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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-08-02
SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

MARRIAGE INSURANCE.-Marr
insurance is the latest thing out. NJ
capital is required to start company
more than is necessary to pay for 6
charter, furnish an office. pay for the
printing of a lot of blanks, circulars
and letter heads, and start out lot Of
agents. A few hundred dollars is suff1.
aient. Agents scour the country, scat
ter the splendidly worded circulars
broadcast, and in q few months ,0OO
young people have Joined Glass A. and
paid 81 each to become participating
charge as much. Out of this 81, 900 paid
in, the agents receive their very large
percentage for commissions, say 81 900,
and the balance goes to the directors.
Whenever any member of Glass A. is
married, he or she sends In the certifi-
cate of marriage, duly witnessed by the
proceeds to collect 81 from each of the
promptly respond, and the directors,
after deducting 20 per cent. of the 5000
so collected, send the balance to the
member who is married.
The company is expected to do this If
it is governed by honest principles of
business. Hence the directors receive
nearly $500 from every member who
marries as their charge for collecting the
assessments. Some companies with
less brass charge but 10 per cent. for col
Letting assessments, and return about
$500 to the beneficiary. The better kind
of company charges about per cent.
The person marrying drops out of the
class, and as fast as marriages occur, new
members are substituted to keep the
class of 1000 full. Some successful
companies have three full classes going
Children thirteen years of age are re
ceived as members and assessed so
much. The younger the person is the
less the rate, and the older the higher.
The officials pretend to have system,
based upon careful calculation, as to
marriage probabilities, just the same as
the old time life time companies have
as to death probabilities.
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The cool days recently have quite ruined the
ice-cream and soda-water business.
Blankets are now comfortable at night, and
mosquitoes no longer infest the city.
Catalogues have become quite gregarious.
and no longer come In pairs, but In wagon
loads.
Apples are abundant. and our streets are
crowded with wagons loaded with the earlier
varieties.
The weather has been cool and delightful for
the past week. We do not know whether Ven
nor predicted it or not, and we don't care.
The Lexington Gazette believes that trains on
the branch road of the Richmond & Allegheny
Railroad will be running to Lexington by No
vember.
The Lawn party at Waynesboro'. for the BEN
eft of the Waynesboro' band, on last Tuesday
night. was complete success, socially and
financially.
At the recent meeting Of the Local Option
Alliance at Waynesboro', 1t was deemed mad
visable to take decided action at present. The
following resolution. offered by Rev. ]. R. Van
Horne, was, on the motion of Rev. L. A. Fox,
indefinitely postponed :-Resolved, That It Is
the sense of this meeting that We hold our
seves ready to support, with our influence and
by our votes. any man OF either of the political
parties Of this State who pledges himself to adj
vocate the suppression of the liquor traffic.
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WHERE THE BULLET MAY BE.-The
NEST interesting opinion on the Presi-
dents wound yet given comes from DR..
Hamilton, who is reported by a cores
pondent Of the New York Herald to
have said as follows:
From the examinations which I
made, and which were repeated by 9TH
er gentlemen of the consulting board,
consider it almost certain that the ball
has lodged in the right lilac fosse; that
is, in the lower part of the abdomen on
the right side. There is at this point q
defined hardness, due probably to any
area of Inflammation around the ball,
which point ia tender upon pressure
and quite distinctly circumscribed.
Surgeon General Barnes informed me
that for day or two previous pressure
upon this point caused discharge of
matter from the orifice of the wound.
1t is to be presumed. however, that this
In the lilac fosse, behind the intestines,
and quite remote from the surface. AS
the point is situated twelve or fifteen
inches from the point of entrance of the
ball, the ball cannot be sought for or
extracted through its .original track.
Nor can it safely be reached by direct
incision. The time may arrive when it
may be, or, what is more probable, the
ball may gradually change its position,
passing lower down in the abdominal
cavity, and make Its exit by some of the
natural outlets of the body. as many
balls have escaped which have been re-
ceived into human bodies, and without
exposing the life of the patient to any
particular hazard. think and state in
this matter what is the general convic-
ton of the members of the board of at
tending and consulting physicians. A
few days may render US more certain
upon this point; meanwhile, we may
have nothing to do except to keep the
channel of the wound as thoroughly
cleansed and as freely opened as is prac
ticable. Of course, doing what we can
to sustain the patient, it Is impossible to
state how long it will take to have the
ball extracted spontaneously, or how
soon it my be proper to aid its escape
by surgical interference"
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TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.
CHEsAPEAKE a OWIo RaIrwav
JUNE 18th, 1881.
Passenger Trains run as follow,

No. MAIL-Runs daily except Sunday from
Richmond to Huntington; daily, William
sons to Huntington connects at Lynchburg
Junction for Lynchburg, Danville, and Bristol;
and at Ashland. KY, with all rail flor Cincin-
natl and the West.
No.3 MISUNDERSTANDING daily from Richmond
to Huntingdon; connects at Lynchburg juno
ton for Lynchburg and Washington; at Hunt
ington with steamers for Cincinnati and the
West.
No. ACCOM.-Leaves Richmond daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at $3.50 p. m. and arrives at Char
lOttesville at 7:45 p. m.
Nc. 5ACCOM.-Leaves Richmond daily except
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. and arrives Charlottesville
7:45 p. m.
No. PASSENGER.-Leaves Cannelton at
5:45 a. m. daily except Sunday, and arrives
Huntington 1000 a. m.
No. WHITE SULPHUR EXPRESS-Leaves
Lynchburg junction daily except Sunday at
80 p. M; Waynesboro 400 p. m, and arrives
White Sulphur 500 o. m.
LEXINGTON DIVISION TRAINS run daily
e., B. 8. q P. P. Steamer leaves Huntington
daily.
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BUSINESS NOTES.-The farmers will certainly
have much trouble this year in deciding what
fertilizer to purchase. Last week and the week
before we called their attention to those adver-
tised in the SPECTATORS, and this week we have
few more advertised, to which we desire to
direct their attention.
Mr.. J. W. Todd confines himself to no one
particular brand, but asks you to examine the
many he represents. and feels sure that he will
be able to suit and please you.
Messrs. J. A. Hamrick & Co. set forth the
merits of the anchor Brand" which has long
been before the community. and only ask that
you call to see them before purchasing else
where.
Mr.. w. A. Mann, the old wheel-horse of in
dustry and enterprise, is the agent for "Allison
& Addison's "AA Rawbone," and without de-
preciating any other fertilizer. he says you car.
not make q mistake in using the ''Star Brand
which has always given satisfaction.
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Mothersi Mothers!, Mothers,,,

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth
n SO, 60 at once and get bottle OF MRS.
WlNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. It will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer immediateiy-de-
pend upon 1t; there is no mistake about it,
There Is not mother on earth who has ever
will regulate the bowels. and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health to the child, op-
Grating like magic. It is perfectly safe to use
in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is
the prescription Of one of the Oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the United
States Sold everywhere. Is cents q bottle.
nOv2.1y
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THE VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSE
TIoN.-We have received the prospect
us of this important enterprise, which
is being gotten up under the auspices Of
the First Virginia Regiment of Rich
mond. 1t is proposed to open the Ex-
position on the 18th day of October and
to continue the same until the 18th day
of November. Articles for exhibit must
be entered on or before the LIST Of Octo-
bsr, and shipped SO az to reach their des
tination by the day of October. The
only expense necessary for exhibitors to
incur will be the prepayment of freight
and the preparation of their articles for
exhibition.
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For blank for ms for crsp liens, call at tn
SPECTATOR office.

FIVE THOUSAND COMETS FOR JULY.-Observ-
ers atSavannah, Ga, report the discovery offive
thousand new and brilliant hued comets, each
with long and most elaborate tale. These
comets were first noticed in the constellation
Of Ludden & Bates. commonly called the Great
Southern Music House, from whence they are
being disseminated through the entire South
ern hemisphere. Each is labelled on its neu-
cleus Southern Musical Journal, and the 5000
July issue Is viewed nightly by ut least 5000
delighted readers. who. without telescope or
eye-glass. ceaselessly admire It's beauties Of
Fine Tinted Paper, New Type, Fine Illustrations,
Choice Reading Matter, Serial Story, Delightful
Net0 Music. and Net0 C6ver. One dollars worth
of Choice New Music in each comet. Twelve
comets yearly, and only $1.25p per dozen. speci-
men comets July number) free of charge. Ev.
erybody invited to send for one. Address Lud-
den & Bates Savannah. Ga, Publishers of the
Southern Musical Journal.
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MARRIAGES.

HoTTEL-BoGAN.-On 22nd ult., Mr.. o. Douglass
Hotel. Of Augusta co.. to Miss Began, of
Rocky Ridge. Bath CO., Va, Rev. Stewart
Ryder officiating.
MISREPRESENTATION Wednesday morning the
9th ult.. at the residence of the brides faith
er. by Rev. ]. 9. Martin. d. D., MIR. Preston A.
Ross, OF Mount Sidney, Augusta county. Va,
to Miss NJ. Katie Henkle, daughter of Isaac
PE-YANCEY.-Att heresidenoe of 1. G. N.Y.
ers. Esq. in Harrisonb burg. on Tuesday morn
ing last at 1870 O'Clock, by Rev. DIR. j. Rice
Bowman, Geo. Edgar Sipe and Miss Pet Yam
cey, daughter Of ThOs l.. Yancey, decd.
HoCKMAN-EFFINGER-A Harper's Ferry, on
last Tuesday, Mr.. Anthony Hickman and
Miss Blanche HfiDger, both of Harrisonburg,
Va,
SHULHR-WALToN.-On Thursday, July 2lst,
lat the residence of the BRIDES parent, Mr.. r.
M. Walton, near McGaheyesville Rocking
ham CO.. Va, by Rev. j. w. Hausenf1uck,
Mr.. Peter w. Shuler and Miss Clara A. WAL
ton, both of Rockingham CO.
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Jeferson's Clock.

from the Charlottesville Chronicle]
Every visitor to Monticello has had his at
tention attracted on his approach to the famous
mansion by the immense di al plate of the great
clock which Mr.. Jefferson had constructed and
arranged in the entrance-hall Of the building.
The outer dial-plate, which is just sbovs the
door, is about two feet In diameter. The works
are within the hall. and for many years the
clock has been out Of repair and considered
worthless, except as q relic Of the former gran
deur Of the establishment. When Mr.. Jefer-
son M. Levy came into possession of the prop
erty he endeavored to restore to their original
perfection every article about the establish
ment that belonged to Mr.. Jefferson, and now
has Mr.. w. j. Smith, skilled mechanic of this
place. at work on the old clock, which he will
soon have in thorough repair. From him we
have obtained some Information in regard to
the mechanical structure of the clock, which
will be interesting to our readers. The outer
dial-plate has but one hand, which marks the
hours only, and this can be seen at a consider
able distance from the house. This hand is OPP
Grated by q shaft which passes through the wall
and connects with .the clock inside, which
shows another dial-plats. which has hour,
minute. and second hands. Seventy feet of
half-inch rope are necessary for the cords upon
which the weights are hung. The cords pass
horizontally right and left to the side walls,
where they descend over the rollers to the Gel
lar. The names of the days and weeks are ar
ranged on the walls in such manner that the
weights pass one Of these every night at IL
o'clock. The weight necessary to run the
heavy clock-work ID two hundred and eighty
eight pounds. The case is nearly square, and
IL perched upon brackets of wrought iron
tastefully arranged. There is no name or date
on the clock. but Mr.. Smith says it is a SPLEEN
did piece Of mechanism, the manufacturer
having paid particular attention to durability
In the construction Of all its parts. The wheels
are of BRASS working into iron pinions, the
master cog-wheels being half an inch thick
and eight inches in diameter. The verge
wheel is five inches in diameter and has thirty
teeth. The pendulum weighs eight pounds
and a. half. and its rod is thirty-nine inches
long. making about sixty strokes to the min
ute. The gong which is situated on the house
top in neat little belfry, is supposed to be Of
Japanese construction, and is about two feet in
diameter. Its tone Is remarkably mellow. Mr..
Smith thinks that there is much silver in the
composition Of the material from which 1t was
made. 1t is evident from the wear that the
clock has done long service in the past, and
there is no reason why it may not run two
hundred years with occasional repairs to parts
most liable to wear.
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FOR RENT.

NOR RENT.-As authorized agent.
II desire to rent the comfortable and conye-
n1ent TORE-ROOM now occupied
oy Messrs. A: II. Ross Son, in this place.
House, " < 81 with $50 feet of shelving, Es3
counting room. and nice. cool cell RfkR
is in good order, it having been very recently
painted and otherwise repaired. This is adj
m1tted to be one of the most desirable stands
center of the town, and at present enjoys q lib
eral share of public patronage. Any courteous
ana and energetic person who contemplates engag-
ing ~ tne mercantile business. will find this
locality exceptional for both constant sales
and prompt paying customers. There are also
many other advantages and conveniencies
mend 1t as place specially adapted Tor that
branch Of business. ~ Possession given Oc-
tober the LIST, 1881.
For further information, address
P. A. ROSS,
June7-Sm Mount Sidney, Va,
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The Charlottesville Chronicle, in re-
plying to the objections urged against
the prepayment of the capitation tax,
says:
On the contrary, the principle is good,
which prohibits men who are unwilling
to pay dollar towards the support of
government from participation in the
selection of the officers who administer
it. 1t is simply absurd to assert that
anybody, black or white, Is disfran-
chised by such restriction. Any man
who is outside of the poor. house can
pay the tax if he chooses to do it, and If
he does not choose to do SO he ought to
be ashamed to present himself at the
polls. Still more absurd is the pretence
that there is discrimination against the
negro by the restriction. 1t operates
impartiaIly, and deprives the white de-
linquent of his vote as efectually as it
does the colored delinquent. The as
sertion that the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
is violated by the Virginia law is there
fore without the shadow Of support in
reason, and cannot be sustained by any
fair argument,
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EASTWARD.
c;B.s.&P. P. STEAMER leaves Cincinnati

daily.
LEXINGTON DIVISION TRAINS run daily,
No. MAIL-Runs daily except Saturday
from Huntington to Richmond; daily, Hunt
1ngton to W1lliamsons; M. & @. and Scloto
Valley r. R., from Cincinnati and the West
connect at Ashland with Mail Train No. q;
connects at WaynesborO' for the North; at
Lynchburg Junction for Washington and New
York.
No. EXPRESS-Runs daily from Hunting
ton to Richmond; connects at WaynesbOro' for
the North, and at Lynchburg Junction for
Washington and the North, and Lynchburg
and Danville. - AIS Nns:
No. 6ACCOMMODATION- Charlettese
Vile daily, except Sunday, at As a. M, and ar
rives at Richmond at 900 a. m.
No. leaves Huntington at 500 p. m. daily
except Sunday, and arrives Cannelton at ITO
p. m.
No. 10 WHITE SULPHUR EXPREsS-
Leaves White Sulphur at 500 a. m.; arrives at
WaynesborO' 10:45 q. M; and at Lynchburg
junction ll:55 a. m. for the North,
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, apply to
any office of G. & o. R'y; or Depot or Ticket
Office of any connecting line.
JOHN 81. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent, Staunton Va.
W. NJ. s. DUNN,
II. W. FULLER, Genr Supt.
G. p. and T. Agent. iunel4
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
- COMPANY.
TIME TABLE-In effect June 9th, 1881.
Philadelphia Time-Five Minutes faster than
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The Republican organs continue to
call for the modification of universal
suffrage. A few years ago, says the
Louisville Courier Journal, they swore,
by all the gods, that the ballot should
be given to everybody in the shape of a
man, even gorillas, if convenient. They
are now sorry they gave the negro the
ballot, and are declaring that foreigners
should not be allowed to vote.
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Recreation Record.

Col. Jas. Il. Skinner is at Capon Springs.
Capt. h. L. Hoover and wife are at the Rock
bridge Baths.
There are about $50 guests at the Old Sweet
Springs.
Lawn Tennis is one ofths games they play at
Rawley Springs.
Gen. Simon Cameron is spending the summer
at the White Sulphur Springs.
Rev. Jas. Murray. of Bethel Church. is spend
Orkney is filled with guests. The ladies great
ly preponderate and the cry comes up. "5end
us more beaux."
Dagger's Springs is having most successful
season. Over 100 visitors are there, and the
company is a very pleasant one.
Governor Wade Hampton. who is spending
the Summer at Daggers Spring. has been very
successful at fishing this season. He has al
ready caught several hundred fish.
By authority and direction of the stockheld-
ers, the Blue Ridge Springs property will be
offered for sale to the highest bidder. on the
premises, on Friday, the 10th day Of August,
There are about 15O guests at Blue Ridge
Springs already, and more are expected. As =
Summer resort Blue Ridge is delightful and de-
servedly popular. Messrs. Brown & Bro. are
capital managers.
Mrs. M. ]. Colley, a Warrington lady of some
experience in that line Of business, has become
proprietor of the Montgomery White Sulphur
Springs. This Is certainly one Of the loveliest
and most enticing spots in Virginia. Insult
icient advertising, probably, has kept 1t from
being one Of the most fashionable resorts in the
State.
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Take "BLACK-DRAUGHT" and you vii
never be bilious.
For sale BY Dr.. N. WAYT Bro, Staunton.

RoBBERIEs IN NEW MARKET.-On last Tues
day night the confectionery and grocery store
of Mr.. Geo. w. Kennedy was robbed Of a flute.
valued at $40, a watch, and some other things,
amounting to about SIS.
On the night Of the 9th ult, burglar or
more entered, by an upper front window, a
room in which the clerks of the store Of Shuler,
Graves & Co., of New Market, slept. He or
they took out Of Mr.. r. N. Meniffes pockets q
fine watch, $l35, and the store-door key; the
watch Of Mr.. R. N. Shuler, a fine silver one, was
also taken from his pocket. Having the key,
the burglar or burglars entered the store. broke
open the money drawer, and took purse con-
tanning SIS or $40 in specie, and out of the show
case two fine revolvers.
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Sad As REMEMREREp KISSES AFrER

SAD AS REMEMBERED KISSES AFTER
DEATH.-Let US have q Republican
party once more, which, like the real
'old" party, was an organization oil
free and sincere men, and not a de-
graded machine manipulated by q LOT
of hungry and unprincipled hacks,
whose devotion to the party was meas
ured by the depth to which they could
thrust their arms in the public purse
NeU York Times, july "a.
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ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday, evening last
Walter Davis. aged II years. son Of Mr.. ]. Frank
Davis, Of this city, fell through NOW in the
barn of Mr.. J. F. Cook, on Buffalo Branch, g.
bout miles west of this place, to the floor be-
low a distance OF about 20 feet and was knock
ed senseless. Restoratives were quickly ap.
piled but he did not become entirely conscious
until or 10 hours. after the fall. He struck
upon the round end of a wheat fan, setting on
the floor, which broke the violence OF the fall
and probably saved his life. He received only
q few slight bruises on the head, and is now
entfrelv recovered
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Says Reuben Knott unto his fair.

Says Reuben Knott unto his fair,
In language burning hot.
Matilda, do you love me. dear?"
Says she, II love you, Knott"
"Oh, say not SOP again he cried.
"Oh, share with me my lott
Oh, say that you will be my bride!"
Says she, "I'll wed you, Knott"
'Oh, cruel, fair, to serve me SO!
Ilove you well, you wot"
II could not wed you, Reub." says she,
"For then I should be Knott"
A light breaks in on Reuben's mind,
And in his arms she got,
She looks demarely in his face,
And says, PRAY kiss me, Knott"
-[Boston Transcript.
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1ICHMONO VQAhhEIs
RICHMOND, July 30th, 1881,
SALES.

1 respectfully call the at
OAhN tention of persons owning
am prepared to TUNE and REPAIR both
Pianos, Pipe and Reed Organs, and can, in all
cases, insure entire satisfaction. With an ex-
perience of Is years, claim to understand the
business and to do the work thoroughly. Or
DERS left at Olivier's Book Store j. w. Alby'e
or G. F., Haines's will meet prompt attention.
.fS- CHA RtiEs REASONABLY. s
Very Respectfully,
July 18th, 1881. 6m 7. M. TURNER.
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Me AND ZEUs ARE SAvED.-This
story comes from Grand Rapids, Mich,
the former home of DIR. Bliss The Doc
tor has or had brother named Zeus
Bliss, and the two were together at the
battle of Bull Run. While all was un-
certainty about the probable recovery
of the army from its Generalization
and its stand to repel a rebel attack
upon the capital, dispatch was re-
ceived at Grand Rapids from DIR.
Bliss which contained the following
and no more "Thank God me and
Zeus are saved" The Doctor is evil
IDENTIFY man who knows his own inn
nOrtanco.
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ACCIDENTs.-James Stribling, colored porter
at Bowling q Eakle's, fell over the arch-bridge,
near the Gas Works, on last Tuesday night.
and was severely bruised
On the same evening. young Fitzgerald,
whilst engaged in a friendly wrestle, had his
arm fractured near the wrist,
Mr.. Paul Richter recently fell b tween the
cars at the depot. whilst assisting lady aboard
the train, and broke his arm.
All the above parties received prompt medi-
cal attention from DR.. McChesney, and are now
getting along very we'll
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Friday evening ed uIt., Mr.. r.
II. Kincead at his Blue Grass home High
land CO.. in the 24th year, 9Th month and 18th
day of his age.
PERROw.-In Lexington, at IL o'clock Wednes-
day night, July 10th. May, infant daughter of
DR.. c. Henry aid Mrs. Jennie Perrow, aged
IA months and II days. This little babe has
been long sufferer and has at last passed
from darkness into light, where pain and suf-
fering are no more.
VfndicatOr please copy.