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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Tho pessimist would take no comfort in
heaven; he would be deprived of saying
that everything was 'going to the devil"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

He-Here is poet who has written
some verses entitled ''By the Sea-"
She-Well, I suppose poet could buy
the sea as easily as he could buy anything
else.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Coughs and colds kept off by taking Sim
mons Liver Regulator to regulate the
system.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

IF YOUH BACK ACHES,
Or you are all worn out, really good for moth
ing, it is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTEKS.
It will cure you, cleanse your liver, and give
COED appetite.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

Why suffer with dyspepsia, biliousnesa
or any disease of the liver when you can pe
cured by Simmons Liver Regulator. !.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

"Praise be to him, whose wondrous skill
Has conquered every human Ill
And now alone, as victor, stands
The Golden compound of his hands,"
so spake man, with tribute crowned,
OF DR.. Pierce, the "world-renowned."
Whose Medical Discovery"
Had vanquished pain and set him free.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28

One can but speak in praise of remedy
SO efectual and unfailing as DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Acting prompt
ly and thoroughly, it produces permanent
cures, Consumption, in its early stages,
scrofula, liver and kidney disorders, and
all blood diseases, are within the field OF its
unbounded success.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-10-28
/ FINE FARM FOR SALE.

offer the place known as the Thompson
Farm" situated in Augusta county on the
Staunton and MfddlebrOok road, about six
miles from either place. This is an excel nt
ed bo1t ao san e are IN
tlon all of which is in fine filth producing full
tops. The balance of 100 acres-there being
300 In all-is of fine forest growth.
The buildings are an excellent brick resi-
dence, containing rooms; q large bank barn.
and all necessary out-butldings, and all In
good repair.
An orchard of we'll selected fruit and in full
bearing. is adjacent to the residence.
A superior attraction and comfort in cOnnec-
ton with this property is the large cold Spring.
The full flow Of water never varies. and Is In
itself q luxury.
Mr.. R. W. Powell, who resides on the place,
will show the property to any Que desiring to
examine 1t.
Parties desiring to know the terms and other
Information concerning the property will ad-
dress at Fishersville, Augusta county. Va.
feb Att j. M. WATSON. M. D.
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N : Z ! AoIfo|k=Ws Western RI.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST 80. 1891.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST 80. 1891.
LEAVE BASIC. VA. DAILY.
,southbound)
MOL. No. 8. No. %.
5.l3 q. m. 2.l0 p. m. 6.52 q. m.
(Northbound.)
3.O2 q. M. 4.2Op. m. 8p. m.
No. 1.-For Roanoke, Radford, Pulaski. Bristol.
Knoxville, Chattanooga and the South.
Also for Bluefield. Pocahontas Elkhorn
and ali points on Clinch Valley division
ALSO for Louisvilleand Cincinnati, and
all points on l.. q N. r. X via Norton.
Pullman Sleeper to New Orleans and
Sleeper Roanoke to Louisville via Nor.
ton.
No. 3.-For Roanoke. Radford, Pulaski. Bristol
and Chattanooga, connects at Radford
Bluefield. Pullman Sleeper to Mem.
phis via Bristol.
No. 29.-For Roanoke and all points between
Roanoke and Bristol.
No. 2.-For Washington (via shenandoah
Junction) Hagerstown, Philadelphia
Puilmsn Sleeper to Washington, also
to Philadelphia and New YORK.
No. 4.-For Hagerstowp, Harrisburg. Phila-
delphia and New York, Pullman Sleep
er to New York.
No. sO.-For Shenandoah only. No connection
beyond.
NORTH CAROLINA DIvIsION.-Leave
Pulaski Daily 700 A. M, and 130 p NJ, TOR Ivan
hoe and Gossan, and 500 A. M, except Sunday
for Betty Baker.
For tickets. time cards and all information
all on agent Norfolk & Western Railroad.
w.B. BEvILL, G. P. A..
Jan. IA. ly. Roanoke. We.
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VIRGINIA-City of Staunton. to- witt here.
by certify that Geo. M. Cochran. Jr Commits
sioner. has given bond. with security, as re-
CURED by law, and by decree entered on the
10th day of March, 1891. in the Chancery cause
Of Kaysers creditors against VIM. B. Kayser,
60, pending in the Court Of Hastings for the
City of Stanton Given under my hand this
9Th day of October. 1891.
NEWTON ARGENBR1GHT. Clerk
oct ids
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III tn at having been in the business for some
time, am competent to execute any kind OF
electrical work In first-class manner, at low
rates.
Gentlemen requiring Electric Bells. Calls.
House and Hotel Annunicators, Electric
0as-lighters, etc.. ETC., are respectfully asked
to write to me for pri ces and general informa-
ton, e. r. POLEHAMPTON,
ELECTRICIAN,
P. 0. Box2 Charlottesville, Va.
declO'9O-lV
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n,rn

DUBLIC SALE OF SPLENDID BUILD
I ING LOBBY virtue of decree of the
Hastings Court OF Staunton. rendered at the
March term, 1891. In the cause of Kayser's
creditors VS.. Kayser &C.. will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front of the
Court house in Staunton, on
SATURDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1891.
a lot fronting 80 feet on the cas- side of Marke ct
street in Staunton. and adjoining Kalorama
on the south, and running back between par
allel lines to the lot of Reeves Gait, and Is the
southern part of the VIM. B. Keyser property.
This is a beautiful building lot, situated In the
most desirable and convenient part of the city
and all things considered. is the most desirable
building lot for sale in StauntOn.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third in cash, and
the residue in the equal payments, at six,
twelve and eighteen months respectively, and
be1ring instant from the day of sale, for which
deferred payments the purchaser will be re-
quired to execute bonds with approved secur-
ity, and the title will be retained as ultimate
security.
G. M. COCHRAN, Jr.,
Commissioner.
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NORTHWARD.

sAn Daily, except Sunday.
TRAIN No. 4l8 has Day Coaches Lexington
to Washington and Baltimore. Pullman Par
lOr Car Staunton to Baltimore. Day Coaches
and Pullman Buffet Parlor Car Washington
to New York.
TRAIN No. 4l8 has Day Coaches staunton to
and Pullman Sleeping Car Washington 4
Baltimore to New York:
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As he took those leaps the faint. help
less feeling which had nearly overcome
me = moment before entirely left me,
and my every faculty was under perfect
control.
] watched him rise in his s<cond leap
then pressed close behind the stub.
He had attempted too much for his
exhausted strength. and his impetus
carried him. a. ! had hoped. into the
snow about a foot from the stub; and
! felt the thud Of his head as II struck
the stub beneath the snow.
The quickest move ! ever made. or
expect 10 make. was 70 step from be-
hind that stub. catch sight Of the
brute's head down ia the depth 81 the
snow at the foot Of the stub. and hurl
the flask Of acid at his head as he was
in the act Of paving his bruised and
bleeding nose.
! heard tho SILVER Of the breaking
glass. This was followed by wall Of
agony that made the air quiver. and
told me that the biting acid had laid
hold Of the brute's eyes.
II was well for me that instantly
turned and put several rods between
Us before pausing 10 look back. for the
creature, totally blinded by the acid,
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= TARIFF COMPARISON.

a omparIson Of the Old Tarin. the Mills
uiil. and the Mckinley LaW-Mcklnley-
ism Reduced 20 Ad Acknowledgment
Duties SImplifed -- a TariH study For
Tarin Inquirers.
The average Of duties under tariff
law Is a much simpler matter 70 calcu-
late than many people suppose. The
average is not gotten by taking the
duty on each separate article. adding
these mp. and dividing the result by the
number Of articles 1t is much shorter
process. The total value Of all dutiable
articles imported being known the
total amount Of duties collected upon
them is simply calculated as certain
percentage Of that value. In this way
we reach the result. so often stated
that under the old tariff tax the average
duty was a. per cent. This was the
average for 1857: for 1889 the average
was somewhat above IS per cent. the
du,iablc imports for that year being
valued at s4ss, s56. -6s. and the duties
collected being ss20. 576.cs9. What the
average Is under the Mckinley law mo-
body knows or can know until the
figures Of imports and Of duties for a
gwen time are KNOWN HtudtoT tdf-
Isle has venturcd TO predict that the
average will be alb nut 60 per cent
The main difficulty in understanding
just how high duty Is, arises from the
fart that when duty Is given as 80
much per pound or per yard we must
first know the price 81 the pound or the
yard before we can know whether the
duty is high or low. For example
when we read in the tariff law that tin
bars are to pay = duty 81 cents 4
pound after July l. 1922, we do moi
| know whether to regard this a. a high
,uty or as q low one, unless we know
| the price II tin. When we find that the
price 81 our imports in 1890 was 1911
cents per pound we easily determine
| that the duty Of cents Is equal to q
per cent al valorcm. or 20 cents on thu
dollar. which is certainly not higl
duty as duties go
such calculation " all the articles
under the tariff schedules has beer
made by Mr.. J. A. Lindquist and ha
been published By the Reform Club, Q
New York This pamphlet serves as
sort Of tariff dictionary In which on
can lind the nd valorem equivalents Q
the duties on all the articles where |
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protection'@ Promise.

The oft-rcpcated promise Of protec
ton TO raise wages and guarantee
steady employment for labor is found
to be extremely ridiculous in the light
Of facts and history Statistics expose
the hollowncss and humbug Of that
promise without mercy. The third
annual report Of United States Labor
Commissioner Carol u. Wright Is de-
voted entirely e. strikes and lock-outs
for the years 1ssi-S6: and the figures
given in this volume ought 70 kill what
ever life Is left in the superstition thsr
protection insurcs satisfactory wages
and steady employment to labor.
In the whole country there were dur
ing these six years 2a.so4 strikes ard
a.2i4 lock-outs- OF the strikes. 9. 439
were for increase Of wages, 4.S44 for re-
duction Of hours, l.134 against reduc'
ton Of wages. 1862 for increase Of
wages and reduction Of hours. and SO on
10 the smaller classes In which some
special form OF the wage question was
under dispute. Of the a.ais lock-outs,
gf4 were against demand for increase o.
wages and I'D TO enforce reduction Of
wages.
And vet to this day the bclatcd Nc
Kinley has the cffrontcry "a get up ant
try TO defend his high tariff law In thu
interests OF laborl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20

THE CREATURE LEAPED AND PLUNGED.
leared and plunged, and in the madness
of its agony described almost com
plete circle about the stub,
My first glance in the direction Of the
timber showed me the old miner In the
act Of throwing aside his pack and un-
singing his rifle.
By the time he was within shooting
distance. the poor brute was on its
back. rubbing the snow with its face,
and giving forth walls that sounded
more like the shrieks of woman than
anything else.
a single shot put an end TO its mis-
cry: and we all fell to and quickly
stripped it Of its skin. being extremely
careful, however. not to touch any spot
that had been struck by the acid.
The fiery fluid had not only burned
into the nose. eyes and ears Of the
beast but had spoiled SO much Of his
neck that we were compelled TO cut
the skin of just in front Of the fore
legs.
have no disposition to repeat that
sort Of chemical experiment
FoRRKsT CRIssEY.
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fcrrcn 70 carry the acid myself. and
also because longed % be alone. 80
that might enter into the full enjoy
ment 81 the winter scene. The latter l
could not have done had the acid been
given IN charge Of another. as I should
have had 10 remain with the party in
order 20 see the flask safely packed
"All right" said !; then might as
well push ahead and sort Of feel out
| trail for the rest Of You"
Tie old miner. who understood my
weakness for being alone. smiled quiet
| ly and nodded his approval; and
slipped into my snowshoes and struck
out for the top Of the range.
Although the crust was strong enough
70 bear one up il took but little walking
10 convince me that the others. who
were heavier loaded than I. might break
through and find IL very slow going.
especially IL the sun should come out
| brightly.
| One never gets over ground SO fast as
when he is entirely absorbed in pleas
ant and exhilarating thoughts and is
unconscious Of the act Of walking.
| This was just my case that morning
and | must have made good time. for.
as passed a struggling line Of timber
a mile and quarters from camp.
looked back and saw that the others
had not started.
| From this timber the ascent was
sleeper and covered with scattering
trees.
When was several rods beyond this
stretch of timber. the sun suddenly
burst out from behind bank Of clouds
and flooded the whole snow covered!
mountain side with dazzling brilliancy.
In the flush Of the enjoyment Of this
surprise turned about, to get view
of the slope below me. Picture my
astonisLment when out Of the edge OF
the timber leaped long tawny object
that at once recognized as a mountain
lion.
As the snow was nearly four feet
deep. and light and fluffy underneath
the thin crust, the lions leap ended in
a puff Of snow. and he was completely
buried beneath il until another leaI
brought him again in view. The situa
ton. as sized it up in the moments be
tween the animals first few leaps. hat
but one hopeful feature; the depth o
the snow into which the lion must sinl
at every jump. Under the circum
stances felt that could make quite ;
record for speed on snowshoes-
] had neither gun. revolver nor knife
with ne. and my first impulse was t
throw The flask Of acid away. 50 as to b
less encountered: but on second though
decided TO hang onto it, for reason
that proved themselves sound few
minutes later.
knew that the brute had been driver
10 so desperate and open an attack b,
the pangs Of extreme hunger. caused b,
the depth Of snow and scarcity Of prey
and that he would not abandon tn
chase so long as he could see a singh
chance of making me his victim or un
til utterly exhausted.
My only hope lay in leading him
a race that should accomplish the latte
result
Quick as thought. outlined cours
ND the steepest portion Of the divide
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The Only Way IL 10 Meet Then m Tn

The Only Way IL 10 Meet Then ln Their
Homes.
People who never meet each other,
except on full-dress parade, will never
really come t. know each other well.
A ball. supper. an afternoon tea. .
crowded reception. never made people
acquainted yet. Some, the snowy
ones. are At their best in . crowd;
Others are at their worst They can
never think Of anything to say that IS
brilliant. They can never feel com
Portable or at ease. Meeting them at
some grand affair. you set them down
as nobodics. or you wonder that per
son who has made great reputation
appears SO dull.
Frequently your opinion Of these
people will change when you have met
them in their own homes The brilliant
ones who fash before . crowd have
perhaps no depth in them-are able to
talk. but incapable Of listening. The
others. who had no flow Of small talk
at their disposal, have many interest
ing things 10 say when the fitting OPP
portunity offers. and say them well.
But least Of all can you come TO know
the heart Of the man or woman you
meet in society only.
People Of sense soon learn that all
emotion. all feeling. all strong opinions
are looked upon with disfavor there.
However mighty ones disapproval,
however deep ones admiration Of cause
or man. II must not be expressed. The
conventional mods and smiles. the con
ventional ordinations only are de-
sired. Every one is lovely" Every
performance is delightful" Every
one has enjoyed himself SD much. Ma
one is vulgar enough TO think. The
society paper mentions the affair. and
dwells upon the costumes: and the
greater the crowd. the hotter the room,
the greater the success Of the affair.
AZ for the people there. you know nc
more Of them than you did when you
were introduced; and II you meet them
on such occasions only, you never will.
Yet there are many worth knowing
friends who might lend your life a
charm il could not have without them.
Sometimes you feel this; but the old
! fashioned sociable visiting is no more.
No one drops in on another now. Nc
ono spends an evening with another In
order to know her better. In fashion
able circles, at least. ladies' are toe
busy. Each in her turn sends out hel
cards. and draws little crowd togcth
er. One Of the great pleasures Of life
intimacy between those well suited &
each other, has become thing Of the
! pnst.-N. Y. Ledger.
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Under the old tariff law artificial
teeth paid duty Of 20 per cent In the
Mckinley law teeth are not mentioned;
and they are therefore taxed under
manufactures of porcelain" ut 80 per
cent
This way Of increasing duties Is one
Of the old tricks Of the tariff makers
An article is simply not mentioned, and
then ii falls under the general clause
.s-hich places duty upon articles made
from the material Of which IL is com
posed.
There IS no reason why a duty should
be imposed en- teeth at ALL for our dent
lists have led the world in the depart
ment Of dental science. and our manu-
facturcrs Of teeth have supplied nearly
the whole world and are said 70 have
grown rich ut the business. The
probable reason for this increase Of the
duty on teeth may be seen from the fol.
lowing words taken from the Dental
journal: "A demand has grown up in
recent years for the product Of an En-
glish manufacturer for the reason that
these teeth possessed some advantages
for certain kinds Of dcntures. especially
that Of sbridgc-work. This demand
evidently began to assume disagreeable
proportions, or no one would have heard
OF an increase Of duty. The situation
Is now such that il will be impossible 10
procure these teeth without great diff
Guilty and serious additional expense
The latter Is not Of 50 much momens a.
the fact that they will probably not be
obtainable here at any price"
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prohtablc income from my profession.
Nothing 50 stirred my young blood.
ena aroused all the poetry within me.
= g climb alone. in dead Of winter. to
some commanding cliff and sweep in
'he vision Of the tracklcss SHOWS that
covered peak and valley '.witha silence
yep and white" broken only by the
eark green of the fir forests and the
pack sides Of some gorge.
vne morning. when this mood was
t'rong upon me. we decided 70 break
camp and push our way through the
shows that had held us prisoners for
several days. and move on 20 the other
s'oe q the Pinkerton range. which was
VII sheltered, and where we were sure
food.
Inc distance 70 the top Of the range,
mere the thick timber began. was only
snl'le over two miles. and a. our camp
vu'h' was light and there were four Of
4 Y carry II, we anticipated little or
~ uiicuity in making our way, on
su.vshoes. over the light crust that
aaa formed during the night rs the re-
NJ p a thaw the day before.
y you'll tote your precious jug,
sn take care Of the rest Of the truck. "
!, ~ 'ne hearty old miner who employed
,'ne Jug referred to was a large. glass
IN n containing a quantity Of power
aUd. used In certain features Of as
ung and | was doubly grateful foi
20 mans suggestion because pre-
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ihLhE AEAfED = LvNo AA"SA Sns - =
free from timber, and which would
lead me around to position plainly
visible 10 the party still plodding along
on the other side Of the belt Of timber.
Meantime, was striding across the
crust with a swiftncss that snowshoes
are seldom treated TO. keeping tab. by
hurried glances over my shoulder. on
the progress Of my tawny pursucr.
He would shoot up out Of the snow
with a force that seemed sufficient 10
carry him clear onto my back. making
the cold chills creep up and down my
spine. although was perspiring at
every pore: but he always came down
sooner than expected.
The intervals in which he was gath
cring for the next upward spring and
all the other intervals. for that matter
Il II made the most Of. and for several
minutes managed to keep about the
original distance at the time when
first discovered him. between Us.
hut he suddenly took squirt" like
a clever race horse on the home stretch
and hardly seemed 70 touch before he
was up in air again.
The distance between us and my own
powers Of endurance were speedily de-
crcasing.
The sickening feeling that one feels
in nightmare--an inability to move
in the face Of a pursuing peril when
| life itself depends upon increased speed
came over me.
What could do?
III the other members Of the party
would only come out Of the timber into
sight Of the tragedy in which was
playing n last poor chance for life.
A couple Of rods ahead Of me. saw
| the top Of an old stub which had been
shattered by lightning projecting above
! the snow 70 about my own height. and
made for that
The lion was so near me, as l reached
IL. that three more jumps would surely
bring him upon me.
| 1t was desperate game to play; but
| instead Of crouching close behind th'
stub let my head show plainly at one
side. at the same time drawing the corl
from the acid flask with my teeth.
For once. az lcas.. ! correctly esti
mated brute nature. in thinking tina
the plain sight Of his prey. awaiting
his teeth. would tempt the lion 70 try y
make the distance u two leaps insteas
Of IN three
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20

The net earnings Of the Illinois
steel company. employed In making
steel rails for the first eleven months
~ last year were sl.sis,O00. And vel
there was not long ago strike Of the
500 furnace men Of this company, and
the temporary idlcncsA cf 1000 othci
employees. The price Of steel rails hal
just been fixed by the trust u ST. fol
Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20

An Arab watcr-seller who was in
Turkey during the last war with Rus
Gin was wandering about at the rear Of
the battlc-hclds with two freshly nlled
Jugs Of water. calling out: Clear. cvol
water. two piasters cupful," when D
round shot bounding along amashed
one Jug 70 atoms, and the Arab wan.
dercd OH without pausing, but changed
his cry 70: Clear. cool water, -four
piasters the cupful Chicago TimeA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20
An ASSAYISTS STORY.


S EONG in
b orn love Of
rugged old Ma
|ture. and of the
wild freedom Of
her mountains,
lcdme when very
young to decide
upon the profess
sion Of assayist
as my life work.
and to spend all
my school days
in a thorough
preparation for
that calling.
Eighteen years
Of age found me
in the heart Of
the mountains OF
Colorado enjoy
ing the best Of
health. and a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20

Snoopcr-The Englishman loves his
ease
SUBWAY Tie may love his Els, but b
drops his u's.--Jury.