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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
THERE WAS NO STRING TO 1T.
But He Had Abundant Reason Neverthc.
less to Be SuSuiciouS.

But He Had Abundant Reason Neverthc-
less to Be Suspicious.
There was bright new SO cent piece
lying on the pavement on Jefferson av-
enue, near Griswold street, when a
bow backed man with satchel came
/, along from the depot He saw the coin
while he was yet 20 feet away, and he
made sudden forward rush to get it.
The movement was almost instantly
checked, however, and he walked slow
ly forward and backed to the curbstone
and stood there and gazed at the coin
with foxy look on his countenance. In
about a minute a pedestrian came up
saw the coin and reached for it and put
it in his pocket. Observing the attitude
Of the old man at the same time he
turned and queried:
cit didn't belong to you, did it?''
"Waal, SWAMP was the reply.
'What's the NATTER"
''This is the queerest burned town
ever struck in all my life. I was coming
up this street last year about this time
when I SAW a SO cent piece lyin jest
about here. made a grab fur it, fell
on my nose and rolled all over and final
ly got up to find that boy had string
on the money and had pulled it into
that doorway"
"And so you were shy of this one?"
"Yaas, I was shy"
''And are half a dollar behind the
gamer"
"Yaas, I'm half dollar out. Say,
are you in hurry?''
''Yes-great hurry
"Wall, I'll hev to find somebody else
then. want to find Teller who'll sot
down with me fur about two hours and
post me up. I'm comm into Detroit
once week now, and want to find out
what's got strings to it and what's lyin
around loose and kin be picked up. -
Detroit Free Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
The Adirondack Lakes.

One Of the most striking phenomena
of the Adirondack region is the carry
ing power Of the human voice in still
weather upon the lakes great and small
Persons ashore easily hear the ordinary
conversation Of others who are so far
out upon the lake as to be indistin-
guishable, and as Q great many Adiron-
dack visitors habitually violate the law
touching the slaughter of deer all such
offenders are extremely careful not even
to whisper word that might betray
their guilt when rowing upon the lakes.
Exchange.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Four years In a BARBER Shop.

eft is rather q curious fact" said a
prominent local railroad man who sports
a luxurious beard, "that one of the few
occasions of my going to church in re-
cent years is responsible for my growing
this beard, The minister happened in
the course of his sermon to say that a
man spent third of his time in sleep,
and that one living to the age of three
score and ten would pass 20 years in
slumber. As the sermon was not par
ticularly interesting one, my mind wan
dered away from it, and ! began calcu-
lating how much Of ones life would
be spent in a BARRIERS shop. Allowing
a reasonable time for waits and for the
actual process of shaving daily, l
soon discovered that in the years left
to me, if I should attain the patriarchal
age of 70, would spend at least four in
barber's shop, Think of it! Con
demned to four years in a barber shopl
That settled it, and although that was
10 years ago haYe never been shaved
since. Philadelphia Record,
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An Optical Illusion.

If you want good ending to a little
party, take all the guests into the din
ing room and turn out the gas Make
them all sit around the table, in the mid
die Of which place a soup plate In the
soup plate put some common salt and a
little alcohol. Light the alcohol, and
then look at each others faces. They
will look natural at first, but as the al
cohol burns out and the salt becomes ig-
nited the flame changes from yellow to
blue, and the changes in the faces are
very startling. They all take on ghast-
ly look. Eyes stick out, and the skin
looks as though drawn tight like parch-
ment. Then the faces become almost
black, and when the flame dies out and
you go out into lighted room you I'M
consciously try to wipe the black off.
But it doesn't come. It's all the light
from the salt.-Hartford Post.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Reproductive Power of Memory.

AS the child, flashing about him bit
Of burning stick, may seem to make
circle of flame because the flame point
moves SO quickly, so memory, though it
does go from point to point and dwells
for some inconceivably minute instant
on each part Of the remembrance may
yet be gifted with such lightning speed,
with such rapidity and awful quickness
of glance, as that to thcaman himself
the effect shall be that his whole life
is spread out there before him in one
instant, and that he, godlike, sees the
end and the beginning side by side.-
Maclaren.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Eurone's Flowers.

Of the 4, 200 kinds of flowers grow
ing in Europe, only 420 are odoriferous.
Less than cne=fifth of the white kinds
which number l, 194-are fragrant, "
Of the 951 yellow kinds, "a of the 1913
red kinds 81 Of the 594 blue kinds, ID
of the 3OS violet blue kinds and % of
the $40 kinds with combined colors.-
PHILADELPHIA Press,
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Dummies In the Band.

Quartermaster Liebich OF the Fifth
regiment made a discovery once and has
been careful ever since whenever he has
occasion to engage a band to play mar
tial music for the gallant boys in blue
81 wanted to engage brass band, ,"
said he, land there was certain rivalry
among the boys that made it difficult to
reach a conclusion. I finally made up
my mind and engaged certain band,
and the next day the bandmaster of the
rival organization said to me, "You
watch your band tomorrow and see that
they don't ring in any dummies on
you" [ didn't know what the man was
talking about, so asked him to ex-
plain, and he did. A light then dawned
upon me, for he gave the snap deliber-
ately away, that while leaders Of GER
tain bands collect SO much per man
from the people that engage them they
frequently ring in people in the band
that don't know a bar Of music from a
bar Of soap. They just simply walk
along with the rest of the players and
nobody is any the wiser. The next day
the parade took place, and I followed
the advice of the other leader and
watched my band carefully. 1t didn't
take long to pick out the two dummies.
They just strolled along with the brass
instruments at their mouths and acted
as though they played without initiating
their cheeks. We had to pay for those
fellows So apiece just the same. -
''And what did you do?"
ST asked the leader to tell the two
dummies to play solos.
''And they did?'
''Not by a jugful. He simply said
that that WASH t in the contract, and he
refused to do it. I have had my eyes
opened since, and you may rest assured
they don't ring in any more 80 cent
dummies on me and charge me So for
them. ''-Cleyeland World.
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An Inference.

Cora-You want me to describe my
friend, Miss Pleiners? She's a charm
ingly vivacious and witty girl, an ex-
cellent conversational, accomplished,
bright and intellectual.
Tom (disappointed)-Oh, pshaw! Why
didn't you tell me she was ugly in the
first place. Chicago Record.
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Not Distinguishable.

James Whitcomb Riley tells this sto'
ry:
Three bosom friends started out one
evening to have good time, and when
the time for going home came they were
so drunk that walking was difficult.
They finally reached the home Of Brown
and made noise enough to waken the
neighborhood. A window was raised,
and a feminine voice said:
"What on earth's wanted?"
In thickened accents came the answer:
'sWill Mish Brown pleesh come down
and pick out her husband?" -Indianap
oils Sentinel
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15

Police Magistrate-This case shows
unusual depravity. The sentence of the
court is that the prisoner be confined in
Jail for 80 days and fed on bread and
water.
Penitent Vagrant-Jedge, for heav-
ems sake, make it jist bread!-C Chicago
Trihune
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15

scrofula; and in building up wholesome
flesh, when you're thin and weak-there's
nothing to equal the g Discovery" In every
blood, it's the only guaranteed remedy.
Mrs. ELIZABETH ]. BusHwAw, of Sidney,
Ohio, writes: MY little boy was SO afflicted
with liver trouble and other diseases that our
family physician said he could not live. In
fact, they all thought so. l gave him DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets
and they saved his life. We have used the Dis,
covery' for throat and bronchial trouble. and
found such perfect relief that we can recon-
mend it very highly
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
THEY swoRE OFF.
When He Resumed His Little Vice, She
Took Up With Her Own.

Took Up With Her Own.
A prominent young man of this city
has been an inveterate cigarette smoker
for several years past, and he INDUCED
i'll the habit to such an extent that it
was injuring his health. He has girl
of whom he thinks all the world, and
it's case Of vice versa. This young
lady has q very good complexion, but
has an inordinate love for the use of
powder, which habit the young man de-
tests as heartily as she does his cigarette
habit. They finally agreed that each
would swear off, the one from using
powder and the other from smoking
cigarettes.
1t was hard work for the young man,
but every time he hungered for wad
OF nicotine his mind pictured the form
OF his fair one parading down street
with her face looking like a pan of
dough, and he desisted. This went on
for several weeks, and each was remark
ing how much better the other was
looking, but the old craving for the cof-
fin nail came upon the young man once
more, and one day last week he broke
over. He thought no one would ever
find it out, but he was seen, the news
was carried to the girl, and she pre-
pared to get even.
They were to go to see certain popu-
lar comedian the last night he was here,
and the young man called with cab
The young lady was at the door, her
face closely mufled, and in her hand
the bouquet that cost him S.. Arrived
at the opera house, they We're entering
the. door when the young man turned
to speak to the fair one by his side. Oh,
that face! She had smeared it with
powder until it had been necessary to
cut eyeholes. It was frightful. He
stopped. care you going in looking like
that?'
Just as you say" was the response.
"Well, say no. I'm not travelling
with freaks now. Well go back home. "
And they did. It cost him $40, there
were two vacant seats at the opera
house, but the young man has not
smoked any cigarettes since.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Bucklen's ArnIca Save.

The best salye in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
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Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
sction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Hughes g. Bell. Druggists
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15

Friend-What did he say to you when
he proposed to you?
Miss Rox-He said life without me
meant nothing.
Friend-He was sincere in that.
That's just what his possessions amount
to.-Roston Commercial,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15

Newton abandoned the idea of pub
llsh1ng several of his works for fear Of
criticism. They We're left in manuscript
and We're published after his death.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
FOR HER.

For her the sweetest blossoms should breathe a
perfume rare.
For her the tenderest music should come float
ing through the air.
For her the choicest pleasures should bedeck
and pave the way
And brightest beams of sunlight at her feet in
glory play.
For her the blushing rosebud should discard its
And for her heaving bosom other eager search
ers scorn.
For her pure contentment should throw its
arms about
And circle her, while pleasure shuts all care
and sorrow out.
For her I'd make the journey through this
land of bitter tears
A lasting day of smiling love, devoid of doubt
and fears.
Her path should glow Respondent. the way be
like dream.
I'd make her life with happiness like dearest
heaven seem.
Detroit Free Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
HEAD AND SHOULDERS

VAL <a1fA to1IoOLDLfto
above every other blood
purifier, stands Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. See the evil
dence of it. It's sold in
every case, on trial. It
It ever fails to benefit or
cure, you have your
\ money back.
p In restoring your
strength, when you're
.srnn-downn and used
up;" in cleansing your
blood from every impur-
ity, whether its a simple
orunticn or tho worst
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Comforting.

Patient-well, doctor. how's my
lung?
Doctor-Pretty fair-it will last as
long as you live,-Hallos
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Walter a. Black.
Cures PARALYSIS.

SrAUNroN, VA, March ID, 1898.
In the spring of 1891 was stricken
with q bilious attack, and my system
became debilitated and was finally
paralyzed in the right side of my face
losing all use of the muscles of the
.eye and mouth, which remained open
all the while, Fortunately / went to
see DR.. hiite, who Instructed me to
use his PAIN CURE plcntifully over
the fifth nerves Of my face, also my
spine and head, and / obtained relief.
He informed me that ] required con-
stitutional treatment and gave me
his RENovATING BLOOD PURIFIER,
NERVE Tonic and LIVER PILLS, and
the usual strength was restored to the
paralyzed parts and l have ever since
enjoyed the best Of health, with no
return of the paralysis. heartily
recommend DR.. Hites remedies and
am thankful to God in being cured Of
this dangerous disease.
Respectfully,
WALTER A. BLACK.
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Neuralgia and Rheumatism.

BRISTOL, TENN, December S, 1875.
take great pleasure in certifying
to the working powers of
DIR. H1TE's PAIN CURE, by which my
wife was promptly relieved of a Sc
we're attack of neuralgia, and myself
of severe case of rheumatism. I do
not believe this remedy can be ex-
celled. co.:
P. H. LEONARD. !.
G..
An escaped prisoner seldom begss
pardon for the liberty he takes.
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MOUNT AIRY, N. c., Oct. 80, 1891.
Cures Frost Bites

WEsr AUGUSTA, VA.
DIR. HITE:
Dear SIR Last winter I had my
face and ears badly frozen, My suffer-
ing was almost past endurance. l
used your PAIN CURE, which at once
relieved and permanently cured me
in a few days. I think your remedy
the best before the public.
A. B. FAUBER.
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Sore Throat and Frosted Feet.

SrAUNroN, VA.
I have used DIR. HITE's PAIN CURE
in my family in cases Of sore throat
and find it gave almost instant relief.
I would cheerfully recommend the
same to all in need of good medicine.
! also find the PAIN CURE an excel
lent remedy for frosted feet
r. ]. HosEY.
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HARuSBERGER'S
Bio Racket Store {!
The Largest and Most Complete Store
in the Valley Of Virginia.
$3.50 Feet Of Floor Space. $3.50
Everything Except Groceries.
A few of the Many Bargains
from Each Department:

DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.
Good checlxa and plaid ginghams at cents
worth cents.
The best 1-yard wide bleached cotton that
las ever been sold for cents per yard.
Indigo-blue prints at ) cents will wash.
The best feather ticking at Is cents.
A beautiful line of white goods at the low
est prices.
Dress goods from 10 cents per yard up to 81.
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
A beautiful display of French pattern hats
at 80, -. so. IS. 81 and S..
Untrimmed hats from so cents up.
Black sailors at 10 cents.
Ribbons and flowers in endless varieties.
MEMS CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Boys wool suits at S1.15, better at 81. 50 and
80; all wool, 81 so and 81 70. Cheaper than
you can buy the goods with the making.
Youths suits at $3.50, IS and IS 80 from Is
to IS years.
MEMS suits at unheard of prices. Come and
see them.
SHOE DEPARTMENT..
See our solid leather ladies fine shoes at
SO cents.
A real Dongola Kid ladies' shoe at 81. 25,
warranted all leather, guaranteed to wear as
we'll as shoes you pay 50 for. There is only
one place that this shoe can be purchased
and we possess the secret.
Shoes from % cents pair up.
Ladies' Oxford slippers 30 and 10 cents.
Real kid at SO cents per pair.
If you wish to save money, try pair OF our
shoes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Children's ribbed hose at 5 cents, worth 10
cents.
A job lot of ladies hose at cents. worth
10 cents.
Twenty five dozen ladies fast black hose,
double soles. at 10 cents, worth % cents.
Ladies' ribbed vests, good quality, at cts.
Window shades, best goods decorated. at IS
cents per pair. worth 81.
Thousands of other bargains too numerous
to mention.
Carpets and mattings at reduced prices.
One hundred pieces of mattings to select
from.
Glass and queensware, tinWare, hardware
woodenware at unheard of prices.
AND 10 CENT COUNTERS
Goods formerly sold at . cents, now l, 2 and
3 cents
Goods formerly sold at 10 cents, now 5, 6,
and cents
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GENTLEMEN'S AND YOUTHS.
SPRING AND SUMMER
DRESS GOODS :!

The attention of my customers and friends ann
all in want of Frst-Cla Gentemens SPR!HG
AND SUMMER CLOTHING, is called
to my new stock, which has been received.
finer display than usual.
SUITS or PIECE ARTICLES of CT OTi!iNG made up in
the most approved styles, and warranted to give
satisfaction. Goods also sold to be made else
where, if desired.
All ask is a call, knowing that anv taste can
bepleased J. A. HUTCHINSON,
No. lA w. Main ST..
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DO YOU Want MONEY +;

We will loan you money at a lower rate of in
terest than any other association. We DEDUCT
NO BONUS. but loan you the face value of your
stock in cash. You only pay interest on what
you receive. Monthly payments smaller than
IN other associations on length of time.
Our Investment stock costs less per month and
pays larger dividends than any other stock. We
two classes of paid up stock as follows both
paid up and MOI -aSSesSahle:
One at So share, bearing per cent. interest.
500 per share, in seven years. The other at 500
ashare. bearing 10 per cent. interest, payable
SEMI annually Can be Withdrawn a any time
: The attention of persons having large small
amounts to invest is called to the above stock.
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-25
OF electing him to the Senate if he-is de
feated for the House.

Hill is on. the stump in New York
praising the tariff bill and keeping abso-
lStely silent concerning the income tax.
Yet he voted against the tariff bill ''and
condemned the income tax as the work
OF spurious Democracy" He awaited
himself of every opportunity to put oh
stacles in the way of the Epassage of the
Dill because, as he declared, it was not a
measure that accorded with Democrat
principles. It's duties on imports were
bad in his opinion and it's internal taxa
tlon through the income tax was abomi-
nable. If Hills action had decided the
tate of tariff legislation, the Mckinley
law would be in force today and the law
which he praises as SO much better
than the Mckinley law would be in the
dust heap. His inconsistency does not
appear to trouble him. however, one
whit. nor the majority OF his party
either who apparently look upon this
turn about face as another piece of evil
dence showing Hills smartnesso and
versatility.
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-25

Gen. Clarkson finds the current east
of the Missouri river setting very strong
ly in favor of the Republicans. He be-
lieves that Morton will be elected in
New York by large majority, and that
( the Republicans will gain enough dis
trlcts to give them a majority OF the
State delegation. East of the Missouri,
however, he finds strong tendency
toward Populism, which is likely to
complicate matters. Gen. Clarkson says
that it has come to the knowledge of
the National Republican committee that
the Democrats. having practically given
up hope OF carrying the next House by a
majoritysof the members, had now con-
oentrated their energies upon an effort to
secure a majority of the States. 10 this
end, he said, they are putting large sums
OF money in the northwest, particularly
among the smaller States, where the
majorities have hitherto been small. and
where the increased sentiment of the
people toward Populism has affected
the Republican strength. The object
OF the Democrats is not to carry the
State tickets in those localities SO much
as to capture q congressional seat here
and there, and SO possibly control the
delegations. In those small States
small in population if not in area-the
delegations are not SO large but that a
change from one party to the other in
one district may change the voice of the
delegation in case it's vote should be
required on Presidential contest in the
House.
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
MI. Reed and the Presidency.
Boston Herald


This political campaign is noticeab le
for the appearance of three Republican
candidates for the Presidency upon the
Reed ana Harrison. Mckinley began
earliest, ami has on the whole, worked
hardest, hut all of them have demon
strated remarkable vigor. Reed would
be the biggest man III that Office in more
than one senses He has talked the most
like statesman in the canvass. Harri-
son has shown himself to be an able par
tisan, while Mckinley has made the
most of the idea-if we may call it an
idea-with which he is identied. Reed,
moving more with the spirit of the age,
has an Obvious advantage over him, and
he has an advantage over Harrison in
greater breadth of mind and far more
of personal magnetism. He is as near
being the ideal leader of men as any
public man now before the American
people. IT the next Republican candi-
date is to be one of this trio we should
wager pom Reed,
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-25

The weavers, who constitute about one
quarter of the operatives at Fall River,
are pursuing course that bids fair to
shut down the mills again and turn all
the operatives out Of employment. All
but the weavers are satisfied with the
offer of the mill managers, but the weav-
ers insist on all their demands being
complied with, and the probable result
will be that the mills will shut down, as
they cannot be run profita ply with the
weavers out. AS labor is to be the chief
sufferer. from their persistence in their
present course it would seem as if the
weavers after reflection would recon-
slider and make some sacrifices for the
general good.