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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-04
The EretfuI Ones.

The sons will go forth among men, and in
the hard school of life's battle have their fus-
siness toned down, even obliterated. But the
daughters will fuss and fdget for life and
grow worse in these, every year. They will
worry over their studies, fret through girl
hoods years, and bring to their own homes
the perfected fretfulness of a lifetime. Their
lovers are prone to mistake this natural trait
of the American girl for vivacity and pi-
quancy and mental sparkle. Men in love will
not know the difference between the garish
radiance that flashes from light house and
the steady luster that lies in the heart of a
pearl. So they wed the brilliant, changeable
damsel and ignore her placid, contented
sister. Mental restlessness, in a woman can
find an outlet only in the worriment of her
self and those of her household. In man,
this trait has a safety valve in business pur-
suits. But hardly one woman in thousand
of the fussy kind can find q man so consti-
tuted that his repose of character is an offset
to her fussiness. The nine hundred and
ninety-nine are united for life to men almost
as fussy as themselves, and SO the sum Of
human unrest and mental wear and tear is
increased. LIES reverses, disappointments,
thwarted ambitions, come with treble force
to the fretful ones, and the evening of their
days are full of bitterness that sereher NOR
tails know nothing of. Placidity and the
philosophy that prompts its possessor to take
things as they come, to cross no bridge before
it is reached, are things that American
women should prize SO highly as to bend
every faculty toward their securing.-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
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To Put Ont Fire.

Whether lamp explodes OF is overturned,
the only rational attempt to extinguish the
fire is by smothering. Water only spreads
the oil and thus INCREASES the evil. Last
winter my sister knocked large lamp, nearly
full of oil, off the table. In a moment the
blaze reached the ceiling. Fortunately large
heavy rug was at hand, which threw over
the oil and this and my broad feet soon had
the fire smothered out. The only damage
was a hole in the carpet, a scorched secretary
and blackened ceiling, but it was close
call. Tally one for rugs,-Cor. Albany Gull
tiyator.
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Slavery in Africa.


What influences can humanity and civil
ization-now, happily, fully alive to the foul
wrong from which great dependent people
is suffering-what influences can they bring
to bear in mitigation of this crying TYRANNY
The merchant would probably be ready to
answer: "Open up trade with these suffer-
ing and benighted peoples and civilization
will follow in its track" The missionary
would say: "Multiply mission stations"
The diplomat and the politicians sugges-
tion is: Annexation of territory and ex-
tension of the spheres of influence Of the
dominant races" The answer of the great
Catholic ecclesiastic, Cardinal Lavigerie, is
the simplest and boldest of any, and appeals
most eloquently to the manhood and chivalry
of the Christian world. "Begin a new cru
sade," says his eminence, ''and if necessary
roll back the tide of Arab raiding and
wrong doing by force and Slash of arms"
Probably the true remedy is to be found
not in any one Of these suggestions, but
in all of them combined. Merchants
and manufacturers are among the most
sanguine of mankind, yet they might
guess that settled trade was impossible
with savages, who have few wants
but for personal safety and the qualification
of the lower senses-who skulk naked, trem-
bling and hungry in the forest depths from
hostile neighboring tribes and the rowing
bands of Arab marauders. Nothing great
will be done in the trade with the great mass
of negro Africans till the yoke Of this
tyranny is lifted from their necks; till they
are given security to increase and multiply
and till the land; till, as in tho case of every
nation since the records of civilization have
been kept, the simple savage race is crossed
with races more advanced than ITSELF till an
African human being is reared Of mixed
blood, with larger wants and wider aspira-
tions, and till the man of this mingled race is
capable of compromising and performing
the larger functions of more complex civil
and moral polity. Not until the generations
have rolled on and the slow processes Of ra-
cial evolution are accomplished can Africa
cease to be savage Africa. 1t is not, per-
haps, unfortunate that so great an end as the
moral salvation of the people OF vast CONT
nent is not to be effected through any such
ignoble means as mere commercial self seek
ing and trade cupidity. If salvation comes
to Africa it will be through nobler measures
Nineteenth Century
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A New Fire Detector.

An ingenious method of detecting fire in
its inactive stage, whereby better protection
is insured against fire in textile mills, ware
houses, large public buildings, ships, etc. has
been advanced by the fire brigade master at
Paisley, England. His system departs from
the heat alarm method and consists of an az
rangernent Of perforated pipes, which are led
through the interior of buildings or the
lower decks of seagoing vessels. These are
connected with an ordinary suction and
force pump or pumps, either rotary OF recip-
rocating, which, when set in motion, will in
hale smoke arising and discharge it at a con-
venient point available at all times. Hart
ford Times.
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Poisonous Springs.

Near the soda springs of Ashland, Ore,
there is spring which emits a gas SO poison.
Gus as to kill whatever may breathe it, and
it is said that there is almost constantly a
ring of birds, snakes, lizards and small deer
lying dead about it. The same deadllness Is
claimed for spring somewhere IN Idaho,
and in both it is thought that concentrated
form Of carbonc acid gasis the active agent
of destruction. philadelphia Gail,
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DICHARD S. KER,
IL ATTORNRY-ATL LAW,
Office with WHITE & GORDON.
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SHERIFFs SALE ON AN .ATTACHM ENT =
y Pursuant to an order of the Circuit Court of
Augusta County entered on the 18th day of Nov
ember, 1888, and under the levy of an atUacbment
in the suit of c. Z. Bridge j S. Balsley; will
sell in front of the Courthouse i'll the City of
Staunton, on
Monday. the 2sth dag of January, 1889,
tract of land containing 1873
acres, more or less, in Augusta 49,
ne lands OF E B. Brown. Moses NM "a
Alexander ais, conveyed EsE@5SsIzI==zz ~
March goth, 1882 by Jas F. Wa
to j. S. BalSey, and of recor in Deed Book
50, page 81, in the Clerks Office of Augusta
County
The property has on it a fair dwelling house, a
stable and other outbuildngs; is well watered and
convenient to market. will also sell at the same
time and place, about 100 bushels of corn and 80
bushels OF wheat The corn in the ear is in
crib on the premises and the wheat in Black
wells Mill, near Waynesboro. Samples OF both
will be shown on day of SALE
TERMS OF SALE as to the land, One-half
cash in hand, the balance in six, twelve and
eighteen months: the purchaser executing bonds
with approved personal security bearing interest
from date and the title retained as ultimate secur-
ity. AS to the wheat and corn, Cash.
T.R. N. SPECK,
dec2l-tds , Sheriff Augusta Co., Va.
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THE FIRST LOVE AND THE LAST.

Heigh-ho! Twas years ago; yet by my chair
Tonight there stands maid surprising fair
The self same maid, with waving nut brown hair,
Who rent my boyish breast, my heart laid bare,
And stamped never dying impress there
Sweet maid, she's there.
Heigh-hol Oh, lifel With all your toll and care;
With all your hopes your trials hard to bear,
Days of bright triumphs, nights of grim despair,
Your somber shades, your noontime's braz zen
glare
I do not forget all now, for she is there
Sweet maid, she's there.
Heigh-hol No, no; it's but vision there,
The maid has gone, but now woman rare
Stands in her place. There's silver in her hair,
And on her loving face are lines of care,
Yet sweeter far tonight than maiden fair
Is this dear one who smiles beside my chair
My wife-my wife!
Chicago Times.
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GUPERB LIVERYI-I desire to announce to my
- friends and the public generally. that have
now one of the most complete and thoroughly
equipped LIVERY STABLES in or out of Virginia.
Fast and stylish teams, single or double; First
rate saddle-horses; Carriages, which for comfort
and elegance cannot be surpassed, with careful
and polite drivers. be secured at all times, day
or night. at reasonable prices.
Baggage delivered or called for at any point in
the city, and carefully handled.
am prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to
travelling men Horses boarded by the day, week,
month at reasonable rates. and the very best at
tentiOn guaranteed.
1 will give my personal attention and assistance
to any one leaving horses at my STABLE to sell them
to the best advantage
Give me call and you shall not go away disap-
ointed. ALEX HARTMAN,
mar18 SfauntOn, Va
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Turcoman Curtains and Poree Double Faced Push-a coo Raw
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NOTICE OF PARTNERSHIP.

In
have this dav associated with me in the drug
business Mr. w. G. SHELTON, a graduate OF the
Maryland College of Pharmacy, and an expert
enced druggist, who will have exclusive control of
our prescription department. The business will be
carried on at the old stand, No 10 E. Main Street
under the name and style of CHILD & SHELTON.
q. e. CHILD
Having associated myself with Mr. G. G. Child in
the Drug Business in Stanton, I desire to assure
my friends that all business with which they may
favor me will receive prompt attention, and re-
orally. W. G. SHELTON.
SeD7-4m,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13

own. The remainder of the course he
rowed without a doubt of being the
winner. When nearing the finish he
slowed down somewhat and allowed
Hanlan to decrease the distance be-
tween the boats, but he was then in
such condition that his opponent could
not possibly overhaul him. He
thought Hanlan showed a deal
of pluck in rowing hard, stern
chase. When the race was over
both men padded alongside each other
and shook hands. The Canadian them
stated to Beach that he was satisfied
with the result of the race, as he Beach,
was too strong for him. The retired
champion then said that if there was
any ground for dissatisfaction on Han
lan's part he was willing to row him
again and settle the matter. but the
Canadian unhesitatingly reiterated his
assertion that his rival was too strong
for him to have any hope of being sue
cessful. Beach declared that he would
not again row Hanlan or any other.
sculler in match. When questioned
as to whether there was any truth in
the rumor that he intended to challenge
Searle for the championship OF the
world, Beach said that the report was
entirely false, as he was certain that he
was not match for the prese Mt holder
of the championship. G+
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
BILLY MYER.

strength further. He found that Myer
was ''hard game" for almost any kind
of man. "You ought to be fighter"
said Kennedy. There's money in
being a good one." And Myers first
match was made soon thereafter.
Another and far more Important bit
of news is this: Myer has all along
been credited with wonderful right
hand and no left, and this has made the
experts of the country fancy him an easy
mark for man who can stay out of
reach and jab him to death. But people
at Streator say that in the longest fight
he has had Chat with Charley Daley, a
145-pound man) he whipped his man
with the left. Again. the idea prevails
that Myer has received no punishment
in any of his fights and is virtually an
untried man in respect to gameness.
while in the DAILY fight he was badly
punished. although such is his india
rubber like body that smashing on the
"mark' distressed him little.
AS to his right hand his admirers say:
"Ne ell, YOU say that he'll never get it in
on Jack McAulitfe, and by that you
mean on jaw or jugular. That may be,
but let me tell you that Billy knocked
one man colder'n wedge by driving
that right duke O. hisn in on the ribs.
We ali fight some around here, and l
never saw such lick"
Up to date there has been no betting
of account, and Myers hackers expect
to wait and get the money ''on'' at the
ring side.
10 show the confidence of these peo-
pie it will only be necessary to instance
the faith of man who, when tine sec
ond Myer-Gilmore mill came off, being
unable to get on otherwise, actually bet
some hundreds of dollars that the
Streator man would win in one round.
1t is unnecessary to state that the en-
thusiast took down the stakes. Myer
weighs 1876, and has gone into active
training.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
STAGE FRIGHT.
That Is What $4,000 Kelly Had
Christmas Week.

Mike Kelly has a well-developed case
of stage fright. He lost fifteen pounds
while playing the Tough in "a Tin
Soldier" at the Fourteenth Street thea
ter, New York.
81 can play ball before $4,000 people
and not know they are Oh the ground.
but eight people out there pull the
heart out of me-"
The great Kel'' was standing in his
dressing room as he spoke. and ''out
there" which he indicated with rather a
vicious sweep of the hand, referred to
the auditorium, where the terror-coml-
pelling eight who dallied with his heart
Strings were then located.
"After / get through with this en-
gagement. no more for me-" he contin-
1ed. "When L made my entrance on
.:he first night, l was made up so tough
nv own mother wouldn't have known
me. For an instant the audience didn't
recognize me. | started in TO speak my
lines, when suddenly heard noise as
though the ROOF was falling in. had
been recognized. The people out in
front began to shake the house down.
Of course the lines were knocked clear
out of my hearing, and | came near
dropping the trunk off my shoulder, too.
II the midst of it all came big vase OF
flowers, which was handed over the
footlights. This muddled me more, and
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13

sible. he is almost dead shot i'll
throwing to second.
"W hat do you think of Pete Nolan's
views about most of the ball players not
knowing how to run?" was asked of
Buck the other day.
There is great deal of truth in
what he said,' replied Buck. ''but the
best runners do not make the best
base stealers by good deal. Get
ting good starts and using judgment
are fully as essential. A good base
runner must be off the moment the
pitcher makes the first inclination OF
the body to pitch. ] don't care how
good runner he may be. if he waits
until the pitcher gets his arm back to
deliver the ball a good thrOwer will
catch him every time"
''lsn't it true that pitcher can be OF
great assistance t0a catcher?'
81 should say he could" continued
Buck. "Just give me pitcher that
understands holding men to bases, SO
that they cannot get long leads, and
throwing them out is an easy matter.
If l had a pitcher like Jimmie Calvin
to catch it would be next to Impossible
to make steal"
'DO you consider Calvin the peer OF
all other pitcherS?'
''In that respect do. He can hold
men right On the top of the bag. 1t is
impossible to get lead Oh him. tie
has false motion that cannot be called
balk. 1t is impossible to tell when
he is going to deliver the ball, and for
that reason base-runner is at sea. l
have seen Jimmie catch the best man in
the business. He can throw to first
without looking at the base. He makes
slight inclination of the bOiy, and
with the same motion that he uses in
pitching, he puts the ball right in the
first baseman's "pocket." OftentimeS
he catches base-runnerS in such sur
prising manner that for an instant they
are paralyZed and are easily retired
"Who do you consider great baserrn-
ners?''
well; Sunday, Miller, Ward, Latham
and Nicol are all fine base runners.
Now, although Mike Kelly hasn't much
more speed than cart-hOrse, still he is
a good baserunner. His fine starts and
good Judgment are what save him.
The same may be said of Comiskey, who
is not fast runner. If | know Han
has a reputation of being a great base
runner, and that he will go down on the
first or second ball, he Is my meat every
time. All do is to get the pitcher to
hold him tight, and to pitch to me in
stead of the batter. Then good throw
is bound to get him every time"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
DIAMOND DUST.
Points Upon Players in Many Big
and Little Leagues. q

In one of the largest cemeteries in st. Louis
there is beautiful monument. The base is
composed of a massive piece of Hurricane
granite nearly twenty feet square. Resting
upon this is another huge stone of Hallowell
granite, and staL ding on this is a full life
size figure in citizens dress of President Won
der Abe, of the ST. Louis club. The fignre is
complete, and does the original justice. The
sculptor who performed the labor was a
whole year at the work, and the result is
masterpiece. The monument is not yet half
completed. but President Won der Abe has
already expended $1,000 on it, and before it
is finished 1t will cost twice that amount.
Cushman, former pitcher for the old
Metropolitan club and later for Des Moines.
is on deck again. He may be said to have
been kicked into good luck. He was few
years ago conductor on the Lake Shore and
lost his situation for some trif1ing error. He
almost Immediately secured an engagement
as change pitcher for the Bnffalo nine at a
salary of $1,000 a year. He gave good salts
faction, and the next season signed with the
Metiopolitans at So, 900 year. He may go,
he says, with the Bostons Of 1889.
Another base ball player has been N ar
ried This time it is Frank Ringo, the
catcher of this years St. Paul club. The
ceremony came off on Christmas We at the
brides home in Fort Scott, Kan. and the
young lady's name is Miss Emma W. Will
Jams.
What an intield this would make for Co.
lumbus: Orr, first base; Collins, second
stop.-Sporting News.
Buck Ewing the other day received let
ter from Ed Crane. who is with the Aus ira
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
A LA DAKOTA.
New Mexicans Send Up a Howl
for Statehood,

New Mexicans Send Up a Howl
for Statehood.
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. IA
statehood convention was held here to-
day. Delegates from all parts of the
territory were present. A long resolu-
ton was adopted, the preamble of which,
after reviewing the treaty of Guada-
oloupe and Hidalgo, by which the terri
tory became a part Of the United States,
states that the population of New Mex
leo at the present time is over 10000,
exclusive of the Indians, who have not
the right of franchise; that the territory
now has l.400 miles of railroad
and telegraph lines, all of which have
been constructed within the last nine
years; that the assessed valuation OF
property has increased tenfOId within
the past ten years, and the population
$4,000 during the past two years, and as
the territory OF New Mexico is possessed
of sufficient resources and intelligence
to authorize and require its admission
into the Union, 1t is resolved by
the people of the territory in conven-
ton assembled, representing every por-
ton and political party therein, that we
insist upon and demand admission into
the Federal union, and furthermore we
ask that speedy action be taken by con-
gress upon this matter. The convention
asked to he permitted to retain the
name New Mexico as the name OF the
new state.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13

han expedition. Crane says: 'Little Earle
is wonderful catcher. Kid Baldwin will
have to look 10 his laurels next season, or
the little fellow will own Cincinnati"
Spalding, one OF the big moguls of the
league, must have experienced a change of
mind as regard Sunday games His cOmbina-
ton has played a great many games on the
Sabbath since they started on their Aus.
tralian trip.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Thomas Toad Ramsey Is taking excellent
eare of himself this winter, and Jack Kerins
! Expresses the opinion that he will be the
great pitcher that he was in 1886. Ii this IS
/ true Louisville will make all the other teams
hustle.
Columbus next year. In that case it will be
necessary to have the pa troll wagon hitched
up ready for business, near the ball park
sOmaha Jouanal.
+ The Boston club next season will be some
thing like the champion Detroit team-a
combination of hard hit,ers and fine tielders.
Boston has begun to lay pipe for Smith, OF
Pittsburg, but now that Rowe has kicked
over the traces Pop will stay where he is.
Omaha has signed Pitcher Breckenridge,
of this years LOgansport, Ind, team, the
man Chicago tried to get last season.
Davy Force wants to play in Sioux City
again, but the management there is looking
for cheaper man.
The Clevelands will play in Kansas City
March 3O,31 and April l, and the PlttsburgS
April 4. 5 and g..
Lyons, Herr and White, OF the st. Louis
Browns will be transferred to Columbus.
The New Yorks will play two games each
with Yale and Princeton in April.
Mains, the st. Paul pitcher, lives in North
Wyndham, Me.
The Southern leagues salary limit is 81, 200
month.
St. Joe has signed Kreig, Crowell and
Bradley.
Lady Baldwin's terms for this year are
$500.
James Conway has signed with Kansas
City. .-s-.--
The Cincinnati players will report March 1.
Milwaukee will let Walsh and Strauss go.
Detroit has made an offer for Nicholson.
Albert OF Cleveland, may go to St. Joe.
Keefe wants Bennett in New York.
Detroit has released Campau.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
HOW ANsON GOT EVEN.
A Story of How the Chicago Cap
tain and a Britisher Fell Out.

Tim Murnane, who was with the Bos-
ton club in England, tells the following
story of Anson:
speaking of Anson puts me in mind
of little time saw him have with a
blooming Britisher' in the Midland
Grand hotel, London, in 1874. 1t was
rather late one night, and the boys were
sitting around small billiard room
watching Anson and one or the en-
ployes of the place playing billiards.
'I'lI play you this one for the drinks
for the party said Arson to his
partner. All right. SIR was the
quiet reply. The Chicagoan had
an easy game and won. He gave his
new friend one more chance to pay for
our drinks (some twenty in the party.)
Again the Englishman consented. and
again Mr.. AnsOn won the game. He
had played until near the time to close
up the place, and. putting on his coat,
started to go out, SuppoSing that he
owed nothing as he had won every
game. Il beg your pardon, sir, but you
haven't settled your account"
What account. l don't owe you any
thing do I?'' asked the American.
"Oh, yes, sir, l played merely to ac-
commodate you;' and so it proved, for
when you ask any of the help to play
you stand good for the bill. Arson was
incensed, but the crowd seemed to ell
joy the thing as good joke.
"I'li play you one more game" said
he, and again the stranger consented.
''Bring us all drink" was the big
fellows order. The drinks were handed
around on a large tray. The captain
was slow in finishing his. Itwas Anson's
shot. The tray was on small stand. at
the end of the billiard table, full of hand
some empty glasses. He hit his ball.
1t jumped the table and went carom-
ing among the glassware, breaking
more than half of them. 1t was looked
on as purely accidental and Mr.. Anson.
of Chicago, settled for the game and the
drinks, for the third time, but not for
the broken glassware. The boys had to
admit that Anson got perfect satisfac-
tiOn