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Faith in his Prophet.

On Friday last, when tie thermometer reg
istered below 10 degrees and the wind was
blowing gale, coiored driver of one of the
coalcarts of NJ Erskine Miller & Bro, was
seen driving his cart in a cheerful mood,
whilst he was tanning himself with a palm
leaf fan. Some may think that he did this
in emulation of Mark Tapley in the enjoyment
of adverse circumstances but he never heard
of Mark Tapley and was not doing it in emula-
ton or imitation of that character. He is a
believer in the grounding as a weather
prophet, and as the ground hog sign on the
End of February was for good weather, he
was sure the weather was warm, in spite of
the thermometer, and that his palm-leaf fan
was needed to make him comfortable. 1t is
merely an illustration of faith, and his faith
in his weather-p prophet is such that when he
predicts good weather it must be so.
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Extensive Storm of Severe Weather.

The weather which has prevailed here and
elsewhere, in this country and in Europe for
the past week, has been almost unprecented
ture. In this section the temperature has
been some days below zero, and others but
little above it, and has, at no time during the
past week, and up to this time this week, been
as high as the freezing point in the shade. In
the North and Northwest the thermometer
and even in the extreme Southern parts of the
q. S. as in Florida and Louisiana, the tenn
perature was considerably below the freezing
point, and destroyed oranges and garden vege-
tables, Strawberries, &c.
The weather has been of equal severity in
were frozen. The freeze at Rome is reported
to be almost unprecedented. This storm in
its wide sweep of more than 5000 miles in
diameter seems to have covered the greater
part of the Northern hemisphere.
1t marks an epoch in weather history and
will be known for years as one of the severest
and most extensive storms of which we have
any record.
In the West and Northwest it was particular
ly severe, and the sufferings of man and beast
very great. Many birds and wild animals
persisted from cold and want to food
Though the snowfall was only about four
inches it was so drifted by the high winds as
to blockade the railroads in the Valley and
also East of the mountains for several days.
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nj AR RACES.

WATKINS Washington city,
at 10 a. m, Saturday, Feb. 9Th Mr.. L. G.
Watkins, of StauntOn. to Miss Bland Bryant,
of Charlottesville. The groom is employed
as lineman for the Western Unioh Telegraph
Company.
CROFT DIG ERS.-At the Methodist church
in Harrisonburg. Wednesday. Feb. 9th, by
Rev. J A. Anderson. Mr.. VIM. F. Croft of
Staunton. to Miss Flora l.. Rodgers.
Fully MILLER.-In Harrisonburg, Sunday,
Feb srd. at O'Clock p M, at the residence
of Mr.; Geo Miller, brother OF the bride, by
Rev. J. A. Anderson, Mr.. VIM. F. FultZ, Chief
of Police, to Miss Sallie Miller.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5, 1895, near Cen
treville Jos: H. Wood, of Rockingham, and
Sarah E. Keyton. of Augusta.
OHNSON.-February 10. 1895
at Sherando Doctor SamI a. Buchanan
and Emma Jane Johnson. both of Augusta,
BENSUN-McMANAWA Y.-February6 6, 1895, at
the residence of the BRIDES parents in Mid
dlebrook, by Rev J I; Ballet, Samuel M
MiddlebrOok.
KINCAID-CARROLL- Lebanon White
Sulphur Spring. Feb. 5til, Robt. NJ Kincaid to
Miss BERTHE NJ Carroll.
MILLER-WEAVER.-N Middlebrook Feb
9th. Levi L. Miller to Miss Maggie NJ. Weaver
BLY-FAUBER.-N Near Fort Defiance, Fgb
9th. Harry BLY, Of Shenandoah county, to
Miss Lydia NJ. Fauber.
RIS-CHANDLLER.-N ear Greenville.
Feb. TIN, Jas. A. Harris to Miss Elizabeth F.
Chandler.
AREHART-SENSABAU GH.-Nea Moffett's
Greek. Feb. 18th, Nj. Lulher Arehart to Miss
Mary NJ. Sensabaugh.
HARRIS HANG ER.-Near Mt. Sidney, Feb.
7th, Jacob F. Harris to Miss l.. Berthe Han
ger.
McCAMBRIDGE- ANDERSON.-At the Bagby
Building in this city at $50 p M, Wednesday,
Feb. 81 h by Rev. Father w. G. Payne, assist
ant pastor of st. Francis Catholic. MIR. j. W.
Mci Ambridge a teacher in the blind depart
rent of the Institution f"r the Education OF
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, to Miss
Mary W. Anderson.
The groom is Catholic, but the bride is not
Toe gro IN is totally blind, and the bride near
~ so Both had been pupils OF d. II Blind
Institution.
MrLA UGHLIN-DAMEWOOD the home
of the bride at Low Moor, Allegheny county,
Thursday, Feb. 18th. by Rev. L. w. Irwin. Pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at Iron ate
Mr. rudolph Mclaughlin. telegraph opera
tor at Low Moor. To Miss Bette Damewood
WISE-HENK EL.-Januarv 23rd, in New Mar
ket, by Rev. J. Paul Stirewalt MIR. Franklin
NJ. Wise, of Rockingham and Miss l.. Daisy
Henkel, daughter of Mr.. John C. Henkel, of
New Market.
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Personal.

Hon. Meade F. White who has been con
fined to his room for the past ten days by
sickn ess is out again.
G. E. Graham of Spring Creek. Va, is in
Staunton.
The marriage of Mr.. Miles Jackson Penick
of Washington, d. c., to Miss Annie S. Shep-
perd, daughter of Capt. Ham Shepperd, U.
Wednesday next, Feb. Goth, at the Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church in Lynchburg.
Mrs. H. St. G. Tucker left here last week
for New Orleans, La, on visit to her father,
Tulane University.
Mr.. w. H. H. Lynn went last week for
treatment to Johns Hopkins Hospital at Balt
more.
W B Poindexter has been appointed post
master at Glenwood, Rockbridge county, in
he place of J K. Austin, removed.
The marriage of Mr.. J. X. Rodgers to Miss
ittte Edison will take place next Sunday
he 18th, at the residence of Mr.. J. B Trimblf
near Swoope.
Miss Luck McAden of Charlotte, n c., is
listing Mss Matte Wayt, of this city.
NJ and Nine Leon Daudet were divorced il
Paris on Thursday He Is the son of Al
phonse Daudet; she is Jeanne, the favorit.
granddaughter of Victor Hugo. Incompati-
bllity of temper is the cause assigned for the
divorce.
Mrs Amelie Rives Chanler left her home in
Albemare yesterday for Fort Worth, Texas
She has been suffering with rheumatism an,
has gone South for her health.
Mr. P L Cline has removed from Middle
..iyer District to Mary J. Cline's in Beverly
Manor District
1t is said that Bishop Paret, of Maryland,
may be made the first An erican Archbishop
of the Episcopal Church.
Miss Rosa Smith, daughter of Prof. f. II.
Smith, of the University of Virginia, while
skating Friday, fell upon the ice and broke
her ankle.
Mr.. Ambrose L. Henkel, one of the editors
of the Shenandoah EaHey, was in the city
Yesterday. We regret that we were not in the
SPECTATOR office when he called to see us.
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\
The Cincinnati Price Current of February
It'll, says -
Correspondence from various localities in
dictates that portion of the wheat crop area
has recently been subjected to freezing and
thawing conditions to sufficient extent to give
evidence of some injury, but there is little
significance to be attached to such information,
for it is quite manifest that most of the area
has been protected and is uninjured and the
situation generally satisfactory.
The interior offerings of wheat continue
! small, and appear to be exceptionally so at
this time, while there is an enlarging call
from millers-not that millers are increasing
their operations, but in the failure to secure
supplies in the usual territory they are neces-
sarily extending their inquiries with growing
urgency, and they are unable to secure sup
plies without paying decided premium over
parity with prices in the market centers.
Milers stocks of wheat in the West are now
notably low, and are replenished with I'M
usual difficulty.
1t is indeed curious and exceptional con-
dition of affairs when the business in "fu-
lures in the wheat trade finds disappoint-
ment and declining prices while the current
offerings of the property are so meagre or at
such relatively high values that transactions
are necessarily of very restricted proportions
and this consequent light movement is held
up by the dealer in futures as an evidence
of lack of cash demand. If the season can 60
through to the end without an adjustment
which shall recognize the paucity of wheat
supplies outside of the visible stocks it will
disturb calculations i'll future and call for new
methods of gauging the general situation. :
The week closes with frmer wheat markets,
and &c higher than a week ago at Chicago.
There is, however. nothing in sight to give as
surance of any important change in the direc
ton of higher prices in the near future
There appears to be fairly good supplies of
corn in many districts. but it is not moving
freely, and prices at Chicago close lie higher
than week ago for May.
May wheat at Chicago closed at the
highest point of the week. 1sc above the
lowest point, and lie higher than week ago.
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Persistent Advertising Pays.

In a, recent article by William Dean
Howells, he tells of a story which he says has
influenced all his life.
The hero of the story was young Dane,
who was going up among the fiords to seek his
fortune in the northern fisheries. Many
times when he was sailing through the fords
he found himself locked in by mountain
walls with no apparent outlet. 1t seemed, il
he kept on that he would sail directly into the
rocks, but each time as he proceeded, he found
some unexpected channel which allowed him
to go safely on his way.
Sometimes it seems that advertising is being
wasted, that there is no possible way that il
will turn out profitaby. but if the advertiser
,ill keep right on, he will find clear bushes,
channels opening. and i'll the end will make a
safe landing III the ilarbor of success.
A little advertising may he unprotitaoe
when great deal would pay handsomely =
Short tine advertising seldom pays That is
he reason that ads in the many ephemera
schemes that come to every business man
are never profitable. 1t IS continuous, con
4i-tent courageous intelligent advertising in
the hest newspapers that always and infalibly
BRING good returns.
Persistence IN it pays. It's the man who
gets scared and qnits who lnses his money
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The Weather.

Tuesday night of last week, February 5th,
was one of the coolest nights of the Winter
so far 1t was cold all night, the temperate
being as low as 2 degrees above zero at IL o.
clock p. m and was about the same early
Wednesday morning. Wednesday night was
very cold and Thursday morning the temper
ature was as low as 4 degrees About an inch
of snow fell Wednesday night, and it again
commenced showing about 8 O'Clock a. m.
Thursday and continued throughout the day
with the temperature at from 8 to 10 degrees
abo' e zero, and yet some persons believe 1t
can be TOO cold to snow-a falacy that We
have heretofore exposed. The snow fall of
Thursday was continuous, but it was not very
great, only about inches as the air did not
contain great deal of moisture. The wind
during the day was generally from the North
east, which changed in the evening to North
west. If it had been from the East directly
or the Southeast, the fall of snow would have
been greater. There was but little wind DUR
ing the day. but by nightfal the wind blew
with some violence from the Northwest, when
the snow ceased to fall, the cold air from that
quarter being too dry. By II p. m., Thurs
day, the mercury sank to zero, and on Friday
morning the thermometer registered zero at
half past o'clock, and it was probably colder
earlier in the morning. and the weather was
the more disagreeable in consequence of a
Northwestern wind, though the sky was clear.
The weather was blustery, off and on,
throughout the day, blowing the snow into
the faces of persons, with the temperature at
10 degrees above zero. 1t is seldom such
weather is experienced in this State.
AT II o'clock Friday night the thermometer
registered degrees above zero, ana at 8 o.
clock Saturday morning degrees above. The
sky Saturday was nearly clear and the wind
did not below as on the day before. 1t was
less windy ard less cold than the day before,
but still cold as the mercury did not rise above
20 degrees in the shade.
Saturday night was cold, the temperature at
IL o'clock being s degrees, and early in the
morning Sunday 10, and at O'Clock IA de-
grees. The weather clear with bright SUM-
shine. The temperature rose to 26 IN the
shade, and thawed some in the sunshine.
As the night approached, the wind blew
from the Northwest and it became colder. and
on Monday morning the Thermometer regis
tered II degrees at 8 o'clock 1t might have
been colder earlier in the morning.
On Tuesday morning the thermometer reg
istered 16 degrees above zero, and at no time
during the day did it rise above %. There
was some little snow between II and o'clock
p. NJ, and at 3p m, it commenced showing
in earnest, and has continued to this hour-9
p. M, Tuesday.
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BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARK EFT, I
THuRSDAY. Eah. It'll 1885

BEEF CATTLE.-The market has been quite
strong today, with values about i cent higher
than they We're last week. The quality Of the
offerings was not OF as good an average as
those of last week, and prices were up to their
consisted of more medium and common cat
tie and fewer but quite as good tops as last
week. Quotations 2a4S cents, most sales be-
ing 24a44 cents per Id.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as fol-
lows: Best beeves 44a47s cents, those general
Iy rated first quality 4ka4S cents, medium or
thin steers, oxen, and COWS 2a34 cents per ID.
OF the cattle received 6j8 head came from
Virginia, liz from Illinois, rs from Maryland, "a
from Pennsylvania, IS from West Virginia, 30
from Tennessee and IL from Ohio.
Total receipts for the week LOB head AGAINST
1,275 head last week. and LISA head same time
last year. OF the offerings today $50 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, = sold to coun
try dealers and 20 head by Eastern buyers.
against I,1S9 last week, and I,l55 head same
time last year.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET,
MONDAY. Feb. 18th, 1894.
There have been no receipts since last Thurs
day sufficient to make a market for either
hogs sheep or calves.
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET,
MONDAY. Feb. 1lth. 1894. H.
BEEvEs.-Receipts for two days 2,460 head
on sale Ii cars; excited; values 25a50 cents
higher than Friday; or iinary to medium ma
tive steers 46laS5, oxen Bass 40, bulls $>.25, dry
cows 2.50aSl25 per lU0 lbs European cables
quote American steers at lial2 cents per Id,
dressed weight: refrigerator beef at SAa9A
cents per h. No exports today.
CALvEs.-No arrivals nominally higher;
veals quoted 0DaSS.0, barn-yard calves 2.5Oa
So, Western calves 3a$4.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-Receipts for two DAYS
I, 2S4 head, including l,2UO for export; l3k cars
on sale, OF 27OJ head on sale; sharp and very
active at further advance from Saturday at
&c per Id; poor to ordinary sheep ia a. IT, infer
iOr to choice lambs 6a$7 per l0O lbs
HOGs.-Receipts 4,3A head; higher; inferior
to choice quoted at $40 per 100 lbs.
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KNOWLEDGE

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tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more prompt.
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of 4 perfect lax
alive, effectually cleansing the system,
di:ypelIing colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak,
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
feb1
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Sam Small is playing "heads l WIN

Sam Small is playing ''heads WIN
tails you loose" game. with Parson
Massey The Reverend Mr.. Small
charges the Reverend Mr.. Massey with
corruption, and is sued by the latter
for $4,000. The case will not be tried
till May, and meantime Brer' Sans
paper, the Pilot, is making capital out
of the pending suit. An experienced
journalist estimates that the Pilot
could we'll afford to pay $4,000 for the
increase of circulation it will receive
on account of the libel suit. If NJ.
Massey wins his suit he will probably
not obtain verdict for more than &c.
900; if he loses, the Pilot is $4,000
ahead of the game.-CharlottesUille
Chronicle.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

At the home of the bride 906 st. Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland, at p. M, Wednesday
Feb. 9Th, by Bishop A. NJ. Randolph of Va.
assisted by the Rev. NJ. D. Babcock of Brown
Memorial Presbyterian church of Baltimore
Hon. Basil B. Gordon of Rappahannock coun
ty, Va, to Miss Leila Sinclair Montague.
Mr.. Douglas H. Gordon, the owner of the
Baltimore Ne'cs, and brother of the groom was
his best man.
The bride wore a tiara of diamonds and
pearls, the gift of the groom.
The presents, which are quite numerous and
splendid, consist of silver china, and cut glass
and several handsome checks. The house
was decorated with palms and roses. The
orchestra cons sted of string music and liano
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon left after the reception
for visit to Florida and Cuba.
Mr. Basil Gordon has been prominent in
Virginia politics for number of wears. He
was for some time chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee He vas also mem
Der of the State Senate from she Fifteenth
district during the session of 81 %.
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DEATHS.

FISHER.-January 81, 1895, near Spring Hill,
Miss Isabella Fisher, aged 81 years. Funeral
from United Brethren courch.
WEAVER-January rs, 1895, near st. Marks
church, Mrs Jane Ann Weaver, aged 81
years. lnterment at Mt. Zion church, Au-
gusta county.
HASSETT.-February g. 1885, in Staunton, John
Hassett, aged about 20. He left sister, Miss
Mary Hassett, and a brother, Patrick Has
Sett. He was never married.
The funeral was from st. Francis Catholic
church, Rev. Father McVerry officiating at the
church and the grave.
The pa-bearers were Messrs. Adam Bru-
beck, P. Burke, L. O'ConnOr, p. Erwin, P. Moran
and John Burns.
LEECH.-In lexington Va, January Goth, af-
ter a prOtracted illness, Mr.. Isaac 5. Leech in
the 4gth year of his age, leaving widow and
five children.
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The rornet, concer Company.

We would again remind our readers that
the Gorbett Concert Company sii give most
enjoyable musical entertainment at the Opera
house next Friday night when all who wish
to enjoy real musical treat should attend,
This is the last of the Star Course entertain
ment OF the Y. NJ. g. A for this season, and
the house should be filled.
Tickets for reserved seats on sale at the Y
NJ. c. A building. Those who wish to obtain
the more desirable seats should make applica-
4;op IN ti,,,a
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Suicide of a Young Lady.
SHE LEFT LETTERS GIVING CROSSED

SHE LEFT LETTERS GIVING CROSSED
LOVE" AS THE CAUSE OF HER ACT.
C0rrollton. Ill.,, Feb. 6.-Miss Stella
Wynn. of Whitehall, came here and
registered at Hotel Bassham. where
day, in the hotel parlor, she took
ten grains of strychnine, from the eff
fects of which she died in great agony.
She left three letters, one to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Stock, of the Hotel Bass
ham, requesting them to send her re
mains to Mr.. George w. Wynn, her
grandfather, in Whitehall, and the
second to her grandfather, George
Wynn. telling him "crossed love" had
caused her rash act. The third letter
is q pitiable story of disappointed love.
written to Smith Franklin, of Rood
House, who in the letter is charged
with the cause % her act.
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Conviction of Jesse A. Walker.

The third trial of Jesse A. Walker for the
killing of Benj.A. Goodsby at Basic City April
9th, 1892, which was concluded on last We'd
nesday evening, resulted again in his convic-
ton of murder in the second degree, and the
jury fixed the penalty at S years in the peni-
Tertiary. His counsel made motion for
new trial on the grounds that the verdict was
not in accordance with the evidence and on
the discovery of new evidence. The argument
on this motion will be heard on the first day
of the February term
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-02-13
sraunton Business college.

The first anniversary OF the Columbian
Literary Society of the 5,alnjon Business
College OF Humphreys Il Hiner will be cele
p brated next Saturday night from to 10 O.
clock. 1t will be opened with prayer, and the
exercises will consist of music, reading of rec
ords remarks by the President, Rotations,
and debate of the question whether the law
granting divorces should be abolished.
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Graduation "Rarher Previous"

The day succeeding grounding day, col
ored man of this city was heard to calculate
"Bress de Lawd, de ground hog didn't see his
shadder yesterday, and now we's bound-ter
hev good weather"
Whether he has concluded that the ground
hog is a false prophet, or that he did see his
shadow on the End, we have not learned, but
we suppose that his faith has been shaken, if
anything can shake the faith of those who be,
lieve in the grounding as prophet If see
ing his shadow indicates bad weather, we sup
pose he must have seen this year at least a
Thousand shadows
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Wild r ak,

The Norfolk Pilot under the heading
"Clevelands Crime" among other things
says:
ALREADY he has put upon the present gen
Grafton and its immediate posterity 100000,
900 of gold debt for which the people received
and will receive not one cent in return
If the Pilot has been as reckless in its state
ment of facts IN reference to Parson Massey
as it has in the above, the old gentleman will
wipe the earth up with it -Staunton News.
The Ne,cs. which heretofore seemed to have
faith in the allegations of the Pilot against
"Parson Massey now seems to ne losing its
faith. if not in the allegations, at least in the
llouator
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Dwelling and store-House Burned.

At Spring Hill in this county at half after
10 o'clock last Wednesday night, February
9th, the dwelling and store-house of Mr..
Daniel Fisher was destroyed by fire. with the
stock of goods owned by Mr.. A. G. Berry, who
had recently opened store there. The loss
is total as there was no insurance on the prop
erty destroyed. The origin of the fire, we
have not learned, nor the estimated loss.
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THE MOuEkN LID

Has tastes incidentally in keeping with Other
luxuries. A remedy must be pleasantly &C
ceptable in form, purely wholesome in com
position, truly beneficial in effect and entirely
free from every object Unable quality. II
really i'll he consults a physician; if consti
pated he uses the gentle family laxative
Syrup of Figs.
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Horses for Fire Department.

The committee of the Council of Charlottes
vile, commissioned to purchase horses fol-
the fire department. bought last week two fine,
half Percheron horses. of G. w. Freed, living
near Waynesboro. The horses are four years
old and weigh 1880 pounds each.