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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

Over fifty sheep of the fold of Andrew
Fudge, of Allegheny county, were killed
by dogs last week.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

WALKER BLAINE HAD HIS LEG BROKEN.
In Washington, last Friday e1ening, as
Walker Blaine, son of JAS G. Blaine, was
from cab at the Hotel Norman
die he fell and broke both bones of his
right leg about three inches above the
ankle. Drs. Lincoln and Magruder were
Immediately called and set the leg and put
it in plaster case.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16
ANOTHER HORRIBLE CRIME AT B1Rn1Ne

ANOTHER HORRIBLE CRIME AT BIRLINa
HAM, ALA.-A despatch from Birmingham
Ala, under date of Saturday last, says
that, at Pratt mines, five miles from tba
city, on that day, Mrs. J, s. Kellan, the
wife of mechanic, and her son Willie,
nine years old, were murdered by negro.
The woman and boy had gone into the
woods short distance to drive up their
COWS. They met the negro, who told them
he could show them where the COWS were.
They followed him short distance, when
he turned and struck Mrs. Kellan with a
heavy club. The boy screamed for help.
and was Immediately Drained by the negro
brute. The boy died instantly. Mrs. KEEL
Ian was removed to her home, and lived
long enough to describe the murderer and
the particulars Of the crime as given above
The negro fed, but is being pursued by q
posse with bloodhounds, and will be lynch
ed if caught. So far as known there was
no motive for the brutal crime.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

On Monday, the 31st ultimo, Mr.. Law
renee Stanard, of Nicholas county, was kill
ed on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
near st. Adams, Kanawha county. He was
crossing trestle going toward Charleston
when train overtaking him, he was struck
on the head by box car making terrible
hole in his skull. He was a well known
citizen of Nicholas county, and was about
rs years of age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP AN ARCHBISHOP g
PALACK.-A dispatch from Madrid, Spain,
under date of the 10Th inst, says that an
attempt has been make to blow up the
palace of the archbishop of Valencia. The
weapon used was dynamite petard. The
damage caused by the explosion was triy-
ia1D
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

SUICIDE OF MINISTER. Rev, Fielder
Israel, whom we knew we'll personally
thirty -cdd years ago when, as Methodist
Minister, be was stationed at Lewisburg,
W. Va, on the 4th inst com nitted suicide
by cutting his throat with razor. He
connected himself with the Unitarian
Church about 12 years since, and was min.
lister at Salem, Mass. He was born in
Baltimore in 1927. He was an intelligent,
we'll educated, and pleasant gentlemen. 1t
is supposed be committed the act in state
Of mental alteration. BE leavesa widow,
but no children.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

Augusta County to-wit:
This day I'm. T, McCue, Cashier of the Au-
gutta Perpetual Building and Loan Company,
personally appeared before m q Notary Pub
lie, and made oath that the ~regoing state
ment is correct to the best of his knowledge
and belief Given under my hand this 10th
day of Jan'y, 1889. JOS. b. WOODWARD,
jan 16-lt Mp,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

How WANAMAKER MAKES HIS MONEY
Mr.. John Wanamaker says: 81 spend S.,
600 week in advertising and pay skilful
mana former newspaper editor and
good one-$1, 900 month to do it for me.
l make money by it. Advertising is the
leverage with which my store has been
raised up" The most successful mer-
chants, as rule, are those who advertise
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000.

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For Club Rates, or any further information
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Envelope bearing your full address.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

"They came as delegation appointed BY
the Republican Committee CT Virginia at its
last meeting on Dec. 18th TO present to
President elect Harrison certain resolutions
adopted at that meeting iu the interest of
the appointment of Malone. They also
brought memorial sigued by the Repub-
lcan members-elect Of the Virginia Legis-
lsture to the same effect. The delegation
appointed Judge Waddill as chairman and
W. E Craig, of StauntoD, to present the
resolution of the State Committee with an
appropriate speech to the President elect.
and DR. J B. Webb, one of the members of
the Legislature from Rockingham county,
to present the memorial from the Legisla-
ture.''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16

sf M. A. DAUPHIN,
Warrington, d. G..
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
WORK FOR GIRLS.

Some of the Queer Tasks Performed by the
Women of Portugal.
Much interest has been taken in the
matter of employment for girls and for
women in this country within q few
years past. The problem in the older
countries of Europe has at the same
time been how to relieve woman OF
some of the burdens of labor which are
additionally hers to bear. A gentle
man travelling in Portugal more than
forty years ago, found the girls of that
country busy with work which would
not be thought fit for those of America.
Passing through pine grove. one
of the party exclaimed. why. the
trees grow little girls!' and looking up
to the top of one OF the highest pine
trees. whose slender stem was desti.
tute of boughs, there surely enough ]
beheld young child. steadily posing
herself on slight bough. and chop
ping OF the ends Of those around her
with her Ratchet.
In the same way on different trees
several other girls were thus occupied.
How they could have climbed up
seemed the puzzle. for the stems of the
trees afforded not the stump of .
branch on which they could fix their
tiny feet.
remember. some years ago, riding
in the neighborhood Of Oporto with q
friend. when We were followed toward
a pine grove by young and very
pretty girl, bearing Ratchet and a
bundle.
She wore the neither garments of q
man. and throwing broad band round
the stem of pine tree, and fastening
it also round her own waist, COM
menced . gradual ascent by lifting the
belt with her hands, and pressing the
trunk with her bare feet After reach
ing lofty bough. she began to strew
the ground around with her green
trophies.
The young shoots Of the pine are
used as litter for oxen. while the cone
il burned in the houses Of the rich; Il
yields q pure, bright fame. The
lower orders eat the seed Of the pine
whom baked. Il il found under each
scale Of the cone. and has . stroae
ely taste. -Youth's Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
CLIMBING FISHES.
Tho Ingenious WAY in v. hleh Trout Ascend
Il - Western Streams.

The Ingenious Wav In " hleh Trout Ascend
= - Westsrn Streams.
No doubt you all know that trout are
found in streams away up the sides of
mountains. but did you ever stop and
wonder how they gOt there? Mr.. Hol-
der tells a story il his latest book
which gives us this information: In the
village mentioned the climbing Of the
hill by fish to a friend who owned q
mill on a mountain stream, and he told
me that the ascent uas puzzle to him
until one day his boy called him out to
the dam. where the riddle was solved.
The dam was nearly four feet high
and to relieve the stream several augur
holes had been bored in it, allowing a
small stream of water to jet forcibly
out and go splashing down into the
clear pool below.
As he approached the spot and
looked through tn. bushes several
large-sized trout wsre seen moving
about under the mimic fall. evidently
in great excitement &nd darting into il
- If enjoying the splash and roar of
the water. Suddenly one Of the fish
made quick rush that sent 1t up the
falling stream 90 that it almost gained
the top, but BY an urlucky turn it was
caught and thrown into the pool where
it darted away very Much startled
Soon another made the attempt,
darling at it like tho first and then
rapidly swimming up the fall. but only
to meet the fate of its predecessor.
This Was tried number of times, until
finally . trout larger than the others
made dash. mounted inc s,ream and
entered the round hole.
Here. then. was the explanation
The trout climbed tho mountain by
swimming UP the falls. darting up tho
leaning masses and adopting every axe
pedient to accomplish their journey.
For tAese fish deposit thsi~ eggs high
up stream. 20 that the young fry. whom
hatched. may not b disturbed b.
predatory Ash and Or foes living IN
SLOWER uaterG ladelphiA TimeG
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
COLOR CONTRASTS.
A short But Instructive Art Lesson from
Natures school.

A short But Instructive Art Lesson from
Natures school.
Nature is very sparing of snowy
contrasts of warm and cold cOlOrs.
Red and blue are very rare. and of
yellow and blue the cases are but few,
and black and blue are found in lepi-
doptera more often than white and
blue are seen in our flora or fauna. It
is not uncommon for one of two strong
colors to be overcast with a tinge Of
its fellow, or for both Of them to be
reconciled by a common touch of black
or of some third color, or for one Of
them to be lightened by a dash of
white, while the other is low
cred by as much black. and
so red, off-hued with black - rus
set and green upbrightened with white
often meet in the autumn in dead and
dying patches of fading leaves. It
may be shown, believe, by the re-
fractions of light in crystalized
gypsum that brown is the compile
mentary color to lavender-gray; and
how true to herself is nature We may
20 forth and see, in the fall of year, in
the dead and curled leaves of the mug
wort, or meadow-sweet, which are
beautiful even in their death, with one
side brown and the other the brown.
matching gray; and. if brambles be
cut in the leafy-green season. their two
surfaces soon wither into the harmony
of the gray and brown. And what use
are we to make of these hues of ma
ture? They are warrants for gray
mantle under locks of brown hair.
or q brown bonnet of trimmings, or
a gray room wall with brown fur
niture; and if. in hot summers day.
I see the dark leaf-shades playing on
the gray bark of young beech. ! can
boldly lay darkish leaf-shades on .
wall of the beech bark's hue; or If,
after the winter rains. find q barkless
pole in ratings, tinted with the palest
blue-gray, and on breaking on splin-
ter of it find its Inner wood Of its
true color of pale brown-yellow. why
should not take the inner tint for my
wall and the outer one for the skirting?
Or, II 1 pick up piece of lichen Of dull
green on one side and full gray on the
other, why should not bind my book
in one color and lay on it lettering
piece ON the other? Nature is the best
school of art. and of schools Of art
among men those are best that are ma
lures best interpreters--American
Analyst ~ f 3
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
COACHES FOR coRPsES

Gorgeous Cars Designed to Transport the
Dead In BueaOs Ayres.
The Brill Car Works, of Philadel-
phia, have recently finished three steel
cars designed to transport the dead in
Buenos Ayres- The cars are unique
in construction. and are the first Of the
kind made in this country. They are
first, second and third class, tho first
being designed to carry the body Of
wealthy individual. the last the
corpse Of . pauper. The first-class
car is very handsome. The body Il .
rich black toned with purple. with
passion flowers painted on the sides.
The windows are of French plate glass.
The seats. folding up against the sides.
are upholstered in black plush, and
the window curtains are black cloth
trimmed with gold bullion.
In the forward end of the car is an
altar. with silver cross and cande-
labra, while on either side the altar
are cathedral purple-stained glass
windows The interior OF the car ID
finished in white and gold The metal
work Is nickel-plated and handsome
in design On the top nine large sable
plumes are placed. The other cars
are much simpler and palmer in
design. and the third-class car haA
merely row Of shelves for the cof-
fms These cars are intended to run
on the street-car tracks in Buenos
Ayres, and will b switched of ON q
side track nearest the house Of the
dead person. Tho body is carried ON
bier to the car. placed inside. the
mourners seat themselves around.
horses are attached and tho car pro-
ceeds on its way to the cemetery.
This custom Il adopted in tho City Of
Mexico and in some cities Of Central
America The only parallel among
northern nations Il the dead train
which leaves tbs Gard du Nord r.
Paris 1t ave O'Clock every mornine.
carrying the bodies Of paupers ana M
recognized peraous Of The moexuA-
- Louis Globe Democrak
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
THE BOY OF IT.

In this enlightened A bog
Must c A lot OF fun;
Inventions for him N JOY
RI derfully done.
His pockets, never n T. hold
A bric-a-brac X A
or curl r C rs untold
And mostly in D K
In K C must ASSIST his dad
He has 10 N RIG.
But, when he helps N A boris lad.
He works with K TIC.
Sweet things to E T will enjoy.
Like K @ know, and pie;
The stun that goes in N E boy
Would E z make US die.
He hates to wash his face & s.
Though dirty to x s,
But when a sweet r T commands
How he'll K L in dress.
To A K sleepy boy for school
Is awful to S A;
AZ 20 AAouiuS ~ "A pOOl
He's up B 4 the day.
On thinnest &c loves to skate,
In water D p yes.
In d d goes in dangers great
And, as U C, survives.
In P c never lets you rest;
He'll c @ right away
And then to T Il tries b is best
With noise you can't L A.
At his young A G must enthuse
Or L G can not grow;
His youthful spirits we X Q's-
We used B just SO.
But in the N Dw1l repay
All trouble & X pense,
So let h m c X chance to play
B his cares commence.
H C. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
Farming East and West.

The Western farmer, with his
hundreds of acres of new and fertile
soil. looks with contempt upon the
small and often sterile farms that are
to be found in some parts of New En-
gland. The owner of q Western farm
OF eight hundred acres, nearly all Of
it under cultivation. who was visiting
in Maine. sent letter home, in which
he expressed his mind freely Is fol.
lows:
'.Here in this country they call two
acres of ground. sin hens and an old
rooster q farm. and half the time one
acre OF ground is graveyard Give me
old Kansas every time. "-Ycuth's
Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-04-04
sILo, AND silAcE
How g Build and FIN . Good One - .
Small Expense.

=
How . Build and F1n . coed one - {
Small Expense.
The wooden silo is now almost ex-
:lusively preferred. and needs to have
air-pr0of walls and be so grounded
that air can not get under the stills OF
floor. The stills should be we'll
pitched and sunk into the ground about
their width. This will prevent spread
ing of the foundation. Surface water
should be guarded against and then
only q floor of pounded-down clay
coming up few inches against the
inside walls will be needed and makes
az perfect floor as any. The ALI
above-ground silo is far preferable to
one sunk wholly or in part The
corners should be made secure. The
studding should be two by eight
inches. set sixteen inches apart. Then
line up inside with common inch
boards. well-nailed to the, studding.
Then paper up and down with tarred
paper. well-lapped. Then "face" with
another layer of inch boards, the three
being nailed to the studding. Then
paint the silo inside and out with gas
tar or asphalt, applied boiling hot.
II built outside the barn, the silo needs
a roof. and the structure looks better
ii covered with some cheap siding.
But the spaces between the studding
should not be filed in with any mate
rial like sawdust, tanbark, or the like.
The simple air-space is preferable.
Such a silo rooted and all complete,
will cost 80 cents to $3.50 per ton stor-
age capacity. according to price of
lumber and labor. am now building
one in my barn, for next season. that
will hold 100 tons and cost about $50.
The best material with which to fill
Is corn-the natural crop in all locali-
ties It should be the best and most
vigorous kinds; thinly planted, never
sown broadcast. As a rule. eight
quarts per acre for large varieties, and
ten quarts for the smaller, put in drills
81 feet apart, and cared for by the
best rules for field corn, will give
best results. 1t should be al
lowed to stand until fully ma
tured-the ears just at the roasting
stage-before silo filing begins. En-
the growth of ears is to pro-
mote development of desirable feeding
qualities. This was my plan last year,
and the silage is more nearly perfect
than ever before. The corn is best
for the silo by running it
through a machine cutting to half-inch
lengths. Either cut half-inch or two
.,ches, for benefit of the cattle. With
this very mature corn it is not so inn
perative that slow filling be observed,
or high heat be developed. The corn
fodder has become SO charged with
starch, sugar. etc.. that it furnishes
very largely its own preserving ele-
and VIC now get the sweet
ripened silage with the molasses flavor
SO greedily eaten by the stock and fur
nishing desirable yields of well-bal-
anced milk. The silo filled. let it re-
main few days to settle, develop
some heat, expel the air, and then put
on cover of a foot thick or so of loose
straw, slight weight of old boards ,r
rails added to hold the straw down to
mat, and the work of preservation is
N. Y. Tribune.
Evening journal., 1889-08-13
sAAkINa AARRIsoN,s AANo.
\ The President Holds Reception at Elis.
woftb-The Weeks Plans

The President Holds a Reception at Elis.
worth-The Weeks Plans
y ELLswoHrH, Ne, Aug. H--After lunch
ing with Senator Hale tho president was en-
tertained IN the house and strolled through
the handsome grounds until about o'clock.
'Chen. With Secretaries Blaine and Tracy and
9kher members Of the party, he was driven
80 Hancock hall, whore a reception WAS held
ElAs WAS the first fogmal popular reception
Ehich be has given SDoe leaving Boston on
Wednesday, and tbs people of Ellsworth
!klrnod ont in large numbers TO greet him
The president stood upon a raised platform
m frout Of the stage. and after an introdue-
tion 70 the committee who had managed the
affair, shook hands with the people as they
passed before him, many Of them being intro
duced by Mayor Aiken and Judge Wiswell
After shaking hands with the president the
people greeted the other dignitaries in the
party
The programme for the rest a the week is
also determined upon. On wednesday a
start from Bar Harbor viii be made early IN
the morning Bath win be reached ia time
10 allow luncheon with Mr.. Arthur Sewall
and for inspecting the shipping and the Jour
ney viii afterward be continued 70 Manchea
SER, where the president is 70 b. the guest Of
E~Governor Cheney for the night Thursday
PERCEPTION by the governor and legislature
pill be given at Concord At ESQ u m. the
president win start for Washington, travel
pg by way Of Lowell and Mansfield, but not
ping through Boston
Evening journal., 1889-08-13
QUESTIONS FoR RAlLRoADeRs.
Interesting Circular Sent Out by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.

1~~*at~A rct4HA AiAtAAhA EtAAt VUt hl fnt IN
terstate Commerce Commission.
WASHINGTON, Aug 49, The interstate
commerce commission has sent out circulars
20 general managers Of railroads and orgnni.
cations Of railway employees, asking for in
formation concerning insurance funds tech
nical education TO train men for the railroad
service, apprenticeship, etc. In the circular
addressed to the railroad managers the com
mission asks:
Is an Insurance fund or guarantee fund OF any
sort provided for the employees OF your company
on which they have right to draw ia case Of
l&ness or accident, or from which payment may
eAlade to their families in case OF deathf
II such fund exists please state IN what manner
was accumulated how It is maintained, under
sose direction il is administered, under what
i-ndltous money may be drawn from IL, and any
aheF fects respecting il which you may think u
eaportent to state. II there are any contracts or
her writings or printed documents which will
give definite Information, and which are in your
Possession, the commission would be pleased 10
receive copies thereof.
Please also state the length OF time the fund
has been established, the reasons which have led
ko iie establishment and the feeling In respect 70
n on the part II the employees n no fund OF the
sort exists. please state II any attempt has ever
been made 10 establish one, 10 what extent, II ~
all, ti1a attempt succeeded. and why 1t failed
Has The company eating or lodging houses for
trainmen when away from home, or does Il pro
vide reading rooms on other places Of resorti II
50, full particulars viii be duly appreciated.
b Is any provision made by your company for
technical education in your shops whereby Il
seekr 30 train men for lbs servicef Is thers any
Recognized system OF promotion ia the service OF
the company whereby II may be expected HE
men will be induced to Labor FOR marked eff
casncTf Are any special rules 10 force 10 insure
the Competency OF locomotive engineers and
utber traiumenf
OF the organizations Of railway employees,
besides making an inquiry similar 10 that
rropounded TO the companies about insur-
Z anoe funds, the commission asks.
Does your order insist upon any rules OF ap.
pEenticeship, and II 80. what are theyf II
nreman or brakeman can only become engineer
ar conductor after a term OF service please state
erhat that term is.
In the case Of engineers and conductors are
Their grades OF service recognized either by the
1asior 70 which the employees belong or by the
Simplifying companyf II 30, what are thoss
grades, and what are the conditions for passing
from one 70 the otherf Ia the case Of men en-
gagged in shop, work are promotions made from
the ranks Of the employees or are men brought
from the outside TO III The positions q foromen
and the hkef II no recognized custom exists
please state whether II has been the auhiect o.
discussion hitherto and what have been the I'M
pedments, Il any, TO it's establishment.