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

PEN AND INK SKETCH OF THE THIRD
RICHEST MAN IN THE UNITED STATES.
The third richest man in the union, &C.
cording to the New York Morning Journ-
al, is John Jacob Astor, the chief owner
and heir of the Astor estate. Unlike many
millionaires, says the Journal writer, Asst
or has both name and riches-a name link
ed with fabulous wealth for three succeed.
ing generations. The estimated value of
the estate is from $9s .0OO, 900 to 500, OOO,-
600, veritable mountain Of gold. John
Jacob and William b. are its sole owners,
the formers interest said to be two-thirds.
For nearly century the title Of being
"the landlords of New York" has attach
ed itself to them. John Jacobs interest
in houses, lots and farms may be computed
10 the thousands.
Among the valuable buildings princi-
pally owned by Mr.. Astor as chief heir to
the estate is the old landmark, the Aston
house, which was sold to bis father by bis
grandfather. the founder of the immense
estate, for 81. Its present value il said to
be 90, 900 900, being assessed at 81: $50. 900.
The Guaranty and Idemnity building,
chiefly owned by Mr.. Astor, was purchss-
ed short time ago for ST 900 GOO. while
the Astor estate pays taxes on $40, 900. 900
of real estate situated below Chambers
street, most of which consists Of business
houses on Broadway and Wall street.
There is scarcely ward, sGreet, or avenue
in the city in which MIR. Astor does not
own real estate. on which the total
amount of taxes is over s40O, 600 annually.
Another point of difference between
MIR. Astor and other millionaires is in bis
Investments. In Wall street his name
never appears as q speculator and seldom
as an investor or seller of stocks, bonds.
or other similar securities. Having an in
come of 10 per cent. on the gross amount
invested in real estate. he quietly buys
moro houses or lands when opportunity
for good investments offers. In an inven.
tory made of his various properties, an
item of 100000 in cash appeared az
''money in trust companies and banks
waiting investment in real estate"
Mr.. Astor il q man of striking person.
al appearance, being over six feet in
height, stout, somewhat inclined to corpu-
lence, and straight as an arrow. When
on the street his quick, elastic step and
smiling face, frineed with small gray side
whiskers, invariably attract attention.
His dress is simple and surprisingly neat.
At business or in the street he wears q
broadcloth cuttawny or frock coat, with
trowsers to match. comfortable. looking
shoes, always lightly polished, while in his
hand usually swings Is he walks large,
purple silk umbrella. In summer his cos
tune is changed to black serge coat and
trousers of some lighter color, while an
easy straw hats rests lightly on his ivory
white hair. !,
Mr.. Aston, though seldom speaking of
himself, recently told . friend that al.
though he had completed threescore years.
no felt as well and hearty "a be did at 40,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-09

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

WAsTE-rAPER baskets are made al
Chinese straw painted in floral designs
with oils, the same style being seen in
racks for paper, doors for cupb. ards, etc
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-09
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

SPANISH PUDD1Na.-Beat to a cream
four ounces of butter and the same weight
of sugar. Add to it four ounces of bread
crumbs, the beaten whites and yolks of
four eggs and two ounces of wheat flour.
Beat we'll together and stir in one gill oil.
milk, three ounces of currants, and the
grated peel Of lemon. Turn the mix
ture into buttered pudding-mould, and
tie cloth over 1t and put it into kettle
of boiling water, and let it boil for an
hour and half. Make a sauce of four
ounces of white sugar, one glass of brandy
or noyeau and the juice of one lemon
Boil till the sugar melts. then put into id
the beaten whites of two eggs, and turn
ut once over the pudding in hot dish on
serve in sauce loaf.
OLD-FAsHIONED NOODLE SoUP.-
Choose fine, large chicken, and put it I'd
boil in good quantity of water. Put ono
whole onion in the pot. While the chick
en- is boiling make a dough of five eggs
and sufficient flour to make it very thick
Roll into thin sheets and spread on
white cloth in warm room to dry. 1t will
require several hours to dry them. Their
roll up the sheets, and with sharp knife
cut into very fine strips. Remove thd
chicken from the pot. add pepper and sal
to the soup, and about ten minutes before
serving put in the noodles. Ten minute
Ia O N fr hni no
Is put into the oven and roasted, and id
served at the same meal.
BETTER COFFEE can be made In fifI
teen cent tin pot than in the most elabc
rate French affair. You must have thd
pot perfectly dry, and be sure there is
cover to it. You put in enough coffee I'd
make it good and strong, and keep 1t owe
the fire dry for minute or two, till you
begin to smell it. Then add enough cold
water to cover the bottom about half au
inch deep, and let it boil. This will be id
two or three minutes, and then you add
the rest of the water. Let it boil for five
minutes or SO, then sit it off the fire
but good warm pace. 1t must stand
few minutes, and it comes out of the pot
as clear as possible, and rs strong and ad
rich as fve-thousand-dollar cock could
make it. 1t is the simplest way in the
world to make coffee. aad the best but
you must be sure to use only Did water.
MENU CARDS recently used were tiny
gilded dust pans at each plate. These
we're filled with hothouss flowers
simply tied together on thu under
side of the dust pan. The menu
was painted in blue letters on the gilded|
and the guests name was
painted on the handle. Alta Rosebud
lunch party the napkin at each plate was
slipped into gilded clethespins. The pins
were prettily decorated with flowers, and
we're of course, retained by the guests as
Some people have exquisitely
painted satin or plush dials. and the menu
is arranged so that when removed the lit
lie ornament is complete.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

Observation-Disclosures at the rate Of One Dollar
per square of eight lines of NOnparhi for the first
Insertion and so cents for each
The following rates will be charged for advertise
ments published fOr3 or II mdnths.
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bsetrs.
My Friend.


B1 Js W. hILEI.
HE is my friend" said
"Be Datientw Overhead
The skies were drear and dim,
AID 10! the thought OF him
Smiled on nv heart-and then
The sun shone out again!
HE is my iriend!" the words
Brought summer and the birds:
And all my winter-time
Thawed into running rhyme
And ripplsd into song.
Warm, tender. brave and strong.
And SO it sings to-day.
30 may 1t sing alwaysl
Though waving grasses grow
Between. and lilies below
Their trills OF perfume, clear
As laughter to the ear,
Let each mute measure end
With "Still he is thy friend"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

from Pelerson's Maya zine for August,
Tarletan for evening dresses In
again becoming fashionable.
Shot silks, figured with small vel,
yst spots Or flowers, are good deal
worn
In overskirts. the straight full
folds, falling ~ the hem ut tbe back
and combined with short panier'
drapsflss nj the sides, are this most
popular.
Many new dresses Itavs tbs sIseyes
Ut a different material from tbs bod
Ice, but aIways of i material which
IN employed somewhere on the dress,
either for the tuoic or ths trimming.
BOunets show Il decided change at
last. They are both high and mar.
row. From n front view, scarcely
any SIDES can ts seen, 10 closely ara
they pressed In against tbs bend bnt
tho trimmings are quite high.
Gathered bodIees afs very popular,
especially for slender persons for
tbsm, the gathers may extend from
tho shoulders ~ the waist for stout
sr persons, there should be bnt few
gathers NJ the waist, ard none from
the shoulders
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

An elderly gentleman stepped
up 10 the hotel register, wrote hin
name aud residence, md called
for Il room. The clerk sized him
up, and evidently taking him for
b man Of simple tastea said ave
arc n little crowded just now, but
I onu give you Nh inside room on
tho nth floor, which will be plcna.
anter aud somewhat cheaper THIN
apartments lower down, with
street frontage
at would, ch ~ camo Tho ro.
Spouse In n voice like u horse.
sboer's raap, do ] look as though
! wanted something cheap T"
10, no, indeed; yon misunder.
stand me, ! was simply"
Look here, young mau, I'm y
delegate md ! want you 10 un.
dcrstand TINT this ain't no I,iIl
English year. n you've got 4
bedroom ON the parloriIoor, with
n private parlor attached, ! want
IL. Cnss q Democrat who can't
spend little money when the
New Jerusalem In looming np md
no further away than November "
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Reys, Con. pesitlel
Two LAps rELL WHAT TnEy KNOW
ABOUT STICKS AND rios,

TWO LADS TELL WHAT THEY KNOW
ABOUT STICKS AND rios.
There Ia "a great many sticks In
this world, somc hlu and some little.
Some are sticky and some are moi i.
There are large sticks Of wood, and
that Is one kind Of etioks, aud there
arc little bits Of sticks, and that Ia
another kind OF sticks, sume people
when they handle money II sticks TO
their pockets. No that In another kind
OF stick. Sometimes when u horse
In going along IN muddy weather he
gets stuck, no that In another kind
Of atick. This IL MI can think Of
now, no that IL another stick
Tho pig In about ns big aa u sheep,
only u pigs wool isn't good for max
Ing stockings OF. Why Ia u pig like
u tree Y because he roots; that In Il
conundrum. A pig washes himself
In the mud. A pig hns four legs,
one under each corner of his body.
They pickle pigs feet, but not until
after u pig Ia done using EN-. A pig
squeals awful when II rains. also
when you pull It's tail. A pig has
got II lirst rate voice for sqnealipg,
and he grunta when no feels good.
You can't make whistle Of u pig'a
tail, cos II Ia crooked Why n u pig
like Tommy Grant Y Cos he's got
his nose IN everybody's business.
Ths IN another conundfum, which
In all l know about the pig.
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A Prisoners Mtlst tcn Om the
bible.

A prisoner, condemned To solitary
confinement, obtained copy Of tho
Bible, and, by three years careful
study, obtained the following facts:
The Bible contains q, $50 40 letters,
778, 0o2 words, 81 178 verses, l,iS0
chapters and 65 books. Tho word
land" occurs 40 277 times. Thu
word Lord" occurs 800 times and
tho word reverend" occurs but ono
time, which In In the 9th verse OF the
lllth Psalm. The 2ist verse OF the
4th chapter Of Ezra contains NIL the
letters Of the alphabet except tho lot.
ter J. The finest chapter 70 read Ia
the Goth chapter OF the Acts Of the
Apostles The 10Th chapter OF the
II Kings and tho 81 chapter Of Ism.
iab are alike. The longest verse 10
the 9th verse Of the 9Th chapter of
Esther. The shortest verse In the
3sth verse OF this nth chapter Of ~.
John. Tbe 9Th, 10Th, 2lst and 3Ist
verses NJ the I07th Psalm are aliks.
Each verse Of the i36th Psalm ends
alike. There are no words or names
Of more than six sylInbles.
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,.oh thou Almighty Father, who dosi
make
The heavens thy dwelling.not In bounds
confn'd.
Hut that with love Intenscr there thou
yiew'st
Thy primal aiiiuence, halIow'd he thy
name:
Join each created being u eStol
Thy might. for worthy humblest thanks
and praise
Is thy blest Spirit. May Thy Kingdoms
peace
Come unto us; for We. unless II comes,
With all our striving thither tend in
vain.
As Of their will the angels unto thee
Tender meet sacrifice, circling thy
throne
with loud hosannas, so OF theirs be done
BY sanity men on earth. Grant us
this day
our daily mama, without which he
ronms
Through this rough desert retroRrnde,
who most
Tolls TO advance his steps. As we to
each
Pardon the evil done w, pardon thou
Benign, aud OF our merit take no count.
'Gainat the old adversary prove thou
not
our virtue easily subdu'd: but free
From his indictments and defeat his
wilcs.v
Danfc's purgdtorv, Canto ri.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

Nature never intended for PEG.
pla 10 wash down their food while
eating She has wisely placed
aalivary glands h various PLACES
Ia our mouthsl they aaeraten iluid
for The moistening, besides 4 chem.
ical action Of tho food after maati
cation, This gets tho fond Ia q
suitable condition for swallowing.
Drinking every fow minutes while
eating prevents the usual llow Of
malival also u washes II dcwu bu.
fore Il can havoa chemical action
on certain portions Of tho food.
One Of TIM m oat perDioioua habits
to health In drinking several tnm.
blera Of water while eatingi better
drink warm drinks The atomach
will not diRest ono particle Of food
whom II has temperature below
LOO degrees Fahrenheit. neither
will II digest ono atom Of food nm.
I'll all Tho fluid Ia first absorbed.
No healthy person ahould drink
moro than n halfpint Of nomc mild
fluid while taking food, AMI dys.
peptica should not drink Il drop
while they ara eating, nor for three
or four hours nftor. Dr. y H.
Hnnqtord
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The Prospects Of American
BOys.
boston Commercial Bulletin

boston Commercial Bulletin.
While tho American father 10 pun.
zled with what TO do with his boys,
the American manufactured IL com
PEELED 10 90 10 Europe for skilled
workmen this suggests that,
coupled with other circumstances
OF nm everyday character, our Amer.
lean boys are unwilling 10 70 through
the drudgery OF apprenticeship. OF
course every one with common sense
sees that we are making q great mis-.
take In not preparing ourselves 10
OIL the ranks OF skilled labor In every
department where 1t Ii needed from
the ranks Of our own people, rather
than be Obliged 10 depend upon our
too willing neighbors across tho sea.
One Of the banefui results Of the
American boy growing up into idle
ness and wasting the formative per.
Tod Of his experience, Ia patent 10 all,
and needs no elaboration by example.
The young man who has been taught
10 uss the hand aud eye; who has
aptitude with fingers and tools, 10.
sures his own livelihood, and such
an one has great advantage over
him who wants 10 earn bis bread by
taking Office, Keeping books or sell
Ing wares. Docs the skIlffnI artisan
harrass anybody for work I The
thought In the thinking bayoDets of
the Germans conquered At Sedan.
In Germany prince and peasant
must learn trade. In France
young men pay high for the prlvi
Iege OF learning soms kinds OF trades,
besides giving their entire time for
several years 10 their employers. IN
this country We are drifting away
from the noorIngs on which indus
trial supremacy depends.
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WHY lie COULDN'T REMEMBER HIS
MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME,

Boston OlObss
A verdant looking couple, evident.
Iy from the far interior, called at
the city clerks office the otbsr day.
evidently on u delicate efrand. IL
WAS quite easy 10 SEQ from tbs bIeD.
tifuI whito ribbons which decksd tho
bonnet Of the girl, and tbs white
gloves In which her hands wsrs on
cased, that she wan n prospective
bride. The young man was very
bashfnI, and withdrawing sever.
alnudges and whispered promptings
from bis lady.Iove, he could not
muster up courage TO state his or.
rand. But tho genial clerk helped
him over his dilemma, and asked
do you wish q marriage IIcense7''
"We do" responded tbs maiden.
The necessary blank forms we're
produced and tho clerk asked the
usual questions concerning this gen.
ealogy and family history Of tho
candidates for matrimony. The
young man, not equal u this ordeal,
slipped away TO seat 10 the corner,
while tho bfide.to4bs gave the re-
qnired information.
"The maiden name of the groom y
mother ~ queried the clerk.
This was too much. She was not
"up'' In the intficacles 81 this family
history Of her intepded husband,
"5amweIl SamweII ~ sbe called
"What was your mothers maiden
name ~
"Iiow should I know anything
about IL ~ responded SamweII,
"she died n great many years before
I was bofn.v
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MO- 0. LlnlI

Fast MsiI rms daily from iis9AssowE
~ Harrisburg, and BDuthefn Mall from
Harrisburg 70 lisesst1ws,
H. r. BOYD, AspesinsAua.s
~. u, 9GAnAADT, Agent
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Times Fatty Up.
man COLLARS DOOMED 70 piaAr~
rEAH.

iiIun uoLLAHs DOOMED 70 uiaAr~
rEAH.
'l'hs ohokcr In gradually going
Tho torture " has cauae 10 ths male
neck lnas bssiu something ptodlRious,
Hut II omit stand the hot weather
and II must 10 10 be succeeded by
some comfortable fashion, II II to bc
hoped. next winter. This II not
the FIRST tins Ia Tho history ~ drcas
that fashion has made 4 venom0us
attack on mems china, The gal
lants Of the days Of tlusen Elizabeth
we're terribly worried by enormous
stifIly ntnfchcd cuffs which almost
sawed their hends on. Tho unslghiIy
fashion was fortunately killed by y
woiuan~-Iadies, by tho way, wore
fuifs ns much as men. She commit
ted murder and mot her fats ut the
hangman's hands, attifed IL u RUIZ
Her neck suffered, but ahe almost
6ondoDsd her crime by the amount
of suffering she saved all other
nccks, -I'hiiadetphia Prses,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

AN EGYPTIAN Custom --it IL
stated that the ancient Egyptians
when they Toasted alwaya had \
skeleton NJ Tho table with them.
This wins for the purpose of remind.
Ing them TINT even In the midst 81
mIrth and revoIry death was apt 10
come. Lot him como when lle viii
and he Ia unwelcoms. Tho Egypt
inns sought to teach that Nil should
prepare for thu grim monster and be
ready 10 follow him, let him call
whom ho would. The lesson can
we'll bs remembered to-day. All
should IIvs prepared to dis NJ any
moment, and all should learn nov
while IN tbs full enjoyment Of wealth
and It's pleasures that Psfuna In the
greatest remedy IN the world for the
diseases ~ which iisah IN hrif II,
can be- procured ND any drug store.
Ask your druggist for Psrnna, the
great tonic.
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Whsn y0u Visit ~ leave New Yofk
City, save baggage sxpteasnKa aaa tAs.
fisvs hire and stop 81 The fsfs0a raoa
Hotel, opposite uraud Central Depst. NJ
sgsbt rooms fitted ~ ~ Cost IL bae
nliIioo dollars, teaeesd ~ s6a 10
wsfas gas day. European plaa Klsy#s
Ter Nssfasfant supplied vsth lls~ best
Ilofas ears. stages a0a elevated F6EiftsG
10 III aepofs ramsIies can live fnr lAss
fp6ney 81 fbs Dfand Hotel tIisn III saY
oshsr 6fs'4eIAss hotel IN The city
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

10 the cHr. and their forms are not
suuh ~ we can rall beautiful, yet
the popularity ~ their structure. and
the use they Are OF. both IN the tad.
pole state aud IN their after.form,
must render them intelesting 10 the
naturalist, and worthy hia especial
notice. - Chronicles Of the Seasons.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26

EVERYBODY X wows In. - When
you have the Itch, salt HhourD
Calls, or Skin ErDptions NJ any
kind, and the Piles, that you know
without being told Of IL. r.. g.
Williams Jr N Bro, tho DrugRist,
will sell you Dr, Eosanko's Pits
Remedy Tor 10 cents, which enoris
Immediate relief, and In a sure cure
for either OF ths above dsses ses.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-07-26
Woman. Treasure.

The world seema In a whirl of ex.
element and anxiety for wealth aud
ita allurenarnts, aud each enterprise
IL valued In proportion 10 the amount
OF money there Ia 10 be obtained hy
II, The pulsations ETA mighty com
melco ana the electric holt that en-
circles The earth, tho whirtla Of tho
mandatory, and the rattle of the
car wheel, all chime In with tho
musical ol,nk Of dollars. Thcne arc
all very good, and are proper treas
ures for man 10 enjoy au tho rcsult
OF hla own labor. hut woman haa Il
treasure more valuable far than any
Of these,it Ii tho Power Of Lowing Y
Man often imaRinrs this to be ono
OF hia own possessions but he IN fur
inferior 70 woman. where the heart
and affections ARE concerned.
Woman has this power IN all its
beauty and attcngth Losing sight
OF all other ties, abe will cling 10 tho
object OF her love for good OF for
evil, allowing nothing 10 separate
her from II, What beautiful trait
this IL In the fomnle character. Man
may tower above her IN Intellect, no
may live upon the lofty mountain
tops OF reason, feasting his imAginn
tion upon comforting ideas Of hia
own superiority. but when ndverslty
comes upon bin, mud tho ocean Of
life begins u war and threaten 10
dash his little bark upon the rocks,
woman comes with the oil md Wins
Of consolation flowing from her heart
In an ever living stream, aud like AN
angel points him to place Of safety
aud happiness. Her beauty, her wit,
and hor accomplishments Ahe may
sell 10 you, but her love II treasure
without money aud without price.
II IL the only earthly thing that God
permits liz 10 carry from earth 10
heaven. So East and Vest virDinio
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TO what atrocities cannot that
mind reach which IL impelled bv sell
flsh avaflcs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
Rail Notes.

Mr.. II. c. Davis assistant passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific road, returned yes
terda
The annual meeting of the National asso-
citation of the general passenger and ticket
agents will be held in Cincinnati, o., Tues
day, March IS, at II o'clock a. IN.
Peter Harvey. the representative Of the
Baltimore ~ Ohio road at San Francisco,
came in Yesterday on the Northern Pacific
with T. H. Dearborn, also of the Baltimore 81
Ohio, with headquarters at Chicago.
The railroad people of st. Paul yesterday
received circulars from the Western Trunk
Line association, composed Of the Union
Pacific. the Chicago, Rock Island II Pacific,
the Chicago, Milwaukee u st. Paul, the
Wabash, St Louis Il Pacific and the Chicago
IL Northwestern roads operating the Cali
fornia fast freight line" giving the through
rates TO San Francisco.
The fearful blizzard that has prevailed for
several DAYS around in the northwest has at
last ceased to have any effect, and has sub
stantialv subsidized. But little snow fell. and
the blizzard consisted of wind and severe
cold II extended all the way from Mani
toba down into Kansas and Nebraska out TO
the Rocky mountains, and trains have been
delayed more or less. The roads are all
right now and trains are coming in on time.
The Niagara Falls short line posted notice
yesterday that until further notice it will not
be able to receive any east bound freight.
This notice, it is stated, was posted because
the Niagara Falls short line, which is made up
of the Baltimore u Ohio, Wabash, and Great
Western railroads, has become blockaded
with business. and this is due to its cutting
rates. 1t is claimed that the line could not
possibly have secured so much business,
when most other lines have hardly anything
to do, unless it had been cutting the rates.
The business of the Niagara Falls short line
at Chicago is handled by the Wabash, and
jaw Gould is therefore blamed for the cutting
of rates practiced by this line.