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Hence the Merriment.

Erocn.
Little Johnnie-Nhy did everybody
laugh when that man fell of the car?
Brown-They laughed, my boy. because
he was the conductor,
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The ABSOLUTE Limit.

Puck.
Publisher-How many of your books
shall We print. Mr.. McAllis;erf
Manifestations hundred.
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Take the Northern Pacific railroad, ves.!haieS
SLEEPER aud ciElng-Sar route. SER sll Ioinrs East
A.Chltoerg, eity tickes agent. ia second street.
bossoa BLOCK; I. ioakin, depo. Geke. asea,,
seattle.
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OWN rHErR HOMES.

Three ststerooms on the Queen of the Pacific
for the Alaska trip, which begins on July p are
offered for sale by party who intended to Ia e
the trip but are unable TO do so. For Informs
ton inquire az the PosT-iSTELLfGEycEs Office
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NEW TRIMMINGS.
Chester Clesry.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
4 GREAT MOVE IN STORE FOR
STAIINTOM

Everything points Enthusiastically to near
and vigorous movement in the line of pro-
gress by Staunton. Her people, who moved
away are coming back to her. Her princi-
pal streets are clogged with workmen erect
ing business houses. Her street cars are
busy and the faces of new residents are al
most as numerous as those that have been
familiar for years. Her young men are
dashing into enterprises. She has been
made the real headquarters for all the steer
ing apparatus which is running the new
towns. Her banks have larger line of
deposits than was ever known in
their history. The Staunton DEVELOPMENT
Co., which is simply the formulation of the
restless feeling of enterprise and the unpre-
cedented condition of prosperity here, has
come close to it's margin Of stock-placing
and will close it's books this month when
its magnificent property will be open to
purchasers. Prospectors from abroad
throng her streets looking for openings and
questioning the people why Staunton her,
self does not make the opening with
her unqualified advantages. The grumblers
and old fogies after fruit1ess efforts to clog
the wheels have either gotten on the tail
board of Progress with expectant faces OF
are clean into the wagon joining in the gen
eral cheer. A magician who could put up
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17

ture such as the world has never seen before
The present administration has deliberately
chosen to go back twenty years in our politi-
cal life. and ii is endeavOring to reverse the
painfully wrought results of the struggles of
those twenty years-resultS in the main whole
some and benificent. To begin these strng-
giles anew will retard the now rapid develop
ment OF wealth, education and refinement in
the South, will inAame race passion and pre-
judice, will reopen the healing wounds of
war, and will bring only disaster upon the
negro race. No good results of any sort can
possibly come from this mad political scheme;
but if carried through, it will contribute
largely to the final overthrow of popular cleo
tons and popular government.
Il shall not follow such leaders OF such
counsels. AS citizen of the Union, loving
its constitution and history; as Southern
man, believing in races; as friend of the
negro, desiring his intellectual, moral and
financial Improvement as the proper basis of
self-respecting man shall not be a Republic
can candidate for any office, but shall vote
the entire Democratic ticket, Congressional
State and county. The election of that ticket
will be the best for the people of North Caro-
lima, both white and black. 1t will also be
wholesome rebuke to the men who are using
the national Government for purposes of
plumber, whose professions OF love for free
speech and a fair count are belied by their
daily practices in the halls of Congress, and
by their systematic purchase OF voters in all
interests of the negro is shown by the passage
OF laws that Will raise the price OF everything
the negro buys, and lower the price of every
thing he sells; and who imagine that blatant
philanthropy and braying patriotism will
serve as "a disguise for their wicked schemes"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
CLEANED FROM THE NAILS

The name of the family of ex-Gov. Vim.
Sprague OF Rhode Island, who, in 1888, was
married at the Virginia Hotel in Staunton to
Mrs. Dora Inez Calvert of Ronceverte. w.
Va. is again before the public. This time
the publicity is caused by the suicide of his
son, VIM. Sprague, Jr., Ca son by Gov.
Sprague's first marriage with Kate Chase, a
daughter of Chief Justice Chase) at Seattle.
Washington. He ended his life by inhaling
chloroform. He stood by his father in the
trouble with his mother, and tried to shoot
Senator Roscoe Conkling who was Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague's lawyer in getting her divorce
from the Ex-Governor. Two years after his
father married Mrs. Calvert in Staunton,
young Sprague married Miss Avis Weed the
tWenty-year-old sister of his fathers new
wife, without the knowledge of anybody but
the bride herself The match was an unhappy
one, and in 1887 young Sprague got divorce.
Since that, Miss Avis Weed has married Col
VIM. E. Wheaton friend of the Ex-Governor.
For several years young Sprague has lived an
irregular life, holding no employment long
and was last in a small clerksh;p at Washing
ton. His step-mother telegraped to Seattle
Tor the remains to be embalmed and sent to
'Canonchet''i the eX-Governor's home, and
they were buried in the elegant family mau-
soleum in SwanpoInt cemetery near there
The Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg lndeX-Appeal says that when eX-Gov.
fltZ. Lee left Richmond after his term of
Governor. he was comparatively a poor man
and borrowed money on his farm in Stafford.
NOW, he says the Ex-Governor, with the sala-
rles he draws from the Glasgow company and
other enterprises, has an income of $40, 900,
and it is believed that in year from now he
Will be millionaire. This week the ex-
Governor leaves for Cincinnati in the interest
OF getting industries removed to Glasgow. His
daughter, Miss Ellen, accompanies him.
In the Church of the Good Shepherd at
Boston, last week, a number of deaf-mutes
assembled in the vestry room and were adj
dressed by several prominent mutes in
opposition to the theory lately put forward
py Frof. Alex. Graham Bell (whose wife is
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
THE TIN PLATE FACTORY
WILL-O-THE-WLSP.

Directly the Mckinley bill with it's in
crease of $S,O00,000 taxation on tin-plate to
be paid by the American people, was pass
ed, the Republican papers commenced start
ing tin-pldte factories. Now one was to be
located in Baltimore employing 5000 hands.
Then it disappeared from Baltimore and
was to be started at Chicago. Then it
rose in the all and was foretod to be about
to alight in Philadelphia. In none of the
cities named could the reporters find any
companies organized, OF anybody that knew
OF any to be organized to start tin-plate
factory, nor any other indication OF evil
dence of one about to be started None
will be Started. There are legs than 81. 900
now engaged in four hundred and ninety
mills manufacturing the tin-plate used by
the whole world. Say the United States
uses three-fourths Of the world S supply,
it would put just % 200 people, men, boys
and girls to work in this country manufac.
turing this three-fourths. And to give this
twenty-three thousand people work ,thes sixty
million of people of the United States would
be required with the present and added tax
to pay Sixteen Millions of Dollars.
The workmen's wages at $500 a year would
be $11 100000. The people of the United
States would pay tariff tax of SIG, OOO, OO(
ontin-plate which would Fay the Workmen s
wages and leave 81 100000 for the manu-.
facturers, and then after paying all this
the people hare to pay for the goods they
get besides. There is protection with a
vengeance!
This is an excellent illustration of the
benefit to the people of the protective tar
if. The people would save just 81, SOC. O0C
by paying these $4,000 workmen their wag-
es OF Sl1 800, 900 and let them do nothing
6ut take holiday all the gear round.
Can it be possible that system so in
herently false, can be much longer tolerated
10y the Intelligent American people?
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
A TARIFF TAX BROUGHT HOME TO
THE PEOPLE,

The Tariff object lesson, SO to speak,
which we give in our local columns this
morning as part of the campaign of ed
ucation" will pretty well dissipate the toe
widely prevailing impression among people
that there is nothing practical in politics.
The reader will see there just how his OF
her pocket book is affected by the High
Tariff Taxation adopted by the Republican
Congress which has just adjourned. Con-
sumers will no longer think the Tariff q
"dry' subject, save in the shape of Re
publican drought which dries up the pros
perity of the people and shrivels their pock-
ct books to size that makes them hard t O
find.
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one hundred dwelling houses tonight could
rent them tomorrow before noon to people
pay good rents. Hundred Thousand Dollar
men are moving their families here from
elsewhere. The hand is upon the lever of
the engine and it will not be many days be-
fore tie Staunton train will take a sixty
mile an hour jump and career ahead, cleo
tric-lighted. vestibuled from end to end
and looking down On all competitors from
overhead bridges.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
McKINLEY NEWS FOR AMERICAN
FARMERS.

The following from a cable telegram
from st. Petersburg, dated October 18th.
will give the American farmer an idea OF
how admirably the Mckinley bill is work
ing for has interests:
"Russian agriculturists are counting upon
expected European reprisals for the new tar
if, to find larger opening in European mar
kets for their corn and CATTLE
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17

The full returns of the assessment of real
estate in Virginia are land show the total
to be 1920. 431 1882, or $24 237 ,S32 more than
it was last year, and $50, 1874 29S more than
III 1885. This assessment will give 800, GOO
more of Revenue, and would pay per cent
on little over So, 100000 of the debt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17

All persons falling to pay by Dec. LIST, will be
charged FIVE PER CENT ADDITIONAL. My
office will be open every day for the collection of
taxes from all the Districts of the County-the
books of only one District being absent at time
and those only on the days mentioned above.
J. n. MCFARLAND,
October Sth, 1880. County Treasurer.
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NOTICE TOTAx-PkYERs OF AUGUsTAco

Notice is hereby given that the taxes for 1899
will be ready for collection by October 18th. l
will meet the Taxpayers of the county at the
pared to receive all CAPlTATION, LAND and
PROPERTY TAXES for State, County, District
and School purposes. All taxes due from Beverly
New Court house St. next door to the County
Jail, on and after that date. 1 will be at
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
JNHE UNDERSIGNED EXECUTORS CT r.
L Turk, decd, will ON the
9TH dan of Nof,e3Dbe3. 1871

TNHE UNDERSIGNED EXECUTORS CT r.
L Turk decd, wild, ON the
18th dag of November, 1890,
on the Turk farm at Messy Creek in this count, !;
offer for sale The personal property of r. Turk,
decd, consisting of about ten head of horses
and two mules, nine three-year- Old ca tile. fat
about twelve two-year-old cattle, about eight
yearllngs, a lot of calves, six COWS, thor
oughbred shorthorn bull, one SOW with six pigs,
five hogs, twelve sheep, a large lot of farming
utensils, household and kitchen furniture, wheat
oats and old corn.
TERMS:-On all sums over ten dollars a credit
of twelve months will be given the purchaser 10
give bond with approved security, bearing in
terest from date.
We have also for sale tie farm on which The
above sale will take pace, consisting of bout 5G2
acres,a house and lot in Sangersv, lie, in which
j. NJ Kaficofe now resides, ira cts of la nd in
Highland comfy, Va, one O. Ill acres lying
within one mile of Mcdowell, all fine meadow,
about 800 acres on Allegheny mountain, partly
cleared. ". A. TURK and
Il. S. TURK,
Staunton, Va-oct l6-2t Executors.
NOTICE.-SAI1E OF BASIC CITY STOCK.
~ TO enforce the payment of money due the
Basic City Mining Manufacturing and Land
Company, from the holders of said stock; on the
18th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1890, in front OF
the Companys office at Basic City, Va, the fol
lowing shares of stock of the said Com pany Will
be sold at public auction in accordance with sec
ton No. ll21 Code of Virginia of 1887:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17

CHARLES ROBEY !-WHERE IS 1IE?-When
- last heard from he was in Staunton, Va
He is about 81 years Old, slender and perhaps 5
feet, 6 inches tall, brown hair and short full
brown beard. He wore a dark checked suit,
white straw hat, carried a silver headed umbrel-
ia and small oil cloth travelling bag when he
eft his home in Fredericksburg Va, on the 18th
of September last. Any information leading
to his restoration 10 his friends will he rewarded.
Address THIS OFFICE or
DIR. w. A. JONES,
oct 17-1t Waynesboro, Va.
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A CHANCE TO GET ICE.-I want to lease to
n a responsible party, for term of years,
one of the best ice ponds i'll the county, miles
East of Stanton. JOHN w. TODD,
oct 173t StauntOn, Va.
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NEW. ADVERTISEMENTS.

7 OST.-An Alpaca Umbrella with polished
IL wooden handle. Finder will please return
to Kalorama Hotel. oct l7-1t*
on noss ana G for ss sGssi
house. with frontage Of 10 It, Terms easy.
A. S. BERKELEY,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt,
oct 17-1ts % W Main st.
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For OTHER New ADVERTISEMENT, SEE
BIRD PAGE,
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w ANTED.-Some party who is entirely fa-
w miiiar with the creamery business and
who would like to correspond with me with
view to establishing and managing a creamery
at this place. l think there is a fine opening
here E. Is. TOWNSEND,
Providence Forge,
oct I7-lt New Kent Co., Va.
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M in ht AM th il tive wit htge
~ OF
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For further particulars refer to Real Estate
Agents at Glasgow and Buena Vista, Va; Natu-
Va; Francis W. Breed, 1856 Devonshire Street
ooSloh, Mass. oct I7-2t
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03

Ire Republican party Is - be con-
gratul4ted upon h4Eing tso as vel
knowa nlen as Hon James Nj. Turner.
of Lansing. and Hon. John T. Rich. Of
Lapeer county, . choose between for
Governor. There vii Be 10 uncertain
y IN taking either as the standard
bearer IA ths coming election, either
I'll lead 70 a victory more easily OBJ
tanned because Of the leadership. Mf.
Turner made a good run as nominee
for mayor Of Lanslng, was triumphant
ly elected and served through his teFm
with decided ability. He s a man OF
affairs; president Of the State Fair As
socistl0n; has large property interests
n the Upper Peninsula Is well ac-
quainted with the people there, and
they have confidence il him. To the
Upper Peninsula, the Republican party
always looks for votes. and seldom
looks IN vain. Mr.. Rich Is our preseat
efficient Railroad Commissioner; prac-
teal farmer. and has always dis
charged the duties OF the many Official
positions, in which ne has been placed
by the people, With credit 10 himself,
and 10 their entire satisfaction. Ia
him they would not be- disappointed.
Again We say the people are TO be con-
graduated.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03
The North shore Limited,

of the Michigan Central "the Niagara
Falls Route" leaves Chicago daily 1920
p. III. and runs through 10 New York
via New York Central * Hudson River
r. r., through the rich and pictures
que Mohawk valley, down the east side
of the noblest stream in the world, the
Hudson river, giving beautiful pano-
rama of the CatskIll mountains, and
twenty miles OF the grand, unbroken
preciplces of the palisades, arriving at
the Grand Central depot, New York,
next day AZ 200 p. n. IN time to con-
meet with trains and steamers to New
York suburbs and points on Long Island
Sound and the Jersey coast.
If you have any doubts about the
elegance, luxury and convenience Of
tins train, try 1t.
Connection is made from Grand
Rapids by train leaving ut ll:55 a. M,
except Sunday, with through coach to
Detroit, arriving there 6:l5 p. m, sleep
ing car accommodations from Detroit
can be secured through the Grand Rap
IDS ticket Office.
No extra fare will be required on tins
train, Chicago and Grand Rapids to
New York. East bound.
For further information call on or
address Mr.. f. M. Briggs, Gen'l Agent,
or Mr.. g. NJ. Munson, city ticket agent,
g. Monre-st., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03
a REPUTATION.

The agricultural journals are retutlng
much of the demagogic stuff that is
poured into the farmers ears by Demo-
cratic agitators. The Farm and Firsside
has this to say OF one of the lies so IN
dustriously kept afoat;
Numerous false statements have
been going the rounds of the press
about the prices of American farm i'm
plements IN foreign countries. IL has
been asserted, time and again, that our
manufacturers sell their implements
cheaper abroad than they do at home.
THIS was the work OF political demagO-
gues, who hoped thereby 20 array the
farmers against the manufacturers. As
long as the statements were made IN a
general way. they were met with only
q general denial. Emboldened by this,
these falstiers tried to make their
statements more plausible by naming
the manufacturers and giving COM
paratve lists OF prices OF farm mple-
ments, showing that they were lower
abroad than at home. The manufac-
turers named have promptly shown
that these statements were false. One
method OF making out these mislead-
llS tl-tr Mi> I'D tnAi pare tue uoultstC
retail price with the foreign wholesale
price. To one unacqualnted with tho
deception used. a strong case was made
out against the manufacturers
"The fact is, American implements
are the best made "a the world. and
they are sold much cheaper at nome
than abroad. Agriculture and manu-
featuring should 50 peacefully hand in
hand to secure the highest development
Of a country. and the efforts OF poll
teal dsmagogTIes - array one against
the other should De promptly de-
feated.
The closing sentiment IS a truly pa
tuotc one. All classes must stand to-
gether, and viii reach their highest at
tsInment only by - doing.
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03
SHOWED HIS SENSE.

Since becoming an ayowed Republi-
can candidate for gubernatOriai hOnors
at the next State election, Hon. James
NJ. Turner, the Lansing millionaire,
has developed into 4 sort OF "mySteTl-
Gus unknown" IN so TAR as the metro
polls OF the State is concerned. When
he comes % Detroit ne Is exceedingly
anxious that ms presence IN the city
may not be generally known, or even
suspected, outside OF an exceedingly
limited and select few. Yesterday was
one OF those mysterious occasions. The
Hon. Mr.. Turner came 20 Detroit after
the usual incog, fashion, and went to
the Russell House for dinner. The in
dlyidual who looked over the register
in search of ms autograph. however,
Was doomed 20 overwhelming Gisap-
pOlntment. IL wasn't there. Neither
did the Hon. Mr.. Turner loom up IN
the lobby TO any visible extent during
his brief sOJofIrn. He simply asked
the hotel people to take care of him
secretly, as he didn't wish TO be
questioned by anybody about anything.
This seems 10 be a campaign IN which
the Republican leaders have a great
deal of which TO be ashamed. They
have no.desire to be questioned"
The above comes from the interview
column of the Detroit Free Press. The
reporter, who succeeds in making a
fool of every politician with whom he
comes in contact, did not get close
enough 20 Turner to secure even an in
terview, so he fired at long range.
Turner shows his common sense in
keeping out of reach of the Free Press
reporter. The manner III which so
many prominent men have been
"dlshed up" is warning enough for
any man with brains
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03
TARIFF TAXEs.

"The people have learned finally
that the tariff is tax" says the Mus
kegon Necs. Well, how have they
found it out? BY studying the opera
ton OF the tariff on the wire nail busi-
ness? Prior to 1888 the duty on i'm
ported wire mails was II cents per
pound, and prices ranged from So to SO
per keg. In the same year a "tariff
tax of cents per pound was imposed, /,
which, DemocratcAlly speaking, ought
to have made wire nails cost cents
per pound more. But the Internal
thing wouldn't work that way. After
seven years working of the "robber
tariff" not a pound Of WIRE nails is I'M
ported. The production has increased
TO the enormous aggregate of $500, 900
kegs per year, and the price Is only Il
cents per pound: In making these
nails 5000 operatives are employed at
wages averaging s2.l5 per day. And
yet, without giving one instance in
which the tariff is tax, the Demo-
cratic papers continue to howl "the
tariff is a tax" Give us more just such
taxes. A tax that VIII reduce prices,
build up home industries and give en-
ployment TO thousands OF laborers -
wages twice as high as foreign laborers
receive, may not suit Democratic dem
agogues, but the people of the United
States can stand it very well. and they
VIII emph2tcally say so this coming
Telegram-herald., 1890-07-03
WAR BETWEEN TURTLES.
a Singular Contest Among Three III
hammered Jcrsey Reptiles.


hammered Jcrsey Reptiles.
Sono boys who were gathering water
crosses In a pool beside the PasSaic river
near Avondale, n. j., recently witnessed
a singular battle among three turtles.
Two OF tho combatants were common
water turtles. each about the siSe OF a
mans hand. and thcy were srraycd
against small but exceedingly vicious
snapper, hardly half the size OF one OF its
opponents. When the boys arrived on
the scene OF action the battle had evil
dently been raging for some time, for
al tho reptiles seemed - be pretty
rire6. Ono member OF the dual al
lance occupied = masterly position II
was holding the snapper's small tail in
its mouth, and though the Jaws OF the
common turtle are not usually very for
midablo il maintained is grip with the
tenacity of bulldog.
The snapper had takou the other tur-
tie by its wrin kled throat. and il would
soon have brought that part OF the com
bat 20 an end had II not opened It's Jaws
every few moments TO try % see what it
vas that was chewing 50 vigorously az
its rear. Owing - its anatomy this vas,
of coave. Impossible, and each tims it
turned 20 renew operations against the
enemy in frons thss cautious creature
had drawn iss head deep into ia shell,
and. though it did not attempt 20 run
away, the snapper. hampere1 as it vas
behind. fsund considerable diflculty n
pushiaz is own smaller neck into Tho
aperture and dragging ont The relact aat
forequsrters of the water tarsle-
AZ last tho snapper seemed 70 under
stand where she reue3y fcr ia trouble
lag. and TIA next tire it seized the lac
Grated threat is took bold 20 stay. The
~seer tnrtles eyes brlxed. ant thsn tae
hds slowly closed It Mas soon dead,
and taen the snapper Drought It's whole
strength - scar upon its tail. which it
tried - pal into irs smell Is uigbs q
have succeeded. hos the ads acre be-
coming Inpatient s7a theT slaaEh-
tere3 tha tso Survivors wi1h tkel'
si,ss Ehronrhcas the 5attle the te~
ties had nes zstleea thsir Prsseaee-