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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
Reading His Own Obituary.

certain prominent citizen of New York
was so i'll a short time ago that the reporters
set the "death watch" at his house, and one
of them prepared half column obituary Of
him. sketching his traits and career. The
prominent citizen happened to recover from
his illness, and the other day, by curious
concentration of blunders, he came into pos
session of that obituary sketch, unbeknewn
to its writer. He shrunk into himself. and
was ready to hunt up a hole to hide in, when
he saw the size to which he had been reduced
by the obituary writer, and the features Of
his life that had been prepared for presenta-
tion to the public as soon as he had lost his
breath. But the prominent citizen thus
learned how he looked to an observant re-
porter, and which of his features were con-
sidered as interesting to the public. The
knowledge Of himself obtained by the prom.
inent citizen in this way has already aided In
purging big vanity, New York Sun. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
Seals with Ballast.

The seals are carnivorous mammals divided
into two classes-the Phocae, or common
seals, with rudimentary ears and the Otariae
(sea lions, bears, elephants), which have the
ears developed. In a late paper before some
British naturalists, DR.. A. J. Harrison stated
that the Otariae, which inhabit the waters of
the southern hemisphere are supposed by the
fishermen to have an internal pouch in which
rounded stones are carried to enable the ami
NAL to sink below the seas surface when fat.
Observations have shown, however, that the
SO called "ballast bag" is only the stomach.
To account for the presence of the stones in
this organ it has been suggested that they are
intended to aid in the trituration of food,
while other persons believe that they have
been accidentally introduced with the food,
or in play. Similar rounded stones have been
found in seals and sea lions which have been
confined in London, and the stomach of a
Newfoundland seal which died at Clifton in
1885 contained gravel, nuts and pieces of
stick.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
Customs TN S.a.arascar.

The Malagasians have no family names,
but they have q singular custom Of taking
the names of their eldest children with the
prefix raini, ''father Of" or reni, ''mother
Of" SO and so. This custom is doubtless
owing to excessive parental pride, such as
was expressed by the Roman matron Corne-
liza when she said "Cau me not Scipio's
daughter; call me the mother of the Gracchi."
-DemoreSt's Monthly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
Chased nv n Wolf.

A gypsy musician in Hungary, going from
by large wolf. Suddenly happy thought
occurred and he blew his horn with all the
energy of despair The device took imme-
diate effect. His unwelcome attendant
squatted down and howled piteously, as
gypsy got away in safety Chicago Herald.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
A Hospital for Birds.

A hospital for the treatment of sick or dis
abled birds has been opened in Chicago and
there are already number of feathered pa
tients undergoing treatment in it. All the
birds receive, besides their medicine, a daily
Turkish bath, and are rubbed down with a
solution of quinine and morphine. York
Evening World,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
Alabana.s Hon,esteads.

There are 100000 acres of excellent
government land yet unsold in Alabama.
Much of this land can be purchased outright
at 81 25 per acre. 1t is also subject to home
stead entry.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

The French and English military authori-
ties have determined to prohibit all tele-
graphic correspondence from the field during
the next campaign.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
.Satatrdau. the 26th dan of M

So iohoWluS ucScTlDeQ ValuaOio real estate III Cn6
County OF Augusta and City of Staunton:
LIST That valuable farm known
as the Mcduffln place, about IL A MNN-N
miles east OF the Courthouse on &sMTSiAwAQ
the New Hope road, containing TIS @S1SE
abont 255 acres. about 20 acres Of 5I45a4f5s.
which Is wood land
The improvements consist of a comfortable
dwelling house with six rooms and good outbuild-
lngs, large stable and cow stable that Will hold
- cows The farm is well watered, having on it
three never falling springs, so located as to have
water in every field, and has on it good young
orchard of well selected fruit in full bearing with
plenty of small fruit. The fencing is in good order
and the most of the land in grass A good Ice
house filled with ice There are two tenant houses.
There is fine spring house with every facility to
conduct successful dairy, to which use the farm
market garden and the location of the land makes
gardening very profitable. 1t is seldom a better
opportunity is offered to buy a fine farm and make
a good paying investment
End. The two stores known as Nos. and 10 s.
New Street. in the City of Staunton. This property
consists OF two good store rooms fronting 80 feet
inches on the eastern side of Ne1 Street. with
rooms is occupied by Mrs Scherer as store, and
the other by Mrs C. Schmidt. Both are well located
for business stands and rent well. Possession of
the farm will be given August LIST next; of the other
on confirmation of the sale.
TERMS:-CaSh in hand to pay costs OF suit and
expenses of SALE and the residue on credit of one
two and three years from day of sale, payable in
chasers giving bonds for the deferred lnstalments,
bearing interest. aud waving the homestead, with
approved personal security and the title to be re-
tanned as ultimate security.
WIN. PATRICK.
Commissioner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
pnetrg.
Two Truths.

Darling" he said. Il never meant
ITO hurt you," and his eyes were wet.
II would not hurt you for the world;
Am to blame if forget p
Forgive my selfish tears!" she cried:
Forgive! knew that 1t was EOt
Because you meant to hurt me, sweet
KNEW it was that you forgot!"
But all the same, deep in her heart
Ranked this thought and rankles yet;
Where love Is at its best, one loves
Somuch that he cannot forget.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

The lawyer is the only man of sense who
does not prefer arbitration to lawsuit,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11

The lord mayor of London gets $4,000 fer
his one year Of official service.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-11
REAL ESTATE SALES,

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-Pursuant to decree Of
the Hastings Court OF the City of StaunJOn render
ed IN the cause of Tams Trustee vs. McGuffin ct
ais will sell a public auction in front of the
Courthouse in StauntOn, on
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04

AS consequence of this system many
of the employees were absent from their
duties sixty and ninety days in a year.
In one bureau alone the absence during
year averaged ninety-three days for
each employee. A clerk who did not ask
for election leave" was put down as a
Democrat and spotted" In great many
instances the leave was granted to uncon-
scionable rascals, who used the time for
prolonged debauches, and "after putting
in good time" they returned to the de-
partments gloriously "full" of good It'd.
ings about the "grand victories" and
triumphant Republican majorities which
they had helped to roll up at the late
election in their State.-[N. Y. World.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04

ness, Impotency and Lost Manhood permanent
ly cured. The sick and afiiicted should not fail
to call upon him. The Doctor has travelled ex-
tensively In Europe and inspected thoroughly
the various hospitals there, obtaining q great
petent to impart to those in need Of his services
The Doctor cures where others fail. Try him.
DIR. GIBBON will make no charge unless he
HOME. All communications strictly confiden.
tial. All letters answered in plain envelopes,
Send ten dollars for package of medicine.
Call or write Address DIR. J. F. GIBB0N, Box
1857, San Francisco Cal.
Mention Los Angeles HERALD. OIL
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04
TO THE UNFORTUNATE,
DR.. Gibbons
DIsPENsARY,
623Kearny Street,

Corner Of Commercial,
San Francisco, Cal. e.
|tablished In 1854, fol
treatment of Sexual snd
|Semlnal Diseases. such
lee Gonorrhea, elect,
Structure, syphilsin Al
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04


and send you the within copy. that you may
know the kind of man he is. Respectfully,
JAMES II. PLATT, JR., Secretary,
And this is the fatal letter.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
FIRST AUDITOR S OFFICE, Aug. Is, 1S1O.(
J. II. Plat:
SIR-I have received your note requesting the
sum OF $l2 as tax on my salary as frst-class
clerk in this office. would state that it is as
away $12 to persons having ten times what II
have, 1t is something don't intend to do. /
certainly shall not "have the pleasure Of aiding
If you must have it, collect it the best way you
can. Very respectfully, H G. TRADER
Traders refusal to contribute cost him
his head. He was dismissed five days
after the Platt letter of August 18th to
Appointment Clerk Vanderbilt. They
didn't give him much time. Here is an
exact copy of his dismissal, signed by
William A. Richardson, Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 20, 1870.
SIR-Your services as a clerk in the Office Of
the First Auditor Of the Treasury are no longer
H. q. Trader. VIM. A. RICHARDSON,
Acting Secretary.
ELECTION LEAVES FOR ALL.
Every employee in the service was ex-
pected to 60 home and vote the Repub-
lican ticket and to that end "leave Of alb
sence for election purposes" was given
him, no matter how long he might have
been absent during the year.
This is the printed blank that was filed
out for everybody who evinced the
slightest desire to 60 home and put his
shoulder to the wheel for the Republican
party.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
{: SIR-As recommended by you leave of
: absence for - -, from .---, is
granted Mr.. in your office, for (:
. election purposes in
. am, very respectfully,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04

We consider his letter as a gratuitous insult
and send you the within copy that you may
know the kind of a man he is Respectfully,
JAMES H. PLATT, JR., Secretary,
And this is the fatal letter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04

branded, and unless he had powerful
Influence" and "backing," his place
was taken. The Department, being full
of partisans, did not lack spies who re-
ported those who failed to contribute.
This is the way the spies and monitors
worked their end of the line:
BUREAU OF STATISTICS. April 3, 1869.
G. S. Mixter, Acting Chief Clerk, was one of
Delmars particular or special tools Said last
radicaism. When he received circulars last
Fall asking him to contribute money to carry on
the campaign, he threw it on the floor in the
not giVe one cent towards such a cause. said
last Fall he was going home to vote the whole
Democratic ticket He was the principal man
for which the 1ntelligencer complimented him
highly. He is seemingly working to the inter-
est OF pelmar yet, in trying to get ont every every
litieal character would respectfully refer you
to J. X. P. Glees0n, Mr.. Grangrewer and Mr.
Jordan, of this office; also DR.. Nichols.
The "Mr. Gangrewer" referred to was
A. NJ. Gangewer, who was afterwards
promoted to be Deputy Third Auditor OF
the Treasury, and held the office until
Mr.. Manning asked for his resignation.
HE PAID THE PENALTY PROMPTLY.
Occasionally an employee, maddened
by repeated efforts to rob him of his
salary, wrote his mind to the Assessment
Committee, but it went hard with him
and his head rolled in the basket.
He is an instance:
UNION CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICAN,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 16, 1907
Platt, r., Secretary; Simon Cameron, Zachariah
Chandler, Fred A. Sawyer, B. r. Rice, John H,
Ketcham, John A. Logan, Aaron A. Sargent, ]
H. C!endentng, Assistant Secretary; VIM. g.
Huntington. Treasurer.
H. Vanderbilt, Esq, Chief appointment Room
Sir: The enclosed copy of letter from H G.
Trader, of First Auditors Office, is referred tC
yon for your information.
II he had replied that he was unable. to con
tribute anything, we would have replied thai
his answer was satisfactory.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
I.awtOn.

Norris Van Fleet is putting couple
of coats of paint on his house. 1t will
be fine place when finished.
Wheat is booming and farmers are
bringing it in rapidly. They don't pro-
pose To take any chances ON its drop
ping.
The republican pole raised on Tues
day is about 800 feet i'm height. A large
crowd was present at its raising and
listened to an able speech from Hon. j q.
c. Burrows, our next congressman.
John Mitchell arrived in the state OF
New York to find that his brother,
Alex Mitchell had died the day pre-
vious to his arrival; his wife had died
about Il week previous TO the death of
her husband.
Adams Il Lich sold carload Of old
iron To Detroit parties this week The
same parties purchased the IRON at the
furnace, some forty tons. ChaS. Show
erS, who had the contract of loading il,
used considerable dynamite in breaking
it up SO it could be handled.
The fruit season is about at an end;
the last of the grape crop will soon be
shipped; there was but about half a
crop. As there are no apples to speak
of, it is not probable that the evapor-
ator will open this season. 1t gave
employment to many hands and was
good thing for the town.
The unremitting and skilful care of
Drs. Rose and Hamilton has been re-
warded by success and, after a three
months siege of typhoid fever, n. o.
Martin is at last able to ride out. Nick
says he is just beginning to realize how
many good friends he has, and that he
wishes to return his thanks publicly for
the beautiful flowers, rare delicacies
and many helpful hands stretched forth
TO draw him back from the dark val
ley of the shadow of death"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Glendale.

Mrs +. \. Buttertield is entertaining
her father from Iowa.
Art Niles has returned from his visit
TO friends i'm Otsego county.
Mrs l.. A. Rogers has returned from
her visit To Northern Michigan.
Dan and Mary Stanley are the happy
parents of an eleven and half pound
boy
A. Moore, who has been absent on
three weeks visit, returned on the 9Th
inst.
Mrs. Sarah Mcknight is very i'll; but
little hope of her recovery is enter
tanned.
Misses Cal. and Fannie Davis of Ale
gan, are visiting the family of their
brother here.
Norval Douglass of Cadillac, formerly
of this place, met with painful acct
dent a couple of weeks since, by which
his left hand was badly crushed and
broken.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Decatur.

Mrs. Geo. Hakes and daughter are
in town.
w, y. Stewart has been at home for
a short time.
Geo Pollard returned from Dakota
on Friday last.
Frank Hawks has been in town for
the past few days
Mrs. A. b. MullineX spent Sunday
with her son Charles
j. II. Haynes and b. O'Dell attended
the Dowagiac fair with their poultry,
taking eleven first and eleven second
premiums.
Mrs. Theo. Trowbridge, Miss f. Rich
and Mrs l.. ID. Roberts are attending
the Universalist convention at Port
land Mich, this week.
Col Todd attended the republican
massmeetlng last Saturday with his
flambeau company. The boys are well
drilled and looked fine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
PROSPECT LAKE.


Cash Barker is selling beef to the
farmers.
Frank Barker of Hebron, Ind, made
his brother Cash visit last week.
Bert Barker and his mother of Goble-
vile, visited relatives here last week.
Rev. w. n. Younglove will preach
here each Sabbath during the coming
year.
viii Crawford is a lone widower
now; his better half has gone to visit
her parents at Coloma.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the Dowagiac fair last week; they
report a good show of stock and of
crops.
Our school, under the charge of Miss
Jennie Watson of Lacota, is doing
finely Miss Watson comes TO us very
highly recommended.
Several people from here attended
the Sunday school convention at Paw
Paw last Friday, got caught in the rain
and were obliged To stop with their city
cousins
/. b. Bagley of Decatur, desiring to
show his horse Surprise" and three OF
his get at the Dowagiac fair, took A.
Bryant's colt as one of them; we think
it the handsomest colt in the place.
We have received a package of seeds
from Chas. Jacobs of McCOok, Neb.,
from watermelon weighing thirty-siX
pounds. Next year we will raise melons
so large that thieves cannot carry them
away.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Lawrence.

Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the Dowagiac fair.
Rev. A. w. Cover has resigned his
pastorate of the Baptist church here.
Erastus Hazard has purchased and is
occupying the Mary Logan place
north side.
Mrs. Jane HoXie has rented her house
TO Foster Yendis and is living with her
daughter, Mrs G. A. Stebbins.
A young son of Reuben Hatch, three
miles west of town, died of typhoid
fever short time since. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Baptist church.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
East Arlington.

At this writing VIM. belong is just
alive.
Miss Lutte Nash is visiting friends at
jackson.
Mrs. Hicks is visiting her daughter,
near Homer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Patterson
have been visiting friends in this place.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the Dowagiac fair They report a
good time.
John Robbins has finally succeeded
in getting well. 1t is 40 feet deep
and is drilled through ten feet of solid
rock.
DR.. $. Rowe gave democratic lee
ture at the school house on Tuesday
evening of last week. If none but
demos had been present, his audience
would have been very small.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Hartford.

The new NJ +. minister, Mr.. Prouty,
will commence his labor here next
week.
That new walk in front of the stores
occupied by Oppenheim and Osborne is
a fine improvement.
Brainard of the Day Spring, eXcwted
To Grand Rapids last Monday, To see
the man from Maine.
Sneak thieves are entirely too numer-
Gus. Attempts have been made to enter
both dwellings and business places. a
good night watch would not be at all
out of place.
Three weddings i'm town last week:
Frank Thomas of Wyoming To Nellie
NJ Wilson; Clair McAlpine to Minnie
Shepard of Keeler, and Willis Tins TO
Rosa Van Horn of Bangor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Correspondence Department.


Agood many people from this vicinity
attended the Dowagiac fair.
Mrs. George Harris returned TO her
home i'm Indiana on Monday.
Mark Shepard's engine went through
bridge, damaging it considerably.
Mr. Wassman's two daughters, Clara
and Matilda, are home from the East
on visit
Old Mr.. Haney has sold his farm To
Mr.. Sweet of Lawrence, taking "A house
and lot rs part payment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

Probably no one thing has caused such a
general revival of trade at Bartram & Mil
lington's Drug Store as their giving away to
their customers so many free trial bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that it always
cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all throat
and lung diseases quickly cured You can
test it before buying by getting trial bottle
free, large size 81. Every bottle warranted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
BARNES DISTRICT.

Sam Reynolds lost his only cow last
Thursday.
business SO me TNv we're s nice ' representnd
In floral hall Stock and machinery
were not very abundant but were good
The corn husker attracted much atten-
ton from farmers; it not only husked
the corn and elevated it into the wagon,
but cut and elevated the stalks The
big, four years old steer attracted much
attention; its weight was 1910 pounds
Amos Conklin of Hartford had his
right leg broken by a runaway team,
one of the horses falling ON him Is he
was standing ON the walk. DR. East
man set the broken limb and the patient
is doing well.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

There is nothing better in Shoemaking at the
price, than the three kinds of shoes made by JAMES
MEANS If you have not seen the $500 shoe this
Fall, you cannot imagine how much it has been inn
proved. The $500 Shoe is the equal of any shoe
heretofore sold at $780, 5000 $500; fine slightly
stylish and yet durability has been sacrificed for
appearance. If you have boy wearing IS, Is 5s,
it's money in your pocket to buy boys $500 shoe
fer him. All of these sold by Broughton. He
also sells Ladies', Misses, and Chdren's Rubbers,
any SIZE 19cts worth 40 cents, spot Cash"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

MUSIC. This department will be in
Nl charge of Graduate of the n Y.
State Normal School,; teacher of long
and successful experience. A carefully
graded course of Music with Piano les
sons and theory and art, will be pro-
vided for those desiring to graduate
from tins department
Tuition, 16 weeks term, $1,000
Z" ~ " IA 50
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

HISTORY AND CIVIL GOVERN
II ment of Michigan. Special work i'm
these important branches will be intro
duced into classes of the High School
and Grammar school.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

THE instruction i'm Physiology, so sue
i cessfully inaugurated two years ago
i'm all grades, will be vigorously pushed
forward by the aid of the Skeleton,
Models and Microscopy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10

DENMANSHIPa and BOOK KEEPING
L A teacher, well drilled in one of the
best Business Colleges of our State, will
be i'm charge of this department.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
Live and Let Live.

Call and see us and we will convince
you that it will be for your interest to
patronize us. Notrouble TO show goods.
FRED. BILSBORROW.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-10
PAW PA
Public Schools!
1859.
New Departments!
NEW FACILITIES.

in opening the school for the com
ing year the School Board is determ-
II ined to keep it fully up to the high
standard of excellence which has char
acterized the past five years, and broad
en- and deepen the work in all depart
ments so as TO insure measure Of sue
cess beyond all previous record.