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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT,
On Saturday evening last Miss Bertha
Edmiston, a pupil Of the Episcopal Female
Institute, was fatally burnt by her cloth
ing taking fire, and died the next morning
at II o'clock. Miss Edmiston, who was a
daughter of Judge M. Edmiston. of Wea-
ton, West Va, went up to her rooaa which
was on the third floor, for serae purpose at
u O'Clock. She teQk in her Mnd a kero.
sene oil lamR: After she had gotten In
her room the chimney, which had been in
securely fastened on the lamp, fell off !,
which startled her and caused her to drop
the lamp on the floor. She turned and
ran out Of the room. but some of the oil
which had run onss of the mouth of tne
lamp caught in the fame and act ara to
her dress-a thin lawn. She Jew along
the hallway, dow. two long flights Of
young ladies who tried to stop her but
could not, only succeeding In throwing
small shawl over her face. which protected
it from the tire. When she reached the
lower floor, Mr.. Wheat having In the
meantime heard her screams, met her and
In an instant threw something around her
nd put out the ''fames.- Manchester
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

Maine is famous for muddles and as
will be seen from the latest kilograms the
question as to who is elected Governor
may have to be decided by the legislature.
Whatever may be the result tho, it does
not in the least alter the fact of the over
whelming defeat the Republicans have
met with in that truly loyal state, and the
moral effect is all the same in the boom it
brings to Hancock, and the back-set it
gives Garfield. 1t is nothing to the coun-
try whether Plaisted or DAYS. now gets in
All that it concers us to know is that the
Radical party has lost its grip.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17
FOR CONGRESS SEVENTH DISTRICT.
HON. HENRY G. ALLEN. se
of Shenandoah.
NOTHING SHALL DETER ME
FROM DOING THAT WHICH Il
KNOW TO BE RIGHE.-Hamcoek,
u, 1876 a
MAINE.

At the last presidential election the
State of Maine went $4,000 majority for
the Republican candidate. In 1872 it gave
Grant 81, 900 majority, and in 1858 $4,000
majority. Mr.. Blaine and his friends had
led their candidate and their party to be-
lieye land honestly too, they believed it
il they had not honestly worked for it)
that they would at least get the Hayes
vote last Monday for their state ticket.
They had canvassed their state thorough
", they had dragged in the bloody shirt
though badly worn, bayoneted all the Con-
federate brlgadiers and lastly and chiefly
had put down their money which closed
the contract. Maine was safe and so re-
ported, and General Garfield slept Sunday
night the restful. sleep of a conquering
general, who has matured his plans, sur
rounded the enemy and only waits for
their surrender. But the battle Of Monday
told another tale.
All day long the dispatches from the
battlefield weakened, until at last the
sun went down upon Waterloo. Mr.
Blaine, in the righteous Indignation Of his
virtuous soul, explains it thus: I'm the
four days preceding the election we lost
over 8 1000 votes by means well known to
the managers of the the National Demo
cratic campaign, and which do not cal
for further specification from me-" He
cannot even contemplate the baseness ofs
party which would use money tt
influence votes, and in disgust drops thu
subject right there. That 18th Sept. wal
sad day for his hopes and those Of the
great national party. Its death knell was
sounded, and they feel the ground slipping
from under them and their fight from nov
on, will be desperate one, the fight q
men who feel the bayonets of the enem.
at their breasts, struggling for life with tn
odds against them and following a leader
in whom they have no confid ence and VIII
does not inspire the respect or fear OF tn
enemy. -..-...-. -si l,5. '-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

TALKS GARFIELD BUT BETS ON HAN
cocK.-Amopg Gen. Hancock's visitors
last week Was N. Stewart, Fssa., an attorr-
VIENNA. Ohio. This gentleman told a story
of what he saw Cleveland Republican do
the other day. This individual, whose
name be gave; mot for publication was
talking g arheld very loudly to knot Of
ardent nspeefats He wS safa up nga ny Of Of
next President of Tho United states:' nc
The bet was promptly covered 0y one Of
named Winfield &. Hancock a.. Y
The Democrat protested against this.
ssWby," said he, s'you have been blowing
Gardeld for an hour. That Amt square. =
"Oh,ss said the Cleveland man, when I
talk; i talk Garfield. When I bet, 7 bet
On Hancock. -RroQklyn Esgk. - L
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

We stated inadvertently last week that
the days set for conference by the officers
ee the Hancock Democratic Clubs Of Au-
,eusta were the first and third Mondays.
Our attention having been called to this
mistake 1.-THE first we can just now recol-
aect that this paper ever made) we hasten
to make the correction. The days for the
conference are the first and third Satur-
days in each month and tomorrow, the
18th, will be the first day of these meet
an0s. It is hoped that all the officers of all
the clubs will be on hand by eleven O'Clock
at the Headquarters Of the Stanton Club
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

The righteous Indignation thas Mr..
Blaine expresses at the use of money by
the Democrats of Maine rather confuses
the Office holders of his party. They feel
in their depleted pocket books to see if il
is not delusion that they have been pay.
ing assessments towards the fund which
they understood was to help to carry that
very State for their own party. They
think there must be mistake somewhere.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

We have received from Mr.. VIM. A
Burke, Secretary of the Va. State Agri-
cultural Society, an invitation to attend
the Annual Fair at Richmond on the 26th,
9th, 2Sth and 10Th of October, COM
mencing on Tuesday and closing on Fri
day. The officers Of the Society have de.
termfned to make the exhibition this year
superior to any they have ever yet had,
and such being their determination, the
people may confidently expect that it will
be made good. We will hereafter give
further particulars az to the programme.
and 80 forth
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

When Gambetta is speaking in public ne
pronouRces 23O to 24O words minute. An
ordinary speaker pronounces only about
$50 words in the same time. Lord Macau-
lay used to prom ounce $40 words IN NIL
mute.
DR.. Tanner, the faster, leetured in New
Y ork last week., He argued fasting for
Dyspepsia. His first venture in the role OF
lecturer was not very profitable ons, AZ
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17
State Politics.

Senator Bayard met with an enthusiast
tic reception in Norfolk last week. He
was received at the depot by an immense
concourse of citizens and escorted to his
hotel by long procession, headed by the
City Band. In the course of his speech be
said:
wish to call your attention to the fact
that there is not to-day in the State OF
Massachusetts single colored man hold.
ing any Office, nor in Wisconsin nor in
Minnesota. and therefore when they are
down here expressing solieitnde that the
black man should have Office they are de-
ceitful, because in their own homes they
take care that nothing Of the kind shall
happen. So that think we have a right
on the score of common sense ana justice
to arraign this party for its gross insin.
cerity ia those very things Of which its
members proelaim themselves the especial
champions.
The Washington s'Starn quotes General
Fitz Lee as saying there will not be any
compromise between the regular democra-
cy and the Mahonites. He says:
1--WE (meaning the regulars) are thor
oughly organized and will carry the State
for Hancock. We are gaining strength
| ktyCtt Adys 4uOkO 4OOA NV w esoy ASsSA "
the loss of the State to Hancock"
OF our "thorough organization" we are
not 90 confident as General Lee appears to
to be, says the Norfolk $ Ledger, 4" but that
we are daily gaining strength, especially
in this locality, we have abundant reason
to believe. We not only expect to carry
the State for Hancock and English, but
we have great confidence in our ability to
reflect the Hon. John GOode.
The Salem conservative" says: ''We
learn from gentleman from Bland coun..
ty, that the people of Bland and Tazewell
are almost solid for the regular ticket.
Some person of q statistical turn has
been looking into The comparative taxes
paid by the Lynchburg delegates to Che
Tucker and Frazier Conventions. The
delegates to the former pay over u 100 in
taxation yearly; the latter, little over go
yearly. Several of the delegates accredi-
ted to Lynchburg, it was ascertained, do
not belong here.
The county Judge OF Craig, the assessor
of lands, the sheriff of the county, all
prominent Readjusters, ayow their put
pose to support the regular ticket.-Fs'';;
castle Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

THREE MEN COOKED nv HoE MASH. -
Independence, No., sspt. llM.-E. B. Par
row, his son and man named Luster
we're working at shawhan's distillery yes
Sk mssh bast w soa Chs still msd fun
completely cooked by the hot LIQUID. They
lived q few moments in terrible agony,
their eyes being put out and their flesh
falling from their bones.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

A prominent Republican of this city
said to Democrat few days ago that if
the Republicans did not carry Maine by
$4,000 majority, Garfield was beat. The
Democrat looked him up Tuesday and he
said she was joking.'' 20
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

One Of the leading Republicans OF
Stanton, said to q group OF jubilant Dem
ocrats, Wednesday, ''Maine will ruin
you." Well we want to be ruined again.
Ruin us with Indiana and Ohio too.
That's the kind of destruction we want.
Let It come along. If you can stand it
eve can. lln iHt
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

That bright and CHEEKY little visitor, the
ssGoodson Gazette,'' is back from its va
cation and is welcome to our table again.
The editors got the best of MS during the
holidays, however, and ought to send us a
big one now to make up for lost time.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

We are reliably informed that the Ma.
tional Republican Committee has already
sent $50 900 to Virginia to be used in the
interest of their party in the campaign.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

The Republicans aad heavy load to
carry Through this race with their ssbe-
smirched candidate" as Ellis puts it, but
now that they have to carry both Garfield
and Maine, the fix they are in will inspire
s,ikv frnsn oxyon fhnip onamioa
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

Alabama, Arkansas, Vermont and
Maine. The best three in four. They
had just as well give it up, the odds are
against them; that's the run of the game.
Luck's turned
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

"Why have Yea fellows taken all your
Democratic speakers away from Maine p,
one Of them asked the other day. He
knows noW, that they had done their work
there and were needed elsewhere.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

Gold is found In ffty-six counties in
Georgia, silver in three, copper in thl-.
teen. iron ID forty-three, diamo 4ds in
twenty-s SIX, aud whiskey IN all ofShem, The
last gets away with all the rest. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17
litlon. This does not change the Congress
sional representation, as that is the w:ay it
stood in the last Congress.

litlon. This does not change the Congress
sional representation, as that is the Way it
stood in the last Congress.
s LATER,
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. A.-The figures
of the election of Monday. last in this State
are SO close that only the official count can
d. eide the result, unless decided gains are
made on one side or the other in the re-
manning towns. The Fusionists will prob
ably have very small plurality, which
will elect Plaisted if the amendments are
adopted. The congressional delegation
stands as follows: Reed (Rep.) reelected
in the First district by 100 plurality; FRYE
| (Rep reelected in the Second district by
800 plurality; Lindsay (Rep.) reelected
! in the Third district by 451 majority; Ladd
trict by a reduced majority; Murch (Fu.
sioEist) reelected in the Fifth district by
| 1 900 to l 800 majority.
The Baltimore ''Sun" has the following
telegram: 7s9 "' ~
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 15.-The situa.
ton in Maine is assuming very queer as
pect. Returns which have been made to.
| day indicate that neither party will have a
majority. Plaisted will, however, have q
plurality beyond doubt.
i u0 dLucuUmcut W Iilo COuSGlLuGlOu ny
which plurality elects was adopted, and
whether or not it covers this election is g
question which will provoke a long wordl
wal throughout the campaign. The flu
siOnists stoutly claimed that it would mo-
affect this election, but now that thef
man has plurality they of course DESC
to seat him on the strength of it. Thee
publicans now assert that the amendYnt
cannot be retroactive and that the eleflon
of Governor is therefore thrown int the
legislature. Of course the republicans
would have the advantage in such ABOVE
ment and Davis would be seated. MI hat
will be the result of the controversy it IS
hard to foresee. Both sides will y obstl-
nate and an appeal to the SupreY Court
will be made probably.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17

ID Mlltl0 tAEfPf1t p4f VdO w
pressing. Had they abandoned the field
or made lukewarm contest, the Fusion
success would not appear SO important as
| it now does.
philadelphia Press, Rep.]
With this reverse in Maine confronting
them. Republicans will renew the tight
along the whole line with redoubled ener-
gy. We knoY and understand all that it
Involves, but we mistake the temper of the
country if it does not rise to tho high de-
mand. During the war the REVERSE" OF .
skirmish line only made the gallant FORCES
more alert and resolute for the great strug-
gle. And this is the old fight over again.
" e. From the N. Y. Sun, Dem.]
It is serious reverse for the Republi-
cans, and a SOLDERING Ione' @
lPhiladelphiia North American 4 p lta RRep:l
Never having believed Or asserted that
the Reppblieans gould win the presiden-
tial election without a harG fight, the
ssNorth American finds soMe consolation
for disappointed expectations concerning
the Maine election in the certainty that
the party everywhere will be melted by
this Dictator such it is practlcally-to
more vigorous efforts.
IFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer. Dem.]
The Noyember victory is ours, but we
must take care of onr own. The exertions
of the Republican 'Managsrg everywhere
will be redoubled. but they will be ia vein,
against the will Of the people, whose tenn
per and convictions are now known, if the
guardians Of the interests of the people are
ceaselessly yigilant. ~.
VALLEY yirgjpian, Rep.)
The result of the State election in Maine
on Monday last was not what We expected.
WI had been induced to believe, from the
concessions of the Democrats, and the as-
surances Of the Republicans, that the Re,
publican candidate for Governor would
that fhe entire congressional delegation
would be Republican; CHE returns 90 not
sustain these expectations; Fhe fusion
I Ti by Plaisted for Governor. has no
doubt beeh elected by a small majority, not
exceeding fifteen hundred, and two Of the
i've CohgTesamssp elected b the same Goa
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-17
Hancock at Home.

HIS OFFICIAL AND DOMESTIC HABITS
TENACITY HIS STRONGEST POINT.
General Hancock Is seen at his best at
his home, for there he throws aside the
worriment of his official cares and respon-
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-03-05
How to be. Beautiful.

GLOW can I be beautiful?" Every boy,
and girl, man and woman, wants to know
that Hereis Nh. Emerson's beauty recipe
''Ihere Is no bcautifier of complexion, or
form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter
joy and not pain around us. Do you sup
pose that recipe viii work? Think OF the
most beautiful people you know. All, |
knew some one would say mother Do
you not think these people are those who
try very hard to make others happy? |
know very many beautiful people who
would have remained very plain had they
sought only to please themselves.
We want to try Emerson's rule for be-
coming beautiful, soft viii not do to forget
that There Is no beautifer Of complexion,
or form, or behavior, like the wish to scat
ter joy and not pain around u.s.
But We would ike to have him tell us
what things last longest.
He is all ready to tell whoever wants to
know: Beauty is the quality which
makes to endure. In a house tllgt know,
/ have noticed a block of spermaceti lying
about closets and mantle-p pieces for twenty
years together, simply because the tal1ow-
man gave it the form of a rabbit; and
suppose il may continue to be lugged about
unchanged for century. Let an artist
draw j few iines1. figures on the back of
letter and that scrap Of paper il rescued
frons DANCE is put IN 4 portfolio, or franz
ed and glazed, and, il proportion to the
beauty Of the lines. drawn, win be kept for
centuries. And there are beauties Of
heart, mind and character, that DO not
meet the eye, but are not the less powerful
ill making to endure. 3.
~ iclaolas for February.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-03-05

inch In diameter, and an inch and a ha
long, was inserted in the cut, the other en-
OF which was then corked up. The tub
has h4lf-inch flangea at both ends the in
ner riange serving to keep the tube in it
place, while the outer dsnge closely shut
! the exterior.
4 The dog still lives with stomach Derma
nentiy on top; in fact, the operation in NJ
way affects the health of the mastiff. al.
though in undergoing the severe ordeal te
which he is now at times subjected in the
I interest Of science, hunger compels him to
eat about six times rs much as formerly.
The result of the experiment ,qoyes that
the seat Of hunger is not in the stomach,
neither is the seat Of thirst in the throat
but both reside in the system at large. The
dog was permitted to eat hearty meal
which was Immediately taken from him
via tube. In few minutes after recover
ing from his fright, he would eat an equal
" large quantity of food, and so on to any
extent
Again he has not been permitted to eat
anything for say twenty-four hours. Food
would then be injected into his stomach
through the tube.s Notwithstanding his
stomach was already full, the animal
would at once gnlptlown more food; but
+ sufficient time was given for the injected
ood to enter the system, he would then re-
use all that was before him. The
conclusions arrived at from these expert
nents find confirmation in the act, which
las often been observed, that persons suf-
eung from thirst, although the parched
ensation is apparently limited to the s
hroat, find immediate relief upon enter 8
1g bath or even from immersing the feet e
I water. a
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-03-05
Chinese E4zadies.

| The compression Of ladies' feet to less
than half their natural size is not te be re-
garded as marx, or as a consequence, Of
theinferiority Of the sex. Various accounts
are given of the origin Of the custom. One
IS, that an emperor was jealous Of his wife
| and to prevent her from gadling abroad,
put her feet in iron stocks. Another is.
that a certain empress pan-ke (B. C.. Il0O)
was born with club feet and that she caused
The emperor to issue an edict adopting her
foot as the model Of beauty, and requiring
the COMPRISING of female infants feet 80
as to conform to the imperial standard.
while a third account is that the emperor
Le-yuh "a. D. 96l) was amusing himself
one day in his palace, when it occurred to
him that he might improve the appearance
Of the feet of a fayorite concubine. He
caused her feet to be bent so as to raise the
lnstep into al arch, to resemble the new
moon, The figure was much admired by
the courtiers, who soon began to introduce
it into their families. It is said that an
other emperor, two hundred years later,
placed a stamp Of the lotus flower (water
lily) On the sole Of the small shoe of his
favoritc concubine, SO that at every step
she took she left on the ground the print
of the flower; hence, girls with small feet
are complimented at the present day as
'the golden lilies.n The operation OF bsu-
daging and compressing the feet is very
painful; chilaren cry very much under it.
Modification of the feet has been known
to result from this cruel practice. Custom,
however, imposes it as a necessary attrac-
ton in women. An old gentleman at Can
ton, being asked the reason why he had
=bandaged his daughters feet, replied that
if she had large feet she could not make
good marriage
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-03-05
ssVVaIkimg Cases,, of Feyer.

A New Orleans physician, in private
letter, writes that he follows the old treat
ment in yellow fever, and has had owe,
one hundred cases and only sixteen deaths
Two of the latter were walking cases. ,:
The term is technical one, understood in
yellow fever districts, A stwalkihg case:
is patient who refuses to 60 to bed, and
keeps his feet until he drops dead. Some
times he refuses to admit he has yellow
fever; sometimes he realizes that he has
the dread disease, and despairs of recovery
from the start. Sometimes the ''waIkino
case' manifests the most .abject fear, and
again he displays the courage and indiffer-
ence of a spy led out to execution. The
stalking death is not an uncommon feature
Of life III New Orleans during the preva-
lence of an epidemic. Many who passed
through the fearful ordeal of 1853 in which,
nearly eight thousand victims perished
will remember the case of John c., d
Memphis printer. He was a man of splen-
did physique and handsome presence, bu:
an unfortunate love affair made him reck-
less. He developed walking case'' Of
yellow fever, and for two days and nights
he roamed the streets and frequented the
drinking houses of the city, in spite of ali
bis friends could do, finally falling on the
street and dying before he could be con-
veyed to bis lodgings. He would wipe the
black volnit from his lips, and, while hold
ing up the handkerchief and critically ax-
amining the horrible. exudation, remark,
with grim humor, that his coffee didn't
agree with him that morning. Death is
dreadful at best, but no disease presents SC
great horrors as a walking casen of vel
low fever.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-03-05
THae Land of NaTdfau.

A correspondent writing from Alexan
drla, informs the public that Captain Bur
ton, the African traveller, has made ;
lind" Of unusual interest. At the re-
quest OF the khediye, he has visited 'sthe
land OF Mldlan, " the desolate region on the
eastern side Of the Gulf of Akabab. the
easternmost Of the two long and narrow
esturles in which the Red Sea ends. A.
eompanied by M. George Marie, q French
engineer, Captain Burton landed in Midian
on April I'd, and in an exploration of some
weeks explored a region full of ruined
towns, built Of solid masonry, with made
roads, aqueducts five miles long, artificial
lakes, and massive fortresses, all marking
wealthy and powerful people. Their
wealth was based on mining operations,
and Captain Burton reports the existence
Of gold, silver, antimony, and turquoise
mines. The auriferous region is extern
slve; indeed, the discoverer believes he has
opened up new California, and the Khe-
live proposes to have the country worked
oy European capitalists. 1t will be remem-
'ered that in the Bible, Midian is always
described as land full Of metals, especially
,old, silver and lead. 1t is more than prob
'ble that Solomon's Ophir was situated
here, as the small ships i'll which he i'm
'orted gold; ivory and peaeocks were
aunched at the head Of the Red Sea: Mid |
an is part of the Egyptian Viceroyalty.