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The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
The Car Tracer.

Tho car tracer is T. man employed by a railroad company to hunt up lost freight cars. He travels a great deal. but the beauties of the country through which he passes are lost upon him, for he has no eye except for lost freight cars. II he takes little snack in a railroad restaurant his eye is turned to the window constantly. especially when freight train goes rumbling by. He has been known to leave his coffee half drank. rush out and mount the caboose with an air of triumph, which proclaimed that hc had recognized the initials and number for which he was searching. Studying freight cars as he does renders him oblivious to the beauty of the most elaborate Pullman or Wagner palace car. and ke looks upon the latest improved vestibule limited with supreme indifference. ln fact he dreams ot nothing but lost freight cars, strayed or stolen. and initials and numbers dance before his sleeping vision continually. He doesn't contine his search 10 the main lines hy any means. but wanders or oa obscure roads, branches and cut-o;fs. and is sometimes rewarded by finding le lost car in some gravel pit or switched o8 at Il stone quarry and used as ;sn osjcs or perhaps residence for st sno-oo ,s Great is t,ls joy then to drag 1t out tc light and start the tya;ant on ics wap home. Verily. there is more joy n hf. t.N car that Is recovered than over rinely and nine that went not astray, -Texrs Siftin.s.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17

ing demonstrated that e far back e the time of Caesar it was one of the largest cities of the world.
 With . little encouragement the merchants of Ceylon could be induced to send over fine exhibit to the Worlds Fair. Several of the leaders of commerce, and especially SouzA the local millionaire arc in favor of t and only need slight pressure to carry their opinions into practice. Tho exhibit would include tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, indigo, Peruvian bark, tor toise-shell work, carving in ebony and ivory and textile fabrics made of split bamboo, straw and other flores. There have been Ceylonese exhibits at other great expositions and all have received high praise.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
4 succe.srul ssr.s.xcu.

AraonG the hill tribes of the Anglo Indian frontier cunning is quite as highly esteemed as personal prowees; but even these masters of stratagem are occasionally outwitted. A Hindoo traveller who had occasion to pass through their country recently laid out all hiJ money in several large dia- monds which he bound around his head with n soiled rag. made to look like ths bandage of wound. He then put on ragged clothes and loaded q donkey with loaves of spiced bread, snch as the mountaineers like, putting q good lose of opium in each. He soon fell in uith half dozen brigands, who paid no attention to the ragged travel CT, but bounced upon the bread and ate the whole of it. The opium soon put then to sleep, whereupon the trav- eler toox what money they had, their arms ard the best of their clothes, and went hts way in peace. But he took care not to travel by that road again.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
only once.

Thers is nothing like making the best of everything, but even when people Co make the best of things they are very apt to put in aqualifying .'hut" somewhere.
 Two very old people were talking or.e day about the delights of old age.
 Why" said one. we get the best e. everything. At our house all the tsndsrest bits of steak. the incest moneels of chicken. the largest pieces O. p.e arc saved out for me-"
 "Yes." said the other, at our house I have the most comfortable room in the house, the easiest chair. the warm est corner at the fireplace"
 And everybody looks at us kindly and respectfully"
 ITO be sure. But ah. John, it's sorrowful to think"
 What. Janep"
 We can't be old but once"
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Dealing With . Jury.

A distinguished judge oncs ad. dressed the prisoner as follows Prisoner at the bar. your counsel thinks you innocent; the counsel for the prosecution thinks you innocent; think you innocent But a jury oi your own countrymen. in the exercise Of such common sense as they posscss. which does not seem to be much. have found you guilty and It remains that ! should pass upon you the sentence oi the law. That sentence is that you b. kept In Imprisonment for one day. nnj. as that day was yesterday. you may gu about your business"
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
FOOLED FOR ONCE.
A Rat Routes Two Ferrets Which Have
 Had Things Their Own Way.

Had Things Their Own Way.
 The statesmen of Weber's clothing store own two white English ferr,ets, and they have great sport chasing and killing rats with them, says the Toledo Bee. Very often several rodents arc caught in a trap and let loose in . large dry goods box. One of the ferrets is then placed in the box, and in less time than it can be told tho rats are laid out cold.
 On last Monday a monster rat was snared in the trap and, as usual, placed in the box to be slaughtered by the ferrets. It was a savage looking specimen of the vermin, and exhibited no fear. but backed into one corner and looked sullenly about. The young ferret was dropped in first, tho boys supposing, of course. the rat would be dispatched without ceremony. But i'll this they were badly fooled, as the ferret, on catching sight of the rat, sneaked into the farthest corner and huddled down shivering with fear.
 The rat, after taking brief survey, glided swiftly over to the ferret's corner, and snapping savagely at the ferret retired to it's corner. The fer ret squealed in terror and made re- peated efforts to jump out of the box, The rat grew bclder and continued it's attacks, which resulted in utterly rout- ing the ferret and starting it on a lively chase around the box. Realizing that the young ferret was mot in it, " the boys dropped the old fellow in. and imagine their amazement when he, too, sneaked of in a corner. scared of his life. The rat, on sizing up the re-enforcement. hustled up and went for both animals. tooth and nail, and there is no telling what the result would have been if the boys had not taken tho reputed ratkillers out and pla,ed rat and tan terrier in the box whi,h soon did the work.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
ir sr,LL THEY LIVE.

If stfll they live, whom touch nor sight Nor any subtlest ssnse can prove, Though dwelling past our day and night, At farthest starr remove. Oh, not because these skies may change For upper deeps of sky unknown Shall that which made them ours grow
 strange,
 For spirit holds its own; Whether 1t pacc this earth around, Or cross, with printlcss, buoyant feet, The unreverberant Profound
 That hath no name nor metei
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Roman swords and javelins cutlassss

Roman swords ana 1aveilno, cutlaS6oo with handles loaded with quicksilver. naval battle axes, fint-locks used at Bunker Hill, Hessian sabres found at Gravesend, iron maces of Agincourt days-all these are picturesquely strewn about. An interesting memen- to is bill of fare of an old English chop house in London with the adver- tiscment appended:
 Queen Elizabeth dined here on her release from the tower, 18th of May, A. D. 1854.
 Three dozen and more of the oldest brass candlesticks are huddled in a corner. and strewn about with careless profusion are newspapers that were read by the old Debevoise and Mac comber families. The New York Morning Post of Nov. 7. 17S3. has Washington's farewell orders to the armies of the United States, issued the 2nd of November, l7S3, and handed to him. says the editor. by general at Newburgh, who vouched for its au- thenticity. In the Independent Gazette of Sept, p, 17S4, is this advertise ment:
 Front teeth, for which two guineas apiece will be given by J. Browne, surgeon and dentist Nassau street.
 Surgeon Browne evidently had his shop on the site of the sub-treasury.
 According to advertisements in the same newspaper Geraldus w. Beck man kept . general store at 10 Hanover square. where broadcloth and gimlets. gridirons and ale, tea and anvils, and needles were sold, and the Rhineland- CTS had similar shop at ''the corner of Burling's slip"
 The old well is on the premises, but it is not in use. Trees that shaded fair ones from the summers sun, and through whose bare branches the storms of two hundred winters have burst are still vigorous; and resting there. away from tho turmoil of busi- ness and the strife of life, is the state ly old mansion. the landmark of many generations.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
se.l.ag ve...l. q sAe F.sar..

Tho era of tho wooden sailing ves- sal. according to tho captain of an American ship. is passing away. He preiicts that in fifty ycars the wooden decp-sea ship will bc as rare as tho wooden steamship is now. He says the steel ship Is lighter. cheaper. and in proportion to tho size of hull. has greater carrying capacity than the wooden craft Freight rates ara eight times as low as they wcrc whom the "Drcadnaught" mado her famous run to Liverpool. and to carry freight profitably the hold of the modern ship must be capacious. and her crew must work cheaply. Machinery for hoisting aail has frightened the work of tho sail- or-man and cheapcned his labor. Tho British shipyards are turning out big stcel calling craft with rApidity that indicates that they have como to stay. Within the past flow years 1eet of about twenty monster four masters, all measuring moro than 2.000 tons have boen launched. Nov York Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Lack or Iuunnor.

George Elliot says: .Perhaps tho nearest approach nature has given us to q complete analysis. In Nhidh witsio as thoroughly exhausted II humor oU possible. and humor n bare of wit ~ possible, is in the typical Frenchman and the typical German. Voltnlre. tho intensest example of pure wit, fails n most of his dctions from his 1aclk ol humor.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Eas,,.A .. sone.,~.. written.

Sol Miller offers the following son. tencc for school teachers to dissect. and h willing to bet . quart of nolasses that some of them will find nothing wrong In it: A widow woman who was always noted for truth and verscity. and who had recently celebrated her centennial anniversary. died of pneu- monia fevor. Friday evening as so'.lock P m-, and her funeral obsequies were numerously attended by many peoplo
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
eusplelesa.

First Anarchlst-.I dells you. dot Hoofnagel vas not ron of us. He vas . spy"
 Second Anarchist--.sI dink nok He mako somo good talk for the verkin- man alrctty."
 first Annrchist--..Yah. dot vas 50. His talk was all right but he gets him % busy talking dot he sorgets to drink his bier. --1ndiauapolis Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Indian Laxury.

Deepite their subjugation to Britt sh rule the princes Of India are still able to indulge in royal whims and ex- travagances. One of them recently had made at Paris n bed worth 1a5.- 900. Its canopy Is supported by four automatic female figures that wave fans to cool the air. The mattress is a huge musical box. which. when one lies upon it. plays operatic airs.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
Fer ne Cenaplsxisn.

Circassian women. it is said. who are noted for tho velvety softness of their complexions and rosy bloom. never use ointments of any kind. They apply to their faces half n hour before their bath thorough coa&ing of white of egg. When this has com pletely dried they wash t o6 with tepid water. md then proceed to baEhe aa usual In soa|r and waHer.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
A Qneer Cusooe1nee'.

T had queer caller yestordav, . said an old book man Of Philadelphias .'a man who wanted copy of 9nnk Halyard. or tho Sailor noy and tho| Virtu0us Family Hc had rcd i4 IT youth with delieht and wanted it TT his grandson. told him other boo1o tor children had since come cut but he said they were III trssh <.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
nc was neskleas.

.Cholly's laid up with . horrible cold" said Gus De Jay to ono of his friends. How did he cgtch itrr He ehAneed too suddehly Iron . paG soAwi . . fonrsiD-hand. don't you knovP"-
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
s,uallss asata nsn.iles.

George What wouldn't give for one of your Sweet smiles!" Jessic--- ''Y0l couldn't afford many, unlcss you went without conc q your oun.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
| ueennlnanano ll1n1s1uk

\ preacher who has m eknrSo " ' eongrega*ion n Lipeoln eoun HIT \. waa arreoted foe ssnoonG1i k ansnrod uni1ra Gl11Gs e1r1i1 tha1 he dis1illoa o1SrIloe err I1 own hnily and IT s llll
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-17
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
Talented Little People.

There was but five vacant seats in the
Y. M. C. \. Auditorium Monday night at
the entertainment given by those remarks
BILE children, the Jarman family from Char
lottesville There are four children, run
ming from girl twelve years Old, down 10 Il
boy who looked about seven. They play
well or the guitar, violin, banjo, piano, ID
fact almost anything. On little May, the
Girl. falls the heaviest part of the entertain
ment for as young as she is her songs and
encores made quite as much singing as the
prima donna in the opera OF Martha
does in the first two acts. Still her voice
at the close seemed as fresh as at the be-
ginning. 1t is not possible arbitrarily to
decide the future of children's voices by
the present, any more than it is with thell
mental future, but it may be said OF this
little girl that barring it's feXibility, she
has voice fully equal to that Adellna
Patti had when as Il thirteen-year-old
prodigy she made tour Of this country
with her sister Amalia and the violinist
Ole Bull She takes her high notes with
perfect ease, and sustains them without the
slightest apparent exertion. She has some
faults, one being too much emphasis al
most approaching staccato in its effect, but
she has none that a thorough training in a
conservatory would not remove. 1t would
be an oversight of great possibilities if She
does not get that training at this critical
period of her vocalism.
The whole entertainment by the children
was delightful aid the encores were almost
as numerous as the numbers were.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
Transfers OF Real Estate.

M. p. Funkhouser to b. l.. PartlOW, a
lot on East Main street, 130X216, 900.
JOS L. Suffer to Jno. d. Balsley, house
and lot on Richardson Hill, $3.50.
JAS w. Teaho to Jos. l.. Sutler, proper
ty No. SOB Johnston street, $500.
Fountain Howard to Carter Henderson ,
lot on Bagby street, price not stated.
IN THE COUNTY.
M. ErsI1ine Miller to Staunton Land Co.,
las acres 1.-THE old Taylor place. just East
OF Staunton, $29,626.
Chas. E. Kemper, Com'r, to JOIN G.
Fulton, So acres near New Hope, $1,000.
Bell, Catlett, Miller and others to Staun-
ton Land Co., 40 1-5 acres near old Fail
ground East of Staunton, $4,000.
Bell, Catlctt, Miller and Others to Staun
ton Land Co., II! acres in rear OF j. N
Nc Fariand S residence South Of Parkers
burg pike, just West of the city limits,
$$3 500.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
The Old Postage Stamp Craze among the
Children,

There are few grown people i'll Staunton.
csDecially the business men, who have not
suffered from the mania of the school chill
dren for gathering old United States postage
STAMPS. Each little stamp hunter is III Il
syndicate to get together million stamps
for which they will be paid $6. 1t has been
a mystery to the grown up sufferers as to
who can possibly be willing to pay SIS for
even a million of worthless postage stamps.
Itnow appears that there is something in the
trade after all. One of the buyers in Baltl-
more writes to the Sun of that city saying:
81 would say that these stamps are not as
worthless as one may think. [ buy them
for six cents thousand from boys who
bring thousand every second OIL third day
and say they get most of them before going
to school. / exchange them for foreign
stamps and get twelve cents thousand.
The person to whom [ exchange them has
about two millions Of them. He sends them
to foreign countries and gets twenty-five
OF thirty cents Il thousand, and IN this way
the said worth 'ess stamps ale sold IL
foreign countries for two Oh three cents
each, and in about five years bring live OF
six cents. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
Funeral Of Or. tSout.

The funeral Ct the late Dr. James Il.
Stout took place last Saturday morning at
10 clock from the residence Of his brother
il-law, Judge j. NJ. Quarles, corner OF
Frederick and New streets. Rev. Dr.. II.
TT. Halves Of the Second Presbyterian
church conducted the services, but accord
ing to the directions left by the deceased
there was no sermon. The list OF pail
hearers was as follows-Col. J. g. Shields;
J. Howard Wayt: Thos. S. Doyle, Princi-
pal of the D., D. & B. Institution; j. Ii.
Lindsay, editor of the Basic City Advance;
W. A. BoWles, Manager Of the Hotel
Brandon at Basic City; J. McP. Crawford
OF Fort Defiance; Dr.. Geo. S. Walker, OF
the w. l.. Asylum staff ; Charles Illman
and Alex. T. Robertson. Notwithstanding
the twelve inches of snow already on the
ground, and the snow storm still prevailing,
there was large attendance at the funeral
and all the rooms on the lower floor and the
hall way were crowded. The remains were
inferred in the new cemetery OF the Ola
Stone Church at Fort Defiance, which IS
the family burial ground.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
A Book Reception at the Y. N. G. A.

Last Saturday afternoon, q book reception
was held at the y. M. c. A, building, for
the purpose of starting Il library for the
Junior Department recently organized. 1t
was very successful aud the visitors con-
tributed one hundred and eleven books to-
the new library. 1t is hopel that these
contributions will he continued by AL who
have it in their power. Books that will
interest and instruct boys from Il to Is
years of age, are desired; by such authors
us Horatio Alger, Harry Castlemon, G. "A.
Stephens, Edward Ellis, Mayne Reid, Capt.
Marryatt, OF amy others. Ii the mothers
and sisters of the boys will see what books
are in the house, OF slowed away III the
garnet, and will send one OF two for which
they have no further use, to the Y. M. T.
A., they will be helping the association t(
reach and influence more of the boys Of the
town.
AS d slight return for the kindness, the
Association desires to present to each ont
who gives book a ticket OF admission tt
Dr.. Nelson S 'sIllustrated Talk on Paris,
to he given next Tuesday night This
ssta]il'' is for members of the Association
only, and for those who have compllmenta
~ tickets.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
& Spring Opening.

On Saturday last, the first of the spacious
stores of the CroWle block on Main street,
was opened by Weller & Armentrout with
a large stock Of clothing. The store is 22X90
feet and is so arranged that the centre is as
finely lighted as the ends. The immense
show window in front is dressed with great
taste by young Baker Armentrout, and is
a good advertisement by itself. Inside
there are all the modern introductiOns in
the clothing business, one of the most i'm
portant being an immense three sided mir
ror by which u purchaser can see how his
coat fits in tue back as well rs the front.
The shelving is broad and roomy and SO
fixed that customer can see the whole
stock for himself. Saturday night and all
day Monday, when our representative was
there, there was u throng of customers, and
the attendance on the opening must have
been a very gratifying evidence to Messrs.
Charles L. Weller and James A. Armentrou1
of their personal popularity as well as ths
public appreciation of their new stock
! The firm has placed in their big window IL
memory of their first purchaser Common
wealths Attorney a. &. Gordon-a large
picture of that gentleman raised from
photograph by Berkeley
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
Grand Council Royal Arcanum.

The Grand Council Royal Arcanum of
Virginia, at it's ninth annual session in
Richmond, last week, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year-Walter F..
Irvine, Grand Regent; G. W. Howard,
Grand Vice Regent; H. G. Scott, Grand
Orator: J. B. Blanks. Past Grand Regent;
William Lovenstein, Grand Secretary; A.
B. Bolts, Grand Treasurer; Rev. S. S.
Rain, Grand Chaplain; William D. Nor
riss, Grand Guide; J. L. Edwards, Grand
Warden; M. Gunst, Grand Sentry; A.
Myers, E. A. Hatton and G. G. Berry,
Grand Trustees. The next Grand Council
will be held in Norfolk next year.
Reports Of the grand officers showed the
order in a healthy condition with 3,2O(
members.
The Royal Arcanum was organized il
Boston, June %, 1877, with nine members
and in fourteen years had a membership O
114,0O0. During the fourteen years Of it
existence death benefits have been pai(
amounting to 1927 $500, at d cost t.
each member per day for So, 900 benefi
of only cents
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-04-03
Personal.

Tie announcement by Il telegraph to
Deputy Postmaster, A. A. Eskridge, that
Rev. j. G. Dice was paralysed at his home
in Upperville, Fauquier, on Monday, and
lies in a critical condition, has brought
profound grief to all those in Stanton
who knew him.
Mr.. w. J. Nelson returned to Florence,
Ala, on the 23d inst, from the funeral OF
his daughter, Mrs. Annie Nelson Baker,
who died at Lake Maitland, Fla. Miss
Julia Nelson, who had been staying with
her sister returned to Florence with her
father.
Miss Kate M. Murray of Richmond, has
arrived here to visit her cousin, Rev. W..
A. Fallon, assistant pastor OF st. Francis
church, who has been very i'll but IS now
believed by his physician to be ont OF dang
ell. Miss Birdie NJ. Fitchett came with
Miss Murray.
Dr.. Carter Berkeley is the President OF
the Shendun Building and Loan -Assocla-
ton and has not resigned as has been erro-
neously stated. He, with the majority OF
the officers of the Association, is from
Staunton. and the Association is being
pushed ahead successfully.
Among the members present at the inl-
tiation of six new candidates into the
Banana Society of the University Of Vir-
ginia, this week, was Mr.. I. G.. Kinney OF
Staunton.
Mr.. Marryatt Steele was fined 1921 and
! costs (about $500 in ALL for an assault on
Walter Searson, the manager OF the Nc
Cormick farm, last fall While hunting On
that farm. This WAS in the county court.
Grand Lecturer w. II. III. Lynn, OF
Staunton, IS spending u week in Richmond
for the purpose of giving instruction III
the Royal Arch Chapter.
MI. and Mrs. Snyder Of Angus ia, TIN
parents Of the young men who recently pur
chased the w. II. Lackey farm on Broat
Greek, Rocl1bridge, have removed there.
Miss Mary Wake Of Staunton, is Visit
ing her sister, Mrs. G. &. Young OF Lewis
burg, w. Va, who is suffering from
severe attack Of grippe.
MI Kiddler Meade Friend of Indlanapo
lis, Ind, with his wife, is visiting his
brother, MI Il. e. Friend, near Staunton
The Roanoke Herald says: MI Z. 5
Baker Of Staunton, member OF the firm OF
Hobbs & Baker, is ut Hotel Roanoke.
MI. John w. Ably left last Wednesda.
for the North to select his stock OF sprln|
and summer clothing.
Miss Virginia b. Donaghe of Richmond
is visiting the family of Col. j. G. Cochran
at Folly Mills
Mr.. w. e. ColIey, the State Secretary Y
NJ. G. A. of Connecticut, is spending apar
e of his vacation at Montgomery Hall wit
the family Of MI. II. d. Peck.
Hon. Harry Tucker returned home from
California yesterday,
Mrs. Dr.. D. S. Conrad Of Winchester
E visiting friends in the city.
Miss Lizzie Daingerfield of Culpeper
visiting the Misses Gray of Stanton.
T.. Mrs. Frank Bear is visiting relatives i
Harrisonburg.