Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08
be sacred gospel in this latitude

the sacred gospel in this latitude.
On Christmas night some persons placed
lot of dynamite in the yard of Mr.. Pugh, who
is Chief of Police of the town of Buchanan,
Botetourt county, Va, and exploded it. The
conclusion knocked every window out OF the
house, tore the plastering from the ceilings,
cracked the walls, blew open the doors, and
made wreck of the furniture,
The "Silver Standard is the name of new
newspaper published at Silver Plume, Colora-
do. 1t ought to succeed, for it has an eye to
business as we'll as great common sense, as is
proved by its MOTTO which reads "Trying
to Do Business without Advertising is Like
Winking at a Girl in the Dark. You may
Know what you are Doing, but Nobody Else
Does"
The 'smean thing" and ''horrid wretch" of
the world recently testified in breach of
promise suit in Maine. 1t was the defendant
himself, who was allowed to 60 on the stand,
He testified: 81 kissed her almost continually
every evening l called at her house." Law
yer for plaintiff. -"Then you confess it?' De-
PENDANT. Yes, 1 do confess it, but had to
do it." Lawyer.-''You had to do it? What
do you mean?" Defendant.-''That was the
only way could keep her from singing"
Two French women entered into q contest
to determine which of them could talk the
faster mutual friend was appointed UNI
pire, and the sum of 1 200 francs was to 20 to
the victor. For three hours they read from
Eugene Sues feuilleton, and during that time
the victor succeeded in pronounc;ng 296, 81
with 203, $50 words.
Cures of sciatica are reported as having
taken place in Paris after single application
of DR.. peboYes method of freezing the skin
above the painful parts with a spray of chic
ride of methyl. The operation is said to be
applicable also to facial neuralgia.
Searching war records is not always profta-
BILE. New England town. for use at its COM
ing centennial celebration, got the war record
of its citizens from the War Department. The
search disclosed that about sixty citizens of
the town had been drafted, and twenty-eour
of them accepted upon examination. It also
appeared that twenty three of these furnished
substitutes and the other fed to Canada
Wban lady meets alady
Sailing down the street.,
Does this lady tell that lady
That her dress is neat?
Every lady, through her glasses
Scans her sister, hat;
While remark the charming lasses:
"What fright is that!
DR.. B. B. Halsey OF. Orange county, is test
ing the validity of the law passed by the last
legislature regulating the practice of medicine
in Virginia. At the examination of candidates
in Richmond in April, he was rejected, but in
defiance OF the law went5into the practice of
medicine at Barboursvilfe. He was indicted
by the grand jury and employed e1-Attorney
General Field and Col: Thomas Whitehead.
They entered a demurrer to the effect that tho
law was (1) void by reason of uncertainty; (2)
unconstitutional because it interfered with
mans right to enter profession, and (3) in
terfered with the revenue laws. The court
overruled the demurrer and the case will be
tried on its merits.
Two Woodstock (va) boys, who were stop
ded in Washington by the police on Friday
night, continued their travels Sunday, their
relatives in Shenandoah having responded to
the telegram of the police announcing the de-
tention of the boys: 'They have run away;
let them run" The lads have each more than
money enough to pay their way to Florida,
and they expressed the intention of passing
the winter there.
Contagious diseases have excited the people
of Fairhaven, Mass, to such degree that the
horse cars carry two bags of camphor disin-
fectants, one at each end, placed there by the
Board of Health.
Two of a kind-The youth who wishes he
had the money back which he paid for Christ
mas present to girl and the girl who wishes
the mean thing had his old present back.