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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
THE SECRET OF IT.

The rapid advance of the movement to
let women share in gOvernment-and we
cannot close our eyes to the fact that it is
rapids not based so much on desire to do
women justice, as it is to get some of the
virtues into government that they would
bring with them, and it ought to lie warn
ing to the men now in political life. 1t is
largely believed that women would bring
into government more conscience; more
truthfuIness; more honesty; more appreci-
alton of the real meaning of public trust,
great Oh small; more scrupulous observance
Of pledges to the people, than prevail now.
Those qualities at present are scant and fal
from the supply demanded by the popular
mind. The demand is one that must be
supplied, and if the men in politics do not
furnish it, the women will be called in. II
is not for the benefit of women that meI
are falling into the woman suffrage ranks
it is because they seem to have the largest
stock of what the country badly needs
The politicians should look into this; there
is something in it they may profit by learn
ING
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
JAMES BuMGARDNER. JR.,
" L

COMMISSIONS
I,Jos B. Woodward. Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, do certify that James Bum
gardner, Jr., has executed the bond required by
decree OF sale in the cause of Richie, &C., against
Shifilett's Admir- Given under my hand this 18th
day OF Sept 1896 JOS. Il. WOODWARD,
sep l3-4t Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
IN CHANCERY

The object of this suit is to recover of the de.
fendant COmpan or OF its individual Stock
holders and directors the sum of $I14.S4 and the
of $685.. 25 illegally assessed by said Com pany
against the plaintiffs, w. H. Grove and Robt
lively paid to said Com panv, with Interest on the
several sums, SO assessed from time to time and
paid by them and which make up he said sew
eral of $fl4 81 and SO IS p from the respect
i've dates of the payment of the several said as
sessments For the rescision of the respective
Company and by color of which said assess
ments were made. For the appointment of a
receiver and that the affairs of said Company
may be wound up and settled.
And it appearing by affidavit filed that John
Echols is non resident of the State of Virginia
teen days after due publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect his interests in this
suit.
p. LoCKETT, Pc.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
The Time Ball

No one has just cause to complain now
OF not having correct time. Our new cleo
trical clock is connected by wire and is
corrected daily from the United States
Observatory at Washington, DC.
The time ball which you see up on the
front of our building falls every day Except
Sunday at precisely - o'clock. This ball
is raised to the top of the brass rod at
about fifteen minutes before u o'clock and
when the time comes over the wire from
Washington the hands on our clock are set
at twelve and at the same time an electri-
cal arrangement releases the ball.
Watch the ball-if the hands of your
watch do not point to twelve when the
ball drops. it is not right, bring it in the
store, We'll fix it for you.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13

We care not whether good roads are built by
State, city or county, SO we get them. We
rather think. however, that the counties are
more likely to build them in Virginia than
the State, and furthermore. we believe that
neither counties nor State will make extensive
improvements in this direction unless the
roads are made to pay (by tolD for themselves.
charlottesville Chronicle.
We agree with the Chromdcle-good roads
no matter by whom built-but the counties
have had the matter in charge for hun
lred years, and how far have they gotten ?
The money sunk by the county system and
by enforced road labor would today give
every county in Virginia metalled roads.
Take the great bulk Of the roads in Vir-
5inia in their present condition, and then
90 back to the county records and ascer-
cain the total sum Of money that has been
spent on them, and the waste appears al
most criminal! Get the good roads by a
State road law first, and we don't think
there would be much kicking about rea-
sonable toll on them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13

Portable in the belief that laparotomy is not
the logical sequence Of appendicitis, and if
it.comes to the worst, death seldom follows
the operation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
Saturday, October 5th, 1895,

to sell a. auction to the highest bidder. in front
OF the court house in the City of Stanton. that
certain tract of land of which Givens Shiff1ett
died seized and possessed. containing l23 acres
more or less, and situa ted in Augusta County, on
the waters of the Little Calf Pasture River. ad-
joining the lands of Wallace, Woodward, Bashaw
and others, on the following
TERMS, tO-Wit:-SO much cash IN hand as will
pay the costs Of suit and sale, and the remainder
upon a credit of one. two and three years from
the date of sale, with interest from the day Of
sale, the purchaser giving bond with approved
personal security, and the title retained as uti-
mate security.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
Great Nervous Prostitution

DID & b. INST. SrAuNToN, VA, Sept. Is, 1894
PAUL. PRATT Richmond, Va:
Dear Srn reply your August 22d asking about
the upon myself of the Eecropoise beg leave to say
that the wonderful; got It, as you may reco
ect about March At that time had but 1T
tie faith remedial agent but friends who ad USED III
who the effects of the OF it upon others @
me suffering with GGer ana Eao-
ney trouble with great nervous prostraton, taking
tie no less) kinds of medicine day followed
the exactly faithfully My Improvement mas
When began the use of the Elecropolse
might Justly been termed INVALID now enjoy heait
good for of and late enfeeped
condition. Nothing would induce me to part with IT.
Yours truly, MRS. r. Is. JOHNooN'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
The End of a Rainbow Within Reach.

A rare sight was witnessed in Staunton
on Sunday afternoon, being nothing less
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
TRUsTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE MEP
CHANT MILL 7

vlARUSIEES SALE OF VALUABLE MEP.
i CHANT MILL.
AS substituted Trustees in deed Of trust exc
culed by VIM. Blackwell and M. y. Blackwell
his wife on 9Th day of September, 1892 OF record
in the Clerks Office Of Augusta County Court in
the request of the beneficiary Will sell at public
auction in front of the Court House in Staunton.
Virginia, saturday, October 49, 1895, at u O'Clock
M, that certain tract OF parcel OF land contains
ing w acres situate and lying on both sides of
South River about one mile above Waynesblro
Aug county, Va, together with the water
cry new of Roller Process and been in use only q
short time), and all other buildings and appur-
tenances there'o belonging, known as the
"Globe Mills property - n. ;
TERMS:-Cash in hand sufficient to paw the
cost of executing the trust and, the amOnnt
then of the bond secured viz. s2,52s.6l and the
residue of the purchase money in three equal
annual installments, payable in one, two, and
three years from date of sale, with interest, the
purchaser giving bonds the title to be made TO
the property and said deferred payments to be
secured by ceed OF trust lien Oh the property.
MN. BRADLEY,
w. l.. LUSH r AUGH,
W. Il. MECH ESNEY
Substituted Trustees.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
TO THE PUBLIC.

offer my services to the citizens of StauntoI
as CITY MESSING Err, and will be glad OF thu
opportunity to make myself useful to those II
need of such help, at small charge for eacn Sc ser
vice. "A. LAonlo1'
aug 304t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
The Virginia Live Stock Association Fair.

The additional special premiums spoken
of i'll a former issue of this paper, are Of
fered as follows: By n. H. Thayer & Co.,
for the best looking baby. handsome Sleep
ing coach carriage. This award will take
place Oct. II, the third day OF the fair, at
IL a. M, sharp.
For the largest and best display of farm
products by one exhibitor. LIST prize, one
Miami Telephone, complete, by J. r. Kem-
per, agent; End prize, SIS in silver, by Capt.
G. Benton Coiner; 3rd prize 1 barrel best
family flour, by the Stuart's Draft Milling
Co. By VIM. Ayres & Sons, for the best
stallion years old and under 4 years, one
of their famous 5-A horse blankets. By r.
E. Deitz & Co., for the largest and best dis
play of wheeled vehicles, one pair triple
nickel plated driving lamps. BY George A.
Coyner, for best saddle horse, 25 improved
pear trees. assorted varieties. By Pratt s
Food Company, for the best pair each Of
the following fowls: B. B. r. Game, Bar
red Plymouth Rocks. Langshang, Light
Brahmas, Buff Cochins, Silver Wyandotte,
American Dominiques, B. B. r. Game
Bantams, Golden Duckwing Bantams and
Bronze Turkeys, one package food.
Idle Apprehension 0bstructing The Hospital.
| 1t is a matter of regret that the Kings
| Daughters, who are trying to establish a
Hospital here. meet with distinctions
founded on apprehensions which are abso-
Int ely groundless. The fiat in the Bagby
building had to be given up because the adj
jacent tenants objected to Hospital, the
ground being that contagious OF infectious
diseases would be gathered there. No pa
tient afflicted with a contagious OF infec-
tiOus disease is ever taken to a general hos
pital. On the contrary, no patient of that
character would be accepted there at any
price. A hospital is the most clearly place in
the world, and is the last place any such dis
ease could originate. The ladies'. we learn,
have now selected another place, and it is
to be hoped no idle apprehensions will pre-
vent their occupying it. The delay caused
by them is cruel, for there are several cases
now awaiting admission as soon as the hos
pital shall be opened. Everything to fur-
nish it has been obtained, and we trust the
opening will be no longer INSTRUCTED.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13

j. COMMISSIONERS SALE-Pursuant to de-
~ cree of the ciruit court of Augusta coun-
", entered in the chancery cause therein pend
ing of Martha A. Props VS.. Minor H. Landes. on
May 2lst, 1895, we WILL as commissioners therein
appointed, offer for sale on
Monday, Sept. Esd, 1895, (Coart-day),
at public auction, to the highest bidder, in front
of the court house of Augusta county.
that certain tract Of land situated in ;S
Augusta county containing 2sA acres res X3agksg
her to Minor H. Landes bydeed bear
ing date on the 22d day of Dec. 1892. -ss='
TERMS-Enough cash in hand to pay the cost:
of suit and sale, and the remainder upon credit
of g. II and Is months from the date OF sale, WITH
interest from the date of sale, the creditor Civ
| ing bond with approved personal security ane
| the title retained as ultimate security.
RUDOLPH BUMGARDNER,
j. A. ALEXANDER.
Commissioners.
| l, JOS B. woodward, Clerk of the Circu
Court of Augusta county, do certify that Rudolph
Bumgardner has executed the bond required b.
decree of sale in the cause of Props vs. Landes
Given under my hand this 22d day of Angus
| 1885. JOS. b. WOODWA RD,
| aug 22-4t CLERK.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
NJ A RkETS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CTRAYED OR STOLEN large bay 80
y horse, short tail, white spot in face, <fH@HA
sore place on withers, hair off shoulder, &0
short name. ANY one will be reward AASssA
ed who will give information at
Its LANDES' WAGON YARD, StauntOn
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13

The New Kent District Democrats have
nominated Francis H. Causey, of Hamp-
ton, for the Senate, and endorsed Senator
Daniel
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13

COMMISSIONERS SALE-Pursuant to de
" cree entered in the case of kitchie ant
wife vs. Shif1lett's Admir- ct ais on the goth day
of May, 1925, we will, as Commissioners Of thu
Court appointed by the said decree, proceed on
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
VIRGINIA:

In the Clerks office of the circuit Court of Au-
gusta County, in Vacation, September 18th, 1895.
w. H. Grove and Robt McC1eland, Plaintiffs,
VS..
Staunton Life Insurance Company,
DAVIS A. Kayser, John Echols and
others, Defendants.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28
The Old Flannel Quilt.

On the morning of Aug. 8, 1852, at
Methodist camp-meeting in Perry coun-
ty, Ohio, there might have been seen a
group of several boys, all yet in their
teens, arranging to volunteer that even
ing for war. The excitement being
very high, and recruiting officers having
sprung up all over the land, and all OF
the boys being eager to get their names
down first, quite large number enlist
ed that afternoon, thinking they would
all get in one company or at least one
regiment, the Ninetieth o. V. /. But as
this regiment was nearly completed, 1t
soon had all the men necessary, and the
remaining men were recruited for the
Hundred and Fourteenth, o. V. l.,
which was soon fitted out, and In rev
days was sent to a camp at CircleV1lle,
Ohio, to prepare for the front. On leaV-
ing home the writer and his boy chum,
Stephen S. Connor, agreed to stick to-
gether and share each others fate as
long as there was a chance to do so.
On leaving, Steve'S mother insisted on
him taking a large old-fashioned fan
mel quilt that weighed somewhere be-
tween ten and twenty pounds, and he
came to me and asked my advice about
taking it. He did not want to displease
his mother. I said, "Steve, let's take 1t
and stick to it as long as we can, and
then try and put it where it will do
some one else good 1t was agreed
and we hung on to it through all the
various marches and counter-marches,
until we reached Vicksburg, or Sher-
mans attack in the rear of Vicksburg.
on the 2Sth of November, when we were
compelled to give it up.
never will forget the look on Steve's
face when he said to me, Joe, what
will we do with the quilt?'' 1t is too
heavy to carry any longer" I said,
'let us take and cover it over some of
those poor fellows who are wounded"
So we went aboard the steamer City of
Memphis, and on the hurricane deck
we found some Of our company wound
ed and shiVering in the cold night air,
and we quietly covered it over them,
and I remember hearing one Of them
say as we walked away, THANK God,
God bless you" Steve choked up and
did not speak for some time after we
went ashore. This was late at night.
1t was hard to give up the old quilt
that had been such a comfort to us.
but we had disposed of it as we had
agreed to on leaving home.
Stephen, big-hearted friend that he
was, answered the last roll call on the
21st of January, 1894, and his remains
were laid to rest in the old Bethel
graveyard, in Fairfield county, Ohio,
the writer having been separated from
him nearly ever since the war,IJ. G.
Stemmen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28

the prowess of their commanders and
their comrades. and relate stories of
adventure. particularly those that were
comic in their character, and worthy of
being treasured as good stories.
Commander Dickinson said in conclu-
sion that the political atmosphere had
been purified and that the faithful serv-
ants of the republic had been reward
ed. Our representatives" he said. lin
high places have been called to their
important position. in most instances,
upon honest merit: and it is the prin-
ciple of our people, whose inalienable
rights no man will ever be bold enough
to gainsay. to place in commanding
position our best men, whether born in
the north or south, the east or west.
We are now under the same government
flag. We have the same laws and Ian
guage, we read the same Bible and
worship the same God. and we are the
same people, with the same hopes and
aspirations and destiny"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28
Rich Mountain.

After a thorough reconnaissance, Nc
Clellan sent detachment under Col
onel, now General Rosecrans, to make
a circuit through the woods and attack
the position at Rich Mountain, while he
himself led his main body against Car
netts principal camp at Laurel HILL
After a long and rapid march, eight
miles of which We're through dense
mountain forest and in a dark night
with severe storm of rain, Rosecrans
halted his troops next morning in view
of the enemy's pickets. The Federal
force numbered sixteen hundred men;
that of the secessionists. estimated at
two thousand, was strongly entrenched
on the west side of the mountain, at It's
foot. They had felled and rolled
whole trees from the mountain side and
Tapped them together, filling in with
stones and earth from a trench out
side" testifies General Rosecrans
guide, who thus gives an artless and
interesting account of his personal ex-
perience in the battle. The enemy lost
hundred and fifty killed and about
three hundred wounded and captured.
The Federal loss was reported to have
been but eighteen killed and some thir-
y
only forty minutes, when the enemy
fled precipitately, abandoning every
thing, camp and camp equipage, pro-
visions, artillery and ammunition, 10
our victorious troops. In the meantime,
while Rosecrans was routing the en-
envy at Rich Mountain. General Nc
Clellan was advancing toward Beverly.
He arrived at night before the enemy
fortified position at Laurel Hill, and
waited but for the break of morning to
plant his cannon on a commanding posi-
ton and begin his attack. The morning
came, and it was discovered that the en-
envy had fled, abandoning their strong
position, which was occupied by de-
tachment of troops under General Nor
ris, while Mcclellan himself delayed not
a moment in pushing forward to Bever-
ly to prevent their retreat in that direc-
ton. The enemy thus headed off by the
prompt movement of Mcclellan, were
forced to countermarch and seek anoth-
er outlet Of escape. They now fled
down the valley toward st. George.
Mcclellan at once dispatched Captain
Benham, with a detachment from his
own force, to join General Morris and
the troops left in occupation of the en-
the fugitfves in rapid pursuit. General
Mcclellan, in his report of the action
under Rosecrans, gave characters
tically terse yet comprehensive account
Of the victory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28
Widow of Six Soldiers.

There is a woman living in the Sim
namahoning valley, Pennsylvania, who
has been an Orr, and by marriage she
has in turn changed her name to
Barnes, Callahan, Rix, Enos, Robinson,
Elder and now Bailey. Each of her six
dead husbands had been a soldier in
the late war, and she married the first
one in 1868, when she was II. 1t is
hardly fair to say, either, that these
husbands are exactly six, for not one Of
them had all of himself left when he
succeeded to the title of husband to
this admirer of the military. Three of
the husbands had only one leg apiece;
one had only seven fingers, being be-
sides short &. leg; another wooed and
won the widow with one leg and one
arm, and the sixth was minus an eye
This one died three years ago last May.
Her present husband is not a veteran
of the war, and has all his legs, arms,
fingers and eyes Mrs. Bailey is not yet
40, and is the mother of twelve children,
two each by her soldier husbands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list Of Testimonials.
Address, F. J. ChENET & CO., Toledo, o..
lF Sold by Druggists, 75c. --...
Halls Family Pills, 2Sc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-28
ON THE PASCAL.
Regular Monkey and Parrot Time ON
Board Ship.

boaru snip.
They are not down on the ship's
articles and have no official rating,
but among their mates on board the
British steamship Pascal they are
known respectively as Tom and Jack.
The Pascal arrived the other day from
Brazilian ports, and such troubles as
they caused on board during the last
few weeks would require volume to
relate. 1t was literally a monkey and
parrot time, for Tom and Jack were
monkeys, and in their deviltry were
ably assisted by the chief engineers
pet parrot.
The Pascal is a freig ht vessel, en-
gagged in the trade between this por t
and the River Platte, touching at Rio
Janeiro and other ports in Brazil en-
route. 1t was while on a trip up
about three months ago that one Of
the crew in an unguarded moment in
troduced Tom among his mates. He
was at enmity with another member
of the crew, who, not to be outdone,
went ashore and returned later with
Jack. The monks" were given the
freedom of the ship, and were popu-
lar because whenever they met they
would engage in a desperate fight.
which their respective owners would
later on continue. BY and by the
monkeys became fast friends, and
when not entertaining the crew were
secreted in some dark corner Matching
up schemes whereby they could only
enjoy themselves at some ones ex-
pense, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat
Then the chief engineer of the ship,
feeling lonely, invested in a parrot.
Other members of the crew decided
that they must have something to pet
and cherish, so they bought animals
of various kinds. One man invested
in a hedgehog. Another thought
that life would not be worth living
unless he had q snake to fondle. Still
another acquired a slouh, and a
fourth carpincho, which also travels
under the title of giant rat,
AS soon as the Pascal got out of
sight of land the monkeys began
their deviltry, while the parrot sat
meekly in the engine-room eating
bananas and looking important. Tom
and Jack espied him, chased him up
and down the engine-room, and sew
eral times the frightened parrot mar
rowly escaped being caught in the
engines. After a hot run the mon
keys finally caught him, and while
Tom held him in tight embrace Jack
relieved him of his tail and feathers
From that time the parrot was sud-
denly transformed, and what deviltry
the monkeys overlooked he cheerfully
INDUCED in. Indeed, so clever were
his tricks that the monkeys became
jea-ous, and the next time they caught
him unawares they pitched him into
the sea. They then turned their at
tention to the giant rat which, if his
pluck had been commensurate with
his physique, could have eaten his
tormentors without trouble. But he
was poitroon, and after chasing him
from every hiding place he could find
on the ship the monkeys finally caught
him and sent him after the parrot.