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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
V Great Problem.

V Great Problem.
-Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines.
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all the Rheumatic remedies,
Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion
cures,
Take all the Ague, Fever, and bilious
specifics,
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
reUiUers,
Take all the Great health 1estorers.
In short, take all the best qualities of
al these, and the best
Qualities of all the lest medicines in the
world, and you will find that Hop
-BiHers have the best curative qualities
and powers Of all concentrated
In them, and that they will cure when
any or all of these, singly or combined
Fail. A thorough trial will give posi-
tive proof of this.
Hardened Liver.
Five years ago I broke down with kid
neg anG liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then l have been unable to be about
at all. My liver became hard like wood
my limbs were pulled up and filled With
water.
ALI the best physicians agreed that moth.
ing could cure me. I resolved to try Hor
Bitters; l have used seven bottles; the
hardness Las all gone from my liver, the
swelling from my limbs, and it has aoorked
a miracle in my case; otherwise | would
have been now in my gravel. w. MoREY,
Buffalo, Oct. 1, 1881.
Poverty and Suffering.
ri was dragged down with debt, poverty
and suffering for years, caused by sick
family and large bills for doctoring.
/ was completely discouraged, until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor, COM
menced using Hop Bitters, and in one
month we were all well, and none of us
have seen sick day since, and l want to
say to all poor men, you can keep your
families well year with Hop Bitters for
less than one doctors visit will cost. l
know TIA WoRKINGMAN.
Nsy@ None genuine without a bunch of
green Hops ON the white label. Shun all
the vile, poisonous stuff with Chop or
'Hops'' in their name.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
Poultry.

The season has now arrived when it will
be necessary, at least after the middle Of
this month, to commence housing the chick
ems and poultry of all kinds. 1t will be at
first little trouble to teach the young to
leave the trees and coops and go to more
comfortable quarters. Care must be OBJ
served, however, in making the change not
to crowd too many in one house, for if not
properly ventilated, or if the poultry are
compelled to roost in draught at the sea-
son, there will surely follow sickness, prin-
cipally roup-that much dreaded pest of the
poultry yard. If you are so fortunately
situated that you can give the young stock
house separate from the old, both will
thrive much better. The stock that it is
intended to keep over should now be select
cd, and all others fattened and disposed Of
or used on the home table. Commence
now to store away for winter feeding
either in the cellar or some other suitable
place-knotty apples, small potatoes, man
gels, turnips, ruta bagas, beets &c. These
can be used either cooked or for the green
food. OF course the fore part of this
month the house has been cleaned out, all
broken window panes have been replaced
with good ones-the cracks all nicely bat
tened-in fact, thoroughly put in first class
order for the fall and winter campaign. The
feeding Of the different kinds of pure bred
fowls, strange as it may seem to those who
have never had experience with them,
should be quite different. The Brahmas
and Cochins are very susceptible to fat, and
if fed exclusively on corn (often the case
where farmers keep them) become fat and
worth less as far as egg producing is con
cerned, whereas if the same stock were fed
on a mixed diet of grains the result would
be very different. Corn does not seem to
fatten Leghorns, but to make them lay the
more freely, but it is really the difference
in their nature that has as much to do with
it as the corn, for the Leghorns are active,
intelligent foragers, while the Asiatics are
naturally lazy. The Houdan does not
thrive well on corn diet. butssif fed with
oats, occasionally boiled, good wheat and
buckwheat they will prove excellent layers
We have found the best plan for feeding,
commencing in October, was as follows:
feed at the morning meal, cooked as usual;
at noon, few oats; at night, corn, might
feed for Asiatics, corn and oats;) change
next day by giving buckwheat at noon and
wheat at night. OF course the table scraps
to be given, and the more the better. This
same course is also excellent for the young
stock, but good, sound corn (cracked)
should be given instead of whole grains
Commence to get barrels, &C., ready to
store dry leaves for winter use. If not al
ready secured, lay in plentiful supply of
fine, dry road dust for the busting bath.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
A Model Ghost Story.

A very singular story which forms one
of the sensational topics of the day is the
best authenticated of the many stories of
the supernatural that have been lately told i.
Only short time ago a young and well
known artist, Mr.. A., was invited to pay a
visit to his distinguished friend Mr.. lizard.
The house was filled with guests, but a
large and handsome room was placed at
his disposal, apparently one of the best in
the house. For three days he had delight
full visit; delightful in all particulars save
one-he had each night a horrible dream.
He dreamed-or was really-suddenly
awakened by some person entering his room,
and In looking around saw the room bril-
liantly lighted, while at the window stood
a lady elegantly attired in the act of throw
ing something out. This accomplished.
she turned her face toward the only specta-
tor showing countenance so distorted by
evil passions that he was thrilled with hor-
ror. Soon the light and the figure with
the dreadful face Disappeared, leaving the
artist suffering from a frightful night
mare. On returning to his city home
he was SO haunted by the fearful counte-
nance which had for three consecutive
nights troubled him, that he made sketch
OF 1t, and so real that the evil expression
seemed TO horrlty every one who saw it.
Not great while after, the artist went to
make an evening visit on Mr.. lizard; that
gentleman invited him to his picture gallery
as he wanted to show him some remark
able, old family portraits. What was Mr..
AS surprise TO recognize among them, in
the likeness of a stately well-dressed lady,
the one who had so troubled his slumbers on
his previous visit, lacking however, the re-
voting, wicked expression. Soon as he
saw it he involuntariy exclaimed, "Why,
| have seen that ladyp' 'lndeedr' said
MI. l., smiling, 'that is hardly possible,
as she died more than hundred wears ago.
She was the second wife OF my great-grand-
father, and reflected anything but credit
on the family. She was strong ly suspected
OF having murdered her husbands son by a
former marriage, in order to make her own
child heir to the property. The unfortu-
nate boy broke his neck in a fall from a
window, and there was every reason to be-
lieve that he was precipitated from the
window by his stepmother.'' The artist
then told his host the circumstances of his
thrice-repeated experience, or dream, and
sent for his sketch, which, so far as the
features were concerned, was identical with
the portrait in Mr.. lizards gallery The
sketch has since been photographed, but
from its hideous expression is far from
pleasant to look upon
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

POWER OF THE PRESTON! 1 think it
must be nice to be connected with news
paper" said Miss. McFlynn to young
Quildriver, as they sat together one even
ing.
eyes, it is So" he replied; 'but why dc
you think it is?''
"Why, it has SO many advantages. l
should think you would gloryin the freedom,
the power, the liberty, and all the privileges
of the press"
Certainly do. It's pity, with all
your enthusiasm on the subject, that you
are not journalist"
81 think so, too; but you know it is hard
for woman to get recognition. should be
delighted to feel that the press embraced
ooh! you would, would you-Great!
Scott! wait till turn down the gas"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
One Bottle instead of a dozen.

Sand it took only one bottle to do it, -
said a gentleman speaking of Parker's
Hair Balsam. had run of fever, and
when l got well of that my hair began to
fall out SO fast as to alarm me. l really
didn't know what to do, until one day a
friend said, ''Try Parker's Hair Basam. -
That was some months ago. What sur
prised me was the fact that one bottle was
enough. expected to use up Dozen"
Clean, highly perfumed, not oily, not a dye.
Restores original color.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
The Two Standard Bearers.


Cleveland's detractors make but little
progress. They try to defame cur stand
ard-bearer's private character, but their VII
famous charges are easily refuted. In the
meantime the people are carefully consider
dates, Cleveland and Blaine. They are
comparing the men, and the people COM
prising that element known as ''the Hoat-
ing vote" are making up their minds as to
whom they will cast their ballots for.
Well, let us compare the two candidates.
Blaine, the Republican, has been proved TO
be BRIDE taker-a bold jobber-a danger
GUS politician. He is well-named the TAT
tooed Knight; and he cannot rub the stains
off, try as he may.
Now this corrupt man wishes to draw
people off from his record by telling them
what he intends to do when he is President.
To the dashing young men, supposed to love
the smell of gun powder, he says he favors
spirited foreign policy. To the conserva-
tive business men, he says he wishes to be
known as ''the peace maker" In the pre-
sence of the Temperance people, he poses as
as a teetotaler and prohibitionist; to the
beer drinkers, he says ''here's to your
health" To professionals he says, 81 desplse
the Catholics" To the Catholics he says,
''Vote for me; for my sainted mother was a
devoted member of the Church of Rome.
Blaine is all things to all men. His letter
of acceptance was a remarkable specimen
of discrimination.
| When Blaine's corruption was beng III
vestigated by congressional committee in
| 1876, the guilty man got on his knees and
begged Mulligan for The tell tale letters that
he (Blaine) had written. "Give them to
me or am ruined,''. said he; "and not only
am I ruined, but my family is disgraced:: !"
After pledging his word of honor that he
would return the letters, the package was
handed to him; but he violated his word,
and the letters are in Blaine's possession to
this day.
Cleveland, on the other hand, has distin-
guished himself as reformer. Every veto
: that he has written shows that he IS ln11u-
enced by high moral principles. Every
message that he has written shows That ne
: is a patriot. Every speech that he has
made contains some epigramatic saying that
: will 90 down into history. Unlike Blame,
the hypocrite and dodger, Cleveland tres
: to dodge nothing. He speaks and acts the
, truth always. And how could this TACT De
more strikingly illustrated than 1t was re-
Gently when friend telegraphed to him to
!, know what he should say about the charge
that had been brought against his private
character. Blaine would have evaded the
: question, but Cleveland telegraphed In l., re,
ply-"Tell the truth. :" That was all zen
the truth % Honest men honor such man
as Cleveland, while they must abhor sucn
man as the dodging tattooed Blame
Richmond State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

How TO MAKE WHITE SoAP.-An excel
lent hard white soap is made as follows:
Dissolve 6 pounds Of sal soda and pounds
of fresh quick lime in gallons of water
Pour off the clear liquors and boil it with
6 pounds of clean tallow or rendered NUT
ton suet; boil it 90 minutes and set away to
cool. When cold cut the cake of which
floats on the I've into bars and put them
away to dry. This is pure soap, as good as
the costly imported CASTLE soap. A COM
mon but good yellow soap is made by add
ing pounds Of rosin to the I've and boil
ing until this is dissolved. A stronger
white soap is made by adding 2 ounces of
borax to the aforementioned articles.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
SOME BLAINE TALK TO INVESTORS
IN JIM'S ELECTION FUND.

DEAR j.:
It's rather right you are
In making calculations
That when Pm In, to you I'll yield
Abundant compensations.
What you invest, is nucleus
To make our Golfers juiceful-
For 1 do see hundred ways
In which can be useful.
Your little schemes shall never know
A presidential veto,
In sucking at the nations blood
Ill be your co-mosquito;
At lassoing nutritious Jobs
You'll find me rather nooseful,
And-well, / see abundant ways
In which 1 can be useful.
There may outcrop some Little ROCKS"
That it will pay to quarry;
There might be chance to tap again
The routes entitled STARRY"
And if there should, official wrath
Might SAVIOR of the truceful,
And-don't you see the many ways
In which 1 could be useful?
Our motto is protection, j.,
Protection of our ''boodle,''
Protection of the fat per cent.
We bleed from Yankee Doodle.
And if for deeds that compass this
The public were abuseful,
That wouldn't blind to other ways
In which could be useful
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.-A horse
whose eye is inflamed from any cause should
be protected from the light and the eye
strengthened as much as possible by tonic
applications, as cold solution Of three grains
of sulphate of zine to one of water. In case
of dust d wire frame fitted with fine green
gauze should be fitted over the eyes to ar
rest the dust.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

Scientists now boldly declare that this
earth was peopled 5O,0O0,oOO years before
Adam was born. We are not prepared to
dispute this assertion in the least. We have
always wondered how mankind could learn
so much deviltry in only 5000 years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

MAHONE's UNFORTUNATE PosITIoN.-
Ore of the most interesting features of the
present curious campaign, says the Baltl-
more San, is the impotence to which recent
events have reduced the formerly all-power-
full Virginia boss. Little is heard of him
in the present fight, whereas few months
ago his was one Of the most prominent tig-
ures in the field of national machine politics.
Senator Riddleberger stands aloof, and OF
his other trusty lieutenants some have de-
serted to the enemy, while the rest are not
afraid to dispute his authority. Senator
Malone position is, in fact, an unfortunate
one. In 1879, and for several
years afterwards, Malone had the support
of large number of talented and energetic
young Democrats, who honestly believed
that reimbursement of the State debt was
imperatively necessary. 1t was they that
gave his campaigns all their impetus, and
secured the triumph Of the coalition pro-
gramme. The passage of the Riddleberger
bill, however, and its acceptance by all par
ties, logically ended the readjuster move
ment, though it did not at once end the
readjuster party. The coalition held to-
gether more or less firmly as long as Sena-
tor Malone continued to profess to be a
Democrat. Under rather transparent dis
guises he made this profession until late
date, all the while voting in the Senate with
the Republicans. When in anticipation of
his admission to the Chicago convention he
| threw off all disguise and openly became
a Republican the tie of loyalty was
snapped, and the great majority of the
young Democratic readjusters declined to
| follow him. Some few of them he carried
over with him, but nearly all returned to
add their strength to the Democratic party.
Many even of the Republicans are arrayed
against him. The straightouts, who were
the original Blaine Republicans in Virginia,
have become FESTIVE at Mahones dictation
it is stated, and insist that he shall not be
| permitted to continue his arbitrary course
1t is believed, according to recent dispatch
es, that they have presented to him the
| ult1matum of assured defeat in Virginia un-
less he shall make certain concessions to
| the straightouts in the matter of the electo-
raj ticket. Such men as Wickham on the
one hand and Dezendorf on the other vow
deadly vengeance upon him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

"Now this" said the western editor as
be read poem beginning, 'Come and
drink, =" this is the most inviting manuscript
| ever received
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

New servant; ooh, If you haven't any
children I can't come, because whenever
anything is broken there will tie no one to
blame it on but me-"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

An old woman says of over-neat house
keepers: "Some women are so pizen nice
that they neither take any comfort them
selves nor let any one else.''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

A boy always rejoices when his parents
take him out of dresses, and yet it isn't
many years before he embraces them again.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

"Me ?-get married and settle down %
exclaimed the commercial traveller, in an
swer to the question. "Not much! I could
never bring myself to live on merely my
salary, after the luxury I have been accus-
toned tO''
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A Louisville paper has an article headed
ian editor in church." It is thought he
entered in moment Of abstraction.
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emphasis thus: "And the old man said un-
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

"I'm director in the company" said
the devil in newspaper office. "You don t
say so?'' eyes, it's true" "What are a
directors duties? ?" ''To direct wrappers,
of course
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either in the shops, on the premises, or at his
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02
BRITISH MIXTURE

Only needs a trial to convince any observing
farmer of It's superiority as a WHEAT and GRASS
PRODUCER over the ordinary Super Phospates.
besides being q permanent imprOver of the soil.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-02

THE REASONS WHY wORKINGMEN SHOULD
VOTE FOR HIM-A CLEAR STATEMENT OF
Daily Republican., 1884-07-07
A Leap-Year Hint.

A couple from the country picked
their way hand YER hand over sloppy
sidewalk, going up Barclay street the
other afternoon. At West street, where
the water flooded the roadway, they
paused an instant, IN dismay. Then
the young lady raised her skirts, dis
playing pair of substantial rubber.
boots, and bravely started to Nalk
across, accompanied by her devoted
swain. Half way over, she slipped,
and fell with solid-splash that covered
the passers-by with a perfect shower Of
flying drops. William looked woefully
down on the fallen damsel for an in.
slant, and then seeing that she was un.
hurt, bethought himself of an ancient
Hoboken joke, popular there yet to the
present day.
sob, Louisa, you dropped some
thing" he exclaimed.
She was just beginning to find Out
where she was when he spoke.
A rosy blush sutfuse1 her cheek
Looking up, with a coy glance into
her lovers face, she modestly muir
INJURED:
"Did l? Well, If you'll pick 1t vi
You may have;it. p"
II is expected that the engagement
notice will appear in an early numbel
of the local paper.