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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

How TO DEAL WITH RATS.-A writer
in the Scientific American says: I'VE
clean our premises of the detestable
vermin by making whitewash yellow
with coppers and covering the stones
and rafters In the cellar with a thick
coat Of it. In every crevice where rat
may tread we put the crystals of the
cOpperas and scatter the same in the
cracks of the floor. The result was q
perfect stampede of rats and mice. Since
that time not football of either rats or
mice has been heard about the house
Every spring coat of the same yellow
wash is given to the cellar as purifier
rs we'll as a rat exterminator, and no
typhoid, dysentery or fever attacks the
family. Many persons deliberately at
tract all the rats in the neighbOrhOOd
By leaving fruits and vegetables uncOv-
cred in the cellar, and sometimes even
the soap is left open for their regale-
ment. Cover up every eatable in the
pantry and cellar, and you will soon
starve them out. These precautions
joined to the service of q good Cat will
prove as good a rat exterminator rs the
chemist can provide. We never allow
rats to he poisoned ir our dwelling they
are 81 liable to die between the walls
and produce much annoyance"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

Harry, ''that induced me to play this
masquerade / remembered your ole
wish for hero lover, and determin
ed to see II could not win you III thai
guiae. You see have now most Of thu
desired requisites-the tall figure, ths
bushy beard, and the wal'zing and
singing capabilities. But, Edna. car
you 6nd it In your heart to give up your
Spanish Count for plain Henry, your
old lover? And, dearest, you have lost
your bet, for have you not told me to
my face that you love me? ?'
Mot before you told me 80, Count
though you were," retorted the blush
ing Edna
"But claim my wedding ring not
lwithsianding."
"And mine" said Edna quickly
She was going to add, for shall mar
~ my ideal )" but she stopped and
blushed.
Matters were arranged between the
lovers, and, friends consentfng, they
were IN due time married, as all worthy
and faithful lovers deserve to be, and
thus was won q wife and pair Of we'd
ding rings.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
"a!
PO r T R Y.
TIE wEA LIB.


TIE WEA lR.
The weaver at his loom is sitting
Throws his shuttle to and fro.
Up and down the treadles 60
What rattling.
What battling.
What thufainG,
What scuming
Az the weaver makes his shuttle
Hither, thither. scud aud scuttle;
Web into the w0of must aOw.
Up and down the treadlea 60.
See the mystic weaver sitting
High in heaven, his loom below;
Z Up and down thetreadles 60;
Takes for web the worlds long ages.
Takes for woof its Kings and sages,
Takes the mobiles and their pages,
T~kes all stations and all stages;
Thrones are bobbinsBin his shuttle;
Ar lies make them scud and scuttIe-
Web into the wool must now.
Up and down the nations.
Calmly see the mystic weaver
Throw hia shuttle to md no..
Mid the noise and the confusion,
Well the weaver seems to know,
What each motion and commotion.
What each fusion and confusion
Till the grand result will show,
Glorious wonder! what q weaving,
To the dali beyond believing.
Such no tabled ages know.
Only faith can see the mystery.
How along the aisle Of history,
When the feet Of sages 60,
Loveliest to the purest eyes.
Calm the mystic tapel lies,
Soft. and smooth. and ever spreading,
As if made for angels treading.
Every figure has its plaidings,
Brighter form and after shadings,
1nwrought figures. fading ever,
Tufted, circled, touching never.
Each illumined (What riddieD
By cross that gems the middle.
'Tis sayiog-some reject it,
That its light is all reflected,
That the tapel's hues are given
By light that shines from heaven.
'Tis believed by all believing
That great God himself is weaving.
Bringing at the worlds dark mystery
In the light of faith and history;
And as warp and woof diminish
Comes the grand and glorious finish
Wheu begin the golden ages
Long foretold by seers and saRes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
From the Richmond State.
Death Of q Great Man.

Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby. one of the
oldest and most distinguished citizens
of Virginia, died at his home Edge
hill J" in Charlotte county, last Thurs
day week. after an illness of about
two weeks He was born in Norfolk,
November %, 1906, and was the son OF
Rev. Benjamin., Grfgsby. pastor of the
first Presbyterian church organized in
that city. Enjoying the benefits of
early educational training he graduated
with high honors at Yale College when
he was nineteen years of age; and be-
fore be was twenty one he wac elected
q member OF the General Assembly OF
Virginia from Norfolk. attaining bis
majority however before taking his seat.
He was subsequently elected q member
of the Convention of 1929 80, of which
he has left valuable SIX etch. This con-
vention was composed of famous n en-,
among them Madison and Monroe Mr..
(lrigsby was chancellor of William and
Mary College, President Of the Virginia
Historical Society, and was known
throughout the country as the historian
of Virginia His chief historical sketch
was 1.-The Virginia Convention of 1776. u
distinguished by fervor, grace of die
ton, aud graphic detail. His other
published works are 1.-THE Convention
Of 1929 -'3O," and memoirs of Governor
Littieton Walker Tazewell." He con-
templated writing q sketch of the Con-
veDtion of 1888 and memoir of Jeffer-
son, but die not consumnate the work
The Norfolk Landmark concludes an
editorial obituary with the following
graceful tribute:
"In private life he was unspeakably
charming. He never lost his sympathy
with the young, and notwithstanding
his painful deafness, he possessed ar
artless gayety and charming playf full
ness of humor which no words of OUR
could ever describe. With this he haG
also the sweet gravity and serene digni
ty which belong 10 virtue and learning
when combined with force of intellec
and character, and there was no occa
sion on which he would not have shOn,
unchalleDged rs one of Virginia.
brightest ornaments.
HE was scholar without pedantry
writer of graceful verses without van
ity, an aDtiquary without Ostentation,
statenen, in retirement, of large ant
patriotic views. aud above all Chris
tiaD gentleman without blot, or stain
or flaw, or blemish on his name, hi
character, or his escutcheon.
'In this poor picture of the man W
have given mere shadow in the water
broken by running stream but deari.
as we loved the noble dead " can claiu
wi ith clear conscience that there is IL
exaggeration III this sad tribute to bi
worth aud talents, his learning, and hi
virtues.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
How the Murrays we're Helped.

"Father," said poor Jennie Murray
a. she sat up in bed to eat the bun he
father had brought her, II can't bear tt
eat this, for know that you and moth
er are just as hungry a. /. aud what ar,
you going to buy bread with ?"
| Il dun no, lassie, for 1t was the las1
penny I bad in the world that go'
your bun with, SO we maun - well give
up and die"
"Whist! mon," said Jennie's mother
az she came up and laid one hand on his
shoulder; "wby trouble the lassie when
she Is 30 miserable, and why give up
any sooner than Job did when the LORD
was chastenlng him ? Surely he is ae
near US now as he was in the auld coun.
TRY. Where is your faith, Aleck ?''
"Sure enough, wife, you are right
we will trust him still, for the just
shall live by faith"
Jennie's sad face lighted up with q
faint smile of satisfaction at this happy
Termination of the conversation. She
was pale and thin, for she had been sick
for two or three years. and confined to
her beo most of the time; but like her
parents, she had faith that never failed
her, and if abe could never be val
eB0ugH to ron About, . 6he hAa d0Mt,
6kuO0K t00 U0UkS 8OU UIA69 "a 0C1 OW0
country, she could look forward TO the
green pastures Of heaven, and to the
new strength that would be given her
to walk therein. Her mother went
back to her work. while her father sat
to obtain any kind Of work. He was q
that he could hardly manage to pay the
ponf onh rpof Iitfl0 hpooA for hia "a m.
lily.
In the midst of his reflections there
came loud knock at the door, which
he opened quickly in hope of . custom
er, and in walked stout looking man
with two pairs of boots in his hand.
"Mend boots yet ?" he inquired.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Murray, "and
glad am to get them to mend, for the
times are getting pretty hard"
"Well, here are two pairs. Mend 'em
best you can; twill suit me. Give you
two dollars. one down." and he laid q
bright, shining dollar on Mr.. Murray's
bench, land one when finished"
"Oh, that is too much," said Mr..
Murray. II don't ask more ma twenty
five cents pair for such patching as
those III take"
"If you don't like my terms" said
the stout man, "I'll take 'em where
they do. Call for 'em to morrow.
Good day." aud he disappeared as sud-
denly as he came. The next day he
called for his boots, and brought two
pairs of children's shoes. fixing the price
at one dollar as he laid them down.
Day after day he appeared, always with
two pairs of boots or shoes, and always
arranging the terms himself.
Every pair of boots or shoes that went
from his hands was thoroughly re
paired; and it seemed as though his
fame must have spread very suddenly,
for SO many boots and shoes were
brought to him that he was kept busy
from morning till night.
1T is the Lords DOING" said his
wife. Il told thee, mon, that We maun
trust him.
The shoemaker was puzzled for long
time to know who his strange benefac
tor was but finally learned that his
name was Murray, aud that he was al
ways on the lookout to help every fam
lily of that Chiid's World.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
QenfIeman to his rustic servant :

Gentleman to his rustic servant:
"Well, Jean, did you give the mar :
quis my note 2"
Yes. sir. gave it to him. but there's
no use writing him letters, he can't see
to read them. He's blind-blind as q
bat ="
"Blfnd ?"
eyes, sir, blind. Twice he asked me
where my hat was, and had 1t on my
head III the time. Blind ~ = bat ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

Pics FOOT CHEEsE.-B Boil the hooks
aid feet Of equal quantity loose in pot
till the meat will fall freely from the
bones, put into q pan while hot and
press it. Cut in slices aud serve with
vinegar or Worcester sauce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
A RtPLY.
What would I do, love,
Banished from thee?
What does the Moslem,


What does the Moslem,
Where'er he be?
When falls the call to prayer
On the hushed, listening air,
Turns he his faithful face,
Towards the Holy Place.
And beneath sun or star,
Worships afar.
What would do, love,
Severed from thee?
What does the pearly shell
Torn from the sea?
Carried long leagues away
From the bright dancing spray,
Still 1t remembers well
All that the sea doth tell,
Far from Its native shore
Whispers 1t Ger.
Thus would be, love,
Sundered from thee,
True as the Moslem
Who bends the knee.
On the wild, sea-beat strand.
Mid the red dessertssand,
Moving his lips in prayer,
Looking to Mecca, where,
High in the jewelled shrine,
Dwe1Is the Divine.
Thus would do, love,
Torn far from thee,
As the poor banlshed shell
Far from the sea
To Its own heart doth tell,
The story H. learned from the lips of the deep:
So. whe n lay wrapped in feverish sleep.
My lips would murmur the tale that they told
When loved thee, of old,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

Carlyle says, II call that (the book of
Job apart from all theories about it,
one of the grandest things ever written
with pen. Que feels, indeed. as if it were
not Hebrew such noble universality,
different from noble patriotism, reigns
in it. A noble book all mems book It
is our first, oldest statement of the new
er-ending problem,-man's destiny and
Gods ways with him here in this earth.
And all in such free flowing outlines !;
grand in its sincerity, in its simplicity,
in Its epic melody. and reconcilement.
There is the seeing eye the mildly
understanding heart. Such living like
nesses were never, never since drawn.
Sublime sorrow, sublime reconciliation;
oldest choral melody as of the heart OF
mankind; so soft, and great as the sum-
mer midnight, as the world with its
seas and stars! There is nothing writ
ten, 1 think, in the Bible or out of It,
of equal literary merit"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

The attention of Secretary Ki1kwood
is called to the fact that baked Indian
ing-liOuses. Tho interior department
muat bs better guarded, Mr.. Secretary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
$tauntotl Spectator .
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted ct the rata
of 81 OO per square OF eight lines or less for the
frssti nsertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent
insertion.
A3- A liberal discount will be made on ade
vertisements published for q, =. or II mOntha.
a. SPECIAL NOTICES will be inserted a
double the advertising rates.
- Obituaries. Announcements OF Caudis
dates for Office, and all communications OF q
personal or private character. will be charged
for as advertisements.
Address, taunton Spectator" Staunton. "
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
CHIsEL WORK.

CHISEL WORK.
IT'S the Master who holds the mallet
And day by day
He IL chirping whater environs
The form away,
Which under his skillful cutting
He means shall be
Wrought silently out to beauty
OF such degree
OF faultless and full perfection,
That angel eyes
Shall look on the finished labor
With new surprise.
That even His boundless patience
Could grave His own
Features upon such fractured
And stubborn stone.
IT'S the Master who holds the chisel;
He knows just where
Its edge should bedriven sharpest
To fashion there
The semblance that He is carving;
Nor will He let
One delicate stroke too many,
Or few, be set
On forehead or cheek, where only
He sees how all
Is tending. and where the hardest
The blow should fall,
Which crumbles away whatever
Superhuous line
Would hinder His hand from making
The work divine.
With tools of Thy choosing, Master.
I pray Thee then
Strike just as Thou wilt; as often,
And where, and when
The vehement stroke is needed.
Twill not mind.
II only Thy chipping chisel
Shall leave behind
Such marks of Thy wondrous working
And loving skill,
Cleal carven on aspect, stature,
And face, az will
When discipline's ends are over
Have all suf11ced
To mould me into the likeness
And form Of Christ.
Sad, indeed, would it for be such note
to be heard 60 where save in the .'leaf,
dark or "Dested grove" when SO man
literary votsries are waillDg forth tn
bitter cry, Who will show US any goo
in life's vicissitudes?
8. C. RrBBLER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

An Old Lady writes us:-"I am 85
years old and was feeble and nervous all
the time, when l bought bottle of Par
ker's Ginger Tonic. / have used q lite
more than one bottle and feel as well as at
30, and am sure that hundreds need just
such q medicine" See advertisement.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

A match safe-One put up where the
small boy can't get at it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

"Are sisters Sally and Nancy re-
sources, pa ?" mo, my boy; why do you
ask that question 2" Because heard
Udcle Joe say that If you would only
husband your resources you would get
along great deal better than you do"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
DRUGS AND MEDICINES. y
janl8-1y
Ask the recovered

Ask the recovered
@HalR dyspeptic, bilious 8
SyuIlNIxyNES ever and ague, the
mercurial diseased
RNV patient, how they re-
"a Z covered heaIt b :.
AS~ cheerful spirits, and
@A4 - good appetite; they
zQb R1 will tell you by tax
,ng-
laSL!E 1sli slaassz. sassE.4sx' OYER
The Cheapest, Purest. and Best Fani-
~ Medicine In the World!
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaun-
dice. Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Col
ic, Depression Of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH,
hfals TnIs nnraysiisd E southern Remedy is war
r nted not to contain q single particle OF MER.
CuRY, or any injurious mineral SUBSTANCE Out
PURELY VEGETABLE
containing those Southern Roots and Herbs,
which an alI-wise Providence has placed In
1t will cure all Diseases cause0 Oy Ne.
rangement OF the Liver and Bowels.
bitter or bad taste in the mouth Pain in the
Back, Sides or Joints often mistaken Tor Ri5en-
matism; sour Stomach; Loss OF Appetite;
Loss OF Memory, with painful sensation Of
having failed to do something which ought to
have been done; Debility, Low Spirits:
dry Cough often mistaken for Conspmpti.'n:
disease, at others very few; but the Liver. ae
largest organ in the body, is generally the S.
of the disease and If not Regulated In tin &,
great suffering. wretchedness and DEATH Will
ensue.
CAUTION.
| AS there are a number of limitations offered
| to the public we would caution the cOmmuni-
| ty to buy no Powders or Prepared SlAMONn'
LIVER REGULATOR unless in white wrappers,
and has the red letter and Mortar in the front,
and is made by J HI. ZEILIN d CO.
1--WE have tested its virtues. personally. and
know that for Dyspepsia, Biliousness. and
Throbbipg Headache, 1t is the best nedi-
| cine the world ever saw. We have tried forty
| other remedies before Simmons Liver Regula-
1 tor, but none of them gave us more than tenn
porary relief; but the Regulator not only re-
fieved, but cured us.''-ED. TELEGRAPH AMI
MESSENGER, Macon, Ga.
| MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
j. d. ZEILlN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
ianll-1y SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10
CHAPTER III.

Three years p ssed quick Iy away, Ed
ma had "cOnle out in society,"" and had
gained. by her sweetness and vivacity,
several sincere admirers; but still the
hero, the ''iCeal" had not appeared
Henry was still detained abroad, and
was not expected 10 return for another
year, though he wrote to Edna 1t enter
walls, and received little coy letters In
return, which failed to satisfy his yearn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

"Msjor, see two cocktails carried to
your room every morning. as II you had
some one to drink with" "Yes, sir
one cocktail makes me feel like another
man and Of course. I'm bound to treat
| the other man."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

AZ. JAMES OlINBTON,
II DE T1ST,
MAIN STREET, STAUNT0N, VA.
OFEICn:-O Over Turner & Harmans Grocery
tore dec N-n
T. G, ELDER. WIN. J. NELSON.
TNLDER Il NELSON,
ii ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
and Real Estate Agents,
mays STAUNTON, VA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-05-10

4XyM. NJ. McALLASfEk,
w ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WARk SPRINGS VA.
Courts-Allegnany, BALn and Highland, Va,
nd POcahontas, West Virginia.
AeSpecial attention given to collection o1
claims and proceeds promptly accounted for.
dax. 2-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11
The Excur.ion to the HilI.

Through the kindness of Superintendent
Everts about rs persons, mostly members
Of the Grand Lodge, I. o. o. F., went on
the excursion to Ruby Hill yesterday after
noon. The train left Mob Hill at 2 o'clock
and made a quick run up to the mines,
where the party were received with a
warmth that amounted to an ovation, the
Ruby Killers vieing with each other in ex-
tending hospitality to their distinguished
guests. A number of the excursionists
visited the Eureka and Richmond mines to
gaze on the acres Of wealth exposed in the
lower levels, and all expressed surprise at
the immense amount Of ore in sight, and
were unanimous in praise Of the foremen
and employees for their courtesy and atten-
ton. Others Travelled over the hills and
hunted up old-time friends, while the ma
jority contented themselves with the sights
Of the town and partaking Of the good
cheer of Messrs. Bidwell, Atkins and other
citizens, who were unremitting in their
endeavors to show the party all that was to
be seen. The excursion returned to Eu-
reka at 6 o'clock, the entire party being
well pleased with the trip, and expressing
thanks to Superintendent Everts and the
E. & P. R. R. for their kind generosity in
rendering the excursion.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11

The following ladies were present at the
Odd Fellows ball on Thursday evening, in
addition to those already given in the SEN
TISEL, and inadvertently overlooked in the
great crowd:
Mrs. G. O'Laughlin, Mrs. r. Sadler,
Mrs. G. L. Cheney, Mrs. ]. v. P. Perry,
Mrs. J. s. Allen, Mrs. w. Baldwin, Mrs.
Osborne, Mrs. Joseph yanina, Mrs. Odds,
Mrs. Loschenkohl, Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Pol
glaze, Mrs. Suskind, Mrs. J. Organ, Mrs.
Cy. Bidwell, Mrs. Conrad Miller, Mrs. j.
L. Donaldson, Mrs. Hill Of Elko, Mrs. AL
ley, Mrs. Seth Longabaugh, Mrs. l..
Brandt, Mrs. r. P. McDaniels, Mrs. J. G.
Harmon, Mrs. J. Jacoby. Miss Sadie
Davis Of Hamilton, Miss Maggie McMul-
len. Miss Kate Eppstein, Miss Arvidson,
Miss Uren, Miss Ella Hartley, Miss Chris
topher, Miss Hattie Irish.
Among the elegantly-dressed ladies pres
emit the reporter omitted to mention Mrs.
King Hedley, who was certainly one Of the
bellies OF the evening.
In the place of Mrs. F. W. Clute, in our
published report Of the ball, the name
should have been Mrs. e. R. Clute.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11
Baseball Meeting.

The Albion Club held q meeting at the
Justices Court last evening. and resolved
to attend the Centennial Guard picnic in
sbody to-day. The club also determined
TO appeal to the citizens Of Eureka for q
subscription to buy n uniform and to de-
nay the expenses of the trip TO Austin to
play the club Of that place next Saturday.
Inc list was opened, and S110 at once sub
scribed by the members OF the club. The
appeal to the public Is made in view OF the
act that the club has always played for
the public's amusement. II has charged
no admission to its games, and II once
placed upon a decent footing more interest
wii DO shown in the sport than has here
'oiore been exhibited. 1t is the only field
play We have here, and a little encourage
ment from those who can we'll afford a
dollar or two will be like bread thrown
upon the waters. A committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon the citizens, and the
meeting adjourned until Sunday after
noon ut l o'clock.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11

The citizens OF Eureka have at last come
to the conclusion to make some effort to
properly observe the Fourth of July. A
meeting has been called by some of the
most prominentmen in the community for
Monday evening next, at the District Court
room, for this purpose. The Ruby Hill
people are invited to cooperate at this
meeting, and 1t is hoped that the promin-
ent citizens of our neighboring town will
take part in the deliberations. 1t is unfor-
tunate that the meeting has been called for
Monday night, as the Mastodon Minstrels
will make their first appearance on that
evening, and many Of our well-to-do citi-
zens have purchased tickets. However, all
should be moved by a proper spirit in the
matter Of a celebration, and whether they
can attend the meeting or not, they should
encourage the efforts Of those who can.
Let us have a celebration, and a good one.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11
neIIigerent Italians.

An italian was arrested last night for
beating and cutting a fellow countryman
In Poverty Avenue. At the time Of his ar
rest he was so much under the influence Of
liquor that his name could not be learned.
He had kicked his opponent within an inch
OF his life, and then cut him in the abdo-
men, but at a late hour last night the ma
ture Of the mans wounds was not known
at the Sheriff. Office. After the quarrel
the arrested italian made q circuit over
Mob Hill, and came down Bateman street.
When in the rear Of the SENTINEL Office, a
lady, who was watching his mysterious
movements, saw him drop something be-
hind the wall, which she supposed to be a
revolver, but on going to the spot found it
to be a small butcher knife, with which
the cuttipg had evidently been done. It
was taken to the Sheriff's Office.