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UOR SALE-A FIRST-CLASS SALOON; A
Il splendid business chance for one or two
young men who would like to embark in the
saloon trade, and good time to try, as we
have long campaign before us. Apply at
this Office. je22-St
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Q1 FOR MEMS CALF SHOES LACE OR
d gaiter); ladies' shoes, 81 and up; chill
dren's shoes, soc; clothing; mems suits from
81 so up. At Receivers sale, $40 j.
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WANTED.

YOUNG LADY WISHES TO JOIN A
Il party going to Yosemite. Inquire at 1911
. street. je3O-2t*
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MUSICAL.

IN Agent for Washburn mandolins and
guitars, Stewart banjos, Fairbanks & Co.'S
banjos, band instruments and music. Call
and get my catalogue of six thousand pieces
of sheet music, 10 cents per copy. Violins
and strings a speciality.
GUITAR AND BANJo-RAPID AD-
VI vancement. j. FRANK PALMER,
teacher. Studio. 610h street.
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~nn CORDS OF LIGHT. DRY, 4-FooT
lUU summer wood, 81 per cord IN yard or
81 go delivered; special rates for large lots.
inquire at KENT BROTHERS STABLE,
1917 Third street.
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FINANCIAL.

aca0a TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
OOVUU security. Inquire at 317 street.
je27-4t~
VIZ TANTED-PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY
wv can borrow money In sums from 81 to
81, 900 at lowest rates in town; 419 X street,
next TO Metropolitan Theater
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TOR SALE.

J1OR SALE-CHOICE BUILDING LOTS,
L only five minutes from Tenth and K, via
electric cars; nom 500 to 5000 each. NJ. j.
DILLMAN 4l7 street.
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POTATOES 75C SACK AT SIMONS &
i BEESLEY'S, in their new store SIS X;
8 bars Soap for 25c. Notice the new address.
81 8 X
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A NICE HOME, TWO MILES FROM CITY,
n i've acres, new house OF six rooms; will
trade for city property. N. l.. DREW, 4O8
street. Sacramento.
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TNHE BEST FRUIT LAND IN THE STATE
for sale; no frosts, no irrigation no failure.
Address w. L. COTTER, Arbuckle, Cal.
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MONEY TO LOAN, IN SUMS TO SUIT,
Nl on city or country property; also real
estate bought and sold by L. n. DREW Dos j
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TO LET OR RENT.

ITO LET FIVE ROOMS ON SECOND
floor, suitable for housekeeping, on corner
of Twelfth and Z streets. Je3O-n
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MEETING NOTICES.

VlHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Il stockholders of the Pioneer Milling Com
pany will be held at the office of the company,
in the City of Sacramento, on MONDAY, July
10th, at 2 P. NJ, for the purpose of electing
Board OF Directors for the ensuing year and
Tor the transaction of any and all business
coming before the meeting.
je2 6-td +. B. SMITH, Secretary
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ENERGETIC MEN OF
w perseverance,; to such men / will pay
we'll; So deposit required. Call or address o.
G. JOHNSON, 717 K street.
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nAK STOVE WOOD, Sc PER CORD De
" nvered; measurement guaranteed; yards
filled with dirt at lowest prices. Yard on
Twelfth-street road, near American River
bridge. w. II. BASLER, p. Q. address 92O st.
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TNOR SALE-A LIMITED NUMBER OF
Il five and ten-acre tracts choice small fruit
lands in New Ramona Colony, Brighton. NJ.
J. DILLMAN, AIT ] street.
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r0O d STREET-ONE OR THREE UN
lU0 furnished rooms, with stable. Je29-lW*
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NOTICE TO 1HE PUBLIC.-HAV1NG
IN bought out the dairy business OF Mr.. Cap,
well, am prepared TO supply pure milk ana
cream at reasonable rates; satisfaction guar
anteed. THOS. s. STILLWELL.
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A BARGAIN-LoT 3oxI6O, WITH STA
n BILE; also lot 40x9O, with two-story dwell
ing. Apply 4o5 Fifteenth street.
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TOR SALE CHEAP, OR EXCHANGE FOR
Il city property, ten acres assorted orchard,
full bearing; also, ten acres, unimproved. adj
joining; frst-class soil; barn, stable, wells,
ETC., one and quarter miles east of city; fine
places for country homes; no city taxation.
Apply at 1909 street.
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1ITANTED-FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF
w occupying kitchen, bedroom and sit
ting-room, young man and wife want to
take care Of city residence during the sum-
mer months; best Of references. Address
CARE-TAKERS, this Office. je29-2t*
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ITO LET-A NEW FLAT OF ROOMS
i containing electric burglar alarm system
and all the latest improvements, 1416 Sew
enth street, between N and o streets, within
three and O half blocks OF the new Postofice
Inquire of ia MES RILEY, either on the
premises or at Lavensons Shoestore, 500 st.
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LosT-FoUND.
BooKBINDEas.

ID SCHUYLER & CO., BOOKBINDERs,
hs 405 j. Examiners Worlds Fair and
Calls Picturesque California Portfolios bound.
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110O FOURTH STREET-GO TO THE
IIUO Colusa House for cool, comfortable
outside rooms, nom 81 per week upwards.
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LIVERY LADY IS INVITED TO GALL
Il and gets bottle Of Old Rose Enamel, the
best preparation in the world for the COM
plexions send for printed circulars; the secret
how to make yourself pretty. Put up by B.
q. WINTERS. Eucalyptus SupposI Itories Com
pany, $40 NJ street, sacramento. Agents
wanted.
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GROCERIES.

CIMONS & &.BEESLEY HAVE MOVED TO
y SIS X, opposite Hale Bros. Fresh eggs,
1 ne dozen
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EOR SALE-A LIMITED NUMBER TWO
l. and four-acre tracts of choice land adjoIn-
ing Oak Park. NJ. j. DILLMAN, AIT j ST.
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DR. NEWSONI'S DENTAL WORK STILL
~ continues to give the best satisfaction at
the most reasonable prices. 1120 street. ct
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IooN STREET-FURNISHE ROOMS
4(DS with BATH MRS. II. n. SHEETS.
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GREAT INDUCEMENTS AT THE
VI opportunity offered to start small ma
chine shop; see large advertisement In this
paper. " WESLEY ROSE, 1881 * street.
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SCHOOLS OF ART.

cEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
= friends In the East. It leads them all.
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II f. BASSETT, CIVIL ENGINEER AND
IL. Surveyor; Deputy United States Mineral
Surveyor; special attention given 10 problems
in civil sanitary and hydraulic engineering.
Office, 91S K street.
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interest was intended to be allowed
on these sums. The Court said,
upon the item of commissions, that
The claim Of the administrator to
commissions upon the share paid or
delivered to B. Il. Banning cannot
be allowed" and, upon the items of
investment, that 1.-THE sum OF 5000
loss incurred in the first mentioned
investment, and the sum of $1,000 In
the second must be borne by the ad-
ministrator because he delegated his
function as trustee 10 another" The
liability for interest not being in
cidental to the findings made, or i'm
Piled in the language of the Court,
we cannot now consider the question
upon its merits. 1t was not raised
in the Court below or in this Court
at the hearing and cannot be now
thus raised for the first time.
As to costs, this Is q proper case
for their apportianment. See 2
Perry on Trusts, Sec. 902. And con
sidering all the circumstances and
more particularly the relative
amounts of the claims made by the
beneficisries which were sustained
and which failed. and the relative
amounts of costs incurred by reason
of such claims respectively, We are
of the opinion that the costs should
be borne one fifth by the sdministra-
tor aud four-fifIhs by the estate or
benefcisries.
A. S. Hartwell aud W. A. Kinney
for beneticisries; +. VI. Hatch for the
Administrator.
Honolulu, July 13, 1894.
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apply 70 the claims OF respondent. 1t
was case in ejectment snd the Court
simply ruled that defendants were not
entitled 10 have the value Of the im-
provements put upon the premises by
them deducted from the damages, be-
cause it does not appear that they
hold 'under color Of title adversely
to the claims of the plaintiff in good
faith"
Green Y. Buddle, Wheat. l. \
case of ejectment is 4 statutory pro-
ceeding and does not involve Partition
or any equities of Partition, and we
fail to see its bearing.
DothaZe V. Stuart, s. Miss. s5l, Is
case under the statutes Of Missouri
which gives to the defendant in the
eiectment the right 10 recover the
value of Improvements made by HIM
in good faith before notice OF the de-
feet of title.
However. this supreme Court of
Hawaii has heretofore in this cause OF
partition decided that the rules and
principles OF equity govern and are
applicable 10 causes of partition.
There is no lack of authority for the
proposition that in cases Of PARTITION
a Court of Equity, proceeding upon
the ground of its general equity Juris-
diction, administers Its relief er deQuo
Ct bono, and by its decree adjusts the
equitable rights of all the parties. II
Story, Eq. Jur. Sec. $50 b. FOR eN-
ample, where one joint owner has put
improvements on the property, either
the part so improved will be assigned
TO him at the value of the land with
out the Improvements or eompensa-
ton will be adjudged TO him. Hall
V. Piddock, 81 y. J. Eq. SILL Again,
such part of the land as may be more
advantageous to one of the parties on
account of its proximity TO his other
land or for any other reason, will be
allotted to him If ii can be done. The
equitable principles apply and have
controlling effect unless there Is
positive statute rule 70 which the
Court must conform.
Cochran Y. Shoenberger, So Fed.
Rep. SeI.
we find no error in the Commits
sioners taking into consideration the
natural Law of the land and the
occupation of parts by the parties.
Location and availability are equit-
able grounds for setting apart a cer-
tain portion TO particular party. The
Commissioners found that it was mu-
tually advantageous to plaintiff and
defendant that each should be award
ed portion contiguous to its own
plantation. A consideration Of the
lay Of the land was not improper so
far as it took into consideration the
fact of adjoining ownership. 1t was
competent for the Commissioners,
having divided the land iuto two
equal portions, to consider this fact OF
adjoining ownership in determining
which portion should be given TO the
plaintiff and which to the defendant.
Equal half parts" does not in such
case mean equal acreage acre for acre,
but it includes value, location, avail
ability and contiguity.
The Commissioners have made
fair and just partition, and 1t Is sus-
tained, and the exceptions are over
ruled, the decree affirmed, and the
cause is remanded to the Chief Justice
10 complete the partition.
F. VI. Hatch for petitioners; a. ;.
HartweIl, C. ". Ashford for respond
ents.
Honolulu, July u, 1894.
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Last June, Dick Crawford brought
his twelve months old child, suffer
ing from infsntile diarrhoea, to me.
1t had been weaned at four months
old and being sickly everything ran
through it like water through sieve.
l gave it the usual treatment IL snch
cases but without benefit. The child
kept growing thinner until 1t weigh
ed but little more than when born, or
perhaps ten pounds. l then started
the father to giving Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Before one bottle of the
25 cent size had been used, marked
improvement was seen and its con-
tinued use cured the child. Its
weakness and puny constitution
disappeared and its father and my
self believe the child's life was saved
by this Remedy. J. I. MARROW, NJ.
D., Tamaroa, Ill. For sale By al
Dealers BESsoS, SMITH Il Co, Agents
for H l.
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OPINION OF THE COURT BY FREAR, J.

OPINION or THE COURT BY FREAR, J.
This case mas been decided upon
its merits and is now before US, not
upon reargumeDt or for the consid-
Grafton Of new matters, but merely
for the purpose OF settling certain
Questions Of interest and costs, as
incidental to the findings already
made. The decree has not yet bean
signed and We are now practically
called upon TO merely settle its form,
or. If q decree shall be signed follow
ing the express terms Of the decision,
TO determine what shall be inserted
in e supplementary decree to cover
matters incidental TO the main
decree.
As to interest, the benefciaries
claim that this should be paid by the
administrator upon three amounts
dissElowed him in his final account,
namely upon one sum Of S176109 re-
tained by him as commissions, and
upon two SUMS lost or liable to be
lost in investments, one of $2200 in
VI AAC OAAOA 44On VI a.
Company and the other Of 5000 in
bonds Of the Seattle National Bank
Building Company. Interest on
these sums payable by the admins
traitor personally can be allowed, if
at all. only by way Of penalty for
negligence Of breach Of trust. It is
unlike the case OF interest payable
out OF an estate upon legscies. Ii is
not payable By an administrator by
way OF penalty IS an incident to an
order for the payment Of the princi-
pal. but rests IN the discretion Of the
Court in the exercise of its equitable
powers under all the circumstances
Of the case. Consequently to allow
interest here would require Us not
only to add materially to the decision
already made but to again consider
the case IN part at least upon its
merits. Nor is there anything in the
language Of the Court TO show that
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IN the Supreme Court of the na-
walian Islands.
JUNE TERN. 1894.

IL TIE NATTER OF TIE ESTATE OF j. +.
o. BANNING, DECEASED.
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The report Of Commissioners ior the ps--l-
non of lands : II the nature q s ye--
dict o. iury o. decision q J CcSe
without $ Jury, and should not be set
aside s. against the evidence, Un-eSS
the evidence clearly shows error n
fscr. snG that the Commissioners did
not follow the evidence p7odOced before
them.
Partition i not = statutory proceeding and
Court q Equity has jurisdiction. and
The eouitShle rights and PRINCIPLES gov
e-niDg partition Spply-
The lsv OF the land. COuuguity, value locs-
non snd availability and occupation
are among the equities applicable 70
PARTITION
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BEFORE JUDD, C.J., BICKERToN AND
FREAR, u.

Interest Is not payable by an administrator
personally oy way OF penalty as sn
incident 70 an order for the payment
Of the principal sum disaHowed him IN
MS final account, but rests in the dis
cretion OF the Court in the exercise OF
It's equitable powers under all the cir
cumstznces Of the case.
II Is too late 10 ask for such interest after
decision and before decree
Costs under the circumstances apportion-
ed between the administrator and the
estate in the ratio Of 10th TO i-5ths.
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The evidence presented before the
Commissioners i not before Us, and
We are Of opinion that the matters set
forth in the affidavits do not warrant
the setting aside Of the Com missiOners'
repOr.. which Is in the nature Of =
verdict OF 2 Jury or decision OF q
Judrs without Jury, and should not
be st aside unless the evidence clearly
shows error in fact and that the Com
unfssiOners did not follow the evidence
produced before them. The athdaylts
cannot be considered as newly-dis-
covered evidence in this case. The
parties could have produced such be-
fore the Commissioners. Further,
the statements Of the affisnts on part
OF the defendant do not clearly show
upon what they base their facts and
opinions, and are not Of weight suffi-
eieat 10 set aside the report.
The respondent claims that this Is
statutory proceeding and not equity,
and cites cases in Massachusetts,.
Marshall =. CrehOre, IS Met, 46S,
where the Court held:
That the statutes Of Massachusetts
took away the equity powers and rules
governing partition and created an
aetioa at law by petition which not
only partitioned the land but also put
in issue the title Of claimants, and the
Court says that the consequences Of
the statute emitting the allowance Of
improvements 10 one tenant in COM
mon who made them was ineguitable,
vet il was for the legislature, if they
judged il expe5ient, TO extend the law
u improvements 10 cases Of partition.
Partition IN Massachusetts Is purely
g statutory preceding and not equity.
In Husband =. Aldrich, l35 Mass,
3I7, the CO1rt expressly decided that
IN Massachusetts,, Courts Of Equity
have no Jurisdiction in matters Of Par
titi0n. the statute Of Partition in that
STATE excludes that jurisdiction and
the Court Of Equity does not even
have concurrent jurisdiction therein
WITH Courts Of Law. The case Of
White '. Moses, Il Cal, q, does not
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-07-24

4 horse kicked H S. Shsfer, Of
the Freemyer House. Middleburg, y.
Y, on the knee. which laid him up
in bed and caused the knee JOINT 70
become stiff. 4 friend recommend
ed him 10 use Chanberlsin's Pain
Balm. which he did, and in two days
was able to be around Mr.. Shsfer
has recommended II 10 many others
snd says It is excellent for any kind
OF 8 bruise or sprain- This same
remedy Is also famous for It's cures
Of rheumatism For sale By al
Dealers. BESsoS, Smith & Co, Agents
for h /
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The Creseents resigned from the
League yesterday, and baseball IN
Honolulu viii probably take a
sudden drop. This action was
taken because the Kamehamehes
refuse to call last Saturdays game
q draw.
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For Sale.

~ ONE CORNER LOT AT THE
Peninsula, Pearl Harbor. size 50x
$50 feet. Price 500. Location
on the Central Lehua Avenue, near the
r. Z. Station; enclosed with fence.
Very desirable site for store OF dwell
ing; safe investment; frst-class bargain.
7. A. IAGOON.
1929 I565-Im
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Hoods Pills cure all Liver lis, Bilious
nsss, Jaundiee Indigestion. Sick Headache
HOBRON, NEWMAN K CO.,
1865 WHOLESALE AGENTS.
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In the Supreme Court of the Ha-
waiian Islands
TIE HAWAIIAN CONNERCIAL AND
SUGAR COMPANY V. The NAl-
KAPU SUGAR COMPANY.
MARCH TERN, 1S94.

BEFORE JUDD.C. =. BICHERToS, :, AND
CIRCUIT JUDGE WHITING. SITTING N
PLACE. or NE. JUSTICE FREAR.
DISQUALIFIED.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-07-04
American and Chinese Firecrackers,

1t is an easy thing to distinguish the
firecrackers made i'll America from those
of Chinese make. In the first place the
American crackers are never small.
They are rarely smaller than = inches
in length and have short cord fuses,
while, on the other hand, the Chinese
kind have paper fuses, are braided into
packs and have gilt labels. A fireworks
firm III Chicago once tried to make
small frecrackers by machinery, but
after several fruitless attempts gave it
up, with loss of several thousand dol
lars. They could reproduce pack of
firecrackers after the Chinese pattern,
the only trouble being they would not
explode. This is mainly because no ma
chine can be manufactured to roll the
firecrackers and take the place of the
gentle pressure done with the human
hand. They invariably roll them too
tight and thereby render them useless.
The large American frecrackers al
ways have a notice printed on their
sides, ''DO not hold i'll the hand after
lighting" Only an American boy would
be guilty of such reckless thing. In
China, as soon as a child lights crack
er, he leaves it and does not run back
and pick it up to see if the fuse is burn
ed out. But in America it is not so.
The glorious Fourth comes but once a
year, and the small boy, in his endeav-
or to have good time, rushes about
and does some Of the most venturesome
things. If he would follow the Chinese
example, the oculists and surgeons would
not do such thriving business the day
following the celebration of independ-
ence. e.-Exchange
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-07-04
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Presbyterian Church. on Frederick St
between New and Market streets. services
Ill a. m. and p. IN. Pastor, Rev. A. NJ. Fraser
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder
lex and Lewis streets. Services at IL a. m
and s. Pastor. Rev. VIM. Cumming.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, worship at Y.
NJ. Z. a. Hail. Services at IL a. m., and D. m.
Rector, Rev. r.. c. Jett.
Trinity Episcopal church, Main street. he
tween Lewis and Church streets. Services at
III a. M, and 8 p. m. Rector, Rev. W. Q. HUI
linen
united Brethren church, Lewis street. be
tween Main and Johnson streets. Services at
IL a. m and p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. d Dom
Ovan.
Methodist church, Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at IL
m. and . p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. H. Boyd, d. d
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets
services at IL a. m. and p. III. Pastor. Rev.
H. F. Shealy.
Bapt1st church, corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. ana 8 d. m
Pastor, Rev. W. f. Cox.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augustf
street, Mass at and 1890 a. m. Vespers and
benedictiOn of Most Blessed Sacrament al
p. m. Pastor, Rev. Father McVerry.
Young Mems Christian Association. corner
Main and Water streets. Services at d. m.
Sunda
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-07-04
Hours fOr Arrival and Closing Of Mails at Stdun-
Ton POStOfiCG.
ARRIVE.


BY C. AND o. RAILROAD.
5 a. M. from north, south, east and west.
9. Is a. IN. from west
2.3O p. M from Clifton Forge and intermediate
points,
II.56 a. m. from Richmond and intermediate
points.
6.45 p. N. from north, east and south.
BY D. ANDO.
7.Ol a. m from Lexington and intermediate
points.
] 40 p. M. from the north.
6.45 p. IN. from the north, Harper'S Ferry and
intermediate points,
STAR ROUTES.
T a. N. from Plunkettsville, daily except Sun
day.
5 p. M from Middlebrook, daily except Sun
day.
$50 p. m from Monterey. daily except Sunday.
CLOSE.
FOR b. AND O.
$50 a N. for Lexington, Harper's Ferry and
points north.
u25a m. for Hamisonburg, woodstock and
points north.
1.10 p. III. for Lexington.
400 p. m for Fort Defiance.
600 p. III. for Lexington and intermediate
points.
FOR G. AND o.
S.45 a. III. ana 2 p. IN. for north, east, south.
800 p. IN. for east, north south and west.
lbs a. H. for Clifton Forge and intermediate
points.
500 p. M. for the west.
STAR ROUTES-DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
$50 a. N. for Monterey.
800 a. III. for Middlebrook.
1.00 p. m. for Mt. Meridian.
6.15 D. m. for plunkettSviIe
12.30 p. N. for Mt. Solon, Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.
SrAUNTON OFFICE
Opens T q. H., closes p. m. Money order
g.,
p. m W. r. McCUE. p. NJ.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-07-04
Effect of the Declaration.

The immediate effect of the Declara-
tion was to win to the national cause
the support Of that class whom Jefferson
always had in mind-the mass of the
population. He knew that the wealthy
minority would follow public sentiment
The peals of the old statehouse bell,
known since that day as the Liberty
bell, as if there We're but one in the
land, awoke America from it's lethargy
The Declaration united the people of
the states. 1t was read to the soldiers
at Cambridge; it was read from the
pulpits of the country; it was published
in newspapers and in broad sheets; it
was republished i'll England and i'll
France. New York a year later made
it the bill of rights Of its first constitu-
tlon. Other states referred to it in theirs
Its fame has grown with the growth of
our country, and it has set the measure
Of republican institutions. .-Philadel-
phia Press.
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The GO,i of Eirecracl<ers.

In the mountains of western China
there is supposed to be giant devil of
brilliant red, at the sight of whom
men grow faint with fear. A man who
lived about 5000 years ago of the name
of Leedien found that the banging Of
firecrackers would frighten him away;
hence Leedien is the god of firecrackers.
All the red firecrackers are intended to
be used to frighten away the red devil,
while the green and yellow ones are
offerings to Leedien. From the simple
little frecracker was gradually evolved
the destructive cannon, which was used
by the Chinese i'll their war with the
Mongols A. D. 1882. Itwas introduced
into Europe about $40. Thus we owe
to the Chinese the invention Of the most
useful article of warfare in the world.
-Exchange.