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$50" continued the baroness, "you have
never in your life experienced even a sus-
picion of feara regret it, captain. I have
little liking for these perfectly valiant men,
these immovably courageous fellows, these
souls that are invariably heroic, who have
the air of being regulated in their movements
like clock. like to have something hui
man betrayed occasionally in the heart of
hero
'You put me to rights in fine style, dear
baroness"
Zone day at Chantilly," the lady went on,
"while watering his pinks, the great Condo
graZed againt an adder which stood up hiss
ing. The conqueror of Rocroy took fright,
threw away the watering pot and fled. On the
field of battle, Henry w, who was also
Gascon, had at the beginning irresistible
shivers. You tremble, carcassr he would
cry, in the voice SO dear to Gabrielle, and he
threw himself into the fight where victory raj
lied about his white plumes. In Egypt, one
evening, Bonaparte is frightened by an old
gypsy. Gen. Bugeaud sleeping in his tent in
Africa is awakened by a strange noise. He
looks about him and perceives a mysterious
white form. Doubtless the burnous of an
Arab who wishes to assassinate him. With
a trembling hand he takes his pistol and
fires on the Mussulman. They run in from
the camp, lights are brought-the generals
assassin was a cotton cap that the orderly
had left to dry. In my judgment, my dear
captain, Henry w, Condo, Bonaparte and
Begeaud were not absolutely towards. What
do you think about it2'
81 think, madame, that they were much
less brave than you are charming and
witty"
6Hara no Mo tboC
of Beausoleil, clapping her hands.
In fact, servant had just placed on the
table an enormous pie, on which was bal
anced, according to usage, branch of flow
ering hawthorn
"To you, captain" says the baroness, with
her most gracious smile ''shall be the honor
of serving the Whitsuntide pie to these la
dies"
'Highly fattered assure YOU"
At once Capt. de Sabresac takes off the
branch of hawthorn, which he calamity
offers to Alice, and lifts the lid of the pie,
then utters cry, lets fall the cover, which
is broken as it upsets glass of champagne,
rises very pale, dumfounded and falls back
on his chair From the pie there flies out a
tame pigeon, which, after huttering about
the dining room to the mocking applause of
the guests, comes and perches on the baron
ess' shoulder.
''How is this, dear captain? You, the i'm
passive conqueror of bears, wolves, bucks
| and boars, you are fririitened at poor
pigeon! | am truly Delighted. You will
have nothing more to envy in Condo and
Bonaparte."
The captain, without a show of spiteful-
ness, holds out his hand to the baroness and
gives hers along pressure From the baron
ess' shoulder the pigeon steps to her head
and with its pink beak caresses Alice's
golden locks.
"Should not the cook be pardoned, Roland,
for having forgotten to cook the pgeona"
Indeed, yes, and l forgive him with all
my heart, my dear Alice; for this negligence
is the cause of the descent of the Holy Spirit
today on your adorable head. TRANSLATED
from the French of Fulbert Dumonteil for
Boston Transcript.
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Mans honor wears arrnor and carries
mace woman's honor has only soft breezes
and perfumes.-Calmen sylvia.
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Gould's Indifference to Society.

Gould does not care for display, though he
relishes solid comfort. He lives plainly for
man of his prodigious wealth. His town
house, at Fifth avenue and Forty -eighth
street, is regular, double brown stone,
which might be owned and kept by a citizen
worth 50, 100000 to S3,000000. His country
seat at Irvington is fine, with magnificent
conservatory and beautiful grounds; but he
bought it for a moderate price only few
years ago You never hear of his enter
tainments, or of his wife,s diamonds, or his
assortment Of carriages. He is more than
Indifferent to society, and Mrs. Gould is rig
orously domestic. Contrary to the popular
impression, he is well read, rather studious,
talks intelhgently, fuently, correctly, on
diversity of subjects, when in the mood,
though temperamentally reticent. He spends
several hours daily in his library, and is ac-
quainted with works of pure literature that
most persons would think him ignorant of.
His manners are of the best. He speaks in
low, gentle tone; is entirely free from as
sumption or egotisn, and has an air of per-
feet breeding. Dressed with scrupulous neat
ness, usually in black, and with complete
simplicity, he would not be observed in a
crowd. But any one who studies the small,
slight, dark man, dark eyed, dark haired,
dark whiskered, will perceive in him unmis-
taxable signs of intellectual power.
He has the faculty of dismissing business
matters altogether from his mind whenever
he chooses. To see him in the family circle,
he would never be suspected of being one of
the greatest, most original, most daring, most
successful of living operators. He is very
charitable when properly approached He
makes it rule to give at least 500 to any
case which he has reason to believe genuine.
A solitary by constitution, he has outside of
his domesticity no companions in social
sense, being sufficient fo: himself. He has
no small talk, and it is always noticeable
that with others he is the listener. His face,
away from home, is inscrutable, and much of
his achievement is undeniably due to his
ability to keep his own counsel. The mere
making of money for moneys sake ceased,
years ago, to be an incentive with him. Love
of accomplishment is his chief spur.-Paul
R. Cleveland in The Cosmopolitan.
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The Argentine Republics Boom.

The British legation at Buenos Ayres re-
ports that there is a great financial and COM
mercial boom in the Argentine Republic
Exports and imports are increasing rapidly,
the public debt-amounting to about $780,
900, 0O0-is being rapidly reduced, and the
credit of the country abroad was never bet
ter The public, however, are filed with the
widest speculative ideas, their operations
varying from reckless plunging on the races
to transactions involving tracts Of land as
big as empires An inflated PAPER currency
aids this spirit, and the British legation pre-
diets a disastrous panic, but says that the
''natural resources of the Argentine Republic
are so great, and the support it receives from
foreign immigration of SO much value, that
it is possible that speculation may return to le-
Ultimate channels without the shock of fina1l-
cial disaster. New York Sun.
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The People of Norway.

cannot say farewell to Norway, where we
have enjoyed SO much, without a word more
about the characteristics of the people them
selves. The peculiar nature of the travelling
in this country brings the tourist more into
direct contact with the population of the
rural districts than in Sweden or in the more
southern nations, and he must be poor OBJ
server who cannot in five or six weeks begin
to understand them. The faces of some of
the men are full of intelligence ard charac-
ter, even among the fishermen and day labor
srs-indeed, have seen in these classes figures
worthy of royal race. The women's faces
are seldom beautiful or vivacous, but possess
certain grave sweetness and simplicity
which is very attractive. Professor Forbes
calls them ''a free, intelligent and fine hearted
people, Honesty is a strongly marked trait
everywhere. The doors of your rooms in
hotel or station are seldom locked, and verv
often cannot be-you feel perfectly safe
everywhere. At one place on our posting
journey we accidentally paid double the
amount due for our horse; the extra price
was sent after us by the diligence driver and
was restored to us at the end of our route,
md this was considered matter of course
The Norwegians are very kind-more kind
:han polite the antipodes of the French, who
ire more polite than kind. In the city streets
;he passers jostle you rather unceremoniously,
but if you seem at a loss for your way you
receive an instantaneous offer of help, and
any one of these busy people will go out of
ais road to show you yours. One peculiar
custom is that of shaking hands among
strangers as token of good will or gratitude
The chambermaid and the boy who drives
from one station to another grasps your hand
when you pay their small fee Even the
urchin from whom you buy little bunch of
flowers or scanty saucer of Strawberries by
the roadside, puts his little brown paw into
your hand confidingly, and Boedeker
solemnly warns all travellers that if they do Z
not like this custom they had better not come
to Norway.-Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Econornizing Locomotive Fuel.
The acknowledgements estimates that there
were about 600, 900 900 train miles of railway
in the United States in 1887, and by taking IS
train miles as accounting for the burning of
one ton of coal, the conclusion is reached that
the railways of the country consumed about
"a 100000 tons of coal in 1887. As but
per cent. Or thereabout of the power stored
in the coal is utilized in hauling train, the
opportunity for economy may be noted at g
glance. This field promises to be an import
ant one in the matter of study on the part of
heads of motive power departments on the
railways of the country.-Bradstreat's.
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sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 2, 1883.
pnetrg.
HOW IT HAPPENED.

HOW IT HAPPENED.
Never he'd no kind O. use
For that Dan;
Always ruther liked big.
Thick set man.
He was on the spindlin' build
Sort-uh spare;.
He'd to look right sharp to know
Dan Was there!
'Peared like he wuZ at my heels
Night and day:
Couldn't toll him off in no
Kind-uh way.
Thought treated him right mean,
declar'
Thet couldn't sneeze but W hut
Dan wuz thar.
Little sandy headed skite,
'Thout much wit.
'Cepr be beat the bugs the way
He could sit
Out the balance of my beaux;
Let EN- glare;
They put out at g.; at 10
Dan wuZ thar.
Onct told him plain an fiat,
That eff he
WuZ the unlY man on yearth.
him and me
Wouldn't suit; lowed my words
Made him stare.
Come next night, like other nights,
Dan WuZ thar.
Curyus like. married him
AFTER that!
Thing wuz done fore knowed whar
wuZ at.
How it come, my judgment amt
Very cl'ar;
Reckon It must hev been becuZ
Dan WuZ thar!
Thine.
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CONNECTIONS.
Train No, 40 connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express Trains leaving at 42S D. m,
arriving at Cincinnati at 7:45 st. Louis at $50
p. m. and Chicago at $40 p. m.
With train leaving at 1913 p. m arriving at
PittSburg at $50 m. Also with train leaving at
11:3O D. m arriving at Cincinnati al $50 NJ. st.
Louis at TOO m. and Chicago at $40 a. m.
Connects at Weverton with train arriving at
Hagerstown at $3.50 p. m. and at Washington juno
ton with train arriving at Frederick at 455 D. m
B & o. Palace Sleeping cars run through to
Pittsburg Cincinnati. st. Louis. Columbus and
Chicago. All Fast Express Trains run through TO
above points without change of cars.
For tickets and further information apply to B.
& o. Agents, or to
g. E. DUDROW, Travlg Pass Agt.
Staunton, Va.
CHAS. O. SCULL.
General Passenger Agent.
W.N, CLEMENTS,
General Manager.
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Those Big Offers.

Snap Actor-I have called, sir to ask you
to insert line to the effect that I have just
refused an offer of $500 week.
Accommodating Editor-With pleasure.
Is there anything else can do for you, sirs
''That's all, unless you have a spare dime
about YOU. "-Philadelphi Record,
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Economizing Locomotive Fuel.
Revolution I'm Landscape Gardening.

A revolution is rumbling in English land
scape gardening. There is a movement to
abolish the irregular features of casual
lawns, flower beds and strawberries, and to
establish the style of old Italian and Dutch
gardening, with everything in straight lines,
terraces, balustrades, and all-New York
Sun
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SUPERB LIVERY!-I desire to announce to nv
~ friends and the public generally. that have
now one of the most complete and thoroughly
equipped LIVERY STABLES in or out of Virginia.
Fast and stylish teams. single or double; First
rate saddie-horses; Carriages. which for comfort
and elegance cannot be surpassed. with careful
and polite drivers can be secured at all times, day
or night, at reasonable prices.
:. Baggage delivered or called for at any point in
the city, and carefully handled.
am prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to
travelling men. Horses boarded by the day. week.
Or month at reasonable rates. and the very best at
tenfiOn guaranteed.
will give my personal attention and assistance
to any one leaving horses at my stable to sell them
to the best advantage
Give me call and you shall not go away disap-
ointed ALEX HAkMAN.
marl8 StauntOn. Va
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VTIRGINIA-IN VACATION.--In the Clerks
Y Office OF the Court Of Hastings for the
City of Staunton. october 10, 1885,
Hattie r. Perry, Plaintiff,
VS..
Susan P. Martin, Asbury R. Martin. Mary 8.
Martin, Susan S Martin. Lewis G. Beall and Sarah
j. Beall his wife, U. w Hammond and Addie s
Hammond, Estelle Martin, widow, and Beal Mar
tin and Stella B. Martin infant children of Wallace
L. Martin. and Charles E. Haines, Defendants.
The object Of this .uit is to have conveyed to
Battle Perry. house and lot in the City Of
Staunton. on st. Clair st. which was sold to John
property of said Hattie R. Perry.
It appearing by affidavit filed that Asbury r
Martin, Lewis G. Beall and Sarah Beall, o. w.
Hammond and Addie s. Hammond his wife,
Estelle Martin. Stella B. Martin and Beall Martin
are Donresidents of this State 1t is ordered that
they do appear here within fifteen days after due
publication of this tice and do what is necessary
to protect their interests.
Teste,- NEWTON ARGENBRIGHT.
HUDSON & PATRICK, p. q. Clerk.
ocI12 At
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We promise to leave nothing undone on our part
to give satisfaction to our customers.
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DICHARD s. KER.
III ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
Office with WHITE s. GORDON.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
YELLOW JACKS RECORD.

Smallest Number Of Gases Yesterday for
Many Days Editor Martin Among the
Dead-The City AIourns.
JAoKsoNyLLE, Fla, Oct. S-There were
thirty-three new cases and nine deaths re-
ported for twenty-four hours
Deaths: Edwin Martin, editor Of The
Times Union; George Steinhausen, James
Keyes, Mrs. Nj. S. Fairlie, Mrs Felix Tribe,
d. Latourette, Wilson Wiseman, Charles l..
Deforest and Jennings Hood.
New cases: 6. Steinhausen, Alfred II.
Horn, Mary Ann Hastings J. L. Elliott,
George Speeckelry, J. w. Barber, Mrs.
Sneed and Mrs. Sarah McCormick-eight
white and twenty-five colored.
Editor Martin died at 10 a. m He had
been delirious since a. m. His death
causes universal sorrow He had been very
active IN his efforts to mitigate the horrors
Of the plague, having laborcd zealousy on
relief committees while keeping up his useful
newspaper work. He was ~ years old, and
leaves a wife and three children, now in Sa-
vannah, and a sister and aged mother near
this city. His funeral will occur with Ma.
sonic hOnors to-day
The Jacksonville Press club adopted resolu
tions Of eulogy Of Editors Bowden and Mar
tin, and sorrow for their loss
The resolutions also express thanks TO tn,
New York Press club and other newspaper
people throughout the country for their sym
pathy and assistance.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
noted Arrivals bv steamship.

New YoRK, Oct. s. - The 1o-year old
daughter Of B. l. Townsend, Of Oyster Bay.
was sick with varioloid on the steamer Um-
bria, which arrived at quarantine Saturday
and landed its passengers early yesterday
morning. Miss Townsend was transferred
direct to her fathers home in his private tug.
Among the GOO passengers on the UmbIiai
were Gen. Beauregard, who had suffered
from a sprained ankle on the journey; John
Hoey Of the Adams Express company, and
Andrew Carnegie. On the steamer Alaska,
which landed its passengers yesterday, were
Mrs Langtry, her niece and Frederick Geb-
hardt Mrs. Langtry took part in an enter
tainment fer charity during the voyage.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
TO FOUND A NOVEL CITY.
scheme for Maklng Thirty thousand
People We'll to DO.

People We'll to DO.
CHICAGO, Oct s.-Frank Proutt, disci-
pie Of Christian science, has a scheme
whereby he purposes to colonies 5000 fami-
lies or $1,000 people somewhere in the west,
where land can be had cheaply, and found
city which shall be different from any other
city the world has ever sean Each family
viii take up 100 acres Of government land
and divide the real estate, forest, mineral
and natural wealth among them. The city,
he thinks, will at once be worth Sl5, 1000 0O1
The land around tho city win be worth $40
an acre, or 81, 600 600, and the common wealth
Of the community will be S2i,000,0O0, or
about S4 900 20 each family.
Settling land IA cooperation says Mr..
Proutt, rs tanfAlf cheaper than settling 1t
individually. A city can DO built for 81, ,OO0,-
600 and the principal neoessnries OF life can
be manufactured for 1000 people, provided
all work Is done by cooperation propose
the issuing Of interest bearing bonds to the
members Of the cooperative society first, and
outside stockholders second, with the S2A,
OO0O0O real estate property as security. The
new city should be on high ground, where
pure air can be obtained This win also af-
ford good drainage Sidewalks we want
covered 20 avoid rain, mud, excessive heat
IN summer and snow and ic8in winter. One
bakery would do all the baking, an orchestra
could be maintained at a cost 60 each in
habitant OF not more than 81 year; amuse.
ments would be under tho general care Of the
community, and no person would be put tc
work under q years Of agen
Mr. Proutt is enthusiastic regarding hi.
scheme, and win endeavor 10 put 1t into
operation. He says that he has strong hope.
of Success
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
ROWING ON A BOARD TRACK.
Genuine Racing Novelty In Madison
Square Garden.

Square Garden.
NEW YORK Oct. S.--The most povel con-
test ever witnessed in Madison Square gar
den began at 1905 o'clock last night. 1t
will continue until next Saturday evening,
and is a rowing match on a board track.
Twelve noted scullers, who have won fame
and money ON the water in Australia, Eng
land, the United States and Canada in the
regulation shells, are competing for prizes
on a three wheeled vehicle styled the road
sculler
The scullers are. William 0'Connor, Of
Toronto; John Teemer, Of McKeesport, Pa. I;
Jacob q. Gaudaur, Canada George Buhear,
England William G. East, England; Peter
II. Conley, Portland, Me Fred Plaisted
Boston; John Mckay, Halifax, N. $. George
w. Lee, New York; Albert Hamm, Halifax;
John Largan, Ireland Wallace Ross, St
Johns, N. b.
Several Of the machines broke down few
minutes after the start, and their riders were
compelled 70 retire temporarily. An inn
mense audience was present, and included
many noted actors, politicians and profess
sional men. The quality Of the entire audi
ence was much superior to those usually in
attendance at walking matches
The race was started by J. NJ. Hill, the
well known theatrical manager He eau
toned the rowers against fouling and the
probable bad results that an accident would
entail and gave the word go was all he
said, but it brought in play some mighty
muscles and like race horses the scullers sped
away. The band played a lively air while
William O'Connor made the first lap, closely
followed by Gaudaur, and the others in an
unrecognizable bunch O'Connor made his
first mile in four minutes
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
An Entire ramIlr crs,nntea.

LINCOLN Neb., Oct. s-A special to The
State Journal says that family named
Richter, farmers, living between Geneva and
OHIO, consisting Of the husband and wife and
five children, were all burned 70 death, with
the exception Of the husband, who was so
seriously burned that he will probably die,
at their home Friday night A tramp who
was spending the night with them was also
burned TO death The origin Of the fire is
unknown, but the supposition is that it is
another tribute at whisky's shrine. The
tramp had been around the neighborhood for
some time, and that day was drunk, and Mr..
Richter had also been drinking. 1t is sup
posed that the former may have gone 70
sleep while smoking and the fire thus origi-
mated. 1t was not discovered until the housa,
with its inmates and entire contents, was en-
tirely consumed.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
Inunchlng of the Gunboat Pctrel.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The gunboat Petrol,
a leading type in the new navy, now building
at the Columbian Iron works, Baltimore, will
be launched next Saturday The boilers and
engines, from designs furnished BY the bureau
Of steam engineering are all ready and COM
plete, and win be placed in the ship very soon
after the launching. The Petrol win be Of
about SS5 tons displacement, barkentine rig
and steel hull She win carry four breech-
loading guns in her main battery, besides
several machine guns on deck 1t has not
vet been decided who viii christen the ship.
It is first man Of war ever constructed in
Baltimore, and the launching viii evidently
be made public event by the city authori-
ties. The ship viii be turned over 10 the
government by the first Of the year complete
in every respect
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
Attachmenf Acninst I.ntln.

CHICAGO, Oct s--An attachment for $685.,
600 against Lotta the actress, was filed in
the United States court by the st. Paul Opera
House company, which alleges that Miss
Crabtree purchased che opera house on Sept
Z for SIZE, 900, and that on Sept. 20 a con-
tract was nude to have S100, 900 paid down.
1t Is alleged that $1,000 was paid by Lotta,
and that tha necessary notes and mortgages
were drawn up. The plaintiff has prodered
the necessary deeds and demands S95, 900, the
balance Of the sl00,OOO now due Miss Crab
tree has heavy deposit in the Germania
bank here, which has been garnisheed.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
Petnrs vs. Tom ana .Ine.

The long talked Of race between the
yachts Peters and Tom and Joe took place
yesterday The race was from the Chris
tiana ietty and Marcus Hook, and return,
for purse Of $25. The Peters, which is
a much larger boat, took the lead reach
ing the turning point one minute ahead
of its opponent. On the return trip it
kept the lead and finished five minutes
ahead Of the Tom and Joe. The top mast
of the Peters was broken off in the race.
The Peters is now ready to race any open
yacht on the river for from $25 to 500.
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
The AIormons in Mexico.

Cry OF MEXICO, Oct. S.-Henry Eyring.
representative here Of the Mormon colonies
in the state Of Chihuahua, denies the report
that the Mormon church has bought 4,O00,-
900 acres of land in that state, formerly tina
property Of the zuni Indians. He also de-
nies that the Mormons contemplate moving
en- mnsse to this country. The MormonS
here now number only 100 families, occupy
ing 100000 acres in Chihuahua. ~nere Ia
much discussion in the press regarding Nor
mon immigration, and the general sentiment
Is adverse to it
Evening journal., 1888-10-08
Rennted cnninrer shot.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct s-A special dispatch
to The Picayune from Aberdeen, Miss, says
Shep Anderson, colored butcher, met Sol
omon Copeley, a farmer, in front Of the
Methodist church. Anderson accused Cope
ley Of planting conjuring bottles and voodoo
roots around his house. Copeley denied the
charge, calling Anderson a liar. Anderson
drew a revolver and fired, killing Copeley in
stantly. The murderer surrendered. The
negroes claim that Anderson did right, as
Copeley was regarded by them as profe--
sional coniurer.