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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
A Curiosity Indeed.

By last fridays mail we received from
Kentucky. through the kindness of DR..
VIM. H. Caldwell, a package of seed which
are indeed natural curiosity. A special
from Lexington to the Paris (Ky.) NeaoS
says sit sounds very much like Joe Null.
haitian lie. but all of our scientists here lin
lexington are deeply puzzled over a pc,
culiar fnd of farmer who lives on South
Elkhorn creek. While coming to town he
discovered pile of seed on the side of the
military pike which by their peculiar ac-
tions attracted his attention, and, stopping
his team, he secured quart Of the seed.
They resemble timothy seed both in size
and color, bnt their popularity shows they
are not About once in ten seconds each
seed will jump from the eighth of an inch to
an iuch in height, and they never seem to get
tired but keep up the jumping continuously.
All of the scientists and microscopes in the
city have been furnished with specimens,
but so far no one has been able to tell what
kind of seed they are" When they reach
ed Leyisburg we called in a number of
friends to see and wonder, Various were
the speculstions as to what the seed were
and the cause of the jumpipg.-One con-
cluded they we're ''Flea sced-fiea eggs"
Ano her gentleman read the notice in the
paper, watched the seed jump awhile, pick
ed up the paper again and exclaimed, "Ab!
see what's the matter now. They came
from B9urb IN cOunty-they're drunk"
And so the speculations ran on. All con-
fessed ignorance as to what they were, how
ever. Bang DESTROYS Of purely scientific
solution to the mystery we placed the seed
in the hands of DR.. O. P. Sydenstricker for
examination. A careful inspection elected
the following from him: "The absence of
any history Or data concerning the vege-
table phenomenon shown me renders bo-
.ncal classification impossible. Descrpr
tion-this fruit or seed is shaped like the
acorn of the oak, but lacking the capsule or
involucre in which the base of the acorn is
inserted. Thus the base is truncate and
the apex acute or pointed. 1t is from one
thirtieth to one fortieth inch in diameter
and consists of resinous pericarp and an
embryo composed largely Of starch. Under
the microscope the starch granules become
very conspicuous. The sensitive or irri-
table properties of this seed are not unu-
sual in vegetable life, and are owing to a
high degree of the development of proto-
plasmic contractility, which, aided by the
external stimuli of light, heat, &C., produce
spontaneous movement of the substance
In this case the movement assumes the
character OF sudden bound or jerky mo-
ton into space, covering several lengths of
its own diameter. This spontaneous move
ment will define as ciliary in its character,
yet different from its general application
in vegetable physiology. 1t is, however,
based on the same principles and due d.
rectly to the rapid bending to and fro of the
protoplasmic mass of the embryo within
the pericarp, thus inducing the correspond
ing external motion referred to above.''
The seed. up to this writing, continue to
jump Greenbrier (W. Va } Independent.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
VIRGINIA as Viewed In The West.

Our young friend, Mr.. M. A. Hope, OF
this city, Vice President of the Virginia
Division of the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION, who was one of the representa-
tives of that body in the National Associa-
ton, which held its session recently in
Minneapolis, furnished US with full quota
of Western publications during his trip
Among them was the spirited Commercial
Traveller of Chicago, which We have read
with much pleasure, and find it an able
and solid commercial journal. We were
not expecting to find anything in it con-
corning Virginia and the interests of our
people, especially, and therefore were
agreeably surprised when the eye caught
the following article. We return to the
Commercial Traueler our sincere thanks for
its noble utterances in behalf of the cold
Dominion and our people:
''The grand Exposition which is to be
held at Richmond, Virginia, during the
month of October, 1888, Is a response to q
demand from the world to-day. Never in
the history of that State was there such a
rush of inquiries from all quarters of this
and foreign countries, where climatic,
social, and other causes are prompting peo-
pie to look for permanent homes, where
labor shall have its surest and quickest re-
ward, and life is spared from all the dis
turbing freaks Of nature.
Through all her varied experiences, Vir-
ginia has ever stood out in a relief peculiar
to herself, and the mention of no State ex-
cites more respect in the hearts of all true
men than that of the 'Old Dominion. y
There is no place on earth where with the
same energy expended a living can be
made as easily as there no place to-day
where investment is safer aud surer TO pay
a handsome increase in the nesr future
Her people, never intoxicated by extreme
measures, are thoughtful, conservative and
cautious in all things-at the same time
most courageous for the right-priding
themselves upon noble history and as
having a social fabric unsurpassed"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

WHAT ST. JOHN SAYS OF THE CHICAGO
coNvENTIoN.-Ex~G job P. St. John,
of Kansas, the prohibition candidate for
President four years ago, has this to say OF
the National Republican covention:--
s'The most ridiculous feature Of the CON
vention was that after weeks drunken rev
elry and an all-day Sabbath decorations
the very last thing done by the body was to
declare the republican party cordially SYM
pathizes with all well directed efforts foI
the promotion of temperance and morality,
which is substantially just what the national
cago in 1885, in the following words: That
we most earnestly favor temperance and ap-
peal to every member of the trade to make
proof of this declaration by his daily life
and daily conduct of his business
"Compare these two resolutions and you
will fed that, while the republican party
only expresses sympathy, the liquor dealers
pledge themselves to keep sober and be de-
cent. If the delegates to the national pro-
hiLtion convention had done as the demo-
Gratis and republican delegates did at their
respective conventions-if they had carried
large stocks of liquor on the train, run free
saloons in connection with headquarters,
INDUCED in a number of free fights and a
rotous dissertation of the Sabbath, and
made one of the largest wine manufactur-
ers iu the world its permanent chairman, as
the republicans did, the prohibition party
would never have been heard of after
wards"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The ISSUE IN NUTsHELL.-The n. Y
e raid presents the issue in a nutshell
thus
sThe republican policy will give full
sway to combines, trusts aud monoroles,
They will be protected in their raids on the
slender earnings of the laborer. They will
charge him what they please for the neces-
saries and comforts of life, and if he grum-
bles. why hi must grin and bear it, that s
ALL
The democi attic policy is, as Cleveland
said in his message, as the party said at St.
Louis, to give the poor man all possible
comforts for himself and family at as low a
rate as poss Die. Instead of taxing him
heavily aud $. ending the surplus, the aim
is to reduca exes to the low water mai
of economical government AID national
prosperity.
Tie people must decide which plan they
ike BETTER"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
1t will Grow.

The Republicans acknowledge that there
is no enthusiasm now for their ticket, but
they say it will grow. 1t seems to be very
slow about growing. The Washington
correspondent of the Bait. Sun says
"When the ''grow" business commences,
part of it will doubtless be the growth of
knowledge of some of the influences in favor
of Harrison's nomination, and of some of
those who were his principal supporters in
the convention. Gen. Harrison is a railroad
attorney, John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska,
temporary chairman of the convention, and
Greed Raymond. of California, who turned
IN for Harrison, are the attorneys of land
grant railroad monopolies, and in every
delegation nearly which helped to make
Harrison's nomination there was plenti.
full sprinkling of railroad attorneys and
lobbyists. All the influences which were
most potential for Harrison represented
land grabbers and all those opposed to the
interests of the prappers"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
WHAT Is SAID OF THURMAN.-We had

WHAT Is SAID OF THURMAN.-We had
another pleasant call from Col. B. F. Har-
low, of Lewisburg, West Va, a member of
the committee to formally potifs Grover
Cleveland and Judge Thurman of their
nominations. This time he was on his re-
turn, after that committee had performed
the duties assigned them. He says that
Judge Thurman, though IA years of age, is
younger in constitution and more viruc:ous
than N 'st men many years younger. He
says he is strong and healthy, with only a
little rheumatism in one knee, aud that he
is as plain as he is charming in manner
and able in intellect. He is full of life and
vigor, and speaks fluently aud earnestly as
well as pleasantly and humorously.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
WHAT IS SAID IN INDIANA.-The Jack
sonian, published in Rushville, Indiana,

WHAT IS SAID IN INDIANA.-The Jack.
sonian, published in Rushville, Indiana,
says
"All the Democrats have to do to secure
the election of their Presidential candidates
is to carry Indiana. That will not be hard
to do now. The Greenbaokars, for whom
Mr.. Harrison few years ago, wanted to
build an 'Idiot Asylum" for their safe
keeping, will not support him. They won't
want to reward him for that by sending
him to the White House. They "ain't built
that way"
Tue laboriug men, who are now scarcely
able to live, will not support Mr.. Harrison
who voted i'll the United States Senate to
permit heather, leprous Chinese, who can
live on ten cents day, to come to the coun.
try and compete with our intelligent and
christian laborers. The laboripg men of
Indiana are most intelligent citizens, know
their rights and interests, and will not very
generally vote for Mr.. Harrison. They know
how Mr.. Cleveland has stood for equal JUS
tice to them against mighty monopolies-
how he asks for cheap food and clothing ftr
them and their little ones, and they win
support him and Allen G. Thurman-the
embodiment of honesty and wisdom"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
Prosperity.
REPUBLICAN THEORIES VS. DEMOCRATIC
PRACTICE,

REPUBLICAN THEORIES VS. DEMOCRATIC
PRACTICE.
Both of the political parties claim that
increased and Substantial prosperity will be
assured if the administration of the Gov
eminent shall be directed according to the
policy they respectively promulgate. This
cannot be, and it is for the voter to de-
termine for himself which of the platforms,
in connection with the candidates stand
ing upon them, presents the fairest prospect
for securing that result. Turn and twist
the subject as it has been and will continue
to be, the permanent prosperity Of our
country will not be secured by high pro-
tective tariff, the idea being delusive that
home markets will appropriate at just COM
pensation to the producers the fruits of
agriculture and the manufactured fabrics
of the United States. The Establishments
and decisions of the Republican theory
should be discarded as worthless, for in its
whole aim and essential parts the policy is
to concentrate the wealth Of the country in
the grasp of monopolies to the detriment of
the millions who produce the Values
Their ideas are not to enlarge the demand
in foreign countries for our products, but
they inculcate the belief that home markets
will become as it were great cormorants
capable of consuming the increasing pro
duction of the land-that exorbitant taxes
by high tariff should be levied upon the
people that redundant treasury may salts
fy peculation and the demands Of extrava-
gance. The general government is to be
maintained not as the agent of the people
and the States, but as their irresponsible
master: stripping the States of their func-
lions under the Constitution, and turning
the resources Of the people into federal
channels through which all progress must
find its way.
The Democratic practice is the reverse OF
this whole policy. 1t is to draw money
from the people only to the extent that the
Federal Government needs it as the agent
and not as the master A rate of taxation
for less than that recommended by the Re
publican policy will sustain the Federal
Government in every essential feature
The Democratic policy is then to levy no
more than is necessary and leave the peo-
pie and the States free to direct their do
nestle growth and prosperity by the re-
tention of the resources that are otherwise
filched from them for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of central power and corrupt Influences
To open wide our commerce with the
nations and COUNT les of all the world where
q Judgment for our productions can be
found and to import from them without
excessive duties the commodities wanted
and not obtainable in our own country, is
policy for building up and extending, not
for circumscribing, international communi-
cation, and is the true theory for enlarging
and fostering our trade relations and inter-
nal development.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

New York World Oem.): While Mr..
Harrison would make an honorable and &C
ceptable President, he will be beaten, and
he ought to be beaten because he represents
the interests of the favored few against the
interests of the many; because he stands
pledged to policy of retrogression instead
of progression; because he is the candidate
Of a party which would make the war taxes
higher and the cost Of living greater instead
Of reducing taxation by a tariff revision
which would lessen the price of articles O.
necessity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Narrow, restrictive, a natural sympathiser
with corporate power in every contest with
the people, and member of that class who
uphold all legislation that values dollar
more than man, Harrison is a representa-
tive of the most uu-American and danger
GUS characteristics of the Republican party.
A man who is so narrow and bigoted that
he fears at one time that the citizenship of
honest and intelligent Engishmen, Irish
men, Scotchmen, Germans, Frenchmen,
Italians and Swedes will be injurious to
the interests of the country and is so much
the slave of the money power that he is
afterwards ready, if not eager, to crowd
our fields and factories with coolies. is not
the man who will receive majority of the
votes of the people of this country or a ma
jority of the votes of their Presidential
Electors.-Richnlond State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

AS the Democratic party has adopted
the old red "bandanna" as its oriaamme in
this campaign, it would be according to the
"eternal fitness Of things" for the Republi-
can parry, with Harrison IS its candidate
for President to I'd opt as its orif:amme the
Chinese lantern.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Ex-senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, says
thai but for adjournment of the Chicago
coavaLtio1 on Saturday evening Blaine
would have been nominated, and that even
Ohio would have voted that way, as For
aker told him that he would vote for Blaine
and that twenty or twenty-five other men,
bors Of the delegation were ready to follow
hin,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

A GOOD SHowING.-When the democrats
obtained control of the State government
in North Carolina, in 1871, the annual ex-
penditures for the public schools aggregat-
ed $177, 467. Since then the number of
schools and scholars have been more than
trebled, and the expenditures last year az
gregated 1868, 037. The schools are i'll
more fourishing condition now than ever
before in the history Of the State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

There will be a meeting of the citizens Of
the James River Valley held at Natural
Bridge, Va, on Tuesday, July 10. The
object is TO discuss and devise some means
by which immigration may be induced to
settle up the vacant lands in and adjacent
to the valley
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

A large Cleveland aud Thurman club
was organized on the New York Coffee Elk
change Thursday, with John r. McNulty
as president. Many Of the participants
were young men who four years ago follow
ed the PINNED Knight. It was decided to
form 25 companies of 25 men each for
narades
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The payroll Of the Southwest Virginia
Improvement Company, which was disburs-
ed at Pocahontas Saturday, is said to have
exceeded anything in the history of the
company's operation. reaching the very
large sum of $91 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

This is the 111th anniversary of the dec
laration of Independence on the 4th Of
July 1776. This natal day is not celebrated
here in any public Ger emony this year.
The business houses will be closed ano
many will 60 to the country for recreatior'
and soma will torture the worm to tempt
the little fish to take the deceptive and
cruel barbed hook.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

No YEARS OF WAR.-A Cablegram to the
N. Y. Herald, dated Berlin, July LIST,
says;-
sIt is reported that Prince Bismarck, in
conversation with several members Of
the Upper House of the Prussian Diet, ex
pressed his conviction that peace would not
be disturbed unless other Powers provoked
a war. He had no such fear of Russia. he
was firmly convinced that the former differ
ences between Germany and Russia would
be completely settled. He wished be could
feel the same confidence in France. In
France, however, he added, the unexpeet-
ed might happen at any time.
The krcuz Zeitang says that Prince Bis
marck has induced Russia to abandon de-
tinitely the idea of making an alliance with
France"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Gen. Harrison's family consists of wife,
a son and daughter. The daughter was
married few years ago to Mr.. j. R. Nc
Kee, young wholesale merchant of Indian
spolis, and has now an infant son, of whom
Gen. Harrison is very fond. Mr.. Russell
Harrison, the Generals SOD, lives in
Dakota. Mrs. Harrison's maiden name
was Scott, and her family is one of the old
est and best known in Indianapolis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

As the Republican party is "boostlng"
their candidate for President on the fame
of his granGf lther more than his own
merits, they should adopt for their CAM
paign song-"dI andfather's old clock"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

DR.. Williams, well-known and popular
physician of Harrisonburg, died in that
place Sunday week from suffocation. lie
had disease Of the throat, which brought
on the cogdition from which death eDsued.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

We see with pleasure that Augusta Coun
ty is endorsing H. st. George Tucker fnl
Congressman from the Tenth District, We
believe Harry will make a good run and
we know be will make good Congressman:
Charlottesville Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

FURNISH THE PRooF.-Iu speaking of
Gen. Ben. Harrison whilst in the U. S. Sem
ate, the Wytheville Patriot and Herald
says
"He was a warm advocate of the Blair
educational bill and was pronounced adj
vocate of PROTECTION to American indus
tries"
We would like that paper to furnish some
proof of its declaration, as to the Blair bill,
as some of the papers assert that "tbere
was not more pronounced and stronger
opponent of that bill in congress" than
Harrison, and that his ''most conspicuous
an able speeches in the United States SEM to
were against that measure
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Walter Blaine Harrison, son of John
Harrison, Of Phiadslphi,, WAS Der On the
day Blaine was nominated in 1884, and died
Monday, the day of Hariison's nomina-
tiou,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
The N. Y. Herald SAYS

The combination of protected monop-
olies, corporations, trusts and capitalist
manufacturers against the people will fail,
if for no other reason because the people
will resent the dictation of those who want
to be their masters and begin by organizing
to buy them like Sheep"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The meetings in Rockbridge, to elect
delegates to the Congressional Convention
to be held in this city on the LIST of August,
will be held on Saturday, the 18th instant.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
The National Free Press says

After the election, General Harrison can
indulge in reading Whittier. where he may
come across the following lines:
For Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these. it might have been Ben:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

In speaking of the nomination Of Har.
rison the Valley Virginian says;-
'His election, we believe, is as certain as
anything in the future can be-.
The Virg,niaa always whistles very loud
when passing through graveyard
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Gen. Rosecrans expresses the very posi-
tive belief that California will vote for
Cleveland and Thurman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Foraker says that he would Tot have
accepted the nomination if he had been
nominated by reclamation. How very sour
the grapes are
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04
The N. Y, Herald says:-

"If man believes in high taxes he will
vote the republican ticket, whatever his
former affiliations have been, and if he be.
lieves that low lakes are the need of the
hour and that big surplus is wrong done
to the people, block On the wheels Of
trade, a drag on the country, he will vote
with the democrats and have done with 1t"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The Staots Zeitung, the most Influential
German paper III the United States, sup
ports The Democratic candidates.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

D. MYERLY d CO., vs. NANCY JEF.
-. PERSONS ADMIR- &c.-In pursu-
county, entered In this cause May 18th. IsSs
l shall proceed, at my office in Staunton on
Tuesday, July 3lst, 1883,
to take account, LIST. or the outstanding
debts OF Nancy Jefferson, decd. End. or the
personal property liable for the payment of
said debts. Sd. OF the real estate left BY said
Nancy Jefferson its amount value. &c.
JOS. A. WADDELL.
july At Comm,r
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

Liberty district, Bedford county, by vote
of 407 to 112, has decided in favor of license
to sell liquor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The Democratic party waves the ''ban-
danna," and the Republican swings the
Chinese lantern.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

DOSSERMAN'S EXECUTORS VS.. BRU-
d BECK AND ALS.-In pursuance of de-
cree of the Circuit Court of Augusta county,
entered in this cause May 25th 1887, shall Lro-
coed, at my office, in stanton, on Wednesday,
August Isl, 1888, to take lst An account of the
transactions of John Towberman. Executor of
Jacob c. Bosserman. I'd. An account of unad-
ministered assets. Sd. OF what sum it is prop
er to retain to pay the debt due to DR.. Ewing,
&c, &C. JOS. A. WADDELL.
July 4-4w Comm'r.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

The Louisville Courier-JournaL says that
Harrison ''hates poor man worse than the
devil hates holy water"
Such man as that cinnot and should be
elected to any Office whatever, and certain
ly not to that of the presidency.