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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

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.srAUNToN SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISERS
ThA Trihune on the South.

ga solid South indeed. And what
makes it solid? Rank injustice, cruel IL
bells, and a northern public opinion which
proscribes every southern man. Fhlnk OF
it. Nearly twenty years after the close OF
the war between the States the leading Re
publ,can paper in New York announces
that the South is Gin the saddle again"
because Mr.. Carlisle is Speaker. Nearly
twenty years after that war ended the north
ern Democrats are afraid to nominate for
President or even Vice-P President of the
United States any man who resides in any
one of the States called southern. Is there
anv such solidity as that in the South. In
1888. in 1872, in 1876, and in 1S00-all the
wears in which presidential elections have
been held since that war erminated-south-
ern men voted for northern men for tn
HIGHEST Office in the republic. Nobody in
the South objected to Seymour Or Grant in
1868 or to Greeley or Grant in 1872, or to
Tilden or Hayes IN 1876, or to Hancock or
Garfield in 1880, that he was northern
man. Every southern man that voted at
all had to vote for northern man.
Where, then, are the unreconstructed
people? Where is the solidity that needs
| to be dissolved? Who are the men that
perpetuate the passions and prejudices born
of tue war? Who are the real enemies of
ssrestored Union? Whose clamors
drown the voice of patriotism, and keep
the land in an unceasing turmoil Whose
| tho blame for the existence at this day OF
iealousies and fears that ought long ago to
| have faded out Of every patriots m nd P
Which is the more solid-the solid North
Or the solid South? Let the facts We have
mentioned give the answers to all these
| questions.
The New York Tribune of Tuesday has
several uncharitable articles concerning the
So.th. Better things would naturally be
expected from the leading Republican jour
nal in the Union. 1t was hardly to be feared
that at this late day such paper should
resort to such methods of securing victo.
nv merely artisan. We trust that it reck-
ons without its host, and that as in 1874 il
will find the northern people unwilling te
ssvote as they shot," to use the Republican
watch word of that year. But let the re-
suit be what it may-let New York ano
others of the NEST liberal States vote al
they may this year-the fact remains that
the Tribune hopes to gain 4 party victory
by wayi the bloody shirt. This is evil
dence enough that there is a more censura
bic solidity in the North than in the 5 pth
No southern journal that we know O
ever expects or tries to make capital for it
party by methods so unjustiiable as those
OF which we have just spoken. On the con
trary, the favorite presidential candidate o
every southern man Of boil parties is almos
always northener. Will it be said tina
this is because all men of both parties know
that it would be impolitic to nominate /;
southerner for President? Say it, and 20,
will have confessed all that we have charged
against the northern people-you will hav
said in effect that there is solid NORTH
which is SO solid that you dare not even at
. tempt to dividh it.-Rtch. Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
CHRISTMAS THEN AND NOW.

we used to hang up our stockings.
When was child, dear me;
Nor ever thought for moment
OF having a Christmas tree.
You see we were old-fashioned children.
Not wise little women and men;
Saint Nicholas came down the chimney
We had wide-open fire-places then.
We went to bed In the twilight.
To awaken ere yet it was dawn,
And empty with trembling fingers
The stockings on Christmas morn.
But now the tree with its tapers
Is lit on the Eve instead.
And hugging their Christmas presents
The little ones go to bed.
Rut. then, pray where ls the stocking
Could hold half the wonderful things
The triumph of human invention
The modern st. Nicholas bringse
Now steam takes the place Of his reindeer.
Those feet fairy coursers of yore:
And since we have closed up the chimneys
He need must come in at the door.
-Christmas Cdsket
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

AWFUL GOOD HAIR OLA youngster
on Cass avenue had noticed q tall black
bottle on his fathers dressing table and
asked what it held. "That, my son, is
hair oil, 2 answered his father with a fur
tive and wandering look, land it is rot at
all nice for little boys The youthful
questioner took a smell of the contents and
asked no more information upon the sub
jet. He kept up good bit of thinking,
however. Last Sunday the family enter
tanned some friends at dinner, and there
was plum pudding with brandy sauce.
The small boy had found his opportunity.
When helped to the pudding he seized it
up with large eyes. Pa" be said, in
loud, shrill tone, as he shifted the sauce
afar of, ssthe hair oil on this puddin' smells
awful good. - Detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
No.2. No. 8.
EASi " AMI No. 4. lSee Train Daily.
Daily. No es. Elk. sun

STANDARD TIME--East OF Huntington, 18th
meridian or Eastern Division; West OF Hunt
ington, Goth meridian, or Central Division,
which is one hour slower than Eastern Divis-
ion
Nos. and 6, daily except Sunday. Do not
run between Clifton Forge and Huntington.
Nos-2 and s. daily between Clifton Forge and
Huntington No 2. daily except Saturday,
Clifton Forge to Richmond; except Sunday,
Richmond to Old Point. No. 5, except sunday,
Old Point to Clifton Forge.
Nos and t. Washington, Louisville, and
Cincinnati Express. Soiid Trains with Pull
man Sl-eping-Cars and Coaches without
change run daily between Louisville, Cincin-
natl. WASHINGTON, and Richmond, Va Do not
stop for local business. excerpt hat No. stops
beiws en- Richmond and Charlottesville
G. q .. Sleeping Cars an trains Nos 2 and o.
between Rich mnnd and Clifton Forge.
No. T. dairy except sunday leave ,annelIton
$40 a M, rive Huntington IL. Id a. m.
No. 8, daily except sunday, leave bunting
ton 3:l5 IN, arrive Connection s:55 p NJ,
Old Dominic Line Stea n'ers will leave either
from Norfolk or Newport News for New York
on Montay. Tuesday, Wednesday,, or Satur-
dav a. 800 p. m.
For Rates, Tick ets Baggage Checks. apply 10
any office of G. d o. R'S; or pep,t or Ticket
Office of connecting lines.
H. W FULLER.
G. W. SMITH, Gent PsSs'r Agent
Gen'l Manager jani
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
Bill Apps Bah Talk.

The poet hath said that "a baby in the
house is a wel-spring of pleasure" There
is bran new one here now, the first in
eight years, and it has raised powerful
commOtion. It's not our baby exactly, but
1t is in the line of descent, and Mrs. Arp
takes on over it all the same as she used 10
when she was regularly in the business.
thought maybe she had forgot how to nurse
'em and talk to 'em, but she is singing the
same cd familiar songs that have sweetened
the dreams of half score, and he blesses
the little eyes aud sweet little mouth and
uses the same infantile language that no.
body but babies understand. For she says
sstum here to its nandmudder," and 'btss
it's little heart, and talks abont its sweet
title footsy toosies and holds it up to the
window to see the wagon sc By and the
wheels going roundypoundy, and now my
liberty is curtailed for as / go stamping
around with my heavy farm shoes shs
shakes her ominous finger at me just like
she used to and says don't you see the baby
is asleep, and SO have to tip-toe around,
and ever and anon she wants fire, OF some
no water, or some catnip, for the baby is a
crying and surely has got the collie. The
doors have to be kept shut now for fear of
~ draft of air on the baby and {, little hole
in the window pane above as big as a dime
lad to be patched, and had to hunt up
passed. of kin'lings every night and put 'e.n
where they will be handy, aud they have
sent me off to another room where the baby
cart hear me snore, and all things consid-
cred, the baby is running the machine, and
the wel.spring of pleasure is the center of
space. A grandmother is q wonderful he p
and a great comfort at such a time as this,
for what does a young mother with her first
child know about colo and thrash, and
hives, and hiccups, aad it does take good
deal of faith to dose 'em with suit tea and
catnip and lime water, and paregoric, and
soothing syrup, and sometimes with all
these the child gets worse, and IL il gets
better I've always had a curiosity to know
which remedy it was that did the work.
Children born of healthy parents can stand
power of medicine and get over it, for
after the cry comes the sleep, and sleep is
wonderful restorer. Rock 'em awhile in
the cradle and then take EN- up and jolt
'em little ON the knee, and then turn 'em
over and jolt EN- on the other side, and
then give EN- some sugar in rag, and af-
ter awhile they will go to sleep and let the
poor mother rest. There is no patent on
this business, no way of raising 'em all the
same way, bull it is trouble, trouble from
the start, and nobody but mother knows
how much trouble it is. A man ought to
be mighty good man just for his mothers
sake, if nothing else, for there is no tell or
trouble like nursing and caring for little
child, and there is no grief so great as a
mothers if all her care and anxiety are
wasted on an ungrateful child.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

Shortly after Miss Alcott's Little Wo-
men" was published, a quiet-looking lady
entered Boston circulating library and
asked a lady clerk to pick her ont ga good
book that would rest and amuse her."
Naturally 'Little Women was offered,
but declined.
"It's very nice; you'd like it," urged the
clerk.
Il should not care to read it," said the
other.
ssBut at least look at it,
''No," came the answer firmly, and with
an odd smile; sit is not book that should
care to read"
Then the clerk, pretty angry, walked
away to the chief librarian and cried:-
'There's woman down there wants a
book. and if you want her waited on some
one Use must do it; I WON'T"
why? Why not?''
"Why, she says Little Women" isn't
good enough for her to read"
''Do you know who that lady is %
No, and don't care
We'll, I'll tell you. That is Louisa NJ.
Alcott. Now go and get her book at
once"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
DEALERS AND
CONSUMERS OT IAIAIS I
c@- Read the following for Yourself.


We have Row N stock the iargnsi and bee,
stock OF P1sv Is ever brought sri- section
uiacluI oy Lucas q Co., the .3i0 " ~
house in Philadelphia.
These Paints are guaranteed to- giv- ent ire
Satisfaction, and can be FURNISHED III any tint
or shade desired at prices to suittbe times A
saving oil rs per cent can be mao by their use
an they are always ready for i'm mediate use
presenting sffreotb, elastic. durable and gs.,sa
sy surface. II does noI crack or becon iGsssst'
ened from the material upon which il is used
Read the following guarantee
PHILADELPHIA, Pa March ?0th, 1882.
Messrs. berkeley q Co., lNuung0s. J a.. =
DEAR S1Rs I've have not yet found 1t
necessary to issue printed guarantee for our
Liquid Paints. Regarding our position and rep
utali0n with the trade as sufficient assurance
that we would not place or The mark Ell an in
ferior article, particularly under our brand
Webowever Will cheersuiiy follow the expedi-
emf which has been reEurted u by mapufactur-
ers to Introduce their goods by stating that we
will REFUND THE MONEY OR REPAINT
any work with Engli h lead and boiled Oil we
believe is Orthodoxy on which our FAINT has
been used that you feel well satisfied has
proved itself inferior II further guarantees
are required you may give them on our au-
thority. but we dc not ihiDk you will ever hear
of on authentic case of trouble arising thu ougb
the use of our paints.
Yours trt y.
JNO LUCAS & co.
These paints may be obtained by wholesale
CARTER B GREELEY q CO.,
iunel9'S stanton. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

A RoUsING TIME.-"Y don't look par
ticularly brilliant this morning, old chap;
what's wrong ?"
sssDidn' t sleep very we'll last night"
'sSick ?''
s.No; on the contrary had rousing old
time"
Il see; dissipating
mo, went to bed early. You see I'm
stopping at my brothers and they've got a
new baby there. He's rouser. l don't
think slept more than five minutes at
time last night. If you want to have
rousing old time, my boy, just sleep in the
same house with new baby. 1t beats any
thing you ever heard of.-OI City Biz
gard
( THE GREATEST CALAMITY IN LIFE
What is the greatest calamity in life?"
sskeo aol s.s !. schoolmarm the other day,
dressing her class.
here was pause OK some moments
At length the young son of a
Nalit ciars nut up his hand.
cher.
lection and lose
4 Ia head Of the
-So1as~rille Jour-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

The Koran says ssG,d is with the pa
tient." We are inclined to think this state
ment was written before doctors of medi-
cine was invented
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

Bees work hard to furnish us with lux
ury. 1t is said thar each pound of honey
represents 2,500,000 clover tubes sucked by
the Industrious little creatures.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
w. l.. OLIVE r.
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Ladies make rs much as men, and boys and
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

The best way to sweep your best carpet,
is to 8 riukie first with dampel ed corn
meal 1t lays the dust and brightens the
colOrS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15

NEED MORE HUMBLE MEN.-W lille Old
John was acting as special Justice of the
Peace, young negro, charged with bigamy.
was arraigned before him.
sit do seem to me-" said John, survey
ing the prisoner, dat de young men OBJ ter
day amt got no sense nohow. De Rorl' is
slidin' back all de time, an de experience
oh one man amt wuf cent ter nudder
man"
"Jedge, Use sorry dat Use violated de
law" the young negro said, looking up
with that air Of duplication which the re-
pentant colored gentleman can so artfully
assume.
81 amt Ell talkin' bout der law" the
Judge replied: II was talkin' bout de lit
tie sense man shows in marryin' twict.-
It's bad huff ter marry onct, but from two
times may de Lawd save me. Use married
man-as much OBJ married man as de CON-
mon run OBJ men-an' it's jes' as much as
ken do ter git along; but if was married
to two SIGH women as my wife is, dar
wouldn't be human power huff in dis town
ter keep me outen der riber. Go on home,
sab, an lib wild yer wives; suffer through de
season, and by de time de frost come an de
leaves turns yaller, iyer'll be de right sort
OBJ man ter 60 an preach dc gospel oh hui
manity. We need more humble men in dis
Arkansas 7raueller.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
DR.. FAHRN EY'S


THE wonderful cures effected by this now we'll
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A large proportion of the CHRoNIc AND OBSTINATE
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-15
What She Knew About Base Ball.
Last Tuesday at noon Mr.. Topnoody was
ling good, and after dinner lie said to

I.st Tros5,v ar noon Mr. Ton,oodv w.s
eealin@ rood and T. after fer dinner lin, pe said To-
his wifa s' '''N' ''''-' '-'-|' ~ -
en- Joor Ih.ra ,;.t,a s,,ora +i,no +b;s
aftarnoon and If Won would Ike to 90 on ma q
Short isnnr I'm WITH Won "
Where do Won want tn 90 o.,
.r,n, not ~. tic ,,
..Wall Iat,s no dow, straat and w,lk
,,,,d ar,o,,r al tho storee .nd d. so,na
Shann;na Won know there's a whole 10,
If hines T want and Won nromised To lei
mo ba,o +I,oY,, ,,
.sOb nshaw INV dear that's business anf
costs ,,dnav and I bata showing, ),
"Rut dnn't and 7 want to 90 and Tn
,,,;ror .nd uo,, nnodn,, th;nt vo,, ~. ston
o,a Tn met n,ala Tho hills tIat p,nch b;g
rar coo Il 7 don,tU .
~, fill, hot vav nv daar Lot nc
com nron,;ss and on TO The basa.h,,l match
and dn vnur sho,7ning some other time
s.Plo.,,s taLa ro,,r old baseball match
T do,,t ,iLe If and shan't on q sIe,,',
s.nf course rnt 7, takes woman RI bt
cranky and do What She wants to a., will,
ont .nv raaard for other neon,e,s fae,;nos
Ynu Son,t inow anything al,l,ut the manly
.,,na anvbow and like as not if I'd Let Won
20 rI.l, ~, ,,n,,,d ,nal,, . f.,l of as 1.tl
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21

ing, largely practised by young gentlemen
from the city, is to balance yourself on one
foot on the fence and point the other leg at
the horse, in the general direction of the
saddle, saying whoa all the time. The
horse, after this gesture has been repeated
a few times, backs away, pulls the alleged
rider off the fence and walks up and down
the lane with him at a rapid galop. This
gives the rider, in about ten minutes, all the
exercise he wants for week. If by some
miracle you manage to get into the saddle,
hold on with both hands and say "whoa."
The faster the horse goes the tighter you
must hold on and the louder you must
"holler." If you are from New York or
Philadelphia, you will shorten the stilTups
until you knees arc on level with your chin.
Then as you ride you will rise to you" feet
and stand in the attitude of a man peering
over a fence to look for his dog, and then
suddenly fall in the saddle like man who
has stepped on banana peel This is the
English school. 1t is hard on the horse,
but is considered very graceful. A man cam
not wear false teeth, however, and ride in
this Burlington Hawhcye
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21
Hardy Ferns.

One Frequently hears the remark made
that plants do not succeed in certain gardens,
but on inquiry it generally turns out that the
plants selected have not been suited to the
positions they occupy. Although some plants
delight in abundant sunlight, others are
equally at home in deep shade, and it is only
by observation as to what conditions are
most favorable for certain plants, and select
ing them accordingly that success can be
achieved. In this locality, wherever the
opentosunshine, bright-floNerng
plants are the favolites, and thus many of
our gardens are kept gay nearly the whole
year round, the latest Chrysanthemums not
being long removed before early-flowering
bulbs and many other plants are in blossom.
But all gardens cannot have full south
aspects and it is refreshing on bright sum-
mer days to find instead of summer
bedding plants gardens in shady places
filled with the veldant foliage of hardy Ferns
and Of other plants that dislike sunshine.
When we'll established it is surprising how
effective even ,he commonest of our native
ferns are planted in shade, and how beautiful
they make many an otherwise unnterestng
corner look; even little borders by hard
paved yards or ground beneath large trees
where northing else Will grow may be made
cheerful by means of ferns. Get together
a few Of the larS est and toughest stones that
can be obtained, end load or two of good
soil make irregular mounds here and there,
and on these plant the ferns. IntermiX
with them a few dwarf trailing plants, keep
them well watered, and they will soon pro-
duce striking effect.-Og1c County Reporter
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21
Did Not Want To Go.

The celebrated German organist, Martin
Esau, while on a visit to England CHANGED
one day to attend Dr. Robbins church, in
company with friend and countlyman,
who was member of the choir. The char
acter of the visitor became Known to the
singers, and they were eager to hear the
German play. The chorster whispered to
the old organist Winder that he must let
Gsau ''play the congregation out.' This
was simply voluntary which the organist
was in the habit of performing while the
congregation were retiring at the close of
the service. The old or9anist turned up
his nose in disdain and disapproval; but the
pressure came so hard that he at length
gave in, and the German good-naturedly
consented to give test of his quality.
The closing anthem had come to a con-
clusion, the benedction was pronounced.
and Winder reluctantly arose from his seat
and allowed Osau to take his place. The
people had risen in their pews below, and
were making for the aisles ON their way out.
But bark what new sound was that? A
new voice had burst from the organ. a
harmony unknown before was in the throb-
bing air. The throng stopped where they
stood, and listened. Even the good old
doctor, halfway down the pulpit stairs,
stood as one spellbound. Old Winder saw
the situation. The congregation had been
seemingly pehifed, and tIEir powers Of
locomoton suspended. pooh" he
shouted, ''that's what comes Of meddling.
Let me show you how it's DONE" And
with an mceremonious push, he ousted
Q1sau from his seat, seated himself before
the keys, and struck into one of bis old
theological voluntaries. Very quickly the
people dropped their heads and moved
onward; and, when the church was empty,
old Winder rose from the organ triumphant
Am, Paper.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21
Leaving Cards.

All who know French life are aware that
it is in accordance with the laws of society
for every one to leave cards on the first of
January on all whose acquantanceis desired
for the current year. A French lady of
distinction last Christmas engaged a footman
from the provinces-not used to Paris life.
She started in her carriage on New Years
Day on her mission of card-leavng, but soon
discovered that she had left behind her case
containing the necessary pasteboards.
''Antoine, she said, returned quick |
have forgotten my cards. They are on the
table. Put them III your pocket" This or
der was obeyed and the visiting round began.
Antoine was enjoined to leave two cards at
one house, four at another, and so on ac-
cording to circumstances. The last house on
the list was reached, and the faithful hunky
was ordered TO leave the next three cards.
ALAS madame he cried, II have dealt
out the whole pack except two-the deuce
Of hearts and the king of damonds.-Et-
0naaer.