motion of the mothers
throat.
The actual contact of the bills lasted
once four seconds, once six seconds and
twice eleven seconds, the time being
taken with a stop watch. The father
bird did not appear at all. The young
were perfectly silent. The mother in
brooding them kept moving restlessly
about, as if she were tramping on them
The close and prolonged contact of
the bills, the shaking of the mothers
head, the subsequent quivering motion
of her throat, and, above all, the fact
after sitting on the nest for nearly an
hour she fed the young second time
without leaving the tree, convinced Mr..
Brewster that The humming birds
method of feeding her young is by re-
gurgitation. That is to say, the hum.
ming bird, like the pigeon, transfers
partially digested food from her own
crop to the crop of her nesting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-05
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

Beet root sliced with liquor poured
over it makes fine red coloring for jel-
lies.
Water Ice: Extract ths juice from
one quart of berries, add ono pound of
graduated sugar, the juice of one lemon
and pint of cold water; mix thorough
ly and freeze.-Country Gentleman.
EARLY rising is commended by the
British Medical Journal as an excellent
moral discipline and as an eminently
healthful habit. Early rising is synony-
nous in lifelong histories with short
sleeping, which means rapid recovery
from fatigue, sign of bodily strength.
Chicken Mince: From the bones of
cold roast, boiled or fricasseed chicken
cut all the meat and mince it fine with
sharp knife, chopping with it two hard
boiled eggs. Stir this into a cup of
gravy, or, if you have none, use instead
a cup of white sauce. Season to taste,
fill pudding dish or scallop shells with
the mixture, and serve very hot.-Bos-
ton Budget.
strawberry Omelet: Beat the whites
of three eggs until very stiff; add the
yelks and beat well again, and add
three tablespoonful of powdered sugar,
one tablespoonful of flour, with one
third of teaspoonful of baking powder
mixed with it; mash one cupful of straw
berries and add to the mixture; cook
like an ordinary omelet; serve hot, but
tered, and we'll busted with powdered
sugar.-Boston Herald.
To wash knit or crocheted silk
articles use warm water and white cas-
tile soap. Squeeze the articles through
the water until they are clean, then
rinse in cold water, lay in a towel, roll
up and wiring until nearly dry; pull into
shape and keep them in dark room,
but while they are still damp rub in one
direction with piece of soft flannel
until they are perfectly dry. Don't iron.
To separate honey from the comb,
put honey-comb and all into tin pail
upon a moderately warm stove, adding
a tablespoonful of water to each pound
of honey. Stir occasionally with piece
of wire until the contents of the pan are
in liquid condition. Do not allow boil
ing to begin. Remove the pan from the
fire and set in a cool place. The cake
vi WAX, W WDlCu all lul puElGleS Will SlOl-
here, may then be carefully lifted off
off with knife. !
-Beefsteak is very easily prepared,
and should not be cooked till the rest
of the dinner is ready to serve IL
should not be fried. A piping hot
skillet, with no fat, the meat thrown in,
scared rapidly on one side, and turned
and cooked on that side, sprinkled with
salt, put on hot platter, dotted with
bits of butter, set in the oven while the
other things are placed rapidly on the
table. The beauty of good beefsteak is
to have it cooked quickly andtserved at
once.-The Old Homestead.
Drowned Rice: Wash we'll cupful
of rice, and dry thoroughly; then brown
in the oven the same as coffee, stirring
frequently to prevent scorching, and to
preserve uniform color. Put the rice
thus Drowned into an earthenware or
china dish, add one and half cups Of
water, and steam until tender in a
steamer over kettle of boiling water.
One hour will generally be sufficient
length of time for cooking. Serve hot,
with cream and sugar.-Western Rural.