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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-12-12
DEALERS AND
CONSUMERS OF PAINTS.

Read the Following for Yourself
We have now In stock the largest and best stock
of Paints ever brought to this section, manufac
tured by Lucas & Co., the Oldest paint house il
Philadelphia.
These Paints are guaranteed to give entire salts
faction and can be furnished in any tint or shade
desired at prices to suit the times. saving of Is
per cent can be made by their use, and they are
always ready for immediate use, presenting a
smooth elastic durable and glossy surface. 1t does
not crack or become loosened from the materia
upon which it is used. Read the following guaran
ZEE,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
March 80, 1882.
Messrs. Berkeley d Co., Stanton, Va
DEAR SgRs:-We have not as yet found it neces
sary to issue a printed guarantee for our Liquid
aints, regarding our position and reputation with
he trade as sufficient assurance that we would not
place the market inferior article, particularly
under brand. We however will cheerfuy fol
low the expedient which has been resorted to by
manufacturers to introduce their goods bv stating
at we VIII Refund THE MONEY OR RE-
PAINT any work with English lead and boiled OF
we believe is orthodoxy which our paint nas been
used that you feel well satisfied has proved itsel
infemoY. H further guarantees are required you
may give them en- cur authority, but we do not
think you will ever hear OF one authentic case of
trouble arising thro' the use Of our paints
Yours truly,
JNO. LUCAS & co.
These paints may be obtained by wholesale and
retail from
BERKELEY & WALTERS.
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county, Nov 18th, 1884 1su''''
d. M Osborne & Co., Jas. H. Blackey, and E. T
io"ems Plain tiffs
;, Cyrus b. Snapp, G. N Snapp, John N Hendren.
trustee John M Brown, Trustee. and Jas Bum
s"ionei' Alustee' Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to ascertain the liens
binding the real estate of Cyrus 81. Snapp and TO
subject the same to sale to satisfy said liens
IL appearing by affidavit filed that Cyrus Newton
Snapp. one of said defendants is non resid emf Of
the state OF Virginia, it is ordered that the said
Cyrus Newton Snapp do appear here within one
month after due publication of this notice. and do
what Is necessary to protect his interest in thissu
Teste,
Hudson s. Patrick. p.q
nov 2l-4s
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1000 BUSHELS CORN
1000 BUSHELS OATS.
300 TONS BALED HAY.
5000 pounds Bacon,
so TONS MILL FEED.
$50 BARRELS FLOUR.
All for sale in lots to suit.
Delivered at Staunton, Or at any Railway Sta
ton,
JOHN W. TODD,
Opposite G. g. O. Depot,
Staunton. Va
Marchl4-till January ]. 1885.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-17

D. m, ana the nrst- business was the adop-
ton of resolution electing Mr.. Villas,
chairman of the convention, as chairman
of the committee to notify the nom
inees of their selection as candidates. A teIe-
gram was read from the president of the New
York Produce exchange stating that the bus
mess men of New York were solid for Cleve4
land The names Of Joseph Mcdonald of Ind,
John c. Black of H., Gen. Rosecrans of
OF Cal, and Gov. Hendricks of Ind,
were presented for Vice President
But all save Hendricks, were withdrawn,
one By one, so that Mr.. Hendricks, name alone
remained before the convention. Hubbard of
Texas made spirited speech in favor of giving
TO Hendricks the Office out .of which he had
been cheated. Weed of New York sug-
gested that the roll of states should be called SO
as 10 put on record the unanimous vote for
Hendricks Wallace accepted the suggestion,
Withdrew bis motion to nominate by acclaina
ton, and moved that the nominations do now
close The motion was agreed to and the clerk
proceeded 70 call the roll of states
The result was the unanimous nomination of
Thomas A. Hendricks as the candidate for vice
president
Finally the chairman got chance to make
the formal announcement of the vote He
said there had been SIC votes cast all of them
for Thomas A. Hendricks, and that Mr. Hend-
Ticks WAS therefore the candidate of the ma
tional Democratic convention for wise presi-
dent of the United States. The convention
then adjourned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-17

the Iocusts covered the rails, and the
oil which exuded from their bodies
when crushed prevented the driving
wheels from biting" After they had
settled whole regiments were detached
for the purpose of trampling them to
death. Trenches were dug across their
path and filed with burning Goals, but
the crowding swarms actually smoth-
cred the fire, so vast were their num-
bers. Even in little island like Cyprus
in 1882 one-fifth of the entire revenue
was spent in destroying the locusts, and
especially their eggs. When these eggs
are laid they are enclosed IN n horny
envelope called ''rod, each pod con-
tanning thirty-five eggs. In seven
months ], $3.50 tons of pods were de-
stroyed. Now a single ton of pods con-
tains GO, 100000 eggs, and yet, in spite
of this almost incredible destruction,
the locusts are still dreaded plague,
and show little if any symptoms of di-
minution in numbers. The Arabs say
that the dark mottlings upon the wings
of the locust are ancient Arabic and that
their Specification is as follows; "We
are the army of the great God. Each
of us lay ninety mine eggs. If we laid
the hundredth we should destroy the
world" Not long ago saw a letter
from gentleman over whose property
locust swarm had passed. He said
that in the morning his garden was a
paradise. In the afternoon it was all
blackened and withered, as if fire had
swept over it. Unconsciously he used
the very same image which the prophet
Joel employed some 1900 years ago.
"a fire devoureth before them, and be-
hind them flame burneth; the land is
the Garden of Eden before them and be-
hind them desolate wilderness. Rev.
J. G.. Wood, in the Sunday Magazine.
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The story of a Watch.

One day was passing through the
Green Park. Let me recall that event.
full day. i have been working hard all
day to catch up lost time, am now walk
ing slowly through the park, when
sight meets my eye which makes me
forget fatigue and change my stroll into
sharp walk. A crowd. I am soon in
it. What is the matter? Indeedl Then
/ must stop. One does not see Sultan
every day. This is something like. An
oriental potentate. in all his magnifi
canoe, is about to enter the palace of
the great Queen upon whose domin-
ions the sun never sets. Hank
Music Here they oomei Hurrah!
A rush, squeeze, man.
pushes rudely against me; l glance
round at him he is working his way
quickly through the crowd, very quick
ly. A suspicion flashes upon me. One
touch of my hand to my side makes it
fiercely after that man. / think of my
wife's tears, of my own vexation;
think, with tender regret, of winding
up time; feel like father as / think
of the times have corrected my treas
ure by the church. / picture Blogg's
pretended sympathy and secret glee.
/ imagine him Haunting his gold Gen
eva in my face, and myself without my
good old forty-guinea English lever to
put him down with; and all because of
that black. whiskered vagabond now
making his escape. These thoughts
the-thoughts of moment give me
the strength and energy of a lion. /
dash and push and squeeze through the
people, who give me no aid, but curse
me volublv as / stamp on their toes and
dig my elbows into their ribs. make
clutch at him. Missed, by a hands
breadth. Oh, if that man between us
had been thin! Another attempt; /
touch his coat One more-I have
himl Oh, the ecstacy of that moment,
mingled with the fear of his having
passed the watch to a confederate Be-
fore ] can gasp out word he turns
half round, slips it into my hand, and
as / place it in my pocket he makes of
once more, this time unpursued, for
have regained my treasure and am sat
isfied. / do not venture to take it ont
of my pocket, but walked home at once,
keeping my hand on my watch all the
way. No one shall come near me till /
reach home, 1 feel very hot, but at
the same time a hero Have / not had
an adventure, and have ] not come
through it triumphantly No tears
now from my wife, no sneers now from
Blogg. How / shall enjoy winding up
my watch tonight Its value is en-
HANGED, it has a story! wish l could
go home on horseback or by steam. /
am bursting to tell my wife all aboutit.
At last I am at home. ] am sitting
down. I begin my tale. I tell of the
crowd of the thief, of my loss My
wife tries to interrupt me; won't allow
it. I describe the deed, the chase, the
capture, the restitution! | pause for
my wife's words of admiration, and con-
graduation which / am sure will now
follow She says quietly, my dear,
you know you left in great hurry this
morning. If you look on the mantel-
piece you will see your watch WHICH you
left at home" She was right. have
now two watches London Society.
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A Child Charmed by Rastlesnake.

From the San Francisco Evening Post
A lady writing from Graniteyille,
Nevada county, relates an incident of a
little child having been charmed by a
rattlesnake, rs follows; Il was working
in my kitchen when L was startled by a
loud scream from my little boy, four
years old. On asking the cause he said
Oh, mamma, a big snaker Irushed to
the door and, imagine my feelings when,
almost paralyzed Will horror | conld
only gaze ON the awful sight that met
my eyes, Ten feet from me, and on
the doorstep Of the woodshed, stood my
baby hoy, twenty-five months old,
gazing, as if fascinated. upon a large
rattlesnake, which was coiled in front
Of him about two feet away, and was
gently moving It's head back and forth,
looking at the child with eyes like flame.
Ny screams frightened it. and my
daughter. twelve years Of age, ran past
me and caught her little brother out Of
the way, when the reptile glided swiftly
away The child appeared for long
time lazed and unatural"
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rrarr;oa His Own nanght er.

New York Special: G. w Lake, of
Staten Island, who was sentenced to
States Prison for 10 years for marrying
bis own child has been released by the
court sentencing him, for the reason
that there Is doubt as to whether the
Judgment should stand, and he is now
out on hail until the case can he re-
viewed. 1t appears from the statements
which have been made that Lake, when
quite Young, became intimate with Il
Young girl in the New England town in
which lie resided, and in order to es-
cape the responsibility which seemed
inevitable, he disappeared. After sey-
eral years he returned,
but what became of the young lady IN
the meantime is not known. He found,
however, a little girl running about the
streets neglected He cared for her
for some time. Another desire to
roam took possession of Lake, and he
travelled abroad. After many years he
returned to his native place again. and
was introduced to a young woman IN
whom he became interested. He thought
she was necessary to his happiness, aud
after awhile lie proposed that she should
become his wife They were married,
and were living together, when it was
intimated, and then asserted, by some
of the older inhabitants that the girl
whom Lake bad taken for his wife was
the same girl for whom he provided for
a time, and was his daughter.
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A Stranger in Arizona.

"Oh, we amt entirely without amuse-
ments and sports in Arizona, said a
bearded passenger from the southwest.
"0f course, theaytres and circuses
are pretty sca'ce, and there hain't nough
level ground in the territory to play a
game of baseball on. But we has our
fun all the same. In the town where /
hve-mind you, we are gettin' civilized
out there, and have towns now in
stead of mere camps-in my town our
best sport is with a colored man named
Sam. He's big, strong jack that is,
he was. Poor fellow, he tempted fate
too often and got took in finally. Sam
made his livin' furnishing fun for the
boys. He would draw chalk line on
the floor, get down in front of it on all
fours, and for ten cents let any man
take big bag of sand and crack him
one from behind. If the striker
knocked Sam over the line he got his
money back Well, this sport went
along several months, until one day a
ked-looking stranger comes TO town.
hotel bar room, where the stranger was
pretty good customer himself already.
viii We let me have a. lick at
We for dine?" he inquired of Sam.
Sartinly, sab; three for quarter.
Take quarters wuth?' The stranger
said he guessed one would be enough.
Sam got down on all fours. The strang-
er then picked up the sandbag. Sam
Topped his head down and gTinned be-
tween his legs at the striker. The
sandbag is raised high in the air, the
wicked looking stranger looks wickeder
out of his eyes, and we get on to his
powerful frame and arms all Of sudden.
Like stroke O lightning down comes
the bag poor Sam" did It hurt the
niger much q Hurt him. Nobody
knows. The fact is, when be got down
on the floor his head was pointed toward
the wide-open door of the bar-room, out
of which we could look down the noun
tain side. Sam catapulted out o that
door and hain't been seen since. One
O the boys said he believed the coon had
never stopped till he got back to ole
Alabam' he used ter talk so much
about" did you find out who the
stranger WASP" well, / should say
we did. His name was Sullivan, a
prize-ighter from down east some
where"
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DR.. Holmes and the Harvard Boy $

The most popular man in the medl-
cal school is DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, though he is no longer an &C.
tive member of the faculty. The genial
"autocrat" cannot stand entirely alOof
from his first love, and almost every
month he pays visit to the doctor mill
on the Back Bay. Some ofthe younger
professors think that DIR. Holmes Is
pretty far behind the times-''an old
fogy, YOU know-"but the boys have no
thought for them when the old Doctor
comes in sight, trying to steal unseen
through some open space. Applause and
shouting bring the doctor to stop. The
bright, strong face lights up with ahap-
py smile, the white head bows to the
youthful top-nots, and the slight,
| straight figure. bearing very easily the
weight of 70 long years, tries to steal
away again. But it won't do. The boys
must have aspeech, and the Doctor sub
mits. How he brightens and sparkles!
No dry remarks ON anatomical subjects,
no learned dissertation on medical prin-
ciples Only talk with the boys, re-
minescences of the college earlier days,
happy hits and filings, and then good
by until another month has passed.
-Boston Letter to Chicago Tribune.
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John Morrissey's First Battle.

"The pugilist no longer seems to be a
factor in politics." said George Rock
wood, the photographer, to New York
Tribune reporter, "but it is not SO long
ago that Morrissey held the balance of
power in New York. Did / not know
Morrissey? rather think / did. Let
me tell you little story of long ago.
About the year 1850 [ was living in
Troy. One cold, bitter winters night
when the snow already lay a foot deep
I turned into the Alhambra restaurant
to have little supper after the theater.
Old Dave Smith, q well-known colored
man of Troy, was sweeping out the
front room before closing the place for
the night. As / stopped to chat with
him for moment large, overgrown
boy made his appearance in the half
open doorway. He was dressed in
pair of trousers, a ragged shirt, and
shoes the uppers and soles of which had
long since parted company. On his
head was bit of fiat cap. May |
come in, boss ?" he asked of Dave, with
SILVER Come erlong,' said the old
darky, Il wouldn't turn dog out on
sich night The boy skunk in and
went into the inner room, where there
was large stove with roaring fire in
it. Stretching his huge bulk before it
was the noted town bully, Jim O'Don
aid. What are you doing here, you
Ioafer? said he, with an oath, as he saw
the boy At the same time he struck
the lad and sent hum flying over a chair.
THE gentleman outside said l might
come in, gasped the boy, as he recov-
cred his feet. Gentleman, indeed So
YOU think that black nigge. $ more of a
gentleman than l amp said the bully.
Yes. 1 do, answered the boy. / know
YOU, Jim O'Donald. and if you want to
fight, I'll fight YOU At first the bully
sneered at the proposition, but after the
interchange of q few words he said he
would take the lad at his word. We all fol-
lowed the two outside for they had before
this been sent to the outer regions by
the proprietor of the restaurant. 1t had
stopped showing and a ring was formed
in the center of the road, just opposite
the Alhambra, and the two went at it.
When the rough-and- tumble fight was
over the two principals were lying on
the ground some two hundred yards
farther down the road, and the bully
O'Donald was knocked senseless.
aThen the policeman came from be-
hind the trees where they had been
watching the fight, and proceeded to
run the fighters in. Among the spec
tators was a brother of Isaiah Rynders,
the noted founder of the Empire Club.
He walked up to the boy and said:
What's your name, Bub?" John
Morrissey, answered the boy. Well.
Johnny, you go along with the officers
tonight, and I'll see You through in
the morning He was as good as his
word. He paid the boys fine of SO,
put a good suit of clothes on him, and
sent him down to his brother Isaiah, In
New York. That was how John Nor
rissey entered the ring, and that was
the first and last prize-fght lever saw. =
/
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For Charli els Sake.

What marvellous power lies behind
these simple words For mother )
sake, For my boys sake" For the
sake of some loved one, what noble
leeds have baeh wrought what perils
and dangers summed The Morning
Star relates the following incident illus
lrating the potent influence of this
phrase:
The office door opened softly. and a
stranger in poor, soiled soldiers clothes
walked in The man who sat ut the
desk was lawyer-a iudge-and he
Was very busy over the papers of a pend
ing suit It was in the days of the civil
war.
The stranger had borne his share of
the suffering that was in the land. He
had been wounded in battle, and weak
and enaciated, he ives ON his way back
to his native State and town.
But the busy Judge scarcely raised his
eyes to look at him. The poor soldier
had taken Off his cap, and stood feeling
confasedlv in his pockets.
II have / did have IA letter for
YOU"
The Judge took no notice OF the tlnlld,
| hesitGting words. He was very busy,
md he was conscious only of feeling
Of annoyance that stranger should
break in upon his time.
The confused, nervous search i'll the
pockets continued, and the Judge grew
still more annoyed. He was humane
man, but he had responded TO many sol
Tiers applications already and he was
very busy just now.
Tho stranger came nearer and reached
out thin hand. a letter. grimy and
pocket worn, lay on the desk, addressed
to the Judge
Il have no time to attend to such"
But the impatient sentence was
checked on die good mans lips The
| handwriting on the letter was toe hand
writing Of his son. He opened the let
| ter and reld
"D"AB FATHER, The lsarer of this
is a soldier discharged from the hospit-
a. lie is going home to die. Assist
| him in any way You can, for Charles
sake
And thcn Judge A forgot how
very busy he was Ills heart went out
towards the poor. sick soldier. and for
Charities sake. his own soldier boy far
away. lie loaded him with gifts and acts
| Of kindness. and lodged him till he could
send han ON his wav rejoicing.
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Ex-Mayor Powderlv of Scranton. P

Elk Mayor Powderly of Scranton, Pa.
says he never believed such degradation
possible as he has just witnessed in the
Connellsville coke region of Pennsyl-
vania among the Hungarians. At one
of the ovens he saw woman half naked
drawing the hot coke from the chamber
She had no covering on her head and
very little on her person. Her appear
ance was that of one whose spirit had
been broken by hardship and hard work
Her attire consisted of coarse chemise
and pair of cowhide boots. In a freight
car close by stood another woman stow
ing the coke as it came to the car. She
stood in the doorway and was dressed
in rough, loose fitting outer garment
and an apron. Her person from the
waist up was exposed. Her feet were
encased In pair of heavy shoes, and
her legs were exposed from the knee
down. Other scenes were worse than
these. These women are not employed
by the corporations, but assist their
husbands and fathers in their labor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-17
rho Tar, Of r p'ortune's wheel,

New York Letter IN the Chicago Tribune
There has been q great deal of gossip
about the failure Of T. e. Stockwell,
Who formerly spent o@er 500, 900 annn-
ais and was obliged t. GO to the wall
on his inability to pay a 5000 note duo
YESTERDAY. Only few years since he
was worth over - 600, 900 ard WAS one
of tho most successful stock operators.
He married daughter of Alias Howe,
TIE sewing machine inventor. Il
speaking IF his c4faers Which has had
many ul,s and ,logns, Mr.. Steckneu
said to friend: When | came from
Clevelaud / was called Mr.. Stocicwell
when | began operate largely / wa-
called captain When ] became q lia
man in tie market the operators called
lue commodore, and after / lost M
fortune they spoke d me as that red
headed dog from Cleveland.
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save the Children Group will Come-Be
Prepared for it.

CRoUP will attack the children; it cannot well
be avoided, but the '1ittle ones" can be saved
terrible racking pain and torture, and the par
ents sorrow and anguish, by having bottle OF
Dr. THOMAS EcLEcTRIc OIL at hand to give
them on the first appearance Of Group. II
never fails to give relief One mother writes:
-''My little girl had Group of the worst form,
and Thomas Eclectric Oil relieved when every
thing else failed FIVE MINUTES AFTER the
first dose she was quite easy"
Take child screaming with pain from
burn, and you can Immediately stop the pain
with DR. THOMAS EcLEcTRIC On. AS it is al
most impossible to protect the rising generation
from an occasional burn, fathers and mothers
should provide for the emergency by keeping
DIR. THOMAS EcLEcTRIc On handy 1t is just
as good for scald, frost bite, bruise, a
strain, and heals cut quickly.
When the children cough, Eelectric Oil will
at once stop the cough
When they have colds, it will cure them quick
er than anything you could use
If throats are sore rub Eclectric Oil around
the tonsils, and few drops given internally
will cure in IL hours.