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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

The Committee consisting of Col. Samuel
F. Coleman, President; DR.. S. H. Moffatt.
and Messrs. w. II. II. Lynn and P. II.
Trout, members of the Board of Directors
of the w. L. Asylum, appointed by the
Board in April to make a publication of
such facts concerning the Asylum as may
be of public interest, has completed it's
work, and we are indebted to it for an adj
vmced sheet. Necessarily, a great portion
OF it is routine information and cannot be
called news, but many Of the statements
are interesting. Welearn from it that the
Asylum property valued at 1927 $50 is rot
insured, las no appropriation is made for
the purpose - something it is to be hoped
the legislature will remedy. The report
estimates the per capita cost of the main
tenance of the inmates at $151.77 per an
mum. The cost of the per capita capacity
for erecting new buildings to house patients
is put at 1903. The report urges on the
legislature the erection of buildings on the
grounds to be used as private residences by
the officers Of the institution.
The ratidity of thu telegraph has been
incidentally settled by the experiments
now going on in Montreal by British scien-
lists, to ascertain tie longitude of that city
by direct Observations from Greenwich.
70 do this, it became necessary to ascertain
the length of time it took a telegraph sig
nal to cross the Atlantic ocean. 1t was
found that a telegraph signal would leave
Montreal, go across the ocean to WaterVille,
Ireland, and return, a total distance OF
eight thousand miles. in just one second
and fiye-hundredths of second.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

NIRGINIA-In the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court of Augusta-In Vacation of
said court-August 26th, 1891.
S. B. Henshaw and Mary L. Henshaw his
wife formerly Kennedy Pltf1s.
Robert M. Veney and VIM. H. Zirkle, Deft's.
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to have the e-third
interest of the plaintiffs in the 66 acre tract of
land conveyed October 18th, 1888, either laid off
to them in kind or to have the whole tract sub
jected to sale and take their Onet third interest,
in money. And it happening by affidavit that
Robert M. Veney is a nonresident of Virginia,
it is ordered that he appear here in fit cen days
after due publication of this notice and do what
is necessary to protect his interests in this
j. N. RYAN.
w. e. CRAIG, p.q. Clerk.
aug 28-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

d KICKS FOR SALE-Enquire at the office of
ID The Staunton Improvement Co., 2U7 West
Main ST., for prices, &c. REEVES GAIT,
apr 24-tf Manager.
D UILD1NG.-Persons contemplating buying a
ID lot aud building house, would do we'll to
enquire at the Staunton I'm Improvement Co.'s
office, 207 West Main street, and get its plan OF
building houses on the inStalment plan.
apr 24-tf REEVES GAIT, Manager.
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STR 4 GOOD INSTI
TUITION

. II E1NQ IEININU Il GOOD INtSII
TUITION.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of this city has adopted a novel plan fol-
bringing it's work before the public and
raising the necessary funds. The plan, al
though new in this community, has beef
tried elsewhere with marked success. A
circular, printed on the two inside pages
of note paper. describes in a brief and com
ton, and the condition of its finances. On
the outside of the sheet is an appeal to its
friends for their aid ; and accompanying
the circular is a subscription book, il
which each subscriber is asked to Ell
ter his name with amount and time of pay
ment, Oh, if he declines, he is asked to re
turn the book at once.
We do not know what more the Direc
tors Of this Association could have done
than they have done to commend this OBJ
ject to our citizens. The building is al
ornament to the city. There cannot bt
found in this State, nor perhaps in any
other State, place of the size Of Staunton
with SO cheerful and attractive reading
room, and free to the public. In its library
OF 1890 volumes, are books suited to the
taste of every one; its gymnasium is thor
oughly equipped and we'll ventilated
while on one of the upper floors there is {
fourishing Junior Department. for lads
under 16 years of age, where they cal
spend their leisure time in reading OF
harmless recreation, and thus be free from
the demoralizing effects of idleness and
evil associates.
A work of this kind cannot be carried OIL
without considerable expense, although
managed by business men upon business
principles, and with the strictest economy
consistent W It'll its proper development
No salaries are paid except to the Secretary
and his assistant. Both are Staunton young
men, the former of whom gives his whole
time and attention to the work, and at d
much smaller salary than he could COM
mand elsewhere. The Directors give
their services without any remuneration
whatever; nor is it run in the interest of
any one of our churches. Aside from the
religious view of the matter, we do not be-
lieve that our business men could afford to
dispense with an institution OF this kind,
whose Influence upon young men is entirely
on the side of strict integrity, morality and
pureness OF life. If the ladies-the mothers
and sisters OF our young men-are sut1ici-
emily interested to raise, unaided, 81 900
per annum towards paying for the building,
we cannot doubt that our business men
the fathers and brothers-wiu also do their
share.
Having learned what the Christian AS
ISOLATION is, this city cannot do without it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28
AGAINST COUPONS.

The resolution was offered by MI. F.
Fowler Smith of Rappahannock county,
and is as follows:
Reso1ued, That we deem it both patriotic
and judicous to pay our taxes in money
and not in coupons, and we hereby earnest
ly beseech the taxpayers in the charger cities
not to sacrifice our State upon the altar Of
commercial cupidity.
The resolution was adopted.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28
TENURE OF OFFICE ACT.

The convention passed resolution de-
handing a tenure of office act limiting the
eligibility of the State auditors and treas
urers and county treasurers and sheriffs to
money from the analysis and inspection of
fertilizers be expended for the benefit of the
farmers under the direction of the Board of
Agriculture; ask the Legislature to pass
an antitrust law, and call upon the Nation
al Alliance to secure a law preventing
trusts and monopolies from operating in
this country.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

At the afternoon session the committee
on Legislative Demands made their report,
which was adopted. They recommend the
reaf1irmation of the Lynchburg demands
made last year; the appointment Of a com
mittee of tiveto consider and present to the
Legislature measures of Importance to the
farmers; the passage of a law to insure a
full listing of bonds, notes, &C., by requir-
ing them to bear the commissioner s stamp
OIL be uncOllectable by process of law.
oyster industry against the encroachment
OF capital and monopoly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-28

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.-There will be
- general meeting of the Stockholders of the
CORAL MARBLE COMPANY of Virginia held
at the office of Richard P. Bell in the City of
Stanton, on SATURDAY, SEPTEM Der 5th,
1884, at II o'clock NJ, by order of the Board of
Directors. RICHARD P. BELL,
aug lot Secretary.
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new to me in every detail and it filled me
with astonshment to find Indians who
dwelt in excellent houses, with comfortable
furniture, and clean beds and clothing and
food, Indians who were as industrious as
any class in the country, and titled pretty
farms. and had churches Of their own build
iug-aud who learned none of these things
from us, but were living thus before our
Saxon foretatbers had found SO much as the
shore of New England
The old Governor, my host, was courtesy
itself, and entertained me very ably, though
st disadvantage. for my struggles with
Spanish in hose days were for grace and
comfort. something like the Scottish min
listers definition OF a phenomenon" "a
COW. We know. and that is not a phenome-
Lon: aud an apple tree, ye know, and that
Is not phenomenon; but when We see the
COW climbing the apple tree, tail first, that
Is q phenomenon
Forty-Tvo Miles Without a House.
From San Yeldefonso to Santa Fe is less
tlan 81 miles, but it gave me hard day. A
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Tle Wheel Of Fortune
TRANSLATED FOR THE D1sPATCH.l

With gay, happy heart and a bright
smile on his face, Adolph left his home
in the village and went into the city to
learn the joiners' trade. He had several
gold pieces in his pocket, and as he trudged
on his way he made many rosy plans for the
future. He had no trouble in finding a
master, for his bright, honest face won
friends for him at once, and soon Adolph
had begun his work. At the same bench
with him worked a boy by the name of
Franz who was very slow at learning, and
chose this trade only because his father
compelled him to do So Although Franz
and Adolph had the same master, they
never were intimate friends, and spent only
their working hours together.
1t happened about this time that won
derful procIama ton was sent through the
land. The King had very beautiful daugh-
ter, for whom he wished to select suitable
husband. Many noble youths came from
distant countries, in hope Of gaining the
Princess hand But the Kings daughter
was not easily pleased. She declared that
she would marry none of the princes that
she had seen. The man who would become
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hours, and cut nv head and knees badly
by crawling along half-flled ancient tun-
mel for a couple of hundred feet-to the
audible discomfort of Shadow, who would
neither enter the dismal hole himself nor
assent to nv doing so. A fine stone ham,
mer and some beautiful nuggets of pure
azure-very different from the worthless
| gr en- OF most of the veins-rewarded nv
eff rtS
Exploring the Gold Mines.
Crossing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad at Cerillos and wading the lev
Galisteo we reached the shabby but ex-
| tremely interesting mining camp of Golden
late in the evening of December 8, after a
hard, thirsty, uphill day. Our II days
among the mines of the New Placers were
the most enjoyable of the whole journey,
though without startling adventures. A
miner friend from Ohio took us to his rough
little jacal-a cabin made by chinking and
roofing with adobe a palisade of pinon
trunks-and made US very much at home.
After the first two days there came heavy
snowstorms and the weather grew very Bit
ter at that altitude of over 1000 feet, but
every day, and all day long, We trudged over
the snow-buried mountains with Charlie
Smith, poking into the numerous mines and
countless prospect holes in their rocky
ribs, exploring the underground miles
of the great San Pedro copper mine, which
the armed miners had torcibly captured
from and defended against the millionaire
corporation that had tried to oust them from
their own little claims under a fraudulent
land grant, and gathering whole sacks Of
beautiful specimens of the brilliant copper
ores, and plenty of quartz Jumps peppered
with yellow gold.
Shadow's fear of 1oSinC me- soon overoona
his horror of underground, and he tugged
reluctantly at my heels through the drifts
and tunnels, and showed his relief by wild
capers whenever we got back to the light of
day. 1t was in the placer mines, however,
that 1 found the greatest pleasure, and
Shadow the utmost tribulavion. The Mexi-
cans who worked these slow but sure paying
mines-while the more ambitious Amer
leans were trying to find fortune by one
stroke in the quartz veins-took a great
fancy to me and let me work all desired
on their claims. But whenever l swung
down by the rope to the bottom of one Of
their SO-foot shafts and crawled out of sight
in the drift to scrape up a prospect" from
the pay streak. Shadow sat on the very
brink of the shaft and howled at the top Of
his voice till l came up again.
Shining Mementoes of the Trip.
ne Was very ueepIg IhleIesteu III tne SUD-
sequent panning out of the pay dirt, and
never moved from my side during the entire
operation, no matter what the temptations
OF vagrant ours and other excitements. 1t
did not take me long to become expert with
rocker and pan; and have still several little
phials of nuggets and dust" as trophies OF
my first gold-washing.
Golden is one OF the pioneer gold fields of
the United States. The New Placers, SO
named from the vast areas of auriferous
gravel which surrounded the town-have
been worked by the Mexicans since 1928,
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hooters and rode into Golden at top speed,

shooters and rode into Golden at top speed,
to "se who would take Marino" His BRAY
ado was endless, and covered no lack of
courage. He was ordinarily good-natured
fellow, and had many very entertaining
talks with him; but those for whom he con-
ceived dislike were apt to fare ILL
Some time before my visit, an American
doctor coming up from Albuquerque had
stopped over night at Tijeras, and had care
lessly exposed considerable roll of money.
He rode fine horse. and had good re-
volver. Next morning as he came on toward
short cut from Tijeras to get ahead-am-
bushed him at the very crossing. His horse
fell at their first volley, crushing his leg be-
meath it, but he fought bravely, emptying
his shooter at the assassins, until he fell,
heavy with bullets. The outlaw took his
valuables and then burned the bodies of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
THE NEW FRENCH EXPLOSIVE.
Its Manufacture Costs the Health and Eve
Life of the Workmen.

Its Manufacture Costs the Health and Even
Life of the Workmen.
The manufacture of meiinite, the French
explosive, is attended with great danger.
Several workmen employed in the factory
at Toulon have been sent to the hospital
suffering from poisoning. A young work.
man, it is said, died from disorders due to
influenza, but the other patients were cured
by rest. The work at the factory consists
in pouring phenic acid ON nitric acid to pro-
duce picrie acid. Nitrous vapors are given
of, mixed with picric acid.
The workmen suffer from irritation of the
eyes and from cough. Their hands, faces
and hair turn yellow. Breathing becomes
difficult, accompanied by a rafting IN the
throat. These facts are not reassuring, and
the attention of engineers busted with the
manufacture of new explosives should be
directed to the matter.
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PLUMES FOR THE FAIR
Now Produced Successfully at the
California Ostrich Farms.
HOW THE BIG BIRDS ARE RAISED.
A TWo-Days-0ld Baby Can Make q Good
Showing as Sprinter.
w THE BIG BIRDS ARE RAISED.
THE PRICES THE FEATHERS BRING
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE prsPArcH.J

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.I
CORONADO BEACH, SAN DIEGO, July 13.
"A troop of American-bred ostriches Of
different ages and sizes can be seen at Coro-
nado Beach near the Hotel Del Coronado.
The are unrivaled in this country. Los
Angeles county had an importation of os-
triches before San Diego, but they have not
multiplied SO fast or grown so rapidly,
owing doubtless to climatic conditions.
Mr.. E. J. johnson, Manager of the Ameri-
can Ostrich Company, brought his first birds
from the Cape of Good Hope in 1888 and
landed them at New Orleans, but after
thorough investigation came to the con-
clusion that Louisiana was not adapted to
the purpose, so he brought the ostriches
overland to Southern California They
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THE LATEST FLYING MACHINE
This One Uses a Gas Bag for Buoyancy and
to Run the Machinery.

This One Uses Gas Bag for Buoyancy and
to Run the Machinery.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.1
j. F. Duval, chief engineer of ]. G. But
ler's tobacco works, has, after % years Of
hard work, invented fying-machine. Mr..
Duval is backed in the enterprise by Ellis
R. Smith, Of Sedalia, Sheriff of Pettis coun-
ty, and Allen V. Taylor, the engineer who
draws the fast mail on the Missouri Pacific
road. He has just received patents on the
air-ship dated July 3.
The model is a fish-shaped gas bag 20 feet
long, the total weight of which, including Q
ten-pound gas engine, is only % pounds.
Propeller wheels are set in front and rear,
and are so made that they can be used for
either steering or propulsion. Two men are
necessary to manage the ship, one being
stationed at either end. Inside the bag Of
pure hydrogen is another bag containing
sulphuretted hydrogen which contributes
greater buoyancy, and which feeds the gas
engine, located on the platform or car, at
the bottom. Mr.. Duyal claims that his in
vention is prior to that of any other air-ship
using gas bag to secure buoyancy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19

A man who was fond OF botany
Thought, to relieve his monotony,
The Botanical Gardens he'd visit
He went, and he wandered about
Until he lost his way out,
So he cried, 40, the entrance! where is lit"
The gardener told him to go
Through the gardens in order, and so
He might manage his freedom to get
IT, from each garden a letter obtaining,
He could have word left remaining,
And two flowers at the gateway to set.
The flowers were beauties to be,
And one was to have grown on a tree,
And its color was to be deep red.
The other was to be just the reverse,
And should grow, if itSroot you'd tmmerse,
In pond or river instead.
Now, ye who are wise. tell me, pray,
The names of these flowers so gay
Which the lost man did manage to obtain:
He passed through each garden but once
(He was able to spell and no duncel
And word he left clearly and plain.
II. J. A.
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SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks That VIII Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
If They Solve Them Correctly-Home
Amusements.
Address Communications for this department.
to E. r. CHADBoURN, Le,oiston, Maine.
1633-THE PUZZLED VISITOR
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163-CHARADE.

163fCHARADE.
In the ceaseless roll OF years
Comes the Glorious Fourth to-day
Nought of woe or strife appears,
Shines our sun his brightest ray.
Time has lightly touched our land,
Brought TO us no withering curse.
'Mong the earth's great powers we stand,
May no fate our last reverse,
Even through our Nations life
Be our total, God of might.
Keep US from unseemly strife,
Guide US ever in the right.
This should be song of praise
For the blessings of the years:
And the printer would we craze,
If tits JtrSted when't appears.
II. c. BuReER.
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A NEW SCANDAL IN EUROPE.
This Time an American Girl Wants to Be
FREQ From Her Blooded Lord.

Rumors are ahoat of divorce proceedings,
soon to be made public, in which the
aggrieved and injured lady is an American
girl, only three and twenty, who has been
married four years to Mr.. Reginald Walpole
Craigie, an Englishman, in whose veins the
traditional badness and cruelty of the Wal
pole blood seems to run freely. Mrs.
Craigie was Miss Pearl Richards, the Oldest
daughter of Mr.. and MIS-. Morgan Richards,
who are among the oldest American resi-
dents in London.
Mrs. Craigie is a very pretty, very clever,
and a great favorite. She has returned to
her fathers house with her little baby, and
is staying under his protection. She accuses
her husband of unfaithfulness and cruelty,
and says nothing on earth will ever induce
her to return to him again.
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MAYS SOLVING.

Price Winners: l. Florence Weber, Plumer,
Pa. 2. Fl. c. Burger, Salem, o. 3. j. II. Car
ter, Pittsburg, Pa.
Roll Of Honor: Rebecca II. Nichols, Roscoe,
W. H. Sweitzer Helen Freeman, J. A. Nc
Pherson, L. G.. p, Florence E. Petrie, Martha
Frost, l. C. Harris, W. E. Lloyd Mrs. L. G..
Hunt, Frenchie, John f. Amend, Clara
Jewett, P. c. Trent, Rambler, Iretta Dart,
H. A. R., Winnie Smith, r. c. Rawlins.
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A Quick Breakfast.
New York SUM-

If you are the kind of a busy woman who
never has time to eat her breakfast before
she starts out for days shopping, try stir
ring raw egg into your coffee. Be sure
that the coffee is hot and clear, and drink as
soon as 1t begins to cool, and see how much
shorter the elevated stairs will be and how
much more civil and considerate every
one will seem than they do the days when
you shop and don't have time to eat your
breakfast.
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ANSWERS.

1921 Bare-bone. q Bonaparte (bone
apart).
Moderate.
1625-To back her.
162S-Ha-m, onion, OK, salt, t-u-rnip,
pepper, water. The soup-MiItlTe.
l627-The moon.
16zs-Taste, state; tone, note; miles, lines,
smile.
1629-Pen-i-tent
1630-Shower-bath.
163l-Least, east.
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INTERPRETATIONS.

First, very old invention;
They will sometimes vex and tease;
Yet this wonderful invention
Was intended man to please.
1t comes harbinger of peace;
Or oft like Poes dread Raven,
Twill come with hoarse, prophetic croak,
And make of man a craven.
III.
Some are grand and some are feeble;
Some will cherish, some will strike"
Since the days of Father Adam
Never two have been alike.
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HUNTING FOR GOLD,
DeSuitory Prospecting Among the Old
Mining Camps in the Rich
Fields of New Mexico.
WONDERS OF A TURQUOIS MINE.
A Long Tramp in the Snow With Moth
ing to Guide but the Faint Foot
prints Of a HOrSs.
LOST AT LAST WITH SCARCELY HOPE.
Interesting Experiences Of Trip on Foot Across the
Continent
WONDERS OF A TURQUOIS MINE.
LOST AT LAST WITH SCARCELY HOPE
Interesting Experiences Of Trip on Foot Across the
Continent
rwRrTTKN FOR THE DISPATCH J

L pleases me 10 remem-
ber how my first intro
duction to the Pueblo
Indians impressed me,
for now l have lived for
three years among them
in one of their own
houses, in one of their
own towns, and with
them as my almost sole
neighbors - and they
seem lifelong friends.
But then thew were
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1635-oNE DAYS FISHING.

1635-oNE DAYS FISHING.
A poet went fishing and caught two thirds
of fish that is salted and dried for market,
the head OF a fish that is kept in pickle, the
head and tail of ferocious fresh water fish,
the eye of herring, two-f1fths of a small
fresh and salt water fish, the tail of highly
priced fish and the head of another, as
highly priced, though smaller. Strange to
say he didn't go near the water, yet caught
pst that for which he was fishing. W. w.
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1642-CRoss WORDS.

In CRATER, in rafter and after;
In sixty but never in two;
In stranger, in ranger and manger;
In orange but never IN blue;
In gender, in tender and lender;
In cabbage but never in cole;
In canter. in ranter and banter
An insect youu find for my tohole.
III. c, BURGER,
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1637-DIAMOND.

other tack, as ship. L. Marbles prov.
Eng.) 5. TO mask. 6. Huge marine animals.
Z. Ira ssforms (Rare). 8. Those who lay
states. 8. Boils slowly. 10. A plant. II. A
letter.
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1639-THE SPOILS.

A hunter returned from an expedition,
bringing as trophies of his hunt the heads OF
the following animals: Two deer, an animal
resembling the deer a deer, a night-bird and
q sea animal. He tried to weigh these, but
they didn't move the scales q hair.
WICKED WILL,
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1t comes a harbinger of peace;
DYKE,
1641-SOuARE.

l. Extremely malicious. 2. ALatin proper
name. 3. Culture. 4. One who decoys. 5.
Approaching. 6. Ability. Z. Wax candles
used in religious rites. Iowa Boy.