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DEATH VALLEY.

A broad plain stretching westward dry and
dun,
Sparse vegetation baking in the sun,
And mountain ranges farther to the west
With white snow masses each lofty crest,
Except when turned to rosy tints at morn,
Or glowing blood red just ere night is bern.
No shade to soften heats or suns fierce wrath,
Lizards and scorpions in the dusty path,
Where giant spiders like gray shadows
swarm
Each small devil with misshapen form
The yellow rattlesnake coiled low where
meet
The bowlder's shadow and the suns white
heat.
At night strange reptiles crawl meath pall.d
moon,
SQUAT toads and insects join in tuneless rune,
While coyotes howl and heats are scarcely less
Than in the MONDAY glare SO shadowless;
A world of dust and sand, low shrubs and
stones,
And mid them, cleaning white. bleached
skulls and bones.
The red Apache o'er ii sweeps sometimes
To re-enforce its horrors with his crimes,
Or Mexicanos on some sweeping raid,
Add to its eorpses with their bandit trade,
Within its silsnces their rifles crash,
ln its sun glares their crimson knife blades
fash.
Too oft enacted on this scenic stage
Are dramas red with gore and fierce with
rage.
Men monsters vying with the reptile horde
Their stings the bullet or relentless sword,
Death valley. where the drought and hot ;un's
breath
Turn skies to brass and shrivel life in deathi
Il. Edgar Jones in Boston Transcript.
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The First Engraving.

It is a very odd fact that we have no
authenticated portrait of Cicero This
will be surprising news to most people,
for more busts and statues are assigned
to him than to any Roman of them
ALL" excepting the Caesars, but anti
quarian critics reject them all nova
days. They may be true, but there is no
evidence. We may feel comfortable
certainty, however, that the familiar
face and figure are correct. Cicero would
not be restrained by Incidence or mod
esty from sitting as often as he was ask
ed. Every gentleman who took pride in
his library would have the great mans
bust in its place among the other au
thors, for such was the fashion.
There was another fashion of the kind
much more interesting. We are used to
class engravings among the modern arts
But the Romans had q method of insert
ing the likeness Of writer in his book,
which, to say the least, served the pur.
pose of engraving Martial and Seneca
and Cicero allude to it. The Invaluable
Pliny gives a clear statement, but he
uO6S uOt SScI1 W udN6 tluucIotOOu tIl0
process. "By some means or other, "
says he, Marcus Varro introduced the
portraits of 700 individuals in his nu-
merous books, as he could not bear the
idea that all trace Of their features
should be lost. These illustrations
were reproduced somehow, for ''not only
did Varro confer Immortality upon
IL e L l.
transmitted them to all parts of the
earth, so that anywhere it might be pos
sible to see them.' Pliny calls this
"most blessed invention" and if it
were not engraving, what could it have
been? The learned have been inquiring
and debating for 800 years, but they
will never agree. Any day, however,
Herculaneum may yield some old papy-
rus which will decide the question:
London Standard.
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The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

The WEEKLY SUN PUBLISHES ALL THE NEWS
Of each week, giving complete accounts of all
events Of interest throughout the world. As
an AGRICULTURAL paper The WEEKLY SUN is
unsurpassed. 1t is edited by writers OF prac-
tical experience, who know what farming
means and what farmers want in an agricul-
tural journal. 1t contains regular reports Of
the work of the AGRICULTURAL experiment
stations throughout the country, of the pro-
ceedings of farmers clubs and Institutes, and
the discussion of new methods and ideas in
agriculture. Its MARKET REPORTS, POULTRY
DEPARTMENT and Veterinary column are par
ticularly valuable to country readers. Every
issue contains STORIES, POEMS, HOUSEHOLD
AND PUZZLE COLUMNS, a variety Of interesting
and instructive selected matter and other fea
lures, which make it welcome visitor in city
and country homes alike.
One dollar year. Inducements to getters
up of clubs for the Weekly Sun. Both the
Daily and Weekly Sun mailed free of postage
in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Payments invariably in advance. Address
A. s. ABEL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore, Nd.
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TOINVENTORS.

If you have made an invention you want a
patent. And you want good one. There are
various kinds of patents. Some of them are
not worth keeping around the house. They
don't protect. 1t is as unsafe to trust to them
as to lightning rod without a ground con-
nection. That is the kind an inventor is like
ly to get when he draws up his own specif1ca-
tionS, or trusts the work to an irresponsible
attorney. 1t is not the kind dealt in by the
Press Claims Company.
Do you want to know what the Press Claims
Company is? 1t is a syndicate of hundreds Of
the leading papers of the United States, or
ganiZed to protect those of the subscribers
who have dealings with Government against
the impOSitiOnS of unScrupulOuS claim agents.
The SPECTATOR is member.
This able Company employs the best legal
talent in every branch of its work. 1t makes
q speciality Of all matters relating to patents.
conducting interferences, prosecuting rejected
cases, registering trademarks and copyrights,
rendering opinions as to scope and validity Of
patents securing patents abroad, prosecuting
and defending infringement suits, etc. It
charges nothing for Information, and very
moderate fees for services.
Address,
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
No. 61S F St., N. W.,
Washington, D. G.
JOHN WEDDERBURN,
oct 17-tf General Manager.
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Tall of the T'-ris.an .ppetite.

The statistics Ipf 1894 show that each
Partisan ate l6 pounds less than his an
nual average of meat The consumption
has diminished yet further during the
course OF tho present year This is due
to the higher prices caused by the ex-
clusion of American and other meats
under the alleged preteuse Of their un-
heaithfulness. The Society of CONNER
cial and Industrial Economy Of Paris
holds that the working people have been
enfeebled and made more liable to dis
ease as result Of this limitation Of
their food supply In other words, by
excluding our meats Oh false pretenses
France is Furnishing herself as well as
doing injury to the United States.--
Philadelphia a Press
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TO MY FRIENDS
And the Public Generally.

1 have rented the stable on Water street
known as the Club stable, and am prepared, at
my Sale and Feed Stable, to board horses by
the month, week or day, at reasonable prices !;
also to furnish saddle and driving h orses,
double and single.
l can furnish you a nice turn-out-Surry,
Buggies, Buck Boards, ETC., all in style.
accommodated at moderate prices.
Parties wanting frst-class turnouts can be
Fine horses always kept for sale.
Hoping to receive share Of your patronage
and guaranteeing satisfaction, I am
Respectfully,
mar 13-tf r. A. CLEMMER.
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is THIS A NATION OF GRUMBLERsi
A Hotel Man Says That Guests Hero Arc
Extremely Hard to Please.

A Hotel Man Says That Guests Hero Arc
Extremely Hard to Please.
Americans are said to be the best
natured people in the world, and it is
also often said that they will put up
with more Inconvenience and discomfort
without grumbling than the people of
other countries :" So spoke prominent
hotel proprietor one evening last week.
He went on: 81 do not wish to contra
dict these broad statements only SO far
as they relate to our people and our
hotels. We have by far the best hotels
in the world, and this is no idle, Fourth
of July boast, and yet of all the people
on earth our own are the greatest grum-
blers and the most exacting after they
have placed their names ON hotel reg
lister.
TO say that they simply want the
earth is sometimes putting it mildly.
They want not only that, but want a
roof garden on top of it which will per-
NIT them to grab the moon. They want
the best of rooms, food and drink, baths
in every room, electric bells, speaking
tubes, stationery and an amount of wait
ing on that to satisfy some Of them
would necessitate providing a 'front.'
for about every guest
.'And, then, if this is all made satis-
factory, and there is nothing else to kick
about, they kick about the charges.
Now, one often hears comparisons made
between this country and Europe, to the
decided detriment of the United States.
If anything goes wrong, it is immedi-
ately said that such state of affairs
would not be tolerated in Europe. But
one will notice that unfavorable COM
parisons made between our hotels and
those abroad are generally made by
Americans who have never visited Eu-
rope. Europeans know better. We have
the best hotels in the world, and those
of London, Paris or Berlin are not to be
compared with them. Enlightened for
eigners will generally readily admit this
themselves. Just now every guest we
have wants private bathroom, and no
matter how full the house is feels ag-
grieved if it cannot be had. There is
man staying i'll the house who recently
returned from Paris. While there he
staid at the best or at least the highest
priced hotel i'll the city. But no matter
what he was willing to pay he could
not get private bath. He could not
even get a bath On the same floor with
his suit of rooms, but had to go down
stairs to the hotels public baths.
''Then, again, much has been said
about the cost of living in this country
compared with that abroad. The truth
is, good living costs more in London
and Paris than it does in New York Of
course speak of the comparative prices
of the really first class hotels and res
taurants. I like to see our people go
abroad, as when they get home they
are, as rule, far better satisfied with
their own country than they were be-
fore, and especially with our hotels and
modes of travelling New York Trib-
nm
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nov 2S-IVr
Hours for Arrival and Closing Of Mails at Staun
ton POStOtfCe.

ARRIVE.
BY C. AND o. RAILROAD.
a: m. from north, south, east and west.
2.4Op. m. from Richmond and intermediate
points.
BY ANDO.
7.22 a. m. from Lexington and intermediate
$50 p. m. from the north.
900 p. m. from the north, Harper's Ferry and
intermediate points.
STAR ROUTES.
7 a. m. from Plunkettsville, daily except Sun
10 a. m. from Mt Meridian, daily except sun
5p. m. from Middlebrook. daily except Sun
$50 p. m. from Monterey, daily except Sunday
1880 q. m. from Sang sersville.
CLOSE.
FOR B. AND O..
$50 a. m. for Lexington, $50 a. m, Harper's
Ferry and points north.
2.B a: M. for Harrisonburg, Woodstock and
Ito p. m. for Lexington and intermediate
points.
800 Pm 2; p: for Lexington and intermediate
FOR C. AND O.
9l5 a. m. and 2,15 p. m. for north, east, south.
800 p. m. for east, north, south and west.
2.15 p M. for Clifton Forge and intermediate
points
6.15 p. m. for the west.
STAR ROUTES-DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
$50 a. m. for Monterey.
600 a. m. for Middlebrook.
LOO p. m. for Mt. Meridian.
8.15 p. m. for Plunkettsville.
1890 p. IN. for Mt. Solon daily,
STAUNTON OFFICE
Opens a. M, closes p. m. Money order
and registry business opens at a. M, closes 6
pm W. IT. McCUE. P. NJ.
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Mike Williams lived in frontier set
tlement and knew very little about law,
but his neighbors, having confidence in
his sense of justice, elected him justice
Of the peace. Several horses had disap-
peared from that neighborhood, for the
stealing Of which no one had been pun
ished, and Judge Williams, as he was
proud to be called, was heard to remark,
shortly after entering upon the duties
of his office, "Now let thin thaves be
caught, and Oi'll see that they gets
their deserts.
Some months later man, accused Of
having stolen two horses, was taken
before Justice Mike for preliminary
hearing After listening to the evidence
and argument the justice was convinced
of the man s guilt and sentenced him
offhand to the penitentiary for two
years.
"But, your HONOR" began the attor-
ney for the defendant, "this is only the
preliminary trial, and you cannot
"Oi cannot, ye say? Well, Oi does, !"
said the judge, not giving the lawyer
time to finish his objection. "Oi find
the defendant guilty and sintince him
to the pinitentiary for two years.
"You must at least allow my client
the privilege of all appeal -
sol allow no appale. What am Oi
judge for if Oh can't punish thafe
whin Oh foind him? No, sor; no ap-
pale in this court !"
It is impossible to tell what the re-
suit might have been had not the prose-
cutting attorney come to the rescue and
convinced Mike that it would be better
to remand the prisoner for trial before
the district court.
After remaining in Jail eight months
the accused was duly convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for three
years.
Mike thought he was certainly vim
dicated when he heard the news.
"Just think" said he. "That idiot
might have gone up for two years and
had third of his time served now P'-
Youths CompaniOn.
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xscs5rn1's memory was hacking III re-
tentiveness, especially in respect to the
names of persons who had been intro
duced to him. This forgetfulness was
frequently cause of amusement when
ever Rossini was among company. One
day he met Bishop, the English COM
poser. Rossini knew the face well
enough, and at once greeted him. "Ah,
my dear Mr.. - but the name es-
capped his memory, and to convince him
that he had not forgotten him Rossini
began whistling Bishops glee, "When
the Wind Blows, "a acompliment which
"the English Mozart" F" as Bishop had
been dubbed, recognized quite asreadily
as if his ecclesiastical surname had been
mentioned.
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Mime. Rostowska,

Mme Rostowska of Lille, France, is
112 years old and a majors widow. She
was the cantiniere Of q Polish regiment
in the Russian campaign, was under fire
10 times, received three wounds and
was decorated with the silver cross.
Besides this, she has survived her 10
children, the last Of whom she buried
at the age Of 80.
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Are you taking SIMMONS Liver REG
ULAToR, the "KING OF Liver MEDI-
CINEs?" That is what our readers
want, and nothing but that. 1t is the
same old friend to which the old folks
pinned their faith and were never dis
appointed. But another good recon-
mendatien for It Il, that it is BEFTER
THAN PILLS, never gripes, never weak
ems, but works in such an easy and
natural way, just like nature itself, that
relief comes quick and sure, and one
feels new all over. 1t never fails.
Everybody needs take liver remedy,
and everyone should take only Sim
mons Liver Regulator.
Be sure you get it. The Red q
is on the wrapper. j. III. Zeilin &
Co.. Philadelphia.
nov 2S-Tvr
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ing toward him. One came quite near
and stopped between where he was and
the woods that skirted the mountain far
away. She did not speak nor even look
at him. Her eyes were turned in the di-
rection of the woods, and she stood as
if listening
This instead of allaying his nervous
ness increased it, and he wished he had
brought his gun that morning. Then he
thought he would speak to the girl and
ask what she was looking for there, but
at that moment he heard joaquin s voice
singing up the river, and his heart gave
a great bound of joy as he turned to look
for him Almost simultaneously the re-
port OF gun rang out upon the air,
shr11 scream pierced his ears, and Jane
tottered and fell almost at his feet. 1t
required no examination to see that she
was shot, and filled with terror Dan ten
derly caught her up in his arms with
all possible haste and bore her toward
the camp. Joaquin overlook him on the
way, and together they carried her into
the cabin and gently laid her upon their
bunk. Two or three other miners came
in about that time, and it was only the
work of few seconds to open her cloth
ing sufficiently to show the wound
where the bullet had pierced her breast.
They tried to stanch the flowing blood,
and did all in their power to relieve her,
but it was plain that she could live only
a short time-perhaps few moments.
Just then Scotty came in and asked in
a low voice who did it. She heard him,
and without moving or looking in his
direction said: "Bad Indian wanted to
kill Dan. I save him." Then she SEEM
ed about to sink and family asked for
water. The water revived her little,
and she lay there calmly looking at the
helpless men about her, but gave no
signs Of pain. She spoke the name Of
her mother, though not as if to call her.
Perhaps she knew her mother was too
far away to come in time. But she look
ed up at Dan as he stood at the bedside
almost blinded by tears and strange
light was in her face. She was not
beautiful in life, but as she lay there in
the very grasp of death she had beauty
not of earth. She put out her poor little
brown hand to Dan. He took it and
folded it caressingly in both of his.
Love is stronger than death. She looked
intently at him with soft smile on her
lips and tender light in her eyes as
she whispered to him in her native
tongue: "Yekeahway hiatt kookanah
eatigh" Il am happy to die for you).
Then the light faded from her face, and
the little brown hand lay limp and
nerveless in Dams. She was dead
Warren Truitt in Detroit Free Press.
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Pleasant For the Neiehbors

Friend-I should think your daugh-
ter's four hours practice on the piano
would drive you crazy.
Hostess-Oh, not at ALL She opens
all the windows, and most of the sound
goes out doors.-New York Weekly.
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Changed lis Location.

81 see Mrs. Attire has had her late
husbands likeness set i'll miniature
and wears him under her chin.
Him! She wore him under her
thumb when he was alive. "-Detroit
Free Press
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DIRET RY OF LODC ES.
MASONIC LODGE.

Staunton Lodge No. 13 A. F. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday night in each
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. Jas
NJ. Lickliter, W. NJ; B. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
UNICN ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
No. 2, meet sthird Friday in every month, in
Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. W. Nc
Guf1n, High Priest; A. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
ODD FELLOWS LODGE:
Staunton Lodge, No. As, I. o. o. F. meets ev
cry Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall, ove
Wayt's drug store, on Main street. John G.
Fretwen Noble Grand C. A. Grafton, Sec
KNIGHTS OF HONOR oDGE.
staunton Lodge No. 756, Rights of Honor
meets every first I'D third Tuesday in each
month, in Pyth1an Hall, Main street. W. L.
olivier, Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Recorder.
MOUNTAIN CITY LODGE.
No. I6 1. O. G. T., meets every Friday night
in their lodge room over Wayts drug store on
Main street. A. S. Woodhouse, Chief Templar
F. B. Kennedy, sec'y.
DISTRICT LODGE.
No. q, 1. o. G. T., meets every three months
G.. G. Shipplett, d. c. t.; s. H. Bauserman
District Secretary.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Augusta Council, No. 400, Royal Arcanum
meets every second and fourth Tuesday in the
month, at Pythian Hail, Main street. W. W.
Robertson, Regent; Jos. B. Woodward Sec
retary.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Charity Division, NJ. A, Sons of Temperance
meets every Monday night at Odd Fellows
all. W. A. Rapp, Worthy Patriarch; John
B. Cofrelt, Sec'y.
UNIFORMED RANK, KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS.
E. B. Stuart Division, No. 10, meets second
and fourth Mondays each month at Pythian
Hall. Sir Knight Captain, Il. B. Berkley; 4
knight Recorder, S. II. Rosenbaum.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Valley Lodge, No. Is, K. of p, meets
Monday night at Castle Hall, on West
street, over DR.. Wayt's drug store. C.T.Ham-
mond, Chancellor Commander; Albes
Keeper OF Records and Seal.
KNIGHT TEMPLARs.
Staunton Commandery, No. 8, Knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night in every month
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; a. a. e. K
ridge, Recorder.
ONEIDA TRIBE, NO. IS, LO.RM,
Meets in their wigwam, in Valz Building
every Wednesday at Sth run 3Oth breath
setting of the sun. J. D. Anthony, saoher
James W. Blackburn, chief of records. 4
visiting brothers welcome.
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR!
Valley Council No. 1856 meets on the first and
third Mondays III each month. Commando
A. S. Woodhouse; secretary, DIR. ]. NJ. Hange
collector, Isaac G. Morton, Jr.
CATHOLIC HIBERNIAN BENEFICIAL
SOCIETY,"
Meets first sunday il every month in 5heI
han on the Church lo5. a. 4. 3 pres.
lent; J. J. kIlgGlsn, first viee-president; j. :
murphy, second vice president. D.J. OConret
recording secretary.
Band meets every Monday and Thursday
lrchestra every Wednesday, at p. M, in City
Hall. Mr.. J. NJ. Brereton, director
T.. A. Armentrout, president, and G. Harry
Haines, secretary.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Monthly meetings, Fourth Tuesday in the
month at 7:s0 O'Clock. Room in City Hailbuild
ng Isaac witz, presid +; J. @. Shields, secrs
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oct Ut.
NOTICE,

NOTICE.
IwANr every man and woman in the United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits to have one Of my books on these dis.
eases. Address B. NJ. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga.
Box 3s2, and one will be rent you free.
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Has Money 70 Burn.

Customer you sell these watches
at $2.5O each. It must cost that to
make them.
Jeweler-It does.
Customer-Then how do you make
any money?
Jeweler-Repairing them. - Boston
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With population Of 3,725, 900 Scot
land has $500 university students, while
with population about six times as
great England has only 5000 university
students.
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TrOpical DoXnpOurs.

The intensity of genuine tropical rain
fall is extraordinary. The rain appears
to come down, not in separate drops,
but in great sheets. In Darwin's 'Voy-
age of the Beagle" writing of heavy
shower, amounting to 1.6 inches in six
hours, which occurred during his stay
in the neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro,
the author describes the sound produced
by the drops falling on the innumerable
leaves of the forest as very remarkable
and says the noise was like the rushing
Of great body Of water and could be
heard at a distance of a quarter of a
mile. Dampler gives lively picture Of
the rain at Gorgonia, off the coast Of
Panama, where, he says, when he and
his men were drinking chocolate in the
open air, it rained so heavily that some
of them declared they could not empty
their calabashes, for they could not
drink up the water as fast as it fell into
them. In many parts of the tropics rain
is remarkably regular phenomenon.
At Rio de Janeiro it is said that it used
to be the fashion in invitations for the
afternoon to state whether the guests
were to assemble before or after the
thunderstorm which came on regularly
every day at q particular hour.
At the government cinchona planta
tions in Jamaica, on Dec. 21, 1885,
11.80 inches of rain fell in "a hours,
but this measurement does not indicate
the total fall, as gauge when read at
the usual hour Of a. m. was found
full and overfowing. 1t is probable that
unless care is taken to prevent this oc-
curing many very heavy falls are not
fully measured. On the crest of the
Blue mountains, on the same planta-
tions, 31.5O inches fell in one week, of
which three days were ine.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.