Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-06

NY tHc BALTIC JuuSc W jail, WAS OUT on q VIII
Of habeas corpus.
Little Daisy Parker. aged eleven, of
Ashe county, N. c., walked into Wilkes
horo. n. c., behind her fathers wagon fol-
lowed by fifty-seven pet turkeys of her own
raisiug, to sell on the Thanksgiving day
market. They followed her as gently as
dogs. They weighed COS pounds and
brought her a good round sum-, but when
she came to part with her pets she had a
big cry, and there was very pathetic
scene.
At st. Mark s Episcopal church in Bal
timore, on the same day and hour appoint.
ed for her marriage to MI. Hunter Gray
son. Miss Nellie Patterson's funeral took
place. She had been taken suddenly i'll, and
died the day before that appointed for the
wedding. In accordance with her request
she was buried in what was to have been
her wedding gown, and those who were to
have been her ushers became her pail
bearers.
fremont Temple at Boston ia to have
an unique pulpit. 1t will consist of the
figure of an angel in solid brass about six
feet in height, the uplifted arms of which
will furnish a support for the Bible. The
brass figure will stand ON a dove colored
marble pedestal, behind which will be a
few steps and a little platform for the
preacher. 1t will stand little to the left
of the centre of the stage in the new edifce
The pulpit will be made in England.
Bath county letter In Highland Record
or: "Mr. Harvey Hodge, of Warm
Springs, recently applied for admission to
the United States army. He failed to pass
the examination owing to the excessive
use of cigarettes. Otherwise he is healthy
and strong, but he was told that unless he
stopped smoking cigarettes he. would not
live six months. Other young men ADDICT
ed to the habit would do well to consider
this
At Cleveland, Ohio, Thanksgiving Day,
the Christian Endeavor members. by pre-
vious agreement, all prayed for the CONVEX
sion of Col. Robert G. IngersolI, in which
they were joined by the Epworth League
members and Salvation Army. In one hall
the prayers for him assembled for one hour.
and the praying all over the city was par
ticipated in by oyer four thousand En-
deayorers alone:
Chief Justice Chase who was an advocate
of woman's suffrage, one OF the grounds
being that women would not cease until
they got it, used to illustrate it by story
he heard an old Baptist minister tell. He
said that God made the world, and then He
rested. After that he made man, and then
He rested again. After that He made
woman, and there has been no rest since.
either for God OF man.
This remedy for whooping cough is said
to have saved many lives and is worth cut
ting out: Zone pint crushed sunflower
seeds, put them in one quart of water and
simmer to a pint, add one pound Of loaf
sugar and pint brandy, dose from few
drops to teaspoonful according to nge.
This remedy will alleviate the rigors of the
disease so that the weakest constitutions
are able to bear it"
Orange Observer: A new rule has gone
into effect on the Southern Railroad |
Hereafter when an employee of the com
pany is suspended for any failure, the name
of the party, with the cause OF his suspen-
sion and the number of days for which he
is downed, is bulletiIed in all the Offices. |
The probable object of this is to serve as a |
warning to other employees and make them
more careful.
At Thanksgiving Day service in Beth |
Ahaba synagogue, Richmond. Rev. DR.. E
N. Calisch, the rabbi, conducted the SER ]
vice, and both he and Rev. DR.. W. w. |
Landrum of the Second Baptist church
(whom he had invited) preached The
synagogue was full of both Jews and
Gentiles.
George Harris, the old negro, who is the
original "Uncle Tom'' in Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stoves book, "Unclc Tom 4 Cab.
in" is living in Lexington KY, in a desti
tute condition. He will lie 81 years Of age
next March, and in very feeble. His con.
iition is pitiable, and but for the food given
him by the whites lie would die.
Nineteenth century monasticism in the
Episcopal Church appears to have been a
4 failure in this country, for news comes
from Jericho Mountain, Pa, that the order
IF monks known as the Community OF |
st. Benedict has abandoned it's monastery
and given up the work which 1t began in |
hat region last Snrinr
Eight yearsago when the liqour license
AK in Philadelphia was 500, there were
LIB places in that city where liqour was
sold. Now when the tax is 81 900, though
he population has increased nearly one
ourth since then, there are only $40 grog-
yeries in the city. and the revenue derived
:herefrom is $1,e7O,0OO.
According to the provisions of the will of |
J. q. Rose OF Roseton,N. Y, who was very
much afraid of being buried alive, his body
low lies in receiving vault there, the id
# the coffin not to be screwed down for
hirty days and guard to remain day and
light for month near the vault to answer
my call if Rose should return to life.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Moxley died poor inI
IAN Francisco last week, and with a poor|
pinion Of the law. Three years ago she