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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-09-05

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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-09-05

to Cincinnati and Toledo daily.
Train No. 2 has Palace Sleeping Cars, Baltimore
ta ~ ss oIs ana oheag s daily
natl, st. Louis. Chicago and Indianapo polls daily.
Train No. 2l2 has Palace Sleeping Cars Baltimore
and Washington, to LynchDurg via StauntOn and
Lexington daily.
Train No. 203 has Palace sleeping Cars from
Lynchburg, Lexington and Staunton daily to
Washington and Baltimore.
Train No, 203, Northward, connects at Harpar's
Ferry with TRAN No 4, Westward.
Train No. 23l Northward connects at Harper's
Ferry with Train No g. Westward
Foc tickets and further information apply to B.
& y. Agents or tG 3 II BOND. Pass. Agent Balti
Morr g. E.: DUDRow, Travelling Pass Agent,
Staunton, Va.
G. x. LORD. L. M COLE.
Gen'l Paas. Agent. Gen'l Ticket Agent.
w. M. CLEMENTS
dec21 Master OF I rams Dortation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-09-05

l. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
TAUNTON, Va,
Will practice III the courts of Augusta and the ad-
lining counties. Also in the Court of Appeals of
~ Will attend the circuit court of Rockbridge
ariV
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28

tie Blue, the skies became dark, thunder
storm arose, and as fate would have 1t
bolt Of lightning struck our wagon, eX-
ploded its contents, which consisted
of $500 pounds Of the dangerous
substance, killing everyone OF the
small party, together with all OF the
horses and cattle, and reducing to
fragments every wagon in the train: BY
a miracle l was riding considerably IN
advance at the time, seeking to get shot
at some antelope which were grazing in
the distance. / became aware OF a report
louder and more distinct than thunder,
and, turning on my horse, saw a dense
cloud of smoke where the train should
have been, but could not discover its
whereabouts. Riding back, l beheld a
horrible sight. Bodies of men without
legs or arms lay scattered about, and
mingled in the confusion Of fragments OF
wagons and their freight were the still
quiVering carcasses Of cattle and horses.
You can Judge of my horror at the specta-
Gle. / was the only living survivor OF the
party. Almost bereft of my senses rode
on, and was seized with new terror.
What account could give Of the party or
how explain their mysterious disappear
ance? Then i came to a resolution that
was both cOwardly and inhuman.
"'I would avoid going to the point OF
destination OF the train ana would cOnceal
the facts of its fate in the fear that might
be accused of making away with it. In
stead of stopping at the mining camps
near Pixies Peak, made detour around
them, fearing to meet anyone who would
question me, and went to California.
Once in a great while would see news
paper in which the mysterious disappear
ance of the wagon train and those COM
posing it was commented on, everyone be-
lieving they had been mastered by In
dams. This secret / have kept locked in my
breast all these long years, and it has tor
tured me at times almost beyond endur-
ance.' At this point ofhis story Williams
became so weak that he could not con.
tinue, and shortly after breathed his last.''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28

them that the climate Of Boston was such
that she could not accede to their request,
but the ladies insisted that she must wear
some aboriginal costume, and, thinking
that she was short of money, they pre-
scented her with a tanciful suit OF buck
skin and flannel, trimmed with beads and
feathers, and a head dress topped on with
beautiful plumes. She was delighted
with the regalia, and always wore it
when appearing in public. To please the
Comstockers, who had heard of this suit,
she consented to wear it at her lecture
here, and a number of them went up
to see how she looked in the ideal Indian
inery. All agreed that she made very
creditable looking Indian woman, but
they were unanimous in the opinion that
the lecturer bore no resemblance to the
gay and festive Sally Winnemucca who
used to romp around in this country with
an old blanket tied at the waist with
piece of clothes-line. When Naches heard
OF her exhibition he gave an expressive
grunt, and observed: Cheap circus.
Catch UNI white mans dollar. No more
Piute."
Sarah in her lecture describes in seri-
Gus and humorous manner the various
persons and things of interest which she
saw at the East. She claims to have
fallen among sharpers when she first went
swindled her. In the main, however, she
had found the whites very kind and gen.
erous. She described the cities she had
seen very graphically, and made many
remarks on Caucasian habits, customs
and civilization which showed that she
had retentive and an appreciative mind.
While Sarah has many friends among
the white people here, it is probable that
che will never be appreciated IN the West
as she is in the East. The progress which
she has made, mainly through her own
efforts, is little less than wonderful. The
daughter of Chief whose pride had no
other basis than his consuming egotism,
she was nevertheless born to pow
erty, ignorance and mendicancy.
Without a mentor anywhere, she
voluntarily tore herself away from
her tribe, and by the severest
toll supported herself and gained an edu-
cation. From a position in one of the
lowest tribes of a deteriorated and inte-
rlor race she has risen to an honorable
station in a superior race. She can speak
and write English and Spanish as fiuently
as though they were her native tongues,
and in power of thought and reason she
is the superior Of thousands of so-called
smart white women.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
THE WEAR OF ENGLISH COINS.
The Gold and Silver that is Wasted in
the Use of it.

The Gold and Silver that is Wasted In
the Use of it.
More than eleven thousand pounds
sterling worth of silver, says the World
Of Wonders, is wasted every year
in the course of the circulation of
crowns, half-crowns, forms, shillings and
siXpences. One hundred sovereigns of
the date of 1920, which were weighed in
1859 by Mr.. Miller, showed a loss in
weight through the wear of circulation
which was estimated at 81 IS. I'd. There
is, therefore, more waste produced in the
circulation of gold and silver coins than
is generally thought of. A coin, when
turned out of the mint brand new, has a
number of vicissitudes to pass through
before it is again called in. lis constant
ly being abraded, even by handling. An
ordinary chemical balance, which will
turn with the thOusandth part of a grain,
will not show that a shilling has lost in
weight when the thumb has been rubbed
over 1t; but one of the feats performed by
the induction balance-an electrical in
strument, widely different from the chem
ical balance-has been to show that a
coin undergoes loss even when finger is
rubbed over. 1t will readily be understood,
therefore, that in the numberless hand
Hngs coin has to submit to in the course
OF years, the loss arising therefrom be-
comes at last sensible to the ordinary bal
ance. Coins likewise suffer much loss in
weight by abrading each others surfaces
when jingling in the pocket, and they are
damaged each time shopman rings them
on his table to see whether they are
genuine or not. Every minute particle Of
matter removed in these or other ways
lessons the weight of the coins and makes
them look old; and in the lesser coins,
which are much used, this proceeds to
such an extent that everyone knows the
difficulty experienced in telling three
penny from fourpenny-bit. Mr.. Miller
some years ago made number OF pre-
else experiments, from which it was as
certained that 9100 worth of sovereigns
lost E3 9s. SD. OF their value
in hundred years; similarly
4100 worth of half crowns lost
913 lis, SD; 9100 worth Of
shilIings, $50 las. 3D., and 910O worthof
sixpences lost, $50 1Ss. Cd. in value, or
more than one-half in the hundred years.
1t will be noted here with regard to the
| silver coins, that the less the value, the
greater the amount ofwear. These lesser
| coins are, of course, most used, and so in
| case of a sixpence century's wear re-
i duces 1t to less than half its original vol
/ ume.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
PROFIT IN TITLES.
Money Making Scheme of Cunning
NewsbOy
Chicago Herald.

there's the most profitable book in my
kit" remarked the train boy, as he
picked out few good apples to cover up
the wormy ones with; "I've made more
money off it than anything else HANDLE"
''Does it sell so well as that?
"Sell? No, never sold one in my life."
elbow in the world do you make money
with it, thenP
"Well, you see, 1t has a queer title
The Cashiers Flight; or, the Boy Detec-
tive.' That's where the money comes in.
My train goin' the other way runs to De-
troit, you know. Every trip take an
arm load of those books am plump one of
'em in the lap OF every man on the train.
Then CABS with 'em about it. Oh, you'd
a dide 1afin' to see some of 'em turn
white arOun' the gills. Usually in case
of that kind can get 500 for copy of
the book, and then get the book back, but
when they's gaully or stubborn aboat it
brings out telegraph blank an pair of
old worn-out handouts l found one day.
AS soon as shows the telegraph blank
and the handouts l names my own price.
But business is gettin' duh now-hain't
caught one for a week. Wonder what
luck Pu have on my next trip"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
LITTLE BOYS SAD DEATH.
Horrible Result on a Sunday DebauOl


An inquest was held to-day at Chappa-
qua, says New York special Of Sept. %,
into the death of 4-year-Old son of David
See, a shoemaker. Bending over the dead
body was Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the only
surviving daughter of Horace Greeley.
She was arranging wild flowers around
the corpse, which lay in a long shoe-box,
the parents being too poor to provide a
coffin. The child had died of alcoholism,
and the interest eviDced by Miss Greeley
in the little one was caused by the fact
that she was its godmother. A 10-year-old
sister of the dead boy testified that
on Saturday night her father
and mother went to White Plains
and came home very drunk, carrying a
kerosene can of alcohol. 'sAll day Sum
day." she said, "papa and mamma drank
alcohol, and got very drunk, and took
the can and hid it upstairs. My little
brother found the can and drank some Of
the alcohol. / saw him come downstairs
and he staggered across the room and fell
on my lap. / smelled alcohol on his
breath. / raised him up on my lap and
pretty soon he got down and fell on the
floor. He went to sleep there and never
woke up"
DIR. H. F. Patch, who was called to see
the little boy on Monday, testified that the
child died of alcoholic poisoning. After
the child's death, the father, David See,
ran away and could not be found.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
COSTLY SPORT OF STUDENTS.
A Yale Rush " and It's Consequences

A Yale Rush and It's Consequences
Freshmen and Juniors in Collision.
A New Haven (Conn. telegram says;
Last night until midnight this city was
the scene of one of the most determined
brushes" ever known in the history of
Yale College. The newly-arrived fresh
men of the Sheffield Scientific School
marched up Orange street to battle with
the Junior class. The senior class, attired
in long linen busters and wearing ancient
white hats, marched in front of the fresh
men as their advance guard, so as to post
them on how to overcome their tradition
al opponents.
The juniors formed in front of North
Sheffield, and marched up Prospect, over
Trumbull, and up Grange to Elm street,
where they waited the coming of the foe,
Just as the latter approached the juniors
made sudden rush, and, with shout,
attempted to break their lines; but the
freshmen fought like tigers, and the
crowd who were attracted cheered lusti-
ly. The ground was covered with batter
ed hats and shred of what were once
shirts. The freshmen drove the juniors
nearly a block, and finally the seniors
called the battle off, and the students pro-
ceeded, singing and cheering, to large
vacant lot at the end of the street.
A ring was quickly formed, and Pal
len, of '67, and Tormley, of '86, wrestled,
and were SO evenly matched that the con-
test was left undecided. Hamlin (fresh-
man then met Matthewson (junior) and,
after considerable skill had been show
Matthewson failed to come to time, ar
the match was awarded to Hamlin. l
tine final struggle Reed, of '87, was pitted
against Wilcox, of 'S6. They wrestled for
ten minutes, Reed being the victor. Then
the final ''rush'' was inaugurated, and the
freshmen, aided by the seniors, broke the
juniors lines. One of the freshmen,
Wentworth, was crushed OUT but after
stimulants had been administered he was
able to walk home. On their way home
the contestants tried to deprive each other
OF shirts. They succeeded in denuding
each other of shirts, and in many in
stances trousers, and some of the young
men reached their rooms in linen busters
and shoes. While the freshmen do not
acknowledge defeat, still the juniors put
them off the sidewalk and compelled
them to reach their dormitories in the
middle of the street. Probably $4,000 to
IS, 900 worth of apparel was destroyed In
the melee
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28

which at any latitude will follow the sun
so that the plane of its oscillation will
always pass through the centre Of that
luminary. He also dealt with the hitherto
unexplained cause of the advance in
the moons perigee. In Prof. Virgins
many of the old-fashioned ideas of
astronomy will become obsolete, and the
advanced theories advanced and advo-
Gated by him will be generally accepted
by astronomers. In his opinion all space
is dark, and the reason why the second
moon can not be seen is because it is not
surrounded by an atmosphere, While our
own moon, contrary to the general .0pin-
ion of scientific men, is surrounded by an
atmosphere which is capable Of illumina-
ton. 1t was, in his opinion, this dark
moon which caused the eclipse of the sun
visible in portions of this country last
March.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
Young BIenl Read This.

The Voltaic Belt Company, of Marshall,
Mich, offer to send their celebrated Elec-
trc-Voltaie Belt and other Electric APP
planes on trial for thirty days to men
(young or old) afflicted with nervous de-
bility, loss of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles. Also for rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, paralysis, and many
other diseases. Complete restoration to
health, vigor and manhood guaranteed.
No risk is incurred as thirty days trial is
allowed. Write them at once for Illus
trated pamphlet free.-Adu.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
Advtca fn nqnrnara.

MkSs " IN5LOW DOUIhALNU LhUE
should always be used when children are
cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little suf-
Ierer at once: 1t produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pain, and
the little cherub awakes as +" bright as a
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
sOOthes the child. softens the gums, al
lays all pain, relieves wind, regulates
the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhea, whether arising from teeth
Ing or other causes. Is cents bottle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
that months of earnest work should have

that months Of earnest work should have
been thus wasted"
"Does Sitting Bull make any profit for
himself out of the show business?"
Certainly he does. He is to have
quarter of all the money made, clear of
all expenses. This is a danger in itself.
heard an army officer of long experience
on the plains say: IF Sitting Bull gets
$4,000 in cash out of this show, it is ten
to one he spends the money for arms and
ammunition, and raises HI next year on
the plains.' So you see why this eX-
hiOiting of Sitting Bull, the most blood
thirsty and remOrseless savage the
United States ever fought, is full of dam
pnrn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28
have tried Holmes Mouth Wash thor

1 have tried Holmes Mouth Wash thor
oughly as an application to diseased
gums and found it in every case a sPECI-
FIG. 1t is also the most reliable and sat-
isfactOry styptic, after extraction, have
put up in attractive style, and should be
in the cabinet of every dentist. l cannot
better emphasize my Endorsement OF TINS
preparation as dentifrice than to say
wish every man, woman and child IN the
whole country Kept it and used 1t accoro@
ing to the printed directions.
JOHN H. CoYLE, ID. u. D,
brownsville, Ga.
Materia Medica, Baltimore Dental
! College.-Adu,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28

Zodiacal light is now regarded by French
scientists as simply a reflection of light
from the illuminated part of the earth upon
an open stratum Of the atmosphere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20

are so many charming fancies and novel ideas,
that both spectators and participants are de-
lighted When these parties are made by
select circle OF friends and everybody knows
his neighbor, a mask and fancy costume are
productive of the most amusing surprises.
The wife Of a lawyer in this city lately
gave a "Cnderaila" in honor of her
daughter, debutante. Cards we're issued
for Dickens party" and the unmask
ing was done at the supper table, when no
end of laughter was raised as, at signal each
guest, one at a time, drew aside the mask which
completely disguised the face. Upon another
occasion each guest appeared as flower. and
twenty two dandeliohs and eighteen sunfiowers
blossomed out among The men. A vast range of
invention for the little peoples Cinderellas is
provided for in the adoption of characters which
figure in Mother Goose's melodies. At bird"
party was lately worn 'rnagpie" costume of
black and white. The skirt was arranged in the
two colors in stripes, and laid in pleats. The
bodice was of white satin, trimmed with black
lace cut square in the neck, and a jet necklace
about the throat; black glove on one hand and
white one on the other; one white stocking with
black slipper and one white slipper with
black stocking; short lace black sleeve on one
arm and a white lace on the other, etc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20
The Christmas Tree.

Charles Dudley Warner, in December Harper.
The custom of decoration by green. plants and
flowers in all sorts Of festivals is old history,
and of course the use of evergreens at Christmas
needs no explanation, nor is the custom any less
Christian because it is of immemorial use among
pagan nations The mistletoe, however, had a
unique place. The Celtic peoples and the Druids
held it in the same veneraIion that the Romans
did 1t was used by the Romans in religious
ceremonies, and it may have been the golden
bough" of the internal regions. The Druids
gathered it against the festival of the winter
solstice with great solemnity the prince
of the Druids cutting it himself with
a golden sickle. 1t was used as a
charm against evil spirits, and excellent medi-
cal properties ascribed to it, 1t was supposed
to possess the power to preserve from poison,
and the mystic property of giving fertility.
kissing under the rlistletoe" may have had ref
erence to this ancient belief. There was ira
dition that a maid who was not kissed under a
bough of mistletoe at Christmas would not be
married during the following year. There was
once a notion that its heather origin should eX-
clude it from the Christmas decorations, but this
found no favor with the young people at any
period. On the contrary, they took good care
that it should be hung, and that it should have
plenty of berries, for the ceremony under it was
not duly performed if a berry was not plucked
off with each kiss, and consequently the supply
of berries determined the number of kisses. 1t
did not need the Roman use of the plant to
recommend such preventive of the state of
old maidism. Some trace the use of green bush
decoration to the original branches of vervain
among the Romans. With Romans and Druids
the vervain was panacea for every i'll, and
they believed, above ALL that it ''conciated
hearts which were at variance"-another good
office of any plant in the Christmas season.
The Druids only venerated the mistletoe that
grew on the oak, but the common mistletoe
(viscus album, with its pearly berries, is gath
cred from the hawthorn, the old apple tree, the
lime and the fir, and from other trees OF late
years this parasite has been scarcer than for
nerly and efforts have been made to propagate
it, This is done by cleaning off the bark under
thumb, and then pressing the glutinous berry
on the cleaned place till it adheres to tie bark
1t will begin to show growth in about fifteen
months. 1t is an obvious suggestion that in
sections of the country where the statistics show
falling off IN marriages, this plant ought not
to be let die out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20

it Of it IS needed Just as much in the home as in
the church. The church is not a sort of tank in
which so much religion is stored, and out Of
which people may fill their own buckets if they
are so inclined.
Religion is rather, more like the rain without
which no grass can grow without which no fruit
can swell 1t is like the dew which needs TO fall
over the woods and fields and gardens alike, and
without which all natural life would be dried up.
When we talk of religious education we think
of the influence which should descend upon and
pervade every so-called Christian society, hav-
ing, it may be, different forms, but having this
one thing in common; high motive, purpose, and
effort to lead righteous life, desire to know and
do the will of God; DESIRE that is to say, to
know and do what really are the laws by which
we should be guided; desire to follow them, and
not merely please ourselves. That which thus
concerns our whole course and work is no mere
educational department, confined to one section
Of instruction.
Religious educationl This, or its opposite, in
evitably goes on in every circle, every home,
every part and branch of society We are all
called to be teachers and scholars in this matter.
1t ceases at no period of our growth and life.
1t is perpetually the subject of learning and ex-
animation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20
HOLIDAY PIRATES.
The Genteel Black Mail Levied Upon Store
keepers by Lady Customers.

The Gentee1 BiacI<-Mail Levied Upon Store
keepers by Lady Customers.
Philadelphia Times.
"Shes on her tour" said the head of the first
floor of Chestnut-street house, on Saturday, as
the blue-and-gilt door boy swung the glass and
walnut portal open to a finely dressed woman.
Then the dry goods mans manner changed as
he fastened to greet the newcomer, with the ee-
CANT ease which is the principal reason for his
$75 figure on the weekly payroll. The custom
er made known her wishes and clerk was sent
flying for a remnant of brocaded silk, which she
wanted to make up into fire screen for a church
fair.
You're making out well, I hope" said the
superintendent as the woman departed.
mo, you people are awfully mean-that is, in
general" she said, with laugh.
She's going from store to store begging goods
for her fair" said the superintendent afterwards.
"Shes the third that has been here to-day, and
each Of them goes to ali the other places Every
big house in town would be glad to be let off with
q 81 900 contribution to the holiday church fairs.
But what can we doY These people are our
customers. If don't come rightup to the
mark, they threaten to withdraw their trade.
One house made stand against it last year,
and the consequence was that they lost the Gus
tom of a West Walnut-street swells wife whose
business would have been worth 81, 800 to them
between then and now"