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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

FORTUNE IN BLACK DIAMONDS.

Value OF the Thousands of Tons of Coal at
Perth and South Alnboy.
Thousands of tons Of coal are shipped
from the ports of Perth and South Am
boy, at the mouth of the Raritan river,
every month. 1t is loaded in vessels for
all points along the Atlantic seaboard
and many European ports. The coal
docks OF the Lehigh Valley railroad at
Perth Amboy are among the largest in
the world. The docks of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at South Amboy are
nearly as large in shipping capacity.
In connection with the handling Of
such immense quantities of coal one Of
the most troublesome problems for the
railroad companies is to keep their roll
ing stock in constant motion. 1t is con-
sidered a loss Of revenue for a car to re-
main several days at a given point, and
everything is done to facilitate the rapid
movement Of the cars, both loaded and
empty. For number of years loaded
cars were kept standing in the storage
yards Of the Pennsylvania railroad at
South Amboy for weeks at a time. At
times the company was embarrassed for
want of cars to transport the coal from
the mines The difficulty was finally
solved about three years ago. In place
of the long string of loaded cars may
now be seen immense piles of coal.
When train arrives from the mines,
and the cars drilled to the proper side
track for unloading In close proximity
to each side track stands large derrick
with movable boom extending diagon-
ally into the air about so feet. To this
boom is attached a large travelling belt,
on which are fastened large buckets. The
belt is operated by a small steam engine
in charge of the man who manipulates
the elevator. AS the coal drops from the
outlet in the car it falls into the buckets
on the elevator belt and is carried to the
end Of the swinging boom, where it is
dropped in the center of the pile and dis
tributed by gravity. The coal remains in
these piles until it is required for ship
ment; then it is loaded in cars and trans
ferred to the docks.
The immense piles of coal usually
contain from 1000 to ~, 900 tons each,
and are worth from $4,000 to $50, 900,
according to the market v@lue of the
coal. 1t is frequently the case that there
are IL of these piles of coal in tho stor-
age yard, representing value of from
$500, 900 to 100000. 1t was discovered
recently that the coal rusted while in
these piles. This did not detract from.
the burning qualities, but affected the
selling value. To prevent this canvas
covers were made at cost of 81 900
each. When the piles of coal are all
covered, the storage yard resembles
large circus. The sight of such an i'm
mense quantity Of coal is viewed with
establishment by strangers, although the
residents of South Amboy are so accus-
toned to it that they never give it sec.
ond thought. New York Telegram.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

siderable trouble and expense to get here
tonight to enjoy the pleasure of your So
ciety, and l feel sure you will under
stand that some recompense was due to
me- I must trouble you for your dia-
mOnds. y
ooh, you cannot mean to-
"Miss Conyers, 1 am q man of my
word, and let me remind you that time
presses. My carriage is waiting for me
outside, and I have a long drive ahead
of me- Now, must I act as your lady's
maid, or do you prefer to unclasp the
diamonds yourself?''
With trembling fingers 7 took off and
handed him my necklace and the brace
let and the half dozen little brooches
from my corsage.
''Thanks, very much" he said, slip
ping them deity into his breast pocket
"And might venture to remind you of
that exquisite star which nestles in your
hair? Thanks again. No other trifes
you would like to part with? think,
my dear Miss Conyers, if you take off
your left glove you might find something
interesting there. I believe see slight
protuberance on the third finger Thanks
once more. You are too awfully good.
And now I won't bother you any fur
ther'
And he was gone, and I heard the
lock shoot in the door, and the key was
turned on the farther side.
x y
It was a full hour before any one
came near to let me out, and by that
time my fascinating partner was far
enough away.
1t was quite true that he had come
down from town on purpose for the as
sembly ball. The police said that he
was well known London swell mobs-
man.
But, unfortunately, they never man.
aged to rediscover his address, Or, what
was very much more to the point, my
beautiful diamonds. -London Answers
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
AN ANCIENT BLOCkHOuSE.
che Bouquet Hedoupt the Only Ore In
Existence.

che Bouquet Hedoupt the Only Ore In
Existence,
Here III Pennsylvania we find what
is not in existence in the east or south
one OF the original blockhouses built
before the Revolution ana still in d per-
fect stats OF preservation. AL the others
have disappeared. Forts Duquesne and
Pitt are things Of the past, but the re-
doubt of Colonel Bouquet stands today
rs it stooa 1870 gqars ago 10 the Pitts
burg chapter Of the Daughters of the
Revolution we are indebted for its res
torat1on. 1t has been owned by them
since 1888. Until that year the old
redoubt OF Bouquet, as it is called, was
potiupiad as q tenant house, and within
its walls was born Pittsburg's local his
torian, the late Neville 3. uraige, Esq.
Down on 1.-The point on narrow,
dirty little street called Fort street, sur
rounded by tumbledown bui Idings near-
~ as Old as itself, is q little five sided
! aiding Of stone and brick erected BY
Colonel Bouquet in lfG4 as I. defense
against the Indians. The lower story is
OF stone and the upper of brick. In both
are perforations OF loopholes, through
Wniahs tha defenders could fire with
comparative safety from the enemy.
Why this redOubt was erected has
been query to us, as but short dis
lance away stood Fort Pitt, q work Of
considerable magnitude and whose
erection cost the colony of Virginia, or
the English government, e60.o00, but
the red6uht was built, as stone slab
over the door with the legend, "1764
Coll Bouquet, testifes. Philadelphia
Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Begonias For Garden Decoration.

1t is now getting to be we'll under
stood that many plants that it was
thought could only be grown under glass
do remarkably we'll in our climate IN
der summer shade. The begonia is es-
pecially suited to this summer work,
The written cams across q little piece OF
{ockwork constructed under the shade
Of some large trees, in which the whole
mass of rocks was completely covered
with species of begonia. Every night, OF
nearly every night, water was showerea
Oh them through 2 hose iroln hydrant.
Nothing could exceed the beauty of this
mass. -Meehan S Monthly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

vide cuffs. An effort was made to increas>
the size of the sleeves, but this idea was
abandoned on account of the extra full
ness being inconyenient under u blazer
The tendency toward elahorateness III
sailor made dresses is a matter Of regret to
many who have relied upon plain costumes
of this sort for ordinary wear. 1t is scarce
ly to be expected that fashion will run
quite mad ON this line, but there is far
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

Tne custom Of flying {, flag at hall
mast high as mark of mourning and
respect urose out Of the cid naval and
military practice Of lowering the flag in
time of war as a sign Of submission
The vanquished always lowered his flag,
NFhite the victor Hnttared his OWL flag
above it from the same staff. To lower
a nag, therefore, is d token of respect to
ones superior and a signal of mourning
and distress.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
A DREAM.

Oh, it was but dream l had
While the musician played
And here the sky and here the glad i.
Old ocean kissed the glade.
And here the laughing ripples ran,
And here the roses grew
That threw a kiss to every man
That voyaged with the crew.
Our silllen sails in lazy folds
Dropped in the breathless breeze,
AS Ger field of marigolds
Our eyes swan DER the seas,
While here the eddies lisped and purle6
Around the islands rim,
And up from out the underwood
We saw the mermen swim.
And it was dawn and middle day
And midnight-for the moon
On silver rounds across the bay
Had climbed the skies of June,
And here the glowing, glorious king
OF day ruled DER the realm,
With stars of midnight glittering
About his diadqm
The seagull reeled on languid wing
In circles round the mast;
We heard the songs the sirens sing
AS we went sailing past. = -s-ai- "a
And up and down the golden sands
A thousand fairy throngs
Flung at us from their flashing hands
The echoes of their songs.
lanes Whitcnrnh Pilav
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Zoo Much Machinery.

''Do you know the curse Of modern
journalism?" asked an old journalist
the other day.
cts the typewriter. It destroys orig
inality. It gives to everything that is
written mechanical touch. There S
no style or individuality about anything
composed ON a typewriter
t'You will find that the newspaper
writers in all the larger offices use type
writers. The use of them has extended
in many other directions. Mgr. Satolli
has one. But wherever you find man
writing on one and composing as he
writes you will find that his work is
cramped, mechanical, unima9inative,
without the slightest touch Of fancy or
vitality.
$50 into the offices Of the big dailies
and you will find the young men who
make the papers seated at typewriter,
grinding out columns Of colorless, un-
readable stuff for the paper, You can t
turn out thought by machinery, and the
young men who write their matter for
the press Oh typewriters never rise above
the level of mediocrity. Go into the
composing rooms of the big dailies, too,
and you will find the printers setting
type by machinery. No style about that:
It's straight, stiff, formal, unattraetiye,
without any individuality. 1t takes the
human touch to give the proper life and
color to anything. There's too much
machinery. "-Atlanta Constitution.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Elarbct Quotations.

"Sir,' said the indignant alderman,
"are you not aware that were to vote
for your measure would be exposed to
the condemnation of all the good citl.
ems in my ward? And that sort OF
thing he added, lowering his voice,
''comes pretty high, you know. "-1ndi-
annapolis Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
USEFUL COSTUMES.
The Extremely Popular Shirt Waist-Tailor
Made Costumes.

Women who take delight in the easy and
comfortable skirt and blazer, with the
shirt waist that has become a necessity,
will be comforted by the assurance that
this style of dress is even more popular
than heretofore, and a great deal of pains
is being taken with the fit and finish of it,
The shirt waist is becoming and conven.
lent. and some ladies tailors make spe-
elalty of it, giving as much attention to it
as to any other part of the costume The
most approved waists have an outside yoke
pointed at the back, turnover collar and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
LOVE AND LIFE.

Sweet, we were happy, you and I,
Ere words of warfare came between:
Ere storms of passion swept our sky,
That all so blue and bright had been.
But like mad stream dashing,
Its vernal banks o'ersplashing,
Our swordlike speech came flashing
And sundered all between.
Love, it was as the heavens are
Upon clear and cloudless night.
When every golden, cleaning star
That earthward smiles is shining bright
But peace afar was driven,
By jealous doubtings driven,
III loves serenest heaven
Was turned to darkest night.
Life, 1t was sweet, and free from care,
For love and faith in you were life,
And both in you seemed doubly fair,
Who were with double fairness rife.
But from the wordy shower
OF doubt and anger's hour
Sprang forth bitter flower
To poison love and life.
&C. G. Rogers i'll New England Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Fringes Again In I'avor-Colored Alpacs
Circular Canes.

A number of new dresses show fringe
trimmings in various qualities and kinds.
There is a twisted silk fringe in heavy
grade that makes Il very pretty and appro-
pirate trimming for wool costumes. Ono
style resembles the fringe on the old fash
toned wool shawls. Little of this is in the
market as yet, but it is said to be one OF
tho coming trimmings. This kind Of
fringe has periodical revivals, but never
lasts any length of time. 1t is initiated in
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Goodies.

Did you ever see a geode, the ugly,
creamy, yellow, rounded rock, which,
upon being broken open, presents per
feet wilderness of diamondlike crystals?
They are oddities of the oldest kind,
and are not too plentiful anywhere. The
word "geode" means "earthform' and
Is applied TO all hollow stones Whiia3ii::
are filled with erystaliized matter
When broken open, some are found to be
full Of pure looking, elear water 9th,
ers appear to be full of yellow Or brown
paint, while third class are filled with
what appears to be a very fair quality
llf tar. No odds what the filling of the
cavity may be composed of, the sides are
always studded with crystals Should
the filling be yellow the crystals are
likely to be Of the same color, but iY far
fhe greater portlon OF them are as clear
rs ice OF diamonds. st. Louis Republic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

In skilled labor, such as that OF the.
blacksmith, wagon maker, shoemaker
and the like, the proportion of foreign
to native labor in the United States is
not so large as in unskilled labor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

The New York town of Bolivar has
streets lighted free Of expense by COM
pany which furnishes the illnminant as
j payment Tor the privilege OF doing
business in the corporation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

A lie is often told without saying a
word, by putting the rotten apples in the
bottom of the basket-Ram' S Horn.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Logical.

Talmage-I have finally discovered
why emigration is always toward the
west
Crandall-We1l, why is it?
Talmage-Because the earth, you
know, rotates toward the east, and the
people try to keep on top, Of course
Truth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

And he was gone, and I heard the
lock shoot in the door, and the key was
turned on the farther side.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11


Io rHE EDIron ~ Tnr Joue>A1: /
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11

FIsH AND GAME. Fish commissioners
Wentworth, Stanley and Oak will prob
ably meet at the State House. Augusta
the last Of this month and formulate plans
for the coming summer ! work The fish
interests Of the State are largely increas-
ing and 10y the streams and lakes being
filled with fish many people are brought
te Maine 70 pass a few weeks in the Sec
tlons where They can have some pleasure
casting tie TN. IL viii Undoubtedly Ne 4
YclS hHSN ycal tor tlie commissioners.
y Maine log cabin Will be one Of the
sig'lt~ Il the SpoItsmen Exhibit At Madi-
S'it NGHaie Nialden, New lulk city. MAY
ii FIN AeNf. lte- GliAt, the nell known
-Rple NJ npyen P9HdS Mil w one w the
#2ndants- The afeh stiin. ~ the ahi-i
Mlil Il al"aNS hc oljf t4d the lateles them
ss'l'ts viii be ol the nHNci patterns seen
at talft +, NJ. Bafl5HI'S Canp Beufis
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alfVH4E ll 1lle WNols @Wpyailteudiu@ the
N.Niii-, iliA- and keNHg oi tlem.
oyer tf rrNlt wyfs cts-il one dry ie-
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dip ii@H MelR~...l u i'ioMn and L. h.
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NHnl~ nle string of l&@h sass There
Welf nine liSh. tf entire lot weiehing
-1 pounds. anG .he LARGEST weighing
TX NNana~
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11

first day The credit of oxford is good
at home, it appears. George IT, Grant,
the Rockport burglar arrived at the State
prison Wednesday, and il now at work in
the wood shop.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11

mously in the negative. Upon tie question
~ taxation Of rents the court stood as fol
lows:
Affirming the aw, Justices Harlan ana
waite. against the law, Chief Justice Full
lur Justices Field, Gray, Brewer, Brown
and Shras.
Upon the general question of the uncon-
stitutionalty Of the law the court is said to
be divided as follows:
FOR The law, Justices Harlan Brewer,
Brown and White against the INN, Chief
Justice Fuller, Justices Field, Gray and
Shras.
THE LAW TO BE FURTHER TESTED
WAsHINGToS, April n Steps win be taken
lmndIatey to test the various partS of thu
income taX iaw. In further proceedings AL
tacks Wiil W made hotl M those portions
sustained hN Tie Vote and IA SOME fresh
points not passed upon. In particular eases
decided yesterday attorney !. Wilson, wlln
rrrres, nf4ti .l0ili a. Moore ILL the eoNgt af
Athaals h rHrtllt nast-, sail rh- morning
"~eTstHa iiarts M fhe aW uil he attacl7ed
tAN pfNalpa Nue itiNE fie eXHnltien irom
tANAtleM VI incomes Under "A N00 lls will
be attacked as an unjust as FiHliation,
SUITS VII! probably oe instituted withn N
feW daN-4
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-04-11

Associate Justice Field read An opinion
declaring the whole income tax provision Of
the tariff law of lS.ii to l,r Unconstitutional. !.
Associate Justice w hlte dISsented from
the view Of the court and protested against
a reopening of the decisions of the court of "A
hundred Years past. He eoncllrred with the
majority If the court, however upon the
question Of the taxation Of State and nil-
niclpal bonds.
Justice Harlan was Of the opinion that
tax gains, profits and income derived
from rent of lands was not direct tax that
under numerous decisions of this court the
income derived from municipal bends was
not the subject Of specific taxation ii any
form ny the United States. In other mat
terS he was III accord with Justice White.
Upon the question Of the consttutionaity
OF the taxation of incomes from State and
municipal bonds the counts was unani-
Middletown transcript., 1895-04-20

First Citizeh-It is not enough th at
bicycles carry bells, the law should en-
force a regular system of signals that
all can understand; Second Citizen
What would you suggest? First Citi-
zen-Well, l don't know exactly, but
it might be something like this: One
ring, stand still; two rings, dodge to
the right; three rings, dive to the left;
four rings, jump straight up and I'll
run under you; five rings, turn back
somersault and land behind me; and
SO on. You see us folks who walk
are always glad to be accommodating,
but the trouble is to find out what the
fellow behind wants us to do.
Middletown transcript., 1895-04-20

will not cost over 5000, and it should
find many willing and eager to assist
in the noble work of preserving 'Old
Drawyer's.'"
The above interesting article from
the Every Evenings Middletown cor
respondent is especially timely in
view OF the proposed organization Of
a society for the preservation of. this
historic and sacred edifice, with its
ancient associations. The attention
of the TRANSCRIPT has been called to
one inaccuracy by Mr.. James r. Hof-
fecker of this town. Mr.. Hoffecker is
so fortunate as to have in his library a
book of 6S pages, IAN Address en-
bracing the Early History of Della
ware, and the Settlement of it's Boun-
daries and of the Drawers Congre-
cation, with all the churches since
organized in it Original Territory,
delivered in Drawers Church, Del,
May 10th, le42, being one hundred
and thirty-one years since the site of
the present House of Worship was
purchased, by Rev George Foot
AS may be readily seen this is a
valuable book, perhaps rare. In one
particular it contradicts the above
article, which states that the bricks
of which the church is built were
brought from England. Rev. Mr..
Foot on page So says:
"In 1859, the house of worship hay
ing decayed and being rendered unfit
to answer the purpose of a house of
worship, subscription was raised
for the purpose of erecting the pres
ent edifice, and Peter Alrich, John
Hanson, John Hyatt, Jr., James
Moore, VIM. Bradford: Duncan Beard,
Henry Packard, Jr., and Andrew
Brown were appointed a building
committee. Peter Alrich was ap-
pointed treasurer of the building COM
mittee. The house was not erected
till 1878. The bricks were burnt on
the farm of Robert Medium, now
owned by Samuel Pennington. The
remains of the brick-kiln are still |
visible on the northeast corner of
Mr.. Penningtons field, lying on the
north side of the road leading from
this church, to Middletown."
Mr.. Hoffecker thinks that probably |
the correspondent was thinking of
st. Anne's P. E. Church, situated
a mile south of Middletown, an
other historic building. The bricks
in this church were brought from
England.
Under date of April I'd Mr.. E. W.
Jester, Of Wilmington, writes the
Every Evening:
I'm the article old Drawers
in your issue of this date,
mention is made of bricks brought
from England in 1773 to build the
above church. l have in my posses
sion two bricks stamped 1870 (43 years
older than the above) that were taken
from an old building in st. Georges,
DEL, some three years ago. They are
N good state of preservation and of
course were not made in this country"