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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
AI!DDLEBROOK NEWS ITEMS.
Death and Burial of Mrs. Sproul.

This community was greatly grieyed to learn
| of the sad death of Mrs. Sproul, of near here,
which occurred in Staunton on Thursday
night last. The interment was at Bethel, of
which church she had been a valued member
for years. The services were very impressive,
and were conducted by the pastor Rev. Laps
ley. Mrs. Sproul was kind mother and de-
voted wife. Although death invaded the hap
Ply home on several occasions, and took away
her loved ones, yet she bore her grief with
that Christian fortitude so characteristic of
her She will be so greatly missed by the
poor, to whom she was so kind and charitable.
To say the friends and family will so grievous-
" miss her, does not include all who will
mourn her taking away. Hers was model
Christian life, and she has gone over to the
land where death and parting come not, and
where she will enter into the rest of the faith
full She showed her Christianity at all times
by relieving the needs of the poor the sick,
and affl icted. and many are the times she has
spread the glad sunshine of relief in the hum
BILE homes of the poor, and many tears of gen
uine grief will be shed in secret for this good
lady, by those who have been the recipients
of her charitablenesS so often. She leaves her
husband and five sons and one daughter, all
of whom realize that they have lost friend
that can never be replaced, and for whom
there is no substitute Her husband, Mr.. A.
A. Sproul, is prominent citizen and large
farmer. She was sister of Mr.. ]. Alex. Bum
gardner and Mrs Capt Jas. Bumgardner, of
Staunton large crowd attended the OBJ
sequies. to pay the last tribute of respect to
this most estimable lady. She died triumphant
in the faith, resting on the trong arm of Jesus,
in whom she had put all of her trust from
childhood, and death had no terrors for her.
She simply fell asleep in Jesus, and was trans
planted to the, church triumphant where her
friends can meet her again, in the great day
of His coming, when al the finally faithful
shall be reunited never again to part.
Rev. George Hanna, of the M. E. Church,
has gone to District Conference, which con-
venes in Pocahontas county, West Va, and
will be absent two weeks. A minister of the
Gospel preached at certain place and took up
a collection. The re was good crowd present,
and he received eleven little red copper cents,
contributed by eleven liberal donors.
The typhoid fever is raging above here in
the Zion Church vicinity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Gen. Fitz Lees Life of Gen. R. E. Lee it
an interesting book at a moderate price Is
unfolds the inner history of one of the remark
able men of history and the author, having
all of his private as well as official papers, has
been able to throw new lights ON the most
thrilling chapter of American annals.
But the author has given an interest to his
work beyond the brilliancy of the central fig
ure, for around the great Confederate chief
are moving all his lieutenants, Jackson, Stuart,
Hill, Longstreet and the rest, and the charac-
tiers and great events move in panoramic his
tory that delights the reader with every page.
alexandria Bulletin.
As we stated some weeks ago, young Ran.
Tucker, jr., the son of Hon. Harry Tucker. is
the agent for the sale of this interesting book
in this city and county, from whom alone it
can be obtained.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
Still Thew Go,

The Rockbridge Neacs says that forty-three
more negroes left Lexington Wednesday morn
ing for the Connellsville Pa, coke region. A
few were from town, most of them from the
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET, |

WOEDA1, aug. y III, 1877. 7
BEEvES.-Receipts for two days 4,915 head; 40
cars on sale; market active, l0al5c per loo lbs
higher; good to prime native steers 4.90aS5. 10,
medium to fair 4.45as4.S5, inferior to ordinary
4.15aS4.40, common 3.60a$4.10, fair to good
ColOrados 4l5a $3.50, stays and oxen 3 25aS4.15,
bulls 1.90a$250 dry cows 1.50a $50 per 100 lbs.
European cables quote American steers at lGk
a1lA cents per ID, dressed weight; refrigerator
beef at 9a92l cts per ID. No exports to-day.
CABvES.-ReceiptS for two days 2.l53 head;
1865 head on sale; market opened firm, and
closed trifie weak; poor to prime veals 5a$7;
buttermilk calves 2S119 1925, grassers 2.25as3
Western calves 3aS3.50 per 100 lbs.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-keceipts for two days
2i,s&l head; - cars on sale; sheep dull and
barely steady; lambs ~ per lib lower; $500
head unsold; Door to nearly prime sheep 1.5Oa
s., common to choice lambs 2.2JaS4.50 per 100
lbs.
HOGs.-Receipts for two days 10,13l head: Z
cars on sale: market active and higher; ordi-
nary to choice hogs 5.s5a $e.l5 per 100 lbs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

While the Senate was in executive
session Friday last, the House bill APP
propriating $4,000 to carry into effect
the income tax provisions of the tariff
bill, which was held up under objec-
ton, slipped through, thus ending all
controversy as to the preliminary ar
rangements for collecting the income
tax
Congress adjourned yesterday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Whatever.may be said OF the Senate
bill it is better, far better, than the
Mckinley tariff. 1t is good step to-
ward genuine tariff reform, and Demo
Gratis must stand shoulder to shoulder
in defense of what we have won and in
preparation to take advantage of the
favorable opportunity to take an ad-
ditional step in the same direction.
The time to abuse each other is pass
ed. The time to meet and defeat the
common enemy rapidly approaches.
Democrats, shoulder to shoulder
charlottesville Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
Finger Severely Cut.

On Monday night Mr.. J. B. Burwell, editor
of the argus, whilst adjusting his press, had
the little finger of his right hand badly
cut It was attended to by DR.. Horsley.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
MAR RACES.

LYNN-BROWN.-Augus 25th at Fishersville,
James ID. Lynn and Effie c. Brown.
Observation-Disclosures 22nd, in
StauntOn, by Rev w. Q. Hullihen, Liant
Thompson and Eff1e Lee Humphreys, both of
Augusta. The bride is only IA years and 6
months Of age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Mr.. James McCue, native of this county,
a brother of the late Judge John Howard Nc
Cue and of Mrs. S. J. Alexander and uncle of
VIM. T. McCue, postmaster of Staunton died
at his home in Mercer county, w. Va, last
Sunday morning.
You can never have really good complex
ion until the impurity is cleansed from your
blood What you need is thorough course
of Ayers Sarsaparilla, which is absolutely
free from all harmful ingredients, and there
fore, perfectly safe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
Get Together.

The Democrats in and out of Con-
gress having fought the battle out
within the party lines to finish, It is
now time to rally the party forces for
a general assault all along the line up
on the common enemy.
The fact that free and Independent
Democrats have their differences of
opinion among themselves and ex-
press them freely, while the debate is
going on, is rather harbinger of sue
cess than otherwise. in the ensuing
battle with the common foe. In this
respect the Democratic party differs
from other parties. 1t always has
been so.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

new YORK
BANKRUPT STORE.
THE old And ORIGINAL,
10 s. Augusta ST.,
sTAuNroN, VA.
We aretoo busy
at the present to
say much, as we
arejust receiving
aninnenSe stock
of SPRING goods.
With the spot
ashtOback us we
have made pur-
chases that will
enable us to offer
a fine lot of DRY
GOODS, CLOTH
ING and SHOES at
about One-half OF
t n cir act ual
value.
AS it does not
cost anything,
come and ex-
anime the stock
and get our
S | a ug h tering
prices. We in
tend to do bust
ness and stick to
our old motto,
"QUICK SALES
and small prof:
it's"
Respectfully,
|. SUMNBRFIELD & CO.
no. Io 6. Augusta St.
The Old Bankrupt Store.
pril4
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

MONEY DID III. II. Huling, who
won the nomination for Congress in the
Republican Congressional Convention
at Charleston. West Va, on August
18th, is IL man of but meagre intcllec-
tuil capacities, certainly not above
mediocrity. 1t was freely
charged by republicans before the
convention that Huling was buying the
nomination, and the results amply
confirm the allegation. Does any one
suppose that divorced from his money,
Huling would have had the ghost of a
chance? Certainly not. 1t would
seem that the Republican bosses who
undertake to dispense the offices are
disposed to hang out the sign, mo
poor man need apply."-Momroe w.
Va Waterman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Don't buy blood-puritier because 1t is
"cheap." The best-the Superior Medicine
Ayers Sarsaparilla, is, in the end, the
cheapest blood-purifer in the market The
ingredients of which it is composed are the
most expensive and incidentally efiicacious
that can be obtained
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

The RECENT TARIFF FIGHT-The
Washington correspondent of the Bait
imore Sun says that notwithstanding
the many difficulties the Senate has
placed in the way of those Representa-
tives whose conduct has now to be
passed upon by the people, the demo
Gratis are preparing for an active cam
paign, with every hope of success. AS
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means committee, has truthfully said,
no great reform can be accomplished
at single stride. 1t VIII take time
and many successive steps before the
goal is reached. A beginning has been
made, and the people have learned
that only by waging constant war
against the trusts and other organiza-
lions for whose benefit they are now
being taxed can they obtain the tree
dom of trade they are entitled to. The
fallacious doctrine of protection has
been SO thoroughly engrafted upon
the political system IF the country it
is not surprising its hold should be
tenacious, CT that, prompted by greed
and rapacity, it should find many ad-
vocates both in and out of Congress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

DIR. A. Martini dentist of Woodstock, the
father of r. H. Martin, of the editorial staff
of the Staunton Nens, who had been an in
valid since he was paralyzed in 1891, died at
his residence in Woodstock last Sunday morn
ing, aged 70 years.
He was born within ten miles of Portland,
Maine-graduated at the second session of the
first dental college at Baltimore, and located
in Shenandoah county, Va, in 1913, and
practiced his profession in that county, Rock
ingham, and Page. In 1855, he removed to
Harrisonburg, and July 10th, 1861, he joined
Company I, 33rd Virginia Infantry, Stone
wall Brigade, and was soon made commits
sary and then quartermasler. After the war,
he resumed the practice of his profession for
some years and then turned his attention to
farming and Horticulture. In 1885, he gave
up farming and removed to Woodstock and
again resumed the practice of his profession,
which he continued to do till he was disabled
by paralysis in 1891. He was man of intel
ligence and a consistent member of the Pres
byterian Church. The funeral was at 4
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

A GLORIOUS OCCASION.-The Con-
federate Re union yesterday and to- day
was one of the grandest, most inspiring
and memorable events which has ever
taken place in Monroe county. The
vast crowd to day numbered not less
than four thousand people, and many
estimates place it above five thousand.
Time and space will not suffice to DIES
cribe in this evenings paper in detail
the features OF the occasion. the hand
some company of tile West Virginia
National Guards from Ronceverte un
der Captain c. n. Simms, the excellent
music furnished by the Rocky Point
and Roneeyerte Bands, the procession
of many hundreds of brave old veter
ans greeted with the thunderous ac-
claim of thousands, the immense
throng which gathered beneath the
stately sugar naples, the cheers aud
the tears which alternated--all crown.
ed with the splendid elimination of
Major Henry T. Staunton's beautiful
poem written for the occasion, and the
magnificent, patriotic and uplifting
address of Gen. John Echols .Monroe
{ ". Yd) W0tchman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Mr.. Magnus S. Cease died of paralysis in
Richmond at O clock last Thursday morning,
August 23rd, aged SO years. Till last Septem-
Der, lie lived all his lite in this city. He leaves
a widow and six children-fye sons and one
daughter all living in Richmond. The fu-
neral was conducted by Rev. Moses D. Hoge,
D. D., of Richmond, assisted by Rev. John d.
Donovan, pastor of the U. B. Church of this
city, of which the deceased was a member.
Interment in Hollywood cemetery. The fol
lowing were the pall-bearers Messrs. Minor
B. Hamrick Of Staunton, George l.. Harper,
L. B. Waller, B. P. Ashton, L. Jackson, f. B.
Robinson, Captain J. B. Booker, William
and A. P. Shields, of Richmond
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29
DEATH HIS.

Mrs. Eugenla Bumgardner SprOul, wife OF
Col. A. A. Sproul. of Middlebrook, in this
county, after a protracted illness, died at half
past II o'clock last Thursday night, August
23rd, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Capt.
Jas. Bumgardner, jr., No. 205 North Augusta
street in this city. She was for many years
consistent member of Bethel Presbyterian
church, and one of its most active and useful
members. She was a daughter of the late
James Bumgardner of that neigh borhood and
was the sister of Mrs. James Bumgardner and
Mr.. ]. Alex. Bumgardner of this city, and Mrs.
P L. Murphy, of Morganton, N. G.
She is survived by her husband and six chill
dren-Messrs John A., VIM. W., Hugh, and
Miss Fannie Sproul of this county, and A. A.
Sproul, jr., of Baltimore, and L. f. Sproul of
Oklahoma.
The funeral was at Bethel church at 1880
a. M, Saturday, the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Lapsley,
officiating.
The pall-b bearers were: J. A. Tempeton,
James Wallace, Mcclure Wallace, S. f. Pill
son. M e. Mcclure, B. F. Mcclure and John
w. Gilkcson.
Mrs. NJ E. Timberlake, widow of Mr.. j. L.
Timberlake, and mother of W. Wilson Tim
berlake, died of consumption at her residence
No. % East Market street, at 3:30p. m, Friday,
August 24th, aged 40 years. She was the sister
of Thomas H. Humphreys, Mrs. ]. f. Taylor,
and Mrs. S. N. Bagby.
The funeral was from Trinity church, of
which she was a member, at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. The pail bearers were: Messrs.
S. NJ Yost, J. H. Wayt, W. T. McCue, Asher
Ayres, R. P. Denny and Joseph B.. Wood
ward
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-08-29

Congress adjourned yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06
Personal MENTION.

Col. 6. n. Wheelan, U. S. A, was at
the Ryan yesterday.
Commander Stead, q. S. n. was at
the Ryan yesterday.
Among the transients yesterday at the
Merchants was w. ii. Terry. u. 3. A.
At the Windsor-J. s. Boyer. Chicago;
Frank l.. Vieu, New York: w. E. Bal
lev and wife, Duluth: c. ii. Bryan, Me-
nomonie.
AT the Caiendon-Joshua Whitmarsh,
Boston; Thomas q. Vent. Chicago;
Charles H. Rattinger, jamestown, n.
D.. Nels Campbell, Hong Kong; L. W..
Waite, Duluth.
Al Hotel Sherman-F. NJ. Palmer,
San Diego. CAL; Ii. A. Olson, Fargo, n.
D.; c. w. Woodward, Rochester, n. y;
Fred FoSs, Lake Crystal; Albert May
ner and wife, MenomOnie, Mich; W. u.
Wright, Window, Mimi; WIN. Pnipott,
Chicago.
AT Hotel Extraordinarily. L. Darl-
ing, Fargo; George Purvis, Min; MISS
Hanger, J. s. Bowen and wife, j. j.
Walsh. Chicago: Ludwig Clark, Grand
Forks; c. ID. Garrett, st. Louis; 5. w.
Tucker, Keokuk, To-; John Clancy.
Clinton. To-: +. McMannon, Maiden,
Mont.
Al the 1nternatlonai-I. Il. Ward, 81
Cloud; Sherwood Meredith. OnleY, n.
D.; Mrs. II. b. Morrison, Grand Forks;
Z. j. Holmes, Webster, 5. D.; u. l..
Harris, Duluth; Toblan Mayrenson,
North Branch; c. c. Smith, st. Cloud;
j. W. Evens and wife, Duluth.
AT the Ryan-William Barker. G. W.
NJ. Brown. NJ. A Eiseman. Chicago; Z.
f. Jacques and wife. Kansas City: Louis
j. Rozier, De Soto, Wis; Felix Rozier.
Ste. Genevieve, Wis; I. ID. Clagett,
Philadelphia; Myer A. Loeb, Rock Isl
and; w. Hubbard, Cedar Rapids; y; w.
Win. Kennedy, Peoria, Ill.
At the Merchants K. Stoner.
Boston; William ii. Flentye, Tacoma;
j. b. Stevens. Milwaukee,; j. c: Hook
bridge and wife. La Crosse; K. Roberts.
Pittsburg; V Is. Drew, Detroit; ); B.
Hockbridge, Fargo; j. B. Mentz, Chi
cago; John Schatfe and wife, Stevens
Point; G, W. Clark, Boston.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06
NUMEROUS BLAZEs.
The Fire Department Was Kept
Busy Yesterday.

Busy Yesterday.
The record OF fires yesterday up 10
p. m. had but little of interest. At 9:10
a. m. a ''still" called the department to
the corner of Winnifred and Charlton
streets. where the dry grass had become
ignited In some way, communicating
the flames to a wooden sidewalk. At
OFT some one pulled Box No. 756 on
account of the same blaze. This was
eXtinguished easily, no damage, prac-
tlcalIy resulting.
The planking in the Fourth street
tunnel, owned by the Great Northern
Railway company, caught fire from
sparks from passing locomotive at IL
a. m, resulting in trifling damages only.
st. Luke's hospital, which occupies
the four-story brick building at the
corner of Smith avenue and Sherman
streets, took fire at 9:19 a. m. The ORR
gin of the blaze was traced to spOnta-
neous combustion in the soft coal in the
basement. Fortunately the department
got the fire under such speedy control
that it made no Roadway. mo damage"
was reported.
at 80 p. H.. locomotive sparks set
fire to pile of rubbish at Bradley and
Seventh streets. This was Immediately
checked before it had chance to ignite
any property of value.
The department was given run at
5:26 to the corner of Lafayette avenue
and Westminster street by an alarm
from box 800. Here an incipient c0nfia-
grafton in the underbrush and grass
near the Lafayette avenue bridge was
found to be on fire. This, too. was
caused from locomotive sparks. There
was no damage.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06
s SACRIFICES
Made in the Belief That They
Would Better the Crops.

Made in the Belief That They
Would Better the Crops.
Fortnightly Review.
We learn frou Festus that the Romans
sacrificed red-haired puppies in spring,
i'll the BELIEF that the crops would thus
grow ripe and ruddy; and there can be
little doubt that these puppies, like the
lamb sacrifice at Holne and Kings
leighton, were substitute for an orig
inal human victim. Prof. Ramsay.
the great authority on Phrygian
custom. believes that Attis was at
first represented by a human VIC
tim. who twas probably slain each year
by u cruel death, just as the god him
self died." and Mr. Frazer has shown
that Attis was essentially god of
vegetation; that one of his epithets was
very iruiJful;" that he was addressed
as 1.-The reaped yellow ear of corn" and
that the story of bis sufferings, death
and resurrection was interpreted as the
ripe grain wounded by the reaper,
buried in the granary and coming to
life again when sown in the ground.
Adonis, again. is one of these gods OF
vegetation, originally represented, no
doubt, by human victim.
The famous gardens of AdoniS were
baskets or pots filled with earth, In
which wheat. barley and flowers were
Sown at the time when the women were
mourning the dead Adonis. 70 this
day in Sicily at the approach of Easter
the women SOW wheat, lentiIs and
canary seeds in plates, which are
kept in the dark and watered
every two days. When the plants
shoot up 1.-THE plates containing them,n
says MIR. Frazer, ''are placed on the
sepulchres, which, with effigies of the
dead Christ. are made up in Roman
Catholic and Greek churches OH Good
Friday. just as the gardens of Adonis
were placed OH the grave of the dead
AdoniS." Mr.. Frazer has also pointed
out the marks of a similar element in
the worship of Osiris. He was a DEITY
of vegetation, the first to teach man the
use of corn, and his annual festival be-
gan with blowing the earth.
In one of the chapels dedicated to
Osiris, in the great temple of Isis. at
PhilR, the dead body Of Osiris is repre-
scented with stalks OF corn sprfnging
from ii, and priest is watering the
stalks from pitcher. Mr.. Frazer sug-
gestS that the legend of the man
gled remains of the god being
scattered up and down the land
"mav be a Renaissance of the Gus
tom of Staying human victim
and distributing his flesh or scattering
his ashes over the fields to fertilize
them" Indeed, Manetho tells us that
the Egyptians used to burn red haired
men and scatter their ashes with WIN
moving fans.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06
St. paul Parish Celebrates

The seventh anniversary of the rec
torship of Rev. DR.. Wright over tins
venerable parish was celebrated yester-
day in simple and unobtrusive man
ner. 1t was of interest only to the par
ishloners and was quietly kept as all
such family affairs should be.
The altar, made brilliant with the
blaze Of ihnumerable lights, usical
service artistically rendered by the
white-robed choirsters and short adj
dress by the rector were SOME of the
features OF this happy occasion. This
this city was but a village, has suffered
in numbers by the flight of its parish
Toners to the more attractive and more
fashionable West end. But under the
present indefatigable rector 1t 10 more
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06
A SCIENTIFIC SERMON.
DISTINGUISHED ORATOR OF
BROOKLYN
Entertains the Mental Scientists
With q Sermon of Rare
Merit.

Rev. Frank E. Mason, of the First
lectured on 1.-The Law OF Oppositesn
before the Christian Scientists III GLOBE
building, yesterday morning.
His sermon was unique and iconoclas-
tie in nature. He denied the orthodox
zeal dogma of the ''fall of man." claim
ing that concession to this ecclesiastical
assumption perpetuated the phero mena
of the "fall." He said:
''lt is impossible to regenerate man so
long as we maintain his decadence
Only as we repudiate the hypothesis OF
sAdamic perdition can man be placed on
the true foundation, as the perfect child
of a perfect principle. The fall Of man
is the prostitution of the individual
,tnind to the Adamic hypothesis of life.
Man today Is perfect creature, and all
That Is requisite is the recognition of it.
Jesus knew this when He Sdid: BE ye
perfect. even as your heavenly Father
Is perfect Man reekons himself from
an imperfect basis. and imperfection is
the inevitable result, for like begetS
like. Regeneration consists in mentally
Establishing the spiritual foundation, in
consciousness. Sickness, sin and death
ARE Innovations on mars being. they
are noe of God, and will cease COM
mensurate with the capitalization of
the thought. Jesus Christ is the per-
spective model OF individual per-
lection. The power and prerogatlveS
which signalized hin belong equally 10
all. We relegate 10 futurity that which
should obtain III the present, and there
fore reap the diScords of our own mega
tive thoughts. Intelligence is the savior
OF the world; ignorance Is the devil.
The same mind IN US that was in
Christ Jesus" Will resurrecJ us 10 His
realization of true manhood.
Mr.. Mason is the guest of w. l.. Bar
teau, of the Hotel Barteau. He will re-
main III st. Paul long enough to instruct
class in the science of life, after which
he will teach in Minneapolis.