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A Woman's Account of the Mis-
sionary Massacre.

The massacre of English missionaries at
the village of Hwasang. twelve miles from
Ku- Cneng, China. aud the destruction of some
of the property Of the American missionaries
in the same place. has created great feeling
in England and the United States. An
American war ship, the Detroit is now at
Foochow, sixty miles from the scene of the
murder. The band of Chinese called '.Vege-
tarians'' who committed the crime, did not
number more than eighty. and the names of
large number of them have been ascertain
ed. They are fanatical Buddhists who be-
lieve in the doctrine that men turn into
animals after they die, and they will
eat nothing but vegetables for fear Of
eating a man in the guise of an ami
NAL. The New York World publishes
an account of the massacre of missionaries
at Ii wasang, written by Miss Mabel g. fart
ford. one of the survivors of the massacre,
and the only American who witnessed it.
Miss Hartfords statement is as follows:
''August /, at 73O A. NJ. l heard shouts
They were the yells of servants who rushed
in shouting for me to get up for the Vege-
tarians were coming, tearing down the houses
on the hill belonging to the English mission
[ put on my clothes and rushed to the door.
was met by man with trident spear who
yelled, Here is foreign woman He point
the spear at my chest. twisted it to one side
and it Just grazed my ear and head.
"He threw me to the ground and beat me
| with the wooden end of the spear. A servant
came and wrenched the spear away, then told
ne to run. jumped down the embankment
| md ran along the road. A servant came and
pulled me along until got upon the side of
the hill then lay down there to get more
| breath. After resting twice l reached a Sc
cluded spot and lay there.
"All this time the yells went ON and two
houses were burning to the ground. After
while the yells stopped. 1 supposed the
Vegetarians had gone away. servant went
to see how matters were. He returned in
half an hour. telling me to come home, that
five ladies of the English mission had been
killed and some had been wounded, but that
my ouse, rented natives house, had not
been hurt at all.
81 went to find Miss Codrington much cut
about the head and beaten all over; Mildred
Stewart, twelve years old the knee cut and
bleeding very hard: Herbert Stewart, six
years old, cut on the head and almost dead:
Baby Stewart, with one eye black and swol-
len. The second Stewart girl, Kathleen,
eleven years old, with the second boy. Evan.
three years old, were heated and pierced with
spear, but not seriously injured. The boy
vomited all day, but we thought it was from
fright.
n. lltip S, of the En- glish mission. who
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS /!
HEADQUARTERS FOR
F fertilizers and Seeds +!

NY stock this tall is large and includes every
thing desired in the Fertilizer line and suited to
our soils and the growth of wheat and grass.
sell no goods except from the most reliable man
ufacturers under their own brands. Some of the
leading items in fertilizers costing less this
season than for some years, and in addition TO
this factor in he armers interests, will sell at
a small profit to reg uar inc buyers who pay
promptly when due, and from these low prices
Will give a liberal discount TO Ill BUYERS
who to S: We money. will make special effort
and pay spot cash.
have bought not only general assortment,
fertilizer inc, but believing the plan adopted by
me for thi season will be apprecia ed by my
friends and viii add to my trade, 1 have, by buy
ing O large Stock been able to get low prices, and
the farmers who kindly call on me before buy
ing elsewhere will find that they Will do them
selves good service by so doing.
believe my experience in selecting fertilizers
"a speciality with me for years-and my knoWl-
edge of the wants of farmers in this section are
worth something to my customers as well as to
myself ana in making selections their interests
as we'll as my own are carefully considered.
MY stock. as heretofore, will consist OF the best
goods made, in fine merchantabe condition and
will be full early and late, and farmers can get
AS profits will be short, must make the cost
of handling Just small as possible, and will
therefore not be able to sell through agents. or to
send out any one to canvass. and all such unnec-
essary expense will be saved by farmers who buy
directly of me.
81 DON'T forget that regular time buyers will
get their goods at low cash price. with interest
added for time and that SPOT CASH will entltle
every buyer to liberal discount.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

In an interview given out recently, Gov.
O'Ferrall declares himself against the free
coinage of silver. So, the true-lnwardness of
his candidacy for the United States Senate
against Hon. John W. Daniel is before the
people. 1t is an attempt on the part of the
administration to defeat one of the abIest, if
not the ablest, advocate of silver now in pub
lie life.-Appomatto Times
AS President Cleveland goes out in
March, 1897; as the Virginia legislature to
elect a U. S. Senator is not chosen till
November, 1897, and as the election of said
Senator does not take place until Deem
Der, 1897, we are puzzled to see where our
contemporary drags Cleveland in as q friend
of O'Ferrall OIL foe of Daniel, OF as having
any interest whatsoever in the matter.
Each of them has done his last good OF
evil turn to Cleveland as the head of Dem
ocratic administration.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

bench by Republican President Harrison.
BE had only been on the Supreme bench
two years and tour months, and was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy made by the
death of Justice Lamar of Georgia. It is
already being arranged for Mr.. Cleveland
that he shall appoint one of his cabinet to
the place, but as he is a man not given to
having things arranged for him, all this
may be set down as guess work. The
country has lost an able and upright judge
in JuStic Jackson and the President may
be depended on to give us another such in
whoever he may select
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Gen. Jackson's Description of his
Prayer Habit.

1t is known that Stonewal Jackson was
eminently man of prayer. He was once ask
ed what was his understanding of the Bibl
command to be ''instant in prayer" and to
s'pray without ceasing." His reply was, II
can give you my idea Of by illustration, il
YOU will allow it and'wi not think | am
setting up as model for others. have SO
fixed the habit in my own mind that l never
raised glass of water to my lips without
lifting up my heart to God in thanks and
prayer for the water Of life. Then when we
take our meals there is the grace. When
ever drop letter in the postoffice, send a
petition along with it for Gods blessing up
on its mission and the person to whom it is
sent. When break the seal of letter just
received, stop to ask God to prepare me for
its contents, and make it a messenger OF good.
When go to my classroom and await the
arrangement of the cadets in their places,
that is my time to intercede with God fol
them. And SO in every act of the day have
made the practice habitual.''
ssAnd don'tyou sometimes forget to do this?
asked a friend.
81 can hardly say that do; the habit has
become almost as fixed as to breathe. -
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Staunton indicator
1lNsLEY & MORTON. proprletors.

Published every Friday. Price 81. SO per year
cents for six months, and 40 cents for months
Invariably in advance.
Transient advertisements 12H cents per line
each insertion and ~ cents each insertion there
after. Contracts for longer terms MADE at III
counter.
Local circulation in Augusta. Rockbrldge, RockIn
AM, Allegheny, Highland and Bath Counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
ellany; reliable commercial reports.
II. C. TINsLEY,
A. s. MORTON.
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Queen Victoria's Pet Donkeys.

Queen Victoria has quite number Of den
keys, of which she makes special pets. A
great favorite, according to writer in Little
Folks, is 'Skewbald," Shetland pony,
three and half feet high, that draws the
royal great-grand- children in a two wheeled
cart. Then there is "Jacquot,' the brown
donkey with the white nose, which draws the
Queens chair and is usually taken with her
Majesty on her foreign holidays. A gray
donkey, whose Sire was purchased at Cairo by
Lord Wolseley, and by him presented to the
Queen, has also drawn the royal chair, and
even carried some of her Maiesty's grand
children. Jenny" an old white donkey
born at Virginia Water. is another pet will
the great-grandbairnS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Great Nervous Prostitution /!

d. D. & B. INST. STANTON VA, Sept. Is, 1894.
Mr.. PAUL PRATT, Richmond, Va:
Dear n reply to letter of August 3d. asking about
the effect myself of the Elecropoise beg leave
that the effect has been wonderfu got It, reco
lect about the first of last March, At that time had but lit
tie faith in it remedial agent but friends who had used it,
who had the effects of the of Others urged
that sent for suffering with l50er and kid
neg trouble with great proration taking
t0e (no ess) different kinds of medicine dav. followed
the directions exactly faithfully My improvement has
been marvellous When began the of the Elecropoise
might justly have been termed invalid; health
that than good for of and late enfeebed
condition. Nothing would induce me to part with it.
Yours truly MRS. F. B. JOHNSON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Rev. DR.. John J. Lafferty


From the Richmond Christian Advocate
Aug. 8.
Satan seldom does bigger days work than
when he convinces young girl that she ought
to read the unclean literature of the day, SO
that she may know how to avoid the snares
and pitfalls which beset her life.
Some people never determine what God
would have them do about given matter un-
til they have first determined what they are
going to do about it.
If you are holy, your holiness will find you
out. If you are not iholy, all that you can
say will not make your next-door neighbor
believe that you are.
Some people seem to turn over new leaves
in their lives as they used to turn over the
new leaves of book-to see them fly back
again.
When preacher is bringing his subject
home to his congregation. let him not stop to
swing on the front gate.
No man performs his VOWS unto the Lord
who is careless about fulfilling his promises
to men.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
" Staunton, Va, August 5rd, 1895.
Sipe & Harris,
James M. Reeves, &c.
All persons interested in the above chancery
cause will TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of
a decree of the Circuit Court Of Augusta County.
entered May 18th, 1885, shall at my office in
Staunton, Va, on
Monday, the 10th day Of September, 1895,
proceed to take, state and settle accounts
showing:
LIST. The real estate owned by the defendants, or
heretofore owned by them, either of them,
subject to the lien of complatnants' judg ment
End. The liens thereon i'll The order of their
priorities:
Bird. The fee simple and annual rental values
thereof, and
4th. Any other matters, etc.
K. e. r. NELSON,
Commissioner i'll Chancery.
Sipe & Harris, p.q. aug 1t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16

Associate Justice Howell E. Jackson of
the U. S. Supreme Court, who died at his
home near Nashville, Tenn, last Thurs
day. had had rather unusual experience.
He was appointed U. S. Circuit Judge by
Democratic President Cleveland in his
first term, and was appointed to the Supreme
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16


vyIRGINIA-In the Clerks office of the Cir
cut Court of Augusta county, In vaca-
ton, August 18th, 1895.
Alice B. Western and James W. Western,
vs. Plaintiffs.
Susan NJ Western (widow of James West
ern) and others, Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to have dover assign
ed to Susan M. Western in tract of Ill acres OF
land in Augusta county, near Koiner's Store.
adjoining the lands of George Peters. Charles
Patterson and others, to have sale of the resi-
due Of the land, and to have settlement OF the
estate of James Western, deceased.
And 1T appearing by affidavit filed that S. M.
Collier (nee Western, and 7. ]. Collier her hus-
band, and Mary Bette Wilson (nee Westerly
and John w ilsOn her husband are non-residents
Of the State of Virginia, 1t is ordered that they
do appear here within fifteen days after due
publication hereof and do what is necessary to
protect their interests in this suit.
A copy-Teste,
JOS. B. WOODWARD,
Alexander & Taylor, p.q. Clerk.
aug l6-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
Jas. H. Blackley,
GreenviIIe Avenue, Staunton, Va.
aug l6-6t
BAKER & BROWN.
FERTILIZERS,
Seeds and Farming Implements.

We are prepared to furnish farmers with
FERTILIZERS Of best grades at fully as
low prices as same grades can be supplied
by any reliable dealers for cash, OIL ON ap-
proved credit. AS evidence that we handle
most satisfactory goods, our brands
have been used for many years and have
proven reliable and remunerative to the
farmers, while some dealers have found
it necessary to change their brands repeat
eddy and many have entirely disappeared.
SEEDS.
Besides the above. we make it point to
procure the very best seeds and TO meet all
fair competition.
IMPLEMENTS.
Old Hickory Farm Wagons,
Spring Tooth HarrOws,
Bissell Chilled and other PlOWs,
Empire Drills,
Road Carts,
Cider Mills.
The best goods at most reasonable prices
can be found with us. Call and see what
we can do for you.
aug l6 ct BAKER Il BROWN.
MISUNDERSTANDING for horses, COWS, colts.
and calves. Good grass and running
j. W. TODD.
NAV 10 Near StauntOn,V Va.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
" Staunton, Va, August 3rd, 1895.
Aultman, Miller & Co.,
VS..
Sarah j. Vance.
All persons interested in the above chancery
cause will TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance OF
O decree of the Circuit Court or Augusta County
entered May 18th, 1895, l shall at my office in
Staunton, Va, on
Monday, the End day of September, 1885
proceed to take, state and settle an account
showing;
LIST. The real estate belonging to Sarah ].
Vance liable to the payment OF complainants'
debt. and where situated and the fee simple and
annual rental value thereof;
Cd. The liens thereon and the order of their
priority;
Il. e. r. NELSON.
Commissioner in Chancery.
Conrad Conrad, p. q. aug ga
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICE.
Jno. F. Price sadm'r, etc,
VS..
Jno. F. Prices widow ,et ais.
Ali persons interested in the above chancery
cause TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of a
decree Of the circuit court of Augusta county,
entered May 9th. 1895, shall at my office in
stanton, Va, on
Thursday, the 10Th day of Sept. 1895,
proceed to make settler emit OF the accounts OF
Jno. D. Frice, adm'r of Jno. Il. Price, decd, and
OF Jno. l., McCutchan, admir- d. b.n., C. t. a.: OF
Jno F. Price. Decd. and shall report any Other
matters deemed pertinent required to be
stated by any party i'll interest.
r. E. X. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
BraxtOn & Braxton, D. a., aug l6-4t
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Stanton Va, August 3rd, 1895.
Hollars Committee, Geo. W.,
VS..
Ocheltree, F. B., etc.
All persons interested in the above chancery
cause will TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of
q decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta County
entered May 10Th, 1895, shall at my office in
Staunton, Va. on
Monday, the 10th day of September, 1895,
proceed to take, state and settle an account,
showing:
1st What amount is due complainant upon
the vendors lien asserted in his bill:
End. What real estate is owned by F. B. Ochel-
treein Augusta county.
3rd. The fee simple and annual rental values
thereof:
4th The liens thereon In the order of priority:
5th. Any other matter, etc.
Il. E. r. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Sipe & Harris, p. q. aug 1t.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05

grinding poverty. People worked hard for living, but then they got living. We did not have these terrible strikes. We did not have brakemen and rail- road hands living on eight dollars a week. We did not have railroad mag mates living in luxury and controlling politics. We did not have cities at the mercy of corporations. Now, is this the fault of the locomotives and the cars? Are railroads curse? Of course not But the railroads have not used their power for the public good. The magnates have got control of the railroads and are using them as means to extort money. Now, would change all that if 1 could. I am sure that if somebody does not change it times will get harder and harder. The people cannot long go on slaving for money to give railroads. So it will get harder and harder for men to make living. Their standard of life must be lowered, just as the standard of life for the working classes has been lowered by the policy of the railroads" !"
 Mrs. Green was very earnest in her utterances and seemed tc<speak from sincere conviction. There was com plete pause when she had done.
 ''Then you think we are going to the dogsP" said one, at last.
 ''We will be going there until the decent, honest people get their eyes opened" she replied. And the peo- ple's eyes are being opened, let me tell you. After all, agree with Lincoln. You know he said: You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.' I think the railroads may have occa- sion to think of that one of these fine days. ought to say, too, that there are plenty of railroad stockholders who agree with ne. It's the magnates and the monopolists who cause all the trouble. You will hear officials say that they are looking out for the in- dividends, Of course they want terests of the stockholders who want dividends, but they don't want them in the way they are made. The stock holders never have thing to say about these western roads. Why, you will
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05

strikers. But what can they do? They must obey orders"
 "How would you remedy these things?"
 "How? Make these railroad mag mates obey the law or put them in prison. Let the poor man break the law and see how soon he gets into jail. Now, just take the state of California. It is one of the richest and finest states in the country. Yet the people are so ground down and oppressed by the rail roads that thousands of fathers of fam lies are walking the streets homeless. The great city of San Francisco is all but paralyzed -industrially, and the railroad kings go to Europe in their yachts. Oh! why doesn't some strong, brave man get up and tell the people the truth? The people must tod and sweat to fill the rich mans coffers. We'll, there will be reckoning some day."
 Mrs. Green walked up and down in her excitement. Her eyes flashed and she looked twenty years younger than she is. Then she eat down in her chair and laughed.
 But what's the use of getting ex- cited" she said, wearily. "For my part, never could understand why the people of this country stand these things. I think it's because the poor must work so hard for their living that they have no time to fight for justice. We have elections and elections and what good does it do? That's why say I am not surprised because we have anarchists and socialists"
 Some one here told Mrs. Green that such talk might set the poor against the rich. This remark precipitated a general discussion and the woman of millions listened silently. Then she said, calmly and quietly, without . trace of agitation:
 "This is my opinion. The poor have no quarrel with the rich, simply because they are rich. am sure that all the poor man wants is chance to earn a decent living for himself and his family. But he has no chance to do that in many parts of this coun- try. Why? Because the railroads ab- sorb what should go to the farmer. Inat lS, tncy inhAc e4Ooruoudbo charges for freight. Now, l don't mean that the railroads are causing all the misery. But they are causing Q good share of it. Out we,t there are whole states that do nothing huit,T huit, Worn hard day and night to provide dividends for the railroads And then, think of the way they treat their people. Do you oal 1t justice for man to work afteen hogE2 42g eight dollars Q " sslS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05
If She Should Die.

She was in the first blush of the honey moon s happiness. He was there with her, but he was a man, and it didn't stick out all over him so He was heartless, too, and she was sentimental. They were din ing out, and the conversation turned on untimely deaths.
 Ferdinand" ;" said she lovingly across the cold slaw chrysanthemums. Ferdi- hand, dear, if were to die, what would you do9'
 He was just putting piece of rare roast beef into his mouth, and he chewed on in silence. Then, with tho brutality of e man bent on his dinner, he said:
 ''I'd send for the undertaken. ,"
 And he doesn't know yet why she wouldn't kiss him good ight.-Washing- ton Post
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05
THE SNAk.E THAT GRINS.
This Is the Name Applied by the Indians
 to the Sidcwiuder,

to the S1dcWinder.
 To the unprcju,iiced observer the side wnder is by no means a bad looking snake. Indeed the general expression of Its face is bright and comical rather than horrible. When startled it has habit of raising its hcad several inches in tho air and then turning from side to side to sec what Is going on At such times the quick motion of tho head, together with the appearance of the horns, that stand up like shabby little cars, remind one almost irresistibly of a terrier when some ono says "Rntsr' Then, with It's mouth shut, the line of the lips seen from the side is a curve that rises at both ends, giving its features just as nearly tho appearance of sardonio grin as any snakes face can as- sume. ED Hadley, tbe best known driver of big desert teams. first called tho writer's attention to this peculiarity and said that the Paniment Indians living on tho west side of Death valley have 0 name for the reptile that means "the snako with grin"
 In color, as a whole, the sidewinder is exactly like that of the mesa sand. When it is lying still no ono walking along the desert save an Indian can see 1t. Once the eye has located it, however, 1t is found to be of light yellowish color on the sides, with stripe along the back, while very beautiful brown spots, suggestive of the speokled trout, are scattered about on each side of ths stripe. Farther toward the tail there are sheft, tigerish stripes at right angles to the dorsal stripe and there is a bfown dash just behind each eye. It has only one nostril-in the center of large scale plate. Although 1t hos but Q singb nostril, the desert men believe that it bas very keen smell for snake, and fart of their dread of the beast Is duo tQkhis. They ray the snake is attracted the smell of cooking food and comes fheir oainp6rss to yet something to >en rear camp, it shows the hA
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05

Eerm Led fiat all snakes have, only In a greater degree, and no matter how hot the night might be it will crawl on the bed of tho sleeping desert man and stretch It's coolish length against his body. There is no snake in the desert that shows tho lik- ing for blanket bed that the sidewinder does, and so 1t Is hated accordingly. Not ono of the desert men here can tell of case by name and dato whero n sleeping man has been bitten by one of these snakes, though every desert man will say offhand that "lots of such cases happen every year. "-Chicago Tribune.