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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
The Bis,els .. . War Horse.

FF0H .FFN~
So great has been the extension OF the use OF
the bicycle in the Belgian army as IN the
other military organizations OF the Continent.
that the Minister OF War at Brussels hSs "lar-
GRATED a scheme for the prompt mobiliZA'ion
81 the different cyclist corps. With this ob-
Isct special railway wagons have been con
struetsd for the carriage Of the machines.
biryelts and as many ridsTs half the m Achnss
beng hung from the roof and half h'In-
placed in wooden groves on the nooTingN
They are so arranged that they remain peg
fseIlJ steady ana are not liable to injury On
the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25

To EpIroE TuE suS-Sirs Il appears Canada
Is abe get party 20 so to Honolulu and place Lii
the throne. II England through her Entpalhy TO
republic her dsslrs 10 possess Hawai- m the
future can raise such parry. should We for
delay raising grsGev QUE 10 uphold that little spot
just becoming republic the present trouble q whtch
can be traced 20 our bulLhs4dsu aui stubborn rTss-
dsn' whose intsTsst Ia the ShaT well knovn to him.
SELF and few m0Ts' DEH1CHAE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
who Support. the w,r.o. n,n,

From FroAu'io"is Sps-A ~ oOL L. Graad n CIHHoA
II Is . significant fact that although hundreds of
meetngs attended by hundreds OF thousands OF work
men have been held TO protest against the Wilson Tar
in bill ami all kindred legislation. single me Ct
ing has been held in this country In support except
by few political huswumps In Boston who declared
that, although they condemned many features OF the
BILL they you'd sti support 1t as step toward free
TRADE. and these political Agnosrics OstsniItiousy
assert theory as delusVe As Southern rainbow and
with no more substance than . Cape Cod fog
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
w. Ha.. Pa, Him On Our L,.,.

To IRE EDnoR or THE sUS-Siy' Nay venture t. in
quirs how II 10 that you have failed to make any edit
toris eommsnt on she nomination BY the President Of
the Hon Cato Sells for District Attorney for love-
Dink Bolts. POD DiGmuks. kops EhAL And many other
eminent statesmen with unique names have come in
for complimentary notice bat Cato musE be content
With the mere announcement 10 your Washington de
spAtchss that he has been appointed and confirmed.
such Is fams Does not nomenclature with classic
ttngs attract THE sUS Ike that OF the Hokus PoLu
variety JUsTIIIL
IosToS. Jan 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
Saved nea wreck syIt. Speed.

Trrn hs L0Rdoa I1iIy TN7rapA
The passengers In the Great Western express
due at stroud AZ $40 last night had mar
velIous escape. Timber telling was In progress
near Brimscombs and the trunk Of tree ATTY
feet long slid down from the emhankment, and
Tho train, which Was going At sixty miles an
hour. cut through q portion Of the trunk feet
Is inches in circumference and shattered the
remainder. The shock was felt by the passsn-
gers. and on stopping at stroud the engine
aged. The onieials are ni opinion that had the
brake been applied or the train been going 81
less speed. 1t would have been wrecked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
The Democratic Alternative.
From "a. o,r.'ssd r'afa Ds4,,r.

From ne CsrssRd Pidia Dsalsr.
Justice. equity. fair dealing, equal taxation.
and the condemnation OF all special pryi-
lsges should be endorsed aud embodied in
svery general law that is enacted by a Demo-
cratic Congress The Wilson bill is destitute
OF these principles and it should be con-
dsmnsd. and It must be condemned or the
party which Is intTusted with power will be
condemned by the people.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
To Keep Year C1.-.lsoa Tam Ply T,M..

To IHr ErHoE o. THT srS-N's VIII you Kindly pub
sh TITS for the LsRsnt % tnoss having chameieOns
notice mauy ~ no do not know what 90 feed hem
Niue eat canned condensed muE and dried ngs mois-
ter ed and dflaE plsay ~ FRESH Wasr Ths diet viii
carr thvtn turough antil % time .. a. h.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
HARD Luss In Ponies.

IToH tls IATuIF7TA a hsTWL
HARRISBURG. Jan. ~. 1t rarely happens th't
a man does not snow in what state hs Trsli"s,
but the surveyors WhJ located the boundary
between Pennsylvania and Delaware disc v
cred such a case. IL appears that a stan n
Democrat. who supposed lie lived IN DelAwars.
and was Tunnlng for the Office OF District A.
turney in n Democratic county. finds tha' 10
lives 100 feet within the state - PennsyINaG.A.
In a strongly kepublican district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
Ia The Natter Of norasIowsr.

PROM me Laclpart DHlg Sua. Tsa.
We eonErstulAts The Unsd States senate for having
and 10 = most conspicuous aud celebrated ease Vlndt
cared IL c0hstilutionAl right 10 GGVss ami consent
and 20 arrive al lts own conclusions concerning pub
lie appointments INDEPENDENT oG ALtrOHg.Wulsd but
lnfzlIibs executive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
srs.e,.,,o. ~ Matt ro--r.,..


ssssrtptions 10 THE suS msV BE- made through
Ne Purchasing Department Of the AueriCan Er-
krus Company at any place 'ehS,'e that Company
Aas an agency Agents utR Gre q money order
vsceipt for subscriptions. aud 'eH 'or,edrd ne
.-onev order attached 10 an order 10 ,end the
paper for aug stated time ne, Of anu charge. ere
s-rl he us.ai fee for issmi9o The order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25

FoB "a. Lsa-sb-sg DaIy I.dsr ArR,a, De-.
NJ CsYslands HAWAitAa policy seems 70 nave bssa
the nust InOrufyi nE failure VI modern dIp.0macy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25

with through alsspers 70 Sew ur-ans va wasEs1s
ton caves Nsw York dalI ~ z A., en- - /.
Nss lerssy from ZOOS 81 Lltssty = Toe 9nH tfa .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
& rag T,as Bs,~s = sa Ess.

fTas# ~ raPitgf
Ton Reed has taksn ~ smoking again. after A Al
sIInshes Of f0gr yssfA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25

ful for being called PRArst-GoD by h's
parents than CLEVELAND will be for being
called GoD-HELP-MR by the Ecenin9 Post
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FIas Wsathsr Ia Las VsEas.
TIA. -hsaanSa ahmed

Iroa ~ IaF 90 IaHt 0p,
A A Wpss has been ~sariag ms plug hat ga .
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Charity at a PawnsIlop.

A man who had been to his uncle's
said: 'No one can claim that charity
is not widely distributed in this city
after seeing the contribution boxes that
are hung up in conspicuous places in
the smaller Of the pawnbrokers' shops
The particular relative to whom spoke
of it told me that the little boxes were
put up every year about the beginning
of the autumn and generally were for
the benefit Of some Hebrew charity.
''They are taken down just before the
holidays, and he said that for the past
10 years the one in his shop had aver
aged between $12 and SIS, mostly in 5
and 10 cent pieces, although once the
agent had found a S. piece in it, One
doesn't look for much charity among
persons who have to pawn their goods, ,
he said, but I've seen the very poorest
class Of men and women look at the box
with interest and then drop something
into it. '@'--New York Mail and Ex-
DreSS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
How He Wore His Shoes.

cpl bet any one in the party - Colo
mel Jack Gambill said to a group Of ac-
quaintances one day, ''that did some=
thing when a growing boy out in old
Tennessee that has never been done by
any one before or since.
'sWhat was that, colonel"
II wore out my first pair of shoes
without both feet being shod at the
same time"
Explain"
''You see, it was this way. Shoes
were novelty to me. The shoemaker
was slow, and I was impatient, as all
boys are, for a new thing He finished
one of the shoes Oh Saturday and told
me would have to wait another week
for it's fellow. I couldn't stand that, so
I took the one shoe and wore it to such
an extent that when I went for the 9TH
er had to leave the first one for re-
pairs. 1t went Oh this way week after
week, and somehow never could bring
that pair Of shoes together Oh my feet.
The family was too poor to think of buy
ing me an additional pair. Odd thing,
wasn't it, to have one foot in leather
and padding the hoof with the other?
Boys'll do queer things sometimes. -
San Francisco Call
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Chinese Women,s Feet.

It is the common understanding
among Americans that the women Of
China have dwarfed feet. From the time
that China was opened to explorers
books of travel, and especially school
textbooks, have been filled with descrip-
lions Of the dreadful agony to which
Chinese women were subjected to make
their feet small. According to these
stories and according to the popular be-
lief in America, the feet of Chinese girl
babies are put in congresses until their
growth has been stunted.
Travellers in China have described the
attempt of Chinese women to walk as
something very painful. No one would
be shocked at Mrs. Yang JUS pedestrian
style. It is true, the interpreter Of the
legation tells me, that in the southern
provinces of China women's feet are
dwarfed, but it is only in the southern
provinces that small feet are considered
mark of aristocracy.
Mrs. Yang JUS feet were never put
through the dwarfng process. Neither
are the feet Of her children undergoing
that painful operation. The little tots
run about the legation halls freely, and
on the day when was there one Of them
took long peep at me through the door
way of the reception room when We
not supposed to be looking in that direc-
ton. This little fellow was dressed in
the gaudy silks which are an invariable
feature of the Chinese custom. Wash
ington Star.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
The Nisht For Sleep.

Man, in common with most of the
animal creation, has accepted the plain
suggestion of nature that the approach
of night should imply a cessation of eff
fort. If he ignores this principle, his
work is done against inherited habit
. and SO far with additional fatigue. It
follows, too, that he must use artificial
light and sustain it's combustion at the
cost of his own atmosphere. Naturally,
therefore, when he does rest, his relief
is not proportioned to his WEAKNESS
AS in many cases, however, sensation
is not here the most reliable guide to
judicious practice. Established custom
affords a far truer indication Of the
method most compatible with healthy
existence. The case Of the overworked
and the invalid lends but deceptive
color to the argument of the daylight
sleeper. In them excessive waste of It's
sue must be made good, and sleep, al
ways too scanty, is at any time useful
for this purpose.
For the healthy majority, however,
the old custom Of early rest and early
waking is certain to prove in future, as
returns of longevity and common expert
ence alike show that it has proved in the
past, most conducive to health and active
life.-London Lancet.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
A Peculiar Fish.

"There is species Of fish in the In
dian ocean which have very remark
able popularity" said Thomas g. Tai
bot, a Philadelphia naturalist. ''This
fish is provided with short snout,
which it uses very much as sportsman
uses a gun. Swimming close beneath
the surface of the water, it watches the
flies fitting about directly overhead,
and having selected one to its fancy
suddenly thrusts its head out of the wa
ter and with unerring craftsmanship
discharges several drops of water at it's
victim. Confused, and with its wings
drenched and rendered temporarily use
less by the watery projectiles, the insect
drops to the surface of the water, where
it is Immediately gobbled up by it's vo-
racious enemy. These fish are said to be
able to bring down fly in this manner
from the height of two or three feet. !"
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15

weight, made a leap forward. linen
there was sudden darkening Of the
sky as the flames swirled downward,
followed by long, reverberating shock
and roar glare that turned the heav-
ems into fire, while the waves Kissed
around the scene with the foam at their
lips stained red. There was hurrying
back and forth along the shore, the
whirling Of long ropes, lassolike, over
the waters, and after awhile a few
charred, blackened shapes upon the
beach.
Bud opened the office door at half
past 2.
"This is nice time for you to show
up" growled the city editor. where's
Carleton? Did you get that copy?"
Bud approached the table slowly,
fumbling in his coat with trembling
hands.
''I've brought the copy he said, his
lips drawn and ashen. "It's a little
wet, cause twas in his pocket, and'-
the boy put his hand up to his throat
and sobbed hoarsely-' you see, he-got
drowned ''-Grace Duffie Roe in Chi
cagO Post,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
A Countryman's Suggestion.

A countryman who boarded the fire.
boat New Yorker at her berth at the
Battery the other day was interested to
observe the completeness Of her equip
ment for fighting fire along the river
front. Her powerful pumps and ingen-
ious arrangements for directing the
streams upon burning buildings or into
the holds Of vessels filled him with adj
miration. Then he asked the engineer to
show him the workings Of the search
light. He took it for granted that there
was one and was amazed to learn that
there was no electrical plant at all on
the boat. This would appear to be Gu
rious deficiency in boat otherwise per-
fectly appointed, and it is difficult to
see how SO obvious need could have
been overlooked in the building of the
New Yorker. The countryman' discov-
cry has led to discussion Of the need
of a searchli ght and may lead to its in
PRODUCTION on the boat. It is admitted
that such light would be of the great
est value to the New Yorker in finding
it's way at night about among the
crowded and tangled slips. 1t would,
moreover, make it possible to direct a
powerful light upon the fronts Of ware
houses, to the very great assistance of the
firemen. Electric lights on the boat
would also be supplied in place Of the
old fashioned oil lamps that are now in
use-New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
The Natural Death.

The natural death is no utopian
dream. Both longevity and euthanasia
are within the reach Of mankind. Not
few have already secured both, while
many more may find them. have seen
the man. He was old. He had neither
pain, anger nor sorrow. Finally his in
tellect began to lose its power. His am
bition changed to a desire for repose,
His ideas of space, time and duty lin
gered for moment, then passed away.
Step by step his powers waned. Hap
PLY, painlessly, carelessly the moments
flew. The merry sounds of youth at play
and the hum Of the busy world only
rocked him gently to sleep. On and on
he passed until his intellect ceased and
consciousness was no more. This is the
true euthanasia. It suggests no terror;
it inficts no pain; it brings no agony.
DIR. J. Hobart Egbert in Dietic and
Hygienic Gazette
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Strange Captivity.

The springbok Of South Africa mi
CRATE in vast herds, moving in COM
pact body and carrying everything be-
fore them. II q flock Of sheep be i'll the
line of march-as it sometimes happens
it is surrounded, enveloped and be-
comes, willingly or unwillingly, part of
the army. An African hunter tells the
strange story of seeing a lion in the
midst of the antelopes, forced to join
the march. 1t is supposed that the lion
had sprung too far for his prey, that
those upon whom he alighted recoiled
sufficiently to allow him to reach the
ground, and then the pressure from both
tanks and the rear prevented him from
escaping from his strange captivity.
If the springbok travels in such ar
mics, how can those in the middle and
rear find food? In this wise: Those in
the front ranks, after they have eaten
greedily Of the pasture, gradually fall
out of the ranks to rest, while the hum
cry ones in the rear come up, and SO the
columns are all the while changing. =
Pittsburg Dispatch,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Mixed Juries.

It seems to me that in most cases the
perfect jury would be one made up Of
men and women in equal numbers. The
fundamental idea of the jury is that it
affords a good average opinion on the
case before it, and that this average is
more likely to approximate justice than
the decision of any number of legal ex-
perts In view Of the admitted differ
ences between the mental operations Of
men and women, would not the intro
duction of the latter into the jury box
give juster average of human senti-
ment than is secured under the present
system? There is another consideration,
less important i'll theory, but probably of
great practical value. Hunger and thirst
and impotence Of confinement often
drive the masculine jury to decisions
which must cause the goddess of the
bandaged eyes to shed copious tears be-
hind the voluminous folds which secure
her impartiality. By her established in
difference to creature comforts woman
would raise the moral tone Of juries and
compel decisions on abstract principles.
When a protracted session was in pros
pect, she would first make up her mind
and then take out her embroidery and
wait for the other jurors to come around
to her position. Fields Washing
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
cHINA's GREAT IMPERIAL SEAL.
How Anam Under French Protection De-
stroyed Her Badge of Servitude.

How Anam Under French Protection De-
stroyed Her Badge of servitude.
Among the many unique curiosities
in M Jules Patenotre's collection at the
French legation at Washington is an
imprint of the great Chinese imperial
seal. The loss Of the original die which
the imprint represents was one OF the
greatest disappointments in the career
of this clever diplomat. He wanted it
for his collection, but the orientals were
little too many for him that time, and
this is how it happened:
The French had been carrying on the
war in Tonquin during the early part Of
1884 and finally succeeded in forcing
China to surrender her claim OF suze-
rainty over the empire of Anam in IA
vor Of French protectorate. All the
state documents of the Anamite up to
this period had not only borne the ma
tional seal, but likewise the imperial
seal of China, as a mark of vassalage.
When, on June 6, 1884, however, Pate
notre obtained the signature to the
treaty giving Anam over to the protec-
ton Of France, the great Chinese seal
Anamite statesmen and French officers
and diplomats. M. Patenotre in his re-
port to the home office described the
scene as follows:
"We took out seats about large ia
BILE in the parlor of the French resi-
dence. There were naval officers from
Admiral Courbet's feet and several Off
GERS from the French garrison at Hue.
The great seal was laid upon the table.
It was inches square and made of SOL
i'd silver, weighing about 10 pounds.
The handle represented camel kneel-
ing.
'The Anamite prime minister made
a number of impressions from the seal,
and while this was done servants were
preparing small charcoal furnace at
one end of the room. The Anamites
were preparing to destroy the seal. I
leaned over to the prime minister and
told him that it was not yet too late to
save this interesting relic, and begged
him not to consign it to the crucible.
He hesitated moment and then held
brief consultation with Nguyen- Van
Tuong, the regent. The latter shook his
head and said that the last token of An
ANS servitude must be destroyed.
Five minutes later the great seal was
nothing but mass of molten silver"
And that is why there is only an i'm
print of the seal in the French embas-
sador's collection instead Of the heavy
silver, camel handled die.-New York
Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Kissing.

It was a woman of the world who
said: kissing is like any other intoxi-
cant; once you cultivate taste for 1t
there is no such thing as getting enough
of it. +" And itwas a young matron with
a heart full of love for her firstborn
who declared in the very face of the
crusty old doctors learned objections to
kissing that as long as there were moth
ers and babies in the world there would
he kissing ad libitum. Philadelphia
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Trees Five Thousand Years Old.

The Oldest as well as the most inter
esting botanical monuments now grow
ing upon the earth are the baobab Or
sour gourd trees of Africa. This remark
able tree has short branching trunk
which seldom attains height of over
70 feet, while its diameter is often as
great as so OF 100 feet. Adanson, the
naturalist who gave the genus it's botan-
ical name, calculating from scientific
data, says that the age of some Of the
oldest of these trees is little if any
short of 5000 years, The hollow trunks
Of these forest giants, which are often
of a capacity sufficient to furnish room
for 40 OF SO bodies, are used as tombs
by the native Africans, who suspend the
remains Of their departed friends and
relatives Oh hooks fastened upon the in
terror Of such trees for that purpose
St. Louis Republic
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist to sci
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds, upon this condition: If you
areaff1icted with Cough, Cold or any Lung
Throat or Chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it fair trial, and experience
no benefit, you may return the bottle and have
your money refunded We could not make this
offer did we not know that DR.. Kings New Dis
covery could be relied on. 1t never disappoints
Trial bottles free at Hughes d Bells Drug Store.
Large size soc. and $l.0O.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
ErysipeIas Cured.

BRowNsRURG, VA, May 10, 1898.
This is to certify that on Feb. goth
1 cut my foot severely with an axe
and contracted erysipelas in it, which
Frustrated me so as to confine me to
my bed for six weeks. My suffering
continued regardless Of medical treat
ment. Iprocured HITE's BLOOD PURI--
FER and ERYsIPELAs OINTMENT and
in few days I was so much improved
as to wear a shoe, and in two weeks
was able to get out and attend to my
usual business.
JOHN HI. READ,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-15
A Leader,

Since it's first introduction, Electric Bitters has
gained rapidly in popular favor until now it is
clearly in the lead apong pure medicinal touics
and Notwithstanding nothing which per-
mits its use as beverage OF intoxicant, 1t is
recognized as the best and purest medicine for
all ailments of Stomach, Liver or Kidneys.-It
will cure Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipa-
ton, and drive Malaria from the system. Salts
faction guaranteed with each bottle OF the mon
ey will be refund. Price only SOC. per bottle.
Sold by Hughhes & Bell.