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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11
SPECIAL BARGAINS In
Holiday Goods Of every Description /!

the
o other OF the articles
ITO
plush album worth $5e real
lock and key; writing desks
lar
Plush the
sin toilet Do
Il
that will
a
and style want
real silk plush at 5Oc
Shopping leather at Soc
chill
Real framed gill; only 81 and $1.25
Oleographs with like oil
Magic something girl
Wagons 25c, Soc @ and 81 worth
VIM. Rodger &c. auction
China set
$780,
specially better
anywhere else
Lamps-A
percen cent above lamps
HATS MILLINERY GOODS TINWARE QUEENsWARE
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A MADMAN'S FEAT

MILLIONAIRE RUSSELL SAGE ATTACKED
WITH DYNAMITE,
Except silk hat with the initials sc. -
or '.Ai. C." and the mum ers 's07- so"
on the lining band, some shreds of
Il black cloth oyerc3at one side
Of & pair of trousers Of purple cloth,
one leg of which contained q human leg
clothed in 4 long black stocking; 2 SO bill;
a woman S handkerchief: a bunch of keys,
and the head of man with brown hair
severed at the neck from the body ard the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11
What Shall This Christmas Be ?

DELEGATES the all that necessary to
spuus Dinner all that needed for Tea Supper all that you wish
GUS that continually coming We supply The
always passing Wheat Summesons ess that
THE BEST THE INCEST and the choicest OF those
EDBLES that desire and ousekeepers long for
Wheat SAmmers0ns laden
dcaces of and invited guests will Come
Wishing merry Christmas and happy New Year
o,n WHEAT & SUMMERSON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11

The legislature at Richmond has re-elec
ted all the State officers except the Regis
ter of the Land Office and the Superinten-
dent of the penitentlary.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11

YIyHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS of the AUGUSTA NATION
AL BANK OF Staunton, will be held at their
Banking House in Staunton, Va, on TU ESDAY,
JANUARY 18th, 1892, at noon.
w. P. TAMS,
dec 4, 81 At Cashier
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11
For Sale.

500 feet of 5-inch Corrugated Down spouting,
galvanized.
| ..Otis Power Hoist Elevator
/ Hand Hoist Elevator, suitable for Livery
Stable, Wagon or Carriage Shop, or Stable.
I "Blanchard" Spoke Lather
1 Blower Suita BILE for Blacksmith Shop
/ Wheeled Scraper.
Apply to BODLEY WAGON co.
P. O. Box 42i. stanton Va
decl-it ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11

TJNIIE A NNUAL MEETING OF rHF, STOCK
L HOLDERS OF the NATION VALLEY
BANK of Staunton, will be held at their b INK
ing House IN Staunton, Va, on TUESDAY, JaNUA-
RY 18th, 1892, at neon.
II. A. WALK Err,
deci 1t Cashier.
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CHRISTMAS.
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
JAS. p. WOODWARD,
No. 10 E. Main ST., sTAUNToN, VA.


b AS completed his prepare lions for the ap-
~ preaching holidays, and suggests that an
early examination of his stock will enable pur-
chasers to secure the Choicest Selections, such as
Leather Cuff and Collar Boxes. Dressing
Cases, Silk Handkerchiefs in Plain, Col
ored and Initial, Linen Handkerchiefs
White and Colored. Silk Muffiers, Collars,
Cuffs, Gloves, Suspenders, Shirts-open
back and front, plain and embroidered
bosom, Neckwear in great variety in all
the very latest shapes-Pu Tecks, Four
in-hands, String Ties, Windsors. Bows.
&c, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, Collar But
tons, Studs in Plated and Solid Gold,
Umbrellas, Canes, Valises, Macintosh
Gum coats, Hats in all styles and shap pes,
Derbies, Silk, Fur and Crushers.
CALL and examine my stock before you Eur-
~ chase any Of your presents for the coming
holidays. cont forget, you can have our UNI
brelia Frames covered in five minutes and are
much better than new ones. Call and see the
covers. they are worth seeing.
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Stockholders Meeting.

STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.--A meeting of
y the Stockholders of the Sherwood Land
Company, is called for Tuesday, January
5th. 1892, at II A. M, at the Law Office of
w. II. Landes Staunton, Va.
w. II. LANDES,
deci-4t secretary.
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brown beard pretty we'll singed off, there
is nothing to give the least clue to the iden-
tity of the maniac who entered the banking
| house Of Russell Sage in New York last
| Friday afternoon and being refused re-
| quest for 81 100000, threw dynamite
bomb which tore himself to atoms and
/ killed one other man. He had sent in to
/ brokers, asking for an interview, but no
! body knows how he came by that. Because
of that card, it was at first supposed his
name WAS Wilson and that he was a luna
tic OF that name from Lake George, N. Y.
But that man proves now to be safe in a
lunatic asylum.
| Russell Sage is man who began life in
Oneida county, n. y, in 1916, with moth
|. ing, peddling groceries, and is now worth
seventy miIlio1s dollars with an income of
SIS minute. About forty years ago he
went to congress from New York for two
terms. He is associated with TWENTY-FIVE
corporations Of national fame and among
these the Vi estern Union Telegraph Co.,
the Union Pc the Elevated Railway
and so forth. He is frugal and penurious,
has no children, but has some twenty-five
nephcWS and nieces lie is tall, thin and
grey and until Friday afternoon wore a
grey chin beard. He has an Office in what
is called the f npire building which cor
ners on Broadway and little street called
Rector street, which runs by Trinity
church grave yard. He Is constantly get.
ting begging letters OF threatening letters
from cranks, and lately received foul
| threatening letters from Il man signing -
d. Welsh, - evidently insane and demand
ing 81 200, 000 in order that he might be en-
abled to marry two wealthy widows. Jay
Gould received similar letters at the same
time. 1t is now believed they were writ.
ten by the mailman Wilson who on Friday
last about noon p-oluced tragedy OF
which he himself was the instant victim
and in which other Ives were involved. A
dispatch from New York that evening
giving an account Of it says:
This afternoon Mr.. Sage, whose office
windows Oh the second floor of the Empire
! Building, broadway anu rector stitet, look
north across Rector street. into Trinity
/ Church yard, had an appointment with
Charles E. james, a broker at No. Mas
sau street, for II clock. hfi. James al
rived on time. lie entered tile little wait.
ing room outside the general Office of MI.
Sage, passed through the door i'll the glass
and wood partition. and WAS ushcied into
| MIR. Sage 5 private Office, Which opens into
| the general Office. lie had noticed in a
careless way man sitting in the small seat
with black hand satclel Oh his knees.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Curved Trnnka Get Strnlrht.

Possibly the greatest manifestation of
growth power that could be referred to
is in the power of many trees to curve
their trunks when partly blown over,
though they may have had them straight
for quarter of o century. This curious
subject is yet in its infancy as branch
Of study; but so far the curving has
been noticed more in connection with
palms and coniferous trees. A trunk
may be, say twenty or thirty feet high
and foot thick, and MS straight as gun
barrel. Should it, from any cause, be-
come tilted in few years the whole
trunk from the ground to the summit
will be found curved like bow.
It was at one time thought that plants
grew toward the light, and we come to
believe that Gas the twig is bent the tree
is inclined" but it now seems that
"grew" is not here an active verb-the
mass ofIfoliage-that which was grown as
well as that which is growing-is really
lifted-lifted by some power in nature
so far entirely unknown to vegetable BIZ
ology.-Thomas Meehan in Philadelphia
Ledger.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
WHY Eels Are Objectionable.

Inasmuch as cells must go to sea in
order to propagate their species, they are
found not to multiply at all when placed
in ponds that are landlocked, although
in such places they will grow rapidly
and be healthy. 1t costs so little to pur-
chase young ones by the quantity that
this is no obstacle to the usefulness of
stocking inland waters with these fish.
They have many very important advan-
tages from the economic point of view.
inasmuch as they will feed on anything
dead or alive, will thrive in water clear
or muddy and at any temperature, and
require no looking out for.
However, in rivers like the Susque-
hanna, where gill nets are used, cells
are very undesirable. 1t is not unusual
upon hauling the nets in that stream
and in others farther south to find that
the catch has been entirely eaten up by
myriads Of the squirniing robbers, which
have left little besides heads and back
bones It has been found advantageous
by the fish commission to plant cells in
the upper great lakes and in the Missis.
sippi. They have also been introduced
very successfully in California.-New
York SIM
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
THE PLOWMAN.

When the tired plowman his plowstock leaves
In the growing corn, as tho sun goes down,
And the sky is as richSs a cleaners sheaves
In flowers of crimson and purple and brown.
/ will wait in the rare and wondrous caves
And watch, as the loom of the sunset weaves
Its fabric of gold over country and town.
And think of the springs that have come and
gone
Since we saw the shuttle across the blue
That wrought In colors of dusk and dawn,
When the musk of the sleeping roses flew
On the breath of the south wind over the lawn,
And the evening shadows were longer drawn,
And the sun was low, and the stars were few.
And youth was fair in the lives we led
Its memories linger in this latter Spring,
And live in the flowers, the books we read,
The kiss she gave me in the grapevine swing
In words and works, to be filled and fed
On the wasted honey and wasted bread,
And sung in the songs she used to sing.
Though the lily and rose have lost their leaves
In the ashes of Summers of long ago,
They come, through the rare and wondrous
ewes,
In the crop of love we used to SOW,
AS rich as the garlands the sunset weaves
When the tired plowman his labor leaves
In the fragrant corn, and the sun is low.
Mark A. Gambler in Atlanta Constitution.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Peculiar Chinese Varnish.

The British consul at Hankow, in his
report, mentions that the varnish ex-
ported from that port is the gum of the
rhus vernicifera. On this tree before
daylight missions are made; the gum
that runs out is collected in the dark and
strained through cotton cloth bag,
leaving behind large amount of dirt
and refuse.
This operation can only be performed
in the dark, as light spoils the gum and
causes it to cake, with all the dirt in it.
1t cannot be strained in wet weather, as
moisture causes it to solidify. When
the Chinese use the varnish they rub 1t
on with sort of mop made of soft waste
silk. 1t should also be used in wet
weather, as, if the atmosphere is dry
when it is rubbed on it will always be
sticky. AS used by the Chinese it takes
about month to dry. During the time
it is drying it is poisonous to the eyes,
London Times.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Panama Hats.

Panama hats are so named from the
circumstance of their being shipped
from the port of Panama. They are
manufactured in Ecuador and the neigh
boring states The material used is the
fiber of the leaf of the screw pine, which
is related to The palms. 1t grows only
on the slopes of the Andes. The tree is
described as having no trunk. The
leaves are on slender stems that spring
from the ground. They are about two
feet long, fan shaped and four parted.
Each of the segments is ten cleft, so that
when the leaf is folded, as in the bud,
there are eighty layers.
The fiber of these leaves is finely
plated, and each hat consists of single
piece of work. The plating of the hats
is slow and tiresome process. Coarse
hats may be finished in two or three
days, but the fine one takes as many
months. The work is begun at the
crown and finished at the brim. The
hat is made on block, which is placed
on the knees, and has to be constantly
pressed with the breast.
About 200, 900 dozens of these hats are
made every year. The price varies &C
cording to the 6rmness of the material
and the quality OF the work. They are
valued at from S. to SlO0.-Youth's Com
panion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Sanitation at Cheap Restaurants.

The frequenters of some of the cheap
restaurants CT our large towns would
probably suffer from a painful falling off
in the appetite were they first to pay Il
visit to the kitchens from which their
savory morsels come. In the interests of
their hunger they doubtless show sound
discretion in taking the goods the gods
of the gridiron send them without Ques-
tioning or dcmur. On the other hand,
in the interest OF sanitation and public
welfare, it is quite as important that the
cleanliness of our restaurant kitchens
should be beyond suspicion as that of
our baking establishments.
The local authorities are empowered
by the sanitary acts to deal with any
work place W hich is not kept in a clearly
state. or not properly ventilated, etc., so
as to be injurious or dangerous to health.
1t would be interesting to know what
attention the local authorities have
shown to these establishments.-Ho
ta1
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
TWO ALTERNATIVES.
A Shrcwd Young Man Chooses An Cns
fair but the Expensive One.

A Shrcwd Young Man Chooses An Uns
fair but the Expensive One.
A young man came to this city come
time ago with no capital, but with an
experienced and expert knack of getting
rid of money. He brought letters in-
Producing him to the favorable attention
of several rich and influential New York
business men. His relatives in the west
persons of good social standing and
some means-were very glad to grant
such courtesies to him in consideration
of his departure from their immediate
neighborhood. He had proved an ex-
pensive indulgence for them.
One of the gentlemen upon whom the
young man called was the president of
fiourishing down town bank. This bank
president had been the intimate friend
of the young mans father, and, without
thinking of the consequences, he offered
to do anything in his power to advance
the interests of the son of his old friend.
The young man had "a business scheme"
in his head and he wanted credit at the
bank until his expected remittances ar
rived. The bank president told him
The checks came in promptly for large
and small amounts until. the young
mans overdrawn account amounted to
81 ,150 The hard headed cashier then
went to the president and suggested
that the bank ought to have some col
lateral. He frankly admitted that he
had no confidence in either the young
mans schemes or his intentions. The
president saw the force of his cashiers
suggestion, but, still chary Of offending
his old friends son, he wrote a personal
letter to the young man, saying:
MY DEAR YOUNG FRIEND-It has been a
pleasure for me to accommodate you with a
small line of credit at the bank. Sufficient
time, however, has elapsed, think, to enable
you to realize on your own resources, and
trust that you are now able to mako settle
ment. In fact, l am constrained to say that
you must either make your account good or
cease drawing checks on the bank.
The young man was not thin skinned,
and this letter did not offend him.. He
smiled as he read the closing sentence,
and stepping into the Office of q friendly
broker, he penned the following note:
RESPECTED SIR-Accept my cordial thanks
for your kindness. OF the two alternatives
that you suggest am obliged to accept the
latter. / shall cease drawing checks on your
bank. With kindest regards, etc.
The kind hearted bank president was
somewhat nonplussed by this reply, and
he showed the note to his cashier. That
practical functionary looked over his
gold trimmed glasses at his superior and
said: "Umph! well, that is pretty slick.
But you have got rid of him cheaper
than I thought you would. New York
| Times
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Something About Money.

There is no place on this wide earth of
ours where there is nothing to sell or nc
money to buy with. The kinds of money
people are forced to use would make our
boys who are familiar with gold, silver
and crisp green paper laugh. Think OF
currency all the way from strips of odor-
ferrous dried fish to beautiful nature pol
ished sea shells and bright birds plum
age.
OF course we speak Of money in its
broad sense. meaning something con-
venient to carry, of standard value, to
be used in exchange or trade; something
that costs labor to get or make, and of
which every man thinks it would be
good to get plenty. The pieces of
leather of the Greeks with the rude
figure of an OK scratched upon them,
standing for real OK, were just like our
bank notes.-Philadelphia Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
How Old the Earth La.

DR.. Haugnton, calculating from the
observed thickness of the rocks down to
the miocene tertiary, and assuming a
period of r8,Gl6 years for each foot de-
posted on the ocean bed, finds, for the
age of the stratified rocks, period of
1895, 75O, 900 years. Assuming the rate
Of denudation, however, as ten times
greater in ancient times than at present,
and adding one-third for the period since
the miocene tertiary, he arrives at final
result of 200,0O0,000 years. DR.. Croll
doubts the validity of Professor Haugh-
toms assumptions, especially the total
thickness he assumes, namely, 1900
feet, or over thirty-three miles.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
The TALBOT Palm of Ceylon.

The TALBOT palm of Ceylon has gigan-
tic fanlike leaves, which when fully ex-
banded form nearly complete circle
thirteen feet in diameter. Large fans
made of them are carried before people
of rank among the Cinghalese; they are
also commonly used as umbrellas, and
tents are made by neatly joining them
together. They are used as a substitute
for paper, being written upon with a
stylus. Some of the sacred books of the
Cinghalese are composed of strips of
them. Washington Star.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
Guardi ian of the Jail i'm India.


The Jail fixed establishment consisted
of native iailer, with deputies and a
few paid warders, with a semimilitary
guard for sentry work, armed with
muskets and provided with ammunition,
most of which was so old and damp from
the climate that it had to be destroyed
periodically. They were commanded
and drilled by handsome old pensioned
Subahdar native officer. This old gen
tleman wore collar of gold beads round
his neck, and over his dress of spotless
white an embroidered sword belt sup
ported native sword in green and
gold scabbard. He was striking look
ing old man, with strict notions Of dis
cipline and duty. His father had been at
Plassy with Give.
1t was part of this officers duty to
make his morning report at the magis-
trate's house, if the magistrate had not
had time to go to the Jail on his morn
ing round. His usual report was brief
and emphatic. "My lord, the Jail is all
WE'LL" One morning he continued il
thus: "Be it known to your lordship
that the Jail cat has had five kittens.
Will your lordship order that the cat
have an extra ration of MILK" This he
said in the gravest voice, with his hand
still at his forehead in military salute.
When the order was given for the cats
extra ration he marched off without the
shadow Of a smile on his face, while the
magistrate remained almost convulsed
with suppressed laughter National Re-
view
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
A STRAIGHT TIP"
The Terrible Result Of Betting, Espe.
ciaIly on a Dead Sure Thing.

Tho Terrible Result Of Betting, Espe.
ciaIly on a Dead Sure Thing.
"Talk about your sure things on horse
races" said the veteran, ''have l ever
told you about how I was tripped up on
the most beautiful straight tip you have
ever heard off"
None of the party had ever heard the
story, 80 the major told it.
"While we were in camp with Nc
Clellan," he began, 1--WE had some good
horses which were worked just about
hard enough to keep them in fine condi-
ton. Several of them were pretty good
steeplechasers, too, but Colonel Blanl;
had sorrel mare which could outrun
anything in the Army of the Potomac.
Well, one day lot of recruits came into
camp. They were well supplied with
tobacco and other little luxuries which
help to make soldiers life bearable.
"Some of the boys who had been in
camp quite a long time looked enviously
on the we'll filed canteens and haver-
sacks of the newcomers, and it was, per-
haps, natural that they should begin to
scheme to try to secure some of the lux
uries for themselves.
"The idea struck some one to get up a
hippodrome horse race. The scheme
was of course to have Colonel Blanks
mare run against some of the poorer ami
mails. And to have those who were 'in'
on the deal to bet against the sorrel
mare. The rider of the mare, of course,
would be a party to the deal and he
would prevent the sorrel from winning
the race.
"Well, the details were all arranged
and the plans were working nicely. The
newcomers had heard all about the fame
of the sorrel mare and they took the
bait like charm. All kinds of articles
were wagered-tobacco. whisky, coats,
boots, and not small amount of money
on the result. We who had put up the
job were laughing in our sleeves for
three days before the race took place.
Son the day designated the mile
course, which had been laid out on a
fairly good road, was lined with blue
coats from one end to the other. When
the horses took their places visions of the
luxuries which have named doomed W
in our negotiations and we exchanged
sly winks as the horses came down past
the starter. AS soon as the starter yelled
Got the men in the two long lines began
to yell and swing their hats in the air.
"The space between these two line:
was not more than fifteen or twenty fee
wide and this unusual sight and noise
frightened the sorrel mare. Well, she
Just took the bit between her teeth ani
the way she did skip down that road
was caution. The faster she ran the
more the men yelled and the rider could
no more check her speed than he could
stop cyclone. At the end of the miic
the sorrel lee her opponent by fully &c,
yards, and not satisfied with this she
ran nearly another mile before her rider
could stop her. New York Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
A Man who Tried to BE a Giant.

John Laws Milton, an English writer
and author, states that in his youthful
days he wanted to be giant, "and sew
eral times thought he had discovered an
infallible method of attaining the object
of his ambition, such as overlooking,
stretching by dint of violent jerks from
beams, ETC., to the great amazement of
his relatives and friends" Mr.. Milton
may well congratulate himself that he
did not succeed, as giants are seldom
bright in intellect, rarely in good health
and universally shortlived. Rapid de-
cay seems to naturally follow rapid and
excessive development. = New York
Times
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-28
New and Harmless Antiseptic.

A new antiseptic agent called micro
cidine, which is composed of rs per cent.
of naphthol of SODIUM and 25 per cent.
of naphthol and phenyl compounds, has
been tried in France. 1t is white pow
der, soluble in three parts of water.
The solution, which is cheap, is said to
be a very effective antiseptic, without
being poisonous or caustic or injurious
to instruments or linen. Its antiseptic
properties are inferior to those of corro-
sive sublimate or naphthol, but surpass
those of carbolic and boracic acids ten
and twenty times respectively. The So
luton has given excellent results in
dressing wounds. York Telegram.