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WHAT is A GENTLEMAN?

What is a gentleman Is 1t not one
Knowing instinctively what he should shun,
speaking no wvrd that could injure or rain.
Spreading no scandal and deep'ning no stain
One who knows how to put each at his ease,
Striving, successfully alw ays to please
One who can tell by glance at our cheek
When to be silent and when he should speak
What is a gentleman ? Is it not one
Honestly eating the bread he has won.
Walking in uprightness, fearing the God,
Leaving no stain on the path he has trod,
Caring not whether his coat may be old.
Pr izipg sincerity far above gold,
Reckoning not whether his hand may be hard
Stretching it boldly to grasp the reward :?
What is gentleman Say, is it birth
Makes a man noble and adds to Lis worth +?
Is there a family tree to be had
Shady enough to conceal what is bad
Seek out the man who has God for his guide,
Nothing to tremble at, nothing to nide,
Be he a noble, or be be iu trade,
He is the gen tleman Nature has made.
The Pilot.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
now is, if silver were restored to par with

now is, if silver wers restored to par with
coin.
That, for the American wheat crop alone,
would be from $125. 000,0 900 to $40, 0O0,-
900.
Free coinage would not add one dollar to
the silver coinage of the world (unless in
creased production of the metal resulted),
for nu silrer noD mined, Which is not used
an the arts, IS coined Somewhere and used
as money.
Why should the governments of the world
be permitted to coin silver at profit of 80
per cent. while gold is coined freely?
Silver coin is everywhere used by all peo-
pie who use money at all.
In all countries it buys just as, much as
gold coin of the same face value.
In England 90 shillings will buy just as
much as a sovereign. All Americans know
this to be true In our country. II is true
everywhere.
Then why should the higher functions of
money, its measuring power, which for all
ages, by the common consent of mankind
has been maintained, be now denied?
At present the agricultural interests OF
our country suffer more than any other, be-
cause of the open competition with India
where silver alone is used, and whose ex-
ports are virtually bonussed to the extent
of about 80 per cent But no country can
long prosper when it's blsic industry is de-
clining. All other industries will havs to
share in any disaster which strikes down
agriculture. The Hrners aud planters OF
this country have already lost more than
the volume of our national debt, in the de-
cline in the value of their products. Manu-
factures and commerce have been severely
affected. yet not to the extent which they
will suffer if remedial legislation be not CIV
en- to the country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
ANOLD wIFE.s VALENTINE.

The old wife stood at the garden gate
The eve of st. Valentines Day:
she watched for the post that like Fate
Just stopped and then galloped away
Just stopped, and then. like a waning light,
Passed over the hill and out of sight.
Her grandcbid tpRged at her shawl and gown
And her daughter called sweet and clear.
sMother come in, for the cakes are brown.
And the boys and father are here"
"Ah, es." she said. "and the night Is cold;
quite forget that am getting old"
At orea fast lay the fathers place
A letter as white as the snow;
He looked at 1t with curious face.
And said Now 1 want to know -
The boys all smiled; the mother grew
Ger face and throat or imson hue.
He open ed the dainty letter then,
And 10 in it's satiny fold
Was painted a rose and forget me-nOt,
And lilies with hearts of gold:
And under the whole, just one sweet line
Forever. forever. thy Valentine"
He touched the note with a tender care,
And he went to his sweet wife's side:
He strok ed with his hand her snow-white hair
And kissed her with loving pride,
Saying with smiles and misty tears,
my valentine through fifty years."
"Oh, boys" he said with a youth full pride,
AFTER fifty years life,
If you find in your home and by your side,
A fair and faithful wife,
Count your life lucky, as count mine,
And loyalty kiss your Valentine"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
Poison Oak.

The following extract, taken from let
ter written by Mr.. E.A. Bell, fully explains
itself
While surveying land in 1888, accident
ly handled poison oak vine, and in less than
three hours (the eruption usually resulting
from such contact begins in ten days. my
face was swollen aud disfzured, and my
hands and arms seriously affected. i'm.
mediately began taking Swift's Specific (5
8. 8 }, aud after taking three bottles l
found all signs of the breaking out entire
ly removed. I was led to suspect its return
at the same time next year, but it did not.
nor has there been any indications of its re-
turn since.
My little boy, eight years old, was af-
hicted with the same poison in SS4. Af-
ter taking several bottles of Swift's Specific
e. S. 81 the eruptions entirely disappear
ed. A very slight form of the same erups
tion returned during the next spring, but
we resumed s. S. s., and having saken
enough during that seatOn to make the
cure permanent, be has not since had any
return of the disease. Swift's Specific Is.
s. S. certainly effected thorough cures in
beth these cases, and regard it as most
effective remedy for all such cases.
E. A. BELL, Anderson, 8. G.
A Treatise on Blood aud Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlantis, Ga.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

How LONG SHOULD WE SLEEP7-Up to
the fifteenth year most young people require
ten hours. and until the twentieth year nine
hours. After that age every one finds out
how much he or she requires, though, as a
general rule, at least six to eight hours is
necessary. Eight hours sleep will prevent
more nervous arrangements in women than
any medicine could cure. During growth
there must be ample sleep if the brain is to
develop to its full extent; and the more
nervous, excitable or precocious child is,
the longer sleep should it gst,'f lis intellec
tusl progress is not to come to premature.
standsti!l, or its life cut short at au early
age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

SMALL Pox IN TExAs-A dispatch from
San Antonio, Texas, dated Feb. 17th says;
ssLate reports from the small pox districts
along the Rio Grand show an appalling
mortality list. On q ranch in Duvall coun-
ty, 147 out of $50 employed we're stricken
with the disease, and sixty-ive of them
have died. There is a great scarcity of
nurses aud physicians. A number Of the
Younger physicians of this place are pre-
pairing to visit the afflicted ssotion."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
A correspondent OF the Scientific Amsri.

A correspondent OF the Scientific Ameri.
can recommends turpentine as a certain
cure for locked jaw. He says
'Let anyone who has an attack Of
locked jaw take small quantity of surpen-
tine, warm it and ponr it on the wound, no
matter where the wound may be, or what
its nature, and relief will follow 10 loss
than one minute. Nothing better can be
applied to a severe cut or bruise than
cold turpentine; it will give relief almost
instantly. Turpentine is also sovereign
remedy for Group. Satura'e a piece Of
flannel with it, aud place the flannel on the
throat and chest, and in very severe
case, three to FIVE drops may be taken in
wardiy. Every family should have bot
tie on hand.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
Address Registered Letters containing Currency t.
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New 0rlaAnR. La

REMEMBER That the payment of al
Prizes is GUARANTEED BY FOUR Ma
TI0NAz. BAN . of ,Sew Orleans. and tht
Tickets are signed by the President of an Inst.
tuJion. whose chartered rights are recognized
in the highest Courts; tn therefore,, beware of am
initial ons or anonymous schemes.
OSE DOLLAR is the price OF the smalles
part or fraction of a ticket issued by us il
any Drawing. Anything in our name Offered
or less than dollar is swindle
feb l2-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

FreSn COnnrma-
ton of this state
ment cones to
hand daily. Even
such deep-seated
and stubborn COM
plants as Rheu-
inatism, Rheuma-
tic Gout, and the
like, are thorough
ly eradicated by
the use of this won
derful Alternative.
Mrs. r. Irving
Dodge, 110 West
125th street, New
York. certifies -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

RoOT OF EvIL.-sIn the sermon to-day
it was stated that the love of foery sends
many to Hades."
sWell, there is an affinity between them
isn't there?-that place is itself fur-below. !"
Hotel Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
Stauntoit Spectator.
RATES or AoszRrIxisa.

ADVERTISEMENTS are inserted at the rate
of l215 cents per line. for the first and 81 cts
for each subsequent insertion
LOCAL NOTICES are inserted at the rate of
~ cents per line for the first, and 10 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
BUsIN EsS NOTICES are inserted at the rate
OF 10 cents for the first and cents for each
subsequent insertion.
A liberal discount will be made Oh all or
ders for 3, 6 or IL months.
Obituaries, Announcements of Candidates
for office, snd all communications of per-
sonal or private character. will be charged
for rasadvertisements.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

"About two years ago, after suffering
for nearly two years from rheumatic
gout, being able to walk only with great
discomfort, and having tried various
remedies, including mineral waters,
without relief, saw by an ADVERTISE
ment in Chicago paper that man had
been relieved of this distressing COM
plant, after long suffering, by taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla. / then decided to
make a trial of this medicine, and took
it regularly for eight months. I am
pleased to say that it effected a COM
plete cure, and that have since had no
return of the disease"
Mrs. L. A. Stark, Nashua, N. H.,
writes: "One year ago 1 was taken i'll
with rheumatism, being confined to my
house six months. I came ont of the
sickness very much debilitated, with no
appetite, and my system disOrdered in
every way. 1 commenced to use Ayers
Sarsaparilla and began to improve at
once, gaining in strength and soon re-
covering my usual health. 1 cannot say
too much in praise of this well-known
medicine"
"I have taken great deal of medi-
cine, but nothing has done me so
much good as Ayers Sarsaparilla. I
felt its beneficial effects before 1 had
quite finished one bottle, ard I can
freely testify that it is the best blood
medicine I know Of. IL. W. Ward, ST.,
Woodland, Texas.
Ayers SarsapariIla,
PREPARED By
Or. J. c. Aver & Co., DWELL, Mass.
Price 81: six bottles, S.. Worth IS bottle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

CONNECTIONS.
Train No AIS connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express Train leaving at 1855 p,
m arriving al Pittsburg at 55 p, M. Colum
bus at 8 25 p. M, and Chicago at 10 55 M next
day.
With train leaving at 4:39 p. M. arriving at
Cincinnati at 1880 a. m. Also with train leaving
at Los a. nl., arriving at Cincinnati at $50 p m
st. Louis at $50 o. m and Chicago at 945 p m.
Connects at Weverton with train arriving al
HagersCown at $3.50 p. m and at Washington
Junction with train arriving at Frederick al
&l5 p m.
B. Il o. Palace Sleeping Cars run through
to Pittsburg, Cincinnati. st. Louis, COlum-
bus and Chicago, All fast trains run through
to above points without change of cars.
For tickets and further Information apply to
B, & D. Agents, ortO
G. E. DUDROW, Travelling Pass. Agt..
Winchester, Va.
CHAs o. sCULL, GenI Passenger Agent.
J.T. ODELL General Manager.
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A Fact

NTORTH knowing is that BLOOD dis
w eases which all other remedies fail
to cure, yield to Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

SAssY.-He-I never laugh at an inferior.
She-It would be impossible for you to do
such Z thing. Transcript.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
pALrIao.a q oHIo RAILKOAD.

The ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID
TRAINS TO BALTIMORE VIA
WASaINGTON.
connecting at aarper's Ferry for all point
West Northwest and South west.
Schedule in effect Nov. 10Th, 1889.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26
Virginia Speaks in Favor of the Free CoiE-
age of Silver.
AN ABLE ARTICLE By J. W. PORTER.

AN ABLE ARTICLE By J. W. PORTER.
Editor of the National View.
Notwithstanding the indifference mani
tested By many of our public journals, and
the open hostility of many others the cause
of b metalism is steadily gaining ground,
People are everywhere investigating the
causes of the general decline of prices and
of prosperity.
So In Great Britain where meetings are
being I'D in every part of the kingdom,
deep H&rest is being manifested in the cause
and e1qering accounts come to US.
All 6forts of the etallists to be-
little this grave question by slurs, and by
open Misrepresentation, will only add to
their confusion, when the people in their
majesty speak their purpose that the un
holy work done in 1878 shall be undope, and
silver restored to its place.
Z Though the National Republican couven-
Ftion declared for bi-metallism and denounc-
ed the administration for its constant efforts
against silver, and though both the great
parties in Virginia have declared for silver
as well as the State Farmers
Assembly, the gold bug press still maintsiD
that the movement is in behalf of silver
mines only.
In face of the facts that the October re-
port of the Treasury Department show.
that nearly the whole of the silver coin in
our Treasury is 10 active service represent
ed by silver certificates. those papers try to
make it appear that silver in vast sums is
piled up and not used-that people do not
want silver.
Why do they not say that people do not
want gold? It might much more truthfully
be said of gold than silver. All the people
use silver, while We claim that not five In
one hundred use gold.
By the Treasury report for October we
find:
Gold coin in the Treasury. .243 955 ,s7s
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GEO. c. MASLIN. MA. BOOKER.
A. C. BRAXToN,
Atty-at-Law & Counselor for City of Staunton
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-02-26

M. QUA AEtLES,
- AfCUkNEY-AT-LAW,
.soI7, 'S6-t Staunton Va
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Commissioner.
We the undermined Banks and Bankers tOiL
pay all Prizes drdaUn in The Louisiana State
lotteries wiich mag be presented at counters
r. RM.WALMSLEY, Pres. Louisiana at Bank
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. state NATL Bank
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans NATL Bani
CARL KOHN. Pres. Union National BanL
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
Newspapers Iokna

John NJ. Walsh, Of the Continental
Line, at Fourth and Vine Streets vas
recalling, last night, his experiences
as devil" ON the Leader, OF Chilli.
eothe, o. zone morning when | baa
just started on the paper the foreman
came TO me with tho post office boz
keys, and said TO get the mail, look
over the exchanges and clip matter
for to.day's issue. To put my stuF
on the sheet ofmanilla, leaving room
to credit the article, or lor any
changes that were To DO made.
II got the mail, and going into the
editors sanctum | took lis chair
aud went 20 work. There was TIA
San Francisco Chronicle, that CON.
tnlneda number 81 articles that look.
ed as II they would be Of iutaest 10
me. so | whncked them out, dasp IN
what thought WIS good work Tor
the Leader, when Ia walked Mr. Tylor
He looked at me with surprise, and
asked what Was doing there, told
him. and hs said that Was his work.
and what he was there for. aud tor
mo 10 20 up 70 my case, that tho
boys had worked u job on ms. | lelt
quite meek, and tried 20 keep awake
To any prank that might - attempt.
ei. Oucr morc they worked the. 60
oycr 20 the Herald ottlcs aud r., tho
type grinder, sAid tho foreman; "this
typ" must all b. ground up bag0gs
melting Tor uVW type
Il went Ia the Herald otiies for tho
type grinder. They said 10 20 out 10
the composing room and ggt Ii. Tiey
told me there that the sua. folks had
borrowed IL tho dny lciorr. and I
would find Il there. AZ the sun tley
srrmrd to know nothing about Il.
| told them positively that knew
thoy had II, for I had just come from
the Herald and they said il was there.
Soon they came around aud Fcmeui-
brrrd That tho boyuirum the German
pnper hadit ! won't over there. aud.
after trying to understand the Ger
innn noksgrpVr for some tins, was
sent 10 tho composing room. wheTo
learned that the Chronicle had our
\ typo grinder. when got Co tho
Chronicie wns tirvsi 81 running
around. and whom told that Il wsS
not there said would look no fur.
Their for Il Then they said they
would not. either. for thcro vas no
such thing. was 40 mnd. then,
TINT | did not $50 back 60 tho Leader
I'LL noon. but I was fully initiated.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
A HousRKEEpER.s TRAGEDY.

One dag as wandered heard complain
ing,
And "a W poor woman the picture OF gloom;
She glared at themud on her doorsteps twas
raining).
And this was her wall as she welded the
broom:
''oh, life is toll and love is trouble,
And beauty will fade and riches will flee,
And pleasures will dwindle and prices they
double,
And nothing is what could wish it to be.
There's too much of worriment goes to a
bonneS
There's too much of ironing goes to shirt;
There's nothing that pays for the time you
waste on it;
There's nothing that lasts but trouble and
dirt.
I'm March it is mud; it's slush in November;
The midsummer breezes are loaded with
dust;
In FAN the leaves litter; in muggy September
The wallpaper rots and the candlestieks
rust.
There are worms in the cherries and slugs
in the roses,
And ants in the sugars and mice in the pies;
The rubbish of spiders no mortal suppOses,
And ravaging reaches and damaging tiies
with grease and with CRIME from corner TO
centre,
Forever at war and forever alert,
No rest for a day lest the enemy enter
spend my whole life in a struggle with
dirt.
LAST night in my dreams l was stationed
forever
On bare little isle in the midst OF the sea;
My one chance Of lie was ceaseless endeav-
or
To sweep of the waves as they swept over
me.
ALIAS, twas no dream. Again behold it;
yield, | am helpless my fate to avert"
She rolled down her sleeves, her apron she
folded,
Then laid down and died and was buried in
dirt.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
A Railroad Story.
New York sun

New York sun.
''No, we don't bounce the trampa
who ride on the bumpers Of our
freight train" said n freight con.
ductor who has a run to the West.
81 presume that we carry an average
Of a dozen each trip, but II they re-
main between the cars we pretend
not TO see them.
'But it is against orders was
urged.
ooh, yes, but there is n higher
power than general orders, even tor
railroad men. Five or six years ago
| used to be- hard on the railroad
tramp. I'd have the train looked
over at every stop, and II we caught
n chap he got handled pretty lively.
Nowaday | throw out hint to the
brakeman TO shut both eyes, and ii
the tramp don't presume too much
on my good nature no one will dis.
turb him.
Nv hat happened co change your
mind?"
"Oh, little incident Of no interest
to the public, but u great deal TO me.
/ was married in December three
years ago. On the third night | got
an order to run out with IN extra.
There was cold rain, which lrozs "a
it fell, and one OF my crew got hurt
at our very stop This left US short
handed, and as We could not supply
his place had to act for him. We
were back in the mountains, running
strong to make time; when the engi.
neer whistled brakes for n grade.
climbed out of the caboose with the
brakeman, and had set two brakes
and was after the third, when n lurch
of the cars threw me down and fell be-.
tween two of them. had just one
glimpse of the red-chgeked bride Mt
home. just one swift thought OF her
in widows weeds and her heart
breaking when hand grabbed me.
| was going down head first, but the
strong clutch turned me over and my
feet struck the bumpers. I'd have
gone then only some one put my
hands on the ladder, flung his arms
around me from behind to hold me
there and said
"You are all right, old man. Your
nerve will come back pretty soon"
"And it was n tramp, eh?"
sit was, and he held me there until
the train reached its stop and then
helped me down, for the sudden fright
had taken all my strength and nerve
away. But for him | should have
been ground up under the wheels.
This is the reason keep soft spot
in my heart for the genus tramp, and
why, when / sometimes walk the
length Of my train and find every
bumper occupied, look skyward and
pretend not to see as much as an old
fur cap"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31

bobbing around the desks. His eyes
cleaned lightning, It's all right;
this'll fetch it," he cried; don, .
want anything better to IDENTIFY
mel" AS he was speaking he was tear
ing off his coat, tearing off his vest,
snatching off his necktie and unbut-
toning his shirt-his eyes blazing, his
breath coming in great gasps. Then
he gave his broad, heaying chest a
sounding blow, and in tones full,
moving, like the resounding tones OF
an organ, though each eager, breath
less word seemed to have n great sob
at the bottom oft, he pointed to his
breast and exclaimed: Look! lookl
here, here is the 'dentifcationl IL
were warranted fast colors when it
done, and so it were, for I've seour-
ed it with soap and water these TWEEN.
ty year. A sailor chap did it when
l were boy and ran away TO sea in
a hit of cussedness. IL hurt so that
Iyelled like circus hyena; but thank
Godl thank God it'll identify me
nowp'
He held the bosom Of his shirt wide
open, and there right across his heav-
ing chest, was the name ALLAN Bray
ton" tattooed in India ink, with fish
es and fiourishes all around it..
At sight of the name, all the
clerks at the desks, who had
been eagerly listening to his APP
peal, forgot dignity and discipline,
and, rising as one man, cheered Allan
Brayton with a heartiness that made
the rafters ring.
Something was the matter with
the cashiers spectacles, for he took
them off and wiped them carefully be-
fore he spoke. Then clearing his
throat, he said, You are right, Mr..
Brayton; the sailors work has iden-
tiged you more certainly than the
spoken declaration OF any other man.
| am glad you have been able to
satisfy us so completely. You will
shake hands with me, | am sure, as u
token that you believe that my
caution was necessary, and that in
our business, as you must acknowl-
edge, Eternal vigilance is the only
price OF safety"
In five minutes more Allan Bray
ton had his money in new crisp bank
notes, securely fastened into large
pocketbook which the cashier pre-
sented to him. A relieved, almost
radiant look displaced the dismayed,
wild, hunted expression of his face M
he quickly and silently resumed his
garments. Then shaking hands all
around, he strobe out OF the office,
and went gladly and swiftly on his
way.-New York Independent.