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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-03-24
DANGEROUS COASTING.
A Breathless Dash Down the Slope of q
Glacier.

Glacier.
Tobogganning on a glacier is a sport
which might daunt any but an ad-
venturous soul. Evidently it is an ex-
periencc never to be matched or for
gotten. A descent over part of the
Silvretta glacier, which lies nearly ten
thousand feet above the level of the sea,
and is for the most part smooth and free
from the dangers common to glaciers,
is described by Miss Margaret Symonds
in the Pail Mall Budget:
''Herr euler had for long time en-
tertained the plan of tobogganning over
large portion of the glacier. As the
the autumn advanced, and the surface
of the glacier grew smooth, he urged
me to join the expedition, and con-
sented willingly, tobogganning being
my favorite sport. Four toboggans had
to be carried up the four thousand feet,
and the march was, of course, slow and
laborious.
cat half-past four we reached the
club hut, tiny stone edifice with two
rooms, table, an iron stove and hay
to sleep on. Soon afterward the glacier
was in shadow. Darkness fell sudden
ly. 1t was Il wonderful world of snow
and stars upon which we gazed before
we went to sleep.
cat three o'clock in the morning we
were aroused, and continued our
march for fully an hour and a
half up over the snow-felds,
stopping about every forty yards
to place n stick in the snow, which
should guide us on our downward
course. Finally we reached the top of
the glacier, and after some delay Chris
tian and took our seats and started
slowly forward over the first gentle in
cline. Gulcr followed with my friend.
Smooth and very slow at first: then
on Il sudden my toboggan glided more
easily, then bounded forward. / real
lied that / was on the verge of the
great rounded summit of the Silvretta
pass. Below, me lay the billowy sea of
uncnding white; beyond that again
broken bits OF moraine; then Climpses
of the vertlurous Prnttigau. surmounted
by innumcrablc ranges ending in Todi
and the whole Bernese Oberland. Then
followed the most breathlcss flight 1
have ever flown.
''Up dashed the fresh snow into nv
face, filing my eyes, my cvclids. my
mouth and nostrils, and plastcring itself
in uDon my chest. All power of con-
trolling nv hcadlonr course had van
ishcd. For = second all consciousness
of danger forsool1 me. was seized
with the intoXicntion of movement, and
hurled forward with closed eyes and
lungs cholzcd by the driving snow,
which rose in n cloud before me.
"Whcn I recovered my senses it was
to find myself launched forth upon a
gentler slope. and many metres to the
left of the assigncd course. A few feet
in front of me l became aware of an
old scar Of q crcvassc. It wac neck ol.
nothing, and had no energy to stop.
shot across it, and stccred ont unon
an even plain of ice. had descended
through the sunlight, III tho Gpacc of
five minutes, u tract of snow-field which
it had taken us more than an hour to
climb at dawn"
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-03-24
OIeomargarlno In Russia.

The Ministry Of Imperial Property
has prohibited the manufacture of olco-
margarine in Russia. The article will
be allowed for sale only in exceptional
cases, and then it will have to bc kept
in vessels painted a. certain color, so
that everybody can at once know what
it is. a fine'0f five hundred rubles will
be imposed on the merchant who Gcll%
olcomarGarjnc for bUtjsr; ut tho rcpati
ton If tho cEonso his liconge viii &c
rgvokNtL. &. Pa. Ea"Ii 3D.!
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low a. is consistent with
Ound business principles. Apply at the Of
o Tor terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-03-24

Leaves Elko every morning at T.;
o'clock.
Arrives from Tiscarors every eve
ing in time TO CONNECT with E,Xpro
trains goi,,g' both Faust and West.
Oi'irc no&t door TO th9 INpEpEN
E,,r CIIiGc.
q. T.. HOLLAND, ig,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-03-24
TIE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

P lblished every Sunday, and sent to any sd-
ress tpostage paidI, at the following rates,
ysble in advance:
For any period under six months, Fifty
'ats per month.
Entered at the Elko, Nevada. Postoffice for
FnSmission through the mails ss second
LAS mail matter.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

1or any period under six months, one dollar
tr uonth. Payable in advance.
|tIvered by carrier in Elko si IS cents 9 week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

All Democrats hope that Gov Campbell
will get well ill the shortest possible order
and enter on the gubernatorial canvass in
Ohio with Candidate Mckinley. There is
a kindly feeling for Campbell with Demo
Gratis all over theNcountry. His successful
campaign in which he defeated Foraker
for the Governorship; his courageous OPP
position to the spoils element of his own
party afterwards, and his downright Sin
certify, all combine to make him great
favorite with his party everywhere. But
there's yet more than this afield in Ohio. 1t
is a crucible SO to speak TO-. trying issues.
The defeat Of Mckinley will be the signal
for amendments to the tariff bill in congress
next winter, and a marked relaxation of
the application of the principle Of Protec-
ton on various lines. With MCKINLEY
gone, the party cannot afford to carry his
tariff into the national campaign next year
unchanged. With Mckinley gone, the
clamor for reciprocity" Blaine will be so
loud that President Harrison's boom will
hardly be heard from. With Mckinley
gone, the Republican party will be forced
from behind its breastworks of word
trickery Oh the silver question and be likely
to take refuge with the monometalists, of
this, Sherman's single speech has already
cast faint shadow. Altogether there is
much for the Republicans hanging on the
contest in Ohio-far more than the Cover
nOrShip.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
EMPLOYMENT FOR GIRLS.


There is nothing more needed in Staun-
ton than employment for girls, and there is
nowhere that this is better illustrated than
at the large dry goods houses where the pro-
prietors are besieged with daily applications
from young girls for positions as saleswomen
where they can earn living. The two
ways out Of this trouble are the establish
ing of knitting factory Oh paper box
factory. Either Of these would give en-
ployment to a hundred Oh more girls, and
the output of such factories is sure of sale.
Both are clearly occupation and both pay
fair wages. Neither is a costly plant, and
either could be proftably established by the
subscriptions Of our merchants alone; for
it is to the merchants that in the end the
wages of tie girls will return There is a
very valuable class of labor in this commu-
nifty, that Of young girls, from children up
for the work is very light-that is going
to waste because no employment is provid-
ed for it. 1t is worse than going to waste
for they have to be carried in idleness by
their parents instead Of increasing the in
come of those parents by their weekly earn
ings-a drain instead of an income. Staun-
ton Will never he at her best, Staunton trade
will never be at its best, until we utilize
every sort of labor we have, and that which
could be most easily AMI least extensively
utilized now, and Ct which we have plenty,
is the tbCr of girls.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

EX-Speaker Reed hated as well as dread
ed VIM. Fl. Hatch, Il Democratic member
from Missouri, who has commanding
figure, a stentoran voice and the courage to
say just what lie thinks. He was the cen
tral figure in some of the parliamentary
battles Of Reed reign. He is member
of the Farmers Alliance and aspires to
succeed Reed rs Speaker. In the last few
days lie has had stroke OF unusual good
fortune. The granting entrance for Amer
lean pork, conceded last Friday, by Ger
many, has nothing to do with reciprocity
1t is simply the acceptance of the Ameri-
Can inspection OF meat by Germany. This
is a measure Of Democratic origin, and it's
author is MI. Hatch. On the reception OF
the good news from Germany, Hon. Jerry
Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture, wrote Mr.
Hatch letter, in which he said:
''The thanks of the farmers of this country
are due to you for your efforts in their behal If
and especially your advocacy before the
House Of Representatives OF the Fifty-tirst
Congress OF the meat inspection bill, without
which the above result could not have beer
obtained"
AS Mr.. Hatch claims to be the only ALI
ance candidate in the field for Speaker, The
above will be a very good boost for his
chances.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
THE ALLIANCE AND THE DEMO

THE ALLIANCE AND THE DEMO.
CRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
1t gives us pleasure to accord common
datory recognition to the methods which
have characterized the Farmers Alliance
of Augusta with reference to the Demo-
cratic County Convention for the nomina-
ton of members of the House of Delegates.
The Farmers Alliance has gone about it's
business fairly, with elaboration, and open
and above board. 1t has met; made it's
choice of the two Democrats it desires to
have sent from Augusta county; publicly
and in good time announced who they are;
submitted their names to the Democratic
County Convention, and pledged itself to
support the nominees of the convention.
We cannot imagine method adopted by
any large influential body of men in coun-
ty to have the large interests they own rep
resented in the legislature, which could be
less open to criticism than this one
If those members Of the Convention who
are not members of the Alliance act with
as much wisdom and conservatism it will
be a body of model harmony.
AS all the gentlemen whose names have
been mentioned for the nomination--M essrs.
G. w. Koiner and II. j. Williams 1.-THE
names recommends by the Farmers ALI
ance), Col. John H. Crawford and Mr.. j
W. Churchman-are in favor of the re-
election Of U. S. Senator John W. Daniel.
it is hard tosee why perfect harmony should
not prevail.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

A CARDIFF response to the solicitations OF
N many of my friends and to the call made
upon through the VINDIcAToR of the Dist
ultimo, take this opportunity to announce
myself candidate for the next House of Dele
gates. subject to the decision of the Democratic
which is to assemble in the city OF
Staunton on the nth instant.
in making this announcement it is but right
that should, in q brief way, define nv position
several questions which are deeply interesting
to the people of Virginia.
Whilst am member of the Farmers Alli-
ance, and am greatly interested in its welfare,
am Democrat, believing, as do, that the sal
walton of the Alliance in the South is within the
ranks of the Democratic party. ], therefore, have
no sym phathy with the third party movement
that we hear spoken of, in some sections in con-
nection with the Farmers Alliance l
aIterably opposed to that plank i'll the Alliance
platform which demands that the government
shall establish sub-treasurieS repositories in
the several States, which shall loan money direct
to the people, because do not believe such a
plan feasible OF in keeping with sound and safe
financial system. favor the reelection of Hon.
John w. Daniel to the Senate of the United
States, as he has proved himself to be an able
legislator, fearless guardian of the peoples
rights, and an ornament to his State, but my
allegiance is to the Democratic party, and shall
support the caucus nominee.
If the Democrats of Augusta county and the
city of Staunton fit to honor me with this
nomination, l promise to serve them conscien-
tiously and fai thfully-alwayS looking to the in
terests of the people.
Very respectfully,
SEPT JOHN II. CRAWFORD.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
LOSING THE AUTUMN GLORJEs

10 us of the mountains the exodus of
the watering place visitors on their way to
the low lands is very suggestive of that
restless segment of a theatrical audience
who are SO anxious to have an easy exit
that they start carly and miss the grand
tab,eau of the finale with its poses and
many-colored fires. Compared with clear,
still, autumn day in the mountains, from
the rising of the sun to the going down
thereof, an August OIL July day is as a
tinkling cymbal OF sounding brass. The
bracing freshness of September OF Octo-
Der morning; the gentle warmth of the
midday wind blown across fields of sun
shine; the fresh turned fields of the fall
blowing; the ineffable beauty of the
sunsets that kindle the red leaves of the
forest into a blaze; the chromatic scale
spread over the foliage beginning with a
delicate canary and running through many
scarlets into puppies and browns of richest
depths; the intense blue of the mountain
veil-all are left behind. And what is
more, our neighborS of the lowiaudS never
see them, for when they COME again in
the hot days of the next summer, these
things are not. 1t looks like a great pity,
for they lose what, to us who live among
them, the mountains are for. There are
many good months in the mountains, but
out Of the twelve those that lie between
September 1st and November LIST are
the two of royal descent, whose beauty
is majestic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

HELP FOR THE SOLDIERS HOME.
AT the Confederate Soldiers Home in
Richmond things stand just now this way.
IL the managers can get provisions ard
clothing contributed, they can apply n
portion of the State appropriation to the
erection of aneedcd hospital building there
This is plentiful year OH the farms of
Virginia, can't our farmers remember the
Home with -four, meat OF vegetables i? They
OF all men, know how it is themselves: for
nine out of ten Of the farmers of this day
were brave Confederate soldiers in their
time. They know their old comrades-the
whole of the troops Of the Confederacy were
comrades, officers and all-wouldn't be at
the Home if they were not obliged to be.
The old men there have seen the day that
they could march their twenty-five miles
on hungry stomachs and charge under a
combined artillery and musketry fire at the
end Of the march. They threw up enough
breastworks in those day to grid-iron Vir-
ginia with railroads. They were not afraid
in those days of working OF fighting. But
the trouble with them now, is all in little
word-they are old. And with age has
come it's troupe Of attendants sickness,
poverty, feebleness. They would scorn to
ask OF receive anything if you could put
them back thirty years and give them the
strength and health of that day. The big.
strong, devil-may- care man of forty IN that
day, who could do anything and dare any
thing. is the whitehaired, decrepid veteran
of seventy III this day. If his old comrades,
or those he fought for, won't help him he
can't help himself. Try and picture that
man to your mind You younger veterans
who fought by his side, OF you whose fathers
and brothers were his comrades in marches
and iii the field. And if you think kindly
of him and wish TO help him, address a note
to Capt. J. N. Mcfarland, our County
Treasurer, and he will give you all the in
formation you will need about how, when,
and to whom to make your shipment.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

The Shendun News few days ago OBJ
served that:
''After hard fight one of our lunatic asy-
lums has secured, after a halfway fashion
though it be, the services of female physi-
clan for females. That example should be
encouraged everywhere until women doctors
become numerous enough to supply the needs
of women for medical services %
The Woodstock County Record endorses
this, and adds:
eve hope that all public institutions in the
State, where there are females, will provide
for them female physicians and that in this
way encouragement may be given to this cry
ing want
We think we can assure our cotempora-
ries named above, and that large portion Of
the Virginia press that has expressed SINH
Lar views, that before the next legislature
adjourns it will be law of the State that
in every State institution where there are
females, there shall be female physicians,
and in no ''half- way fashion, either,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
gLEANKD From THE MAILS

A carload If " heat arrived at Roanoke
Thursday morning from Stuart's Draft, in
Augusta county. By o'clock that evening
the car had been unloaded, loaded again with
flour. most of which was made of the wheat it
contained in the morning, and by o'clock
the car was moved to the main track and
started for Southwestern Virginia. to be de-
livered to merchants in that section.
A Wytheville, Va, correspondent of the
Lynchburg Advance describing the Reed
River Wooden Mills near there, says: GA
recent order tor fifty pairs of blankets for
Miss Baldwin's school at Staunton, has been
received by the Company"
Rev. Sam Jones had 10000 people to hear
him at Rome, Ca, ON Sunday.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
THE BUILDING OF RESIDENCES.

The building OF residences, whether re-
garded as meeting pressing Lecess.ty now
conf onting the " ogress Of our city, OF as
a matter of financial profit, cannot lie too
frequently lrougnt to the notice of our Deo-
pie. esidences, especially those of mod
crate SIZE, are not only wanted here but
badly Ieeded. A gentleman w.o is just
CONF letting five 6-rC ON dwellings, already
has th.r- g-edJht applications from renters
This shows how badly they are needed.
The fact that the rent offered is largely
over ten per cent Oh tie investment shows
how profitable the building of dwellings, is.
If we have this much pressure for housing
people now, how much will there be a short
time from now, when the four large indus
tries erected in East Staunton have their
Workmen here? 1t is conceded that an ap-
peal for the general interest of town is
not always a powerful lever, somehow a
general appeal is hard to get individualized,
for-lille the Christening sermons from the
pulpit, they are for the most part fitted on
the other man-but to the capitalist who
Wtohto ~ Alot-Sitthoo, SlIo-CNoC 1ufCSUlIleIlD
with absolute security, this is an individu-
al appeal. A merchant doing business here
who has small family, tells us he has been
waiting seventeen years to rent house
that is to say that so little has been the
enterprise OF our capitalists in that
direction lie has not seen build
ing erected which was suitable Our
moneyed men seem to drift naturally to
store building, looking to the merchant for
their rents and taking it for granted that
the customers of the merchant will build
houses for themselves. The result of this
will be that the merchants will find they
have fewer customers and the store owners
will have vacant warehouses now and
then. People will neither come to nor
stay in town where they cannot be housed
comfortably and with as many of the con-
veniences of civilization as their money will
command in other towns. In the end the
capitalist is the loser by it and pays for his
Indifference in permitting opportunities to
pass.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
WE the undersigned committee appointed

w E the undersigned committee appointed by
w the county conference of the Farmers
Alliance .. the county of Augusta, to make
known the action of this meeting assembled in
the city of Staunton on the lst day of Sept. 1891,
do so as follows:
Said meeting respectfully recommends Messrs
H. j. Williams and G. w. Koiner as the choice
of the members of the Farmers Alliance of Au-
gusta county for the nomination for House OF
Delegates by the Democratic County Convention
called by the County Democratic Committee to
meet on the 18th day of Sept 1891. These gentle.
men are men of ability and unquestioned integ-
rity and have always been active supporters OF
the Democratic party, and are fully identified
with the great agricultural interests of this
county and State. The Alliance pledges its sup
pert to the nominees of the Democratic Conven-
ton. Respectfully,
ID. w. DRAKE,
CHAS. ARMENTROUT
Z. A. FULCHER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

Ohio to hold the balance Of power, 30, the
Gibson House having refused to let one
eat in the general dining room, Maj. Nc
Kinley's order for headquarters there was
cancelled and rooms secured at the Burnett.
where the negro is allowed the privilege he
claims.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

n who addressed card to me in the VIM
DICTATOR last week. for their kind reference to
me, but have to reply that my business engage
ments peremptorily forbid my taking my atten-
ton from them. And further, | am earnestly
advocating the nomination of ii. j. Williams
and G. W. KOner for the legislature, whose
names have been presented to the Democratic
County Convention by the Farmers Alliance.
And ask i'll my friends to do the same.
Very respectfully,
sep-ll-lt E. A. FJJLCHER.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11
A CARD.

Having been selected as the choice of the
farmers Alliance and industrial Union of the
county of Augusta for the nomination for the
House of Delegates from this county and city by
the Democratic County Convention called to as
semble in Staunton on the llth day of Sept, 1891,
the nomination by said convention. pledging
ourselves to abide by the result of said conven-
ton. And if elected, also pledge ourselves to do
all in our power to advance the interests of the
people of this county city and State also to par
ticipate in, and abide by. the action of the Dem
ocratic caucus of the next legislature.
G. w. KOtNER,
SEPT HI. j. WILLIAMS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

Editor J. J. Lafferty of the Richmond
Christian Advocate, advertises in this pa
per that those who desire can learn short
hand from weekly series of illustrated in
structions he is publishing. Wehave read
the first two Of the series in the Advocate
and can recommend them as clear, instruc-
tive and easily understood by learner. The
system is the ''Pltman'', which after all is
the only system that has deserved to sur
yive, 10th for simplicity and rapidity. Il
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-11

VTIRGINIA-To-wit:- In the clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of Augusta county-ln
Vacation OF said court-August 2Sth, 1891.
The Waynesboro Company, Comp'ts.
J. Lee Simmons & Frank Ferguson, part
ners in business, trading as the Waynesbo-
TO Ornamental Wood w orks; James H. Fer
guson, Il. r. N. Specl, late Sheriff OF Augusta
county, 7. j. Martin, j. M. Williams, John
w Ellison, HUFF q Harlow, Plunkett Clarke
Il Co.. Lam bert Bros. q Co., and Ellis Coy
ner Bros, Defts.
IN CHANCERY.
The objects of this suit are to enjoin L. r. n.
Speck, late Sheriff, from selling any of the prop
erty of the Waynesboro Ornamental Wood
Works under the executions in his hands until
the further ordel of the court; to annul the con-
tract between the compla lnant and j. Lee sim
mons and Frank Ferguson. of date Oct. I'd, 1922
and have the buildings and machinery erected
bv them on the land therein referred to declared
10 be the absolute estate of the complainant, or
if this cannot be done TO have the property sold
ard the proceeds applied TO the compliments
claim as a paramount lien, and the Judgment
confessed by said Waynesboro Ornamental wood
Works in favor of James I'll. Ferguson 1or
sl6S6! with interest and COSTS set aside as fraud
nent and void to creditors. And 1t appearing
by affidavit that J. Lee simmons, FRANK fer-
auson and James II. Ferguson are not residents
of this state, they are hereby notified to appear
here in fifteen days after due publication OF THIS
notice and do what is necessary to protect their
interests in this suit.
p,rp1cx r. GORDON p,1 Clerk.
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