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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-26
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA. APRIL 20, 1895,
TEACHING HER A LESSON.
How Young Man Made Sure Of His
Girl.


CHAPTER I.
AS Jack de Clancy sat in a retired cor
| ner In his club earnestly talking with his
lifelong friend, Sidney Castleton, who had
just returned from a years travel on the
continent, it was plainly evident from the
expression of his face that he was not al
together happy man. For some time the
two friends had been closely engaged in
conversation, each telling the other of his
life during their separation, when Castle
ton broke in abruptly:
Seems to me, old man, you've some
thing on your mind, and for the life OF
1ae can't understand what it is
DE Clancy was silent for moment;
then, putting his hand impulsively into
that of his friend, he said sadly:
- had not intended to refer to the mat
ter, but now that you've spoken of it I'll
tell you ALL AS you say, I'm engaged to
a charming girl, whose true womanly
qualities I've no reason to question. felt
when asked her to become my wife that
she would be a fit companion for me
through life, but I regret to say that a
matter has come up which in time may
prove a fatal barrier to our love. 1t is this
that troubles me. )"
"DOes Miss PennstOck wear blOOmers?"
asked Castleton.
"She does" solemnly replied his friend.
1t was gradual descent. At first the
mere thought of riding wheel was abhor-
rent to her. But the other girls rode, and
at last she succumbed.'
"What you must d." said Castleton
meditatively, sis to make her see herself
as you see her, old man. You must make
her ridiculous without her knowing that
you've done it. This will bring her to her
senses. Why don't you try hypnotism?''
"Do you think it can be done2" gasped
De Clancy.
~ know it, - replied his friend warmly.
IT will introduce you to my hypnotic
companion at once"
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bowl in her lap. eating a 10 O'Clock
breakfast, while her pretty feet, thrust
t. into pair of badly worn slippers, dis
I played sundry unmended holes, and {
soiled pocket handkerchief tied around
her neck did duty in place of the neat
collar Or frill generally supposed to be
necessary.
Mrs. Lindley was bending over huge
kettle of bubbling and boiling preserves
upon the range, and at the washtut
stood slight, trim figure, with an
apron tied around her waist and sleeves
above the elbow, Emily herself, scrub
bling away with the energy of a laun-
dress, and her shining hair wound in
lustrous braids around and about her
small head.
Uncle Hobart, following closely at
the heels of his nephew, was just in
time to hear Esther's petulant voice
from the other room sounding shril]y on
their ears
cts too bad, mamma! The toast is
scorched to cinder, and the coffee ism t
drinkable. I must have some fresh
madeI'
'sOh, Elite, don't!'' coaxed Emily.
sMamma is SO tired, and she has so
much to dol Won't a glass Of milk do?'
''No, it won't! I must have coffee,
and decent coffee, too!'' asserted the
brunette, tapping her pretty foot on the
floor and knitting her jetty brows.
'Then I'll make it, said Emily, eff
I,
bed out. y
"I'd be ashamed to turn washerwom-
an,'' grumbled Miss Esther.
"I'm not ashamed of anything that is
useful'' cried Emily, with spirit,
"when papa works so hard and the
washing bills are SO heavy. 1t won't
hurt either of US to do little honest
work and spare mamma all we can. F"
''Do leave off moralizing and get my
coffee'' snarled Esther, who had evil
IDENTIFY risen in no amiable mood.
And the borough surveyor and his
bogus assistant, having no excuse for
remaining longer, heard nothing more.
Paul Fontaine was silent as he walked
along the street, but Uncle Hobart
ehuckled softly to himself.
"Nothing like an inside Tiew!" said
he "The up stairs angel often turns into
a down stairs demon, eh? Hal hal ha!
Paul, my boy, beware Of brunettes.
There's mischief behind the arch Of
those black brows. If you re determined
to have wife, take the one at the wash
tub, the little girl who wanted to help
her mother.
81 believe you are right, Uncle Ho-
bart, - said Paul.
= y
''But tell me, Paul, how you came
TO choose me instead of Esther?' aues-
toned the blue eyed bride as they stood
together by the sea at Brighton the week
after their wedding "Esther is SO
much prettier, SO much lovelier than
me. Every one likes Esther better than
they do me. And do you know, darling,
half think that Esther was just lit
tie disappointed that you didn't prefer
her?''
EDO you think sop said Paul care
lessiy. 'FWe can scarcely account for
our preferences. Esther is very brilliant
and beautiful, and when first we be-
came acquainted was fairly bewitched
by her. But now I value the steady
shining star Of your love above all the
will-o' the-wisps in creation"
But he never told her of his amateur
sanitary inspection and Uncle Hobart's
test of character. -TiOndOn Tit Bits.
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HE WISE 'DOG.
FREE COFFEE AND CAKES.

Custom Now In Vogue 90 First Nights In
London Playhouses.
s'By the way" said gentleman who
arrived here from England a few days
ago, shave you heard of the London
, theatrical managers latest scheme to
attract a crowd on first nights? Well,
it's rather odd, and wouldn't be sur
prised If the New Workers copied it be-
fore long, although the circumstances
are somewhat different here.
"You know, the little tea and coffee
rooms in London that correspond to the
New York coffee and cake saloon are
much more numerous than here, and
there is sure to be one near every thea
ter.
Tt is the custom there for great
crowds to come to the pit and gallery
entrances of the theaters long before the
time of opening the doors. The pit is
one of the best parts of the theater for
seeing and hearing, and it costs only 60
cents, but there are no reserved seats,
50 those who come early get the good
places.
SIT is common, in the case of impoy-
tant first nights, for long line Of peo-
pie to form at the pit doors before it is
opened, and when the play is very sue
eessful and popular this may continue
for an indefinite number of nights.
sfIt has now become the custom to
admit those who care to pay sixpence
extra for the privilege at $50. Then
they get good seats, but they have to
wait a prodigiously long time in their
places before the play begins.
'HFhis state Of things recently inspired
some ingenious manager with another
happy thought. He hit on the plan of
providing free coffee and cakes, from
the nearest tea and coffee rooms, to the
crowd waiting in the pit on the first
night of his new play 1t proved such
good arrangement that the others fol-
lowed the example. New York Hep
aid
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'sBut, as you and know, they have
no reason to-
'That's just what makes me so
angry"
THE CHILDREN GET THE GRAVY.
But the Father of the Family Gets the Fun
of Giving It to Them.
"You know" said the father of q
family, cit makes mo laugh whenever
1 think of the children absolute nerve
about the gravy. What mean is that
when we have steak, or roast beef, or
anything that has gravy with it, the
children take it all, down to the last
DROP without leaving speck for their
father and mother Aid they re perfect
" sound hearted, wholesome children,
too, who would do anything they could
for their parents. But about some things
they haved a selfishness that appears to
be perfectly natural to children. and
that I suppose is bred in Indulgence.
They have all their lives been accus-
toned to having everything that their
parents could give them, and SO they
come to expect 1T.
"But smile again as I recall the fact
that when I was boy got all the
gravy. Time and again have seen my
father tip the dish SO that he might get
for me the last DROP while he had none
for himself. He was very fond of
gravy, too, but he never said So With
grave courtesy he gave it all to me, as
though I were entitled to it. When I
grew a little older, reproached myself
sometimes for having taken it all.
When I grew older still and came to
know how gentle and affectionate and
forbearing and generous he was, I came
to know that be wouldn't for the world
have marred my pleasure by SO much as
a word-that the simple fact was that
it was far greater pleasure to him to
give me the gravy than it would have
been to eat it himself
s.And now when the children pass
their plates grayely dish out the gravy
down to the last drop, and I say nothing
for fear that they will rob me of the
selfish pleasure of giving it all to them.
But smile to myself once more as I
think of what will happen when they
come to have children of their own. /
know what they II do then. They'll give
it all to the children, down to the last,
last drop New York Sun.
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How to Be Womanly.

Mile Newgirl--4 know my eye is
black, mamma, but you ought to see
Maud Nouveau 's-both closed, and her
cheek is all puffed. Besides, she hit me
first.
Mrs. Newgirl-Never slug except in
self defense, darling. Eemember this
rule always, and you viii grow up
true, womaniy woman. - New York
Herald,
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Where Silence Ia Best.

"What should afeller say" asked the
young man anxiously, "when his wife
asks him if he would marry again if
she were TO diess'
"Say nothing, of course. :" answered
the elderly adviser. eff he says he
would, she'll think he doesn't like her.
If he announces his intention of staying
single, she will have the idea that he is
tired of matrimony. - Indianapolis
formal
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Exchange of Civilities.

First Good Fellow-Have eigars
Second Good Fellow Thanks. Try one
Of mine.
Each ito himself a few moments! p laterl-
This miserable weed is even worse than the
one gave him.-New York Weekly.
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His Order.

Patron Gin basement aestaurant}=
Gimme pigs feet and dish of mashed
potatoes extra.
Waiter shouting the order through
his hands)-Trilby fer one. Little Bill
lee on the side!-ChiQago Record.
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"What are you going to preach about
tomorroW2" asked q Harlem m mini
wife of her husband. - '-'-7'.
81 am going to preach about female
g You will have to select some otheg
topic Pm going to wear my new dress
and hat "-Texas Siftings.
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Journal.

Bicyclists must give sufficient warn
ing of their approach when within 100
feet of street Or road crossing by means
Of such sound producing devices as shall
be approved of by LOCAL authorities -
New York Evening World.
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THE HUSBAND.


At Sorosis dinner recently the lady who
responded to the toast sour Husbands gave
NE following verses:
Who wedS because we are SO dear
And then forgets-when it is hoIe-
The anniversary every year?
The husband.
Who when he's looming evening clothes
Would with an angel come to blows
ana lets the whole house hear his woes2
The husband.
Who sometimes makes US quail and quake
With tales about the bread and cake
HIS mother used to make and baker
The husband.
Who calls the landlord with frown
And then slips out and goes up town,
While wiley talks that landlord down?
The husband.
But when the clouds are dark and gray
And ruin seems not far away,
Who takes the helm and saves the day?
The husband.
Who grumbles lots, as well we know,
That here no wine shall ever flow,
Yet in his heart is glad tits so2
The husband.
And so, in water pure and clear,
Fit emblem of our sisters here,
drink the health of those SO dear
Our husbands.
Detroit Free Press.
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FARMS WANTED.

We want Stock Farms, Fruit Farms, Grain
Farms, Truck Farms, Poultry Farms, Tim Der and
Mineral Lands, City and Suburban Homes. We
have number OF inquiries from Northern and
Western parties who mean business.
Our connections with Bureaus and Agencies in
the Northern and Western States, and the wide
acquaintance of our general manager, Mr.. A. M
Bowman, with stock breeders and fruit growers
those States, give us exceptional facilities for
efeoting sales of all kinds of real estate. We ad
sertise and sell the property, you make your own
settlements and collection. No sale, no charge
Write for particulars, giving TERMS &C.
Address VIRGINIA LAND EXCHANGE.
nov l-tf Salem, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-26

Essex, the fayorite of Elizabeth, had
set of shirts which cost $50 apiece,
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Between the Acts.

PeOp1e are g0sslp1ng terribly about
us.
''But, as you and know, they have
no reason to-
'That's just what makes me SO
angry"
THE CHILDREN GET THE GRAVY
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Custom Now In Vogue 90 First Nights In
London Playhouses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
WITH WOLVERINES.
BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT MICHIGAN
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Free Silver Men Organize a Secret Society
TO Push Their Interests I'm the State
Lightnings Fatal Work at Camp
Meeting near Ravenna.
A Secret Free silver Movement.

There has been organized at Grand
Rapids a secret organization, the OBJ
feet of which is to promulgate the doc
trines of free silver coinage. The SUI
preme organization is made up of seven
executive officers and an advisory
board. The executive board is as fol-
lows: Sybrant Wesselius, Geo. ID. Bos-
took and A. +. Schafer, of Grand Rap
ids; Jas. NJ. Turner, Lansing; Chas h.
Chase, ~. Louis; and c. Waterbury
and j. Il. Mathews, Ithaca. Some of
the members of the advisory board are:
G. Sigh and ex-Congressman Richard
son, Grand Rapids; Geo. Il. Hummer,
Holland; c. Z. Black, Lansing; ii. 5.
Pingree. Detroit; eX-Gov. Luce, Cold
water; 5. o. Fisher, Bay City, and A. Il.
Weber, lonia. The regular sessions
of the subordinate bodies are to be
secret, but open sessions will be held
for debates, etc. The organization is
known as the Honest Dollar Club, :"
and is for the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver at ratio Of 10 to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Related by Keeper of the Michigan
State Prison at Jackson.
(Fror1 the Jackson Citisen.)

Mr.. A. f. Wing resides at 612 N. Jack
son Street, jackson, Mich He is a keeper
p the Michigan State Prison. a man of ster-
ling integrity, and whose word is beyond
dispute. He tells the following story of
wonderful escape, and the incidents con-
nected with the dangerous position in
which he was placed. He says, some
months ago my attention was attracted by
swelling of my groins, which began to
increase in size to such an extent that |
was alarmed. 1t spread down my legs to
my feet, and was bloated from my waist
down, so badly that | could not pull my
pants, over my legs, and had to open my
shoes fully two inches before / could get
them on. Even my face became pulled
up; and my whole system seemed affected.
l could hardly drag myself upstairs to
unlock my men. | consulted physician,
one Of the best in the city. He said the
swelling was caused by an irritation Of the
kidneys. and / commenced treatment with
lin. But seemed 10 iAe getting worse. j
was strongly urged by a friend to try
Doan's Kidney Pills, and | finally con-
sented After the first week commenced
TO see change, and felt much better.
This was encouraging, and l continued
their use. Itook five boxes in all, with the
happy result that was completely cured.
have never heard of any medicine which
had such pronounced and radical effect,
and yet not affect the system generally
and leave it in such good condition. L
feel better now than | ever did. After
the effect was once established the swelling
gradually disappeared until it was entirely
gone. regard Doan's Kidney Pills as
most wonderful agent in the curing of any
form of kidney disorder.
For sale by all dealers price. so cents
per box. Mailed by Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo. N Y, sole agents for the U. s.
Remember the name, DOan's, and take no
other
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HERE AND THERE.
VARIETY OF NEWS ITEMS FROM
VARIOUS PLACES.
south Carolina Wants to DisfranehIse the
Colored Men OF that state.-Irish Mill
tary Organizations Anxious to Have
Their Native Country Freed.
CoIored Men Can't Vote in south Carolina.

Colored Men Can't Vote I'm South Carolina.
The celebrated South Carolina re-
registration case was decided in the
United states circuit court of appeals
at Richmond, Va. The state wins,
Judge Golf famous injunction is dis
solved, and the original bill will be
dismissed. This taxes away the fran
chise of the colored citizens of the
state.
The leaders among the Negroes
seem To be IN somewhat dazed con-
dition. Rev. Mr.. Colt, pastor of the
largest colored church at Colum bia,
says he will advocate wholesale
emigration from the state. Other
leaders agree with him. lie says he
fears that the next constitutional con-
vention will limit the suffrage; that
practically none of the Negroes can
vote; that the public school fund Will
be wiped out, and that the poll tax
will be made so great that the whole
race will be DISTINGUISHED. A race
convention to consider the condition
and advise what is best to be done has
been called for July 10.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

The hay crop is an utter failure nea.
GAZE burg.
Mac Norwitz's cigar factory burned
at Alpena; loss $4,000
Muskegon has an Indian lawyer.
Geo. b. Clark, recently graduated.
The grand lodge of the order of Red
Men of Michigan met in Kalamazoo.
Olivet college graduated Is pupils
Over l,00Opeople attended the exercises
Plans have been prepared for a
woman building at Howell, TO cost
$4,000.
The Buckley stave factory was
destroyed by fire at Mancelona. Loss
$4,000.
Ex-Patrol. ian Adolph Nicholson, of
Saginaw, lost both legs in a saw mill
at Duluth.
Claude Harrison, Bay City burglar,
received the extreme penalty of the
law, IS years.
Ypsilanti is going to have an opera
house to replace that destroyed by the
cyclone of 1893.
The 4-year-old child of Charles Mar
tin was burned TO death in a house
near Cheboygan.
The last spike on Grand Ravens new
street railway has been driven and
cars are running.
The Michigamme mine at Mich.
CANINE may resume soon after twe
years of idleness.
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Uncle Sam in Hot Water.

Washington: The steamer George
Childs, carrying the hlibr ,tering ex-
petition from Key West, has landed at
Jamaica. Definite information to this
effect has been received. 1t was due
in a large measure to the sailing of
this expedition that the admins ration
determined on energetic steps to pre-
vent violation of the neutrality laws
and sent the Raleigh to patrol the
Florida coast. If the steamer George
ChilGs, as IS alleged, carried from the
United States munitions of war and
armed men to aid the revolutionists in
Cuba, the case bears strong resem-
blance to the cele brated Ala bama affair
which cost the British government
many millions of dollars to settle with
the United States.
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\ Strange Phenomenon-IfI It's True.

Chimacum, a small farming center
four miles from Port Townsend,
Wash, experienced terrific explosion
and jar. the result of the falling of a
5,000-pound meteor, which burst with
a loud noise at the height of 100 yards,
and after causing a small-seized
cyclone of several minutes duration,
buried itself deep in the muddy water
of neighboring lagoon. The meteor
struck the bottom with force enough
to break crockery in farmhouses three
miles away, creating terror among
re j Tents, who believed the end of the
world had come. Ten hours after the
occurrence the waters of the lagoon
were still bubbling and seething and
cook eggs.
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TALKED ABOUT SILVER.
Convention of White Metal People Held
at Memphis, Tenn.

at Memphis Tenn.
Probably tire largest assembly ever
held in this country TO discuss single
theme of political economy was the
gathering of 800 people representing
every state south of the Ohio river and
east of the Mississippi, at the free
silver, or "honest money" convention
at Memphis. The delegates were DEM
ocrats, Republicans and Populists, but
all were united i'm the desire for free
silver. Among the prominent speakers
were Senator Turpie, OF Indiana; Alex
auder Delmar, of California, and Con-
gresham Jos. G. Sibley, of Pennsyl-
vania, whom the silver advocates are
urging forward as thsir candidate for
president in 1896. Mr.. Sibley aroused
great en- thusiasm and made some severe
attacks upon President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle for which he was
greatly applauded.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was the
principal speaker at the second days
session and his speech was red hot.
There was much intense feeling shown
over the :" ibley idea" of making the
silver question an issue independent of
old party lines. A number of speakers
denounced the scheme and claimed the
question could be settled with the
present party organizations. This con-
servative element prevailed in the res
olutions, which were adopted, as they
did not go beyond strong presenta-
tion of the free silver views of the
gathering. But the convention adj
journed with a scism in it. One fac
ton advocates the "siblev idea" and
the capture of the Democratic conven-
ton, and failing in that, independent
political action, while others were
sighting the issue strictly within party
lines.
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Supreme Lodge A. q. 4. w.

The supreme lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen met at Chi
cago. Supreme Master Workman l.. l..
Troy recommended system of graded
assessments, the raising of an emer-
gency fund and the issuing of 81, 900
beneficiary certificate. His annual re-
port showed the total number of lodges
to be 1873, net increase for the year
of 81. The total membership of the
order was AL ,37l, an increase of 10, 545
-3.5Os members having died during
the year. The total income had been
81. 644,9i4, and the disbursements were
81 67S, 800.
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Americans Imprisoned in Germany.

Information has been received from
Germany that David Rothschild, of
Bath, n. Y, has been put into prison
because he protested against being
forced to serve in the German navy.
His claims to American citizenship
were not recognized. Another case is
that of Herman Flick, of Paterson.
n. j., naturalized citizen of the
United States who has for five months
been confined under military guard in
the village of kohlen-by -Ringstedt,
Germany. The cause alleged for his
imprisonment is his liability to service
in the army of the country. Just he
fore his illness Secretary Gresham re-
ceiyed Some startling information con-
corning the continued imprisonment
of an American citizen in Germany
and the department has now taken
hold of it vigorously.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-20
Irish to Fight for Independence.

A special convention of the Irish
American military union was held at
New York City. About GOO delegates
were present from various sections of
the country. The meeting was called
for the purpose Of adopting measures
for the utilization of al lrish-American
military organizations with the union,
in view of probable exigencies in con-
nection with the question of Ireland's
independence. The resolutions adopted
urge atliliation of Irish-American
military organizations so as to be in
position to take concerted action in
effective work towards securing Ire
land independence. 1t was decided
to meet in camp at Bridgepo Ct, in
the summer of 1896, when there will
be opportunity for military evolutions
on a grand scale. 1t was also agreed
that French, Polish and Hungarian,
military bodies in sympathy with the
irish movement be permitted to be in
theTunion. Resolutions of sympathy
With the Cuban revolution were passed.