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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13
Acknowledgements.

In the name of the Won Bora and Luther Aid So
cieties we hereby tender our hearty thanks to the
following ladies' and gentlemen who so kindly and
efficiently assisted US at our concert Oh last Friday
solos.
2 To Professors Koerber, Hamer and Ide, and
Mr Abby with Prof. Turner and Mes>rs Armen-
trout Haines, Strasburg and Carroll of the Stone
wall Band, for orchestral music. .
g. To the editors Of the VINDICAToR, 'Vi12inian"
and Spectator for courteous notices.
4. To the Stonewall Band Tor loan Of piano and
Mr. S. M. Wilkes for loan of furniture
8 TO Messrs A. Y Lee, VIM. Gushing and C.
Barkman for cOurteSieS.
THE COMMITTEE.
JAMES W. HESS,
Cor. Sec'Y L. A. s.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

The candidates for tile next Presidenc,
will not he nominated until the summit
of 1885,, just eighteen months from nov
Many candidate will loom up ard di
cut before that time.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

President Hayes has stopped the fu-
neral procession of Ex-senator Foote. of
Miss and appointed the body Director of
the u S. Mint at New Orleans. The
living relatives of the deceased are U s
Senator Hereford, of West Virginia,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

1t is wonderful tact. hut a fact never
theless, that the hutter and cheese made
in the United S ateo is worth 1850, COO ,0Oc.
and is more valuable than any crop the
country produces, except corn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

Gov. Wade Hampton of 5. c., was cleo
ted U. S. Senator on Monday and on tb
same day his leg was amnutated.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

Our thanks are due TO Gen. John Echsls
and Senator Koiner for State documents.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

The Lynchburg Gas Co. having stopped
it's patronage of the Lynchbur., Virgin
ian" for adverse criticism, the latter
stopped the gas and used other light. The
gas company's patronage" Was equal to
1888 month while the newspaper gas bill
was $45.
Mrs. Mary Crockett and her sister, Mrs.
Jane Kent, of Wythe county, Va. were
thrown from their carriage, while going
to church on the LIST inst. and badly
injured.
Governor Holiday is in a minority now,
but the time will come when Virginia will
thank him for saving her name from dis
honor Cincinnati Gazette.
John B. Pettey, whose make OF wagons
was known from Virginia to Florida in
former days, died at Front Royal, Warren
CO., Va, last week at an advanced age.
The Baltimore & Ohio r. R. Co., are
preparing to build Is engines and lOofreight
cars at their Mt. Clare W orks.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13
'CHE LARGEST STOCK!
BEST VARIETY

,THE LARGEST STOCK!
BEST VARIETY
TO BE FOUND IN THE CITY
CALI, AND EXAMINE PRICES &C',
SANTA CLAUS
HEADQUARTERS
CHRIST As GOO d.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
THOMAS H. HUMPHREYS.
Ihaye in store and am receiving select stock OF
PURE AND FRESH
AMERICAN II FRENCH CANDIES
Fine Creams. Conserves Chocolates
Marshmallows, Ginger Caramels, Tafnes'
&c. also Plain and Fancy mixture.
FRESH NUTS OF ALL KINDS
in great quantity
Quarter, half and whole boxes New Layer ha iss
ms New London Layer uScatelS ana oceuesSS
Raisins New Curranls and Cron New FIGS anu
Dates Canned Fruits, Pine a pples, Peaches, ffuheS,
Tamariuds &c. Sardines, Potted Meats fcKies,
Sauces Catsup, OYSTERS Lotsters, Salmon, Jeiliess
Nince Meat &C., &C., &C.,
TROPICAL FRUITS, CALIFORNIA PEARS.
BANANAS, MALAGA GRAPES,
ORANGES, LEMONS, &C., &c., &
FRESH CAKE
Ar Always on hand and baked to order. "a
TOYS. TOYS! TOYS! TOYS! TOYSi
Ihave large stock of toys too numerous to mem
ton rom Sc IS. Sleds, hobby Horses, carriages,
w agons &C., also variety Of Bohemia and emma
Ware, suitable for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, all OF
which will be sold at as Loo Figure as can DC
bought anywhere.
DOLLS! DOLLS!
All Sizes all kinds, all prices and cheaper than ever
FIRE WORKS! FIRE WORKS!
Rockets, Roman Candles, Torpedoes, Squibs, Sc
GOODS DELIVERED FREE
| ~ Two doors East Of D. A. Kaysers. "a
dec 1926
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

SUBvERsIvE.-At the last session OF the
Virginia Annual Conference Rev. DIR.
Blackwell was appointed as pastor of Cen
tenary Methodist church i'll Richmond.
aud DR.. Sledd was sent from that church
to preside over the Lynchburg District.
The Centenary people wished inretain DR..
Sledd and sent committee to the Bishop
in Portsmouth, but he declined to make
any change. They sent another commit
tee to Greensboro, with more success. The
Bisop yielded, and now the Centenary peo-
pie are happy, but they have given the itin-
Grant system blow from which it will
hardly ever recover-as to city churches,
at least. Suffolk Va.. Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

We see some of our Virginia cotempora
ries talking about Judge Rives having
''violated the majesty of Virginia law"
But that isn't the question just now.
Judge fsives has violated the law and the
constitutional amendments of the United
States and the matter must be pushed to
the bottom. Ii he is wrong he must be
reversed and if he is correct he must be
sustained. He has violated the law of
Massachusetts and New York as well as
Virglpia-every State in the Union, or he
has violated none. The point just now is
that his action is too important to be al
lowed to rest and that the investigation of it
must be done with calmuess and wisdom
and persistency.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

The New York "Times" begin to see it.
The information communicated by Sena-
tor Bruce, the negro U. s. Senator from
Mississippi, that all the colored people OF
the South want Grant for third term
induces the "Times' to remark
that ''those who view the prospect
of such candidacy with rather less COM
placency than Senator Bruce would do
well to reflect on the significance of
Grants hold over the Imagination of the
southern freedmen" 1t goes on to
show that as The sixteen Southern
States will cast 276 votes in the
next Republican National Convention
and assuming, what is by no means i'm
probable, that they will be solid fer
Grant, he will begin the fight with only SO
votes short of a majority. That is it ex-
actly. Rough on the respectables in the
Republican party North, isn't it?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13


4 white man named Doaasop and two
negroes. Qarr and Chass, were drown
ed ut the falls of New river on the Ind
inst., while engaged in boating coal.
Mr.. John Burnett, a former resident Of
Tazewell county, was killed in the recent
iIiot in Breathitt county, Kentucky. Hs
had but RECENTLY been eleeted county Judge.
ttg. Wm. Kieder Meade, formerly Of
,,, -"aty, Va, iss recently been
. Gla.ke c. aan, If tks House yf Repre-
sen tativcs OF the Arizona 1t,
Rev. J. T. Leftwicb, of Atlanta, Ga.
formerly of Lynchburg. has been called to
the First Presbyterian church, of Balti-
more.
At Poughkeepsie, II. K. last week,
VIM. Harloe, DEM, was elected Mayor.
over Jno. r. Cooper, Republican.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13


PREVENTED BY MoDEsTY FROM Saw
ING HER LIFE. The steamer Cotton Val
ley was sunk in the Mississippi river last
week by striking snag. Among the pas
sengers was Miss Sanford, a niece Of VIM.
L. Sanford, of Loudon county, Va, who
with her aunt was going on visit to her
old home in Louisiana. An account Of
the wreck says:
When the steamer sank the passengers
endeavored to save themselves by cling
ing to such boxes or bales as were floated
off from the steamer. 1t seems pretty GER
tain that the only passenger lost was Miss
Sanford, from Loudoun county. Va. This
young lady was told to save herself, but
stopped to dress and so found watery
grave. Her aunt, who was viii h her, was
saved. The last that was seen of the poor
girl she was standing in her night-dress
calling piteously for assistance. Her long
hair was streaming in the storm, while her
thin garment, wet with the rain, chung
closely about her. Clad only in chemise,
she refused to enter the life boat thus ex-
posed, Far aft ON the hurricane deck she
stood wringing her hands. when H. Stein,
clerk of the Morgan, came near in yaWl
He begged her, for God s sake, to leap into
the river, pointing out a floating box to
which she might cling, but just then the
Valley made a plunge and went down,
stern first, and Miss Sanford was lost.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

......
"A DECElVER l'ECElVED.-A colisS-
pondent from the WQodlawn neighbor-
hood sends the following additional facts
oard;no lotto m.,rr;aoo in that settle.
eo. = -.o aa s oso;+o-
menu which proouoeo conslderaoie eAclCo-
ment: The usually quiet neighberhood Of
Wood,awn fthe oood and soberly settle
1890 80 ~ ,,sns+r;o,,e O,.kero, hoe
non' VI 'ao Industrious Su"Ao! n~'
lately been thrown into considerable ex.
element over a nest novel matrimonial
affair. A German named Fritz Prelle
lately came to reside here. bringing with
him woman whom he represented as his
wife. He purchased farm from Clayton
Conner, ESQ.,, and everything went on
quietly for while, when Fritz, all at once
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13

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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
Words OF Wisdom.

Itls but poor eloquence which only
shows that the orator can talk.
II what is said be not to the purpose
n single word is already too much.
We can hardly learn humility aud
tenderness enough. except by suffering.
As nothing truly valuable can he OBJ
tanned without Industry, So there can be
no persevering industry without deep
sense OF the value of time.
The most common error OF men and
women is that of looking for happiness
somewhere outside Of useful work. II
has never yet been found when thus
sought, and never Will be while the
world stands and the sooner the truth
is learned, the better for every one. II
you doubt the proposition, 60 around
among your friends and acquAintances
and select those who have the most en-
joyment through life. Are they idlers
and pleasure-seekers, or the earnest
workers We know what your answer
will be. or the miserable human beings
il has been eur fortune or misfortune 10
know, those were the most wretched
who had retired from useful employ
ment in order 10 enjoy themselves.
Truth will never die the stars will
grow dim, the sun viii pale his glory,
but truth will be ever young. Integrity,
uprightness, honesty, love, goodness,
these are all imperishable No grave
can ever entomb these immortal princi-
piles. They have been in prison, but
they have been freer than before those
who enshrined them in their hearts have
been burned at the stake, but out Of
their ashes other witnesses have arisen.
No sea can drown, no storm can wreck,
no abyss can swallow up the everlasting
truth. You can not kill goodness and in
tegrity and righteousness; the way that
is consistent with these must be way
everlasting.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18

Capt. Paul Boyton, who a couple Of
years ago made himself and the Merri.
man llfe-preserving suit famous by
successfully floating across the British
Channel, has recently accomplished an
other feat which puts all previous
achievements in the same line far in the
shade Beginning at Toledo, Spain, he
undertook the navigation OF the river
Tagus to its mouth at the Lisbon. The
distance trayersed was GOO miles, and
the voyage occupied eighteen days.
Captain Boyton's account OF his jour
uey is not calculated 10 render any one
desirous Of repeating the experiment.
In some places the river became a tor
rent, dashing among sharp rccks at the
rate OF dozen or two miles an hour;
for miles il ran between precipices, and
in a country seemingly destitute of
human habitations. The swimmer
"neyer knew but that the next angle in
a canon would land me in a whirlpool or
over a precipice. During the voyage
102 waterfalls and rapids were passed,
one cataract being fully fifty feet in
height.
From Lisbon Captain Boyton went
10 Gibraltar, and there swan across the
straits 10 the African shore, direct dis
tance thirty miles. The passage took
seventeen hours, and the swimmer was
swept far ont Of his course by the strong
spring tides. The trial is regarded as
one Of the severest 10 which he has yet
been subjected.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
A Bankers Nhim.

A Paris banker, a self-made man who
had known the struggles II poverty in
his young days. had AL old umo-pisoo
over his bed when he breAthed his last
a few weeks ago. When he was a boy
he used 10 SAY 10 himself When you
are rich, you will buy "A picturo-clock
representing a hamlet with its church
and IN the steeple clock and al the
foot OF the village railroad, with a train
in fnll motion, and on one side The sea,
with ships sailing by" All these things
were made 10 work by machinery IN the
clock which the rich banker bought.
The train whis,led and ran along the
line, and the ships were tossed in the
sea; and the key which set them in mo-
tion was carried in the old gentleman's :
pocket. The clock had the place OF
honor in his drawing room, surrounded
by paintings which cost their weight in
gold, and there IL remained for wears.
His wife and children did not Ike IL.
They laughed az IT, They could not
understand his whim. They did not
know Of all the old dreams which that
picture awakened in him. His friends
laughed at him for letting il remain in
the dr4wing-r0om. So he took IL into
his own room. Whenever he wanted 10
renew his yonth he would wind up the
old clock, and then the steeple would
chime, the sea roar, the ships toss back
wards aud forwards, and he would feel
"a happy as in the old days when he
used 20 dream about the wonderful
treasure.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
A Bit Of Zinc.

By the analysis of some OF the most
ancient COINS. and Of metallic vessels
taken from the excavations at Hercula-
neum, il is found that they contain a
portion OF zinc; vet, 10 the moderns,
Elnc is a new metal. Less than century
agu zinc was not considered rs metal
At all. Homberg, philosopher who
wrote about that period, says: "Zinc Is
a compound Of iron and tn thus I'M
plying that il had no individual exist
ence, but il was compound. Such,
however, is not found 10 be the case by
modern chemists.
Indifferent as we are TO "a bit Of
zine" there are few substances that
have rendered more service, or been
more instrumental 10 the cause Of sci
ence and the progress of knowledge than
this metal. Considered in relation TO
its own qualities, il possesses rare inter
est Certain combinations of this metal
with copper, under the euphonious
names OF tombac, brass, pinch
beck" have been used in the arts,
especially in China, from time imme-
mortal. In the Celestial Empire, zinc
in great purity is used for current
coin. The money has frequently Tartar
characters on one side and Chinese
characters on the reverse.
Certain combinations Of zinc, one
called white vitriol IL e. sulphate OF
zinc), and another flowers of zinc (oxide
Of nnc), are Of great importance in
medicine. The mechanical uses of me-
talhc zinc are very numerous, giving
rise to regular trades for the fabrication
OF zinc ware. The white oxide Of zinc
has come much into use as a harmless
substitute for the poisonous white lead
in painting. Iron chains and wire e1-
posed to the air or water, are now all
dipped into melted zinc before they are
put TO use. This operation, which is
called galvanizing," entirely prevents
the iron from rusting. There are many
other uses of zinc, which we cannot
detail here. The great service, however,
which zinc has rendered to man is in the
galvanic battery.
Without electricity many arts would
cease to exist; yet, for practical and com
mercial purposes, we could not generate
electricity without zinc. What steam
owes 10 coal, electricity owes 10 zinc.
Whenever steam is used, coal is con-
sumed; whenever electricity is used,
zinc is consumed. Thus we find that
electroplating and the wonders Of tele-
graphic communications are indirectly
indebted to zinc; and by the use OF the
telegraph we are enabled 10 answer Job
(IIIviii. 35), in the affirmative. who, two
thousand years ago, asked, "Canst thou
send hghtnings, that they may go and
say INTO thee, Here we are
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
Billy Bangs's Hat.

There are a great many people who
feel uneasy when the hat is passed
round, but q hat like this one mus;
trouble bad debtors worse than any
body else. A facetious reporter in the
City OF Brotherly Love does up an odd
character there in the following fashion
Billy Bangs is a collector Of bad bills
in Philadelphia. Everybody knows
Billy there, and he collects the worst
kind OF bills-bills that people were
willing to throw away if it were not for
Billy.
As It is, they give their bad bills to
Billy TO collect. Billy Bangs wears a
very high hat-a family relic. On the
top he has painted in flaming letters
" Bad Bills Collected.
Thus arrayed, with everybody looking
at his hat, he goes and knocks at the
debtors office-stands around his door,
and makes the premises look generally
ridiculous until the debt Is paid. Then
Billy takes fifty per cent. OF II, and gives
the rest to his client.
Recently, Billy Bangs was arrested.
he had gone aud stood around DIR.
Dash's Office few days before. He call
ed three or four times, always showing his
high hat 10 passers-by. By-and-by. DR..
Dash got angry, and he went and kicked
Mr. Bangs out-kicked him clear across
the street.
DR.. Dash testified that Billy Bang
had damaged his good name--that be
got all the nsighbors to laugh at him,
and that he was constantly doing this to
good citizens of Philadelphia who failed
TO pay all their little bills.
The result was Billy's acquittal. The
court said they had no right TO regulate
Billy Bangs's hat, and that he could
wear "plug hat all covered with let
ters. with town-clock on it, if he want
ed to. So Billy is now the terror ot
everybody in Philadelphia-who dom
nav
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
MOrphlOmania,

Morphionania has become great
scourge in Berlin since the Introduction
Of opium injections as n relief from bod
ily suffering and sleeplessness. Trades.
people, merchants, judges, barristers,
soldiers, students, doctors and clergy
men become the victims Of the habit,
and when the medical attendants are
called in il is too late 10 counteract the
evil. At first, these sub-cutaneous in
jections offer the quickest and easiest
means to allay pain and bring rest TO the
sufferer. Buti 10 prove efectual in its
cure, the treatment must be continued d
for a certain time and during that
period the patient becomes so accustom-
ed 10 these skin injections that they
become indispensable. When the medi-
cal practitioner refuses 10 increase the
doses, the patient unable 10 deep or
rest without the calming injection, pro-
cures the necessary instruments and APP
plies the remedy himself. Sometimes,
also, even after the patient has been
cured without any undue dose, and
when he should dispense with the opium
injections, he delays doing no under the
plea that they make sleep and rest 30
well. In fact, when once these sub
cuteneous injections have begun. they
can rarely be left off. Like drink, the
appetite for them increases until chronic
drunkenness ensues.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
A FerociOus Alligator.

In the Norman river, Australia, the
allgators are 10 numerous and daring
that they will not leave the steamers
path until they are actually disturbed
by the motion OF the floats. As the
steamer Pioneer was on its voyage, "A
Kanaka belonging to the vessel was
standing on the margin OF the rlyer
unfasteninga rope, when he was charged
by one OF these terrible saurians. The
people on board who saw the danger
cried out 10 alarm the man but before
he could make his escape the alligator
seized him by the thigh. The unfor-
tunate man threw his arm round some
mangroves, and 80 held on until assist
ance came from the steamer Six men
quickly seized him, and then there was
horrible trial OF strength between
human muscles and the jaws Of the alli-
gator. The captain struck the brute n
blow on the head with an axe, which
forced him TO let go his hold. and the
victim was dragged away. Thealligator,
however, made another charge up the
bank, but was repelled with difficulty by
repeated blows of the axe. The poor
Kanaka's leg was taken Off below the
knee. Medical assistance was near at
hand, but the excessive loss Of blood
rendered recovery hopeless. The man
died within fifteen minutes after he had
reached the doctors disPensary.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
A Rosy Fature.

They were in the bell-tower Of the
city hall yesterday, and she leaned her
yellow haired head on his shoulders and
listened to the mighty "tick tack
tick r. Of the big clock.
"Wo don't want such a big clock as
that, do we darling?" she whispered.
mo, my little daisy" he answered,
as he huggcd her little closer 81 kin
buy a clock for two dollars whichll run
three days TO this clocks two. I've
got her picked ont already T.
Wen be very, very happy" she
sighed.
"You bet We will I've figured il
right down fine, and | believe we can
live on twelve eggs, one pound Of sugar,
ten pounds Of flour and one pound OF
butter"
"And you'll have bank account p
she pleaded.
81 will, even if | have TO buy sec
ond hand one I"
And will we keep a coachmAn ?"
Yes"
And have piano?'
Yes, darling"
And can have some square pillows
with shRms on them ?"
Yes, my tulip-yes - we'll sham
every thing from cellar 10 garret, have
the front door painted blue, and--but
less go'n look at some secondhand cook
stoves I'-DctrOit Free Press.