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I a visit to several of the schools last
| week Convinced me that a vital interest ~
! being taisen In the matter Of edfeatfefi
I ard that our teachers are q. No. ! We
/ dropued into the school house Of the pio-
neer district, q, on FRIDAY the 18th inst
| and found Miss Melvia Burhhoider mas
ter oftthe situation, and upon locking og-
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Bertie Brown, Belle Brown, John EsseF,
! Ed. Eisser, Julia Etser, Annie ElsseF,
t3Hastie Haehart, and others We have not
! room to mention. Miss Bafrsholder = 1fa-
gram language lessons were very unique
/ and interesting. Ggsd order was also
manifest.
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
HOW II IS IN VIRGINIA.

The death of Vice President Hendricks
has called attention to the filling of State
vacancies occasioned by death or disabili-
ty, and brought to mind some facts un-
known or forgotten by most of us. 1t is
generally believed that were the Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor of Vir-
ginia to die, the presiding. officer of
the Senate would be Governor, but such
is not the case. In the event of the
death or disability OF both the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,
the Attorney General becomes acting
Governor. AS acting Governor he must
In five days issue his warrant for an cleo
tion for Governor and Lit. Governor which
must be held in 80 days, and b 3 is to call
the legislature together in 90 days to
count the vote. When 1t. Governor John
F. Lewis was elected to the Senate in
1859, the presiding officer of the Senate
was Jos. A. Waddell of Augusta, but Gov.
Walker appointed Mr.. Marye. Lieutenant
Governor under article 4, section of the
Constitution, though that gentleman was
not a member of the legislature at the
time.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
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FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. II, 1885.
LOCAL.
Marriage of Minister'S Daughter.
reported for the staunron V1ND1cAToR.1

reported for the Staunton VINDICATOR.1
On Wednesday. there Was a large gath
ering of people from many miles around
New Providence, Rockbrldge county, to
witness the marriage, in the Presbyterian
church at that place, of Miss Mary F.
Vaughan, daughter of the Pastor, to J.
Asa Dupuy, Esq, the Mayor of Rocky
Mount. Franklin county. Va, and
prominent member of the bar of that
county.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. G. Il. Vaughan, father of the bride,
There we're nine couples of attendants and
four ushers, who entered the church in
the order named; Two ushers. J. B. Lulton
and Robert Brown of New Providence;
best man and lady of honor. Ii. w. Dupuy,
Richmond. Va and Miss Ellie u. Vaughan
OF New Providence; attendants-Geo. T.
Lee, Franklin, aud Miss Ella Dupuy,
Prince Ed ward; w. o. Taylor, Rocky
Mount, and Miss Maggie I. Morton, Staun-
ton; NJ. I'll. Vaughan, Charlotte, and Miss
Lizzie Mechanic, Rock bridge; G. G.
Jackson, franklin, and Miss Cammie
Houston. Rock bridge; q. E. Vsughan Jr.,
| Charlotte, and Miss Lizzie Brown, Rock
bridge; Arthur 5. Morton, S5aunton, and
Miss Anuie Morrison, Rock bridge Baths;
y. B. Loose, Lexing ton, and Miss Jessie
Hutchinson, ROckbridge; Frank Walker,
Lynchburg, and Miss jamie jackson, New
Providence, and ushers Archer Vaughan,
Lexington, and j. Watson, Brownsburg.
The large church was handsomely deco
rated with festGons of eveIgreens and
| fowe rs extending across the building from
| one gallery to the other, supported in the
center by columns entwiued with ever
greens. The pulpit was decorated with
evergreens ard vases of growing vines
and flowers, and over the recess behind
| the pulpit we're the initials of the bride
and groom, with the date, Dec. I'd, 1885,"
in ivy leaves and chrysanthemums, and
| tall evergreen arch from which depended
a large marriage bell of green and white.
stood in front of the pulpit. under which
the bridal couple made their nuptlal vows.
i While the bridal party marched down the
aises, Mrs. Robert Hutchinson. at the or
| gan In the gallery. played the wedding
march.
| At the conclusion of the interesting and
beautiful ceremony, the wedding party and
| many friends repaired to the Manse near
by and partook of an elegant and bounti-
/ full lunch of oysters. meats, ices, fruits
and sweets, gwen by the ladies of the
, , congregation. The bridal presents coming
from friends in various parts of the State,
as we'll as many from near the home of the
bride, were numerous and valuable, and
testified to the popularity IF the charm
ing recipient.
After a few hours of social enjoyment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dupuy accompanied by their
visiting friends from distance took
hacks TO Lexington whence they departed
to their homes.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
OBSER VA IIONS OF Al RETIRED
YETERA

The Christmas weather signals are fly.
ing. making it plain that a wave of that
happy season is slowly approaching from
the north east. The changed derneanor Of
the hotel servants, the revived renem-
brance of the children. The splendor of the
shop windows, the coops of gobbling fowls
before the green-grocers stores, the adj
vertisements Of ready made mince meat,
all show that rising temperature of hap
piness is approaching, likely to be accom-
panied by local showers of Christmas
gifts. The festivals for church and other
good purposes, those Inventions of the
feminine mind which in few moments
reduce our best and bravest to penury,
have passed away after brief but unu-
sualls severe season, aud the pppulacs
have period of rest in which they can
contemplate the approaching festival of
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
DEATH OF THE MILLIONAIRE
VANDkRBILI.

The richest man in the world, VIM. IL e.
Vanderbilt, died at his home in New
York, Tuesday afternoon. suddenly. while
talking OF railroad matters with President
Robert Garrett, of The Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. His speech became lndlstinct
and he fell out of his chair to the floor,
dying in lew moments. His health had
been failing for Two years and his death,
by Analysis, was not wholly unexpected.
Ii is tut few yeats since his father, the
Commodore. also the pOssess0r Of many
scores OF millions. died. W. H. Wander
bllt, though his father was man OF such
great wealth. was Brought up on a farm
aud remained there till lie was forty three
years OF age, following the habits of far
mer rlslDg at A. M. and working hard
ali day. When he, Iater. joined his father
i'll railroad management, he found that
his tarm training had gwen him an enorm-
Gus capacity for work. The immense
property his father left HIM was not al
lowed to depreciate, and at his death he
leaves a fortune OF $3.50, 900, 900 His in
come was s1O,0O0,O 900 a year. $2S, 900 a day,
or about 81 200 au hour. The next TIC rest
man IN The world, the Duke Of West
minister of England. has an income Of
81 000. U0U. Vanderbilt tar excelled Roths-
child In wealth. Besides his private char
tiles, be had in short time past gwen
much to public Institutions, including a
half million to the COLLEGE of Physicians
and Surgeons OF New York, quarter of
a million to Vanderbilt University of
Tennessee, $25 600 to the University of
Virginia, and $500 to establish mu-
scum to contain the war relics and trophies
of Gen. Grant. The management OF his
great property descends to his two sons,
Cornelius ana VIM. K Wander bilt, both
of whom he had train I'd under him. MIR.
Vanderbilt was the most daring and, as
his wealth. enabled him to be, the most
gigantic operator in railroad affairs in
America. His last success was buying
the West Shore railroad, which run paral-
lei to his own road, and his last fail
ures was an attempt to build line paral-
lei to the Pennsylvania road in South
Pennsylvania, which he abandoned.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
THE PROHIBITION QUESTION IN

The recent canvass at Atlanta, Ga.
which resulted in the victory Of he Prohi.
bitiOnists by fair majority, seems to have
been measurably the result Of temporary
craza. The very next week the Prohibition
nominees for the City Council were over
whelmingly defeated. 1t may be set down
as fact therefore that. prohibition or no
prohibition, Atlanta will not be s'drvn
city. No local law can be enforced to any
considerable extent to which the people
Of the locality are opposed. But this con.
test has brought into the Case a hitherto
unused factor, the United States Courts,
and temporary injunction has been
granted staying execution OF the prohiDi-
tion laws as far as they apply to certain
brewery, which is owned by parties living
out of Georgia. The constitutiOnality of
the law is to be tested in the Federal
Courts, and at the present rate of progress
it will be several years before the matter
is disposed of, and il the meantime At
laata will be SWEET notwithstanding the
tremendous and uccessful fight made by
this ''drys."
What is most interesting to Virginia
readers is the suddenaess with which the
popular feeling, recoiling upon business
ideas is reported to have changed after the
excitement was over and the town had been
ascertained to have actually voted for
Prohibition. The seriousness of the stu
alton seems for the first time to have
struck the people. There is little doubt
that Prohibition may be to very large
extent enforced ia a country hamlet or In
county, but all the experience in the
matter shows that in large city " lille it
is outwardly observed it IS secretly viola
ted to a large extent. Maj. Shumate Of
otauntOn, and now for some years resid-
ing in Iowa, on his last visit here few
weeks ago, made statement which great
Iy surprised those who heard it, He said
that the Democrats would have carried
Iowa the week before, but for the liquor
men who joined in with the Republicans
who were running on prohibit m! Being
asked how that could be p)ssibe, he said
the Democrats favored license which the
law could compel the liquor men to pay,
while the Republicans favored Prohibition
under which there was no license, MOTH
ing to pay, and yet liquor could be sold
with little danger. Not far from the pre-
cinct at which Maj or S. cast his vote, an
unlict nsed hole WAS selling liquor freely
and men were drunk around the polls
That the legislature Of Virginia will pass
a general local option bill there is little
doubt, at least there should be none, and
after that LEGAL option will be adopted in
nearly all, if not all the counties of the
Safe. In the towns and cities it is pref
ty certain to bs defeated by decided ma
jorities. 1t is in these towns aud cities
where, if anywhere, the real need of con-
trolling the liquor traffic exists and yet the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11

effect of the general adoption Of local OPP
ton will. We thiak. be to inchease their
consumption. The proper plan for produc
ing practical results, is for the temperance
people, b ssides thu pressing of their local
option bill, to press on the legislature the
adoption of high license law. We are
by no means certain that even That could
be carried 10 ths cities, but We are pretty
certain that a large bJdy of voters who
would cast their ballots against local OPP
tior, would cast them il, favor OF reliable,
open, and we'll regulaied trade in spirits.
which would be confined to responsible
hands.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
BASEMENT OFFICERS NOME
TED

On Wednesday night the Democratic
caucus, at Richmond, nominated, without
opposition. Morton Marye. 1st Auditor;
Frank G. Rutfin, 2nd Auditor, and Fl. w.
Flournoy, Secretary of State For the
position of State Treasurer, Asher W.
Harm n. Jr., of Rockbridee. was nominal
ed by 50 Yates to 80 for l. r. Barksdale
the incumbent. For Register of the Lar
office, Andrew Wingfeld tthe incumbent
and one of the Big Five of 1882. was
nominated by 46 votes to- SO for r. v
Gaines, of Charlotte, and IA for J. w,
Gibbons, Of Richmond, the changing
votes making his own amount to 50 before
1t was aunouDced.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
Tax fcr Inspection Of Kerosene Oil.

LIZA 1Ul 1hSP' C%iOE Vi -&CASGSAO S4is
& bill has been introduced in the legls.
Ia! ure for the appointment OF Inspe ctGrs
provides:
AN Inspection herein provided for
shall be MADE within tie State Of Virgil
ria, and the IL spectcr or deputy inspector
shall be entitled 10 &c mand and II celya for
his services from the owner or party. Gill;
ing on HIM, or Tor whom ne shall peri o; N
the Inspection, the sum of folly cents tor
a single bailel, package. or Cash; thirty
cents when the lot excet dis one but does
rot exceed live IN numutl; twe..ty i've
cents WHEN tue lot exceeds fiVe but Gees
rot exceed ten III number; twenty cents
wien the lot exceeds ten bu1 does not ex-
coed twenty five ia number; fifteen cents
when the lot exceeds twenty-five but does
rot exceed fifty in number; and ten cents
for lots sXceeoing tigly barrels, hut moth
ing hereiu shall preclude the Inspection OF
oils in tanks used for transportation on
railroads or in storage provided lie IN
spector or deputy SO inspecting the same
shall see and know that the identical oil
inspected in such tank is placed in the
packages, barrel, OF c,sk upon iiiCn The
brand Oh device berS,u provided fer shall
be- piacs q, and his fees therefor shall be
seven dollars Oh said tanks, uales3 cap 4cl-
W of said tanks stall exceed seventy bar
rels, III which event the inspector shall
collect len cents Ter each barrel in excess.
All fees acc:'iing for Inspection shall be a
lien upon liz. I'll 81 insps c;ed.''
This bill is Of great interest to the people
Of Staunt0n. and to the surrounding coGn-
try fer which it IS the Oil distributing
point The tax Of 40 ceuts barrel will
undoubtedly in The end be paid by the con-
sumers Stanton uses and distributes to
Augusta, Highland, Bath. aud along the G.
& .. and 3. & o. railroads about 5000
barrels of kerosene a year, Which would
create an additional tax OF 81 600 per at
mum on consumers TIE legislative repre-
sentatiYss Of Augusta should look iuto this
bill.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11

In other days the bogus sensational
items in the Northern papers. used to be
located ia Texas and other far off coun-
tries. Lately they have commenced pub
fishing them as having happened in South
western Virginia and West Virginia.
With reference to a wonderful especial
dispatch" purporting to be from Pied
mont, W. Va, called "a night Of Terror
LOCKED in Room with Lunatic, -
with blood curdlipg subheads. dated Nov.
22nd, lady has called the attention of
the Woodstock Herald to the same story
verbatim, pasted in a scrap book twenty
I've years ago
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11
PROVIDING 4 VICE PRESIDENT

PROVIDING Il VICE PRESIDEN1 i.
The Republican party, as represented by
the unanimous vote OF its leaders IN the
Senate caucus, last week, named tor tempo
rary President of that body the Hon. Johh
Alexander Logan. Ihe Lenporary Pfesi-
dent of the Senate would Do President o.
the United States in Case Of Che disability
of President Cleveland, aud is The actlus
Vice President Of The United States.
was as candidate for The Latter position
the people of the United States repudlateu
Mr.. Logan only so late as last November
Still later he came within three votes OF
being repudiated by the people OF his own
State, Illinois, as a Candidate for the Sen
ate. This cool and deliberate placing OF
rejected candidate under the Admlnlstra-
ton tree to await the shaking of it by as
sassinatiOn or other causes in order that
the fruit forbidden them by the people last
November, might fall into their hands,
was too much for even the swarthy Logan
and he declined the honor. the act was
too suggestive of former awful events in
this country to be tolerated by public SEN
timent. The ticket in the lottery was
next rendered to. and promptly &C
cepted by, the Hon. John Sherman
of Ohio, who in conjunction with the
II lon. Jonn Foraker Vi the Same STATE,
rendered such valuable service to the De-
mocracy of New York ard Virginia last
November. It remains to be seen wheth'
er the pressure of public opinion villa ope-
rate on the Republican Senators as it did
on Logan. and procure the passage of the
Hoar bill, providing that in case of the
death of the President and Vice President
the Office of President shall descend to the
Secretary of State and in turn to each
member of the Cabinet should death or
disability take any of shr IA away. 1t Is a
bill which the masses Of both parties favor
and should be passed at the earliest mo-
ment. In the meantime should President
Cleveland be disabled, John Sherman. the
Bourbon Republican statesman, who has
not yet learned that the war is over, would
be President OF TIE United States. The
Sabbath prayers for the preservation OF
the President Of the United States will be
uttered with more titan usual warmth for
many weeks to come.
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and boots and Snow balls. And Eere is
one twenty years ago filed with
sweet memories as fresh to-day as
they were then, and-but what are old
peoples Chrlstmases to you, except
that they have plenty of them al
ways on hand ? Ard. what ia more, at
Christmas time they go back along the
road and stop at many houses and see
many loved face that the young mast
wait for age, to see. To them glimpse
into the past is a reality iu which they
have great advantage of the young, who
have no past, and whose glimpses into the
future are only hopes that ma7 bs disap-
pointed. An old man who, ut Christm as,
out of trunk full of "reminiscences, picks
out the failures and mistakes and follies
of his life to mourn over, in preference to
choosing that bstter part OF philosophy
and bringing again to view the pleasures
of the past, is weakling who deserves
all the remorse he experiences. The old g.
If they are wise, have placed between
them selves and tie past, the door of a bet
ter life. which it would be folly to open
to bring to light again things for grief
when there are so many happy memories
to bring out. Whenever That door is
opened, let us leave those evil memories
hanging against the wall where they are
rnoulderiDg into dust, and bring out
those bright and happy ;eccllections that
give US once more Youth. Alb the old
have Christmas and happy one each
man for himself, which he may not share
with another, but which is none tie less a
"Merry Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas gifts. ana afraid
that while there is COED deal Of false
pretence in giving what we are not able to
give; there is even more foolish pride in
not giving what we are able to give. These
gifts, when stripped of all other surround
ings, are simply to give pleasure by show
ing to the recipient that they were RENT M
bered. and nothing more. 1t is not pro.
posed by expensive presents to save our
friends money, nor to give that friend a
uOI6y vdlucs w I'LL 5uLuo gross ullUS
possibly that is true. but very few minds
are of that character and such do net
deserve any gift whatever, because they
could not appreciate the spirit in which 1t
is given. But it should be appropriate
So it should, but appropriateness is not
responsiveness. A gift about which the
cost has been discussed, as bearing On Its
acce ptability, has the bloom taken off be-
fore it leaves the hands of the giver. There
is too much room for mistakes of bad
taste in gift giving already, without ad-
ding to it vulgar profus1on. If gift is
useful, very good; if it can be both useful
and beautiful, better still, but if it have
none of these, it ould still be valuable if
the good will of the giver counted for any.
thing aG all. Gifts are but the wings of
good will. 1t can fly as easily on the tiny
wings Of the not costly needle case as
upon the glittering pinions of the jewelry
set, and goes as unerTringly to the heart of
the receiver if blown by the wind of sin
cere and una ffected kindliness. For, after
all that can be SAID of Christmas gifts, the
true value of them all is the spirit in
which they are given and received.
P. BoYZY.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-11

In a total vote of over 1872 600 Virginia
Democrats, John e. Massey for Lt-Gov.,
only fell six hundred and fifty-six votes
behind FltZ Lee! So mucn for the predic-
tions of those who were unwise enough
to kick" against The nomination of this
veteran Democrat on the ground of his
unavailability.