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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-02-20

The annual statement of the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York printed in an
other column, like all the reports that proceed
ed 1t. shows the continued prosperity and
growth of this corporation. 1t is now, as it has
been for many years. the largest and strongest
Life Insurance Company of the world. Its as
sets are S979 ,317.72, surplus over $4,000 900,
amounts of policies in force over 1925, 0O0 90, in
come over Sl7 0OO.O OO paid to policy-hoders last
year more than sl2,S0O,OOO. The Mutual Life
has steadily adhered to its original plan of af-
fording the largest amount of insurance at the
least price consistent with safety and with the
best interests ofits insured. Each succeeding
statement shows the wisdom of the reduction
ofpremium rates inaugurated by this Company
beneftting old as we'll as new policy holders.
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PERFECT BUCKWHEAT CAKES in three
minutes can be made by using HECKER' s
SELF- RAISING BUCKWHEAT.
HECK BR'S SELF-RAISING FLOUR makes
biscuits and cakes in ten minutes, without
yeast or Baking Powders and without setting
to rise.
For sale by all Grocers. octl7-3m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-02-20

THE LYNN & EYLER CORN CUTTER AND
MAsTIcAToR-Someti time since we called at
tention to the invention by Lynn Eyer of a
Fodder Cutter and Cornstalk Masticator. but
RETAINED from expressing any opinion as to its
efficiency until tiled. We have now learned
that number of these machines have been
sold, and a majority of them to the most pru-
dent farmers of the county. and that they have
given the greatest satisfaction. From the prin-
ciple OF the knives, cutting plate and feed roll
ers, they cut with less power than is required
by any other cutter of same capacity, while the
crusher wheel and plate, from the construction
of the teeth thoroughly tear the cut corn stalks,
without powdering the blades. and thus utilize
vast quantity of material as food which
hitherto had been thrown away, and in the
shape of sobby corn stalks have encountered
most of our farms. > |c.--s..
We also learn that Messrs. Lynn & Eyler
have received propositions from parties at sew
eral manufacturing centres for the purchase Of
the Patent or to buildit on royalty, but have
preferred to have it built here if possible. We
trust that our business men may interest them
selves In this matter and see that an imple-
ment destined to be in greater demand than
the Wheat Drill or tHay Rake, and in few
years as absolutely necessary as the Plough,
may be built by company here instead Of
elsewhere. .-f
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-02-20

NINA rpeOple are always on the look.
h1 sout for chances to increase their
* earnings, and in time becom Q
H8 & N uawealthy: those who do not inn
w AUAprove their opportunities re-.
main in poverty We offer a
great chance to make money. We want many
men, women, boys and girls 10 work for us right
In their own localities. Any one can do the
work properly rom the first start The busi-
ness will pay more than ten times ordinary
wages. Expensive outfit furnished free. No
Qns who engages fails to max o money rapidly
You Gao devote your whole time to the work,
or only your spare moments Full informa-
tion and all that is needed sent free. Address
feb20-ly STINsoN d Co., Portland, Maine.
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Extracts from the Press.

The following extracts from she press show
the standing OF p1ranG's Rheumatic Remedy
Maryland is iull of people who have been
cured OF rheumatism by Durang's Rheumatic
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
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Total receipts Tor the week lO9l; sales 9So.
Trade has been only moderately active
butchers buying freely. but at slight decline
on last weeks figures, though the quality did
not average as good as last week making the
decline. considering quality, possibly mere
shade. There were a few good tops, as good as
last week, but more medium and fewer of the
lowest grades.
Sheep-Though the number is not much
more than half as many as the offerings of last
week, yet Is about equal to the very moderate
demand on the part of home butchers, while
there is no outside inquiry. The qualify is but
little, If any, different from last weeks offer.
ings. We quote at @6L cents, with most sales
at l@5]1 cents per Id gross. Arrivals this week
1929 head
Hogs.-There is a slight decrease in the re-
ceipts from the number of the offerings of last
week, but they are about equal to moderately
fair demand. The quality Is fully as good as
advance over the figures OF last week of about
&c per To-. We quote com non rough Sows and
Stays at S1a99 cents, better grades at 9@919c
extra at 934c per Id net. Arrivals this week
As head.
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PEMPT.ES.

1 will mail (Free) the recipe Tor simple Veg
etabIe Balm that will remove Tan, Freck.
les. Pimples and BlOfche s, leaving the skin
'oft, clear and beautiful; also Instructions for
reducing a Iuxuriant growth OF hair on a bald
read or smooth face. Address, inclosing &c
" Y feb2l-ly
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-02-20

No medicine is more used for rheumatism
than Durang's Rheumatic Remedy. Our doc
tors prescribe it, and it never fails to do tb
work. Watertoao'l (N. ~ Times and Reformes
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-02-20

Esgs4k1 , lf-7sra-r y
bufangs Rheumatic Remedy has been adj
vertiSed in this city for several years. and stands
high Cumberland Md News
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IR e. b r. ITO K
AND
CO hSJMERSOF PAINTS
p9~ Read the. following for Yourself

We have COW in stock the largest and best
stock of PAINTS ever brought to this section
manufactured by Lucas & Co., the oldest paini
house in Philadelphia.
These Paints are guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction, and can be furnished in any TIM
or shade desired ct prices to suit the times. A
saving Of % per cent. can be made by their use
AM tAey are always ready for immediate use
presenting a smooth, elastic, durable and CLOS.
sy surface. 1t does not crack or become ZOOS.
ened from the material upon which it is used
Read the following guarantee
PHILADELPHIA, Pa March 30th, 1882
MesSrs. Berkeley & Co., StC5ltnfon, Va.
DEAR SIRS I'VE have not as yet fOund il
necessary to issue printed guarantee for our
LIQUID Paints, regarding our position and rep
utation with the trade as sufficient assurance
that we would not place on the market an in
ferfor article, particularly under our brand
We however will oheerfully follow the expedi-
ent which mas been resorted to by manufactur-
ers to IN troduce their goods ny stating that We
will REFUND THE MONEY OR REPA INT
any work with English lead and boiled oil W.
believe is orthodoxy on which our paint has
been used, that you feel well satisfied has
proved itself inferior. If further guarantees
are required you may give them on our au.
thority, but we dc not think you viii ever hear
of one authentic case of trouble arising through
the use of our paints.
Yours truly,
JNO. LUCAS & co,
These paints may be obtained by wholesale
and retail from
BERKELEY & CO.,
june6 Staunton, Va.
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Some of our best citisens have used it with
great success --cl1tsytnioiid (Val Rhiq.
Sold BIZ every Druggist in StauntOn. and by
Druggists everywhere. Send for free pamphlet
to R. K. Helphenstine, Druggist, Washington,
D. G. nov7-8mos*
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It cures rheumatism yzE9a everything else
Il s;.7.A As.eTfcQsl.t - -.
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Bear in mind that Thorn burgs is the place to
get nice buggies and horses. hacks. &c. ie22-tf
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DEATHS.

Obituaries are charged TOr ,tGverhlsf1l0 ~otes.
Notice af deaths published 0rotalitoasslu.
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The Banks of this city will be closed on the
22nd of February,
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TO CONNUMPTIVES,

The advertiser having been permanently
cured OF that dread disease Consumption, by
= simple remedy, is anxious to make known
10 his fellow-sutferers the means OF cure. To
Ill who desire it, he will send q copy of the pre-
scription used, Gree of charge), with the direc-
ions for preparing and using the same, which
5ney will ind sure Cure for coughs Colds,
C0nsn m ptiOn, Asthma, b Onchltis, DC.
Parties wishing the Prescription, will please
address,, Rev. E. A. WILSON. 1874 Penn St. 4,
Williamsburgh, N. Y. feb2l-ly
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It's positive cure for MISUNDERSTANDING
(G0,) Constitution. ~ sra
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered tor years from
"A Nervous DEBILITY, PREMATURE DE-
zion, will for the SAX, of suffering humanity
end free to all who need it, the recipe and di-
rection for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to
profit by the advertisers experience can do SO
ny addressing in perfect confidence.
JOHN B. OGDEN, AZ Cedar ST.. New York,
feb2I-ly .F.
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their exception to the ruling of the Judge.
Julius Scheffer Between the hours of and
o'clock the day after the shooting, had gOn e
to Burners room with Mr.. EchoIs: l gave him
some water aid n e vomited 1t up:
From this point we will only give such testi-
mony of witnesses as has not been given be-
fore, as much of it was mere repetition of what
had been before testified before the Court.l
After telling him that he would be dead
man in less than 81 hours, l asked him why he
did not avoid 1T (the difficulty, he replied it
came on him too suddenly ; said he was sitting
in arocking chair in Fannie Lewis room when
there came rap at the door. She ran to the
door and said, who's there" the reply was
"George;" she replied, 81 have company, you
cannot come in; - the response came, "if you
don't let me in I will kick the door down ="
Fannie Lewis ran to The door and butting
against it said, You cannot come In here; Bur-
ner spIang up with his hat in his hand and
tried TO pass out; met Amiss at the door, who
exclaimed. You are here again, are you?" and
held a cooked pistol TO his head. Burner with
his hand knocked the pistol down, and he then
fired and shot me through the bowels; Amiss
then cooked his pistol again, when 1 exclaim-
ed, what did you do that for? Don't shoot me
again; give me my overcoat and Will go up
town.
but that Scheffer had warned Burner against
going with Fannie Lewis as he might, get in
trouble with Amiss, to which Burner, showing
pistol, replied, II am prepared"
Capt. Waters testified When went in the
room went up to the bedside at his request
he took hold of my hand and said, "Oh, Cap
tain, you don't know how am suffering. He
recovery and how he regretted the difficulty
had occurred and that there was no cause for
the provocation. He told me he went down
there and was in Fannie Lewis's room and
that he and she were sitting in front of the
stove and he was reading Longfellow's poems.
He heard some one come up the steps and rap
or kick at the door, and Fannie Lewis asked
who was there. The response was, George"
She.said, go down stairs awhile, have COM
pany. The next thing was he kicked the door
twice and 1t caEie open, Amiss walk ed in and
advanced towards MIR. Burner and called him
a damn rascal commencing, at once to strike
at him with his fist. He said he warded off his
blows, never SO much as striking Mr.. Amiss
back. Burner said he never struck Amiss at
all. Mr.. Anliss finding he could not manage
him that way he drew q pistol on him and
would. have shot me through the tsi7p2Qss
and knocked i down. st3d, It shot me here
side, He. Chen rernarked. ''GeoNge. for Gods
SAX e'let up; let me get out of here and viii
90 away" Then, he said, Leila Lester came
up the ste s.. Leila Lester was standing out ip
| the halt and he asked her to go in and get his,
| overcqat. He then ask ed her to let her friend
walk up to the hotel with him. She said her
friend had gone, but will go up with you my
EelI
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When, after sending the jury to their room
the Judge delivered long, able, and evide thy
| a well considered opinion upon the admissi'
bility of the dying declarations of Burner. At
ter a review OF the authori lies and the testi.
| mony taken on the previous day, the conclu-
sion of the court was tn atsdece ased had died o.
hemorrhage, and had been in q chronic state Of
despair from the time he received the wound
If the case stood upon the testimony OF Gregg
ry, he would rule out the dying declarations
but he was satisfied that all this evidence, with
the exception of Gregory's, ought to be admit
ted and submitted to the jury, but only as to
| statements made by deceased after O'Clock the
morning after the shooting, for their decision
He had done his duty in this case and would
continue to do so. and would as far as he could
keep from the jury any unwarrantable testi-
mony.
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Reception to Governor Crosby.


CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Gov. Schuyler Crosby
of Montana, formerly U. 3. Consul TO Flor
ence, Italy, who has been spending week
or two in this city, was given reception last
evening IN the parlors of the Leland Hotel,
by Emory A. Storrs. Governor Crosby Is on
his way from his foreign mission to assume
his duties as Governor of Montana, and 1t
was the desire of Storrs, who met him in
Europe during his recent European trip, to
present him to some of the leading citizens
of Chicago. Fifty representative men Of the
city were present. About 10 o'clock the
guests were invited to the ordinary, where
an elegant collation. was spread. The table
and Its surroundings were masterpiece.
At the end of the table was a piece repre-
senting sunny Italy," topped by the Italian
colors, and showing below a gondola on
silversd lake. At the other end Of the board
a piece representing the Far West; an engine
was coming ont of tunnel upon o sugared
railroad track track; "Bill Nye," with gun
in his hand, and a bottle In his pocket, clad
in western garb, waiting to welcome the new
Governor. Around about we're sportive
hares and other animals, and on tree were
to be seen quail and other birds. Above the
table was suspended banner bearing the
inscription, 81. Schuyler Crosby, Consul and
Governor; from Florence to Montana; from
Michael Angelo to bill Nye.'" A few in
formal speeches were INDUCED in. The sf-
fair was an extremely pleasau; one. Gen.
Sheridan and other military men were pres
ent
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little Hope for Porter.

CHICAGO, January ga Washington
special says: The Illinois Congressman will
support Logan in his opposition TO the Porter
bill, and il is generally ,honghs the bill will
die with the present Congress, even If the
Senate passes it, for over two hundred Sem
ate bills are on the House table and they can
hardly be gotten ont Of the way, and nnani,
nous consent to consider the Porter bill is
impossible.
WASHINGTON, January 5.--Senator Ma
hone, Of Virginia, who commanded brigade
In Iongstrset's corps on the day Pope OF
dered Porter to attack Jackson's flank, was
asked what his recollection Of the position
on that occasion was, and said: He (Gen-
eral Grsnt) Is right about IL. Por.er was not
on Jackson's flank, but was in front Of Long
street. know, because was there. Had
be assaulted us ha would have been driven
back and doubled up on Pope's left. Long
streets mistake was that he did not ATTACK
Porter. The next day Porter held us In
check. was shot that day b, his troops.
consider Porter wrong In not marching by
night when he was ordered to move that nine
miles. No wagons in the road would have
stopped me. l would have burned every
wagon on the way, and would have got there
without regard 10 the order Of attack"
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A Dress-Cutting Fiend.

The latest addition to the list Of vile ruff
ans and unwholesome cranks in San Fran
cisco is a dress-cutting fiend, pale man with
q red mustache and ain Internal glare in his
eyes. THIS man has ruined a number OF
crstly dresses, and has cut and slashed sew
ersl sealskin sscques. He does his work In
crowded places, in the streets, stores and
theatres. Once he has fixed upon victim
he camps ON her trail. From time to time
she feels touch here and there, and, turn
ing, sees the pale face, the red uustache and
the cleaning eyes just disappearing in the
crowd. The lady thinks she has perhaps
been accidentally jostled, but presently dis
covers that her clothes are hanging in rags
and dropping of her body. She Hees to her
home in confusion and CONSERVATION; then,
when it is too late, she remembers the pale
face, the red mustache and the malignant
eyes that seemed to follow and haunt her.
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An ODD Tragedy.

WALLA WALLA, Jan. 5.-Thnrsday even
ing young man named Painter, employed
by Mr.. Nelson, on Dry Creek, in this coun-
ty, called at the residence Of Mr.. Thomas
Woods to take his daughter to party In the
vicinity. The young lady refused to accom-
pany him, when Painter drew his pistol and
fred 1t In the air. This act made her brother
angry. and he gave chase 70 Painter, but the
latter being in buggy escaped. Woods
then returned and saddled a horse, took q
shotgun along and finally overlook Painter.
Words ensued, and both parties drew their
weapons. Painters story is that he called
on Woods to drop his gun, and he would his
pistol, and as they were strangers they would
fight 1t out with fists. The other followed
Painter up, and in the scuffie tina. ensued tie
gun went of and the charge of bird shot
went through Woods arm, and he soon died
from loss of blood.
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GRANT ON GAMBETTk.


Just Appreciation OF HIS Character.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--Gen. Grant expects
to remain here week with Gen. Bssle. Of
Gambetta he says: "lf Gambettas death
had occurred five years ago, when Mcmahon
was president doubt if the Republic would
have survived the shock, but now 1t is differ
ent. He was very remarkable man, and at
the time of which l speak, seemed to be the
only person in France able to rise TO the re-
quirements Of the OCCASION. McMahen was
a good old soldier, and did what he honestly
thought was best for the people Of France.
He did not think, however, a republican
government was best for the people, and for
that reason made every attempt and used
every means TO defeat it. He had the large
army scattered all over the country differed
by men who thought as he did. He exer-
csed the highest authority in proroguing the
legislature, dismissing officials, and appoint
ing others in their places. These Offices
could not be filled by election again, until
he should name the day. He postponed call
ing elections as long as possible, and finally
when called gave instructions 10 every olfi-
Ger, civil and military, to use every influence
in his power to see that republicans were not
elected. Very few nations would have sut-
mitted to be overridden in this way as the
French people did then. The people Of this
country would not stand IL at all. OF course
public fee ling ran high, and an eruption was
imminent at any moment; but every day
Gambetta issued his paper, which went to
all parts of France, aud was read every
where, advising moderation. From day 10
day he wrote, telling the people to be quiet
and abide the result of the ballot-box, tell
ing them to say nothing and do nothing, but
simply 60 TO the election, deposit their vote,
and then 60 home. At the same time he
was counseling quiet, he was every day i'll
dieting McMahon for his outrages upon the
liberty of the people. The result was the
masses followed the advice of Gambetta and
committed no violence, but went quietly to
the polls aud carried the election. In France
1t Is always absolutely fair count and fair
election, so When the Republicans put in
more votes than their opponents, they came
into power in the government. Now the
Republic is saie in France, because they have
good President. Should the time come
again when another McMahon should be
president, France will need another. Gam.
BETA. Now, while he may hot be necessary,
the death Of such man Is avery great loss
in auy nation or age.
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aovEnNoR CROSBY.

Governor J. Schuyler Crosby, recently
Consul at Florence, Italy, and who was ap-
pointed last summer ON the expiration OF
the third term of Governor b. F. Potts, to
the Governorship Of Montana, Is now en- route
TO enter upon the duties Of his Office. Some
years since, IL Is stated, he served on the
staff of Custer and Sheridan, 80 he Is not
unacquainted with the West and Western
ways. We trust he may make good Execu.
tive and commend himself to the best opin-
ions Of the people ofMontana. His first act
affecting his relations with the people Of the
Territory 10 to his credit. He has requested
Secretary McCutcheon TO thank those who
proposed to give him public receptions, ETC.,
but to firmly declIue for him any such de-
monstrations. There Ia = great deal Of good
sense In that act. Governor Crosby was to
arrive In Butte last night and remain one
day. We may expect him In Deer Lodge
Saturday morning and his welcome Will not
be the less cordial that be discountenances
ostentatious demonstrations. We hope he
win find It convenient to stop day or two
In our village.