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Delivering the Mail at FayaI.

The arrival of the mail throws Fayal into
state of excitement Half the population
then comes to town, and hot and steaming
crowd packs itself into the one postoffice
that the island possesses. AS the postmaster,
plainly conscious Of his Importance on an oc-
casion which happens only once a fortnight,
advances with the letters to the little desk
which separates the throng from the office,
the stranger is struck by the ridiculous dis
proportion between the size of the crowd and
that of the packet, circumstance which is
explained by the fact that every woman ex-
pecting tidings from husband or son is accom-
panied apparently by the rest of the family.
The jabber subsidies into a buzz of suppressed
excitement as the postmaster adjusts his spec
tacles with the most exasperating composure.
He calls out the name on the topmost letter
shrill voice on the confines of the crowd in
Inmates its destination, when half dozen
hands are stretched out to receive it and it
is passed over the heads of the crowd to the
fortunate recipient.
The buzz is renewed after each announce
ment; the postmaster has constantly to repeat
his demand for silence, in which he is OF
course joined by such of the crowd as have
not yet received a letter. AS the delivery
proceeds the crowd gets naturally noisier,
and the postmaster becomes hot and angry
with the exertion of shouting above the din,
Although the number Of letters is small
Christmastide brings quite as large packet
to many country house at home-the work
of distribution is long, from the circumstance
that each recipient has on the average five or
six names, which Portuguese etiquette seems
to demand shall be duly set forth on such a
formal occasion as the dispatch of a letter.
Good Words
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Billiards.

King Louis XIV was great lover OF bill
lizards, and his magnificent mobiles in their
grand peruques, his marshals and generals,
matched their skill against their royal mas
ter's about some deliberately inlaid billiard
table in the royal salons of Versailles One
Chamillard is recorded to have gained high
office of state from his skill at billiards, which
the king delighted to witness.
When the French game was introduced
into England, at which time the regency in
France brought something like peace and
good will between the two nations, it soon
superseded the old fashioned game 1t was
played, according to contemporary accounts,
''only with masts and balls" the mast being
the masse, or mace, an instrument still to be
met with in billiard rooms.
With the mace the ball is pushed and not
struck, and English players adheredto the
mace long after it had been superseded on
the continent by the cue. And the mace was
considered the lady's weapon even up to re
cent times. The French game was played
with two white balls, and the play consisted
in hazarding your adversary's ball and keep
ing out of the pocket yourself, just as single
pool is played nowadays. But before the enc
Of the century third ball was introduced
the red ball-which bore the mysterious
name of "carambole." And how to hit the
two balls successfully became one of the
points of play, and the caranl, or cannon
added a fresh interest to the play. With
this came into existence the English game
''par excellence at which all hazards count
to the striker, except that unfortunate one
known as a coup, where his ball flies into 6
pocket without having touched another OIL
its passage.-All the Year Round
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Gold Extraction Today.

Gold mining is in many minds still assocl-
ated with flannel shirted, long booted,
gambling class of doubtful manners, who,
with pick, shovel and pan, found fortunes in
the hill streams of the far west or of the land
of the kangaroo. But this race Of miners Is
rapidly becoming as extinct as the redskin OF
California or the black boy of Australia. AS
the superficial deposits which attracted the
pioneers were exhausted, the aid of machin-
cry and science became essential, and new
order of things began introducing the capital
list, the chemist and the engineer. Moreover,
in their haste to get rich, and, with their
rough and ready appliances, the early dig
gers only worked the richest ground and
passed over tons-acres-of stuff that, with
modern methods, would pay handsomely.
To convey an idea of the perfection which
has been attained in some of the processes OF
today one illustration will suffice. During a
quarters three months working last year OF
the alluvial deposits of Daylesford, Victoria,
some So, $50 tons of gravel were treated and
gave an average yield of 1S15 grains troy OF
gold from each ton of gravel. That is to say,
of all this enormous mass of material dug up
passed through the apparatus and redeposited
only one-eighteen hundred and fourteenth
part was of value, the other l ,Sl3 parts being
useless In other words, suppose an acre OF
land fifteen feet deep to be turned over,
broken up to the most minute proportions
and bodily removed, in order that it might
be made to yield up hidden treasure in The
form of fine dust, the whole of which coulo
be easily held in small coal scuttle. Anc
this was accomplished presumably at cos
which left a reasonable margin of profit.
These results are altogether unparalleled
in any other kind of metal mining As
! rule, the metal or its ore forms the bulk o.
the mass treated Thus, iron often consti
tutes Is per cent. of the mineral, lead s. to s.
per cent, copper IS to 9S per cent, and silver
S. to 90 per cent, while the gold in the cas-
quoted only amounted to .O0OllS, or littl'
over one-ten thousandth part of per cent
The Gentleman's Magazine.
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A Pretty Hanging Basket.

A particularly rustic and charming effec
can be produced with the stems of the grape
vine and the five leaved ivy or woodbine
The former should be about as thick as
slender finger and cut into lengths of tel
inches. These pieces should be soaked in no
water that they may be easily handled, ano
holes can then be made with penknife abou
an inch from each end of the pieces A piec'
of steel hoop is then passed through thest
holes and the ends burned to make them bend
that it may be fastened. The distances
should be evenly arranged, and another piece
of hoop passed through the upper ends in tn,
same manner, breaking off the steel SO as t.
make the basket thirteen inches in diameter
The sticks should be two inches apart, anc
three more pieces of hoop should be put al
equal distances from top to bottom, that the
weight of earth may not split the sticks
Pieces of hoop are then fastened across the
bottom, and vines of the five leaved ivy are
woven around the hoops at the top and bot
tom of the basket, and also around the mid
die, not forgetting long handle or support
er of the same material. The basket should
be lined with moss, and it is then ready fol-
the earth and plants. York Star.
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What Sells.

Any article of genuine merit ought to sell, some
place B. B. B. against the world. We present be
low remarkable showing from an obscure sec
ton, not traversed by railroads, which carries it
own conviction. 1t is the same way wherever
b. B. b. has been introduced and given a trial
with other remedies:
A REMARKABLE SHOWING FOR B. B. B. AGAINST
OTHER REMEDIES.
PUTNAM Co., April %, 1887.
IDI have been suffering most thirty years witt
an itching and burning all over my face anc
body. / took eighteen bottles of one blood medi
cine and it did me no good l commenced lasl
January to use B. b. B., and after using five bot
ties felt better and Stouter than have in THIRTY
years; my health is better and weigh more than
! ever did. The itching has nearly ceased, and =
am confident that few more bottles of b. B. 3.
will cure me entirely. l am sixty-two years Ole
and can now do a good days work in my field
l consider it the best medicine L have seen,
for it certainly did me more good than all tn.
medicine have ever taken. had in all, nearly
a hundred rsings on my face, neck and body.
JAMES PINKERTON
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Learned Men.

Fenderson-Hal what's thisa 1.-THE poste-
rior third of the inferior convolution of the
left frontal lobe is diseased in aphasia.'' Now,
this is really startling. I'll tell that to Mr.
Sickle; he's always interested in such mat
tiers. Oh, here he is now 1 say, Sickle
were you aware that the posterior convolu-
ton of the aphasia is diseased in the left third
of the inferior lobea
And then Sickle knew just as much about
it as Henderson did; but it was an interesting
matter, and both gentlemen stuck their hands
in their pockets and felt that it would be a
terrible set back to the earth should they be
taken out Of it,-Boston Transcript.
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The Last and Greatest Discovery
MOlO-ELBMENIIL ELECTRICITY!

Natures simple but most potent means of increasing and ntensyng
maxmumtae vital forcc-the us nue1icatrir natorae
certain electrical state of the human body absolutely necessary the be-
ginning and progress of disease and to DEATH
To disease the force that caused needs only to be reversed
The electrical condition of the human body nby controlled by the
ELECIROPOSE The and treatment absolutely SAFE Our
and apartments protected absolutely against any epidemic any
or infectious disease
Disease starved out by the electrical conditions necessary
stence.
The already destroyed most but question
Of time
1t ubdu fevers anynd miasmat zemoc umat namma
tory
Natures most nbe curing every formidable form of dis
esPeciay Group Dphe scot Cancer Consumption, Epidemic
Typus Typhoid Yellow Fev Plague Notwithstanding the happy
results from Cold Coughs Drop Neuralgia Rheumatism, Bon
chl Peuy Pneumonia in Ch Insomnia Coma, Darrha Constpa
on Govt satio Night swea Whoopng Cough Measles Scarlet Fever
Smallpox Aony Cramps Asthma Caepsy Paralysis Epilepsy disease
The Brain and Spinal Cord Heart Liver Stomach Bowels Kidneys Spleen
Bladder, &C., &c.
Cases Abandoned by Physicians Speciality.
Alcoholism the Opium Habit Urem Na1com
dticns removed and replaced by HEALTH and REFORMATION
The Electropoise is Never Sold But Rented.
For Week. So So For Month 81 So For Three Months $I5
For Year, $50.
Apply to JOHN N. WEBB, or S. H. OWENS, Agt,
2020 G. ST. Washington, D. Saunon, Va.
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CONNECTIONS.
Train No. AIS connects at Harper's Ferry with
Vestibule Limited Train at 1855 p. m., arriving
in Pittsburg at $3.50 p M, Columbus at 1925 a. m.
next morning, Chicago at 1855 q. m. next morn
ing. And with Vestibule Limited Train arriving
at Cincinnati at 1875 a. m. next morning, st.
Louis at $3.50 p. m. next evening.
Connects at Washington Junction with train
arriving a Frederick at 2:10 pm
b. & o. Palace Sleeping cars run through to
Pittsburg Cincinnati st. Louis, Columbus and
Chicago. All Fast Express Trains run through
to above points without change of cars
For tickets and further information apply to B..
& D. Agents, or to
c. E. DUDROW, Travlg Pass. Agt.
Staunton, Va.
CHAS. o. SCULII,
General Passenger Agent.
w. M. CLEMENTS,
General Manager.
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Saved His Sight.

MR.. A. K. ADMINISTRATIONS year ago pro-
cured my first pair of glasses from some dealer.
but they strained my eyes and caused them to
ache. then bought pair of your Crystalized
Lenses, and the effect has been wonderful, as
proof of which do not use any glasses now and
see as well as ever. F. E. DANIEL, NJ. D.,
Ed. Tex Med. Record.
All eyes fitted and guaranteed by P. T. Allen.
Staunton, Va. july5 I'm
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Terrible Forewarnings.

Cough in the morning, hurried or difficult
breathing, raising phegm. tightness in the chest,
quickened pulse, chilliness in the evening Oh
sweats at night, all any of these things are the
first stages of consumption. DIR. Acker's English
Remedy for Consumption will cure these fearful
vmptoms, and is sold under positive guaran-
gee by P. L. Allen. noVlo
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A Narrow Escape.

Col. W. X. Nelson, of Brooklyn, came home one
evening, feeling peculiar tightness in the chest
Before retiring, he tried to draw long breath
but found it almost impossible. He suffered foul
days from pneumonia, and the doctors gave him
up Dr. Ackers English Remedy for Consump
ton saved him and he is well to-day. For sale
by P. L. Allen. noVl6
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DO Not Suffer ANY Longer.

Knowing that q cough can be checked in a day
and the first stages of consumption broken in a
week we hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's English
Remedy for consumption, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per directions.
and do not find our statement correct. At P. T,
Aliens noV5
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TWO BOTTLES CURE HHEUMATIsM.

BRUUGfTUNy lAKk.. j Une I, 1857.
] cheerfully state the following facts in regard
to the use of your medicine in my family. Ny
little son, IA years of age suffered from acute
attack of rheumatism, caused by undue exposure
and chilling of the blood. | heard your remedy
highly recommended, and purchased one bottle
of Moncrief & Bro, Prescott, Ark. In about one
month, after using this bottle, he became sc
much better that got the second bottle which i.
now being used and my son is nearly well, and
think by removing him toa cooler summer eli
mate (Which will do) and uing it's use, q
perfect cure will be effected. l consider b. Il. b
most excellent blood purifier.
CHAS. H. TITUS,
r. r. Agl., puuyuUon. Ark
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Take Notice,

Geo. c. Espenshied has remodeled his Barber
Shop, everything in first-class style, and is pre-
pared with his assistants to do first-class work
Pompadour Hair Cut is the latest. Call and see
me under the Augusta National Bank, corner
Main and Augusta streets.
GEO. G. ESPENSHIED, Prop.
N B.-Razors honed and ground at short no.
tice. If you want nice hair cut go to Espen-
shields under the Bank corner Augusta and
Main streets.
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How Doctors CONQUER Death.

Dr. Walter K. Hammond says: "After a long
experience 1 have come to the conclusion that
two-thrds of all deaths from coughs, pneumonia
and consumption, might be avoided II d.
Ackers English Remedy for consumption were
only carefully used in time" This wonderful
Remedy is sold under guarantee, by P. L. Allen
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PrOmptnaSS..

First cold, then cough. then consumtn
then death. 81 took DIR. Ackers English Remedy
for Consumption the moment L began to cough,
and believe it saved my lfe."-Water N. Wal
ace, Washington. For sale by P. T. Allen. movie
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Two-thirds of all deaths in New York City are
from consurn ption Or Pneumonia. The same pro-
portion holds for most other cities. Delays are
dangerous. Dr. Ackers English Remedy for Con-
sumption will always relieve, and may save your
life. At P. 7. Aliens. noy9
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Take 1t In Time.

"For want of a nail, shoe was lost; for want
of a shoe, horse was lost; for want of horse, a
rider was lost" Never neglect small things.
The first signs of pneumonia and consumption
can positively be checked by DR.. Acker's Eng
lish Remedy for Consumption. For sale by :
7. Allen. nov l6
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A Sad SSorY,

The child coughed. The mother ran. No remedy
was near. Before morning the poor little sufferer
was dead MoRAL-Always keep DR.. Acker's
English Remedy at hand AT P. L. Aliens.
nOy9
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CITY NOTICES.

Ease the babe from one day old OF more) from
pain, by using Victor Infants Relief Absolutely
Observation-Disclosures. 26c. june 2S-lmo
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Women lose their beauty because colds under-
mine their life. DR.. Acker's English Remedy for
Consumption is an absolute cure for colds AT
p. L. Aliens noVl6
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She is Grateful.

-"I saved the life of my little girl by prompt
use of Dr. Ackers English Remedy for Consump-
tion." Mrs. VIM. V. Hartman, New York. For
sale by P. L. Allen. nov 10
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If you want to get a Good Shave or Hair GU
go to EsPENsHIEDS, under the Bank.
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S41hsos L. 1 !
K. r. Agt., nuugnUon, l
A ROCK OF woNnrps EPpr

All who desire full information about the cause
and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofu
lous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kid
ney Complaints. Catarrh, ETC., can secure by mai
free. a copy of our 32-page Illustrated Book O
Wonders, filled with the most wonderful ant
startling proof ever before known.
Address,
jul5 I'm BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Whv Women Fade,

Remember EsPENSHIED's is the place to get
first-class Shave. Hair Cut or Dry Shampoo.
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Nm. 6.-Leaves Clifton Forge daily, 800 a. M.
arrives at Richmond 5.l5 p. m.
| No. 12.-Portsmouth Accommodation daily eX-
cept Sunday. Leaves Cincinnati 400 p. M. ar
rives Maysville $40 p m South Portsmouth $50
p m.
| No. 80 Runs through via Clifton Forge and
Lynchburg, arriving Richmond 700 a. m.
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nor SALE-Nine Hundred Tons of Pure
Il Spring-Water Ice, from to inches in
thickness and clear crystal, which will be sold
as whole or in smaller quantities to dealers. ii
purchasers can be found. Prefer to sell in large
quantities, but if not SO disposed of, will supply
families and the trade in general.
Respectfully,
VIM. WHOLLY,
StauntOu, Va
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a CAED.-We learn that there Is an I'M pre- sion
among some of our old friends and pa
irons that our Mr.. H. r. MILLER has retired from
the business of manufacturing Gentemens Tn
derwear. This impression is created doubtless by
an INGENIOUS ADvERTIsEMENTsent out through
the mail of the old shirt books and measures sold
by the trustee of the late VIM. Mitchell & Co
We will state that the trustee wanted to sell us
those books, but we did not want them, nor did
we need them at any price. What we want is
your esteemed orders, NOT YOUR MEASURE, and
FIVE don't please and suit youit is our fault not
yours.
We are deeper in the business than ever before
and with greater facilities every way, and await
your esteemed faYorS.
II. L. MILLER & BRO,
formerly II. r. Miller & Co.,
Manufacturers Mil1ers Acme Shirt
aprl2 and Drawers
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No. 5.-Leaves Richmond, daily, 1885 a. M; ar
rives Clifton Forge, i:25 p. m.
No. 11.-Portsmouth Accommodation daily eX-
cept Sunday Leaves South Portsmouth 600 O..
M, Maysville 800 a. M; arrives Cincinnati 1880
No. 81 Leaves Richmond, via R. & A. r. r., at
1870 p. M, and runs through to Cincinnati.
Through tickets and baggage checked to any
destination. Apply to any c. & o. Ticket Agent
for full information and tickets.
1T HARAHAN, III. w. FULLER,
Gen1 Manager. Gen1 Passr Agent.
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NT,S-Those desiring their name.
to appear IN connection acHt the 0b01e 0dyeftise
Ments, &toal!d 0tlttr0ss V5ct0r Remedies Co.
FT6lt6i'ech. IH0. iune2S-ly
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no OUR ADERS.-MALARIA OR AGUE
L SURELY CURED.-In this broad assertion
we speak positively, that, these and all miasma-
tic poisons can be radically driven from the sys-
tenn, and a permanent cure guaranteed. Thou
sands of chronic cases, whose testa1nonidts bear
eridencc have been cured by our infallible rene
dy, which contains neither quinine, arsenic, or
anything injurious. Full treatment free by Old
physician (specialist) of highest standing, also
trial remedy and treatise sent on receipt OF az
Dress to ASAHEL MEDICAL BU2EAU,
june 22-1yr 2)l Broadway n.
nv LILLIAN PATRICK,
w ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNToN, VA.
viii practice in the Courts of Augusta and ad-
dining counties. Special attention paid to col
ections mayl0
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Good Material Elegant Styles Moderate Prices Iaces Trim
mings Gloves Fans Hosiery Underwear everything of the
quality for ladies complete dress and furnishing Towels
Table Linen sheeng Pillow Cases. and all the best brands
of Cotton We buy will sell Cheap for the
Value as any house in the city TRY US. ams
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Manufacturers Mil1er's Acme Shirt
aprl2 and Drawers
The morning news., 1889-03-17
HOME OF THE coNFRDERATEs.
Admiral Porter Writes in Endorse
ment of the MoVenent.

Admiral Porter Writes in Endorse
men5 of the Movement.
NEW YORK, March 16-The citizens
committee to aid the confederate soldiers
home at Austin, Tex, o-dayIreceived a let
ter from Admiral Porter, in which he says:
''The confederate veterans are, as Of yore,
our fellow countrymen, and in regard to
the hostile feeling between the northern and
southern soldiers, the latter have long since
forgotten it. Out Of the conflict
sprang many good qualities which we
might otherwise never have possessed,
humanity, sympathy and magnanimous
feelings against those who warred against
the union. The north is full OF prosperity,
and the south under the new order of things
is rapidly following jim Ber footsteps. The
Stars shine brightly for US all, and having
secured tie perpetuation Of the union, IL
behooves us of the north to assist those who
are now overwhelmed with adversely. This
is the best way to make a united country
There should be no north, no south, but one
nation, over which the stars and stripes
should wave forever
Gen. Adam Badeau sends letter in
which he acknowledges the tender care re-
ceived by him in a southern hospital during
the war, and declares that tee project is
not one of charity but of patriotism. He
encloses a check for $50,
Col Robert Ingersol will deliver lecture
in aid Of the fund at the Academy of
Music March "a.