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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
A Mixture Of Mourning and Politics.
Especial to the Baltimore Sun.

lSpeClal 10 Inc bdlGlmOTo 0uu.J
WARRENToN, VA, September 28.-
Business was generally suspended here
to-day, Rev. George w. Nelson, OF the
Episcopal church, who was captain
in the Confederate army, delivered an
admirable address on the death of Pres
ident Garfield. 1t was understood that
the proprieties of the day would be
strictly observed. John s. Wise was
President Garfield, and q large crowd
speaking, however, when it was ap-
parent that it was ruse to get off a
Readjuster speech. He commenced by
SAYING that, in the language of Robert
E. Lee, duty before everything else,
and then proceeded to make q regular
stump speech, filled with jests, that
caused the laughter of his auditors to
ring out upon the quiet evening air,
while the church bells were tolling q
requiem to the dead President. During
his speech Mr.. Wise said the Baltimore
Sun was a Funder organ because the
people of Virginia after the war carried
| their bonds to Baltimore and pledged
them for fifteen cents on the dollar 80
as to buy the necessaries of life, and,
not being able to pay the interest or
redeem the bonds, they had been sold
and bought for song IN Baltimore, and
her citizens now wanted par.
A meeting of Democratic Conserva-
tives was held and resolutions were
adopted and eulogies delivered appro-
pirate to the death of President Gar
| field.
lin respect to the statement of Mr..
John s. Wise that the Baltimore San is
"Funder organ" it is only necessary
for us to say that the gentleman is as
ignorant of the position of this journal
as he seems to be of the proprieties OF
an occasion whose solemnity should for
the time being at least, have sealed his
lips from utterances of political ribaldry
and Misrepresentation. The SW'a is the
organ of no party. Its opinions on all
subjects are, and always have been,
Independent of and above party con-
siderations. Its views upon questions
affecting State credit are views which it
has entertained from its foundation,
probably before 1t was born, and GER
tainly before reputation was ever
thought of in Virginia.-Eds. San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

"ANTED.-A GOOD PIANO TO RENT.
w WIN pay reasonable price for same.
oetz-n Apply ct OLIvIER'H BOOK STORE.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
DR.. Hamilton,s Report.

From DR.. Hamilton's report, which
is to appear in the October number Of
the Medical Gazette, the following, in
reply to the suggestions often made that
the bali should have been removed from
the Presidents body, Is taken:
"Since it has been thought by some
that it was the duty of the surgeons to
have ascertained positively the course
and location of the ball, it is proper to
consider whether either the one or the
other were practicable. As to determ-
lining the course of the ball by probe,
every anatomist will see that it was inn
possible, If he will consider the very
tortuous course which the ball must
have taken to reach its final destina-
ton; that it passed through the solid
metallic instrument sufficiently firm to
give indications of the course and di-
rection which 1t took within the body
could ever have reached the ball; nor
would any surgeon of experience, IA
miliar with gun-shOt wounds of the
belly, in the absence of any satisfactory
or conclusive evidence as to what course
the ball had taken, venture to introduce
q probe into the abdominal cavity for
the purpose of exploring the supposed
track, nor indeed if he had evidence as
to the course and situation of the ball
could be have been justified in such an
exploration. No point is better settled
in surgery than that interference of
this sort in gun>shot wounds of the
belly is meddlesome, useless and dan
gerous, and had it been done and fatal
peritonitis in consequence been set up
the surgeon doing it would have been
Justly held responsible for the fatal re-
suit. AS to the possibility of the ex-
traction of the ball safely it would have
required large documentary and mus
cular incision as a means of approach
to the spinal column; the actual re-
moval of the whole of the twelfth lum-
bar vertebra in order to furnish suf6r
Gent channel through which the bold
surgeon should advance with his instru-
ment for extraction, and, after emery
ing from the cavity thus made In the
spinal column, he would have to pene-
trate or grope his way cautiously be-
tween the ganglionic system Of nerves
and arteries, veins, lymphatics, includ-
ing the thoracic duct, all Of which are
vital structures almost inextricably
Ijoined to each other on the front and
sides of the spinal column, and the
lesion of any one of which must have
proved inevitably fatal"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
~ Q. W. SMITH,
II. w. FULLER, Gen1 Manager.
G. p. and T. Agent. aug8

GHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
~ COMPANY.
TINE TABLE-In effect September 18th, 1881.
Philadelphia. Time-Five Minutes faster than
Baltimore Time. Seven minutes faster than
Warrington time.
DAILY, Except Sunday.)
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

STRAIGHTOUT, WALK STRAIGHT
oUT.-The order has gone forth. Re
publican StIaightouts must work for the
Coalitionists, or lose their places. Who
Is it, pray, that thus tries to stiAe free
speech and honest thought2 WHO'S 1t,
pray, thus tries to hinder free will and
honest action? None other than the
man who has raised the false cry of
Free ballot and honest count" Every
William Malone mods must pay the
penalty of his obstinscy. straightout
Republican, Malone says that you must
man. VIII you let this ballot boss rule
name of man sell himself to this traitor
and tyrant, William Mahone?-State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

Charles S. Arthur, representative of
the Grand Lodge Of Virginia near the
Grand Lodge of New York, has present
ed to Peyton s. Coles. Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Virginia, A. Y. NJ,
trowel to be used at the laying of the
corner stone of the monument to be
erected at Yorktown Oh October 10, 1881,
In commenoration of the surrender of
Lord CORVALLIS? The trowel is q
beautiful specimen of the jewelers. art.
It is full size, the blade being of solid
silver. The handle is of ivosy, sur
mounted by solid gold cap. and upon
the front of the handle, exquisitely carv
ed in the ivory. is the coat Of arms of
Virginia with the inscription ''Sic Sem
per Tyrannis." Above the coat of-arms
and near the tip of the handle is the in
scription Grand lodge of Virginia. :"
In the blade of the trowel is solid gold
compass and eye inlaid upon the face of
the blade,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
A Striking Coincidence.

When Guiteau fired the fatal shot,
that cost the nation the life of its Presi-
dent, he exclaimed: sit is all right,
arthur is President" When Grant re-
Gently left the presence of Arthur
and was asked as to the future policy of
the Government he significantly said,
/" Arthsr Us President"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

ITO ROAD CONTRACTORS.-Th under.
i signed will receive sealed bids on or be-
fore the 18th day Of October, 1881, at my house
at Deerfeld. for the construction OF six certain
portions OF the new road leading from Rocky
or to the Rockhridge line, to wit :-lst, Near
said Church 2nd. On the land of Miss NJ Clay
ton; Srd and 4th, On CAREERS land; 9Th and
9Th, On ]. o. Ramsey's land. The greater por-
ton Of said work is In rock, requiring blasting,
For specifications Of the whole, apply to the
unders1gned. ]. 8. GUY, COm'r
oct4-4t of County Court Of Augusta Co.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

EyOB SALE.-A tract Of land Containing
IL I01z acres, on the north side OF Middle.
brook road. miles southwest Of Staunton. It
has on 1t good spring, orchard, ample supply
rooms Fencing In good repair and land Of
good quality. For terms, DO. apply to
q. ]. BELL QI =. p. BELL
tuly1-W etaunton, Va
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
Staunton Opera House.
2Nights only | Saturday, Matinee.
Friday & Saturday Evenings,

Knights only Saturday, Matinee.
Friday & Saturday Evenings,
October 9TH and sth, 1881.
The famous artists.
HkHHars :. } CHANFRAU.
very head of their brilliant art, and
CIV. TAYLEURE'S SPLENDID CASTS.
Friday Evening, October 18th, 1851.
First performance of SARAH BERNHARDT's
VERSION Of the greatest Of all emotional plays,
expressly translated and adapted for Mrs..
ChanfrauO Alexandra Dumas'
CAMILLE.
Marguerite Henrietta Chanffau.
"Exquisite in grace. feeling. and imagina-
Saturday Evening, october Sth. 1851.
First time here Of the Reconstructed Version
KIT. TH Th1 1THKHEEAs
by Edward Spencer q c. W. Tayleure.
"The American comic drama of its class."-
Neso York Herald.
Booths, WaiiacS's' and ali f,rst-clsss theatres.
u, II has 1ealiasd Mr.. Chanfran over sl00 0oe:
To conclude with the diverting one-act comic
drama,
MY DAUGHTERS DEBUT.
Mons. Oxford, an old French actor &C. =. Chanfraa
"A marvellous triumph of high art comedy"
-NesO York World.
SATURDAY MATINEE.
First performance in this city Of G. w. Tay-
ieure's celebrated play expressly adapted for
Mrs. Chanfrau,l
THE "NEW EAST LXNNE.''
LADY ISABELLE.-.-.....HE HENRIETTA CHANFKAU.
"a great performance, and destined to re-
nown. "z&. Louis Republican
Pricea-Reeerved Seats. 3l00. Admission, 75c
Matinee, 80 cents. Children, Is cents.
Doors open at half past Z. Begins ut g.
MATINEE commences at 2 O'Clock,
A0B0x Sheets for sale Of Reserved Seats now
open at Olivier's Book Store. oct4-lt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04

POstpOnement.-Thea above sale Is post
poned until Monday, October 24th. 1881.
w. A. HUDSON,
w. E. CRAIG,
1nns,ir ud6I,o
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
CAMILLE.
SATURDAY MATINEE.

Mons. Duford, an old French actor. C. y. Chanfi
"a marvellous triumph Of high art coined,
-NeaO York World.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23

Ii is a belief in the Bible, the fruits
Of deep meditation, which has served
me as the guide Of my moral and liter.
ary life. have found il capital safe.
ly invested and richly productive of
interest.
lis the work Of fancy to enlarge,
but Of judgment 10 shorten and con.
tract and therefore this must be as
far above tho other as Judgment is \
greater and nobler faculty than fancy
or imagination.
All the good things of this world
are no further good TO us than as they
are of use and whatever we may heap
up TO give to others, we enjoy only as
much as we can use and no more.
Those passionate persons who carry
their hearts in their mouths are rather
to be pitied than feared their threat.
enings serving no other purpose than
to forearm him that is threatened.
Next in Importance 10 freedom and
justice Is popular education, without
which neither justice nor freedom can
be permanently maintained.
The brightest crowns that are worn
in heaven have been tried and smelted,
and polished and gorifed through the
furnace Of aflliction.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23
WASTED ENERG Y IN PHILA.
DELPHIA.

The Philadelphia Record says. Prof
Haupt, Of the University OF Pennsyl
vania, read paper on Street Travel
before the Engineers Club on recent
Saturday night. He stated that the
population Of what may be called the
heart of the city, l. C., the district
bounded by the two rivers, Washing.
ton avenue on the south and Poplar
street on the north. had decreased in
the last 10 years by 10000, showing Il
strong drift of population toward the
outskirts of the city. Outside of these
limits, which are everywhere distant
at least mile from the business cen.
TIRE, is scattered population of about
100000. He took the case OF man
whose homo lay in diagonal direo.
ton from his place of business, and
calculated that in tho zigzag course
which that large class of men must
take they lose 40 per cent in distance.
He suggested that two new diagonal
avenues be opened The distance saw.
ed by diagonal street through the
heart of the city would be IL mile and
third. The reports of six of the
twelve passenger cai lines showed that
they bad carried during the past year
about 50,OOO,000 persons Supposing
the six remaining lines to have had
about the same number, this would
make a total number Of passengers car.
ried of 100000, 900. Upon this and
the average yearly expense to the poo.
pie Of travel. Mr.. naupt calculated
that every mile less in distance was a
saving to them collectively of 81 1900.
600 in money, 4 900 years in time, and
something like 3,3OO,OOO,000,0 900 foot
pounds of energy. Mr.. Haupt also
suggests the provision, for pedestrians,
OF those "cut offs or diagonal lanes so
co nmon in Boston.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23
FARM GLEANINGS.


George W. IIallock, who has a farm
of forty.fve acres at Orient, Long Is.
land, raised last year $4,000 quarts ol
Strawberries, $4,000 heads OF oauli.
flower, $500 bushels of onions, 5000
bushels of potatoes, 173 bushels OF
wheat, 100 bushels of corn, 36, 900 Gu.
cumbers, 6,3OO bushels of turnips, 900
bushels of carrots and l50, 900 cabbages.
George Geddes, of Paramount. N. Y.
who feeds about 1000 bushels of grain
annually, after thirty years expert.
ence says he is satisfied that it is worse
than lost labor to grind cobs for cattle,
and that corn should be ground as fine
for stock as for bread, the object being
to so reduce the grain that it can be
the most readily acted upon by the
gastric juice Of the stomach.
Every poultry house should lace the
South, and, if possible, DO upon dry
ground. Any available ground pro
tected by groves, hedges, stone walls,
or by buildings of any kind, may be
used for this purpose. Fowls suffer
very much from cold storms and wind,
and any protection against these is
very valuable as preventive OF colds
and roup.
Several farmers in Wisconsin, who
not long ago complied with importuni-
ties to sign temperance pledge, are
being astonished by the presentation
OF promissory notes, promising to pay
cash instead OF to practise total a6.
stinence. Any farmer who could be
so deceived must surely need TO sign
genuine temperance pledge.
Reduce as far as you can the amount
OF fencing upon your farm, and put
that which Is necessary to keep up in
good substantial order. Fences ut best
are dead capital, a great and constantly
recurring expense.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23

PROBABLY ron A SENsATGoN-The
New York Herald recently contained
double.ieadod dispatch, dated at Gin.
clnnatl, from a source of which it speaks
editorially as friendly to Garfield. and
the correspondent is supposed to be
acquainted with his purposes. The
air OF confidence about the dispatch
suggests either that il is u sort ofsemi.
Official announcement from Mentor or
another Herald hoax. There is moth.
ing specially new in the substance OF
the statements made. 1t, however.
speaks with absolute positveness with
regard TO two things--tbat Blaine is
TO be Secretary OF State and that Robert
Lincoln, the son OF President Lincoln,
is to be member Of the Cabinet. No
Southern man need apply is written
over the doors at Mentor, according TO
this correspondent, as neither HAYES
nor Grant made anything out OF their
Southern men. A statement which
lashcs the Herald to editorial fury "a
that Conkling is to be satisfied by hav.
ing New York left out altogether If
the senior Senator from New York is
not satisfied with this very kind treat
ment he is to be considered u mutineer
against the general party welfare. Yo
Gods, what u mutiny he will arouse
though No wonder the Herald is
mad Aflronts come not in these latter
days TO Conkling by singles or by
pairs they march in legion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23
A QUESTION or WORDS.


Should we say and write railroad
or railway A road, the dictionary
informs us, is place where one may
ride, an open track, track for travel.
A way is a generic thing Con the same
authority, donoting any line for pass.
age of convenience. A highway was
originally way raised on the level for
dryness. A road says the dictionary,
is strictly way for horses and car
riages. In this country, and, appar.
emily, in England, Judging by the
Kings highway'-the word high has
come to have the Significance OF open
and public, and wheh we speak of be.
ing 'op the highway we mean the
public and common rpad, But when
we say lin my way (very rarely road
In such sense), there appears to be a
common recognition o. way as the
more generic word. But in use with.
out compounding word, way is
rarely applied in the same sease as
road thus, we do not speak Of walking
or riding 'along the way we say right
of way, not road ; nor is road used
except in railroad, which is thu Amer.
lean term, as railway is the English.
A few roads-we do not say 'vays'-
which have English ownership Or close
connection, such as the Erie and At. |
lanticand Great Western, are officially. |
railway, and this term is probably |
making its way slowly. 1t has how. |
ever, at least the comparative disad.
vantage that, as yet, we are not ,ccus.
toned TO ways as short for RAILWAYS.
or to speak of the 'waybed : on the
other hand way has an advantage in
not being used TO designate ilstru.
ments Of passage by ordinary vehicles.
Some other English terms are better
than our own; for example, 'shgre' is
better than stock, the latter having
several uses. The English coach, on
rails, was obtained by transfer ofword
rs well as article, but it is less ex.
pressive than our car So 'stoker
although correct, is rather less dion
ATTIC than fireman., which is made by
he same process with which children
urn the gray coated carrier into let
.er man The English point is GER
ainly better than our switch and
driver, which in this country s short
or the large wheel when used in con.
lection with locomotives, is more ex.
vet than engineer who is not much
more than an engine driver, Metals
would sound strange here as the desig. ,
lation Of iron rails, and line would
lardly escape detection as foreign, in ;
so tor the road or way. There is,
'owever an English term so expressive
S applied TO capital fixed in railways
nd manufacturing enterprises, that ,
would be well to naturalize it-tho
7ord plat Such capital may or may
ot prove fruitful yet all the same it ,
withdrawn-planted.-.Nao York !
Tines.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23

FRETTlNG.-Ofall causes destructive
OF family comfort, hardly any is to be
more dreaded than the practice Of fret.
ting. Only one person need have the
habit to destroy the peace OF an entire
household. The habit may arise from
mere nervousness or a slight degree of
illness. Indeed, it seems often to
spring from almost nothing. 1t in
creases with indulgence, and becomes
chronic. Then il is fret, fret, about
nothing. 1t is fret in cold, fret in heat,
fret in sunshine, fret in storm, iret in
the morning, fret at noon, fret at night
There is no end TO it, and scarcely any
lot up in it, The habit is contagious
If one member Of family frets, the
Others are apt, after n while, to get TO
iretting also. If parents fret, their
children will soon learn TO fret. No
matter what comforts, what Injuries,
what culture fretful people possess,
they are most undesirable companions.
They are nuisance OF the most disa.
greeable character
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23

A Curious WILL CAsE.-A very
curious illustration of the chances oI
litigation is found in the Hesdra case
A colored woman of this name, by Q
losg life OF industry and thrift, accumu
lated property estimated at s75, 900
She left husband, who claimed at
least a part OF the property, but offered
70 waive that claim on receipt of S5, 900
This was refused by the other heirs,
but while overhauling some papers tho
old man found will by which the dc.
ceased bequeathed 20 him the entire
amount. This will has just been ap.
proved, and the other heirs get moth.
lug. How much they now regret they
did not accept the old mans PROPOSE
tion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23
LECTURE or P. S, WEBER, ESQ, BEFORE
THE TEACHERS LOCAL INSTITUTE AT
LuTHERsBURG, FEB. 5TH, 1881.


Prof P. S. Weber, Secretary Of
Sandy township School Board, deliver.
ed highly entertaining and instruc-
tive lecture before the Teachers Local
Institute at Luthersburg, on the sub.
jeet Of "Mental Science as Applied to
the Work Of Instruction" and we are
very sorry that only a synopsis of tho
lecture was secured by our reporter.
Mr. Weber has delivered number of
lectures before our educational gather.
ings, but none have excelled this last
effort. Previous TO entering into a
discussion of the subject, he spoke upon
the subject of ventilation, giving to the
teachers some vital directions upon the
matter Of preserving the health of the
pupils IN our public schools, after
which he opended his discourse by an
swering the question: "What is the
purpose of Life?" He proved that the
object of life should be to improve the
world at large, and ourselves individu.
ally, and to accomplish this grand and
desirable purpose of human existence,
be showed that sterling character was
indispensable. In making a compari.
son between character and reputation,
be remarked "Reputation is not char
acter; character is what man is;
reputation is what he is thought TO be.
Men may smile in villainy, and pray
with the hand on the dagger's hilt."
In the course Of his remarks, con-
trasting character with reputation, he
said at is scarcely Necessary to refer
to Beecher, as we see enough in every.
day.life to exclaim: "Oh, religion,
what crimes are committed in thy
name" He then urged that the poet
was right when he said:--
"Know then thyself and presume not good to
scan,
The proper study Of fnankiad 6 MAN."
II is well to pause on the threshold
Of life and ask ourselves Why zoe hve.
In answer to the question, "Do men
study the meaning of llfe2' he remark.
ed "SOme seem to live like brutes-be.
cause life is IN them. Nobody cares
for them but the politician on election
day, and the sexton at the burial. He
then quoted from Superintendent Nc
Quown's address Of the previous eve
ning-"We want Teachers who study
Human Mature" which led him to con. ,
slider the import Of the caption Of bis
address-"Mental Science as Applied
TO Instruction in the Schoolroem.p
In showing that boy is boy in all
ages, he quoted Shakespeare--"The
whining school.boy moving snail.like
unwillihgly TO school," He then trans.
lated from Frobel, the founder of the
"Kinderg lrten" system-"Come and
let us with our children live" After
considering this important saying of
the eminent German Philosopher in all
It's different bearings, he concluded
amidst tremendous applause by refer.
ring to the prime object of lie in this e
iouble.meaning sentence: "Let us all
strive TO so live that we can leave this
world better for having lived in IT,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-23

NEWSPAPER MEN.-Eltors do moth
ing but go to shows and eat peanuts, il
would appear from the oxtravagant
idea some have of the craft. An un.
known voice in the following well
chosen words timely remarks. "An
editors business is TO writo editorials,
grind out poetry, sort end rewrlte com
munications, listen to all kinds of com.
plants, offer advice on all subjects,
from prescribing for baby with the
collie up to specie resumption, keep a
waste basket, steal matter fight other
peoples battles, take beans, pumpkins
and crooked, knotty green wood, whom
he can get them, on subscription, work
eighteen hours out of the twenty.iour,
always be in a good humor and witty,
be alike impervious TO Hattery and cen.
sure, and be criticised and damned by
every nincompoop who don't like his
paper. Finally, TO wear out in the
service, and at last hear the pleasing
plaudit "Tis enough, Come up
higher"