davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
PREPARED BY H. R. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS.
Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists.
.M. r.. TYREE,
w NO: 6'EAsT MAIN ST.,

w NO. EAST MAIN ST.,
STA UNION, VA,
Dealer 2, In Drugs; Medicines. Dye stufs,, Per
Kings Enamel Paints, Durable, Beautiful and
Economical. These Paints are made from the
sa me materials that all painters CLAISI to use,
best White Lead, Zinc and Linseed Oil, but sci
entifcally combined with other materials hat
give them strength, beauty, and make tn EN-
adhesive and more durable I'll ian
any other paints. Our paint cannot be equ a..led
for outside work; the gloss being, part CT its
body, gives it q hard glossy enameled sur face,
which will resist the action of the wea th er
longer than any other paint 1t is equally good
for inside work, whether on wood plast cred
walls, or ceilings, or over wall paper. The, en-
ameled surface given by the gloss is not al feet
ed by scrubbing and washing. These prep ared
house paints are no new found chemical dis
cOvery, but are good old-fashioned pain tS.-
They are ready mixed and prepared for in me
diate use, to. enable country people to do t heir
own painting, and use the best mate rial,
which costs 10 more than the adulterated arr i,cle
now sold to that class of trade. Remember ttis
point, good coat of paint will m al ze
a house sell for at least twenty per cent m or e.
feb12 No. East Main ST., Staunton, Va
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
SAY no.
BY UNKNOWN.


Whenever you are asked to drink,
Pause moment, my boy, and think; 'iaiJ
Think OF the wrecks on life's ocean tossed. FL L
Who answered "Yesr without counting the
.saeosu. Sab ltd .ilI 7a 49i.trr s.,i o,rg
Think of the mother who bore you in pain;
Think Of her tears that will fall like the rain;
Think of her heart, how cruel the blow; mo-
Think of her love, and then answer "No." 913G
Think of dear hopes that are drowned In the
bowl; 'is l"pi .s- iol 'il c TOc
Think Of the danger of body and soul: ooi
Think of the sad lives, once pure as the snow,
Look at them now, and then answer "No.''
Think of manhoods rum tainted breath;
Think that the glass leads to sorrow and death;
Think OF, the homes that are shadowed with
- woe, eis s.JtIiCa ,zc-u eri1.G9l,0 3
That might have been heavens had some one
said Mo- GTy" .ys1ar .... io %, w.
ThinN Of the lone graves, unwept and oun-
! 4 KNOWN, .-,r-r -,.r-rr..
Hiding life-hopes. once fair as your own; l"OiH
Think Of loved forms forever laid low. 8 -eI
Who still would be here had they learned to
! say"No.' ,fltot .s.rs.. La.
Think of the demon who turks in the bowl,
Whose touch is ruin to body and soul; GoH
Think of all this on life's journey you go, }
And when the foul tempter assails you, say
a. "No." q,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
AppYeciation.

.CHARLEsTowN, Mass, March 49, 1869,
~, H. R. STEvENs,-Dear Sir: This is to certify
mat l. have used your "Blood Preparation
l think that for Scrofula and Cankerous HUI
mors or Rheumatic Affections it cannot be ex-
celled; and as Blood Purifier and spring medi-
cine 1t is the best thing have ever used, and
have used almost everything 1 can cheerfuIly
recommend it to any one in need of such
meo1clne' Yours respectfully,
MRS. A. A. DINSNTORE
10
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

of a ! vdcksburg negro fell from the dec,.I
OF od gd steamboat the other day was s1cb. ueSn
:" tu ana under coal barge, came un 9 in sU t;ms
q a. roft ofton i ms breath before he slid under
asbora : do. : ml,e long. and finally scrambled
,,oI mile. aHwn at Warrenton, about seven
trvin,1 S Oe,owi uo @ with the remark, "No use
Raptis' I" o"A = deep water
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

Two friends just married were 5iscuss.
ing rapturously as they conpratniated
eacn other On the merits and charmS Of
tneir sp0uses. Said one INV wife bos ~,
got the loveliest head of hair + ever so~r a,a'
even on the hair renovator labels. wben Tb%,
sne lets her hair down the ends fall -
sne noor:" That's nothing - renlied ed the y,
I.ner; when my wife lets her hair
nown 1t all falls to the floor.n A A"AA
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
The Dead Come To Life.

MIR. SCHRAcK DIES, BUT STILL LIVES
THE REMARKABLE STORY OF HOW,
WHILE HE WAS BEING PREPARED FOR
BURIAL AND THE GRAPE WAS ON THE
DOOR, I{E WAS LOOKING UPON A WIS.,
ION IN ANOTHER LAND.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
slEaa
POETRY,


For the SPECTATOR.
TO THE SNOW FALL
BY WILLIAM TENNYSON HEATON, AUTHOR OF
SONGS OF THE SHENANDOAH.
Thou art folding thy garment of silence,
Over Cliff, tower and isle,
Shrouding the forest and highway
For many lonely mile.
Last light in the early cleaning,
Thy messengers one by one,
We're sent to tell of thy coming,
And by morn thy mantle was spun.
Thou hast covered the leaves in the forest,
And the path that winds by the stream,
Hiding the long stretch of meadow
In robe of silvery sheen. v
But think OF a mound in the Valley,
Where a little headstone stands,
And know thou art folding it gently,
Though wander in other lands.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
n ~
TRUTH,

Yes, there's just as much joy
In Life as there's sorrow,
But for many there ne'er comes
The bright glad morrow.
Hearts ache and hearts die
And will not betray,
But the Oer-true tale
Is known the Last Day.
What comfort in sorrow,
What gladness in joy,
Is the bright. calm reflection,
Nought can destroy.
For God knows the Truth,
The falsity, too,
And will give to the pure
His blessing anew.
February. 1878. ....- D. D. II.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
Reliable Evidanra

MR.. H. r. STEvENs,-Dear Sir: I will most
Der you have already received in favor Of YOUR
great and good medicine, VEGETINE, for / do
not think enough can be said in its praise, for I
disease, Catarrh, and had such bad coughing
spells that it would seem as though I never
could breath any. more, and VEGETINE has
cured me, and ! do feel to thank God all the
TINE, and also think it one of the best medi-
cines for coughs and weak, sinking feelings at
the stomach, and advise everybody to take the
NEGET1NE, Tor l can assure them it is one of
the best medicines that ever was.
Mrs. L. GORE.
Cor. Magazine and Walnut sts.,
Cambridpe. Mass
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
Seventy-one Years of Age,

EAST MARsHFIELD, Aug. 90, 1870. :
Mr.. STEVENS, Dear Sir: am seventy-one
years of age; have suffered many years with
Kidney Complaint, weakness in my back and
VEGETINE, and think it is the best medicine
for weakness of the kidneys 1 ever used. I
have tried many remedies for this complaint,
VEGETINE. 1t strengthens and invigorates the
whole system. Many of my acquaintance have
taken, taken it, and believe it to be good for all the
Yours truly, JOSIAH H. SHERMAN.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
SUCCESS
lis THE
Test of Merits
. GETI IT

The great success of Vegetine in curing such
diseases as Scrofula, inherited in the blood, to-
gether with the increasing demand of the medi-
cine, Is conclusive evidence of its actual merit
NO medicine was ever placed before the public
with so much positive proof of its real value as
the VEGETINE, which has cured many cases of
Scrofula of five, ten and twenty years. standing,
where the. patient has had many physicians,
tried many of the known remedies; and, after
trying the VEGETINE, the common remark is,
"It acts differently, works differently, from any
medicine have ever taken." VEGETINE will
cleanse Scrofula from the system. Try it.
Unprecedented Merit.
Boston, Jan. 1st, 1876.
H. R. STEVENS, Esq.-Dear Sir: For many
years have been afflicted with humor in the
blood which finally developed into Scald Head,
and only those who are similarly afflicted can
realize the disagreeable suffering one is COM
PEELED to endure with this complaint. For
long time my head was in dreadful condition.
1 used various kinds of remedies and medicines.
some of which was especially prepared for me.
L got no tter,-indeed, constantly grew worse,
the surface of my head being entirely covered
with sores Of the most aggravated nature. This
was my condition when commenced taking the
VEGETINE, which l am pleased to inform you
and the public Gf you choose to make it public,
has made a complete and satisfactory cure Of
my disease; and shall always deem it a great
pleasure to mention the unprecedented merit of
VEGETINE. remain, very thankfully,
CHARLES r. SMITH.
33S Fourth street, South Boston.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
All Diseases of the Blood !.

If VEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify
and cure such diseases, restoring the patient to
perfect health after trying different physicians,
many remedies suffering for years, is it not con-
elusive proof, if you are sufferer, you can be
cured? Why is this medicine performing such
great cures? 1t works in the blood, in the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. The great source
of disease originates in the blood; and no med
icine that does not act directly upon it, to purify
and renovate, has any just claim upon public
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

Josh Billings says: "When an ole
man marrys young wife, the love in
the transackshun.is alwus on the one
side, but the folly is equally divided
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

A handkerchief Irritation is a very
simple thing1,it only requires two fools
and two handkerchiefs, 49, t1.. sl'T
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

change Of teachers or officers. Except
in Nelson county, where the children
have neither rschool-house, school, teach
er, or text-beoks.) More anon. ''H."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
Assassination Night.

THE GREATEST TRAGEDY IN AMERICAN
HISTORY fREvIEWED-HOw LINCOLN
MET HIS DEATH.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19

For the SPECTATOR.
TO THE SNOW FALL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
Facts and Figures About New York.

New York city's population is about
1900, 900. The number of families
living in the city is 1876, ,789; dwelling
houses, 81, 200 houses containing three
or more families are classed as tenements
and number 10000, with a population
of 100000. OF this number 523, 1913
were born in the United States, while
forty different nationalities supply q
foreign population of 419,O94. During
the past year there were $4,000 mar
riages, 30, 00U births, and 30, 709 deaths.
The total value of property within the
city limits is set down as 81, 101, ,092, ,093,
paying taxes to the amount of $32, 900,
900.
There are 489 places of religious wor-
ship-one church for every 2, 2,045 of the
population. There are 418 Sabbath
schools with an attendance of 115, 1926
pupils. 122, 1897 children are instructed
in the public schools at an expense of
nearly $4,000,000. A careful estimate
gives ten thousand children living in the
streets uncared for.
OF drinking saloons, licensed and
otherwise, there are 1874, absorbing
about $60,OOO,00O year, while the
total cost Of supporting the 4N9 churches
is less than IS, 600, 900 per annum. This
would give each boy and girl in the city
q capital of $500 to start life with. To
these saloons is chargeable seventy-five
per cent, Of the pauperism and crime OF
the city. The city authorities the
commissioners of public charities and
correction-require $50O,OOO annually
to maintain the public institutions-the
almshouses, hospitals, and prisons.
There were $3.50 arrests by the
police during the past year. OF the
Al, $50 persons committed to the city
prison, 35,67G were of intemperate
habits.
The police stations lodged 1856, 1874
persons; %, 1872 outdoor poor were
relieved. .-NeaO York Sun.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
Music at the Paris Exposition.

Gen. Torben, United States consul
general at Paris, has transmitted to
Governor Mccormick, commissioner
general of the United States to the Paris
exposition, full details of the proposed
international musical festival, which is
to take place in connection with the ex-
position The invitation to participate
in these entertainments has already been
accepted by England, Italy, Spain,
Sweden, Norway, Prussia and other En-.
ropean nations. All lists of authors. and.
30 far as possible, the names of the pieces
of music to be performed, must be sent
in as early as the LIST OF May. The
French commissioner-general, however,
reserves the right to revise the lists if he
shall find it necessary for the purpose of
excluding anything calculated to pro-
woke political manifestations or to wound
national sensibilities. Changes in the
programmes or additions to them may
also be made after the LIST of May by
permission of the commissioner-genera
No applications will be received by the
French authorities from individuals or
associations, unless presented through
their respective ommissioners-genera
No question will be raised as to the ma
tionality of the perform They will
be regarded as representing the country
under whose flag they are presented.
The Grande Sale du Trocadero, which
will accommodate nearly five thousand
people, as well as smaller concert room
in the same building, will be placed at
the disposal of the performers free of
charge. The receipts of each concert
will belong to the nation by which it is
given /; but from these receipts must be
paid all the incidental expenses. except
those pertaining to the police arrange
ments, which will be assumed by the
French government.
Each country must provide for its own
wants with respect to orchestral or other
accompaniments.
The music of living composers can be
presented only by the nations to which
they respectively belong, but out of re-
gard to the exigencies of those countries
which have been relatively unproduc-
posers may be selected at will by any
nation
Applications will be made for a reduc-
tion of the rates Of transportation for
persons and material from the French
ports to Paris, and the suspension of the
rights of authors and editors will also be
requested by the French commissioner.
general.
The main objects sought in giving
this festival are variety of musical COM
position, excellence Of execution and the
expression of character and sentiment as
translated in music. The French all.
thorities are earnest in the desire that
the United States may be represented
with an ample programme.-Ne,c Yorl
| Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Reasons for 1'illage.

Sand, unlike clay and muck, has no
pores for holding water. In sand the
water is held between the particles in
clay and muck it is held both between
and within. This is why muck and clay
shrink by drying, while sand does not
A soil to be in the best condition for re-
ceiving and holding the proper quantity
of water for plants should be naturally
compact, but light at the surface. and
firm beneath. The old custom, taught
by early writer's, of stirring the surface
soil in dry weather to make it take In
water from the atmosphere, is all wrong,
for soils do not absorb water from the
atmosphere except in the form of dew.
When crust is formed upon a soil by
rains, it should be broken up to prevent
evaporation, which is very active
through such crust. But the soil
should be stirred very shallow at such
times stirring deeply and often with a
cultivator in dry weather tends to dry
the soil by exposing large portions of it
to the drying influences of the atmos-
phere, but shallow stirring after a
crust is formed is like cutting lamp
wick Just above the oil. The connection
is broken in both cases. The best soil
for conserving moisture is that made OF
materials which within themselves fine
tubes from the top to the bottom,
through which the moisture low down
can be carried for the use of plants. The
poorest soil for holding moisture is that
with fine surface, capable of great
evaporation, everything loose, coarse
sand, incapable of carrying up water to
the surface soil though such a sell can
not dry quite as rapidly after rains as il
the bottom soil had a greater capacity fol
sucking down capillary moisture. Soils
need blowing and cultivating to keep
these capillary tubes active and in order.
A dormant soil, like that of an old NOW
ing field or pasture, is acted upon by
every rain, like mason work under the
mason's trowel. The chinks in the soil
are constantly filling. We should pillow
to break up this mason work, and tc
multiply these water tubes. s.-PrCfesso,
s. w. johnson.
Live and Dressed Weight of Fowls.
In marketing fowls the question some
times comes up as to the most profitable
mode for selling them-whether alive Of
dead. In order to test this to my owl
satisfaction 1 have at different times
through several years, ascertained ant
recorded the facts bearing on this point
The table below gives the result:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
Postal Card Troubles.

Postal cards are very handy to use
and withal great convenience, but the
chances that one of them will fail to
reach it's destination are much greater
than in the case of letter. This is
not because of any fault on the part of
the Department but the result of care
lessness on the part of the sender.
There being no privacy to the cards. and
the messages they hear being generally
of minor Importance, leads the post-office
officials to treat them with little con-
sideration when once they go astray
Bushels of them are burnt every
month in this city," said clerk in the
Boston post Office, recently. "We
make no effort to return them to send
ers, but simply, throw them aside. {"
The slips which will consign a postal
card to the limbo of the unredeemed
are many. Anything Except a stamp
stuck to either side failure to put the
address on the side designated for it,
and the writing of anything except the
address on the stamped side, are among
them. A good plan is to first address
the card and then write the message.
Large numbers of cards are daily re-
ceived at the various offices with no
written or printed address in the proper
place.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
A Change of Climate.

Yesterday morning forlorn cricket
that had been tempted out of doors by
the warm weather of the preceding
days was shivering along the streets
looking at cheap secondhand ulster
and wishing that he were home, when
he met wasp that had been locked out
during the fall house-cleaning.
81 am almost frozen, said the cricket,
"my hands are fairly numb with cold. u
"Put them in my coat-tail pockets, u
replied the wasp, cheerfully, "and warm
them."
The cricket did SO, and the wasp inn
mediately warmed him with the i'm
proved heating machinery located in the
after part of his system. The cricket
merely paused to remark that there ap-
peared to be cayenne pepper manu-.
factory in the neighborhood. crawled
under the plank walk to die, while the
wasp, who was fond of his little joke,
went away singing merrily, "Come, come
away to the try-sting place. ."-Burti''g'
ton HatOkeye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
Brains and Skulls.

The average weight of the brain of a
fish, compared with the weight of its
body, is as to 5,66S; that of reptile,
to 1921; bird, / to 212; a monkey,
l to 20; horse, to 1858. The average
weight of the brain of man, compared
with that OF his body, is ordinarily as
to 80. Cuvier, the celebrated French
naturalist, had the heaviest brain on re-
cord; it weighed sixty, four and one-third
ounces. The next heaviest was that of
Daniel Webster, which weighed sixty
three and three-quarter ounces; and
the next was the brain of Ruloff, the
Binghampton IN. W murderer, which
turned the scales at fifty-nine ounces.
After the death of Mr.. Webster it was
discovered that his brain was diseased.
The cavity of his skull contained one
hundred and twenty-five cubic inches,
while the cavity Of Ruloffs Uranium
measured one hundred and twenty cubic
inches. This latter fact is an argument
in favor of the theory that, however
much the brain may be the organ of in
intelligence, we cannot judge a mans
morality from the weight of his brain or
the size of his skull. l.-ProfesS0r William,
Hammond.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
An Excellent Varnish for Harness.

Procure at the druggists or apothe-
cary's store half pound or pound of
gum shellac, according to the quantity
desired break the scales fine, and put
them into jug OF bottle add good al
cohol sufficient to cover the gum cork
tightly, and place the jug where it will
be kept warm. In about two days, if
the bottle or ing is shaken frequently,
the gum will be dissolved and ready for
use. Ii the liquid appears as thick as
thin molasses, add more alcohol. To one
quart of varnish add one ounce of good
lampblack, and an ounce of gum cam
phor. Such varnish will not render
leather hard ; but it will keep the har-
ness from being soaked with water, and
it will keep the surface clean and neat
for a long time. A coat of such varnish
will effeetually prevent the oil in the
leather from spelling ones hands. Moth
ing is better to render farmers boots
waterproof than an occasional coat of
this leather varnish.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-14
An Old Bullflghter's Struggle.

The London Times Madrid cores
pondent gives this incident of the
bullfghts which made a part of the
festivities following the marriage of
the King of Spain: Casas, commonly
called Salamanchino, is veteran
matador, seventy years of age, who,
having figured in Queen Isabella'a
marriage festivities, wished, although
he had long retired from the field,
to appear in Fridays and Saturday &
bullfights. He appeared dressed in
blue, embroidered with silver his gray
hair was gathered into a knot behind ;
and over his pure white shirt waved a
long, red cravet. On the fourth bull
being let loose he advanced toward
the royal box to request permission to
encounter it. All the torreros cluster
ed round him to protect him. The
bull is attracted toward Salamanchiuo,
who holds his scarlet mantle in one hand
and his sword in the other.
The struggle commences, but Casas
is old, he is not firm on his legs, his
muscles are not supple, bis arm is moi
sure. Twice the bull throws him down.
He is thought to be dead, but he is ur
again and returns to the fight. There
is cry of {" Fueral and pocket-hand.
kerchiefs are waved to stop him but
the obstinate nlatador wishes to win 6
last laurel. Fortune however, is
unpropitious seven times he attacks
the bull, seven times he misses it. Ac
cording to custom, after seven unsuccess
full attacks, the bulls life is safe, and
shaking its streamers may re-enter tn,
'".Toril" amid the applause of the spec
ators while. on the other hand its un
fortunate combatant is hissed.