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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-19

| Table Linen as low as S71I cents.
Large Bed Spreads. 70 cents.
la White Bed Spreads, S1.00.
Beautiful White Lawn as low as 10 cents.
Stamped Aprons, 10 cents.
| White and Fancy Skirts from 81 cents up.
| White and Colored Corsets, from 40 cents up.
Envelopes, 5 cents pack
l Cake of Soap, cents.
Papers Hair Pins, 5 cents.
Tuck Combs, from 10 cents up.
Fans, "a large stock) as low as cents.
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| . Handkerchiefs, % cents.
3 Pair Good Ladies' Hose Is cents.
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The Turks Better Armed than
the Russians.

There is one point to which certain
amount of Importance must be attached,
though it is easy and common to make
too much of it-namely, the arms en-
ployed by the two combatants. In this
respect the Turks have a decided adj
vantage. Their Krupp guns are su-
perior in meterial, in range, and in ac-
curancy to those of the Russians, but a
far more important question is, how do
they use them? So far as L have seen,
the aim of the Turks has been bad and
that of the Russians fairly good, but
much may yet be done on either side to
improve the shooting. A course at
Hythe would do wonders for both
armies, and it is werth remembering
that a great many of TIE men now being
brought up to supply losses in the Rus
sion ranks had hardly any practice at
all with their weapons. The Berdan
rifle, which is the only arm up to the
average of European requirements, has
been supplied to but few of the Rus
sian infantry, whose usual weapon, the
Krinka, is decidedly inferior to the Pea
body-Martini supplied to the Turks
from the United States. But on the
whole the better shooting of the Rus
slams more than balances the difference
in armament. Any addition to tactical
skill on either side would put the differ
ence in actual shooting out of the ques-
tion.-LoRdOp Times
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
The New Style of Girls.

Delicaey, tenderness, the fragile and
the hectic, ARE pretty well out of fashion.
Scrofula is no longer a merit and at
traction. These bodily evils naturally
concentrate at watering-places, as much
because the family want them out of the
houses as for any other reason. But
the race of young people now growing
up are another lot altogether. The
careful observer who watches the step of
the schoolgirl or sewing-girl here in
New York will notice a spring and elias
tic step, a CHEEKY face, rapid pace, a
busy air and general health. The
present scrimped and close form of
dress, the garments clingling modestly
to the form, tell the story OF robust and
shapely limbs. This is what may be
seen all along the streets, and we verify
believe that the average of health among
women is better now than generation
before. They are taller in growth,
fuller in form and happier in expression.
Their race is improving, not falling off.
And why? They are part of the system
of modern improvements. They live in
sweeter rooms, have better food and
take more exercise.-NeUGrE AdUer-
ttSer.
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A New Remedy.

There is nothing in nature, in the
heavens above or in the waters beneath,
that Chinaman will not find means to
utilize. That repulsively appearing
beast, the cat-face spider, is something
which white man could never find any
use for beyond picking in alcohol as a
curiosity; but the MongOlian can put it
to uses of more utility. In the feveiLle
sanctum is glass vial filled with alco-
hol and containing three of this species
of spiders. This morning Chinaman
who came in to buy some old papers,
espied this vial and at once offered to
purchase its contents. Curious to know
what he wanted to do with them, we
asked him: "John, what do you want
to do with those spiders?" In reply he
informed US that he would dry them and
pound them up into a powder, to be
used as medicine. '.Belly good for bel
lyache," said John. Our devil, who
overheard the conversation, remarked
that if dried spiders were the only cure
for the ailment in question, he would
take bellyache in his.-Aasti1 Rereille.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
Ike Jinrikisha in Japan.

A letter from Toxic, Japan, to the
New York Times, says: Japan is in
debted to an American, if am correct
ly informed, for one of the curious spec
tacles it presents to strangers. Down
to seven years ago the modes of travelling
on land were not numerous. You could
walk, you could be carried by men, or
you could ride on horseback. There
were good roads and streets, but no
wheeled vehicles, with the exception of
a few clumsy concerns of snail-like We
locity. A sharp-eyed Americana wish
L knew his name-invented, in 1869 or
1870, the jin-riki-sha, or man-power
carriage. 1t is, as its name implies, a
vehicle drawn by human arms, and very
good speed does it make. 1t is like a
two-wheeled chaise, newly Matched and
just from the shell, or a baby-cart of
more than ordinary proportions. Or
dinarily it is drawn by one man, but if
theroads are rough or bad and the way
long, two and sometimes three men are
taken. The carriage is built for one
person only, but two individuals if
small and compressible, may be crowd
ed into it. The coolies that draw it are
generally powerful fellows, and seem to
enjoy their occupation. They have as
tonishing endurance, and are capable
of a speed that would wear out horse.
1 have made several excursions with
these carriages, and like them very
much. Last week l took a trip into the
country in company with a friend, and
we had three men to propel each We
hicle. Going down, we stopped several
times, and loitered along, sightseeing,
but our return journey of % miles was
made in four and half hours, with one
halt of Is minutes and two stoppages Of
perhaps three minutes each at wayside
springs. Since l arrived here medi.
cal friend of mine at Yokohama was
summoned by telegraph to place 81
miles away. With three men to hi:
/ jinrikisha he made the journey in y!
hours, including three halts Of
10 or Is minutes each. These
carriages are found here by hun
dreds, yes, By thousands, and are quite
as numerous in the cities As cabs in
| London or Paris, The first used here
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27

were made in America, and cost from
500 to $50, delivered here. The
Japanese make them now for much less {;
a good one can be bought for $50, while
$40 or $50 will secsre something grand.
Many individuals and business houses
buy their carriages, and then hire coolies
at SO per month to draw them, the
coolies boarding themselves. For IS a
month you can have al your call, from
morn till midnight, a eoolie with his
own vehicle, or one that he hires and is
responsible for. Cheap carriage hire,
isn't it?
L know of no boon conferred upon
any foreign country by an American
equal to the jinrikisha. 1t has given
employment to thousands of men and
greatly facilitated the means of locomo-
ton. 1t is as popular with natives as
with foreigners, and many of the wealth
Ter Japanese already have private ones
for their own use.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
Her Trouble on the Train.

A lady aged apparently about 25
years, accompanied by child year
old, got on the Pacific express at Phila-
delphia, bound for Pittsburg. Before
the train reached bennington, a short
distance this side of Philadelphia, it was
evident to every person in the car from
her means that she was suffering severe
pain, and what is very singular to re-
late, although there were a number of
ladies in the same car, not one of them
proffered her any assistance or would
even 60 near her. James Linafelter,
of Holidaysburg, was in the car, and
after learning the condition of the wom-
an, telegraphed TO bennington for a
physician to meet the train. The child
was born, however, before the train
reached that point, and when it did reach
bennington there was no physician on
hand, nor could any be procured at any
station until the train reached Altoona.
The baggagemaster of the train offici-
ated as physician, midwife, etc., and
made the lady as comfortable as cir
cumstances would allow. The child
died before the train reached Altoona,
The lady was brought on to Pittsburg,
where she met her mother on the ar
rival of the train.-PttSburg Dispatch.
ACADEMY of design-a young ladies'
I boardinp-school
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
A Thievish Mouse Causes the
Arrest of an Honest Man.

1t will be remembered that on the Sth
of July last $40 was supposed to have
been stolen from the store of Ennis &
Devinney, at Hillsdale at least that
amount was missed from the cash-draw-
er. Marshal Halves was notified of the
robbery, land he dispatched Ben Stemple
Ga supposed reformed" burglar and
sneak-thief), to "work up" the case.
Richard Hill, an old settler and hereto
fore considered honest, and man in his
employ, named Jacob Snyder, were
thought to be the parties who commit
ted the burglary, and Stemple was di-
rected to I" shadow" these men. He re-
manned in HillSdale (passing himself off
as craftsman from Quincy, until the
evening of July 81, when he telegraph
ed to Marshal Halves that Snyder had
"giyen the thing away" Marshal
Halves, Constables Ankrum and Nichol-
son, and DR.. G. Craig proceeded to
Hillsdale that night, and on the morn
ing of the 22d Hill and Snyder were ar
rested and locked up in Jail in this city.
Ga the 23d they were brought before
Justice Halves for examination, but both
took a change of venue to Justice Hay
den. The examination resulted in Hill
being discharged, but Snyder, owing to
the testimony of Stemple, who
swore that Snyder had admit
ted fully his guilt to him, was
held under $500 bonds for trial. He
was sent back to Jail, but was afterward
bailed out. The Grand Jury failed to
find an Indictment against the parties,
as Stemple could not be found to APP
pear against them, being in Davenport.
The truth of the matter has at last
come to light, and the facts brand Stem
pie as an infamous liar, who should
now be arrested and prosecuted for per-
jury. Yesterday forenoon, while little
daughter of Mr.. Devinney was playing
under the counter in her fathers store
she found SO bill on the floor just be-
meath the money-drawer. Shortly after
ward, Mr.. Devinney also found s. in
the same place, and this led him to in
stitute search. Pulling out the money
drawer he found that a mischievous
mouse had been the thief, and had made
a nest Of his $40 just back of the draw
er. All but SIS of the money was in a
good condition. The mouse had pulled
the money through hole in the back
part of the drawer-and this is all of the
Hillsdale burglary case.-Rock Island
(W.) argus.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
Enormous Physical Endurance
of the BulgarianS.

Perhaps the reason why / can never
bring myself to appreciate the acuteness
of the nlisfortunes of the Bulgarians is
because they have literally as many lives
as a cat. A bullet through the arm does
not incapacitate them from working.
One man with piece out of the side of
his head the size and shape of half Gu
cumber of medium size, laying bare the
bone, and below this a frightful cash
chipping out the skull to the brain and
severing temple, ear, cheek, and part of
the neck so that great flap hung down
to the shoulder; then a third cut on the
left side of the top of his head large
enough to kill an ordinary man; beside
these head wounds, long cash in his
right biceps penetrating the bOne-this
creature, mutilated in this awful way,
walked three days to this place without
food, and with scarcely any water. He
arrived thin but vigorous, and his
wounds were five days old, and still I'M
dressed. He has never spent a day in
doors; he sits up and walks about all
the time, and you may meet him on the
street in the cool of the afternoon walk
ing along right smartly, and he has been
hurt only ten days agol Another fell
low came in with his hand cut off and
his head laid open to the brain. Why he
didn't bleed to death from his hand OF
die from the cash in his head, three
days in this fearful heat, and on foot all
the time, is a problem can not answer.
The only possible solution for it is, that
hese people have. been for ages tenn
perate, handwriting, frugal, and heal
thy. Out-of-door life is their lot, and
like the animals they are wounded and
their vigorous nature supplies the loss
and heals the wound at once.-COr. Phil
adeIphiG Times.
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gone by on the previous morning, my
friend growing more silent and depress-
ed as we reached the station and walk
ed towards the rectory. zee
" It's just three years since 1 was
down here" he said sadly, as we APP
preached the copse. "How sweety the
birds sing"
1 Unanswered SO that he should 90
first, having for excuse the narrowness
of the new-sprent path; and as hoped,
so it fell about, for letting him get a
few yards in advance, hung back as
Ralph turned the corner by the stile,
when there was wild cry, sharp ejac-
ulation, and saw poor Laura literally
leap to his breast and nestle there, ex-
claiming, cat last at lastin
"My poor girl" he cried in faltering
tones, astounded, delighted, and ended
by clasping her tightly to him, as she
exclaimed joyously- - .-.a-.-
alt has been so long, but knew you
would come at last
"Here, quick! quick!" cried Ralph.
"She has fainted.p
1t was quite true; and between US we
carried the poor girl to the rectory,
from whence the gardener went gallop-
ing off on the rector's cob for the doctor,
three miles away.
npf I anna xrvop4oJ No doctor. ap1 q
short time later left her lying on the
sofa, holding Ralph's hand tightly in
both of hers, as he knelt by her side,
telling her again and again how he had
always loved her, but had never dared
to hope-words that made her eyes
brighten and her heart palpitate with
joy.
"And this is why you didn't come
back yesterday" said the old gentle
man, with his voice shaking as he chung
to my hand.
"And we-we-we kept the ducks till
they were quite spoiled, sobbed the old
lady. "Oh dear, oh dear! l don't
know what I'm saying, only God bless
you for this! God bless you for this!"
and she threw her arms round my neck
and kissed me as if had been her son.
ran away at last, l felt so ready to
act like child; and the basket of trout
1 killed that day was marvel.
1t was getting dark when 1 strolled
back, heavily laden, to the rectory, to
hear that the doctor had been and gone
away.
Smiling, sir, smiling" said the old
rector to me, as I remembered that l
had thought she wanted none.
And 1 was right; for LAURA am
privileged to call my dear old friends
wife by her Christian name-soon grew
strong and well, her mental weakness
passing away with her return to bodily
health. They have charming cottage
near the rectory, where l stay when 1
90 down to fish; and they have four lit
tie girls who always call me uncle, but
when there is boy he is to be called in
my honor.-EngIiSh MagGz inc.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
Swell Western Ranchmen.

During my trip hereabouts l have Wis
tied the ranches of several New York,
Boston and Philadelphia boys who have
left homes of luxury to become ranch
men, and who are making money rapid
ly in growing cattle and sheep. Among
those who have exchanged the comforts
of the East for this life of adventure
and excitement are Professor Clarence
King, Charles Motley, nephew of the
dead historian; L. G. Briggs, son of
Richard Briggs, the Boston merchant /;
Wilbur Raymond, who graduated from
Wesleyan University, class of 1874 !;
Galusha A. Grow, Jr.; a nephew of
Sydney Dillon, and many others whose
names 1 might mention. Clarence King
says the only true way to live in this
world is TO raise stock on the Laramie
Plains during the summer months and
spend your winters alternately in New
York, London and Paris. There is a
fascination about this wild, rowing, adj
venturous, Independent life of a ranch
man, which l can readily understand
captivates young men of birth and edu-
cation, especially when there is money
in the business. When l am my own
master l am not tied down, and can
make five times as much money as l
could at any business in Pennsylvania,
it is not surprising" said Mr.. Grow to
me, "that 1 should enjoy this life. ~
Many of the ranch-houses a few miles
away from here are made of old worn
out rail ties, when new were cut in the
Medicine Bow and other neighbOring
ranges of mountains, and floated down
in the Laramie and other streams to the
railroad track Cheyenne Letter.
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A SUDDEN CURE.

A melancholy woman lay
In sickness on her bed,
And in faint and broken voice
To her husband said:
"Dear David, when my earthly form
Has turned to lifeless clay,
O wait an weep a little while,
Nor throw yourself away.
81 know a woman kind and true,
On whom you may depend,
OH marry Aramilla Jones
She is my dearest friend"
"Ycs, Hannah, l have wanted long
To speak of this before;
For Aramilla Jones anil
Have talked the matter DER"
"Then you an Aramilla Jones
Have been too smart and sly;
tell you, David Wilkinson,
Pm not a-goin' to diew
Her dark eyes flashed; her strength re
turned;
She left her bed of pain
A week had scarcely passed away
When she was well again.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

GRAPE SHRUB.-Put 4 pounds CT
grapes in stone jar; place the jar in s.
pot of water and let it boil around il to
extract the juice; then rub through a
sieve; add 1 pound of white sugar;
boil for 10 minutes; when cold add a
pint of brandy and bottle for use.
WHITE CAKE.-Whites of eggs,
cupful of sugar, cupful sweet milk,
cupful butter, scant 1 cupful corn
starch, l cupful flour, slightly round
ing, and l tablespoonful baking-powder
in the flour; beat the eggs separately,
add them last of ALL This also makes
an excellent layer-cake for cocoanut or
jelly.
PUMPKIN-PIE.-Take half pumpkin,
boil down until dry or reduced to about
quart; strain through cOlander;
add l quart of milk, 2 teacups of sugar,
l teaspoon of cinnamon and ginger,
teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons of corn
starch or 3 eggs; bake in custard-pan
with an under crust.
TOMATO CATSUP.-Cut up ripe toma-
toes; boil l hour; strain through a
sieve; to gallon of juice add 1 table
spoonful black pepper, tablespoonful
salt, tablespoonful Cayenne pepper, l
tablespoonful nutmeg, tablespoonfuls
cinnamon, tableSpoonfuls allspice, 2
tablespoonful cloves, 1 tablespoonful
mustard, 1 pint of vinegar; boil until
quite thick; bottle and cork when hot
seal with sealing-wax.
Branded PEACHES pounds of
white sugar, dissolved with very little
water; let it come to boil. Add
pounds of peeled peaches; let them boil
minutes. Skim out the peaches, and
let the strip boil Is or 20 minutes. Add
pint of the best white brandy, and re-
move at once from the fire. Place the
fruit in glass jars that have first been
rolled in hot water. Pour on the hot
sirup. When cool seal up.
GRAPE JELLY.-Place the grapes in a
jar, and the jar in a kettle of water; let
them boil until they are all crushed ;
strain through a stout cloth; if ripe
grapes, add pound of white sugar to
every pound of juice; if green, add II
pounds of sugar; boil the juice just 20
minutes; have the sugar heating in the
oven; stir often to keep it from burning ;
when the juice has boiled the proper
time add the hot sugar; when the sugar
has dissolved let the strip boil up once !;
remove at once from the fire; have your
glasses rolled in hot water, and pour in
the scalding liquor; when cold lay BRAN
died paper on top of the jelly; tie or
paste stout paper over the top of the
| glass.
PRESERVED PLUMs.-Washt the plums
carefully and prick each one 2 or
times with a needle; lay them in ket-
tie alternately with sugar; if any juice
runs out during the pricking, pour it
over the top; allow l pound of white SUI
gar for every pound of plums; let them
boil up once; skim them out with a
skinner, drain well, and spread upon
dishes set in the sun; boil up the strip
until thick and clear; skim well; return
the plums and boil 10 minutes longer
skim them out again; spread them out
on dishes until cool keep the sirup hot
fill your jars full of plums, and pour
on the scalding sirup; when cold cover
with thick paper and tie up firmly.
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Dead and Dying Languages.

As time goes on the languages spoken
in the world will steadily grow fewer.
Three hundred years ago Cornish was
beginning to disappear as a spoken Ian
guage, and a similar fate is now being
experienced by the Breton, in many re-
spects a kindred dialect. A Breton
sailor told traveller that three genera
tons of his family were alive-his IA
ther, who only spoke Breton; himself,
who spoke French and Breton, and his
son, who only spoke French. So in
Ireland every year the number of those
speaking Irish decreases. Twelve years
ago tourist in Kerry met well dress
ed young man of the farmer class on a
country road, of whom he asked some
questions, which were answered very
politely, but very little to the point. At
length he said: Truth is, sir, can
speak very little English. Asking some
well-to-do peasant women in Clare for
some milk, they made signs for him to
wait, and called man, who interpret
ed. The rising generation, however,
nearly all speak English except some on
the wild Atlantic-washedi islands. In the
Isle of Man it is as described in Breton.
The Welsh, however, stick to their YER
nacular, and when you get into a rural
district in a county not contiguous to
the English border, you might almost
as well be in Russia A famous English
Judge, who on one occasion observed,
"There is degree of cunning and du-
plicity revealed in the conduct of this
case such as is, l regret to say, not I'M
common in the principality," used to
aver that the Welsh stuck to their YER
nacular in great measure to defeat the
ends of Justice.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
FAfTH.

The songs of summer birds are hushed.
The summer verdure has grown oid'
Zach night the darkness earlier Halls,
And morn. through mists, dawns late ans
cold.
Only at noon the fierce heats burn
Ger gardens where the asters walt
For certain death, like those who watch
The coming OF impending Fate.
For swift and surely drawing near
Are DAYS sad with autumnal rain,
When the Wild winds through naked woods
Shall search for what IS lost in vain.
Though in our dreams we;stin may keep
The fragrance of the faded flowers,
And hearthe robins biithely call
Between the sunshine and the showers,
Yet, when the swallows shall come back,
And glad larlZs in the June skies soar,
There shall be something gone from earth
That no fair future can restore.
For life will change; and time win bring
New hopes and aims TO grieve or bless,
Our present joys shall cease to please,
Our griefs shall lose their bitterness.
o, IS there not somewhere, dear heart
That it shall fiji our farthest past
And make its very sorrows sweet?
when IL shall come we question not;
Mid falling or unfolding leaves,
When children look for yiolets,
Or play among the harvest sheaves.
How IL shall come we question not;
Some breeze may bring it, or the rain,
The outstretched, rosy hands of love,
Or the cold, palhd hands OF pain.
Why should we care for aught that fills
The long, slow intervening years?
Toll brings its recompcnse, and blest
Is patience that is born of tears.
So while the seasons come and 90,
And snow and blossom alternate,
Brave through whatever i'll befalls,
We are content TO live and wait.
Mary II. Rrout, Ia the indianapolis Herald