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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

ARM AMPUTATED.-W. H. Karnes,
father of E. g. and J. N. Karnes, of our
town, who has been suffering with an
affection of the hand and arm for about
three years, had his arm amputated
last Saturday, September Sth, 1894.
DR.. Mcclure, of Richmond, performed
the operation very successfully. Mr..
Karnes, although 67 years old, is of a
strong constitution and good nerve
and we think will pull through all
right. He is doing well at this writing
|-ClJton Forge ReUieaC.
A we'll known farmer of the counts
had consulted tinsmith as to the cost
of putting tin root on house, and
was told that it would cost him $500 pc,
square. Court-day, whilst the Tucker
Yost discussion was in progress in the
court house yard, the tinsmith ap
preached the farmer and told him that
he found he could put on the roof a.
from 75c. to $1.00 per square less. The
Wilson-Gorman bill had become law
since the first conversation. Money
saved is money made. Other things
beside the farmers products are now
low priced. -Rockbridge NeaOs.
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Circus and Menagerie at the Fair, Oct. End
and 3rd. One admission takes in both. The
races, the ladies and gentlemens competition
for Workmanship prizes, and the stock exhib
rem m hered
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BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET,

DlONDAf. Sept. Iiun, 1854.
market this week, the number being only
about 800 head less than last week. The sup
ply is fair, though, for the moderate demand
that prevails, owing to the hot weather Good
to prime corn hogs 6.75as6.90 per 100 lbs gross,
fair to medium corn 6.50a$6.75 per 100 lbs.
Grassers boa S6.25 per 100 lbs gross, to quail
ity, and hard to sell. Receipts 10,00S head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-There is fair to good
trade for good sheep and lambs, but for com
mon it is very slow, especially for common
light lambs. Sheep sold at 2a3x cents, lambs
2&a4B cents per Id gross. There are about 10
loads on the market
CALvEs.-Veals calves are in good demand
at 3a54 cents per lb. -GrasserS 3a$j per head
and hard to sell.
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The Corner Stone of the 18th inst, the
organ of the Prohibition party, says
1.-The Populist Congressional Con
vention for the Seventh District, met
at Luray, Page county, on Sept. 9Th.
Col. e. II. Barbee, of Rockingham. was
nominated for Congress but declined
to accept. The Convention then adopt
ed the Prohibition Platform as adopted
at Lynchburg instead of that of their
own party and adjourned to wait action
of the Prohibition Congressional Con-
vention which meets in Woodstock,
Shenandoah county on October 3rd
1t is confidently expected the Populists
in this district will then endorse the
Prohibition nominee and join in
hearty effort to secure his election
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

ATTEMTED ASSAULT.-Near Cations
vile, Nd, Samuel Owens, colored, was
arrested Monday on the charge of at
tempting an assault on Miss Annie
Blum, white, on Sunday when she was
returning from church. He did not
get hold of her. She ran shrieking,
and he pursued. Her cries were heard
and another colored man, Thomas
Ross, who stopped him in his pursuit.
Hethen made his escape by running
into the woods. He was afterwards
arrested and sent to the grand jury in
default of 81 900 ball. He denied being
the person, but was identified by the
girl and several other persons who saw
him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

The indications are that VIM. R.
Mckinney, of Petersburg, will receive
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gresham in the 4th district. The con-
test will be between him and Ex-Gov.
Mckinney, whose names are very SINH
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

VIM. G. OWENS NOMINATED.-The
primary election last Saturday to
nominate a Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Ashland District of
Kentucky, resulted, after a very ex-
cited and embittered contest, in the
nomination of VIM. G. Owens. The
candidates were Owens, Breckenridge
and Settle-the contest being between
Owens and Breckenridge. Owens
claims plurality of 526 over Breckin-
ridge. This is denied by the friends of
Breckenridge, though they concede
the nomination to Owens, but by less
plurality.
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!. stanton Markets.

CEs
STAUNTON, VA, Sept. Is, 1894.
There is absolutely no change in the
markets this week. They are as reported in
the price-current last week.
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Mich COws.-The trade is fairly active for
good cows at $50 to $780, and a few extra at $40
per head.
VEAL CALvES.-There Is fairly active mar
ket for good veals at 3a5c per lib. Grass calves
are not wanted, and are quoted at Sass per
head.
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NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET,

= 7. Stpl- IIt1I, I6y4.
BEEvEs.-On sale 46 cars; market more active
but steady native steers, fair to good 4.75a$5 l5
ordinary to medium 4.15a$4.70, common to in
ferior 33Oa$4 10, stockers 2.75a$3.20, COlorados
3,10a$3S5, stays and oxen 2.75a$350, bulls 1.65a
1925 dry cows 1.30a g. 80 per 100 lbs. European
cables quote American steers at 10a11 cents
per ID, dressed weight; refrigerator beef rag
cents per h.. No exports to-day.
Galveston sale 1,630 head; veals steady
other calves 4c per Id higher; poor to prime
vealS 5aS725, grassers and bqttermilk calves
100 lbs.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-On sale 1O3 cars; sheep
weak; lambs 4aHc per Id lower; poor to prime
sheep 2a$3.5O, common to choice lambs 2.75a
$3.50 per 100 lbs.
HOGs.-On sale 900 head; market easier; in
feriOr to choice 6a$6.40 per 100 lbs.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET
THURSDAY, Sept. 18th, 1894.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market was very draggy
with decline of IL to 15c on the medium and
common cattle. Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows:
Generally rated first quality. 3%a4
Medium or good fair quality 49,. -. 2H63
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 2 AK
OF the Cattle received 1465 came from Virgin
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DEATHS.

FOLDS-EVANS-Se ID, near Weyer
Cave, VIM. F. Folds and Nellie g. Evans
DUL-GARRISON-At Middlebrook, We'd
nesday evening, Sept. 12th by Rev. Mr..
BALLET. Robert b. Dull to Miss Irene Garrison,
daughter of Jacob S. Garrison.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19

Best single harness mare.
One pound Yarbroughs Mild Burley to
bacco for each of the above.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-19
Country Produce.
Groceries. Etc.

BACON-country, see country produce.
Western, canvas hams. ................. 14(D
g long clear sides. 81:
g short clear sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31

m wv Inc ~ ftAMNEIS AZ
in the knees, but didn't. 1t sent him out
doors, however, and after IL walk up and
down he returned to inquire:
"Purfessor, if yo' was gwine to git off
at Opelika, mebbe yo'd spoke to my brud-
der Sam fur me?"
The professor looked him up and down
and made no reply. Then the drayman
calmly pulled off his coat, rolled up his
sleeves and pushed his hat back. He was
splitting on his hands when the professor
unbent little and demanded
''Sah, who is yo', an what do yo' want?"
"Purfessor Jones, replied the drayman
as he continued to spit and rub, "yo'
know dat my name ar Washington John
son. Yo' know dat has libed in dis town
fur 90 Vars Yo' know dat l pumps de
While de pusson who plays on de keys am
purfessor de pusson who does de pumpin
doan' amount to shucks."
"Waal, sah?'
81 kin stand dat, bekase de pumpin pays
my pew rent, but when | meets yo' outside
an yo' refuses to re-cog- niZe me as de own
er of de only dray in dis town an de pus-
son who carries de mailbags up to de pos
offs an back sunthin must be did! Pur-
fessor, Ize gwine to hammer yo' till yo'
can't holler!''
NO-o-o-h! Am dlS 20, MlSSer JOnnSOn!
exclaimed the professor as he rose up and
extended his hand. "Why, sartinly rec
ognizes yo'; of co'se | does! Glad to see
yo', Misser Johnson!"
'Yo' fully re-cog- nizes me, do yo'?"
81 does, does, an l ar happy to say
dat yo' am de beautifulest organ pumper
an de most luscious drayman in all dis
staitr'
"Den dat's all rightr growled Mr..
johnson as he began rolling down his
sleeves. "When pusson wild whom hev
rambulated for five years gifts so articu
lated dat he can't recognize my disindi-
viduality, jest like to know de pomposi
ty of de occashun, you knowI"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
OLD jim wHEELocK REVIEWS.

adelphia he'd be arrested and jailed for
his hilarity. Following old Jim came Dan
Strothers, half drunk, as usual, and he
helped himself to the contents of our jug,
took both hands off the office clock and
put them in his pocket and then pocketed
a dozen exchanges and walked off without
a word.
Our visitor from the east was amazed
that we permitted any such familiarity,
saying that it would be considered almost
a state prison offense In his Jurisdiction,
and when we laughed at him he seemed
hurt. We'd like to see a critter run a
newspaper out here on the exclusive soci-
ETY. planl If we had editorial rooms ON the
fourth floor and obliged people to send up
their cards, every window pane and door
panel would be shot out before we could
write up 10 lines on a dog fight. People
in this locality want to see and feel of an
editor dozen times day. The editorial
rooms must be handy to drop into, and
there must be vacant places on the edito-
rial table for subscribers to rest their heels.
Our leading editorial of two weeks ago
entitled 1.-The Business Outlook" was
written on table on which seven differ
ent subscribers had both feet. During the
first three months of our career here we
were very exclusive, and the result was
that we had only IL subscribers and were
notified by the vigilance committee to
come off the perch or have a barrel kicked
out from under us. Dan Strothers goes
out with gun about four times year
and rounds up dozen subscribers for as
each time, and we can't afford to put on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31

"You don It sayl Why, Mr.. Bowser, how
could you have been standing there with
your eyes shut, your mouth open and your
feet crossed and let somebody rob you?
Sixty-five big dollarsi It's bad enough to
lose the money, but the idea"--
Mr.. Bowser had boxed himself up in his
excitement. He had taken an oath as big
as house that he'd never let Mrs. Bowser
know of his loss. He had blurted out the
fact, however, and now felt that he was
gone, but all of a sudden an inspiration
came to him, and he waved his arms and
jumped up and down and shouted:
woman, | see through it as clear as
noonday You got me robbed for revenge
on me for criticising your carelessness,
and you have no doubt divided the Doodle
with the thief Robbed your own husband
Could human iniquity sink deeper?"
And he rushed for the library and bang
ed the door shut after him, and she saw
him no more that evening. She listened
at the door after a bit and heard him walk
ing around the room and growing:
You're a nice old hayseed, you arel
Pitch into your wife for losing So and then
let gander shanked, squint eyed critter
go through you for 10 times as much and
tell her all about It'll 1 hope you won't
hear the last of it for 10 yearsI''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
MRS. BOWSER'S LOSS.
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE TAKES
HER TO TASK FOR 1T.

After Which She Finds the Pocketbool<,
and Bowser In Turn Is Out, Then 1t Is
Different-It's a Poor Rule That Doesn't
Work Both Ways.
Copyright, 1894. by Charles B. LewisI
MIR. Bowser, " began Mrs. Bowser after
hdgeting about for two or three minutes,
Suppose a lady should lose her purse on
the street"
millions of 'em do'' he replied as he
looked at her over the top of his glasses.
"Do you think it would do any good to
advertise for it?"
"Not the slightest good. A woman who
hasn't sense enough to get down town and
back with a dollar or so shouldn't make
things worse by advertising the fact to the
world at large. So you lost your purse to
day, chr"
know l had it,
THAT'S a smart piece of business, isn't
itS" he interrupted. "You think you left
it in street car, but the fact is you may
have left it in 40 other places How much
money did you have?"
mot much-not over 81"
Seven dollarsI You ought to be sent
to an idiot asylum for the rest of your life!
That makes over 81 900 you've lost in the
last yearl"
ats the only money | ever lost, Mr..
Bowser, and that may have been picked
out of my pocket"
Worse and worse! A woman who will
sit down in street car and go to sleep de-
serves to have the bonnet stolen off her
headl Seven dollars! Seven big dollarsl
It's bad enough to lose the money, but
the idea that my wife hasn't got more sense
than that cuts me to the soul!'
"And you wouldn't advertiser"
II positively forbid it! Do you suppose
I want to be pointed out on the street as
the husband of the woman who shut her
eyes and opened her mouth and crossed her
feet in street car and let somebody pick
her pocket?'
"But you might inquire at the street
car office. If happened to leave it on the
seat and the conductor
AZ shall make no inquiries! After this
when you want to 90 down town l will
hire policeman to go along with you and
see that you don't lose the shoes off your
feet"
Next day Mrs. Bowser called at the
street car Office and found her purse. She
had laid it on the seat beside her while ar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
when a Name Advice Was Good.

He who had much occasion to be abroad
on the day when the snow, rain and
wind mado merry with the population
of this town saw sonlc queer sights and
heard some qUelr things. Cne of the
worst crossings III the lower part of the
city was at TIE intersection of Broadway
and Fulton street, where the stuch and
snow formed an expanse of something
which told nothing Of the depth of the
mixture. Here and there was a hum
mock which might furnish solid footing,
but probably wouldn't. A young man,
essaying the crossing, stopped half way
between the curbs, and deciding that the
rest Of the ford was impossible turned
back. AS he did so he ran into an cid
erly woman who was close behind him.
beg pardon, madam" said he, "but
you'd better not try it,"
The lady gave her skirts an extra
twitch and glared at the youth.
II want you to know" she responded,
chat l never needed a mans advice,
and don't need it now. Lemme by"
The young man Jumped to one side,
and she who would not be befrienled
went ahead There was a splash, a half
smOthered cry, wild scramble. and she
stood ON the sidewalk. But the slush
had gone above the tops of her stout
walking shoes. Grimly she looked back
at her adviser, and the wind brought her
remark to his ears:
II never took mans advice, but 1
wish I had that time" she said.-New
York Times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
THE MILkMAID.

Why does milk become sour? Bacteria
changes sugar into Tactic acid.
Why is butter workedS To lessen the
percentage of water and casein.
Why should milk be set as soon as posi-
bles To stop the action of bacteria
Why is cream ripened before churningi To
develop flavor and render churning easier.
Why does cooling the milk prevent OF re-
tard souringf 1t retards growth in bacteria.
Why does the ripening of cream make it
churn more easily' The albuminous mat
ter of cream is rendered less tenacious.
Why should milk not be put at once, after
milking, into closely covered cans? Because,
by so doing, odors-are retained in the milk.
Why does the presence of casein 10 but
ter injure itf 1t affords nourishment to
bacteria, which causes butter to decompose.
Why do milk and cream sour less rapidly
in winter than in summer There are fewer
bacteria in the air, and the temperature is
lower.
Why should the milk be removed from
the stable as soon as possible after milking?
To prevent absorption of any odors of the
stable.
Why should milk pals, pans, cans, churns
and every utensil used in the dairy be kept
most carefully cleani Solely to keep out
bacteria
Why should milk that is to be set for
cream be agitated no more than is necessary
before settingi Because agitation favors
the formation of fibrin.
Why should the temperature of the milk
be reduced as quickly as possible for cream
inRi To prevent the formation of fibrin
and the growth of bacteria
Why should the udder, etc, of the COW
and the hands of the mixer be made as
clean as possible before milking3 To keep
bacteria from getting into the milk.
Why should milk that is to be set for
cream in covered can or put into cans foI
immediate delivery be aeratedi To re
move the animal and other odors from the
milk.
Why should thermometer be used at
| every step of the process of making butteri
To be sure that the temperature is the one
| desired in eacI stage or division of the
work.
Why should the ripening process of cream
not be allowed to continue too long? TC
prevent the development of bacteria that
produce offensive products, such as bitter
as, and destroy aroma.-St. Louis Post
MilIiam A Wheeler, once vice president
of the United States, was once asked by q
relative of his to help him to procure a
| clerkship in one of the departments at
Washington. His reply was about as fol
lows: "If you apply for such position and
| will let me know when you do SO, will dc
all that can-to prevent your getting it. u
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
The Letter "R" In Conversation.

The letter ''r' has met with almost
as many vicissitudes of late as the I'M
fortunate British H." and the g. I'M
like the ''h," is not exempt from danger
in America. To be sure, the most ele-
gantly soft spoken American does not
pronounce "modern" as if it were writ
ten "'mod'n," q common pronunciation
among the upper classes of Great Brit
ain, but the ''r" suffers a somewhat sim
liar elision in many words throughout
this latitude, and even the superfuous
'r' often heard in the New England pro-
nunciation of claw" is met with in and
about New York. Curiously enough
most persons who are guilty of this blum
der seem incapable of distinguishing be-
tween the correct and the incorrect pro-
nunciation in the mouth of third per-
son.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
Business Enterprise.

"Talk about business enterprise" said
Frank L. Perley, circus man. Away
back in 1885 we had a young fellow with
us who was getting SIS and his board.
The night Jumbo was killed in ST.
Thomas this boy developed himself. We
were all sympathizing with poor old
Jumbo and wondering how we could re-
place him. The youngster was thinking
of something else. You know the tail
of an elephant has at the very tip a
bunch of thick hair very much like a
brush. This boy got under the fence and
had pulled every hair out of Jumbo's
tail. His business at the circus was to
sell balloons to children. Well, there
were 76 of those thick hairs, and at the
show the next afternoon he was selling
them for 81 apiece as relics of the great
giant. He sold rs of them and practi
cally found $15. The other one he kept
for himself and still wears it as his mas
cot"-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
Eoth Parties Pleased.

A Portland lawyer says that not long
ago man came into his office thorough
ly angry-as men usually are when they
go on such errands. He had called upon
a debtor and asked him politely for the
payment of Il bill Of So. and had been
abused for his pains. Now he wanted
the lawyer to collect it.
The lawyer demurred. The amount
was too trifiing. 1t would cost the whole
of it to collect it.
mo matter" said the client. Il don't
care if I don't get cent, so long as that
fellow has to pay it.
So the lawyer wrote the debtor IL let
ter, and in due time the latter appeared
in high dudgeon. lie didn't owe any
$3.50, and he wouldn' pay it.
Every we'll" said the lawyer, then
my instructions are to sue. But l hard
ly think it will pay you to stand a suit
for so small sum"
"Whon get the money if l pay it?
asked the man.
The lawyer was obliged to confess
that he should.
''Oh, we'll" said the debtor, "thato
another matter. IF Mr.. - isn't going
to get it, am perfectly willing to pay
it,
The debt was paid, the lawyer peck
eted the amount, and, what is very I'M
usual, all parties to the suit We're per-
fectly satisfied. Portland Argus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
THE SCIENTIST.

The planet Neptune has the longest year,
consisting of more than 10000 of our days.
The report of the British Indian leprosy
commission ranks leprosy on the same line
of infectious diseases as tuberculosis and
practically concludes that it is analogous
to consumption-that is, contagious and
innoculable.
1t is declared upon unquestioned scien-
tific authority that caffeine, the active prin-
ciple of coffee, and theme, that of tea, are
Identical and series of experiments is an
nounced, the results of which yielded pre-
cisely similar products when similarly
treated.
The surgical treatment of consumption
has long been dream of European sur
geons. 1t is announced that, as the begin
ming of series of experiments, the dis
eased apex of the lung of a patient suffer
ing from tuberculosis has been successfully
removed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31

any freezing dignity with him, not even If
he takes the pendulum as we'll as the hands
off our clock.
Before attending the Friday night meet
ing of the common council we sought to
prepare our friend for several little emer-
gencies which might arise, but as he saw us
buckle on our guns just previous to start
ing out he seemed dismayed. As matter
of course, when the aldermen come togeth-
er here on council nights, they slap the
mayor on the back and call him old man
and exhibit a brotherly feeling. When
our eastern friend witnessed this fraternal
greeting, he was shocked. He said that
the New York alderman who should dare
slap the mayor on the back or put boot
against his coattails would be treated as
a dangerous lunatic. During the session
Alderman Scott of the Third ward arose
at the wrong time to state the need of a
lateral sewer down Jim Crow alley. We
called him to order, and he got mad and
insisted that he had the floor. Nothing
but the sight of two guns peeping over our
desk will bring Alderman Scott to time,
and we've made him lay down so often
that it seems part of the routine proceed
ings. On this occasion he promptly threw
up his hands, and the affair was all over
in 80 seconds, but our eastern visitor was
whittier than -four and couldn't hold his
of this town one day for all the silver i'll
the territory, and that if such an incident
had occurred in Boston the whole popula-
ton of the state of Massachusetts would
have stood up on their hind legs and howl
ed with indignation.
Next day we took him over to the may
ors office in the city hall. We forgot to
drop him a pointer, and the result was an
other great shock. The boys made us may
or and naturally feel at home in our office.
When we entered, there were three of them
sitting on our desk and half a dozen others
occupying the chairs, and the gang were
trying to get up fight between a rat and
a gopher. Everything was free and easy
and everybody good natured. Our eastern
friend rolled his eyes in horror and almost
tainted away He said that if such thing
were to occur in Buffalo or Cleveland the
financial credit of the city would go up
like mules heels. The financial credit
of this town hasn't been hurt any, not
even by dog fight under the table on
which is placed the city charter, and we
don't anticipate that it will be. We could
have put on our dig. and cussed the boys
and ordered em out, but we'd have lost at
least eight subscribers and been defeated
at the next election.
We did hope our fraternal brother would
appreciate our private graveyard, but
when we drove him out there and made
him understand that it was all due to our
personal energy and ambition he fell into
a stupor and couldn't speak for an hour.
AS soon as he could get his legs to hold
his body up he left town, and we must adj
NIT that we were rather glad of it. East
ern people can't or won't understand us,
and it is better that they pass on their way
without stopping.