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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19
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CONSUMERS OF PAIAISi
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We have nav In stock the largest and best
stock of PAINTS ever brought to this section,
manufactured by Lucas d Co., the Oldest paint
house in Philadelphia.
These Paints are guaranteed 10 give entlre
satisfaction and can be furnished in any tint
or shade desired at prices to suit the times A
saving of % per cent. can be made by their use,
and they are always ready for immediate use,
presenting q smooth, elastic, durable and CLOS
sy surface. 1t does not crack or become loos-
ened from the material upon which it is used.
Read the following guarantee
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 30th 1882.
Messrs. Berkeley C Co, Stanton, Pa.:-
DEAR SIRS:-We have not as vet found IL
necessary to issue printed guarantee for our
Liquid Paints, regarding our position and rep
utation with the trade sufficient assurance
that we would not place on the mark ct an in
ferior article, particularly under our brand
Wehowever will cheerfully follow the expedi-
ent which has been resorted to by manufaetur-
ers to Introduce their goods by stating that we
will REFUND THE MONEY OR REPAINT
any work with English lead and boiled oil we
believe is orthodoxy on which our paint has
been used, that You feel well Satisfied has
proved itself interior. If further guarantee
are required you may give them on our au-
thority, but we do not think Won will ever hear
of one authentic case of trouble arisino th,onoh
the use of our paints.
Yours truly,
JNO. LUCAS q co.
These paints may be obtained by wholesale
and retail from ~
.,o,o, BERKELEY & WALTERS,
J"hoio % StauntOn. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

'Why don't you get up as early as you
used to few months ago?" angrily asked
wife of her lazy husband. 'Because,
my dear, it's sleep year, he grinned as he
turned over for another snooze.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

cit is beautiful thing to see husband
and wife of one mind" remarked Mrs.
Fogg. Eyes" replied Fogg,o ''but then it
makes good deal of difference who carries
the mind"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

Mental and physical disease as the fruit
of intemperance appears to be on the in
crease in Great Britain, if reliance may be
placed on recent appalling statement pub
lished by the London Medical Press, which
says that insanity is nearly thrice as preva-
lent in the United Kingdom as it was forty
years ago. The number of scrofllous and
tuberculous patients has largely increased
in our hospitals. In both instances the in
crease appears to be, to a considerable ex-
tent, due to the great and increasing preva-
lence of alcoholism in all classes, in both
sexes and at all ages The spread of in
temperance among children is one of the
saddest and most alarming signs of the
times. Very recently we saw three chill
dren, the age Of the eldest of whom did
not exceed ten or eleven years, in different
states of intoxication, reeling out of a pub
lic-house in one of our principal thorough
fares on Sunday afternoon; one was una
BILE to stand without the assistance of his
companions, and all were uttering filthy i'm
precautions, which under sad circumstances
and in the voice of childhood, were to us
not only the most pitiable sounds, but also
the strongest appeal we had ever heard for
some legal interference with that unholy
traffic of which such were the results.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

Mrs. Lathrop of Michigan, says that
some men pray in this sense: ooh Lord
help the temperance cause if it will not hurt
our party"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

What is the difference between a fisher.
man and lazy school boy? One bats his
hook and the other hates his book.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

What is the difference between a cashier
and schoolmaster? One minds the till
while the other tills the mind.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19
Advertising Cheats u

When the button comes off the back of a
mans shirt his choler begins to rise.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19
WICKED SENTIMENTS.

He stood on his head on the wild sea shore,
And joy was the cause of the act
For he felt as he never had felt before
Instantly glad, in fact.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19
How he Came to s.Swear off,"

''No, won't drink with you to-day
boys" said drummer to several compan-
ions, as they settled down in the smoking
car and passed the bottle. The fact is,
boys, l have quit drinking. sworn OIL. .
He was greeted with shouts of laughter by
the jolly crowd around him; they put the
bottle under his nose and INDUCED in many
jokes at his expense, but he refused TO
drink, and was rather serious about 1t:
"What's the matter with you, old boy?Y
sang out one. eff you've quit drinking,
something's up; tell us what it is" "Weli,
boys, will, though I know you will laugh
at me. But I'll tell you all the same.
have been drinking man all my life, ever
since l was married; as you all know, love
whisky-it's as sweet in my mouth as sugar
and God only knows how I'll quit IL.
For seven years not day has passed over
my head that I didn't have at least one
drink. But am done. Yesterday was
in Chicago. Down on South Clark street
customer of mine keeps pawn shop IN con,
nection with his other business. l called
on him, and while | was there young man
of not more than 25, wearing threadpare
clothes and looking as hard as if he hadn't
seen a sober day for month, came in with
a little package in his hand Tremblingly
he unwrapped it, and handed the article to
the pawnbroker, saying, give me ten cents. !,
And, boys, what do you suppose it was?
A pair of baby shoes, little things with the
buttons only trifle soiled, as if they had
been worn only once or twice. where did
you get these?' asked the pawnbrower.
Got 'em at home, replied the man, who
had an intelligent face and the manner OF a
gentleman despite his sad condition. My
my wife bought them for our baby;
Give me ten cents for 'em-I want drink.
you had better take the shoes back to
your wife; the baby will need them, said
the pawnbroker. No s-she won't, because
because she's dead. She's lying at home
now-died last night AS he said this the
poor fellow broke down, bowed his head on
the show case and cried like child. Boys, "
said the drummer, 'you can laugh if you
please, but II have baby OF my own at
home, and I swear I'll never drink another
drop" Then he got up and went into an
other car. His companions glanced at each
other in silence; no one laughed; the bottle
disappeared, and soon each was sitting in a
seat by himself reading a newspaper.-Chi-
cago Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

-Au'OAh OHOdto
ut has become SO common to begin an
article, in an elegant, interesting style,
"Then 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
TO give them one trial, which SO proves
their value that they will never use any,
thing else'
'TrHE REMEDY so favorably noticed in
all the papers,
Religious and secular, is
Having a 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
SIN compromising medicine whose yir
tues are so palpable to every ones observa-
tion."
DID She Die?
''She fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years.
"The doctors doing her no good;''
And at last was cured by this Hop Bit
tiers the papers say so much about"
'Indeed Indeed ~
''How thankful we should be for that
medicine
A Daughters Misery.
'Eleven years our daughter suffered on
a bed of misery,
'sFrom complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
"Under the care of the best physicians,
"Who gave her disease various names,
"But no relief,
"And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bit
5ers, that we had Stunned for years before
using it.-THE PARENTS.
Father is Getting Well.
''Ny daughters say =
"How much better father is since he
lsed Hop Bitters.''
CHE is getting well after his long suffer
ng from disease declared incurable."
"And we are SO glad that he used your
}itters. IA LADY of Utica, N. Y.
HE7s~ None genuine without bunch of
,reen Hops on the white label. Shun all
he vile, poisonous stuff with "Hop" or
Hops in their name.
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nnT IN for the working class. Send 10
sHHH tEcents for postage. and we will
.EeEE Hmall you free, royal, valuable
HHuHNHESooxo OF sample goods that will put
AYyou In the way of making more
.,,ou money in few days than you
ever Thought possible at any business. Capital
10. required: We will start you. You can
work an tne time or in spare time only The
WORK is universally adapted to both sexes,
S Soung and old. You can easily earn from so
nvnSs 70 90 every evening. That all who want
;, o1fer; to all who are not satisfied we
VII SEND 81 to pay for the trouble of writing us.
fortunes will be made by those who give their
' ,s,a time to the work. Great success abso-
1ru1eIy sure. Don't delay. Start now Address
STINsoN q Co., Portland Maine decd iS3-Iy*
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And why? In that vessel that left the bay,
His mother in law had sailed
To tropical country far away,
Where tiger and snakes prevailed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

nHET5nfyou want $40 26-Shot Repeating
0SN Rifle for sl5. a $40 Breech Loading
Shot Gun for SIG, q SIG Concert Organette for
81. $50 Magic Lantern for SI2, a Solid Gold
ssS @aten ea slS sysr Waeh
Free if you will devote a few hours of your
leisure time evenings to Introducing our new
goods. One lady secured a GodTTr A NfFT
Watch free, in single afternoon. w u ~ !
A gentleman got silver watch for fifteen min
utes' work. A b ~ IL years old secured watch
In one day; hundreds OF others have done near
ly as well. If you have Magic Lantern you
can sta. t a business that will pay you from $40
to $50 every night. Send at once for our Illus
trated Catalogue OF Gold and Silver Watches
Sell. Cooking Bull Dog RevOlvers, Spy Glasses
Indian Scout and Astronomical Telescopes
Telegraph Instruments. Type Writers, Organ
Accordeons, Violins &C., &C. 1t may start you
on the road to wealth.
WORLD ETANUFACTURING. o..
augl2-4t leg Nassau. street. New York
, 1884-05-03
SUMMONS.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
Tnuufv nf luoknna

County of spokane. -
In Justices Court, II. T.. Allen, Justice.
To +. o. Squire; You are hereby nOtihed
that G. o. Squire has filed n claim against you
In said court which will come on to be heard
nj my office In Spokane Falls, In spokane
County, W. T., on the 9Th day Of May, A. d.,
1884, at the hour of O'Clock a. M, and unless
you appear and then and there answer the
same Will be taken as confessed and the de-
mand Of the plaintiff granted. The object
and demand Of said claim Is TO recover the
sum ofslxty nine dollars and thlrty-hve cents
for labor performed and material furnished.
Complaint filed April u, 1884
II. r. A1iIiEN,
Justice ofthe Peace.
BETTTs a HYDE, Plaintiffs Attorneys
, 1884-05-03

Around the corner from Main
street islOcated an insignificant look
ing building not much larger than
an oyster can, which is sometimes
called Jail. Who gave it that name
we have never bcen able to learn,
but we are lead toSelieve that it was
so daubed by Harry Hayward, or
some other Of our local humorists.
Perhaps sometime in the dim, un-
certain formerly the shebang was
tight enough to shed water and
would prove shelter to the lOdger,
II he desired to remain under the
roof, or was too full to walk, but it
would be dislocating the imagina-
tion to suppose for moment that it
was ever intended as a place Of con-
finement for a healthy, able-bodied
man. Itis Il mystery what prevents
the building from falling to pieces.
II the officers ever do have occasion
to arrest man whom it is desirable
to keep over night, one of the myr-
midons Of the law will be compelled
ed to stay in the room and hold the
prisoner. One might as well expect
a sieve to hold water as that box to
hold a man entertaining any desire
to vanish. A drunk was stored
away in the crib one day this week
and as soon as he got rested he de-
liberately crawled through the roof,
and cameu town to ask the Marshal
il he would let him out The Mayor
in his address suggested the con-
struction of a reliable Jail, and as
the city is growing to such an ex-
tent that that unpleasant adjunct be-
comes a grave necessity, we earnest
ly hope that the authorities will take
the matter in hand at once and carry
out Mr.. Glover's idea.
, 1884-05-03
OUT OF TIE WORLD.
Ruth Pierce victim Of s'ryehnrne.

Late Saturday morning an inmate
of the bagnio "l2l," )" on Mill street,
named Ruth Pierce was found dead
in bed, and a half empty phial Of
strychnine near by indicated the
means by which she had "shufiled off
the mortal coil" Coroner l.. p.
Waterhouse was at once notified,
but as he lives some 20 miles from
this city he did not arrive until Sun
day morning. A jury consisting Of
+. A. Graves, August Goldsmith,
Eugene GermOnd, Gus. Leininger,
J. A. Baird and w. c. Gray was inn
pannelled, and after viewing the
body the testimony was taken in the
MarshaPs office. From the witnesses
we were able to CLEAN the following
facts in the case: Ruth Pierce, the
suicide, was a neat appearing wo-
man of "a years Of age. She was
married in Montana, and followed
telegraphing. The husband, as wus
stated on the stand, treated her
cruelty, and she left him some four
weeks ago. She has a brother in this
city whose name we suppress at his
earnest solicitation, and she came
here for the ostensible purpose OF
joining him. Instead of doing so
she took up with a sporting man
who has since provided for her.
Friday night she drank a good deal,
but was in high spirits until late
hour, when a sudden change took
place in her demeanor. She COM
menced crying and when questioned
stated that she was tired of living
and was thinking of home. Her
humOrs were as variable as the wind
and in a few minutes she was again
making merry. The inmates Of the
house supposed she was under the
influence Of drink and paid no atten-
tiOn to her. Even after she had
drank some water in the preseuce of
one of the men, in which the poison
was undoubtedly dissolved, and an
nounced that she had taken strych-
nine it was thought that she was
joking. She had two or three slight
spasms but they passed off so quick
ly that no alarm was felt and when
she announced about half past four
o'clock in the morning that she was
feeling better, she was left alone,
and about IL O'clock Saturday
was found dead. DIR. A.
S. Campbell made an eXamin-
alton of the remains and stated that
while the indications pointed to
death from strychnine, yet it would
require a more thorough eXamina-
tiOn to say positively. After hear
Ing the evidence the jury brought in
a verdict Of death by strychnine
taken with suicidal intent.
, 1884-05-03

That hacking cough can be soqulckly cured
by Shiloh's Cure. Weguarantee 1t. Al city
Drug store.
M you suffer with Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint? ShllOhs Nitallzer Is guaran-
teed TO cure you. At city Drug Store. u
Slecpless nights, made miserable by that
terrible cough. ShilOh's Cure is the remedy
for you. AT city Drug store.
Cataarh Cured, health and sweet breath Sc
cured by ShilOh's Cataarh Remedy. Price 80
cents. Nasal Injector free. At City Drug
Store.
For lame Back, Side or Chest use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents. At city Drug
Store.
Shiloh's Vitalizer Is what you need for Com
stipatiOn, Loss Of Appetite, Dizziness and all
symptoms Of Dyspepsia. Price lOnnd 70 cents
per bottle. At CITY Drug Store.
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure II
sold by us on a guarantee. II cures cOnsump-
ton. Al City Drug Store.
Group, whooplng Cough and Bronchitis
Immediately relieved by ShilOh's Cure. At
City Drug Store.
, 1884-05-03
Application to Purchase
Timber Land.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Spokane Falls, W. T., March q, 1884,
NOTICE Is hereby given in accordance with
~ the provisions Of the act Of June 3, 1873,
that Lafayette A. Kennedy, Of Lincoln
county, W. T., has made application to pur-
chase the sell mel I, and nel sell OF section
II In Township ~ North, Range "a East, Will
Mcr., said party alleging that the above men
TONED tract Is chiefly valuable for the timber
thereon. Proof In support Of said allegations
will be made bcfOreJ. &. Small, Notary Pub
lie, Davenport, Lincoln eOunty,W. T., on June
10, 1884, 10 a. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights 10 said
tract ~ hereby requircd 10 file ulti1c 81 the
snme In this ONCE on or before June 10, 1854,
i'm. ARMSTRONG. Register.
, 1884-05-03
Application to Purchase Timber
Land.

Spokane Falls, W. T., Feb. %, 1884,
NOTICE Is hereby given In accordance
N with the provisions Of the act OF June 3,
1878, that John II. kloppenburR, Of spokane
county, W. T., has made application TO pur-
chase the Lots one a. two t2,) OF section I.
tip p n range a. east W. NJ. said party alleging
that the above mentioned tract Is chiefly val
uable for the timber thereon. Proof In sup
port Of said allegations will be made before
the Register and Receiver OF the u. $. Land
ONCE, at spokane Falls, Washington Terri
tory, on May ~, 1884, 10 a. m.
Any person claiming adverse rights to said
tract Is hereby required to file notice Of the
same In this office on or before May l0 1884,
q ]. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Register
, 1884-05-03
STEAMBOAT LINE
Mission City,

his bound to become the popular mines and which
all who consult their comfort and pocket book will
, 1884-05-03
PETER ROACH,
Application to purchase
Timber land.
UErED sTATEs LAEP !. oEgIcE, ,gI, J

INTED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Spokane Falls, March =, ISL
NOTICE Is hereby given In accordance with
~ the provisions Of the act Of June 3, 1879,
that Monroe Denman Of spokane county,
W. T., has made application TO purchase the
: y Sc a Of section No. p Township 70 North
Range @ East VIII. MeT., said party alleging
that the above mentioned tract Is chiefly
valuable for the timber thereon. Proof In
support Of said allegations will be made he
fore T.. :. Land ONCE, at spokane Falls, W.
T., on June ~, 1881, al O'OclOck, p m.
ANY person claiming adverse rights 10 sifid
tract Is hereby required 10 file notice Of the
same In this office On or before June ~, 1884,
~ J. NJ ARMSTRONG, Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-23
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.
1errinc Gale on Lakes Erie, and Ontari
No Loss of Life Rcnortad.

Aerrinc Gale on Lakes Erie and Ontario
No Loss of Life Reported.
BUFFALO. n. Y, May 3.-The heaviest
gale OF the season set in here Thursday
night, and is still blowing ~iercely. The
wllid blew sixty miles all hour for a short
Tune. NO great damage is reported on
shore, though signs and light articles
suffered considerably, and a small house
IN the suburbs was blown from
Its foundation. The gale was aided
Dy the ice blockade outside the harbor, and
several sail vessels became helpless. The
schooner Young America, from Detroit
with slaves, was rescued from Horseshoe
reel by tug while flying signals of distress
me barge Bay City, lumber laden, whirl,
Dioke away from her propeller, drifted on
me same reef, and is expected to remain
!ilcre until iightered off. The ice blockada
As now about " miles wide.
CHARLOTTE, N. Y, May 3.-One of +ho
worst gales OF the season blew here vastar'
gay morning. The schooner Forest onaen
lumber laden, was rescued opposite w.
larpor by a tug. Her sails were how ;u rto
innoohs, ana the crew say it was the worSt
TIa tiey ever saw on Lake Ontario
nho same tug attem pied to tow in tho
schooner George B. Sloan, of Chicaoo c az
laaen, out after two trials was comneIi. Jo a.
give IT up, and the schooner drifted n.y. 20
Naptain DOYLE, OF the life-savinr st, P"S.'
was blown from the pier into the ,,l" "'' h'
was rescued, after a desperate ,t,,yrIa J nl
LlgAlllouse-keeper Gerry. w
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-23

vention at Louisville on the 1st unin-
structed delegates were elected to the Ma
tional Convention.
AT the Rhode Island Republican State
| Convention on the LIST delegates were
| chosen to attend the National Convention
who were unpledged and uninstructsd.
WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG was on the 1st
acquitted of completely i'll the StarIroute
cases, for the reason that his reception of
drafts and a note from Price occurred so
long ago as to be barred by the statute of
limitation.
MARYLAND Republicans met in State
Convention on the 1st at Hagerstowa and
elected delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton who favored Blaine.
The Nebraska Republican State Cohven-
ton met at Lincoln on the LIST and elected
delegates to the National Convention who
favored Blaine, but We're uninstructed.
AT the session in Philadelphia on the I'd
of the Pennsylvania Prohibitionists a.plat-
form was adopted recommending the sup.
preston of the liquor traffic, f~avoringScom.
pulsory education, and in favor of woman
suffrage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-23
EPITOME OF THE week.
Interesting News Compilation.
CONGRESSIONAL

A RESOLUTION was offered in the Senate on
the goth ult. directing the preparation of a bill
to provide that hereafter no patents shall be
granted except to citizens of the United States.
The Pleuro-Pneumonia bill was passed. 1t
provides for a Bureau of Animal Industry to
Investigate and report the condition of do
tive to diseases among them. Tho Bureau is
to consist of a Commissioner, two agents and
not over twenty assistants. In the House
the Tariff bill was debated at great length.
The Shipping bill was considered in the
Senate on the Both ult., arguments being made
in favor of the entrance of ship-building ma
terial free of duty and the admission Of
American registry of ships bought Abroad.
In the House a joint resolution was passed
authorizing the Secretary of War, on proper
diers' reunions and to grant condemned can
non for purposes. In Commit.
tee of the Whole on the Tariff bill several
speeches were made.
IN the Senate on the LIST bills were favorably
reported for a ship canal between Lake Union
and Puget Sound, w. T., and to amend the
act relating to the importation of spurious
teas. The Shipping bill was discussed. In
cred and a motion to close the debate on the
9TH was adopted.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the Senate OF
the I'd calling for information as to what ac-
ton had been taken in regard to entries of
public lands in Colorado by English corpora
tons. The Shipping bill was further discussed.
Adjourned to the 5th... . In the House the day
was spent in discussing the Tariff bill.