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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
But it was only three lions!-Flie.
gende Blatter.
When Mars Was Inhabited.


There are many reasons in favor Of
the supposition that Mars is more likely
TO have been inhabited in past ages than
af the present ttima III spita Of its Al;
fdosphere or water Or clouds. Mr.. Proc
for, for instance, has pointed out that a
globe Of the aise Of Mars would cool
Father more than two and half times
as quickly as one Of the size of the
earth. If the earth and Mars were i'll
a similar condition 100000 yearg
ago, Mars would have attained, accord
ing to that rate Of cooling, to the earth q
present condition 10000 years..
O., 1l,000,u 600 years ago-and the earth
would now require 28,ooO.0 900 future
years in which to cool as much as Mars
has cooled af'srEiag ths iesy 1900, 900
gears. So Far as regards that 'considera
Zion" therefore, the probability Of tha
present habitahility oe Mars must he
compared with the probability of the
earth's being inhabited when 80, 900, :
900 more years will be past and gone. =
Nineteenth Century.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Drop Forgings.

The machinery for drop forging is
ponderous and expensive. The plates
that stamp out the forgings are in two
sections, one Of which fits into the bed
ii the machine, and the other is fas-
tened to the arm. Together these two
plates have an opening the shape Of the
desired forging. The descent OF the arm
on a piece Of tool steel stamps out a
piece Of the requisite shape. After leav-
ing the forging machine the metal is in
a rough state and has to be turned down
on a lathe and bored out. each Of which
operations has to be carefully done, as
she finished article has to be exact in
every particular.-Chicago Times-Rer--
aid.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
THE NEW CHILD.

It Is Dreadful Little Animal. Pert and
Precocious.
ga is not an article, remarked a
child the other day to her mother, who
was helping her with her school lesson.
"Fancy your not knowing that it's a
distinguishing adjectivep We asked a
small schoolgirl the other day if she
learned astronomy. Astronomy! OF
course rot That's an infants subject, "
she answered, with great contempt.
"Have you read Pope's Essay on
Man?' " we inquired lately of girl Of
10. "Pope! Why, nobody thinks any
thing Of him nowadays" she replied.
"Do you know Millions Paradise
Lost?'" ooh, we got beyond that long
ago."
The worst of childish dictum of this
sort is that you feel yourself SO absolute
" quenched. There is no getting any
further in the argument, for no pighead.
edness equals the pigheadedness of the
very young person-in fact, of the new
child. And then he-or she-is never
amused with the simple games that used
to delight us. Modern children are will
ing to play if only to please their elders,
but they are mildly and politely bored.
They are bored with most things They
have 20 picture books where we had one
none of your garish, crude illustra-
lions, but aesthetic designs, and yet they
don t seem to care about them.
There is a good story of how an old
gentleman with much toll and trouble
manufactured large kite for his small
grandson. He and another old friend,
with the boy, went out to fly the kite.
The two old men were deeply engrossed,
but the grandson got SO bored that
he quietly absented himself, and after
some time the two old fogies found to
their disgust that they had been larking
about all alone with a kite, much to the
amusement Of the passershy. And an
other story-of a little girl Of who
said to her mother ian authoress),
"Oh, mumsey, why not call your new
book The Rod of Love?' docs not
ring quite pleasantly. All, There is
something terribly unchildish about the
..inew child !'-New York Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

yoGr arm round my waist ana sziu,
Don be afraid, dear wife I knew we
were drifting out to open sea, storm and
death and ,1as aware that you knew it.
Don't be afraid, little wife, you said,
and suddenly put your arm round my
neck.
81 remember"
eyes, know. Let me 60 on. You
brought my face to yours and laid your
lips on mine Oh, that kiss-that kiss !!
1t still stings Oh my lips. In it I felt
the depth of your love. felt that /
loved you-felt that we were man and
wife, and the only beings alive Oh land
Or sea. That kiss is what regret-that
kiss, the one moment of rapture i'll my
life.''
She paused.
81 remember.
"Why did that foolish steamer save
us? 1 could have died there, happy in
your arms-quite happy"
"Quite happy?''
eyes, quite. To think that we quar-
relied within week-at least I did
and things went worse than ever after
ward! What are we women made Of?
The old song is wrong-we are made of
gall and NORWOOD and marble. To
think that we are here, and that paper
lies there You've acted very handsome
ly, allowing me more than half your in
come and letting me keep the flat. %
''Do you think could live in it after
you have gone?' he answered, with a
break in his voice. "There's nothing in
it that does not speak of you. It's
graveyard Of memories. -
She looked at him over the fan and
saw tears i'll his eyes. Then she rose
and walked across the room.
Herbert, she said in timid voice,
after long pause, cit is 4 o'clock.
He'll be here in five minutes to see the
deed executed.
The man bowed his head and hid his
face in his hands.
diculous bit Of lace and lawn, and touch
ed her eyes.
"Herbert, tomorrow is just year
after that day. The night train starts at
o'clock. If we went to Etaples, we
might fnd-might fnd-that kiss
again.
He jumped up, tears in his eyes and
a smile on his lips. ''You mean to
say He caught her in his arms and
pressed his lips long and passionately
on her mouth.
81 don't think we really need go to
Etaples, - she said, with smile, after
long pause, "but it will be pleasant
ittle-little honeymoon.
He rang the bell, told the servant to
tell Mr.. Hawkins that no one was at
home, and she babe the girl pack her
things instantly. When the girl left the
room, they both took hold of the deed
and slowly, gravely tore it into two
pieces.
''It is new way" he observed, "of
executing deeds Of separation. -
Sketch.
The Long Box and the Low Tunnel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
AFTER A YEAR.

The slender lilies nod their heads
On either side the garden way,
And all along the flower beds
Tall foxgloves stand in fair array.
The throstle, in the pear tree nea:
Still carols, as when first we came,
The same old song he sang last year,
And we, we are no more the same.
How strong the lilies SMELL How neat
The ordered rosebuds, row on rowl
It's still the scene that seemed SO sweet
A year ago-a year ago.
We noticed how that apple bough
Stood out SO green against the sky.
It's just as fair as ever now,
But we are altered, you and I.
The days have come between us two
And moved us ever more apart,
We cannot, as we used to do,
Tell to each other all our heart,
Only year since last we met,
But in that year what things have beenl
We walk, we talk together, yet
We cannot bridge the gulf between.
All looks unchanged save us alone,
We've drifted into other ways.
Time turns the page, the past is gone,
And naught restores the vanished days.
The flying hours new scenes reveal.
We never fancied, you and I,
They would come when we should feel
No longer sad to say goodby.
-Longman Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
One Spoon Enough.

A Boston man travelling through the
south was obliged TO stop over in a
small town where there was but one
hotel, at which the accommodations
were hardly to be called elaborate When
the colored waiter brought his dinner,
the Boston man found that he was to
have roast beef, stewed tomatoes, corn,
peas, potatoes and coffee, the vegetables
Served in the usual stone china canoes.
Presently he said to the waiter, ''Dick,
pass the spoons. !" The waiter rolled his
eyes in genuine amazement. "Spoons,
SAIL What yo' want with the snoons2
There's yo' spoon in Eo' corn. San
Francisco Argonaut.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
7--1r-- -
The Fight Which Is to Come.

The fate Of the civilized world bad
always hung upon the strength of the
Aryan nations to repel the attempts Of
Asiatics to force their way lnto Eureps
and to food the western world with
oriental ideas and habits, modes of gov
eminent and forms of religion. The
struggles Of Greece with Persia and Of
Rome with Carthage, the struggles Of
Greeks Romans and Teutons with the
aaraeens, the conflicts, extending 60 eur
own times, with the Turks, were but so
many acts in one long drama, Of which
the earliest scenes are to be found in the
pages OF Herodotus: and the latest might
be studied in the kilograms of the daily
newspaper. 60 Life of Freeman, Deaf,
Of Westminster. y al
Heavy Freight.
Landlord (apologetically)-Th elo
vator seems to run a little slow lust
now.
Guest-Oh, that's all right. There's
a clerk Oh board with one of the guests
bills. Chicago Record
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Unjust Fats.

..s.Hare is another one of them plutes, !"
laid Mr.. Dismal Dawson, i'll the paper
Mat says he never was SO happy as when
ne was working by the day.
"Well?'' ventured Mr.. Everett Wrest,
with languid interest.
"Well, you say? Wy, it is jist THIS
Here is a Teller that realls likes work
r .,l ia mora money than he kin count,
aid here is you and me, that money
would do some good I guess you know
where we are at without no furder
words. "-Cincinnati Tribune.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Edison.s Definition of Electrieisx.

Congressman 9. M. Hall of this state
iells this story Of Edison; The latter.
appeared before the committee on pat
ents to make an argument Oh some pro-
posed bill. MI. Hall, prefacing his ques-
ton with an apology for the ignorance
Of the committee concerning electrieitys
asked Edison # he coala tell the COM
inittee what electricity was. "Oh, yes"
said the wizard. SIT is mysterious
fluid about which nothing il known.
The argument then proceeded.
Paul Globe.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

The winter Of 1912 and 1918 was one
OF The most severe ever known in Rms
sla' fact which partially explaina the
terrors OF the retreat from Moscow.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

Artist painted this picture, sir, to
keep the wolf from the door.
Dealer (after inspecting it)-Well,
hang it on the knob where the wolf can
see it.-Pick Me Up.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

4he Appalachieola river, in Florida,
toek Its name from that Of an Indian
GOWN on It's banks, Apalachicoi, mean
Ing IAN old town or fort"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
THINACURA
FOR THIN PEOPLE.
Are You Thin?

Flesh made with Thinacura Ia blers by scenti.
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every form of food, secreting the valuable parts
and discarding the worthless. They make thin
faces plnmp and round out the figure. They are
the STANDARD REMEDY for leanness, con-
tanning no arsenic. and absolutely harmless
Price. PREPAID, 81 per box, & for 3d. Pamphlet,
elbow to get Fat" free. The THINACURA co.
9l9 Broadway. New York. aug 23-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15

s' IKE, IL Minnesota takes its
name qe1j rg. from . translation Of the 1ndiap
g g 5ISEtg ehanakang. s'the place
81 laachda. n
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
Manual Training.

An old friend Of DR.. Holmes says:
About 20 years ago, being in Boston one
day, called upon him and was ushered
into his library unannounced. As the
door opened heard a singular scraping
sound, and the doctor rose to meet me
with slightly embarrassed air.
When the servant was gone, said,
II am afraid disturbed you"
He laughed. eyes, you did, but I
was at work on neither a poem nor a
lecture
BE touched a spring, and out from un-
der the library table rolled little bench
fitted out with a turning lathe aud tools.
"This is the way rest myself" he
said. "But there are people in the world
who would think that if a physician
made 'jimcracks' he must be mad. So
when think any such fools are coming
touch this button, and away goes my
workbench. and am discovered in
character, bending over my books.
DR.. Holmes was one of the first of our
physicians to see and point out the dan
ger in the prolonged nervous strain to
which brain workers in this country too
often subject themselves He insisted
upon the value Of hobby, some mental
occupation differing from the ordinary
business or profession, on which the
brain could at once work and rest
Housekeeper.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
BADNESS NO OBJECTION.
How the Enterprising Photographer Over
comes the Fears of Hairless Sitters.

1OW tnS EutCTpEASAuS 1hOboSHdPAOH OsCH-
comes the Fears of Hairless Sitters.
An agent soliciting trade for Broad
way photographer recently called at the
Park avenue home of one of New York g
best known physicians and tried to con-
vince the doctor that he should have his
picture taken. He was selling IS
photograph coupons The physician has
terribly bald head. Nothing but
fretful fringe remains on an erstwhile
luxurious head of hair. On that account
he had long ago given up having pho
tographs of himself made, SO he replied:
mo; thank you. want none Of
your coupons. have broken myself Of
the photograph habit. My head is too
bald for the business.
But the agent was persistent, and
finally the physician said: II will make
you fair proposition. will take
double dose of your coupons if you will
promise to fix my pictures SO the bald
spot will not show.
'All right, said the agent after a
moments reflection. "Mr. - can ar
range that. Such things are done every
day in our business. Here are your cou-
pons. Come to the gallery for your sit
ting next Saturday"
When he went to the photographers
studio the following Saturday, the doc
tor was met at the door by lad who,
when the customer removed his silk
hat, said:
ooh, this is DR.. -, is it? Pass
right along this way" Curious to know
ny this lad had been forewarned of
his visit, the physician passed in and
was finally met by a young lady, who
glanced at his head and said:
"Oh, DR.. -, I believe-the man
who wishes to have photographs which
will indicate that he has full growth
Of hair on his head!''
''I'm the man, - perplexedly replied
the physician as he went OH out into the
operating ROOM
'sAh,' said the man in charge of the
cameras, this is DR.. $50, is it not
the man for whom we are to make pho
tographs which will not show the bald
ness Of his head, as our agent promised.
Just kindly step over to the other end
of the room. No; do not lay your coat
and hat down. Keep the overcoat on
your arm and kindly place your hat on
your head That's right. Now look
pleasant, please. There, your pictures
taken!''
"Well, I hope can get home with
out being taken in by a gang Of hunko
steerers, said the physician, after he
realized that he had been made the VIC
tim of clever trick-New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
A Limit,

Virtue is rich stone, best plain set.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-21
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

v;,h LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a> the: cam
y ;; reach the seal of the disease. Ca
1,rrh is a blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take Internal RENE dies. Halls Catarrh
.u:e is taken internally, and acts d.
yxct!y on the blood and mucous SUR
IA, eS. Halls Ca,arrh Cure Is not a
o,ack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
ere of The best ph. sicians in this coun-
try for years, and IS regular prescrip-
.io,. 1t is composed Of the best toHics
known, combined with the lest b'ocd
u,ifsrS, acting directly on the mucous
sarfSccs. The perfect combustion Of
the two ingredients is what produces
such wondertui results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, O..
wSeld by Druggists, price 75c.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-21
SOUTH BOUND ExTEN SION.

A great many rumors are afoat now
about the extension ofthe Sosth Bound
Road through this county. The pur-
pose Of the extension is to make
short line TO New York. The compe-
tition between the Southern Railway
and its allies and the Seaboard he's got
80 close that the South Bound wants
IS straight line to New YORK as
possible in order to make quick time.
Several routes through this county are
discussed. Some say that the road
will pass Ridgemay. Others sav that
it will go between Blythewoea and
Ri6ycwar. The most reliable infor-
nation, however, that we can get Is
that it will pass between Winnsboro
and Simpsons and strike as straight
line as possible for Peay's Ferry.
It is said that = bridge can be built
over the river there cheaper Than at
any other point. 1t is also said that
the road will no, 60 three miles cut OF
:. straight line TO tap an! 'eWu 10
matter wha, inducements are offered.
This wsuli hurt our town considerably,
aud ii i worth looking Glter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-21
UPPER LOSGTOwN ITEMS.

March is half gone and no farm
work done yet worth speaking Of
This has doubtless been the most dis
agreeable winter we've experienced in
years, both as regards cold weather
and rain especially. No ploughing
scareiy has been done yet, and from
present indications none will be done
soon. The ground is 50 wet, that
were it to fair off now, it would be
a week before it would be dry enough
to plough. The farmers have been
busying themselves during the rainy
weather clearing land, repairing fences,
etc. The oat crop as a general rule
was killed by the cold weather.
Spring oats are up and are looking
nicely. Wheat is looking we'll con-
sidering the severe winter. There
will not be near as much commercial
fertilizers used in this section this
year az there was last year. I think
the farmers of this section will strive
to make their own supplies this year.
Yeur correspondent having occasion
to visit the Capital City went down
on Wednesday. We found the roads
pretty sloppy and the creeks mp con-
siderably, two of them, especially.
They should have bridges across them
50 as to facilitate travel. The most of
the land seen enroute is so poor that it
looks as if it would scarcely sprout
COW peas. Columbia is building up
wonderfully Of late; new buildings are
going up on all sides. While in the
city vas a guest at the hospitable
;,cin- Of Mr.. L T. Wilds, former
citizen of Longtown, who has moved
to the capital city, and was entertained
right royalty by him. We found Mr..
Wilds the same progressive, enter
prising citizen as of yore. He has
purchased a lot of land near the city
for which he gave nine dollars per
acre, and is selling it readily for forty
dollars per acre. He certainly has The
best land I saw while away. he pro-
poses going into pecan culture and is
making preparations for planting q
large grove. It would be a good idea
for some of our citizens to try pecan
culture, as there is big money in it,
when the trees once get started to
bearing. I would also suggest that
Winnsboro would follow Columbia's
example in factory building. Colum-
bia with her factories, mills, ETC.,
gives employment to hundreds Of
people, and keeps her money at home.
Now why can't Winnsboro do the
same? The salvation Of the South
depends upon the establishment of
mills and factories to manufacture
its own at home. AS it is. the manu-
featuring is done abroad principally,
thereby drawing the volume of cur
rency from the South. There should
be one or more factories in every
county in the State
MI. Joseph Williams, formerly of
Richburg, Chester Comfy, and Miss
Cornelia Hudson, formerly of Chester
village, but who now resides on the
Wateree, were united in marriage on
Wednesday,. 9Th inst, Hon. j. D.
Harrison performing the ceremony.
We understand that an elegant we'd
ding supper: was served. Your cor
extends best wishes to the
newly married pair.
Mr.. J.'E. Jones, who has secured a
license to preach, will deliver his first
sermon next Sunday at the Longtown
Baptist Church. E. II. D.
, Longtswn, s. c, March Is, 1895.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-21
he COMMITTED SUICIDE!
The Cause and Its Lesson.

Whv did he commit suicide? Oh! for
the same reason that thousands OF others are
on the verge Of the same sin, or IN lmme-
diatc danger OF insanity. paralysis, ldlocy,
or some other equally unfortunate result OF
any nervous affection. He knew ne was
afflicted with a nervous disorder, but was
careless, apparently Indifferent to the out
come: or he may have lessened his chances
for recovery by treating with physicians
who had little or no in)wledge of such at
fections, or by delugin:y himself with WORTH
less so-called remedies. Lis case was SAD
one. but no worse than that of any other
nervous sufferer, who has nervous or SICK
headache, biliousness, dizziness, irrltablllty,
melancholy, failing memory, hot flashes,
sainting, sleeplessness, nervous dyspepsia,
sexual debility, epilepsy, etc. The same or
similar consequences are likely to result TO
any one who has any of these advance
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