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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16
Personal.

Messrs. Jay Cook. Jr., J. G. Fuller and
J. Kelley, of Philadelphia. the last named
gentleman being of the MI. Vernon iron
works in this county, were at tho Virginia
Hotel this week.
Our thanks are due Mr.. John T. Nc
Chesney, OF Minneapolis, for copy of the
st. Paul and Minneapolis pioneer of
January LIST, the New Years number. 1t
contains twenty-four pages Of matter, with
numerous engravings including large pic
lures Of its offices in the two cities. A
reader in the Atlantic states looks at tho
evidence Of progress in the new states rs
exhibited in in its columns. with amaze
ment.
Rev. Alex. Sprunt of the Augusta
Church, will preach at the Second Presby-
terian church tonight and tomorrow
morning. There will be communion ser
vice there Sunday morning.
Gen. Echols has been in the city some
days. Before leaving Richmond be paired
off on political questions with DR.. Moffett
of Rockingham.
Messrs. Vim. A. Burke and A. IA. Bow
man were iu Richmond Wednesday attend
ing meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee of the State Agricultural Society.
Mr.. J. Fred. Effinger arrived here from
New York this week.
The gentleman named below has many
friends in Stanton who will always. b.
glad to hear of evidences of his popularity
elsewhere. The Cincinnati Enquirer
says:
Mr.. W. F. cambridge. the Agent of. the
Mississippi Express Company WAS. very
neatly surprised yesterday by receiving. rs
token Of esteem from the employees OF
the Company, an elegant Brussels carpet
and mat for his private office. HIS desk.
too. was beautifully decorated with cnOice
cut.fowers. Mr.. Dandridge could, not
..express'' his thanks as the occasion de-
served, so he invited the boys. to- the
Grand Hotel, where pleasant time was
had. 8%I Ill
Yesterday little Virgie Hoge, AaS3nter-
esting little daughter Of Mr.. Chatte sssE.
Hoge, and who has, though 50 young, At
tracted much attention as musical odi-
~ was taken to Richmond for medical
treatment for nervous Affections which
threatens to make her permanent Invalid.
She will Do put under the cafe .spf pr.
Hunter McGnire. SSsk..
A Reading Club has been fofme1 here
with Mr.. A. G.. Stuart, President, and
Messrs. A. F. Robertson and a. e. Cor
don Vice Presidents.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16

E OIL U B y.
A discount IL twenty per cent win be allowed to
cluhS Of four 81 more Ga3s1nS Thus four copies Of
black wood or Of one Review will be sent, to one
address for 1880, four copies Of the four Reviews
and Rlackwood for rs, and so on.
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THE EDINBURG REVIEW (Whig),
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW (Liberal),
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW
sf (CbnseruatiUe.)
THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
(EUangelical),
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16
No. 9 SOUTH AUGUSTA STREE


will show you the handsomest machine you have
ever seen for $30 a35, and a40these the lowest
prices at which they were ever offered in Staunton
pleasure Of offering them again. after my present
supply is exhausted Therefore. Il you Sausbands
tiers bright and cheerful and cause beam of happi
ness and contentment to light Up your homes-,and
Ofyour lives, it will be no fault of mine
A WORD OF WARNING.
Don't purchase any machine that may be dropped
at our house, regardless OF its worth, but examine
mine before purchasing
EVERY MACHINE WARRANTED
from three to five years. For full particulars,
address
JAMES W. NEWTON,
LOCK BOX 81,
janl6 Staunton, Va.
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This being the fact, and believing from the fore.
going figures, the prices will materially advance
purchased A LARGE LOT OF DAVIS and DO
MESTIC MACHINES at FORMER PRICES and
will continue to sell them for the present. at the
OLD PRICES.
Both of them have many improvements, and
whilst the heads Of the machines are made OF the
very best material the wood work is so artsticay
constructed as to render the machine a thing of
beauty" and will be handsome ornament to any
ady's work room. II you will call at
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
THE CZAR's FEAR OF DEATH.

A writer who signs himself :" On Russe, I"
paints deplorable picture of the terrors by
which the Gear is haunted, and of the pre-
cautions taken to secure his person from in
jury. At one time the Emperor of All the
Russias was in the habit of wearing a coat
of mail, very delicate and supple, but, un-
able to endure the weight, he has aban-
doned this ark of safety. His uniforms, how
ever, are now specially prepared, and are
said to be stepped in a particular kind of
wash which renders them bullet-proof It
would be worth while to know of what this
wonderful wash is made. The carriages
and sledges used by the monarch are also
plated with iron, and such is the mysterious
secrecy with which he is surrounded that
even the most trusted policemen are ignorant
half an hour beforehand in what direction
he is going The cook is watched at his
work by two special employees, and the
kitchen door is guarded by two sentinels.
The viands are tasted by experts, and only
offered to the Gar when they are convinced
that no poison is lurking in them. Fond as
he is of good cigar, the Emperor is
obliged, from similar motives of prudence,
to forego the pleasure of smoking. Such is
said to be the life of the greatest autocrat in
the world, who must now and then envy the
lot even of the meanest of his subjects.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
MINISTERIAL BOOMERANG.

1t was during the reign of Louis Philippe,
in 1884,. The Minister of War, without
any sufficient reason, ordered the general
commanding the division of Constantine to
undergo fifteen days imprisonment
Scarcely had the officer received the minis.
terial order, when courier presented him.
self with decree from the king. Opening
it, he discovered that he had been appointed
Minister of War.
Leaving the Minister'S letter on the table,
the general fastened to Paris at once and
assumed the duties of his Office Now, by 9
strange coincidence, the retired Minister Of
War was appointed to the command of the
division of the new Minister.
The new Minister waited few days
and then telegraphed to his former super
ior:
''You have no doubt found on your table
letter dated -, ordering the command.
ing officer at Constantine under arrest fo,
fifteen days. Have you commenced the
term ?"
And the ex-Minister had actually to 90 tc
prison by his own order.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
NORWEGIAN TRAINS.

q In the slowness of their trains the Nor
wegians excel the Dutch, and yet the latter,
for this merit or defect, according to the
time, nerves, and fancy of the individual
traveller, may place themselves as the head
of other European countries. But here all
comparison ends, for while the Dutch pos
sesses but a small territory, sufficiently in
tersected by lines, Norway, with its great
tract of country, has scarcely any railways
at ALL Nor is it probable that she will ever
be much better off in this respect. The
land is so thinly populated that railroads
could never pay. From the billy nature of
the country their construction would cost
much, while the people are poor. And
lastly, the present mode of travelling is all
they need. Time is of less consequence
to the Norwegians than to other people, be-
cause they have less to do. They do not
rush through life as we do, for instance,
giving to one day the work of six They
breathe; the remainder of the civilized
"oiAN lie, AoA Vic iliooo par, pleettAleSe. IL
they have hundred miles to travel, they
can as well devote week to it as half a
dozen hours; or, if they cannot, they wisely
stay at home. So that travelling in Norway
is very much what it was in England a CEN
fury ago. A little slower and more leisure
ly, perhaps, now than then, for nowhere in
Norway will You come across the fine sight
of coach and four come tearing up hill and
down dale at express speed. The average
rate of progress is about four miles an hour;
and. do what you Will, taking one thing
with another, you cannot get much beyond
this. Their railways, by comparison, are
not much better-of stately speed, perhaps,
but irritating. file A9yosy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
HE RODE FREE.

One of our townsmen, who was up North
a short time since, tells 8 pretty good story
of a joke Oh a conductor IN the employ of
Utica and Black River Railroad Company.
The conductor runs a passenger train. 1t
seems that q young fellow residing near
Lowville has quite local reputation as a
dance artist, travelling considerably about
the country and dancing at entertainments
for the amusement of the people. He is
noted for genial manners, and the boys at
tempt to run upon him. on account of
his good nature.
short time since the young man re-
ferred to had occasion to travel from one
station to another, a distance OF about two
miles, and he conceived the idea that it was
easier to ride than to walk He had no
money, SO he resolved to beg ride The
conductor promptly refused to carry him
free, but the fellow insisted he ought to
ride free
The conductor insisted that he should not,
and the fellow offered to bet that he would
get free ride to his place OF destination
He had hand-sled with him and when the
train was about to start he went to the rear
and hitched on
Away went the train, dragging the sled,
with the boy seated thereon. Train hands
and passengers looked on in establishment
The conductor went to the rear platform
and asked the venturesome fellow for his
ticket. The boy laughed at him and hung
on. The conductor resolved to give him a
shaking up, so he ordered the engineer to
put on extra steam. The train fairly few
The sled scarcely touched the snow, SO
great was the speed of the train 1t re-
manned right side up all the time, however,
and the deadhead passenger hung on like
grim death.
The upshot of the matter was that the
dance artist reached his destination in
safety, and joled the conductor unmerci-
fully. 1t is supposed the latter bought the
segars for the crowd The boy, by his reck-
lessness and grit, won the admiration of the
conductor, and now rides free on the train
any time he likes.-Rome az. y Sentinel
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
BOYS, "LIBERA LITY."

Three lads from Grenelle, says the Paris
Gahgn0aaa, all apprentices to carver and
glider, INDUCED in a feast three evenings
ago. They first enjoyed sumptuous din
ner, and then proceeded to the Porte St.
Martin, Paris. Between the acts they went
to take an ice at cafe, which one of them
paid for with twenty franc piece, and gave
the waiter five francs for himself out of the
change 1t SO happened, however, that NJ
Clement, Commissary of Police was seated
at the next table, and being somewhat as
tonished at such iberality, he followed the
boys out and questioned them. After some
hesitation, they burst into tears, and the
one who had been so free with his money
confessed that he had stolen it from his
mother. The poor woman had with great
patience saved three hundred francs, and
during her absence the young scamp had
brought a locksmith to open a cupboard,
saying that his mother had requested him to
do So He then took possession of the
money, and started off with his comrades to
amuse themselves. They were all locked
up for the night, but two of them were re-
leased in the morning at the request of their
parents. The principal culprit, however,
will have to appear before criminal tri
bunal, this being by no means his first es
caDade
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
A PERILOUS POSITION.

Five lads who had been playing on tb
English coast near Plymouth, at low tide
entered cave in the rock, and remained
there unobservant of the rising tide until
they discovered that it was impossible fol
them to escape from their prison. They
screamed and shouted while the swift
waters, driven by fierce gale, rushed in
higher and higher. Hundreds of people, at.
tracted by the piercing cries, congregated
on the rock above, but they could do moth.
ing. No boat could live in the boiling surf
and all looked helplessly on until two sea.
faring men, George Andrews and Thomas
Penny, offered to attempt rescue. They
were fastened to ropes, lowered over the
PERCEPTIONS crags, and, allowing themselves
to be washed into the cave by the sea, sue.
ceeded in rescuing one boy. This hazardous
operation was continued until the five were
landed on the rocks above.
There is no Christianity light enough fol
those who sincerely wish to see it, and dark
ness enough to confound those of an oppo
site disposition.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04

and fell poweriess to the ground. The
messenger informed the cavaliers who
accompanied the King of the disfgure-
ment the commissions had occasioned to
the beautiful face of Gabrielle. Taking
advantage, therefore, of the King'sswoon-
ing they conveyed him back to Fontaine-
bleau," to spare him the further agony of
seeing the beauty of the woman he loved
turned to hideousness. Sully was sent
for. He found the King walking in the
gallery, in excessive grief. He strove to
comfort him, and intermingled his con-
solutions with phrases from scripture
and the praises of Gabrielle. These
praises pleased the king. He was graft
fed to think that Sulfy now believed
"his attachment to Gabrielle to have
been founded on the real sympathy of
their minds and the sincerest esteem
fhat it was not mere ibertine love-
The next day the king and the court
appeared in mourning. Black was first
worn, afterwards violet, for a period of
three months. The funeral of Gabrielle
was splendid; she lay in state at st. Ger
main PAuxerrois, under royal canopy.
The king and his children and the whole
court knelt around her coffin. By her
side lay her newly-born dead child. The
bodies were conducted with great pomp
to the Abbey of Maubuisson for burial"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
Getting on in the World.

There are many different ways of get
ting on in the world; it does not always
mean making a great deal of money, or
being great man, for people to look up
to with wonder. Leaving off bad habit
for a good one, is getting ON in the world;
to be clean and tidy, instead of dirty and
disorderly, is getting on; to be careful
and saving, instead of thoughtless and
wasteful, is getting on; to be active and
industrious, instead of idle and lazy, is
getting on !; to be kind and forbearing,
instead of ill-natured and quarrelsome,
is getting on; to work as diligently in
the masters absence as in his presence,
is getting on; in short, when we see any
one properly attentive to his duties, per-
severing through such difficulties to gain
such knowledge as shall be of use to him.
self and to others, offering good exam
pie to his relatives and acquaintance,
we may be sure that he is getting on in
the world. Money is a very useful arti-
Gle in its way, but it is possible to get on
with small MEANS for it is mistake to
suppose that we must wait for a good
deal of money before we can do any
thing. Perseverance is often better than
a full purse. There are more helps to-
wards getting on than is commonly sup
posed; many people lag behind or miss
the way altogether, because they do not
see the simple and abundant means
which surround them on all sides; and
so it happens that these means are aids
which cannot be bought for money.
Those who wish to get on in the world
must have stock of patience and perse-
verance, of hopeful confidence, willing
ly cast down by difficulties and disap-
pointments.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
AN INDIAN TURKISH BATH.

If cleanliness is next to goodness. the
foulness of the Indian is his greatest sin.
A peculiar and disagreeable odor prevades
every thing that belongs to him, although
much of it is due to other causes than per-
sonal filth. The tanning, drying of beef or
buffalo cooking, etc., simultaneously in pro
gress in and about the lodge, produce va
riety of unpleasant scents, which permeate
their clothing and impregnate the at1nos-
phere. The unfrequent change of the
former is also fruitful source of physical
impurity. The Turco-Russian bath is, how
ever, of very common application among
them. 1t is their panacea
The manner of its preparation is neces-
sarily primitive. Willow wands are shar-
pened and thurst into the ground, and their
smaller ends are interlaced so as to form q
bower little more than a yard in height, and
eight or ten in circumference Over this is
stretched and secured piece of canvas or
skin, under which. after several large stones
have been brought to red heat and rolled
IN its centre, dozen or more Arrapahoes
crowd and crouch. Water is slowly poured
upon the stones, from which arise hot air
and vapor. After profuse perspiration, the
inmates leap into an adjoining stream, OF
wallow naked in the snow This bathing
establishment is called swick-up,n and
they dot the banks of water courses in all
Indian countries.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
A THEATRICAL SUN AND MOON.

During the reign of Louis XIV, the sun
and moon were SO well represented at the
French Opera that, as st. Evemond in
forms US, the Ambassador of Guinea assist
ing at one of it performances, leaned for
ward in his box when those orbs appeared,
and religiously saluted them. In the days
before Gluck and Mozart, the opera at
Vienna was chiefly remarkable for its size
and for the splendor of its scenery; and in
a wel-known description of an operate
performance at Vienna, addressed by Lady
Mary Wortley Montague to Pope, we are
told that nothing of the kind was ever
more magnificent" that the decorations
and habits cost the Emperor 10000" and
that "the stage, built over very large
canal, was divided at the beginning of the
second act into two parts, discovering the
water, on which there Immediately came
two fleets of little gilded vessels that gave
the representation of naval fight. MUG
millans's Magazine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
ENGLISH STRUGGLE WITH THE LET.
TER 0H.o

The Entertainment which the letter IN re
ceives from very large proportion of the
English people is, of course, known to the
most superficial observer of their speech
1t is the substance and point of a standing
joke which never loses its zest Mr.
P1alch'S artists, when hard put to it for the
subject of a social sketch, can always fall
back upon the misfortunes of the aspirate
III in speech is an unmistakable mark Of
class distinction in England, as every OBJ
servant person soon discovers. 7 remarked
upon this to an English gentleman, an Off
Ger, whe replied; It's the greatest blessing
IN the world; a sure protection against cads
You meet fellow who is well-dressed and
behaves himself decently enough, and yet
you don't know exactly what to make OF
him; but get him talking, and if he trips
upon his "h's" that settles the question.
He's chap you'd better be shy Of" An
other friend said to me of London man of
wealth, and of such influence as comes from
wealth and good nature, "The governor has
lots of sense, and is the best fellow in the
world, but he hasn't an "hn to bless him.
self with" And there seems to be no help
for the person VINO has once acquired this
mode of pronunciation. Habits of speech,
when formed In early life, are the most in
eradicable of all habits, and this one, be-
heve, is absolutely beyond the reach of any
discipline, and even of prolonged associa-
ton with good speakers. In England I OBJ
served many people in constant struggle
with their g b, overcoming and being over
come, and sometimes triumphing when vic
tory was defeat. The number of ''h'sn
that come to an untimeiy end in England is
quite incalculable. OF the 1000, 900 of
people, there cannot be more than 2, 900, 900
who are capable of a healthy, well-breathed
"h." Think, then of the numbers of this
innocent letter that are sacrificed between
sun and sun! If we could send them over
a few millions of g his " a week, they would
supply almost as great need as that which
we supply by our corn and beef and
cheese. Richard Grant White, in atlantic
Monthly.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-04
A Tenor Calls ssEncore. -

He was tenor singer in one of the
opera companies that visited Cincinnati
this season. He was good singer, and
everything he sang the audience, with
that determination to get the full value
of :heir money and little more, which
is popularity of Cincinnati audiences
at an opera or concert, always insisted
upon an encore. And he responded
good naturely, although he thought it a
little hard to be compelled to perform
double the work set down ON the bills
every night. One day while promenade
ing Fourth street it occurred to him to
do little encoring himself and see how
it worked. He stepped into hat store
and inquired of the proprietor, who came
forward to wait upon him, the price of
silk hat. "Seven dollars" was the reply.
He selected one that fitted him and paid
for it, then he shouted: Encore! en-
corew
"What do you mean| inquired the
proprietor, in amazement.
Il mean that / want another hat"
Certainly" said the proprietor, as he
placed a duplicate upon the counter,
wondering what the man wanted with
two hats.
The tenor picked them both up and
started for the door.
"Hold onw cried the halter, "you
didn't pay for the other hat"
"But paid for the first one, and the
other is an encore" replied the tenor.
Seeing that the man of hats, caps and
furs failed to comprehend, he said:
u think l saw you at the opera last
night?"
eyes, I was there. But I don't see
what that has to do with your payingme
for"
"Wait bit. You paid to hear the
opera that was on the programmed"
eyes. Certainly; of course I did. 1
will call the two hats"
mo matter about calling the two hats.
You didn't pay to have that opera gone
through with twice, did your
Glow absurd! Certainly not. 'Spose
we say twelve dollars for both"
"Say nothing until get through. |
am the tenor of that opera troupe. Ev-
cry song that sang | was called upon
to repeat, and if / ana not mistaken you
clapped harder than any one else in the
theater. And had to give you double
the amount of goods that you had paid
for, don't you see?'
The hat-store man did see by that
time, and he said to the tenor, II &C
knowledge the corn; you can take my
hat ;" but he wouldn't; he only took the
one he had paid for, and with feeling
of satisfaction that he had impressed
lesson upon one Cincinnati man who
would encore everything, he walked out
and with genial smile pursued the even
tenor of his wav.-Csn. Saturday Night.