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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
Swallowed His Teeth.

A singular mishap occurred to proml-
nent gentleman from one of the lower
counties of Maryland few days ago,
while he was on visit to relatives in Bal
timore The circumstances connected
with the affair are Of an amusing charac-
ter, such as perhaps we're never witnessed
in this city. A few days after Christmas
this gentleman came to Baltimore to have
a good time, and while he was enjoying
the convivialities so peculiar to the season
be met with this extraordinary accident
1t appears that in company with several
friends he had partaken extravagantly of
egg-nog and other good things until that
condition was produced which is so famil-
lar to the lovers of Christmas cheer. In
this semi conscious state, whilst endeav-
Oring to partake of solid food, lie swallow
ed six OF seven false teeth together with
the plate to which they were attached
The size Of this plate by actual measure
ment was about q 1! inches. 1t would
seem almost impossible for so large body
to traverse so small an opening as the
9sophagus, but this can be readily &C
counted for by the fact that at the time OF
the accident the party was in the condl-
tioh Of complete muscular relaxation,
which is very similar to that produced by
the Initiation of chloroform. Consequent
ly. under such circumstances, the throat
was very expansive, and the foreign body
Tor set of teeth) could traverse it with but
slight resistance. The unfortunate man
did not seem to be aware of his condition
until the following day, when the absence
OF his teeth and intense pain in the region
of his stomach excited his apprehensions,
which were subsequently, verified in all
their frightful reality. He at once sought
prominent medical advice but all their eff
forts in the shape of emetcs proved una
vailing, whilst his condition was rapidly
becoming more and more serious. His
stomach rejected even the most delicate
articles of food and his strength was
greatly exhausted. Fearing that some
| thing unusually serious was the matter,
| his elatives summoned DR.. A. Hill, a
prominent young surgeon, who was not
| long IN responding to the call. When the
| doctor arrived at the house he found his
patient in very weakened condition, and
| after a careful examination, concluded
that he was suffering from incipient in
flammation of the stomach, which he
thought was produced ny swallowing somt
hard substance. The usual remedies wert
applied but proved futile, consequently thu
only mode by which the patient could b.
relieved was by the operation known as
'gastrotomy," or opening of the stomach
| After the proper missions had been made
to the great surprise of all present, a sci
of false teeth met their e re. They were
at once removed and at the request of thu
| patient restored to their former position
The man is now rapidly recovering, ant
says he intends so swear off for the fu
ture.-Balt5more american.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

WAYNEsBORO ITEMs.-The roof on the
barn of Mr.. N. M. Hanger, near this vii
lage. fell in last Thursday.
The house of Robt. Veany. colored
man. who lives near the Red Mills. was
burned on the ard OF January with all his
provision and most of his household fur
nture. The community has allied him
very literally in replacing his loss.
The roofing on the barns of Messrs. K.
B. Koiner and S. N. Patterson fell in last
Wednesday. These gentlemen live near
Kolner's store. Their loss is considerable.
Mr.. John G. Barger. who lives near New
Hope, had new barn to fall down frorn
the excessive weight of snow on the roof.
The barn had been standing only about
three years. This is considerable loss to-
Mr.. Barger.
Mr.. John Hunter, of Wyoming Terrific
ry, after an absence of fourteen wears, has
returned to Virginia, his native place, on
visit to his friends, among whom is DR..
W. A. Jones, of our town. who was an old
army associate. Mr.. Hunter visited DR..
Jones on yesterday. -Soath River Adverti-
ser.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
On no part of the American people will

On no part of the American people will
| this plain truth grow more rapidly thar
among the masses of the South They re-
alize not only their tremendous increase
in trade, population and railroads, but also
that while holding the Senate of the Uni
ted States, and very nearly dividing the
United States House of Representatives
they must gain every year in the popular
vote and in Congress. ALI that is needed
among the Democrats of the country ID
honest leadership and perfect union among
themselves. And these seem easy to at
tain, In view Of tha time before them ana
the a tremendous warning just behind them.
The breaking up of the ice in the Ohio
river at Cincinnati and the vicinity, has
proved very destructive. The steamer
General Lyttle was cut down by the nov
ing Ice Saturday and sunk in seven foot
water. She Is valued at e9b, 900, aud NAV
prove q fetal lQsq. The steamer Ell Dora
90, vt PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, was damaged
WV, u0Q by the ice. Fifty coal barges in
front OF Cincinnati have been sunk, caus-.
ing loss OF $l000 900, divided among If
teen or tweptyshrms.
John A, Springer was frozen to death
while driving home in Chesterfield county,
Virginia, on Sunday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

REVENGE AFTER SIX YEARs-A
BLooDTH1RsTY DEsPERADo.- street
brawl about six years ago, man named
Frank Desmoulin was stabbed and badly
wounded by William Revell, who, up to
last night, was engaged as bartender at a
saloon near Eighth and Vine streets. at
that time Desmoulin swore vengeance
against Revell. About two O'Clock this
morning Desmoulin, accompanied by Pat
rick Dooley, Frank Dewitt, Frank Fox and
John Gray. entered the saloon where Rev.
ell was employed. Desmoulin at once
threw spittoon at Revell, knocking him
down, when the other four held him until
Desmoulin cut him in the neck, head and
several places in the body. The attacking
party then fled. Revell is considered be-
yond recovery. Desmoulln and bis four
companions then went up Vine street and
soon met party Of young men engaged
in snowballing each other. A row ensued,
during which Desmoulin once more got
out his knife and inflicted 'frightful
wound in the stomach of William Cham
bers. This man will also die. A police
officer captured Desmoulin almost in the
act, but this was the signal for a third
fight, in which the officer was thrown down
and beaten and the desperadoes escaped
Dewitt, Fox and Gray have since been cap
tured and committed without bail.-Phil-
ddelDhia Press.
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The ukase has one forthl Multitudes
have read. dropped and forgotten it. The
time was when he who issued it could
command the ear and control the action
OF the many, But, 10! the tocsin he sound
ed has met with scarcely response to the
alarm, if alarm there be. All Virginia has
been heretofore aroused. She has felt that
there was need of action, prompt action.
The last election caused her thinking
masses to pause, ponder and reflect. They,
as one man. felt there was something to
do and something to be done to save the
''old mother of States and statesmen from
disaster; probably ruin. Her white citi-
zens, who, banded together from time i'm
memorial, had given her the great name
and prestige she bore among her sister
commemorative, were about to be riven
asunder. A question Of State policy about
to divide all that could preserve her great
ness. Enough 10 make any man who
loved the old Dominion think and act
They differed. The majority held her
above negropholism. The minority can
well now begin to think. The question of
her debt settlement only seemingly divides
the majority and minority party of whites.
All to day eoncede it must be settled, ad-
Justed if you W i'll, and with an united effort
it can be. But will it be. The question
has narrowed itself wonderfully since last
November. 1t is que stion now only
whether the whites shall settle it hono1a-
bly,, amicably. peacefully and pleasantly
among the mselves. or VIII other minority
of whites. consorting with the negroes
the non tt TX paying elemsnt-shall decide
the result.
Those who voted with the minority in
November can't stand 10y themselves
They must either unite with their white
fellow-citizens and settle the question at
Issue, or else go with the negro element
and decide it with them. White fellow
citizens which do you prefer? To adjust
the debt of the State with the white Con-
servative men with whom you have voted
and acted for years gone by, or with the
negroes who have antagonized you on
every question save the debt, and not on
this, as they acknowledge, only to divide
the whites and get the control Of Virginia.
These are plain facts plainly, fairly and
openly spoken because they are facts
Choose ye-for you must choose-whether
the white men of Virginia shall determine
her future, OF whether the negro element
shall decide it for us. If the whites are
| divided and minority or even majority
go with the negroes, their vote will be the
! largest and it will control. Look well then
ere you tie yourselves to the black phalanx
| which can but tarnish the bright escutcheOn
| of our fond old mother, Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
A Touch ASTRONOMICAL CoNNuN.

A TOUGH ASTRONOMICAL CoNNUN-
DRUM.-Here is another very pretty and
ipteresting experiment., which we print
fol the benefit OF our youthful readers
Prof. Young says if solid column of ice
were built from the earth to the sun, two
miles and quarter in diameter, spanning
the uncomfortable abyss of 93 1000, 900 miles,
the sun g rays concentrated upon it would
dissolve it in single second; one swing
more and it would be dissipated in vapor.
The principal drawback to this simple ex-
pertinent is the fact that the column of
ice would have to be built at night, when
the sun Is not shining, should the god of
day make hls appearance before the exper-
imenter had finished his work, he would
think the original flood had strnck him.
Norristoaon Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

or,,., NJ .uu.,.
a FEMALE ohANd-ooIAN9 STEALS A
YoUMG MAN.-In 1854 young fellow by
the name of Tuba was missing from one
~ thu pornoa, u;I,ooos nj. noon1o boc.n
VI Si'o Doln0"n ''iissoo' LILO p0opAo ooe"n
to fear that some terrible aeciqent had be-
fallen him, and concluded to ferret out the
rnnst.rn
' $1,000,
.Having armed themselves, Gaey accord
ingly startea OUT ana searched tnIougn Ine
jungle TOT TOUR Gays wiGhoag hnolng any
trace or ! ne iost, On me hltn DAY they
came 10 the oakarang river, where every one
OF them vent IN Dathlng. Ihey went
down the river shcrt issuance, when one
OF the NUMBER fortunately discovered some
clothing on the nearest bank, which, on
examination proved to be that OF their
missing friend. Close beside it lay the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14


Professor Maynard, of Cincinnati, it is al
legged, owns the most powerful electric
batteries in the world. He ia also the for
tunate proprietor Of black Tom cat I'M
rivaled throughout the United States for
beauty. size and intelligence. A few days
since, SO the story goes, these two belong
ings Of the learned professor, each unique
of its kind, came by chance into contact,
in such sort that the cat became the recip-
lent of a stream of electric fluid, estima-
ted at one thousand horsepower. Forth
with his hair stood erect, emitting bril-
liant coruscation of sparks. A series Of
heartrending squalls, however, calling the:
professors attention to his favorite's per-
picking situation, he promptly discOnnect-
ed the cat from the battery; but, to his
great surprise, found that it remained lu
minous, having taken into the system snch
tremendous dose of electric fluid that it
had become permanent generator of cleo
tricity, giving out light equal to eight
hundred wax candles. This it has since
continued to do, and it is now the terror
of it's feline colleagues as it perambulates
the tiles by night, blazing like a comet
with insutferable radiance. 1t appears
that Prof. Maynard, deeply impressed by
the Importance of this accidental discove-
ry, has taken out patent for lighting
streets and public buildings by means of
luminous cats, and that a company is be-
ing formed with capital of 81 900, 900,
for the purpose of introducing the "Fe-
line Electric Illuminator'' to all the coun-
tries of the universe. A single radient
cat, suspended chandelier-wise from the
ceiling of a theatre, would emit more light
than hundred gas jects, or, enclosed
within an ordinary street lamp, would
five hundred yards from it's crystal place of
confinement. 1t will be proud day for
science when electric cats shall revolution
lie all the lighting systems of CREATION
London Telegraph.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

A million of dollars worth OF silk worms
arrived in New York on tho 18th from Chi
ma. They are eIl-route TO France, Eggs
produced here in Raleigh have been ship
ped to France, and they command the beat
prices. -Rdleigh Nescs.
The Federal loss during the war was
327 900, the Confederate nearly 100000
This is the recently verified official count,
Col, HirkwoQd otsy, has bean elected
city agditoQr Of tynehblrg, a Rewly- eraas
The earnings Of the Atchisop, Topeka
ard san IT, Fec PS. road for 1880, aggregate
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
The Aecomac Vlrginian publishes the

The Aecomac Vlrginian publishes the
following bill of fare ordered for the Christ
mas dinner of Joshua Joynes, a chiffon of
that county, all of which he proposed to
eat at single sitting. Ten pounds of
fat pork; eight links OF sausage, souse of
one hog, one gooses one chicken. one-balf
peck of sweet potatoes; twelve biscuit: one
mince pie; six cups of strong coffee
a colored family, consisting Of seven
persons, arrived in Petersburg, Wednes-
day, tramping back to their home in North
Carolina. They had been living in Ohio,
but firing of that State, they wanted to
return to their old home. A collection
was taken up among the eolored people
and tickets procured for them to continue
their journey by rail,
a new and curious industry has sprung
up at Orange, New Jersey, where there is
a water famine and where EMBARRASSING
parties are engaged in peddling the aqueous
fluid to the people. Almost every we'll has
gone dry, and disastrous consequences are
apprehended if a shaw does not set in.
The Earl of Dunmores concerts are q
feature of the musical season in London.
The Earl conducts the orchestra in person.
] The hour for opening is II P. M. and that
/ for closing 2 A. M. Smoking is allowed
| A horse and young bull belonging to the
notorious Felix Quandar, colored, living
near Woodlawn, Fairfax county, were
| found Ia their stable frozen to death one
morning last week.-Alep Gazette.
A twelve year old son of Mr.. W. D.
Chesterman. associate editor of the Rich.
mond dispatch, +" died last Friday, The
state" speaks of him as being an unusu-
ally bright little fellow.
Mrs. Susan Lamar Turpia, wife of Rev.
J. b. Turpin, of Wa9Tenton, Va, and
daughter of Rev. Dr.. J. L. M Curry. Pres
ldent OF Richmond College, died last Fri
day.
Congressman Reagan, of Texas, and ex-
Postmaster General of the late Confedera-
cy. is 81 years old. He was born in Ten
eessee. He is stout and has black eyes.
The house of Elihu Sperry, in New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, was robbed ON Sunday niaht
OF about s45, 900 worth of securities.
The body of Edward Quick, colose1 was,
found frozen to death in his hoase in Nesv
Brunswick, New Jersey, Tuesday Morn
ing.
1t is said the lumhesnea in the vicinity
OF Middletown, Pa, have lost at least
$5o, 600 by tse low water ard subseonent
cold Weather.
General Walker, the Superintendent of
the census, has 81 ked for an extra appro-
priation OF $5Oe,000 to complete the work.
Although in an uncompleted condition,
the shenandoah Valley Railroad has al
reatry In use twenty eight engines.
Ex-senator Lewis, who was operated
upon for cancer week or so ago, is re-
ported to be quite sick, though not dan
gerously so.
On the 18th day of February, 1928,
'leighing and skating were excellent in
New Orleans and vicinity.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

: Mrs. Ann s. Penn, Of Rotetourt, died
asst week, at her residence near Jackson,
aged SO years. She was born precisely ten
years before the death Of Washington and
lived when the gress Napoleon had attain
I'd TO the highest pinnacle OF fame.
4eeeSprred SSaal Saturday morning
a coillsloA SzaqH qee.h p Railroad
on the Lehigh anu saan q freight
at Honey creek, Pa, o.. ~sGe &C.
train and an engine. FIVE ma.
Vefely injured, two IF them fatally
Tne n orfolk "Day Book" has suspended
publication. '''AN'01
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
It is better to unbend the bow at times

1t is better to unbend the bow at times.
A razor resisting the hone to give it edge
will sharpen itself if laid by for few
weeks. The family sewing machine gets
irritable, an y tired, breaking the threads,
off," The most complex Of all slgjpery-
man-needs rest. A month Of inlenless,
or, rather, relaxation, often adds years to
life.-Riehmond Christian Advocdte.'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

RABBITs.-Potts' creek is famous in
many things, or is said to be. That the
rabbit ge,,us multiply and replenish the
earth" in that classic section, was demon
strated at the Cuvingten depot one day
last week, where one thousand four hun
dred and fifty of these little creatures
ttbere collected, the result of the chase for
rabbits on this creek.-Ailcgha',y Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14
fPittsburg Evening Chronicle.l
dangers to Iron Workers.

Messrs. R. Esterbrook & Sons, City Iron
Foundry, Boston. Mass. speak On this
point as follows: Two or three of our men
were badly burnt in working They were
however. Immediately cured by using that
valuable remedy, St. Jacobs Oil. All orr
men are highly pleased with it. and we.
shall always recommend it to those aAlich,.
ed with pains or rheumatism. ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

Col. W. S. Gilman, the wide awake
Washington correspondent Of tho Rich
mond Dispatch" telegraphs to his paper
that Senator Johnston is preparing a &C.
DIV to the Malone address and "that il
will be temperate and digniied in tons as
everything that emanates from his pen is. +"
This paper of Senator Johnston's will be
expected with an interest little less than
that aroused by the PRONUNCIATION of the
Malone paper. We felt sure that the very
ans,yerable document would be specially
saksn in hand and are glad that one SO
competent to do so has undertaken jts re-
ply.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14

MONTREAL, CANADA, Jap: lo.-veuy
nor's, snow storm. which was predicted for
tie 18th Instant, set in last plight. ABOUT
Swenty-foqr inches Of snow have already
sPa i is still coming ELS DOWN aer L Is
q tae @6SAtthsf Pf}p ,lssaA q. ct Wash:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-14


TRAVELLING IN THE dip DAYs.-Peo-
pie who are accustomed to travel by raj,
nowadays will read with interest the fol-
lowing diary of a journey from New York
to New Orleans in the year 1900: In 1900
April 8. Left New York in q ferry boat
for Jersey City. Took a two horse poaeh
and got to Philadelphia the fourth day at
p. N, Left Philadelphia NEXT morning
in one-horse chaise, with the mailbag
behind, for Lancaster, where we arrived
the third day. At Lancaster bought a
horse, and after nine days journey through
the forest, reached Pittsburg. Here, with
some others, bought for eighteen dollars
flat-boat, in which we took our depar-
ture for New Orleans, floating with the
current. After divers adventures and es-
capes from great peril by land and water.
we reached NatcheZ, the fifty-seventh day
after leaving Pittsburg, and New Orleans
city IN thirteen days thereafter, having
been from New Y ork on the journey eigh.
ty-four days, which our friends ip New
Orleans say was an expeditions voyage
Ny own personal cost on the way was, in
sum total, 827, u.s.. Aid, or about $l3a.
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THE PROPHETIC YEAK-1S81.-An ex-
change says: The year on which we enter
has been looked forward TO for some time
by great many persons IN. various parts
of the world as the one to be made forever
memorable by the termination of the pres
ent christian dispensation, which will end
they say, by the descent of the Lord Jesus
to this mundane sphere, who will resurrect
his sleeping Tor deceased followers and
translate to heaven those of His disciples
living at the time; after which new order
of things will pervade this world of ours,
when iDiquity will become universal, while
the Judgment of the Almighty, as por-
trayed in the Apocalypse, will be poured
out upon all flesh In the meantime. 1t is
said that this day or period of judgments
will end In seven years, at which time the
Messiah will again appear, accompanied
by those resurrected and translated at His
first descent, and, the Jewish nation being
then in their own land. He will purge the
world of ''all those that do any iniqulty,"
and at once inaugurate His reign as the
Prince of Peace, in accordance with anci
emit prophecy. A great many maintain
that the present dispensation Of the world
is the final one, while those who insist on
the theories just described assert that the
Greek words COSMOS and aioa,) translated
''woIld' in the English version of the New
Testament, are words of different defini-
tions, the former having reference to the
present order of things regarding the uni
verse, in opposition to chaos, while the lat
ter implies an age or dispensation and is
the word generally used by Christ and His
Apostles when speaking of the end of the
world.