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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
One of Sothern's Practical Jokes

Il h related Of Sothern that once in Lon
don he entered an iron monger's shop and,
advancing to the counter, said: "Have you
the second edition of Macaulays History of
Englandp" The shopkeeper explained that
he kept an iron mongering establishment.
swell, it don't matter whether it is bound
In calf or not" answered the customer.
''But, sir, this is not booksellers" SIT
don't matter how you put it up" says Soth-
ern; "a piece of brown paper-the sort of
thing you would give your own mother"
''Sir!" bawled the shopkeeper, ''we-don't
--keep-itl No books; this is an iron mon
gering shop" eyes," says Sothern, "the
binding differs, but Pm not PARTICULARS
long as have fly leaf, don't you know"
"Sir" fairly screamed the shopkeeper,
''can't you see we keep no booksa This is an
iron monger's shop!" Certainly said
Sothern, seating himself. "rn wait for it."
Believing that his customer was either hope
lessly deaf or equally mad, the man called
another from the other end of the store and
explained that he could do nothing with the
gentleman. "What do you wish, sir?"
shouted the second man, advancing. II
should like" says Sothern, quietly, ga small,
plain file about so long" Certainly, SIR"
said the man, casting upon bewildered No. /
2 glance of the most unmitigated disgust
NewYork Commercial Advertiser.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
A Valuable Watch.

The gorgeous affair in the shape of a watch
and chain presented by the late king OF
Bavaria to the actor Herr Possart is now on
exhibition at Tiffany's It would require
considerable moral courage to wear this bit
OF barbaric splendor. The chain, about two
feet in length, is formed of linked ornaments
Of yellow gold, studded with big sapphires
The watch is large, the case enameled with
blue and bearing on its face the royal crown
tn diamonds and rubies. On the reverse side
are the royal arms in the same precious
stones Pendant from the chain is a Iocket
absolutely incrusted with gems and holding
perfect little miniature of the unfortunate
Ludwig-the only one ever given to person
in private life. This gift was made at cost
Of Is, 900 marks, or about 5000, and is GER
tainly curiosity in jewelers. work.-New
York Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
The Fly and the OK,

T A Fly which had been vigorously Attacking
an Ok for nearly an Hour was at length taken
to task for his Temerity by Bug, who said:
Show is it that such small Insect as you
dare attack such large animal as the Ox?'
Our Relative size is the Key note of the
Whole Proceeding" replied the Fly. 'Should
! Attack Something of my Size Might be
badly done up; the Ok simply Ignores my
Existence.
Moral-lt is on that same ground most
congressman are attacked.-DeEoit Free
Press,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
GUQCEss OF THE
PERFECT FIRE EXTINGUIsHER.

ITS USE AT THE HALE HOUSE
The following statement from the proprietors of
the Hale House. Staunton, will show tie public
the great importance of having on hand one of the
PERFECT FIRE EXTINGUIsHERs" They are for
sale by us at $l2 dozen; can be used by ladies
and children, and AT ONCE exiting uish flames
f. ALEXANDER & CO., Agents,
STAUNTON. VA.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
A Monument to Mrs. Browning.

VIII Carleton, the poet, writes from Flor
ence that the monument to Elizabeth Barrett
Browning in the cemetery there looks small
and insufficient in country $50 full of elo-
quent marble" It consists simply of a sar-
cophagus supported by six miniature Ionic
Upon the former is relief profile of her
"pain worn features n-Aarpers Bazaar.
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I THE PIPE IN JAPAN. =.

Use of Fine Cut and Brass Pipe Bowl
Button and wad Holder.
The visitor at Japanese house, after being
RECALLED with tea and cake in tiny dishes,
next sees the rosy checked maid enter with
the tobacco bon. On mimic mountain OF
white ashes reposes a red cone OF glowing
coal like volcano peak A pinch of fine
cut rolled into a pill is put into the brass
pipe bowl, and a light is had by
touching it to the coal. Then sitting
back on ones heels, elbow IN palm
and pipe in mouth, sociability and smoke be-
come the order of the hour. Pendent from
the girdle of the visitor one will see long
narrow, an oblong, and perhaps small oval,
bag of leather, or Of fine plated bamboo
thread, Or of paper stamped SO as to closely
initiate leather. These three pouches con-
tain the pipe, fine cut tobacco, and flint and
steel. The clasp of the pouch will usually be
a piece Of elaborate art in gold, inlaid or
repousse metal. Connecting these utensils of
the smoker by silken cord, like a ganglion
its nerves, is knob or mass of carved ivory
called netsuke. The netsuke as to use is
button; as to art it is a statuette, portrait,
bust, figure, group, pun, or riddle, carved
with exquisite skill.
To the production of this one article nearly
all the ivory imported into Japan during the
last three centuries has been applied On
japanese dress of the old style neither pins,
hooks and eyes, nor buttons lin our sense
were used. All the flowing garments, whose
weight fell on shoulders or waist, were held in
order by the wide and many folded girdle.
Fashion, the real tycoon of Japan. decreed the
use, not Of the ponderous clay pipes or china
bowls of the Dutchman, but of Lilliputian
pellet holders Of brass the size of chin
capin she'll This requires constant refilling,
and fire at hand to relight This may be
done either at the glowing charcoal in the
house hibachi fire brazier), or with a line Of
smoking tow held in the hand as one walks.
The most common method, however, is to
dump the spent and smoking wad, and bor-
row fire from that Hence the need of fire
holder ever ready at hand and portable. By
a happy thought the button holding the
pouches to the girdle was followed out
on the upper side and made the
receptacle. At first this button was
cut from hard wood selected from
brier and other roots, as being less likely to
burn-an idea illustrated in modern Ameri-
can pipes of the same material. The Japan
csc word for root is ne, and that meaning to
fix, hold, or to hang, is tsuke, hence the
origin Of the name netsuke. Even now the
Japanese bimbo, or poor man, uses only
wooden button and wad holder-a true ne
tsuke-while the rich and well to do sport
their ivory carvings, which range in value
from bu Quarter dollar to $500. The but
ton tucked up under the light girdle holds
pipe and pouch snugly and gracefully
William Elliott in Harper's Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
4 HANDSOME PRIZES Il
Spring Graating To Our Customers,
VIRGINIA.


Shoes.
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FiTZ & WOODWARD.

was present when the fire referred to by Messrs
FItz & Woodward was first discovered, and order.
ed an alarm to be given for the Fire Company but
upon applying The Perfect Fire Extinguisher "
control am satisfied there would have been a
serious fire had We not promptly used the 'Ex-
iinguiSher +" GEO L PEYTON
marl6-12t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
MesSrs. +. Alexander d Co

MesSrS f. alexander d Co.
CONTAMINATION the 29th of January last Gin
ders falling from the burnt through the floor
in our laundry. The fire spread under the floor
and when discovered had made considerable he ad-
way through all the under open space.
In our efforts to Immediately suppress ii, water
was thrown where 1T had burnt through the floor
but we could not get at the fire under 1t. Having
procured THE Perfect Fire Extngusher," we
made application of it according to directions 1t
threw its contents into the smothered recesses.
a. Immediately all the fire was extinguished. But
for that damaging fire would have occurred.
Very Respectfully,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

banner Of his friends at st. Louis, and the
sign in which they conquered. Gray was no
where, red was the thing. The nomination
Of Thurman brings the red bandanna hand
kerchief to the front. Before the campaign
has progressed far we expect to hear of ban
danna clubs and bandanna societies The re-
suit will probably be that hundreds of thou
sands of Democrats will provide themselves
with red bandanna handkerchiefs for cam
paign purposes. At first they will be used
simply as banners or hat-bands, or for osten-
tatious display on public occasions. Gradually.
however, the owners will begin to apply them
to the ordinary uses of handkerchief. No
man can carry . pocket handkerchief long
without sometimes using it. and, if he use it
at all, he will soon do so habitually. From
red bandannas the habit will spread to other
handkerchiefs, so that we shall not be sur
prised if, before the campaign is ended, hum
dreds Of thousands of Democrats will be
using pocket handkerchiefs who never did
before. II tho habit becomes sufficiently
fixed before the election, we may expect it to
continue after the red bandanna has lost its
political significance, and thus in the end q
very large number of Democrats may be
fairly started in practical reform Of no little
importance. Who nosef
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
COMMENT AND OPINION.

SHOULD Cleveland and Thurman be elected.
Mr. Thurman would be simply q picturesque
statue of Humiliation. "-Detroit Tribune.
IT is not very encouraging to tbs Democracy
for the news OF Oregons largest Republican ma
jorty since the war TO come while their national
convention is in session. Pittsburg Chronicle.
The reform of tho tariff should be made by
protectionists and not by free-traders. The
principle of protection 10 too necessary and too
beneHcent thing to be intrusted 70 the hands
of its ensmiss.-New York Sun tDsr-)
THE Oregon Republican can say to Dir. Grover
Cleveland, in the language Of the hero Of the
battle Of Lake Erie: 1--WE havemst your post.
masters and revenue collectors, your emissaries.
in the persons Of the corruptiopist Smith III.
Weed and the copperhead John P. Irish. and
they are ours.r-Philadelphia Press.
GENERAL BLACK should not advance the ar
eument that Mr.. Thurman is old that ne ID
incapaciated for hard work. Because the Gen
eral furnishes in bis own person splendid ex.
ample of q man who 10 totally untitled for la
Dor. and draws big pension for the same. DO
ing more hard work. perhaps. than any other
man in America Peoria Transcript
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

In the letter of acceptance, written after
his first nomination, Mr.. Cleveland gave utter
ance to the following noble sentiment:
'Of the various means Of securing the full
realization of q government by the people,
nothing would be more effective, in my judg.
ment, than an amendment to the Constitution
disqualifying the President for reelection"
The fact that no steps have been taken dur
ing his term toward securing such an amend
mont should occasion him no discomfort. The
Same end is reached and the utility of gov
eminent by the people equally well realized
when President 80 disqualifes himself for
reelection that the people reject him at the
polls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
THE BLEAR-EYED GODDESS.

Two days ago Colonel Watterson's Louis
vile Courier-Journl bureau in St Louis
sent the following:
when you hear man talking about the
readoption of the tariff plank of 1884, set him
down at once as an enemy of revenue reform.
The plank was adopted after two days and
nights of wrangling, to meet an emergency
which the revenue reformers fully realized.
They could ask nothing better at
this time than the readoption of this straddle.
But it's readoption would not only fly In the
face of the Presidents message, and make the
withdrawal of the Mills bill necessity, aban-
doning all the ground we have gained the last
four years, and particularly the last six
months, but it would send every true revenue
reformer home sick at heart. delight the Re-
publicans and disgust all honest men. 1t is
the tricky device of q mere corporaPs guard,
composed of men largely and personally in
terested in high tariff taxes, who are making
their last struggle to obstruct reform"
Yesterday the st. Louis convention re-
adopted the 1884 "straddle" and ''tricky de-
vice. and Colonel Watterson is bearing down
upon Kentucky with the assertion that it is a
great and good platform, and just pleases
1.-The Star-eyed GODDESS.
But what better could be expected from
such man? In 1884, when the platform he
now denounces as "a straddle" and ''tricky
device, was adopted at Chicago, Colonel Wat
terson submitted to an interview that ap-
peared in his own paper. az follows:
''And you are satisfied with the PLATFORM
asked the correspondent
Eyes, sir, / helped to make it, and it is q
good enough platform for me; and you can
just say that the ticket and platform meets
my heartiest approval, and they will have my
earnest and cordial support"
In 1884 the platform that was 'tstraddle"
and "a tricky device" was good enough" for
Mr.. Watterson, and so it will be again in
1883. The Honorable Kunnel Henri Waiter
SON is made Of very poor Democratic clay. he
is not of the stuff of reformers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

PoLITIcs makes strange bed-fellows, and
the opposition to Governor Gray brought to-
gether some homogeneous elements. His prin-
cipal opponent was ex-senator Mcdonald,
who, not long ago, Endorsed Sim Coy in pub
lie speech at Tomlinson Hall. Mr.. William
Henderson, foremost in pushing the prosecu-
ton of the Coy gang. Joined Mr.. Mcdonald in
fighting Gray. The Insane Asylum ring and
the Sullivan influence were potent factors in
the anti-Gray movement, actuated equally
perhaps by desire to knife Gray and to put
Thurman where he could not assist in prose
cutting any more tally-sheet forgers Alto.
gether it was a heterogeneous crowd that
fought Gray, and no doubt if the truth could
be known their motives were equally so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

The portrait of Mrs. Cleveland and Thur
mans red handkerchief will be the insignia
used to arouse enthusiasm in the Democratic
ranks in the coming campaign. After four
years of close acquaintance, not personal
trait has been discovered in Mr.. Cleveland
sufficiently winning to serve as a point Of at
traction, and no act of his administration has
been popular enough to do duty as rallying
cry. Without Ills wife to support him On one
hand and man of character on the other, he
would be forlorr. indeed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

The significance of the Republican victory
in Oregon is increased by the character of the
campaign. Senator Mitchell says it was "a
square tariff fight on lumber, lead, paint and
hops, and the free-traders were badly
whipped" Administration agents were sent
on. early in tho campaign to force the fight
on that issue. If the Democrats had carried
the State, as they fully expected to. it would
have been loudly proclaimed, and with rea-
son, as an administration victory and an in
dorsement Of free trade. The result is deci.
dedly the other way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

ton or what not, we always give the fullest
and completest reports. But what we wanted
to call attention to was the fact that the Sem
tinel omitted from its reports, yesterday, the
picturesque interview with Chairman Bar
mum, of the national committee, in which
that distinguished Democrat said he would
prefer Humans ghost on the ticket to Gray;
and paid several other compliments to the In
diana favorite. The Sentinel should have
given its readers the benefit Of this delicate
moroccan. 1t can yet reproduce it from the
columns of the Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

The Bro oklyn Eagle, Democrat, says that
by the nomination of Thurman "the neigh
boring Commonwealth of Indiana is secured
to the Democracy. Between parties in these
States [Ohio and Indiana] there exists pow
erful current of sympathy that manifests
itself more vitality in ballot boxes than in the
mouths of politicians. A large Ohioan is
more available in Indiana at any time than a
small Indianian could possibly be- The
Democratic plan to make sure of Indiana, and
the two doubtful Eastern States, is likely to
be spoiled by the Republican nomination of
such ticket as Harrison and Phelps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
THE secretary of the Harrison Home Gu,

THE secretary of the Harrison Home Club
is overwhelmed with letters from all quarters
of the State, indicating the interest there is in
General Harrison's candidacy and the desire
to be present in Chicago to aid, if possible, in
another meeting in the Criminal Court room
tonight, and every member is desired to be
present. Final arrangements are to be made
respecting the proposed trip to Chicago. The
interest and enthusiasm everywhere through
out the State are increasing with the increase
of the probability of the nomination coming
to Indiana. The capital city, and General
Harrison's home, should be the head and CEN
ter of the State movement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

TIE noisy approval of the nomination of
Cleveland by the ST. Louis convention is
said to have completely drowned the sound
of the horns and drums of the band that
Joined in the uproar. The nomination of
Lincoln, in 1860, as may be seen in the re-
ports of the Journal, made still bigger out
break of enthusiasm. A twelve pound can
non was stationed just outside of the Wig
wan, and was fred several times while the
cheering inside continued, but not soul
heard it, and the Journals reporter knew Of
the firing only from seeing the smoke float
past the wide-open door. How was that fol
enthusiasm?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

his own State, and arc misrepresenting the
Iowa delegation as they have been misrepre-
senting the Indiana delegation. This may be
politics." in the estimation of those in
charge of the Gresham movement but it does
not strike US as either honest or shrewd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

The individual is just as capable of taking
care of himself in foreign trade as in home
trade. If protection is needed in one it is
needed in the other. What difference does it
make to the Pennsylvania iron founder
whether he is undersold by a competitor from
England or Alabamaf just at present much
more dangerous competition is threatened
by Alabama than by England, but who thinks
of asking Congress to step in and stop it,
-Philadelphia Call.
1t is paper that is able to evolve such a
proposition this that is about equal to the
advocacy Of free trade for the United States.
Comment would be wasted upon any one who
could deliberately write and print such unmit-
igated nonsense as the above.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
The Washington Newspaper Consolidation,

Washington Special.
There is a startling rumor in circulation here
tonight, which seems TO be we'll authea ticated,
to the effect that the National Republican news
paper, of this city. will cease TO exist In day
or two, probably tomorrow, and that the Wash
ington Post will shortly after follow its neigh
Dor. and also cease TO exist These two plants
will then, so the story goes, be merged into one
and In their place will be launched an indie
pendent Republican journal At the head Of
of this important new journalistic enterprise
are William Henry Smith. general manager of
the Associated Press, Whitelaw Reid. Of the
New York Tribune. Hon. William Walter
Phelps. . Republican Representative in Con-
eress from New Jersey, who in
known TO be quite wealthy, and
Mr.. Richard Smith, Of Cincinnati Mr.. Stilson
Huschins proprietor Of the Washington Post,
who. it is understood. also owns controlling in
terest in the National Republican viii retain An
interest in the new enterprise Dut it will be of
silent character that he will have little, if any
thing to say as to the conduct or policy of the
new paper.
The organization will control both franchises
of the Associated Press and the United Press,
with iron bound contracts with each IL 10 un.
dsrstood that On effort was made to get the
Evening Critic into the same organization, 90
that there could be both morning and 90 even
ing addition Of the new paper. 1t has not been
ascertained what name the consolidated journal
will have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
THURMAN AND REFORM.

The nomination of Thurman carries with it
at least the possibility of great Democratic
reform. Mr.. Thurman is an habitual snuffer.
We are not about to say that majority of
Democrats will initiate him in this regard,
for although they all sneeze when Cleveland
does, they are under no obligation to snuff
because Thurman does. Even if they did
it could hardly be called a reform, for one
vice does not always supplant another, and if
the Democracy should take to universal
snufing it does not certainly follow that they
would leave off any other vice. But Mr..
Humans nabit has made him a constant
and habitual user of handkerchief The
red silk bandanna is his choice, partly, per-
haps, because it suits his old-fashioned taste,
and partly because it is pleasant to handle
and does not soil easily. An habitual snuffer
has no use for white handkerchief. Wheth-
er the red bandanna contributes to the serious
ness of the nasal blast with which Judge
Thurman likes to wake the echoes aud which,
under his skillful management, is very
expressive of his different shades
of feeling we cannot say. Per-
haps he could make just as much
noise with handkerchief of another color, or
even Of another material; but. as matter Of
fact, he uses the red silk bandanna and has
done so for many years not the same one.
Of course, but the same kind. Mr. Thur
mans name and fame are SO inseparably con-
nected with this article that it has become
identified with him. It was the distinctive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

sense put upon the public schools by dema-
gogues and doctrinaires. How much longer
will indianapolis bear the burdenf A good
place to begin would be the defeat of Mr..
Frenzel tomorrow. That would be notice that
the schools of indianapolis are not always to
be managed in personal interest and for the
benefit of demagogues.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08

THE New York papers are crying for . bet
ter school system. Boston demands that COM
mon-school education shall be in the English
language, st. Louis has abolished the German
humbue and fraud-everywhers the people
ass growing FESTIVE under the onerous non
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
A Portland Special to the New York World

A Portland Special to the New York World
says:
1.-THE Oregonian. the leading journal of Ore
gon, whose editor has always been inclined to
free trade views acknowledges that this State
is not prepared for free trade, as yesterdays
vote shows. The Democrats are more than
Inundated at the crushing defeat, and say
that their party is now heavily handicapped
for the presidential race. In this city and
suburbs Hermann received over 800 plu-
rality.'
The Oregon election renders it all the more
certain that the Chicago nominee will not be
any man without distinctive record as q
protectionist No '1ow tariff" Republican
will be desired to carry the Pacific coast.