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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

KU-KLUx IN OHIo-At Coshocton, Ohio,
'the people" have given notice to all the
negroes at that place to leave under penalty
of being supplied with new ''neckties." In
other words the Ohio Ku-Klux have ap-
peared, and the Indications are that the Ne
groes, as body, will be made to suffer for
the bad actions of few. The colored peo-
pie will not realize the truth as to their
real friends, but the time is coming when
they will understand that the "white folks"
of the South understand them better than
those of the North, and have for them vast
ly kinder feelings.-NorfoM Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

Gentlemen from the Southwest say that
if Blair is nominated by Malone that they
can take Gen. Walker and sweep the
Southwest from Lee to Roanoke. A
Southwestern man at our elbow says
Walker, Massey and Mckinney would car
~ the Southwest with a boom. We are
riding with the cavalry and Fitz Lee, but
if dismounted and we have to fight ON foot
Jim Walker'can count on us.-Lynchbmg
AdUQnce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01
STANTON. VIRGINIA. July LIST. 1885.

SrAUNToN, VIRGINIA, July LIST. 1885,
nEAR SIR
- The firm of j. A. HA MRICK
q co. was this day dissolved by mutual
consent.
j. A. EAUVER 81 co.
Will succeed the firm of ]. A. Hamrick & Co.,
and will assume all the liabilities of the firm
of J. A. Hamrick d Co.. All persons Indebted
TO the firm of j. A. Hamrick & Co.. will call
on Mr.. W. s. BROWN at the old stand Of j. A.
Hamrick q Co., and make settlement, as the
BOOKS OF the old firm have been placed in his
hands for settlement.
jyl-3t T. A HAMRTCR & m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

AN ELEPHANT CLEARS A CIRCUs.-La-
peer, Mich, June 24.-During the perform
ance of circus here large elephant be
came Infatuated and turned upon eight
thousand persons assembled under the can
vas. He tore up the se1ts, smashed the
furniture, and made havoc generally
Women tainted, children screamed, boys
climbed trees, and general stampede fol-
lowed. The enraged elephant, after clear
ing out the canvas, made a break for the
woods near by and mired himself in the
swamp. After much difficulty he was ex-
tricated, but five bullets were shot into his
hide to tame him. Amid the panic num-
beers of limbs were broken and much prop
erty lost and damaged. No fatalities.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01
BUSINESS Notices.

THE FINEST YOU EVER SAW.-BERKE-
LEY & WALTERS have the finest stock of
TOILET SOAPS and PERFUMES you ever
saw. Jan2S
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

CHICKENS WILL DIE unless you feed
them WILSON'S CHICKEN POWDERS.
Manufactured and sold by
jams BERKELEY & WALTERS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

COMM RS OFFICE, Staunton. July LIST, 1885,
ITO ALL PARTIES interested in the cause
L of Bailey vs. Byers,-TAKE NOTICE
That in pursuance of the decree OF the Circuit
Court of Augusta county, entered in said cause
June 10th, 1885, will proceed at my office in
Stauuton, August LIST, 1885, to take the accounts
required by said decree.
WILT GEORGE NJ HARRISON Com,r
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

Reartn mind thatThornburg's is tn place to
get nice buggies and horses. hacks. &c. ie22-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

THE MEXICAN EDIToRs.-A party of
Mexican editors is making tour of the
principal cities of the United States, and
in the cities of the Southwest and West
thus far visited the members of the party
have been warmly received as the precur-
sors of the new era of intimate CONNER
cial intercourse which the railroads recent
ly built into Mexico and the New Or
leans Exposition have done so much to
promote. New Orleans, St. Louis and
Chicago hope for great benefits from Mexi-
can commerce, and the more enterprsing
cities of the Atlantic coast will vie with
them in seeking to attract Mexican buyers.
The business men of New Haven had a
meeting on Saturday to take action to Sc
cure visit from the editors while on their
way to Boston. Baltimore should not per-
nit the moulders of Mexican opinion to
return home without some knowledge of its
existence and commercial advantages.
Bait. Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

TINE PARTNERSHIP in the

THE PARTN ERSHIP in the Dairy Bust
Il ness, heretofore conducted under the firm
name of McGuffin Brothers, is this dav dis
solved by mutual consent. G. r. McGuff1n is
authorized to settle the business of the late
firm.
w. w. MCGUFFIN.
G. r. MCGUFFIN
The business will hereafter be conducted by
@. r. McGuffin, Trustee iulyI-I It's
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

NORTH AND SoUTH.-In a county close
to this locality a Confederate captain, trav-
cling in private conveyance, stopped at a
village hotel. He discovered that the land
lord was stranger, who, on enquiry, said
he was from New York. "You are a
Northern gentleman" said the captain,
Sand l reckon am the first Southern man
you ever saw who served through the war
in the Confederate army and always voted
the Republican ticket.'' The old Yank
Strengthened himself up and said, Eyes,
and l expect 1 am the first Yankee you
ever saw who fought through the war in
the Federal army, and carry my wounds,
who never gave Republican vote, and
d-n me if ever will" -Lynch6urg Ad-
CUnce
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

KOuSh on Rats
Clears out rats, mice. reaches, flies. ants, bed
bugs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-01

ASK for Wells'"Rough on Corns." I5c. Quic
complete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts, blu
ions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Six thousand dollars, the entire
amount necessary to pay the debt Of
Logan. KY. Female College, has been
subscribed BY the friends Of that insti-
tuition.
Georgetown. Col, has had to inn
port new corps of female teachers for
its public schools, only one Of last years
.'schoolma' ans" remaining. The rest
have all married or are engaged.
1t is astonishing what interest the
colored population are taking in schools,
says the Hinesville, Ga, Gazette. There
are some little fellows who pass through
Hinesville every day who walk six miles
to school and six back.
Among the regulations Of . newly
formed church among the Zulus in
South America was the following: mo
members of this church shall be per.
mitted to drink the white mans grog,
or native beer. or touch it with his lips. !"
The Evangelist.
The Congregational Church in Wis
casset, Me-, is no wears old, and the in
habitants say the old bell on the edifice
has tolled for the death Of every Presi-
dent since Washington. According to
an inscription oft, the bell was cast by
the famous Paul Revere.-Boston Globe.
The sum of 800. 600 has been ex-
pended during the summer vacation in
repairs to the school buildiAgs of Phila.
delphia, special attention being paid to
sanitary improvements. A new system
of drainage, said to be the most perfect
in use, has been introduced, by which
the wells are flushed every night
Philadelphia Press.
in > report of experiments to the
Glasgow Philosophical Society it ap-
pears that a live rabbit survived an
hours exposure to q temperature of 100
degrees below zero. 1t was not frozen.
its body heat being reduced only to 43
degrees. Live frogs became solid in
half an hour at 80 degrees below zero.
and in two instances recovered.
"A suggestion to preachers is made
by the Baptist Weekly, as follows: As
an apology for the bad habit of sleeping
in church the P.irenoIogical Journal
says: ITO some the steady flow of .
preachers voice is like magnetism; and
the best intentions, sustained by large
moral development. can not resist the
influence to drouse." That '.steady
flow of the preachers voice" certainly
has q good deal to do with sleeping in
church. If some preachers would vary
their tones they would have fewer
drowsy hearers.
DIR. William T. Harris maintains in
the journal of Education that the indus
trial training in the public schools
should be in the direction of aesthetic
ornament. After asking the question,
what is the general training that will
help our foreign commerce? he replies:
1.-The answer is that which the Worlds
Expositions have enforced during the
past thirty years. Improve the finish
of your goods; educate your labor in
the correct principles of taste and the
method of ornamenting goods and
wares"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

A Piece Of Advice Meant fer the Inquir>
Sr's Good.
II was locking for the Health Office
yesterday" he said as he halted a pa
trolman, Ito ask the doctors what /
should DO to keep the cholera OF, when
! met = man who said he had 3 boss
remedy. He advised me to lie in warm
bran-mash for twenty-fOur hours, and
then 10 hire two men to sandpaper and
scrub me for half day. Ididn't know
whether to construs it IS an insult or
not. Would you:"
The officer looked at his long hair,
greasy face. dirty hands and ragged
clothes, and answered:
Il think he meant it for your good. "
ibid. eha That relieves my mind
moro than can tell. can't carry on,
this suggestion, owing to . lack Of funds.
but I'll 60 - far - / can. IN borrow
your handkerchief for towel and 40
down to the market and wash my facG
IN cold water. ''-Detroit Free Prssa
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
A WICKED OLD CAT.

The old cat sat on the garden rail.
Waving her paw and wagging her tail.
Teaching her kittens to grOwl and hiss.
Now what do you think Of Q cat like this?
The kittens Eve all sat in row:
Whatever she did, they did just 20.
First she meowed, and then she epat,
Now what do you think Of q cat like THAR
She taught them all her wicked old plans,
To lick the cream from the dairy cans;
While to steal the meat, she said was bliss.
Now what do you think Of q cat like thisf
She taught them to sing from d to F.
Till all the neighbors were nearly deaf;
And never to catch q mouse or rat.
Now what do you think Of cat like that2
But her lecture didn't continue long,
For a big dog heard her teachings wrong;
He snatched her up by the end Of her tail
And dropped her into the WATERFALL,
And the kittens were left to weep and wall
Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
EILTHINESS.

Its Absorption the Direct Cause Of Most
Most of the "great unwashed'' hon.
estly believe that ''playingin the dirt" is
healthy Judging from their observations
They may have come to the conclusion
from contrasting such children. enjoying
an abundance of pure air and sunlight.
living on plain and simple food, with
none of the hurtful luxuries, or but few
of them, with those of the rich, fed ON
dainties, kept carefully housed, lest .
little honest tan might mar their beau
ty." This is not a fair conclusion since
tho acknowledged benefits Of pure air.
ETC., may be enjoyed without any Of the
disadvantages of filth! To be accurate
in this matter, it is necessary to COM
pare two classes of children. the cleanly
and the uncleanly. both having the same
amount of pure air and sunlight, both
adopting the same fare. having the same
general care. ''Playing in the dirt, "as is
usual. implies filthiness Of person. which
necessitates an ABSORPTION Of filth into
the system. Since it is the mission of
the seven millions of pores to throw OF
large quantities of waste and foul mat
tiers each day. it seems unreasonable tn
facilitate the re-a5sorption Of such filth.
thus antagonizing natures constant eff
forts. Indeed, the retention Of this
waste. this gaseous and liquid poison,
BY the closing Of the pOres-called .
colds the direct cause of most of our
fevers and infiammatory diseases; this
retention producing decided hlthiness Of
the body.
The 'smell Of the dirt and that Of
sthe pines differs materially. There
il > good degree Of sense in the idea
that it is favorable to breathe the odor
Of pine forest. since the vegetable
world is constantly absorbing foul
gases-duriBg the season of growth.
while the leaves are in their priBe-and
as constantly throwing of pure 0Ay-
gen. restoring what has been destroyed.
or taken from the atmosphere by
breathing, combustion, ETC., guarantee
ing the purity Of the air. Indeed all
nature teaches the great fundamental
and important lesson that cleanliness
is next to goslliness-"
The great law Of diffusion is ever ao-
tive. unlocking concentrated hith.
scattering il into the great body Of the
Air-sea, where it is taken. borne on the
''wings Of the wind till it reaches veg
! etab!e growth. the leaves absorbing
and appropriating it. causing it to lose
its corrnpting power, re-appeariDg in
the form of growth. and delicious and
useful fruits. This viii be appreciated
when we remember that the vegetable
world gains most Of its nourishment
from the air, appropriating just the
gases which would soon destroy the
animal creation the two kingdoms mu-
tually sustaining each the other. Other
portions are absorbed BY the bodies Of
wafer. and still others BY the soil. all.
eventually sustaining the vegetable
creation. This Is the important use for
which dirt WAS intended. and not to
mar animal Me.-6oldsn Rssss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
HISTORY OF JOKES.
Tho Origin, Progress and Developmer
of the Current Chestnut.

Tho Origin. Progress and Development
of the Current Chestnut.
Ice-cream, Female Appetite for
Traces of this joke found in the early
Aryan observation-disclosures found on a
monolith at Cunaxa, representing a
male and female seated at banquet.
The female has large mound of some
edible before her. The expression on
the males face is that of establishment
and anxiety, while he looks at small
coin supposed to be one of the Aryan ten
mill or common coins. On the other
side of the monelith is group, repre-
senting one man falling down q steep
flight of steps. having evidently been
thrown by a grinning group who stand
at the head of the descent. DR.. Schlie-
mann thinks this spirited representation
is indicative of the fate of those who took
the ice-cream joke into Aryan news
paper offices.
Goat and Tomato Can.-Abnormal
appetite: This is favorite with college
papers. Believed to have been brought
from Syria by the returning Crusaders.
De J0inville in his Chronicles relates
Eye goode Kyng Richard did then ask
hys jester to tell unto hymn merry fan.
tasy or tale Thercupon ye varlet in
surly mood; mystaking to be disturbed
of hys victual, did grudgingly begin
Once upon q TYNE a goat feeling ye
pangs of hunger dyd 60 out into We field
for to find wherewithal to eat. Hys eye
did then light upon a tomato can
Angered beyond his royal patience, ye
great kvng did fetch ye jester a mighty
blow wych laid out We varlet cold
'Gadzooks.' said his Majesty. 'dost yon
varlet think he is telling stories to my
royal great-grandfather. ye saints resi-
hys soul?'"
Mules Hoof, Examination of.-Pedro
of Cordova, SAYS that this joke is found
in some of the Moorish jest-books. which
the Saracens brought into Spain. y
was their merry custom to tell the cred
ulous that each Saracen placed dia
mond in the center of his mules hoof
which any one might have for the taking
out. ..Manv there be-" says Pedro
''who have found We hoOf. but few ther'
be who have found We diamond" Some
times the Saracens put soft cushion OF
the hoof in order that the credulou
might not be too severely punished
whence came the expression: ''Paddins
the hoof.-BOston Transcript.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
SNORING.
The Clothes-Pln Theory Exploded-Ths
Virtue Of CASTLE Soap.

The Clothes-Pln Theory Exploded-The
Virtue of CASTLE Soap.
1t is not generally known, but it is as
serted to be fact, that the nose has abb
solutely no share in the production of q
snore. Indeed. most people snore with
their mouths open and their noses tenn
porarily inactive. Hence the proposal
to fasten 3 clothes-pin to the nose of q
snorer is not only worthless as remedy.
but is q positive aid to snoring. The
.person whose nose is closed with 3
clothes-pin must open his mouth in Or
der to breathe, and he thus assumes the
precise attitude most favorable to snor-
ing. Neither would it be of the slight
est use to say to the snorer, Don't
snore." No person SHORES voluntarily.
The snorer is ashamed of his offense,
and when taxed with it generally denies
it stoutly.
There is precisely one cure for snor-
ing, and it is to Sir Humphrey Davy
that we owe its discovery. That emil
nent scientific person ascertained that
snoring is due to an abnormal vibration
of the cords of the larynx. and that this
vibration only occurs when the surface
of the larynx has become dry. A man
who sleeps with his mouth open. until his
larnynx has become dry by contact with
the atmosphere, is sure TO snore. Sir
Humphrey saw at once that. in order to
cure 3 snorer, his larynx must be kept
moistened or relaxed. He found by .
series of experiments upon person Of
unusual snoring powers. that . piece OF
CASTLE sOap inserted in the open mouth
of the snorer effected an instant cure and
warded off any further attack Of snoring
for at least twenty-four hours. Re-
peated applications of soap broke up
the habit Of snoring and thus effected .
permanent cure. According to Sir
Humphry Davy. CASTLE soap. which is
composed Of olive oil and soda, is de-
composed the moment it comes in con-
| tact with the human tongue, which has
. wonderful affinity for oxygen. The
olive oil, being thus set free, lubricates
and relaxes the larynx. while the so
dunn is forcibly expelled in the shape Of
strong alkaline language by the snorer.
| who awakens the moment the decompO-
sition of the soap begins. 1t is seldom
necessary to administer the CASTLE soap
more than three or four times. and the
most obstinate case of snoring known to
medical men was cured with six doses
It might be remarked that almost any
variety of soap can be used with benefit
as . remedy for snoring. CASTLE soaE
is. nevertheless. much more rapid in it
action than any other variety, with ths
solitary exception Of soft soap.-Erer,
Other Saturday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

An Indian headstOne, about the size
of large water pitcher, and similar in
shape. except that the top is oval. was
found in the Honsatonic River lately by
q resident of BroOktield, Conn. On the
oval shape part are wrought two distinct
hieroglyphics. Experts pronounce it
one Of tho finest specimens OF Indian
headstones in the country.-Hartford
Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

ANY person vie takes the paper regu.
lArly from the pos.-office, whether directed to
his name or whether he Is Q subscriber or not
Is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing TO
take newspapers from the post Office, or re
Ssima faria evidence cr INTENTIONAL rssAs1o
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

Never be discouraged by tribes. h
Q spider breaks his thread twenty times,
he will mend it - many. Perseverance,
and patience win accomplish wonders.
-WhiekaU Ijmee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

Mrs. Mason--It's NO use. Mrs. M
son, for you to offer any ice cream to
INV husband. He never eats ice cream.
Mrs. Nason-Is thatso? Why he's Just
like Mason, isn't hee Mason neyer eats
cabbsge. --Ssnarills j6wsuas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A teacher asked little boy. "What
is hope?" Its never feeling disap-
pointed" answered the child. And
this is as good an answer as some wise
men have been able to give.
Mother" asked little Felix, .do
the Indians own the railroads." mo,
my child" "Well, they've got some
thing to do with them, 1 know, COS
papa said he bought his ticket Of .
'scalper. Golden Days.
-.Did you 90 to the masquerade last
evening. Charlie'' ''Oh. yes" What
as?" "As . gentleman. Indeed!
How in the world did you disguise your
self?" And then the atmosphere grew
chilly.-Chicago Rambler.
MY DEAR" remarked an Allegheny
husband to his spouse, 81 see by the
papers that the Norwegian coasting
steamers carry man and his wife for .
fare and a half.' THAT is carrying
the man very cheap" replied the wife.
GLOW SOP" 1.-The wife is the fair, you
know. "-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
-Wife-"I wish you would get your
life insured for 81, 900, my dear" Hus-
BANDIT was thinking Of getting it in
sured for $4,000. do you think you
camp Enthusiastically. Why
not?" Wife--"I supposed the COM
panies refused to insure anything for
more than its worth. IN. Y. Times.
AT q recent school examination, .
lecturer was introduced and began to
talk about idols. Wishing to test
whether the little learners clearly I'M
derstcod what he was lecturing about.
he asked: Children. what is an idol?"
being lazy" was the quick response
of one of the members of the Juvenile
class.
How to please women:
The way to please a woman.
And never to offend her,
Is to call slim one stout
And stout one very slender.
If she happens to be short,
You must tell her she is tall,
And IL she's rather lengthy,
Say she IL not tall at all.
-OI CITY Blizzard.
WAS it raining very hard when
you came in?' asked Bobby of Feather
~ WIN WINS IuahIuS al evening Coli.
''Raining?" said Featherly, Certainly
not. The stars were out" 'It's
funny" continued Bobby. thoughtfaly.
'.Pa had gentleman here to dinner to-
night, and I heard ma say as you came
up the steps that it never rains but it
pours. Chicago Journal.
-"Any quails about this neighbor-
bood?' inquired a tourist as he was
about to register at q Lake George hotel.
"Quails!" said the proprietor with an
indulgent smile. ''they have got 70 be q
nuisance. The cook complains that he
can't throw piece OF refuse toast out
of the back window but that four or five
fat 4uails fight to see which one shall lie
down ON it. Here, Front, show this
gentleman to parlOr ~. Z. Sxn-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

'.Hurry up, Maria! There's another
carriageful goin' over to Haverford to
hear Saul sing basso profondo." called
the jOvial undertaken to his wife. "And
if it ain'tI'm blessed If it ain 1.-THE
Deacon and Mis- Kttredge settin' up rs
pert as lizards!''-Sophie Stceet, IN Har-
per's Boar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-16

some In the Klscncn.
So into the kitchen Mrs, Kittre dge
went, with the precious. letter hidden un-
der her little worsted cape, although
there was nobody to see but Sauls old
gray cat, . lineal descendant of the one
that had brought up her family in old
Mr.. Hollis coffin.
1.-The deacon's SO strict lately that he
| don't want letter carried as far as the
sittin' room; but goodness knows only
want to make out that postmark."
The kitchen was large room with
| windows on two sides. Mrs. Kittredge
carefully pulled down the curtains of
two windows whose outside blinds were
not closed; they were not used to COM
ing down. and made very hard work of
It, which seemed to give her q guilty
feeling.
''It's no harm to try to make out .
postmark. and everybody isn't like
| Hubby to want all creation starin' at
EN-" she said. aloud. She sat down by
the table, turned up the kerosene lamp,
adjusted her spectacles. and gave her.
self up to the study of the outside OF
Tidy Slocomb's letter.
The postmark was so blurred that
scarcely letter was distiDguishable.
She held the letter up before the lamp.
Her conscience gave twinges. but one
could never discover any secrets in that
way-only stray word here and there.
One could not discover anything. alas!
in this letter; the envelope was too thick.
or the outside of the paper was not
written upon.
Was it Saurs writing? The capital
letters did not look like his. If she
could see only one word of the inside!
She turned the letter over. The en-
| veiope had not stuck together all the
way across; she cid her finger in. not
to open it-only enough to see. per-
! chance. 4 word.