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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
THE BLINDNESS
One day a monkey Glanced to look

One day a monkey Glanced to look
In the clear water Of Il brook,
Which, like mirror, served to trace
The features of his ugly face.
Astonished at the novel sight,
He cried aloud: "Su:e. such fright
ne'er before have chanced to see
In all my life! What can it be?
If / had such foolish look
AS this strange monster of the brook
although of course he's not to blame),
I'd drown myself for very shame!
But, thanks to natures partial grace,
I've got different sort of face"
Just as the incident occurred,
a bear was passing by and heard
The monkeys prattle-every word.
"ComeI" said the latter, who espied
His clumsy neighbor at his side.
This way moment; just look here
And see a brute so very queer
You'll laugh yourself to death-at least
never saw so strange II beastr'
The bear replied: Pray, look again.
"Tis your own image. full and plain,
That scarc5 you so; he ears alone
Would make tie picture surely known
AS yours, beyond the least dispute.
'Tis clearly no outlandish brute,
But your own portrait, full and plain,
In every part. Pray, look again.
In anger now the monkey spoke:
"Of course bear must have his joke,
But pray be honest and admit
Though it may hurt your pride bit)
The image in the water there
Is yours; it is not mine. j swear!'
MORAL:
To fail their faults to recognize,
However plain 10 others eyes,
Is (here's the moraD u mistake
That men as well as monkeys make.
John G. SAKE.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
Hours for Arrival and Closing Of Mails at Staun-
ton POStOffCG.
ARRIVE.

BY C. AND o. RAILROAD.
5 a. III. from north, south, east and west
9.15 q. M. from west.
2.3O p. M from Clifton Forge and intermediate
points,
1l.56 a. m. from Richmond and intermediate
points
6.45 p. m. from north east and south.
BYE ANDO.
7O4 a. m. from Lexington and intermediate
14O p m. from the north.
645 p m. from the north, Harper's Ferry and
intermediate points.
STAR ROUTES.
a. m. from Plunkettsville, daily except Sun
10 a. M from Mt. Meridian, daily except Sun
day.
D. m. from Middlebrook, daily except Sun
$50 p. m. from Monterey, daily except Sunday.
CLOSE.
FOR b. AND o.
G3O a. N. for Lexington, Harper's Ferry and
points north.
lle5 a. m for Harrisonburg, Woodstock and
points north.
]. 10 D. IN. for Lexington.
400 p. N. for Fort Defiance.
500 p. m. for Lexington and intermediate
points.
FOR c. AND 0.
S.45 a. IN. and , p. m. for north. east, SOUTH
800 p. nj. for east, north, south and west
LIS a. IN. for Clifton Forge and intermediate
points.
600 p. III. for the west.
STAR RoUTES-DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
$50 a. m. for Monterey.
600 a. m. for Middebrook
LOO p. m. for Mt Meridian.
6.15 p. III. for Plunkettsville.
II 80 p. H. for Mt. Solon, Tuesday, Thursday
and saturday.
sTAUNToN OFFICE
Opens a. IN, closes T p. N. Money order
and registry business opens at a. m. closes
ID. m w. r.. McCUE. p. NJ.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
Good girl. If you had received 1t
then, would you have accepted me?''

Good girl. If you had received 1t
then, would you have accepted me?''
'Yes, very slowly.
'sThen. by all that is aggravating,
why don't you take me nowf'' asked
Brad, making frantic efforts to reach
her. But she moved away. "Oh,
dear, was ever a man so shamefully
used? If it were not for that gunshot
woundi Don't take such mean advan-
tage of cripple. Kingsley. Come here,
l want to show you about this edito-
rial.''
But Miss Kingsley saw danger ahead,
and she moved to more discreet dis
tance.
''Shot or no shot, l shall walk across
this floor, Kingsley-oh. confound this
leg! Excuse me. Come here, Virginia,
like sensible girl and kiss me- l
don't believe you care row of pins for
me. l have proposed to you by letter
and by word of mouth. I am poor
lame devil, half sick yet, with all the
signs of relapse coming on, and you
won't call me Brad, darling again."
He rose and cautiously lowered one
foot to the floor. COW merciful good
ness, what twinge! Oh, do bring me
something; there are salts on that ta-
ble.''
Miss Kingsley, thus thrown off her
guard, ran with the smelling salts and
applied them to the sufferers nose.
Only for a moment, though, for the
salts fell ON the floor, and she was held
fast.
g. 1t was mean advantage to take,
said Brad moment late., laughing tri-
umphantly, ''but what else could do?
And truly that foot did make me vince
little. Don't try to look so severe,
Kingsley. know you are not half so
angry as you try to appear. Now go
into the next room again and find lit
tie box in the lower right hand drawer
of the desk and bring it to me.''
Virginia obeyed and then Strengthened
her hat before the mirror.
1T is scandalously late, nearly
noon," she said, and press day too.
have ever so many galleys of copy here,
to say nothing of the editorial which
you did not write
Bother the paper. Its editors do
not became engaged every day. Come
here, Kingsley, and let me see how this
ring fits.
He buys a solitaire she said sauc-
lily. independent stock must have
taken a sudden rise
Don't be impertinent, child. 1t was
my mothers ring. She told me to keep
it for my wife. / think she would like
you, Kingsley. Give me your hand,
quick. It is time formy lunch, and l
think l hear Mrs. Smart coming. A
perfect fit. You ought to kiss me for
it,
DO you see what the clock tells?
Where did l put my glasses? Oh, here
they are. Good morning, Mr.. Harper"
Smoky City has filed the predictions
of the most hopeful boomers. It is a
thriving city now. The Independent is
the leading newspaper, and its editor is
a rich man. Mrs. Bradley Harper
keeps her carriage, and no longer wears
an ink stain on the index finger of her
right hand. Mrs. Harper her hus-
band calls her very properly in company,
but in private he always addresses her as
Kingsley. ."-Adelaide Rouse in Phila-
delphia Press
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
Utah's Resources.

Utah has 5000, 600 acres of arabic
lands, watered by 1 900 miles of canals.
One canal, that of Bear river, cost $2,.
600, 600. The irrigated lands produce
annually 5000, 900 bushels of grains.
There are over 100000 cattle, and
Che mines in 30 years have produced
$3.50, 0O0,0DO in gold and silver.-Ex-
change.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
A Tough Back.

Porter-Yes, sir; that man is hyp-
Ocrite, if there ever was one. While
protesting the warmest friendship for
me, he was for whole year stabbing
me in the back, and never knew it.
Irwin-Goodness gracious! What
kind of back have you got?-Grenoble
Monthly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
Penalty of LaZineSS.

Head of Department What S this ly
ing on my desk? The last dunning let
ter received from my tailor-duly ini-
tailed by all my clerks! Oh! dear, what
have done? Actually sent it round
to be duly noted without taking the
trouble to look at it!-Fliegende Blat-
ter
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
Modern Conveniences.

Little Dick-I could lift our front
shutters off the hinges myself. What
good is they anyhow?
Little Dot-Oh, they is just for papa
to close when it's time for sisters COM
pany to go home.-Good News.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03

WINFIELD LIGGETT, H. V. STSAYER, C. NJ. KEEZEL'
Harrisonburg. HarriSonburg. Staunton.
r IGGETT, STRAYER s. KEEZEL,
L. ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Prompt and efficient attention given to all
business given to their care. Strayer Lig-
gett will continue the practice of law at Har-
risonburg, as heretofore.
e2g- Office in County building, over Treasur-
er'S Office.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03

Staunton Lodge No. 13, A. f. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday night in each
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. Jas
NJ. Lickliter, W. NJ B. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03

Valley Lodge, No. Is, X. of P, meets every
Monday night at Castle Hall, on West Main
street, over DR.. Wayt's drug store. j. T. Long
Chancellor Commander; Albest Shultz, Keep
er of Records and Seal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-03
KNIGHT TEMPLARS.

Staunton Commandery, No. s, Knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night in every month
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. w. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. Esk-
ridge, Recorder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

Great and mystically dreadful ID
the earth from a mines depth. Man
lie in the implacable grasp Of nature.
It has only to tighten slightly, and he
il crushed Like q bug. His loudest
shrek of agony would be as impo-
tent as his final moan 20 bring help
from that fair land that lies like hea-
ven over his head. There il an insid-
ious silent enemy in the gas. n the
huge fanwheel on the top Of the
earth should stop for q brief period,
there il certain death, and a panic
more terrible than any occurring
where the sun has Nshone ensues
down under the tons of rock. IL q
man may escape the gas, the foods,
the 'ssqueezesn OF falling rock, the
cars shooting through little tunnels,
the precarious elevators, the hundred
perils, there usually comes To him an
attack OF miners asthma that
slowly racks and shakes him into the
grave. Meanwhile be gets S3per day
and his laborer 81. 25.-Stephen Crane
In McClure's Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
Tha Popularity or Custard.

Very few of those who habitually
eat at the cheap restaurants in the
vicinity OF the city hall can have fail
ed to notice the large amounts of Gus
tard pies and custard buildings which
are consumed by men, and mostly
middle aged men at that. Custard
in one of its various forms and q glass
of milk constitute q very large part
Of the 1uncheons that are eaten.
When the manager Of one of these
eating houses was asked for an ex-
PLANTATION Of the phenomena recently.
he said:
I'VE undoubtedly sell q big lot OF
custard, especially In pies. Most men
seem to like it, and there Is q heavy
demand for it in summer. But there
il another reason for ito popularity.
It Is quick lunch. A man car eat
custard about as fast as he can drink
q glass Of water, and with many Of
our customers that appears to be
the thing desired. They want some
thing that win not keep them long,
and c1lstard being pleasant enough In
itself Is hit upon. We have our reg.
ular custard customers, and I tell you
they can eat their favorite dish IN
record time. It's wonderful even tc
me, and I see a good many varieties
Of gormands. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
A M ON THE TRACK.
An Agony OF Horror For the hKo&oEma
but Fun Eor the Boys.

An Agony % Horror For the hEoeorman,
bat Fun Tor the Boys.
The street urchins who spend their
days round Eleventh and Twelfth streets
and Third avenue. Brooklyn, looking
for the mischief The father Of all evil III
supposed 20 supply for idle hands TO
do. |" have found q new vacation amuse-
menk, and some Of the motormen ON the
Third avenue trolley line are On the
verge Of nervous ~prostration.
The boys beg. borrow or steal old
clothes uItil they have succeeded In get
ting together o very complete mans
outfit The next thing In dummy, life
siza. which 10 well dressed, sven 20 hat
and ahoea "A dozen or more conspira-
tors, escorting this sernblance Of o man,
stroll carelessly onto the. track In 'front.'
OF an advancing car, talking busily.
The bell IL rung loudly, the boys scat
cen, and the dummy falls across the
track. Then the jokers discover their
histrionic talent. They rush back, APP
paxently In terror. and make futile ef-
forts 10 get the man ont Of danger.
In the meantime the motorman, who
IL not the bloodthirsty wretoh driving
tbs car OF Juggernaut thst he Ii pop
uiarly supposed 20 be, Ii In nm agony O3
horror. His hair fairly stands on end,
and the veins stand ont On his forehead
On he uBea al his muscle ON the brake.
II he succeeds In stopping before the !
goes oven the prOstrate form, ID Ii pulled
on the track and sent lying into the car
with wild shouta
The feelings Of the unfortunate man
as the brake + too vehdlnent for utter
ance when he discovers the trick. The
scheme il very successful just about
dark, and whichever way it goes IL ID
great fun for the boys.-New York
Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
A Keneueky legend.

Morgan county can boast OF the
most remarkable man in the state.
James w. Hasty, D 65-year-old bach.
elcr, was born within two miles 81
this place. Jim Ii d gunsnnith and .
watch fxer and has not been Ave
miles away from here III % years.
He lives Iii his shop, keeps house by
himself with . dog and two cats and
never saw i railroad train or county
seat IN 30 years, Heneyer kissed one
OF the fair sex in his life and says BIC
can hardly imagine how such fruit
would taste. He has no bad habits
and IL strictly moral.-Owingvile
fKy.) Outlook.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

With all his undoubtedly wonder.
full advances in the science of engi.
neering, man has not outrivaled ma
ture even yet. Take the case Of the
exchange Of power for speed. The
wild duck, it has been tritely oh
served, is about the last bird we
should expect speed from. It has
enormous surface. Is very heavy
forward and has q comparatively
long neck and heavy head, and ut the
same time 1t has very small wings,
but Notwithstanding these apparent
Disadvantages the wild duck ii one
Of the swiftest birds In fight, sur
passed only by the wild goose, which
is even more heavily handicapped.
The whale Is q ponderous bulk
having propellers which are exactly
the reverse of what we should sup
pose the correct position, lying hori
zontally on the water when at res
instead on vertically, as vessels pro
pellers are. Moreover, the fiukes Of
the whales screw are very small in
deed, and also the reverse of what
man makes. Their least surface Ii
at the Tip and their largest at til,
hub or junction of the body, but /
whale goes through the water witt
this apparatus like a fast steamboa'
and can tow q heavy whaleboat full
of men at a most surprising velocity
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
H-oNEYsucklEs.
within ! beisry bailt q bloom,

Within 4 beifry built 81 bloom.
Above the garden wall they swing.
a chime of bells for winds To ring,
OF mingled music and perfume.
What scented syllables of song
THROUGHOUT the day their tongues re.
peati
They tempt with promise. honey sweet
The listener TO iingeF iouR.
"A bit Of sunset cloud askrav.
The dAppled butterfly floats Rear
Lured by the fragrant music clear
Tremhles with Joy, then fades sway.
And thither oft. from time 70 time.
The humming bird and golden bee
List and go mad with melody
The honey music of tho chime.
And thither, when the silver CLEAN
OF moon and stars Ii over al,
One white moth hovers lear the wall
"A ghost ii haunt the gardens dreami
IF. d. sherman In youths Companion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
nTarsh Cue water Plsnt.

The plant that / found in the Hud-
son bay region which il most worthy
of notice grows In the NOISY mus
kegs, in places where there Is little
or no grass. It 10 remarkable for
two reasons-the beauty Of it's flower
and its water containing properties.
The leaves, which grow Hat upon the
ground, are broad and green. The
bell of the flower seems adapted as q
natural reservoir for water. of which,
from q large one, there can easily be
obtained as much as an Egyptian
coffee cup win hold. But the beauty
Of it was that in the early autumn,
when the nights were frosty. but the
heat still excessive by day, the water
it contained was always iced, for
these charming flower bells are evi-
IDENTIFY constructed to resist frost,
and as they close i'm toward the top
they protect from the rays OF the
sun the lump Of clear ice formed
within the calyx at night.
The result OF this was that often,
when toiling along at midday, hot
and weary, through a stagnant
swamp, all / had to do to slake my
thirst was to pluck 8 few of these
miraculous flowers to obtain 50 many
small cups full of delicious water,
each with a little lump Of ice float
ing on the top.-Blackwood's Maya
zine
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
False Messiaaas.

The defense of different persons
claiming to be the Messiah has cost
the Jews a great expense, both in
treasure and human life. One of
these, Coziba, who lived in the sec
ond century Of our era, put himself
at the head Of the Jewish nation as
their Messiah, and many OF that peo-
pie adhered to and defended him.
The Romans made war upon Coziba
and his followers, and, according til
admissions made by eminent Jewish
authority, they lost somewhere be-
tween SOC, 600 and GOO, 600 men In his
defense. The last Of these impostors
was Mordecai, 8 German, who first
claimed to be Of divine origin In the
year 1882. When the authorities
threatened to punish him as an i'm
poster, he fed, and his end In not
known.-St. Louis Republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
NeM NoRk FERRYRoATs.
Their Immense frame. hangers ~ Nagiga.
item and compasMaise safety.

Their Immxnse frame. nangers Of Naytea-
tion and CompasMalse safety.
Ishall stop you d moment and ask
you to step on the upper deck Of q
New York ferryboat. You must not
expect me to ask you into the pilot
house, as unless you have q pilots
license the law forbids it, and If we
should have a collision the court may
think that you ratified" the pilot
and mulct our boat in damages. Now
look around and see the everyday life
of the lower Hudson. There to the
southwark you will see an ocean
tramp threading his way along.
Astern are q steam lighter and a tug
with a car f1oatin tow, while acouple
more tugs are hunting around for
jobs, like beagles searching for q
trail.
The giant Campania il backing out
of her berth, her monster stacks wit
Messing the industry of her stokers,
who are now beginning to shovel
coal to again lower the east bound
record. A sound steamer Is making
her pier farther down, while one OF
the steamboats, bound for Coney is.
land is rushing down stream and an
excursion tow ID heading for Glen
island. In between them AL, steadi.
~ and surely, . dozen ferryboats are
carrying their human freight TO do
the daily work of the great metrop-
oils. AL this is crowded into q
square mile Of water, which itself ID
moving TO or from the sea 81 miles
an hour.
Now, think of the problem set to
the ferryman. He must carry, In
safety, across this crowded harbor,
with it's rapid and changing currents,
. large portion OF the business popu.
lation OF one of the worlds great cen,
tiers of business. tits estimated that
the yearly passenger trips between
New Jersey and New York number
20, 000, 900; that the total for all New
York ferries will exceed 40, 600, 900
that the number of boat trips equals
], 800, 900 and the number of teams
carried 5000, 900. All this immense
traffic is carried ON with remarkable
safety. The lamentable accident II
q Staten Island ferryboat, some q
years ago, and q single collision af
ford the only cases Of death from &C
cident on record among North river
ferry passengers. There have been
other cases Of death, but they arr
such as are not directly connected
with the risks Of the business, such
as falling down companionways, be
ing u over by teams, etc.-Colone
T.. A Stevens IN Cassier's Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
Fixsa Up e saat.

Mother-This telegram II from
Charlie saying that he has been In
jured in q railroad wreck. One ear,
q piece OF his nose and three fingers
are missing.
Eister-How perfectly lovelyi
Mother-Lovelyl
sister-Now every one viii take
him fora college graduate.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

johnnie (seeing his twin cousin fur
the 6rst tine)-Isn't IL funny, naznnal
Mamma-Whak, dear7
Johnnie-Why, this baby ii i phiIe
pena-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

EEIM&HE @& NET#E6t EE.54&
they can be had q he
FAVORABLE TERMS
now offered, and you willthen have
them when you need them
and have q better selection
also than you will have later on, as
we'll as the advantage of the present
Low PRICES.
If you have been renting q
house in the city, stop a moment
and think how much you have
paid out in rent, and if you have
been renting long you will soon
figure out that you have paid out
enough for rent to build al good
or a better house than you are rent
ing, and still you have no home OF
your own. Why not put this
money intoa
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
in which you will feel q natural
pride, and have a permanent and
pleasant home for yourself and
family in your declining years. A
little energy on your part will do
it. Start at once by
BUYING A LOT.
IL you are renting q farm figure
a moment what you are paying out
annually for rent and how soon
this rental would buy a farm here.
What you pay out in rent in two
or three years in Iowa or Illinois
would buy equally as good a farm
in South Dakota. Stop renting
and come out and buy a farm OF
your own and feel the independ-
ence OF
OWNING A HOME.
Don't delay this until next year, as
very much advanced prices for
South Dakota real estate, which is
sure to come, win soon prevent you
from buying, and your opportuni-
ty of q lifetime will be gone.
But many will say, Il have not
sufficient money on hand with
which to buy even q lot" Sup
pose you have not and there are
many of this GLASGOW al pay a
small amount down, and we will
give you all the time you need on
the balance. You can pay a fixed
amount each month, " make pay
ments any other way to suit your
convenience, saving q little for the
purpose from your other expendi-
lures, and before you know it your
lot is
PAID FOR
and you have not missed the mon
ey the amount of each payment
being so small. Had you not saved
and expended these small amounts
in this way, the chances are that
this same money would have been
expended in some trivial way and
you would have nothing to show
for it. Surely there is nc
SAVINGS BANK
equal to a piece of real estate, and
especially if that real estate is
sometime to be your Home.
1t will surprise You when you
look over our list, to see how
LITTLE READY MONEY
it viii take to secure q fine resi-
dence or business lot in this city,
or a beautiful farm in this county.
We own and control nearly all the
real estate which we handle, hence
can give exceptionally low prices
and easy terms Of payment. Ii
ycu only have a few dollars to
spare now, come in or write us, and
we viii fit you out with q good lot,
@ &&HE8M @-
or more than one il you want, and
arrange payments satisfactorily to
you. lie You have only o few hum
dred dollars TO spare, and want q
farm, come and see Ms, or write,
and we feel positive we can arrange
a deal to yonr satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, excel
lent public schools, churches, Chau-
tauqua assembly, and other liter
airy and social advantages, has a
wide reputation for being e
CITY OF HOMES;
and Lake county with her excel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

Young Wife (at telephone-Istha hat
the Office of the telephone company
I want to talk with Cyrus Winter
bottom. I'm his wife, and
Telephone GirI-Numberf
Young Wife-Number7 I'm his
first and only, you insulting creaturel
Chicago Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31
Dr.. Miles Neryine
Cures.

DR.. Miles, Neryine Ii sold on d positive
guarantee that the hrst bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell IL 1T 81. Q bottles for 81, or
10 will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart. Ind.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-31

"A dynamo cannot explode. Itcan't
sven break apart the way = grind
stone does occasionally.