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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-12-05

WE WOULD LIKE TO BORROW FOR TWO
w gentlemen the following sums OF money:
$500 for two years on real estate worth $1,000;
$1,000 on 3 or years, lien ON farm worth $4,000;
titles unquesJioned and land lies in Augusta coun-
ty. Interest 6 per cent. semi annually. Address,
nov2S tt Lock Box 9, Stalnton, Va
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-12-05

When everybody is taking, there must be some
thing worth talking about. and visit to his store
will convince you that the picture is not oyer
drawn. His show cases fairly groan under the
load of beautiful things.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Grace in every motion.
WILD DOGS.

About eight miles from POUCH
keepsie, says the Kingston, N Y,
Freeman, is the most remarkable
breed of wild dogs, or rather half
dog and half wild beast. According
to- the stories of the farmers in that
vicinity a female New Foundland
dog few years ago gave birth to a
litter i'll the woods. The dogs grew
up wild, and, it seems took to run
ming with foxes and animals of like
kind, which resulted in another breed
OF animals, part dog and part fox,
which are the terror of that part of
the country. There are about fifty
IN all. as near as they can Judge, and
they run from the size Ct a New
FOundland dog down to a small fox
dog. They run in companies, and it
Is extremely dangerous for a man to
cone across them, for they are Zero
clous. Besides, they have the cum
ming of the fox added to the higher
intelligence of the domestic dog,
which is such assistance to them that
it seems impossible TO kill one of
them unless man goes alone, and
then, although he may shoot one,
the rest Of The pack Will make short
work of him. Hunters would much
rather run across a pack of wolves
than these dogs, for in this wooded
district they come upon them una
wares, kill their hunting dogs, and if
the hunters do not beat an imme-
mediate retreat they will attack them.
In several cases hunters have been in
this plight, and forced to climb trees
in order to save their lives. Many
stories are told Of the remarkable
cunning of these animals. Instead
Of cunning, perhaps, better word
would be Intelligence" When
party of hunters undertake to hunt
these wild dogs, they are never able
to find them for seemingly they know
very we'll their own strength, and
though they may be match for one
or two men, they cannot cope with
dozen.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
A Touching Story.

Congressman Blackburn, of Kens
tncky, is quoted as telling this story /
-Four days before ] went to tie
front with my regiment we had lit
tie girl baby. She is now grown, and
you always see her with me at any
social gathering. Well, in our army
the farloughs came very rarely.
When wa got into line there was no
crest chance for man to get home.
1t was about three years afterwards
that a few Of us were one night gong
down the Mississippi on river
steamer. I had been sick and was
returning to my command. but pref
~ well broken up even then. IA for
money, we did not have any, and the
night was hot as I laid down on th4
deck, my throat almost parchsd with
thirst Pretty soon little girl came
along with big glass of lemonade.
tell you it looked good to me. Shs
saw me cycling it, stopped a minute,
looked doubtfully at me and finally
came up to my side. You look as il
you wanted something to drink, she
said, and offered me the glass. Ii
wasn't quite the square thing to do,
bat | took it and handed It back emp.
ty. 1t was ike nectar to ne. Then
/ thanked the little creature and sent
her away. Soon after, just like every
child, she came back leading her
mother to see the poor soldier. By
1t was my wife, aud the girl
was the baby whom had last seen
as a baby but just born. You can
imagine the reunion. They
were with my brothers family and
happened to be going down the river.
That was the only time during the
four years. fighting that l saw my
wife and baby, and under these cir.
what man would ever
forget it.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
A Woman Hanged.

A horrible hanging occurred few
days since at Lincoln, England. The
victim was Mrs. Lefty, who poison
ed her husband last fall, and was
duly convicted and sentenced at
Lincolnshire Sessions. She had,
however, acquired some money bv
her husbands death, and she spent
1t literally In pressing an appeal to
the home secretary for a commuta-
ton of sentence to Imprisonment for
life, or if that was refused for a re-
prieve of few weeks. To the very
last moment Mrs. Lefty believed
that a repriese would be granted,
and she was not by any means re-
conciled to her fate.
When she first saw the hangman
IN the pinioning room she shrieked
with terror and tainted. She was re-
stored to consciousness and the
hangman began to prepare her for
the gallows by pinioning her elbows
and fixing strap loosely around her
skirts to be frightened about her
ankles after she had walked to the
scafold. Mrs. Lefty fought desper-
ately to prevent these restraints.
and gave utterance to frightfuI yells,
which were heard even outside the
massive walls of the Jail. On the
way to the scaffold the screams of
the condemned woman were almost
manlacal, and drowned the voice Of
the prison chaplain who was reciting
the prayers for the dying.
When she was placed upon the
trap she continued to scream an din
coherently ayow her innocence until
the white cap was pulled down TO
her mouth and stifed her voice.
Then the trap fell, the woman was
dropped into the well, and in few
minutes was dead. The usual in
quest was held, aud the CORPSE was
buried in the jail yard and covered
with quick lime.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
How a Girl Shakes Hands.

| saw a young lady just now shake
hands with a young man. She gave
him that fippant member in per-
fectly limp way. He squeezed it
and shook it from the shoulder
down,without its giving any evidence
of feeling. Then she let it flop to
her side. Now, it isn't fair. II you
are going to shake hands, shake.
1t is an almost certain sign that a
girl is an American if she puts her
hand in yours quite impressive and
leaves it there till you have done
with it. A man naturally squeezes
it. His grasp does not fully calcu-
late It's limpnesS, and be thinks she
may be offended. He gives it an.
other gentler pressure. He feels
the rings sink into the fingers. He
tries a third time to get some re-
spouse. She does not return the
squeeze. She does not move it.
She does not take it away. She
simply does nothing at all. She
looks as if she had forgotten he had
hold of it. II breaks the man all u,
and he drops it in disgust.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
English at Athens.

The report of the committee on OK.
aminations touching upon the def
cheney of our States University in the
elementary studies of English, aud
the consequent frank, yet courteous
criticism of the press, have borne
good fruit.
The board of trustees, at their
meeting this week, instituted
through course of English under the
professorship of Professor Morris.
The faculty is directed to require an
exacting examination of all applicants
for admission in the elements of
English grammar From various
causes, that should not have existed
in an institution claiming the high
literary rank our State university
does, these essential parliamentary
studies have been neglected to q de-
gree finally demanding the candid
censure OF the official examining
board. The action just taken will
doubtless remedy the evil, if the rule
is inhexibly enforced, We believe it
will be, simply because it will not do
to tliAe with the good reputation
Of the University in this particular.
Access heretofore has been too easy.
the attempt TO make the institution
more popular as a rival to the demons
national colleges of the State caused
laxiiy in the preliminary examina-
tons Of applicants. This point will
be now attended to properly, and
the good effect will soon become ap.
parent.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
A Manly Utterance.
Macon Telegraph.

We adopt with pleasure The fol
,u;Dc from one of Col. P. L. Ny
n,tt,s speeches in the recent cam
uoion in the Fifth district and COM
mend it to the sober consideration Of
host of candidates in the State. The
words are manly and eloquent, and
ID credit both to the head and heart
~ ths speaker: 81 would not go to
Congress if l had to send man
home drunk to his wife and children
in order to get his vote. loud and
louc applause. [ am much obliged
10 YOU for the hearty response to
that sentiment; it comes from my
heart. I feel it loud and continued
applause and so help me Godl if it
can be successfully shown that I
have attempted any such thing l will
r.tire from the contest, and you need
not vote for me. lRenewed ap-
plause.l"
The ofice-seeker. whose candida
cy is conducted on the whisky sched-
ule, admits abundantly his own ill.,
competency to the position to which
be aspires. A candidate is never a
man, much less q statesman, when
be payes the way to position over
hearts and homes made desolate by
the inebriate voter.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Smith Wanted What He Ordered.

| Roule years ago au AuSJln mef-
chant, whom we will call Smith, be-
cause that was, and is, the name
painted on his signboard sent an
order for goods to New York firm.
He kept very extensive general
store, had plenty of money, kept all
his accounts in a pocket memoran-
dunn book, and didn't know the
difference between double entry
book keeping and the science Of
hydrostatics.
Among other things he ordered
wG3
IL gross assorted clothespins,
IL ditto grindstones.
When he ordered the grindstones
ne meant TO order an assortment of
twelve grindstones, The shipping
clerk OF the New York firm was as
tonished when be read the order.
He went to the manager and said:~
"For heavens sakel what do they
want with twelve gross-1,729 grind
stones, in Texas 2" The manager
said it must be a mistake, and tele-
graphed Smith:
Wasn't it a mistake ordering SO
many grindstones?'
Old man Smith prided himself on
never making mistake. He had no
copy of his order to refer to, and if
he had he would not have referred to
it, because he knew he had only or
dered twelve gr.ndstones. SO he
wrote back:
"Probably you think you know my
business better than L do. I ALWAYS
order what l want, and | want what
1 order. Send on the grindstones."
The New York firm knew Smith
was little eccentric but that he
always paid cash on receipt Of in.
voice, and was able to buy dozen
qual1ies full Of grindstones if be
cared to indulge in such luxuries, so
they filled his order as written and
chartered a schooner, filled her full
of grindstones, and cleared her for
Galveston. They wrote to Smith
and said that they hoped the con-
Segment Of grindsiones by schooner
would keep him going till they could
charter another vessel. Smith sold
grindstones at wholesale, and at low
figures on long time for three years
afterward. Now, when Smiths
wicked rivals in business want to
perpetrate practical joke on an in
nocent hardware drummer, they tell
him that he had better not neglect
to call on Smith, as they heard the
old man say he wanted to order some
more grindstones. When the drum
mer calls on Smith, and, with
broad smile lighting up his counte-
nance, says, "NIr. Smith, | under
stand you are needing some grind
stones,' there is a painful tableau
that the reader can better imagine
than we could describe.-Texas
Siftings.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
A Novel Record.

A recently deceased Frenchman
kept a novel record. Twenty years
ago lie married, and on his wedding
day took the original resolution to
keep yearly account of the number
of kisses exchanged with his wife until
their union became served by the
death of one or the other just be-
fore he died he coufded this account
to a friend for publication. During
the first year Of their welded life the
kisses exchanged amounted to the
colossal figure of $4,000, OF a hun
bred day on an average but in the
following twelve months there was a
notable decrease, not moro than
$4,000 being inscribed on the reg
lister, while the third year shows a
still greater falling off, the average
number of kisses being but ten day
And after tho lapse of five years a
further reduction is recorded, aud the
account keepers task was simpllhed'
for only two kisses were exchanged
during every twenty four hours
zone on rising, one on retiring to
rest" Later on, during the last ten
yeers of his married life, they ouly
kissed each other ON leaving for or
returning from a journey, and he
had very little trouble in making up
bis animal domestic statistics.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
An Answer Wanted.

Can any one bring us a case of
Kidney or Liver Complaint that Elec.
trio Bltters will not speedily cure7
We say they can no., as thousands
of cases already permanently cnred
and who are daily recommending
Electric Bitters, will prove. Bright's
Disease, Diabetes, Weak Back, or any
urinary complaint quickly cured
They purify the blood, regulate the
bowels, aud act directly on the dis
eased parts. Every bottle guaran
teed.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Another Georgia Wonder.

have on my farm a prodigy of the
COW progeny--a calf, eight months
old, in milking condition. | gave
it to two of my little boys of six and
four years of age, and they fondlsd
and caressed it until it became very
gentle, and then they manipulated it,
as in milking, until milk actually
came. After which, being with a lit
tie motheress calf, it took charge Of
it and now nurses it with the usual
fcndness common to cows, and when
separated from 1t will become restless
in the most passionate manner
While it is new thing for COW
to milk while barren, yet to milk be-
fore it could possibly be productive
Gifts kind is marvel to me, hence |
/. communicate this fact to the public
through your paper. This wonder
tal cali is three-fourths Jersey stock.
Yours truly,
James r. Cravens.
We will state for the information
dtDose who are unacquaiuted with
Dr. Ciayeus, tie author of the above
COMMUNICATION, that he is a perfectly
reliable gentleman and that the case
srpcrts is perfectly authentic
&0Osa Courier.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
DIR. Hollis Dispeptic Elixir.

Dir Holt has devoted years Of stu-
dy and experiment to the cause, eff
feet and treatment of that hitherto
incurable disease, Dyspepsia, and has
succeeded in offering the public
remedy whose virtues cannot be de-
MED. tits not palliative, a mere
corector Of disordered secretions,
but curative remedy. Dyspeptics
are taught that diet is the only rene
dy; medicine will not cure them.
The Elixir viii cure every case. If
you doubt? call on your druggist.
Price 75c per bottle.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
A Boston Girls Whim.

For the past seven months there
has been living with the Omahas,
thirty miles below this city, an edu-
Gated young lady--a Boston lady,
too-who is for the time member
Of the tribe, because she hopes in
this way to learn something of the
inner life of this, the Oldest tribe,
excepting the Pawnees, in this part
OF the West. This lady, Miss A. G.
Fletcher, was in the city on Tues
day with DR.. Wilkinson, agent of the
Omahas and Winnebagos. The
agent says that on taking charge of
the Omahas a few weeks ago he
found this lady with them, and near
" starved. Miss Fletchenis bru-
nette, solilly built, about % years
old, rather good looking, and with a
directness of speech aud a way of
standing silent while irrelevant con
versation is going on that probably
comes of her present mode of her
life. Miss Fletcher intimated to DIR.
WiIkerson that before coming to the
Omahas she had been with some of
the warlike northern tribes, and from
her present place of study she would
go to the New Mexico Pueblos,
thence to the Fatheads of Washing
ton Territory, land return East by the
way of the Sioux country-Sioux
Citv Journal
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
COUNTRY GIRLS.
HAWKEYE,

UP in the early morning,
just at the peep of day,
0tTTalnlng the milk in the dairy,
Turning the COWS away
Sweeping the floor in the kitchen
Making the beds up stairs;
washing the breakfast dishes,
busting the parlor chairs.
Brushing crumbs from the pantry,
Hunting for eggs at the barn;
Cleaning turnips for dinner,
g Spinning stocking yarn;
spreading the whitened linen
Down on the bushes below;
Ransacking every meadow
Where the red strawberries grow.
otarching the fixtures for Sunday
Churning the snowy cream,
Rinsing the pail and straincr,
Down in the limpid stream,
Feeding the geese and turkeys,
Making tie pumpkin pies,
jogging the young ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Grace in every motion,
Music in every tone.
Beauty III form and feature,
Thousands may coyet to OWE,
Cheeks that rival spring roses,
Teeth the whitest Of pearl,
One OF these country maids is worth
A score of your city-bred girls.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
James Z. Cravens.
Where the Line is Drawn.
Macon Telegraph.

Ihele Is no hatred of the negro
% the South. We state it positively
'ld knowingly. Up to a certain
lIAe the negro has the best wishes
'aa can engage the assistance of
'nte friends. He may have his
'uurch's schools, societies, dances, re-
nSlOA' farms. shops aud storehouses
Inc law will and does protect
All IN preservation of his life, limb
'ra property. Beyond a certain line
'ue negro can not and can never
tO'ne; be was told SO in 1865; he
uaS Been told so every year since.
Ne believes it. There is no law,
'il''en or unwritten, that can break
uOSn the barriers which nature has
''ec'ed between the two races One
Or the other may perish, but mingle
socially, never.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14

A scientific paper announces that
in It's next issue will appear an elao-
crate article entitled How to handls
bees" Now, a bee is not difficult
thing to handle. He is as easily
picked up as a strawberry, and Is
reasonably light and compressible.
To handle him is, therefore, mere
song. ANY man can do it. tn fact,
The more ignorant of bees q man is
the more easily he can handle one.
The main difficulty seems to be in
quieting the man afterhe has handled
a small but frolicsome bee. They
have been known to race around q
ten-acre lot, and eventually lose
their salvation, after handling one
bee for the tenth part of u second.
The scientific journal means we'll, no
doubt, but what the country really
needs is an article on how to avoid
handling bees.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Excited Thousands.

All over the and are going into
ecstasy over DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. Their un-
looked for recovery by the timely
use of this great life saving remedy,
causes them to go nearly wild in its
praise. 1t is guaranteed to positive
ly cure Severe Coughs, Colds, Asth-
ma, Hay Fever, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness, Loss of Voice, or any affection
Of the Throat and Lungs. Trial
Bottles free at Crouch Bros. drug
store. Large size 81 90.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Matrimonial Partnerships.
Bill Arp.

"A h1u &IiOA HIS WIG ought 10 Oe
alike in most everything. It is
said that folks ike their opposites.
their counterparts, and so they do
IN some respects. A man with
blue eyes goes mighty nigh distracted
over woman with hazel eyes. I
did, and | am distracted yet whenev
or look into them. But in mental
qualities and emotional qualities and
tempers and habits and principles and
convictions and the like they ought
to class together. Indeed, it is bet
ter for them to have the same politics
and the same religion. And SO |
nave observed that the happiest I'M
IONS as a general thing are those
where the high contracting parties
have known each other for a lone
time, and have assimilated from their
youth III thought and feeling.
When a man goes of to some wa
tering place and waltzes few
times with a charming girl and
falls desperately in love with her and
marrles her of-hand, it is a long
shoot and narrow chance for hap
piness. Why, we may live in the
same town with people and not
know as much about them as we
ought to. I never made any mistake
about my choice of a partner in the
dance Of life, but Pve thought of it
thousand times that ii Mrs. Arp had
known [ loved goldfish and got up
every morning by day break she new
er would have had nae. 1t was nip
and tuck to get her anyhow, aud
that would have been the feather to
break the camel's back. Well,
I'm mortal glad she didn't know
1t, thought am free to say that if
had known she slept until the second
ringing of the tell for breakfast,
and was fond ofraw oysters, it would
have had dampening effect on my
ardor for few minutes, only few.
But I've seen some mighty clever
people eat raw oysters and sleep late
in the morning. But still man and
his wife can harmonic and COM
promise a good many of these things
and it is beautiful illustration of this
to see Mrs. Arp cooking Goldfish for
me and fixing it all up so nice with
eggs and cream, and it is II touching
evidence of my undying devotion to
her to see me wandering about the
house lonely and forlorn every morn
ing for an hour or two, and forbid
ding even the cat to walk heavily
while she sleeps. That Goldfish husi-
ness comes to me honestly from my
fathers side, and my mother pat up
with it like good, considerate wife,
and we children grew up with an idea
that it was good. heard of young
couple who got married and went
off to Augusta on tour, and the fell
low stuck his fork into a Goldfish ball
and took a bite. He choked it
down like hero, and when his be-
loved asked what was the matter,
replied. Don't say anything about
it Mandy, but as sure as you are
born, there is something dead in the
bread.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14

A white brute, by the name of
Petil, killed his wife in Murray
county few days ago by shooting
Der four times in the breast There
is no punishment severe enough for
him.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap,
ped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required IL
is guaranteed to give perfect satlsfae-
ton, or money refunded. Price 20
cents per box. For sale by Croucn
Brothers.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14

Miss Phoebe Couzins, the lecturer,
was sworn in as deputy United
States marshal at st. Louis, Mo-. on
last Tuesday, and will assist her
father, the marshal, es private secre-
,ary. Miss Couzins is the first lady
ever made a deputy in the United
States.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
The Drinkers of Blood.

They haunt the abattoir every week.
drinking the warm beef. Fl9od by the
cupfn'. 1t is caught SsN flows from
the animals throat. 1t benefits thin
blooded persons. Some time since a
woman came to the stockyards who
said her physician had tcll her she
must drink beef blood.
"But | never can do it never? 2" she
said shuddcring.
"But it tastes just like milk said
the gentleman appeal to. Come,
Ill blindfold you and give you a
glass of milk. Then I'll give you
some more milk or a glass of bloods
then taste of MIX till you get them
mixed UP and you wont know which
is which"
She consented and drank the glass
first handed SO her with a relish.
"Ah that was the milk. Now
think can try the Blood she told
them:
"But madam, you have drunk it
already" said the gentleman-Cincin-
ma Commercial Gazette.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14
Public Speaking.

Lawyers, Ministers and Politicians
before addressing an audience, should
take two good doses of Brewers
Lung Restorer and they will find
that their throats will not become
parched and voices husky.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-08-14

A dude wishing to be witty accost.
ed an old rag-man as follows: "You
take all sorts of trdmpery ia your
carts don't you!" ''Yes, jump in
lump inl