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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Boston Transcript: He was a rough,
uncouth man, one who had been
knocked about in the world, and who
had lived in the midst of wild, wicked
men, but he had a soft place in his
heart, and when he saw child at
prayer, he said in trembling tones, 81
tell you wot. fellers, it made me feel
kind O. watery round the lids to hear
that little chit of a thing a-settin' up
thar like an angel, a-sayin' her pray
ers so cute, about Mary had little
lamb. or suthin' o. that Sort
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

FRENCH FRITTERS.-Two cups bread
crumbs, two cups milk, one tablespoon
full butter, three eggs, half cup sugar,
one scant cupful currants, mace and
cinnamon to taste. Heat the milk to
scalding and pour it over the bread
Stir in the butter and when the mix
ture is cool, add to it the sugar, the
beaten yolks, the spices and the whites
of the eggs. Last of all, beat in the
currants, which should have been
washed, dried and well dredged with
flour. Drop the mixture by the spoon
full into boiling fat, and. after draining,
sprinkle well with powdered sugar
before sending to table.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

When he is inaugurated next Marcel
Mr. Cleveland will lack but few day,
of being 56 years old, which is precise
ly the average age of Presidents OF
their accession. The oldest President
was William Henry Harrison, who
was 60; Buchanan was 81; Taylor, IS
jackson and Adams, 60; Monroe, SO
jefferson, Madison and ]. @. Adams, S.
Benjamin Harrison, 56 Hayes, "a
Lincoln, SO; Tyler and Arthur, 81
Polk and Fillmore, so; Garfield and
Pierce, 40: Cleveland, 48, and Grant,
the Youngest President, Al;
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28
For the SPECTATOR.
sON THE BATTLEFIELD" DEDICATED
to- MISS MOSBY


By EDGAR DE DUPHANE." AUTHOR OF IRA
NORA" DRAMA.
Hear you the distant drum and fife,
Heading brave warriors to the strife
For Home and Fatherland ?''
IT'S Jackson brave, at the head of the ole
Brigade
Marching to Victory! List, the cannonade
Fails in like Funeral chantv'
"Fhe azure of the Heavens wrapped in gray
Behind the smoke of battle hides the day:
"Ten thousand braves are battling on the
field"
"Now from behind the distant hills they charge
"A thousand torrents, cleaning as they glide
Unite below, and pouring through the vale
ATTACK the foe, deal death to Thousand heroes
"A troubled sea the battle foams and writhes.'
1.-THE roar of cannon, the tramp Of marching
troops,
1.-THE hiss of musketry, the clatter of horses
hoofs
The groan of wounded, the rattle of the dying
1.-THE blue and gray as mingled they are lying
I'm heaps-in ranks-strewn thick all DER the
scene
"Pale-silent-low on bloody beds of green"
"But stills the battle RACES
THE meteors of death still fame the smoky
denseness
"a thousand ghosts they shrek their hellist
yell:
"But feeble grows the foe. The end is WE'LL"
1.-THE Stars and Bars triumphing win the day
'The Northern ranks of Hooker give avay!'
There to the right, behold the chief, surround
ed by his staff
"His eagle eye now sweeping DER the field
watching the chase,
"The cry Of victory sounds to his ear, he bends
his.head:
"In praise to the God Of battle-in prayer fol
the deadl''
1.-The day is passed-the night is on
1.-THE tumult o'er-the smoke of battle gone:
"The stariit sky edged round with silvery gray
"A glitterfng, CHASTITY mass the silent warriors
lay
Their gaze fixed toward Heavenr'
Culpeper. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

I feel it my duty to say few words
in regard to Ely's Cream Balm, and
DO so entirely without solicitation.
have used it more or less half year,
and have found it to be most admira-
BILE. l have suffered from catarrh of
the worst kind ever since l was a little
boy and | never hoped for cure, but
Cream Balm seems to do even that
Many of my acquaintance have used
it with excellent results-Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

VIRGINIA RICE MUFFINs.-Beat the
yolks of two eggs very light and add to
them one pint of milk and stir into it
one tablespoonful of melted lard or
butter. Mix two teaspoonfuls of yeast
powder in one quart of meal and sift
into the milk and eggs. Beat very
light, then add the whites of the eggs,
beaten to froth and stir in teacup-
full of cold boiled rice. Beat all once
more and bake in muffin rings. In
Virginia only the white meal, never
the yellow, is used for corn bread.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

There can be no installing the fact
that the quiet sentiment of the Ameri
can people is in favor of Sunday open.
ing of the Worlds Fair. The vote al
the meeting of the American Sabbath
Union in Chicago on Tuesday night
was significant. The convention is a
national one, and the assembly by a
majority of thirty-five declared for'the
sunday opening. as the saloon-keepers
and the interests supported by saloons
are using energetic efforts for Sunday
closing. people in doubt on the question
should be able without much difficulty
to determine on which side to array
themselves Baltimore NeaOs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

ELUDED THE OFFICER. - Thomas
Bryant, white, and Austin billiard,
colored, were on Tuesday last commit
ted to Jail by Justice E. A. Cummins.
OF the Buffalo Forge neighborhood and
placed in the hands of Constable J. H.
Webb to bring to Lexington. When a
point in the cedars short distance
east of Lexington was reached by Mr..
Webb with his prisoners, Bryant elud-
ed the constable and made off and es-
capped, the efforts of the officer, supple
mented by pistol shots not succeeding
in stopping him. Bryant and billiard
were charged with breaking into and
stealing bed clothes from car at
Thompson's station ON November 22nd.
-Roch6ridge NeaOS, December 18th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28
Guaranteed Curp.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
upon this condition. If you are at
flicted with Cough, Cold or any Lung,
Throat or Chest trouble, and will use
this remedy as directed, giving it fair
trial, and experience no benefit, you
may return the, bottle and have your
money refunded. We could not make
this offer did we not know that DIR.
Kings New Discovery could be relied
on. 1t never disappoints. Trial bot
ties free at Hughes & Bells Drug Store.
Large size so cents and $1.O0.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28
BuckjIn'S Arnica SaIve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price Is cents per box
FOR SALE BY HUGHES d BELL
jan27 '92 1y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

BRDAD- AND-APPLEs.PUDDI Mix
one-half cup of sugar and one-half a
tablespoonful of cinnamon. Melt one
half cup of butter and stir into it one
pint of soft bread crumbs; prepare two
pints of sliced apples; butter a pud-
ding; put in a layer of crumbs, then
slice apples sprinkled with sugar. Re-
peat layer of crumbs, apples and sugar
until material is used. If the apples are
not juicv add half a cup of cold water.
Cover with a thick layer of crumbs,
and, to prevent burning, protect with
tin for few minutes until it begins
to break. An hours baking will suffice.
Serve with cream.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Leaves contain no weed seed and
hence furnish a clean and safe mulch
for Strawberries and fall-sown spinach.
The greatest trouble have with them
1s that they are so easily blown away
by the wind. Corn stalks spread thinly
help to hold them in their place.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28
GLOW to Cure All skin diseases ;,

simply apply 'SWAYNE OINTMENT" No in
ternal medicine required. Cures letter ecze
ma, Itch, all eruptions on the face, hands, nose
&c., leaving the skin clear, white and healthy
Its great healing and curative powers are pos
sesSed by no other remedy. Ask your drug
gist for SwAYNE'S OINTMENT.
feb 10-1vr ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Itch on human and horses and all
animals cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by W. M. Allen, Druggists
Staunton, Va.
Dec Z, go, 1y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Dispose of all business in such a wav
that it will cause you the least trouble
afterward.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

1t is very funny to see a pup run aft
or his tail, but it is regarded as fool
trick in an old dog.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28


TRIPLETs HELP BUSINEsS.-The
wife of VIM. Blackiston, groceryman
of Wilmington, Del, was delivered of
triplets-two boys and a ,girl-on Thurs
day. Mr.. Blackiston is 40 years old and
his wife two years younger. Previous
to the birth of the triplets Mrs Blackis-
toms eight accouchments resulted in
as many bright eyed infants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackiston have been
overwhelmed with congratulations,
and the former has conducted a rush
ing business at the corner grocery, for
nearly everyone who called to see if the
report was really true took away some
article of merchandise.
Hundreds of names for the trio eYha
been suggested. Mr.. Blackiston has
about decided to name the boys Grover
and Cleveland and the girls name may
be either Ruth or Frances, after: baby
Ruth or Mrs. Cleveland.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28
Silent but Awful.

Oh, lucky it is that the world meier knows
The silent but awful remark
That over the deaf-mute's fingers flows
When he steps ON a tack in the dark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Standing on ones dignity is as UNI
certain a way to get along in This
world us walking on stills.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

An intimate acquaintance shows q
great deal of sawdust in the peol lie
who are said to be angels.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

You cannot feel well without a clear
head, and for this take Simmons Liver
Regulator.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Dyspepsia in all its forms is not only
relieved but cured by Simmons Liver
Regulator.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

The more man thinks thing is not
good for him the more he wants it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

No. for Roanoke, Radford, Bristol and all
points south and west also for Bluefeld. Ohio
extension, leave Bluefeld, 6:10 m daily for
kenOva-COlumbuS, and the West. Pullman
sleeper from Basic to Memphis via Bristol and
Chattanooga.
No. 5 (Yestibuled Limited) for Roanoke, Bris-
tOl and beyond. Connects at Roanoke for all
stations, Winston Salem Division and for Main
Line West of Roanoke. Connects at Radford
for Bluefield, Pocahontas and all points ON
Clinch Valley Division, also for Louisville and
stations L. & N. r. X. Pullman Sleeper Roam
Oke to Louisville via Radford and Norton.
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans, Memphis
and Nashville, Dining car attached.
For tickets, time-cards and all information,
call on agent, Norfolk & Western Railroad.
w. b. BEVILL, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Roanoke, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

In passing through an orchard you
must have noticed that TIE apples
casts get are not the incest
Atchison Globe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Simmons Liver Regulator, bear in
mind, is not an experiment. 1t is en-
dorsed by thousands.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

The most of our ailments come from
disordered liver which Simmons Liver,
Regulator cures.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

Almost any old person is good look
ing when he laughs heartily. So many
old people frown and scoId.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone,
Stiles, Sprains. all Swollen Threats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
full Cure ever known. Sold by w. M.
Allen, Druggist, Staunton, Va.
Dec 7. 90 Nv.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD.
Time Table in effect Nov. Goth, 1892, until fur
ther notice.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-28

nnnT7TT DOW men and women
DfEIH u nj suffnrir" from any form of
hhE4A Al N CHRONIC DISEASE, can
HHsJN IL secure a valuable work on
their affiiction fsea led) free.
and l .arn how they can be ured ut home. by
writ. AZ DR. PARK vi, X e.. $40 North Cherry,
Str : Nashville. T,nn. 2 tier write to day.
lea are dang rors. Please state your trou
biz II how lony afflicted.
fe 10, 3e-ly.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07

nal commerce is already greater than
all the foreign commerce nt the com
blurd nations OF the earth, says cN-Stnr
atOr Ingalls, in LIpptpcottS.
China supports iU0U00, 900 people upon
an area smaller and less fertile. lhe
civilization of Egypt. whose monuments
have for forty centuries excited the awe
and admiration of mankind. was nour-
iShed by the cultivation Of less than TO-
900 square miles III the narrow valley
and delta of the Nile. The delta OF the
Rhine and the adjacent lands reclaimed
fran the /uydrr Zee. less than $4,000
square miles. have long sustained the,
United Kingdom of the Netherlands i
and givcn ta a dense population Wealth.g
comfort and cOntentinent. The delta oit
the Mississippi, below its jnnctIonE
with the ONO, richer than the Nile ors
the khlnr, exceeds the cOmbin2dS
area of Holland and Egypt, and lSf
destined under the stimulus of trccs
labor and the incentives OF Srlf-govern- (
mrnt to build fabric of society mores
opulent and enduring. Add TO this thes
ineNhauStihle alluVium Of the StreamSS
above and the fertile prairirs ffolns
WEich they descend, and the arithmetic
Of the past has no lOgarlthmS with which
to compute the problems OF the economics
and commercial future OF the West. lts
will. be predominant in the develops
ment, not OF Tins country alone, but of
the hemisphere, and will give dirrctions
to the destinics of the human raee.{
When lis agricultural. mining and man
utacturing resources are fuliy deVel-
oped by steam and electricity the Mis-
sissippi valley will support and enrich,
without crowding, 5.OO0. 6G0 people, aud
be not only the granary bat the work
shop of the planet
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
COSTLY WORKS OF ART.
A Gold Encrusted Vase and OtheT
Fare Relics.

A copper clock. with rock crystal and
gold quartz dial, made for the Paris eX-
position, 1889, is master piece of the
luxurious application of art to the
mechanism of horology. The most i'm
portant piece which ! know OF MOcamO
or japanese mixed metals, consisting OF
a vase thirty inches in height, the body
of which is made of gold and silver,
showdo, shakadO and shuibuchl metals,
Oh body of silver, is worthy of the
collection of an emperor.
This vase contains 600 pennywelghts
of gold. 1t was especially Intended TOR
the Paris Exposition of 1889, and is
many times larger than any known OBJ
iect of this class of metal " ork-a sort
of tour-de-force with its producers.
There is an ivory bust of FlOrentne
bov and another of Marie de Medici. by
the renowned French carver, A. MOreau
Vautier. The latter is Ornamented with
silver lace work collar, pearls, dia-
m0ndS and other jewels. The former
has a cap and a collar set with small rE-
bies and diamonds. Some remarkable
specimens are shown OF etched, pierced
and enameled silver, the enamellng be-
ING of an opaque dull color, frequently
four or five shades of color in one
space of cIOsOnne.
A true curiosity is bead cloak Of ex-
ceptional beauty and size made by a
Sioux Indian squaw. The survival of
the wonderful art of the vanished
aboriginal races Of this country is
marked in this garment. The .collec-
ton owns the original, life-size bronze
group of The Lost Dogs Siberian
Hounds" by Mathilde Thomas, eXhib-
tied by her III the 1881 Salon, and a
grizzly bear and an American bison,
in bronze-champi pieces of Amer
lean subjects modelled and cast in the
Tiffany silver work.
OF Bardienne reproductions OF the
famous Barge bronzes there is a full
line. each piece selected with the Ut
most care by comparison with the orIgi-
nal model. EXactneSs could go no
further than with these reproductions,
in which every essential quality of the
original model is preserved. Among the
choicest of the Baryes are the Stag
and Jaguar," Tiger Walking" "Jagual
and Crocodile" ''Bull and Tiger
''Stag Calling, or Challenging Foe, y
Lion Walking" the glorious single
Stag" Turkish Horse" and "Eagie
and Heron"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
GILKERsoN's CARRIAGE.
\ Crest That Was Too Expressive

\ Crest That Was Too Expressive
to Suit the Family.
\ week ago yesterday Coll .GlkerSOn'S
new carriage came home. 1t was 4
stylish affair throughout, and looked as
comfortable as government Sintcurt,
but Mrs GilkerSon wasn't satisfied.
She didn't offer any criticisms at first,
but threw out gentle hints about some
additions that might be made and some
points OF difference between it and
some other swell turnOutS She had seen,
SAYS The Detroit Tribune. The colonel
was rather proud Of the vehicle, as it
was built for him and was in some minor
respects constructed in accordance with
ideas OF his own.
He felt Il little nettIed at the remarks
Of his better half, and finally stated,
without unnecessary circumlocuti0n,
that he would like to know what in
thunder she wanted, anyway. ''Ange-
lima and / have been talking it all over"
said the good lady, insinuatlngly, land
have decided that we want Il crest on it
like Angelina has on her stationery"
You have, have you?' SnOrted the
colonel. Not by a jugful, Maria! |
want no such internal British nonsense
on no rig that Pm agOin' to ride in"
Maria used all her persuasive powers,
and Angelina seconded the motion i'll an
able and eloquent address, but all to no
purpose. Tie female side Of the house
insisted, and tried to press the matter
to a vote, but the colonel tilibuStered
and avoided the issue.
~ ou was 4 working girl when | mar
ried YOU" said he, land L was work
ingman." Finally, however, he yielded,
and the carriage was sent back. Yes
terday it came home again, and the
colonel told the women folks tOi get
ready for a drive. They were va ting
when John drove up to- the door, and
the colonel started to help them IN.
Both looked for the crest, and both
started back with cries of dismay.
Then they looked ut the old man. lie
was gazing at the sky with Il peculiar
expression abOat his mouth. Maria and
Angelina began to weep and went back
into the house. The colonel pressed his
lips together, entered the carriage, and
paraded up and down Woodward ave-
nue. half the afternoon, while. pasSerS
by smiled at a design representing il
shovel, an AK. broom, and a tiatirOn.
When he got home at 4:30 Maria met
him in the hallway and said that she
had concluded that the carriage looked
better without a crest, and the colonel,
stepping to the door, called to John to
drive 'er back to the shop and tell 'em
to take of the frillS."
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
THE "HORSEHAIR SNAKE"
A Miniature Sersrnt Which Has
Has Nothing Equine About 1t.

There are perhaps more superStitiOns,
folklore, errors, etc, connected with
the birth and after life of the sO-called
'h0rSe hair snake than with any other
creature of like size known to exist,
says the St. Louis Republic. There are
hundreds OF readers no doubt who are
willing to wager their chances OF heaven
on the often-eXplOded theory that horse
hairs will turn to snakes. The facts are
these: The "hOrSehair snakes" are
small, fleSh-cOlored mites, which live
principally in stagpant water.
After going through various tranSfor-
nations they come to the surface OF the
water in the shape of very slender,
purplish-lOOking threads. When they
reach this last stage they leave the wa
ter and work their way up the stalks
and leaves of aquatic plants. When OPP
p0rtunity affords they attach themselves
10 the feet, legs, wings, and other parts
of larger inSectS-OGten, as one author
itY states, creeping under the wing
case of beetles. In the case of the
cricket, katydid, grasshOpper and other
insects of that ilk, whose legs are hOl-
low, the tiny horsehair takes the ad-
vantage and CreepS up the hOllOWS into
the very vitalS. This accounts for the
fat and clumsy condition of some indi-
viduals OF the abOye-namcd species,
single specimens of the cricket having
been caught with over two dozen of
threadlike snakes" attached to and in
side their bodies.
After heavy rains. which frequently
drown crickets and katydids which are
weighted down by these parasites, the
'horSe-hair snake" energies from the
carcass of the insect a full-fledged min
iature serpent. lii this mature state he
is the delight of the curiosity seeker
and a mine of study to those who de-
light to delve in Natures by-pathS.
Those which have been fortunate enough
to not have been carried very far from
water by the insects which they incnm-
bered during life make their way back
to the ponds TO lay their eggs. They
then wrap themselves around the eggs,
which soon hatch into the little flesh
cOlored mites mentioned in the opening.
About this time the parent shake" dies
to make room for its progeny.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
SURE SIGN.
Watch How a Man Carries His
Hands IF You Want to Read

Hands IF You Want to Read
Character.
st. Louis Globe Democrat
~ sure indication of character is
found in the way i'll which man car
ries his hands," said c. G. Clark, of
Boston. You notice men on the streets.
See the young man with swinging arms
and palms which are displayed to all
who take the trouble to look.
lie is one OF that class whose heart is as
open as his hands. He is frank, unSuS
picious. free spender, and a believer
in the honesty of his fellows. Notice
the business man more advanced in
years. His hands are always closed so
tightly that ne glYes you the impression
ne is ever expecting all attack. This
is the attitude Of men bent upon GER
tain object. 1t is an attitude which dis
plays the qualities of determination and
fight.
sin debate you will observe some of
our lawmakers emphasize a statement
by hammering the desk before them
with their kuuckleS, while others, APP
parently equally impaSSiOned, are salts
lied with the use Of the palm. YOu may
rest assured that if sheer determination
will succeed, the man who applies his
kuuckleS Will win before his colleague
who uses his palm. The way IN which
the thumb is held is also a true sign of
character The man who turns it i'll
under his fingers is always weak. That
is the position in which it is always
held by a child. The thumbs of great
men are large and point out cOnspicu-
ousIy from their fellow members"