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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
 MISSIONARY VESSELS.
Diminutive American steamers on the
 Congo River.


 Congo River.
 Two weeks ago little steamboat left Boston on the steamer Michigan. It's destination is the Congo river, and it will ply between the mouth of the river and tho cataracts, hundred miles from the mouth. It is owned by tho Ameri- can Baptist Missionary Union and will be in charge of MT. Lewis, who was re- gently in this country. This steamer is sent out to carry supplies for the Amer ican missionaries whose stations are on or near the river below the cataracts, and also to convey the goods which por- ters will carry past the cataracts to sup ply the upper river stations.
 It would seem that steamer that had nothing to do but supply a few mission stations with necessaries would be idle most of the time. But there is an ex- cellent reason why the littlo steamer will have good deal to do. At mission stations in most parts of the world the missionaries can supply their needs with money. But the only money that passes current on the Congo is cloth, beads, brass wire and other articles, which arc heavy to carry, but which are positively necessary in order that the missionaries may obtain the food and native labor they require. The transportation of these goods has cost this society several thousand dollars year, and it proposes to reduce this expense by having it's own steamer on the lower Congo.
 The Evangel is only thirty-four feet l., Tt k -le af at speed to make the hundred miles be- tween Banauna and Matadi in about twelve hours against the swift current. It will cost g, 900 delivered at the mouth of the Congo.
 The Americans have another steamer, the Henry Reed, on the upper Congo, and very large part of Bishop Taylor's steamer, a big and expensive boat lies on the shore at Viyi, and nobody knows when it will be taken up the river A very curious and unexpected difficulty in the way of transporting this vessel presented itself. One part of the ma chinery was so heavy that no boat on the lower Congo having it aboard could approach the landing at Vlvi. As this heavy bit of machinery could not be landed it was taken back to Banana, and no good has yet been derived from the money invested two years ago in the steamer which Bishop Taylor fondly hoped would carry his mission aries far into the interior.
 It is positively necessary for the mis- sionaries to have their own steam boats, as the twenty vessels owned by the Congo State and the various trading companies have their special work to do. and they can not be depended upon to land mis- sionaries at the desired stations or to supply them with necessaries.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
Be a Man.

Be man. Not of the dude" species. Not of the kind that stands on street corners.
 Not of tho kind that brides himself upon being ''masher."
 Not of the kind that sneers at tho idea of personal purity.
 Not of the kind that thinks Christians mild sort of fools.
 Not the kind that owes the tailor, liv- cry man and every body else.
 Not of the kind that is connoisseur of whisky.
 Not of the ives, yes" kind.
 Not of the kind that calls mother ''old woman" and father "old man"
 Not of the ignorant, infidel brood
 Not of the coward kind.
 Not of the iceberg variety.
 Not of the II can't" tribe.
 Not of the kind that is better ac- quainted with pool than the fifth chap ter of Deuteronomy.
 Not of the evading, scufillug, shuffiing through life kind having no hope and without God in the world"
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

Don't read Don't think Don't believel Now. are you better1 u:,. flat natent medicines are a hurin- bug, and Dr. Pierce's favor. ,ol. ;te ae Prescription the biggest humbug of the whole { because ;t's best known of all -does your lack-of-faith cure come {
 It's very easy to don't" in tbis world. Suspicion always comes more easily than con f;dence. But doubt - little faith never made a sick woman we'll and the "Fa, vorite Prescription " has cured thousands of delicate, weak women, which makes us think that our !" Prescription IS better than your don't believe.
 We,zs 10th honest. Let us come together. You try pr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If it doesn't do as represented, you get your money agaln.
 Where proofs so easy, can you afford to doubt ?
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
The Age of unre.t.

This is an age of unrest The oldest ss well as the newest countries are honeycombed with 1t. While the Pres bs~eries in America are discussing the question of revision, the liberals of the Reformed Church in Germany arc go- ing step further-they demand a new confession of faith. According to q recent writer from Berlin, they aim at what they call a scientific theology, and make numerous concessions to negative criticism and to modern culture, but they reject creeds as final or as authoritative doctrinal stste- ments- They distinguish between re- ligion and theology. Tho former, they claim, is for the church and for life, tho latter for the university, the study and for learned works, They hold that re- ligion is spontaneous, free and spirit uai, and that it transcends all efforts to give 1t scientific or theological expres. sion.-St Louis Republic.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
ofice of Hahn. Hoopes & Co..

MusCATINBi IOWA, Aug. 6th, lSos Dr. A. T. SHALLENBERGER,
 Rochester, Pa. Dsdr Sfr;-Thirty years ago l was great sufferer from Ma laria, until found your Antidote and was immediately cured. 1 went south to live, and recommended the medicine to every sufferer l met, always guaranteeing a cure, and without failure. Sometime ago l returned to Muscatine and have been chock full of Malaria ever since. The doctors fed me on quinine until was nearly deaf and blind. took one Hundred and strtD grdiHs without breaking the chills when, remembering the Antidote, sent to the drug store and got a bottle Ose dose did the business, and will never be without the medicine.-No more quinine for me. Respectfully yours,
 J. c. SHIPLEY. EVERY body else gets tired in this world before the man who makes you tired Atchison Globe.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

"A writer in the Popular Science Monthly, says the Christian at Work, wants Prof Huxley to formulate a new word to express s'the positive side of agnosticism. This Is very funny. Ag- nosticism has no positive side. It sim ply says, T don't know" If, though. a word is wanted to express tho positive side of that which assumes to declare what others do not know, we already have such word, and Prof Huxley need not be troubled for substitute. IL ia.-fn uudence
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

SMITH's Tonic Syrup is the best medicine for ague and malaria Those who are pale and emacated from chills and fever and loss of appetite should try it You will do suffer ing humanity a great favor by publishing this information. ". M. Smith, Jasper Co.,, Mo
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

MANY people hesitate (and properly) about sending money to firms of whose rosponsi- bility they are not assured. There need be no feeling of this kind in regard to Maher & Grosh, Toledo, Ohio, whose ad. appears in this paper They are an old, firstclass firm, and will scrupulously carry out every promise.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
Na rlna shnnlti-Re Lo.t

By those troubled with constipation in seek ing relief from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The disease is easily relieved in its carrier staee. and as it is utterly subversive of the general health postponement of the remedy is unwise. The same holds good Of delay Tn cases of fever and ague, kidney complaints, nervousness, debility and rheumatism, all ments to which the Bitters is particularly adapted
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

SAID one lady: II wish my children looked as bright and healthy as yours do" Re piled the other lady: Mine would look just as sickly and puny as yours if did not oc- casionally give them Dr. Bulls Worm De- stroyers.o
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

PAIN from indigestion, dyspepsia and too hearty eating is relieved al once by taking one of Carter's Little Liver Pills imme- diately after dinner. Don't forget this.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

Little but active-are Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
 Best Liver Pills made gen tie, yet thorough. They regu- late and invigorate the liver, stomach and bowels.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but act specially on the liver and bile. A perfect liver corrector. Carters Little Liver Pills.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

BECAUSE a shoe has horse squeak it is not necessarily horse oe.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

& K. CoBURN. Mgr, Clarie Scott, writes: : sI find Halls Catarrh Cure valuable rem edy.n Druggists sell it, 75c.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

BEAUTY marred by bad complexion may be restored by Glenns Sulphur Soap.
 Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

LACK decision of character-Cats, or they would spend less time on the fence
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

TIE worst thing about the woman who says 'sI told you so" is that she generally tells the truth. th.-Somerville Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

HOTEL Hayscales makes swell nami for weighside inn.-N. O. Picayune
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption. Cures where other remedies fail. 2oc.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

It seems strange that anyone will make use of quinine and take their chances of suffering from such distress as fulluess of the head, headache, dizzy sensations, intes- tinal irritation, nausea, paralysis, etc, when all the good effects of quinine are secured by a use of that harmless discovery of Dr. John Bull, of Louisville, Ky, kssec.ssn ae Smiths Tonic Syrup. No harmful effect ever follows the use of this syrup, and It tastes SC good that children will ask for 1t
 IL has never yet failed to cure case oi chills and fever, even when quiniue and other preparations did no good. It is well also to take dose after any severe expos ure as it will keep of as well as cure cold.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

A TENNIS suit is not very loud, but racket nearly always goes with it.-Wash- ingtou Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

Tt isa sad reflection on human nat. ure that almcstany crooked transactloa saa Rs sgsagca sy gesd youRa agA
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

-Discontent is as much contagious disorder as smallpox. A person who is afflicted with 1t innoculates every one with whom he comes in contact
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

A suLKY girl may sometimes be cured by taking her out in a buggy with seat just larpr enough for two.-DcnVer Road.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
It sa.,,,a Strange.

MANY Q man who wouldn't even make 2 good book agent thinks bis tongue is per suasive enough to control the affairs of
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

EARLY to bed and early to rise-Southern yegetables.-The Jester.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

PovERrr is no disgrace to Administrations, but 1t Is hardly a gilt-edge testimonial of abilitv-PucK
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

TIE thoughtful cook Prts .granulateo sugar on the berries when sne 5ssS ttue to wash inc sand off them.--Asblard Press
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17
lEpFNDENT PENSION BILL

-. bccome law s1e Per MONTH to all honora9iy s discharged Soldiers and sailors oi nrt se ue wco~s "a incapacfta ted from earning ' suTpoIt rNs.t inc same without regard 10 cause or death & snt Parents and Minor Children also lnl9res,a s tbc s vaa s, xperiancn References in ni parts oi sno country No charge if unsuccessful Wr1te ~ ,v. @
 Copy Of Law blanks and full instructions A ,vsri5, to R McALLIsTER 6 co. tsnecessois v v ', n Tonerd x Coo, p Q. Box 7f5, washington, D.-c-
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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

Mas. WIsEMAN: Isn't your husband little baldr' Mrs Hendricks Indignant ly) ssThere isn't bald hair in his head. " Chatter
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-07-17

1'be following discourse was delivered by Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage at Beat rice, Eeh, to an immense throng which gathered in the open air to listen to the noted preacher. He took for his text:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12

J. Savage hasn't changed one iota in the
last ten years, and is just the same jovial,
joke loving man he always was. Irecall a
little incident that occurred some years
ago that shows Mr.. Savage's inordinate
love Of fun. 1t was at one of the Church
of the Trinity's fortnightly entertainments.
Mr.. Savage was sitting on lounge,
watching the young people dance, when an
elderly female, who evidently had yearn-
ing fondness for clergymen and highly
developed sense of propriety. sidled up and
said: "Oh, Mr.. Savage, do you approve of
round dancing?" eyes," said Mr. Savage
Il do, though must confess prefer to do
my Waiting sitting quietly with pretty
girl in an out of the way corner" and he
cast languishing glance at the clergy
loving old lady that sent her hurrying away
with an exclamation of horror He then
turned to me and said: ''You see my dear
fellow, there's way of silencing any wo-
man-if one can only learn it"-New York
Star
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
PLAYING Heayen.

There are three bright little mortals in
Maine-6, and 2 years old respectively
who are very fond of playing heaven" to-
gether, and all in such sweet, reverent
little fashion that even the sternest moral
list could not find it in his heart to say them
nay.
One day their mother sent them into the
dining room to play, while she worked in
an adjoining room. Happening to pass the
door she stopped moment to look at her
little folks, and this is what she saw: The
elder boy was sitting upon the table, as
"God up in heaven" his little face pucker-
ed into grave lines. Close by, arranged
one below the other, were high chair, a
common chair, and last, a stool-all evi-
IDENTIFY representing the "ladder" to
heaven. The little 4-year-old was an
angel, and the "wee bit" sister was lying
ON the floor, ''being dead" Presently the
little angel took her in his arms and set out
upon his heavenward journey. 1t was a
toilsome way. Up he mounted-frst the
footstool, then the chair; but arriving at
the high chair his strength suddenly gave
out, and tired little angels voice mount
ed to heaven, in sweet, coaxing tones: 800
tome and Diet her, Dod l tan't Diet her
way to heaven" New York Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
An Authors Eccentricitics.

TO those who know Robert Louis Steven
son at all it is no surprise that he has de-
eided to live in far distant Samoa, and has
bought himself several hundred acres Of
land. In fact, l question whether Steven
son could do anything to surprise his
friends. The odd and unexpected have be-
come SYNONYMS with his name. 1 doubt
whether there is a more eccentric author
today than Stevenson. He never seems to
know his own mind from one day into
another and We're he tomorrow to turn up
in New York his friends would merely arch
their eyebrows.
Said one of his closest friends to me:
stevenson is just crammed full of oddi-
ties, and the most unreliable man who
Yields pen. Let him promise to write
you an essay, Il story or a poem, and it pos
itively amounts to nothing. The next day
he has forgotten it, and before you know it
he is in some heathenish part of the coun-
try or off in the middle of some unreach-
able body of water which defies the mail or
the telegraph. He hates to write letters,
scarcely ever answers q single one he gets,
while all the time you are just wild for
copy promised months ago. Eccentrics
Decidedly SO; he is more, he is aggravating
almost beyond endurance, and if he were
not such paying card not an editor or
publisher would put up with his oddities. !"
Philadelphia Times
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Left Handed People.

No purely left handed race has ever been
discovered, although it is said that fully 70
per cent. of the Inhabitants of the Pendjab
use the left hand in preference to the right,
as do also the Hottentots and the Bushmen
of South Africa. DR.. Mario, as a result of
his study of criminals, has discovered that
from IS to % per cent of those who have
been convicted of crime were left handed,
the highest ratio among people of all classes
being but nine to the hundred, and in some
countries less than five in the same number
of persons.-St. Louis Republic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
An eXtraOrdinarv incident took n1aca ra

An extraordinary incident took place re-
Gently at a wedding at St. Silas' church
Liverpool. While the party were walking
from the carriages into the church woman
walked up to the bride and bridegroom
and flung an apronful of flour over them
She also threw quantity over the best
man and bridesmaid, and ran away. The
unfortunate couple were covered with -four
from head to foot, but after having been
brushed down they entered the church,
where the ceremony was performed with
out further INTERRUPTION.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Chopped Apples for Export.

Chopped apples is an exported product of
which but little has been heard. They are
made from inferior, unmarketable fruit,
which is chopped into small pieces and is
then dried. They are shipped largely to
France, where they are used for conversion
into cider, and are preferred to their home
grown apples, on account of being better
preserved and of finer flavor The export
trade of this product in 1888 reached II, 0OO,-
900 pounds, and this amount could have
been doubled in 1889 if there had been suf-
fcient of the product to sell. Most all of
the chopped apples come from the orchards
of the northeast.-New York Telegram.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12

A white man who was tortured by the
Apache Indians, says that after the first
awful twinge of pain, when they held his
feet to the fire. the sensation was not SO
very unpleasant. They shot powder into
him in forty-four different places, but after
the fifth charge the pain was not great
enough to force him to yell out.-Detroit
Free Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Labor Necessary to cen,us.

Great composition cannot be produced by
any amount of labor, nor can good music,
nor good art of any kind; but it cannot be
produced without labor. It is a curious
fact, also, that the writers who have most
natural talent have the greatest capacity
for taking pains. 1t is SO in the other arts
There are painters who will paint you
twelve large pictures in two days at a
dollar apiece, and they are dear at the
price. There are painters who will work
two years over one not large painting, and
work, too, with an ardor and joyous in
tensity of which the wholesale dauber can
form no idea. Then they will sell it for
many thousands of dollars.-Youth's Com
panion.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Extraordinary Bone Scratching.

Herbert Sperry, fremont, Ill.,, had Erysipeas
IN both legs. Confined to the house six weeks
He says: "When was able to get on my legs,
had an itching sensation that nearly run me
crazy. 1 Scratched them raw to the bones. Tried
everything without relief 1 was tormented il
this way for two years. l then found Clarkes
Extract of Flax (Papillon) Skin Cure at the Drug
Store, used it, and it has cured me sound well.'
Clarl1e's Flax Soap has no equal for Bath and
Toilet. Skin Cure $l.0O. Soap % cents. For sale
at w. NJ. Aliens Drug Store. febIl 1t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12

In the town of Mayfeld, CAL, Jose 1g
nacio Aureque has been confined to his bed
for thirty-five years. He was injured by
an accident in mine and has not been able
to put his feet to the ground since. His
only attendant is an adopted son, who has
devoted his time and means to the support
of the aged invalid. A good woman OF
Menlo Park hax contributed &c month
from her private purse for the past twenty
Years
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Harshness with Children,

1 wonder if parents really know how
much they are standing in their own light
when they are SO strict and severe with
their children, forbidding them to play
cards, dance and go to the opera and thea
tire. Let them reason with them and ad-
wise them not to go if they are opposed to
such places of amusement, and give them
amusement at home but forbidding then,
will oftentimes make the children lie IN
order to accomplish their end-Farmer's
Voioa
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
Russell Sage Hates Cross Eyes.

In his many years of business experience
Mr.. Russell Sage has learned to beware of
cross eyed men. He openly proclaims his
antipathy to such persons, and says that in
former years he met with many misfor-
tunes through having dealings with men
whose optics are cut on the bias.-New
York Journal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12

GUPERB LIVERY IL deslre TO announce TO
y my friends and the public generally, that |
have now one of the most complete and thor
oughly equipped LIVERY STABLES in or out
OF Virginia. Fast and stylish teams, single or
double; Firstrat e saddle horses; Carriages which
for comfort and elegance cannot be Surpassed
with careful and polite drivers can be secured at
all times, day or night, at reasonab BILE prices.
Baggage delivered called for at any point in the
city, and carefully handled
am prepared to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
to travelling men. Horses boarded by the day,
week, or month at reasonable rates, and the very
beS attention guaranteed.
will give my personal attention and assis-
lance to any one leaving horses at my stable to
sell them to the best advantage.
Give me call and you shall not go away dis
appointed ALEX. HARTMAN,
marl8 Staunton. Va
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-12
CITY NOTICES.
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