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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

An investigation of the status Of the
naval officers of the Asiatlc squadron OF the
United States Navy, with reference to in
temperance, instituted by Secretary Chand-
Ter few months ago, has brought to light
a most disgraceful state of affairs, and
several officers have been detached from the
service and ordered home. Ex.Commander
Mullen, who commanded the Ashuelot
when she was lost, sacrificing nearly doz-
en- lives, was reported repeatedly, drunk,
and to have been drunk at the time OF the
loss of the vessel and of the men under his
command. He has been dismissed from
the service, but that does not restore to life
the sacrificed men nor to the government
the vessel for the loss of which he is res
ponsible. Another officer is reported as get
ting drunk, and as using "insulting and pro-
fame language" to the chaplain, and at an
other time as becoming intoxicated and
offering to ''whip the chaplain" Another,
ga lieutenant Commander" was brought
to the s'verge of delirium tremens" by Tex
cessive and prolonged indulgence in alco-
holic stimulants. . Still another, a ssmas-
ter" was frequently intoxicated, and once
twas so drunk that the quartermaster was
unable to awaken him for night watch"
Others are mentioned in this report among
the officials of the Asiatic squadron whose
shameful drunkenness was both perilous to
the lives and property entrusted to their
care and thoroughly dlsgraceful to the Amer
lean navy represented by them. Total
abstinence from all Intoxicating beverages
should be an imperative condition OF the
American naval service, alike among Off
GERS and eamen.-NationaI Temperance
AdUocdte.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
THE sTAMMERING WIFE.

When deeply in love with Miss Emily Pryne.
/ vowed, If the maiden would only be mine,
would always endeavor to please her
She blushed her consent, though the stutter-
ing lass
Said never word, except "You're an ass
An assam ass-iduous teaser ~
But when we were married found to my ruth
The stammering lady had spoken the truth,
For often, in obvious dudgeon,
She'd say, if ventured to give her jog
In the way OF reproof, ''You're dog-you're q
dog
A dog-a dog matte curmudeon"
And once when said, I'VE can hardly afford
This extravagant style with our moderate
hoard"
And limited we ought to be wiser.
She looked, assure you, exceedingly blue.
And fretfully cried, "You're jew-you're a
jew
very ju- dicious adviserr'
Again, when it happened that, wishing to
shirk
Some rather unpleasant and arduous work.
begged her to go to neighbor.
She wanted TO know why made such fuss,
And saucily said, you're a cus-cus-cus-sa
And were always ac-cus-tomed to labor"
Chicago Tribune.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
From The Century "Bric-a-Brac."
HER BONNET.

When meeting-bells began to toll,
And pious folk began to pass
She deity tied hcr bonnet on,
The little, sober meeting-lass,
All In her neat, white-curtained room, before
her tiny looking-glass.
So nicely, round her lady cheeks,
She smoothed her bands OF glossy hair,
And innocently wondered II
Her bonnet did not make her fair;
Then sternly child her foolish heart for harbor-
ing such fancies there.
So square she tied the satin strings,
And set the bows beneath her chin;
Then smiled to see how sweet she looked
Then thought her vanity sin.
And she must put such thoughts away before
the sermon should begin.
But, sitting meath the preached word.
Demurely, in her fathers pew,
She thought about her bonnet STILL
Yes. all the parsons sermon through
About its pretty bows and buds which better
than the textshe knew.
Yet sitting there with peaceful face,
The reflex of her simple soul,
She looked to be very saint
And may be was one, on the WHOLE
Only that her pretty bonnet kept away the
aureole.
MARY E. WILKINS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

STANDARD TIME.--East OF Huntington, 18th
meridian, or Eastern time; West OF Hunting
ton, Goth meridian or Cen ral time, which is
one hour slower than Eastern time.
No. /, daily. except Sunday, Old Point to
White Sulphur; leaves White Sulphur daily,
except Saturday, arrives Cincinnati and Lon
isville daily, except Sunday. Pullman Sleep
ing Cars from Clifton Forge and White Sui
phur to St. Louis, Mo-, and Columbus, Ohio.
without change.
No. 2, daily, between Ashland and Clifton
Forge; leaves Clifton Forge daily, except Sat-
irday, arrives Old Point daily. except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars White Sulphur to
Washington and Baltimore, and White Sui
phur to Richmond.
Nos. and 4, Solid Trains daily. with Pull
man Sleeping Cars, between Washington,
Richmond, and Louisville and Cincinnati. Do
not stop for local business
No. 5, daily, except Sunday, Richmond to
and Ashland. Pullman Sleeping Cars Balti-
more and Washington to White Sulphur, and
Richmond to White Sulphur.
No. g. daily, except Sunday, from Louisville,
phur daily, except Monday: leaves White Sui
phur for Old Point daily, except Sunday. Pull
man Sleeping Cars st. Louis to White sulphur
and Clifton Force. via Louisville Airline. and
CHARLOTTESVILLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
leaves Richmond, except Sunday, 4:30 p. NJ;
arrive Charlottesville. 9:l5 p. m.
Train No. 6 connects with Old Dominion
Steamers al Newport News, 200 p. M. on Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday. and Saturday; ar
rives at::New York next afternoon.
Trains from Old Point Comfort make direct
connection at r., F. & P. Junction for Wash
required.
any office of G. & o. R'y; or Depot or Ticket
H. W. FULLER,
G. W. SMITH, Gen1 Pass'r Agent.
Gen'l Manager. june24
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

Irish-American citizens will not be de-
ceived by the glitter of Blaine's brazen
promises. Already has his candidacy
brought out strong opposition from that
source, as will be seen by the following
quotations from leading Irish American
papers. The Boston Pilot, whose edi-
tor is John Boyle O. Reilly, the Irish patriot,
says:
awe opposed the nomination OF Cleve-
land, the candidate; we shall faithfully and
earnestly work for the election of Cleveland,
the Democratic standard bearer. We say
to Mr.. Blaine now that had he been de-
fender of the rights of naturalized citizens
when those citizens were flung into foreign
prisons, untried and unchanged, the Pilot
would support him to-day and million
Americans of the Irish race would vote for
him in November. But he did not do it,
and his pretensions of fair play and friend
ship now are sheer humbug.
Here is the whole question in few words,
so plainly stated thathe who runs may read.
The Irish american, another well known
journal, which is giving vigorous support to
the Democratic candidates, speaks in the
following hopeful words of the prospects Of
the Democracy:
"Of the result of the struggle-the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket-we do not
entertain the slightest doubt"
Irish Democrats are too devoted to the
cause of Democracy to be easily led away
from the party of their choice. They have
not forgotten, nor will they ever forget, that
when the monster Known othingism threat
ened their very existence it was the Demo.
cratic party that boldly assaulted and finally
destroyed it, securing for all time the liberty
and the rights of Irishmen upon American
soil.-Richmond State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
Advertising Cheats ~!

SIT has become SO common to begin an
article, in an elegant, interesting style,
'sThen run it into some advertisement
that we avoid all such,
Sand simply call attention to the merits
of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as
possible,
"To induce people
s'To give them one trial, which so proves
their value that they will never use any
thing else.''
s'THE REMEDY so favorably noticed in
all the papers,
Religious and secular, is
"Having large sale, and is supplanting
all other medicines.
"There is no denying the virtues of the
Hop plant, and the proprietors of Hop Bit
tiers have shown great shrewdness and abil-
ity
"In compromising medicine whose vir-
tues are so palpable to every ones observa-
tiOno
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

THE TAR1FF.-In scommentingl on the
speech of John s. Wise at the Republican
ratification meeting in Harrisonburg, the
Rockingham Register says:
she was not very felicitous in his efforts
to convince his hearers that he was justified
in changing from Democracy to Republican
ism, after he had spent half a life time in the
party of his fathers. His illusions to the
tariff were more ingenious than any of the
speakers, indicating thorough familiarity
with human nature, and political jugglery.
But the farmers of Rockingham know this:
sThat wheat is now 85 cents per bushel, and
iron men are growing rich-the farmer
has to sell his products in competition with
the prices of the world, the latter fixes his
own prices through the working of high
tariff" There is no necessity for argument
on this point. Low prices tor farm products
and high prices for everything the farmer
buys, is the Republican policy which Mr..
Wise is now advocating"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
sT Don't Feel Like Work.

It makes no difference what business you
are engaged in; whether you are preach
er, merchant, a mechanic, lawyer, or a
common laborer, you can't do your work
well while you are half sick. Thousands
try to. but all in vain. How much better
to keep your organs in good order by taking
Parker's Tonic when you feel ga little out
of sorts.'' It would be money in your
pocket. One hour of good, rejoicing health
is worth half dozen hours full of languor
and pain.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

1t is nonsense to try to array Catholic
voters against Cleveland in view of tine fact
that as Governor he appointed three Catho-
lies to the three highest salaried offices in
his gift, one of which was the Superinten-
dent of Public Works, most important
Office; the others Superintendent Of the
State Insurance Department, and president
of the Railroad Commission. Cleveland is
heartily supported by the most intelligent
Catholics of the Empire State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

If any one is in doubt about Grover
Cleveland's official record, touching the
relations of the state to the laboring men
and the1abor question, the declarations of
the gentleman himself, in recent CONVEX
sation with representative of the New
York Herald, will supply full information
on that subject. The governor has been a
working man all his life, and has secured
more friendly laws for the working men,
and defeated more unfriendly laws against
them, than any other governor Of any state.
Neither defamers nor demagogues can alter
the facts, and in the long run the facts will
displace and demolish all the fictions in this
matter.-Albany argus.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
For the SPECTATOR.
MOTT.
BY ". n. YANFAussIEN.

Who'll make the breakfast biscuits,
Or wipe the dishes dry,
And help to do the washing?
Surely not I,-not 1.
Who'll want in time of toothache
A little bread to try,
You'll find it hard as whetrocks?
I'm sure, not I,-not I.
Who likes girl that chews
A snuff-brush on the sly,
Or cuts q dash, to make mash
Not I, surely not I.
And when we boys are men,
Too soon fear,-oh, my!
Who'll choose wife to worry his life?
Some thoughtless boy,--notI.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

If the people vote for Cleveland and Hen
bricks they will help to put down rascality.
If they vote for Blaine and Logan, they
will only vote to continue corrupt men in
power. From moral standpoint, there
is a wide gulf between the two parties; in
the present case, there is a great difference
between the moral status of the standard
bearer of the two parties.-Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

The preachers and religious people are
so generally against Blaine that there will
probably be an amendment to the prayer
book toread: ''From plague, pestilence and
Jim Blaine, good Lord deliver us !''- Chica-
40 Times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

A writer to the Chicago Tribune, in
speaking of the statement made by men,
Der of congress, that whisky is raw mate
rial. and therefore should not be taxed,
speaks as follows: "Whisky a raw mate
rial! What do we manufacture from it but
criminals and drunkards and paupers?
Raw material! And where are the finished
products stored? In the alms-houses, jails.
penitentiaries and on the gallowsl"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

"My DEAR" said a sentimental wife,
"Home, you know, is the dearest spot on
earth" "Well, yes" said the practical hus-
band, 'sIt does cost about twice as much as
any other spot"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

II can marry any girls that please" he
said, with aself-satisfied expression of coun.
tenance. ''No doubt" she responded sar-
castically: ''but what girl do you please ?'
They don't speak now.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

De ole advice, s'Be slow to anger" is a
mighty good warnin', young man. In a
quarrel man should act like he couldn't
whip a chile, but arter he gets inter de
fight he should act like he could whip a
dozen men.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

Taxation is said to bear equally on all
classes from the fact that it hardly presses
on the rich and presses hardly on the poor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
Did She Die !?

mol
'sShe fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years.
"The doctors doing her no good;n
'sAnd at last was cured by this Hop Bit
tiers the papers say SO much about"
"Indeed Indeed p
'sHow thankful we should be for that
vnodio;nn -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

What riles country postmistresses is to
have a postal card come to the Office writ
ten in French.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

A quaint old minister was once asked
what he thought of his two sons, who were
both preachers. ssWell," he replied,
sGeorge has better show in his shop
dow than John, but John has a larger stock
in his warehouse"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

A white boy asked a young negro what
he had such short nose for. ct 'spects so
it won't poke itselfinto. other peoples bust
ness"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

The man who married a girl because she
'sstruck his fancy" says she strikes him
anywhere it comes handy now.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

"No," George Henry, 81 didn't go
there to court the girl-only called in occa-
sionally to pass the time, you know-but
first thing I knew they had me up for
breach of promise, and so you see went to
court at last
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

A lady, joking about her nose, said: IT
had nothing to do in shaping it. 1t was a
birthday present.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

GREENv1LLE, CT, May s, 1888.
"Was attacked with severe kidney dis
ease. HUNTS Kidney and Liver] REMEDY
was advised, and one bottle completely
cured me."-Chas. Fl. Alexander, Fore
man Dye House, Shetucket Mills.
81 will certify to the truth of the above. :"
John A. Morgan, Druggist, Greenville,
Conn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

People learn wisdom by experience. A
man never wakes up his second baby to see
it laugh
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

Society is very queer. The people most
sought after are those who do not pay their
debts.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

A lawyer's ambition is first to get on, sec
ond, to get honor, and sometimes and last,
to get honest.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

Why is the crow brave bird?-Because
he never shows white feather.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

Why is a lady's foot like locomotive?-
because it moves in advance of train.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

1t is the feeblest mustache, as well as the
sickliest child, that gets the most fondling.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05
AND
CONSUMERS OF PAINTS!
bsr Read the following for Yourself.


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Gratefulness.

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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-05

LtTEAM ENG1NEs.--LYNN& co. sell the
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COUETY SCHOOL sUPERINTEN-
81, yENT,S NOTICE.-My Office days In
Staunton will be Wednesday and SATURDAY. n
each week, and Court Days-which days viii
oevote exclusively to School business.
~ Office with w A. Reed
II. SHEFFEY ROLLER,
JyH-u Co. Supt Schools,