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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

An account OF the late Margaret Vefey's
attempt at weighing a cat is 6 new story by
her biographer. Thomas Claudius, cat Of
imperial size and pride, weighed one violent
scrimmage, one scratch 4 had that, one
scale kicked out of its place and Gathering in
the silence of the night, one tempestuous de-
parture through the doorway. "-Chicago
HartlA
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
Tanned In the Country.

A Family Visitor-Ah Johnny, you didn't
get tanned while in the country, I see.
Johnny twho has but just returned from
his vacation)-Didn't 1, thought You ought
to have been round the day father caught
me cutting piece out of the hammock tor a
fish net. That's the time / got tanned, Mr..
Jones. Boston Budget.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
An Ancient City Unearthed.

An Austrian Pompeii has just been I'M
earthed near Tara. lara is the capital Of
the Austrian province of Dalmatia. Thou
sands of coins of the Diocletian period and of
other early times, rare specimens of Grecian
and Roman scripture and Byzantine archi-
lecture were discovered along the Dalmatian
shores. Amphitheatres, temples, eatacombs
and other evidences of a busy and highly
civilized community were unearthed. Chi
cago Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
F.xcept by Personal Experience,

1t is all very well for the papers to discuss
the question, SIS Marriage a Failure" 1t
amuses their readers and adds to their sale.
But there is not woman in America who
will be convinced either one way or the other
exceps by personal experience. Nor man
either.-Fort Worth Tex.) Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
chicaso,s Wen Paid prummers.

The best paid drummers travelling for Chi
cago houses are five men in the grocery
trade, who receive salaries of from 5000 to
$4,000 a year. There are perhaps hundred
travelling men in the Lake City who make
$500 a year, but the average is not above
s4,U0.-New York Evening World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

A striking illustration of the influence Of
environment on animal forms may be quite
easily produced, according to DR.. Winslow
Anderson If the embryo of the land sala-
mander be taken from the egg and kept in
water of moderate temperature, abundantly
supplied with oxygen, and amply fed with
small water animals, the organism is remark
ably changed even in single generation.
The embryonic lungs remain undeveloped
and gills grow instead, a rudder tail and
even fins are gradually developed for the new
function of swimming, and the unnecessary
feet and legs become mere rudimentary ap-
pendages. Traveller.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
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CHANGING SEASONS.

CHANGING SEASONS.
No longer on the garden gate
Fond lovers swinging;
December breeZas regulate
That sort of thing.
Within the coy parlor now,
Before the crate
They sit. and never notice how
It's growing late.
The blazing Goals illuminate
With rudy glow
The coy room, and. though it's late,
He does not 60.
Next day she has sleepy air;
Her pas enraged;
But. after all what does she care?
She is engaged.
oSonerUille Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
During a Lifetime.

1t has been computed that during a life
time OF three score years and ten the blood
OF human being travels 4 ~, 4Gd miles: tha1
bis heart beats 2, 81, s4S zoe times,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

1t is not true that love makes all things
easy; it makes us choose what is difficult
George Eliot
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

CONNECTIONS.
Train No 40 connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express Trans leaving at 4;2S M,
arriving at Cincinnati at 745 m. st. Louis at $3.50
D. m. and Chicago at $40 p m
With train leaving at 1O40 arriving at
Pittsburg at $50 a M. aud at Chicago $40 m
Also with train leaving al l25 a. m arriving at
Cincinnati al $50 nj st Louis at ZOO a m.
Connects at Weverton with train arriving at
HagersGown at $50 D m. and at Washington juno
ton with train arriving at Frederick at 800 D. m.
B & Palace Sleeping cars run through to
Pittsburg, Cincinnati St. Louis, Columbus and
Chicago. All Fast Express Trains run through 60
above points without change of cars.
For tickets and further Information apply to B
so. Agents, or to
O. E. DUDROW Travl'g Pass ct
Stanton. Va.
CHAS. q SCULL.
General Passenger Agent.
W. M CLEMENTS,
General Manager.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

The French ascribe the invention of bill
lizards TO Henrique Devigne, an artist, about
l571.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

NUPERB L1VEHYl-I desire to announce TO my
y friends aud the oublic generally. that have
now one of the most complete and thoroughly
equipped LIVERY STABLES in or out Of Virginia.
Fast aud stylish teams. single double; First
rate sadde-horses; Carriages. which for comfort
and ele Iance caunos be surpassed with careful
and polite drivers be secured at all times. day
Or ntght at re iSDnable prices
Ba tge delivered or called for at any point In
the city, and carefully handl- q
am prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to
travelling men Horses boarded by the day, week,
n nth at reasonable rates. and the very best at
tention guaranteed.
will give my personal attention and assistance
to any one leaving horses at my STABLE to sell them
to the best adv ntage
Give me Call and you shall not 90 away disap-
ointed ALEX HAkMAN,
mar18 StauntOn. Va
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TS c. VINCENT,
CIVIL ENGINEER r.

Having had an experience Of 81 teen years in
some If the rost imp rant engineering in the
ri ed s,a e .ffers his professional rviceS t. the
pub ic in engineering of every description imclud
ing Railr ads, Foundations Snpers ",ctu es Of
Bridges and viadnrts, Piers. Water Works, Sew
eragp systems street railways, rurnpikes, hop
RuiIdings IncIinas BINS Roofs. Gable Roads,
Develnpment of Mineral Lands and opening of
Mines Genera, or Detail Plans, Estimates. Speci-
flea, Ions and pe'interde zee OF Construction.
Reports made unon xxi stirg or PROMISED struc-
tnres CORRESPONDENCE solicited, ref rences ex-
changed LOCh BOA NO I.
nav is 6m Stanton, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

A mans nature runs either to herbs or
weeds; therefore let him seasonably water
the one and destroy the other.-Bacon.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14

DICHARD S. KER,
IL ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office with WHITE & GORDON.
uyl3
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
GEESE AT $40.

Every railroad" recently remarked
an attorney who has figured for years in
railroad litigation, ''pays all the way from
| $50. 600 year i'll compensation for dam
ages to cattle and horses and other ami
mails run down on the road. And it is a
curious and amusing fact that when
these suits for damages are brought into
court the animals which have been run
down, according to the plaintiffs story,
are always the best bred of the kind,
The horses may be old hacks tottering
on the verge of dissolution and the cows
may be dried-up affairs with capacity
of about two quarts of milk a day, but
in the language of these complaints the
horses are always thoroughbreds with
pedigree, and the cows are always pure
Alderney, imported short time previous
direct from Jersey. l appeared for
railroad some time ago in suit for dam
| ages which had been brought against
them by farmer along the line of the
road who claimed that out of flock of
three or four hundred geese about seventy
of the number had been killed by pass
ing train, and in this case the seventy
geese, after the ordinary rule, the most
expensive of their kind. There were lots
of domestic geese in the flock, but the
plaintiff made no bones whatever of COM
ing into court aud setting up the claim
that the train in passing had selected the
seventy imported geese and deliberately
put an end to their existence. The low
priced birds had all escaped. l had a
good deal of fun in examining the far
mer, and asking him how the train had
managed to make SO good selection,
and whether or not the tram had been
guided by the fact that the imported
geese were remarkably different in ap-
pearance from the native birds and l
trapped him into some very entertaining
answers. After 1 had got through 1
turned around to the local attorney, who
had gotten the facts together, and men,
toned there was about as slight case
against the railroad company as there
well could be, but supposed the jury
would bring in "a, 900 or So, 900 verdict;
and they didn't disappoint my expecta-
tioDs for that is just what they did. We
appealed the case later on, as we had to
do, and the farmer was finally beaten"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
THE RECORD OF CLEVELAND'S
THREE YEARS.

The six definite enterprises which con-
stitute the whole book of Mr.. Cleveland's Is
policy, so far as his administration has
had distinctive policy, are these:
The reform of the civil service on the
SO called non-partisan or mugwump plan;
The suspension of silver coinage in
order to avert a predicted financial panic;
The negotiation of an extradition
treaty with Great Britain;
The settlement of the fishery troubles
by the meditation of treaty with Great
Britain;
The reduction of the surplus by means
of an extensive reduction of customs
duties, retaining the internal.revenue
taxes;
the Pan Electric suit to annul the
Bell telephone patents.
In every one of these six cases the re-
suit of the undertaking can be recorded
in single word:
The administrator civil service re.
form abandonment.
The administration demand for the
suspension of silver coinage Rellnquish.
ment.
The administration S extradition treaty
Collapse.
This administration fishery negotia-
tions-Surrender.
The administration surplus reduction
plan-Repudiation
The administration Pan Electric suit
Disgrace.
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Don't Marry Him"

HE is such a tickle, inconstant fellow,
you will never be happy with him." said
Esther's friends when they learned of
her engagement to young man who
bore the reputation of being sad firt.
Esther, however, knew that her lover had
good qualities, and she was willing to
take the risk. In nihe cases out of ten
it would have proved a mistake; but
Esther was an uncommon girl and to
every ones surprise Fred made model
husband. How was it? Well, Esther
had cheerful, sunny temper aud great
deal of tact. Then she enjoyed perfect
health and was always so sweet, neat and
wholesome that Fred found his own home
most pleasant, and his own wife more
agreeable, than any other being. As the
year passed and he saw other women of
Esther's age grow sickly, faded and
querulous, he realized more and more
that he had "a jewel of wife," Good
health was half the secret of Esther S
success. She retained her vitality and
good looks, because she warded off femi-
nine weaknesses and ailments by the use
of DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
Barnum and the Preacher.

p. T. Barnum declares that the best
circus of today is not fair mark for the
churchs hostility, and in the concluding
chapter of new edition of his autobio-
grapby gives this droll story: ION Sum-
day evening, May 81, 1882, entered the
Church of the Messiah, Rev. Robert
Collyer, pastor, and quietly took a back
seat, only to find the keen, clear eyes of
the preacher fixed upon me, and to hear
his resonant voice announce, 4 see P. T..
Barnum in back pew of this church,
and | invite him to come forward and
take seat in my family pew. Mr.. Bar
mum always gives me good seat in his
circus and want to give him as good in
my church," Mr.. Barnum adds: 81
thought the reverend gentleman had the
courage of his convictions, and was
grateful to his congregation for the grav-
ity with which they listened to this pull
pit notice and made way for me as with
some embarrassment l took the promi-
nent seat indicated"
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A Steep Bill.

DR.. Chas. E. Simmons, New York
physician, has brought suit for S143, 900
against the executors of the estate of the
late Hon. Samuel j. Tilden TO recover pay
for his services as Mr.. Tilden S physician.
The case has not advanced far as yet. In
the complaint only the lump sum, without
particulars, is given. The executors ask
for bill of particulars, and their lawyers
appeared in court Monday and moved
that such bill be ordered. Argument on
the motion was adjourned until today.
The New York Morning Journal quotes
man of figures as saying: CDR. Simmons
must have visited Tilden every day at
500 visit for four years, giving him the
benefit of leap year every twelve months
or he visited him every day at $50 visit
for eight years; or at $40 visit every day
for twenty years; or at $40 visit every
day for forty years; or at S. visit every
day for eighty years; or at 50 visit every
day for two hundred years" But how
old is DR.. Simmons?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12

her lesson book, and to wear me is for
her to 60 into her souls inmost sane.
tuary, to commune with herself and be
still"
"Apd l." said a plain wooden dress,
speaking unexpectedly out from under
rustlng silken mass-'I am her work
book. Scorn me, if you will, my radiant
sisters. am very plain, ] know, very
dark and unadorred. | tell her of no gol
den dreams, and bring no wondrous echoes
of silvern days. | belong to her working
hours only. You are many, and l am
but one, and yet live nearer TO her than
you all. l tell her with stern yet loving
gravity of duties still to be fulfilled, of
hard lessons yet to be mastered, of life
questions yet to be wearied over and un-
riddled. I show her herself as she should
be; not as a butterfly in the ball. room,
nor as dreamer in still cathedral aisles;
but as a patient worker on life's great
highway. I recall to her little daily re-
curing cares, wearisome responsibilities,
and trivial, unglorifed, unglorifying
trials. But for me, she would be worth.
less unit amid life's millions. l give her
place TO win in the great hereafter. l
am her conscience. Surely l must go
with her into eternity"
The dress ceased, and hung very still,
waiting for its day of labor to come again,
while the other dresses Uttered and gos-
siped among themselves, repeating stories
and telling tales of this and that, till
aweary of their own chatter, they too at
last grew happy. Tomorrow will write
another page in our history" they said,
and waited in silence.
But tomorrow came and passed, and
many tomorrows passed, and still none
came to the wardrobe. Then at last the
door opened again, and two women stood
there, robed in heavy black.
''No, there is nothing here that we may
put on her now," said one of the women,
and turned weeping away. These all
belong to her earthly life. How may we
| dress her for heaven?'
Through her earthly life only was she
| fitted for heaven, though nothing of it
may follow her into the beyond" an
swered the other softly. "These robes
she has laid aside forever with her NOR
tality. Their life ends where hers begins
She has no need of them more. Come
away"
And they closed the wardrobe door as
| one closes a finished book, and the
dresses hung sad and speechless against
the wall. They knew that they were
| suddenly become as biography written
in a forgotten tongue. To none living
could they ever speak again. They were
dresses only and no longer histories.
For Miss Minnie was dead.-Indepen-
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TWO KINDS OF CAPITAL.

In 1S4S two young men graduated from
an interior college. When they were
about to leave for home the President
shook them heartily by the hand, and
wished them success in life.
"Ah, DOCTOR" said one. "it has come
to Jim already. He has a fortune of
fifty thousand dollars. But l have no
capital to begin life with"
Jim's fortune was large one for those
days. He invested it and for few years
lived on the interest of it. The invest
ment proved bad one. and he lost every
thing. He had neither trade, profession,
nor business habits. Hence he remained
for the rest of his life poor man.
His comrade, knowing that success de-
peuded on his own efforts, studied a pro-
fessiou, which, without dollar of capital,
brought him a competency, and at last,
wealth.
Young men are apt to estimate money
alone as capital. That one of their num-
ber who has inherited money is, they
think, better equipped for the struggle of
life than any other. They should look
into the comparative commercial value of
money and of knowledge and skill before
they are quite SO sure of that.
Figures, in this case, tell no lies. OF
late years money in this country has de-
creased in value as money-getter, while
the compensation of service rendered has
become larger.
For example, capable domestic SER
want in our cities may annually lay by a
sum equal to the income upon three
thousand dollars in government bonds;
and an industrious mechanic, in steady
employment, earns a sum equal to the
interest of twenty thousand dollars at
four per cent. A teamster in Montana,
or cowboy in Colorado, finds that his
strength and skill are worth to him, in
money each year, as much as would be
forty thousand dollars invested in the
same lands, even if he could buy them
at par.
Inc lawyer or physician IN country
town who earns his two thousand dollars
annually, if suddenly debarred from prac-
tice, would require sixty six thousand dol
lars in bonds to yield him the same in
come; and the editor in chief of a great
city daily has power in his brain worth
to him, in hard cash, the capital of half
million.
Such estimates, OF course, vary with
place or time, but they will serve our
purpose if they convince the boys and
girls who read that they have in their
brains and hands, while the power of
brains and hands remains, actual, money
yielding capital more permanent and Sc
cure, and far more satisfying, than any
gold bearing gbonds.-Youth's Companion.
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For Sale.

A VALUABLE FARM containing about 900
IA ACRES, well fenced and in good state OF
cultivation. An APPLE ORCHARD of l5O tree ;
in prime bearing condition. Over 100 ACRES OF
WOODLAND, containing hrSt-class timber suit
able for shipbulding, telegraph poles, railroad
ties. and other purposes. Improvements consist
of 21a-STORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
containing rooms, GOOD BARN, GRANARG
and other outbuildings. Excellent water. said
farm situated about five miles from North East
and 215 miles from Bay View, on the road to Port
Deposit, Cecil county Md. For further particu-
lars apply to ChALKLEY GARRETT.
On the premises,
Or address W. II. HARDING.
Mar2+5m Bala L. o.. Mont. Co, "a.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
ST. MICHAEL THE WEIGHER.

Stood the tall Archangel weighing
All mans dreaming, doing, saying,
All the failure and the pain,
All the triumph and the gain,
In the unimagined years,
Full of hopes, more full of tears,
Since old Adams conscious eyes
Backwards searched for paradise,
And, instead, the tiame-blade saw
OF memorable law
In dream l marked him there,
With his FIRE gold, fiickering hair,
In his binding armOr stand,
And the scales were in his hand:
Mighty were they and full well
They could pOise both heaven and hell.
Angel, asked l humbly then,
"Weighest thou the souls of men?
That thine office is, know
Nay" he answered me, mot so,
But weigh the hope OF man
Since the power oi choice began
In the world OF good or ILL.,
Then l waited and was still.
In one scale l saw him place
All the glories of our race,
Cups that lit Belshazzar's feast,
Gems, the wonder of the East,
kublai's sceptre, Caesars sword,
Many poets golden word,
Many skill Of science, vain
70 make men as gods again.
In the other scale he threw
Things regardless, outcast, few,
Martyr ash, arena sand,
Of st. Francis cord strand.
Beechen cups of men whose need
Fasted that the poor might feed,
DisillusiOns and despairs
OF young saints with griefgrayed hairs,
Broken hearts that break for man.
Marvel through my pulses ran
Seeing then the beam divine
Swiftly on his hand decline,
While Earth's splendor and renOwn
Mounted light as thistle-down.
By James Russell LOlrell
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
ROBERT G. HOPKINS AND MARY r. HOP
KINS, HIS WIFE,
HELEN ROWLAND, HUGH ROWLAND
ISABEL ROWLAND, ERNESTINE
ROWLAND AND WILLIAM
s. ROWLAND.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil County, No. 1890
Equity.
TINE object of this suit Is to procure decree
i or the sale of certain real estate in Cecil
county. State of Maryland, of which Samuel
Rowland, late of said county, died seized
The bill states that the said Samuel Rowland
seized and possessed OF Il tract of land, situ-
ate in said county and containing one hundred
acres more or less, which was devised to him by
his father VIM. b. Rowland late of SAID county,
deceased: that being so seized and possessed, the
said Samuel Rowland departed this life in the
year 1855 intestate and unmarried. and leaving
surviving him the following sisters and deScen-
dants of a deceased brother 10 whom, as his heirs
at law the said land has descended, viz: the said
Mary K. Hopkins, a sister OF said Samuel Row
land, who intermarried with the said Robert G.
Hopkins, and the said Helen Rowland, an unmar-
ried sister OF said Samuel Rowland. all OF whom
are of full age and reside in said Cecil county. and
Hugh Rowland. Isabel Rowland, Ernestine Row
land and William 5. Rowland, children of WIN.
Rowland a deceased brother Of said Samuel Row
land, all of whom are infants, unmarried, and
reside in the city OF Washington elsewhere
beyond the jurisdiction OF this Court; that the
said real estate is not susceptible OF partition
without material loss ana injury to the parties
entitled to interests therein, and that a sale
thereof and division OF the proceeds of sale
among those entitled would be to the advantage
of all of said parties.
1t is thereupon, this 10Th day of April, 1855
ordered by the Circuit Court ior Cecil County in
Equity. that the plaintiffs by causing Il copy OF
this order to be inserted in some newspaper pub
liShed in said Cecil county once in each of four
successive weeks fifteen days before the 18th day
of May, 1855, give notice to the said absent deen
dants of the object and substance of this bill
warning them TO appear in this Court, in person
or by solicitor, or before the said 18th day o
May next, to show cause, if any they haye, why
a decree ought not to be passed as prayed.
JAMES A. DAVIS.
Test: JAMES A. DAVIS,
'Ap2l-It Clerk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TNHIS is to give notice that the subscri.
l. ber of Cecil county has obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county letters testamen
tary on the personal estate of
DIR. SAMUEL ROWLAND.
late of said county, deceased All persons having
claims against the said deceased hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 26th day of September, 1883;
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded from al
benefit of said estate. All persons indebted Il
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber. Given under my hand
this 10Th day OF March. 1885
ROBERT G. HOPKINS,
A,,Ii ,ipic