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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-25

The wages and wants of the poorer class
of Mexicans are small, and their bone and
muscle are their only capital. Education,
modesty, and refinement are almost un-
known among them, and morality often
exists only in name. The hopes and aspi-
rations of many are no higher than the
burdens on their backs, while their degra-
dation is often as low as their brute in
stincts and mescal (Mexican whiskey) can
make it. Their meals they take at any
time and at any place, and they will eat
anything from dog to a UNDERWRITING
that will fill up and stop the gnawing of
hunger.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-08-25
JEWELRY STORE /!
AND
lsKILLEll1 1ART!sAN IIW0RKl J
Diamonds, R1t6ies, and Pre-
ciOUS Stones.

And in all designs in Gold and Silver Work.
Watches and Watch-caSeS
made of Gold and Silver, wrought in
any design desired
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
The Silex PIANO.


II has long been known that certain
filnt-stones emit q musical note when
struck with other flints; aud. NJ. I,auirc,
French musician. has constructed q
piano on this principle. Tiin aints are
chosen according 10 their pitch when
struck. and suspended horizontally by
their two ends IN arrow like the keys Of a
piano. An elegant metal framework
supports The stones, and wires are used
TO suspend them. A soundipg.bqard is
placed fraction Of an incl xIow the
row Of stones. Tunes are played BY
means Of two smaller hinss held In tho
banda The stone which emits the
greatest tone weighs fur and oae-half
pounds; that whlch gives the coFrsspond-
lag h4lI-tone weighs nsao pouads. Ihis
large hint IA Immediately followed By
one weighing one ounce. A three
ounce stone IN The zes gives The sans
note ~ another weighing six iho.l Ani
grains: 80 thar Il i moi alone ne sxs of
he stones. but o'5sr prrDsfls - S','eh
asI<ss ne sounds - r ctl si4s A.
UU<m|L
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
WINTER GAIN.
Why the Growth Of stock Must BE Pushed
In Cold Weather.

Why tho Growth Of stock Must Be Pushed
In Cold Weather.
Experienced feeders do not need TO be
told Of the Importance Of keeping stock
In good heart during the winter. main.
tanning good average gain ~ the only
possible way Of securing return foi
whatever feed and care the animals gel
from now till they once more run on
pasture. The value Of animals, NJ so
much pound live weight, can Of course
be readily calculated. aud 1000. pound
ycarling steer. ai ; a hundred. is worth
Just so; now il hardly needs reason.
Ing process 10 understand that II this
yearling steer should weigh no moro on
April 30ih than he did December lst, no
ls worth no more then than now, and
whatever feed he has consumed, II II be
only $40 worth. has baen absolutely
wasted. while IL he should make n gain
OF 2j0 pounds. nt cost VI sl5, the
waste would amount 30 only 81. and he
would moreover 20 on 10 his summer
feed in good condition and gain far
more rapidly than his companion, whose
rations have merely served to keep him
alive, aud whose Summer growth will
barely begin I'LL summer Il half over.
The only plan Is 10 keep pushing tho
growth Of the stock kept over winter as
much as possible. knowing that the only
thing 10 depend on for the expense of
their feed and care Is the growth they
make during the winter and the good
condition in which thgy 90 10 pasture
In the spring "A very important Item in
reckoning upon satisfactory growth
during the 1ummsr-so important. In
deed. that were the winters growth 10
cost its equivalent In additional food re-
quircd over and above that required for
mere sustenincc, 50 that the waste would
be as great as tlipnya no growth had
been made, there eau be no question but
the extra food would be wen invested.
Many young. inexperienced feeders do
not realize that an animal !. mors likely
10 eat his head on when insuiiciontfy
fcd. than when crowded TO his fnll
capacity. --Naii0nai Ligg Stock Journal.
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

ELlzARETH KNocu, the mother Of Frank
Knoch, who was murdered at Springwells,
Mich, on tho night OF December 10th, with
his entire family, and the house burned TO
hide the crime, was murdered on the 81.
oLglRY and Weston finished their walk
at Syracuse, n. Y, on the I'd. o'Leary
stopped with n score Of ll07 miles aud
Weston with a score Of 100 miles.
TnE four children from New York VIII .
were bitten by mnd dog. and who have
been under the treatment Of NJ. Pasteur, Of
Paris, sailed from Havre for New York on
the ID. They are all well.
The residence Of Col. Chas. =. Hooker,
near Bovina, Miss, was destroyed by FIRE
on the night OF December 3lst, MesTs.
Matt. and Charley Hooker barely escaping
with their clothing.
PATRICK CAIS, Of Cleveland, Ohio, lad
~ years old, drank whisky In such quantl'
ties on New Years Day that he died on the
night Of tho "a.
PuRR petroleum has been struck near
Park Hill, Ont, at a depth Of 10 feet.
There IL great excitement over the dis.
covery.
The Hall aud Ordway Manufacturing
Company Of Nashville. Tenn, on the "a
turned out the first completed pair Of
mems shoes made In any factory on an en-.
tensive scale south Of Louisville.
Bsrwrrs i5eo and 900 bales Of cotton
were destroyed by Ere al opelita, Ala, on
the 2d. The loss is placed at $1,000, with
ssi,0oa.
oLIvrn Down BYRoS was convicted IN
Cincinnati on the ID Of violating the Law
prohibiting theatrical performances on
Sunday.
A NATIONAL health aud sanitary conrer
tion will assemble at DeFuniak sprinD.
Fla, IN March. It. object + the prevea.
,ion Of yellow fever and other diseases.
THr establishments OF a line Of steamer,
between Havana, New Orleans, Colon.
Iipon and Costa Riea has heea accomplish.
ed. Regular tri-weedy trips win BE- male.
Tun treasury department last week par.
chased 7ao.uo ounces silver.
THE Southern Hotel at Se~ Orleans was
burned On the n. The inmates barely -
eaped with their lives, and Lost oil their
psr,ousl effects. Loss $1,000.
THr Supreme court Of The United seiss
ON ,hs "A, decided In favor of the Misas-
sIppi Railway conuiszins crou sv~ry
pcint 1t issue.
A sfkfs Bar lssoeisil5n saa efszhlzsd
AZ JACKSON. uisz. on the ish.
Tsos.s W. Krrvr. the sctor. vas
strseksu Win paralysis - kansss cItY. q
,he "a. Al d IN . critical ecndition-
I'm ars lo>s IN ske l'nised 9ia1es 90
s-<ns1. 1sz|p@ - = <-14zt<d q &
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
MIsrgLLANEOus.

THOMAS GREEN, residing near Palmyra,
Wis, has created considerable excitement
and much comment by nbI.ainlng from
nourishmens OF any kind for over fourteen
days Recently, while attending a series
in his village. Mr.. Green became possessed
OF the idea that b. should receive power"
by fasting ani prayer. lie still asserts he
will continue 20 fast until he resolves this
"power."
OS the 10Th three hundred and ninety.
seven patsnts wsra lau,dfrom the Patent
onlce at Washington.
THg new conss discovered December
/ 2gth by Prof. Brooks, OF Phelps. N. Y,
fsSvisble through m,liun.sizsd tele-
scope, anl Ia increasins In brightness.
Tue Postmaster General has signed a
convention 70 take effect January I, 1885,
for the exchange OF money orders between
tho United States aud che Lecward
Islands, comprising the islands OF Anti
qua, 81. Christopher. Neuvis, Dominica,
Monserratt aud the Virgin Islands.
THE British hal stirmish recently
with the rebels In Eyyp. aud came OF vlc-
torious.
oaASdEarS and Catholics are engaged
In active hostili.iss again at Conception
Bay, N.F.
A STRIKE Is threatened of locomotive en-.
ginesrs on the elevated roads a. New
York.
Az eruption has occurred at the volcano
at colima, Mexico.
on the evening OF the 3lth o. banquet
given by the Boston (M1ss.) Merchants
Association several distinguished sena-
tors aud Representatives were among the
invited guests.
Faou reports received on the 3)th, u
seemed probable thu, there would be
shown slight inarcass Ia the public debt
for December.
THE Ohio Central Railroad, recently
sold, will be known hereafter as the Kan
awha & Ohio.
AN American fnsltute Of Hydrophobia,
on the Pastsur plan, Is to be established In
New York.
THE Toledo, Cincinnati & 81. Louis Rail-
way was sold under foreclosure Of mort
gage st indianapolis on the eoth, and was
bought By Sylvester II. Knsclani, Of New
/ York.
SILvgR has declined In value In the Lon.
don market during the past three months
from sl0pl 10 sl,ols per ins ounce, or a re.
duc,ion Of over slr cents.
THs total number Of hogs packed In the
West from November lat 70 December 9th
vas Iosogeo asiins, 5,siilgDJ for the same
time las, Yrar.
THkP ort will holi a consistory for Great
ing Bishops as tbs end of The present
month.
BxeLksp hes celad 70 China part Of Up.
Der Burmsh In orlsr 10 maks the Chinese
and indian frontiers su1iizuoas.
ox the slsh, go miners ef tue Third Pool
returned % work in ,ls mines Of Ksstinz &
Co, a ths oil rsts. after having hesn cut
I al sumner and kali.
TaE suspension u ann1ancei 81 NE First
National Bank Of Lake City, Ninn.
Tas sctasl esuns Of Fsai .fisIli's sscsfi.
tzes showed sa azxfs fzls = s1l5'oe."
o. the lat T. D suiifan ii1 ree hora
/ Isvs n ni'=.in. -. a. - ! zi'' mn
! e<r<rsr1 ~ great sa'hss'>~
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
A RIGHT START.
The Managers Temperance Rules. and
How They Were Enforced with Happy
Haaulfs


The Manager. Temperance hnles. and
low. now ,"'s were ENFORCE" VII" ""pp'
Wi AZ, poo.o 49,. o =, .,
"e'' we, W.. a,.u, nv,ss' wv w :" ".". ~,
start next thursday, ana turn out the
first bar Of railway iron made In these
United States west Of the Mississippi"
asked The President Of the Vulcan Iron
Wo,Ls a, 81 Iouis ATissorri whom
n,s, go, na,ah,,.L.,aa, w.. -,
wa, s'o' 0''''. '0''o'''"'"Un. was "'o"'
rcaoy TO commence operations
Next Thursday Is the day fixed
upon, sir.
IAN right, that gives me time to pre-
pare for the guests; there's TO be large
number. by the way, and with other
supplies, | must send down several bar
rcls OF ale. v
81 beg pardon, SIR, but can not per.
nit ale TO be brought herc--you observe
my rules" pointing to q placard for
bidding thnt anything Of the sort be
drank on the premises, "and upon their
observance depends our success IN get
ting out that first rail next Thursday
n success which means great deal to
all connected with tho Vulcan Iron
Works, siri' glancing at the face OF his
superior officer, and noting the look Of
half displeasurc thereon, Mr.. Reese
added
"fon never objected to that notice,
and u has been placed where you must
have seen II frequently"
Eyes, yes, ! know" impatiently,
"but us making a deuced unpleasant
position for me, my friends will expect
TO be handsomely treated, and It's
hardly In accordance with our custom
10 omit sewing ale and wines. at least,
on an occasion OF this sort--what can Q
man dol"
Mr.. Resse responded with quiet dig.
niiyi
Put yourself In my place for .
moment, rs the responsible managed
Of two thousand workmen--can ! af-
ford TO disregard my own publisher
rulesP"
"Of course not, Reese, you're correct,
] can see that, though am disturbed
by the situation. How am TO manage
my dilcmma"
Gould you not entertain your guests
at your own home, which Is but one
mile distant, though quite outside Of
these premises, after their visit here Is
concludcdP This change Of programme
involves only little care In arranging
conveyances, etc, while the first plan
threatens difficulty, and possibly dan
ger. as you'll readily see"
Thank you, Mr. Reese. yours Is o
practical. and must add. wise sug-
gestlon, and II shall be carried into II.
feet"
On that memorable Thursday the
works were opened--thc first bar Of
railroad iron formed-thc visitors
charmed with their tour through the
immense shops-thelr host graiiiied by
their appreciation and evident enjoy
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE.
The Medical Experience Of Century
Proves Alcohol q Poison.

The Medical Experience Of Century
Proves Alcohol q Poison.
Among the many interesting papers
OF the forthcoming centennial volume.
Zone Hundred Years Of Temperance"
soon to be published by the National
Temperance Society, IL one Of great
value by DIR. N. s. Davis, Of Chicago,
the father and founder oi the American
Medical Association, entitled "1hc
Centennial Verdict Of Science" from
which we quote the following.
''1n tracing the progress of scientific
knowledge concerning the nature and
effects Of alcoholic drinks. we find the
following propositions have been clear
ly and fully established. by strictly sci
ontiiic investigation and experiment,
without the slightest regard TO social
or moral considerations on the part Of
the Investigators
II. That the active agent In all the
varieties Of fermented and distilled
liquids In use j. alcohol or ethylic ether.
the properties Of which are the same
In all, Il differing only In quantity In
the different liquids.
"2. That this alcohol belongs, ehcm-
lcally. 10 tho same group Of hydro-car-
bons as the different varieties Of ether
and chloroform now generally called
annsthctlcs- other words. II Il elhy-
lie ether, composed Of hydrogen. oxy-
gen and carbon-an can be produced
only by a process Of fermentation In
substances containing sacchsrine mat
ter.
"3. The alcohol, wherever found.
whether In fermcnted or distilled
liquids. when taken into the human
stomach IL absorbed and enters tho
blood unchanged. and circulates with
that fluid through every organ and
structure Of the body until the greater
part Gf not alb Of II Is eliminated
through the skin. lungs and kidneys.
-. That while In the blood the A.
cohol produces all the effects Of pure
anmsthetic and sedatiyc, directly di.
minishing nerve sensibility, muscular
contraction and molecular movements
throughout the system.
"lt i the dimnnition Of nerve sensi-
bility that renders the individual first
light, airy and hilarious. giving the
popular idea Of excitement or stimula-
lion; second, dull. hesitating. or inco-
herent In thought and speech. and un-
steady or staggering in gait. popularity
recognized as incipient intoxication;
and. third. entire unconsciousness and
muscular paralysis. constituting dead
drunkenness or complete annsthcsiz.
These successive stages are developed
In direct ratio 10 the quantity taken.
IS. That tho habitual nee Of alco-
holic liquids. either fermented or dis-
TILED. BY the snssthesic effect Of the
alcohol on the nervous system. tends
10 create Q demand for more. and con-
fsdusntly moderation in the he~innine
very generally leads directly - exce>a
sooner or later.
"6. That alcohol while In the blood.
IN contact with the sirucinre< of ~
body. b not appropriated - food. -
y ~ strong sGei(y ~ th> aI11ul1|
ou< con>liI1&u1z q NJ liyi1x 1lruc11111
4 fetnuls d. f1lnfal uqIe<1I1z c&1r@1I
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

SENATOR FRYE, Of Maine, whose Toe.
total principles are well known, has, Il
Is said, exercised his authority a. Chair.
man Of the Committee on Rules Of the
United States Senate, and changed the
management Of the Senate restaurant.
II Il understood that the new restau-
rant-kccper viii not keep or dispense
any kind Of intoxicating liquor.
TnE Chicago Lersr says There Il .
parish In Louisiana where prohibition
Il enforced. and they use The jail for
storing corn. Better store the corn In
the jail and let men be fire. than con-
vert II into whisky and store the whisky
In the men. and the men with the
whisky In the Jail. II Il much more
economical to store only the one article
in the Jail At time"
The Philadelphia Prsss recently icck
\ vote among its subscribers upon :
number Of timely questions. One o1
them was. "would the substitution a
light wines and malt liquors for strong
alcoholic drinks remove the evils q In
temperance 10 such IN extent - 70
make further prohibitory legislation
unnecessary" The vote was remark
able. II stood. ayes. isS; nsyr. 81.
A ngoExr Philadelphia dispatch ssye
> man. aged iifty-thfee, had jaa@ died
In the almshou@e IN that city who NJ
many yesrs ago. Wa ons q The leo1-
ing members q The Philadelphia tof.
He was born here. but lived . numhcx
Of years IN Mississippi. Be FeeurDo1
and sniered Psnnsylvanis UnlvsrIl1f.
graduating second 10 Ms ela1e. T&C1
ke entered he once q Denjomln g.
hsStlt and was admlt1D1 y - ~
June IA. 1855 he buf1e - 3 -
py~csic~ s<<-~~>~s >>>er'>''zr Z - !
with Tkoun Ern10ol1
| ear1>i = - = ~ ~ ~
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09

constituting naidsloh and waste. ahf
ihefoby weskens III The processes and
functions ~ NE II taken w lafgs
1uauiitiraa n 0nce, ~ IN smaller gnanti.
iles frequently repeated. Il IL capable
~ ~ completely pafalj ling The nerv.
oua system and arfosting molecular
changes Ne 10 produce speedy death.
IN small quantities. repeated from day
10 day II simply lessons nerve scnabiI
nv, blunis metal aud moral perceptions.
and slowly but surely prevents the nu.
triton " structures IN such away ~ 10
mako The system more readily Yield to
almost all the causes ~ disease, and To
specially favor the development u
either sclcrosls or fatty degeneration
w most " the structures of the body.
and especially In the liver, Kidneys.
heart and bfnln
~ That II can not be taken in
health without injury, aud though. In
skllliul hands, II may be used 10 . very
limited extent as q medicine. II IL not
necessary since IN the limited number
Of cases OF diseased conditions in which
II could be used with benefit thers are
other agents still morc beneficial that
can be substituted forlt "-Tifsf World.
The Panola weekly star., 1886-01-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

w.o PnisrEn, proprietor OF the Ho.
ais,r, a. rolsi1. o., who was shot
We abdomen By Henry A. Miller.
s ~ me 9th. Miller Is 10 Jan.
!, ~. ne Peacosk coal mine, near Min.
@as'' o., on tas 9eh, destroyed all
,-saanss' causing loss Of $1,000 and
l,u. lp men out Of employment
an'sh' on .hs l,.h Are broke out In
q .a Of The steamship Rys.sou. loaded
~. 'n' At New Orleans. Tue extent
~ .naze was M. a,ccrsainsi.
sosr aal WIN. Bindley. Of nush
eee.ms involved IN . iixhf on the
{ ne ownership 81 q wagon load
- fiaslly Bsas ssis=l a half .
tpai ssFask fsialI.y on the head.
81. a.s aisnsss instantly.
-. iAfLos killed Z lwsfl Purdue %
<sa..-ha kalfs Iss parties lived
~. iarnsn.ar Y ansssts n, nd.
nsssssr1 o iAaasat.a. fzla...ss.
~ I've : vile : "a child. Ths mur.
IN ssa't q fa,rss' ,vsr <.ssx.
sAsesos rssiIia Tia Nv Ysr<
~ rfa IN Ii, xif, ea n, m.
"a ht;s7s. 1ai I'fzzx ll,r IN n.
q = a.t,- pa n,-ssf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06

Occasionally a paper comes
to the front willing to give candi :
dates a square deal.
The Alta proposes to tate fair
In this campaign. and takes no
stock in tales that effect to deny
20 Mr.. Swift the attributes Of CON-
mon humanity. 1t has not yet be-
come a crime to run for officein this
country. and the candidates. are
TO be settled at the polls upon prin-
ciples, and not personalities. The
agent of the Associated Press at
Fresno has wired family matter
about Mr.. Swift which We do not
believe to be true.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06
R0.D Bs'LLOOzENs.

The APPEAL has never IN the
history Of this county seen such
=, exhibition of open bare-faceG
tui;dozing as was practieed at the
meeting ofthe Anti-Chinese League
on Saturday night:
The bosses of the Leagne have
held up to the people OF Ormsby
county that they had a grievance,
said grievance consisting Of being
subjected to the rule Of bossism or
what at times they have been
pleased to call 'one man power.
Now they essay to run the poll
tics of the county themselves and
at the first turn they make
they give US the coolest Illus
tration Of one man power ever seen
m the State. Dec. Herrick the
newb oss of the League cooliy an
pouuces that he is about to put a
new ticket IN the field appointed III
the following unique manner.
Doc. Herrick appoints a Com
nittee of Five and the Committee
of Five appoint Committee Of
Twenty-Five, and these Twenty
Eve men select a County ticket.
Suppose Sam Wright, Trenmor
Coffin or DR.. Lee had called an
audience together and attempted to
elcc. a County ticket IN this
fashion. Why, the people would
raise up. especially these anti-Chi-
nese League people and begin to
talk of burning their houses over
their heads.
Chris Buckley the arch boss OF
San Francisco would never have
the solid gall to attempt the racket
sprung upon the League By Boss
lIerrick last Saturday night.
1t would seem a shorter cut TO
the work to have Boss HerrlcS re-
tire 10 his chamber and name a
County ticket all by himself. The
same result would be reached with
much less decentralization, and the
rank and file would feel Just the
same.
This ticket will &c named with
out the consent Of the rank and file
of the club and without giving any
body ever chance to vote for dele
gates at the primaries. The whole
thing smells rank and strong OF
iossism and that TO of sort that
would outshiBe all previous efforts
at buIldoziug in this State. The
meeting las, Saturday evening was
the most rousing farce that can be
imagined, and the one next Satur-
day night will be better still.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06

The Salvation Army people
find it difficult to go any
where without being arrested
and locked up for disturb
ing the peace of the various
cities where they engage in prayer.
The Daily Report advises them
to either enter politics or JOIN the
military if they want TO escape
these aHnoyances
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06
The editor of the True Fissure

The editor Of the True Fissure
In a double loaded editorial says:
The report thai the Glitter OF
this paper intends scratching any
one on the ticket is false. lie is
proud that he had the honor of as
sisting in the nomination Of such
a splen ded State ticket, and will
vote it and the county ticket
straight. He does not belong 10
the sorehea d ranks.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06

is it said that Fl on. George Ernst
will bring a suit for damages a.
rsinst tie Central Pacific Rail
road Company. He was elected
from the west-bound express near
Corinne, Utah. few days ago, the
conductor claiming that he (Mr.
Ernst) vas riding on a scalpers
ticket.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-06

Gen. J. C. Haserman several
days ago received the appointment
a. Postmaster at Reno, and has
rade no his mind to accept it, hop
ing that 10 the near failure his servi-
css - his party would secure for
hiu SEINE better position.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-04-28
GOOD EVIDENCE.
Frenchman's Description of His Stem
Winding Time Piece.

A Frenchman's Description of His Stem
Winding Time Piece.
Travellers tell US that the popular
method of driving the little street dom
key in Palestine is by twisting the tail of
the beast. The Virginia City Enterprise
has found a Frenchman who pursues
similar tactics with his watch. The
Enterprise says that day or two since,
Mr.. Shaw of the Consolidated Virginia
Mine, found watch lying in the snow,
where it had evidently been dropped by
some one walking in or about the mine.
Mr.. Shaw wrote notice to this effect,
posting it by the side of the window to
which the men came to give their names
when going on or coming off the mines.
A little Frenchman soon came to Mr..
Shaw, and asked:
"You find one watch, Mistaire Shawl"
eyes, SIR" said Mr.. Shaw. ''Have
you lost a watch?"
eyes, saire. "
"Can you describe itp''
ooh, yes, saire, YER perfectly"
"Well, what is it like?"
"My watch he vas silver watch.
every good. What kind of a face?"
"Well, he had he's face wide open"
"What kind of chain?"
Zone leedle brass chain.''
"What kind of key was on the
champ
'He have no key at all. wind him
by re tail
The watch was a stem-winder, and
the Frenchman had given an accurate
description of his property, even down
to sze tail. "-Peck's Sun.