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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-07
New Advertisements.

4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" S aunton, Feb 9th, 1879.
In the chancery cause OF Efineer's (M H. Ex'r
VS. Landes tJoseph) now pending in the Circuit
Court Of Augusta: All ersons, parties, plaintiff
DIES are hereby notified that, in pursuance OF de-
cree rendered in said cause by said Court on the
18th OF Nov 1878, shall at my office in Staunton on
Saturday, the sth day Of March, 1879,
proceed to take and state an account showing:
lst. The amount OF the real estate owned by the
defendant Joseph Landes its fee simple and annual
rental value and the state of the title thereof
I'd. The liens binding the same together with their
respective prlortieS and such other matters as Imay
deem pertinent or any party in interest may special
~ DESIRE at which time and place you are required
to attend. j. w. GREEN SMITH
Com'r.
j. F. Efinger, p. q. febF-4t
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FROM DE-. S. J. BELT, BALTIMORE, Md have
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February 3, 1879.
Receipts for the week.
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From DIR. S w. HUNTER, Baltimore, Md Having
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in recommending it as an excellent preparation,
combining as it does FOOD and TONIC in a remarka
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
Whose Was II?

When the streets are muddy, and the
cars are full Of ladies coming and going,
the trick played by man on the four
teen ladies in Woodward avenue car,
should be frowned upon by every true
citizen. If again attempted he may get
himself into trouble. He boarded car
with rubber shoe IN his pocket big
enough to dit over a No. s cowhide boot,
and at a proper moment, when all eyes
were turned upon the car switching
past, he dropped the rubber on the floor
and then suddenly pretended to see it.
Bending over and picking it up he call
ed out:
(Which of you ladies lost this rub
ber?"
Every face turned pale at the size of
it, and each lady gave the other sly
glance.
"Some one In this car lost this rub
Der !" continued the human hyena as
it waved it around.
Not lady moved. Each one wonder
ed if one Of her rubbers had dropped
Off, but her mind was made up to wade
in mud two feet deep before claiming
that one.
"The owner can have It'll charge
nothing for my services" +" calmly OBJ
served the flend, as he looked down one
side of the car and up the other.
Not a hand was raised, but all feet
were drawn under the seat, as If by
machinery.
Every WE'LL" said the man, as he
rose up to leave the car. "I'm a rub
Der . head. 1t wont do the loser any
good to call at my office, or to send 4
boy and basket after this shoe, for |
wont give 1t up.
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Hogs Killing a Jaguar.

The wild hogs Of South America are
very savage, and when aroused know
not fear. One night hungry party OF
explorers, camped in Brazilian for.
est, heard an uproar of granting
squeaking aud clacking of tusks.
'Pigsi" exclaimed all with jOyfulness
"now wen have dinner" Snatching
their guns, they crept cautiously to-
wards the sounds. Coming to the edge
of a clearing they saw by the Moonlight
jaguar standing on an ant-hill, about
five feet from the ground. Surround
ing him were fifty or sixty wild hogs,
furious in their efforts 20 get at their
enemy. The jaguar, with his tail stuck
well up in the air, and his legs close
together, stood balancing himselfO on the
points of the hillock. As the infuriated
pigs threatened on one side or the other,
he would turn around and face them.
He was evidently uneasy, and only
waiting for chance TO make a rush
and escape. In moment of forgetful-
ness the Jaguar slightly dropped his
tail. Instantly pig seized it and pull
ed; then another, and another, and the
beast was dragged from his perch to the
ground. The battle was terrible. The
yellow body OF the jaguar rose up above
the grunting, squeaking mass of pigs,
and his powerful jaws struck deadly
blows. Then he fell-the uproar sub
sided, and the herd dispersed. The
party of explorers walked to the battle
ground. Fourteen dead pigs were ly-
ing on the field, but no jaguar or its re-
mains were seen. Presently one of the
party, picking up fragment of some
thing said, "Here's the tigerw 1t was
bit OF the jaguar's skin. He had been
torn to pieces and devOured by the saw
age hogs.
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There is in Hartford, Conn, a very
curious and interesting piece of work
made by Ruth Kirby, who lived at
middleton Upper houses, near Crom-
well. 1t is a cotton bed quilt made in
1776 one hundred and two years ago.
She carded, spun and wove the cotton
herself by hand, and it is very soft
piece of cloth. After the weaving she
had it stamped, and great attraction
to it is this printing, which was. of
course, done also 10y hand with blocks
cut by hand. Two patterns are SHOWN,
each stamp appearing alternately on
the cloth. The designs are noticeably
free and graceful. Figures in the dress
of that time, men wearing cooked hats.
are seen. There are deer, cattle, sheep
birds and other creatures, several kinds
of trees with their proper foliage, and
a house and church. The house has
the dormer windows, and is an ordinary
looking building, but the church with
its rounded tower is not like anything
one would have been likely to see in
this country at that period. That, and
the fact that one OF the figures Is carry
ing a load on his head, and also. per-
haps, the appearance Of deer amcng the
domestic animals, suggest foreign ar
tist as the designer, and yet there are
reasons for thinking that this work may
have been done by the grandfather of
the Rev. Leonard w. Bacon.
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CLEVELAND, TENN, JANUARY 9, 1879.

and pulling off his grimy cap he passed
Ii around, getting generous contribu-
tiOns from all hands. Then turning
his own greasy pockets inside out, and
shaeing them in droll way over the
cap, he said;
"There, comrade, take that: and dc
you see that little white cottage up
there on the hill? It's empty. Tom
Reynolds moved up TO the other end oil
the road to-day. It's handy to your
job; jnst the thing. I'll see about it
myself as soon as it's daylight. You
just send for them folks o. yOurn right
off, and if you amt got enough money
yet TO pay the bills, us fellers will see
that's all right"
Paul's family arrived in due time,
and every one of those wild but kind
hearted railroad "boys had hand in
setting them to housekeeping. And as
they point to that little pepper-box to
this day, and tell this simple story,
they say that Paul Serus was a hero,
and that somehow they feel as ii they
owned share of him, .and in his
happy, thrifty family, living in the
neat little white cottage on the cliff
and above the crossing.
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Flowers In Florence.

Every morning at breakfast time, a
wiry little old man with twink!ing
black eyes came creeping up our stair
case with huge market basket full of
! flowers on his arms. 1t makes NE sigh
with pleasure now 10 think Of those
! flowers. They were most wild ones,
but they did not seem so to us. for they
were of the kinds which we had been
used TO see growing in gardens-jOn-
quilS, ilies-of-the-valley, tulips, mar
cissus, field-lilies, ramunculuses, splen-
did in every shade of yellow and orange
and deep red, clusters of roses, torn
from the walls where they bloom all
winter long ivy sprays, laulistlnas, iris
es, myrtle, and that odd-tinted purple
black lily which is the emblem Of Flo
renee. Later, he brought lilaes, fruit
! blossoms, anemOnes, purple, pink, and
scarlet. long dropping Doughs of wiste-
ria flowers, and the delicious little
Banksia rose. All these delightful
creatures would he pour out on the
table, and then would begin the most
comical process of bargaining: The
old man would name price. We
would name price. The old man
would shrek, shrug, dance about, and
protest that to abate in the least from
his price would be equivalent TO con-
demning his wife, children, and aged
parents to penury. Then Maria, our
maid would emerge from the Kitchen
and join the fray, swapping her fingers
and crying "Che' Cher' declaring that
never was there such wicked old man,
the worst in all Florence, thief, We
ritable rObber-never should her ladies
pay such unheard-of sums for few
miserable noHers-it was picking their
pockets; gid' gia! 90 along with you.
Then suddenly in the midst ofthe storm
"a lull would ensue, The old man
would change his expression, become
all smiles, push the flowers be had cho-
sen toward us with his lean fore-fnger,
seize the sum he mad SO dccried, bow,
and vanish, leaving us with the lovely
heap Of glad, sweet-smelling things,
and the comfortable sense that We had
made JuoH mercdto. But alas, there
would be the giantess down upon us,
upbraiding us for always giving ini-
quitous people their own way and al
ways there was CLINT in the old mans
eye, a suppressed frisk and joyfulness
as he turned away, which convinced US
that however little we might have paid,
the bargain" was on the other side,
and as usual we had been "done in the
transaction"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
4 Miners Superstition.

y reporter was talking with an old
miner few days ago, who implicitly
believed that no death ever took place
In the mines wilhouta warning Of some
kind. "YOu see," he said "death new
er comes Of sudden upon the men in
the mines. You reporters write up ac-
cidents and how something gave way
or fell quick and killed somebody. Now
this amt so. There's always some
warning. When see my lantern begin
TO bnrn low down and blue, know
there Is danger ahead. II it keeps on for
few days and then begins TO waver
and flicker, IN watch it close 20 see
where 1t points. Now, you may set me
up for fool, but what Pm tellin' you
is gospel truth. When the flame leans
over (as If it was being worked by a
blow pipei, and points to man, death
has marked him. Some years ago when
Bill Hendricks was killed In the Saw
age, the 1ame of my lantern pointed
right 20 him for over an hour, and
when he moved the flame would turn
just as II Bill was load-stOne, and the
dame was a mariners needle. / knew
he was gone and told him to be careful
about the blast Well, he got through
that all right and got on the cage. AS
we went up, the candle kept acting
strangely, and at times the flame would
stretch out long and thin towards Bill
At length it gave a sudden flicker and
Bill reeled to one side and was caught
in the timbers. | heard his dreadful
cry as he disappeared down the shaft,
and while he was bounding from side
to side, dashing out his brains snd scat
tering his flesh down to the bottom,
my light went out. | never liz that
lantern again. 1t hangs up in my cab
in now, and 1t always will. There's
more In candle flame than people
think. III rather see a cooked revolver
pointed at me than a candle flame;
revolver sometimes misses, but a can
die fame Is sure to kill when 1t starts
owards man."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
He Saw Their Game.

He Is prominent newspaper man,
and parts his hair in the middle. The
part is over five inches wide, which
gives him an innocent cast of cOunte-
nance. To those who know him not he
might be considered verdant i'm appear
ance. lie was riding in a sleeper on
the Central Pacific Railroad, and fell
into an innocent little game of pedro
with Colonel, a Professor and a Doc
tor. During an animated conversation
and a quiet deal, three aces were thrown
on his side of the table, after which
one of the three gayly- remarked, with
the greatest GOODNESS, "l wish that we
were playing poker. | don't know
that | have been favored with such a
hand for years" Our editorial friend
saw the game, looked up innocently.
and remarked: 81 have been favored
also. have pretty good poker hand
here myself" The three looked at
each other as he continued thusly
"They cali you Professor?". Yes"
"They call you Colonel?" Eyes"
'You are from the East, believe ?"
"Yes." "Well, gentlemen" he cor
tlnued, rising, "you had better take
the next train back. We meet it just
the other side Of Battle Mountain. You
can't make cent at this. They have
been teaching il Ia the Sunday schools
in California for years
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09

belonged TO Frederick the Great; agrI-
cultural implements; fne liquors. and
various handsome articles of plate,
china, cutlery aud home manufac ture.
These souvenirs are now scattered
among relatives and friends. Mr.. CIay's
library at Ashland, while it wa: OF re-
spec:able size, was not large, owing
mainly 10 his long residence ia Wash
ington. Mr. Clay's life and habits at
home reminded one OF well-tO do
English country gentleman. lie rose
early and bathed, shaved and took a
horseback ride every morning. He was
exceedingly neat In his dresss, End on
all occasions wore the inevitable swal.
lOw-tail coat, which is reproduced in all
Hart's statues Of him. Although he
frequently entertained distinguished
persons of all nations at Ashland il was
always done with plain and simple
elegance. He never attempted display.
His was ga good Kentucky table," aud
that was all. He thought 1t good enough
for any one, as II most certainly was.
His hospitAble board was mainly sup
piled from his own farm, which fur
nished him the richest cream, milk and
butter, from cows OF prized pedigrees;
bacon and Southdown mutton; fruits
and vegetables of all kinds; poultry and
substantial luXuries. The very "pOne"
Of bread, aud the smoking pancake"
that graced his table, came from his
own corn and wheat fields. His wines
were Sherry, Madeira and Port, pale
Sherry being his favorite.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
BEGINNING AGAIN.

When, sometimes. our feet grow weary
On the rugged hills Of life
The path stretching long aud dreay
With trial and labor rife-
We pause on the toilsome journey.
GlAncing backward IN valley and glen
And sigh with al infinite longing
70 return and begin Agan.
For behind is the dew Of the morning.
In al it, freshness and light.
And before are doubts aud shadows
And the chill aud gloom Of the night,
We remember the sunny places
We passed 20 carelessly then.
And ask. with a Passionate nging,
To return aud begin again.
All. vain, indeed. is the asking,
LIES duties press oil Of US on.
Aud who dare shrink from the labor.
Or sigh for the sunshine that's gone!
And, 1t may be, not far on before us
Wait fAirer places than then,
Lies paths may yet lead ty It u waters
1ltrth ", may not begin Again.
FOreYermore upward and onward
BE our paths on the hills OF life,
And soon will radiant daWning
Trsnshgure the toll and the strife,
And our Fathers hand VIII lead US
Tenderly upward then;
In the Joy aud peace Of fairer world
He'll let us begin again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
The Pedometer.

One Of the most curious little instru-
ments brought out is the pedometer, a
small machine about the size Of n
watch, which you carry in your pocket
TO denote the distance you travel on foot
or ride on horseback. IL is very ac-
citrate machine. a friend OF mine put
one In his pocket the other day and
walked from the Fifth Avenue Hotel TO
the Central Park and back. Strange to
say IL marked the distance as accurate
ly as surveyor could measure IL. The
little machine works this way; Ii tells
the number Of steps you take, or that
your horse takes, duriug any given
time. 10 get the length Of these steps
you take an average That j., you
walk 200 feet, then count the number
Of steps, divide the number of steps and
you will have the length of your aver
age step. Then set the pedOmeter and
start.
The other morning, a young married
lady, Mrs. -, who had suspicious
that her husband was "larking'' it too
much when he ought to be in his office
attending the business, put a pedOmet-
er in his pocket. Kissing his wife
good-by, the innocent husband saunter-
ed out and took the stage for his down
town office. In the stage he met
dashiug widow, who took him up to
Central Park TO see the animals, or
rather TO carry on a Irritation on some
Of those bowery seats rooted with
woodbine and ivy. After promenading
through the park, visiting the seals, the
octriches, the baby lions and the muse
um, the sentimental husband returned
home,
"Ah, ducky, where have you been
you look all tired Out:" asked the wife
as she kissed him as usual.
"Oh, down to the Office; the same old
drudgery. o, pet, I'm so glad to get
back to my little wifey."
Ibid you take the stage to the door,
sweet?', asked the wife, tenderly.
"Yes, lovey; and | was too tired to
walk home. Why never went out to
lunch. was to busy"
"Just set AID wrote all day, darling,
did your"
Yes, daisy, all day long. Oh, Pm
so tired!"
LET me see your pocketbook, preci-
ous," continued the wife; al want to |
put something in it," Then she open
ed it and took out the little pedometer.
"Oh, Edwardm she screamed, as she
held it up.
"What, Caroline"
"Why, here you've travelled II miles
since morning. Where have you been
How could you! Oh, you wicked, bad
man, to deceive your wife so?"
but Caroline"
"Don't but me, Edward! You've
been walking around all day. You
couldn't have been near the office %
all. Oh, you naughty, naughty man
IN going home to my mother; won't
live with you another day. Now, who
was she? Who was the lady? ?"
"Why, Caroline, met Mrs. Swope,
our clergyman's wife. and"
mo, you didn't, she's been with me
all day! Oh, Edward :" and then she
burst into tears.
That night, that poor, broken-heart-
I'd husband swore by all the pedOmet-
ers in Heaven or earth that he'd never
lie to his wife again. He even took
pew in the church next to his mother
n-law, and every Sunday we can now
zee him with pedometer in his pocket
measuring his way to church.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
Two Noted Grave Robbers.

Our readers will remember the ae-
count given 10 these columns Of the
robbing of the grave OF the Hon. scott
Harrison, in Ohio, last May, the body
being found in the diSsecting-room oil
the Ohio Medical College. Public In
dIgnation justly brands any man as a
scoundrel who will rob the grave oil the
dead. But there are two noted grave
robbers in the country, so far from
being the subjects of the peoples wrath,
are universally lauded for their virtues.
The reason is plain; while the former
class steal the dead bodies of our loved
ones TO submit them TO the dissecting
knife, these only rob the graves to re-
store the living victims TO our hearts
and homes. Their names--Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery aud Pleasant
Purgatlve Pellets--are household words
the world over. The Golden Medical
Discovery cures consumption In Its
early stages, and all bronchial, throat
and lung affections; Pleasant Pnrgative
Pellets are the most valuable laxative,
end cRthsrtic.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09
Rare Wines.


There are some wines which very
few people drink, not only because they
arc scarce and dear, but because they
have a smack that is not to the general
taste. Lachryma Christi is slipped by
travellers at Naples, but few TASKS find
their way far from their native slopes
of Vesuvius. The white wine of Juran-
con, sacred to the memory Of the Kings
of Navarro, and always loved by Henry
the Fourth of France, cannot be bought.
1t is dearrr. bulk for bulk, than any
other wine in the world. IL is almost
as strong as French brandy, almost as
substantial as syrup, and is, In fact,
only a superior raisin wine, luscious
and cloying. But it is a Porphyrogeni-
to, born to grandeur. Those who grow
the grapes are princes, whose Hunga-
rian territories are administered by pre-
fects and councils, and those who buy
the wonderful wines are kings.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09

Cold u treat II promptly and properly until IL
Is gotten rid of-intplgcnt exp rience fortu-
ma ely presenting a curative In Dr. Jaynes Tx.
pectOrant, thorougly adapted 70 remove speed
ily all Coughs ana COlds-allay any excit ng In
nammation OF the throat or Lungs, and remove
the distressing symptoms VI Asthma 80 Pleu.
rlsy
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

Regular rates Of advertising. 81 per sqr--s
hrss insertion. aud 70 cents each suhsel1stf
Insertion
Specisl contracts Hill lie made for AL adysr~
usements FOR four insertions or over
Transient advertisements LwAys rsy1Hs
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, ovsr one
squAre, charged for At half rUgu-Gr rsts4 /.
All local notices 10 cents line 'or eAeh'Lp-
sertion-
No notices inserted for lea than hrsy
centA
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-09

In 1877 Great Britain paid the
United States for bacon. hams, beef,
butter and cheese, $67 500 600, against
Sl7, 800, 600 Ia 1868.