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Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-15
THE FLERTING SHOW.
Some of Its Facts and Fancies. rUriffan for tha InuRNAI. AMI C0IrRIER

Some of Its Facts and Fancies.
 Written for the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
 A SLAVE OF THE SEWING MACHINE.
 A New York lady, looking for former servant whom she had heard was in dis tressed circumstances, made her way from floor to floor of squalid and dilapidated rear tenement until she paused at the half open door of room from which is- sued the rattle and chatter of rapidly driven sewing machine. Unable to make the occupant of the room hear her re- peated knocking she entered and inter rupted the worker, woman, bent and thin, trembling with weakness and nervous haste, and who spoke in the low voice char acteristic of the deaf. The dingy room contained cheap bedstead, the sewing machine and two upturned soap boxes. Upon one of these the woman sat in an uncomfortable and awkward position; the other with it's tin basin did duty as a washstand. Upon the mantel were . cup, plate and tumbler. This comprised ali | the furniture of the room, but carefully | laid upon the shabby bedquilt were the | daintiest of infants robes, long, snow white, exquisitely made garments, fine and sheer and elaborately trimmed-s drift of beautiful, attractive things, that contrasted strangely with the evidences l of grim poverty about them.
 The woman had been very ill and was il debt; she was making the best quality ot infants robes and caps for dealer in sucl goods, but sewing from half-past 2 in tn, morning until Il at night she could finisl only half dress, 50 numerous were tn tiny tucks and the bits of lace and em broidery with which they were ornament ed. For her days work she received thir
 ty-6ve cents; fifteen cents of this wa
 expended for food; with the rest she mus pay rent for the room and machine, an, procure the medicines without which sh
 could not keep out of bed.
 Her taste, skill and neatness brough
 her no advance of wages, but had sh
 lowered her standard in the least the wor
 would have been refused her; in shori
 she must dc her best and accept the inad
 equate payment or starve. Her astonist
 ed and indignant visitor was fortunatel
 able to advance a sum of money to suppl
 her immediate needs, and promising he
 better paid work she left her and went (
 once to the store for which the woma worked. Here she inquired for infant
 robes and duplicates of those sh had seen in the seamstress' rool were shown her. As she objecte to the price-ffteen dollars, she was a sured by the salesman that owing to u high price paid for making them it W, impossible to sell them for one cent les
 It was relief and pleasure for the lady
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morning when the parlor clock said g o'clock. Now you can figure it out easily. Boston Traveller. Arabella, alone with her beau. In the dim light of the gas burning leau. Heard c step on the stair, Turned the gas up full fare, And said to her worshipper, '-Geau. Papa has his boots on. kneaur
 New York Herald
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s A @e@sss@=s4sss OUR EXPLANATION ]!

After many years of activity we have decided to retire from the Clothing business It gives great pleasure be able to realize that past efforts allow to accomplish the ambition have worked for. We take this public opportunity to thank our friends and patrons for their generous assistance and only hope in retiring that have fully ited the reputation for honesty and square dealing that we bequeath to our successors .
 According to the terms of our contract with the firm that will succeed us, we to deliver over to them store THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1890, with stock not to exceed $12, OOo
 Our present stock as inventoried--for which pur- pose closed Thursday afternoon and all day Friday---amounted to $51, ,46O.8O. We are therefore obliged to dispose of s39,46o,8O stock in five weeks and four days We realize that to accom-
 lish this enormous sale in short time it will be necessary to make sweeping reductions in prices, AND WE HAVE DONE so. PROFITS HAVE ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED and in many instances we sustain great loss We have never bought any thing but reliable goods which makes this sale of greater importance sss 4E f4l X Islist
 That our every assertion is true shall only add that during our business career have studiously avoided sensational advertising. We pledge our word that we shall offer to the public the greatest opportunity to purchase reliable clothing ever known in the State.
 Open for business Saturday morning, Nov 10th
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gnmr1al aud Gn1trisr.
The Oldest Daily Paper Pulp
 lished in Connecticut.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.


 When the Mckinley bill was in the works. the importers of this country thought they saw a chance to make great deal of money. They bought all the for eign goods they could and rushed them into this country before the new law went into operation, expecting to sell them here at high prices Now the reaction is com ing. Merchants are beginning to advertise grand special sales" of "high-class i'm ported goods" at reduced rates, Con ac- count of excessive importation" English suits, for instance, are advertised by e Broadway, New York, house at a uniform price of $19.50, which were imported "to sell at s3O, $2s and $s5 suit"
 This again shows how the best laid plans may faila The merchants intended to work the situation for all it was worth, but times have changed, and it is probable that most of the vast quantities of imported goods will have to be sold at very low prices. The voters who were carried away with the idea that the new law meant high prices will soon see their error. Things will be as cheap as they ought to be in this country during the next few years.
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AN IMPRISONMENT BOND.
 It is asserted that in his forthcoming re port Secretary Windom will have some thing radical to say. He is convinced that the financial disturbances which occur from time to time at the great money cen ters of the country are the result of two things: First, the lack of sufficient vol ume of currency in the hands of the people to meet the wants Of legitimate trade; and second, the lack of elasticity in the circu- lating media now used, resulting, as a matter of course, in spasmodic crisis, where so much money has to be drawn off from one part of the country, at certain seasons, to be put to special used in anoth- CT part. In his judgment, the difficulty could be obviated if some means were de- vised whereby money now locked up in this and that ordinary security could be unlocked at will and turned into the markets at the times when it is most needed.
 A new government bond bearing a small rate of interest. always purchasable at par from the government, always redeemable at par in lawful money at any treasury of the United States, and issued to a virtually unlimited extent, might do the work. It is said that Secretary Win dom's theory is that when more money is in circulation than can be used in the regular activities of trade, it will seek in vestment in these bonds, which are to be had for the asking, and for which the government maintains perpetual market at an unchangeable price. By putting them upon the same level as other bonds, the national banks would be enabled to use them for their deposits with the treasurer of the United States, and per manent private investors would so gener ally prefer bond of indefinite life, even at lower interest, to one maturing in , few years, that saving might actually b' effected in the current interest charge upor the treasury by the exchange of old As fol new 2s. But in seasons when an extr. large amount of money must be had, thes, bonds could be at once turned into casI in such quantities as the exigences of tn, hour might demand, thus swelling ant contracting in volume in precise respons' to the needs of the people.
 This is an attractive idea, and it will ex cite much discussion. Something is cer tainly needed that will prevent sucf money difficulties as this country is nov going through.
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Dark Continent than the performances of some of the brutal Englishmen who were connected with the Stanley expedition.
 ''It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer" A New York lumber dealer lately bought black walnut tree in liar Ian, Kentucky, for $50, on which he ex- poets to make profit of 5000. It is curled grain walnut, between five and six feet in diameter at the base. It's owner was an ignorant mountaineer.
 The Cardiff giant fraud has again been brought to public attention by the death of George Hull, the inventor of it. Hull got block of soapstone in Iowa, hired a stone cutter in Chicago to carve it into the shape of a man nine feet tall, and buried the image in Onondaga county, New York, where he employed some one to find it for him. He made considerable fortune by this fraud.
 Six tenors of church choir in Boston have struck because their salaries have not been paid for five months. This is justifable strike. Tenors should be paid, and well paid too. A Connecticut rail road brakeman paid a very proper tribute to tenors when he replied to complaint that he didn't shout the names of stations distinctly: "You can't expect tenors for ! $45 month" Still less can you expect ! them for nothing
 The Eiffel tower is to be utilized in ob- taining very high pressure by means of | tube running from top to bottom and filled | with mercury M. Cailletet, who has al ready distinguished himself by iquifying different gases, such as oxygen and nitro gen, by means of high pressure, is to em- | ploy the tube for similar purpose. It will give pressure at the bottom of some four hundred atmospheres.
 The cause of prohibition didn't fare very I well in some of the western states in the recent elections. In Kansas the cause has suffered, it is reported, what seems likely to be fatal blow. In Iowa the result of
 the election is such as to give the anti
 prohibitionists confidence that next year
 they can elect legislature that will repeal
 the prohibitory law; and in Nebraska pro
 hibition has been very badly defeated in
 deed, although the friends of the cause
 from all over the country sent money and
 speakers thither to help win victory.
 Tho Boston Advertiser says that the same English syndicate that purchased
 the Magee stove works and those of tht Smith & Anthony stove company las1 , spring, is now negotiating for the contro of the principal leather board mills of Nov England. These have an aggregate capi , tai of about $700, 900, and the price to b' paid is about $1 ,00O, 900. Five mills hav'
 already granted options to the syndicat'
 and these manufacture about three-quar
 ters of the leather board made in tn
 world. The product is almost entirel.
 consumed in New England and is used fo
 shoe counters and shanks, inner-soles
 filling, heels, etc. The work is very large
 ly done by machinery and none of tn mills employs over 100 operatives. Th
 leather board is made of pulp compose
 of hemp, flax, jute, old rope, rags an
 leather scraps, and in appearance greatl
 resembles leather and for some purposes more durable than leather.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Nothing darker has been told about the Dark Continent than the performances of
 some of the brutal Englishmen who were connected with the Stanley expedition.
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LEIGH & PRINDLE, sIs and BIS Chapel Street.
Emrmftmre, Etc.
NOTICE.

IT HAVE have had over two hundred woven wire spring beds placed in my hands to sell, of which I have only c few left that will close out for less than the manufacturers cost price. These goods are of the best make, and will close them out at $2.00 to s2.50 each, former price was $350 to $3.75.
 E. H. VETTER o29 43 Washington street cor. Liberty.
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Aliscellairenms.

TcoNTINUKD ON FOURTH PAGE.
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'It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer" A New York lumber dealer lately bought black walnut tree in liar Ian, Kentucky, for $50, on which he ex- poets to make profit of 5000. It is curled grain walnut, between five and six feet in diameter at the base. It's owner was an ignorant mountaineer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

It is generally admitted, we believe, even
at the South, that before the war compara-
lively few requests were made by people of
that section to educational institutions. T.
is especially gratifying, therefore, to notice,
among go many indications of progress at
the South, q growing interest in education
as manifested By an increasing number of
bequests to literary Institutions. As an il
lustratioD of this tendency, take the an
nouncement inst made of bequest of some
$4,000 to Roanoke College by the Rev.
Christian Beard of Waynesboro, Va. which
is accompanied by the statement that of
eight bequssts to that excellent institution
since the war, six were left by friends in
Virginia and two by friends in New Eng
land Whel we take into consideration not
only the fact that such requests were rare
before the war, but that the people of Vir.
GINA are not now blessed with wealth, these
six requests to one college indicate grow
ing appreciation of the value of higher educ-
alton aud the Importance of endowing insti
tutions of the best class. These requests
to Roanoke College show plainly, also, that
it's friends in Virginia VIII best know how
to valne its work mean to do their part to
place the irstitution on strong financial
foundation. While such evidence of geuer-
GUS appreciation by Virginia patrons will he
gratifying to the many Northern friends of
this progressive college, il should also slim
ulste gifts to an institution which is still
far from having sufficient funds to meet ur-
gent needs and make necessary improve
Post.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

One of the most popular series of music books
has lately received An addition In the form Of a
superb volume of songs with piano accom-
paniment. 1t is entitled "Song Classics. Vol.
O." and is a continuation (although complete
in itselD of a series that has had an enormous
sale. Since the issue of the first volume of Song
CLASSICS. there has arisen the necessity OF sec-
Ond volume doubt whether the general
musical public were quite up to classics" has
been dispeled, and the cheering truth has
come to the surface that more" Is wanted. 1t
contains much noble and first-class vocal
music. A classic" in music may be ten days
old or ten centuries Old. 1t makes no differ
ence as to its high quality. The publishers
Oliver Ditson Company, will send the booK to
any address. postage paid. on receipt of the
price: Boards. sl.CO; Cloth Gilt. $780,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Iannounce myself a candidate for the MAY
ORALLY of the city of Staunton, and respect
fully solicit the votes of my fellow citizens,
promising a faithful discharge of its duties.
mar 19-tde*-cpc W. FL. 81. LYNN.
To the Voters of Staunton
1 respectfully announce myself candidate
for re. election as CITY SERGEANT, and solicit
your votes.
LOGAN TURNER.
feb % tide
To the Voters of the City of Staunton:
respectfully announce myself a candidate
for the Office of CITY SERGEANT, and solicit
your votes.
mar Side THos. A. DAWSON.
To the Voters of the City of Staunton:
hereby announce myself candidate for
CITY SERGEANT-a position held for twelve
years to the satisfaction of the people. 1 re-
specially solicit the support OF my friends es-
pecially and the voters generally,
Respectfully.
mar 12-tde* WD RUNNELS.
Having been informed by Mr.. A. @ Rraxton
that be will not again be a candidate for the
office of CommOnwealth's Attorney of the city.
l respectfully announce my self a candidate for
that office at the May election, subject to the
action of the Democratic party. and promise, II
elected, a conscientious and faithful discharge
of its duties 10 the best of my ability
Staunton. Va Jan. 10, 80. A. G. GORDON.
respectfully announce myself a candidate
for Commemorative Attorney of the City OF
Staunton at the coming May election.
THos. @. KINNEY.
Jan 22-tde-Vin and Vir copy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

INSIST ON DRY WooD.-Whatever kind
of fuel is used, insist upon it being good; if
you burn wood, have at least half of 1t dry.
Green wood can be burned sometimes, but
never attempt to bake with it. Nothing
less than saint can keep her temper and
cook breakfast over sulky, undecided
fire, when the kitchen is blue with smoke
and the wood sings psalms and sheds tears.
Good Housekeeping.
Some persons think that it is economical
to burn green wood, bee use, they say, it
lasts longer. They do not reflect that the
wood has to be dried before it will burn,
and that they lose half the value Of the
wood, because it takes half of the heat to
evaporate the water or sap 10 the wood be-
fore it can burn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

GEN. F. FL. SMITH The intelligence of
the paralysis of Gen. F. H. Smith, late
Superintendent of the Virginia Military IL.
stitute, has been heard with profound CO.,
at his home in Lexington on the morning
of the 18Th inst. He is completely pros
trated and unconscious. He has not spok-
en- or partsken of food since the occurrence,
and no hope is entertained for his recovery
Our latest information of his condition was
at 3 o'clock last night, up to which time
there had been no improvement in his con-
dition.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19
SIZE Cor AHEAD OF HM-Woman. co

SHE Cor AHEAD OF HIM-Woman,c com
merc.ally considered. is scaling the heights
abreast Of man. Thai is what P,ttsbnrg
drummer learned in Cleveland Saturday,
much to bis discontinue, and he has not
quit telling and complaining about it yet.
He went into house that handles engine
supplies aud fixtures. He was followed by
a petite, rather pretty lady, jsuntily dress
ed. He admired her on SIGHT and thought
she must surely be the proprietor's daugh
ter. He forgot business in his extreme
consideration for the observance of good
manners, aud politely stepped aside to allow
her to address her father before be under
took to get an order out of him. h was a
little as ionished to see her hand the old
gentleman card, completely daEed when
she began to talk steam gauges, (the very
things he was selling,) had almost stroke
of apOplexy when che took an order, and
wished he was dead when she looked at him
as she tripped out with mischievous smile
which said plainly that she knew what he
was there fer, and she had got in ahead of
Pid,ndeafer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

A COOP SPECULATION The Nicholas
Chronicle says deed from j. N. Camden
and wife to the West Virginia and Pitts
burg Railroad Company for one-half of
so, SO6 acres of the Caperton lands, reserv-
ing 500 acres at the mouth of Williams
river, consideration $1O2, $3.50, was admit
ted to record in the County Court Clerks
office of that county on the 9Th instant. On
the same day aud in the same ofica was
admitted to record deed from 81, G. Davis
and wife and s. B. Eikins to the above
named railroad company for the other half
of the SO, SOC acres, consideration $143, $780,
46. The entire lot was purchased from the
Capertons for ST., 40o.s0; SO that the net
gain by the recent sale was STA, 1926.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

PROHIBITION IN DEE HoUsE.-In the
House of Representatives last Wednesday,
thefollowing amusing proceedings occurred:
Mr.. Spinola provoked the ire of Mr.. Fun.
stone, Of Kansas, and Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa,
by the statement that as much liquor was
drunk IN Kansas now as before the prohibit
ton laws were adopted and exclaiming that
be was sick of hearing of Kansas and pro-
bibition.
Mr.. Tarnsey, of Missouri, told story to
the effect that last summer he had attend
ed court in Southwestern Kansas. One
day he noticed the Judge scowling and
looking towards the ante-room. He look
ed up and beheld the Prosecuting Attorney
shaking a bottle of beer at the Judge-not
in an intimidating manner, but in be-
witching, enticing manner. Laughter.
The Judge shook his head. and the Prose-
cutting Attorney retired. In moment the
Judge turning to the jury, said: "Gentle-
men, we will now take recess for ten min
utes," and he followed the Prosecuting At
torney. laughter. "Mr. Chairman, "
concluded Mr.. Tarsney, II am opposed to
the further extension of the Kansas prohl-
bition. Laughter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

TRACKED TO GERMANY.-Walter BlDg-
ham, the murderer of Lizzie burlington
near Raleigh, N. c., three years age, Is
supposed to have been found at last. Three
years ago Raleigh was shocked by the FER
rible tragedy, when Walter Bingham, a
deaf mute, killed bis cousin, Miss Lizzie
burlington, also deaf mute, with whom
he was in love. The story was blood
curdling, and if the perpetrator had been
caught be would have been openly lynched,
but he successfully eluded the officers, and
although traced to Cuba and South
America, he was never caught. A reward
of S4OO was offered for his arrest. The
Pinkerton detective agency at Ashviiie,
claims to have discovered Bingham in
Antwerp, Germany, and is so certain that
he is on the right track that he offers to go
across the water at his own expense, if the
State will reimburse him if the man is
found
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

Does WEATHER REPEAT ITsELF9-We
are reliably informed that in November
and December, 1916, the weather was IN
commonly mild and that it remained SO du
ring January and February 1916. 1t is
painfully interesting to see how 1916 con-
Quoted itself from March on. Here is the
report: "The month of March was very
cold and stormy. A great many called that
year the year without summer. To April
it was very cold; during May ice was an
inch thick on some streams. The fruit tree
blossoms and the young corn were frozen.
Some farmers built huge fires around their
fields and the smoke and heat saved some
of the corn. In June snow and ice could
be found; vegetables were failure. When
the rye was in bloom 6 inches of snow fell.
The 4th of July was very cold and windy;
on the 9th ice formed on the streams IN
New York, Pennsylvania. and some OF the
Eastern States. In August ice formed an
inch thick; September and October were
warm, All crops were failure"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19

FED AMELTE RIvEs CHANLER TO

FOLLOWED AMELIE RIvEs CHANLER TO
ALaIERs AND COMMITS SUICIDE.-A ro-
n antlc story is beng told of Mrs. Amelie
h.7es Chtnler, the sometime authorizes,
VINO has adopted the profession of artist.
!s Is said that while she was studying in
Paris one Of her fellow students, young
fellow of talent, fell in love with her that
he made professions of his passions, and
the fair young lady rebuffsd him, but still
counted him on her list of good friends.
The fellow was by no ms ans discouraged.
he continued his importu mites, and when
Mr.. Chaoer went to Pa ris, add took his
wife on trip to Algiers the love SICK artist
went along, too. 1t was in AI9iers that the
unfortunate young man fiually recognized
the folly and the hopelessness of his pur-
suit. To end his misery he committed So.
ioide.--Eugene Fields Letter to the Chi
cago News.