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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-08

Capt. st. Geo. Tucker Mason, a son of
the late Hon. John Y. Mason. and who
was badly wounded at Gettysburg in the
Confederate army, died in China recently
where he was serving as a captain in the
French army.
At the meeting of the Wytheville Lodge
A. F. M. last week, three ex-Grand Mas.
ters-Hon. r. E. Wlthers, Gen. VIM. Ter
~, and Judge r. M. Page-were present.
Lightning struck the farm house of
Nathan Miller. near Maryville, Kansas,
killing his four daughters while asleep.
Their ages were II, 10, 8 and respective
ly.
The first electric railroad fer public use
in America went into operation in Cleve-
land, Ohio, Saturday, in connection with
the East Cleveland Street Railroad Com
pany, who have just completed mile
road. The experiment was so successful
that the company expect to change their
entire system of over 20 miles into electric
roads.
There was heavy frost near Dover, N.
H., on the night of July Goth.
Gen. P. H. Sheridan will visit the en-
campment of Pennsylvania State troops,
accompanied by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
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THE RESOLUTION,

The Committee on Resolutions here re-
ported the following, which was unani-
mously adopted:
That this Convention regarding Grover
Cleveland and Thos. A. Hendricks as the
opponents of Democratic principles of re-
trenchment, reform and good govern
ment, hail with pleasure and pride their
nomination for President and Vice Pres
ident of these United States, and do fully
endorse the euunciation of the doctrines
of the platform as adopted by the Chicago
Convention.
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A UGUSTA MALE ACADEMY.

address, THOS. N. CONRAD.
july25 At President.
A UGUSTA MALE ACADEMY.
The next session of this Institution will COM
mence the
24th day Of September, 1884.
The Principal will be aided by a competent
TERMs:-In in all branches taught,
with board, washing, fuel and lights, $500 per SEES
sion.
For particulars, apply for catalogues to.
CHAS. S. ROLLER,
JulylotoSep2f- Fort Defiance, Va.
GIRLS HOME SCHOOL,
This School. with full corps of well qualified
Teachers will open its Second Session, in the new
buildings the
First Monday IN September.
Terms moderate and advantages excellent.
To be certain of admission, all entrances should
be made not later than the goth of August,
All Pupils should be present at the opening of the
No pupil received for less than half session.
For further particulars call on tie Principal, or
iulyl6 At j /. MILLER, Principal
MRS. TIPPING. assisted by MRS THOMP-
Nl SOM, will reopen her SCHOOL
September LIST, 1884,
Parents will please apply before that time at 22a
july1S-tf
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY,
LEXINGTON, VA.
Instruction in the usual academic studies and in
the professional schools of Law and Engineering.
Location heathful expenses moderate. Session
opens Sept. 49, For catalogue, address CLERK OF
the Faculty.
G.. W. G. LEE,
july1S-1m President.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The Sixty-frst session of this Institution will
open OCTOBER lst 1854.
Thorough instruction in Literary Scientific, and
Professional Departments, including LdC, Medl
cine, Eragi1aeeri1ag and Agriculture.
For Catalogues, giving further information, ap
ply to
DR., JAMES F. HARRISON,
Chairman of Faculty,
julylS 6tx 20, UNIVERSITY OF VA.
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The object of this amended bill is to perfect the
title to the real estate sold by Commissioners of
affidavit fled, that John r. Trotter, Cyrus N
Trotter. Hamilton G. Trotter, Alex P. Tretter and
James l. A. Trotter. decd, (if there be any, are
nonresdents of this State. 1t is ordered that they
do appear here within month after due publ
cation of this notice and do what is necessary to
protect their interests.
TeSte,- JOS N. RYAN, Clerk.
GEO M COCHRAN & ALEX. H FULTZ, Pa.
augl-4t
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
" real. ESTATE IN BATH COUNTY,


" REAL ESTATE IN BATH COUNTY,
By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court of Bath
County, pronounced on the I'D day OF March, 1884,
in the chancery cause therein pending in the name
OF Henry Crosses Legatees VS.. VIM. A. McCray
and others, the undersigned who were thereby ap
pointed Commissioners for the purpose, will pro.
coed, oil
Tuesday, the 9th day Of September, 1884,
(COurt Day.
at the front door of the Court House of said Coun
ty at the Warm Springs, Va, to
sell by way of public auction, to the A %NN~@O
highest bidder, that valuable farm @ITMfes-YlR
on which the defendant, VIM. A; ~ nlIM eIIIH
McCray now resides, lying and AEs 54ll1zGzalz-
being on the waters of Cedar Creek, in said COun-
ty consisting of several tracts and containing in
the aggregate about 2G0 acres, be the same more
or less, Subject, however,. to deduction OF G6
acres sold to s. q. Tardy). A considerable portion
of said farm is cleared and in good state OF cuti-
yation and the residue thereof is in good timber.
There is situated on said farm comfortable
dwelling and other necessary Out-buildlngs.
TERMS OF SALE:-CaSh in hand sufficient to
paw the costs of said suit and the expenses of said
sale and as to the residue OF the purchase money,
upOn credit of nine, eighteen and twenty
months in equal instruments, bearing interest
from the day of sale, the purchaser executing
bonds for said deferred instruments with good
personal security, waving the Homestead and the
legal title thereto to be retained ultimate Sc
curity. ,Dr,1rDo
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NOMINATION.

endorse the euunciaton of the doctrines
of the platform as adopted by the Chicago
Convention.
NOMINATION..
Mr.. VIM. M. Cabell, of Buckingham,
whose name was received with prolonged
cheering. For ten years he had been a
| representative man. The speaker prophe
sled that next November the people Of
| Virginia would again rise and overwhelm
| the Numidian cavalry led by the Simon
Gertys of the day. Great and prolonged
| applause')
Mr.. Powell, of Fluvanna. said he
thought the people of that county were In
| favor of Col. Samuel F. Coleman, yet he
had been instructed by that gentleman to
withdraw his name. (Cheers.) He hoped
| 1t would nominate Mr.. Tucker by accla-
nation.
Mr.--,o of Cumberland, said he
came here to vote for Coleman, but he
now moved, in behalf of Col Coleman,
that the nomination of Mr. Tucker ba
made by reclamation.
behalf of that county, presented its
thanks to the gentlemen of Fluvanna and
Cum berland. Col. Coleman had endeared
himself to the people of the 10th district
by his course. (Applause.) Mr.. Ander-
son arraigned the Republican party as a
sectional party, and no Republican Presi.
dent can rise above his party. Could the
Democracy Gnd a man more absolutely
incorruptible, one who stood more for a
government of the people, by the people,
for the people," than Mr.. Tucker?
Maj. Absolom Koiner, OF Augusta, Sc
conded the nomination of Mr.. Tucker.
He spoke of speech made by Mr.. Tucker
80 years ago, in which he showed then
the remarkable familiarity with the Con-
stitution which he has since displayed,
He pledged on the part of Augusta as
large a Democratic majority as it ever
gave.
Mr.. Whitehead. of Nelson, moved the
nomination of Mr.. Tucker by acclama-
ton, which was carried with cheers,
Committees were appointed TO wait on
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FARMERS
AND LIBERAL TERMS
JAS. Fl. BLACKLEY & SON,
Opposite Passenger Depot, q. u o. r. W.

MEssRs. DAVID HANGER and MARSHALL Nc
CLURE are employed by us for the season to sell
Fertilizers and will be glad to their friends at
store, and will call upon many at their homes
aug6-5t JAS. Fl. BLACkLEY & SON.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT
STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
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THE BURLINGTON VT. PRESS,

dreds of hairless, scabby dogs that seem
to have nothing else to do. The
braying of the dOnkeys is also some
thing awful. \ single bray can be heard
II quarter of Il mile, and there is no limit
to the possibilities of IA well-trincd chorus.
The number of pilgrims here thus late
in season is astonishing. But am partcu-
larry surprised to see how many poor peo-
pie there are. Great numbers of Russians
may be seen wandering about in the hot
sun, and living almost upon husks. Those
people walk from Jaila here, if they can
not get a cheap ride, and never 90 any
further in the country than Jerusalem and
its cnVirOnS.
The European citizens live for the most
part outside of the city wall ON the road
to JAila. There are some quite comfort
able homes. The Germans have Astonishing
colony west of the city. There arcquite II
good many French people here also.
The Mount of Olives is the greatest dis
appointment of all. In the first place it is
hardly mountain at all, and in the sec
ond place it is painfully conspicuous by
reason of IL paucity of olives. There are
much more thickly wooded. In the third
place the top is disfigured by a large mum
Der of tawdry mosques, dirty huts and
manure piles. This may seem like n say
age arrangement, but it is sincere. | doubt
not that in the days of Christ the noun
altogether Il more attractive place than it
is now The valley of .IehoSaphat, other
wise known as the valley of the brook
Kidron, separates Olivet from Mount Mo
riah and Bezetha. As the valley is quite
deep, Olivet is made to assume the proper
tions of quite Il hill when You stand at the
bottom of the ravne ; but looking toward
the mount from point in Jerusalem
where the valley is not seen OliVet sinks
into painful insigniticanCe. The popular
path by which Olivet is assembled is be
believed to be the same which David pur
sued when he fled barefoot and weeping
from his son Absolom, accompanied by I
band of faithful subjects, who heapet
earth upon their heads in token of grief a
the disobedience of the usurpng prince
: Up this path have toiled in order to ia
miliarize myself with the country rounC
about, pauSing anon to look back at thu
city which has played so important Il roll
in the drama of the nations From nea
the summit of the mount the view of ,Jc
rllsalem is really satisfactory-all that on
could wish. The extreme top is, as | haV
said. Clutered up with unattraCtive build
ings, but one can hardly resist the tempta
ton to reach the summit in order to com
mand at once a view of the Jordan valley
including the Dead sea ON the one han,
and IL view of Jerusalem and its environ
on the other.
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How science Pay.
.l'rom the Boston Gazette. ]

was speaking with II gentleman the
other day. unc who has know II the AgaSSiH
family i'm all lis qualifications for years
and what hr told me convinced me that
scientific knowledge was "A better paving
investment thHn some hat look more prac-
practical. II WAS the scientific know ledge
Of the AGoo~iI that opened mp the mines
by which they have made fortunes, and
now science il in a fair way of giving them
another fortune. Mr., Alexander NgasSiZ
has long been At work upon preparation
for preserving meats. So that they may he
kept six months in IL cool placc-nut ON the
ice-and he as fresh ut the end of that time
rs they were the day thcauimal was killed
Mr.. Aga~~lH told friend what hc was do
ing, and that ho proposed organizing Il
company for the purpose of Introducing
the prepared meats, and invited h1n to bc
one of the number. I'm the meantime Mr.
AgaNsiz gave him some of his prepared
brctStcakS aud told him to put them in II
cool place for Il few weeks and try them.
They were put in the underneath part of
the REFRIGERATOR where they lay forgotten
for three months, one day the cook told
the gentleman : wife that the meat order
ed from the market had not come, and
there was none for dinner, suddenly the
lady hcthuught her of the Agassiz steaks,
and gave orders to have one cooked. When
it came on the table all hot and Juicy she
said to her husband
"My dear, am trying II new butcher |
want your opinion Of his steaks
simply delicious, said he II have
tasted nothing as tender and juicy in II
long time Who is the butcher -
Ills name is Alexander AgassiZ. Shall
we dead with him ~
"By all means" was the reply
And this decides the question. | shall
at once accept his offer of an interest in
the patent.
Ana he did, The company is already
doing a big business sending prepared
meats to Cuba, and, for all ! know we
may be eating it gere in New York, am
perfectly satisfied that Mr.. Agassiz would
not 60 into any such business if there was
any doubt about it, and that there can he
nothing injurious in his preparation for
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RIGHT AND LEFT.


Fran the British Medical Journall
NJ, DelaunaV, of Paris has made an eN-
tended and careful Investigation to hSccr.
tain if in the majority of cases the right
upper and lower extremity he crossed over
the left or over the right and which SIDE
most persons incline to when in the sitting
posture. According to NJ. DelannaN, Ger
tain breeds of dogs, terriers, NeWiouhd-
lands and pOodlcs cross the right foot over
the left. The Chinese and Japanese cross
the left over the right. Europeans cross
the right over the left NJ Delaunay OBJ
served in the "crcches and sale d'asiles,'
that infants under years of age cross the
left arm over the right, older children
crossing the right over the left, 60 per cent.
doing SO at Il years of age. Robust enid
rem cross the right arm over the left the
idotic and weak. including those who are
incapable of working, cross the left over
the right. The CalmuckS and Arabs cross
the right over the left, like Europeans. \
great many women cross the left leg over
the right Among the opera dancers some
cross the right leg over the left. but not
one the left over the right the majority
cross the left over the right, or the right
over the left, inditferently. Robust child
rem cross the right leg over the left earlier
than their weaker playmates. Persons
who cross the right leg over the left lean
toward the left when sitting those who
place the left uppermost lean to the right.
Hence. consistently with what might
have been expected from what is observed
in children with regard to crossing legs,
until years of age children lean toward
the right. and afterward toward the left.
French schoolmasters, ii would appear,
try to prevent their pupils from assuming
this position, believing that scOliosis re-
suits hence, they encourage or enforce
the use of elbow rests, which oblige the
children to sit straight, Il useless measure
according to NJ. Delaunay, us the position
they choose is in conformity with the pro
cess of evolution. Talors affirm that the
back of pair of trousers is always more
worn on the left side than on the right
Left handed people always sit toward the
right NJ Delaunay concludes from thes,
Observations the left brain develop,
previously to the right. and finally tn,
right predominateS
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ASCENDING MOUNT EARNSLAW.
Reaching the Highest Point Ever Yet At
tanned by Man.

From the OtugO New Zealand Times.
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STILL MORE so.

WILLIAM kCDONALD, 2542 Dearborn St.
Chicago, gratefully acknowledges IL cure of
Eczema, or salt Rhcum, ON head, neck, face
arms and lcVS for seventeen years; not able to
move except on hands and knees, for one
wear: not able to help himself for eight years
tried hundreds of remedies; doctors pro-
nOunccd his case hopeless. Permanently cured
by CUTICUHA REMEDIES.
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THOUSANDS OF LETTERS in our posses
l. sion repeat this story: | have been tcrrihl"
sufferer for years with Blood ana SKIN llu-
mOrS: have been Obliged to shun public places
bv reason of my disfVtriug humOrS have had
the best physicians: have spent hundreds OF
dollars and got no real relief until used the
CtTICrKA RESOI.NENT. the new Blood Purlhrr.
internally and CtTICUKA ana trTICrRA SOAP,
the great Skin Cures and skin lIcautiicr'. "N-
tcrnnllv, which have cured me and left my
skin and blood H. pure rs II Childs.
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Much of the distress and sickness attributed
to dyspepsia, chronic diarrhu'a and other
CaIl>cS j. accustomed 10y humOr in The stomach
these complaints, have been cured 10y lIOud'>
SHr>apHrila. other cures effected 10y this
it combines rare curative agents and when
once used secures the confidence of the people
\ON2ldWWlt
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ALMOST INCREDIBLE.

JAMES T.. RICHARDSON. Custom House,
New Orleans ON oath, says: In $40 SCruiu-
Iuus Ulcers broke out ON my body unlil was
II mass of corruption. Everything known to
the medical faculty was tried in VAIN. ! be
came a mere wreck. At times could not hit
my hands to my head, could not turn III bed {;
was in constant pain and looked ON ne as Il
curse. No relief or cure in ten years. In 1870
heard of the tUT1CURA REMEDIES, ana used
them and was perfectly cured.
Sworn to before L. :. Com. j. ID. CRAWFORD.
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he would not touch it if there was. This
sort of thing is the practical application OF
science to commonplace uses. There is no
suggestion of crankiness in the AgasSiZ
scientific undertakings. They do not run
toward flying machines or the discovery of
nnrDntnnl motion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25

like to see in novel reflex of the variety
Of existence but we accept with pleasure
in novel a sequence of events devoted to
The development and exhibition of single
character from the cradle to the grave.
The short story excludes the mere picture
Df life, not only because it is too brief to
convey an adequate portrait of even II
small section of human existence, but be
cause its aim is other than the depicting of
life. OF course the short story may give Il
picture of life incidentally, but that is not
at all its aim. And while the chief quail
fication of IL novelist may he the felicity
with which he depicts life, the chief quail
ties of the writer of short stories must he
ingenuity. originality and compression,
three qualities Il good novelist may be ana
often is without If, in addition, the
writer of short stories has Il touch of fam
tasy. so much the better. But the one alb
solutely Indispensable quality is ingenious
originality. And, therefore, the two great
est writer's of the genuine short story have
been Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Al
Ian Poe.
some "North Countrie" Supcrstitions.
IMcdora Clark in the Chicago Currcnt.l
There are many superstitions in Eng
land. especially in the northern part, which
have not obtained largely in this country.
The observance of holidays is regarded
with an amount of awe and SuperStltlouS
importance which would seem childish
and absurd to most Americans, from
whom aS a class, reverence for old Gus
toms seems to be fast falling away.
New Years Day, in the North of Eng
land is especially favored by the supersti-
tious, as the time when the gods OF tate
need the most Precipitation to insure their
smiling indulgence for the ensuing year
tits deemed most disastrous to the happl-
ness of household to have its threshold
first crossed on that day by any female.
woman is sure to bring death. Anyone
having red hair, cross eyes, bow legs (and
there are many of these III the North,
bumped backed idiOcy or any brain
trouble. brings calamity of some sort, and
if the MANNED one be female as well, she
bodies illness, death, and perhaps financial
difficulties. TO avert any such catastrophe,
boys in full possession OF all faculties,
straight-eyed, strongalimhcd ana with mar
not vprgng on the "Titan' in brightness
of hue. go about Just as the bell tolls the
hour of midnight, and rap at the door; 1t
is considered rank heresy not to let them
in. When the door is opened they cross
the threshold and recite the following
rhyme:
"wc'vc come to wish You happy New Year,
y puckct-iull of money ANA cellar lulI 81
An apple and pear. Il plum and cherry
For making of good ale. for to make man
merry.
God bless the master of this house. the mi>sus
Likewise the little children that round the
We come non to your house to beg or to Dor
We come. good folk. to- drive away SORROW"
They expect pennies. which they receive
with a quick. icrkE bow. and start oil
again for the other. huu>cS ON the street.
Thclittlp bows who 20 about are thus call
cd waits" and are the most heartily wei
coined guests OF the whole year. y YORK.
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MORE WONDERFUL YET.

II. f. CARPENTER Henderson, NY, cured
of Psoriasis or L"prosN, of - years standing,
cure ON record. \ dustpantu of scales fell
from him daily. Physicians and his friends
thought he must die. Cure sworn to before II
Justice of the Peace and lIcndcrson's most
prominent citizens.
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COLD BLAST
REFRIGERAT0RS

Are the best in the world. The principle upon
which they are made is the only true principle
OF refrigeration. Every one is made as well as
though it were made to order. ThcN are ar
tight, and maintain II low temperature, with
an internal circulation of dry air which Is
constantly passing over the ice ut the rate OF
from three to seven miles per hour.
COLD BLAST REFRIGERATER co.,
II Change Avenue and Is Fancui Hall, Boston,
Mass.
iA.tIl ~,
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DON'T w ATT.

WRITE To Us for these testimonials in fun
or send direct to the parties. Don't wait. Now
is the time to cure every species of Itching sea-
~. SCrOfulOuS Inherited. Contagious, and
COppcr-CoOrcd diseases of the Blood, skin and
Scalp with Loss of Hair.
Sold 10y all Druggists Price, CuTICURA 30
cents: RESOLvENT. SIW; tuticura Soap, p
cents. POTTER DKUG AND CHEMICALtO.. BoS-
ton, Mass.
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jyMIw&4w

the difficulty; and as a dictc in sickness. il is
invaluable. a physician Of large practice
says: at has never failed me and have never
lost child 10y diarrhpa or cholera intantum'
In cMms p CCnts and MnWMrds.
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THE REASON WHY
THE SEAL OF NORTH CAROLINA"
PLUG CUT.

Is the iavuritc SMOKING TOBACCO of CON
noSs"lIrS, BEG AtSE IT Is THE BEST. 1t is
selected with the greatest care from the best
Tobacco grown in Granville County, North
tarolina,and STORED AWAY TWO YEARS before
it is manufactured. For sale by all dealers
MARBC ItG BROS, MANUFACTURES.
July 24-d&w1m
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Thls udmilnhC imNcntiOn + IuSt gaming pON-
ularity With II You can pat Guns OF and ON
instantly. and without raising he cont sleeves.
CUFF-HO and take no other. For sale
AT all Gents Furnishing stores. Retail - cent :
pcr pair Address THE LOW ELL MANU-
FEATURING CO., Office 40 Bedford street,
Room Il, Boston, Mass. iy24dNwiw