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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22
Richmond, Va.

A writer in the Chicago Herald tells the
following good one on Hoxie:
H. M. Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific
railway is noted in railway circles for his
proneness to give his interiors good, sound
lectures on the slightest provocation. Hoxie
is hard worker, and all who have seen
him know how roundshouldered he is. One
day brakeman called on him with letter
request for pass in his pocket, leaving the
door wide open as he entered the office, and
wearing his hat on his head in true brake
man style. In loud voice he called out:
els Hoxie in?''
At this the general manager looked up
from his desk and replied:
s.Yes, sir, Mr. Hoxie is in."
The brakeman took his letter out of his
pocket. grabbed the corner of the envel-
ope between his thnmb aud forefnger, and
sent the missive spinning and whirling up
on his superior's desk. Hoxie looked UP
in amazement, and said:
"Now, young man, would it not look
better for you, when coming into gen.
tleman's office, and especially so when ask
ing favor, to remove your hat, wipe your
feet, aud inquire in a quiet voice, lis Mr.
Hoxie in?' 3"
The brakeman looked at the general
manager moment, asked for his letter,
got it, went out, closed the door, and in
moment marched in again, closed the
door softly after him, wiped his feet, put
his hat under his arm, and in the most
polite manner possible inquired:
SIS Mr.. Hoxie, the general manager,
IMP"
81 am Mr.. Hoxie," replied the general
manager; "what can do for you?"
"You can go to hi, you round-shoul
dered son of gunp' retorted the brake.
man. 'I don't want none of your favor'
I'm from Texas"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

PREPARING FOR WHEAT.-In preparing
the ground for wheat, plough thoroughly
to depth of six inches when the soil is OF
a degree of moisture when it will not stick
to the implements and yet is not too dry.
In the best wheat soil-clayed loam-the
time to plough is when the ground is fliable
and easily crumbles to the touch. After
ploughiug, work well with the best harrows
at your command. There is no danger OF
ground being too we'll titled, and the poorer
the tools, the more tillage necessary. A
first class smoothing harrow run over the
field, followed by the roller and then by an
other application of the harrow, till all
Jumps are broken, is good treatment after
ploughing. A..
But tillage is not Of first importance in
grain-growing The primary requisite is
plant food, and where food is necessary no
thing is equal in the long run to good ami.
NAL excrements. Commercial fertilizers
have their value, and should not be under
estimated, but they cannot take the place
of animal manures. Our farmers starvt
their fields. All through the wheat coun
try crops are insuffieiently fed, and the re-
suit is our average of eleven bushels pei
acre. and the continual search for more
productive varieties. To be sure some va
rieties are superior to others, but if oul
fields were less starved not so much faul
would be found with the variety.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22
MY HOME.
[For the SPECrAroR.l

For the SPECTAToR.]
A little house. vine.clad and gabled,
Near by rippling river,
Where birds trill forth in forest aIches
And lingering sunbeams quiver.
Where grape-vines clamb ng purple-laden
Hang through the Summer hours
In trelllses. all twined and knotted,
Above the forest flowers
And purple viOlets. sweet and modest,
Rear up their velvet heads,
And cleaning white. and gold-hued daisies.
Stretch far in beauteous beds.
Where misty mountains in the distanc,
Rise up toward the sky,
And soft white clouds. like fleecy mantles,
Fall round them from on high.
Away from all the city's hustle
Near by a babbling stream,
Where life flows onward. all serenely,
Like some fair, pleasant dream.
Here firefiies flash, like diamonds shining,
When night-shades gather round,
While family borne on perfumed breezes
The tinkling cow-bells sound.
Here nature weaves a web of gladness
To rest my weary brain,
And all the hours are bright and golden,
And free from aught of pain.
LoMAx W. CHILDRHss.
Roanoke, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

IsTH. IL. MeALLISTER,
w ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WARM SPRINGS, VA.
Courts-Alegnany, Bath and Highland, Va,
nd Pocahontas, West Virginia
AS-Special attention given 70 collection Of
aims and proceeds promptly accounted for.
dec 23-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

WHERE TO HAVE THE ORCHARD.-The
Iader-Appeal, in recent article upon Or
chards, very justly remarks that farmers
frequently make the mistake of setting an
orchard on level bottom-land or in anyway
between hills. Such land is best for the
plow, and should be reserved for cultivated
crops; while the orchards should be set up
on the hillsides and ridges. The phileso-
ply of the thing is this
sit is known that cold air will settle in a
valley or on low ground, and cause frost to
occur late in spring or early in fall. Of
course this is no fit place for fruit trees that
bloom before the departure of frost. On
the other hand, we frequently find the hill
tops enveloped in fog, or famed by the
passing breeze, either of which often pre-
vents the formation of frost.
''A very rich soil, like most bottoms and
valleys, is not the best for fruit, causes it to
rot and drop prematurely, and for grapes
and peaches especially is positively inju-
rious. A rocky and gravelly soil suits the
grape and peach much better. A poor san
dy ridge is an excellent site for peach Or
chard, and the rockiest hillsides, no matter
how poor, make superior vineyards.
sPut the orchards upon the hills and
ridges. Such situations make the wealth.
lest sites, and they are at the same time less
| adapted to grain and root crops. Do not
put the orchards on the cultivated ground
"What story teller Mirandy's got to be
sence she went to thur 'cademy," remark
ed Mrs. Homespun to her husband. "W'y,
wot's the gal been doin' now?" asked Dan.
iel. "Doin' !" exclaimed Mrs. Homespun,
'w'y, she said she must 60 to her room to
disrobe, as she wished to retire early."-
s'Disrobe and retire? murmured Daniel,
"wot's them, ma ?'' 81 dunno" replied
ma, "but she didn't do nothing O. the sort.
She only undressed and went to bed"
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VHoMAS ID. RANSOM.
pREsToN A BAYLOR,

nRESTON A BAYLOR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ana Solicitor in Caance1,y, STAUNToN, VA,
tractices in all the Courts of Assgccta and ad-
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UFEICE-The same formerly occupied by his
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pposite the Courthouse. no Il
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22
JESUS IN THE CAMP;

o II, RELIGION IN GEN. LEES ARMY-A CON-
TRIBUTION TO THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY
OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
BY J. w. JONES, FORMERLY CHAPLAIN OF
THE 18TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

DR. JAEES JOHNSTON.
NTIST.
MAIN STREET, STAUNToN, VA.
OFFICE :-Over Turner & Harman's Grocery
tore dec 21-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

There are no persons more solicitous about
the preservation of rank than those who
Aave no rank at all.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

GEO. NJ. HARRISON. HENRY ST. GEO. TUCKER.
TAERIsON & TUCKER.
II ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW W,
STA UNION, VIRGINIA..
Having formed a partnership for the practice
of Law. we offer our professional services to
the public generally. Will practice in all the
Courts held IN the City OF Staunton and Angus
Ia county attend regularly the Circuit Courts
of Rock bridge and Allegheny counties, ana
pinla. serl5 '86-6m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22

zNhs IL VI. PATTERSON offers his pro
lassional services to the citizens OF Staun-
ton. OiHce No liz, Main Street, opposite The
Ouera House mayo /.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07

went out on the angry waters. lashed
into fury by the rising wind. Hours
of anguish passed to those assembled
on the shore, waiting for the boats re-
turn; it had ridden well through
those threatening waves in its journey
across and well freighted with seven
human lives, had commenced its home
ward course, but about midway it was
capsized and struggling in the storm
tossed waters the men struck out for
the land, battleing with no human foe.
One there was who seemed i'll, and to
him the spectators saw David lend
assistance and when at last, five of
those seven men were brought ashore
by some who risked their lives to aid
them, two were locked in each others
arms, one David, already lifeless and
the other Phillip for whome his life
was given, as corpse like in his help
lessness, as his preserver in his death
embrace. So David died and left to
Margery as a legacy, her first love for
whom he gave up his life, his home.
The rest is soon told. David's
grave was scarcely green in spring
time when Phillip. tired Of rowing,
managed the ferry-boat, with Mar
gerry, as his wife, sitting beside him,
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vantage to the commonwealth. The
coming election cannot but excite a
special interest, because it will be the
first general expression of the senti-
ments OF the votes of the State since
the last installation of the Democratic
party in National administration.
When President Cleveland took office
large number OF our fellow citizens
had been taught to expect little less
than national calamity to follow Dem
ocratic ascendency, distrusting the
pledges of that party to the people
and failing to comprehend its benign
principles, which wisely seek the good
of all. There were many who believ-
ed the operations of the government
would prove disastrous failure; that
the public service would be imbecile,
the finances ill-managed; the revenues
but half collected or half squandered;
our pensions go unpaid; our public
lands be lost; our colored citizens rel
egated to servitude, and all security
for business disappear.
"Weak and credulous indeed, must
be the man who longer yields faith to
such direful prophecies. In the eigh-
teen months which have passed, not
only the ordinary operations of the
Government have proceeded without
difficulty or disturbance, but already
many pledges have found redemption.
Vast quantities of public lands which
have fallen under private control
have been reclaimed and saved for
settlers, and, measures of economy
in collections of revenue and in ex-
penditure have yielded good results.
For summary proof, contrast the
business of the Treasury during the
two last fiscal years, of which the act
! ing Secretary, Mr.. Fairchild, has
kindly furnished me a statement.
During the year ended June 80, 1885,
the receipts were 23,69O,796.38, and
during the year ended June 80, 1886
s336, ,439, ,777, ,06, while the expendi-
lures of the former period were $780,
226,935.11, as against only S242, ,483,
1880 in the latter; or, roundly stated,
more revenue was collected during
the preceding year by s13,OOO,OOO
while the expenditures were decreas-
ed by $4,000, Notwithstanding also,
the increase in the payments for pen
sions was something over $7,OO0,000.
This brief statement is an expo
'sat Of the admin - 5ion Of Grover
Cleveland, and volume Of testimo-
ny at once that much was needed
and much has been done
faithfully, also, has the presi-
dent pressed the reformation of the
| civil service, according to the repeat
ed promises OF the party. Many diff
ficulties have crossed the way and
many misconceptions taken place.
The teaching of years, that civil Of
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07
COLONEL Villas LETTER
TO THE MILWAUKEE, DEMOCRA-
CY.
He Reviews the First Eighteen
Months of President Cleveland's Ad-

He Reviews the First Eighteen
Months of President Cleveland's Ad-
mfnfstrati6n.
At the recent big democratic rati-
fication meeting in Milwaukee. Post
master General Villas was invited to
speak but being detained at Washing
ton sent letter of apology, from
which we take the following extract.
"It would be peculiar pleasure to
testify by public speech my hearty
appreciation of the nominations
which were made yesterday. l
think no ticket ever presented to the
people of the State has excelled it in
character. IF the people shall choose
the persons presented by the conven-
ton they will secure officials peculiar
ly adapted to the respective Offices
for which they are named-taithful,
honest and eminently capable, who
will conduct the public service with
beftting dignity, and with great ad-
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listening to his wonderous tales of
foreign parts.
Thus they lived until the water,
one smiling day in June, again enfold-
ed in its widespread arms, Phillip,
her idol and carried him floating on
its bosom far out to sea, while friends
and kinfolk, in under sympathy,
sought in every direction for the miss
ing one, and finally at a distant point.
found it mangled and almost unrecog-
nizable, on bed of sea-weeds, tossed
by waves, when wearied of their toy
aside ON an 'islet, which lay in their
path. This was the end and when the
old lady had finished in her own Ian
guage, the story OF her double loss.
my tears flowed with hers and a
tie sprang up between US, which no
difference in caste can serve to sever.
Belle being nearly always out, in
the evening, after 1 have learned my
lessons, I 60 into the library where
the piano is, which was procured by
Jamie for my especial use and prac-
tice, the parlor piano, like everything
in the room, being reserved for COM
pany.
Mrs. Murray sits in the corner and
1 often play old fashioned tunes for
her and sing songs, she loves to hear
and then it is, she recalls those other
days of which I've spoken.
Belle with all her high notions,
would be shocked to listen to these
"reminiscences, but she is never near to
hear and like the old lady better,
when in her simple way she talks
about her humble life, than when I
see her trying so hard to adapt her
self to one she was never fitted to fill
which always happens when she feels
she has mortified her sons fine wife by
some of her eoarseness and attempts
to make reparation.
Mr.. Herrick is frequently an ad-
dition upon these evenings when | am
practicing and so l am a person who
likes an audience and am considered
obliging, l regale him with music,
which he highly appreciates and [
too am compensated, for he detects
any little inaccuracies, and calls my
attention to them He has a good ear
for music and some knowledge.
Thus, by sort of tacit understand
ing, we have come to be good friends
and [ find him most useful on many
occasions, as he hes given ME peers
into that unknown wo1 III 10 ME, bv
taking me to hear the great actors,
which has afforded me intense delight.
In truth, although doubt if Belle
could have selected relatives Of plain.
er origin, I doubt if any could have
been found with truer, better hearts
and l wonder if in the great scales OF
humanity, such do not Ear oat weigh
even the rank of princes.
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The evils on Sho ort Cut"

The management of the Atlantic
Coast Line give notice that the VIII
son and Fayetteville branch of the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad will
be opened through to Fayetteville for
freight and passenger traffic tomorrow
the 1st of October A circulalar is
sued by the Railroad Company gives
the names of stations and distances
from Wilson as follows; Kenly, 10
miles; Jerome, 21 miles; Selma, 25
miles Connects with R. & D. r. r. J
Smithfeld, % miles Connects with
Mid. N. C. r.; Four Oaks, 36 miles;
Benson, Al miles; Lucknow, SO miles;
Goodwin, So miles; Wade, 81 miles;
Fayetteville, IA miles.
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1t darker grows, and boistrous seas
Spread out in view,
Could youth but catch one glimpse of these
Methinks 'twould do.
The veil, philosopher nor seer.
Aside can cast.
For mortal eyes to see the year
Before tits past;
Each day must finish its own work
Ere wistful eyes
Can read the record in life's book
Of prophecies.
oh Life.-at last how wildly tossed
The temporal sea!i
marvel not SO many lost
Ay, hopelessly!
Once wrong how hard to wind again
The tangled thread,
Once right and easy is the skein
Undoubtedly.
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EASTERN AND MIDDLE STATES.

Hon. S. j. Randall has been renom-
mated for Congress.
Mrs. Cleveland has gone on visit
to Buffalo, n. Y.
The Democratic Convention of
Massachusetts have nominated a full
State ticket
Oliver Ames was Thursday nomi-
mated by acclamation for Governor of
Massachusetts, by the Republicans.
The Governor of Pennsylv ania has
directed legal steps to be taken against
the Anthracite Coal Pool, which has
formed a combination to regulate the
production and price of coal
A terrific explosion occurred at the
Ditman Powder works, Bay Chester,
n. Y; four men were killed; the
factory was wrecked the shock of
the explosion was felt at Nyack and
places in Connecticut.
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SOUTH AND WEST.

Cotton crop III sight 413,919 bales.
Charleston felt another very slight
shock on the 1st
A heavy frost al Lynchburg, Va,
injured the tobacco crop.
Three men were fatally injured by
an accident at mining village in
West Va.
The Supreme Court Of Virginia de-
MED the petition for rehearing in
the Cluverius murder case.
The two year old colt &c IL. Todd"
made seven-eighths OF mile at San
Jose, Cal, in 1:2Sl, beating the record.
Mr.. Alexander w. McLoy, of the
firm of McLoy, Rice & Co, Charles
ton; committed suicide by cutting his
throat, on the 1st.
The Southwestern Missouri District
Conference of the NJ f. Church South
subscribed $3.50 to rebuild Methodist
churches in Charleston.
John G. Carlisle was renominated
for Congress By acclamation Tuesday
in the Sixth Kentucky District Con
vention at Newport, KY.
The department experts who were
sent to Virginia to examine the cattle
disease just developed; report il Tex.
as fever and not uro-pheumolia
knights Of Labor in the West de-
cided to no longer countenance strikes
arbitration will hereafter be the poll
cy in all questions Of labor and wages.
Knights Of Labor delegates, in
large numbers, are in attendance at
Richmond. iHvcry section Of the
Union and Canada will be represent.
ed.
Eight hundred excyusionists arriv-
ed in Charleston over the A tlantic
Coast Line Monday There have been
no earthquake shocks iii Charleston
since Friday.
The Knights Of Labor met " Rich
mond monCle ''l.e a91ress of vel
come was delivered by Gov Lee /;
Grand Master Powdcr!y also delivered
an address
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ficer must be party laborer, had rem
dered incumbents generally obnoxious
to just complaint and marked them
for the censure of opponents. Thus
numerous changes were justly due,
which, when made have highly fired
the zeal for reform in the breasts of
our adversaries. and unavoidable de-
lays have disturbed some friends who
recognized such changes to he deman-
ded. Yet amidst all the steady pur-
pose has maintained its way, and with
patriotism and patience the party has
maintained its President and its good
faith, and the cause of good govern
ment has made substantial progress.
Another result, bright with promise
to the Republics future, is the COM
plete fruition of the purposes of the
great war in the restoration of harmo-
ny and good feeling between the sec
tions of the country-a result which
only could have come, by the success
of a national party, and result which
the great Captain of the Union bore
witness to, with the declaration that
he had wished to see it ever since the
war; condition of genuine fraternity
SO nobly marked as to stir the pro-
foundest emotion by the spectacle
now presented of the survivors of the
Grand Army, with golden contribu-
tions, striving hard to bind the wounds
of desolate Charleston.
"By many testimonies indeed the
security of the past is fixed, and the
impulses of national ambition to win
a great future are exhibited. The
eye is bent hopefully forward now,
and wise guidance OF the years before,
not revenges for the past, is the care
of the thoughtful citizen. The duty
and opportunity of such leadership
belong now to the Democratic party.
Its principles are wisely adapted to
the need of the Republic and, prosper
ity of the people. If it shall meet the
exigencies of the time its restored
power will be such as was its original
possession from the day of Jefferson
with brief Interruptions, for more
than half a century Nothing will
more forward such accomplishment
than temperate discussion among those
who differ, and patient and manly
persistence in the cultivation of har-
monious feeling and action.
VIM. F. Villas.
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Killed by d Negro.

DANvILLE, VA, October 5. john
j. McIntire, we'll known and wealthy
citizen of this city, was assaulted last
night in the dark by an offended ne
gro tenant and received injuries from
which he died about midnight. He
and his tenant had a dispute about
two weeks rent due. Words passed
and the negro dealt McIntire blow
with club. The negro escaped.
The deceased was originally from
New York, where his parents now
live.
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The Tennessee Style.
Fro,n the Golds6oro Messenger.

FTOsIs We JOtdSOOTO 1HtSStHgtT.
And now we are to have the Ten
nessee style in county politics, but
instead of -'Alt and Bob" here we
shall witness the contest of Caleb and
Giles,-the Kornegay brothers oppo-
sing each other for the House of
Representatives-Caleb as the Dem
ocratic nominee and Giles the Repub-
lican. Caleb will have the satisfac-
ton Of knowing that he is the candi-
date of the white men of Wayne
county.
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A ssBlaine Will be Seated" Repubn-
From, the .Statesuiue Landma,

can.
From the StatesriHe Landmark
The New York Star says that T. c.
Crawford, who writes from Washing
ton to the VVord is"a Blaine Repub-
lican of the most fanatical type"
And it may be added that he is a
brother of r. H. Crawford, of Greens
boro, (who still holds a position in
the internal revenue service who tel
egraphed ito Statesville forty eight
hours after the polls had closed after
the Observation-Disclosures of 1884, and
and when everybody else had accept
ed the result: "Blaine aoiU be Elec-
ted.
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THE GIST OF THE NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
The Cream of the Wire Caught by .sThe
SeRtinels' Careful Con-
tenser
WASHINGTON


Genser.
WASHINGTON
President Cleveland will attend the
State fair at Richmond, Va.
President Cleveland has sent a let
ter and 800 to the Confederate Home
at Charleston, S. G..
The eighteenth volume of the last
census, containing social statistics of
cities was issued at Washington Tues
day.
The decrease Of the.public debt dur
ing September is nearly eleven mill
lions the Government receipts for the
month were about thirty-two millions
and expenditures about eighteen mil
lions.
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Old Zeb Loves the Ctreus.
From the Asheritlc Citizen

Senator Vance was in the city yes
terday looking uncommOnly we'll. He
was honest enough to say that he
loved The circus, and had come to see
it.