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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Chinese Etinuette.

Among the notable guests at the Consti-
tutional centennial banquet in the Phila-
delphia Academy of Music. in September,
1887, were the Chinese ENJOYS who accom-
panied Count Mitkiewicz to this country
in connection with the concessions to a
Philadelphia syndicate. During the even
ing note was handed to the chief envoy,
a grave looking elderly man. He was
troubled for moment and then made an
elaborate apology in French for the rude
ness of which he was compelled to be
guilty, namely, the wearing his spectacles
in company long enough to read the note.
Philadelphia Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
CARE.
You may ride in the early morning,

You may ride In the early morning,
You may ride in the dewy night,
You may ride till yo;:r eyes outrival
All the star eyes light,
You may sway to i-cs ..ceful motion
OF your sensitive, thoroughbred mare,
You may race with the winds and the ocean
Eut you cannot outride care
You may rifle with the grace Of an angel,
With q heart and Il soul on fire,
You may ride till your road swims beneath you
Until you and your Thoroughbred tire,
You may ride till your cheeks are like roses
With the red, rich wine of the air,
You may ride till the night runs to morning
But you cannot ouLride care.
Ella Higginson.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Too Much LIVER.

II guess I'll die of it," YEARLY said the
landlady, when the boapders had all had
their say.
Idle of what?" they chorused.
"Liver complaint This is only the sixth
time you've had liver this week, and yet
hear nothing but complaints about it. ~
PHILADELPHIA Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

One of the elevator conductors at the
Capitol said to me today: 81 carry the most
proniscuous crowd in the country The
highest in the land and the lowest tramp
all take rides on my car lisa great place
for the study of human nature Now,
have been running this car for six years.
and | have carried thousands of people,
and yet, during all that time, have been
thanked by only one man-Gen. Banks
He thanks me every time he rides. 1t
struck me us being funny at first, but now
| am getting used to the old gentleman's
politeness Cor Boston Traveller
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
A Superiority of Mselisons.

There are twenty-five Madison postoffices
in twenty-five of the United States, Madi
son, Wis, and Madison, Ind, being most
noted. The postmasters of these cities ad.
wise each other of uncalled for and unde.
livered letters in their respective Offices
each week, and thus get many letters for
parties intended that would otherwise he
sent to the dead letter office and DESTROYED
Madison (Wis) journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
A Maiden,s Answer.

Ask girl of 20 what she thinks of kiss
ing and she will probably blush like a car
nation, laugh, look sharply in your face to
see if you mean anything, and then will
say. more or less demurely, II like to kiss
mamma, or, Dear me, how should know
anything about it? never was engaged
Mrs. Frank Leslie.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
The Atmosphere of Large cities.

In recently cleansing the Albert memo
rial the effects of the London atmosphere
were exhibited in a marked degree. a por-
ton of one of the figures being SO chokeci
up that it had the appearance CT having
been Clipped off by some iconoclast. When
closely examined, however, the apparent
defect was shown to be due to Il kind of in
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

An employe in the Office of the architect
of the Capitol, Washington, has invented
an electric musical machine The key
board is similar to that of an ordinar,
typewriter, and its keys are connected
electrically with u number Of electric bells
arranged beneath the table Pressure Oh
each key closes the circuit of an electric
bell. and when the keys are operated by an
expert any tune may be played on the ma
chine
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
AN ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.

How sweet it were if, without feeble fright
Or dying of the dreadful beauteous sight,
An angel came to us, and we could bear
10 see him issue from the silent air
At evening In our room, and bend on ours
His divine eyes, and bring us from his bowers
News of dear friends, and children who have
never
Been dead indeed-as we shall know forever.
Alas! we think not what we daily see
About our hearths; angels. that are to be,
Or may be If they will, and we prepare
Their souls and ours to meet in happy air
A child, a friend, wife whose soft heart sings
In unison with ours, breeding its future wings.
-EychanDe
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

A cable dispatch from Berlin announces
that, in accordance with the recommenda
ton of the officials of that city, who recent
ly visited the United States, and investi
gated our system of extinguishing fires, ii
has been decided to supply the Berlin fire
department with steam fire engines "of an
American pattern"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

An old duck hunter of Savannah say.
that flight of ducks coming south on one
day, if followed by other flights in tn,
same direction days or weeks afterward
will not vary to exceed twenty-five feet
from the path of the ducks which have pre-
coded them, and they will alight in almost
the exact spot where preceding flights have
settled
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Happy Thought.

Miss Oldleigh-They say the good die
when they are young.
Mr.. Pleasantly Saylittle-But that can't
be SO, Miss Oldleigh. because you didn't die
when you were young, you know.-Jester.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
A biblical Thoroughfare,

"What an ogre of sanctity pervades this
place. said old Mrs. Fussabout to her city
nephew as they gazed up Baxter street;
"when it amt Moses Abraham l declare
it's Job Lot!'-Dry Goods Chronicle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

Henry, IIenry, come to me. On, my
darling, cannot let you die"
In that moment Jack Lathrop knew that
he, too, was doomed; that her awakened
memory could never sleep again. He had
read his hearts death sentence in her
white, agonized face; he saw it in her wide,
appealing eyes.
Elsie" he said in q low, intense voice,
while his heart lay gasping in its death
agonies, what is that man to youH
Forgive me, Jack" she sobbed, II did
not know l had forgotten. My past was
sure to come back some time, and when 1t
did-oh, Jack, lie is all the world to lie.
Do not let him die. -
She was kneeling on the beach, lifting
her clasped hands to him supplcatingly.
Stepping lower upon the beach Jack
Lathrop put his hand to his mouth and
shouted across the waters:
Courage, | will save you yet!'
Then turning he lifted Elsie from her
lowly position, his white, stern face soften
ing as he did so, and said in tremulous
tones of entreaty:
'In another hour you would have been
my wife, Elsie. Give me one kiss. 1t is to
be the last. He will not care when he
knows"
She put her white arms about his neck,
sobbing:
ooh, Jack, my more than brother, for
give me, that did not remember before"
With her kiss-it was only sisters kiss,
as he knew-on his lips, he went to his
death, the brave, strong fellow, more pow
erful than any two of those stalwart fisher
men about him
His white faced bride never knew Low
he reached the vessels side, she saw only
the tall form on its deck; her thoughts, hel
prayers, were all for him who held her
heart in his keeping.
Presently IA shout from those about her
proclaimed the fact that Jack had reached
the vessels side in safety, bearing with
him the stout rope which was to assist in
the return.
Having secured the rope about his rivals
waist the two men began the difficult re-
turn, Jack breasting the pillows manfully
and supporting the nearly fainting man at
his side in his strong arms.
The men upon the shore drew in the
rope, breathing long, deep breaths, and
every breath was IL prayer (for those fisher
men were not insensible to religious senti
ments) for the safety of those two men.
Nearer and nearer they come, and ROW
the pretty bride is on her knees again and
the pillows dash their spray over her. She
is supplicating wildly, but the name on her
lips and in her heart is Henry, not Jack
Now they have reached the beach and the
men wade out to meet them. A dozen
hands draw the exhausted stranger secured
to the rope out of the waters and a dozen
more reach for Jack. But where is he, the
brave, noble fisherman, who treading on
his own heart, went out to save his rival9
They turn to congratulate him and-lo,
he is gonel
He had seen his rival in safety, and then
was it design or accident? They never
knew. The waves with which he had bat
tied for his sweet BRIDES happiness bore
him out on their strong breast to the great,
boundless eXpanse of waters, and they
never looked upon his face again.-Detroit
Free precS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
A Light Broke I'm Upon Him

She-I suppose you kissed the blarney
stone when you were in Irelands
He-N-no.
She-What! not even the blarney stonef
New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

NOTICE TO TEACHERS!-I will hold
~ an examination and an Institute in Staun-
on JUNE 9Th and 7th, 1890. The examination
with be held in the Public School building from
to | O'Clock each day. An institute session
VAN be he'd each a ernoon. No ceritica1es teIE
z reneaoed Utas gear.
E. o. PEALE,
Supt. Public Schools Augusta County.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

People who visit Constantinople must
have read Crawford's Paul Patof," just
as people before going to Florence read
George Eliot's fSavonarola." A young
Englishman told us that in the week of his
stay at Constantinople he was asked five
hundred times if he had read ''Paul Patof."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Workmen ripped off the clapboar

Workmen ripped off the clapboards
from William Williams house on Water
street in the salt borough of Stonington,
Conn, which had been nailed with house
studs before the British bombardment of
the town in 1914, and two ounce British
bullet dropped out of board. Many OF
the clapboards had been pierced by British
hy111atc
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Simple Remedy for "Dust Consumption

-SS~~-S ~>-'S OO~ASN-~~
Those who do much sweeping are very
much subject to lung or throat troubles
This is true, not only Of janitors in big
office buildings and schools, but also Of
wives in city and country who bravely wish
to do housework and save expenses. More
than one husband is surprised to find his
wife complaining of throat troubles and
coughing little after having put on the
dust cap and manipulated the broom
The trouble all comes from the inhaling
of dust. The danger can be readily OBJ
served when sunlight pours into the room,
but it exists equally when the room is dark
That fact is too often overlooked Itshould
be borne in mind that the sprinkling of the
floor and the use of tea leaves are not pre-
ventives. The only safeguard is to tie
moistened sponge over the nose and mouth.
Then all dust is caught and held before
reaching the respiratory organs. When
one rinses out the sponge after such use,
one can see how much dirt has been inter
cepted.-New York Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
The English Waiter,

1t is no light task to cater for six or seven
tables occupied by a hungry and clamorous
crowd constantly coming and going. The
strain on the memory is exceedingly great,
and the attention must forever be as much
on the alert as though the waiter were a
conjuror keeping sixteen balls going at
once in the air. Yet there are men who
never make mistake of any kind, none of
their customers growl over chop when he
ordered steak, no one rejects with disdain
barbarous fried sole that comes in place
of the more civilized grill, nor does any
man, having once found his change wrong,
count it again and again with an air of dis
tress.
This kind of waiter would disdain to add
the subtle item of mo bread, twopence,"
in rapid enumeration of articles devour-
ed; he is not only mere honest man, he is
gastronome of some merit as well, and
can be trusted to recommend what is really
good. He knows what the regulars"
want, he is aware of one man s idiosyncrasy
with regard to sugar, and knows that an
other is luxuriously inclined to take two
sauces with simple chop; he greets them
all with subdued, chastened, and respect
full air of pleased familiarity, which en-
dears him to many homeless bachelors and
charms extra pence out of their pockets
Murray's Magazine
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

It is well known that singers rarely suf
fer from serious lung troubles, because the
constant exercising of their lungs keeps
them in good condition. Playing on wind
instruments seems to have similar effect,
if one may judge from an item stating that
Mr.. Antoine died in London at the age of
70. He had been trombone player at the
opera for forty-two years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

DOlNTERS FOR SALE.-I have q few
L beautiful Pointer Puppies for sale upon
reasonable terms. The sire is a thoroughbred
Pointer belonging to Mr. p Ell. O'I3annon, of Rap
pahannock county, while the dam is beautiful
inbred sensation" She is duly registered, and
is of royal blood also have a magnificent Young
thorough bred pointer bitch which is a splendid
bird cog. she will be year old in June.
Hunted beautifully last Fail.
Address,
MINOR Bolts LEWIS,
may 30-3t# Harrlsonburg, Va.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.-The Memorial Volume, by
u Rev. DR.. J. VIM. Jones, ID. D., with the appro-
val OF Mrs. Davis, is ready. Agents are
coming money handling this book. 1t is authen-
tic. charmingly written, profusely and expen-
sivey Illustrated, and beautifully bound-n
every way worthy of The great subject. Mrs.
PAWS receives part OF the proceeds of the sale of
every copy. Don't delay Days are worth dol
lars. Complete outfit, Sl.0O. Satisfaction guar
anteed on money refunded.
B. f. JOHNSON & CO.,
26)0-2-1-6-S Main ST., Richmond. Va.
may S0-5t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
When a Potentate Is by Himself.

The doors being closed upon any poten-
tate, he becomes aware at once that he is
but human. No matter how great he may
be-a Napoleon, a Nicholas, William II
of Germany-as soon as he sits down in
the solitude of his own room something
happens to him which corresponds to the
transformation of the Grand Monarch in
Mr.. Thackeray's famous sketches. The wig
comes off, the buckram gives out, the lofty
heels sink into slippers; the king is but
man, and he is conscious of it. How much
OF change there is depends, of course, upon
how much Of man the prince may be au
fond, and what his sense of his natural in
Instantaneous Review,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06
Italians are the most cunning counter

Italians are the most cunning counter
feiters among the foreigners who are en-
gagged in the business in the United States
During the year 1889 165 foreigners were
arrested for counterfeiting, and of these rs
were Italians. In all there were 437 coun-
feiters arrested, and 206, or not quite half
of these, were of American birth, 20 were
Germans, is were negroes, 2 were Greeks
and was Chinaman.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-06

yer
"Well-I don't know. Eff ever do sell
cheap it's to an honest old farmer, who has
to work hard for livin'. But look here
eff yell solemnly promise not to lisp a word
to anybody how cheap let We have it, I'll
say nine shillin's But l hadn't ought to
Il hadn't-that's fact"
So Dowley took the measurer and went
to his desk and got his pocket book and
came back with a five dollar bill, which he
handed to the peddler. The latter took it.
but did not Immediately return the change.
What times these are for inventions"
said the peddler. "By the hockey, 'spect
nothln' but what every mani have silver
shovel one of these days. Ye ever heard
'baout this French imperial magnetic
silver?"
NO." answered Dowley
Its the most astonishin' thing in the
world. A poor man was diggin' on
maounting one day, an he found somethin'
'at looked jest like silver. He thought he'd
sure enough found a mine, an he dug lots
on it. The great philosophers overhauled
1t, an they found 'twasn't silver, but it's
just 'baout the same. It's brighter'n sill
yer, an Monser Hoppofamsagis, the royal
emperor's high minister, ordered IL set of
spewns for his table rite off. Cap'n Sam
Observation-Disclosures you know imp
Dowley said he did not. "Well, he's cute
chap-he struggled forty dozen of the
spewns into Portland, an got em every
one. There amt another one in the coun-
try only what got. They look as much
nicer'n silver as We ken imagine an We
can't wear 'em OUT nor we can't tarnish
'em. Ye see silver spewn-a teaspewn-
would cost dollar. Meow, one of these
only comes to 'baout half O. that"
The peddler went on fixing up his things.
but never once offered to show his spoons.
Mrs. Dowley got nervous.
Couldn't ye jest let me look at them
spewns, sir?" she said, rather timidly
"Oh, sartin, of course. An mark me,
you'll say they are beauties the hand
soonest things We ever sot eyes on"
He soon brought up a pasteboard box,
and from among a mass of cotton and It's
sue paper he revealed the spoons They
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-02
eayAsr's POND.

Franklin Grange proposes :" ha,. q
gathering on SATURDAY, September 9th.
aud IL .upplI~l With . picnic dinner.
In th. afternoon the dramatic club will
entertain the company With dot. the
Miner. Daughter" III. farming CON.
munlty of Woodstock seems la bs we'll
represented nov In the grange orgsnl,s-
ton, aud wr arr Informed that franklln
Grange !. In a most pro.perou. condl-
tion, ahead ~ some even la the larger
communities. 81 Maine.
Tie school board Ia. Decided Ia Intro
duce for use In Woodstock school.
Townsend. civil Government, sslnton'.
Geography anil lisrn..' Brief United
state. History. These works have been
carefully examined by III. board, sho
fnd that they are we'll adapted Ia the
want. of our common schools sDd arr
air-aiy popular q. text books la many
II the well established school. ~ New
England.
The I'ni,er.alI.t society would h.
pleased to continue their meeting. In the
future for nine month. Instead of three
month. In the year. They feel en-
Outraged Ia make the attempt though
the member. number but few.
GA Monday evening, September lst,
there will D. a social dane. at the Glen
Mt. House Hall. Music by Bacon. Or
ch..iri.
Charlie. Gorm,n died at al. home la
Greenwood August 3'th, after an Hines.
~ some two weeks. Iiis funeral oc-
curr-i Thur.isy attended by Rev. u.
y. Gllchi.t ~ Portland.
OtI. Chase aud .on 81 O.ko.h, Wis.
ar. on a visit "a friends aud relatives
here. Mr.. Chase moved "a the West
some thirty-.lx years ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-02
EAST SUMNER

Mr.. George NJ. Parks, ~ Boston, With
family srr stopping at hls wife. fathers,
Mr.. WIN. Csry's. 4 Mrs. Clark 81 ~
Louis, No, !. also Visiting there.
Ezra ~. Sietson ~ South Wcymouth,
Mass, has bern at the old homestead a
day or two.
Herbert T.. st.tson, 10 Iowa, sni fam
lly. arr about Ia rcturn home.
Mr.. iona. Gr--n. ~ Manassas, Va,
aud her daughter. wllm, Robinson, have
bc-n ,isltln; AZ Mrs. l,nsselrs.
Mr.. 4. u. Park has been on s,i.lt IN
Mexico, his former home.
High school AZ West sumner open.
next week In charge ~ Mr.. John 4. Far
lin.
\ rfrc.hlng aud needed rain fell on
wednesday.
Mrs. Tollman 10 south Bos,on IL N.lt-
Ing at her fathers, Ezra keen's, In
Hartford.
blackberry parilc. ARE frequent aud
berries quilt. plenty.
Their u some prosp~t that Ne can
vet visit "John" at sumford Falls by
rail-. still feed that rooster, John.
sLoCCN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-02
WEST SUMNER.

Mr.. Joseph I'ul.if-r, Who Ia. been 'n
poor health for some months. ws- mis.-
eSl from her home AMI bel about four
o'clock Monday morning. She hal pre-
,iou.ly shown signs 81 arrangement of
mind. After q thorough search .he VA.
found, without clothing, In a neighbor'.
house. several hour. later.
4 three seated csrri,g. load at gay
Young p-oplc cam. Ia Mrs.. Polly Howe.
Tor q day'. outing from Notsay the
flr.t ~ last week.
Rev. aud Mr.. II. u. smith 81 Nashua,
y. a., came a. J. j. Abbott's the I'll.
Mr.. Dr. &. VI. Fuller of Boston came
Ia her fathers, q. W. bates, for q brief
visit.
Mi. Iora Henson 10 Boston came Ia
her aupt's, Mrs.. =. Doble'., rccentiy.
Mi.. Addi. HONEY !. visiting friends
at south Pah. and vicinity.
Mr.. n. 4. Bowker returned from .
yl.lt Ia her .on, lev. u. \. Abbott nj
Bridgion aud brothers at South Paris
few day. since.
Mr.. Dickry. Who breaches at East
sumner, va. making ministerial calls
about the village the 18th Inst.
Chester Allen Loot q valuable horse by
an injury la Oh. pasture rec-ntiy. Far
ticularly unfortunate for him.
Miss Leila Andrews commences her
school al Greenwood September l.t.
our free high school opens the III OF
September, under the instruction of Mr..
John Parlin.
FRED Harlow, Who works for Mr.
Childs, the florist, at FLORAL, y. ", j.
visiting at W. T.. Bonney'..
Percy Andrews IL visiting his sister.
Mrs. Cora Weber. at Richmond.
Mrs. Fred Barrrtt accompanied her
sister, Mr.. George Lawrence of Bethel
Who has visited her father, =. II. Field
here. To Lewiston, to see another sister
Mis-. Nellie Gordon, % Lewiston, Ia.
yi.its-i at her grandfather's recently.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Horne returned Ia their
school work at East Providence ths
present week.
Frank Iul.lfer has returned to hi'
work Ia Massachusetts,.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-02
SOUTH RosBuRV.

The most ~ our farmers are done hay
Ing. They have had nice weather until
last week, when th. much needed rain
came aud all we're glad Ia see IL.
Elueberrie. are reported very scarce
on the mountain by those Who have been
there; even old whitecsp has fallc'i Ia
attract a. much attention ~ usual this
year.
some 81 our farmer. are getting ready
Ia attend the State fair at Lewiston.
One old soldier Who served la the army
three years. Was very much disappointed
because be could not 80 Ia the reunion
In Boston aud says he will partly com
pensate for Il by going to the state fair.
lie will have hls good time anyway.
We hope he will and all the rest OF the
soldiers for they deserve all the happl-
ne.s they can get the rest Of their lives.