Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-07-26

partment OF the Lower PyreneeS, belongs
neither to France nor Spain. 1t has somewhat
over 100 citizens, Roman Catholics in religion,
who live by silk weaving, and constitute a
brave and self-dependent commonwealth
They have 10 taxes nor any other public
charges. They have no mayor OF other civil
official. They have not even an established
church OF priest of their own, but attend at a
neighboring village. Their own language,
an amalgam of French and Spanish, is spoken
only in their little land and scarcely under
stood elsewhere.
In the North American Review for July the
Rev. James B. WATSON suggests to Dr.. Nc
Glynn and Henry Georges method of abol-
ishing poverty in about two centuries and a
half by the simple device of investing $4,000
and let it 90 on increasing at compound inter
est for that length of time. The results are
startling. He saws: ''Assuming that, when
put at compound interest, the principal dou-
HE itself every fifteen years-no very extrav-
agant assumption-the $4,000 invested i'll 1892
would to-day amount to the inconceivably
enormous sum of $751;, POI 80 1901 And this
sum invested at the rate of 4 per cent. would
Weld an annual income of 81, 1868, 234, 400,
which sum, be it remembered, would be
available every ycar in perpetuity for the
noble but misty objects CT the Anti-Poverty
Society"
Several years ago Revs. Charlie Jones Soon,
a Chinaman, and Charles. E. Carlstrom, a
Russian Finn, were shipmates. Soon profess
ed religion and joined the Fifth Street Metho-
dist Church. Wilmington, N. c., under the
minstration of Rev. L. Page Ricaud, and be-
came anxious as to the salvation of his ship
mate, Carlstrom. A few years after, at the
same church, Carlstrom was converted under
the mnistration of Rev. d. ii. futile. Soon
was educated by the Methodists of Durham,
and is now, and has been for several years,
in China laboring as preacher of that de-
nomination for the salvation of his fellow
countrymen, while Carlstrom and family left
Wilmington on Friday for the purpose of la
boring as Methodist missionary in Lapland
for the salvation also of his people.
A remarkable dinner was lately given in
Norwich, England, by well-known temper
ance sheriff, George White, to celebrate the
wedding of his daughter. Elegant invita-
tons were sent to LOO Of the aged poor OF
the city, and fully two-thirds of this number
responded. The dinner was an elaborate
one and served in good style by the principal
citizens of the town. The Oldest guest was
ninety-siX years of age, and there were sew
eral over ninety. True to his temperance
principles, the only drinks furnished by the
sheriff were milk, lemonade and coffee. Such
thoughtful bounty is refreshing in these days
of greed and gain.
The ordinary OF extraordinary chicken thief
of African descent is nowhere alongside of
Frank e. Helder, a Caucasian, arrested at
Reading, Pa, on the charge of stealing eggs,
and who has confessed that during the last
six months he has stolen more than hundred
crates of eggs, a calf ortwo, about fifty dress
ed chickens, several boxes Of cigars, and
punches of bananas by the score. During
his raids, which all occurred in broad day
light, he invariably used stolen Wheelbar-
row, which he believed rendered him proof
against the wiles of any detective or police
| man.
The Pttsboro On. CO. Record told recently
about hen that fought and would have moth
ing to do with her little black chicks which
she had Matched. and of another that showed
the same disposition to her white chicks. The
Graham On. c. Cleaner gives an account of
a hen that is equally OF more fastidious than
either of the above. She belongs to Nh Lewis
H. Holt and Matched brood of chicks that
were all black except one which had a white
spot between its eyes. 1t was the special OBJ
ject of her dislike and she would have killed
it but for the timely intervention of her owner.
Here is the sadieu of the Democratic
postmaster at Greenville, Ga, sent in with
his last money. order statement
/ After three years OF thearabout,
Williams is in and | am out.
This last report to NJ. 0. S.
Will be found all O. K, guess.
To the victors belong the spoilS,
I'm back to private life and tolls.
To S. NJ. o. S. joy and bliss
Of the next world as we'll as this.
May we both 'scape HI and the ID,
Is the prayer of W. T. REvILL.
Among those who attended the celebration
in New York, of the fall Of the Bastile and
were present at the banquet given on that
occasion, was Mr.. Oliver Conclin, a swarthy
bent old man. who gives his age as 80 years.
He was born in the Island Of Martinique and
came to Baltimore in 1895, with his father.
Both served in the war of 1912, and Mr.. Conc
lin says he is an sold defender and was in
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man ate as heartily and talked as merrily as
any guest present.
There is near the Court House of Madison
county, Va, a Lutheran chnrch built in 174S
the pastor of which is paid his salary from the
products of a farm conveyed to and owned by
the church for that purpose, since its first
establishment. Before the war it also owned
a number of slaves. Its communion service
was presented by the King of Sweden, more
than century ago, and its very fine organ
was the gift of the citizens of London about
| the same time.
Miss May Fortesque, the English actress,
who was fortunate enough to obtain $780, 600
damages from Lord Cairns in a breach of
promise trial some years ago, has just sue
coed in winning another case of a similar
nature against Mr.. Laurence Henry st. Paul
| Moore. On this occasion she was content to
accept a verdict of 81, 800. 1t is evident,
therefore, that the preaching of NJ ISIS Fortes-
que's affections as pastime grows cheaper as
time rolls on.
On the farm owned by Joseph Neff, near
Cowan's Rockbridge county, is a large weep
ing willow which measures 1714 feet in cir
conference. 1t was planted by Frederick
Click, over 100 years ago. 1t is still fresh and
green and shows little sign of decay except
one large limb broken off about so feet from
the ground. In this broken limb, although it
is thirty feet from the ground, a hen has
Matched two brOodS of chickens.
When Norfolk & Western train from the
east pulled into the depot at Lynchburg last
Wednesday, the station master discovered a
small colored boy, about six years of age,
riding on one of the car trucks. He was
turned over to the police, and when interro-
gated said he came from Crewe and intended
going as far as he could He was sent back to