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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-12-27

But there should be no shutting, and no
frivolous objections should be tolerated.
When a dwelling is in flames we use no set
phrase of speech to warn its inmates and
no polite and courtly touch to effect their
rescue. Experience has often demonstrated
how quickly obstacles which seemed
plausible if not convincing when urged
against measure of reform, are dissipated
by the test of trial, and how readily a new
order of things adjusts itself to successful
use.
l remember the Inauguration of another
reform; and | have seen it grow and extend
until it has become firmly established in
greatest safeguard against the complete
and disgraceful degradation of our public
service. 1t had its enemies and all of them
are not yet silenced. Those openly and
secretly unfriendly said in the beginning
that the scheme was impracticablea and I'M
necessary; that it created an otfice-holding
class; that it established burdensOme and
delusive tests for entry in the public SER
vice which should be open to. all that it
put in the place of real merit and efficien-
Cyl scholastic requirements; that it limi-
ted the discretion of those charged with
the selection of public employees, and
that it was unconstitutional. But its vic
tory came-Wrought by force of enlighten-
ed public sentimSet-and upon its trial
every objection which had been urged
against it was completely discredited.
As it has been with civil service reform,
so will it be with ballot reform, except
that the coming victory will be more
speedily achieved and will be more COM
plete.
And as the grand old State of Massa-
chusetts was foremost to adopt and demon
strate the practicability and usefulness of
civil service reform, so has she been first
to adopt thorough scheme of ballot re-
form and to prove in practice its value
and the invalidity of the objections made
against it. We thank Massachusetts, to-
night for all that she has done for these
reforms, and we of New York hope that
our Empire State will soon be keeping
step with her sister States in the enforce
ment of an effective and honest measure of
ballot reform.
In conclusion, let me say that good men
have no cause for discouragement.T Though
there are dangers which threaten our well
fare and safety, the virtue and patriotism
of the American people are not lost, and
we shall find them sufficient for us. If in
too great confidence they slumber, they will
not always sleep. Let them but be aroused
from lethargy and Indifference by the con-
seriousness of peril, and they will burst the
bonds OF political seltishnesS, revive their
political freedom and restore the purity of
their suffrage.
Thus will they discharge the sacred
trust committed to their keeping; thus will
they still proudly 4esent to the world
proof of the value of free institutions; thus
will they demonstrate the strength and
perpetuity of government by the people;
thus will they establish American patriot
ism throughout the length and breadth of
our land; and thus will they preserve for
themselves and for posterity their God
given Inheritance Of freedom and Justice
and peace and happiness.
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Metal Working of the Chinese.

The metal smiths trade is very powerful
and influential in China, wrought metal be-
ing favorite decoration for houses, affairs
in churches, town halls assembly rooms and
business places of the more wealthy firms
The metals used are brass, white bronze,
which closely resembles Britannia metal,
gold bronze, ordinary bronze and silver. The
work of the Chinese metal smith is greatly
superior to that of our own in variety, orig
inality of design, and in artistic finish. The
smiths turn out bowls, vases, urns, pitchers,
ewers basins, cup standards, pipes and other
smoking utensils, salrers, lamps, candelabra,
lanterns, bedsteads, chairs, tables, church
furniture and numerous other articles all Of
substantial workmanship and standard ma
terial
The metal smith makes good wages, and
has good social position in China, but the
industry is not healthy one, the Chinese not
understanding the physiological action of the
metallic oxides on the system, and not know
ing how to prevent or remedy the injuries
they suffer. The Chinese system, Of casting is
very similar to ours, but in cleaning and pol
ishing they use no chemical agents, relying
almost entirely on manual labor, and the use
of lathes fitted up with polishing brushes.
They understand oxidation, and produce
malachite and azure effects and the like very
effectively They secure these, not by the
direct action of acids and acid vapor baths,
but by burying the objects to be treated in
various kinds of decomposing organic mat
ter This is, of course, slow and expensive
process. In one respect the work of the Chi
nese smith is peculiar.
The soldiers in many parts of the Chinese
empire still wear fine mail armor, helmets,
breast plates and shields, and the same ar
ticles are worn by the participants in civic
professions and official pageants. AS a con-
sequence such. armor is still made, and the
armorer occupies i'll China about the same
position that he did in Europe in medieval
times. A suit of brass armor worn by
one of the Black Flag leaders in the Ton
kin war is said to have successfully resisted
bullets and to have broken bayonet thrust
delivered by powerful French marine
Mechanical Progress.
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Malaria and Sunfiowers.

In a recent issue of the Russian medical
journal, The Meditzina, a contributor en-
phatioally draws attention to the common
suntiower as an excellent and cheap substi-
tute for quinine in the treatment of malarial
fevers of all possible forms. The remedy has
been from time immemorial used for the
purpose in the Russian as well as Persian and
Turkish popular medicine, and that mostly
after the following plan: A flask is filled
loosely with finely cut dry Or recent flowers
and stem, and then with vodka aqua vitae.
The Theoretically corked vessel is left to
stand under the SUMS rays, or at some warm
place, for two OF three days The tincture is
then ready foi, use, and should be given as a
small wine glassful three times a day. In re-
cent cases, complete and permanent cure en-
sues in from one to three days. in most OBJ
stinate and inveterate, not later than a week.
The remedy proved successful even in such
cases where quinine and other anti-malarial
means failed
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The Sydenham Palace.

The dimensions of the Crystal palace, the
building of the great exhibition in Hyde
park, London in 1851, were as follows: 1t
was 1851 feet in length and 456 feet in
breadth in the widest part. 1t covered over
eighteen acres. The total cubic contents
were 30, 100000 feet. The length of sash bar
used was about 205 miles and the quantity of
glass about poo, 600 square feet, weighing up
ward OF 400 tons. The total area of the ground
floor was equal to TT, 7s4 square feet and that
OF the galleries to 217, 100 square feet. The
width of the main avenue was described as
being nearly double that of the nave of st.
Pauls, while It's length was four times as
great. The following comparisons were made
at the time: ''rhe walls of st. Paul's are i
feet in thickness, while those of the Crystal
palace are only inches st. Paul's occupied
thirty five years in building, while the Hyde
park building was finished in less than eight
cen weeks. All the dimensions of the build.
ing are rnr.ppltiples Of 8. N-zBrooklyn Eagle.
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OLD LETTERS.

hold in my hand these letters
And the fire CLEANS up in the CRATE;
Shall l throw them into the embers
And leave them there to their fateY
So long ago they were written
So long been hidden away,
While the hands that penned them are
folded
Over silent hearts today.
Here is one from spirit sister,
Whose life, like Swallowed stream,
Flowed On so softly, gently,
Till it disappeared like a dream.
On her lips the name of a lover
She had not dared to wed,
Her life went out of the darkness
To a glorious light instead.
And here is one from another
The rose at her bridal feast
Had scarcely fallen and faded
Ere death struck cold at her breast,
When lne was fairest and sweetest
To yield its rich nectar up;
This was the fate that was waiting,
This was the bitterest cup.
There are letters still more sacred
So tender and fond and true
I hold them now in reverence,
While my eyes are moist with dew.
Shall I burn them? Oh, l cannotl
Tied up with sable thread,
I shall put them back with the treasures
Which whisper yet of the dead.
-"Essie'' in the Thibodaux Sentinel
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Uttered Nonsense.

i despopdept poet sings; 81 will not live
my days out to the end; nay, shall die be-
fore the end is come" Wed like to see him
do it; we'd like to know how he is going to
help himself If the end doesn't come the first
time be dies, then he hath basely deceived us
and he is no true poet, but a common wood
shed cat 1t isn't fair to lie in wait at the
catch for people in that way.-Burdette in
Brooklyn Eagle,
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Their Business BOOMING

Probably no one thing has caused such a gen.
erai revival of trade at Hughes & Robinson's
Drug Store as their giving away to their CUSTOM
ers of SO many free trial bottles of Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is
simply enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and never dis
appoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group, and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying by getting
a trial bottle Free, large size 81. Every bottle
warranted. febS 1t
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Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and painful
sickness 10 robust health marks an epoch in the
life of the individual. Such a remarkable event
is treasured in the memory and the agency
whereby the good health has been attained is
gratefully blessed. Hence It is that so much is
heard in praise Of Electric Bittess. SO many feel
they owe their restoration to health, to the use
of the Great Alternative and Tonic If you ars
troubled with any disease of Kidneys Liver or
Stomach, of long or short standing you will sure
1y find relief by use of Electric Bitters Sold at
soc. and 81 per bottle at Hughes & Bells
Drugstore. febs If
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A Well Classified Library,

A man-who, although not pretending to
be one of the wise, nevertheless knows SO
much that it makes him tired to remember
half of it's labelling his library in sections,
On one shelf he has dictionaries, enayelope.
dias and such ikka eheery tonnes; on the next
above, histories Of wars and stories Of battle;
on the next, ancient histories; on the next, ora
tions and speeches Of eminent statesmen and
ministers; next, poetry, and, above ALL
works on political economy, etc. So he
labels these shelves consecutively, "Lore,"
s'Gore," "Yore," "Roar," "Soar" and
"Snore. n-London It'd Bits.
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Yes, It Has.

The new departure in architecture has no
doubt done q great deal to improve the gen.
efal taste of the public, but il, has gone far
ther than that, It has made it almost impos
sible for thief to tell whether be is breaking
into church, art gallery, orphans home or
a business mans dwelling. They all look
alike.-Detroit Free Press.
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A MOnkeY,S Intelligence.

The monkeys intelligence was recently IL
Illustrated at Singapore. A native with a
little boy, bear and a monkey Travelled
through the Straits settlements, and made a
good sum of money by his animals tricks
One day he was found with bis THROAT cut.
the boy and the bear lying dead close BY,
while the monkey had escaped up tree. The
bodies with the ml,lssnaksg, we're being taken
to the police statio9lP, WhsH the monkey sud
denly rushed at o man in the crowd, seized
his leg, and Wpald nat let go. The man
proved to be one Of the muraerers. chicago
Times
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Bucklen'S Arnica SalVe.

The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chiblain, Corns, and all Skin
Sfuptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay
Aequlreo' tits guaranteed to give perfect salts
action, or money refunded Price % cents per
So3. For sale by Hughes & Bell Druggists
jan 25-lyr
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He caught such a cold he could not sing"
Poor, unfortunate Batrachian In what a
sad plight he must have been. And yet his
misfortune was one that often befalls singers
Many once tuneful voice among those who
belong to the genus homo " is utterly spoiled
by cold in the head or on the lungs, or both
combined. For the above mentioned croak-
er" we are not aware that any remedy was
ever devised; but we rejoice to know that all
human singers may keep their heads clear and
Threats in tune by the timely use of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and DIR. Pierces Golden Med
zeal Discovery, both of which are sold by
druggists.
DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
cases of Catarrh in the Head no matter of
how long standing, while for all laryngeal.
bronchial. throat and lung affections, DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is posi-
lively unequaled. 1t cures the worst linger-
ing coughs and builds up the flesh and
strength of those who have been reduced
by wasting diseases. 1t is guaranteed to
benefit or cure in all diseases for which it is
recommended, II taken in time and given
fair trial, or money paid for it refunded.
i. Copyright 1888, by WORLDS DIS. MED. Assn.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02


caster, he loaded and fired the American
Hotchkiss rife, single loader, thirty-two
times in one minute. With Manser
gun, before Won Rameke and the Ger
man troops, he loaded and hit an eight
inch target twenty-seven times in one
minute In 1884, at the great London
revolver trials, Paine hit a tive-inch tar
get fifty times in succession. His feats
at the famous Galleries Revette, Paris,
had never been equaled, and Justine
Renette, Paris crack shot, declared that
Paine's peer as marksman had never
entered that SO-year-old gallery.
His last foreign achievement was the
defeat of Herr Schulhoff, Vienna's pride,
in September, 1886, winning the most
noted pistol match on record. The mill
tary were greatly interested in this con-
TEST, from the repute of the competitors
and the distances agreed upon-40, 1870
Ill three distances, and nearly doubled
his opponents points, Paine hit target
Is by 80 inches, at 1876 yards, with pis-
tol, off hand shooting, n times in hun
dred. He won gold medal and other
| souvenirs at that contest When in
America no -troveled with vaudeville
company, and last season he was with
| Frank Robbins circus His defeats were
few, and of these his long time rival
Capt. Bogardus, scored the most against
| him.
Last winter Capt. Paine and his wife
who helps him in his work on the theatre
boards, left for Paris and while they
were playing there he was seized witt
strangulation of the bowels and diet
after great suffering. 1t was alst
remarked that Paine grew too feshy.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02
Summons.

IN the District Court of the Fourth Judicial Dis
the County of Cascade Randall W. Hanson,
plaintiff, vs. Margaret Hanson: defendant.
The people Of the Territory, q Montana seha
erecting to the .lbove-named defendant;
YOu are hereby required to appear IN an actl"h
brought against YOU by the above e-named plain,
tiff IN the District Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District of the Territory of Montana, in and for
the County of Cascade. and to answer the com
plaint filed therein, within ten days (excluRlve
of the day of service) after the service on you q
served out of this county, bnt in this district,
or Judgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer of. said complaint:
The said action is brought to obtain decree OF
of this court dissolving the bonds of mntrim5ony on
tiff, Randall w. Hanson, and the defendant, Il
Margaret Hanson on the ground that nbout the
first day of March, A. D. 1881, the Defendant did,
without cause, willfully and Intentionally desert
you ever since have and now do absent yourself
from plaintiff and live separate. and apart from
him without intention of returning, and for gen.
eral relief. all which more fully appears by ref;
| erence which is here made to the complaint
/ on file therein. 80. 4.
appear and answer the said complaint, as above
required, the said plaintiff will take default
against you and apply 10 the court for the relief
demanded and prayed for in said complaint. :,
trct court Of the Fourth judicial district Of the
| territory of Montana, in and for the county OF
| Cascade this 18th day of September, in the veal
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anc
| eighty-nine.
! Seal. ". NJ. GOGARlLL, GlerK. +,
| JOHN W. STANTON, attorney for plaintiff
| First publication Sept IL, 1889.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02
Mr.. Bells patent was granted Marci

Mr.. Bells patent was granted March
I, 1876, and the alleged monopoly" will,
therefore, continue till that date in 1913
unless the new trial results differently
from the first. The application was filed
in the patent office Feb "a, 1875 ana In
two hours thereafter Elisha Gray tiled a
caveat alleging that fraud had been used
in getting knowledge Of his instrument
previously placed in the examiners
room. Daniel Drawbaugh's application
was filed July 21, 1880, and alleged that
he began his experiments in 1862 and
had a perfect working instrument in op-
} Grafton in january, 1875, a year before
DR.. Bell claimed to have done SO. Alto
gether it is a curiously complicated case
which full supreme court must wrestle
with p hs--g-s7f-t z H.-" .f
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02
"cHEvALIER" IRA PAINE.


A Noted American NIarksman who Won
Decorations from Monarclis.
Ira Paine, who recently died in Paris.
was one Of the most noted marksmen in
the world. He was American born,
though of late years he was fond Of pre-
fixing "chevalier" to Ills name, but he
was more generally called captain. He
was man Of great skill with shotgun,
rifle, pistol or revolver, and his fame had
been established long ago. He Travelled
over two continents and exhibited before
thousands.
Capt. Paine had shot in every capital
in Europe, and appeared in almost every
royal palace from st. Petersburg to Lon-
don. AS a reward for a private exhibi-
ton at Lisbon the king Of Portugal
knighted and decorated him in the pres
ence, of the American minister, John NJ.
Francis, and Commander Newell and
Ills officers, Of the Nipsic. The king
enthusiasm led him to join the Ameri-
can in pistol shooting at the close of the
performance.
The records Of some of the captains
feats are remarkable, His speed was
surprising and his accuracy was marvel
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

In crowded car on Geary street
rather understood man irod on a
big mans toe He immediatelv apollo
gized, but the big man would accept no
excuse and grumbled and growled and,
as the smaller man made no attempt to
resent it, he gradually reused himself to
furious heat. n.
"Who are you, sirrahy he demanded,
shaking his fist in the other mans face
"'who the devil are you that goes
around stamping yourebig feet on every
one within reach? Who are you -
my name is Jack Dempsey quietly
answered the other, looking up ,z. 81
The big mans jaw fairly dfofaed ant
he hastily left the car. mumbling apollo
getically The small man was not thu
noted fighter bus he scared the bully
just as much as If he was. San Fran
cisco Examiner
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

graft
the such of goods
trade have enjoyed the weeks and the
later that confidence
ability dispose large quantity Of goods reasonable
misplaced to greater efforts to
We ask the people of Northern Montana
stock address send
confident will feel satisfied that will be to
your atlyantag 10 trade with
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

he conceived the
idea of transmit
ting articul late
speech electrical
ly through q tel.
egraph wire, and
he started to
make a machine
through which, it
is alleged, con
Sversation could
be carried on at
a distance Of
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02
Named In North Dakota.

For governor Of North Dakota the
Democrats have nominated Hon. w. N
Roach, of Larrimore, Grand Forks coun-
ty. The gentleman is an ''old settler
rs such things go in the rapidly growing
northwest, having been in the territory
ten years ard enc of the founders Of his
town. He was born in Virginia in 1910
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02
A HOPE FOR DRAWBAUGH
HIS SUIT AS an INVENTOR OF THE
TELEPHONE HAS BEEN REVIVED.

Tho United States Now Takes Hand.
Sketch of the Inventor and His Life.
He Has Always Been a Quiet Man-some
of His Schemes.
After all that has been said and done,
argued and adjudged the great telephone
contest is not yet finally decided. The
syndicate which has charge of all the anti
Bell claims brings forward a great mass
of new evidence, and the counsel for the
government demands new hearing on
the ground of fraud by the Bell COM
pany. John R. Bartlett, president OF the
syndicate, claiming that the prior inven-
ton was by Daniel Drawbaugh, is at
present very active in pushing his case
at Washington, and the prospect now is
that the whole affair will be litigated
from start to finish. Z q
Meanwhile Daniel Drawbaugh re-
mains at his humble home few miles
from Harrisburg, Pa, in extreme pov-
erty, and whether he ever gains any
thing from the suit or not, he must be
regarded as remarkable instance OF
rare mechanical talent, industry and in
vention. 1t is reasonably certain that four
years before the SO called Bell telephone
became known Drawbaugh did invent
an electrical contrivance for transmit
ting sound, and it is very certain that ne
has invented many ingenious little con-
trivances which prove great ability.
Daniel Drawbaugh was born in 1927,
in the villagre Of Eberly'a Mills, Milltown.
Cumberland county, Pa, and gained a
very limited education in the very com
mon schools Of that time. When about
10 years of age he made a clock and an
automatic machine for saving wagon
felloes, and continued through his life tc
manifest genius for mechanical inven
tions. During the years 1869 and 1866
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

which he had acquired 800 acres Of land
~ homestead and tree culture entry.
With others he laid out the town OF
i4arrimore, and was appointed first
mayor by the legislature when it incor-
porated the town. To this Office he was
reelected three times, and then declined
any further election. In 1884 he was
elected as Democrat to represent Grand
Forks county in the legislature, being
he only Democrat elected to the Six
teenth assembly. AT the close of the ses-
ion he was appointed by Governor
Pierce regent of the University of North
Dakota, was reappointed by Goyerno,
nIellette last spring, and is now presi-
dent of the board of regents of that in.
stitution.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

rsarl OF Savoy is wllat Queen fiar.
gherita Of Italy IA c.tll:s'l. 8iaf.st.syitn
means "a pea.i, sud gs:.:!s - Ler
favorite jewels,
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

= HH n. - a.|" .|..
Gus. At the Lis
bon palace he
loa d e d a Win
chester rifle and
hit an eight-inch
target thirty-fve
times in one min
ute. In M a y
1888, at Cron-
stadt, on board
the United States
shin Of war Ian.
Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-02

and educated at
Georgetown col,
lege; he engaged
in m ercan t lie
pursuits till 1879,
when he went to
Grand Forks, d,
T., and dipped
into land opera
tions. He opened
the first m all
route to Fort Fot.
: tin from Grand
Forks, an d in
1881 located al
Elk YallaY nea1