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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-22

A Constitutional Convention or a
higher rate of taxation-that is the al
tentative declared by the Roanoke
conference. and it is alone sufficient to
arouse an unanimous sentiment for a
new Constitution to curtail expenses
Norfolk Landmark.
The Convention would necessarily
incur expenses and may not curtail
them. The Legislature and County
governments can curtail the expenses.
The finances of the State are such: as
to forbid the call of a Constitutional
Convention which would cost great
deal of money-how much, no one is
wise enough to foretell. The Constitu-
ton can be amended, as shown hereto
fore, without the cost of Convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-22
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

THURSDAY. May 10Th, 1895.
BEEF CATTLE.-There was fair run of very
fine cattle this week, and while the better
grades were considerable improvement over
last week the quality generally was OF better
average than that of last weeks oherlngS.
There is no serious change to note In quota
tions. Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows
Resi- ......................5 @5.S0
Generally rated first quality. 4.7595
Medium or good fair quality. @4S
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-22

MAN AND MULE KILLED BY LIGHT
Norfolk, Va, May 14.-William
Duck, colored. while on his way to
market this morning, was struck by
lightning when near Arthur Herbert's
store, in Princess Anne county. about
five miles from the city. He and the
mule he was driving were both instant
ly killed. When found the unfor
tunate mans clothing was on fire and
the mule was bleeding from the nose.
The bolt tore up a hole in the shell
roadbed large enough to put man in.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-22
Country Produce.
Groceries. Etc.

Groceries. Etc.
BACON-country, see country produce.
Western, canvas hams. l4(
long clear SideS.......
s. short clear SideS.....,.
IS bellies. .................
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-22

DEATH OF REV. J. T. L. HAYNES
After several weeks sickness, Rev. j.
T. L. Haynes, died rather unexpected
ly at Mt. Jackson, Thursday morning
about 9:45. He had been Rector of
Beckford Parish Protestant Episcopal
Church for several years, and was a
minister of fine abilities. He was a
native of Talbot Co., Md. was edu-
Gated for and practiced law in that
State for 10 or 10 years before he
entered the ministry. He leaves a
wife and two sons to mourn their loss.
Shenandoah Herald.
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26
Charter of Incorporation
OF the
Chattanooga Planting and Mercantil
Company.

section lst. Be II known that Ga
Moyses and j. y. O'Nesl. of Cbstta noo 30
ga, tennessee, A. ID. Daniel. .John ~
Sims and Max Moyses, of Wasbingta,
county, mississippi, and their success.
sors, are hereby made corporation. Ia
I oe nspeo tne chattanooga Planting
ana Mercantile Company for the mr.
pose OF doing planting and mercantile
business in Washington County. Mis-
slsslppi, Tor period Of TWENTY-FIVE
Sec. End. The domicile OF said eorno.
ration shall be at Arcola, in Wasbip0-
ton county, Mississippi. but II NAV on
crate stores and Plantations af anv
place In said county. ~ any
sec. ord. Sand corporation NAV buv
and rent such real and personal nroner-
" as may be necessary or incident to
It's business. 1t may borrow and iesJ
money, and sell or convey by mortcage
OF deed OF trust any Of its PROPERTY and
snail have all the powers necessarv or
incident to the conduct Of Its said busi-
ness, and shall have the power 10 bnv
real and personal property and issue itys
capital stock In payment tberefor ''
Sec. 4th. The capital STOCK of so,a
corporation shall be $1,000 90, but the
same may De increased by the dire ectors
oI said corporation to $4,000 90. and
when said capital stock to the extent
oI *o,oo0 W shall be paid for such cor.
poration may begin business.
pee; oth: The officers of said corpora-
lion shall be a President. Vice Presi-
nent, Secretary and Treasurer. and
Board OF Directors to consist of not less
han three members. Jan. To-. iS'st ,o''
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26
CITATION NOTICE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
To VIM. H. Chaffe q Co.. Limited
Charles Chaffe, John Powell. ana
Joseph B. West. partners. comnosino inc .
tne firm OF Chaffe, Powell & West and
Charles Chaffe, Joseph Morris, + n
Hansell q Bros; Charles Chaffe. Execu.
TOR OF the estate Of Julia Taylor Chaffs
y. I. Coleman, Annie Coleman. Mary
Y Coleman, and Penny Chaffe and Mel.
ne Chaffe, minor children of VIM. r
Chafle; and Lydia II. Chsffe. minor
daughter Of Christopher II. Chaffs. .Ir. .
Hattie q. Allen and Marguerite Alien
minor children Of j. M. N. Allen and
Sadie Chaffe, minor daughter of ]. G r.
Snaiie,; all citizens and residents of the
City OF New Orleans, Parish Of Orleans.
State Of Louisiana: '"''
, You are commanded to appear before
.ne Chancery Court of the Comfy of
washington, In said State, on the first
Monday In March, A. d, 1896, TO defand
the suit In said court of Wasbincton
county. wherein you are Defendant
Inis 9th day Of January, A. D. 1885.
G. M. JOHNSON, Clerk.
BY HARVEY MILLER. n. r.
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26
TIE CHARTER Of INCORPORATION
- s.s-Aals - 2 44EsaIIF NEal11IJ J
Of the
CITY WATER COMPANY
Of
Greenvi1le. Mississippi.

BIZ II KNOWN.
lst- That, under and b. virtae OF the proyi
slons ef Chapter IS OF the Revised Code of II
stats Of Misslssippi, Nisbet Wi1raeid Iohn r
Kills. james n Reed and John L WiuRfel,
have associated themselves tsxether for IN
purpose sf Incorporation, and that they. an
suen others a. they shall associate with them
their successors and assigns, are hereby maj,
body corporate, with all the powers inciden
Revised Code
nd; That the purpose for which said esrpor.
ttlon - created u 10 supply 10 the City Of Green
VILE, Mississippi. and Its suburbs and enyi-
r0ns, and 10 the inhAbitanfs and occnnants OF
said City, It's snbzrbs and enVlrons good And
wholesome water. ample in amount for all pur-
Poses. saeihsr for public use. or for private
Srd. That the corporate name by which said
corporation shall be known is The Cftv
water Company OF GreenVllls. Mississippi, =
snd under that name II shall have succession
Ior iorty nine years from aud amer the date OF
the approval Of this charter, and It's domieiie
snail De the Ciiy Of Greenyille, Mississippl
t1h That said corporation, IN addition To
tne general powers granted BY said Chapter 2j
OF the Revised Code. shall have the power 10
erect, eonsiruc', maintain and operate Water
works In or near said City Of Greenyille. by
and with the consent Of said CITY, for The fnii
term OF ifs corporate existenee: 20 contract
rl.n .ns sag Ciiy or with the inhabitants or
20 supply them with water for public or prI.
a. srnnIsa 49, :, snaIse anu collect for water
10 surrhsss ., r.s., ss shieh may ee agreed npon;
ssIs "a ~ po.snons or nom individuals and 10
necesssTy n s.rrx 80 - anu personal property
II n err.f.J. ~ e1s sne purposes Ior which
otherwIse fro,o ssnsss p.hs1 ol reeve ey git or
dividuss rfrhtss arsacblaso ~ or rom IN
inbshi,snts o- rs.sr suppiy Of said City or It's
same n sss srie ~ deia oy them, and the
msssnya 80 .s ,s sen!oy snd earry out In as full
issus And r. .sl,,.. La noiuefs could do; to
same upon sll The pronsStx sss, ~ "a 'scule the
ownsl uPon os az .ae rigns and franchises held,
isvs All n,,Si,.u " u. 70 use me streets, al |
with ths consa., @sne psces ot sad City, by and
lie roads eontieuon. sAh IN S.y, anu the pub
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26
CITATION NOTICE.
State Of MissisissippI.

State Of MissisissippI.
10 Tom Morton, defendant:
fou are commanded to appear bs-
fore the chancery court of the Counfv
OF Warrington in said State, on the
let Mendsy of March, A. D., 1895 to
oeiend tho suit In said court, of vir-
ginia Morton, wherein you are defend.
ant.
ibis the 2lst day Of December, A.
y. 1894. G. M. JOHNSON, Clerk.
THOMAS Il GRIFFIN Soils.
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26
Citation Notice.
State of Mississ;nn

~ s,.,. State of Mississippi.
nou are commanded to appear be.
lore the Chancery Court of the Conn
~ y g s.u. " Isnington, III said State, on
.ne nrst Monday of March, A.. d. is95
10 defend the SUIT in said Court OF Of
washington County, wherein Won are
q defendant. s' orc
Inis ath. day of January, AID. 1sok.
9. M. JOHNSON, Clerk.
BY HARVEY MILLER. d. G
The Greenville times., 1895-01-26

81 Tirfus 0fthe power and auihorfty vested
n ne 4s substituted trustee. BY Instrument ~
wiring bearing date the lsfh day Of Derem-
Der. lsl4s and recorded In hook n No & :.
axe %. -t seq Of he record u deeds OF Wash
lneion louuty, Mississippi. in the pIass an
ssad q " A. Puliaek the trustee in ! esrfsir
deed Of trust execute BY Charlss Il Sml1h su5
p Zee &c smith, % secure to g. WIborp fbe
h1rotedness therein meltioaed which deef III
nast oesrs date ilth day Of NAY, lssa. and Is
ne records Of deesis Of Washinalon cos1n,tS -
alsslssipp as substituted trustee Aforesaid
a NE request Of tie holder and owner oS ~
sote. secured by said deed in trust whfrh are
. ~ psst aae and unpaid, and under the power
III ~, ae.horisy conferred By said deed or trust
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
Didn,t understand Twins.

A festival in the family drew home
ward the scattered kindred. The boys,
twins, had been long parted, and mean
while one had married and in his wild
owerhood reared his little son, now 2
years old. To him, by name Bobby,
newly arrived in the house, enters the
uncle whom he had never seen, so per-
feet confederation Of his father that
Bobby runs to him at once, clings to
him and hugs his knees. A moment lat
er, when his father really came and the
laughing company were on the brink OF
comment and explanation, the poor lit
tie man, giving him one mortally
shocked glance, fell to the floor, Sob
bling, Don't want-two-papasl p
The resident puppy, familiar with the
bachelor brother, had almost as disturb
ing an experience. He stared and stared
at Bobby's father, upon their introduce
ton, shifted at his garments, wavered
and stared again. Then he leaped upon
his own friend and next upon the image
and echo of him bewildered, and finally
backed into the corner, after making a
brave stand against the supernatural,
his insulted eye upon both men, barking
and growing and indulging generally
in the doggerel for thunder. Chap
Book
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
The Powder Making Family.


A strange heritage was that bequeath-
ed to his children by Eleuthere Henee
Du Point de Nemours, when, driven from
France by the revolution, he came to
the faraway state Of Delaware, and
with skill in chemistry, acquired under
the great Lavoisier, set to work in 1902,
making gunpowder for America and the
civilized world, if world can be called
civilized that uses so much Of it. Vast
wealth he prepared for his descendants,
the family fortunes today uniting into
nearly 500, 900, 900. But along with the
riches he left dread responsibility that
presses down relentlessly upon every son
and grandson. "Thou shalt not rest !;
thou shalt not fear," is written on the
brow Of every Du Pont child, and read
in the life Of every Du Pont man. If
ever family was brave, it is the Du
Points; if ever family had need of
bravery, it is they.
The Du Points monopolize' the gun
powder business Of America, controlling
20 of the 80 mills in this country. They
do this by confiding to no one, not even
to the archives of the patent Office, their
secret methods of composition, their spe-
cially devised machinery, and all the
lore Of gunpowder making that has come
to them through generations This in
herited knowledge is the family treas
ure, and to guard it inviolate the Du
Points must be their own mechanics,
chemists, superintendent and engineers,
must spend hours every day in the mills,
must live with the menace Of sudden
and frightful death always about them.
Mcclure Magazine
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
BrummeI and Byron.

Byron, while walking along Piccadil-
~ one bright summer morning, encoun-
tered Beau Brummel, who was return
ing from his tailor's.
Chow are you, Brummel?" said the
poet.
pretty we'll, thank you,'' returned
the beau. ''I've been reading Don
Juan.
"Yes?" said Byron, with smile.
''There is some clever rhyme in it .,
"So?' observed Byron, with affected
surprise.
"And some pretty good versiication. .
"Ah?" returned the poet
"Why don t you try your hand at poe
try, Byron?" asked Brummel
The two never spoke to each other
again.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
English rramps and Their Babies.

On arriving at York we went at once
to Warmgate, the kiphouse district, and
picked out the filthiest one we could find
The inmates were principally in pairs.
Each moocher had his July (wife), and
each little kid had his little Mol isis
ter). These children are the very of
spring Of the road, and they remind me
very much Of monkeys. Yet one has to
feel sorry for them, since they did not
ask for life and yet are compelled to see
its meanest and dirtiest side Their moth
ers love them, when they are not drunk,
and when they are their fathers have to
play mothers, if they are not drunk
themselves. Never in my life have
seen more serio comic situation than
in that York kiphouse, where two tramps
were rocking their babies to sleep.
Moochers-bo of the bohemians
-fondling their babies! l should far
sooner have looked for q New York hobo
in clergyman's robes. But tramping
with children and babies is a fad in
English vagabondage Josiah Flynt in
June Century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
Chinese Cooking.

This knowledge of what we are pleased
to call artificial digestion runs largely
through all Chinese cooking. Whenever
meats, especially the heavy and indiges-
tible class, are to be employed as food,
the cook increases their assimilative
character by the use of peptoniferous
tripe and vinegar. I have often out Of
curiosity examined the numerous made
dishes Of the Mongolian cuisine with a
view to ascertaining their constitution.
Whether it was soups Or stews, ragouts
or fricassees, pot roasts or boiled, have
found tripe finely shredded or thinly
sliced in three dishes out Of every five.
The ratio was largest in households Of
wealth, where well paid cooks were the
rule, and smallest in those where the
conditions were otherwise. AS they dis
covered the peptic virtue Of tripe in all
food animals, they likewise found the
same quality in the gizzard of the bird
kingdom. They have employed the giz-
Yard even more literally in their cook
ing than they have the tripe, and they
regard it, as is the scientific truth, as
the most valuable of all animal tissues.
IAN Ex Consul to Annoy in Dietetic
and Hygienic Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
A MONSTER FACTORY.
Government Cigarette Works, Seville, EN-
ploy 1000 Women and Girls.

Government Cigarette Works, Seville, EN-
ploy 1000 Women and Girls.
One Of the sights Of Seville which no
tourist misses is the cigarette factory,
in which the government employs near
" 2,OO0 women and girls. The showing
about Of visitors is accordingly looked
upon as regular source of income by
the porter and matrons. After getting
permission to enter you are placed in
charge Of matron, who shows you
through her own department and then
passes you on to another, and so on, un-
til your stock of pesetas and half pesetas,
put aside for fees, is exhausted.
These matrons accompany the visitors,
not in order to prevent the girls from
flirting with them-pothing could dc
that-but to see that no tobacco, plea.
dura or cigarettes may disappear. Be-
fore entering each room a bell is rung
to warn the girls, who are in great dis
habille ON account Of the sun, to put on
their wrappers, and as the door opens
scores of round arms and pretty shoul-
ders are seen disappearing, while several
hundred pairs Of coal black eyes are
fastened on you.
The passages are lined with cradles,
and the young girl mothers to whom
they belong implore you with eyes AND
hands for penny for the Murillos Of
the future lying in them. These girls
are more frank than subtle in their fir
tations There is not one in the CROWD
who will not be Immediately conscious
of mans gaze fixed on her, nor will
she be the first to turn her eyes away.
Some will wink and even throw a kiss
from distant corner at the rich nglese
all foreigners are supposed to be
wealthy Englishmen.
They are merry lot on the whole
these poor girls, thesquickest Of whom
make only Q shillings day, for which
they have to toll 10 to 10 hours. They
are allowed to smoke if they wish, and
they make use Of this privilege. They
are remarkably deft at rolling the cigar
cites, but not all seem eager to make az
many as possible, for some are idline
and others are asleep, but no one cares
as each one is paid according to the
number she twists up, aided only by &
piece of specially made cartridge paper
and a small tin affair on her little finger
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
WHAT FlREMEN FIND.

They Pick Up Curious Articles Sometimes.
A Touching Incident.
swell, sir, said stalwart looking
fireman the other day, 1--WE fellows don t
have much time for looking abont for
finds when house is burning and per-
haps peoples lives are at stake, yet we
do come across things occasionally.
IA brother wearer of the brass helmet
used to tell how he was once at fire
and big one, too-and in making his
way through the house positively saw
bank notes burning away like so many
pipe lights He picked up as many as he
possibly could, stuffed them in his pock-
cts and went on with his work. After
the confagration had ceased the man
who was left in charge picked up among
the embers an old fashioned pepper box
black and charred-filled with silver
dollars, and further search brought
him to a number of rare old silver
spoons.
81 have myself found two or three
checkbooks, and once set Of false teeth,
which popped in my pocket and soon
after was able to return to the owner,
who proved his right to possess them
without doubt. once brought out
genuine Stradivarius-a violin worth
several hundreds Of dollars-while dia-
monds and other jewelry have been
saved in plenty.
Indeed there are Thousand and one
things fireman finds and saves. though
perhaps that which gave me the greatest
satisfaction was an old rag doll lit was
a touching little incident and quite true
It happened at a big fire, and in the
midst of the excitement-whichI as
sure you few people realize-the word
went forth that little child was up
stairs. don't want to boast, bnt away
I went. I found her on the second floor,
asleep in her little crib, with this old
doll by her side caught the child in
my arms and-she awoke. She looked
up in my face and seemed to understand
that was saving Der from the flames.
"'Dollyi Dollyr she cried
"The next instant-aye, quicker than
it takes to tell you'll had the old rag
doll, and my pals told me that if any
artist could only have painted us as we
appeared-me with the yonngster in my
arms, and she cuddling up her treasure
why, there wouldn't have been anoth
er picture in the land to touch itP'-
Boston Traveller.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
the "pEvIL,s MOOSE. y
a Gigantic Flesh Eating Plant That I
Found In Nicaragua.

Gigantic Flesh Eatlne Plant That Il
Found In Nicaragua.
Carnivorous plants are certainly
among the curiosities Of the vegetable
world. The poetical and religious Lin
nseus, who had occasion to study the fly
catching peony, found, in his astonish-
ment, no other name to bestow upon it
than this-Miraculum nature prodigy
Of nature). Since the illustrious Swedish
botanist, the mechanism Of carnivorous
plants has been we'll studied, and par
icularly by Darwin, who has devoted to
these plants remarkable work. They
are usually Of small dimensions, and do
not attain the size Of one described in
the "Bolletino del Naturalist"
NJ Fabiano Carlo tells there Of gil
gantic carnivorous plant that has been
discovered on the shores Of Lake Mica
ragua by naturalist named Dunstan.
He discovered this curious plant in the
following manner: Travelling with his
dog, he heard the animal give vent to
cries of pain. He advanced and found
his dog held by three black, sticky bands,
under which the skin was chafed till it
bled. These bands were the branches Of
a new carnivorous plant, which Dunstan
calls the Gland octopus. The branches
are flexible, polished, black, without
leaves, secreting viscous fluid and fur
nished with great number of suckers
by which they attach themselves to their
victims. It might almost be believed to
be an octopus transformed into plant.
To extricate his dog Dunstan tried to
cut the branches, and succeeded, though
not without difficulty, and after having
his hands severely injured by the ten
tacles Of the "land octopus" AS may
be realized, observations under these con-
ditions were not convenient to make.
and the naturalist was able to get few
facts concerning this odd plant. He
proved the presence Of numerous suckers,
and found that the fetid odor Of the
black sticky fluid that covers the branch
es serves to attract prey to the plant. He
also was able to note similarity Of char
acter with other carnivorous plants
For instance, the Gland octopus" aban-
dons it's prey after having sucked out the
nutritive elements. The natives Of Cen
trail America call this singular plant by
the appropriate name of "the DEVILS
moose Paris Cosmos
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
THE EMPTY HOUSE.

The ancient apple tree that stands
Beside the black. decaying caves
Once more has both her crooked hands
HALF full Of Maytime flowers and leaves.
But the old gray house where the gold hatred
children sa~--
Blossomed out from window and door
At the early. kiss of the warm May sunshine
The old gray house win bloom no more.
In that old apple tree again
Their loving nest the bluebirds an:
They MARBLE to the mild spring rain.
9 With music soft the mornings thrill.
But the old gray house with her vacant win.
dows
Where never a rosy cheek Is pressed.
Where all Is silence and void and shadow.
No birds come back to her empty nest.
! Irene Putnam In Good Housekeeping.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
Interfering with Natural Selection

For countless ages hand to hand com.
bat has been the means of selecting the
most hardy and robust individuals to
perpetuate their race. Now, however,
the magazine rifle and smokeless powder
will probably exercise potent influence
in the reverse direction. Not only is the
smallest and most Insignificant individ-
ual now capable Of inflicting as much
injury upon the foe as the most robust,
but be offers much smaller target to
his adversary, and has therefore better
chance Of escape. w Westminster Review.