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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30
A Train g Fast Trip.

Lew Silence is one of the veteran pas
senger conductors on the New Y ork divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad. He
runs the 7.30 train from Philadelphia to
New York every morning. The other day
be pulled out little note book out of his
pocket and, turning to June 10, said:
I made that memorandum six years ago.
That was the fastest run ever made on the
New York division of the Pennsylvania
railroad from Philadelphia to New York
-ninety-two miles in ninety three mi
nutes. The train made three stops and
seven slow-ups. There was only one car
and an engine. The car was filled with
passengers from the Vest, ara ras she
ftrain. There had been storm up In the
State the night before, and on the middle
division of the main line, between Harris
burg and Altoona, a big tree blew across
the track. think it was in the Lewiston
narrows. The fast line, as the train was
called, was hours and 81 minutes late
when it got to Philadelphia. got orders
to take those passengers to New York as
quick as an engine could pull car. The
whole road was cleared for my train. We
went so fast that telegraph poles looked
like toothpicks and houses like soap boxes
One mile was made in forty-six seconds,
another in fortyseven seconds and third
nile in forty-nine seconds. When we went
down the hill at Menlo Park, we travelled
three miles at the rate of seventy-eight
miles an hour around curves and straight
track. If a man had put his head out of
window he would have lost his breath
That's the history of the fastest run
4ver made on the New York DIVISION
I've been on some pretty fast trains, but
that beats them all. often see stories in
the newspapers about fast runs made on
Western roads, but when you come to
ride ninety two miles in ninety-three min
ntes, through thickly settled country
like that between this city and New
York, why, its fast riding. because an
engineer has to slow up going through
every big town. Still, we went through
Elizabeth that day running fifty-eight
miles an hour.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30
A Daring Feat.
c. D. GRAHAM SHOOTS THE WHIRLPOOL
RAPIDS AT THE NIAGARA IN A CAsK.

BUFFALO, N. Y. July livery few
of the thousands Of persons who visited
Niagara Falls to-day had any idea that
another adventurous man would attempt
to shoot the Whirlpool Rapids, in which
Capt. Webb lost his life. When every
thing was In readiness Graham got into
the barrel and closed the main hold at the
top from within. at this point of the
river the current is very slight A small
boat towed the tank out into the river to
a point where the current would catch it,
and then Graham was started on what
seemed to be his trip to eternity. The
sowing process took only few minutes,
and then the stream caught the cask and
started it towards the rapids and whirl-
pool. AT first it moved slowly along, then
faster and faster, until the mad current
dashed it on with It's full force. The cask
bounded up and down over the great
waves, and several times turned COM
plete somersault, but generally speaking
the wider portion remainder uppermost,
although it whfrled around like top. The
cask kept pretty we'll in the centre Of the
river until it reached the whirlpool, then
it struck strong side current, and was
carried swiftly through, reaching the
waters beyond in safety. From here the
journey was comparatively quiet. The
cask foated on towards Lewistown right
side up and all danger was passed. IL
was picked up at Lewiston about FIVE
miles below the starting point, and Ora
ham crawled out of the barrel uninjured,
with the exception of slight bruise on
one arm, which he received when passing
through the whirlpools, He remarked:
when he struck the eddies 1t was one
continual round of jerks, but T am not
hurt Bit"
G. d. Graham is native of Philadel-
phia, SO years old, and cooper by trade.
Being cooper. barrel naturally sug-
gested itself to him as the best means
ith!whlch to shoot the rapids. All his
possessions were put into the barrel,
which he constructed himself. The barrel
is made of inch and quarter oak slaves,
wide at the top and narrow at the bottom
and shaped like buoy. A small ballast
was so fixed as to keep the side of the
barrel which Graham faced uppermost.
Graham hung or rather stood, in sort of
hammock made like suit of clothes, and
held on to two iron handles fixed at the
side. He could live for at least half an.
hour without requiring any fresh air, and
by the time the air was exhausted he was
beyond the whirlpool and could pull out
the plug from the little airhole about
three quarters of an inch in diameter and
get all the fresh air be required. Graham
did not make cent by the operation. He
received nc pay and bore all the expense
| himself.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30
Large Shipment of Sheep.

On Monday last M essrs. John Crockett,
Edmund Pendleton and Crockett Brown
shipped. from this depot for the New Y ork
market sixteen hundred and two Lambs
1t is probable that this is the largest ship
ment of the kind ever made in Southwest
Virginia, and conclusively shows that
while the depressed state Of the market
may affect, it cannot stop one of our best
business enterprises. The above named
gentlemen have, during the past six weeks,
shipped an immense number of lambs from
this and adjoining counties. and have
made money on every consignment
W7tberjlLe EY,teT0rSSe
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30
REsT0AER.
PREPARED BY
DIR. ID. FAHRNEV & SON,
HAGERSTOWN. MD.

(HURE FOR PILES.-Piles 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 some affection of the kidneys
or neighborlng organs. At times, symptoms of in
digestion present. atulency, uneasiness of the
stomach, ETC. A moisture like perspiration, pro-
ducing a very disagreeable itching, after getting
warm, is a common attendant. Blind, Bleeding
and Itching Piles yield at once to the application
of DR.. Bosankos Pile Remedy. which acts directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the Tumors.
alaying the intense itching, and etfeeting per-
manent cure. Price so cents, Address the DR..
BosaDko Medicine Co.. Piqua, o. Sold by W. M
Allen & Bro. mar 10
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30
Affected by a ury Atmosphere

An Indiana man who, under the last
administration, held the position of Indian
agent in Dakota, told me recently that the
excessive dryness of the atmosphere there
affected his health, causing him to have
the rheumatism SO badly that he was not
able to walk half mile, though he was
never thus afflicted at home. A subsequent
transfer to the Indian territory caused a
great Improvement in his health. He said
be knew of many persons having to leave
Montana also on account OF similar rheu-
matte troubles. = Chicago Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30

FURNITURE to suit all buyers
Baby Carriages all prices. Elegant
Rosewood, Walnut, Metallic and
Cloth Collins and Caskets. Fin
est hearse in the State of Virginia.
Bodies embalmed. Everything always
ready and in tony style.
S. M. WILKES.
aDr ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-30

at Last.

Red roses in the golden land,
The river singing sweet and clear;
Again at the old place stand,
Where we two wandered yesteryear.
Again see the sunset flame
Across the distant mountains die;
All is tie same, yet net the same.
For we are parted, you and !.
dream Of what you used to be.
Is I think OF all that once you told,
And those sweet days come back to me,
And you are near me as of old.
Ny eyes are dim with happy tears,
Ny heart is beating hard and fast,
For God, know. in after years
Win bring you back to me at last.
Fssdesie b. Weatheryy in The Q,ttuer for Auga,st.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
Mrs. Joe Emmet,s Fine Dogs.

OF course you remember Mr.. Emmet's
great st. Bernard, Hector. He is fine
dog, but Mrs. Emmets pets surpass the
record In that line When the family
were last in England they bought from
Mrs. Mary Ann Troughear, of Bury, a
small Yorkshire terrier, which now weighs
but five pounds, and is small enough to be
carried about in glass case no larger
than cigar box This dog, called Cham
pion Conqueror, has hair eight inches
long, softer than cancels hair brush,
which is usually parted on the forehead
and tied back behind his ear with a ribbon
In order to enable him to see. The hair
on the body is of a genuine silver and
blush tint, and trails the ground His
ears are of dark tan color, his forehead
a light blonde, with shades of gold, as are
also his legs; the muzzle and beard of a
rich tan, while the hair around his nose
and hips are black, and his eyes are a very
dark hazel This dog carried off fifty
eight first prizes and three champion
prizes, such as gold and silver cups, med
ais and money, and was finally entered for
the challenge prize, the highest of all,
which he easily won.
Then Mr.. Emmett purchased the dog for
his wife, paying 81, $50 for him Mrs En-
met has another pet dog, no larger than a
kitten, which cost $500 on the West India
docks in London. This one is a Japanese
spaniel pug called Ching Ching. He
weighs six pounds and is carried about in
a small leather sachel with wire front to
1t. 1t is said that in Japan these dogs are
only owned by royalty, but Ching Ching
was stolen by sailor and carried TO Eng
land. Heis beautiful little animal and
Is always very playful. ST. Louis Repub-
lican
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01

have recently become convert to the
Boston science of mind-cure. was con-
verified to 1t by my wife, who has studied
the subject earnestly and is a firm be-
lever in the power of the will as healing
and conquering influence. She is herself
living illustration of the efficacy of the
will not only in curing but in preventing
ailments. For long time she has been
subject to neuralgia attacks, and found no
relief until the mind-cure was suggested
to her. She did not go to any school or
professor of the science, but merely stud
led and read the subject and evolved a
process which consists, / believe in
merely placing the strength of her will
against the approach of the ailment She
Is woman of great will power and when
she makes of her mind that she don't want
anything to do with neuralgia, neuralgia
has got to stay away, and 1t does.--J. X.
Emmett in Globe Democrat.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
Supplies for Railroads In India.

What class of railway sleepers are used
in India and South American Are any
metal sleepers used in these countriesP
asks writer Of The London Mechanical
World, and they answer; In India where
wood is expensive and for other reasons,
rectangular blocks of cast iron have been
used as sleepers; also light cast iron (hol-
low chairs with tie rods. The chairs, etc,
are, or were few years ago largely ex-
ported from Glasgow to India, and are
suitable for light traffic over sandy soil on
narrow gauges, more especially such as
the Punjaub, Scinde, or other large rail-
ways which have three feet three inches
gauge, the Indian government having
adopted it in 1873, after having for twenty
two years had experience with five foot
six-inch gauge. Similar cast-iron chairs
are regularly exported to South America,
viz, from Liverpool to Buenos Ayres, etc.
Boston Budget.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
The Clever Duchess of Edinburgh.

"The duchess of Edinburgh is said to be
more than ordinarily clever and cult
vated," writes Adam Badeau in his papers
on aristocracy in England. "From those
admitted to her intimate society have
heard that she is better informed in poll
tics than many women in Europe in any
sphere. She reads the newspapers of all
countries, including those of America; she
is acquainted with the position. of parties
in the United States, knows the names
and history of our public men, and can
discuss the measures important here with
greater facility than many Of our own
countrywomen who think themselves we'll
informed. II this is so with regard to
democratic America, of course it is so with
reference to European states and courts T"
-EYchanpa
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
Doctor at tho Dinner Table.

At the dinner table: @Come, doctor, you
are very skillful. will give you the honor
Of carving" with pleasure, madam"
Immediately the doctor begins his task.
lie is very absent minded, and when he
has finally made deep cut In the leg Of
mutton, ne stops, takes a roll of linen
and some lint out of his pocket, and care
fully bandages the wound Then, after
regarding it critically, he remarks with
professional gravity, while the guests are
stupefied with astonishment There, with
rest and good care, there is nothing to
fear. New York Graphic.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
The DOC ANA one Tnseet.

A Dog which was Trotting Along PATH
Stepped on an Insect, and che latter cried
out;
HAlasl you have so Wounded me that l
can Neither Fly nor Crawl again."
an that case" said the Dog after a
Moments Reflection, ut would not be
Common Humanity on my part to leave
you to Lingering and Painful Death"
And he thereupon Finished the Patient
with stoke of his Paw.
Moral-Some Folks are so Awfully Kind
and Considerable, you knowl-Detroit Free
Press
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General advertisements.
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The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
The Bookworm of the Family.

"A dollar is worth more to me when rep
resented by book than when stamped
with the brand of the government" said
George w. Vanderbilt. The youngest son
of the late William II. Vanderbilt is a
thorough bookworm. He derives his lik-
ing for literature from the family of his
mother, who was the daughter Of clergy
man In Brooklyn. It is his ambition to
have the greatest and best private library
In America. Boston Budget
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01
ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

large edition will be printed each day be circulated and
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the public becoming acquainted the merits
the paper
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-01

Fast falls the snow, o lady minel
Sprinkling the lawn with crystals fine
But, by the gods, we won't repine
While we're together.
Wen chat and rhyme, and kiss and dine,
Defying weather
So stir the fire and pour the wine
And let those sea-green eyes divine
Pour their love-madness into mine
don't care whether
IT is snow, or sun, or rain or shine,
1r wu re together
Mortimer Collins
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General advertisements.
FOR SALE.

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For further particulars apply 10 Captain on Oo"'N ''
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The HERALD will furnish fresh and readable
country will also give received summary
the latest from the outside world in and systematic
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eRlLLlANrss

To-day Is ours; whot do we fearl
To-day is ours, we have it here
Let's treat II kindly, that II may
Wish at least with us to stay
Let's Danish business, Danish sorrow;
To the gods belongs tomorrow.
--Anacreon.
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The HERALD will follow straightforward
the discussion public not be the
serye clique faction AT the SUP
given promotiye public to indiv
organizations that may appear the political field claims to
popular backed by worthy records principles
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Try the daily Herald for month at least
DANIEL LOGAN
Honolulu Sept l. 1880 Editor and Proprietor
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SUGAR! SUGAR!
Bbls Flour, Golden Gate
pbls Flour. Fl Dorado.

Grown Flou'
Sacks Wheat, Best
Sacks Barley, Best
Sacks Corn, Best Whole,
Sacks Corn, Best, Cracked,
Sacks Bran. Coarse and Fine,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
FLEET DESTROYED.
The Government Loses 5000, 900 by
Ice in the Mississippi.
one Steamer, Steam Launch, Wharf boat,
ohce-boat, Barges, Four Large Boats,
Pile Drivers, Etc, Sunk or
Carried Away,

ST. LOUIS, No, Feb. l5.-Captain David
w. Chapman, commander of the Govern
ment fleet at Carroll's island, twenty-five
miles down the river, arrived from the is
land tonight with the report that all of the
fleet except the steamer General Gilmore
and sixteen barges, had been sunk or car
ried away. 1t was the largest fleet owned
by the Government on the Western
rivers, and was employed on the
river improvement works near Car
rolls island. 1t consisted OF the two
steamers, General Gilmore and General
Humphreys; steam launch, the Anita;
wharf-boat, office-boat, twenty-nine model
barges, four large boats with quarters for
workmen, four boarding flats, une large
barge with machinery for general repairs,
one excavator and twenty pile-drivers.
During eight months of the year, all the
way from six hundred to fifteen hundred
men are employed, but when laid up
in the winter only few. When the
ice gorge broke last Saturday and
yesterday the crew consisted of Captain
Chapman and eleven men, or rather eight
men and three women, Maggie McDonough
Mrs. Mary Kelly and Mrs. Barney Cass-
day, the mates wife. The sixty-eight
boats were tied with heavy cables to i'm
mense cottonwood trees, and were
considered safe behind Carroll'S island,
where they mad resisted the gorges of
1882 and 1888 The sudden rise last
Saturday snapped the cables like cotton
threads, and the whole fleet began to move,
By quick and daring work the men saved a
portion of the fleet, but three-fourths of the
boats were carried away, some afterward
sinking There were several narrow es-
capes, but no lives were lost The total
value of the boats carried off is s2OO,OO0.
The captain had his back badly injured,
and the mate one of his feet mashed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
FLOODS In THE EAST,
From Which Much Damage is Immi.
nent
The Highest Water for Many Years Flood.
ing New Jersey.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 12,-Heavy rains and
fogs continue here and along the Atlantic
coast in both directions. In the neipbbor.
hood of Boston 1t has been raining for
forty eight hours, and great damage has
resulted in the city from flooding. In one
concern three hundred men are thrown
out OF employment. At Jamesburg,
N. D., two railroad bridges were
washed away and other damage done.
The steady downpour Of rain for forty
eight hours has melted the snow in the
Catskills, and fears of destructive flood
are feared In the neighborhood of Kings.
ton, N. Y. The Hudson river is extremely
high. The lowerp part of New Brunswick
n. D., is under water and the merchants
were compelled TO 60 about in boats, The
water has never been known so high there
except during the great flood of lSS9. Noar
Norristown Pa, an ice gorge two miles
long has formed, and the rising water has
forced a stoppagc of nearly all the mills at
that place.
PoRr DEPOSIT, Mp, Feb l2..-About ,,30
O'Clock this afternoon the ice in the k,Is-
quehanna river Just north OF this place
broke and came down with a rush, The
ice and water quickly rose over the tracks
of the G. d p. ID. r. r. aud swept through
the lower portion of the town, flooding the
streets TO the depth of three or four feet.
The inhabitants were compelled to move
promptly, leaving their houses and
goods to the mercy of the floods. Subsc-
quently the water found vent and receded
but left the streets bockaded with i'm
lnense quantities of ice. The river is
higher than for many years, and for more
than mile the railroad tracks are covered
with water and ice, which is running down
the grade with tremendous forc,. 1t is
impossible to estimate the loss, but the
heavy rain that is falling tonight makes
the situation more serious than it has been
at any time this winter, as "A general break
ing up of the ice gorge is feared
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. l2-Thc rains OF
the past few days have caused the ice in
the Delaware river to break at Yardley-
vile, Pa, and the lower portion of Trcn-
ton is submerged, On Fair and Bridge
streets the water is even with the second
stories of the houses and the occupants
have sought safety on the upper floor
The damage to furniture, residences and
mills will be very heavy. Such flood has
not been experienced since 1871.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Thousands of Strikers.

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.--The car drivers on
the Fourth Avenues treet car line struck
this morning because of the failure of tho
company to keep its agreement, No cars
are running on the line The men com
plain hat the company though promising
to pay them s. day for twelve hours
work with half an hour for dinner, had
violated their agreement by paying only
half of the drivers and conductors that
amount, the other half receiving only from
s 2o' 20 81 SO each, The company acceded
to all the demands of the men this even.
ing and traffic is resumed.
MANCHESTER, n H., Feb GA strike OF
great magnitude has begun in the Amos
keag mills. which has resulted in lockout
of more than 5000 operatives and the stop
page of l1l.O96 spindles and 6,2i6 looms.
The trouble began on Saturday, when the
weavers of No. Q mill informed the com
pany that they were dissatisfied with the
advance promised and should stop work
nnless the pay was still further increased.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.--The great McCor-
mick Reaper Works closed down at 8
O'Clock this morning. Not a wheel is turn
ing and 400 employees have begun to I'M
dergo siege of enforced idleness. The
threat of certain employees to precipitate
a strike unless the non-union men work.
ing in the mOlding department were dis.
missed appears to be the cause of the sus-
npnsiou