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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
How Postage Stamps Are Made.

The design of the stamp is engraved on
steel. and, in the printing, plates are used
on which 200 stamps have been engraved,
Two men are kept busy at work covering
these with colored inks and passing tor
to man and girl who are equally bl
printing them with large rolling ha
presses. Three Of these little squads n
employed all the time. After the sr
sheets Of paper containing 200 prir
stamps, have dried enough they are
into another room and gummed The
used for this purpose is a peculiar i.
position, made of the powder OF driae,
tatoes and other vegetables mixed
water. After having been again dried.
time on little racks famed BY steam pt
for about an hour, they are put bet
sheets of pasteboard and pressed in hyt
lie presses, capable of applying weig
1000 tons. The next thing il TO cut
sheets in two; each sheet OF course
cut. containing 100 stamps. This
by girl, with large.pair of shears,
ting by hand being preferred TO that do
by machinery, which would destroy
many stamps. They are then passe'
another squad of workers; who peri
the paper between the stamps. Next
are pressed once more and teen
and labeled and slowed away to
out to the various offices when or
single stamp is torn away
sheet of 100 stamps is burned.
than 5e1. 900 are said to be bur
Ra 4sassn r. ! cause
. ssAt>o- ia It sta
60 guard agalilssl sanering by tina employ
sad it is said that during the past twel
years not single sheet has been lost
this way. During the process of mar
featuring, the sheets are counted eEey
times. Inter Ocean,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
HEALTH RESTURER.

(SURE FOR PILES.-Pies are frequently preced-
~ ed by sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part of the abdomen, causing the patti
ent to suppose he has affection of the kidneys
or neighboring organs. At times, symptoms of in
digestion present. fatulency uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture like perspiration, pro-
ducing very disagreeaDle itching, AFTER getting
warm, Is a common attendant. Blind, Bleeding
and Itching Piles yield at once to the application
OF DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy. which acts directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and effeeting a per-
manent cure. Price so cents, Address the DR..
Bosanko Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by W. M
Allen & Bro. mar 10
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23

In most of the wheat-producing regions
of North America yield of thirty bushels
per acre is exceptional, and one of forty
or more, remarkable or extraordinary
Most farmers are content to get return
of fifteen or eighteen bushels, and only
twelve and one-half is the average yield
throughout the United States. The usual
increase is thus only about ten or twelve
fold, and only very exceptionally thirty or
mora fold. Doubtless most persons who
have given the subject any attention won.
der why it is that among all farm products
the return should be so small for the
amount of seed shown. In a late number
of the Contemporary Revie,o, DR.. Paley has
discussed this subject, and brought ont a
number OF interesting facts.
A single grain of wheat will produce
from Eve to seven ear-bearing stalks, ex-
periments seem to show that the latter is
the normal number. The single blade
''spears'' first into three, then into five or
more side-shoots, every one of which, sep
arated and transplanted by hand, will
form new plant. Each ear contains. on
fairly good land, from fifty to sixty, some
times even seventy grains. Three or four
Of the terminal grains are generally small
er, Or otherwise defective, and are reject
ed In winnowing and screening the wheat.
But as fsir average, on moderate
7le grain can produce three
is possibility of four
& This means. of
NMn car thoo-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
)4eaear.
In Port.

Safe, slfe In port!
All, blessed is that long-expected hour,
When. safe from all the cruel seals dread pow'r,
From furied storms and tides and buffetings,
The driven ship folds close its beaten wings,
And DER the peaceful waters of the bay
Is heard the seamen's gladstone roundelay-
Safe, safe in port.
Safe, safe In port!
All, blessed is that longed-for, hungered hour
When. safe from all life's dread and hurtful
pow'r.
From woe Of waiting, drear, and doubts deep
stin gs, pa
The breaking heart no longer sobs but sings;
And, harbored in love, so conseerate and leal,
Through homeside bliss the souls true love-songs
steal
Safe. safe in port
Edgar L Wdken1dn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
The Princess OF Wales Early Life.

The days of her early youth, their tria
and obscurity, are well nigh forgotten
the success and grandeur achieved by b
family-her father made king, her bro'
er occupying throne; her sister empr5s
she herself future queen of Great Briti
and Ireland. But she no doubt reme.
bers how. at the time when she was soug
in marriage. her father, then only Prin
Christian, occupied a fiat on the ths
story of corner house in Copenhagt
and was poorer than many a burgLer
the same street; nay, even than the 9th
tenements of the same building.
Alexandra and her sisters, Dagrnar a
Thyra. occupied one room together, The
furniture was plain and scanty. The beds
were narrow and hard. Instead OF q
wardrobe. curtain drawn across The
wall hid the pegs on which their f.
dresses hung. A plain deal table, wit
thin cover, occupied the centre of the
apartment, and served for the lessons.
work, and play. They had never worn
silk dress in their lives. and Dagmar On
petitioned with tears in her eyes that b
friend, now Countess Daneskiold. shou
lend her one of her lace-trimmed ham
kerchiefs to go to party, as she did n.
own one that was not more for use The
for display. Withal, the girls were me
ry, cheerful, and happy, taking their sim
pie pleasures with innocenG. light
heartedness, deeply attached to their 20
erness. an amiable. and distinguished b
gian lady, and romping, when she ALLOW
it, with their younger brother, Raldema !.
Neao York San.
Por uLAR DEL UsIeN CoNcER2tx-ya THR
BEARD.-An uptown barber with the
loquacity of his trade said to me; 1.-THE
Young chaps who come here with bare
faces three, four and five times week, to
be shaved so that their whiskers will
grow faster, are foolish young men. 1t is
the popular notion, which BARRIERS have nc
interest in dispelling, that the oftener
man is shaved the faster his whiskers will
grow. 1t is that which brings the youn-,
fellows so often into the barber-shop when
they have only the merest bit of down on
tieir faces. As a matter of fact, the hair
would come out just as rapidly and just as
thick il they did not shave at all Shay.
ing makes the hair stubby and harsh,
which is the thing to avoid. However, il
is our business to shave, and we seldom
enlighten one on point like this. ~ 1Esssy
York Tribune.
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
HIN ERCOR N S

The safest surest, quickest and best for Corns
Bunions Warts Notes. Caouses &c. Hindersthei fur
ther growth Stops pain. Givesno trouble Makes the
feet comfortable Hindercorns when everything
else fails Sold by Druggists at 15c HIscox &C.,, n Y
mar 19.tf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
'sEIRGINIA sin the Clerks Officesof the, Court
of Hastings for the City. of stanton, ;. =

the Clerks 0fiicesof the Court
Hastings for the City of s t1r 9s ,sae
Benjamin. J Egeltons and William G. Rgerton,
name 81 3 j. Eggerton Sason.s Gompiananss =
Sarah b Ferry ard The valley Mutual Life AS
ISOLATION of Yirginias ...ig- Defendants.
IN CHANcERYAND ON ATTACHMENT.
The object Of sgis suit is e q the 3sn
ferest thereon at SIX per cent, rem the. 10Th OF
April, 1881, and also the further sum Of seooe
withinterest thereon ateight per cent, from the
on sad b aaSa asch IN s hands
the home defendant, The Valley MutyalsIdfe AZ
SAID Defendant; aad particularly SO much Is nee
gssagy Of The amount PAYABLE e her upoR the p9,
: And the complainants hsssng sued out AN at-
Perry; upon afdadit thatshe Is non residens Of
thisState, and has estate or debts due hefin this
city, it is ordered that she do appear here with in
do what is necessary TO protect Aersinterest-
=. Ass'0'-' NEWTON XReENBR1aHT.
-tsx Y e - 4
w. Offce of the CouEE of H.ssttass for the City
John G. spottsand George a. 5s partners N
business under the firm name and style of SPOTS
& Gibson. Pl't'fS,
vs..
Cora J. Rockwell and the Valley Mutual Life AS
ISOLATION of Virginia. Def'ts,
In CHANcERY ON AN ATTACHMENT
The Object of this suit is to attach any estate or
effects found within the City of stanton, belong.
ing or due to the defendant, Cora j. Rock WELL and
especially to attach in the hands Of the defendant
The Valley Mutual Life Association OF Virginia,
the def't Cora Rockwell, as may be necessary to
satisfy to the pltffs. the of $28945, with inter-
est thereon from Oct 1st, 1885,
And it appearing, by affidavit filed. that Cora J.
Rockwell is a nonresident, OF the State OF Virgi
one month after due publication of this order,
and do what Is necessary to protect her interest
TeSte,- NEWTON ARGENBRIGHT,
WHITE & GORDON pa. Clerk
ap21m
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23

VETANTED-A HORSE, for few weeks for his
w feed. or will trade either a binder. reaper,
mower or drill for one.
marl2 &c. LYNN & co.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23

roUNTY SCHOOL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NO
~ TICE.-My office days in Staunton will be
Wednesday and Saturday of each week, and Co IT
Days which days I will devote exclusively to
school business.
ASrOfice in New County Building, opposite
Courthouse. II. SHEFFEY ROLLER,
aug2S-1Y Co, Supt SCHOOL,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
Wheat Fields.

INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS OF THE
HABITS OF THE WHEAT-PLANT
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23

~ $500 77s# q - lt7t1EDI plAAI5U
hersos as 1t did some other
parties,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

This is to certify that Messrs Bargamin & Shop
ard have fitted my house. consisting of % rooms,
two of these 40 feet long with steam heating appa
ratuS AID one of GortOn'S Improved Self Feeding
Boilers and that in the coolest weather. when the
thermometer was below zero, comfortable heat
was maintained in the rooms most remote from
of 80 per cent In fuel is secured and The dang
er and annoyance of keeping up separate fires en-
trely removed. The boiler needs attention once
day. the amount of coal supplied in the morning
being usually sufficient for the entire day l can.
not speak in too high terms of the thoroughness of
the workmanship and the desire of these gentle,
men to make the work complete and satisfactory
before leaving it. VIM. q. KABLE,
Principal Staunton Male Acade N
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-23
The BANK FAILURE.

Edgar L. Wakeman.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
Murpby,s Mards dsfer.

DiIda. the murderer of Murphy, has been sentenced to be hanged on Feb. 5th, at Prescott. The prompt ness in bringing this man to justice and his speedy conviction, is com mendable. Tke authorities wasted no time, as the crime was committed on the aoth of December and on the goth the murderer was in the con. demned cell awaiting his doom. Since sentence was passed the prisoner has dropped the bravado he showed after his arrest and during his trial, and shows considerable fear of his impend. ing fate. Dilda's wife will not be prosecuted. Although there is strong evidcpcs that she took an active part in the crime, she probably acted nn- dev the coercion of her husband.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
MINES AND MINING.

The Pima county court has decided that patented mines are not taxable.
 Three men working mine in Pima county are making $50 day above expenses.
 Leadvile is still on top as the great silver camp. Its output for the last year is valued at SIa,3s7,65a.
 Joe Flournoy, a we'll known Arilo. na mining man, recently realized sso,. 900 by mining speculation in Old Mexico.
 The Tucson Star, in an elaborate array of statistics, estimates the min. eral output of Arizona for the year 1885 at S7,5or,o6s,
 o. Groom, one of the oldest resi- dents of Mohave county, fell down the shaft of the Silver Hill mine a few days since, and was instantly killed.
 The bullion production of the three principle Tombstone companies for the year 1885 was follows: Grand Central, s73s,o7763; Contention, sso6,I73 g.; Tombstone Mill and Mining Company. $434,o44.
 It is reported on good authority, that San Francisco company will immediately erect on the Gila, about three miles from Bates, Watson & Co. s gold mines, this county, ten- stamp gold mill. This will add an- other to Pinal county's bullion pro. ducers, for the properties in question are good in grade and great in quan- tity.--Enterprisc.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
I'd w,vbi1g,on dicn,,cI, saws Survey.

A Washington dispatch says Survey or-General Hise is in trouble. He is charged with having been interested in miscarriage of the ..mails. Post office Inspector Tracy has investigated the charges in the case and made a report, which will probably cause the withdrawal of Hise's name by the President.--Albuquerque Journal.
 The Mexican named Armijo, who was shot in the trouble between sheep men, which occurred on the Little Colorado on December ! 3th last, died on Monday las, at Albuquerque. The man showed extraordinary endurance. After being shot through the body he rode fifty miles on the back of bu- TO to Winslow, and went from that point by train to his home in Albu- querque before receiving any medical treatment. The immediate cause oi his death was pyamia. .
 The Flagstaff Dramatic Company, under the management of Andrew Doyle, of Chicago, will give an en- tertainment al the Rink, in about ten days The Rink building is now be- ing very comfortably fitted up and will be well heated. A new stage has been erected with drop curtain and scenery, making a very nice little theatre. The performance promises to be first class, and and everybody in Flagstaff that can, ought to 30 to it, not only for the enjoyment it will bring, but for the purpose of encour- aging the attempt to provide enjoya. ble entertainments for the winter months There will be dance after the performance.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
Straysd or Stolen.

One span of warehouses. One is a bay, blind of right eye, branded with star on left shoulder. The oth. CT is buckskin-roan, light main and tail, with star on left shoulder; also Mexican brand on hip. Both good sized and about ia years old. By re turning said horses. or giving inform. ation of them to F. W. Middleton, Flagstaff, I will pay liberal reward.
 ], C. BURGE,
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
The st. Joha's Robbery.

The parties that were arrested on the charge of having stolen that elev- en thousand odd dollars from the county treasurer at St. Johns, have had an examination and were libers ted. as there was not particle of evidence against them. The whole affair is fishy, and the only fact brought out at the trial is that Francisco Baes, who was present when the robbery was committed, hasn't sense enough to be entrusted win the keys of a safe containing eleven cents, much less eleven thousand dollars.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
A Rspentant Thief.

More than three years ago two men, named A. w. Banks and Geo. Rich. stole two horses from P. J. Branneu. of this city. They were arrested, tried, and both sent to the peniten- tiary at Yuma At the time the coun- try was in very lawless condition, robbery and deeds of violence were of almost daily occurrence. The law, breaking element was so strong that it was considered dangerous for the law-abiding portion of the communi- ty to prosecute the robbers they were infested with. The younger of the two thieves, A. w. Banks, a boy of Io, was very violent when arrested, and theatened all sorts Of things against Mir. Brannen, if he was sent to prison. MT. B. thought it his du. ty, considering the crimes which were being committed, to prosecute the case vigorously and fearlcssly, and for doing so received general commenda- ton from the residents of this sec tion of the county.
 The affair and the men had been almost forgotten, when few days ago Mir. Brannen received a letter from Mf. G. F. Wilson, of Mesa City. Maricopa county, asking him to in. terest himself in obtaining a pardon for the boy Banks. A reply was sent to this letter detailing the circumstan, ces of the crime, and the defiant in sulting attitude of the criminal, as a reason why clemency should not be extended to him.
 A few days since Mir. Brannen re. ceived another letter from Mir. Will. son, also letter from the prisoner himself, which is very interesting epistle, but too lengthy for publica- tion. The writer--and the letter is we'll written.-states that he comes from a respectable family in the East, that he came to this country when he was but IT, and mixed up with what he calls "hard gang" and tried to consume all the bad whiskey he could lay his hands on. He says he was drunk when arrested and when he used the violent language and threat ened to kill Mir. Brannen. He claims now to be thoroughly repentant and fully conscious of the enormity of his crime and promises, that if pardoned, he will leave the territory and lead an honest life. The letter bears on its lace strong traces of sincerity, and Mir Brannen has decided 10 join in petition to the Governor, asking for the convict's pardon. His youth, the bad set he got amongst and whis- key are the excuses that can be used in his favor. Whether he obtains a pardon or no, the last four years of the boys life-one of lawlessness and dissa patton and three in the peniten. tiary--makc good temperance lee. ture.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
WEEKLY CHAMPION
7xOCAI. MATTERS.
THE OLD AND THE NE "
[Wyfn~s fssAs Cssmpis~.l

n The dear old year hath gone for aye, With all its sunHy hours.
 Some hands have strewn its course with weeds Yet, many scattered flowers; aS But dark or fair what need we care, The old forgotten dies. .rt The new year brings gladsome face, With hopeful, happy eyes,
 The old forgot--that cannot bel ..-.s- The new year may be bright. But what new friend or faithful heart Can hide the old from sishtf
 Some scenes born of departed hours Shall purest joys distll, For memory sets them in shrine That nothing else can fill. Where ae the hopes we cherished thenf When old years face was yonng, When rosess bloomed upon her cheek, And gay the song she sung ? .-.....-...- Were they traced by feeting power And written Tn the sandl #. An, no--some shall for ages yet The waves of time withstand. Then must New Year neglected be With all it's darling light .... And must we close our eyes upon The star of hope 'nightf
 Th,nk you the human heart is bound By any earthly band Twill stretch, and hold within its fold A friend from every land. .H Then smile upon the dear old year, Not only on her joys, For better still her cares can teach The cost of broken toys. And SO it is-aS in their course The waves of time roll by, Zach year brings something uato which We never say--good bye.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
WILLIAMS.

Plenty of Supais in town offering all they can get their ha nds on.
 The brakeman named Thompson, who was killed at The Needles, was brought here and buried in the ceme . tery,
 Dr. G. M. Mason, the resident surgeon of the A. X P. road, is fixing up a new office that will be daisy when everything is in ship shape.
 Mir. R. P. Nellis is running and ex- cellent saloon and a comfortable lodging house. where weary travellers can always find enjoyable rest and refreshment. H'&F
 Mir. c. E. Boyce, our general mer- chant here, reports business as good for the time of year. As he is doing about all the trade worth having he ought to know. .. a a...
 The A. & p. we'll is now down about I3o feet. At this depth a chamber has been discovered, through which the air comes, showing there is a natural outlet to the surface some where in the Territory.
 The Atlantic x Pacific railroad company are building another large and commodious ice house here. This may have something to do with the proposed refrigerator l,ne men toned in the CHAMPION few weeks ago.
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
Tho UOstlies.

A private letter from Major Jim Blaln, of Chloride, N. M., speaks gloomily of the existing state of af- fairs in our sister territory. He says, "Our people have grown heart-sick at the intellectual attempts of the army and the general government, to pro- tect them. They doubt the efficiency of the one and the earnestness of the other. All industries are paralyzed, and the suspense isunendurable. Life under these conditions is hideous nightmare. Something must be done and done quickly"
The Arizona champion., 1886-01-09
RAILWAY NEWS.

It is rumored that A. A. Robinson will retire from the Sant. Fe road.
 Passenger traffic is more quiet since the holidays are over.
 P. l.. Than, one of the passenger conductors from Coolidge to The Needles, IS one of the most obliging and courteous gentlemen on the road.
 During the past week trains have been delayed considerably iu conse. quence oi the snow.
 The A. T. X s. F. road in western Kansas, has been impossible through snow. and trains have had to be made up from La Junta to come south. This has caused considerable delay in the Eastern mails.
 Sheriff Baca, of Bernalillo county, N. NJ attached whole freight train, engine and cars, belonging to the A. T. & s. F., at Albuquerque, on Thurs day, for non-payment of county taxes.