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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-11

If we do not weigh and consider to
what end life is given us, and thereupon
we will as to arithmetic, we do not, and
can not number our days in the narrow
est and most limited signification.-
Clarendon.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-11

The most original writer's borrowed
one from another. The instruction we
find in books is like fire. We fetch it
from our neighbors, kindle 1t at home,
communicate it to others, and it becomes
the property of all.-Voitaire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
co1oRED cHEsEBKoUGH BOOMERS.
Rspsbueaa Statesmen who Would Like g
Help Elect Hin 90 Congress.

Those persons who think that the colored
voters OF the Eleventh Assembly district. where
colored voters are most numerous nowadays,
are lIk ely 10 be frozen out OF the light this year,
should take a few hours of 10 visit the head
quarters in East Twenty-ninth street OF Robert
A. Chesebrough who Is running for Congress on
the Republican ticket in the Twelfth district.
The headquarters are in charge ofeI-Assembly-
man Hoag who is an expert in Eleventh Assem-
bly, district matters, and not unacquainted with
the contingent Of colored Statesmen who are
out for the old flag and An appropriation.
Mr.. ChesebrOugh is President OF the Cheese
brough Manufacturing Company. The district
in which he is running extends from Fourteenth
street TO Fortisth, and from Sixth avenue 10 the
East River. Very little Encouragement Is
given TO colored Republicans in the Eleventh
district by the party maguAtes who believe that
the Assembly candidate, Pavey, will have a
walkoyer. and that therefore no liberal eHpen-
diture OF money on his account Is necessary.
Under these circumstances the attention OF all
strikers in the Tenderloin neighbOrhOOd has
been turned 10 MIR. Chesebrough and feeling
themselves assured OF a cordial welcome oy
Mr.. Hoagi whose previous SahThssss I IA t5e
uAls have come 10 regard the corner OF ISenty-
ninth street and Broadway as a political centre
inv OF Mr.. ChesebrOugh's cOlOred callers wear
tan coats and pointed shoes; most OF them
have derby hats now, bul II ING S4pSSNou ith
bsrSsst h Gathered no unattached cOlOrcd Re
publican 10 the Eleventh Assembly district IL
Is believed, viii be without = high black hat on
or before Nov. !.
The Chessbrough headquarters and the Strong
headquarters are near At hand. ALREADY ~ con-
ssousncs OF this many OF the cOlOred Cheese
brough boomers have wandered into the strong
headouarters 10 the manifest confusion OF JOB
Hedges, q cheerful man with q mournful man;
ner, who does not believe In seeing eolored
Republicans oftener than once IN q campaign
This confusion OF headquarters may lead 70
confusion In the future, for already several OF
The colOred callers at the ChesebrOugh rooms
Nhn had been requested 70 await Developments
OIL few days have invaded the strong head
auarteru. One OF them yesterday at an hour
And 4 half ia the reading room OF the sturte-
want House waiting A. lac said, Tor word from
Mr.. ChesebrOugh, our next mayor, thAA ne
Uas ready u talk business, sab :!
The Democratic candidate for Congress Ia the
Twelfth district Is George b. Mcclellan, Prest-
dent Of the board OF Aldermen. he Y person
ally popular in the neighbOrhood and the name
on McflslIAn Is held IN anecuOnAts remem-
brance b. AL New York Democrats along with
| SsymlRT and Tldeh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
4 MrsrERrors LOAF or BREAD.
fSsAa Sweet aAd Fresh n . Gravel Bsa
Fear Feet CAaer 6rSaad


BATE. \. Y, Oct 27.-TWenty-hye years ago
Timothy honAhan purchased a farm in Living
ston county, near Portage Bridge. He has lived
on the farm ever since, On part Of the property
wa . piece OF heavy timber. which MonahAn
cleared on twenty years ago. In q held where
this timber stood MOnGhAn Was digging a ditch
= few days ago. To do this he had 10 dig through
deposit Of gravel four feet deep. At that depth
he uncovered what he at first thought Was . big
stone nearly round, but on striking il with his
PICK To loosen IL he was surprised 70 see the pick
pas clear through II without making any resist
Ance. AonAhan then picked up the opposed
" b : loaf OF bread.
The loaf was in perfect condition, even 70 the
crisp brown crust. IL Was a. soft light and
molst inside a. u it had lust some from the
oven. The loaf broke In two as he Was remoV-
ing tt from its bed In the gravel. He fed half OF
Z 70 his doc, who ate IL greedily. The other hAlf
oi The loAf hOnAhan carried 70 hs house, where
~ u nov, : wonder 70 the nsighborhOod. N0a-
AhAn declares that the ground where the loaf
was found had never been broken during hIa
quarter Of : century On The place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
Young Girls Suffer

From the same causes which
make so many women miser.
able. This being the case,
what is your duty, most loving
mother? You know that irreg-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28

trouble. Lydia Z. PlRkham's
TCgrha6k Compound should
be given at once.
1t is the most effective rem
edy for irregularity or sus.
pended action known to med.
icine.
Twenty years of unparal-
leled success and 20 thousand
women confirm its power
over all those dreaded diseases
peculiar to women. All drug,
gists have it for you.
Accept the truth and be wei.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28

ularity, suS-
pension, or
we're head
aches, waNy
complexion,
/, depres-
- o
weakness,
loss of APP
tite and in.
rest n1plD.
Evening star., 1894-03-17
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY 76 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK

pose to effect has been under considera ton
at least dozen times in the past few years,
but all attempts at permanent organization
have proved futile. meeting Of sev eral
interested graduates was held saturday
evening at the residence Of Lieut. Shealey,
60S b street northeast 1t was decided that
five companies should be organized and ap-
portioned as follows: Two from the Central
High School and one each from the other
schools The following gentlemen, former
ly officers of the cadet corps, We're selected
to represent joint committee to control
the preliminary arrangements: Central,
Messrs. McRoberts, A. ]. Clarke and KING;
Eastern, Messrs. Shilling. Sheaiey and
Street; Business. Messrs. Dunn. Kellogg and
Fugttt, and from the Western, Charles
Clarke. 1t was further decided that after
an organization was effected board of
control should be selected, on which
Major Ross and the principals of the High
Schools will be requested to serve, together
with those appointed by the battalion The
above committee will meet tomorrow even
ing and settle upon plan for bringing the
boys together and giving them a proper
idea Of what 1t Is intended to be accom-
plished.
Evening star., 1894-03-17
The New Arrival.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Binkway twho has invited Fiddleba 81,
out to his house to dinner)-"Come right
In, old man. 1 guess my wife's around
somewhere. There she is in the next room
Sadier'
Mrs. Binkway Cfrom the next room)-
Yes, dear. I'll be out in a moment I'm
just giving baby dear a bath. B'ess is
little heartr'
Binkway-"Come soon as you can She'll
be surprised to see you, old man"
Mrs. Binkway-"An right dear I'll be
there soon. (Splash.) Did / get some soap
in is little eyes? Never mind Baby must
have its bath. mustn't the dear little pet
lamb?'
Ffddleback-"Why. 1 didn't know, old
man"
Binkway-"Yes. Been here a week
Wife just worships him. You mustn't
mind her baby talk. It's the way with all
women"
Fiddleback-"Why. of course not"
Mrs. Binkway-'Zare. Did ze little beau
tifuls have a nice bath? Come here and
let me give him a good wub. Oh, IL ze
little pwecious wasn't so vewy, vewy wet
I'd give him just ze beautifulest hug. Zare.
Does ii know its mamma now?'
Fiddeback-"Well. old man, hadn't the
least idea that"
BinlIway-"Oh. yes. Nice thing for a
woman, old man. Keeps her busy"
Fiddleback-"Yes. indeed. What's its
manner"
Binkway-"Gyp."
Evening star., 1894-03-17
In New Orleans.

From the Chicago Record
Twas in the Crescent City not long ago befell
So come. me- my sweet collector friends. % and listen
while sing
No lyric in a vauntng key, but just a requiem
or blowing twenty dollars IN BY O'Clock am.
Let critic folk the poets of vulgar slang up
But. when rm speaking by the card. I call a
And I who have been touched of that same mania,
myself,
Am wen aware that. when it come, to parting
The curio collector is 90 blindly lost in sin
That he doesn't spend his money, he simply blows
II I'M
In Royal street Cnes oontD there's . lovely euris
And there. one balmy. fateful morn, it was my
chance to stop;
To stop vas he.itation. in a moment was lost; -.
That kind Of hesitation does not hesitate oosti
L spied pewter tankard there. and, myI it was
And tie CLOCK In old St. Louis told the hour of
Three quaint Bohemian bottles. too. of yellow and
Gu, in archaic fashion that I ns'er before had
seen;
A lovely. hidoous platter vr.athsd about with
With its curious depression into which the gravy
Two dainty silver salts. o. there was no resisting
And I'd blown In twenty dollars By o'clock q m
With twenty dollars who Is q prudent man.
indeed,
Can buy the wealth Of useful things his wife AMI
children need;
Shoes stockings. knicksrbocksrs gloves bibs, nurs
ing bottles. caps,
sOwn, rhs gown for which his sDous. too long ha.
pined, perbaps
Those and ten thousand other speetsrs harrow and
condemn
The man who's blown in twenty BY o O'Clock a. M
o. mesn advantage conscience takes land ono that
I abhorl,
In asking this question: What did you buy it
for?'' -
Why doesn't conscience ply its blessed trade be-
fore the act
Before ones cussedness becomes q bald, accom-
plished fact
Before ones fallen victim to the Tempters strata
gem
And blown in twenty dollars by O'Clock AN.
Ah me: now that the deed is done, how penitent I
am,
| was roaring lion. behold a bleating lamb,
I've packed and shipped those precious things tn
that more precious wife.
Who shares with our sweet babes the strano. ric,s
situdes Of life.
While he, who, in his folly, gave up his store Of
wealth. ~ "
Is far awny and means to keep his distance. for
MS heaitn. EUGENE FIELD
Evening star., 1894-03-17
From McClure's Magazine.

From McClure's Magazine
But If man has the good fortune to be
present at a fall" and, above all, If he be-
as 1 have been, in the harpooning and in
the lancing boat, he has a taste Of sport
which it would be Ill to match. To play a
salmon is a royal game, but when your
fish weighs more than a suburban villa
and is worth a clear e, ,OO0 when, too, your
line is a thumbs thickness Of MANILA rope
with fifty strands every stranl tested for
thirty-six pounds, 1t dwarfs all other ex-
periences. And the lancing, too, when the
creature is spent, and your boat pulls In
to give it the coup de grace with cold steel
that is also exciting! A hundred tons of
despair are churning the waters up in
to a red foam; two great black fins are ris-
ing and falling like the sails of windmill,
casting the boat into a shadow as they
droop over it, but still the harpooner clings
to the head, where no harm can come
and with the wooden butt of the twelve
foot lance against his stomach, he presses
it home until the long struggle is finished
and the black back rolls over to expose
the Hvid, whitish surface beneath. Yet
amid all the eXcitement-and no one who
has not held oar in such scene can
tell how exciting ii is-ones sympathies
lie with the poor hunted creature The
whale has a small eye. little larger than
that of bullock, but / cannot easily forget
the mute expostulation which read in one
as 1t dimmed over in death within hand
touch of me. What could il guess poor
creature, of laws of supply and demand,
or how could it imagine that when nature
placed an elastic filter inside its mouth
and when man discovered that the plates
OF which 1t was composed were the most
pliable and yet durable things in creation,
its death warrant was signed?
Evening star., 1894-03-17

brown would suit your complexion Infinite
ly better. / have some recent importa-
tons, exquisite in their delicacy and, er-"
Il want a plain black tie for Atty cents,
mister man." interrupted the would be Gus
toner. "A mere mournful monologue about
three-quarters Of an inch wide"
The assistant was astounded at such de
praved taste. He regretfully put away the
boxes containing autumnal symphonies in
satin and spring idyls in silk. and with a
sigh OF pity produced the desirad ncckwear.
why Is 1t that a man cannot go :nto
store to buy something for his personal Use
or adornment without being waited on by
somebody who assumes to know what Is
wanted better than the customer himself?
II you ask for green paint at q paint store
they don't expatiate upon the better pro-
prtety OF your purchasing verrnillion; II YOU
call for cigar at tobacconists you are
not regaled with a dissertation on meer-
schaum pipes; so why Is it that when a
man goes to furnishing shop 10 get a pair
OF suspenders he is wheedled about buying
q Turkish toweling bathing gown7 Why
Evening star., 1894-03-17
would not interfere with the trees any
y by Another Name.


Robbery by Another Name.
Not less extraordinary in its way than
the tabu Is the 'muru' This may be de-
scribed as a sort of judicial robbery or
sequestration Of a mans goods because
Of some EIsdeed alleged or something he
has said or a misfortune that has hap
pened to him. Any serious accident In a
persons family is made an excuse for
muru. II his child dies a violent death, or
his canoe capsiZes and somebody Is drown
ed raid Is made on his property. Some
times everything he possesses is taken
from him. though nowadays the muru Is
usually limited to his horses or cattle.
The plundering party may despoil the un-
fortunate family of all eatables and other
movables, spearing the tame pigs and dig
ging up the root crops. This sort OF pro-
ceeding Is entirely lawful and regular.
Indeed. the family so despoiled would feel
injured If the muru was not carried out
thoroughly. However, this peculiar system
Is limited and controlled to a considerable
extent by the fact that a man upon whom
a muru Is inflicted Is entitled to the privi-
lege of returning the compliment. Thus
take the damage out of A by surprise
party In kind.
The custom Of muru was Of great as
sistancs to the British government a few
years ago in carrying telegraph line
through between Auckland and Tauranga.
Many efforts to establish communication
by wire were rendered unavailing by the
opposition OF the natives. A man named
Mckay. who knew the Maoris well, was
employed as a diplomatic agent, $500 sterl-
Ing being promised to him If he could get
over the difficulty. He went to the
Onuiemrt district. where the trouble was,
to argue the matter with the land owners.
All Of them positively refused to permit
the line to run through their property
During the conference one chief used an
expression that was equivalent to a curse
on one OF the government officials. Mckay
saw his chance at once and pretended to
get into a great passion. He told the ma
tves that they had cursed the official
aforesaid, and that In payment for the
curse 1T was his privilege to muru them
The muru he would make was to take
the land that was needed to carry the
telegraph wires through. If they wished to
muru In return, there was the store OF
certain EnSlishman in the neighborhood
They might go and muru that and Mr.
Mckay would hold himself responsible for
the goods taken. After consultation, the
natives acknowledged themselves caught
and started off to muru the store Mr.
Mckay had meanwhile instructed the
storekeeer not to resist. The natives seiz-
ed goods to the value of f1S4 with which
they we're satisfied. Mckay paid the f1s4
and pocketed the difference between that
sum and f5O0. The line was carried through
without further serious opposition. Had N
not been for this clever bit of managsment
the telegraph between Auckland and Tau
rehGa might remain uncompleted to the
present day"
Evening star., 1894-03-17

From Harper's Magazine.


Weli-known ntterateur not long ago
delivered a lecture before a R,1r.Io 81
and In the course of his talk ha b,d 80
casion to quote Shakespeare's lines .hou,
uneasy lies the head that wears a crown ;.
etc. At the conclusion of his address he
was approached by Scotchman, vino ex-
pressed his pleasure at the talk, but took
occasion to say that his APPRECIATION az
Shakespeare was only limited.
There's that bit you said about the I'M
easy head and crown. / dinna IKE n I,,s
muckle foolish. Now our Robbie Rurrs =
would ma ha' writ such stuff"
me lecturer was triae surprised. bat
inquired politely why the Scot thonvh, -
he did. ~
oh. said the Scotchman. there's ma a
mon IN Scotland, king or anybody else. sac
Ioonsn as 70 go TO bed WI a crown on Any
fore turning in.'
Evening star., 1894-03-17
Johnny's Point of View.

From the Chicago Record
Teacher (recounting the hatcaet storv,-
And now. why did little George say TO his
father: 1 cannot tell lie; lid 1: with my
little hatchetr"
Johnny-"Mebbe they wasn't mother ljt-
tie boy along to blame II ONTO
Evening star., 1894-03-17

From the Chicago Record.
Elaine-"Are you sure that you would
always love me as you do now under any
circumstances?'
Mr.. Toodles (conscientious)-"N- I'm
not"
Elaire-"Well. then. / accept YOU 1t
Wouldn't be necessary If you would have
loved me anyhow"
Evening star., 1894-03-17
Quite Fair.
From Life.

Say. Fatty, have you got twenty dolIars'
1 promised to take my girl to the opera and
am dead broke"
That's singular. Now, have twenty and
no girl I'll match you to see whether you
take the twenty or / take :he girl to the
opera"
Evening star., 1894-03-17

Secretary-'I fear you are not sufficiently
robust 10 join our expedition. Have Won
ever been in the arctic regions?"
Applicant-"No; but I've been through
five winters in Lonelyville. New Jersey "
Secretary-f'WeIl take you;-just sipn
your name in this bookr'
Evening star., 1894-03-17
BOUND IN CHAINS
Of Darkest Superstition, Which Has
aPicturesque Side.
CUSTOMS OF NATIVES OF new ZEALAND
Wholesale Robbery Sanctioned by
Law.
DIGGING UP DEAD BONES

EW ZEALAND HAS
become so far Inodi-
fed by European in
fiuence that theJnost
interesting of the an
cient native customs
are fast dying out, "
said q traveller to a
writer for The Star.
Enough OF them re-
main. however, to
furnish a very curl
Gus study to the an
thropoiogist. II o s {
importan. Is the sys-
Evening star., 1894-03-17

The canvass OF voters in Denver ars
Highlands is practically completed. and A.
is estimated that over 1900 women have
been registered
Evening star., 1894-03-17

The friends of Mr.. L. Moxley are much
interested In an ambitious painting by
Charles Armo-. which is on exhibition at
Mr. Monkeys residence on X street tt IN
q large canvas on which is depicted the
players scene from Hamlet The grouping
is quite striking, and the figures are COS
TUNED with great historical accuracy. The
work will bear the closest inspection as 10
details
Evening star., 1894-03-17

Mr. viele is putting the finishing touches
to a number OF clever studies. intended toe
the coming exhibition. They are all ex4-
cuted in the artists impressinnistic sO1
and daring combinations Of color.
Evening star., 1894-03-17

MI Richard y. Brooks is working on a
fine life-sized portrait OF Mrs WaI.hss .on
Wnich ne expects 10 finish in time for the
e&hlpltion The subject, as arranged by the
artist, Is difficult one. but the bee1nains
Is promising, and Mr.. Brooks expects 20
make II one OF his most striking produc-
tions. His other paintings are principally
from his favorite negro subjects. several
OF which viii shortly be finished ana placed
on exhibition
Evening star., 1894-03-17

Mr.. L. S. ]. Dunbar is also busy just now
on miniature statuettes Of -he late Senator
kenna, for which he has received nunIer-
Gus orders. He expects in a few daye TO
receive the marble from Italy for the buet
Of Martin Van I3uren, and as soon as II
arrives will begin the cutting. The sketch
model OF the bust is very rine and rejects
great credit upon the artist.
Evening star., 1894-03-17

CIVILIZATIONS INFERNO, or STUDIES IN THE
SOCIAL CELLAR BY B. o. Flower, author
or Lessons Learned from Other Lives" &c.
Boston: Arena Publishing Company. Washing
ton: John Ii. Wills.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1894-03-01

bliebene1 @uppe Elm 8letl6Hel big gum
Mbenb liegen geblieben mar. Dur&
fofort a%rgetpanbte @egenmtttel gelang
bic Mbtpenbung peiterer @efabr.
@etpreuben.
Sborn. Der Rai{er bat beitimmt,
bah bic Mubenforts ber Geitung Sborn
fortan nit Mamer be3etdnet tperben
folen. Sic 8efeitigungen bes 8udbz
taberaes bal elbft baben 3ur Grinnez
rung an ben tatierlt@en @robbater bic
8e3ei&nuns rGefte &0ni9 Wilbelm"
erbalten, mabrenb i'm iibrisen Namen
BON berporragenben @Ieneralen aus ber
@ef4i@te BET P%ropin3en Dit uno
WeitpreuBen 1ptpie bon 9o4z uno
Qanbmet{tern bes Deutiden Sitter
9rbens getpdblt porben 1tnb.
@ine @olbaten14ldgerei entitarb
am Rai{ers @eburtStage in Sborn
apifden @olbaten bes Yionierbatailz
Ions unb bes 81. Snfanterie &egtz
ments i'm @iftoriagarten. Dabet muir
ben mebrere @olbaten 10 beruunbet,
bab tie in bas 2a5arett aufgsnommen
>perben mubten. 8ei Der @4lGgeret
ftnb ni9t tpeniger a1s 10 @oloaten
perpunbet tporben, barunter aud Ell
niqe Off3iere, melde bic Ruhe ber1telz
len pouten. Gin @efreiter bes Fl.
sSnfantertez Megiments bat einem @e<
fruten i'm @treit etnen Meher{tih IN
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
Hc~cuc OF u Grew OF Ten Wen from
u Fishing smack.

SEA BRIGHT. \. J.. oct. 1O-The
storm struck the Jersey coast soon after
midnight with tremendous force. The
wind blew direct In shore. ana caused
an unusually high tide. The waves
splashed over the bulkheads in front Of
the handsome Summer cottages ~ the
shore between this place and highland
Beach. The waves washed the sand up
crn Railroad. completely covering the
track so that trains could not run this
morning below Sea Bright.
About 4 O'Clock this morning, when
he storm was at its height, n row of
three one-story frame buildings on
Ocean avenue was blown down. They
were occupied by Benjamin Hunt as a
carpenter shop, Smith d Jacques as
grocery store. and Benilmil Alien
baum as shooting gallery and laundry.
The buildings were owned by hlbert
Coughly whose loss Is about $iGGJ No
one was ~ the buildings at the time.
Soon after daylight the nshlng smack
Marie Louise, loaded with fish. was
driven ashore AT Highland Beach. capt.
John w Edwards. OF Life Saving Sta
ton No. 2, ana his crew promptly went
TO the assistance of the wrecked ves-
sol ard rescued .he crew of ten men.
] ne ldlttE went 10 Int lilt-SINltlS SKA ton
and remained there until the first train
left for New York. The fishing smack
will prove total loss. The vessel and
cargo are thought to have been worth
s., UJ1
a steamship apparently in distress,
was sighted soon after daylight at
anchor some distance off Long Branch.
While the sea was running high no effort
was made to establish communication
with her. Al 10 o'clock the wind shifted
and the storm somewhat ahated. The
atea mship does rot seem to be in any
danger.
The officers of the Southern Railroad
of New Jersey put large gang of
Ia horers at work clearing the sand from
the tracks. ana trains viii be running
cnt II Is impossible to estimate the
amount of damage done to the bulk
head property between Sea Bright and
Highland Beach. All the wires are
down along the coast with the exception
OF some telephone lines.