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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
4 CYNICAL SUMMARY.

This world is but feeting show,
And little joy he CLEANS
Who curiously undertakes
6 To look behind the scenes.
It is not what the player does
That in the long run tells "
In rounding out his baseball fame,
But what the umpire yells.
The f1eetest racer sometimes fails 4,
The victory to claim; Il
IT'S not the horse that gets in first, 7:
But the one the judges name. +
And SO it is with all success
That human life may see;
IT'S not the man that counts, but what
The man is thought to be.
Washington Star
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
THE FAsTNET LIGHT.
IT IL tho First Glimpse the American Gets
of Foreign Shores.

of Foreign Shores.
The first glimpse of Great Britain
that the American tourist gets OH his
lighthouse.
1t stands on a rugged and solitary
rock, situated nine miles south Of Crook
haven, at the extreme southwest corner
Of Ireland, and is perhaps more storm
beaten than any other around our coast.
The rock is 80 feet in height, and the
lighthouse towers another 70 feet above,
yet, i'll winter gales, the Atlantic bill
lows literally lombard the massive
structure and have even smashed. in
portion Of the lantern at the summit Of
the erection, the seas frequently sweep
ing over the rock with tremendous
force. Some two Or three years ago the
stormy weather then prevailing prevent
ed all communication with the rock for
many weeks, so that the store of food
was consumed, with the exception OF
some flour. At last schooner managed
TO approach sufficiently near to enable
small quantity of food to be dragged
through the sea by the hungry men, and
fortunately the next day the sea mod
Grated, and the stores were once more
fully replenished.
Except in very calm weather the
Fastnet is surrounded by a fringe Of
foam, and the only means Of landing is
by the aid of ''jib' IS feet in length,
SO placed On the rock that, in moderate
weather, it's end reaches outside the
surf When visitor wishes to land Gan
unusual occurrence), he is rowed in a
small boat as near as the waves permit,
and the lightkeepers throw out small
buoy, attached to a rope, which is Sc
cured by the man in the boat. The jib
is then swung out, and the visitor,
placing one foot in the loop and catch
ing tight hold Of the rope, is hoisted
about 40 feet vertically, and then the
jib, being pivoted at its foot, swings
him horizontally about 100 feet on to a
safe landing. Sketch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27

Solitude relieves us when we are sick
Of company, and conversation when we
are weary of being alone, so that the
one cures the other. There is no man SO
miserable as he that is at loss to use
his time.-Seneca.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
A Rejuvenator.

(Mem: There's baby in the house
and bottle of milk has been placed to
cool.
First Weary Handkerchief, JIM
my, an how does it taste?
Second Weary Wanderer lin ecstasy
Don't speak ter me, Tom; it takes me
back 80 years! (Falls asleep grooming
II would wuz boy agin !")-Truth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27

"Once more, praise to heaven" cried
Joan of Arc, <tthe English are put to
rout. I am full weary, for I have fought
much since daybreak. My new suit of
bifurcated armor is a treasure. I GER
tainly could never have driven the Brit
ish butchers back had been hampered
by my old skirts. Steel boomers for me
every time, say. Referee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
Gives Warnine

Venomous snakes are slow in doing
mischief. The cobra di eapello, the toy
of Indian jugglers, retains it's fangs, but
never uses them except to resent in
juries, and then. opening it's crest and
kissing violently, it darts on its victim,
who has notice to escana
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
Fair Play.

Comment by Referee-Youse felleys
makes me tired. This amt no waltz
quadrille, and I amt calm no fancy
figures neither. If you don't fight
squarer, I'll chew bot. of you.-Life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
GENTLEMEk'S AND YOUTHS
FALL AND WINTER
DRESS GOODS I

The attention OF my customers and friends and
all in want of Fi1st-Class Gentlemen's FALL
AND WINTER CLOTHING. is called
to my new stock, which has been received.
In Variety OF Styles and Elegant Goods have
finer display than usual.
SUITS or PIECE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING made up in
the most approved styles, and warranted to give
satisfaction Goods also sold to be made else
be pleased J. A. HUTCHINSON.
No. l24 w. Main at,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
That Planet Signaling Scheme.

What has become Of the planet signal
ing scheme suggested by the speculative
astronomers two Or three years ago? Ii
we remember Alright, it was proposed to
signal the planet Mars by mapping out
an immense right angled triangle on the
desert Of Sahara, cover the same with
light combustibles and set fire to it on
some moonless night 1t was hoped that
the Marsians would see such blazing
figure and answer with the Pythagorean
figure Of three squares built on the side
of the triangle. The desert is still avail
able, and SO are the light combustibles.
st. Louis Republic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27

No married subject in Austria can
procure a passport to go beyond the
frontier unless he can produce written
consent from his wife.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
NEW CoMMITrEE OF SEVENTY.
DR.. Parkhurst Says it is the Only Way to
Defeat Tanmany.

DR.. Parkhurst Says it is the Only Way to
Defeat Tammany.
New York, Oct IA movement was
put on foot to revive the committee of
seventy, or to create similar body to
take steps necessary to bring about a
union of all anti-Tammany forces. This
movement is inspired by the action of the
Good Government clubs convention last
night in nominating a ticket against the
advice Of a majority Of the executive COM
mittee. The chances for success were
considered good by those who took the
initiative. DIR. G. H. Parkhurst has
telegraphed as follows to James Stewart
Smith, who is at present at Stanford,
Conn: "Our only chance is to hold
mass meeting and create a new committee
of seventy. Last nights considerate and
harmonious action cannot but fall dead"
DR.. Parkhurst is confident that a COM
bination of anti-Tammany organizations
and electors is possible. He attributed
the action of last night to youthful en-
thusias1n and excessive zeal" He says
that the good government clubs, while
claiming to be the successors of the COM
mittee of seventy, have not taken up the
duties and purposes of the committee
and that therefore the only thing to do is
to recreate the committee
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.

Surplus for September, but Deficit for
the Past Quarter.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 1.-The com
parative statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures during the month
Of September shows: Receipts, $27, 3d.
697; expenditures, $24,32O,4 S1, which
Lea a surplus for the month of 3d.
three months OF $685., 1858. The receipts
during September are classified as fol-
lows: Customs S14, 653 ,967; internal
revenue, $12, 260,008; miscellaneous,
$685., 701 The pension payments during
the month amounted to $40, 707, 907.
The monthly statement of the direct
ors of the mint shows coinage during
the month of September as follows:
Gold, 1888, 572; silver, $473, 1866; minor
coins. SCI Al: total coinage. $S.O7S. 653.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07

muSketry and the cold touch of the
bayonet cannot drive from the breast
Of the soldier the spirit Of kindness
and humanity.
The battle of Antietam had been fin
ished for about thirty hours The sol
diers Of Lee and Mcclellan were rest
ing on their arms, after a dreadful
conflict in which both sides had suffer
ed terribly, and on the battlefield the
dead and wounded were stretched out
by the thousands.
A young Confederate picket was
marching along his beat keeping vigil
over the sleeping army of Northern Vir-
ginia. just out there We're many of
the Federal dead and wounded
A faint cry came to the ears Of the
boy in gray. 1t was gasping, despair
ing cry. water! Waterr' was all that
could be heard. The man who gasped
out those words was dying of thirst
The picket resolved to carry water
to the wounded Yankee. Near by was
spring and quickly the picket filed
his canteen and returned to his post
The wounded soldier was till begging
for water, but the question was how to
get it to him. The picket knew he took
his life in his hands, but, dropping
upon his knees, he began crawling to-
ward the dying Federal. Two shots
We're discharged at him from the Fed
eral sharpshooters, but he kept stead
lily on until he reached the side Of the
wounded soldier. A wound in the
thigh was letting the life blood slowly
out and the soldier, Quenching his
thirst, thanked the boy in gray for his
kindness. The war was over right
there and then between those two fell
lows. The picket then returned to his
post and the incident passed into the
realm of memory.
Thirty-three years have passed since
that night, but the wounded Yankee
and the boy in gray are still in the land
of the living. That drink of water saved
the life of the wounded soldier, and he
has always been grateful to the mem
DRY of the Johnny reb" who gave him
the cooling beverage on the field of An
tietam.
The Federal soldier was 3. F. Burr,
who is now editor of the Tolland Coun-
ty Leader, Of Rockford, Conn. For
years he has been trying to find the
name of the man who risked his life
to bring him a drink of water, and has
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07

at last succeeded. Through some
chance he happened to write to Major
w. B. Pruitt, of this city, concerning
the incident, and few days since Ma
jor Pruitt in talking with a friend
learned that the Confederate picket
was Matt Norton, of Winterville, Ga.
Mr.. Burr was notified, and he and Mr..
Norton have entered into regular cor
respondence, giving each other maps
describing their ideas of how the lines
were that day, and everything goes to
prove that Mr.. Norton was the soldier
who carried the water to Mr.. Burr. Mr..
Norton had long since forgotten the in
cident, but now remembers it perfectly.
Atlanta Constitution.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Likely to be Enforced as Result
of St. Paul Syndicate's Work
in Venezuela.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2.--Reports
from st. Paul, Mimi, in which state
lives Donald Grant, the head of the
American Venezuelan syndicate, that the
syndicate will meet in New York tomor-
row. have awakened interest in Wash
ington owing to its bearing on the nego-
tiations between the United States and
Great Britain concerning Venezuela
The St. Paul advices announced that
Secretary Olney had sent three letters
to Ambassador Bayard instructing him
to notify Great Britain that unless the
Venezuelan question was submitted to
arbitration within ninety days the Unit
ed States would enforce the Monroe doc
trine
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
IAN l!El!.Y NkY
gl g e

Miss Lucy w. Lewis, of Ran
dolph, Mass, a well-known and
highly respected lady, writes under
date of Jan. %, 1895: 81 can speak
only in praise Of 'Ripans Tabules.'
l am troubled by what my physi-
clan has called Nervous Dyspepsia.
My work, that of a school teacher,
often brings on state of intense
nervousness, which prevents
digestion and results in severe
headaches. have found that by
watching my feelings, and taking s.
Tabule with meals-as feel myself
becoming tired and nervous-I get
relief at the time and prevent
further trouble. / have derived
much benefit during the time have
used them, and do not intend to be
without them
Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists. or by mall
he price $50 cents box is sent TO Inc hpanS Chem
al Company, No. 10 Spruce Street. New York. Sampl
Vial 10 cents
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07


Suggested by the recent visit of a
Military Park at Chickamauga and Chat
tanooga.)
Tread gently with uncovered brow,
These silent, sacred streets;
The strife of war no longer now
Disturbs the lone retreats,
Where dreamlessly and calmly sleep
Our Boys in Blue.
At dewy morn the bugle's call
Meier wakes them from repose,
Nor booming, nor rafting ball,
Nor rolling drum, nor battles woes
Can rouse again from deaths long sleep
Our Boys in Blue.
How coldly white the marble CLEANS
Which marks each narrow grave;
How bright the golden sunlight beams
Through shady boughs that wave
Sad requiems, that ne'er shall wake
Our Boys in Blue.
The winds soft breath is waited DER
These silent homes of rest,
Where lie stout hearts that thrill no more
At tender call of those loved best,
Left here to mourn in sorrow for
Our Boys in Blue.
How sweet the perfume of the rose
Above these grassy mounds;
How blue the myrtle's blossom grows,
How tenderly it crowns
Each shrouded head, nor wakes from sleep
Our Boys in Blue.
How sweetly, too, pours forth the song
Of bird on fitting wing,
All-seeming, as it floats along,
To breathe-oh, death, where is thy
sting,
Oh, grave, thy victory where, for these,
Our Boys in Blue?
Nobly they met the battles shock,
Beneath wars clouded sky.
Firm as the everlasting rock
They stood, and dared to die
For country, in its direst need,
Our Boys in Blue.
For them we drop the trembling tear,
Unbidden to the eye,
Together with fair garlands here,
Where they in glory lie,
Brave soldiers, in their last, long sleep,
Our Boys in Blue.
Long shall their glorious deeds be sung,
All that they dared and braved,
By grateful nations tongue;
And their country, which they saved,
A monument shall stand for them,
Our Boys in Blue.
And when the Judgment day shall bring
Each hero forth to stand
Before the Almighty Judge and King,
Then shall He stretch forth His hand,
And with immortal glory crown
Our Boys in Blue.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
Watterson to the Veterans.


Henry Watterson, the noted and bril-
liant editor, greeted the Grand Army
veterans at the Louisville encampment
in the following characteristic edito-
rial in the Courier-Journa
THEY ARE WITH US.
There was time when drawer and
a more numerous people than those
who now dwell in the cities about the
falls of the Ohio might have looked
with reasonable trepidation upon the
descent of the legions~-Whose slzirmish
line has for a week menaced us-but
which, horse, foot and dragons, are
hurled, front, flank and rear, upon US
with the dawn of this blessed day. But
that fear was banished long ago. All
of us feel that we are ready to receive
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
KEEP AFTER THE PORTE.
reported that the Three Great Pow
ers will Punch Him Up on
Armenian Affairs.

Constantinople, Oct. lit is reported
in official circles here that ENJOYS of the
three powers, Great Britain, France and
Russia, will shortly receive instructions
from their governments to resume nego-
tia tons with the Porte regarding the
Armenian question.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
The Pride of milwaukee.

AS a plan of popular amusement for
ladies, gentlemen and children Wonder
land takes a decided lead of all amuse-
ments in the city. dollar show for a
dime. Manager W. r. Marion, late
with P. t. Barnum. thoroughly under
stands how to please the people.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
SOLDIERS STORIES.
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.

Graphic Account of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed on the Battlefield and in
Camp-veterans of the Rebellion Recite
Experiences of a Thrilling Nature.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07

The statement is published at Topeka
that Senator PETER has purchased a con-
trolling interest in the Topeka Advocate,
a Populist weekly. Three months ago
the senator stated that he expected to
engage in newspaper work at the end of
his term in the United States Senate.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
THE END.)

The honey of the snapdragon cannot
be extracted by the common bee, which
has not weight enough to pull down the
lower jaw of this curious flower; only
the humble bee has access to the in
terror.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
Health

Built on the solid foundation of pure,
healthy blood is real and lasting. As
long as you have rich red blood you will
have no sickness.
When you allow your blood to become
thin, depleted, robbed of the little red
corpuscles which indicate it's quality, you
will become tired, worn out, lose your
appetite and strength and disease will
soon have you in its grasp.
Purify, vitalize and enrich your blood,
and keep it pure by taking
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
Thirty Years After.

N interest
ing war sto-
ry comes to
light FIR Q m
a II incident
that occur
red a t the
battle Of An
t i e t a N
which dem
0 n S t r ates
t h a t even
the roar of
a c a n non,
the shot and
she'll, t h e
era s h of
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
DR.. MCNAMARA.

Established 1861 for the cure
of Nervous Debility. Exhaustion
of Brain Energy. Mental aberrs-
tion, Physical Prestration, Se!c"al
Weakness, Kidney Affections,
Blood Diseases, Baroness,
LeucorFhoea, Monthly Period
and Marriage. Medical Rooms,
Corner OF Johnson Street and
$40 Broadway, Milwaukee, Mis-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07

The use of poison in war was once
considered not only permissible, but
commendable, and was defended by no
less an authority than Wolff. There
are reported instances of wells, springs,
military measure. Even in our own
time instances are numerous of the in
territorial defllement of drinking water
supplies by throwing the bodies of ami
mails into the stream or pond.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06
ELECTRIC COMBINES
AZ LoEgerhends over II Patent-To
lie Decided In court.

Chicago. Nov 5.--One OF the impor-
tant electric suits pending In the coun-
try will come up for final hearing be-
fore the United States court Of appeals
during the present session. probably
being reached day after tomorrow. The
suit Is between the Brush Electric
Light company OF Cleveland, the
western Electric Light company Of
Cleveland and the Western Manufnc-
turing company Of this city and 1t In
wolves the double carbon lamp. The
brush company claims the patent nom
opoly upon the double carbon arc
lamps OF familiar Use. The patent has
only one year 10 run. but the value
placed upon It is evidenced In the pres
ent suit, the evidence in which Is said
70 have cost the Brush company $780,
900 to prepare. The latter claims the
exclusive manufacturing right to the
lamp, which, II appears. has not been
admitted by the other electrical COM
panies, some Of which have been sued
for infringement The suit against the
Western Electric company was by conn
mon sonsent made the test % the whole
question. The latter suit was tried in
May before Judge Showalter and
decision rendered IN favor OF the West
ern Electric company. The Brush COM
pany at once took an appeal. and the
Issue VIII be heard In the present
case $4,000 is Involved, but the pay
ments OF large amounts by other com
plnles In accounting Is dependent upun
II n the judgment OF the lower court
is reversed. The sum total OF this
aggregates 81, 900 900.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Mr.. Henry Clews, tho wan street
broker is n practical student Of tho
markets. and 1t Is his business to tell
his customers what he knows and
thinks about buslncss problems. 1fa
strong forte Is oandor. "Brrtlc. the
Lamb" was not more frank than Is
Mr.. Clewa. Discussing tho factors
that influence the markets at present
he wrote, under date OF November 81
-DYAs3sd = these ADVERSE foreign
factors there still remains tho absenre
OF any practical steps towards bring
inE the treasury and the banlSa into
concert for their mutual support, and
the possibility OF the treasury having
TO make another nfty millions loan
seems TO Increase rather than dimln-
iRh' The prospect Of congress doing
anything to Improve the situation or
the treasury cNoltcs no relieving OK
peetationa, but rather the opposite"
SO so. Tho aim Is to bring "tho troas-
ury and the banks Into concert for
THEIR MUTUAL SUPPORT" This
Is the drift Of the Administrations
shouting for Sound money" Ia it7
Mr.. clcws, In hls anxiety to serve
his patrons. seems TO have let q cat
out OF tho bag.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

The death o. Eugene Field removed
from the world Of journalism one Of
the ahlcst newspaper humorly;s TINT
America has ever produced. lie wrote
in a style peculiarly his own. Clear
and concise, his work was always tilled
with genuine purgcnt humor. merging
at times Into the keenest wit
No other newspaper writer, with the
possible exception Of Bob Burdctte,
has ever made an approach TO tho
position HID by Mr.. Field In American
Journalism. His last lines, "sharps
and rats" which were published In
the Chicago Record Saturday morn
Ing before his death. bear the impress
Of master hand, which was 10 be 50
unexpectedly cut OH IA the prime Of
lie.
As a literary writer Mr.. Field was
not unknown. lie waB an almost con-
slant contributor OF poems and stories
TO tho leading magazines iu the eouu'
try. and h.H lHst poem. "urcamships'
appeared 100 Tho october number Of the
Ladies' Home journal.
Some or Mr. Fields writing betruys
the tcnderest pathetic feeling. The
moro delicate sentiments of the man
We're not lunel By DDS ever ready
spagkllug wit. His place ia the heart
Of the reading public Will not easily
be nilgl.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

men Of society. The many magnif-
cent presents and congratulatory tele-
grams testify to the popularity and
high regard both enjoy. The brides
trousseau has been the talk OF maid
and modista for these weeks past and
has all the dBintlness and elegance
that a pretty woman could wish.
The bride presented her maids with
love knots. pins set with pearls and the
groom his grOomsmen with jeweled
link Gun buttons
Mr. and Mrs McElhone leave tonight
on an extended bridal trip. going FIRST
TO New York TO visit the groom's
parents, from thence 10 Washington.
Baltimore and The Atlanta Exposition
and later TO salt Lake San Francisco
aud II trip through Mexico.
The wedding present 10 Mr.. T. II.
McElhone from his company. the Fire
mans Punl Insura.ce company OF
san Francisco, was the promotion from
special agent Of Texas 20 superlntend-
ent Of six states. and his expenses OF a
wedding trip from the Atlantic to the
Pacltic slope, The fayors OF the we'd
uing to the four hundred guests to-
nlgat were Huyler's satin boxes mono
l.famed with silver, containing slices OF
the brides cake.