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What Did She Mean?

A young fellow up town, we'll to do and
otherwise respectable, has been experieno.
ing great emotional discomforts RECENTLY.
Last night he met friend at his club, AID
he was feeling like a wood pile after hard
winter.
"I'm not thin skinned map, am p" he
inquired very thoughtfully.
SWELL" was the cautious reply, 81 don't
think ever heard you called a sensitive
plant exactly"
Sand a fellow has right to have a girl,
even if her mother doesn't think he is a
perfect Jupiter PIutonius, hasn't he?:'
''Certainly," responded the counselor, be-
traying some Curiosity.
"And fellow has Q per4ec5 right to 20 to
see her in hoaseeleaning time, hasn't hep"
"There's no law against it that can cite
just now," said the other man, growing
more curious.
"And people can clean house at night,
can't theyp"
Certainly, if they are squeezed for time
during the day." and the philosopher and
friend raoVad his chair a.little farther awav.
"fhat's what I say" continued the
young fellow, not needing the man who
was answering his questions, sand that's
what riles me. and that's why ] want to
know what in thunder girls mother meant
by sticking her hsad over the banisters last
night Vhan she knew was in the parlor
sitting on roll of a carpet with the girl,
and yelling SO all the neighbors in two
squares could hear, MARY, where's thas
vermin exterminator.'
The young man got up aud stalked across
the floor gloomily, and the guide, counselor
and friend eas peeohless.-Detroit Free
Fress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10
when sseltndy Top Me Yes.

Just two weeks from my big fall-cut with my
first sweetheart Lucindy.
Did Melindy, my Melindy, tell me "Yes,"
An the atmosphere was windy, way from Po-
kumvflle to Indy.
Windy with the breezy music of eternal
biessedness.
An she said ii fair aud squarely. an not Call
again." or MAY be-"
Ana New Jerusalem glory lit the fieP an
wilderness,
An the sun burst ont like laughter on the
ronnd face o! a baby.
Like twenty million orchestra away beyond
all countin'
The bob'iink bubbled over In music water
fall;
Aud felt jest like mountin' on the meetin ,
house and shoutin,'
That Paradise was open with admission free
to ALL
Each grass bl .de In the medder wuz string TO
Natur's fiddle,
That was p aged Oh by tho zephyrs with a
veivety caress,
An or Natur's jints were limbered, an she
shashayed down the middle,
Wen Melindy, my Aelindy, top NE "Yesw
AM the angels played SO bully. thet the music
reached the gateway
An came spill1n' through the op'nin' an
a-singing down to earth.
Came a-singln' such great way thet the uni
verse was straightway
Shoutin' in the glad retention of a holy
secon' birth;
An IL set a-strddle on the ridge pole of Gre
alton,
An only fit to holler In my hootin' happt-
ness.
Wen Melindy, my Meiindy, filled my heart
18th jubilation,
Wen Melindy. my Melindy. top me "Yesp'
IS. W. Foss, in Yankee Blade.
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THE PRESIDENT of the British Iron and
Steel Institute, who.hss recently made q
personal inspection of the industries OF this
country, says that while the Pittsburg peo
pie are in favor of protection, those Of Bir-
mingham are strongly inclined to free trade
and are confident that with their abundant
resources and the cheapness of production
they Gan hold their own with all competi-
scrs without the aid of protective duties.
1t is beginning to be an accepted fact, he
says, that in the production Of iron and
steel the southern mills aud furnaces, with
but simple revenue tariff, would derive a
larger profit from their products than the
Pittsburg manufacturers, who have to draw
their o; es from long distances. AS we have
often said before, if the tariff on all raw
materials were removed, the northern man.
ufacturers would either have to suspend
operations or move their plants South,
and this section soon become the great
manufacturing storehouse of the world
Alexandria Gazette.
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BISHOP HAYGooD AND THE NEGRO
Bishop Haygood, of Georgia, is known. all
over the country as the real friend of the
uegro race, having shown his friendship not
merely in words, which are cheap, but in
acts, in giving his time and his earnest eff.
forts for the improvement of the race. 10
his final report when retiring from the Of
foe of president Of the Slater fund, he ut
ters words that deserve to be printed in
letters Of gold and pondered by every in.
telligeut negro and every ttus friend of the
race.
DR.. Haygocd said of the elections bill,
which was before the last Congress-: eff
there be any friend Of the negro who would
listen to me, if there be any negro who be-.
lisves that have tried to help him, to such
as care to know tho facts that concern his
future, ! wish, in this final report as agent
of the John f. Slater fund, to say with
candor and earnestDess: The negro's right
in the public schools of the South was in
mortal jeopardy while the last Congress
was in sessior. The passage and enforce
meet of what the Southern press called
'the Force bill' would have wrecked the
negro's chances of public education. The
rightnsss or wrougness of this result l am
not now considering; speak of hard, cold
facts; of actual, not ideal relations; of con.
ditions, not theories.
"The Southern white people, whose
money maintains the public schools, woild
have abolished the whole systsm before
they would have paid for the education of
the negroes, under the conditions which
| they believed to be involved in that meas
rre,
"Hs!ping the negro truly means bringing
him to stand on his own feet, 90 that he
will, by and By, need help no more. He
has suffered much from oVsrhelp; many of
them have had the backbone of manhood
coddlsd out O; them. The wisest of theis
race saow this to be true, and the wises. o:
their teachers begin to demand Of them
that they pay larger share Of the expenses
| Of their education.''
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like drunken man in the water with Kit.
ty in my arms. He got us out, but feil
unconscious.
"The next spring freshet carried the
old dam away, and new mills having been
built in Jonesboro we reclaimed the land
where the pond had been, and the old mill
has go1e to decay. Kitty aud I were mar.
ried that fall. Father and mother lived to
see our children playing round the ruins of
the old mill, and died within q month OF
each other.
.'Now, I've told you the story of the old
mill, and If you'll come up to the house
and have cup of coffee before you go back
to town I'll show yoa the wife won in the
old mill wheel; and when you take a look
at my daughter Kitty you'll see my wife as
she was when we entered it that day. Two
years after we were married an uucle of
mine died and left me farm up in Knox
County, where We spend part of our time;
but there's DO place SO dear to Kitty and
me as the farm on Cedar creek, for its soil
covers the remains Of dear old Ben and
Martha, and here. besides, are the ruins OF
the old mill ."-H. E. Scott, in Chicago
NeUs.
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1 FINE FARM FOR SALE.

offer the place known as the Thompson
Farm" situated In Augusta county on the
Staunton and Middlebrook road, about six
miles from either place. This is an excel ent
farm, having water in or can be turned into,
every field. About 200 acres are in cnltiva-
tion, all of which is In fine tilth producing full
crops. 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-buildings, and all in
good repair.
An orchard of well selected fruit and in full
bearing, is adjacent to the residence.
A superior attraction and comfort in connec-
tion 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. MD.
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BETTER TIMES FOR FARMERs.-The
Baltimore Herald says
sThe outlook indicates that period of
prosperity is dawning for the farmer, as it
did two years ago for the merchant and
manufacturer. Prices for agricultural prod
uots are on the advance. The markets
have no stored surplus from which to draw.
There is little corn or wheat il the eleva-
tors, warehouses contain no root crops or
canned goods, and everything is free for
rapid movement and good prices when the
crops are gathered this year.
''It needs no argument to pro ve that this
means better times for the farmer. A bush
el of wheat will buy twice as much sugar,
a third more tea and coffee, fourth more
cotton goods, woollens and dress materials
than it would year ago. The same is
true of rye, corn, barley, potatoes and
truck. Tobacco and cotton also will com.
mand good prices in market at the close of
the year, while the demand will be equal to
the peanut, rice, sugar aud fsuit crops of
the South. The necessaries of life have not
greatly changed in price, except food prod
ucts, and the farmer will be enabled to
purchase what he consumes at the old
figures, while his income will be measure
bly, increased"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10
Is Lying Necessary
AN EXPERIENCE IN TRUTH TELLING THAT
WASN'T A GAUDY SUCCESS.

AN EXPERIENCE IN TRUTH TELLING THAT
| WASN'T A GAUDY SUCCESS.
A great many persons pretend to sadly
deplore the fact that society is ever telling
great many little white lies. Franknesa
| is strongly recommended and people are
praised for saying just whatthey think.
Frankness appears very admirable in
theory, but it is quite another thing in prac.
tice. A certain amount of deception seems
really necessary for the welfare of society.
and the man or woman who tries to get on
wholly without it is likely to have few
friends and many enemies.
1t is said that the minister of certain
Chicago church became disgustsd with the
untruthfulness of mankind and preached a
vigorous sermon in denunciation of society
falsehocds. He declared that lies told out
of politeness were just as wicked as those
told with deliberate intention of deceiving.
In fact, these society lies get folks into the
habit of lying, and they readily pick up the
other kind.
The sermon made great impression up
on the hearers. Many of the congregation
resolved to reform then and there.
Coming out CT church Deacon Jones said
to Judge Badger, who sat in front of him,
"Judge, hope you didn't mind my putting
my feet under your pew?" The Judge was
about to reply, "Oh, certainly not:" but he
thought of the sermon and answered:
II did, though; your old boots took up
sill the room and were fearful nuisance.
SWELL" said the deacon, '!'the hair oil
you use smells SO it nearly forced US to
leave the pew
They glared at each other, ard Just then
Mrs. Badger and Miss jenkins came along.
Miss Jenkins had asked:
show do you like my new bonnet?"
''Oh, I thought it just Low" began Mrs.
B., and then she thought Of the sermon and
continued:
mo, didn't either. It is horrid thing,
and wouldn't be seen with it ou.''
While these honest conversations were
going On Mrs. Smith had said to her next
door neighbor, Mr.. Murray:
II hope the crying of our baby last night
didn't disturb you?'
And Mr.. Murray replied:
"No-that is-yes, I wanted to brain the
brat"
And then Mrs. Smith called him wretch
and wept. Then the minister came out
and asked young Symonds how he liked the
rermon. Symonds said:
ut was grand ef-er-. No, parson,
it was blamed nonsense"
''Sir!' said the parson, and he drew him.
self up very Indignantly.
just then Smith and Murray, after being
real frank with each other and telling few
plain truths, clinched, and Deacon Jones
was trying to hold Miss Jenkins from
scratching Mrs. Badger.
1t took tremendous efforts to stop the
row and prevent a scandal, aud as it was,
every one went away mad with everybody
else.
The minister went home aud meditated
in q gloomy frame of mind for three hours,
and finally concluded that society lying was
wicked, but he would not preach against it
again. 1t was altogether too handy and
necessary sin to be given up.-Chicago
Herald.
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HARRISON VS.. HARRISON.

Talk is cheap. Words do not cost much;
but acts furnish q much better index Of
mans real sentiments and character. Now
read this:
fThis government of ours cannot do
everything for everybody. The theory of
our government is large individual liberty.
1t is that we shall take out of the way all
legislative distractions to tho free, honest
pursuit Of all human industries that each
individual shall have in his own place, the
best chance possible to develop the highest
prosperity for himself and his family"
"Now, just read that paragraph over
again and stop moment, dear reader, and
guess who was the speaker. Would any
man in full possession of his mental facul.
ties ever suspect that they are the words Of
President Benjamin Harrison? Such is the
fact. They occur in speech delivered at
Omaha, Nebraska. And this is the same
Benjamin Harrison who used all his power
and the influence of his high position to in.
duce Congress to pass the Force bill; who
advocated, with all the ability he possessed,
the passage of the Mckinley high tariff,
and who signed with exultation the bill
which appropriated millions Of the peoples
money to subsidizs steamship lines. This
is Benz. Harrison, whose whole political
system is based on the theory that the peo-
pie are incapable of self government; that
the industrial development of the country
must be controlled, directed, forced, by
governmental action. He is the acknowl-
edged leader of that party which fosters
certain classes of industry, by granting
them the privilege of levyipg contributions
on the great body of their fellow-citizens,
which discriminates against agriculture,
the occupation of majority of Americans,
until the farmers are driven to desperation.
Verely, there is wide difference be-
tween the acts and the words of this dis
exponent OF Republican doc
trine.-Lynchburg Advance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10
Are YOu Sick?

Do you have catarrh, indigestion, dyspepsia,
kidney or bladder trouble. blood diseases.
paralysis, neuralgia, rheumatism, headache,
bowel diseases, skin diseases. female troubles.
palpitation, weakness, setc, If SO send stamp
for printed matter. certificates OF wonderful
cures, etc.
DR.. Kings Royal Germetuer is making cures
that almost stagger credulity.
Price slOO per bottle. which makes one GAL
Ion of medicine as per directions. For sale by
druggists and by Kings Royal Germetuer Co..
Atlanta Ga. way
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10
Heart Disease Cured,

81 have suffered for twenty years with heart
disease, and Tor months with indigestion. l
lost twenty. five pounds OF flesh in two months.
My family and friends became uneasy about
me. About the middle of July last began us.
Ing DIR. Kings Royal Germetuer. After taking
six bottles am glad to state that regard my.
self entirely cured ofheart trouble. palpi:ation
and Indigestion. 1 can eat and digest any
kind of food. Ny health is restored, and
gladly recommend DIR. Kings Royal Germe
tuer to the afflicted"
T. M. ELLIS. Tax Collector Gordon Co.
Calhoun Ga, September g. 1890
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

JESSE JAMES AND EX- EX-CoNFEDERATEs.-
The death in Richmond on Sunday of Geo.
r. Crump, we'll l-known bnsiness man, re
calls an incident in his life in connection
with the Jesse James gang. Mr.. Crump
was, some years ago, a drummer for a
Memphis house, and while travelling in a
stage coach in Arkansas, the party was
held up by the notorious outlaw. The
James gang compelled the men in the ve-
hicle to get out and form in lire. Whsn
the leader came to Mr.. Crump he asked
him if he had not been Confederate sol.
dier. He replied that he had, when the
highwayman returned him his watch and
money, saying, 'We never take cent
from Confede ate."
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Not Edison.
THE KINEToeRAPH INVENTED BY VIR-
GIN1AN.

THE KINEToeRAPH INVENTED BY V1R.
GIN1AN.
1t is stated that the kinetograph, the
wonderful method of representing sound
and motion, ascribed to Edison, is the in
vention of Virginian--Mr. William Ken
nedy Larvil Dickson, of the Electrical Min.
ing and Metallurglcal Department of the
Edison Laboratory, Orange, N. ]. Mr.
Dickson is the brother-in-law of Mr.. Alex-
ander W. Archer, having married Miss
Lucie Agnes Archer, of Petersburg. A
friend of Mr.. Dickson made this staten ent
to State reporter:
in 1889 Mr.. Thomas A. Edison said to
Mr.. Dickson, one of his associate inventors,
Dickson, want to connect my phono.
graph to machine that will take pictures
aud reproduce them lifeliks. Now 60
ahead.'"
There was no hint or suggestion or
stroke of work from Mr.. Edison, and the
klnetograph is the result. - Richmond
Slate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

MONUMENT TO GOETHE UNVEILED
The unveiling of a monument to Goethe,
erected in Fairmount Park at Philadelphia
by German citizens, took place Sunday, In
1886 an association of German-Americap
unveiled statue to Schiller, and the ad-
mirers of Goethe then formed a. orssniga.
tion whose purpose was So set up a COM
psuion lgure OF Germany's greatest ideal
istic writer. The two statues face each
other, and have been erected on pedestals
west of Horticultural Hall. They are CO.
losss! breeze figures, both being designed
by Herr Mauger, of Roxborough.
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april
1HE AUGUSTA COUNTY HEDGE CO,

J. W. TODD, President and Director.
M. F. GILKESON, Vice-Pres. and Director,
J. N. MCFARLAND, Sec'y and Treas'r.
II. A. s. HAMILTON, Director.
STEWART BOWLING, Director.
Under the charter granted by His Honor
Judge Mclaughlin, on December 17th, are now
prepared to contract with the farmers of An
gusta county to plant and finish Hedge on the
plans of the Shenandoah Valley Hedge and
Wire fences. eH- This is the CHEAPEST, BEST
AND HANDSOMEST FENCE farmer can
have. M. KINGSBURY9
jan-ly Manager.
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A WONDERFUL CASE
A Certificate which ShO ws that Doctors
and Patients are often astOnished.

"This is to certify that my wife has been
troubled for fifteen years with a disease which
finally resulted in paralysis. She was confin.
ed to her bed and could not turn over. had
six or seven Of the physicians in this county to
attend her, but they did her no good, and said
that her case was hopeless. AS last resort
determined to let my wife try Royal Germe-
tuer. am gla dto be able to say that Its re-
suits have been astonishing. The first bottle
put my wife on the road to recovery. She is
now on the third bottle and is able 10 walk
about the house, and yesterday walked over to
see neighbor. The doctors are astonished as
we'll as myself"
w. D. AUSTIN,
March "a, 1891. Birmingham. Ala.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

When some one Dragged that ouly one
public execution had taken place in Turkey
in five years, an Euglishmsn investigated
and discovered that 20 culprit who could
raise 800 to bribe officials had suffered
death during the last twenty years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

The ORATOR SELEcTED.-Rsv. Dr.. q. 3
Strickler, an eminent Presbyterian minister,
of Atlanta, Ca, has been selected as the
orator at the unveiling of the Stonewall
Jackson statue. in Lexington, Va, on the
21st of July. DR.. Striekler is native of
Virginia, served during the war in the
Stonwall Brigade, and after the war grad
uated with distinction at Washington and
Lee University. Mrs. Margaret J. Preston
has been requested to write poem to be
read at the unveiling. The accasion prom
ises to be second only 10 interest to the in-
yelling of the Lee monument, which took
place last May in Richmond. The old
St0newall Brigade will take part in the ex-
ercises, in addition to which there will be
present large number of Confederate
camps and associations from Virginia, Mary
land and other points. Several of the uni
formed regiments of Virginia troops will
participate, and great outpouring of the
people of the Valley of Virginia is antici-
pated. The jackson memorial committee
has selected General Wade Hampton to
preside at the unveiling ceremonies, and
General James A. Walker, the last suryiv-
ing commander of the Stonewall brigade, to
act as chief marshal of the parade.
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For the Spectator.
HERE.
BY WILLIAM W. LONG.

Here where the blue waves ebb and flow.
Here where the sea birds come and go;
Here where the sunsets embera burn,
As landward comes the gull and tern;
Alone stand In the red lights play,
Ny body here-my soul with you. May.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10
SPRING FEVER

At this time of the year
the blood changes, its cir
culation is sluggish and the
system is not properly noul-
ished. The result is loss of
appetite, weakness. an op-
pressive feeling of fullness,
too hot, and Oh! so tired.
70 cure ard prevent Spring
Fever take Simmons Liver
Regulator. All nature is
now waking and everybody
should invigorate the liver,
kidneys and bowels with
Simmons Liver Regulator
and they would not have so
much biliousness, headache,
dyspepsia and malaria all
the rest of the year. You
would not expect a plant to
work off a winters cay
and bloom as good as yer
without attention in the
Spring. Don't expect it of
your system. Take Sim
mons Liver Regul tor.
mr11-ap1
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Every man has in himself continent of
undiscovered character. Happy is he who
sots the Columbus of his own soul.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

Nine women cqt OF ten would rather
havo you praise their Judgment than their
beauty.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

FATHER AND MOTHER OF TH1RTY-Two
CHILDREN. M. Thomas, native Of
Rutland county, VT. who now lives just
across the State line in Hampton township,
Washington county, N. Y, is 35 years old
and the father of thirty.two children, all of
whom are living. Mrs. Thomas is also of
that county, and is three years younger
than her husband. They were married fif-
teen years ago. In twenty months they
found themselves the parents of four bright
and beautiful children. With al.uoat un-
varying regularity ever since, the family
has increased by additions of twins and
triplets untiit the number has reached thirty.
two. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas are thrifty
and contented couple, and their children
are fair looking and healthy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

Ifyou are ashamed of your religion, you
can write it down for fact that you ought
to be, for you've got the wrong kind.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

Scme people can trust God al long as
they have plenty of money, but when the
bank breaks their religion all goes with it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-10

There are too many people in the church
who always look as though they had been
baptized in cold watere