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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-01
A Cruel Process.

A case of secret society initiation occur
red at Harvard only ten years ago which
passes for cruelty, if not for ghastlipess.
An applicant for admission to secret So
eiety was taken to the gymnasium by
night, and first pulled up by tackles fast
ened to his wrists and after that by the
thumbs. His treatment was more than
the student could stand, and he nearly died
from the effects Of it.
Another case was of more pleasant
nature The neophyte was led blindfolded
through great number of Boston's
crooked streets until he was thoroughly
mysti1ed Then he was taken to the high
est gallery of brilliantly lighted theatre
and made to lean over the rail, when the
blindfoid was suddenly whisked off. The
sensation of that moment, the student af-
terward said, unexpectedly fnding himself
in the glare of the lights and looking faf
down into the abyss of human beings, can
better be imagined than described.-New
York Stac.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-01
VlRGINIA-To-Wit:- the Clerks Office O
The ljcCulI GQurt Of uuuSta ~

VlRGINIA-To-wit:- the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of Augusta county.
M. NJ Hartman {aee Kennedy, W. A.
Kennedy, Annie S Weaver (lee IIenne-
dy), and VIM II. Weaver, her husband,
Hugh II. Graves, infant over II years of
age, and Malissa Graves, infant und OF /.
years of age, both children Of Gamma
Graves (1'ee Kennedy deo'a, by her hus-
band George Graves, who sue by their
next friend George Graves, and George
Graves in his own right. Complainants
vs..
James s. Kennedy and Eligahetn
Kennedy, his wife, j Ohm Henry kenne-
dy, Leila Stuart Kennedy James Arte=
mus Kennedy, Bette Bell Kennedy, Leo
Wallace Kennedy, the last three Infants
over Ii years of age, LittetQn Kennedy,
Ottie Kennedy and Emma Kennedy
the last three Infants under Il years OF
age, children OF the said Elizabeth v
Kennedy by her husband, the said
James S. Kennedy, and Il. Il. n. Speck
Sheriff of Augusta county, and as such
admir-. of ohm B, Smith, decd, trustee
Defendants
The object of this suit is to set aside a deed
from VIM. a. Burnett, clerk, conveying tax title
three certain lots situated i'll the west end of
Waynesboro, Augusta oQunty, Va, and designa-
ted and known as lots %. q and %, to James S.
Kennedy, bearing date June lst 1877 and a deed
John II Smith, trustee for Elizabeth V. kenne-
dy, Wife of the said James $. Kennedy, and her
children, bearing date April 9Th, 1878. And it
| appearing by affidavit tia. John Henry Kenne-
uy is a on-resdent of this State, it is ordered
that he appear here in fifteen days after due pub
Teste, j, N. RYAN,
| CURRY & OPIEpu Clerk
apr 2I-it
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-01

Mexican children are very seldom rude
or saucy. They are taught to be polite uln-
der all circumstances, and to all people.
Some parents would rather have their boy
be almost anything else than grosero or
rude person. For this reason one hears
little ouarreling or rough talk among chill
dren playing, and sees hardly any lighting
or bullying of little boys by larger ones.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-01
No Clouds in Photos,

A very ingenious and perfectly new
method of avoiding the evils of exhalation
and of strong contrasts, especially of in
teriors, is the invention of an English pho
tographer. A faint print is first made,
which is then placed as q mask in front Of
the negative, thus compelling the negative
to print equally through the clouded por-
tions, the light and dark portions Of the
mask compensating the same portions OF
the negative The toning of the mask is
immaterial. The results of this method
leave, Is is said, nothing to be desired
New Z .4,k Journal,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-01

NIRGINIA-To-wit In the Clerk KS UftiSe of the
v Circuit Court of Augusta oounty--In Va
cation-Apr 9th, 1891,
CD. Barger, and suoh other lien creditors
of l.. NJ. Veney, b. f. Veney and a.. j.
Veney, or of either of them as may come
into this suit upon the usual terms, Plaintiffs.
Il. NJ. Veney, B. F. Veney and A, j.
Veney, Harriet Casey ANA Samuel Casey,
her husband, and Mrs. Napoleon Veney,'
widow Of Napoleon Veney, decd, Defendants
The object of this suit is to subject the interests
of r. NJ. Veney, Is. f. Veney and A. J. Veney
heirs at law of Napoleon Veney, Decd in two
tracts of land situated in the Eastern part of
Middle isivor District, Augusta county, one tract
containing 80 acres and 20 poles, and the other
~ acres and 3 roods, of which Ma poleon Vesay
died seized and possessed and tract Of il2 acres
situated near the aforesaid tracts in Augusta
county belonging to b. f. Vsney, to the payment
Of Judgment for $40, with interest from Nov. %,
1888, till paid ana 50 costs of suit in favor of G.
Barger. and to the lien debts of such other credi-
tors of Il. M, B. F. and A. j. Veney as may come
into this suit upon the usual terms. And it APP
resident of this state il is ordered that he appear
here within tstteen days after due publication of
this notice and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in this suit. lie ste-a
o, !, n. RYAN, Clerk.
CURRY " OI4E p4 apr N-4t
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

I'm selecting q boarding place in n
village or on n farm where water is
not brought from a common supplying
source" says physician, 'try to get
a place where a driven rather than n
sunken we'll is used. The latter in
times OF frequent and abundant rain is
apt to get some surface drainage; the
former never if driven deep enough,
as its bore goes down through several
strata of filters-clay, gravel, sand
getting its water finally from n source
that cannot be surface polluted. Peo-
pie have only to show a little interest
and intelligence about these things to
secure them. Anybody who wants to
take boarders should be alert on the
question of sanitation at least and in
quiry ought to amount to suggestion. ="
New York Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
A Peculiar Russian sect.

The jumping monks" is the name
OF a new Russian sect recently discov-
cred in the province of Orenburg.
They eat no meat and do not use LIQUOR
or tobacco in any form. They attend
tho services OF the orthodox church.
but this does not entirely satisfy their
religious cravings. They therefore
hold private meetings at which they
read Scripture with their own peculiar
commentaries, recite prayers and sing
hymns. dancing and clapping with
their hands. They stand by each
other in veal and woe like real broth
ers. and are very kind and courteous
to strangers.
Their little sisters" as they call
the female members OF their sect on
meeting stranger turn away and
spit repeating the words. Get thee
hence. thou evil spirit" until they
get out of his sight They are very
industrious and thrifty, and their
nelghbors respect them. The holy
synod has issued circular to the
missionaries to dissuade the jumping
monks from persevering in tn cir ex-
travagant religious performances.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

A very poor actor, having played
the part OF the ghost In Hamlet for
many years, Saphir, the German wit on
seeing him. said: lit would be good
think II this man gave up the ghost,
so that somebody else could take his
part" A young poet once sent the
humorist an lode to Immortality.
requesting his opinion of it. Saphir
returned the manuscript with the mes
sage, This package will never reach
its address, Three persons" re-
marked the wit, sleep soundly-a
child. corpse and night Waterman"
During his sojourn in Berlin. Saphir
was frequently in the society of well
known theatrical manager. whose dull
ness was notorious. 'IIow strange it
is that my legs go to sleep every daym
he remarked upon one occasion. 'How
can you wonder?" returned Saphir;
they are always in your company. -
San Francisco Argonaut.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
To Protect Fancy Pillow Ca.e..

1t is very much the custom OF thrifty
housekeepers. when moving from the
town into the country home for the
season, to carry along goodly supply
OF silk covered divan pillows borrowed
from the lounges of the town house.
When these pillows are incased in
delicately tinted silk the hard. double
wear of winter and summer is apt to
shortly render them unfit for use.
This may be prevented by buying a
yard or two of variously colored and
decorated pungums that may be made
into loose shams and slipped over the
round or square pillows. Such shams
not only save the wear and tear on the
pillows and are ridiculously inexpen-
slve. but seem pleasant relief to the
well known pattern OF the under silk
ase.-Chicago News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
IN OLD WOMAN SINGING.

Sweet are the songs that have heard
From green boughs and the building bird !;
From children bubbling DER with tune
While sleep still held me half In swoon,
And surly bees hummed everywhere
Their drowsy bass along the air;
From hunters and the hunting horn
Before the day star woke the morn;
From boatmen in ambrosial dusk,
Where, richer than a pug Of musk,
The blossom breath they drifted through
Fell out of branches drenched with dew.
And sweet the strains that come to me
When in great memories l see
All that full-throated curing throng
60 streaming on the winds of song;
Her who afar in upper sky
Sounded the wild Valkyrie's cry,
With golden clash of shield and spear,
singing for only gods to hear;
And her who on the trumpets blare
Sang angels Ever Bright and Fair"
Her voice, her presence where she stood,
Already part of angelhood.
But never have I heard in song
Sweetness and sorrow so prolong
Their being-as hushed music rings
Along vibrating silver strings
As when, with all her eighty years,
with all her fires loug quenched in tears,
A little woman, with look
Like some flower folded in book,
Lifted thin and piping tone,
And like the sparrow made her moan,
Forgetful that another heard,
And sang till all her soul was stirred
And listening, oh, what joy and grief
Trembled there like trembling leaf
The strain where first-love thrilled the bars
Beneath the priesthood of the stars:
The murmur of soft lullabies
Above dear unconsenting eyes;
The hymns where once her pure soul trod
Tho heights above the hills of God
All on the quavering note awoke,
And in silent passion broke,
And made that tender tune and word
The sweetest song | ever heard
Harriet Prescott Spoford in Harper S
Bazaar
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

Are TO be found in every locality visited nv
chills and fever. The worry animals exhlbit
II such Plagne-festered regions symptoms
OF the are infection. II experience has
conclusively. tits that Hostetter's Stomach
Hitters viii not only eradicate from the sys-
paint but efoctually defend residents and
temporary so1ourners in malaria scourged
locantles AGAINST 1t. There is a general
consensus OF opinion among medical men
no less than IN the minds OF the public. on
Uni, point. Not only on this continent. but
IN the tropics where malariai com nj ~, tn as
sumo their most virulent type. this incom
parable medical safeguard Is universally
used ana esteensed. Dyspepsia. biliousness
are all thoroughly remedlable by the Bit
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

paid circulation to start with OF $12,-
900.
ut was only the commencement OF
an era of unexampled prosperity how
ever. The question AS White as a
Sheet or AS White as Snow seemed
to have agitated the whole nation. The
second days mail, If possible. was
heavier than the first; the third,
fourth. fifth and sixth showed no signs
of falling of. On the third day
opened a bank account; by the end OF
the month The Family Footstoor had
big sum to it's credit.
The joke of the whole thing was
however, that up to this time The
Family Footstool was "A myth. 1t be-
gan to dawn upon me that it was
necessary to give my subscribers some
thing in the shape of reading matter.
l called on newspaper friend of mine,
and got bundle of exchanges. bought
a paste-pot and n pair of shears, and
in half day had produced that What
do you think of herP"
Mr.. Biggs took from a large pile
quite a tolerable-looking sheet. Con-
spicuous upon one OF its advertising
pages was an enormous cut of an ami
NAL which closely resembled an Eng
fish hedgehog. TIL was labelled:
How Many Quilts Upon the Fretful
Porcupine?"
Every one will try and guess that, I"
said Mr.. Biggs. Il have not had time
to procure II porcupine yet but shall
get one and have him carefully count
ed, You see nothing could be fairer
What do you think of herPn
looked at Biggs steadily for a mo-
ment or two.
Whose article is this in your paper
denouncing the Louisiana lotteryP
A fine flush of righteous indignation
spread over Mr.. Bigg's countenance
1t is mine. Informal scoundrels.
of the country"
babe Mr.. Biggs good-by. On my
way downstairs l met quiet, sober
looking individual coming up, with
brass buttons on his cap, and two men
in plain clothes with. him.
Mr.. Biggs hasn't bought his porcu-
pine yet. | have since learned that
the quiet man with the brass buttons
was United States government in-
spector.
Poor Biggs had been arrested for at
tempting to swindle the public through
the mails. Is it possible that man
of his ability could be guilty of such
conduct?
am very sorry. would have paid
a quarter myself to have found out
how many quilts there were on that
fretful porcupine. -Austyn Granville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

There is new ordinance in London
which enacts that any cabman finding
an article of value in his vehicle and
taking it to the nearest police station,
shall be entitled to the possession of it
it is not claimed within three months.
Ii it is claimed within that period he
receives a reward determined by an
official valuation. The consequence is
that the number of articles so recov-
cred has suddenly increased ten-fold.
One 'cabby'' made a big haul the
other day. The passenger incautious-
ly left a jewel case in the cab but re-
membered it almost instantly and
turned back to get it only to see the
''cabby" whipping his horse in the dis
lance. He hurried to the nearest po-
lice station, and there was the cab
by, case and all. The jewels were
worth $3.50 and the examiner said
that the official reward was $3.50
which he would reduce in this particu-
lar case, considering all the circum-
stances, to 800, which the victim
paid, protesting that the articles could
not really be said to have been lost at
all
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
4 Curiou. Palm of south America.

One of the most curious palms in
the world is called the 'Ita" and is
very abundant on the banks of the
Amazon. Rio Negro and Orinoco rivers.
In the delta of the latter it occupies
swampy tracks, which are at times
completely inundated and present the
appearance OF forests rising out OF the
water. The swamps are inhabited by
a tribe of Indians called Guaranes, who
subsist almost entirely upon the pro-
duce of the tree. During the annual
floods they suspend their houses from
tops OF the tall stems of the palms.
The outer skin of the young leaves is
made into cords for hammocks, and
the soft inner bark yields nutritious
farinaceous substance. -Interview in
Washington Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
THE INSTINCT OF ANIMALS.
The Remarkable Sagacity of "a Monkey
Nursing His Wrath.

The Remarkable Sagacity of Monkey
Nursing His Wrath.
In referring to what is called. mind
or instinct of dogs and other animals,
full justice, we think, has never been
rendered to the simia or monkey tribe.
says the Saturday Evening Post.
Their tricks and dexterity have been
amusing, and their extraordinary tai
ent, sagacity, and intuitive perception,
have been, in measure, sighted by
naturalists generally. A monkey, or
half baboon, belonging to one of our
national vessels, was remarkable in
stance of this kind of quickness and
perception.
Being favorite, number was as
signed to him to take his grog with
the seamen; thus when the hands
were called to receive their liquor
they came up by number; the monkey
had number four, but in following in
Indian file, the sailors frequently
showed him out of ranks, and the suit
Ter would call number three and then
number five.
After all had drank their LIQUOR,
some four or five hundred, and had de-
parted, he would sing out the missing
number four, when down came the
monkey from the rigging, the moment
his number was called to get his
share of the grog, which he would
drink out of tin cup, take a piece of
tobacco from any one Offering it, put
1t in his mouth and ascend the shrouds
A singular circumstance once oc-
Cured which strongly marked all the
characteristics of human sagacity and
passion. The boys, as it was the Gus
tom, were "piped for mischief" for
play and skylarking, and while anus
ing themselves, some twenty lads in q
ring, the monkey sprang from the
rafting in the midst of them. He
passed round the ring, looking in
tenscly in the face of every boy; at
length he stopped full before one, and
springing at him, bit him severely in
each cheek, his fine teeth passing
through the flesh, bringing with it a
stream of blood, and then ran up the
shrouds. The doctor was Immediately
sent for and after applying the proper
remedies to the wounds, the captain
asked the boy what he had done 10
the monkey. After some hesitation,
he admitted that few weeks since.
while swabbing the decks he had
thrown a pail of water over the
monkey, who, it seems, postponed his
revenge until he could recognize the
boy distinctly among all his mess
mates. This clearly is mind-call it
sagacity or what you please.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

A man in jefferson county. who had
sick cow, wanted to get her up. Not
being able to do so with his strength
he fixed blanket under her, attached
his hay carrier and hitched on the old
horse, which had not forgotten the
distance he had to go to deliver the
hay and didn't propose to stop short.
He drew the COW up to the top of the
barn, where the track carried her over
an empty NOW. when the blanket gave
way and dropped her on the empty
logs. breaking every bone in her body.
Troy On. Y. Herald.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
A Lesson for Humanity.

A horses thoughtfulness is told of
by correspondent OF Our Dumb Ami
mails, in front of whose house, beside
the grass plot a team of handsome
horses drew up. The near horse
munched the grass contentedly, which
the off horse tried in vain to reach.
Suddenly. to my establishment, the
near horse raised his head with his
mouth full of grass and held it near
its companions mouth. The off horse
accepted the apparent invitation to
eat, and took the grass from the other
ones mouth. After turning and eat
ing a while on his own account he
repeated this maneuver, and / then
called in the other members of my
family to watch them. There could
be no mistake about it; the horse
which could reach the grass fed his
companion at short intervals as long
as they stood before the door,"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
Longevity Of Plants and Animals.

1t is interesting to compare the age
of man with that of other parts OF the
organic kingdom. Ia the vegetable
world it is enormously exceeded.
Among trees, the elm reaches an age
of 1865 years; the ivy, 45O; the chest
nut 600; the olive, 700; the cedar, 800;
the oak, 1900; the yew, $780, while
Humboldt computed the age OF a baobab
tree "a species of banyan) to be 800
years! Among fish DIR. Richardson
finds no deaths from old age, and does
not believe that they have any term to
their lives, save as they fall a prey to
one another. Carp and other fish that
have been isolated and watched are
still living at enormous ages. AS long
as they live they increase in size.
Among animals we have an elephant
OF the reputed age of 1.007 years,
Coming to men, we find many remark
able instances of longevity. The long
lists given by the old writer's of very
aged people Cncluding one of over 800
years OF age) have been proved TO be
most unreliable. Many cases. how
ever, are beyond suspicion, and such
an unimpeachable centenarian as Sir
Moses Montefore silences all skeptics
who doubt that human life can attain
to three figures. Old Parr still re-
mains as one of the most wonderful of
these veterans. He was q poor farm
servant, and like Henry Jenkins (who
was supposed to be 160 years old at
death), led hard and laborious life in
country village on scanty fare. At
120 Parr married widow for his sec
ond wife, and at 100 could thrash
corn. He died at 1852, but not of old
age.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

While Parisians and in fact the
mercantile class OF all the large Euro
pean cities, is constantly trying to sat
isfy the wants of Americans they
have as yet failed lamentably to graf
ify the wants of tho Americans who
patronize the barber shop. In Paris,
as in London Amsterdam and Brussels,
the barbering devices are crude, and
decidedly uncomfortable. The chairs
are without foot rest or head rest, and
in the most fashionable shop in Paris
n man is obliged to wash his face in a
basin.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

There is just faint possibility that
babies may supersede as fashionable
pets the pampered lapdog. The
Duchess of Portland has taken an odd
and perhaps unaccountable fancy to
be very proud OF her baby daughter
and to avail herself of every oppor-
tunity of having the little woman with
her. When the duchess opened the
great Kensington bazaar recently baby
Lady Victoria was proudly displayed
to the public in her mothers arms.
Whatever is English goes, to use
the idiom. and how funny and perhaps
pretty it would be to see white jeweled
hands caressing the fair faces and
soft curls of little children and to be-
hold a baby on silken shoulder in
public instead of the hairy little be-
ribbonsd canine aritocrats of the mode.
New York Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

There is much in knowing how to
see sights. The discreet and skillful
person, when confronted with a vari.
city OF attractions. will carefully select
those that are for him the best, and
then will devise means to see them
with the least wear and tear. But
there are excitable people who set out
to see everything. tire themselves out
see only half of anything. and are dis
satisfied in the end.-Detroit Free
Press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

The name of the springtime term of
fasting is explained by the fact that
our Saxon forefathers called the month
OF March Lenet-monat"- length-month
0rom the lengthening of the days);
and when they received christianity,
and consequently Herewith the an
cient christian custom of fasting the
fast of Lenet because of the Lepet-
monat, wherein the most part of this
fasting always fell.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18

give my experience, for the beneft of 9TH.
ers. sent s. TO ii. X. Deino q Co Colum
bus. Ohio and received a fine machine for
plating with gold. silver and nickel The
work done. get an the knives, forks md
lewelry can plato made ~ the a rst dsy;
IN one month l had sloJ clear profit. Nv
brother makes 10 tao s15 per day selling
platers. Any one can do as much by writing
10 the above firm for circulars
Lucy VIII eou